text: Celebrity Attention, Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer – Amy Adams Wants to Join Your Squad! "I'm a little more neurotic than both of them, they need a little of that." By Naja Rayne Published on October 21, 2015 12:25 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: David M. Benett/Getty Amy Adams is waiting for a boat party invite from Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer – just like the rest of us. The actress spoke at the Hollywood Masters interview series at Loyola Marymount University, according to The Hollywood Reporter. While there, she dished on her role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and why she should be friends with Lawrence and Schumer. “I’m waiting for Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer to invite me to their party!” she said. “So, I hope I was funny today so they will invite me to their next boating party.” As if her star power isn’t reason enough to grant her access into their squad, Adams listed off a few other reasons why she’d be a good fit. “I’m a little more neurotic than both of them,” she said. “But I think that would be – they need a little of that, and they’re both so cool and I could be the ‘not-cool’ person.” Every crew needs one right? We’re just not sure if Adams’ self-proclaimed “not-cool” status is accurate, especially with her role as Lois Lane in the upcoming superhero film. The five-time Oscar nominated actress talked about her role in the upcoming Batman v Superman and while she couldn’t say much, she divulged a little about her favorite moment. “I can’t give too much away, but I’m coming into a scene and Batman and Superman are both in the scene so I can say that. And it was just fun,” she said. “Because they had been working together for a couple weeks and just running it, seeing this dynamic. “There were definitely funny moments involving Batsuits and such.” The films hits theaters in March.


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Headlining the Super Bowl halftime show is like hosting the Oscars—it’s a thankless gig (that actually pays even less!) in which the star act gets roasted on Twitter no matter what. Sure, it ups your profile, but at what cost? Katy Perry was upstaged by a poorly coordinated backup dancer in shark costume; that’s like going to see Avengers: Endgame and falling in love with the popcorn clerk. Maroon 5 is expected to lead the way this year, with Travis Scott and a few others likely to join, but there’s one act the people of America seem determined to see: the SpongeBob SquarePants “Sweet Victory” song.
Following the death of SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg in November, a Change.org petition titled “Have ‘Sweet Victory’ Performed at the Super Bowl” was launched. Since then, it has garnered more than 1.1 million signatures, or roughly the same number of people that reside in Vermont and Wyoming combined. The people hath spoken!
“As some of you may or may not know, Stephen Hillenburg—the creator of Spongebob Sqaurepants—has passed away recently,” the petition description reads. “As a tribute to his legacy, his contributions to a generation of children, and to truly showcase the greatness of this song, we call for Sweet Victory to be performed at the Halftime Show.”
If you’re unfamiliar with the sacred teachings of SpongeBob SquarePants, allows us a quick explainer: in the season 2 episode “Band Geeks,” SpongeBob’s crotchety neighbor Squidward lies to a high school rival about being the conductor of an elite marching band. Calling his bluff, the old frenemy invites Squidward to have his band play during the halftime show of the Bubble Bowl. Naturally, Squidward’s hasty attempts to cobble together musical talent go awry and hilarity ensues. But when it’s time for the band to actually perform, SpongeBob leads a rousing performance that ’90s kids will likely describe as a religious awakening of sorts.
We’re not saying that a cartoon band would fare better than Adam Levine in Maroon 5 come showtime; but we’re also not not saying that either.
“Sweet Victory” was originally licensed by APM Music, with president Adam Taylor telling NME, “We are truly thrilled that ‘Sweet Victory,’ a production music song, has crossed over into the mainstream of America’s consciousness, and has become an iconic, ‘Can-Do,’ rock anthem, thanks to the remarkable creativity of the late Stephen Hillenburg and composers David Glen Eisley and Bob Kulick.”
Don’t be foolish, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Give the people what they want.

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text: Although the role of torrefaction on individual macromolecules of biomass including hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin has been studied in detail, the behavior of lignin-rich biomass during torrefaction has not been identified properly. Therefore, this study focuses on the determination of the effects of torrefaction on a high-lignin content hazelnut shell (HS) at 300 degrees C that is regarded as the upper temperature limit for torrefaction. In this way, the fuel properties, chemical composition, and the functional groups of biochar produced from torrefaction were compared with those of the untreated HS. Upon torrefaction, the carbon content increased 34.5% and the oxygen content decreased 33% which means an improvement in fuel properties at the expense of a 19.7% loss in hydrogen content. Accordingly, the torrefaction process changed the chemical composition of biomass from C6H9.95O4.26 to C6H5.94O2.12, which shows the enrichment of carbon per both hydrogen and oxygen atoms and this corresponds to a lignitic coal structure. As a result of oxygen loss mainly from the hemicellulose structure in the form of C-O-C, Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy bands of C-C, C-H, and C-O intensified in the biochar. Besides, the bands that predict the aromaticity due to lignin content did not lose their intensities. It is concluded that torrefaction is a promising method to improve the fuel characteristics of lignin-rich hazelnut shells. Published by AIP Publishing.

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- Please obtain and provide UANJ with any referrals or authorizations required by your insurance. These forms must be validated prior to your visit with the health care providers at UANJ.
- Please arrive approximately 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment to facilitate the registration process.
- Please bring any prior documents that may facilitate the quality of your care. They include: operative reports from previous surgeries; pathology reports; urodynamic test results; pelvic ultrasounds reports etc.
- Please review our Billing & Insurance Policies prior to your visit.
- There are no specific preparations for a urodynamic test.
- This test is relatively simple with minimal patient discomfort.
- Since there is no ‘cutting’ or use of anesthetics, you can resume all of your normal activities immediately.
- You may be given an antibiotic to prevent a bladder infection. Follow the instructions given to you by the health care providers at UANJ.
- If you develop a fever, experience pain with urinating or see blood in your urine with 24-48 hours of the test, please call our office or answering service immediately.
GENERAL OPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS:
NOTE: Prior to surgery, at your pre-operative office visit, you will be given a document containing written information and instructions pertaining to the specific procedure(s) you are to undergo.
What to expect in the 1st 7 days:
- The following medications should be discontinued 1 week prior to your procedure: aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (i.e. Motrin, Aleve, Celebrex, etc.), Plavix, vitamin E in any formulation, and any alternative supplements containing Ginseng or Ginkoba, or Garlic.
- Note: Coumadin should be discontinued 3 days prior to your procedure.
- Please stop all your medications the night before the procedure unless otherwise instructed by Dr. Mokrzycki.
- Please do not eat or drink anything after midnight before the procedure.
- To avoid constipation, it is recommended that you prepare your bowels by eating lighter meals and drinking 1 glass of prune juice per day beginning 3 days prior to your procedure.
- You may want to consider starting Miralax® at this time. Miralax® can be purchased over the counter at any local drugstore or pharmacy.
- It is very common to experience discomfort in the region of you groin that may even travel down one or both legs. Some patient’s have described it as a feeling that they have ‘just done a split’ or ‘ridden a horse’. This is due to the unique positioning you are placed in during the surgery. It will resolve within a few days or at worst, a few weeks.
- Vaginal bleeding is normal and may last up to a week; it should get lighter every day.
- Bladder urgency, frequency and urine loss are normal for the first 2 weeks, but pain with urinating and/or cloudy urine is usually a sign of an infection—contact Dr. Mokrzycki.
- Discomfort in the vaginal area and in the buttock area is normal - try to use extra strength Tylenol or any other over the counter pain medication you may have to manage the discomfort. If these to not help, Dr. Mokrzycki will be happy to prescribe a stronger pain medication but remember, these may cause constipation.
- Many patients described feeling ‘wiped out’ for a few days due to the excitement of the hospital experience. Be patient with yourself, eat well balanced meals, and get plenty of rest!
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- You may shower immediately but do not sit in a bathtub for 1 week.
- Dr. Mokrzycki recommends that you obtain a ‘sitting donut’ from any pharmacy or health care store. This will take pressure off the operative area and make you more comfortable.
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- Do whatever it takes to avoid constipation - Dr. Mokrzycki recommends a glass of prune juice day until you are experiencing normal bowel movements.
- You may drive, go up stairs, and go outside if you feel up to it, there is no magic moment post-operatively when these activities can be resumed. Dr. Mokrzycki recommends that you ‘listen to you body’ for clues that you may be overdoing it. Do not drive a car if on prescription pain medication.
- You may start light exercising immediately (i.e. walking, light arms weights etc) but avoid strenuous activity (i.e. jumping, running, sit-ups, squat thrusts) for at least 6 weeks.
- Avoid vaginal intercourse for 6 weeks unless otherwise instructed by Dr. Mokrzycki.
- Return to work is very subjective depending on the exact procedure, the post-operative course and the nature of a woman’s employment. These will be taken on a case to case basis with Dr. Mokrzycki.
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text: I have always felt that the objects people purchase tell us a lot about who they are. While it is fair to say not to judge a book by its cover, the items people carry make it feel like I'm getting a bit of the description on the back of the book. For my intervention, I went into a Target with my guitar and sang songs (made up on the spot) about the people around me in the store. I attempted to make these songs pretty personal even though I didn't really know anything about the people I was singing to. I often wonder what other people's perspective of me is. I thought my approach to this project would be a unique way of giving people some unexpected insight into someone else's perspective of them as a person.

