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WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on college student loans will drop to their lowest levels ever this summer, the Education Department said this week.
The rates will fall from 4.06 percent to 3.42 percent on July 1, the lowest since the program began in 1965, the department announced Wednesday. The new rate applies to annually adjusted loans issued beginning in 1988.
For students still in school, in their six-month grace period after graduation or in deferment, the rate will be even lower: 2.82 percent. The Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students will be reset at a new rate of 4.22 percent.
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Gut, 41pp. CY and H63D mutation frequencies in a population from central Spain.
This item has received. SRJ is a prestige metric based on the idea that not all citations are the same. Med Clin Barc, pp. Gastreonterology,pp. Rev Col Gastroenterol [online]. A population based study of the clinical expression of the hemocromatosis gene. It is common in European populations, but it is frequently misdiagnosed with other diseases such as alcoholic liver disease and several hemocromatosks.
Se excluyeron los casos detectados en familiares. Two novel nonsense mutations of HFE gene in five unrelated italian patients with hemochromatosis. Autosomal dominant reticuloendothelial iron overload associated with a 3-base pair deletion in the ferroportin 1 gene SLC11A3. Conclusion The hemocroomatosis and phenotypic expression of HH in Spain is very similar to that reported in Northern Europe. Human Y-chromosome variation in the western Mediterranean area: Transferrin receptor-2 gene and non-CY homozygous patients with hemochromatosis.
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Prevalencia de la mutacion CysTyr del gen de la hemocromatosis en pacientes diagnosticados de hemocromatosis hereditaria de Cantabria. Hereditary hemochromatosis is a recessive disorder in which a dominant mutation of the hemochromatosis gene HFE generates an increased absorption and severe iron overload. Print Send to a friend Export reference Mendeley Statistics. Cases in related individuals were excluded. The HFE, is located on chromosome 6, and may have three types of mutations of this gene, however the most hemocromatsis mutation is CY.
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A delightful collection of horse-related verse from poets across the centuries, this handsome volume is perfect for lovers of all things equine.
Since prehistory, horses have given us assistance, close companionship and artistic inspiration. Horses offer everything from practical help to brisk exercise to the sheer exhilaration of galloping together across open country. They provide entertaining antics when we're bored and quiet understanding when we need it most.
To poets in particular, these beloved creatures are the most wonderful muses, as they neigh, whicker and nuzzle, reflecting back at us our heartfelt tenderness and high spirits. Horse Poems offers a selection of verses in praise of the horse by some of the most celebrated poets of all time. The perfect gift for literary horse fans.
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Just an hour after the hanging of Yakub Memon, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh took to social media and let loose a series of tweets which not only questioned the government’s role in the punishment for the terror convict, but that of judiciary too.
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IMPEACHMENTS bring back memories that I’d long shelved for good reason. Oh, not the reason you may think, i.e., living vicariously through the excising of an affront to our collective sense of how public officials should behave. Although, there is a vicarious part, because, during the Nixon hearing the summer of 1974, I was taking my first constitutional law class and obsessed with the hearings–, to the degree that I set my cassette tape recorder in front of the radio each morning, making sure I didn’t miss a verbal moment. As fate would have it, eight years later, I became friends and partners in law with Jerome Ziefman, a Harvard trained lawyer, who went on to become Chief Counsel, to the U.S. House of Representatives, Judiciary Committee, the man who largely orchestrated the Nixon impeachment. Some say that he’d been the first to suggest that Nixon could be impeached, and proceeded to convince his bosses, Congressmen Rodino and Albers. We met at a time when he was moving from Washington D.C. to Connecticut and had recently married for the third time.
On January 4, 1983, Gene Krecik (a former JFK White House attaché and ex-state department official), Jerome Ziefman and I sat in a windowless room on the first floor in Republic of Korea Ministry of Defense Headquarters, Seoul Korea. Seated across the table were a two star ROK general and a full colonel. We were discussing terms of engagement, which would likely culminate in our foreign agent status representing the ROK in the U.S. on various sensitive political matters. Ziefman did all the talking. The subject had to do with trust, control over the various matters, assurances that if we represented the government that there would be no illegal schemes, payoffs, espionage or other high crimes that foreign agents need to stay awake nights contemplating. We were not being comforted. Responses were evasive. We could not get the unqualified answer we needed. Maybe it was language, but I felt that we all knew exactly what we wanted to hear and they were unwilling to speak for their larger constituency. There were moments when everything went silent. Some lasting for an uncomfortable several minutes between utterances. Some were long enough so that Ziefman had had time to light up, smoke a cigarette to a stub, and use it to light up another butt. Each time he lit up he’d let the fag burn into a long tenuous ash, which would hang on until an errant current or earthly vibration caused it to drop off. Sometimes onto Jerry’s pin stripped suit, sometimes on the General’s Persian rug. Jerry didn’t care. It was his way of saying he didn’t give a damn if we represented them or not.
After hours of circular gamesmanship my mind began to wander and think of other things, like how in hell did I land there in the first place. I’d met Ziefman in early 1982 at a cocktail party. It didn’t take long to learn that he was a man of extremes: in politics (left of left), ideas (bordering on genius) and in the depth of his moods. He pushed the limits on what we might generously call debate. His was dominating always having to win. He controlled the situation, but when it came to self-control that was another matter, entirely, smoking three packs a day, drinking like no tomorrow, although only after five—. His clothes were never pressed, wore stained shirts. He also did not dominate from the vantage of physical stature as say a Reagan or a Clinton, because he was, well overweight, had a bulbous nose, and walked with his legs in front of his protruding torso.
But, his knowledge about law and the legislative process were first rate. It took less than a few minutes for conversation to turn to how he’d served as the highest-ranking legal officer to the Judiciary Committee, the one that moved for Richard Nixon’s impeachment. Fortunately god does not give anyone man of all of his gifts, so as smart as Jerry was the other side of him was selfish. Anyone perceived as a threat became his enemy. This is where his vindictiveness and temper showed most. He struck fast and deep.
In 1982 he accepted an invitation to join my law firm as “of Counsel,” which means that he found a place on the letterhead. For the next year or so we were inseparable. He would invite me to Washington, where he had an apartment, and I’d follow him around capital hill where he introduced me to his former colleagues. I discovered that once you work in congress it can become your permanent hangout. Jerry knew everyone. In one of our forays into Boston for some kind of testimonial for a retiring labor leader he introduced me to Betty Friedan, Bella Abzug and Congressman Joe Kennedy in the span of five minutes. Over time I listened to his fascinating vignettes implicating every major and minor player involved in the Nixon debacle. For Jerry there were only two sides: liberal democrats (or more likely socialists) and conservatives. Jerry was the former. Jerry’s interest in politics rubbed-off.
