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Auto insurance companies calculate the risk of insuring each driver based on a number of factors that are not to the advantage of drivers under the age of 20. Clean driving records and experience are developed over years, and the associated discounts are meant to reward safe driving habits that prevent insurance claims. Higher insurance rates for young drivers can be justified by the insurance companies since the statistics back up their beliefs that young drivers take more risks. Reducing the annual premium for a young driver can be achieved if the following tips are followed.
• Complete driver training – Many levels of driver training are available for drivers who wish to develop skills more quickly. Basic driving classes will be rewarded by modest discounts on the insurance premium, but advanced driving courses where many defensive driving and crash-avoidance techniques are taught will yield substantial discounts. The insurance company expects the risk of insuring more skilled drivers to drop substantially.
• Establish personal credit – Maintaining a high credit score can be achieved by applying for a credit card and paying every bill on time. Building credit and understanding how to manage credit in a budget are valuable financial skills that can be built while living at home. Responsible credit use is rewarded by insurance companies as a sign of maturity.
• Maintain excellent school grades – Most insurance companies have a “good student” discount that is meant to reward good performance at the only job most teenagers have. Since grades are earned by hard work and discipline, the insurers have developed discounts for the best students. Honor roll members will be rewarded with insurance premium discounts.
• Drive responsibly – Every driver realizes the added risks of certain activities, including texting and talking on the cell phone while driving. Young drivers must voluntarily use the good skills taught in the driving courses and embrace wise practices that will reduce the risk of an accident. Statistics prove that young drivers experience higher accident rates when other teens are in the car when they drive. Some localities have banned young drivers from granting rides to other kids who are not their siblings.
• Use a Safe Driving App – Technology continues to evolve and apps are now available to help young drivers develop safe driving habits by tracking driving habits.
• Choose a safe vehicle – Driving the coolest car with all of the latest gadgets and additions might seem like a great way to be noticed, but unfortunately the insurance companies will notice the more expensive set of wheels that must be covered by your insurance policy. The insurance premium will be raised because of the expense of replacing additional features on the car. Drive the safest possible car that can be replaced without much expense.
• Stay on parent’s insurance – If at all possible remain as a secondary driver on the insurance policy of your parents. Their driving experience, credit scores, and perceived maturity will offset some of the cost of insuring a young driver. While this is not always possible, most young drivers are less expensive to insure as a part of a multiple-vehicle and multiple-driver insurance policy.
• Leverage discounts – Each insurance company offers different discounts to encourage young drivers to adopt safe driving habits. Investigate the discounts offered and ask for all the possible discounts. If the insurance agent makes a recommendation, like taking a class that could offer discount, do whatever it takes to qualify for the discount.
Insurance rates will begin to moderate with just one year of accident-free driving. Parents care about the health and safety of their young driver above all else, so being a good driver is an important way to say thank you for their support.
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which recognize pathogen-associated motifs and play a key role in initiating innate immune responses, have also been implicated in maturation of dendritic cells and thereby in T helper (TH) cell activation. Whether TLRs play a direct role in B cell activation has been unclear. Pasare and Medzhitov found that mice lacking the TLR signaling adaptor MyD88 (myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88) showed impaired immunoglobulin (Ig) G1 and IgG2 antibody responses to T-dependent antigens and lower steady-state levels of IgM, IgG1, IgG2c, and IgG3 than those in wild-type mice. Because impaired B cell responses could result from inadequate TH activation, the authors tested the direct role of TLR signaling in B cells by transferring B cells from wild-type or knockout mice into a strain of mice that lack mature B cells. Antigen-specific production of IgG and IgM was impaired in mice that received B cells lacking MyD88 or TLR4 compared with that in mice receiving wild-type B cells and, following immunization, these mice had a lower percentage of B cells that were positive for a germinal center marker. Furthermore, immunization of transgenic mice that expressed MyD88 in dendritic cells but not in B cells led to functional TH1 responses but not to antigen-specific antibody production. Moreover, TLR ligation enhanced the processing of antigen taken up through B cell receptor-mediated endocytosis. Thus, TLR signaling appears to play a direct role in T-dependent antigen-specific B cell responses in addition to its effects on TH activation and thus T cell help. The IgE response (which is initiated by parasites) was similar in mice receiving B cells lacking MyD88 to that in mice receiving wild-type B cells, which suggests that TLR signaling in B cells may help identify the microbial origin of antigens and thereby direct the B cell response.
C. Pasare, R. Medzhitov, Control of B-cell responses by Toll-like receptors. Nature 438, 364-368 (2005). [PubMed]

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The following text is from the Fourth Lecture (“General Church Usages and Benevolences”) of the “Probationer’s Hand-book: Religious, Historical, Doctrinal, Disciplinary and Practical” by Rev. S. Olin Garrison, M.A. The handbook, also known as the Probationer’s Catechism, is a series of lectures in catechetical form, intended to prepare probationary members for full membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church. These outlines could be adapted for a church membership class.
51. What chief peculiar usages are maintained in our Church?
The Itinerancy, Class-meeting, Love feast, and Watch-night.
52. What is the Itinerancy?
It is a system of regular rotation in the pastorate, under episcopal supervision, whereby every member of an Annual Conference receives an appointment, and every congregation a pastor, in accordance with the peculiar usages of the Methodist Episcopal Church. (See Discipline.)
53. What is the design of the Class-meeting?
It is designed to gather together the members weekly for free spiritual conversation. It is not a confessional, but it furnishes the leader an opportunity to instruct, exhort, rebuke, and encourage those who are committed to his care. It has been, and should continue to be, a power in Methodism. Heb. 10:24, 25; Jas. 5:16; Col. 3:16. (See Discipline.)
54. What is the design of the Love-feast?
The Love-feast is a meeting in imitation of the Agapæ of the early Christians and is designed to promote fellowship and brotherly love among the members. Acts 2:42, 46; 20:7; Jude 12.
55. What is the design of Watch-night?
It is to seize the event of the closing year in order to enforce religious lessons and make solemn vows.
56. How many benevolent societies are there in the Church?
57. Will you name them?
Missionary, Sunday-School Union, Tract, Church Extension, Freedmen’s Aid, Education; American Bible Society, Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society, and Woman’s Home Missionary Society.*
*(Explain the “Children’s Day ” collections. See Discipline, (1896,) ¶337, §2; ¶334, §2.)
58. Give briefly the nature and aims of these several societies?
(In preparing the answers consult the Discipline and inquire of the Quarterly Conference Committees.)
59. How are the regular expenses of the Church and the demands of the various benevolent societies to be maintained?
By the voluntary gifts of all the full members and the probationers as God prospers them. 1 Cor. 16:2.
60. Should all Christian people form the habit of systematic giving?
They should, by all means; and they should also teach others the same lesson, especially children.

