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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021
One day, an auto insurance policyholder might call your agency, asking how they can save more money on their policy. As an agent, it is not uncommon for you to receive these questions. How can you react, and what can you do to help them?
You have the opportunity to help your clients save money on their car insurance. However, doing so will take careful consideration on your part. You’ll also need to carefully advise your clients on how these savings might take effect.
Responding To Client Questions
Clients who want to save on auto insurance costs will expect you to do your job professionally. That means they’ll want you to save them money; however, they probably don’t want to sacrifice necessary coverage in the process. Your job is to help them do that to the best of their advantage. Your priority is to advise them on the practical steps they can take that won’t cost them coverage, just to save them money.
Below are just a few of the steps you might tell clients that they can take. These actions might reduce the cost of coverage you might need.
Recommend A Policy Comparison
You are an independent insurance agency, so you are not bound to the policy options of just one insurance company. Most insurers offer policy options that you can structure to look nearly identical to the coverage a client already carries. However, different companies might offer varying costs for these separate policies.
As a result, you might be able to offer clients the option to search for a different, but similar policy that could help them save. Sometimes, the differences in policy costs might prove significant, while others will offer only arbitrary savings. If you do find a better option, the client can usually cancel their existing policy simultaneous to starting the new policy.
Keep in mind, when you compare policies, keep all coverage parameters the same. Unless the client confirms that they want less protection, anticipate that they will want the same protection on both policies.
Advise About Discounts
Nearly all insurance policies offer discount opportunities. Not all applicants will qualify for all discounts. However, those that do meet the qualifications can often save significant dollar amounts on their coverage. In many cases, you can provide a variety of tips to help them qualify for as many discounts as possible.
Many clients can qualify for additional savings if they take a safe driving course. These courses can help them learn defensive driving tactics that might further reduce their risks of accidents. If the client passes a course approved by the insurer, they might be able to save on their rates.
Other discounts might be available depending on how clients pay for their coverage. For example, some insurers reward discounts to clients who pay their premiums in lump sums or sign up for automatic payments or policy renewals. In these cases, customers might find it both easy and convenient to institute these changes.
Consider Adjusting Deductibles
Nearly all auto insurance policies contain deductibles. These are policyholders’ personal cost responsibilities for the claims they file.
For example, some policies might have a $500 collision deductible. Therefore, if a client has a wreck, they will pay the $500 and the policy will pay up to its limits for the rest of a claim. For instance, if a wreck causes $3,000 in vehicle damage, the client will pay the $500 and the policy will cover the remaining $2,500.
The thing about deductibles is that they can influence a customer’s premiums. If someone increases their deductibles, then they take away some of the cost risk from the insurer. For example, if someone carries a $1,000 deductible (as opposed to $500), then the policy might only have to pay $2,000 as opposed to $2,500 for that wreck. Because the insurer might have to pay less, they might be able to reduce the client’s premium costs as a result.
Therefore, if you encourage your clients to increase their deductibles, you might be able to offer them reduced policy costs.
Tread carefully, though. You don’t want someone to increase their deductibles to a cost they cannot afford to pay. This can cause issues for both the insurer and the policyholder.
Avoid Reducing Necessary Coverage
You should never recommend that clients cut back on their coverage just to save money. Doing so could mean they might not have policy funds available when they desperately need them. That is contrary to the point of having insurance.
Still, you could take a look at their coverage to see if certain policy elements might no longer be necessary. For example, a client who has paid off their car might have no need for a gap insurance policy or replacement cost insurance. Instead, a cash value policy might help them receive enough protection for the value of an older car, and this could reduce their premium.
Nevertheless, you should employ other avenues before attempting to reduce a client’s policy limits. There are multiple options out there, and with attention to detail, you can often help your clients still save on their rates.
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Democrats suspend unionist Lau over dual membership
The Democratic Party has suspended Lau Chin-shek over his dual membership.
He will not be reinstated until he leaves The Frontier, a disciplinary committee said.
Mr Lau, who did not attend the disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, said he felt 'helpless' but would respect the committee's decision.
He said he would not file an appeal nor would he quit The Frontier.
Mr Lau said: 'The democratic camp is facing its toughest period as Tung Chee-hwa has been stifling democracy since he took office. He disbanded the municipal councils, resumed the appointments system and is now damaging the rule of law on the right of abode issue.
'It's time the democratic camp knitted together instead of dragging on with trivial matters.' Suspension of membership is the second-most serious penalty, behind expulsion.
Mr Lau said he understood he would be barred from party meetings and his voting rights were withdrawn, but he was unsure if he had to continue to pay membership fees.
He said he would fight under the banner of the Confederation of Trade Unions if he ran in elections.
Party whip Szeto Wah said: 'We have sent a clear message we will not allow the matter to drag on any more.' Fellow colleague Cheung Man-kwong said he hoped Mr Lau would quit The Frontier and rejoin the party as soon as possible.
'The unity of the democratic camp does not rely on the dual membership of a certain member but a shared commitment and views towards democracy and social issues,' he said.
He said the party would not sacrifice discipline because a member was a heavyweight political figure.
'We won't be so practical. The disciplinary standard won't vary with one's influence and competency.' Secretary-general Law Chi-kwong said the verdict would give more flexibility to Mr Lau, because he need not apply for an exemption when departing from the party line during Legco votes.