Closer to home we worked together representing several clients at the Danbury Federal Corrections Institute, then Federal prison for political thugs (G. Gordon Lyddy), Vietnam protestors (Daniel Berrigan), mob bosses (too many to mention), and even white collar terrorists, like Rev. David N. Bubar, a Fundamentalist minister who claimed psychic powers. Ziefman and I worked his post conviction, getting his 30 year sentence commuted after he was convicted of masterminding the bombing of a rubber factory in Shelton, Connecticut, which wiped out an entire block. We would represent prisoners like these before the parole boards, have their sentences reviewed and do other legal work for inmates who could afford to retain wily baggy pants, wrinkled suit, chain-smoking hired guns, who knew the Washington bureaucracy. Particularly effective were Jerry’s contacts at the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
In the fall of 1982 a Rhode Island contractor I knew asked if I had any pull in Washington that could help a Korean friend. I later learned that his friend, Kang, had been one of five students who, during a massive student protest, forced their way into the presidential Blue House and then muscled Syngman Rhee into a resignation in 1960. For that he was regarded as a Korean VIP, one gaining him tenure in the Korean Intelligence Agency. Jerry and I arranged to meet Kang in Atlantic City to hear what he had on his mind. We learned during the meeting that he had been commissioned by the Korean government with the view towards helping them with one or more problems. We interpreted what he told us to mean authorized by the president of Korea.
Time came when Ziefman, Krieck and I traveled to Seoul to meet with government officials. We left from New York on January 1, 1983 on Korean Airlines flight 007 and arrived at Kimpo Airport Seoul Korea eighteen hours later arriving in the early dawn. Flight 007 was to be shot down by the Russians four months later presumably because it entered its air space. This was still the Cold War. The trip to Korea and subsequent events were not letting us forget.
We were picked up by car and shuttled off to a five star hotel. What struck me was the number of military on the streets carrying automatic weapons. I’d never seen such a presence of armed men since leaving the Air Force, where I’d worked around bombers armed with nukes, but after a while like everything else that is too frequent, even the militia blended into the background. At noon after we had time to settle down, we met our hosts for lunch (all dozen or so were a combination of high ranking military officers and corporate heads). We chit chatted nothing of any substance.
The next day we were picked up at 9 a.m. by two limos. My three colleagues and I got into one, and three Koreans who we had met only moments before got into the other. The limos speed out of the compound and down one or more central Seoul avenues, down quieter streets, and finally down narrow alleys. It stopped before one of a row of two or three story houses.
We got out of the limos and proceeded to follow a seedy character sporting a turtle neck shirt and a black jacket. Krieck would later identify him as a Korean Central Intelligence officer. He did not like him, which I can only attribute to his sense intuition and love for intrigue developed from the many years he spent as protocol officer in the Department of State, the guy who sets sail even before the presidents entourage, to assure that everything runs smoothly during a president’s trip.
We looked at each other as we climbed through three flights of stairs. We entered a small apartment that had three rooms. We sat in what must have been a dining room, a room consumed by the table. Jerry sat at the head, his backside halfway into the hallway. We met an affable man inside. We sat down, given a glass of orange soda. The host asked us who we were. Jerry provided a resume of each of us. That took five minutes. The questions were not unlike those one would have fielded from a job interview. The questions became more specific. Who did you know not on a professional level, but more on a personal friendly level? That is with whom you socialized in Washington. That was an easy question for me. I socialized with Jerry. But Jerry and Krieck had a long career in the political center of the universe. They knew many, many people. Kreick started as a White House Aide in the Kennedy Administration so he knew all who stayed in Washington from that era. He named names: the Kennedy family members, (those still alive) and went on to name three secretaries of state and on and on for five minutes. But, how well did you know these gentlemen Mr. Kreick. Well, on one occasion, Tip O’Neil’s daughter had a drinking problem. He called me a two in the morning to get her out of jail. That was enough. They turned to Jerry. He of course was Peter Rodino’s top aide when the congressman headed up the Judiciary committee. Jerry was on a first name basis with everyone from the 86th Congress to the 95th Congress, a period nearly twenty years. Like Krecik he had stories. One was helping Carl Albers hide his Korean girl friend as the Watergate affair brought more news media into the halls of Congress than the good congressman wanted poking around, especially when it cam to his personal life.
The Korean host left us for nearly an hour. Presumably, he reported the information to someone higher up. Once the Korean’s satisfied themselves that we were authentic, they briefly shared what their problem was. Not in any detail but, a schematic of what they needed. Primarily, the Koreans were hurting for connections in Washington because of a scandal involving congressional payoffs. The label “Korea-gate” stuck. The central figures were a man named Park and his Korean friend, the now middle-aged ex-elevator operator who once had a crush on the septuagenarian Carl Albers speaker of the House of Representatives.
It was nearly eleven now, and we were told that we had to go to our next appointment. We were not told where that would be. We piled into the limo. It raced down city streets at eighty, as if we were going to a fire. Cars pulled over; it wasn’t more than fifteen minutes before we reached our destination: The Korean equivalent of the Pentagon, their top military headquarters.
We entered the building. and immediately asked for passports. We were then swung around for pictures. Smile. Without missing a beat we were badged and herded up a flight of stairs, down a short hall way and into a huge sitting room, the kind that is commonly found in Asia. In a few minutes in walked the Assistant Minister of Defense, and a staff of generals, colonels and businessmen. One executive that I hit it off with was CEO of the conglomerates Daewoo. In Korea it’s not possible to separate the military from military contractors.
The minister made salutary remarks that lasted ten minutes, followed by Krecik whom we turned to respond. He elaborated on the historical contact between the peoples of Korea and the U. S., as if we were on an official diplomatic mission. Then Jerry chimed in, as if he were an ambassador. When Jerry ended, they looked at me. I felt I had to say something, so I went on about the gratitude the U.S. felt for their commitment in Vietnam.
Platitudes flowed as if we were there to negotiate an alliance. Toward the end of the meeting the minister asked us to join him that evening as his guest. Krecik quickly responded that he hoped that the minister could arrange a traditional Korean dinner. This was a code word for a party. I didn’t understand the significance until that evening when we were dropped off at a place reserved for such occasions, complete with generals, chefs, hostesses, and musicians. The meal was fit for a monarch, and the music for the court. By the end of the evening no one could stand up, neither the minister, nor the general, nor the chef, hostesses nor their esteemed American guests.
Then at 10 a.m. we began a series of meetings with the brass to discuss more specifically what they needed done. This went on for several days, interrupted by several days when nothing happened. We tried in vain to satisfy ourselves that the Koreans would respect the strong sentiment in Washington that for the time being they had to earn the trust of politicians. We need this assurance before we could represent them. A boring three-day lull followed. It seemed that they wanted us to visit the Blue House, perhaps to meet the president himself. But, in the end we were given our marching orders and sent packing. There we had work to do. Contacts were needed to bring political solutions to their acts of illegal arms exports to Africa and over due foreign aid interest payments.
Jerry and I made several trips to Washington, both congress and the Korean Embassy to better decide whether to represent the government. Jerry’s friends, such as Tip O’Neil and Peter Rodino, advised us not to undertake the assignment. It meant registering as a foreign agent. Our State Department contacts warned against it, too.
Jerry and I began to have differences of opinion when we returned, He wanted us to form a law firm in D.C. I didn’t, partly because I was not interested in moving to Washington and heading for yet another uncertain time in my career. One of our last encounters was at the embassy. He was agitated by the presence of one of my law partners who he didn’t like. Dice on the other hand thought that Ziefman was stealing the client from the firm, after all the Koreans initially came through me. Finally, Jerry and I had it out on the third floor balcony. He came over to me after we had some words in a meeting with a diplomat in the embassy. My back was leaning up against the brass railing that stood between the third floor and the first floor. He pressed me hard physically against the railing. Then he stared me down in a look that I felt like no other time in life he wanted me to fall over. His intentions were specific. His vengeful side exploded. Then and there I decided that my involvement in the venture was ended. He went his way and I went mine. Jerry stayed close to the Koreans for some time. I learned that it came to no good end when he and Kang, our original contact, ended up in a massive lawsuit that dragged Jerry, and a number of others into court over construction equipment franchises.