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The working principle of carbon dioxide alarm
Carbon dioxide alarm has a wide range of applications in many fields such as industry, agriculture, and environmental protection.
Let me introduce to you the working principle of carbon dioxide alarm.
Any substance has its characteristic brightline spectrum. Correspondingly there will be absorption spectra. The same goes for carbon dioxide gas molecules. The vibration of the crystal lattice of the ceramic material hinders the movement of electrons. As the temperature rises, the lattice vibration strengthens. The increase in the amplitude hinders the enhancement of the electronic function. According to the theory of selective gas absorption. When the emission wavelength of the light source matches the absorption wavelength of the gas, resonant absorption occurs. The absorption intensity is related to the concentration of the gas. The concentration of gas can be measured by measuring the absorption intensity of light.
At present, there are many types of carbon dioxide sensors. According to its principle, it can be divided into thermal conductivity type, density meter type, radiation absorption type, and electrical conductivity type. Chemical absorption, electrochemical, and chromatographic. Mass spectrometry, infrared optics, etc.
Infrared absorption carbon dioxide gas sensor
It is made based on the principle that the absorption spectrum of a gas varies with different substances. The carbon dioxide sensor element controls the internal infrared lamp to emit infrared light of a fixed band through the drive circuit. After being absorbed by the gas to be measured, the infrared light amplitude changes. Then calculate the concentration of the gas to be measured by detecting the amount of change. That is, the signals output by the sensor elements are filtered respectively. Amplification processing and ADC acquisition and conversion. Input to the microprocessor. The microprocessor system performs corresponding temperature according to the collected temperature and pressure. The pressure compensation process finally calculates the concentration of carbon dioxide to be measured and outputs it to the display device. There are mainly tunable diode laser absorption spectra. Photoacoustic spectroscopy technology, cavity enhanced spectroscopy technology and non-dispersive infrared spectroscopy technology, etc. There are many advantages of infrared absorption sensors. High sensitivity, fast analysis speed, good stability, etc.
Electrochemical carbon dioxide gas sensor
It is a type of chemical sensor that converts the concentration or partial pressure of carbon dioxide into an electrical signal through an electrochemical reaction. According to the detected electrical signals. The electrochemical type is divided into potential type, current type and capacitive type. According to the electrolyte form, there are liquid electrolytes and solid electrolytes. Since the 1970s until now. The solid electrolyte carbon dioxide sensor has always received the attention of the majority of scientific researchers. The principle of the solid electrolyte carbon dioxide sensor is that the gas-sensitive material generates ions when passing through the gas. Thereby, an electromotive force is formed, and the electromotive force is measured to measure the gas volume fraction.
Utilizes the difference in thermal conductivity between carbon dioxide and other gases. To make a thermal conductivity carbon dioxide gas sensor. It is also the earliest sensor used to detect carbon dioxide. But its sensitivity is low.


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The more I watch Game of Thrones, the more I realize it’s not necessarily great art or deep social commentary, but a prime example of antagonistic writing.
Much like The Sopranos, it derives much of its raw cinematic power from emotionally manipulating the audience. You build up suspense and terror in the audience’s mind only to deprive them of the redemption, the closure, they need to feel whole again. To feel as if their time investment in this work of art is worthwhile.
In The Sopranos, antagonistic filmmaking reached a crescendo of anti-climax, surpassing even Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, which one could argue was an antagonistic movie—one of the first modern efforts to disturb, repel, and yet fascinate moviegoers with the glitzy portrayal of immoral, horrific human beings who were REAL, and really didn’t deserve fame. (Scorsese continues this trend in The Wolf of Wall Street)
In independent filmmaking, of course, presenting the dark side of humanity, the frustrations of injustice, even the capricious glee of evil, is as old as foreign movies. Antagonistic filmmaking goes one step further than the depiction of suffering—the director/writer ceases to care about the reality of the story and intentionally tests his/her audience, for his own amusement, or for the experiment.
David Lynch, for example, doesn’t care about the reality of his characters but intentionally makes films that bewilder and shock the senses. Lars Von Trier and Paul Thomas Anderson flirt with antagonistic filmmaking, but in the end, are guilty of nothing more than getting inside the heads of their warped characters. Lynch doesn’t care about the story; he wants a guttural reaction from you. Quentin Tarantino, while often praised for his ability to tease audiences is not classically antagonistic. He eventually gives people everything they want—almost too much, as in his most recent surreal historical films.
The Sopranos explored the anti-climax plot relentlessly, showing us the ugliness of violence and the lure of self-centered sex, without appeasing our guilt, our primal feelings, or our desire to set things set right. It was very “realistic”, and yet felt emotionally detached only because it purposely faded out before we could see how these realistic characters were affected on a personal level.
Game of Thrones is a series that likewise antagonizes its audience, not necessarily in anti-climax, but in the depiction of amoral characters prevailing over decent protagonists. This is not exactly groundbreaking, except of course in sci-fi and fantasy.
One of the earliest and yet most bizarre cases of gonzo antagonistic cinema art would have to be Andy Kaufman, and subsequently the WWE of the 1990s Attitude era who picked where Kaufman left off and spent entire months on storylines where they infuriated crowds of fans. They did give them a payoff, sort of, when the hero prevailed in one match where he won the title belt and posed in the ring victorious for about 10 minutes of “redemption.” Compared to hours and hours of evil, antagonistic brutality in which villains pummeled heroes and innocent bystanders, the pay off was hardly worth it.
While I did enjoy all of the cited examples above, I do feel as if there is a limit to antagonistic filmmaking. At one point does antagonistic filmmaking become masochism, sadism, or even “snuff-porn” filmmaking—which is comparable to rape?
I think as an independent moviegoer, no longer obligated to watch movies for pay, that I can feel all right about walking away from certain films, TV series, and documentaries that depict the most heinous of actions by supposedly civilized beings.
Whether it’s in the spirit of sharing abominations on social networks, or praising someone for something great and wonderful they did (which of course doesn’t concern me in the slightest), or acknowledge the fact that evil really exists (does it?), I don’t feel obligated to spread the word. I don’t really want to do my part in infecting the rest of the world with an agonizing disease.
At some point, I do ask myself: Why am I watching this? Will my life personally benefit from this two-hour experience? (Even more so with series that take days of my time) That’s the joy of not working as a film critic. The ability to say, I have better things to do than sit here and suffer.
Some have said the series “The End of the Magical Kingdom” is antagonistic writing.
A long time ago, during the time when I gave religious sermons, a friend once told me, “You hold your audience hostage.”
I can only laugh today when people say the same thing about my modern novels. I suppose writers never change. Only their voice evolves.
Speaking of “antagonistic fiction“, vote for our book on Goodreads and check out The End of the Magical Kingdom on all major platforms.

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"Downton Abbey" fans may already be missing Dan Stevens, who played Matthew Crawley on the popular PBS series until the end of last season. And they may have been further traumatized when recently the actor was revealed to have dropped some pounds and let his hair go from wavy blond to dark and cropped.
Which means that the trailer for the upcoming movie "Summer in February" should come as a great relief. No, Stevens is not reprising his role as Matthew Crawley, but based on the trailer he looks exactly like that character -- blond, fit and in period wear -- and is in the midst of a tormented love triangle in pre-WWI England.
Based on the book by Jonathan Smith, "Summer in February" takes place initially at a Cornwall artists' colony, and focuses on the real-life love lives of artist Alfred Munnings (played in the film by Dominic Cooper), his friend Gilbert Evans and the woman they both were enamored with, Florence Carter-Young (played by Emily Browning).
So brace yourselves, "Downton" fans: "Summer in February" has a UK release date of June 14; a US premiere date has not been announced yet.


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Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō Anime's Promo Video Previews Lozareena's Opening Theme Song
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The official website for the television anime of Hinowa Kōzuki's Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō (Refined Daily Life at the Supernatural Entity Apartment) light novel series began streaming the show's promotional video on Saturday. The video previews Lozareena's opening theme song "Good Night Mare."
The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX and Yomiuri TV on July 3, and on BS11 on July 4 as part of the Anime no Me programming block.
The anime stars:
Yuichi Nakamura as Mizuki Hase
Akira Ishida as Reimei Isshiki
Miyuki Sawashiro as Akine Kuga
Kazuya Nakai as Akira Fukase
Takehito Koyasu as Fool
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Ryū-san
Tomokazu Sugita as Furuhon-ya (secondhand bookshop employee)
Sho Hayami as Kottō-ya (antique shop employee)
Koji Yusa as Sato-san
Rie Kugimiya as Kuri and Mutsumi Tamura as Shiro
Mitsuo Hashimoto (Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku, Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits, Initial D: Fifth Stage) is directing the anime at Shin-Ei Animation. Yasunori Yamada (A Little Snow Fairy Sugar, Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia) is in charge of series composition. Tomomi Shimazaki (THE [email protected] MOVIE: Kagayaki no Mukōgawa e!, Hunter X Hunter key animation) is designing the characters for animation.
Lead voice actors Atsushi Abe and Yuichi Nakamura are performing the ending theme song "Nichijōshiki Broken down." Q-MHz is writing, composing, and arranging the ending theme song, and eba is also arranging.
The novels' story centers on Yūshi Inaba, a 16-year-old boy whose parents died three years ago. He moved into his uncle's house, but resolved to move into a dormitory in high school. Those plans were dashed when that dormitory burned down. He eventually finds an apartment with cheap 25,000-yen (about US$220) rent. Yūshi finds out too late that the apartment is home to supernatural creatures such as ghosts, yōkai, and mononoke, and his daily life becomes embroiled in the eccentric apartment.
Kōzuki launched the light novel series in 2003, and concluded it in 2009 with 10 volumes (and a later side-story collection in 2013). Kadokawa republished the 10 novels in 2008-2014, and published two spinoff novels for the series in 2009 and 2012. Waka Miyama launched a manga adaptation in Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine in 2011. Kodansha published the manga's 13th volume on April 7.
The original work has more than 4.7 million copies in print.

