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Kindergarten-Grade 2–On Shakeeta's first day at a new school, most of the girls are eager to show her around, but Mia hangs back shyly. The next day, the fickle girls blithely desert Shakeeta to play soccer with a popular boy who refuses to include her. Left by themselves, Shakeeta and Mia gradually strike up a conversation and a friendship is born. While no unfamiliar territory is explored here, the characters are realistically and sympathetically portrayed, and the conversations and actions of the children are natural. Phelan's cartoon-style watercolors depict a realistic-looking classroom with a mix of children from a variety of backgrounds. The pale hues are nicely set off by crisp white backgrounds, and the characters' facial expressions are filled with personality and convey a wide range of emotion.–Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ
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*Starred Review* PreS-Gr. 2. When the new girl, Shakeeta, introduces herself by telling the class, "I have an iguana," Mia is intrigued. Even so, her shyness holds her back from making overtures; later, though, when a bully bars both Shakeeta and Mia from playing soccer, the pair strike up a conversation about iguanas and the girls become fast friends. Phelan's artwork breathes energy into fellow first-timer Robbins' somewhat deliberately paced first-person narrative, populating the multicultural classroom with children who are masterpieces of button noses, play-rumpled grooming, and spot-on body language. Decisive design choices communicate emotional substance: in the climactic playground scene, Mia and Shakeeta appear on opposite sides of a double-page spread, a physical distance that makes their subsequent, cozy proximity all the more satisfying. Though it's not the point of the book, the girls' interracial friendship (Mia is white; Shakeeta, African American) is a plus. Hand this to teachers anticipating mid-year arrivals, perhaps along with Eve Bunting's One Green Apple (2006), which focuses on students new to the country as well as the classroom. Jennifer Mattson
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But I think the reason for such love is that she found the characters absolutely real to her. What more can a parent ask for in a book?
This author touchingly captures the uncertainty and excitement of being new in class. It's a story about a friendship between two young girls, one attending school for the first time. When asked what her name is, the new kid answers, "I have an iguana." Though the two girls are shy and uncertain, they eventually find a way to bond over this pet iguana named "Igabelle."
The expressive illustrations are beautiful and perfectly match the sometimes comic, always touching prose. I heard about this book after a friend highly recommended it. I bought one copy, read it, and then immediately bought several more to give as gifts. This is destined to be one of the classic childrens' books!
The story is told from the point of view of Mia, who is quiet and shy. Shakeeta joins Mia's class and Mia sees as she is befriended by other girls, then just as quickly excluded. Mia remembers that Shakeeta told the class that she has a pet iguana. Mia researches iguanas and uses what she learned to start a conversation with Shakeeta.
Reasons I love this book...
-The interactions of the students are shown honestly and realistically. Shakeeta gets into a scuffle with a boy who teases her about her name, but it's not resolved. The reader has to remember that the story is being told by MIA, not Shakeeta. We don't know whether there's a resolution because Mia doesn't see it happening.
-Mia connects to Shakeeta in her own way rather than needing to overcome her shyness. Mia is never taken to task for being quiet.
-The way in which Mia reaches out to Shakeeta is so clever. It is an easily applied tactic that children can use on their own.
-There's a multicultural aspect to the story, without it being the focus.


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We could start complaining about legality, showing how “unconstitutional” is the behavior of the Three Powers of this dreary country called Greece: based on the Article 14 of the Greek Constitution (concerning the freedom of press) the actions of the Government and Judiciary Power are utterly “illegal and unconstitutional”, even under civil “democratic” criteria.
Ridiculous pettifoggers like Voridis or the ‘left-winger’ Manitakis, lawyers, members of Government, elite executives would mumble legal counter-arguments we could annul (with great ease) within the framework of their own ideology and of their own “legal culture”, (as they like to call it).
But does it makes sense anymore to play in the opponent’s court? This was or another, their “justice” is laughable.
The rulers violate even their own laws, and we insist that these specific laws are not to be trusted. In short, we do not believe in “Greek Justice”; they can put their codices up their arse. No doubt the Greek Police protects the elites and the governmental personnel.
With everyday, growing and furious struggles in the streets and everywhere, we fight by any means for a society of equality, freedom, justice and solidarity. Until we make it they should know that while their blind Justice sees clearly what she wants with one eye (or with two), we have our eyes open even in our sleep, and are preoccupied with only one cause: the revolution.
And even if some are still sleeping, it is time they woke up, or shut up once and for all, and say clearly whether they support the conservative forces, or the movements from below.
Support the call for solidarity against the attack of the Government to the counter-information media of the movement: Athens.indymedia.org, 98FM Radio and Radio Endasi, (and to all these that will soon be attacked).
Today, Friday April 12 at 13:00 at the central square in Zografou
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Read here the call of the collectivity of Athens.indymedia.org
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The government has announced a "truce" on enforcement action for tenants facing eviction in England and Wales this Christmas.
It also said that evictions will not be enforced in areas subject to local lockdowns as the pandemic continues.
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick added that it has increased notice periods to six months in an "unprecedented measure".
Campaign group Generation Rent said the government "must offer [renters] more."
The government confirmed that court proceedings for evictions in England and Wales would restart on 21 September after being suspended for six months due to the coronavirus crisis.
But under new measures announced on Thursday, evictions will not be enforced by bailiffs if a local area is in lockdown that includes restrictions on gathering in homes.
Bailiffs will also be told that they should not enforce possession orders over Christmas, other than in "the most serious circumstances", such as cases involving domestic abuse or antisocial behaviour.
The government has not yet confirmed which dates the "winter truce" will cover for tenants in England and Wales.
"We have protected renters during the pandemic by banning evictions for six months - the longest eviction ban in the UK," Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said.
"To further support renters we have increased notice periods to six months, an unprecedented measure to help keep people in their homes over the winter months.
"It's right that we strike a balance between protecting vulnerable renters and ensuring landlords whose tenants have behaved in illegal or anti-social ways have access to justice."
The new measures are aimed at ensuring potentially vulnerable tenants are not forced out of their homes "at a time when public and local authorities may be dealing with an increased demand for services", a statement said.
'Months of uncertainty'
Ministers extended the ban on evictions for four weeks in August, but campaign groups and housing charities had hoped that more would be done for renters who have seen a loss in income during the pandemic.
Alicia Kennedy, director at Generation Rent, said: "It is welcome that renters will not face eviction by bailiffs around Christmas or where there are lockdown measures.
"But outside that, thousands of renters who have had eviction notices during the pandemic still have no assurance from the government whether they can stay in their home.
"Those who have lost income will find it difficult to find a new home so face many months of uncertainty, getting deeper into debt."
One survey by homelessness charity Shelter suggested that more than 170,000 private tenants have been threatened with eviction by their landlord or letting agent, and 230,000 in England have fallen into arrears since the pandemic started.
However, landlord groups have previously said that their members have been left "powerless" in dealing with the non-payment of rent.
Some have called for more help in England to reduce the financial pressures on landlords, in addition to mortgage holidays.
Chris Norris, policy director for the National Residential Landlords Association, welcomed news that the courts would begin to hear possession cases again from 21 September.
