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Team India’s veteran leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has claimed that he worked very hard on his bowling during the lockdown and also when he was out of the playing XI due to his poor form. Chahal, who has been out of the national team for quite some time, has returned to the limited-overs series in Sri Lanka. He has struggled with his rhythm in international cricket over the past few months.
However, he did well in India’s 38-run win in the first T20I, returning figures of 1 for 19 in his allotted four overs as well. In a post-match conference, he was asked how he managed to do well after having the disappointments in recent times.
While responding during the post-match presser, the leg-spinner revealed: “Definitely, when I was not playing, I worked hard with my coach on where to bowl. I was trying to figure out why I was not able to perform in a couple of matches. So I worked on these even during the lockdown. I bowled with a single wicket (to aim at). I practiced with my friends as to where should I bowl. This type of bowling is my strength so I backed myself before I came to this tour.”
While Bhuvneshwar Kumar got the Man of the Match award for his stunning figures of 4 for 22, Chahal got the wicket of Dhananjaya de Silva (9) with amazing delivery. He flighted the ball that turned away enough to beat the outside edge and hit the stump as well.
However, while he was asked to explain the changes he made to his bowling to get back his rhythm, Yuzvndra Chahal explained that he worked on getting the line and length right.
Chahal said: “During the lockdown, I reviewed my bowling but I did not want to make too many changes. I wanted to look at the finer points like which line I must focus more on, whether I should bowl wider or stump-to-stump. I sat with Arun sir earlier (bowling coach Bharat Arun). Here, I sought guidance from Paras sir (Paras Mhambrey) and Rahul sir (Dravid). I sat down with them and watched videos of what I was missing and why I wasn’t able to perform like before. I backed myself to perform after that.”
“I couldn’t practice much during lockdown due to COVID. However, whatever sessions I managed to get, I practiced hard. I have been playing with one cricketer since childhood in my hometown. I bowled to him and spoke to him as well. The main thing was I have to remain confident during my bowling to perform well,” he concluded.

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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Source of my copy: publisher
Series: 1st book of Birthright series
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In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to avoid falling in love with the new assistant D.A.'s son, and avoiding her loser ex-boyfriend. That is until her ex is accidently poisoned by the chocolate her family manufactures and the police think she's to blame. Suddenly, Anya finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight--at school, in the news, and most importantly, within her mafia family. Engrossing and suspenseful, All These Things I've Done is an utterly unique, unputdownable read that blends both the familiar and the fantastic.
I was really excited to read this book when I first read its synopsis and saw that awesome cover. Also, I heard from my friends who had read Gabrielle Zevin's book Elsewhere that she's a great writer. So when I finally got to reading this book, I had really high hopes and expectations for it--and now I am happy to say that I absolutely LOVED it and I can't wait to read the sequel to come out.
The plot of this book had everything--excitement, suspense, action--and the world-building was fantastic and well-developed. I also loved the narration of this book, which was a first-person narration by Anya, the main character. It was narrated as if she were recalling back and telling the story to me in person. The way it was written, with Anya's vivid voice, made the story realistic enough that I would always feel like I was being transported forward in time and then put in Anya's shoes.
Speaking of Anya, I loved her character. She was a really likable character and I somehow got to relate and connect with her, despite how different our lives and personalities are. I liked how she was a determined, strong, intelligent and brave heroine. Although she had her share of flaws, I thought it made Anya's character all the more vivid and like a real person. In fact, all the characters of this book were all well-developed and full of depth. Every time I had picked up this book to continue to read where I had left off, I would feel like I was catching up with old friends.
Another aspect I liked about this book was the relationship between Anya and Wish, the love interest. I liked how it wasn't a big part of the book but it was still mentioned and was even involved in the events of the actual conflict of the book. I thought Wish was a great kind of companion for Anya's character and reading about the parts when they were together was nice and sweet. I rooted for them all throughout the book.
This truly was a fantastic read and was one of my top-favorites from 2011. On the day that I finished it, which was during history class at school, I let my friend borrow it and she ended up liking it too. So I really do mean it when I say that I recommend anyone and everyone to read this book for I think it could spark anyone's attention and interest.

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April 24, 2007
Tap!Tap! went the sparkling wand as Sasha struck it lightly against the glass pane of the fish tank. Within seconds, the fluorescent-red neon that had been floating on its side, belly up, seemed to spring to life! Sasha beamed with delight; she finally had a real job, and it was one where she could use her talents. Sasha had only been working at Pet Parade a month, and she’d already been promoted to the manager of the fish department. The store owners had been amazed with Sasha’s touch; they couldn’t quite place how she performed such miracles, but she did!

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The Quintessential Centrist believes in a progressive tax code. People who earn more should pay more. However, a progressive tax code must be applied with levelheadedness and proportionately. We agree with the position taken by many on the right side of the aisle who argue against excessively high marginal tax rates. A disproportionate number of people who would bear the burden of all in marginal tax rates over 50% and / or be subjected to “wealth taxes” proposed by politicians on the left, are responsible for creating a disproportionate number of jobs in America. We must be prudent so as not to impose a marginal tax so burdensome that it takes away job creators' economic incentive to offer employment opportunities for working Americans. That is suboptimal for all Americans. It is important to keep in mind: most higher earning individuals in the United States already do pay significantly more taxes, as they should.
We align ourselves with many on the left side of the aisle who argue that although marginal tax rates are higher on the wealthy, it is unjust that certain rich individuals can use the tax code to their advantage and lower their tax rate to a level lower than what working class Americans pay, in some cases to 0%. Hedge Fund managers, Family Office principals and Private Equity partners are typically wealthy individuals. By utilizing “carried interest,” they can reinvest profits back into their respective entities vs. paying ordinary income tax on short-term capital gains. Real estate investors often use 1031 exchanges to roll proceeds from property sales into new physical assets thereby shielding their gains from income tax. At TQC, we do not begrudge those individuals for utilizing the existing tax code to lower their tax bill; any rational person would do so.
It would be an understatement to assert that the United States Tax code is mired in complexity. Its sheer verbosity and length (4 million words across tens of thousands of pages) is testament to its convolution. The code is so granular, complex and cumbersome that it takes dedicated accounting and legal professionals years of diligent study to master the various opacities of it. After weeks of due diligence, TQC was at best able to skim the surface in assessing and appreciating all the nuances of a tax code so large, it is bigger than the Holy Bible. No such irony because perhaps only God himself can fully comprehend it.
When laws are overly cumbersome and complex, it typically means that those with money and influence, especially the political kind, can exploit them. Again, we find nothing nefarious in paying as minimal an amount of tax within the confines of the law. However, an individual who is compelled to pay an attorney over $1,000 an hour to study page 328, paragraph 3, line 5 of a tax code, is likely to have earned a significant enough income whereby they rely on complex legal maneuvers to shield those earnings from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Here are but a few of the most egregious and regressive loopholes in the U.S. tax code that we feel are unfair to the vast majority of salaried, tax paying individuals across various tax brackets.
"Step-ups" allow those lucky enough to inherit stocks, bonds, real estate and certain closely held businesses to avoid paying tax on these securities or assets. Instead of paying taxes on any gains from the time the assets were originally purchased, the “step-up” (in cost basis) allows the beneficiary or heir to use the current market value of the given asset. Therefore, if the beneficiary sells any of these assets, they are taxed on the difference between the price at which they inherited them at and the value they received from selling them. Scratching your head? Here is a back of the envelope example of how this works. In 1982, the stock price of IBM traded between ~$5 and ~$10 per share. Let’s assume an Investor X purchased 10,000 shares of IBM for $7 or $70,000, tucked them away and held the shares until they died this week. The closing price of IBM on Friday, March 15th was $139.43. Beneficiary Y inherits the shares, and then sells the stock for the current market price of $139.43. He smiles when $1,394,300 dollars appears in his brokerage account. Instead of paying taxes on the difference between the price Investor X paid for IBM and the price Beneficairy Y sold IBM for, because of the “step-up,” the heir pays nothing and keeps the entire $1,394,300 for himself. Here is another simplified example, this time using real estate. Let’s assume Real Estate Investor X purchased a piece of property for $1,000,000 and held it for 15 years, until her death last month. During the tenure of her ownership, she leased the site to a tenant. Upon her death, the property passed onto her daughter. The property is now worth $1,750,000. The daughter decides she does not want to be a property owner and liquidates it for its current market value of $1,750,000. Instead of paying taxes on the difference between the price Investor X paid for the property and the price her daughter sold it for, because of the “step-up,” her daughter pays zero tax and retains the entire $1,750,000 herself.
A remarkable event took place in Washington last month; Congress passed a substantive piece of bipartisan legislation. In fact, prior to the passage of the SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) Act on May 23rd, by a margin of 417 to 3 in the U.S. House of Representatives, the only notable piece of recent legislation that was enacted with the blessing of both parties on the hill was the First Step Act, a sensible prison reform bill, signed into law by president Trump on December 21st, 2018. The SECURE Act still needs to be reconciled and voted on by the Senate; but the consensus is that some form of the bill will easily pass.
We commend Congress for passing a bi-partisan bill, an extraordinarily rare feat during this hyper-divisive time. Unfortunately, our lawmakers, the majority of whom have accomplished few things consistently but fail the American people by absolving their responsibility to work together, have failed their citizens yet again. This time, Congress let their constituents down by perversely doing exactly what they’ve been rightfully lambasted for not doing: working cohesively to pass meaningful legislation.
In its current form, the “SECURE Act” is disadvantageous to the tens of millions of working Americans and small business owners who contribute to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). But before we delve into the reasons why, it would behoove us to frame why IRAs, while sometimes used by wealthy Americans, are often a preferred retirement vehicle for small business owners, the self-employed, and working Americans that do not have access to 401k's. For the sake of simplicity, we will focus on the two most commonly used IRAs: Traditional IRAs and ROTH IRAs, named after the deceased Delaware Senator and World War 2 Veteran William Roth, who spearheaded the effort to create the retirement product that has benefited millions of working American's and their heirs.
Each year, single individuals are allowed to contribute up to a fixed amount of money into IRAs. For the tax year 2019, IRS rules dictate that individuals can contribute up to $6,000 ($7,000 if you are over 50 years old). Although similar, there are two important differences between a Traditional IRA and a ROTH IRA. The money contributed to a Traditional IRA is tax deductible, whereas contributions to a ROTH IRA do not qualify for a tax deduction. However, while Traditional IRAs are tax deferred until redeemed and then taxed as ordinary income (the theory being, at retirement, the account holders' tax bracket will be lower than it was when they were working) ROTH IRAs grow and are cashed out tax free.

