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Phil Mickelson says he is "working on" a rematch with Tiger Woods.
The two PGA titans tangled in "The Match: Tiger vs. Phil," a made-for-TV clash on Nov. 23, 2018, at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas. Mickelson edged Woods on the fourth playoff hole.
Mickelson was asked by a Twitter user Sunday if there was "a chance" the pair might play again to give viewers something to watch while sports around the world are on hold due to COVID-19.
"Working on it," Mickelson replied.
When another Twitter asked if Mickelson was serious, he responded: "I don't tease. I'm kinda a sure thing."
Ex-pro Casey Martin fighting to save leg
Former PGA Tour pro Casey Martin, who won the right to use a golf cart in professional events, is now fighting to save his compromised leg.
Martin has dealt with a Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome -- a congenital circulatory disorder -- since birth, and a weakened right leg led to him successfully suing the PGA under the Americans with Disabilities Act in the Supreme Court to employ a golf cart on tour.
Martin broke his right tibia in October when he was pulling in his garbage cans near a curb at his home in Oregon.
"I knew this day was coming," Martin told The Eugene Register Guard, "and it's here."
"I was grateful that I was able to hold it off for a long time. I thought it would happen at 27, not 47. But it has happened. I'm just going to do everything in my power to save my leg."
Martin, currently coaching Oregon's men's golf team, worked the rest of the season on crutches.
Augusta National donates $2M for coronavirus testing, relief
Augusta National Golf Club plans to donate $2 million to aid in coronavirus testing and recovery in Georgia.
The private club and host of the Masters Tournament is closed during the coronavirus pandemic after the Masters was postponed.
On Monday, the club said $1 million is earmarked for Augusta University with the intention of expanding coronavirus testing and another $1 million was dedicated to the COVID-19 CSRA Emergency Fund, launched to "directly support relief efforts for the most vulnerable populations affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the community."
"It is our hope these gifts will help address the many challenges brought about by the coronavirus throughout the city of Augusta and the greater region," Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said in a release. "We believe Augusta National has an important responsibility to support and protect the community who has so generously and consistently supported us for many years."
The Masters was originally scheduled to be played April 9-12, the first major on the 2020 calendar.
Old-style frugality pays off for PGA pro
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Cameron Percy has long lived with unfashionable frugality almost unbecoming of a golfer on the world's most lucrative circuit, but his decision to eschew a lifestyle of the rich and famous is suddenly looking wiser.
Percy has earned $3.5 million in prize money in nearly a decade on the PGA Tour, small change compared with the sport's biggest names.
His decisions not to splash cash on luxury cars and private jet flights reflect a prudence borne of a modest Australian upbringing and an acknowledgement of the precarious nature of his profession even at the best of times.
"Every pro I've ever known has had a year where they've played like crap," the amiable 45-year-old said at the Country Club of Wakefield Plantation course where he lives with his wife and three boys adjacent to the second hole in Raleigh.
"I've always put money aside in case (of loss of form or injury). I drive a $20,000 car (Nissan Altima), don’t have a boat. Mom and dad taught me to save.
"My accountant is always suggesting I put money in the stock market but most of it is in the bank. What I've found from this (pandemic-related economic contraction) is that people don't save any money any more."
The U.S.-based PGA Tour, which has not played since the Players Championship was abandoned after the first round on March 12, will be shut down for at least two months.
The stoppage is bad news for most players but could hardly have come at a better time for Percy, who was struggling with painful tendinitis in his right wrist that was causing a significant loss of power.
"I was about to go into seven tournaments in eight weeks, so for me it was a godsend," he said.
"I've been in so much pain hitting the golf ball. I was just trying to play through it and I've lost a heap of distance because when I get to the top of the swing that's when it hurts.
"And it won't let me go at the ball so I can't hit it as far as I need to and with these young kids hitting it so far, it means me being 40 or 50 yards behind them all the time."
Percy, speaking on the range after giving a lesson to a friend's son, said he is taking the coronavirus more seriously than many in his neighborhood.
However, old habits die hard. In order to demonstrate a finer point of swing mechanics, he sometimes got closer to his pupil than social distancing guidelines would suggest prudent.
As Percy spoke, there were only a handful of golfers on the range on an idyllic early spring afternoon, and the car park was less than a quarter full, though he said the course had been more crowded than usual the previous weekend.
Golf for now is exempt from a mandatory stay-at-home order set to begin throughout the state of North Carolina on Monday afternoon. Courses, however, have been banned from allowing players to share carts, along with other precautions.
"There are no water coolers, no towels in the golf carts, no rakes in the bunkers and the cups are upside down so the ball won't go in the hole," said Percy, who is concerned that many people have not been heeding warnings seriously.
"There was (a community gathering) in the street and people were hugging and kissing. They're like, 'this is not that big a deal.'
"You can tell which people watch different news outlets. It's pretty obvious which ones are watching Fox News."


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Brooks impressed by new-look team
Braehead Clan player-assistant coach Brendan Brooks says he’s impressed at how the team looks ahead of their first games of the season.
The Clan head to Cardiff Devils on Saturday then to Nottingham Panthers on Sunday in Aladdin Cup action after a gruelling week of practice.
Brooks says he’s enjoying working under coach John Tripp so far and sees these two games as more of a chance to gauge where the team are right now.
“My first impressions are we’re looking good in the first few days of camp,” Brooks said. “Everyone’s working really hard. It’s been tough, but very professional and enjoyable so far.
“I’m enjoying working with John as well. He’s demanding a lot of everyone so far and that’s the way it should be.
“He and I have established a good relationship and I think I’m going to enjoy working with him throughout this season.
“He believes in fitness and conditioning and I believe you have to do that to be able to compete. You have to be able to play 60 minutes and we have the same ideas on the game.
“Going to Nottingham and Cardiff is going to be tough because we are short-handed at the moment, but this is a chance for us to make sure we’re in the best shape for the season starting.
“We’ll also work on some systems so there’s going to be plenty of ice time for guys this weekend and they get the chance to compete.
“We just have to go out there and it doesn’t matter what happens. It’s just about getting ready for the regular season.”

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Hogwarts Legacy’s new voice actor has been revealed
In a recent tweet from the official Twitter page of Hogwarts Legacy, it has been revealed that Lesley Nicol is one of the voice actors of the game. She will be doing the voice acting of Professor Matilda Weasley, the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts.
Apart from being the voice actor, it seems that the character’s model is also based on the real-life facial features of Lesley Nicol.
Hogwarts Legacy voice actors
WB Games’ Hogwarts Legacy is one of the most hyped, and anticipated games that are set to drop this year. It will allow the players to be in the shoes of someone studying at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There will be a huge variety of characters in this game, so naturally, there will be a large number of voice actors as well.
So far, WB Games has revealed several voice actors, and as of now, the latest revelation is that of Lesley Nicol, who will be the voice actor of Professor Matilda Weasleym, the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. Some of the previously revealed voice actors, and characters include Simon Pegg (voice acting for Hogwarts Headmaster, Phineas Nigellus Black), Sohm Kapila (voice actor of Satyavati Shah, Professor of Astronomy), etc.
About Lesley Nicol - Voice actor of Hogwarts Legacy
Lesley Nicol is a professional English actor known for her role as Beryl Patmore in the drama TV series Downton Abbey. For her performance in this series, she also became a three-time SAG Award winner for the “Best Cast in a Drama Series” category. Additionally, Lesley also starred in the 2019 movie Downton Abbey.
Many of you might have also seen her in the Amazon Prime TV series, The Boys, where she acts as Connie Butcher, the mother of Billy Butcher. Although, her screen presence was quite limited there.
The newest voice actor of Hogwarts Legacy has just been revealed, and it is none other than Lesley Nicol. She will be contributing towards Hogwarts Legacy by being the voice actor of Professor Matilda Weasley, the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. This prominent actor has worked on multiple TV series and films over the years, and now she will contribute towards one of the most hyped, and exciting games of 2023, Hogwarts Legacy.

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With Spring on its way, we wanted to highlight some of the amazing activities you can do in Squamish! They don’t call it the Outdoor Capital of Canada for nothing, and with so many options to choose from, where do you begin? As locals, here are a few things that we ourselves look forward to or offer up as suggestions for visiting house guests.
Squamish Craft Tasting Trail
If local drinks are something you’d like to indulge in, why not make the most of it by walking or biking the Squamish Craft Tasting Trail. Still in its first few years of creation, you can make this trail as long or as short as you’d like. We suggest picking up the ‘Trail Passport’ from the Squamish Adventure Centre (or any participating business) and collecting the stamps as you go. Rumour has it, if you collect all the stamps and hand them back in, you’ll get a prize! From local brews to craft made ciders, this trail is sure to bring a world of flavour.
For an educational and fun learning experience, take the ten-minute drive down to Britannia Beach and go for a tour of the Britannia Mine Museum. Not only is it a beautiful drive (for an added trip, take a stop at Murrin Provincial Park) but it’s a great way to learn about B.C.’s mining past, present and future. With interactive, hands on experiences you can try gold panning, go on an underground tour or watch their new live-action special effects film, BOOM!
Perfect for all ages, and especially great on rainy days!
Check out the Waterfalls
This is the perfect time of year to catch some of B.C.’s best waterfalls. As the snow melts, and periods of rain occur, it makes for a great display of cascading water, one you don’t want to miss. Luckily, Squamish is full of them! Shannon Falls Provincial Park is a great place to start – with several trails leading up and around it, you can catch it from all angles. Crooked Falls up the Upper Squamish Valley is another, and even wandering around many of the bike trails and through Coho Park from Squamish to Alice Lake will display others. If you fancy a drive up towards Whistler, Brandywine Falls and Alexandra Falls are other larger displays that are worth the effort.
Get Your Heart Rate Up
This is Squamish after all, and with summer on its way – this is a perfect time to condition your body so you can fit in all those amazing athletic challenges. Take yourself out for a hike, rent a bike and hit the trails, try your hand at climbing, slacklining or bouldering. Rent a paddleboard and head to the lakes or go on a rafting tour. For those looking to stay more indoors, there are plenty of options. Check out the Climbing Centre, go for an indoor bounce at Airhouse, try the Ninja Gym or join a class at many of the various gyms and yoga studios in town.
Indulge in the Arts
Full of many talented artist and artisans, there is no shortage of places to check out great art in Squamish. Brackendale Art Gallery is a great place to start, and even features live events (check their website for more details). Stop by a local pub or coffee shop to hear some local musicians or keep your eye on the Refresh Market dates to support artisans. Take a stroll on the many river dykes in Squamish to see local sculptures or stop by our office to check out a local featured artist that we regularly display on our walls at Black Tusk Realty.
Finally, it wouldn’t be Spring without a little indulging. Stop by the local bakeries, food trucks, cafes, tea shops, ice cream stands or chocolate shops to satisfy your sweet tooth!

