– Adds new shooting modes independent for every position on the fire selector (SAFE – SEMI – AUTO)
– Three adjustable bursts (range 2 – 20 shots)
– Rate of fire makes breaks between shots to reduce RoF. It gives fast trigger response even with very low rate of fire, just like in a real gun
– Adjustable strength active braking (can be disabled)
– Pre-cocking function for instant shot on SEMI fire
– Delay between shots adds time in which isn’t possible to shoot, it simulates the delay from gun reload or recoil (range 0,1 – 4,0 seconds)
– Low battery indication for 2S – 4S li-pol and 3S – 4S li-fe
– User can save multiple settings under profiles
– Update function fixes bugs and adds new features to the device
– Application shows actual battery voltage value. Color lines indicates battery charge status
– There are three shot counters. Total count every shot during the device lifetime. User counter can be reset by user anytime. Power-up counter is reset by battery connection
– Error log shows errors made during the device life
– Leviathan – V2 monitors current, voltage and temperature to avoid any damage when something go wrong.
– Motor vibrates and beeps as a feedback for user
– Programmed settings are saved in the Leviathan – V2 memory immediately after their change, so settings aren’t lost when is Bluetooth or battery disconnected
Independent for every position on the fire selector (SAFE – SEMI – AUTO)
– SAFE: no responding on the trigger pull.
– Semi: it fires single shot per trigger pull.
– Semi/BurstX: short trigger pull fires single shot, long trigger pull fires burst.
– Double trigger: it fires single shot when trigger is pulled and another single shot when is released.
– BurstX: gun shoot burst per trigger pull.
– BurstX/BurstY: short trigger press fires burstX, long trigger press makes burstX+burstY fire.
– BurstX/Full: short trigger press fires burstX, long trigger press makes auto fire.
– Full: gun makes auto fire until releasing trigger.
– Easy installation inside the gearbox version 2, compatible with Tokyo Marui standard
– In the most cases is no modifications needed in the gun or Leviathan – V2
– It uses micro switch actuated by sector gear for perfect semi and burst fire timing
– CNC trigger included with package has screw to move its zero position. Thanks to it, shot can be made by very short trigger pull, it is called “hair trigger” modification
– Thanks to advanced electronics, Leviathan – V2 can be used with any common gearbox upgrade and gun rate of fire
– Completely made wiring allows the fastest and the easiest installation into the gun, it is long enough for all kind of weapons with battery placed in the stock. No soldering is needed
– There are high quality power wires 1,5 qmm (AWG16) with thin and hard MPPE insulation and signal blue wire 0.34 qmm (AWG24) with MPPE insulation
– Power wires outer diameter is only 2,06 mm and blue wire 1,24 mm
– The wire length between the gearbox and the battery connector is 290mm
– Electronics are coated with lacquer, it protects Leviathan – V2 against water
– For right pre-cocking function is necessary to have in the gearbox functional antireverse latch
– Specified for common batteries up to 17V (Ni-xx 8.4 – 12V, lipol 7.4 – 14.8V)
– Device increases gun rate of fire and battery holds longer, than with basic wiring
– With active braking ON piston isn’t partially stretched, spring is fully released, parts in mechabox aren’t under strain and nozzle locks hop-up chamber in greater part (depends on ROF)
– In weapons with very high rate of fire (ROF) active brake solves multiple shots in semi mode
– The braking effect is the most powerful with high torque motor
– Remove from the gearbox: cut off lever, trigger, trigger contacts and trigger block, you will not need them with the Leviathan – V2
MOBILE APPLICATION: you can install it here
DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS: you can download installation manual in English here[PDF, 4.33 MB]
LINK TO FORUM: here
– Leviathan – V2 drop-in module with wiring to stock, DeanT connector, 30A mini fuse and faston connectors to the motor
– CNC black trigger with zero path adjustment screw
– Screw with washer for securing device in the gearbox
– Foam to keep device in place
– Installation manual in English
– Installation of this device into the gearbox requires advanced technician skills!
– Please read these informations before installing your device to prevent any damage.
– Short circuit or incorrectly connected battery will cause immediate damage to the device which is not covered by the warranty. It can lead to fire or even battery explosion.
– Disconnect battery, when you aren’t using the gun! Otherwise you will fully discharge the battery. Because the device drains small amount of current from the bettery all the time.
– Don’t connect battery when gun pointing towards you, another person or an animal.
– Don’t modify, repair and put into any kind of liquids or thermal shock the Leviathan – V2.
NOTE: Professional installation is recommended. Improper use or installation of parts/upgrade parts are 99% of the time the cause of failures of these items. Please thoroughly inspect any parts for defects before attempting installation. Due to the high possibility of damage from improper installation, we will not warranty parts after attempting installation or not be installed by a Certified Technician. Package contents included by the manufacturer may vary. Other terms may apply.
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Today’s Throwback Thursday Photo goes back 25 years to UNC Asheville’s first ever Big South Conference championship in men’s basketball. This is a team photo from the 1988-89 season.
The Bulldogs went 16-14 under first-year coach Don Doucette to win the league title as a fourth seed. Asheville slipped past Radford, 62-58 in the quarterfinals and then upset top-seed Coastal Carolina, 88-76 in the semifinals. The Chanticleers had routed the Dogs twice during the regular-season but were no match for Asheville in the semifinals.
Asheville would face second-seeded Campbell for the Big South title in a game that was nationally televised. The Bulldogs would lead from start-to-finish and down the Camels 93-78. Milton Moore was named tournament MVP. Junior guard Maurice Caldwell just missed a triple-double with 21 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Brent Keck and Harvey Shrorpshire also made the All-Tournament team.
There was no automatic bid that year with the Big South being so new but Asheville was one of three programs that year that ended the season with a win (the NCAA and NIT champions the others).


