Motor Sister is a heavy metal/hard rock band from the USA, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Jim Wilson (Mother Superior), guitarist Scott Ian (Anthrax), bassist Joey Vera (Armored Saint), drummer John Tempesta (White Zombie, The Cult), and vocalist Pearl Aday (Pearl). The band was originally formed as a Mother Superior covers band – with Motor Sister‘s debut album ‘Ride’ (2015) featuring twelve songs from the Mother Superior back catalog. Fast forward seven years, and Motor Sister is back with a new album, ‘Get Off’ – a collection of twelve songs…eleven originals and one (Mother Superior) cover.
The band members bring inspiration from various musical backgrounds – hard rock, heavy metal, and thrash – but on ‘Get Off’ you’re not gonna find any thrash, or any real out and out heavy metal. Instead, you’re gonna be hit with a meld of hard ‘n’ heavy rock ‘n’ roll party anthems with hints of the blues, Southern rock, and AOR – all perched on the border between the genres of rock and metal, where fans of both styles can enjoy the music…
…all forty-two highly energetic and full-throttle minutes of it – where only three out of the twelve songs on offer exceed the four-minute mark! Simply breathless! ‘Get Off’ is launched skywards with the pulsating and overly energetic ‘Can’t Get High Enough’ – total intoxication descending through the atmosphere. The band is firing on all cylinders delivering ear-catching fast and furious rock ‘n’ roll – with a dual vocal assault that is just overwhelming! Motor Sister offers something “different from the norm” – and it’s highly addictive. Picking up the pace and tempo, ‘Coming For You’ is so punchy you’re gonna be knocked into next month! The blues-soaked, Southern rocking vocals of Pearl Aday lead the way with this one, the band an avalanche of heavy-hitting rock ‘n’ roll. What an opening double salvo of explosive and frenzied hard rock!
With a lot more swagger than either of the two previous songs, ‘Right There, Just Like That’ is a majestic stroll of Southern rock-styled, err, rock – reminiscent of old school Aerosmith. When I agreed to review ‘Get Off’, I didn’t know what to expect – I only said yes because of Scott Ian, Joey Vera, and John Tempesta…members of various metal bands I’ve listened to over the last forty years. Yes, readers – I’m that old! So you can imagine my surprise when I was hit with a barrage of blistering rock ‘n’ roll – WOWZER! The energy, the oomph, the power – all incredible and thoroughly entertaining. Moving into the realms of melodic rock and AOR, ‘Sooner Or Later’ is lighter than anything heard so far, but lacks none of the album’s overall passion. The highly majestic nature of ‘Sooner Or Later’ is infectious, the song standing tall and proud among such legendary bands as Journey, Boston, Kansas, and Foreigner.
Throwing haymakers for fun, the band delivers the punchiest offering so far – ‘Excuse Me, Your Life Is Exposed’ a frantic and fairly furious foray of fast-paced party rock ‘n’ roll. The energy level is incredible, with the pizzazz registering new heights! ‘Get Off’ is one of the biggest surprises I’ve heard for many years – and with its unrelenting attitude, forges forth with ‘Lion’s Den’, displaying more groove than any other song on the album. Heavier too, the band lurching more toward metal than rock with this one – yet still managing to remain a step away from fully falling into heavy metal territory. Such restraint from a band that is literally three-fifths pure metal! The other two-fifths are rock, and what a sound this mix makes!
With no sign of the pulsating rock ‘n’ roll dissipating, Motor Sister (ahem) motor on with the crunching ‘1,000,000 Miles’ – retaining the groove of the previous song, and increasing the energy to even higher levels. Should the band go on tour in support of this album, are there any venues big enough to cope with – and survive – the enormous amount of electrifying energy this five-piece party rock ‘n’ rollers exude! ‘Get Off’ is the exact opposite of the title of the next song – ‘Pain’ the most bluesy and ballad-like song the album has to offer. You can just sense the emotional level is at breaking point, with lighters held high in the air to salute a swaggering, staggering stroll of reined in energy! Is there no style of rock ‘n’ roll this band can’t do? Guess not!
For blistering pace and tempo lights up the album once more with the pounding ‘Bulletproof’, hitting much harder than the massive asteroid that hit Earth sixty-six million years ago that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs! Motor Sister is an uncompromising and unstoppable force that when wound up will rock ‘n’ roll for fucking ages. A simply breathtaking engine of immense power, the band storm on with my favorite song on the album ‘Bruise It Or Lose It’. The oomph, the oof, and the sheer intensity of the song’s bombastic nature are incredible – I defy anyone, no – everyone, to not be headbanging right now! And for the first time, the aura of heavy metal makes its presence felt, although ‘Bruise It Or Lose It’ remains a half step away from becoming fully ensconced in the heavy metal genre.
Bringing a full-blown party rock atmosphere to the album, the band raucously romps through ‘Time’s Up’ – turning heads and forcing everyone to get up on the dance floor and strut their stuff! The mix of blues, Southern rock, and classic old school rock ‘n’ roll, is perfect, with ‘Time’s Up’ planting smiles a mile wide on the faces of every listener everywhere. ‘Get Off’ comes to a close with a barnstorming cover of ‘Rolling Boy Blues’, by Mother Superior, taken from the band’s 2002 fifth album ‘Sin’. Motor Sister remains true to the pace of the original, yet manage to increase the song’s beefiness to deliver a ground shuddering version! What an amazing end to an amazing album.
Overall, a riveting ride of raucous rock ‘n’ roll, highly infectious and attractive to fans of both hard rock and heavy metal.
Can’t Get High Enough
Coming For You
Right There, Just Like That
Sooner Or Later
Excuse Me, Your Life is Exposed
Bruise It Or Lose It
Rolling Boy Blues
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Release Year: 2022
Label: Metal Blade Records
Reviewed by Iron Mathew for Frenzy Fire, and Metal-Roos.


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TO THE EDITOR:
Sanctuary – immunity from laws – is supposed to be for innocent people only! Yet every person who is here illegally by breaking our border law is guilty and shouldn’t be protected.
Many illegals also break other so-called non-serious laws in order to stay here. I don’t blame them, but being nice, working hard to improve their lives and those of their family can’t be an excuse to upstage those waiting to come here legally for the same reasons.
No illegal should ever be allowed to become a legal citizen, for justice sake. Non-violent people here for many years should stay and be treated as a lifetime visitor with no voting rights.
Those who have committed serious crimes – there are many – should be deported and not protected in sanctuary cities – they are. All nations have border laws. We need not apologize to anyone for ours and President Trump isn’t a bully for protecting it.
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KATHMANDU: The government has made it mandatory for pharmacies to place a price list mentioning price of most common medicines.
The list shall include prices of most used 18 medicines as well as of 78 medicines for chronic diseases including cancer.
A Cabinet meeting held on Monday decided that all drug houses should exhibit the price list at the store.
Minister for Information and Communications, Minendra Rijal, said the Ministry of Health and Population is assigned to implement the decision at the earliest.
Meanwhile, the government itself is planning to fix prices for those 98 medicines.
The MoHP had floated the proposal in response to a number of complaints that claimed medicine stores overcharged consumers, according to Rijal, also the spokesperson of government.
The Cabinet meeting also decided that the Nepal Trust owns lands owned by late King Birendra Shah, late Queen Aishwarya and their family members during the time of their death. The lands in Lalitpur, Sindhupalchok, Kathmandu and Kaski districts will be transferred to the Nepal Trust, according to the decision.
An account with the name of HM Treasury at the Standard Chartered Bank will also be taken over by the Trust.
The Cabinet approved the Public Procurement (First Amendment) Bill, 2015 to table it at the Parliament.
The meeting decided to give Rs 40,000 a month to each Justice of the Supreme Court as house rent.
Meanwhile, former joint-secretary Gyani Yadav has been appointed member at the Teachers Service Commission.

