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by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted October 22, 2007 in DNA Testing
Two recent studies have shown that the human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test is more accurate than the traditional Pap smear for cervical cancer.
The HPV DNA test detected 95% of cases in which participants had precancerous changes in the cervix
The Pap test detected 55% of cases.
The HPV DNA test had a false positive rate of 6%
The Pap test had a false positive rate of 3%
When I first saw this news, I breathed a sigh of relief that perhaps sometime soon I would be able to skip regular pelvic exams and cervical cell sampling.
That would be wrong.
According to Lab Tests Online, the HPV DNA test still requires a sample of cells from the cervix. It is NOT a blood test. I emphasize this point because most of the news I’ve seen either got it wrong or didn’t clarify the testing procedure. For most people, DNA tests still mean a blood test even though DNA can be extracted from other samples, such as the ubiquitous cheek swab.
Currently, the HPV DNA test is used in combination with the traditional pap smear. However, recent studies have shown that HPV testing may be used alone and make it possible for women to prolong the time between exams.
One drawback to the HPV DNA test is cost; it is $90 compared to a $10 to $20 Pap test. Also, even girls vaccinated against HPV will need to be screened because there is more than one cancer causing strain not covered by the vaccine.
For more and a video news report, see CBS News.
Photo: HPV infection in squamous cells from Wellcome Images under Creative Commons
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The crow is back in hell! This time he has more enemies and intense levels to clear, but he can also grab objects to help him escape the madness!
-> Moar games! <-
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Spring Fairy Couple: Dress them for spring fairy festival.
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MarBall Defence: Protect your land from the horde of evil balls!
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Throw Paper: Classic paper throwing game. Can you hit the basket?
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Madness Regent: Shoot anything and everything.
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Penthouse Pool: Multiplayer pool game.
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Go Go Adventure: Fun action game.
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Mental Training: Visual Challenge: Many different kind of tests.
- Maverick Maverick game
Maverick: Shoot your way across the screen while avoiding spikes, cactuses, and brutal gravity switches. Get through all 15 levels to visit the magnificent magic pig. It's a breeze!
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Hemophilia Treatment Drugs Market To Witness About 5.7% CAGR During 2017-2024
As per the report, the value of global hemophilia treatment drugs market in 2017 was around USD 17.37 billion and is projected to reach a value of about USD 25.61 billion by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of about 5.7% between 2017 and 2024.
A chronic condition, Hemophilia, is referred as an inherited bleeding disorder that results in poor blood clotting and too much bleeding owing to the deficiency of “blood clotting factor.” However, the impact of hemophilia can be greatly decreased with suitable management and treatment. Demand for Hemophilia A treatment is comparatively greater then type C and type B. The most ordinary treatment for hemophilia is recombinant coagulation factor concentrate. Elevated incidence of the disease has boosted the demand for numerous hemophilia treatment modules that are accessible at present, thus driving the growth of global hemophilia treatment drugs market.
A significant growth is within the global hemophilia treatment market owing to the growing digit of hemophilic patients across the global further boosting the need for plasma derived and recombinant factor VIII and factor IX—utilized for treating hemophilia. Further, the elevated rate of diagnosis and increase in the usage of prophylactic treatment are also anticipated to drive the expansion of the global hemophilia treatment drugs market during the forecast period. In addition, the rise in R&D spending by major players for creating new drugs for treating hemophilia and increase in need for non-factor therapies and long-acting replacement therapies are projected to drive the market growth during the years to come. Also, a huge amount is spent by regulatory authorities for the development of innovative drugs for treating these conditions. This, in turn, is projected to fuel the market growth in the near future. Nonetheless, the elevated price of recombinant products, strict government rules, and severe adverse effects related to plasma derived products are factors anticipated to hinder the growth of the global hemophilia treatment drugs market.
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The global hemophilia treatment drugs market can be divided on the basis of disease indication, product type, distribution channel, and region. Based on product type the market is bifurcated into plasma derived coagulation factor concentrates and recombinant coagulation factor concentrates. Among these, the recombinant coagulation factor concentrates segment is anticipated to hold the highest market share during the forecast period. This segmental growth can be attributed to the new recombinant pipeline gene therapies and agents, like valoctocogene roxaparvovec (phase 3 candidate) and Fitusiran (phase 3 trials). The global hemophilia treatment drugs market, on the basis of disease, can be categorized into hemophilia A, hemophilia B, and others. On the basis of distribution channel, the global hemophilia treatment drugs market can be divided into online pharmacies, retail pharmacies, and hospital pharmacies. Among these, in 2018, the hospital pharmacies segment captured the majority of share in the market and is also anticipated to account for highest market share during the forecast period.
Regionally, the global hemophilia treatment drugs market is anticipated to be ruled by North America during the forecast period. The regional expansion can be credited to the growing incidence of hemophilia A and B, particularly in nations like the U.S. and Canada. Europe follows North America to be the second-dominant region within the global hemophilia treatment drugs market on account of the growing initiatives and healthcare budgets by governments to encourage hemophilia drugs treatment. Also, the Asia Pacific hemophilia treatment drugs market is expected to witness expansion at a substantial rate during the forecast period owing to the increasing digit of hemophilia patients, particularly in nations such as India and China.
Leading players functioning in the global hemophilia treatment drugs market consist of CSL Behring, Pfizer, Inc., Shire plc, Kedrion, Bayer AG, Novo Nordisk A/S, Sanofi, and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., among others.
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Originally Posted by Lil'Jimmy
2nd in the Championship!
You jelly Rhodes?
I see you had 4 ex Everton players in the team today.
Just seen this on the Daily Fail
Huddersfield manager Simon Grayson is being given the green light to splash out on Leicester striker Jermaine Beckford, 28, and Reading forward Simon Church, 23.
Make that 5 ex players come January, you're double welcome.
Ohhhh and Ronaldo, brah!

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The Fourth Crusade and the Just War Theory
Schmandt, Raymond H. "The Fourth Crusade and the Just War Theory." Annual Meeting of the Amer. Hist. Assn. San Francisco. 29 Dec. 1973. Conference Presentation.
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|Side view of the skull. ('Coronal suture' visible near top.)|
|Left zygomatic bone in situ. (Coronal suture not labeled, but region is visible at upper right.)|
|Gray's||subject #46 183|
If certain bones of the skull grow too fast then "premature closure" of the sutures may occur. This can result in skull deformities. There are two possible deformities that can be caused by the premature closure of the coronal suture:
- a high, tower-like skull called "oxycephaly"
- a twisted and asymmetrical skull called "plagiocephaly"
- "Sagittal suture." Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed. (2000).
- Moore, Keith L., and T.V.N. Persaud. The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 7th ed. (2003).
- Coronal+suture at eMedicine Dictionary
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34256.000-1
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34256.000-2

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Brian Cohn is Chief Information Officer. Mr. Cohn manages FCP’s growing IT, data and reporting demands. Additionally, he is responsible for FCP’s cybersecurity and infrastructure capabilities.
Brian previously served as a senior IT manager at Capital One Bank, where he was responsible for Fraud and Customer Security Technologies. Before joining FCP, Brian provided pro-bono mentorship and consulting to local non-profits and start-up companies in Recife, Brazil. Prior to Capital One Bank, Brian was a manager at FI Consulting. He received his MBA with a specialization in Finance and Strategy from Georgetown University and earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.


