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I came back from the Colca canyon trek and bid adieu to fellow trekkers. I was goddamn exhausted after the trek but considering the paucity of time, I booked a bus to Puno, the next city, that night itself. Fortunately my hostel allowed me to use the shower for free and I gladly took that opportunity to shower, shave and emerge as a new guy. I would definitely recommend staying at The Point Hostel.
Arequipa is a nice town and I liked the quiet streets and the overall feel of the town. As my bus cruised out of the city, I gave in to screams from my tired body and fell asleep right away. There was a problem though – my feet needed to relax but I couldn’t take my socks and/or shoes off because a special fragrance would have filled the bus. I attribute this to a manual error in planning my inventory of socks.
Bus travel in Peru
There is no public transport in Peru that you can use to travel between cities. Instead, there are a lot of buses operated by private companies. They cater to all kinds of budgets, for example the ticket from Arequipa to Puno by the finest luxury bus was S/. 80 while for an economy bus it gets as low as S/. 10. Laws of demand-supply persist and best deals are available as the bus is just leaving the terminal. Naturally, cheaper the ticket, lower is the predictability. Low cost buses might take frequent stops, have bad toilets, not arrive on time or have other surprise problems on board.
Rail network is almost absent in this region, but there are lots of airports.
Currency (I missed this in the intro post)
S/. is the symbol for Peruvian currency (code PEN) – Nuevo Sol (Nuevos Soles in plural), simply referred to as “Sol/Soles” (सोल / सोलेस्). As of today, 1 USD = 2.8 PEN
chor chor! Thief!
At night, there was a commotion and I woke up to sound of the French guy running out of the coach hurriedly. I met a French couple while waiting at the Arequipa bus terminal. It’s funny how you make friends out of practical or situational problems. I needed to pee badly and I didn’t want to take my backpack inside the Peruvian toilet, so these people helped me out (by guarding my luggage). Later, I got them exit tickets – some bus terminals in Peru have small exit taxes – ½ soles or so. This is a good price to pay for having a decently clean bus terminal.
Anyway, back to the story. Apparently while the bus was taking a stop, a thief sneaked in and attempted to steal from inside the bus while everyone was fast asleep! I was sitting on the single seat right in front of the door and was fortunate enough to be saved. But then my little backpack with all the valuable stuff was safely tucked in and entangled between my legs. Still the episode was as close I ever got to see crime in Peru.
Safe travel tip
Get one of those pouches that strap on to your shin/calf or thighs (if you are wearing shorts) and are safely concealed. Important “SOS” stuff – Passport, travel permits, reserve cash, credit cards and essential phone numbers (local police, embassy) – should go in this pouch. This pocket is inaccessible, so at checkpoints you are likely to panic and fumble (I had a problem in Israel especially, where they have hundreds of check points). But security doesn’t come for nothing, especially if traveling alone in a foreign place.
Finding a hostel in Puno
…or Peru is no different from a typical experience in India. As the bus arrived in Puno, the air smelled different. It was cold wind probably blowing over the gigantic Lake Titicaca the shore on which this city is located. The French couple and I deliberated over which hostel to check in, while touts gathered around us like fruit flies on jelly cake. The agents were almost pulling us and claiming to have the “best hotel just for you.” Finally we went to a cheap place and I got a fabulous double bedroom for just S/. 15. Perfect!
I crashed immediately since my sleep has been erratic but eventful so far. First night I arrived from Toronto and slept at 2 am, second night was in a bus, third night was in another rickety country bus, fourth night was in a tent and fifth night was again in a bus which reached Puno at 4 am. I needed a place to sleep that was quiet and where my ass remained stationary. Aww… Good night!


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How to Respond To A Ridiculous Climate Change Argument
Tracking global temperature fluctuation over 400,000 years
Climate change deniers often say, "The Earth has always been warming and cooling, this isn't any different!" Well, this new era of global temperature rise is different.
The video above will lead you through the last seven cycles of warming and cooling across the planet, and it is indeed natural for Earth to oscillate between ice ages and warmer periods in which plants and animals (human and quadruped alive) thrive. But ever since the Industrial Revolution something extra bad has been going on, and both carbon dioxide and atmospheric temperatures have risen together at historically (and we do mean historically) staggering rate.
You know that part in the disaster movie where the seismograph freaks out right before the the whole world is about to get razed by a catastrophic “act of God” type event? Yeah. It’s a lot like that.
Data Source: http://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/carbon-dioxide/
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To the people who don't give up on me because of my anxiety and depression. Asking for help doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you’ve simply been strong for too long.
Hillary Clinton just tweeted the best ‘told you so’ in Twitter history. She called out Trump’s dangerous conflicts of interest back in 2016.
A woman got asked out by the guy who bullied her as a kid, so she stood him up with this awesome note. She waited ten years to enact the perfect revenge.
This NFL player was stuck in the snow trying to get to a playoff game when a homeless man came to his aid. Both men said their interaction led to “life-changing experiences.”

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Illinois state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham)
Illinois freshmen state Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Effingham) says the escalating federal corruption probe into numerous Democratic Illinois politicians screams for change in Springfield.
“When you have a party that is so entrenched, in such dominant control, you’re going to get that," Wilhour told the South Central Reporter. “There’s too much power in the hands of one political party in Springfield and that breeds corruption.”
Federal agents recently conducted raids on the home and offices of state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) amid reports that he is suspected of using his influence to steer business to at least one company in exchange for kickbacks.
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“It’s really troubling considering Sen. Sandoval is still chairman of the powerful Transportation Senate Committee and was kind of the point man on this capital bill,” Wilhour said. “It makes you wonder with these capital expenditures how much nefarious behavior was going, how much pay for play did we have going on. Illinois is notorious for that.”
Sandoval is the latest state lawmaker or political operative with close ties to House Speaker Mike Madigan to recently come under investigation. Four months ago, federal agents raided the home Chicago Ald. Marty Quinn’s brother, Kevin Quinn, a one-time political aide of Madigan’s who was ousted after allegations of sexual harassment.
“I mean, the political process loses credibility every time one of these things happens,” Wilhour said. “People have zero confidence in Springfield’s ability to tackle big issues. The process is just so corrupt.”
Wilhour argues that much of the blame falls squarely at the feet of Democrats.
“The Democratic Party specifically is way too powerful in Springfield,” Wilhour said. “God bless the feds for getting in and following this trail wherever it leads. It all makes you wonder where state officials are on all this stuff.”


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The deals on luxury private jets have never been sweeter. The reality of what that means for the rest of us could hardly be more bitter.
Nearly every airline these days is addicted to fees.
Oh, I almost forgot the rest room fee.
The United States has invested big time in roads, but not rails.
Those very same pilotless, remote-controlled, undetectable planes that the CIA has been secretly using to spy on and bomb people in Pakistan and elsewhere are headed to our local police departments.
Jay Leno has suggested that DHS should include plaid into its color scheme, for at least that would tell us that our country is under attack by Scotland.
Developing a vibrant bus network would cost peanuts, compared with high-speed rail options.
The supreme irony of the government stomping on civil rights is that it breeds countless new enemies.
From the first lady’s Spanish foray to the flight attendant who went postal, the media indulged in an annual ritual this August.
Sarah Palin’s demands for a speaking engagement aren’t so folksy.
Shouldn’t we determine whether full-body airport scanners could increase cancer risks before deploying them everywhere?
You never know what kind of list you might have been put on.
From Okinawa to Guam, citizens are making the best-laid Pentagon plans go awry.
I blamed Joe Lieberman, but that’s just me.
GW asked why do they hate us. Obama asks how do we improve our security.

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The drug court in the Northern Marianas has reached its maximum capacity, highlighting the success of the programme.
There's currently 24 participants with 12 more on the waiting list for the drug recovery service.
The specialised drug court was established to deal with the scourge of methamphetamine in the territory.
The court incorporates drug dependency treatment with intensive court supervision, focussing on people with a history of drug abuse and drug-related crime offenders.
Superior Court Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio, who is in charge of the drug court, said people involved with the programme took part in activities that, step by step, led them to long-term recovery and gave them the chance of starting a new life without drugs.
She said it took roughly $US7000 to fully treat each participant.
Aside from the funding granted to the drug court by the government, participants of the programme are also required to pay a total of $US540 once they are employed, with the programme also helping them find a job.

