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Authors: Kristina Cook
Jane swallowed hard
. “You...you must be Mrs. Carter, my grandmother’s nurse.”
“I am, dear
. And I’m quite busy at the moment, so you must hurry on back.” She reached for Jane’s arm and wheeled her back toward the hall’s entrance. The blood rose at once in Jane’s cheeks and she stopped short, tugging her arm free from the woman’s grasp.
. I won’t go. I’ve come for answers, and I
get them. If you won’t take me to my grandmother, then I’ll find her myself. I
“I’m not a child
. I’m a woman, fully capable of understanding her condition. I will no longer be pushed aside and denied the truth. I request–no, I demand–that you take me to my grandmother at once.”
Mrs. Carter pursed her mouth into a scowl, her eyes narrowed at the impertinence
. “As you wish, miss. Follow me.”
Jane’s heart thumped loudly in rhythm to the tapping of Mrs. Carter’s heels as they climbed the stairs and passed through several doors, then across a wide gallery
. She noted with satisfaction that the corners were free of cobwebs on this floor, the white walls mostly unblemished. They turned into a narrow ante-room, and at last the woman paused before an intricately carved door. She turned to Jane with a frown. “You’re sure, miss?”
Jane nodded in reply, unable to speak
. She held her breath as the woman reached into her apron and produced a key, then slid it into the lock and turned the door handle.
Jane’s nostrils were assaulted at once by an assortment of unpleasant odors
–astringent medicinal smells intermingling with the faint scent of unwashed body. A large four-poster bed dominated the dim room, and there, lying against the ivory pillows, was her grandmother. At last.
Black hair streaked with gray hung about thin shoulders, escaping a single plait that lay across a deflated breast
. Darkly shadowed, pale eyes stared ahead at the wall–unblinking, unseeing. Deep lines ravaged her once-smooth face, all but obscuring her cheekbones. Her features displayed not the slightest bit of emotion–no perception, no awareness whatsoever as her eldest granddaughter approached the bed. Only a hint of the woman Jane remembered remained in this empty shell.
Jane’s heart beat so loudly in her breast that all other sounds were blocked out as she moved forward, pulled to her grandmother’s side
. Jane shuddered as she reached for the woman’s hand, frail and fragile as the finest bone china, lying on the sheet at her side.
“Elizabeth?” her grandmother croaked, spittle issuing forth from thin lips and landing on Jane’s hand
. She fought the urge to recoil.
. It’s Jane, Elizabeth’s eldest daughter.”
Suddenly, the woman pulled her hand from her grasp and began to tremble, her eyes widening as she shook her head wildly about
Mrs. Carter placed a hand on her charge’s forehead
. “Shhh, Lady Bassford. Quiet, now. Here, have a spoonful of this.” Her grandmother allowed the woman to spoon a dark liquid into her mouth. “There, now. We’ll leave you to your rest.”
Her grandmother moaned, a deep guttural sound, and began to rock from side to side as a rivulet of frothy drool made its way down her chin
. Jane flinched at the sight, but Mrs. Carter efficiently retrieved a handkerchief and patiently wiped her mouth.
“Come, Miss Rosemoor.” Mrs. Carter laid the square of linen on the bedside table as her charge’s eyes drooped shut, her erratic motions stilled at last
. “Any interruption of her usual schedule disturbs her greatly. She does not welcome visitors. Let us leave your grandmother in peace.”
Jane nodded her assent, then turned back toward the bed once more
. “Good bye, Grandmama,” she murmured. “I love you.”
With one last look over her shoulder, Jane followed the bustling Mrs. Carter out to the chamber’s ante-room
. Only once the door closed behind them did she find her voice, however small. “I had no idea it was so dreadful. How long has she been like this?”
“For many years, I’m afraid
. I’ve been her nurse for nearly two decades, and she’s gotten progressively worse as the years have passed. At first she’d have long bouts of melancholy that could stretch on for weeks, followed by periods of almost maniacal energy. She’d clean the house from top to bottom, empty her purse in the village’s shops, stay up till the wee hours pacing the floors, rearranging knick-knacks and such until she dropped from exhaustion. But over the past several years, she’s retreated more and more into herself, and she grows weaker by the day.”
“Do you know how long she’s suffered from this terrible affliction?”
“From what I’ve been told, she’s always suffered, since girlhood. It worsened after the birth of her first child. But it was only after her third child, I’m told, that she descended into true madness. Very sad, very sad indeed. Why, I remember when Lady Bassford was the young mistress of Bassford Hall, just at the top of the road. The current Baron lives there now–your uncle, I suppose, with his wife. Yes, Lady Bassford was a fine lady, a diamond of the first water. Such a shame.” Mrs. Carter shook her head sadly, a faraway look in her eyes. “It was kind of your uncle to allow his mother and Gertrude to live out their days here at The Orchards. Always a lesser estate, but perfectly comfortable for Lady Bassford and Miss Gertrude, and later for poor Susan as well, God rest her soul.”
“Aunt Susan was...” Jane couldn’t bring herself to say the words
“Yes, similarly afflicted
. Although I’m told your own mother has escaped the family curse. You must be much relieved of that.”
“I am,” Jane murmured
. But was she truly immune? It was obvious that Susanna was–her sister’s disposition remained sunny and bright at all times. But as to her own disposition, she couldn’t help but remember the terrible bouts of suffocating melancholy she’d experienced as a girl–bouts that had worsened with adolescence. What would happen if she were to have children?
She closed her eyes, remembering the image of her grandmother lying just on the other side of the door, drool running unchecked down her chin
. Even worse, her Aunt Susan had flung herself from a third-floor window and broken her neck.
Scalding tears burned her eyelids
. No, she wouldn’t risk it. Couldn’t risk it. Just as she’s always supposed, she was sentenced to the life of a childless spinster. And strangely enough, just as this thought crossed her mind, so did the image of Lord Westfield, his arms wrapped protectively around young Madeline. Jane reached a hand up to wipe away the tear that coursed down her cheek.
No, it could never be
. Love was meant for others, not for her. She’d been right all along.
“Thank you for your candor, Mrs. Carter
. I should get back at once. Is it possible for you to refrain from mentioning this visit to my Aunt Gertrude? It would only upset her to know that I’ve violated her wishes.”
“Of course, miss.” The woman nodded solemnly.
Jane turned to go.
? If I might... Before you go, I feel I must say this to you.”
“Yes?” Jane turned back curiously.
“I hope you don’t find it presumptuous of me to say so, but you must know you’re nothing like them.”
“Pardon me?” Jane’s chest contracted painfully
“I can see it, in your eyes
. You’re nothing like them. Your aunt tells me that you come seeking answers, wishing to discuss things she’s not at all comfortable discussing. She’s told me that, as a girl, you were sensitive, given to short bouts of the blues. Although it’s not my place to speak so freely, I must tell you that from the sound of it, you have not inherited this terrible affliction. It would have manifested itself by now, I’m sure.”
“How can you be so sure
? It’s true I suffered from melancholy as a girl. I still do, on occasion, though I’m able to overcome it rather quickly with some fortitude. I’ve shielded my family from the true extent of it.”
“That is your answer, then
. Your grandmother and your Aunt Susan were never able to shield the truth from their families. Their suffering was acute, and painfully evident to those who loved them. Much more than simple melancholy. No, as I said before, the melancholy was followed by periods of maniacal energy–the inability to concentrate, to focus. Quite frightening. Have you ever encountered such as that within yourself?”
“N...no,” Jane stammered
. She hadn’t. “Nothing like that. As soon as the melancholy lifts, I’m right back to my own cheerful, composed self.”
“You see, then
? There’s nothing to fear.”
Jane shook her head, unconvinced
. “Still, I can’t be sure.”
. I’ve spent many years in the service of your family, Miss Rosemoor. I can recognize it in an instant. No, you’ve been spared.”
“I hope you’re correct, Mrs. Carter
. Indeed I do.” But could she risk it? No, she shook her head. It was far too dangerous. Besides, she’d yet to meet a man worth the risk–a man who touched her heart enough to make her believe she could tempt fate.
And then she remembered the way it felt, backed against the tree’s wide trunk, caged in by Lord Westfield’s powerful arms, his insistent mouth pressed against hers, his tongue invading spaces never before explored
. He was a man who wasn’t afraid to say what he thought, to act as he felt, to take what he wanted. Prideful, yes. Arrogant, without a doubt.
Perhaps I’ve met my match
. The thought sent a shudder down her spine.
“Jane, it’s so good to have you back,” Emily called out, waddling over to embrace her
. “I’ve missed your company most dreadfully.”
“As I’ve missed yours.” Jane recognized the truth in the statement
“I’m so sorry I wasn’t able to see you off
. I wasn’t quite myself for a few days, but I’m much better now.”
“I’m delighted to see you so well recovered
. I hope you didn’t mind my taking off to The Orchards like that.”
“No, of course not
. How was Grandmama?”
“The same, I’m afraid
. Not quite well enough for visitors.” Jane would never share the horrifying images of the madwoman with her delicate cousin. “But Aunt Gertrude seemed well.”
“I’m glad to hear it
. Aunt Gertrude has been so good to Grandmama, sacrificing her own independence to devote herself to her care.”
“Yes, she’s lucky to have her.”
“So, what shall we do today? I was thinking perhaps to head to the garden and paint. It’s a beautiful day, mild and sunny. The light is perfect.”
“That sounds lovely
. I’ll join you, then.” Jane reached for her shawl.
. I’ll have Mrs. Smythe fetch the supplies and send them out. Oh, there you are, Mrs. Smythe.” Emily looked up as the housekeeper bustled into the room.
“Madam, you have a visitor
. Lord Westfield is requesting your company.”
? Did you tell him that Mr. Tolland is not at home? And not expected back for several hours?”
“I did, indeed, madam, but his lordship insists it is yours and Miss Rosemoor’s company that he desires this afternoon.”
“Strange,” Emily muttered. “I could have sworn Cecil said he was going into the village today with Westfield.” She shook her head. “Show him in, then.”
Jane reached down to smooth her dress with a frown
. She couldn’t deny that she longed to see him. As she traveled back from The Orchards, she’d barely been able to think of anything save finding herself in his presence once more. Like a magnet, she felt involuntarily drawn to him. It terrified her, her intense longing for someone she barely knew–someone she could never have.
She forced a smile as he strode into the drawing room, hat in hand
. Her heart fluttered against her breast like butterfly wings as he stood before her at last, just as tall and intensely handsome as she’d remembered.
“Mrs. Tolland, Miss Rosemoor.” He bowed to them, then stood stiffly, refusing the seat that Emily gestured toward.
“Mrs. Tolland, if you’ll indulge me, I’d hoped for a private word with Miss Rosemoor.”
Emily’s mouth popped open, her eyes round
. Jane, standing just behind Lord Westfield and out of his line of vision, madly shook her head. She had no wish to find herself alone with him again. It was dangerous, far too dangerous.
“Why, of course,” Emily said brightly
. “I’ll just be out in the garden, then.”
Again he bowed to Emily with stiff formality before she hurried out
Finally Lord Westfield turned to face her, as if just remembering her presence
“Won’t you sit?” Jane murmured, ignoring the racing of her heart
“Yes, thank you.” He settled himself into the gold brocade chair by the window, his long legs stretched out before him
. As always, Jane was amazed at the size of him.
“How was your journey to Clifton?” He balanced his hat on one of the chair’s arms.
“Very well, thank you. I believe I accomplished what I set out to accomplish.”
His brows drew together
. “Is that so? Well, it’s good to have you safely returned.”
“Thank you, my lord.”
A moment of uncomfortable silence ensued. Jane found herself fidgeting in her seat, unable to meet his questioning gaze.
“You’re comfortable here in Derbyshire, then?” he finally said
“I am, indeed.”
“I’m glad to hear it.” He leaned forward in his chair. “Miss Rosemoor, I won’t beat around the bush. Madeline is in dire need of feminine companionship, and I’m finding it increasingly difficult to raise the child on my own. What’s more, Richmond Park is in need of a mistress, a capable mistress. It’s time I take a wife and produce an heir. You must realize, of course, that I seek only companionship–nothing more. A partner, of sorts. I’m not offering love, nor will the relationship ever progress to such a state.”
Jane refused to allow her astonishment to show in her countenance
. She raised one brow, hoping to affect a haughty posture. “You sound as if you are offering me a position in your household, Lord Westfield.”
. But this arrangement would no doubt benefit you greatly,” he continued, obviously completely unaware of her discomfort. “I’m told your brother, the Viscount Rosemoor, makes his home in Scotland, but what if he later decides to take up residence at your family’s estate in Essex? What then? Will you be content to make your home with your brother and his wife? Wouldn’t you prefer a home of your own?”
Jane remained silent in reply.
“Besides, I think we’ll suit nicely,” he added, sounding almost cheerful. “I had meant to go to London, much as I loathed the idea, and choose from amongst this Season’s debutantes. You’ve saved me the trip.”
“Is that so?” she sputtered, no longer able to hide her indignation
. Why, the arrogant fool! “I’ve saved you the trip?” Had he truly thought she’d accept such an offer–one so thinly cloaked in insult?
“Will you give me your answer?” He drummed his fingers on his knee.
Jane rose to her feet. “Indeed I will, my lord. My answer is no.”
His forehead creased, his eyes widened perceptively, though he remained seated
. “I might ask whatever would induce you to decline such an advantageous offer.”
“And I might ask what would induce you to make such an insulting offer,” she shot back.
“Insulting? I’m offering to make you mistress of the finest estate in Derbyshire.” He rose and reached for his hat. “To make you a countess, for God’s sake.”
Jane peered up at him with narrowed eyes, her face burning with anger and humiliation
. “I’ve no intention of taking a husband, Lord Westfield. Now if you’ll excuse me, I believe our business here is concluded.”
“Indeed it is, Miss Rosemoor.” He tipped his hat back onto his head.
In their haste to quit each other’s company, they found themselves tangled together at the door. “Oooh,” Jane exclaimed, elbowing her way past the hateful man and out toward the garden without a backward glance.
“Oh, the insufferable man! The nerve.” Jane stormed down the hall, flinging open the pair of French doors leading to the garden. “How dare he?” She crossed the terrace in angry strides, practically flinging herself down the stairs to the garden in haste. “How dare he!” she repeated, her voice rising in pitch.
“Dear Lord, Jane, whatever is the matter?”
Jane looked up to see Emily rise unsteadily from a wrought-iron chair, a canvas on an easel behind her.
“The nerve of that man, Emily
. You’d never believe–”
“Yes, Lord Westfield. The most arrogant man I’ve ever met.”
“Whatever did he say to you
? Why did he wish to speak with you privately?” Emily’s normally smooth brow was knitted into a frown.
“To ask for my hand in marriage, that’s why.” Jane all but spat out the distasteful words.
“No,” Emily said, her face beaming.
“Then why are you angry? Surely you accepted his offer?”
“Why ever would I
? I declare, never in my life have I been so insulted.”
“By an offer of marriage
? From an earl with an enormous income? I confess I’m astonished. Why, he’s perhaps the most eligible bachelor in all of Derbyshire. You should be honored by the compliment.”
? By his insults?” Jane shrugged off Emily’s touch and paced a circuit before the easel. She thought of all the offers of marriage she’d received in the past–polite, sometimes passionate declarations of abiding affection and admiration. Some–William Nickerson, for one–actually professed to love her. They’d acted as if Jane would be bestowing the greatest honor on them if she accepted their suit, and it had been with great regret that she’d had to refuse them. But never,
had a man acted as if
He didn’t want
–he wanted a mother for the child he called his niece, a vessel to carry his heir. A brood mare. Nothing more. She would save him a trip to London, that’s all. She was convenient; he hadn’t even felt the need to properly court her. He’d only expected her gratitude. He could have at least pretended admiration; it would have been so much less offending. She would have refused him either way, but at least her pride would have been spared.
Jane reached her hands up to her temples
. Oh, what a confounding mess she’d gotten herself into. She wasn’t able to think rationally, hadn’t been able to since she’d come to Derbyshire. Perhaps it was time to go home. She’d gotten her answers, after all.
? It’s time.”
Jane realized Emily was speaking to her
. She shook her head in confusion. “I’m sorry, Emily. Time for what?” Emily was standing behind the chair, leaning against it, gripping the curved back with white knuckles and a mysterious smile.
. It’s time. My waters just broke.”
The impertinent woman had actually refused him. Hayden could barely believe the insult. Damn Tolland and his brilliant ideas. He laid the crop on Andromeda’s flanks, spurring the stallion into a gallop as he crossed the wide-open field on the far side of the wood.
She must be mad
. Wasn’t there some mysterious mental illness that plagued her mother’s family? She seemed rational enough on first inspection, but perhaps he’d misjudged her. Had she expected flowery professions of love? He only believed in speaking the truth, and she seemed a sensible girl, not the type to expect pretty words and false promises. Whatever was the matter with her? He’d made a perfectly reasonable offer, one which any sensible woman in her position would gladly accept. He was utterly and completely confounded by the absurdity of it.
At last he reined in the horse
. He’d been riding aimlessly for more than an hour, and it had done nothing to ease his wounded pride. He needed a drink. Badly.
He swung down from the saddle as a groom hurried over to take the reins, Vlad loping alongside the boy
. The enormous white dog hurried to its master’s side, leaning against him with his tongue lolling out. Hayden reached down to stroke the thick, wavy coat. “Good afternoon, old boy. Out for a run? Where’s your flock?”
Vlad answered by taking Hayden’s hand in his muzzle, chewing his master’s fingers with delight
. The ferocious dog’s gentleness never failed to amaze its owner. Hayden had bought the dog as a pup on the continent, impressed by the loyalty and intelligence he’d seen in the breed. He hadn’t been disappointed. Vlad took to his beloved sheep at once, defending the flock with his life. Hayden knew with unflagging certainty that the dog would similarly protect his master–or Madeline–should the need arise.
The pair set off together across the park toward the house. Hayden bent and retrieved a sturdy stick from the lawn and threw it ahead, into the tall grass for the dog to fetch
. Vlad lunged after it, disappearing from sight and then racing back to drop the stick at Hayden’s feet. He threw it again, enjoying the game. Yet several minutes later, the dog had yet to return to his side. Puzzled, he increased his stride, anxious to see what had distracted the beast.
Cresting the last rise before the drive, Hayden heard Vlad’s raucous bark and craned his neck, searching for the cause of the excitement
. His brows drew together at once. Tolland’s coach was in the drive. Strange, as he’d thought Tolland had gone into the village for the day.
“Why, what a beautiful boy you are,” he heard a familiar voice call out
. An unmistakably feminine voice.
What the hell
And then he saw her
–Miss Rosemoor, eagerly stroking the intimidating dog’s ears as if he were a lap dog. What was she doing here, so soon after he’d quitted her company? Had she come to tell him she’d reconsidered his proposal?
His chest swelled with anger
. Did she honestly think he’d repeat the offer?
He walked indolently to her side and bowed
. “Miss Rosemoor. What an unexpected surprise.”