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4f, g, Supplementary Fig. long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) expression in breast cancer cells. We identified lncRNA as a target of miR-200c. Inhibition of expression increased radiosensitvity, while overexpression of promoted radioresistance. Mechanistically, interacts with deubiquitinating enzyme ubiquitin specific peptidase 7 (USP7) to deubiquitinate and stabilize checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1), a critical effector kinase in DNA damage response, thus promoting radioresistance. Furthermore, we detected an inverse correlation between the expression of miR-200c vs. and CHK1 in breast cancer samples. These findings identified as a downstream target of miR-200c linking miR-200c to CHK1, in which miR-200c increases radiosensitivity by downregulation of CHK1. interacts with polycomb repressive complex 2 to reprogram chromatin, thus promoting breast cancer invasion and metastasis17. Furthermore, lncRNA is usually a negative regulator of NF-B signaling, inhibiting NF-B-mediated metastasis in breast cancer. Low expression predicts poor clinical outcome in patients with breast cancer18. In addition, lncRNA is an oncogenic lncRNA that interacts with MYC to promote cell-cycle progression in breast cancer. High expression of is associated with poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer19. Therefore, lncRNAs represent a wide range of potential targets for cancer treatment. However, the role of lncRNAs in radiosensitivity is usually unclear. Studies have shown that miRNAs interact with lncRNAs to regulate lncRNA levels20. For example, miR-211 inhibits lncRNA expression21; miR-17-3p directly targets lncRNA and decreases its half-life22; and miR-193b suppresses lncRNA expression23,24. Given that miR-200c can increase the radiosensitivity of breast cancer cells and that TC13172 the contribution of miR-200c to lncRNA expression has not been assessed, we hypothesized that lncRNAs might be critical downstream targets of miR-200c in regulating radiosensitivity. In the present study, we used microarray analysis to delineate the alterations in lncRNA expression induced by miR-200c. We identified lncRNA as a downstream target of miR-200c. is required for radioresistance in breast cancer cells. Mechanistically, interacts with deubiquitinating enzyme ubiquitin specific peptidase 7 (USP7) to deubiquitinate and stabilize checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1), thereby promoting radioresistance. Results Overexpression of miR-200c enhances the radiosensitivity of breast cancer cells To confirm that miR-200c sensitizes breast cancer cells TC13172 to radiation, we first decided the miR-200c expression level in several breast cancer cell lines. Consistent with a previous report25, miR-200c is commonly expressed in breast cancer cells (Fig. ?(Fig.1a).1a). Compared with miR-200c high-expression cell lines (MCF-7, BT474), miR-200c low-expression cell lines (MDA-MB-231, BT549, SKBR3, T47D) showed higher clonogenic survival after irradiation (Fig. ?(Fig.1b).1b). These data indicated a positive correlation between miR-200c expression and radiosensitivity. MDA-MB-231 and BT549 cells were transduced with lentivirus expressing miR-200c (Fig. ?(Fig.1c).1c). Overexpression of miR-200c reduced the survival fraction of MDA-MB-231 and BT549 cells subjected to irradiation (Fig. ?(Fig.1d).1d). Conversely, inhibition of miR-200c increased the survival fraction of MCF-7 and BT474 cells after irradiation (Fig. 1e, f). Irradiation caused double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs) with formation TC13172 of TC13172 -H2AX foci, which indicated delayed repair and correlated with radiosensitivity. Indeed, miR-200c overexpression led to persistence of -H2AX foci in MDA-MB-231 cells at 24?h after irradiation (Fig. 1g, h). Analysis of -H2AX protein levels showed that miR-200c overexpression significantly increased -H2AX levels after irradiation (Fig. ?(Fig.1i).1i). These results confirmed that overexpression of miR-200c suppresses DNA repair and sensitizes breast cancer cells to radiation. Open in a separate window Fig. 1 MiR-200c overexpression increases the radiosensitivity of TC13172 breast cancer cells.a Relative expression of miR-200c in breast cancer cells and MCF-10A cells were detected using qRT-PCR. b Clonogenic survival assays of MDA-MB-231, BT549, SKBR3, T47D, BT474, and MCF-7 cells. c Relative expression of miR-200c in MDA-MB-231 and BT549 cells transduced with lentivirus encoding miR-200c or the empty vector. d Clonogenic survival assays of MDA-MB-231 and BT549 Mouse Monoclonal to Rabbit IgG cells transduced with miR-200c. e Relative expression of miR-200c in MCF-7 and BT474 cells after transfection.
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Funk Cartel join the Spotlight Mix
Funk Cartel’s journey into the scene is well underway, the duo consisting of brothers Blame Rory and Kimono Cam are known for their rave ready funky flavours, bringing life and soul to the underground sound.
Being raised on a healthy diet of House music sparked the pairs shared desire to collect and playout music from a young age and their live sets stand out for sustaining high energy, typically filled with their own tracks and edits. This combination along with the excitement they create whilst on the decks has proved a hit with getting crowds moving.
The duo are residents for label and events group THUNDR and have played across the UK, taking to the decks at clubs including EGG, The Ministry of Sound – London & many more. All the while they have supported some of the industry’s finest including, Roger Sanchez, Camelphat, Latmun, Pawsa & Josh Butler.
Their sound fuses deep grooves with uplifting elements and with their relentless work ethic in the studio the brothers are ready to cement their place in the industry. With this in mind, it doesn’t seem too far away.
Today, they join the Spotlight Mix series, check it out below and download it here.
1) Dalfie – Back To The B (Alex Ranerro Remix)
2) Funk Cartel – Radar (Original Mix)
3) Demarzo – I Came To Party (Original Mix)
4) Stacy Kidd, XL – The Movement (Video Mix)
5) The Willers Brothers – Babit (Original Mix)
6) ANOTR, Toman – Gamba Roja (Dimmish Remix)
7) REME – Mexico City (Original Mix)
8) Hector Couto – Step Ahead (Original Mix)
9) Rich NXT, East End Dubs – E3 (Original Mix)
10) Azteca – Trip To Oz (Litmus Remix)
11) Mar-T, Luca Donzelli – Devo To Acid (Original Mix)
12) George Smeddles, Inlikefinn – Uncut Groove Feat. Inlikefinn (Original Mix)
13) Soulrack, Cuartero – Feeling Back (Original Mix)
14) Avesie & Cadence – Room Control (Aaran D Remix)
15) Liem – If Only (Unknown7 Edit)


India will have more than 200 airports, heliports and water aerodromes in the next five years and Indian carriers will order up to 1,400 additional planes during the period, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday (7 June).
Addressing a press conference on the aviation sector's performance during the nine years of Prime Minister Modi government, Scindia said India had 74 airports (including heliports and waterports) till 2014 and the number has now doubled to 148.
He also laid emphasis on how the northeast part of the country has now got eight more airports.
Scindia said, "There were some states in the region where there were no airports but today, Arunachal Pradesh has three new airports, Sikkim also has an airport now."
He also spoke of the need to ensure airline ticket prices — which have surged (for various reasons) since domestic air travel resumed post-Covid lockdowns — remain 'within a certain limit'.
"We must make sure maximum prices are within a certain limit... we have conveyed that message very clearly to airlines," he said.
"We cannot have prices way beyond what should rationally be done, specifically when we have certain instances take place, such as the Go First situation or other calamities or extenuating circumstances," the Minister said, referring to Go First's insolvency proceedings.
During last nine years, 11 more Greenfields airports have been operationalized.
In 2013-14, India saw 60 million domestic flyers. Now, this number is 145 million, up by 135 per cent. Similarly, the number of international air travellers has grown by 50 per cent during the period, from 47 million to 70 million.
"Besides, cargo including both domestic and international has grown by 65 per cent from 2.2 million tonnes to 3.6 million tonnes. We have become the world's third largest aviation market due to the progressive policies adopted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he said.
Talking about the increase in the fleet size, Scindia said in 2014, the number of aircraft with Indian carriers was 400, which has gone up to 700 now, registering a 75 per cent growth.
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Samunyai is a young actress who came to the public’s attention after making a guest appearance in the television series The Sandman.
It has been announced that Vanesu will assume the role of Rose Walker in the next fantasy drama series The Sandman on Netflix. The series is set to make its debut on August 5, 2022.
In addition, the American fantasy drama television series The Sandman was adapted from the comic book series written and illustrated by Neil Gaiman and released by DC Comics between the years 1989 and 1996.
Who Is Vanesu Samunyai?
In two episodes of the television show Geeked Week Unlocked: Sandman 2022, Vanesu Samunyai plays the role of both a key cast member and his self.
The 23rd of April, 2020 was the day she debuted her channel on YouTube. During that time period, she added seven new videos to her Kyo Ra 2 channel and garnered a total of four new subscribers.
The Geeked Week Unlocked: Sandman is a book that covers The Sandman and was written by Tom Sturridge, Jenna Coleman, Boyd Holbrook, Vivienne Acheampong, Vanesu Samunyai, Alan Heinberg, and Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman also contributed to the book. Together with the show’s host, Felicia Day, they discuss recent developments regarding the planned adaptation that will be available on Netflix.
She uses the handle @Kyo wRites on the microblogging service Twitter, where she has 165 followers and has followed 20 people back. In March of 2020, she also registered for an account on Twitter.
The actress realised that she was pinning tweets due to the fact that she is very active on her account. On her Twitter page, she made a reference to her own YouTube channel, and she uploaded a number of tweets that included references to The Sandman.
Regarding Vanesu’s parents, there is not a lot of information that can be found.
However, because she is of British nationality and ethnicity, her parents must also be of British nationality and ethnicity for her to be considered the daughter of a British parent.
The Doll’s House is the second major story arc that takes place in the Sandman universe, and it is presented to audiences in the final four episodes of the Netflix version. Rose Walker plays a crucial role in this story arc. After relocating to a boarding house run by Hal (John Cameron Mitchell) and becoming acquainted with its eccentric but affable residents, Rose embarks on a search for her younger brother Jed, whom she has lost track of as a consequence of her family’s decision to separate.
The accomplishments that Vanesu has achieved must bring her family a great deal of joy. She has already gained a great deal of success despite her tender years and will be seen in “The Sandman,” which is widely regarded as one of the most highly anticipated films of 2022. When they look at their beloved daughter’s success, the parents of the young actress must be experiencing a range of emotions, including happiness and pride.
Is Vanesu Samunyai Dating Anyone?
The actor’s performance was a testament to her dedication to her craft and the work that she does. Her personality has been described as friendly by the actors in the movie, and it is clear that this is how she comes across to the audience.
She is probably obsessed with creating her characters for other movies or worrying about being alone, which could be why she isn’t interested in partnerships. Another possibility is that she is simply not interested in being in a relationship at all.

