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My goal is have the lettering section of this blanket finished by Thursday- and then I can get to the last feather and fan part. (Which is 500+ stitches per row, so I imagine it's going to take a bulk of the time.) It would be really, REALLY amazing to have this done by April 25th. If I could have that done, I could cast on the actual Stampede project that I've been devoting so much time to.
That is, if I ever finish the pattern.
Here's a sneak peek at what I'm totally stuck on. The thumb. Specifically the gusset. After a lot of working and reworking I'm really REALLY satisfied with where this project is headed. It is only this blank space that I'm just stuck on. It's like I've hit a creative wall and I can't seem to design my way out of it.
I've decided my best course of action is to just walk away. Not work on it. Not think about it. Not do anything with it for a week. Just knit and enjoy knitting other projects and then come back and see what it needs. This pattern needs to be done. I'm putting a "FINALIZE THIS" date for April 16. I must have a finalized plan and have tested the yarn by April 16. (I need to make sure the yarn I'm planning to use it color fast and not going to bleed on the white... what would be TRAGIC.)
And, this week, because I just needed something totally mindless one night that didn't require a lot of thinking, I picked up my Maui sock and made a little progress on that, because why not?
I seem to be big on the circular knitting right now!! So I'll be on my couch, sitting in the sunshine spot going around in circles!

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Westbrook admitted in his season-ending interview that he didn't think the criticism he faced was warranted. But, like always, he refused to dwell on it.
“I just got to continue to do what I'm doing and try to stay positive,” Westbrook said.
Ironically, Kendrick Perkins had a front-row seat to similar scrutiny that landed on another point guard's front stoop three years ago. His name was Rajon Rondo, then in his second season with Boston. The Celtics had just acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to team up with Paul Pierce, and Rondo became a giant question mark to the team's title hopes.
Eventually, Rondo silenced the critics that season.
“Rondo's (criticism) lasted for a little bit. Russ' lasted throughout the whole playoffs, no matter if he played good or bad,” Perkins said. “He still was getting criticized on something. And I thought he handled that, as I say, like a G.”
Perkins, who joined the Thunder in mid-February, was impressed with how a much younger Thunder team avoided the perils of outside noise. In Boston, one of the league's biggest pressure cookers, Perkins had quickly learned to tune out most of it.
“I don't even talk basketball with my own wife; seriously, because it can break up a locker room,” Perkins said. “It can break up a team.”
The remaining Thunder players got that lesson this postseason and, fortunately for them, they didn't have to learn it the hard way. They never succumbed to the scrutiny, and now they should be stronger because of it.
“I'm definitely going to try to come back and be stronger,” Westbrook said.
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RUSSELL WESTBROOK'S ROLLER COASTER
A look at the criticism Russell Westbrook faced throughout the 2011 playoffs.
April 25: Roasted after Game 4 at Denver, when he took 30 shots to get 30 points while Kevin Durant had just 18 shot attempts in a 104-101 loss.
April 27: Criticized for pouting in a closeout win in Game 5 against Denver, when he played a more passive role and launched only 15 shots and scored just 14 points in 36 minutes.
May 1: Shots were fired at him after Game 1 against Memphis, when he took two more shots than Durant (23 to 21) in a 13-point loss.
May 7: He took the brunt of the blame for the Thunder's offense stalling out in the second half and overtime of a 101-93 overtime loss in Game 3 at Memphis. OKC scored just 17 points in the final 17 minutes.
May 13: Westbrook got ripped after a 95-83 loss in Game 6 at Memphis, another second half collapse, despite being the only Thunder player with a pulse in the final 24 minutes. His three fourth-quarter turnovers drew more attention than his aggressive and much-needed attacks on the rim.
May 17: He went 3-for-15 in a Game 1 loss to Dallas in the Western Conference Finals. Most of his 20 points came at the free throw line, where he converted 14-of-18 attempts.
May 19: Westbrook became as much of a lightning rod as ever when was benched in favor of Eric Maynor for the entire fourth quarter of a Game 2 win at Dallas. Instead of talking about the win, or how three other starters sat for almost the entire fourth period, national pundits focused on the story of Westbrook.
May 22: Following a Game 3 home loss to Dallas, a story in the New York Daily News, quoting an anonymous Thunder team veteran as saying of Westbrook, “He thinks he's better than Kevin Durant.”
May 25: He came under fire after a Game 5 loss against Dallas for allegedly walking off the court without congratulating the Mavericks, as well as false reports of refusing to address the media in the interview room following the game.


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WFSU Public Media Live Streams TCC-FSU "Tribute!" Concert
TALLAHASSEE, FL - On Saturday, April 13th, at 7:30 pm ET, WFSU Public Media will live stream "TRIBUTE!," a concert featuring the Tallahassee Community Chorus and FSU University Symphony Orchestra. The concert is being held at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall.
Music performances will include “Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy” by André J. Thomas.
The live stream is free to the public. Go to https://wfsu.org/live to watch live.
The concert will also be delayed broadcast on WFSU-TV, delayed cablecast on 4fsu Comcast channel 4, and available on-demand at https://video.wfsu.org. Air dates have not been announced.

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This concluding installment of the Gormenghast trilogy begins with the abdication of Titus and follows him through a sequence of events and characters that are not quite what he expected. Edmund Dehn's narration flows with the lyricism of the prose. His presentation is careful, deliberate, and fluid. The voices he gives to the primary characters are distinct and fit their relationship with Titus and the nature of their various experiences. Male characters, in particular, are complex and expressive. Unlike some narrators who seem uncomfortable with pauses, Dehn uses them to good effect. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 01]
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Supergirl : daughter of Krypton / by Daniel Wallace; illustrated by Patrick Spaziante.
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Last chance to sign up for Kununurra Ag Show
Tomorrow will be your last chance to sign up to the first-ever online Kununurra Agricultural Show.
There are about 100 different entry classes which can be entered until 5pm.
Kununurra Agricultural Society president Kath Ryan said everything had to change in how the show was run because of COVID-19.
For most categories participants will need to register with the show to receive an exhibit card.
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Once they get that card they can take a photo or video of their actual exhibit, along with the card, for judging.
“The gardens are still done the same way they are always done, so the judge comes to you,” Ms Ryan said.
“We’ve applied that system to the produce as well; with any produce exhibits the steward and the judge come to you and judge your exhibit where it is.”
The show president said it was important to still engage with the event as an artistic outlet amid frustrations from COVID-19 restrictions. “We can still manage to do something and what we wanted to do is at least run something that gets the community involved,” Ms Ryan said. “That participatory side of the show which is all about community, artistic expression, showing off the best of what you’ve got and getting involved and having a go.”
The society was the recipient of a Federal Government grant recently which will go into repairs and maintenance of the show grounds. The $124,999 grant will see repairs to the ablutions as well as the lining of the pavilion walls to keep future fruit and vegetable exhibits cool.
Ms Ryan said the pavilion was basically a tin shed that got really hot in the morning.
“It’s lovely in the afternoon, but it gets really hot in the morning and that’s when people bring their exhibits in for ‘normal shows’,” she said.
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1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (NIV)
1 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
“This was the message that Paul announced wherever he went, and it was this message that carried God’s power and brought people, but the Spirit, into a living knowledge and love of him, into the rule of the Messiah, into the kingdom of God. The only point in being a Christian at all is if this message continues to be the solid ground on which you stand.” [NT Wright, 1 Corinthians for Everyone]
We have the Corinthians to thank for provoking Paul into repeating his gospel, and telling us the story of our resurrection. This is the gospel that transformed the Corinthians, and that has also changed our lives. Notice that the shape of Paul’s gospel message – Christ’s death on the cross for our sins, his burial in the tomb, his resurrection after the third day, and his repeated appearances to the disciples and others. This same gospel that we heard is the same gospel that continues to shape our life and faith now. Let’s be refreshed in the gospel once again today. Let’s pray and worship in closing with the song “Resurrection Power” (click here)


