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An upset stomach is more common in cats than you might think. But how can you tell if it's a serious problem?
Every cat owner recognizes the warning signs of an upset feline stomach: the mournful meow, gagging, and heaving retch. But in a flash, the cat seems to snap back to good health while you're left scrubbing the carpet.
The scenario is a familiar one for Cynthia Bowen of Cleveland, Ohio. As the owner of four Maine Coons, Bowen has cleaned her share of messes. 'It would happen every couple of months or so,' she says. 'Otherwise, they were perfectly healthy.'
Although it's not a pleasant subject, vomiting is something cats seem to do almost on cue. Many cat owners accept this as a natural part of owning a pet, but it doesn't have to be that way. Knowing what triggers an upset stomach and what you can do about it will make for a better relationship with your cat.
Cause for Alarm?
Repeated cat vomiting should never be ignored because it can lead to dehydration. But, because vomiting is common in cats, how do you know what's normal? 'A general guideline is that if the cat is vomiting one to three times a month, we consider this 'normal,'' says Dr. William Folger, a DVM from Houston.
He considers it serious if the vomiting occurs twice daily for two or three days. If your cat stops eating, seems to have stomach pain, or retches continuously, or if there's blood in the vomit, take her to a veterinarian. And, as always, if you're suspicious that a lingering problem could be harmful to your pet, call your veterinarian. A visit to the office can help relieve your cat's discomfort and your worries as well.
Why Cats Vomit
Many owners attribute their cat's vomiting to hairballs, but that's not the only culprit. 'It's careless to assume that most cases of vomiting in cats are due to hairballs,' says Dr. Folger. Two other frequent causes of an upset stomach are:
Eating too fast. Cats sometimes eat too much, too fast. When the stomach wall expands too quickly, a signal is sent to the brain to cause regurgitation. In these cases, the mess on your floor is from regurgitation, not actual vomiting. When a cat regurgitates, he brings up fluid and food from his esophagus by opening his mouth–unlike vomiting, where there's gagging and retching. Regurgitated food is still formed, and may smell fermented. 'Cats that eat too quickly because they are gluttonous or stressed by food bowl competition can regurgitate right after eating,' says Dr. Sara Stephens, a DVM from Montana. But don't assume regurgitation is always a case of eating too fast. It could be caused by esophageal problems, obstruction of the digestive tract, hairballs, or dehydration. If you've forced your cat to eat slowly and he still has problems, contact a veterinarian.
Curiosity. Grass, carpet, and toilet paper are just a few things cats may digest and later vomit. The vomiting is a protective mechanism–nature's way of cleansing your cat’s system. Sometimes, though, curiosity can lead to more serious problems. String, toy parts, and feathers are favorites of playful felines and can lodge in the stomach or intestine, causing repeated vomiting and severe distress. If your cat exhibits these symptoms, take her to a veterinarian immediately; surgery is often necessary to remove the object.
Often, owners accept their pet's vomiting as a natural part of their behavior, but just because cats seem to have more than their fair share of tummy troubles doesn't mean you have to sit idly by.
One simple preventative measure is to get your fast-eating cat to slow down or to simply eat less. Stephens recommends smaller portions, elevating your cat's food dish slightly, or putting an object, such as a ball, into the dish. The cat will be forced to eat around the ball, and thus her intake will be slowed. If you do this, make sure the ball isn't small enough to swallow. And you may need to feed cats in a multiple-cat household at different times and places to reduce competitive eating.
If simple solutions don't work, watch your cat's eating behavior and reactions. Bowen, for example, tried changing her cats' diets. 'Since switching to IAMS®, they rarely throw up,' Bowen says.
'Usually, when you change to a higher-quality diet, there is no problem,' Stephens says. Here are some tips for helping make sure your cat's change is as successful and comfortable as possible:
Go slowly. Make the transition gradually to allow your cat time to adjust. 'Make sure the cat eats something every day,' Stephens advises. 'A cat that quits eating suddenly can develop liver problems.'
Measure up. How much should you feed? Your cat's age, sex, breed, activity level, and overall health need to be taken into consideration. Talk with your veterinarian, then read the manufacturer's recommendations. Premium foods like IAMS cat foods are more nutrient-dense than many non-premium diets, so don't be surprised if the recommended amounts seem low.
Pay attention. Beyond careful measuring, also regularly weigh your cat and adjust the feeding amount accordingly after switching to a premium food. Your cat may appear happy if you overfeed him. But over time, he may become overweight. Tummy troubles can be in the past with your veterinarian’s help and a little effort on your part.
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Cats are known for being a bit choosey about what they will and won’t do. And a little pickiness is fine when it comes to picking out toys and napping spots! But if your cat is or becomes extra-selective about what they’ll eat, it’s time to pay attention and perhaps talk to your vet. You and your vet know your cat best, so it’s always worth checking in if you think your cat isn’t eating enough and want their professional advice.
Start by paying close attention to what your cat is eating and how they behave. This information will help you, your household and your vet work together to make sure your cat is living and eating well.
Feeding Tips for the Truly Finicky Cat
Pay Attention to All the Cat Treats
Is your cat begging for table scraps or holding out on eating until you offer treats? Extras like these can be very disruptive to your cat’s appetite and diet. Think about them like snacks or desserts for you — tasty cravings that are easy to fill up on. A small portion may not seem like much, but it can make a big different for a cat-sized digestive system!
Try dialing back how much you treat your cat to tasty extras and see if their interest in the food bowl starts to return. Remember, it’s generally all right for cats to skip a few meals, but if they haven’t eaten for 24-36 hours it’s time to call the vet (even if they’ve continued drinking water).
Review Your Cat’s Food Routine
Humans often crave variety in their meals, but for cats, routine is king. It’s not likely they’d avoid their regular food out of boredom with it, but if you’ve recently changed the kind of food, the number of feedings or the times you feed your cat, they may be avoiding eating as a response.
It's a good idea to change your cat’s diet gradually (unless your vet advises otherwise). Pickiness can often be resolved by helping your cat adjust and get comfortable with their updated diet!
Help Your Cat Relax While Feeding
If your cat starts eating less, you may want to look for factors that could be causing stress. Seemingly unrelated changes to their environment can shift your cat’s stress levels enough to impact their interest in food. Has another animal or person joined or left the household? Has your cat been adapting to new surroundings due to a move or renovation? As the stress of that change begins to subside, your cat will probably go back to a normal diet.
Talk to your vet about good ideas for reducing your cat’s stress levels and share any concerns you have about their diet then too. You’re both on the same team, so work together to help your cat feel better!
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Little will change in the poor management of Russia's energy sector with the return of Valdimir Putin as president of Russia, says Mikhail Krutikhin in an analysis initially published the European Union Institute for Security Studies.
Mikhail Krutikhin is an analyst and consultant on the oil and gas industry and politics in Russia. He is a co-founder of and analyst with the RusEnergy consultancy in Moscow and editor-in-chief of the Russian Energy weekly newsletter.
When Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev said they were going to swap jobs, they meant just that. Medvedev’s four-year tenure as the president of the Russian Federation has hardly had any noticeable effect on the national energy industry – just as in his previous role as chairman of Gazprom’s board of directors he did little to influence the strategy and practices of the Russian gas monopoly. Both assignments had nothing to do with the actual management of the most important sector of the Russian economy. Rather, the Russian energy sector has been controlled by several clans closely linked to Putin, the current prime minister, since the beginning of the past decade.
The actors involved in those networks, often people who accompanied the prime minister through the various stages of his career in the Soviet security service and the St. Petersburg city administration, form a kind of ‘collective Putin’ and have survived the past four years without difficulty. In this context Medvedev is little more than a pseudo-liberal figurehead disconnected from the centre of the decision-making process. More importantly, the ‘collective Putin’ do not intend to relinquish control of the Russian energy sector in the foreseeable future.
The specifics of the Russian electoral system make it easy for the ruling elite to control the situation. As a result, this nominal change of roles between Putin and Medvedev is not going to affect the shape and structure of the energy industry, nor is it going to ameliorate the investment climate. Russia’s energy sector has been run for years by the same group of people regardless of their formal positions in the government, and they will remain at the helm after the swap. The role of the top state echelon is essentially confined to the protection of close associates, the promotion of legislation favouring their interests, and the perpetuation of a system which is based on loyalty, not efficiency.
Basically, Putin's return to the presidency on 7 May is not going to usher in any significant changes in the way in which the energy industry is governed.
