A Comprehensive Study on Density Peak Clustering and its Variants
Keywords:Density peak clustering (DPC), cut-off distance parameter, homogeneity, completeness, silhouette coefficient
Clustering is a technique used to group similar datapoints/samples. Similar group of datapoints can be formed by using distance measure or by density. Density peak clustering (DPC) groups datapoints based on the density. This paper shows variations and improvements of DPC and also the performance of DPC over other clustering algorithms. This paper also addresses the problem in DPC with random selection of cut-off distance parameter(dc). Local density of the datapoint is calculated based on dc. The improper selection of dc leads to wrong clustering results. The issue in the random choice of dc is addressed by using gini index or Gaussian function to make a valid guess on dc.. Here we have chosen homogeneity, completeness, silhouette coefficient as the three parameters to compare results of DPC, DPC with gini index, DPC with gaussian function.
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J.D. Power Retail Sales Up
New-vehicle retail sales in September are expected to be up from a year ago, according to a joint forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales are projected to reach 1,157,800 units, a 3.4% increase compared with September 2019. Reporting the same numbers without controlling for the number of selling days translates to an increase of 12.4% from a year ago. While the increase vs. September 2019 is substantial, it’s important to recognize that it is being aided by the industry sales reporting calendar. September 2020 contains two additional selling days than September 2019 and has the added benefit from promotional activity related to the Labor Day weekend, which last year fell into August sales reporting.
Consortium Joins 3GPP
Consortium (AECC), the organization working to explore the data and communications needs of the rapidly evolving connected car ecosystem, announced that it has joined the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) as a Market Representation Partner (MRP). 3GPP produces technical specifications, which are translated by relevant standards bodies into appropriate deliverables, such as standards. MRPs offer market advice to 3GPP about their specific sectors for consideration in the 3GPP’s specification planning and development.an benefit from the AECC’s ecosystem approach”
Specifically, AECC plans to bring into 3GPP a consensus view of market requirements such as services, features and functionality that fall within the 3GPP’s scope of work. The AECC Liaison Committee worked with 3GPP to establish the AECC’s MRP.
On Semi Selected by Subaru
ON Semiconductor driving energy efficient innovations, has announced that SUBARU CORPORATION has selected its image sensing technology to enable camera-based ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) in the car manufacturer’s new-generation EyeSight Driver Assist platform. The Levorg, a 2020 All-Wheel Drive Sports Tourer, is the first model to offer the new system.
Winner of numerous safety awards, SUBARU’s EyeSight is one of the most well established and widely deployed vision-based ADAS solutions in the market. The new generation continues the stereo camera architecture, providing a range of ADAS features including adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist and pre-collision braking system. As with previous versions of EyeSight, ON Semiconductor’s image sensing technology acts as the ‘eyes’ to enable this important safety functionality.
Keysight Tech Partners with Qualcomm
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that the company is working with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and SGS to help advance testing of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology.his
The three companies focused on test cases covering radio frequency (RF) and radio resource management (RRM) performance verification of devices used for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) deployment scenarios. The test cases, based on 3rd generation partnership projects’ (3GPP) Release 14 specifications, support C-V2X test plans prescribed by the OmniAir Consortium and the Global Certification Forum (GCF). In August 2020, SGS used Keysight’s RF/RRM DVT & Conformance Toolset and the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Automotive 4G Platform to verify initial test cases at the certification company’s lab in San Diego. The Snapdragon Automotive 4G Platform is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
The automotive industry is in the process of implementing C-V2X technology to improve safety for drivers and passengers in moving vehicles, as well as pedestrians in transit.
“As a result of the advancements in C-V2X tests and field trials, we’re witnessing a surge in the technology needed in vehicles that support real-time information sharing which is critical to deterring accidents, avoiding obstacles and broadcasting road-condition updates,” said Prashant Dogra, vice president, engineering at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “The Snapdragon Automotive 4G Platform features integrated C-V2X and global navigation satellite system technology designed for precise timing and location.”
Keysight’s conformance test platforms enable hardware and software providers to validate compliance of C-V2X devices to standards set by 3GPP. Keysight’s connected car solutions support a wide range of technologies, including 5G, C-V2X, DSRC and GNSS, to improve reliability, cybersecurity and safety in an increasingly complex world.
Inmotive ‘s Two-Speed Transmission
Inmotive, a Canadian-based automotive supplier, has launched its patented IngearTM two-speed transmission. Invented and designed for the next generation of electric vehicles, the Ingear features a simple and durable design that enables a more efficient powertrain, with extended range, at lower cost.
Inmotive recently completed its extensive pre-production testing of the Ingear, has integrated it into a demonstration vehicle and is ready for full market implementation. Test units are available to qualified OEMs.
How it works
Currently, most EVs use single-speed transmissions, however, equipping an EV with an Ingear transmission lowers cost, extends range and improves acceleration times, highway passing capability, top-speed and gradeability.
Typically, there are two reduction gears between the electric motor and the wheels, with the motor turning about nine times for each revolution of the wheels. The Ingear replaces the second reduction gear with a continuous chain drive and a morphing sprocket. To shift, an actuator directs sprocket segments into place during a single revolution of the wheels, effectively increasing or decreasing the gear ratio. The Ingear’s patented geometry keeps the motor and wheels in sync, enabling continuous torque flow throughout the shift process.