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I have discussed many times before my love of the slow cooker. I have 2 programmable ones, a 3.5 quart and a 6 quart. If you are a regular follower of my menu plans, you know that hardly a week goes by that I am not using one of them. Year round, I rely on my slow cookers to get dinner on the table, particularly as we delve into the world of week night activities and sports with my children.
A regular source for slow cooker inspiration is Stephanie O’Dea‘s blog, A Year of Slow Cooking. So I was thrilled when I saw she had a new cookbook coming out with primarily new recipes, 365 to be exact. (Hopefully it doesn’t take you as long as it does me to put 2 and 2 together there!) She has 2 other cookbooks, which cover recipes from her wildly popular blog. To be honest, I never bought those as I could access the recipes online.
As I said, the majority of the recipes in the cookbook are new. And there is certainly something for everyone in it. The book is divided into chapters by type of protein and of course there is a section for soups/stews and also sandwiches. Vegetarians will also be happy with the book as there are chapters devoted to both beans and meatless suppers. There is also a wide variety of flavors included; everything from Cajun and Mexican to Italian and Indian.
O’Dea keeps her same style in the book as on her blog, giving a verdict after each recipe on how it was received. I always appreciate her honesty in these, especially when it comes to whether her children ate the dish or not! The food photography is also mouth-wateringly gorgeous (the ones below are all mine).
This past week, I devoted my entire menu plan to trying out recipes from the book. As much as I do love my slow cookers, this was probably the first time that I cooked all meals using them all week. Glad I have two! It was fun to do and I made the four dishes below.
The Creamy Pumpkin Pasta was my favorite dish. I loved it, as did my family. I can’t believe I hadn’t thought to create a similar dish before. Definitely the epitome of fall and another way to satisfy my pumpkin fetish. Garnished with shaved Parmesan, it was heaven.
We all enjoyed the Tandoori Beef with Sweet Potato, though it isn’t exactly authentic in my view. My husband added hot chili flakes to his and E couldn’t stop gobbling it up.
The Cajun Shrimp Chowder did not turn out that well for me. It was WAY too peppery. Though that may have been my fault. I didn’t have any Cajun seasoning on hand so I followed O’Dea’s instructions on making my own, which just didn’t work for me. I keep trying to figure out if I did my math wrong on proportions or what. The pepper flavor was so strong, it burned. I tried to add some lemon juice and a little honey to help take away the overwhelming pepper flavor, as I’ve read this can help. It didn’t. As much as we love pepper, my husband and I could barely finish our bowls. I will try again with real Cajun seasoning though and see how it turns out.
The Classic Chicken (Crock) Pot Pie turned out pretty well, though I think the sauce amount needs to be doubled. We like our pot pies pretty saucy, and this was not. Since I am on a low sodium diet, I used this recipe for the biscuit topping. I should have added some herbs to the biscuit mix to give it more flavor though. But it was a super easy recipe and definitely one I will tweak and make again.
Overall, I really liked this cookbook and want to get a hard copy. Digital copies of cookbooks just aren’t the same for me. While I love to get recipes off the internet; for a cookbook I want it in my hands! I think there are some fantastic ideas in 365 Slow Cooker Suppers and there are many other recipes that I want to try as well as play with to suit our tastes. I’m sure you will be seeing them on my menu plans in the weeks and months to come.
Happy Slow Cooking!

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Hello everyone, hope you’re all ok.
I’ve been looking at holiday destinations that I would love to travel to in the future, and I thought I would share my list with you! I will be doing a list for the around the world destinations, but this week I’ll be focusing on Europe and where I would like to visit.
So here are my top 20 Europe destinations in alphabetical order:
I hope you all have a good week! I shall be spending mine with my family celebrating my birthday 😀

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Unexpected school events have caused a major funding backlash for Associated Students (AS) causing them to decrease allocations for club events, as noted by the AS finance committee.
Senators and the finance committee are in a debate over whether to give full funding to clubs.
High enrollment rates at CSUN provided AS with higher funding from students fees but they now say they are low on funding for the fiscal year. To preserve some of their funds AS is allocating a lower amount of funding to clubs so they will have enough funds later in the semester.
“We do have money for clubs, we just don’t want to prude all the money in February and in April when clubs ask for money we turn them away because we won’t have anything,” Diane Hartjen, AS controller of accounting and financial services said.
AS receives money from student-paid AS fees and they use that income to fund events for clubs and organizations and pay for the club’s or organization’s travel expenses. The university had anticipated 36,000 students for enrollment for fall 2014,but 39,000 students were actually enrolled which granted AS a higher than expected funds. The excess extra revenue went into unassigned contingency.
“One of the prime reasons why AS is low on funds this year is because of the Farmer’s Market,” Hartjen said. “It costs around $30,000 and it wasn’t planned in the budget.”
According to Hartjen the Farmer’s Market has put a dent into the AS budget for the 2014-2015 year.
Associated Students Student Leadership has requested $10,650 for the California State Student Association (CSSA) conference this year which will be held on the CSUN campus.
“It’s important to support this conference,” AS Senator Orion Block said. “CSUN is getting well known for their conferences. It’s a great thing to have.
Block asked the AS senate to increase the funding for the CSSA Conference to $8,000 instead of $4,000. The senate then voted 12-1 against funding $8,000. They then voted on behalf of the original recommended allocation of $4,000 and that passed in a 15-1 vote.
“As a part of the finance committee I don’t feel comfortable allocating so much money,” said Senator Sevag Alexanian.
At every AS meeting when the senate approves action items regarding finances Senator Alexanian notifies the board that the remaining funds are low and warns senators to be prudent when approving funds and not to increase the recommended price.
Alexanian reported that there is $27,000 in STAR, $77,000 in Capital Improvement, $10,000 in TUC, nothing in Travel and $42,000 in unassigned contingency.
The university had budgeted $ 7.8 million in student body fees and 6 ½ percent of that income went to Associated Students. Associated Students receives all their funding from student paid fees, not the state. AS has a separate pool of money that they use towards funding club events. Any money AS brings in, such as the ticket office sales, will be put into that pool of money.
AS is currently planning the budget for the 2016-2017 year and will be sent to senate in early April.
Appointed Christine Dashdemirians to Senator for the College of Humanities and Majid Khan for Student-At-Large for the External Affairs Committee.
Voted Christian Vidaure for Chair to lead next weeks AS meeting.
Allocated $800 to Deaf CSUNians for their Glide Event, allocated $10,000 to the Sports Club Council, and allocated $4,000 to the Student Leadership CSSA Conference.
Discussed increasing student interest in AS and elections.
Approved the constitution of the christian club Flow.
Discussed changed referendums on the election ballot for the this years elections.