Problems with the energy sector
One flaw of the energy industry is its structure, which is dominated by government-backed monopolies and characterised by discrimination against private businesses, small domestic operators and international players. State-owned companies such as Gazprom or Rosneft, as well as some private companies with close links to the political leadership such as Gennady Timchenko’s Novatek, enjoy privileged access to licences, upstream assets, tax exemptions etc. Foreign investors are able to operate in Russia only if they establish good working relations with members of the dominating clans. The quickest way to be awarded projects and contracts in Russia is to offer those clans stakes in respectable international companies.
Another serious problem is the deeply dysfunctional way in which the energy industry is governed. The absence of public scrutiny allows for uncontrolled redistribution of rents among the actors involved in the networks around the political leadership. Huge showcase projects are launched with little consideration of their economic profitability. For instance, the construction of the Baltic Pipeline System II started in 2009 (completion is envisaged this year) despite criticism even from within the government. The Altai Gas Pipeline project, planned to establish a link between the gasfields in Western Siberia and consumers in northwest China, is similarly contentious for economic and ecological reasons.
The energy industry also suffers from poor quality of management. Since the ascension of Putin and his allies to power in 2000, appointments to important positions in the Russian establishment, including the energy industry, have been made according to two criteria: personal loyalty and the ability to control cash flows. Clearly, professional skills and expertise do not fall into these categories. As a consequence people with little knowledge of the subject area invaded the upper echelons of Gazprom, Rosneft and Transneft management, with devastating effects on management quality.
Cynical rent-seeking is another explanation for erratic decision-making. While private companies in Russia often operate according to market rules, state-controlled entities pursue a policy that is rarely informed by commercial wisdom. As a rule contracts funded through public investment programmes are awarded to companies owned by relatives or friends of key politicians and government officials.
Gennady Timchenko or Arkady and Boris Rotenberg are cases in point. The latter are involved in the construction of the gas pipeline from Sakhalin to the Chinese border near Vladivostok, which provides a striking example of the self-service mentality that reigns in Russia’s energy economy. There are currently no reliable gas deposits to fill it to commercial capacity, and there are no contracts for gas sales to China. Moreover, the government has announced it will subsidise the domestic gas tariffs in the Far East because the gas from Sakhalin is too expensive, and cover Gazprom’s losses. The only beneficiary in this project is a company owned by the two Rotenberg brothers. This is a typical case of nationalisation of costs and privatisation of profits.
Little change in Russia's energy strategy
In 2009 the Russian government adopted a new Russian Energy Strategy to 2030. However, the document does little to address the various problematic issues besetting the energy sector. Based on the assumption of perpetually growing international demand, the document stresses the importance of energy security and pledges huge investments mainly from private sources in the expansion of production capacities as well as infrastructure and energy efficiency.
It would be mistaken, however, to assume that this document has an impact on the shape of the energy industry and the challenges it faces. It contains some general statistical data, a loose collection of hypothetical assumptions and a long laundry list of strategic guidelines with few practical implications. In private, experts working on the Energy Strategy 2050 admit openly that this new version will be equally unrealistic in its assessments and forecasts because governmental control and censorship do not allow for an open discussion of the problems undermining Russia’s energy sector.
The approach applied in the document is one of censorship and taboo. Evidently the absence of a critical debate results in a total lack of ideas on how to restructure the industry and establish a competitive and liberal environment.
Moreover, the document does not contain any serious calculation of the amount of investment needed to achieve the goals it identifies, nor does it explain where the money should come from. It does not draw a clear picture of the future production costs for oil, gas and electricity and of the respective market prices. Nobody in the government is making an effort to find answers to these crucial questions.
The attitude of the political leadership reflects this lack of strategic considerations. Contradictory official statements on any possible aspect of energy policy are a regular feature of Russian politics. Unfortunately, Russia’s external energy relations are not immune to this kind of arbitrariness. Offers to Europe to expand the pipeline system that links Russia and Western Europe are followed by threats to reroute export flows to Asia if Europe shows discontent with the prices for Russian natural gas – and vice versa.
Such erratic changes of attitude can be tactical, but in many cases they also show the incompetence of the Russian leadership. When Russian officials said they would liquefy all West Siberian gas, close the taps on Europe-bound pipes and sell LNG in North America, they were bluffing: the price of gas in the USA at that moment was about $110 per 1,000 cubic metres while Gazprom was selling gas in Europe at the average price of $250.
Moreover, the ‘shale revolution’ was making the United States a net exporter of gas instead of a net importer. When Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller claimed that the volume of Russian gas exports to Asia would equal the sales to Europe, he was bluffing: there is neither sufficient demand on the Chinese side, nor does Russia dispose of enough available resources to reach parity. However, when the prime minister declares that Russian production of natural gas will reach 1 trillion cubic metres a year, he displays an absolutely unrealistic view of the industry’s capacities.
In many cases, apart from inflicting significant damage on the federal budget, decisions in the energy industry harm Russia’s national interests at the regional and international level. Disputes over energy-related issues have in recent years seriously strained relations with countries such as Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Lithuania, but also the EU. It needs to be stressed, however, that it is not Gazprom that is being exploited as a political weapon by the Russian state. On the contrary, very often Russia’s foreign policy interests are sacrificed to keep Gazprom happy.
Medvedev’s attempts at reform
Medvedev did show dissatisfaction with the situation and even stood up to Putin on some occasions. Unlike the prime minister, who tirelessly promotes Russia as a perfect place for foreign investors, Medvedev has several times stressed the negative business climate in the country.
This view is widely shared by Russian and international experts. It is clear that something radical has to be done about the energy industry – and about the Russian economy as a whole – to make it a worthwhile place for investors. As international rankings demonstrate, corruption in Russia is not an occasional occurrence but a systemic illness and the situation has only got worse over the past four years.
The market reaction to the news about Putin’s imminent return to the Kremlin was revealing. Expectations of capital flight from Russia immediately soared: in 2010, the outflow of capital was estimated officially at $38.8 billion. In 2011, as the Bank of Russia predicted, it would exceed $70 billion.
Medvedev’s timid attempts did not suffice to clean up the mess the ‘collective Putin’ had made of the national economy. It is true that in April 2011 the president ordered the removal of cabinet members from the boards of directors of state-backed corporations. But he did not dare attack Gazprom, where Putin’s protégés are firmly entrenched. Although some ministers have in fact since given up their posts in the economic sector, no action has been taken with regard to the appointment of their puppets to the same offices. The departure of Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin from Rosneft certainly does not mean the end of the company’s privileged status and priority access to mineral licences and tax reductions.
Hence, despite public statements and criticism, and some timid attempts to tackle some of the challenges, Medvedev’s policy has not had an impact on the tacit power structures embedded in the Russian energy sector, nor has it succeeded in reducing the sector’s interdependence with the political establishment. In fact, Medvedev has proved to be part of the problem rather than the solution."


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Well, working as a Design Editor in a active frontline daily newspaper is a challenge as well as Fun. Everyday is a new day and the game is how to reacts to today's news. Everyday We carried a tile on our front page regarding the ongoing Fifa-World cup( football). Our thrust was to use a moment photo from the match, and everyday we use to devote a big space for this pupose. Lastweek it was unusual.. My boss called me to mention The maradona's involvement as a coach to team Argentina. And That was the lead.. I collected all the photo of Diego, studied the all the participations as screaming, instructing, pleading, brooding by this great legend. The catch was his passion. I create a tile where the expressions of maradona potrayed as the camera pans closer and closer to end with an Big dramatic expression of the Master with an unusual crop.

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Delicious and very pretty for holiday table. I added a can of mandarin oranges and pineapple tidbits which I had drained for 12 hours and a cup of marshmallows. Next time will reduce conf. sugar, as it was quite sweet.
I loved the concept of the ingredients but found that I needed 2 cans of the whole cranberry sauce or else half of the other ingredients to get the full cranberry taste. Maybe the brand of sauce that I used didn't have enough berries, but with another can it is very good.
Delightful! I get lots of complements on this. This year I trimmed the edge of the bowl with sliced canned cranberry sauce so it looked like a petals on a flower. It looked pretty and the die hard cranberry sauce people were happy to have that to go with their turkey as well.
I made this for Thanksgiving this year and was told to be sure to bring it Christmas dinner as well!! YUM!!
Is is the best cranberry salad I have eaten...My entire family loved it...I will for sure make this over and over again...Thanks for sharing this
This is so easy to put together and sooo good, that my daughter wanted to know if we really had to take it to the Thanksgiving pot luck to share!