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The Marion County Republican women are planning a “Meet the Candidates Public Forum” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 19 at the Scout House in Hillsboro.
A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the forum to follow.
All Republican candidates for public office will be allowed to present their position on issues and time will be offered for questions from the audience. The forum is not intended to be a debate, according to Jami Williams, organization president.
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How to Play Roulette and Win – Roulette Strategies and Tips From the overview roulette may appear like among the easiest video games at a gambling establishment, but do not be tricked by its moderate dimension and glossy rotate table – to learn how to play roulette can take a variety of attempts and if they do not see very early outcomes a great deal of individuals simply quit with. It is a pity because roulette is a pleasurable video game and learning how to play roulette using all the various type of wagers and implementing a strategy or system can be very rewarding when you win. And of course there is the cash as well. Slot Online
Basically roulette is a video game of chance, although using certain methods can improve your chances. This is how to play roulette in its basic form without using any systems:
- You’ll notice a big table with a having fun grid and a roulette wheel, sometimes integrated in to the table and sometimes separate. The grid has a collection of numbers from 0 to 36 and when it comes to American roulette, 2 zeros. These numbers refer the numbers on the wheel. The numbers are also designated a shade, either red or black – again these also refer the wheel.
- Also on the grid together with the numbers are squares that say strange and also, identified rows (with the numbers in) and component of the grid is separated in 3 sets of 12.
- The idea of the video game is to use chips to wager money on either of the numbers (a straight wager, which gives the highest payout), either strange or also (an also wager, simple but the most affordable payout), red or black (an also wager again), the rows of numbers themselves or whether the sphere will rotate and land within the first 12numbers, the second twelve (12 to 24) or the last twelve (24 to 36).
- You can also go a little bit more complicated and wager money between 2 numbers (meaning if it arrive at either number you win at a reduced payment) or in the center of 4 numbers, giving you better chances.
- It I also perfectly appropriate to use mixes of all the various kinds, although you can easily shed track going overboard with various wagering options.
You might also prefer to know how to play roulette effectively and make money. Well there’s no magical solution to this. Roulette is a video game of chance although you can improve your win proportions and eventually go out with more money over time by using some strategy.
A common one that most major gamers learn at an early stage is the Martingale or double up technique. To do this begin with a percentage such as $10 and stay with it. Just use also wagers such as red and black, wagering $10 an item. If you win switch to the various other color, if you shed, on the next rounded double your wager in purchase to earn back what you shed. If you maintain shedding straight, maintaining increasing up until you’re back in the video game. You need a big financial institution for this to effectively work.

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The challenge with trying to crank out a book about love and relationships in a month is that it requires a whole lot of deep thinking. And this isn't even that kind of book. This is a book that makes fun of my inability to engage in a civilized conversation without swear words, my complete and utter lack of filter and tendency to self-destruct every time a decent guy enters my life. It is just this side of porn. I kid Mom, promise...sort of.
My brain hurts. I am tired. I just want to be done with this damn thing and yet, I cannot handle marathon evenings of beers and musical debates with my other comrades in arms. I do not have enough brain cells left. And seriously, do I strike you as a girl who knows shit about Zepplin?
So back to work I go. Editing, tightening up, killing sections, adding more. Next time I get a bright idea to try to write a book in a month, someone hand me a beer and point me towards some reality tv.

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ÖWNBOSS & Sevek – Move Your Body (Tiësto remix)
Following incredible viral and streaming success, as well as direct support from dance titans such as Martin Garrix, Alok, Benny Benassi, MORTEN and more, ÖWNBOSS and Sevek’s irresistible house gem “Move Your Body” has just received the official Tiësto treatment. “Move Your Body” (Tiësto Edit) is out now via the legendary DJ’s very own Musical Freedom label, and definitely marks a huge moment for ÖWNBOSS and Sevek, who have each been steadily rising through the house music ranks over the past years.
Keeping the original tune’s energy, catchy leads and groovy basslines, Tiësto infuses “Move Your Body” with a series of exciting synths and effects, resulting in a perfectly-crafted DJ weapon. There are few seals of approval within the music industry that hold the weight of Tiësto, with this edit signaling a very bright future for both ÖWNBOSS and Sevek.