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|Reviews for The Shadow of Haruhi Suzumiya|
| BlackStormReborn chapter 8 . 12/13/2015
Nice job overally.
I had the simple wish to just have kyon accept the alternate universe/dreams and...not letting asahina or nagato go through any darkness of the force.
| Hagbardceline chapter 1 . 1/4/2014
Pretty good stuff. I cant say i like the writing style though, doesnt sound like the way kyon would talk. I guess it makes sense that your personality is most like sasaki's since the way you write is how sasaki would. Besides that the content was great.
| Steven P. P chapter 8 . 2/16/2013
As you requested avoiding spoilers in the reviews, this will be a hard one to write, but despite that considering the lingering impression this story has left on me I feel compelled to do so nonetheless.
As a piece of fanfiction, this was superbly written. I can find little to criticize in terms of style of even characters (with a small exception regarding Kyon which I could not explain without getting into spoilers, let's just say it baffles me that he bought into Koizumi's explanation so easily), and the story arc itself did not feel especially contrived or illogical.
Despite the above, however, to be frank, I have a hard time grasping why this story was necessary. The "fridge horror" you mention was well and duly explored... but to what end? I may be at fault here, but I haven't found the punchline, or the "reconstruction" element you speak of. As a whole this plot was overall greatly depressing, with increasing darkness until chapter 5, a small breather for two chapters, and then a rather sad ending.
You say you found an acceptable answer to the problem, but I honestly don't know where to look for it. Are you referring to Yuki's rather obscure statement about the accessibility of data in the last chapter...? That isn't all that much after such a buildup, not to mention that it feels like it's too little too late...
All in all, I must commend your abilities as a writer, but I must also partly agree with what Durandall wrote a few chapters back. More than anything, this seems to be a deconstruction for deconstruction's sake, and while it may not have been your intent, I was unable to see much farther beyond that. Too bad, because maybe I would have been interested.
| UnseatedShinigami chapter 8 . 10/3/2012
This my good Sir or Madam was an amazing story. The characters were acurately portrayed, the story was engaging and thought provoking and it kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. Despite not being a native english speaker, you are overwhelmingly more adept at it's usage than a fair number of those on this site and your spelling or grammar errors were negligible at best. You successfully expanded upon a little thought upon concept and took it to it's logical extreme. You managed to fit the characters perfectly into the roles which you placed them in and despite their deviations from their canon histories did so in an absolutely believable manner. All in all this was a spectacular read and if you ever decide to change your mind about a career in literature I will be one of many who will willingly support you in the endeavor.
| Woobie chapter 8 . 6/25/2012
That was very sad and confusing. I did not understand it.
| Thyrokio chapter 3 . 3/26/2012
Seeing the way Miyokichi was acting, I thought 'Omg don't tell me she's gonna say THAT?' and she did :). My "worst case scenario (withing reasons)" generator seems to be functioning right.
(I'm talking vaguely to avoid spoilers)
Imagining Kyon's psyche as a small doll being shaken roughly, thrown on the ground and stomped on repeatedly wouldn't be unreasonable in this case.
| einootspork chapter 8 . 10/20/2011
Oh man, you're killing me! All through this fic I was thinking "Man, if I could write like that, I'd never have to work another day in my life," and then you have to go and tell me that English isn't even your native language? No fair! I might as well try and catch the sun than write another word.
As you might guess, I really loved this story. I can't decide which chapter was my favorite - I think it might be a tie between Nagato and Tsuruya, which is weird as they're diametrically opposed to each other in tone.
| Atra Bilis chapter 8 . 8/27/2011
What a delightful journey this story was. Or.. maybe 'delight journey' wouldn't be the right choice of words.
I'm not a fan of deconstruction, but it is a great change of pace for the generally fluff stuff that rids most fan fiction. I do, however, criticize deconstruction as being an unfair way of analyzing characters; canon unveiling is superior. Though said opinionated statement is ignored here because this is the work of fiction of a piece of fiction.
But you do point out that the true face of characters is offered when faced against a great adversary, in this case: a great nightmare. Though, maybe it's my optimism that refutes sadness and depression as the greatest way of portraying said true face.
Disappearance was quite a tale in the Suzumiya Universe, and Yuki Nagato being thrusted into lead role was interesting to say the least (though I read the book far before the movie came along, but the movie is superior imo). I didn't cry in the end, but that's because the movie ended positively in my eyes (ergo, everything is okay with Kyon's reassurance/status quo), and the franchise in the end really is just a cartoon; not real.
Though I am glad the movie struck you with grief enough to pump this piece of work out. The perspective of Alternate characters was intriguing when the movie/book introduced it to me, and having it delved even further is simply a plus in my eyes. Stories that generally pass as life-changing to most, shines only as 'different perspective' to me. Knowledge is power, no?
Again, thanks for writing this. I hope to see more.
| Brendan Rizzo chapter 8 . 8/25/2011
Masterful. Everything is finally understood, though I must say that what happened to Kyon is very confusing. So the "real" Kyon didn't experience any of this? I have a hard time enjoying the story now that I know that, for some reason, which is a pity because this was a rather nice story, if a little slow at some parts. I finally know what you meant when you said this was a deconstruction of one aspect of the original series. Haruhi cannot properly grieve without endangering people.
And English isn't your first language, huh? You're a good enough writer that I did not expect that at all. And I know how difficult it is to read or write something in a language that is not your primary one. As far as I can tell, there aren't any grammatical errors here. Don't worry too much about that.
| Anmynous chapter 8 . 8/24/2011
(SPOILER ALERT, but I'll try to keep it vague)
On the main point noted in the ending notes, I admit to wondering about that myself and mostly dismissing it so as to get on with the rest of the story, but it doesn't necessarily have to have ended for the others like it did for Kyon.
I believe that Nagato's reality (at least, not sure about others) wasn't an alternate anything - it was a smooth continuation of the original reality, just with memories edited and various materials moved around, like bodies. You could say she retconned it into existence - it's a straight continuation, but with the backstory changed - and then back out, with some additional memories and movements to make up for the time difference. Which all strikes me as the people in the "other reality" not being different people any more than a person you haven't met in a while turning out to have changed personality. A different person, yet not at all.
This might be contradicted by some things said in the books, if my memory is failing me, but it is supported by Asahina's ability to time travel to that point. Unless that technology also lets them visit parallel time planes or whatever they'd call it, which could simply be a hitherto unexplained ability, but...
I didn't quite see what the acceptable answer you yourself found was, though, so maybe this all was something you already considered?
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(hmm, wouldn't it be awesome if ff dot net let you flag your reviews as spoilers, so viewers would have to manually do something to view them?)
For the fic itself, I rather enjoyed it and have no problem with the emotional rollercoaster. In fact, the strength of emotions actually make it that much more memorable to me.
Kyon's mild foolishness was portrayed very accurately, if you ask me, and personally I couldn't have gone through with writing him like that without falling to the temptation of making him reconsider his thoughts on what's real and what's not. Yeah, I would have liked to speak to him like Sasaki did when I saw how he acted in Disappearance.
I'm not so sure if you got his sometimes quite strange ways of expressing thoughts down, though it's probably not to do with your English skills - he's just weird like that. Although English isn't my native language either, so perhaps I shouldn't be commenting on that...
Hmm, I just realized this was technically an "All just a dream" ending, heh. But it works just fine here.
Why was Asahina blind, though? And what was going on with the increasing amount of time having passed since the real world?
| Andmeuths chapter 8 . 8/24/2011
After reading this fic , I do not know why you would even disparage your fic. Your writing skills are far more superior than most of the authors on this site , and your style is extremely engaging . You are far more superior as an author , and even as a user of English prose than most native speakers of the language.
This is truly a masterpiece . I've put this up on TV Tropes Fanfic Recs . Though it's a rather interesting reinterpretation of the series as well. Some additional thoughts:
My preferred solution to the dilemma of Alternate time-lines is the Many-worlds theory. One world fades , but another just as real is born each time our protagonist changes the world.
As for the interpretation of Haruhi , I'm assuming you are using Yasumi Watahashi as your inspiration for the characterization of sub-conscious Haruhi. And of course , we all wander what really goes on in Kyon's mind . One thing you brought to the fore is the fact that though he is the main POV character , because his POv's a riddled with alot of seemingly deliberate suspicious discrepancies, we probably no less about his Psyche , than say , Yuki Nagato.
And Haruhi's final monologue in the Omake is truly a treat , and probably as good a way of ending this story as any other. How long did you take to write this , anyway?
Once again , thank you for this wonderful work of art .
| The Hidden Lostar chapter 6 . 8/21/2011
For a chapter that precedes the finale, it didn't feel like much got done in comparison to the other chapters. Maybe that in itself is a blessing from Kyon's perspective. As for the reader, how do I put it...
Five chapters of 'scenarios' went by, and now the reader is here. How willing is the reader to suddenly accept this as a reality despite the fact that this outcome is the most universally accepted? It may very well be yet another fragment to the big picture for all we know. By the looks of things, everything will most likely come together in the end, so there is no choice but to wait for that.. and on a completely different note...
This haiku appears to be a 6-7-5 assembly instead of a 5-7-5... since fire is two syllables. If 'in the' becomes 'at,' then that would be the quickest adjustment I could imagine.
Anyhow, good show! Can't wait for the finale!
| The Hidden Lostar chapter 5 . 7/31/2011
I just started to realize to realize that the Kübler-Ross model played a heavy role in the creation of this fiction - mostly because he had only begun to accept this change of events. Unsurprisingly, Tsuruya's depiction in this chapter was very interesting. I really do like stories that give Tsuruya a larger role, because us novel readers have come to realize that she grows to become one of the most interesting characters in the series (from the readers' perspective). I exercised that belief in my longest fiction.. and of course, references to cheese adds an extra ten points to the mental image!
The biggest thing to appreciate in this fiction is the glaring sense of insight. I admitted before that your depictions of most of the Haruhi characters have an far-above-average sense of depth to them. I felt the strongest sense in that for Mikuru & Tsuruya, however. Sasaki's purpose was to start the mystery, Yuki's character obviously has to be subdued to retain her initial character, and Miyokichi... well, it's hard doing things for canon characters that were barely assigned a personality to begin with.
Lastly, I am enjoying reading this because I feel as though I am learning more and more from your style. That and I find myself curious on what lies next in Kyon's little spiritual journey. Is it perhaps Koizumi's turn?
| Samuez chapter 4 . 7/30/2011
That was depressing as hell. Good writing but not my taste. I simply look at the genre and got depress and skipped around the scene and got even more depress.
The only reason I even attempt to read this was because of your other story. Deconstruction was pretty angst and depressing but I doubt the reconstruction will overcome that. I'm sorry, I don't think I can truely appreciate the story that you're tying to write but that's just my view on tragedy genre for a humor/light anime.
| Atra Bilis chapter 4 . 7/22/2011
...this chapter. Wooh. This.. latest chapter. Powerful stuff your writing, though I'm happily partaking in the journey of this all.
I have to question myself, would the reconstruction be as optimistic as the deconstruction is pessimistic? My fear is that it would be even less so; as if the revelation wouldn't be satisfying. But if that's the case, maybe it's for the better. I remember hearing that "irony" was the best way to express art, though my use of the word "irony" was something I had questioned.
Moving away from topic here, but I'm patiently waiting for your update!

