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When a doctor recommends hospice care, it is typically because they want to ensure their patient’s comfort and quality of life during end-of-life care. While this can be a difficult topic to discuss, it is important to understand the benefits of hospice care to make an informed decision. Let’s take a look at why doctors recommend hospice and what it entails.
Here are the Top Benefits of Hospice Care
Hospice care provides exceptional support and quality of life for people with end-of-life medical conditions. It is an invaluable service that assists the patient, family members, and caregivers. Learn more about the top 4 benefits of hospice care.
Understand the Hidden Benefits of Hospice Care for Patients and Families
The top four hidden benefits of hospice care include increased physical comfort, emotional and spiritual support, personalized care plans, and 24/7 availability when needed.
Physical comfort is improved through pain management and symptom control as healthcare providers work to make a person as comfortable as possible during their end-of-life journey.
Additionally, hospice staff provides emotional and spiritual aid by helping patients come to terms with their illness, prepare for death and find solace in knowing they are not alone during this time.
Moreover, customized care plans address each patient’s needs; this approach allows the nurses and practitioners to prioritize their specialized treatment plan for the patient’s stage of life.
Finally, the availability of round-the-clock support greatly reduces family stress by providing peace of mind that somebody is always available to answer questions or address issues. Whether you are a patient or someone supporting them during this challenging time, hospice care offers many invaluable benefits that improve quality of life.
What Is Hospice?
Hospice is a type of palliative care that provides comfort for those diagnosed with terminal illnesses such as cancer or advanced dementia. Hospice services are provided in the patient’s home, nursing homes, or hospitals and provide physical, emotional, and spiritual support for patients and their families. Hospice care aims to improve the quality of life by managing pain and other symptoms associated with the illness.
Why Do Doctors Recommend Hospice?
Doctors may recommend hospice when they feel that further medical treatment would no longer be beneficial. Instead, they want to focus on providing comfort and support for the patient while managing their pain and other symptoms.
Hospice can also help reduce stress on family members by providing emotional support and resources such as bereavement counseling. It is important to note that hospice does not hasten death; rather, it helps make the final stages of life more comfortable for both patients and their loved ones.
What Does Hospice Care Entail?
When someone enters hospice care, they will be assigned a team of skilled professionals, including nurses, physicians, social workers, counselors, chaplains, therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists, and volunteers who work together to provide comprehensive end-of-life care tailored to the individual’s needs.
The team will assess the patient’s condition on an ongoing basis and provide treatments such as pain management or symptom control as needed. They will also offer emotional support for the patient and their family members throughout the process.
When faced with a terminal diagnosis or serious illness at the end-of-life stage, many people find comfort in knowing that options can help improve their quality of life while still providing essential medical care if necessary.
Doctors may recommend hospice if further treatment is no longer beneficial, instead focusing on providing comfort and support for patients and their families during this difficult time. If you have any questions about whether or not hospice is right for you or your loved one’s situation, please contact your doctor today!

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Tribal gathetings and best destinations in the world? More commonly known as Easter Vortex, this 3-day experience takes place over Easter weekend and is hosted by the Vortex Parallel Universe crew. Respect Festival emerged 12 years ago, hosting almost 20 events during this time to raise awareness of nature, mutual respect and bringing together everyone for an event of music, visuals, performances and scenic arts. Set deep in the rolling hills of Leicestershire at the heart of rural England, Noisily has quickly risen to the tops and become a popular festival psytrance fans across the UK. Last year the festival sold out quickly, so we urge you to grab tickets if you are interested.
Lake Atitlan was described by Aldous Huxley as the most beautiful lake in the world. Situated in the Guatemalan highlands, the lake is a stunning exhibition of natural splendor. The portal to Lake Atitlan, the city of Pananajachel, is also a portal to an indigenous world of the Mayans and other ancient peoples. It is a beautiful area, with many tourist attractions, opportunities for exploration, scuba diving and learning Spanish.
There are 431 steps leading up to 10,000 Buddhas Monastery. They’re lined with life-size, gilded Buddha statues, each entirely distinct from the next. At the top, at the complex itself (also known as Man Fat Sze), another 12,000 golden statues will great you, as well as pavilions and a pagoda. Oh, and the panorama of Sha Tin and its mountainous surrounds. In a nutshell: it’s all very, very scenic and Insta-worthy. See also: 10 Buddhas to look out for at the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery.
Tower of Trongsa Museum: This museum of the Trongsa region is located in the tower above the dzong. On five storeys, the tower houses a brilliant collection of Buddhist art, royal memorabilia and other items. You can drive up here or walk up from the town up one of the curving staircases of the two charming chapel towers. There are amazing, wide, sweeping views to be enjoyed from the rooftop of the tower. Find extra information on http://tribalreunion.com/festival/psy-fi-festival/.
We’re big fans of conscious festivals here at OTIJ. We know they can’t be perfect and some valid criticisms have been made. However, at their best they can provide us with a glimpse of what life on Earth could be like if all humans were in touch with their humanity. Conscious festivals foster a creative and collaborative atmosphere of caring, sharing, openness and kindness. For that reason, they can be can be magical, transformative and often life-changing experiences for many of those who attend.
Portugal is a brilliant country to visit for a number of reasons. If you are planning a sailing holiday, then Portugal becomes even more desirable. This country has a stunning coastline and some world-class islands. With a rich history, delicious food, and plenty of historic sites. Portugal is always a good idea. Some top cruising destinations in Portugal include Madeira (one of Europe’s best islands) and Lisbon (the capital city). Between these, there are many other worthy places to visit.
This golden-stoned adobe kasbah (fortress) thrusts dramatically out of the earth amid scenery that wows all who visit. It’s a fairy-tale place, and unsurprisingly the orange-hued turrets and curvy lanes inside have become a favorite film location for Hollywood due to the surreal beauty of the place. You can even sleep within the kasbah if you want the full Ait Ben Haddou experience, though those who like their creature comforts should be aware that there’s no electricity within the fortress itself. If you’re heading out into Morocco’s inland regions, it should definitely be on your must-visit list. Try to come in the early morning or later in the afternoon, as the tour bus crowds descend from around 10am to 2pm. Find extra information on here.

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4 COVID deaths, 618 cases logged in a day
Published: 05:17 PM, 28 July 2022 Updated: 06:06 PM, 28 July 2022
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Four more people died of coronavirus in the country in the last 24 hours. During this time, 618 people have been diagnosed with the virus.
This information was informed in a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday afternoon.
The latest figure states that 20,04,188 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the country so far while 29,284 people have died.
The release also stated that a total of 9,338 samples were tested across the country in the last 24 hours.
The recovery count rose to 19,40,083 after another 872 patients were discharged from the dedicated hospitals during the past one day.
The current positivity rate is 6.62 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 13.74 percent.
The latest figures put the recovery rate at 96.67 percent and the mortality rate at 1.46 percent.
Bangladesh reported the first Covid-19 cases on March 8, 2020, and the first death from the virus on March 18, 2020.