By enabling the drivetrain to operate more efficiently with low and high-gear ability, less energy is wasted resulting in more range from each charge. Similarly, regeneration is improved and is continuous, even while downshifting.
Rescale Building HPC for Hyundai Motor Group
Rescale Inc., the leader in enterprise big compute, in cooperation with Hyundai Motors Group, today announced that they are building a multi-cloud high performance computing (HPC) environment for innovating in the smart mobility industry. This new agile environment will allow researchers to expand capacity via the cloud and break through the physical limitations of traditional research and development.
Adding more cloud capacity and power to high performance computing allows mobility researchers to run critical digital simulations with faster iterations, enabling more rapid technological breakthroughs such as the development of AI-powered autonomous vehicles or enhancing automotive fuel efficiency and safety features. The Rescale turnkey platform makes it possible to easily run hundreds of simulation software on a multi-cloud high performance computing infrastructure, allowing researchers to scale and accelerate research as needed on a single platform, accessible at anytime and anywhere.
Until now, the Hyundai Motor Group Research Institute’s Aerodynamic Development Team was restricted by the resources of an existing on-premise infrastructure, limiting the number of simulation tasks that could be processed simultaneously. By moving to a customized multi-cloud environment powered by Rescale, Hyundai Motor Group researchers will be able to scale simulations according to need, allowing for significantly more tasks to run simultaneously with optimized team collaboration, and ultimately leading to a faster time to market.
Hyundai Works with UNDP
Hyundai Motor Company and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have entered into their inaugural agreement aimed at spreading messages of sustainability to people around the world and turning their proposals for sustainable innovation into tangible initiatives.
Under the agreement, Hyundai Motor and UNDP will collaborate for the first time to create a global initiative, titled for Tomorrow, which will help accelerate progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.
The agreement will enable Hyundai Motor and UNDP to crowdsource innovations from the public and help implement these solutions, a much needed response to the world’s escalating environmental and socio-economic challenges.
Seoul Semi WICOP
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (“Seoul“) (KOSDAQ 046890), a leading global innovator of LED products and technology, announced that it has supplied WICOP Bi-color (2 colors in one package) LED products for the daytime running lights and front turn signals of the 2020 Audi A4 (B9 facelift) headlamp.
This is the first example of Seoul Semiconductor’s WICOP product being mounted on an Audi headlamp. WICOP Bi-color LED is a core patented technology of Seoul Semiconductor that realizes both white and yellow in one package. It is designed to directly mount the LED chip on the board without additional package.
In the meantime Seoul Semiconductor has already developed the more compact WICOP Gen2 mini bi-color emitter while including the advantages of the existing WICOP in combination with even slimmer footprint
Hercules EV & Prieto
Hercules Electric Vehicles and Prieto Battery, Inc. today announced they have signed a Letter of Intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercialization of Prieto’s 3D Lithium-ion solid-state batteries for use in Hercules electric pickups, SUVs and other future vehicles starting in 2025.
MAX25205 For Gesture Control
Designers of automotive systems can now add dynamic hand-gesture controls with greater ease at the industry’s lowest cost and smallest size with the MAX25205 data acquisition system from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.. Featuring integrated optics and a 6×10 infrared (IR) sensor array, the MAX25205 detects swipe and hand-rotation gestures without the complexity of time-of-flight (ToF) cameras at 10x lower cost and up to 75 percent smaller size.
Automakers predict driver safety will improve when gesture and proximity sensing replace knobs and touch screens for infotainment, phone, side mirror, climate, trunk, sunroof and reading lamp controls. Most gesture-sensing systems in today’s cars are based on ToF cameras that also bring high costs and complexities, which many manufacturers wish to avoid.
Maxim Integrated’s optical-based MAX25205 enables the most hand gestures at a solution cost that is up to 10x lower than ToF camera-based systems. Additionally, the gesture and proximity-sensing sensor features a high level of integration and comes in a small 4mmx4mm chip size, which is up to 75 percent smaller than ToF camera-based solutions. This gesture solution offers a great complement solution to the voice command, as there are scenarios where voice command is not effective. Another benefit of a gesture solution is that the automotive displays do not become smeared with many fingerprints as customers use their touch screens.