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LONDON (Reuters) – A series of rarely seen black-and-white photographs dating back to the Rolling Stones’ first concert tour in 1963 will go on display in east London this month.
The images, taken in a London recording studio and at a gig in Cardiff, Wales, had been kept under photographer Gus Coral’s bed for years before he decided to dust them off.
They capture the humble beginnings of a band that would become a household name around the world, and include a picture of the musicians getting money together for a cab fare and a tiny crowd waiting in the rain before they and other acts on the tour went on stage in Cardiff.
Coral, 26 when he took the photographs, remembers thinking at the time the band was going to be big.
“Obviously … I didn’t know they were going to last for all that many years and be that special, but I knew they were special,” he said.
“We were just climbing out of World War Two and there were certain people who were kind of leaders in finding a new…
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Less than half of Americans (42%) have confidence in President Barack Obama on the economy -- the lowest figure Gallup has on record for Obama. New lows were also found for Democratic (35%) and Republican leaders in Congress (24%).
Americans now say real estate is the best choice for long-term investments over gold and stocks. Lower-income Americans, however, still favor gold. Younger Americans are divided on what is the best option.

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Dawson hit hard by heavy rain
Flash flooding from heavy rain on Friday closed roads, flooded basements and caused damage and hardships in Dawson Borough and surrounding areas.
About 2 p.m. Friday, Billy Colbert, Dawson Volunteer Fire Company chief, received a call of creeks in the borough overflowing and storm drains backing up.
“There was about a foot-and-a-half to 2 feet of water on Main Street,” Colbert said.
The heavy rains and large hail were responsible not only for flooding in the borough and Lower Tyrone Township, but trees fell on roadways and in yards, more than 15 residential basements flooded, a bridge washed out, and a small mudslide blocked Route 819.
“It was nothing big,” Colbert said of the mudslide, “but it was enough to stop traffic.”
Traffic was rerouted as the roads closed included Main Street, Hickman Run Road, Jimtown Road and River Road.
A section of Main Street in Dawson received the worst of the flooding as a collection of houses were hit by an overflowing creek behind their homes and runoff from across the street.
“Everything on my first floor is flooded,” said Tanya Null, who said floodwaters filled her basement and reached the first floor, damaging her refrigerator, freezer and other items. “Everything on the first floor had to be thrown away.”
Null said everything on her back porch was washed away by the waters, including a cat and her three kittens.
Null's daughter, Aleesha Thomas, 12, was home with her sisters when the floodwaters came. She called her mother.
“It was pretty scary,” Thomas said as she saw the water flood her home in about five minutes. “I thought I was literally going to die.”
Even though the fire department pumped her basement, Null said, she still has much to clean up.
Colbert said he called in South Connellsville VFC and DL&V VFD for assistance in pumping basements and clearing debris from the roadway.
“It's a mess out there pretty much everywhere,” said Bob Coblentz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for both Fayette and Westmoreland counties.
Coblentz said such warnings are issued after an area has received rain for a couple of days, which causes the ground to become saturated.
Depending on how saturated the ground becomes, Coblentz said 80 to 90 percent of that rainfall becomes all runoff and has to go somewhere. Because of the steep terrain in areas like Dawson, that runoff finds its way into the creeks and streams, and they begin to swell, resulting in quick flooding.
While rain totals were not official as of press time, Coblentz said, about a half-an-inch to an inch of rain fell Friday afternoon in Fayette County, and what made it a danger was the short amount of time in which the rain fell.
“A lot of flash flooding is pretty much what we got,” Coblentz said.
Fayette County Emergency Management Agency reported several incidents from the rain on its Facebook page, including numerous flooded roadways and a vehicle collision on Route 119 at the Everson exit southbound as a vehicle hydroplaned into a hillside.
Mark Hofmann is a staff writer with Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-626-3539 or email@example.com.


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The lineup for the 2013 installment of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is set to be announced during a special, live three-hour webcast on February 19 on the event's YouTube channel .
Festival organizers are making an event of the announcement itself. The webcast, hosted by “Weird Al" Yankovic will open with an hour-long live performance featuring Portugal. The Man at 1 p.m. ET. But before the event itself, beginning at noon, festival organizers will be streaming historical performances from throughout the event's history, including performances by Metallica , Bon Iver and The White Stripes . The webcast will conclude with the streaming of a complete historic Bonnaroo performance beginning 2 p.m., though organizers aren't saying yet what classic set they'll be showing.
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The viewing audience will be playing a major role in announcing the lineup.”
Bonnaroo 2013 will be held June 13-13 in Manchester, Tennessee.
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REP LIEU STATEMENT ON GOP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after Republicans failed to fund the government before the deadline.
“Trump—despite his crassness, lack of experience governing and showboating—was supposed to be our dealmaker-in-chief. Instead, he rejected a bipartisan deal on DACA and has refused to ensure our military has the long-term certainty of an actual budget. We have a Republican House, Senate and White House and yet they can’t govern. It’s time they stop using our hallowed institutions as a political pawn.”


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Incubation period of human papillomavirus. Infection papillomavirus homme symptomes, Tot ce trebuie sa stii despre HPV: Simptome & Tratament
Înțelesul "Norwalk virus" în dicționarul Engleză Human papillomavirus infection incubation period, 1.
Exposure Data La comanda in aproximativ 4 saptamani lei This care occurs in nurseries of all acuity levels, sizes, and regions across the country and is provided by a variety of providers, including pediatricians, family practice doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
The most common complication during the newborn period is suspected or proven infection — either those acquired during the delivery itself or before delivery in the womb.
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Indeed, 4 human papillomavirus infection incubation period the 8 most commonly-prescribed medications in newborns annually are antibiotics. Therefore, these providers must all be knowledgeable about the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and approach to diagnosis, treatment and prevention of neonatal infections.
However, many of these nurseries do not have convenient access to pediatric infectious disease consultation or support, and would benefit from a convenient reference guide. This book effectively and succinctly covers the pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, approach to diagnosis and treatment, and important aspects of preventative care for the most frequently encountered neonatal and congenital infections.
Infectia cu HPV iti afecteaza sau nu fertilitatea? Human papillomavirus infection male According to some recent studies, the HPV infection may also increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Cargado por Strains of HPV 16 and 18 are strains with a high cancer risk, known to cause almost all cases of cervical cancer while also increasing the risk to develop oropharyngeal human papillomavirus infection male. Structura HPV women. Fig 1.
The first section discusses common neonatal infections i. The second section covers the most frequently encountered congenital infections incubation period of human papillomavirus.
Finally, the concluding section discusses the basics of infection prevention in the nursery setting, including general principles of infection prevention, how to apply those principles to families, and how to manage a suspected outbreak of infection within a nursery.
This book is a unique contribution to the field.
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Sexually Transmitted Infection and the Human Papillomavirus
Infecția cu rinovirus proliferează la temperaturi cuprinse între ° C ° Ftemperaturile găsite în nas. Existing texts such as the AAP Red Book fold neonatal infections in within chapters on a given pathogen, but the information is difficult to find and access quickly. By covering neonatal and congenital infections thoroughly while still keeping each section clear cancer hpv meaning concise, this Handbook will be a valuable resource for the busy nursery provider.