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New giant ride to appear on South Shields skyline as Ocean Beach Pleasure Park reopens for 2018 season
Work has started to build the site’s latest attraction ahead of gates opening marking the start of the 2018 season.
The structure of the new addition - around 35 metres high - is dominating the skyline on South Shields seafront.
The ride is currently being constructed ahead of the park’s opening in February - in time for the schools’ half -term break.
It is understood, the Ferris wheel is just one a number of new attractions being lined up for the pleasure park for over the Easter and summer months.
The wheel, which will have 24 gondolas for people to sit in and admire the views of the South Shields coastline, will remain in place until after the Easter break.
The world’s tallest Ferris Wheel title currently belongs to the High Roller in Las Vegas. That one stands at 167.6 metres tall and was opened in 2014.
Marketing executive at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, Emma Choudhury, said: “We used to have one years ago. It was there for some time and I think, over time, the novelty simply wore off.
“Every season we look at bringing new rides to the pleasure park, to keep the park fresh for our visitors and something for them to look forward to each season.
“Work to construct the wheel started last week.”
She added: “It’s still not finished. Once it is, a number of rigorous safety checks will be carried out - as is the case for all our rides - before it is officially opened for the public to use.
“It is expected it will be ready in time for the start of the school holidays.
“It will remain in place until after the Easter break at least. After that, it will be replaced with another attraction.”
As yet, a full list of the park’s new attractions has not been announced. However, it is thought it could see the return of some old favourites alongside new rides.
The rides will compliment the site’s existing rides including dodgems, waltzer, helter skelter, ghost train and urban wave.
Gates to the Pleasure Park will re-open from Friday, February 9 and will remain open throughout the half-term holidays.
Weekend opening will resume following the break until Easter.
For information on the park, special offers and opening times visit www.oceanbeach.co.uk

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With spring right around the corner, many small growers are getting ready for this year’s farmer’s market and consumer-supported agriculture (CSA) season.
Sustainable agriculture experts at the University of Georgia are offering a two-day intensive workshop to help small growers make the most of the upcoming season and build their farms into strong, productive businesses.
The workshop, to be held March 23 and 24 in Athens, Georgia, will offer the latest information on sustainable weed and pest control, but will focus heavily on business planning and marketing.
“This program is geared for the beginning and intermediate grower,” said organizer George Boyhan, a professor of horticulture in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES). “Beginners will learn about starting a business, as well as the basics of growing organically. This will include information on certification. Intermediate growers will be able to round out their skills and gain some field experience with experts in their fields.”
Growers will have access to UGA farm-business development experts and hear from experienced growers who have turned their farms into successful businesses. In addition, a grocery buyer from Whole Foods will be available to answer questions about how to market to the chain.
Instructors will also lead growers through a cost-benefit analysis of whether they should pursue USDA Organic Certification.
The workshop will be held at UGArden and the surrounding greenhouse complex on South Milledge Avenue. Classes run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Preregistration is required, and space is limited. The early registration deadline is March 8. The registration fee is $150 and includes all instructional materials, supplies, lunches and snacks during breaks.
Registration details, complete agenda and list of speakers can be found at hort.uga.edu.
To register after the deadline or for additional information, contact Boyhan at (706) 231-4137 or email@example.com.