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When I first started using psychedelics, I used to always make sure that I had a pen and paper handy during my sessions. I did this so I could make notes during the experience, as there would nearly always be thoughts that popped up that seemed crucially important to write down and remember.
Since I started doing more formal, psychedelic therapy style sessions, however, I’ve made it something of a rule to not write anything down during the trip itself. I may take some notes after the peak, but generally the session day is for experience, not for journaling. That day is for me to be in the experience, not to analyse or take notes on it. In terms insights, I’ve found that the most important stuff sticks, and I’ll revisit and capture the next day.
Journaling on integration day
Thought I don’t write during the session day, I journal a lot after the experience.
The day after I will put on the playlist that I used and listen to it again from start to finish. Getting as close to the session format as possible, I will also wear my eye mask and headphones again, with the mask slid above my eyes. Listening to the music helps to bring back memories from the trip. The other details also help to recreate the context of the experience which helps to retrieve the memories in as much detail as possible.
I will then sit or lie down with pen and paper. As I listen to the music, I journal freely about the experience. I follow a directive I found in one of the research studies on psilocybin done at Johns Hopkins, to write up an ‘open-ended narrative of the experience’. The write up might include feelings, thoughts, or realizations. Whatever comes back up, I journal about it.
Psychedelic explorer Christopher Bache has written about how he did this the day after each of his sessions too. His integration process was so meticulous that he would listen to each track on the playlist on repeat, until he felt he had captured the essence of what he experienced during that piece. Admittedly, I don’t quite go that far. Once through the entire playlist is already 5 hours journaling, and I spread this over the course of a day, breaking it up with walks outside and meals.
Whilst journaling, I also identify key themes from the experience. These keywords may look like: health, gratitude, listening, providing. Though those may look obvious or trite, each word will be infused with my own personal meaning from the session, and having them neatly identified in keywords can help to quickly touch base with the essence of the experience. I’ve found this is useful for longer term integration, or setting integration intentions.
Journaling as preparation
Journaling can also act as a useful preparation exercise. An empty page is a good and private place to dump thoughts and feelings and can be a good way to explore what’s on your mind. Writing thoughts and feelings can help to have some kind of detachment from them and having them on a piece of paper in front of you helps to externalize them. This can help to bring about new perspectives.
Journaling on lower doses
This could be thought of as something like crossing journaling with a psycholytic approach. Here the pad acts as the therapist. This is something I use with the non classic psychedelics MDMA and ketamine. With these I always journal any personal things that come up, invariably at the beginning of the session. This might be about some tension or a problem I’m experiencing in a relationship. I will journal, going with the flow of what arises. This may take the form of simply writing thoughts or feelings down, or it may take the form of writing a letter to someone, writing down things that I would like to say to them.
In my review after the session, I will decide if it’s actually something that I should send or say to them, or if its something that I need to look more into myself before taking any action. Sometimes getting clarity through writing is enough.
Another way of doing journaling is audio journaling. You can open a voice memo app or use some other audio recording device and freely speak out loud. Here, the audio device is the therapist. This can also be a great way to give voice and expression to your inner world with tone and texture.
If you are experiencing frustration or anger with someone you might press record on the voice memo app and just dump all your stuff as if you were speaking to the person. This can help to really tap into your feelings and to allow them expression in a way where no one has to be on the receiving end. It can provide some relief and also help to clarify your truest feelings that you may have been afraid to actually express.
If you would like written notes on your vocalisations, you can also get a digital tool to transcribe for you. I often talk directly into google docs and have the little google robot wizard type up what I’m saying as I go. I even wrote the first draft of this article by talking into my phone 😉
To sum up, journaling can be a great accomplice to psychedelic work, at all stages: before, during and after. For preparation, navigation, and integration. I encourage you to give it a go and find what works for you.

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The planning policy framework for the historic environment, including policies and guidance on setting, has been provided by Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning for the Historic Environment and its supporting Historic Environment Planning Practice Guide, published in March 2010. We are now asking for your comments on draft guidance offered by English Heritage on the interpretation of the policies and guidance on setting, and in particular, on (a) the definition of setting; (b) the contribution that setting makes to the heritage significance of places; and (c) approaches to assessing the implications of change within setting.
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The truth behind Jessica Harrow’s mysterious death, and her connection to the Grim Reaper is finally revealed! But how does this connect to her unique abilities, and the ancient force known only as… THE END? The epic first arc of the breakout hit of 2022 concludes here, revealing deathly secrets and what lies ahead for the future of the series!
Grim #5 arrives on September 28, 2022.


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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced today that it has decided to take legal action against an army unit following the revelation of a financial scandal, specifically irregularities which cost the state almost 1 million euros.
An audit found at an army unit stationed in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine, numerous financial irregularities that caused nearly 39 million hryvnias (nearly 1 million euros) in state coffers, the ministry said on its Telegram account.
“Prosecutions were carried out”, he emphasized, without specifying against whom.
The most important irregularity detected concerns the purchase in 2022 of generators, at inflated prices, which caused a loss of more than 37 million hryvnias, he added.
“The unit purchased 163 generators less than the requested quantity,” the defense ministry said, also complaining about their late delivery, despite the fact that they were needed last winter due to massive blackouts caused by Russian strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure. .
“From October 2022 to April 2023, when the generators were absolutely necessary for the military, most of them had not been delivered to the units, but remained in warehouses” and “only 15% of them had been made available to the troops,” he explained. the same source.
Tackling corruption, which is endemic in Ukraine, is one of the criteria the EU has set in order to consider Ukraine’s candidacy to join the bloc. The country has received tens of billions of euros in aid from the West since the start of the Russian invasion.
Many Ukrainian officials have been embroiled in corruption scandals in recent months, including defense ministry officials.
“We will continue to systematically identify errors and violations. This is systematic and uncompromising work,” said Deputy Defense Minister Yuriy Dzhiguir.
The article Military unit in Ukraine “chewed up” state funds – They did not buy generators to pocket the money was published in Fourals.com.


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Barbie has apparently spiked Billy's soup with sulfuric acid, for after one spoonful the boy appears to be dissolving. With an evil grin, Barbie watches the boy suffer, flailing his hand helplessly. She even makes a snide remark that if his soup is too hot, Marmaduke can pant on it.
In the background, what appears to be the ghost of Marmaduke is floating silently through the door, the phantom dog's tongue lolling lifelessly. It can therefore be presumed that the girl has gone on a murderous rampage, killing the dog as well.

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Today, Island of Love release their EP ‘Songs of Love’ – a whirlwind tour of odes to loved ones, grunge and youthful angst through the ages. The 12-minute EP is a guide through the hardcore musical histories that brought Karim, Linus, Jimmy and Daniel together, but also strikes a common chord with indie, doo-wop and blues enthusiasts.
Following on from their first album ‘Promo Tape’ (a bedroom production job in collaboration with Fuzzbrain Studios), ‘Songs of Love’ continues to explore the depths of lo-fi. The EP subtly refines this haze, allowing the various elements (especially the guitars) to cut through the mix more prominently. This also means the pensive but cheeky lyrics penned by Karim and Linus – eg “thinking of you makes me want to lie down and die” – are now stamped in memory.
When we chatted to the band for Issue 34 last summer, the four-piece told us how they bonded over “Slayer and Napalm Death.” ‘At Home’ – the EP’s opening track – is the most obvious homage to this genre. Headfirst we charge into the music, propelled by a stampede of drums. This is complemented by guitar riffs resonant of 2000s indie bands, but also chord progressions you’d expect to hear at a 60s prom filled with awkward teenagers, holding their partners at arms length.
‘Songs of Love’ continues to meander through the decades. Swaying seamlessly between heavy verses ruminating on romance and blues-rock choruses. The track inclines you to bob your head and snap in the style of Frankie Valli and his Four Seasons, but decked out in death mask face paint and leather cuffs.
‘Headcase’ provides the EP’s release; with its disharmonies and scratches harking on the bands earlier material. The slow pace of this track allows the thoughtfulness of the lyrics to take centre stage. Though undoubtedly playful, the words take on a more confessional tone here; alluding to the band’s feelings of “inadequacy” prior to picking up an instrument, and the subsequent voice playing music gave them. Without a doubt, this voice is sophisticated, confident, and wholly charming.
‘Cut Your Losses’ rounds up the album; a longing track mashing indelicate shredding with more innocent sha-la-la’s – two elements you wouldn’t expect to work together, but courtesy of IOL, unsurprisingly do. A jangly piano brings the EP to a close – it’s as if you’ve walked into an empty bar and in the corner sits Jack White twinkling away. The acoustic twangs that echo around the deserted room complement the melodies explored through the album, drawing the EP to a softened close.
‘Songs of Love’ provides a brief, but dense insight into Island of Love’s music. It seems cruel that the EP is only 12-minutes long – it leaves listeners wanting so much more. The band’s live performances are equally as electrifying. So electrifying in fact, that Third Man Records’ co-founder Ben Swank offered the band a deal thirty-seconds after their gig at the label’s new flagship store in Soho (so new that drummer Jimmy’s back was drenched in paint by the end).
Island of Love have been heralded for ushering in a new era of guitar music – revamping the genre for the masses. Though such statements are bold, with every release this chat is increasingly plausible. It’s an undoubtedly exciting future ahead for Island of Love, and one we’re excited to see play out.
The new issue of So Young is out now! Issue Thirty-Six features interviews with Wet Leg (Print Cover), Jockstrap (Online Cover, below), Black Country, New Road, Metronomy, NewDad, Teeth Machine, ENUMCLAW, Been Stellar, Blue Bendy, BODEGA, Catcher and more. Order your copy here or read the digital edition below.