"It is vital that this happens so that landlords can begin to take action against anti-social tenants, those committing acts of domestic violence and those with rent arrears that have nothing to do with Covid-19," he said.
Advice for tenants
- Anyone under threat of eviction should start gathering evidence such as receipts for rent paid or any communications with your landlord
- Landlords have to give you notice before they can apply to court for a possession order. For most tenancy types this notice must now be at least three months in England or six in Wales, but lodgers may get less notice
- If a possession order had already been made against you before 27 March 2020, then your landlord may apply for this to be enforced when the ban comes to an end. You should receive 14 days' notice of the eviction date
- Anyone now struggling to pay rent should speak to their landlord, and organise a repayment plan to pay off arrears
- Those receiving housing benefit or Universal Credit and unable to pay rent might be able to get a discretionary housing payment from the local council
Source: Citizens Advice

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Following the release of the three-part Kanye West documentary on Netflix, Jeen-Yuhs, a lot of people have found themselves returning to the album that started it all. The College Dropout is projected to be #11 on the charts this week, selling over 22,000 copies and narrowly beating out Adele’s 30. With kids born around the release of The College Dropout being legally allowed to drink this year, now seems as good a time as any to revisit the album and look at what makes it such a timeless classic.
A lot has been said about Kanye West recently, which we won’t be digging into here. Anyone at all familiar with the timeline of Mr West’s career can tell you how chaotic it’s been. That’s really the first aspect of The College Dropout that is so endearing: it predates the tabloid lifestyle and the public feuds. It is perhaps the most honest realisation of Kanye West as an artist that we have, and likely ever will have.
Growing up immersed in music characterised by its thug personas and violent lyrics, Kanye Omari West was a kid whose mother was an English teacher and whose father was a photographer. He didn’t share the same kind of upbringing as his eventual Big Brother Jay-Z nor many of the other artists for whom hip hop became somewhat of a rags-to-riches story.
Yet he emerged as an endlessly creative force in hip hop with a fresh perspective and personality, shining through over sped-up soul samples and an unquestionably charming sense of humour. Lyrics such as, “she got a light-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson; got a dark-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson,” and “couldn’t afford a car so she named her daughter Alexis” are still genuinely hilarious.
With this album, Ye had everything to prove and nothing to lose. Trying to break free of his reputation in the industry as simply a producer, The College Dropout is essentially his sales pitch on Kanye West as an artist. Listening to this album nearly two decades on, with the added context of hindsight, we get to see the fully-realised potential of a once-in-a-generation artist just before his time.
The moment in the Netflix documentary where he plays ‘All Falls Down’ in the Roc-A-Fella offices and nobody gives a shit is so surreal, given the enduring popularity of the track. Even if the footage was shown out of context.
It was a breath of fresh air to the music industry at large. Ye never pretended to be anything he wasn’t. He was a 25-year-old who entered a scene predominantly filled with street-minded gangsta rap, with a profound appreciation for art and an MPC player in his backpack. At his inception, West was able to give us a brilliant dissection of the kind of everyday life experienced by most people and demonstrated more relatability than anything else he has created since. The College Dropout has a cool concept that is maintained throughout its 21 tracks, touching on themes of feeling let down by the education system and the working world, consumerism, religion, race issues, and of course, family.
With his studio debut, he was able to show us all of the praiseworthy qualities that would eventually define all of his music. Primarily it’s stellar production, with beats that range from emotional to uplifting and are so colourful and full of character. The sample of Chaka Khan’s ‘Through The Fire’ in Kanye’s own ‘Through The Wire’ – a song where Kanye raps through a jaw that is wired shut following a near-fatal car accident – is an example of Kanye displaying his mastery of the fundamentals, which he learned from doing “five beats a day for three summers.” There are 14 samples across 12 songs on the album in total, which seems modest considering how refined and exploratory his sampling is on subsequent albums like Graduation and Yeezus.
Kanye’s masterful fusion of many different styles of music with playful and incredibly witty lyrics remains the blueprint to date. We can clearly see the impact The College Dropout has had on artists such as J. Cole, Drake, Tyler, The Creator, Chance the Rapper, and Kendrick Lamar. It also gave Kanye West more freedom to pursue some of his later, more ambitious projects, given his debut was so well-received.
It’s also fascinating to hear nascent ideas which were then magnified and elaborated on West’s later albums. The powerful gospel breakdowns of highlights like ‘Never Let Me Down’ and ‘Family Business’ would go on to inform Jesus Is King; the screwed-up theatrics and maximal production of ‘Get ‘Em High’ would stretch through to albums like My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Contained within these 21 tracks is many different sketches Kanye has been refining his entire career.
The College Dropout is by no means a perfect album, but that really adds to its overall charm. The skits are funny and don’t detract from the music, which includes some of the best moments of his entire catalogue from the fiery stadium-sized sermon of ‘Jesus Walks’ and the ironic beatdown of consumerism with ‘All Falls Down’ to the soulful coming-of-age of ‘Spaceship’ and the vulnerability of ‘Last Call’. It’s pretty bloody hard to beat what West did here, especially with a tracklist as solid as:
- We Don’t Care
- All Falls Down
- Jesus Walks
- Never Let Me Down
- Get Em High
- The New Workout Plan
- Slow Jamz
- Breathe In Breathe Out
- School Spirit
- Two Words
- Through The Wire
- Family Business
- Last Call
The College Dropout is rightfully heralded as one of the most influential
hip-hop albums of all time and it is as good of a listen now as it ever has been. It makes you consider the impact of Kanye West throughout the years and contemplate what the current state of music would look like without him. To quote the man himself during his iconic 2005 Grammy Awards acceptance speech for this very album…
“I guess we’ll never know.”

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For decades, scientists and environmentalists have been battling it out with world leaders to find a way out of Earth’s climate crisis.
Just this month, heads of state, experts and leading corporate figures descended on Scotland for critical talks in the recently concluded COP26 summit.
Still, despite all the shiny news pledges to cut carbon emissions and clean up the Earth for our future generation, there’s been a movement of young people who’re done waiting for grown-ups to take action.
Across the globe, youths are not only making their voices heard, but inspiring other folks, kids and adults alike, to take charge of our planet’s green future.
Sweden’s Greta Thunberg, who started Fridays for Future, maybe the most prominent of these young eco-warriors. But there are many more.
As sustainable and green causes have always been close to our hearts at QNET, and in honour of World Children’s Day, we salute these five other young changemakers striving to protect Mother Earth and make our planet more liveable for us all.
Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti, 26
Kenyan environment and climate activist Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti is a key campaigner encouraging youth involvement in climate action. Elizabeth is the founder of the Green Generation Initiative which nurtures young environmental enthusiasts to build climate resilience and green schools. Since its launch in 2016, Green Generation Initiative has planted 30,000 trees in Kenya, the same year Elizabeth won the Wangari Maathai Scholarship award for her outstanding passion and commitment to environmental conservation. The award is in honour of the late Nobel Laureate and her role model, Professor Wangari Maathai.