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Project name: LETTERS OF HAPPINESS
Project manager: Volkova Marina Leonidovna - Ambassador of Peace, Associate Professor of Public Relations Department of the Spanish-Russian Web Institute, the author of the method of socialization via the fairy tale “A fairy tale is in each of us”
To draw the attention of children and adults around the globe to peace as a way to ensure happiness throughout the Earth.
- Involve children and adults in social activity and volunteering.
- Increase the percentage of happiness among children and adults by attracting them to volunteer activities.
- Promote the idea that handwritten mailings bring joy and warmth to the addressee.
- Formation and justification of the paradigm that happiness becomes more when it is shared.
Description of the project
According to research, an active lifestyle gives the opportunity for self-realization, and its adherents are more positive. Those who ignore social activity are less happy with the world, and every fifth of them is unhappy. There are more happy people among those who are engaged in volunteering, caring for loved ones and strangers than among other.
The organizing committee of the action invites everyone to remember the good tradition of sending handwritten postal letters that brought joy to loved ones. They say that when you share happiness, it grows larger. And happy people are unlikely to quarrel and be enemies with each other. It would seem, what can a small postcard or a letter do? But believe us, even a small wish for happiness can do a lot.
Duration of the project: April 12, 2021 - April 12, 2022 (with subsequent extension)
Project partners: Udmurt Regional Children's Public Organization “Centre for Social Producing “Zhuraveinik”; Charitable Foundation “Give Good to the World”
Project hashtags: #LettersHappy #LETTERSOFHAPPINESS