Many years would pass before I would see him again. This time on the talk show circuit, during the Clinton impeachment episode. He apparently dusted off his impeachment memoranda and wrote, (much to the glee of the conservative cabal whom he had once professed great disdain) that based on his expert opinion on impeachments, Clinton ought be strung up and quartered. It was rumored he’d fired Hilary Clinton, when she’d served as a staff attorney during the Nixon impeachment hearings– his animosities went way back. His new stunt on network TV earned him another fifteen minutes of fame. Jerry like most of us had grown old. He seemed particularly drawn, his nose was larger and redder, his cheeks flaccid, and his eyes set as if he were either ill or tired. I thought how much fun we had when we were friends. That was so long ago.

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Feeding Children Inside and Outside the Home : Critical Perspectives Hardback
Edited by Vicki Harman, Benedetta (Royal Holloway University of London, UK) Cappellini, Charlotte (University of Roehampton, UK) Faircloth
Part of the Sociological Futures series
This cross-disciplinary volume brings together diverse perspectives on children's food occasions inside and outside of the home across different geographical locations.
By unpacking mundane food occasions - from school dinners to domestic meals and from breakfast to snacks - Feeding Children Inside and Outside the Home shows the role of food in the everyday lives of children and adults around them.
Investigating food occasions at home, schools and in nurseries during weekdays and holidays, this book reveals how children, mothers, fathers, teachers and other adults involved in feeding children, understand, make sense of and navigate ideological discourses of parenting, health imperatives and policy interventions. Revealing the material and symbolic complexity of feeding children, and the role that parenting and healthy discourses play in shaping, perpetuating and transforming both feeding and eating, this volume shows how micro and macro aspects are at play in mundane and everyday practices of family life and education.
This volume will be of great interested to a wide range of students and researchers interested in the sociology of family life, education, food studies and everyday consumption.
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 216 pages, 2 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Halftones, black and white; 6 Tables, black and white
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date: 30/10/2018
- Category: Food & society
- ISBN: 9781138633865

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CC wants to go for a walk. Just a little 15-minute breath of fresh air- walk around the neighborhood to keep her body moving and circulation in check.
This is CC the every Saturday morning intense mountain hiker.
CC the yoga maven.
CC the physically fit 53-year-old woman who puts the Energizer Bunny to shame.
I constantly slow my pace to keep in step with her. My dynamic, fit, bundle of exploding energy friend has been replaced by Tim Conroy shuffling along, “Aw Missus haWiggins?” I’m completely stunned and a wee bit unsettled. And not just because I’m old enough to quote characters from, The Carol Burnett Show.
Ironically, it’s gearing up to be holiday movie TV season and both CC and I have a soft spot for the Abominable Snowman. I resist the sick urge to start singing, “Put one foot in front of the other and soon you’ll be walking across the floor. Put one foot in front of the other and see you’ll be walking out the door!”
Honest to God—How could such a vibrant, strong woman become, in just a day’s time, become so debilitated and weak?
In 15 minutes we walk one block. One.
We stop often to critique choices of landscaping, light fixtures and privacy gates.
We stop to let CC catch her breath.
To let the rays of Southern California November sunshine break through the brisk canyon air and brush our faces.
To gather momentum to shuffle back to the house, down the hall and into bed.
With each passing month, the effects of chemo will become accumulative, meaning after each round, CC will get weaker and weaker, with increased pain and lifestyle crushing consequences.
This is going to be a very long year.

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Piano concerto no. 5 in E flat major, op. 73 (full score)
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Nicknamed the "Emperor" for its nobility and grandeur, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, was the composer's last piano concerto. Written in 1809, when Beethoven was 39, it ranks among the most popular concertos in the repertoire. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians considers it one of the strongest works conceived by Beethoven, and by far the most "symphonic" of his concertos, from the "thunderous cadential celebration" of the very first bars to the brilliant rondo-finale. Reproduced here from an authoritative early edition, the score appears with bar-numbered movements. Ideal for study in the classroom, at home, or in the concert hall, this affordable, high-quality, conveniently sized volume will be the edition of choice for music students and music lovers alike.
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Chronic pain and associated conditions have increasingly become a problem in the United States, especially in those who are currently serving or have served military time for our country. Thirteen research projects, which are to be funded $21.7 million within the next five years by the U.S. Veteran’s Affairs, National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and National Institute on Drug Abuse, will investigate non-pharmacological treatments for these conditions. Due to the current increase in opiate prescribing and abuse, alternative options are to be further explored. The research will investigate skills which can better manage symptoms of their conditions and prevent their progression. This is expected to help more appropriately treat these patients while driving down healthcare costs and curbing the overuse or misuse of opiate medications.
What do you think about the current opiate prescribing practices in this patient population? How do you currently manage patients with pain and related conditions?
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I am using Linux (Red Hat 8.0 with Kernel 2.4.20) on a second computer.
It's going online using WinRoute on a Windows computer (NAT).
The Linux PC has IP address 192.168.1.103 (name: linux)
The Windows PC has IP address 192.168.1.100 (name: andre)
Gateway and /etc/resolv.conf are configured correctly.
Everything works fine but when I want to establish a connection with
telnet on the Linux computer for example to google.com, the
establishment lasts about 10 sec.
But then it works fast.
The command is:
telnet google.com 80
The resolve via "host google.com" is usual fast.
And if I telnet the IP address of Google instead of the hostname, it
works fine, too.
The routingtable is:
Ziel Router Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0
default andre 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.1.103 localhost.localdomain linux
I assume that there is a problem/timeout resolving hostnames.
There is no such a problem under X for example in Mozilla or XChat.
It only seem to be programs that work under the shell (like telnet or
The delay also occurs when I do a "telnet localhost 22".
In the logfile of WinRoute I see that the computer does a reverse lookup
even when I say localhost.
I think that this is wrong.
So what can I do?
Thank you very much!


Toyota Opens Its Hydrogen Fuel Cell Patents to the Industry
There’s nothing that says you’re in the business of making the world a better place, rather than the one of just making money, like sharing valuable information with your competitors.
To be clear this is the same FCV technology that they only recently unveiled at NAIA 2014…
The patents cover critical technologies developed for the new Toyota Mirai, including patents related to fuel cell stacks, high-pressure hydrogen tanks, fuel cell system software control, and hydrogen production and supply.
They’ll be made available to automakers who produce and sell fuel cell vehicles, fuel cell parts suppliers and energy companies who establish and operate fueling stations, and even companies working to develop and introduce fuel cell busses and industrial equipment.
At Toyota of Gastonia, we’re proud to represent a company that believes in sharing good ideas. Sharing the patents will help hydrogen fuel cell technology pick up more quickly and make the world a cleaner, safer place for our children to live in!


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Brett Johnson and Hunter Hawes host. Richard Painter joins to talk about Trump’s ethics as well as mining and what he has been up to since running for US Senate. Dean Phillips has a town-hall scheduled, remembering the days of absent Erik Paulsen and his negative campaign ads. Also MAGA Tinder?