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Meetings Pro Tip: Don’t Let Go of Virtual Events Just Yet
Despite virtual events being less common before the pandemic, recent research shows that remote meetings are gaining in popularity—because more people have had a chance to try the experience.
Pandemic risks aside, your association may be ready to fully embrace in-person events once again.
But don’t let the desire to go back to the convention hall dissuade you from the progress that your organization has made with its virtual event offerings, both in full virtual and hybrid settings.
Despite the circumstances of the past couple of years, an ongoing virtual event strategy could be a long-term opportunity that outlives the pandemic.
What’s the Strategy?
A recent report from Kaltura found that, despite the slow return to in-person events, many event planners are looking closely at keeping virtual events going in 2022, with 94 percent of organizers saying that they still have virtual events on their schedule and 48 percent expecting to put on even more virtual events next year.
In a news release, Kaltura’s Executive Vice President of Product, Renan Gutman, noted that such events were sticking around because they have gained additional value for many organizations.
“Virtual events don’t exist in a silo, they are part of the entire marketing funnel,” Gutman said. “It took time to make the shift, but the benefits have quickly become clear, and as a result, nearly half of organizations plan to host more digital events next year.”
Why Is It Effective?
Part of the reason virtual events might be showing sustained value is because more people have done them than in the past. The Kaltura report found that before the pandemic, just 45 percent of respondents had attended a virtual event. This quickly shifted after 2020, and now 87 percent of respondents are familiar with the format.
Attendees, additionally, found the experience enjoyable, with 73 percent of respondents approving of the experiences they had at the event. The result is that 84 percent of respondents now want to have the option to attend any event as a remote attendee.
What’s the Potential?
Virtual events obviously have their share of complexities (just ask any vendor trying to get a handle on the expo hall), but the truth of the matter is, it could be an opportunity to add additional educational offerings, including a more asynchronous approach to meetings that allows your organization to reach different types of content consumers than an in-person event might.
While virtual events don’t have all the bells and whistles of an in-person experience, they still have plenty to offer. And building for that experience could come in handy at a time when professional development is seen as a useful way to prevent burnout.
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AFL Draft 2018: Who will the Fremantle Dockers pick with picks 2 and 5?
Five Victorians will command the attention of Fremantle recruiters in the lead-up to the national draft on November 24 after a stunning 11th-hour trade yesterday pitchforked the Dockers into two picks in the top five.
Midfielders Luke Davies-Uniacke, Paddy Dow and Adam Cerra and midfielder-forwards Cameron Rayner and Jaidyn Stephenson are the players most recruiters believe will have their names called out first.
They are rated marginally ahead of a second group of about six which includes Bendigo key-position player Jarrod Brander, Peel power defender Aaron Naughton and young Victorian ruck-forward Sam Hayes, all of whom would help address Fremantle’s need for tall talent.
On a frantic final day of trading, 12 deals were signed off in the last hour. Overall, 28 players exchanged clubs, down from 38 last year.
Brownlow medallist Gary Ablett got his wish to return to Geelong from Gold Coast, Bryce Gibbs will head home to Adelaide from Carlton and Jake Stringer will reboot his career at Essendon after an ugly spat with the Western Bulldogs. But it was the Dockers’ trade coup that stunned the competition.
They turned Lachie Weller’s shock announcement that he wanted to leave the club while still contracted into the second pick, meaning they will take their strongest hand into a national draft since 1999 when they snapped up Paul Hasleby with the second selection and Matthew Pavlich with pick four.
It will be the first time the Dockers have had a choice inside the top five since 2009, when Anthony Morabito was snared with pick four.
Ironically, West Coast’s decision to trade next year’s first-round draft selection to the Suns to get five picks in the top 40 of next month’s draft made the Weller trade possible.
The Suns, who had given Weller an undertaking he would make it to the Gold Coast, felt that after taking four top-10 draft choices last year with two first-round selections to come next year, they could afford to relinquish the second pick to land a ready-made player.
The Dockers read the play, pushed the issue and were rewarded in the dying minutes.
They also snared Brandon Matera after earlier securing Nathan Wilson and 57 from Greater Western Sydney for 71 and a future second-round choice. “It had to be pick No.2 for us,” Dockers list manager Brad Lloyd said. “We wanted a pick inside our No.5 because he is a talented young player. It worked out well.”
The trade has made the national draft the key to Fremantle’s attempt to climb back on to the top rungs of the ladder.
This is the second in what has been labelled a four-draft list rebuild for the club. “It’s an unbelievable opportunity to pick from the top end of the draft,” Lloyd said.
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The day we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! The Canon 5D Mark III has officially been launched. This is a professional grade DSLR designed for professionals and amateur photographers dreaming of a light-weight high-quality camera.
The Canon 5D Mark III will go head to head with the recently-launched Nikon D800 in the market. At a quick glance, the 5D Mark III is a formidable opponent for the Nikon D800. This year, Canon emphasizes on speed and photo quality instead of the photo resolution. Nikon decides on emphasizing its photo size and sharpness.
Three to four years ago, Nikon launched Nikon D700 a product that focused on the speed and quality of photograph for low-light environments. But then, due to its mere 12 MP size, many Nikon consumers demanded a camera with bigger resolutions. And the D800 is Nikon’s answer. The Nikon D800 is equipped with a whopping 38 Megapixel resolution, three times that of the Nikon D700.
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Noise, or a set of spots or visible pixels on photographs, often annoys many of us because it lowers the image quality. Before we discuss the remedies to fixing noise, we need to get a better understanding of the cause of these spots on our photos.
No, that’s not a toy you’re seeing, it’s a real, working camera, complete with Micro-SD storage up to 32 gigs.The Mame-Cam is a fully functioning ultra tiny camera that can take still images and video. Created by Thanko, a Japanese company, the Mame-Cam utilizes a microSD card to store all of its data. Small enough […]
Rarindra Prakarsa is a Jakarta, Indonesia based photographer. He love his country and tried to capture the unseen beauty of Indonesia from artist’s point of view by taking these inspiring photos of landscapes, nature, culture and faces. Rarindra Parkash captured the different kind of people and their livings with pure colors of life and showed […]
When it was announced in September the D7000 took a lot of people by surprise. Although a D90 successor had been on the horizon for some time, what wasn’t expected was how close in specification terms the new camera would turn out to be to the D300S. In some respects, in fact, the D7000 actually […]
A sweet spot is a condition where the camera lens produces its sharpest images. There are three factors that are needed to be understood to obtain sharp images: 1. Aperture that results in sharp images. 2. Focal length (in zoom). 3. Focused areas within the frame.
– I want to create photographs with blurry backgrounds, how do I achieve such a feat? Answer: The trick to doing so has been previously discussed in this post. – I’m using a kit lens and I’ve set the aperture to its widest exposure, how come the background isn’t blurry? Answer:
For some people, candid photography is a fun activity. The photos resulted usually look more natural and there is a certain amount of satisfaction when you can capture the right momentum or people’s exact and interesting expressions. Maybe you have often tried doing this candid photography, either using you cell phone camera of “serious” camera. […]

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text: For the sake of the coalition, Cameron owes it to Clegg to at least deliver a referendum, so he must quash this backbench dissent. It won’t be a case of rounding-up the usual suspects; the rebellion has spread to the Tory left and loyalists - Richard Ottaway and Robin Walker have both signed. With Labour in opportunistic support, Bernard Jenkin, leader of the Tory rebellion, has the numbers to derail the bill. Aside from smoozing ad nauseam in Commons tea rooms, Cameron has an easy option: split the opposition by re-writing the bill. Detach the boundaries changes clauses from the AV bill, and then re-introduce them in a separate bill. That said, the Tory rebels have a point: constitutional changes of this import should not be binding unless turnout exceeds a minimum, and constitutional matters should be considered in isolation from local elections. Clegg should make the concessions to ease the bill's progress.


