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“Real women know the game, so what’s good?” sings the sassy party of three in their debut single “It’s Whatever.” Mia, Paije and Jaz, collectively known as XSO (pronounced “X-O,”) are already making waves in the music industry as they just wrapped the nation-wide Code Red Experience tour with Grammy Award winning singer Monica. I caught up with them in Baltimore!
Atlanta-based XSO made a huge splash with recent performances at the Source Magazine 360 weekend and Streets 94.5 BET Hip Hop Awards Celebration. These dolls also premiered the video for their new single “Why Not?”on Fuse TV and MTV Hits not too long ago.
Star-Maker DeVyne Stephens, who discovered Akon, now adds XSO to his UpFront Entertainment roster. Stephens was also instrumental in the development of multi-platinum superstars such as: Usher, Destiny’s Child, TLC, and other acts. He is looking forward to XSO making a huge impact on both the industry and consumer market.
“Its been a long time since we’ve seen a girl group with beauty, swag, a fun vibe and talent like XSO. To me, they’re the female version of BBD (Bell Biv Devoe). I expect the audience to immediately be able to relate to them because they have experienced and tell familiar stories about love, life, and heartbreak through music, but at the same time its all about having fun,” says Stephens.
Jaz echoed this statement saying, “a lot of our songs are things that we went through. You’ll hear a lot about us in our songs.” in our exclusive interview.
Watch as XSO dishes to me about how they all came together from different cities, more details on their debut single, and who’s single & who’s taken.


3 Inspirational Women Who Empower Me
- Michelle Thomas
- 25 Jan, 2018
“Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person…The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story…And the consequence of a single story is this: It robs people of dignity. It makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult. It emphasizes how we are different rather then how we are similar.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“It takes work to be a citizen, and being a citizen is your first job.” – Maya Wiley
Writers like Chimamanda and activists like Maya continually inspire me to embrace my identity as a global citizen.
3 Inspirational Women
At the inaugural Women’s Convention in Detroit last October, where more than 4,000 (mostly) women gathered to extend the activism of the January 2017 Women’s March, I had the good fortune to meet hundreds more. They now have a spot on my “women who inspire me” list. On this first anniversary of the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, I will thank three in particular.
#1. Alice Smith
When I first saw Alice Smith perform live, I immediately felt frustration at the establishment for not having centered this talent sooner. So kudos to the Women’s Convention organizers for being able to accomplish a “critique of the entire establishment” just by hiring singer-songwriter Alice Smith. What inspired me about Alice’s performance was her ability to let listeners share in the beauty an artist experiences while creating their art. Watching her, I felt I was a balloon being lifted to the sky, growing bigger and more powerful with every passing lyric. I knew I could take this feeling and channel it; I could use it to do my own creating. After 10 years with Mata Traders, the company I helped found, I rely on creative energies like Alice’s to fuel my momentum over the long haul. Doesn’t everyone?
*Alice Smith is a singer-songwriter and has put out two albums, For Lovers, Dreamers, & Me (2006) and She (2013).
#2. Rita Bosworth
I met Rita Bosworth at the Women’s Convention and by the end of our short conversation we were both crying. Just a few months before, Rita had a very different life as a successful lawyer living in the bubble of San Francisco. Now she had quit her job and was here fundraising for the Sister District Project. What inspired me about Rita was not that she had made a personal sacrifice for the greater good. It was rather that she had taken a simple belief and turned it into something concrete. Through commitment, strategic partnerships and (perhaps most mundane of all) prioritization, planning and execution, she created an organization that had become a viable, important part of a larger movement. If I’ve learned anything from helping to establish and grow a company, it’s that mighty things can be built from hundreds of tiny moments of just pushing forward. Creating anything really just starts with holding hands – reaching forward to those in a position to help and backward to those who need the assistance. And then holding on tight.
*Rita Bosworth is the founder of the Sister District Project, which helps Democrats win state elections by harnessing excess blue energy from volunteers and donors across the country and directing it toward strategic, flippable races.
#3. Ai-jen Poo
Unlike many of my peers, I had never heard of Ai-jen Poo before attending the Women’s Convention. Something she said on her panel stuck with me long after the Convention was over. She told a story about meeting a social scientist who, after years of study, concluded that our nation was on the verge of its next great social transformation. “And you are that transformation,” Ai-jen told us. What inspired me about Ai-jen was her ability to shape my perspective about my place, as an individual, within a larger social context. In my favorite panel discussion at the Convention, one of the speakers asked us to examine the extent to which our perspective is the root of oppression. This idea fascinates me. In my greatest version of happiness, we would all have the curiosity and strength to constantly challenge our own convictions.
*Ai-jen Poo is the Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Co-Director of Caring Across Generations


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Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge announced that he received 654 reservation cancellations in one week at one of his restaurants. Addressing the authorities so that the new Covid-19 measures do not harm the food and beverage industry, Kerridge said, “Many places will crumble without help…”
Tom Kerridge, who runs six restaurants in London, Manchester, and Buckinghamshire, asked what the government would do to support the hospitality industry. Speaking on the tightening of Covid-19 measures and the possibility of re-closure, Kerridge appealed to the authorities for help.
Tom Kerridge said on Twitter, “Here we are… This is the list of cancellations taken in one of our restaurants in the past six days… 654 guests I understand why. Public health is the most important thing. But what will the government do to support the industry? Many places will crumble without help…”
To prevent the spread of the Omicron variant, the UK government has implemented new restrictions. Negotiations are ongoing regarding the steps to be taken to prevent the restaurant industry from being affected by these restrictions.

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Ex-Bulgarian Parliament Head: Backroom Games Behind MP Desertion
Bulgaria's ex-head of Parliament Tsetska Tsacheva believes backroom games led to the resignation of the MP Krasimir Stefanov from the center-right opposition party GERB.
Tsacheva, who is also a vice-chair of GERB, stated that none of her party colleagues had information about Stefanov's plans to leave. In her opinion, his decision should be explained with "the way this country is being governed today".
Earlier on Monday, Stefanov, who was also head of Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency in 2011, announced he is leaving his party's parliamentary group.
He did not extensively comment on the reasons for his move, but was quoted by PIK news agency as saying that he was strongly against taking decisions against his own will and being "just a costly button-presser at the parliamentary bench".
Krasimir Stefanov is the third MP to leave the ranks of GERB without quitting the Parliament. The news came shortly after another key official of GERB, Vladislav Goranov, surprisingly resigned as MP on Friday.
- » Bulgarian President Criticises Parliament for Ignoring Citizens' Will
- » Bulgarian MPs Decide Only Question on E-Voting to Appear on Referendum
- » Bulgarian Deputy PM: Anticorruption, Judicial Reform Are Two Sides of Same Coin
- » Reform of Voting Rules, Judiciary Key to Solving Bulgaria's Problems – President
- » Bulgaria’s President to Present Referendum Questions in Parliament
- » Bulgaria's Interior Ministry Officials to Hold Protest in Downtown Sofia

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A massive study published this month in the Journal of Drug Issues found that the proportion of marijuana users who smoke daily has rapidly grown, and that many of those frequent users are poor and lack a high-school diploma.
Examining a decade of federal surveys of drug use conducted between 2002 and 2013, study authors Steven Davenport and Jonathan Caulkins paint one of the clearest pictures yet of the demographics of current marijuana use in the U.S. They found that the profile of marijuana users is much closer to cigarette smokers than alcohol drinkers, and that a handful of users consume much of the marijuana used in the U.S.
"In the early 1990s only one in nine past-month [marijuana] users reported using daily or near-daily," Davenport and Caulkins write. "Now it is fully one in three. Daily or near-daily users now account for over two-thirds of self-reported days of use (68%)."

