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There is more to having a fit and sculpted butt then looking good in your pants! Having a strong butt is actually extremely important in maintaining good posture, preventing injuries, painful joints and several other factors that will be discussed.
Your butt is made up of three major muscles which include the gluteus maximum, gluteus minimum and gluteus medius. These three muscles help with extension, abduction (movement away from the midline of the body) and rotation of your hips. The gluteus muscles are important for proper functioning of the hips. So many of us are sitting for long periods of time at work or school. This sedentary lifestyle can lead to extremely weak gluteus muscles. Weakening of the gluteus muscles can cause the hip flexors to become tight, leading to painful injuries such as hamstring and hip flexor strains.
The gluteus muscles are not only important in movement of the hips, but they also help to stabilize the pelvis. When the gluteus muscles are strong and the pelvis is stable, this helps decrease pressure and strain to your lower back. When your glutes are not working or firing properly, your lumbar spine (lower spine portion that curves towards your abdomen) will incur more strain. This can result in pain and soreness in your lower back as well as chronic dysfunction and disease such as herniated discs, osteoarthritis, spinal stenosis and sciatica.
A strong butt helps maintain alignment of the entire body. When the gluteus muscles are weak, this may cause an imbalance in the front side of the body. This imbalance then causes tightness in the hip flexors and pulls the pelvis forward. This can lead to poor posture (forward shifted spine) and back pain. When your spine is curved in this manner it not only puts more strain on your back, but may give you the appearance of a pot belly!
Strong gluteus muscles help stabilize the pelvis. As stated above, pelvis positioning and stability is crucial in maintaining good posture. Pelvis stability is also important in decreasing any unnecessary pressure and strain on the knees, ankles and feet. According to a recent study from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; motion of the knee in a weight-bearing limb is an important risk factor of conditions such as patellofemoral pain and knee arthritis. Excessive pelvic drop in single-leg stance (walking, running and other sports) can cause more strain on the motion of the knee. The gluteus medius muscle is crucial to prevent pelvic drop and must be activated in anticipation of the transition from double-leg (standing) to single-leg stance. This study concluded that the strength of the gluteus medius is more important for controlling knee and pelvic stability than the activation of the muscle alone.
Weak gluteus muscles may cause your knees to collapse inward when your foot hits the ground while walking or running. This motion can place increased strain on the knee joint. This repeated motion over time can cause chronic pain in your knees or a condition called IT band syndrome. The Iliotibial band is a band of tissue that runs along your outer thigh from your hip to just below your knee. This condition can be extremely painful and difficult to remedy.
Strong gluteus muscles are essential in prevention of injuries and chronic degenerative disease of the back, hips, knees, ankles and feet. Weak gluteus muscles tend to cause deficiency in ones gait or the way their body moves when walking or running. This deficiency can cause changes all the way down the chain to the feet. Changes occur because foot placement during gait is affected by the overall stability and position of the entire limb. The gluteus muscles are activated during gait and if weak, can change the position of the entire limb ending with the feet in poor alignment. This is particularly a problem in runners or athletes with poor gluteus strength. This can lead to increase pressure on the feet causing conditions such as arch pain or plantar fasciitis, shin splints and Achilles tendinitis.
Even if you currently have a weak derriere, there are simple ways to strengthen these muscles. An easy way to start is by consciously squeezing or tightening your gluteus muscles during exercises like squats or hip extensions. You can even squeeze your gluteus muscles when performing daily activities like gardening and cleaning the house. If you are already performing squats during your workouts and even if you have never performed a squat before, I suggest you perform single-legged squats. According to a study in Physical Therapy in Sport; single-legged squatting may be more beneficial than double-legged squatting to help strengthen the gluteus medius and maximus. The study also suggested that using a Swiss ball when performing single-legged squats, may further strengthen the muscles.
Exercises to Help Increase Gluteus Strength
Find Basic Exercises Here: https://www.acsm.org/public-information/articles/2012/02/02/a-strength-training-program-for-your-home
1. From the sitting position with your feet shoulder-width apart and your toes in front of your knees, lean forward slightly and stand up without locking your knees.
2. Slowly lower your body back to a seated position where your upper legs are approximately parallel to the floor.
3. Alternative-place a stability ball between your middle-back and a wall, and lean back while performing these same movements.
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Book Review: The Story of Our Secrets
By: Shari Low
Shauna O’Flynn is still grieving the loss of her husband Colm five years after he lost his battle with cancer. She keeps her head up every day for the sake of their daughter Beth, but Shauna still misses Colm terribly and has been unable to pick up the pieces and move on. Colm’s lifelong best friend, Dan, is reeling from the sudden breakup of his 20 year marriage to Lulu and Lulu’s whirlwind marriage to another man. Colm’s ex-wife, Jess is now one of Shauna’s best friends, and has just started a new career as a life coach. Jess decides that she will take on Shauna and Dan as her first life coach clients. As Jess prods them each week, Shauna and Dan begin to face their grief. Over time the relationships begin to crumble and break down between the friends until Shauna discovers video messages left behind by Colm that change everything.
Shari Low has crafted a wonderful story about loss, grief and the importance of friends and family through our life journey. This book made me laugh, cringe and cry in all the best possible ways. Lulu and Jess are the queens of witty comebacks, and I could only dream of being as quick witted as these two in real life. Shauna, Dan and Colm are kindhearted people with perfect imperfections. Reading this book, I felt as though I was part of this sweet friend circle and I was sad when the story came to a close. I highly recommend this heart-felt novel about love, loss and picking up the pieces.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
To Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Our-Secrets-emotional-bestseller-ebook/dp/B09B1Q1Q7G

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Mutations in the clk-1 gene result in slower development and increased life span in Caenorhabditis elegans. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae homologue COQ7/CAT5 is essential for several metabolic pathways including ubiquinone biosynthesis, respiration, and gluconeogenic gene activation. We show here that Coq7p/Cat5p is a mitochondrial inner membrane protein directly involved in ubiquinone biosynthesis, and that the defect in gluconeogenic gene activation in coq7/cat5 null mutants is a general consequence of a defect in respiration. These results obtained in the yeast model suggest that the effects on development and life span in C. elegans clk-1 mutants may relate to changes in the amount of ubiquinone, an essential electron transport component and a lipid soluble antioxidant.
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Samantha Akkineni's ex-boyfriend, Siddharth's fake death tweet, goes viral
News of Tamil actor Siddharth's death news is being spread by rumour-mongers post the passing of TV star and Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla.
Rumor-mongers and trollers are having a field day today by spreading the fake death news of Tamil actor Siddharth after the sad demise of Siddharth Shukla. A few weeks ago, Rang De Basanti actor Siddharth had shared some YouTube channels spreading fake death news about him. Likewise, a similar report is being distributed after Sidharth Shukla's passing.
A few minutes ago, Siddharth shared a picture of him with a 'R.I.P. Siddharth' written on it and a crying emoji. He wrote, "Targetted hate and harassment. What have we been reduced to?[sic]"
Looking at his reaction, he seems this is not a mistake rather than intentionally posted by his hatred and now spreading it too. A fan writes, "This is for #SiddarthShukla May be they confused by the name . Bigg boss 13 Winner Siddharth Shukla passed away today. [sic]" Another fans responds, "They should've been confused you with @sidharth_shukla @Actor_Siddharth. [sic]" One said, "Mad dog's bark relentlessly that doesn't mean lions stop hunting. that's all I can say."
Siddharth name was earlier in the news because Samantha Akkineni's personal life has been discussed on media. It was reported that Siddharth and Samantha were allegedly in a relationship. They were seen together at many public events, and visited temples to offer pooja etc.
However, Siddharth and Samantha broke-up due to personal reasons. Both the actors never spoke anything about their relationship after that.

