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1. Getting Started: The Basics of Crochet
The Magic Loop Technique
One of the fundamental techniques in crochet is the magic loop, also known as the magic ring. It allows you to create a tight, seamless start for your projects, whether you’re making a hat, a blanket, or a cute little amigurumi. To create a magic loop, take your yarn, make a loop, insert your hook through the loop, and pull the yarn through to begin crocheting. This technique is a must-know for any aspiring crocheter.
Choosing the Right Crochet Hook
When it comes to crochet, your hook is your best friend. From aluminum to ergonomic, there are various types of crochet hooks available. The key is finding the one that feels comfortable in your hand and suits your crocheting style. Beginners often start with an aluminum or plastic hook in a size H or I, as they are versatile and easy to work with. Experiment with different hooks until you find the perfect one that makes your crochet journey a delight.
Understanding Crochet Patterns
Every crocheter’s dream is to create beautiful projects by following patterns. However, deciphering crochet patterns can sometimes feel like decoding a secret language. Fear not, for with a little patience and practice, you’ll be fluent in pattern reading. Patterns use abbreviations, symbols, and charts to guide your stitches, so it’s essential to familiarize yourself with the common terms and techniques used. Soon enough, you’ll be able to tackle intricate patterns with ease.
2. Leveling Up: Mastering Advanced Techniques
Exploring Different Crochet Stitches
Crochet offers a vast array of stitches that can add texture, depth, and personality to your projects. From the timeless single crochet to the elegant shell stitch, there’s a stitch for every occasion. By expanding your stitch repertoire, you’ll have the power to create intricate patterns, beautiful lacework, and stunning designs that will leave everyone in awe. So grab your hook and delve into the wonderful world of crochet stitches.
Crocheting in the Round
When it comes to making hats, amigurumi, or mandalas, crocheting in the round is a skill worth mastering. Unlike working in rows, crocheting in the round involves continuous spiral-like stitches that form seamless circles. This technique gives your projects a polished and professional look. With a little practice, you’ll be able to create perfectly round circles and delightful spheres that will make your crochet creations truly outstanding.
Introducing Colorwork: A Splash of Creativity
Colorwork in crochet allows you to unleash your creativity and make vibrant, eye-catching designs. From stripes to color changes within stitches, the possibilities are endless. Fair Isle, tapestry, and overlay crochet are some popular techniques for incorporating colors into your projects. With a pinch of imagination and a dash of color theory, you’ll be amazed at how easily you can transform a simple pattern into a vibrant work of art.
FAQ: Answers to Your Burning Questions
Q: What is the best yarn for beginners?
A: For beginners, it’s recommended to start with a medium-weight yarn made from acrylic or cotton. These yarns are easy to work with, affordable, and widely available.
Q: How can I fix a mistake in my crochet project?
A: Mistakes happen even to the most skilled crocheters. To fix a mistake, carefully unravel the stitches to the point where the error occurred, and then re-crochet those stitches correctly. Patience and a crochet hook with a pointed end will be your best allies in correcting mistakes.
Q: Are crochet patterns only available in written form?
A: While most crochet patterns are written, visual learners will be pleased to know that many patterns now include diagrams, charts, and even video tutorials. These alternatives can be especially helpful in understanding complex stitch patterns or techniques.
Q: Can left-handed people crochet?
A: Absolutely! Crochet is a craft that can be enjoyed by left-handed individuals. The only difference is the direction in which you hold your work and make your stitches. You can easily find specific left-handed crochet tutorials and patterns to guide you through the process.
Q: How long does it take to complete a crochet project?
A: The time it takes to complete a crochet project depends on various factors, such as the size, complexity, and your skill level. Small projects like coasters or amigurumi can be finished in a few hours, while larger projects like blankets may take several weeks or even months.
Q: Where can I find inspiration for new crochet projects?
A: Inspiration is everywhere! Browse through crochet books, explore online platforms like Pinterest or Ravelry, attend craft fairs, and connect with fellow crocheters on social media. Nature, fashion, and everyday life can also spark ideas for unique crochet designs.
A Hook and Yarn Await: Unleash Your Creativity!
Congratulations, you’ve embarked on an exciting journey into the world of crochet tutorials. With the knowledge gained from this guide, you’re ready to create beautiful masterpieces that will impress friends and family. But remember, learning never stops. Explore other articles, dive deeper into advanced techniques, and challenge yourself to take your crochet skills to new heights. Happy hooking!


StarsDraft isn’t going to go down the way PokerStars once did, not if owner Amaya has anything to say about it. The newly legal New Jersey-licensed company won’t be pushing any legal envelopes this time with its new daily fantasy sports baby, or rocking any boats, either.
The company that owns PokerStars and Full Tilt entered the DFS market in August, with its sights set on grabbing a share of this multibillion dollar industry. Now Amaya Inc. is fighting to protect the integrity of daily fantasy sports, especially its own brand of it.
Instead of sitting back and accepting the damaging behavior shown by its competitors FanDuel and DraftKings this week, Amaya is advocating for government regulations. Unlike activities that fall more clearly into the gambling category (legally speaking, anyway), daily fantasy sports isn’t strictly regulated at the state or federal levels. However, if the gaming operator has its way, that’s all about to change.
Amaya concedes that current self-regulatory practices are insufficient and DFS regulations should be more in line with other forms of gambling.
“We are launching an active effort to work with states to enact legislation that meets the consumer protection interests of all parties,” Amaya told the Financial Times in a recent interview.
“Since we entered the DFS category earlier this year, we have brought regulated gaming best practices to StarsDraft’s already responsible business operations, including segregating player funds from operational funds and ensuring stringent controls that meet the demands of our compliance, audit and security departments.
“Contrary to industry norms, StarsDraft works to ensure a proper and fair playing field for all those involved,” the DFS operator reiterated.
Avoiding Another “Black Friday”
Although daily fantasy sports as an industry isn’t regulated as strictly as online poker, Amaya knows as well as anyone just how devastating a government crackdown could be. PokerStars previously operated in the United States prior to Black Friday in 2011.
The online poker industry, including PokerStars, has seen a significant drop in popularity due to the US restricting play within the country during the past four years. A DFS Black Friday would likely destroy the industry, since most DFS players reside in the US.
If American lawmakers begin to question the legitimacy of daily fantasy sports websites, another DoJ crackdown isn’t out of the question either. Given this week’s investigative launch by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (eerily reminiscent of then-Southern District of New York Preet Bharara’s parallel scrutiny of several key online poker sites, including PokerStars and Full Tilt), it’s probably a wise and pro-active move.
With a hot-off-the-press New Jersey license, following a year-long exhaustive investigation by the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement, the last thing Amaya wants to do is to come across as anything but squeaky clean, legally speaking.
Amaya is being smartly proactive by reaching out to politicians and encouraging strict regulations, in order to prevent causing further damage to the industry following that recent scandal.
Cleaning up Someone Else’s Mess
StarsDraft has a clean reputation, but its operators are stuck in a position where they could be affected by the mess left behind from its competitors.
Recently, a DraftKings employee was accused of using inside information obtained from his workplace to help win $350,000 in a FanDuel football contest. The advantage gained was essentially the equivalent of insider trading on Wall Street. As expected, DraftKings defended its employee, stating that no unfair advantage was gained.
According to ESPN, DraftKings adamantly denied any wrongdoing following a “thorough investigation, including examining records of internal communications and access to our database,” and found that “this employee could not have used the information in question to make decisions about his FanDuel lineup.”
Apparently the New York AG disagrees, citing that “fraud is fraud” as he moved forward with his enquiry.
For Amaya, creating distance between itself and its now-blemished competitors will be of paramount importance.


