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Illuminated by a spectacular Baccarat Chandelier and accompanied by uplifting melodies from a Steinway Piano, the Crystal Moon Lounge offers an idyllic atmosphere for our newly -launched Afternoon Tea. While London is enjoying beautifully long summer days, why not take afternoon tea in our tranquil Garden Lounge?
A range of especially commissioned, hand-painted bone china by Richard Brendon, combining contemporary design and traditional craftsmanship has been introduced. An antique champagne trolley is wheeled to each table to initiate the afternoon tea service. A bespoke collection of fine teas, including the Corinthia Hotel London’s house infusion, is displayed and prepared by our Tea Master at a tea station.
The menu offers a selection of delicious seasonal sandwiches and traditional scones with a second heritage trolley abundant with beautiful pastries and cakes. And if that was not enough, why not enjoy a glass of Laurent-Perrier Champagne in decadent Baccarat champagne flutes.
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Paul Pogba may have played his last game for Manchester United, with Ralf Rangnick revealing a calf injury looks set to bring the French midfielder’s 2021-22 campaign to a close.
With the World Cup winner running down his contract at Old Trafford, free agency beckons when the summer transfer window opens.
It is unlikely Pogba will play for the Red Devils again before that point, with the 29-year-old set for another enforced spell on the sidelines.
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Will Pogba play for Man Utd again?
Asked for an update on injuries ahead of a trip to fellow top-four hopefuls Arsenal on Saturday, Rangnick said: “Paul Pogba is out, it seems after the scan it is very unlikely that he will play before the end of the end of the season.
“The doctor told me it will take four weeks minimum and the last game is end of May, so I don’t think it will be very likely.”
What happened to Pogba vs Liverpool?
The Frenchman lasted less than 10 minutes of United’s last Premier League game against Liverpool.
He was forced from the field early on at Anfield in a 4-0 defeat for the Red Devils, and headed straight down the tunnel.
Rangnick told MUTV at the end of that fixture: "He pulled his calf muscle and, as it seems right now, this will not be an injury like the one Fred has which will be gone in one week.”
What is Pogba’s record at Man Utd?
A man that graduated out of United’s famed academy system during the reign of Sir Alex Ferguson returned to Old Trafford as part of a record-breaking £89 million ($115m) transfer in the summer of 2016.
Big things were expected of him back in Manchester, but struggles for form and fitness have blighted a second stint with the Red Devils.
He has made 226 appearances for United across six years, scoring 39 goals while helping to deliver Community Shield, League Cup and Europa League triumphs in 2017.

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One of my most favorite autumn ingredients is pumpkin. From ice cream to pie, I love to cook and bake with this squash like fruit. (Yes, I said fruit.) Its versatility makes it a popular ingredient for both savory and sweet dishes which are enjoyed during the fall season.
Every year from October through December, my kids and I love to bake pumpkin bread, muffins, cookies, cakes and pie. This week we baked muffins using pumpkin for the first time this season.
I find baking these muffins very relaxing and enjoyable. Perhaps it is because they are comforting to eat and can brighten a dreary day in just one bite. Or, maybe it’s because they fill our home with a wonderful scent of exotic spices.
Today’s recipe is very easy and simple enough for both kids and parents to make on their own or together. The flavor is the perfect balance of pumpkin and spices and the texture is moist and slightly dense -just the way I like them!
Recipe: Pumpkin Muffins
This recipe is very easy and simple enough for both kids and parents to make on their own or together. The flavor is the perfect balance of pumpkin and spices and the texture is moist and slightly dense.
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon all-spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- GLAZE: 1/2 cup powdered sugar + 2 tablespoons milk
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add the pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract to a large bowl. Mix the wet ingredients until well combined by hand or using an electric mixer.
- In a medium bowl, add the flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, all-spice, and salt. Stir the dry ingredients until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix on low speed until the batter is thick and smooth.
- Spray a muffin tin generously with non-stick spray or line each muffin space with a baking liner. Fill each liner with 3/4 cup of batter.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until done.
- When the muffins are cool, prepare the glaze. Mix the powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl with a fork until smooth.
- Drizzle the tops of each muffin with the glaze.

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Order your high-quality 16 oz beer pint glass for the old man in your life. Each design is laser etched. The engraving has a silver appearance on the beer pint glass. The laser engraving is permanent and will last. Old Lives Matter will be engraved on one side of the beer pint glass. The engraving (Old Lives Matter) will appear silver in color, which will stand out best with darker beverages. This custom beer pint makes an awesome retirement gift for the old man or woman in your life. You can also order this custom beer pint as a birthday gift. You can't beat the quality of the glass and the laser engraving. You'll love it!
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These women shone a light, kept ships safe
Did the Lighthouse Board/Service hang out a sign saying “No Women Need Apply” between 1860 and 1915? No, of course not. To some people it seemed as though women were either not encouraged, or were turned down after they had been working the job along with their husbands for years. Make no mistake: lighthouse keeping was a family occupation. Everyone contributed to keeping a light running from sundown to sunrise.
Others feel the Lighthouse Service was more than fair to women during a time before women’s rights, allowing women to take over as keepers, sometimes acting as substitutes, and even lavishly praising those credited with rescues.
The New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven has a whole room devoted to the US Life Saving Service/Coast Guard. And a number of good books in the Lending Library. What is the real story about women employed by the USLSS/Coast Guard?
The Coast Guard website has a list of Women Lighthouse Keepers and Other Female Employees of the U.S. Lighthouse Board/Service:
“One of the first non-clerical U.S. government jobs that were open to women were positions as lighthouse keepers, although others did serve at the various district and headquarters offices. Typically those appointed as keepers were the spouses of the assistant or head keeper; they assumed these professional duties to assist their spouse or took over when their husbands became ill or died.
“Nevertheless, many of these intrepid widows, and women appointed in their own right, served their country for many years with distinction in a time when employment for women was extremely limited.”
Of the 170 names on the Coast Guard website list, only two ladies were from New Jersey (Hannah McDonald and Eliza MacCashain). In addition to keepers or assistant keepers, the list contains names of those employed in some way by the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
However, “Guarding New Jersey’s Shore: Lighthouses and Life Saving Stations’’ states that “Long before the popularity of women’s rights, three NJ lighthouses were kept by women at various times. Also a number of women served as assistant keepers even though they were not related to the head keeper.”
Hannah McDonald was the keeper of the Bergen Point Light in Newark Bay. It was built in 1849 at a cost of $5,000. In 1873 Hannah took over after her husband John died. Serving until 1879, she resigned and was replaced by her son John H. McDonald.
Another Newark Bay lighthouse keeper, Eliza MacCashian, was first assistant keeper to her husband Dennis at the Passaic Lighthouse starting in 1870. When he died in 1903, she took over as official keeper. Eliza remained at the Passaic Lighthouse until it was abandoned in 1914. It was torn down in 1930.
Robbins Reef lighthouse keeper, Kate Walker, is listed under New York lighthouse keepers on the Coast Guard website. Located near the Kill van Kull on the approach to New York, the channel “is one of the most heavily used in the Port of NY and NJ, accessing Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal.” Robbins Reef light was built in 1883, and was owned and operated by the Coast Guard until 2000.
Kate Walker is famous for having been in charge of the light from the time of her husband’s death from pneumonia in 1890 until 1919. She came from Germany and learned English from her husband, whom she married when he was assistant keeper at Sandy Hook. She is quoted in an interview as having said, “When I first came to Robbins Reef, the sight of water made me lonesome, I refused to unpack my trunks at first, after a while they were unpacked and I stayed on.”