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The C2420 from Copper Mountain Technologies is a 4 port modular Vector network analyzer that operates from 1 kHz to 20 GHz. The VNA has a dynamic range of 133 dB and can take measurements at speeds of up to 12 usec/point. It has NMD 3.5 mm Male connectors at each port which are matched to 50 ohms. This VNA can be connected to any Windows PC or laptop, and offers Direct Receiver Access or special applications involving external directional coupling, including Load Pull and high-power measurements. It efficiently handles advanced test applications, providing an excellent price-performance combination for S-parameter measurement for this frequency range.


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Explore the words cloud of the ExMeCy project. It provides you a very rough idea of what is the project "ExMeCy" about.
The following table provides information about the project.
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS
|Coordinator Country||Greece [EL]|
|Total cost||152˙653 €|
|EC max contribution||152˙653 € (100%)|
1. H2020-EU.1.3.2. (Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility)
|Duration (year-month-day)||from 2016-05-01 to 2018-04-30|
Take a look of project's partnership.
|1||NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS||EL (ATHINA)||coordinator||152˙653.00|
Mediterranean cyclones are among the most important natural hazards in the region, affecting more than 135 million people. The physical mechanisms that make Mediterranean cyclones evolve into severe storms are not yet fully understood due to many uncertainties in the underlying atmospheric processes. These processes are mainly associated with deep convection and air-sea interactions at meso-scales, as well as with large-scale atmospheric systems that affect the region. The scientific objective of the project is to show how these processes lead to extreme rainfall in the Mediterranean and contribute to the better forecasting of cyclones induced extreme rainfall. Analysis within ExMeCy is based on a multi-methodological approach that includes fundamental atmospheric dynamical analysis, analysis of lightning and satellite observational datasets, and modelling adapted to the project needs. First the Researcher will detect the cyclones causing extreme rainfall. Then, he will classify these cyclones according to the contribution of the main processes associated with extreme rainfall, namely the deep convection and the airstreams of warm conveyor belts. Different cyclone groups will be thus formed, which will be analyzed separately using new modelling and diagnostic techniques, applied for the first time to Mediterranean cyclones. The decomposition of the complex interactions of atmospheric processes that lead to cyclones intensification and extreme rainfall will constitute ExMeCy’s original results. These results will be eventually used to assess European services models to predict cyclones-related high impact weather in the Mediterranean. The project will be hosted at the Institute for Environmental Research & Sustainable Development (IERSD) of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA).
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Emmanouil Flaounas; Vassiliki Kotroni; Konstantinos Lagouvardos; Suzanne L. Gray; Jean-FranÃ§ois Rysman; Chantal Claud
Heavy rainfall in Mediterranean cyclones. Part I: contribution of deep convection and warm conveyor belt
published pages: , ISSN: 0930-7575, DOI:
E. Galanaki; K. Lagouvardos; V. Kotroni; E.Flaounas; A. Argiriou
Thunderstorm climatology in the Mediterranean using cloud-to-ground lightning observations
published pages: , ISSN: 0169-8095, DOI:
L. Fita; E. Flaounas
Medicanes as subtropical cyclones: the December 2005 case from the perspective of surface pressure tendency diagnostics and atmospheric water budget
published pages: , ISSN: 0035-9009, DOI:
|Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society||2019-06-14|
Are you the coordinator (or a participant) of this project? Plaese send me more information about the "EXMECY" project.
For instance: the website url (it has not provided by EU-opendata yet), the logo, a more detailed description of the project (in plain text as a rtf file or a word file), some pictures (as picture files, not embedded into any word file), twitter account, linkedin page, etc.
Send me an email (email@example.com) and I put them in your project's page as son as possible.
Thanks. And then put a link of this page into your project's website.
The information about "EXMECY" are provided by the European Opendata Portal: CORDIS opendata.

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After nearly 30 years of pioneering community outreach programs for Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control, Peggy Bender announced her retirement Tuesday.
Bender will officially leave her post as community relations and education specialist Sept. 1, according to a statement from Animal Care & Control.
Among Bender’s accomplishments during her 29 years with Animal Care & Control were fundraising events, a spay-neuter assistance program, an animal program geared toward teenagers, work with local schools and a nationally recognized animal safety education program.
Our department and the community have been fortunate to have had Peggy serving for 29 years, Belinda Lewis, director of Animal Care & Control, said in a prepared statement.
Bender will go on to work as creative director in nonprofit video marketing.
Bender was well-known to TV viewers from her pet-of-the-week segment on a local station.
Working for Animal Care & Control and for the welfare of animals will always be greater than a career, Bender said in a news statement about her retirement.
Jodi Hamilton, volunteer coordinator for the past six years at Animal Care & Control, will fill the vacancy left by Bender.


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Based on Lew Wallace’s timeless novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ., comes the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves (Nazanin Boniadi), Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
The trailer opens with Ben-Hur coming home, greeted by Morgan Freeman who offers him guidance to defeat an empire.
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Calabasas High School senior Isabella Fitz-Gerald has been a gymnast since she was three years old. Growing up playing multiple sports, she fully committed to her passion when she joined the Matrix Gymnastics team in Chatsworth at nine years old. At such a young age, gymnastics took up most of her time and energy. Over time, Fitz-Gerald became more dedicated and more successful.
Along her journey, she has faced the difficulty of managing school work while participating in a sport that requires extreme dedication. Her schedule is composed mostly of practice and competitions, with little time set aside for homework. Fitz-Gerald’s desire to develop her skills conflicts with time spent studying, but she is aware of what is necessary in order for her to continue her career after high school.
“At an early age I learned the valuable skill of being proactive and staying on top of assignments,” said Fitz-Gerald. “I also learned that I had to miss out on a lot of school activities and hanging out with friends, but I know it is all for the end goal of competing in college.”
Another obstacle Fitz-Gerald faces is being involved with a sport that is not affiliated with CHS. Socially, high school can be challenging for many, especially if a student spends most of their time on an extracurricular activity. However, Fitz-Gerald is fortunate to have close friends both at school and on her team.
“Honestly, I feel like it is good I do not go to school with my teammates because we would literally see each other all day every day,” said Fitz-Gerald. “I have definitely made best friends for life because of this sport and I couldn’t be more appreciative of them.”
Although Fitz-Gerald is a stellar gymnast, she does not get the recognition she deserves because she does not represent Calabasas’ athletics. High school gymnastics programs are uncommon, resulting in few students being aware of her excellence.
“I don’t play for the school. I don’t play for a club,” said Fitz-Gerald. “I understand why they don’t publicize athletes that are a part of a club team, but it would be nice to be recognized because I am a student-athlete that attends Calabasas High.”
With her recent commitment of UC Davis for gymnastics, she is likely to receive more praise. After visiting the school multiple times to attend summer clinics and for an official visit, she made the decision with complete confidence. Despite the difficulty of the recruiting process for gymnasts, Fitz-Gerald was heavily pursued and offered a place on the team as a walk-on.
“The campus was great as well as the coaching staff and gymnasts on the team,” said Fitz-Gerald. “I knew this was where I wanted to spend the next four years and continue my education.”
Fitz-Gerald looks forward to doing what she loves at the collegiate level for the next four years. She is confident the team can count on her to hit her routines in competition and contribute to strong seasons. Her work ethic will remain strong and she will use the knowledge she has obtained regarding the sport and the lessons she has learned in her journey to do such.
“I’m not going to lie it takes a lot to be a competitive gymnast,” said Fitz-Gerald. “You dedicate all your time into this one thing and push yourself to succeed and sometimes you do and other times you don’t.”