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Celebrating 40 Years Of Eric Jackson on WBGH
Eric Jackson has been spinning jazz records on WGBH for 40 years, and the Boston jazz community will celebrate this incredible achievement during the week of April 22 with concerts and more.
Yoko recently spoke with Eric. To watch that 30-minute interview, click here.
Many of you might recognize “Peace” by Horace Silver from its use as the theme of Eric’s show. Here’s a video of Yoko and harmonica player Mike Turk playing this jazz classic:
If you’d like to take part in the festivities in celebration of Eric’s 40th, you’ll find a complete list of events here.

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Journey’s Neal Schon sent his bandmate, Jonathan Cain, a cease and desist letter over Cain’s performance of the song “Don’t Stop Believin” at Mar-A-Lago.
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Cain performed the band’s hit at a political event at Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago property last month. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kari Lake, and Kimberly Guilfoyle were in attendance. (See video below).
“Although Mr. Cain is free to express his personal beliefs and associations, when he does that on behalf of Journey or for the band, such conduct is extremely deleterious to the Journey brand as it polarizes the band’s fans and outreach,” wrote Schon’s attorney in a letter, according to The Guardian. “Journey is not, and should not be, political.”
The letter continued, “Mr. Cain’s unauthorized affiliation of Journey with the politics of Donald Trump has the band’s fans up in arms, as is demonstrated by a sample of the attached emails and Twitter comments. This has caused, and continues to cause, irreparable harm to the Journey brand, its fan base, and earning potential, especially in light of the forthcoming tour.”
The letter added, “Mr. Cain has no right to use Journey for politics … he should not be capitalizing on Journey’s brand to promote his personal political or religious agenda to the detriment of the band.”
Cain’s wife, Paula White-Cain, is the former spiritual advisor to Donald Trump.
This isn’t the first rift between Schon and Cain. The two were involved in a legal fight over the band’s finances. Earlier this year, Schon sued Cain alleging that he was denied access to the band’s corporate credit card and financial records. Cain, on the other hand, alleges that Schon has put more than $1 million in personal expenses on the credit card.
Schon’s cease and desist also states that the letter is not meant to “further add to the animosity that is currently plaguing the band and the relationship between Mr. Schon and Mr. Cain.”
Cain responded to the letter by saying, “Schon is just frustrated that he keeps losing in court and is now falsely claiming the song has been used at political rallies.”
Despite the rifts, both Schon and Cain are slated to go on tour together with Journey starting in early 2023.
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Recently, PDP has condemned the arrest and detention of the former governor saying there is no justification for the arrest of Suswam, which it said was politically motivated.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, said at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday that the arrest of Suswam was to prevent him from attending a political meeting scheduled to hold in the North-Central soon.
He said, “the wicked clampdown has started. Only yesterday (Wednesday), we were made aware of the arrest and detention of former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, who has been kept incommunicado without access to his lawyers, while the Federal Government is not forthcoming with the details of the reasons behind the arrest and detention. However, we know that his arrest and detention is intended to put him out of circulation so that he will not take part in the mega meetings of our party planned for the North-Central states. There are already fears that other opposition leaders and dissenting voices have been placed under watch and will be dragged in and framed up on security charges, so as to keep them out of circulation ahead of the elections.”


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Ceremony: St. Matthew’s Cathedral
Reception: Carnegie Institute
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Florist: Petal’s Edge Floral Design
Cake: Buttercream Bakeshop
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A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request to restore the Henderson-based, right-wing social media platform Parler after its account was shut down in the wake of the attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
Oscar Mayer’s rolling hotdog will make five local stops over three days.
American Nevada Co. is scheduled to hold a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday for Green Valley Town Center Apartments, a 300-unit complex along Olympic Avenue just west of Mountain Vista Street.
The Clark County School District has identified a person who gained access to online learning platform and used it post “inappropriate messages.”
The Clark County Education Association says it has filed a complaint with the state alleging that trustee Lisa Guzman has conflicts of interest related to her employment.
In a memo to employees Tuesday, the Clark County School District said employees who sign up earlier could be turned away or rescheduled at vaccination sites.
The shelter had a save rate of 91.1 percent in 2020. “No-kill’ means a shelter has keeps a live-exit rate above 90 percent, the release said.
The Henderson City Council voted Tuesday to approve the sale of a parcel near Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Rose Parkway, but the deal has years to finalize.
The divide between available funding and demand is illustrative of how deeply the pandemic has struck the region.
The Clark County School District is ordering “essential” employees back to campuses this month, according to a memo sent by the district late Friday.
Small groups of Clark County School District students could be back on campuses as soon as late February, Superintendent Jesus Jara said Friday.
Cashman Center in Las Vegas will open Friday to those who were able to make appointments on the Southern Nevada Health District’s website before it crashed.
Faith Lutheran, a private school in Las Vegas, welcomed most of its students back to campus full time last week.
The Clark County School Board took two steps toward reopening school buildings, giving principals the ability to bring small groups of students back to campuses on a voluntary basis as well as approving an agreement with its teachers union aimed at a broader future reopening.