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FTSE considers Malaysia for æadvanced emergingÆ status
Malaysia yesterday joined index provider FTSE Group's watch list for possible promotion to advanced emerging market status, while China A-shares and Taiwan remain on watch for promotion to secondary emerging and developed status, respectively. The moves follow the FTSE's annual review of country classification for its Global Equity Index Series (GEIS).
In addition, South Korea will become part of FTSE's developed market series on September 21, a development that was announced last year. "There's been such interest in Korea's inclusion in the developed indices that we would expect to see some interesting investment flows as a result," says Imogen Dillon-Hatcher, London-based executive director of global sales at FTSE.
Malaysia has made significant advances as a result of the government's and exchanges' programme to enhance the capital markets and relax restrictions, says Dillon-Hatcher. For example, the easing of rules on foreign fund and investment managers will help develop the market.
However, Malaysia's foreign exchange and derivatives markets are not sufficiently developed to warrant a 'pass' in those areas, she adds. It would also help if the country relaxed certain foreign ownership, stock lending and short selling restrictions.
As for the potential benefits to Malaysia, Dillon-Hatcher says larger tracker funds follow FTSE's country-classification process, and this type of classification results in positive investment flows and leads to inclusion in broader indices.
Meanwhile, although China A-shares and Taiwan do not yet meet the criteria to move to the next category, they have made some progress, she says. In the China A-share market, the QFII quota has been increased, and more QFII companies have been added. "Taiwan has made a number of changes," says Dillon-Hatcher, "and the authorities there are clearly aware of the importance of this process and are working through the list systematically."
However, China A-shares need to make advances in several areas, such as fair treatment of minority shareholders, foreign ownership restrictions, repatriation of capital and income, the FX and derivatives markets, and the registration process for foreign investors. In addition, it has yet to allow stock lending, short sales or off-exchange transactions.
And Taiwan still has restrictions that need to be relaxed in certain areas -- its FX market, clearing and settlement, stock lending, short sales and off-exchange transactions -- before the country can be categorised as a developed market.
The other changes to be implemented within the FTSE GEIS in September 2010 are that UAE will be included as a secondary emerging market, Argentina will be demoted from secondary emerging to frontier status and Malta will be included as a frontier market.
Meanwhile, Iceland has been removed from the watch list; while it fulfils the quality-of-market criteria for advanced emerging status, it does not meet the minimum market capitalisation for inclusion in the GEIS.
Global equity market structures evolve on an ongoing basis, says the index provider, and FTSE works closely with stock exchanges and regulators throughout the year to ensure its benchmarks remain an up-to-date and accurate reflection of the investment opportunity in global markets.
Working with an expert committee of independent market practitioners, FTSE formally reviews country classification within its global index series on an annual basis using an advanced, transparent and consistent methodology.
FTSE monitors countries on its watch list for possible promotion and demotion between four categories: developed, advanced emerging, secondary emerging and frontier status.


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Cumbernauld police have confirmed that a sub post office was broken into after thieves succeeded in disabling a security alarm.
Police say the incident occurred at Croy’s post office in Constarry Road at some point between 2.20am on Tuesday, October 4 and 2.25am on Wednesday, October 5.
The thieves were able to enter the premises undisturbed and were able to plunder the shop.
And they were able to make a clean getaway with a number of items from the post office.
Enquiries into the break-in are continining.
Anyone with information relating to this incident is asked to contact Cumbernauld Police on 101.
Alternatively Crimestoppers can be called free and in confidence on 0800 555 111.


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Expectations high on millets promotion in agri budget
At present, millets are cultivated in Perambalur, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi, Pudukkottai, some parts of Tiruchy and Thanjavur districts.
TIRUCHY: As the Union Budget announced Sree Anna Yojana that promotes millet cultivation in the country, the farmers here felt that Tamil Nadu is one of most potential states for millet cultivation if proper awareness has been given to them and expect the Tamil Nadu agri budget to have a prominent place and fund allocation for millet cultivation.
At present, millets are cultivated in Perambalur, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi, Pudukkottai, some parts of Tiruchy and Thanjavur districts. “The farmers cultivate millets as bonus crops in the region after samba and thalady cultivation. Despite there is less damage in the cultivation, the farmers have a hesitation in cultivating them as main crop. The Union Budget announcement has kindled hope among the farmers to concentrate on cultivating millets provided the state Agri budget gives a wide announcement,” said N Veerasekaran, state secretary, Bharathiya Kisan Sangh (BKS).
Veerasekaran said that paddy being the major crop in the state, the farmers should come forward to take up millet cultivation. Now the rain-fed regions cultivate millets and the other areas cultivate it as an intercrop. “Millets are cultivated at least in 10,000 acres in each district and the area should be extended for which the state government should provide proper mechanism to farmers and we hope this would be enlisted in the upcoming budget,” Veerasekaran said.
He felt that millet cultivation would be a top priority in the next 10 years and it would be a major source of income in near future as the people have realised the health benefits in the millets and the Union government has started to promote them globally.
In order to promote cultivation, the state government not only should create awareness among the farmers, but also ensure marketing them. “As a pilot programme, the Uzhavar Santhai can have a separate platform for the sale of millets. This apart, the millets should be served in the midday meals for its health benefits and an announcement should be made in the upcoming budget,” Veerasekaran said.

