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It may well appear to be weird to be tapping for soreness. I assumed it was further than strange when I very first read of it.
But EFT, or Emotional Flexibility Tactics, generally referred to as Tapping, turns out to operate pretty well for discomfort reduction.
It’s an odd-hunting technique that has you naming the trouble you’re dealing with though tapping certain points on your facial area and torso.
Weird – suitable?
But here is the offer. It typically tends to make you sense a lot much better!
And, it functions for skeptics, disbelievers, babies, pets, and very considerably all people else.
Why is that?
Whilst I’m not a medical professional, and I do not declare to have any form of health-related or psychological credentials, I’d like to share my viewpoint on why and how tapping works.
I believe it functions because it minimizes tension. And tension will make all the things worse, which includes physical agony.
The strain-reduction points you faucet on are on the exact energy meridians employed by acupuncturists in their therapeutic craft.
That’s about the extent of my knowledge of acupuncture. My specialty is tapping.
And tapping is some thing I have done with hundreds of clients and learners over the final seven many years – with excellent accomplishment with back again soreness, migraines, grief, anger, panic, resentment, traumatic recollections, and far more.
Below, I share with you an EFT script for agony aid you can use to enable decrease your actual physical discomfort.
Tapping for Pain Script
Tap continually on the Karate Chop Point.
Even while I am in ache, I take myself.
Repeat a few situations.
Tapping By way of the Details
Get started at the Eyebrow place and tap the points down over the deal with, and down to the Underneath Arm level, then to the Leading of Head. Commence again at the Eyebrow issue.
Tap a person assertion at just about every tapping place.
Listed here I am, in pain.
All this suffering
All this discomfort
I don’t like it.
I you should not like staying in suffering.
It disrupts my existence.
It stops me from sensation pleasure.
It blocks me from carrying out what I want to do.
What if this agony is striving to talk a thing to me?
I might like to be open to that facts
Possibly there’s something I will need to know
Possibly there is a thing I need to have to take treatment of
Perhaps you can find something I want to stay away from
Some other suffering I don’t want to come to feel
Or it can be distracting me from that more substantial discomfort
What if I could take care of what desires using care of
Really feel all the thoughts concealed by this physical pain
What if I could chill out now?
Some of this soreness might be from strain and stress
What if I could launch the worry
I give my body and mind permission to launch that pressure and rigidity now
Releasing the pressure
allowing for myself to take it easy
I launch any mental causes for this soreness
I launch any emotional explanations for this ache
I launch any physical good reasons for this soreness
As considerably again as they go
I launch the want for ache
I now launch any require for suffering
I am prepared to really feel fantastic
I want to truly feel great
Perhaps there have been people today in my lifestyle who damage me
Who could possibly have preferred me to be in suffering for some cause
I allow go of any require for pain
What if I could sense worthy of convenience?
I am letting any doubts about that go now
I’m willing to consider the finest treatment of myself attainable
I pick to sense as excellent as i potentially can
I allow my body to rest
And release stress and worry
I am soothing into peace
I am comforting into love
I select to experience peace all by means of my entire body
I opt for to come to feel superior
Consider a light deep breath.
My wish is that this tapping for ache EFT script is practical to you on several levels. Repeat it as usually as you wish.


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Despite their rocky past, it looks like Liam Payne is super excited that his ex One Direction bandmate Zayn Malik is about to become a dad! Yep, the singer just congratulated Zayn and his pregnant girlfriend, Gigi Hadid, on their exciting baby news, and our hearts are seriously bursting.
During a YouTube video uploaded on Sunday, May 3, the “Strip That Down” crooner sent his former group mate a super sweet message.
“I wanted to make sure I said something on my own before I start getting asked about it relentlessly by everybody,” he said. “I just wanted to say congratulations to Zayn and Gigi, obviously, you know, they’re having a baby at the moment.”
For those who missed it, the model confirmed that she was expecting her first child with Zayn on April 30, 2020. It’s been reported that the 25-year-old is 20-weeks along and that she’s having a girl.
“Obviously, we wish we could’ve announced it on our own terms, but we’re very excited and happy and grateful for everyone’s well wishes and support,” Gigi said during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
As fans know, Liam and Zayn haven’t had the best relationship since the “Pillowtalk” singer announced he was leaving One Direction back in March 2015. Back in 2019, Liam, who is a father himself, revealed that he still holds a grudge against the 27-year-old.
“We had our differences throughout the whole experience with some things. I still think about some stuff that was said and done that now I would do differently, but then that’s all part of growing up. Being in One Direction was such a schoolyard mentality somehow — the One Direction University, I call it. Everyone has stuff they’ve said at parties they wished they hadn’t but, for us, the difference was that it was all happening in front of the world,” he explained. “Now we are older, for me certainly there are things that I am just not as bothered about. I think with Zayn’s particular exit and the way he chose to go, we haven’t really heard from him since he left. He didn’t even say goodbye, if I am being honest. It was a really sordid scenario, from our side certainly. A bit strange. It’s difficult.”
And when he was asked if One Direction would ever reunite with Zayn, the 26-year-old admitted, “No, I don’t think that’ll ever happen. When he left, it wasn’t on great terms so I don’t feel like it’s a thing. If he didn’t want to be here, he shouldn’t be here. Which is fine. Like I say good for him, he’s gone off and is doing his own thing and he’s doing really well so I don’t want to mess with his stuff… We did a whole stadium tour without him so I feel like it’s fine.”
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ERIC Number: EJ750692
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Feb
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Brief Report: Sexual Sensation Seeking and Its Relationship to Risky Sexual Behaviour among African-American Adolescent Females
Spitalnick, Joshua S.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Wingood, Gina M.; Crosby, Richard A.; Milhausen, Robin R.; Sales, Jessica M.; McCarty, Frances; Rose, Eve; Younge, Sinead N.
Journal of Adolescence, v30 n1 p165-173 Feb 2007
The relationship between sexual sensation seeking and sexual risk taking has been investigated among adult populations. There are limited data, however, regarding this relationship for adolescents. Since African-American adolescent females continue to be disproportionately diagnosed with STDs, including HIV, we examined this association among a clinic-based sample of African-American adolescent females (N = 715) enrolled in an STD/HIV prevention intervention. Participants (ages 15-21) endorsing higher levels of sexual sensation seeking reported higher levels of sexual risk-taking behaviours (e.g. frequency of vaginal intercourse, number of sexual partners, and poorer condom use). Results remained significant after controlling for known covariates associated with sexual risk-taking behaviours. Results are consistent with the adult literature and highlight the need for future investigations examining sexual sensation seeking among adolescents. These results, though preliminary, could be used to better inform prevention interventions and clinicians/health educators who provide direct services to adolescents.
Descriptors: African Americans, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Prevention, Females, Adolescents, Sexuality
Elsevier. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. Tel: 877-839-7126; Tel: 407-345-4020; Fax: 407-363-1354; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Support Staff; Counselors
Authoring Institution: N/A

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I'll probably not follow a continuous storyline throughout this piece of writing. The Dark Souls universe is not insignificant in size and spans multiple disconnected timeframes, so I'll likely pick up on separate storylines that take my fancy as things turn up. For my first story arc though, we'll be focusing on my so-far favourite character, Artorias.
The stench of the Great Swamp filled his nostrils and stuck to the insides of his armour. It was hot. The water ran to his waist and with each step a little more slime oozed into his boots. The bugs snapped and zipped in the trees amid the calls of birds and other beasts. Incessant chirruping filled the air with echoes like those from the walls of a cave. It made the space claustrophobic. Still Artorias trudged on. He wore full armour, save for his helmet, which hung from a strap on his waist. Though it would not have troubled him to wear it despite the sickening humidity, he preferred the wider field of vision afforded by travelling with his head bare; there were undead here. Though rare, it was said that the curse of the undead was spreading, and that a fully hollowed enemy was ferocious and paid no heed to pain or injury. Other twisted and fallen things were banished to the swamp too; those who practised the primal art of pyromancy, demons escaped from the ruins of Izalith and creatures warped by the touch of the Bed of Chaos. Artorias was wary of such foes. He had faith in his battered and rusty armour, he had faith in his towering greatshield, but he did not come here to fight undead monsters and demons. The greatsword slung across his back was not for them. It was for the creature who had fought Lord Gwyn and lived, a vast monster, a survivor of the war, and one of the last of its kind, still said to have one of Gwyn's sunlight spears embedded in its flesh. Thus, in Anor Londo it was named Ansgar, God-spear. In this country, however, it was called another name: King Dragon Akaash, vast as the sky.
Artorias trudged through the swamp. His granite black eyes cut a straight path ahead. He ran a gauntleted palm along the hilt of his sword. Once again, he thought. Once again, we will be hunting dragons.