2.) Gabriel Davis
The Bills passing game came alive this week and Stefon Diggs was not the most targeted weapon or had the most targets. Wide receiver Gabriel Davis, who is in a contract year with the Bills, showed up and showed out in the passing game.
He was able to create separation from defenders and pick up good yardage to keep the Bills offensive drives going. His best play of the day came on a broken play where Allen rolled to the right and lofted it to Davis who ended up with a 40 yard gain to help set the Bills up with another touchdown.
Davis ended the game with six catches for 92 yards and a touchdown off of seven targets. The number two receiver who is out for a payday come next offseason had one of the best impacts for the Bills offense.
He was one of the nine receivers that were involved in the game plan, but ended up being the most utilized weapon for Allen. Look for Davis to keep it rolling throughout the season, seeing as how he may not know what his future holds after this season.


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Sofia Police Arrest 30 in Rally Aftermath
Thirty people have been detained in the Bulgarian capital Sofia after the official conclusion of the mass protest rally held Sunday.
Thousands took on the streets in Sofia and across Bulgaria, protesting against the political model, unbearable utility bills and wide-spread poverty.
The detainees have disrupted public order in calling on other demonstrators to block the key intersection of "Patriarch Evtimiy" boulevard and "Graf Ignatiev" street in downtown Sofia.
They have also shouted obscenities and have made explicit signs to riot police. Some were found to have been carrying knuckles, knifes and homemade explosives.
Six have been taken to the 4th police precinct; 24 are in the 1st one.
- » Bulgarian Police Detain 30 Illegal Migrants in Sofia
- » Bulgarian Railway Workers Find Abandoned Bag with 2.8kg of TNT near Tracks
- » Bulgarian Customs Seize 42 Kg Heroin Hidden in Truck’s Wheels
- » Bulgaria’s Traffic Police Proposes Criminalization of Speeding
- » Police in Italy Seize 400kg of Marijuana from Bulgarian-registered Van
- » Bulgarian Authorities Detain 46 People Suspected of Human Smuggling

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By STEVE EIGHINGER
Herald-Whig Staff Writer
HANNIBAL, Mo. -- Judy Norton has come a long way since "Good night, John-Boy."
Norton, who played Mary Ellen on the 1970s CBS hit television show "The Waltons," will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Roland Fine Arts Center on the campus of Hannibal-LaGrange University.
Norton will be singing hits from what she calls the "great American songbook," classics from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, plus other standards and "a little bit of Broadway."
Tickets at the door are $20.
Norton, 55, portrayed Mary Ellen, the oldest of the daughters on "The Waltons," which ran for nine seasons (1972-81) and triggered six TV movie sequels. The show was based on the book "Spencer's Mountain" and a 1963 film of the same name. The TV show was centered on a family in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.
"The show gave everyone something to relate to, and it was a feel-good type of program," Norton said. "The show spoke to the heartland of America. I think a program like that could still do well on television today.
"When (â€˜The Waltons') came on, there really wasn't a family type of show like that on television. When we became a hit, there was a real run of family shows that followed.
"The Waltons were much a part of me and I'll never be away from it."
For most of its run, "The Waltons" was a top-20 program for CBS, reaching a high of No. 2 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1973-74 season, when it won an Emmy for the best dramatic series on television.
Norton's post-Waltons career has included TV, film, theater and song. She has been a performer in front of the camera and has worked behind the camera, writing and directing.
"What interests me most about singing is the storytelling aspect," she said. "I'm always interested in a different sort of challenge."
That's putting it mildly.
Norton, who now lives in Los Angeles, took part in several of the early World Free Fall Conventions that were held in Quincy from 1990 to 2001. She said she remembered being a part of some sort of a world record during one of her parachute jumps and also remembered some of the more comical events tied to the convention.
Norton said she once landed in someone's front yard east of Quincy and told how friendly the residents were.
"They looked at me and smiled, and asked if I wanted something to eat," she said.
Among the other TV programs Norton has appeared in are "Battle of the Network Stars" (1979-81), "Felony Squad" (1968), "The Love Boat" (1982), "Stargate SG-1" (1998), "Ed" (2000) and a variety of game shows. Among movies, some of her credits include "Hotel" (1967) and "Valentine" (1979).
Norton's appearance in Hannibal has been coordinated by Mike Marks, president of the Hannibal Concert Association. Marks was publicist and personal manager to some of Hollywood's biggest stars while living on the West Coast, among them William Shatner, Vince Edwards, Alan Hale and Paul Newman.
Marks, who moved to Hannibal 14 years ago, is in his fourth year as president of the HCA.