I dont get why this is happening, when i was on windows 8 back then it was fine now it does this when my laptop reverted to windows 7. my os is 64 bit, 2gb ram (i know it’s low but it still works) intel graphics 1gb memory, and i3 core. this lscreen flicker is very annoying and i cant focus working. please help how to get rid of this
I have a few questions for you that will help narrow down what issue it is that you are experiencing.
- Can you reproduce this issue in a clean project?
- Does this issue reproduce the 4.16 preview?
- Have you made any changes to the widget reflector?
We have not heard back from you in a few days, so we are marking this post as Resolved for tracking purposes. If you are still experiencing the issue you reported, please respond to this message with additional information and we will follow up.
I tried screen capturing the anomaly itself but it won’t show up. The interface/window flickers with random lights, grains, stripes, and sometimes even blacks the entire UE editor out. Only happens when I hover over a button when a tooltip shows up. I tried lowering all possible graphic settings and nothing happens.
I know my laptop isn’t supposed to run on it with only 2GB RAM but I have worked with UE ever since even if it’s lagging, I used UE for my thesis project too. But that was a 4.10 version, maybe the problem is with the new update (4.15).
what’s the widget reflector? I’m not familiar to it sorry. please explain
The widget reflector is meant for editor development and not intended for normal use within the engine. There have been others who have run into issues while trying to use the widget reflector to scale their editor UI. Some of the issues have been similar to the issue that you are seeing in your project. The widget reflector can be found by navigating to Window> Developer Tools > Widget reflector (example below).
so to what value should I set it at?
so I was able to get a screen capture of the anomaly using my Garena screencap. This is what happens
I also tried changing the values of that widget reflector, nothing changes.
I noticed that your scalability settings are all set to “Low”. Could you try turning these up and let me know if this makes a difference?
no it doesn’t make a difference, and if difference you mean better, no. but it does makes things a lot worse.
So I tried removing the Aero theme in windows 7 and nothing changes, i thought it was the problem but i was wrong.
Could you try opening the same project on a computer that meets the recommended specs and let me know if this issue still occurs?
I meet the specs except for the RAM, I only have 2 GB. But like i said in past experiences this didn’t happen and Windows 8 took more RAM than 7 so my pc performs better than it did when it was on windows 8. I’ll buy extra 4GB RAM soon and I’ll just update you when the problem still persists. I can work well though it just bothers me why this is happening and why I’m the only one experiencing this.
Forget about it, I had the same issue when I tried 4 years old win7 laptop with integrated video, which is the problem, your case is probably same, just old video drivers and they won’t do anything about it.
Even if they can eventually find an issue and fix it, it doesn’t worth the time investment.
you mean drivers for my graphics card or for UE4?
I have the same issue as well


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How to choose between urban and suburban living
The age-old question: urban or suburban living? People often approach this question with extreme comparisons. Quiet versus loud. Big versus small. Yard versus no yard. They treat each feature as if it’s one or the other, never both. Of course, there are generalities regarding both ways of living but they differ city-to-city, neighbourhood-to-neighbourhood, house-to-house. How many times have you heard the argument, “Well do you want space, or do you want location?” People believe that it essentially boils down to one thing: deciding between a big house with lots of space, a yard and quiet neighbourhood, or having a life. Believe us, it does not have to be that cut and dry.
An urban life is often described as fun and exciting with events happening all around you, while urban living can also be labelled as loud, crowded and small. If you are only looking at downtown condos and high-rises, then yes places will be on the smaller side and you might hear some street noise during the day and at rush hour. However, these places are specifically built for 1-2 people who love the downtown atmosphere, work in a nearby building or perhaps don’t own a car. There are plenty of urban neighbourhoods with townhouses, more spacious apartments, condos and full-size homes that are within close proximity to downtown without the noise or cramped living quarters. Imagine a 2000+ square foot, four-bedroom house with a yard and double car garage within walking distance to a park. Yes, these do exist in urban areas! Families are not banished to the suburbs as people once believed.
A suburban life is typically described as relaxed and quiet with large property lots close to schools, parks and amenities, while it also can be labelled as boring and slow with little to do. The suburbs are stereotypically a place for families with children to move so that they are far away from traffic, pollution, crowds, basically anything associated with downtown living. However, people often don’t realize how close the suburbs really are here in Calgary. Say you want to go to the Glenbow Museum at the heart of downtown on a weekday. Leaving from even the farthest suburb in Calgary, this will take you less than 30 minutes. This city is set up with an amazing system of highways that keep traffic flowing smoothly, as much as they possibly can. So, if you’re worried about the location, don’t be. You’re still close.
Don’t decide urban or suburban right away. Consider your interests, your friends and your transportation needs first, then start looking at your options. There is no right or wrong answer, there is only your answer.

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The opening of The 13 hotel, located on the border between the Cotai and Coloane districts in Macau, is on track to open in “the first quarter of 2017”, according to a statement from the top executives of the project’s promoter.
“The 13 is nearing completion and now undergoing the process of various government inspections and we expect to open in the first quarter of 2017,” said Stephen Hung and Peter Lee Coker Jr, co-chairmen of The 13 Holdings Ltd in a statement included in the company’s interim report, filed to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Sunday.
The report added that the firm had already hired more than 300 staff for its hotel operations by the end of last September.
The opening date of the property (pictured in a file photo) had already been pushed back to “early 2017”, according to a company press release issued in September. Hong Kong-listed The 13 Holdings had stated in its annual results for the financial year ended March 31 – a report released in June – that the project was “expected to be opened in the fourth quarter of 2016”.
In earlier announcements, the firm – previously known as Louis XIII Holdings Ltd – had said the scheme was scheduled to open in late summer 2016.
The company has in the past mentioned plans for a casino at the property. But The 13 Holdings has made no mention in its more recent releases of gaming facilities at the venue.
Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai Tac, stated once again last month that there are no legal restrictions to the operation of casinos in Coloane, an area with low population density that has been referred to by some local legislators as the “green lung” of the city. He added that any applications that might be filed by any of Macau’s six licensed casino operators – the competent parties regarding gaming operations in the city – in order to build or operate a casino in Coloane would be evaluated based on existing rules and the government’s plans for that area.
The land grant for the plot where The 13 hotel is being built does not mentioned a casino. But, according to Macau’s rules, a casino operator could still request government authorisation to set up a casino there.
GGRAsia asked the city’s casino regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, whether it had received any request for a new casino to be established inside The 13 hotel. The gaming bureau said in an email on November 28: “As of now, we have not yet received from any one of the gaming concessionaires a request to open a new casino in The 13 hotel location.”
The 13 hotel property aims to position itself in the ultra-luxury segment, its promoter has said. The firm had previously stated that the average construction cost per room was more than US$7 million – an aggregate construction spend of more than US$1.4 billion for all the rooms in the property. It is described as an all-villa hotel with 200 accommodation units.
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The Room of Doom
I was really happy to see we got a comment on the last page. I know I tend to talk about those a lot, especially since we don’t get so many of them, but I love hearing what people think about pages, and the chance to engage with our readers. I’m writing this at about ten at night and my brain isn’t doing so good so I apologise if I’m rambling a little. Lately I’ve been re-reading my Avatar and Adventure Time comics. You don’t get as much content out of American comics, but it’s amazing what a splash of colour can do for your mood.
Sorry for the late post folks, I was doing a bit of swimming this weekend and I think the chlorine affected my brain :})> It’s been fun drawing Buffalo again, I think he’s become my favourite character to draw. Look at that beaming smile, how can I not be happy when I draw him? To follow up what Luke was saying, I’d love to hear your comments on the world of Every Button so please feel free to comment. Who knows I might even send you a reply :})>