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The Government could scrap the need for a Warrant of Fitness on new cars under changes to the vehicle licensing regime.
New cars would first be checked two years after being sold, followed by inspections at four and six years. Thereafter, they would need a yearly Warrant of Fitness. The current six-monthly WoF on cars over six years old could be moved out to 12 months.
The changes are part of government proposals to lower the annual compliance costs of the WoF, vehicle registrations and the certificate of fitness and transport services licensing systems.
"The systems involve significant time and cost for New Zealanders," says a conversation paper signed by Ministry of Transport chief executive Martin Mathews and NZ Transport Agency acting chief executive Stephen Town.
"The challenge that the government has set is to explore opportunities to lower compliance costs while achieving similar or improved safety and environmental outcomes.
"In the coming weeks and months we need to ask some hard questions about the three systems. Why were they introduced? Are they still relevant? If so, are there better ways to achieve the desired outcomes?"
The MoT and NZTA are meeting with transport groups to thrash out the proposals. They meet again next week to prepare a report for cabinet, which will put together a public discussion paper to be released in September.
"That's when everyone will have their say," said a transport official, who did not wish to be named. "It's acknowledged that the WoF system, for instance, is hugely over-regulated.
"But there will have to be a huge change in attitude from the general public about changing the time limit on WoFs."
Supporters of a two-year check believe the current need for a WoF on new cars is ridiculous. "Why should a new car that has been passed fit by the carmaker and inspection people need a WoF before it goes on the road?" said one man.
"Why do we need to tie up valuable police time with roadside inspections? Police would be better employed working on serious crime."
Opponents say changes would put people out of work, affecting Vehicle Inspection NZ, Vehicle Testing NZ stations and small garages.
"The neighbourhood corner garage relies on six-monthly WoFs for its bread and butter," said one man. "Switching to a year on older cars and two years on new ones would force many of the smaller garages to close."
The transport official said VINZ doesn't do anywhere near the business it once did. "It was set up to handle the used imports flooding into the country," he said.
"They had to be complied to get them on the road, but thereafter the role of VINZ was reduced. Owners of used imports would go elsewhere for WoFs."
The official said the thinking from the meeting is that the six-monthly WoF will definitely be changed to an annual check. He said there was even talk of a three-yearly check on new cars, or two in the car's first six years on the road.
The discussion paper says analysis of the vehicle roadworthiness inspection system suggests that it may not be delivering the best balance between compliance costs and safety benefits.
"Vehicle owners rely too much on having a WoF or CoF instead of taking responsibility for keeping their vehicles in a roadworthy state," it says.
"Owners should be encouraged to maintain their vehicles between inspections through targeted advertising, advice and on-road enforcement focused on visible high-risk faults such as tyre condition, lights, glazing and modifications - with a greater focus on encouraging spending on maintenance rather than fines."
The transport services licensing system was set up 80 years ago as a means of economic control and railway business protection, says the discussion paper. Changes in the 1980s removed rail protection.


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The weeks are whizzing by already and so are the weekly challenges. My main computer broke down last week and so today you are getting two illustrations instead of one for the Tania McCartney’s Illustration challenge that I am participating in:
Week 4: Selfie
At college, life drawing was one of my main subjects, so I am no stranger to self-portraits and drawing humans in a realistic way. Therefore, I wanted to challenge myself and try and do a self-portrait that was not really realistic. Here is the line drawing in pencil of the 3 me’s:
Week 5: Flower
I couldn’t believe the brilliant timing when my parcel of art goodies arrived in the post the last night of week 5’s challenge. I haven’t printed using polystyrene tiles since I taught in Primary schools 10 years ago. This was my 2nd attempt using acrylic paints:
Every week I think I am going to come up with nothing and every week I surprise myself. I may not have established a style yet (my goal) but I am certainly enjoying the developing my creative skills.


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Efforts within the Institute for Bioengineering Research are focused on performing innovative research related to the integration of engineered materials into human physiology and to the development of novel technologies for early-stage diagnosis and management of disease. Engineers, scientists, clinicians and industrial partners work collaboratively to translate basic research to products that will benefit society.
IBER Mission:• Create materials, devices & technologies that will reduce human suffering
• Educate leaders in bioengineering
• Enable people with vision to be successful

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Russia`s parliamentary speaker on Friday denounced new US sanctions against Moscow as "disconnected from reality", and charged the Ukraine crisis was an excuse for Washington to drum up tensions with its Cold War-era foe.
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Russian-Western crew blasted off Wednesday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station, as space cooperation between Moscow and the West presses on despite their worst standoff since the Cold War.
Ukrainian forces suffer fresh losses on Wednesday in a rebel raid in the separatist east as the newly-elected president promised to hold his first talks with Russia`s Vladimir Putin on easing the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.
Accusing the US of resorting to “Iron Curtain” policies used in Cold War times, a top Russian diplomat on Tuesday condemned the sanctions imposed by the US and the EU on Russian in wake of the escalating Ukraine crisis.
Moscow has sharply criticised the new set of sanctions imposed by the US administration against seven top Russian government officials and 17 firms linked to President Vladimir Putin in its latest action to punish Moscow for its intervention in crisis prone Ukraine.
A senior Russian diplomat sharply criticized a new round of US sanctions on Monday, saying the measures were illegitimate and uncivilized and that restrictions on high-tech exports from the United States marked a return to Cold War practices.
Germany`s foreign minister warned Wednesday that the crisis in Ukraine was getting "harder and harder" to resolve, as the most serious confrontation between Moscow and the West since the Cold War showed no sign of abating.
At least two people were killed and nine wounded on Sunday in gun battles between Ukrainian special forces and pro-Kremlin militias that threatened to scuttle the first international talks on the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War.
Japan dispatched fighter jets more often over the past 12 months than at any time since the Cold War ended, according to government figures, with the sorties mostly aimed at chasing away Chinese and Russian aircraft.
Ukraine hosts two vital allies on Saturday amid Western efforts to cement Kiev`s leaning away from Moscow in a Cold War-style struggle for the ex-Soviet nation that has already seen Russia take Crimea.


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The mind is truly a masterpiece of mystery and achievement. It is able to take in vast amounts of signals and turn it into something meaningful for the body to take action. With the ability to discern and compare, every single thought that arises is a suggestion for action. The world of advertising has banked on this idea in being able to deliver considerations for the mind to choose. With the internet, advertising has turned to social media marketing for a more efficient sales and profit potential.
With millions of dollars spent on advertising and promotions, it is evident that even social media marketing goes well in the virtual world. So how does it become entwined with the way the mind works?
During the second half of the century, Paul McLean proposed that the mind works in three separate constructs. The Trium Brain as he proposed works co-dependent with one another in the thought process. Through evolution, the mind has transformed from the primal to a combination of primal, systemic, and logical areas. It becomes effective when the campaign is able to trigger all three areas of human thinking.
The first and most primitive mind is the reptilian or R-complex. This involves gut intuition and immediate action to stimuli. It may be connected with the autonomic response of humans in responding and delivering an initial response to a stimulus, which in this case is the social media marketing scheme implemented on merchandise. Marketing ploys such as “Hurry while supply lasts” or “Urgent! One day only promo” hits this mind area for immediate attention.
The second and higher mind form is the mammalian or Limbic brain. Emotions and memories are stored in this mind and either refutes or supports current stimuli as valid or not. In relation to social media marketing, the limbic system gives that “weight” for later logical thinking by the third area of the mind. Its unique marketing allows open comments and feedback which affects the second area. Allowing comments to form supporting statements gives that weight for the limbic brain to process and arrive at a decision.
The new brain referred to as the neocortex is the third and most evolved part of the human mind. This is where logic and reasoning rests. Promotions in social media marketing may have a hard time getting a grasp on this area since even the most convincing schemes may still be rejected. Though the decision power relies partly from the first and second area, the third area still has the final decision.
In able to increase the chances of landing a favorable decision, social media marketing has employed a way to partly involve the logical mind. Through comments and feedback discussions, the logical area is constantly refreshed so as to keep it in line with the promotion.
Hard selling reaches the first two minds and is fairly easy to get a grasp on. As for the rational mind, it becomes a little bit harder. Thank goodness to social media marketing protocols, all three minds are tapped for better marketing and more efficient advertising.