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Blasé Southern Style in Southside Village re-opens October 8 with a new comfort food focus
Change is in the air with the onset of season and Blasé Bistro on Hillview Street is also evolving, with a new name, Blasé Southern Style and comfort food menu focus for its reopening on Oct. 8, 2020.
Chef Robby Clark, who also leads the culinary team for Siesta Key sister restaurants Blasé Café & Martini Bar, 3.14 Pi Pizza and now Blasé Southern Style, created the new themed menu. The menu evolved from his Hillview resident outreach, asking diners what kind of restaurant and food they would like to see in Sarasota. An overwhelming majority embraced the southern comfort food concept. It was an ideal fit for Clark, who before coming to Sarasota, worked at notable and award-winning restaurants, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, and owned and operated Sassafras restaurant in Virginia, ranked among the top 50 best restaurants and among the top 50 best chefs in the early 2000s.
“We’re excited to bring casual southern cuisine to Southside Village, with its familiar comfort food feel while offering the same excellent food and service as before,” said Kevin Skiest, co-owner. “We want to leave behind the pain that COVID-19 brought to us, our industry and many local residents and visitors with a fresh start,” Skiest added.
Highlights of Blasé Southern Style’s new menu, include starters such as Brûléed Goat Cheese, Black Eye Pea Hummus, Baked Oysters and Crispy Ribs. Soups and salads range from Roasted Pumpkin Bisque and Cape Hatteras Clam Chowder to Baby Spinach Salad with Fresh Berries, Goat Cheese and Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing to a Southern Caesar with Shredded Cheddar, Sundried Tomatoes and Cornbread Croutons.
For entrées, options range from Seared Crab Cake with Bay Scallop Succotash to Dried Cherry and Caramelized Onion Stuffed Roasted Pork Loin with Bourbon Glaze and Dijon Cream, Gumbo Style Mac & Cheese, Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Honey Mustard Drizzle to Mushroom Ragout and Goat Cheese Grits to Shrimp & Grits and Grilled New York Strip and Roasted Garlic.
A series of handhelds are also available, including Black Angus and Plant Based Burgers to Fried Catfish, Pulled Duck and Country Fried Steak. For an end of evening sweet treat, there’s Chocolate Butter Cake, Bourbon Pecan Pie, Peach Cobbler and Pumpkin Roll. Menu prices range from $6-$25.
Dining Options & COVID Safety Policies
Located at 1920 Hillview Street in Sarasota’s Southside Village, Blasé Southern Style is open Tuesday through Saturday from 4 to 11 p.m. Happy Hour is available from 4 to 6 p.m. (Tues-Sat), with $2 off Starter Plates and $7 select martinis, cocktails, champagne, and wine. Dinner service starts at 5 p.m. Curbside pick-up and takeout are available through online ordering or by calling 941-312-6850. For delivery food orders, contact Bite Squad. Packaged liquor is also available for all takeout and delivery food orders.
For more information and restaurant updates, visit the website call 941-312-6850 or visit Blasé Bistro Hillview on Facebook and Instagram.
About Blasé Southern Style
Owned and operated by partners Cynthia Breslin and Kevin Skiest, Blasé Southern Style offers a creative twist on Southern style comfort food. It is the second restaurant to open under the Blasé name, the first being the 22+ year Blasé Café & Martini Bar on Siesta Key, opened by Breslin in 1997, which grew from one table in one space to what is now a 100-seat restaurant with three bars and the adjacent pizza and craft beer restaurant, 3.14 Pi Pizza, which opened in 2016. Partner Kevin Skiest, a real estate and business investor, joined the Blasé family in 2016 to help re-organize and re-energize the business.
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San Diego’s Sony Electronics is helping universities with its technology upgrades as colleges across the U.S. transition to a hybrid classroom model, mixing in-person and distance education.
Its new microphone, which is designed for a range of lecture and presentation environments, has been flying off the shelves due in demand for touch-less technology solutions.
The product called the MAS-A100 offers a number of beneficial features that enhance acoustic experiences, in-classroom or at-home, including the ability to record lectures for on-demand purposes.
“As universities navigate new ways of instructing and connecting with students remotely, audio has become a primary area of focus. The pristine sound quality of our beamforming microphones builds a solid foundation for increasing interactivity, while enabling a two-way dialogue that enriches learning,” said Theresa Alesso, Pro Division president, Sony Electronics.
For universities, the product is an easy to install microphone that minimizes ambient noise and has a dual-channel output for simultaneous recording that captures instructor’s and students’ voices, among other features.
Developed over a four-year period, the product became a huge success this year, in part due to teachers needing better audio while having a touch-less component.
“Our MAS-A100 beamforming microphone wasn’t developed for the pandemic, it was developed after listening to our customers. We needed the ability to have dual channel output so that we could be able to record not just the instructor, but also the student. Therefore, this great product was born,” said Alesso. “And as a result with the timing of the health and safety protocols, it was a home run.”
Sony serves a consortium of schools including San Diego State University, Indiana State University, Montclair State University, American University, among others.
Upgrading At SDSU
SDSU has outfitted classrooms with Sony’s new microphone technology for the fall semester.
The college installed 68 of Sony’s MAS-A100 beamforming ceiling microphones, at its main campus and Imperial Valley campus.
“As we refreshed the design of our classrooms due to the pandemic, we sought a touchless experience to safeguard employees and adhere to health and safety protocols,” said Rudy Arias, associate director of Instructional Technology Services at SDSU. “We were looking for an audio solution that would be hands-free, easy to implement, cost-effective and offer high-quality sound from any location.”
“When we were introduced to the Sony IP ceiling microphone through a virtual demo, we placed our order within hours,” he said. “We knew right away that it met our list of requirements and would be a reliable solution for our new hybrid classroom experience.”
The team is currently installing them across our two campuses to make a bigger impact and facilitate a more engaging educational experience for teachers and students alike, with plans to add more units in the future.
“Our focus is using the best tools that provide the highest value, given our ecosystem,” said James Frazee, director of Instructional Technology Services at SDSU. “In terms of our commitment and investment in learning technologies in our built environments. We’re really focused on trying to maintain a safe environment for our students, our faculty, and members alike.”
Beginning Jan. 20, classes will be held entirely online as the university implements its student re-entry plan. SDSU only is offering a limited number of full or partial in-person courses for the spring, largely in subject areas such as science, engineering and fine arts requiring some degree of face-to-face instruction, according to the university.
“We are running at a point where we’re trying to keep up with demand. We have many customers, whether it’s corporate or education,” said Alesso. “We see this as the beginning of a much richer opportunity for both us and our customers to create high end remote work flow for their needs.”
Sony’s education business unit isn’t as significant as its other verticals, just yet. Although Sony’s executives are betting the investment will create a profitable and sustainable revenue stream as more organizations turn digital.