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Commuters who plan to use MTR’s upcoming South Island Line (East), or SIL(E), rail line should be prepared to shell out more in fares compared to what they are paying now for bus travel along the route.
Based on an announcement from the local rail operator Monday, an adult who uses an Octopus card to go from Mong Kok to South Horizons or vice versa using the new line will have to pay HK$14.2.
That would be HK$3.1 costlier compared to the fare on the No.171 KMB bus for the same route, the Hong Kong Economic Journal points out.
In another example, a one-way trip from Admiralty to Ocean Park — the lowest fare on the new line — will cost HK$5.3 for rail commuters, 60 cents more than that charged by the No.70 bus operated by Citybus.
Compared to the ticket price on the No.629 bus that runs between Admiralty to Ocean Park, the train fare will however be 50 percent cheaper.
MTR officials admitted that rail travel will be costlier in some cases, but pointed out that commuters will be saving a lot in travel time.
Jeny Yeung Mei-chun, MTR Corporation’s commercial director, said the fares on the extended line — which runs from Admiralty to South Horizons via Ocean Park — have been set in reference to the ticket prices on the rail operator’s existing lines, which are bases on the travel distance.
She added that the current fare discounts and promotional programs, including MTR City Saver, Monthly Pass Extra and Early Bird Discount Promotion, will all be applicable to the new line.
In addition, MTR plans to work with minibus operators to provide Octopus card users with transfer discounts at Wang Chuk Hang Station and Ocean Park Station.
In may, the Transport Department recommended the cancellation of 11 franchised bus routes operated by New World First Bus and Citybus, and the introduction of 10 new franchised bus and minibus routes linked to the SIL(E) stations.
Spokesmen from the bus operators said they will consider re-arranging some routes within six months after the new line begins service. The changes will depend on passenger traffic.
Francis Li Shing-kee, head of MTR operations, said the SIL(E) is expected to see a daily average of 170,000 passengers and therefore there will be a train in service every three minutes at peak hours.
The SIL(E), which cost HK$16.9 billion (US$2.18 billion) to build, is about seven kilometers long and includes five stations.
MTR is discussing an opening date with the government.
Michael Tien, a lawmaker who once headed the Legislative Council’s railways subcommittee, has said earlier that he expects the new line to open on Christmas Day this year.
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By Will Burgess
Hurricane Mills, Tenn — The Monster Energy Amateur National Motocross National Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch, went off without a hitch this month in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
The fate of 41st annual race, affectionately known as Loretta’s, was in question last year as only two weeks after the 2021 event, a devastating flood hit Humphreys County, home to the Ranch and the town of Waverly which took the biggest brunt of the flooding damage.
Twenty victims perished in the August 21, 2021 flood, including Wayne Spears, Foreman of Lynn Ranch, who was tending to animals in the barns as the flood waters were rising, according to County Sheriff, Chris Davis.
The town of Waverly became inundated with seventeen inches of water in the record-breaking flood event. A year later, the town still shows signs of flooding with many homes and businesses damaged beyond repair.
So too did the floodwaters ravage the Lynn Ranch, only eight miles away down the Trace Creek watershed that experienced a rapid increase in levels during the flood following a large thunderstorm event.
Lynn Ranch sits on the Hurricane Creek and tributaries, shown below.
In the weeks after the disaster, several initiatives and relief charities emerged to rebuild the communities left devastated in the wake. Among these, Racers 4 Waverly and Operation Ranch Rebuild, came together to help both the town of Waverly and its residents, and the Lynn Ranch in rebuilding the iconic motocross track in time for the 2022 race.
“Since then, we’ve rallied the motocross community to come together in benefit of those who need our help the most and have raised more than $350,000 through our ‘Racers 4 Waverly‘ fundraising initiative with the Road 2 Recovery Foundation,” said Tim Cotter Event Director, MX Sports, the group organizing the recovery efforts.
Loretta Lynn also spearheaded a benefit concert, the Loretta Lynn’s Friends Hometown Rising at the Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tenn., raising nearly $1 million for flood victims.
Following the fundraising efforts, teams of construction crews and laborers volunteered their efforts to restore the track, and the Yamaha Motor Corporation Headquarters in Georgia also donated heavy equipment to aid in the repair that went underway in June.
This August, what felt impossible twelve short months ago, was realized when Loretta’s opened to a new track and a fresh start. Nearly all of the buildings have been rebuilt or restored, but the work continues for both volunteers at the Ranch and in Waverly, as well.
In a few short months the Annual Fall Off-Road Trail Ride, open to dirt bike and ATV riders alike, will be coming to the over 20 miles of trails on the Ranch as reconstruction continues.
Racers 4 Waverly is still accepting donations for the people of Waverly, Tenn. and surrounding communities.
You can learn more about Racers 4 Waverly at the Road2Recovery website: https://road2recovery.com/cause-view/racers-4-waverly/
Will Burgess is a journalist with Adrenaline Powersports Mag
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Montana’s Best Rut Days Still Ahead This Hunting Season
Some significant weather changes have settled into Montana, and we know thousands of hunters are still trying to fill those tags!
And things are looking up, not only weather-wise but rut-wise according to our helpful pals at Realtree. They say good pre-rut activity continues until November 25, with the peak breeding between November 10-20. See if you are in agreement with some of their theories and strategies.
Incoming/Outgoing Cold Fronts
Rut activity seems to increase just prior to and directly after a front passes through. Deer seem to go into feeding frenzies at these times as well. Where the does go, the bucks follow.
Temperature Drops/Other Weather Events
Look for days with significant low to high temperature drops. Focus on food sources, transition zones and staging areas. Remember even warm spells can "shock" deer into getting on their feet. And naturally, rain and snow have an effect. Hard precipitation will keep deer hunkered down. But light rain and snow will encourage movement instead. Be ready.
More does feeding while the sun is up leads to more bucks on their feet during the day. There have been lots of studies on the moon position (not moon phase) and their validity seems to be gaining traction.
So, with what appear to be the best days still ahead, these are just some of the factors you might want to consider. We hope the next few weeks bring you a fantastic harvest of various meats in the freezer!