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The first snow covering of the new year arrived in pair of heavy flurries on Monday.
The first dusting blew through the Crossroads area in the early morning hours while a second snow shower blanketed Corinth around lunch time. Each storm brought around a quarter to a half inch with total accumulations around an inch in some areas of the county. The conditions made travel questionable mostly on bridges and overpasses.
Alcorn County schools called it an official “snow day” with no virtual learning options available to provide students and faculty a true day off to enjoy the white stuff.
While much of the snow melted throughout the afternoon hours, signs remained overnight on roof tops, bushes and cars. With low temperatures in the 20s, slick roadways continued to be a problem.
Oxford, Starkville, Clarksdale, Vicksburg and Jackson all saw snow between 2 to 4 inches. While communities further south in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama missed the snow, but got rain or sleet.
According to the National Weather, as many as 6 inches of snow fell across parts of southern Texas on Sunday causing power outages in some locations. While as much as 2.5 inches of snow fell northwest of Birmingham, forecasters said, and bridges were icy in spots. Snowfall totals of about 4 inches occurred in areas between Center, Texas, and Natchitoches, Louisiana.
More than 110,000 customers in Texas and over 50,000 customers in Louisiana were without power early Monday morning, according to poweroutage.us, a utility tracking website.
The remaining week’s forecast will get a little warmer for Corinth.
Daytime highs will hover around 50 and overnight lows will remain in the 20s and 30s through the weekend. Sun and mostly clear skies will return, according to the National Weather Service.
Area jobless rates are getting back to pre-pandemic levels, although new filings for assistance continue to be above average, according to the latest state labor market report.
Alcorn County posted a jobless rate of 4.6 percent in November, level with the rate a year earlier, ahead of the onset of COVID. The rate is down from 5.1 percent in October. Mississippi’s unemployment rate was down a full percentage point over the month in not seasonally adjusted figures.
Alcorn County ranked 9th for the month among the 82 counties. Tishomingo County, at 4.3 percent, ranked 4th; Prentiss County, at 5 percent, ranked 14th; and Tippah County, at 4.8 percent, ranked 13th. Rates ranged from 3.7 percent in Lafayette and Lamar counties to 16.4 percent in Jefferson County.
New claims for unemployment insurance in the county numbered 185 in November, compared to 39 a year earlier, while continued claims totaled 1,171, compared to 199 a year ago. Regular benefits paid out in the county totaled $135,205, up from $34,940 a year earlier. Benefits through all programs totaled $457,800.
The county had 740 unemployed for the month, nearly unchanged from 730 a year earlier.
The nation’s not seasonally adjusted rate for November was 6.4 percent, down from 6.6 percent in October and up from 3.3 percent a year earlier.
Unemployment rates were lower in November in 25 states and the District of Columbia, higher in seven states, and stable in 18 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Forty-eight states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, and two states had little change.
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Monday that gives the state a new flag that no longer carries the Confederate battle emblem.
The bill signing happened just over six months after legislators retired the last state flag in the U.S. that included the rebel symbol.
During a signing ceremony, Reeves said the old flag was “a prominent roadblock to unity.”
The new flag has a magnolia and the phrase, “In God We Trust.” Reeves called it “one small effort to unify, but it is done in good faith.”
Momentum to change the Mississippi flag built quickly in June as protests against racial injustice were happening across the nation. Legislators created a commission to design a new flag, specifying that the banner could not include Confederate imagery and that it must include “In God We Trust.”
The public submitted more than 3,000 proposals, and the commission chose the design that has a magnolia blossom encircled by white stars representing Mississippi as the 20th state, plus a single gold star representing Native Americans. The gold star is made of diamond shapes that are significant to the Choctaw culture. The flag also has gold stripes representing the artistic heritage of state that has produced blues great B.B. King, and Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner.
The law retiring the old flag also specified that the commission’s proposed new flag would go on the Nov. 3 ballot for a yes-or-no vote. The magnolia design was the only flag proposal on the ballot, and more than 71 percent of people who voted that day said yes.
Putting it into law is the final step in making the magnolia flag an official state symbol. The state House and Senate last week passed the bill that Reeves signed Monday.
The Confederate battle emblem – a red field topped by a blue X with 13 white stars – was put on the upper left corner of the Mississippi flag in 1894 by white supremacists in the state Legislature a generation after the South lost the Civil War. The flag was part of the backlash against political power that Black people had attained during Reconstruction. Critics had long said the flag was a racist symbol that failed to represent a state with the largest percentage of Black residents in the nation.
The Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups have waved the Confederate battle flag for decades. Georgia put the battle emblem prominently on its state flag in 1956, during a backlash to the civil rights movement. That state removed the symbol from its banner in 2001.
Mississippi voters chose to keep the Confederate-themed flag during a 2001 election, but all of the state’s public universities and several cities and counties stopped flying it in recent years. Several took it down after the June 2015 slayings of nine Black worshippers at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. The white man charged in the shooting deaths had previously posed, in photos published online, holding the Confederate battle flag.
Supporters of the Confederate-themed Mississippi flag are starting an initiative that seeks to put four flag designs on the statewide ballot for another vote – the 1894 flag, the magnolia flag, one designed by a Jackson artist as an alternative to the 1894 flag and one designed for the state’s 2017 bicentennial. Getting that on the ballot is a long shot, though, because of the signature-gathering process that is made more challenging by the coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. is entering the second month of the biggest vaccination drive in history with a major expansion of the campaign, opening football stadiums, major league ballparks, fairgrounds and convention centers to inoculate a larger and more diverse pool of people.
After a frustratingly slow rollout involving primarily health care workers and nursing home residents, states are moving on to the next phase before the first one is complete, making shots available to such groups as senior citizens, teachers, bus drivers, police officers and firefighters.
“It gives you hope,” said David Garvin, a New Yorker who turns 80 next weekend and got a vaccination at a city-run site in Brooklyn on Monday, the first day the state made people over 75 eligible along with various front-line workers. “I’ve been in my room for six months.”
In Southern California, 41-year-old nurse Julieann Sparks received a shot through her car window at a drive-thru vaccination site that opened in a parking lot near the San Diego Padres’ baseball stadium.
“It really truly was a hassle-free experience,” she said. After receiving a vaccination, drivers had to stay there for 15 minutes so that they could be watched for any reaction.
Similarly, in Britain, where a more contagious variant of the virus is raging out of control and deaths are soaring, seven large-scale vaccination sites opened Monday at such places as a big convention center in London, a racecourse in Surrey and a tennis and soccer complex in Manchester.
Across the U.S., where the outbreak has entered its most lethal phase yet and the death toll has climbed to about 375,000, politicians and health officials have complained over the past several days that too many shots were sitting unused on the shelves because of overly rigid adherence to the federal guidelines that put an estimated 24 million health care workers and nursing home residents at the front of the line.
About 9 million Americans have received their first shot, or 2.7 percent of the U.S. population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts say as much as 85 percent of the population will have to be inoculated to achieve “herd immunity” and vanquish the outbreak.