My grandma used to make this every Christmas and Thanksgiving. I made it for the first time for Thanksgiving this year, and it was a big hit. However, I omit the mayo. It's not as shiny looking or as rich without it, but it is also lighter, fluffier, and slightly sweeter. I also double the whipped cream and use one 8 oz. can of whole berry and one 8 oz. can of jellied cranberry sauce.
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When I think of December, I think of Christmas parties and get-togethers! These roasted cauliflower pizza bites are a perfect HEALTHY hors d'oeuvres to indulge on. Yes, I know we are in the middle of a global pandemic, which recommends small gathering and social distancing, but delicious and nutritious appetizers are still a fun way to feel festive!
1 large head cauliflower, sliced into flat, disc like pieces
2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil
Salt, to taste
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 cup marinara
1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. and line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
Slice cauliflower into flat 1/2 inch discs pieces
Toss cauliflower pieces with oil, dash of salt, and garlic powder. Then spread out flat on a large sheet pan.
Roast cauliflower for about 20 minutes, flipping once in the middle so that they are golden brown and getting a slight crisp.
Remove from oven, and heat oven to broil.
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|Q: Is this plan just another attack on government, slashing major benefit programs that so many people rely on?
|A: No. In fact, this proposal protects and strengthens the safety net that the major benefit programs offer. The fact of the matter is that many of these government programs are in serious financial jeopardy. Medicare’s own trustees have said the program will go bankrupt within a decade, Medicaid is bankrupting state and federal budgets, and Social Security will soon be unable to provide future seniors, who are currently 55 and younger, with the benefits they have been promised. These government benefit programs cannot be sustained as they are currently structured. They will collapse and the process will overburden the economy, American businesses, American workers and every taxpayer. This is not the future the next generation deserves.
My proposal protects these vital programs and puts forth the long overdue reforms that will ensure the health and retirement security for current and future generations of Americans. Furthermore, this proposal strengthens the health care safety net for the most vulnerable members of society.


The Iranian Army has unveiled and tested its military hardware in the second phase of the major military exercises code-named Mohammad Rasoulollah (Mohammad, the Messenger of God) in the south of the country.
Various units of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces participated in the maneuvers and different defense systems, including newly-developed ones, were tested in this stage of the maneuvers on Friday.
Iran’s Air Force Cobra combat helicopters were deployed in the drill and backed the Ground Forces units by striking hypothetical enemy targets.
Zolfaghar and Samsam Tanks, both domestically manufactured, were also used in the exercises.
Newly-developed Iranian tank carriers were also used in the drills and facilitated the rapid transfer of the tanks.
Dehlavieh and Toofan anti-tank missile systems were also successfully tested by the Ground Forces in the exercises, with the latter fired by helicopters as well.
The Iranian army also tested Shaher and Akhgar sniper rifles and Moharram Gatling gun.
The Ground Forces also tested its drones including Shahin in the exercises which conducted reconnaissance and data collection operations.
Phantom fighter jets and other units of the Airborne Division of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces were also used in the drills.
A mine-laying vehicle was also unveiled during the maneuvers as a new achievement. The vehicle has the capability to mine a large area in a short period of time.
During the first stage of the six-day military drill on Thursday, different ground units, fighter jets and air defense systems were stationed in the southeastern part of the country. Various marine, surface, and subsurface vessels were also deployed in the Sea of Oman.
The exercises cover an area of 2.2 million square kilometers stretching from the east of the Strait of Hormuz all the way to the 10th parallel north in the Indian Ocean.
The joint drills by Iranian Army’s ground, naval, and air forces are backed by Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base.
Different types of military hardware and weapons are deployed both in the water and on land during the drill, which is the largest of its kind in the region.


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According to ABTA, nearly 10 million Britons travelled abroad in 2019 without any insurance, with insufficient insurance or didn’t take out the right travel insurance policies. In this article, we examine:
- What travel insurance covers
- What excess is in travel insurance
- Whether travel insurance is compulsory
What does travel insurance cover?
Instead of opting for the cheapest travel insurance, you should always read its terms and conditions carefully as policies vary from insurer to insurer. Medical expenses Although an EHIC card entitles you to medical care in Europe, it isn’t valid in the rest of the world and doesn’t cover you for the costs of repatriation. It’s recommended that your travel insurance should cover you for £1 million of medical expenses in Europe or £2 million for other destinations. The main cover you should expect are:
Loss, damage & theft of personal belongings
Travel insurance usually covers you for the loss of £1,500-£2,000 of personal possessions although you should be vigilant and always keep your valuables with you. There might be a limit for the amount you can claim for a single item.
In case you’re involved in an accident, personal liability will cover the costs of any legal costs and/or compensation up to about £1 million.
If your personal circumstances mean you have to cancel your holiday, your travel insurance policy will cover you for the cost of any prepayments so you don’t suffer any financial loss.
Delay cover & missed departure
Insurers will pay out if you encounter delays of over 12 hours in your departure although you’ll be expected to keep receipts to provide proof of extra expenditure.
As long as you can prove that you allowed plenty of time for your journey, your insurer will also pay out if you missed your departure because of circumstances beyond your control.
A good travel insurance policy will also compensate you for any lost or stolen cash (up to about £250) as long as you provide a local police report and report the matter within 24 hours.
If something goes wrong while you’re away, your insurer should provide you with round-the-clock support.
Travel insurance questions:
Travel insurance policies normally cover a traveler’s basic concerns. This may include the cancellation of a trip, delays in travel, lost luggage and personal items while travelling, as well as medical emergencies. Most travel insurance policies are designed to provide adequate cover to travelers by protecting them from a financial loss before or throughout their trip.
It is worth getting travel insurance, especially if you have not paid for your trip and related expenses with a credit card. While not all credit cards provide travel insurance cover, it is worth checking if yours does before proceeding with your bookings. In general, if the amount of money that you are spending on a trip is more that you are comfortable with losing, travel insurance is a worthwhile consideration.
You should buy travel insurance within 15 days of the first deposit on your trip. While buying travel insurance this early is not strictly necessary, doing so may reward you with discounts or bonus coverage for your travel. Generally, most travel insurance policies allow you to buy your cover up to the day that you leave for your trip.
What does ‘excess’ mean in travel insurance?
Few travel insurance policies will pay 100% of any claim that you make. Your policy will clearly specify your financial contribution to any claim and this is your excess. Although this is £100 on average, this varies from insurer to insurer. The excess could be a single one-off payment or it could be calculated separately for every claim. If you’re travelling as a family on a group travel insurance policy, the excess might even be per claim per person. Some insurance companies will allow you to take out an excess waiver. However, this will increase the cost of your travel insurance.
Is travel insurance compulsory?
Countries are increasingly introducing laws to make travel insurance compulsory. Among these countries are Finland, Cuba, Qatar and Thailand. This is to avoid holidaymakers leaving unpaid medical bills behind them when they depart. Before travelling, for advice about travel insurance and your destination you should check with the Foreign Office.

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The Associated Press reports the Utah Board of Education voted 13-2 last week to approve a motion to review the state’s Common Core Standards. The politically-charged move comes at the request of Governor Gary Herbert, who once strongly defended the standards.
The article omits that the Board recently completed a review of the state’s education standards, and that the agreement to accelerate the review process is contingent upon the Legislature approving a one-time budget supplement. The Deseret News notes it’s unclear whether lawmakers will fund the request.
In 2014, Gov. Herbert ordered a review of Utah’s Common Core Standards, led by the state Attorney General. The examination concluded that the Common Core “hasn’t cost Utah control of education standards,” the Deseret News reported.
“Utah’s authority over its standards and curriculum has not, and will not, be ceded to the federal government…Additionally, the Board affirms school district and charter boards’ statutory control in setting their own curriculum,” the Utah Board of Education said in a statement following the 2014 review.
Some Utah officials consider another review of the state’s academic expectations unnecessary. “What I see is like painting a wall, and we just painted it,” said Leslie Castle, a member of the Board of Education. “We just did some of these standards…It seems like a very odd way of doing business. I’m not in favor of that.”
“[The decision] brought great angst among our members,” said Lisa Nentl-Bloom, executive director of the Utah Education Association. “This is not the time to start over. This is the time to continue to work to create the best standards we can, but not to start over from scratch.”
What’s important to note is that Herbert’s call for the review of Utah’s standards is entirely political. And what we’ve learned is that changing academic standards based on political pressure is the wrong move for students.