domain: sociology


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meIf there’s one name synonymous with fighting games, it’s Street Fighter. Dominating arcades in the late ’80s and ’90s and spawning the living room-conquering Super Nintendo classic Street Fighter II, Capcom’s beat ’em up became a cultural phenomenon. But since the death of the arcade, fighting games have become more niche. While 2016’s Street Fighter V slowly became a competitive esports sensation, it lacked the universal appeal of previous games. Now, 31 years after Street Fighter II, Capcom is reinventing its prize fighter for a new generation. Visually, Street Fighter 6 is forging a new identity for the franchise, with an eye-catching aesthetic that combines unattainably bulging biceps with attacks that explode in an explosion of color.
“I want to make Street Fighter a game that everyone can play, like before,” producer and series veteran Shuhei Matsumoto told the Guardian. Offering a radical overhaul of its controls, Street Fighter 6 is a more accessible twist on the kick-and-fireball fighting spectacle. A newbie-friendly control option ditches the classic six-button setup of high and low jabs and jabs in favor of a simpler three-button structure, allowing first-timers to throw a Shoryuken without spending months developing muscle memory.
Wisely, though, this new control method is entirely optional – veterans can still get their KOs the old-fashioned way. “This is our concept for Street Fighter 6: not only to meet the needs of fighting game fanatics, casual gamers, and those who love the world and characters of Street Fighter, but also gamers who are thinking about start with this new game. game,” says Matsumoto.
The fiction and characters of Street Fighter, mostly explored in the manga and anime spin-offs until now rather than the games themselves, actually take center stage in an intriguing new adventure mode inspired by the classic Dreamcast Shenmue. “The game is expanding beyond battles to include a World Tour mode, where you can explore the game world,” says Takayuki Nakayama, director of Street Fighter 6. Instead of fighting a lineup of opponents in a tournament, World Tour has players. guiding a custom fighter through, say, the graffiti-covered streets of Metro City.
“I felt that most Street Fighter games in the past have only been able to offer a versus mode and a training mode,” adds Nakayama. “So I wanted to approach SF6 as if the versus mode was end-game content, and before you got into it, you’d have an introduction to the world of Street Fighter… a way to understand the game.”
This contrasts favorably with the offline offline experience offered by Street Fighter V, which launched without even a single-player arcade mode. It wasn’t until years later that V packed enough content to justify its hefty £49.99 price tag. “I know we have to make sure the volume of content in the game is satisfactory,” Nakayama says, when asked what lessons have been learned.
“One of the lessons from SFV was that communication with the fan base is key,” adds Matsumoto. “For SF6, we definitely want to make sure that players get a very clear message from the director and the development team about what we’re doing and what we want to achieve.”
As one of the first properly competitive video games, Street Fighter should also be one of the most watched sports in the world. Thanks to the massive health bars, mesmerizing attacks, and simple 1v1 format, fighting games are contests that casual viewers can immediately understand. But despite this, the viewing figures for beat ’em ups lag far behind shooters like Call of Duty and Fortnite. Is this something the creators of Street Fighter 6 want to pursue?
“I think the straightforwardness and readability of fighting games makes them ideal for esports. But I don’t think the fighting genre necessarily needs to be the most watched in the world to have a significant impact,” says Matsumoto. “I’m happy that we have a great fan base and fighting game community that have been playing the games for years, and will continue to do so as long as we can publish them. I appreciate the support of the FGC [fighting game community] …that’s all I need!”
Street Fighter 6 is still a year away from release, so much of Capcom’s colorful recreation remains a mystery, leaving the internet to generate its own fun theories. Thanks to snippets of dialogue from the trailers, and a particularly haggard-looking redesign of the iconic character, Ken, fans have come to the conclusion that his old rival Ryu has stolen his wife. While the developers sadly declined to comment on the “Hot Ryu v Divorcee Ken” meme, a hit like this is creating a buzz in the gaming world.
“I really think we’re making a new kind of Street Fighter in SF6,” says Matsumoto. For the first time in decades, Street Fighter feels unpredictable again.

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Mr. Romesh Tiwari, Head of Research, CapitalAim
The Benchmark Nifty50 Index this week remained range bound on a weak note and traded between 20-day & 50-day moving average on the daily chart. This week nifty neither breached the resistance of 11860 levels nor did it breach the support of 11600 levels on the daily chart.
On Friday market, Benchmark Nifty50 remained weak for the entire day and closed at 11724.10 levels. The index sustained within the levels of 11825 to 11700 for the day below 20-day moving average on the daily chart but closed with a negative bias with a loss of 118.20 points or 1.00% on daily basis. The Nifty index is sustaining below 20-day moving average on the daily chart which is around the resistance of 11860 levels while it is also sustaining above 50-day moving average on the same chart. It is looking weak on daily charts as it is consolidating downward below the resistance of trend line drawn from the high of 4-June 2019 and RSI is also looking weak which is now placed at 48.01 levels. But since the index is range bound so, one should be very cautious for the next week and take any position only once either the Nifty sustains above 11970 levels or below 11600 levels on the daily chart. For the next week, stocks of banking & finance, pharma and auto sectors could be expected to show bearish movements.
There is an expectation that, the next week U.S. and Chinese president could meet in Japan during G-20 meeting to discuss ways to resolve trade war but recent tensions between Iran and the U.S. denting the market sentiments. On the domestic front, Govt. of India is expected to raise the deficit target in the budget, which is to be presented in the first week of the next month as a big shortfall in net tax collections is the main factor for such expectation and this further indicating to the slowdown of the economy. But the actual conditions would be clear only once the budget is presented and till then the market may remain sideways, however; international events could help it break the range to either of the sides.
Next week, in the Indian market, there would be no important data. On the international front, there would be OPEC Meetings and data of CB Consumer Confidence on Tuesday, Core Durable Goods Orders on Wednesday, Final GDP on Thursday and there would be G20 Meetings on Friday & Saturday.
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Jubilant Food is overall in a bearish trend on the daily chart from 6 June 2019. This week it breached the immediate support at 1258 levels and closed below it. The 20, 50 & 120 day moving averages on daily charts, has almost converged downward and MACD has shown bearish crossover. RSI is also looking weak on the same chart and now placed at 39.46 levels.
HDFC Ltd (Fut) : SELL| Below: Rs 2130| Target: Rs 2065| Stop loss: Rs 2194|
HDFC Ltd has corrected from the higher levels since 6 June 2019 on the daily charts and now sustaining below the 20-day moving average below 2200 levels. Also, MACD is showing a sell signal along with the RSI on the daily charts, which is correcting from the over-bought zone and now showing sell signal being placed at 50.17 levels.
ConCor: BUY| above: Rs 556 | Target: Rs 573 | Stop loss: Rs 539|
Container Corporation is overall in a bullish trend since 15 May 2019 and now, it has shown the breakout of the bullish pennant pattern and also breaks out of the resistance levels around 553 on the daily chart. RSI on daily charts looking strong which is now placed at 67.34 levels while MACD on the same chart, has shown upward crossover.