Many states are responding by throwing open the line to other groups and ramping up the pace of vaccinations, in some cases offering them 24-7.
In California, one of the deadliest hot spots in the U.S., the drive-thru operation outside the San Diego ballpark is gearing up to inoculate 5,000 health care workers a day. Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles will also be pressed into service by the end of the week, with officials saying it will be able to vaccinate 12,000 people per day when it is fully running.
At the same time, California hit another gloomy milestone, surpassing a death toll of 30,000. It took the state six months to record its first 10,000 deaths but barely a month to go from 20,000 to 30,000. Over the weekend, California reported a two-day record of 1,163 deaths. Hospitals are reaching the breaking point.
About 584,000 doses have been administered in California, or about 1.5 percent of the population.
Arizona, with the highest COVID-19 diagnosis rate in the U.S., began dispensing vaccinations Monday in a drive-thru, round-the-clock operation at the suburban Phoenix stadium that is home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. Shots are being offered to people 75 and older, teachers, police and firefighters.
In Texas, vaccine megasites opened at the Alamodome in San Antonio and on the Texas state fairground in Dallas. Nearly 4,000 people were vaccinated Saturday at Minute Maid Park, the home of baseball’s Houston Astros.
The slow first stage of the U.S. campaign has been blamed in part on inadequate funding and guidance from Washington and a multitude of logistical hurdles at the state and local level that have caused confusion and disorganization.
Florida, the longtime retirement haven with one of the biggest concentrations of elderly people in the country, is using Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens to dispense shots.
Rather than wait for the first designated group of recipients under the federal guidelines to get their shots, Gov. Ron DeSantis has moved to open up vaccinations to people 65 and over.
That step has been met with huge demand, with senior citizens standing in line in the overnight chill or sleeping in their cars – a spectacle that has alarmed many people. DeSantis said drive-thru sites will be ramped up in the coming days.
Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, said it is reasonable to speed things up and move on to the next group of people as long as health workers and nursing home residents continue being given shots at the same time.
“Our country should be able to walk and chew gum when comes to its immunization program,” he said.
WASHINGTON — Despite ample warnings about pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington, U.S. Capitol Police did not bolster staffing on Wednesday and made no preparations for the possibility that the planned protests could escalate into massive violent riots, according to several people briefed on law enforcement’s response.
The revelations shed new light on why Capitol Police were so quickly overrun by rioters. The department had the same number of officers in place as on a routine day. While some of those officers were outfitted with equipment for a protest, they were not staffed or equipped for a riot.
Once the mob began to move on the Capitol, a police lieutenant issued an order not to use deadly force, which explains why officers outside the building did not draw their weapons as the crowd closed in. Officers are sometimes ordered against escalating a situation by drawing their weapons if superiors believe doing so could lead to a stampede or a shootout.
In this instance, it also left officers with little ability to resist the mob. In one video from the scene, an officer puts up his fists to try to push back a crowd pinning him and his colleagues against a door. The crowd jeers “You are not American!” and one man tries to prod him with the tip of an American flag.
“They were left naked,” Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California. said of the police in an interview with AP. She had raised security concerns in a Dec. 28 meeting of House Democrats and grilled Steven Sund, the Capitol Police chief, during an hourlong private call on New Year’s Eve. “It turns out it was the worst kind of non-security anybody could ever imagine.”
In an interview with The Washington Post, Sund said he had asked House and Senate security officials ahead of time for permission to request that the D.C. National Guard be placed on standby in case he needed quick backup. But he said he was turned down.
“If we would have had the National Guard we could have held them at bay longer, until more officers from our partner agencies could arrive,” he told the Post. He said his superiors had been uncomfortable with the “optics” of formally declaring an emergency ahead of Wednesday’s demonstration.
The Capitol Police’s lackluster response to the riots, poor planning and failure to anticipate the seriousness of the threat have drawn condemnation from lawmakers and prompted the ouster of the department’s chief and the Sergeants at Arms of both the House and Senate.
As the full extent of the insurrection becomes clear, the FBI is also investigating whether some of the rioters had plans to kidnap members of Congress and hold them hostage.
Investigators are particularly focused on why some of them were seen carrying plastic zip-tie handcuffs and had apparently accessed areas of the Capitol generally difficult for the public to locate, according to an official.
The official was among four officials briefed on Wednesday’s incident who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation publicly.
Larry Rendell Brock, of Texas, and Eric Gavelek Munchel, of Tennessee, who both were photographed with plastic restraints as they broke into the Capitol, were arrested by the FBI on Sunday. Prosecutors said Brock also donned a green helmet, tactical vest and camouflage jacket.
The crowd that arrived in Washington on Wednesday was no surprise. Trump had been urging his supporters to come to the capital and some hotels had been booked to 100 percent capacity – setting off alarm bells because tourism in Washington has cratered amid the pandemic. Justice officials, FBI and other agencies began to monitor flights and social media for weeks and were expecting massive crowds.
Capitol Police leaders, however, had prepared for a free speech demonstration. No fencing was erected outside the Capitol and no contingency plans were prepared in case the situation escalated, according to people briefed.
Rep. Jason Crow, a Democrat from Colorado, said Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told lawmakers on Sunday that the Defense Department and law enforcement officials had prepared for a crowd similar to protests in November and December, in the “low thousands” and that they had been preparing for small, disparate violent events, like stabbings and fist fights. McCarthy also said Sund and Mayor Muriel Bowser had called for urgent reinforcements from the Defense Department as the crowd surged toward officers but were “unable to articulate what resources are needed and in what locations, due to chaos.”
Waters grilled Sund on exactly these kinds of questions – about the Proud Boys and other groups coming, about keeping them off the Capitol plaza. The police chief insisted they knew what they were doing.
“He kept assuring me he had it under control – they knew what they were doing,” she said. “Either he’s incompetent, or he was lying or he was complicit.”
Those decisions left the officers policing the Capitol like sitting ducks, the officials said, with little guidance and no cohesive plan on how to deal with the flood of rioters streaming into the building.
The department’s leaders were also scattered during the riots. The chief of police was with Vice President Mike Pence in a secure location, and other high-ranking officials had been dispatched to the scene of bombs found outside the nearby headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national committees.
The rioters had more equipment and they weren’t afraid to use it, said Ashan Benedict, who leads the Washington field division for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and was there that day.
“They had apparently more bear spray and pepper spray and chemical munitions than we did,” Benedict said. “We’re coming up with plans to counteract their chemical munitions with some of our own less-than-lethal devices, so these conversations are going on as this chaos is unfolding in front of my eyes.”
Officers have been criticized for their actions after snippets of videos taken by the rioters showed some posing for selfies, acquiescing to demands by screaming rioters to move aside so they could stream inside the building.
One officer died in the riot and at least a dozen were injured. The officials wouldn’t reveal the specific number of officers on-duty over concerns about disclosing operational details, but confirmed that the numbers were on par with a routine protest and day where lawmakers would be present.