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The well loved and infamous MARS PODS
These bad boys are filled with a gooey caramel that just oozes as you bite into them!
If you haven’t had them before…welcome to your new addiction (I’m sorry AND you’re welcome)
(Ingredients: Almonds, Coconut, Medjool Dates, Rice Malt Syrup, Maple, Cacao Powder, Cacao Butter)
**Product contains Tree nuts and may contain traces of peanuts**
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Westmindster Abbey, London, United Kingdom
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In support of national efforts to improve diagnostic services for patients accessing care at public health facilities in Eswatini, ICAP at Columbia University developed a digital link, or interface, enabling seamless data exchange between public health facilities and the country’s network of 22 laboratories. The initiative successfully reduced turnaround time for diagnostic services and, ultimately, helped to ensure faster initiation of treatment for conditions including HIV and tuberculosis (TB).
Following a successful pilot implementation at nine health facilities, the interface is currently being rolled out to all 102 Ministry of Health facilities and labs across the country. “Especially in a country like Eswatini where our adult HIV prevalence is nearly one in three, equipping clinicians with the best, most up-to-date information empowers them to better care for patients,” said Ruben Sahabo, MD, country director for ICAP in Eswatini.
Facilities currently leveraging the interface to expand access to patient data have seen a positive impact on a range of health services. Rather than waiting for printed laboratory test results to arrive, clinicians now receive results electronically as soon as they are approved for entry in the laboratory information system. Test orders can now also be placed electronically, using unique barcode identifiers that are matched with the correct samples at the laboratory. The interface also reduced turnaround time for returned diagnostic results and have dramatically reduced common logistical bottlenecks, such as stockouts of printed forms or sorting problems at laboratories.
Chief medical laboratory technologist at the Eswatini Health Laboratory Service (EHLS), Sindisiwe Dlamini, summed up the value of the interface, noting that, “It eases the burden for laboratories as it avoids paperwork, removes transcription errors, reduces printing costs, and above all, provides clinicians with results in a shorter time to manage their patients.”
The development of the interface was a cornerstone of ICAP’s work in partnership with the Eswatini Health Laboratory Service (EHLS), the Ministry of Health, and national strategic information partner FEI Systems to improve laboratory operations for optimal patient care and treatment, as well as disease surveillance and response. The project was made possible by funding from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The project, which completed operations at the end of 2020, provided technical assistance to enhance laboratory systems through the implementation of laboratory quality management systems and accreditation; external quality assessment through proficiency testing of all laboratory testing areas; capacity building of the laboratory workforce; improved access to testing through decentralized laboratory services; and enhanced national sample transport systems.
A global health leader since 2003, ICAP was founded at Columbia University with one overarching goal: to improve the health of families and communities. Together with its partners—ministries of health, large multilaterals, health care providers, and patients—ICAP strives for a world where health is available to all. To date, ICAP has addressed major public health challenges and the needs of local health systems through 6,000 sites across more than 30 countries.

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“Works for Me”
"Works for me." The words spoken to dismiss a thousand bugs. "Can't Reproduce." Issue closed. "You're getting worked up over nothing." "It was just a joke." "I worked just as hard to get here." "It didn't bother me." Problem dismissed.
"Works for me" is a natural reaction when confronted with cultural issues that don't impact us directly. It's a statement that isn't innacurate, but is wildly incomplete. We have to learn to see past our own experiences and see and accept the experiences of others.
This talk will dive into how and why dismissal of culture concerns happens in the tech community, and how we can combat it with knowledge and empathy.


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While other little girls were playing with dolls, I was howling at the moon. My name is Pandacat. My lovely Dizzy wrote something about me and it's the most accurate description of me ever: "Sparkly Panda, Sleepy Panda, Little ball of luck, Tough...
When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity for accepting and having compassion for them is there. - Thich Nhat Hanh
"I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity and her flaming self-respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and that is the beginning of everything."

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CRANSTON – The R.I. Emergency Management Agency will host a series of public information sessions on recent changes to federal flood insurance policies in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, RIEMA announced Friday.
The meetings are aimed at clarifying the upcoming changes to flood insurance passed when the National Flood Insurance Program was reauthorized in July 2012.
The changes phased out a number of discounts and subsidized rates that were “no longer sustainable,” according to a release. Those included subsidized rates for non-primary homes, businesses, and properties that have sustained severe or repeated flooding. The reforms also will phase out grandfathered rates, replacing them with new rates based on the risk of flooding.
The phase-out will take place in 20 percent increments over the next five years.
To help Rhode Islanders understand how the changes will affect them, RIEMA and FEMA will host a series of meetings on the reforms as well as current re-mapping efforts. The meeting schedule is below.