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Equipboard's gear archive is collaboratively built and maintained by fellow music lovers like yourself. Anyone can submit gear and equipment to artists. Joining Equipboard also allows you to create your own list to track the gear you have and want, and follow artists like Tyler Larson to never miss gear updates.
"So here's the miking setup I'm going to use today and this, maybe, a little but of overkill and you typically don't need more than one mic on a cab, but we're goin' a little over the top in this video. So I have a Shure SM57 as well as an Earthworks SR25. (...) What do you do with a dual-miked cab? I like to blend the two microphones together. I like the high end of a 57 and I like the low end of the Earthworks mic, so blending those two together, you can get sort of in the weeds as far as panning goes and you gotta look out for phase, but if you mike the amp correctly, you're not gonna run into too many issues and have a lot of creative freedom."
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Financial Controller in Munich, Bavaria (Bayern) Salary (Germany)
A Financial Controller in Munich, Bavaria (Bayern) earns an average salary of €67,166 per year. Most people move on to other jobs if they have more than 20 years' experience in this career. Experience has a moderate effect on income for this job.
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This is a charming and clever tale of a little monster who loves chocolate. Grendel loves his mum and Grendel loves his dog, but most of all Grendel loves CHOCOLATE! When he is magically granted three wishes, what does he wish for? More chocolate of course! He gets rather more than he asks for when his whole world turns to chocolate and starts to melt...Whatever can he do? This fresh and fun re-telling of the Midas story has a message for us all - be careful what you wish for! David Lucas is an extraordinary new talent in children's picture books - in 2008 he was named as one of The Big Picture campaign's Best New Illustrators.
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DENVER (AP) — State experts concluded that the man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket is not competent to stand trial but a judge granted prosecutors' request for his mental health to be evaluated a second time, according to court filings released Monday. The initial evaluation report was not
"limit(s) his ability to meaningfully converse with others" and concluded that he is not currently able to assist his lawyers in defending him. Alissa gave “superficial responses"
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Additional pumps were expected to come online on Monday, which Mr. Hopes said would more than double the rate at which water was being taken out of the reservoir, to 75 million to 100 million gallons a day from 35 million gallons on Monday morning.
“You can see how we can more rapidly deplete the volume in a retaining pool, which is at greater — greatest — risk,” Mr. Hopes said, adding that by the end of Monday, the county expected to have a clearer picture of the situation.
Dale Rucker, chief technical officer for hydroGEOPHYSICS Inc., a company in Tucson, Ariz., that offers geophysical services to the environmental, engineering, mining and oil and gas industries, said Florida officials were facing extraordinary circumstances. Customarily, he said, the discharge of so much wastewater would require permits, environmental assessments and public input.
“Unfortunately, they did not have that luxury this time,” Mr. Rucker said. “Beating the clock is a big factor here. I imagine they are making difficult decisions under high duress that they would not normally make.”
As the authorities battled the leak, which appeared to have been caused by a tear in a liner, Mr. Rucker said officials also had to be concerned with a weakening of the earthen impoundment holding back the water, likening that dynamic to what happened to the levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
“The Achilles’ heel of any containment system is water,” Mr. Rucker said.
Mr. Rucker said it was possible that the reservoir might not be heavily contaminated, noting that he had read reports that ducks and fish were spotted in the reservoir. Still, Mr. Rucker said he hoped the water was being discharged into multiple bodies of water, so that not just one would be overloaded with nutrients that could be harmful to fish and plants.
As climate change brings more intense rains, Mr. Rucker said, consideration must be made for how such reservoirs are designed.
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Different kind of creative writing
· Types of Creative Writing. Free writing: Open a notebook or an electronic document and just start writing. Allow strange words and images to find their way to the page. Anything goes! Also called stream-of-consciousness writing, free writing is the pinnacle of creative writing. Journals: A journal is any written log.
· T he realm of creative writing is not just limited to fiction writing and non-fiction writing. There’s a whole lot of different types of creative writing that every writer should know. By learning more about these different types, writers can have more freedom in saying what they want to say.
· Creative writing is the process of writing stories or narrations that focus more on entertaining and telling a story than simply relating facts. It is a form of fiction, or created work, and it can take the form of a novel, novella, short story, poem, essay, anecdote, biography, autobiography, memoir, and more.Even writing that is generally considered to fall into the non-fiction category can ...
Here are just a few examples of the different types of creative writing that are available for you to explore. #1. Essays. Writing an essay requires creative thinking. This is especially true for personal or descriptive essays. If you’re trying to create a persuasive argument for the reader, then you’ll need to engage the creative centers ...
· Defining Creative Writing. You might have heard it called different things. Traditionally referred to as literature, creative writing is an art of sorts - the art of making things up. It's writing ...
· Creative writing is an art of making things up. This type of writing is far different from professional writing. Writing fiction, non-fiction, horror, crime, biographies, screenwriting, scriptwriting, short stories, and playwriting all fall under this category.
· - Creative Writing - interestingly, creative writing is a vague term, but it includes (while isn't limited to) fiction (across the genres), poetry, drama, screenwriting, autobiographies and more. Another way to divide the kinds of writing is from a target audience, or purpose point of view.