The initiative also focuses on greening schools, environmental education, addressing food insecurity by planting fruit trees as well as inculcating a tree growing culture for forest cover increment through adopt a tree campaign.
Vanessa Nakate, 25
A climate justice advocate, Nakate was concerned about the high temperatures in her country. Inspired by Greta Thunberg to start her own climate movement in Uganda, Nakate began a solitary strike against inaction on the climate crisis in January 2019. For several months she was the lone protester outside of the gates of the Parliament of Uganda. Eventually, other youth began to respond to her calls on social media to help draw attention to the plight of the Congolian rainforests. Nakate founded the Youth for Future Africa and the Africa-based Rise Up Movement.
Nakate started the Green Schools Project, a renewable energy initiative, which aims to transition schools in Uganda to solar energy and install eco-friendly stoves in these schools. As of now, the project has carried out installations in six schools.
In a 2019 interview for Democracy Now!, Nakate expressed her motivation for climate action: “My country heavily depends on agriculture, therefore most of the people depend on agriculture. So, if our farms are destroyed by floods, if the farms are destroyed by droughts and crop production is less, that means that the price of food is going to go high. So it will only be the most privileged who will be able to buy food.”
Christened the “Eco-Feminist”, Adenike is passionate about Youth Involvement in climate change action. Oladosu began organizing for climate activism after she started university. She saw farmers and herdsmen angry because their land was becoming more arid and other communities who had never faced flooding had their farmlands swept away. Reading the Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C IPCC report led her to join the Fridays For Future movement. She began advocating in communities, schools, and public places to speak to people about the climate crisis. She encouraged them to plant trees and educate their peers.
She is a recipient of Ambassador of Conscience Awards from Amnesty International Nigeria for her works and courage in spearheading climate change issues.
Nkosilathi Nyathi, 18
Nyathi traces back his environmental activism journey to the day he stood up with consciousness at a garbage dumping site at Victoria Falls and became more aware of the environmental issues in his immediate community. He noticed the effect of climate change after a ravaging drought in 2019 with 7.7 million Zimbabweans being food insecure and a further 45 million in Southern African being at risk of hunger. All these issues manifesting in his community triggered him to start teaching his community about climate change and to continuously call for reducing global emissions.
He advocates for Youth inclusion in climate change decision making and believes inclusion at such high levels ensure follow-through and visible change.
Nkosilathi is a recipient of the UNICEF Youth Climate Ambassador for Zimbabwe in 2015.
In February 2020, Nkosi participated in the sixth session of the African Regional Summit on Sustainable Development in Victoria Falls, making a passionate opening speech in the presence of world leaders including the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, and President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
“UNICEF has worked with and supported Nkosi in his climate activism for some years and we are proud to be part of his journey and excited to formalize his appointment as a UNICEF Youth Climate Advocate,” said UNICEF Zimbabwe Representative, Laylee Moshiri. “Climate Change is a child rights issue, and it very important that awareness is raised among young people, by young people to drive hope for a better future – one with a safe and secure environment.”

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Before teaming up with Joe Germanotta on the yet-to-open restaurant, Joanne, in New York, Table Fifty-Two chef Art Smith teamed up with Germanotta’s daughter, Stefani — a.k.a. Lady Gaga — on the ABC special “A Very Gaga Thanksgiving.”
Smith, whom Gaga introduced as her “favorite chef in the whole world,” appeared on the cooking portion of the 90-minute special Thursday. The “Top Chef Masters” alum and former personal chef for Oprah Winfrey made fried turkey and waffles alongside Gaga.
“The first thing he ever made me was fried chicken and waffles,” Gaga said of Smith during the special, “and I went into a coma that was so incredible that I really think I levitated off the Earth and fell asleep.”
Smith said the feeling was mutual. He famously lost 85 pounds and claimed he shed much of the weight dancing to Gaga’s hit song “Bad Romance.”
“I loved every minute,” Smith said of his segment in an email Saturday. “To be asked was such an honor. And it was even more of an honor to take her family’s recipes and allow them to inspire our cooking together.”
During the special, which averaged 5.4 million viewers, Smith incorporated Gaga’s grandmother’s cranberry sauce and her aunt and uncle’s spiced pecans, among other items. And, in typical Gaga fashion, she wore a Kentucky Derby-worthy hat and a yellow Valentino Couture jacket while cracking eggs. The 25-year-old singer did, however, take the jacket off to whisk the waffle mixture.
“I think I need Mr. Valentino to design a new chef jacket for me,” wrote Smith, who watched the special with family at a resort in Sea Island, Ga. “My blue jacket needs an update with the fashionable company that I’m keeping and my new sexy.”

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The facts: Subscription with a subscription gift
In this Portuguese case, magazine subscriptions were sold together with a gift in kind, each of which was worth less than € 50. The gifts were smartphones and tablets. The subscription could be cancelled after only one month and the customer was allowed to keep the gift. The first monthly payment for the subscription was the same as the following ones. In the invoices issued, the magazines were subject to the reduced VAT rate. However, the invoices made no reference to the subscription free gift. The tax and customs authorities made the supply of the gifts subject to VAT, using their purchase price as the taxable amount at the standard VAT rate of 23%.
The referring Portuguese court asked the ECJ whether the gift was considered
- a free of charge disposal of goods...
- or part of a complex supply...
- or an ancillary supply to the supply of the magazines.
It also posed further detailed questions for cases involving a free of charge disposal of godds, relating to specifics of Portuguese law.
In its earlier case law, the ECJ has already identified two sub-cases involving a single supply: the complex supply and the ancillary supply to a principal supply. In the case of a complex supply, the elements must be so intertwined that they form a separate entity. The ECJ did not consider this to be the case here.
According to previous ECJ case law, an ancillary supply is characterised by the fact that it does not fulfil any purpose of its own for the recipient but is merely the means to make use of the principal supply under optimal conditions. In the present case, the ECJ also reiterates that the deciding factor is how the average consumer would view the situation. However, in its detailed examination, the ECJ then takes a different approach and focuses instead on the supplier’s perspective (instead of the customer’s) when examining the purpose. The ECJ emphasises that the gift’s sole purpose is to attract new subscribers and thereby increase the number of subscribers and increase the applicant's profits. Another argument in favour of the secondary importance of the gift is that customers are allowed to keep the gift even if they cancel the subscription after only one month. In the ECJ’s opinion, however, the result is that even from the perspective of the average consumer, there is no distinct purpose. As the ECJ states: "The provision of such a gift therefore [emphasis by the author] has no distinct purpose from the point of view of the average consumer, who agrees to pay at least one month’s subscription in order to obtain the gift." Only secondarily does the ECJ refer to the argument that the gift enabled new subscribers to benefit, under the best possible conditions, from the service provider’s main service, namely the reading of the magazines for which the subscription was taken out, in so far as a tablet and a smartphone make it possible, for example, to consult a digital version of those magazines.
Since the gift is an ancillary supply to the supply of the magazine, it is clear to the ECJ that it cannot be a free of charge disposal of goods. The ECJ therefore did not need to answer the question of whether it was a gift of low value that would exempt it from taxation.