The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board wrote this month, “The campaign platforms of [gubernatorial challenger Jonathan] Johnson and, now, Herbert do little to improve our efforts [to assess students] and instead sadly surrender to the uneducated fears too many of us harbor about education,”
An analysis by the Collaborative for Student Success reiterates that point: “By caving to political pressure, Gov. Herbert could put Utah classrooms on a path of disruption and uncertainty, and subject the state’s teachers and students to inferior academic expectations.”


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Just a decade or two ago, a person diagnosed with blood cancer faced a narrow path forward: chemotherapy, radiation, perhaps a bone marrow transplant. Treatment was delivered in a hospital setting, with a 5-year survival rate in the teens.
Flash forward to today. Scientific innovation has greatly changed the treatment landscape for blood cancer, driven primarily by targeted therapies that disrupt cancer cell growth and survival.
Five-year survival rates for leukemia alone have nearly doubled from 34 percent in the mid-1970s to 66 percent in the early-mid 2000s, according to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Treatment advancements in the past 10 years have proven life-changing for people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), particularly for Ben Greenlee. At his time of diagnosis over a decade ago, his doctor did something that may seem counterintuitive: he told Ben not to treat his blood cancer.
“He said, ‘Well, we don’t really have options now, but by the time you need it, there’ll be better options out there,’” Greenlee says. “Which didn’t sound as hopeful as he meant it. It felt like a death sentence.”
As it turns out, Greenlee’s doctor was indeed correct and now he has the right treatment plan.
While great strides have occurred, cancer researchers are motivated to continue advancing science for those with more aggressive and difficult-to-treat diseases, according to Andy Souers, Ph.D., distinguished research fellow, AbbVie.
“The field of oncology is really in a renaissance time right now,” he says. “While there has been progress over the last decade, there is still a ton of unmet need and work ahead of us. At AbbVie, we won't settle for incremental progress. We will continue to transform standards of care for every single patient.”
Most blood cancers start in the bone marrow, where they affect how blood cells are produced and function. Blood cancers are represented by three main types: leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, with over 100 subtypes.
In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), cancer starts in the bone marrow. It most often develops from cells that would eventually become white blood cells. In another type of leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), cancer develops within a specific type of white blood cell called B cells.
The long-established standard of care for blood cancer, chemotherapy, wipes out not only cancer cells but also other healthy cells. AbbVie researchers saw a need—for better outcomes and less treatment burden for patients—and an opportunity to do things differently. This challenge prompted researchers studying both blood cancers and solid tumors to find ways to target only cancer cells.
AbbVie’s unique strategy and emphasis on cellular biology is what led to uncovering a new field of regulated cell death in certain leukemias, Souers says.
“We look at mechanisms that are essential for cancer cells to survive and propagate, and that may take us to hematological malignancies or to solid tumors,” he says. “It’s a matter of being tenacious so we can reveal the really interesting molecules.”
Scientific progress isn’t a given once discoveries are made. That’s where the AbbVie clinical team comes in to advance a molecule along its journey to becoming a medicine, according to Jalaja Potluri, M.D., executive medical director, AbbVie.
A hematologist-oncologist by training, Potluri and her team are focused on designing clinical trials in areas of unmet patient need, such as rare cancers with limited existing treatment options. When it comes to scientific progress, setting big goals is key, because these patients can’t wait, Potluri says. One project her team worked on went from the clinical program to approved medication in four years—a process that can typically take 10 years or more.
“Being a leukemia doctor, I can’t say enough how exhilarating that experience was,” Potluri says. “We were able to make a meaningful impact in a disease with many subtypes and great unmet medical need and advancing care for patients who really need it.”
New technologies and approaches have accelerated the pace of science, enabling the development of novel therapies that have allowed us to reimagine the treatment of blood cancer, according to AbbVie executive medical director and global development lead for hematology, Jim Dean.
“A greater understanding of disease and investment in laboratory research helps us design more efficient clinical trials and get new treatments to patients faster,” Dean says. “The science fiction of my childhood is science reality today.”
Scientists are driven to increase understanding even further, probing all that science has to offer to answer the biggest questions we face in blood cancer, through innovation in genetics, genomics and precision medicine, Souers adds. For example, scientists can now dig deeper into the genetic differences between subsets of people with a particular type of cancer, which can help inform a tailored treatment approach.
More advancements are on the horizon with both antibody and cell-based therapies along with what Souers calls “the next generation of agents” that cause cancer cells to undergo alternative forms of regulated cell death.
“Our teams are determined to change the treatment paradigm,” he says. “That’s what gets us up in the morning. You begin to think of new science, new possibilities to discover and deliver innovative medicines that have the potential to transform people’s lives.”
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It looks as though the chances of any of us escaping the UK this year, to travel to our favourite sun-soaked destinations, have all but dried up.
As a third wave of COVID begins to spread across Europe, ministers here have already begun questioning whether recreational travel – to popular tourist spots such as Spain, Italy and France – is really necessary and safe for Britain and its citizens.
Another year without a jolly jaunt abroad, we hear you sigh… Chin up readers, it’s not all doom and gloom.
It might not be the Mediterranean, but the Costa Del UK still has a lot going for it, especially throughout the spring and summer months. One of its greatest features is its world-renowned festival season, boasting a number of sought-after live music festivals, both big and small, across all four nations.
Amongst the many choices available are a selection of enchanting, boutique offerings. Occupying some of the most beautiful and scenic locations, each providing revellers with a unique festival atmosphere, these chic gatherings deliver on quality entertainment every time – from live music to crafts. workshops, exhibitions and much, much more.
With half of the adult population now vaccinated against COVID-19, and as the number of those inoculated continues to rise, the likelihood that we’ll see these boutique music festivals happening in the UK this summer, looks increasingly good.
So why not cancel your doomed plans to leave the country, save yourself some money, and experience a stress-free boutique music festival in 2021.
Check out a selection of Boutique music festivals happening this year listed below…
Likened by many of its frequent visitors to a stress-free mini-break, award-winning music festival Weyfest offers an exciting and rejuvenating escape in the beautiful Surrey countryside for both adults and kids alike.
Bursting with superb entertainment, including over 30 hours of live music across 4 stages, and boasting an abundance of amazing food and drink choices as well as countless activities to occupy the little ones – from creative arts workshops to train rides, the popular Sci-Fi Zone and Outdoor Laser Combat – this boutique gem promises to meet the requirements of all its attendees, young and old.
Cloudspotting Music and Arts Festival
Another hugely popular award-winning music event, Gisburns Cloudspotting Music and Arts Festival returns to its enchanting woodland home this June.
Hidden away in the forests of East Lancashire, the micro festival, winner of ‘Best Small Event’ at the Lancashire Tourism Awards back in 2017, is built on a strong DIY ethos, managed by a dedicated army of volunteers, and is renowned for its friendliness and inclusivity.
Providing a magical laid-back festival atmosphere, perfect for seasoned festival goers and young families looking to experience their first festival together, this back-to-nature event routinely welcomes a host of popular live acts – the likes of Ezra Furman, King Creosote, Cate Le Bon, This Is The Kit, Melt Yourself Down and many more.
Join the Cloudspotting community this year in celebrating the festivals milestone, 10th edition.
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
A firm favourite amongst the Scots, the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival in Inverness is one of the biggest boutique events on the summer festival calendar.
Situated in the capital of the Highlands, on the stunning Belladrum Estate, this fantastic annual music event delivers a broad range of genres and styles – from indie, rock and dance, to Celtic, blues, roots, singer-songwriter, folk and many more – performed by some of the world’s biggest music names.
Amongst the long list of headliners confirmed to appear at this year’s event are the likes of Scottish treasures Emeli Sande and The Fratellis, as well as Van Morrison, Passenger, Shed Seven, The Stiff Little Fingers, The Magic Numbers and disco king, Nile Rodgers and Chic.
A celebration of culture, bringing together music, science, film and art for a weekend of extraordinary entertainment, underneath the UK’s biggest radio telescope – Bluedot Festival is probably the most unique boutique festival on the list.
A cosmic event, taking place at the iconic Jodrell Bank observatory in Macclesfield, this family-oriented experience invites people all of all ages to explore, learn and discover, through a stellar programme of performances, exhibitions, talks, workshops, experiments and much more.
