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Before we delve into the real subject of this article, condolences must go out to the families of Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos whose lives were taken while serving the great city of New York. All lives matter, and these two police officers were innocent victims of a troubled, misguided, and possibly mentally-ill individual. No person, police officer or civilian, should be murdered in the streets. And, no family should mourn their loved ones behind a senseless killing.
But, in lieu of the numerous recent incidents of unarmed shooting deaths of Black men at the hands of law enforcement officers, one singular question has to be raised. How could this not happen? Officers have abused their authority with minorities since the 50′s. The inhumane acts carried out in the name of Jim Crow laws set a precedent for the mistreatment of minorities in this country. Black people were persecuted and killed in the streets solely because of their skin color. Eventually, those laws were rescinded, but police forces still treated minorities poorly throughout the 50′s and 60′s. The next time that police brutality was publicly addressed was in the Watts riots in Los Angeles in 1965. The National Guard was forced to come in and quell tensions between the community and the police force. From there, police corruption has crept into the public view intermittently despite its constant presence. It hit the newsstands again in the 70′s when Frank Serpico began uncovering systems of bribery and unlawfulness in the New York Police Department. He turned in his fellow officers amidst death threats and lost his job, eventually moving to Europe for his own safety. The tape of the public, brutal beating of Rodney King was released in 1992 to remind the general public of the atrocities regularly committed by law enforcement against the poor. Minorities had suffered brutality at the hands of law enforcement for 40 years, however the authorities were either acquitted of any wrong-doing or not indicted at all. Social media and the sheer numbers of police shooting deaths have converged to raise public awareness of the mistreatment of minorities, but the disparity between the treatment of minorities and the majority has been wide for decades. None of this exonerates the criminal who took these officers lives, but it does give a feasible background story to the violent act that he committed.
Oppression comes in many different forms. So does injustice. And, the only way to describe the treatment of minorities by the police is vindictive and immoral. Minorities, especially unarmed Black men, are being killed at alarming rates by the people who are sworn to protect them. In 2014 alone, there were 14 cases of unarmed Black men losing their lives to police officers and 76 cases since 1999. And, at some point, there had to be either an organized, community-led revolt or some radical form of reprisal.
The “street justice” that led to the deaths of Officers Liu and Ramos was not fair to those officers or their families, however an act of retribution was inevitable at this point. Cops have beaten minorities, imprisoned them (sometimes justly sometimes unjustly), and have flexed an air of superiority and invincibility in low income housing for a nearly sixty years. Police officers have been militarized over the last ten years, and they have brought a counter-terrorism approach into everyday encounters with citizens. Officers risk their lives everyday, and better tactics are necessary to keep our officers safe. However, local law enforcement is not bound to the same code of escalation of force that the military is bound by, so they should not be taught to use the same amount of force. Local police have the weapons, strategies, and training to fight a war against a terrorist faction, but they do not have laws that stop their abuse of that power. They should be protecting and serving the community that pays them, not antagonizing them.
Relations between police and the minority community have been strained long enough to undermine any trust that may have been built between the two sides. There has been a long history of institutionalized violence against minorities - especially the Black community - for more than half a century. And now, the basic handling of everyday situations has been taught to be seen through a militarized scope, further exacerbating a known social problem. As long as citizens are treated like the enemy of those who are supposed to protect them, there will be disquiet and contempt between policemen and minority groups. And unfortunately, if more incidents of police brutality arise, more violent reprisals may ensue.

