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The Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria-based Seahouse Records, which is run by Emker Cel, produces music. This tiny outpost doesn’t have much going for it, but because there isn’t much else to do, it is beginning to produce some really good music. Leading the way in this are Emker Cel and Seahouse, who have a lot to offer. The song Death Of Dreams and its animated music video demonstrate the caliber of the production this artist and the label are putting out in 2023. Check out the exclusive interview below:
1. Can you tell us a bit about where you come from and how it all got started?
EMKER CEL: I released my first EP in 2016, having gone solo after my previous band had broken up. So I became the writer, singer, producer, and played (almost) everything. I enjoy playing all the parts myself, but I sometimes struggle with drums so I get a proper drummer in.
2. Did you have any formal training or are you self-taught?
EMKER CEL: It’s a bit of both. I am self-taught instrumentally, and in music technology and songwriting, but I did a music degree too so I know my theory!
3. Who were your first and strongest musical influences and why the name ‘EMKER CEL’?
EMKER CEL: I was brought up on The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and all sorts of other great music that my parents were into. I think those earliest influences remain my strongest, and I always go back to them for more. I think the 1990s was a big stylistic and sonic influence for me too. The name ‘Emker Cel’ is one possible phonetic interpretation of my first initial and surname (M Kassell), though there are still friends and family who haven’t clicked this yet. I like playing with words and sounds.
4. What do you feel are the key elements in your music that should resonate with listeners, and how would you personally describe your sound?
EMKER CEL: I definitely value melody and harmony, although I am more interested in exploring rhythm these days. I think my lyrics are honest and open to interpretation, you can take them and apply them to your own situation, and I like it when people do that. I would describe my sound as that of someone who makes music for himself without worrying about fashion or trends, but who also always has an open mind.
5. What’s your view on the role and function of music as political, cultural, spiritual, and/or social vehicles – and do you try and affront any of these themes in your work, or are you purely interested in music as an expression of technical artistry, personal narrative, and entertainment?
EMKER CEL: I think music is vital as a personal therapy, even if you get your lyrical ideas out in a song and you make obscure references that very few people may get, it does you good to know that you’re making your voice heard somehow. We do have a platform, and we should use our voice for political reasons if it’s right for the individual. I respect fans of artists who encourage that and accept it. It’s certainly needed in these times. I’d always value the making of original music as an artistic expression and not as entertainment: I kind of see these as opposites, and this may come from the struggle for original artists to get decent live shows and be taken seriously at grass roots level, when the competition is the ever-increasing popularity of covers bands and tribute acts. It’s hard to define yourself in that kind of culture, the mainstream expectation is for you to entertain, and it’s often a perverse kind of pleasure you can take by presenting your own music rather than something they’ve heard of.
6. Could you describe your creative processes? How do usually start, and go about shaping ideas into a completed song? Do you usually start with a tune, a beat, or a narrative in your head? And do you collaborate with others in this process?
EMKER CEL: I usually write on an old nylon string guitar, as it’s the only one I have at home. It’s nice though, because I can play chords with my fingers and a bassline with my thumb, so I can get a really good idea of what’s going on harmonically. I usually start with a chord sequence and fit a vocal melody to it. The voice recorder app on my phone has been a revelation here. I record all my ideas and then sift through them later to see which one I want to work on. I have tried working with other people, but I’m much more comfortable working alone. I find it hard to express where I want the piece to go, and sometimes I don’t even know: a song can take years for me to finish sometimes, because I’m waiting for the right part to come along. Sometimes I’m done in an hour. I sometimes set myself limits or targets to make sure I get the job done, or even to get the job done a certain way (for example, with my song Some Things from the 2018 album From The Waves, I limited myself to using only major chords for the whole song).
7. For most artists, originality is first preceded by a phase of learning and, often, emulating others. What was this like for you? How would you describe your own development as an artist and music maker, and the transition towards your own style, which is known as INDIE?
EMKER CEL: Yes, and I have no problem wearing my heart on my sleeve and admitting where I take my influence from. The key is to have so many, that something unique will come out. Listen to everything! There are so many milestones to hit: finding your own voice, finding your own sound, knowing what to leave out of a song even though you like it: the discipline is the challenge, and you have to be brave and take the leap. I don’t want to sound like anyone else, and I don’t think I do, but I’m sometimes happy to think someone can hear “X” or “Y” in my sound, even if it wasn’t deliberate.
8. Do you feel that your music is giving you back just as much fulfillment as the amount of work you are putting into it or are you expecting something more, or different in the future?
EMKER CEL: Fulfillment comes at different stages of original music: the first is the discovery of the new idea, the second is taking that idea and completing the writing of the song. Then you get all sorts of satisfaction at recording and mixing stage, and then of course the pride of releasing it for people to hear. By then, I’m satisfied. If people like it and say nice things and listen to it, that’s wonderful, but even if they don’t, I want to know that I’m already satisfied and have done the best I could.
9. What has been the most difficult thing you’ve had to endure in your life or music career so far?
EMKER CEL: I got long Covid in 2020, and barely left the house for 6 months. My young son was only a year old. Some days I could barely walk. My voice went. My ability and desire to make music went. I thought “Is this it?”. It was a scary time, nobody knew what this thing was or how long it would last. I went through a long recovery and am still not there, I’m still attending clinics, I don’t have the energy or voice that I used to have. Some days I can’t sing, but those days are become less frequent. To actually release new music is a massive achievement for me, and the whole experience has made me realise just how much I want and need to do this. It’s kind of a comeback, I suppose.
10. Do you think is it important for fans of your music to understand the real story and message driving each of your songs, or do you think everyone should be free to interpret your songs in their own personal way?
EMKER CEL: It’s really important to me that there’s a two-way relationship between artist and audience. The creative process doesn’t necessarily have to stop with me: if a listener is interpreting my words and getting something from them, then their reward is what they’re making it. To this end, I have been making some lyrics on the forthcoming album (You Are Everything You Are, Seahouse Records, summer 2023) fairly ambiguous, or at least make it possible to take alternative meaning from them. Death of Dreams, this latest single, is a great example of this. I played this for some friends before releasing it and most of them assumed the lyrics referred to a personal, romantic relationship. I have designed the lyrics in such a way that this is feasible, but the actual meaning of the lyrics is one of a power struggle, and a political one at that. As long as someone doesn’t interpret my lyrics as something that I am morally opposed to, then I absolutely encourage people to take what they want from it.


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Immune cell study sheds new light on how inflammatory arthritis begins
Published on 25 January 2017
A new study examining the movement of immune cells has led to new insights into how the biological processes that lead to inflammatory arthritis get started.
The research from Massachusetts General Hospital used a novel approach for imaging the movement of immune cells in living animals, and could pave the way for new methods of treating the disease.
How joint inflammation commences
Inflammatory arthritis occurs when immune cells from the blood are chemically drawn into the joint, attacking healthy tissue to cause pain and inflammation. When the disease reaches a symptomatic stage, it is often difficult to determine the initial steps that set off the process.
This study, published in the medical journal Science Immunology, used multiphoton intravital microscopy - an imaging technology that allows immune cell movements to be tracked in real time - to follow the development of arthritis in lab mice with rheumatoid arthritis, in order to better understand how this works.
It was revealed that the presence of immune complexes within the joint space leads to the production of a molecule called C5a, which is then displayed on the inner walls of adjacent blood vessels and causes immune cells called neutrophils to pass into the joint, setting off the process of inflammation.
The implications for treatment
Understanding the biological functions involved in triggering inflammatory arthritis could prove instrumental in future efforts to design therapies that interrupt this process by shutting down crucial steps.
The team is now looking to carry out further research to gain a better view of how this process works and to determine whether other types of immune cell may also be involved.
The study's senior author Dr Andrew Luster, chief of Massachusetts General Hospital's division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, said: "The control of immune cell entry into the joint represents a major point at which new therapies could be developed to reduce the symptoms of inflammatory arthritis."
Arthritis Research UK's view
Dr Natalie Carter, head of research liaison and evaluation, said: "This study will help us gain a better understanding of how inflammation begins in the body and could lead to more effective treatment and earlier diagnosis of arthritis.
"Inflammatory arthritis is an autoimmune disease that attacks what it means to live. We fund research to find better treatments and gain more insight into this painful condition, allowing effective treatment to begin much earlier than before.
"However, we need to continue to carry out research to understand where and why arthritis starts and how immune cells can be controlled in the early stages of inflammatory arthritis so we can do more to overcome the pain, isolation and fatigue that it causes.
"This is the focus of our flagship Arthritis Research UK Rheumatoid Arthritis Pathogenesis Centre of Excellence, where we have invested £2.5 million into understanding the causes of rheumatoid arthritis."