Consistently attracting the most influential artists to appear across its multiple stages, Bluedot will once again add to its great track record this year, supplying performances from the likes of popular dance duo Groove Armada, electro-indie collective Metronomy and Icelandic singer-songwriter, Bjork.
Tucked away in the Southern Uplands of Scotland, in a sheltered river valley, hides an off-grid, outdoor festival gem – Knockengorroch Festival.
Taking place on Knockengorroch Farm, in an area recently awarded Dark Skies status – one of the best places on the planet to see the stars – the festival of roots music, art, food, drink and more, brings together a bill of artists representing a melting pot of genres each and every year – from world music to folk, fusion and dub reggae with electronica, hip-hop, drum n bass and more.
As well as music, punters young and old can also expect to find a number of other exciting activities and experiences, such as cabaret and comedy shows, dedicated children’s activities, workshops in arts and crafts, fire shows, flash mobs, real ale and food stalls… the list goes on. There’s even a sauna!
Run by the family who inhabit Knockengorroch Farm and watched over by the family’s cows, Knockengorroch Festival offers its guests an escape from the constraints of modern life in a stunning natural setting. A whole world unto itself that you may not want to ever leave.
Lancaster’s number one open-air music festival, Highest point returns to the magnificent grounds of Williamson Park this September for its third anniversary celebration.
Back after two years, following a hugely successful edition in 2019, the family-friendly event will see some of the UK’s biggest music stars performing in front of thousands of festival goers, underneath the stunning Ashton Memorial.
Catch this likes of Rag ‘N’ Bone Man and Rudimental, each making their Lancashire debut in 2021, alongside Becky Hill, Ella Eyre, Wilkinson and more, at the region’s biggest outdoor music festival.
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How to sleep on a plane ?
Travelling sometimes involves long plane rides. For longer trips, it is common to travel at night. Unfortunately, the trip is often too uncomfortable to sleep during a plane ride.
However, there are simple solutions for sleeping on a plane and making long flights a real moment of rest and relaxation’arriving at your destination in good shape.
Here are some valuable tips on how to sleep on a plane:
1- Sleeping on a plane: choosing the right place
When flying, a few tricks can help you reproduce some of our sleep habits. For example, if you prefer to sleep on your right side, choose the right side of the plane’plane. It is also preferable to choose the window seat. This way, you won’t be disturbed by people going to the bathroom.
It is also preferable to wear a sleep mask’avoid exit row seats that do not recline and those whose armrests cannot be raised.
2- S’Equip yourself against external aggressions
In the airplane, many external aggressions come to disturb the sleep. Everything you need to know’First of all, it is necessary to be well equipped’To equip yourself first’It is also best to wear a sleep mask, blocking 100% of light, even sunlight or the most aggressive artificial light sources. Then, an anti-noise helmet, or if you support their discomfort, earplugs allow to reduce the surrounding noises so that they are only in your ears’They are only for water or fruit juice’barely audible.
To sleep well during a plane trip, it is also recommended to use a sleep mask’equip yourself with’a travel pillow. Seats being sometimes too uncomfortable to allow a good sleep. Different types of travel cushions exist to keep you comfortable’adapt to each sleeping position and meet your needs.
3- Avoid caffeine to sleep well during the flight
Caffeine is a stimulant, and by consuming it, you destroy your chances of falling asleep for good on your vacation journey. It is advisable to limit the number of times you can fall asleep during the flight’You can also use water or fruit juices offered by the airline.
4- Take a sleeping aid during a flight
Sleep aids, such as melatonin, help you sleep better’fall asleep more easily. However, these aids should not be taken lightly and it is strongly advised to take into account the following points’advice from’a doctor.
5 – Listen to music to sleep faster
Listening to relaxing music helps you sleep better’fall asleep more quickly. If you are in a noisy plane, you can put your headphones under your anti-noise helmet for maximum comfort. Music helps to calm both the body and the mind’But these aids should not be taken lightly and it is strongly advised to take the time to think about them and to cut out all external distractions.
6- Wear comfortable clothes
It is difficult to find sleep when you are physically ill’comfort. Choose comfortable clothes that are not too tight.
7 – Watch your diet
There are 2 dietary principles to follow when sleeping on a plane. Everything from’7- First of all, avoid spicy meals which are bad for your intestines. It is also essential not to eat too much in order to stay healthy’fall asleep easily during the flight.
8 – Turn off the screens
The blue light emitted by the screens is harmful for the sleep, it is thus preferable not to spend too much time on screen during the flight.

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Top Health Tech Trends To Keep An Eye On
With so many inventions nowadays, it seems impossible to keep track of everything. Everyday, a new trend is circulating around the internet! While it may be overwhelming to grasp all of this information, isn’t it also important to mention how advanced technology is, and how essential it is in our daily lives. Let’s be real, with all this technology, our lives have been so much easier. From doing daily tasks, to even the harder ones, technology is there to save our lives. Infact, it has replaced so many jobs that were once controlled by an individual. From parking ticket clerks, to even a surgeon, robotics and advanced technology has evolved into a helping hand for basic human tasks. Some might say that ‘robots’ may rule the world one day, as technology replaces jobs for human beings. But, that seems impossible, when technology is also being controlled by other human beings, so you have nothing to worry about.
With that being said, the health industry is definitely jumping on the bandwagon. This is because health is not linear. For one, diseases are being discovered every day, so the healthcare industry has the responsibility to seek more ways to aid those who are in need of healthcare. Though many say that the healthcare system is broken, they are doing their best to look for ways to help each and every one of us. With the help of IT teams, they make sure that the advancement of technology never stops. There are so many tech trends nowadays, and in this article, we tackle everything that the healthcare industry has to offer.
Since the global pandemic has greatly affected each and everyone of us, Demandforce has been one of the many companies that help the healthcare industry reach a wider audience. Since many of us have been stuck in our homes, it has been impossible to communicate and book appointments with doctors and physicians. With the help of this new technology, we are now able to go to a site that will not only inform us about doctors who give the best services, but also be able to communicate with them and book an appointment easily. Not only that, but telemedicine is also used to input data that many physicians find difficult to store elsewhere. Think of telemedicine as a cloud for our data, but with a more advanced way of communicating between the patient and the doctor.
- Augmented and Virtual Reality
Though virtual reality has been extremely popular in video games, it is now feasible in health education as well. Many medical schools now use virtual reality for surgical training programs that immerse med students into a life-like situation that they may apply in real life.
- Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is used in vaccine development, thermal screening, facial recognition, and analyzing CT scans. Gone are the days where these were done manually. Nowadays, it is incredibly easy to analyze data because of this kind of advanced technology. Artificial intelligence can not only detect data, but it can also detect certain illnesses that doctors find difficult to identify.


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For sale are my custom Beyer DT770 600 ohm - made from the "Manufacture" Beyer site. Leather headband and earpads. Recabled by S2 audio. Price includes matching Headphile stand - a $200 value!!!! Comes in the very nice Beyer foam and pleather carry case. Also spare pare of pleather earpads - a $40 value. You are getting $750+ of stuff!
NOTE: the stand that included is NOT the one that is pictured with the headphones - it is the one in the last picture that is with different headphones (which are obviously not included...)

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A sharp weapon for game development
Since the emergence of electronic games in the 1960s and 1970s, they have been deeply loved by people. The huge market and sustained strong consumer demand bring huge profits to game manufacturers. The well-known game “glory of the king” attracted $2.35 billion for Tencent worldwide in 2020 alone. Every day, a large number of games go to the market from the studio. With the unprecedented prosperity of the game market, the demand of game players for the scale of the game, the quality of the game picture and the difficulty of game design is increasing day by day. Driven by the market, the game engine, the core tool of game development, has produced a great role in the prosperity of the game industry.
The process of game development is roughly that developers design game projects according to the game story line on the computer, audio, display and other hardware equipment, based on the program development environment, using development tools, and display the game scene and the real world to players. In the early stage of video game development, due to the limitations of equipment and environment, various program functions required by the game can only be developed by the game development team. With the increasing scale of games and the increasing complexity of game design, it is difficult for small and medium-sized game developers to quickly complete game development manually. Then came the middleware of game development, that is, developers who are good at specific fields provided a simple and convenient tool program that can be used across machines to realize the specific functions required by the game, such as 3D modeling, texture or sound data production, etc. When these scattered functions converge into a “game development content production line”, the game engine came into being.
Game engine refers to some compiled editable computer game systems, or the core components of some interactive real-time image applications, for developers to design and write game programs efficiently and conveniently. The game engine organizes all the elements in the game orderly, so that the game designer can design the game program efficiently and quickly, rather than starting from scratch. The game engine consists of hardware management, development environment, scene construction and game design.