From the Wikipedia site on the Robbins Reef on Kate Walker becoming keeper:
“The Lighthouse Board (had) tried to hire several men for the position, who all refused due to the lighthouse’s isolated location. Government regulations strongly discouraged hiring women as principal keepers on offshore lighthouses at this time.”
Kate proved the Lighthouse Board wrong, capably keeping the light lit with the help of an assistant and her young son, cleaning the lighthouse, and filling out monthly reports. In a New York Times article in 1905, she said, “Every day I clean the brass work of the lamp, and every month I polish the lenses. The latter is a two day job.”
Kate Walker became a much-respected celebrity, keeping ships safe around the clock. Signals from a foghorn came at three-second intervals. She rowed her children to school every day on Staten Island, and could summon the Lighthouse Depot to fix the light by ringing a loud bell.
Harriet Wood Mills Yates is not on the Coast Guard list of female lighthouse keepers. Yet this third keeper of the Sea Girt Lighthouse served from May 29, 1910 to July 23, 1910. She is featured in Bill Dunn’s book “Sea Girt Lighthouse, the Community Beacon’’:
“Mrs. Yates probed a capable keeper, having observed her husband on the job over many years and assisted him as needed. She grew confident in the keeper role, evidenced by how she signed her entries in the Light Station Journal. Initially she signed her name ‘Mrs. Abram Yates.” A few weeks later she wrote ‘Mrs. Harriet Yates, acting keeper.’ By the end of her tour as acting keeper, she signed as ‘Harriet W. Yates, keeper.’ ”
However, when Harriet Yates applied for the permanent position, she was turned down by the Lighthouse Board as not having the correct credentials in spite of numerous letters from politicians and local residents impressed with her ability.
Was the Lighthouse Service fair to women? The New Jersey Maritime Museum would like to know your opinion.

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Group: Sucharita Gupta and Group
A 59-year-old artist from Banaras, Sucharita is a well-versed Folk and Classical Singer and an inspiration. Sucharita Ji began to learn classical music at a very young age and reaped inspiration from Smt. Nirmala Devi and Smt. Siddheshwari Devi. She has been working hard towards achieving mastery in her craft and pursues it with tremendous passion. She considers Lt. Padma Das Ji, Vidhushi Savita Devi, and Pt. Hariram as her Gurus and converses very highly of their teachings and their achievements in the Musical field. Most of her songs are, therefore, sung to be in a similar style as theirs. When she was a child, she used to listen to music, and Thumri (her favourite) was one form that inspired her to learn. It was the birth origin of her interest in this craft, and since then, she never ceased to learn. Apart from being a vocalist, she knows her way around Harmonium and Tabla and has performed in various locations within the country. She is known for her brilliant performances at Ganga Mahotsav, Bhojpuri Sammelan, Netaji Indoor Stadium, and others. Sucharita is an awe-inspiring musician who mesmerizes the crowd with her music. To add to her list of achievements, she regards her Music CD inauguration by the President of Mauritius in November 2009 as the most memorable experience. She lives in a family of 3 people, is blessed with a daughter, and finds interest in books and paintings. But, despite all her struggles, she endeavours to keep developing her craft and dreams to see the youth learning classical music. With the learning of the coming generations, she sees herself succeed in the form of this preserved artform.
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In the Books Section:
- Lenny Abramov – 39 years old – A Life Lovers Overreach Coordinator
of the Post-Human Services Division, Staling – Wapachung Corporation
- Eunice Park – A teenager Lenny falls in love with and dates
- Joshie Goldman 90 years old– Lenny’s boss – like a second father the
Lenny – looks after him
- Fabrizia DeSilva – Woman Lenny sleeps with in Rome
- Ben – Someone Eunice is seeing in Rome
- Jenny Kang – Eunice’s friend that lives in CA
- Lenny’s mom and dad
- Eunice’s mom and dad
- Sally – Eunice’s sister
- Nettie Fine – Friend of Lenny’s family who tries to help Lenny at the embassy
- Noah Weinberg – Lenny’s college friend who does a media show (Amy is
his significant other)
- Vishnu Cohen-Clark – Lenny’s college friend (Grace is his wife)
- David – Former National Guard in Venezuela who befriends Eunice
- The two main characters, Lenny Abramov (39 years old) and Eunice
Park (a teenager) represent very different kinds of people. Lenny
writes a diary and uses the Internet, but doesn’t embrace it. Eunice
can’t live without technology. Discuss how their attitudes affect how
they relate to each other and the world at large.
- Relationships play a big role in the book. Discuss the following
relationships. Do you find them realistic? Why or why not? Lenny and
Eunice; Lenny and Eunice’s relationships to Joshie; Eunice’s
relationship to men (Ben, Lenny, David, Joshie); Lenny and Eunice’s
relationships with their respective parents; and Lenny’s friendships
to Noah, Vishnu, and Grace.
- At first Eunice seems to be very self absorbed and not care about
anyone other than her family and her friend Jenny. She’s oblivious to
what’s happening around her. Over time she starts to care for others –
homeless people in Central Park; old people in Lenny’s co-op. Why do
you think this is? Is she growing up? Is she being politicized?
- Technology plays a huge role in the near future – äppäräts, an
Internet everyone is plugged into (ex. Globalteens, Crisis Net),
credit poles, restorative technology. How believable do you think this
technology is? Why or why not?
- Early in the book there are hints that the U.S. economy is going to
collapse. When the China Investment Corporation abandons U.S.
treasuries war breaks out. The IMF relocates and other countries
invest in a “better” U.S., clearing out people with bad credit.
Joshie’s company survives, investing in real estate and protection
services. What kind of parallels do you see between the real world and
the world in the book?
- At the beginning of the book Lenny decides he’s going to live
forever. By the end of the book he realizes he’s going to die. In the
course of six months (June – November), other than not being able to
afford the regenerative treatments, what brings him to that decision?
Has he lost his will to live?
- What do you think of the author Gary Shteyngart’s narrative style,
switching from Lenny’s diary and Joshie’s covert messages to Eunice
to everyone else use of shorter email and IMs?
- How successfully do you think the book satirizes the technology,
the Internet, economics, politics, and youth culture? What else does
- Did you like this book? Why or why not?
- What question did I miss? Was there something in reading the book
that you noted that you wanted to talk about that isn’t covered by the


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I like to make simple pieces of furniture. I actually took pictures while making this bench today so I can show you.
Here is my version of making a wooden bench – I let the pictures do most of the “talking”.
I start by making the frame for the seat with furring strips. Cut each end at a 45 degree angle to make a rectangle. You can choose your own length and width. Mine is about 12 inches deep by 48 inches long.
I use a brad nailer to hold the corners together in the beginning and then drill a pilot hole for a 2 inch long screw to join the edges tightly.
This bench will have a slat top. Three pieces of 1×4’s cut to the length of the rectangle.
It’s easier to sand and paint the inner corners of the slat pieces before screwing them to the rectangle frame. Drilling a pilot hole for your screws will keep the wood from splitting – it’s so worth the time it takes to switch out your drill bits.
Underneath the slats screw in a 1×4 that is cut to fit snug inside the rectangle.
Now for the legs. Cut 2×4’s at 16 to 17 inches tall. Once I have the height right I take the legs and miter cut both ends at 15 degrees for a slanted leg.
If this part sounds too technical or time consuming then opt for straight legs. If your legs aren’t exactly right your bench will be wobbly.
Measure 2 1/2 inches from each bottom corner to place the outer edge of the leg tops. If you are using straight fit legs then just secure them snug into the corners.
Use 2 inch screws drilled at an angle in a few places for each leg. Don’t forget to pre-drill a hole before the screw goes in.
The legs are secured to the rectangle frame and underneath.