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Reading about meals can be as sensory an experience as preparing or eating one.
From My Kitchen To Yours, Maria's delightfully engaging cookbook, is not just that. It's a life story lovingly told through the metaphor of food.
Vegan food simplified for home cooks, complete with easy-to-obtain ingredients and health benefits.
Written by the Mumbai-born chef, the book lists Indian recipes from different parts of the country.


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Study Finds There Are More COVID-19 Cases in Los Angeles County Than Reported
There may be many more coronavirus infections in Los Angeles than previously reported, and a lower fatality rate among them, according to an ongoing study jointly conducted by the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Preliminary results of the study, according to a press release published Monday, revealed an estimate that was 28 to 55 times higher than the 7,994 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Los Angeles County as of early April. The study found that the real number of cases is somewhere between 221,000 to 442,000.
The study utilized antibody tests, which detect past infections of the virus, on a representative sample of adults across the county. The research is ongoing, and more rounds of testing will be conducted.
Because more infections were discovered than previously estimated, it is likely that the mortality rate is also lower. According to the press release, the current number of confirmed COVID-related deaths in the county is around 600.
"We haven't known the true extent of COVID-19 infections in our community because we have only tested people with symptoms, and the availability of tests has been limited," said lead investigator Neeraj Sood, a USC professor of public policy at USC Price School for Public Policy, in a press release about the study.
"Though the results indicate a lower risk of death among those with infection than was previously thought, the number of COVID-related deaths each day continues to mount, highlighting the need for continued vigorous prevention and control efforts," said Dr. Paul Simon, chief science officer at L.A. County Department of Public Health, in the press release.


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Since it’s almost Christmas, I’m actually rambling for a change.
I’ve noticed on plurk this week, loads of people dropping giftcards on strangers, and just doing nice things. It’s the littlest shit that makes people smile, and it’s been lovely to see, even if SOME people like to try and ruin it.
If you celebrate it, have a lovely Christmas, and if you don’t, have an amazing Thursday!
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Hands: Slink / AvEnhance Hands / Casual
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These are a wonderful transition for something quick, sweet, and chocolaty with a melt in your mouth feathery crunch. Chocolate chips are generally made with saturated fat and most are with dairy. Check this link for a revised version.
Yield: 50 to 60 nuggets
- 1 cup chocolate chips (170 g/6 oz)
- ½ cup maple syrup*
- ¼ cup peanut butter (85 g/3 oz)
- ¼ cup unsalted chopped roasted peanuts (35 g/1 ¼ oz)
- ½ cup raisins or currents (70 g/2.5 oz)
- 4 cups Rice Krispies*
- DO NOT add vanilla or any flavoring to melting chocolate or it will seize the chocolate. This means it will instantly change the creamy smooth texture to be grainy, thick and unmanageable.
- Add to a large sauce pan the chocolate chips. Apply very low heat. After the chips soften and begin to melt, add the syrup and peanut butter. As the peanut butter softens, stir well to combine.
- Add the chopped peanuts, raisins, and Rice Krispies and mix well to coat with the chocolate. This will be very thick.
- Press mixture into a cookie dough scooper to form nuggets. Alternatively, press mixture into a non-stick pan.
- Keep these in the freezer. They do not freeze solid.
- Can substitute with Roger Golden syrup or honey. If you live in my community this can be purchased in most grocery stores.
- Can substitute with Crispy Rice by Natures Path.
- To prevent mixture from sticking inside the cookie dough scooper it is helpful to dip it in a cup of water in between each scoop.

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For archrivals, Boeing and Airbus, 2008 has kicked off with a fresh round of orders as China Airlines, Air Europa, TAM and Jeju Air announced fresh aircraft orders or confirmed options.
For Boeing there would have been particular glee regarding one order, as Spanish leisure carrier, Air Europa, which had become the first airline in December 2004 to order the original Airbus A350, switched to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Europa announced an order for eight B787-8s, worth $1.3 billion, at list prices, plus options for eight more.
The order had been placed in 2007 and was listed by Boeing as unidentified.
Air Europa selected the Trent 1000 to power its 787s, with an order worth some $560 million, including a TotalCare package, according to Trent manufacturer, Rolls-Royce.
"After further development of the 787 by Boeing, it became clear to our pilots, our fleet planners and our accountants that the 787 would deliver the best possible economics while also offering superior satisfaction for our passengers," MD Maria Jose Hidalgo said.
Airbus, on the other hand, scored elsewhere, securing major contracts in Taiwan and Brazil. China Airlines inked a deal for 14 A350 XWB-900s, plus six options, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2015. Rolls Royce said the accompanying Trent XWB order and TotalCare services agreement would be worth up to $1.3 billion at list prices.
Brazilian carrier, TAM, firmed its order for 22 A350 XWBs announced last summer and also converted options for four A330-200s and 20 A320s. The orders for these 46 aircraft are worth approximately $9.6 billion at list prices, the airline said. While deliveries for the A350 XWB are scheduled to commence in 2013, the A330s will begin to arrive starting 2010.
TAM currently operates 102 Airbus aircraft, including 12 A330-200s and two A340-500s on its long-haul routes.
South Korean carrier, Jeju Air, confirmed options for five 737-800s, valued at $363 million, which it had announced last month. Jeju will start taking deliveries, beginning 2011, and will also lease an additional 10 737-800s over the next five years.

