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How You Can Approach Anxiety Correctly
When you’re plagued by anxiety, even the simplest of tasks can be tough to complete. It may hurt your way of life in a number of ways, to make it hard that you can become the person you would like to be. Within the following paragraphs, you’ll learn how to fight back against anxiety, along with, the way to live the life you wish to lead.
When you are struggling with a panic or anxiety attack, you may be lured to self-medicate yourself with prescription medications or alcohol. Here is the final thing you should do. It may seem to work well for a while, but it can cause long term troubles with substance abuse and alcoholism.
If you are experiencing a critical anxiety, or panic attack, you ought to make sure you breathe properly in order to calm down. We must keep in mind that our bodies are exactly like machines, and taking proper breaths is really what fuels them properly. Remember, to lengthen your exhalation, in order to relieve your anxiety a little more.
There is no magic bullet to treat anxiety, it has to be treated inside a professional manner by professionals. In case you have seen advertisements for medications or miracle cures, will not believe them. Frequently dealing with anxiety could only be achieved over time, so do not believe in the snake charmers.
Begin your entire day with just a few minutes of positive affirmations. Tell yourself how you would like day to look. Make sure you are using cheerful and motivating words when applying this method. This helps your day go considerably better, which can minimize your anxiety during the entire entire day.
Find out more about anxiety, and the way it may be affecting you personally. Just having terms to clarify your condition can help you are feeling better and may even be every one of the motivation you need to face and fight the fear. Anxiety is way too debilitating a disorder to consider resting, so educate anyone to further action.
Avoid watching TV programs that can cause you anxiety. For a few people, watching news reports could bring on an anxiety attack. Simply seeing as there are many negative things news reports covers. When it causes you stress, then transform it off, and enjoy something different which enables you happy, and anxiety free.
You need to include deep breathing solutions to your day-to-day schedule, if you suffer from feelings of anxiety. If you breathe through the diaphragm, it brings oxygen for your blood and that will help you to unwind without delay. Any time that you simply feel overwhelmed, you should require a minute to do this.
Find something diffrent to pay attention to. As an alternative to thinking about anything which is causing your anxiety, find something calm, peaceful and serene to target. It could be a good memory, a future dream or goal, or maybe something you find calm and soothing. Don’t forget to take deep breaths when you accomplish this.
It really is okay to cry if you are depressed, or anxious. If you are like crying, you will want to express yourself, and let those emotions out. You will discover a reason our bodies are created to have tears, and also to cry. It can be so, that these particular emotions will not get trapped inside us, and cause bigger problems.
Are you screened for depression? Many individuals who have anxiety disorders or maybe high levels of anxiety on the whole, are also depressed. This depression might be causing your anxiety, or might be due to it, but in either case, handling your depression will enable you to feel good and manage your symptoms better.
A wonderful way to allow you to cope with your anxiety is usually to identify what take it on. If you evaluate which causes your anxiety, you may better ready yourself to manage those situations should they arise in the future. Using this method, you will notice what specific what exactly you need to operate on.
If you suffer from anxiety frequently, try exercising. Regularly exercising helps to help keep your mind and body fit. Because of this, your anxieties could be kept under control. Try walking, swimming, aerobics or some other form of sport. You will be surprised by how much exercising can help minimize your anxiety.
Learning how to cope with stress is the key to reducing anxiety. Many people experience something referred to as floating anxiety as they are unacquainted with in which the stress is definitely coming from. This could be managed by seeking the source of stress through professional therapy or any other similar methods.
Have you enjoyed hearing music and singing out loud? Should you suffer from a panic or anxiety attack, try playing your absolute favorite music and singing it as loud as you can. This really is helpful, and it will put a smile in your face. Use this the next occasion throughout an anxiety attack.
Name your anxiety triggers. While you are aware about your triggers, you just might cope with them before panic sets in.
What is causing your anxiety? Are you able to find a way to face these fears? Confronting and handling the original source of your own anxiety can take effort and time, but ultimately it is far better than avoiding it throughout your daily life. The therapeutic great things about realizing you could overcome anxiety will propel you into more changes in the foreseeable future.
When it comes to managing anxiety, you should not be afraid to enlist the help of an experienced if the affect on your daily life is simply too great. By seeking professional assistance when anxiety causes anyone to neglect important responsibilities or it causes your own well-being to get caught in decline, it is possible to prevent permanent damage and begin your path to recovery.
You could possibly feel like you’re a prisoner to the own anxiety, however it doesn’t have to be like that. In the event you make use of the advice on this page, you’ll have the capacity to live your life how you will wish to, without anxiety getting in the way. Don’t let your anxiety hold you back any further.


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4th Of July Fests & Fireworks In The SuburbsYou can’t have a Fourth of July without fireworks. Fortunately, Navy Pier isn’t the only place to go to watch them. Many of the Chicago suburbs are also hosting their own displays, many accompanied by food fests and as they say, “fun for the whole family.” (Except that 13-year-old who thinks everything is uncool, including fireworks.)
Hundreds Of Suburban Voting Precincts CutCook County Commissioners signed off on Clerk David Orr’s plan to slash 264 voter precincts in the suburbs, a move that not only saves $1 million but reflects a sign of the times, his staff says.
Members Of Bloods Street Gang Found In Chicago AreaThe Bloods street gang has never had a presence in the Chicago area. That’s changing.

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A federal judge has refused to order Secretary of State Michele Reagan to immediately update voter registration addresses of 384,000 Arizonans who moved since the last election. But the ruling leaves the door open to further court action to ensure that Reagan — or whoever succeeds her — finally brings the state into compliance with federal voting laws. Judge James Teilborg acknowledged Wednesday the system operated by the Motor Vehicle Division for address changes for driver’s licenses requires people to affirmatively “opt-in” to also having their voter information updated. And the judge did not dispute the National Voter Registration Act requires these forms to make registration changes automatic unless people opt out.
The result, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups, is that many people will show up at the wrong polling place on Election Day.
But Teilborg said it would cause chaos so soon before the November election to change all of those registrations. And he’s not convinced that leaving things as they are really will disenfranchise people.


ROSEAU ( DOMINICA): Only the third Indian bowler to touch the 400-wicket mark in Test cricket, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said his best is yet to come as tweakers tend to get better after turning 30.
"I'm only 31...and even though the last seven wickets have made me work harder, (I'm hopeful) the next 200 will come very soon," said Harbhajan after the end of second day's play in the third and final Test against the West Indies.
Harbhajan accounted for Darren Sammy (20) and Carlton Baugh (60) within a space of 9 balls to reach the milestone, a summit which only two other Indians and 10 bowlers overall have ever managed in the history of the game.
Harbhajan, who has spent over 13 years in international cricket, then went down the memory lane and recalled the difficulties he endured to come thus far.
In Image: India's bowler Harbhajan Singh, second from right, is congratulated by wicket leeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, second from left, after bowling West Indies' Carlton Baugh, front, on the second day of the third cricket Test match in Roseau, Dominica, Thursday, July 7, 2011.