To make the legs a little more sturdy and to give the top a chunkier look I added a 1×4 cut to fit across the front and back sides. Mark the board with pencil or sharpie. If you cut your legs at an angle then this slat will be cut at that same angle.
Cut cross beams out of furring strips for each side and use a level to make sure they are straight. Screw them in between the legs on each side at the same distance from bottom.
The bench is all put together at this point.
I fill the screw holes in with nail filler. Let it dry for a while (over night would be best – I didn’t wait that long).
Paint. Here are a few links for ways to distress wood and give it a worn look. My favorite is Distress Wood with a Razor Blade. For chippy looking paint see A Salvaged Frame and in this link there will be a list of projects with various paint tips.
I painted this bench white first then grey.
Layering paint is the best way to get the “old” look.
If your bench is going outside then it may need a final top coat of polyurethane but I am leaving mine like this.
Good luck making yours!
On a different note…I am contributing to an even this holiday winter –
My home tour is tomorrow!
Have a super weekend!!!!

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As you may have heard, Mr. Ollie Johnston, the last remaining survivor of Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men,” the nine original animators who helped build and define for all ages the glorious cinematic art form of animation, passed away Monday. Ollie contributed to so many classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Song of the South, Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, Sword in the Stone, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Robin Hood, The Rescuers and The Fox and the Hound.
The write-up by the Associated Press was rather shoddy, I thought, and so I want to share Disney’s press release on this legend, because the parallels to screenwriting are obvious. Additionally, in the second paragraph, I loved what John Lasseter had to say about what he learned from Ollie, which should be burned into our minds and stamped upon our hearts as the golden rule of screenwriting...
“Behind every great animated character is a great animator and in the case of some of Disney's best-loved creations, it was Johnston who served as the actor with the pencil. Some examples include Thumper's riotous recitation (in Bambi) about "eating greens" or Pinocchio's nose growing as he lies to the Blue Fairy, and the musical antics of Mowgli and Baloo as they sang "The Bear Necessities" in The Jungle Book. Johnston had his hand in all of these and worked on such other favorites as Brer Rabbit, Mr. Smee, the fairies in Sleeping Beauty, the centaurettes in Fantasia, Prince John and Sir Hiss (Robin Hood), Orville the albatross (Rescuers) and more than a few of the 101 Dalmatians.
“John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios and a longtime friend to Johnston, added, ‘Ollie had such a huge heart and it came through in all of his animation, which is why his work is some of the best ever done. Aside from being one of the greatest animators of all time, he and Frank (Thomas) were so incredibly giving and spent so much time creating the bible of animation, Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life, which has had such a huge impact on so many animators over the years. Ollie was a great teacher and mentor to all of us. His door at the Studio was always open to young animators, and I can't imagine what animation would be like today without him passing on all of the knowledge and principles that the 'nine old men' and Walt Disney developed. He taught me to always be aware of what a character is thinking, and we continue to make sure that every character we create at Pixar and Disney has a thought process and emotion that makes them come alive.’”
Always, always be aware of what a character is thinking. Seems so obvious, right? And yet so absolutely crucial to the craft.
You can go here for part 2 and part 3 of the videos about Ollie. Very, very cool. You learn that Ollie would never let his characters take one step that would betray their emotional logic. You can go here to view his official website where, at the top, is a simple question: "What is the character thinking and why does he feel that way?"


Some might say Hongkongers are demanding when it comes to a fast-paced life of work and play. We’re always after a little something extra, a little ingredient X, if you will. Aptly, for all of us wilted by the hectic Hong Kong day-to-day, W Hong Kong has always been ahead of the curve with its otherworldly imagination, adding spice and edge to our humdrum lives with their latest “X” campaign.
The hotel is unleashing a slew of extraordinary surprises, from indulgent eats to an awesome room package for those seeking a holiday from routine. From brand crossovers to exquisite treats, to new extreme ways to experience a spa session — there’s never a dull moment at W Hong Kong.
With the enduring fever for pink in fashion and style, W Hong Kong is set to transform its most exquisite, spacious suite with everyone’s favourite colour. Partnering with i.t., the hotel is bringing Korean lifestyle sensation STYLENANDA to Hong Kong for a thrilling pop-up, featuring the brand’s signature, ultra-instagrammable hue. From early September to 30 November, the EWOW suite will be wrapped in chic pink, where staying guests will also get to have their hands on a stylish “STYLENANDA PINK HOTEL” amenity pack, featuring K-beauty treats from 3CE. You’ll want to round up your girlfriends and book in for a night of pampering and photo-taking.
If thrilling new takes on tradition is your kind of jam, you’ll want to head over to Sing Yin Cantonese Dining, where Chinese Executive Chef Johnny Chan has devised a new menu of six dishes — each drawing inspiration from the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, as well as yin and yang. Available through 30 September, dishes include lychee-wood fried crispy chicken, pan-fried lobster with green pepper and Chinese wine, Iberico pork with pineapple and raisins in a red wine sauce, and tofu pudding and black sesame soup for dessert.
As Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner, W Hong Kong is well aware of all the lethargy-inducing indulgences this mooncake season. A strong believer in the mantra of “Detox. Retox. Repeat.”, W has come up with a quirky design to offset the calorific morsels: with eight moreish golden custard mooncakes wrapped in a dumbbell-shaped box (HK$800). It may not weigh as much as the real thing, but it’s a punchy reminder for us to stay balanced for the forthcoming holiday season.
Even when all the fun and excess is over, it doesn’t mean you’ll have to succumb to exhaustion. Quite the opposite: W Hong Kong’s bliss spa has partnered up with Natura Bissé to launch for the very first time a thrilling virtual reality spa affair. “The Mindful Touch Spa VR X-perience” brings together the Spanish wellness brand’s expertise in diamond facials with an immersive virtual reality video track — provided via virtual reality goggles — that directs the guest through mindful breathing and guided relaxation as a pre-facial ritual. Afterwards, a soothing voiceover helps the busy mind truly relax during the treatment. Just book either the Diamond Life Infusion Experience or Diamond Multisensorial Lifting Experience (HK$2,950 each) to receive a complimentary go at The Mindful Touch VR Experience.
All of these exquisite experiences just won’t be the same if you had to rush through Hong Kong’s hustle and bustle before and afterwards. To get the full W experience, you’ll want to book in for the Something X room package, which gives you ample time to luxuriate and enjoy your well-earned downtime. Available through 30 December 2018, the stay package includes daily breakfast for two at Kitchen, featuring a sumptuous spread of the hotel’s renowned buffet; a W World in Reverse crystal ball as an insta-worthy gift; as well as two limited edition bottles of W Hong Kong x Young Master brewery’s Hello Ginger — a craft witbier inspired by the local street snack Ning Jup Geong, or lemon-pickled ginger.
With so many invigorating and relaxing activities to look forward to during the “X” campaign at W Hong Kong, you’re sure to be having a good time with a renewed spark to keep on pushing on in Hong Kong’s fast-paced lifestyle.


One of the best ways to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhood's blog. In our Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger series, we spoke to the writers who chronicle the controversies, preoccupations and happenings of their chosen slice of the city. Now, we're checking in again to see what's changed, what's stayed the same, and what's the story dominating every street corner.
The co-owner of the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, Christina Seid is also the driving force behind Christina of Chinatown, a blog that covers restaurants, shopping, politics and other goings on in its namesake Manhattan nabe.
Seid is a third-generation Chinese American, who grew up in the "outer boroughs" and now lives in Queens (though she wouldn't say where). As a kid, she spent loads of time in Chinatown--her grandparents lived there--and now goes there daily to work at her ice cream shop and with various community groups, including Chinatown Youth Initiatives and the Young Adult Leadership Team for the Greater Chinatown Community Association.
