KVS RO Jammu Edu for Windows 10 s designed for the Jammu region students and the educational content present in the app is from class I-XII including the various video lectures ,study Notes, practice questions concepts, maps and so much more.
In the mean time of corona where all the people are restricted to their homes and are not allowed anywhere out ,specially in the education sector it is been lot of trouble for all the students and teachers who are not even able to study and it this has affected the students the most.
They Haven’t been studying since long. If you talk about the private sector they have all been able to manage through their IT team and is is real relaxations for all the people of the country student of private educational institutes but in India where there are also number of government schools known as the Kendra Vidyalaya which is really very nice and a great educational institute all over the country provided by the government.
How To Download KVS RO Jammu Edu For Windows 10
We will help you to download this free KVS RO Jammu Edu Application with 2 methods which are described below:-
- Install KVS RO Jammu Edu using Bluestacks Android Emulator.
- Download KVS RO Jammu Edu using NOX App Player.
So, we will start the downloading procedure of KVS RO Jammu Edu For Windows 10 using Bluestacks Android Emulator:-
Method 1. Install Using by Bluestacks
1 Firstly, open your Web Browser and search for Bluestacks Android Emulator in the Address Bar.
2 Install Bluestacks from its official website.
3 Launch Bluestacks from the location it’s installed in.
4 Click on Google Play store from the Home Screen of Bluestacks App.
5 Sign in with your Google ID and search for KVS RO Jammu Edu in the Play Store search bar.
6 Click on install KVS RO Jammu Edu and wait for a few seconds or a minute to finish installing. You can use the application.
The admission in it is also provided on the basis of merits and score performance of the students and not everyone get admission in it so easily and this is because it is really very great educational institute controlled by the government and provides a very quality education to the students with a very low fee structure along with all great amenities and co-curricular activities as well. Education system in India is very progressing day by days and the KVs are present in all the 29 States of the country to serves as many as students of the country in different parts which is just so great.
About the KVS RO Jammu Edu for Windows 10
Since the lockdown is the government has also introduced the online mode of study for all the students in all of its institutes and in all the states.
Jammu and Kashmir is also one of the state and a integral part of the country and since the amendment in the article 371 it is has now become the country part with all of it’s right and getting all the benefits of Indian citizen to the J&K people as well. There’s also the many people many Kendra vidyalaya present in the state and so there:s this app named as the KVS RO Jammu Edu for Windows 10 which provides online classes to all the student s of the respective KVs by the teachers in the state.
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You can even use the app-KVS RO Jammu Edu for Windows 10 on PC which is really very nice and has lot of benefits of using it one PC. The screen of the PC is much bigger and serves a very great source to learn as compared to the mobile. Also it give more FC on pc .
When you use the KVS RO Jammu Edu for Windows 10 on PC it gives a way better experience on ti and also you don’t have to miss anything out and can take a not of everything when you learn from the KVS RO Jammu Edu for Windows 10 on the PC.
Let’s move ahead to the installation procedure of KVS RO Jammu Edu For Windows 10 with NOX App Player:-
Method 2. Install Using by Nox App Player
1 Launch your Web browser firstly.
2 Search Nox App Player in the Search address bar.
3 Install Nox App Player from its official website.
4 Open the Nox App Player Application and launch Google Play Store which you will find on the Home Screen.
5 Sign in with your Google ID.
6 Search KVS RO Jammu Edu and install it, Use it after installation is done.
So, that’s how you can install KVS RO Jammu Edu For Windows 10 with any of these two methods. We hope it will be easy for you to install the Application.
Let’s know about the Application now so that you will have a reason as to why you want to install it. So, you’ll see the features of KVS RO Jammu Edu For Windows 10 and Application Information below.


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Each person brings their own psychology and audio needs to the experience of being high. Some people crave jubilant sensory stimulation to enhance their period of enjoyment. Others want a more relaxed, transcendent state that allows them to explore their own inner reactions.
The music you choose can help you achieve your desired state more easily. Here are four of the best music artists that can get you into your preferred groove.
Since their first album release in 1967, the Grateful Dead has appealed to those who enjoy a good toke to level out their day. Even today, the tight musical compositions and complex guitar riffs give an individual plenty of audio fodder to enhance a high.
Jerry Garcia is beloved for a good reason, the pleasant timbre of his voice and playful lyrics are a cool relief. You can ride these tunes for some time, without getting a harsh bite.
Many people feel the quality of their albums over the years varies considerably. But most feel their 1969 album “Live/Dead” is most representative of their impact on audiences who choose to do their listening under the influence.
Bob Marley & the Wailers
From their advent in the 1970s, Marley and the Wailers have provided stoners with a wide range of musical experiences, from mellow and melancholy to intense and political. This variety makes for an interesting experience, in which you can wander down lanes of thought you haven’t explored before.
Maybe that’s why after all these years, Bob Marley’s music still provides an enjoyable accompaniment to the high. So much so, that it’s not uncommon to hear his music playing in a cannabis store.
On a more contemporary note, Australian psychedelic band Tame Impala offers a wall-to-wall audio experience, with airy vocals and a wide range of instruments.
These are all woven skillfully within a psych beat that can keep you in a good headspace for a long period of time. They’re not afraid to experiment with effects, while still retaining a sustained, otherworldly experience.
The soaring, ethereal melodies of Icelandic band Sigur Ros can the perfect accompaniment to your relaxed experience. The musical style reflects the stark, wind-swept landscape of Iceland, with an intense emotional connection to the ripple of sounds, as well as to the vast spaces from which the artist comes.
A high can vary in intensity on a number of levels and for a number of reasons. The music you choose can fit your mood or take you a place you haven’t been in a while. These 4 music artists each offer their own musical style to take along on your journey.