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|Heart Container||Increases max Hearts by 1.||Chapter
2: x1 -- Chapter 3: x1 -- Chapter 5: x1 -- Chapter 6: x2
|ID - 1492||Activates
||In Chapter 1, after you've beaten the dungeon & are heading towards Dr. Jones' Laboratory. Given to you by Baboo, his assistant.|
|Bottle||Contains the ID code 1776.||In Chapter 2, across the beach through a hidden tunnel after you've talked to the lighthouse keeper's wife.|
|ID - 1776||Used to activate the submergible system of the Sub-C. Press B to dive under black waterwaves.||In Chapter 2, after you've found the bottle & read the letter inside.|
|Crystal Ball||Give to Fortuneteller to gain access inside of SheCola.||In Chapter 3 after you've beaten the Ghost Dungeon, it is inside of the drained pond at Ghost Village.|
Scroll used to cure
Chief MiraCola's daughter, Bananette, of her sleeping sickness.
||In Chapter 3, after you've beaten the Hermit's Mountain; given to you by the Hermit.|
|Lighter||Use it to create a fire to escape from the whale's insides.||In Chapter 4, inside the whale that swallowed you.|
|Fresh Worm||Give this to Pete the Parrot for his help on how to get past Captain Bell's Memorial.||In Chapter 5, Given to you by Hook, the Fishing Master.|
|Apple||Doesn't do anything.||In Chapter 6, down some stairs on one of the small islands reached by submerging under black waterwaves.|
|One of the 3 Cubes Zoda is after. Turns your Shooting Star into Super Nova.||In Chapter 7, after you've beaten the first dungeon.|
|One of the
3 Cubes Zoda is
after. Fills all your Hearts & increases your
Heart Max to 22.
||In Chapter 7, after you've beaten the second dungeon.|
|One of the 3 Cubes Zoda is after. Triggers ending sequence.||In Chapter 8, after you've beaten the final dungeon.|
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Meet five veterans whose service didn’t end when they left the military.
They brought teamwork, a focus on safety and the belief they are serving something greater than themselves to Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas. The companies are stronger because that’s where they chose to deploy their skills.
On Nov. 11, the country thanks and honors veterans who served in war and in peacetime. In the days leading up to Veterans Day, Duke Energy is highlighting someone from each branch of the service as a way of saying thanks to the 2,000 veterans who work for the company. All of these veterans have relatives who also served the country.


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By Ray Nobile
Scottish Bodybuilding and Strength Legend Ray Nobile has met a lot of interesting people throughout his weight lifting career. Ray has shared some stories and kindly allowed Strength Oldschool to publish them. The stories are 100% genuine and real names will be used where applicable.
Being in the gym business you meet all sorts of people from all walks of life. Which is good as it makes life interesting. I will relate a story to illustrate what I mean.
I was asked by a long distance Truck Driver to give him advice on how to eat while on the road. I told him to get a couple of tupperware food containers and an ice box to keep the food fresh. He told me that he didn't need containers or an ice box as his truck had a fridge and a camping stove in the rear of his cabin.
Ok I said, I will write you a diet to follow. I gave him the diet plan and told him on no account not to eat any bread or pasta or sweets etc. A couple of weeks later he came back complaining that he hadn't lost any weight.
I asked him to relate what he had that day to eat. Well he said, for breakfast I had 3 rolls and egg. For lunch instead of chicken and rice, I had 3 rolls and chicken. At this I put up my hand and told him to stop. I reminded him that I said to eat no bread whatsoever.
His reply was unbelievable, he said that he hadn't had bread in 2 weeks. I said but you have had rolls which is bread. Oh he replied, I thought you meant not to eat sliced bread. DUH!
Thanks to Ray for allowing Strength Oldschool to publish this short story. If you wish to comment please use our Facebook link.
If you long for the good ol' days of "Old School Bodybuilding" check out my Vintage Muscle Magazine videos on Youtube!
Keep training hard folks!
All the best,

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text: The Delta Wing project, while amazing, personally, I think this project is going to flop. It’s a great idea, but in the same light, I don’t think it’s going to happen. It’ll end up being shelved just liked the Porsche Indy Car project. It’s a good concept, but it just doesn’t have any appeal. It’s like that six wheeled F1 car.

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Performance Santa Fe welcomes Met Opera star Angela Meade to the Scottish Rite!
Soprano Angela Meade has accomplished a rare feat: she began her career at the top of the opera world and has stayed there ever since. The Washington state native has won fifty-seven vocal competitions, including the 2007 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. After this victory, the Met hired Meade as an understudy for the role of Elvira in Verdi’s Ernani. At the last minute, she replaced her ailing colleague and the rest, as they say, is history.
The “astounding” (New Yorker) Ms. Meade has since made her mark with opera companies such as the Met, the Vienna State Opera, and Deutsche Oper Berlin, and with orchestras like the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the 2015 BBC Proms. She is especially notable for her work with Verdi, Mozart, and the bel canto repertoire. You won’t want to miss a recital of “plush sound, unforced power, and sumptuous beauty.” (The New York Times)
Ms. Meade will sing works by Bellini, Liszt, Puccini, Catalani, and more, and will be accompanied by PSF Artistic Director Joe Illick.
- Scottish Rite Center 463 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501
- Tickets $45-$75; order through PerformanceSantaFe.org or TicketsSantaFe.org
For interviews/information/images: Please contact Sandra Noë, email@example.com, 505 984 8759
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For season and other information, please visit www.performancesantafe.org
Performance Santa Fe’s 80th season in 2016-17 is funded by the City of Santa Fe and the 1% Lodgers Tax.


Drawer-Slide Mounting Tool
Another little plastic gadget that might just be worth its $30 price tag
You might be one of those anti-gadgets guys who thinks that there are too many silly little products on the market that no one really needs. If that's the case, you probably won't even consider spending about $30 to buy a Kreg drawer slide mounting tool.
You'd probably rather just hold a drawer slide on one hand while you stick your head inside a dark cabinet carcass and hold a cordless drill in the other hand as you try to line up the slide perfectly perpendicular to the front of the cabinet, then try not to drop the little screws off the end of your driver bit. And then when the slides don't line up exactly right you can spend more time trying to adjust them, and then the screw holes strip from running the screws in and out a whole bunch of times.
Thirty bux is a lot to spend for a plastic tool fitted with rare earth magnets and a simple handle that clamps to the front of a cabinet and enables you to efficiently mount a slide in a few seconds, perfectly placed every time.
Or maybe not.
Kreg Drawer Slide Mounting Tool, about $30, kregtool.com


With Barack Obama restoring solar panels to the White House roof -- the first were put there by Jimmy Carter -- will Carter's cardigan sweater be reprised? The panels -- environmentalism as a didactic gesture -- are evidence of a '70s revival.
"Energy we have to deal with today," said Obama during a debate with John McCain. "Health care is priority No. 2." Instead, Obama decided that having priorities -- doing this but not that -- is for people less Promethean than he. The cap-and-trade centerpiece of his agenda for turning down the planet's thermostat (as Carter turned down the White House's) has foundered.


Level 1 celebrated its 10th year of filmmaking with the world premiere of Refresh. The bar was set high with anticipation, but Josh Berman and crew went above and beyond this year, leaving the audience in complete awe!
The premiere took place at Bluebird Theater in Denver, CO. The venue was at max capacity and still had a line out the door. There was a little delay starting the feature presentation, because hundreds of kids were piling in the door during the estimated start. There was live music from DJ Hathbanger and Daywalker, plus tons of free product being tossed to keep the fans happy. Tom Wallisch, Tanner Rainville, Ahmet Dadali, Stefan Thomas, Mike Clarke, and Wiley Miller were busy signing posters. I have never seen a premiere so packed with so much energy in the crowd.
The screams did not stop until the show was over. Whether it was Wallisch slaying urban or Wiley ripping in AK, the Level 1 boys proved to the world that their hard work had paid off. Refresh has the perfect balance of urban, park, and backcountry. There is also an amazing surprise, which takes the feature to an entirely new level.
Level 1 Productions has an amazing element of creativity. Josh Berman has come a long way with his filmmaking and is only progressing, but it is also important to acknowledge the rest of the staff: Freedle Coty, Kyle Decker, Austin Holt, Tyler Weinberger, and Schui Baumann. Level 1 is more of a family than a production company. This family extends to their athletes.
The Refresh premiere wouldnâ€™t of been complete without an after party. The crowd moved from Bluebird to RockBar. Jiberish helped host the event and made the after party possible. If you were unable to the first showing make sure to hit up next stop in Boulder, CO, on September 23rd. Otherwise be sure to pick up your own copy on [https://www.level1productions.com]