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About: Department of Health and Family Welfare is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Public health. The organization has 222 authors who have published 200 publications receiving 1784 citations.
TL;DR: Three interdependent areas for action towards greater participation of the public in health are discussed: improving capabilities for individual and group participation; developing and sustaining people-centred health services; and social accountability.
Abstract: The Global strategy for women's, children's and adolescents' health (2016-2030) recognizes that people have a central role in improving their own health. We propose that community participation, particularly communities working together with health services (co-production in health care), will be central for achieving the objectives of the global strategy. Community participation specifically addresses the third of the key objectives: to transform societies so that women, children and adolescents can realize their rights to the highest attainable standards of health and well-being. In this paper, we examine what this implies in practice. We discuss three interdependent areas for action towards greater participation of the public in health: improving capabilities for individual and group participation; developing and sustaining people-centred health services; and social accountability. We outline challenges for implementation, and provide policy-makers, programme managers and practitioners with illustrative examples of the types of participatory approaches needed in each area to help achieve the health and development goals.
University of Southern Denmark1, University of Ottawa2, University of Health Sciences Antigua3, University of York4, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health5, University of Sheffield6, Ohio State University7, University of Melbourne8, University of Twente9, Tufts University10, Harvard University11, Department of Health and Family Welfare12
TL;DR: It is suggested that although many good practices have been developed in areas of assessment and some other key aspects of defining HTA processes, there are also many areas where good practices are lacking.
Abstract: The systematic use of evidence to inform healthcare decisions, particularly health technology assessment (HTA), has gained increased recognition. HTA has become a standard policy tool for informing decision makers who must manage the entry and use of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other technologies (including complex interventions) within health systems, for example, through reimbursement and pricing. Despite increasing attention to HTA activities, there has been no attempt to comprehensively synthesize good practices or emerging good practices to support population-based decision-making in recent years. After the identification of some good practices through the release of the ISPOR Guidelines Index in 2013, the ISPOR HTA Council identified a need to more thoroughly review existing guidance. The purpose of this effort was to create a basis for capacity building, education, and improved consistency in approaches to HTA-informed decision-making. Our findings suggest that although many good practices have been developed in areas of assessment and some other key aspects of defining HTA processes, there are also many areas where good practices are lacking. This includes good practices in defining the organizational aspects of HTA, the use of deliberative processes, and measuring the impact of HTA. The extent to which these good practices are used and applied by HTA bodies is beyond the scope of this report, but may be of interest to future researchers.
Indian Council of Medical Research1, Regional Medical Research Centre2, King George's Medical University3, Desert Medicine Research Centre4, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research5, National Institute of Malaria Research6, National Institute of Virology7, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences8, Department of Health and Family Welfare9
TL;DR: The survey findings will be useful in making informed decisions about introduction of upcoming dengue vaccines in India, and constructed catalytic models to estimate force of infection.
Abstract: Summary Background The burden of dengue virus (DENV) infection across geographical regions of India is poorly quantified. We estimated the age-specific seroprevalence, force of infection, and number of infections in India. Methods We did a community-based survey in 240 clusters (118 rural, 122 urban), selected from 60 districts of 15 Indian states from five geographical regions. We enumerated each cluster, randomly selected (with an Andriod application developed specifically for the survey) 25 individuals from age groups of 5–8 years, 9–17 years, and 18–45 years, and sampled a minimum of 11 individuals from each age group (all the 25 randomly selected individuals in each age group were visited in their houses and individuals who consented for the survey were included in the study). Age was the only inclusion criterion; for the purpose of enumeration, individuals residing in the household for more than 6 months were included. Sera were tested centrally by a laboratory team of scientific and technical staff for IgG antibodies against the DENV with the use of indirect ELISA. We calculated age group specific seroprevalence and constructed catalytic models to estimate force of infection. Findings From June 19, 2017, to April 12, 2018, we randomly selected 17 930 individuals from three age groups. Of these, blood samples were collected and tested for 12 300 individuals (5–8 years, n=4059; 9–17 years, n=4265; 18–45 years, n=3976). The overall seroprevalence of DENV infection in India was 48·7% (95% CI 43·5–54·0), increasing from 28·3% (21·5–36·2) among children aged 5–8 years to 41·0% (32·4–50·1) among children aged 9–17 years and 56·2% (49·0–63·1) among individuals aged between 18–45 years. The seroprevalence was high in the southern (76·9% [69·1–83·2]), western (62·3% [55·3–68·8]), and northern (60·3% [49·3–70·5]) regions. The estimated number of primary DENV infections with the constant force of infection model was 12 991 357 (12 825 128–13 130 258) and for the age-dependent force of infection model was 8 655 425 (7 243 630–9 545 052) among individuals aged 5–45 years from 30 Indian states in 2017. Interpretation The burden of dengue infection in India was heterogeneous, with evidence of high transmission in northern, western, and southern regions. The survey findings will be useful in making informed decisions about introduction of upcoming dengue vaccines in India. Funding Indian Council of Medical Research.
TL;DR: The analysis was unable to detect an association between maternal mortality reduction and the JSY in MP, indicating that demand-side programs like JSY will have a limited effect if the supply side is unable to deliver care of adequate quality.
Abstract: Background : The Indian Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) program is a demand-side program in which the state pays women a cash incentive to deliver in an institution, with the aim of reducing maternal mortality. The JSY has had 54 million beneficiaries since inception 7 years ago. Although a number of studies have demonstrated the effect of JSY on coverage, few have examined the direct impact of the program on maternal mortality. Objective : To study the impact of JSY on maternal mortality in Madhya Pradesh (MP), one of India's largest provinces. Design : By synthesizing data from various sources, district-level maternal mortality ratios (MMR) from 2005 to 2010 were estimated using a Bayesian spatio-temporal model. Based on these, a mixed effects multilevel regression model was applied to assess the impact of JSY. Specifically, the association between JSY intensity, as reflected by 1) proportion of JSY-supported institutional deliveries, 2) total annual JSY expenditure, and 3) MMR, was examined. Results : The proportion of all institutional deliveries increased from 23.9% in 2005 to 55.9% in 2010 province-wide. The proportion of JSY-supported institutional deliveries rose from 14% (2005) to 80% (2010). MMR declines in the districts varied from 2 to 35% over this period. Despite the marked increase in JSY-supported delivery, our multilevel models did not detect a significant association between JSY-supported delivery proportions and changes in MMR in the districts. The results from the analysis examining the association between MMR and JSY expenditure are similar. Conclusions : Our analysis was unable to detect an association between maternal mortality reduction and the JSY in MP. The high proportion of institutional delivery under the program does not seem to have converted to lower mortality outcomes. The lack of significant impact could be related to supply-side constraints. Demand-side programs like JSY will have a limited effect if the supply side is unable to deliver care of adequate quality. Keywords : cash transfer; hospital delivery; maternal health; India (Published: 3 December 2014) Citation : Glob Health Action 2014, 7 : 24939 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.24939 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL : To access the supplementary material for this article, please see Supplementary files under Article Tools
RTI International1, International Agency for Research on Cancer2, Indian Council of Medical Research3, Department of Health and Family Welfare4, Government of Sikkim5, Prince Aly Khan Hospital6, All India Institute of Medical Sciences7, King's College London8, United States Department of Health and Human Services9, World Health Organization10
TL;DR: Since 2016, the successful introduction of HPV vaccination in immunisation programmes in Punjab and Sikkim, government-sponsored opportunistic vaccination in Delhi, prospects of a single dose providing protection, and future availability of an affordable Indian vaccine shows promise for future widespread implementation and evaluation of HPV vaccinations in India.
Abstract: Summary Efforts are being made to scale up human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for adolescent girls in India. Bivalent and quadrivalent HPV vaccines were licensed in the country in 2008, and a nonavalent vaccine was licensed in 2018. Demonstration projects initiated in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat in 2009 introduced HPV vaccination in public health services in India. Following a few deaths in these projects, although subsequently deemed unrelated to vaccination, HPV vaccination in research projects was suspended. This suspension by default resulted in some participants in a trial evaluating two versus three doses receiving only one dose. Since 2016, the successful introduction of HPV vaccination in immunisation programmes in Punjab and Sikkim (with high coverage and safety), government-sponsored opportunistic vaccination in Delhi, prospects of a single dose providing protection, and future availability of an affordable Indian vaccine shows promise for future widespread implementation and evaluation of HPV vaccination in India.
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Acting Mayor Kim Janey says she’s “very committed to filling” the two openings on the Boston School Committee following the recent resignations of two members who insulted West Roxbury during a text exchange.
“We certainly hope to move fast,” Janey on Saturday said about filling the school committee positions, as she attended the “Buy the Block Party: Unity Day Edition” in Roxbury’s Nubian Square.
The two school committee members — Alexandra Oliver-Davila and Lorna Rivera — resigned in the last week over a series of texts they exchanged during a meeting about exam schools. In the texts, they disparaged West Roxbury residents as “westie whites.”
Oliver-Davila during a meeting last fall texted Rivera, “I hate WR” — West Roxbury — to which Rivera is said to have replied that she is “sick of westie whites” — to which Oliver-Davila said, “Me too I really feel Like saying that!!!!”
Janey on Saturday said it’s a “huge loss to lose two Latina leaders.”
“It creates a void on the school committee that I am very committed to filling,” the acting mayor said. “We need to ensure that the work that is underway in terms of racial equity work in our schools continues.”
A nominating panel will soon open up applications for the positions.
“I encourage everyone who is interested to apply,” Janey said.
The nominating committee will then review the applications, interview candidates and submit three to five names to Janey.
“Then I will pick from that bunch,” she said.
Applications become available 10 days after the resignations.
“We are going move very quickly in this process to fill those positions,” Janey said.
Janey, as acting mayor, has limited appointing powers. She’s forbidden by the city’s governing charter from making permanent appointments, but can name people to serve for the duration of her term, which runs through November.
When Thomas Menino in 1993 became acting mayor in a similar fashion, he filled a school committee position when there was a vacancy.
His appointment was challenged in court, but a judge allowed it. When Menino won a full term that fall, he appointed the member on a permanent basis.
Janey said of filling a position as acting mayor, “I’m completely confident that I will be able to move forward and do the same.”
The “Buy the Block Party” event that Janey was attending Saturday was put on by Black Market and Madison Park Development Corp. Janey’s sister runs Black Market in Nubian Square.
“Black Market has played a critically important role in lifting up small businesses. Businesses owned by women, businesses owned by people of color, by immigrants, and this is an extension of that,” Janey said as she looked out at the Block Party filled with vendors.
“Here we can see just a vibrant community of artists, of business owners, of residents, of community leaders who have come together to celebrate,” she said, later adding, “It’s great to see people out. People out in the community right here in the middle of Nubian Square celebrating what it means to be a community.”