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Bikes are the new toilet paper, almost completely sold out wherever bikes are sold in many places around the USA right now. This was the bike section in the Target store less than four miles from my home yesterday. This store straddles two metro-Atlanta cities: Dunwoody and Sandy Springs. There is no safe route for all ages and abilities to get to the store or to any of the parks, post offices, supermarkets, or city halls in either of the cities. Sobering fact: A motor vehicle driver killed a 57-year-old man not far from the store last Friday.
Here is a short clip of two children who passed me on their bikes when I left the store. They looked about 13 and 10- years old, probably brothers. The older boy rode mostly in the street, which is the legal requirement over the age of 12. The younger boy switched between the sidewalk and the street.
More kids are riding bikes in cities that don’t provide separated and/or protected access. (I also saw the first “bakfiet” cargo bike, with a mom and two children, two days ago on a main road in my city.) Yes, I know your city has “plans.” Mine has had them for years. I showed up at city hall and advocated for them over and over again. But kids don’t wait— they grow up. (I don’t know these kids — my kids are both adults now.)
Safe access for all is needed now. I asked (yet again) for it on March 20, 2020, and was told a firm no by the mayor. A city councilor has since asked the public works director and was told a firm no as well. (FYI, that public works director is the same person who told me in paragraph-after-paragraph that Pointy the Bike Lane was a good idea, and failed to meet me out there when I asked him to ride it with me so he could see the rubber-hits-the-road reality). I keep hearing it over and over again — No time. No resources. No money. No priority. Oh, and by the way, all three bus lines in my city have been suspended and every single bus stop has this sign now.
Well, here ya’ go. A technology platform named Populus is offering its assistance to select cities that want to join others that are already answering the historic call during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide safe access for all ages and abilities. It is accepting applications through May 15. See below.
Populus to help cities manage open streets during pandemic
Smart Cities Dive
April 21, 2020
By Cailin Crowe
Populus, a technology platform for cities to manage mobility and transportation demands, launched the Open Streets Initiative to assist select city officials with designing and implementing new street policies, like closures, amid the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
- To complement this effort, Populus launched its Street Manager to help city leaders facilitate and communicate open streets and temporary street closures, construction activity, special events and more.
- Only a select number of cities and public agencies will be given access to the platforms. The Open Streets Initiative will accept applications until May 15.
Transportation planners and public officials have used Populus’ platform to access data from micromobility companies like Spin, Bird and Uber, and to create data-driven strategies to effectively manage their streets, sidewalks and curbs. Baltimore and Buenos Aires, for example, have used the technology to manage and share mobility policies.
Street policy management has taken on a new sense of urgency for cities during the coronavirus pandemic as local leaders adjust to new traffic patterns and work to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe.
Changes to mass transit service are among the top challenges for transportation planners, according to Populus CEO and co-founder Regina Clewlow. As public transit service becomes potentially less reliable, city leaders need to ensure alternative modes of transportation — like micromobility — are safe for residents or essential workers to move throughout the city, she told Smart Cities Dive.
Tactical urbanism initiatives like widened sidewalks, pop-up bike lanes or closed-off streets can help reinforce that safety.
Cities including Boston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Oakland have opened their streets to pedestrians and cyclists since the pandemic began. Other cities like Washington, DC are widening their sidewalks to create more space between pedestrians. And New Zealand recently became the first country to offer cities 90% funding for tactical urbanism projects like temporary bike lanes or widened sidewalks.
Prior to the pandemic, construction or special events were two of the main causes for a street closure, according to Clewlow. There was an application process, a review period and various communications about the closures to the general public, she said. Now, cities are moving at much a quicker pace to make these changes.
Many cities are taking their “Sunday streets” programs and transitioning them to function every day of the week, she said. In Oakland, for example, many of the city’s current street closures are based on pre-existing plans, Clewlow said.
There are some silver linings to the changes in mobility caused by the coronavirus. Some of the potential benefits include the improved air quality and reduced emissions due to less traffic and congestion. However, public transportation systems are facing daunting challenges.
As of April 13, 45% of public transit agencies had eliminated fares. And as of April 21, nearly 70 New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) workers have died from COVID-19 complications, while at least 2,400 workers have tested positive for the virus, The Guardian reports.
“The world that we lived in two months ago is not coming back,” Jarrett Walker, president of Jarrett Walker + Associates and author of Human Transit, said in a webinar held earlier this month. “Whatever is on the other side of this pandemic is a different world.”
There’s also concern that city residents might shift back to using cars due to personal safety concerns, Clewlow said. But the rapid changes to streets to keep residents safe, could help deter people from gravitating toward cars.
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A DRIVER has been charged with stalking and traffic offences after allegedly leaving another motorist and her son fearful during a road rage incident.
A 25-year-old Corowa man was questioned at the weekend after an incident on March 6.
He allegedly ran the woman off the road at Rutherglen before following her in his vehicle and abusing her.
He is accused of following her around town in the car and doing several laps past her after she stopped.
He will face Wodonga Magistrates Court in June.

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Other alternative methods of healing can be utilized to either support or shift physiology. These are, but not limited to: acupuncture, reiki, rolfing, cranial sacral therapy and shiatsu massage. Obviously choosing any of these requires your due diligence and necessary understanding by both parties of the state of your physical body.
This is a great article on how meditation affects your brain.
As listed in the footer of this site, I encourage listening to and singing along with this version of the Gayatri mantra. The video also contains the meaning of the individual words of the mantra. Give this beautiful rendition a try - you won't be disappointed.
A Chiari story from Dr. Steven N. McDonald, D.C.:
This 60 year old patient came in complaining of headaches, neck pain, vertigo, full body pain, loss of energy and many other symptoms. Her condition was increasing in intensity in recent years and she began seeking medical care. She had been involved in a motorcycle accident in her 20's, in which she flipped over the handlebars hitting her head.
She received a MRI at the same time she was coming in to consult with me by a neurologist. He found a Chirari Malformation at the base of her brainstem and recommended she not come to me for chiropractic care. After reviewing her skull and cervical spine x-rays, I informed her that her head and neck were displaced (misaligned) off to the right frontal plane and rotated forward on the right. The right side of her body was contracted with a right short leg and the pelvis elevated and rotated on the right. I told her my adjustment would be very gentle and I could gently restore her head and neck back upright to the vertical axis. I reassured her that their should not be any contraindications to this gentle realignment. She consented to my treatment, because she did not feel that the medical profession offered her any hope and she did not want surgery.
After I treated her and restored her head and neck back to an upright position and removed the rotation, the muscles on the right side of her body relaxed, balancing her pelvis and leg length. She immediately said she felt lighter. She returned to my office later that week saying she felt like she was 20 yrs old again with no symptomatology and had not had this much energy in 40 yrs. Her husband told me he couldn't believe the difference in her condition. He said that she was like a young girl again.
It has been almost 8 months since I treated her and she continues to be almost completely symptom free.
She is so pleased that she did not take her neurologist's advice. Besides, he indicated that upper cervical surgery might be needed. She and her husband are extremely pleased that they did not take that route. She has been so happy with the NUCCA treatment that I was able to offer her (NUCCA National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association).
Patients with a Chiari Malformation should see an upper cervical specialist to see if they can be helped. Not everyone can be helped, but especially if it was caused by a trauma, there might be treatment. A consultation with a proper exam and x-ray evaluation is needed.
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Lenders typically require a cushion of 25 percent or more to refinance a loan secured by a nonowner-occupied house, says Stephen LaDue, a senior loan officer at PrimeLending in Brookfield,
Cash-in refinancing means putting cash into a transaction by paying down the balance, as opposed to cash-out refinancing where you take cash. for them but don’t have enough equity in their property.
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A cash-out investment property loan, then, can help build a real estate portfolio while increasing rental earning power. Non-owner-occupied cash-out loan programs Only conventional loans may be.
A Texas cash-out refinance loan is also called a Section 50(a)(6) loan. With this option, you refinance your current mortgage while also tapping into your home’s equity. This tapped equity converts.
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Fluid Head Tripods Help to Stabilize Video Shots
Stilted movements of a camera on a tripod can cause a video to appear choppy as the camera pans across a group of people or scene. A method you can use to reduce the friction that causes the choppy movements when filming is to use a tripod with a fluid head. Fluid heads are designed to eliminate friction to allow you to move the camera back and forth (and up and down) freely without having any parts rubbing against each other that would increase friction and interfere with a smooth flowing transition in a shot.How does a fluid head work?
A cushion of fluid sits between the top and bottom parts of the head. The cushion is a sealed compact filled with grease or oil. The bottom of the top part is concaved so that it can rotate around over the cushion of fluid. There are mechanisms on the unit to help you control the camera when setting the lens at an angle or when panning.What should you look for in a fluid head?
There are a number of things to look at when determining which tripod is the right one for you and your camera. Among the things to consider are:
- Locks: A camera should have three locks on it to help control movement; separate mechanisms are used to lock the camera plate, tilting, and panning features in place.
- Tension controls: These help control the speed in which users tilt or pan the camera, depending on the desired effect.
- Counterbalance controls: These maintain the balance of the camera and tripod at different angles so that it does not fall. The controls are designed to be used with different devices, from small DSLR cameras to large camcorders, and they can be used to achieve different shot styles.
There are a couple of different ways in which fluid heads can be connected to legs on the tripods. Some tripods have a threaded screw on the plate at the top of the legs and the head is screwed onto it. Other styles have a rounded bottom that sits in a cradle at the top of the legs and is bolted into place. The screws and fitting can come in various sizes depending on the type of camera you have and the type of tripod you want to use. Before choosing a tripod for your camera, make sure the threads and fittings on both pieces of photography equipment will match each other.