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Andy Mozina, The Women Were Leaving the Men
Wayne State University Press, 2007.
Reviewed by Heidi Bell
ROCK, SCISSORS, PAPER
In "Privacy, Love, Loneliness," one of the thirteen luminous stories in Andy Mozina's collection The Women Were Leaving the Men, two teenagers play a post-coital game of rock, scissors, paper in the backseat of a 1978 LTD. Then they play a variation of the game called privacy, love, loneliness, in which "Privacy excludes love, love beats loneliness, loneliness pries open privacy, since if you got too lonely you'd be willing to give up some of your privacy."
Mozina is inventive like that: he makes things new, makes short stories seem like something we haven't seen before. These are stories you don't want to say much about, because you don't want to ruin them by giving too much away. But after reading them, you will understand that Mozina is a rare being--a fearless writer, one who takes death-defying risks. And, all things considered, his success rate is staggering.
Some of Mozina's stories are mainly about story: myth, conflict, action.
Solid. Foundational. Compact.
Rock breaks scissors. Destruction. Rebirth.
- "Cowboy Pile"—A story you might not have heard about cowboys, written like an anthropological study, with lyricism and humor that is somehow both gentle and biting. It's risky to create a myth about an archetype that already exists. The narrator asks of a certain cowboy, "Does he give in to reality or does he go for legend?" Legend, certainly. Mozina has the nerve to reinvent reality.
- "The Women Were Leaving the Men"—Another cultural study, this time dead-on realistic: "'It's like arguing with one of those plastic clowns you can't tip over.'" Darkly, painfully funny, especially if you have ever been married.
- "The Housekeeper's Confession"—Father Bob wrestles with lust: "The rectory had never had a housekeeper born after World War I. There had been a series of ageless Polish and German and Puerto Rican widows with tremendous forearms who treated the priests as if they were ten-year-old sons. Barbara Fuller was a problem."
- "Admit"—A funny story about a failing comedian. Puzzle on that one awhile. The narrator's therapist says, "Whatever you do...you need to be in a structured environment," and the narrator wonders "if an underground bunker would qualify as a structured environment." The final paragraph of this story will make you say, "Ouch."
Some of Mozina's stories are mainly about emotion: desire, obsession, imbalance.
Cutting. Fragile. Perilous.
Scissors cut paper. Confetti.
- "The Enormous Hand"—The struggles of Bill, a man with an enormous--yes--hand, and his nemeses, the Bergstroms. It is the only story in the collection I felt went on too long, because the story meandered, and I found the language opaque. I could not see the story for the words. It is redeemed, however, by writing like this: "[T]he Bergstroms stopped recycling, let their shrubs grow wild, bid recklessly at bridge, and kept each other freshly lacerated with sharp words and salty oaths...."
- "The Arch"—Fetishes-R-Us. "Her apartment smells like those lubricants mixed with a loamy aroma: asshole, pussy, armpit."
- "The Love Letter"—A story based on a risky, risky premise that will, in the end, tip you off your teeter-totter: "'We all have fantasies,' she continued, 'and when one of them comes true, we need to stop and think about what it means.'"
- "Lighter Than Air"—Have you noticed yet that Mozina has incredible range? Here, he writes from the perspective of a young anorexic hairdresser: "Kelly glimpsed her arms in the big mirror over her station. She thought her arms had almost nothing extra on them. They were arms, pure arms."
Some of Mozina's stories are mainly about language: utterance, syntax, poetry.
Versatile. Graceful. Lyrical.
Paper covers rock. Sublimation. Paper completes the circle.
- "Privacy, Love, Loneliness"—It's about trying to be normal: "She said she liked me because I was 'different.' This seemed to mean my normalcy campaign was failing, but I knew that people like Gracie went for a normal sort of differentness. It was the deranged way of being different that I was afraid she would see in me." How can I describe, without relying on cliché, a piece of writing that is pitch-perfect, heartbreaking? If you read only one of Andy Mozina's stories, read this one.
- "My Way of Crying"—Mozina's best stories are a series of sentences each of which makes you stop and laugh or stop in awe or both: "Summer had hit and St. Louis felt soaked in lighter fluid."
- "Beach"—A woman and a man walk along the water: "The sky have [sic] a color that the water wants to know."
- "Moon Man"—What if you knew that your best days were behind you? "Night was coming—or, we were rotating into a darkness. On the moon, darkness is a place; you have to seek it out. On the Earth, it's a time; you can't get away from it."
- "My First Cake Was a Failure"—A story like poetry, and not the narrative kind. We're following the narrator in the dark, feeling our way along, and yet, somehow, we know what is happening, operating on a level that has little to do with logic: "The moon was just getting started, and the naked trees were swaying but stiff, like old people trying to dance." We feel lucky to have such a mediator, such a guide through the underworld.
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President Donald Trump has tapped his former VA Secretary nominee Ronny Jackson to be promoted to a two-star admiral and named his chief medical adviser, despite an ongoing Pentagon investigation into allegations against Jackson.
Relatedly, Trump’s medical examination is slated for Friday. Jackson performed last year’s and gave the President a glowing report, despite Trump’s well-documented affinity for junk food.
According to a Sunday Washington Post report, the White House is re-upping an old promotion request for Jackson, since Trump has always liked Jackson and thinks he was smeared during the VA secretary confirmation process. Administration officials submitted the request to the Senate on January 15.
Jackson’s nomination went up in flames last April when Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) released a summary of accusations against him, ranging from irresponsible pill distribution to drunkenness on the job.

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Tonight, I cooked Kare-Kare for the first time. And since I don't eat oxtail or tuwalya and I don't like the taste of beef, I tried an alternative of using pork meat. Usually, Kare-Kare, a Filipino dish is best made with Peanut sauce, asuete and rice flour but I made a short cut and used Mama Sita's Kare Kare Mix.
1 pouch Mama Sita's Peanut Sauce(Kare Kare) Mix
dissolved in 1 cup broth
1.1 lb (1/2 kg) oxtail cut into 1 1/2 lengths
8 cups (2L) water
1 tsp (2.6g) minced garlic
1 pc (40g) sliced onion
7 pcs (100g) pechay (Bok Choy Leaves)
6 pcs (100g) sitaw (long green beans) - cut into 2" lengths
1 pc (100g) eggplant sliced into 1/2" lengths
1 tbsp (15ml) cooking oil
Bagoong (Sauteed shrimp paste)
1. Boil oxtail in water. Lower the heat and simmer until meat is very tender, adding water as needed leaving about 1 1/2 cups broth
2. In a heavy saucepan, saute garlic and onion in oil. Add oxtail, stri fry and pour in dissolved Mama Sita's Kare Kare Mix. Add the remaining broth.
3. Stir and simmer until sauce thickens then add the eggplant ang long green beans. Simmer for 3 minutes more stirring occasionally.
4. Lastly, add pechay (bok choy leaves) and simmer for 2 minutes or until vegetables are done. Serve with bagoong (sauteed shrimp paste) and rice.
Happy Eating! ^_^
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Title: Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Tempe, AZ headquarters
Reports to: Director Information Systems, ISO
The successful candidate has:
- 5+ years of experience deploying, operating and supporting Cisco Layer 3 Managed switch stacks.
- 5+ years of experience deploying, operating and supporting Nexus Core switches.
- 5+ years of experience deploying, operating and supporting Cisco Firewalls
- 5+ years of experience with Next-Gen Firewalls and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense running AMP.
- 5+ years of experience with Reverse Proxy.
- Proficiency in platforms such as PRTG / SolarWinds used for Enterprise Network Monitoring.
- A strong knowledge of networking concepts IPV4 & IPV6 (TCP/IP, sub-netting, ports)
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem management skills in a high-pressure environment.
- Clear and professional communication skills and is comfortable engaging with peers across the Technology organization.
- The ability to organize and manage many varying priorities.
The ideal candidate possesses:
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- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.
- Experience in mid to large scale computing environment (>1000 hosts physical or virtual).
- Experience building tools or environments for system management process automation.
- Experience with programmatically extracting operational measurements from systems.
- ITIL V3 Foundation certification or equivalent experience.
About the role. How you will make an impact:
We’re looking for a CISCO CCIE to assist our infrastructure team with our corporate network and SaaS / IaaS infrastructure in our Data Center. You will possess the work history and skills to architect a scalable network core that supports the computing and storage area network and have experience creating security boundaries that support Virtual Guest server isolation. You will assist our existing engineering teams in the administration of Hyper-V clustering, SAN Arrays, Network Management and Monitoring with WMI and Net Flow. You will also support Firewall IDS/IPS performance management, monitoring, and reporting.
Challenges you will help us solve:
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- Repair and maintains data center infrastructure equipment including Switching, Routing, and Firewalls.
- Manage, monitor and maintain network infrastructure that supports line speed switching and routing across a collapsed switched core.
- Manage, monitor and maintain Firewall rules and log review.
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We win with people. Here’s how we support ours:
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Shattered Haven is described as a "Top-Down, 2D, Action-Adventure, Mildly-Rougelikeish Game" by developer Arcen Games. It's dark, pixelated and brooding. It could be your retrofied answer to the Fallout series. Check out the PC trailer below.
Over at the game's official site, developer Arcen has posted a shopping list of game features, as well as some insight into the zombie menace plaguing Shattered Haven's world.
- Grays aren't your typical zombies -- they have a lore all their own, and theirs is a very different sort of apocalypse than Zed's.
- Environmental puzzles make up most of the gameplay. Figure out how to use the tools, traps, and weapons in each level to clear all the Grays.
- Follow the story of Darrell and Mary as they try to save their family from a new and unexpected threat. Both in-game storytelling and painted-style cutscenes.
- Multiple endings! Depending on your actions, the story may end very poorly, happily, or somewhere in between.
- Over 100 hand-crafted levels. Two very experienced adventure level designers are designing the adventure from end to end.
- Included level editor! The same editor used to make the main adventure will let you make your own levels, cutscenes, or even entire adventures.
- Local 2-player co-op. Using two gamepads, two players on the keyboard, or any combination of the above.