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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait, March 11, 2008 – It’s hard to imagine that Frank Cavanagh, a tall thin Army Reserve sergeant with a shaved head, once had hair nearly to his shoulders and played bass for the rock band Filter.
Cavanaugh said he didn’t tell anyone he’d gone through basic and advanced individual military training for some three years. He also didn’t tell anyone in his reserve unit that he had been in a successful rock band.
“I didn’t want either positive or negative attitudes,” he said. “I just wanted to be a soldier and get along, just because we’re all soldiers; we’re all equal.”
It may be hard to believe that a verifiable “rock star” would give up a successful career for a soldier’s life, but Cavanagh had his reasons. “I’ve done everything I wanted to do in life with music,” he said. “After the band went on hiatus, I was like, ‘What have I not done in life?’ I’ve got a beautiful family, beautiful kids. I love music, but I love my country.’”
So, at 35, Cavanagh, followed in his father, uncle and brother’s footsteps and volunteered to serve his country. He’s a “27 Delta,” Army-speak for a paralegal, and said he loves his job. “There’s nothing more important to me, really, than what a soldier does,” he said. “You get called upon to do things, and sometimes you don’t like it. But, hey, that’s alright. There’s a higher purpose for it.”
The rock star turned soldier soon will come back through Camp Buehring on his way to Iraq for his first tour. But first, he had one more concert to get out of the way.
Cavanagh was in Kuwait to reunite with his old band, Filter, during “Operation MySpace.” More specifically, the concert reunited the sergeant with Richard Patrick, Filter’s only remaining original member and lead singer.
MySpace social networking Web site presented the show yesterday with cooperation from Armed Forces Entertainment, a group that brings entertainment to deployed troops, and America Supports You, a Defense Department program that connects citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families worldwide.
“We really wanted it to happen. It’s a bridge between the two worlds,” Patrick said. “We’re coming over here to play rock music, and Frank’s in the military. Let’s bridge the two worlds and let everybody know it’s really one world.”
Though it was a happy compromise, the reunion in Kuwait wasn’t quite what Patrick had originally hoped for.
“I’m a reservist, and (Rich) had called me up about five months ago and was like, ‘Hey, I’m putting a new record out, and I want you to come help me with it and go back on tour,” Cavanagh said. “I was like, ‘Buddy, I’m going on a different kind of a tour. It’s gonna be a hot one, too.’”
Cavanagh’s decision to enlist was no surprise to Patrick, however. The singer knew his buddy loved his country and the military.
“Knowing everything about Frank, … Frank’s a patriot and he’s going to be exactly who he is,” Patrick said. “(The hiatus) gave Frank a lot of time off … to sit and think about what else is out there. It was the (right) time for him to just go, ‘Look, I have this opportunity, I’m going to do it.’
“He decided to go into the military and serve his country. I think that’s great,” Patrick added.
The fact that Cavanagh was going to be at the concert made it all the more meaningful for Patrick and the other members of Filter. In fact, playing for the troops was the first goal on his list when he decided to put his band back together.
“It’s a total honor,” he said. “You’re traveling over here, and it’s time zone changes, and you feel like a zombie, but when you see the people you came for, it’s instantly worth it,” he said. “It’s a hell of an experience.”
The experience paid off big for the troops when Cavanagh, sans his rock star hair, joined his former band for one song during the concert that also featured comedian Carlos Mencia, actress/singer Jessica Simpson, the bands Disturbed and the Pussycat Dolls, and DJ Z-Trip.
Now, it’s back to soldiering for Cavanagh, at least for the next year.
“Of course, in a year, I would love to come back and play with Filter,” Cavanagh said. “The itch to play music and be in Filter will never leave me.”


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He is probably one of the most positive, sprightly gentlemen you will ever meet and Gordon Lockwood believes he would not have lived to the ripe age of 90 if he was lazy.
''I don't think I'd be here today if I wasn't active during my life all of the time,'' he said from his home in Goodwin Village at Ainslie.
''I used to go to the gym three times a week, play tennis, play golf, I was active all of the time. I think my wife got a bit fed up of me really,'' he laughed.
Mr Lockwood has slowed down a bit since then, but not much. He is still playing croquet, golf (on a putting green), bridge and has recently taken up tai chi.
''The only way to keep alive is exercise and moderation in eating. I mean that's the problem - now I don't do enough exercise,'' he grins.
Mr Lockwood is part of a growing group of Australians aged over 85, a generation that demographers have started calling ''the Fourth Age''.
Mr Lockwood laughs at that label, unsure if it is a good or bad thing.
But he is sure that moving from England to Canberra 45 years ago was a wise decision, particularly when he hears the ACT has the highest life expectancy rates in Australia.
New Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show babies born in the ACT in 2011 are expected to live until they are 82.9 years old, well ahead of the national life expectancy rate of 81.4 years.
Canberra boys are expected to live until their 81st birthday and girls until they are 84.8.
Mr Lockwood is not surprised.
''It's a very good place to be actually from the point of view of the air one breathes for a start and the seasons - it's quite good,'' he said.
The active Mr Lockwood bucks the trend of many people in his age group who have become isolated from the community.
Professor Laurie Brown of Canberra's National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) has just won a $200,000 federal government grant for a study into the diversity, wellbeing and life experiences of the nation's oldest.
She is concerned about the negative image of Australians aged over 85, particularly as the number of ''Fourth Agers'' is expected to climb to about 1.6 million by 2041.
''It's a bit like people with a disability, they seem to be isolated somewhat,'' she said.
Professor Brown is hoping her three-year project will change the perception of the elderly and influence public policy.
''The majority of older people are still living highly productive lives and we shouldn't get blinded by [those who are not],'' she said.


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How to Give Medications to Your Cat
Liquid medicines, including electrolytes and water solutions, are administered into the cheek pouch between the molars and the cheek. A medicine bottle, eyedropper, or plastic syringe without the needle can be used to dispense the liquid.
Adult cats can be given up to 3 teaspoons (15 ml) of liquid medicine as a single dose. Measure the required amount into the bottle, syringe, or medicine dropper. (Use a plastic dropper in case the cat bites it.) Secure the cat as described for administering pills (above). Insert the end of the dispenser into the cheek pouch and, while tilting the chin upward, slowly dispense the medication. The cat will swallow automatically.
Injecting any foreign substance into the body always carries with it the danger of causing an acute allergic or anaphylactic reaction. Treating anaphylactic shock requires immediate intravenous adrenaline (epinephrine) and oxygen. This is one reason why it is best to have your veterinarian give injections. As a precaution, do not administer a drug by injection to a cat who has had any sort of past history of an allergic reaction to that drug.
If it becomes necessary to give injections at home (for example, if the cat is diabetic), have your veterinarian demonstrate the procedure. Some injections are given under the skin (subcutaneous) and others into the muscle (intramuscular). Directions that come with the product will indicate the correct route of injection.