The hardware and development parts prefer back-end management, that is, they are mainly responsible for the management and use of the hardware resources of the game engine and provide support for developers to use the engine and flexibly assemble functional components. Game design is mainly to design the logic and level of the game through mathematics library and artificial intelligence. The core part of the game engine is mainly the rendering engine and physical engine in scene construction.
The rendering engine realizes optical effects such as light and shadow projection and reflection through subsystems such as lighting, shadow, animation and particle special effects. It is the key component of the game to reflect realism and interactivity. For example, in the model animation system, the rendering engine realizes the free manipulation of human or animal activities on the basis of model deformation through pre implanted design code, or renders highly characteristic things, such as hair and fur. Due to the complex organic structure composed of colored hair with certain characteristics of hair and fur, it has unique translucent and reflective properties, and also reacts to external forces such as gravity or wind, and the number is large. Therefore, it is difficult for ordinary computer equipment to generate realistic images, and high-performance rendering tools must be used. After the 3D model is made, the rendering engine integrates animation, light and shadow, sound and special effects according to the needs of the game, and renders all effects into the game according to the code written in the background to produce the final output picture quality.
Physics engine is a real simulation of the virtual world environment following the laws of real physics to improve the realistic effect of the game, including collision detection system, physical simulation system and so on. Collision detection system is mainly used to reasonably describe the physical relationship between models in the virtual world, so as to improve the interactive realism of the scene. For example, when characters encounter obstacles while driving, they will “roll over”. In order to highlight the fidelity of the game, the collision detection system needs to detect the edges of various virtual object models in the game, so as to produce realistic touch and physical response. The physical simulation part, including gravity, rigid physics, flexible physics and so on, further enriches the simulation of the real world in motion in the virtual scene.
Metaverse’s authoring tools
Because of the existence of game engine, the once professional game production link is gradually instrumental and operable, making the creation of games more simple and efficient. This means that in metaverse, ordinary people have the opportunity to use relevant software or tools to build a virtual world in their hearts.
From the current situation of game engine, the development of game engine technology has been very mature. At present, whether it is host games, PC games or mobile games, they all leave the development of game engine. Because of its strong modeling and rendering ability, game engine has gone out of the game industry and expanded to film and television production, industrial design and other multi market fields. On the supply side, a large number of excellent game engines have emerged in the world, such as unreal engine, unity, frostbite engine, cry engine, source, IW engine, etc. Among them, the more popular and thunderous game engines are fantasy engine and unity.
Take unity as an example. Unity is a multi platform comprehensive game development tool developed by unity technologies that allows players to easily create interactive content such as 3D video games, architectural visualization videos, real-time 3D animation and so on. Some well-known games such as king glory, call of duty national uniform mobile games, legend of hearthstone, Temple Escape and so on are developed by unity.
Unity technologies was founded in 2004. Its predecessor was a game company called over the edge Entertainment (otee). Although otee has not launched any game works that can be sold, the polishing of a variety of games has accumulated a lot of experience in game technology development for otee and promoted its strategic transformation. After its name was changed to unity, unity technologies developed an application suitable for Mac OS X operating system and won unanimous praise. Subsequently, unity successfully covered almost all ports such as PC, mobile phone and host. Unity always implements the principle of popularization of development, provides the most efficient development tools to game developers, and solves the difficulties encountered in development in time. As of June 30, 2020, unity has about 1.5 million active users per month in more than 190 countries and regions around the world. In 2019, the applications developed by these developers were downloaded more than 3 billion times a month on more than 1.5 billion independent devices. In the Chinese market, more than 70% of mobile games are developed using unity.
In 2020, unity was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The opening price of unity was $75, up 44.2% from the issue price, and the market value once exceeded $20 billion. After the closing, the share price of unity was $68.35, up 31.44% from the issue price, and the market value was $18 billion. Unity no longer positions itself as a game engine, but a platform for creating and operating interactive real-time 3D content, including real-time content creation of VR / AR, which is applied to many industries, including games, 3D art, architecture, automobile industry, film production and so on. For example, unity officially released a warm animated short film windup about love and growth with Chinese traditional aesthetic elements in January 2021. The short film won 19 global level Film Festival nominations, 5 awards, and officially won the Oscar candidacy in 2021. The biggest highlight of the animated short film is that the whole film is rendered in real time. The rendering time of a single frame is less than 33 milliseconds, which is millions of times faster than that of traditional animated films. At the same time, the WYSIWYG function of real-time rendering can enable the animation team to repair and adjust in real time once any problem is found in the production process, and complete the production efficiently with the concerted efforts of different departments. Unity, an efficient and collaborative virtual content production software or platform, is an essential tool for metaverse construction.
Cloud games and accessible metaverse
Metaverse in the future must not be a carnival for a few people, but a virtual world that anyone can easily enter. This is bound to face a problem, that is to enter the virtual space with overloaded information and build, create, socialize and play in it, which has high requirements for users’ hardware equipment. This is bound to block a large number of users from metaverse. With the maturity and wide application of 5g and cloud computing technology, cloud games are becoming an important development trend of the game industry, which is also a very beneficial exploration and attempt for metaverse.
The so-called cloud game refers to the game mode based on cloud computing. In the operation mode of cloud game, the calculation and rendering of all games run on the server, and the rendered game picture is compressed and transmitted to users through the network. In the traditional game mode, the game runs on the local computer. For the “3A game masterpiece” characterized by high cost, high volume and high quality, it often needs higher hardware configuration to match the excellent image quality and complex action design of the game. Cloud games transfer the storage, calculation and rendering of content to the cloud. All game logic and rendered game pictures will be compressed, and then decoded to form a real-time game picture stream to the terminal for display, and finally presented to the eyes of players. The operation of the game is not on the player’s own equipment, but on the remote server. It is equivalent to that thousands of players jointly raise funds to buy a super powerful computer, and then share it. Therefore, as long as there is a smooth network, users can not buy high-end game hardware configuration, but also experience wonderful game effects, so that more players can enter the wonderful game world. The same goes for metaverse.
Cloud games have become one of the development trends of games in the future, which not only lies in the stronger accessibility of players, but also lies in the change of people’s living habits. With the continuous improvement of the performance of smart phones, the increasing pace of life and the fragmentation of daily time, people prefer mobile game devices. Mobile games provide sufficient space for the cloud game market. According to the 2021 global cloud game market report released by foreign research institution newzoo, the total number of paid users of cloud game services will reach 23.7 million by the end of 2021, and this number will increase to 60.7 million by 2024. Its spending on cloud game services will be about $1.6 billion in 2021 and will increase to $6.5 billion by the end of 2024.
From a market perspective, the rise of cloud games is a new growth point of the game market. The construction of cloud game platform requires huge financial and technical support, which has attracted the participation of technology giants such as Microsoft, Google, Tencent and NVIDIA, as well as the participation of network infrastructure operators such as China Mobile and China Unicom. For example, NVIDIA is not only a leading computer graphics and semiconductor company, but also several major cloud game companies leading the global market. Its cloud service geforce now is deeply loved by users. It is said that NVIDIA’s next-generation cloud game platform geforce priority runs at a speed of up to 120 FPS on PC or Mac computer systems, which can bring players a better game experience.
In fact, after some players actually experience cloud games, they think that the delay of cloud computing can never be better than local computing. It is still difficult for cloud games to become the mainstream of the game in the short term. Network delay, peripheral adaptation, decoding ability, frequent jamming and cost mode are still problems to be solved. When these problems of cloud games can be solved, metaverse will be within reach.
