PHILADELPHIA – Eight years after President Barack Obama made history and won his party’s nomination at the Democratic convention in Denver, African-American voters at the convention in Philadelphia are reflecting on what that victory has meant for them and whether Hillary Clinton– a pioneer on the gender frontier –will be able to pick up where he left off.
African-American delegates who shared their experiences with TPM in Philly this week were grappling with the historic and political impact of Obama’s presidency. They recounted how in some ways Obama had fought arduously despite a mostly GOP-controlled Congress: passing his signature health care law, speaking up about criminal justice reform, pushing to reduce gun violence and engaging the country in tough conversations about race from the White House when the weight of it all seemed to be too much. But some also candidly expressed frustration that the president had at times seemed reluctant, or simply been unable, to take up their mantle because of the intense political scrutiny.
“I wanted more, but I understood the parameters in which he had to work,” said Maryland delegate Merrick Moses. “He is the president of the entire United States.”
Many of the delegates TPM interviewed saw Clinton as having the opportunity to continue Obama’s legacy, and in especially poignant exchanges some expressed the hope that Clinton’s own race might enable her to reach audiences Obama couldn’t in a country that seemed to be polarized.
“With Hillary, maybe it will seem like everybody is included,” said Martese Chism, a delegate from Illinois. “When Obama spoke on black issues they would say he was just a black president.”
When Obama took the stage Wednesday night and enjoyed a victory lap of sorts, to the kind of applause and cheers a second term President of any race doesn’t always receive, it represented the end of a historic road.
“President Obama has done a fine job given the circumstances. He has really tried to balance the act. Our country could be cruel at times,” said Dale Jackson, a union worker who came from Chicago to Philadelphia to see Obama, but was not a delegate. “There was always a tendency to say that he just felt a certain way because he was black.”
At the end of Obama’s tenure racial tensions seem to be rawer than ever. Videos of black men being shot by police circulate on the internet, and the targeted police deaths in Dallas and Baton Rouge by African American assailants adds a grim new dimension to the violence.
Throughout his presidency, Obama has sought to balance the weight of his historic presidency and his desire to speak out against discrimination with the political realities of not wanting to push too hard or too fast.
“He has definitely lived up to his promise. He said he was going to be
the president for all people and I definitely think he has lived up to
that,” said Antonio Hayes, a Maryland delegate from Baltimore and
state legislator who represents the same district where Freddie
Gray was killed. “There are always going to be those critics out in the
community who say he hasn’t done enough.”
Whenever Obama has spoken up – whether it was how his son would have resembled Trayvon Martin or how he, too, has experienced a person crossing the street to avoid encountering a black man– conservatives have criticized him and charged him for inciting racial tensions.
“That wasn’t Obama’s fault. It’s the Tea Party. It’s Donald Trump. It’s the blatant stuff. When you have a group of people in Congress who deliberately said before he actually started his first day that they would actually block any of the
bills he put forth and they had never done that to anybody else and they only do that for an African American man, that is racist,” said Diana Carpenter-Madoshi, a delegate from California.
On Tuesday night on the convention floor – the same night Clinton officially clinched the nomination–nine women on Democratic National Convention stage wore red flowers on their lapels to commemorate their children who had been killed by police or gun violence.
“So many of our children gone but not forgotten. I’m here with Hillary Clinton because she is a leader and a mother who will say our children’s names,” Geneva Reed-Veal said as she reflected on the death of her daughter Sandra Bland, who had died in police custody. “Hillary knows that when a young black life is cut short, it’s not just a personal loss. It is a national loss. It is a loss that diminishes all of us.”
The Mothers of the Movement have met with and campaigned for Clinton, but for African-American delegates in the audience Tuesday– the mothers represented outreach and a promise Clinton was making to listen to a community she may not be represent, but will try to understand. As many African-American delegates who supported Sanders had pointed out this week, Clinton supported a crime bill in the 1990s many feel targeted the African-American community. But Clinton, they noted, seemed to be making inroads two decades later.
“I believe that the mothers for the movement with hold her feet to the fire,” said Chism, who came to the convention supporting Bernie Sanders. “I believe she will address our issues.”
Carolyn Fowler, a delegate from California, said she believes Clinton has been preparing for the chance to reach out to a diverse coalition for decades.
“I think people don’t give her credit for a lot of things that she has exposed herself to deliberately so she’d have those experiences to bring forth,” Fowler said. “I feel confident that she will address it and I don’t think she is going to try to do it single handedly either. I think she is good at taking counsel.”


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'Supported a multitude of community events, and she will be missed'
After 31 months on West Main Street, Donna Athey, owner of Eldon's Cafe, has called it quits.
"We just couldn't pay the bills," said Athey. "It's really sad. Three people lost their jobs."
The restaurant, which offered "bistro-style cuisine," was open for breakfast and lunch.
Athey said in the beginning, business was strong, and she even managed to "break even" after just 10 months. But this past July, "the bottom dropped out of the bucket," she said.
"When we starting getting into our retirement account to pay the Consumer's (Energy) bill, I knew it was over," she said. "We were barely making it. I finally threw in the towel."
Athey said she never intended to get rich from her business venture, but she did expect to be able to pay the bills. In the end, high overhead, coupled with not enough customers, made that impossible.
"We liked Ionia, but the community didn't realize when there is a new business, it's hugely important to stop in and support them," she said. "You've got to give them a leg up, or they're not going to make it. We're not the only ones."
Athey, who was a sous chef for Steelcase, catering for the company's corporate jets and running its kitchen for 16 years, plans to take some time off and update her resume to look for a job. It will take a couple of years to save enough for another down payment, but she said she will try again.
"I failed at this, but I learned a lot," she said. "It was a great experience. There's a lot more to it than I thought."
"It's a very sad situation that we lost such a wonderful family restaurant," said Linda Curtis, Ionia Downtown Development Authority director. "Donna supported a multitude of community events, and she will be missed as part of that."
Curtis noted that, while there are a number of vacant properties in the downtown area, both her office and local Realtors have fielded "a great deal of inquiries" regarding those properties.
In addition, the DDA will soon add a list of available properties in the business district to the city's Website for anyone looking to relocate and for developers, she said.
"We are anticipating more businesses to open in the downtown area," she said. "It's still sad that we had to lose Eldon's, but we have had lots of inquiries, and that is very optimistic."
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A doctor who says he reviewed the medical records of a patient at the center of one of the wrongful death lawsuits against a now fired doctor and the Mount Carmel Health System, is now explaining what he found.
Last week, the Mount Carmel Health System announced it had fired Dr. William Husel who Hospital leaders said was responsible for ordering “…significantly excessive and potentially fatal doses of pain medication for at least 27 patients who were near death.”
Since then, several wrongful death lawsuits have been filed, including one on behalf of the family of Bonnie Austin.
According to David Shroyer, the family’s attorney, Austin died on September 30, 2018.
The lawsuit states Austin was transported to Mount Carmel West on that date, she was stabilized and later admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.
Also according to the lawsuit, Husel ordered that 600 micrograms of Fentanyl and a large dose of Versed be given to Austin, through her IV.
Shroyer said Austin died approximately 30 minutes after the drugs were given to her.
Schweiger has reviewed Austin’s medical records, as an independent expert for Schroyer.
The Florida-based anesthesiologist and critical care director said Austin had suffered a critical brain injury, but her condition did not warrant the dose of drugs she was administered.
“It was clearly an excessive dose of fentanyl given that at the time it was ordered, the patient was not showing any signs of pain whatsoever by the nurses who were observing the patient,” Schwieger explained.
NBC4 asked Schweiger if there was a scenario where 600 micrograms of fentanyl would be appropriate.
“We would only use those doses in extreme situations, routinely in the operating room for a patient who is actively undergoing either cardiac or trauma surgery with very careful monitoring, but in terms of a patient such as Mrs. Austin, who had been stabilized on life support, there would be no reason to give more than 100 and maximally 200 micrograms of fentanyl,” Schwieger explained.
A spokeswoman from Mount Carmel has said state and federal laws prevent anyone with the hospital from commenting on specific cases.