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Clinical Director of the NW Anxiety Institute in Portland, Oregon, Kevin Ashworth, claimed that “So many teens have lost their ability to tolerate distress and uncertainty, and a big reason for that is the way we parent them.”
Ashworth spoke about the parents of the internet generation, a.k.a. iGen, Generation Z, Post-millennials, etc. But can we lay all the blame on their Generation X and Baby Boomer parents? These two generations were raised in towns and cities that were far more dangerous than they are today.
Back then, crime rates were soaring in urban areas—everything from gun violence to muggings. The rise in drug abuse wasn’t something that couldn’t be ignored either, as heroin syringes and crack pipes were familiar sights in major cities. Not to mention, the “satanic panic” of the ‘80s and round-the-clock news coverage of missing child cases. This was also when pictures of missing children were seen on milk cartons. Still today, there’s no evidence as to whether milk is to blame. (Joking.)
Being raised in this kind of environment, it shouldn’t be a surprise to see today’s parents overly concerned about their children’s safety. However, the crime wave had ended rather abruptly in the early 1990s, with crime rates plummeting all over the United States. It wasn’t merely one specific crime either, but all crime being lowered. In 2013, for example, the murder rate dropped to the same level it had been in 1953, sixty years earlier.
Unfortunately, as crime rates diminished, the fear of crime did not, and the new, paranoid parental habits started to become new national norms.
I don’t have children, nor do I plan on having children anytime soon, so why do I care about how kids today are being raised?
It is none of my business how a child is parented. Unless, of course, I happen to witness a parent physically abusing a child in public, in which case I would intervene without question, despite it still being none of my business. But why physical abuse, and not emotional or mental abuse? Well, because the latter two are harder to prove and can be argued as subjective and circumstantial. Besides that, the issue I have lies in that these children will be our future leaders one day, and if a tyrannical foreign leader declares war on us, I don’t want to hear the president crying for his mommy, or worse, give in to another country’s demands—such as Former Vice President Joe Biden.
To me, when it comes to children, abuse is abuse. Physical abuse can lead to emotional issues and abuse, emotional abuse can lead to self-inflicted abuse, and mental abuse can lead to all of the above, including physical abuse, whether self-inflicted or from fights at school. There is, however, another form of abuse that has become a new norm of western society, leaving a trail of ignored consequences far worse than what I’ve mentioned. That is, the rapid rise in the overprotection, or coddling, of American children.
Indeed times have changed, and kids have it a lot harder than we did, regarding competition, social hierarchies, and judgment from peers. The internet, social media, and every kid owning a cell phone are undeniably to blame for this, and yet, hardly anything is being done about it. This is the only thing I will agree upon in managing a child’s life: placing extreme limits on their internet and phone usage.
On the other hand, alongside crime and drugs, the fans of fear were flamed for Gen Xers and Baby Boomers with a trend in serial killings. Serial killers, such as Dahmer, Gacy, Lucas, Bundy, Berkowitz, Ramirez, and Heidnik, didn’t kill for the mob or out of passion, but methodically planned out their actions. These became household names during the 70s and 80s, and kids during those times absorbed not only their parents’ fears but had also developed their own from what they’d heard about the murders. If only given bits and pieces of the horrors that occurred, a child’s imagination can take things to an even darker place.
The kids back then now have kids of their own and have not forgotten how fearful they and their parents had been during those times. This is something to consider as to why parents are going to such overtly nonsensical lengths to protect their children. But then, serial killers weren’t a thing anymore. It makes me wonder if there were such killers, or more like false flags perpetrated by the media to create the mass fear that causes the coddling we see today.
Growing up in the 90s, there sat a massive desktop within nearly every household, most with internet capabilities. There were no social media outlets outside of chat forums and AOL Instant Messenger, which was great when you needed answers to your homework assignments. Before the creation of Napster, the internet was primarily used to chat with your peers, looking up gaming cheats and guitar tabs, all while running with a blazingly fast 56k dial-up modem.
Back then, parents didn’t have to force us to go out and play; they had to force us to come back in. Going outside was our escape from parents and adults and our entrance into the wild imagination of the (semi-)unknown. Before high school, social hierarchies didn’t determine who your friends were; your neighborhood did. Anyone who lived within a mile radius of our house was part of your group of friends. Many rode bikes; some preferred to walk, while the rest skateboarded everywhere.
The streets, the “woods,” the tunnels, the creek beds, the entire world (in walking distance) was ours, as long as we were home by the time the street lamps came on. But sneaking out afterward on the weekends where there wasn’t school the following day was always the most exciting. We were the neighborhood kids, and all looked out for each other. If one was hurt, we took care of it while another ran to grab a parent. It was often brushed off and forgotten about until mom notices it and nearly has a stroke.
I remember one incident when there wasn’t anyone there to help. I had fractured my wrist snowboarding while my group didn’t wasn’t paying attention and sped off. Rather than sitting there in the cold, waiting for a parent that wasn’t coming to my rescue, I knew what I had to do. I got back on my board and rode down the rest of the mountain without a glove covering my throbbing wrist. By the time I’d made it down where I could get medical attention, my hand was so numb I couldn’t feel the pain anymore. I was told it was “stupid” and “crazy,” but I’d gained confidence in myself that day, knowing I didn’t need anyone to come to my aid–I could, in a sense, take care of myself.
Whatever happened to the saying, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?” Today, it almost seems like it has deteriorated into “if it can hurt you, mommy and daddy will make sure that it won’t.”
In his book, “12 Rules for Life,” Jordan Peterson states the eleventh rule: “Do not bother the children when they are skateboarding,” he uses a similar example to make his point. Yes, kids who skateboard tend to be the “outsiders” or of a rebellious nature, but they accomplish more than any other kid who sits at home playing video games. They are learning to push themselves, figuring out how much potential they have, gaining confidence in themselves, and all while being social with their peers. Most importantly, they learn how to get back up after they fall, to keep trying again and again without fear until a task is mastered.
This is what Nassim Nicholas Taleb refers to as “Antifragility,” in how systems and people can survive the stressors and conflicts in life, and like the immune system, will grow stronger as a result. He explains how some things, such as china teacups, are fragile, breaking easily and not being able to heal themselves, so they must be handled gently. Other things are resilient and can withstand sudden shocks but don’t benefit from falling. The last group, he explains, are antifragile, such as many of the critical systems in economic and political life that are similar to the immune system. They require stressors and challenges to learn, adapt, and grow. When antifragile things aren’t experienced with challenges, like muscles and bones, they atrophy and become weak, rigid, and inefficient.
He opens his book with a poetic image that should speak to all parents: the wind extinguishes a candle but energizes a fire. He advises not to be like candles and not turn our children into candles: “You want to be the fire and wish for the wind.”
If you genuinely care about your children and want to see them grow up, have a family, and be happy, providing them with safe spaces and protecting them from any pain and conflict will only prevent them from developing into mentally and emotionally strong, able adults. While continuing to raise them in a micromanaged, coddled place of safety may indeed come from a place of love and concern, it will ultimately do them more harm in the long run. They are being robbed of a crucial stage for their development that provides them the tools to become self-sufficient adults who can function in society without mommy and daddy.
Risks and stressors are natural, unavoidable parts of life. Parents and teachers should be helping kids learn and develop their innate abilities to grow and learn from such experiences.
“Prepare the child for the road, not the road for the child.” when the parent can no longer clear the road of conflict, the child won’t know what to do, other than cry themselves into a state of depression, on the verge of becoming another contributor to the sudden rise in suicide statistics.
“This is the tragedy of modernity: as with neurotically overprotective parents, those trying to help are often hurting us the most.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder

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Our first vacation without dad (or mom)
Today we close the month of July and from tomorrow the holidays begin for many families. People greet each other with more joy and talk about their vacation destination.
But as not everyone likes Christmas, not everyone is happy in the summer. And you have to respect it.
In my case, for example, when the heat comes I cannot help remembering that year in which my husband, the father of my children, my friend and partner died. I just wanted to be in bed, cover myself and forget about the world, but that was not a possible option. The children needed their vacations like everyone else and that year more, because they missed their father, who died a few months earlier.
So this summer, finally, I have decided to share my experience, with the intention of helping other fathers and mothers, widowers or divorced, who this year face their first vacation without a father or a mother. Because it can be done and our children will always thank us.
First reaction: hate summer
Logical, right? You see everyone happy, programming their summer days as a family and you are very, very sad, and your family (at least the one you created) no longer exists, while the others are happy. Or so you think. Because, although there are not so many radiant families of happiness and not everyone enjoys an idyllic holiday, you feel it that way. It’s like when you look for a baby and only look pregnant. Well now that you miss what you lost, you only see parents with children enjoying all together.
We each (and each) live it our way, as we can, because we have no idea what to do or how to face the new situation. When a recent widow asks me what to do, I answer with humility that there is no magic recipe.
“Do what you can, whatever comes out of your heart and you’re sure to be right.”
When I was alone with my children I was, unconsciously, separating myself from those old friends, with whom we all dated together with our little ones. It was not intentional, but I couldn’t bear to see what I had lost so close.
Without looking for it, I began to meet other mothers who faced motherhood alone, like me: mothers from school and daycare, coworkers, friends of friends…
The circle of friendships changed without realizing it. Of course, my lifelong friends were still there, trying to support me! But they didn’t understand how I felt and my children and I needed to be with other children and parents who didn’t remind us how much we had lost.
Of course, my attitude can be selfish, but as I have made clear from the beginning, everyone lives the duel (also separation is a loss) as best they can, trying to get ahead, neither better nor worse than others. I try not to judge, and I would like them not to judge me either.
So yes, I hated the damn vacation, the summer that never ended.
There is always a different first summer
The first and perhaps most important (I think) is to decide that you do want to go on vacation with your little ones, that you want them to live in the most normal in a sad and abnormal stage for everyone.
Sadness will accompany you, always. We are not going to fool ourselves: losing your travel companion changes you. I have never been the casual and cheerful woman of before, but I have enjoyed every moment shared with my children, I laugh with them, with the people I love most, my motor in life.
And leisure time, outside the routines of everyday life, leave unforgettable moments with the family. Yes, in family, because with the passage of time you convince yourself that you continue to have your family, with your children, even if it is not the one you dreamed.
But for that, there is still time. First, we must think about how to overcome the first summer.
Some of my divorced friends went on vacation to the beach with their children, others opted for trips for single parents with children, those who already had teenagers even dared with some organized trip abroad … But there are also those who consumed by grief are unable to get out of bed even to go to work and send their children to grandparents’ house.
Everyone does what they can (sorry to repeat it so much, but it’s my motto). None makes it better or worse.
We all chose to choose the option that came out of our hearts, although it could have been a different one.
My daughter was 7 years old and my son was 6 months old when his father died, so thinking about going with them to a beach place by myself, as we had planned all four together, it was impossible. I didn’t feel strong.
I know I didn’t do it well, but when I lost Arturo, I turned completely at work, the more hours the better, so as not to face the harsh reality. I even worked at night so I didn’t have to lie in bed alone.
I don’t want him to misunderstand, but even looking at my children, with such a great physical resemblance to his father, it hurt, because he reminded me that he was no longer here. Seeing how my baby crawled for the first time or said his first words without being able to share it with his father, it hurt me. Hard to understand? Yes, but it was how I felt, although it never occurred to me to tell anyone when everyone said to me: “How lucky you are, it has left you a decal. You will see your baby grow and he will be like his father.”
But they were my children, and I had to make sure they led a life as ‘normal as possible’. So during the course I took them to kindergarten and school, picked up my daughter from extracurriculars, took her to chess championships, to birthdays, I took pictures at school parties… And when the course ended, I sent them with their grandmother to the village house.
I know that many will judge me for ‘that easy way out,’ but it was not at all. I didn’t want to separate myself from the people I loved most in the world and the only reason I woke up every morning, but I needed to cry everything I didn’t allow myself to do when they were in front of me (although I didn’t always manage to avoid tears in their presence ) .