- Lowest Cost: Enables swipe and rotation gestures sensing at lower cost than a ToF camera; Allows developers to avoid complex software development and maintenance programs
- Smallest Size: 60 photo diode array, LED driver and internal LDO result in a total solution size that is significantly smaller than ToF camera solutions; Can be paired with a small microcontroller, rather than the larger microprocessors that more complex solutions require
- Versatility: Delivers 9 gestures, including swipe, rotations, air link and 3×2 proximity zones with low lag time in a single chip compared to a competitive solution that requires 3 chips and a complicated microprocessor; Cost reduction makes gesture-sensing feasible for automotive, consumer and industrial applications such as smart home hubs, thermostats and others, all without touching the device
- The MAX25205 is available at Maxim Integrated’s website; Pricing available upon request
- The MAX25205EVKIT# evaluation kit is also available at Maxim Integrated’s website
AMPLY Powers Anaheim
California’s first all-electric bus fleet, the Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN) has selected AMPLY Power to manage all aspects of charging for its 46 electric buses servicing the city of Anaheim, California and surrounding communities. The production scale, 20-year contract is the first of its kind and largest Fleet Charge Management Services (CMS) agreement to date, which covers the management of ATN’s charging operations from system design, installation, equipment purchase, operations and maintenance for a fixed price per kWh consumed. The model, based on the Power Purchase Agreement that popularized solar energy, ensures mission critical vehicles are charged and ready for use every day. This agreement includes the construction of a 545kW solar canopy providing 25 percent of the total expected energy consumption. ATN estimates $4.8M of fuel savings over 20 years compared to liquid natural gas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG). In addition to serving riders in and around Anaheim and surrounding communities ATN connects riders to regional attractions such as The Disneyland Resort ®, Knott’s Berry Farm, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim Stadium, Honda Center and other large regional employment centers.
Carfast Expands to Chicago
Direct from its success in Arizona, new digital startup Carsfast has now expanded its unique car buying and financing services throughout Chicago.
Chicago locals have recently welcomed this contactless service which allows people to shop and get finance for thousands of near new cars all from their cell phone. With operations expanding to other local regions later this month, Carsfast will change the way Chicago locals buy their next car.
Kesight Adds Simulator and Ethernet
Keysight Technologies, Inc. a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, has added two new test solutions to its growing automotive portfolio – Radar Target Simulator and Advanced Automotive Ethernet software – which help automotive industry engineers, designers and manufacturers develop high-quality, high-performance products that improve safety in any driving conditions and enable emerging advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
Rapid developments in autonomous vehicles and demand for greater safety features is fueling the need for sensitive and accurate automotive radar technology. Leveraging its expertise in radar test technology, Keysight now offers a new Radar Target Simulator (RTS) to help automotive electronics manufacturers confidently simulate radar targets in various realistic scenarios.
Keysight’s new RTS performs multi-target, multi-angle testing for radar modules in a lab environment. The solution delivers fast, accurate and reliable results that balance throughput and quality. Design and verification engineers can quickly validate the performance of radar products, while manufacturing and design validation engineers are able to simulate multiple objects at variable distances. By allowing users to bring a real-world test environment into their lab, Keysight’s RTS delivers substantial time and cost savings.
Addressing the Standards that Govern Automotive Ethernet
Next-generation ADAS systems require camera and radar systems with high resolution, which require increased speed and bandwidth. Automotive Ethernet enables faster data communication to meet the demands of today’s vehicles and the connected vehicles of the future. However, the channel or link in a system can create a point of failure and as such must be fully tested.
To address this growing challenge, Keysight has developed a new automotive Ethernet channel test software solution to verify that information is carried, without loss or cross talk, to its intended destination.
Keysight’s new automotive Ethernet software ensures signal quality requirements with conformance testing for that channel. In addition, it performs return loss, insertion loss, mode conversion, powersum and cross talk measurements of a cable in a bundle. Built on functional and multipurpose hardware –


I an trying to implement an electromagnetic suspension system on model/small scale (like the bose suspension system in this video: https://youtu.be/3KPYIaks1UY). Upon doing some research on this topic, I found out that linear electromagnetic motors are used for this system. But I am unable to find any actuators for small scale usage. Does anyone know which components I can use for this project? Or can I just use normal electromagnets and control them with a microcontroller (Is this possible ?) If not, what alternatives do you suggest for this project ? Before implementing a full 4 wheel car model, I just want to make a single wheel model first before moving ahead. Please help !


I, Luke Austenfeld, the 9 year old boy typing this, think that the Tomahawk Oxbow should be kept clean and in good condition because wetlands like this filter water and improve water quality in the creeks. Beneath is a picture of me and some other pictures of wildlife and some essential gear.
Tomahawk Creek near 139th and Antioch at one time had some bends (sinuosity) prior to development. As housing and commercial development progressed, the creek was straightened and there is a 2,000 foot length cutoff bend of the creek that is basically dry. After a big rain it would hold some water but then drain out one end that had eroded. Through a collaborative effort with the Watershed Institute, Watershed Land Trust and the City of Overland Park, the stage is set for the restoration of the Oxbow. For many years the Oxbow has been basically dry and was not able to hold water. With the recent design of the bike path through the area the Oxbow was provided a dam that enables it to hold water for extended periods of time. There are years of forest debris (leaves and branches) that have accumulated however, with the new life given by the influx of sustained water, the Oxbow has new potential of being habitat to turtles, lizards, mammals, birds, macro invertebrates, frogs, fish, and other animals that inhabit wetlands and rain gardens. This is a popular place for education, field trips, and afternoon excursions with easy access from an Overland Park bike trail.
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"And I think that the oxbow should be saved as a start to save and preserve wildlife. And if other people like you pitch in then bless their Heart. And bless yours"...Luke Austenfeld
You can help to save the Oxbow by joining the Watershed Land Trust. Donations, although not required are welcome. Just by joining and showing your support for this interesting project you are doing your part.


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Even though the Kabir Khan directed Tubelight met up with mixed reactions at the Box-Office, the scene which had Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan coming together evoked the maximum response from the audiences. This time round, it seems that it is Salman Khan’s turn to return the favor.