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The torpedoing of Manafort's plea deal could expose him to a lengthier prison sentence and potentially more criminal charges.
The special counsel investigating alleged Russian meddling in the U.S. election said the breach meant there was now no reason to delay sentencing.
In the status report, which was filed after the parties had asked for a delay in the previous deadline, Manafort denied that he had not been cooperative.
He was convicted in a Virginia federal court on eight counts of financial fraud. Facing a second trial in D.C., he pleaded guilty to conspiracy against the United States and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
The brief but remarkable development indicates that not only has the former Trump campaign chairman shared extensive information with Justice Department prosecutors since he began cooperating, but that prosecutors also believe they are able to verify or refute that information.
Manafort disputes that characterisation; his attorneys write in the joint filing that he "has provided information to the government in an effort to live up to his cooperation obligations".
Mr Trump denies any campaign collusion and calls the investigation a political witch hunt.
Trump issues Thanksgiving threat to close US-Mexico border
The president also said he's given American troops at the border the "OK" to use lethal force against migrants "if they have to". Trump said before boarding Marine One on his way to Mar-a-Lago. "Maybe he did, maybe he didn't". "It's a disgrace" he said.
Klopp refuses to criticise Henderson following red card
Avoiding defeat for the first 13 games of the season is the longest unbeaten run for Liverpool at the start of a Premier League campaign since 2007-08.
Maurizio Sarri reveals why David Luiz dodged ball for Harry Kane's strike
The home side should have doubled their lead two minutes later after Eriksen picked out Son, but his close range strike went over. Spurs have made a promising start to the Premier League campaign despite losing to Watford , Liverpool FC and Manchester City .
Deadlocked charges from the previous trial were to be dismissed if there was "successful co-operation" with the special counsel.
In the plea deal, Manafort plead guilty to conspiracy against the USA and obstruction of justice, related to allegations of witness tampering.
He faced up to 10 years in prison under the deal and will also forfeit four of his properties and the contents of several bank accounts.
Prosecutors dismissed bank fraud charges as part of the deal - charges that could possibly be refiled. The defendant agreed to cooperate with the prosecutors in the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
How did we get here?
Manafort, a longtime Republican political consultant ran the Trump campaign.
Rudy Giuliani, who represents Trump in the Russian Federation investigation, told Reuters in October that he had periodically spoken with Manafort's lawyer, Kevin Downing, and that he believed Manafort had not provided any information to prosecutors that was damaging to the president.
Following his conviction, President Trump praised his former campaign chairman for refusing to "break" under legal pressure.

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One of the most accomplished ranches in the nation is in Medina County, Ohio. And it was started by a couple — Denny and Eileen Thorsell — who grew up as city kids in Cleveland. That said, they paid their dues in Texas and other western states before returning to the Buckeye State, and so did their kids.
Hart, competing in bull riding and team roping at the NHSFR, was helping participants rope a dummy and was asked by Gracey Webb to show her how it was done. Hart proceeded, but missed a clean catch. So she grabbed the rope and showed Hart how to do it, getting it on her first try, to the loud approval of other NHSFR qualifiers.
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Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms possible. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High 92F.
Two years after a teenage girl died in an bull riding accident in Brandon, Florida, her father is suing the rodeo for negligence. Brooke Ann Coats, 16, was thrown off the animal during the amateur event at Crosstown Arena on February 18, The bull kicked her in the chest and the keen rider died just 90 minutes later. Now Keith Coats has filed a suit against 18 defendants involved with the rodeo, including Corey Costa and his company, Remington Rough Stock Inc, who ran the events.
A professional bull rider has died in Denver as a result of injuries sustained during a competition, the Professional Bull Riders Association said on Wednesday. Read more: "Let's snip the ponytail": Philadelphia sports announcer fired after making racial remark about player. At the time of the tragic incident, the year-old was riding a bull named Hard Times, before being bucked off.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s golf team makes the short trip to Maineville, Ohio, for the 2018 Big Ten Championships Friday through Sunday at TPC River’s Bend.
All 14 Big Ten teams will be competing on the 6,357-yard, par-72 course, with 18 holes being played each day. Tee times begin at 10 a.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday before final-round tee times start at 8 a.m. Sunday. Ohio State will tee it up at 10:54 a.m. in the opening round Friday.
Name: Big Ten Championships
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Course: TPC River’s Bend (Maineville, Ohio)
Yardage: 6,357 yards – Par 72
Format: Play 6, count 4 | 54 holes
Schedule of Play:
Friday, April 20 (18 holes with tee times beginning at 10 a.m.)
Saturday, April 21 (18 holes with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m.)
Sunday, April 22 (18 holes with tee times beginning at 8 a.m.)
*All times local
Field (14 teams): *Golfstat Top 25 Collegiate Rankings listed
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, No. 12 Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, No. 13 Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, No. 22 Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
Weather Channel is forecasting sunny skies Friday followed by partly cloudy skies Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures will increase from highs in the mid-50s Friday to the mid-60s Sunday.
OHIO STATE OF LATE
Ohio State finished second in the rain-shortened Lady Buckeye Invitational last weekend at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course. Teams were able to play 36 holes Saturday before the final 18 were cancelled because of heavy rain in Columbus. Ohio State took seventh in the 36-hole tournament while six Buckeyes finished in the Top 30, led by junior Jaclyn Lee, who tied for 13th at 4-over par.
OHIO STATE AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ohio State has won 16 Big Ten titles, including three in a row from 2014-2016. The Buckeyes have won 10 of those championships under the direction of 27th-year head coach Therese Hession. A total of 13 Buckeyes have garnered medalist honors at the Big Ten Championships, where Ohio State placed third a season ago.
LEE AMONG NATION’S BEST
Junior Jaclyn Lee ranks among the best nationally in multiple categories. The Calgary, Alberta, native has posted the 24th-best average score at 71.61. Lee is tied for the fourth-lowest round nationally, doing so twice when she shot a first- and final-round 64 at the Westbrook Spring Invitational. She sits tied for second nationally in Par-3 scoring with a 2.96 stroke average.
LEE EARNS ANOTHER B1G GOLFER OF THE WEEK HONOR
Jaclyn Lee was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week, the conference office announced March 21. The award is the third for Lee, who also earned the accolade Sept. 20 and Feb. 28.
The Calgary, Alberta, native earned her fourth Top 10 finish of the 2017-18 season last weekend at the Clover Cup, placing second at 4-under par, one stroke behind Oklahoma’s Julienne Soo. Lee carded rounds of 72, 69 and 71 at Longbow Golf Club and now has six-consecutive rounds at or below par. Lee tallied 14 birdies on the weekend, the most of any competitor in the field, and played the Par-4’s at 1-over for the tournament, the second-best of any player. Lee tied for sixth in Par-5 scoring at 5 under and tied for sixth in Par-3 scoring at even-par.
HESSION ENTERING 27TH SEASON
Buckeye head coach Therese Hession is in her 27th season in Columbus. Hession has led the Buckeyes to 24 NCAA Regionals, 16 NCAA Championships appearances and 10 Big Ten championships in her 26 seasons. The seven-time Big Ten Coach of the Year guided the Buckeyes to an appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals last season.
In August, Hession was named a coach for the United States team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup, where she’ll coach alongside Oklahoma’s Ryan Hybl for the United States while Herb Page of Kent State and Canada and Anne Walker of Stanford and Scotland will lead the international side. The event, which will be held at Evian Resort Golf Club July 6-8, is a Ryder Cup-style competition that will be the first played under the expanded format to include men’s and women’s collegiate golfers.
In addition, Stacy Snider Olson enters her second season as an assistant on the Ohio State coaching staff. Snider, who has five years of Division I head coaching experience, was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Michigan State (2001, 2002) and former professional golfer.
MALLON ENTERS WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME
Former Buckeye Meg Mallon was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York Sept. 26. Mallon joined the World Golf Hall of Fame alongside Davis Love III, Lorena Ochoa, Ian Woosnam and Henry Longhurst.
Mallon spent 23 years on the LPGA Tour, winning 18 titles, including four Majors. She won the LPGA Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open in a breakout season in 1991 before adding a du Maurier Classic title in 2000 and her second U.S. Women’s Open Championship in 2004. Mallon played on eight consecutive U.S. Solheim Cup teams from 1992 to 2005 and was named captain of the U.S. team in 2013. The Natick, Mass., native was named one of the LPGA’s Top 50 players and teachers in 2000 and retired from the tour in 2010.
During her time at Ohio State, Mallon was a four-year letterwinner from 1982-1985 and a two-time first team All-Big Ten selection in 1984 and 1985. She won the 1983 Michigan Amateur Championship while at Ohio State and helped lead the Buckeyes to three Big Ten titles in 1983, 1984 and 1985. She was voted to the Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.