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Avocado leaves can be identified by their distinctive shape and characteristics. They have a very dark green color and are oval or elliptical in shape. They have smooth, leathery surfaces and are slightly serrated at the edges.
Avocado leaves are also easily distinguished by their veins and the distinct pattern on the leaf surface with the main veins running along the length of the leaf. The leaves may also contain small and stiff hairs, which can be felt when touched.
The leaves are generally 2-6 inches long, and the petioles (leaf stalk) connecting them to the branches are short and stout. The leaves may appear variegated in some cases, displaying a pale yellowish color on the margin.
Certain varieties of avocado, such as smooth-skinned Hass, also have their leaves displaying silvery colors, giving it a distinct look.
What do red leaves on an avocado tree mean?
Red leaves on an avocado tree typically indicate an iron deficiency in the tree, otherwise known as an iron chlorosis. Iron is essential for many of the metabolic processes and if it is deficient in the soil, the trees may start exhibiting chlorosis, which shows up as yellowing between the veins of leaves, along with a reddish-purple color on the edges and tips.
If you notice these signs in the leaves of your avocado tree, you should check the soil’s pH level, as an acidic soil can be responsible for this condition. You can apply an iron-rich fertilizer to the soil to increase the levels of iron and restore the avocado’s health.
Additionally, mulching with organic matter or compost, along with proper soil aeration and irrigation, can help to avoid iron chlorosis and will help to promote healthy foliage for your tree.
How does avocado leaf look like?
Avocado leaves are long and tapered, typically measuring about 8 to 20 inches long and about 2–4 inches across at their widest point. They have a glossy, dark green hue to them, and often have a slightly serrated margin.
At the tip of each leaf there is a curved point, while near the base the leaves are slightly lobed or have an indented shape. The underside of each leaf is slightly paler in color and has fine, fuzzy hairs.
The leaves of an avocado tree can vary in shape, size, and texture depending on the cultivar.
How do I know if my avocado tree will bear fruit?
To determine whether your avocado tree will bear fruit, you need to take into consideration a variety of factors. Firstly, you need to identify the type of avocado tree you have. Some varieties are only capable of bearing fruit when cross-pollinated with a different variety.
If it is a single or self-pollinating type of avocado tree, then it’s more likely to produce fruit on its own.
Additionally, you should consider the age of your tree. Avocado trees need to reach a certain level of maturity before they’re able to bear fruit. Depending on the type of tree, this can take anywhere from 1 to 5 years.
If your tree hasn’t reached this maturity level yet, then it won’t bear fruit until is does.
Climate is also a factor in whether or not an avocado tree will bear fruit. Avocado trees require warm temperatures with the ability to experience cold evenings. If the weather is too hot, the fruit won’t set.
If the weather is too cold, then the fruit won’t mature.
Finally, consider the care and maintenance you perform on your tree. Regularly watered, fertilized and pruned trees are more likely to produce fruit. If your tree doesn’t get the proper care, then it won’t be healthy enough to set and mature fruit.
By considering these factors, you should be able to determine whether or not your avocado tree will bear fruit.
What is avocado leaf tea good for?
Avocado leaf tea is an herbal drink made from the dried leaves of the avocado tree. Due to its high content of antioxidants such as polyphenols, flavonoids and terpenes, avocado leaves have been used for centuries to treat a variety of medical conditions.
This herbal tea has many potential health benefits, including aiding digestion, relieving respiratory ailments , soothing inflammation, protecting the liver, reducing fevers, and promoting healthy skin.
It may also help reduce bad cholesterol and improve blood sugar control. In addition, some studies suggest that avocado leaf tea can help to suppress appetite, aid in weight management, and boost energy levels.
However, further research is needed to confirm these potential benefits of consuming avocado leaf tea.
Can avocado leaves cure ulcer?
No, unfortunately, consuming avocado leaves is not an approved treatment for ulcers. While some people may swear by their effectiveness, scientific studies have not found any benefit to treating ulcers with avocado leaves.
Some people may think that because of the avocado’s reputation as a healthy food, its leaves may have health benefits, however that is not the case. Additionally, some research has indicated that consuming avocado leaves can produce toxic effects in livestock, so it is not recommended that humans try using them to treat ulcers.
The best way to treat ulcers is to speak with a physician or healthcare provider to determine the most appropriate course of action. If the ulcer is caused by an infection, antibiotics may be used to treat it.
Eating a healthy diet and reducing stress levels can also be helpful in treating ulcers.
What are the health benefits of avocado leaf tea?
Avocado leaf tea is a mildly caffeinated beverage made from the avocado leaves and has many health benefits. Rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds, avocado leaf tea can help improve overall health.
In particular, the tea can be beneficial for cardiovascular health, digestive health and even reducing the risk of certain cancers. Studies suggest that consuming avocado leaf tea can help lower cholesterol levels, reduce inflammation and improve insulin sensitivity.
Additionally, the anti-viral and anti-bacterial compounds present in the tea can help boost immunity and promote overall better health. Furthermore, avocado leaf tea may be able to support weight loss by helping to regulate metabolism, improve digestion and promote a feeling of fullness for longer periods of time.
Finally, the tea can be a great way to relax and reduce stress with its calming effects. All in all, avocado leaf tea can be a powerful tool for maintaining good health.
What can I make with avocado leaves?
Avocado leaves are an excellent source of both flavor and nutrition in various dishes. The dried leaves can be used as a spice or herb, imparting a deliciously unique sweet and fruity flavor. The leaves are commonly used in Mexican cuisine, and make a delicious addition to tacos, soups, stews, sauces, and salads.
They can also be used as a tea – the leaves provide a pleasant, sweet flavor whether steeped in hot water or cold-infused overnight. And avocado leaves can also be used to make guacamole! The leaves can be toasted over low heat or ground up and added to mashed avocado for added flavor and nutrients.
However, be aware that too much of the leaves can be toxic, so use in moderation.
What are the side effects of drinking guava leaves?
Drinking guava leaves can have some potential side effects, including vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and constipation. An allergic reaction to guava leaves is possible, as is an upset stomach. Guava leaves may also interact with medications, such as anti-inflammatory drugs, antidiabetic drugs, and diuretics.
Other side effects may include headaches, dizziness, and skin irritation.
In general, drinking guava leaves may be beneficial as they contain antioxidants, plant derived compounds, flavonoids, and other compounds that may help protect against inflammation, oxidative damage, and even certain types of cancer.
However, it is important to talk to your doctor before drinking guava leave extract or tea as it can interact with certain medications and cause unwanted side effects.
Who should avoid avocados?
Avocados are a nutrient-rich superfood, but they may not be a good fit for everyone. Those with a latex allergy or sensitivity should avoid avocados as they potentially contain allergens related to latex.
Additionally, some research has found that those with certain gastrointestinal issues such as IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) may experience worsening symptoms after eating avocados. Finally, people who are allergic to birch pollen may experience a reaction if they eat an avocado, as avocados contain proteins and enzymes similar in structure to the proteins found in birch pollen.
For these reasons, people with any of these allergies or associated issues should avoid eating avocados.
Is avocado good in empty stomach?
Avocados are a healthy and nutritious fruit that may have benefits for your digestive system when consumed in moderation. However, it is not recommended to consume an avocado on an empty stomach as its high fat and fiber content may cause digestive discomfort.
Eating an avocado on an empty stomach could lead to symptoms such as heartburn, abdominal pain, stomach cramps, nausea and bloating. Additionally, the high fiber content of an avocado may stimulate the production of stomach acid which could further contribute to uncomfortable digestive symptoms.
It is generally best to consume an avocado with other foods or as a part of a well-balanced meal. Doing so may reduce the risk of digestive issues and ensure that the nutrients from the avocado are better absorbed and utilized.
Can avocado cause high blood pressure?
No, avocado does not cause high blood pressure. In fact, avocados may even help lower blood pressure. Studies have shown that avocados contain high levels of healthy fats and fiber that can lead to lower cholesterol and help reduce levels of LDL (bad cholesterol), which are both associated with lower blood pressure.
Additionally, the nutrients found in avocados, such as potassium and magnesium, may help to increase the efficacy of the body’s natural vasodilators, which are responsible for expanding the vessels and arteries in the body, leading to improved blood pressure.
Ultimately, if you are looking to reduce your blood pressure, adding avocado to your diet could be beneficial.
Why are my avocado leaves turning brown and falling off?
Avocado leaves turning brown and falling off can be caused by a variety of issues, including insufficient irrigation, temperature stress, fungal diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and pests.
If you’re under-watering your avocado tree, the leaves will become scorched—brown and dry. Brown, dry avocado leaves are typically a sign that the tree isn’t getting enough water. If this is the case, start watering your plant more often.
Temperature stress—too hot or cold—can also cause avocado leaves to brown and fall off. The ideal temperature range for avocado trees is 60-80°F. If temperatures drop below freezing for more than a few hours, it can cause leaves to turn brown and drop.
If temperatures are too hot, the leaves can wilt and turn brown. Check the temperature of your avocado tree’s environment and take necessary measures to adjust temperatures as needed.
Fungal diseases, such as twig blight, Phytophthora blight, and anthracnose, can cause avocado leaves to turn brown and fall off. Hand-pick off any infected leaves, apply fungicide as needed, and manage moisture levels around the plant.
Avocados may occasionally suffer from nutrient deficiencies, such as lack of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. If a nutrient deficiency is to blame, observe the color of the leaves—yellow or pale green leaves may be an indication of a nutrient deficiency.
Prior to fertilizing, make sure to have the soil tested for nutrient deficiencies and then add fertilizers accordingly.
Finally, certain pests, such as scale, mealybugs, and mites, can cause avocado leaves to turn brown and fall off. Inspect your plant for signs of infestations and treat accordingly. If you have trouble identifying the pests, contact your local extension office for assistance.
If your avocado leaves are turning brown and falling off, it’s important to determine the cause before taking appropriate corrective measures. Armed with this information, you can take the necessary steps to keep your avocado tree healthy and strong.
What is attacking my avocado tree leaves?
Your avocado tree leaves may be under attack from one of several pests. These pests can include spider mites, aphids, thrips, scales, and/or mealybugs. Spider mites produce fine webbing and a mottled stippling on the leaves while aphids feed on the sap of the leaves, causing yellowing and deformation.
Thrips are tiny, yellowish-brown insects that leave silvery scarring on the surface of the leaves. Scales and mealybugs feed on the sap like aphids but also secrete a waxy coating on the leaves, making them look discolored or distorted.
All of these pests can cause serious damage if left unchecked. The best way to treat the problem is to identify the pest and then use an insecticidal soap or oil spray to get rid of them. You can also prune off any heavily infested branches to prevent the spread of the infestation.
Finally, make sure you keep your avocado tree adequately watered and fertilized so that it can remain healthy and resilient against pests.
Should I cut off Brown avocado leaves?
No, it is not necessary to cut off Brown avocado leaves. Brown avocado leaves may indicate that the plant is under stress and cutting off the leaves may make the problem worse if the underlying cause is not identified and addressed.
You should first check for pests, disease, lighting and nutrition issues. If none of these are present, then you can lightly prune the affected leaves. Pruning the leaves will help prevent the spread of the stress but will not cure the initial issue.
Monitor the avocado plant to make sure that the plant is continuing to thrive, and address any additional issues that may arise.
Do avocado trees need a lot of water?
Yes, avocado trees need a lot of water. Generally, they need to be watered weekly when temperatures are warmer and humidity is lower. During the summer months, when temperatures are hot and humidity is especially high, avocados should be watered two to three times a week.
In addition, it’s important to water avocado trees deeply to promote deep root growth. The soil should be allowed to dry out slightly between waterings, but it should never become completely dry. To ensure adequate water is reaching the roots of the avocado tree, check the soil by sticking your finger into it; the soil should never be dry more than 1-2 inches deep.
Finally, mature avocado trees will also appreciate a deep watering a few times each month, especially during dry conditions like droughts.