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CISTOMAR SYRUP - 125ml
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What is Cistomar Syrup?
Cistomar Syrup by Marnys is a liquid nutritional supplement made from cranberry concentrate.
What are the properties of Cistomar Syrup?
A daily dose of Cistomar Syrup provides:
- 7200mg of Cranberry concentrate (Vaccinium macrocarpon)
- 155mg of fructooligosaccharides
- 30mg of Vitamin C
Vitamin C supports the proper formation of the immune system during and after intense physical exercise, the formation of collagen for the blood vessels, bones, cartilage, gums, skin, and teeth. Moreover, it supports the energy metabolism, the functioning of the nervous system, the correct functioning of the immune system, helps to protect the cells from oxidative stress, decreases the tiredness and fatigue, helps to regenerate the reduced form of vitamin E and increases the iron absorption.
You will experience the effects of Cistomar Syrup very soon due to the liquid format of the product.
How to take Cistomar Syrup
It is advisable to take 10ml a day before lunch at least for 30 days. Dissolve the 10ml in a glass of water.
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Wright Art Twins Gallery Grand Opening August 11th from 7-10! Congratulations from Artistic Transfer! 🎉🎊 We wish you great successes, an abundance of art sales, and may this gallery be one of many! Cheers!
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From left, Augustus "Barney" Levengood, Danielle McCoy, Michael V. Fisher and Richard Frerichs with their Pottstown High School Alumni Honor Roll Awards.
Four new Pottstown High School alumni have been inducted into the Pottstown School District's Alumni Honor Roll.
They are Dr. Richard Frerichs, class of 1960; Augustus "Barney" Levengood, class of 1972; Michael V. Fisher, class of 1975 and Danielle McCoy, class of 1982.
Frerichs is a Millersville University professor emeritus, vice chair of the Millersville University Council of Trustees and the 2014 President of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association.
He graduated in 1963 with a teaching degree from what was then Millersville State College and took a job teaching biology in the Neshaminy School District. There, he also coached track and cross country.
In 1968, he returned to Millersville as the assistant Dean of Men and cross-country and track coach. During his tenure at Millersville, Frerichs held a variety of positions, before retiring in 2004 as the chair of the department of Educational Foundations.
Frerichs received his doctorate from the University of Delaware. As recognition to his commitment to the students and mission of Millersville University, Frerichs was named Person of the Year by the Student Senate and, in 2012, was awadred the President's Medallion.
For more than 40 years, Frerichs was the public address voice of the school's football team and the women's basketball teach for more than 30 years.
After his retirement, Frerichs was inducted into the Millersville University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Levengood has been the executive director of the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the 2006 world champion Indianapolis Colts, since 1991.
He oversaw the $103 million expansions at both the convention center and stadium, which is estimated to have brought more than $2.25 billion into the city's economy, while supporting more than 74,000 jobs.
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Additionally, Levengood helped to manage Bankers Life Field House, home of the Indiana Pacers, and Toledo Ohio's SeaGate Centre.
Previously, Levengood has been the director of building and client services at the Baltomore Convention Center and directro of operations at the Baltimore Civi Arena.
Levengood also worked as Towson University managing the arena, stadium and student union building.
After graduating from Pottstown, Levengood attended East Stroudsburg and later earned a master's degree from Ohio University. He is a member of the Indiana Society of Association Executives, International Association of Exposition Managers, Religious Conference Management Association, International Association of Assembly managers and the Stadium managers Association.
Fisher has more than 30 years of experience in the retail industry with a focus on branding, marketing and visual display design.
After graduating from Pottstown, Fisher attended temple University's Tyler School of Art, where he earned a bachelors of fine arts in painting.
After college, Fisher worked as an illustrator and fashion designer in New York City, positions which led to designing window displays for retail stores.
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He spent several years in the visual department of Bloomingdales, where he rose to creative director. His use of women's fashion alongside color-coordinated Apple computers led to a job offer from Steve Jobs to oversee merchandising and store design for Apple.
Fisher's minimalist approach to store design, marketing and visual merchandising came to define Apple stories worldwide.
In addition to senior creative director at Apple, Fisher has also held the position of senior vice president for marketing at Ralph Lauren's Club Monaco division, chief creative officer at JC Penney and he oversaw Coach's retail expansion in Japan.
He is currently handling a variety of creative projects through is company, MYKNYC.com.
While a student at Pottstown High School, McCoy was involved in many activities including National Honor Society, Class Cabinet, PHS News, Drama Club, prom committee and homecoming.
She graduated from Shippensburg University with a bachelor of science in business administration with a concentration in total information systems.
She spent several years working in the banking industry as a teller, retail banking
manager before attending to Temple University to earn teaching certifications in accounting, marketing, computer applications and social studies.
While at Temple, McCoy also earned a masters of education in curriculum, instruction and technology as well as the College of Education Teacher Education Graduate in Career and Technical Education Award.
In 2000, McCoy joined the staff of Pottstown High School. She spent two years as the gifted support instructor, followed by six years as a business education teacher.
During that time she earned her principal's certification and vocational administrative directors certifications. In 2009, she became the director of Career and Technical Education at Pottstown High School where she added three new programs to the school's vocational offerings.
At various times in her career at Pottstown, McCoy has been a class advisor, student government advisor, graduation project coordinator, homecoming advisor, history day advisor, job readiness coordinator, 21st century coordinator and the supervisor of secondary special education.
She is also the recipient of the YWCA TriCounty's Exceptional Women in Education Award and serves on the board of directors of the Foundation for Pottstown Education, as well as being a member of teh NAACP.
McCoy currently serves as the first female and first alumnus to be principal of Pottstown High School.
|This year's inductees to the Pottstown High School Alumni Honor Roll with the student presenters.|


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Date set for County’s second exploratory shale gas well planning application
Nottinghamshire County Councillors will consider the county’s second planning application to undertake exploratory drilling for shale gas at the Planning and Licensing Committee meeting on Tuesday 21 March.
The application was submitted by Dart Energy in May last year to drill one exploratory vertical well 3,300 metres deep and three sets of groundwater monitoring boreholes on land off the A634 between Barnby Moor and Blyth
The application is not seeking permission to carry out any hydraulic fracturing, known as 'fracking'.
The application site, which is currently open farm land, is around one mile north of Barnby Moor and 1.5 miles south east of Blyth.
Permission is sought for a temporary period of up to three years, with the drilling taking place for approximately four months. During drilling, operations would take place 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At other times, works would take place between 7am and 7pm, Monday to Friday and 7am and 1pm on Saturdays, with no working on Sundays or bank holidays.
Extensive consultation has been undertaken by the County Council, with more than 40 organisations including statutory consultees, neighbouring local authorities and landowners, County Council departments, national Government departments and agencies during the last year.
The County Council has received over 800 representations from the local community and a petition.
Sally Gill, Planning Manager for Nottinghamshire County Council said: "Planning Officers have carefully considered Dart Energy’s planning application and feedback from statutory consultees and members of the public.
"We are now able to confirm that the application will be considered by the Planning and Licensing Committee on Tuesday 21 March.
"Now that the date has been confirmed, we are sending out invitations to local organisations and individuals who have registered an interest to speak at the meeting.”
No hydraulic fracturing, known as 'fracking' will be undertaken as part of the application.