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For content providers, the brave new world of on-demand television is a mixed bag. On the one hand, fewer and fewer people are likely to ever discover a show like Modern Marvels: ’80s Tech by passively stumbling upon it. “There’s no question that [on-demand television] hurts that sampling aspect,” says Mark Stern, executive vice president of original programming at Syfy. “It definitely makes it harder for programs that are one-offs or just not necessarily flagship, appointment television.”
But for Syfy and others, there are also tremendous benefits to the new consumption model. As the New York Times recently reported, many programs are experiencing ratings boosts due to DVRs. It makes sense when you think about it: More people now have more time to watch more television without ever worrying about missing an episode. According to the article, the DVR effect has been known to account for as much as 20 percent of a program’s total viewership. For Syfy, online distribution has had a similar effect on television ratings. As odd as it may sound, putting episodes up on Hulu and iTunes has actually grown the television audience, not diminished it. A major reason for that, according to Stern, is that viewers who would never consider flipping to the Syfy Channel are discovering its shows when they’re taken out of context.
“I love the fact that iTunes is agnostic in that way,” Stern says. “It’s not a channel, and so when someone sees a free episode of Battlestar Galactica up there, it softens some of the misconception that the show is only for fanboy sci-fi geeks. When our episodes went up on iTunes and Hulu and became available to a larger audience, it didn’t hurt our ratings. It helped it. I quickly went from, ‘How to we keep this off of iTunes?’ to ‘So, when does this get posted on iTunes?’”
OK, but surely network execs are mourning the death of the meta media experience, right? “Television as the kind of communal fireplace or water cooler is a bit of an archaic concept now,” Stern says. “An event like the Olympics or the Super Bowl is the real exception now and will continue to become the exception more and more.”
On the other hand, while TV on-demand is certainly killing the notion of a singular television community, something much more powerful is filling the void. The communal fireplace has gotten smaller and much more intimate. “In my office I find people forming affinity groups,” Stern says. “People come in talking about last night’s Sons of Anarchy or Mad Men and if someone isn’t watching, it becomes this thing where they try to recruit them to watch the show. In a world where there are more shows on than ever, word-of-mouth and what my friends are watching is more important. So we’ve still got community. It may not be national discussion per se, but it’s more of a micro-community discussion about must-see TV.”
Maybe I won’t miss cable, then. But, I’m still very wary of a future without it. If any one player can spur a mass abandonment of cable, it’s Apple. And there will most definitely be collateral damage caused by a large-scale shift to online television viewing. The first casualty would be the price of broadband. If swaths of cable subscribers begin canceling their service in favor of a just an Internet connection, the Comcasts of the world will have to make up for lost revenue somehow. The second casualty could be programming itself. If you can imagine a world in which most people are actively downloading shows instead of passively watching whatever happens to be on, then you can imagine that the kind of shows getting the green light for production in this new environment will be equally new. Can I kiss shows like Modern Marvels goodbye, or will I be able to wallow in its complete archive of episodes online?
And what about new shows? Will niche audiences be pursued ruthlessly with ever-more specialized programming, or will they be cast aside altogether for safer mainstream hits that tap into the new consumption model in unforseen ways?
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I had a Volunteer squash plant pop up in early August amongst my tomato plants. I have never planted squash, must have gotten there from some compost I buried a few feet away.
I left it there to see what it would do, figuring it wouldn't amount to much since it was so late in the season, well it flowered, wilted, then the vine grew right thru the chain link fence into my neighbors yard and into a bush on the other side of the fence. I basically forgot about the vine.
This weekend I looked thru the fence while picking tomatos and there was a Butternut squash growing in the neighbors bush I wasn't expecting that at all since the leaves of the vine weren't looking all that great and I didn't think the plant would flower any more.
My questions 3:
1: The squash is almost touching the ground. Should I try to get it off the ground or is it ok? Maybe I should try to trellis it on the fence, that way I'm not tresspassing in her yard when I work with it
2: Should I throw a bit of compost near the base of the vine?
3: I noticed that the vine has those little hairs on it like a tomato plant. If I cover the vine w/ soil, will it produce roots like a tomato stem would?
I'm just trying to get that thing rippened asap as our nice weather in MN will disappear very soon.
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Letter to Mayor of Daegu
To Daegu City Mayor Hong Junpyo,
Moran Dog Market in Sungnam City and Gupo Dog Market in Busan have been officially closed for over 2 years. It is time that Daegu City followed suit.
There is a marked decline in the consumption of dog and cat meat across the nation. According to a recent poll, 60% of Korean citizens support a complete ban on the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat.
As Mayor of Daegu City, we call upon you to do the following:
- Permanently close Chilsung Dog Market
- Outlaw the sale of dog and cat meat
- Outlaw the raising and sale of these animals for slaughter
- Close all dog and cat slaughter houses, “health food” shops (보신원), and dog meat restaurants throughout Daegu City.


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In a shocking display of arrogance by a congressman-elect convicted of assault on a reporter, Greg Gianforte (R-MT) stonewalled the Associated Press nine times Friday on the ongoing issue about his campaign's lies to law enforcement investigators and voters about the assault.
"Gianforte refused to answer questions about the attack and why his campaign initially released a statement painting Jacobs as the instigator, which contradicted witness accounts, Gianforte’s own apology letter and the criminal charge to which he eventually pleaded guilty," reported AP correspondent Matt Volz. "Instead, he repeated nine times over the course of Friday’s half-hour interview that he had taken responsibility and wanted to move on."
The best explanation of the lies for which Gianforte refuses to take responsibility came from the convicted's local newspaper, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
"Essentially, Gianforte’s campaign took the stance that the allegations of the “liberal journalist” couldn’t be believed. It’s all 'fake news,' don’t you know," the Chronicle explained. "This might have remained the storyline except for an audiotape of the incident and the eyewitness accounts from a Fox News team that clearly contradict the version offered by Gianforte’s campaign, accounts that investigators and prosecutors believed when they charged Gianforte with misdemeanor assault later that same night."
The A.P. also reported Friday on Gianforte's ongoing request for special treatment from the same local law enforcement his campaign mislead.
"Gianforte is fighting a judge’s order that he submit to being booked and photographed like other defendants, which would produce a mug shot ripe for use by political opponents," the A.P. noted. "Asked about that Friday, Gianforte declined to comment."
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Consumers pondering the possibility of selling a mobile phone and switching to a superior device may be looking for reasons to do so.
One that could be increasingly important is the provision of games that are accessible via a handset.
Social network Facebook has confirmed its most popular games of 2011, many of which may be enjoyed by those who use the site through their mobile.
Top of the list is Gardens of Time, while the other titles that make up the top five are The Sims Social, Cityville, DoubleDown Casino and Indiana Jones Adventure World.
Investing in a top-quality device could be the best way to enjoy access not only to Facebook itself but also to some of the games it and the web offer.
Statistics released by AppData recently and reported by ZDNet UK showed that Android is the most popular operating system on which to use Facebook among mobile owners.
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Interactive Animation Demo Reel
A downloadable project for Windows
A showcase of my game animation. Preferably use keyboard controls as the game pad is only setup to allow movement, not jumping/ crouching.
Disclaimer: This isnt really a game, more a show of my animations working within a game engine
Unzip and then run the Unity .exe file titled 'Interactive_Demo_Reel'
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The original Polish technology of NATURLEN dressings is what results from combining traditional uses of Polish flax with the experience of our team. The company was founded after many years of research and development as a technological start-up supported by EU funds. We are registered in the heart of the Masuria region, an ecological oasis in north-eastern Poland, where production, product development, and research are all conducted.
At the heart of the production process of NATURLEN dressings lies the pure, natural fiber of flax in the form of yarn with a basic double-jersey weave. The knitted-fabric resulting from this approach is both soft and flexible. It is from this process that the material for bandages and compresses arises. The simple production process and steam-sterilization preserves the natural qualities of the flax fiber. We do not use any GMO yarn in production. The driving idea behind NATURLEN medical dressings is to offer a modern yet simple and natural Polish product that serves as an alternative to the standard cotton and viscose dressings of other producers.
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NATURLEN is constantly expanding its line of products. No matter what the product, our hallmark will always be nature, purity, innovation, and the best traditions of Polish flax.