Since we last checked in with Seid in February 2013, Chinatown has seen an even greater influx of new residents and real estate developments. What else has happened? We asked her for the rundown:
What's it like to blog about a neighborhood you don't live in?
What major changes have taken place in the last year and a half?
There has been a surge of new hotels popping up in the area. Be Hotel, Howard Johnson, Sheraton and Best Western have all opened in Chinatown. And there is another new hotel being built on top of the Jing Fong dim sum restaurant on Elizabeth Street.
The gentrification of Chinatown is continuing. There are more and more non-Chinese people moving in. The hipster generation seems to be moving in, too. One major change is that the Chinatown Fair Family Fun Center arcade re-opened with a different crowd of customers. It used to be a rougher crowd and there were kids cutting school, which was a complaint of the community members, but now it is very kid-friendly and you see a lot of families going in, which is really nice.
What recent restaurant or store closures surprised you?
Mercury, part of a chain of boutiques that sold linens and housewares, went out of business even though it had a prime location on Mott Street. The video game shop J & L Game Trading on Elizabeth Street closed. It was there as long as I can remember. The restaurant Hsin Wong on Bayard Street also went out of business, but the group continues to maintain their other restaurant down the block, Yee Li.
What new places should we check out?
Breakroom, a burger joint. It's a new generation of Chinatown with not just Chinese food. There are also Korean spa product boutiques popping up all around Chinatown. Chinese people love Korean spa products. Nature Republic, a Korean cosmetics and beauty shop on Centre Street and Face Shop, a higher end beauty shop (think Korean Sephora) on Elizabeth Street are both great. There was also a new street art graffiti mural put up on Allen Street that is pretty cool. Also Citi Bikes are located conveniently all over Chinatown, which is a perfect way to get around in the summer.
What's your best advice for neighborhood newbies?
Walking tours are always helpful to learn about a neighborhood. They should read my blog as well!
Last time, you said the main real estate controversy in Chinatown was all the real estate development and corresponding rise in prices. Is that still an issue?
Yes. Small two-bedroom apartments are outrageous. I recently saw on StreetEasy a 983-square-foot apartment at 50 Bayard Street listed for $1.175 million! And another small apartment at 148 Madison Street for $780,000!
What are the current controversies?
Not exactly new but increasing are the number of Chinatown buses. The long-distance bus lines run all over the country and bring heavy pollution to the neighborhood. On one hand they are very accessible and affordable forms of transportation for everyone, but they bring a lot of pollution, traffic and noise.
Any other new developments that seem out of place?
I would say architecturally all of the new high-rise hotels are changing the landscape of the community. People want to preserve the integrity of the Chinatown space but also rely on tourism to make a living.
What's Chinatown missing?
I think it would be cool if Chinatown had an official gate. As far as I know we are the only Chinatown without a gate. Tourists are always looking for it.
What could Chinatown do without?
We could do without the street closures on Park Row. Park Row was closed after 9/11 and it has hurt a lot of businesses. The closure blocks off the area and stops a good number of people from coming into the neighborhood.


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The stigma that surrounds mental health has been abundant for quite some time. Sadly, very real conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic stress have historically been dismissed throughout society. If you have ever experienced discrimination due to an emotional disability, please know that you are not alone. In recent years, Emotional Support Animals have become more widely accepted across the nation. While this is true, owners still face housing and travel obstacles regularly. Emotional Support Animals are NOT the same as Service Animals, but ESAs do provide legitimate assistance to their owners. ESAs help their owners manage unseen mental disabilities. They deserve equal housing and travel safeguards as animals who help manage visible physical disabilities. It is important to know that you have legal backing (in most instances) to get you and your ESA where you need to be. You should know your official rights as an Emotional Support Animal owner!
The American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) was put in place to end discrimination against Americans with disabilities. To be protected by the ADA, an individual must have a qualifying disability. The act identifies a “disability” as:
The presence of an Emotional Support Animal generally provides safety, calm, and an overall sense of well-being for their owners. Most ESAs are not specifically trained to perform regular tasks that accomplish this. They are helpful and comforting simply by being themselves and providing unconditional love. According to the ADA guidelines, these facts put ESAs under the umbrella of “assistance animals” rather than “service animals.” Public access allowances are not as inclusive as they are for Service Animals, but even so, the ADA is the backbone of ESA housing and travel permissions.
The act grants rights to individuals and their ESA, provided that owners can produce valid clinical evidence of a mental health disability. ESAs are often used as part of a medical treatment plan to help manage phobias, panic attacks, bipolar disorder, chronic stress, depression, ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, and more. Though a doctor’s verifiable ESA letter is mandatory, individuals are shielded against requirements to disclose specifics. You are not required to provide personal medical records, fill out a particular medical form, or provide notarized statements of any kind. It is essential to understand that you never have to go into detail about your mental health with a landlord or travel partner.
Due to the new Department of Transportation (DOT) policy, Emotional Support Animals are NO longer allowed to fly in airplane cabins for free. However, Psychiatric Service Dogs are eligible.
A study done by the ASPCA revealed that more than 1 million households are re-homing their pets each year. The reasons for re-homing vary greatly, but 18% of these instances are reportedly due to housing issues. If you own an ESA or are considering the possibility, you need to know more about the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The FHA is a Federal law that allows exceptions to “no-pet” policies for individuals needing an assistance animal in their home. According to the FHA, an assistance animal is “an animal that works, provides assistance, performs tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability, or that provides emotional support that alleviates one or more identified effects of a person’s disability.” Suppose you have a qualifying mental health disability. In that case, the FHA requires that landlords and leasing agents help ensure that your ESA is allowed to remain living with you for free.
Fees, deposits, and additional application charges associated with an ESA request are not permissible, even if they usually are required. If you have a valid ESA letter, your animal must be treated as an assistance animal. Fees are only allowed if your ESA causes property damage during the duration of your occupancy. Owners are responsible for their animals’ actions, so these charges may be deducted from a standard security deposit before any refund is issued. Please note that while there are no legal training requirements imposed on ESAs, proper obedience lessons are strongly recommended. Unwanted mannerisms cannot only damage property but may inflict harm on others and threaten the terms of your housing accommodation.
The new 2020 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines state that landlords should generally respond to an ESA request within 10 days. This guideline can help prevent the prolonged review of documentation. Requests may be submitted by an ESA owner OR someone on their behalf (such as a joint tenant or legal guardian). The request can be given orally or in writing, does not have to carry any specific jargon to be acceptable, and may be presented at ANY time. The housing provider must consider the request even if it was made after the animal is already residing in the home. We encourage notifying your landlord of the current existence of, or intention to acquire, an ESA as soon as you have your official ESA letter. This helps avoid pushback or ill feelings in the relationship. You should keep records of the request along with copies of your ESA letter in an easily accessible place. Landlords can also request copies of the animal’s veterinary records to prove appropriate immunizations/vaccinations have been administered. Support Animals are not exempt from local animal control or public health requirements.
HUD guidance states that any “small, domesticated animal that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes” qualifies as an ESA. Dogs, cats, small birds, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, other common rodents, fish, and turtles are specifically mentioned as animals that fall into this category. Reptiles (other than turtles) and barnyard animals are a few examples given to clarify uncommon animals that would not have to be considered for accommodation. Breed restrictions cannot be placed on an ESA except in limited situations. Housing authorities can only refuse a SOLE animal that demonstrates undeniably destructive or overtly threatening behaviors. They cannot make an overarching determination for an entire breed based on an individual situation. Weight cannot be factored into determining accommodations for an ESA either, but owners must use reasonable judgment. For example, requesting to keep a dwarf pony in your studio apartment could warrant denial. Finally, stipulations cannot be placed based on age or health status unless an individual animal’s condition poses a public health or safety risk to others.