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Decisive action to pursue the 2030 Agenda
The mid-term review of the implementation of the global goals for sustainable development is sobering. Germany is now looking to drive forward the 2030 Agenda.
“Leave no one behind” – this was the promising slogan that accompanied the setting of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in 2015. This was the year in which the United Nations adopted 17 goals in its 2030 Agenda that are to act as a guideline for politics, economy and society worldwide. The mid-term review in 2023 is sobering: the world is still a long way from achieving the goals. Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze warns: “It’s time to act even more resolutely.”
Yet everything sounded so promising in 2015. With its Agenda 2030, the global community created a kind of recovery programme for the world. With its 17 concrete goals and 169 somewhat more specific targets, the idea was for it to be “an action plan for people, planet and prosperity”, as stated in the preamble: a formula for a transformation for the better, to which all countries of the world were to contribute. Unlike the previous Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs now also applied to industrialised countries such as Germany. It was based on the belief that this Herculean task could only be accomplished if everyone contributed.
UN: Implementation of the 17 sustainable development goals is in danger
At the release of the SDG progress report by way of a mid-term review, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated unequivocally that the promises of 2015 were at risk. And with regard to the 17 sustainable development goals, he added: “No country can afford to see them fail.”
According to calculations by the United Nations, more than 30 percent of the targets have seen no progress at all or the situation has even got worse. A certain amount has been achieved at the halfway point, but not enough. And for only 15 percent of the targets, the world is actually on track – too little to achieve the goals overall by 2030 if the pace remains the same.
There have been positive developments in some areas: for example, 91 percent of the world population now has access to electricity, 95 percent live within reach of mobile broadband, and there are more extensive protected areas in the ocean. And there are now more countries in which companies are required to report on environmental and social standards. Yet only one third of countries will succeed in halving the poverty rate. Based on current calculations, 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty.
There are several reasons for this sobering outcome: global crises have set the world back on its path to greater sustainability and development. These include the COVID-19 pandemic and also the Ukraine war, which has exacerbated the global availability of food due to the lack of wheat exports from Ukraine since the Russia invasion. But efforts have also been slowed down by debt crises, poor governance and a lack of interest, as well as local conflicts in countries such as Yemen, Eritrea, Congo, Cambodia and Venezuela.
Germany announces increased commitment to Agenda 2030
In view of this, Germany is seeking to further intensify its efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals. We must “set the right course now to make rapid progress”, emphasises Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. “We’re driving structural transformation worldwide that is socially just and ecological, and we’re investing in global solidarity.”
The goals are not only a yardstick for foreign and development policy, however. Germany must work towards achieving the goals in its own backyard, too. All in all, the Federal Republic of Germany is doing well here: it ranks fourth in an international SDG ranking after the Nordic countries Finland, Sweden and Denmark. But there is a need to catch up in certain areas, such as sustainable consumption, sustainable production and climate protection.
In this connection, the Deputy Director of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability, Axel Berger, warns of “negative spillover effects” on developing countries, since the latter feel the effects of climate change more than northern industrialised countries. In addition, such countries are also more subject to the impact of “how we produce and consume”, he says, such as in the area of fundamental human rights and labour rights.
So UN Secretary-General Guterres hopes the mid-term review of the 2030 Agenda will provide fresh momentum for the sustainable development goals. Scientist Berger also calls for more funds to pursue the goals, and for effective spending, too: “The main issue now must be to align the international financial architecture in such a way that we can massively promote the transformation towards greater sustainability.”


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Hi All – I’ve been playing around with Max2Play for a few days after getting the premium license. It took a few tweaks to get it set up how I want, but I’m still having an issue with bluetooth. I looked in this thread, and couldn’t find anything like this issue so excuse me if has already been answered before. As background, Here’s my set up:
RPi 2 B+ with HiFiBerry DAC+
installed and updated Max2Play
I want to use the RPi for playing music from a bluetooth device, spotify connect and Airplay (a bonus to have). I set up SBS and squeezelite and am using that for bluetooth and spotify connect. Everything works great with spotify connect via the spotty plugin. I’m using the Shairpoint audio player and have the IP set for automatic switch, this works great.
The only way I can get bluetooth to work is if I manually hit the Play button in SBS. My device is connected, and works great once I hit play, but I’d like to be able to listen once the device starts streaming and be able to switch between spotify and bluetooth without needing to hit play in SBS.
I think this has something to do with the MAC address option, I initially had it set to the MAC address shown as the one for this machine. It’s b8:27:eb:db:a9:fb, still had to hit play in SBS. Then I looked up the RPi MAC address using the command prop and it’s: 86-16-f9-db-a9-fb
I tried that too, same result.
Any ideas on how to get this set up so I can be „hands off“?
Why does one address have colons and the other dashes? The addresses are similar but not the same. I’m not an IT guy, but can follow directions if pointed in the right direction.
Thanks and Enjoy the music!

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According to the union representing Canada Border Services Agency employees, the department doesn’t have enough resources to keep track of all of the bogus refugee claimants who have been ordered for deportation.
The number of migrants crossing illegally into Canada has steadily increased since 2018.
Official figures show that during the first six months of 2019, 26,860 people crossed into the country illegally.
According to the president of the Customs and Immigration Union, Jean-Pierre Fortin, the CBSA would need to double its number of agents to properly handle keeping track of those who have been denied asylum.
“The people who do check them within CBSA, it’s a very small group [called] inland enforcement officers,” said Fortin.
Recent reports have revealed that a number of illegal immigrants from Mexico with serious criminal backgrounds have made it into Canada with phony passports and have since fallen off the radar.
It is believed that approximately 400 Mexican cartel members have gained access to the country since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lifted visa requirements for Mexico.
Canadian officials are struggling to keep track of the large number of violent criminals, some of which are believed to be hitmen and drug traffickers.
CBSA border officials admit that since the Liberal government announced the visa changes, the border with the United States has seen an 80% increase in drug seizures, along with a 500% increase in inadmissibility.
Further, as reported by True North, in British Columbia the CBSA has revealed that they are receiving people with “unknown nationalities” after being processed by the RCMP.
“For various reasons, there are times when the CBSA cannot immediately determine a person’s country of origin upon their arrival in Canada,” said CBSA Western Canada Communications Officer, Luke Reimer.
A Freedom of Information request with the RCMP revealed that over half of the migrants crossing illegally into B.C. from Washington were of an “unknown nationality”.
“We certainly don’t have the resources to track them down and to deport them,” said Fortin about the general situation.

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Purple Heart prefers bright sun and will do well in full sun to partial shade. The more sun you can provide the better. The leaves tend to get a bit on the green side when the plant is receiving lower light quantities and the purple foliage is kind of the best feature of the plant. It also has small pink tri-petaled flowers which will appear in greater abundance in higher light.
This plant is considered to be drought-tolerant when used in the landscape. Keep that in mind when growing it indoors. It prefers to stay on the dry side. Plant your Purple Heart in a pot or hanging basket that isnít too big so that the plant can easily dry out over the course of a week. The potting mix should never be allowed to dry out completely but should be pretty dry about an inch down. If the plant is grown in a shadier location, remember that it will dry out more slowly. Fertilize at every other watering with a general purpose fertilizer.
There are several insects that like Purple Heart, including spider mites, mealy bugs, and aphids. If you check the plant out closely before exposing to your other plants, you should be pretty safe. I usually leave new additions out in the hallway for a week before mixing them in with the rest of the collection.
Propagate your Purple Heart by taking cuttings and rooting them in moist potting mix. I have gotten the best results when covering the pot with plastic wrap and sealing it with a rubber band. Once new growth is observed, the rubber bands come off and the new plant is slowly acclimated to the lower humidity of the outside atmosphere. Rooting hormone isnít necessary.
Purple Heart gets very stringy and needs to be repotted regularly. One solution is to propagate a new plant once a year, usually in the spring, with the cuttings you take from your old plant. Whether you chose to propagate a new plant is up to you, but the old plant will need trimming and repotting anyway. Pruning will help keep the plant healthy and encourage branching, so donít be shy about it. Your final result will be a lush and happy Purple Heart.