Classifying the gift as an ancillary supply means that it is subject to the same VAT treatment as the principal supply, i.e., it also benefits from the reduced VAT rate of the magazine supply. Accordingly, the remuneration does not have to be split, which simplifies the process.
What is surprising about the present decision is that the ECJ focuses on the supplier’s concerns and interests with regard to the question of the gift's distinct purpose. This is contrary to previous case law on the subject of ancillary supplies. Whether the argument that a tablet and smartphone are suitable for reading the digital version of the magazine alone would justify the decision seems at least questionable. As one can do so much more with the tablet/smartphone than just read the digital magazine, one could probably have affirmed a distinct purpose.
This ECJ decision also contradicts recent case law in Germany.
On 19 January 2022, the Regional Fiscal Court Hamburg (6-K-16/20) ruled that subscription gifts were not ancillary supplies to magazine supplies. The gifts in this case were books, DVDs, accessories for the household and bathroom, lifestyle and beauty accessories, and multimedia and technology items. The court argued mutatis mutandis, among other things, that a subscription can also be optimally used without the gift and that the magazine and the gift each serve independent purposes. The court thus applied the same criteria as the ECJ but came to a different conclusion. In doing so, the Hamburg Fiscal Court also rejected the circular of the Frankfurt/Main tax office of 7 August 2007, which assumed an ancillary supply. The Hamburg Tax Court also rejected Section 3.3 paragraph 20 UStAE, according to which subscription gifts should regularly be considered as supplies for consideration or uniform supplies for consideration. However, it seemed questionable to the Hamburg Fiscal Court whether the Federal Ministry of Finance intended to make a statement on the uniformity of the service at all because the section mentioned was in the context of remuneration.
As the Hamburg Regional Tax Court did not consider the gift to be part of a uniform supply, it then had to deal with the question of whether there was a free of charge disposal of goods in the form of a gift within the meaning of Section 3 (1b) no. 3 UStG. The court responded No because the subscriber has a contractual claim to the gift. As a result, the Hamburg Regional Tax Court assumes that the gift is a separate supply for consideration. This is subject to the standard VAT rate, and the remuneration for the magazine subscription must be divided accordingly. The judgement is final and cannot be appealed.
Whether there is a single supply is not actually decided by the ECJ but by the national court. In the present case, the ECJ also states that although the circumstances of the main proceedings appear to speak in favour of an ancillary supply, this is a matter for the referring court to determine. The Hamburg Fiscal Court also takes the same view of the distribution of competencies and refers to the earlier ECJ decisions "Bog" and " Wojskowa Agencja Mieszkaniowa w WarszawieAccordingly, the German fiscal courts are still free to assess the question of the uniformity of the supply themselves. The question also arises as to whether the Hamburg Fiscal Court would have decided the case differently if, as in the ECJ case, the gift had been tablets and smartphones, items which also allow the user to read magazines. For affected companies, there is now considerable uncertainty given the contradictory rulings. As far as possible, it is advisable to obtain a binding ruling.
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PETROLEUM IN ITS STRICTEST SENSE INCLUDES ONLY CRUDE OIL, BUT IN COMMON USAGE IT INCLUDES ALL LIQUID, GASEOUS, AND SOLID HYDROCARBONS.
Petroleum is a mixture of a very large number of different hydrocarbons; the most commonly found molecules are alkanes (paraffins), cycloalkanes (naphthenes), aromatic hydrocarbons, or more complicated chemicals like asphaltenes. Each petroleum variety has a unique mix of molecules, which define its physical and chemical properties, like color and viscosity.
In the international petroleum industry, crude oil products are traded on various oil bourses based on established chemical profiles, delivery locations, and financial terms. The chemical profiles, or crude oil assays, specify important properties such as the oil's API gravity. The delivery locations are usually sea ports close to the oil fields from which the crude was obtained (and new fields are constantly being explored), and the pricing is usually quoted based on F.O.B.

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The term "hierarchy" when applied to networks can mean one of the few structures: simple order hierarchy meaning ordering of elements, nested hierarchy that is multi-level community structure or flow hierarchy defined by directed links that show causal or control structure in the network.
We introduce two measures of node depth for flow hierarchy in directed networks, measuring the level of hierarchy the nodes belong to. Rooted depth is defined as distance from specific root node and relative depth relies on directed links serving as "target node has larger depth than source" relations.
We explore the behavior of these two measures, their properties and differences between them. To cope with eventual directed loops in the networks we introduce loop-collapse method, that evens out depth values for all nodes in the same directed loop.
We investigate the behavior of the introduced depth measures in random graphs of different sizes and densities as well as some real network topologies. Maximum depth depends on network density, first increasing with mean degree, up to percolation threshold and declining afterwards as the number of loops increase.


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Dungeons and Dragons – Mystara
Kingdom Building Part 1 – Mapping
This article covers the following:
Taking advantage of Legendary Games new product called Ultimate Kingdom, I am going to map out the D&D world that I am running such that it can be incorporated into the ongoing narrative of the storyline. This is my development of an existing setting for my home campaign.
Where to Start?
The first stage of any kingdom building is having a settlement where you will be starting the story around. The heroes will need a place to rest, recover, and spend all that hard won adventuring treasures (some worlds this might be part of the story to find such a place).
As I am intending on using the world of Mystara as my playground for many years to come, I will pick countries from there as my examples of implementing the world.
For this example I am intending on Specularum being the core settlement in the building of the first kingdom. As I am starting with the iconic Gazetteer 1 – Grand Duchy of Karameikos this is a good central city.
Mapping and Hex’s
Each nation will have its own hex numbers, and trying to keep that straight has been a bit of an issue with other styles of it so I have come up with a new system to begin again with this iteration of mapping the kingdoms.
The capital city of each nation will be listed as Nation00, so for Glantri that would place Glantri City in hex Glantri-0-0. Look for Glantri City as the red location in the centre of the map where two rivers meet.
Each of the hex grid around the starting grid will be numbered as follows. First set of numbers are distance from the capital city. The second set of numbers are counting clockwise around the capital city. North is always 1, then going clockwise around the starting hex we have them numbered 1 to 6. So in Glantri, Taterhill is Glantri-3-1, Westhealth is Glantri-4-19. This is good for small nations but it becomes unmanageable for larger nations.
Now another approach is to count Glantri City as Glantri-0-0 and to count north as each hex being +1 and each hex going south as -1. Then to determine East and West positioning the line of hex’s that are pointing northeast add +1 to the second number and the line of hexes going southwest take -1 from the second number. So looking at the same positioning I would get Taterhill at Glantri+3-0 and Westheath as Glantri+2-4.
Another approach is to pick the top left corner of the country count that as hex 0-0 and then first number is going left, then second number is doing down. Now this is problematic when nations are not square.
A further approach is to have a single hex for all the nations be considered as hex 0-0 and all other hex’s are relative to that one. The question with that is what hex is good to use and the centre of the region. Thyatis City suits that more than any other, but then you end up with large negative numbers.
So for the purposes on working out the nations I am working with each nation having its own origin hex, but noting down its relative position to other national origin points.