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Panthers falter in women’s hockey finals, 3-2, in OT
MIDDLEBURY — Visiting No. 3 seed Trinity struck 54 seconds into overtime in Sunday’s NESCAC women’s hockey final to stun top-seeded Middlebury College, 3-2.
Thus, the 18-6-2 Bantams, not the 20-4-3 Panthers, earned the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament, while Middlebury — the No. 3 team in D-III entering the league playoffs — had to wait and hope for an at-large bid when the competition committee met early on Monday. Note: On Monday morning, the Panthers learned they will host Norwich in a quarterfinal on Saturday; the time will be announced.
See related story: Panthers beat Bowdoin in semi-final, 4-2
The Panthers could make a strong case, with a NESCAC regular season title and an overall 3-4-3 record against top-10 teams that includes a loss and a tie vs. No. 1 Elmira, wins over No. 5 Norwich and No. 9 Gustavos Adolphus, and a regular-season split with No. 10 Trinity on the road.
Coach Bill Mandigo would have preferred that his team’s 44-22 advantage in shots had translated into a win and put the Panthers in charge of their own fate — and probably hosting a game this weekend.
“You never know. We should have gotten in last year, and we didn’t get in,” Mandigo said. “You’ve got to take care of your own business, and we didn’t get it done today. So we’ll see how it goes.”
The Panthers fell behind, 2-0, in the first period despite having four power plays, including two five-on-three advantages for a total of 1:14. But the Bantams, possibly feeding off their dramatic rally in a 2-1 overtime win over second-seeded Amherst the day before, started strong and looked like the harder-working team over the first 20 minutes.
They also caught a break 2:58 in, when Cheeky Herr’s harmless-looking shot from the left circle deflected off a Panther stick and into the upper left corner past Middlebury goalie Madeline Marsh (19 saves).
Middlebury racked up first-period shots, many by senior defender Hannah Bielawski from the right point, during the series of power plays. But the Bantam penalty killers kept the Panthers on the perimeter, and goalie Sydney Belinskas made 18 of her 42 saves in the opening 20 minutes.
Then the Bantams took advantage of an icing call vs. Middlebury to score at 6:41, winning the ensuing faceoff and pelting Marsh with three shots. Emma Tani banged in the second rebound, and the Panthers trailed, 2-0.
Middlebury dominated the second period, allowing only four Trinity shots, although two challenged Marsh: She stopped Lucy Robinson on a shorthanded breakaway bid early on and Tani on a two-on-one at the 16-minute mark.
By then it was 2-1. Panthers Maddie Winslow and Katie Mandigo broke up a Bantam clear in the left corner, and Mandigo circled into the high slot and backhanded the puck along the ice toward goal. Elizabeth Wulf skated across the goalmouth and tipped the puck home between Belinskas’ skates at 4:21. Other good bids in the period came from Bielawski and Wulf.
The Tigers earned another power play at 3:20, and Winslow tied the game at 3:41 from a scramble out front. A Bielawski shot from the right point triggered the melee, and Carly Watson got a piece of the puck before Winslow finished the play.
Shortly afterward, Panthers Katie Sullivan and Anna Van Kula stormed the Trinity net, and Belinskas stopped Sullivan’s one-timer at 14:00 on Van Kula’s behind-the-net feed. Twenty seconds later, Belinskas dove to her left to smother Sullivan’s backhand bid at what appeared to be an open net, possibly the save of the game. During a later power play Winslow hit the right post from close range.
Mandigo recalled that stop on Sullivan afterward, but at the same time said the Panthers probably should have found a way to translate their edge in play in the second and third period into more production.
“Their goalie is really good. She made a save on Sullivan in the third period, I don’t know how she made that save,” Mandigo said. “Sometimes that’s the way it goes. You’ve got to find ways to put the puck in the net, and we didn’t.”
The end came suddenly in overtime. The Panthers probably could have done better with a clearing attempt that Shelby Labe stopped at the right point. She slapped the puck along the ice toward goal, and Herr one-timed a shot into the upper right corner. Marsh had no chance, and the Panthers were dealt their first overtime loss of the winter (4-1-3 in eight tries). The Bantams, not the Panthers, threw their gloves and sticks into the air and celebrated.
“It’s disappointing,” Mandigo said. “I feel bad for the seniors, and we’ll keep our fingers crossed and hope we get to play next week.”
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|Publication number||US7873093 B2|
|Application number||US 11/257,764|
|Publication date||18 Jan 2011|
|Filing date||25 Oct 2005|
|Priority date||25 Oct 2004|
|Also published as||EP1667290A1, US20060088073|
|Publication number||11257764, 257764, US 7873093 B2, US 7873093B2, US-B2-7873093, US7873093 B2, US7873093B2|
|Inventors||Marinus Frans Van Der Maas|
|Original Assignee||Scientific Glass Technology Singapore Pte Ltd.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (3), Classifications (22), Legal Events (6)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application claims priority to a Dutch application No. NL 1027327 filed Oct. 25, 2004.
The invention relates to a method for carrying out a laser operation, wherein a laser source is provided, wherein lasing gas is supplied from at least one lasing gas source to the laser source for the formation of a laser beam, wherein, with the aid of the laser beam, an operation is carried out, such as for instance a welding, a drilling, a cutting or a lighting operation.
The invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out a laser operation, wherein the apparatus is provided with a laser source, which is connected to a lasing gas source via a lasing gas pipe system.
Lasers are used on a large scale for all kinds of operations. Possibilities are welding operations, drilling operations and cutting operations of metal, plastic, wood, paper and similar materials. However, lighting operations, for instance for lithographic processes, are often carried out with the aid of lasers as well.
A known problem of lasers is that the laser source requires regular maintenance in order to clean the optical system, which is present in the source. Inter alia moisture and hydrocarbons which are introduced into the source via the lasing gas cause pollution of the optical system in the source. Cleaning a laser source is very expensive, involving amounts of several thousands of euros. In order not to let the frequency of cleaning be too high, for various uses, often much stronger laser sources are bought than is strictly necessary for the process. The stronger laser sources can continue to function longer because the power produced by them remains sufficient for carrying out the operation for a longer period, even when the optical system in the source is polluted. It will be clear that laser sources with a higher power also have a higher cost price.
The invention contemplates providing a method and an apparatus whereby a solution for this problem is provided.
To this end, the method according to the invention is characterized in that the lasing gas which comes from the at least one lasing gas source is fed through at least one easing gas filter before the gas is supplied to the laser source.
The apparatus is characterized in that at least one lasing gas filter is included the lasing gas pipe system.
As a result of the presence of the lasing gas filter, the frequency with which the laser source needs to be cleaned can be reduced drastically. Instead of every six months, the cleaning may, for instance, take place every two years, which yields a saving of several thousands of euros a year. In addition, a laser source with a lower power can be used since the pollution occurring in the course of time need not be factored in. Consequently, the source can have the power needed for the operation to be carried out and not the higher power, as is often done now to compensate for pollution. A further advantage is that gases of a lower purity can be used, which has a considerable cost-reducing effect.
In many laser operations, the laser beam is guided to a laser processing head via an optical system. Also to such laser processing heads, processing gas is often supplied, for instance to screen a cutting area, welding area or drilling area from the atmosphere. The material surface of the material to be processed is thus prevented from oxidizing as a result of the operation when this is not intended or from obtaining an undesired, for instance too rough, surface structure. In practice, it is found that still, despite the use of processing gas, undesired oxidation of the material to be processed occurs. Conversely, with laser cutting operations based on oxidation, an excess of oxygen is desired in the cutting operation and the presence of other gases can result in an undesired surface structure of the material.
According to a further elaboration of the method according to the invention, it is particularly favorable when the processing gas is fed through at least one processing gas filter before it is supplied to the processing head. To this end, according to a further elaboration, the apparatus is characterized in that at least one processing gas filter is included in the processing gas pipe system connecting the laser processing head with the processing gas source.
It is thus effected that the processing gas has a higher purity, which generally results in a better surface quality of the processed material. Undesired oxidation of the processed material is reduced as well when oxygen has been removed from the processing gas by the filter. Further, as a result of a better surface tension and viscosity, the quality of the melting bath will improve when the processing gas does not contain any pollutions. With oxidation-based processing techniques, the efficiency increases when the processing gas is pure oxygen instead of oxygen with pollutions.
According to a further elaboration of the invention, the method is characterized in that the lasing gas contains at least He, N2 and/or CO2. It is noted that other gases are also possible when lasers of a different color are used.
According to a further elaboration, the processing gas may comprise, for instance, O2, N2, air, He, Ar and/or H2.
Since the operators of the apparatuses for carrying out a laser operation have had a different type of training than laboratory personnel, it would be particularly favorable if the placement and removal of the filters could be done in a relatively simple manner.
To this end, the method for a further elaboration is characterized in that the empty gas filter is a quick-change filter which can manually be fastened on a base. Such quick-change filters are, for instance, described in EP-A-0 606 960, a European patent application 04076518.2 which is published as EP 1 479 428 A2, and are also put into circulation by Varian® Inc. under the designation Gas Clean Filter and are to date used for cleaning carrier gases for the purpose of detection processes such as gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
It will be clear that it is likewise advantageous for the processing gas filter when a quick-change filter is used for it which can manually be fastened on a base.
Such quick-change filters can only be mounted on the base in one manner and are fastened by a fastening ring to be loosened and tightened manually. Consequently, the apparatus operator can simply change such filters by himself.
Preferably, the method according to a further elaboration is characterized in that, when the quick-change filter is charged, the quick-change filter is removed from the base, while, by the removal of the quick-change filter from the base, a gas supply and a gas discharge in the base to the quick-change filter are closed off automatically and a bypass pipe in the base is opened automatically, in such a manner that an uninterrupted gas supply to the laser source and/or the processing head takes place, while, by placing a new gas filter on the base, the bypass pipe is automatically closed off, the gas supply and gas discharge to the quick-change filter are automatically opened and the gas is fed through the filter.
It is true that the laser source is then temporarily fed with polluted gas, but the extent of pollution which occurs is very small, since this only takes a very short period. In any case, it is thus effected that the laser operation can simply continue, which is in many cases very important.
According to a further elaboration of the method according to the invention, the lasing gas can be led through a moisture filter, an oxygen filter and/or a hydrocarbon filter. Optionally, a combination of these filters can be included in one single filter housing. Here, it is preferred when the at least one filter is provided with an indicator which indicates whether and optionally to what degree the filter material is saturated, while the filter is replaced by a new filter when the indicator indicates a particular degree of saturation.
It is thus effected that the users replace the filters in time, so that it is guaranteed that, always, pure gas is led to the laser source and/or the laser processing head.
The invention further relates to the use of a quick-change filter for cleaning lasing gas which is led to a laser source of a laser processing apparatus, while, by a simple operation, the quick-change filter is placeable on and removable from abase which is included in a lasing gas pipe system connecting a lasing gas source with the laser source.
The invention further relates to the use of a quick-change filter for cleaning a processing gas which is led to a laser processing head of a laser processing apparatus, while, by a simple operation, the quick-change filter is placeable on an removable from a base which is included in a processing gas pipe system connecting a processing gas source with the laser source.
Above-mentioned uses result in the advantages described in connection with the method and the apparatus.
The invention will now be explained in more detail on the basis of an exemplary embodiment, with reference to the drawing, in which:
By way of example,
Since the gases in the gas sources sometimes also contain solid particles, it is further advantageous when at least one particle filter is disposed in the lasing gas pipe system and/or the processing gas pipe system. Preferably, such a particle filter is located downstream of the filter or the filters for moisture, oxygen and hydrocarbons because such filters can also still release particles. Here, it is further preferred that the particle filters are quickly changeable. To this end, the particle gas filters can be designed as quick-change filters, preferably in the form of a cartridge which is regenerable or disposable. The particle filters may, for instance, remove particles larger than 3 microns from the gas. The particle filter may be designed as a housing with sintered stainless steel or bronze balls therein. Optionally, the particle filter may be placed on a base which is provided with a bypass pipe which is opened automatically when the particle filter is removed from the base and which is closed automatically when the particle filter is placed on the base. A particle filter in the lasing gas pipe system prevents a fast pollution of the optical system via which the laser beam is guided to the processing head. A particle filter in the processing gas pipe system prevents particles from adversely affecting the correct or optimal performance of the operation.
It will be clear that the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiment described, but that various modifications are possible within the framework of the invention as defined by the claims.
Thus, instead of the laser cutting apparatus, a laser welding apparatus, a laser drilling apparatus or a lighting apparatus may be provided with filters as indicated, in order to improve the efficiency of the apparatus and to considerably reduce the necessity of cleaning the laser source regularly. Further, other gases may be used than those mentioned in the present exemplary embodiment. Although, for reasons concerning operation, it is by far preferable to use quick-change filters, use of so-called inline filters could also be considered. Particularly inline filters which can be changed simply and quickly, for instance such as described in the not prior published international patent application PCT/NL2004/000564, whose contents are considered to be inserted herein by reference, are suitable for this.
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About 100 people are destitute after fire gutted down 23 houses in Kafukuta Village in the area of Traditional Authority Nankumba in Mangochi District.
Mangochi Police Station spokesperson Rodrick Maida said the accident happened at around noon on Sunday.
The District Commissioner for Mangochi Moses Chimphepo confirmed the incident to Nation Online saying those affected are now seeking refuge in homes of their relatives.
Chimphepo added that assistance has already started trickling in from well-wishers and his office is mobilising more resources to assist the people.
The Mangochi Police publicist quoted one of the victims, Leonard Mbewe, who said the fire started after a seven year old girl left fire which she was playing with unattended.
“Suddenly, Mwera winds blew and carried the fire to a nearby video show room, burning it to ashes, before spreading to 23 other houses with roofs made of wood and grass damaging properties worth over K16, 890,” he said.
According to Maida, the property include beddings, clothes, kitchen utensils and farm produce. He said no one has been injured in the accident.
Meanwhile, police have advised the public to be cautious with fire and never leave minors unattended especially when they are playing with fire to avoid such incidents.