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An interview with Daniel Glinz, Senior Coach and Trainer, cinfo, Biel
What would you say are some specific shortfalls in the way intercultural competence/communication is taught in higher education?
If we want to efficiently develop intercultural communication competence, we need to do it in a holistic way. This means that we have to get out of the purely cognitive aspect and involve the body and the emotions of the learners.
The interaction with people from other socio cultural backgrounds, affects the person as a whole. Therefore, you cannot separate thinking (the cognitive aspect) and the emotions (all the more “animal” reactions) people have when confronted by somebody who is different. This calls for a new approach to teaching intercultural communication, for example, without tables and chairs as is the usual practice in academic settings.
One of the shortfalls is to consider inter-cultural communication as something happening only in the brain. Students have a tendency to grasp things intellectually. When it comes to real situations with emotions, interests and personal gains or losses, then the story changes.
Another shortfall is the often-seen simplification of culture in relation to national characteristics. I’ve heard about teaching programs and books where one talks about Indian or Chinese or Arab culture. This is a gross oversimplification. Instead of nationality or ethnicity, we could also distinguish people according to language, religion, whether they work and live in cities or in the countryside, age groups etc.
So if we are to move away from the current “tables and chairs” approach to teaching this subject, what would you reckon to be a more effective method?
Anything that involves the personal experience! We need to feel things in our bodies. We need to feel the (positive and negative) tension between two or more individuals. We can focus more on what attracts us to and what we consider repulsive about other people‘s behaviors. To do this, we need mixed groups of learners. Maybe more role-plays, critical incident analysis, constellations, instead of lectures.
What do you see as an imminent threat of this emerging trend of fundamentalism to ongoing efforts at promoting intercultural awareness and competence?
Due to increased globalization, there is an opposite reaction of localization or fundamentalism from those corners that do not see the benefit of globalization. This creates a desire to go back to one’s own “original” culture. We can see this with the promotion of Hinduism as being the original religion of India. Likewise the “America first” mantra falls into the same category of cliché simplifications of what culture is nowadays.
Fundamentalists or nationalists basically believe in the fallacy that there could be a clash of civilizations and they want to emerge winners should that day come. They are the ones who think in divisive terms of “them” and “us”. As an antidote to this group of people, we need an integrative, inclusive approach. We need a “We” feeling!
Daniel Glinz (LinkedIn) was interviewed by Tawakalitu Braimah

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NASCAR reveals next slate of races through beginning of August
June 4, 2020
NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR announced Thursday the next installment of events in its return to racing, featuring races at Pocono Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
NASCAR returned to racing on May 17 at Darlington Raceway with a NASCAR Cup Series race that was won by Kevin Harvick. Since then, NASCAR has also raced twice at Charlotte Motor Speedway and then at Bristol Motor Speedway, and had previously announced races up through the weekend of June 20-21 at Talladega Superspeedway.
The newly announced slate of races will carry NASCAR through the opening weekend of August at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
FOX will close out its NASCAR Cup Series season with the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Wednesday, July 15 at 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1), while the NASCAR Xfinity Series season on FOX platforms will conclude at Kentucky Speedway (Friday, July 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET on FS1).
In turn, NASCAR welcomes back NBC for its sixth consecutive year of coverage when the NASCAR Xfinity Series (Saturday, July 4 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC) and NASCAR Cup Series (Sunday, July 5 at 4 p.m. ET on NBC) return to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Fourth of July weekend.
NBC will carry coverage of the Xfinity Series and Cup Series through the balance of the season, including the new and highly-anticipated Playoffs schedule that is currently scheduled to culminate with the crowning of three NASCAR national series champions at Phoenix Raceway in November.
The third installment of the 2020 schedule opens up at Pocono Raceway with five races in three days. The ARCA Menards Series will kick things off on Friday, June 26. That will be followed by a double-header with the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series on Saturday. The weekend will conclude with a Cup Series and Xfinity Series double-header on Sunday.
NASCAR will return to Indianapolis for an Independence Day weekend showdown with the Xfinity Series on Saturday, July 4, and the Brickyard 400 Cup Series on Sunday, July 5. That is followed by Kentucky Speedway, which will host a pair of Xfinity Series races, the Gander Trucks and the Cup Series between Thursday, July 9, and Sunday, July 12.
Charlotte Motor Speedway will be back in action on Wednesday, July 15, for the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race. Details regarding the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race will be announced at a later date.
NASCAR then takes all three national series at Texas (July 18-19), followed by Kansas Speedway hosting five races. The Kansas weekend (July 23-25) will feature two Gander Trucks races alongside a race each for the Cup Series, Xfinity Series and ARCA Menards Series.
The announced slate wraps up with the Cup Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, August 2.
NASCAR also announced several race realignments with the schedule. The Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway (July 9) is realigned from a race orgininally scheduled for New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Chicagoland Speedway dates have been realigned for the ARCA Menards Series (moved to Kansas Speedway on July 24) and the Gander Trucks (now at Kansas Speedway on July 25). Additionally, the Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway (July 25) has been realigned from one originally scheduled for Iowa Speedway.
NASCAR's modified event procedures and protocols have been finalized in accordance with public health officials, medical experts and local, state and federal officials. NASCAR has indicated that further national series dates will be announced at a later date.
The Cup Series will be back on track this Sunday, June 7, at Atlanta Motor Speedway with the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET, live on FOX, FOX Deportes, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.


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Location: Wichita, KS, USA
Contact Person: Brad Baumberger
Company/Business Name: Management Recruiters of Sioux Falls, LLP
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We are creating intergenerational and nurturing platforms of play, refuge, and mutual care in apocalyptic times. Dragon Egg Inn is on an epic quest to help put an end to unnecessary suffering and scarcity on Earth by providing spaces for collaborative and convivial play.
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Litigation Lawyers in Montgomery
A civil deposition in Montgomery, Illinois occurs in many civil litigation cases, as part of the discovery process.
In Montgomery, Illinois, "discovery" is a process that occurs before a civil trial, during which both sides are required to disclose relevant evidence to the other.
In Montgomery, Illinois, one way to acquire this information is to find the people involved in the dispute (whether they're witnesses or parties), and ask them questions about the issues you believe them to have knowledge of. A civil deposition is usually a pretty simple process: the person being deposed is sworn in (they are under oath, just as if they were in a courtroom). Because the whole point of a deposition is to get testimony on the record, a stenographer or video technician will also be present, recording the whole deposition. The lawyer then asks questions of the witness, and the lawyers for the other side are able to object to certain lines of questioning, if they wish.
Conducting A Civil Deposition in Montgomery, Illinois
If the parties believe that a witness in Montgomery, Illinois won't be able to show up in court to testify during trial, because of age, poor health, upcoming military deployment, potential incarceration, or any other reason, a deposition is a very good way to get their testimony on the record before the trial. Also, if they have to be questioned for several days, it is a good way to save the court's time.
Civil Depositions in Montgomery, Illinois can sometimes go on for days, and occasionally even weeks. If you are required to appear for a deposition in Montgomery, Illinois, it can prove to be a significant inconvenience.
Because of this fact, the law in Montgomery, Illinois allows witnesses who are appearing for depositions to be compensated for the expense associated with it. This includes reimbursement for gas, lodging, and food. They can also be paid a certain amount of money for every hour they testify, to compensate them for their time. However, this money can only be conditioned on the witness showing up and giving truthful testimony. Trying to condition it on the witness testifying in a certain way ceases to be compensation, and becomes bribery, which is a crime.
If you are called to a deposition in Montgomery, Illinois, it's absolutely essential that you answer all the questions truthfully, to the best of your knowledge. When testifying in a deposition, you are under oath, just as you would be in open court. Deliberately lying in a deposition is perjury, which is a serious crime.
How Can A Montgomery, Illinois Lawyer Help?
If you are the defendant or plaintiff in a lawsuit, chances are good that you'll have to appear in a deposition. You should, by this point, already be represented by a Montgomery, Illinois civil litigation attorney. You should do whatever they tell you to do (unless, of course, they tell you to lie, in which case you should find a new lawyer).
If you're not a party to the case, but have relevant information, you might be subpoenaed to appear in a deposition. In this case, you probably don't need to hire a Montgomery, Illinois litigation attorney, but it would not be a bad idea to seek out a brief consultation with one, to get an idea of what to expect.