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Today, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland Ville Skinnari to discuss how best to utilize the goals and objectives set during the 1stU.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council ministerial to reinforce and strengthen bilateral and multilateral efforts. The Secretary also expressed appreciation on behalf of the Department of Commerce for Finland’s cooperation on efforts pertaining to important technologies, including 5G. The Secretary and Minister also discussed other topics important to the U.S.-Finland commercial relationship, including technology supply chains.
It’s no secret the manufacturing sector has a major impact on the U.S. economy, and every year Manufacturing Week offers an opportunity to recognize this sector’s significant impact on the nation. Manufacturing Week is designed to coincide with Manufacturing Day, which has been held the first Friday in October since 2011.
U.S. Census Bureau’s 10th-anniversary celebration of Manufacturing Week.
Manufacturing Week expands upon the traditional Manufacturing Day launched by the Manufacturing Institute in 2011. The Census Bureau is celebrating the 10th anniversary by providing a worth of rich content & statistics that inform businesses and policymakers.
The strategic leverage of data will also provide increased competitive advantage to U.S. businesses and research institution.
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced a series of tools and initiatives to execute the Department of Commerce’s Data Strategy for fiscal years 2021-2024. With representation from every bureau, Commerce’s Data Governance Board (CDGB) developed this innovative Data Strategy to address some of our most pressing equity challenges around job growth, distribution of resources, and other measures of economic well-being.
“The 2020 Census, which was carried out accurately and dutifully in the face of unprecedented circumstances by the civil servants here in Washington and their partners across the country, showed that people of color now represent more than two-fifths of Americans and over half of the nation’s youth,” said Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves. “Here at Commerce, and across the federal government, we have an obligation to create economic conditions that recognize the power of diversity and favor the inclusion of all Americans, while using data to brighten the future of our nation’s children.”
“With women, particularly women of color, earning pennies on the dollar in wages compared to white men, and the number of working minority business owners suffering due to this pandemic, Commerce data is needed now more than ever to enhance equitable economic growth and help our communities build back better,” said Secretary Raimondo.” “By leveraging Commerce data, we will spur good-paying jobs, empower entrepreneurs to innovate and grow, and help all American workers and businesses to compete here at home and abroad.”
Several tools and initiatives are currently underway at the Department, relying on the exponential amount of data on the nation’s economy, population, and environment that the Department generates, collects, stores, and analyzes. Here are just a few of the exciting initiatives that will be enhanced by the new Commerce Data Strategy:
- Making the Data Available and Accessible: Through the implementation of this strategy, the data tools within the Commerce Data Hub will enable insights to the nation’s economy and population, including demography, housing, socioeconomics, and businesses. These publicly available datasets and tools assist federal agencies and other entities in the equitable distribution of resources and identifying underserved communities to empower all Americans. The Commerce Data Hub will provide a Commerce-wide data inventory and search portal that will ultimately aggregate and promote all its data assets in one location showcasing each bureau’s specific data search capabilities
- Driving Technological Innovation: The Opportunity Project (TOP) drives innovation by helping companies, non-profits, and universities utilize federal data to develop new technologies and innovative solutions which advance equitable economic growth. Currently, TOP has focused its efforts on challenges such as improving minority businesses’ access to capital (MBDA), tackling the climate crisis through climate-smart communities (NOAA), increasing content accessibility for multilingual communities (NYC Mayor’s Office), and others.
- Democratizing Data: Commerce wants to empower communities to leverage data that will inform their decisions and drive lasting change. By producing a series of Data for Everyone Summits, we seek to partner with community organizations, advocacy groups, and government partners to understand the barriers to accessibility of government data and improve usability in underserved communities. Ensuring that individuals have the tools they need to effectively use government data. The Big Data Project (BDP) enables innovation in environmental services using NOAA data accessed through Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). Through public-private partnerships with CSPs, Commerce aims to democratize access to NOAA data by reducing and removing obstacles to the public use of NOAA data. With increased access to key data, communities have an enhanced capacity to implement a resilience plan that allows them to withstand and recover from the impacts of a changing climate. Using a data-driven approach for climate resilience is more crucial than ever.
- Promoting Appropriate Date Use: The Department recognize the importance of protecting privacy, respecting intellectual property, addressing cybersecurity concerns, and fostering an ethical data lifecycle that minimizes algorithmic risk of unintended bias. The Census Bureau will soon be launching The Combating Bias Toolkit, which aims to curate a collection of tools that help mitigate and correct sources of bias in federal data.
Prominent small business investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors address nearly 50,000 attendees
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that this year’s National Small Business Week (NSBW) Virtual Summit drew more than 47,000 participants for the three-day virtual summit. Attendees heard from celebrity business owners, investors, entrepreneurs, and lead advisors from across the small business community, and connected with fellow small business owners from across the country. The event featured a focus on resilience and recovery, offering 22 educational sessions to help participants leverage SBA services and funding as they work to recover and build back better than ever.
“Our 2021 National Small Business Week Virtual Summit put a spotlight on the more than 32 million small businesses and innovative startups that are the beating heart of our nation’s economy,” said SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman. “I’m proud that our dedicated SBA team was able to facilitate so many timely, thought-provoking conversations. And, I am thankful to the renowned business leaders and corporate partners who helped us deliver innovative programming to our incredible network of resource partners and customers. Throughout NSBW 2021, we have celebrated the resilience, creativity, and determination of our nation’s small businesses while connecting them with resources and tools to recover and help build our nation’s economy back better.”
Washington, DC., – The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) announces a partnership with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) that makes the innovative DCRA Contractor Rating Systemeven more valuable to District consumers looking to hire licensed building professionals on Sept 15.
Earlier this spring, DCRA launched the Contractor Rating System, which provides free access to an inventory of licensed contractors, architects or other building professionals assigned a rating of one to five stars based on objective data. Under this new partnership, if a building professional is accredited by BBB, the accreditation will be clearly shown in the Contractor Rating System.
“In partnering with the Better Business Bureau, we’re equipping District consumers with even more tools to make informed decisions about who they hire to work on their homes or businesses,” said DCRA Director Ernest Chrappah. “We invite our customers to inquire before they hire.”
“The BBB Accredited Business Seal stands for trust and is a guiding light that fosters an ethical marketplace for all,” said BBB serving Metro Washington DC’s President and CEO Edward Johnson. “We are pleased to partner with DCRA and the important role that they play in helping consumers.”
The Contractor Rating System is comprised of licensed building professionals who have worked on a project within the last 3 years in the District of Columbia. The rating system includes general contractors, architects, electricians, plumbers, expediters and more. Generally, a building professional’s rating represents their performance on projects over the past 3 years during building permit intake, permit plan review, and construction.
The BBB is a nonprofit organization focused on advancing marketplace trust. A BBB-accredited business has met accreditation standards that include a commitment to make a good faith effort to resolve any consumer complaints. The BBB assigns ratings from A+ (highest) to F (lowest) that represent the BBB’s opinion of how the business is likely to interact with its customers. The BBB rating is based on information the BBB is able to obtain about the business, including complaints received from the public. The BBB seeks and uses information directly from businesses and from public data sources.
The DCRA Contractor Rating System is the only known customer-facing contracting rating system in the country operated by a local government, and another example how DCRA is using technology to enhance the customer experience.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo issued the following statement regarding the first session of the relaunched U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue, which was held today at the White House.
“Today, I was honored to co-chair the first U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue that Presidents Biden and López Obrador agreed to relaunch in March 2021. I am grateful to have been joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, USAID Administrator Samantha Power and Ambassador Kenneth Salazar, as well as our colleagues from Mexico, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier, and Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma Barragán.”
“Mexico is a critical strategic ally and partner of the United States and is a top destination for U.S. exports. As neighbors, it is imperative that we leverage our partnership to build back from the pandemic together and advance shared economic and commercial goals, such as promoting inclusive trade and investment and strengthening regional supply chains.”
“The conversation that began today is the first step towards realizing these goals. We have agreed to the four pillars that will guide our discussion: Building Back Together; Promoting Sustainable Economic and Social Development in Southern Mexico and Central America; Securing the Tools for Future Prosperity; and Investing in Our People. While there is still much to do, I look forward to working to ensure that the U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relationship builds on its strong foundation to bring shared prosperity and security to our peoples.”
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced that the Commerce Department has established a high-level committee to advise the President and other federal agencies on a range of issues related to artificial intelligence (AI). Working with the National AI Initiative Office (NAIIO) in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Department is now seeking to recruit top-level candidates to serve on the committee.
A formal notice describing the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) and the call for nominations for the committee and its Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement appears in the Federal Register published today.
“AI presents an enormous opportunity to tackle the biggest issues of our time, strengthen our technological competitiveness, and be an engine for growth in nearly every sector of the economy,” said Secretary Raimondo. “But we must be thoughtful, creative, and wise in how we address the challenges that accompany these new technologies. That includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that President Biden’s comprehensive commitment to advancing equity and racial justice extends to our development and use of AI technology. This committee will help the federal government to do that by providing insights into a full range of issues raised by AI.”
“We have seen major advances in the design, development, and use of AI, especially in the past several years,” said Eric Lander, White House Science Advisor and OSTP Director. “We must be sure that these advances are matched by similar progress in ensuring that AI is trustworthy, and that it ensures fairness and protections for civil rights. I look forward to working with and learning from this committee.”
The National AI Initiative Act of 2020 calls for the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and other department officials, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, to establish the NAIAC. The committee is to provide recommendations on topics including the current state of U.S. AI competitiveness; progress in implementing the Initiative; the state of science around AI; issues related to AI workforce, including barriers to employment supporting opportunities for historically underrepresented populations; how to leverage initiative resources; the need to update the initiative; the balance of activities and funding across the initiative; the adequacy of the National AI R&D Strategic Plan; management, coordination, and activities of the initiative; adequacy of addressing societal issues; opportunities for international cooperation; issues related to accountability and legal rights; and how AI can enhance opportunities for diverse geographic regions.
The NAIAC will consist of expert leaders from a broad and interdisciplinary range of AI-relevant disciplines from across academia, industry, non-profits and civil society, and federal laboratories. These experts will be qualified to provide advice and information on science and technology research, development, ethics, standards, education, fairness, civil rights implications, technology transfer, commercial application, security, and economic competitiveness related to AI.
With AI already changing how society addresses economic competitiveness, national security challenges, and equitable opportunities, NIST and its researchers are dedicated to ensuring AI technologies are developed and used in a trustworthy and responsible manner that allows for accuracy, security, explainability and interpretability, reliability, privacy, safety, and the mitigation of bias. Trustworthy data, standards, and integration of machine learning and AI in applications are critical for the successful deployment of new technologies and the identification and mitigation of sources of algorithmic bias.
Nominations for the Committee and Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement will be accepted on an ongoing basis and will be considered as vacancies arise. The National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide administrative support to the committee. Details for submitting nominations are included in the Federal Register notice.
California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis presented a Certificate of Recognition to the American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) on September 2 and thanked the AICC for its participation in hosting the California Pavilion and Investment Trade Forum at the China International Trade in Services (CIFTIS) 2021.
“It is with great pleasure to recognize you and your leadership your role as Executive Chairman of the American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC),” Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kunarakis wrote on the Certificate of Recognition, “Thank you for representing the AICC as the host of the California Pavilion and Forum in the International Trade and Service Fair in Beijing, China.”
“I am very pleased that Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kunarakis of California today presented the Certificate of Recognition to AICC, and I thank the State of California for reaffirming the work of the AICC,” said Holmes Stoner, Chairman of the American International Chamber of Commerce, on September 2nd, “Under the current economic and trade environment between the United States and China, it is of special significance for the California government to recognize and award the work of the AICC in China. We always believe that foreign enterprises will have more development opportunities and broader development space and benefit more from cooperating with California enterprises or investing in California. For a long time, we have focused on promoting California’s cooperation with Provinces and cities in China, which has achieved sustainable and productive results and won praise and praise from our partners and member companies. We are willing to continue to strengthen interaction and provide services for Chinese enterprises and entrepreneurs, and work together for mutually beneficial development.”
“We are grateful to the State of California and Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kunarakis for their support of our project,” said Jason Quin, Executive Chairman of the AICC, “CIFTIS is the largest fair of trade in service in the world. The AICC is willing to provide effective services to American businesses participating in the CIFTIS. Through the excellent platform of CIFTIS, the AICC will continue to promote the image of participating companies, enhance their brands, and promote business development. Actively provide follow-up services for Chinese enterprises and entrepreneurs to invest and do business in California after the conference, and provide practical docking of investment and trade business for our members and customers.”
WASHINGTON D.C., Sept 1 – Today, Secretary Raimondo had an introductory meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade, Nguyen Hong Dien.
During their phone call, the Secretary and Minister Dien discussed the significance of the U.S.-Vietnam commercial relationship and potential areas for further growth. Secretary Raimondo highlighted the importance of energy sector cooperation, such as in renewable energy and smart grid solutions, to combat climate change.
They also discussed supply chain resilience and other priority commercial issues.
August 23, Secretary Raimondo spoke with the Indian Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu to discuss the U.S.-India commercial relationship. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo and Ambassador Sandhu underscored the importance of this commercial relationship and their commitment to growing business ties in support of the broader strategic relationship. They discussed scheduling the U.S.-India CEO Forum and U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue and the rescheduling of the U.S.-India High Technology Cooperation Group meeting. They also discussed U.S.-India technology collaboration and improving digital economy policies to strengthen that collaboration.