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (WFAN) -- The Mets' first full squad workout on Sunday was filled with understated proclamations and positivity on a lot of fronts.
From manager Terry Collins stating with confidence that his team would be playing in October, to general manager Sandy Alderson saying "we're all in," to David Wright passing his initial throwing test of spring training, to Zack Wheeler throwing off the mound once again, even to Neil Walker getting close to agreement on an extension (two years, plus an option) to keep him in New York, there was a lot of sunshine to go around on a basically cloudy day in Port St. Lucie.
Let's start with the manager. When Collins was asked whether his team could return to the World Series, he laughed and said, "I get that question on Day 1?"
But he did respond thusly. And, yes, technically the baseball season ends Oct. 1, so in that sense the Mets will likely have a lot of company. But you can tell Collins feels strongly his team will make the playoffs yet again.
The Mets went to the World Series in 2015. Last year, fighting through a lot of adversity, they took a step back to a quick elimination in the Wild Card game. But if you think that should dim their swagger heading into 2017, please don't tell Collins, who recounted Sunday his opening remarks to the team the day before.
"I told these guys today as I told you yesterday, what these guys did to persevere through all the tough times, the injuries, all the doubters, they better walk around with their heads up. They better have a little swagger," Collins said. "They better talk winning. They better play like they're going to win. They better act like they're going to win. Last year, they just rose up. They should be very proud of what they accomplished. The character on this team is second to none. They can challenge. They can challenge anybody."
As for his lineup linchpin, left fielder Yoenis Cespedes, Collins believes he's in a great place because he's happy, he has long-term security, and he knows he's going to be in New York, which he loves and loves him. And why does Collins feel a content? A healthy Cespedes will be a difference maker this year.
"(Cespedes) is special when it comes to talent," Collins said. "And now with that smile on his face and the enjoyment of being out there, what he did this winter to come into this camp in this great of shape, that's pretty impressive. So I'm thrilled. And if he brings leadership with that, more power to us."
Wright was pleased that he finally got some throwing in, even if it wasn't yet across the diamond. The captain said there is a terrific mix of talent, character and attitude on this team from both veteran and young players alike, and he was crystal clear about one thing: he loves this team and wants very much to be a big part of it.
"It's really enjoyable coming to the ballpark every day," Wright said. "I've been on some teams that were kinda OK, and I've been on some really good ones. To me, this is the best. Again, it's the mix of leadership and really strong clubhouse guys, and then the young guys who are eager and hungry."
Alderson delivered words of joy to the ears of Mets fans everywhere when asked about the crowded outfield situation after retaining Jay Bruce during the offseason with an already hefty payroll. So, come the trade deadline, will the Mets have some flexibility to make moves that might be necessary? Alderson's answer was short and simple.
"It's a credit to ownership that our payroll is as high as it is now, given where we've been as recently as two years ago, and where our budget might have been. But we've had the fortune here recently of being able to take advantage of opportunities, or not have to make moves on the basis primarily of payroll, so I think we should all be pleased," Alderson said.
Where does one go on Day 2? Stay tuned.
Eddie C is with the Amazins' in Port St. Lucie. Please check back for more reports.
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(CNN)If you're trying to lose weight you've probably been told not to skip breakfast, as it could make you hungrier later in the day.
But a new analysis found that people who ate breakfast regularly consumed more calories each day and those who skipped it didn't have an increased appetite later in the day.
This meant those who ate breakfast experienced no weight loss and people who skipped their morning meal also saw no weight gain, according to the research published Wednesday in the BMJ.
Public health agencies and official eating guidelines have long stressed the importance of eating breakfast to lose weight and achieve a healthy diet but "this study clearly shows that isn't a good idea," said lead author Dr Flavia Cicuttini, professor of epidemiology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Cicuttini's team pooled results from 13 clinical trials from high-income countries, mainly the United States and the UK, from the last 28 years.
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Union Rat Comes To Ocean Grande
The development company bills it as “Your Castle In The Sand,” but union workers who came to Beach 117 Street to protest the union’s claim that the company building the Ocean Grande building uses “unskilled, undocumented day laborers” say that Rockaway is being disrespected by those building the luxury condominiums between Beach 116 Street and Beach 117 Street right on the Ocean Promenade. “For years, the hard-working, tax-paying people of Rockaway have been waiting patiently for the redevelopment of our community,” one union official said. “Now we get out-of-town developers using substandard building materials.” Pat Donaghy, an unemployed construction worker said that the would like to work at the site, but that union workers have been shut out. The protest was called by the Queens Building Trades Council, and members from many different unions were present. Chris Kelley, from Broad Channel, says that the council tried discussing the problem with the developers, but that they would not talk with the unions. Calls to the developer for comment on the union’s charges went unreturned. Pictured, members of various unions and local residents join in front of the union rat.