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Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Norwegian prodigy Martin Odegaard by scouting the 15-year-old on his international debut on Wednesday night. Odegaard, a boyhood Liverpool supporter, became Norway’s youngest-ever player by winning his first cap against the United Arab Emirates in Stavanger at the age of just 15 years and 253 days. The Stromsgodset youngster, who had a trial with United last December, is now expected to earn a place in Per-Mathias Hogmo’s squad for next Wednesday’s friendly against England at Wembley after completing all ninety minutes of the 0-0 draw against the UAE. "I think he came out of it well and he was very close to deciding the game," Hogmo said. "He showed the kind of qualities he has." Notwithstanding Odegaard’s Liverpool allegiances, United are also likely to face competition from Barcelona and Juventus, who have maintained regular interest in the youngster since his emergence with Stromsgodset. United are understood to have sent senior scouts to Stavanger to assess Odegaard and the player is likely to be watched again at Wembley to monitor his abilities against more established opponents. United have had mixed success with recruiting emerging players from Norway, with Ole Gunnar Solksjaer proving a huge hit at the club following his £1.5m arrival as an unheralded forward from Molde in 1996.
Manchester United step up interest in Norway's 15-year-old wonderkid Martin Odegaard
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When you are diagnosed with a terminal illness there is a lot of talk about leaving a legacy. Some people write letters to their children. Some record videos. I have a pretty active Instagram account and have blogged for decades and hope my daughters will enjoy looking back on that. Some things older women living with the same disease as me worry about just aren’t on my radar. Some worry that they won’t be around to see their children get married or meet their grandchildren, for example. Those aren’t the sorts of legacies I’m most immediately concerned with.
When I was first diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer, one of my biggest fears—aside from the obvious one of dying—was that there were so many books I would miss out on reading to my three young girls. This was in 2016.
Fast forward to this year and my respite in stability has come to an end. The cancer has spread. It has always been in my ribs and back but now it has spread to my hips, legs, and possibly other places—at this point it is hard to keep up. I break ribs when I sneeze. I walk with a cane and need a wheelchair for any distance further than up the stairs to my bed. There is talk of hip replacement surgery. I am 43 years old. My daughters are 11, nine, and six years old. It is terrifying.
I was already a huge Harry Potter fan when I was diagnosed and so that was on the top of my list. That series got me through a dark time in my 20s and I have a special place in my heart for it. The winter of my diagnosis, while I was going through chemo for the first time, I started my oldest, who was turning eight, on her Harry Potter journey. I kept thinking, “just let me live long enough to read all the books to my girls.” My younger daughters were five and two at the time, so they were too young to start just yet.
From there, I made a list of books I wanted to read to my daughters. Reading together has always been our thing. I was never a mom who wanted to get down and play; I was always more interested in sitting us down and reading. My girls knew that I would usually drop anything if they asked me to read to them. I remember years ago asking my oldest daughter if she would still allow me to read to her even when she was reading chapter books on her own. She is in grade six now. And yes, I still read aloud to her when I get the chance. (However, my headstrong middle daughter has informed me that she is too old for me to read aloud to her.)
Back to these grandchildren I’m barely thinking about—maybe it is being part of a different generation than the older women around me, but I don’t really have the same worries. I had children because I really wanted to be a mom, not because I wanted to be a grandmother. Even if I was to be alive, those sorts of things would be out of my control. I would hate to wrongly pressure my girls into getting married or having children when those might not be things they ever want to do. When I had my first daughter I used to say I wanted to raise children we could enjoy the company of as adults. Now I want them to grow up and be happy despite the fact that they will have lost their mom at an early age.
The only legacy that feels right to leave them is a literary legacy. A shared love of books that we have read together. I like to think this would have happened even without a terminal diagnosis but with it the pressure is on to make every moment -—even moments spent reading—count.
Second on my list, after Harry Potter, was Anne of Green Gables (like a good Canadian). I tend to gravitate towards the classics and reading the entire Anne series is such an enjoyable way to learn about growing up as a smart, determined girl.
The Little House [on the Prairie] series came next, even though I hadn’t read it as a kid. I have since read the entire series through at least five times, and while there are definitely problematic parts to it, like the attitude towards Indigenous peoples, I like the discussions it creates in our family. For a while there a lot of conversations would start with: “What would Ma or Pa Ingles do?” (The answer is usually that they would just shut up and get their work done. It’s a little odd to compare our modern plant-based family to a pioneering family that existed 200 years ago but if Laura and Mary just ate what was put in front of them and cleaned the table afterwards without complaint then I’m going to use that as an example to get my kids to do the same.)
A Little Princess, A Wrinkle in Time, The Secret Garden, the The Dark is Rising series, the Green Knowe series, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre… Most of these I have read to at least one of my daughters. Many more new-to-me and modern books have been added to the list, too: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, The Swallow: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter, which have sparked discussions about ghosts and death. The All-of-a-Kind Family series which has taught us about the Jewish faith. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia, about the Civil Rights Movement in 1968 Oakland, California. There is a lot more representation in modern books about people who are not white middle-class Canadians, so even though I like to give my daughters a thorough education in the classics it’s good to not limit myself to them. We are all learning together.
My 11-year-old and I are currently reading through a number of historical mystery series: the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear and the Lane Winslow mystery series by Iona Whishaw. It is really fun having someone in the family enjoying these more mature books and I’m so glad I have lived long enough to move away from children’s books and am still here to expand our literary experiences.
As the girls get older the things I want to share with them has changed. It isn’t limited to books anymore, but also music and movies. Each child is so different that what they want me to share and what makes sense to share with them is different too. For example, I started watching Downton Abbey with my 11-year-old earlier this year. I’m not a huge fan of TV but it’s been fun to watch it together and talk about class structure and the amazing costumes.
My nine-year-old daughter has a love for superheroes (after watching Wonder Woman she decided she wants to be an Amazon warrior when she grows up) and we spent the past couple of seasons watching the entire Marvel Avengers movie series.
My youngest is the one who would not have remembered me had I died when first diagnosed. She’s now six-and-a-half. To her I have passed down my love of musicals. She can spend the day complaining that the kids in her class are too loud—even with her noise-cancelling headphones—then come home and turn Hamilton: An American Musical on at full volume in her bedroom.
I’m grateful that they all share my love of Harry Potter. “Mom, when you are a grandma will you teach my kids about Harry Potter?” my middle girl recently asked me. I didn’t really answer. I said I would like to, but I think even she understands on some level that the chances of me being around then are pretty slim and I refuse to lie. I wish I could say yes and know that I will meet these mythical grandchildren someday but I can’t. It’s hard.
You think when you have children you have all this time with them, but it isn’t necessarily true. My fear is that all they are going to remember about me is how my illness coloured their childhood with the looming threat of death. They are terrified when I sneeze that I am going to break a bone and they have all but resigned themselves to the fact that I’m not much fun. Some days all I can do is get out of bed and feed them lunch, while other mothers are out attending Terry Fox runs and volunteering at the school. But books are something I know, and reading is something we can do together; even on my worst days we can snuggle up and read something. As Sirius Black says in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, “The ones who love us never really leave us. You can always find them, in here.” Sirius points to his heart when he is saying this but I believe that the ones who love us can also be found in the pages of a book long after they are gone. At least that is what I hope for my girls.