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The Pokemon franchise celebrated its twentieth anniversary earlier this year and did so in a big way. Not only was Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow released on the 3DS Virtual Console, but special Red and Blue Collection boxes of the Trading Card Game were produced along with the Pokemon Generations set, monthly box sets representing various legendary Pokemon were also released, and players of X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire could get a legendary Pokemon each month to use in their game. To help cap off 2016 we now have the release of the seventh generation of Pokemon with Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon.
The game begins with a bit of story, something not often present in a Pokemon game. Prior to seeing the title screen for the first time we see a girl running away from someone while carrying a white bag. We soon learn what’s in the bag as well as who the girl is, but more on that in a moment. Meanwhile as per Pokemon tradition you and your mom have recently moved to the Alola region, this time coming from Kanto, a nice throwback to the original games. You soon meet Professor Kukui, also continuing the tradition of the professors being named after trees. After some introductions, which include Kukui’s assistant Lillie whom we saw during the intro, you get to pick your new starter Pokemon from Rowlett, Litten, and Popplio, after which you begin your journey and eventually start what’s called the Island Challenge.
If you’ve played past games in the series or at least have seen anything Pokemon related, then you have an idea as to how the game progresses, but there have been some changes since X and Y. Some of these changes are minor and not too noticeable while others are pretty big. The first major change is how the game flows in terms of traveling and the gyms. As you play you learn that the Alola region is made up of four islands and you begin the game on Melemele Island. Each island has a kahuna, one or more captains, and a guardian deity Pokemon that protects the island. Each captain has a trial that’s part of the Island Challenge. The challenges include things such as clearing out several nests of Pokemon or taking on what’s known as a Totem Pokemon, which is a more powerful version of a normal Pokemon.
After clearing all of the trials on an island you can then battle against the island’s kahuna. On an interesting note, the trials and challenges replace the traditional Pokemon Gyms seen in the past games as once you defeat an island’s kahuna, you’ll receive a special stamp on your passport and can proceed to the next island. While performing a trial you can’t collect any Pokemon until you’re done, but that’s usually not too much of an issue as you can just go back to the area once you’re done and catch all you want. Honestly I was kind of skeptical at first about the trials replacing gyms, but it’s actually a refreshing change. Not that I don’t like the gym format, but it’s probably one of the more major changes to the core series since it began.
As with any Pokemon series you also have the game’s “Team Rocket” so to speak, this time called Team Skull and I have to say that, at least from what I’ve played so far, Team Skull is the least threatening villain team to date in the series. Not that that’s a bad thing, but it’s hard for me to watch a scene play out with Team Skull and not laugh at how they act. More often than not they’ll spend a good portion of the scenes moving their arms around like they’re in a rap video or something. Combine that with the fact that their goal is to steal Pokemon similar to Team Rocket and it makes Team Rocket seem menacing by comparison.
So now that the core changes are out of the way, what about some additions and minor changes. Pokemon Sun and Moon introduces the Festival Plaza, accessible from the in-game menu. This is a place where you can earn festival coins to spend at various shops to help increase your Pokemon’s stats, customize your avatar’s clothes by dyeing them different colors, and other services. As you interact with festival fans and gain more coins, the level of your plaza will increase, allowing you to place new facilities. However, you can only have so many facilities in the plaza meaning you’ll have to replace facilities if you wish to build new ones. The Festival Plaza is also where you’ll go to set up battles and trades with other people either locally or online, as well as take on missions with other players. As of the time of this writing it didn’t seem like anyone was hosting any missions so I didn’t have much of a chance to check this out. You can also activate a function known as Game Sync. This lets you sync your game’s data to the Pokemon Global Link online and let you check out info such as your game profile as well as any statuses for ranked battles and the Global Trade Station.
Next is transportation. Remember the days of having to have a couple of Pokemon in your party to use HMs such as Fly and Surf? Well those days are gone. Throughout the game you’ll obtain ridable Pokemon which is basically what it sounds like: Pokemon you can ride on to get around. Each ridable Pokemon has a special ability such as Lapras being able to swim and Tauros being able to charge around and break up certain rock piles. This is a nice addition as I no longer have to worry about always carrying a Pokemon with a specific HM just in case I need to fly somewhere or swim around. On a slightly different note are the new Alolan Form Pokemon, previous generation Pokemon with a different look. While you can catch the new Alolan Form Pokemon, one thing I didn’t come across while playing was if you could also catch their original counterparts. I have seen them used in battle, but their Pokedex entries just use their normal names, such as Rattata, but they do show “Alolan Form” under that.
The final major addition to the series are Z-Moves. You get a special amulet early on in the game and soon after begin receiving various crystals based on the different Pokemon types such as Normalium and Fightinium. When a Pokemon is holding a Z-Crystal that matches the type of at least one move it has (ie. a Pokemon holding a Normalium-Z has at least one Normal-type move), you can activate a special Z-Move in battle. Physical moves are more powerful than normal moves and will typically show the same Z-Move regardless of what the original move was, while status effect moves will usually have an added benefit when it’s Z-Move version is used. There are a couple of quirks though. First, similar to Mega Evolutions only one Z-Move can be used per battle across your entire team. The other quirk, and this is a bit weird, is that you can have more than one Pokemon hold the same Z-Crystal at the same time. I’m not sure how that works exactly, but after eighteen years in the world of Pokemon I’ve learned not to really question anything.
There are a couple of minor nitpicks I do have with the game though. The first of which is something that began a couple of generations ago and that is getting the Experience Share very early on. As with my previous reviews of X and Y I understand the target audience for the game and getting the Experience Share early makes it a lot easier to level up Pokemon, especially since you gain experience for defeating and catching a Pokemon in battle. Still, most of my time so far has been with my starter and I’ve rarely ever had to switch out unless the opposing Pokemon was strong against every move it had. That said my starter is typically at least five levels above whatever I’m fighting against and I’ve never really been in any danger of my entire party wiping out. Another annoyance I found was that in a lot of battles with wild Pokemon, they can “call for help” after they attack. If successful, another Pokemon will join the battle essentially making it a two-on-one handicap battle. What’s more is that like with horde encounters you can’t catch either Pokemon unless one is defeated first.
On the contrary to that, it seems like catching Pokemon has become a bit more difficult. I know that you’re supposed to weaken wild Pokemon first before throwing a ball at them, but in previous games I’ve been able to go up to a wild Pokemon early on, maybe no more than level ten or so, chuck a standard Pokeball at it from the get go, and have a really good chance at catching it. At one point in Sun and Moon however, I had a level seven Wingull down to the red, maybe around six or seven HP left, and it broke out of a Pokeball after the second shake. Thankfully you gain access to Great Balls after a few hours so that issue doesn’t last too long. It’s also worth noting that when the bulk of your adventure begins your mom gives you a bit of spending money…and by a bit I mean the equivalent of her yearly salary it seems. When I first got to a Pokemon Center and went to buy stuff, I had over thirty thousand dollars to spend. That it took me by surprise is an understatement.
Other than that, Pokemon Sun and Moon are very solid entries into the Pokemon series. The island trials were a refreshing change from the typical gyms and the Pokemon you encounter in the wild are somewhat of a nice mix between old and new, though it does skew a bit towards the old. The difficulty is about on par with X and Y allowing newer players to easily enjoy the game without worrying about the constant grinding of experience levels. The new Z-Moves are interesting but similar to Mega Evolutions (which are in the game still) I didn’t find myself using them all that much unless I was in a situation where I had almost no choice. With all of that said, I really enjoyed my trip to the Alola Region and I think I’ll stick around for a while.
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I remember when the Saints won the Super Bowl and everyone was in a great mood. After the celebration and Mardi Gras ended I thought to myself that it was time to let it all go. We needed to put it aside no matter how good it felt because we had other things to do and victories to accomplish. We even had a new mayor elected the day before the Super Bowl with a majority vote from everyone. With all that positive energy in the air, 2010 was surely going to be different. It’s only May and there is still a slight chance of that happening but right now it doesn’t look that good.
First the news broke that some officers in the police department shot up a bunch of innocent people after Katrina. They did such a good job at covering it up and our DA’s office did such a poor job at trying to prosecute them that if it were not for the federal government they would probably be on the force right now and not facing any jail time at all. Then, it seemed like right after all of the news stories broke about police wrongdoing the streets erupted and we went back to our multiple murders every night. I even passed one myself bringing a friend home one night. We can’t seem to do anything to get this under control. CNN compared us to the most dangerous cities in the world like Baghdad and no one seemed really offended by this except for me. Then, Treme came on HBO and managed to be realistic enough to show the whole world how stressful of a situation it is to live here. We have budget cuts at my place of employment due to the fact that our state decided to not collect taxes the way we had been and went from a surplus to a deficit almost overnight. If we didn’t have enough trouble, there’s an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that hasn’t been stopped and no one has any idea how much oil is coming ashore and how many places. That means we are just sitting here watching BP experiment while the air outside is starting to smell like a mechanic shop. Just to add insult to injury, our team is being sued with claims that our coach has been stealing Valium and I just found out that The Essence Festival didn’t invite Frankie Beverly and Maze to close out this year’s show.
We should have celebrated for another month.