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The Rivers State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed into law, the state land use prohibition extortion bill 2010 with the lawmakers unanimously abolishing bush entry and marching ground levies charged by land owners in the state.
Other levies abolished are the youth development levies, burial levies, community Development Committee levies, consultation levies as well as fencing levies.
The passage of the bill followed a unanimous adoption of the House committee report on land, Housing and Urban Development.
The chairman, House Committee on Land, Housing and Urban Development, Hon Lucky Odili told the lawmakers that the various stakeholders who participated in the public hearing lauded the good intention of the bill.
Hon Odili hinted that the participants had urged the legislators not to abolish the bush entry as it is part of the custom of the people.
The lawmaker also revealed that the participants were worried that the proposed abolishment of the marching ground by the drafters of the bill would amount to total destruction of their tradition.
However, during the debate on the committee’s report, some lawmakers okayed the abolishment of marching ground and bush entry levies in the state.
Contributing, Hon Henry Ogiri (Abua/Odua), Golden Ngozi Chioma (ELGAII), Ibani Ikunyili Owaji (Andoni), Tamunosisi Gogo Jaja ( Opobo/Nkoro) and Hon Isaac Kamalu (Eleme) observed that the bill intends to correct “mischievous acts” going on in the state.
The lawmakers stated that the bill would address the issue of multiple taxation charged in the course of developing land, as well as doing business in the state.
The state legislators noted that the multiple taxations charged on land development by land owners and communities have hindered development in the state, adding that with the passage of the bill into law the state is now safe for investors to do business.
The lawmakers disagreed with the sentiments expressed by some of their colleagues that the bill would exterminate the various culture and tradition of the people of the state, saying that the bill would enhance development in the state.
In his own contribution, Hon Ogbonda Jones urged the House not to abolish bush entry in the state.
Hon Ogbonda averred that bush entry has been an age-long tradition and customary practice among the people of the state in the course of land business transactions, adding that such practice varies from one community to another.
The Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Tonye Harry who presided over the sitting put the House into vote, where 19 lawmakers voted for the abolishment of marching ground, bush entry and other levies charged in course of development of land in the state, while one lawmaker voted against.
The Speaker while ruling on the matter, said that with the majority votes in favour of the abolishment, the bill is to be passed into law.
Hon Harry warned that anybody who pays money as marching ground while buying or developing land in the state would be punished as violator of the law, just as anybody who demand for such levies from a prospective land buyers or land developers.
Ogoni Youths Give FG 14 Days To Fix East-West Road
No fewer than 400 youths under the aegis of Ogoni Youth Federation (OYF), yesterday, staged a peaceful protest at the Eleme axis of the East-West Road, giving the Federal Government 14 days ultimatum to mobilize to site and fix the road or have economic activities in the area grounded.
The protesters, who carried various placards with inscriptions to press home their demands, trekked from Akpajo Junction to Refinery Junction in Eleme LGA, chanting solidarity songs to register their discontent over the neglect of the road.
Addressing newsmen during the protest, President General of the Ogoni Youth Federation, Comrade Legborsi Yaamabana, said it was regrettable that the road, which was a major route to the economic hub of the nation, has remained in a deplorable state, only becoming a death trap that has terminated the lives of innocent Ogonis.
Yaamabana, who described the mass action of the youths as a ‘warning protest’, said if the contractors handling the road were not immediately mobilized to site, then, the youths will have no option than to shut down all economic activities in the area.
He said, “we cannot continue to watch our people being killed on daily basis by tankers because of the poor state of Eleme axis of the east west road, we are calling on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency fix the road and save our people from untimely deaths as a result of the sorry state of the road, the only bridge on the road at Aleto has collapse but nothing is being done to avert the disasters faced by our people daily”.
Yaamabana also called on the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio to constitute a substantive board for the Niger Delta Development Commission to address the development needs of the Niger Delta region, noting that the use of interim management for NDDC was “diversionary, self serving and not in the interest of the development of the Niger Delta region”.
The OYF president general also called on the Federal Government to exonerate Ken Saro-Wiwa and his compatriots who were extra-judicially murdered by the late Gen Sani Abacha military junta, and given post-humours honour as martyrs of democracy in Nigeria, while the ideals of justice they stood for should be upheld.
Also speaking, the immediate past secretary of the Ijaw Youth Council, Eastern Zone, Comrade James Tobin, who joined the protest in solidarity, decried the neglect of the East—West Road by the Federal Government, and called the immediate fixing of the road to save the teeming road users from untold pains and death.
By: Taneh Beemene
Rising Prices Push 7m Nigerians Below Poverty Line -World Bank
The World Bank has said that rising prices pushed about seven million Nigerians below the poverty line in 2020.
This was contained in a press statement titled, ‘Critical reforms needed to reduce inflation and accelerate the recovery, says new World Bank report,’ released by the World Bank’s Senior External Affairs Officer of Nigeria, Mansir Nasir.
The press statement was released, yesterday, in line with the latest World Bank Nigeria Development Update.
It was acknowledged that the Federal Government “took measures to protect the economy against a much deeper recession” but it was recommended that certain policies should be set for a strong recovery.”
The statement read, “The NDU, titled ‘Resilience through Reforms,’ notes that in 2020, the Nigerian economy experienced a shallower contraction of -1.8 per cent than had been projected at the beginning of the pandemic (-3.2 per cent). Although the economy started to grow again, prices are increasing rapidly, severely impacting Nigerian households.
“As of April, 2021, the inflation rate was the highest in four years. Food prices accounted for over 60% of the total increase in inflation. Rising prices have pushed an estimated seven million Nigerians below the poverty line in 2020 alone.”
Quoted in the statement, the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, identified some of the challenges faced by the country and recommended a way forward.
“Nigeria faces interlinked challenges in relation to inflation, limited job opportunities, and insecurity.
“While the government has made efforts to reduce the effect of these by advancing long-delayed policy reforms, it is clear that these reforms will have to be sustained and deepened for Nigeria to realise its development potential,” Chaudhuri said.
Also quoted is the World Bank Lead Economist for Nigeria and co-author of the NDU, Marco Hernandez, who also gave a recommendation.
“Given the urgency to reduce inflation amidst the pandemic, a policy consensus and expedite reform implementation on exchange-rate management, monetary policy, trade policy, fiscal policy, and social protection would help save lives, protect livelihoods, and ensure a faster and sustained recovery,” Hernandez said.
Inflation Dips To 17.93% In May, NBS Confirms
Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped to 17.93 per cent in May, 2021, from 18.12 per cent recorded in April, 2021.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed this in its monthly Consumer Price Index report released, yesterday.
The drop in the headline inflation in May was the second consecutive month this year.
The report indicates that the consumer price index (CPI), which measures the inflation rate increased by 17.93 per cent (year-on-year) in May, 2021, which is 0.19 per cent points lower than the rate recorded in the preceding month.
According to NBS, food inflation dropped in the same month from 22.78 per cent recorded in April, 2021 to 22.28 per cent in May, 2021.
The report reads, ‘‘All items less farm produce which excludes the prices of volatile agricultural produce stood at 13.15 per cent in May, 2021, up by 0.41 per cent when compared with 12.74 per cent recorded in April, 2021.
‘‘The highest increases were recorded in prices of pharmaceutical products, garments, shoes and other footwear, hairdressing salons and personal grooming establishments, furniture and furnishing, carpet and other floor covering.
‘‘Others include, motor cars, Hospital services, fuels and lubricants for personal transport equipment, cleaning, repair and hire of clothing.
“Other services include personal transport equipment, gas, household textile, and non-durable household goods,” the NBS added.
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Amato Family Law is pleased to share that Sue Amato has been recognized by her peers as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in Collaborative Law: Family Law in St. Louis. She will be highlighted in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for her high caliber work in Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law Mediation.
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Mesa-based Verra Mobility – a global leader in smart transportation – released videos of 2020’s worst red-light runners today. The alarming footage shows collisions captured by red-light safety cameras in communities across the country; and in a year filled with distractions, shows that these crashes continue to present a threat, even with fewer people on the road.
The compilation of videos showcasing red-light crashes is available below and includes footage from red-light safety camera programs in Florida, Arizona, Maryland, Alabama, North Carolina and Louisiana.
The video serves as an important warning about the dangers of irresponsible driving and red-light running.
“These shocking crashes – captured in a year when traffic was actually down due to the pandemic – serve as a chilling reminder of the dangers that red-light runners present to our neighbors, friends and families,” said Garrett Miller, Verra Mobility Executive Vice President, Government Solutions. “In most cases these tragedies can be attributed to distracted driving and reckless behavior, making these collisions, not accidents.
Red-light safety cameras significantly impact road safety. An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study found that cameras reduced the fatal red-light running crash rate of large cities by 21 percent and the rate of all types of fatal crashes at signalized intersections by 14 percent.
According to IIHS, “Red-light cameras are an effective way to discourage red-light running. Enforcement is the best way to get people to comply with any law, but it’s impossible for police to be at every intersection. Cameras can fill the void.”
“Across the country, we continue to see the positive role that red-light safety camera programs play in raising awareness and changing driver behavior for the better. Red-light running crashes are devastating, yet preventable. We urge all drivers to stop on red,” added Garrett Miller.