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|Hackintosh Performance Hardware Options|
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|Written by David Ramsey|
|Tuesday, 16 April 2013|
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The two components that have the most effect on your Hackintosh's performance are the CPU and GPU. Which specific ones you choose depends on your needs and your budget. Today I'll be testing combinations of two different CPUs and three different GPUs. The CPUs are:
The GPUs are:
Intel's HD4000 GPU is surprisingly capable; in fact, Apple uses it across a wide range of Mac Minis and Powerbooks. It has more than enough power to handle the OS X interface effects and animations, and you'll never notice any artifacts, pauses, or stuttering in non-game applications. But if you are going to game, you're going to want a discrete video card, even with the relative paucity of Mac games as compared to PC games.
Choosing a CPU is a decision you'll want to look at carefully. The two Ivy Bridge processors I have on hand represent the low and high ends of the range, and neither would be my first choice for a Hackintosh. If you wanted a small, quiet, non-gaming system, the Core i3-3225 ( $144.99 at Newegg) is identical to the Core i3-3220, except that it includes a full HD4000 iGPU, allowing you to dispense with a graphics card. If you want more performance, especially for virtual machines, rendering, or other heavier workloads, the Core i5-3570 CPU ($214.99 at Newegg) will provide all the real-world performance of the 50%-more-expensive 3770K, unless you have heavily-threaded applications that would benefit from the latter's Hyper Threading, or you want to overclock.
On the GPU front, I can finally compare the performance of Intel's touted HD4000 integrated graphics with the NVIDIA GTX250 I used in my original article, as well as the ASUS-provided GTX660.
Let's take a look at the CPU performance first.


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Gov. Schwarzenegger is going around the state urging lawmakers to approve a measure that would provide $200 million in tax credits for homebuyers. The governor claims the measure will save or add thousands of construction jobs.
His claim is hardly new. But is there any real basis for it?
Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal's Evan Newmark posted a blog with the headline, "Don't Be Brainwashed by the Housing Cult" in which he questioned the assumption that homebuilding is a pillar of the economy. If Newmark is right, it demands a reconsideration of how the government subsidizes home construction.
Specifically, Newmark challenged the statement by Toll Brothers CEO Bob Toll that new home construction directly or indirectly provides one-fifth to one-quarter of all jobs in this country. It was the sort of boast that we hear frequently from the industry. Newmark, however, noted that homebuilding accounted for only 2.5% of GDP last year. Even in early 2006, when homebuilding was booming (and, as it turns out, we were overbuilding by a large amount) the industry amounted to 8% of GDP.
Newmark doesn't think much of the homebuilding industry's ongoing demand that the federal government provide subsidies to new home buyers, or of the industry's pressure on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHA to continue supplying taxpayer-guaranteed mortgages to new home buyers. He notes that 14.5% of housing units in the country are sitting vacant, and he concludes, "It seems that the only Americans who really need more new houses are the American home builders."
I might expect this sort of commentary from an environmentalist or a greenie masquerading as an academic. But Newmark, although a contrarian and a shit-disturber, is no tree-hugger or slow-growther seeking additional government regulation. He's an unapologetic capitalist, and he has actual facts behind his argument here.
We Californians like to think our state is different. After all, California reliably adds about 500,000 new residents every year. Even last year, when the California economy was in worse shape than at any time since the Depression, the state population grew by 367,000 people, according to Department of Finance. California, the argument goes, will always need additional housing units.
I tend to accept that argument. But if Newmark's economic analysis is to be believed, the home construction imperative is social, not economic. We should build housing because people need shelter, not in order to employ people.
One year ago, the California Building Industry Association convinced state lawmakers to provide a tax credit of up to $10,000 to buyers of new homes. About 10,000 buyers took advantage of the program, getting themselves an average credit of about $7,000. The CBIA, state lawmakers and Schwarzenegger touted the program as a job-booster. Heck, even I offered a qualified endorsement. Now the CBIA and Schwarzenegger are calling for $200 million of tax credits for the buyers of any home, new or not.
The governor signed AB 183, the $200 million tax credit, into law on March 25.
However, all of the evidence says that last year's program did nothing more than permit homebuilders to unload inventory. According to the Economic Development Agency, construction jobs fell by 18% to 570,000 in 2009. The CBIA itself bemoans that housing starts remained at the lowest level ever recorded in 2009.
I'm going to suggest that if the government wants to subsidize new housing, it should fund the units Californians actually need – and not simply toss money untargeted into the market.
And what we need are not the three- and four-bedroom single-family houses that are the specialty of the CBIA's members. The average household size has been decreasing for years, and the fastest-growing household segment is one- and two-person households: seniors (by 2030, 20% of Californians will be at least 65 years old), singles, childless couples and single people sharing quarters. What these smaller households want are – this is not a big surprise – smaller housing units in convenient locations.
About 57% of California's housing units are detached single-family houses, according to the Department of Finance's 2008 California Statistical Abstract. It's safe to assume that most of these are suburban-style houses that were originally designed for mom, dad and their two or three kids. But this sort of nuclear family will account for only about 25% of California households by 2020. The one- and two-person household is replacing the Leave It To Beaver family. Give these small households 800 to 1,000 square feet of well-designed living space (or un-designed living space, as in a loft), preferably within walking distance of the grocery, a coffee house, the library, a cinema and a park, and these people are as happy as clams.
If the government wants to subsidize new housing, it should aim squarely at the units that we truly need. And it should do so because people need decent shelter, not for any other reason.
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We caught up with Sarah Baig, Veterinary Surgeon and Branch Partner of Medivet Twickenham, in the final video of our three part series on dog care.
In this video we ask Sarah your questions on:
00:12 Question 8 – How often should I bathe my dog?
00:43 Question 9 – Why does my dog eat poop?
01:17 Question 10 – Can my dog make me sick?
02:04 Question 11 – How often should my dog go for check-ups?
Check out the first video in the series here covering topics including dog food and dog obesity.
Watch the second video in the series here covering topics including dog vaccinations, puppies, brushing teeth and flea, tick and heartworm.

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Goodbye to local music stores
Gone are the days when you waited for days before your local music stores to get the releasing album of your favorite artist. But when you purchase the album and find that the only good song on the whole album is the one that you were signing for weeks. This is the main reasons for why people said goodbye to local music and songs stores. People are disgusted purchasing a whole album for good amounts just hear one great song and other mediocre songs. This is where music and songs downloading software plays their vital role. There are many renowned and recognized programs that have extremely changed the music industry. Today, people can download their favorite songs online. Most music lovers said goodbye to buying crappy albums. Nevertheless, with online music comes with the perils of free viruses. This is where your research comes into play. Research the net and determine where you can find virus-free songs to download.
How to determine the safest site
Determining the safest site to download music includes certain careful steps. First of all, you need to comprehend how these sites work. Majority of music download sites are based on a P2P network. Well, P2P is a network standing for peer to peer network. This often means that people in the world are uploading their music and songs on websites so other users can download it. Therefore, if the music files they are uploading are infected with harmful viruses, then that viruses are downloaded to the free music website to you. Hence, people who upload music may have no idea about their files are infected and the downloader also won’t know which files has been infected. There are also some fraud people uploading such infected files deliberately. Hence, how can you determine your downloaded music files are virus-free?
Since you know that protected, P2P music download websites don’t exist, what safety measures can you assume to make your online music search friendlier?
If you are happened to download music and songs that are doubtful, never click on the run or open option. If you do so, your entire system will be infected. What you must do is click save, scan with your anti-virus software, and wait till it finds viruses that exist in the file. Once your scan came back with ‘No’ results, enjoy your music to the fullest.
While downloading music files, remember to avoid downloading wacky titles. For instance, if you want to download Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ then you should download precisely that ‘Thriller’. Avoid downloading Thriller 1.2 or Thriller 1 as these files could certainly be a virus.
A normal mp3 song file size is around 6 MB and this is about a 4.5 minute song. Therefore, if you find any songs way off the 6 MB size, then stay away from it.
There are a myriad of online sources where you can find your favorite music and songs to download. Check for safety with available measures and then download same to your system.