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Flood waters of the Khingora river has wreaked havoc in Assam’s Lakhimpur district. The river which is in full spate has inundated vast areas of the district in Naoboicha, Dolohat besides washing away several houses.
Hundreds of people have been displaced in the fresh wave of devastating floods. Meanwhile, flood waters have submerged the National highway 15 disrupting road connectivity.
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Senior iOS Developer- WebEx Teams Mobile
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Senior iOS Developer for Cisco Webex Teams
What You'll Do
Cisco WebEx is the world's largest cloud based collaboration platform, hosting more 30 million meetings a month. Our engineers are building the next-generation technologies to help transform the future of collaboration experiences for our end users. We're looking for engineers to join the mobile team to help build these experiences into our mobile applications.
Build world class real-time video, audio and messaging application
Design, build and maintain large-scale, high-performance iOS applications
Develop mobile applications using Objective C or Swift
Help make product decisions driven by analytics
Who You'll Work For
The Cisco WebEx Teams Mobile Engineering team is part of the larger Cisco Cloud Collaboration organization, a $2 billion dollar BU, and global leader in the unified communications and video conferencing market segment according to Gartner.
Who You Are
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
A minimum of 7+ years of relevant work experience in distributed software development using one or more programming languages; C/C++, Java, Python
Experience building iOS applications using Objective-C or Swift
Knowledge of UI frameworks
Experience in developing or integrating cloud platform
Technical knowledge of iOS mobile application development
Passionate about delivering world class user experience to end users
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We are thought leaders, tech geeks, pop culture aficionados, and we even have a few purple haired rock stars. We celebrate the creativity and diversity that fuels our innovation. We are dreamers and we are doers.
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Coppice and keep at Helman Tor Nature Reserve
Red Moor is a vast, wild corner of Cornwall with a wide range of habitats and a spectacular array of wildlife – including dormice. The northern part of the Nature Reserve has hazel woodland which we manage by coppicing to provide better habitats for the dormice. Come and join in with this rewarding task, with the added bonus of filling up your car boot with the firewood you cut!
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Double Tassel Crystal Earrings
Regular priceRs. 275.00
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What could be more on trend than big earrings with two tassels?Little wonder these are one of our most popular designs, and it's easy to see why.
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It doesn`t take a genius to figure out that Lincoln Park is one of the city`s hottest real estate markets. What with the way prices have escalated in the 1980s, few can afford to invest there today.
But who 10 or 15 years ago could have predicted what would occur in the once rundown neighborhood? That is what takes brains. And that is what leads to real estate bargains.
``You don`t have to be absolutely rich to live in the city,`` said David Hall, a broker with Kahn Kaplan Realty. ``Lincoln Park, yes, but it`s not the only place to live.``
As home prices continue to rise and sales continue to taper off from their record pace of the last three years, real estate agents are reporting that home buyers and investors are looking at the city with a more searching eye, seeking out decidedly untrendy neighborhoods that provide affordable housing.
These ``sleeper`` neighborhoods, while not hot the way that Lincoln Park and De Paul have been, show signs of awakening. And real estate experts say that now may be the time to move in before prices rise too far.
``These are basically solid middle-class communities, and they have been that way since they were built,`` Hall said. ``We`ve only forgotten them in the glamor of what`s happening on the Near North and Northwest Sides.``
Some of the neighborhood names may be familiar from mentions of possible redevelopment, Bucktown or Uptown, for instance. Others are little-talked-about enclaves that have belonged mostly to the working class, such as Roscoe Village or Albany Park.
``There are neighborhoods that were in the path of deterioration that have begun to hold their own and stabilize and are now on the way back up,``
said Charles Huzenis, president of Jameson Realty Group. ``These are some areas that were bypassed in the last five years.``
Where are the pioneers heading today?
Real estate sales agents say there is a strong movement west of Lincoln Park, west of Ashland all the way to Western and from Clybourn north to Irving Park. They also name the Near South Side, from the Loop all the way to 35th Street. Logan Square, Rogers Park and Brighton Park are often mentioned.
``Psychological perceptions have changed as to what are acceptable neighborhoods to live in,`` said Harry Huzenis, executive vice president of Jameson, one of the largest sellers in the city.
``There is a solid core of people out there committed to living in the city, and a lot of them are kids of suburbanites moving back, hungry for the city experience,`` Huzenis said. ``The vitality of the city has convinced people that there aren`t just one or two neighborhoods to invest in anymore.
``To some degree those people do not have a preconceived notion about where they will live,`` he said. ``If it looks like a nice neighborhood and is close to transportation, they`ll look at it.``
Contrary to some well-publicized comments by politicians that property tax increases are driving homeowners out of the city, real estate industry analysts said the tax situation is having little effect on buyers` interest.
``Those who have left the city wanted to leave, and I can`t imagine at this point that there would be any mass exodus because of tax increases,``
said Louis Massotti, professor of management and urban development at Northwestern University.
``Clearly there was some emotional reaction to an event we all dread (the recent reassessments that hiked tax bills on the North and Northwest Sides of Chicago), but suburbanites are beginning to experience the same thing,``
``The population has begun to appreciate what the city, especially downtown, has to offer, and to appreciate being here,`` he said. ``And with significant suburban problems, like traffic gridlock, coming to light it makes them appreciate it more.``
Because time is in such short supply for just about everyone these days, the transportation issue is taking on more importance. For that reason, the transportation spines in the city are likely to lead to the areas of most housing demand in the coming years.
``The city is growing inside out again,`` Hall said. ``Where once people jumped over the neighborhoods to the suburbs, the city is now growing out from downtown again.``
``It`s fascinating to watch the city turning over again, regenerating itself,`` he said. ``And it`s not just the big developers making it happen. It`s the middle class.
``In some cases, we`re seeing the sons and daughters of people who moved to the suburbs in the `50s and `60s returning to the city. And some of the growth is fueled by people coming in from small towns in places like Iowa and Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan. Like the first neighborhoods built by European immigrants, they are being revitalized by rural immigrants today.``
That means that people looking for sleeper neighborhoods might want to follow some of the older paths of development, especially the rapid transit lines, that led to the growth of Chicago`s neighborhoods in the first place in the early years of the century.


A Business in Bloom
One year after installing the AMI Penta fertilizer solution, German-based Blumen Colmorgen has not only experienced significant time savings but also improved production quality. As the business grows, the company’s fertilizer solution will adapt to suit their needs.
Founded in 1880, Blumen Colmorgen has more than a century of experience within the greenhouse industry. The company produces house plants and potted plants within an area measuring 5000 square metres. This requires an optimized fertilizer solution.
– We have worked with DGT by Senmatic on fertilization and irrigation since 1979 because our production processes require the best in the market, says Sven Colmorgen, Director at Blumen Colmorgen.
Optimizing production through advanced and versatile fertilization
Fertilizer mixers are an important part of commercial greenhouses, ensuring the right pH-value, nutrient concentration and conditions for each culture and cultivar, thereby enabling production of high quality products. To create optimal conditions for all plants, however, a fertilizer mixer must have a high level of controllability, as cultivars are different and have varying needs.
The AMI Penta fertilizer mixer from DGT by Senmatic is built and adjusted to match each specific user’s needs. The system’s built-in software allows users to create up to 100 irrigation groups and 20 recipes. This offers flexibility for productions with changing cultures and cultivars.
– The system is controlled from a touch screen and can be connected to a laptop or tablet for easy remote controlling, explains Mads Andersen, R&D Manager at DGT by Senmatic, noting that the device’s ease of use is one of its main selling points.
According to Mads Andersen, the AMI Penta is one of the most user-friendly and easy adjustable fertilizer mixers in the market.
"What makes our AMI Penta fertilizer mixer special is that it’s versatile and possible to easily adjust for production changes."Mads Andersen R&D Manager at DGT by Senmatic
Time and quality benefits
The user-friendly and adjustable features of the AMI Penta are the main reason for Blumen Colmorgen’s choice of fertilizer solution:
– It is essential that we can modify and improve our methods and the quality of our produce, Sven Colmorgen states, adding that programming the AMI Penta is surprisingly simple.
– Compared to earlier fertilization solutions, we spend less time on programming and handling. In the few instances when we have needed assistance, DGT by Senmatic’s team has been quick and extremely competent. We experience a significantly improved problem solving with the online service.
In Sven Colmorgen’s experience, the benefits go beyond spending less time:
– We have increased sales by 5% due to the improved quality of our products and more precise fertilization dosage, he explains.
Advantages of the AMI Penta Fertilizer Mixer
- Advanced production control and optimization
- Flexible setup of 100 irrigation groups
- Pre-programming of up to 20 recipes
- Multi-language software with user-friendly menu
- Modular system that can be designed for your needs
A fertilizer mixer that adapts to changing needs
As the horticulture industry develops, so do the fertilization methods and greenhouse technologies on which it depends. Investing in the right equipment is crucial to ensure long-term advantages and competitiveness.
– Your fertilizer system needs to be able to grow with your company, Mads Andersen emphasizes.
Every system and technology upgrade is expensive, he points out, which is why the unique modularity of the AMI Penta is vital.
– It means that the system can be adjusted for changes in production processes, new requirements or increased ambitions. It can be expanded with extra modules if needed – or customized for new or different cultures. This is an extremely important element of the AMI Penta fertilizer mixer, simply because it enables you to increase and optimize production and make organizational changes in the future without being forced to invest in a new fertilization system. The AMI Penta adapts correspondingly, Mads Andersen explains.
At Blumen Colmorgen, ambitions are high.
– Our company keeps growing, so we need solutions that can change and expand with our company, says Sven Colmorgen, concluding:
– From our experience, there is nothing better than the AMI Penta. Both production processes and quality is better. Once you start working with DGT by Senmatic, you will keep working with DGT by Senmatic!
Read more about our fertilizer solutions.
“For our customers to harvest their full business potential it is important that we offer wise solutions that not only deliver short-term advantages. We wish to grow with our customers’ businesses and continuously offer the best solutions on the market. The AMI Penta fertilizer mixer is one of those solutions.”Mads Andersen R&D Manager at DGT by Senmatic
Growing tulips with LED grow lights
Installing LED grow lights turned out to be a smart decision for Dutch-based Rainbow Colors. In just two years, the company has increased production by 50% and cut energy use by 25% – while the quality of their tulips improved significantly.


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Demi Moore’s Only Pretending To Be Over Ashton Kutcher; Plus Ashton & Mila Fight Over Justin Timberlake!
Weeks after Demi Moore stepped out with her supposed new younger beau Martin Henderson, a new report is now stating it’s all a sham to get people to believe she’s over her ex Ashton Kutcher when she’s really not.
Indeed, Demi, 47, had been the subject of countless reports in recent months which all pretty much said the same thing – she is still hung up on Ashton, and is beyond heartbroken over his new relationship with Mila Kunis.
The National Enquirer is now reporting that Demi staged her new relationship with 37-year-old actor Martin, in hopes of making it appear to the world that she has moved on. In fact a source close to Demi insists the Demi and Martin are “nothing more than friends.”
“The whole thing is a setup on Demi’s part,” revealed an insider. “She’s hanging out with Martin in a desperate bid to make it seem as if she’s moved on from Ashton and got a new man for herself. But she hasn’t. They’re friends and that’s it. The fact is that Martin kid of felt sorry for Demi. If anything, he’s just trying to pick up her spirits. He’s not really interested in a relationship with her at all.” Ouch.
The source adds that Demi in fact recently “freaked out” when she heart that Ashton, 34, and Mila, 29, are living together at Ashton’s Hollywood home, and supposedly trying to have a baby — something Demi was never able to give Ashton.
And speaking of Ashton and Mila, Star magazine is reporting the couple recently had a huge blowout over Mila’s ex Justin Timberlake. If you recall, Mila, and Justin had a brief fling last year, before Justin went back to his
doormat girlfriend/now fiance Jessica Biel.
According to the mag, Ashton is very jealous of Mila’s fling with Justin, 31, and recently started obsessing over it.
“It was pretty bad,” a friend tells Star. “Ashton was acting crazy, and Mila lost her temper completely, even going as far as to threaten to break up with him.”
The good news is that the couple managed to work out their differences and are still going strong. In fact, Mila was recently spotted on the set of Ashton’s show Two and a Half Men. And yes I’m also aware the show now sucks donkey balls without Charlie Sheen!
TELL US – ARE YOUR SURPRISED DEMI IS JUST PRETENDING TO BE OVER ASHTON?