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Contract worth £30m to design Inverness to Nairn A96 upgrade
A contract worth at least £30m to come up with the detailed design work for the first section of an upgraded A96 has been advertised.
The stretch involved runs from Inverness to Nairn and includes a bypass for Nairn.
Details of the preferred option for the section's layout and route could be announced in October.
The A96 is to be upgraded to dual carriageway all the way from Inverness to Aberdeen by 2030.
The first section involves about 18 miles (30km) of road.
Transport Minister Keith Brown said a design consultant would be appointed early next year.
He added: "Dualling the A96 is a significant undertaking which requires careful, in-depth planning and design to ensure that we deliver the right scheme to help tackle congestion and provide better journey time reliability and road safety for all users."


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Medical malpractice. That seems to be the case when a patient allegedly died because of wrong prescriptions at Mandaue District Hospital in Cebu City.
A certain Cesar A. Coliflores posted in Facebook explaining how his wife, Jocelyn, 40, died 30 minutes after being injected of a medication that is supposed to treat her illness.
Coliflores claimed that the doctor prescribed the medicines even if his wife did not undergo any medical examinations or laboratories.
In a separate Facebook post, he revealed that his wife was diagnosed to have ruptured cerebral aneurysm and was prescribed with Cefuroxime 75mg and Diphenhydramine or Benadryl. Upon research, Cefuroxime is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections while the latter is an antihistamine used for allergies, hives, insomnia, motion sickness, and mild cases of Parkinsonism.
Both have its corresponding side effects. Cefuroxime can cause chills and discomfort among others while Diphenhydramine can trigger dizziness, headache, dry mouth and increased chest congestion to name a few.
Moreover, Coliflores also posted in social media the autopsy report and the death certificate of his wife. The former revealed that Jocelyn died because of sudden cardiac arrest while the death certificate showed ruptured cerebral aneurysm.
If these allegations are true, the hospital and the doctor involved must come forward and clear this issue. Any person liable for the alleged negligence must face legal consequences.

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CFRAMP's Large Pelagic Fish Tagging Program
CFRAMP's Large Pelagic Fish Tagging Program was established to examine the distribution and movement patterns of Thunnus atlanticus (blackfin tuna), Acanthocybium solandri (wahoo), Coryphaena hippurus (dolphinfish), and Scomberomorus cavalla (king mackerel), large pelagic fish species of commercial importance to several Caribbean countries. The Program explored several means to facilitate fish tag and release activities, involving collaborative partnerships with national fisheries administrations, the recreational fishing sector, and individual commercial fishers. A Iotal of 1,143 fish were tagged and released in the coastal waters of several islands within the Eastern Caribbean: 787 blackfin tuna, 250 wahoo, 89 dolphinfish, and 17 king mackerel. To date, only 13 recaptures have been reported. Eleven (11) blackfin tuna, released in the coastal waters of St Vincent and the Grenadines were recaptured near to, or at original release sites after times at liberty ranging from 5 d to 1,230 d. Similarly, 2 king mackerel, released off the west coast of Trinidad, were recaptured very near original release sites after 74 and 129 d at liberty.
Singh-Renton, S. and J. Renton.
CFRAMP's Large Pelagic Fish Tagging Program.
Gulf and Caribbean Research
Retrieved from https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol19/iss2/12

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Sandwiched between the hysteric glamour of their debut and the breezy listening of Coming Up is the dark core of Suede. Dog Man Star arrived as the unwelcomed antithesis of the ‘London Fields’ brandishing barrow boys squealing about their nights of oikish debauchery. It was a telescope on a bitter world, one threaded with blood, lust and chemicals, a nocturnal journey through the backstreets and tower blocks. Its lyrics bursting at the seams with tales of longing, waiting, regretting, watching the world turn without you, feelings of powerlessness and dread as Brett Anderson spent a long time plotting in his decaying Notting Hill hovel like a dandy Miss Havisham for the results to be critically lauded but commercially almost forgotten.
The strain of Bernard Butler’s departure left the weight of this album’s live legacy on the slender shoulders of the then 17 year old Richard Oakes, it was a painful birth. Back then a nervous Richard Oakes played one of his first gigs with the band at Dublin’s SFX in 1995, coltishly aping Butler’s hip swaying moves and guitar strangling style. Now, seventeen years later their opaque masterwork is unravelled in front of those who inhabited this emotional terrain at the time and hopefully those who discovered its pleasures later.
Arriving onstage to the triumphant strings of ‘Still Life’ the lights are again dimmed for the arrival of the post-apocalyptic, Clockwork Orange dementia of ‘Introducing The Band’, who’s mesmerising metallic flash has not dimmed in the intervening years. Cutting a disturbingly dashing figure for a maturing man, Anderson prowls around the stage doing his best Ferry-meets-schoolmarm motions as he entices the crowd to roll back the years and indulge in some unselfconscious singing-a-long to the boisterous ‘We Are The Pigs’.
As we’re possibly not singing loud enough he then decides to invade the crowd and sing half of ‘The Wild Ones’ in the pit as various perfumed ladies swoon and grown men shed silent tears into their pints in the darkness. ‘The Wild Ones’ typifies the decaying romance that runs throughout the album like a twisted vein. As much as there is the bleakness of the creepy Ballard echoing ‘Daddy’s Speeding’, there’s the fantastical explosion of lust in ‘New Generation’, its clanging intro inspiring many a crowd member to gamely pogo like it’s 1995. This is the pop that Suede were best at, the songs of aching, dizzying desire that pump straight to the heart, as hands are flung in the air and lyrics bellowed back, a face changing grin unfurls on Anderson’s face, bounces back to Simon Gilbert and spreads through the rest of the band. They’re home.
From then on the gothic blues of the album stream through the room like thick smoke, ‘Two Of Us’ setting the dense mood, the highlight being Brett’s rare moment of vulnerability as he tackles the awkward musical-style falsetto of ‘Black And Blue’ to rousing cheers. But this is a mere palette cleanser to the album’s bleak centre piece ‘Asphalt World’, a broken down black and white tragedy of a song of desperation and depravity. Familiar Suede tropes of viewing the world from the backseat of a car, the city in all its damaged glory, the pain and degradation of relationships and as Brett’s voice cracks during the breathless lines iIs it me or her?’ the pervading feeling emerges that trips through the past might not be all that fun. The track was also Bernard Butler’s calling card, his stand alone work of glory and as Anderson exits the stage for the burning, ferocious solo, Richard Oakes takes it to its soaring destiny, stamping his style all over it with an effortless flourish.
As the strains of ‘Still Life’ blast through the air, it may be an ode to inertia and wishful thinking but it’s the ray of light twinkling through a cracked window pain, it’s the oddly optimistic ending to the malignant illness of Dog Man Star and a look towards all tomorrow’s parties.
Photos: Julie Bienvenu

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March 23, 2016 – Vancouver, British Columbia- Nevada Energy Metals Inc. “the Company” TSX-V: BFF (OTC: SSMLF) (Frankfurt: A2AFBV) is pleased to announce the staking of 86 placer claims (approximately 1720 acres) in the San Emidio Desert, Washoe County, Nevada, 95 km northeast of Reno, the home of Tesla Corporation’s new lithium-ion battery “Giga Factory”.
The San Emidio Desert basin is an alkali playa environment underlain by unconsolidated sediments and clays being fed by lithium bearing geothermal fluids (US. Geothermal analyses) reported in bounding faults, and/or faults along the east side of the basin. Since mid-Tertiary, the rocks on the eastern edge of the San Emidio Desert have undergone extensive hydrothermal alteration and the presence of near-surface thermal fluids, suggest that the thermal fluids represent deep circulation of meteoric water (Moore, J.N., 1997).
The property adjoins the Empire geothermal power plant with production of 4.6 MW of electricity from a 155°C resource thereby providing a substantial heat source for the circulation of meteoric groundwater believed important in the formation of lithium brine deposits as found at Clayton Valley, Nevada host to North Americas preeminent lithium brine production. US Geothermal has reported anomalous lithium values in the trace element analysis of their geothermal brines at Empire (USGS-Report 87-4062)
Previous work by other operators exploring the playa have reported lithium value in sediments up to 312 ppm and the average of sampling being in the order of 250 ppm.
Harry Barr, Chairman of Nevada Energy Metals stated “The company is pleased to report that no royalties, option payments or work expenditures have been incurred as a result of the acquisition of the San Emidio lithium exploration project. Nevada Energy Metals Inc strives to be a leader in the exploration and development of economic Lithium deposits. Our principal activities are in Nevada and our project portfolio is expanding.”
About Nevada Energy Metals: http://nevadaenergymetals.com/
Nevada Energy Metals Inc. is a Canadian Based exploration and development company who’s primary listing is on the TSX Venture Exchange. The company’s main focuses are brine based lithium exploration targets located in the mining friendly state of Nevada. As of the 13th of January the company has completed a $900,000 CAD secondary funding to carry out an exploration program on the area known as Alkali Lake and Alkali Flats. This lithium target is located in Esmeralda County, Nevada, just 12km from Rockwood Lithium, the only brine based lithium producer in North America. Nevada Energy Metals must complete a one-time payment of shares, cash payments over three years and complete certain exploration milestones to earn its 60% interest. Nevada Energy Metals has acquired, by staking, 100 placer claims covering 200 acres (80.9 hectares) at Teels Marsh, Nevada. The property, called Teels Marsh West is a highly prospective L\lithium exploration project, 100% owned without any royalties, located on the western part of a large evaporation pond. With the addition of the San Emdio Dessert lithium property, Nevada Energy Metals has its third perspective lithium brine project in its project portfolio.
The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by
Ali Alizadeh, MSc P.Geo, MBA, a director of the company and a Qualified Person under the provisions of National Instrument 43-101.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Harry Barr Chairman & CEO
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.