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|South Korean and Vietnamese travel firms at the meeting|
A number of South Korean tourism companies, including Honey Moon, Lotte Hotels & Resorts, Travolution, SM Entertainment, and Football Faentasium visited Hanoi yesterday to look for Vietnamese partners.
"We saw a significant rise in the number of Vietnamese tourists in the recent three years. We upgraded our museums with technologies and services to serve international visitors. With the marvellous victory of the Vietnamese football team and its South Korean coach Park Hang Seo, we hope to partner with Vietnamese travel firms to attract more tourists," Shin Yeongeun, deputy general manager of Football Faentasium, told VIR.
Lotte Hotels and Resorts, a South Korean luxury hotel chain operated by Lotte Hotel Co., Ltd., the hospitality arm of Lotte Group, is also turning more to the Vietnamese market.
"We visit Vietnam every year to promote our services and products, thus contributing to a rise in Vietnamese tourism at our hotels and resorts. We now want to work with Vietnamese and South Korean companies operating in Vietnam to introduce our hotels and resorts in South Korea and abroad," said Sean OHM, regional director of the Singapore Branch of Lotte Hotels and Resorts.
Travolution came to Vietnam for the first time with similar intentions. As a startup company, it has so far attracted only a handful of Vietnamese tourists and is striving to increase this figure.
"We are going to translate our website to Vietnamese and work with more Vietnamese companies," said Inho Bae, CEO of Travolution.
Not only travel companies, but also South Korean districts are targeting Vietnamese tourists. SongPa-Gu—a district of Seoul—is a member of the working group to Vietnam this time. This was the first official visit to Vietnam by the district.
"Every year, we attract about three million tourists, 15 per cent of whom come from Southeast Asia. As the number of Vietnamese visitors remains modest, we want to lure in more of them," said Dae San Lee from SongPa-Gu's Global Tourism Division.
Seoul, which was ranked seventh among the most attractive tourism spots in 2017 by Lonely Planet, is famous for innovative tourism products and services. Last year, the city opened 20 new tourism sites.
Seoullo 7017, Seoul’s recently opened overpass-turned-park, is not only one of the city’s newest landmarks, but one of the best places to explore the city’s unique history and culture.
Other places to visit include Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo, Seoul Night Markets, and Seoul Lantern Festival, just to name a few.
The promotional move proves how attractive the Vietnamese tourism market is to South Koreans. According to the Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO), the number of Vietnamese tourists to South Korea reached 302,260 in 2017 by November 19, up 29.9 per cent on-year. At the time, it forecast that the figure would hit 330,000 at end of 2017.
“Vietnam is a very promising tourism market. With strong growth, Vietnam ranked 8th among South Korea's tourism markets, up two notches from 2016,” said Jung Chang Wook, director of KTO in Vietnam.