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Sell products on line or accept payment for services
An e-Commerce website is one that displays an online catalogue of products together with a facility to buy them and either have them delivered or allow the purchaser to go to a store and collect them. This could be the right solution for your business. Buying online is now commonplace, with a large proportion of retail sells happening at the keyboard instead of the cashier’s till. Credit card purchases offer a high level of confidence to purchasers. VIM can help you get your business online, whether you sell 10 products or 1,000+, we can help.
Allows your customers to get detailed product information, make purchases at a time that suits them, helps to increase your sales, improves your Google ranking through increased visitor time spent on your site. Can be integrated readily with email marketing and social media marketing campaigns to increase sales.

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Ross Tuffbond RACE Harmonic Balancer for Nissan R33/R34 RB26
Ross Tuffbond 306511 Race Harmonic Balancer - R33/R34 RB26
These harmonic balancers / crank pulley dampers are made to suit ANDRA requirements and meets sfi rules If your engine regularly sees RPM between 10% and 20% more than standard and you are racing on the track doing multi lap events, using fuel cuts and rev limiters in the programming of your engine, as well as rapid acceleration and deceleration then you will need a race series balancer / damper.
This balancer / damper has no provision for the A/C belt. The waterpump pulley is underdriven by 10%. The powersteering pulley is underdriven by 20%.
Race Series Harmonic Balancers / Crank Pulley Dampers are bonded balancers created for circuit and drag racing applications. Much of the range are customized Harmonic Balancers / Crank Pulley Dampers can also be manufactured to suit individual needs and specifications. The race series may not suit original OEM pulley setups. If inquiring for a custom balancer please email us, email@example.com
These balancers also incorporate all the great features found in the Ross Tuffbond MetalJacket series balancers.
# 360 timing marks at 1° intervals
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"HooDoo Lounge" Voted One of the Top 5 CD's of the Year!
Southhampton, NY public radio station WPPB has voted the HooDoo Loungers latest CD, the "HOODOO LOUNGE" one of the top 5 CD's of the year. We thank Bonnie Grice and Brian Cosgrove for their continued support.
Introducing The HooDoo Loungers
Party like it's Mardi Gras all year round.
The HooDoo Loungers are a nine piece East Coast based band performing music inspired by the rhythms, sounds, history and spirit of New Orleans. The band's sound encompasses traditional New Orleans Jazz, Brass Band, classic R&B and funk - a blend of original music and re-arranged New Orleans classics. The HooDoo's perform a high energy and highly entertaining show that will please young and old alike.
Since it's formation in 2008, the HooDoo's have performed at numerous East Coast music festivals and concerts as well as performing at top music venues such as the Paramount Theater (Huntington), The Stephen Talkhouse (The Hamptons) and B.B. Kings Blues Club (NYC).
It is said that there is no better band on the East Coast to play a Mardi Gras Party than the HooDoo's . . . while this is true, the HooDoo's are much more than a party band.
Come see for yourself!
"They were the highlight of our 2-day festival."
Bob Barta, Director, Riverhead Blues & Music Festival
"A soulful crew who were able to lure even the old & infirm like myself out onto the dance floor."
Loudon Wainwright III
"The band sounds terrific. They've done an excellent job on all of their arrangements."
Gia Prima (Mrs. Louis Prima)
"TheHooDoo's are like a warm breeze blowing up from the cresent city."
Doc Blues, Organizer, Cedar Beach Music and Arts Festival
"When the HooDoo Loungers played, people jumped out of their seats."
Kelly Connaughton, Director, Sag Harbor Music Festival
"They turned our Yacht Club event into a Bourbon Street Mardi Gras."
Mark Fanning, Director, Shelter Island Yacht Club


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St. Maarten joins organization of regional tax administratorsPOSTED: 07/12/12 11:56 AM
GREAT BAY – St. Maarten will become a member of the Caribbean Organization of Tax Administrators (Cota) during a meeting that will take place in Trinidad from July 18 to July 23. Finance Minister Roland Tuitt announced yesterday that he will attend the meeting next week.
“The Netherlands Antilles was a Cota-member until 10-10-10. Now St. Maarten has applied for the membership,” Tuitt said.
The minister described Cota as “the fiscal arm of Caricom,” the Caribbean community that unites fifteen member states and five associate member states across the Caribbean region.
“Caricom’s executive council has decided that St. Maarten will be allowed to become a member of Cota. This will give us the opportunity to develop bilateral agreements and treaties to avoid for instance double taxation. Once we are a member we will be able to improve relationships in the region and we will also be able to combat tax evasion,” Tuitt said.

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Introduction: Nasopharyngeal tubes have been used to decompress extensive odontogenic cysts following marsupialisation. Some patients report experiencing mucosal soreness and occlusal interference. In order to construct a flexible and durable decompression stent, we present the design and laboratory method of using “Monoplast B”, a heat cure permanent soft liner.
Materials and methods: The internal diameter of nasopharyngeal tube was copied using a self cure (methylmethacrylate) clear “stick” in order to construct the desired shape from wax. It was invested into a three section plaster mould and processing was carried out overnight to maximise properties and improve quality by reducing structural defects. The decompression stent was then deflasked and finished.
Decompression stents with different internal diameters were constructed by use of clear sticks of 4 varying diameters. The stent length, retention sleeve, internal diameter and thickness can be altered to the requirements of surgeons in decompressing extensive odontogenic cysts.
Results: These stents were used in 2 patients with extensive odontogenic cysts of the ramus and angle of the mandible. Both patients experienced greater comfort and ease in irrigating the diminishing cyst following marsupialisation. The decompression stents were in situ for over 6 months until sufficient bone deposition occurred to strengthen the mandible and underlying inferior dental canal. Cyst enucleation and mucosal closure was subsequently carried out.
Conclusions: Customised decompression stents with different diameters and lengths will aid patients in maintaining patency of the jaw cyst’s opening and allow regular irrigation after marsupialisation.
Conflict of interest: None declared.


Joss Whedon to Direct The Avengers Film?
It’s a prospect that will have comic book fans salivating everywhere: Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator and geek god Joss Whedon is in final talks to direct Marvel’s The Avengers. This is a superhero film of such potential epicness it’s making us here at Best For Film feel very dizzy. In a good way. The Avengers are a Marvel Comics superhero team, and the film would boast a cast of heroes from other existing or upcoming Marvel films, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) and maybe even the Incredible Hulk (Edward Norton).
Whedon has proven he’s got the chops to handle the Marvel Universe before, with his meteorically successful run on the Astonishing X-Men comic book and Runaways, but some might argue he’s yet to prove his feature film credentials. His only movie so far is Serenity, and although that movie was pretty awesome, some fans may argue that a director with a bit more experience is needed to helm a project as vast as The Avengers.