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While the NHS has increased the number of people it treats each year, the percentage of patients treated within waiting time standards continues to get worse for both elective (non-urgent care) and cancer treatment, and the waiting list for elective care continues to grow, according to today’s report by the National Audit Office.
The NAO has found that while increased demand and funding constraints affect the entire system, other factors that are linked to declining waiting time performance include NHS staff shortages for diagnostic services, a lack of available beds and pressure on trusts from emergency care.
The elective care standard aims for 92% of patients to be seen by a consultant within 18 weeks after referral. This was last met nationally in February 2016. In 2012-13, 94% of patients waited under 18 weeks after referral, but by November 2018 this had fallen to 87.3%.
The elective care waiting list grew from 2.7 million to 4.2 million between March 2013 and November 2018, while the number waiting more than 18 weeks grew from 153,000 to 528,000. During this period, the number of people treated each month increased from 1.2 million to 1.3 million.
Standards for cancer care were introduced to help improve early diagnosis of cancer and cancer survival rates – most of these standards were met until 2017-18. However, a key standard, that 85% of patients are treated within 62 days of an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer, has not been met since the end of 2013. In November 2018, only 38% of NHS trusts met this standard and between July and September 2018, 78.6% of patients were treated within this timescale.
Waiting time performance varies significantly across England. In 2017-18, the number of patients waiting less than 18 weeks for their elective care varied between 75% and 96% across clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). For cancer, between October and December 2018, the percentage of patients treated within 62 days following a GP referral differed across CCGs from 59% to 93%.
Elective care waiting times standards are being met for some specialties, such as general medicine, but not others, such as surgical specialties. For cancer, performance for lung, lower gastrointestinal, and urological cancers was significantly lower than other cancers.
The NHS’s inability to keep up with the growing number of referrals means that more people must wait longer for their treatment after being referred. Between the 12 months to March 2014 and the 12 months to November 2018, the number of annual referrals for elective treatment increased by 17%. Between 2010-11 and 2017-18, the number of patients referred urgently for suspected cancer increased by 94%. For the majority of months since April 2013, the NHS has treated fewer elective care patients than the number of patients referred.
A growing and ageing population only accounts for a relatively small proportion of the increase in referrals for elective care and cancer. For cancer, the major factor is likely to be NHS England’s policy of encouraging more urgent referrals to improve early cancer diagnosis. However, the reason behind the increase in elective referrals is less well understood by the NHS.
Constraints on capacity, including lack of finance, staff and beds, is linked with the decline in waiting times performance. The NAO found that there have been persistent staff shortages in diagnostic services and a widening gap between demand for these services and the number of staff working in these areas.
Despite increasing bed occupancy rates, the number of beds in the NHS has reduced by 7% (8,000) since 2010-11. While reducing excess beds may create efficiencies, after a certain point the capacity challenges this will introduce will impact on other resources such as staff and theatre usage.
Increases in the number of urgent referrals has improved early diagnosis of cancer. The proportion of all cancer patients diagnosed through urgent referrals increased from 31% in 2010 to 38% in 2016. Areas that are urgently referring more patients tend to have better survival rates. However, they are more likely to perform worse against the two-week waiting standard.
Given their clinical urgency, the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have chosen to focus on emergency care and cancer services more than elective care. In February 2018, NHS England and NHS Improvement asked trusts to ensure that in March 2019 their waiting lists for elective care would be no larger than at the end of March 2018, rather than explicitly requiring them to meet the 18-week standard as in previous years. A current clinically-led review provides an opportunity to improve the NHS’s approach to waiting times standards. The NAO estimates that it would cost the NHS an extra £700 million to reduce the waiting list to March 2018 levels, based on current trends.
Since almost 40% of clinical negligence claims are brought because of delays in diagnosis or treatment, there is a risk that longer waiting times may lead to increasing future claims. The NHS’s understanding in this area is limited.
The NAO recommends that NHS England and NHS Improvement should set out how they will address declining waiting time performance. They should also do research to better understand variations in performance, the impact of delays on patients and how performance is related to hospital capacity constraints such as bed capacity, and its links to other variables such as staff numbers and theatre usage.
“The NHS’s actions to increase the number of urgent cancer referrals are a positive step. They have helped to diagnose more patients at earlier stages, leading to better outcomes, even though this has meant that waiting times commitments for cancer care are no longer being met. “However, there has been insufficient progress on tackling or understanding the reasons behind the increasing number of patients now waiting longer for non-urgent care. With rising demand for care as well as constraints in capacity, it is hard to see how the NHS will be able to turn around this position without significant investment in additional staffing and infrastructure.”Amyas Morse, the head of the NAO
Read the full report
Notes for editors
number of patients waiting for elective care at November 2018
proportion of patients on the waiting list for elective care who had been waiting for less than 18 weeks in November 2018, against a standard of 92%
proportion of NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts (trusts) that met the waiting times standard for elective treatment in November 2018
increase in the estimated number of annual referrals for elective treatment between the 12 months to March 2014 and the 12 months to November 2018
estimated additional one-off cost to meet the 18-week elective care waiting list to the size last seen in March 2018 based on current trends
number of patients with suspected cancer that were referred urgently for diagnosis in 2017-18
proportion of patients who were treated within 62 days of an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer in July to September 2018, against a standard of 85%
proportion of trusts that met the 62-day waiting times standard from referral to cancer treatment in November 2018
increase in the number of urgent referrals made by a GP for suspected cancer between 2010-11 and 2017-18 38% proportion of all patients diagnosed with cancer in 2016 who were urgently referred, up from 31% in 2010
- In June 2018, the Prime Minister announced a long-term funding settlement for the NHS, which will see NHS England's budget rise by an extra £20.5 billion a year by 2023-24. From 2019-20 to 2023-24, this equates to an average annual real-terms increase of 3.4%.
- Key NHS waiting list standards
- Elective treatment: patients have a right to start consultant led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions – 92%
- Cancer assessment: Patients have a right to be seen by a cancer specialist within two weeks of a GP referral for urgent referrals where cancer is suspected 93%
- Cancer treatment: The government has pledged that patients should wait a maximum of 62 days from urgent referral for suspected cancer to first treatment for all cancers 85%
- Press notices and reports are available from the date of publication on the NAO website. Hard copies can be obtained by using the relevant links on our website.
- The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending for Parliament and is independent of government. The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), Sir Amyas Morse KCB, is an Officer of the House of Commons and leads the NAO, which employs some 785 people. The C&AG certifies the accounts of all government departments and many other public sector bodies. He has statutory authority to examine and report to Parliament on whether departments and the bodies they fund have used their resources efficiently, effectively, and with economy. Our studies evaluate the value for money of public spending, nationally and locally. Our recommendations and reports on good practice help government improve public services. Our work led to audited savings of £741 million in 2017.


Cancer treatment faces a major problem: it ultimately stops working for many patients because the tumor becomes resistant. The cellular origin of relapse is often linked to drug tolerant persister (DTP) cells, which survive treatment and can remain for years. Because of their scarcity and heterogeneity, the detection of DTP cells remains a technological challenge of enormous clinical importance.
The objective of REAP is to develop two next generation multimodal imaging systems to reveal DTPs. A triple modal two-photon laser scanning optical coherence photoacoustic microscopy system will be built for the in vitro characterization of cancer organoids. Additionally, a dual-modality optical coherence photoacoustic tomography system will be implemented to visualize tumors in vivo in a mouse model.
To enable greatly increased sensitivity and specificity, a new type of contrast agent based on biofunctionalized nanoparticles with tailor-made optical properties will be fabricated to specifically label DTPs. For improved imaging performance, several further technological advancements are targeted.
Photoacoustic excitation will be realized using innovative microchip lasers addressing the needs for high-energy pulses, high-repetition rate, and multi-wavelength emission.
To achieve the required resolution, novel photoacoustic detectors based on integrated optical micro-ring resonator technology will be developed with the potential to completely replace conventional piezoelectric ultrasound transducers.
Furthermore, image acquisition speed will be increased by an order of magnitude with the help of an innovative laser source based on photonic integrated circuits at 780 nm. Finally, real-time data handling will be explored along with deep learning-based automatic analysis algorithms.
The combined innovation in laser sources, detector technology, nanoparticles, and deep learning-based algorithms will create radically new imaging solutions reaching numerous applications.