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WATERBURY — A school official has denied former Walsh Elementary School Principal Erik Brown's attempt to reverse his demotion.
Accused of mismanaging Walsh and bullying staff, Brown was demoted to vice principal at Kingsbury Elementary School in July. Brown and former Walsh Vice Principal Maria Zillo were put on paid leave in March, following a critical state audit of Walsh. The audit found grave problems with the leadership of the school.
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Yes, “Carbotanium” is a Thing
It wasn’t all that long ago when talking about exotics and supercars meant the “Big Three,” as in Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati. That seems like a quaint notion now, with supercars and hypercars emerging from all over the globe.
One of those upstarts, Pagani, is no spring chicken. It’s been around for nearly 30 years and making cars for about 20. First came the Zonda series at the end of the 1990s, followed by the Huayra in 2011. Built in Italy and powered by German Mercedes-AMG engines, Paganis have set high benchmarks for bespoke engineering and innovative materials.
And, some people find them beautiful to look at.
Classic Startup Story
A favorite part of Lamborghini lore has it that company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini decided to build his own high-end GT cars after Enzo Ferrari rudely rebuffed his suggestions for improving clutch life and customer service. How much of that is true doesn’t matter, but we all like an “Oh yeah? I’ll show you!” business startup story.
Horacio Pagani fits that mold. Born in Argentina to parents from Italy, Pagani followed his automotive passion to work on the Renault racing team and then, after moving to Italy, Lamborghini. By the mid-1980s, he was head of engineering. His interest in lightweight materials showed in the carbon fiber and Kevlar used in the Countach 25thAnniversary Edition.
Pagani history tells us that the young visionary tried to persuade Lamborghini to invest in making carbon fiber bodies. When rebuffed, he left to form his own company, Modena Design, to do that very thing. Pagani was barely 40 at the time.
Almost Named for a Race Hero
Lamborghini obviously respected Pagani’s innovative nature, because the marque became a Modena Design client. Like Signor Lamborghini nearly 30 years before did, Pagani decided that he, too, could build his own cars.
He made the wise decision to not build his own engines, however, a path that had tripped up others before him. Power came from a 444-horsepower Mercedes-Benz V12. The prototype car was named Fangio, after the great Argentine driver, Juan Manuel Fangio. That would not carry into production, however.
Just Blow Their Minds
Pagani debuted his first “production” car, called the Zonda C12, at the 1999 Geneva Auto Salon. The lightweight carbon fiber supercar could hit 60 mph from rest in four seconds. That was 20 years ago, so no wisecracks about modern Mustangs, OK?
Just three were made for resale, succeeded by the Zonda S 7.0 with a 7-liter V12 specially built for Pagani by Mercedes-AMG . Top speed was 208 mph. The engine would eventually be made as a 7.3-liter with more than 700 horsepower for the Zonda S 7.3 model. From the beginning, the Zonda design incorporated Pagani’s trademark four-pipe central exhaust.
The line continued with a series of bespoke Zondas, ending in 2018 after just 140 had been made. Pagani was not trying to outsell anyone, just blow their minds.
Hypercar of the Year
In 2011, Pagani introduced the Zonda’s successor, the even wilder looking Huayra. The name came from Wayra Tata (or Huayra Tata), “god of winds” to Quechua-speakingpeopleof the Peruvian Andes. That’s one way to top cars named after winds, like certain Maseratis.
The Mercedes-AMG 6-liter twin-turbo V12 engine made more than 700 horsepower. The racing-type seven-speed sequential gearbox transmission bucked the dual-clutch trend, sticking with a single-clutch configuration for much lower weight.
Top Gear named the Huayra “Hypercar of the Year” in 2012.
Living in the Composite Material World
The Pagani Huayra Roadster arrived for 2018, the 100-car run selling out quickly. Pagani brought his expertise in composite materials and active aerodynamic design to the fore with the Huayra.
The Huarya body is made from what Pagani calls “carbotanium,” a weave of carbon fiber and titanium. The active aero system can vary the car’s downforce, automatically responding to input from various sensors.
Where some roadster versions of supercars are heavier than their coupe counterparts, owing to added structural reinforcements, Pagani was able to reduce weight by 176 pounds compared to the coupe. The Huayra Roadster weighs under 2,900 pounds, about the same as a 205-horsepower Subaru BRZ sports coupe.
Mercedes-AMG pushed output of the twin-turbo V12 to 753 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque. The Roadster used the lightning-quick Xtrac seven-speed automated manual transmission from the track-focused Huayra BC.
It’s quick and fast, with 0-60 in under 3 seconds and a top speed of 210 mph. The wearing of hats is not recommended. Pagani is promising a successor to the Huayra in 2022, and an electric hypercar not long after.
Add V12 Pagani model into your collection while you can.
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A lawyer who tried to con a beautician by promising her a slot on Kalaignar TV was arrested by the Coimbatore City Crime Branch police on Sunday.He attempted to swindle .
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Shares of Peloton Interactive (PTON -2.00%) are back near all-time highs.
The maker of the $2,245 stationary bike has seen its stock soar in recent weeks as investors have turned bullish potential on the high-end exercise company due to its role in the "stay-at-home" economy. With most Americans under stay-at-home orders, the thinking goes, more people have turned to Peloton to help get their daily workout in.
While there is some anecdotal evidence of increased interest in Peloton's product, the company itself has yet to share any data on its performance since the pandemic swept the nation. Even if the company is getting a significant tailwind from Americans being cooped up inside their homes, Peloton faces several risks over the coming months that investors shouldn't ignore. Let's take a closer look.
Pent-up demand will go the opposite direction
The incentive to buy a Peloton bike or treadmill right now is temporary. Eventually, stay-at-home orders will be lifted and life will start to return to normal. Americans are already tiring of being stuck inside their homes, and most are anxious to give up the rituals like Zoom conference calls and FaceTime check-ins that have become a staple of life during the crisis. There's likely to be similar momentum in exercise. Once Americans have options like going to a live class or visiting a gym again, they will be eager to take advantage of those.
It's also hard to compete with free, and the COVID-19 outbreak seems to have sparked a boom in outdoor activities like running and cycling outdoors. With pleasant spring weather arriving across the country, the appeal of stepping outside for a hike or any kind of socially distant exercise is even more appealing.
Exercising from the comfort of your own home has been one of Peloton's advantages, but after the pandemic that could become a disadvantage as Americans will have pent-up demand for activities outside of the home.
A recession is already here
If you're one of the 16 million Americans who have filed for unemployment in the last three weeks, one of the millions more who have unofficially lost their jobs, or are just having job insecurity, you're unlikely to be in the market for high-priced exercise equipment now. Based on unofficial estimates, the unemployment rate is already in double digits and will keep increasing as long as shutdown orders are in effect.
A luxury item, especially one with a range of low-cost substitutes like Peloton, is a bad fit for a down economy. Americans have already shifted their shopping attention away from discretionary items and toward essentials like food, medicine, and cleaning supplies, and penny-pinching is only likely to increase as the effects of the economic shock spread through the country.
While shutdown protocols may still incentivize Peloton purchases for now, the pool of potential buyers is much smaller now that the economy is shrinking.
The fundamentals are still bad
From a sales perspective, Peloton looks like an overwhelming success. Revenue through the first half of its current fiscal year jumped 85% to $694 million as it benefited from the attention on its IPO last September and a strong holiday season. However, the company is bleeding cash. It spent about a third of that revenue on sales and marketing, a sign of high acquisition costs, and it had an operating loss of $112 million in the first half of the year. Though Peloton gets plenty of word-of-mouth marketing, its sales growth is being driven by spending on media, its showrooms, and other brand awareness initiatives. During a recession, customer acquisition costs will almost certainly increase as potential customers will need more convincing to take the plunge and buy a Peloton, which will further weigh on its bottom line.
Furthermore, though Peloton's top-line growth is impressive, this is not a tech product with a limitless addressable market. Even in good times, Peloton would reach a natural limit in buyers for high-exercise equipment, but that cap is significantly lower in a poor economy than during an 11-year expansion. Peloton's goal is to monetize new customers with a fitness subscription, but that revenue stream will slow if customers balk at spending thousands of dollars on an exercise bike or treadmill. Analysts were already expecting losses through 2021.
At a market cap of $9 billion, Peloton is worth more than Planet Fitness, a solidly profitable chain of nearly 2,000 discount gyms, has ever been. In other words, high expectations are already baked into the stock. With the tailwinds from the lockdowns likely fading and double-digit unemployment beginning to sink into the economy, Peloton shares look set to go downhill after the recent climb.


MnDOT Holds Second Highway 22 Open House in Kasota
KASOTA, MINN - MNDOT's Highway 22 open house series resumed tonight in Kasota allowing those affected by travel on Highway 22 the opportunity to ask questions and voice comments or concerns to MnDOT officials.
MnDOT hosted its second of three open houses with tonight's informational meeting focusing on the stretch of 22 from Highway 169 in St. Peter to County Road 2 in Kasota.
In the first couple meetings, MnDOT gauged the mood of citizens and made adjustments accordingly.
"We did hear a lot of different concerns and issues like drainage and safety and which intersections had safety problems." said Lisa Bigham, MnDOT District 7 Planning Director. "People were interested in having left–turn lanes added or having more chances to get onto Highway 22."
"We kinda laid out the different options based on what the recommendations might be to solve some of those issues," said Bigham. "We haven't really developed actual solutions but we're looking at concepts. Broad concepts like a four–lane, a three–lane section."
Making highway 22 four lanes leading into town from the North and South is on the table; but some residents don't find that to be a productive solution.
"The urban street scape would really improve Highway 22 in Mankato, to narrow up the median and to put more streets and sidewalks would really be a nice entry into the city of Mankato." Mankato resident Jodi Swanson said.
MnDOT finishes this round of public commenting Thursday June 14 in Mankato, with another series set to begin this fall.
Residents can take a survey at Thursday's open house or anytime online through July 4 to give feedback on the Highway 22 project.
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IFA Virtual Market Place Explainer for CE Week 2019 Exhibitors
Earlier this year, IFA confirmed that it will open up its powerful Virtual Market Place platform for exhibitors at CE Week 2019. This tool will give exhibitors the opportunity to showcase their products and services on an ecommerce-like platform that allows them to network with hundreds of thousands of trade visitors and media who access the market place each year.
“The Virtual Market Place has become an essential online tool for the events of Messe Berlin, which we have been continuously developing since 2002 according to the needs of our customers,” Jana Dewitz, Marketing Director for Messe Berlin, the organizers of IFA, told Dealerscope. “In the Virtual Market Place, our exhibitors can present their products throughout the year under the brand of their trade show and make business contacts. And with such sustained success over the past 16 years with IFA we very much look forward to making this powerful platform accessible to CE Week exhibitors this year.”