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Lyudmila Purgina Poems
|961.||S.Yesenin, You Don'T Love Me... - Translation (Rus.)||9/27/2013|
|962.||S.Yesenin, Oh Kiss Me! Kiss! - Translation (Rus.)||4/4/2012|
|963.||V.Mayakovsky, Lilichka! - Translation (Rus.)||6/2/2012|
|964.||N.Zabolotsky, The Unbeautiful Girl - Translation (Rus.)||5/19/2012|
|965.||O.Mandelstam, Leningrad - Translation (Rus.)||3/25/2012|
|966.||S.Yesenin, A Letter To Woman - Translation (Rus.)||1/6/2012|
|967.||A.Pushkin, Winter Morning - Translation (Rus.)||4/21/2012|
|968.||M.Gorky, The Song About A Stormy Petrel - Translation (Rus.)||4/17/2012|
|969.||I Am Reading And Reading...||8/12/2012|
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I Am Reading And Reading...
I am reading and reading and reading,
I am searching for truth in the words...
They are different: some of them chilling,
Some are pretty, the other are cold.
Some are flying so high in the heavens,
Others are making rough common work
With a man, who just use in affairs
Simple words, and, the next, complex words.
All the words have their own great meaning,
And the second, the third meaning also...
And sometimes it is hard to reveal it
In the piles of texts on crossroads
Of the vast country such as i-net...
Net is catching, and spelling, and ...
The bridge to the other side of the earth is great.
So great, that nobody could embrace its whole state.
Its state on the round, so round earth.
The earth that is moving in outer space forth
And space is eternal, eternal, eternal and both.
And both of the edges of bridge built by thought
By thought of two points somewhere in heavens.
In heavens which could be on earth or elswhere...

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Director Scott Fisher knew he had “an embarrassment of riches” in the talent available for SRO Productions III's presentation of the musical Les Miserables, mounted to celebrate the company's 30th year.
If you have seen any staged or film version of Les Mis, as it’s fondly called, it would be best to leave your preconceptions at the door. This is definitely different, but no less compelling or memorable, even without revolving set pieces. Can you say “phenomenal”?
Fisher opted to use every inch of usable space in the...

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Despite having labeled Louisville's Jan. 2 Big East opener against Providence as his most recent target date for Gorgui Dieng's return to the floor, Rick Pitino now says that the junior center will play, and start, on Saturday against Kentucky.
Perhaps more important than his return to the starting five is the news that there will be no limitations to his playing time.
"There's no easing with the Big East coming up, we're going to start him," Pitino told C.L. Brown. "Even coming off a month layoff he's still a lot better than what we have at that position mainly because he communicates so well. He's smarter than everybody. It's not just the physical part, he talks constantly. He tells people where to go. He picks up the scouting report perfectly."
Dieng has been sidelines since suffering a fractured left wrist during Louisville's win over Missouri on Nov. 23 in the Battle 4 Atlantis. Despite his lack of court time, Pitino says Dieng has been keeping up with his conditioning and is in tremendous shape.
"If he stays out of foul trouble, without question, he's in shape to go the whole game," Pitino said. "He's in great shape right now. We got up a lot of moves, a lot of shots in the past week; it's just his defensive timing is a little off."
Dieng's parents, Momar Dieng and Seynabou Diagne, will be making the trip from Senegal to watch their son play for the first time.
As cool as it is to have Gorgui starting on Saturday, there was a big part of me that wanted him to come off the bench. The atmosphere for the Kentucky game is always a different animal, and can you imagine that roar when Gorgs stood up and took his warm-up off for the first time? I think it would have been enough to rattle the UK players a little bit and give Dieng some leeway to make a few mistakes in his first several possessions back.
Still, can't wait to hear his name again before the game on Saturday.

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Book Review and Analysis Paper
To understand the personal or familial experience of disability on a deeper level, you will read a memoir written by a person with a disability (or by someone close to a person with a disability). Recommendations of books will be posted in a Canvas Module, but you are welcome to suggest your own book to me. After reading the book, write a 3-5-page paper that discusses a few of the author’s key or most meaningful ideas and concepts.
- Include a brief description and a thorough analysis of the author’s views on particular ideas.
- Discuss ideas in your own words and use few, if any, quotes. Give your perspectives of the author’s ideas, and/or note why you agree or disagree with the author’s perspectives.
- Identify new knowledge, insights, or skills you gained from the book. Make connections between ideas in the readings with other concepts and theories in rehabilitation counseling.
- Note what you see as implications of the ideas for the field of rehabilitation counseling. Discuss the implications of these ideas as related to your work as a rehabilitation counselor or how you might apply the ideas in the future.
- Be careful of unintentional plagiarism – distinguish your ideas from the author’s. This is not a book report or research paper- this is more than a mere summary of the author’s ideas chapter by chapter. Instead, work with the ideas, analyze the ideas, and give voice to your own perspectives!
Grading will be based on the following points distribution:
- Brief description of the book (5 points)
- Analysis and reactions related to class readings and discussions (20 points)
- Overall writing style (if citations are used, please follow APA format; 3 points)


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Comic-Con San Diego has been full of exclusive screens, sneak peek footage, collectors and epic fans ‘ favorite films, comics and characters. San Diego is now in full swing. But the series with its life-size Iron Man sculpture has been stolen by LEGO this year. This weights 88 kilos and is constructed of 35,119 bricks. Just take Lego Iron Man Coloring Pages Easy.
The internal frame measures 6.5 feet tall. The Hollywood journalist said it took 225 hours for LEGO Master Builders to design and build the beloved SuperHero. You can try the Lego Iron Man Coloring Pages Easy.
At a more perfect time, the statue could not come. With Tony Stark’s death at Avengers (played by Robert Downey Jr.) fans are nostalgic for Iron Man and call for every reminder of the journey of the emblematic character.
If you are one of Comic-Con’s lucky fans this year, look at the bigger LEGO statue than life. You can’t always see Avengers: Endgame to fix your Tony Stark if you can’t attend. The film can be digitally downloaded on July 30 but can now be pre-ordered. Download Lego Iron Man Coloring Pages Easy.