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Jim Hummel of the Hummel Report ran a four month investigation which showed Pawtucket Police Major Bruce Moreau playing golf on several occasions, as well as being at other places, or just simply staying home on days when he was being paid to be at work. The Rhode Island State Police investigated this issue and found there was no criminal wrong doing. Which is true. The Major did nothing criminal by playing golf or staying home on days he was being paid to work. No the major did nothing criminal, but he did however violate the moral ethics of the the job. He LIED to tax payers! By saying he was working, but actually playing golf or catching up on SportsCenter (or whatever he was doing while home), he lied to tax payers. As an officer of the law , he is held to to a higher standard, and once he violates that standard he loses all trustworthiness, and that’s what Major Moreau has done. He’s lost the trust of the citizens of Pawtucket.
Now there’s still an Internal Investigation being done by the Pawtucket PD Internal Affairs department, and we’ll have to wait for their findings. But I’ll leave this out there for food for thought. If you (or I ) were supposed to be working. On the clock for the man, but it was found that instead of working we were out playing golf, or letting it ride at Twin River, or simply staying home, feet up with remote in hand, what do you think would be the likely outcome of your continued employment with that employer? Let’s just hope Mayor Donald Grebien does what our hypothetical employer would do.
Please note the story of Major Bruce Moreau was first reported by Jim Hummel. www.Hummelreport.org

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Flash photography can create its own darkness. Black edges and margins tend to forma a border around its pictures, void like recesses of seemingly infinite space and depth rom which subjects are called in for questioning- for one shrill moment- before dissolving again back in to obscurity. In these terms flash offers us a visual metaphor fo rthe way in which the city and specifically London, has been perceived and mythologised in C19th and C20th culture. A place whose overwhelming size and myriad complexities are often presented as an image of unfathomable darkness, one that can be penetrated only by the bright light of a etective who submits its details to a harsh and unremitting scrutiny.
On His arrival in London from the Midlands in 1990, David Moore was drawnt to this strategy to negotiating the city. This was the fag end of the eighties, Thatcher’s decade, with the city reformed into a patchwork of baroque opulence and the abject.
Partly through a morbid fascination and aprtly through sound professional nous, moore was attracted to one durable enclave in this unstable world. A dimly lit scene of private views, book launches and business parties: one of those closed social alliances, self protecting and exclusive, through which the city can reveal itself. Posing as a society photographer- an outsider on the inside, in neither public or private space- he began tentatively to record these events, uncertain as to where his project might lead.

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Dayne Ortiz hasn't been seen since Saturday, but Monday night his family was shown just how much the missing teen meant to his extended family -- classmates, coaches and his school.
Thousands crowded onto the Farrington High School campus to offer comfort to one another and to the Ortiz family.
Some students sang songs, others prayed as family and coaches shared stories about Dayne Ortiz, a cornerback for the football team.
"He was such a special person, just followed instructions, never grumbled, quiet in the locker room. The thing that I will miss about him was that he was so dependable to do the job as best as he could," said Al Torco, the Defensive Line coach for Farrington.
Banners and signs were put up, but they weren't the only visible reminders of how much Ortiz meant to the school. So were the tears shed during and after the ceremony.
"He meant a lot to us. Een though I didn't know him that much, he was a Governorand we stick together as a family," said Farrington freshman Fina Ifopo.
"We just want to remember him, the good times and his smile. He was a really wonderful kid," said Randeatte McEnroe, the parent of Farrington defensive back Jacob McEnroe.
The hour-long tribute gave those gathered a chance to grieve Ortiz' sudden disappearance. The teenager was fishing on Oahu's North Shore when his kayak capsized in rough surf. He has not been found since.
His coach said there was some comfort knowing Ortiz disappeared doing one of the three things he loved: playing football, hunting and fishing.
Seeing the impact Ortiz had on his school and community gave his family some peace during their very difficult time.
"A lot of people were teary-eyed, but it was from the time they remembered with him, that's why the tears flowed. Because you knew a person you enjoyed spending time with. He will be deeply missed," said Ortiz's uncle Bo Sison.
Ortiz will be missed on the football field as well. The governors will play Friday night against Baldwin on Maui.
On a night after practice, the Farrington football team isn't going it alone. Their last opponents -- the entire Mililani football team gave up their own practice to be in Kalihi as well.
"Once the game is over we come together as one. It said a lot about them and their coach to show their support for us," said Farrington Linebacker Pumba Williams.
"It hits home. We're all brothers in one sense. It was an eye-opener that we just need to enjoy life and cherish one another more," said Mililani Head Football Coach Rod York.
Divers and rescue crews have searched for Ortiz for the past two days. They found part of his surf shorts, but there hasn't been any other sign of the missing teen.
The Honolulu Fire Department plans to conduct a shoreline search Tuesday morning, then use boats and jet skis on the water again.


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Another snow storm looms but spring will come. Experimenting with new shapes, colors and a hint of white gold luster this season!
See these great products at Amazon Handmade. I was thrilled to see my ceramic juicer and ceramic bowl featured here:-)
Welcome in summer with our new ceramic pieces, available on Amazon Handmade – Bale and Twine Ceramics.
Amazon Handmade continues to expand their division over at Amazon.com. The marketplace is full of lots of cool handmade goodies. Venture over and take a look, perfect for that next gift you have to get. You can visit my shop there at http://www.amazon.com/handmade/Bale-And-Twine

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Yes, up to the contract being presented, it sleazy, but this is basic knowledge in the modelling industry.
An Intelligent person isn't going to fall for such a thing, even at that age.
Which puts them In a very precarious situation since now their lives are essentially In the hands of the company.
They did it thinking that nobody would know and a lot of these girls are so called good Christian girls this why I dont trust those goody two shoe good Christian girls because they are sheltered and naive and they dont really have good morals and hide behind being a Christian so people think they are good when in reality they got devious ways.
Many women need to be better taught how to not allow themselves to get taken advantage of In this world, often times they need to make their own mistakes and taken on the ride before they know better from experience.
This has gotten beyond stupid now.

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A smore by Aydin
This was the time when, as a society, we pulled out of the dark ages
In the Renaissance, us humans began to explore well us! Humanity stopped being so focused on religion that we became free thinkers and really took time to support arts, culture, literature, and human studies. We created wonders and really built a bridge so to speak. Coming out of the dark toward the light one piece of art, one book, one sculpture, and so many more items I can not list them all.
How it affected the world.
The Renaissance truly started in one of the most stunning places, Florence Italy. It truly started in Florence being the place of residence for people such as Leonardo da Vinci. Today would not be the same if people hadn't come out f the dark ages and created the Renaissance. Now, in conclusion I have a short video! Enjoy!


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They’re talking big money — your money.
As they travel the province in search of your vote, Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne, PC leader Tim Hudak and Andrea Horwath of the NDP are making sweeping promises about how they’ll spend your dough.
The differences between Hudak and Wynne’s plan couldn’t be more pronounced.
Wynne and her finance minister Charles Sousa made massive spending promises in their May 1 budget.
They hiked tobacco taxes, imposed an income tax on people with incomes more than $150,000 and promised a payroll tax on everyone to pay for an Ontario Pension Plan.
Hudak is counting on his Million Jobs plan to get him elected. He wants to get electricity prices under control, end corporate welfare and says he won’t hike taxes. And he doesn’t agree with Wynne’s pension plan.
I took the plans to three economists this week and asked them who’s on the right track.
I got a view from outside the province from Dr. Jack Mintz, of University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy.
He worked on the pension studies for the federal and provincial ministers of finance and says most Canadians are saving fairly well for retirement and it’s only single seniors who may run into problems.
He says this province was told not to go ahead with the pension plan.
“I know that the Ontario government was advised not to do a defined benefit plan because it would be very costly,” he told me. “You are forcing mandatory savings on people who don’t need it.”
He says studies shows no need to increase CPP either.
Higher taxes and a hike in the minimum wage will simply make this province more uncompetitive.
“I think people are living in Wonderland if they think you can just hike taxes on higher income people, who end up moving to where I am, or increase minimum wages or put in new labour regulations that make it harder for employers to operate,” he said.
It will just create more layoffs.
“There are other places around the world where you can get cheaper labour with less costly regulations — particularly in the U.S.,” he said. He pointed out states such as Michigan and Indiana have made major changes to their labour laws regarding unions forcing workers to pay dues.
“The problem is that all these places are offering labour at lower costs, so it’s not surprising you get companies like Unilever closing up and Heinz moving, because they can go down to the U.S. where there’s a larger market to sell their goods,” he said.
Unilever announced last week it would shut its plant in Brampton, throwing 280 people out of work.
As well, auto parts giant Magna International said this week it wouldn’t expand in Canada, citing this province’s high energy costs as the reason for that decision.
Economist Ian Lee of Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business says Hudak’s jobs plan is, “the way to go.
“We’re declining in productivity. We are declining in competitiveness. I would argue that Hudak’s plan is closer to where we should be going,” he told me.
He agrees with Mintz that there’s “no justification whatsoever” for the pension plan.
The facts speak for themselves, he said.
“Canada has the third lowest level of senior poverty in the OECD — the 34 wealthiest countries in the world” he said.
He called the pension plan, “pure, partisan electioneering. They’re promising us something we don’t need,” he said.
As for a hike in the minimum wage, it’s the last thing we need at a time when youth unemployment is so high.
Minimum wage workers are competing with new technology for jobs. When the minimum wage goes up, stores such as Home Depot will open up more self check-out counters.
“What Wynne is proposing to do is make minimum wage jobs more expensive,” he said.
“How will businesses respond? As they always do with everything? They’ll economize.”
Economist Mike Moffatt at the Ivey School of Business at Western University says he doesn’t see how Wynne will pay everything she says she wants to do.
“My concern is how are they going to pay for all those promises? The tax increases — the tobacco tax and the tax on high-income earners don’t really raise all that much revenue,” he said.
And he’s worried about the province’s mounting debt.
“If our debt keeps piling up, our credit rating is probably going to go down, which means lenders will want more interest for it, so those interest payments are going to start to crowd out things like education and healthcare spending and we’ll have to pay more taxes just to pay the interest on the debt,” he said.
The pension plan, he says, is best left to the feds.
“It’s a little problematic when done provincially because a lot of people during their lifetime move between povinces, so it makes it a bit difficult to administer,” he said.
So don’t take my word for it.
Listen to what the economists are saying about Wynne’s ludicrous budget.
Check out the facts before you vote June 12.