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Authentic, great tasting, homemade Alfredo Pasta sauce, full of flavor. 22g/0.8 oz
Ingredients: Dehydrated garlic, sea salt, spices, cheese flavour (maltodextrin, whey solids, natural parmesan cheese flavor, salt), corn starch, MUSTARD, dehydrated red bell pepper, lemon peel, citric acid.
Allergen Info: Contains: Milk, Mustard.
Prepared in Canada
All you need :
For 4 servings
22 ml (1.5 Tbsp.) Alfredo seasoning pouch (1/2 the pouch)
250G (1/2 lb) fettuccini or other pasta noodles
250 ml (1 cup/8 oz) milk 3.25%
125ml (1/2 cup/ 4 oz.) cream cheese
30 ml (2 tbsp) butter
All you do:
While cooking the pasta noodles, prepare the sauce. Into a heavy bottomed saucepan combine the milk, cream cheese and the Alfredo seasoning, using a whisk while heating to mix thoroughly to a smooth texture. Bring to the boil while stirring. Remove from heat and stir the butter into the sauce until combined. Drain pasta well and turn it into the saucepan of Alfredo sauce. Toss until noodles are evenly coated with the sauce. Serve immediately, top with additional grated Parmesan cheese if desired.
Variation: Add a few sautéed vegetables to the sauce (bell peppers or mushrooms) and slices of cooked Italian sausage or cooked shrimp for a full meal.


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PETOSKEY — Development is expected to continue in 2021 for Victories Square, the former site of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians casino.
While construction is currently on hold for the winter season, Odawa Economic Development Management Inc. Chairman of the Board, Tanya Gibbs, said construction of a new six-story, 127-room Cambria Hotel and of a workforce housing building is expected to begin this year and be completed in 2023. .
Odawa Economic Development Management Inc. was established by the tribe to diversify its economic base beyond gaming. In 2017, it announced plans to redevelop the former 22-acre Victories Casino site, which was demolished in 2013 after being replaced by Odawa’s largest casino in 2007.
The workforce housing, called the LIHTC building, will be a 50-unit income-based housing with eight units reserved for tribal members. The tribe received a low-income housing tax credit from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to construct the LIHTC building and is the first tribe to receive such an allowance.
“So we were the first tribe to get an allowance, like never before,” Gibbs said. “So this is the first on tribal land in Michigan, which is pretty exciting because we have a pretty serious shortage of affordable housing in the Petoskey area.”
Victories Square already has a Starbucks coffee shop, a Great Clips hair salon, a T-Mobile wireless store and a Marriott hotel.
The southwest corner of the complex was supposed to house the Boston Sports Restaurant and Bar, but due to COVID-19, as well as other issues, the franchisee was unable to bring the partnership to fruition. According to Gibbs, the tribe intends to replace Boston’s with another restaurant but has not yet made the information public.

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Why wash your hands?
Because they are the main vector of microbes and impurities in our environment. Our hands touch many surfaces during the day, and we gladly wear them on the face, nose, mouth … Suddenly, the authorities recommend washing your hands with soap and water too as often as possible, and certainly after all contact with “public” surfaces because hand washing reduces the amount of all types of germs and unclean products on the hands.
What to wash your hands with?
With soap and water of course! The soap is ideal for removing ALL types of germs and viruses from the hands. Only if soap and water are not available, should you then opt for the use of a hand sanitizing gel. This gel should contain at least 60% alcohol at 90 °, difficult to find. The gel can help avoid getting sick and spread germs, but it is less effective than washing with soap (see in particular the study by the team of Dr. Hirose of the University of Tokyo).
Our main allies to wash your hands properly are therefore, in order:
- liquid soaps: these are real soaps and not shower gels or washing gels. Do not confuse: foaming gels are based on sodium laureth sulphate or other surfactants, while soaps are the result of the saponification of oils using soda lye (you must find in the INCI the words sodium olivate, sodium palmate, sodium xxx-ate). It is this presence of saponified fatty substances that is important, so use liquid soap rather than “foam pusher” type gels, etc. Check the ingredient list.
- solid soaps: they are suitable for hand washing and do the job perfectly. But they are less nomadic than liquid soaps that you can pour in a small bottle and take everywhere with you. They are also a little less hygienic if they have bathed for example in water instead of being well hung and dried in the open air, and that they are used by many people. However, it is wrong to think that they could be colonized by bacteria on the soap itself, because you can imagine that the soap itself is an environment completely hostile to germs and bacteria.
- hydroalcoholic gels: they are only necessary when you are “without water” for more than an hour. Soap and water are not usable? So we have to use gel. But it is only when there is no water
This can be the case for more than an hour or two (example on the train or on a bus). The rest of the time, it is better to have your small bottle of liquid soap and go to the toilet or tap to wash your hands with it.
There are several reasons. On the one hand, it is because people misuse it, but also because only the formula of a soap (a real one) “breaks” the lipids of the virus …
So for example, people are likely to misuse the gel, not put enough on their hands, or wipe the gel before it has completely dried and been able to do its disinfection work. Studies show that this is unfortunately often the case, except in hospitals where the gel has proven to be effective.
Another telling example, we know that the influenza virus can survive in the mucus of sputum secretions even if it is in contact for 2 minutes with a disinfectant gel. This is a recent Japanese study which proves it (still by the team of Dr. Hirose). In this study, the same virus exposed to soap does not survive beyond 30 seconds. We know that the flu virus, like the coronavirus, has a lipid envelope, a capsid which preserves its RNA (nucleic acid) inside the virus. And soap is a detergent that can break down lipids.
Very dirty hands or epidemic? Go for the soap!
Several studies show that hand sanitizers work well in clinical settings like hospitals, where the hands come in contact with germs but are generally not very dirty or greasy. However, gels are less effective than soap and water when the hands are very oily or soiled. This is the case in community kitchens, after sport, or in leisure activities in nature or by public transport. When the hands are very dirty, the gels work less well.
What soap should you choose to cleanse your hands?
Since you have to wash your hands very often, you might as well use a soap that is naturally less aggressive for the skin. This is the case with so-called “surgras” soaps. Oil was added to it at the end of the saponification process. This reduces their detergent effect and is relatively aggressive for the skin.
Almost all cold soaps are superfat, and it should be remembered that their manufacturing process makes them naturally richer in glycerine, which is all good for sweetness.
Follow these five steps every time:
- Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.
- Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
- Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice.
- Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
- Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.
How to wash properly your hands