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1.Heat the oil in large pan or wok to medium-hot. Fry the bacon and spring onion until crispy and golden in places. Add the capsicum and peas, then sauté until cooked.
2.Stir a splash of oil through the cold, cooked rice and toss to coat. Add the rice to the pan and keep it moving as it heats through to piping hot. Season and divide between two serving plates.
3.Wipe the pan clean, lower the temperature and pour in the beaten eggs. Cook until set and flip. When cooked, remove from the pan and roll, then slice. Place on the rice and drizzle on the soy sauce to serve.
Rice is better for you if you cook it, leave to cool in the fridge, then reheat well before eating – it doesn’t elevate blood sugars so dramatically this way.Note

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For fans of the blockbuster Star Wars series, swinging a lightsaber around the backyard was probably a fond childhood memory.
Now, thanks to the progression of technology and a burgeoning local combat community, some Bay Area fans get to learn to fight like their favorite characters.
"As a kid you throw around a lightsaber, playing around with it. As an adult, you find something like this, and it’s like you’ve found it," says Michael Masangkay about finding lightsaber combat classes. "It’s just a pure joy, a pure enthusiasm. And it’s very infectious."
Masangkay is an instructor at LudoSport in San Francisco, one of several places in the Bay Area that teaches kids and adults how to use a lightsaber, or rather, the closest option they can get to the real thing. The sabers used in these classes aren't something someone can pick up at a store. They're made to be durable and safe to fight with, and they can usually only be found online.
"The technology has gotten a lot simpler, and it’s a lot easier for someone to actually build their own lightsaber than it was 10 years ago," says Erich Bitonia, who builds his own lightsabers and uses them at lightsaber combat classes in the South Bay. "What's cooler than walking around with a lightsaber?"
The handles are commonly made from aluminum, often customized to look like something seen in the movies. The blades are a polycarbonate tube affixed to the handle for safety. Some sabers are fancier than others -- made to be lighter or have extra color options for the blade -- while others can be much simpler.
Each lightsaber combat class has its own spin, appealing to the wide spectrum of fans.
LudoSport, where Masangkay is an instructor, is more technical and teaches students a system that is reminiscent of fencing. All the students learn a fighting system, and many of them compete at tournaments.
Golden Gate Knights, also in San Francisco, focuses on choreography. This gives students, who often create costumes of their favorite Star Wars characters to perform in, a way to mimic the fights seen on screen.
"I first started wanting to go to these classes because I was cosplaying Star Wars characters and wanted to know how to pose and play around with a lightsaber," says Jin di Giordano, who is now working on choreography for her favorite character in the Golden Gate Knights class. "A lot of people don't even know this kind of thing exists."
In the South Bay, there is Lightsaber Team, a combat choreography and fitness group, offering fans who want a workout a chance to learn moves and stay fit.
Also in the South and East Bay, the local Saber Guild chapter offers classes that teaches choreography. Guild members have to create a costume that meets certain standards since the group is Lucasfilm-sanctioned, but non-members with no costumes can still go to lightsaber classes.
Masangkay says that the movies and lightsabers bring people in, but something else keeps them coming back.
"What keeps them here is the sportsmanship, the evolution of your skills, the challenge and the friendships people build," he says.

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The confluence of the Rivers Weaver and Dane lies at the heart of Northwich. One of the Cheshire 'wich' towns, Northwich suffered greatly in the past from subsidence caused by salt extraction. This has affected the building methods used. Many older buildings are timber framed to better withstand the movement caused by ground settlement. These are often painted black and white, providing an attractive contrast with the more modern structures. Some buildings were even constructed on steel girders so that the whole building could be raised by jacks when subsidence took place. As at nearby Winsford, subsidence in the nineteenth century led to the creation of lakes known as Flashes, which are nowadays used for leisure purposes. Recent years have seen a great deal of work carried out to stabilise the area.
Search our Northwich directory for businesses and organisations in and around Northwich.
Northwich is a market town. There is a purpose built market hall that houses Northwich Indoor Market, Immediately adjacent to this is the outdoor market area, Northwich Covered Market. The markets are open on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The bus interchange is right next to the market area.
The main shopping area is pedestrianised. Unfortunately the Weaver Square shopping area, which runs from Northwich Market to Witton Street, has been run down after the owners went into administration. It has been taken over by the council but they have not yet been able to address the number of vacant shops successfully, which has not helped the market. Witton Street itself runs from the Bull Ring next to the confluence of the rivers, right up to the top of town. There are many chain and independent shops on Witton Street. On the opposite side of Witton Street to the market is Baron’s Quay development.
Northwich has a plethora of supermarkets, some would even say too many for its size and population of just over twenty thousand people. These existing supermarkets will be added to by yet another one as part of the ‘Baron’s Quay’ scheme. This development is due to include a cinema complex, retail area, dining and parking. Traditionally Northwich has benefitted from extensive free parking and it is hoped that the current spate of parking charges that have been introduced will only be temporary.
The first electrically operated swing bridges in England are in the centre of Northwich. Town Bridge and Hayhurst Bridge wre built right at the end of the nineteenth century and both bridges carry road traffic and pedestrians across the River Weaver The town centre has had a controversial one-way system imposed which many people believe has caused fewer people to visit Northwich and adversely affected local businesses. Both bridges are ‘pinch points’ in this system, the poor design of which means that if there is a problem with either of the bridges traffic becomes gridlocked as there are no viable alternative routes.
Northwich railway station is on the line linking Chester and Manchester. This gives a straightforward link to the Manchester Metro system at Altrincham station. Once out of the town centre, Manchester Airport is only a twenty minute drive.
Business in Northwich was historically centred around the chemical industry but nowadays the range of business opportunities in Northwich has considerably widened. Going back to Roman times the town was known for salt production. Much more recently the main source of employment was ICI with three chemical works around the town. They have now pulled out of Northwich and the remaining works are owned by Tata. Northwich has several business and industrial estates. On the Rudheath outskirts, with direct access from the A556 Northwich bypass, stands Gadbrook Park business park, providing office space and business premises. Wincham Industrial Estate is about a mile and a half to the North East of Northwich town centre.
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Actors Children's Trust (ACT)
The Actors Children's Trust (ACT) funds and supports actors’ families. We award grants, including childcare costs, and we often fund SEND assessments, therapies and kit. Our head of family support works with parents to achieve good EHCPs and positive interaction with statutory services. ACT funds dependent young adults up to 25, and we are privileged to be in touch with many parents and young people throughout that journey.

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"Gamechangers" group set to reveal recommendations for Augusta
Forty-eight young Georgians, 15 of them from the Augusta area, will reveal their recommendations for solving the area's most persistent problems Friday.
The group for five months has researched Augusta history, met with community leaders, toured campuses and neighborhoods and discussed logistics to develop "big ideas and innovative solutions" to four challenge questions, said Kris Vaughn, executive director of Georgia Forward, organizer of the "Young Gamechangers" program.
The questions involve capitalizing on Augusta's 12 miles of riverfront; leveraging the city's strengths to attract millennials, strengthen the city's connection with Augusta University and increase vitality of the urban core; and addressing housing needs in conjunction with the cyber industry and Fort Gordon.
Gamechanger groups have made similar recommendations for the communities of Americus-Sumter County and Dublin-Laurens County and will work in LaGrange-Troup County next year.


Former FBI Director James Comey says he’s “highly confident” that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would refuse to fire special counsel Robert Mueller if ordered to do so by President Donald Trump.
“I think, given his experience with me, that he has an opportunity in overseeing Bob Mueller to restore some of his professional reputation,” Comey said of Rosenstein, the Justice Department official who penned the memo that the White House cited as the basis for Comey’s ouster, according to a transcript of an interview with ABC News posted Sunday.
“And I’m highly confident that he would refuse to abide that order,” Comey said.
Rosenstein, the Justice Department’s No. 2 official, inherited the oversight of the Justice Department’s investigation, and later the special counsel probe into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election and any potential links between Russia and Trump campaign associates, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from investigating matters related to the presidential campaign.
Following the FBI raid on the house, office and hotel room of Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, last week, the President openly mulled whether to fire Mueller and repeated his attack on the special counsel’s investigation as a “witch hunt.” Trump also has been considering axing Rosenstein as a way to limit Mueller’s investigation, multiple people familiar with the discussions told CNN.
Comey told ABC News that if Trump were to fire the special counsel, it would “set off alarm bells that this is his most serious attack yet on the rule of law.”
“And it would be something that our entire country – again, Democrats and Republican – that is higher than all the normal fights about policy,” Comey said in the interview with ABC News that aired Sunday. ” And it would be to the everlasting shame of partisans if they were unable to see that higher level and to protect it.”