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Kaizer Chiefs extended their winless run in the DStv Premiership to six games after playing out to a 1-1 draw with Bloemfontein Celtic at the FNB Stadium on Saturday.
Gavin Hunt made two changes from their defeat to SuperSport United as Daniel Akpeyi came in to replace Itumeleng Khune, while Ramahlwe Mphahlele was brought in for Philani Zulu, who is suspended for the clash.
Amakhosi got off to the perfect start and broke the deadlock in the eighth minute when Anthony Akumu’s header found the net from a Khama Billiat corner.
Siyabonga Ngezana should’ve doubled his sides lead in the 14th minute but blazed his effort wide of goal after receiving a cross from Billiat.
Billiat had a chance of his own eight minutes later but his curling effort narrowly missed the top corner.
Jackson Mabokgwane came to his sides rescue nine minutes before the break when he made a great save to deny Njabulo Blom’s strike.
The game went into the half time break at 1-0 in favour of Amakhosi.
Chiefs showed their intent early in the second half as Billiat nearly found the net but his final touch let him down as the ball went out of play.
Amakhosi kept on attacking and came close again in the 59th minute but Leonardo Castro’s effort sailed inches wide of the target.
Hunt made his first change of the game seven minutes later when Bernard Parker came on to replace Ngcobo.
The visitors then levelled matters in the 67th minute when Tumelo Mangweni found the back of the net with a superb volley.
The home side opted to make their second substitution in the 73rd minute as Dumisani Zuma was brought on for Castro.
Menzi Ndwandwe had a chance to put the game to bed in the last 10 minutes but saw his low strike from inside the box saved by Akpeyi.
Nether side were able to score the winning goal as they were forced to share the spoils at the FNB Stadium.
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Healthcare hubs and care homes should take over empty High Street units, report advises
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Think-tank the Social Market Foundation said that town planners must prioritise reimagining the high street as restrictions lift.
A total of 11.3 per cent of high street units were vacant in November last year, according to figures from Springboard, with fears that many more could close as lockdown continues.
High streets have seen the highest number of unit closures since April 2013.
The report points town planners to Wakefield as an example of good practise for its usage of urban space after the formation of its Health and Social Hubs which operate in Lupset, Hemsworth and Castleford.
The”one-stop” hubs connect patients with complex needs with medical professionals, charities and pharmacists.
Scott Corfe, SMF Research Director, said: “The aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic looks set to change our high streets permanently. To remain relevant, our town and city centres will need to be reimagined – and we think that health should be a key aspect of this repurposing of the high street.”
“Bringing more parks, GP surgeries, gyms and ‘health hubs’ to the high street could prevent the rise of ghost towns and improve the physical and mental wellbeing of the population,”
The report also suggested that empty units be repurposed into sheltered accommodation, or care homes, for elderly people who would prefer to live within walking distance of restaurants and shops.

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Lashes out at Congress, says Kashmir is integral part of India, new party to be floated in JK soon
Bandipora, Feb 23 : The rebel Congress leader and former legislator from Bandipora assembly constituency, Umsan Majid on Sunday held first workers convention post abrogation of Article 370 last year and said that Kashmir is an integral part of India and nobody can separate it from India.
During the convention, Majid also stated that a new political party will be floated in Jammu and Kashmir very soon.
According to wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Majid who addressed first convention after over six months in Bandipora today said that the regional parties including National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party misled people here over self rule and autonomy, saying that people in Kashmir are suffering because of their misdeeds.
He also lashed out at Congress, saying that it is because of this party also that the people of Kashmir have been suffering from last 70-years. During the convention, he said that Kashmir was an integral part of India.
“We cannot take away Pakistan Administered Kashmir – (PAK) from Pakistan. Similarly, no one can separate our Kashmir from India, it is integral part of the country.
Majid further while responding to a query told media persons on the side-lines of the convention said that a new party will be formed in Jammu and Kashmir very soon for which the like-minded have already joined hands. “The party which is being floated is not backed by Bharatiya Janata Party— (BJP). Linking our new party with BJP is baseless,” he said.


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Here at Lowyat.TV and Lowyat.NET, we are proud to present our documentary series called The Movement.
These days, more and more people are pursuing their dreams and shaking up their respective industries; The Movement sets out to document this “movement” and tell the stories behind these inspiring individuals. Often times we take for granted what we see on the surface so we go behind the scenes and find out what makes these brands, groups or individuals tick.
In today’s world where everything is connected (your camera has Wi-Fi, your household appliances have Wi-Fi and even light bulbs are connected), why leave you pet out of the fun? Samsung has just introduced a new wearable specially dedicated for the furry residence at your home – the Samsung Puppy Fit.
From the 1st to 10th of April, Japanese shopping site Rakuten will be holding its largest sale ever! In its second year, the Rakuten Super Sale promises to bring an extensive selection of fashion and accessories from participating retailers at a highly discounted price. In the Rakuten Super Sale, shoppers can skip the queue and enjoy browsing through a variety of the latest fashion trends from Japan with just a click of their mouse. Rakuten can be accessed at any time through desktops and laptops or on-the-go via mobiles and tablets. Besides fashion, Rakuten is also offering massive discounts for other categories such as electronics as well as health and beauty products.
To make shopping even more entertaining, Rakuten will be rewarding shoppers with up to 10 times Super Points at certain times during the Super Sale. Rakuten Super Points are given to Rakuten members when they shop – 100 Super Points are worth MYR$1 which can be spent on products across the website during the next purchase.
To begin the Rakuten shopping experience, head on over to www.rakuten.com.my.
Calling for all you shopaholics out there who love the shop from the comfort of your own home, Lowyat MSC has just launched a brand new apparel site, SimplyMaybe, offering you the latest trends and allowing you to get your hands on the best of what the fashion world has got to offer. SimplyMaybe carries a comprehensive collection of designer apparels and even accessories to suit every style and occasion.
27 years ago today we saw the coming of the first pair of Nike Air Max’s and to celebrate the 27th Anniversary on Air Max Day, ASOS is hosting the first Shoppable Google Hangout at 9am ET (9pm Malaysian Time). What this means is that as an expandable ad on Google+ you will be able to shop while you watch, making purchases directly from the promotion.
If you’re confused about the whole process, don’t worry just check out the event page here and join the fun!
Time to give your streetwear dealers a call…especially if you are into the well-known brand from New York, Supreme. The world famous streetwear brand who is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year has listed down a variety of products for the Spring/Summer 2014 season which include this special version of Jawbone Big Jambox.
I remember when I was a kid, Walkman players were only accessible by the rich kids in school while the rest of us sat at the sideline envying. Then when my parents finally bought me a Walkman, along came the CD players to put us back at our sad little corners once again; those were the days. These days, kids not only have their parents’ or even their own smartphones to play with, but there are even tech devices specially made for kids like the Aerial7 headphones we have for review today.
Review starts after the break.
The Nike Air Mag or the Back To The Future shoe Marty McFly wore in the 1989 movie was released as a charity auction pair in 2011 with 1,500 being sold on eBay on September the 8th. Even our very own se7en bid on a pair, but didn’t manage to get one. The general consensus was that while it was a great shoe to have in a collection and the LED panel and electroluminescent Nike swoosh was cool and all, this pair lacked a very important feature that was its coolest feature in the movie – Self Tying Laces.
Confused by the headline? We don’t blame you, whenever the word “Android” gets mentioned, Google automatically pops into mind but Android means a lot more than just a mobile operating system by the internet search giant, Android is also a brand that designs and sells watches in the U.S. and the company has recently announced that they will jump into the smartphone bandwagon to make its first smartwatch that runs on Google Android OS.
To be launched in December 2013, Android SmartWatch will be similar to all the smartwatches we’ve been seeing as of late – Pebble, Galaxy Gear or Sony Smartwatch 2, allowing you to have basic control over your smartphone like making/receiving calls, reading notification, toggle music, and while nothing much has been mentioned, it looks like there may be speaker and mic on board as well, according to the screenshot page.
Curious about Android SmartWatch? Check out the promo video below.
While the Samsung Galaxy Gear may be the trending topic for smartwatches these days, many would also remember that Sony announced its second iteration of the Sony SmartWatch series at the end of June. The Sony SmartWatch 2 was announced globally in Shanghai at the same time as the Sony Xperia Z Ultra, and it was rumoured that it will be available in Malaysia at the end of September.
Well, that didn’t happen, but Sony Malaysia’s Online Store now has a listing for the new SmartWatch 2. It will be available in two variants: the black metal strap variant will retail for RM850, while the standard rubber strap version will cost RM780. Both variants will sport the same set of hardware, with a 1.6-inch 220 x 176 LCD display, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC and compatibility for most Android smartphones.
We’ve approached a Sony exec for more information, and will update the post accordingly.
I’m sure by now you’re all aware that there are no electronic products that Samsung can’t make, they have practically all the household electronic appliances out there, televisions, cameras, a lot of phones that caters to every single segment in the market, they recently ventured into the smartwatch segment with the Galaxy Gear, and it looks like they might be making glasses as well and not your average glasses, but a “smart” one that is similar to what Google has.
Tweeted by Eldar Murtazin from Mobile-review, it is said that the glasses will be called “Gear Glass” and will make its debut in early 2014, just in time for Google Glass launch, maybe. Of course, it’s only a rumor so take it with a pinch of salt. It’ll be great to see what Samsung has got to offer, they are very good in their software, and a healthy competition can only mean good for us consumers.
Anyone here looking forward to a pair of smart glasses from Samsung or will you stick to Google Glass instead?