Working Example: Karameikos AC 1000
The basic terrain types have some difference on this map so here is the list of what I am using to represent Karameikos. The other terrain types are not in evidence in this region and will be discussed in other examples.
- Plains (as per book for plains)
- Forest, Light (as per book for forest)
- Forest, Heavy (pop 25, danger 10)
- Forest with Hills (pop 25, danger 10)
- Forest with Mountains (pop 25, danger 10)
- Hills (as per book for hills)
- Moor (pop 25, danger 10)
- Mountains (as per book for mountains)
- Swamp (as per book for swamps)
- Cavern (as per book for caverns)
- River (as per book for river)
- Coastline (as per book for coastline, plus terrain equals number of side of hex fully land terrain divided by 6)
Starting with the Capital
This Estate of Marilenev in the Grand Duchy of Karameikis manages 22 hex’s (each hex is 8 miles). It contains the national capital of Specularum which has three highways coming in as well as being on the river, and being a major shipping port of the region.
Later this city will change its name, but that is in the future storyline.
How do i keep track of this?
The basics on building and tracking using the rules of Ultimate Kingdoms is a lot of numbers and modifiers. As not everyone is good with that I will walk through how I have set up my Nation and Estate of Marilenev in a spreadsheet.
I have created a blank book for the nation called Karameikos, this will be my kindgom template for the nation. It has the following columns.
– Hex: This is when I list all the hex’s
– Settlement: If a hex holds a settlement, here is where you will find it. It also holds a calculation field for how many settlements in a region.
– Hexes: a calculation field for keeping track of how many hexes in a region.
– Terrain type columns: This shows all the terrain types available in the nation.
– Terrain Calc Fields: Here I have a base population, a mulitplier and a danger rating field to capture what the terrain types give me.
– Terrain improvement columns: This shows all the terrain improvements that occur in that hex.
– Hex Calc Field: Lastly I have two fields for total population in the hex and total danger.
Each region is totalled, and all the regions are added together to give a national rating. This will give me the ability to have a few mini nations organising themselves as vessel states and freeing up the larger nation to sort out the overall details.
Next steps – Claimed Hex’s
I then add in all the other regions. Then the settlements, ruins, waterways and roads. Lastly the unexplored wilderness areas as this nation is not fully explored will be noted for future expansions. So all the regions came out like this:
- Estate of Marileven (2 settlements, 22 hexes)
- Barony of Kelvin (1 settlement, 10 hexes)
- Barony of Vorloi (1 settlement, 22 hexes)
- Black Eagle Barony (1 settlement, 15 hexes)
- Estate of Dmitrov (1 settlement, 9 hexes)
- Estate of Penhaligon (1 settlement, 6 hexes)
- Kingdom of Highforge – Gnomes (1 settlement, 9 hexes)
- Dymrak Forest – Callarii Elves (5 hexes)
- Radlebb Woods – Callarii Elves (1 settlement, 29 hexes)
- Duke’s Road (2 settlements, 18 hexes)
- Eastron Road (2 settlements, 16 hexes)
- Westron Road (3 settlements, 20 hexes)
- Windrush Road (2 settlements, 8 hexes)
- Castellan River (1 settlement, 14 hexes)
- Highreach River (10 hexes)
- Two stand alone settlements
- Dymrak Forest – Vyalia elves (37 hexes)
- Dymrak Forest – Goblins (29 hexes)
The last three are areas which don’t add to the community of Karameikos and include a nation of goblins and elves.
Making better use of excel
Having a background in computing I realised I was not making the most of the spreadsheet I had put together so I made a couple of powerful changes that will make tweaking the numbers a lot easier as I go.
Source data tables are used on a tables tab to represent the variables I can tweak to make the numbers work better for my version of the game. While the numbers represented in the book are good generic ones, they might not suit the world in which I run my 5th Edition game.
Terrain Types Table: This is the table where I included the various terrains features in the map, I have combined a couple of base population levels and danger ratings.
Terrain Features Table: This is the table that determines a multiplier on the population as well as danger ratings for area’s where there should not be populations of people.
Terrain Special Table: This is a table that indicated special aspects of the terrain hex that can influence things like the economy, the stability of the lands and loyalty.
Terrain Improvements Table: This table represents the improvements that a kingdom can make to the land itself.
So that brings me back to the Estate of Marilenev
What I have done differently here is make the Terrain type a drop down value referencing the Terrain Type table. Then I added in a % usable trait to represent hexes that are not completely liveable due to things like coastlines. So the values is calculated by how many facings are inside the usable area divided by 6 which is the number of facings.
Then the Base Population references the Terrain Types table using an index and a Match to determine the correct row to get the data from.
=INDEX(TerrainTypes, MATCH(D6,TerrainTypes[Terrain Types]), 2)*E6
I use the same index function to calculate the Multiplier, Danger rating Consumption, Defence, Economy, Loyalty, Stability and Tax increase.
For a first part of the country, I now have a basic cut of the nation, with many areas that can be expanded into as part of the ongoing story and helps showcase how little of the nation is actually tamed.
My next instalment should go into the basics of describing the 22 settlements of the region.
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It will be interesting to look on your resulting excel file (I remember as I run PF Kingmaker 5 years ago and we decided that we created new style of game – excel-crawl) 🙂

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Greenland palaeotemperatures derived from GRIP bore hole temperature and ice core isotope profiles
JOHNSEN, SIGFUS J.
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Modelling the temperature profile along the GRIP deep bore at the summit of the Greenland ice sheet leads to conversion factors that allow interpretation of the dated stable isotope profile as a climatic temperature record spanning the last 113,000 years. When corrected for surface elevation changes, the late glacial to Boreal temperature shift appears to have been 22 °C in central Greenland. The warming at the end of the last glaciation probably began earlier in Greenland, than in Antarctica.DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0889.47.issue5.9.x


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Selective laser excitation and ODNMR studies of SrF2:Pr3+ codoped with La3+
Authors: Wells, J.; Heron, R.J.; Jones, G.D.; Manson, N.B.; Martin, J.P.D.
Source: Journal of Luminescence, Volume 78, Number 3, 27 April 1998 , pp. 213-219(7)
Document Type: Research Article
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Tax filings give hint to number of marijuana shops in L.A.
More than 450 medical marijuana shops have filed renewals to pay Los Angeles business taxes this year — more than three times as many as are allowed to stay open under Proposition D.
The new numbers won’t settle the debate over how many medical marijuana businesses are now operating in Los Angeles. Additional pot shops may be open but have fallen delinquent on their taxes. Some may have never registered to pay taxes at all.
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“My impression overall is that fewer are operating now,” said Don Duncan, the California director of Americans for Safe Access, which advocates for legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and supported Proposition D. “But it’s so hard to quantify.”
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Tax records have offered one clue: More than 1,100 medical marijuana collectives are actively registered to pay business tax in Los Angeles, according to figures released last month by the city’s finance office. The Greater Los Angeles Collective Alliance, a voluntary association of medical marijuana collectives, estimates that when duplicate registrations are excluded, that number falls to less than 900.
However, it’s unclear if that many medical marijuana businesses are actually operating. A business may obtain a registration certificate but never actually open. It might also close but fail to notify the city.