Each college and university has its own procedures in place for housing an ESA. If you’re interested in this prospect, be sure to obtain your ESA letter, look up the school’s policy, and email or meet with the disability coordinator to help facilitate your request. Hotels and Airbnbs are not required to allow your ESA. These places are considered temporary housing and do not carry the same regulations. If you are willing to pay preset fees and sign the necessary waivers, many hotels and Airbnbs will grant permission to bring your animal.
Not everyone receives affordable monthly healthcare. There are many additional reasons why a person may not want to (or even be able to) seek professional help in person. Online services provide a valuable resource for those experiencing unusual or challenging circumstances preventing them from physically attending a doctor’s appointment. HUDs 2020 revisions acknowledge the legitimacy of remote (internet) services. The guidelines set for valid ESA letters are inclusive of online consultations, such as those provided by the licensed healthcare professionals who partner with American Service Pets. HUD defines a licensed healthcare professional as psychologists, psychiatrists, optometrists, physicians, physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, and other mental health professionals. It is not true that only your primary care physician can issue an ESA letter. An authentic letter must state a connection between the individual disability and the need for an assistance animal. American Service Pets utilizes a thorough online questionnaire that allows our licensed health care professionals sufficient insight to make knowledgeable, independent ESA recommendations.
Unfortunately, on December 2, 2020, the Department of Transportation (DOT) released new regulations and ACAA directives for air travel with an ESA.
Beginning in January 2021, the DOT is no longer legally required to recognize Emotional Support Animals. The new regulations went into effect 30 days after the final ruling was published in the Federal Register. ESAs may now be recognized as “regular pets” by all major air carriers. We recommend calling the carrier of your choice to review their policies and procedures before booking your flight. You may still be able to bring your animal onboard, but restrictions and fees may apply. Psychiatric Service Dogs are allowed to accompany their owner in the cabin without charge or imposed limitations.
We hope that this housing and travel overview has equipped you with the knowledge you need to seek the assistance you deserve. We understand that Emotional Support Animals are much more than just pets. They are companions, comforters, and confidence-builders. They are a part of the family and nobody should force you to live or travel without them.
The benefits of an Emotional Support Animal certification and a Psychiatric Service Dog certification are drastically different. Fortunately for you, American Service Pets’ network of active board certified doctors can help you find the right path to certification. To find out whether you need an ESA or PSD letter, take our easy, three-step Pet Owner Survey!
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Plan International Liberia joins its global family to celebrate this year’s International Day of the Girl Child (IDG) with Girls Takeover events planned from 5 to 10 October, 2018 in Monrovia and other counties of the Plan International Liberia’s interventions.
According to a press release, the program is launched under the theme “With her, a skilled girl force”.
More than 100 girls have been mobilized to form part of the celebration which will include girls advocacy on issues affecting them via national radios, community outreach, a learning session, and actual takeover of seats on 9 October at selected offices of Government ministries, INGOs and business establishments in and out of Monrovia as leaders in decision – making for a day.
The release says the Girls Takeover provides opportunities for girls to gain deeper understanding of leadership work, building enthusiasm and understanding of a particular working environment, while providing a platform to be heard.
The exercise also aims to inspire girls for leadership roles in political economic, and social spaces, and to highlight issues around girls’ right to learn, lead, decide, and thrive.
During the takeover exercises, the girls are expected to engage influential and high level decision makers including the general public on issues relating to girls’ rights, and at the same time distribute flyers, banners, and posters with messages around girls’ issues.
Plan International Liberia, a developmental partner, joined and supported the Government of Liberia in celebrating all IDGs in the past through technical and material support to ensure the successful celebration of the IDG in Liberia.
On December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 declaring October 11 of each year as “International Day of the Girl Child (IDG)”. –Press release

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If you want to against the inflation in buying or selling the gold or silver, it was important for you to know the best place to buy gold, offline or online. Why? Well, it is sued to in order to avoid the ripped off. So, choosing the most right dealer place is very urgent because your deal will also be influenced in which dealers you have the transaction for the gold or silver transaction. Buying gold or silver is not like buying the general metal. You have purchase it in the lowest price because it can be beneficial onetime for you. Taking the best spot of best place to buy gold should be considered because it will give you more prospect of the gold and silver investment.
Now, we will talk about best place to buy gold. Do you know where the best place is for you in having the transaction of gold or silver? Both of are quite similar. So, the place of the transaction can be same. Do you know Monex? As the investor, you have to be familiar with Monex because this is also the best place to buy gold. In Monex, you will get much information about gold so that it has the less chance to be cheated. You can also see the descriptive video in Monex so that all detail about gold can be seen in this best place to buy gold.
Best place to buy gold in eBay and Goldline
Besides Monex as the best place to buy gold, you can also have the transaction for selling or buying gold and silver. Where is it? The might be familiar on your mind is eBay. This is the great place for the gold transaction and many people know it. Actually, eBay is not only for gold transaction, but if you want to buy gold eBay is also the best place to buy gold. If you shop around eBay, you will find many dealers which sell many types of gold. EBay now is being the huge marketplace all around the world because the transaction is done by all people whole the world.
Right after Monex and eBay as the best place to buy gold, you should also know with Goldline. This is the nice website when you want to start buying the gold. But, in Goldline, there are a little bit problems. Well, they don’t quote the price on the website directly such as Monex and eBay. Best place to buy gold in Goldline applied the call to order so that the hidden price is applied, too here. Therefore, have you the decision for the best place to buy gold?

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The Top 14 Crowdfunding Sites, Crowdsourcing Platforms, and Best Online Fundraising Websites of 2016
Indiegogo is one of the original crowdfunding sites on the market. A household name in crowdsourced project funding, Indiegogo has raised over $800 million in funds go to hundreds of thousands of projects. Indiegogo features a flexible funding model; if a project does not meet its goal, the creators can still receive the money raised (but with a higher cut of fees kept by the platform, which encourages people to set achievable goals).
One of the most common questions project creators have is “should I use Indiegogo or Kickstarter?” The main difference to be aware of is that Kickstarter is only all-or-nothing style funding, while Indiegogo offers both the flexible funding as well as an all-or-nothing model with lower fees (a 9% fee if the project does not meet the goal, and 4% if it does). Also, Kickstarter does have a screening process where they decide if the project is appropriate for their crowdsourcing platform. Indiegogo does not have an application–it’s up to the project creator to decide if the site is a good fit. Deciding which model is right for your campaign is an important factor, and something that a crowdfunding consultant can assist with.
Indiegogo is for any creator looking to finance a project. Creators or businesses will offer “perks” to people who donate–anything from lessons, to memorabilia, to special VIP packages–based on pricing tiers. Crowdfunding video production is one of the key tools for a crowdfunding project. High quality video editing is an important marketing resource to fund campaigns. It allows affiliates to find the campaign and for the creator or business to make an easy referral. The Indiegogo platform allows for campaign videos to explain the project and create a more personal connection with potential backers.
The most successful Indiegogo campaign to date is the Flow Hive, a project from Australia by a father and son duo that offered a beekeeping product. Their campaign surpassed its goal within 8 minutes of launching and was 17,000% funded, a record for the crowdfunding site. The Andersons claim their success is based upon their genuine passion for beekeeping, and providing other aficionados with well-designed solution to a common apiary problem.
To fund a program the agency and efforts are a resource, as are affiliates. Whether you desire to kickstart music, or other projects, crowdfunding video production is an excellent referral to your crowdfunding project. Promote your lessons with crowdfunding help from a course in online fundraising to get backers.