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In 2015, I read 53 books. One was so good I read it a second time before the year was over.
Here is the list:
** = Definitely recommend
* = Enjoyed a lot
^^ = Hated. Stay far, far away
1. Sphere by Michael Crichton**
2. Authority by Jeff VanderMeer*
3. The Martian by Andy Weir**
4. Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott
5. Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
6. The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg*
7. A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin**
8. The Glass Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg*
9. I Am Number Four: The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore**
10. The Boomerang Clue by Agatha Christie**
11. I Am Number Four: The Rise of Nine by Pittacus Lore**
12. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
13. Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut**
14. Paper Towns by John Green
15. I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Legacies by Pittacus Lore**
16. Ticker by Lisa Mantchev
17. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks**
18. The Master Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg**
19. Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty*
20. Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah*
21. The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
22. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
23. Eerie by Blake Crouch and Jordan Crouch^^
24. Looking for Alaska by John Green
25. Finders Keepers by Stephen King**
26. The Sky Unwashed by Irene Zabytko
27. Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything by George Takei*
28. The Good Neighbor by A.J. Banner
29. Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot**
30. The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie**
31. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams**
32. I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Secret Histories by Pittacus Lore**
33. Greensleeves by Eloise Jarvis McGraw*
34. The Stranger by Harlan Coben**
35. The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut**
36. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
37. Half Way Home by Hugh Howey
38. The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore**
39. The Compleat Traveller in Black by John Brunner*
40. The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde**
41. The Night Lives On: The Untold Stories and Secrets Behind the Sinking of the Unsinkable Ship Titanic by Walter Lord**
42. Shirley, I Jest! by Cindy Williams**
43. Crooked House by Agatha Christie**
44. Through the Fog by Michael C. Grumley
45. You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day*
46. The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty**
47. From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne*
48. There Was an Old Woman by Hallie Ephron
49. Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith**
50. The Six Days by Anna Carolyn McCormally^^
51. The Lake House by Kate Morton**
52. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
53. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton**
The Martian- This is the book I read twice. I read it toward the beginning of the year, and I loved everything about it. Mark Watney is one of the greatest narrators of all time. He's smarter than most of the people reading the book, but he's so relatable. Instead of curling into the fetal position and waiting for Mars to kill him, he just figures out how to survive, one problem at a time. When I heard the author Andy Weir speak at Comic Con in July, I discovered he IS Mark Watney, at least in terms of personality. The movie adaptation is wonderful, too. Just a great story, beautifully told.
American Gods- I do not get the hype for this book. I really, really don't. There were a couple of interesting moments, but for the most part I was just so incredibly bored.
Finders Keepers- I enjoyed this follow-up to Mr. Mercedes. I was a little surprised that King brought in a supernatural element so late in the trilogy, though, since Mr. Mercedes worked so well as a straight novel. It seems a little unnecessary, but I'm excited to see where it goes.
Royal Wedding- Princess Mia is back! I have to admit, I was disappointed that we skipped so much of Mia's life, and then only spent a couple of days with her. But I still loved the book. I do hope it isn't setting up a sequel series with the new princess, though, because what I loved about the Princess Diaries books was Mia's voice. I hope this wasn't the end of the series, and that we get more.
The Girl on the Train- This is a very unpopular opinion, but I did not love this book. I didn't hate it, either, but I was very disappointed in it. I knew "whodunnit" 40 pages in, and not because I'm particularly good at guessing culprits (I am most definitely not). It just wasn't written well enough to keep up the mystery. Also, terrible protagonist. I had no interest in rooting for her, she was an awful person.
Career of Evil- JKR is a genius. That's all I have to say. Anytime someone dismisses her as just someone who writes children's books, I want to scream. These Cormoran Strike books are BRILLIANT.
The Lake House- Kate Morton continues to be one of my favorite authors. She is so good at weaving inter-generational storylines together. Paula Hawkins needs to read these books and take note of how to actually build up suspense and keep readers guessing.
Shirley, I Jest!- Oh, Lord. Look, I love Cindy Williams, and anyone who is a fan of hers will enjoy this book, but it is not well-written at all. So many exclamation points. Every other sentence. Super off-putting. But I did love reading about how she made it in Hollywood.
Looking for Alaska- I'm not a huge John Green fan to begin with, but this book is definitely where he lost me. His characters were not teenagers. He gave them ages that would make it seem like they were, but they acted nothing like teenagers. And the way they talked was utterly ridiculous. Like college freshman who take one philosophy course and suddenly think they are the most brilliant minds ever to exist. I wanted to smack every single one of them.
The Paper Magician Trilogy- The first book is not great. It's good, and it introduces some great characters and an intriguing world, where magicians "bind" themselves to one magical medium: paper, glass, metal, etc. But it's definitely worth reading the first, so you can read the vastly superior second and third novels. The first book is too expository, and focuses too much on the backstory of one person. But the world expands in the second book, and the plot gets more intricate.
This year's goals:
-Read 50 new books
-Finish the I am Number Four series (including companion novels)
-Read 5 classics
-Read at least 15 books that I have on my own bookshelves. I read a lot of Kindle books, because it's easier to read at work during lunch, and I also get a lot of books from the library. But I also have a ton of perfectly good books sitting on my shelves, and last year I only read a handful. I need to work on that.
-Finish my book goal with enough time to re-read His Dark Materials, especially with the BBC series coming next year


The Texans have denied interview requests from teams interested in offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Tim Kelly (via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle). The Texans have yet to hire their next head coach, but they seem intent on keeping Kelly as a part of their staff.
Kelly, who will turn 35 this offseason, has spent the last two years as the Texans’ offensive coordinator. Bill O’Brien called the plays in Kelly’s first year with Houston. Last year, he ceded the headset to Kelly.
Deshaun Watson, who has lobbied for more control over the team’s hiring decisions, has been one of Kelly’s biggest advocates.
“Tim over the past two years has really taken my game to a whole another level as far as just knowledge, reading defenses, understanding run points and run schemes, understanding the way of different concepts and different situations,” said Watson. “His knowledge of just the game of football is very, very bright and he really helped me take my game, especially this year, the best football I’ve played in my career.”
With Kelly in command, Watson threw for a league-high 4,823 yards with 33 touchdown passes against seven interceptions. It sounds like Kelly will continue to serve as Watson’s guru in 2021.


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With nicknames like Steeltown, Lunch Bucket City, and Hammertown, you would expect a city to have a colourful history and rich diversity . And that’s exactly what you'll find in Canada’s eighth largest city.
Our exciting Hamilton adventure offers a novel option if you're looking for a local team building event. Our route is designed around the historic downtown core, and includes visits to the area’s most prominent and interesting sites. But teams won’t simply be exploring such iconic sites as the Art Gallery of Hamilton, First Ontario Ctr., and The Square; they will be sharing their diverse knowledge and skills to solve an array of entertaining puzzles. During your company’s adventure, you might need to travel back to 1923 and search through a crowd, scour the Farmers Market to find three unusual ingredients, or strike deal for some Ti-Cats tickets with an “independent broker”.
From a planning perspective, each adventure is designed around your needs to ensure a convenient and easy event organizing experience. Route starting and finishing points are flexible, based on the location of your company’s office, team building meeting, and/or desired finishing spot. If you are looking for team building ideas, look no further; our Steeltown adventure provides the perfect balance between fun and learning.
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China Everbright Limited yesterday announced sweeping changes to its board of directors - electing five new directors and retiring four old ones, as part of its efforts to become a premier provider of financial services. The company's high-profile chairman Zhu Xiaohua further strengthened controls over the management by appointing himself as chief executive, replacing Yi Zhenqiu. Mr Yi resigned as the company's director and would concentrate on his other job as chief investment officer of parent company China Everbright Group. As earlier reported, executive director Shao Zhengkang has become general manager, replacing Wang Taoguang who resigned as director while Hui Xiaobing, head of China Everbright Financial Holdings has been appointed as director and the company's vice-chairman. A surprise appointment is Nie Qingping who is the deputy managing director of China Everbright Financial Holdings as earlier reports indicated that he was not a candidate. The other three new appointments are Yang Jiangang, Yeung Chi Wai and Wang Xiaoping.