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Fair Farms is excited to announce that Bob Gallagher (pictured right), one of our steering committee members, has an article in this week’s Annapolis Capital Gazette all about the Fair Farms campaign! His guest column talks about issues such as food labeling, antibiotics used in agriculture, and of course, a smarter and healthier food system for Maryland:
On a recent trip to the grocery store, I took note of all the food labeling: free-range, grass-fed, sustainable, antibiotic and hormone free, organic, non-GMO — it goes on and on. A consumer might think this is over-the-top gastro political correctness, but I think it signals something different.
During the past few decades, large agriculture companies have consolidated control over the food production industry in a way that dramatically increased crop yields and meat production while maximizing corporate profits and squeezing many family farms out of business. While newer production methods have helped to keep food costs relatively low, they have created unintended negative effects on public health and the environment. Taxpayers ultimately bear the costs of addressing these consequences.
Here are some examples: In meat production, the routine use of human antibiotics in animals that are not sick is promoting the proliferation of drug-resistant superbugs. Some commonly used pesticides are linked to serious health issues; harming pollinators we rely on and destroying marine life and degrading water quality. Tons of excess chicken manure are suffocating parts of the Chesapeake Bay.
Increasingly, consumers seek to avoid these risks by choosing food that is local, free of toxic chemicals, and grown or raised in a manner that is more humane for the animals and protective of the environment. These choices are sometimes more difficult to find and more expensive. That isn’t surprising, because it costs a farmer more to provide natural feed to livestock, remove weeds manually and find markets for organic products. It’s cheaper for a poultry grower to spread manure onto already saturated fields than to find a more responsible alternative for its disposal. Taxpayers heavily subsidize the intensive farming norm, while also paying higher bills for related health care costs and to restore the damage done to our environment.
Efforts to more carefully regulate antibiotics and pesticides and the spreading of excess manure have had limited success. Lobbyists for groups representing the interests of agribusiness over those of the farmers themselves have been successful in defeating common-sense reforms.
But, a “good food” movement is building across the country. Americans are voting with their forks to let food producers and retailers know that they want healthier food that is sustainably produced. The evidence of its success is growing. The appetite for organic, sustainable, humanely raised food is reflected in more farm-to-table restaurants, farmers markets and grocery store options than ever. Fast food restaurants are going cage-free and antibiotic-free. Costco’s sales of organic products now exceed Whole Foods’. Several big poultry companies are phasing out antibiotics in production. Schools and colleges are looking for local, sustainable food options.
These groups just announced the launch of Fair Farms, a campaign convened by Waterkeepers Chesapeake and supported by more than 40 endorsing partners working to create awareness about the relationship between our food systems, the environment and public health.
Fair Farms asks consumers to pledge to support sustainable farming practices, make informed choices when food shopping or dining out, and lend their voices to efforts to reduce unhealthy and polluting practices. Fair Farms expects that market pressure generated by the campaign will encourage conventional food producers and sellers to move toward sustainable practices. Healthy food will become increasingly available and, importantly, less expensive. And, pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices will be reduced.
I pledge that, when I go food shopping or out for a meal, I’ll try to patronize a vendor who is committed to healthier food and a healthier environment. We all have a role we can play in a better future for our families and for Maryland. You can learn more about Fair Farms at www.fairfarmsnow.org.
Bob Gallagher, an Annapolis resident, is a member of the board of Waterkeepers Chesapeake and a co-chairman of the Maryland Clean Agriculture Coalition. Readers may contact him at email@example.com.
To read the full article, please visit here.
Reprinted with permission, ©Capital Gazette, 2015.

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James Ray remains a tragic footnote in the annals of R&B history -- a gifted singer best remembered for the classic "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody," he died of a drug overdose while his career was still in its infancy. Born James Ray Raymond in Washington, D.C., in 1941, the diminutive vocalist first surfaced on the Gallant label in 1959 with "Make Her Mine," credited to Little Jimmy Ray (also a nod to his uncanny vocal similarities to R&B legend Little Willie John). The record flopped, and like so many details of Ray's brief life, his activities over the next two years are largely a mystery. By 1961, he was homeless, singing on street corners for spare change and living on the roof of a D.C. apartment building -- there he was discovered by aspiring songwriter Rudy Clark, who in turn introduced him to producer and Caprice Records founder Gerry Granahan, whose previous signings included the Angels and Janie Grant. Granahan immediately signed Ray to Caprice, purchasing him a new wardrobe and setting him up in an apartment of his own -- in October 1961, he released the Clark-penned "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody," which crossed over to the pop Top 40 on its way to cracking the R&B Top Ten. The single was also issued in the U.K. in 1962, and a cover rendition was a staple of early Beatles live sets -- another British Invasion act, Freddie & the Dreamers, recorded their own smash version the following year. In the interim, Ray began work on his self-titled debut LP, releasing his second single, "Itty Bitty Pieces," in the spring of 1962. The record was a minor hit, and while the follow-up, "I've Got My Mind Set on You" (like its predecessors authored by Rudy Clark), earned little attention on radio, it nevertheless captivated Beatle George Harrison, who in 1988 scored a solo number one hit with the song. By that time Ray was long dead, however -- a majority of sources suggest his fatal drug overdose occurred sometime in 1963, although the circumstances of his passing are largely unknown and not even the Social Security Death Index contains an official entry. Clark went on to even greater success, however, writing a series of now-classic hits including "It's in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)" and "Good Lovin'."
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Internationally bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger, and graphic artist Eddie Campbell, of such seminal works as From Hell by Alan Moore, collaborate on a wonderfully bizarre collection that celebrates and satirizes love of all kinds. With 16 different stories told through illustrated prose or comic panels, the couple explores the idiosyncratic nature of relationships in a variety of genres from fractured fairy tales to historical fiction to paper dolls. With Niffenegger’s sharp, imaginative prose and Campbell’s diverse comic styles, Bizarre Romance is the debut collection by two of the most important storytellers of our time.
EDITED, INTRODUCED AND ILLUSTRATED BY AUDREY NIFFENEGGER
Haunted houses, spectral chills, and of course, the odd cat. In this volume, Audrey Niffenegger, bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Wife, has brought together her selection of the very creepiest, weirdest and wittiest ghost stories around. Scare yourself senseless with old favourites by Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James. Entertain the unnerving with tales from Neil Gaiman, Kelly Link and Audrey Niffenegger herself. And as bedtime nears, allay your fears with funny new writing from Amy Giacalone and the classic wit of Saki. When the nights draw in and the fire burns low, enjoy the eeriness, the dread and the comedy of all things ghostly.
Awake in the Dream World is a mid-career retrospective of artist and author Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler's Wife, bestselling novel turned feature film), reflecting her talent for cultivating a captivating narrative exclusively through pictures and her own confrontations with life, mortality, and magic.
Once there was a Postman who fell in love with a Raven. So begins the tale of a postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route and decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a child—an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body. The raven girl feels imprisoned by her arms and legs and covets wings and the ability to fly. Betwixt and between, she reluctantly grows into a young woman, until one day she meets an unorthodox doctor who is willing to change her.
Julia and Valentina Poole are twenty-year-old sisters with an intense attachment to each other. One morning the mailman delivers a thick envelope to their house in the suburbs of Chicago. Their English aunt Elspeth Noblin has died of cancer and left them her London apartment. There are two conditions for this inheritance: that they live in the flat for a year before they sell it and that their parents not enter it. Julia and Valentina are twins. So were the girls’ aunt Elspeth and their mother, Edie.
The Night Bookmobile tells the story of a wistful young woman who late one night encounters a mysterious disappearing library on wheels that contains every book she has ever read. Seeing her history and most intimate self in this library, she embarks on a search for the elusive bookmobile. But her search turns into an obsession, as she longs to be reunited with her own collection and memories.
The Adventuress follows the dreamlike journey of an alchemist’s daughter. After she is kidnapped by a lascivious baron, she turns herself into a moth and flees to the garden of a charming butterfly collector named Napoleon Bonaparte. The story of how the two become lovers, and how their affair ends in tragedy and transcendence, is told through Niffenegger’s spare prose and haunting aquatint etchings.
These rich pages present the tale of three very different sisters: one who is beautiful, one who is smart, and one who is talented. A melodrama of sibling rivalry unfurls as one sister is driven mad with jealousy due to the passionate love affair of another. Escalating to a dizzying climax, the romance of the two lovers ends in sabotage, shame, and despair. Haunting illustrations and lyrical prose depict a timeless tale of love, revenge, and ultimately, transcendence.
Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, The Time Traveler's Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity in his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.