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Yes,you read that title correct and considering we are days away from the arrival of literature’s newest drunk super hero I thought I should share with the official cover of The Teleporter!
But that isn’t all, because you and I both know books shouldn’t be judged by their cover alone or their blurb, so let me tell you what the Teleporter is really about…
It’s a comedy…
Okay most of you already knew that, pretty much all of my marketing efforts have centered around convincing readers this story is funny, and it is. The comedy delivered by main character Kurt Wiseman can best be described as fourth wall breaking honesty. And honesty is probably the ultimate key word that runs throughout the many themes…
Yes, really, because if there is honesty or realness clung to the concept of something fictional the whole thing becomes all the more engaging and real. Trust me when I say there is more truth in this book than anything I have ever written.
So if this book delivers the truth via fiction, then what is it really about?
That’s a damn good question because the Teleporter isn’t ruled by genre, although it identifies as a super hero comedy and yes I’ve already mentioned that but what this book is really about you ask?
It’s about power, and the responsibility of power.
But that isn’t all because power is never a simple thing. The Teleporter firmly glares into the face of adversity when it comes to the abuse of power. This story isn’t afraid to stand up and punch many different problems society has, right in the face. And the wonderful thing is, this book was never supposed to be that at all. Much like the age we live in has become an opportunity for people to proudly stand up against stereotype, prejudice and discrimination by just being themselves. That is indeed a world where people with power do not like, and that is what drives change for the better.
As well as power, the Teleporter wraps itself in comedic satire to tackle modern politics, media control, inclusion and even addiction. This world we live in today, the internet age, is a place where all of that matters, and that is why this story is something you should read. But after all of that, it is just a comedy.
So without futher deliberation, okay just a bit more…
I set out to write something which was a departure from my usual genre and go a little more lighthearted. What I got instead was a straight shoot into the fire of modern society and all of its wonderful problems in which this world is still figuring out. Even now I have no idea how the Teleporter will be received, I’m uncomfortable and even a little nervous. Those feelings are what drives me to be a story teller, staying out of comfort and branching towards something risky and daring. The not knowing is probably the greatest and most unique feeling a writer can have, it makes us create better stories. Ladies and gentlemen, here it is, my third book The Teleporter!
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Mrs. Hart definitely class act
By DON 'Cyrus' CALLIS -- For SLAM! Wrestling
Helen Hart, the matriarch of the Hart wrestling family recently
passed away after a long stay in hospital. She is survived by her husband, the
legendary Stu Hart and many children and grandchildren. Joe Aiello and I had
acknowledged it on our the NHB Radio show, but after reading Bret Hart's
Calgary Sun column this week, I found myself remembering Mrs. Hart once more.
I first met Mrs. Hart on a trip I did to Germany in 1994. We were there for
a month and Stu and Helen had been brought over on the trip along with several
of the Hart brothers to make appearances. It was also my first time meeting
Stu, and I spent a lot of great time at our morning breakfasts listening to
Stu's stories, in awe of the legend before me.
Just as impressive in a different way was Helen Hart, who exuded
intelligence, dignity and grace. In our few conversations (she would ask me if
I had already heard all of Stu's stories) she was exceedingly nice and went
out of her way to make you feel like part of the family. She was a warm and
In Bret's column he writes about the grief that his parents have had to
endure over the past several years, specifically the death of Bret's brother
Owen. He states that the family had been divided about Martha Hart's decision
to sue the WWF and that it had caused a strain on his parents.
Diana Hart, Bret's sister, has a tell-all gossip book out right now which
simply adds fuel to a fire that shouldn't be burning in the first place. She
apparently takes shots at most of the family. Bret comments that he is happy
his mother never got to read it, and given the stress of the past few years he
is probably right.
Helen Hart was a classy, great lady. In many ways she held the family
together, which at times must have been a difficult job. She is sorely missed
by all who knew her.
Send email to CyrusofECW@aol.com
Listen to Cyrus every Sunday from 6-7 p.m. on 92 CITI-FM on the NHB wrestling call in show with his co-host Joe Aiello.


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the Prussian army of 1813-15 was very different not only in appearance but in spirit from that of 1806. Blucher was essentially a cavalryman and, despite his years and heavy responsibilites as Commander-in-Chief, he thought nothing of leading cavalry charges in person. Although this was dangerous, he succeeded in driving his raw regiments to to victory. this book by a leading military historian analyses the corps, regimental and squadron strength of the infantry, cavalry and artillery arms of Blucher's army. The text is accompanied by eight colour plates and several contemporary illustrations to depict the uniforms and experiences of the troops who participated in the final defeat of Napoleon.
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Srinagar, Apr 25: National Conference President and Member of Parliament for Srinagar, Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday while welcoming the remarks for Senior Congress Leader Mr. Salman Khursheed made at the Aligarh Muslim University, said introspection at a national level was important to initiate reconciliation between various communities in the country.
Farooq said injustices of the past needed to be acknowledged and cannot be repeated. “Muslims in India have contributed vastly and selflessly towards the progress and the integrity of the country but the past is replete with various instances where they have been at the receiving end of injustice, inequality and prejudice at the policy level. Salman Khursheed Sahab’s statement is introspective and should be welcomed and other political parties at the national level should also acknowledge the injustices of the past so that such mistakes are not repeated in the future”, Farooq said in a statement.
He said inclusivity, respect and dignity should form the cornerstones of a policy outreach towards Muslims in India as also other minorities.
“A sense of dignity and inclusivity needs to be restored, especially in the face of divisive rhetoric and communal ploys as a result of which Muslims are faced with a new challenge of political and economic disempowerment. At regular intervals various committees were formed to formally analyse the systemic socio-economic disempowerment of minorities in the country but despite credible and conclusive reports, no significant movement was made towards the path of affirmative action, redressal and closure in the context of various injustices of the past”, Farooq added.
Farooq said, similarly, the national political leadership – cutting across political and partisan lines – should introspect about the injustices meted out in Jammu and Kashmir and accept the mistakes of the past in order to rectify them.
“There needs to be a consensus at the national level to rise above partisan politics and do justice with Jammu and Kashmir so that the State can be ushered into a corrective era of peace and stability”, he said.
JK Govt yet to get intimation on ECI teams visit
Srinagar, Jan 23: Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to get a formal intimation from the Election Commission of India of a proposed visit of a commission’s team for on spot assessment of the situation for Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state.
Official sources privy to developments on the conduct of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state told that neither the government nor the office of Chief Electoral officer has got a formal intimation from the election commission of India on the visit of a team of the commission expected to make an on spot assessment of the situation before the commission takes a call on the simultaneous conduct of Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in the state or the holding of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections separately.
A top government official on conditions of anonymity told, “We are yet to get both the government and the office of the chief electoral officer is yet to get any intimation on the proposed visit of a team of the election commission of India for on spot assessment of the situation before a final decision on simultaneous or separate conduct of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state.
However may be we get a call from the election commission of India on the proposed visit of its team even on January 27 as speculated in some media reports.”
Earlier, there were reports that a team of the Election Commission will soon visit Jammu and Kashmir to review the situation with political leaders and other stakeholders on polls in the state.
“A team of Election Commission will visit the state soon to have a review of situation with political leaders and other stakeholders for holding the elections,” state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Shailendra Kumar had said.
On the issue of holding of simultaneous polls, the CEO informed that his office had already taken necessary steps for holding the elections, but decision lies with the Election Commission, who would take a final call at an appropriate time after taking all aspects into consideration.
Injured Habba Kadal youth responding to treatment
Srinagar, Jan 23: The youth from Srinagar’s Habba Kadal area, who was critically injured after CRPF personnel allegedly hurled a stone at him on Tuesday, is responding to the treatment, doctors at SK Institute of Medical Sciences told The Kashmir Monitor.
Mohammad Younis, who, as per his family, had gone to fetch vegetables, suffered a skull fracture after a stone hit him during clashes in Habba Kadal.
Initially, he was taken to SMHS hospital but the doctors referred him to SKIMS as he was stated to be critical.
Medical Superintendent (MS), SKIMS Dr Farooq Jan said that Younis is being treated in the surgical observation unit of the hospital.
“Patient is okay. As of now, there is no need to worry. We are closely monitoring him,” he said.
The CRPF spokesman had claimed the youth “slipped and fell down while being chased”.
Weatherman predicts week-long dry spell in Valley
Srinagar, Jan 23: After three-day long wet spell across Kashmir, the weather on Wednesday showed improvement with local meteorological department forecasting dry weather till January 29.
The three-day-long wet spell ended across the Valley today. The MeT department had predicted improvement in the weather conditions from Tuesday evening.
The local Meteorological department told that there is no forecast of rain or snowfall across the Valley till January 29 here, saying that the weather would remain cloudy on Jan 25.
Meanwhile, Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan has issued fresh avalanche warning for nine avalanche prone districts of Kashmir division on Wednesday.
The warning has been issued for the avalanche prone areas of district Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kargil and Leh of J&K state.
As per a hand out, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir has asked the Deputy Commissioners of all these districts to advise the people living in avalanche prone areas not to venture out to avoid the loss of lives.
The Div Com also directed the concerned DCs to take all the precautionary measures and to keep the SDRF, Police and Para-medical staff with ambulances in readiness to avert any untoward incident.