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ATRA’s statement on passage of Amendment 1 to Illinois House Bill 3360
Local Legal Services Advertising Spending – Louisiana – Quarters 3-4, 2018
With 4.7 million residents, Louisiana is the 25th most populous
With 4.7 million residents, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state in the nation, and its three largest media markets include New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge. Louisiana’s largest market, New Orleans, ranks 50th in the nation with an estimated 624,000 television-viewing households. Shreveport, ranked 90th, includes slightly fewer than 323,000 television-viewing households while the Baton Rouge media market ranks 97th in the nation with more than 287,000 television-viewing households.
In the second half of 2018, a legal services ad aired every minute on average in local broadcast networks across these three Louisiana media markets. From July to December, viewers in New Orleans, Shreveport and Baton Rouge were exposed to 251,116 of these advertisements purchased at an estimated cost of $15.6 million.
An analysis and discussion of the legal services advertising volumes and spending in these markets follows.
ATRA’s statement on Amendment 1 to Illinois House Bill 3360
ATRA President Tiger Joyce released the following statement in response to the unprecedented attack on the U.S. Capitol building on January 6:
ATRA voices its disappointment as Congress fails to include liability protections in its latest COVID-19 relief package.
ATRA President Tiger Joyce writes in this op-ed about a growing trend of state courts bucking SCOTUS precedent when it comes to personal jurisdiction.
Activism in AG’s office, Supreme Court’s acceptance of lawsuit funding and loose venue rules to blame

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Bruno Mars is in “the zone.”
He’s flying in rarefied air, in the same space where elite athletes like LeBron James and Serena Williams travel. Only his success doesn’t translate to championship trophies. It’s told on the Billboard charts.
Not even three years into his solo career, the 27-year-old Hawaiian is turning out smash pop singles at a mind-boggling pace. It’s like Creedence Clearwater Revival in the late ’60s, Elton John in the early ’70s and Mariah Carey throughout the ’90s. Even Mars’ mediocre offerings — of which there are plenty — shoot up the charts.
It’s no wonder that Mars’ current Moonshine Jungle Tour is one of the year’s hottest treks. It packed the recently renamed SAP Center (formerly the HP Pavilion) in San Jose to capacity on Thursday night.
It was a solid outing for the multiplatinum star, whose skills onstage might even surpass what he shows in the studio. He’s an old-school entertainer, borrowing from the best — Michael Jackson, James Brown, Al Green — and ignoring the rest.
His greatest challenge onstage, ironically, is his own songbook. Sure, it’s chock full of hits. It’s also rather tepid, full of tunes that make Hootie and the Blowfish come across like Slayer. Mars’ ability to incorporate different musical styles and still wind up with a homogeneous sound intended for mass consumption is nothing short of astounding.
Although the songs were sometimes bland and boring, Mars’ performance of them sure wasn’t. Kicking off with an energetic version of “Moonshine,” Mars worked hard for fans’ money throughout the approximately 100-minute concert.
The show was short on special effects, at least until the confetti-drenched, pyrotechnics-fueled ending. Yet, Mars didn’t really need them. His remarkable star power — the kind that can elicit squeals from the crowd with a simple hand gesture — was more than enough to light up the hockey arena as he rolled through tracks from his two studio albums (2010’s “Doo-Wops and Hooligans” and 2012’s “Unorthodox Jukebox”) as well as other material.
When he wasn’t leading his top-notch band, which boasted a mighty three-piece horn section, Mars did a fine job engaging the crowd with funny stage banter and time-honored tricks of the trade. He gave the crowd a lesson in “R&B 101,” teaching us the importance of hollering “damn” onstage, and tried to convince the crowd to put down their smartphonesfor the evening.
“We came here to get y’all shaking and dancing. You can’t really do that if you’re videotaping,” said Mars, likely hoping to avoid being the subject of thousands of new blurry videos on YouTube and out-of-focus pictures on Instagram. “Put the cameras away. Tonight is for us and only us.”
The funniest moment of the night came when he tried to find a woman in the crowd to serenade. There were, of course, several willing volunteers, but Mars was looking for one who wouldn’t get him in trouble.
“Looks like you’ve got a bigass boyfriend,” he said to one volunteer. “I don’t know if I want to (expletive) with that.”
He drew the main set to a close by playing four straight No. 1 hits — “Nothin’ on You,” “When I Was Your Man,” “Grenade” and “Just the Way You Are.” For the encore, he rolled out another chart-topper, “Locked Out of Heaven.”
After all that, he still didn’t get around to playing all his No. 1 hits. For an artist with only two full-length solo albums to his credit, that’s truly amazing.
Follow Jim Harrington at Twitter.com/jimthecritic.


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Some ingredients are fine, but if the skin feels it’s being challenged with too many chemicals it can only react with a skin rash. That’s the warning sign and further use of such products progresses the rash to eczema. The skin is doing the right thing to protect the person against the chemical challenge. The chemicals are the problem; the inflammation is the correct protection response. Simple, wouldn’t you agree?
Certain commonly used ingredients are cited in the medical literature as being unsuitable for use in skincare products, which raises a question. You might wonder if companies using those ingredients care about people suffering from their products?
A happy balance
Skin should be in happy balance. Upsetting the balance upsets the skin and a sign of upset skin is red inflammation. One choice is to stop the inflammation with drugs like steroids. However, when you stop the steroids more inflammation should be expected if the cause of the imbalance is still there. The eczema goes on. Another choice is to correct the imbalance. When you stop the imbalance the skin has no reason for inflammation. A simple choice.
Eczema often divides parents of children with eczema from medical professionals providing advice on how to manage eczema. The parents can become very frustrated when they’re told there is no cure. Many of those parents seek alternative advice.
The irony is that the vast majority of children grow out of eczema. Perhaps we would all benefit form thinking of eczema in a different way.
I ended my years of eczema decades ago when I trained as a pathologist and learned how diseases occur. No cure was available to me and this happy outcome arose because I learned a lot of useful and relevant knowledge. How I used that knowledge resulted in the EXeczema® programme.
3 clues and 7 medical articles
In the leaflet providing the 3 clues and 7 medical references you will see three examples where the KNOWLEDGE shared resulted in a change in the eczema. Download the leaflet here. Some of the medical articles are quite new so the evidence revealed was not available to doctors last century. It is now! If you know a doctor who is not utilising this new evidence, you might want to ask if they wish to see it. If they don’t want to, you have various options relating to their professional competence. Somebody is inducing all those 50,000 babies on the grass. If they do want to see it then provide them with the leaflet or give us their contact details and we will provide a leaflet.
Many doctors would LOVE to have something different to offer against eczema. We can discuss with doctors, in private and in professional confidence, the things we are not allowed to present here. Doctors have the training and skills to determine whether the patient stories we can share with them, stories the people involved have given us permission to share, are likely to help them end the eczema in their patients.
The law says members of the lay public might be misled by the same patient stories which is why we can not provide them all here.
That’s why it’s so helpful when you present the leaflet to doctors you know and trust. They can then decide whether we need to keep having so many new babies on the grass. We hold the romantic view that very few doctors will actually want eczema to continue and every year play their part in another 50,000 babies on the grass. So share our confidence and spread the leaflets.
In early 2020 the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) acted on a complaint that we were making a medical claim by suggesting the EXeczema® programme, which covers both knowledge and cosmetic skincare products, can end eczema and prevent it coming back. For those who like to check these things it was reference A19-1043453.
The ASA chose to take the complaint direct to a formal investigation. They had the option of a less onerous ‘cease and desist’ letter but opted for the far more serious formal investigation. We are a very small family-owned company and can’t afford to be repeatedly defending ourselves against things like this. Complainants can keep making complaints and as a much heralded conspiracy theory goes, there are some very large companies out there selling products while the rest of us have to wonder why we have a new set of 50,000 babies on the grass every year. We certainly can’t afford to be repeatedly defending ourselves as that would kill the EXeczema® campaign before it gained global momentum.
So, in agreement with the ASA, we chose to take down the website cited by the complainant.
At the same time I chose to alter the text on this website to ensure that complainant could not continue waisting time. Someone is apparently unhappy that we’re pointing out someone is generating 50,000 babies on the grass every year. I doubt it is the ASA. However they must do what they are directed to do and my best option is to ensure they are in the position of being able to dismiss spurious complaints.
As a result of that, we are now only sharing success cases on this site where it is obvious the person is saying the benefit came from us EXplaining eczema. The EX in EXeczema. The knowledge we are allowed to reveal and share is the knowledge which makes the real difference.
When the keen dermatologists generate their own EXeczema® success stories following their clinical trials, they will publish the results. That will give the EXeczema® campaign a medical seal of approval and we will be able to share many more success stories.
The mantle of medical credibility will allow the medical profession to say eczema can be ended in weeks without the use of drugs. That will open the floodgates allowing us to share many more stories.
We would like to apologise for the delay but we respect the law and I like to help the law enforcers do their job. Rather than accepting 50,000 babies on the grass every year, let’s all aim for NO babies on the grass. To achieve that we will all need to do something different. Sharing more success stories in due course will help you see something different.