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Sphingolipids are emerging as second messengers in programmed cell death and plant defense mechanisms. However, their role in plant defense is far from being understood, especially against necrotrophic pathogens. Sphingolipidomics and plant defense responses during pathogenic infection were evaluated in the mutant of long-chain base phosphate (LCB-P) lyase, encoded by the dihydrosphingosine-1-phosphate lyase1 (AtDPL1) gene and regulating long-chain base/LCB-P homeostasis. Atdpl1 mutants exhibit tolerance to the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea but susceptibility to the hemibiotrophic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato (Pst). Here, a direct comparison of sphingolipid profiles in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) during infection with pathogens differing in lifestyles is described. In contrast to long-chain bases (dihydrosphingosine [d18:0] and 4,8-sphingadienine [d18:2]), hydroxyceramide and LCB-P (phytosphingosine-1-phosphate [t18:0-P] and 4-hydroxy-8-sphingenine-1-phosphate [t18:1-P]) levels are higher in Atdpl1-1 than in wild-type plants in response to B. cinerea. Following Pst infection, t18:0-P accumulates more strongly in Atdpl1-1 than in wild-type plants. Moreover, d18:0 and t18:0-P appear as key players in Pst- and B. cinerea-induced cell death and reactive oxygen species accumulation. Salicylic acid levels are similar in both types of plants, independent of the pathogen. In addition, salicylic acid-dependent gene expression is similar in both types of B. cinerea-infected plants but is repressed in Atdpl1-1 after treatment with Pst. Infection with both pathogens triggers higher jasmonic acid, jasmonoyl-isoleucine accumulation, and jasmonic acid-dependent gene expression in Atdpl1-1 mutants. Our results demonstrate that sphingolipids play an important role in plant defense, especially toward necrotrophic pathogens, and highlight a novel connection between the jasmonate signaling pathway, cell death, and sphingolipids.
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That Pre-Thanksgiving Covid Test Won't Really Keep You Safe
It seems like a simple way to justify holiday gatherings. But the everyone-has-gotten-tested method is utterly absurd.
Women’s Roller Derby Has a Plan for Covid, and It Kicks Ass
While baseball, basketball, and other sports struggle to adapt, an international team of skater-experts has figured out a safer way to play.
Stop Getting So Excited About ‘Preliminary’ Findings
No, seriously, when it comes to Covid-19—or any disease—bad data is worse than no data at all.
Sorry, Immunity to Covid-19 Won't Be Like a Superpower
It's nice to think that recovery will give you absolute protection, but that's not really how this works.
How Airlines Are Trying to Boost Efficiency and Cut Emissions
Winglets. Better engines. Lighter materials. The industry is trying everything it can. But the best fix for the planet would be for us to stop flying so much.
Artificial Intelligence Makes Bad Medicine Even Worse
A new study out from Google seems to show the promise of AI-assisted health care. Actually, it shows the threat.
200 Researchers, 5 Hypotheses, No Consistent Answers
Just how much wisdom is there in the scientific crowd?
Trans Athletes Are Posting Victories and Shaking Up Sports
Transgender athletes at all levels of sport are winning medals, spurring a contentious debate over the future of gendered competition.
Football’s Concussion Crisis Is Awash With Pseudoscience
Products that offer a “seat belt” or “bubble wrap” for the brain claim to reduce head trauma. If only the laws of physics worked that way.


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Top Ten Moments of 2017 Competitions
Throughout the Team Dance season we witness tons of amazing dance moments, but few are able to be truly captured in a photo. Here are our Top Ten favorite competition photos from 2017.
10. Shine Dance Studio
9. Backstage Dance Center
8. Dance Unlimited
7. Today's Generation Dance Studio
6. Inspirations Dance Studio
5. Expressions School of Performing Arts
4. Sole Dance Academy
3. Dance Images West
2. Precision Dance Center
1. Elevated Dance Project
We can't wait to see all the great moments 2018 will bring us! All of our pictures from last season are still up on our website if you want to look back through them and find all the great ones of yourself that you missed!

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When festivals wish to bring in international artists, their task is facilitated and the tour costs are reduced if they can book the same artists, especially if the dates and locations of the shows are close enough. This collaborative practise, called “group booking”, has been used over the last decades by over 15 North American world music festivals.
With the COVID crisis, this Consortium of World Music Presenters – which includes members from Albuquerque to Boston, Chicago and Toronto – has teamed up to launch a collective series of online shows. Called the Global Music Month (GMM), the event starts this weekend and will last during the whole month of September – which is when most of the members of the consortium would normally hold their festival.
The first online presentation will kick off this Saturday night, Aug 29, at Chicago’s Square Roots Festival with six local artists including genres as diverse as soul, Native hip hop, and Afro drumming music from Puerto Rico. Founded by the Old Town School of Folk Music, this free annual event aims at supporting the local community, reflecting the whole mindset of GMM members.
Bringing the community together
“Community” is a word that came up quite often in the conversation with David Chávez and Carlos Tortolero, of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events (DCASE). The two curators have the best job in town, since they benefit from the most “unique” and “generous” public program in the country. They both select artists for jazz, blues, gospel, house and world music festivals, as well as theatre and dance projects produced by the city’s department.
Chicago’s multiple cultural events attract some 30,000 people each year. All events are free of charge and the curators say they are focusing on community outreach.
Chicago’s Virtual World Music Festival will feature four thematic series every weekend in September, starting on Sept. 6 with a tribute to the legendary Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, for the centennial of his birthday.
Jewish and Eastern European music
Toronto’s Ashkenaz Festival is also part of the consortium. North America’s largest Jewish art and music festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary over the first week of September. Ashkenaz 2020: Live and From the Archive includes a total of 14 music acts: seven live 20-min pop up shows, as well as seven recordings from previous editions of the festival, available on the festival’s YouTube channel and Facebook profile.
The festival kicks off with a live show by Mark and Marichka Marczyk, a very dynamic Ukrainian duo active in several bands in Toronto. A violinist and singer, Marczyk explains that Jewish music has roots in Eastern Europe, which creates “a lot of crossover”.
Apart from being the founder and performing in a couple of bands, Mark Marczyk has also launched URGNT last March. Since the very beginning of the pandemic, this online platform has provided a digital stage for Canadian artists who suddenly saw all their gigs cancelled and had all ties severed with their audience.
Marczyk initially intended to take advantage of empty music venues in Toronto and set out to produce 19 shows for 19 days, but as the lockdown was enforced, the project consolidated inside the homes of artists. Marczyk would give them instructions on the format of images to be shot so he could later achieve homogeneity while editing the footage.
A one-stop shop for Canadian music
URGNT quickly became a one-stop shop for Canadian music as Marczyk partnered with event presenters like the TD Sunfest in London, Ontario, and all the way to Canada’s Northern territories with Whitehorse’s Folk on the Rocks. Since March, over 40 artists have been featured on URGNT’s platform, a majority of them being from visible minorities, Marczyk said.
Eric Steiner, the founder of Ashkenaz Festival, who had been following URGNT closely, contacted Marczyk to ask advice on a digital solution for the 25th anniversary of the Jewish festival, and URGNT took on the production and streaming of live videos.
Despite its name, the Ashkenaz Fest also includes Sephardic culture, coming from southern Europe. Among the cross cultural programming will be a live pop up show of Moneka Arabic Jazz. The lead singer, Ahmed Moneka, is an Iraqi actor who settled in Toronto a few years ago as a refugee after he was threatened for acting in a controversial film released at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
‘Music happens, whether we are watching or not’
Ashkenaz’s live pop up shows will be filmed in several outdoor spaces that are “visually dynamic”, and with “a strong sense of community”, such a backyard porch, beautiful High Park or multicultural Kensington Market, explained Marczyk.
URGNT recently joined GMM and got a slot in the programming to produce a project dear to Marczyk’s heart: an online conference and music market focused on Eastern European culture, developed pre-COVID with the Toronto Ukrainian Festival. Scheduled on Sept. 9 on URGNT website, Slavic Music Meet will offer “brand new, exclusive showcases” from eight artists in Ukraine, Poland, Estonia, Macedonia and the Canadian diaspora, as well as re-runs of URGNT footage shot this spring, with Ontario and Quebec artists such as Socalled, Moskitto Bar or Balaklava Blues. The pan-Slavic event will also feature two panel discussions with music export offices throughout Eastern Europe.
All Ashkenaz and URGNT shows will be posted on URGNT website between Sept.1 – 9.
‘Exotic’ French music to be found in Montreal
Canadians might not see it as ‘exotic’, but French music is certainly seen like it south of the border, Daniel Seligman, recalled founder of POP Montreal. Indeed, Quebec’s bilingual metropolis is used to switching from one Canadian official language to the other, with sentences mixing both in a sort of Quebecois ‘Frenglish’.
This year’s calendar, stretching from Sept. 23 to 27, will be a reflection of this diversity with a hybrid edition combining live and virtual events. Although it is mostly frequented by local crowds in this back-to- school period, POP Montreal has built an international reputation as a community-oriented event supporting underground, indie artists.
Trans artist from Montreal generating much buzz
The Zambian-Canadian, transgenre singer and musician Backxwash is a perfect example of an artist that doesn’t fancy being pigeonholed in any music genre, or any sexual genre either, for that matter. Their Sept. 26 show on the rooftop of the Rialto Theatre is already sold out.
All POP Montreal 2020 events will be available on its Facebook page, with surprise pop-up shows, film screenings, art exhibitions, symposium panel discussions, and even a virtual art/artisan sale for its traditional flea market Puces POP.
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A coloring book with shiny stickers featuring the characters from Dinosaur Train! Buddy and his family check out the new nursery car on the Dinosaur Train—and watch dinosaur babies hatch! Boys and...
The Pteranodon family celebrates the beginning of winter with a trip to the North Pole! Children ages 2–5 will love this Little Golden Book that retells an episode of the PBS Kids show Dinosaur Train...

