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OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — With some of the highest tides of the year set to arrive this week, New Jersey officials are launching a campaign to have residents document flooding in their neighborhoods and upload photos to a website that will automatically correlate them with weather and tidal information.
The goal is not only to build a database of frequently flooded areas, but to help the public view and understand the flooding they see in their neighborhood in the context of rising sea levels worldwide.
New Jersey is the 10th state to join the MyCoast website and app that lets people contribute information about flooding.
The public launch coincides with the arrival of so-called “king tides” from May 24 through May 29.
“The highest tides of the year offer a glimpse of what future seal level rise will look like,” said Vanessa Dornisch, ?a program coordinator at the ?Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve in Tuckerton.
They occur when the sun, Earth and moon align in a certain way, and happen in the spring and fall. Roadway flooding is frequently associated with king tides even in good weather; if they coincide with a storm, serious flooding could result.
The program calls for people to take photos of flooding in their neighborhoods and upload it to www.mycoast.org/nj. The best photos will win prizes from the Jacques Cousteau reserve including travel mugs, baseball caps and emergency kits.
The website or app will automatically append important information to each photo including what the weather was at the time, how near it was to the most recent high tide, temperature, wind speed and recent rainfall.
There also is a “places we love” page for residents to indicate which spots in the state they particularly enjoy.
The website had about 75 submissions as of last week, but it had only been publicized to a small amount of groups in something akin to a trial run.
The data will help educate state officials in making decisions about how to respond to climate change and rising sea levels. But it should also help the public understand why those decisions are being made in a larger context, said Nick Angarone, manager of the bureau of climate resiliency within the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
“It’s too easy for people to see the issue in their front yard and not think about the broader implications,” he said.
It is not limited to ocean and bayfront areas; anywhere in New Jersey that is affected by tides can be part of the effort.
The state’s $25,000 annual subscription to the website is paid for by a federal grant.
About the photo: Cars drive through a flooded road at the entrance to Long Beach Island in Ship Bottom, N.J. on Friday Oct. 11, 2019. A combination of high tides and strong winds was causing minor to moderate flooding in parts of the New Jersey shore, a cycle that was expected to be repeated Friday evening. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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For the average folk, there is a re-sale home at 1241 W Henderson for $1,049,00. At four bedrooms, three and one-half baths it's now priced at the 2005 purchase price. I toured the home and feel the price is good for the area, however, it did not show as well as I'd like for the price and area. It does not look like many updates or refurbishing was done from the 2005 purchase. A buyer can bring it up to speed pretty easily.
There is one closed home in the past 24 months on this half block. 1231 W Henderson closed for $2,513,146 in 2009. The home was under contract near the end of 2007 and closed in 2009. It looks like they did many custom updates during the construction phase. This will also be a case where folks bought pre-construction prior to bank crash and closed just after it.

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JERUSALEM – Following US Secretary of State John Kerry’s assertion at the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress last week (Mar. 13) that it is “a mistake” for Israel to require the Palestinians to acknowledge Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People as part of the peace negotiations, Allan Baker, head of the International Action Division of the Legal Forum for Israel, dispatched a letter to Secretary Kerry stating that his attempt to claim the Palestinians have already recognized Israel as a Jewish state “is both a distortion of the historic record and an unfortunate misreading of the issue.”
Baker, former Israeli Ambassador to Canada and former legal adviser to Israel’s Foreign Ministry, wrote in the letter signed by himself and Head of the Legal Forum Nachi Eyal: “You justified your dismissing this requirement by claiming and reiterating Palestinian propaganda statements, that the “Jewish State issue” had been “sufficiently addressed by UN General Assembly Resolution 181 of 1947, which recommended the establishment of independent Arab and Jewish states in Palestine. You recalled in that respect “more than 30–40 mentions of a ‘Jewish state’” in the 1947 General Assembly resolution, and added that the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had “confirmed that he agreed it [Israel] would be a Jewish state” in 1988 and in 2004.”
“Your attempt to represent these events, before Congress and to the world at large, as definitive proof that the Palestinian leadership has already recognized Israel as the Jewish state, and hence should not be required to acknowledge this in the present negotiating context, is both a distortion of the historic record and an unfortunate misreading of the issue,” the letter reads.
“To seriously presume that the 1947 UN General Assembly partition resolution – rejected by the Arab states because it had the gall to refer to a Jewish state, – together with an ambiguous, unwilling and artificial reference by Arafat to “Israel in brackets”, given in an utterly different context which itself was deemed insufficient by the then US Administration, could, in any way or form constitute an acceptable alternative to a clear, unequivocal, acknowledgement by the present Palestinian leadership of its acceptance of Israel as the nation state of the Jewish People, is incomprehensible to say the least, and openly deceptive at the most. It belies any understanding on your part as to the importance and centrality of Israel’s requirement in the present negotiating context.”
Baker points out that Israel’s leaders have repeatedly stressed the centrality of this issue since Israel’s April 2003 official response to the Quartet-sponsored “Roadmap.”
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“While clearly you are entitled to maintain your own opinion, you have no right to express this in such one-sided and prejudicial terms, thereby undermining the very integrity of the negotiating table and selectively prejudging a substantive issue,” concluded Baker.