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Hey hey folks!
November was mostly work focused and December will be too. This month in my discord we’re gonna watch an indie werewolf movie called Wolf of Snow Hollow. I was told it had a dry sense of humor but I haven’t seen it yet. If it interests you, pop into my discord on December 7th at 5pm PST.
Last month I finished Murky Water. It’s all done! I’m getting the whole thing proofread now. Then I’ll repost all the old pages with the typos fixed. There is still a paper shortage so I don’t know if I’m gonna print it right away. Like it would be nice to have a new book for conventions but Cautionary Fables South America will be out next year. So it might be better to hold off with it’s crowdfund until next year.
Another thing I finished is my Failure to Launch comic. Patreon backers have been seeing the pencils posted on Fridays, but I finished coloring and lettering it last weekend. It’s written by Ryan North and will appear in the anthology Failure to Launch: a Tour of Ill-Fated Futures. I’m the editor on the book and it’s gonna be a great book. It’s a light-hearted education collection of inventions and world plans that didn’t get to become reality. Some are because they were based on bad science (like my story is about a man who didn’t account for friction or physics in general) but others fell apart because of corporate greed or government interference. I especially like a story written by Harry “Hbomberguy” Brewis about the first attempt at making a union. That’s gonna crowdfund in February. I’ll make sure to let you all know when it’s up.
While doing all this work I watched a lot of TV. So much it’s a little hard to remember it all. The big stand out is probably Interview with the Vampire. While different from the books, the changes the show made really improved the source material. I especially think the show aging Claudia up a little was a good decision. Her being turned so young in the book and movie does some interesting stuff, it doesn’t quite fit with the series as a whole. Her being older lets her run off of a bit on her own and grow into someone away from Louis and Lestate in a way that she couldn’t in the source material. It makes her interesting and nuanced as a character for the show.
And the actress playing her knocks it out of the park. All the actors in the show do. I also like the reporter being older while interviewing Louis and pushing back on him in the interview more. The whole show is just really well put together. I highly recommend it.
Since I wrapped up a lot last month, this month I’m jumping back into You are the Chosen One. So that will be back as my patreon exclusive comic next month. I’ll post pfds of the previous chapters before I start things up again. I’m sure some folks have forgotten what’s happened since the couple of month break.
I’m also getting ready to jump into the next The City Between story. It’s titled Shards of Reflection. I’m gonna try to experiment a little with the storytelling because the main character is an unreliable narrator. It will be interesting to see how things go and I hope I can pull it off.
And I’m really living up to the cartoon of me spinning plates on the Iron Circus Geekshow. Because this month I also need to try and finish up the graphic novel I’ve been writing, Blue Moon. That’s the werewolf YA book I’m doing with Meredith McClaren. The script is due at the end of December. Or at least the first draft is. But it’s kinda fallen to the side while working on everything else.
I’ll be doing my usual streaming this month on Twitch. With so much going on, sometimes it’s hard to focus. So those two hour streams Tues, Wed, and Thurs really help me get at least my drawing done. One streaming thing that Spike and I are planning is on Christmas day we are gonna stream rimworld. During it we’ll be raising money for charity (but haven’t picked one yet). But it will be on both the Iron Circus Youtube as well as my twitch. We are gonna start at Noon Central and 10am PST. So join us if you don’t have Christmas plans.
Also, since twitter is exploding I figured I should list all my social medias. You can follow me at these places.
Have a good one! Thanks for your support!


The alleged discrepancies in government school teachers’ transfers may soon be history as the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has prepared a software to place the entire transfer process online
A government school teacher in Ujjain district was arrested on Tuesday on charges of raping a student.
Infosys said it will hire 20,000 people via campus recruitments this year and pay them an average starting salary of Rs 3.25 lakh, in line with what it did last year.
While the state government has been inching towards framing new Act for public universities in Maharashtra, teachers from higher education sector in the state has sought grievance redressal panel to be integral part of new proposed legislation.
Election fever seems to have gripped the Patna University (PU) campus too as most of its teachers, non-teaching staff and students can be seen discussing in groups the prospects of different political parties in the ensuing assembly election.
The detention of nine Iranian teachers in the United Arab Emirates has prompted a diplomatic complaint from Tehran and criticism in Iranian media, in a show of strains between countries that are both trade partners and strategic rivals.
Local carrier Air Odisha, which signed an agreement with the government to run flights within the state, said on Sunday that it would provide jobs to 100 youths of the state.
Two women teachers were killed when they got trapped under a truck that overturned near Shree Sarvajanik Commerce College (SSCC) in Godhra of Panchmahal district on Sunday.


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Five Days of Darkness by Greg Hall
English | 2021 | Mystery & Thriller | 330 KB
After a black family is found in pieces without blood, rumors spread through the Louisiana landscape about a supernatural being hunting its victims. The small towns are left bewildered, scared, and require answers.
Father Henri Joffre had only been in Morrow for a few months, and the deaths of the Boyd family hit him hard. So when he first came to the small town and saw that the black community didn’t have a place to worship, he opened the doors. He wanted everyone in Morrow to be a part of the community.
After the bodies are discovered, the local law refuses to take action, admitting that only the black community has been victims; Henri jumps into action.
Skeptical at first, Henri joins forces with Modeste Barre, a local hoodoo healer who knows what is killing the black people. She tells Henri she is the only one who can stop the darkness.

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We’re just a couple of months away from the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Samsung Galaxy S9+. Naturally, plenty of leaks and rumours have started pouring in. Some rumours claim that the Galaxy S9 and S9+ will feature even shorter bezels compared to their predecessors, the Galaxy S8 (review) and the Galaxy S8+. Some other rumours claim that the upcoming flagship smartphones from Samsung might come with in-screen fingerprint readers. However, we want to put an end to baseless rumours and inaccurate leaks by bringing you exclusive renders of the Galaxy S9+ and a 360-degree video of the smartphone in collaboration with @OnLeaks who has been quite accurate in releasing device renders before their official announcements.
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Renders
As you can see in the renders, the Galaxy S9+ uses a design philosophy that we already saw with the Galaxy S8+. The phone measures 157.7 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm and comes with a 6.1-inch screen. Unlike what some rumours claimed, the top and bottom bezels are just 0.1mm thinner than on the Galaxy S8+. However, there are a few differences, and the most important of them is the presence of a dual-camera setup and the placement of the rear-facing fingerprint reader. This means that all our hopes of an in-screen fingerprint reader have been buried. The fingerprint reader’s new placement below the camera sensor means that it can be slightly easier to reach, though.
The heart-rate sensor and the single-LED flash is at the right side of the dual-camera setup. The USB Type-C port, 3.5mm headphone port, loudspeaker, and the primary microphone are at the bottom, similar to the Galaxy S8 and S8+. The power button is at the right side of the phone, while the volume rocker and the Bixby button are at the left side of the device. The secondary microphone and the SIM card + microSD card slot are at the top of the phone. Samsung will continue to use an iris scanner, which is evident from the placement of a bunch of sensors above the screen. It’s good to know that Samsung isn’t ditching the 3.5mm headphone port (yay!). Have a look at the 360-degree video of the Samsung Galaxy S9+ below.


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Stop to notice the technology - by Dan Davis Keeping your nose to the grindstone could prevent you from noticing the rapid changes occurring in the world around you.
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Public Citizen News / May-June 2022
By Rhoda Feng
This article appeared in the May/June 2022 edition of Public Citizen News. Download the full edition here.
Despite intense pressure orchestrated by Big Pharma and industry-funded patient advocacy groups, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in April announced a final national coverage decision under which the Medicare program will cover the drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) only for beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease who enroll in a properly designed randomized, controlled clinical trial of the drug.
Public Citizen had previously called for CMS to exclude aducanumab from coverage under the Medicare program because there is a lack of scientific evidence that the drug provides any meaningful benefit to cognitive function. We had also asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to not approve aducanumab for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease due to lack of evidence of its effectiveness.
“CMS’ science-based action will significantly mitigate the damage done by the FDA’s reckless decision last year to approve aducanumab despite the lack of evidence of benefit and clear evidence of that it can cause serious brain injury,” said Dr. Michael Carome, director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group.
In 2020, Public Citizen called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Inspector General to investigate the unprecedented collaboration between the FDA and Biogen regarding the company’s marketing application for aducanumab. The FDA had approved the drug under the agency’s accelerated approval pathway, and Public Citizen maintains that inappropriately close collaboration between the FDA and Biogen before and after the company submitted its marketing application for the drug dangerously compromised the independence and objectivity of the agency’s review.
In his testimony before an FDA advisory committee in 2020, Carome pointed out that two large studies comparing aducanumab to a placebo were stopped early because a preliminary data analysis showed the drug was not effective. Biogen nevertheless pursued analyses of data from these incomplete studies which were highly susceptible to bias. (One study only suggested possible minimal benefit at a high dose, but the other clearly showed the drug doesn’t work.)
In 2021, the FDA recklessly approved aducanumab for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease despite the nearly unanimous conclusion of an independent panel of experts convened by the agency that there was not sufficient evidence that the drug was effective. At the time, Carome noted that the FDA’s decision “shows a stunning disregard for science and eviscerates the agency’s standards for approving new drugs.” Approving the drug despite the lack of evidence of benefit has raised false hope for millions of Alzheimer’s patients and their families.
In contrast to the FDA, CMS stood its ground in the face of a concerted lobbying campaign by Big Pharma. “CMS’ action is a win for patients, Medicare beneficiaries, the American taxpayer, and evidence-based medicine,” remarked Carome.


An Amazon warehouse is a flurry of activity. Workers jog around, plopping items into yellow and black crates. Hydraulic arms lift boxes toward the rafters. And orange robots slide along the floor like giant, sentient hockey pucks, piled high with towers of consumer gratification ranging from bestsellers to kitchenware.
Those are Kiva robots, once the marvel of warehouses everywhere.
But in 2012, Amazon threw down $775 million to purchase these robot legions. The acquisition effectively gave Jeff Bezos, its 52-year-old chief executive, command of an entire industry.
He decided to use the robots for Amazon alone, ending the sale of Kiva’s products to warehouse operators and retailers that had come to rely on them. As contracts expired, they had to find other options to keep up with an ever-increasing need for speed. The only problem was that there were no other options. Kiva was pretty much it.
It’s taken four years, but several startups finally are ready to replace Kiva and equip the world’s warehouses with new robotics.
The new robots being rolled out look different, partly because the industry still is experimenting and partly because of patent issues. Some focus on picking items off shelves, others zoom around with touch screens. All are aimed at saving retailers money as they race to get their wares to your doorstep as quickly as possible.
Amazon has about 30,000 Kiva robots scuttling about its warehouses across the globe. Dave Clark, the retailer’s senior vice president of worldwide operations and customer service, estimated the addition of the bots reduced operating expenses by about 20 percent.
“To be great in e-commerce, you need to be sophisticated inside the warehouse,” said Karl Siebrecht, chief executive at Flexe, which bills itself as the Airbnb for warehouse space.
Amazon was the first company to confront the challenge of picking a virtually endless variety of goods from warehouse shelves and combining them in a single box for home delivery. Now that e-commerce is a growing part of the retail trade, more companies are paying attention.
But it’s really only Amazon that has this kind of technology at scale, thanks in large part to Kiva. The world’s biggest retailers have yet to populate their warehouses with widespread robotic systems. They rely on the old method — pickers and packers who send boxes down conveyor belts.
There were 856,000 warehouse workers in May, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show. The average wage for those workers is about $12 an hour, said David Egan, head of industrial research for the Americas at commercial real estate firm CBRE Group. Minimum wage boosts being considered and enacted nationwide could drive labor costs higher.