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3 Oyster River 8th-graders win writing medals
National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards honor students across U.S.
DURHAM — Three Oyster River Middle School students have been awarded medals for their submissions to the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
Eighth-grade students Julia Kinsey, Ava Gruner, and Sophie Meyer were each awarded Gold Keys for their writing submissions to the New Hampshire Scholastic Writing Awards earlier this school year. After being awarded Gold Keys, their writing was submitted to the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards annually recognize middle and high school students from across the United States for their exceptional art and writing work, and offers students the opportunity to have their submissions publicly displayed and published.
Meyer has been awarded a Gold Medal at the national level for her poem, titled "Tallying the Dead." She has also been invited to Carnegie Hall in New York City to participate in the awards ceremonies for all Gold Medal National Award winners later this year.
Kinsey has been awarded a Silver Medal at the national level for her collection of poetry about refugee children fleeing Syria, titled "One Last Word: The Children of War."
For her personal narrative, titled "Taken by the Wind," Gruner has also been awarded a Silver Medal at the national level.
"The National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards recognize the most exemplary student submissions from across the country, and it's wonderful to see these three students honored by these medals," Oyster River Superintendent James Morse said. "Each of their submissions reflects their originality, creativity, and writing talents, and I congratulate them on their success."


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Age of Obama
Barack Obama's presidency
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George W. Bush's presidency since 2007
Bush - Second Term
George W. Bush's presidency from 2005-06
George W. Bush's presidency, 2000-04
Who Is Bob Gates?
The secret world of Defense Secretary Gates
Bush Bests Kerry
Gauging Powell's reputation.
Recounting the controversial campaign.
Is the national media a danger to democracy?
Behind President Clinton's impeachment.
Pinochet & Other Characters.
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Contra drug stories uncovered
America's tainted historical record
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Finding the Financial-Reg Loopholes
Editor’s Note: Congressional negotiators have completed work on a compromise financial reform bill, but no one – not even its chief sponsor, Sen. Chris Dodd – is sure it will do much good in heading off future Wall Street abuses and another crash.
Most smart money is betting that the financial wizards, who made off like bandits while millions of people lost jobs and homes, will maneuver through the loopholes once again, as Danny Schechter writes in this guest essay:
The Sturm und Drang is over. The Bank lobbyists went home to collect their bonuses as the House and Senate agreed on a 2,000-page financial “reform” quickly praised by the White House and superficially covered in the press.
The key underreported fact highlighted by Naked Capitalism: “On a flat trading day, financial firms shares rose 2.7% after the deal was announced.”
Compare that to the market volatility and dire forecasts on Wall Street that followed the call for new financial regulations and you can see who won.
The industry has already figured out how to get around the new law even before it is passed, as expected. What will the Democrats still have to give up for needed votes?
President Obama packed his latest "triumph" in his bags as he winged north to a bragging session at the G20 meeting in Canada where many countries want far tougher measures given the depressed state of the global economy.
The Financial Times was underwhelmed as were the nearly one million Americans being cut off from their unemployment benefits.
Many analysts pointed to loopholes galore in a measure the President labeled the toughest crackdown "since the Great Depression."
Somehow on cue, Dick Cheney checked back into the hospital, and in Iceland, the scene of the first post-meltdown economic collapse, a comedian from "The Best Party" was elected to head the largest city.
There is something very comic about all this, but that hasn’t stop big media from using the occasion to trumpet the President’s assertion of his “command authority,” duh, and give him another illusionary achievement to boast about.
Financial analyst Yves Smith was dismissive: “So what does the bill accomplish? It inconveniences banks around the margin while failing to reduce the odds of a recurrence of a major financial crisis.
“The only two measures I see as genuine accomplishments, the Audit the Fed provisions, and the creation of a consumer financial product bureau, do not address systemic risks. And the consumer protection authority was substantially watered down.”
Now what? Already “Dodd-Frank,” as the bill is known, is being compared to Glass-Steagall even though it us not reorganizing the banking system or guarding us against giant banks being considered too big to fail.
Republicans, including Scott Brown from Massachusetts, the Dems’great white hope in this charade, now threatens to vote against the bill because it assesses fees to pay for costs they incur in the event of their own collapse.
Smith again, quoting Michael Hirsh of Newsweek: “Dodd-Frank effectively anoints the existing banking elite. The bill makes it likely that they will be the future giants of banking as well.
“Legislators touted changes that would restrict proprietary trading by banks and force them to spin off their swaps desks into separately capitalized operations. But banks get to keep the biggest part of their derivatives business, which is dominated by interest-rate and foreign-exchange swaps.”
Does this great betrayal sound familiar? Perhaps its just part of a deeper pattern that is not just a commentary on Obama but our whole political culture: Dems dependent on Wall Street for donations, and a media that invariably touts the interests of the status quo.
Meanwhile what’s left of the American Left is in retreat in Detroit at the Social Forum debating a plethora of important issues but unable, it seems, to agree on a joint program for economic survival. They are more upset with the hideous Israeli embargo on Gaza than our own corporate elite’s embargo on jobs and justice for American workers.
As a result many have become sadly irrelevant in this fight with the exception of some brave members of Congress, and groups like A New Way Forward and Citizens for Financial Reform who stuck to their guns.
As far as prosecuting wrongdoers in high places, the pro-corporate Supreme Court this week more than signaled a rejection of statues passed in the wake of the Enron scandal to jail financial criminals.
The FBI did carry out the biggest bust in history of mortgage fraudsters this month, but has not touched the Wall Street firms that knowingly securitized and sold fraudulent mortgages and profited from them.
(These Wall Street billionaires can now retreat to their mansions in East Hampton, where, perhaps not so coincidentally, the Town Government is embroiled in its own financial crime scandal.) Meanwhile 14 million families face foreclosure.
Will prosecutors ever get it together to act?
Does this relate to the financial reform battle? You bet.
As reporter Charles Gasperino asked on the Daily Beast: “Why should anyone expect some paper-pushers in Washington to prevent something as complicated as the next great financial meltdown when they couldn’t stop Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme?”
What to do? I feel like I am fighting a loosing battle even trying to distribute my film “PLUNDER: THE CRIME OF OUR TIME” (plunderthecrimeofourtime.com), and companion book that argues the case for the financial crisis as a crime story.
I would like to think that screenings and discussions nationwide could help stoke a movement to keep this fight for a jail-out and economic justice going, at least until the next crash.
Anyone out there want to get involved in helping? Clearly, the compromisers in a compromised Congress have gone as far as they will, or perhaps can, go. It’s our challenge to intensify the heat, or step aside and let hypocritical Teabaggers dominate the discourse.
News Dissector Danny Schechter directed PLUNDER The Crime Of Our Time and wrote a companion book, The Crime Of Our Time. Comments to firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Newhaven Community Garden
Newhaven village has a strong sense of community where the local group wanted to galvanise their neighbours to become more active in making their local streets greener. They created a new community garden in a prominent place as a way for people to come together and take part, and to showcase Newhaven’s maritime heritage by redeveloping the site of the hidden-away Armada Stone will be able to bring local residents together and provide a way for those people in the many flats and other homes without gardens to get outside, be physically active and take part in a joint gardening project.
Our role was to run community workshops and engagement sessions, to get the project up and running, to train and then support the local community in how to look after their garden in the years to come.
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Michael Bay Reveals New Transfromers: The Last Knight Robot Character
Director Michael Bay shared a couple of new photos from the set of Trasformers: The Last Knight, which offer a look at the new Transformer character named Squeaks. This is probably the BB-8 counterpart for the franchise, a character meant to appeal to the kids.
The first image below shows Bay with Squeaks and the film's star Isabella Moner. Another photo shows Squeaks peeking ove some junk. Check out the images.
No details have been shared about his character yet, but it looks like he'll be an important part of the film's plot --if it actually has a plot worth following.
Transformers: The Last Knight also stars Mark Wahlberg, Jerrod Carmichael, Laura Haddock, and Sir Anthony Hopkins, and set to release in theates on June 23, 2017.