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Strong safety Keanu Neal won’t be returning to the Atlanta Falcons in 2021. The hard-hitting safety has decided to join the Dallas Cowboys where former Falcons head coach Dan Quinn is the defensive coordinator.
According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, Neal has agreed to terms on a one-year deal worth up to $5 million.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 20, 2021
Neal was believed to be at the top of Atlanta’s priority list going into the offseason. However, the team’s salary cap situation made it hard to keep the former first-round pick in town.
In 2020, Neal returned to the Falcons after suffering season-ending injuries in 2018 and 2019, recording 100 tackles (76 solo), nine tackles for a loss, one interception, and one forced fumble.
Neal is expected to move to weakside linebacker in Quinn’s defense. The Falcons will travel to Dallas to take on the Cowboys this upcoming season.

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TOP 10 FAMILY RESORTS IN AUSTRALIA
Apartments are privately owned or operated by Blue Sky Holiday Group and are located within Turtle Beach Resort complex situated in the center of the Gold Coast at Mermaid Beach. We manage fifteen 1, 2, & 3 bedroom apartments within Turtle Beach Resort building and has no affiliation with the on-site manager.
The Resort features tropical gardens surrounding lagoon pools, wading pools, lap pools, spas, children's water park and interspersed with free barbecues. From the moment you arrive in this subtropical oasis woven around a wonderful lagoon setting, the emphasis is on the simple pleasures of your privacy, calm, relaxation and effortless enjoyment. Breezy balconies and terraces offer uninterrupted views of lush tropical greenery.
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How much does it cost to fix a 2 inch dent?
The dent repair cost may range from $50 to $2,500. Although that’s a broad range, most small dents that are roughly an inch in size may cost around $50 to $125. Small indentations may come from a flying rock or piece of hail. Dents stemming from a collision are typically larger and cost $150 or more.
How much is it to fix a car door latch?
On average, it will take around an hour and forty minutes to make this type of fix. The total cost should be anywhere from $80 – $200, depending on your car’s make and model.
How do you get a dent out of a metal car door?
Place the heat gun down on a safe surface like a cement floor. Then hold the can of compressed air upside down in front of the dent in the metal door. The spray nozzle must face the dented metal door. Depress the trigger and spray the compressed air over the damage, covering the entire dent.
How do you fix a bent door frame?
How do I fix a dent in my car with metal?
Do It Yourself dent repair?
- Try the plunger method. You know how powerful a plunger can be with your plumbing problems? …
- Use hot water for dented bumpers. Bumper plastic is hard for good reason. …
- Hammer out the dent. …
- Pop out the dent with a hair dryer and compressed air. …
- Buy a dent removal kit.
How do you pop out a dent?
First, heat the dent with the hairdryer approximately six inches away for about 30 seconds. Then cover the dent with a piece of aluminum foil and rub dry ice over it. The rapid change from hot to cold should make the dent pop out within a minute or so. Another temperature trick involves boiling water.
Do dent pullers work?
Dent pullers only work on shallow dents on flat, flexible surfaces. They can improve the appearance of dents but probably won’t create a perfect finish. But these tools will not work on deep, angular dents or damage along the edges of bodywork.
Can a car door latch be repaired?
A damaged door latch can be the result of a damaged exterior or interior door handle. Damaged door latches cannot be repaired, only replaced.
How much is a latch?
The Latch C is priced at $299 per lock, plus the cost of a Latch subscription software plan service. Latch is taking pre-orders for the C now, with the first buildings due to receive the device this fall, according to Schoenfelder.
Do dent pullers work on metal?
Unfortunately, DIY dent pullers will not work on deep, angular dents or damage along the edges of bodywork. Dents in areas of thick metal are very difficult to remove at home.
How long does it take to fix a dent in a car?
For traditional car dent repair, you’re probably looking at between 2 days and 2 weeks. If the damage qualifies for Paintless Dent Repair, the dent could be fixed in as little time as an hour. Car dents could take a few hours to repair or they could take a couple of weeks.
How much does it cost to straighten a frame?
Estimates vary based on the severity of the damage in question, but full frame straightening usually costs between $500 and $750 plus repairs to other areas of the vehicle. This process is highly situational – your best bet is to ask a body shop to evaluate the vehicle before you plan on having frame work performed.
How do you repair a metal door jamb?
How do you fix a warped exterior metal door?
Adjusting a Warped Door
To fix a slightly warped door, try adjusting the stop, partially shimming the hinges, or adding another hinge. Where there is a slight bow on the hinge side, centering a third hinge between the top and bottom ones often pulls the door back into alignment.
Is it worth fixing small dent on car?
Reduced resale value.
Things like unrepaired dents can lower the value of a used car, even if they’re small. Add paint damage and rust spots to these car dents, the price a buyer is willing to pay goes down even more. Furthermore, unrepaired dents are a sign of a neglectful owner.
How much would it be to repaint a car?
Basic costs range from $300 to $900. Standard: The cost of a standard paint job usually includes sanding the body and removing rust before painting to get an attractive finish. Standard costs range from $1,000 to $4,500.
What is pops a dent?
Pops-a-Dent It’s the one professionals use! It’s simple to use, just three easy steps and Pops-A-Dent removes dents from hail, other car doors, and more … without damaging the surface of your car! Pops-A-Dent saves you money and is the economical alternative to costly dent professionals.
How do you fix a dent in a wood door?
Fill the dent with wood filler and use a putty knife or similar tool to smooth the surface before the filler has a chance to harden. Once the wood filler has dried, gently sand the area until it forms a smooth, level surface. Reapply your desired stain or paint to the dry surface.
Can boiling water damage car paint?
While it does work on metal, parts like side mirrors, lights, and wheels will not work. Pouring hot water over metal also has its problems. It could warp the metal out of shape, make it less sturdy; it could even ruin your paint job if your paint isn’t up to par.
Does stainless steel dent easily?
Stainless steel appliances are durable and versatile, which is why they’re so common in modern homes. But dents in stainless steel appliances can lead to corrosion and long-term damage to the appliance. This is especially true in high-use appliances such as refrigerators and dishwashers.