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Topalov-Anand game 3
With the first two games being decisive, there was expectations for game 3. Anand proved his mettle by outplaying Topalov positionally in game 2, a day after suffering a crushing defeat in game 1. The score was tied at 1-1, and there was a rest day before game 3.
The result of game 3 was a draw, as neither player erred. Notably, Anand was able to draw without bringing any of his pieces (until very near the end) into Topalov's half of the board. 3 games gone, the score is 1.5-1.5
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444,730 XRP tokens have been saved from scammers in just a single week.
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XRP Ledger Foundation, a non-profit that was launched in September to support the development of the XRPL, is encouraging exchanges to implement the API.
It makes it possible to filter out all transactions that are sent to knowingly fraudulent accounts. Furthermore, it purges all transfers with abnormally high fees.
Back in November, XRP Forensics took aim at cryptocurrency exchange HitBTC for not blocking transfers that were allegedly linked to money laundering.
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XRP holders frequently fall victim to scams that have infiltrated the biggest social media platforms.
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A rider tucked into the $81 billion defense appropriations bill approved
by the Senate last week could limit the number of sole-source contracts
for Alaska Native corporations and Indian-owned businesses.
In recent years, Alaska Native corporations have won billion-dollar
contracts for defense and military work. Under a program meant to benefit
minority and disadvantaged businesses, the contracts are awarded
without opening them up to competitive bidding.
The program has drawn scrutiny in recent years among Democrats, labor unions
and non-Indian businesses. But challenges to the sole-source contracting
policy have been rejected in the courts.
Critics are now turning their eyes to Congress. Just last month,
the leaders of a key House committee launched an investigation into
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Virginia) and Rep. Henry Waxman (D-California)
of the House Government Reform Committee say they are concerned
that most of the work is being done not by Native corporations but by
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico) has joined the effort, inserting a
paragraph into the defense bill that targets this practice.
Without mentioning Native corporations by name, the rider redefines
the meaning of "prime contract" to include not just the corporations
but their subcontractors. The change will impact how the government
meets its overall minority contracting goals.
As written, the rider only applies to contracts awarded by the Department of
Energy. Most of the large-dollar contracts won by Native corporations
have come from the Department of Defense.
The House version of the bill doesn't include the language either.
A joint House-Senate conference committee is meeting to hammer out the
differences between the two versions.
Nevertheless, the Native American Contractors Association, a
Washington, D.C.-based alliance of Native corporations, said it was
worried about the rider. "NACA is concerned potential legislative
actions may diminish current programs and negate the
historical progress and positive effects of previous initiatives,"
the group said in a statement.
The scrutiny so far appears limited to Alaska Native corporations,
some of which maintain close ties with powerful Sen. Ted Stevens
(R-Alaska). It was Stevens who rewrote the Small Business Act to
create the minority contracting program and exempt the corporations
from limits on the size and dollar-value of the contracts.
But some Indian advocates fear tribal- and Indian-owned businesses
in the lower 48 are at risk.
In a recent Indian Country Today editorial, Pete Homer, the president of
the National Indian Business Association, called the Congressional
inquiry an "attack" on Indian economic development.
"The issue of any 'special' federal contracting incentives for
American Indians and Alaska Natives continues to be one of a
lack of education for the general public, non-Native business
owners and, to a large extent, Congress," Homer said.
"Tribes are not a minority group, but sovereign nations that
have a unique relationship with the federal government that
is defined and protected by constitutional law -- the legal
basis for federal programs for Indians."
This rationale was upheld in a case that
originated from Domenici's home state. A $170 million defense
contract awarded to two Alaska Native corporations came
under fire but the courts said the Stevens program was legal.
The U.S. Supreme Court later rejected an appeal of the case
The decision hasn't stopped criticism of the program.
Last year, two Alaska Native corporations
won sole-source defense contracts worth up to $500 million
after they partnered with large non-Native companies
that would have had to otherwise compete for the work or may
have not been eligible for the work on their own.
Despite the focus on sole-source contracts,
Native firms have been able to secure work through
competitive bidding. In 2002, a Chugach subsidiary won a $2.5 billion
contract -- to be shared with two partners -- for public works, engineering,
aviation and marine-support services at a missile testing facility in the South
The language in the Senate version of the appropriations bill reads
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS
SEC. 6023. Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 644), is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
`(3) For purposes of this section, the term `prime contract' shall, with respect to the Department of Energy, mean prime contracts awarded by the Department of Energy, and subcontracts awarded by Department of Energy management and operating contractors, management and integration contractors, major facilities management contractors, and contractors that have entered into similar contracts for management of a departmental facility. Contracting goals established for the Department of Energy under this section shall be set at a level not greater than the applicable Government-wide goal.'.
is important because it defines the goals of government
"small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns
owned and controlled by women."
By counting contractors and subcontractors as required by the Domenici
rider, the goals for minority contracting would be met quicker.
Get the Bill:
House Government Reform Committee Letters:
To General Accountability Office
To Defense, Homeland Security and State Departments
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Wahoo met Marlins in the Fishbowl League and ended the night winning all four points to take over top spot.
Matthew Tumbridge led his team in defeating the Marlins, whose Tim Doyle had a 555 series.
Gladwin Harvey led Mackerels in a three-point win over Snappers, bowling the night’s top series and game, a 682 and 247, while Sandra Ford added the ladies’ third high series 487 in support.
Peter Winsby led the Snappers challenge but could not win a bigger share of the points.
Goldfish went down to Dolphins, who were led by Corinne Durrant’s top series and game — a 546 and 192.
Quinton Mallory bowled a 615 second high men’s series with games of 215, 196 and 204 but needed more team support to stop the Milkfish from winning three to one, led by Daniel Morales.
Vernon Daniels continues to bowl the league’s top average of 202, bowling a 594 third high series to lead Porgies to win three points to the Cow Pollies’ one. Ted Swiss was close behind in support with a 582 while the Pollies efforts were spearheaded by Wendell White.
Tuna took on Hog Fish with the latter winning 3-1 on a complete team effort. Karen Landy was the lead for Tuna in their efforts to take home a bigger share of the points. Tony Vibal was the Hogs’ top scorer.
Swordfish had no trouble in winning all four points from Bye (Gone Fishin) on the lead of Lionel Cann.