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Plantronics Blackwire C320-M Headset (85619-01)
£26.23 + vat (£31.48 inc vat)
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The Plantronics Blackwire C320-M is part of the 300 Series USB headsets that include some fantastic features at amazing value. This headset is extremely simple to use, comfortable and a durable choice for conference calls, web-based training, and PC multimedia applications. The Inline controls make it simple to answer and end PC calls and control volume and mute. Incorporates DSP signal processing.
In addition the Blackwire C320-M is a lightweight metal headband and provides durability at the same time as providing a comfortable and secure fit. The unique Dynamic EQ feature optimizes sound quality and adjusts settings on the fly, creating outstanding sound for voice, music, and multimedia.
Additionally the Blackwire 300 Series is ideal for those new to PC telephony, as well as organizations looking for a Unified Communications solution thatís easy to roll out, manage, and upgrade. Its smart placed indicator lights and audio alerts give call, mute and volume status.
Dynamic EQ feature automatically adjusts audio for voice or multimedia use, lightweight metal headband offers durability and a customisable, comfortable fit, enhanced DSP provides more natural voice sound
DSP - Digital Signal Processing
Wideband - up to 6,800Hz; Dynamic EQ stereo; Echo cancellation


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- Serves: 6
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes plus freezing and resting
- Effort: easy
For the ice cream
- 250 ml full fat milk
- 250 ml double cream
- 2 vanilla pods, split, seeds scraped
- 6 egg yolks
- 75 g caster sugar
- 20 g glucose
For the Yorkshire puddings
- 520 ml full fat milk
- 4 eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 225 g plain flour
- vegetable oil or beef dripping
For the caramel sauce
- 250 g caster sugar
- 350 ml double cream
1. For the ice cream: bring the milk, cream and vanilla to the boil. Whisk the yolks and sugar together, add the cream and pour back into the pan and cook out until it coats the back of a spoon.
2. Take off the heat, whisk in the glucose. Pass through a sieve and churn in an ice-cream maker for 20 mins.
3. For the Yorkshire puddings: mix the milk and eggs together and gradually add to the flour with a pinch of salt. Leave to settle for at least a couple of hours.
4. Pre-heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Add a little oil or dripping into the Yorkshire pudding tin and once hot, add the batter. Bake for 20-30 mins.
5. For the caramel sauce: add sugar to a warmed frying pan and allow to caramelise.
6. Place a small amount of the cream in the caramel and whisk. Slowly incorporate the rest of the cream.
7. To serve scoop some ice cream into the centre of each Yorkshire pudding and drizzle with caramel sauce.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Green Bay Packers this weekend on Sunday Night Football. Kickoff is at 8:30 PM EST on Sunday, November 26 from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fans can watch the game on NBC.
Oddsmakers list the Steelers as 13.5-point favorites at home. That line has shifted slightly after early betting, as Pittsburgh originally opened at -14.5. The over/under for the game is set at 41.5 points. Click here for a full list of the Week 12 betting odds and links to more game previews.
Packers vs Steelers Game Betting Preview & Vegas Odds
The Packers continued their struggles without Aaron Rodgers last weekend, losing yet another game with Brett Hundley starting at quarterback. Green Bay has now lost four out of their last five games after an impressive 4-1 start. Baltimore tormented Hundley all afternoon long, limiting him to 239 yards passing while also forcing him to throw three interceptions. He has now thrown just two touchdowns since taking over for Aaron Rodgers over a month ago. The Packers have also missed breakout RB Aaron Jones since he went down with a sprained MCL against Chicago back in Week 10. His replacement, Jamaal Williams, has only averaged 3.2 yards per carry since taking over the lead back role. Defensively, Green Bay has been somewhat inconsistent for much of the season. The Packers are currently giving up an average of 23.0 points per game on 340.1 total yards.
Pittsburgh has now won five consecutive games to improve to 8-2 on the season. The Steelers most recently beat up on the Tennessee Titans, scoring 40 points in a lopsided 40-17 home victory last Thursday. QB Ben Roethlisberger looked fantastic, passing for just under 300 yards while also adding four touchdowns. Roethlisberger appears to have really turned things around after questioning his abilities after a five interception performance against Jacksonville at the beginning of October. WR Antonio Brown has now had five 100+ yard receiving games through Week 11 after another solid showing against the Titans. On the other side of the ball, Pittsburgh is currently limiting opponents to just 16.5 points per game on 287.6 total yards.
Free NFL Pick Against the Spread: Steelers -13.5
This is definitely a match-up featuring two teams going in opposite directions. Green Bay has been horrible since Aaron Rodgers broke his clavicle back in Week 6 against Minnesota. The Packers have looked totally lost without him and are now also forced to replace RB Aaron Jones. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, has been firing on all cylinders recently after running off victories over the Chiefs, Bengals, Lions, Colts, and Titans. During that streak, the Steelers defense has limited opponents to 17 points or less. I think the Steelers will put on a show during prime time this weekend and cover this two touchdown spread with relative ease.
Click on the link for more free NFL betting predictions from our experts on staff.
Green Bay is 0-4 ATS over their past four games against teams with a winning record and just 1-4 ATS over their past five games overall. It is no coincidence that this poor performance ATS has coincided with the loss of Aaron Rodgers. I fully expect for those struggles to continue for the Packers again this week, especially playing on the road in a tough environment. Pittsburgh is 4-1-1 ATS over their past six home games and 4-1 ATS over their past five games overall. They should be able to put this one out of reach early and completely shut down an anemic Green Bay offense the rest of the way.
I have a ton of confidence in the Steelers in this particular spot and am predicting another impressive outing on both sides of the ball. Look for the Packers to get dominated once again this week en route to another loss. Roethlisberger and Co. should have another big game at home and find a way to win this one by at least a couple of touchdowns.


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Taikoo Li Chengdu is an open-plan, lane driven low-rise mall that provides a new interpretation of traditional Sichuan architecture.
Total floor area of approximately 1.31 million sq ft (122,000 sqm)
Approximately 300 shops and restaurants
Directly connected to the Chunxi Road station of the Chengdu Metro
Approx. 1,000 parking spaces
Taikoo Li Chengdu features a unique Fast Lane and Slow Lane retail concept, which is rooted in the culture of Chengdu. Shoppers can enjoy shopping for glamorous international fashion labels in the three Fast Lanes linking the East and West Plazas, or they can enjoy a relaxing moment with a cup of coffee or a stroll through lifestyle stores in the Slow Lanes that weave through the complex.
The unique design and aesthetic of Taikoo-Li Chengdu is the work of the Oval Partnership, a leading global team of architects, urbanists and designers. The Oval Partnership approached the Daci Temple Project as a unique challenge due to the site’s uniquely integrated modern and traditional elements. The design concept that resulted has created a sustainable and creative retail and community complex filled with people and energy in its lanes, streets, teahouses, shops and gardens.
CHINESE MAINLAND, ChengduHotels and restaurants
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Hollywood, 3 March(NYT): Bill Murray Gives An Impromptu Tribute To Harold Ramis During His Oscars Presentation but Why wait until the “In Memoriam” segment? Usually, going off-script at the Oscars is a big awards show no-no. But no-one batted an eyelid when Bill Murray veered off-piste before announcing the nominees for Best Cinematography with co-host Amy Adams.
“Oh, we forgot one,” Murray said, after reeling off a list that included Gravity, The Grandmaster, Inside Llewyn Davis, Nebraska and Prisoners. “Harold Ramis, for Caddyshack,Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day.” The shout-out to the late comedy star, who died last week aged 69, was well-received.
“Please forgive me gentlemen, the 2013 Oscar for the Best Cinematography in a major motion picture is going to go home with…” he continued, so caught up in the emotion of it all that he got the year wrong when he presented the Oscar to Emmanuel Lubezki for Gravity. The Academy Awards marked the second time the Ghostbusters star had paid tribute to Ramis.
Last week, Murray told Time magazine:
“Harold Ramis and I together did the National Lampoon Show together off Broadway, Meatball, Stripes, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day,” he said in a statement to Time magazine. Here is the video from
“He earned his keep on this planet. God bless him.”