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You can’t go a day without getting some shuteye. Having a “wonderful night’s sleep” or a “bad night’s sleep” is a common way to start the day at work. The quality of your sleep is equally as essential as the quantity of sleep you obtain. Sadly, sleep disorders San Diego are commonplace. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a quarter of Americans say they don’t get enough sleep at least once a week (CDC). A good night’s sleep is essential for your physical and mental health and your ability to concentrate and be safe.
If you exhibit these symptoms, you might be one of the millions who suffer from a sleep issue. Consider that tiredness may signify a more serious chronic condition than sleep disorders. Taking care of your sleep is another reason why it is so vital to pay attention to your slumber or lack thereof. Here are some sleep disorders signs you should know:
Trouble falling asleep
According to the US Library of Medicine, it might indicate insomnia or another sleep issue if it takes you 30 minutes or more to fall asleep every night. It is crucial to realize that sleep deprivation is a common occurrence. According to a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute study, if you have problems falling asleep three or more evenings a week for more than a month, you may have “chronic insomnia.”
Most people find it amusing when someone snores often or loudly. But it is time to consider the health consequences. Snoring, which may be brought on by various circumstances, including old age, obesity, smoking, or breathing issues, can lead to sleep deprivation and, in turn, to a host of different disorders, such as acid reflux and excessive daytime drowsiness.
The upper respiratory tract partially closes, resulting in snoring. You may have a sleep issue if you snore loudly, gasp for air, or snort as you sleep. If your airway gets clogged and you cease breathing in your sleep, this might be a life-threatening situation.
Being always tired
Even if you are receiving eight hours of sleep each night, apnea might be interfering with how well you rest. When you are reading or watching TV, you could drift off. You can be more agitated, less efficient, and more careless at work. If you do not get enough sleep, your immune system may be affected, making you more susceptible to colds. Poor-quality sleep has various side effects that carry over throughout the rest of one’s day.
Putting on weight might be a symptom of a problem with your metabolism. Insulin resistance and diabetes are both linked to sleep disturbances.
Keeping a sleep journal for a few weeks might help you determine whether you are receiving adequate restorative sleep. It is good to use this journal to track how much sleep you get, how much medicine you take, how much alcohol you drink, and how much exercise you do.
Your doctor may direct you to a sleep expert or sleep clinic if you are experiencing any of these symptoms. The sleep study is one of numerous non-invasive, painless methods for determining whether a patient has a sleep issue. Some conditions need different treatments. By working with your doctor and adhering to any medical treatments or lifestyle modifications, you may control your problem and sleep well at night.


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Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the economy but we are not going back on welfare schemes. Kerala has been hit badly and we are a consumer state.
The State is going through a fiscal crisis as the tax collections have fallen drastically and remittances from expatriates have also stopped since the outbreak of Covid-19.
" In this scenario, we need to mop up additional resources within the State. It’s a matter of relief that people across all sections of our society have contributed to the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF)”, said the Chief Minister.
The CM also said the government employees and their associated organisations have expressed their willingness to contribute one month’s salary to CMDRF.
The Cabinet meeting on Wednesday decided that a part of the salary of all government employees would be kept aside for this. Accordingly, the salary for six days every month would be deducted for the next five months.
This would be applicable to employees of all State-owned Enterprises, Public Sector Undertakings, Quasi-Government organisations, Universities, etc in the State. However, those earning less than Rs. 20,000 a month would be exempted, the Chief Minister said.
11 new cases & One recovery
Kerala reported 11 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday with seven from Kannur district, two in Kasargod district, and one each from Kottayam and Malappuram districts. Five of them have come back from overseas and three have got the infection through primary contact. One person is a health worker and two are house surgeons at Kozhikode Medical College who had travelled to Kerala by train.
Meanwhile, one patient from Palakkad district was cured of the disease as the rest result came negative.
Till date, 437 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Kerala and 127 patients are presently under treatment in different hospitals across the State.
The CM said Kannur district continues to have the maximum number of Coronavirus patients in the State today also. The enforcement of the lockdown with heightened checking would continue in the district.
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Although Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck can’t seem to agree on exactly when we can expect it, spring will be here soon. The warmer weather — although we can’t really complain about this mild-so-far winter season — means not only April showers and May flowers, but the shift in attention from your heating system to your cooling system.
No, you probably won’t fire up your air conditioner within the next couple of months, but now is the time to start thinking about making your spring preparations. First off, put the final touches on the heating system’s 2011-2012 season by installing a new furnace filter. Sure, it won’t be used much during the spring and summer, but there’s no reason to have that dust and dirt sitting at the edge of your furnace intake all that time. It’s a breeding ground for filth.
OK, so now let’s shift to the AC unit. As with any project involving electrical apparatus, your top priority is to make sure the power is off to whatever equipment you are working on. The second priority is to never crank it up for the first time with the winter cover still on it. Once those two tasks are accomplished, it’s time to move on safely to the mundane but energy and machinery (and ultimately money) saving chores ahead.
A good, thorough cleaning both inside and outside is a necessity. Make sure there is no dirt buildup inside and change the AC filter also. Outdoors, especially if you have a first floor window or ground-mounted central air unit, clear away any brush or vegetation that might have grown to obstruct the airflow.
Make sure all of your cooling system air vents are clean and unblocked for maximum airflow and less stress on the machinery.
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BEIRUT — Syria's most powerful ally and protector, Russia, began positioning itself Thursday for the fall of President Bashar Assad, saying for the first time that rebels might overthrow him and preparing to evacuate thousands of Russian citizens from the country.
The head of NATO echoed the Russian assessment, saying the Syrian government is near collapse following a nearly two-year conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people and threatened to ignite the Middle East. Assad appears to be running out of options, with insurgents at the gates of the capital and the country fracturing under the weight of a devastating civil war.
“An opposition victory can't be excluded, unfortunately, but it's necessary to look at the facts: There is a trend for the government to progressively lose control over an increasing part of the territory,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Moscow's Middle East envoy, said during hearings at a Kremlin advisory body.
Still, Bogdanov gave no immediate signal that Russia would change its pro-Syria stance at the U.N. Security Council, where Moscow has shielded Damascus from world sanctions.
The U.S. commended Russia “for finally waking up to the reality and acknowledging that the regime's days are numbered,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
Russia's acknowledgment that Assad could lose the fight is an embarrassing blow to the regime, which describes the rebels as terrorists sent from abroad.
But the rebels have made significant gains in recent weeks, seizing large swaths of territory in the north and expanding their control on the outskirts of the capital, pushing the fight closer to Assad's seat of power.
The regime has come under fresh condemnation as Western officials raise concerns that Assad might use chemical weapons against rebels in an act of desperation.
The U.S. and NATO also say Assad's forces have fired Scud missiles at rebel areas.
Syria denied the Scud allegations. The government also has been careful not to confirm it has chemical weapons
At Thursday's hearings in Moscow, Bogdanov said the Foreign Ministry is preparing evacuation plans for thousands of its citizens, most of whom are Russian women, married to Syrian men, and their children.
Russia's ties to Syria date back to Assad's father, Hafez, who ruled from 1971 until his death in June 2000. In the last four decades, Russia has sold Syria billions of dollars' worth of weapons.