Manafort Monday continues as Mike speaks with Ali Watkins, National Security Correspondent with Politico, about the fallout of the indictments of Manafort and Gates and the guilty plea of Papadopoulos. Also a conservation with St. Paul Green Party mayoral candidate Elizabeth Dickinson.Read More
It’s Manafort Monday as Matt McNeil speaks with both Cliff Schecter and Jack Rice about the indictments of Paul Manafort and perhaps the bigger story of the guilty plea of George Papadopoulos.Read More


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Next to the cathedral, this charming and relaxed restaurant has a restored 14th-century garden patio with lovely stone arches, a great place to appreciate the good food. There's a laid-back bar downstairs and a more formal dining room upstairs. Desserts such as the pastel de castañas con chocolate caliente (chestnut cake with hot chocolate) are worth splurging on. Reservations are essential on weekends.
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text: ITHACA—The Watkins Glen boys varsity soccer team claimed the Interscholastic Athletic Conference Large Schools Championship crown, Saturday, Oct. 23. The Senecas beat Trumansburg, 3-0, to take the title at Ithaca High School. Going into the game, Watkins was the south schools winner and Trumansburg was the north schools winner. With the win, Watkins is now 14-1-1. Chris Duane scored first for the Senecas, assisted by Ian Andersen. Austin Stephany was next. Andrew Malaney assisted. After halftime, Andersen himself scored with just under 30 minutes left on the clock. Trumansburg never managed to score. Watkins attempted 10 shots on Trumansburg’s goal and had four corner kicks. In the goal, Andrew Conklin had seven saves. Watkins plays next in a Sectional game, Tuesday, Oct. 26, against Windsor.


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Ok, so onto the AFC. Some of the rankings may look pretty typical, but I might change my mind last minute and throw you all a curveball. And perhaps a choice or two that will infuriate my esteemed colleague, Cro.
1. New York Jets – How ya like them apples? Mark ‘Dirty’ Sanchez will continue to improve his blossoming career with the likes of Santonio Holmes returning at WR, and the addition of Plaxico ‘Cheddar Bob’ Burress. Darrell Revis is OK. Everyone is paying attention to running backs Shonn Greene and LaDainian Tomlinson, but the scary thing is, the thing that makes this team the most elite bunch in the AFC, is that at any moment they could substitute in John Conner, third year running back out of Kentucky. Most of you didn’t realize that this kid not only managed to save earth from man-killing robots, but can also run a 4.5 – 40. Additionally, he’s got cyborg Arnold Schwarzenegger wielding a shotgun to protect his every cut and juke. That’s one hell of a lead blocker if ya ask me.
2. New England Patriots – Tom Brady is now 34 years old. I think it’s about time everybody stop worshipping him. I’m not saying he’s not going to put up mad numbers and reach the Pro Bowl again, but let’s face it; the guy is a little on the feminine side. If he wasn’t with such a slammin woman I’d say he was straight up batting for the other team. They get points for having Bill Belichick too. He’s one sly motherfucker. The dude knows how to cheat like nobody’s business, and hey, it’s only cheating if you get caught. Albert Haynesworth is a terrifying addition to the Pats. He’s had quite a sketchy past in Washington, but ole’ Bill will keep him in check…in Beli-check (get it?!). That goes for Ochocinco as well. Terrific pickup. Welker, Branch and Ochocinco… dayummmm!
3. Kansas City Chiefs – Boom! Curveball! The Kansas City Chiefs are going to be real competitive this season. Now that the team is respectable again, Arrowhead has become a distinct advantage for the Chiefs. I can’t wait for ‘Free Bow and Arrow’ day. They’ve also hired a native tribal witch doctor to their medical staff. All of their water/gatorade this season will be comparable to the blessed Alaskan Glacier Water in The Water Boy. Imagine Jamaal Charles and Dwayne Bowe on that shit…. Fantasy. Allstars.
4. Indianapolis Colts – Oh whoop-dee-doo. Jets, Pats, Colts… REAL original. I know I know. But it’s Peyton! The dude is the triple threat, All-Star QB, Funny Actor, and avid alligator wrestler. He does it all. Ok… maybe I made that last one up, whatever. Reggie Wayne and Peyton are like peanut butter and jelly, their connection is just flawless. And Jeff Saturday, single-handedly ended the lockout. Fact. Dwight Freeney eats children…. and quarterbacks.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers – James Harrison is invincible when it comes to fines now. Or at least he thinks so, which in the long run will result in multiple suspensions for him, crippling the defense. Goodell was just waiting until all of the smoke cleared to start retaliating to Harrison’s comments. I can see it now. “Harrison was fined $75,000 for grabbing the facemask. Goodell also added that he will now have to pay child support for all of Antonio Cromartie’s children.” Big Ben gets away with underage molestation, but Harrison will get fined for every tweet from here on out. Can’t wait for the next Troy Polamalu Head & Shoulders ad.

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Banks and other financial institutions possess a wealth of historical data about their customers but are struggling to convert that into ways to generate new revenues. As the trend of “open API” sweeps Asia, some banks view it as a threat to their operating models. But commonly used APIs might also be the key to helping banks unlock the value of their data.
Pioneering fintech companies such as Hong Kong’s gini enterprise have developed solutions to help commercial banks, credit card companies and other lenders turn data into insight – and insight into action.
“Banks struggle to understand the information they have on their customers, and we help them make the right decisions and create the right products that their customers want,” said Ray Wyand, CEO and co-founder at gini.
The company began three years ago as a consumer-facing business, offering individual users of its app a holistic look at their finances, from savings to spending, across financial institutions and merchants.
It has developed the technology behind this to help banks and lenders derive the same insights. While banks may have plenty of historical data about their customers, until now they have been flying blind in terms of seeing a customer’s entire portfolio or behavior.
First gini acquires transaction data and “cleans” it, eliminating errors, and “enriches” it, making it machine-readable. That data is now being turned into analytics and use cases for banks that need to either reduce their operating costs, or generate new revenues.
We help banks make the right products that their customers wantRay Wyand, gini enterprise
One of the earliest benefits gini is delivering is removing costs from chargebacks. In Hong Kong, over 10% of calls to banks’ call centers involve questions about card transactions at venues that people do not recognize. This is because many merchants operate under confusing holding-company names.
This may sound simple, but each investigation costs banks on average around US$100, which adds up to tens of millions of dollars, for every one million customers, over a year. However, gini’s data includes geolocation, enabling it to map venues to corporate names – and even to identify individual stores among chains, which are often impossible for banks to figure out. Such data insights not only save banks money on investigations, but also reduce the number of incoming calls.
“If you give us the raw data, we can clean it, structure it, enrich it, and tag it, so our clients can build a set of structured data,” said gini enterprise COO and co-founder Victor Lang. “That’s the first step for a bank looking to use machine learning and AI to improve customer experience and lower operational costs.”
Helping banks grow revenue
The same kind of structured data can also be used to make money, not just save it. One of the biggest demands among banks is to personalize rewards and offers, delivering the right product to the right customer at the right time.
To date, banks have relied on their proprietary demographic information to come up with new product offers, which tend to be one-size-fits-all pitches. Gini augments this with behavioral data built from many sources, a process far more complex than merely “scraping” information from websites used by a customer.