YANCHEP Secondary College has advised the parents of a Year 10 student who was allegedly assaulted at the college on Monday, March 12 to report the incident to WA Police.
On Saturday, March 17 Yanchep News Online reported the main perpetrator had been expelled from the college. This is not correct.
On Monday, March 19 a Department of Education spokeswoman said the student had not been expelled as WA public schools do not expel students.
“In very specific circumstances, a student may be excluded from a particular public school, however they still need to do an education program and another location is found for them,” she said.
“In this situation, the student has not been excluded or expelled – they are returning to their previous school.”
College principal James Kent said the alleged assault happened on the school grounds at lunchtime on Monday, March 12 and that five students had been involved.
Mr Kent said the five students had been suspended from the college for significant periods of time, ranging from seven days to the maximum of 10 days each.
He said the main perpetrator would not be returning to the college.
The victim, who was not suspended, received attention at a local medical centre.
“Anyone distressed by the incident has been offered counselling at school,” he said.
“I have also strongly encouraged the student’s family to report the incident to police and we are in close contact with his family.
“This incident was completely unexpected and I have nothing but praise for my staff who quickly stepped in to protect the student and bring a halt to the assault.’’
He said the victim’s parents were contacted immediately.


If you’re planning on spending time at the beach today, you’re going to want to watch out for those dangerous and deadly rip currents.
A 68-year-old man died in a current in the outer banks of North Carolina, pulled from the water Sunday, the eighth such death in the state this week.
Days earlier, another North Carolina man died in a rip current, a father and his family swept away. The family saved, but 48-year-old Robbie Paterson perished.
Patterson’s son Tyler tried to fight the waters to save his dad.
“There was only a yellow flag out that day – it can change in an instant,” Tyler said.
Surfers eventually got to Robbie Patterson to get him out, but it was too late – he died in the hospital days later.
Around the country as summer arrives and millions hit the beach, the power and danger of the ocean abounds. Even in shallow water, a five-year-old was reportedly only up to his knees when a rip current took him.
Experts say to swim parallel to the shore if you do get caught, and then at an angle away from the current once you’re out of its pull.
Rip currents account for 80 percent of rescues made by beach lifeguards according to the U.S. Lifesaving Association. They say to never swim alone, and if in doubt, don’t go out.
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How to be a Film Director
- Pro Dancer & Choreographer Ramone Wilkinson Expands into Film with Film Connection. - December 7, 2021
- Film Connection grad Jaden Scott Writes, Directs & Edits His Own Film! - October 19, 2021
- Bayou Bennett & Daniel Lir Get Multiple Film Connection students & grads on Fantasy Film! - September 15, 2021
If you want to be a film director, here’s some great advice: “Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director. Everything after that you’re just negotiating your budget and your fee.”
–James Cameron. Titantic, Terminator, Aliens, Avatar
We highly recommend this approach whether you plan on attending film school or not. You will learn a lot about directing if you just pick up a camera and shoot something because you’re going to make a lot of mistakes. If you’re the type of person who can learn from their mistakes you will improve quickly.
If you follow James Cameron’s advice, you should keep a list of problems you encountered, how you solved them (if indeed you did solve them), what you learned from your mistakes and questions you want to ask about the directing process. Here’s a few questions you hopefully have already asked yourself.
- What is the story you want to tell in your film?
- Do you have a screenplay, or is it just a story idea at this point?
- What genre of movie do you want to make?
- How well can you tell the story in the visual medium of film?
- How are you covering transitions between scenes?
- Do you have equipment? If not, do you know how much it will cost to rent it?
- Do you have friends who can be the actors and film crew?
- What will you use for your filming locations?
- Who is going to edit what you shoot?
As a bonus question, it’s never too early to start thinking about what you want to use as your signature. For instance, Alfred Hitchcock made a cameo appearance in all his movies. A popular prop in many movies and TV shows is a banker’s lamp. What’s going to be your trademark signature?
If I was serious about becoming a television or film director, I would heed Mr. Cameron’s advice and go out and shoot something—hopefully with an idea of what I wanted to shoot before I started. Here’s how I would go about doing this.
- Be the auteur…in other words write and direct your own screenplay.
- Be the producer, because you probably can’t pay for one, which means you’ll have to negotiate talent and locations and try and get them for free.
- Be the cinematographer and do the lighting.
- Hire an audio guy if at all possible, otherwise you or a friend will have to handle the audio.
- Rent the lights and cameras and audio equipment unless you already have them.
- Keep your film short.
- Once you’ve finished shooting, plan on being your own editor (you’ll probably find yourself searching for that perfect shot that you forgot to film which is a great way to learn the concept of coverage.)
You will be hard pressed to pull off a feature film with this approach unless you are independently wealthy. What you can film with this approach is a sizzle reel—a cliff notes version of your feature reduced to a few minutes. Who knows, with a sizzle reel and a good pitch, you might be able to find funding to shoot your feature film. Most likely, you will end up with something that you might feel good enough about to share with your friends.
After getting feedback from your friends, I would then take a cold, hard look at the finished film and ask myself three questions:
- Did I enjoy the process (regardless of the end result)?
- Do I see room for improvement and realize that I don’t know the answers to all my questions?
- Do I feel better prepared to shoot my next film?
If you answered yes to these questions, you could benefit greatly from attending an extern-based film school like the Film Connection. You’ll experience, first-hand, how a film crew handles a film production, and you’ll have your own personal film directing mentor to answer all those questions you want to ask. With Film Connection you will learn how to be a television or film director, create your sizzle reel, and take part in a pitch meeting where you could sell the idea that you’ve showcased in your sizzle reel.

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Howdy, I am currently a student at Texas A&M and i am a journalism major! I hope to pursue broadcasting with my career. I love all sorts of pets and have great experience. I am currently 20 and my main pet sitting experience is with dogs and cats. I offer my service by coming over to the pet owners house and watching them from their home, since i can not at my own. I am ...
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Please respect i do have one cat she is 10 years old and seems to mind herself. She grew up around a dog for 10 years until he passed last year. Most of the time if a dog is near she will probably hide, it has never been a problem. If this is uncomfortable for you i am always available to watch pets from the owners house! I do expect all pets staying in my house to be potty trained.