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Consumer advocates decry lack of enforcement actions and reopening of pay day loan regulation by customer watchdog agency led by Trump appointee.
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Borrower beware: Federal defenses from high-cost loans are now being rolled right straight right back as an element of a deregulation that is broad, prompting an outcry from customer advocates plus some policymakers.
вЂњThis is really a modern-day as a type of slavery,вЂќ U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) stated during a loan that is anti-payday and news meeting March 29 in Washington, D.C. вЂњTheir intent is to trap people and families as a period of debt from where they are able to never ever recover.вЂќ
Advocates of short-term, small-dollar loans say the fast credit is just a boon for those who face a short-term crunch that is financial. Auto-title loans plus some term loans are kinds of high-cost, short-term credit, along with pay day loans.
But research because of the customer Financial Protection Bureau discovered that nearly 50 % of payday borrowers return back time and time again to reborrow the exact same quantity вЂ“ at rates above 300 per cent APR. These perform borrowers rack up high costs that generate the industryвЂ™s source that is biggest of business.
The demonstration, held while watching CFPB building, dedicated to techniques by the agency, now led by President TrumpвЂ™s appointee, John M. вЂњMickвЂќ Mulvaney, to retreat from defenses against abusive loans. The defenses may also be under attack in Congress.
WashingtonвЂ™s actions to reverse payday-loan defenses
HereвЂ™s a rundown of whatвЂ™s occurring in the payday lending front side:
CFPB is dropping enforcement actions вЂ“ begun underneath the national government вЂ“ against high-cost loan providers.
The customer bureau has established it really is reconsidering a legislation on small-dollar loans, posted through the national government.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R-S.C.) introduced a resolutionMarch 22 underneath the Congressional Review Act to repeal the pay day loan guideline.
A bill passed away by your house Feb. 14 would start a loophole to high-cost loans in the 19 states where theyвЂ™re now prohibited.
CFPB under Trump appointee: Four months in, zero enforcement actions
ThursdayвЂ™s protest came since the CFPB reached the four-month mark without announcing an enforcement action, its longest-ever drought because it began cracking down on anti-consumer methods.
Since the White House called Mulvaney as acting director in November 2017, crackdowns that previously delivered millions of bucks in refunds to harmed customers have actually halted.
Mulvaney has stated he could be changing the agencyвЂ™s stance, concentrating on removing extortionate guidelines and pulling right right straight back its extremely aggressive enforcement policies.
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Now, but, the agencyвЂ™s deregulatory stance is drawing increasing criticism from customer advocates and their allies in Congress.
Sen. Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.) sent an available page March 27 into the CFPB urging help when it comes to already posted lending rule that is payday. Signed by 42 senators, the letter states that the CFPB developed the payday https://speedyloan.net/payday-loans-tn/selmer/ financing guideline вЂњafter conducting a five-year research and reviewing a lot more than 1 million general public opinions.вЂќ
The aenators had been additionally critical for the CFPBвЂ™s leniency toward payday loan providers in specific instances. вЂњWe will also be troubled because of the CFPBвЂ™s enforcement that is recent linked to payday lending,вЂќ the letter stated, talking about the fallen enforcements.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D.-Mass.), an architect for the consumer security bureau and a regular critic of mulvaney, stated he has got turned the bureau as a вЂњrogue agencyвЂќ ignoring its appropriate duties.
вЂњCongress created the CFPB to function as governmentвЂ™s many accountable bank regulator and created strict directions because of its objective and operations,вЂќ she had written within an op-ed posted into the Wall Street Journal and on her Senate internet site. вЂњSince Mr. Mulvaney took control, he’s got ignored congressional mandates, turning the CFPB to the politicized rogue agency he accused it to be prior to.вЂќ
Mulvaney is planned to seem prior to the House Financial Services Committee April 11 to supply the CFPBвЂ™s report that is twice-yearly Congress.


55th North Hills Marching Band Festival Slated for Sept. 19
The 55th annual North Hills Marching Band Festival will be held on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at Martorelli Stadium along Perry Highway in West View. A total of nine local high school marching bands are scheduled to perform. In addition to our own North Hills Marching Band, bands from Avonworth, Hampton, Franklin Regional, North Allegheny, Northgate, Perry, Quaker Valley and Sto-Rox high schools will perform. North Hills’ pregame program features renditions of “America” and “The Star Spangled Banner,” and the march show includes a salute to college fight songs with tunes from University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University and University of Michigan. The band’s performances also will showcase music from the 1980s with hits like “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon, “Thriller” by Michael Jackson, “Back in Black” by AC/DC and “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey among other ‘80s classics. The festival will include a North Hills Alumni Marching Band that will honor long-time, North Hills band director Areta Kalogeras, who passed away this year. Alumni members are invited to play their instruments or perform with the majorettes or flagline during the festival. To register for the event, visit www.nhipa.org, and click the “Alumni MB” tab. Admission to the event is $6. Children age 5 and under receive free admission. Refreshments and other items will be available for purchase. Free parking is available at the Park & Ride lot located just north of the Perrysville Avenue exit of I-279. The marching band festival is sponsored by the North Hills Instrumental Parents’ Association. In the event of rain, the event will be relocated to the North Hills Middle School gymnasium at 55 Rochester Road in Ross Township. For more information, contact Mr. Len Lavelle,North Hills marching band director, at 412-318-1400 ext. 3049 or via email firstname.lastname@example.org.
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If you have come across this article, you probably know a thing or two about CBD, but are looking to know more. That makes you like one of the millions of Americans, as CBD has become one of the most popular supplements out there.
CBD only became legal in the aftermath of the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which formally removed CBD from the Schedule 1 list of drugs, making it commercially available. Since that time, a variety of scientific evidence and personal testimonies have noted that CBD has the potential to help people deal with a variety of physical and emotional ailments.
However, it’s important to note that all CBD types are not created equal, and within the CBD community, a considerable debate rages about which CBD form is better: Full Spectrum or Broad Spectrum.
So, what are the differences between the two? Is one really better than the other?
CBD is short for cannabidiol. It is a compound that is produced from the hemp plant. The compound itself is processed from the hemp plant and turned into CBD.
The way in which the CBD is processed ultimately has a significant impact on the type of CBD that is produced. CBD is processed, then placed into a variety of other substances (such as vaping juice, edibles or topical creams) in order to achieve a desired chemical formula.
CBD itself is a cannabinoid, and the amount of CBD in the product that you purchase varies. However, CBD products come with chemical compounds, including:
It is important to note that in all countries where THC levels are limited in every country where CBD is legal. Many European countries have limits of .2%, while America has a limit of .3%. As such, the amount of THC which is available in legally sold CBD is not nearly enough to get anyone high (marijuana commonly has 20% THC).
However, it is THC which makes a critical impact in terms of the discussion of Full or Broad Spectrum CBD.
Full Spectrum CBD contains all naturally occurring chemicals, including terpenes, flavonoids, and THC. However, Broad Spectrum CBD contains no THC.
Is one form better than the other? That depends on who you talk to. Some people swear by Full Spectrum CBD, arguing that CBD is most effective when it contains all naturally occurring compounds, including THC.
The impact of THC in CBD is also referred to as the “Entourage Effect.” The theory behind it is basically the CBD version of the expression, “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” In other words, the idea behind the Entourage Effect is that CBD is most effective because all of its naturally occurring components interact with each other to create a better experience and stronger impact for its users.
There is evidence which cuts both ways in terms of the effectiveness of the Entourage Effect.
On one hand, a study in Frontiers in Plant Science examined already existing literature and studies on the Entourage Effect and found evidence to support the idea that CBD is more effective at reducing pain when it is combined with THC than when it is without this cannabinoid. Further examination discusses the theorized chemical mechanism by which THC works: It is believed that the THC itself actually bonds with cannabinoid receptors (something CBD does not do) and that when this effect is combined with the cannabinoid-enhancing effects of CBD, it produces a more powerful effect.
However, this idea was dismissed by a recent study in bioRxiv, which found no that the presence of THC did not significantly alter CBD’s ability to cause cannabinoids to bind with receptors.
The only thing which is clear about the debate over CBD’s effectiveness is that more research needs to be done to determine whether or not THC truly makes an impact. However, additional factors are also at play.
The decision about whether or not to use Full or Broad Spectrum CBD ultimately comes down to personal considerations. On an anecdotal level, some people report that Full Spectrum CBD makes them feel more relaxed. Some people also don’t like this sensation, and as such, they stick with Broad Spectrum CBD.
However, there are other considerations to keep in mind. Marijuana drug tests work by determining the amount of THC in someone’s body. If the level of THC tests above a certain threshold, the test will come back positive.
Though unlikely, it is possible to test positive for a drug test if you take Full Spectrum CBD. This depends on a variety of factors, including:
If drug tests are a concern for you, it is absolutely preferable that you still with Broad Spectrum CBD. Even then, make sure to only purchase CBD which has a lab test available that can confirm that no THC is in the product. Unfortunately, some CBD vendors have been shown to mislabel their products, and this means that it is possible for you to ingest ingredients like THC without realizing it. A lab report can confirm the ingredients in a product, and you should never purchase CBD without reviewing the lab report first.
There is evidence for and against the idea that the Entourage Effect can give you a better experience with CBD, and some people have found that they prefer one version of CBD over the other. Your best bet is to purchase high-end, independently verified Full and Broad Spectrum products, then compare your experiences with each.
Ultimately, the decision about which product to buy comes down to your personal preference and experience.