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A labor of love
How long should something take? In our speed-driven culture, it can be a sensitive question. If we take too long to make things happen, it can reflect poorly on us. After all, everything is done more quickly thanks to technology.
The writing of a story is not necessarily helped along by high tech. Sometimes, a burst of inspiration can lead to a fast result. Other times, a memorable narrative can take decades to achieve.
This book is the result of years of perseverance.
It took twenty years for me to write a debut novel, Marble on a Table. I don’t mind sharing the fact. This book is the result of years of perseverance. I believe the novel is stronger for the toil and trouble I went through. The discoveries the novel’s characters make mirror my own. Life is a labor of love.
I can’t take all the credit for my novel requiring years to complete. Major changes in the publishing industry added a decade to my process. Not long after I began writing this novel back in 2000, New York publishing would go through a generational shift that contracted the industry. I rewrote my novel several times over the years to stay ahead of these changes. Ultimately, I saw it as an opportunity to put out the novel through my own literary press.
New York publishing would go through a generational shift that contracted the industry.
Just as I never envisioned my novel taking so long, I never considered representing it myself. I had earned an MFA in New York City. My standards for writing were those of New York publishers. I saw independent publishing as the easy way out. It wasn’t my path.
Only, the publishing world would change enough that an indie solution was the only realistic goal. I would follow a younger generation of writer and represent my own book, retain my copyright, put together my own company.
If you’ve ever started a big project, you know what happens. You get too far into it to quit, but you’re far from finished. When the publishing industry fell to the mighty smartphone, writers were caught in the middle. Those focused on getting published in New York got stuck half-way across the bridge.
I often wonder, would I have begun this book knowing all that I know now? This project was my top priority. I quit a high-pressure career to make more time to write. I put off life milestones like travel, and owning vs. renting. I wrote through all of my vacations. For a time, I postponed starting a family.
I had written this crazy book so many times for New York agents. Now I had to rewrite it for readers …
It’s the life of a writer. You work on something and hope there’s an audience. In my case, a few years of writing became five years, then ten, then longer. I had written this crazy book so many times for New York agents. Now I had to rewrite it for readers, as well as create a publishing business to represent it. Why continue to do something that’s not guaranteed to pay you back?
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I mentioned it took ten years to figure out the publishing side. What about the other ten years?
Prior to fiction, I wrote commercial media. It’s an ADD-style of writing meant to stop people in their tracks. With only a few seconds to get attention, you said something, anything; the faster, more clever and superficial, the better.
With fiction, you don’t try to impress readers (which is obnoxious). Instead, you befriend them. Readers want relatable characters, inventive settings, and deep themes. Commercial writing ingrained in me the need for constant revision, but it wasn’t narrative storytelling. It would take years of trial-and-error as I learned this new writing language. (Consequently, the number of serious writers emerging from commercial media is smaller than I thought.)
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There was only one reason to keep going, and it was to get this story down on paper. Rasmus and Alli’s unlikely love affair kept me focused when nothing seemed to be working. These characters convinced me.
The art I find transformative is worth more than what I paid for it.
Along the way, I learned that some pursuits can’t be properly calculated by time and money alone. The art I find transformative is worth more than what I paid for it. The people who wrote those books, made that music, shot those films traveled this same path. They dealt with uncertainty. I always admired these people. Now, circumstances asked me to walk that path to get the result I needed.
I believed this opposites-attract love story was worth bringing into the world. I didn’t envision the price being so high, but I began to see, it came with the job description. Art is worthless and priceless all at the same time.
I think we look for artistic people to know something we don’t. Not because we think these people are better than us. Often, the lives of gifted artists show great struggles. But artistic expression usually isn’t worth our time if it says something we could have thought of ourselves. If art acts just like we do, if it has the same day-to-day viewpoints we have, it isn’t special.
If art acts just like we do, has the same viewpoints we have, it isn’t special.
How do you share something uncommon about life? You need to experience it yourself. You can’t give away something you don’t have. The process of pursuing art teaches you how to receive life in a different way. Uncertainty, which we try hard to avoid, becomes a common experience. Security is something you learn to live without. You get by without praise. You endure.
My novel is about two people who have important things in life taken away from them. They share a romantic attraction, but even that feels like it’s on borrowed time. How they move forward while holding onto costly ideals, and resisting the urge to give up, is what the novel is about. Whether they can change without losing themselves is a key question.
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If any of this resonates with you, then likely you have gone through a similar process. You have discovered that some intangible things are worth risking for. It’s the conclusion reached in my novel, Marble on a Table. To live for something greater than yourself is not safe.
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In the run-up to Ethereum’s highly anticipated Shanghai upgrade, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap is struggling to maintain its momentum, hovering around the $1.9K mark. Investors and traders seem to demonstrate a classic “sell the news” behavior as the upgrade draws near, with traders taking profits before the event unfolds.
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The Ethereum network is set to undergo a momentous upgrade, known as Shapella, which will finally enable investors to access and redeem the offshoot of Ether tokens they have staked in return for interest over the past three years. Scheduled to occur around 22:27:35 UTC today, the Shapella upgrade has been confirmed by Tim Beiko, a prominent figure in the Ethereum Foundation – the organization that serves as the voice of the Ethereum network.
Concerns surrounding the potential risks of Ethereum’s (ETH) unstaking activation may be largely overblown. The net selling impact is likely to cause only modest price fluctuations, according to on-chain data.
As Ethereum’s (ETH) Shanghai upgrade approaches, speculation abounds that around 170,000 ETH, valued at approximately $323 million, could be sold following its implementation. However, leading on-chain analytics firm, Glassnode suggests that this anticipated influx of liquidity may not have a significant impact on market prices.
Consequently, three distinct scenarios have emerged regarding the potential selling pressure on Ethereum (ETH). The most pessimistic or “bearish” case envisions a massive liquidity influx of 1.54 million ETH, equivalent to $2.93 billion. However, this scenario is deemed highly improbable. Instead, a more plausible estimate of 170,000 ETH becoming liquid appears viable, supported by a comprehensive set of economic calculations.
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Today, buyers effectively safeguarded the 20-day EMA at $1,830 for Ether, signifying a sustained positive trend for the cryptocurrency. Following the Shanghai upgrade, bullish investors are expected to tackle the resistance at $1,940, aiming to propel the price toward $2,193.
However, sellers will probably put up a strong defense in the $2,000 to $2,200 range. If the ETH price reverses from this zone without breaching the 20-day EMA, it may indicate that the rally has the potential to extend further.
At the time of writing, ETH is trading at $1,908, experiencing a slight dip of over 0.5% in the past 24 hours. Leading crypto analyst, TradingStat, forecasts an imminent breakout above the $2,000 threshold. If the ETH price surpasses the resistance line of its double-top at $1,940, investor buying pressure is expected to rise in anticipation of the Shanghai upgrade.
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We’ve always referred to Mars as the red planet because of its surface color. But what’s below that dusty crust? NASA's InSight mission is determined to find out.
A team led by University of Colorado researchers has successfully developed the first science CubeSat mission for NASA’s Heliophysics Division. The Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer-1 (MinXSS-1) is a 3-Unit CubeSat measuring the energy distribution of soft X-rays from the sun.
What's up in the night sky this month? Enjoy a ringside seat for Saturn, plus a night long parade featuring Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Vesta!