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Fri Sep 03 11:30am PDT
By Trey Kerby
NBA teams only have a limited amount of money they can spend on their players, obviously. They call it the salary cap and you know just as well as anyone who’s heard of the NBA. Spend too much and you’re paying a dollar-for-dollar luxury tax to the league which can get very expensive, very quickly. Spend too little and your team stinks. Spend on the wrong players and you’re the Detroit Pistons. Teams need to get as much value from their signings as possible. Every cent counts, even those that go towards paying Elton Brand(notes).
According to Rich Steinlauf, a computer programmer who analyzes the NBA, the Miami Heat did an even better job this offseason than previously thought. Those huge contracts given to LeBron James(notes), Dwyane Wade(notes) and Chris Bosh(notes)? Totally worth it and then some. He shared his numbers with Sports Illustrated’s Ian Thomsen who breaks it down like The Rapture in 2003:
“I’m projecting for next year [LeBron James will] be worth $31 million,” said Rich Steinlauf, a New York-based analyst who has been studying the NBA for three decades.
Next season, James will be paid $14.5 million because cap restrictions on him and his new Heat teammates prevent the two-time MVP from earning his market value. It just so happens that Steinlauf has developed a system for rating each player’s dollar value. If there were no ceilings on salaries and every player’s compensation was based on his impact, then this season James’ salary would be $16.5 million larger his current pay rate.
Steinlauf calculates that the second-best bargain on the market was James’ teammate Dwyane Wade, who is rated as a $22.5 million player for next season. The Heat re-signed Wade to a six-year deal worth $17.9 million annually, so they’re getting him below market value.
Miami’s offseason coup of signing James, Wade and Chris Bosh has given the Heat the league’s most cost-efficient payroll, according to Steinlauf. While some will question the $18.3 million average salary Bosh will earn over the next six years, Steinlauf insists that the Heat are paying him what he’s worth.
“I have Bosh projected at $18 million and that’s what he’s getting from Miami,” said Steinlauf. “They’ve got the Nos. 1 [James], 6 [Wade] and 10 [Bosh] players on the same team.”
Heat owner Mickey Arison is definitely making his money work for him. You know, sound investments, buy low and sell high, other financial terms — he’s really got his money straight. It’s no wonder that Carnival Cruises — where Arison is acting CEO — is the world’s largest cruise operator. He seems to be a pretty savvy businessman.
When you consider that none of the big three are even in the top 20 for annual salaries, you realize the Heat really did get a bargain this summer. Furthermore, the Heat have each of them signed during the prime of their careers to what turned out to be very beneficial contracts, which means these deals are only going to look better and better throughout the years.
We’ve known these guys are a steal for a while, but when you see how much they’re really worth, it seems like an even better deal. I mean, Michael Redd(notes) is making more than these guys next year and he doesn’t even have working legs. Not a bad haul for the Heat. Not bad at all.
Artículo obtenido de: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/The-Miami-Heat-got-it-for-cheap;_ylt=Ai4HRNGALrwlFp2C9ucuSRm8vLYF?urn=nba-267323. Para uso académico


Cinnamon Red General Manager Terrence Fernando during the walk-through with the artists
Opening its walls as galleries for local art, the lean luxury Cinnamon Red is now ready to cover more ground as a unique hotel that gives prominence to local artists and their distinctive creations.
As part of the hotel’s first year anniversary on September 1st, Cinnamon Red called out for aspiring artists to send in their creatives through their Facebook page in early August, to join hands to further the ‘art drive agenda’ of the hotel. Within 20 days, the hotel received over 100 inquiries from interested parties with the final selection being among 61 creatives.
Even though the initial announcement was that five best artistic creations will be rewarded with the opportunity to make the Cinnamon Red walls more vibrant, along with a cash prize of Rs.20,000 each and a night’s stay at the hotel on full board basis; the overwhelming talent of the artists drove the judges to pick five more, rounding up the final count of winners to 10.
The distinguished panel of judges were John Keells Holdings Deputy Chairman Ajit Gunewardene, Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head – City Hotels Rohan Karr, Cinnamon Red General Manager Terrence Fernando and Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Head of Marketing Communications – City Hotels Tharika Goonathilake.
Yogya Thalagala, Joel Manoraj Paul and team, Kavindu Abeysundera, Supen Zetter Ravisanka, The Hermits, Lishni Tilakarate, Stefan Packianathan, P413 Mob, Samithira Sriranganathan Sami and Udani Samaraweera were the chosen ten.
Cinnamon Red General Manager Terrence Fernando recently hosted these artists for an evening of fellowship at the hotel, enabling the artists to examine their spaces of work and asses their work plan. The wall art will be ready for public viewing by end October.
To stay up-to-date on the happenings at Cinnamon Red, follow them on Facebook www.facebook.com/CinnamonRedColombo.


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This will be Reine's second Kiva loan, and she is very thankful for the results attained so far due to the previous loan. Today, she is requesting a youth loan from Kiva partner Ameen s.a.l. to purchase beauty products and cosmetics so that she can improve her business operations and keep up with new fashions. Women continue to play an important role in Lebanese society. In almost all parts of Lebanon, demand for beauty and fashion products continues to be high, and that was the reason Reine chose these services.
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This loan is helping support a borrower who is 30 or under. Because many young people lack business experience or established credit histories, it can be even more difficult for them to access financial services. By funding this youth loan, you are expanding opportunity for a young person with limited resources.
Important InformationDue to political and social challenges in Lebanon, personally identifiable attributes entrepreneurs may have been altered to protect their privacy (i.e., blurring portions of the borrower's picture, not indicating a name and location, etc.). Vitas appreciates Kiva lenders' understanding of these challenges and encourages them to continue their support for Lebanon's borrowers.
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توت الفرعون الصغير
It was a bright and sunny morning in Egypt, and the sun was just beginning to peek out from behind the pyramids. A small figure was walking along the sandy path, with a headdress of black feathers atop his head and a long, colorful robe draped around his body. It was Tut, a young Pharaoh boy with a passion for exploration and learning about new things.
As he walked along the path, he heard an interesting noise coming from the nearby market. He quickly ran over to investigate and saw what seemed to be a vendor selling strange objects that he had never seen before. Intrigued, Tut stepped closer to get a better look, wondering what these objects could possibly be.
"Good morning young Pharaoh," said the vendor warmly. "What can I help you with today?" Tut asked what the items were that he had for sale, to which the vendor smiled and replied "These are gadgets from my homeland across the sea! They do all sorts of amazing things". With his curiosity piqued even more, Tut eagerly inquired further about them.
"These gadgets can help you explore your world in new ways!" explained the vendor excitedly as he picked up one of them and showed Tut how it worked. The gadget had never before seen buttons that lit up in various colors when pressed – with each button doing something different – from releasing smells to showing pictures on its small screen!
After playing around with them for some time, Tut decided to buy one of the gadgets so that he could explore even further on his own in his spare time away from school lessons and palace duties. He thanked the vendor for introducing him to this fascinating new device before heading off home with his newfound toy tucked carefully under his arm
When he got home, Tut eagerly shared this incredible find with his friends who immediately crowded around him while they tried out all its features one by one! They giggled as they made rainbows of color appear on its screen or watched as tiny animals popped out of it when they pressed certain buttons
"Where did you get this amazing thing?" asked one of Tut's friends curiously as they continued playing around with it.. "From a mysterious man at the market," answered Tut excitedly as he recalled their conversation earlier that day."It has opened my eyes to so many possibilities!"
"I want one too!" said another friend jokingly as they passed it around between them all – each eager to get their turn at controlling such an innovative gadget.."I'm sure you will find something just as wonderful if you look hard enough," suggested Tut encouragingly before adding: "Who knows what else lies hidden in our world? We should explore together soon!"
His friends agreed wholeheartedly and promised each other that day would go off on an adventure soon where they could make more discoveries together! With their imaginations running wild at what other surprises awaited them in their explorations, they decided at last to rest until tomorrow when they would finally set off on their journey together
Finally deciding that it was time for bed after such a long day full of learning new things and making discoveries, Tut tucked himself into bed thinking about all of today's exciting events – looking forward as ever to yet another day full of possibilities tomorrow!