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WASHINGTON, The US Senate passed Wednesday its own version of USD 4.6 billion emergency aid bill to address the crisis at the border with an 84-8 vote, which came after the House bill failed in the Senate 55-37.
Late Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed its version of a USD 4.5 billion emergency funding bill for border aid with a 230 to 195 vote.
US President Donald Trump told reporters earlier today that he has a “very good conversation” with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “having to do with the bill, Humanitarian Aid at the Border for the children mostly. And we are moving along very well with the bipartisan bill in the Senate.” He added “I believe that House is going to also be getting together with the Senate, hopefully they can get something done. It’s humanitarian aid, it’s very important and I think that a lot of people are starting to realize that I was right when I said we have a crisis at the border.” “I think that Nancy wants to get something done and the Senate and the House will get together, I think they’ll be able to do something very good,” he remarked.
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Baseball Eagles Go 1-2 against CSU
On a cold breezy weekend in Walnut Ridge, Ark., the Williams Baptist College baseball squad hosted the Wolves from Cardinal Stritch University. CSU travelled from Glendale, Wis., for a three game series and left with two victories.
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The weekend began with a burst as the Eagles offense exploded for 13 runs on Friday afternoon. Eight of the runs came in the fourth inning. The Eagles won the first game 13-3.
Senior Shawn Selph held the Wolves offense to two hits and three runs in his five innings of work from the mound. He struck out 10 out of the 19 hitters he faced. Sophomore pitcher John Smith finished the last two innings of the game, allowing one hit.
Sophomore second baseman Kendall Fay led the Eagles offensively with three runs batted in on a home run, double and two singles in the game. Junior third baseman Tyler Williams contributed by going 4-for-4 in the game with two runs scored.
In the second game, WBC fell in extra innings, 4-3. Despite giving up a run in each of the first three innings, the Wolves did not allow a run to cross the plate after the third inning.
Tyler Williams continued his hot series going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two runs scored. Paul Keen pitched three innings allowing five hits and three runs, while striking out six batters.
The rubber match was played on Saturday morning. CSU beat WBC 14-11 in a high scoring affair. The Wolves scored in every inning except the fourth and eighth.
Williams was down 14-6 entering the ninth inning, when they put together a five run rally. Then, with the bases loaded a groundout to shortstop ended the game, while the winning run was at the plate.
Fay and Blake Coffman combined to go six for 10 from the plate with four runs scored and two RBI’s in the final game of the series.
Williams travels to Batesville, Ark. to battle with Lyon College on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The doubleheader will begin at 12 p.m. WBC returns home to face McKendree University in a three game series beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24.


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- Roche’s navify Digital Pathology software platform now offers Ibex’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms to support clinicians in the diagnosis of breast and prostate cancer.
- Roche and Ibex cloud-based digital pathology and AI solutions run on Amazon Web Services (AWS), enabling a scalable and sustainable ecosystem for pathology laboratories.
- This collaboration builds on Roche’s Digital Pathology Open Environment on the navify platform, expanding the company’s commitment to improving patient care and advancing personalised healthcare through innovation.
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today collaborations with Ibex Medical Analytics and Amazon Web Services, enabling pathology laboratories to access Ibex’s AI-powered decision support tools to support clinicians in breast and prostate cancer diagnosis through the navify® Digital Pathology software platform.
Digital pathology refers to the digitalisation of the traditional pathology workflow starting from slide scanning to visualisation to analysis. Digital pathology is transforming traditional histopathology by improving efficiency, depth of analysis, and providing an opportunity for collaboration in pathology workflows. The integrated artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools can be applied to help enhance clinical decision support, improve productivity and shorten turnaround time in pathology laboratories.
“This exciting collaboration brings powerful AI solutions to pathology labs,” said Michael Rivers, Lifecycle Leader for Roche Digital Pathology. “Using the navify Digital Pathology platform pathologists can securely access third-party AI-powered technology alongside Roche’s growing menu of AI-based image analysis tools in an efficient clinical workflow.”
Ibex’s AI algorithms help clinicians in the diagnosis of breast and prostate biopsies and provide efficient, accurate and timely cancer diagnosis, support case prioritisation, determine the cancer grading and subtype, and identify important non-cancerous features. All of this detailed diagnosis information is displayed seamlessly in the navify Digital Pathology solution.
The Ibex algorithms are used at laboratories and hospitals worldwide, and help clinicians improve patient care as demonstrated by multiple clinical studies performed in the United States and Europe.1,2,3,4 These algorithms are currently for Research Use Only, not for use in diagnostic procedures, in the United States, and CE-Marked for IVD use in Europe for breast and prostate cancer detection in multiple workflows.
“Our collaboration with Roche is driving new AI-powered workflows that help pathologists and laboratories realise the full potential of going digital,” said Joseph Mossel, CEO and Co-founder of Ibex Medical Analytics. “The next phase in the evolution of digital pathology is open platforms that enable technology providers to join forces and offer integrated software solutions that improve lab efficiency, biopsy review and ultimately the quality of patient care.”
Roche’s solution and Ibex’s algorithms operate on the highly secure and scalable Amazon Web Services. This cloud infrastructure provides customers with flexibility, security, computing capacity, responsiveness and confidence to accelerate the adoption of digital pathology and AI.
As cancer incidence and pathology workloads continue to increase globally, cloud-based services enable laboratories and health systems to safely, reliably and cost-effectively scale up the volume of slide images they analyse, roll out new applications, add new digitised sites to their network, and expand to new geographies.