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The Chief Executive of Rotherham Council, Martin Kimber, and the Director of Children's Services, Joyce Thacker, will face questions today on the abuse of young girls in the area over a long period of time.
The Home Affairs Select Committee wants to know why no action was taken for so many years and what changes have been put in place.
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Joe Robinson is understood to be accused of sharing material on social media from his time in Syria with Kurdish militia
Children will be showing off their creativity and celebrating urban culture later today at The Community Arts Jam in Hull.
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Lovely family owned place who were just fantastic and friendly hosts. They even had an omelet bar on Sunday morning! Very clean rooms with plenty of towels and lots of information provided about Merano. They even gave us a complimentary bottle of wine upon departure from their son's local vineyard. I wish we would've stayed more than 2 nights! Amazing views of the NE valley.
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Offering a free fitness centre, tennis court, plus indoor and outdoor pools, Hotel Lisetta is just 1 km from the centre of Tirolo. It features Alpine-style rooms with a balcony overlooking the mountains. These rooms are complete with a satellite flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a hairdryer and bathrobes. Wi-Fi is free throughout. A sweet and savoury breakfast is served daily, including locally produced bacon and cheese, as well as homemade jams and honey. The traditional restaurant specialises in local and Mediterranean cuisine and a bar is also available. You can relax in the free hot tub, Turkish bath and sauna, or unwind out in the garden equipped with deck chairs. Free hiking and trekking tours are organised weekly. The Lisetta is 2 km from Tirol Castle and a 10-minute drive from the gardens of Trauttmansdorff. A bus stopping 50 metres away takes you to Tirolo and Merano centre.
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This article was co-authored by Beverly Ulbrich. Beverly Ulbrich is a Dog Behaviorist and Trainer and the Founder of The Pooch Coach, a private dog training business based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a Certified CGC (Canine Good Citizen) Evaluator by the American Kennel Club and has served on the Board of Directors for the American Humane Association and Rocket Dog Rescue. She has been voted the best private dog trainer in the San Francisco Bay Area 4 times by SF Chronicle and by Bay Woof, and she has won 4 "Top Dog Blog" awards. She has also been featured on TV as a dog behavior expert. Beverly has over 18 years of dog behavior training experience and specializes in dog aggression and anxiety training. She has a Master of Business Administration from Santa Clara University and a BS from Rutgers University.
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Often referred to as man’s best friends, dogs offer a lot in the form of cuddles and companionship. Whether you’re considering adopting one or will inherit one via a roommate or significant other; becoming a dog person has never been easier. By familiarizing yourself with dogs and finding ways to be around them, you’ll be on your way to loving man’s best friend in no time.
Method 1 of 2:Getting into a Dog Mindset
1Buy dog paraphernalia. Stock up on t-shirts, stickers and posters of dogs. You don't have to spend a lot of money or buy anything in particular. If you're out and about and see something funny or cute that features a dog, go ahead and buy it.
- If you're on Pinterest, try doing a search for "cute dog stuff." There may be artwork, calendars or other items, which can provide you with inspiration for adding to your dog collection.
2Do online searches. To become a dog person, you should familiarize yourself with different breeds. There may be some you relate to and like more than others and by studying the different types of dogs, you have a better chance of finding the right match for you.
- Start by doing an online search to familiarize yourself with different breeds. Just Google, “dog breeds” and see what comes up.
- Start with the “A’s” and work your way through the alphabet. Or, if you have a particular type of dog you think you may like, start there.
- It may help to find a dog that fits your personality. People have a tendency to gravitate towards pets that resemble them in some capacity. X Research source Think about your favorite characteristics and try including that in your search.
- Some sites, such as the American Kennel Club, feature a blurb about the dog’s personality. You may be able to scroll through the list and pick out different qualities you like.
3Watch shows about dogs. Observing dogs and their behavior on TV is another great way to familiarize yourself with your new friends. You may even find yourself thinking about how it would feel to own a dog of your own.
- There are a lot of great shows on TV right now, which are about or pertain to dogs. Tune into Animal Planet or take a look at their website to see what shows they are currently airing.
- Some shows are about people who take care of dogs, while others are about training animals. Try to watch a mix of shows before focusing in on what suits your interests.
- If you’re just looking for something cute and cuddly, try watching the Puppy Bowl. The event takes place before the Super Bowl and acts as a competition for furry “frienemies.”  X Research source
- Another opportunity to familiarize yourself with dogs, is the National Dog Show, which takes place on Thanksgiving. The show features a wide range of dog breeds. While you may learn a little more about each dog’s characteristics, more than anything you’ll be able to observe many different types of breeds.
4Read a book. Whether it’s a picture book or a heartwarming story; there are plenty of books available, which will transform anyone into a dog person. Oprah’s book list for dog lovers is a great place to start.
- If you’re looking for a picture book, narrow in on what type of picture book you’re looking for. There are picture books by breed as well as books that will tug on the heartstrings, such as “Shelter Dogs in a Photo Booth.”
- Browse through Oprah’s online list of dog books. There are brief descriptions of each book, so you’re sure to find one book you can relate to or are interested in.
Method 2 of 2:Finding Ways to be Around Dogs
1Visit a dog park. If you want to do some more active research on dogs, visit a local dog park. Do a search for parks near you. Some are specifically designated for small dogs, while others are for larger ones.
- When you're there, ask people if you can pet their dog. Talk with them about why they chose the dog they have and what they like best about that particular breed.
- You may want to bring a few treats for the dogs. This will help them to warm up to you. Be aware though, that you may gain more friends than you feel comfortable with, as the dogs may swarm at the scent of treats!
2Volunteer at a local shelter. One of the best ways to be around dogs, is to find a local shelter where you can volunteer. There are many opportunities for volunteers including feeding and walking the dogs. Don’t worry if you’re not there yet, though!
- Do an online search for local animal shelters. You should be able to find more information as to how to volunteer, but if you’re having a hard time, give them a call.
- There are usually a lot of great opportunities and what’s more, there are a lot of great benefits to working with the animals. You’ll discover new things about yourself, while helping to improve a dog’s situation. X Trustworthy Source The Humane Society of the United States National organization devoted to the promotion of animal welfare Go to source
3Hang out with a friend’s dog. If you’re not quite ready to be around a number of dogs, try starting with a friend’s pet. It may be an easier transition if you have the owner close by to monitor the interaction.
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- You may feel more comfortable meeting at a local park, while the dog is still on a leash. Ask your friend to meet you there.
- Once you’ve gotten to know the dog, you may feel more comfortable being around them at home. Let them smell your hand first and try bringing a dog treat with you, to start building the relationship.
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Expert Trick: Ask your friend to be nearby when you're spending time with their dog. Their presence will keep the dog calm and they can jump in to help if the dog becomes hard for you to handle.
4Walk dogs. If you’re interested in getting some exercise and being around dogs, you may want to consider walking your neighbors dogs.
- You should start with just one dog. Familiarize yourself with the animal prior to the first walk. Ask to see the leash and learn about his/her walking habits.
- It may be best to start with a smaller dog, as they are often easier to control on a leash.
- Do not take on the responsibility if you can’t ensure your safety and the safety of the dog, while walking.
5Foster a dog. After all of your dog research, you may begin to feel like you’re ready to take on the responsibility of owning a dog. However, if you’re not quite ready to commit to 11 years, which is the average lifespan of a dog X Research source , you should consider fostering one.
- Local shelters are often looking for foster families to provide temporary comfort, love and support to the many homeless dogs.
- Terms and conditions vary greatly, so be sure to ask a lot of questions. You should know everything from what your financial responsibilities will be, to how the dog interacts with other animals and children. X Research source
- If you have a child in your home, make sure you try introducing the dog to your child before committing to the animal. Even if the shelter says they are good with children, you will want to make the introduction on your own.
- Understand that if you fall in love with the dog, you may not be able to keep it and it may only be with you for a very short period of time.
- You should also be aware of the challenges you could face when fostering an animal. Many have come from poor conditions and bad situations. They may have health or behavioral issues.
6Choose to adopt. You’re finally ready to take the leap and transform into a true dog person. Adopting a dog is a very big step! Remember, you’re committing to your new friend for 11 to even 20 years. X Research source
- Adoption should never be taken lightly. The worst thing you can do to a dog is to give him/her back to the shelter because you are unable to handle the responsibility.
- Read up on the breed you’re considering adopting. You should learn about potential health issues, as well their unique characteristics.
- Determine what the financial responsibilities will be and what basic care of a dog entails. If you work all day, you may need to find someone to let your dog out for potty breaks. These are all things to take into consideration before making the lifelong commitment.
QuestionWe got a dog and I was really happy. I always knew that my mom did not like dogs, but once we got them, she wanted to give her back. How do I convince her to get another one?Community AnswerRead How to Convince Your Parents to Let You Have a Pet. However, if you do agree to get another dog, be sure you can actually keep it this time. It will be heartbreaking for both you and the dog if you're forced to abandon it. If you can't come to a good agreement, it may be better to just wait until you're older and on your own before you get a dog.
QuestionCan a husky live in HoustonCommunity AnswerYes. As long as the dog has plenty of shade, water and air conditioning, it should be fine.
QuestionCan a dog live in London?Community AnswerOf course. A dog can live just about anywhere, as long as you do some research on the breed and make sure you're taking care of all of its needs.
QuestionCan a shiba inu be mistaken for a dingo because I’m afraid that if my dog escapes he might be attacked.Community AnswerPresumably you're asking from Australia, otherwise most people probably wouldn't think "dingo". If you're in an area where dingoes are, then people will know what an actual dingo looks like. Putting an easily visible collar with contact details on him will let everyone know that he's a pet, not a wild animal.
- Try volunteering as a dog walker at your local animal shelter. Even if you don't end up being a dog lover, you will feel good knowing you have done a good deed.
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/tech-support/201501/3-things-being-cat-person-or-dog-person-reveals-about-you
- ↑ http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/2/7/10900690/puppy-bowl-2016-lineup-online-streaming-time-tv-schedule
- ↑ http://www.humanesociety.org/animal_community/resources/tips/reasons_volunteer_shelter.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
- ↑ http://www.petmd.com/dog/wellness/evr_dg_how_long_do_dogs_live
- ↑ https://www.petfinder.com/animal-shelters-and-rescues/fostering-dogs/20-questions-before-you-foster-dogs/
- ↑ https://www.petfinder.com/pet-adoption/dog-adoption/before-dog-adoption/
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To become a dog lover, check out TV shows and online videos about dogs to get to know more about the animal. You might also want to grab a book or two about dogs to learn about the different breeds out there. Then, when you’re ready for more hands-on experience, you can spend time with a friend's dog or volunteer at a local animal shelter. If you’re curious about owning your own dog, consider fostering a dog from a shelter. For more tips, including how to know if adopting a dog is right for you, scroll down!