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Holidays in the UK are becoming more popular, particularly since the credit crunch. The global financial crisis has led many people to be more reserved in their spending habits and choose more carefully before they buy. Some choose a holiday within the UK to save money as it may be cheaper than going abroad. Unfortunately many holiday-makers who flock to enjoy the delights of the British seaside, neglect to have any travel insurance as they try to save money there too. Some people who choose to go uninsured may do so because they think they won’t need any insurance benefits for the UK, but this decision can turn out to be a very costly mistake.
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Jan 23, 2007 12:00 am
MT. JULIET — Mt. Juliet Christian's girls reached 10 wins for the first time in school history Thursday with a 41-11 rout of Radnor Baptist.
The Lady Saints led 8-4 following the first quarter and 21-8 at halftime before pitching a third-quarter shutout to go up 26-8 as they improved to 10-8.
Christine Humes notched nine points for Mt. Juliet Christian while Anna Haley, who signed Thursday morning to play for Bryan College, added eight.
Paige Hudson supplied seven points, nine steals and eight assists while Ashley Hudson and Holly Morgan put up matching numbers of four points and nine rebounds while Lauren Bean finished with four points and six caroms.
Kristen Tewmey threw in three points and Leanna Sanders two.
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The Bhakti movement refers to the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism. It originated in the Tamil south India (now parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala), and spread northwards.
Women in Bhakti movement:
- The contribution of women writers in different languages during that period deserves special attention. Women writers like Ghosha, Lopamudra, Gargi, Maitreyi, Apala, Romasha Brahmavadini, etc.right from the days of the Vedas, focused on the image of women in mainstream Sanskrit literature.
- Thesongs of BuddhistnunslikeMuttaandUbbiriandMettika in Pali expressthetorment of feelings for the life left behind.
- The Alwar women poets, like Andal and others, gave expression to their love for the divine.
- Lal Ded, the Muslim poetess from Kashmir Lalded&HabbaKhatun, represented the sant tradition of bhakti and wrote Vakhs (maxims), which are peerless gems of spiritual experience.
- Meera Bai, in Gujarati, Rajasthani and Hindi (she wrote in three languages), Avvayyar, in Tamil, and Akkamahadevi in Kannada, are well known for their sheer lyrical intensity and concentrated emotional appeal.
Contribution of women:
- Their writings speak to us about the social conditions prevailing at that time, and the position of woman at home and in society. Behind their mysticism and metaphysics is a divine sadness.
- If weexaminethe role ofthewomen in thebhaktimovementwecansee that women exploited the religiousemotion to deal with patriarchy and created an alternate space for themselves.
- They challenged patriarchy and the mortal man to whom they were tied in a relationship of marriage by extending the definition of love to God and understanding his relation with them in terms of a lover, a wife, a mistress, a friend and a servant.
- It is the large scale participation of women that gave the movement the character of a mass movement. Religion was the only space which was open to women in medieval times.
Through this legitimate space women could define their actions and aspirations and participate in public gatherings, visit pilgrimage places, compose their own songs and through bhakti directly reach God.In this way they sowed the seed that women could be agents of their own religious emancipation.

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text: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of commercial plant extract mixture added to laying quail rations on performance, egg quality, plasma antioxidant and blood biochemical parameters. In this experiment, 160 Japanese quails aged twelve weeks were equally divided into four groups of 40 (five replicates of 8 quails each). The study included a control and three treatment groups. The treatment groups were as follows: (1) 100 mg/kg aromatic plant extract mixture-group 1; (2) 150 mg/kg aromatic plant extract mixture-group 2 (3) 200 mg/kg aromatic plant extract mixture-group 3, respectively. When examined the egg parameters at the end of the study, significant differences (P<0.05) were found in the parameters of egg weight, Haugh unit (HU), albumen index, egg yolk color and eggshell thickness. Egg weight and eggshell thickness values were measured the highest (P<0.05) in group 1. HU, egg yellow color and albumen index values were found significantly higher (P<0.05) in all experimental groups compared to the control group. Significant differences (P<0.05) were determined in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) values of plasma antioxidant parameters in the study. In the study, High density lipoprotein (HDL) value, one of the blood (plasma) parameters, was found to be higher (P< 0.001) in the experimental groups. Consequently, we can say that the addition of herbal extract mixture to quail diets increases egg quality and has a positive effect on cholesterol and plasma antioxidant parameters.