Think you're the next Claus Luthe—well, minus the whole murdering your next of kin thing? A company by the name of Local Motors is putting car design in the hands of the people by holding a car design competition where winning means you get to have your idea made into a real boy. There is a bit of a catch, though. Local Motors isn't necessarily a real car company, and that's because they make kits. So it's looking for a car design that Local Motors can sell as a kit.
Not only is Local Motors looking for amazing-looking cars, but they are jumping on the fuel-efficiency bandwagon as well by wanting cars capable of 40 mpg or better. The engines will be diesel and the bodies will be made of carbon fiber to help achieve this goal. Local Motors will hold a number of competitions over the year, with the first being to design a "Californian off-road machine." Winning entries will receive $1,500 and if Local Motors decides to
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Work that results from experimentation and collaboration with and through the Design Thinking Initiative explores diverse questions, subjects and mediums. We are proud to showcase the breadth of this work as demonstrations of the power of design to bridge disciplines and create learning opportunities for making and doing.
Student Studio Work
This piece was done for a painting class. I used the lasercutter and materials available at Design Thinking to help me develop my painting in layers. Adhered acrylic and painted wood cutouts give the piece three dimensional elements. These cutouts create physical layers, and I responded to these layers with the imagery and paint, hoping to both develop and confuse space—foreground and background—in the final piece. This project was also an experiment in material and surface. I was exploring the question of how to make plastic, wood, oil and acrylic paint work together in one piece.
Wall-E Team: Tani Somolu, Asmita Gautam, Mia Delpriora & Noor Khan
Wall-E was a project that we completed for our Engineering Mechanics final group project. We were inspired by the character in the movie, as well as our combined interests. Although the project was a challenging one, with a lot of moving parts, it was extremely rewarding to see our robot come to life (quite literally). Wall-E is currently displayed on the first floor of Ford Hall.
Isabelle started her own business in the Draper Competition, created a Youtube channel with millions of views, and makes countless gifts for friends and family. This series is a collection of “charms,” which can be used as bracelets, window ornaments or Christmas decorations. Isabelle used a computer file to cut outlines with the Glowforge, and then mixed and matched materials to create a stained glass effect.
Sophie Willard Van Sistine
This broadside was created using entirely reused materials. For this project “reused” can be defined as materials that were found, recycled, shared, communal or second-hand. The goal of this project was to engage with the Northampton Community about reducing waste, and to begin discussion about sustainable art practice. I partnered with the Northampton ReUse Committee to collect their stories about reducing waste. Their stories are depicted in cartoon panels and printed on one hundred unique recycled papers. I found the papers in recycling bins across Smith campus, from donors on the Northampton FreeCycle Network. I used the laser engraver in the Design Thinking Studio, to engrave a wood board, which I then coated in ink and used as a “stamp” to transfer my design onto each paper. The broadsides were distributed in Northampton at Pulaski Park on Wednesday, December 12, to the first one hundred people to show up. This project will be extended in the near future to include web-exclusive comics that were inspired by the numerous stories collected, that did not have room to be printed on this one-page broadside.


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With questions mounting about when Los Angeles County’s mask-wearing mandate will end — fueled in part by photos of football fans largely ignoring the requirement during Sunday’s Rams game — the public health director outlined metrics that will need to be met for masks to come off. This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California will end its indoor masking requirement for vaccinated people by Feb. 15.
Barbara Ferrer told reporters on Feb. 3 in an online briefing that the current winter surge of COVID-19 cases will be considered over when the county’s number of COVID-positive hospital patients falls below 2,500 and stays there for seven consecutive days. Once that threshold is met, the county will lift the mask-wearing requirement for outdoor mega-events, such as football games, and for outdoor spaces at K-12 schools and child-care facilities.
As of last weekend, there were roughly 3,500 COVID-positive patients in county hospitals, meaning the threshold is unlikely to be met for several weeks, and — absent a major sudden drop in the next few days — certainly not ahead of the Feb. 13 Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger has called for a reevaluation of the mask-wearing mandate, pointing to the generally lax compliance with the rule at Sunday’s Rams-49ers NFC championship game. Among those caught without masks at the game were Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, although both insisted they only removed their masks to take photos with Laker legend Magic Johnson.
Ferrer shared the guidelines the county is monitoring for eventually lifting mask-wearing requirements. While the hospital number will govern the lifting of mask requirements in outdoor spaces, the criteria will be tighter for indoor events and other settings, such as restaurants and retail establishments. That requirement will not be lifted until the county’s level of transmission falls to the “moderate” level as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and stays there for two straight weeks.
Reaching the “moderate” designation requires the county to have a cumulative, seven-day new case rate of less than 50 per 100,000 residents. The county’s current rate, according to the CDC’s website, was 1,584 per 100,000 residents as of last Thursday. In addition to maintaining the “moderate” rate for two weeks, indoor mask-wearing requirements will only be lifted if there aren’t any newly circulating “variants of concern” of the COVID virus, Ferrer said.


There have been some important turning points in the Liberia music industry; most of the radio stations are now engaging more into Liberia music than before. Most Liberians are now glued and listen more often to Liberian music. In our perception, we can boldly say that Liberia’s music industry is on the rise. Hurray to […]
The expectations of the CIC & L Drez collaboration on “BABY” was so high. Everyone was intrigued by the announcement of this powerful collaboration based on their past effort. Few days ago SOG Records frontliner CIC released the track featuring his label mate L Drez and here is what we have to say about it. […]
CIC teams up with his label mate L Drez to present a smashing single titled “BABY“. BABY is an Afrobeats Influenced song which is not just a sweet love song, but also have several core love elements in its lyrics in which both singers expresses their love for a girl. LISTEN BELOW! “BABY”
CIC Teases His Fans and Music lovers with a new record tagged ‘BABY’. Liberian/African/International singer, recording artiste – CIC got some magic on the way, another Fire!, A new song featuring SOG Records artist L DREZ. As we all know these two are known for giving us classics and BABY won’t be below expectation after […]
Groove Music WorldWide Presents DukeBlac as he starts off the decade with this star studded track titled TOTOME. He brings together top Liberian musicians and they gave us something to vibe to this valentine. The track is well produced by the one and only DukeBlac. LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD BELOW!
Do people still sing classy songs that will lead you through a story line and at the end you can’t help but feel you are wearing the artist shoes after walking through a journey of sweet love or that of heartbreak? ” Rock about baby! Baby can you listen ,singing from a million miles. Rock […]
SOG Records very own recording artiste, L Drez has released a brand new single and it is titled “Rock About Baby” Produced by skilled beat maker, J Muzik. “Rock About Baby” is apparently L Drez‘s first official output for the year 2020, it comes after the release of his previous trending single tagged “Mondayma” featuring house-mate CIC […]
The Commander In Chief is not just baring that title for the fun of it, The Army of Fans that trooped in to show him high respect as he had his first Bus Stop in the City of Kakata as he tours the Nation, could leave your mouth open until pupu fly enters into it […]
L DREZ has slowly placed JAREDO on Sabbatical leave, Has JAJA overworked himself so soon! I would not want to believe so, because he has not dropped anything as major as an EP Or Album, He hasn’t toured the world yet, so why is there a seize in his music flow? This is usually not […]
SOG Records very own L-Drez join forces with team mate CIC to deliver this masterpiece tune dubbed Mondayma. The single was produced by J Slught & J Muzik JAM!