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Can N.H.’s New Campaign Finance Rules Hold Up In Court?
The attack ads with the cartoon sheep began airing in May, followed by the negative mailers.
Paid for by a conservative nonprofit called Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire, they targeted Republican state senators who supported Medicaid expansion and a four-cent hike in the state gas tax. According to a spokesman, it was just the beginning of the group’s efforts to “fight” for a more fiscally conservative senate.

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How many tradable assets does this platform offer?
Gates Bridge is a leading online trading platform that offers a wide range of tradable assets to investors and traders. With over 200 different assets available for trading, Gates Bridge provides users extensive flexibility and choice when executing their financial trades.
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Whether new to the market or a seasoned professional, Gates Bridge has everything you need to succeed in today’s fast-paced financial landscape.
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Minimum Deposit: $250
Gates Bridge is a trading platform that offers a variety of packages for traders of all levels. The PURE package, in particular, is focused on providing a high level of service and support to traders.
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Minimum Deposit: $10,000
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Minimum Deposit: $10,000
The Proficient package is one of their most popular offerings, offering traders access to premium tools and services that help them take their trading to the next level.
With the Proficient package, traders are assigned a dedicated account manager who can offer expert guidance and advice tailored to their trading strategies. Additionally, traders are given access to their unique trading platform, which combines advanced charting and analysis tools with fast order execution capabilities.
Additionally, they offer regular tutorials, webinars on cryptocurrencies and market trends, and a crypto wallet introduction for those looking to get started in digital currencies.
Their spreads start at just 2.4 pips, so even less experienced traders can begin investing confidently. And their flexible distances mean that you can trade precisely how you want – whether your strategy calls for tight spreads or high leverage, Gates Bridge has you covered.
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Minimum Deposit: $100,000
Some of the key features of the Polished package include a dedicated account manager who will work closely with you to help you achieve your trading goals. You will also have access to Gates Bridge’s unique trading platform, which offers a seamless and intuitive trading experience that is easy to navigate and fully customizable.
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Minimum Deposit: $250,000
Gates Bridge is one of the world’s leading trading platforms, offering various packages to suit different trading needs. The Veteran package is one of the most popular options, offering traders access to a dedicated account manager, a unique trading platform, personalized training sessions, and more.
With a minimum deposit of $250,000, the Veteran package provides traders with everything they need to succeed in the cryptocurrency market. Customers have access to dedicated support from their account manager.
This exclusive trading platform includes all the tools and analysis they need to make informed trading decisions, online webinars, priority withdrawal options, and more. In addition, Gates Bridge offers flexible spreads starting at just 2.4 pips and up to 1:100 leverage for advanced traders. Whether new to cryptocurrency trading or a seasoned pro, Gates Bridge has something for everyone.
Gates Bridge is an innovative and efficient trading platform that allows individuals and businesses to easily buy and sell stocks, bonds, and other financial assets. With its intuitive interface and robust functionality, Gates Bridge has quickly become one of the most popular trading tools.
Some of Gates Bridge’s standout features include its quick loading times, customizable dashboard, detailed reporting capabilities, and low commission rates. In addition, Gates Bridge offers a wide range of educational resources for beginners and experienced traders alike so that everyone can feel confident in their investing decisions. Whether you’re looking to manage your portfolio or work with a professional advisor, Gates Bridge is the platform for you.
Gates Bridge is a cutting-edge trading solution that offers everything you need to succeed in today’s complex financial landscape. With its intuitive design and robust feature set, Gates Bridge sets the standard for trading platforms everywhere.
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Soundpeats Mini ProSee price on Amazon
Overall Score 6.2 Represents average audio ecosystem compatibility score.
OnePlus Buds Z2See price on Amazon
Overall Score 6.0 Represents average audio ecosystem compatibility score.
|Category||Features||Soundpeats Mini Pro||OnePlus Buds Z2|
|DESIGN||ingress protection (ip) rating||IPX5||IP55|
|has no wires or cables||✓||✓|
|has an earbud foam||✓||✗|
|has stereo speakers||✓||✓|
|SOUND QUALITY||has active noise cancellation (noise control)||✓||✓|
|has passive noise reduction||✓||✓|
|driver unit size||10mm||11mm|
|battery life of charging case||14hours||31hours|
|has a battery level indicator||✓||✓|
|CONNECTIVITY||has usb type-c||✓||✓|
|maximum bluetooth range||10meters||10meters|
|has aptx adaptive||✓||✗|
|MICROPHONE||number of microphones||6only||6only|
|has a noise-canceling microphone||✓||✓|
|EXTRAS||has ambient sound mode||✓||✗|
|has in/on-ear detection||✗||✓|
|has find earbuds feature||✓||✓|
|supports fast charging||✓||✓|
|has a mute function||✓||✓|
|control panel placed on a device||✓||✓|
|has voice prompts||✓||✓|
|travel bag is included||✓||✓|
|See price on Amazon||See price on Amazon|
Ingress protection ratings is the rank of protection offered by a casing, against dust and water. In the format of IPXX, 'X' represents a number The first value represents protection against solids say dust, followed by the one that refers to resistance against liquids (sweat).
Having a value of IPX5, the Soundpeats Mini Pro's rating for solids indicates that no data available to specify a protection rating, and the second value of 5 means that they can withstand medium pressure jet that's 6.3mm diameter, similar to garden hose from any angle for 3 minutes at a distance of 2.5 to 3 metres.
In comparison to the Soundpeats Mini Pro, OnePlus Buds Z2 have a rating of IP55 meaning that ingress of dust is not totally prevented but dust does not enter in harmful quantities to interfere with the correct operation or impair safety and that of liquids is that, they both have the same rating against liquids
The Soundpeats Mini Pro have a weight of 9.94g . We take in account a lower weight better for the reason that lighter devices are more comfortable to transport.
OnePlus Buds Z2, at 9g weigh less than the Soundpeats Mini Pro with a difference -0.94g
True wireless devices have no cables connecting any part of the device together, Soundpeats Mini Pro are true wireless for this case since they don't have cables. This is an important distinction as some wireless earbuds have wires linking the 2 earbuds together.
OnePlus Buds Z2 also is true wireless since it has no cables linking the pair of earbuds .
Soundpeats Mini Pro have sweat resistance
OnePlus Buds Z2's resistance to sweat makes both devices ideal for use while doing sports such as long-distance running, marathons, cardio sweat workouts , etc
The earbud foam is made to be ultracompact and lightweight, with little interference with earrings, spectacles, hats, or hairstyles. The Soundpeats Mini Pro have an earbud foam to some it is more comfortable than the in-ear foam.
Soundpeats Mini Pro have stereo speakers, what this means is that Soundpeats Mini Pro's speakers deliver sound from independent channels on both left and right sides, this creates a richer sound and a better listening experience.
The OnePlus Buds Z2 also have stereo speakers
ANC uses more advanced kind of tech to actively cancel noise. How it works, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and then inverts the soundwaves to counter it. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) and producing -1 (inverted noise) to make zero thus "diluting" the noise.
The Soundpeats Mini Pro have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue as you don't have to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background sounds.
OnePlus Buds Z2 too have ANC which makes both earbuds ideal for flights and morning commutes. The Soundpeats Mini Pro and OnePlus Buds Z2 operate with different noise cancellation types, pick the noise cancellation type that you prefer for travel or that enhances your relaxation time.
Soundpeats Mini Pro stay well in place, creating an acoustic seal that tones down background noise and also prevents the device voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Both OnePlus Buds Z2, and Soundpeats Mini Pro have passive noise reduction which means that both tone down ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Soundpeats Mini Pro have a unit size of 10mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is the component that makes sound in the device, the unit size dictates the sound produced by the device.
OnePlus Buds Z2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter, making them have a larger driver unit than that of Soundpeats Mini Pro by 1mm , many people have a misconception that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty producing high frequencies so yeah, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they deliver better quality sound.
The OnePlus Buds Z2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio device produces low recognizable frequencies and if it alters the signal while at it.
OnePlus Buds Z2's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component generates high recognizable frequencies and if it changes to the signal on its way through.
Soundpeats Mini Pro's battery life is 7 hours, these last longer than 5 hours of listening which is considered average for a single charge. A device's battery life is given by the manufacturer, and with more battery hours, you get to use it for longer and have to charge the device less often.
OnePlus Buds Z2's battery life is equal to that of the Soundpeats Mini Pro . Each time you recharge your device, they get a little less listening time. The effect is not noticeable at first, but over time, your wireless earbuds will have shorter listening time.
This is given by the vendor, and Soundpeats Mini Pro's case is said to have a full charge of 14 hours. A charging case with more battery hours enables you to recharge your earbuds on the go multiple times before recharging the case itself.
OnePlus Buds Z2's charging case has a battery life of 31 hours, more than that of Soundpeats Mini Pro by 17 hours
It takes 1.5 hours to fully charge the Soundpeats Mini Pro's battery. It is recommended to fully charge the battery before using the earbuds when they have been in storage for long periods.
OnePlus Buds Z2 takes 1.5 hours to fully charge the battery, equal to that of the Soundpeats Mini Pro
Soundpeats Mini Pro's battery capacity is 45mAh, battery capacity, shows the amount of electrical energy that a battery can store.
OnePlus Buds Z2's battery power is 40mAh. less than that of Soundpeats Mini Pro by 5mAh
The Soundpeats Mini Pro have a battery level indicator, an indicator alerts you when the earbuds has a low battery. The battery indicator lights display the charging status of your device and case.
OnePlus Buds Z2 too have a battery level indicator, charging indicators enable you to tell the charging state of your earbuds, whether fully charged, or having a low battery.
Soundpeats Mini Pro support USB TYPE-C, an industry-standard connector for transmitting both data and power in a single cable.
OnePlus Buds Z2 too support USB TYPE-C. This USB-C plug is part and parcel of most current electronics.
The Soundpeats Mini Pro have Bluetooth version of 5.2, Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard that enables data movement between devices placed in close proximity, using short-wavelength, ultra-high frequency radio waves.
OnePlus Buds Z2 has a Bluetooth version of 5.2, equal to that of the Soundpeats Mini Pro . Newer versions provide faster data transfers.
Soundpeats Mini Pro have a 10meters distance connecting via Bluetooth.
OnePlus Buds Z2 have a maximum range of 10meters, equal to that of the Soundpeats Mini Pro
Soundpeats Mini Pro support AAC, a codec used for Bluetooth audio. It supports 24-bit audio at 250kbps. Since it uses psychoacoustic modeling, it provides better results than other codecs at a similar bit rate.
Since its the highest quality codec that any Bluetooth-supporting Apple product supports, the Soundpeats Mini Pro will work fine with your MacBook. If you are planning on using these with Android you need to pay even closer attention to codec support for if they only have AAC they won't provide the best audio quality possible, ensure that they also support aptX HD, LDAC, or LHDC as well.
The OnePlus Buds Z2 support AAC as well. Designed to be the successor of the MP3 format, AAC generally achieves higher sound quality than MP3 encoders at the same bit rate.
The Soundpeats Mini Pro support APTX Adaptive, an audio codec for Bluetooth devices that are developed by Qualcomm. It has a variable bit rate (between 279kbps and 420kbps).
Latency refers to the time it takes for the audio signal to be transmitted to your earbuds. Soundpeats Mini Pro have a latency of 60ms, a lower latency reduces audio lag and is particularly important when playing games or watching videos.
Soundpeats Mini Pro have 6 microphones.
While the OnePlus Buds Z2 microphones are 6, equal to that of the Soundpeats Mini Pro . More microphones record better sound quality and enable the earbuds to filter out noise.
The Soundpeats Mini Pro have a noise-canceling type of microphone, these microphones are intended to reduce noise from the desired sound.
The OnePlus Buds Z2 too use a noise-canceling microphone. This is useful in noisy areas.
Soundpeats Mini Pro support ambient sound mode, which uses microphones to channel ambient sound so that they can still be heard even while wearing them
OnePlus Buds Z2 support in/on-ear detection, the sensors in the device can detect when removed from your ears so that the music is paused.
When lost in a room, or can't easily find them in your bag, Soundpeats Mini Pro have a find earbuds feature.
OnePlus Buds Z2 also have the find earbuds feature. Use the device app on your phone to play a sound from your earbuds to locate them.
The Soundpeats Mini Pro support fast charging. Most often, technologies like Qualcomm’s Quick Charge, are used to lower the time it takes to fully charge a device.
The OnePlus Buds Z2 support fast charging. This kind is similar to regular charging, just that the battery fills up much faster. Say, with Quick Charge 3.0, the battery can be charged to 50% in just 30 minutes.
Soundpeats Mini Pro have a mute function, they have the option to mute/unmute a conversation directly from the earbuds.
The OnePlus Buds Z2 too support the mute function. It means that you unilaterally turn off the earbuds' microphone, but you can still hear the other party talk.
With the Soundpeats Mini Pro, so you can easily access the volume control, pause, play, mute, etc whichever functions are supported on the device.
OnePlus Buds Z2 also have a control panel on them.
Soundpeats Mini Pro have voice prompts. With voice prompts, you receive information via audio messages, like if there is a problem with the connection.
OnePlus Buds Z2 also support voice prompts .i.e the earbuds will notify you when the battery is running low, and it's time to recharge the device.
The Soundpeats Mini Pro come with a special case. Carrying earbuds openly, or placing them inside your bag without a casing can easily put them at risk of getting damaged.
OnePlus Buds Z2 too have a case included, which offers safe transportation.