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Re "U.S. ship captain held by Somali pirates," April 9 All merchant ships should be armed. Had the crew of the Maersk Alabama carried weapons, this unfortunate situation off the coast of Africa would never have occurred. Merchant ships, if armed, would have a distinct advantage over the relatively small pirate boats; the advantage lies in their height and size. It's a well-known tenet of military strategy that in a confrontation, those who occupy higher ground have the advantage.
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Italian archeologists think they are on the verge of finding the ancient ships downed in the battle of the Aegates Islands between Rome and Carthage in 241 BC. Experts from Sicily and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology in Austin, Texas, used sonar and multi-beam bathymetric technology to scan the seabed around the islands, west of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.
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An international transportation union will hold an open house this weekend aboard the Global Mariner, a cargo ship that has been modified to carry graphic displays of poor working conditions in the maritime industry. The ship, which is docked at Berth 53 in the Port of Los Angeles, belongs to the International Transport Workers' Federation, a London-based organization that represents more than 500 unions around the world.
August 30, 2006 |
A year after Hurricane Katrina wreaked more than $1 billion of damage on its Gulf Coast shipyards, Northrop Grumman Corp. is building 12 Navy ships and says the longest delay on any of them will be just 10 months. Philip Teel, president of Northrop's ship systems business, said he planned to meet with the company's 16,500 workers at six sites in the region Tuesday to highlight Northrop's success in recovering from the devastating hurricane.
March 31, 2009 |
The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it has submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organization that would create tougher emission standards for foreign vessels in the coastal waters and ports of the United States and Canada.
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February 28, 2010 |
Sylvia Drew Ivie has seen schools and a medical college named after her late father, Charles Drew, a black surgeon whose pioneering work in the science of blood preservation was key to the development of large-scale blood banks. But the Navy's christening and launching of the 689-foot-long Charles Drew cargo ship from a San Diego shipyard early Saturday may have been the most unusual "edifice" named after him. It was, however, no less touching, Drew Ivie said. The Los Angeles resident acknowledged that some people would find it unusual for a war ship to be named after her father, also the namesake of Willowbrook's Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science.
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Every commercial harbor in the nation has its own pilots, and at the Port of Long Beach one family has been running the pilot operation for 90 years. It's the Jacobsen clan, whose roots stretch back to a Norwegian fishing village. Today they are responsible for shepherding ships as long as skyscrapers are tall. "My grandfather Jacob started doing this in 1922, when this port was pretty much just a mud flat," said Tom Jacobsen, the third-generation president of Jacobsen Pilot Service.
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The Coral Princess sailed into San Pedro on Monday morning, ending its 15-day Panama cruise; Chiara Faliva flew all the way from Italy to greet it. Far from a relaxing vacation, Faliva is hopscotching the world -- Tuesday she was en route to Colombia -- desperately trying to determine what happened to her brother, a 31-year-old chef who disappeared from the ship a few days after it departed from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The few facts known only...
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A passenger ship carrying 70 people went missing off eastern Indonesia after reporting engine failure, a port official said. The bodies of two children were found drifting nearby along with nearly two dozen survivors. The ship was on a regular voyage to Maluku province, and was carrying 53 passengers and a crew of 17 when its engine broke down after encountering 9-foot waves, he said.


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Prototyping Autonomous Robots
Building an autonomous robot is a goal of many robot enthusiasts. If you look up autonomous in the dictionary, you will see terms like “self directed” and “self sufficient.” If you apply the first term to a robot, it simply means that the robot is capable of accomplishing a task without human intervention. The second term suggests a deeper commitment. A self sufficient robot might be one that is capable of repairing itself, or at the very least, capable of recharging its own battery so that...


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The grocery chain has also branched out into other types of retail outlets. The chain acquired Scott’s Food & Pharmacy in 2007 and 20 former Michigan Farmer Jack locations from A&P. It also has partnered with Murray’s Cheese of New York City, introducing a variety of artisanal cheeses from around the world.
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Roma are demanding that Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi step down after an apparent ethnic slur against their community. Several NGOs have condemned his remarks.
By Paul Ciocoiu for Southeast European Times in Bucharest -- 04/03/10
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Members of the Roma community in Bucharest -- about 500 people joined by sympathizers -- protested in front of the Romanian government building last week, demanding the resignation of Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi. In public remarks on February 11th, he connected the ethnic minority to crime, on the basis of physiology.
"We have some physiological, crime-related issues in some of the Romanian communities [abroad], especially among ethnic Roma communities," Baconschi said after a meeting with the French State Secretary of European Affairs, Pierre Lellouche.
Lellouche traveled to Bucharest last month seeking help with the problem of squatting Roma immigrants in France.
Five NGOs -- Active Watch-Press Monitoring Agency, the Roma Civic Alliance in Romania, the Legal Resources Centre, the Pro Europa League, and Romani CRISS -- promptly condemned Baconschi's remarks.
"The minister directly associates criminality with ethnicity ... he gives a biological explanation for associating criminality with ethnicity, an explanation common to Nazi Germany when 'justifying' the Holocaust," read a letter sent by the organisations.
It asked for Baconschi's immediate resignation, adding "Baconschi is probably not aware that associating criminality with ethnicity, the so-called 'racial profiling', is neither in the spirit nor in the letter of the European law of the 21st century."
"Baconschi's statements severely infringe on the right to dignity of the Roma people as Romanian and European citizens. Furthermore, his statement constitutes a breach of Romanian and European anti-discrimination legislation," it read.
The offending phrase was quickly removed from a press release on the foreign ministry's website, which rejected the "racist end ethnic" interpretations of Baconschi's statements.
The ministry attempted to explain his wording as a faux pas and invited the five NGOs to sit down for "an honest exchange of opinions". The organisations declined the invitation.
President Traian Basescu defended Baconschi last week, saying that Romania has a tarnished image abroad because of Roma beggars on "every corner of the street". He stressed that the best way for the Roma to improve their public image is to "send their children to school". His remarks were met with loud protests from Roma attending the meeting. The hecklers were escorted from the hall.
This is the second scandal in three years sparked by Romanian officials concerning the country's ethnic Roma living abroad. The last time was November 2007, amid intense anti-Romanian sentiment in Italy after the brutal murder of an Italian woman. Romania's then Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu said people like the suspected murderer should either be exiled to the desert or face military punishment.
Around 8,000 ethnic Roma immigrants were sent back to Romania in 2009 by French authorities after receiving financial incentives. Most of the Roma in France, however, refused to leave.