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Do you have curious kids asking questions about the human body? Then you need some amazing human anatomy books for kids. These amazing books include fun illustrations to show children not only the parts of the human anatomy but also how it works!
Anatomy Books for Kids
This list of books includes books appropriate for younger and older kids. Some include fun facts that are so much fun for young kids to learn, while other books go into detail about the various anatomical features of the human body.
Board Books About the Amazing Body
Even little toddlers will have questions about the body and how it works. What happens when we eat? Why do I have blood inside of me? These educational books will introduce the smallest child to different parts of their body. Plus, these board books can handle the rough, loving care of a tiny toddler.
My First Body Board Book – This book is perfect for a young toddler just learning to speak. It introduces basic vocabulary about the different parts of their body, such as toes, hair, eyes, and nose. I know it made my life much easier to have my kids able to describe where they got injured without just whimpering they hurt. I could inspect their little knee, give them a kiss, and encourage my children to run off and play.
My First Body – This is another incredible book about the human body. The bold pictures will teach a child the language skills needed to communicate about their own body. It doesn’t go into detail about the internal parts of the body but does introduce basic words, like back and knee.
My Body – My Body is a science book written for young learners that goes into a bit more detail about the human body. It’s an interactive little book that will introduce kids to the digestive tract, skeleton, and brain in a manner appropriate for small children.
First Human Body Books
Very young children are fascinated by the human body and how the body works. These books include colorful illustrations that show young children the parts of the body. The books will answer basic questions while giving you the perfect springboard for more detailed discussions later.
My First Human Body Book: Toddler Human Body – Help your kids learn about the squishy human body by reading a book written for very young children. It includes colorful illustrations of the different organs and is the perfect introduction for young learners.
My 1st Book of Human Anatomy – This delightful book is written for children 7 years old and younger. It even includes a fun labeling activity to help kids master the various body parts. Curious kids will get to peek inside the body with fun illustrations. They’ll see various anatomical features like the skeletal structure and circulatory system.
Dr. Seuss Discovers: The Human Body – My kids loved The Cat in the Hat and his two helpers, Thing One and Thing Two! This delightful and informative book gives young readers the information they want to know about how the body works. It’s the perfect book to hand your kids to start answering all of their questions!
Great Anatomy Books for Early Readers
Small children are not the only ones asking questions about the human body. Early readers also want educational material that’s written at their reading level. These will become some of your children’s favorite books as they curl up learning about both body parts and body systems.
What’s In Your Body? – This is the perfect board to answer kids’ insatiable questions like how scabs are formed and what the biggest organ is. The book uses fun illustrations and children’s love of the gross to give kids a great introduction to how the body works.
Me and My Amazing Body – If you’re looking for a simple-to-read book that will teach your kids about the human body, you’ll be delighted with this find. It’s an engaging book that not only talks about the different parts of the human body but also their basic functions.
Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body – My kids adored the Magic School Bus books when they were young. It includes reliable information and an exciting storyline. The Magis School Bus Inside the Human Body continues the series with a fabulous jaunt inside Arnold’s body. He accidentally swallowed the school bus. Will the class make it out?
Anatomy Books for Kids
These are some more cheerful human anatomy books that discuss the body and its major system for early elementary kids. The books teach kids amazing things. Plus, they’re the perfect addition to any anatomy unit study you might be covering in your homeschool.
Human Anatomy for Kids – This incredible book about the body includes detailed information about the nervous system, reproductive organs, and other major systems in a manner appropriate for elementary-age kids. It’s the perfect book to answer all of your child’s questions about the human body.
Human Anatomy for Kids – If you’re looking for a book with hands-on activities like pulling the DNA out of strawberries, then this is the perfect book for you. It includes detailed illustrations to give kids a visual guide to the human body. Plus, it includes plenty of fun facts kids love to learn.
How Does My Body Work? – Not only does this incredible book include great information about the human body, but it also has over 40 hands-on activities for kids to complete. Kids can learn about the blood system, cells, and bones!
Best Anatomy Books for Kids
Are you looking for some of the best anatomy books you can give your kids? Then check out these great anatomy books that will give your kids some weird but true facts about the human body. Plus, kids can learn some health tips as they read. These books will become some of your children’s favorite books.
Human Anatomy Fact Books for Kids
The best way to teach kids about the major systems of the body is to pull out intriguing books designed to appeal to young readers. This short list of books includes fun facts, weird information, and all the details a young kid wants to know about the squishy human body. Plus, the fun activities are a great supplement to the educational material in the books.
Weird But True! Human Body – Encourage your kids to learn all sorts of crazy facts about the human body. For instance, did you know that if you line up all your blood vessels, the line is so long that it will circle the Earth two times? This book
Human Body Anatomy Facts and Activities for Kids – Give your kids a book that includes fun experiments, a tour of the body, and colorful illustrations. This book is a great way to satisfy kids’ curiosity about how the human body works.
Human Body: The Facts Book for Future Doctors – If you have a kid dreaming about becoming a doctor, then you need to pick up this book. It’s the perfect introduction to the human body. Just as a heads up, it’s best for younger elementary-age kids.
Anatomy Knowledge Encyclopedias
Sometimes the best science book isn’t an exciting trip through the human body, it’s an encyclopedia that gives kids all the information they want to know about the human body anatomy. They’ll learn about both sides of the brain and the book system through beautiful illustrations and detailed information. All their questions will be answered in an age-appropriate way!
First Human Body Encyclopedia – Peek into the human body and learn how the body systems work. Young readers will learn how their body fights germs. They’ll learn about allergies. And they’ll learn all about the digestive system. It’s a great book for any child who’s beginning to ask questions about their body.
DK Knowledge Encyclopedia: Human Body – Take a look into the human body with DK’s knowledge encyclopedia. The book is packed with educational material that will fascinate your kids, including a look at the digestive tract, the skeletal structure, and the circulatory system. The detail included in the CGI artwork is incredible!
Human Body: A Visual Encyclopedia – If a picture is worth a thousand words, then you need this book on your shelf. The visual encyclopedia shows kids details about the major systems. It’s a great book to have on hand for homework or an anatomy unit study.
Human Anatomy Coloring Books
The best way to master the human anatomy isn’t just to look at the illustrations but to interact with them through coloring. These coloring books vary from simple anatomy pages for young kids to detailed anatomy coloring books designed for older kids and teenagers.
Human Anatomy Coloring Book – This coloring is perfect for very young children to color and learn about the human body. It also includes fun activities like word searches and mazes, making it perfect for a human body science unit or an educational coloring book for a road trip.
My First Human Body Book Coloring Book – This coloring book is so much fun for young kids to complete. It not only has pictures of the body but includes explanations as well. It’s a great book to slip into your kid’s Christmas stocking or just to have on hand.
Human Anatomy Coloring Book – Middle grade readers and older children will enjoy completing this detailed human anatomy coloring book. Plus, it’s full of reliable information. Even adults will enjoy coloring it!
These incredible anatomy books for kids are packed full of fun facts for children to learn. Your children will sit down and browse through these books for hours. As your kids read, they’ll learn fun facts, study the images, and complete the hands-on activities. You’ll be amazed by how much your children know about the human body after reading these fun books!

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Supersets are a fairly common method that gym-goers use to amp up their workouts, and it’s undeniable that they’ll get you pumped. But are supersets all they’re cracked up to be? We break it down here.
First off, it’s important to understand how straight sets work your muscles. Performing multiple sets in a series for the same exercise increases muscle fatigue, which then increases motor-unit activation. As the muscle gets tired, the brain tries to activate more muscle fibers to compensate. Despite the increase in muscle activation, the accumulation of fatigue hampers the ability to complete reps without decreasing weight loads.
An alternative way to perform sets is to alternate sets for two different exercise involving antagonist muscle groups. For example, first do a set of biceps curls followed immediately by a set of triceps pushdowns, then rest. This is called a superset. Research has shown that preloading an antagonist muscle group right before performing a lift may improve the ability to maintain the target number of reps performed from set to set.
In a collaborative effort, researchers from Brazil and Canada compared traditional sets and supersets for number of reps completed and fatigue. The training protocol consisted of three sets of bench presses (10RM load) followed by three sets of seated rows (10RM load). The traditional-sets group did all three sets of bench presses before moving on to seated rows. The superset group performed one set of bench presses and then immediately moved on to seated rows and performed one set.
The superset group was able to perform significantly more reps each set of both exercises following the first set of bench presses. Interestingly, measures of fatigue were also greater for the superset group despite still being able to complete more reps per set.
Compared with traditional sets, supersets allow more volume to be used with a given weight load and appear to work the muscle harder, all within a shorter time period to complete all sets. Preloading an antagonist muscle group (e.g., doing a set of bench presses for chest) facilitates strength production of the agonist muscle group (e.g., doing a set of seated rows for back) and may lead to greater strength gains.
Using a training split that calls for training both “push” and “pull” muscle groups in the same workout provides an opportunity to use supersets. Arrange your workout so that you group a push and a pull exercise together for a superset. For example, you can superset biceps and triceps, chest and back, quads and hams, even front delts and rear delts.