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GAGA’s recovery from injury is being aided by an unlikely source –
The star’s actor boyfriend TAYLOR KINNEY has been keeping her
entertained with Top Gear boxsets starring the Sun columnist.
Taylor was introduced to the hit BBC show by a friend on his new TV series,
After becoming hooked on the antics of Jeremy, RICHARD HAMMOND and JAMES
MAY, he snapped up the entire Top Gear back catalogue.
The actor gifted the collection to his pop star missus after
she complained of being bored while recovering from a hip operation.
A source said: “Taylor loves his cars and has really got into the show.
“Gaga doesn’t even watch TV usually but she’s always loved everything British,
so she loves the jokey chats that the presenters have.
“Plus she started to learn to drive last year, so she actually understands a
bit about cars now. She and Taylor watch episodes most nights because she
isn’t ready to be out and about just yet.”
In February, Gaga cancelled 22 dates on her North American tour to ensure she
fully recovers from her operation.
She has kept a low profile since she was snapped in a specially-made
wheelchair in New York earlier this month.
Meanwhile, Taylor has given Gaga another thing to worry about — he’ll be
starring alongside CAMERON DIAZ in new movie The Other Woman.
Cameron has form for dating her co-stars so Gaga will have to issue some
strong warnings to Taylor before the pair of them start filming.
Another beauty in the movie will be underwear model KATE UPTON.
Not a bad gig.


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270 Practice Guidelines for Obstetric Anesthesia: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Obstetric Anesthesia and the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (Practice Parameters)
These Practice Guidelines for obstetric anesthesia update the “Practice Guidelines for Obstetric Anesthesia: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Obstetric Anesthesia," which were adopted by the American Society of Anesthesiologists in 2006 and were published in 2007. They provide basic recommendations that are supported by a synthesis and analysis of the current literature, expert and practitioner opinion, open forum commentary, and clinical feasibility data. The Guidelines focus on the anesthetic management of pregnant patients during labor, nonoperative delivery, operative delivery, and selected aspects of postpartum care and analgesia. The intended patient population includes, but is not limited to, intrapartum and postpartum patients with uncomplicated pregnancies or with common obstetric problems.
312 Cognitive Functioning after Surgery in Middle-aged and Elderly Danish Twins
The association between exposure to surgery and subsequent level of cognitive functioning assessed by a five-component test battery was examined in a sample of 8,503 middle-aged and elderly twins. Intrapair analyses of 87 monozygotic and 124 dizygotic same-sex twin pairs in whom one had a history of major surgery and the other had no surgery were performed to address genetic and shared environmental confounding and to take preoperative cognition into account. In the analysis of the 211 discordant pairs, the surgery-exposed twin had a lower cognitive score than the co-twin in 49% of the pairs. There was no association between major surgery/anesthesia and cognitive score and there was evidence of high correlation in cognitive scores among twins, suggesting long-term postoperative cognitive functioning is primarily determined by preoperative cognitive functioning. See the accompanying Editorial View on page 255.
353 Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarker for Alzheimer Disease Predicts Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
The hypothesis that elderly patients with Alzheimer disease neuropathology, as determined by cerebrospinal fluid analysis, who undergo surgery under general anesthesia would have an increased risk for postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) was tested in 57 patients at least 60 yr of age undergoing elective total hip joint replacement. Key cerebrospinal fluid biomarker characteristics of early Alzheimer disease neuropathology include a decrease in amyloid β1–42 concentrations. Preexisting cognitive impairment, in 25.4% of patients, was not associated with low cerebrospinal fluid amyloid β1–42 concentrations. Cerebrospinal fluid amyloid β1–42 concentrations were below the cut-point for Alzheimer disease neuropathology in 11 patients, 3 of whom were classified as having POCD (27.3%) 3 months postoperatively, while 2 of the 46 patients with concentrations above the cut-point were classified as having POCD (4.3%).
339 Platelet Counts, Acute Kidney Injury, and Mortality after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Thrombocytopenia in critically ill patients is associated with an increased incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) and reduced survival. Associations of decreased platelet count after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery with increased risk for postoperative AKI and mortality were evaluated in a retrospective study of 4,217 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting surgery between 2001 and 2009. Patients were stratified according to postoperative platelet counts: the lowest 10th percentile (thrombocytopenic cohort) and the remaining patients. The incidences of stages I, II, and III postoperative AKI were 51%, 13%, and 7%, respectively, in the thrombocytopenic cohort and 46%, 4%, and 1%, respectively, in the remaining patients. After adjusting for differences in baseline and clinical characteristics, postoperative thrombocytopenia was strongly associated with AKI and with increased risk for mortality immediately after surgery. See the accompanying Editorial View on page 265.
396 Impact of Perioperative Epidural Placement on Postdischarge Opioid Use in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
The hypothesis that perioperative epidural placement will reduce opioid consumption after discharge and prevent their persistent use was tested in opioid naïve patients identified in the claims database of a nationwide health insurer as having undergone open abdominal surgery between January 2004 and December 2013. A propensity score calculated to predict the probability of epidural placement was used to match each of the 2,144 patients who had an epidural placed to two patients who did not. There was no effect of epidural placement on persistent opioid use, assessed as the time to discontinuation of opioids, which was defined as a period of 30 days without filling a prescription for opioids after discharge from the hospital. Total morphine equivalents dispensed within 90 days of discharge did not differ between the groups.
417 Inflammation Increases Neuronal Sensitivity to General Anesthetics
The hypothesis that inflammation increases anesthetic neurodepression by up-regulating γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor activity was tested in vitro and in vivo. Hippocampal and cortical neurons were pretreated with either the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β or vehicle. Whole-cell currents were activated by a low concentration of GABA, in the absence or presence of either etomidate or isoflurane. Following treatment with interleukin-1β, low clinically relevant concentrations of etomidate and of isoflurane produced GABAergic inhibitory currents that were equivalent to those generated by much higher concentrations in control neurons. The hypnotic properties of both etomidate and isoflurane were enhanced in mice treated with a low dose of endotoxin lipopolysaccharide. Lipopolysaccharide enhanced the immobilizing properties of etomidate, but not isoflurane. The interaction between lipopolysaccharide and etomidate for impairment of contextual fear memory was not significant.
483 Differential Opioid Tolerance and Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia: A Clinical Reality (Clinical Concepts and Commentary)
It may be thought that the perioperative period is too short for significant opioid tolerance to develop and that tolerance can be overcome by administering larger doses of opioids if it develops. It may be further thought that tolerance to opioid analgesic effects is associated with tolerance to their side effects. However, not only can opioid tolerance develop within hours when patients are exposed to high doses of opioids but also patients using opioids for preoperative pain control may be tolerant before they enter the operating room. In addition, opioid-induced hyperalgesia (increased sensitivity to painful stimuli) may occur within the perioperative period. Furthermore, opioid tolerance development is fastest and most profound for analgesic effects, less for respiratory depressant effects, and least for peripheral effects.
489 Emerging Roles for MicroRNAs in Perioperative Medicine (Review Article)
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non–protein-coding, single-stranded RNAs that function as posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression. They interact with target messenger RNAs, thereby preventing their translation into functional proteins. The basic biology of miRNAs is first reviewed. Significant roles of miRNAs with aberrant expressions in the development and maintenance of cardiovascular disorders are subsequently considered as are their roles in controlling inflammation and immune responses and their interaction with invading pathogens. The potential use of significantly altered expression of circulating miRNAs in diagnosis and prognosis of various diseases is discussed. Pharmacologic functions of miRNAs are then reviewed, including the effects of miRNAs on drug metabolism and their role in mediating anesthetic toxicity, as are pharmacologic approaches targeting miRNAs, such as therapeutic inhibition of miRNAs and restoration of miRNA functions.