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The Influence of Weight Distribution on the Handling Characteristics of Intercity Bus under Steady State Vehicle Cornering Condition
1 School of Manufacturing Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhonratchasima, 30000 Thailand
2 School of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhonratchasima, 30000 Thailand
The vehicle cornering behavior is an important performance in handling stability especially for the intercity bus. Accordingly, one of the significant parameters concerns the weight distribution which is affected by the center of gravity (CG). In this paper, the effect of weight distribution while varying the turning radius is compared and it should be expressed, and interpreted by understeer gradient which is influenced by the location of CG. The characteristic of intercity bus was modeled and evaluated using the multi-body dynamic analysis software. The analysis has been conducted under steady state cornering based on a total of three configurations, with front/rear axle weight in percent, as 40/60, 45/55, and 50/50.The results stated that the magnitude of weight distribution on front axle of bus in a range of 40% to 50% caused the incremental value of understeer gradient and it was also increased as three times in each turning radius since the difference lateral slip angles between front and rear are expanded.
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LISA TIEMANN (*1981 in Kassel) is a sculptor based in Berlin.
Her sculptural works stretch themselves, they bend and arch, and interact – with their surroundings, with the beholders, and with each other In the series COUPLES that Lisa Tiemann has been developing since 2016 she engages with the tension between two elements of different materiality and explores the limits of material properties, stability, and gravity. This subject is the focus of her artistic practice. She questions our understanding of connection as fractures, gaps, and shifts are fundamental elements of her understanding of unity. Tiemann has been awarded the PAPER ART AWARD 2022 and her work is part of the permanent collection of Haus des Papiers, Berlin. Tiemann’s sculptures are developed from a drawn gesture: a simple line that develops through several preliminary studies and in the end is translated from paper into space.
She earned her master’s degree from Universität der Künste in Berlin where she studied from 2002 to 2008, i. a. with Tony Cragg. Her works have been exhibited at Kommunale Galerie and Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin, Gewerbemuseum, Winterthur, Halberstadt Biennale, Stephanie Kelly, Dresden. Outdoor sculptures have been shown at Skulpturenpark Schlosspark Stammheim in Cologne and at Skulpturenpark Eisenberg (AT). Her works were also shown as part of the ruru Haus programme at documenta fifteen (2022).


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JOHANNESBURG, Feb 22 (Reuters) - South African e-commerce and media firm Naspers Ltd said on Saturday Chief Executive Koos Bekker would step down in April after 17 years of explosive growth that transformed a small publisher into an emerging markets giant.
Bekker will be replaced by e-commerce chief Bob van Dijk, the Cape Town-based company said in a statement. After a year off, Bekker will return in April 2015 as chairman, Naspers said.
He will remain on the board of Chinese Internet firm Tencent Holdings, which is more than 30 percent owned by Naspers. (Reporting by David Dolan; Editing by Ron Popeski)

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Ten Unexpected Invention Products
In 1945, an engineer working for Raytheon Company found that,when he was working next to a military radar equipment his candy melted in his pocket. He realized that the radiation may roast of the candy. So the inventor Percy Spencer invented the microwave first .Then the microwave oven height is almost only five feet.
The firework is invented in China 2,000 years ago.The legend is a cook accidentally mixed sulfur,charcoal and saltpeter in,some of the substances which is easily found in the kitchen at that time eventually produce the fireworks.It is just a mistake.
8.Rogaine hair regrowth treatment
The Rogaine hair regrowth treatment was found, because the scientists accidentally noticed a phenomenon that, some patients taking some kind of anti-blood pressure drugs conversely makes their hair becomes much and dense.So they made this germinal liquid as the Rogaine hair regrowth treatment.
In 1905, 11 years old Frank forgotten his tool making soda water in the outside all night. The next day, a stick for mixing soda water and some spices water frozen in together, this is the first birth of the ice lolly.But until two decades later, Frank just applied his ice lolly production technology patent.
In 1879, a soap manufacturing worker of the Procter & Gamble Company did not realize that he would have a new invention when going to lunch .He forgot to turn off the soap mixer, and let the air more than the normal into the company's producing white soap, fearing his own mistakes would cause him into trouble.So he conceal his mistake, still normal packaging and shipping to parts of the world.But soon, customers began requesting ordering more of this soap can float.Then the company's executives found the reason of this event, and the ivory soap became the most successful product of the company.
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Tom Brady said Friday he will not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block his four-game "Deflategate" suspension, ending his fight in a scandal that tested the power of the NFL commissioner and tarnished the reputation of one of the sport's greatest players.
"It has been a challenging 18 months and I have made the difficult decision to no longer proceed with the legal process," the New England Patriots quarterback said in a Facebook post . "I'm going to work hard to be the best player I can be for the New England Patriots and I look forward to having the opportunity to return to the field this fall."
The decision by the four-time Super Bowl champion comes two days after his case was turned aside by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Brady's only remaining hope to take the field when the Patriots open the season against Arizona on Sept. 11 had been a stay from the nation's highest court, which accepts about 1 percent of the appeals submitted.
More worrisome for Brady and the Patriots, though, was the chance that he would receive a stay - which would require only the blessing of a single Supreme Court justice, in this case Ruth Bader Ginsburg - only to have the whole court later refuse to hear the case. That could allow the suspension to fall at a more inconvenient time in the season, perhaps including the playoffs.
"This decision was made in the interest of certainty and planning for Tom prior to the New England Patriots season," the NFL Players Association said in a statement Friday.
The union said it was still considering whether to seek on its own a Supreme Court ruling that would limit Commissioner Roger Goodell's authority to punish players. Dropping the case now would leave in place what the union called this week a "broken system that must be fixed."
But even if the union fights on, Brady would still sit out the first four games of the season, when the Patriots face the Cardinals, Dolphins, Texans and Bills. Backup Jimmy Garoppolo, who has spent the last two years as the backup, is expected to start for New England instead.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who has split with longtime league allies over the punishment, renewed his complaint that the suspension was "unprecedented, unjust and unreasonable."
"Unfortunately, this stopped being about air pressure a long time ago," he said in a statement . "This entire process has indelibly taken a toll on our organization, our fans and most importantly, Tom Brady. His reluctant decision to stop pursuing further action and to put this situation behind him is what he feels is best for the team in preparation for this season and is fully supported by me and our entire organization."
Brady is eligible to return in Week 5, when New England visits the Cleveland Browns. Despite the suspension, the Patriots remain overwhelming favorites to win the AFC East for the 13th time in 14 seasons, and the gambling website Bovada listed them as the top choice to win the Super Bowl.
An NFL spokesman said the league would have no comment.
Originally suspended four games after the league concluded the Patriots intentionally underinflated the footballs used in the AFC Championship game on Jan. 18, 2015, Brady embarked on an odyssey to clear his name that has now stretched into its third season. A federal judge overturned the suspension, allowing Brady to play last season, but the 2nd Circuit reinstated it this spring.
Along the way, prominent scientist have questioned the league's conclusions and legal scholars have doubted whether Goodell abused his power by punishing Brady a hefty four games merely for being "at least generally aware" of the deflation scheme. Organized labor argued that the commissioner's actions threatened workers everywhere.
But the appeals court panel found that the commissioner was acting with the wide-ranging authority granted to him by the collective bargaining agreement.
Local fans stood by their quarterback, lashing out at the league and chanting "Free Tom Brady" not just at Patriots games but also when watching the Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics. Kraft, who was instrumental in forging the labor deal that included the process upheld by the courts, took the nearly unprecedented step of opposing the league in court.
"What Tom has had to endure throughout this 18-month ordeal has been, in my opinion, as far removed from due process as you could ever expect in this country," he said. "From day one, I have believed in Tom and given him my unwavering support in his pursuit to rightfully clear his name of any wrongdoing."
A two-time NFL MVP who has led New England to the Super Bowl six times, Brady will be allowed to practice with the team when it reports to training camp on July 27 and play in any exhibition games.
His suspension will take effect on 4 p.m. on Sept. 3, when rosters are trimmed to 53 players. Brady will not be allowed to have any contact with the team until the suspension ends on Oct. 3, a day after Game 4 against the Buffalo Bills.
Garoppolo relieved Brady six times as a rookie and completed 19 of 27 passes for 182 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown to Rob Gronkowski on his fourth career pass attempt. Although he spent last year on the cusp of replacing Brady while the Deflategate appeals wended their way through the courts, he did not throw a pass in 2015.
"Whether you're a starter (or) backup, you've got to have a starter mentality," Garoppolo said on the eve of the season. "You never know when your number's going to get called."
This article was originally published on July 15, 2016.