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A Langley boy has won kudos for his lamb at the PNE.
Sean Hope, of the Langley Lamb and Woolcraft Club, raised the reserve grand champion lamb, which was sold at this year's 4-H Auction during the Fair at the PNE to Jeff Strickland of the PNE.
Members of 4-H clubs from around the province participated in the annual 4-H auction at the fair at the PNE, one of the fair's longstanding traditions.
In 2012, 4-H members raised $415,575 at the auction, more than $30,000 over the 2011 total.
This year's auction saw 153 animals auctioned off including 43 swine, 27 lamb and 83 beef.
The 4-H Festival is one of the most celebrated traditions at the PNE since the program's inception at the very first fair at the PNE in 1910 at Hastings Park.
Over the past century, the fair has welcomed more than 450 youth each year, from clubs across the province, to participate in its annual 4-H Festival.
The 4-H program aims at educating youth about farming and agriculture through hands-on learning experiences.
The 4-H auction is the culmination of a year of hard work and dedication by participants.
The youths spend the year learning important lessons in agriculture, including the costs of raising an animal from birth, and the profit made through sale at the end of the year.
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This report describes a campaign of targeted spyware attacks carried out from 2012 until the present, against Emirati journalists, activists, and dissidents. The campaign was discovered when an individual mail from an apparently fictitious organization called “The Right to Fight” contacted Rori Donaghy.
Donaghy, a UK-based journalist and founder of the Emirates Center for Human Rights, received a spyware-laden email in November 2015, purporting to offer him a position on a human rights panel. Donaghy has written critically of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government in the past, and had recently published a series of articles based on leaked emails involving members of the UAE government.
CitizenLab in the meantime found 31 public tweets sent by Stealth Falcon, 30 of which were directly targeted at one of 27 victims. Of the 27 targets, 24 were obviously linked to the UAE, based on their profile information (e.g., photos, “UAE” in account name, location), and at least six targets appeared to be operated by people who were arrested, sought for arrest, or convicted in absentia by the UAE government, in relation to their Twitter activity.
The attacks are working like this:
By chance, the attachment was identified as malicious and blocked by a program running in Donaghy’s email account. An analysis showed that it links to an image that claims that “This Document Is Secured” and requests that the user “Please enable macros to continue.”
The image attempts to execute code on the recipient’s computer, using a macro.
Read more and find the technical background here https://citizenlab.org/2016/05/stealth-falcon/
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Vancouver property in the city center located next to the Vancouver Mall
In city center
In the heart of Vancouver near the I-5 and I-205. Next to the Vancouver Mall and close to many restaurants including Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Red Robin, Red Lobster & Starbucks.
Indoor pool and spa
•Free wireless high-speed Internet access •Free continental breakfast • •Free local calls •Indoor pool and spa •24-hour business center.
Welcome to our Howard Johnson Inn and Suites, a Vancouver hotel near the Westfield Vancouver mall. The Howard Johnson Inn & Suites® hotel is conveniently located with easy access to Interstate 205 and I5, and just 4.9 miles away from Portland International Airport and the lively downtown area. Great shopping, dining, and entertainment are at your fingertips at our hotel. Start your day off right with free Rise & Dine continental breakfast, and stay in touch with free high-speed Wi-Fi Internet access. Relax with a swim in our indoor pool, or a soak in our spa. This Vancouver, WA hotel is convenient to the downtown Vancouver WA and Portland OR area, Columbia River Gorge, the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center, Portland Meadows Race Track, and Washington State University Tri-Cities. Browse a wide variety of specialty shops at the Westfield Shopping Center or enjoy a round of golf at one of several local courses. Join the fun at our hotel right in front of Vancouver Mall and enjoy dining nearby at various choices of restaurants, Red Lobster, Red Robin, Outback, Lacoster, Chinese, and Mongolian restaurant at walking distance. We also offer a conference room which can accommodate up to 30 persons for meeting, family gathering and birthday party.... We look forward to your arrival.
- Free outdoor parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Total number of rooms - 63
- Free breakfast
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- One meeting/conference room
- Laundry facilities
- Number of floors - 3
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 37
- Self parking
- Spa tub
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Free Wi-Fi
- RV, bus, truck parking
- 24-hour business center
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 400
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Free outdoor parking, Self parking, RV, bus, truck parking
- Room Amenities
- Connecting / adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary toiletries
- Clock radio
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- Wake-up calls
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Window opens
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast: 3 fresh fruits, 3 cereals, Make your own waffle, bagels, toasts with butter and cream cheese, apple, lemonade, and orange juices and coffees and teas.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- Braille or raised signage
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is 11 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Resort fee charged at hotel/condo
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Pet fee: USD 25.00 per pet, per stay (maximum USD 2 per stay)
- Early check-in fee: USD 20.00
- Late check-out fee: USD 20.00
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night
- Additional Details
Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Opus 6 is the next anthology in the Okal Rel Legacy series, forthcoming from Absolute XPress at the end of 2012. It is the companion anthology to Part Six of the Okal Rel Saga: Avim's Oath. Opus 6 will feature the writing talents of Sarah Trick, Elizabeth Woods, Patsy Crawford, Randy McCharles, John Preet, and Amanda da Silva.
Opus 6 is currently in its writing stages, but in anticipation of its release, Reality Skimming will be running special Okal Rel Contributors posts featuring some of the people involved in its production. Look forward to these profiles appearing in the next few weeks:
- March 14th: Paula Johanson (Anthology Editor)
- March 21st: Richard Bartrop (Interior Illustration Artist)
- March 28th: Stephanie Johanson (Cover Artist)
The Opus anthologies are part of the Okal Rel Legacy series, which extends canon for the setting of Lynda Williams’ Okal Rel Saga. Interested authors must work within the scope of canon but can extend existing story lines and define uncharted territory. Lynda acts as integrity editor for the Okal Rel Universe as a whole.
Four remaining anthologies will be published to correspond with Okal Rel Saga installments seven through ten, and interested authors are encouraged to submit proposals. Stories must be set in the Okal Rel Universe and address the theme chosen by the editor for the anthologies (TBA). Payment is $30 per story plus two copies of the finished print product from Absolute XPress. Each story is illustrated with a commissioned sketch. Prospective authors are asked to contact email@example.com with questions.
It is expected that most contributors will have read and enjoyed the series. A great deal of background information can also be found at www.okalrel.org.