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The liver: biology and pathobiology
The first major text to link the discoveries of basic biology to the understanding and clinical management of liver diseases, The Liver: Biology and Pathobiology has long been a classic in gastroenterology and hepatology. Now, this landmark work has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect recent groundbreaking achievements in the laboratory and clinic. More than 100 world-renowned investigators provide a definitive account of current concepts on the structure and function of the liver and the mechanisms underlying liver diseases. This edition has been pared down to a smaller, more user-friendly size and focused more sharply on the most important advances. A Brandon-Hill recommended title.
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Plot structure in any novel is an important literary technique that can differ greatly from one novel to another. While the actual story tells the reader the events that happen to the characters, the plot is the technique used to form a time line for the story, whether the events are placed in chronological order or not. The novels Waiting for the Barbarians by J.M. Coetzee and A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro have plot structures that do not conform to the basic idea of a story in chronological order as time passes by, however their structures are vastly different nonetheless.
In the novel A Pale View of Hills, Ishiguro uses a very unique strategy to tell the story of Etsuko and her life. Instead of laying out the story in the present, he reaches back into Etsuko’s memory to find the story. He structures the plot around her thoughts and memories to bring back the story of her life in a way that makes the reader pay close attention to detail in order to understand where the characters are in time throughout the book. Ishiguro uses Etsuko to lay out the novel, but Etsuko cannot necessarily be relied upon. The author uses memory to skew the timelines of the events that take place in the novel, making the plot of the novel one that jumps around through time and blurs the lines between fiction and fact. The very beginning of the novel is set in the past when Etsuko’s daughter Niki comes to visit her. “She came to see me earlier this year, in April, when the days were still cold and drizzly” (Ishiguro 9). The only time that Etsuko’s memory seems to always be correct is in the times that she is with Niki.
In the novel Waiting for the Barbarians, the structure of the plot differs greatly from that of Ishiguro’s work. Instead of flashing back to the past and having the main character, the Magistrate, narrate the events from the past, Coetzee structures the novel in a very straightforward way. The events come to the Magistrate, as well as the reader, as they are happening. This sets a tone of mystery and intrigue for the reader that does not appear as much in A Pale View of Hills.
Both authors of these novels use unique strategies to shape the plot. In A Pale View of Hills, Ishiguro uses Etsuko’s memory, or lack thereof, to offset the plot and make the reader question what is going on in the character’s life. “It is possible that my memory of these events will have grown hazy with time, that things did not happen in quite the way they come back to me today” (Ishiguro 41). Ishiguro also starts the novel with telling the reader the most important event in the main character’s life, the suicide of Etsuko’s daughter, Keiko. This not only sets the tone for the whole novel, but makes it so that the reader can tie events of Etsuko’s memory in with this life changing event that has scarred her. “Memory, I realize, can be an unreliable thing; often it is heavily colored by the circumstances in which one remembers, and no doubt this applies to certain of the recollections I have gathered here” (Ishiguro 156). Ishiguro also uses the plot structure to repeat significant events in the life of Etsuko. “It was towards the beginning of summer – I was in my third or fourth month of pregnancy by then – when I first watched that large American car, white and battered, bumping its way over the wasteground towards the river. It was well into the evening, and the sun setting behind the cottage gleamed a moment against the metal” (Ishiguro 12). Later in the novel, Etsuko sees the same car and it has a similar impact on her. “It was the latter part of the afternoon, a day or two after our outing to Inasa, and I happened to glace out the window. The wasteground outside must have hardened significantly since the first occasion I had watched that large American car, for now I saw it coming across the uneven surface without undue difficulty…The glare on the windscreen prevented me from seeing clearly, but I received a distinct impression that the driver was not alone” (Ishiguro 157). In both instances where this American car comes into the novel, they are gone again in an instant and are never explained or commented on further. Ishiguro uses this as a way of bringing the plot around in a circular way, making the story more difficult on which to place a sense of time.
The author of the novel Waiting for the Barbarians, J. M. Coetzee, uses a very different technique in which to further and shape the plot. While Coetzee uses a very straightforward approach to tell the story of the Magistrate through his eyes, he also uses techniques like dreams to foreshadow and insinuate things in the Magistrate’s life. The first dream that occurs is the dream that the Magistrate keeps having again and again. “In the dream I pass through the barracks gate, pass the bare flagpole. The square extends before me, blending at it’s edges into the luminous sky. Walls, trees, houses have dwindled, lost their solidity, retired over the rim of the world” (Coetzee 10). This dream reappears multiple times throughout the novel and it furthers the plot by changing a little each time it happens. This dream is also the first time where an image of the barbarian girl comes into play. “I am aware of my bulk, my shadowiness, therefore I am not surprised that the children melt away on either side as I approach. All but one. Older than the others, perhaps not even a child, she sites in the snow with her hooded back to me working at the door of the castle, her legs splayed, borrowing, patting, moulding. I stand behind her to watch. She does not turn. I try to imagine the face between the petals of her peaked hood but cannot” (Coetzee 11). The Magistrate is not aware that this image is a representation of the barbarian girl, nor is the reader, the first time she appears in the dream, but as the plot progresses, it becomes evident that the young girl in this dream is the barbarian girl who has made such an impact of the Magistrate’s life. The first time he encounters the barbarian girl he finds her kneeling in the snow. “She kneels in the shade of the barracks wall a few yards from the gate, muffled in a coat too large for her, a fur cap open before her on the ground” (Coetzee 29). This makes the reader wonder if the dreams he is having is a foreshadowing into the future of the Magistrate’s life and the future of the town. Coetzee uses this technique of dreams to make the reader see the full impact that this girl has had on the Magistrate even though he cannot see it himself.
Both Kazuo Ishiguro and J. M. Coetzee have written literary works of art using their unique story telling methods. Their use of plot structure furthers their stories and makes the reader tie events together in a way that is unique and imaginative. While Ishiguro uses things such as memories and the uncertainty of the past to tell his story in A Pale View of Hills, Coetzee uses a straight forward approach where the events come to the reader as the characters experience them in his novel Waiting for the Barbarians. Both uses of plot structure are alluring and lead to a captured attention from the reader and an interesting spin on the normal structure of time and space that many readers are used to.
•Coetzee, J. M. Waiting for the Barbarians. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin, 1982. Print.
•Ishiguro, Kazuo. A Pale View of Hills. New York: Vintage, 1990. Print.
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BSF DG calls border killings ‘unfortunate deaths’
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Director General of Indian's Border Security Force (BSF) Rajni Kant Mishra expressed his deep concern over increasing number of killings on the Bangladesh-India border in recent time.
Terming the killings as unexpected deaths, he said, "You say 'killings', I say unfortunate deaths of individuals."
Rajni Kant came up with this remark at a press conference at the Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) headquarters on Monday in the capital.
The DG informed that the killings in the border have increased in five months this year comparing to the last year. But he requested to find out the circumstances of the deaths on the border.
He urged security forces of both the countries to arrange joint patrolling along the border for stopping the killings.
A four-day conference of the BGB with BSF has begun on June 12.
A 10-member delegation of BSF led by its Director General Rajni Kant Mishra is participating in the conference. The delegation also includes officials from the ministries of home and external affairs of India.
A 19-member BGB team comprising representatives from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), foreign ministry, home ministry, Department of Narcotics Control, Joint Rivers Commission, and Department of Land Records and Survey is led by its Director General Maj Gen Md Shafeenul Islam.
Seven people were killed last year of which six were Indians and only one was Bangladeshi, the BSF DG claimed.
But his figure contradicts the statistics of Bangladeshi rights body Ain O Salish Kendra which said at least 15 Bangladeshi people were killed in the border last year. And in the last five months alone, the number is being estimated at 15.
The BSF DG said they use non-lethal weapons in the borders and use firearms in the rarest situations to protect themselves, not to target anyone.
"We have trained our forces to maintain maximum restraint. But sometimes the situation turns so ugly that our men are attacked with stones, sticks and sharp weapons," the BSF DG said.
On the border killing issue, the Border Guard Bangladesh DG Shafeenul said, "We have of course raised our concern over the increased number of deaths in the borders."
He said the number of deaths this year is eight and both forces have come to an agreement to ensure the number is kept at where it is now.
Replying to a query on the source of Yaba smuggling into Bangladesh through India, the BSF DG said none of the two countries are the source of the contraband items.
"We are working to check illegal dumping of Yaba tablets through India," he said. In the conference, both sides agreed to undertake joint efforts to bring down the border killing incidents to zero, to take steps for prevention of human trafficking and illegal crossing, prevention of illegal arms ammunition and explosives, drugs and gold through increasing coordinated patrols in the vulnerable border areas, according to a joint statement.
Both sides exchanged a list of criminals and smugglers operating in the border area and sought assistance to address the issues, the joint statement added.