A crowd funding project can be a success even with grassroots efforts. The Andersons and their Flow Hive campaign probably didn’t attend a fundraising school or course, but had strategies to promote and raise money on their Indiegogo campaign. A primary example is the way they reached out to their resource of community–connecting with other beekeepers around the world.
With Kickstarter campaigns, the money raised is all-or-nothing style. To raise money with crowdfunding sites, creators must launch their campaign with enough momentum. Some Indiegogo fundraising tips include high production value, good crowdfunding pr, quality video editing, and solid campaign strategies. We are not a fundraising school, but campaigns can benefit from these key tools.
Another highly successful Indiegogo campaign was the Tesla Museum project. The campaign was spearheaded by the Matthew Inman, the creator of a popular webcomic, who used his high site traffic to drive fans to the campaign. Inman chose to use Indiegogo as his campaign platform for their acceptance of charity projects (Kickstarter does not allow charities). Inman’s visibility helped fund the campaign to $1 million in 9 days.
What sets Gofundme apart from other crowdfunding sites is its focus on charity and personal projects. Some common campaigns include fundraising for education, accidents, memorial funds, weddings, travel, and any big life events that require financial support. The Gofundme model allows project creators to keep everything they raise (with no penalty for failing to meet a goal), and encourages seamless interface with social media. The platform takes a 5% cut from all funds raised.
These tips should help you if you are looking for tips on the right way to make crowdfunding videos. The key to success is coaching your crowdsourcing backers to support your Gofundme project such as for music, film, or hardware. Momentum is the key for your launch, and we recommend researching alternatives to fundraising on Kickstarter, such as other crowdfunding platforms. Creators who launch with a plan and who use top social media marketing campaigns are most likely to get funded. This fundraising site offers particular techniques that aren’t seen anywhere in kickstarter vs indiegogo, so be sure to look at the best crowdfunding websites for your particular project.
Because of its personal nature, Gofundme success often relies on outreach to one’s personal network of friends and family. Though not impossible, the Gofundme FAQ even states that it’s uncommon to receive support from people unaffiliated with your social network. However, the Gofundme platform is extremely user friendly and makes fundraising and receiving funds as simple as possible.
Most of the successful campaigns on Gofundme receive their goal because of the degree of authenticity to them. Reaching out to your target audience, your social network, is the key to success on Gofundme. Because the projects are a personal investment in the campaign creator’s cause, being honest and emotionally real about why you’re raising the money is of vital importance.
Kickstarter is not always the best crowdfunding platform for grassroots projects. Get your project funded by choosing the best crowdfunding sites for you. Our crowdfunding consulting and consultants can help you decide the best crowdfunding platform to use. Make sure that your friends and family are funding on fundraising websites that they trust. This helps make sure your traffic can have the impact it needs.
Many campaigns are under $10,000 though there have been some notable charity projects that have garnered media attention. One such campaign allowed a World War II veteran to save his home, raising over $100k with the help of his community at large.
StartMotionMEDIA helps creators or you as a solo creator have the crowdfunding help and marketing resources you need. So, if you are in the business of looking for crowdfunding loans or need help locating the right fundraising services, your efforts are not in vain. Our kickstarter campaigns set the course for you to innovate with your crowdfunding project. Join us for creative crowdfunding and learn the best fundraising sites for you to get backers.
With a direct-transfer to your bank account, Gofundme makes receiving the funds raised easy and quick. If your social network is strong and your project is one of a personal nature, Gofundme could bring a lot of success to your campaign.
Patreon is a subscription-based crowdfunding platform that allows artists to raise money by creating a network of supporters that receive special access to content. This is often a monthly subscription, or also commonly pay-per-new content release. Artists and creators looking to create a more ongoing relationship with their audience are choosing Patreon as one of their fundraising strategies. One of the biggest success stories has been musician Amanda Palmer, who raised over $1 million in support of a new album.
It’s important to help creative types be empowered. At present, there are over 45,000 creators offering their work on Patreon and over $1 million a month being earned by them. Something that sets Patreon apart from some of the other popular crowdfunding options is their support network. There’s an active Patreon Creators Facebook group, along with an active team of Patreon customer support representatives. Patreon has been receptive to feedback from users and provided necessary updates to their interface based on their clients’ needs. As the community of Patreon artists grows, it becomes easier for projects to be discovered and get funded, making it a win-win for everyone.
Of all the things to write about crowdfund strategy, one could ask a crowdfunding consultant how to raise money or look to a community with indiegogo tips.
StartMotionMEDIA’s crowdfunding services help you choose the right crowdsourcing site or crowdsourcing platform and use strong fundraising strategies for success. You will learn crowdfunding promotion and kickstarter tips, tips for other crowdsourcing platforms, and crowdfunding services.
Another quality that sets Patreon apart from other crowdsourcing platforms is it’s built-in emphasis on value. With Patreon, there is no obligation for either the artist or the patron to “buy in” in order to make the project happen. The artist is already creating content, and the patron already enjoys it. If the artist is using Patreon, it allows the patron to offer their support in monetary form of the continuation of content. While Kickstarter is “all-or-nothing” style crowdfunding, Patreon operates on a 5% commission on any amount raised by an artist. Supporters (or, patrons) are charged their chosen amount once a month
Aside from musicians, comic book artists in particular are finding lots of success with Patreon. If Kickstarter is for projects that need a push to get off the ground, Patreon is like a tip jar to offer appreciation and support to your favorite creative person. It helps supplement the salary of the creator, and allows continuous content to be made.
When artists are looking to be crowd funded, there are a few things to take into account. What are going to be the best crowdfunding sites to support the project? Are Indiegogo or Kickstarter the only options, or are there other platforms available? Which is the best crowdfunding site?
Some may choose to work with a crowdfunding consultant who can offer fundraising tips, advice on the best crowdsourcing site, coaching on things to write about in the campaign, and helping to bring forward the necessary interpersonal skills for project success. Working with a crowdfunding expert can ultimately help your campaign raise the goal amount within the required timeline. An expert will conduct a competitive analysis of results from campaigns on multiple crowdsourcing sites, help provide crowdfunding marketing and PR, and help the artist choose between the best online fundraising sites.
The musical group “Postmodern Jukebox” –a band that re-creates modern popular music as early 20th century-style songs and videos–has seen success with their Patreon campaign. They had a pre-existing, engaged community from their presence on YouTube, and now offer $1/month and $5/month options as well as higher priced tiers (with perks like Google Hangouts with band members and being able to request a song).
For those with crowdfunding questions, the best and top crowdfunding sites offer fundraising tips for the crowdfund community. The best fundraising websites have hosted popular social media campaigns which really empower creators to get funded..
When confronted with how to get crowdfunding, crowd funding research into successful kickstarter projects and kickstarter promotion, or other crowdfunding sites such as equity crowdfunding sites, can be of use. Patreon as a crowdsourcing service helps get crowdfunding for entrepreneurs and artists to be a reality. Check out startalk radio’s funding page for instance:
Patreon might be right for you if you are a creative person looking to receive crowd funding help from your network of followers. If your crowd funding project is more than just a one-time offer, the support that Patreon provides can help create an ongoing campaign.
Alot of people ask, what is the difference between kickstarter vs indiegogo? When it comes to crowdsourcing sites, the
best crowdfunding websites are those that allow you to crowdfund with flexibility, and also a chance for your project to get discovered outside your main network. Project creators who raise money on Kickstarter have the immense benefit that it is the most widely known and popular crowdfunding platform for creative projects. Creators get the benefit of reaching out with their campaigns and hearing “Oh, I’ve heard of Kickstarter before…” from their funders, which adds to a projects credibility and perceived trustworthiness.
So what’s the data for indiegogo vs kickstarter?