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Winston-Salem, N.C. – Michael Devoe and Jose Alvarado combined for 46 points and nine assists Wednesday night, leading Georgia Tech past Wake Forest, 86-79, at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
It was the fourth road win in conference play for the Yellow Jackets, who moved to .500 overall this season at 13-13 and improved to 7-8 in the ACC. Tech has secured back-to-back league wins for the first time this season, coupled with last week’s home victory over No. 5 Louisville.
Tech led the Demon Deacons (11-15, 4-12) for all but 2:23 of the game, building a 13-point margin in the first half and a 37-29 lead at the break after Alvarado and Devoe combined to score 21 on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor and no turnovers.
Wake Forest rallied out of the break, scoring the first nine points to grab a 38-37 edge. Tech recaptured the lead on its next possession when Devoe fed Evan Cole for a dunk and never trailed after that. The Demon Deacons tied the game three times, but could never regain the lead as the Jackets kept them at bay with free throws, making 19 of 25 in the second half.
Tech shot 52 percent from the floor, hit 29 of 39 free throws and controlled the boards, 37-27.
Devoe finished the game with a game-high 24 points and five assists, hitting 9-of-14 shots from the floor, including a pair of threes, and 4-of-5 from the foul line. Alvarado set career highs at the charity stripe, making 13 of 15 tries on the way to 22 points. The 6-foot junior had four assists and just one turnover while playing the full 40 minutes.
Moses Wright (14 points) and Jordan Usher (10) both reached double figures for Tech. Evan Cole came up big off the bench with nine points and seven rebounds as James Banks III picked up three early fouls and fouled out after playing just 11:21.
Five Demon Deacons scored in double figures, with Brandon Childress and Jahcobi Heath leading the way with 16 points each.
Georgia Tech is on the road again for its next game, visiting Syracuse Saturday for a 4 p.m. tip at the Carrier Dome. The game will be televised on the ACC’s Regional Sports Network (Fox Sports South in Georgia).
Michael Devoe scored a game-high 24 points with five assists. (photo by Jaylynn Nash)
- Tech has won back-to-back ACC games for the first time this season, and won at Wake Forest for the first time since Feb. 1, 2014, snapping a three-game skid at Joel Coliseum.
- Tech has won four ACC road games for the first time since the 2007-08 season, when the Yellow Jackets finished 4-4.
- Tech hit 29 of 39 free throws in the game against Wake Forest, the most for the Yellow Jackets in three-plus seasons under Josh Pastner, surpassing highs of 28 free throws made against North Carolina on Dec. 31, 2016, and 36 attempts against Sam Houston State on Nov. 22, 2016.
- Tech converted 52 percent of its field goal tries against Wake Forest, the sixth time since the beginning of January the Yellow Jackets have hit at least half of their field goals in an ACC game.
- Michael Devoe scored 20 points for the third time in the last five games. He has averaged 18 points per game over that stretch, hitting 53.6 percent of his shots from the floor, and 10-of-24 (41.7 pct.) from three-point range.
- Jose Alvarado notched 20 or more points for the sixth time since the beginning of January with 22 points against Wake Forest. He also set career highs for free throws made (13) and attempted (15) in the game. He has averaged 18.8 points over his last five games, hitting 11-of-27 (40.7 pct.) from three-point range and 23-of-29 from the foul line.
Jose Alvrad0 set career highs at the foul line (13 of 15) on the way to a 22-point, 4-assist night. (photo by Jaylynn Nash)

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ComingSoon is pleased to present exclusive tracks from Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, with the main title theme by fifteen-time Academy Award nominee Emmy and six-time Grammy-winning composer Thomas Newman and score by composer Julia Newman. Listen to the score sample below.
The complete digital album will be released on January 31 on Spotify and Apple Music. The eight-episode limited series will premiere with two episodes on Wednesday, January 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and streaming the next day on Hulu.
“I had no idea what to expect when I began creating the score for “Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,” says Julia Newman. “I knew I would have to discover what it meant to define dramatic structure over an eight-episode series while establishing a sonic vocabulary flexible enough to vacillate between the glamour of New York high society and a totalizing loneliness, reality, and fevered fantasy. I sought to underline the heartbreak of broken friendships, the tumult of an alcoholic mind, and the charismatic twinkle of Turman Capote. This soundtrack represents some of my favorite moments from the score and hopefully encapsulates the wide tapestry of human experience explored in the series.”
Acclaimed writer Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) surrounded himself with a coterie of society’s most elite women – rich, glamorous socialites who defined a bygone era of high society New York – whom he nicknamed “the swans.” Beautiful and distinguished, the group included grande dame Barbara “Babe” Paley (Naomi Watts), Slim Keith (Diane Lane), C.Z. Guest (Chloë Sevigny) and Lee Radziwill (Calista Flockhart). Enchanted and captivated by these doyennes, Capote ingratiated himself into their lives, befriending them and becoming their confidante, only to ultimately betray them by writing a thinly veiled fictionalization of their lives, exposing their most intimate secrets.
When an excerpt from the book Answered Prayers, Capote’s planned magnum opus, was published in Esquire, it effectively destroyed his relationship with his swans, banished him from the high society he so loved, and sent him into a spiral of self-destruction from which he would ultimately never recover.
The series also stars Demi Moore as Ann “Bang-Bang” Woodward, Molly Ringwald as Joanne Carson, Treat Williams as Bill Paley, Joe Mantello as Jack Dunphy, and Russell Tovey as John O’Shea.

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Today, Vince Cable has addressed the GMB and delivered a thinly-veiled threat to all of us who are active in our unions: he stated that while he is trying terribly hard to control coalition right wingers like Boris Johnson in their demands to stamp down on union rights, he can only really sustain this if we don’t actually use these rights and strike.
Cable argues that union activity is at an historic low in the UK (thanks for that Maggie) and if this continues then he sees no need for the demands of the right to be met. However, this support depends on us retaining our rights in principle rather than practice.
“Should strikes impose serious damage to our economic and social fabric, the pressure on us to act would ratchet up.”
He is trying to set himself up as some sort of middle position between Johnson and his fellow right-wingers on one side and “usual suspect” militant unionists on the other. Except the right to action so long as it is never actually taken isn’t really a middle position, and if he truly is liberal then somewhere deep down he must know this. We already have some of the most stringent union laws in Western Europe so a move to the right is not the balanced fair viewpoint he wants to see himself as having.
I’m sick of Cable and his colleagues justifying pandering to the tories by bleating on about the last government. The cuts are inevitable. The last government have left us with no alternative. I was no fan of Blair and Brown myself (I have always voted Labour in the face of the alternative) but to keep trotting out this tired old line is downright deceitful – we are in a global recession. We need to look to what we can do now for the good of our society, stop reinforcing the blame message and look to protecting the poor, the sick, the elderly, the workforce, instead of trying to score political points. Stop presenting ideological cuts as inevitable, look long and hard at how they are affecting the people least able to do anything about them, and use morals instead of ego.
I’ve been a member of my trades union since I qualified as a teacher, but I’ve only been an active rep and committee member since the coalition got in. It is probably fair to say conflict with the status quo is in my blood – I am a third generation union rep on my dad’s side, while on my mum’s side my grandfather was imprisoned during World War II as a CO while my Mamgu drove ambulances through the blitz. I am not some mindless banner waver inspite of how I may be viewed – I don’t believe in closed shops, but I do believe unions need their rights preserved as a check against the excesses of corporate greed. I am not an aggressive person, and I don’t seek any kind of gain in going on strike – nobody wants to strike; there is comraderie on the picket line for sure and I would recommend it as a good place to meet some of the most passionate and interesting people in your workforce but at the end of the day I am still a mother to a young family whose partner is in full time education. The hit to my pay-packet has an effect. Am I one of the usual suspects?
So, if I don’t stand to benefit personally, why take industrial action? Two reasons. Firstly, what have trades unions ever done for me? Well, the weekend, equal pay, holiday pay, sick pay, the right to tribunal, to name but a few. Even when you are not in a union you benefit from the laws unions have pushed through, as we found to our relief when my husband, working in the un-unionised sector of recruitment, was treated appallingly by his employers. He got some excellent advice, via family, from someone working in personnel, and it turned out it is illegal to dismiss someone without either making them redundant or sacking them. Thanks unions! Collective action achieves what we cannot achieve alone.
Second reason? Now more than ever we need to stand together as a society to oppose the attacks being made on us by our government. Unions are the voice of the workforce, and we are angry about an economic policy that sacrifices mass-employment in favour of ideological attacks on the public sector. This government is making education the privilege of the wealthy. This government is trying to subcontract healthcare regardless of the evidence that greed will always rot the system from the inside: hospitals crawling with superbugs in the wake of privatised cleaning and the most vulnerable tortured in democratically unaccountable institutions. This government is rounding up the mentally ill in front of interrogation panels of quacks (I keep thinking about a woman told she was fit for work because she had gone out for christmas dinner, and Dorries using tweets as evidence of being workshy. It doesn’t take someone with a degree in psychology to tell these people that social isolation is a breeding ground for mental illness, beyond almost anything else, but apparently any attempt to socialise is evidence of some secret life of riley at the taxpayers expense). When else in our lifetime have our disabled taken to the street en masse to protest cuts to their services which are being found unlawful left right and centre? Unions must speak for the most vulnerable, for our students, patients, clients, friends, because it is a crying shame that they, along with the public sector workforce, are being sacrificed to this terrible ideological cause.
Let’s try Cable’s sentence with one different word, and we come to the crux of why his government faces a summer of discontent:

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I woke up with an intense headache this morning. Still pounding but at least it's not as bad as this morning. Instead of a horse stomping its hooves on my skull, it's more like a spoon keeping beat on my temples.
Company's been talking about closing my store. Just talks but it's been a rough couple days. But. Made these.
These two are going to be on Etsy in about an hour. Made with waxed Irish linen thread and seed beads. I love seed beads... did you know? There's a pretty pewter leaf charm and Czech glass flower. I love Czech glass beads... did you know? :P Closes with a wooden bead I've turned into a toggle. YAY!
The one below is mine. It was the first bracelet I made with the waxed linen thread. Also with seed beads. Used an om charm. I'm going to make another bracelet like this one to have up in the shop some time next week.
I need some serenity in my life. Will be taking some time off from work the week after next. Just 3 days but I'm looking forward to it. I'll be visiting my brother's family... welcoming his first son (yet to be born) and spending some quality time with my sister-in-law and her son... my nephew no matter what anyone says.
Someone remind me to bring them some macarons. They love macarons.
macrame [mak-ruh-mey] noun, verb, -méd or -méed, -mé·ing. –noun 1. an elaborately patterned lacelike webbing made of hand-knotted cord, yarn, or the like, and used for wall decorations, hanging baskets, garments, accessories, etc. 2. the technique or art of producing macramé. –verb (used with object) 3. to make or produce using macramé: to macramé a wall hanging.
*ahem* I want to macrame. I started a piece a few days ago with the intention of turning it into a bangle but after looking at some beautiful fiber pieces out there, I want to finish it with some waxed Irish linen cord and beads. I'm not talking about going crazy with some elaborate knot work. I might just do a simple braid with beads. Whatever happens, this is a bit new to me and I'm very excited.
Check out some of the lovely pieces out there on etsy!


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What should be done with the Canada Malting site in Saint-Henri?
A group of 40 people in the neighbourhood want to see the land used for social housing
The Canada Malting company site along the Lachine Canal in Saint-Henri has been sitting empty and neglected for 30 years. It's coated in layers of graffiti, fallen into disrepair and sitting on contaminated land.
But the building's owners aren't the only ones dreaming of transforming the site.
A community group called À nous la Malting has proposed an ambitious idea to convert the industrial building into a collectively owned complex with 200 affordable rental units, a rooftop garden, a bike repair shop, a public daycare, a community kitchen and a museum.
The group's goal is to develop some much-needed social housing in the area and create "a refuge for people being displaced by gentrification."
Shannon Franssen, a member of À nous la Malting, says now is the time to start re-imagining how the area can be developed going forward.
"We want to show people that it is possible to develop our city differently," she said. "We don't need to make profit off people's need for housing and for essential services."
About 40 members have been working on the proposal for years, drafting architectural plans and detailed budgets for how each branch of the project would recoup costs.
À nous la Malting will present its plan for the site to the city next week.
In order for their plan to proceed, they are asking the city to pass a bylaw which would put a "mise en réserve" on the property, effectively taking it off the commercial market.
Franssen said this would keep the property's value from going up and would provide a window of two years to negotiate with the owner. She said the group has been asking the city to do this since 2013.
"It won't cost the city a cent," she said. "What it does is give us time to find the financing to buy the site ourselves."
The group says that extra time would give it a chance to raise funds to purchase the lot.
"It's time for Projet Montréal to really show that they are going to be the government of this city that does things differently and we're offering them the way to do that on a silver platter," said Franssen.
Before anything can be done with it, the land will have to be re-zoned from industrial to residential at the borough level.
Renwick, the private developer that owns the land, says if it can get the land re-zoned and it's own project proposal approved, it's ready to break ground tomorrow.
"We're ready to build as soon as we get the permits," said Glenn Castanheira, spokesperson for Development La Malterie, the Renwick-owned subsidiary hoping to carry out the project.
The firm's plan involves the construction of 220 apartments, made up of 160 condos and 60 social housing units.
The design also involves a park, public access to the Lachine Canal, space for offices and artist studios, and a place for specialized education services for children with autism.
Castanheira said the proposal from À nous la Malting is interesting but is missing one major component — funding.
"Sure it's possible to do everything without the private sector if you have unlimited public money," he said. "Unfortunately that's not the case."
He added that the projected construction costs for his company's plan total $120 million, while decontamination of the land is expected to cost $30 million.
Castanheira said that the developer had a meeting with the À nous la Malting collective several years ago, but "it was pretty obvious that although the projects, both ours and theirs, are similar, they do not wish to have private involvement."
For their part, À nous la Malting has not said how they plan to raise the money to buy the land or build the complex, but say the last thing the area needs is more luxury condos pushing out long-time residents.
They say they're just hoping if the city can buy them some time.
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“…there was a language in the world that everyone understood,…It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired” Coelho, “The Alchemist”, 1988
After doing a lot of necessary soul searching and personal experiments, I’ve stumbled across many life changing lessons, principals, even stories. With all this uncertain time on my hands, I had the opportunity to reread The Alchemist for the 3rd time. In doing so, it might just be the isolation-brain talking, but I felt that I was able to appreciate the novel in a way that I had never really perceived it prior. Being away from life as we’ve known it has been a hard and unsettling transition. Interesting enough, I can say that this novel changed the way I felt about the situation I was in, that I’m sure many of you are in, for the better.
So what is alchemy? Though it involves many complexities, it can be summarized as an ancient study of naturally existing philosophy where the everlasting process of changing, transforming, and creating new within the composition of metals in chemistry, where matter is the focus on the transformation from purity and simplicity to complexity and gold, or the universal elixir. In a literal application, alchemists spend their lifetimes perfecting the purification of a metal, isolating it into its most simple, natural form, where the hopeful outcome is true, magical treasure.
The process of isolating something/anything in its pure or ‘perfect’ form is impossible without change. Change, in theory, is inevitable and though it may come during times when it’s least wanted or expected, I do believe it’s necessary. Change can come in any way, shape, or form, and it’s clear that big changes that place a hold on your life – or alter your life to the extent that it’ll never be the same- are generally undesired and feared. I say that ‘everything happens for a reason’ time and time again, and I’m sure my friends and family have gotten sick of hearing that from me. Over the past few years, some of my worst and best experiences have only supported that idea, that everything does happen for a reason. Sometimes it really doesn’t make sense and it just isn’t fair, but in the end every experience is what you make it.
A repetitive theme is recurring the more I delve into the science of the mind and the soul. You are in control of the experience that you have. The way that fate and the universe have intertwined, your path was already there, destined for you, beginning at the start of your birth and coming to close at the end of your age. Your fate and destiny is not in control, but you have the power to control the experience you have on your path to your destiny. Everything is rooted deep into one’s mindset, where you actively, and consciously, have the power to change your direction of thinking, to better support your path. Having a positive mindset, using the “language of enthusiasm” metaphysically equips you to enter each new episode of life with optimism and open-mindedness, preparing you for anything and everything. Because anything and everything is good in moderation, and this mindset is accomplished through the use of the language of enthusiasm throughout every task you face. This doesn’t solve world problems, I am very aware of that, but maybe going through life with a mindset prepared to accept change with a form of enthusiasm will bring you some light.