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Manchester, UK, April 12 (PL). Manchester City shook Bayern Munich with the power of football, by winning 3-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
The goals of the Spanish Rodrigo Hernandez “Rodri” in the 27th minute, the Portuguese Bernardo Silva (70) and the Norwegian Erling Haaland (76) gave the citizens a comfortable advantage before the return match scheduled for the next 19 at the Allianz Arena.
The Bavarian national team reached its commitment without defeat in the current tournament, with resounding victories over Inter Milan, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, but the English team stopped, on Tuesday, pushing the Germans in its tracks.
England opened the scoreboard after 27 minutes with a powerful left-footed shot from Rodri from outside the area.
Bayern tried to strike back after the break, inspired by Leroy Sane who required three well-timed tackles from Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson Moraes, including a one-on-one in front of goal.
The English scored the second blow by exploiting a mistake by French defender Dayot Uppicano, who lost a ball very close to the penalty area, and Jack Grealish grabbed the ball and gave it to Halland, who was headed in by Bernardo in the 70th minute.
Haaland sealed the Germans’ fate in the 76th by slipping in to drive the ball past John Stones. Thus, the Norwegian striker scored 45 goals in all competitions this season and leads the Champions League scorers table with 11 goals.
In the other match of the day, Inter Milan came out of a series of poor results in recent weeks and put their pass to the semi-finals of the major continental club championship on the right track, beating Portuguese Benfica 2-0 on the road in the first leg. . of the rooms
Niccolo Barella, with a header in the 51st minute, and Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku, with a penalty in the 82nd, left the meeting uphill for the Italians.

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Raman microscopy is extensively used in the pharmaceutical sector. This technique enables identification and characterization of functional groups, chemical compounds, molecular conformers, enables authentication of a number of drugs showing the presence of impurities and structural disorder in materials as well as study of stress distributions and temperature effects.
Integration of Raman spectroscopy with Atomic Force Microscopy opens a broad range of new capabilities in imaging and characterization of pharmaceutical products. For instance, AFM topography offers information on the grain size, shape, orientation and distribution. Sophisticated AFM techniques enable high- resolution imaging of a number of physical properties of objects such as friction coefficient, local hardness, surface potential, electrical conductivity and many others. In this application note the integrated Raman AFM is used for a comprehensive study of a pharmaceutical tablet to demonstrate the capabilities of the technique.
Working Principle of AFM Raman Setup
The working principle of the AFM Raman setup is shown in Fig. 1a.
Figure 1. (a) Integrated AFM-Raman instrument and its "focus track” feature. Sample surface always stays in focus due to AFM feedback mechanism. This provides true information about sample chemical composition even for very rough surfaces (b) Standard confocal Raman/fluorescence imaging sample is scanned in X&Y directions; Sample gets out of focus, providing incorrect data about optical properties of the surface.
The atomic force microscope is combined with a high resolution objective in top-illumination geometry. The objective is connected to a confocal Raman/fluorescence microscope. The purpose of the optical part of the setup is to focus excitation laser to a very small spot at the apex of AFM cantilever and to collect the optical signal from a local area on the sample in confocal regime. Raman scattering, fluorescence, Rayleigh scattering and other optical signals can be measured.
While the sample is scanned in X, Y & Z directions, AFM and optical images are obtained simultaneously from exactly the same sample area. Alternatively, it is possible o obtain Raman and AFM images from the same sample area. Here the Raman image is obtained in “standard” configuration without an AFM cantilever.
Characterization of Pharmaceutical Sample Using Raman AFM Technique
As a pharmaceutical sample, an ANADIN EXTRA tablet from Pfizer Consumer Health care Ltd was selected for characterization by the AFM-Raman technique. ANADIN is an analgesic medication comprising Aspirin paracetamol and caffeine. Each tablet contains 200 mg Paracetamol, 300 mg Aspirin and 45 mg caffeine. These active ingredients should be combined uniformly to produce a quality tablet. Homogeneous distribution of components will enhance compression characteristics of tablets, lifetime, hardness, strength, assimilability, biocompatibility and reduce defects and segregation.
It is essential to measure the distribution of the ingredients of the tablet in order to perform impurity testing and monitor the manufacturing process.
Firstly the tablet was sliced in half with a steel razor blade to obtain a flat surface.
The observations are listed below:
- Two characteristic types of Raman Spectra are seen at different places on the tablet as shown in Figure 2. These spectra correspond to Aspirin and Paracetamol
- Caffeine is spread extensively across the tablet, however present only in small discrete areas
- Spectral positions of Raman peaks are different for the different tablet components because of the chemical structure of compounds
- The main peaks of Paracetamol can be identified as the C=O stretch at
- 1651cm-1 NH deformation mode at 1612 cm-1 , HN-C=O bend-stretch at 1559 cm-1 Other Raman modes in the 1370 to 1166 cm-1 spectral region are due to both the N-H bending and C-H deformation vibrations.
- Raman spectra of aspirin have the characteristic bands at 1606 and 1622 cm-1 (shoulder), which can be assigned to the symmetric aromatic ring CC-stretching vibration and CO stretching vibration of the carboxyl group, which can be compared to the axial resolution of the AFM
Figure 2. Raman spectra on the ANADIN Tablet: Aspirin (green color), Paracetamol (red color).
Figure 3, which presents the chemical distribution of Aspirin and Paracetamol shows the difference in the confocal Raman maps taken with and without Focus Track feature in Figures 3a, 3b and 3c, 3d respectively.
Figure 3. Raman mapping: Focus track (a, b) and without Focus track (c, d). Green color corresponds to Aspirin distribution, red color corresponds to Paracetamol distribution. AFM topography image (e), optical image (f). Intensity variations are observed in the marked areas, if Raman measurement is done with and without focus tracking.
The data obtained without Focus Track shows variation of Raman signal intensity because of variations in sample height and chemical composition. Data obtained with the Focus track features shows a precise mapping of the sample composition.
Figure 4 shows Raman maps with Focus Track as well as corresponding AFM images. The Raman maps show a highly accurate spatial distribution of the compounds of the ANADIN tablet free from topography artifacts. Additionally phase separation of Paracetamol and Aspirin compounds were observed. Figure 4a shows an optical image of the tablet with many microcrystalline grains, which are bright and dark areas on the tablet. The smallest particle size of different components is estimated as 1 to 5 microns.
Figure 4. ANADIN tablet measurements with NTEGRA Spectra: (a) optical image of tablet; (b) AFMheight, (c) AFMphase , (d) AFMmag, (e) Raman mapping Paracetamol distribution; (f ) Raman mapping - Aspirin distribution; (g) components on the tablet (red color corresponds to Paracetamol, green color corresponds to Aspirin);
Magnitude and phase of cantilever oscillation recorded during scanning offer complimentary information to the AFM topography. Phase images show grain edges and are not impacted by large-scale height differences enabling clear observation of the fine features of the sample as shown in Figure 4c. Cantilever oscillation amplitude signal offers additional contrast grain edges due to sharp instantaneous changes in the sample height. A highly clear correlation is seen between Raman and AFM images. Characteristic domains on the tablet with increased Paracetamol combinations seen in the Raman images in Figure 4 has corresponding specific features the AFM images.
The integration of Raman Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy is a powerful analytical tool for pharmaceutical applications. With the AFM images of tablets, it is possible to obtain information about the grain structure, sample topography, grain boundaries and orientation. In this study the distribution of Aspirin and Paracetamol components in the ANADIN tablet was studied with high spatial resolution and free of any artifacts because of sample roughness. Correlation between sample chemical composition and AFM images is observed.
This information has been sourced, reviewed and adapted from materials provided by NT-MDT Spectrum Instruments.
For more information on this source, please visit NT-MDT Spectrum Instruments.


PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Foods' Food Service Group announced today that it is launching a year-long initiative with its gardein™ plant-based protein brand in cooperation with the Meatless Monday organization. The goal of the program is to help restaurants and food service operators (companies that provide food to cafeterias, industrial caterers, hospitals and nursing homes) meet consumer demand for more plant-based dishes by providing menu ideas and promotional materials.
A study of restaurant-goers found that 79% eat vegetarian items more than once a week1. By adding more plant-based items to a menu, restaurants can capture additional traffic and revenue from patrons seeking vegetarian options and reduce their environmental impact because plant-based protein uses significantly less water and fossil fuel (oil, natural gas and coal). The meat-like texture and taste of gardein™ plant-based protein products can replace chicken, beef or fish in most recipes, which provides restaurants with center-of-the-plate options that are 100% plant-based.
Pinnacle's initiative includes offering restaurants and food service operators point-of-sale materials and a year's worth of Meatless Monday menus. "We are proud to partner with Meatless Monday and offer our customers a way to meet their patrons' health and wellness needs, help the environment, and increase profits by adding 100%plant-based protein to their menus," says Tom Meyers, vice president of food service for Pinnacle Foods.
"gardein™ products are a great choice for consumers practicing Meatless Monday and everyone who wants to start the week eating healthier. Pinnacle's turnkey menu and promotional resources make it easy for restaurants and food operators to implement Meatless Monday programs, which can attract new diners and meet existing customers' demand for healthier options," said Peggy Neu, president of The Monday Campaigns.
More information on the program can be found at gardeinmeatlessmonday.com or by calling (866) 816-7313. Customers can connect with Pinnacle Food Service @pinnaclefoodservice on Instagram and Facebook.
About Pinnacle Foods Inc.
Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE: PF) is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high-quality branded food products with a mission of unleashing brand potential. With annual sales in excess of $3 billion, the portfolio includes well-known brands competing in frozen, refrigerated and shelf-stable formats, such as Birds Eye®, Birds Eye® Voila!®, Duncan Hines®, Earth Balance®, EVOL®, gardein™, Glutino®, Hungry-Man®, Log Cabin®, Udi's®, Vlasic® and Wish-Bone®, along with many others. The company is headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., and has nearly 5,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada.
About Meatless Monday
Meatless Monday is a public health initiative of The Monday Campaigns, a nonprofit organization in association with The Lerner Centers for Public Health Promotion at Johns Hopkins, Columbia and Syracuse universities. The campaign seeks to reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, and conserve environmental resources by encouraging the public to cut back on meat one day a week.
1 MenuMonitor 2015, Center of the Plate: Seafood and Vegetarian Consumer Trends Report
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Publishers including THQ, Sega, and NCsoft Europe have all signed up for this year's GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair.
The event takes place October 28-29 at the Old Truman Brewery, as part of the London Games Festival, and follows last year's event which attracted over 2000 visitors.
Development studios Rare, Ubisoft Reflections, Crytek, Rebellion and Kuju, along with Qantm College UK have also confirmed attendance at the event.
More information, including details of sessions and further exhibitors, will be announced in the coming weeks.
For more information on booking exhibitor space at the GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair contact Richard Sturgess via email, or call him on +44 (0)1273 746 864.


We pulled together some of the most interesting articles we’ve read recently – and included the quotes that got us talking the most.
Call me old fashioned (or just old), but I remember when I was growing up we had four options for dining out – a local pizza place, McDonald’s, the “fancy restaurant” with the real tablecloths and the diner. Being picky or having high expectations for the dining experience wasn’t really an option. You just went where you went and ate what you ate.
Good Lord have things changed.
My kids now have upwards of 40 dining options in a 10 mile radius – and I live deep in the suburbs. Last night, we literally had a fifteen minute debate over which Hibachi place we wanted to go to (of the 4 local options – FOUR. LOCAL. HIBACHI. OPTIONS!).
I provide the above as context for some research we conducted here at Full Contact on the fast casual restaurant space. As a working mom with two kids, fast casual is a frequent savior for me. It’s the go-to when there is no time to make a meal, when we need a break from the weekday meal monotony, or when we are running between errands and just need a quick bite. I think many people view fast casual as a savior for the reasons I note above, but according to our research, that does not mean that people don’t still have high expectations for what fast casual restaurants should provide.
According to our survey* of 751 adults, diners seek benefits more often associated with a sit-down restaurant experience from their fast casual counterparts. For example:
In the coming weeks we will share further findings about the restaurant landscape but for now, if you manage any sort of restaurant brand in this hyper-competitive category (FOUR HIBACHI OPTIONS!), I suggest you consider not just the brands you compete against but also how the increase in competition has fueled the expectations of today’s diner.
[Note: Survey hosted by ProdegeMR. Responses gathered from 751 Adults age 18+; balanced to US Census on age, gender, region and household income]
As an agency committed to making meaningful connections between a brand and their consumers, we got to talking lately, wondering what makes a brand meaningful to consumers. In this series of three posts, we explore differing perspectives from within our agency on what gives a brand meaning. And you can check out the first post here.