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Tim & Faith Plan Vegas Return
August 8, 2013 at 2:26 PM (PT)
One YEAR to the DAY after announcing a limited run of their “SOUL2SOUL” show at the VENETIAN HOTEL in LAS VEGAS (NET NEWS 8/7/2012), TIM MCGRAW and FAITH HILL YESTERDAY (8/7) announced a return engagement.
The couple’s weekend "SOUL2SOUL" residency at the VENETIAN starts again FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25th and continues through APRIL of 2014. A complete list of performances can be found at FAITH HILL’s official website here.
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Updated 5:22 pm, Friday, October 18, 2013
AUSTIN — Close to 1,000 fifth- and sixth-grade students, including hundreds from San Antonio, descended on the state Capitol on Thursday donning prop mustaches to kick off National Red Ribbon Week and raise awareness for youth drug abuse.
The Department of State Health Services organized the event, which used a play on words for a slogan: “I mustache you not to do drugs.”
Students from around the state, often chanting, “Just say no!” rallied on the south steps of the Capitol — an event that included performances from the Texas Children's Choir, a San Antonio dance group HYPE (Helping Youth Prevention through Entertainment) and a rapping police officer named Police ICE.
“We strive to bring the anti-drug message down to the kids' level and make it more of a peer-based message so there's not any finger wagging in telling them not to use drugs. It's something they can proactively adopt,” said Chris Sharman, director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free Texas.
Mustaches are popular with kids nowadays, he said, thus the play on words for the Red Ribbon Rally's slogan, which was printed on gray T-shirts worn by students in attendance.
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In addition to San Antonio, schools from Austin, Dallas, Houston and Corpus Christi bused children to the Capitol for the 16th annual rally.
Hundreds of San Antonio students from elementary schools including Johnson, Rayburn, Wright and Loma Park attended the event, as well as students from Freiheit Elementary in New Braunfels.
Emmanuel Funez, a 10-year-old fifth-grader from Johnson Elementary in San Antonio, said it was his first trip to the Capitol.
“It's awesome,” he said after the rally, adding that he will take the message of being drug-free back to San Antonio. “It's really exciting to be here in Austin.”
Funez was elected by his classmates to be a “representative” during a mock legislative session the students participated in after the rally as part of the event.
The students drafted mock anti-drug “legislation” and used the House and Senate chambers for students elected by their classmates to debate and vote on the measures.
An added focus on prescription drug abuse was infused in the program this year, Sharman said, in addition to tobacco, alcohol and marijuana, the most commonly abused drugs by young people in Texas and the country.
Alcohol is the most widely used substance among Texas secondary school students, with 58 percent in 2012 reporting they had used alcohol at some point, according to state figures.
Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance among that group, with more than a quarter of secondary school students reporting they have tried the drug.
“The transition from eight- to ninth-grade is where you see the biggest jump in substance abuse, so we try to catch them early ... to get that foundation laid before they get into the situation of encountering drugs,” Sharman said.
This article has been updated to correct the name of the children's choir that performed Thursday at the Capitol. The San Antonio group that performed is the Texas Children's Choir.