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Recognized for their electrifying performances, the legendary rock group Guns N’ Roses is still rolling its horns more than 40 years after its formation.
But recently, one of singer Axl Rose’s signature gestures left an Australian fan with an impression.
Ross, 60, ends all his shows by throwing his microphone into the crowd. But this time, Rebecca Howe got it in the face.
Both eyes are swollen and black, he said in an interview with Australian local media.
“What would have happened if he had fallen a few more inches to the right or to the left? I might have lost my eye,” said the woman, still shaken. “If it had landed in my mouth, I would have lost my teeth!”
She goes so far as to say that if she had gotten a microphone in her temple, she might have died.
Following the fan’s ejection, Axl Rose took to Twitter to say he would no longer end his shows by tossing the mic, while criticizing the media’s coverage of the event as “negative and irresponsible”.
“Unfortunately, there are those who, for their own reasons, choose to focus their journalism in a negative and irresponsible manner, which could not be further from the truth. We hope our audience will understand that.
We’d like to end this speech by reminding you that 30 years of throwing heavy objects at crowds is not good.
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The Quick & Livid household has gained a brand new member, as none apart from Brie Larson (Captain Marvel, Room) has joined the forged of Quick 10, in an undisclosed function. Vin Diesel made the announcement on his Instagram, with a caption that makes it sound as if Larson could also be taking up an antagonistic function.
The smiling picture of Diesel and Larson suggests this could possibly be a match made in heaven, although Diesel mentioned “the love and laughter” current within the picture will not be correlative along with her character within the movie. He additionally described her function as “one thing followers won’t have anticipated however yearned for.”
In fact, it is identified that Jason Momoa will likely be taking part in a villain within the movie, although a tenth movie in a franchise may definitely name for some devious team-ups. Other than Larson and Momoa, Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad) has additionally been forged within the movie.
Plot particulars are slim on Quick 10 in the mean time, although it would observe the occasions of final 12 months’s F9. Justin Lin will return to write down and direct the installment, serving to to shut out a franchise he helped to outline with Quick & Livid: Tokyo Drift and Quick 5. Per Collider’s interview with star Tyrese Gibson, the subsequent two sequels, that are set to be the ultimate within the franchise, will movie back-to-back and “contact a whole lot of continents.” Gibson additionally highlighted that the movie will flesh out Dom’s (Diesel) backstory, which solely makes the chances for these new casting additions extra tantalizing.
It merely would not be a Quick & Livid movie with out the remainder of the Household, and Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jordana Brewster, and Sung Kang are all anticipated to reprise their respective roles. There are additionally a slew of different names who may doubtlessly seem, comparable to Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham, John Cena, and Charlize Theron. And though he’ll all the time stay supportive of the franchise, Dwayne Johnson has made it clear he won’t be returning to those movies, a lot to the dismay and disappointment of Diesel.
Larson isn’t any stranger to blockbuster filmmaking, with most audiences certainly recognizing her as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel. She received her Academy Award for her excellent lead efficiency in Room, and she or he’s made some wonderful turns in different grounded movies comparable to Quick Time period 12, Simply Mercy, and The Glass Fort. The one different movie she has on the docket in the mean time is subsequent 12 months’s Captain Marvel sequel, The Marvels.
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Award-winning sports content studio Cut Media have partnered with Eurosport, Europe's largest sports platform, to bring their latest documentary 'Race to Le Mans' to life, as they continue to broaden their business.
Endurance racing has always been the toughest discipline in the world of motorsports, but one race continues to be the ultimate test for drivers, teams and manufacturers - the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The film’s narrative centres around the two teams as they prepare to take on the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans, uncovering the history of the sport, what it means to the people behind the wheel and why they choose to race a car at its limit for 4,6,8 or 24 hours at a time. The film also touches on the technology and equipment used by the teams, specifically developed to withstand the most brutal and testing motorsport races in the world.
For Cut Media, this represents a further expansion of the business with a raft of exciting projects and commissions lined up for the rest of the year as the independent Glasgow based company goes from strength to strength in spite of a tough year for the industry.
Created, produced and delivered during a year of international travel restrictions, the Cut Media team have again shown what their mighty blend of creative agency and production company can do. Directing and producing the film remotely, they pulled on their list of international collaborators to cover races on the ground across Italy, Spain and Belgium delivering unique insight into the danger, speed and dedication of endurance racing.
Scott Marshall, head of creative at Cut Media said: “Working on a documentary like ‘Race to Le Mans’ for Eurosport perfectly showcases how content has evolved and how we at Cut Media have grown our capabilities to match that. We thrive on putting great sporting stories and athletes at the heart of everything we do. Race to Le Mans was the project to do just that, documenting two teams going head-to-head in the World Endurance Championship on the run up to the iconic 24hrs of Le Mans. It’s an exciting space to be in and a project we’re incredibly proud of."view more - Creative
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Senate Considers Ways To Boost Disability Employment
High expectations are key to increasing competitive employment among those with disabilities, a series of witnesses told a U.S. Senate panel Thursday.
The hearing is one of a series Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is holding to address ways to increase disability employment after issuing a challenge to businesses earlier this year to increase the number of people with disabilities in the workforce to 6 million by 2015.
As of June, just 4 million people with disabilities were employed, with another one million looking for work, Harkin said.
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A central barrier to jobs is perceptions about what it means to have a disability, those representing government, industry and people with disabilities told members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
Amelia Wallrich, 22, who has a rare genetic disorder that limits joint movement, explained to senators how school officials encouraged her to consider community college when she was young even though she had top grades and much higher aspirations.
“As young people, we often rise to the expectations society sets for us, whether positive or negative,” said Wallrich, who will start law school at Northwestern University this fall.
Similarly, Deborah Dagit who has brittle bones due to a condition known as osteogenesis imperfecta spoke about how negative perceptions meant she struggled to find a job despite years of high-level experience.
“People with disabilities are routinely characterized as having some sort of deficiency,” said Dagit who now serves as chief diversity officer at Merck.
She pointed out that in order to receive disability benefits from Social Security individuals must declare that they cannot work. “This is the ultimate example of a deficit model approach, and is bad policy if we want individuals with disabilities to be part of the workforce,” she said.
Instead, Dagit said that Merck has been successful at incorporating employees with special needs by focusing on disabilities as simply differences that are outweighed by other strengths.
Harkin was receptive to Dagit’s point, acknowledging, “we’ve built up a system based on dependency and we’ve just got to start breaking that down.”
While the hearing Thursday was not tied to any specific legislation, senators said the information discussed would be helpful as they work on upcoming reauthorizations of employment and education laws.


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text: Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma confined to body cavities and universally associated with human herpesvirus type 8 infection. The prognosis of this entity remains poor, with a median survival time of 6 to 9 months. To better understand the clinicopathologic features of the disease and identify possible prognostic factors, we performed a systematic review of the literature for cases of PEL, including 2 previously unreported cases from our institution. PEL was more prevalent in men (92%), with a median age at diagnosis of 55 years. The median overall survival for the entire series was 6 months. Peritoneal involvement (HR:1.62; 95% CI:1.06–2.48) and elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels (HR:2.50; 95% CI:1.21–5.19) were associated with higher risk of death, while pericardial involvement (HR:0.43; 95% CI:0.20–0.94) was associated with lower risk of death. Therefore, effusion site and serum LDH levels are potential prognostic factors in patients with PEL.


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Enamored by tall sculptures and beautiful 40-foot dinosaurs, we were curious to learn more about the individuals that put together large art pieces in public spaces. We came across a famous artist, Rafa Ferre, the face behind many sculptures and monuments around the world. He's designed sculptures in Mexico, Germany, Spain, and Belgium.
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Irish soul singer Laura Izibor, best known for her hit single, “From My Heart To Yours,” returns with a new single, “Ring” from her upcoming EP, The Brooklyn Sessions Vol. 1. (out August 7).
Possessing Izibor’s classic charm, “Ring” tells the forever familiar tale of a woman yearning for her lover’s call. She sings: “Is it so hard/ it’s just dialing my number/ just a message to say you’re coming over/ where Cupid got me feels like lightening and thunder/ and I can’ help falling ’cause you ain’t been calling.”
The Dublin-born singer/songwriter wrote and co-produced the single. The Brooklyn Sessions Vol. 1.comes out August 7, but you can listen in to Izibor’s the new single below and let us know what you think:
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For many of the parents and guardians who write Globe Santa for help, their request is a last resort. Having done all they can to stay afloat in hard times — but knowing there is no money left for Christmas gifts — they reach out for a lifeline.
“I’m writing to you because I’m hoping that you can give my almost 3-year-old-twins the Christmas they deserve . . . that I, as their mother, can’t do without your help,” read the letter from a single mother. “They’ve been through a lot, especially recently.”
Her twins, a son and a daughter, have been though the tumult of moving out of their apartment and back to her parents’ house, the mother wrote, after her relationship with their father fell apart. She’s quick to give thanks for having a safe place to go to and says there are brighter days ahead, but her son and daughter know only that they miss their dad.
What’s more, she wrote, her son has shown signs of developmental issues and was recently diagnosed with a developmental disorder, and is displaying behaviors and other indicators commonly associated with autism. The boy’s struggles have taken a toll on the whole family.
“It’s not only been hard on him, but his sister has had to, on many occasions, take a step back so he can get the attention he needs,” she wrote. “She’s so wonderful about it all. There really is something to be said about ‘twinship.’ ”
The children’s mother is looking for work, but despite recent improvements in the job market, she has yet to find a full-time job. And the $600 a month she receives in child support goes straight to their rent, household utilities, and essentials such as diapers, she wrote. While she is proud to provide her twins with a loving family, warm house, and food on the table, she wants them to experience the joy of Christmas.
“They also deserve a day when they can come down the stairs, faces lighting up as they see what all kids dream about!” she wrote. “They deserve that feeling you get when you see all the presents Santa brought, and you realize it’s a reward for being such a good girl or boy! That feeling is indescribable.”
Like so many of those who ask for a visit from Globe Santa, the mother finished her letter with a note of gratitude.
“Thank you so much for your time, as well as possibly helping me give my kids not only a special day but also helping create a wonderful memory that they’ll have for years to come,” she wrote.
Her twins will be among the tens of thousands of children who receive a visit from Globe Santa this year, thanks to the generosity of individuals, groups, and local businesses that donate to the fund drive.
The Boston Globe Foundation pays all of the administrative costs associated with the fund drive, so 100 percent of the money donated to Globe Santa is used to buy and deliver presents to children.