Tax renewals offer another hint at how many such businesses are operating. After registering, Los Angeles businesses must file an annual renewal to report their taxable gross receipts. So far this year, 457 medical marijuana collectives have done so, according to Office of Finance General Manager Antoinette Christovale. The deadline for a “timely” filing this year was in February.
Feuer said it was still impossible to know exactly how many pot shops were open but heralded the new figures as “a sign of continued progress.” The number is much lower than the estimated number of medical marijuana businesses open before Proposition D, he said.
Some questioned whether tax renewals were a good measure of how many shops were open.
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1. What is one worldview depicted in the movie?
2. Which character(s) held that worldview?
Provide at least two quotes or scene descriptions from the movie to defend your point.
Star Wars: A New Hope shows a worldview that includes a power or religion know as the force. The religion or power is held and believed by a few people in the galaxy. The power surrounds everything and influences everything. People with this worldview base decisions on feelings and assumptions about the Force. They have a set of assumptions they make through the teachings and a distinct commitment to this power. Darth Vader illustrates this by saying, “The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force” (Lucas, 1977). His quote shows his belief in this greater power that does not even compare to anything that can be constructed by humans. Darth Vader bases his decision to find, face, and fight Obi-Wan Kenobi based on his feelings of a tremor in the Force. Obi-Wan Kenobi has such a powerful commitment to his beliefs that he is willing to sacrifice his life for the greater good. He believes that once he dies, he will be able to better serve his purpose. Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Darth Vader, “You can’t win Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine” (Lucas, 1977). Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s belief in the force is so strong that he willingly sacrifices his life. He quits fighting Darth Vader and allows Darth Vader to cut him down.
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From the Black Friday sales to the Cyber Monday sales, the weekend following Thanksgiving is one of the biggest shopping periods of the year. Thousands of families and shoppers hope to be able to clear off the names on their Christmas lists with wonderful gifts purchased while on sale. However, it’s also a favorite time for scam artists. They know that people expect to find great deals, and they know that when people are expecting great deals, they aren’t as likely to ask questions or do their research. Here are some of the most common scams that you will need to keep an eye out for.
Discount DVD Scams
DVDs are one of the most popular sources for scam sales. Oftentimes, these DVDs are knockoffs, made to look like the real thing. Since most people don’t actually check out these DVDs until a few weeks after the purchase when they give them as Christmas gifts, it’s an easy way to scam people out of their money. What makes it trickier is the fact that most DVDs do go on sale at this time. It’s not uncommon to find $2 and $4 DVDs and Blu-rays. Always examine the case of the DVDs. This is generally where you can see that it is a scam. Scam DVDs are typically cheaply packaged with obvious copies and poor lamination. They will also have foreign characters on the back rather than English.
Coupon Packet Sales
Everyone wants to get a great deal, but the problem is when scammers realize they can benefit from this desire. It’s a misdemeanor in most states to sell coupons, and in others, it’s a felony. But that doesn’t keep people from trying to sell them. The worst part is that the coupons that you buy through these individuals are generally worthless. The stores won’t accept them. So if you see someone advertising “JC Penney coupons – save 25 %” all for the low price of $5 for a savings filled packet, avoid it. The one exception to coupon packet sales is the limited instances when schools and charities are allowed to sell coupons to help raise money for particular non-profit organizations.
Knock-Off Brand Televisions
Even though the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend are well known as times for discounts on televisions, you need to watch to make sure that you don’t accidentally purchase a low quality or knock-off brand television. The best deals on the best name brands generally aren’t on Cyber Monday at all. Instead, these go on sale right before Christmas. Medium to low quality brands go on sale during this weekend with some scammers offering knock-off brands that look like the high quality brands. Always verify the product and the offer before paying for it.
Cyber Monday can be a great time to save money, but if you aren’t careful, you’ll wind up losing it. You need to check out the various products before you buy them, even if they are just DVDs. You must also make sure that you don’t pay for coupons. With only a few exceptions, this is almost always a scam.


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Gary Lineker has stated on social networking site Twitter that Richarlison has been a bargain signing for Watford at £40 million.
Richarlison was the star of the show for the Toffees, as the winger scored both the goals for the Merseyside outfit at the Molineux Stadium.
The 21-year-old Brazilian winger - who joined Everton from Premier League rivals Watford in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by The Guardian to be worth £40 million - scored first in the 17th minute and then on 67 minutes.
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Everton striker Lineker was following the match, and he stated on Twitter that Richarlison is a bargain at £40m.
10 man Everton (why is it 10 man and not 10 men?) take the lead at Wolves. Both goals scored by Richarlison, a bargain at £40m.— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) August 11, 2018
Over the course of the 90 minutes at the Molineux Stadium on Saturday evening, visitors Everton had 43% of the possession, took six shots of which five were on target, and earned six corners, according to BBC Sport.


You and I agree: the pump-action shotgun is probably the most widely recognized type of firearm there is. Not just the look, but the sound of the slide being racked as well. No decent action movie is complete without it!
But what about at home? There is some significant debate as to what constitutes a good home defense gun.
Many argue pistol, other argue something like an AR-15 or AK-47.
To this day, however, if you walk into a gun store and say the words “home defense” the salesperson will shove a pump action shotgun into your hands before you can even finish the question.
So what can you get for around $200? The Maverick 88…but is it worth it?
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Review at a Glance
- Reliable pump-action
- Great for home defense
- Made in Mexico
- Not as nice furniture compared to Mossberg 500
The Bottom Line
Looking for a first pump-action that’s almost a Mossberg 500 but not quite…but is just around $200? The Maverick 88 is a great choice.
Pump actions have a lot of advantages.
Anyone who’s seen any action movie probably knows how to use one. Here’s me with a Mossberg 590.
There isn’t much in the way of moving parts which makes it reliable…
…While the ammo isn’t the magic, bad guy disintegrating ammo that movies make it out to be, it still packs a heck of a punch.
Pump actions are also, typically, the cheapest style of shotgun you can get. Semi-auto and over/under shotguns generally come in a couple hundred bucks higher than their pump-action cousins.
I remember going to a store and asking for an inexpensive shotgun to keep in a corner of my house. The clerk handed me the Maverick 88 Home Defense. The out-the-door price was $199, which was right in my budget at the time.
What a neat little gun this thing turned out to be.
Is the Maverick a Mossberg?
Back in 1919, a man by the name of Oscar Frederick Mossberg started a gun company with his sons with the creative name of “O.F. Mossberg and Sons”.
Anyway, Mossberg is currently the oldest family-owned firearms manufacturer in the country.
One of their most famous guns is the legendary Mossberg 500. The 500 is quite possibly one of the most popular pump action 12 gauge shotguns out there. At an average price of around $500 and with countless accessories and configurations, it’s a great gun.
But what if you don’t have $500?
What if you’ve only got $200 to spend and you still want a brand new, Mossberg 500?
The Maverick 88 is a Mossberg 500!