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Which of the following is a widely held misconception about Kharaj practice?
Kharaj practice helps you also develop ability to sing very high pitched notes
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Staff, parents and community members are all involved in the process of forming that calendar.
"You have negotiated contract days, you have testing, you have built-in things like Balloon Fiesta," said Monica Armenta, Executive Director of the APS Communications Department. "It's a really delicate and difficult task to agree on that school year calendar. It takes hours and hours of meeting and…lots of people have a voice in it."
Under the current proposal, the 2018 school year will start August 13 and end on May 22 of 2019. Parent-teacher conference and planning days are also penciled in, as is a slightly different winter break.
"The winter holiday break is going to be later, it doesn't start until close to the 24th and runs all the way to January 8th so that's going to be a little bit different," Armenta said.
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Russian billionaire Yuri Milner has announced a $1 million USD prize for crafting the best message to represent humanity to potential extraterrestrial contacts. The message, of which would be transmitted as part of the 'Breakthrough Message' phase of the program, where the message would be beamed to stars that would be likely to support civilizations.
Astronomer Franklin Drake, one of Breakthrough Initiatives' members, and pioneering member of earlier searches for extraterrestrial contact, says that they will automatically eliminate anything written in a human language. "Some people have foolishly composed messages in English. Big mistake," Drake warns.
rake, whom as involved in the development of the messages included in on the Voyager and Pioneer space probes, including their information plaques, offers advice on conveying a message to beings that are unlikely to understand human language. "There are many common reference points. Chemistry, for instance. Through the spectral lines of elements, which are the characteristic fingerprints they leave on the light spectrum, we can give scale - hydrogen's spectral line could be a common unit of length."
It's possible that aliens--or somebody else--has already responded to a human message, as the Chilbolton Image pictured here is a response to the 1974 Aricibo message sent from the Aricibo radio telescope. Is it a response from aliens, as it appears? The extraordinary intricacy of the crop formation and another nearby has never been explained or duplicated. You can find a comparison of the Aricibo and Chilbolton messages here
Well, maybe there’s a way to appear non-aggressive, but also be able to protect ourselves if necessary. Like smiling and waving with one hand, but the other hand holding the severed head of a tiger.


text: A registered historic landmark in the National Registry of Historic Landmarks and Places, the First African Baptist Church was organized in 1773. This magnificent Savannah landmark still contains many of its original elements including several stained glass windows, light fixtures, the baptismal pool and the 1832 Pipe Organ. The pews in the balcony were made by slaves and are nailed on to the floor; you can still see the markings they made in the African dialect known as “Cursive Hebrew”. Come for a visit or to enjoy a Sunday service. Be sure to look up at the “Nine Patch Quilt” design on the ceiling – a symbol that the church was a safe house for slaves.

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The purpose of this sketchbook is to be your visual diary. Practice using visual language to express your feelings and ideas. Each week bring your sketchbook to be checked. You must have at least one drawing done in your sketchbook per week HOWEVER you are encouraged to draw as much as possible.
If you document something personal you do not want me to see, mark it as private with a post-it and I will skip that page when checking your sketchbook.
Your sketches don’t always have to be paper and pencil. If you prefer working with collage or mixed media feel free to experiment.
Each week I will present a theme for your sketchbook assignment. This is just a suggestion if you are having trouble thinking of something to draw. You do not have to follow the theme.
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Woohoo, the November Bubbly Funk kit has just gone into the shop for pre-order.
This one is so lush you really don't want to miss it. There are fab papers and some rather delicious special items in there that will have your creative juices flowing and no mistake. Caroline never tells Di and I what is going to be in the boxes each month so it's always exciting to slice open the tape and get in there as quickly as possible.
This one had me ooohing and ahhing, it's just sooooo pretty!
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Is he out of his mind? Former Newcastle striker Nile Ranger has a tattoo of his name drawn onto the side of his HEAD
- Nile Ranger, 22, has had his own surname tattooed onto his head
- The striker left Newcastle last season and has not found a new club
He is a free agent so you would expect the next thing Nile Ranger to sign would be a contract for a new job.
But the former Newcastle United striker has instead done something a little more extreme and had his surname tattooed onto the side of his face.
Not one to shy away from controversy, the former Newcastle striker had the word 'Ranger' inked onto his head and put a picture of the work on Instagram.
Lost your mind: Ranger posted an image of his new tattoo on Instagram
Charges: Ranger will appear in court next month to face allegations of rape in connection with an incident at a hotel
Ranger said on his account: 'My name RINGS BELLS #POWERFUL #RANGER #INKKING'.
His latest effort accompanies several other tattoos, including a smiley face inked inside his lower lip.
The 22-year-old left Newcastle by mutual consent in March after playing just four times last season, and is yet to find a club to take him on for the new season.
He is currently facing a rape charge in connection with an incident in a Newcastle hotel room and will appear in court next month.
He scored three goals for Newcastle, and had loan spells at Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday in 2011-12. His final appearance for Newcastle came as a second-half substitute in their 2-0 defeat at Brighton in the third round of this season's FA Cup.
He played a part in the Magpies winning the Championship in 2009-10 but struggled to win a permanent place in the first team once the club was established back in the Premier League.
Released: Ranger celebrates one of the three goals he managed to score for Newcastle in 62 appearances
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Police Scotland have said that just over 1% of officers are currently from minority backgrounds.
It is an “absolute priority” to increase ethnic minority representation in Police Scotland, as just over 1% of officers are currently from minority backgrounds, MSPs have heard.
The force’s HR director said diversity in the leadership team is “not where we want it to be”, as she set out ways the force is trying to promote inclusion.
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Equalities Committee on Thursday heard evidence from a number of public sector bodies on how they are improving employment practices.
Jude Helliker, Police Scotland’s director of people and development, said the force is designing a new testing system which aims to “level the playing field” for candidates applying to join.
The current test produced a 20% discrepancy between ethnic minority and white Scottish candidates, she said.
Responding to a question from committee member Mary Fee, Ms Helliker said: “I think we can always do better.
“We have been developing some leadership programmes but we recognise that the diversity in our leadership is not yet where we want it to be.”
She said there had been a “very significant” increase in female representation across the ranks since the formation of Police Scotland in 2014.
Ms Helliker added: “If you look at the total workforce, 2% of our police staff are from a BME (black and minority ethnic) background, and still just over 1% of police officers, and it is an absolute priority for us to increase that.
“Not just increase it at the recruit level but increase it at promoted ranks.
“The public will only recognise the legitimacy of policing when they see themselves in that population.”
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She said Police Scotland had run “introduction to policing” events which were specifically aimed at encouraging applicants from ethnic minority communities.
There was often “great enthusiasm” shown on the first day of these programmes, she said, but interest would then fade.
She continued: “Some of them will come along to the second day, which is a few weeks later, and we invite family and friends to come along.
“And it appears to be at that point that the interest levels start to wane, and I think that from some of the harder-to-reach communities, the issue of family endorsement in policing as an attractive career option is still one of the challenges that we’re facing.”
Committee member Alex Cole-Hamilton asked when Police Scotland next planned to conduct its staff wellbeing survey, as the last one had taken place in 2015.
Ms Helliker said the coronavirus pandemic had prevented a survey from taking place this year, but the next one is due to happen in the new year.
Source: The Scotsman


The Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade is a windshield wiper which is suitable for a wide variety of needs. It will cut through mud, water and dead insects with next to no effort being exerted in the process whatsoever. Despite this, the wiper blade seems to be majorly advertised as being a great blade for those who simply want something to cut through snow and ice. It also tends to be a more frugal alternative to other Bosch windshield wipers, a brand which is already known for offering a great degree of value.
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The Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade is one of the most effective windshield wiper blades on the market. You’ll notice it is able to clear off your windshield quickly and efficiently. Of course, this is exactly what you want to see in a windshield wiper of any sort. You’ll most likely notice this high degree of effectiveness when dealing with winter weather conditions. If you’re simply looking for something to get you through the next few winters, you can never go wrong with the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade.
Not only will it prove to be convenient through its ability to clear ice and snow, you’ll likely find it even helps to preserve your windshield. Wile many windshield wipers may actually scrape snow and ice along the surface of a windshield (an effect which is terrible for your windshield for obvious reasons), you won’t find yourself experiencing this issue with the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade. Although the blade is already a frugal purchase in its own right, it may indirectly save you even more money in the long run through protecting your windshield to a rather large degree. This is a huge plus.
You shouldn’t ever experience any issues with the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade regarding the level of sound it makes while in operation. As with the wiper’s effectiveness, this feature will be most notable if you’re living in the upper half of North America and Europe. If there’s any one time that any given windshield wiper will make noise, it’s in the presence of snow and ice. Because the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade is able to cut through such obstacles with little effort; however, you’ll certainly grow to appreciate the lack of headaches you’ll experience the winter after making the purchase. It always glides smoothly across a windshield, no matter what material it needs to cut through to do so.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that I’ve come to the conclusion that no other windshield wiper blade – made by Bosch or anyone else – can outlast the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade under any given conditions. Bosch says this particular blade lasts forty percent longer than other premium wiper blades, and I believe this without question. It is this particular feature which makes the blade in question as frugal an option as it is. While ice and snow may wear away other blades over a relatively short span of time, that is not so much the case here.
The Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade is very easy to install. I wouldn’t argue that it is the only unit as easy to install as it is, though I’d make a point of noting that there are many blades which are less easy to install than the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade. If you’re sick of messing around with your car all winter and just want to get some new blades on and get on the road, you won’t find the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade to cause you much trouble.
The warranties found on any given Bosch windshield wiper(s) tend to stay consistent across the brand (though don’t take this as law; always check before making a purchase). And, as it turns out, the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade is certainly no exception. For the first year after your initial purchase, you’ll be entitled to a complete warranty. The only rule? Don’t misuse your windshield wipers. If you’ve ever once driven in the rain or snow, you likely know that this is a very easy rule to adhere to.
It seems Bosch has undersold this product to some degree. Despite what the product’s marketing might begin to suggest, this wiper is not only suitable in colder climates. While its strengths will certainly be most apparent under snowy and icy conditions, those living in warmer climates will certainly still appreciate what the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade has to offer. It’s easy to install, it gets the job done efficiently and with little noise, and it proves to be a very frugal purchase in the long run through its above average warranty terms and its large degree of longevity. Even if your area of residence has yet to see snow for the first time, the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade can prove to be a great choice.
Take a look at the Bosch 22B ICON Wiper Blade’s official Amazon listing.


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Introduction on Nepal
Nepal is a country of great natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. Nature has been bountiful. Nepal has been a great source of attraction for her mountains, landscapes, lakes, green valleys and hill sides serrated in the form of an endless series of terraces. It has one third of the total length of the Himalayan range with Mt. Everest (8,848 m) crowning.
Nepal has some ecological zones ranging from Terai, a narrow strip of the Indo-Gangetic plain along the southern border and with Churia, Mahabharat, Valley and Mountainous zones.
Nepal’s great altitudinal variation has resulted in the occurrence of all the world’s major climates making Nepal a biological and genetic diversity. Nepal has an amazing range and variety of fauna and flora.
It is populated by about 110 ethnic groups, each of which has its own customs, dresses, languages, etc. The syncretism of Hinduism and Buddhism exists. It is a birth place of Sita, the consort of Lord Rama of the Ramayana epic and Lord Buddha, the apostle of peace.
Its vivid culture is evident in temples and monasteries and festivals observed throughout the year.
Khumbu Himal is the largest, most rugged varied Himalayan range which has the greatest concentration of peaks. The Khumbu Himal is dominated by Mt. Everest, the highest peak of the world. Namche Bazar is the mountainous base of Everest. This region is inhabited by the indigenous Sherpa People. The Sherpa villages are Syangboche, Khumjung, Kunde, Thame, Thamo, Pangboche, Tyangboche, Pheriche and Lobuche. Much of the Khumbu Himal is included in Sagarmatha National Park which is known for its fauna and flora and included in UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Brief Introduction of Everest Region
Everest region is, in fact, the backbone of tourism industry in Nepal. Since Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world, the significance of Everest and Everest region is undoubtedly matchless compared to other peaks and regions. One cannot deny the fact that the opportunity to see Mount Everest is the fulfillment of ones cherished desire in life. Just as human beings have a keen ambition in life to reach the moon, in the same way, they are also motivated by the desire to visit Nepal every year to fulfill their lofty goal of seeing Mount Everest and feeling proud and happy after the fulfillment of their highest goal in life.
Prior to reaching Mount Everest, we first enter Khumbu area which is composed of high areas like Namche, Syabgboche, Thame, Khumjung, Khunde and Tyangboche which are adorned with captivating natural scenery. In reality, this Khumbu area is the most prominent destination of Everest Region. It is from here that most of the noted Himalayas like Mount Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Tawache, Khumbila, Amadablam, Thamserku, Kusum Kangaru, Kangtenga, Kwangde, Imjatse, Tashi Lhaptsa and Nangbala can be viewed at close quartero. Also some rare wild animals, which are hardly found in any other part of the world are available here including musk-deer, Yak and some excessively beautiful birds like Lophophorous (danfe), pheasants, crow, eagle and vulture. Similarly, different kinds of trees including pine, fur and rhododendron are also found in plenty.
This Khumbu region is inhabited mostly by Sherpas. They have their own traditional customs, festivals, dresses, language and culture. They have got their own monasteries in which they worship collectively. Bulk of the people in this community are involved in the profession of mountaineering while some of them do business in Tibet.
There are others who carry out small hotel business locally and some others are engaged in raising Yak and Nak as their profession. Many schools and hospitals have been established in different villages of this region under the Himalayan Trust established by Sir Edmund Hillary. Therefore, some children go to school and some even go to college these days to pursue higher studies. Potato and buck-wheat are the principal crops grown in this area.
Thus the Khumbu area of Everest region is full of rich natural beauty and vegetation. However, since there are no other means of transport available to reach this area, helicopters and planes are the only means of transportation.
This place is accessible by a 45 minute plane or helicopter flight from Kathmandu. This is main entry points to Everest region. Although direct flights of helicopters and Pilatus Porter plane are operated from Kathmandu to Syangboche Airport, this is also entry point to the Everest region. Therefore, this is also a renowned place in the trekking route.
The tourist groups who come for trekking purpose to Everest region from Kathmandu to Lukla by helicopter or Airplane can arrive here after a three hours walk (at the pace of tourists’ walking) the same day if they embark on their journey after taking some more refreshment at Lukla they can camp here in the evening. This is the only most important and suitable halting place when trekkers are going up and coming back from the Everest region trek. This place lies along the banks of the Dudh (Milk) Koshi river.
It takes about 7 hours to reach Namche from Phakding. This exceedingly enchanting place is the main market place including a Tibetan market of Khumbu area. A large weekly market takes place here every Saturday. On the weekly market day people from low land bring foodgrains, fuel and other essential commodities to sell here and local people buy all the commodities they need for the whole week for their consumption and trade. This is a very busy market which lies within Sagarmatha National Park enroute to Namche from Phakding that can be reached after passing from Jorsalle. This is also an administrative site of Khumbu area.
Many government offices including the headquarters of Sagarmatha National Park, police check post, bank, army camp, post office and clinic are located here. The National Park headquarters lies at Chorkang Danda (La) which can be reached after a 15 minutes walk. A very good museum has been established here. This museum depicts in a very interesting way all vegetation, flora and fauna including birds found in Sagarmatha National Park and the successful mountaineers who have proved successful in climbing Mount Everest so far. This is also one of the important places for trekkers going to Everest region.
Syangboche, one of the most lovely and enchanting places throughout the world, lies at the lap of Khumbila and on the top of Namche Bazaar. This place can be reached by one hour’s helicopter and Pilatus Porter plane flight from Kathmandu, an hour’s walk from Namche Bazaar, three hours walk from Thame, 30 minutes walk from Khumjung, 30 minutes walk from Khunde and four hours walk from Tyangboche. The airport of World located at the highest altitude lies at Syangboche. Helicopter and Pilatus Porter Flight services operate regularly to and from this place. There is a good provision of electricity and telephone service here. A ten minutes climb from Syangboche Airport is all a visitor needs to arrive at Sherpa Panorama Hotels (SPH) which has been established at the exceedingly clean, beautiful, awe-inspiring and enchanting landscape. This is one of the tourist standard hotels in the Everest region. The beauty of the towering and most fascinating mountains of the world can be relished from all directions of hotel. Tourists can enjoy the rich natural landscape not only from outside the hotel but also from the hotel bed, dining hall and tower. The panoramic view of the important sights of Everest region can be enjoyed in the tranquil atmosphere of hotel.
From Syangboche, one can have a very clear view of Mount Everest that lies in the midst of towering Himalayan ranges dotted with rivers like Dudh Koshi and Bhote Koshi river, some desert-like areas and green forests which are home to rare wildlife. Prominent Himalayas that can be seen from here include Mount Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Tawache, Khumbila, Amadablam, Thamserku, Kusum Kangaru, Tashi Lhaptsa, Nangbala, etc. Therefore, the Everest Sherpa Resort (ESR) lies at such a location which is so tempting that we are beside ourselves with joy to see the beautiful natural landscape around us. It seems as if we are immediately transported to a new planet. This sense of enjoyment and fulfillment is further heightened by the warm hospitality offered by hotel staff. Any tourist, no matter whether he is a foreigner or a Nepali, is bound to feel that he has received perfect bliss and relaxation than he had expected the moment he enters this Everest Sherpa Resort (ESR) of in Everest region. In fact, this place is so lovely that it beggars all description.
Each Sherpa village scattered around Syangboche can be reached by one hour’s walk from Syangboche. Sherpa’s have their own traditional culture. They observe various festivals during summer season. Therefore, tourists may visit these villages during summer season to learn about their culture and religion by organizing a cultural and religious tours. This is also the most opportune moment to visit Everest region and study the wildlife, birds and vegetation found in Sagarmatha National Park Area.
The Sherpa village named Thamo can be reached after one and half hour’s walk from Namche Bazaar. This is where the head office of Khumbu small Hydro-electricity Project (KBC) is located which supplies electricity to the whole Khumbu area. After the sight-seeing of the Sherpa villages around this project, we can reach Thame after one and half hour’s walk. This is also a Sherpa village, a beautiful village lying in the Nepal-Tibet border area. One hour’s walk up the slope is enough to arrive at Thame Gumpa lying near a big precipice. This is the way to Tibet. This is also trekking route of Tashi Lapcha and Renjola pass to Gokyo peak trek. A police check post has been established here.
Tourists who cannot go to the Everest Base Camp and Kalapathar or those who have very little time at their disposal may clearly see all the views from Syangboche itself. Likewise, the scenery of Gongla will be highly useful for tourists who cannot go to Gokyo peak. It takes two hours to reach Gongla from Syangboche ESR. It is from here that the mountains and peaks, particularly of Thame side can be viewed and also Gejockbuk and some awe-striking and huge precipices.
Everest region is famous all over the world from tourism point of view. Khumbu valley located in this region is well renowned for the Sherpa villages. Khumbila Mountain (5,761 m) in this area has been regarded by local residents as a holy peak. There is a local tradition of worshipping Khumbila every year in various ways to achieve different objectives. Khunde and Khumjung villages lie in the Khumbu valley which is located at the lap of Khumbila mountain. Khunde is a Sherpa village which lies at an altitude of 4,000 meters. A hospital equipped with modern amenities has been established here with the co-operation of Himalayan Trust founded by Sir Edmund Hillary.
Khumjung Sherpa village lies at an altitude of 3,790 meters. This is also an old Sherpa village where there is a big Khumjung Gompa where the skull of Yeti or the abominable snowman has been preserved. Old chhortens (stupa) and “mane” are found everywhere in this village while the hillside is adorned with green vegetation of pine, fur and rhododendron dotted with wildlife and birds of different colors lending an unforgettable charm to the natural scenery. A bakery has been established here providing an opportunity to our trekking and hiking groups to enjoy the natural surroundings taking a brief rest for some cookies and cakes accompanied by a cup of tea or coffee. A high school has also been operating here with the assistance of Sir Edmund Hillary.
After touring the Khumbu valley we can reach Hotel Everest View after slowly walking uphill from the western slope for about 20 minutes. After wondering around the hotel for sometime, we move ahead towards the western direction, enjoying the beautiful view interspersed with green bush about ten to fifteen minutes walk, we reach our hotel – Sherpa Panorama Hotels (SPH) at another hill.
This area where the world famous Tyangboche monastery has been located is one of the most attractive places of Everest region for natural and religious sightseeing. It takes four hours to reach both Syangboche and Namche Bazaar. The route from Syangboche is so engrossing to the mind because of the beautiful natural landscape that tourists arrive at their destinations without realising how fast the time has passed. This is a very busy place. Though there are some local lodges, they fall far short of basic needs of the tourists. Since our hotel makes arrangement of tents for us when we are there, we don’t have to face any problem. We can have a magnificent view of many Himalayas from Tyangboche also.
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- Syangboche (SYB)
- Lukla (LUK)
- Everest Sherpa Resort (ESR)
- Khumbu Bijuli Company (Khumbu Hydro-Electricity Project) (KBC)