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George Santos tells Piers Morgan: I’ve been a terrible liar
Congressman George Santos has admitted to having been “a terrible liar” when confronted with his embellished résumé in a new TV interview.
The embattled Republican told TalkTV’s Piers Morgan he had made mistakes under pressure but his lies were not about “tricking the people”.
Instead, he said, it was about “getting accepted by the party here locally”.
Mr Santos has faced fierce controversy since his election in November.
He was initially lauded as the first openly gay Republican to win a seat in the House of Representatives as a non-incumbent when he won in New York’s third district.
But within weeks, the New York Times published a story that called into question large portions of his CV, including his education and work experience, triggering a wave of further reporting.
He is alleged to have faced fraud charges in Brazil, presided over prolific campaign spending, lied about working for Goldman Sachs and about owning property – and even claimed to have produced the ill-fated Spider-Man musical on Broadway.
Speaking to Piers Morgan on Monday, Mr Santos said one of his “biggest regrets in life” was lying about obtaining a college education.
Asked why he had chosen to do so, Mr Santos said: “Expectation on society, the pressure, couldn’t afford it.
“Decided I wanted to run for office, although I had built a very credible business career, but I just didn’t have that part of my biography.”
“I just went with it, if you are going to make up a lie, are you thinking at all?” he added.
Mr Santos pointed out that he had run for the same Congressional seat in 2020 “and I got away with it then”.
He reiterated his claim that he had never said he was Jewish, and repeated what he described as a “party-favourite joke” by describing himself as “Jew-ish”.
Challenged over a claim that his mother was in the South Tower of the World Trade Centre in New York City on 9/11, Mr Santos said: “That’s true.”
“I won’t debate my mother’s life as she’s passed in  and it’s quite insensitive to try to rehash my mother’s legacy,” he said.
He added: “She wasn’t one to mislead me… I stay convinced that’s the truth.”
The 34-year-old, who has faced calls from within his party to resign, was asked about the experience of the scrutiny he has come under.
“It’s uncomfortable,” he said. “I can’t stand it and a lot of people think I love it, I just can’t stand it… you need to learn how to deal with it and that’s what I’m doing.”
Asked about an apology, Mr Santos said: “I have looked inside a camera and said sorry… If you can ask for forgiveness, I think that is the first step.”
On whether he would have wanted to run for office knowing the pressure that would follow, Mr Santos said simply: “Absolutely not.”
Mr Santos, who is the subject of multiple Congressional investigations, is also facing an allegation of sexual misconduct from a former aide.
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Parody in the Age of Remix
Mashup Creativity vs. the Takedown
328 pp., 6 x 9 in, 4 b&w illus.
- Published: June 27, 2023
- Publisher: The MIT Press
The art of mashup music, its roots in parody, and its social and legal implications.
Parody needn't recognize copyright—but does an algorithm recognize parody? The ever-increasing popularity of remix culture and mashup music, where parody is invariably at play, presents a conundrum for internet platforms, with their extensive automatic, algorithmic policing of content. Taking a wide-ranging look at mashup music—the creative and technical considerations that go into making it; the experience of play, humor, enlightenment, and beauty it affords; and the social and legal issues it presents—Parody in the Age of Remix offers a pointed critique of how society balances the act of regulating art with the act of preserving it.
In several jurisdictions, national and international, parody is exempted from copyright laws. Ragnhild Brøvig contends that mashups should be understood as a form of parody, and thus be protected from removal from hosting platforms. Nonetheless, current copyright-related content-moderation regimes, relying on algorithmic detection and automated decision making, frequently eliminate what might otherwise be deemed gray-area content—to the detriment of human listeners and, especially, artists. Given the inaccuracy of takedowns, Parody in the Age of Remix makes a persuasive argument in favor of greater protection for remix creativity in the future—but it also suggests that the content-moderation challenges facing mashup producers and other remixers are symptomatic of larger societal issues.
“This in-depth study of mashup music expertly combines practitioner interviews with critical insights drawn from musicology, media studies, and legal scholarship. Brøvig offers a comprehensive framework for rethinking our appreciation and understanding of appropriation-based music-making.”
Martin Zeilinger, Senior Lecturer in Computational Arts & Technology, Abertay University; coeditor of Dynamic Fair Dealing
“Highly recommended—I have no doubt that Parody in the Age of Remix will become a significant and important contribution within the fields of remix studies, new media, intellectual property, and music studies.”
Owen Gallagher, Head of School, Creative Media, Bahrain Polytechnic; author of Reclaiming Critical Remix Video
“Parody in the Age of Remix makes a compelling case for rethinking—and protecting—the vital art of mashup music. Artists, scholars, and policy makers alike should read this engaging, deeply researched book.”
Mark Katz, author of Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music and Music and Technology: A Very Short Introduction
“Brøvig's research on musical mashups presents the first in-depth scholarly analysis of these misconceived artistic techniques from a copyright perspective. Offering an exciting reinterpretation of parody, Brøvig challenges traditional doctrines and constitutes a must-read for those involved in copyright policy.”
Sabine Jacques, Associate Professor, IP/IT/Media Law, University of East Anglia, UK


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After 2 months in Colombia, we passed 9 days in Yucatan peninsula, and then 5 weeks to visit Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Mexico, the Pueblos Magicos of Querétaro, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and finally Guadalajara (total 42 days).
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After 2 months in Colombia, we passed 9 days in Yucatan peninsula, and we have now 5 weeks left to visit Chiapas, Oaxaca, Mexico and Guadalajara regions.
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Huanqiu (Global Times), a publication under the auspices of People’s Daily, published an article refuting a U.S. Senate report released on September 17. The report alleged that, 20 times within a period of one year, hackers associated with the Chinese military infiltrated the computer systems of the U.S. military’s private contractors for transportation services. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that Chinese law prohibits hackers from conducting any destructive attacks. China urges the United States to stop its irresponsible attacks and accusations against China, stop its acts of large-scale, systematic network attacks against other countries, and do things that are helpful to maintaining peace and security in cyberspace.
Chinese military expert Li Jie told the reporter from Huanqiu that, in the current situation, the United States’ pace of returning to Asia is very slow. There is nothing much it can do right now. The reason that it frequently accuses China of hacking is to find an excuse to promote its agenda of advancing to the Asia-Pacific, to generate public opinion within the United States and the world to enable it to improve its defense capabilities, and to deploy a large number of weapons in China’s frontier regions. Li Jie believes that this is even a smoking gun of the United States to prepare for the next step, which is to attack China’s network. Emphasizing that Chinese military hackers are conducting such an invasion further revealed the U.S. intention of guarding against China’s military.
Source: Huanqiu, September 19, 2014