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text: photo by Zachary DaviesNEW GENRES: Country Noir Court Merrigan May 27, 2014 Essays, Essays 22 Comments [Editor’s note: New Genres is a recurring feature that aims to complicate and expand our conception of literary genres and their always porous boundaries.] Country noir carves out a space for the small, the local, the defiant and the defeated. That losing side of the American mythology that walks out of the shining city on a hill spitting and reaching for a flask. Take this line from Benjamin Whitmer’s Pike: “ … Jack used to have plans for his life.” “Most of us did,” Pike says. “Before we became what we are.” Daniel Woodrell coined the term “country noir” with his 1996 novel Give Us A Kiss: A Country Noir. He has since had the subtitle removed in subsequent editions and distanced himself: “The term ‘country noir’ isn’t even worth using any more. … I don’t want to be required to live up to my own definition.” Fair enough, but to coin a term does not mean you’ve defined a term. His novel constitutes neither the beginning nor end points of country noir. In fact, country noir has a long-hidden tradition in American literature with roots that reach back to 1682, beginning with the unlikely-sounding The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, by Mary Rowlandson. The book’s opening plunges us straight into the slaughter of Rowlandson’s family by marauding Indians and her forced captivity into the wilderness. Her description of the experience after being “redeemed” serves as an accurate summation of the country noir outlook as can be imagined: I can remember the time, when I used to sleep quietly without workings in my thoughts, whole nights together, but now it is other ways with me … I have seen the extreme vanity of this World. One hour I have been in health, and wealth, wanting nothing: But the next hour in sickness and wounds, and death, having nothing but sorrow and affliction. The tropes of Rowlandson’s journey become familiar ones in country noir: the violent fall from grace with uncertain prospects of ever returning to bliss, hyper-local concerns that stoutly do not form a symbolic template for any larger spiritual or political happenings. The characters of country noir don’t look to the wider world—they are inextricably mired in their own personalities, locales, family arrangements, and social classes. Over and against the overweening hubris of the American Dream, country noir looks to the broken-down farmhouse, abandoned in a pasture, with its dreams long gone and broken. It flips the bird to social conscience, ideology and utopian hopes, turns to the bar for another red beer, contemplating the tottering of social order against the meth epidemic, the plight of returned veterans abandoned by their country, the fate of fugitives. There is no epic sweep to these stories, no recourse to a mythology which sweeps us all along to a manifest destiny. Country noir occurs beyond the aegis of the city and the suburbs. Its rural settings bring the actions and characters into sharp relief, stripping away social context and revealing its humans as naked, trembling, and very horribly fallible. Eschewing social commentary and symbolism, country noir prefers to dwell in the more homely environs of story. No crusaders appear. Characters may be victims, passive or flailing, of vicious social circumstance, but while there may be a good deal of awareness of the haves, they will remain have-nots. The swindling Bible salesmen in Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People,” for instance, certainly has some idea what he’s missing out in the pleasant homes he visits. Many lives in country noir works are worn out over amounts of money that would be beneath the notice of the prosperous; from Rueben Bourne accidentally murdering his son in the wilderness after going broke in Nathanial Hawthorne’s “Roger Malvin’s Burial” to the unnamed fugitive in Scott Wolven’s “Atomic Supernova” eking out a living in the Nevada badlands recycling metal and running drugs, the characters of country noir works are generally not economic winners. infographic by Nadxi Nieto This is a highly disparate genealogy, to be sure. Acknowledged American classics stand alongside “mere genre” writing. However, I hold that artificial genre boundaries ought not constrain our view of literature. What binds these works together across time is not a conscious adherence to a certain literary style or genre; rather, these works are exemplars of the dark shadow cast by the burgeoning American dream across the North American continent. Country noir peels back the edges of those illusions. Larry Brown’s Joe (soon to be a motion picture) paints a Cormac McCarthyesque picture of the rural South, unflinching in its portrayal of quotidian economic realities. Unable to look beyond his routine of whiskey and work, Joe’s shredded moral compass barely guides him through his rough days, while the father who pimps out his own pubescent daughter is not the worst character to put in an appearance. For if country noir is about nothing else, it is about characters who lack for good choices, or often, many choices at all. The scammers aboard Melville’s Mississippi tramp in The Confidence-Man are conned to the extent of their own naiveté and willful blindness, while the Bundren family in Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying has been poor and getting poorer from the beginning. Even the apparent wealth of Abraham Trahearne in James Crumley’s The Last Good Kiss is revealed to be a sham; he is deeply in debt and living off the largesse of his mother and ex-wife, both of whom despise his current wife, the woman of mystery at the heart of the novel’s story. Chronic economic insecurity haunts the characters’ actions, especially the ones that are despicable, desperate and unwise. Consider Harry Morgan in Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not: I could stay here now and I’d be out of it. But what the hell would they eat on? Where’s the money coming from to keep Marie and the girls? I’ve got no boat, no cash, I got no education. What can a one-armed man work at? All I’ve got is my cojones to peddle. That’s country noir. Or as Hank Williams put it a long time ago: “I’ll never get out of this world alive.” Country noir makes short shrift of the notion of a hero riding to the rescue, howsoever rough he is around the edges. Country noir is all rough edges. Wayne in Frank Bill’s short story “The Need” can chase solace in drugs before finally succumbing to ultimate violence, while the young boy in “Power Lines” by Jane Bradley will not have his voice heard, and an innocent ghost of a black man, himself a victim of great injustice, takes the blame instead. In Percival Everett’s God’s Country, the fiendishly stupid Curt Marder succeeds only in losing what little grubstake he has, while George Armstrong Custer is portrayed as a bumbling, effeminate idiot who blunders into the massacre at the Little Bighorn and the black tracker Bubba rides a mule because “Nobody ever wonders if a mule is stole.” In “Atomic Supernova,” a little boy squints up at a sheriff in the blacktop desert sun, awed by the uniform and the tin star and the gun, hero worship in his eyes. The sheriff’s deadpan reply says a good deal about the state of American justice: “Are you the good guy?” Stevie asked. “I’m the only guy,” the sheriff said. John Wayne is dead and these days a sheriff is far more likely to be found turning an indigent family into the street than hunting down bad guys. For so many, the sheen of the American dream stands burnished far less bright than once it was. Country noir no longer looks like so alien, nor quite so hidden: it looks a whole lot like reality. 22 Responses Kent Westmoreland May 27, 2014 James Thompson was a major contributor to the genre. I count his small town stories as rural noir Even the characters from THE GRIFTERS brought their country ways to the city. Reply Wendy Stone May 27, 2014 Great job, Court. “Where have all the cowboys gone?” Paula Cole Reply Marthine May 27, 2014 When I worked for MP Publishing, we published Clayton Lindemuth’s Cold Quiet Country, which I would argue fits into the country noir genre, though there is a white-hatted figure or two. Excited to learn about more dark, dirt-road reads! Reply Joshua May 27, 2014 What’s the difference between this and “Southern Gothic”? Reply Lincoln Michel May 27, 2014 Joshua: One difference is that there is nothing specifically “Southern” about Country Noir works. Many of the writers listed in the article are from the northeast or midwest. Reply John D. May 28, 2014 What about Once Upon a River, by Bonnie Jo Campbell? Reply Marc Watkins May 28, 2014 I think this is a good start trying to categorize a genre that is dynamic and all too often misunderstood. I also like the list and genealogy, but I think some folks might be confused about the southern gothic aspect because several of the works mentioned by Faulkner, Caldwell, O’Connor, and even McCarthy don’t involve the hard crime writers of noir associate with the genre, thus it isn’t quite clear to me what makes those works good examples of country noir. These Southern books/stories, save for “Good Country People” that involves a confidence scheme, all revolve around poverty more than they do crime. I think crime and poverty are interconnected in rural settings, but for a work to enter the noir range the crime and violence has to be amplified, so I’m not certain how McCarthy’s Outer Dark represents the noir genre better than his book Child of God? Or how Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying is noir(ish) when you compare it to Sanctuary? And the first 70 pages in Caldwell’s Tobacco Road involves a starving woman trying to seduce a man for a bag of turnips, while his story “Knell to the Rising Sun” deals with one of the most graphic murder scenes I’ve ever read. Maybe I’m just making this more complicated than it already is (or needs to be!) For me, you’re dead on with some of the authors, just not what makes several of their works country noir. Reply David Rice May 28, 2014 if anyone’s interested in reading more, I have a piece on country noir here: http://thediminterior.