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|Location:||Cicero, New York|
Great opportunity to buy a popular and established Sport Clips Haircuts location in Cicero, New York.
Sport Clips Haircuts of Brewerton Road is located in Cicero, New York, which is about 15 minutes outside of Syracuse. It is in front of Target in a small strip mall between Verizon Wireless and Sweet Frog.
The franchise location has been independently owned and operated since November 2017 with licensed New York State Cosmetologists. The franchisees are interested in selling the location, because they also own a Wealth Management and Financial Planning firm that they are focusing on growing.
The franchisees are asking $100,000 for the sale of the established business in addition to all equipment, supplies, inventory, an experienced team of hair stylists, and two licenses to further expand the footprint across Central New York.
The store averages 300 haircuts per week and they have exponentially grown 7-10% per quarter. While there is some competition in the surrounding areas of a few local barber shops and Supercuts, there is a great deal of market potential in that several Sport Clips stores across New York State average 500 haircuts per week and the hair care industry is recession proof.
“Keyword for this salon is consistency. Five different ladies have cut my hair and each time it was perfect. The facility is always clean and everyone is pleasant. There are a ton of TVs tuned to sports channels. Why go anywhere else?”
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About Sport Clips Haircuts
Sport Clips Haircuts was founded by Gordon Logan in Georgetown, Texas in 1993. By 1995, it was developed into a franchise and today is one of the fastest growing franchise systems in the United States. With more than 1,800 stores, it is the only national hair cutting franchise with presence in all 50 states and Canada.
Sport Clips Haircuts is known for its Championship Haircut Experience, targeting men and boys in an exciting sports-themed environment. Our amenities and signature service, known as the MVP Experience is a 20-minute session that includes a precision haircut, legendary hot steamed towel, massaging shampoo, and a relaxing neck and shoulder treatment.
Sport Clips Haircuts offers a complete training and support system, which includes comprehensive classroom and in-store training programs for all new franchisees, known as Team Leaders.
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14/03/2019 – Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) — auf Deutsch lesen
Growth continues unabated
In 2018, the number of GOTS-certified companies climbed 14.6 percent from 5,024 to 5,760 firms. Together they employ over 2 million staff across 64 countries.
GOTS certification covers the processing of organic natural fibres along the supply chain – from the field to the finished product. Growth is being witnessed across all segments, both in production and consumer regions.
The following countries and regions recorded the highest percentage growth in GOTS certification in 2018 (in descending order): Bangladesch (+ 29 percent), North America (+ 25 percent), Pakistan (+ 23 percent) and South Korea (+ 23 percent). In relation to the total number of GOTS-certified enterprises, the biggest climbs were seen in India (+315), followed by Bangladesh (+155) and Europe (+98). The 18 authorised independent GOTS-certification centres have revealed that more than 2.02 million people now work for GOTS-certified companies. At the same time, the number of authorised chemicals on the GOTS Positive List has climbed 13 percent to 20,231. The GOTS Positive List contains registered trade names of authorised chemicals that have to be used by textile processing companies in the manufacture of GOTS-certified products.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland remain the largest certification markets. This is reflected in the total number of GOTS-certified companies which has climbed to 576. Moreover, growing interest in stocking GOTS-certified products has been witnessed among major retailers.


|Course Overview||The evolvement of mobile phone technology has boost the development of mobile application. Almost 90% of business owners would like to make their company’s information and services available on mobile. 99% of mobile phone users are dependent on the applications in their mobile phone to get the information their required. With this scenario, it opens up opportunities for job availability in the mobile application development area and it also help the mobile application developer to gain more income.|
|Course Objective||This course will focus on mobile application development for Android platform only. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
· Do scripting in Adobe Flash using ActionScript 3.0.
· Develop a simple mobile application using Adobe Flash.
· Run the mobile application on Android device.
|Target Audience||This course is suitable for all individuals who wish to learn simple mobile application development for Android using Adobe Flash and ActionScript 3.0. This course can be offered to the following groups:
· School children
· University students
· Anybody who is interested in the area
*Note: Topicss proposed are subjects to changes


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Hunting set-ups will be no lens, clarifier, or stabilizers longer than 15 inches. No restriction on stabilizer configuration except the length. Fixed pins and movable sights will shoot in the same class.
All youth classes are known. Depending on the number of shooters in each class medals will be given out 1 place for every 5 shooters. i.e… 15 shooters = 1st, 2nd, 3rd place medals will be given out at the banquet. If a metal is not wanted if you place please let the person at registration know so, the club doesn’t purchase one for you.
White Stake – Max 20 yards
Orange Stake – Max 30 yards
Red Stake – Max 40 yards
Blue Stake — Max 50 yards
Youth under 9 – walk up and shoot from a comfortable distance
Youth 9 – 12 — White Stake
Youth 13 – 17 — Orange Stake
Traditional — White Stake
Female Bowhunter / Female Bowhunter Known — Orange Stake
Male Bowhunter / Male Bowhunter Known – Orange Stake
Female Bowhunter 40 / Female Bowhunter Known 40 – Red Stake
Male Bowhunter 40 / Male Bowhunter Known 40 – Red Stake
Female Open / Female Open Known — Blue Stake
Male Open / Male Open Known — Blue Stake
Members with the full league paid are able to shoot the course any of the three days, at any time as they have 24/7 access to the club. Non-Members or those who do not have full league fees paid need to shoot during the registration times listed above.
The added days also allow shooters the opportunity to avoid having to shoot on rainy day based on weather forecasts and allows for shooting the course multiple times each week (additional shooting fee required, and requires registration sign in) if additional practice is desired.
Shoot anytime between 10AM and 7PM
$10 for non-members
$7 for members
$4 for non-members youth 17 & under
$3 for members youth 17 & under
All fees are per week
All events open to the public!
This is meant to be a fun evening. We will be shooting the clubs genesis bows at bulls-eye targets from 10 yards. You can use your own arrows or use the clubs. We will have trophies to pass out to the winners. The cost is $8.00 for members and $10.00 for nonmembers to shoot. Member’s kids will be $4.00 and non member’s kids will be $5.00.
Once again, this is meant to be a fundraiser. We will have a number of chili’s to enjoy. There is a minimum cost of $5.00 for a bowl or $10.00 for all-you-can-eat. We will happily accept extra donations if you really like it! Let me know if you make a real good chili and you want to donate for this event.
We need to know in advance how many people are coming so we have enough trophies and enough chili. Please sign up in the hall by the restroom and let us know how many are coming.
Mike Alexander 224-423-2837 or firstname.lastname@example.org
Hi Ladies and Gents,
Our first work day of the year went really well, we had several come out to help. I appreciate those who came and put forth effort to help out the club!
While we accomplished a lot, there are still several potentially hazardous trees that need to be cut and moved on the property to keep everyone safe while shooting at F.B.
The plan is to meet at Flint Bowman on Saturday March 23rd at 9:00 AM. If you have your own equipment (Example: Chainsaw, other items) feel free to bring it!
Lunch will be provided at noon!!
NOTE: Free hardwood available to members cut on planned work days.
Joel Keeler, F.B Work Coordinator (810)247-0386


BONNER – The shuttered Bonner sawmill will begin auctioning its assets Tuesday and Wednesday as Stimson Lumber Co. continues to look for someone to buy the 155-acre property.
The Portland, Ore.-based company recently closed the 125-year-old business, citing a deteriorating housing market and falling timber prices. The mill has been listed for sale since August.
“It was a good mill. I’m sorry to see it go,” said Jeff Webber, Stimson’s corporate vice president of manufacturing.
“I hope people will buy some stuff and put it to good use,” he said.
By Monday afternoon, more than 150 people had registered to bid at the auction, which will include a variety of mill equipment.
The company is asking $16 million for the facility.
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I figured I’d draw on the WC hive mind to get some advice - I’m putting together a new class on Fixed Income for undergrads, and I’m hoping to include a lot of Excel exercises (like many students, ours don’t have very good excel skills, so I’m planning on making them work on them more). I’m looking for good exercises i can give them that will (1) Help drive home some of the intuition behind Fixed Income concepts, and (2) Make the little buggers do more excel. I need suggestions about either good assignments/exercises or good resources. So far, I plan on having them
Interpolate spot rates to estimate a yield curve
Calculate z and option-adjusted spreads
Calculate Duration/convexity based on the actual cash flows of a bond and graph them out
Calculate discount margin on a floater using a Solver
Model the cash flows to a simple two-tranch MBS to see how the two tranches’ cash flows change under different PSA
Price bonds with embedded options in a binomial framework
I also want to include some VBA in the mix.
Any suggestions? I have a great deal of freedom, because while I’ve taught Fixed Income before, this will be at a new school (I’m moving), and it’ll be a new class for them.
Doing excel work is definitely very helpful, but I think sprinkling some class time in explaining how the bond market works and maybe walking them through a few credit stories or talking through the relationship with the Fed would help engage them in a career path. It’s also very helpful as you approach interviews because talking about duration and convexity isn’t the most useful thing in an interview. Just my $0.02 though. I always felt like outside of a few academic principals the bond market was this enigmatic hole in my knowledge leaving school.
Swan: the class will cover all that - from markets and instruments to the bigger picture of the Fed. I have all those parts included in the class. My typical class starts with discussion of the day’s news, so they’ll get a lot of exposure to the industry and how the economy (and the Fed) factors into it.
What I’m mostly concerned about at this point is what excell bells and whistles (i.e. assignments) to add.
You should just subcontract the design of this class to S2000.
I would scratch the graphing of duration/convexity as that seems pretty pointless. I would rather have them calculate price changes based on duration/convexity and be able to discuss 2 similar securities with different duration/convexities etc.
Other than that I would just spend a ton of time on different spreads & yields used.
Are these good undergrads? Some of this stuff can be hard to teach if other stuff isn’t already in place.
I spent a very depressing weekend one time when I found myself writing up exercises in how to work with percents. It lowered the bar on what I expected of those students tremendously, but at least the guy selling me bourbon was happy.
Always a concern, bchad. From what I’ve been told, they’re halfway decent. I have to dig a bit deeper - I’m neurotic about making sure I pitch things at the right level,. I’ve had the bad experience of shooting too high, and that serves no one.
I’d skip the VBA. I’d work on getting their excel skills satisfactory first.
Can build an interest rate risk simulation to show how maturity, coupon, etc impact the violatility when rates rise. Learning to build a sensitivity table / analysis would be useful. Premium vs discount bonds and how they react differently.