After all the speculations, Bollywood Hungama’s reliable sources have confirmed about Salman Khan doing a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan’s much awaited (untitled) dwarf film, which is being directed by Aanand L Rai. The same source also added that the two titans viz., Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan will be shooting for a dance number on July 4 at the famous Yash Raj Studios. The source further went onto add that the said song has all the makings of a chartbuster.
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According to ABC news, ICE agents in Koreatown, California came in and verified that the cashier had a valid green card and served notice on the owner to produce hiring records in three days to check employees' immigration status.
According to Derek Benner, another senior ICE official, Wednesday's operation is "the first of many", he told The Associated Press.
GONZALES: For its part, Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven said in an emailed statement that its franchisees are independent business owners and exclusively responsible for who they hire and verifying who is eligible to work.
"As part of the 7-Eleven franchise agreement, 7-Eleven requires all franchise business owners to comply with all federal, state and local employment laws", the statement continued.
ICE said it arrested 21 people who are suspected of being in the country illegally, though none of the arrests were in the Northwest.
ICE Deputy Director Thomas Homan, who recently told Fox News that officials in sanctuary city jurisdictions like San Francisco should face criminal charges for violating federal law, said in a statement that Wednesday's action was meant to send a message to employers.
Abandoned dog walks 20 miles twice to get back to family
Seminole Animal Shelter Treasurer Marta Mattingly said they want to be "very careful" finding Cathleen a new home. Many Facebook commenters lamented why a family who loved her would give her up, and some offered to adopt her.
"When these audits occur, the employees scatter in the wind and go down the street and work for somebody else", she said.
It appears as if ICE is trying to intimidate employers who take a chance on immigrant workers. Federal agents were looking for workers that were hired illegally. He said there would be more employment audits and investigations, though there is no numerical goal.
Wednesday's operation arose from a 2013 investigation that resulted in charges against nine 7-Eleven franchisees and managers in NY and Virginia. All but one pleaded guilty to fraud charges and were required to pay more than $2.6 million in back wages.
However, the officials didn't reveal whether there was a specific reason for targeting the store chain which has 60,000 franchises worldwide and is famous for its Slurpee drinks. As NPR's Richard Gonzales reports, the action is the largest such immigration enforcement operation conducted under the Trump administration.
The raids come as President Trump promised to increase scrutiny of immigration policies and to especially increase deportations of undocumented residents staying in the U.S.
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Chris Barrett Barrett Tone: Bernard Tomic plonked his backside on a seat in the broadcasters' studio at Perth Arena on Wednesday evening a few minutes after beating world No.
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Love me some collard greens!! The first time I made these for my family, my son, who was 1.5 at the time, went for these things first and scarfed them up! These are great sauteed with bacon, garlic, and avocado oil (all our leafy greens are good this way). While most people cook these, they can also be eaten raw in a salad. Just chop and eat!
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Laptops with Nvidia RTX 4090 through to 4050 GPUs are about to go on sale
Nvidia’s Lovelace laptop GPUs are on the way, and we already knew that portables with these RTX 4000 graphics cards would come out in February. Now, we know when the different cards should come out next month.
This comes from the Chinese tech site IT Home, which was brought to our attention by Wccftech via VideoCardz. As always, rumours should be taken with a grain of salt, but the claim is that Nvidia will first launch the RTX 4090 and 4080 models on February 8.
The report says that’s when these laptops will start shipping, but that you’ll be able to order them a week early on February 1.
Later this month, on February 22, laptops with the RTX 4070, 4060, and 4050 GPUs will go on sale.
The lower-end RTX 40 laptops coming out later this month start at $999 (about £820 or AU$1,430), while the RTX 4080 and 4090 laptops start at $1,999 (about £1,640 or AU$2,620).
We’ve already seen that laptops with the Lovelace flagship will be very expensive. XMG showed us the price of an upgrade to the RTX 4090. The price of XMG’s Neo 16 gaming laptop goes up by an eye-popping €1,687 (about $1,830, £1,500, or AU$2,630), and that’s just the cost of upgrading the GPU.
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This seems especially important when you think that, so far, only the RTX 4090, 4080, and 4070 Ti have been released for desktops, and those came out at different times (the 4070 Ti has only just got here).
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The Pacific bonito is an important gamefish, valued more for sport than for food, as is the Atlantic bonito.
IdentificationSimilar in size and pigmentation to the Atlantic bonito, the Pacific bonito is distinguished from most other bonito by the lack of teeth on its tongue and the possession of a straight intestine without a fold in the middle.
The Paciﬁc bonito has 17 to 19 spines on its ﬁrst dorsal ﬁn and is the only tunalike ﬁsh on the California coast that has slanted dark stripes on its back. Like other bonito, its body is cigar shaped and somewhat compressed, with a pointed and conical head and a large mouth. It is dark blue above, and its dusky sides become silvery below.

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Our operational team acted swiftly in the early hours of 7th March and prevented substantial criminal damage from potentially happening.
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Data MATRIX, a provider of data management solutions, statistical services and software for clinical trials, was represented as a resident of Biomed-cluster at the Skolkovo booth.