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I love you.
Those words formed the universe. The Almighty breathed them into existence and from them, the light of creation was born.
Three little words, full of sentiment and promise. An expression of devotion, of faith.
When the Fallen were cast out, she took the light of creation from them and with it, the words, leaving only darkness in their wake.
Crowley didn’t notice their absence, at first, so great was the void where he had once felt Her love. It took meeting an angel for him to realize what else he had lost.
It started with a fluttering in his chest, a familiar feeling from his days as an angel, but different in the way that it only reacted to Aziraphale, this beautiful, brilliant, bastard of an angel who had given away his flaming sword and then sheltered him, a demon , with his wing. He hadn't even known if he still could feel in that way until then and the relief of it all was enough to make him want to say something, want to sing this revelation from the highest point of the wall of Eden.
So, when the rain stopped and they were about to go their separate ways, he decided he'd just go for it.
"Hey, Aziraphale!" He shouted at the retreating figure, grinning widely.
Aziraphale turned, still seeming unsure as to whether or not he should regard the demon with wariness.
But Crowley didn't care. The warm feeling in his chest bolstered his courage, and he cupped his hands around his mouth to shout, "I think I-" love you.
He never did get to finish the sentence.
Crowley gagged as he felt something thick like phlegm forming in his throat. He dissolved into a coughing fit and nearly doubled over as the spasms shook his body.
"Crawly?" He hadn't even noticed Aziraphale run up to him until he felt his hand on his back, rubbing soothing circles. "Goodness, are you alright?"
Crowley straightened up and cleared his throat as he nodded. "Yeah," he rasped out, his voice worn and hoarse. "I just wanted to say that I think I might-"
It happened again. This time, he could actually taste the words changing as they formed on his tongue. Their sweetness became cloying as they grew thick and heavy, like syrup.
He opted to swallow it down, rather than let Aziraphale see the hideous mess his harmless sentiment had turned into. It coated his throat as it passed, leaving him feeling like he was suffocating even though he didn't need to breathe.
"I'm fine," he eventually managed to choke out. "I should go."
Aziraphale seemed hesitant to let him leave, apparently having some internal debate as he tried to figure out whether or not it was really safe to let Crowley go off on his own in this state. Finally, he slowly withdrew his hand from where it had been resting on Crowley's back and gave him a single nod.
"Take care of yourself," Aziraphale said and the fluttering un Crowley's chest grew tenfold at the concern blanketing the angel's words.
He had to bite his tongue to refrain from giving a voice to that feeling. "You, too," he said instead.
As he turned and walked away it took all of his willpower to keep from looking over his shoulder.
Once he felt that he had put sufficient distance between the two them, he collapsed to his knees in the endless desert, retching and spitting as a pitch black, viscous substance like tar or oil dripped from his lips. When he finished, he stared down at the mess he had made in the sand with mixed horror and disgust.
Was this the form a demon's love took? Surely not.
He exhaled slowly, his voice barely a whisper as he said, "I lo-"
More of the saccharine filth spilled onto the sand.
So, it was.
This new realization hit him like a tidal wave, and he wanted to scream, he wanted cry, he wanted to shout up to the heavens, cursing her name. How cruel. How terribly cruel to leave him with the ability to love but no way to say it.
But instead of falling into a violent rage, as he wanted, he staggered to his feet, kicking sand to hide the pitiful byproduct of his broken heart.
It was fine, he told himself. He wasn't even sure if he lived the angel, anyway. It was just a thought, probably a reaction to the first display of kindness he had seen since his fall. It was nothing. It would pass.
He continued on into the desert, repeating those words in his head, even as that feeling in his chest fell into a different rhythm, one it would hold steady for thousands of years.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.