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Namco Bandai has announced that some new downloadable planes will be available next week on the 29th November for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. The DLC contains two new planes and two reskinned planes. Each of the planes must be purchased separately.
The planes include:
* F-15S/MT D (480 MS Points/$5.99): The F-15S/MT D is an experimental aircraft developed to increase maneuverability and designed for short takeoff and landing abilities. An electronic control system simultaneously operates the horizontal stabilizer, 2DCD thrust-vectoring nozzle, and canard wings, resulting in turning performance that exceeds the capabilities of conventional multirole aircraft. The oversized canard wings provide a large degree of dynamic lift allowing for increased maneuverability and stability during stall recovery, regardless of speed. S/MTD stands for "Short Takeoff and Landing/Maneuver Technology Demonstrator."
* Tornado GR.4 (480 MS Points/$5.99): The Tornado GR.4 is an all-weather attack aircraft jointly developed by Great Britain, Germany, and Italy. A highly maneuverable attacker with excellent speed performance and variable sweptback wings that allow for stable low altitude penetration and bombing. It is able to quickly suppress ground targets with its multi lock-on ground missiles and dispenser weapons. Known by the name "Tornado," the most recent model, the GR.4, has numerous electronic and armament system upgrades and is deployed by the British Air Force.
* A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog Skin, 320 MS Points/$3.99): The A-10A Thunderbolt II is an attack aircraft with heavy armor that provides close-range ground support with overwhelming firepower and durability. Well supplied with weaponry such as a 30 mm heavy machine gun and multiple lock-on ground missiles, it possesses outstanding ground attack capabilities. Very stable at slow speeds, its specialty is precision ground strafing for a long period of time during an attack approach. Known as the "Thunderbolt," its notable features include unswept wings that generate plenty of lift at slow speeds, the high placement of its engine which makes it resistant to counterattacks from the ground, and its reinforced armor plating. The design of this aircraft's nose is based on a warthog.
* F-117A Nighthawk (Stars and Stripes Skin, 320 MS Points/$3.99): The F-117A Nighthawk is the historic first stealth attack aircraft which specializes in covert bombing. Because of its detailed airframe design which suppresses target detection, speed and maneuverability are limited. Instead, it is able to conduct pinpoint bombardments with long range, ground missiles and guided bombs without being detected by enemy radar nets. In order to reflect and absorb radar waves, it uses a unique airframe shape and coating configured to make a flat surface. Called the "Nighthawk," more than 1,200 sorties were made with them in the 1991 Gulf War without losing a single plane, launching it into the spotlight.
This DLC will be available on 29th November, 2011 on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network.


Shot through with attitude, the songs on Delta Hardware feel rough-hewn and tough, just as they should for a guy "born in Mississippi (and) raised up in Tennessee". Charlie cuts loose a good time in Clarksdale, pipes up for the downtrodden, and gives a lover the ol heave-ho. This is raw, passionate music from a howlin' blues legend whos still invigorated by a youthful spirit.
Its Charlie's mix of wild country abandon seasoned by years of playing urban electric blues in Chicago that spurs the likes of Ben Harper, Tom Waits and Govt Mule to welcome Musselwhite onto their stages and records. That same brash, blues/rock rebel vibe was Dan Aykroyd's inspiration for his Elwood Blues persona, and it's what has won Musselwhite a pile of blues awards and earned the admiration and respect of his own heroes: Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters. - John Lee was even the best man at Charlies wedding.
Pulled, like the albums of R.L. Burnside and the North Mississippi Allstars, out of the storied Mississippi Delta and Hill Country, Delta Hardware is a mixture of songs written over the past few years and ideas fleshed out in the studio, and includes a new twist on the longtime live staple, Clarksdale Boogie. True to the blues as an expression of a range of honest emotions and stories, Delta Hardware ranges from upbeat jewels like the party track Church Is Out to more socially conscious songs like Black Water and The Invisible Ones. With the latter two tracks, inspired by the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, Charlie paints a stark, honest tribute to those suffering in and around New Orleans and in his home state: Old black water lappin at your back door/Hello America, better get ready for more/Trouble, trouble all around here/ just too tired to shed one tear/ Black Water/ It's a sign of our times.
Things just seem to be falling apart, Musselwhite says. And I think people are waking up to that. I think people are starting to see that theres something really rotten going on. Admittedly, the political arena is an odd and uncomfortable arena for him to step into. I dont want to be offensive to anybody. I respect everybody and their opinion, and I hope they respect mine.
Backed by his touring band, Musselwhite, now based in Sonoma County, California, lends his guitar skills to one track on Delta Hardware and otherwise just goes stompin, blowin and shouting his way through the albums 10 tracks. The album walks the line between rock and electric country blues, sometimes playing it straight, sometimes taking new turns. On Clarksdale Boogie, he offers up a virtual mantra for his life behind his first-ever use of a drum and bass loop: Meet me where they play good blues. The crowd noise in this track is sampled from a night at Reds juke joint in Clarksdale.
Over the years, Musselwhite has released dozens of albums and has contributed to countless others including guesting on Bonnie Raitts Grammy award-winning Longing In Their Hearts; The Blind Boys of Alabamas Grammy-winning Spirit of the Century; Tom Waits Mule Variations and even playing the driving harmonica on INXS Suicide Blonde. He was the longtime compadre and musical partner to his friend John Lee Hooker. His recent tour and recording sessions with Ben Harper have led to live and studio tracks featuring Charlie on the limited edition bonus disc of Bens Both Sides of the Gun. Musical institutions have honored Musselwhite, too. With 18 W.C. Handy awards to his credit and 6 Grammy nominations, he is firmly entrenched in musical history. Musselwhite has also been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Monterey Blues Festival and the San Javier Jazz Festival in Spain and the Mississippi Governors Award for Excellence in the Arts. Perhaps most meaningful to him personally, in 1987, he conquered a long-running battle with alcoholism.
Musselwhites version of the blues ventures far beyond conventional honky-tonk - though the Harley Davidsons lined up outside Musselwhites gigs testify that Musselwhite has what it takes to rock the house. Musselwhite himself is simply interested in music with feeling - as he puts it, music from the heart: For me, its about the feeling, and connecting with people. And blues, if its real blues, is loaded with feeling. And it aint about technique either, its about truth, connecting to the truth and communicating with people.
That connection has been particularly strong with his fans from the start. Ive had Vietnam vets tell me that my music was important to them while they were in Vietnam. Ive had people whove had problems with alcohol talk to me about quitting, and tell me that I inspired them to quit, Ive had couples tell me that they met at one of my shows and got married years after.
With Delta Hardware, Musselwhite says simply, Im keepin it real. For the listener, I hope its like a journey, I hope each tune takes em to another little place, and I hope at the end theyre glad they went.


text: What is your personal carrying capacity for grief, rage, despair? We are living in a period of mass extinction. The numbers stand at 200 species a day. That's 73,000 a year. This culture is oblivious to their passing, feels entitled to their every last niche, and there is no roll call on the nightly news.


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QuantHouse, the real-time data subsidiary of S&P Capital IQ, will leverage network and trading telephony vendor BT's Radianz Cloud connectivity offering and Radianz Venue Interconnect low-latency network, to deliver European and American market data feeds to firms in the Asia-Pacific region.
Connecting to Radianz Cloud enables firms connected to BT financial extranet community across Asia to access QuantHouse's services, while RVI provides QuantHouse clients with low-latency connectivity between London and Singapore, Singapore and Tokyo, and from Tokyo to Chicago.
The partnership with BT continues QuantHouse's ongoing expansion in the region, which includes leveraging Japanese network and co-location provider KVH's infrastructure to provide clients with access to major Asian markets (IMD, Feb. 4), as well as opening an office in Singapore early this year, with further plans to open offices in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Australia by the end of the year (IMD, Jan. 29).
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text: Thermal analysis can be utilized to reveal the total graphite nucleated in cast irons by correlating the integrated areas under the cooling curves and graphite areas of a cast iron sample measured using an image analyzer. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of varying amounts of inoculants on the thermal analysis of grey cast iron by observing the changes in the shape of the cooling curves. DeltaT values, i.e. the observed undercooling before recalescence, can be correlated to the changes in the microstructure and mechanical properties which is a consequence of inoculation. In this study, a series of gray cast iron alloys produced by a cast iron foundry were used as test alloys and 'thermal analysis' was performed using a "multilab thermal analyzer" device to record and analyze the cooling curves. Afterwards, the areas under the cooling curves, particularly the portion belonging to graphite formation, were integrated after curve fitting of these segments. The areas were plotted against the total graphite areas measured by the image analyzer. Casting trials and thermal analysis were undertaken at a local foundry which produces automotive parts.