Here’s a quick update on NECA‘s upcoming Classic Planet of the Apes Gorilla Soldier 2-Pack. The set, which will feature new head sculpts, will also include some new accessories. The figures will each come with a rifle, a club, an additional hand and a “human catcher” rod. Look for this set to hit stores in November.
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Kyle Whyte is George Willis Pack Professor at the School for Environment and Sustainability, teaching in the SEAS environmental justice specialization. He is founding Faculty Director of the Tishman Center for Social Justice and the Environment, Principal Investigator of the Energy Equity Project, and Affiliate Professor of Native American Studies and Philosophy. His research addresses environmental justice, focusing on moral and political issues concerning climate policy and Indigenous peoples, the ethics of cooperative relationships between Indigenous peoples and science organizations, and problems of Indigenous justice in public and academic discussions of food sovereignty, environmental justice, and the anthropocene. He is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
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I am often amazed at the Israeli acceptance of U.S. evangelical support for their state. The Christians Zionist movement is essentially one in which all Jews are to gather in Israel so that they can be converted or killed with the second coming of Jesus Christ. While the article says most Christians do not accept this version of bible interpretation, there are many, in the dozens of millions, in the U.S. (and Canada) who accept this view point historically and contemporarily. Also in the U.S. there is a growing division among the Jewish people over Isreali actions in the Palestinian territories and what it signifies for worldwide Judaism (see documentary "Between Two Worlds" by Snitow and Kaufman).
Several injured after Jerusalem protest march against Al-Aqsa restrictions dispersed (Haaretz)
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My only income is from cleaning houses, and I did not received a W-2 or a 1099. How do I file my taxes?
You should file a Schedule C. Even if you did not receive a W-2 or a Form 1099-MISC, you must include all the income you earned. You can also deduct any of your allowed business expenses on Schedule C.
Learn more about notice CP128, why you received it, and how to handle an IRS CP128 notice with help from the tax experts at H&R Block.
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for a blog tour, which Sparky and I are participating in for Fangs for the Fantasy. When I was done, I went on twitter to announce that I have absolutely no intention of reading another book by Butler. This is when the shock ensued. How could I have a problem with Butler?
Wild Seed marks my third book by Octavia Butler and having not enjoyed any of them, I decided I was done with her. I kept trying to read Butler because so many told me how good her work was and out of a desire to support Black art. Marginalized authors quite simply don't get the support they deserve, and this is particularly true, if their book has a historically marginalized protagonist. Because I am so well aware of the gakekeeping that goes on in media, I know how important it is to support the efforts of marginalized people to tell their story.
The problem of course comes with the pressure to then praise and support the work, even in cases when the work itself is not good. I think it's one thing to investigate the work of marginalized people first, before moving onto the privileged, but it is another thing to be pressured to like the work. Butler is an important figure in science fiction, because historically there have not been a lot WOC working successfully in the genre; however, the fact that she is Black and female, is not enough for me to publicly claim to like books that did not interest me and at times offended me - particularly Fledgling and its pedophilia.
The three books that I have read by Butler are Fledgling, Kindred and Wild Seed. In each book, it felt as though she lost track of her own plot and didn't know how to end her story. I find her writing style to be meandering and she doesn't so much tell a story, but relate events from her protagonists life. This means that we are introduced to characters unnecessarily, because they have no role in plot advancement and this helps to weigh the story down. These criticisms are not race related and in fact are all about writing style. Having Black characters and a Black protagonist, doesn't mean that the work itself is good, or that the writing style is conducive to the creation of a forward moving plot. Still yet the pressure exists for me to declare her work excellent, or at the very least shut up about my complaints.
At some point, we have to decide that it is okay to be critical of art created in our communities. Giving them a blind pass means that it will become stagnant and how does this benefit marginalized art? I not only want to consume art created by people of colour, I want it to be good and enjoyable. I don't want to be pressured, if I don't like a book, movie, song etc,. I specifically reject the idea that I am supposed to enjoy and promote this work if I find it problematic, or quite simply don't like it. At some point, we have to decide that though racism, gatekeeping and exclusion are negative factors in the media, that this is no way means we have to support something we don't like, or fear that criticism means that other marginalized artists won't get the break they need, if we decide not to embrace it. The fact that we are pressured to like art we don't like or find problematic is because of the oppression marginalized people face everyday, but it is not a good justification for the pressure to embrace that which makes us uncomfortable or that we dislike.
As marginalized people, we need to band together against that which oppresses us, but somewhere within all of this, there has to be room for diversity of ideas, because though we may have one or two characteristics in common, we are individuals. We don't operate as a hive mind and such thinking fails to recognise that even within a community, dissent will occur because many people operate with more than one marginalization and this effects the way they see the world. For example, I am Black woman who is also disabled and this creates a unique point of view which others in my various communities may not see or understand, because their identity is not as diversified as mine. Does this somehow make my opinion on racial issues, gender issues, or disability issues irrelevant? When we silence dissent and command conformity within our communities, not only are we limiting conversation and stalling growth, we are actively policing. I think we all deserve better than that. Within our communities, which are supposedly safe spaces, we need to leave room for a diverse set of opinions. No one person alone can eliminate discrimination, but one person can introduce ideas which could be the genesis for change, if they are allowed to speak. Silencing and policing only works to stall the project of emancipation from oppression.


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The latest press releases from the Department of Medical Assistance Services.
Richmond - The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) today announced the launch of updated agency and outreach websites to better support Medicaid members, providers and individuals seeking information about Medicaid programs and services.
Richmond – The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) today welcomed the end to a state policy that restricted access to health coverage for thousands of lawful permanent residents.
Richmond – The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) today announced that more than 500,000 Virginians are enrolled in health coverage thanks to expanded Medicaid eligibility rules that took effect in January 2019.
Background: On January 1, 2019, Virginia expanded Medicaid eligibility for all individuals up to 138% of the poverty level under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia will allocate $25 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to fund monthly retainer payments for day support programs that provide services for Virginians with developmental disabilities.