The government plans to introduce new laws to limit advertising of burgers and sweets aimed at children.
Undersecretary of Health Maarten van Ooyen said Friday that new legislation is needed because little has been done to stop targeting children under voluntary agreements.
A new law will make it easier for local governments to stop fast food chains from starting up in certain areas, such as near schools. Currently, local governments can only use local zoning rules to determine whether businesses can operate in a particular location, but soon they will be able to control food types, he said. .
“People should be able to decide for themselves what to eat and what to drink, and we should maintain that,” said the undersecretary. ‘But that free choice is under tremendous pressure from marketing and the ever-growing range of fast food around us.‘
Currently, about half of the Dutch population is overweight and one in six children is overweight.
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Introduction: Modern combined antiretroviral therapies (cART) allow to effectively suppress HIV-1 viral load, with the 90% virologic success rate, meeting the WHO target in most clinical settings. The aim of this study was to analyse antiretroviral treatment efficacy in Poland and to identify variables associated with virologic suppression.
M: ethods Cross-sectional data on 5152 (56.92% of the countrywide treated at the time-point of analysis) patients on cART for more than six months with at least one HIV-RNA measurement in 2016 were collected from 14 Polish centres. Patients' characteristics and treatment type-based outcomes were analysed for the virologic suppression thresholds of <50 and <200 HIV-RNA copies/ml. CART was categorized into two nucleos(t)ide (2NRTI) plus non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase (NNRTI) inhibitors, 2NRTI plus protease (PI) inhibitor, 2NRTI plus integrase (InI) inhibitor, nucleos(t)ide sparing PI/r+InI and three drug class regimens. For statistics Chi-square and U-Mann Whitney tests and adjusted multivariate logistic regression models were used.
Results: Virologic suppression rates of <50 copies/mL were observed in 4672 (90.68%) and <200 copies/mL in 4934 (95.77%) individuals. In univariate analyses, for the suppression threshold <50 copies/mL higher efficacy was noted for 2NRTI+NNRTI-based combinations (94.73%) compared to 2NRTI+PI (89.93%), 2NRTI+InI (90.61%), nucleos(t)ide sparing PI/r+InI (82.02%) and three drug class regimens (74.49%) (p < 0.0001), with less pronounced but significant differences for the threshold of 200 copies/mL [2NRTI+NNRTI-97.61%, 2NRTI+PI-95.27%, 2NRTI+InI-96.61%, PI/r+InI- 95.51% and 86.22% for three drug class cART) (p < 0.0001). However, in multivariate model, virologic efficacy for viral load <50 copies/mL was similar across treatment groups with significant influence by history of AIDS [OR:1.48 (95%CI:1.01-2.17) if AIDS diagnosed, p = 0.046], viral load < 5 log copies/mL at care entry [OR:1.47 (95%CI:1.08-2.01), p = 0.016], baseline lymphocyte CD4 count ≥200 cells/µL [OR:1.72 (95%CI:1.04-2.78), p = 0.034] and negative HCV serology [OR:1.97 (95%CI:1.29-2.94), p = 0.002]. For viral load threshold <200 copies/mL higher likelihood of virologic success was only associated with baseline lymphocyte CD4 count ≥200 cells/µL [OR:2.08 (95%CI:1.01-4.35), p = 0.049] and negative HCV status [OR:2.84 (95%CI:1.52-5.26), p = 0.001].
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Creating connections between Dalkeith park and town centre
Dalkeith Country Park’s Town Gate entrance has been transformed from an unsightly car park into a re-cobbled pedestrianised entrance into the historic estate.
The new entryway into Dalkeith Country Park has been created as part of Midlothian Council’s £50,000 Town Centre Capital Fund, with an additional £30,000 funding from Buccleuch.
The objective of this Creating Connections project was to provide Dalkeith residents and visitors with a safe and clean walkway into and from Dalkeith Country Park. This new safer entrance joins up the town with the park’s recently created £250,000 pedestrian pathway into the heart of the estate.
The project has also invested in an interpretation board that encourages visitors to the park to explore by foot its often overlooked neighbouring town.
A conceptual map by local architect and artist Catherine Palmer sits centre-stage on the interpretation board, detailing the architectural gems of both the park and town. Dalkeith Palace, the churches of St Mary’s and St Nicholas Buccleuch, the Corn Exchange, the Tollbooth and the town’s Water Tower are just some of the important stops along the suggested walking route.
The interpretation board will this month be placed in front of the park’s 18th Century Orangerie, which is the starting point for the walk. A promotional video has also been created to encourage visitors to explore this new walking route.
Alison Burke, Dalkeith Country Park’s park manager, described the outcomes of the project: “We were ecstatic to win the Midlothian Town Council Capital Fund as we really wanted to make our Town Gate entrance a place that residents of Dalkeith were proud of as well as impress new visitors to the park.
"This whole project was about increasing the safety and enhancing the experience of pedestrian visitors to and from the park.
"It was also about promoting that joint connection, through history, of the park and town, therefore promoting Dalkeith Country Park as very much part of the community of Dalkeith.”
View the artwork, walking route, video and the history of the park and town at: https://www.dalkeithcountrypark.co.uk/plan-a-visit/historic-connections/.


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It’s no secret that when it comes to all things shiny and metallic, I’m like a magpie. My eyes lock on to the shine, and my head stops until the rest of my body turns back around to see whatever it is that’s sparkling. So when I saw that Shanna Murray’s beautiful new range of wall decals included metallic options, I thought, “Sign. Me. Up.” I’ve been pretty vocal about being “over” decals for a few years now, but Shanna’s are the only ones that make me want to pull out my purse and buy some. They have such a delicate, handmade feel that bypasses the generic look so many decals have and look as though Shanna snuck into your home to draw something by hand on your wall. Her newest collection ($10 to $45 each) includes neutral palette details in a mix of matte and metallic finishes as well as mirror kits and chalkboard details (images coming soon). As always, you can add custom lettering to any garland decal if you want to send someone a special message. I’m such a huge fan of this series and might have to pick up a few for unexpected places in our home. If you’re interested in shopping Shanna’s lovely new series, click here to shop online. Thanks, Shanna! xo, grace
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February 10, 2012
On President Obama’s “accommodation” to Catholics, under which insurance companies, rather than Catholic institutions, are compelled to offer contraception, birth control, and abortifacients for free as part of their health insurance policies…
And we’re supposed to applaud this? We’re supposed to think that we have emerged with a big victory here? Obama can mandate that we buy insurance, and now Obama can mandate what insurance companies must offer, and after mandating what insurance companies must offer, then Obama can mandate what insurance companies can charge for it? Freedom doesn’t mean anything to this guy. Freedom doesn’t mean anything to this regime or this administration… this is an incredible sight to behold here. So, Obama is said to offer a compromise proposal that is respectful of religious concerns. And everybody’s applauding today.


Hitting out at PM Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the prime minister's Exam Warrior 2' book will teach students and parents stress relief once their lives are destroyed due to leaked exam papers.
"PM wrote Exam Warriors, a book to teach students stress relief during exams. Next up: Exam Warriors 2, a book to teach students & parents stress relief, once their lives are destroyed due to leaked exam papers," the Gandhi scion said in a tweet.
This comes a day after the Congress president said the country’s chowkidar is “weak” and there is “leak” in everything. “How many leaks? Data leak! Aadhar leak! SSC Exam leak! Election date leak! CBSE papers leak! “There is a leak in everything, the ‘chowkidar’ is weak,” Gandhi said in a tweet that was in both Hindi and English.
डेटा लीक !
आधार लीक !
SSC Exam लीक !
Election Date लीक !
CBSE पेपर्स लीक !
हर चीज में लीक है
चौकीदार वीक है#BasEkAurSaal— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 29, 2018
The Gandhi scion also used the hashtag “BasEkAurSaal”, a reference to the government being left with one year of its term.
He also accused the BJP of destroying institutions and said the CBSE paper leak had destroyed the hopes and future of millions of students. "The exam leaks destroy the hopes and futures of millions of students. The Congress always protected our institutions. This is what happens when institutions are destroyed by the RSS/BJP. Believe me when I say, this is only the beginning," Gandhi had said.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday announced re-examination for the Class 10 Maths and Class 12 Economics subjects amid reports of paper leaks.