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On Thursday, state Sen. Hugh Webster called on Easley to resign. Webster said in a letter that he is upset with how Easley has handled the Phipps' situation and told the governor he should let the people decide whether they want to rehire Phipps.
Former Gov. Bob Scott also stands behind his daughter's decision. He said Easley did not elect her and has no right to call for her resignation. Scott told the
he wishes he were healthier so he could challenge Easley in 2004. According to the newspaper, he said, "I'd love to take him on and I could beat his a**."
Scott played an integral role in his daughter's 2000 campaign. The Scott family has a long storied history in North Carolina government. Kerr Scott, Phipps' grandfather, served as governor and U.S. senator in the late 40s and 50s and her father, Bob Scott, became governor in 1969.
The State Board of Elections made clear last year that the Phipps campaign did not play by modern rules. Bobby McLamb and Linda Saunders, two of Phipps' former aides, recently pleaded guilty to extortion related to Phipps' election campaign. Phipps is currently being investigated for campaign finances during the 2000 election. Political experts say in the old days, campaign finance had a very different meaning.
"There were no limitations, no reporting laws. You could take as much money as anyone would offer," political consultant Jack Hawke said.
Hawke said it was not until the Watergate scandal did campaign finance reporting laws emerge in North Carolina.
"It's a different ballgame," said Thad Beyle, a poltical science professor at UNC. "Maybe some of the things that she may have seen or heard in those good old days are no longer allowed."
Easley dismissed Webster's call for his resignation, saying the senator is simply playing politics.
Phipps, who is still conducting business in western North Carolina, admits she made some poor management decisions, but she continues to maintain her innocence.
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Optimism around the potential to capitalize on advancements in satellite technology is out of this world.
In our, we covered Apple’s move to bring satellite tech to the masses with iPhone 14 and other advancements for the growing LEO NTN market. Increasingly, telecom is exploring opportunities to connect devices and land-based networks directly to satellites. This includes leveraging non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) to provide cellular service to the underserved and rural locations where it has not previously been realistic to provide connectivity.
Standards are now in place to bring low earth orbit (LEO) satellites into the 5G cellular network. While capabilities are evolving at a feverish pace, these advancements will not be without technical and commercial challenges.
Satellite direct-to-phone service
Traditionally, connecting to a satellite required an expensive, specialized satellite phone. This has limited the market opportunity to people and businesses with specific use case requirements and the budget to support them.
Lately, we’ve seen heightened focus on the viability of satellite direct-to-phone service. 3GPP Release 17 standards now support direct connection between 5G cellphones and satellites. Effectively, satellites are becoming part of the 5G network.
In another positive step, the 3GPP has identified a set of 5G frequency ranges in the n256 and n255 bands to allow future 5G handsets to stay connected using both terrestrial mobile networks and non-terrestrial satellite networks around the globe. The current first generation of LEO satellites is using frequency bands Ku (between 12 and 18GHz) and Ka (between 27 and 40GHz). These high-frequency bands support higher data throughput, higher bandwidth, smaller antennas, narrower beams, and greater security than traditional satellite bands operating below 12GHz.
The new bands are more susceptible to weather damage and rain fade, though exposure can be reduced by amending the ground station design and signal modulation.
Commercial challenges for LEO
The new standards are essential and exciting to have, however the business dynamics of NTNs are challenging. A big question is how to commercialize the opportunity to use LEO satellites as part of 5G.
The business case must offset the expense of launching and maintaining satellites against the revenue-generating coverage footprint.
The reality is that about 71 percent of the world is ocean. Granted, access by ships is required, but it is a small piece of the business opportunity, and the revenues are unlikely to offset satellite costs. The remaining 29 percent of earth is land-based with highly competitive markets where the largest demand and budgets exists.
Service providers are wrestling with use cases and where to provide coverage as they seek paths to phone-to-satellite service profitability.
3GPP standards set the stage
From a 5G mobile broadband perspective, the 3GPP standardization of non-terrestrial networks is important. Release R15 had a number of study items on deployment scenarios and R16 studied non-terrestrial network architectures.
Major progress was made in R17, which is now frozen. R17 includes the first standards for direct-to-phone as well as low power consumption connections for remote enterprise IoT devices. R17 provided specifications for using the satellite as a relay point, communicating with the cellphone and the terrestrial 5G gateway, which then communicates with the base station. This is called the “transparent model” where the satellite acts as a relay node, changing the frequency carrier of the uplink RF signal, then filtering and amplifying it before transmission via the downlink. In this case, the waveform of the signal repeated by the transparent payload is not changed.
In late 2023, R18 will include specifications for a base station or Open RAN to be hosted on the satellite. This is called the regenerative model which transforms and amplifies the uplink RF signal before transmitting it on the downlink. Further, the signal transformation involves the full digital processing of the signal, such as demodulation, decoding, re-encoding, remodulation and filtering.
NTN challenges to be addressed
These are important developments, however space is an incredibly complex working environment in which to work. You can’t just send a technician in a flying truck to fix a problem (well, maybe one day). For now, this puts a magnifying glass on the importance of validating satellite functions in labs on the ground before launching them to space.
For now, this puts a magnifying glass on the importance of validating satellite functions in labs on the ground before launching them to space.
Despite closer proximity than satellite constellations before them, technical challenges arise given how far LEOs are from Earth. Several technology and performance challenges must be considered and evaluated through NTN test plans:
Signaling delays and fluctuations, and timing variations due to altitude
Large doppler shifts due to moving at thousands of miles per hour
Signal degradations due to weather, atmospheric conditions, path loss, and shadowing
Interference and security attacks since signals are weaker
Line of sight challenges
Timing and synchronization issues
Providing seamless coverage and connectivity during handover to terrestrial network or another LEO satellite as it passes by
Latency (delay) and jitter (consistent latency)
End-to-end quality of voice, video, data, and emergency services
Testing is essential for success
New ideas that improve the NTN business case are coming to light daily. One is doubling LEO satellite payloads to include GPS/GNSS services currently deployed on medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites. Because of larger distance from Earth, MEOs have the disadvantage of weaker signals, which can be more easily spoofed.
The industry is evaluating two models:
A relay model that relays and amplifies the PNT signals from MEO orbiting constellations like Galileo. This strengthens Earth-delivered signals, supports faster position fixes and accommodates rapid two-way authentication checks to enhance security.
Direct from LEO PNT service where the LEO satellites could be either a trusted primary source of PNT or used for resilience.
NTN is complex, with many challenges to be addressed. Creating and executing a comprehensive test plan that assures NTN’s capabilities on the ground, before launch, is essential for success.
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Costs – Philippines vs Thailand vs Cambodia
On top of that I have asked 5000 questions on forums about the three as research so I will try to compare some of the differences. Three of the essentials:
Cost of Living – Breakdown
If I was living long term in each of these three countries my cost of living would be around $800 in Cambodia, $900 in the Philippines, and ~$1k in Thailand.
Cambodia could definitely be done the cheapest on a vacation. Hotels are a lot cheaper in Cambodia than either Phils or Thailand. You can easily find a good enough hotel room for $10-15 a night in nice touristy areas and ask them for a long stay discount. Most will negotiate.
Hotels in Thailand are usually around $25-$30 a night for a decent one in a good location, then a little higher than that in the Philippines.
Check out some of the cheap places I stayed around Asia in the hotels section.
- Winner: Cambodia
Finding a nice modern apartment in Cambodia won’t be that easy. You can get a reasonable apartment in the $200-$300 range, and a pretty nice apartment in a good area of Phnom Penh in the $400 to $500 range.
However that nice apartment won’t be near as nice as what you can get in Thailand for cheaper. Apartment value might be Thailand’s #1 strength in my opinion.
If you’re just looking to quietly work online as a digital nomad and save money in nice surroundings Thailand is the best country in Asia to live.
You can get very nicely furnished modern apartments for $300 or less in most cities. Maybe $400 in Bangkok. Some places may make you sign a 6 month lease but month to month is also available at those prices.
Apartments in the Philippines are terrible value and it’s one of the worst things about the country. I don’t know of any expat that has ever told me they stayed in a Manila apartment for under $500 a month. Luckily for me I don’t care about having a ‘baller’ apartment.
If you want to be anywhere near the nicer areas of Cebu you will have to spend in the $400-$500 range also. In Angeles you can find some really cheap apartments but they are unfurnished, not in nice areas, and you have to sign a long lease.
For a good location and a furnished place month to month you will need to spend $350-$400.
- Winner: Thailand
Food is really cheap in all three but is cheapest in Cambodia. If you want to cook yourself you could budget less than $100 a month on food. The markets are ridiculously cheap. You can generally get most meals at restaurants for $5 or less as well.
I found western food to be way to expensive in Thailand but I am only going off of Pattaya. Maybe there are cheaper places around Bangkok or other cities.
Thai food wins taste wise and is cheap too. Still, for me I mostly want to eat western food so I thought Thailand was a bit expensive for food.
The Philippines is quite cheap as there are very few meals that cost you over $5, Filipino food kind of sucks though. You can get good cheap groceries and cook yourself though.
Overall it’s pretty close in all three, but if you want a western diet Thailand might be the priciest.
- Winner: Cambodia
I haven’t included visas or girls in the above, find those below. Living in the Philippines is much better for those.
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Today I am 21 weeks and 6 days pregnant (YAY!). We found out that our little one's cardiac echo will be next Wednesday the 2nd of September. Please join us in praying that she will pass this test with flying colors! What it will do--it tells us if her heart is functioning correctly. Something minor would most likely mean that we can deliver at Rex still (please GOD!), but something major would mean I would have to go to Duke or UNC (somewhere they can do major pediatric cardiac surgery). At this point this test is just precautionary as she has a two vessel (instead of three) umbilical cord and cardiac anomalies are a potential side effect. Our first level II ultrasound revealed no problems with her at all (thank you Lord!), but this echo is more definitive for the cardiac function and is done by a pediatric cardiologist.
On a more positive note, she is an active little thing that seems to rarely sit still--just like her daddy! I feel her moving all the time. We are planning our "babymoon" this week. We are headed to Baltimore in September to watch the Red Sox and do some shopping and sightseeing, I'm so excited! We'll let you know how things go!