"Our study clearly showed that the risk of benign breast disease increased with the amount of alcohol consumed in this age group," says Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, associate director of prevention and control at the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. "The study is an indication that alcohol should be limited in adolescence and early adult years and further focuses our attention on these years as key to preventing breast cancer later in life."
Alcohol and Breast Cancer
The study was published in the journal Pediatrics.
About 80 percent of breast lumps are benign. But these benign breast lesions can be a step in a pathway leading from normal breast tissue to invasive breast cancer, so the condition is an important marker of breast cancer risk, Colditz indicates.
The researchers studied girls aged 9 to 15 years at the study's start and followed them using health surveys from 1996 to 2007. A total of 6,899 participants reported on their alcohol consumption and whether they had ever been diagnosed with benign breast disease. The participants were part of the Growing Up Today Study of more than 9,000 girls from all 50 states who are daughters of participants in the Nurses' Health Study II, one of the largest and longest-running investigations of factors that influence women's health.
The More Alcohol the Greater the Risk
The study showed that the more alcohol consumed, the more likely the participants were to have benign breast disease. Girls and young women who drank six or seven days a week were 5.5 times more likely to have benign breast disease than those who didn't drink or who had less than one drink per week. Participants who reported drinking three to five days per week had three times the risk.
The participants who were diagnosed with benign breast disease on average drank more often, drank more on each occasion and had an average daily consumption that was two times that of those who did not have benign breast disease. They also had more episodes of binge drinking.
Drinking Increases Breast Cancer Risks
The study is unique because it asked about alcohol intake while participants were adolescents instead of asking them to recall many years later how often they drank.
"We know from many other studies of adult women that alcohol intake later in life increases breast cancer risk," Colditz says. "But many women begin drinking alcohol as adolescents right at the time in which breast tissue is going through stages of rapid proliferation. So we wanted to see if the effect of alcohol on breast cancer risk was operative in this younger group."
The results of this study provide more evidence that steps can be taken to prevent breast cancer.
"There's growing evidence that physical activity can lower breast cancer risk," Colditz says. "We also know that diet and weight are important factors. Now it is clear that drinking habits throughout life affect breast cancer risk, as well."


Nairobi, reportedly the second worst city in the world in vehicular traffic after India’s Calcutta, could deteriorate further after county assembly representatives slashed parking fees to Sh200 from Sh300, as well as due to the plan to ban matatus from city centre.
The parking fee move that reverses former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero’s 2013 decision that upped parking fees to Sh300 from Sh140 will motivate use of personal vehicles as more commuters shun matatus and stay away from dilapidated bus termini that the new plan to decongest the city is pushing the PSVs to operate from.
During the County Assembly’s sitting to discuss the Nairobi County Government’s Finance Bill, Governor Mike Sonko’s plan to increase the parking fee to Sh400 in a bid to raise more money to fund his Sh34 billion development budget as well as unlock the heavy traffic, was thrown out. Instead the MCAs slashed the parking fees to Sh200.
The Finance Bill is awaiting a nod by MCAs to become law giving motorists the much-needed relief but also generating a new traffic management headache.
The banning of matatus from the Central Business District activated on December 3 immediately flopped with Nairobians blaming it for disrupting transport services hurting businesses across the board.
Governor Mike Sonko was compelled to beat a retreat after witnessing the level of havoc the plan had caused.
“Although the directive was well intentioned, many innocent commuters, including senior citizens and those with health challenges requiring emergency medical attention, expectant mothers and children travelling with their parents, all suffered untold inconvenience and this is regrettable,” said Governor Sonko.
Analysts are asking why these obvious issues had not been foreseen during the deliberations ahead of the ban on matatus from the city centre.
A number of factors also indicate that this was a plan that was doomed to fail from the word go. Apparently, City Hall didn’t think it through before rushing to implement it.
For instance, despite matatus paying millions of shillings annually in licence fees to operate from select locations, a survey at various matatu stages indicate Ngara, Hakati, Railways and Muthurwa are poorly maintained with no county staff available to enforce order as well as clean the termini.
The termini have been infested by open air food dealers and green grocers as well as hawkers making them unclean, unsafe and insecure for passengers, matatu operators and business people.
“Open air hotels as well as green grocers compete for space with passengers where pathways have been blocked by haphazard makeshift kiosks licenced by the county government,” said a commuter at Muthurwa.
At night, muggers reign supreme at some of the termini, making matatus to relocate their operations to the CBD every evening to pick up passengers who dare not venture to the designated bus stages.
The Finance Bill now awaiting the assembly’s nod is mute on investments in traffic management softwares which could help address smooth flow of vehicles and human traffic across Nairobi.
UK-based firm Deloitte City Mobility Index (DCMI ) mid this year suggested that Nairobi’s traffic and public transport services be reviewed to accommodate technology-driven traffic management as well as have the county government invest in construction of cycling infrastructure and bus rapid transit lanes.
“The lack of an integrated public transport system has led to high congestion, a lot of road accidents and low air quality in Nairobi,” it said.
“Nairobi must implement deploy sensor technology across the matatu bus fleet gathered via smart matatu pilot to facilitate a flawless traffic system.”
The report noted that continued used of a manual traffic management system only worsened the situation with peak morning and evening hours costing the city upto Sh1.2 billion in lost productivity annually.
The traffic congestion has witnessed an exodus of multi-billion shilling businesses from the CBD to Westlands, Upperhill,Hurlingham,Thika Road and Mombasa Road among other areas.
Governor Sonko said his government will not rest until a lasting solutions to end Nairobi’s traffic gridlocks. “We cannot pretend to be moving forward when every day we are stuck in traffic jams for hours. People are forced to wake up before dawn to try and ‘beat’ the same traffic,” he said.


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The final part of the trip will be a sailing to the uninhabited island of Koh Ped. Here tourists will see dozens of small monkeys, who are used to begging guests for sweets and pose for cameras.