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I've managed to play along with three challenges for today's Dare to Get Dirty event at Splitcoaststampers:
The first one is for Lydia's (Understandblue) challenge. I used a Spellbinders snowflake and Papertrey sentiment. Shimmery White cardstock and Sahara Sand ink.
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EU member states have agreed to support a trade ban in bluefin tuna from 2011, bringing an end to months of division over how to protect this endangered fish.
The decision agreed by EU ambassadors this afternoon (10 March) comes just in time for a two-week meeting of the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), beginning in Doha on Saturday (13-25 March), where the question of a ban will be finally decided.
A trade ban will enter into force only if it wins support from at least two-thirds of the roughly 175 countries who are signatories to CITES.
Today’s decision brings an end to months of wrangling in the EU. Last year six Mediterranean countries blocked a proposal from the European Commission to support a trade ban in bluefin tuna.
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But the Commission won over doubting member states with a new proposal that delays the introduction of a ban until 2011. Small-scale artisanal fishing vessels will also be allowed to carry on fishing tuna, a special exemption that member states approved today.
But EU governments left the door open for a ban to be reversed before the end of the year if stocks show signs of recovery. The member states said a trade ban could be lifted if the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the body responsible for managing tuna, decides that stocks have recovered when they hold their annual meeting in November.
Last month, Janez Potočnik, the European environment commissioner, said bluefin tuna had “very low” chances of surviving if no action was taken to protect it.
According to the conservation group WWF, more than 60,000 tonnes of Atlantic bluefin tuna were caught in 2007, more than four times the catch recommended by scientists to avoid overfishing.
Member states also agreed the EU’s position for the CITES conference on other endangered plants and animals. They agreed to support the continuation of a ban on the ivory trade with the aim of protecting elephants. On Mediterranean pink and red corals, EU member states decided to support trade restrictions, although they want a delay of 18 months.
However a plan to stop international trade in polar bear skins and body parts was rejected, because governments said that climate change, rather than trade, was the main threat to these Arctic beasts.
Today’s decision was taken by a qualified (weighted) majority and not supported by all countries.
To tie up the legal loose ends, the decision must be rubber-stamped by ministers. This will be done either tomorrow (11 March) by transport ministers, or Friday by energy ministers. Both sets of ministers are coming to Brussels for regular meetings, which are unrelated to the CITES conference.


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There was another pleasing home draw in today's FA Cup draw for Lowestoft Town.The Blues have been pitted with a Crown Meadow showdown against Zamaretto League Division One Midlands side Sutton Coldfield Town in an eagerly-awaited third qualifying round tie on Saturday, October 10.
THERE was another pleasing home draw in today's FA Cup draw for Lowestoft Town.
The Blues have been pitted with a Crown Meadow showdown against Zamaretto League Division One Midlands side Sutton Coldfield Town in an eagerly-awaited third qualifying round tie on Saturday, October 10.
Lowestoft, who are now just two more wins away from a lucrative place in the FA Cup first round proper and a possible showdown with sides in the Coca Cola League One or League Two, will face a side who play at the same level as themselves in a league that includes regular former opponents AFC Sudbury, Bury Town and Soham Town.
The town's top team were drawn out as the 17th tie of 40 to be played next month, and the Trawler Boys are likely to be delighted with another home encounter against a team who beat Ridgeons League side Needham Market 3-1 in the previous round.
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The draw was made at FA headquarters this afternoon (Monday) and The Blues - who beat former Football League side Boston 1-0 in front of 1100 fans at Crown Meadow on Saturday - will fancy their chances against a side who are mid-table in the respective league.
Lowestoft are currently top of the Ryman Division One North - step four of the pyramid - and having pocketed �4,500 in the previous round, The Blues will secure another �7,500 on top of this for victory in the third qualifying round.
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A phenomenal number of Ukrainians did not have the possibility to vote in parliamentary elections. It was a dirty electoral campaign, with colossal pressure.
The White Helmets are supported by the West, helped by Israel, and are also moving freely in areas controlled by terrorist organisations, fabricating and falsifying news images and feeding on foreign money, while some say that it is the fruit of Western intelligence work.
Recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about the association of the White Helmets with terrorism in Syria. The claim that the White Helmets are the creation of“Western intelligence work” is unsubstantiated and constitutes a groundless conspiracy theory. The White Helmets are a volunteer search and rescue organization made up of a group of Syrian civilians who mobilized to help war casualties in Syria, namely injured civilians trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings. The organisation - which is made up of 3,400 volunteers including teachers, engineers, tailors and firefighters - states that it has no affiliation to any political or military actor and is committed to render services to anyone in need. See here, here and here for background on Russian disinformation campaigns against the White Helmets.

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Gaudium is an Ann Arbor-based gaming studio that creates classic anime-style games. We sat down recently with founder Andrew Yang to ask what everyone has been asking us lately: how do you grow a gaming studio in a smaller market like Michigan? Gaudium’s current game, Armor Blitz, looks pretty mainstream for such a small studio. It has an anime trailer (shown above) and can be downloaded on Google Play (4.2 stars with 2800+ reviews) or you can play online on Nutaku.
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