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Ming-Chi Kuo Says All 2017 iPhones Will Have Lightning Connectors With USB-C Fast Charging
All three iPhones rumored to be launched in 2017 will retain Lightning connectors with the addition of USB-C Power Delivery for faster charging, including an all-new OLED model with a larger L-shaped battery and updated 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
An excerpt from his latest research note obtained by MacRumors:
New 2H17 models may all support fast charging. We believe all three new iPhones launching in 2H17 will support fast charging by the adoption of Type-C Power Delivery technology (while still retaining the Lightning port). A key technical challenge lies with ensuring product safety and stable data transmission during a fast charge. In order to achieve that goal, we think Apple will adopt TI's power management and Cypress's Power Delivery chip solutions for the new iPhone models. We note the OLED version may have a faster charging speed thanks to a 2-cell L shaped battery pack design.
Kuo expects Apple to retain the Lightning port given it has a slightly slimmer design compared to a USB-C port, to sustain MFi Program licensing income from Lightning accessories, and because he believes USB-C's high-speed data transmission is "still a niche application" for iPhone.
The 12.9-inch iPad Pro already supports USB 3.0 speeds and fast charging with a Lightning to USB-C cable, while iPhones and other devices with a Lightning connector still transfer at USB 2.0 speeds.
Kuo's prediction comes just two days after The Wall Street Journal seemingly reported that at least one upcoming iPhone model would have a USB-C port instead of a Lightning connector. However, the report's wording was somewhat vague and sparked a lot of confusing reaction among the Apple community.
Apple's latest MacBook Pro models are equipped with Thunderbolt 3 ports, which share the same connector design as USB-C, while the 12-inch MacBook also has a USB-C port. Apple could still bundle a Lightning to USB-C cable with its next iPhones to allow for connectivity with those notebooks out of the box.
Apple says iOS 16.4 is coming in the spring, which began this week. In his Sunday newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the update should be released "in the next three weeks or so," meaning a public release is likely in late March or early April.
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Apple is tracking the attendance of its employees at offices using badge records in order to ensure they are coming in at least three times a week, according to Platformer's Zoë Schiffer.
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While the iPhone 15 series is still around six months away from launching, there have already been plenty of rumors about the devices. Many new features and changes have been rumored for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max in particular.
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Nothing today announced the launch of its second-generation wireless earbuds, the Nothing Ear (2), which offer many of the same features as Apple's AirPods Pro 2 at a lower price point. We went hands-on with the Ear (2) earbuds to see whether they're a viable alternative to the AirPods Pro 2 for those who want to save some cash.
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We already had a first look at Wednesday, Tim Burton’s coming-of-age crime/horror/mystery spin-off of the Addams Family franchise, and now we have a title sequence too.
Filled with eerie music and ominous imagery of bugs being swallowed by Venus flytraps and crows flying by a full moon, the opening theme is also packed with little clues that may or may not be relevant to the show itself – keep an eye out them.
What is the Nightshade Society emblazoned on a mysterious tome? Why is Thing, the Addams’ most practical family member, crawling down a spiral staircase that resembles a clock? What is this burning tree doing in a crystal ball?
On Wednesday, Jenny Ortega stars in the title role alongside Gwendoline Christie, Jamie McShane and the OG Wednesday film franchise Christina Ricci.
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Blackhawk Growth Corp. BLRZF, an investment holding company focused on acquiring and developing high-growth companies in the health, cannabis and psychedelics sectors in the US and Canada, announced it intends to complete a spin-out transaction of its wholly-owned subsidiaries MindBio Therapeutics Pty. Ltd. and Digital Mind Technology Pty Ltd. through a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).
The new settlement would group the shares of both Australian-based companies together to form an independent company focusing on the psychedelics and mental health technologies business.
Blackhawk’s CEO Frederick Pels stated: “This is a significant milestone for Blackhawk and Mindbio. The goal of this transaction is to unlock further value of the assets by allowing it to be developed separately, in a sector-focused public company by a skilled and experienced management team and ensure shareholders continue to benefit from the growth of both companies.”
On behalf of MindBio, co-founder Justin Hanka added: “We have worked hard with our scientific and advisory teams for a number of years to progress novel research through clinical trials and to realize value for shareholders. We aim to provide hope to sufferers of debilitating mental health conditions by developing new treatments and scaling and commercializing into the primary health care system.”
As part of the transaction, Blackhawk’s subsidiary SpinCo would become the parent company of the spin-out subsidiaries and under the new name “MindBio Therapeutics Corp.” would apply to have its common shares listed on the CSE. Blackhawk and Spinco expect to enter into an arrangement agreement to effect the spin-out with expected closing date sometime within Q1 2023.
All holders of common shares in the capital of Blackhawk as of the distribution date would receive one common share in the new MindBio Therapeutics Corp. for every Blackhawk share held, on a pro-rata basis.
During Blackhawk’s upcoming special shareholders' meeting dated 22 December 2022 shareholders will be able to vote on the mentioned spin-out transaction -record date for shareholders entitled to vote is 17 November 2022.
Novel MindBio Therapeutics Corp.’s anticipated board of directors and management shall be comprised of pharma sector specialist Gavin Upiter as chairman, current Australian Psychologists Society CEO and experienced advocate of health policy reform Dr. Zena Burgess as director, M&A expert investment banker and non-executive chairman of Blackhawk Growth Justin Hanka as co-founder and CEO, and risk and compliance authority John Dinan as CFO.
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MindBio Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering psychedelic microdosing research and advancing emerging therapies to treat debilitating health conditions including depression, anxiety, chronic pain, cognitive impairment and PTSD.
The company is developing microdose formulations and a range of technology and AI applications to ensure safe dosage, use and administration of psychedelic medicines. While early indications show that LSD is well-tolerated at microdose levels and holds a lower side effect profile than existing antidepressants, MindBio is set to conduct clinical trials on several other psychedelic substances as well, and further on to bring these newly-created IP to market and commercialization.
In April 2022 MindBio completed a Phase 1 clinical trial on LSD microdoses in 80 participants after receiving regulatory approval and government funding to import and work on LSD as well as approvals for participants to be prescribed the drug and take it at home as a conventional medication.
With recently published positive outcomes, the continuation of this trial will be two-fold: a Phase 2 study on LSD microdoses for patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and a Phase 2 trial on LSD microdoses for late-stage cancer patients, both planned to commence on the first quarter of 2023.
Digital Mind Technology is a clinical-stage company developing mindfulness-based practices and technologies for further clinical research as well as designing digital interventions to treat mental health conditions -noticeably assisting MindBio in developing a proprietary intervention for its Phase 2 clinical trials on microdosing treatment protocol.
Recently, Digital Mind successfully completed a pilot randomized controlled trial with 69 patients of an on-line mindfulness-based program for people diagnosed with melanoma.
This trial’s protocol was developed by Dr. Russell of the psycho-oncology research team at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia. The center evaluates supportive care interventions for people affected by cancer, and this program’s focus was set on empowering participants to self-manage their health by promoting awareness of emotions and teaching skills to manage distressing thoughts.
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Bharat Ane Nenu roaring collections worldwideApr 26, 2018 02:44 AM
Bharath Ane Nenu, which got released on April 20th, had a great first week collections and the film is still entertaining many with the same pace.
As per the latest statistics, in Krishna region, Bharat Ane Nenu has made a total share of 4.16 crores for the first week and in the Uttar Andhra region, it has collected a share of Rs 6.18 crores so far. The film has raked up to Rs.125 cr ever since its release last week. The box office standings all over the world goes as follows : First is India and then comes UAE, USA and Australia.
The film has been directed by Koratala Siva and Kiara Advani is the female lead. DVV Danayya has bankrolled this political drama. Over all, the team's hardwork has been paid off.