If you give us the raw data, we can clean it, enrich it, structure it, and tag itVictor Lang, gini enterprise
For banks to be able to leverage more data better, the advent of open API is a game-changer.
Harnessing open APIs
APIs, or applied programming interfaces, have been around for a long time: they are the bits of code that let two software programs talk to each other. APIs power every app. “Open” means these are developed in an open-source environment, making the sharing of data a two-way street. Indeed, more banking regulators are mandating that (with consent) consumer data be shareable among banks, merchants and the customers themselves.
For banks used to serving as guardians of customer information, open API is a scary prospect. In many cases, they do not want to share their data. However, gini allows them to work with third-party data without necessarily having to give away their own.
Because gini works with so many sources to enrich the data, it can deliver insights that no bank or lender could derive on their own. A financial institution can work through gini to access the data from, say, an e-commerce site or a merchant, and develop new products for those customers. And as banks become more comfortable with data exchange, they will begin to embrace the greater value from open API collaborations.
Even better, companies like gini don’t need to see any personal identifying information (PII) in order to deliver this kind of insight to banks. Gini doesn’t know who a given customer is: the company just knows that this app user has a certain profile that can be categorized.
“Acquiring and analyzing this data fits with our mission to make anyone in the world great at managing their finances,” said Lang. Now gini enterprise is partnering with banks and lenders to power them with similar insight.
Cloud, A.I. and new possibilities for finance
For many financial institutions – the incumbents – the tech wave has often seemed overwhelming. And the pace of breadth of change is unprecedented. But banks, asset managers, brokers and, insurance companies are increasingly finding opportunities.
New business models are creating new opportunities to massively expand the pie, with cloud computing among the most vital of these foundational technologies. Here is a sample of some of the most interesting updates DigFin caught during Day Three at the Singapore Fintech Festival.
Wholesale markets going digital
Kate Birchall, head of Asia Pacific at clearinghouse LCH, says technology is now taking over from regulation as the main driver of change in interbank markets for derivatives and finance. Post-2008 financial crisis, banks have been consumed with new regulation, but now they are implementing new technology to comply more efficiently. “Banks keep cutting costs in processing and in reconciling trades. Tech is now at the forefront of trading at the institutional level much more cost-effectively.”
Kelvin Tan, head of innovation for treasury and markets at DBS Bank, said, “One of the least value-added activities banks do today is reconciliation.” Right now the focus is on deploying artificial intelligence to improve the situation. Over the longer term, institutions may adopt blockchain to eliminate reconciliation altogether, or at least standardize processes to make them manageable.
More technology companies such as SmartStream Technologies are providing services to help financial institutions grapple with the challenges of reconciliation.
SmartStream offers its TLM OnDemand, the market-leading functionality of its TLM solutions through secure, resilient, cost-effective and fully managed web-based services. “TLM allows middle and back offices to process transactions,” said Haytham Kaddoura, SmartStream’s CEO. “Clients gain a lower total cost of ownership for their operations, while at the same time improving risk control throughout the transaction lifecycle.”
BNP taps IBM for hybrid cloud
Bernard Gavgani, group chief information officer at BNP Paribas, says the bank is working with IBM to find a path to migrate what it can to the could while also continuing its legacy systems work. “My challenge is running legacy system with cloud, securely,” he said.
Migrating to cloud is not as cheap as advertized for banks that need to keep using their mainframe servers; instead it’s an added cost. And having some data computed on prem and other data with a vendor can leave banks exposed to attack, as happened earlier this year to Capital One. So in summer 2020, BNP Paribas will go live with part of its data on IBM’s public cloud but with the servers on the bank’s premises. So the bank benefits from having a big tech vendor, as it continuously upgrades its cloud security and service, while also keeping client data protected internally.
Mark Johnston, head of security and networking specialists in APAC at Google Cloud, says financial institutions are becoming savvier users. “The industry is moving beyond cloud as ‘infrastructure as a service’ to a ‘platform as a service’,” he said.
For example, one institution is using Google Cloud computing to reduce calculating daily liquidity positions from eight hours to 30 minutes. If more banks follow suit, it creates a seachange in how they can manage their liquidity risk as well as report it to regulators, especially once they add data analytics on top.
Alan Jones, business solutions director at SmartStream Technologies, says as banks continue to embrace cloud computing, it brings down the costs of difficult manual work such as corporate actions processing.
Standards, standards, standards
As banks and fintechs innovate, they are creating new complexities. Competition is good for the end user but it also creates so many platforms, protocols and networks that innovation can be at risk if the industry doesn’t develop standards for interoperability and benchmarking.
“Collaboration requires open, interoperable standards, with so many new players in the payments industry,” said Chris Clark, regional president at Visa.
Johan Toll, head of digital assets at Nasdaq, noted his company delivers its technology to over a hundred markets. “How to increase interoperability among them?” he asked. Two solutions: moving more services and data into the cloud, and using A.I. to improve how firms view and analyze that data.
David Hudson, J.P Morgan’s global co-head of digital and platform strategies, said adopting such technologies aren’t really about cost savings, but to enable big institutions to be agile and to drive standardization. “There’s always a ‘new something’ so our ability to move fast with the times is essential,” he said.
MAS works with industry for AI rules
Monetary Authority of Singapore is developing a framework with financial institutions for promoting responsible adoption of artificial intelligence and data analytics.
The framework is called Veritas, and will let banks, asset managers, insurers and others benchmark their AI and data solutions against MAS’s principles of fairness, ethics, accountability, and transparency. That in turn will drive trust in big data and A.I.-driven solutions.
Digital payments to the fore in Singapore
Google Pay, NETS, SmartStream and MasterCard announce new efforts at Singapore Fintech Festival.
One of the biggest themes at the Singapore Fintech Festival is digital payments. It’s a field full of innovation from fintechs, Big Tech, and lenders. DigFin presents some of the biggest announcements.
ATM for rides
NETS Group runs Singapore’s payment rails. The company has a track record of innovating: it was the first in Asia to adopt an electronic debit network, even while global payment companies like Visa and Mastercard still relied on franking. (Franking is referring to postal stamps to confirm a payment was sent by mail.) Other “firsts” followed.
Today the company is now helping Singaporeans use their bank debit and credit cards to pay for transportation, says Jeffrey Goh, group CEO. It has just introduced NetsClick, the first ATM card tokenized for taxi rides, with the user’s bank account debited for the journey. And it just followed this up with allowing bank customers to use contactless ATM cards to pay for rides on the city’s MRT subway system.
OCBC partners with Google
OCBC Bank has entered a partnership with Google to reintroduce the Google Pay app to Singapore. Starting in January 2020, OCBC customers will be able to make C2C or C2B transfers between mobile phones using Google Pay.
Bank customers won’t need an electronic wallet to make mobile payments, says Ching Wei Hong, the bank’s COO. The bank is using the partnership to boost users of Singapore’s new PayNow digital payments network.
Users of Google Pay can also earn rewards when they use it for transferring money or making payments, which go directly to the user’s OCBC bank account.