In your efforts to explore the right fundraising sites, there are some deep questions to ask. Are you trying to avoid as many fees as possible and just trying to secure your bottom line? Will an all-or-nothing campaign, such as those on Kickstarter, actually benefit your ultimate project? Do you want the credibility of a highly popular, well regarded platform?
Of all the things to write about between kickstarter vs indiegogo, there important data for Kickstarter is as follows:
-If you don’t meet your goal, Kickstarter doesn’t actually charge your backers.
-Kickstarter takes 5% of your funds, and the credit processing companies take an additional 2.5-3%.
One thing to note is that video production for Kickstarter has become increasingly competitive – you can expect to need a fairly polished look in your crowdfunding video to be taken seriously if you want to raise money.
Kickstarter’s discover feature allows backers from all over the world to fund creativity through their platform, and of all the crowdfunding sites we work with at StartMotionMEDIA, Kickstarter is the number one pick.
My clients have raised huge amounts using the kickstarter method: $9 million for a utility travel jacket and $175k for an internet security appliance, for instance. They also offer the possibility of becoming a staff pick, which is a huge bonus for your project being discovered, and also they have a robust kickstarter analytics backend that allows you to innovate
and receive the coaching lessons that every creator needs.
Kickstarter is definitely the leader of the pack when it comes to fundraising websites. But remember, unless you have strategies to promote your kickstarter, and the video editing techniques that can make your campaign a pro-level, then it doesn’t really matter what platform you choose.
We hope this description of Kickstarter has been a resource on your crowdsourcing needs so that you can kickstart
your launch and use the unbelievably powerful grassroots fundraising tactics available to plan and implement your campaign. Remember, so much more important is the right marketing, so focus on that than you can develop momentum that allows your Kickstarter project to be a success.

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The much-awaited Xiaomi 15 smartphone series 15 and 15 Pro is expected to launch with exceptional features like Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC. However, the Xiaomi 15 Series is still several months away from release. But reports have begun to surface online.
The latest leaks by tipster Smart Pikachu on Weibo (a Chinese website) have hinted at some of its features. Here is everything to know about the upcoming 15 Series:
Features and Specifications
- The Xiaomi 15 would include a 6.36-inch OLED display with a refresh rate of 120 Hz.
- The phone has a display screen of 1.5K resolution with an LTPO OLED capacitive touchscreen.
- It has a battery power of 5000 mAh. It is a Li-Po non-removable battery with fast charging.
- The phones have dimensions of 1200×2670 pixels with Dolby Vision having a peak brightness of up to 3000 nits.
- It may have a curved display with 0.6mm bezels.
- It has 12GB RAM and 256 internal storage.
- Xiaomi 15 has a 64 MP triple camera with the main sensor on the backside with a dual LED tone flash. It also has a 32 MP front camera with a Leica lens.
- It has a 3.3 GHz Octa Core CPU and GPU Adreno 830.
Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro Price
The price of Xiaomi 15 is expected to start from USD 482. However, the Xiaomi 15 Pro is expected to cost around 607 USD.
However, it is significant to note that the above information is based on leaks and speculations. There can be no certainty until Xiaomi 15 smartphones are officially unveiled. There are expectations that Xiaomi 15 will launch in Sep 2024. However, Xiaomi has not officially announced a date yet.
Disclaimer: The official Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro models may vary from the above-described specifications and features. We also recommend you verify all the above details on their official website before purchasing.
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It’s been a wild ride for some traders this week with all this volatility.
Just last week, someone in our Millionaire Roadmap presentation asked if we’re prepared for the bear market…
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Summerfest 2023 lineup: Zach Bryan, Three 6 Mafia, Fleet Foxes, War On Drugs, Japanese Breakfast & more
Milwaukee's Summerfest is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year, and now they've released the full lineup for their 2023 edition. The fest runs over three weekends, June 22-24, June 29-July 1, and July 6-8, with big headliners and a wide variety of other artists lined up for each. Tickets for Summerfest are available now.
The first weekend, 6/22-24, will be headlined by Eric Church with Elle King, Zac Brown Band with Marcus King, and James Taylor & His All-Star Band with Sheryl Crow. Other sets include The Avett Brothers, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Bleachers, Three 6 Mafia, Cheap Trick, Tegan and Sara, Declan McKenna, Destroy Lonely, Deer Tick, Homixide Gang, Allison Ponthier, and more.
Weekend 2 headliners are Dave Matthews Band and Odesza with Bonobo, Drama, and QRTR & OLAN, with one more headliner TBA. The weekend (6/29-7/1) also features sets by Earth Wind & Fire, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Cypress Hill, Lord Huron, Yellowcard, Ava Max, Yung Gravy, Coi Leray, Sean Paul, Night Ranger, Greensky Bluegrass, Spin Doctors, Wang Chung, 38 Special, A Flock of Seagulls, Survivor, Debbie Gibson, Mat Kearney, and more.
July 6-8, the final weekend, will be headlined by Zach Bryan and Imagine Dragons with AJR, with one more still TBA. Other sets include Lauren Daigle, Smokey Robinson, Fleet Foxes, The War On Drugs, The Pretty Reckless, Yungblud, Japanese Breakfast, Styx, Dinosaur Jr, Jenny Lewis, Smash Mouth, Morgan Wade, Hailey Whitters, bbno$, Cautious Clay, Built To Spill, Andy Shauf, The Mountain Goats, Soul Asylum, The Regrettes, Horsegirl, Momma, Lifeguard, Disq, and more.
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One of the nation's largest movable road bridges built over the mouth of Sumida River in 1940. Prior to this bridge, transport between Tsukishima and Tsukiji depended on a small watashi, or ferry. The bridge was constructed to facilitate traffic and to support the development of Harumi and Toyosu, where land reclamation was already underway. The bridge was named after the old ferry landing, Kachidoki-no-Watashi. The mouth of the Sumida River had served as a port from the Edo period (1603–1868) to the beginning of the Showa period (1926). Since tallships and other large vessels sailed there, a bascule bridge was built in which the middle swings upwards to let such ships through. Although that function of the bridge ended in 1970, you can take a guided tour of the piers and mechanisms. An eight-minute walk from Exit A1 of Tsukijishijo Station, or a four-minute walk from Exit A4 of Kachidoki Station, both on the Toei Subway Oedo Line.
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PETALING JAYA: Tycoon Lee Kim Yew will be meeting MCA president Wee Ka Siong to discuss his one-year suspension from the party for campaigning with Pejuang chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad before the Johor state elections.
In a statement, Lee said that MCA secretary-general Chong Sin Woon will help arrange his meeting with Wee.
He added that he disagreed with MCA’s decision to suspend him and would be making an official appeal to its central committee.
According to the suspension letter, Lee violated the party’s code of conduct by “supporting or working for the opposition in any capacity” as well as “participating in or supporting any activities organised by the opposition”.
On March 3, it was reported that Lee had campaigned with Mahathir in Ayer Hitam, where he urged the Chinese community to vote for Pejuang in the Johor state elections.
Lee, who is Country Heights executive chairman, also took a jab at former prime minister Najib Razak, warning members of the community against mixing with “people convicted by the courts”.
Lee’s suspension took effect from June 7, and he has 14 days to make his appeal.


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A federal program aiming to restore wetland and flooded forest habitat on agricultural land is providing a boost to frog populations, which are on the decline nationwide.
The southeastern United States, including Louisiana, is home to more than 140 species of frogs, toads and salamanders, and it is the center of amphibian biodiversity in the U.S.