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Measles Outbreak Inevitable
Kyiv, Ukraine - May 22, 2008
A warning was issued today that major outbreaks of measles and rubella will be unavoidable in Ukraine if there is a long delay in a campaign to eliminate the viruses.
This was one of the conclusions of international medical experts assessing the new developments after the suspension on the mass immunization campaign scheduled for 26th of May – 9th June in Ukraine. The decision to suspend campaign was made following the media reports on alleged vaccine-related death of a 17 y.o. boy in Donetsk last week.
In 2005 - 2006 Ukraine experienced large outbreaks of measles, infecting over 50,000 young people, resulting in seven reported deaths and accounting for 80 per cent of measles cases in Europe. Over 20,000 young Ukrainians contract rubella annually and a large outbreak of over 100,000 cases occurred in 2002, and serious birth defects.
The experts are:
1. Dr Dina Pfeifer - Medical Officer, WHO Headquarters, Geneva
2. Mr Eric Laurent - Technical Officer, WHO European Office, Copenhagen
3. Dr. Dragoslav Popovic – Regional immunisation specialist for Eastern and Central Europe
WHO, UNICEF and CDC regret the suspension of the national measles and rubella vaccination campaign. The decision will have long term implications not only for the measles and rubella campaign but for routine immunization coverage, resulting in the potential for outbreaks of other infectious diseases.
Measles and rubella are highly contagious infections and can lead to severe complications, birth defects and death. The global health partners urge the Government to reaffirm its commitment to the WHO strategy to eliminate measles and rubella in Europe by 2010.
The Government’s decision to suspend the vaccination campaign was in response to the recent tragic death of a 17 year old boy in Kramatorsk. Although a special commission of the Ministry of Health is still investigating the case, the Minister of Health stated that preliminary results provide no evidence of vaccination causing this unfortunate death. WHO, UNICEF and CDC regret that the decision to suspend the campaign and withdraw vaccines from use was made prior to the receipt of the official results of the investigation.
WHO, UNICEF and CDC reiterate that the measles and rubella vaccine used in Ukraine is pre-qualified by WHO and produced in accordance with the highest international standards by the Serum Institute of India, the largest producer of measles and rubella vaccine globally. Two out of three children in the world are immunized against measles with vaccine from this manufacturer. This measles - rubella vaccine has an excellent track record and has been successfully used in countries across Europe and CIS immunizing over 34 million young people. The rubella vaccine from the same manufacturer has been used in Ukraine since 2002, successfully vaccinating over 1.3 million people.
The Global partners urge the Government to complete and make public its investigation into the boy’s death in order to restore public trust in immunization. Immunization is an important public health intervention that ensures the fundamental human right to survival and protection from infectious diseases. WHO, UNICEF and CDC would like to reassure the Government of Ukraine and the citizens of Ukraine of their full support in managing this situation, and strongly encourage health officials to handle this difficult situation in a transparent manner as to best serve the interests of the health of Ukrainian people.

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Grimes - Go [CLICK HERE]
Chris Malinchak ft Mikky Echo - Stranger [CLICK HERE]
Milky Chance - Stolen Dance [CLICK HERE]
Lily Wood (Robin Schulz Remix) - Prayer In C [CLICK HERE]
It's hard to describe Grimes sonically. It's pop but it's left-of-center pop.
Musically she keeps experimenting and trying new things, which keeps things very exciting.
The Canadian is back with a new jam that reminds us of a Charli XCX song if it were produced by Diplo.
Check out the spiciness of Go - feat Blood Diamond - above!
Look at this group of pretty girlies!
Oh mai. Look at that makeup! Um, honey, did you put that on in the dark??
KatyKat looked SO super cute in that belted floral print dress and Rihanna kept it cool in black jeans, jacket and a Bob Marley t-shirt.
Only Rihanna walked away with an award at last night’s ceremony. But it looks like they all walked away with a new friend this weekend!
Yay for new friends!!!
[Image via Splash News.]
Hunger magazine's S/S 2013 issue has not one but SEVEN covers, and three of our fave girls are on 'em!
What a fierce treat!
Rankin, the mag's editor-in-chief, explained the idea behind the musically-inclined cover stars:
“I had begun to notice a pattern emerging in film and fashion, but most notably in music; where people (most obviously, young women) were taking control of their creative lives and output in a way I hadn’t seen before."
For real! It's a great time for women in music right now!
Gabrielle Alpin, A*M*E, and Grimes also get their own covers with model Crystal Renn scoring the seventh cover (which hasn't been released yet).
Ch-ch-check out the rest in the gallery (below)!
Which cover is your fave???
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In this lecture, Dr. Nakassis presents part of his long-running research project on prehistoric Aegean scripts. The Mycenaean palaces of the Greek Late Bronze Age (ca. 1300-1100 B.C.) made use of a sophisticated writing system called Linear B, which they inscribed on clay tablets and sealings. These documents are crucial to our understanding of these complex societies and shed light on everything from economy to religion. Dr. Nakassis co-directs a new project to digitally document Linear B tablets using of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and three-dimensional scanning, among other technologies, to create a comprehensive digital publication of these administrative documents that will be useful for scholars and the interested public alike.


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text: SAUNDRA MCCLAIN, is a seasoned actress with over 35 years of theatrical experience in film, television and theater. While walking home from school, she was picked out of a crowd to appear in the Sidney Poitier film, THE LOST MAN. Three months later, she boarded a train for New York and never looked back. Early in her career, she worked at NBC as Asst. Talent Coordinator for Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. During that period, she took classes and participated in acting workshops. She has worked in every aspect of the theatre, as a performing artist, director, writer, arts consultant, educator and motivational speaker. She appeared in the Broadway production FOR COLORED GIRLS, on film in HBO's EAST of EDEN, and episodes of LAW AND ORDER.

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Farmland that was once home to World War II bombers could be turned into a 25 acre business park.
Developers want to build on land to the north of Market Harborough, in south Leicestershire.
Airfield Farm Developments is looking for planning permission for the Wellington Business Park scheme, which it says could lead to 100s of jobs.
It wants to to put up warehousing and industrial buildings ranging in size from 10,000 sq ft to 100,000 sq ft, and offices ranging in size from 5,000 sq ft.
Overall the site could provide up to 500,000 sq ft of employment space with buildings available to lease or buy.
In 1943 the site became home to the Wellington Bombers of No 14 Operational Training Unit of RAF Bomber Command, and was used to operate Hurricanes and Curtiss Tomahawks from February 1944.
Flying ceased in August, 1945, and it later became a British Army vehicle depot. It was turned over to agriculture when the Army left in the late 1950s.
The developer said the land sits within Harborough’s Strategic Development Area masterplan, which includes 1,500 homes – much of which has been built – a marina development, primary school, community centres, and a country park. It is about a mile from the A6
Commercial property agent Prop-Search has been appointed as sole agent to market and promote the new business park.
It said the site was allocated in the Harborough District Council Local Plan for a mix of uses including offices, industrial and warehousing.
The masterplan includes flexibility for a range of employment units and will also feature extensive landscaping with pedestrian and cycle links into the town centre.
If it gets planning permission, buildings could be erected to the occupier’s specifications.
Prop-Search director Richard Baker said: “Wellington Business Park represents an exciting opportunity to create a significant number of jobs for the Market Harborough area.
“We share our client’s ambition for the site and look forward to showcasing the breadth of opportunity it offers to investors, developers and businesses, locally, regionally and nationally – and creating business opportunities in the local community.”