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On this Independence Day of my country, I’m glad to have Baba Ramdev’s entertainment as a prelude. Most newspapers today, including my Malayalam one, carried photographs of the Baba sticking his neck out of a bus in which he was carried after his arrest. I must say he has come a long way from the time he tried to escape arrest in the garb of a woman last year: he has the courage to accept arrest now, though he may lack the confidence to carry out his promised indefinite fast.
I love India because of people like Ramdev. They provide entertainment. When my wife wants to watch some serial like Na Kaha Aap ne Kutch, Na Kahi Mein ne Kutch (or something like that) on the TV, I urge her to switch to some news channel which will provide better entertainment. What better entertainment can there be than people like Ramdev and Hazare? When our politicians turned big bores or at best became the President of India, we are blessed with Hazare and Ramdev.
Advani has joined the team of entertainers with the public expressions of his personal frustrations. He is sad that he won’t be the next PM, and, worse, the low caste Modi may grab the post with all the shrewdness he has displayed so far in the Gujarat politics. Even a Yeddyurappa would be better than Modi in that coveted post, in Advani’s version of Hindutva. I’m looking forward to another Rath Yatra from Advani. That will be absolutely entertaining, particularly because Advani is likely to spill too many beans from his heart that has been enduring a lot of imported pesticides and insecticides, Endosulfan included. But he is too senile to undertake another Rath Yatra even in the best of vehicles – and an air-yatra will achieve no political purpose.
Prakash Karat and his wife Brinda Karat will add much to this entertainment. With the collapse of Marxism everywhere including West Bengal, they are trying to keep it alive in Kerala with the help of mafia groups. Actually, they don’t know what’s happening in Kerala except what Pinarayi Vijayan tells them. And when people try to rule with no knowledge of what’s happening around, comedy ensues. There’s a lot of tragedy too because of the killings involved. Too many people are killed in Kerala in order to keep Marxism alive there. Staying far away from that state, I am able to derive a perverse pleasure out of the comedy of politics.
Too many people have been killed in Assam in the recent past. The Northeast is the most entertaining place in India if you were ever unfortunate enough to have lived there. They can fight in the name of anything from the length of your nose to the depth of your patience. They provide us too much entertainment so that we get bored of it.
Entertainment in galore. That’s India. I love it for that. And also for the permission it gives me for speaking about it like this. Long Live India. Happy Independence Day.
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Jimmy Fallon claps back at Donald Trump over Twitter dis
NBC/Andrew Lipovsky(NEW YORK) — Jimmy Fallon used Monday’s Tonight Show to answer President Donald Trump’s criticism of him for expressing remorse over their notorious 2016 interview, during which Fallon tussled the president’s hair and in the process drew criticism from Trump critics for “humanizing” him.
“@jimmyfallon is now whimpering to all that he did the famous “hair show” with me (where he seriously messed up my hair), & that he would have now done it differently because it is said to have “humanized” me-he is taking heat,” tweeted the president Sunday. “He called & said ‘monster ratings.’ Be a man Jimmy!”
Monday night, Fallon explained that he was just trying to find out what “all people wanted to know is what is his hair — real is it a toupee, is it fake, is it CGI? No one has any idea what is on the man’s head.”
Fallon continued: “So I go, ‘I’m gonna get in there and touch it, and I’ll tell you if it’s real.’ And we’ve asked him for years. He’s a reality star on NBC, he’s been on our show 10 times, and we’ve always asked him, he said, ‘No thanks.'”
As for what’s up with Trump’s hair? “[I]t’s definitely a real comb over,” Fallon declared. “It is unbelievable. And it went up. It was like beating egg whites. It just kept getting bigger and bigger.”
As for Trump’s claim that Fallon called him afterward to thank him for “monster ratings”: “I never called this human in my life. I don’t have his number, I don’t want his number,” said Fallon, adding “By the way Donald, I don’t know if you’ve seen my ratings these past two years — you didn’t help my ratings.”
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ENQUIRIES GO THROUGH THE ROOF FOR INTERIOR FIT OUT COMPANY THORNTON PROJECTS, AFTER ADSTORM OPTIMIZES THEIR ONLINE ADVERTISING
Advertising Agency AdStorm achieves excellent online advertising results for Thornton Project Solutions.
Thornton Project Solutions is an experienced Interior Fit Out company, providing services for the retail, leisure and commercial sectors. As part of their ambitious drive to grow to a £20m turnover fit out company within 2 years, they appointed advertising agency AdStorm to develop a variety of marketing resources aimed at generating new sales opportunities. The program included a new website, Search Engine Advertising with Google AdWords, and optimisation of the web site to perform well in organic search.
The AdStorm agency developed a completely new Interior Fit Out website that would provide the very best possible end-user experience, designed to achieve the highest possible conversion of visitors into valuable sales enquiries via its Fit Out Quote Form. AdStorm also implemented Google Analytics on the new website in order to measure cost per acquisition of new customers against different keywords and advertisers, to facilitate future optimisation of the advertising program. Crucially, from an optimisation point of view, the website was designed to channel genuine sales leads differently from other enquiries, so that leads could be accurately measured and the data used for future advertising optimisation.
Gary King, Managing Director of Thornton Projects comments, “The initial advertising showed good results. Enquiries began coming in and within a few weeks we were quoting on a £350,000 job. That job alone would pay for an entire year’s advertising.”
Following a few months advertising, the AdStorm agency had gathered enough data to begin its advanced optimisation. Using the data gathered from Google Analytics, advertising spend was focussed on the ads that performed better, and diverted away from poorer performing keywords and adverts. Ads were optimised to improve their Google quality score, and bids were optimised to generate the maximum possible clickthrough for TPS’s advertising budget. New ads were also created for niches that had been spotted in the intervening months, and ads were also tailored to encourage the right kind of enquiries that suited TPS, and to discourage unwanted clicks.
As a result of the PPC advertising optimisation, the already healthy number of leads increased dramatically. Gary King commented, “In 20 years in the industry, I have never known an interior fit out company receive so many enquiries. They are coming in one or two per day and we are now hiring an additional Business Development Manager. Having more leads we are also now better able to prioritize the leads we follow up, so we can dedicate our valuable resources on chasing the more profitable opportunities.”
“Thanks in no small part to AdStorm and their expertise in online marketing we are well on target to achieve our very ambitious goals.” Gary added.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — It was reported the First Presbyterian Church in Albany is having technical issues with their voting machines.
Polls opened at 6 a.m. and the first person in line reportedly hasn’t voted yet and voters are said to be getting frustrated.
News10’s Ben Ryan spoke with a poll worker who said they are working on the issue and the entire system had to be rebooted but should be up momentarily.
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My research focuses on cancer prevention, early detection, and designing family-based interventions to promote screening adherence. My research interests include cancer health disparities, especially how the mother-daughter dyad can be activated to address cancer related risk behaviors.
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KIDS HIT AGAIN: Raiding of K-12 Funds By Legislature Continues
August 20, 2018
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By: Dave Rogers
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.
That time-honored conundrum by Charles Dickens in "A Tale of Two Cities" could aptly be used to describe the situation in present-day America.
As Michigan kids head back to school this month, they'll be yet again missing out on
hundreds of millions of dollars in budget funding that lawmakers have diverted elsewhere,
according to a new report by the Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP).
Despite nearly unparalleled prosperity, there are almost unexplainable areas where prosperity has been subsumed by political malfeasance.
One of these areas is in K-12 education in Michigan, as the MLPP notes.
This includes $637 million in lost K-12 funding for the 2017-2018 school year and a record high of nearly $1 billion for the 2018-2019 school year.
The report, "A Hard Habit to Break: The Raiding of K-12 Funds for Postsecondary Education," the
Michigan Legislature has diverted $4.5 billion from the School Aid Fund (SAF) and K-12 schools
to higher education since 2009. Begun as a one-time "loan" under Governor Jennifer Granholm
during the Great Recession, the Snyder administration has made shifting School Aid Fund
dollars away from kids and K-12 schools to community colleges and universities one of its
primary budget tactics -- a move that is really paying for significant tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy.
"Over the past eight years, the exception, unfortunately, became the rule and using School Aid
Fund dollars for higher education went from a last resort to the first order of business," said
Gilda Z. Jacobs, president, and CEO of the Michigan League for Public Policy. "Just because
you can do something doesn't mean you should. While this gimmick may be legal, it is morally
and fiscally irresponsible, and lawmakers should put an end to the practice immediately and
The ploy has been used in every state budget of Gov. Snyder's tenure, with an increasing
percentage of the total community college and higher education budgets coming from School
Aid Fund dollars. Three of the past five state budgets have funded community college
operations entirely from the School Aid Fund, and the most recent budget more than doubles
the SAF dollars going to universities, accounting for a third of their funding.
Prior to 2009, the higher education and community college budgets were funded entirely from the General Fund.
The report also points out that in Governor Rick Snyder's first budget for Budget Year 2012, the nearly $400 million taken from K-12 schools was accompanied by a $470 per-pupil cut in the K-12 foundation allowance -- the only year since Proposal A in which the foundation allowance
was statutorily cut. The cut was accompanied by a very large tax cut for businesses that cost
$1.6 billion, with only part of that amount made up by increased taxes on individuals. Recent
increases to the School Aid Fund and per-pupil spending have barely returned to their 2011
levels. When accounting for inflation, the 2018 minimum allowance of $7,631 was equal to only
$6,780 in 2011 dollars -- a 7 percent drop in purchasing power and roughly $1,000 below where
it should be.
While the Legislature continues to shortchange kids, the Michigan School Finance Research
Collaborative, a nonpartisan group of education experts, school officials, business leaders,
public policy advocates (including the Michigan League for Public Policy) and others, has
recommended that schools receive a base cost of $9,590 per pupil, with additional funding
weighted by the number of students in poverty, the number of English language learners, district size and geographic isolation, up to a maximum of $11,482. Recent public polling confirms the public's belief that lawmakers should be spending more -- not less -- on public education.
"Our K-12 schools and higher learning institutions depend on each other and competing for
the same dollars hampers them both. Universities and community colleges need well-
prepared high school graduates and K-12 schools depend on universities and community
colleges to produce skilled workers - including K-12 teachers and school staff - who
contribute to the tax base, create jobs and keep communities strong," Jacobs said. "Instead
of prioritizing who gets funding, legislators should be funding all of the state's top priorities, and that requires revenue and investment, not tax cuts."
Where has the money gone? This approach has not been a boon for universities and
community colleges, whose annual funding has generally remained the same, with minimal
increases primarily accounting for inflation. In 2012 and every budget year since, the shift only served to increase General Fund dollars available for other uses, including tax cuts and
credits that reduce revenue to the state, like the 2012 tax shift favoring businesses, the repeal of the personal property tax, the increase in the personal exemption and more.
What could that money have paid for? If the $4.5 billion diverted to higher education and
community colleges had remained in the School Aid Fund, it could have been used to:
Increase the foundation allowance to give more money for each student and school;
*Fully fund Early On, Michigan's early intervention program that identifies and serves
infants and toddlers with developmental delays and helps them succeed in K-12 schools;
*Fully fund the At-Risk School Aid program that provides state funds to schools to
serve students who are at risk of failing academically or who are chronically absent;
*Increase funding for early literacy, which is particularly important in light of the new
third-grade reading law; and
* Expand preschool and early learning programs like increased funding for the Great
Start Readiness Program for 4-year-olds and expanding it to 3-year-olds.
How can we change it? Until K-12 schools and programs are financed at levels recommended
by experts and that fulfill statutory requirements, the governor and Legislature should put 100% of the School Aid Fund toward making that happen. This includes: using School Aid Fund
dollars only to fund Michigan's K-12 public schools and programs at adequate levels; funding
universities and community colleges at adequate levels using General Fund dollars and other
appropriate federal and local funding sources; and addressing General Fund shortfalls
responsibly by increasing revenue sources rather than shifting educational funds away from
their intended purposes.
We have long puzzled about this policy and the causes of it. Given widespread affluence, there must be a deeper reason than just tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy. If you readers have an explanation, please write your thoughts that will be featured in a subsequent column.
Dave Rogers is a former editorial writer for the Bay City Times and a widely read,
respected journalist/writer in and around Bay City.
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The one about a young man living in a distant future where Earth has returned to a natural state, people no longer use technology, and the wealthy and powerful have migrated to an artificial moon paradise. More than anything, our bold, emotionally aloof dreamer wants to leave his home and journey through the stars to this of oasis of pleasure and desire. So he abandons his family and stows away on a ship where he accidentally consumes a hunk of fossilized space acid. In the throes of his psychedelic wanderings, he uncovers a devious intergalactic plot that could destroy the Earth, meets and partners with an android misanthrope, and eventually travels to the outer rim of the sun in an attempt to save his home planet. Oh, and all of this extraterrestrial activity is set to a series of luminous electropop and ambient soundscapes that glimmer and gleam like polished chrome.
If you’re still with me, welcome to the universe of Delorean Gray and HOKKAIDO IV, an ambitious merging of old-fashioned science fiction storytelling and pop songcraft created by author and songwriter Jacob Chisenhall, formerly of Fake Flowers. It’s a project inspired as much by his love of anime and video games as it is by his obsession with the Beach Boys.
“On a creative level, I’ve always been very into the idea of science fiction,” Chisenhall explains over coffee at Revelator in Grant Park. “I was always drawn aesthetically to the original series of Star Trek, to movies like Forbidden Planet. There’s just something about the idea of exploration and trying to create worlds through writing. I always found there was a bridge I could cross from a writing perspective into a musical one. So I felt both those mediums were really great at conveying location and space and events. So I wanted to see if I could create a multi-media project that I could intersect these two things.”
With his new album Star Tropics, Chisenhall continues the otherworldly saga he first started with his 14-minute debut mixtape Kimera Sequence_1: Hokkaido Overwash. It was here that Chisenhall first began to sculpt and mold his cosmic alter ego Delorean Gray—a futuristic, yet no less narcissistic take on Oscar Wilde’s corrupt Victorian aesthete Dorian Gray. For Chisenhall, Delorean offers a unique creative vessel, an opportunity to explore contemporary themes of isolation, transformation, and escapism, in a fantastical setting that allows him nearly unfettered artistic freedom.
“My idea was, what if I put a character like Dorian Gray into space?” Chisenhall says. “He’s self-centered, he’s trapped on Earth, he’s looking up to the stars, and he sees this planet that he’s watched his entire life, and all he wants to do is get there. That’s a classic trope—getting somewhere from point A to B, to some far-off distant land like Treasure Planet or something like that. So I wanted to take those basic foundational tropes of science fiction and storytelling and see if I could make it sound sincere. And I wanted to combine that with music that went with each location, that is set in a particular event that happens. That was the genesis.”
While it’s easy to get lost in the details of the project’s bizarro narrative, Star Tropics still remains, first and foremost, a pop record, and a jovial one at that. Take a leisurely stroll through the album’s nine tracks and you’ll catch bits and pieces of tropical dance pop (“Beachfront Bossa”), buoyant synthpop (“Chrome Bikini”), effusive Beach Boys harmonies (“Grass Plains”), and the immersive exotica of Martin Denny and Les Baxter (“Little Pad”). With each song Chisenhall tried to carve out a unique sense of style and place, approaching every track as different levels and environments in a video game. This process allowed him to tap into a wide range of sounds and emotions, challenging many of the conventions he had grown accustomed to as a songwriter.
Much of Star Tropics was written in the wake of the dissolution of Fake Flowers, a band that Chisenhall founded and devoted five years of his life to. The group’s turbulent breakup hit him hard, casting his musical future in doubt and leaving him a kind of artistic limbo. With Delorean Gray, he discovered both a sense of rejuvenated purpose and a release valve for those pent-up emotions. Rather than bitterness or rage, Chisenhall found a sense of peace and cathartic relief.
“Once I was free-floating and really didn’t know what my next move was, it felt really wonderful to have a purpose and a drive to finish other things,” he explains. “It definitely helped to process things. Music has always been how I regurgitate my experiences and emotions. I’m a pretty quiet person by nature except when it comes to music. That’s when I tend to become pretty expressive. It was huge weight to lift. None of the songs on this album are dour or deal with anything particularly depressing. It’s emotional, but there’s a lot of optimism in it that’s never really existed in my music.”
With his new LP now out in the world, the future feels full of opportunity, and Chisenhall plans to take full advantage of the many distinctive paths Delorean Gray offers him.
“I know I want to do one more release for this,” he says. “I want to make one last record where I can finish this story, have its fun, cliché ending, and then I’ll probably put out everything as one long mixtape, a compilation release. After that, it’s pretty open-ended. I want to continue making music in this style and I will continue to put it out as Delorean Gray, but I think some will be stories and others will just be a batch of music or a mixtape. I’m also working on a collaborative album with Michael Myerz, We’re best friends and neighbors, so right now we’re working on a concept album where our two characters meet. It’s kind of like a Scooby Doo episode where we intersect; our styles will play off each other and we also duel. I want to find new ways to play into this character without putting myself in a box. Originally, this was my side character, this is who I wanted to be when I wasn’t being Jake Flowers. But now I am Delorean Gray and I want to see how much I can fill out this person. I think the future is wide open.”
Delorean Gray will celebrate the release of Star Tropics tonight at 529 alongside Michael Myerz, Shepherds, and Palm Sunday. Doors open at 9 p.m. Admission is $8. 21+ to enter.