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A Women’s Place is in The Resistance - a #HongKong protest art thread
Sep 24, 2019
While HK govt's depiction of women in the movt has reeked of misogyny - they can only be mothers, sluts or virgins - HK art shows a fuller spectrum of womanhood and what female righteous anger looks like. 1/10
There's this strange belief from the other side that a woman's role is domestic - even Lam, the bloody CE of HK likes to describe herself as a mother, not a leader. HKers and our art says eff that. Mothers, nanas, aunties - they are on the streets, raging against power. 2/10
Our govt see little girls as quiet docile pets to be spoiled. HKers and our art says eff that. Mothers, nanas, aunties - they are on the streets, raging against power.
The govt says young women on the streets are the men's sex toys. HKers and our art says eff that. Young women, geared up, determined - they defend us, fight for us, raging against a system that says they're no more than their biology. Note the art doesn't fetishize them. 4/10
The govt says women need to be protected from harm. HKers and our art says eff that. The first aider, badly hurt, crying blood - her countenance says 'look at me and own up to this violence you wrought', raging against a force that sees HKers like her as less than human. 5/10
The police sees women as objects they can humiliate and assault. HKers and our art says eff that. Victims of sexual violence, brave and unbowed - they tell their stories to raise awareness, they cry 'me too', raging against institutions that say their truths are worthless. 6/10
The city sees minority women as part of the background. HKers and our art says eff that. Nabela Qoser, fearless RTHK reporter, and so many others have a voice in this mvmt. They will be seen, they will be heard, raging against a city that's treated them as 2nd class citizens 7/10
Nationalism says politics is the domain of men. HKers and our art says eff that. Lady Liberty, Lady Democracy - brave, defiant, hopeful - they lead our fight, they inspire our people, raging against an ideology that says they have no place in Hong Kong. 8/10
The mvmt obviously can see more diversity - minority grps still under-represented. But the mvmt has seen many prominent women eg. Denise Ho, Agnes Chow, Rebecca Sy, Sharon Hom... and all those anonymous and masked. After all, the dream of democracy is one shared by everyone. 9/10
Like Hong Kong herself, our women have learnt they don't need permission to be angry, because there's so much to be angry about, that they don't need permission to fight, because there's so much to fight for. And that's a fucking good thing. 10/10
PS. This from TG today. The ‘march of progress’ suggests a woman slowly rising up... but look closer! Leftmost woman on the ground holds up a sign that says ‘democracy’, the umbrellas are held as defence etc... a woman can rage against power, in any and all roles.
Update, Nov 21, 2019
UPDATE: Since we’re having a discussion about feminism in the movement again, thought I should bless your feeds with these artwork featuring women frontliners from TG. Our art says - women are at the front and center of the fight, as much as the men are.
There are issues of sexism w/in the mvmt, but it does get called out. There’re also pamphlets educating folks abt slut-shaming & we openly talk abt sexual assault without the stigma - all these are advances in feminism in HK, even if it’s not the leaps some ppl are expecting.
Update, Nov 28, 2019
Nevertheless, she persisted.
Update, May 14, 2020
UPDATE: Wong Ji-Yuet depicted here is the former spokesperson for student activist group Scholarism. She was sexually harassed by police during last weekend's chaos. In this lovely sketch, she looks on, defiant and very pissed off - as she should be!
Update, Jun 18, 2020
UPDATE: There’s actually a whole collection from the same artist! All showing HK women, all shapes and sizes, contributing to the mvmt in different ways, from peaceful ‘woleifei’ to frontliners carrying... very big bottles. We like our magnums. 😬
‘Kong girls’ have seen a big change in how they’re perceived over the last 12 months, largely because of the absolute grit they’ve shown on the frontlines and in support.
But HK protest art still tend to mostly portray ‘yung mo’s as macho dudes. So it’s very nice to see HK women - whether dressed for the club or dressed for a fight - being the focus of a whole art series! 🙂
One more from the series. I can never say no to ‘Glory to Hong Kong’.
“Amidst the mist,
Drifts from afar the
Sound of horns!”