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Further to my efforts to keep track of Canada’s progress in formally legalizing MMA, Bill S-209 has now passed first reading in the House of Commons. Below is the official Hansard transcript:
This legislation seeks to amend the Criminal Code by expanding the list of permitted sports under the prize fighting provisions. This change to Canada’s prize fighting laws is long overdue.
Mixed martial arts have come a long way as a sport in the past 20 years. Their safety record is admirable, their product is popular throughout Canada and worldwide, and the list of Canadians like Georges St-Pierre who excel at this sport is constantly growing.
I am proud to do my part as a member of Parliament to modernize our laws, since this particular part of the Criminal Code has not been updated since 1934.
Currently, close to 100,000 Canadians who practice combat sports, some of these sports are recognized by the International Olympic committee, such as judo and tae kwon do, can be considered to doing so illegally under the current provisions of the Criminal Code. Bill S-209would merely correct this oversight so that Canada can effectively regulate acceptable combat sports openly.
Seeing as how this bill is non-controversial and is a sensible piece of legislation that clearly addresses a blind spot in the Criminal Code, I look forward to seeing the bill passed expeditiously with the support and co-operation of all members.
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Sergeant Jeffords is stopped by a fellow police officer while off-duty in his own neighborhood. When the incident escalates, Terry wants to file an official complaint against him, but Captain Holt has other ideas. Meanwhile, Jake and Amy get a glimpse into the difficulties of parenthood and answer some tough questions when they babysit Terry’s kids.
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It's certainly no secret that Instagram is among the most important areas for advertising and marketing in the fashion and beauty spaces, and while those close to the industry's inner workings can easily identify which posts are sponsored and which aren't, average consumers might not be able to draw that conclusion so simply. Influencers around the world have found themselves in hot water for improperly disclosing #SponCon — the Federal Trade Commission has mandated that the indicators "#Ad" or "Sponsored" should accompany all paid content — but that hasn't stopped the likes of the Kardashians and A-list bloggers from getting a little, uh, creative with their hashtags. Here are some recent examples of obviously paid posts that are not disclosed as such:
Whether said influencer simply tags the brands that gifted them clothing, accessories, accommodations or travel, or includes a weird, inorganic string of hashtags that imply this was a business transaction, the avoidance of coming right out and saying "#Ad" — or burying it inside a string of random ones — is at an all-time high. So, the FTC is once again stepping in, making sure that any "material connection" an Instagrammer has with a brand that could potentially affect the post's credibility is crystal clear.
In a blog posted to the FTC's website on Wednesday — complete with the delightfully salty title, "Influencers, are your #materialconnection #disclosures #clearandconspicuous?" — the agency outlines rules with the hope to "influence influencers to comply with [the] established principles in their Instagram posts," particularly in regards to making it obvious when they're paid for by a brand. The post reads: "Avoid #HardtoRead #BuriedDisclosures #inStringofHashtags #SkippedByReaders. When posts end with a jumble of hashtags, how likely is it that people really read them? That's why a 'disclosure' placed in a string of other hashtags isn't likely to be effective." In addition, indefinite terms like "thank you TK brand," "#partner," and "#sp" are frowned upon, as they don't distinctly define the poster's relationship with an advertiser.
To drive this point home, the FTC sent out more than 90 letters to influencers on Wednesday containing the above information — meaning that a crackdown is likely nigh. We absolutely can't knock the hustle, but dearest bloggers and celebrities, believe us when we say that your #confusinghashtags are #notfoolinganyone. By all means, make that money, but just remember to use "#Ad" while you're doing it.


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NFL Scouts are super impressed with Marvin Harrison Jr. | Like window shopping for a Lamborghini
Yesterday, Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. worked out for NFL teams and he was pretty damn impressive.
According to Jordan Reid of ESPN, the Ohio State wide out ran routes and will not be eligible for the NFL Draft until next year, but he turned NFL scouts heads.
One scout texted Reid saying it was like window shopping for a Lamborghini. Check out the full quote below:
Harrison is viewed as the most gifted receiver Ohio State has had in recent years, and that is impressive considering who all has come out of OSU in the past few years.
Brandon Beane, Brian Daboll, and several others were amazed at Harrison’s play making ability at the pro day. He will be a top rated prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft and it is not close.


Our 2015 NFL preview series ranks every team, from worst to first. Today: the No. 5 Colts.
2014 Record: 11-5 (lost in AFC Championship Game to Patriots)
Head coach: Chuck Pagano (fourth year, 33-15 regular season, 3-3 playoffs)
Key arrivals: Andre Johnson (wide receiver), Trent Cole (outside linebacker), Nate Irving (inside linebacker), Vincent Brown (wide receiver), Kendall Langford (defensive tackle), Frank Gore (running back), Dwight Lowery (free safety), Todd Herremans (guard)
Key departures: Sergio Brown (strong safety), Josh Gordy (cornerback), Hakeem Nicks (wide receiver), Cory Redding (defensive end), Trent Richardson (running back), AQ Shipley (center), Josh Cribbs (returner), Ricky Jean Francois (defensive tackle), Shaun Phillips (linebacker), LaRon Landry (safety)
2015 Schedule (ET):
Sept. 13: at Buffalo, 1:00 pm
Sept. 21: New York Jets, 8:30 pm
Sept. 27: at Tennessee 1:00 pm
Oct. 4: Jacksonville 1:00 pm
Oct. 8: at Houston 8:25 pm
Oct. 18: New England 8:30 pm
Oct. 25: New Orleans 1:00 pm
Nov. 2: at Carolina 1:00 pm
Nov. 8: Denver 4:25 pm
Nov. 15: BYE
Nov. 22: at Atlanta 1:00 pm
Nov. 29: Tampa Bay 1:00 pm
Dec. 6: at Pittsburgh 8:30 pm
Dec. 13: at Jacksonville 1:00 pm
Dec. 20: Houston 1:00 pm
Dec. 27: at Miami 1:00 pm
Jan. 3: Tennessee 1:00 pm
TRAINING CAMP QUESTION: How will the Colts improve in stopping the run?
The first-string line should be better this year with the offseason signing of Kendall Langford from St. Louis to start at end opposite a now-healthy Arthur Jones (ankle). The Colts, though, could use some backups to step up as part of a rotation designed to keep the starters fresh. Ideally, 2015 third-round pick Henry Anderson from Stanford is ready for immediate action to complement fellow end Montori Hughes and nose tackle Zach Kerr coming off the sideline. Outside linebacker Trent Cole also has the ability to play on the line in passing situations.
IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT:
New arrivals Cole, Langford and Irving will finally shore up a shaky defense and turn it into a top-10 unit. Speaking of new arrivals, Andre Johnson and Frank Gore will give Andrew Luck two dependable veterans to lean on and the team will finally have the mettle to get past the New England Patriots in the AFC and reach the Super Bowl.
IF EVERYTHING GOES WRONG:
Premier pass-rusher Robert Mathis has a hard time returning from his Achilles injury, Gore and Johnson have nothing left in the tank and Luck will once again be forced to try and carry the entire offense by himself. If that happens, expect more rushed throws and interceptions that could be the difference between playing a playoff game at home in the dome or on the road in frigid conditions. And the Colts won't get over the hump in 2015.
BREAKOUT PLAYER: Outside linebacker Jonathan Newsome
Newsome was one of the Colts' most pleasant surprises in 2014, leading the team in sacks with 6.5 as a fifth-round pick. Newsome's numbers should continue to grow with fellow outside linebacker and 2013 NFL sack leader Robert Mathis set to draw attention from blockers when he returns from an Achilles tendon injury.
CIRCLE THIS DATE ON THE CALENDAR GAME: vs. New England in Week 6 (8:30 pm ET/October 18)
What was already an intense rivalry will be even more heated since it was the Colts who told the NFL that the Patriots were using underinflated footballs. This also would be the first game back for New England quarterback Tom Brady if his appeal of a four-game NFL suspension gets rejected.
ALEX MARVEZ'S PREDICTION: 11-5, first place
None of the other three teams that reached last year's conference championship games (Seattle, New England and Green Bay) made anywhere near the type of free-agent splash as the Colts. But rather than address a defense that was shredded once again by the Patriots last January, Indianapolis instead took a radically different and highly questionable path by adding more offensive weapons â and older ones at that. The signings of two 30-something players in Gore and Johnson have boom-or-bust written all over them. Gore will be going for his ninth career 1,000-yard rushing season as the Colts punted Trent Richardson in the offseason.
Johnson, the most storied player in the Houston Texans' brief history, will be assuming the same type of safety-blanket receiving role that Reggie Wayne once held before the Colts parted ways during the offseason. From a skill-position standpoint, no AFC quarterback is surrounded by more overall talent than Andrew Luck. The Colts, though, must find answers on defense -- especially against the run -- or the efforts of Luck and his offensive firepower will go to waste. The uncertain status of head coach Chuck Pagano beyond this season could become a distraction if the Colts stumble along the way.