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You’ll be speechless when you see what this poll shows Americans think about Joe Biden
The corporate-controlled media created a narrative about Joe Biden as President.
None of it is true.
And you’ll be speechless when you see what this poll shows Americans think about Joe Biden.
Joe Biden is 79-years old.
If Biden runs for re-election in 2024, he will be 82-years old.
It is impossible to see the rapidly declining Biden as a physically and mentally capable President.
A majority of the American people apparently agree with 52 percent of respondents in a new Wall Street Journal poll stating they do not believe Biden will run for re-election in 2024.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
President Biden enters this year’s midterm elections with roughly half of Americans doubting he will seek re-election in 2024, with some citing the toll of the office on the country’s oldest president as the nation is facing a pandemic, high inflation and Russia’s war with Ukraine.
A new Wall Street Journal poll found that 52% of Americans don’t think Mr. Biden will run for re-election in two years, while 29% do expect him to pursue a second term. Nineteen percent are undecided about his future. Among Democrats, 41% said they think Mr. Biden will run again, while 32% said they didn’t think he would. The poll found 26% of those Democrats unsure.
Even elected Democrats on the ground in key swing states do not believe Biden is up to the task of running a re-election campaign.
Georgia Democrat State Representative Derrick Jackson described Biden as “exhausted” and predicted he would not run again in 2024.
“I don’t think President Biden is going to run—not simply because of his age, but he’s been doing this for a very long time. You can hear it in his voice. You don’t hear the same level of energy and enthusiasm,” Jackson told the Wall Street Journal.
This may be a case of “be careful what you wish for” with Democrats.
Jackson sounded excited about the fact that Biden would try to position the more unpopular and massively incompetent Kamala Harris as the Democrat nominee for President in 2024.
“We prefer to fight for a candidate that we know is going to have the enthusiasm, the vigor and the political chops to really fight for those things that are right. And President Biden is exhausted,” Jackson added.


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Free fresh food distribution set for Friday
WALDO - The first of the 2016 free fresh food distributions will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 135 W. Main St.
Each family will select food from 10,000 pounds delivered by the Mid-Ohio Foodbank with the help of Lutheran Social Service Food Pantries. Other distributions at this site will be on May 13 and June 10, with other dates scheduled for July, August, September and October.
Any family currently living at 200 percent or less of the federal poverty level is eligible, but proof of income is not required. For details, call 740-726-2770.


The origin of Space Bacon traces back to the depths of Fordham University basement parties on the gritty streets of the Bronx. Since then, Space Bacon has grown from frat fests to the main stage, quickly conquering the title as one of the brightest up-and-coming jam bands in the region.
Space Bacon has performed at The Capitol Theater, Irving Plaza, Brooklyn Bowl, and Bowery Ballroom, among others, performing with artists such as Umphrey’s McGee, Tauk, Spafford, Breaking Biscuits [members of Break Science and The Disco Biscuits], Consider the Source, Aqueous, The Heavy Pets, Horizon Wireless, and many more.
Drawing from an array of inspirations including jam music, electronic production, film scores, and a bit of metal, Space Bacon seeks to challenge conventions and pave the way in the modern era of improvisational music. Sound aside, the group follows in the footsteps of its jam band predecessors, cultivating a rabid cult-like fanbase of Baconators who can be seen following the band at every show. Also in true jam band fashion, nearly all of the band’s live shows are documented and soundboards are released through their Bandcamp and Soundcloud pages.
Space Bacon dropped their studio debut “Nodes” in August of 2016, as well as a series of live albums “Space Beach” and “Snow Bacon”, available on Spotify, iTunes and wherever music is sold online.
“On the rise Brooklyn-based jammers Space Bacon continue to break boundaries with their funky electronica fusion… Get ready for a cosmic journey of epic proportions with Space Bacon and their new EP.” – Live For Live Music
“These guys are on a ‘meteoric’ rise, plain and simple. With performances at Disc Jam, The Hall at MP, and a big one coming up at Mazzstock, Space Bacon will come up in conversation if you know anything about music.” – Sound Fix
“New York City has always been a breeding place for music. One generation to the next; from rock n’ roll to hip hop, and jazz to electronic – NYC is a platform for musical evolution, some artists fail and others succeed. Space Bacon is a band that will most definitely succeed.” – The Passion Collective


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There is an unmarked railway bridge in Germany. Due to a rockslide, a passing train had derailed and the cave tunnels collapsed shortly after. A teleporter coil can be found in one of the box cars. The derailed train, and the area below the railway bridge, can be looted for crafting materials and construction equipment.


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President Hugo Chavez called for an overhaul of Venezuela's prisons on Saturday, saying inmates often wait too long for their cases to be heard.
Chavez said his government will form a task force to transform the prison system. He complained to the Supreme Court president, Luisa Estella Morales, that inmates shouldn't have to wait two years or more for decisions.
"How is it that two years pass and there isn't a decision?," Chavez said during a televised speech, referring to the case of one female inmate in the audience. If "new courts have to be created, it will have to be done."
Venezuelan inmates often wait years without a sentence while the overloaded courts get to their cases.
Violence is also rampant in the country's overcrowded lockups. The watchdog group Venezuelan Prisons Observatory says that last year 498 inmates were killed.
Chavez said the prison system must be "transformed from the roots." He spoke during the opening of a new prison in the northern town of Coro, which the government calls a "penitentiary community" and is equipped with craft workshops.


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Art Journaling Workshop
November 25, 2018
Category: Open Source
Date: 25th November, 2018
Venue: Kulture Shop
Kickstart your own art journal by expressing current moods and inspirationaI thoughts through mixed media using magazine cuttings, paints, markers, paper scraps. We'II start with showing inspiring works and ideas to get the juices flowing. Art journaling is a great way to de-stress and strengthen your creative muscle on a regular on-going basis.
- A book (spiraI notebook, oId diary, oId reading book, sketch book etc)
- One or two fashion magazines
Age Limit: 13 and Above
Please Note: A charge of Rs 300 will be collected at the venue.
Limited Seats. To register for the workshop call Kulture Shop at 022 2655 0982
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Rights to admission reserved by management.
Establishment rules apply