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I love ordering from Taste of India! The food is always well prepared and seasoned. There aren't many Indian restaurants but when compared this is by far the best. The portions are reasonable and can easily be shared amongst two or three people. My only gripe with them is the delivery. While I have never received the wrong item or a mess, it does take longer than most other places to deliver. I only live 3 miles from them and it always takes an hour for delivery do keep that in mind. Otherwise, it's a great place if you're looking for something different.
Best Food, Best Service.
Had some byriani rice and it was delicious plus that dime in are was phenomenal I give than a 10
The food is really delicious, the Tandoori Salmon is the best Salmon I ever had. The Tandoori Grill is extremely healthy that doesn't use any oil and cooks the fish to real tasty perfection. The dish is also served over Onions and Peppers with a side of Basmati rice.
Best Indian food on Staten Island, hands down. Just wish they'd do Island-wide delivery again!
Yum!! The Chicken Tikka Masala is delicious. Everything has just enough spice and I'm not a spice lover. The Nan bread is good as well. My husband had the chicken vindaloo which he said was really good. We don't eat Indian food often but this is definitely the place we will go to or order from when we do.
Funny reading to two last reviews... Spices to enhance food? HELLO, this is indian food, curry sauce is 98 percent spices and 2 percent other ingredients. And the other one looking for happy hour meals and free appetizers, really? because you did not get it does not make the place terrible. The food is very good and while I will agree the portions are smaller. but $12 for curry chicken is not that bad considering in the city you can pay in upwards to $18 - $20. The only problem I have had here is the occasional missing item from a take out or delivery order, but they always made good on it on the next order. The food is very good. Ask for mild for the kids, you get it mild. I like it hot... I get it that way. Never had any issue with the taste, quality and freshness of the food or customer service. That is how you rate and review a restaurant... not because you did not get something free or because you did not like spice when all their food is made with lots of spices.
Always loved this restaurant, even more now with an updated renovation. Glad the food and service remained the same, the new decor makes for a pleasant and trendy atmosphere.
Food is delicious!!!!
Best tasting Indian food on Staten Island.
Very nice food saag paner was great
Everything always great the food comes 45 minutes is still hot and delicious we enjoyed it very much just wish it came with some bread, but realized we didn't orser any Nan and have to next time
Even though just the only "real" Indian restaurant on staten island, taste of india still makes food as if they are surrounded by options. Tandoori grilled chicken is tender and healthy, vegetable dishes very tasty nearly all of them and the panzer cottage cheese dishes are right up withered with the best nyc has to offer.
I just finished a review for seaside and have the exact same review for Taste of India nearly identical. There is an influx of quick fly by night indian restaurants around staten island, nearly every corner and we have tried many of them but not one compares to this In consistency. Indian clove moved then changed owners or chefs so many times already you don't know what you will get. There is no longer a point of trying stick to what you know and it never disappoints
I totally loved the food, clean, friendly, but food was totally delicious

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Poetry Cipher "Deeply Rooted" in Black History
Published: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Updated: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 08:10
"Deeply Rooted," the homecoming poetry cipher, combined professional and student talent to showcase some of the best of spoken word poetry.
The audience including, actress and Howard alum Phylicia Rashad, waited patiently for the event to start.
The cipher began with a powerful African-inspired performance and dance routine.
The introduction set the atmosphere for the rest of the night. Poets like J. Ivy, Twin Poets, and Daniel Beaty brought a message of self-identity, education, and responsibility in the black community.
While Sonya Renee, the first lady of spoken word, represented for the women artists. Def
Poetry Jam poet Saul Williams kept the crowd intrigued with metaphors about the status of the hip-hop industry.
Howard alum Messiah, who also performed, says he was excited about returning to his second home and spreading the word about his recent works.
"It's a magnetic force that attracts people no matter how far you go. It's a new opportunity for me to reach new people with my artistry," said Messiah.
When Amiri Baraka approached the mic, the crowd greeted him with a standing ovation. As he peered into his pocket-sized poetry collection, he read a few poems to the anxious audience. His ‘Loku', what he calls the African-American version of a Haiku, spoke about real social issues in a comical style.
"Study the stuff that you love. If you don't then you will be evil for the rest of your life," Baraka said.
The show also provided the opportunity for eight Howard University students to perform original pieces. The night ended with students discussing how they were impacted by the content of the poems.
Sarah Brown, senior English major, says she was impressed with the show. "I thought it was a little long but it exceeded my expectations."


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Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He has written and drawn many graphic novels, including American Born Chinese, which was a National Book Award finalist, as well as the winner of the Printz Award and an Eisner Award. His graphic novel set Boxers and Saints won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He is the author of the Secret Coders series, combining comics and computer programming, and he has also written for the hit comics Avatar: The Last Airbender and Superman. You can visit him online at geneyang.com.
Megan Whalen Turner is the bestselling and award-winning author of five novels set in the world of The Queen’s Thief. She has been awarded a Newbery Honor and a Horn Book–Boston Globe Honor and the LA Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature. She has won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature and was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award. She worked as a bookseller for seven years before she started writing. Her first book was a collection of short stories called Instead of Three Wishes. Thick as Thieves, the eagerly anticipated new stand-alone novel set in the world of The Queen’s Thief, will be available in May. She lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio. You can visit her online at meganwhalenturner.tumblr.com.
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times bestselling author of 21 books, including The Crossover, which received the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American Literature for Children, the Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Passaic Poetry Prize. Kwame writes for children of all ages and is part of the Scholastic Reading Club. His other works include Surf’s Up, a picture book; Booked, a middle grade novel; and Crush: Love Poems for Teenagers.
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Acclaimed illustrator Paul Rogers (Bob Dylan's Forever Young picture book) delivers a collection of 100 movie puzzles in this charming gift book: each film (ranging from classics to pop culture favorites) gets 6 enigmatic illustrations (no movie stars), the reader then has to guess the the film from the clues. Answer key in back, an introduction by an noted figure in the film industry.
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Broadway Legend Barbara Cook With Guitarist-Vocalist John Pizzarelli
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Cleared to participate in contact practices, Timberwolves injured center Nikola Pekovic now just needs some of that before he plays his first game since last March.
Given a schedule in which the Wolves play three games within four days, the question is when?
Pekovic’s presence would give interim head coach Sam Mitchell insurance for nights like Monday, when Wolves centers Karl-Anthony Towns and Gorgui Dieng each got into third-quarter foul trouble.
“It’d be nice, but I’m not going to hold my breath,” Mitchell said. “When he comes back, how many minutes can we realistically give Pek? How many minutes do we leave him out there? We don’t have a team that’s built so we can give unproductive minutes. Pek is going to have to do his work. We’re working with him. But without practice time, it’s going to be tough for him.
“When he’s ready, we’ll figure out how to use him then. But right now, I don’t even think about it. It does me no good to start planning on something that I have no idea when it’s going to happen.”
Pekovic is in the middle of a five-year, $60 million contract and has been sidelined much of the past three seasons because of a troublesome ankle that required Achilles-tendon surgery in April.’
The Jazz played without four projected starters, including injured swat-blocking center Rudy Gobert. That meant young Wolves star Andrew Wiggins didn’t have a chance to reprise his fierce dunk over Gobert in a game at Target Center last season, a piece of dunkitude Wiggins still sees on TV from time to time.
“That’s definitely one of the best highlights of my NBA career so far,” Wiggins said. “It’s always good to play against someone like that, who challenges you at the rim. It keeps things competitive and fun.”
• Wolves rookie Karl-Anthony Towns spent part of Tuesday posing in costume and with a handsome cat as part of soon-to-be launched social-media campaign to promote him for the All-Star Game. Included is one bit at aimed at the massive Chinese fan base.
• Zach LaVine on stepping out of bounds at a critical moment in Monday’s loss at San Antonio while referring to Towns: “I got a size 12 foot. Lucky I don’t have KAT’s foot or I’d been standing in the third row.”
• Wolves forward Shabazz Muhammad briefly wore a Jazz hat in 2013, when he was part of a draft-night trade with Utah involving Dieng and Trey Burke. “My brother still has that hat,” he said.
• A former Duke player and coach, Utah coach Quin Snyder has followed Wolves rookie Tyus Jones’ career. “Those guys were a unique group,” Snyder said, referring to NCAA champions Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow. “There was a level of character and poise and he’s one of those guys. That’s who he is. … I was proud to go to his school.”