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Furnace Operator – 2nd Shift
- Job Function:
- US, IL, Blue Island
This is a 2nd shift job with the core hours being 2:30pm – 11:00pm. This is a highly critical job in the Foundry.
• Regulates the temperature of the furnace and charges a mixture of gates, scrap and ingot in the correct proportions and of the correct alloy.
• Adds the necessary fluxes and master alloys to each heat.
• Degasses metal as required and tests for presence of gas in molten metal.
• Removes molten metal from furnace when metal is at proper pouring temperature.
• Records temperature and treatment additions for quality control requirements.
• Removes slag from molten metal, transports ladles of metal to proper molding line and pours metal into molds at the proper height and rate, compatible with the size and structure of the casting.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
•Math, computer and communication skills are necessary. Must be able to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
•Must be willing to follow very strict safety guidelines and work in a high-heat environment.
•Must be willing to wear special safety gear – non-flammable heat mittens, safety glasses, face shield, protective overhead garment, metatarsal safety shoes
• High School diploma, GED, or combination of work experience and skill development required
• Experience in a foundry or manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
Physical Demands: (The work is classified as Medium – Heavy Physical Demand Level (PDL) by the US Dept of Labor’s Dictionary of Occupational Titles) Frequencies: Occasional (1-33%); Frequent (34-66%); Continuous (67-100%)
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Since the PM Modi Government has come to power, it has taken the nation to great heights. Not only nationally but internationally also nation has reserved its strong place.
Every world leader today acknowledges the leadership of PM Modi and how India is progressing under him. In addition to the list of admirers of PM Modi is former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Former Canadian Prime Minister who is on the visit to India to attend Raisina Dialogue, India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics praised Prime Minister Modi and said PM Modi is the most significant leader India has got since independence
He also praised PM Modi’s efforts in shaping the every conversation on geopolitics & the global economy.
He tweeted “The most significant leader of India since Independence, my friend @narendramodi is shaping For India to realize its potential, it needs the courageous & visionary leadership of Prime Minister Modi. Proud to stand with him”
Prime Minister Modi and former Canadian PM Stephen Harper met and exchanged views about India-Canada relations, main global trends and cooperation among democracies. He also gifted PM Modi a copy of his new book- “Right Here, Right Now”.
It was during his tenure when in 2015 Prime Minister Modi visited Canada. PM Modi became the first sitting Indian PM to visit Canada in 42 years, marking an end to decades of cold Indo-Canadian relations that began in the 1970s after New Delhi clandestinely used Canadian technology to build a nuclear bomb.
Former Canadian PM also met external affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and praised her work too. He referred the external affair minister as a real asset of PM Modi Government.
“From Opposition Leader to External Affairs Minister, I have long admired @SushmaSwaraj. She is a true champion for India on the world stage, and a real asset of @NarendraModi’s cabinet, tweeted Stephen Harper
From Opposition Leader to External Affairs Minister, I have long admired @SushmaSwaraj. She is a true champion for India on the world stage, and a real asset of @NarendraModi’s cabinet. #RaisinaDialogue @orfonline #Raisina2019 pic.twitter.com/c5h2ruLr56
— Stephen Harper (@stephenharper) January 8, 2019
The warm visit between the two comes only 10 months after a disastrous India visit by the sitting Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau.Over nine days, Trudeau received wide spread mockery for repeatedly being photographed in formal Indian dress. He was unable to meet Modi until well into the visit and his team accidentally invited a convicted terrorist to a Canadian diplomatic event, fuelling Indian accusations that Canada remains a hotbed of Sikh separatist terrorism.
This is a tight slap on all those faces who always criticize Modi Government. Our nation still doesn’t value the jewel they have got in the form of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of the country who is taking the nation out of the rut spread by the Congress since decades. People should understand this fact and should support Modi Government instead of allegating them as Modi Government is working hard day and night only for the benefit of the nation, unlike the Congress Government which has looted the nation since decades.

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Presentation of the Philips 32PHT5505/12
A good mid-range television. This is how we can introduce the Philips 32PHT5505/12.
Concerning technology, it is worth noting that this model is delivered with a HD resolution. Attractive, user friendly, minimum bulk , quality image and sound, everything has been carefully finalized in this television, in order to make a nearly perfect product.
Why can we consider this 32PHT5505/12 as convincing in spite of its mid-range position ? This is what we are going to discover in this article.
32PHT5505/12 from Philips – Design
Sober but in line with current trends. Philips has asked its design office to make a product that tends towards the top range, but remains affordable.
The shapes are balanced and the overall rendering is beautiful to look at. A successful mid-range model.
In short, the Philips has really succeeded the design aspect of this TV, which does not go unnoticed no matter where it is installed. If when turned off it has such an effect, the sensations take on a whole new dimension when the screen of the Philips 32PHT5505/12 is revealed.
The screen of the Philips 32PHT5505/12
The Philips has a correct and well-calibrated image quality, but you have to do with a limited native contrast that is suitable for daytime viewing; forget about home theater programs in the dark.
With this new model, Philips confirms one of its technological choices.
This model has a HD display. In the end, it is interesting to note that beyond the size, the screen is well made. A point to add when choosing between this model and other competitors.
Designed with a frequency of 50 Hz, this makes this TV set better positioned than its competitors. A perfectly synchronized image that will delight you for your home cinema.
Even better, thanks to its advanced technology, the screen of this television provides a HD quality resolution.
To conclude the display part, we could say that it is interesting and effective; it is a mid-range TV that is worth the detour.
TV sound presentation Philips 32PHT5505/12
It is the custom to say that a good sound comes from a device with a lot of watts, however Philips has managed to combine average audio system power with very good sound quality.
For the sound part, the television set is equipped with two loudspeakers and provides a sound power of 5 W.
In short, the ultimate in sound gathered in this 32PHT5505/12 Philips. The quality of manufacture allows you to immerse yourself in the best of home theater sound.
In conclusion, the sound of this TV will give you the majority of the sound spectrum. It’s average, but not of poor quality.
Presentation of the Smart TV part of the TV set Philips 32PHT5505/12
It has almost become a habit for Philips, this 32PHT5505/12 has its operating system Saphi installed; it allows you to explore a whole universe of entertainment.
This TV’s Internet access is possible either via Wi-Fi or via a LAN local network and you have the possibility to download a wide variety of applications and movies.
The connection system of the Philips 32PHT5505/12
As for the connectivity aspect on Philips 32PHT5505/12, it provides you with sufficient elements.
Whether it’s your external hard drive, NAS or game console, all these elements can be connected to this TV.
It is with 4 possible connections that this 32PHT5505/12 is presented. Almost all the devices in your home can be connected: the box, the game console, a multimedia server, and many other devices, in addition to your DVD or Blu-ray player.
In clear, the connections available on this model are:
1 USB port, 2 HDMI ports, 1 audio output
Presentation of the technical features of the Philips 32PHT5505/12
The main features of this TV set:
|Sizes of the television without stand||81.1|
|Screen size in inches||31.5|
|Tuners available||DVB-T DVB-T2 DVB-S DVB-S2 DVB-C|
|Number of tuners||5|
|Number of USB ports||1|
|Number of HDMI ports||2|
|Number of audio outputs||1|
|Power consumption||24 W|
To conclude on the Philips 32PHT5505/12
The overall feeling about the product is satisfactory, it is not the best on the market, but it still allows to have an efficient television set.
It’s a smart choice for this TV. HD resolution for daily use. In a few years the prices of Ultra 8k will have dropped.
In short, many positive points that make this TV a very good product. The following 3 points should be remembered:
the sound power, the display frequency.


Here are the Central Ohio colleges with the highest-earning graduates
By Doug Buchanan
Where you go to college can have a big impact on your future earnings.
The U.S. Department of Education has released data on what college graduates are making after they leave school. Take a look at how Central Ohio's colleges and universities rank when comparing their grads' median salary 10 years after graduating.