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Gestational Weight Gain, Macrosomia, and Risk of Cesarean Birth in Nondiabetic Nulliparas
Department of Health Services and Policy Analysis, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States Obstetrics and Gynecology
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To examine how the association between excessive weight gain and cesarean birth is modified by infant birth weight in nondiabetic women.
We designed a retrospective cohort study of singleton, term, nulliparous women with cephalic presentations delivering at a single university hospital. Subjects with diabetes were excluded. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Regression models controlled for maternal age, maternal prepregnancy body mass index, gestational age, ethnicity, smoking, birth weight, and date of delivery.
Women gaining above Institute of Medicine guidelines were more likely to have a cesarean birth, even if birth weight was less than 4,000 g. In the multivariate analysis, women with excessive weight gain had an odds ratio of 1.40 (95% confidence interval 1.22-1.59) for cesarean birth. When absolute weight gain (total pregnancy weight gain minus birth weight and placental weight) was used in the multivariate analysis, excessive weight gain was still an independent predictor of cesarean delivery. Although macrosomia was a stronger predictor of cesarean than weight gain alone, excessive weight gain was much more common than macrosomia in our cohort.
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is an independent risk factor for cesarean birth, even when birth weight is not excessive. Other mechanisms besides macrosomia may be involved in the association between high weight gain and cesarean birth. We estimate that of the approximately 288,000 primary cesarean deliveries performed in nulliparas annually in the United States, 64,000 would be prevented if no women gained above Institute of Medicine recommendations.
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- "Excessive GWG is also associated with negative infant outcomes such as perinatal mortality and excessive infant birth weights (March ofDimes, 2007;Siega-Riz, et al., 2009). In the mother, excessive GWG increases the likelihood of delivery complications (DeVader, Neeley, Myles, & Leet, 2007;Rhodes, Schoendorf, & Parker, 2003;Stotland, Hopkins, & Caughey, 2004), postpartum weight retention (Gore, Brown, & West, 2003;Siega-Riz, et al., 2009), and subsequent obesity (Gunderson, Abrams, & Selvin, 2000;Rooney & Schauberger, 2002;Schmitt, Nicholson, & Schmitt, 2007). In the longer term, inadequate and excessive GWG appear to alter the fetal intrauterine environment, resulting in obesity in childhood (Salsberry & Reagan, 2005), adolescence (Salsberry & Reagan, 2007), and in Type 2 diabetes and atherogenic profiles in adulthood (Lau, Rogers, Desai, & Ross, 2011;Rasmussen & Yaktine, 2009). "
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Background and Significance: Extremes of gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with newborn and pregnancy complications, postpartum obesity and chronic illnesses. In the United States, Mexican American women are the largest subgroup of Hispanics but have been studied least often. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of GWG in Mexican American women. Methods: A retrospective, correlational design used data from charts (n=684) in a federally qualified health center in Los Angeles. Prevalence of GWG was inadequate, 22%; adequate, 33%; and excessive, 45%. Risk factors for excessive GWG were hypertension (p = .04), overweight (p = .00), or obese pre-pregnancy BMI (p = .01). Conversely, women who had gestational diabetes (p = .02), ate more snacks (p = .01), were multiparous (p = .03), and less acculturated (p = .03) experienced less excessive gain. Conclusions: Efforts to prevent excessive GWG in Mexican Americans should be targeted to women having their first baby and those with high pre-pregnancy BMI. One strategy may be recommending diet/exercise similar to that used in women with gestational diabetes. For women who are less acculturated and/or who are multiparous, strategies that will minimize inadequate GWG may improve newborn outcomes.
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- "Excess GWG has been linked to a number of adverse short- and long-term health outcomes in mothers and their offspring (Cox and Phelan, 2008), and excess weight is currently among the most common high-risk obstetric conditions (Galtier-Dereure et al., 2000). Overweight and obesity are linked to higher rates of cesarean sections and greater cost of obstetric care (Galtier-Dereure et al., 2000; Stotland et al., 2004; Vahratian et al., 2005). Additional complications associated with excess GWG have been described in detail (Rasmussen and Yaktine, 2009) and include increased risk of gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, delivery complications, perinatal fatality, neural tube defects, neonatal hypoglycemia, and failure to initiate breastfeeding (Hilson et al., 1997, 2006; Galtier-Dereure et al., 2000; Kaiser et al., 2002, 2008; Thorsdottir et al., 2002). "
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ABSTRACT: Women in the United States experience an increase in food cravings at two specific times during their life, (1) perimenstrually and (2) prenatally. The prevalence of excess gestational weight gain (GWG) is a growing concern due to its association with adverse health outcomes in both mothers and children. To the extent that prenatal food cravings may be a determinant of energy intake in pregnancy, a better understanding of craving etiology could be crucial in addressing the issue of excessive GWG. This paper reviews the available literature to corroborate and/or dispute some of the most commonly accepted hypotheses regarding the causes of food cravings during pregnancy, including a role of (1) hormonal changes, (2) nutritional deficits, (3) pharmacologically active ingredients in the desired foods, and (4) cultural and psychosocial factors. An existing model of perimenstrual chocolate craving etiology serves to structure the discussion of these hypotheses. The main hypotheses discussed receive little support, with the notable exception of a postulated role of cultural and psychosocial factors. The presence of cravings during pregnancy is a common phenomenon across different cultures, but the types of foods desired and the adverse impact of cravings on health may be culture-specific. Various psychosocial factors appear to correlate with excess GWG, including the presence of restrained eating. Findings strongly suggest that more research be conducted in this area. We propose that future investigations fall into one of the four following categories: (1) validation of food craving and eating-related measures specifically in pregnant populations, (2) use of ecological momentary assessment to obtain real time data on cravings during pregnancy, (3) implementation of longitudinal studies to address causality between eating disorder symptoms, food cravings, and GWG, and (4) development of interventions to ensure proper prenatal nutrition and prevent excess GWG.
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- "BMI calculated at time of delivery in our study was significantly higher in the comparison group (G3). G3 patients were more likely to be obese with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2, which might explain their increased rates of gestational diabetes28 and cesarean section deliveries.29,30 "
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ABSTRACT: In this study, we aimed to assess the rate of adolescent delivery in a Saudi tertiary health care center and to investigate the association between maternal age and fetal, neonatal, and maternal complications where a professional tertiary medical care service is provided.
A cross-sectional study was performed between 2005 and 2010 at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All primigravid Saudi women ≥24 weeks gestation, carrying a singleton pregnancy, aged <35 years, and with no chronic medical problems were eligible. Women were divided into three groups based on their age, ie, group 1 (G1) <16 years, group 2 (G2) ≥16 up to 19 years, and group 3 (G3) ≥19 up to 35 years. Data were collected from maternal and neonatal medical records. We calculated the association between the different age groups and maternal characteristics, as well as events and complications during the antenatal period, labor, and delivery.
The rates of adolescent delivery were 20.0 and 16.3 per 1,000 births in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Compared with G1 and G2 women, G3 women tended to have a higher body mass index, a longer first and second stage of labor, more blood loss at delivery, and a longer hospital stay. Compared with G1 and G2 women, respectively, G3 women had a 42% and a 67% increased risk of cesarean section, and had a 52% increased risk of instrumental delivery. G3 women were more likely to develop gestational diabetes or anemia, G2 women had a three-fold increased risk of premature delivery (odds ratio 2.81), and G3 neonates had a 50% increased overall risk of neonatal complications (odds ratio 0.51).
The adolescent birth rate appears to be low in central Saudi Arabia compared with other parts of the world. Excluding preterm delivery, adolescent delivery cared for in a tertiary health care center is not associated with a significantly increased medical risk to the mother, fetus, or neonate. The psychosocial effect of adolescent pregnancy and delivery needs to be assessed.
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SAN JUAN — Gov. Ricardo Rosselló presented two new plans to reorganize the Justice and Agriculture departments under the New Government Act, which seeks to reduce the number of agencies from 118 to 35 without laying off public employees.
According to the administration, if approved by the Legislature, the reorganizations would save more than $48 million the first year and over $318 million in the next five years.
In a statement, Public Affairs Secretary Ramón Rosario explained that the Justice Department will be merged with the Corrections & Rehabilitation Department (CRD), the Correctional Health Program and the Freedom Under Oath Board to create the Corrections & Rehabilitation Bureau.
The bureau would be directed by a commissioner appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. Meanwhile, the Freedom Under Oath Board would maintain its independence and operational structure, the statement reads. In addition, Corrections employees would keep their right to reach collective bargaining agreements under the new bureau.
Meanwhile, the Administration for the Development of Agricultural Businesses and the Puerto Rico Agriculture Insurance Corp. would be merged into the Agriculture Department. In addition, the Coffee Office of Puerto Rico would be created and be tasked with setting bean prices, a function that is currently carried out by the Consumer Affairs Department (DACO by its Spanish acronym). The Agriculture Department would also set sugar prices instead of the DACO.
“All the reorganization plans presented guarantee the jobs and acquired rights of public employees and safeguard federal funds. With this unprecedented reorganization of the government we intend to have a more efficient and less expensive government apparatus to redirect the scarce resources of Treasury to incentivize the economy with measures such as the new tax model that will reduce taxes to all sectors,” Rosario added.
To date, the executive branch has introduced seven reorganization plans, of which the Labor &and Human Resources Department and the Natural Reserve were approved in the House and Senate. The other five plans are under evaluation in the Legislature.
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The timely intervention of the Police in Dormaa Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo region, stopped Mr Robert Tachie Menson, a reporter of the Ghana News Agency, from being attacked during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries.
The incident happened in front of the local office of the Electoral Commission (EC).
The angry NDC supporters accused the journalist of recording and eavesdropping on conversations and critical concerns which were being raised by Mr John Adu Jack, one of the parliamentary aspirants in the Dormaa Central Municipality, over issues pertaining to the credibility of the register in the Dormaa Central Constituency.
One of the culprits, who was identified as Acheampong, a personal assistant to Mr Jack, demanded that the journalist erase the recording on his smart phone.
“Well I had to monitor proceedings and activities pertaining to the coverage of the election. I had my phone with me anyway but I was not recording anything he claimed. And you are not under any obligation to dictate to me how to go about my job”, the journalist stated.
This culminated in verbal exchanges between the Reporter and the supporters, drawing a large crowd with armed Police officers including the Municipal Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Foli Washington and the Divisional Commander close to the scene who quickly intervened to control the situation.
Calm was finally restored when the reporter showed his accreditation card on demand by one of the Police officers.
The supporters including Mr Kwame Agyenim-Boateng, one of the parliamentary aspirants, accused the journalist of intrusion and questioned his right to cover proceedings at the EC’s office.
All three aspirants were present at the EC’s office in the morning to acquaint themselves with preparations and activities for the elections, and expressed concern about discrepancies on the voters register, asking that due process be followed.