My purpose is a little different. The guys I play with are masters of verisimilitude and the unintended (by me) consequence. They are totally the guys who would say, "So, where is the Super Soldier formula kept and how can I get some? Because we need more vigilantes," or, "I think the roots of criminal behaviour are in poverty and despair, so I'm going to devote half an hour a day to turning dirt into gold, so I can raise the general income level. I'll need a secret way to trickle the gold into the population, though..."
So basically, in any post labelled Cities, I'll be talking about what I've discovered about cities so you can create more realistic cities. I make no guarantee about the accuracy of what I've discovered...it will generally be okay, but it might fall into the lacunae that the self-taught often have, and if I succumb to believing some nonsense that is out of date or shown to be wrong, let me know. Some wrong ideas still make useful campaign fodder.
I'm talking about cities, here. I'm not talking about hideouts, supersecret government locales, or mystic headquarters. Those have different forces acting on them.
So Where Is It?Your city has to be close to some kind of transportation, which makes sense: a city is a conglomeration of people who make their living by trading rather than by producing resources, such as farming or mining. If your city pre-dates the beginning of the twentieth century, then it's near water. (For drinking purposes, all cities end up being near water, because people need to drink...though I can think of workarounds. But I mean water that can be used as transportation to other places.) Near for pre-twentieth century means "within about 150 km of the ocean."
For cities that became cities after the start of the twentieth century, different forms of transportation are available. Horses, cars, and trucks are practicable at the beginning of the century, and air transport becomes possible by the middle of the century. Cities can be farther away, so long as they have access to a transportation hub or hubs.
Most big cities in North America are by rivers or bodies of water. There was a thriving transportation industry that carried materials up and down the Mississippi, and other waterways, too. (Heck, there were steamships that went up and down the river near my Canadian city.)
The later the city was founded, the further away the suburbs or towns, because people could travel farther, faster. When feet where the primary means of transportation, towns tended to be about fifteen kilometers apart...ten miles...because five miles was about as far as you could walk in the morning, do your shopping, and then walk home before dark. Obviously, as the city swallowed up small towns, it got bigger, but those towns are often neighbourhoods in the resulting city...a way for you to inject a bit of local colour into the area where the heroes live. ("This area? This was Mechaniton, where the only mechanic for forty miles lived!")
Where The Rich Folk Live (Generally Speaking)There's a wealthy area, and it's on an edge of the city towards the prevailing winds, whatever they are. (Usually in North America, they're west blowing east, but local geography can change that. Living on the water is usually more expensive...but not always!) Wealthy people generally don't want to live downwind of the factories and such; poor people don't have that kind of choice. They live where they have to.
Of course, as the city gets older and expands more, something might be built on the other side of the wealthy area...so it becomes less desirable, and there's a slow migration of the wealthy to a new area.


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The Big Ten conference tournament continues Saturday as the No. 3 seed Purdue Boilermakers (26-6, 14-6 Big Ten) face off against the No. 7 seed Michigan State Spartans (22-11, 11-9 Big Ten) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, beginning at 3:25 PM. Purdue is a 5.5-point favorite to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Purdue has a 14-16-1 record against the spread this season compared to Michigan State, who is 17-15-0 ATS. The Boilermakers have a 16-15-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Spartans have a record of 17-15-0 when it comes to hitting the over. The two teams average 152.6 points per game, 9.1 more points than this matchup’s total. In the last 10 games, Purdue has a 2-7-1 record against the spread while going 8-2 overall. Michigan State has gone 4-6-0 against the spread and 5-5 overall in its last 10 matches.
To prepare for this Big Ten matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s college basketball action.
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- Total: 143.5
- Moneyline: Purdue -243, Michigan State +193
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Michigan State at Purdue odds, spread, & more
Purdue 76, Michigan State 64
- The Boilermakers are 25-5 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 83.3% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -243 or shorter, Purdue has a 22-1 record (winning 95.7% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Boilermakers a 70.8% chance to win.
- The Spartans have entered the game as underdogs 11 times this season and won four, or 36.4%, of those games.
- This season, Michigan State has been at least a +193 underdog on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 34.1% chance of a victory for the Spartans.
- The Boilermakers average 80.4 points per game, 12.2 more points than the 68.2 the Spartans allow.
- When Purdue scores more than 68.2 points, it is 12-10-1 against the spread and 24-1 overall.
- Michigan State is 15-13 against the spread and 20-7 overall when giving up fewer than 80.4 points.
- The Spartans’ 72.2 points per game are only 3.7 more points than the 68.5 the Boilermakers allow to opponents.
- Michigan State is 12-8 against the spread and 16-4 overall when it scores more than 68.5 points.
- Purdue is 8-10-1 against the spread and 17-4 overall when it allows fewer than 72.2 points.
- The Boilermakers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 379 points this season (11.9 points per game on average), and the Spartans have put up 129 more points than their opponents on the year (four per game).
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- The average implied total for the Boilermakers this season is 79.2 points, the same as their implied total in Saturday’s game.
- This season, Purdue has scored more than 75 points 20 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for the Spartans (73.6) is 4.6 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (69).
- So far this season, Michigan State has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (69) 22 times.
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Toyota Motor Corporation, once a name synonymous with quality cars, suffered serious setbacks with a huge number of recalls of its cars. In November 2009, the company recalled 4.2 million vehicles followed by another 2.3 million recalls in January 2010 in the United States of America. The reason behind these recalls were that accelerator pedals were getting lodged under the floor mats of the cars, causing sudden speeding of cars. Subsequently, on February 1, 2010, Toyota suspended the sales of eight popular models and discontinued production at six of its North American car assembly plants.
It was believed that Toyota had compromised with quality to give in to rapid globalization and to aggressively pursue its motive of becoming the No. 1 car – maker in the world in terms of sales volume ahead of Ford and General Motors. In Japan, word-of-mouth could effectively spread about Toyota’s managerial and manufacturing methods by experienced Japanese supervisors of Toyota explaining and overseeing the same in Japanese plants. However, with over two-thirds of Toyota’s workforce being outside Japan by 2007, such effective and close supervision diminished taking a toll on quality. Factory workers outside Japan were not adequately trained in the Toyota Production System which had become legendary for its focus on quality.
Customer focus was lost with a view of rapid expansion. To facilitate cost-cutting, Toyota had used a number of common parts across various models. Outsourcing of parts to local manufacturers near Toyota plants also caused quality of parts to diminish. Suppliers were asked to focus on cost reduction, and were not watched closely. Adequate checks and feedback to suppliers about their performance was lacking. With heightened customer expectations, Toyota was not able to keep pace internally with the external changes. Other than self-acceleration of vehicles, there were issues of sludge build-up which caused engine damage, steering problems and defects in ball joints. Even recalls were delayed with Toyota putting the blame on human error in cases where Toyota car owners claimed vehicle defects. This also concealed the internal problems at Toyota for a while.
The way ahead for Toyota lies in monitoring quality closely, overhauling its design, manufacturing and engineering operations. Only reliable suppliers should be dealt with. Toyota should now focus on regaining trust among customers and fulfil a promise of demonstrating unmatched commitment to its customers.