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Highland Springs falls short of state championship in overtime
HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - For the first time in the modern era, Highland Springs watched an opponent celebrate a title after a state championship game.
In a low scoring affair, the Springers and Stone Bridge went to overtime on Saturday afternoon, but Billy Wiles’ 16 yard pass to Jacob Thomas in the extra frame gave the Bulldogs a 13-10 victory. It marked the first time in four state title game meetings that Stone Bridge has beaten Highland Springs.
Both defenses showcased their skills in this low scoring contest. The Bulldogs got the scoring started when Wiles connected with D.J. Cobbs in the first quarter for a 49 yard touchdown strike. That would be the lone score of the first half.
The third quarter saw the Springers tally the tying touchdown. Jordan Jackson took the handoff, switched directions, escaped trouble and broke free for a 50 yard TD scamper.
Stone Bridge would have an opportunity to win the game at the end of regulation, but a field goal attempt as time expired was wide left, sending the game to overtime. Jayden Alsheskie connected on a 30 yard field goal to give Highland Springs its first lead of the game.
The Bulldogs looked to be in trouble in their overtime chance. A chop block forced them back and put them at third down and goal from the 16 yard line, but Wiles found Thomas, who made an impressive catch, for the game winner.
Highland Springs ends its season with an 8-1 record.
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On the occasion of Lunar New Year 2023, between January 11 and 12, 2023, NSRP cooperated with local authorities in the project-affected communes of Tinh Hai, Mai Lam, Hai Yen, Hai Thuong, and Nghi Son to deliver 181 gifts to poor households that are under particularly difficult circumstances. This activity is one of the annual NSRP activities with the aim to help poor and disadvantaged households partly lessen difficulties in life as well as further strengthen the relationship between the community and NSRP.
This activity received high acknowledgement and appreciation from local authorities. Mr. Van Huy Tran – Vice Chairman of Mai Lam Ward People’s Committee said: “This support, together with other NSRP’s activities over the last few years, is extremely meaningful.” It assists poor or difficult households in lessening their difficulties and bringing a happy Tet to their families. We hope that NSRP will continue to engage in this activity in the coming years.”
For households that received gift sets, they expressed their affection and appreciation for the NSRP’s considerate and meaningful action.
Ms. Cao Thi Dao (Bac Yen village, Hai Yen commune) shared: “This gift is really meaningful, helping me to partly reduce difficulties in life. I would like to thank NSRP for the presence and their considerateness. Wishing all the Management and staffs of NSRP good health and wishing NSRP a lot of success in the new year of 2023.”
Keeping in mind that the benefits of a local community impact the health and well-being of the Company itself, NSRP’s aforesaid social engagement activities have not created goodwill to the community but also supported the Company’s business goals and provided a return on investment through creating and enhancing a positive corporate brand in minds of key stakeholders.
On behalf of the NSRP Board of Editors, we would love to share our sincere appreciation to all members of the Social and Community Section for their endless efforts over the past year for such meaningful social engagement activities and wish them a very Happy New Year.
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Pest Control Plants
SunflowerOne of the great things about gardening is that in some ways your garden can take care of itself. Now I'm not endorsing abandoning your garden chores completely, but there are a few things that you can do to make your work a little easier. One of these things is to select plants for your garden that will help control insect pests.
Certain plants contain properties that either invite beneficial insects or repel harmful insects. Beneficial insects prey on pests that cause damage in the garden. Ladybugs and praying mantis are good examples of beneficial bugs.
Using plants for pest control not only cuts down on your workload, but it also reduces the amount of insecticides that you use in your garden. And fewer insecticides means more good bugs, which in turn means help in controlling bad bugs.
Remember that what works in my garden may not work in yours. Every garden is different with its own microclimate, soil type, and pest control issues. It is important that you experiment to find out what works best for your situation. With this thought in mind, it also helps to choose plants that are native to your area. This way beneficial insects will already know what to look for.
Artemisia - This plant produces a strong antiseptic, although not unpleasant aroma that repels most insects. Planted in drifts it can also deter small animals. My favorite variety is 'Powis Castle'. I prefer to use this plant in flower borders and not in my vegetable garden because it produces a botanical poison.
Basil -The oils in basil are said to repel thrips, flies and mosquitoes. I plant basil along side my tomatoes for larger, tastier tomatoes. However, basil and rue should not be planted together.
Bee Balm - I love this plant because it attracts bees to my garden. It is another plant that you can grow with your tomatoes.
Borage - This plant is a real workhorse in the garden. It repels tomato hornworms and cabbage worms and attracts beneficial bees and wasps. Borage also adds trace elements to the soil. This is an annual, but readily comes back each year from seed.
Catnip - I think that this plant repels just about everything, except for cats of course! Use it to keep away flea beetles, aphids, Japanese beetles, squash bugs, ants, and weevils. I use sachets of dried catnip to deter the annual parade of ants that invade my kitchen. My favorite variety of catnip is 'Six Hills Giant' because of its proliferation of sky blue blooms.
Chives - Chives are one of my favorite herbs. Not only do I love the flavor but their grassy foliage and round flower heads also add so much interest to my garden. You can plant chives to repel Japanese beetles and carrot rust flies. It has also been said that chives will help prevent scab when planted among apple trees.http://www.pallensmith.com/articles/pest-control-plants


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After selecting a form of hair cut that you want you will also have to regulate how short you’d like to go. With this particular sort of an instant hair style, you can easily repair your own hair quickly within very little time. Wearing short hair is a superb thing since you don’t need to have high maintenance in relation to styling.


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With the launch of VA Open Data, members of the public and applications developers will be able to access non-sensitive, non-personal information from the Veterans Affairs Department.
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has made significant strides in targeting its most complicated disability claims toward its most seasoned claims processing staff, but IG audits still find errors in nearly a third of compensation claims processed for Traumatic Brain Injury.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will temporarily suspend a program that requires more than 10,000 disability claims processors to work at least 20 hours of overtime per month with VA Secretary Eric Shinseki saying Thursday he had to be careful not to burn out his workforce.
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Katie Holmes isn't wasting any time getting her career on track after filing for divorce from Tom Cruise. Just days after the "Dawson's Creek" actress filed to split from the "Mission: Impossible" star, Holmes spent six hours Monday in New York filming an episode of Lifetime's "Project Runway: All Stars," The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
While a premiere date has not yet been set for the upcoming incarnation of the unscripted fashion and design series, Holmes will be a guest judge on the Heidi Klum series.
"She did great," judge Isaac Mizrahi told People of her time on the Parsons The New School of Design set of "Runway."
Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise on Friday in New York after five years of marriage, citing "irreconsilable differences" and seeing full custody of the couple's 6-year-old daughter, Suri.
The actress allegedly feared that Cruise would send the little girl away for training in the Church of Scientology's Sea Organization, where children begin a lifelong commitment to the religion.
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text: Psalm 33: 11: “The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation to generation.” This verse summarizes well the MDR this week. Every day we have choices: to follow God, or to follow man. Man’s counsel is seasonal, temporal, and subject to fads, foible, and fancy. God’s is from an eternal perspective of wisdom, lovingkindness, and power. Which do you choose?


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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has urged Nigerians to promote attributes that unite the country, rather than laying emphasis on seemingly divisive tendencies among the various ethnic and religious groups in the country.
In a message to commemorate this year’s Eid-el-fitr sallah celebration issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam, Tambuwal appealed to leaders at all levels to close ranks and work for the unity and progress of the nation.
He said the devotion and sacrifices made by Muslims in the last 30 days should be replicated in our every day lives, adding that the month-long period of self-restraint should serve as reminder of our commitment to our Fatherland and humanity.
“The same way we all remembered the less fortunate and those afflicted by poverty and disease during Ramadan, I implore us to carry over those attributes to our engagements after Ramadan. Only by so doing can we truly say we have imbibed the teachings of the Holy month into our every day lives,” the Speaker stated.
While congratulating Nigerians, especially Muslims, for witnessing this year’s Eid-el-fitr, the Speaker said the House of Representatives will at all times strive for the unity, peace and development of the country.
Also ,the 2011 presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has admonished Muslim faithful in the country to live with the lessons of the holy month of Ramadan.
In a sallah message issued by his media aide, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz,yesterday, Ribadu stated that the lessons of piety, compassion and tolerance learnt from the month-long worship should not be discarded with the passage of the month.
According to him, the essence of the Ramadan fasting was to cleanse both body and soul, maintaining that leaving behind the teachings of Ramadan once the worship is over defeats the purpose of the worship.
The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) further charged the Muslim faithful to translate the virtues of piety and tolerance from Ramadan to the larger Nigerian society so as to deepen religious tolerance, understanding and charity for the needy.
The statement also quoted him as urging Muslim faithful in the country to use the occasion of the eid-el-fitr to pray for the country to overcome security and other challenges currently facing it.


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Charger Buffs DDR & CR2 (IBaR)
Charger Buffs (IBaR V1.2.0)
Damage dealer & Controller Roles Page 2
NOTE: Some of the Charger Buffs for the Damage Dealer Role also make up the entirety of the Controller Role. Thus that is why these 2 roles have been made into 2 pages, given the 9 buffs, split into 7 and 2 in each page respectively.'
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8. Stunned Sentence
You deal 20HP additional damage to stunned survivors
+ You can now deal additional damage to survivors for a short window while they are stunned.
+ A useful buff if you want to quickly incapacitate survivors after having recently charged and dealt your first pound to them.
- A slightly less useful buff for when there are more useful offensive buffs in the general infected that help the charger better.
The Stunned Sentence Buff lets you deal additional damage to survivors while they are still stunned from your stun buff effect or from the electric tank's abilities. A useful buff for when you want to quickly incapacitate survivors after having recently charged and pounded them. A slightly less useful buff for when you would have a better time dealing higher burst damage to survivors with more useful offensive buffs from the general infected section.
Benefit in Buff Sets
+20HP additional damage dealt to stunned survivors.
9. Morale Drop (Also in Controller and Tanky Roles) <top>
Performing a karma charge will reduce the enemy survivors bounty by 5
+ Survivors suffer a small amount of bounty loss when you karma charge a survivor, regardless of what happens to that survivor.
+ A useful buff to have for when you want to turn the tide of the versus round into your favor quickly by debilitating them with up to a large amount of bounty loss from multiple karma charges, each within several seconds.
What better way is it to ruin the survivors lives than to do a karma charge to make them unhappy and sad about the infected killings against the survivors. The Morale Drop Buff makes it so that performing a karma charge will decrease every survivors bounty by a small amount. A useful buff to have for when you want to turn the tide of the versus round quickly into your favor by debilitating the survivors with multiple karma charges. As long as those chargers karma charging have the buff equipped, you can really make a pounding on those survivors.
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On karma charge, reduce bounty of all survivors by 5.