Health Management Associates (HMA) was selected in May to serve as a technical assistance (TA) vendor for CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal) under California’s Department of Health Care Services’ funding initiative known as PATH (Providing Access and Transforming Health).
Under the state’s $1.85 billion, multi-year CalAIM initiative to improve the Medi-Cal program, California will continue to introduce new programs and alter existing ones. PATH will provide funding to strengthen the capacity and infrastructure of community-based organizations, public hospitals, and county agencies.
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HMA received state approval to serve as a TA Vendor within the PATH TA marketplace. Margaret Tatar, a managing principal for HMA, spoke with State of Reform about the importance of this new partnership.
“PATH is a funding source—a grant funding source—to help build capacity, to help grow networks, to provide infrastructure for new providers and folks playing in the system so they have the appropriate data, IT systems, staff training, and resources to be appropriately and optimally participatory in these new critical networks.”
Tatar explained that CalAIM is the state’s most ambitious attempt to transform the Medi-Cal system that’s taken place during her tenure in the state. She said it aims to address disparities, improve the delivery of healthcare services, promote health equity, and address social drivers of health.
Foundational components of CalAIM include Community Supports (CS) and Enhanced Care Management (ECM), under which the health sector partners with community-based organizations to offer non-traditional health services. The purpose of ECM is to address clinical and non-clinical needs of the highest-need Medi-Cal enrollees, and includes supporting member treatment adherence. Medi-Cal beneficiaries may also be connected with CS, including housing transition navigation services, and sobering centers.
“The managed care plans are responsible for important new services and benefits. They will be delivered by new providers, meaning they are not the traditional healthcare providers like primary care doctors, hospitals, clinicians, specialists that managed care plans are used to contracting with. These are new providers. It will be important for the plans and the providers to understand how to work together.”
Different areas HMA will focus on include building data capacity through data collection, management, sharing and use; support with CS contracting and services; strategic planning and implementation; strengthening ECM; legal and technical assistance; and workforce.
HMA is distributing educational materials to health plan providers, like social workers, registered nurses, community health workers, and behavioral health workers, among others. The materials consist of software platform training and 90-minute learning sessions to create collaboration across the system.
One county in the central valley is working with HMA to prepare the county’s two health plans to become ECM and CS providers. HMA provided TA education to county staff on ECM and CS requirements, as well as contracting opportunities. HMA has also assisted that central valley county with developing a strategy to work with health plans and DHCS’ Incentive Payment Program and PATH, among others.
“Part of the technical assistance work will probably be … how [to] do business together, how do you enter into a contract to do these services, how do you understand the contract, what kind of reporting do you have to do under that contract, how do you have to coordinate care under that contract?” Tatar said.
HMA is working with Medi-Cal managed care plans with their implementation of CS services, including on the development of an online seminar series on topics such as assessment, care planning, outreach and engagement, complex clients, safety and de-escalation, housing readiness, and the medical needs of individuals experiencing homelessness.
In 2021, as part of CalAIM, Mom’s Meals partnered with Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) to launch a pilot program that provided over 28,000 meals to IEHP members in Riverside and San Bernardino counties and found reduced hospital visits for patients with congestive heart failure.
The annual total cost of care for pilot participants dropped from $7.2 million to $5.4 million, or a monthly savings of about $1,613 per member, which is attributed to decreased hospitalizations and associated costs. Rates of hospitalization dropped by 50 percent, or from 211 visits to 105 visits. Participants also experienced a cumulative weight loss total of 336 lbs., or an average weight loss of 5.8 lbs. per patient.
During the first phase of the pilot, which ran for 12 weeks, participants were given three prepared meals per day, while during the eight weeks of the second phase, the amount of provided meals dropped to two per day. Phase three lasted four weeks, during which participants received one prepared meal per day.
“In addition to the prepared meals, participants received one produce box every week for 12 weeks, and one pantry box every other week for 12 weeks with recipe cards to encourage healthy cooking.”
— Dr. Gabriel Uribe, lead of the pilot program for IEHP
Participants were able to select breakfast, lunch, and dinner options that were designed by a dietician. Some of their most popular menu items include homestyle meatloaf with potatoes and seasoned vegetables; salisbury steak with mushroom gravy, potatoes and seasoned vegetables; and Korean style BBQ meatballs with white rice and seasoned broccoli.
“This equated to 28,054 individual meals delivered—averaging 304 meals per participant,” Uribe said. “A total of 1,131 produce/day good boxes were delivered, equating to an average of 11 produce and six dry good boxes per participant.”
Mom’s Meals told State of Reform that they currently offer nutritious and fully prepared refrigerated meals to individuals who are within CalAIM’s CS program, and also provides nutrition education by registered dietitians, and produce boxes for individuals on certain health plans. The tailored menus support common health concerns including lower sodium, heart-friendly, diabetes-friendly, renal-friendly, cancer support, and pureed.
“We want to help keep Californians healthy and independent at home. Designed to provide easy access to daily nourishment, our high-quality meal choices satisfy individual tastes and preferences—fueling better health outcomes for individuals.”
— Teresa Roof, public relations manager for Mom’s Meals
As a TA Vendor, HMA may provide assistance for CS like these medically-tailored meals offered by Mom’s Meals, as well as housing-related services.
“Managed care has not traditionally contracted with housing services providers, so there is an opportunity for the managed care plans to work with new providers to provide access to CS and services that will help to address issues that are social drivers of health,” Tatar said.
“We are very proud that we were selected to be a technical assistance provider, so we are eager to provide support and assistance to any entity interested in being successful in CalAIM.”


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Two lawmakers are taking a stand against companies that have been demanding access to employee's social media accounts.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D.-Conn.) will introduce a bill preventing companies from snooping on your Facebook page, Twitter profile or other sites. He told Politico that the practice is an "unreasonable invasion of privacy" for people seeking work.
“Senator Blumenthal is deeply troubled by reports of employers asking job applicants and current employees to surrender the login information for their social media accounts," says Nu Wexler, Blumenthal's communications director. "He believes the practice is an unreasonable invasion of privacy and he is working on legislation that would ban it.”
Blumenthal's bill is expected to be introduced to the U.S. Senate in "the very near future."
A California state senator, however, doesn't think that's quick enough. Democrat LeLand Yee announced Friday that he'll soon introduce a similar bill in California's senate.
“It's completely unacceptable for an employer to invade someone’s personal social media accounts,” said Yee in a statement. “Not only is it entirely unnecessary, it is an invasion of privacy and unrelated to one’s work performance or abilities.”
According to a spokesperson for Yee, his office discovered the problem while working on a separate initiative to digitize public records to make them more seachable by the general public. In the process of interacting with the technology community, Yee found out about the phenomena of employers demanding private information from prospective hires.
"We put that issue on the backburner and decided to address it next year," says Yee's spokesperson. "Then the Associated Press started to report on these cases nationwide, and the senator said ‘We can’t afford to wait, this is happening too quickly.'"
Yee's spokesperson says that Yee is glad the issue is being addressed at the national level, but he thinks his office can move faster than Washington and pass a bill in California by Jan. 1. He's taken to Twitter to ask people to share stories of employers demanding access to their person accounts.
— Leland Y. Yee (@LelandYee) March 23, 2012
Facebook itself took a stance against the practice Friday morning.
Do you applaud the lawmakers' efforts to ban employers from asking employees for their social media login information? Sound off in the comments below.

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Chevy Cavalier, 95, manual transmission, 170,000 miles.
Thought I had solved my bucking problem by changing the plugs and
wires but turns out not. When I hold the needle to 40, the car will
buck/hesitate/surge. Hard to tell what's going on because it happens
to fast. Also happens at other speeds as well. It isn't horrible;
you just know that something isn't right.
However, when you accelerate through the gears, it's much worse and
this is where you really get the bucking. As you're ramping up in
second gear, the car will start bucking wildly and the only way to
cure it is to shift into third. The thing is it seems to me that
you're always shifting at a speed lower than normal.
Is this what a transmission problem looks like?


Hard Rock to Open ‘Rocksino’ in Historic Deadwood, South Dakota
The Historic Landmark District and small city of Deadwood, South Dakota, is about to become home to a boutique Hard Rock hotel and casino venue.
Set to be known as “The Rocksino,” Hard Rock International intends to open its doors on August 8 this year. The venue will have a restaurant, bar, merch shop, and a casino section with 86 slot machines.
It will be the only small-scale venue Hard Rock operates, in comparison with its huge casino and resort operations across the country.
“As a community notorious for entertaining guests since 1876, Deadwood is excited to welcome Rocksino by Hard Rock as our newest, can’t-miss property,” said David Ruth, Mayor of Deadwood, in a joint press release with Hard Rock International.
The city of Deadwood, permanent population 1,156, is located in a scenic valley in the Black Hills National Forest. It was an important center in the 1870s Black Hills Gold Rush, with 25,000 people living there at the city’s peak.
Famous Old West figures were attracted there, too, at various times, including Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickock, and Calamity Jane. The latter two were buried at nearby Mount Moriah Cemetery, where their graves remain to this day. The city’s history also inspired an HBO period TV series, Deadwood, which aired between 2004 and 2006.
“Hard Rock prides itself on being able to provide authentic and memorable experiences for our guests, embodied by music and rich cultural history,” said Hard Rock International Chief Operating Officer Jon Lucas. “We are thrilled to become a part of one of the most celebrated historic places in the U.S.”
The new Hard Rock Rocksino will feature a mezzanine patio area for dining and drinks, two bars, a wood fire grill restaurant, a slot machine casino section, and a Rock Retail store for classic Hard Rock merchandise.
Local state contractors will be hired where possible to build and design the venue, including Deadwood Electric. The whole Rocksino will be created with Deadwood’s historic look and feel in mind.
“Being right next to Outlaw Square with the facility that Deadwood has built, it’s a natural match for what we want to do with Hard Rock,” said new Rocksino General Manager Rich Turbiville.
As part of the opening, Hard Rock is partnering with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation – a nonprofit that provides special housing services to emergency workers, veterans, and their families.
Hard Rock will specifically fund the foundation’s efforts to help local Oglala Tribe communities in the nearby Pine Ridge Reservation.
The full details of this partnership will be announced at the grand opening event of The Rocksino on August 8 in Outlaw Square in the heart of Deadwood. Hard Rock executives, local community leaders, and the new venue’s team are expected to attend.