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Over 30 Kids Become Ill While at Florida Summer Camp
Lab tests have confirmed that it was a virus that sickened 33 kids and three adults at the Cloverleaf 4-H Camp in Lake Placid, Florida. The illnesses, caused by the norovirus, resulted in nausea and vomiting, and over 30 people were taken to the hospital as a result. The camp is being disinfected and water tests came back negative for the bacteria.
Norovirus is highly contagious and is a virus that causes diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain. In some cases, it also causes headache, fever, and body aches. It can be transmitted from person to person or by touching food or surfaces that have been contaminated with the virus.
The camps attempt to keep your kids active and busy, but unfortunately, they can’t have a one-to-one child to adult ratio which means that camps are the perfect place for personal injuries, whether they are the result of accidents, or problems with cleanliness like in the case above.
Florida Laws Regarding Camps and Child Care Facilities
The Florida Department of Children and Families sets forth laws that regulate child care facilities in Florida, however, those regulations don’t apply to summer camp. Summer camps are considered educational, recreational, or other enrichment programs but are excluded from the same licensing requirements as childcare facilities. Camps are required however, to have their employees go through certain background checks and screenings.
Common Camp Injuries
The most common injuries that children suffer at camp aren’t actual injuries, but rather illnesses. Conditions such as gastroenteritis, sunburn, and infectious diseases are the most common problems. These illnesses, if left untreated, can result in a personal injury in some situations.
If your child attends camp, it is important that they maintain good hygiene and routinely wash their hands. Camps are liable for keeping the conditions of the camp clean and sanitary, as well as follow certain safety regulations for food. If a camp fails to follow common safety guidelines, they could be subject to liability if your child develops an illness.
Other common camp injuries include premises liability injuries such as tripping due to failure to maintain the premises and injuries resulting from failure to wear safety gear. These types of injuries are preventable by the camp facility if they follow common guidelines for safety.
Assuming the Risk
Many summer camps require parents or guardians to sign waivers saying that they understand that their child will be engaging in activities that pose certain risks. Signing the waiver means that you are assuming the risk if your child is injured due to the nature of the activities. This is referred to as assumption of risk.
Sometimes the waivers are to waive your right to sue the summer camp for negligence stemming from certain camp activities, however, in some cases you may still be able to sue the camp. If gross recklessness or negligence played a role in your child being injured, the waiver may not be legally enforceable.
Has Your Child Been Injured at Camp?
If your child has suffered an injury or illness due to the negligence of a summer camp, you should contact an experienced personal injury attorney immediately. The Boca Raton attorneys at the Leifer & Ramirez will be able to answer your questions and fight for your child’s right to compensation. Contact us today for a consultation.

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This hamlet with 5 apartments and a small swimming pool / jacuzzi is located in the middle of unspoiled nature and in a quiet area in the middle of the Apennines. The scenery is beautiful and the sunset is very special. The hamlet is at the end of a road on a hill and you have a spectacular view over the Metauro valley from the hamlet.
In this hamlet once lived peasant families who worked the land. All apartments are fully restored. The original features including wooden ceiling beams and cotto tiles have been preserved. The apartments are tastefully decorated with a rustic and cozy atmosphere.
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Virus evolution should be monitored because frequent reassortment, which contributes to virus diversity, creates the potential for more severe infections.
Several severe respiratory virus infections that have emerged during the past decade originated in animals, including bats. In Indonesia, exposure to bats has been associated with increased risk of acquiring orthoreovirus infection. Although orthoreovirus infections are mild and self-limiting, we explored their potential for evolution into a more virulent form. We used conventional virus culture, electron microscopy, and molecular sequencing to isolate and identify orthoreoviruses from 3 patients in whom respiratory tract infection developed after travel to Indonesia. Virus characterization by plaque-reduction neutralization testing showed antigenic similarity, but sequencing of the small segment genes suggested virus reassortment, which could lead to increased virulence. Bats as a reservoir might contribute to virus evolution and genetic diversity, giving orthoreoviruses the potential to become more virulent. Evolution of this virus should be closely monitored so that prevention and control measures can be taken should it become more virulent.


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Available now on Xbox One, PS4 and PC, you can now build your own dinosaur park with Jurassic World Evolution – something that both children and adults will enjoy, particularly if you ever played Theme Park.
It’s not just about building though, you are in charge of all operations, which includes bioengineering, there’s even one or two outbreaks that you need to contain – or your park’s guest may inadvertently become a dino’s next meal!
Morals and tactics ultimately lie at the heart of this game but it’s also a good bit of fun for those that want to create their own Jurassic Park. While the film is already out in the UK, the US won’t be able to experience the new film until June 22, at which point the game will receive some free DLC – adding several new dinosaurs from the film.
“Jurassic World Evolution immerses players and fans of the movies in the Jurassic World universe,” said Jonny Watts, Frontier’s Chief Creative Officer. “With masses of rich franchise lore, iconic characters, incredible living dinosaurs and islands you can reshape and construct however you choose, Jurassic World Evolution brings the dream of building and running your own Isla Nublar to life. This is YOUR Jurassic World, and we can’t wait to see what players create.”
Elite Dangerous: Horizons is part of the new season of gameplay expansions coming to the game. This will expand the depth and playability of the epic space game by introducing new features like Loot and Crafting, Multicrew cooperative play and Planetary Landings.
The first expansion coming to Xbox One, Horizons, will give you the chance to go seamlessly from space to the surface of a planet or moon. Landing anywhere you choose you can then explore the surface in the all-terrain SRV Surface Recon Vehicle. Alongside this players will also be introduced to The Engineers.
The Engineers is a sweeping, game-changing update that brings even more personality and personalization to Elite Dangerous, putting a face to every mission and adding a range of customization and crafting options that will make every ship in the Elite Dangerous galaxy unique.
Anyone who purchases this update will receive further updates as the season continues. Future gameplay updates will début for PC and Xbox One simultaneously, enriching the Elite Dangerous experience with new activities and new ways to play including:
Multicrew, allowing teams of players to assume roles aboard the same ship.
Commander Creation, giving a unique appearance to players’ in-game avatars.
Ship-Launched Fighters, allowing larger spacecraft to carry their own short range fighter craft for attack and defense.
And much more to be announced.
Elite Dangerous: Horizons for Xbox One will launch Q2 2016 (yes that’s like now), featuring both 2.0: Planetary Landings and the forthcoming 2.1: The Engineers expansions.
For those of you who don’t know, Elite: Dangerous is the critically acclaimed third sequel to the genre-defining Elite, created in 1984 by David Braben and Ian Bell. Starting with only a few credits and a small spaceship, Elite takes you on a journey through a futuristic cutthroat galaxy, doing whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to rise the ranks and become one of the Elite. Every twist and turn you make influences everyone’s playing experience. Toppling Governments, battles lost or won, your decisions reshape humanity, your decisions affect everyone.
Elite: Dangerous for Xbox One will include all the content added to the PC version by February’s Community Goals content update and March’s Wings content update. The Wings update unites players to cooperate and collaborate across the galaxy and share in the rewards together. Wings will allow players to help protect friends on a risky trade run, spread out to map systems or hunt prey, and work together to reshape the galaxy.
Elite: Dangerous for Xbox One plans to launch this year and this is a great piece of news for all Xbox One players, everyone here at TiX is so excited about this announcement. It’s also another big slap in the face for PS4 in the ongoing space console war.
For more information on Elite: Dangerous coming to Xbox One and to subscribe to their mailing list you can click here.
Screamride, it’s one of those games that would appeal to the sadist in all of us. Build a super-fast, twisty, loopy, extreme rollercoaster, then smash it to bits mid-ride and scare the be-jeebers out of everyone on board.
Frontier Developments’ new thrill-seeker aims to do exactly that with a mixture of RollerCoaster Tycoon and the more destructive elements of Burnout.
As this comes out in a little over a month’s time, 6th of March if you didn’t know, Frontier have taken the time over on Xbox’s blog, Xbox Wire, to detail the 3 mission types that are coming in this thrillseeker.
Demolition Expert missions are what would in all probability appeal to most players. The chance to destroy the location by launching the different shaped ride pods into the environment, causing chain reactions and explosions in a sort of Angry Birds meets Alton Towers kind of way.
Engineer missions will pit your building skills against the constraints of space. Start off with a bit of finished ride and complete it in the coolest way you can.
ScreamRider missions will have you in control of the ride pod itself as it hurtles around the track. Lean the car, control the speed but don’t let the riders fall out or it’s game over. This mode will allow you to perform some two-wheel trick action for higher combo scores, with global and friends leaderboards available to chart your progress.
The construction elements are going to be incredibly detailed, with hundreds of pieces and a Minecraft style construction tool enabling the gamer to create many, many, wonderful things.
Don’t take my word for it though, have a quick look at the preview trailer with Major Nelson and ScreamRide’s Executive Producer Jorg Neumann for more info.
ScreamRide hits the shelves for Xbox One and Xbox 360 on the 6th of March.
I’m a ‘Tycoon’ fan, I love this genre of games and Zoo Tycoon on the current generation of Xbox One hardware is simply superb. A magical game for children, teenagers, Tycoon fans and everyone in between. It emerges as one of the strongest launch titles from Microsoft albeit amongst over heavy weight likes Ryse and Forza Motorsport 5. It’s a bright game offering up a menagerie of superb animal game-play.
Zoo Tycoon is a game which let’s you release you imagination and quite literally build your dream Zoo. It’s a game you can play alone or invite (up to) four of your friends via Xbox LIVE to help you. Zoo Tycoon has its heart in the right place and Frontier Developments have worked hard to deliver a game that is entertaining as well as socially conscious in its efforts to demonstrate that running a Zoo isn’t just about displaying exotic animals for Joe Public to stare at whilst we (the player) make a quick pound or two. Frontier Developments have ensured that Zoo Tycoon does a stand up job of educating players about the animals in the game including their natural habitats and behavioural habits. Frontier haven’t just stopped there though, they’ve also ensured that whilst players enjoy everything Zoo Tycoon has to offer, they soon realise that increasing the Zoo’s fame and profit is just a small step to achieving a environmentally conscious park that looks after it’s animals as well as helping preserve their way of life and reintroducing them back to their natural habitats after successful breeding.
Don’t worry, being socially aware and minded isn’t all that hard and stressful. In fact Frontier have made sure that this console sim title remains fun and interesting without the hassle and delicate intricacies of more advanced PC sims. Zoo Tycoon has been developed to play to the consoles strengths, of which we are aware there are a lot, this includes menus that are easy to navigate, fluid building mechanics, snappy, flashy and readable visuals. A couple of features have been added to the latest title in this franchise which are purely aimed at console players, the most fun of which is the ability to navigate your Zoo at ground level. You can either jog around the park on foot or jump in a buggy and drive around. Don’t worry, your visitors will automatically move out of the way. Whilst on foot you’ll be able to take pictures of your exhibit as it grows and evolves under your leadership. Being able to experience the Zoo you are building like this, as your visitors do, may seem like a gimmick, but the overall experience is a pleasant one and it really contributes to the overall enjoyment of the game.
If you have played Tycoon games for a while, especially on PC, you’ll know that sometimes developers leave the user interface as ugly cumbersome behemoths that we need to deal with. Unlike those games, Zoo Tycoon is is enjoyable from moment-to-moment because you never struggle navigating with the interface and this means it is quick and easy to keep with duties associated with running a Zoo.
Zoo Tycoon includes Kinect functionality and the implementation of this is brilliant. Long gone are the days of players waving their arms and hands frantically in front of the TV, Zoo Tycoon manages to make your Kinect seems fluid and natural. You can feed your animals, or play with them via facial expressions and hand gestures. As gimmicky as it may seem, I can’t deny how adorable it was to pull faces and play peek-a-boo with a chimpanzee. But putting this to shame is the extremely clever way Frontier Developments have implemented voice commands via Kinect. Being able to say commands like ‘Ping Animal hunger’ and have that particular animal need overlaid across the entire park immediately made it extremely easy to spot which enclosures needed their feeding stations refilled. Almost every statistic you could need is available via various voice commands including the ability see which animals are ready to be released to the wild. These added features, with their clever implementation made the micromanagement of my Zoo a breeze.
It’s quite straightforward really, you’ll need to spend your profits made from ticket and concession sales on expanding and improving the Zoo. You’ll achieve this through creating new exhibits that replicate various examples of habitats from around the world, then helicopter in some animals before ensuring they have enough food, water, facilities to clean and entertainment. You’ll of course be able to keep bumping up your profits by improving other aspects of your park including shops, restaurants, food stalls and sideshow entertainers. Keep your animals and guests happy and your Zoo will become more popular whilst gaining fame. The higher your fame level the more types of species you’ll be able to house in your Zoo.
I am worried for Zoo Tycoon however as it seems undoubtedly fated to fall off the radar of most adult gamers who will be looking at the flashier and mature games out at present. It’s a shame, because this could be an even greater game when shared and played together as a family. The game itself might not be perfect, and I will be admit I found a few bugs here and there including glitches in the tutorial which left me confused as to what I was supposed to be doing. But when all is said and done the game does a superb job of showing off what the Xbox One can achieve, it offers hours of free-style game-play and is like I said at the beginning, fun and enjoyable for all ages.
If you’re looking for an addictive alternative to the First Person Shooter or racing titles in Xbox One’s launch line-up, then Zoo Tycoon is a game you should invest in.