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Note: closed weekends (at this stage)
The Mexican wave of culinary invasion continues apace in Melbourne, with Team MoVida setting aside Spanish food this time and jumping on the taco bandwagon, in the outdoors kiosk across from MoVida Aqui that used to house MoVida Terraza. The redesign of the place was by Joost Bakker, which explains the vaguely Greenhouse-y feel of the cage wall, repurposed heavy timber tables and liberal use of greenery in flowerpots.
As at the Taco Truck, the tacos are all $6 each. They're made from 100% corn tortillas and all come with coriander, cabbage and spring onions. There's a choice of pulled pork, braised beef, roasted duck, prawn, fish or vegetarian (pinto beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, queso and crema).
When I went with Em on Thursday, we each tried one with carnitas (pulled pork and pineapple salsa) and one with carne asada (braised beef, chipotle and pico de gallo). Both kinds were pretty tasty, though we both felt that the sauce the beef was braised in was a little too acidic.
In addition to the tacos there are a few other snacks on the menu, including one dish that sent my porkophile Twitter/Instagram followers into meltdown mode when I posted a photo of it online: chicharonnes. A $10, heart attack-inducing basket of crispy pig crackling with salsa verde, chipotle and lime. As sinfully delicious as it was, Em and I couldn't bring ourselves to finish our serve: if you can finish a basket, I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
We also tried their version of elotes callejeros ($6), the grilled corn on the cob with cheese, spices and lime dish that keeps cropping up on restaurant menus in Melbourne and Sydney (see Mamasita, Newmarket, The Dip, Mexicano and Barrio Chino, plus some restaurants without a Latino focus, like St Katherine's and Ms G's). As with the version at Mamasita, the Paco's Tacos version uses chipotle mayo but the latter is longer, cheesier and more charred.
For now, Paco's Tacos is closed on weekends, open for lunch during the week and only open for dinner on Thursdays and Fridays. Hopefully that'll change as summer kicks into high gear, as the drinks menu includes several rum and tequila-based cocktails, plus sangria, beers (Moritz, Corona, Pacifico) with an optional tequila chaser, cider on tap, Jarritos soft drinks and even a shandy (!).