I’m not saying it’s some cheap knockoff made by some unknown company operating out of a storage unit in Bangladesh. I’m saying this is a freaking Mossberg 500. It is Mossberg parts, Mossberg design, assembled by Mossberg employees in a Mossberg factory. The only way it could be more of a Mossberg is if they accidentally stamped the wrong name on the receiver.
So why is it only $200?
Well, for starters, the parts are manufactured in Mexico as opposed to Connecticut. It also has zero options on it.
No nice front bead. No nice wood stock. No swivel sling mounts. The furniture is bargain basement polymer. The metal is just blued steel.
This shotgun is like the classic T-Bucket hot rod: just an engine, controls, wheels and a seat. The absolute bare essentials that you need to drive. However, like a T-Bucket, you don’t have to stop there. More on that later once we get into the tests.
One of the best things about it? It’ll eat almost anything you feed it, even Exotic Ammo
By the Numbers
Ease of Breakdown: 2.5/5
I’ll answer this section with a little story.
Once upon a time, a Noob sat down with his Maverick 88 and said: “I’m gonna take this thing apart to see how it works!” He then opened up the manual and started to read the steps necessary to disassemble the gun. As he read on, his face changed from one of excitement to one of confusion.
Halfway through the steps, he wore a face of abject horror. It’s not a simple process. Granted, it’s nothing like trying to break down a Ruger Mark III pistol. It’s not a Glock or AR-15 either.
As per my own guidelines, if you need to break out tools in order to take a gun apart it won’t do very well in this category. For its nasty disassembly process, the Maverick 88 gets a 2.5 out of 5.
Fortunately, because of the nature of how a pump-action works, you won’t have to break it down often.
There’s only one area that the gunk is going to get into and that’s the barrel itself.
Pass a bore snake through it a couple of times after you’re done shooting for the day and you’ll be fine. Every now and then, you can pull it completely apart and give it a good cleaning. There isn’t much to the gun, in the grand scheme of things. Wipe and go is the way. 5 out of 5
It’s a freaking pump-action shotgun. Pump-action shotguns are the revolvers of the shotgun world. You pull the trigger, it fires. Setting aside the chance of just a catastrophic failure, this gun is going to go bang. 5 out of 5
There is a little button on the trigger guard that stops the gun from firing. That’s it. No internal safeties. No grip safeties. Just that little button standing between you and a hole in something.
Pretty much every pump-action shotgun in the world has that same thing. The safety of this gun is almost entirely up to you. Unlike some pistols, there is nothing on this gun that’s meant to save you from yourself. 3 out of 5
Poor Technique: 3/5
Rack it, point it, pull the trigger. There’s not much to it.
The only thing to worry about is the dreaded “short shuck”.
If you don’t rack the gun completely, it won’t pick up the next round and your gun is going to go “click” when it should have gone “bang”. If you get a pump action, and I mean any pump action, this is going to be an issue.
Also, keep in mind that you’re essentially putting a cannon up to your shoulder. While it’s simple to learn good technique with a shotgun, poor technique can really punish you. The results can be quite painful. 3 out of 5
Starter Kit: 4/5
It comes in a big cardboard box with some Styrofoam. It does have a basic sling mount which you can attach yourself. It also comes with your choice of stocks: shoulder stock or pistol grip.
In the grand scheme of things, it feels to me like you don’t get much with this gun. Considering I take comparisons of other guns into account with my scores, my gut tells me a 4 out of 5. What do you want for a $200 gun?
Accessories and Upgrades: 5/5
I may have mentioned in the opening text that this gun is a Mossberg 500. That means that any accessory made for a Mossberg 500 will work on this gun…
Final Word: 4/5
Like we said above…the sky is the limit since all Mossberg 500 upgrades work for the Maverick 88.
And boy do we love upgrading our Mossberg 500s.
Check out our Best Mossberg 500 Upgrades article.
And since you saved so much on the actual shotgun…spend more on ammo for actual training. Check out our Best Shotgun Ammo.
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The Maverick 88 is a solid tactical defense shotgun that shares a lot in common with the Mossburg 500. It’ll never fail you if you use it right. It will, however, kick you pretty hard if you don’t. But for an affordable home-defense shotgun it offers the best bang-for-the-buck.
When it comes to the best home defense firearm, the debate will never end.
If you’re wanting a shotgun for hunting or skeet shooting, I’d look elsewhere. If you’re wanting a shotgun specifically for home defense or range time fun, you can’t go wrong with this gun.
The nice thing is you can upgrade it over time to use for hunting or skeet shooting. All in all, it’s a great gun for a great price. The final verdict is 4 out of 5. But if you’re thinking of the Mossberg 500, check out our Best Beginner Shotgun Guide.


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La Vernia teams fall to Sam Houston
LA VERNIA -- With both the high school boys and girls varsity basketball seasons drawing to an end, the Bears and Lady Bears were hoping to make up a little ground against Sam Houston last week. The Lady Bears traveled to San Antonio to take on the Lady Hurricanes Feb. 1, while the Bears stayed home to host the team from Sam Houston.
In San Antonio, the Lady Bears had their hands full with Sam Houston. La Vernia fought hard and made a good run from behind at the end, but dropped a heartbreaker to the Lady Hurricanes, 42-41.
Sam Houston held the early advantage over La Vernia, and took a 10-4 lead into the second period. The Lady Bears matched play with Sam Houston in the second period, but were unable to close the distance, and went into halftime trailing 20-13.
In the third period, however, the Lady Bears played with a renewed spirit and pulled themselves right back into the game. La Vernia outscored Sam Houston 19-15 in the period, and went into the final period trailing 35-32.
In the final period of the game, the Lady Bears not only closed the gap, but also took the lead away from Sam Houston. Unfortunately, the Lady Hurricanes retook the lead with 12 seconds remaining on the clock, and sealed the 1-point victory. Kayla Joshlin led the Lady Bears in scoring with 13 points, followed by Kayla Markgraf and Natalie Baker with 12 points each.
“It was another disappointing loss,” said Lady Bear Head Coach Ron Glazener Jr. “This team has a never-say-die attitude, which is very rewarding to see as a coach. We have made such tremendous improvement this season, so it is especially frustrating to have competed as hard as we have and not end up in the win column. I do know that we will continue to give a great effort and hopefully we can finish district play with a win at Gonzales.”
Back in La Vernia, the Bear varsity team was dealing with its own Hurricane-related problems, and eventually fell to the team from Sam Houston, 60-49.
The Hurricanes outpaced the Bears during the first period, and held a comfortable 20-12 lead after just one period. Sam Houston outscored the Bears again in the second, this time 16-10, and took a 36-22 lead into the break.
Following halftime, the lead was slightly extended in the third period by the Hurricanes, as Sam Houston once again outscored La Vernia. With a 49-32 lead and just eight minutes left to play, it was all but over for the Bears.
Still, the Bears never give up and won’t ever roll over for an opponent. The team showed this trait once again last Tuesday, as they fought back to score 17 points in the final period, while holding Sam Houston to 11. The Bears were unable to complete the comeback, but got within reach at 60-49.
Preston Stuart was the Bears’ leading scorer of the game with 12 points, followed by Cody Dacy with 10, and Kenny Moehrig with 8 points. Raustin Harris and Thomas Burris each scored 6 points, and Aaron Grubb added another 5.