Google Pay offers a similar feature in India, where it gained rapid adoption on the back of India’s interbank payments system, United Payments Interface (UPI). PayNow, which went live in Singapore in 2017, is a similar peer-to-peer transfer service. The Association of Banks in Singapore estimates the first half of 2019 saw 28 million PayNow transactions worth S$4.6 billion. With Google Pay now supporting PayNow-based payments, the company expects volumes to grow rapidly.
Adding A.I. to payments
SmartStream Technologies is developing artificial intelligence solutions to improve banks’ digital payments capabilities, says Andreas Burner, chief innovation officer.
The technology company is applying machine learning and neural networks to identifying patterns in the data that banks already possess. Banks hold the lion’s share of customer data, and SmartStream is helping them access it and make sense of it.
Digital payments solutions enable acquirers, card networks, issuers, gateways, ISOs and others to get a holistic view of their payments. “Our innovation lab is working with banks to understand how to apply machine-learning tools to payments innovations,” Burner said. “Volume, velocity and variation in digital payments is changing at an unprecedented rate.”
The company has established a dedicated practice to collaborate with all participants in a client’s digital payments world, creating innovation solutions to bridge the gaps in the areas that matter to end users – and to build models that can handle exceptions workflows that kick in when a payment fails or doesn’t go as planned.
All aboard the express
Mastercard has launched Fintech Express, a program to work with third-party fintechs to support them as they help grow the digital payments world, says Rama Sridhar, executive vice president for regional digital partnerships and new payment flows. Mastercard’s first partner is Rapyd, a fintech that uses APIs to provide customized payment solutions to regional and global e-commerce companies, among other corporations.
The partnership gives Rapyd access to Mastercard’s product, partnerships, licensing and legal teams, and helps Mastercard service Rapyd’s corporate clientele. This gives the fintech fast licensing as a card issuer, integration into the Mastercard network, and advice. Rapyd will be able to quickly issue cards for its corporate clients in Asia Pacific. Mastercard hopes its Fintech Express platform will attract more payment-oriented fintechs.
MAS: make fintech sustainable
Data localization, reconciliation and open APIs leading themes at Singapore Fintech Festival’s first day.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore uses its humungous Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) to drive the government’s agenda. And because of Singapore’s pole position in the industry, and the scale of its conference extravaganza, the MAS can use the event to shape its message.
And its message this year is sustainability. “We need to make the world greener,” said MAS managing director Ravi Menon. And that means a greener financial system, he said.
Data governance doubts
While Singapore’s government pushed green fintech, bank CEOs expressed concern about data and how it’s being regulated in some countries. Noel Quinn, CEO at HSBC, said local laws requiring customer data to remain within the country put at risk the global services that financial institutions are trying to create to serve financial inclusion goals.
Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered, said storing data in local countries wasn’t a problem, but when the data can’t be transmitted abroad, it undercuts cloud computing and global data analytics.
DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta noted that such barriers obstruct progress in KYC, AML and other security requirements – although he also noted that governments and policymakers in some markets realize their localization laws need to be updated.
Companies used SFF to announce new initiatives. One of the areas that fintech has struggled to reach is reconciliations in payments and securities – a huge goal across the industry because of the intensely manual nature of such work. SmartStream Technologies used the exhibition to promote a new product, SmartStream Air, which uses artificial intelligence to carry out reconciliations in almost real time, by comparing and matching data, highlighting any disputes.
DBS Bank, for example, is using SmartStream products to bolster the digitalization of its institutional and trade-finance business, said Raof Latiff, managing director for the institutional banking group. Streamlining its operational workflows allows DBS to focus on new innovations for its customers.
Open banking options
Another major topic at the event was open banking, and open APIs. The rise of digital banking has given way to a need for open banking, said Francesco Simoneschi, co-founder of London-based fintech TrueLayer, which provides verification tools. Banks will begin to use APIs to communicate with other players in order to be able to verify customer identities, rather than rely on people providing bank statements – particularly in developing markets.
“Digital identity is the holy grail,” said Michael Tang, leader of global financial digital services at Deloitte. But financial institutions engaging in open banking will need to ensure trust, which requires a business model that values the customer, instead of seeking to take advantage of their data.


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Location: Functional Foods ResearchTitle: Factors affecting antioxidant activity of amino acids in soybean oil at frying temperatures
Submitted to: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/10/2019
Publication Date: 6/4/2019
Citation: Hwang, H.-S., Winkler-Moser, J.K., Doll, K.M., Gadgil, M., Liu, S.X. 2019. Factors affecting antioxidant activity of amino acids in soybean oil at frying temperatures. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.201900091.
Interpretive Summary: This research determined several factors affecting antioxidant activity of amino acids in soybean oil at 180 ºC. Since healthy vegetable oils such as soybean oil are very susceptible to oxidation, the food industry and food service industry tend to avoid the use of soybean oil as frying oil and favor unhealthy saturated fats such as imported palm oil, which are more resistant to oxidation. To overcome this problem, it is imperative to develop strong natural antioxidants to facilitate the utilization of healthy and domestic vegetable oils for frying. We previously discovered that amino acids were excellent new natural antioxidants for frying oils. Therefore, we conducted this study to understand the factors affecting the activity, which will enhance the practical application of amino acids as antioxidants for frying. We found that amino acids with better solubility and higher basicity had higher antioxidant activity. One of the proposed mechanisms for the activity of amino acids was the antioxidant activity of secondary products produced by reactions between an amino acid and oxidation products. This study revealed that this mechanism was not the essential mechanism for the activity under the conditions used in this study. We also excluded another proposed mechanism, metal chelation, as the major mechanism for the activity. Protein hydrolysates and peptides, which are composed of many different amino acids, also are strong antioxidants for soybean oil at frying temperatures. However, their activity was not as strong as some single amino acids. Therefore, this work is a guide to selection of an amino acid, which is needed for practical application. All these findings are critical information desperately needed by the industry in order to increase the use of healthy vegetable oils.
Technical Abstract: This study elucidates mechanisms and factors affecting antioxidant activity of amino acids in soybean oil at 180 ºC. Methylation of the carboxylic acid group of beta-alanine increased the activity, presumably, due to increased lipophilicity and/or deprotonation of the ammonium group. The significant antioxidant activity of 3-(dimethylamino)propionic acid indicated that formation of antioxidant substances by reactions of the amino group (-NH2) with oxidation products was not an essential factor for the activity of amino acids, which was further evidenced by strong activity of 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene. Although, in general, antioxidant activity of amino acid increased with increasing lipophilicity, DL-2-aminobutyric acid (C4) and DL-norleucine (C6) had higher activity than other analogues with a longer alkyl chain. We found no evidence that chelation of metals was the major factor for the activity of amino acids. Additionally, dipeptides did not show stronger activity than the two constituent amino acids alone in soybean oil.

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Flights from City to Thalerhof are generally found to be more expensive on Wednesday. This shouldn't discourage you from searching, as you can still find great deals by being flexible with your options. Use our search form to find deals on tickets to Thalerhof.
When searching for a good deal, it’s best to be prepared for potential fluctuations in price. We recommend booking at least 27 days in advance, which can save you up to 80% on flights from City to Thalerhof compared to booking the week you need them. Waiting 27 days out may not be for everyone, so we have options available for flights within the next two weeks, with the lowest price starting at £273. For sooner than that we have options available in the next 3 days from £382.