Broadband customers outside of initial deals pay an extra £105 annually as charges leap by 37% in five years
- Line rental rises by 37 per cent while wholesale costs fall by 25 per cent
- Customers without a fixed-term contract are paying £105 more every year
- How to beat the broadband hikes and leave your provider without penalty
Broadband customers who stick with their supplier beyond initial deal periods have seen prices rise by up to 37 per cent in the past five years, new research shows.
The rises mean that households that are not on a fixed contract pay as much as £105 a year more than those who are tied into a deal, the research from uSwitch found.
In many cases, these will be households who were once on a deal, but did not shop around for a new one when theirs expired. Broadband providers then often increase prices over time, leaving customers with higher bills until they next shop around.
Wholesale line rental has fallen 25 per cent in the past six years yet consumer prices are up
The biggest increase was seen for those using slower copper wire broadband, while those on faster fibre broadband saw prices rise by 19 per cent.
Line rental, which is paid for by nearly all customers, has risen by an average of 37 per cent over the five-year period and is now an average of £216 per year, £58 more than it was in 2011.
The price rises come despite evidence from the regulator Ofcom showing that wholesale prices have fallen over the same period.
Including line rental prices, the average cost for copper broadband for those with a fixed contract rose by £1.12 to £20.62 between 2011 and 2016 while for fibre the cost rose 54p to £28.61, according to the site.
But for those not in a contract, prices rose by £8.07 to £29.41 for copper and by £5.51 to £35.16 for fibre - the equivalent of 38 and 19 per cent respectively.
BT currently has the most expensive line rental at £18.99 per month but from 1 March Sky will charge the same.
During the past five years, Plusnet has doubled the price of its monthly line rental while Sky has increased prices by 42 per cent - although after the March increase this will rise to 55 per cent.
|Provider||Monthly line rental Oct 2011||Monthly line rental Oct 2016||Increase in £||Increase in %|
|Source: uSwitch. Prices for customers paying by direct debit.|
Figures from Ofcom show that in the past six years wholesale line rental prices have fallen by 25.37 per cent to November 2016. The data shows the percentage each provider has put up their prices by between 2010 and 2016.
These figures are slightly different to the uSwitch prices and showed that Sky had put up prices up 41.14 per cent, TalkTalk by 31.18 per cent, Virgin by 38.51 per cent, BT by 27.50 per cent and the Post Office by 29.02 per cent.
A spokesperson for Ofcom said: 'We're concerned that landline providers have been raising the price of line rental, even as their costs have been coming down.
'We have examined whether protection is needed for customers who rely on their landline and are less likely to change provider, and we'll announce our findings soon.'
We asked some of the major providers why prices had risen so much.
Customers without a fixed-term broadband contract are paying £105 more every year
Plusnet told us as it doesn't sell line rental on its own and that the figures from uSwitch don't account for the fall in prices of its broadband packages.
A spokesperson from Plusnet said: 'We don’t sell line rental on its own, it must be bought with broadband, which allows customers to benefit from much cheaper broadband.
'uSwitch has tried to separate the two out and disregarded the advantage of the decreasing price of broadband in the process.'
A spokesperson for Sky said: 'The cost of line rental not only covers the cost of the physical line to a customer’s door, it also contributes towards continued investment in our network, as well as delivering the very best service to our customers.'
While BT said: 'The first point to make is that Ofcom's figures show that BT's line rental percentage increases are actually less than rivals including Sky and TalkTalk, so it's certainly not a point that you should only be putting to BT, in fairness.
'The next point is that we recently announced price rises that will take place on 2 April this year, but we have frozen the price of line rental this time.
'Line rental is charged by all communications companies and this charge enables phone calls but also broadband.
'Millions of BT customers enjoy free weekend calls with their line rental and can make free calls to 0845 and 0870 numbers within their inclusive period.
'Line rental takes account of costs including customer support at contact centres (and 90 per cent of our customers' calls will be answered in the UK and Ireland in spring 2017).'
While a Virgin spokesperson said: 'We understand that price rises are never welcome. We work hard to meet customers' rising expectations and sometimes this means that our prices change.
'We also aim to offer customers choice, and are pleased to be the only major provider with broadband packages that don't include a line rental charge.'
Ewan Taylor-Gibson, broadband expert at uSwitch said: 'A combination of soaring line rental costs and out-of-contract pricing has really hammered broadband users over the past five years. The good news is you don't have to put up with it.
'First, check your bill and make absolutely sure you're still in contract, because anyone who isn't is likely paying through the nose.
'Second, play the system by taking advantage of a loophole, which gives you the right to cancel your contract and move to a new provider without penalty when prices are raised.
'The deal is you must let your existing provider know within 30 days from the date you're notified of the increase. This includes price rises to both broadband packages and line rental.'
HOW TO BEAT THE BROADBAND PRICE HIKES
Broadband and phone providers are not scared of putting up prices and during the past few years there have been several inflation-busting increases.
But if you're in the middle of a fixed contract and prices are hiked there is a way out.
Ofcom rules state that if a provider increases the price mid-way through your contract you are allowed to leave.
You should be given 30 days in which to contact your provider to tell it you want to leave, and there should be no penalty for doing so.
There is one loophole to this, if you already knew about the rise before you signed up your provider may not let you leave without penalty.
If this is the case, it's still worth asking to leave, and for it to waive the penalty. If it won't, take your complaint to the Ombudsman. However do not cancel your direct debit until it agrees, as it may damage your credit score.
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Using Assessment to Support Equity
Left unchecked, implicit bias in assessment can have a devastating impact on individual students and school culture. Individual students can be left feeling “less than” their peers unnecessarily, and the school culture can inadvertently “otherize” students who don’t demonstrate learning in alignment with a narrow view of what success looks like.
All people have biases, says “How to Think About ‘Implicit Bias,’ ” a 2018 article in Scientific American. Some biases are intentional, explicit, and relatively inconsequential: We might have a favorite sports team, restaurant, or musician. These are tendencies or leanings toward that which a person deems favorable. But some biases are implicit, and research on implicit bias suggests that “people can act on the basis of prejudice and stereotypes without intending to do so,” according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
This means educators must purposefully interrogate their practices to surface any possibility that could negatively impact certain cohorts of students. There is, of course, implicit bias that negatively impacts Black, brown, and Indigenous learners, but there is also the implicit bias that negatively impacts any learner whose strengths don’t align with what is traditionally thought to be valid evidence of learning.
The first step toward mitigating bias in assessment is to admit its existence. This is not an admission of malicious intent, but people might not like to admit to something that sounds so detrimental. And yet it is the only way educators can ensure the most inclusive assessment culture in a classroom or a school, because by admitting bias, educators—ideally as a whole school or district—can go about the business of neutralizing, or at least minimizing, its impact to get an authentic “read” of student performance.
Where There Is Judgment
Most current curricular standards require assessment decisions that go beyond right vs. wrong. Even in the case of a right-or-wrong determination, the type of error can distinguish the degree of wrong revealed. Sophisticated demonstrations of learning, however, require teachers to use their professional judgment to infer quality—and where there is judgment, bias can easily occur unless a teacher or school is intentional about addressing it proactively.
Current curricular standards are more open-ended, giving teachers and students more choice in assessment formats. Assessment methods are not interchangeable, since accuracy in assessment is the result of the method matching the standard, according to Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right—Using It Well.
Once the right method is determined (e.g., constructed response) teachers have the freedom to choose the format (e.g., written response, oral presentation, recording). This freedom is not always exercised to its fullest capacity; every teacher knows how easy it is to lean on their preferred formats. This would allow another vulnerability to bias to emerge—namely the choice of format, which inevitably leads to a narrowing of options for students to show what they know.
One way to mitigate the implicit bias that encompasses assessment format choices is to use cultural archetypes to create some balance. In her 2015 book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, Zaretta Hammond recommends using cultural archetypes to create an inclusive environment without feeling overwhelmed by the daunting task of being responsive to the idiosyncrasies of every culture in the school. By balancing cultural archetypes, teachers can create an authentically inclusive assessment context.
The cultural archetypes can be found along two continuums. First, there are cultures that emphasize the importance of the individual and prioritize individuals’ achievements, and there are those that are more emphatic about the collective and prioritize collective achievement and relationships. Then there are cultures that favor the written tradition while others honor the oral tradition. By intentionally putting the four combinations together when deciding on assessment formats, teachers can be culturally responsive in their approach to assessment.
Culturally Responsive Assessment
First, it must be acknowledged that something as complex as cultural responsiveness can be oversimplified when conceptualized with a framework. Cultural nuances matter, so the disclaimer here is that it is critical for educators to pay close attention to how their students respond to any attempts to be culturally responsive. Any clinical application of an inclusive assessment model must take a backseat to being attentive to how learners respond to that model; assumptions about individual students based solely on culture might be just as detrimental and potentially tokenizing.
That said, by combining the archetypes, a school can create an inclusive assessment paradigm that is as expansive as possible. Reflecting on the four combinations, one can see how skewed the traditional assessment paradigm has been. By almost exclusively emphasizing the individual and written traditions, schools have ignored or marginalized three-quarters of the possibilities. And the Eurocentric roots of that traditional emphasis in assessment is in sharp contrast to the cultural diversity that exists in schools today.
Figure 1 outlines the four potential combinations and provides some guidelines for approaching assessment. The idea is not necessarily to have an equal distribution among the four combinations; teachers will still need to be attentive to the cognitive complexity of the standards and the most favorable assessment method and format for that standard and for their students.
By purposefully looking to diversify the approach to assessment, teachers will find ways to be more culturally responsive and expansive. The important thing to remember is fit, not force: You don’t want to force assessment into all four quadrants; instead, be open to the possibilities when they emerge authentically.
The one aspect sure to garner the most controversy or generate the most debate is any emphasis on the collective result, especially when it comes to summative assessment (i.e., grading). The conventional wisdom is that regardless of assessment strategy or format, an individual student’s grades must be determined solely by the individual student’s results—that there be no group grade for fear one student disproportionately carries the group, allowing others to benefit from someone else’s contribution. This needs to be rethought for two reasons:
Collaboration is seen as a critical competency for the 21st century. As schools emphasize the development of critical competencies in learners, there must be a meaningful place for some collective results within an individual student’s achievement report. That’s not to say that all results will be collective, because some (reading level, for example) would need to remain with the individual exclusively. Collaboration is as much a social interaction as it is an academic one, however; those with whom students collaborate and how they collaborate will affect the result. Until students truly need to rely on one another in a substantive way, the emphasis on collaboration as an essential critical competency will be superficial and tangential—a demonstration of cooperation.
Assessment should be responsive to the cultural archetype of the collective. Until the collective is emphasized in substantive ways, the message will be that some cultures don’t matter as much as others. In some cultures, contributing to the collective is what life is all about, so to reduce the collective to a superficial, on-occasion occurrence is to marginalize certain cultures. Students being truly reliant on one another for a meaningful and important outcome is the only way to uplift cultures that emphasize this archetype.
Eliminating Bias Through Rubrics
One inarguable point to emerge from the research on grading over the past century is that grades based on fewer distinct levels that clearly articulate success criteria are more reliable (i.e., more consistent among teachers) than a 0–100 scale, according to 2019’s What We Know About Grading: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next. In other words, not only are rubrics more reliable for grading, but they are also a way to almost eliminate implicit bias in assessment.
David Quinn’s research says that “racial stereotypes can influence the scores teachers assign to student work. But stereotypes seem to have less influence on teachers’ evaluations when specific grading criteria are established in advance.” His grading experiment found that “when teachers evaluated student writing using a general grade-level scale, they were 4.7 percent more likely to consider the white child’s writing at or above grade level compared to identical writing from a Black child. But when teachers used a grading rubric with specific criteria, the grades were essentially the same.” Factors of sample size or training in rubric use might make the localized application of Quinn’s research challenging, but common sense suggests that when criteria are predetermined and clearly articulated, teachers are less susceptible to implicit bias.
A student’s grade should never be dependent upon who their teacher is, especially when teaching to one set of state standards set at a particular level of cognitive complexity. By using rubrics, teachers can almost eliminate implicit bias within their classrooms and ensure reliability among colleagues who teach the same grade-level subject. While nothing is automatic, teachers who calibrate using student samples will begin to align scoring inferences to neutralize any atypical deviations in the interpretation of the criteria.
Acknowledging implicit bias is the first step to mitigating it. This bias can exist in the choices teachers make about assessment methods and formats, as well as in the judgment of the way students demonstrate knowledge. Intentionality is the key: Bring the issue to the forefront in a non-accusatory way, have each teacher reflect on potential biases that could influence assessment decisions, and methodically do the work of creating the most expansive and responsive assessment environment possible.
Tom Schimmer is an education speaker, consultant, and author of numerous books including Concise Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Assessment and Grading From the Inside Out.