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/on-country-noir/ Reply Country Noir 101 | The Penn Ave Post May 31, 2014 […] at 1:30 on May 31, 2014 by Andrew Sullivan Court Merrigan defines the literary genre of “country noir,” which is all […] Reply A review of Reckoning, by Rusty Barnes | Open Letters Monthly - an Arts and Literature Review June 1, 2014 […] Consequently, unlike in most thrillers, even the better titles in the school of Country Noir, as Court Merrigan recently dubbed it, Reckoning is not a book that casually puts us aside when it’s finished with […] Reply Sam September 24, 2014 I think one of the most overlooked books of that genre is “Django’s TuneTown Shuffle: A Hard-Boiled Hillbilly Tale” by Pharoah Cain. The story of how the book came to be published is a tale in itself. Reply Jared Leising October 31, 2014 This discussion thread and great article makes me want to organize a festival on my campus about this that includes music, beer, and probably a little first aid. Is there already something like this happening or a list serv or group that most people interested in this kind of writing can subscribe to? Reply Romanzi e racconti noir: tre personaggi che hanno lasciato il segno - Scrivere, concorsi letterari, concorsi poesia - ilmiolibro - ilmioesordio - ilmiolibro 2013 November 12, 2014 […] ad alcuni dei più classici del genere. C'è il fantasy noir. Il neo noir. Il country noir. Ma, soprattutto, ci sono i Maestri. Eccone tre, molto diversi tra loro, ma accomunati dalla […] Reply New Genres: Country Noir | Inko February 3, 2015 […] by getthetime [link] […] Reply Book Empire Vol. 59 | Bored to Death book club February 10, 2015 […] Electric Literature digs into the roots of literary genres, focusing this time on Country Noir. […] Reply Geoffrey March 26, 2015 Life is hard, period, but it is especially difficult in the poverty-stricken foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. In Geoffrey Smagacz’s, “A Waste of Shame and Other Sad Tales of the Appalachian Foothills”, we follow a small group of young adults as they sometimes confront, but more often than not attempt to avoid, the facts of life and the repercussions of their choices. As we watch this new generation make decisions that lock themselves and those around them into the cycle of poverty and pain, we may be left wondering if it is even possible for these young people to break out of it at all. Woven into this fabric we find an excellent study of character, and a writer’s engagement with the contemporary milieu in which he writes. M.A. Peterson, Dapple Things Reply Down and Dirty in the Country: A Quick Look at Rural Noir | MysteryPeople April 13, 2015 […] and acclaim, I hope to see many more diverse voices in the genre, but already, rural noir has a strong lineage, an established canon, and the manifest destiny to travel down every back road and tell its story. […] Reply August 19: Daniel Woodrell | Literary Cobblestones August 19, 2015 […] the term and the idea behind it. Electric Lit describes the ‘new’ genre in their article “New Genres: Country Noir” : “Country noir carves out a space for the small, the local, the defiant and the […] Reply The Living on Netflix Instant: A country-noir thriller for fans of Blue Ruin and Joe | monster at the end of the dream September 3, 2015 […] A recurring pattern of revenge and vigilante justice can be found in all these titles. There’s also a lot of drinking, heartbreak, mayhem and embittered rednecks killin’ on other nearby rednecks for fuckin’ with their kinfolk. Does the genre rely a bit heavily on our pleasure in viewing an exploited archetype? Perhaps. (If you want to go down that road, here’s a great article on the genesis of country noir.) […] Reply Country Noir – Versuch einer Annäherung | Der Schneemann October 4, 2015 […] Court Merrigan – New Genres: Country Noir […] Reply Simcoe Country Noir: An Interview with Kevin Hardcastle | THE PURITAN November 25, 2015 […] as stupid or ignorant, and give them their due when it’s called for. I draw a lot from that “country noir” sort of literary-crime sub-genre, and this kind of ridiculous local knowledge that belongs to a […] Reply Michael Briggs February 5, 2016 I would add Charles Dodd White to the list of authors whose work encompasses country noir. http://www.amazon.com/Charles-Dodd-White/e/B004B68H2C/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1454682402&sr=8-1 Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. 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A graduating class at the Washington Metropolitan College of Art will wear their graduation gowns on campus for the first time on Thursday.
The event is scheduled to include a parade, a graduation ceremony, and other festivities, according to a Facebook post.
A new trend for the school, the new fall decor that includes hanging decorations from the ceiling and window, has been in the works since last year.
The decorations are made from plywood, plastic, and even plastic trash cans, but they can also be decorated with colorful metal plates and signs.
The school is also making other new decorations, like a bright red “Bagel Bag” with an open lid that is attached to a green “Boat” with a red “Rally” sticker.
The “Bachelor of Science” students will be wearing a red graduation dress, and a graduation hat, as well as a white graduation dress with the graduation logo.
The “Rail” of the graduation is made out of paper and the “Bowl” is made from aluminum foil.
In a video posted on Facebook, the students say the new decor is a “revelation” of who they are, and the first “real” graduation since the school closed in 2011.
“This year we have the best graduating class ever.
We have such amazing support from the community, from the arts and arts departments, and from students themselves, and I want to thank them all for being a part of the new style,” the post read.
“I can’t wait to get back to work and do my work.”
This is the second year in a row that the school will have graduation ceremonies, and last year was the first in the history of the school to have a parade.
According to the school’s website, the school opened in 2007 as a small private college.
In 2013, it became a public school and is now one of the nation’s largest public high schools.


The Obama administration has no problem denying our allies like Canada a deal on the Keystone pipeline, or previously promised missile defense systems to Poland and Czechoslovakia. He also seems to be desirous of denying law-abiding American citizens their God-given right to defend themselves and their families in whatever manner they choose. President Obama has even expressed a desire to see Israel leave themselves defenseless against their enemies by retreating to pre-1967 borders. What the President doesn't have a problem with is handing over F-16 fighter jets, Abrams tanks and piles of cash to the terrorist-controlled Egypt.
I realize that the United States has long-standing agreements with Egypt, but that was under the regime of Hosni Mubarak, not the terrorist leader, Mohamed Morsi. And while Hosni Mubarak was no saint, he was an ally in the war on terror and he kept the peace with Israel for over 30 years. That peace is viewed by the Morsi regime as a burden too great to bear. We already know that Barack Obama has no compunction with regards to breaking previously held agreements, just ask the Poles and Czechs. For that matter just ask Congressional Republicants who have made agreements with the President, only to have him change the terms and move the goal posts.
In fact, President Obama has broken every agreement he has made with the American people, who he is suppose to serve. The most glaring example is that of not raising taxes on the middle-class. But higher health care costs due to ObamaCare, inflationary fuel costs resulting from the President's energy policy and higher electricity costs which the President has caused with his war on coal, have all hit the middle-class harder than any other demographic. And when you factor in the continued and growing costs of ObamaCare, this President has raised taxes on the middle-class more than all other presidents combined.
President Obama made an agreement with the American people that he would cut the budget deficit in half, he has actually tripled it. And now he says that the Federal government doesn't even have a spending problem. This statement flies in the face of a 16 trillion dollar debt with trillion dollar deficits being added every year. If the President stays the course that his administration has set for itself, Mr. Obama will leave the next president with over 20 trillion dollars in debt. This is hard to even fathom but if you imagine going back 4.5 billion years ago when the earth was formed and you spent four thousand dollars every day forward to the present, it still would be slightly less than the debt being left by President Obama to the American people.
After having watched Barack Obama operate the last four years, one would be living in denial to say that he is a man of his word. He will say anything he thinks he has to in order to gain politically. And no agreement made by his administration or previous ones is sacred and worthy of being kept if breaking it means he can advance his authoritarian world view. Let us hope that by the time Barack Obama leaves office in January of 2017, his flood of broken agreements don't drowned the very tenets of freedom and liberty upon which this country was founded.


Christophe Tassan is interviewed by Decanter Magazine’s Andrew Jefford about the Rhône Valley and its wines. “I was born in the dining room, in hospitality,” Christophe tells us, which seems appropriate, as this interview took place in a San Francisco restaurant around the corner from The Battery, where he is currently the wine director.
Born in Avignon, and having come of age alongside Rhône’s wine’s growing popularity over the last several decades, Christophe has literally mastered his craft. In 2004 he earned the distinction of Meilleur Ouvrier de France – Sommelier (MOF), France’s highest honor for sommeliers.
This is a 43-minute conversation covering historical and cultural aspects of the Northern and Southern Rhône regions, and the styles. Christophe says, “It’s better to understand the wine when you see where it comes from” as he teases the upcoming Rhône Study Tour (June 17-22, 2018).
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We Can't Change...
They’re elite wealthy connected Ottawa aristocrats,
Who walk on water, have scandals though some are diplomats,
Protected by their media mogul friends, to keep their positions
And when scandals are exposed; they never make admissions.
We cannot have DWD or binding referendums - no way,
Our politicians refuse to talk about it and stay away,
And these appointed senators are there till they are seventy five,
Then they get a high pension and continue to thrive.
Why are we stuck with these problems and can’t get free?
Where’s the political leadership we need - not an appointee?
Could we have set-date elections and compulsory votes?
Is there anyone high up in Ottawa allowed to take notes?
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