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Classics Countdown 32/53 Brother Bear
"Well, it’s kind of about a man… and kind of about a bear. But mostly, it’s about a monster."
There are those who say fate is something beyond our command. That destiny is not our own, but I know better. Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough to see it.
I remember Daddy told me, Fairytales can come true!
You gotta make ‘em happen, it all depends on you.
So I work real hard each and every day,
Now things for sure are going my way.
Just doing what I do
Look out boys, I’m coming through…


City of London Corporation to survey traffic orders across the Square Mile
The City of London Corporation’s main decision-making body has today (21 April) voted in favour of a survey into existing transportation schemes across the Square Mile.
In a motion passed at the Court of Common Council, elected Members agreed to review all traffic restrictions currently in force. It will look at specific justifications for the restrictions and whether schemes comply with existing policy.
The motion also commits to a review of restrictions at Bank Junction. Currently only buses and cycles are able to pass through the junction between the hours of 7am-7pm on weekdays.
The amended motion, as agreed by the Court of Common Council, said:
This Honourable Court notes and reaffirms its support for the Transport Strategy (adopted in May 2019) - including the prioritisation of the needs of people walking especially considering the imminent and very welcome opening of the new Elizabeth Line - the Climate Action Strategy and the Corporate Plan.
THIS HONOURABLE COURT THEREFORE RESOLVES:-
- That the Planning and Transportation Committee be requested to task officers to commence a detailed survey of current traffic flows and other relevant metrics of public highway usage in the City with a view to creating a body of evidence to inform a review of experimental or permanent traffic orders in force. The Planning & Transportation Committee should report to this Honourable Court no later than October (2022) this year and details of any proposed consequential review of traffic orders by December 2022.
- That the Planning & Transportation Committee be requested immediately to begin a review of the nature and timing of current motor traffic timing restrictions at Bank Junction, to include all options. This review will include full engagement with Transport for London and other relevant stakeholders, data collection, analysis and traffic modelling. The Planning & Transportation Committee should then present its recommendation to this Honourable Court as soon as practicable.
- Both the above reviews should take account of the Transport Strategy, Climate Action Strategy and Corporate Plan, as previously adopted by this Honourable Court.
The City Corporation’s Transport Strategy, adopted in May 2019, includes key targets on enabling and prioritising space for pedestrians and cyclists, reducing motor traffic, improving air quality and eliminating death and serious injuries on City streets.
There are also existing policies on climate action, including supporting the achievement of net zero for the Square Mile by 2040 and to dedicate more street space to walking and cycling, outlined in the City Corporation’s Climate Action Strategy which was adopted in October 2020.
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State officials in Michigan collected more than twice as many chinook and coho salmon around Lakes Michigan and Huron this year than they did last year. According to the Traverse City Record-Eagle, this year's take of 57,000 fish grossly exceeded last year's total of 28,000.
If you're making salmon fishing plans for the future, the Boardman River boasted the most salmon, with its 18,248 fish, six times as many as last year. About 11,600 of those were coho salmon, and 7,200 were chinooks. – Rick Bach


Carly Rae Jepsen and Owl City have released the music video for their new single 'Good Time'.
The pair go on a road trip with friends to the woods in the clip, which was unveiled on YouTube.
Watch the 'Good Time' music video below:
Jepsen describes the song as "pure, sweet summer", adding: "Big thanks to Adam for letting me sing on it. I hope it makes people smile. Abandon all plans and take an impromptu road trip!"
Young continued: "I love Carly's song 'Call Me Maybe'. I remember hearing it for the first time and immediately became a huge fan of hers - it is absolutely contagious.
"A bit later, I actually found out that she had known of my music for a while and even went to a couple of shows of mine in Vancouver so I definitely knew I wanted to collaborate with her."
The track, which is out now internationally and available to download in the UK on September 9, trails Owl City aka Adam Young's new album The Midsummer Station on August 20.
Carly Rae Jepsen recently denied the existence of a sex tape that supposedly featured her.