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Three Little Birds make it onto new Ajax kit
Amsterdam football club Ajax’s Bob Marley inspired new jersey presented on Friday has sold out in a single day.
The design of the club’s third kit for the 2021/2022 season, a deal between Adidas, the club and the Marley family, features red, yellow and green accents and three small birds embroidered just below the collar on the back of the shirt in reference to Bob Marley’s iconic song.
The story goes that Ajax fans took Three Little Birds to their hearts during a friendly against Cardiff FC. When they were asked to wait before leaving the stand at the end of the game, the stadium DJ played it for them to while away the time. It has since become the club’s anthem. In 2018 Ky-mani Marley, Bob Marley’s son, came to the Ajax stadium to sing the song to an enthusiastic crowd.
Ajax commercial director Menno Geelen said the club had expected fans to be keen on the new kit but that the sales exceeded expectation. ‘We sold a record number of shirts in one day, four times as many as any other Ajax shirt to date. It’s unique,’ Geelen said.
Reportedly tens of thousands of shirts were snapped up by fans.
Bob Marley’s daughter Cedella Marley said she was ‘beyond touched’ the song had been made into the club’s anthem. ‘Soccer was everything to my father..and to use his words.. ‘football is freedom’.
Football supporters in other teams in the Netherlands do not necessarily agree, however, after stiff warnings from the caretaker health minister Hugo de Jonge on Monday to stay with bums in seats or risk further restrictions.
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WE SERVE PORTIONS OF FRANKLIN, CRAWFORD, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF I-44
As the season of winter is here and it starts to get cooler, please check and clean your flues before using them. Checking and cleaning your flues help prevent a flue fire from occurring. Fall and Winter are the prime seasons for flue fires so clean those flues and have a safe fall and winter season.
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People who want a box are required to fill out an application, a medical history form, and must provide a key for their residence. (This key is locked in the Knox Box.) At this time the Fire District notes any hazards in the residence, such as oxygen tanks, and place this information in the dispatch system as a “caution note.” Fire district members will install the Knox Box on the residence.
This program has been very successful and is a great service that the Fire District provides to residents with over 50 boxes in place. Click on the link below, fill out the application and email the application to firstname.lastname@example.org. Any questions please call the office at 573-468-6161.


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Police and firefighters responded to a collision in Avon involving a car and a Brockton Area Transit Authority bus. Four people, including the driver of the car, suffered non-life threatening injuries.
AVON - Four people were injured during a collision in Avon on Tuesday between a car and a public bus operated by the Brockton Area Transit Authority.
The crash took place at East Main and East Spring streets in Avon around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday.
Firefighters at the scene were using hydraulic rescue tools to extract a woman from who was driving the car, which was crumpled in by the crash. The front end of the BAT bus was also visibly damaged, and was taken out of service after the crash, according to the local transportation agency.
At least three people who were on the bus were transported from the scene by ambulance. Ambulances from Holbrook and Randolph were summoned to the site of the crash.
The injuries were not considered to be life threatening, said Ray Ledoux, administrator of the Brockton Area Transit Authority, who went to the scene after the crash. Ledoux said the bus was on its way to Ashmont Station in Dorchester, passing Wal-Mart in Avon, when the crash took place around an intersection with a blinking traffic signal.
“It appears the passenger vehicle may have come out into traffic at the intersection,” said Ledoux, after speaking with public safety officials.
Ledoux said the bus was in motion at the time of the crash.
The bus was taken out of service, Ledoux said. Remaining passengers who did not request medical services were brought the rest of the way to Ashmont Station by a replacement bus that was brought to the scene, Ledoux said.
“The bus is damaged enough where it has to be taken out of service,” Ledoux said. “The driver (of the bus) was not transported to the hospital.”
Ledoux said he was waiting on more information from the police to explain how the crash took place.
Ledoux commended police, fire and ambulance workers at the scene for doing “a great job” helping everyone after the crash.