Elizaveta Rozhdestvenskaya, Chief Operating Officer of Primer Capital, became a member of a panel of judges in a startup competition. Its final round followed the discussion, dedicated to the ecosystem development and startups acceleration in the biotechnology. attended the conference as a member of a panel of judges in a startup competition. During the final round of the competition a discussion took place that was dedicated to ecosystem development and biotechnology startups acceleration. To see the full recording of this discussion with speakers Ruslan Altaev (Skolkovo), Eugeny Kuznetsov (RVK), Pavel Shklyudov (IBM Watson Group), Mikhail Samsonov (R-Pharm), Leonid Levkovich-Maslyuk (ЕМС), Olga Bogonina (GE Healthcare) follow this link.
The session entitled “Important issues of pre-clinical and clinical trials of medical drugs and assessment of medical technologies efficacy” was also held on the first day of the event. “It is great that the event of such a scale enabled us to discuss the important issues as those included in this part of the conference with representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Moscow City Health Department as speakers. Regulation of the industry as a whole and pharmacovigilance in particular, new technologies and interaction models for all clinical research market players are all equally important not only for the effective functioning of the industry, but also for its development”, comments OCT President Dmitry Sharov.
Biotechmed conference is dedicated to help Russia become a key player in the developing market of biomedical technologies. The conference is a flagship platform for discussion of relevant issues of biotechnology and medicine in the time of technology changes in Russia. Key sectors of the confrence include:


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VanossGaming is best known as Video Game Commentator, Music Producer, Internet Personality who has an estimated Net Worth of $25 Million. YouTube phenomenon known as Vanoss who founded the Vanoss Crew. He makes hilarious gaming videos, his most popular primarily being for the game Grand Theft Auto, for his more than 25 million subscribers. He was born on May 31,1992, Toronto, Canada. He later began producing music under the stage name RYNX. Besides playing video games, he grew up playing sports like hockey as well as electric and acoustic guitar. He featured fellow YouTubers Wildcat, Delirious, Terroriser and Lui Calibre in his YouTube series “The Magic Tomato.” Born and raised in Canada, he is half Korean and half Chinese. When he got started with YouTube, his parents encouraged him to not forget about his schoolwork. His zodiac sign is Gemini
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Kevin Macdonald debuted the ‘Whitney’ documentary at the Cannes Film Festival, another narrative that reveals crisp insight into Whitney Houston’s rise and fall story.
Meeting Houston’s nearest family and companions, Macdonald made two new shocking revelations that show up in the film: One, that she experienced childhood abuse, and, two, that the abuser was a lady, Houston’s cousin Dee-Dee Warwick, the late sister of soul symbol Dionne. Dee-Dee Warwick passed in 2008.
This is the first time this news has surfaced. It has been six years now since Houston’s death and the Queen continues to make headlines. During the height of her career, she was trending for her unmatched, soulful vocals then as she began to spiral out of control, she became known as a drug user.
Examples of other superstars who have lost battles to drug addiction are Jazz legend Billie Holliday, whose fight with heroin correspondingly undermined an once encouraging profession, Janis Joplin and up to the terrible passing of Britain’s Amy Winehouse in 2011, the unoriginal story of the reckless female has been a natural figure of speech in pop culture. Macdonald’s narrative, which Miramax and Roadside Attractions discharge in the U.S. on July 6, looks to annoy that sexist translation in more courses than one.

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Walk-ins for getting COVID-19 vaccines are now open to anyone age five years and older who is eligible for a first, second or booster dose.
Effective immediately, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is providing walk-in times from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at any of its Mass Immunization Clinics in Cobourg, Lindsay, Colborne, Minden Hills, Fenelon Falls, Brighton and Campbellford for everyone age five-plus who is now eligible for vaccines. For those who still prefer a set time for a vaccine, appointments can continue to be made on the provincial booking system or by calling 1-833-943-3900 (TTY for people who are deaf, hearing-impaired or speech-impaired: 1-866-797-0007).
The decision to expand walk-ins to anyone eligible for a vaccine comes just over a week after the Health Unit had announced people age 50-plus and immunocompromised individuals could walk into its vaccination clinics to be immunized.
“This is a natural progression to make COVID-19 vaccines more available and accessible to people in Northumberland County, Haliburton County and the City of Kawartha Lakes,” said Dr. Natalie Bocking, Medical Officer of Health with the HKPR District Health Unit. “We know vaccines, especially booster doses, provide excellent protection against COVID-19 and reduce the risk of serious illness and hospitalization. That is why we encourage anyone still waiting for a dose to walk in, or make an appointment, to get their shot.”
As more local residents get vaccinated, the health unit finds that it has spaces at its clinics to accommodate more walk-in traffic. Making access to the vaccine as easy as possible may also encourage more people to roll up their sleeves, Dr. Bocking adds.
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Czech-Canadian musician Anna Betka is an active solo and collaborative pianist. In North America, Ms. Betka has performed in venues such as Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall, Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater in New York and the National Sawdust in Brooklyn. Ms. Betka has also performed in Germany, France, Czech Republic, and the UK. Festival appearances include Banff, Icicle Creek, Aspen and Toronto.