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Dolley Madison the symbol was very different from Dolley Madison the historical figure, although both speak to the American yearning for identity.
During her lifetime, Dolley Payne Todd Madison was a partner to James in multiple ways—one half of a loving marriage, an effective political connector, and a hostess so able that she would set the tone for hospitality not only in Washington but all over America. Her actions went a long way towards improving public perception of James Madison as well as making inroads for her husband among other politicos of the day. Today, we inherently understand that a spouse's popularity has significant impact on a presidential candidate’s chances with the public, but it was Dolley Madison who showed just how important a president’s partner can be.
Dolley Payne Todd’s charms were legendary among her circles, beginning with the Philadelphia Quaker community in which she lived with her parents and then her first husband, John Todd. After the death of Todd and their youngest son, William—on the same day from a yellow fever outbreak—the young widow broke with the Quakers to marry James Madison. Her new husband had already made a name for himself as a statesman, but it was Dolley’s particular skill with people that turned their drawing room into a place of political connection.
James took his place behind the presidential tiller in 1809. Once installed in the White House, Dolley quickly began to make changes, working with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe to select stylish furniture and interior decor, and turning the sometimes stodgy, sometimes too exclusive gatherings of presidencies past into welcoming, graceful affairs. If James’s political philosophy emphasized the importance of the individual, Dolley made each individual visitor personally feel that importance. Her unique brand of hospitality was emulated by a very young nation anxious to craft an identity.
Dolley Madison was introduced to children as an American to emulate, appearing on all manner of toys, games, and dolls.
The nation’s admiration didn’t end with Dolley’s death in 1849 or the impressive funeral held for her in Washington. Her value as a symbol would stay strong well into the following century.
Dolley Madison’s name and image began appearing on manufactured goods in the 1880s. American industry was entering an era of mass production, producing more and more standardized products for the table and home. And with that surge of manufacturing came a need for effective advertising as well as what we’d today call “branding.” The recent Centennial Exposition had revitalized interest in Colonial style—America was starting to see an influx of immigrants from Europe, and it was hungry to preserve (or to create) its own identity. And who epitomized the domestic aspects of early American living more than America’s most famous housewife?
The New Dolly (many companies ignored the “e,” although she spelled her name “Dolley”) was a safer, less complex version of the old. She appeared on china plates, in doll form, on cigar wrappers, and, later, on packaging for cakes, ice cream, and dairy products. Her name was used to sell wine, silver and dinnerware patterns, bedspreads, stockings, hats, and even watches. To Americans, “Dolly Madison” implied grace, elegance, and a national pride.
Pairing Dolley with domestic items simplified her role in America’s history and made her less threatening as a female—instead of acknowledging her role in helping her husband’s politics, Americans were happy to put her in the safer space of a hostess who lived to serve. Likewise, the nation chose to remember her Quaker background instead of her slaveholding adulthood.
It didn’t take long for Dolley’s physical image to become detached from reality. She sometimes appeared as a blonde, sometimes in a Betsy Ross-style cap that was stylistically to early for her, and sometimes even in a Marie Antoinette wig. A likeness to the historical Dolley wasn’t really necessary anymore—just her name alone was enough to imply that the product was fashionable, American, and domestic goddess-approved.
As Dolley's popularity waned, her image became more generic and, in the case of the Dolly Madison Bakery, was ultimately overshadowed by symbols deemed more appealing to children.
Post–World War II, women and children became important consumers, and Dolley’s image was lent to snack-sized cakes and ice cream. She was homey, she was wholesome, and she was now part of an all-American upbringing. Books and toys featured Dolley as someone for girls to live up to, a woman who kept a perfect home and was patriotic enough to save a portrait of George Washington from the invading British.
With the 1960s and the advent of women’s rights, the image of the devoted housewife became less popular. Dolley’s face in the Dolly Madison Bakery logo turned generic, wrapped in a kerchief that didn’t particularly speak to any period of American history. Popular characters from the Peanuts comic strip were added onto boxes of Zingers to make them more appealing to children, and Dolley-via-logo was relegated to a small corner of the box.
Dolley re-emerged around the Bicentennial. She was a McCall’s dress pattern in 1796, a United States postage stamp in 1980, and a Madame Alexander collector doll in 1986. Dolley periodically reappears as a doll, a coin, or some other collectible honoring First Ladies, but she has lost her position as America’s ideal woman.
There may be a period in the future when Dolley Madison’s image will be needed again—and this time perhaps she’ll be portrayed with more nuance. A politically savvy helpmate, a conflicted mother, yet an active participant in America’s most abhorrent institution, the real Dolley was someone much more interesting than just a name on a pint of ice cream.

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text: I've been a reader of the site off and on for a little while but figured it was time to join in. I grew up riding an old '84 Honda XR100 dirt bike and had left bikes for a while, but got into street riding in 2009 with a 2000 Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird. Big first street bike, I know, but it was all good. My wife and I even took it to Washington state (I live in Saskatoon, SK, Canada). Sold that bike, and now ride a 2004 Honda 919.

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HTC has officially outed both the teaser images and teaser video for its upcoming flahship smartphone, which is said to be named HTC 10, rather than going with the old One M branding.
With best hardware keys of 10, HTC‘s next flagship codenamed ‘Perfume’, set to launch as of now, according to @evleaks. Leaker extraordinaire Evan Blass has something really hidden to say about this device’s name. Marketed as the HTC 10, and not as the HTC One M10. Believe it!
Said that hinting at the HTC 10 specs, will be the first and foremost ever “cleanest most symmetrical phone” made by the Taiwanese gaint. Reportedly, the HTC 10 will come in three storage options, includes 16GB and 32GB and 64GB. HTC’s teasers also incorporated the hashtag “powerof10,” which, in retrospect, may have been a hint at the name – notice how it’s now ‘powerofM10” nor “powerofOneM10“.
However, HTC is expected to release the One M10 in Q2 2016. Either way HTC 10 launch date timeframe is set for quarter 2 of this year. Rumored HTC 10 details goes with a 5.1-inch QHD AMOLED touchscreen, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset, 4GB of RAM, a fingerprint sensor equipped smartphone coming with a very complelling camera setup and comes running Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
- 5.2-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED display
- Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit processor with Adreno 530 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 16/32/64GB internal storage, expandable memory with microSD
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense 8 UI
- 12.3MP camera with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX377 sensor, Laser AF, OIS, PDAF, 4K video recording
- 5MP Ultrapixel front-facing camera, Samsung S5K4E6 sensor, 1080p video recording
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n (2.4 and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 and GPS with GLONASS
Press images of HTC 10 also surfaced online for the first time ever. It shows the device’s metal unibody design, like One M9, embedded fingerprint scanner into the home button along with a capacitive touch rockers on either sides and a large front-facing camera. What it’s missing is the usual dual-facing Boomsound speakers.
Leaked images of HTC 10 also reveals an Infrared sensor on the top. There’s an USB Type-C connecting port, present at the bottom along with speaker grill and a microphone hole. Found on its back is a large camera sensor with dual-tone LED flash and a Laster Auto Focus feature.
Even @OnLeaks posted some live images of a prototype smartphone in Grey color.
Announcement date for HTC 10 or HTC One M10 goes live in April. If you look at the screenshots which shows up April 19th, which could be the official launch date. But HTC yet to confirm that in next few days or so. Stay tuned!
You may also like to check out:
- It Looks Like HTC One M10 Leaked In White Color Online [Image]
- Rumors: HTC One Smartwatch Launch Expected In April 2016
- Top 5 Smartphone Manufacturers Looking At The First Half Of 2016 Launch Date