The Arnold Effect was on awesome display November 7. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger smashed his hapless and ineffectual Democratic opponent, Phil Angelides, and though he couldn't pull other Republicans into top state offices, he helped keep their races with well-heeled Democrats close. But more importantly for the Republicans, in light of the shellacking they took nationally, the tact he used to keep power offers the GOP a useful model to win back disaffected voters that deserted the party in droves.
The starting point for understanding the Arnold Effect and how it figures in any GOP rebound is a to shed a myth about California politics. The odds of a Republican governor winning handily in California aren't as great as they seem at first glance. The state has more times than not been a fierce battleground between Republicans and Democrats. In 1988, Bush Sr. trounced Democratic presidential challenger Michael Dukakis. Though Bill Clinton beat Bush Sr. in California in 1992, the number of votes Clinton got was only marginally higher than the number Dukakis got in his losing effort four years earlier. Independent reform candidate Ross Perot siphoned votes thousands of votes that almost certainly would have gone to Bush.
This cost Bush Sr. the state. In 2000, Democratic presidential contender Al Gore topped Bush by more than a million votes in the state. That enabled the Democrats to gloat that they beat Bush in the popular vote. But if Gore hadn't gotten California's electoral votes, Florida would have been a meaningless sideshow. Bush would have won the electoral vote in a landslide. The same was true in 2004. Without California's electoral votes, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry would have had no chance to beat Bush. Even this is misleading, if the Bay Area and Central Los Angeles were snatched from California, Bush would have been close to Kerry in the popular vote.
The shifting tide in the state's population demographics, and recent voting trends are strong hints that Republicans could again turn California into a toss up state. San Bernardino, Riverside, Kern, and Ventura Counties are the fastest growing counties in the state. They have big, solid Republican majorities. Meanwhile, Democrat's big stronghold in the San Francisco Bay area has had significant drops in population. This is not to say that the Republicans are poised even with Arnold's broad coattails to move California from the blue to the red state column. Democrats are too numerous, control too many state and local offices, and have an iron lock on the legislature for that to happen in 2008.
Yet in states that are solidly in the red or blue column, governors with the opposite political color scheme play an enormous role in helping to raise funds and deliver votes on Election Day. Schwarzenegger aptly fits the bill on both counts. He is a virtual walking political ATM machine. The estimate is that he rakes in nearly a 100 grand a day. That has added up to a $113 million in campaign funds. That obliterates the state record. The GOP will bank on his hyper fundraising prowess in 2008 to help keep the party's coffers oiled. But it's his ability to draw the monster crowds and hopefully votes that the GOP hungrily eyes and desperately needs.
A parade of GOP hopefuls will troop to California in a holy pilgrimage to mug with him in photo-ops, hug shoulders with him in front of wildly cheering crowds, and of course do everything they can to arm twist him to endorse their candidacy and even hit the campaign trail with them.
Schwarzenegger's brand of centrist bi-partisanship, and minority outreach, however, is a model that the GOP has stubbornly resisted. Republican presidents from Nixon to Bush Jr. have bagged the White House, and in the past decade Congress too, by courting and revving up evangelicals, hard-core conservatives, and Southern and rural white voters. They have fired up passions on welfare and big government, abortion and gay rights. But that one-dimensional approach to winning elections won't be enough to win future elections. The ranks of the independent voters have swelled in recent years and many of them are not tightly corralled in an ideological camp. Their votes can spell victory or defeat in the key battleground states. Schwarzenegger potentially can mobilize many of these voters for the GOP.
In 2008, the GOP will still be saddled with a sour voter mood over an unpopular war, and long voter memories if not wariness about corruption and sex scandals. The Arnold Effect won't magically wipe away voter wariness of the GOP but it does prove that he's the one GOP politician that can still make a lot of political and voter friends.
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Tribeca Festival continues to be a bright shining light emerging from the shadow of the pandemic with some of the best events in recent history.
Founding members Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and Clem Burke of the legendary rock band Blondie join New York City artist and director Rob Roth for a wildly entertaining Storytellers conversation where they discuss their chart-topping success and fearless spirit, which led to induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
Speaking about Jean-Michel Basquiat, the band recalls “He was a good kisser!” and “He smoked a lot of pot.” Clem and Chris reflect back on their favorite Andy Warhol memories, saying they loved “shooting guns in Andy’s factory. No joke. We miss that factory.” The group also discusses the constant changes happening in New York City. Chris humorously makes a comment saying “Today, there’s not enough of a distinct group of weirdos.”
Over at Supper Suite at Nearly Ninth at Arlo Midtown, Sony Pictures Classics hosted the pre-reception for “I Carry You With Me.” The accclaimed documentarian Heidi Ewing’s narrative debut is a cross-border romantic drama about a gay New York City chef reflecting back on his experiences coming of age in Mexico. At the party guests enjoyed delights from the venue’s kitchen and Executive Chef Corey Becker, as well as sips from GREY GOOSE® Essences, PAC Protocol, Peroni Beer, and Billionaires Row Champagne.
Attendees also checked out PAC Protocol, a premier technology and blockchain partner. The App is a mobile wallet that connects customers with a fast and more cost-effective way to send, save and store digital transactions globally, especially in Hollywood.
Nana Mensah made her directorial debut at Pier 76 with the feature film “Queen of Glory.” Also in attendance were stars Meeto Gattuso, Adam Leon, Oberon KA Adjepong, and producers Kelley Robbins Hick, and Jamund Washington. Academy Award-Winning Actress Lupita Nyong’o attended to express her support of the film.
The Battery saw the world premiere of “Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James.” In attendance for photos were: Emmy-nominated director/writer Sacha Jenkins, writer/producer Steve Rivo, producer/editor Jason Pollard, and executive producers, Mass Appeal CEO Peter Bittenbender, Douglas Banker, and Rick’s daughter, Ty James.
The film, screening as part of Tribeca’s Juneteenth programming, is the definitive portrait of the legendary funk/R&B icon, set to a soundtrack that compels you to get out of your seat from the opening moments. The film was paused mid-way through due to New York State’s fireworks display in New York Harbor, which celebrated essential workers as the state reaches a 70% vaccination rate and lifts most COVID restrictions. The audience gave hearty rounds of applause when the fireworks and the reason behind them were announced, as well as after the spectacular light show’s grand finale, before the film continued on.