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Airborne Internal Interface Standards for Moderate Bit Rate Digital Time Division-Multiplex Systems
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Electrical and electronic systems of modern aircraft are becoming increasingly more complex, requiring the interchange of more and more information within and among these systems and subsystems. At the present time, most of this information is exchanged by use of individual wires dedicated to the communication of each signal. However, many advantages are achievable by utilizing a common medium to communicate multiple signals. This concept is termed multiplexing. It is the purpose of this AIR to define certain characteristics that should be incorporated in aircraft multiplexing systems. These characteristics represent those that have gained general acceptance by industry as being desirable for multiplexing systems. As others are defined, they will be included in revisions of this AIR. All electrical and electronic signals within an aircraft are potential candidates for multiplexing, although the determination of whether or not they are multiplexed is a matter for individual system consideration. However, those signals that are selected for multiplexing preferably should conform to the characteristics included in this AIR.
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Newtek Business Services Corp. (NASDAQ:NEWT) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Wednesday, November 8th. The firm currently has a $19.00 target price on the business services provider’s stock. Zacks Investment Research‘s target price indicates a potential upside of 7.89% from the company’s previous close.
According to Zacks, “Newtek Capital, Inc. resulted from the combination of the businesses previously owned by BJB Holdings, Inc. and REXX Environmental Corporation and is operating as a holding company for a network of partner companies in a collaborative and coordinated effort to develop successful businesses in a number of existing as well as emerging, technological business lines. “
A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “hold” rating and issued a $18.00 price objective on shares of Newtek Business Services Corp. in a report on Friday, October 13th. ValuEngine cut Newtek Business Services Corp. from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 31st. Finally, BidaskClub raised Newtek Business Services Corp. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Newtek Business Services Corp. has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $18.50.
Shares of Newtek Business Services Corp. (NEWT) traded up $0.31 on Wednesday, hitting $17.61. The stock had a trading volume of 140,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 160,712. The firm has a market cap of $311.47, a P/E ratio of 14.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 1.44. Newtek Business Services Corp. has a one year low of $14.70 and a one year high of $18.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.
In related news, Director Richard J. Salute purchased 1,468 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $17.07 per share, with a total value of $25,058.76. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $132,019.38. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Barry Sloane bought 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 6th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $16.60 per share, for a total transaction of $49,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,006,113 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,701,475.80. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 6,568 shares of company stock valued at $110,106. 6.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fusion Family Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Newtek Business Services Corp. by 56.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fusion Family Wealth LLC now owns 6,935 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $113,000 after purchasing an additional 2,506 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Newtek Business Services Corp. in the second quarter valued at about $171,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of Newtek Business Services Corp. in the second quarter valued at about $207,000. KCG Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Newtek Business Services Corp. in the first quarter valued at about $227,000. Finally, American Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Newtek Business Services Corp. by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. American Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,345 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $234,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. 21.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Newtek Business Services Corp. Company Profile
Newtek Business Services Corp. is an internally managed non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The Company’s investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation primarily through loans originated by its small business finance platform and its equity investments in certain portfolio companies that it controls.
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Travis Scott – Skeletons ft. Tame Impala, The Weeknd & Pharrell
The wavy movement is not yet over as an American rapper Travis Scott officially unveiled his 17 track “Astroworld” album with exceptional guest artists of Nav, Sampha, Drake, Migos, Frank Ocean, The weeknd, and 21 savage e.t.c.
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Trump Gets Letter Saying He Is a Target of DOJ Jan. 6 Probe
Former President Donald Trump said he has been notified that he is a target in the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, signaling that he is likely to be charged with federal crimes.
The letter stated that he is a target of the grand jury investigating election-related actions, indicating that prosecutors have specifically zeroed in on his actions and have substantial evidence that he committed crimes.
Trump said he was given “a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury” for testimony. He said he expects to be charged because such a move “almost always means an arrest and indictment.”
It’s customary for prosecutors to give an investigation target the opportunity to testify before a grand jury and make a case for why there shouldn’t be an indictment. However, Trump probably will decline to do so, as he has in other cases in which he was eventually charged.
The notice also gives Trump’s lawyers an opportunity to request a meeting with Smith’s team or other Justice Department officials to make a final pitch against charges, assuming they haven’t done so already.
A spokesman for Smith and the Justice Department declined to comment.
If the Justice Department brings charges against Trump in the Jan. 6 investigation, it will mark an aggressive and unprecedented development. Trump is already under federal indictment for allegedly mishandling classified materials and has been indicted in state court in Manhattan over hush money payments to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. He is currently the frontrunner to be the Republican candidate for president in next year’s election.
The Justice Department’s decision to charge Trump under President Joe Biden — his Democratic rival in the last presidential race and potential opponent if Trump is the 2024 Republican nominee — is also expected to send shock waves through the two-party US political system and sets in motion what is likely to be a ferocious legal battle that could make its way to the US Supreme Court.
Reaction to Trump’s announcement was swift, with Republicans claiming the Biden administration is targeting Trump for political reasons.
“If you notice, recently President Trump went up at the polls and was actually surpassing President Biden for reelection,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters. “So what did they do now? Weaponize government to go after their number one opponent.”
It isn’t clear what specific charges might be brought against Trump, but the Justice Department has successfully prosecuted individuals for their actions related to the Jan. 6 attack with crimes ranging from interference in an official government proceeding to seditious conspiracy.
It also remains to be seen if any of Trump’s associates are charged. A congressional committee that investigated the events leading up to and on Jan. 6 referred not only Trump for criminal prosecution, but also conservative lawyer John Eastman. A lawyer for Eastman couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
Trump’s Track Record
Trump has a track record of previewing legal developments against him and using his public platforms to try to control the narratives surrounding them. For example, Trump announced he had been indicted in the classified documents probe before the charges were announced.
Smith has been leading the sprawling investigation into actions taken by Trump, his allies and his lawyers in the weeks and days before the Jan. 6 attack. Avenues that have been explored by prosecutors include efforts to organize slates of false electors in battleground states that Trump lost and to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to interfere with the certification of the results by Congress.
In the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, Trump was notified he was a target on May 19. His lawyers met with Justice Department officials on June 5 after requesting a sitdown; he was indicted three days later.
The judge overseeing Trump’s criminal case in Florida over his handling of classified documents is scheduled to hold a pretrial hearing Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Fort Pierce to hear arguments from prosecutors and the former president’s lawyers regarding the handling of classified evidence in the case and timing of a trial.


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Has anyone ever heard of or had cushings disease? I was diagnosed with this the other day and I am scared to death.
It's pretty common in dogs and cats, and same type disease. Humans get better treatment though. Do they know the cause of your Cushing's? Most common in women is a non-cancerous pituitary adenoma that they just remove. Odds are, you're going to be fine.
Here is a link that might be useful: Cuching's NIH

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Good morning dear readers. Had a nice weekend? Monday morning. How about touring a two-story stucco English-style manor house? Placed in Northern California, the interiors were designed by Joseph Matzo and Paul Vincent Wiseman, of The Wiseman Group Interior Design.
The furnishings are a multicultural hodgepodge: nineteenth-century English chairs, modern upholstered pieces, matchstick bamboo blinds, ancien régime fauteuils. The walls were dressed in integrally coloured plaster rather than paint, and the maple floors were unevenly stained to give them a blotchy, old effect.
The carpet echoes the living room’s ceiling. The curved lines of the mantel look nice but you cannot display objects on it.
Pale shades, particularly green, are used throughout the house. A Ming vase was made into a lamp. The Fo dogs are 19th century.
The living room’s print helps to bring the garden indoors. A 19th-century English armchair is before a towering walnut fall-front secretary crowned with creamy faience jars.
Beige plaster walls, a celadon carpet and peach and red silk accents make the dining room tranquil,” says the designer. “And the clean lines of the Hepplewhite chairs prevent it from being fussy.”
An antique mantelpiece highlights the family room. “To keep the space from being too formal, we fringed the draperies with hemp,” says Wiseman.
A mixture of French, English and Italian antiques and 19th-century photographs in the master bedroom.
An 18th-century bust of Louis XVI is on the master bedroom’s Louis XVI mantel.
Photography by Tim Street-Porter
Architecture by Legorreta + Legorreta
All images and information from Architectural Digest.