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When I first started writing I had to have absolute privacy and absolute quiet. I was extremely self-conscious about what I was doing. There was no way I could write in a cafe. I had to be somewhere where I wouldn’t be interrupted. Door closed writing. Through the years I’ve become a little more relaxed. I’ve had more practice and that makes it easier to write wherever I am. Some of my second book How To Stay Married was even written on the couch with The Hubby beside me.
I still prefer privacy though and these photos are of my writing space in the spare room. Yes there’s a bed in there in case I need a good lie down after a vigorous writing session. The Hubby and I have a signal when I don’t want to be disturbed, not even for a cup of tea. You see that beautiful hand-made felt chain of flowers hanging on my desk lamp? I put that on the door knob of my writing room to serve as a warning beacon. ‘Do not come in on pain of death.’ I feel like a teenager with a Keep Out sign on my door but without the confidence of being able to write freely my ability to get the words down on the page can often be inhibited.
There are some treasures that surround me in here. Pebbles from the beach at Findhorn in Scotland, a little Eeyore (my favourite character from Winnie the Pooh), photos of my dad, my wedding and my former life as a singer/songwriter, a wooden writer’s organiser from The Hubby and various angels, hearts and paperweights given by friends. Oh, and copies of my books, reminding me that I can indeed write an entire book, look I’ve done it twice and that’s just the published ones.
I hope you can see how filthy the windows are. Proof that I’m not a procrastinator. I have friends who’ve cleaned their entire house and even the shed rather than sit down and write. Not me. But I am a very slow writer. I do a lot of pondering. It astounds me how slow I am. However I get the job done in the end.
Mary-Lou Stephens studied acting and played in bands before she got a proper job – in radio. Her memoir Sex, Drugs and Meditation was published by Pan Macmillan in 2013. It tells the story of how she changed her life, saved her job and found a husband, all with the help of meditation. The sequel, How To Stay Married, is the truth about the happy ending.
Mary-Lou is now writing fiction in her own special slow and pondering way.
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Dragon Quest XI's first update includes changes to both the PlayStation 4 and PC versions of the game.
A beloved series' past mixes with a console of the preset to give a glimpse into the future of RPGs
Meet the companions who will accompany you on your journey in Dragon Quest XI.
Square Enix has confirmed the Western release date of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.
Square Enix debuted some new gameplay footage of Dragon Quest XI during Jump Festa.
Square Enix officially announced earlier today that the next entry in the Dragon Quest saga, Dragon Quest XI, is coming to PlayStation 4, New ...