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A search operation of Ali Sadpara and two other climbers have been resumed today with the help of modern equipment.
According to Home Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan Muhammad Ali Randhawa, the search for Ali Sadpara and two other missing climbers has resumed today.
Muhammad Ali Randhawa said that the missing climbers would be searched by surveillance aircraft. High potters are also present in the base camp for the ground search of the climbers.
The aircraft is equipped with a FLIR system, which is an infrared radar technology, used for the search of missing persons.
The rescue operation could not be started due to inclement weather yesterday while Ali Sadpara’s son Sajid Sadpara has given up hope of his father’s survival.
Talking to the media in Skardu, he said that now there is little to no chance of his father surviving. He added that a search operation should be conducted to find his father’s body.
It should be noted that Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara and two foreign climbers have been missing since February 5 during the winter adventure of K2.


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Independent Tamil song “Selvom Vaa” under “U1 Records”
We are happy to launch “Selvom Vaa”, an independent Tamil song by Jaya Easwar Ragavan, a Malaysia based independent musician. The Song is about emotions during the travel of a man during his journey while on holiday that bring joy and brings him closer to the humanity and nature.The video is directed by Karthikeyan. The Song is penned by Oviya Oommapathy. Sathyaprakash (Rasaali fame) & Sudharshan Ashok have given the Vocals for the song.
U1 Records released this song on October 20th, 2017. One of Yuvan Shankar Raja’s main vision for U1 Records is to be a launch pad for Independent Artists out there. Yuvan believes Jaya Easwar is one apt find for U1 Records. Selvom Vaa has already won Agni Showdown 2016 under the category of Best Independent Tamil Music Video, Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement Award for Music Composition Category in Global Music Award Festival and it is also Officially Selected for TMFF Festival.


Tax time is generally when I catch up with my household's overall financial health.
After I've griped (to my computer) about the lagging income and higher tax payments that TurboTax calculates, I pore over the year-end reports sent by the various financial firms that hold my retirement savings.
That had not been a pleasant exercise until this year. But finally, the total balance of those 401(k) defined-contribution plans and Individual Retirement Accounts has not only recovered from the Cratering of 2008, but has grown enough to make me feel good about having continued to defer some current income for future use.
Like many Americans, however, I still feel as if I've fallen behind and that I'm not where I should be in preparing for my non-paycheck years.
Each year for the last 22, the nonprofit Employee Benefit Research Institute has surveyed both retirees and working people over the age of 24 for its Retirement Confidence Survey. Since the 18-month recession that ended in June 2009, the institute might as well call it the "Lack of Confidence" survey.
Results from the survey of 1,262 people in January show workers' confidence in having enough money to live comfortably throughout retirement remains near the all-time lows recorded in the 2011 survey. Just 14 percent identified themselves as "very confident," while 23 percent said they were not confident at all. In 2011, those percentages were 13 percent and 27 percent.
In fact, last year's results had EBRI research director Jack VanDerhei scratching his head. After all, the U.S. stock market had a good run in 2010, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index up nearly 13 percent. Why would so many be downbeat following such a bounce-back?
In an interview, VanDerhei said that those who described themselves as being "on track" with retirement savings showed no change in their confidence level, but that the worse off workers were, the more negative their confidence.
In other words, many people are confronting more immediate financial worries than saving for retirement. Forty-two percent of workers and 41 percent of retirees identified "job uncertainty" as their No. 1 worry, followed by "making ends meet," which was mentioned by 10 percent of workers and 13 percent of retirees.
Such clear and present anxiety tends to overshadow a distressing trend that has persisted in EBRI's survey over the last decade: Many workers say they have not saved much for retirement.
In 2002, 50 percent said the value of household savings and investments (excluding their house and pension plan) was less than $25,000. In 2012, that percentage had grown to 60 percent, with 30 percent saying the amount was less than $1,000.
To some extent, VanDerhei said, many Americans may have finally "internalized" the message that they will not have the comfortable retirements of their parents that were funded by once-common pension plans. The bad news, he said, is that it hasn't prompted them to increase their savings.
This former Temple University professor's message is: "If you can afford it, if you have a job, please save now."
Contact Mike Armstrong at 215-854-2980 or firstname.lastname@example.org, or follow on Twitter @PhillyInc. Read his blog, "PhillyInc," at www.phillyinc.biz.


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Trump says North Korea summit will happen
Kim Yong Chol, a top North Korean envoy, has gone to the Oval Office after arriving at the White House.
Kim is delivering a letter to Trump from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He was in New York City earlier this week to meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
President Trump is due to receive a letter from North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un any minute now, the latest step toward a meeting between the two world leaders.
Trump plans to meet in the Oval Office with Kim's envoy, Kim Yong Chol, who is bringing the letter, the White House said. It's the highest-level meeting between a US president and a North Korean official since 2000.
Top-level US officials have not read the letter from Kim to Trump, but are aware generally of its contents, a person familiar with the matter said. They learned of the letter's substance through diplomatic channels in the absence of reading the letter itself, the person said.
Kicking off his speech at the US Coast Guard Change of Command Ceremony, President Trump touted his administration’s “historic” economic numbers.
“We have reached yet one more historic milestone with 3.8% unemployment just announced,” he said. “And by the way, for the women out there, the lowest unemployment in 19 years.”
Any minute now, President Trump will speak at a US Coast Guard change of command ceremony.
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is speaking at the event now.
National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow rejected criticism that President Donald Trump's tweet Friday morning previewing the jobs report was inappropriate.
"He didn't give any numbers," Kudlow said "No one revealed the numbers to the public."
Still, Kudlow confirmed that the President did know about the jobs numbers when he tweeted Friday morning, "Looking forward to seeing the employment numbers at 8:30 this morning."
Kudlow said he briefed the President on the numbers Thursday evening.
Kudlow went on to argue that "short sellers might have looked at that (tweet) and said he's gaming us."
But CNN pressed Kudlow, asking: "Why would the President tell anybody to look at the jobs report if it was going to be negative?"
Kudlow responded, "You'll have to ask...that's a therapy thing. He's got a -- he likes to tweet."
He added that "a lot of people were waiting for the jobs numbers."
Why the tweet is in question
Federal law requires an hour between when a report is released, and when federal officials can comment on the numbers. Trump's 7:21 a.m. tweet came more than an hour before the today's report was released.
About an hour before the Labor Department released its closely watched jobs number Friday, President Donald Trump was already talking up its contents.
The May jobs report was in fact a good one for a president who likes to brag about the strong jobs market. Unemployment fell to 3.8%, which matched the lowest rate in nearly a half century. Employers added 223,000 jobs in the month, more than more economists were forecasting.
But investors weren't waiting for the official report. Stock futures, bond yields and the value of the dollar all jumped higher immediately after his tweet.
And that might be why the tweet was a problem: There is a federal rule dictating that federal employees who know the jobs numbers ahead of time must keep them secret. The question is whether the president's comment "looking forward to" constitutes commenting on the data. The tweet certainly suggested that a good number was coming.
President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke on the phone last night. The call came hours after Trump imposed steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the European Union.
"President Trump underscored the need to rebalance trade with Europe," the White House said in a statement describing the call.
Before the two leaders talked, Macron released his own statement saying he “regrets the US decision to confirm tariffs in steel and aluminum.” He said he planed to convey his "convictions" to trump during the phone call.
“This decision does not conform to the international law to which both the US and Europe have subscribed. So it is illegal," Macron said in the statement. "That is why we will take measures and provide answers. This decision is not only illegal, it is a mistake on many points. It is a mistake because it responds to a worldwide unbalance that exists in the worst ways through fragmentations and economic nationalism."
Stocks rebounded after strong jobs report this morning.
The Dow jumped 185 points on solid job gains, modest wage growth, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained 0.6%.
This morning's rally follows sell-off on Thursday caused by worries about a trade war.
US unemployment dropped to 3.8%, which matches its lowest point in half a century.
The economy added 223,000 jobs in May, according to the job report released Friday morning.
Trump tweeted earlier this morning that he was "looking forward" to seeing the report.
Important note about this:
Federal law requires an hour between when a report is released, and when federal officials can comment on the numbers. Trump has commented on the monthly job reports before that time has elapsed at least twice before.