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Italy Trip Delayed for ‘Jersey Shore’ Cast (PHOTOS)
According to the New York Post, the country has revoked some of the MTV show’s permits to film the reality show. The guido and guidette cast members were headed to Newark Airport before receiving news that it may take as long as a week before they’ll make it to Europe. According to Radar Online, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio and Vinny Guadagnino had already been taped with their suitcases heading to the airport.
This isn’t the first speed bump the highly anticipated show has run into…
Back in April, Gawker and several other media outlets published a list of guidelines for the Jersey Shore roommates that was reportedly from Mayor Matteo Renzi that was released to an Italian newspaper. The alleged rules read:
- The cast will not be filmed in bars and clubs that serve alcohol.
- The cast will not be filmed drinking in public.
- The show will not be filmed to promote Florence as a drinking town.
- The show should be filmed in a manner to promote Italy (not Americans visiting Italy) and feature its culture and good food.
Click the pics to check out The Situation, DJ Pauly, Sammi (Sweetheart) Giancola, Deena Nicole Cortese, Jenni ‘J-WOWW’ Farley and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi with their luggage in tow this weekend.

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Soaking is not essential for black-eyed peas, but cooking time can be shortened if they get a quick soak in hot water (as opposed to a longer one in cold water, like other beans). Place dried peas in a pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes. Remove pot from heat and allow to stand for 60-90 minutes.
How long does it take to cook black-eyed peas without soaking?
If you choose to cook the peas without soaking, rinse them, put them in a pan with enough water to cover them by 1-inch. Add the aromatics and oil as above. Cover and cook for 45 minutes or until they are soft but not mushy.
Can dried peas be cooked without soaking?
Most dry peas, such as dry beans, must be soaked before cooking. Split peas are the exception; they cook quite quickly as the skin has been removed.
Can you soak black-eyed peas too long?
Don’t soak the beans any longer than 24 hours. Drain the beans, then proceed immediately to the cooking step. How to Quick-Soak Beans: If you don’t have time for a longer soak, use this quick-soaking method: Cover the dried beans with ample water and season with salt (again, the water should taste pleasantly salty).
How do you soak dried black eyed beans?
How To Quick Soak Dried Black Eyed Beans. You can also quick soak dried black eyed beans. Just place them in a pot with approximately 4 times the volume of water, bring to the boil and boil for 2 mins. Then switch off the heat and let them soak for 1 hr.
Can I cook black eyed beans without soaking?
Do black eyed peas need to soak? It’s really not necessary. Dry black eyed peas cook in about an hour without soaking, which is perfectly reasonable. If you cook them in the pressure cooker, they’ll cook even faster!
How do you cook black peas without soaking?
Place the beans in a pot and cover with water, using a ratio of 4 cups of water for every cup of beans. Cover the pot with a lid. Bring the beans and water to a boil over high heat. Once the beans and water begin to boil, reduce the heat to medium or medium-low and allow the beans to simmer for one to 1 1/2 hours.
What happens if you don’t soak beans before cooking?
Soaking beans in the refrigerator overnight will reduce the time they have to cook drastically. And the texture of the beans will also be it their best, with fewer split-open and burst ones. … Here’s the thing: Beans that have not been soaked ahead of time will always take longer to cook, but they will, indeed, cook.
What to do if you forgot to soak beans overnight?
Forgot to soak your beans? Here’s a Quick Soak Method
- Rinse your beans in a colander with cool water. …
- Cover the beans in a pot with about 2 inches of water.
- On high heat, bring the water to a boil and cook the beans for 5 minutes without a lid.
- Remove the pot from the heat and cover with a lid.
Do you have to soak dry peas?
Dried peas are also a good source of B vitamins (folate and thiamin) and various minerals such as magnesium, phosphorous and potassium. How to cook dried peas: While dried split peas do not need to be soaked, dried whole peas should be soaked overnight prior to cooking.
How long should black-eyed peas be soaked?
Add beans to a large bowl and add water to cover by at least 4 inches. Cover and let soak for at least 6 hours and up to overnight. Drain beans and rinse under cold water.
How long soak dried peas before cooking?
If you do soak them, you can just pop them into a large bowl with a pinch of salt, cover them with a few inches of water and leave them for 12-24 hours (so you can do them before you go to bed and cook them the next night for dinner), then drain and rinse.
Should black-eyed peas be soaked overnight?
You’ll need at least six hours to rehydrate the black-eyed peas. Place them in a large bowl and add three cups of water for every one cup of peas. Cover, place in the refrigerator, and let the beans soak for six hours or overnight.
How long do you need to soak black beans?
Add beans to a large bowl and add water to cover by at least 4 inches. Cover and let soak for at least 6 hours and up to overnight. Drain beans and return to pot. Cover with 4″ of water and add onion, garlic, and bay leaves.
Do black eyed beans cause gas?
Precautions. For some people, black-eyed peas may cause stomach pain, gas, and bloating due to their content of raffinose, a type of fiber that can contribute to digestive issues ( 17 ). Soaking and cooking dried beans can reduce the content of raffinose and make them much easier to digest ( 17 ).
Are black-eyed peas healthy?
Like other beans, black eyed peas are highly nutritious and are a good staple food. Black eyed peas are rich in fiber and protein, which make them an excellent energy source.

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Available in 3 lengths: 40, 52 and 69 cm.
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Load: 22 kN
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This Don Bourdon photo from ca. 1975 shows a Nabob Tea and Coffee “ghost sign” that was uncovered when Central Block was demolished on the northwest corner of 15th and Lonsdale. Central Block was built in 1910, so the sign on the building next door would have been painted pre-1910.
Ghost signs are remnants of an old advertisement painted on the side of a building in the pre-billboard era. They are typically discovered upon demolition of later-built adjoining structures. Once revealed, they are often hidden again when construction of the new adjoining building continues.
You can see the sign for Big John's Restaurant, 1525 Lonsdale, at the right. The ghost sign building was demolished around 2008.
Visit the MONOVA website for more information about the history of the North Shore and to plan your visit to MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver now open at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards.
Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley is open by appointment only. Contact: email@example.com
Navigate culture on the North Shore by using the North Shore Culture Compass.

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JULIANA at The Duplex
September 12, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - September 12, 2017 @ 9:00 am
It’s 1941 and ALICE HUFFMAN—who prefers to be called Al, played by Molly Collier—and her childhood friends come from the potato fields of Long Island to New York City to make it on the Broadway stage. Al meets Juliana (played by Annie-Sage Whitehurst), a perpetually-on-the-brink-o
Lose yourself in the world of Al’s 1940s New York City! JULIANA is a monthly staged reading of Vanda’s upcoming novel of the same name. Though scripts are in hand, the performance has been likened to the live radio shows of the 1940s, complete with vintage costumes and musical numbers. Every second Tuesdays at The Duplex Cabaret (61 Christopher St in the West Village), NYC.
2 drink minimum (waived with industry business card)
“One of the most intriguing projects I’ve seen in a club in quite some time…” –Kevin Scott Hall, The Edge


Commission steps in to grow Aboriginal tourism
South West Development Commission has entered into a co-working arrangement with a peak not-for-profit organisation in a move expected to lead to closer ties and greater collaboration.
The newly-inked arrangement means the WA Indigenous Tourism Operators Council has a space at the commission’s Bunbury office at a time when recognition of the Aboriginal tourism sector’s potential is growing.
Council chief executive officer Robert Taylor said he was pleased the organisation now had a desk at the commission.
“Working day-to-day in the commission’s office helps WAITOC keep in touch with the developments in the South West and also supports the region to get a closer understanding of Aboriginal culture,” Mr Taylor said.
Acting chief executive officer Rebecca Ball said SWDC aimed to develop the region’s tourism market.
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Adopting a pet can be a rewarding experience for the right individual, but it’s important to understand the pros and cons before making a decision. Adopting a pet comes with many benefits, such as providing companionship, reducing stress, and fostering a sense of responsibility. However, it also comes with many challenges, such as additional costs, extra time commitments, and the risk of potential behavior issues. Here, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of adopting a pet to help those considering taking the plunge make an informed decision.
Pros of Adopting a Pet
1. Companionship: Pets provide companionship and unconditional love that can help reduce loneliness and provide emotional support.
2. Stress Reduction: Pets can help to reduce stress and anxiety, according to research.
3. Increased Activity: Owning a pet helps to get more exercise, which can have a positive impact on physical and mental health.
4. Responsibility: Responsible pet ownership fosters a sense of responsibility, teaching children valuable life skills such as empathy and patience.
5. Love and Affection: Pets provide a source of love and affection that can last a lifetime.
Cons of Adopting a Pet
1. Time Commitment: Owning a pet requires a significant time commitment. Dogs, for example, need to be exercised and trained daily.
2. Potential Behavior Issues: Pets can exhibit behavior problems, such as barking, digging, and chewing. These issues can be difficult to manage and may require professional help.
3. Additional Costs: Pets require food, toys, and medical care, which can add up quickly.
4. Not Portable: Unlike other pets, cats and dogs cannot travel with you, which limits your ability to take them on trips or move to a new home.
5. Stress: Pets can be a source of stress, especially when they’re ill or exhibiting problem behaviors.
Adopting a pet is a decision that should be made very carefully. While there are many benefits to owning a pet, there are also many challenges and responsibilities that come with the territory. Before making a decision, it’s important to understand the pros and cons and make sure you’re prepared for the commitment involved in responsible pet ownership.

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