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The Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Berlin will have two person show opening this weekend that will feature the works of Kill Pixie and Travis Louie. This is a really cool lineup, as each artist features two entirely different styles that produce interesting results. The show opens on November 22, 2008 and it will run through December 20, 2008.
Titanium Expose will be opening in just over an hour and a half at the Fecal Face Dot Gallery in San Francisco, CA. The show features work from some of our faves here at SlamxHype including Anthony Lister
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As reported by Supertouch, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) in Los Angeles has been hemoraging money and is now facing a grim 2009. In addition to running through 20 million dollars in unrestricted funds and borrowing over 7 million dollars to keep their heads above water, donations have slowed down tremendously. Check over at Supertouch
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Seeking a Romantic Partner? Taiwan’s Government Offers Assistance in Dating
In Tainan, Taiwan, Hsu Yu-hsin, a 37-year-old makeup artist, attended a unique singles mixer at a temple dedicated to Taiwan’s god of marriage. Despite the intense summer heat, she found the event enjoyable, except for one unusual aspect: local officials and dignitaries were actively encouraging attendees to find partners and start families quickly. Wang Tseng-rong, the temple chairman, addressed the crowd, urging them to pair up and have children swiftly, highlighting the support from various government departments in Tainan for this matchmaking initiative. He expressed hopes for future support from the mayor to address Taiwan’s critical issue: a rapidly declining birthrate.
This declining birthrate, reaching record lows, is a widespread concern in East Asia, affecting countries like South Korea, China, and Singapore. Societal shifts and growing economic pessimism among young people have led to plummeting fertility rates, raising alarms about an aging and shrinking population. Even at this government-sponsored event in Tainan, which coincided with Chinese Valentine’s Day, many participants showed ambivalence towards marriage and family life, reflecting the broader challenge officials face in encouraging younger generations to counteract depopulation trends.
Hsu, who made a two-hour train journey from Taipei to attend the event in Tainan, connected with a fellow attendee over a shared fondness for Tainan’s street food, leading to a late-night snack together. Despite this pleasant interaction, she ultimately felt they were better suited as friends. Since her 30s, Hsu’s urgency to marry and have children has diminished, especially after observing the challenges faced by others in her circle who have multiple children.
She expressed the view that while having children might be straightforward, raising them is a significant challenge. Hsu pointed out the financial burdens of modern living, such as the costs of a car, a home, and daily expenses. She emphasized that today’s economic pressures are immense, leading many to hesitate about having children due to the potential impact on their quality of life.
In recent years, the interest in marriage among Taiwanese has notably declined. According to a 2019 survey by Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare, 38.6% of women expressed disinterest in marriage, a significant increase from 12.4% in a 2011 survey. The marriage rate in Taiwan reached a historic low in 2021, with only 4.88 marriages per 1,000 people, the lowest in over 25 years of government record-keeping.
For nearly three decades, the Taiwanese government has played a role in helping singles find partners. However, this matchmaking initiative has become more critical as Taiwan’s fertility rate plummeted. In 2022, the fertility rate dropped to a record low of 0.87, which is considerably below the 2.1 rate needed to maintain a stable population. This low birthrate means an increasing proportion of elderly individuals will depend on a shrinking pool of younger workers for support. The situation is further exacerbated as the overall number of women of childbearing age also declines.
Last year, South Korea recorded an even lower birthrate than Taiwan, at 0.78. Addressing similar concerns, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has urgently called attention to the country’s low birthrate of 1.26, warning of its potential to disrupt societal functioning. In response, Japan launched a dedicated agency in April to support families with young children.
In Taiwan, the issue of declining birthrates has become a focal point in the upcoming January election campaigns. Vice President William Lai has prioritized this issue, advocating for the current administration’s population policies. Opposition candidate Hou Yu-ih has suggested increased subsidies for egg-freezing and for families with three children. Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Foxconn, a major supplier for Apple, and a long-shot presidential candidate, has proposed giving cats and dogs to new parents to promote births, as pet raising is becoming a popular alternative to having children in Taiwan.
However, Lin Wan-i, the government minister responsible for Taiwan’s population policy, believes these measures may be too late. In 2008, Lin released a white paper to highlight the declining birthrates issue, but it took the government nearly a decade to start enacting more comprehensive policies to encourage child-rearing. This delay suggests that earlier intervention might have been more effective in addressing the population decline.
Lin Wan-i, the minister in charge of Taiwan’s population policy, likens the current situation to “sending someone to the ICU too late.” He emphasizes that despite the delayed response, there’s still a need for effective solutions to address the declining birthrate.
Lin’s current efforts focus on mitigating various economic and social factors that have reduced the inclination to have children in Taiwan. Among these, the high cost of childcare is the most straightforward issue to tackle. The government has implemented measures such as expanding public childcare facilities, offering tuition subsidies, and capping preschool fees to make childcare more affordable.
However, Lin faces more significant challenges with stagnant wage growth and soaring housing prices. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the ratio of the median home price to the median annual household disposable income in Taiwan hit a record high of nearly 10 to 1 last year, doubling over the past two decades. This economic pressure is exacerbated in a society where owning a home before starting a family is traditionally expected.
Despite efforts to increase the minimum wage, tax multiple home owners, and build more affordable housing, these initiatives have made little impact in bridging the economic gap that discourages family formation. This situation underlines the complexity of the problem and the need for more comprehensive solutions to encourage child-rearing in Taiwan.
Shen Pin-yu, a 39-year-old marketing professional at a real estate firm in Taichung, Taiwan, cites the financial strains her younger brother and his wife endure while raising their 3-year-old daughter as a prime example of why many are hesitant to have children. Shen, observing their struggles, prefers to remain single and childless rather than start a family under financially challenging conditions.
Shen notes the rising costs of housing and goods, emphasizing the added financial pressures that come with having children. This situation is not unique to her family but reflects a broader trend in Taiwan, where the financial responsibilities of raising a child have become increasingly daunting.
In response to these challenges, Taiwan made a significant policy change in 2021, increasing the pay new parents receive during maternity or paternity leave from 60% to 80% of their salaries. Lin Wan-i, the minister overseeing population policy, mentions that officials are considering further enhancements, such as increasing the pay percentage or extending the paid leave duration beyond six months. However, there’s uncertainty about the government’s financial capacity to implement these changes, especially given that over $3 billion has already been spent on child-rearing initiatives. This situation underscores the delicate balance between supporting families and managing the economic implications of such support.
Lin Wan-i emphasizes a gradual approach to addressing Taiwan’s low birthrate, setting a goal to increase it to or above 1.1 this year as a starting point. He believes that achieving this initial target would enable them to continue efforts to stabilize and improve the birthrate trend.
Pai Yi-che, a 28-year-old subway maintenance worker in Taichung, finds his current monthly salary of $1,100 a significant barrier to considering marriage. Despite this financial challenge, Pai remains open to exploring relationships. He participated in a local government-sponsored dating event in July, seeing it as an opportunity to meet potential partners, given the male-dominated nature of his work and educational environments.
Pai expresses his desire to experience a stable relationship, something he hasn’t had before, and remains open to the idea of having children if circumstances allow. His situation reflects the broader economic and social factors influencing young Taiwanese people’s decisions regarding marriage and family.
Lin Wan-i has revealed that Taiwanese universities are now offering courses on relationships and socializing to support young people in dating. Additionally, the government is examining matchmaking models from Japan and Singapore to potentially enhance singles events and leverage artificial intelligence and online platforms.
Lin acknowledges public skepticism about government involvement in personal matters like dating. However, he believes such initiatives are worth trying, though their effectiveness remains uncertain.
Chen Yu-hua, an associate professor at National Taiwan University and former president of the Population Association of Taiwan, points out that despite local governments’ increased efforts in matchmaking since 2010, there have been limited success stories. She suggests that the issue isn’t just about finding the right partner; increasing marriage and fertility rates isn’t straightforward.
Chen also notes a gender disparity in these matchmaking events, with men participating more than women, who are increasingly prioritizing career over traditional, often patriarchal, family roles. This shift reflects broader changes in gender roles and workplace dynamics.
Echoing this sentiment, Chen Chian-yi, a 26-year-old graphic designer who attended the Tainan event, observes that many people are now focusing on personal goals and aspirations. For them, marriage and children are no longer the primary objectives, signaling a significant shift in societal priorities and values.
In her high school years, Chen envisioned herself married with three children by her current age. However, in recent years, she has realized that she is not interested in marriage or having children. This change in perspective led her to leave a singles mixer early with her friends, feeling out of place among participants who were earnestly seeking partners with pens and notepads in hand. The heat, flies, and the serious nature of the event further contributed to their decision to leave early.
Chen’s shift in attitude reflects her growing realization of the realities of marriage and parenting, influenced by the experiences of her friends. She notes that her youthful idealism has been tempered by a better understanding of what life in a marriage and as a parent entails.
The Tainan government organized its first singles event in 2019 to encourage relationships and, hopefully, increase the birthrate. After a pause due to the pandemic, the city resumed hosting these mixers, holding three in total. While these events have led to several initial pairings, none have yet resulted in a marriage that the government is aware of.
Chiang Lin-huang, the city’s director of civil affairs, remains hopeful that these events will at least get young people thinking about finding a partner and settling down. He emphasizes the government’s care and concern for these significant life decisions, aiming to remind young people of the importance of considering marriage and family life.