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By Julia Pierpont
For fanatics of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen, Lorrie Moore, and Curtis Sittenfeld, Among the 10 Thousand Things is a stunning first novel, a portrait of an American kinfolk at the cusp of irrevocable switch, and a startlingly unique tale of affection and time lost.
Jack Shanley is a well known long island artist, captivating and useless, who doesn’t suggest to plunge his kin into concern. His spouse, Deb, gladly left at the back of a tricky occupation as a dancer to elevate the 2 youngsters she adores. within the resulting years, she has in general kept away from coming face-to-face with the weaknesses of the fellow she married. yet then an anonymously despatched package deal arrives within the mail: a cardboard field containing sheaves of published emails chronicling Jack’s mystery lifestyles. The package deal is addressed to Deb, yet it’s introduced into the inaccurate arms: her children’s.
With this vertiginous beginning starts off a debut that's by means of turns humorous, clever, and indescribably relocating. because the Shanleys spin aside into separate orbits, leaving ny in an try and regain their bearings, fifteen-year-old Simon feels the attract of grownup freedoms for the 1st time, whereas eleven-year-old Kay wanders precariously right into a grown-up global she can’t almost certainly comprehend. Writing with outstanding precision, humor, and sweetness, Julia Pierpont has crafted a undying, highly relaxing novel concerning the bonds of family members life—their brittleness, and their resilience.
Praise for Among the 10 Thousand Things
“A luscious, shrewdpermanent summer season novel . . . by means of a blazingly proficient younger author.”—The manhattan instances booklet Review
“This ebook is likely one of the funniest, and such a lot emotionally sincere, I’ve learn in an extended time.”—Jonathan Safran Foer
“Obsessively compelling . . . emotionally subtle . . . Among the 10 Thousand Things rises above [other novels] for its imagined constitution, sentence-by-sentence punch, and natural humanity.”—Vanity Fair
“Gripping . . . Pierpont brings this family members of 4 to lifestyles in sharply saw element. . . . An acute observer of social comedy, Ms. Pierpont has a prepared eye for the absurd.”—The Wall highway Journal
“Pierpont’s language is heart-stopping. . . . among Pierpont’s literary finesse and her appealing characters, [Among the 10 Thousand Things] reads like a page-turner.”—Entertainment Weekly (grade: A)
“A twisty, gripping story—that packs an emotional wallop.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
“There are going to be as many creative twists and turns during this literary novel as there are in a top-notch paintings of suspense like Gone Girl.”—Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air
“Tender, delicately perceptive . . . Pierpont’s voice is wry and assured, and she or he is a good anthropologist of latest York life.”—The Washington Post
“Pierpont monitors a precocious present for language and commentary. . . . She captures the trivialities of loneliness that pushes us clear of one another and infrequently brings us back.”—San Francisco Chronicle
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Rugby Sevens World Cup: Dominant Aussie women into semi-final, men’s team knocked out
AUSTRALIA’S rugby sevens women’s team has sailed into a World Cup semi-final against France thanks to a dominant day one in San Francisco. But the men’s team fell at the first hurdle.
AUSTRALIA’S rugby sevens women’s team has sailed into a World Cup semi-final against France thanks to a dominant day one in San Francisco.
But Australia’s men continued their frustrating season, the French upsetting them in a 22-17 loss that knocked them out of contention for the top prize in their tournament opener.
The Olympic champion women’s side didn’t allow Spain a sniff in their 34-0 quarter-final win, having already disposed of a plucky Papua New Guinea 34-5.
Australia’s defensive pressure meant Spain barely put an offensive phase together and Evania Pelite made the most of it with a hat-trick at AT&T Park.
Ellia Green was also at her best, busting two tackles on the way to a devastating first-half try for the reigning World Series champions.
Their dominance was enough to offset co-captain Sharni Williams’ wonky day with the boot, both from conversions and restarts.
“Those little one-percenters we could probably fix up,” playmaker Charlotte Caslick said.
“There’s a couple of missed tackles still, passes above heads and all of that, but come semi-finals time we’ll be on and ready.”
Williams said it was so far so good in her return from an ankle injury suffered in April’s Commonwealth Games campaign.
“In a do-or-die tournament that’s what you’ve got to do,” she said. “It’s absolutely unreal (to be back); I’ve found my niche and spot back in this team and girls have given me so much confidence to come out and perform.”
Australia will play France in Sunday (AEST) morning’s final four after their last-gasp try was enough to beat Canada 24-19.
World Cup holders New Zealand lurk in the other half of the draw, having already shown why they are favourites and No.1 seeds.
The Kiwis, who beat Australia in extra time to win Commonwealth Games gold in April, opened their tournament with a 57-0 domination of Mexico. They followed it up with a 45-0 drubbing of Ireland and await the United States in Sunday’s other semi-final.
“Everyone talks about the rivalry there and we don’t mind who we’re playing, but it would be sweet to get over the top of them,” Williams said of the potential duel with New Zealand.
Meanwhile Australia’s men will be haunted by the hulking figure of France’s Tavite Turaganibuli Veredamu, who scored twice in the upset win.
Relegated to the minor placings at the knockout tournament, they will play Russia on day two.
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I commend the people in Florida and elsewhere where voters had to stand in line for hours to vote. I couldn't, I wouldn't and I shouldn't have to endure such an antiquated process to vote in the 21st century. If states don't modernize their election process, the federal government will. Congress has the power to regulate federal elections. If I can bank and pay my taxes online, I should be able to vote online. Oklahoma needs to extend early voting, allow all third parties on the ballot and allow email voting. The Electoral College should be abolished, so all people can see the presidential candidates, not just 10 states. Let every vote count.
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Mulch Perennials and Bulbs after the Soil Freezes
By Katie Drewitz, University of Minnesota Extension
PRESTON and CALEDONIA, Minn. (10/10/2023) — While I continue to hope for nice Autumn weather, we know that winter will come in the next few weeks. As the soil freezes, we need to be thinking about mulching both perennial and bulb flower beds.
Although snow is the best winter protection for perennials, we can’t always depend on adequate snowfall to form sufficient insulation. Therefore, protective cover mulch is recommended to protect plants from extreme cold. More importantly, it prevents fluctuating temperatures and early spring warm ups from bringing plants out of dormancy at a time when they may be vulnerable to damage by cold temperatures. The alternating freezing and thawing that may occur will also cause the plants to be lifted, or heaved, out of the soil, which will destroy the roots of many plants.
In the case of spring flowering bulbs, mulch applied after the soil has begun to freeze will prevent them from emerging too early in the spring when they may be damaged by late freezes.
The recommended time to apply protective mulch is as soon as the soil begins to freeze, or any time after that point. Mulches can be applied on top of the snow and the snow will increase the insulating value of the mulch. It is very tempting to apply the cover mulch when we are cleaning up the gardens in the fall, but it is very important not to apply the mulch to perennials before the soil begins to freeze as this may encourage growth beneath the mulch that will ultimately weaken the plants.
Useful and effective mulches for perennials and bulbs include: five or six inches of whole or shredded leaves, partially decomposed compost, ground corn stalks, and straw. Although wood chips and shredded bark are excellent mulches, they are better used for covering the soil between plants where it can be left undisturbed throughout the year.
Remove the mulch as it thaws in early spring to avoid crown rot and other fungus problems. It is wise to keep the cover handy in case of a late Spring freeze.
If you have questions about this or any other agriculture, horticulture or natural resource topic please reach out to your local Extension Educator. Residents in Fillmore and Houston counties can call 507-765-3896 or 507-725-5807.

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Get the Best Rates at The Cirque Serviced Residences
Very few hotels can boast about having a community and facilities to support a healthy lifestyle, but The Cirque Serviced Residences in Circulo Verde is one such place.
This hotel near Eastwood City is one that boasts a basketball court, a jogging path, and a bike park. There’s even a pet park where your dogs and cats can get in on the exercise too. This way, you’ll be able to de-stress and feel rejuvenated on your own terms, especially when you hang out with your own furry-legged companions.
If you’re planning to take a break at this oasis of relaxation within the busy city, now’s your chance. Starting today until July 21, 2021, you’ll be able to book with the best rates from their official website.
Starting at PHP 5,400, you can get a One Bedroom Flat with a separate living and dining area, twin beds, Wi-Fi access, and a 50-in. smart TV. There’s even a kitchen with a refrigerator, oven, and microwave for you to prepare your own food. A stovetop, coffeemaker, and a minibar are also provided for your convenience.
Nearby is the Industria Mall, which plays host to a supermarket and restaurants. It’s a convenient place to grab groceries and other necessities if you’re staying for a longer period. There are also pet grooming shops for your dogs to enjoy after letting them exercise.
For those tired of the usual staying in at a typical hotel room and are looking for a place to get active with their pets, This hotel is definitely made for you, Book your stay at The Cirque Serviced Residences and enjoy the perks of a healthy life today!
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Huntsville City Schools has consolidated the FREE Curbside Lunch Service Sites
The following school locations will continue to offer the FREE meal service for youth 18 yrs. of age and under from 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m, starting tomorrow March 18th through March 27th.
· Morris Elementary/Middle – 4801 Bob Wallace Rd., Huntsville, AL 35805
· Lee High – 2500 Meridian St., Huntsville, AL 35811
· Lakewood Elementary – 3501 Kenwood Dr., Huntsville, AL 35810
· Chaffee Elementary – 7900 Whittier Rd, Huntsville, AL 35802
Please stay up to date with Huntsville City Schools information by visiting the district website at: www.huntsvillecityschools.org
“Please share the following information below with any Madison City families you serve:
The following schools will offer free grab-n-go lunches daily, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through the remainder of this week. Distribution will be through walk-up or drive-through service.This is for students only and they must be present to receive a meal. Locations are Rainbow, Horizon, James Clemens, Mill Creek and West Madison. Triana area students can pick up a grab-n-go lunch at the Town Municipal Building between 10:30 and 12:30 a.m. throughout the remainder of the week.
Madison City Schools is also partnering with several churches and non-profit agencies to help provide food assistance. This outreach is to any family served by Madison City Schools.
Pickup locations have been identified for daily distribution of food by families served by Madison City Schools. The rotations start tomorrow (Tuesday, March 16) at Asbury Church at 980 Hughes Road, 5-7 p.m. and continue weekdays until April 6.
Locations and times are as follows:
Mondays: First Baptist Church 4257 Sullivan Street, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesdays: Asbury Church, 980 Hughes Road, Madison, 5-7 p.m. (Use Gillespie Road entrance).
Wednesdays: Trinity Baptist, 1088 Hughes Road, Madison, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Thursdays: Asbury Church, 980 Hughes Road, Madison, 5-7 p.m. (Use Gillespie Road entrance).
Fridays: Heritage Church, 29768 Huntsville-Browns Ferry Road, Madison,
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Triana area families will be served by Inside-Out-Ministries and Crosspointe Church on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a location in Triana to be announced.
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