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Update: This offer for the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card has expired. Learn more about the current offers here.
Yesterday Chase introduced an increased welcome bonus on the IHG® Rewards Club Premier Credit Card. This $89 annual fee card has a welcome bonus of 100,000 points after spending $3,000 on purchases within the first three months, plus a further 5,000 points after you add your first authorized user and have them make their first purchase in the first three months, for a total of up to 105,000 points.
Not only is that a solid bonus, but the IHG Premier Card carries some valuable benefits, including:
- An anniversary free night certificate on your account anniversary every year, valid at any property that retails for up to 40,000 IHG Rewards Club points per night
- A fourth night free on award bookings; when you redeem points for a consecutive four night stay, you only have to redeem points for the cost of the first three nights
- IHG Rewards Club Platinum status for as long as you have the card
- A TSA Pre-Check or Global Entry fee credit every four years
One common point of confusion is who is eligible for this card, given the changes that were made to the card in early April.
You can get the IHG Premier Card even if you have/had the IHG Select Card
Up until early April, Chase issued the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card. Then they stopped accepting applications for that and instead started issuing the IHG Premier Card.
If you have the old IHG Select Card, you’re still eligible to get the IHG Premier Card, and you absolutely should, in my opinion.
Some people who acquired an IHG Card within the past few months are confused about whether or not they already have the Select or Premier Card. It should be pretty easy to figure out — if you applied before April 5, you have the IHG Select Card, and if you applied as of April 5, you have the IHG Premier Card.
If you want to be able to tell which card you have visually, the designs of the cards are different as well (thanks to reader Allen for pointing this out):
- The IHG Select Card is light gray, has an orange stripe across it, and has the Mastercard logo in yellow and red
- The IHG Premier Card is dark grey, and the Mastercard logo is white and gray as well, so the card has a lot less color
You can’t get the welcome bonus if you upgrade from the IHG Select to IHG Premier
It may be possible for you to upgrade from the old IHG Select Card to the new IHG Premier Card. This would maintain your credit history and not require an inquiry on your credit. The catch is that you won’t get the welcome bonus of 100,000+ points if you upgrade, but rather only if you apply outright.
Beyond that, you actually want to have both cards, as I’ll explain below.
The IHG Card isn’t subjected to the 5/24 rule
Chase has what’s commonly referred to as the 5/24 rule, where you can’t be approved for a card if you’ve opened five or more new card accounts in the past 24 months. Not all Chase cards are subjected to the rule, and the IHG Premier Card is one of those exceptions.
So you can get approved for the IHG Premier Card even if you’ve opened five or more new card accounts in the past 24 months.
Why you want the IHG Premier Card even if you have the IHG Select Card
You might say “well why would I want both of these cards?” There are two main reasons you can get a lot of value out of having both of these cards:
- Each of the cards offers an anniversary free night certificate valid at an IHG property retailing for up to 40,000 points per night; getting that just for paying an annual fee is a great deal, and if you have two then you can use them for back-to-back stays
- The IHG Select offers a 10% refund on redeemed points (up to 100,000 refunded points per year), and the IHG Premier offers a fourth night free on award redemptions, and you can stack the two; in other words, if you book a hotel costing 50,000 points per night for four nights, you’d end up paying just 135,000 points, or 33,750 points per night, which is a great deal
Hopefully this clarifies some of the common questions regarding eligibility for the IHG Premier Card. The card isn’t subjected to the 5/24 rule, and you can get it even if you have the old IHG Select Card. For that matter, you should especially get it if you have the old IHG Select Card, so you can get two anniversary free night certificates per year, and can stack the fourth night free with the 10% off redemptions.

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iSCCI is one of the best option where we can use our vSAN datastore from outside. We an configure our vSAN enabled ESXi hosts as iSCSI target.This help us to configure guest level clustering also.
Login to vCenter
Select the cluster
Click on edit button which in line with vSAN iSCSI Target Server option under vSAN services configuration
Select vmk0 adapter from Default iSCSI net(Here I have selected my default management network)
I’m using default port(3260)
I’m not using authentication for this lab setup.
Also I have selected default vSAN policy
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Operating system clustering is one of the major and popular high availability mechanism in system infrastructure products. Advantage of the os clustering is it can identify the application level failure.
As a systems administrators most of the time we may need to work with MS windows failover clusters. Most of the file servers and SQL clusters are depend on this failover cluster technology. Most of the situation one of the main requirement is this failover cluster is shared lus/disk. Earlier most of the time we sued to have minimum two physical servers for this cluster operation which is directly connect to SAN device(Shared storage). But to get the benefits of virtualization platform and reduce the cost , now we have to use same cluster features on top of the virtualization platform.
1. In my below example Im using two test virtual machines.
2. Now we need to add new scsi controller per this vm
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A cute little comic made in the Spring/Summer of 2019. Follow this little protagonist as he tries to find love in the forest with animals that have another idea of what love is.
Updates weekly: read it up to the current update here
A Yuri!!! on Ice fanzine. Imagine all your favorite YOI characters in a totally different, dark way. A series of illustrations with a small comic in the back. Available in my store for purchase
A 16+ page comic that takes place on a public commuter train and undergoes a...transformation. 2 color riso print comic in red and blue. Made summer 2016. Available in my online store for purchase
A collection of short comics and drawings. Available for purchase in my online store
A short collection of short comics and drawings. Available for purchase in my online store
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Players have 2 rounds to collect the data on various animals on Earth (including Humans).
The player that can best manage their limited tokens and position themselves appropriately to collect the necessary pieces of different sets, wins.


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Tripplehorn was tapped to play Douglas’ love-interest in the hit film. But she once admitted to finding her love scenes with Douglas to be a bit humiliating. So much so it would affect the future roles she’d take in her career.
Jeanne Tripplehorn didn’t work for a year after her role in ‘Basic Instinct’
Tripplehorn had mostly performed in plays before her first film role in Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct. In the 1992 movie she played psychologist Beth Garner, who was in an intimate relationship with Michael Douglas’ character.
Although the film brought Tripplehorn a lot of attention from studios, it wasn’t the kind of attention she wanted. Many studios wanted Tripplehorn to portray characters similar to her Basic Instinct role, which she wasn’t interested in.
“With no prior knowledge of who or what I am, everyone just assumes I’m like Beth,” Tripplehorn once said according to The Morning Call. “I didn’t work for about a year, waiting for something to come along that was different.”
She would later find what she was looking for, starring in films like The Night We Never Met and The Firm. The latter, which she co-starred alongside Tom Cruise in, was a nice departure from her character in Instinct. This was in large part due to the film’s director, Sydney Pollack, willing to mold the role to Tripplehorn’s liking.
“She was the sexy wife, kinda snappy, kinda different from the Memphis wives,” Tripplehorn said. “Sydney told me at our first meeting that he was going to make a lot of changes in the script, but that line is right up there with, ‘Your check is in the mail.’ But I’ll be damned if in four months he hadn’t made Abby much more a part of the story and much more self-sufficient than the usual Hollywood portrayal of The Wife.”
Jeanne Tripplehorn was embarrassed by her love scenes with Michael Douglas
Tripplehorn’s intense sex scenes with Ant-Man star Douglas wasn’t ideal for the star because of their aggressive nature.
“I was embarrassed,” she once said according to the Sun-Sentinel. “My first days on the set I was rehearsing a scene with Michael where he rips off my blouse and throws me over a chair. I prefer a look or a smile, which can be just as sexy as ripping off someone’s clothing.”
Tripplehorn was originally under the impression that her love scene with Douglas was going to be different than it was in the film. According to Tripplehorn, she was told the visceral take would be a bit lighter. But things changed when she arrived on set.
“Once I was on the set, I could see Paul’s new storyboards and realized what was happening,” she once told Entertainment Weekly. “Before we filmed the thing, I was so nervous I was laughing uncontrollably. But I just followed the script and it was fine — well, except for the bump on my head I got from slamming it against the wall so many times.”
Jeanne Tripplehorn couldn’t watch ‘Basic Instinct’
Although it catapulted her career at the time, the former Criminal Minds actor once shared she couldn’t bring herself to watch the film. Partially due to the sex scenes, but also because she wasn’t fond of the movie’s really cheesy lines.
She also decided that she didn’t want to repeat her sex scenes in Basic Instinct in other films.
“I’m turning away from overt sex scenes. That was like a different time in film. It’s time for something sweeter and more romantic,” she said.