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Lakeville Man Indicted For Precious Metals Investment Scheme
United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the indictment of DAVID THOMAS ROUGIER, 45, on one count of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud. ROUGIER made his initial appearance yesterday before Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn.
As alleged in the indictment, in or around late 2010, ROUGIER began soliciting clients to invest in precious metals by purchasing gold and silver through him. Between 2013 and 2014, ROUGIER began telling his victim-investors that he had found a company, which he identified as “TAUG Limited” (“TAUG”) that would guarantee to purchase their gold and silver for a set price on a designated future date, typically three years from the date they signed a contract with TAUG. ROUGIER presented some of his victim-investors with a purported contract between them and TAUG, under which they were charged various fees, including an annual “asset management fee,” typically between $1,000 and $2,000, in order to avail themselves of the guaranteed purchase price. In reality, the annual fees were always paid to ROUGIER and ROUGIER never purchased any gold or silver for his victim-investors.
As alleged in the indictment, in July 2017, ROUGIER represented that a different company, “Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited” (“ICBC”), had taken over TAUG’s contracts. ROUGIER represented that ICBC would honor TAUG’s existing contracts and offered new clients essentially the same services.
As alleged in the indictment, between November 2010 and June 2017, more than a dozen individuals paid ROUGIER approximately $740,000 based upon his promises that he was using their money to buy gold and silver and, in some cases, that their investments were protected through the TAUG/ICBC contracts. Instead of purchasing gold and silver as promised ROUGIER spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of victims’ money on shopping trips, entertainment, travel, strip clubs and other personal expenses.
This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the FBI and the Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau.
Assistant United States Attorney Amber M. Brennan is prosecuting the case.
DAVID THOMAS ROUGIER, 45
- Mail Fraud, 1 count
- Wire Fraud, 2 counts
Additional news available on our website.
United States Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota: (612) 664-5600
The charges contained in the indictment are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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The nanoscale dynamic mechanical analysis (nanoDMA) technique is accomplished on a nanoindenter with a dynamic mechanical testing package and heating/cooling stage. It is performed by superimposing a small sinusoidal load on top of a larger quasi-static load during a nanoindentation test. The resultant total indentation displacement into the sample, the dynamic displacement amplitude, and the phase shift from the dynamic load input are recorded and analyzed to yield storage modulus, loss modulus, tangent delta and other mechanical properties and characteristics of the material surfaces.
The nanoDMA technique can be applied for characterizing viscoelastic materials for time dependent properties under controlled temperatures. Typical properties obtained via this powerful technique include complex modulus, storage modulus, loss modulus, tangent delta, frequency dependence, strain rate effect, temperature influence, depth profile, etc.
Typical Experimental Results:
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|Complex Modulus||Compression||Controlled Force/Strain Rate|
|Creep Compliance||Equilibrium Recoverable Compliance||Film Analysis|
|Frequency Effect||Glass Transition||Isostrain|
|Loss Modulus||Multi-Frequency||Relaxation Modulus|
|Sample Stiffness||Secondary Transitions||Static/Dynamic Force|
|Storage Modulus||Storage/Loss Compliance||Stress Relaxation|
|Stress/Strain Behavior||Tan Delta||Viscoelastic Characterization|
For more information please read our application notes.
Instruments: Multi-Technique and Full-Feature Nanoindentation System
|Temperature Range||5 to 300 °C|
|Displacement Resolution||0.02 nm|
|Force Range||30 nN to 10 mN|
|Force Resolution||1 nN|
|Frequency Range||1 to 300 Hz|
|Atmosphere||Open Air, Inert Gas|