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The real estate market is not easy to define, and some people who are very good at it seem to be mystified by its complexity. But a simple glance at its definition will make it clear that it refers to the buying and selling of property. Real estate is any property consisting of the buildings and land on it, and its accompanying natural resources like water, plants or metals; immovable real estate; an estate vested in it, in the form of fixed assets like buildings or houses, for use as a residence or an investment. Real estate markets may vary widely in their prices and in their scope, depending on a number of factors like the location of the property, its accessibility and suitability for different purposes, the amenities it offers, the population around it and so on. Some real estate markets have special characteristics like those of resale value, investment attractiveness, demand-supply balance, and profitability.
There are many people who purchase residential property for many reasons. One reason may be to live in an area with a desirable location that may be easily accessible by job or educational prospects. Another reason might be to buy property as an investment, in anticipation of future earnings from the development of the land, which could make it a profit. However, another reason many people purchase real estate property is to rent it out, so that they can live in the property themselves and earn an income from it. And many people rent out their homes, especially in times of economic hardship, as they are not able to own property.
In the real estate markets, there are two types of buyers: the first group is interested in purchasing the property for investment purposes, which may be beneficial to the first group as well as to the investors; the second group is mainly interested in renting the property and making money out of it. These two kinds of buyers have different needs when it comes to buying property in the market. For example, investors need to look for existing buildings and vacant land, while low-priced properties with good condition are ideal for rental properties. The existing buildings and vacant land need to be identified, and this will allow the investor to know the demand for the properties. Then, the investor can invest in either of the categories accordingly.

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St. Catharine School, founded in 1932, is an educational
ministry of St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish, Spring Lake,
New Jersey. The school serves students in grades K-8.
St. Catharine School exists to develop the spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, creative, and physical needs of students, thus preparing them to meet the challenges of modern life. The school realizes this goal through a structured, Christian environment emphasizing consistent discipline and mutual respect for all.
Utilizing an integrated approach to curriculum, the school seeks to challenge each student to acquire knowledge to the fullest extent of his or her ability. The faculty and staff instill in each student a desire to learn a sense of self worth and traditional Catholic values.
Enrollment for 1997-1998: 602 students in grades K-8|
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Student loans are an essential tool to affording a good education. Considering how expensive an advanced education is, particularly in the US, without student loans affording school would be almost impossible. Here are some tips to help you get started.
Know all of your loan’s details. You need to watch what your balance is, who the lender you’re using is, and what the repayment status currently is with loans. These details are imperative to understand while paying back your loan. Use this information to create a budget.
Don’t worry if you can’t make a payment on your student loan due to a job loss or another unfortunate circumstance. Many lenders will let you postpone payments if you have financial issues. Just remember that doing this may raise interest rates.
A two-step process can be used to pay your student loans. First, be sure to pay the monthly amount due on each loan you have taken out. Next, make sure to apply additional funds to loans bearing the highest rates of interest, not necessarily the loans with the greatest balance. In this way, the amount you pay as time passes will be kept at a minimum.
If you want to get any student loan paid ahead of time, it’s a good idea to pay off the ones with more interest. If you think you will be better off paying the one with the highest monthly payments first, you may be wrong. Best to look at the interest rates.
Select a payment option that works best for your situation. Most student loans allow for repayment over ten years. If you don’t think that is right for you, look into other options. For example, you might take a long time to pay but then you’ll have to pay a lot more in interest. Another option would be a fixed percentage of your wages when you get a job. Certain student loan balances just get simply forgiven after a quarter century has gone by.
If you have more than one student loan, pay each off according to interest rates. Try to pay the highest interest loans to begin with. Using the extra money you have can get these things paid off quicker later on. You will not be penalized for speeding up your repayment.
Reduce the total principal by getting things paid off as fast as you can. This will reduce the interest you must pay back. Pay the larger loans off to prevent this from happening. Once you pay off one big loan, transfer the payments amounts to the loans with the next highest balances. By keeping all current and paying the largest down totally first, you will more quickly rid yourself of debt.
Due to the very high cost to attend school, most people will likely need their education financed through loans. It is easier to get a student loan when there is good advice to follow. You can be thankful you found this article, and can use this information to help yourself. Get student loan approval so you can have the good education you deserve.