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The film will be based on Shakespeare's classic play The Comedy Of Errors.
Ranveer Singh, Rohit Shetty team up for comedy Cirkus
Mumbai - 19 Oct 2020 16:08 IST
Actor Ranveer Singh and director Rohit Shetty have joined hands once again for a comedy titled Cirkus. This time, Shetty will be adapting Shakespeare’s classic comedy The Comedy Of Errors. The duo last worked together on Simmba (2018).
Cirkus also stars Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez, Varun Sharma, Siddharth Jadhav, Johnny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh Hirjee, Vijay Patkar, Sulbha Arya, Mukesh Tiwari, Anil Charanjeett, Ashwini Kalsekar and Murli Sharma.
The film will be going on floors next month in Mumbai, Ooty and Goa and is set to be released in the winter of 2021. Presented by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series, Cirkus is being produced by Reliance Entertainment and Shetty himself.
The Comedy Of Errors is based on a set of twins who get separated at birth. They meet years later and what ensues, as the name of the play suggests, is a comedy of errors.
Apart from Cirkus and Simmba, Shetty and Singh have also collaborated for the Akshay Kumar-starrer Sooryavanshi but in that film, the actor will only have a guest appearance. His character Simmba along with Ajay Devgn’s Singham will be seen for a short while. Singham, Simmba and Sooryavanshi form a part of Shetty’s cinematic universe revolving around policemen.
The makers have shared a picture of Shetty, Singh, Bhushan and Reliance’s Shibasish Sarkar.


text: They are raring to go. At their age, they can’t wait to fulfill their goals - whether that’s finishing high school, attending university or pursuing an apprenticeship. Instead, many young people are facing frustration full on. The film follows Alena, Karl and Friederike as they go about their daily lives. It tells of their hopes, dreams and fears - and shows what keeps them going despite the challenges.

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EDUCATION AND LAW & ORDER
At a time when the national dropout rate among schoolchildren is increasing, West Bengal has achieved a significant fall in dropouts in 2019-20, from 3.3 per cent to 1.5 per cent. Since the Mamata Banerjee government assumed power in 2011, the state has added more than 187,000 classrooms to its school infrastructure. The number of schools itself has gone up by about 2,100 between 2015-16 and 2018-19.
Bengal now has 42 state-aided and private universities as against 12 in 2011. The state government has allocated 700 crore for higher education in 2020-21 and Rs 8,750 crore for primary, secondary and higher secondary education. Close to 2.1 million students applied for higher education in 2019-20, up from 1.32 million in 2011.
Better educational infrastructure alone did not help. The government encouraged school enrolments through free distribution of some 80 million school uniforms, 7.3 million school bags and 17 million pairs of school shoes in 2019-20. “Almost all primary and secondary schools now provide mid-day meals, benefitting around 11.3 million students,” says a state education official.
Through the Covid pandemic, mid-day meal rations are being directly supplied to the families of students while ‘Banglar Shiksha Dooravashe’, a toll-free number connecting students with their teachers, has gained immense popularity.
During the lockdown, the Kolkata police played a commendable role, from ensuring compliance of norms to dropping groceries and medicines at the doorsteps of senior residents and Covid patients. They even crooned in neighbourhoods to keep public spirits high.
Law and order in Bengal has also shown marked improvement. Two regions that faced sporadic political and Maoist unrest in the past, the Hills and Jangalmahal, are now relatively peaceful. Forty-eight special women police stations have been added across the state. These cater to crimes against women and have more women personnel. Another 40 women police stations and 14 coastal, five cyber crime and 38 child-friendly police stations are being set up. The National Crime Records Bureau report for 2019 found Kolkata to be the ‘safest’ among 19 cities.


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For somebody who has not experienced agriculture in real life, the mere mention of the word takes him back to the school days. At some point during our school life, we all had to write some pretty long essays on agriculture and farming. And if you grew up in India, you somehow always had a picture in mind of two oxen driven by a puny farmer on a hot summer afternoon! However, agriculture in India has come a long way since the time, when oxen were used to plow the fields. Not just the importance but also the technique of doing agriculture has evolved and is multi-fold. Mentioned below are some numbers to crunch in case your mind is going haywire.
Agriculture employs about 60% of the total workforce globally, according to the 2020 survey. In India, the situation is magnified with 78% of the rural households, depending on agriculture as their principal means of livelihood and in 2026, agriculture contributed around 17.32% of the total GDP. Even apart from the economical standpoint, the importance of agriculture can be seen from a humanitarian standpoint and on the risk of sounding philosophical, a spiritual standpoint as well. It stands for a lot of things depending on your vantage point. It means assets of a company, ecosystem for the environment and food for the hungry. Long story short, agriculture is indispensable, hence, it has gone smart and has become IoT enabled. The hi-tech methods of agriculture and farming use sensors for various agriculture-related activities involved in the process of growing food
Wondering how do IoT and agriculture go hand in hand? Well, IoT can affect the scene of agriculture in three ways:
By increasing the productivity per acre of the field: Smarter irrigation techniques have been developed to control temperature, humidity, and other factors using sensors networked wirelessly. This kind of control in irrigation can obviate the harshness of unpredictable weather, and result in better quality and a larger quantity of produce. Did you know that a significant portion of all products in the world, particularly in developing countries, spoils before it ever gets to market? One way to tackle this is to track the product temperature at the point of harvest, right down to the local flash cooling facilities. In order to do so, mobile or fixed cooling facilities using sensors and wireless connectivity can be utilized. Hence, IoT increases the shelf life of the produce by improving the cold chain management.
By solving the pest issue: As the organic movement is gaining momentum, the focus has shifted to finding effective and relatively inexpensive alternatives to pesticides. Wireless sensor networks can monitor pest counts. When the count is too high, the metered chemical delivery system automatically activates and disrupts the mating patterns of pests. Another method is to keep the growth of fungi and other biological contaminants under check by properly managing the humidity, heat, and moisture. Hence, the use of pesticides is not abused.
By conserving water, the most important component of agriculture: With constant monitoring of moisture content in the soil, it will let you know when it is low and will activate the irrigation system till the moisture reaches appropriate levels. This combined with weather forecasting, rather than irrigating the land, it will let the rain do the job. Adding to that, it's always a motivation for organic farming!
Can Nebulae too come in handy as far as agriculture is concerned?
Yes, of course! All three ways discussed, i.e. climate-condition, pesticide, temperature management and moisture in the soil, can be achieved using Nebulae with wireless sensor networks. It provides the right framework for building and getting the maximum productivity.
For more information on this, please visit our website http://www.nebulae.io/. Allow us to assist you in your project with the Internet of Things!

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This picture is the day Peanut came to live with us, Christmas 2010.
Sadly, he foundered recently, and the coffin bone rotated. But, he is now much improved, thanks to his vet, Dr. Jones, and his ferrier, Michael Crowe. Dr. Jones brought his portable x-ray machine, and spent several hours examining Peanut and consulting with Michael. Together, they developed a trimming strategy to get his feet at the correct angle. He also gets a daily dose of Equicoxx, a coxib-class NSAID–to help with pain and inflammation. And, of course, there is always some peanut butter to help the medicine go down! He’s a happy sight to see him trotting across the pasture these days!


The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has set that due diligence visits must be conducted to determine whether a company is eligible for Bumiputera status and not solely based on documentation to ensure the authenticity of the company’s status.
Deputy Minister of Finance Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said the applicant company must meet the criteria set by the MoF before Bumiputera status is granted as a control measure thus, supporting the policy of prioritising Bumiputera companies.
“As of Sept 30, 2023, a total of 108,870 companies are registered with the MoF, including 57,316 sole proprietorships.
“Out of the 57,316 registered sole proprietorships, 27,335 companies or 48 per cent have obtained Bumiputera status,” he said during a question and answer session at Dewan Rakyat today.
Ahmad said the MoF is committed to simplify the company registration process in line with the government’s procurement principles — public accountability, transparency, value for money, open and fair competition and fair dealing.