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For our third day in Maui we decided to drive the famed Hana Highway (aka Route 36/306). This winding, 52 mile (84 km) drive proved to be an arduous, but rewarding trip. It runs from Kahului to Hana; the daring travelers can continue on past Hana and explore the backside of Mount Haleakala (as we had). Well known to travelers, the “Road to Hana” made National Geographic’s “Drives of a Lifetime” list and topped Travel + Leisure’s list of “America’s Most Scenic Roads.” Writer, Jerry Camarilla Dunn Jr. explains, “the drive is a cliff hanger that strains many a driver’s equanimity.” One might ask, what is the reward? “The modern world seems distant,” says Dunn, “everyday cares fade into a papaya-colored sunset, and tensions simply blow away in the trade wind.” I concur with that statement wholeheartedly. In fact, every worrisome or nagging thought became a fleeting moment on the Road to Hana. (more…)
Maui, HI (‘Ekahi: Farmers Market, Feast at Lele)
Our first day in Maui was centered around exploring the island and taking in its beauty. I got off of the plane and first noticed the mountainous range next to the airport, then a beach at its base. Kanaha Beach is just a hop, a skip, and a jump away – only a leisurely three-minute drive from the airport. We visited the farmers market on the roadside (to Lahaina). They sold fruit smoothies, fresh fruit and vegetables, coconut candy (more on that later) and homemade banana bread. The market stands held dragon fruit, mango, pineapple, starfruit, papaya, coconut, avocados, and taro.
I fell in love with Seattle rather quickly. In my humble opinion, the art, culture, and quirkiness of Seattle is something that makes it one of the most vibrant and unique cities in America. We happened to be there during Pride Fest, which ignited the streets with color, music, and happy faces. I have a deep respect for this funky city and its ability to promote individuality, creativity, and acceptance. I feel that this understanding bonds people within a community; it reinforces its ability to thrive – and the evidence of that can be seen in Seattle.

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To Sleep, To Love
W.J. Keith is a retired professor of English at the University of Toronto and author A Sense of Style: Studies in the Art of Fiction in English-Speaking Canada.
The inevitable first response is that, in the phrase “Essential Poets Series,” the adjective is premature — but perhaps Ken Norris is not to blame for that ill-considered piece of publicity. Though he already has a number of slim poetry volumes to his credit, he is still a young poet feeling his way. I confess that I am not particularly impressed with the earlier volumes I have read: Vegetables (1975), Report on the Second Half of the Twentieth Century ( 1977), and Eight Odes (1982). The first suffers badly by comparison with Robert Kroetsch’s contemporaneous Seed Catalogue; the second, in insisting that we live in a hell of a world, demonstrates what hardly requires demonstration; the third intersperses adaptations from Neruda with personal poems in what I find a puzzling blend.
To Sleep, To Love is decidedly more satisfactory. It consists of quietly thoughtful, integrated poems about the hallowed subject of love, but the phrases and rhythms are well turned and they eventually create their own authority. They remind me of those unpretentious, relaxed, personal, curiously affecting poems by the T’ang Dynasty Chinese poets. One remembers the tone of the whole rather than individual units. Often the simplicity takes on a moving eloquence:
What I want
is a love affair
as soft as a snowfall
& words to write of it
that do not describe but become
I never imagined it would be like this
to care for you; this love is no prayer or blessing but it is all that I have.
By dropping the fashionable effects of much of his earlier verse (juxtaposed poems and news items, self-conscious emphasis on the traditionally non-poetic, etc.), Norris has ironically — or perhaps not so ironically — begun to find his authentic voice. He has (I think wisely) aligned himself with that recent group of poets, mainly in Montreal, who have found new possibilities in traditional subjects and traditional forms (though his “odes” are hardly orthodox). Still not, in my view, an “essential” poet, Norris proves here that he is a quickly improving and certainly promising one.


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Kerala's edutainment channel KITE Victers turns 15
Thiruvananthapuram: KITE Victers, the state-run education channel has completed 15 years on Tuesday. The official telecasting of the first ‘edutainment’ television channel in Malayalam started on August 3, 2006.
When the state was closed in 2020 following the Covid-19 outbreak, the state made optimum use of the channel. The classes of the 2020-21 academic year were kicked off through the channel.
Around 50 lakh students now watch classes through KITE-Victers, said KITE CEO K Anvar Sadath.
Then chief minister VS Achuthanandan officially inaugurated the telecasting of the channel. However, the Victers channel was launched by former president APJ Abdul Kalam on 28 July 2005.
The Versatile ICT Enabled Resource for Students (Victers) runs under Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) which was formerly known as IT@School.
The channel was made available by all service providers including the DTHs only in 2020, Sadhath said in his Facebook post. Victers’ YouTube channel currently clocks millions of views every day.


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When a man is in love or in debt, someone else has the advantage.
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I don’t feel that no big stone should be put over my head, saying he did this, he did that. Unless there’s something that I really did do. I believe I’m just ordinary. And I’d like for people to think of me that way, as just a guy that tried. Wanted to be loved by other people because he loved people.
The choice to follow love through to its completion is the choice to seek completion within ourselves. The point at which we shut down on others is the point at which we shut down on life.
If you love someone set them free. If they come back, they’re yours; if they don’t, they never were.
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
Love is not liking somebody. Anyone can do that. Love is loving things that sometimes you don’t like.
And now my neck is open wide, begging for a fist around it. Already choking on my pride, so there’s no use crying about it.

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Groves gets into the Christmas spirit with parade
The Port Neches-Groves High School marching band kicked off Groves' annual parade with an up tempo beat and wrapped up with Santa Claus coming through on a fire truck distributing candy to all the boys and girls during the city's Old Fashioned Christmas celebration Saturday.
"It was nice - there were a lot of lighted floats," Boudreaux said.
Competition for candy was fierce, but overall the large crowd was peaceful.
Some slightly more newfangled elements in the old-fashioned parade were a monster truck and a float with lighted palm trees, the friends noted.
Everything was new for longtime Groves resident Norma Grice.
After 40 years in town, she attended the parade for the first time this year.
Only she didn't just attend it - the owner of The Studio hair salon rode on her church's float wearing pink flashing Minnie Mouse ears.
Encounter Church was another new element to the parade - the church opened in Groves only about three months ago, Grice said.
"We had this awesome float, with a Christmas tree and Jingle Bell rock and other Christmas music," she said, adding that the float handed out small plastic banks containing candy and some literature as they passed along the parade route.
"We had a blast - it was wonderful," she said.
Nederland resident Morgan Guillory said it was her first time for the parade and she was pleasantly surprised.
"I liked this one - it was better than I thought it would be!" she said.


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Six of the seven teenagers charged with sexually abusing teammates in a football hazing scandal at the high school in Sayreville, N.J., last fall were sentenced to probation and 50 hours each of community service, a prosecutor said on Monday.
Four of the players pleaded guilty in Family Court and were placed on probation for two years, according to a statement from Andrew C. Carey, the Middlesex County prosecutor. Mr. Carey said that after consulting the victims and their families, he had not sought to have the young men, who were between ages 15 and 17 when charged, placed on a sex offender registry.
Two others were convicted — or in Family Court parlance, adjudicated delinquent — on charges including simple assault and lying to the police, and placed on probation for one year.
Lawyers for the two found guilty said in early August that their clients had been cleared of the most serious charges of aggravated sexual conduct. Mr. Carey seemed to criticize the lawyers in his statement, saying the confidentiality rules surrounding juvenile proceedings had allowed “certain individuals to unscrupulously mislead the public as to what occurred at the school and during juvenile proceedings.”
Only a last minute reversal by the judge, he said, had kept the teenagers off a sex offender registry.
“The facts that were alleged by the Middlesex County prosecutor’s office at the beginning of this case have clearly been proven in a court of law,” Mr. Carey said.
A seventh defendant is awaiting trial; no date has been set.
Prosecutors said the defendants had slammed younger players to the floor of the locker room and stomped and kicked them, or grabbed their genitals and penetrated them with their fingers.
The charges had shocked and divided Sayreville, a middle-class town of 44,000 in central New Jersey. School officials canceled the season and fired the longtime coach.

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