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I applaud Kelly for refusing to back down in the face of criticism. Under his leadership, the Demographics Unit took down more than a dozen terror plots. Let’s not forget that the Boston terrorists had six more bombs with them, and were headed for New York when they were halted by the brave Watertown, Mass., Police Department.
If they had made it to New York or New Jersey, the mapping and surveillance of the Demographics Unit would have given our law enforcement officials an upper hand. The fact that the NYPD knew the killers were Chechen and had already been actively gathering intelligence within the Chechen Muslim community could have sped up the investigation and potentially saved New York from an attack.
The de Blasio administration and new Police Commissioner William Bratton believe they can get the same intel gathered by the Demographics Unit through direct community outreach. I disagree. The Muslim community is already apprehensive of law enforcement. Many Muslim student groups and mosques don’t trust the police and don’t believe in cooperating due to the fear of being profiled as a terrorist organization or a group that harbors and supports terrorists.
I believe it’s a big mistake to close the Demographics Unit. It didn’t violate any constitutional rights, and was a legitimate police unit aimed at protecting New Yorkers. By abandoning the program, we are giving in to the notion that the NYPD was biased and violated the Constitution, and surrendering to political correctness.
To me, there is nothing biased about gaining intelligence on a community that is known for harboring and supporting terrorists who have come to America to harm innocent civilians.
The war on terrorism has dealt groups such as Al Qaeda a major blow, disrupting the overall organization and its largest splinter groups, but “self-starter” terrorists are on the rise. The risk of attack is as high as ever, and that’s why it is critical to continue the operations of assets such as the Demographics Unit, not only in New York and New Jersey, but throughout the nation.
Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

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Quilt as You Go Project - Video from the Webinar
A Quilt as You Go Project is a fun and convenient way to work on a quilt.
The idea behind the Quilt as You Go method is that you complete one block at a time, including the quilting.
Once all of your blocks are completed, you attach them to each other to create your quilt.
Finished quilts can be any size, you simply add blocks to make it the size you want.
The videos will walk you through the process, step-by-step. In addition, you may want to download the Handout from the webinar. It may help make the video easier to understand.
There are DVDs available for the complete step-by-step process described in these video clips:
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To determine the best internet speed for your home, consider the number of smart phones, smart TV’s, tablets and computers you have.
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Internet Providers in Glenwood, Utah
Residential Internet Statistics for Glenwood, UT
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Most Popular Internet Providers in Glenwood, Utah:
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Internet Access in Glenwood, Utah
Information surfaced on BroadbandNow is drawn from the FCC's bi-annual provider territory filings. BroadbandNow leverages direct reporting from providers and other private data to enhance that data, down to the census block or lit address level. Plan and pricing information is aggregated by our data team. To date, we've analyzed 158 Internet plans in Glenwood. Speed test data in the graph below is limited to 7 records as of 2021. This gives a snapshot of what some subscribers are getting in the area, but trends low since tests are usually run to diagnose home networking issues.
CentraCom is also a common Internet option in Glenwood. They offer Cable connections in virtually one hundred percent of the area. InfoWest offers an alternative wireless service for near one hundred percent of Glenwood, although it has to have roof access and proximity to a InfoWest access point.
The average Glenwood customer has 2-3 Internet providers to choose from. Competition is desireable. It tends to improve pricing. This choice isn't universal, however. A surprising 41.42 of residents still have only one option for wired broadband Internet access.
Cable providers like CentraCom and DSL Internet service providers like CenturyLink are the main network systems available around Glenwood.
Viasat Internet and HughesNet are the strongest providers in Glenwood in terms of coverage area. As the interactive map below demonstrates, the more common companies often compete at addresses in most neighborhoods around Glenwood.
Internet Statistics 2021
41.4% of consumers in Glenwood100 People Only have access to 1 or fewer wired internet providers available at their address.
This data is calculated from FCC datasets which providers are legally required to supply twice a year. We further validate this data for accuracy.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Glenwood, Utah
|Provider||Speed||Type||Time To Download 1 GB||Availability|
|Viasat Internet||50 Mbps||Satellite||2m 43s||100.0%|
|HughesNet||25 Mbps||Satellite||5m 27s||100.0%|
|CenturyLink||100 Mbps||DSL||1m 21s||58.6%|
The “Connected” metric is a citywide average based on FCC data showing the density of broadband options at the census block level.
This statistic is drawn from the population in census blocks not served by at least one wired broadband provider.
This coverage statistic is based on a mix of FCC and private provider reporting in the past two quarters.
25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload is the minimum speed for an Internet connection to be classified as “Broadband” by the FCC.
Data Caps and Video Streaming Around Glenwood
Data collected by our market research team suggests that common providers in Glenwood place some sort of limit on data use for their residential Internet packages. Data caps are a public issue since consumers view caps as a tactic to stop video streaming. Providers insist they are a necessary tool as they struggle to manage heavy network congestion. In either case, the issue is the same: streaming services, which can consume anywhere from one to seven Gigabytes/hr.
Compare Glenwood to the 5 largest cities in the US
|City||Average Download Speed||Number of Providers||Average Cost per Mbps|
|Glenwood||13.4 Mbps||7||$1.63 ( + $0.00 )|
|New York||534.4 Mbps ( +521 Mbps )||17 ( +10 )||$0.89 ( $0.00 )|
|Los Angeles||148.8 Mbps ( +135.4 Mbps )||17 ( +10 )||$0.23 ( $0.00 )|
|Chicago||160.6 Mbps ( +147.2 Mbps )||15 ( +8 )||$0.26 ( $0.00 )|
|Houston||169.5 Mbps ( +156.1 Mbps )||23 ( +16 )||$0.25 ( $0.00 )|
|Philadelphia||162.1 Mbps ( +148.7 Mbps )||8 ( +1 )||$0.38 ( $0.00 )|


Bakker Elkhuisen's commitment to producing only the highest quality workspace solutions is reflected in the Ergo-Q 260: a portable notebook stand with a sleek look--a thin profile and attractive brushed aluminum finish. It helps eliminate reaching and straining by holding your laptop at the proper height and angle, and the integrated document holder keeps everything in front of you, even your iPad. It folds flat when not in use.
5 height settings: 3.5 - 8.25 inches.
Patented: Integrated document holder to increase data input speed
Ultra mobile: Weighs just 13.7 oz and is 0.25 inches thick so fits in any notebook case.
The Facts: 1. Placing your laptop on a stand while using an external keyboard and mouse increases productivity by improving sitting posture and reducing neck strain--vastly improving overall comfort. 2. Stands promote maintaining forearms in a more neutral position to eliminate potential for pain. 3. Don't work at a laptop keyboard for more than two hours a day without a notebook stand, external keyboard and mouse.
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Ms. Little studied at the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre School in New York for many summers as a young adult.
Madison began her dance training at age 3. After auditioning for the Perpetual Motion Dance....
Kayla Martin began dancing at Meg Segreto's Dance Centre at a young age, advancing through her dance studies in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Lyrical and Acro to then become a well-rounded member of the Perpetual Motion Dance Company.
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Jennifer Flanagan Thiry has been dancing since the age of two at Meg Segreto’s Dance Centre and has began her training as a teacher at the young age of thirteen. She always knew she wanted to be a dance teacher.


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If you are feeling unwell, please call us and we'll be happy to set feed aside for you. If you are unable to leave your home, we will do our best to make arrangements to get feed to you.
We will continue to focus on keeping our employees and customers healthy and your animals well-fed.
Uher’s Performance Feeds is your locally-owned, full-service Purina Dealer in Chatham-Kent. Uher’s provides feed for livestock and pet food for your small animals. We also provide solutions to your feed challenges. From pig feed to wild birdseed and everything in between, you can find it at our on-farm location between Blenheim and Chatham.

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