Flights from City to Thalerhof lean towards being more expensive in January. Prices are generally better when you fly from City to Thalerhof in July, with the cheapest ticket starting at £161.
When flying from City to Thalerhof, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.
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Weather Blog: Frosty Mornings Ahead
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! In today's blog we will discuss the frosty mornings ahead for southeastern Wisconsin and look ahead at the Opening Day forecast for the Brewers.
Let's start with a couple of images from the severe weather that struck the Dallas metro area on Tuesday. The lasting image from this event is clearly the tornado that hit the Schneider National semi-truck lot. The tornado tossed the big rigs around like toys throwing them several hundred feet into the air.
The photo below shows two of the trailers launched in the strong winds. Photo is courtesy of WFAA.
Another aspect of the storms was large hail. Baseball to softball sized hail hit areas of north Texas. The photo below courtesy of Adam Sheehy is the result of baseball size hail near Dallas. This car's back window bears the scars of the large hail. Large hail can be deadly, if you are ever caught in hail, move indoors immediately.
With the heat and humidity shifted well south of Wisconsin, our only sensible weather 'threat' in the coming days will be frost. As high pressure builds in dry air with dew points in the 20s will settle into southeast Wisconsin. This dry air combined with clear skies and light winds will result in ideal conditions for what is known as 'radiational cooling'.
Radiational cooling is simply the rapid loss of heat at the surface to the atmosphere or space. As this occurs temperatures will dive into the low to mid 30s along the lake, and colder upper 20s to low 30s inland. A frost or freeze will be possible both Thursday and Friday mornings.
The NAM computer model temperature forecast valid at 7am Friday is shown below. This shows 20s inland, and 30s near the lake.
I highly recommend covering tender plants/vegetation the next two mornings, or bringing potted plants indoors.
After a chilly start, temperatures will warm to around 50 in Milwaukee Friday. As afternoon arrives, so will a lake breeze. This may push readings back into the 40s close to the lake. Sunshine will still make it feel pretty good. Keep in mind 50 is right on average for this time in April.
The RPM temperature forecast map below is valid at 3pm Friday...just minutes before first pitch of the Brewers-Cards game.
The threat of frost will return early next week as an even colder airmass will hit the state. This should come as no surprise, we discussed multiple chances for frost/freeze in the April long range forecast here in the blog.
If you have any weather related questions or comments please post them below. You can get more weather updates by following me on Twitter, just click next to my name.
Have a great day!
Jeremy Nelson @jnelsonweather


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Skiibii on this new fire record and its dubbed ”Gbefun”, The Moon & Backsinger went on a long hiatus from the music scene since June with the released of Gara along with a music video directed by H2G. Skiibii sounds the trumpet today & it’s Gbefun sound.
Stream and Download the mp3 Gbefun By Skiibii Below, As we await the official video premiere.
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Kotaro Lives Alone has deeply touched the hearts of anime enthusiasts, weaving a narrative that’s both touching and filled with endearing characters.
With fans eagerly anticipating news about a potential second season, the fate of this beloved series hangs in the balance.
The anime community is greatly affected by Kotaro Lives Alone, even though its release date is still uncertain. We will uncover the reasons for its popularity.
Speculate on what might happen next, and eagerly anticipate any news about its release. Join us as we dive into the world of Kotaro Lives Alone and eagerly await updates on its future.
Kotaro Lives Alone Season 2 Release Date
There is no information about a second season of Kotaro Lives Alone being made at the moment. This is mainly because the final episode of the first season provided a satisfying ending to Kotaro’s journey, highlighting that he is capable of much more than just living on his own.
Despite reaching a seemingly definitive conclusion, a potential second season of Kotaro Lives Alone could delve into fresh life lessons for Kotaro.
Provide more depth to the characters, and showcase Shin Karino’s evolving journey. The possibilities for the story are vast, leaving room for potential future narratives.
However, the final decision lies with Netflix, and we will keep you updated on any new developments. In the meantime, you can revisit Kotaro Lives Alone on Netflix and relive the enchantment. Stream the show on Netflix to reignite the magic.
Possible Cast for Kotaro Lives Alone Season 2
The exceptional voice performances of the talented cast in Kotaro Lives Alone truly bring the endearing characters to life. Take a quick look at Ao Ashi Chapter 352 Release Date.
Toshiki Masuda, Daigo Nishihata, Rie Kugimiya, and Minami Shinoda, among other voice artists, infuse the anime with depth and emotion through their stellar voice acting.
- Toshiki Masuda as Shin Karino
- Ken Mitsuishi as Makio Suzuno
- Daigo Nishihata as Keisuke Hanawa
- Yuka Morishima as Tōko Futaba
- Minami Shinoda as Takuya
- Rie Kugimiya as Kotaro Satо̄
What to Expect from the Plot of Kotaro Lives Alone Season 2
Kotaro Lives Alone’s first season tells the heartwarming story of a 4-year-old boy named Kotaro who lives on his own in a new apartment building.
Throughout the season, Kotaro develops friendships with his neighbors, particularly Karino Shin, who ultimately decides to adopt and take care of him.
The season ends with a touching conclusion, as Karino balances his new job and his responsibilities towards Kotaro.
Despite the difficulties, Karino shows deep love for Kotaro by taking him to significant places, such as his grandfather’s grave. We also advised you to read Kagurabachi Chapter 9 Release Date.
This heartfelt ending confirms Karino’s choice to officially adopt Kotaro, warmly embracing him into his family and leaving viewers with a feeling of joy and warmth.
Where to Watch Kotaro Lives Alone Season 2
Kotaro Lives Alone is a captivating animated fantasy series that can be streamed on Netflix. Viewers are drawn to the engaging storyline of this animated show and eagerly anticipate its next season.
With its detailed world-building and morally complex characters, the show is a must-watch for fans of fantasy and animation. Kotaro Lives Alone guarantees to captivate and entertain, providing a memorable viewing experience.
The fate of Kotaro Lives Alone is still unknown, but fans remain hopeful for the series to continue. While we eagerly anticipate any updates, the lasting charm of this anime serves as a reminder of its impact on the anime community.
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T-Mobile is the most widely used wireless service provider. It is used both at home and in offices. It has a broad 5G network and unlimited access to the wireless network. For this reason, it now features parental controls to restrict how kids use the network.
The T-Mobile parental control includes; T-Mobile FamilyMode, T-Mobile FamilyWhere, T-Mobile FamilyAllowances, and WebGuard. Each of these features is unique on its own. But when combined, they give the kind of digital protection a child needs. Sadly, not all parents can use them.
This post contains how to set up T-Mobile parental controls. Read on to discover more!
T-Mobile is a prepaid wireless service provider predominantly in the United States. Its 5G network and customer support resources have millions of users. T-Mobile services are used by parents on their cell phones and also on family devices.
For this reason, it has parental control features: FamilyWhere, FamilyMode, Web Guard, and Family Allowance. In simple words, T-Mobile parental controls are features available on the carrier to help its users monitor their kids.
Each parental control service offered by T-Mobile has its specific function.
FamilyMode monitors internet access and Wi-Fi connections. Family allowances allow users to designate allowances for messages, minutes, and downloads. The FamilyWhere allows users to locate T-Mobile phones or any phone connected to the network. Web Guard limits access to certain contents online.