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Hey guys. Sorry to promise you a DIY and then leave you high and dry, but I found my project incredibly hard to photograph. I finally snapped a few pics this morning that kinda capture the texture and color of my table, and I am sharing them below.
But before we get to that… A few weeks back my pal Meg cam up to Philadelphia and we spent several hours shopping, dining, drinking and hanging out around town. Where did we go and what kind of trouble did we get into? You’ll have to hp over to Mimi + Meg to find out! Yup I’m the feature of this week’s “My City” column. Read it here.
Now onto my little DIY: I made myself, I grasscloth parsons table. I had an old LACK coffee table, leftover grasscloth from a project and a bucket of paint and the result is the end table in my bedroom.
Here’s the deal. I had an old Ikea Lack table lying around, and it was ugly.
I cut up strips of grasscloth and started on the legs.
Once the legs were done, I template the top.
The whole thing glued together fairly easy with modgepodge, but the corners didn’t look very good.
So my sister and I made up little corner pieces to cover up the ugly seams.
Once it was all done, I painted it gloss pink- them same as my ceiling and trim.
I know its hard to tell in photos- but its subtle and pretty in person. I dig the extra texture it provides in the room! The corners still aren’t great, but maybe I’ll swap them out for metal brackets at some point.


A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave a blistering dissent speech on Thursday as the agency voted down party lines to repeal net neutrality rules.
The 3-2 party-line vote by the FCC repeals rules, put in place in 2015, which banned Internet service providers from blocking or slowing loading speeds for specific websites or apps.
“What is striking, and in keeping with the new norm, is that despite the millions of comments, letters and calls received, this order cites not even one,” said Democratic Commissioner Mignon Clyburn.
“A soon-to-be-toothless FCC, is handing the keys to the internet — the internet, one of the most remarkable, empowering, enabling inventions of our lifetime — over to a handful of multibillion-dollar corporations,” she warned.
“We will be in a world where regulatory substance fades to black, and all that is left is a broadband provider’s toothy grin and those oh so comforting words: ‘We have every incentive to do the right thing,’ ” Clyburn said.
Democratic commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, echoed Clyburn’s dissent, warning that “as a result of today’s misguided action, our broadband providers will get extraordinary new power from this agency. They will have the power to block websites, throttle services and censor online content.”
Minutes after the FCC voted to dismantle its net neutrality regulations, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that he will lead a multistate lawsuit to stop the rollback of net neutrality.
— Eric Schneiderman (@AGSchneiderman) December 14, 2017
“The FCC’s vote to rip apart net neutrality is a blow to New York consumers, and to everyone who cares about a free and open internet,” Schneiderman wrote in a statement. “The FCC just gave Big Telecom an early Christmas present, by giving internet service providers yet another way to put corporate profits over consumers. Today’s rollback will give ISPs new ways to control what we see, what we do, and what we say online. That’s a threat to the free exchange of ideas that’s made the Internet a valuable asset in our democratic process.”
“Today’s new rule would enable ISPs to charge consumers more to access sites like Facebook and Twitter and give them the leverage to degrade high quality of video streaming until and unless somebody pays them more money. Even worse, today’s vote would enable ISPs to favor certain viewpoints over others,” he added.
“New Yorkers deserve the right to a free and open Internet. That’s why we will sue to stop the FCC’s illegal rollback of net neutrality.”
“Today’s vote also follows a public comment process that was deeply corrupted, including two million comments that stole the identities of real people. This is a crime under New York law – and the FCC’s decision to go ahead with the vote makes a mockery of government integrity and rewards the very perpetrators who scammed the system to advance their own agenda,” he said.
“This is not just an attack on the future of our internet. It’s an attack on all New Yorkers, and on the integrity of every American’s voice in government – and we will fight back,” he concluded.


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Representatives of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau recently announced the 17th annual Festival Gourmet International, a celebration of Mexican and international cuisine, taking place throughout the region’s high end restaurants Nov. 10-20.
The Festival will offer special menus in 28 participating restaurants, cooking demonstrations by the area’s talented chefs, international guest chefs, wine tastings, chef’s tables and much more.
The Festival Gourmet will open on Thursday, November 10 at the Main Square in Puerto Vallarta where guests will enjoy a colorful village fest and an excellent opportunity to meet the international master chefs in person.
Hors d’oeuvres and first-class Argentinean wines, Corona beer and tequila Herradura will add to the flavors of the kick off to the celebrations.
Riviera Nayarit’s restaurants for this year’s events include Emiliano, El Delfín, Sea Breeze, Café Des Artistes del Mar, Santa Marea, Nicksan and Epazote among others.
For a full list of events scheduled during the festival and participating chefs, visit www.festivalgourmet.com/program.php.

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Lady Patriot golfers fall to Terre Haute South, 205-175
The Owen Valley girls’ golf team hosted Terre Haute South Tuesday, falling 205-175.
The Lady Patriots were led by senior Kristi Arnold carding a 45.
“She had a pretty good night, even had a birdie on hole 3,” Patriot coach Marc Johnson said.
Jenna Harris finished with a 49, Norah Beeman 54, Juliana Hartman 57 and Lola James a 69.
“Jenna continued her solid play,” Coach Johnson added. “Norah and Juliana both had some good things going on their round… just a few bad holes. Lola was able to shave three strokes off her score from Tuesday! She is getting better every night!”
Terre Haute South’s Sophie Boyll brought home medalist honors with a 41.
“We had our best score of the near tonight,” Johnson explained. “I was pleased with the pace of play and the effort we gave tonight against a very tough opponent!”
The Lady Patriots will host Terre Haute North on Tuesday, August 18 at 5 p.m.