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TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, Moscow, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire – for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.
About the Team
Global Content Hub under the OC (Organizational Culture) department is committed to producing quality content for a global audience of employees with the objective of communicating organizational management philosophies and promoting employees’ understanding and practice of our shared values in a highly diversified, globalized and dynamic organization. The sorts of content we create include but aren’t limited to creative visual assets, documentary, storytelling and business case sharing. By reinforcing a sense of belonging and teamwork spirit among our colleagues, we hope to continuously inspire passion both at work and in life and reaffirm our pursuit of collective goals and aspirations. If you’re a curious person who embraces changes and is keen on learning, you’re welcome to apply and join us!
1. Support visual design work related to organizational culture, and promote the company’s values and management philosophy by producing high-quality creative assets.
2. Responsible for graphic design on internal communication channels such as the Lark, TV, offline activities as well as on external platforms.
3. Responsible for providing an end-to-end solution package that includes but isn’t limited to project creation, intra-team collaboration, cross-team communication, vendor management, and execution to ensure delivery on time and up to standard.
1. Bachelor’s or above ideally in Graphic Design, Fine Arts or a relevant field.
2. A demonstrated history of working on international projects with experience in HR marketing, Corporate Communications or a relevant sector preferred.
3. Solid collaboration skills, able to grasp design needs accurately and deliver projects on time.
4. Excellent sense of style, have a good understanding of graphics, trends and innovation with attention to detail.
5. Excellent English communication skills with Chinese language ability being a plus, as the role will need to translate and proofread creative content between the two languages.
6. Detailed-oriented, adaptable to changes, able to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
7. A portfolio that showcases high quality designs.
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

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This, so central apartment, located next to the main square Syntagma (parliament),in Kolonaki, consists of two bedrooms with a double bed each, a living-room with a sofa and a dining table, two bathrooms, a kitchen and two balconies, one of them very big with many flowers and a big table where you can enjoy some moments in fresh air. The apartment is fully equipped with everything a house could have as well as washing machine.
All spaces are air-conditioned.
There is a high speed wi-fi.
Équipements de base
Indisponible : Détecteur de fumée
Indisponible : Détecteur de monoxyde de carbone

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Members can use the Seient Lliure system to give up their seats for the Huesca match to charities
For the fourth year in a row, FC Barcelona has designated one game in which season tickets holders can give up their seats in the Camp Nou and instead allow them to be used by underprivileged groups that otherwise may never get the chance to see Barça in action in the stadium. It’s what’s known as the Members Solidarity Day, a day when members are encouraged to forfeit their seats and instead make a dream come true for people in need of a bit of happiness in their lives.
As in previous years, the chosen match is the round of 32 game in the Spanish Cup, which this year sees Barça entertain Huesca on December 16 at 8.00 PM CET.
The Club will be doing everything it can to make it easy for season ticket holders to free their seats, which can be done on the official website at www.fcbarcelona.com, by phoning 902 1899 00, or by coming in person to the Barcelona Supporter Services Office (OAB). Season ticket holders that do not plan to come to the game, or who would simply like to make a charitable gesture, can free their seats using the Seient Lliure system in the usual manner.


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Retirement and Quality of Life
Asking the right questions about how you can save money for retirement without sacrificing your quality of life.
Have A Question About This Topic?
A reassurance that you can live life to its fullest, knowing your family will be financially protected when you pass away.
Millennials can opt to follow a values-based investing strategy to invest their money in conscientious ways.
Here’s a list of 8 questions to ask that may help you better understand the costs and benefits of extended-care insurance.


The Effect of the Structure of a Positive Electrode on the Process of Discharge of a Lithium–Oxygen Power Source. The Monoporous Cathode Theory
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The results of computerized simulation of the process of formation of lithium peroxide attending the discharge of lithium–oxygen power source, in individual pore of constant radius are presented. It is found that, in the model of porous cathode (pores are tortuous, noncrossing, and of the same radius), variation of specific surface of the pores (decrease of pore radius) does not enable a possibility to increase notably the value of specific capacity of the cathode. A necessity of presence of both macropores, and micro- and mesopores in the structure of the active material was discussed. The effect of porous structure of the cathode on the discharge characteristics of LOPS was experimentally demonstrated by the example of some cathode materials (carbon blacks and carbon nanotubes). The highest discharge capacity was achieved with use of the sample of CNT-TNaOH combining pores of various sizes, which corresponds to the formulated hypotheses about an optimal structure of the active cathode material.
Keywords:cathode of lithium–oxygen power source process of discharge computerized simulation porous cathode theory carbon materials nanotubes
This work was supported by the Competitiveness Enhancement Program of National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI), and partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant no. 16-03-00378 A, IPCE, Russian Academy of Sciences).


Android Devices >> Everything about the Motorola Droid 2 Global
The Motorola Droid 2 Global is the world version of the Droid 2. It was quietly launched by Verizon and represents one of the latest in the rapidly growing Droid lineup. It's running Android 2.2 (Froyo), sports a 1.2 GHz processor, has 8GB of pre-installed memory as well as an 8GB microSD card, and is capable of working internationally, which is a big move by Verizon.
Announced: May 12, 2010
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Top Motorola Droid 2 Global Stories
- Verizon's Q4 lineup: HTC Merge, Droid Pro, LG enV Pro, Droid 2 Global
- Droid 2 Global placeholder page goes up, uses Droid Pro specs
Browse and learn more in our Motorola Droid 2 Global Forums


STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Christian Hackenberg threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns, caught a scoring pass and Penn State beat Illinois 39-0 on Saturday.
Hackenberg was 21 of 29 and connected with Chris Godwin and Geno Lewis for 5- and 6-yard touchdowns in the first quarter. He caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Nick Scott in the third.
Saquon Barkley rushed for 84 yards on 20 carries and added another 58 yards receiving. He scored on a 7-yard run to give Penn State (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) a 32-0 lead early in the fourth.
After two of his extra points were blocked and he sailed a kickoff out of bounds, Joey Julius was replaced by Tyler Davis who made 42- and 28-yard field goals. Mark Allen added a 20-yard touchdown run to cap the scoring.
The Fighting Illini (4-4, 1-3) managed just 167 yards and punted on 12 of their 15 possessions.
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Yvette Engel and her best friend, Jennifer Reid, and Engel’s son, Josh, arrive at Memorial Hospital Central for a big, big day.
Yvette wears crazy, colorful cat-eye glasses, a pink tutu and a pink wig to mark the end of chemo. Jennifer and Josh wear pink wigs, too, and Josh has a button pinned to his shirt: “Real Men Wear Pink.’’Jennifer, who is not only Yvette’s best friend, but also her soul sister, motivational coach, fashion designer and caretaker, has made a sign: #16 Baby!
When the chemotherapy is finished, Yvette will ring a bell at the nurse’s station in the outpatient oncology unit to signal completion of the first of three rounds in her battle with breast cancer. Round 2 includes surgery, followed by Round 3 – radiation therapy.
“You know, never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d have cancer,’’ Yvette said. “I had always been watching movies when people get a diagnosis of cancer and you always wonder, ‘What would I do if I was sitting on that end of the desk?’ ’’
There’s no playbook for getting through cancer – no right, no wrong way to do it. But as the nation takes notice of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Yvette wants everyone to know that one of the lessons she has learned is that you’ve got to lean on people for support and you’ve got to focus all of your energy on each round of the fight. You’ve got to have hope – and a Jennifer.
They met at work at the Family Resource Council, an agency in Colorado Springs that helps families in crisis. In no time, they shared stories about their husbands, their kids, their best recipes, everything. Work wives.
Like many women, Yvette had gone in for a routine mammogram in April. When the clinic called back to say they’d like to do another mammogram, Yvette figured the first one wasn’t a crisp image. When she returned, a nurse told her she would also need to have a biopsy.
She called Jennifer on that Friday: “I’m at Pikes Peak and they’re going to do a biopsy.’’ Jennifer dropped everything and headed to the Woodland Park hospital. She stayed with Yvette and then placed a call to Dr. Laura Pomerenke, a Colorado Health Medical Group physician at UCHealth Memorial Hospital.
“I’ll see her on Monday,’’ Pomerenke said.
The weekend dragged on and then Yvette found herself on the other end of the desk. Dr. Pomerenke said she had triple-A negative aggressive ductal breast cancer.
“It doesn’t sink in,’’ Yvette said. “Okay, yes, you have cancer, and she’s talking about ‘oh, there are different types of cancer,’ and then she’s explaining things to me and she says, ‘this is the kind that you don’t want.’
“And then you think of being in the movie and you’re saying something like, ‘That’s bull—-.’’
Dr. Pomerenke said Yvette would have a nurse navigator, Christina Payne, who would help answer questions, schedule appointments, and be her go-to person to navigate her breast cancer journey. She is a key person in the comprehensive breast cancer program at UCHealth.
“I still think I was in a fog, and everything happened so fast that you don’t have a chance to really let it sink in. So, we saw Laura on Monday and Dr. (Geetika) Srivastava (hematologist) on Tuesday. I had surgery on the following Monday to get the port in and I started chemo on Tuesday and it was so fast, and I was very impressed with that.’’
Yvette and Jennifer showed up for the first round of chemotherapy. They cried when the first dose oozed in through the port. One of the things they learned from Payne was to have a point person for communication, so Jennifer sent a photo and a text message to family and friends, reporting on her progress that day.
“Go mamma!’’ one of her sons replied.
The first four doses of chemo were more aggressive than the remaining 12 doses, so during the first two months, Yvette came to the hospital every other week. Jennifer always brought a craft for them to work on to pass the time – adult coloring was a favorite.
During one of the earlier chemo treatments, Yvette learned that the Benadryl made her a bit loopy. She placed Teddy Graham cookies in a container of peanut butter and called it “bears in a hot tub.’’
Jennifer brought magazines and read motivational messages to Yvette, one time asking: “What makes your heart flutter?’’
Without hesitation, Yvette answered: “Having all my kids together.’’ Her son, Josh, lives in Seattle, Washington. Her other boys, Brooks and Tommy, are in the Pikes Peak region, as is Makayla, 12.
During chemotherapy, her husband and her children have all gathered in their Florissant home to support her.
“They’ve spoiled me. They make dinner and do the dishes and if I even think of getting up, they’re telling me to sit still,’’ Yvette said.
One of the hardest adjustments she said she has had to make is to take a step back in her role as family caregiver and focusing on her own needs – physical and spiritual.
Since her husband travels often for work, Jennifer has arranged “chemo sleepovers,’’ when Yvette and Makayla come over and spend the night. Jennifer cooks for her family, and makes sure that Yvette’s every need is met.
“She’s being well taken care of, and it’s comforting to know that’’ Josh said.
Jennifer held a “Blessingway’’ for Yvette. These gatherings are often held for moms-to-be. A community of family and friends gathers around the expectant mother, offering tips for labor and delivery and child rearing.
For Yvette, each person who attended brought words of encouragement and a charm, a tree for grounding and strength; a butterfly for the wings to soar; a cross for help from above. Yvette wears the necklace full of charms to each chemotherapy treatment.
During the gathering, Yvette had begun to lose her hair. So each person who gathered around her took a turn with the Norelco, and shaved the auburn locks from her head.
Afterwards, when they came to the hospital for chemotherapy, she and Yvette periodically wore their pink wigs and crazy cat-eye glasses. They went to La Henna Boheme in Manitou Springs, which donates a tattoo for those who have lost their hair to cancer, so Yvette could get a nice design for her head.
“Jennifer is my best friend and she actually pretty much stopped her life to help me,’’ Yvette said during her last chemo treatment.
“Can’t imagine being anywhere else,’’ Jennifer said.
When the last dose of chemo pumped through the port for the last time, Yvette and Jennifer cried – just as they did when the first dose went in.
In the coming days, Yvette will meet again with a team of physicians to talk about a lumpectomy and partial mastectomy. Then she’ll meet with radiation oncologists to talk about radiation treatment.
Through each round, Yvette will have the support of her husband and of all those who make her heart flutter. Her best friend, soul sister, motivational coach, fashion designer and care taker will be there, too – in pink.


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Category: Talent Management
Infographic: Reducing High Staff Turnover in Healthcare
Staff Retention Challenges in Healthcare
More than $3 TRILLION is now being spent on healthcare in the U.S. Growth rates are expected to accelerate through 2024.
4 MILLION NEW JOBS will be created by the U.S healthcare industry by 2026.


An iconic landmark in vertical development is about to unfold bringing exceptional standards in leisure living, lifestyle, shopping, and an exciting community where proximity is a privilege.
J Tower Residences the newest Condo Development in Mandaue City just beside the J Center Mall. A 40 storey development with majestic Sea and Mountain View of Merto Cebu located in Mandaue City with Foot Bridge to JCenter Mall. Public Transportation Terminal just a few steps away from: Savemore Supermarket, Sky Water Park, Gold’s Gym, Kalye Sugbo
EVERYTHING YOU NEED AND MORE
Residents enjoy the convenience of J Center Mall. The centerpiece of Mandaue City commercial strip, A.S. Fortuna St.


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by Paul R. Spitzzeri
The so-called “Progressive Era” was a period of many varied reform efforts, including the growing movement to ban alcohol, limit child labor, establish better food production standards, bust capitalist “trusts” that monopolized industries, and many more. Some of these were driven by moral and religious concerns, and leadership in these causes was often to be found among the clergy, club women, and others primarily in the burgeoning American middle class.
Another issue that emerged from the period was “white slavery,” an unfortunate term by modern standards compared to the slavery endured by blacks for centuries in America, and which dealt with prostitution and other forms of sexual degradation of young white women. In Los Angeles, one of the foremost crusaders against “white slavery” was Charles Edward Locke, long-time pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
Locke was born in 1858 in Pittsburgh to a minister and his wife and the family also lived in Youngstown, Ohio during his youth. In fact, Locke’s father was the pastor at the church attended by future president William McKinley. When McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo in September 1901, Locke presided over the funeral of the president.
Serving in several churches in Pittsburgh, Portland (Oregon), San Francisco, Buffalo, and then in Brooklyn in New York, Locke came to Los Angeles to assume the pastorate at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in September 1908.
Based on sermons given in the pulpit of his church and responding to “almost innumerable requests . . . from discriminating persons,” Locke published his “White Slavery in Los Angeles” in 1913, a copy of which is in the Homestead’s collection.
He added that “the shocking disclosures” he put forward were “from private sources in the confidential relationships” he’d established “in a great and growing city.” The minister’s aim in publishing the booklet was for “the triumphant day when beautiful Los Angeles will be redeemed from all forms of vice.”
The document is divided into several sections, including a discourse on “the social evil;” the question of licensing prostitution; its oft-assumed status as a “social evil;” the importance of home training and education to prevent young women from falling prey to degradation; the problem of “starvation wages” driving women to the “wicked path;” whether men should be as virtuous as women; and more.
Moreover, “White Slavery in Los Angeles” is chock full of examples of women who had “fallen” into the world of “white slavery,” including instances where a married street car conductor ruined a virgin teenage girl or how a man received ninety days for physically abusing a young woman, among others.
Locke reprinted an April 1913 letter from a young woman who’d heard three consecutive Sunday sermons at his church and stated “you and a great many people, and the wives of many of the prominent men of business of our city would be much surprised if you knew the conditions which exist in the majority of offices today.”
She went on to note that, on two occasions, her employer, married and with children, tried to kiss her. This led the unidentified writer to state that “we must be reserved to prudishness in order to let them know that we do not want their kisses, their company to lunch, their caresses, etc.”
Locke did write that “I note with great satisfaction that the newspapers and the authorities of our city are pursuing the White Slavers . . . and are bringing them to the bars of justice. The minister also noted the role of “the woman panderer who for money and jewels will entice innocent girls into the labyrinths of vice.”
An example cited was of a “pretty and innocent” 20-year old who was at a train station to travel to San Diego and was approached by an older lady who offered to find her an inexpensive place to stay. Another woman overheard the conversation, however, and intervened, threatening to call the police. At this, Locke wrote, “the she-devils beat a hasty retreat.”
The minister called for “some millionaire [who] would take up the fight for the protection of our girlhood” to counteract “infamous millionaires” scheming to seduce young women and work with others “to send some of these reprobates to the penitentiary.” Even then, he concluded “a life sentence would be too short” for “these low panderers” and he prayed, “O, Good Lord, deliver our land from such loathsome and rotten degenerates!”
Rev. Locke continued to serve at the First Methodist Episcopal Church for seven more years. In 1920, he was elected to be a bishop and assigned to work in the Philippines, then an American possession. In 1924, he took up his last pastorate in St. Paul, Minnesota and retired shortly afterward.
Locke’s moral reform work, however, was not over, as he returned to Los Angeles to assume the presidency of the California Anti-Saloon League in 1933, just as national Prohibition was repealed. He lived until March 1940 when he passed away at age 81 and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale.
Tomorrow, we focus on another moral crusader against “white slavery,” an El Monte native named Aletha Maxey Gilbert.

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