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Dr. Lowell Ackerman received his Veterinary degree from the Ontario Veterinary College, and board certification from the American College of Veterinary Dermatology. In addition to his veterinary credentials, Dr. Ackerman also holds a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University, a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, and a Certificate in Veterinary Practice Administration from Purdue University. He is the Veterinary Specialty Director at Zoetis and prior to that he was engaged in specialty practice, consulting, writing, and teaching. He has authored several books (including Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult, The Genetic Connection, and Atlas of Small Animal Dermatology), and has lectured extensively on a global basis, on topics in both medicine and management. Dr. Ackerman is a Member of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology, VetPartners (the Association of Veterinary Practice Management Consultants & Advisors), the American Academy of Veterinary Dermatology, the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association, the Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the American Animal Hospital Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Specialty Medicine, Practice Management, Entrepreneurship.


Members of the media and dignitaries tour the new Salt Lake City International Airport’s main terminal in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. The new airport is set to open on Sept. 15, 2020. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News
First new U.S. hub airport in decades could help make Utah the ‘Crossroads of the World’
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s something no other hub airport in the U.S. has pulled off in the current century.
After a span of six years of construction — preceded by about two decades of planning — the Salt Lake City International Airport is about to open its brand-new, $4.1 billion airport on Tuesday, starting with a massive new terminal and its first concourse.
By the end of the year, a second concourse will open, and the old airport will begin to be razed to make way for the east side of Concourse A to be built right over the top of it.
What this means for Utahns and travelers across the globe isn’t just a brand-new, shiny building to replace a more inefficient and aging facility. To airport officials here and nationally, it’s so much more.
“I would dream to see in my career other cities across the country replicate what Salt Lake City has done,” said Kevin Burke, president and CEO of Airports Council International-North America, a national organization based in Washington, D.C., that represents U.S. and Canadian airports.
“Salt Lake City has taken an airport and turned it into a modern, 21st century facility,” Burke said. “America’s airports need to be modernized, and Salt Lake City has been on the cutting-edge of that.”
To Burke — and Utah government officials — Salt Lake City’s new airport means the portal from Utah to the rest of the world just got much bigger — and with so much more room to grow. It means the state has solidified its foothold in the global air travel industry — and therefore positioned itself well for future economic growth as a now much more appealing travel touch point, destination, and home base for businesses.
To state leaders, that’s a huge step for their ambitions to brand Utah as not just the “Crossroads of the West,” but the “Crossroads of the World.”
But as masterfully designed, impressive and beautiful as Salt Lake City’s new airport is, an invisible force has sucked some of the air out of its grand opening.
The global coronavirus pandemic has led nationwide flights to plummet, threatening the entire airline industry. After a year of averaging about 2.4 million passengers a day nationwide, that dropped to a low of 87,534 passengers nationwide during the height of COVID-19 closures on April 14, according to Transportation Security Administration checkpoint travel numbers.
In February, Salt Lake City International Airport saw a record high of 30,000 passengers each weekend. But when the pandemic hit home in Utah and the rest of the U.S., that number death spiraled to barely 1,500.
Over the past several months, more travelers have …read more
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2 Vice Provost Brinley Franklin reflects on his 23-year career with the Libraries.
4 Libraries Director Emeritus Norman Stevens has edited the autobiography of his friend noted children’s literature expert Francelia Butler.
6 Several new staff members have joined the Libraries.
7 A report of giving by our friends.
8 A current art exhibit coincides with the publication of a biography of master potter Guy Wolff by Suzy Staubach.
9 A montage of photos shows the wide breadth of activities that occurred in the Libraries during the past semester. In a new initiative, the Libraries’ eScience Team has been helping the campus community understand ways in which they can keep research data safe and secure.
10 Student technology fee enhances Libraries’ resources and spaces.
11 Current and upcoming art exhibits in Storrs and at the Regional Campus Libraries.
"UConn Libraries, Volume 19, Number 1" (2013). UConn Libraries Newsletter. 50.