Daily Bagel: U.S. Open women's final grabs higher TV ratings than men's
• Video: A fan-made song about Roger Federer called "Swiss Chocolate". It's quite something.
• Serena on a Sunday is an event: The U.S. Open women's final got higher ratings than the men's final.
• The ITF finally speaks: Marin Cilic has been found to have failed a doping test in May, suspended for nine months and eligible to return January 31, 2014. I'll have more on this when the full decision is released.
• Matt Cronin reports the WTA's Carlsbad tournament will move to Tokyo beginning in 2014, leading to a shuffle of the WTA's summer schedule.
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands tore her MCL in an indoor carpet tournament last week and is out for the season. Bad luck.
• Petra Kvitova was on-hand to cheer on the Czech Republic in their Davis Cup win over Argentina this weekend.
• The Spanish Tennis Federation won't comment on some media reports that Spain's Nuria Llagostera Vives may have failed a doping test at a tournament in Stanford this summer.
• From espnW, a Q&A with Sloane Stephens.
• Some public courts in Portland, Oregon are getting a makeover in honor of Alex Rovello, a University of Oregon standout who died in a cliff-diving accident.
• Yevgeny Kafelnikov is shooting to make the Rio Olympics. In golf.Inside Canelo Alvarez's dressing room


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A robber attacked a store clerk with a knife, but the intended victim had a gun.
A man attempted to break into a woman's home with her three children inside.
A woman was outside watering her garden when a man approached her and demanded her car.
A man who had been stalking a woman broke into her home, armed with a pry bar, handcuffs, binoculars and knives.
A woman was attacked by another woman in a busy grocery store.
A woman woke to find an intruder in her bedroom—her new neighbor.
A weekend of extreme violence by a man against his wife ended when she bravely defended herself with a handgun.
An off-duty police officer was attacked by her husband in a domestic dispute, forcing her to shoot him in self-defense.
A man began firing into a crowd of children when an armed woman saved the day.
A man with a history of physical violence and elder abuse was fatally shot by one of his victims, a 74-year-old woman.

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Dive into the deep blue sea and capture the perfect cake smash photos! This Mermaid Under the Sea backdrop elevates your photoshoot with an unforgettable splash of color.
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Purpose: To evaluate, in a retrospective review, prostate brachytherapy dosimetry outcomes relative to the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) cavity size to address the theoretical concern that an intraprostatic cavity may hinder adequate radioactive source placement.
Methods and materials: A total of 73 patients who underwent prostate brachytherapy as part of their treatment of localized prostate cancer had a history of a prior TURP. Of these 73 patients, 37 underwent (125)I implantation, 19 (103)Pd implantation, and 17 partial (103)Pd implantation. The dose was calculated using the dose to 90% of the prostate gland (D(90)) from the 1-month post-implant dosimetric analysis. The doses were normalized relative to 100% of the prescription dose. Archived transrectal ultrasound images were used to determine the maximal length and width of the visible residual TURP cavities. The prolate spheroid or symmetric egg shape was used to calculate each residual cavity volume. The derived volume of the TURP cavity was divided by the measured ultrasound volume of the prostate at brachytherapy, creating a percentage of volume measurement for each prostate. All p values, unless otherwise specified, were generated by comparing patients without a visible TURP defect with the subgroups of patients with a visible defect using the Student t test.
Results: A visible residual TURP defect was noted on the operative transrectal ultrasound images of 55 (75%) of the 73 patients with a history of TURP before brachytherapy. The 18 patients without a visible TURP defect had a median D(90) of 96% and were used for subsequent statistical comparison. Thirty-six patients with a TURP defect <10% of the entire prostate volume had a median D(90) of 109% (p = 0.02). Thirteen patients with a TURP defect between 10% and 20% of the prostate volume had a median D(90) of 112% (p = 0.03). Six patients with a TURP defect >20% of the prostate volume had a D(90) of 89% (p = 0.43).
Conclusion: A visible residual TURP cavity that is assumed to have a prolate spheroid shape and occupy >/=10% of a prostate volume did not appear to be a statistically significant hindrance to proper dosimetric outcome.

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Aviation buff and YouTuber Peter Sripol may have succeeded in creating a paramotor with his 3D printer, 50 drone motors, hot glue, and duct tape. But his warning to anyone watching the video below is pretty straightforward: “Don’t try this at home. Definitely, definitely don’t do any of this at home.”
Paramotoring or powered paragliding is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-mounted motor (a paramotor), which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, or on level ground, by the pilot alone without any assistance. In his latest video, Sripol takes us through the process of creating a homemade paramotor with drone parts.
And we have to say, the YouTuber’s flying machine looks like a lot of fun. But the DIY contraption uses way more duct tape than any gravity-defying equipment your life depends on should be allowed to use.
Even the batteries powering the 50 drone motors on what Sripol…


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Top positive review
Out of the blue and on my turntable
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2017
This 2016 SONY/Epic release of the double 180 gram vinyl LP from ELO has amazingly quiet playing surface and deeper bass than my original record. The gate-fold cover artwork is crisp with brilliant color saturation. Additionally, the album includes the card-stock inner sleeves with the lyrics and a double sided poster, which originally was printed on one side and folded in half. Missing is the ELO broadcast tower cut-out sheet, but given the improvement in sound and beautiful packaging, I'm not going to quibble about this. A fantastic sounding album from an iconic group. Even if you're getting the double picture disc version coming out in November, 2017, you may want to consider getting this black vinyl edition too. Fantastic!


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Give the eggs at least five minutes in the ice bath before you try to peel them—letting them cool may help make it easier to peel them, but it’s also so you don’t burn your hands.
How long do you leave boiled eggs in the cold water?
The ice bath will cool the eggs quickly and stop the cooking process. The ice water will also cause the egg to contract and pull away from the shell, which will make it easier to peel. Let the eggs sit in the ice bath for at least 5 minutes.
Do you put boiled eggs into cold water after?
After boiling your eggs for 10-12 minutes, put them in cold water to bring the temperature down rapidly and stop the cooking process. You can even use ice cubes in your water, and you can change the water as it warms.
How long do you let eggs sit in water after boiling?
- Cover the eggs in a saucepan with water. …
- Heat the pot on high heat and bring the water to a full rolling boil. …
- Turn off the heat, keep the pan on the hot burner, cover, and let sit for 10-12 minutes.
Why do you put boiled eggs in cold water?
Starting with cold water lets you heat the egg more slowly, which keeps the whites from getting rubbery. But this method takes longer and gives you less control over the cooking time. (How long it takes the water to reach boiling depends on the size and shape of your pot, among other things.)
Do you add vinegar to water for hard boiled eggs?
Add salt and vinegar to the water before cooking.
The salt permeates the shell a little bit, and the vinegar helps to break down the shells, making them easier to peel.
Should you add the eggs to the water before it begins to boil or after?
It’s not necessary to add anything to the water. Some people also swear that adding a bit of salt, vinegar or even baking soda to the boiling water makes eggs easier to peel and/or makes them taste better.
Why can’t I peel my hard-boiled eggs?
Why hard-boiled eggs are so hard to peel
But the process also makes boiled eggs difficult to peel. “Proteins are very sticky. When the egg white cooks, it can bind to the membrane and the shell,” Davies says. And you end up with a torn, pockmarked egg.
How long will a hard boiled egg keep?
Once they are cooked, they’ll last for about one week regardless of the storage method. The best way to store hard-boiled eggs is to keep them in a covered container, such as Glad Entrée Food Containers in the refrigerator.
Is 20 minutes too long to boil eggs?
If you boil an egg for five or 10 minutes, it becomes firm and cooked. If you boil it for hours, it becomes rubbery and overcooked. … Keep boiling the egg and the proteins continue to form cross-links, making the egg even more firm and rubbery.
How long boil brown eggs?
Put the pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Once the water is at a rolling boil, turn off the heat and cover the pot with the lid. Allow the eggs to sit in the hot water for the following times according to the desired doneness: 3 minutes for SOFT boiled; 6 minutes for MEDIUM boiled; 12 minutes for HARD boiled.
How do you make eggs peel easy after boiling?
After boiling, let the eggs sit in the ice bath for at least 15 minutes, then peel them or refrigerate them (unpeeled) for up to seven days. To peel, gently tap the egg at the big end first, then the small end, then all around. I prefer not to roll them because it’s easy to break the white.
What happens on adding salt to water in which eggs?
When enough salt is added to the water, the saltwater solution’s density becomes higher than the egg’s, so the egg will then float! The ability of something, like the egg, to float in water or some other liquid is known as buoyancy.


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The Alien Baby Play
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Bethany is about to have a baby.
As the title suggests, it’s an alien baby, and 15 months into the ordeal she’s feeling more than a little put out by the long gestation period. There are little consolations, of course, like the occasional ghostly visits from the father, Gabe, and the fact that her little one actually glows in the womb, but that doesn’t quite make up for the intense stabbing pains, or the disapproval of her twin sister, Liz. Still, Bethany is determined to deliver, and she’s happy to have the audience along to witness.
Despite the paranormal underpinnings The Alien Baby Play is less about extraterrestrial visitors and more about the scattered contents of Bethany’s mind. Jessy Arden is excellent as the mother-to-be, musing on her otherworldly lover, changing body, and traumatic events in her childhood. More a shaggy dog story than a straight narrative, The Alien Baby Play works mostly because of Arden’s magnetic performance.
She’s also a dutiful hostess, if opening night was anything to go by; make sure to get there early enough to see if she has treats!


In another sign of deteriorating relations between the United States and Russia, the US government said that Moscow had violated the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty, and urged immediate bilateral talks on the issue.
This is a very serious matter which we have attempted to address with Russia for some time now.
The United States will, of course, consult with allies on this matter to take into account the impact of this Russian violation on our collective security if Russia does not return to compliance.
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Fire crews released a woman from an overturned car after it went off the A12 at Ingatestone in Essex.