Other T-Mobile Parental control key features include;
Locate Your Kids: The real-time GPS location information helps users locate their family members and their location history for the past week.
Monitor Screen Time: This feature sets maximum limits for certain apps or the entire screen. You can set daily screen limits or weekly limits.
Set Content Filter: Restrict access to certain apps and websites. You can use custom or pre-set content filters to ensure they see appropriate content.
Manage Internet Use: Monitor how family members spend time online. You can set a limit for internet use, pause it, or give an extra download allowance.
Find a Device with FamilyWhere: FamilyWhere allows users to locate lost T-Mobile devices. You can remotely ring the lost phone from the T-Mobile website.
Schedule Downtime: T-Mobile downtime allows users to set free time for schoolwork, dinner, or nighttime without internet use. The family's internet connection can be activated or deactivated with downtime.
Reward Good Behaviors: T-Mobile has a feature that rewards good behaviors. Kids get extra screen time for acting in line with laid-down rules. For instance, they don't delay their bedtime or disable downtime.
Get Help or SOS Notification: The check-in and SOS alert help users get help when they send in their real-time location.
The T-Mobile parental control apps, FamilyMode and FamilyWhere, are rated 3+ on the Google play store for their features and relevance. Despite being an all-in-one family safety solution, there have been complaints about some of its features not working as they should after updating the app.
The T-Mobile Parental control app, FamilyMode, costs $10 per month. The home-based device costs $20. Regardless of the number of devices connected to the account, the price remains $10 per month.
T-Mobile offers four parental control services to its users. FamilyWhere for location tracking, Family allowance to set allowed/not allowed apps, web guard to filter websites, and FamilyMode to set screen time and app usage limits.
Screen time or screen limit allows the primary account holder to control the time the secondary user spends online or on an app. It monitors internet access, Wi-Fi connection, and network use of every device connected to the account.
In other words, it controls when and where the secondary user can access the internet. However, for it to function, the FamilyMode app needs to be installed on the primary device and the secondary device.
FamilyWhere is optional and available for Android users only. Other device users may access the service from the T-Mobile website. The primary account owner can track the whereabouts of other users connected to their account using FamilyWhere.
The family allowance is a T-Mobile service that allows account owners to allocate budgets for text messages, minutes, and downloads to all devices connected to that account. The primary user may set the FamilyAlowance as "always allowed" for specific numbers to allow calls and texts. The "never allowed" option will restrict texts and calls.
Another T-Mobile parental control setting is the safe search via Web Guard. It prevents access to adult content websites while the device is connected to the T-Mobile network. It has high, medium, and low filter options to help set restrictions.
The low filter restricts phishing attacks, malware, spam, adult themes, illegal downloads, and hacking.
The medium filters restrict phonograph, offensive content, and everything the low filter offers. The high filters restrict adware, sites on gambling, illegal activities, and terrorism.
You can use Web Guard on the T-Mobile app or website.
Apart from the T-Mobile parental controls, there are other parental control apps. These apps seem to work like – or better than – T-Mobile parental controls. One of such apps is the AirDroid Parental Control app.
Below is a comparison between the two.
Both T-Mobile and AirDroid Parental Control apps drew a tie for online activity monitoring. A primary feature aim of a parental control app is to protect kids from corruptive websites, to cyberbully, and other negative extremities the internet has to offer.
However, the AirDroid Parental Control app has something the T-Mobile FamilyMode doesn't exist regarding online activity monitoring. It can view the live screen of a kid's phone, while the FamilyMode cannot and does not make it available for viewing Notifications.
Phone surrounding monitoring is another part where the T-Mobile FamilyMode seems to be lacking. The app does not offer this feature. However, AirDroid has it.
AirDroid Parental Control allows you to listen to the phone surrounding remotely and record the audio/sound around your child's phone. With this feature, you can remotely access the device recording and monitor the calls and audio surrounding the device. Phone monitoring surrounding monitoring is a feature that sets AirDroid apart from the T-Mobile FamilyMode.
AirDroid has outstanding message monitoring features. It covers both text messages and social media messages. It also allows the user to read statements without anyone knowing, including Snapchat messages.
Conversely, the T-Mobile FamilyMode does not offer any form of message or social media monitoring. The only form of message monitoring it offers is related to alerts (screen limit etc., message alerts).
AirDroid Parental Control app offers instant alerts. When the target device receives a notification, the same information automatically and synchronously pops up on your device. You can monitor social media messages via an instant alert to see who they are texting and the content.
The instant alert includes a review of the target device usage. You don't need to open the app to get notifications and still get immediate alerts whether you are on the app. The warnings are informative and are updated regularly (and intuitively).
On the T-Mobile side, FamilyMode gives alerts in the form of text messages. These alerts do not come in frequently unless triggered. Some triggers include; daily usage limits, factory reset, a new device joining the network, etc.
AirDroid Parental Control has anti-tamper to prevent bypassing restrictions. Rather than circumventing the app, the app ignores the device security setting and configurations (jailbreaking). Each loophole has been addressed. The app runs in stealth mode on the target device, so it is impossible to detect if it has been installed. Kids can't uninstall what they don't know is installed on their device.
On the other hand, T-Mobile FmailyMode does not run in stealth mode. The target device owner can devise ways to bypass certain restrictions placed by the app. Hence, it is not tamper-proof. Some of the ways to avoid FaimilyMode are;
Both apps allow users to retrieve the location of the target device. T-Mobile will enable users to view their kid's where about with FamilyWhere. But AirDroid took it to another level with geofencing. You can set a virtual geographical fence for the target device.
When they move in or out of the location, you get alerted. AirDroid and T-Mobile FamilyMode allows you to track real-time locations and see location history.
Both T-Mobile FamilyMode and AirDroid Parental Control apps can block or schedule the use of specific apps on the target device. Both apps use statistics to determine the frequency of usage to prevent addiction. Both apps can also restrict app usage or/and set time limits on the app usage.
The screen limit schedule will turn off the phone after the limit. Access to apps or the device is not possible after that. The screen limit is usually set on a school night as a reminder to go to bed early.
But AirDroid is more flexible than T-Mobile FamilyMode. It can set the same restrictions or schedule the same usage limit for a group of apps. It also alerts you when a new app is added to the target device. You can automatically block the app from the notification.
T-Moblie family mode comes at $10 per month and does not offer a free version or a free trial, while AirDroid Parental Control has a free trial of up to 14 days.
The plan of T-Moblie family mode comes with screen limits, app/content filter, pause internet, app and internet usage monitoring, and location monitoring.
AirDroid users can upgrade to a premium plan at friendly prices. The premium plan comes in three categories; monthly, quarterly, and yearly.
The monthly plan is $9.99, the quarterly plan is $19.99, and the yearly plan at $59.99.
The T-Mobile FamilyMode has features that have proven a useful parental control tool. But it is not without limitations. To give your kids close-to-full digital protection, you need a parental control app that is hard to bypass.
Compared to T-Mobile FamilyMode, AirDroid is the best choice, picking up pace where the former is lacking. AirDriod parental control app is available for download for free. Try it today!


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Upon arrival, patrol officers knocked on the front door and initially engaged the man in conversation, according to Citizen App. However, the suspect later threatened to shoot the officers that led to the police backing away and requesting an Emergency Service Unit at the scene located at 133rd Avenue and 129th Street.
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