The dollar has continued to gain massively against the Nigerian naira at the black market.
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The naira has continued to depreciate against the dollar after crashing to a new record low.
On Friday, November 20, 2020 the naira exchanged N484/$1 at the parallel market, as companies and individuals divert export proceeds and remittances away from approved channels according to Bloomberg.
This represents N4 drop when compared to the N480/$1 that it exchanged for on Thursday, November 19.
This is also as demand pressure increases as importers stock up goods ahead of Christmas sales.
The CBN, a few days ago relaxed its earlier policy on banning third parties from having access to foreign exchange routed through Form M.
Nigeria’s exchange rate at the NAFEX window depreciated against the dollar to close at N385.83/$1 during intra-day trading on Friday, November 20.


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Singapore – 23rd November 2021 – Ontology, the project bringing trust, privacy, and security to Web3 through decentralized identity and data solutions, has announced a partnership with bloXmove, a business-to-business mobility blockchain platform designed to simplify travel across multiple forms of transportation by connecting mobility apps and reducing the need for users to switch between them.
The rapid increase in the digitization of transport and emergence of digital mobility apps enabling individuals to avail of cars, scooters, bikes, flight and train tickets, and more has resulted in a fragmented infrastructure that requires users to sign-up to various applications over and over again. This has led to a proliferation of data exchange, as users are increasingly required to hand over sensitive data.
Addressing these problems, this partnership will see bloXmove integrate Ontology’s decentralized digital identity protocol (DID) into its platform, providing users with a decentralized identifier that will allow them to share their verifiable credentials, such as driving licenses, in a way that is totally private, secure and encrypted. It will also allow them to store a host of identifiers securely in one place, enabling reuse of the same identifier for multiple modes of transport, whilst remaining assured that their private information is safe.
Li Jun, Founder of Ontology said: “The fragmentation of the urban transport industry means there is a great need to fortify user security and data through decentralized technologies. bloXmove is doing amazing work to streamline the user journey and now, by integrating Ontology’s DID and data solutions, the whole ecosystem will be made easier to navigate, more private, and more secure. Following on from our previous partnership with bloXmove incubator and Mercedes parent Daimler Mobility to develop Welcome Home, we are proud to be continuing to bring tangible use cases for blockchain and decentralized identity to the transport industry. We look forward to supporting bloXmove in creating the biggest global mobility alliance connecting bikes, scooters, car-sharing, trains and more.”
With bloXmove, settlements can be automated and secured via BLXM, the bloXmove token. Ontology will support token generation for bloXmove, whose access token smart contracts will be deployed on the Ontology chain. In addition, by leveraging Ontology’s blockchain technology, bloXmove will also achieve interoperability with other public blockchains while improving efficiency and lowering costs.
Dr. Harry Behrens, CTO and Co-Founder of bloXmove, said, “We are honored to partner with Ontology to combine bloXmove Mobility Blockchain Platform with their state-of-the-art DID Technology. Decentralized Identifiers (DID) are the crucial addition to Blockchain to create real-world business applications. This collaboration will bring us to the next level of mobility service roaming and decentralization. Easy access to mobility should not mean a compromise on privacy and data security for our users, which is why we have partnered with Ontology to strengthen our offering and provide our users with new, even more secure ways to share their information when using mobility apps.”
For more, visit Ontology.
The Ontology blockchain is a high speed, low cost public blockchain bringing decentralized identity and data solutions to Web3. Increasing privacy, transparency, and trust, the high speed, low cost, layer 2 blockchain is designed to give users and enterprises the flexibility to build blockchain-based solutions that suit their needs, while also ensuring regulatory compliance. Through Ontology’s Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), Ontology ensures frictionless compatibility with Ethereum, the first step in the creation of the Ontology Multi-Virtual Machine and further interoperability for the chain.
bloXmove is offering the Mobility Blockchain Platform which connects all types of service providers in one urban Mobility Alliance: such as scooter, car sharing, fleet operators and public transportations. bloXmove’s protocol (as a service) empowers Decentralized Mobility (#DeMo) by developing and maintaining a shared infrastructure, based on blockchain technologies. Within that ecosystem, mobility providers can offer their verified services to verified users and settlements can be automated and secured via BLXM, the bloXmove token – issued by the BLXM Token Factory. Mobility providers can offer integrated customer journeys from A to B beyond cities and countries. bloXmove’s distributed ledger technology enables that service roaming.
The bloXmove protocol exists in the backend, invisible to the user. We are giving companies – both mobility providers and app operators – the possibility to create business cases such as: collaboration in decentralized mobility ecosystems while retaining diversity and competition.


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Publishing mogul John Makinson and Tehelka’s Editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal discussed the impact of the Internet on the book business in a session titled ‘Killing Paper, Killing Thought: Is a Tsunami Of Rubbish Sweeping the World?’ on day 2 of THiNK 2013.
A contrarian of sorts, Makinson believes that the shift to the digital age is not that big an issue. According to him, the challenge lies in managing the abudance of content available. He said he believed that readership is not in absolute decline; it’s just that people are changing the way they like to read books now.
On being quizzed about the inflexion points in the publishing industry, Makinson emphasised on the impact that the arrival of Amazon has had with its ‘Oh my God’ size and bargaining power. However, Makinson said he also believed that the availability of more content with the emergence of the digital age does not imply that good content would be crowded out. Makinson, as the chairman of the company that published Fifty Shades of Grey, admits that he never imagined the book would end up selling so many copies.
As the chairman who presided over the merger of publishing biggies Random House and Penguin, Makinson reveals that the merger made a lot of sense as it provided the opportunity to take advantage of the economies of scale generated as a result. Makinson also remarked that with the rise of the internet the focus shifted from display to discovery as authors now needed to make themselves more discoverable to readers.
Talking about piracy Makinson felt it was not that big an issue. He said, “Physical books are not in jeopardy”, as the joy of owning and sharing physical books is as present today as it was before.
As someone who also owns a small bookstore, Makinson spoke about the resurgence of indie bookshops as cultural centres of today’s times. Makinson also noted that the publishing scene in India hasn’t quite taken off the way he expected it to due to lack of enough content, inaffordability of devices to access that content and very few available platforms required to buy and sell the same content.
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The 02-07 revival diagram seems to match what I've got. I'm making progress getting things to run again. Have spark. Kill switch didn't work but is now working again. Only issue is headlight and brake light.How would I go about scrapping the whole wiring there and coming off the magneto? Is this possible? I know nothing...Thanks.
Lol! Thanks for the help. I got her to fire up. Cleaned the carb, idles nicely. Kill switch not working, and bike not shifting to second gear. It'll go from start almost to second but bogs and loses power just before. Two wires left that aren't connected to anything.... I guess I'll sodder them up and see what happens...
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