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In order to be cost effective, all the testing tasks should be correctly managed and supported by best possible tools.
Elbrus custom designed advanced testing tools are used for development testing, manufacturing and field service.
Our solutions are based on dozens of man-years of test automation experience and Elbrus Testing Toolkit.
ETT combines numerous reusable software modules used for rapid development of automated testing tools by Elbrus team.
Usage of elaborated packages for standard testing tasks allows resource concentration on customer specific issues - providing fine-tuned state of the art solutions.
Most of ETT modules are portable and may be used on Windows, Unix, Mac OS, Linux, AIX, Solaris, Irix and other platforms.
ETT includes DICOM Toolkit for testing of medical imaging applications.
ETT based custom solutions fully match specific project requirements - by contrast to low level off-the-shelf tools that require significant development and integration effort and provide only partial solutions.


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The conversion to IFRS affects the entire organization, going well beyond the finance and accounting functions. PwC professionals examine your organization’s processes and controls using our tried and tested TransitionIFRS Methodology framework and will recommend and implement changes to ensure not only a smoother transition to IFRS, but a more efficient business structure going forward.
The data, process, systems and controls requirements for implementing IFRS are integrated within the framework to ensure that the IFRS conversion process is sufficiently controlled and properly embedded within the organization. Here is an overview of the key areas of data, process, systems and controls requirements at each phase of the IFRS conversion.
In the first phase, we conduct an assessment to determine what impact the conversion process will have on your organization's processes, systems and controls.
Preliminary Study ("Diagnostic")
- High-level analysis of data, systems and process requirements (overall and by component - potential data gaps, potential need for finance process and systems modifications)
- Assessment of impact on internal controls and compliance
- Report summarizing the results of our assessments
During this phase, we conduct the actual conversion to IFRS and prepare your first financial statements under the new standards.
- Definition of roles and responsibilities (including skills gap analysis)
- Creation of detailed project plan (including data, process, systems and controls elements)
Component Evaluation and Issues Resolution
- Data mapping, mining and gap analysis
- Identification and analysis of IFRS component finance process, systems and controls requirements
- Determination of strategy for meeting data, process, systems and controls requirements (tactical versus systems-based)
Prepare Financial Statements
- Analysis of options for process, systems and controls modification
- Design of process, systems and controls modifications
- Update of ICFR risk assessment and identification of key controls within modified processes and systems
During this phase, we help your organization embed the principles of IFRS into your organization, including making any needed changes to your processes, systems and controls.
- Development of implementation strategy and plan
- Execution of change management process and controls
- Implementation of process, systems and controls modifications
- Conversion testing
- Update of ICFR documentation, testing strategy and test scripts
- Embedding of process, systems and controls changes through training, ongoing communication and balanced scorecard monitoring


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Classifications for musical genres can be a bit hard to decipher, especially in a time when most artists don’t shy away from borrowing sounds and ideas from genres outside of their own. We have country songs with rap choruses, and Latin seduction tracks featuring white Canadian pop stars. Music, if not the music industry, is globalized. So what does a genre like World mean in today’s audio-scape? Typically it is used to denote cultural music from non-North American, non-Eurocentric cultures, with a special focus on South America and Africa. And while it is not uncommon for pop artists to incorporate these sounds into their pop songs, classifying Florence K’s Estrellas as World music is especially apropos.
Of course, it helps that the Quebecois singer has had plenty of experience doing this. From her early career performing piano duets with her world-traveller mother and through the release of her six albums both alone and with various collaborators, Florence K has offered a fusion of musical traditions. While comfortable performing in Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish, Estrellas sees her focus mainly on the latter three structured around a sumptuously seductive Cuban-inspired instrumentation while maintaining a modern pop production and just a hint of Jazz (a likely influence of her 2016 duet album Quiet Nights with singer Matt Dusk).
The album opens with the title track “Estrellas,” which perfectly encapsulates everything about this musical fusion that works. The subtle electronic bassline complements the Cuban guitar surprisingly well, which accentuates the seductive longing in K’s vocals. In contrast with this, “Sin tu amor” is a playful duet with Grammy winner Alex Cuba. The song’s simple rhyme scheme makes it fun to follow along even if you don’t speak the language. Other songs like “A tu cuerpo” and “Des etoiles” steer into feelings of falling in love in the summer and passionate nights beneath the stars.
If you enjoy the trend of pop/Latin fusion that has become ubiquitous in the mainstream music scene, give Estrellas a listen.
Tony is a freelance professional and creative writer born in Fort McMurray, Alberta and currently living in Victoria, BC. Their interests range among all things nerdy, fantastic, kinky, and queer. When not writing, their hobbies include: theatre, video games, hula hooping, and fencing.


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That old hearing aid can still do so much good
Bill Austin wanted to study medicine, but a part-time job he took when he was 19 — back in 1961 — changed the direction of his life.
Now, at the age of 71, the owner of Starkey Laboratories — one of the world’s leading developer of hearing aids — travels the world through his foundation, helping people with hearing loss.
Jan Alexandre, who owns Kamloops Hearing Aid Centre with husband Blaine, went on one of those foundation trips recently and the experience left the couple determined to do what they can to help further Austin’s work.
She went to Honduras with the foundation — dealers who take part pay their own way — and was part of a team that fit more than 4,000 hearing aids for children and adults.
Some of the hearing aids are donations that have been refurbished, while others are bought by the foundation, Alexandre said.
The trip had its own memorable moments, all of them involving the simple experience of a person who has lived with hearing loss suddenly being able to hear again.
Alexandre said it’s been Austin’s mission to do whatever he can to help people hear, a goal that has seen his foundation travel to virtually every country in the world.
In August, for example, the foundation, accompanied by former U.S. president Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea, distributed aids to people throughout Rwanda.
The foundation reports that, in the past year, it has fit more than 165,000 hearing aids.
Alexandre said her company plans to donate a portion of sales from each device it sells for the next year and is also starting a campaign to collect old hearing aids.
Even ones that no longer work will be accepted, she said, because they can be scavenged for parts to put together with other non-working devices to create an aid that works.
People who want to drop off any old hearing devices they have can do so at the Kamloops Hearing Aid Centre, at 414 Arrowstone Dr., behind Sahali Mall.
The centre is open Mondays to Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