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If I may chime in.... I think maybe you are giving them too much of everything.... plants don’t require lots of nutrients/additives, and it is easy to love a plant to death.
As you are in soil, might I suggest that you repot, water (plain water) and let them get on with it.... feed every third or fourth watering, with a general nutrient feed nothing fancy.
Also try not to water too often, unless they need it.
Feel free to tell me to butt out if you like, but I think this will help in future.
All the best of luck
Thank you. I've been like a silly puppy 'chasing my tail'.
I transplanted to the new mix to have better control of nutrient feeding. I read several places that Sunshine #4 is a good option. However, I've experienced issues with it straight from the bag. After further research, I've found that it's far too acidic so there are nutrient lock-out problems. The obvious minimal solution is to add dolomite lime to raise the soil PH.
NOTE: I popped ten new seeds from a different breeder and they all died when planted in the Sunshine Mix.
I've decided to add coco coir to the mix and amend the soil with dolomite lime. I'll also add more perlite and vermiculite.
I've yet to decide if I'm going to nip off all the buds and force these back into vegetative state.
The bottom line is I've done a terrible job thus far. I'm an embarrassment to the ICMAG community but I'll do my best to get this grow back on track.
Please forgive me, Mr B.

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A Minnesota dad has turned himself in to the police after slaughtering a convicted pedophile who he says was stalking his 22-month-old baby daughter.
Walking into the police station “covered in blood,” 27-year-old father Levi Axtell admitted to beating sex offender Lawrence Scully with a shovel before he “finished him off” with a moose antler.
77-year-old Scully was previously jailed for molesting a six-year-old girl in 1979.
Axtell, from Cook County, Minnesota, had long been suspicious of Scully parking his vehicle at locations where children were present.
In 2018 Axtell filed an order of protection against the elderly man which was initially granted but later dropped.
Court records also show Scully was committed to a mental institution in 2020 but was later released and prescribed anti-psychotic drugs.
Axtell walked into a police station on March 8 covered in blood, fell to his knees, and told cops he fatally beat Scully, Fox News reported.
He added he’d “finished” the job with the moose antler, he allegedly told cops.
With his hands on his head, Axtell then demanded to be handcuffed and threatened to hurt others if he wasn’t restrained, according to the report.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said they found Scully dead inside his home in Grand Marias, about two hours north of Duluth.
A witness called 911 after seeing someone “smash” a car in Scully’s drive and run into the older man’s home, police said.
The witness then heard screaming, according to authorities.
The pair had a long history of conflict, according to reports.
In 2018, Axtell accused Scully of “stalking” and “attempting to groom” his then-toddler daughter at her daycare by parking his van at the facility, according to WTIP.
He tried to obtain an order of protection against the older man.
The request was initially granted only to be dismissed weeks later.
About two years later Axtell posted on Facebook about killing child sex offenders, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
“Only cure for pedophiles? A bullet,” Axtell said in the post.
Axtell was arraigned Friday on a second-degree murder charge and is being held on a $1 million bond.
There had been recent allegations against Scully.
However, Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen told the Associated Press they “didn’t reveal anything” and that most of the reports were “regarding harassment.”
Axtell is next due to appear in court on April 10.

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Life Insurance for Baby Boomers over 60 in Los Angeles, CA
- 1 Life Insurance for Baby Boomers over 60 in Los Angeles, CA
Term Life insurance is a fantastic method to make sure that your effort is maintained as well as your treasured family members are looked after for several years to come. Life insurance policy for seniors is available, yet it’s important to compare rates and also locate the appropriate fit.
Is It Feasible to Get Life insurance policy if You Are Over 60 in Los Angeles, CA?
Popular kinds of life insurance policy for seniors
Term life insurance policy for the elderly:
This policy is good for senior citizens who want to protect their enjoyed ones for a particular variety of years. It can be more economical than other plans, particularly for seniors healthy. Due to the fact that senior citizens are living longer, it’s not unusual for a person in their 60s to purchase a 20-year-term life insurance policy.
Permanent life insurance for the elderly:
This sort of life insurance policy is typically much more expensive but will certainly last for the remainder of your life. Part of the premium you pay obtains attached the goal of making even more loan for your beneficiary.
Simplified Issue life insurance policy for the elderly:
With this plan, you most likely won’t have to undergo a physical examination, which makes it an excellent alternative for elders with health difficulties. Your recipients might just obtain the full amount of your survivor benefit if the policy is energetic for a variety of years before you die (typically two or three years).
Expense of life insurance for the elderly in CA
Both term and long-term life insurance coverage plans are readily available for seniors, no matter of age. All life insurance firms have a cut off duration for term life insurance policy plans, which could differ from business to company.
For most individuals, term life is the best option. You select the term size and also the plan pays a death benefit to your recipient if you die during the term. You would certainly buy term life to cover income substitute during your working years or for the years covering mortgage settlements.
Some people are simply as well old to get term life insurance policy quotes, but the age limitation for senior life insurance policy may be greater than you think.
See exactly what elderly people in Los Angeles should recognize when picking or altering a life-insurance policy, including advantages as well as premiums.
Life insurance policy can minimize economic concerns that come up later in life. You could fret that your partner or grown kids will certainly suffer economically after your death. When considered unneeded or as well pricey, life insurance for elders has actually ended up being an important and also practical method to secure your household and also their long-term monetary goals.
Factors senior citizens in Los Angeles, CA buy life insurance policy.
1) You desire a second life insurance plan to offer extra insurance coverage.
2) Your previous term plan ran out.
3) You retired and lost group life insurance policy from your company.
4) Your children or grandchildren might gain from financial assistance after your death.
5) You bother with lowered Social Safety or shed pension funds for your partner.
Cash from a life insurance plan is payable instantly and is usually free of tax, which indicates your loved ones or other recipients could quickly receive the sum total of your life insurance policy policy.
Some ways recipients could utilize your life insurance policy payment
Without a life insurance policy payout, your beneficiaries may have to liquidate possessions or obtain cash to pay your financial obligation or various other costs. Yet with your death benefit, your heirs can pay:
1) Funeral prices
2) University tuition
3) Estate tax
4) Expensive clinical expenses
5) Daily living expenses
If you die suddenly, your family members could be responsible for some significant expenses, especially if you don’t have life insurance coverage to help shoulder the concern. Life insurance policy is an outstanding way for elders to protect their families from ending up being monetarily strained with end of life expenditures.
Another advantage life insurance policy for seniors is that a plan will assist bridge the void which could occur for the survivor receiving Social Security benefits. As many survivors discover, it takes some time to amend the Social Safety and security advantages as well as start obtaining help. Life insurance advantages are paid in the form of a round figure settlement and are typically non-taxable, so the recipients can utilize the profits as they select or need.

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Over €1m in funding has been allocated to combat dereliction in rural towns and villages across Tipperary.
Most of the allocation, over €900,000, comes under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme for seven projects in the county.
Some of the areas set to benefit include Ballina, which will see an investment of €360,000 towards an access promenade and other amenities along the River Shannon, while Lorrha has secured funding to extend the community hall and provide a community centre and remote working hub.
Deputy Jackie Cahill says this is all about tackling the scourge of vacancy and dereliction in our towns and villages and taking old buildings and giving them a new lease of life:
“I am delighted … to welcome another €1 million from Minister Heather Humphreys to combat dereliction and breath new life into towns an villages in the county… it comes under four different strands if funding for 7 project in the county.”
“I was also thrilled to receive confirmation that Carrick on Suir has being selected for funding under the €6 million Building Acquisition Measure which will see the purchase of a garden centre for tourism accommodation, cultural and amenity uses, recreational uses, together with direct employment generating uses around commercial and retail.”
In addition Tipperary Town has been selected as one of the 26 towns to undergo works under the Streetscape Enhancement Initiative.
This scheme will see funding of €100,000 provided to one town per local authority.
Under the scheme, retailers and property owners in the local town will be provided with grants that they can use to improve the facades of their buildings, carry out artwork or install features such as street furniture or canopies.’
Deputy Jackie Cahill welcomed the news stating the investment demonstrates the commitment of Fianna Fáil to rural communities:
“Tipperary chamber of commerce along with the task force have been working to secure funding for this kind of initiative in Tipperary, and I am delighted to see Tipp town getting an extra €100,00 to improve the image of their town.”