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[Raising Cain] is a bravura performance, an astounding feat of intellectual detective work that—at its best—reassembles the world in new ways that challenge our assumptions...It's always provocative, as when Lhamon finds evidence of awareness of blackface minstrelsy in works like Benito Cereno, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Martin Delaney's novel Blake...Connections between the past and the present are no less provocative. Lhamon invokes Al Jolson, rock-and-roll, Elvis, the Rolling Stones, Norman Mailer, Bob Dylan, M.C. Hammer (remember him?) and even talk shows and stand-up comedy as substitutes for vaudeville, claiming all descend from blackface performance...This is a rich and enduring work, a secret history of how the world we live in came to be.
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|Azerbaijan Introduces Major Amendments to the Tax Code|
Effective from January 1, 2013
The Law "On Amendments to the Tax Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan" approved on December 21, 2012 and effective from January 1, 2013 provides for changes in 131 Articles of the Tax Code, and covers such directions as protection of taxpayers' rights and interests and improvement of tax administration and control.
As to protection of taxpayers' rights, last amendments to the Tax Code provide for possibility for the taxpayer of concluding a tax partnership agreement with tax authorities for minimization of financial losses, avoiding additional control measures and risks connected with tax payments as well as improving transparency.
Amendments also contain some tax rate reductions. The maximum rate of income tax from employment income and non-entrepreneurial activities has been reduced from 30% to 25 %, while the amounts of monthly employment income and annual income from non-entrepreneurial activities taxable at 14 % has been increased from 2000 AZN to 2500 AZN and from 24000 AZN to 30000 AZN respectively.
One of the most important changes was to improve the access of the tax authorities to the bank information, especially for the purpose of exchange of such information with other countries under international treaties concluded by the Republic of Azerbaijan. According to these amendments, the tax authorities of Azerbaijan may get information on the bank account and operations of any person covered by relevant international tax agreement if there's a request to this regard from the other Party to that agreement and transfer that information to the requesting state.
The opinions expressed do not constitute investment advice and specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
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There seems to be an uptick of badass high school girls getting into good colleges lately and this new story adds another to the list.
18-year-old high school student Brittany Stinson is smart as hell and also loves the crap out of Costco. She went about her college applications normally like any diligent… READ MORE »
Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna has won accolades for her scientific research and gotten acceptance letters from four other schools, too. READ MORE »
Our favorite little smartie Emma Watson graduates with a degree in English literature from Brown University this Sunday. Congratulations! Now go take over the world. [Just Jared]
Jennifer Aniston’s hairstylist Chris McMillan is doing Kim Kardashian’s hair over her wedding weekend. Remember, her wedding celebrations are taking place in both France and Italy. READ MORE »
This one is for everyone who freaked about the colleges they got into, if they were privileged enough to get into college at all: a Gallup-Purdue University poll found that the experiences you had in college rather than the type of school you went to, are the major factor in determining the happiness in your… READ MORE »
“Forget about having it all, or not having it all, leaning in or leaning out — here’s what you really need to know that nobody is telling you.”
That’s how now-infamous “Princeton Mom” Susan Patton began her letter to “Princeton women,” advising them to lock down a Princeton man by the time they… READ MORE »
Last week, the world met Susan A. Patton, Princeton grad of ’77, whose uber-snobbish letter to the editor of the Daily Princetonian was heard ’round the globe. Patton’s screed, penned to “the daughters I never had,” warned the young ladies of Princeton that they should find their husbands now, in college, because men in the… READ MORE »
Princeton graduates, in my experience, have been the most insufferable bunch of Ivy League braggadocios to ever walk this Earth. People I know who went to Yale, Harvard or Columbia don’t need to advertise it. But if someone went to Princeton, just like if someone is a vegan, THEY WILL TELL YOU.
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The smarter you are, the harder it is for you to get laid. Well, that’s what Dr. Alex Benzer, a Harvard man thinks. The Ivy League snob believes his fellow private college geniuses (yes, he even listed specific schools that qualify) suffer under the weight of their giant brains. So, in a piece for the… READ MORE »
In case you haven’t noticed, the stock market took a nosedive this week. The rest of us are left worried about investments, bank stability, and mortgages. But what about the men of Wall Street, who are getting screwed over by their employers: How are they looking to handle this mess? They’re looking to get screwed… READ MORE »
What happens when a bunch of hormone-ridden college co-eds party together week after week? Apparently nothing. Hot fantasies aside, the cold hard data is in. Kathleen Bogle, author of Hooking Up: Sex, Dating and Relationships on Campus, has filed her report. While the number of nuns may be dropping, the number of women who qualify… READ MORE »
After years of studying and not getting laid just so they could get into Yale, some Zeta Psi recruits have officially blown their chances of ever enjoying a woman’s touch. The freshmen frat wannabes posted a picture on Facebook of themselves in front of the Women’s Center on campus with a sign that read, “We… READ MORE »


Sixteen minutes after learning that a University of Minnesota student group booked conservative commentator Ben Shapiro to speak at its main campus in Minneapolis, then-president Eric Kaler declared, “I do not want this in the middle of campus.”
All he knew at that point, four months before the February 2018 event, was that Shapiro was “a right wing speaker and he made some appearances on other campuses.”
Citing security needs, the university ended up putting Shapiro in a venue on its St. Paul campus, far from student housing. Demand far exceeded capacity, and a regent accused the university of passing over a larger venue on the main campus that was easier to secure. Read More
The chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has produced moving scenes of disorder and desperation. Some see American fecklessness. Others, the rancid fruit of attempting to cultivate Afghanistan in our image. Finally, others see the Biden Administration making a hash of what was fundamentally a good policy of planned withdrawal. Even for those who supported withdrawal—as I did—the events of the last week undeniably were emblematic of the ongoing humiliation of the United States and its military.
Defending his decisions, Joe Biden gave a surprisingly good speech, which could have just as easily come from Donald Trump or Ron Paul. But considering the circumstances, the tone was off. The speech only justified the withdrawal in general and avoided taking responsibility for its particulars, including the grim scene at the Kabul airport, for which Biden and his administration bear some responsibility. Biden defied credulity when he said, “We planned for every contingency.” Read More
Nicole Solas was surprised to find her name listed on the meeting agenda of her local school board, especially since it said the board was considering taking legal action against her in response to her many requests for public records.
The Rhode Island mother of two began filing records requests with the South Kingstown School District several months ago, when she learned that teachers were incorporating critical race theory and gender ideology in the curriculum.
But she didn’t expect the school board to talk about suing her.
“I was shocked,” Solas, 37, told The Daily Signal in a recent phone interview. The school board, she said, “did not tell me that [the requests were] a problem.” Read More
Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden Saturday night said he was given a mandate by voters to restore unity and civility after what he called four years of divisiveness under President Donald Trump.
Addressing America from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, hours after claiming victory over Trump, Biden said he would lead by example and be the president of all Americans, not just those who voted for him. Read More
Donald Trump wins reelection because his supporters enjoy but one means of political expression: the ballot box. Donald Trump loses reelection because his supporters enjoy but one means of political expression: the ballot box. Read More
We do not know who claims victory for another two months but we already know why it happened.
COLUMBUS, Ohio– Tuesday, Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine addressed a joint session of the Ohio legislature in his first State of the State Address. While he covered several topics ranging from workforce development to infrastructure repair, the speech’s main focus was three key points; the gas tax, greater protections for children, and environmental action.… Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine is scheduled to give his first State of the State Address Tuesday, but don’t expect any major revelations from it. In an interview last week, the first term governor stated, “I don’t think you’ll find any great surprises,” adding: We’re going to talk… Read More
by Roger Kimball The big news last week revolved around the funerals of a 1960s pop singer and an unreliable Republican senator with a cult following among masochistic conservatives and cynical leftists eager to capitalize on his capacity to spread dissension among his nominal allies. I suppose the exploitation… Read More
by George Rasley, ConservativeHQ.com Editor President Donald Trump’s July 6 speech in Warsaw, Poland was a landmark in his presidency, and perhaps the best speech delivered by an American President since Ronald Reagan left office. President Trump eloquently evoked the spirit of Poland’s brave fight against Communism and Nazism… Read More


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A hybrid concierge program is where the Physician continues to see all patients and will allocate a portion of each day to the Concierge patients.
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