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The Democratic Party lost its strong connection to young black professionals, asserts Keli Goff in her new book entitled Party Crashing: How The Hip Hop Generation Declared Political Independence. The visceral attachment to the Democratic Party, born of standing against fire hoses, is not present in her generation of American black.
There’s been “a shift in how race defines the American experience and you have to adjust the message to the audience you are trying to reach, and I don’t think the Democratic Party has done that,” Ms. Goff announced to the literally gasping audience at the avowedly progressive Center for American Progress.
Her book is based on the results of a survey of 400 black professionals between the ages of 18 and 45. That age range was chosen based on generational experience: none of the survey participants had any personal experience with the civil rights struggle. Putting aside the problematic association between respectable, middle-class, educated blacks and the crime glory of Hip Hop, Ms. Goff is promoting an explosive new idea. As a result of no personal examples of the civil rights struggle, “there has been a shift in how race defines the American experience.”
“My mother was spit on at school. I have not had that experience. People would change their affiliation to the Republican party before allowing their children to go to school with you. The Hip Hop generation doesn’t have that experience,” said Ms. Goff. She goes on to asset that the differing experiences between what she calls the “Civil Rights” generation and the Hip Hop generation leads to differing perspectives, including political ones.
Those differences lead to questions about whether someone is black enough, a dialogue that Ms. Goff finds “toxic.” The Civil Rights generation columnists were the first to mention that idea: “If you don’t think about or talk about race in a certain way you’re not really black.”
Old-school black politicians decried the young, black, Ivy League-educated blacks coming back to their communities and running for office. They claimed that “if a person didn’t live through the struggle and make race a defining element of their candidacy, then they were not running as blacks.”
Ms. Goff calls that “ridiculous,” as if having the advantages of the civil rights struggle, which was the point of the civil rights movement, meant that such a person could not have the black experience in America. She also mentioned that it also supposes that “real blacks won’t be in good schools.”
Class elements are at play in this issue, too. There are resentments and concerns that younger black professionals are not adopting the political framework of their parents.
Two cultural elements define the survey participants: Hip Hop music and the Cosby show. Ms. Goff points to the political message of early Hip Hop songs as decrying violence and crime and distinguishes it from the Hip Hop we all know today. Most of the people surveyed felt Hip Hop reflected poorly on the black community, but 81% considered themselves fans.
“The Cosby show taught blacks that the American dream was there for them, too. That blacks could start defining themselves beyond the boundaries of race,” Ms. Goff said. She refers to Generation Obama, an unofficial national network of young, black professionals associated through alumni groups and black professional associations that provided much of the initial financial support for Barack Obama, allowing him to be a viable candidate against Hillary Clinton.
“There has been a disconnect with mainstream media and politicians who don’t know about these networks,” claims Ms. Goff. “The media has missed most of the Obama story. Young blacks and whites are moving away from partisanship.”
Christine Axsmith Benedict, who graciously took the time to write this special report for us, is also known as Econo-Girl.

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MEPs have begun debating a planned revision of the EU’s Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings (2012-2016).
The current strategy served as guidance for implementing effective means of preventing trafficking, protecting victims and prosecuting traffickers. was planned to run until December 2016. Increased global migration has added an additional dimension to the challenges of human trafficking, with both migrant smuggling and human trafficking being lucrative and exploitative businesses involving human beings.
A revised strategy has been announced but is yet to be adopted by the Commission. The draft resolution includes action by EU and member states’ external services to address poverty, oppression, lack of respect for human rights, armed conflict and economic and social inequalities. MEP’s are also likely to call for transnational, legal and practical responses to human trafficking, in light of the fact that progress in the prosecution and conviction of human traffickers remains limited across Europe.
Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, said that around 80% of “registered or presumed” victims in Europe between 2010 and 2012 were women. An EU directive passed in 2011 obliges member states to offer gender-specific support to trafficking victims.
RENATE Core Group members Marie Hćlène Halligon, gsn, and Monica Chickwe, som, will attend the 7th Annual International Symposium on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling, in Brussels on the 17 May 2017, where the EU’s Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings will be a core, foundational document informing discussions. Attendance at the Symposium will provide RENATE with a timely and invaluable opportunity to explore developing integrated solutions to tackle human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The Symposium will also add to our knowledge-base on effective means of identifying victims, awareness raising and improving multi-lateral cooperation.
Prepared by Anne Kelleher, RENATE Communications.


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During the month of September we go cryptid crazy with tales about those mysterious creatures that remain hidden from us…until it’s too late.
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Cast: Narrator – Kristen DiMercurio, Shaw – Jesse Cornett, Mr. Boyle – David Cummings
“Tales of the Moon Crawler – On Sheets of Papyrus”
written by Manen Lyset
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Tata Group news
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) on Thursday commenced the buyback of its 5.6 crore shares for Rs 16,000 crore at Rs 2,850 per equity share of Re 1 face value, the global software major said on Thursday.
The Tata group appears to be one of the conglomerates putting design into practice; The safety wearable is the first successful project ready for the market.
The Delhi High Court today rejected the Reserve Bank of India's objections in the Tata-DoCoMo case, clearing the decks for the Tatas to pay USD 1.17 billion to the Japanese telecom major.
The court rejected the RBI’s objection and allowed the arbitration award settlement. Tata Teleservices jumped 20 per cent to hit a high of Rs 8.3 on BSE.
Samsung moved up 17 positions to claim the top spot, replacing its mobile division, which slipped 154 positions, The Brand Trust Report 2017 said.
The board decided to raise up to Rs 7,000 crore by selling bonds to refinance debt, invest in securities or provide loans to companies.
The ATM business reported revenue of about Rs 550 crore for the year ended March 2016 and an operating profit of Rs 84 crore.
Data showed that lifted by RIL's shares, the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group witnessed a Rs 1.28 lakh cr jump in its market value during the two-year period.
RBI was concerned that the Japanese company may pursue enforcement of the award in the US and the UK after six months if it doesn’t succeed in India.
Here is the complete inside story of how Tatas and Docomo reached a deal after face-to-face meetings, mails and numerous phone calls.
With Mistry out of the picture, the Indian company has finally decided to bury the hatchet. Or at least that's what it told a Delhi court on Tuesday.
Tata Sons, in an application to the Delhi high court, said on Tuesday that it has no objection to the enforcement of the $1.18-billion international arbitral award favouring its telecom joint venture partner NTT DoCoMo.
Details of the proposed mechanism are sketchy, but the sources cited suggest that the intent is to find a route that will bypass the objections of RBI.
Popularly known as 'Chandra', the 54-year-old will be the first non-Parsi chairman of the 150-year old Tata Group.
Such a move could create a strong No. 3 telco behind the proposed Vodafone-Idea combine and Bharti Airtel, amid intense competition triggered by Jio.
After Ratan Tata occupied the corner office in 1991, he retained the set-up and décor left by his predecessor, JRD Tata, for several years.
The removal was a forgone conclusion with Tata Trusts holding two-third shareholding in the company. Mistry's family firms hold 18.4% stake. Rest is held by Tata Group companies.