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Sökning: "Girl Woman"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 56 uppsatser innehållade orden Girl Woman.
- Master-uppsats, Konstfack/Keramik & Glas
Sammanfattning : It must be a bad child I build rooms, installations, where I combine objects into scenes. This scene is an attempt to portray feelings and mental states surrounding sexual abuse. I'm building a girls' room, but it's more of a psychological place than a real room. LÄS MER
2. A Free Woman in an Unfree Society : An Analysis of How Angela Carter Challenges Myths of Sexuality and Power in “The Bloody Chamber” & “The Company of Wolves”Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)
Sammanfattning : With the use of gender criticism, this essay analyses the myths about women and how they and men use their sexuality to gain power in Angela Carter’s “The Company of Wolves” and “The Bloody Chamber”. Accordingly, this essay incorporates the theoretical frameworks of Simone de Beauvoir’s “Must We Burn Sade” and The Second Sex as well as Angela Carter’s The Sadeian Woman. LÄS MER
3. The abolishment of the Lebanese marriage loophole – article 522. A qualitative social movement study that analyses and explores Lebanese women’s movement advocacy towards legislative changes and social change related to gender equalityMaster-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier
Sammanfattning : In Lebanon, women have a long history of organizing and working towards equal legislationfor all, just as in other countries around the world. After several rounds of advocacy by actorsfrom the Lebanese women's movement, the gender-discriminating article 522 from the penalcode was abolished in the year 2017. LÄS MER
4. Hästtjejen och Konststudenten : En kritisk diskursanalys av styckmördare i två svenska lokaltidningar och Expressen.Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)
Sammanfattning : This study was conducted with the motive to analyze and demonstrate the differences and similarities of three Swedish newspapers’ coverage about two different murders. The main focus of the study was to compare and contrast the newspapers’ descriptions of one male and one female murderer. LÄS MER
5. Staying True to You: Finding the Feminist in Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island by L. M. MontgomeryKandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska
Sammanfattning : Anne Shirley, the girl and young woman made famous around the world by L. M. Montgomery in the early twentieth century, has been a companion and role model for countless young women. LÄS MER


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FIRST MONDAYS CLUB
Monday, March 4th, 3:30-4:30pm
Talk about books, do a project, and enjoy some snacks and drinks in this after-school club. For grades 2-6. Registration is recommended.
URI CYBER SENIOR TECH TIME
Training Dates: 2/21, 3/6, 3/27, 4/10, 4/24
ATEL Tech Time is collaborating with URI Cyber Senior Program to continue to provide tech training at senior locations around the state. Join a student from URI for one-on-one ‘Tech Sessions’ to answer your questions or learn how to use your iPad/iPhone or Android device to its fullest.
2024 UKRAINIAN EGG FUNDRAISER FOR DAVISVILLE FREE LIBRARY
Saturday, March 23rd, 12pm-3pm
You are invited to participate in 2 ways:
1. Join our fun Ukrainian egg-making workshop on Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 12 to 3 p.m.
• $25 suggested donation per participant
• Learn to make an authentic Ukrainian Easter Egg
• All supplies are included
• Participation limited to 20 guests
• Call/email the library to register
2. Buy a beautiful Ukrainian egg on display at the library
• $25 suggested donation per egg
• Colorful Ukrainian designs hand-crafted on real chicken eggs
• A variety of designs available
NOTE: All supplies and instructor fees have been donated, so 100% of all proceeds will go directly to the Davisville Free Library
SECRET RHODE ISLAND with ROBERTA HUMBLE
Wednesday, April 10th, 6pm
Explore Secret Rhode Island – places in Rhode Island unfamiliar to many people but full of wonderful surprises! Books/games will also be available for purchase.
Last Wednesday of each month, 5-6pm
Build with different blocks – be creative! Try out our monthly challenge, as well. For ages 6+. No registration required.
LIBRARY PLAY HOUR
Saturdays, 10:30-11:30, beginning 9/9
Come in to play with your kids in our children’s room. Play with Legos, blocks, puzzles, and more! Connect with your kids and other families through play. Ages 0-6, but siblings of all ages are always welcome. No registration required.
THE LIT BOOK CLUB
Our book club will meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm. All are welcome! Each month we’ll read and discuss a work of fiction or nonfiction – book club members will take turns choosing a title. No registration required.
March: The Paper Palace, by Miranda Cowley Heller
February: All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
Storytime will be feature songs, books, sensory activities, and/or a craft. Storytime is designed for ages 1-6, but children of all ages and abilities are welcome at any session! No registration necessary.
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT
Music and Movement will include songs, movement, and sensory activities. This program is designed for ages 0-4, but children of all ages and abilities are always welcome at any session! No registration necessary.
Mondays, 1-2pm & *NEW* Wednesdays 5-6pm
Drop in to craft with librarians and neighbors. Get started on a new project or bring one you’re working on. Beginner crocheting instruction available. No registration necessary.
TECH NIGHT @ DFL
Wednesdays from 3pm-6pm
We’ll answer your tech help questions, such as:
How do I set up an email account?
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Wifredo Fernandez and Daniel Lafuente started the LAB Miamiout of necessity. Friends from childhood, they had an idea for an Internet-based firm but had “no technical background and difficulty meeting techies,” Lafuente, 27, says. “There wasn’t a go-to place where entrepreneurs hung out. We wanted to create that.” The two had grown up in the city and moved back after college because they had faith in Miami’s potential. “It isn’t just beaches and clubs and real estate,” Lafuente says. “We knew that innovative ideas, disruptive technologies and smart people were here, too.”
So in 2012 they built a 10,000-square-foot coworking space in Wynwood, a warehouse-filled neighborhood that has rapidly transformed from “a place where you’d go to get shot,” as the LAB’s managing director, Tamara Wendt, puts it, to the city’s street-art-filled, burgeoning version of Silicon Valley.
LAB, which currently has about 160 members, even picked up some of the idiosyncratic informality of West Coast start-up culture. Stonly Baptiste, one of the space’s first members, doesn’t have an office and instead wanders around with a laptop. Shortly after arriving, he met Shaun Abrahamson, an angel investor from New York City, who works from a treadmill desk. By late 2013 the two had formed Urban.us, a fund focusing on young companies addressing civic challenges like transportation and governance. Within nine months, they had made 13 seed investments.
Another start-up to emerge from the incubator is Kairos, a facial-recognition company founded by Brian Brackeen, a former Apple executive who moved to Miami from the Bay Area. The Wall Street Journal deemed it one of the top 24 start-ups in the country.
Apart from the sun, which Silicon Valley also has plenty of, and lack of state income tax, one of the biggest reasons Miami can attract entrepreneurs of Brackeen’s caliber is the Knight Foundation, which supports an astounding number of culture and tech organizations in the city. When Matt Haggman became the foundation’s program director for Miami in 2011, he chose to focus on boosting the city’s start-up community. Miami had some success stories in that area, but “they were happening in isolation,” he says. “We could try to build the ecosystem.” One of his first investments was the LAB.
“I know a lot of people who left because they didn’t think it was possible to raise money here,” says LAB denizen Brian Breslin, who founded Refresh, a monthly meet-up for the tech community. That doesn’t happen so often anymore. Miami’s tech sector is not yet as important as Austin’s—let alone New York’s or Silicon Valley’s—Breslin admits, “but we’re getting there.” There are more angel investment groups and a growing pool of talent in critical areas like engineering. “Three years ago if a start-up failed, you were up shit creek,” Breslin says. “Now there’s another one waiting to hire you.”
LAB Miami is at 400 NW 26th St.; thelabmiami.com.


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