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A common way to show the distribution of places (like grocery stores) is to use a heat map. The map will appear “hotter” where there are many grocery stores and “colder” where there are few grocery stores. This kind of map can be useful to show gaps in distribution or a neighborhood that has a lot of grocery stores.
One issue with that kind of heat map is that the coverage areas change their shape and color if you zoom in, since the algorithm that clusters or determines what’s “nearby” or dense has fewer locations to analyze.
I prefer to use grids in the shape of square tiles, since Chicago is grid-oriented city and the vast majority of our streets and our routes move along east-west and north-south lines. The map above shows the location of subjects and topics of news articles in the Chicago Cityscape database.
This tutorial shows the two steps to using PostGIS to (1) create a grid based on an existing area (polygon), (2) assigning each point location to a tile in that grid and counting the number of locations in that tile.
If you don’t have PostGIS installed, you should install it if you work with spatial data a lot. It is much, much faster at performing most of the tasks you use QGIS or ArcGIS to perform. Both QGIS and ArcGIS can read and edit data stored in PostGIS.
Additionally, there is a function within QGIS that can create grids, and another function that can do comparisons by location and count/summarize, so all of this can be done without PostGIS.
For this tutorial, you will need a single polygon with which to create the grid. I used the boundary of the City of Chicago limits.
- Create a grid based on an existing area
1.a. Add a new function to PostGIS
To create a grid, you need a function that draws the tiles based on the polygon. I got this from The Spatial Database Advisor.
-- Create required type DROP TYPE IF EXISTS T_Grid CASCADE; CREATE TYPE T_Grid AS ( gcol int4, grow int4, geom geometry ); -- Drop function is exists DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS ST_RegularGrid(geometry, NUMERIC, NUMERIC, BOOLEAN); -- Now create the function CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ST_RegularGrid(p_geometry geometry, p_TileSizeX NUMERIC, p_TileSizeY NUMERIC, p_point BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE) RETURNS SETOF T_Grid AS $BODY$ DECLARE v_mbr geometry; v_srid int4; v_halfX NUMERIC := p_TileSizeX / 2.0; v_halfY NUMERIC := p_TileSizeY / 2.0; v_loCol int4; v_hiCol int4; v_loRow int4; v_hiRow int4; v_grid T_Grid; BEGIN IF ( p_geometry IS NULL ) THEN RETURN; END IF; v_srid := ST_SRID(p_geometry); v_mbr := ST_Envelope(p_geometry); v_loCol := trunc((ST_XMIN(v_mbr) / p_TileSizeX)::NUMERIC ); v_hiCol := CEIL( (ST_XMAX(v_mbr) / p_TileSizeX)::NUMERIC ) - 1; v_loRow := trunc((ST_YMIN(v_mbr) / p_TileSizeY)::NUMERIC ); v_hiRow := CEIL( (ST_YMAX(v_mbr) / p_TileSizeY)::NUMERIC ) - 1; FOR v_col IN v_loCol..v_hiCol Loop FOR v_row IN v_loRow..v_hiRow Loop v_grid.gcol := v_col; v_grid.grow := v_row; IF ( p_point ) THEN v_grid.geom := ST_SetSRID( ST_MakePoint((v_col * p_TileSizeX) + v_halfX, (v_row * p_TileSizeY) + V_HalfY), v_srid); ELSE v_grid.geom := ST_SetSRID( ST_MakeEnvelope((v_col * p_TileSizeX), (v_row * p_TileSizeY), (v_col * p_TileSizeX) + p_TileSizeX, (v_row * p_TileSizeY) + p_TileSizeY), v_srid); END IF; RETURN NEXT v_grid; END Loop; END Loop; END; $BODY$ LANGUAGE plpgsql IMMUTABLE COST 100 ROWS 1000;
The ST_RegularGrid function works in the same projection as your source data.
1.b. Create a layer that has all of the tiles for just the Chicago boundary
--This creates grids of 1,320 feet square (a 2x2 block size in Chicago) SELECT gcol, grow, geom into b_chicagoboundary_grid_1320squared FROM ST_RegularGrid((select geom from chicagoboundary where gid = 1), 1320, 1320,FALSE);
In that query, “1320” is a distance in feet for both the X and Y planes, as the “chicagoboundary” geometry is projected in Illinois StatePlane FIPS East (Feet) (EPSG/SRID 3435).
2. Assign each point location to a tile in that grid and count the number of locations in each tile
Now you’ll need a table that has POINT-type geometries in it. For the map in this tutorial, I used a layer of location-based news articles that are used in Chicago Cityscape to highlight local developments.
SELECT grid.id, count(*) as count, grid.geom INTO news_grid FROM news_articles, b_chicagoboundary_grid_1320squared AS grid WHERE st_intersects(news_articles.geom, grid.geom) GROUP by grid.id;
This query will result in a table with three columns:
- The ID of the tile, which is a primary key field.
- The number of news articles in that tile.
- The POLYGON geometry of that tile.

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Colors have always had a profound impact on the physical and mental status of human beings. There are different connotations attached to different colors and patterns. People have realized the importance of textures and colors lately. Many are going avant-garde with their DIY projects to give their home a new and eclectic look.
One of the most popular methods is adding floral wallpapers. It is easy to apply them. You can create different looks for your home. Not just confined to walls, you can use them in various projects. You can simply peel and stick wallpapers and paste them on your walls. Or you can use them in some unconventional ways, which can be creative. When you peel off wall paper from your room, put it to creative use.
Few innovative yet beautiful ways to use floral wallpapers to change the look of your home are discussed below-
Table of contents
8 Amazing DIY Floral Wallpaper Ideas For Your Home in This Year
Floral wall hanging
Whenever someone thinks of wallpaper, they would connect it to the walls of your home. But a wallpaper’s use is not confined just to the walls. There are many other ways in which wallpaper can change the look of your home. One such method is making a floral wall hanging. The best thing is you can easily make these wall hangings at home. You need to give it a look similar to a tapestry. You will need a canvas. Bring in any floral wallpaper of your choice. Peel and stick the wallpaper on the canvas. You would want to add a thread with which the canvas can hang on the wall. And your floral wall hanging is ready.
This again is a bit similar to the floral wall hanging. But there is a slight difference in making this floral artwork. You can take three different types of wallpapers. You have to take a wooden board. You can choose the shape of the art to be rectangular or square as per your choice. You can select different floral designs for all three wallpapers. Stick the floral wallpaper over the wooden board. You can use a squeegee to rub the wallpaper over the board firmly. This will ensure smooth and plane adherence. Once you are ready with all three wooden boards, you can get them framed. You can put up these hangings on the wall. They will look like photo frames of artwork.
Bohemian frame art
If you have left out rolls of wallpaper, then you can make art out of it. You will need wooden frames normally used while stitching embroidery. If you have an old fabric, you can use it too. You can stick your floral wallpaper over this piece of fabric. After this, you can put it on the wooden frame. You can use frames of different sizes. Once you are done, you can hang these frames on the wall. You can see the instant transformation of your space.
The wallpapers that you like cannot only be used on walls, but also on your furniture. You can change the look of your wardrobe, door or old table completely. You will need an x-acto knife or a scissor handy to make this.
You will need a floral wallpaper of your choice. Since there is a lot of measuring involved, you will need a measuring tape. You will begin with taking measurements. Mark the measurements properly over the wallpapers. Cut them accordingly. Then easily peel and stick the wallpaper over the table. Your floral furniture is ready.
You can decorate the shelves of your cupboard with wallpapers. Floral wallpapers give an exciting twist to the old and dull shelves. You will need to take proper measurements for this. Cut out sheets of wallpaper as per the measurements. Stick them on the background of your shelves. And see the amazing transformation happen right in front of your eyes.
You can add life to your usual and dull stairways with wallpapers. it would be best if you took the measurements of the length and height of each stair. You can stick to one floral pattern wallpaper. Or you can also choose different floral patterns for different stairs. Mark the measurements on the wallpaper. And cut out the sheets to match the measurements. Once the sheets are ready, you can move ahead with sticking them. You can DIY your stairway to heaven.
You can take old cans or bottles and transform them into beautiful vases using wallpapers. You can take measurements of the bottle. Mark these measurements on the wallpapers. With the help of scissors, cut out the wallpapers as per the markings. Peel the back of the wallpaper and stick it on the bottle. Your floral vase is ready. You can use different objects like boxes, watering cans and convert them into beautiful art pieces.
Like with all other objects, you can also make your switchboards attractive. For this, you don’t need a lot of wallpaper. You can do this with scrap wallpaper. Instead of throwing out the peeled-off wallpaper, you can use the scrap. Stick it over the switchboards. This way, you can beautify your spaces without spending an extra penny.
There are so many ways in which you can use wallpaper other than sticking it on walls. Next time you peel off wallpaper, think of ways in which you can make use of them. There are so many ideas available online as well. Choose an idea that you find creative and practical. Use it to do your next DIY project. Recycling and reusing wallpaper is a smart way to make an economical home.
These projects might be frugal, but they are no less than artifacts that one would have got from a fancy store. You can play with creativity to make unique things from wallpapers. Adding florals to your daily life decreases anxiety and agitation. In this way, you can surround yourself with floral patterns. And making these small projects yourself will also give you confidence. Directly and indirectly, impacting your personality. With these projects, you can bring more positivity to your life.