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Parallels and Flexiant Partner to Offer a Fully Integrated IaaS Solution
February 25, 2014 by FindMyHost News
Web Hosting Services – New Orleans, LA and London, UK – Flexiant and Parallels, a leading hosting and cloud services enablement provider, today announced that Parallels is now a global reseller of Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator, a leading cloud orchestration solution for offering differentiated IaaS services. The agreement offers Parallels providers, carriers and multi-system operators (MSOs) easy access to a broader choice of cloud management platforms and virtualization technologies.
Service providers using the integrated solution have a unique advantage to rapidly and cost effectively deliver a variety of IaaS services enabled by Flexiant’s unique cloud orchestration capabilities, all provisioned and managed through Parallels Automation.
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The integrated Parallels and Flexiant solution gives hosting companies, service providers and telcos the unique ability to rapidly design and launch highly differentiated commercial IaaS and other related cloud services in days or weeks rather than months and years. IaaS is enabled by Flexiant’s cloud orchestration software with shopfronts, customer management, automated billing and other capabilities delivered by Parallels Automation.
“Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator enables service providers to immediately control, build and monitor cloud IaaS,” said Birger Steen, chief executive officer, Parallels. “By extending the platform to include virtualization based on Parallels Cloud Server, Flexiant will also support the highest density, highest performance, most cost effective virtualization and storage solution for hosted cloud services.”
“Parallels has an international sales organization and over 10,000 service provider partners,” said George Knox, chief executive officer, Flexiant. “For Flexiant, this global reseller agreement represents a massive increase in market reach. The integration between Parallels Automation and Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator gives a truly unique solution to anyone who wants to create and launch differentiated IaaS services in days. Integrating with Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator gives Parallels a complete offer of both IaaS orchestration and application management to benefit hosters and service providers.”
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Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced that it will carry a 4G LTE version of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Honeycomb tablet. The device — currently the thinnest tablet on the market — will be available in two capacities, 16GB and 32GB, and will launch in two color schemes: “metallica gray” and “glossy white.” Save for its 4G LTE radio and updated operating system, the tablet is nearly identical to the special edition that we reviewed earlier this month: it offers a 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, a 1280 x 800 resolution display, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video chats, and a 3-megapixel rear camera. Pre-orders begin on June 8th, and you can pick up the 16GB version for $529.99 or the 32GB model for $629.99 with a new two-year contract. Verizon Wireless also said that it will offer a range of accessories for the Galaxy Tab 10.1, including a full keyboard. Hit the jump for the full press release. More →
HTC’s a company that normally is first in the industry. Not so with the HTC Flyer. It’s HTC’s first Android tablet, but plenty of others, including Asus, LG, Motorola, Samsung, beat it to the market. The HTC Flyer just landed exclusively in Best Buy stores on May 22nd for $499. Sure, it’s packed with HTC’s Sense UI, a 1.5GHz processor, and can be purchased with a stylus accessory that allows you to use the Flyer as a notebook, but can it hold its own against more powerful Android Honeycomb tablets? I spent the last few days with HTC’s 7-inch tablet, and the full review is after the break.More →
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Honeycomb tablet is now available for pre-order from J&R. The 16GB tablet is priced at $499.99 while the 32GB version will set you back an additional $100. Here’s a quick rundown of its specs: it offers a 10.1-inch display with a 1280 x 800 resolution, a 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, full 1080p HD playback, a 3-megapixel camera capable of recording 720-p video, a 2-megapixel forward-facing camera for video chats, and more. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 also happens to be the thinnest tablet on the market right now. If you want a deeper dive, be sure to check out our full review of the limited edition version. J&R doesn’t specify exactly when the tablet will ship, although we’ve heard the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available on June 8th. More →
The BGR team picked up the new and improved Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Google’s I/O conference earlier this week, and I have been using it non-stop for the past few days. There’s a lot to discuss here: the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the third Android Honeycomb-powered tablet launched by a major OEM in the United States, and Samsung went to great lengths to revise the design and slice off the extra bulk. The unit I have measures just 0.33-inches thick, which makes it the thinnest tablet available on the market today. It’s powered by a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, contains 32GB of storage, and Samsung promises that there will be an Android 3.1 update coming in the “next few weeks.” Is the Galaxy Tab 10.1 the best Honeycomb tablet yet? Check out our gallery below, and then read on to find out!


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Sugarcane News: Sugarcane productivity improvement tips are given at an awareness programme.
Under the joint auspices of the Kothari Sugars and the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University’s Agricultural Engineering College at Kumulur near, an awareness programme on use of distillery effluent in sugarcane fields to step up soil health was held.
Dean of the college, K. Ramasamy said the programme, titled as ‘Impact of post-methanated distillery effluent on sugarcane crop yield’, was aimed at sensitising sugarcane farmers to the need for using the distillery waste in their fields to bring down the cultivation cost, particularly the expenses on fertiliser.
Inaugurating the programme which formed part of the ‘Field Day’ celebrated on the occasion, he said that the application of treated distillery waste would go a long way in reducing the pH level. The distillery waste was ideally suitable for alkaline and salt-affected soil. The productivity of sugarcane would increase through the distillery waste. He also underlined the importance of conducting soil test by the sugarcane farmers.
A series of research programmes had been conducted in and around Kumulur. The application of distillery effluent was being conducted in coordination with the college, said A. Sagunthalai, a faculty member and T. Sherene Jenitta Rajammal, Assistant Professor.
The chemical action in soil by the treated distillery explained by S.Pushparaj, Assistant General Manager of Kothari Sugars, and Anna Arasu, its Assistant Deputy Head.

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Pancreatic cancer (PC) has the highest frequency of developing cancer cachexia (CC)– sarcopenia (SC) syndrome, which negatively influences patients’ outcome, quality of life, and toler-ance/response to treatments. However, the clinical impacts of CC, SC, and their associated factors on outcomes for advanced PC has yet to be fully investigated. A total of 232 patients were enrolled in this study for the retrospective review of their clinical information and the measurement of skeletal muscle areas at the third lumber vertebra by computed tomography scan to identify CC or SC. The association and concurrent occurrence of clinicopathological features in each patient, prevalence rates, and prognosis with the CC or SC were calculated. CC and SC were observed in 83.6% (n = 194) and 49.1% (n = 114) of PC patients, respectively. Low hemoglobin levels more often occurred in CC patients than in non-CC patients (p = 0.014). Older age (p = 0.000), female gender (p = 0.024), low body mass index (BMI) values (p = 0.004), low hemoglobin levels (p = 0.036), and low albumin levels (p = 0.001) were more often found in SC patients than in non-SC patients. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that CC was an independent poor prognostic factor of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival for all patients, the chemotherapy (C/T) subgroup, and the high BMI subgroup. Meanwhile, SC was an independent predictor of poor OS for the subgroups of C/T or high BMI but not for all patients. These findings reveal the clinical differences for CC and SC and provide useful information for predicting the prognosis of advanced PC patients and conducting personalized medicine.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
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