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Find You On My Knees: Kari Jobe Praying you find Him right where you are today. He never leaves.
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It can all be a little overwhelming, the city may not be huge but the culture, activities, events, eateries etc. is vast. So we have taken it upon ourselves to amalgamate our local 12 years experience in the city via our blog. Whether you are planning on coming over for the festivals, want to find out vegan eats or general insider information, we will keep you in the loop.
The Mitte Gallery is a place where you can grab a coffee, have a meeting or simply unwind in a creative environment. This wednesday it hosts new group exhibition ´Make a Wish´, which invites young artists to face their burdens and experiences of the past year and reflect upon them, subsequently making wishes for the year to come. As we are officially in December now seems to be the perfect time for self-reflect as the new year looms.
Film and Cook is a film festival that marries gastronomy and art cinema, and will be taking place in Barcelona. The program includes screenings of food-related documentaries, feature films and shorts combined with displays by important figures from the culinary world. If you think this is just an excuse to watch some short on food, you’re wrong. In fact the festival encourages people to participate and this is done with a series of workshops, talks, discussions and more.
November screams out one thing for us and that is World Press Photo. If you visited last year you would have seen the ever-changing and dark times of society through evocative photojournalism and this year visitors can expect to be confronted with images that portray the current reality of the planet, from an emotional standpoint. The slogan that features in the campaign for the exhibition is ´Face Reality´, couldn’t be more fitting.
If you aren’t scared of the dark and wouldn’t mind delving into some history, visit the cemetery of Poblenou on the 30th October for a historical walk through the first cemetery in the city and learn about the history of Barcelona from 1775 until the conclusion of the Exposition of the 1888 and the last years of the nineteenth century. Yes, it gets that deep!
Today, the discovery of Egyptian pharoah Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 continues to captivate many. Exhibition, Tutankhamun – history of a discovery at the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona takes us back to the actual discovery of Tutankhamun and the working methods that followed the find. In addition to this are references to the professionals involved such as Howard Carter and George Herbert, and 5th Earl of Carnarvon and the huge impact the whole event had on the media industry itself.
Dance cinema may not be for everyone, but Cine de Danza presents an incredible case as to why you should attend. We aren’t talking about musicals, we are divulging into the underground and elaborate expression of dance as an art form juxtaposed with cinematic technic to bring something exciting to the screen and a whole new narrative.
Travelling exhibition ‘Metal Skin: Street Sculpture (Piel de Metal, arte calle)’ is unlike many others that you may have seen. A culmination of five years of work by Spanish artist Julio Nieto, you will find some of the most elaborate sculptures all made from none other than, metal.
The hazy sun is out in full glory and it seems that indoor cinema in such extreme temperatures is all to testing. Good thing that Barcelona has taken this into their own hands with a variety of outdoor venues throughout the cinema to watch local and international films. Depending on the location, it can be a romantic experience or a simple and nice thing to do with a group of friends. Find some of the events listed below.
Art in Barcelona is thriving, home to some of the greatest artists, painters and architects it is exciting to consider the a collaboration of collections from Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona (MACBA) and the Fundación la Caixa.
We recently visited Chema Madoz’s temporary photographic exhibition ´Arts Combinatoria´ on the main floor of Gaudi’s ever impressive La Pedrera. It is of course a great excuse to see the rest of the works and marvels hosted in the very same building.