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Nisga’a chiefs and members of the treaty negotiating team outside the entrance to the parliament building in Ottawa, for the Throne Speech, October 12, 1999. The Nisga’a Nation signed a treaty with the British Columbia government and the Canadian government in 2000. Photo by Nisga’a Lisims Government / Gary Fiegehen
Steven Newcomb (Shawnee / Lenape) of the Indigenous Law Institute argues for a new era of reconciliation, one that challenges the religious principles that influence colonial governments have treated the Original Nations in Canada:
These days, the word “reconciliation” has taken deep root in the contemporary discourse between the government of Canada and many of the First Nations of that part of Great Turtle Island. At the same time, in an apparent contradiction, the government of Canada continues to maintain its assumption of “Crown sovereignty and “Crown title” in relation to that part of the vast geographical area of Turtle Island, now commonly known as “North America.”
Notably, the word “crown” means “the very highest position,” such as in the expression “a crowning achievement.” This being the case, it would seem there is one central way for First Nations to “reconcile” themselves with the crown’s dominating claim of superiority. They must freely agree with the view that “the British crown” sits in the highest or ascendant (dominant) position in relation to the First Nations. By agreeing to this view, the First Nations can “reconcile” themselves with the crown’s assumption of “crown sovereignty,” which translates as “the most high” or “the highest of the highest.”
By agreeing with that framework, the First Nations will have then become reconciled with “the crown” and with the society of Canada. They will be viewed as having freely agreed that they are lower than, or subordinate to, “the most high” British Crown. They will have then reconciled themselves with “the Crown’s” system of domination.
However, there is a different and much more accurate way to approach this issue: The Original Nations now have the opportunity to acknowledge that the entire idea of “reconciliation” is wrongheaded. Why? There was never a starting point of friendship or good relations between the British Crown and the Original Nations.
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Steven Newcomb: Reconciliation & Christendom’s Perpetual War Against Infidels
(Indian Country Today 6/14)


This Moleskine notebook costs €13.
At your local grocery store, you can get a double pack of similarly looking, similarly equipped notebooks for €3.
Why would anyone pay 8 times the price for a Moleskine?
Because it’s not the notebook that they buy but this story that Moleskines come with:
“Moleskine is the legendary notebook used by European artists and thinkers for the past two centuries, from Van Gogh to Picasso, from Ernest Hemingway to Bruce Chatwin. This trusty, pocket-size travel companion held sketches, tones, stories and ideas before they were turned into famous images or pages of beloved books.”
A notebook is a simple tool. Yet, there’s a lot to say about it. We can speak about the size, the build quality, the material, the features, the variety, the price, and many more aspects …
Moleskine, the maker of that notebook, chose not to speak about any of those. Instead they told a story.
A story that turned a small Milanese publisher called “Modo e Modo” into a beloved worldwide brand. What started as a small independent book publisher now is exclusively devoted to making notebooks. The initial production was 5,000 copies of their notebooks. Today, the company has changed their name to “Moleskine” and runs signature stores in all major cities of the world. They sell millions of their notebooks each year.
As I said, you can get a double pack of similar looking notebooks of similar build quality in our local grocery store for 3€. Again: Why on Earth would anyone pay 8x the price for a notebook? Isn’t it just a bundle of blank paper?
No, it’s not.
Because it’s not just any notebook. It’s the same kind of notebook that creative geniuses like Picasso and Ernest Hemingway used to scribble down their ideas. At least that’s what the story suggests. And just think about what became of them …
What Moleskine has achieved with this story is that this is not just a notebook, anymore. It’s a notebook for creative people. And if you are creative, too, then you need a notebook for creative people, right? It’s what all the great creatives used. Creatives can’t just buy a notebook from the supermarket. They must buy a notebook for creative people.
This is a real masterpiece in communication that achieves two things:
- Moleskine didn’t change what people wanted. They didn’t make customers want a more expensive notebook. They made customers see that they are creative. And so, essentially, if you are creative, you don’t even have a choice. You can only buy their notebook. Because that’s what creatives do. Creatives use notebooks for creatives. Moleskines help creatives get what they want: feel creative.
- So, essentially, they bring the future into the present. They make creatives visualise themselves becoming even more creative by using a Moleskine notebook. Just write your scribbles into a Moleskine and soon you’ll be becoming even more creative. And – who knows – even famous? This notebook makes creatives feel even more creative.


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Wed22Mar20175:00PM OnwardsCafe 27, New Delhi
YUP presents Midweek Madness
YUP presents Midweek Madness - an event organized especially for college students to take a break in the middle of the week, which just seems to be the best time to kick back. Come join us for a great time at the most popular cafes across Delhi NCR on the basis of interest such as live performances, comedy shows, poetry, photography and many more.
If you have a YUP Card, you will instantly get access to these events and can enjoy great performances, participate in various activities, connect with like-minded people and indulge in some great food and drinks!
Music event at #MidWeekMadness:
ONE WEDNESDAY NIGHT | ACOUSTIC MUSIC | COLLEGE STUDENTS
For the first time, Delhi NCR will have an acoustic night exclusively for college students. A Wednesday evening packed with music, fun games (musical chairs not being one of them), conversations and a mesmerizing acoustic set by Nishant Vashisht. The talented lot (or the confident ones) can also take up the stage to show off a bit!
What to expect?
- Live Singing
- Acoustic Guitar
- Crazy activities
- Food on the house (yay!)
Date: Wednesday, 22nd March 2017
Time: 5:00PM Onwards
Venue: Cafe 27, New Delhi
What you need: Your YUP Card (To get on the guest list)
For more details please go through the following link of event: http://www.yupcard.com/mwm


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College of Education doctoral student Ford notches new distinction for research exploits
Maegan Grace Ford of Evergreen, Alabama—a doctoral student in the 2018 Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education Cohort in Auburn’s College of Education—has been invited to be a scholar in the competitive 2021 David L. Clark National Graduate Research Seminar in Educational Administration and Policy.
The Clark Seminar is a highly regarded graduate student seminar held each year at the American Educational Research Association’s annual conference. The seminar occurs in collaboration with the University Council for Educational Administration, or UCEA. The opportunity is designed to facilitate support for scholars’ research through mentoring, networking and panel discussions with some of the top researchers in the field.
Ford’s research focuses on, “Relationships among racialized stressors, self-care, and leader self-efficacy for Black school leaders.” Her research committee is co-chaired by Auburn professors Lisa Kensler and Andrew Pendola.
The honor of becoming a Clark Scholar follows Ford’s selection as a 2019-20 UCEA Jackson Scholar. The Jackson Scholars Network also provided her with experiences of networking, mentoring and professional development.
Ford has advice to those who are contemplating whether to apply for or to enroll in Auburn University’s Graduate College of Education.
“When I chose to continue my education at Auburn University, it was for its reputation of academic rigor,” she said. “I quickly discovered that Auburn would prepare me academically, but I could not have predicted the amount of self-growth and support I would gain as well. The team of professors in the College of Education are personable and create a family atmosphere that uniquely distinguishes Auburn and its desire to grow individuals in competence, commitment and reflectiveness.”
Professionally, Ford serves as the Secondary Curriculum coordinator for Conecuh County, Alabama, Schools. Her favorite responsibilities, however, are being mom to Kingston, age 8, and Phoenix-Harper, age 5, and wife to her husband, Avery.
Submitted by: George Littleton
Maegan Grace Ford is a doctoral student in the 2018 Administration of Elementary and Secondary Education Cohort in Auburn’s College of Education.


text: Ordinary mortals might contemplate slowing down as they approach their 70th birthdays. But not the permanent musical revolutionary that is Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Nearly 50 years after he founded his first ensemble, the Monteverdi Choir, while still a student, Sir John's energy level is undiminished and he is as full of innovative musical projects as ever. The final disc of his vast Bach Cantatas series has just been published (financed by Gardiner enthusiasts), while on Easter Monday, he will be presiding over an unprecedented nine-hour JS Bach marathon at London's Royal Albert Hall – some tickets are still available, and it's all on Radio 3 – with Sir John conducting the Monteverdi Choir and his own English Baroque Soloists in two Cantatas and the B minor Mass. It is hard to think of anyone in British music-making who has given us all more, or who commands such a devoted following. All this and running his Dorset organic farm too.