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If you've been dealing with a pathologically narcissistic person, you've probably seen what we call "the narcissist's epiphany." This is the moment when the narcissistic person finally seems to get it. They understand what you're saying, they understand the problem now. They can finally see the truth and they are going to work hard to fix it because you mean so much to them. If it's the first time you've heard this, it probably seems like a dream come true. This is what you've been waiting for. You've finally broken through the denial. All those hours spent explaining have finally paid off. They finally see it! Things are going to be better from here on out.
Except... they're not. In most situations, as soon as the narcissistic person feels comfortable again, the same behavior comes back up. They may talk a good game, and they may even seem to get better for a period of time, but it generally goes back to how it was before the supposed "breakthrough" happened. This is because more than likely, what they experienced was a breakdown, not a breakthrough. A breakdown comes as the result of high stress and crashing self-esteem. A breakthrough comes as the result of processing, self-reflection and insight.
Pathologically narcissistic people are dependent on others for their self-worth. They cannot create any self-worth on their own, so they look to others to provide a constant stream - a supply - of attention that they can spin into validation and some semblance of self-worth:
- If people want me, I matter
- If people see me, I exist
- If people argue with me, I'm important
- If people victimize me, I'm virtuous
- If people react to me, I'm powerful
- If people try to control me, I'm valuable
If these things are cut off - such as when a relationship ends or a valued situation is over - narcissistic people that cannot find other ways to secure this attention, this supply, will go into a tailspin that ends with what is called decompensating or collapsing. As with any other person whose self-worth has bottomed out this way, a collapsed narcissist is in very real danger, because suicide is a very real possibility. This is a dangerous situation for any human being to be in. It's just that non-narcissistic people can usually combat the feelings of worthlessness and self-hatred that may come up when their self-worth or self-esteem has taken a big hit. Narcissists can't. They have nothing to fight back with because they have no independent self-worth. It's all reliant on other people. In a very real sense, narcissists need other people to survive. When their survival is threatened, they react with panic and scramble to fix the situation before it's too late.
Many narcissistic people will begin engaging in reckless or self-destructive behavior such as self-medicating with alcohol or narcotics, they may begin sleeping with multiple people or people they don't know very well, engaging in self-harm, generally not taking care of themselves and many other things. This is because they are panicking. Even those narcissistic people that seem very self-assured and emotionless will often react this way and the contrast can be shocking. People may think to themselves, "Oh, wow, this is so out of character!" but in reality, it isn't. It's what happens when they don't receive enough energy - or supply - from other people to maintain the facade. They are simultaneously looking for a source and trying to hold themselves together without one. The result can be very ugly.
Sometimes when this happens, the narcissist will attempt to come back to a relationship that has ended in hopes of re-securing things. We call this hoovering. Many times, this hoovering involves the epiphany we mentioned earlier. The narcissistic person may suddenly be willing to admit it all, take responsibility for it all. They are willing to do anything to re-secure the relationship. People may take this as a sign of love or remorse, but it usually isn't. It's actually a desperate attempt on the narcissistic person's part to survive. It's a breakdown, not a breakthrough. Chances are, they don't understand anything you were trying to say any better than they ever have. They are just willing to agree in order to make the way they feel go away. In fact, if you listen to the things they are saying, you will often find that they are simply repeating the things you've said are the problem. There's usually zero genuine realization here. It's just panic and narcissistic manipulation.
If you take the breakdown as a breakthrough and recommit to the relationship, you will find that more often than not, things eventually go right back to the way they always were. This is because the pathologically narcissistic person has no other way to relate to others. They didn't suddenly learn how to create and regulate their own self-worth. They didn't suddenly get a stable identity or sense of self. They're still operating the same way. They still need supply from other people to function. They still have a false self. They still suffer from affected perception, pathological self-hatred and shame, they still can't distinguish the self from external objects. It's all still the same, and 100 breakdowns isn't going to change that.
This often becomes a cycle, where the narcissist engages in abusive behavior, the other person or people attempt to leave the relationship, the narcissist starts collapsing due to the removal of supply and then has a breakdown. People feel bad for the narcissistic person or believe in the epiphany, they recommit to the relationship and it just starts all over again. This cycle is very painful for people; they want to believe in the narcissistic person, especially because they seem so sincere! And they actually are sincere, as far as that goes. It's just that what they are after is not what you think. People think the intensity and emotionality of the hoover is motivated by love. It's not. It's motivated by survival. You are seeing love because that is how you feel, not because that's what it is.
When you are dealing with pathologically narcissistic people, remember that the stakes are very high for them. It is often a matter of life or death. A person in that position can be very persuasive and seem very sincere. Ask yourself how many times you've heard this before, and how many times it was ever true or ever lasted. Ask yourself what it is they really want from you. Ask yourself if it makes sense that someone who never cared for all this time can suddenly care so much, or if someone who was never able to understand to suddenly understand everything. And if they really could do that, why didn't they do it before?


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- Is conveniently located in the heart of Bergen County, with more than 50 practice locations in northern New Jersey and southern New York