Donald Trump’s plan to enact stiff steel and aluminum import tariffs has caused alarm among economists and pundits alike, which is really odd, since this is one issue he actually ran on and talked about all the time. This seems to be another case where people heard what they wanted to hear and ignored the rest.
Be that as it may, the announcement caused the stock market to crash (again, totally Obama’s fault, or maybe Hillary’s right?) and there have been some other, more immediately damaging repercussions for Tennessee Trump-lovers:
Electrolux puts $250 million U.S. investment on hold over Trump tariff hike
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Electrolux (ELUXb.ST), Europe’s largest home appliance maker, said on Friday it would delay a planned $250 million investment in Tennessee, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on imported aluminum and steel.
On Thursday, Trump said the duties — 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum — would be formally announced next week, although White House officials later said some details still needed to be ironed out.
“We are putting it on hold. We believe that tariffs could cause a pretty significant increase in the price of steel on the U.S. market,” Electrolux spokesman Daniel Frykholm said.
Electrolux buys all the steel it uses in its U.S. products domestically.
“So this is not the possibility of tariffs directly impacting our costs, but rather the impact it could have on the market and that it could damage the overall competitiveness of our operations in the U.S.,” Frykholm said.
Electrolux’s Tennessee plant is in Springfield, a hard-right, deep-red district that overwhelmingly voted for Trump. It is represented in the U.S. Congress by the pro-Trump Diane Black, now running for governor, a woman who said helping Trump pass his tax cuts was the “proudest moment of her life” but who has remained silent about Electrolux putting investment in her district on hold.
You know, it’s so rare that these chickens come home to roost in the deep-red districts that are the source of such wingnuttery. Usually when a far-right policy is enacted in, say, a statehouse, the repercussions are felt in the blue urban areas. For example, when our state legislature passed an anti-LGBT counseling bill, the rural districts whose homophobic reps pushed this hate leg got off scott-free, while major conferences pulled out Nashville — represented by Democrats in the legislature, who had voted against the bill. As I’ve said more than once, boycotts and national shaming don’t work if they hurt your allies, not your adversaries.
But when it comes to trade policy and tariffs, those chickens are going to come home to roost in red districts, because global companies located their plants in cheap-labor, cheap-land rural areas. So far, Tennessee Trump voters have been able to have their cake and eat it, too. But globalism is a fact of life everywhere — even in rural Tennessee. Electrolux is anticipating higher U.S. steel prices and higher inflation. So, too, will Nissan USA, Toyota, Volkswagon, Mercedes-Benz, BMW … all of the major car brands who have plants across the rural South, and all of their multinational suppliers: Germany’s Mann+Hummel, which builds car parts at its plant in Dunlap, TN. Or YAPP Automotive Systems, a Chinese company with U.S. plants in Gallatin and Chattanooga. They make gas tanks for cars. Or the Spanish auto parts manufacturer Ficosa, which has a plant in Cookeville, TN where they make rear-view mirrors.
Do these companies use steel and aluminum? Some may, some may not, but that’s the thing about trade wars: when the bombs detonate, the repercussions are felt across all sectors. Beware the unintended consequences of your trade war, Trump lovers. The rhetoric of “America First” may sound good, but the reality will be far less pleasing. And there will be no blaming the Democrats this time.


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The soloist of the group’s Factory Sasha Savelieva, Ira Toneva and Alexander Popov were invited to the Gala dinner of the upcoming Muz-TV 2016 held on April 13 in Moscow restaurant Valenok.
It was evident that clearly the girls were preparing to March, as their outfits were varied, but the General line was traced very clearly.
This evening the singer were in dresses color bedding, dark green color interwoven with spring flowers sprouting foliage.
Sasha, Irina and Alexander posed in front of photographer in free shirts. These outfits were carefully presented to the girls by freshblogger Daria Kunilovskaya.
Photo: Anatoly Somehow
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Kellogg's Wheel of Knowledge Interesting Facts about the United States.
1931 (dated) 6.5 x 6.5 in (16.51 x 16.51 cm)
This is a 1931 Kellogg's Wheel of Knowledge. This map or chart is a spinning wheel attached to some cardboard. Around the rim of the wheel are the names of the 48 states (Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states in 1931). Boxes of Kellogg's cereal appear in the corners: Pep Bran Flakes, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, and All-Bran. As one spins the wheel, the arrow points to one of the states and informs the user of some useful information about the selected state.
Below the name of each state along the wheel are the nickname of the state (some of which have changed since 1931) and the number which corresponds to the map located on the wheel. This little map allows for easy identification of each state (they are numbered alphabetically) and it is also divided by time zone. A sketch of the United States Capitol is situated to the right of the map. To the left of the map, some information about the continental United States is given. Below the map, information about the selected state is shown. The capital of each state, its population, an important city of other than the capital and its population, the population of the state, and the state's rank in population and in size are included. Each state's principal river, area in square miles, and the year it entered the union are also given. On the verso, a texted entitled, 'Wise eating makes healthy, active bodies' appears along with instructions on how to get your own copy of this chart. Illustrations of a boy playing basketball and a girl jumping rope are also present on either side of the text.
This map or chart was copyrighted by A. Knapp of New York City and distributed by Kellogg's in 1931.
Good. Wear along the corners. Minor creasing along center and at corners. Minor soiling. Text about Kellogg's on verso.

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Mercury 200 - Schnell und Verrückt EP
FOLD Records' second release is courtesy of everyone's favourite devilish duo, Mercury 200. Full of fast and filthy grooves, "Schnell und Verruckt" has been cooked up for their London crew and is guaranteed to make you sweat.
The release features three explosive original tracks by Mercury 200 and a riotous Myler remix, delivering that raw FOLD dancefloor energy.
Featuring original, full colour cover art by designer Lion Sauterleute & uno.tisto and pressed upon coloured neon wax, the release lands (TBC).
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Purpose of review: Regular consumption of a diet high in sodium, energy dense foods, fat content, refined carbohydrates, added sugar and low in fruits and vegetables contributes to an increased risk of developing hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular disease. This review aims to provide a synopsis of evidence-based dietary approaches that have been effective in lowering blood pressure (BP) in pre-HTN and individuals with HTN.
Recent findings: Recent dietary recommendations have emphasized overall dietary patterns and its relation between food and BP. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and modifications to the DASH diet, coupled with reductions in sodium intake, show dose-dependent decreases in BP. Implementation of digital lifestyle interventions based on the DASH diet have been effective and show potential for clinical application.
Summary: Adopting a diet rich in plant-based foods, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, and sodium intake within normal limits can be effective in the prevention and management of HTN. These diets have been found to be more effective in older adults and hypertensive persons, particularly in studies that provided meals or frequent dietary counseling.


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WB-01F X-Ray and Weapons Kit
Warbotron set for their WB01 Combiner. Here comes WB01F X-Ray and weapons kit. It's a model kit that's easy to build. The weapons kit are great for the individual bots, but can also combine. X-Ray is their version of Shockwave. ETA of April 2015.


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Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Is Simply 20 In This Black Friday Offer
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a platform parlor game developed by BYU Ga Gook Studio and also published by Sega. It is a boosted remaster of the very first 3 console access in the Super Monkey Ball series, launched in celebration of the series’ 20th wedding anniversary. The game was released for Nintendo Switch over, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X/S, and also Microsoft Windows in October 2021.
Apes make every little thing much better, whether it be examining NASA spacecraft or being contributed to a Clint Eastwood movie, as well as the same goes for computer game. Among the most effective games available to feature pure simian stupidity, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania, is currently more budget-friendly than ever many thanks to Black Friday offers at Walmart and Amazon.com For simply $20, you can obtain your hands on Sega’s repackaging of the Gamete’s Super Monkey Ball 1 as well as 2, which has actually been given a fresh layer of digital paint.
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Also, much better, Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania additionally contains added stages from the PS2’s Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, and several cameos from Sega superstars. Ever before wished to collect bananas as Kirk Karma from the Yakuza series or Jet Set Radio’s Beat? Well, here you go.
Banana Mania does not reinvent the wheel (round?), however it does not need to, doubter Heidi Kemp’s created in her Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania review. Having the capacity to play traditional Super Monkey Ball levels and also mini-games without having to drag your old consoles and CRT television out of storage space would certainly be enough of a selling point by itself, but the added gameplay tweaks and captivating extras sweeten the deal fairly a bit.


Month: December 2019
What makes magnetic reed switches the perfect cylinder accessory?
Here at API Pneumatic UK, we stock and supply a wide variety of cylinder accessories designed for a multitude of different functions. We have found that one of the most popular pneumatic cylinder accessories on the marke... Read more
Everything you need to know about Air Reservoirs
“Congratulations, you’ve just bought your first air reservoir!”. If you’re reading this article, chances are you’ll have quite recently heard these words. Buying an air reservoir is the easy part, however, main... Read more


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A jury found decorated Navy SEAL Edward “Eddie” Gallagher not guilty Tuesday on almost all charges he was facing, including murder and attempted murder, in the killing of a teenage Islamic State member in Iraq.
Gallagher was accused of fatally stabbing a 15-year old ISIS fighter to death in 2017 and posing with the corpse for photos. He faced seven criminal charges total– six of the most serious charges included premeditated murder, willfully discharging a firearm to endanger human life, retaliation against members of his platoon for reporting his alleged actions, obstruction of justice, and the attempted murders of two noncombatants all of which he was found not guilty. He was found guilty of the seventh charge, posing for a photo with a casualty, which carries a maximum prison sentence of four months.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Author: Vandana Rambaran