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text: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that circulating red blood cells (RBCs) release adenosine deaminase (ADA) when injured. This hypothesis was evaluated in rats using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to damage RBCs. Boluses and infusions of DMSO caused a reduction in urinary adenosine and a concomitant hemoglobinuria, and the ability of DMSO to reduce urinary adenosine was blocked by pretreatment with the ADA inhibitor erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)adenine. Infusions of DMSO also significantly enhanced ADA activity in urine and plasma. Dimethylsulfone, an analog of DMSO that does not affect RBCs, did not cause hemoglobinuria and did not affect urinary adenosine. High concentrations of DMSO did not affect adenosine metabolism in rat kidneys perfused without RBCs, and DMSO did not decrease urinary adenosine in rats rendered severely anemic (hematocrit < 15%) by replacing whole blood with plasma. However, DMSO did decrease urinary adenosine in rats without a spleen, a major source of adenosine deaminase apart from circulating RBCs. DMSO reduced renal interstitial levels of adenosine and attenuated bradycardic responses to exogenous adenosine, and these effects were prevented by erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl)adenine. These results indicate that circulating damaged RBCs release significant amounts of ADA, a process that may predispose to vasoocclusive events.


In simple words, proximity sensors are the devices that are used to detect the presence of an object in its surroundings without any physical contact with the object. The IR proximity sensors detect objects by using an electromagnetic field or electromagnetic radiation beam. The sensors detect the presence of an object when the electromagnetic radiation has reflected the sensor. The object which is detected by the proximity sensors is known as targets.
Proximity sensors are available in different sizes, shapes (Circular or rectangular). Different materials (plastic, metallic, etc) some proximity sensors are a combination of both plastic and metallic material. The proximity sensors have more reliability due to the absence of the mechanical parts and it does not have contact with the target object. The proximity sensors which are designed for very short range can be used as touch switches. The proximity sensors are most commonly used in manufacturing industries for counting, detection, positioning, etc. The proximity sensors have longer life as compared to the other sensors.
WORKING PRINCIPLE OF PROXIMITY SENSORS:
We will now see the working principle of an Inductive proximity sensor. The inductive proximity sensor circuit is used for detecting metal objects and the Inductive proximity sensor does not detect any objects other than metals. The diagram shows the circuit diagram of an inductive proximity sensor. Which contains a voltage regulator, trigger circuit, an oscillator, electric coil, and magnetic field.
The electric coil produces a magnetic field when the power supply is given. As the circuit contains an oscillator, an alternating magnetic field is produced by the coils. Whenever a metal object is bought in the influence of the magnetic field, an eddy current will be produced in the metal object and circulates within the metal object. This causes an increase in load and a decrease in the amplitude of the magnetic field. When the metal target is moved closer to the metal object causes an increase in eddy current on the metal object and hence load on the oscillator increases and field amplitude decreases.
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The City Council on Tuesday awarded contracts totaling $116,933 for demolition of the old American Fork Junior High School buildings.
The council awarded low-bidder Mackay Kim Inc., Salt Lake City, the demolition project. The company bid $85,420 and contracted to demolish the buildings in 75 days.The city awarded J.D. Larson Co. Inc., West Valley City, the asbestos-removal portion of the project. J.D. Larson bid $31,513 on the job and vowed to finish the removal in 20 days.
The project will begin as soon as permits are received.
Mayor B. Kay Hutchings said the property will be planted with grass. He'd like to see the site used "some day" for a new city swimming pool and recreation center.


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The juror for this year's exhibition will be Bradley Butler. Mr. Butler is the Gallery Director of Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs, NY. He is also a teacher and an accomplished painter and with an impressive exhibition record. He holds an undergraduate degree in Art Education from Nazareth College in Rochester and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from RIT.
The email deadline for entries is Wednesday, February 18. The exhibition will run from Saturday March 28 through Sunday April 26. Over $1000 in prizes will be awarded. Please go to our Exhibitions page for prospectus and instructions for entry. Call AAO President Laurie Kester @ (315) 343-6599 with questions. This exhibition is made possible in part by a generous grant from the Exelon Corporation.


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Joe Manchin, the Democratic senator from West Virginia, said he will not seek-re-election in 2024 and instead “fight to unite the middle”, sending shockwaves through Joe Biden’s party and giving Republicans a significant opportunity to pick up a crucial Senate seat.
Manchin, who made millions at a coal brokerage firm, has served in the Senate since 2010, and long been a divisive figure on Capitol Hill.
A self-described “conservative Democrat”, he has championed bipartisanship and worked with Republicans on several crucial pieces of legislation. He has often proven to be a thorn in the side of his Democratic colleagues.
In recent years he wielded outsized power as the deciding vote in several legislative battles — especially during the first two years of the Biden administration, when the Senate was split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans. Many Democrats blamed him for blocking their efforts to scrap the filibuster, a Senate convention that requires the tacit support of at least 60 senators for most pieces of legislation.
“I’ve never cared about where good ideas came from and I never blamed one side for creating a problem nor believed only one side could fix them,” Manchin said in a statement on Thursday afternoon announcing he would not be running for another six-year term.
“When America is at her best, we get things done by putting country before party, working across the aisle and finding common ground. Many times, this approach has landed me in hot water, but the fight to unite has been well worth it,” he added.
But Manchin’s departure will be seen as a blow to Democrats as they try to hold on to control of the Senate in next year’s elections. His successor in the upper chamber of Congress is exceedingly likely to be a Republican.
Democrats currently hold 51 seats in the Senate and Republicans hold 49.
Steve Daines, the Republican senator from Montana who chairs the party’s campaign arm in the Senate, said in a statement: “We like our odds in West Virginia.” Former president Donald Trump beat Biden in West Virginia by a nearly 40-point margin in 2020.
Manchin described the choice not to run again as “one of the toughest decisions of my life”, but left the door open to remaining in politics and seeking higher office. Those comments are likely to raise concern among some Democrats who are worried the West Virginia senator could mount a third-party bid for president.
Earlier this year, he appeared in the early-voting state of New Hampshire at an event sponsored by No Labels, the dark money group that is trying to draft a third-party candidate. Democrats say the effort could split the national vote in a way that would hurt Biden’s chances of re-election.
“What I will be doing is travelling the country and speaking out to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilise the middle and bring Americans together,” Manchin said.
“I know our country isn’t as divided as Washington wants us to believe,” he added. “We need to take back America and not let this divisive hatred further pull us apart.”
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So last year i did an install of Miners Moss- its a poor man's version of deckadence. it comes in 3'x6' rolls that you have to splice together.
Link to the rolls - Miners Moss They also carry this in blue and green
to glue the two sheets together i used a plastic adhesive glue - basically plumbing glue but colorless - follow the directions from deckdence to splice it together.
I started by trying to template it with plastic paint drop cloth and this didnt work too well so i ended up just cutting it in place in the boat and it turned out really well. I have to get another roll to finish all the way to the bow for for now i'm not overly concerned with updating that part.
I may add a backer to it to help hold it in place this year as it did slide around a bit last year - 2019 i'll probably rip the carpet ou and just have this, but currently it just sits on the carpet.

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