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About Dr. Jay Desai
Dr. Desai is a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine,New York. He graduated with Research Honors from Tufts University School of Medicine. He subsequently completed his training in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology at New York University. He has a strong clinical interest in promoting and improving techniques for colorectal cancer screening. His research interests have focused primarily on improving the performance of endoscopy and in studying the effects of commonly prescribed medication on the gastrointestinal tract. He has published extensively in leading gastroenterology journals as well as presented at national gastroenterology conferences, for which he has been recognized with several research awards.
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology (Internal Medicine)
Education and training
- Medical School - Tufts University, Doctor of Medicine
- New York University, Residency in Internal Medicine
- New York University, Fellowship in Gastroenterology
Dr. Jay Desai's office location
New York Gastroenterology Associates
311 East 79th Street, Suite 2A
New York, NY 10075
Patient reviews for Dr. Jay Desai
Dr Desai was great.
Very professional and nice. He would always ask you a few related questions before jumping into unnecessary tests, and the conversation as well as follow ups are nice and helpful.
Dr. Desai was wonderful! He was attentive, compassionate and everything you would want a good doctor to be. I never felt rushed and he answered all my questions.
I had basically no wait time even though I was early. The doctor had really good bedside manner: he listened to my symptoms and concerns and also took the time to explain what he thought could be going on (and why) as well as why he recommended a particular course of action.
Dr. Desai's medical practice is outstanding! I was late for my appointment and the provider waited for me. His staff was professional, courteous and had great energy. Maria at the front desk had great energy. It is always good when the first person you engage in a business is alert and welcoming. Dr. Desai was very professional. His patience when responding to my concerns was of great value to me. His ability to break down medical concepts educated me at a high level. I will definitely recommend Dr. Desai 's medical practice to others.
Great doctor. Super kind and patient. Great listener and asked a lot of great follow-up questions. Also explained things thoroughly so it was easy to understand. I also like that he didn’t jump to extreme testing and preferred to take it one step at a time in figuring out my diagnosis.
I had never been to a gastroenterologist before my visit to Dr. Desai's office. He made my first time visit great! Dr. Desai was very kind and thorough with my exam. He asked as many questions as were needed to help me. He was also very quick to relay my results back to me on the phone. He was very patient and took time to explain things to me. He took my concern seriously which I appreciated very much. I would definitely recommend him to others!
Just my first visit – And, Dr. Jay Desai is calm, clear, and compassionate.
Personable and professional. Seen quickly and attentively listened to my reason for visiting and my concerns. Seems thorough and I appreciate that very much. Glad I found him on zocdoc and hoping each following visit is as productive as this one.
Dr. Jay Desai is great! The wait time was non existent because I was seen right away. Dr. Desai made me feel very comfortable and was very kind. He was patient about answering my concerns and didn’t feel rushed at all.
Easy to talk to and a great understanding of what I was going through.
Dr. Desai took time to make me comfortable and explained really well how I could improve my condition. He used terminology that made it easier for me to understand what was going on and was realistic about the prognosis. I would highly recommend him to anyone who's anxious about visiting a GI!
Very kind and gentle explained everything very very well. I highly recommend.
He's kind, straight-forward and thoughtful. Good sense of humor, too.
Very attentive and personable. Asked me specific questions and actually listened to my answers.
Very nice manner, but it was mainly a consult. He was very helpful in referring me to a primary care physician, with further workup before returning for GI procedures.
He is a good Doctor.
Consultation remarks seemed reasonable. Follow-up?
Dr. Jay Desai was amazing. Very knowledgeable and super nice. I feel confident that he will get me back to 100%.
Very intelligent, friendly and explained everything clearly. Would highly recommend.
Very nice, and polite I really feel comfortable with him. Thanks doc
Dr. Desai, is amazing, very smart, very understanding, he listens to your problems carefully, guides well, and tells you the next steps. Very good doctor.
Dr.Desai is wonderful and patient. The office staff is however is rude and unprofessional.
I would highly recommend Dr. Desai to everyone and anyone free of reservations as one of the best docs I've ever met. He's incredibly kind, understanding, smart, and extremely non-judgmental about things you'd probably prefer not talking about but need to for medical reasons. You can tell he actually cares and has an excellent bedside manner. I was seen within 2 minutes and he answered all of my questions free of judgment and I walked out feeling so much better and more relaxed. He doesn't focus on specific numbers or calories or pressure you into anything and rather just says he cares about your health (which is true), and so incredibly appreciated. I've had other physicians (with good intent I'm sure) suggest I try huge meal plans my stomach simply can't handle which can unfortunately just causes more stress/pain and confusion, but with Dr. Desai you always feel listened to. Thank you so much to Dr. Desai and his lovely staff for their excellent standards of care and positivity.
Dr Desai was very professional, he was very informative.. The staff great and pleasant, the office was clean and well organized!
Dr. Desai was kind and recommended tests to check for issues that I hadn't even considered could be at fault, and I was glad to be tested for them (to rule issues out or to them rule in). Dr. Desai called with all my results, and asked if I started a prescription he recommended. When I said I didn't want to start yet, he didn't push me, he actually recommended dietary changes and lifestyle changes I could make first to help resolve my issue. (He did mention these changes in office as well.) He seems to really care about helping you in ways that you are comfortable with.
Excellent experience. Went out of his way to help. Highly recommended.
Very professional and knowledgeable Great experience
Dr. Desai asked questions that showed that he really wanted to understand the issues that had brought me in, and when he suggested further testing he did it in a very non-scary way. The whole thing took half as long as I'd expected, and the front desk staff is cheerful and organized.
Dr. Desai and his entire office are nothing short of awesome and professional. He's kind, understanding, and has an excellent bedside manner. His entire staff is lovely. I would recommend him and the entire team free of any hesitation.
Great doctor, very easy to talk to, very knowledgeable and clear in his assessment and recommendations
Dr. Desai is one of the nicest and most competent doctors i ever met. He has been my Gastroenterologist for over a year and he is the best. I would recommend him to anyone
Was great he was best doctor !
Great doctor. Very informative
Very thorough, had no wait time, very nice and listens to what you say!
Dr. Desai was very thorough. He was very concerned and friendly.
Dr. Desai is a very caring and knowledgeable doctor. He was very thorough in addressing my concerns. He quickly ordered necessary tests and figured out what my issue was an figuring out the proper treatment. I had a lot of anxiety looking for a new GI doctor, but Dr. Desai made all of that anxiety go away. I highly recommend him!
Although my wait was 45 minutes, the visit with Dr. Desai was very satisfying. I felt that he listened to me and his suggestions for next steps made sense.
Very Professional and great doctor. Was our first time there and he handled it perfectly.
I liked that I didn’t wait long and the doctor was very nice and helpful! He made sure I understood everything that might be wrong with me.
I was in pain. Dr. Desai’s care and professionalism helped to ease that. I would definitely recommend this office.
He was awesome and answered all of my questions!
He take his time to explains every things and does not rush .There was no waiting Time .
Excellent service! Reception was great, and Dr. Desai was extremely friendly and very professional.
Dr. Desai was very pleasant. I liked that he talked to me in his office first and then we moved to the exam room. Made me feel more comfortable.
so professional, patient, and kind
He was nice and patient and tried to explain everything about my stomach problem. I recommend him to others. But the lady at the reception wasn't well at all.
First off, Dr. Desai actually took me 5 minutes before my appointment, which has never happened at a doctor’s! He was thorough, friendly, listened, explained everything to me and why he recommended what he did (without being condescending), and was able to take my blood in his office. I was surprised at how easy it all was!
Doctor is very kind person and good professional.
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25 He that is liberall in geuynge, shall haue plenty, and he that watereth, shall be watered also him selfe.
Bible verses about "serving others" | Great
17 He that hath pitye vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lorde: and loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed hym agayne.
16 Let your light so shyne before men. That they maye se your good worckes, & gloryfy your father, which is in heauen.
35 And when he was set downe, he called the twelue to hym, and sayd vnto them: yf eny man desyre to be fyrst, the same shalbe last of all, and seruaunt to all.
35 For I was an hongred, & ye gaue me meate. I was thyrstye, & ye gaue me drincke. I was herbourlesse, & ye toke me in: 36 Naked, & ye clothed me: Sicke & ye visyted me. I was in preson, and ye came vnto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answere him saying: Lord, when sawe we the an hongred, and fedd the? or thirstye, & gaue the drinke? 38 when sawe we the herborlesse, & tooke the in? or naked, and clothed the? 39 or when sawe we the sycke, or in preson, and came vnto the? 40 And the kyng shall answere, and saye vnto them: veryly I saye vnto you: in as moch as ye haue done it vnto one of the leest of these my brethren, ye haue done it to me.
38 Geue, and it shalbe geuen vnto you: good measure and pressed downe, and shaken together and runnyng ouer, shall men geue into youre bosomes. For with the same measure that ye mete withall, shall other men mete to you agayne.
11 He that is greatest amonge you, shalbe youre seruaunt.
45 For the sonne of man also came not to be mynystred vnto: but to mynister, and to geue hys lyfe for the redempcyon of many.
1 If ther be therfore eny consolacyon in Christ, yf ther be eny comforte of loue, yf ther by eny fellishyppe of the sprete, yf ther be eny compassion and mercy: 2 full fyll ye my ioye, that ye be lyke mynded, hauinge one loue, beynge of one accorde, and of one mynde, 3 that nothinge be done thorowe stryfe or of vayne glory, but in mekenes of mynde, let euery man esteme another better then hym selfe. 4 Loke not ye euery man on hys awne thinges, but euery man on the thinges that are other mens. 5 Let the same mynde be in you, that was also in Christ Iesu: 6 which whan he was in the shape of God, thought it no robbery to be equall with God 7 Neuerthelesse he made hym selfe of no reputacion, takynge on hym the shape of a seruaunte, and became lyke vnto men, 8 and was founde in his apparell as a man. He humbled him selfe, and became obedient vnto the deeth, euen the deeth of the crosse. 9 Wherfore, God also hath exalted him on hye, and geuen him a name which is aboue all names: 10 that in the name of Iesus euery knee shulde bowe, both of thinges in heauen and thynges in erth and thynges vnder the erth, 11 and that all tonges shulde confesse, that Iesus Christ is the Lorde, vnto the prayse of God the father.
28 euen as the sonne of man cam, not to be ministred vnto, but to minister, & to geue his lyfe a redempcion for many.
12 So after he had wasshed their fete, and receaued hys clothes, and was sett downe, he sayde vnto them agayne: wote ye what I haue done to you? 13 Ye call me master and Lorde, and ye saye well, for so am I. 14 If I then youre lorde and master haue wasshed youre fete, ye also ought to wasshe one anothers fete.
10 As euery man hath receaued the gyfte, euen so mynister the same one to another, as good mynisters of the manyfolde grace of God. 11 If eny man speake, let him talke as the wordes of God. If eny man mynister, let him do it as of the abylite, whych God mynystreth vnto hym. That God in all thynges maye be glorifyed thorow Iesus Christ, to whom be prayse and dominion for euer and euer. Amen.
35 I haue shewed you all thinges, how that so laboring ye ought to receaue the weake, & to remember the wordes of the Lorde Iesu, how that he sayd: it is more blessed to geue then to receaue.
10 As euery man hath receaued the gyfte, euen so mynister the same one to another, as good mynisters of the manyfolde grace of God.


text: There are three ways to spell it and three ways to get to it. Old Stump Road, Beaver Dam Road or Carmen's ( or Connecticut as it was first known )River. Two if by land, One if by Sea.....apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.....whichever way Joseph Palmer Knapp came to it in the 1890's you can bet it didn't take him long to find out who it belonged to. So beginning in 1893, he leased it and much of Carmens River from the Smith brothers and sisters who lived just across the river and a wee bit south at the Manor Of St. George. In that original lease which he renewed for 6 years and can be read by clicking here , It is spelled Squasicks. On post cards of it that would turn up in the early 1900's it is spelled Squassocks.....I don't know what the American Indian term means, but if it has to anything do with beautiful, pristine, or untouched by time, I would call it very accurate.... Here are a few photos I took Sunday afternoon January 20, 2002 followed by two black and white photos I found in the Queensboro Library taken just a few years after J.P's lease ran out.