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Iron Dust - Reflections, 2017
A project on the ethical, moral and visual landscape after the industry
In Kladno, walking amongst the ruins of ancient steel factories, is like visiting an archaeological site that - just few years ago - was part of an unusual life in the shadow of Stalinism. But the factory only proposes an apparent absence and vacuum. Volunteer workers' voices are still here: judges, lawyers, poets, philosophy professors, uprooted from their own houses and lives, during the Communist regime, to carry out unknown jobs in extreme and dangerous conditions, amidst criminals and political prisoners. The plant decommissioning, one-sidedly decided by man, it's an impossible condition. The dialogue with nature throughout the seasons, the gradual change of colours, the daylight shaping new volumes and unexpected architectures within the abandoned buildings are all part of a process that is continuous and unavoidable. Read the full statement here
Iron Dust - Reflections is a portfolio with images taken in Kladno during my residence in 2017 in Czech Republic.
The portfolio is comprised of a limited edition of fine prints which is available for acquisition and exhibition.
Images of the Installation at Historical Archive of the City of Palermo, in occasion of Palermo Italian Capital of Culture 2018 (Photography Sabrina Butera).
The installation included objects found in the abandoned site, a series of postcards picturing steelworks in Kladno from early 1900 to the 1950s, and various historical items and publications associated with the industrial history of Czech Republic, the Poldi brand and the city of Kladno (Photography by Sabrina Butera).
Film of the installation, duration 1 minute. (Cinematography by Salvo Agria and Sonia Ferracane)
Exhibition catalogue in Italian language, 16 pages with 6 images printed in colour.
With introductory text by Marisa Milella and forewords by the Chancellor of Culture of Palermo, the Director of the Communal Historical Archive, the Honorary Consul of Czech Republic in Palermo and the President of Eleutheria Foundation.
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I chatted with Andale football coach Gary O’Hair last week and the Q&A ran in Sunday’s paper. You can check it out here.
What I absolutely love about Gary O’Hair is he is sincere and honest with me. I love that.
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|GOMEZ-CASANOVAS, NURIA - University Of Illinois|
|DELUCIA, NICHOLAS - University Of Illinois|
|DELUCIA, EVAN - University Of Illinois|
Submitted to: Global Change Biology Bioenergy
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/25/2017
Publication Date: N/A
Interpretive Summary: Many changes are associated with transitioning managed, unmanaged, or marginal lands from one use to another. Among the obvious consequences associated with shifts in vegetation are changes in community structure and overall plant productivity, however, additional changes are likely to occur. These changes include the fluxes of greenhouse gases into or out of the ecosystems. Greenhouse gases are particularly important due to their ability to warm the atmosphere. One major land use change that is projected to occur involves transitioning from degraded lands to highly productive feedstocks for bioenergy production. This experiment tests how transitioning from low-productivity, grazed pastures to high productivity perennial grasses influence the fluxes of the three major greenhouse gases, CO2, N2O and CH4, associated with bioenergy production in Central Florida. Our results suggest that the conversion of pasture to energy cane will reduce GHGs emitted from soils and cattle. Improved understanding of land use impact on soil GHG dynamics will provide valuable information for decision makers debating sustainable bioenergy policies.
Technical Abstract: Changes in land use can profoundly affect the climate through variations in the emission of soil GHG. Global demands for biofuel feedstock is accelerating land use change by prompting the conversion of marginal land and managed ecosystems to highly productive second-generation bioenergy crops such as energy cane. Although the deployment of energy cane is a promising strategy to meet global bioenergy industry demands, few studies have investigated soil GHG fluxes in these crops and sub-tropical pasture with which they are competing for land. Here, we showed that soil N2O fluxes in bioenergy crops was higher (>250%) than those observed in pastures following fertilization at high soil wetness. In the absence of recent fertilization or under drier conditions the N2O source strength in energy cane and pasture sites was similar. Soils on grazed pastures were sources of CH4 during the wet season but weak sinks at lower soil moisture. Energy cane plantations were consistent weak sources of CH4 over a complete wet-dry seasonal cycle. The heterotrophic component of soil respiration was larger (139-155%) in pastures than in energy cane crops, suggesting lower decomposition of SOC in bioenergy crops. This study indicates that the GHG source strength of soils in these sub-tropical ecosystems is driven by changes in land use and seasonality including changes in soil moisture. In terms of global warming potential, grazed pastures were stronger (115-150%) soil GHG emitters than energy cane crops over a complete wet-dry seasonal cycle. Moreover, pastures became a substantial source of GHG emitters when including estimates of CH4 flux from cattle. Our results suggest that the conversion of pasture to energy cane will reduce GHGs emitted from soils and cattle. Improved understanding of land use impact on soil GHG dynamics will provide valuable information for decision makers debating sustainable bioenergy policies.

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entertainment.ie have today announced a bumper celebration to honour every facet of the Irish entertainment world - The Erics. The annual entertainment.ie awards take place every year but now, for the first time, they'll be moving from your computer screen to a gala event in the heart of Dublin city.
The Village will play host, on January 16th next, to the ceremony during which we'll be revealing the winners to our fan-voted polls, including Best Irish Act, Best Irish Album and Live Event of the Year.
Heathers will play The Village on January 16th, with Bouts and Leanne Harte.
There will be full live performances on the night from the excellent trio of Heathers, Bouts and Leanne Harte (plus some VERY special guests yet to be announced) and MC duties will be provided by FM104s Sean Munsanje.
Tickets for the show are on sale now, priced at €10, and can be purchased online here.


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New WMO Guidelines on the Implementation of a Coastal Inundation Forecasting Early Warning System offer solid and practical advice for countries, donors and experts seeking to set up early warning systems against an increasing hazard.
The guidelines are a contribution to the UN Early Warnings for All initiative and reflect the high priority needs of small island developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries that are particularly vulnerable to these coastal hazards.
“The severity of the impacts of disasters, especially on coastal communities, is well known and documented. A contributing factor is the increasing intensity and frequency of meteorological and oceanographical hazards caused by climate change, including sea-level rise, which can seriously affect SIDS and other coastal nations,” state the guidelines. [...]
Find the full original article here.
The guidelines document can be accessed here.
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Smooth Green Snake - Opheodrys vernalis
The true gem of Michigan's snake species, the smooth green snake's emerald green color is unique in the state. It was once widespread across the lower peninsula, but seems to have disappeared from much of its former distribution in the state. Smooth greens are insectivores, and because of this diet they are particularly susceptible to pesticides. Much of its habitat in the lower peninsula has been reclaimed for agricultural purposes and in turn pesticides have been widely used, likely contributing to its decline.
It can still be found in pockets in the northern lower peninsula and in the upper peninsula. Smooth greens inhabit a variety of habitats which include meadows, prairies, conifer swamps, and coastal alvar habitat. I'm hoping to head north in early May to track down one of these gems and the two other snake species which seem to be very elusive here in Michigan.
Northern Ringneck Snake - Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
This small, colorful snake is another mystery here in Michigan. It is extremely common in states to the south of Michigan, but can be extremely difficult to find in the lower peninsula. Even more mysterious is that it can be found in huge numbers on some of the coastal islands along Michigan's coasts, I once saw more than twenty under a single coverboard on an island in Lake Michigan.
Ringnecks snakes are easily distinguishable from other Michigan snake species. They are small in size (13" max TL), have a slate-blue colored dorsum, a bright yellow ventral surface, and a light colored sing around the neck with a cream colored chin. Ringnecks are found in a wide variety of places and are most readily found under surface debris in damp locations. They're usually associated with Redback Salamanders, one of the primary staples of their diet. A friend of mine has seen a few within a short drive of CMU, but I have not been so lucky to see one on the state's mainland.
Eastern Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum
A secretive but relatively common snake species, milk snakes are likely found throughout all of Michigan's lower peninsula. Like other snakes from the genus Lampropeltis (Kingsnakes & Milk Snakes), the eastern milk snake is a constrictor and a lover of rodents.
Milks are an interesting snake species in that you never know where you're going to find them. I've found them in many different environments and situations. I've cruised them at night in the mountains of Tennessee, flipped them under tin and trash, found them on the crawl, and found them basking in the early spring. I haven't seen one in Michigan since 2010 and am hoping to change that soon.