As a chamber musician, Ms. Betka has performed, premiered and recorded many contemporary works at venues in New York, Alberta (Canada), Indiana and Colorado. Currently, she is completing her doctoral degree at Stony Brook University, studying with Gilbert Kalish and Christina Dahl.
As an educator, Ms. Betka serves as a lecturer at Adelphi University and is also on faculty at the Suzuki Music Schools of Westport and Orange and Suzuki on the Island. Ms. Betka has previously served for four years on faculty at Stony Brook University’s Pre-College Division. As a pedagogue, she studied the Suzuki method at School for Strings in New York City. She is Music Director at St. James Episcopal Church in St. James, NY.
Ms. Betka also has a background in singing and holds an Associate of the Royal Conservatory Toronto Diploma in Singing (ARCT). She combines her three passions of language, piano and singing in vocal coaching and specializes in Czech diction.
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Now, you can watch Brahmastra for just Rs. 75, only on this day!
On 16th September, the audience will be able to watch films, including Brahmastra, at just Rs. 75 across most theatres as part of National Cinema Day celebrations
As the release date of Brahmastra approaches, we bring a piece of wonderful news for all of Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor’s fans. Now you can watch the duo’s on-screen chemistry in the film only for Rs 75. Yes, you read it right! The flick is slated to make its theatrical release on September 9 but there is a special date on which the movie tickets are going to be more feasible than ever. Wondering when it is? To mark National Cinema Day on September 16, the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) along with the cinemas across the country have decided to drop the rates of the tickets.
As per the reports, 4000 theatre chains are to participate in the one-day-only discount programme. For a week post the film’s release, Brahmastra tickets will be sold at a regular price. However, on September 16, the tickets for the film, also starring Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna Akkineni, will be sold at a discount. But there’s a twist. To claim the tickets for Rs 75, you will have to stand in the queue, just like in the old days. On purchasing it from online third-party apps such as BookMyShow, additional internet fees as well as GST on top of the discounted price tag will be added.
The successful reopening of the theatres following the COVID-19 outbreak prompted the theatre owners’ decision to memorialise the occasion in this manner. They are making this gesture to express their gratitude to moviegoers for the same. Furthermore, with this initiative, they also intend to invite people who have not yet stepped into the theatres after the COVID pandemic.
The announcement came after the United States decided to celebrate their National Cinema Day on September 3 by offering tickets for $3.
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Robert Littlepage, as his many former students can attest, is a dynamic instructor who brings real-world experience and a touch of humor to his teaching style. His love of teaching and enthusiasm for his topic is a source of inspiration to his students. Mr. Littlepage founded the California School of Garden Design in 1998 to fill a much-needed void. He discovered that other than two-year junior college programs and a few correspondence courses, there was no place in the United States where someone interested in becoming a garden designer could learn these skills quickly and at minimum expense. Rob created the School to provide an opportunity for those individuals to learn necessary skills and to become proficient in Garden Design in a short but intensive period of time. This has lead to his now offering on-line classes through Udemy.
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An area is considered baited for ten days after the complete removal of all bait.
(a) For purposes of this section, "bait" includes grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, hay, or other food that is capable of attracting or enticing deer and that has been placed by a person. "Baiting" means placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering bait that is capable of attracting or enticing deer.
(b) Liquid scents, salt, and minerals are not bait if they do not contain liquid or solid food ingredients.
(c) Agricultural crops from normal or accepted farming, forest management, wildlife food plantings, orchard management, or other similar land management activities are not bait. This exclusion does not apply to agricultural crops that have been reintroduced and concentrated where a person is hunting.
A person otherwise in compliance with this section who is hunting on private or public property that is adjacent to property where bait or food is present is not in violation of this section if the person has not participated in, been involved with, or agreed to baiting or feeding wildlife on the adjacent property.
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Lawrence had lived in +++++++++ all his life. It was a small village barely large enough to even be called a village. It was made entirely of farmers who spent their days in the field and the mountains. It was a wild place the little village was set in, surrounded by mountains, tall fields, and forests. It wasn't all that odd or interesting and they almost never had visitors. It wa steh type of place people moved away from not into. It was the perfect place for people who wanted peace.
Not to say it wasn't dangerous. Most of the village wa as safe as could be and no one with common sense wandered alone at night anyways. But there was one place every villager dared not go The forest on the west side of the village. It was the oldest one around for many a mile, filled with large gnarled trees and thick underbrush. The forest spilled over the plain they lived on, down into a valley and stretched a long distance.
This forest just…was, really. It was like a wild sleeping beast. You didn't bother it, just ignored it and hurried past. No one could say why they really feared the forest. Sure it was darker then the others, and larger. But logically there should be no more different animals, nor darker traps. But the people feared it for that reason. It appeared normal. But it just gave a vibe, gave you this chill. You'd look at it and think about going in and a second later you'd be scared spitless for no reason and swearing never to go near it.
Most of the older folk said it was filled with magic, filled with faeries and trolls. Things that would steal you away. Lawrence, having grown up with it had never once considered entering it. Even the children of the village didn't dare one another to go to it, as if sensing it was far to ….dangerous.
That was why when Lawrence saw a skinny boy on the cusp of manhood standing gazing at the forest on the edge of his field he gave a shout.
"Son!" he shouted stranding up from where he had been tossing some hay to the sheep.