Tom Mix, Published October 26 2012
Lehmann scores 3TDs as Packers top Minot
The one-time blocking back is now dishing out hits with the ball in his hands, and opposing defenses have felt the pain.
Friday was the latest of Lehmann’s standout rushing efforts, and the 6-foot, 210-pound bruising back proved his success wasn’t limited to the regular season.
Lehmann scored three touchdowns in West Fargo’s 21-14 win over Minot in the North Dakota Class 3A state quarterfinals on Friday at the Fargodome.
“We got a lot of running backs that run the ball hard,” said Lehmann, who is committed to wrestle at North Dakota State. “That running game has been working for us the last four games.”
Lehmann totaled 173 yards on 23 carries. He now has 23 touchdowns this season after getting limited carries in the first two games. He moved to No. 3 all-time on West Fargo’s single-season scoring list with 118 points.
West Fargo (7-3) advances to play No. 1-ranked Bismarck in the semifinals at 7 p.m. Friday at the Community Bowl.
The Packers trailed 14-7 entering the fourth quarter, but scored in the first and last minute of the final 12 minutes of regulation to seal the victory.
The winning score was set up when Minot’s Cody Haugen muffed a punt return attempt with 1 minute, 17 seconds left in regulation. West Fargo’s Ben Bruenjes recovered the fumbled punt.
West Fargo drove the ball to the 2-yard line, where Lehmann ran in his third touchdown of the game.
“Any time you have a play going that way for you, it definitely gets the fire going,” Lehmann said of Minot’s turnover. “We were all excited after that, because we knew had them on their heels. We fed off that.”
The Magicians (7-3) had held the Packers to a three-and-out prior to the turnover and had plenty of time to get into the field-goal range for standout place kicker Ben Love. Love narrowly missed a 49-yard attempt in the first half.
West Fargo head coach Jay Gibson said he was fearful that would happen.
“Before the turnover, I was hoping they would not get close enough for their field-goal kicker to win the game,” Gibson said. “That was a tough mistake on their part, but at least we got it and shows me that our guys were in the game still.”
Brady Lampert rushed for 116 yards one touchdown on 22 carries to lead Minot.
“We made too many mistakes,” Minot head coach Barry Holmen said. “We had opportunities in the first half where we came up empty. I thought we responded well to missed opportunities and came out in the third quarter, marched it down and got ahead.
“We were not clean enough to win. We were close, but we’ll look back on this one as a missed opportunity.”
Lehmann’s biggest run was a 78-yard touchdown that came 20 seconds after Minot’s Alex Yanosko broke a scoreless tie on a four-yard TD run.
West Fargo’s Scott Cameron was 9 of 15 passing for 109 yards. The Packers have now won six straight games at the Fargodome.
“We came together as a team,” Lehman said. “I think it is the best we played as a team so far and I think we have a lot more in us.”
M 7 0 7 0–14
WF 7 0 0 14–21
M–Yanosko 4 run (Love kick)
WF–Lehmann 78 run (Duncan kick)
M–Lampert 7 run (Love kick)
WF–Lehmann 1 run (Duncan kick)
WF–Lehmann 2 run (Duncan kick)
RUSHING: M, Yanosko 15-69, Benjamin 5-9, Lampert 22-116, Gorney 1-5. WF, Lehmann 23-173, Schulz 5-9, Hoy 1-(-2), Cameron 4-(-21).
PASSING: M, Yanosko 2-7-2–24, Holmen 0-1-0–0. WF, Cameron 9-15-0–109.
RECEIVING: M, Holmen 2-24. WF, Gunderson 3-29, Mattila 1-14, Heinen-Lugert 2-12, J. Heisler 3-57.
Readers can reach Forum reporter
Tom Mix at (701) 241-5562


The new flagship Realme X2 Pro released a few weeks ago and it is to make everyone confused. Because these younger generations are quietly trying to equal the seniors, and they even have to catch up.
Realme did not accidentally borrow the design of Oppo’s mobile phone, and it was also the twins of the newly released Reno Ace. The device is built with a 6.5-inch E3 Super AMOLED waterdrop full-screen screen, it has a high-speed fingerprint of 0.23 seconds, and it has FHD + (2,400 x 1,080) panel also has a super smooth refresh rate of 90Hz.
What are the new Features in Realme X2 Pro?
You can feel the refreshment of this high refresh rate just by sliding around the main device. The text and icons do not leave a bit of afterimage or pause, and the long body that slides vertically can take advantage of this feature.
There is a 16MP front selfie camera hidden in the water drops. There are power and volume keys on both sides of the gadget. There are only speakers and USB-C at the bottom of the gadget. With the front speakers at the top of the screen and Dolby Atmos, it has a very good sound experience.
It is said that the appearance is 87% similar, but it actually means that the fuselage design is good enough. In conjunction with its full-screen gesture operation, the 6.5-inch is now the standard size and can be easily operated with one hand.
Realme X2 Pro Camera
The back of the camera is a mid-mounted vertical 4 camera that completely matches Reno Ace, but Realme has a higher-pixel GW1 64MP main camera with an 8MP 115 ° ultra-wide-angle camera, a 13MP 5x optical telephoto camera, and a 2MP portrait camera.
The X2 Pro’s 2.5cm super macro mode is also achieved by an ultra-wide-angle camera, and there is also a multi-frame synthesis night scene mode 2.0. After taking a few photos, we can find that the Realme X2 Pro‘s imaging is quite pleasing, the speed is also considered to be fast, and the zoom feedback vibration brought by the linear motor when zooming is very sensation.
Realme’s four cameras are all available for imaging, and the color tones are flat, which means that the green color of the plants is a little stronger. The 64MP camera naturally captures fine details in the big sun, and the texture of each brick can be clearly seen after the photo is enlarged. The ultra-wide-angle camera can capture a sufficiently wide scene. Of course, the edges are still a bit distorted, but some cropping in the later stage is acceptable.
Although the portrait camera is not as accurate as of the ToF camera in capturing the contours of the subject, the effect is also better than the simulation. In HDR mode, the contrast of highlights can still be easily handled, and certain details are retained.
Realme X2 Pro Processor, Storage, Battery, and Other Details
Realme X2 Pro is equipped with the most top-of-the-line Qualcomm S855 + processor, with 6GB-12GB LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB-256GB storage. Note that 64GB only uses UFS2.1, and the 128 / 256GB version is UFS3.0.
Unfortunately, the dual nano-SIM slot of the X2 Pro can only hold a SIM card, without the expandability of a microSD card. But at least there is NFC, which can be used for applications such as door cards and transportation cards.
Compared to Reno Ace, it is its battery. X2 Pro’s 4,000mAh battery “only” supports 50W Super VOOC flash charge, but this power is enough to charge 80% of the power in 30 minutes, and it will be fully charged in 5 minutes.
The Realme X2 Pro is also backward compatible with PD and QC charging standards. Of course, the speed is not comparable, but at least you don’t have to hold its own charger when going out.
Since Realme X2 Pro uses S855 +, which is specialized for games, it is naturally put in the mobile game market. So Realme also said that X2 Pro has Wi-Fi signal stabilization technology, VC liquid cooling system and HyperBoost 2.0 optimization function.
Users can quickly pair and transfer files to other Realme, Oppo like iOS AirDrop Mobile phones, I hope other mobile phone brands can join this circle of friends as soon as possible.