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(July 10, 2022) “Sid’s Farm has given me everything that I have ever wanted.” Kishore Indukuri, the founder of what is one of Telangana’s most successful dairy farms, speaks straight from the heart. “It wasn’t a typical business, but it pushed me to my limits. It showed me what I was capable of enduring to survive. That’s what I truly cherish.”
What began as a means to ensure his two-year-old son was drinking fresh and pure milk, a small operation that started with 20 cows on a piece of leased land in Shamshabad, is a leading dairy brand today, with an annual turnover of Rs 65 crore. Named Sid’s Farm, after Kishore’s son, Siddharth, the company distributes over 25,000 litres of milk a day. Fresh, raw milk is procured each day from local farmers and put through a series of stringent tests, “an average of 6,500 daily,” Kishore says, during an interview with Global Indian. “The emphasis is on purity – no antibiotics, no hormones, and no preservatives.”
From Massachusetts to Telangana, polymers to pasteurisation
Always a bright student, Kishore chose the conventional, much-revered Indian Institute of Technology route to building a career. After he graduated from IIT-Kharagpur, he took the full scholarship he was offered at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and moved to the United States for a master’s and Ph.D. “Everything was paid for and I enjoyed my research,” Kishore recalls. “But all the while, I felt something was missing in my life.”
Kishore stayed in the US to work at Intel for the next seven years. “It was an amazing time, I got to travel to countries like Japan, South Korea, and Canada. Still, I needed to do something more. I knew that. I just didn’t know what it would be.” One day, he knew he had to take the leap. He walked up to his boss and announced that he was moving back to India with his wife and their infant son. “We sold the house, packed up, and moved back.”
Back in India, he tried his hand at several business ideas, including providing coaching for competitive exams like the GRE. And every day, he wondered if the milk his son was drinking was safe and pure. The answer wasn’t clear. The Food and Safety Standards Authority of India has strict guidelines on dairy and its affiliate products, but “how far are these implemented?” Kishore asks.
“India has done so much good work. You can walk to any shop and get a packet of milk,” he adds. “We are the largest producers of milk and we consume all of it.” In this pursuit of plenty, however, the emphasis on quality took a backseat.
As he did his research, Kishore found that India’s dairy industry continues to thrive, recording an annual growth of 12 percent CAGR. Having grown up in an agrarian household, he felt a natural affinity for the industry. “I also learned that dairy had lots of potential as a business venture,” he recalls.
The trial-and-error business model
With two degrees in industrial chemistry and polymer science and engineering, as well as a doctoral thesis on the “squalid mechanics of polymeric materials,” Kishore entered the dairy business as a rookie. So he did what he knew best – hit the books. A veterinarian friend, Ravi, helped him choose his first batch of cows. “He told me, ‘you have to look at the cow’s beauty’. I had no idea what that meant,” Kishore laughs.
He and his wife visited numerous farms across India, learning everything they could. They hired staff to milk the cows and started in the wholesale market. The plan didn’t work. “We were selling at Rs 15 per litre when the cost of production was anywhere between Rs 25 and Rs 30,” he says. So, they decided to sell directly to customers. It meant visiting them personally, distributing pamphlets that his wife designed, explaining the benefits of milk that contains no preservatives, antibiotics, hormones, or thickening agents.
“Milk doesn’t take a break,” Kishore says. “We were transporting fresh milk twice a day, 730 times a year, starting 2013.” The obstacles were many, especially on the distribution side. There were accidents and numerous untold delays. “It doesn’t matter how good the milk is, if the customer didn’t get it in time for his morning coffee, he will go elsewhere.” Eight years later, they do 16,000 deliveries a day and have separate apps for customer interaction as well as delivery. “We didn’t even stop during COVID,” he says.
He recalls another occasion when the staff, who would milk the cows threatened to go on strike, demanding more money. The team was at a loss, the cows needed to be milked. Local farmers took pity on their plight, milked their cows, and then came to help them. “That’s how we started working with farmers, we sell their milk for them.”
Put to the test
Fresh, raw Indian milk is among the best in the world, Kishore remarks, sourced from smaller farmers who keep grass-fed, free-range cows. However, with little implementation of the regulations, thickeners, preservatives, hormones, and antibiotics are a common presence. Making sure their dairy farm produces pure and unadulterated is a point of pride for Kishore, who has never held back from spending on the best equipment. “A lot of the technology is available in India because of our thriving dairy industry,” he says.
First, raw milk is tested for thickeners, using an ultrasound pulse. Salts, sugar, urea, and maida are commonly used thickening agents, to help the sellers get more value for money. Hormones are also commonly found and used to increase milk production. “When antibiotics are given to a cow, they go from the bloodstream to the milk,” he says. Consuming trace amounts of antibiotics causes microbial drug resistance within the human body – when the medicines are needed, they will not work.
“Preservatives are commonly added too. Nature designed milk to be drunk immediately, but we don’t do that. Bacteria feed on the milk and convert the lactose into lactic acid. The thinking seems to be, if you add a base like hydrogen peroxide or caustic (to neutralise the acid), or modify the pH levels, it won’t go bad.” The answer to this is effective chilling systems – and Kishore insists on the best. “Antibiotic testing alone costs us up to Rs 4 lakhs a month,” he says.
The journey so far
The dairy farm has grown tremendously over the last decade, branching out over the years into other dairy products like paneer, ghee, (made with lemon juice, not synthetic chemicals), curd, and butter, all made in-house. Cow milk and buffalo milk are processed and sold separately. Kishore also hopes to expand to other states soon.
As our conversation draws to a close, Kishore smiles, adding, “There’s one more thing. When we bought this land, there was nothing on it. We have planted over 500 trees in 10 years. We also harvest rainwater to recharge the groundwater table.”


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Bill Will Not Roll Back Raises for Governor Lt. Governor & Cabinet Members
Guam – Senator Frank Aguon Jr. has introduced yet another bill to roll back raises but this one would only roll back the raises for senators and not for the Governor, Lt. Governor, or Attorney General.
Senator Mike San Nicolas recently introduced a similar measure one that would’ve rolled back raises for all elected and appointed officials except for mayors. That bill failed on the session floor. Only San Nicolas and Vice-Speaker Cruz voted yes. Meanwhile Vice-Speaker Cruz says he will call for a public hearing on this latest measure for the 29th of December. He says this is still enough time to allow it to be heard reported out of committee and voted on on the session floor. “The new legislature doesn’t get inaugurated until the morning of the fifth this legislature will continue to exist until nine o’clock on the morning of the fifth before the inauguration of the next and anytime after that we can come back into session to address it (bill)436 and to adjourn but we fully intended to be in session that last week for the purpose of receiving any vetoes that the government may have for the bills that we have passed,” said Vice-Speaker Cruz. Vice-Speaker Cruz says they can deal with Senator Aguon’s bill at that time as well.


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The Octopus Tree is an easy 1km return walk detouring off the Shoobridge Track on Mount Wellington. The tree is an enormous eucalyptus perched with roots bare upon a large boulder. The track is naturally paved and a great short family side walk for visitors to Wellington Park. For walkers wishing to hike for longer, The Shoobridge Track continues on past the Octopus Tree to Junction Cabin
Parking is available just below the beginning of the walk on Pinnacle Road.
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|From Hobart head west via Davey Street (A6). Keep in the right lane and continue past the turn off to the southern outlet. After 6km, turn right onto Pinnacle Road (C616). The walk starts 2.5km along this road, on the last hairpin corner before the Springs.|


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Report: Consumers want to be entertained on social media
JULY 8, 2019
Most communicators interact on social media as part of their ongoing PR and marketing efforts, but a new study from Sprout Social suggests most organizations have room to grow. What is the role of social media marketing in 2019? What prompts consumers to follow your organization?