From Original Psychedelia to Progressive Post Rock - Loudhailer Electric Company, Terra Fin and William Nowik. Live music spanning original psychedelic folk to new alternative post rock takes a trip from USA, Lithuania and West Yorkshire to Kingston upon Hull.
Loudhailer Electric Company – original psychedelic sounds…
“What really draws out the juice is driving through the forest at night with the windows down – wind blowing my hair everywhere – playing Loudhailer Electric Company’s album, Cursus, LOUD. I am sure the BIG Lizards and Bandicoots, Snakes and Owls think I’m extra-terrestrial as I whizz by. It is a very rich experience…” Jungle Jim Ward, Byron Bay, New South Wales.
“Cutting edge, psychedelic folk music of the highest quality.” Tom Robinson show on BBC 6 Music.
Terra Fin Gigging in the UK prior to their next trip to Europe, alternative post rock
progressive trio Terra Fin feature highly dynamic guitar soaked with effects and swells and the unique haunting voice of Lithuanian songwriter Jonas Lapinas, beautiful creative bass lines and stylish jazz drumming of rhythm section Corey Clough-Howard and John David Wallis.
William Nowik Making the trip over to Hull from the states, William Nowik creates a buzz and makes friends wherever his travels have taken him. From his seminal 1974 epic Pan Symphony In E Minor to his current experimental guitar loop road trip journeys recorded from his home state of New York to the streets of Kabul, William’s psychedelic, progressive, very early Floyd / Crimson-esque music is filled with experimental, trippy touches.
Loudhailer Electric Company loudhailer.net
Terra Fin www.terrafin.co.uk
William Nowik in Psychedelic Baby Magazine


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Experience a unique approach to mental health with our Neurogenic Yoga service at Mindology. This practice combines traditional yoga postures with neurogenic tremors to help release trauma, stress, and anxiety from the body. Our experienced practitioners will guide you through the gentle movements and vibrations that activate the body’s innate healing response. Take a step towards a healthier mind and body with Neurogenic Yoga at Mindology.
Please give us at least 48 hours cancellation notice. If canceled without notice or less than 48 hours, you will be responsible for the cost of the session. Thank you.
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The proposed conversion of a West End apartment building into a three-building complex has neighbors concerned of potential parking issues.
The current surface level parking lot would be moved underground and expanded to 313 spaces, but neighbors are concerned that on-street parking will become a problem. The plans call for . With 385 units, that provides .81 spaces per unit, which property owner Wesley Housing says falls within the city’s parameters.
“The Cameron Station Civic Association is very concerned about traffic congestion on Holmes Run Parkway as well as the very few parking spaces that will be made available (well below one per unit),” said Association President Sash Impastato.
The plan would take five years to complete, as the 14-story ParcView Apartments building at 5380 Holmes Run Parkway would be completely renovated and joined by two adjoining nine-story buildings and an enclosed courtyard.
Wesley Housing, which owns the property and is managing its redevelopment, wants to do it in four phases, beginning with the construction of the underground parking garage, and followed by the construction of the two new buildings, the relocation of residents from the existing building to the new buildings, and then the renovation of the original 14-story building.
The project would add hundreds of affordable one and two bedroom units to the three acre property, increasing the total number of apartments from 149 to 385, with 267 units for residents making 60% of the area median income (AMI) and 69 units for residents making 40% AMI.
“Our current plan is to… go to the Planning Commission and City Council at the beginning of 2022,” said Wesley Housing’s attorney Cathy Puskar in a Zoom presentation on Tuesday night. “Then we would have to do our final site planning or building permit financing and start construction hopefully in 2023.”
Courtesy Wesley Housing
Alexandria Police are working overtime to conduct high visibility patrols at school zones in the city. The increased coverage is in response to Tuesday’s fatal stabbing of a 18-year-old Luis…
Alexandria’s King Street pedestrian zone initiative is getting a boost this weekend as the zone’s size will double for the next few months. The pilot was approved by the City…
This week’s Ask McEnearney answers the question, “What sort of previous experience do I need to become a real estate agent?”
Nando’s Peri-Peri is reopening in the Hoffman Town Center this summer. The South African multinational fast food chain opened at 702 King Street in 2010, and closed in March after…


Do you want a tool to help you to give your plants a drink and you can have more time to do other thing? Do you wish a toy that you can play with your kids outdoor on hot days?Automatic 360 Rotating Adjustable Garden Lawn Water Sprinklers with 3 Arms Sprayer and Spike Base will be the one that you must have!Automatically rotating arms angle can be adjusted 45 – 90 degree to control spray speed and direction, take better care of each piece of soil moisture that provides even coverage, efficient and quick, saving you time and water. Very quiet, it sounds like slight rain and sprays like dancing. Great for watering your lawn, plants, flowers, veggies and more. It can just be used as a fun water activity game for the kids outdoors. perfectly suit for kids to play with.
- Great Coverage: Three 360-degree rotating arms with 12 built-in spraying nozzles, one single sprinkler covers 26 – 32.8 ft with international standard water pressure. Connect 2 or more sprinklers for broader coverage.
- Adjustable Spraying Angle: The black nozzle on the three-arm sprinkler head can be adjusted from 45 to 90 degrees. The 45 degrees spraying angle rotates slowly and covers a smaller area while the 90 degrees spraying angle rotates faster and covers a larger area. You can move the lawn sprinkler to the right place to spray various corners.
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The Mother City! Cape Town is a popular travel destination for both local and foreign travellers. With its beautiful beaches, fine wine and dining, and diverse culture; it is no wonder that a Cape Town holiday is at the top of most peoples’ lists. But this would not have to prevent you from going on a safari in South Africa. There are plenty of other Big 5 game reserves that are malaria-free and offer great wildlife sightings. Here are my tips on how to keep budgets low on a holiday in Cape Town.
Stay outside of the City
The City of Cape Town area is packed with Hotels, but because of its close proximity to the attractions, it makes their rates expensive. And while being in the hustle and bustle is fun, sometimes a break is good too. Staying outside of Cape Town can help you save costs and have unique experiences. And if you rent a car, you can easily be at the attractions in no time. My top 3 places to look at:
Yes, Test Kitchen is apparently amazing and Greenhouse is great. But do you really need to spend a few thousand rands on a meal? If you eat locally and eat cheaply, you can save yourself a lot of money. But where to eat? Here are my 3:
- Kalkies Fish and Chips in Kalk Bay
- Gibsons at the V&A
- Colcacchios in Camps Bay
Ubers and Transfers add up fast! As do tours! You can save yourself a lot of money by renting a small car and driving yourself! You will also be able to explore at your own pace and stop along the way.Make sure you have your international license if you are coming from abroad.
Drink wine at the right places
I am a wine lover and a bargain hunter at heart. So I also find cheaper places to taste and buy wine. Places where you can experience deep complexities in your wine while having a less noticeable drop in your bank balance. Going off the beaten track and doing some research ahead of time can save you money and find you better wine.
My 3 favorites:
- Leopards Leap
- Ken Forester
Travelling doesn’t have to be that expensive! You can travel on a budget and make memories that will last a lifetime! Don’t wait, travel.

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an increase in happiness levels
In recent years, a peculiar trend has emerged where people in developing countries seem to be experiencing an increase in happiness levels, while individuals in developed nations appear to be less happy. This essay will present several factors attributing to this phenomenon and illuminate valuable lessons it brings to societies worldwide.
There are several reasons why happiness levels are rising in underdeveloped countries while they are falling in wealthy ones. To begin with, one possible explanation for this disparity is the concept of diminishing returns. Developed countries have made significant progress in economic growth, technological advancements, and material wealth. However, as societies become more affluent, the pursuit of material gains becomes less fulfilling, leading to a cycle of consumerism and workaholism. This leads to increased stress levels and decreased overall happiness. In developing countries, residents appreciate even the smallest improvements in living standards since individuals transition from extreme poverty to a more stable lifestyle, leading to increased happiness levels. Moreover, social connections and community bonds are stronger in these regions due to a collective sense of overcoming adversity, contributing to a greater sense of fulfillment and contentment among individuals.
This phenomenon offers numerous lessons for the whole world. Firstly, the contrasting experiences between developed and developing countries highlight the importance of reevaluating societal priorities. While economic growth remains crucial for improving living conditions, it should not be the sole focus. Developed nations can learn from developing countries by placing greater emphasis on non-material aspects of well-being such as social relationships, work-life balance, and mental health support systems. Furthermore, this trend underscores the significance of finding purpose beyond material possessions. Developed societies should strive to create environments that foster personal growth, self-actualization, and community engagement. By shifting the focus from constant consumption to holistic well-being, individuals in developed countries can rediscover happiness through meaningful connections and experiences.
All things considered, the increasing happiness levels observed in developing countries compared to declining levels in developed nations can be attributed to a combination of factors such as diminishing returns and the appreciation of small improvements. This phenomenon serves as a reminder for developed societies to reassess their priorities and place greater emphasis on non-material aspects of well-being. By doing so, individuals in these nations can find fulfillment and happiness beyond material possessions, ultimately leading to more balanced and content lives.
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Your prompt restatement did not include the basis for the happiness of both sectors, which is economic growth (financual wealth) so your restatement is incomplete and inaccurate. There is a result, but there is no basis for this action. You skipped out on referring to your direct summarized reasons in response to the questions. You will not receive a score for the writer's opinion part in this paragraph because you did not present one. There is no score to be provided for simply repeating the writing response instructions. You wasted your chance to get a passing score in this essay because you did not properly develop your prompt restatement and writer's opinion. While your explanation is detailed and well developed, you may not be able to write so precisely within 40 minutes. Try to keep it as quick and short an explanation as possible. Long explanations are never beneficial to the exam taker.


We've Been Trickled Down Upon Enough
February 24, 2021
The Legislature is now considering the Gianforte tax policy: cutting income taxes for the wealthy with the promise that a windfall for those at the top will somehow “trickle down” to the rest of us.
That familiar refrain is called “supply-side economics.” It’s been told and retold for decades by politicians and hucksters, but it’s not true. It’s a political-economic lie repeated so often for such a long-time that many inherently believe that it is true.
But check out the Kansas nightmare where cutting taxes for the wealthy created a fiscal disaster, falling bond ratings and...