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From the journal Number One, Gallitan, Tennessee and republished in my chapbook, Healing and Conflict
Like a love poem that fills the heart to overflowing
rain covered the mountain just after the New Year.
Murmuring rivulets covered once dry leaves,
intersected paths and muddied trails,
muddied shoes and trouser legs.
I plunged through fecund mud and leaves,
became a mud man devoted to sylvan gods.
Glen Falls became a roaring torrent,
deceived my ears.
Thinking it close, I forged ahead.
The cascade below the falls
became a booming choir.
Bases and contraltos reverberated
from hickory and oak.
I bowed before the splendor,
prepared to endure cold days ahead,
anticipated Equinox rebirth.

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Two friends and I have formed a rap group. Well, a music group. That sometimes raps.
Our name is OPEN KIMONO.
And our first song, 'OOGLING', is coming out in 2 weeks. We shot some of the video yesterday and attached are some of the stills from that shoot. I'll post the video as soon as I can.
It's an OK song.
The countdown begins.


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You should start your Shiraz day tour in the early morning. Then we head to Shiraz and continue our journey to have a delicious breakfast in one of the best promenade places along the way. Arriving in Shiraz, we begin our Shiraz day tour at 8 in the morning. When you arrive in Shiraz, you will see the first valuable historical monument, the Qur'an Gate, which is one of the masterpieces of the Diliman era.
Shiraz's sights are not limited to the city of Shiraz and there are many sites and monuments such as Persepolis, Rostam, and Bishapour close to this city.


To celebrate the 40th anniversary of her breakout single “Holiday,” pop icon Madonna is planning a tour.
The Celebration Tour will see the singer perform music from across her career, including hits from her 1983 self-titled debut album to her 2019 album Madame X.
It will be Madonna’s first-ever Greatest Hits Tour, and will return to arenas and stadiums following her experimental theater-based Madame X shows in 2019 and 2020.
The 35-date tour will begin in the United States and visit a number of cities abroad.
Fans can hear some of Madonna’s most iconic songs like “Like a Virgin,” “Material Girl,” and “Vogue,” as well as Madame X’s new hits. The tour will also include special guests yet to be announced.
Madonna’s return to the stage comes after a difficult time for the singer. Several of her Madame X shows were canceled because she was struggling with her knee and hip injuries.
The Covid-19 pandemic then forced the cancellation of the final 10 dates in Paris. However, Madonna has since recovered and is eager to resume entertaining her fans.
The Celebration Tour is set to be one of the biggest events of the year, and tickets are expected to sell out quickly. Fans of Madonna’s music don’t want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her pop icon to perform some of her biggest hits live.
Where and When It Will Begin
The tour kicks off in Vancouver, Canada in July and will take place in New York, Barcelona, Paris, Stockholm and Amsterdam, ending on December 1st.
So far, only one date has been announced for the UK, at London’s O2 Arena on October 14th. However, Madonna’s schedule is clear for a week on either side of that date, suggesting more shows will be announced as the initial dates sell out.
“I am excited to explore as many songs as possible, in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” Madonna said in a statement.
The press release for the tour also states that it “will take us on Madonna’s artistic journey through four decades and pays respect to the city of New York where her career in music began.”
With 63 top 10 hits in the UK, including 13 number one singles, Madonna will have no shortage of songs to choose from for the setlist. Fans can expect to hear classic hits such as “Into The Groove,” “Like A Prayer,” “Vogue,” and “Hung Up,” among many others.
In the past, Madonna has avoided performing some of her biggest hits on tour, explaining in a 2017 interview with the BBC, “Some songs I’m sick of doing and I don’t want to do them.”
She went on to say, “So if I did Material Girl on the tour before, or Express Yourself on the tour before, then I’ll say, ‘OK, I did that for 88 shows. I can’t do it again.'”
The “Celebration” tour will be Madonna’s first formal greatest hits tour since her 2004 “Reinvention” concerts.
Tickets for the tour go on sale at 10:00 local time on Friday, January 20th, with pre-sales for fan club members starting on Tuesday, January 17th (North America) and Wednesday, January 18th (Europe).
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Despite this, the Madame X Tour was a financial success, grossing over $410 million and becoming the highest-grossing tour by a female artist ever. This is a testament to Madonna’s enduring popularity and the dedication of her fans.
In an interview with V Magazine in 2021, Madonna spoke candidly about her health issues during the Madame X Tour, revealing that she had been suffering from a lack of cartilage in her right hip.
Despite this, she was determined to complete the tour, saying, “I had no cartilage left in my right hip, and everyone kept saying, ‘You gotta stop, you gotta stop.’ I said, ‘I will not stop. I will go until the wheels fall off’.”
Madonna’s determination to continue with the tour despite her health issues is a testament to her dedication as an artist and her commitment to her fans.
In the same interview, she also hinted that she may not be done touring yet, saying, “I don’t think about stopping. I could have done a stadium tour, greatest hits, and made a billion dollars.”
Overall, the Madame X Tour was a defining moment in Madonna’s career, showcasing her resilience, dedication and enduring popularity as an artist. Fans can look forward to the possibility of more touring from Madonna in the future.
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In September of last year, a decade-old leaked demo called “Back That Up To The Beat” also resurfaced on the app, garnering thousands of videos and prompting Madonna to give the demo an official release in December.
The song, which served as a bonus track on her album Madame X, was a vastly different version than the leaked demo.
In addition to the release of the demo, Madonna also released a career-spanning compilation album in 2021 called Finally Enough Love.
The album featured dance remixes of her biggest hits, with 20 of the tracks being rare recordings that were being officially released for the first time.
Furthermore, the album reached number three in the UK charts and was the first project under Madonna’s new deal with Warner Music for an “extensive, multi-year series of catalog releases that will revisit the groundbreaking music that made her an international icon.”
Madonna’s music has found a renewed popularity on TikTok, and her fans can look forward to more exciting releases as part of her deal with Warner Music. The pop icon’s music continues to resonate with new generations, proving her lasting impact in the music industry.


Andrew Friedman is thoroughly enjoying his newly built Henriques sportfishing boat, powered by twin Volvo Penta D11 725-horsepower engines. Based out of Brielle, New Jersey, the 42-foot EXHTB, named ORION, is providing a comfortable ride for Andrew and his guests.
“The D11s are a great fit for the 42 EXHTB. They offer reduced weight, stronger torque curve, and maneuverability,” says JD Messler, Volvo Penta Marine Sales, Johnson & Towers, an Indel Power Group company. “The Volvo Penta engines offer a list of benefits to the owner, including lower emissions, quieter operation, better fuel efficiency, and longer service intervals.”
With an in-line six-cylinder, 10.8-liter, common-rail fuel injection, overhead camshaft, and twin-entry turbo using a water-cooled exhaust manifold, the D11s are an excellent engine for sportfishing applications. The D11s occupy a smaller footprint in the engine room, with no extra equipment needed, allowing easy access for servicing and cleaning.
“I like the look and fit in the engine room as well as the advanced technology that the D11 Volvo Penta engines provide. Volvo Penta has a great reputation,” says Friedman. “The engines provide good performance and provide the reliability that I need while out on the water.”
The Volvo Penta service and parts network is very supportive for customers. When Andrew had some minor issues initially, he was happy with Johnson & Towers and Volvo Penta, who sent technicians to the boat right away to perform the adjustments in a timely manner.
“For the minor tweaking that needed to be done with a new build, they treated it seriously and acted on the issue,” says Friedman. “I’ve been very happy with the engines. They’re dependable and I have no hesitation taking the boat offshore. I like the warranty they offer too. It’s comforting.”
The ORION was a nine-month project, with Friedman taking delivery in April 2021. Today, the engines have more than 250 hours on them.
For information about Volvo Penta marine engines, contact JD Messler at 609-605-6528.


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According to the Global Wealth Report 2017 compiled by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 31 families in Peru own US$ 12.296 billion (12,296,000,000) which is about 13% of the country’s total financial wealth.
Additionally, the number of Peruvians with a fortune of more than US$ 1 million increased in 2016 to 7,259; up 652 (9.9%) compared to the previous year. These Peruvian millionaires accumulated a total of US$ 36.59 billion which corresponds to 39% of the country’s financial wealth.
But while all this money could make a huge difference in Peru, 70% of it is parked or invested abroad. According to Joaquin Valle, partner and managing director of BCG, preferred countries include Panama, the Caribbean and Central America, the US and Switzerland.