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Not to be pedantic, but we don't need to revisit why. We know why. We know what there is to know. The question now is: is it possible to hold powerful people in America accountable?
I'm pedantic on this point b/c a lot of folks in the media & even on the left have been pretending that the core of all this is the investigation, the uncovering of wrongdoing. It's not. There's already enough wrongdoing exposed to justify action, ten times over. We *know*.
It's almost comforting to think it's about exposing more info. At least we know how to do that. But what do we do when we have all the info necessary and simply... can't act? That's the uncomfortable conversation that needs having. No info/revelation will ever settle this.
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF®) Board of Governors unanimously voted to expel Dick’s Sporting Goods from their organization. The Board cited Dick’s for “…conduct detrimental to the best interests of the Foundation” in a press release today. The NSSF is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting, and shooting sports industries. The decision by the board was unanimous and was based upon the fact that Dick’s recently hired lobbyists pushing for gun control measures, though the specific measures are not stated.
In February, the NSSF issued a press release expressing their disappointment with Dick’s Sporting Goods’ decision to raise the purchase age to 21 for all firearm sales in its stores. Dick’s did a lot more than that, however. In their media statement released February 28th, they called for a ban on “assault-style” firearms, raising the minimum age to 21 for purchase of firearms or ammunition, banning high capacity magazines and bump stocks, requiring background checks including mental health information and interactions with the law, a database to store all that information, and closing private sales and the alleged gun show “loopholes”. See our take on this from our post in March.
Dick’s is taking things even further, by apparently destroying all its remaining firearms and accessories pulled from their shelves. They declined to comment on how much merchandise this included in their statement to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article published in April.
I guess Dick’s (a sporting goods store) no longer considers shooting as a sport. With over 600 stores in 47 states, maybe their business model supports that decision.
What do you think? Do you support their stance?
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She is the brains behind Orange Is The New Black and writer Lauren Morelli has certainly risen to career success with the hit series. Having once aspired to be a professional dancer, a back injury resulted in depression and in need of a new change of path. That is when Morelli took to writing in order to cope with the loss of dance in her life, and she began writing short stories and plays. Now, she is the lead writer of Netflix’s hit series and there is no looking back.
When Lauren Morelli started work on Orange Is The New Black, she was in a relationship with Steve Basilone, and was married to him for two years before filing for divorce. It was later revealed that Morelli had discovered her preference for women, and resulted in her coming out publicly. While writing for a character who was engaging in a lesbian romance, Morelli was embarking on her own. It so happened that it was with the actress playing that character. Morelli married Samira Wiley, who played Poussey on the show, in 2017.


IMVU is a company based in Silicon Valley. It is currently the largest social media network based upon virtual avatars of users. It is likewise the first 3 dimensional chat platform that is transforming the way people socialize. Moving beyond text messages as well as video chats, the site has caused a new method to get in touch with individuals and obviously buddies. IMVU 3D Chat is now offered on desktop, tablets and mobiles, on both iOS and Android. Users can produce chatroom, share those spaces with others and friends, play video games, enjoy minutes in real time as well as take photos. Old Imvu Download
The First Ever Avatar based Social media network
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Mingle via Augmented Truth and Virtual Reality
It was just a matter of time before social media and social networks went through a transformation, making method for the incorporation of augmented truth and virtual reality. IMVU 3D Chat has actually clearly been a leader in this regard.
Imagination enables people to stick out from the crowd. It provides the structure for fame on social media and social networks. Creative individuals are not simply celebrated however they influence others and make a genuine difference, even if the productions are virtual. IMVU permits users to establish an individual brand name. This can be pursued in any which method one believes is suitable provided the nature of outreach a user desires. Not everyone will go for the exact same type of avatars. The essences of chatroom will also vary. From indoor settings to outside locations, concentrate on style to championing various causes, there are lots of methods your chat experience can be distinct and totally satisfying. Old Imvu Download
IMVU has no physical limits. There are no geographical or financial limitations either. Visual interaction has actually been redefined by the 3D chat service that also accommodates the essential need to connect with others on a social platform. IMVU has more than twenty million products in its online brochure, consequently allowing users a wide variety of choices to develop special avatars and chatroom, to connect in different settings and methods, to explore different virtual worlds and to have fun all the while. The virtual spaces provide boundless ways to fulfill every impulse, dream, fancy or interest. The material users produce can be shared as images, chat attires, animations and spaces. IMVU uses WithMoji to offer endless expressions.
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Image based and video based social networks & social media sites have actually established the truth where visuals appeal more than text. People can make out much more from images, be it photographs or graphics, emojis or smileys. Whether one looks at the likes of Instagram and Pinterest or the nature of conversations on WhatsApp and Twitter, individuals are more likely to use emojis, animations, memes, gifs, info-graphics, lists and of course photos & videos.
This is totally helped with by IMVU 3D Chat. The luxury to create an avatar from scratch, the outcome of which can be a noticeably looking like virtual version of your genuine self, is absolutely unprecedented in the context of social networks and 3 dimensional chats. The chance to create virtual chat rooms in a totally freewheeling manner so anybody can have the settings that they want for their others and buddies to share is likewise a game changer.
In the age of social networks when uniqueness and real expressions defeated whatever else, the whole proposition of IMVU 3D Chat matters and it can be the next big feeling. It is likely to be more than simply a fad or passing trend as the scope of creativity is indeed limitless.
IMVU 3D Chat is now available on desktop, mobiles and tablets, on both iOS and Android. IMVU 3D Chat has been created with a specific focus on shared experiences that can lead to more extensive friendships. 4 out of every 10 users of IMVU 3D Chat are based in the United States. IMVU 3D Chat has actually plainly been a pioneer in this regard. IMVU has over twenty million products in its online brochure, thereby permitting users a variety of choices to produce unique avatars and chat rooms, to link in numerous settings and methods, to check out various virtual worlds and to have enjoyable all the while.