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Origins: Sandy Bay, Clarendon, Jamaica
Influences: Bob Marley, Beres Hammond, Buju Banton, Sizzla, Beenie Man, Spragga Benz, Assasin, etc.
Similar Artists: Garnett Silk, Luciano, Warrior King, Zamunda, Munga
One of the most talented and innovative artists of his time I-Octane will most likely be added to the honorary list of Reggae and Dancehall legends. Only in his early 20s, his music is a breath of fresh air to those looking for an artist who fuses culture with a contemporary sound in order to fuel his message. With hits like "Lose a Friend", "My Life", "Bloodstain", and "This is Real [Pressure]" I-Octane uses his naturally raspy yet melodic voice to advocate against issues including poverty, violence and the struggles of African people. We are looking forward to hearing more from this young artist, who seems to be taking over the Reggae world one hit after another.
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January 14, 2022 • Tennis star Novak Djokovic faces deportation once more after the Australian authorities revoked his visa for a second time three days before the Australian Open is ready to begin. January 14, 2022 • Even as rich nations hit 80% vaccination rates, numerous international locations haven’t even vaccinated 1 in 10 residents. January 14, 2022 • Immigration Minister Alex Hawke stated he canceled Djokovic’s visa on “health and good order grounds, on the idea that it was within the public interest to take action.” January 15, 2022 • Hundreds, if not thousands, of staff have missed out on overtime and holiday pay in recent weeks. In Cleveland, city administrators arrange a “struggle room” to cope with the paycheck backlog.
Together, we are ready to create an Aotearoa the place smokefree is not an aspirational aim however our reality. Healthdirect Australia is a free service the place you can speak to a nurse or physician who can help you know what to do. Be a half of WA Health WA Health is looking for skilled and experienced health professionals to strengthen its workforce. [newline]Everyone ages 5+ years is eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine and everybody 12+ years is eligible for a free COVID-19 booster. Private employers are prohibited from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for employees with out alternative for the employees to acquire an exemption. Florida workers can choose to be exempt from non-public employer vaccine mandates.
Safe and efficient COVID-19 vaccines can be found to all New Yorkers, 5 and over. Learn in regards to the health risks of loneliness and how one can really feel extra related. Persistent loneliness can have an effect on your health, but there are methods to help your self and people around you every single day. It has been found in many different medicine, including heroin, cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, ketamine and pills. [newline]Beginning December 27, most NYC workers might need to present proof they’ve acquired a minimum of one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Four out of each five deaths of youngsters under age five occur in these regions. Message frequency varies, however you may obtain as much as one message per week during Open Enrollment. You want to provide either your e-mail Health handle or cell phone quantity. Pick your state to begin out your software for health coverage. Help your mates and familydistinguish between rumors and information concerning the COVID-19 vaccine.
After a sure age, most adults encounter nagging and typically embarrassing reminiscence lapses. While recurring or worsening memory issues at all times should be checked out, on a regular basis lapses—like recalling names, discovering on a regular basis gadgets, and remembering appointments, errands, and even on-line passwords—can be managed with some simple methods. A bold venture to assist identify new remedies and cures for diseases.
Another health concern that causes demise or contributes to other health problems is malnutrition, especially amongst youngsters. One of the teams malnutrition impacts most is young youngsters. Approximately 7.5 million kids under the age of 5 die from malnutrition, usually introduced on by not having the money to search out or make food. We’re here to work collectively to ship quality take care of those we serve.
In our latest podcast episode we explore some key health coverage developments in 2021 and look ahead to what 2022 may need in store. What a smokefree New Zealand looks wish to me is that everybody is healthy and active and that folks’s lives will be longer. The third consequence is to extend the number of folks who efficiently quit smoking. It’s hard to quit smoking and it’s time to vary the smoking surroundings so we are able to make it easier for people who smoke to give up.
Public health improves quality of life, extends life expectancy, reduces human suffering and saves assets over the lengthy term. January thirteen, 2022 • Omicron might trigger milder illness, but the sheer variety of patients makes this wave far worse for the health care system. With packed emergency rooms, patients can wait days to get moved to a bed. Providing our workforce with a variety of sources to help mental health and wellbeing.
Legal, credentialing and financing frameworks are established by individual governments, augmented on occasion by worldwide organizations, similar to churches. The traits of any given health care system have significant impact on the best way medical care is provided. According to GlobalIssues.org, roughly 36 million folks die every year from non-communicable (i.e., not contagious) ailments, including heart problems, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease. Countries’ abilities to deal with and recover from the COVID-19 disaster. The pandemic supplies a watershed second for health emergency preparedness and for funding in critical twenty first century public companies. [newline]Sometimes, the surroundings alone is sufficient to influence health. Other instances, an environmental set off can cause illness in an individual who has an increased genetic risk of a particular illness.

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Family Support Service
What is Family Support?
Family Support Services is the collective title given to a broad range of provisions developed by a combination of statutory and voluntary agencies to promote the welfare of children in their own homes and communities. These services include parental education, development, and support activities as well as home-maker and visiting schemes.
Family Support can be as simple as recognising and responding to the needs of families, which may include practical, medical or emotional support.
Family Support can be subdivided into 6 main headings:
1. Therapeutic Interventions - Counselling, support listening, psychotherapy, family therapy elements of social work etc.
2. Parent Education Programmes
3. Home Based parent and family support
4. Child Development and Educational Development Interventions - Crèches, nurseries, playgroups, homework clubs, after school clubs.
5. Youth Work
6. Community Development
St Andrews provides support under all of the above headings and to add to the group supports a Family Support Worker is dedicated to the support of families in our community.
Family Support at St. Andrew's Resource Centre
Types of family support available through the Family Support Worker at St Andrews include:
- Parent Education programmes - one to one and group parenting programmes
- Personal Support - each situation is different and requires different interventions
- Addiction support - working to support through the process of managing addiction
- Supporting families after child protection issues with the HSE working to assist the parents with their children
- Advocacy work for clients
- Support Planning and working to develop support networks for individuals
- Liaising with the other Professionals in the area and cross referring as needs depend.
- Supporting individuals through crisis situations in their lives - bereavement, separation, homelessness and many other reasons.
Interaction with the Family Support Service is via a referral system. For more information and detail on how to be referred, simply click here
If you require any further information or if you wish to engage with the Family Support service, simply email email@example.com or on 01 6771930.


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Aurora, Colo.—Inland Real Estate Group Inc. has picked up a 263-unit apartment community in Aurora, Colo., known as Saddle Rock. Embrey Partners was the seller. ARA handled the transaction, the price of which was undisclosed.
“The buyer was attracted to the strong suburban location within the Cherry Creek School District which is only 15 minutes away from Denver’s largest employment center, the DTC Business Corridor,” says Terrance Hunt of ARA Colorado. “The property also has great day-one cash flow for a property built in 2008.”
Saddle Rock was 95 percent occupied at the time of closing. The asset was constructed in 2008 by Embrey Partners, and offers access to one of the best school systems in the state, Cherry Creek Schools.
KeyBank provides $28.7M for North Carolina development
Raleigh, N.C.—KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $28.7 million construction loan to The Carroll Companies to develop a 360-unit community in Raleigh, N.C., known as Maystone at Wakefield. The deal represents the third loan provided to The Carroll Companies by KeyBank since 2011. Past deals include a $22 million Fannie loan and a $16 million construction loan on a 312-unit community nearing stabilized occupancy.
The Carroll Companies is a real estate investment firm headquartered in North Carolina. The fully integrated company features a development arm (CIP Construction Co.), a property management arm (RE Carroll Management Co.) and a long-term ownership arm.
NorthMarq Capital closes on $10.8M refinance with favorable pricing
Boston—Doug Nickerson, vice president of NorthMarq Capital’s Boston regional office, arranged the $10.8 million refinance for Birchwood Hills Apartments, a 68-unit multifamily property located in Shirley, Mass.
The transaction was structured with a seven-year term and 25-year amortization schedule and was arranged for the borrower, Birchwood Hills Corporation by NorthMarq through its seller/servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
“Freddie Mac beat out significant competition on this transaction. They priced the loan aggressively based on an existing relationship with the borrower, proactive property management and superior asset quality,” Nickerson says.