The boy didn't seem to hear him and as Lawrence approached he wondered when the boy had even arrived.
"Son." He called again as he drew upside the stranger.
Now the boy heard him, looking up at him. And Lawrence's breath was stolen away at the image. The boy had midnight hair and poison green eyes set in a pale face. He looked like a fae and Lawrence took a step back without even noticing.
"Yes?" the boy asked eyeing him.
"If you're considering entering the Forest I wouldn't." Lawrence said catching himself from staring.
"Oh?" the boy asked turning his gaze back to the forest. "Why?"
"It's not the place for men." Lawrence said truthfully.
The boy turned an amused smile on him.
"It's a place of darkness and magic." Lawrence said softly.
'Yes. Yes it is." The boy smiled again. "Do all you villagers believe it? You can see it?"
"We all know not to enter." Lawrence said slowly. "And course we can see it. Shouldn't we?"
The boy hummed again and said something softly about blood having lived in a shroud of ….magic for so long they had adapted.
"I mean, sometimes visitors ignore it like they can't." Lawrence felt obligated to add, getting more confused by the minute with this conversation.
"Interesting. I suppose that makes this village mine also." The boy smiled.
"Pardon?" Lawrence blinked.
"Do not worry." The lad smiled at him, the smirk twisting his lips. "I take care of my things."
Then he turned and strode towards the trees.
"Wait! Son, don't!" Lawrence said reaching for the boy's back.
Somehow (like magic a small part of him whispered), the shirt slipped between his fingers as if it were smoke. Lawrence stumbled half a step and the lad laughed, dancing around him and to the edge of the trees to meet five more people. Lawrence stared at the five newcomers with wide eyes, all of them having suddenly just…appeared. Lawrence shuddered softly as the gloom about the trees seemed to deepen and a black mist crept from the bushes, brushing at him. Lawrence froze like a rabbit and felt even his heart still.
Four were men, all tall and dark haired. The first was a pale man with a hooked nose and black eyes. The second was of mocha skin and rich caramel eyes, slender but built. The last two, twins he noted, could almost have passed as a tw-triplets to the lad he had just been speaking to if not for the bloody red eyes. The last was a small girl of all things, the fairest he had seen with creamy skin and long blonde hair and bright blue eyes, no older then fifteen, standing smiling amidst the indifferent men.
"Lord Harry." The twins hissed in spooky unison, giving what seemed mocking bows.
"Tom, Marvolo." The lad greeted holding out his hands.
The first, or maybe second, presented what looked like a wreath to the lad. Lawrence stared at the …thing with wide eyes. It looked to be made of shards of glass and bright red roses. The lad smirked and set it on his head gently as if it were a crown. Lawrence expected blood but saw none.
"Milord." The last two men said as the crown settled.
"How was your visit with Dumbledore and Granger?" The swallow man sneered.
"Same as always." The lad said. "And it's Krum now."
"Of course." The man sneered. "The werewolves need you attention."
"How was she?" The mocha skinned boy asked politely elbowing the older man. "And Dumbledore?"
"Fine." Happy." The lad said. "And Dumbledore is cleaning the Ministry up very well. Everyone else of mine is doing well also. Dumbledore watches them. The Weasleys and Sirius, Remus, Nymphadora, and Teddy especially. How is the rest of my kingdom?"
"Smooth." The other teen smiled politely.
"Perfect. Hello Gabrielle."
"Harry!" the girl finally squeaked out, unable to contain herself as she hugged the lad, kissing him then running off with a giggle and vanishing amoungst the trees.
"She couldn't wait at the Heart of the forest like the rest." The tall man sneered.
Thee lad merely smiled.
"Let's go home."
The four men vanished as abruptly as they had appeared but the lad stayed, looking for all a lost soul beneath the deadened black branches about him, a mist swirling at his feet. He turned back to Lawrence and Lawrence was sure for a moment he had died looking into those poison green eyes. Then the lad smiled, white teeth glinting against pale skin and bloody red lips. He gave a mocking wave of his fingers and the mist pulled him into the trees.
Lawrence collapsed to his knees shuddering and panting as if he had worked all day and night, sweat on his brow. He was somehow sure he had escaped with his life only out of mercy. He was also sure he had a new landlord.
His wife found him four hours later, still trembling and muttering prayers to the forest and the King of the Dark.
That's all Folks! It's been a great run and the last chapters took me a very long time but I'm happy with them. Thanks for following my story!


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6th Infantry Battalion Headquarters, Malabang, Lanao del Sur
June 12, 2019
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte paid tribute to the heroes of the past who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the Filipino people as he led the ceremonial commemoration of the 121st anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence at the 6th Infantry Battalion Headquarters in Malabang, Lanao del Sur.
“Today we remembered a storied past while looking towards a better future worthy of the sweat and blood that were shed by our forbearers for more than a century ago,” President Duterte said.
He also acknowledged the bravery and honor of the late Supreme Court Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos, who was killed by the Imperial Japanese troops when he refused to change allegiance during the invasion.
“A true patriot even in the last moment, he told his son to be brave and not to cry for it is an honor to die for one’s country as not everybody has the chance,” the President stated as he retold the famous last words of the late judge before he was executed by the invading Japanese troops through a firing squad.