Scientists around the world have noticed that amphibians seem to be experiencing some of the worst population declines among vertebrates. Amphibians rely on water for part or all of their life cycle. But while habitat loss is the No. 1 reason for population declines, research suggests disease, invasive species, contaminants and perhaps other factors contribute to declines in protected areas. Climate change could also be a factor.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative was started by Congress in 2000 in response to concerns about amphibian declines. Scientists have been working to unravel the patterns of amphibian populations to support effective conservation and resource management decisions.
A new study that provides the first-ever broad assessment of amphibian populations in the U.S. and population trends for amphibians as a whole in North America will be published by the U.S. Geological Survey in May.
Hardin Waddle, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, said amphibians play an important role in ecological systems. They eat small creatures, including mosquitoes, and they are food themselves for larger creatures, such as birds and snakes. Because amphibians are the middle of the food chain — and sensitive to environmental disruption — their existence is often used as an indication of ecosystem health.
Waddle and the U.S. Geological Survey partnered with the Natural Resources Conservation Service on a project to measure the health of new habitats they were building on reclaimed farmland using frog populations as an indicator.
The scientists were looking at rebuilding bottomland hardwood forest habitat, the swampy forests common in the Atchafalaya Basin. Because these flood forests also make fertile farmland, many were razed to make room for crops. But now the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Wetlands Reserve Program is trying to turn some of these marginal farmlands back into productive wetland and forest ecosystems.
To assess the potential benefit of Wetland Reserve Program restoration to amphibians, in this case frogs and toads, scientists surveyed 30 randomly selected sites and 20 nearby agricultural sites in the Mississippi Delta in northwest Mississippi.
Waddle said the scientists found when comparing the Wetlands Reserve Program sites to comparable farm habitats that more frog species were present. That indicates the sites are becoming good aquatic habitat.
That’s impressive because many of these areas were restored only about 10 years ago, which is a young life for a bottomland hardwood forest, Waddle said.
“They’re not automatically going to be mature stands of forests, but at the same time they’re beginning to show benefits,” Waddle said.
Waddle said the Wetlands Reserve Program is a win-win program in his view because federal officials are targeting farmland that is too wet to be productive for farming and turning that land back into a productive ecosystem.
Local landowners interested in restoring or enhancing wetlands on their private agricultural property have until July 19 to enroll in the Wetlands Reserve Program.
“Landowners who are looking for the opportunity to protect, restore and enhance wetlands on their property should consider the Wetlands Reserve Program,” said acting State Conservationist Britt Paul.
Landowners have several options for enrollment in the program, including restoration cost-share agreements, 30-year conservation easements and permanent conservation easements. All are designed to help landowners achieve personal land-use goals.
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Canadian Forces Snowbirds jets returned to their Saskatchewan base at 15 Wing Moose Jaw where they will remain grounded following an Oct. 13, 2019 crash in Atlanta, Georgia.
“The Snowbirds have been on an operational pause since Snowbird 5 was forced to eject prior to a show at the Atlanta Speedway,” according to a statement from Department of National Defence on Wednesday.
“The investigation has advanced enough that the Royal Canadian Air Force is confident the CT-114 Tutors parked at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Georgia can be safely flown home.”
The pilot involved in the mishap, Captain Kevin Domon-Grenier, sustained minor injuries said DND “and was taken to hospital as a precaution following the ejection.”
There were no other injuries as the jet crashed in a farmer’s field. National defence would not comment on the Snowbirds 2020 schedule, as it remains “not clear at this time.”
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Redox cycles have been reported in ultradian, circadian and cell cycle-synchronized systems. Redox cycles persist in the absence of transcription and cyclin-CDK activity, indicating that cells harbor multiple coupled oscillators. Nonetheless, the causal relationships and molecular mechanisms by which redox cycles are embedded within ultradian, circadian or cell division cycles remain largely elusive. Yeast harbor an ultradian oscillator, the yeast metabolic cycle (YMC), which comprises metabolic/redox cycles, transcriptional cycles and synchronized cell division. Here, we reveal the existence of robust cycling of H2O2 and peroxiredoxin oxidation during the YMC and show that peroxiredoxin inactivation disrupts metabolic cycling and abolishes coupling with cell division. We find that thiol-disulfide oxidants and reductants predictably modulate the switching between different YMC metabolic states, which in turn predictably perturbs cell cycle entry and exit. We propose that oscillatory H2O2-dependent protein thiol oxidation is a key regulator of metabolic cycling and its coordination with cell division.
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B.M. acknowledges generous financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft in the framework of the SPP1710 (MO 2774/2-1) and IRTG1830 programmes, as well as funding from the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Nachwuchsring and the Forschungsinitiative Rhineland-Pfalz BioComp. G.Y.M. is funded by the Georg Forster Research Fellowship, awarded from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. We thank W. Zachariae (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry) for providing the Clb2 antibody and B. Luke (Institute of Molecular Biology) for providing the Sic1 antibody. We thank T. Dick, J. Herrmann, J. Riemer, L. Prates Roma and F. Hannemann for invaluable discussions and for helpful and insightful comments on the manuscript. We thank V. Nehr for valuable technical assistance.
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a–c, The media oxygen saturation and roGFP2-Tsa2ΔCR oxidation was monitored for three complete cycles in three independent YMC-synchronized cultures of wild-type cells (datasets presented in Fig. 1c and Supplementary Fig. 2b). Autocorrelation analysis of the oxygen and roGFP2-Tsa2ΔCR oxidation revealed robust and in-phase periodicity of the two signals. d, Plot showing time points of the oxygen saturation and roGFP2-Tsa2ΔCR oxidation minima and maxima. Data were fitted by linear regression and significance, as tested by a two-sided ANOVA, revealed p ≈ 0 (4.9 × 10−324).
a–c, RoGFP2-Tsa2ΔCR probe oxidation following the addition of 2 mM diamide towards the end of LOC phase in three independent YMC-synchronized cultures.
a–d, Oxygen traces to show YMC cycling in either wild-type cells or cells deleted for the genes encoding the indicated peroxiredoxins. Each trace is derived from a completely independent YMC-synchronized culture. e, Cartoon illustrating the subcellular localization of the peroxiredoxins presented in a–d. f, Graph showing the average YMC periods determined from the datasets presented in a–d. n = 3 independent YMC-synchronized cultures. Error bars, mean ± s.d. P values are derived from an unpaired two-tailed Student’s t-test.
a, Scheme illustrating the mating, sporulation and tetrad dissection procedure. b, Images of tetrad dissection plates for all 33 tetrads dissected. c, Images showing growth of cells from all recovered viable spores on media containing the indicated antibiotics to assess for the presence of the antibiotic resistance cassettes used for gene deletion. d, Table showing the eight possible genotypes and the number of spores recovered with each genotype.
a, Representative microscopy images of DAPI stained cells with 2 buds, isolated from YMC-synchronized cultures ~10 hours after addition of 5 mM DTT, the scale bar represents 2 µM. n = 3 independent experimental repeats.
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This classic cucumber salad is a blend of thinly sliced cucumbers, red onion and fresh dill, all tossed together in a sweet and tangy dressing. An easy and refreshing salad that takes just minutes to put together.
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1 pound English cucumbers very thinly sliced 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar 1/3 cup red onion very thinly sliced 1/3 cup fresh dill chopped 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil
Toss the cucumber slices with the salt and sugar in a medium sized bowl. Let the cucumbers sit for 5-7 minutes. Add the red onion and dill to the bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, pepper and olive oil. Pour the dressing over the cucumber mixture and toss to coat evenly. Let the salad sit for 10 minutes, then serve.
Calories: 93 kcal | Carbohydrates: 7 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 7 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Sodium: 678 mg | Potassium: 215 mg | Sugar: 3 g | Vitamin A: 420 IU | Vitamin C: 7.5 mg | Calcium: 29 mg | Iron: 0.6 mg

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