Furthermore, the Chief Executive not only recognized the valor of the past Filipino people, but also gave his nod to the 6th Infantry (Redskin) Battalion, who has been involved in armed engagements against the Maute Group, Dawiah Islamiyah, and other lawless elements that continue to threaten the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
“On behalf of a grateful nation, I thank the brave men and women of the Redskin Battalion for your bravery, selflessness service, and unconditional love of country. Your valor has indeed earned you a place among the valiant heroes who built this nation 121 years ago,” he said.
With the modern threats of poverty, corruption, illegal drugs, environmental degradation, terrorism, and criminality, President Duterte urged the Filipinos to look back and learn the lessons from the past to ensure that the threats centuries ago will not infringe on the people’s right to live in peace, safety, and comfort.
“Let us all work together so we may preserve this gift of liberty that all our children deserve to inherit,” President Duterte ended.
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Cuban Salsa Basic Steps to dance Rueda de Casino ( a super fun style of Salsa dancing) Our teacher's name is Sol. She is a great dancer from Ecuador who is here for a month and is willing to teach this class before she goes back home. She will also be coming back to visit her family and teach the next level!!
Cuban Salsa Intensive Level 1
Register Now no partner necessary, registrations after August 3rd will need to register with a partner
Please invite your friends! We will have a blast and get ready to enjoy any social event dancing salsa :)


Opinion editorial from insurance attorney featured in The Oakland Press
The Oakland Press featured a letter from Steven Gursten, insurance attorney and partner of Michigan Auto Law. Gursten wants Oakland County residents to know that Michigan drivers have the best No-Fault insurance benefits in the country, but some lawmakers want to dismantle that system – so insurance companies can reap even bigger profits.
Said Gursten, “Instead of taking a hard look at these record-breaking insurance company profits, these proposed bills would dismantle important protections for drivers, and shift the costs and burden to Medicaid and the taxpayers.”
Read the full opinion editorial here: Michigan ‘No-Fault’ law should not be changed
Michigan No-Fault resource center


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12,000 Acres of New York Farmland Receives Over $38 Million for Conservation
In a press release on Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that over $38 million in grant funds is being awarded to conserve New York farmland through the Farmland Protection Implementation Grants program.
40 projects covering nearly 12,000 acres of New York farmland will receive a share of the over $38 million available in grant funds in an effort to preserve and strengthen the state's agricultural industry. The farms receiving awards were projects that support food security, climate resiliency, and source water protection.
In her press release, Governor Hochul stated "We must continue to protect New York's precious farmland so our agricultural footprint can grow and so our producers can thrive for generations to come. I am proud that we supported the Farmland Protection program in this year's budget with an increased allocation, demonstrating our commitment to New York's agriculture industry."
Various farms in New York received the grants, which ranged from as little as $150,000 for The Cedars Farm in Wyoming County to as much as $2 million for farms in Suffolk County, Putnam County and Livingston County.
The Farmland Protection Implementation Grants Program mainly provides counties, municipalities, soil and water conservation districts, and land trusts with financial assistance for protection activities, but the grants can also be used for things like amending local agricultural laws and transaction costs of agricultural conservation easements.
"Farmland preservation is a valuable tool to keep agricultural land in production," said New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher. "There are many parts of the state where development pressure makes farm transition a challenge, and today's announcement can reduce that threat."


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Qatar police arrested 3 people for reselling World Cup tickets
Qatar police arrested 3 people of different nationalities for reselling tickets for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ outside the official outlets specified for that and approved by FIFA and the host country.
Violating the text of Article No. (19) of Law No. (10) of 2021, which states However: (FIFA has the sole and exclusive right to issue, sell, distribute and sell tickets, and it is not allowed to issue, sell, resell, redistribute or exchange tickets without a license from FIFA or its authorized representative).
The concerned authorities call on the honorable public to abide by the applicable laws and procedures regulating the process of reselling tickets in order to avoid the penalties stipulated in Article (38) / paragraph (2) of the same law.
The law states that “a fine of no more than two hundred and fifty thousand riyals shall be imposed on whoever: Violation of the provisions of Article (19) / second paragraph) of this law.
The penalty shall be multiplied by the number of tickets subject of the violation, and in all cases the court shall order the confiscation of the violating materials, and the accused have been referred to the competent authorities to carry out the procedures followed in this regard.


All fuel tanks must be cleaned regularly, otherwise the fuel quality is reduced.
- Fuel remnants are sucked into a clean chamber on the tanker, and then precipitates and sludge are sucked into the sludge chamber.
- The tank is completely emptied and aired out to substitute its atmosphere. Harmful, and sometimes flammable substances are sucked out of the fuel tank and replaced by clean air.
- Gas meters are used to verify that there is enough oxygen and no explosive gases left in the tank.
- The tank is cleaned and dried thoroughly.
- The last part of the process is to filter the fuel removed from the tank initially, to then release it back into the newly cleaned tank.
Diesel tanks should be emptied approximately every two years, fuel tanks somewhat less often.
In conjunction with tank cleaning, a tank condition assessment can also be performed. If the tank is approved, approvals that last 5-10 years are issued gladly. The owner is responsible for having the tank approved.