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We’re torn, Philadelphia.
On one hand, we dread Labor Day as we are enjoying this summer way too much to see it end. On the other, the unofficial start of Fall usually means more events and this post becomes much easier to write.
This week is all meetups so take this week easy guys, you’re gonna need it come October. After the jump, Mac users don’t leave their home, Hive opens up and Linux users gather.
Tuesday, August 31st: Lets face it, sometimes that whole “leaving your house” part of a meetup can be a pain. Thanks to an issue with the scheduled speaker, the Mac Business Users will be meeting virtually via DimDim. The group promises to resume the normal schedule next month. Virtually. 6:30 p.m. [INFO]
Wednesday, September 1st: As two mac users and a PC guy, the extend of TP’s Linux knowledge starts and ends at hours of frustration trying to get wireless to work in Ubuntu (curse you, ndiswrapper). PLUG central is gathering at USP to cater to guys like us with its September meeting focusing on “command-line tools you’ve never heard of” which for us is, um, all of them. West Philly. 7 p.m. [INFO]
Wednesday, September 1st: If Linux ain’t your thing, take an hour to tour hacker space Hive76 home to howto classes and the occasional Starcraft 2 tournament. Oh, and there will be pizza. Spring Garden. 8 p.m. [INFO]-30-
B. PHL claims to be the ‘first’ citywide innovation festival. But is it?
Philly’s NorthStar Conference won’t be back in 2019. Here’s what to expect instead
Small biz owners: How do you fund the hustle?
This apprenticeship program is opening the door for candidates with nontraditional backgrounds
National Maker Faire shut down, but the Philly group says its not going anywhere
BIO 2019 was in Philly this week. Here’s what you missed
The top 10 reasons to attend NextFab’s 10th anniversary party
How AI can help humans, not replace them
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One of the biggest names in the triathlon space, Ironman will bring global attention to the Ultra-Trail Australia 100K as its new owner.
Ultra-Trail Australia is the second-largest ultra trail running event in the world. The destination race takes place annually in mid-May in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. It kicks off about 90 minutes from Sydney. Some 6,000 competitors enter the event each year.
Ironman acquired the iconic event to help diversify its portfolio.
“Ultra-Trail running is the new frontier of endurance sport, and Ironman welcomes the opportunity to be expanding its existing interests in triathlon, road running, cycling, and mountain biking and to be taking a step into this market,” said Dave Beeche, Ironman Oceania managing director. “Ultra-Trail Australia has captivated runners locally and internationally and has quickly grown to become one of the most talked-about endurance events in Australia.”
100K Race In Four-Day Ultra-Trail Australia Festival
The featured 100K trail running race is part of a four-day festival and expo. The event winds through Australia’s World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains National Park, home to the stunning Three Sisters rock formation and a vast network of trails.
Ultra-Trail Australia’s main distance-running event is known for its vast views and challenging stair sections. The race gains 4.4 kilometers over 100 kilometers.
But there are other race distances for runners who haven’t trained for a 100K length or technical terrain. At half the length, the Ultra-Trail Australia 50K gains 2.4 kilometers of elevation and follows the second half of the 100K route through the Kedumba Valley.
Additionally, the shorter Pace UTA22 trail run gains just 1,200 meters of elevation. It concludes at Scenic World, a tourist destination with a skyway, walkway, cableway, and railway for taking in mountain views.
Appealing to families, there’s also a participatory trail race called the Injinji 1K-4-Kids. Every child receives a medal.
Ironman: Building Legacy In 100K Community
Ironman plans to capitalize on the race’s existing legacy.
“An integral part of its success is the camaraderie of the competitors, family, and friends, which we hope to preserve and build on,” said Beeche.
“Our philosophy when taking on new events as iconic as Ultra-Trail Australia is to think of ourselves as custodians rather than owners, and, in doing so, ensure that we respect the history, the athletes, and the stakeholders to ensure that we continue its success and continue to improve the athlete experience.”
Applications for the 2019 Ultra-Trail Australia 100K will open in late September 2018. Top male and female finishers in the 100K currently take home $1,500 AUD.


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Carol Bennett, CEO of the Consumers Health Forum, writes:
I would describe last night’s health Budget lock-up as a very quiet gathering which is probably a good indication of general approval by the sector (no easy feat to achieve!)
Quite rightly, there has been almost universal approval for the additional $1.5 billion investment in mental health services in the 2011-12 Budget last night.
Likewise, it would be hard to argue that the further $475 million for regional health infrastructure, on top of the $1.3 billion already spent, is not long overdue. Anyone who has had the misfortune to end up in one of our smaller regional hospitals of late will have noted how run-down and under-resourced they are, and that is no reflection on the valiant work and commitment of the medical and support staff working there.
Others will write in more detail about the long overdue increase in spending on mental health, but – as someone who has previously worked in this sector – I would like to particularly commend the money being spent for better assessment and coordination of mental health services, the new e-mental health portal, more primary care and innovative services and the National Commission to ensure accountability for the money.
Greater investment for expansion of the ground-breaking headspace and EPPIC early psychosis intervention programs are also most welcome.
Dental health is still a major area that needs to be tackled. The potential cost and complexity of reform in this area has frightened successive Governments over the years. The new Dental Health Advisory Council, (on which consumers will need to be well represented) needs to focus on and explain to sceptical Governments, the costs that poor dental health and poor dental education impose on the health sector in general, not forgetting the costs to employment participation and our civil society.
To focus on one area of disappointment, in an otherwise good health budget outcome, the Government has funded just one of the seven deferred items – Prevenar3, the pneumococcal vaccine booster – recommended for listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) by the expert Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC). It seems particularly ironic that while mental health has been the focus of this Budget, a medication that could deliver significant benefit to people with schizophrenia remains in limbo.
We are now seeing the start of a log-jam of important new medicines awaiting Cabinet approval while millions are being spent providing set-top boxes for pensioners, most of whom would likely prefer to have the latest and most effective medicines for their ailments.
Another raft of PBAC recommendations will go Federal Cabinet in June, and indications are that many, if not all, of these will be delayed.
The Government should realise that this is a running political sore that will not go away. Medicines delayed are medicines denied and we have yet to hear a convincing argument as to why the successful and rigorous PBAC processes have been sidelined to achieve bottom line savings.
This health Budget provides some additional bonuses such as the continued funding for the Bowel Cancer Screening Program ($138m over 4 years) and increased availability and affordability of MRI services.
Overall, the health sector and Australian consumers can breathe a collective sigh of relief that this Budget hasn’t produced the much anticipated pain – especially increased copayments that could have been on the table.
For CHF’s part, we will continue to work through the detail of the new measures and to advocate for consumer access to necessary medicines through a process that isn’t mired by political interference.


We had a cooking show called “Chef Pauline and Chef Genevieve” in which the last line of the theme song (sung by yours truly) said, “We hope you enjoy the show. Yo Ho”…because it rhymed, ok.
I was Genevieve and Laura, Pauline.
The kitchen has always been a happy place for us. While home schooling, on long winter days, we would rig up the camcorder on a tri-pod, kindly shoo mom out of the kitchen, tie up our aprons and say “Action” (because we acted as chef and director and camera men). And it was a blast.
Our theme song doesn’t do the show justice to how creative we would get while in the kitchen, just the two of us. Caught on film was much more than cooking. It was two sisters communicating, arguing, picking noses, licking spoons, burning fingers, spilling ingredients, and laughing. And like many sponsored programs, we had commercials featuring a product used in that very show (i.e. if we were making caesar salad we would highlight “simulated bacon bits” in a 30 second blurb), which often had to be recorded again and again because we would get so silly…as girls do.
We did almost everything together. When it came to extracurricular activities, Laura would head to dancing or theater and I would head to horse back riding or swimming, but on most days we would do a lot in each other company. We were and are each other’s kindred spirit.
The Show of Chef Pauline and Genevieve has gone down in the books as a classic for the Plouffe family. They are certainly home videos we don’t publicize (even to our spouses). It is sweet to see now how we both took that comfort in the kitchen, in front of the stove, behind the sink into our grown up lives. And with a little more gumption to try something requiring more skill and care each time.
Here’s to ma belle soeur, fellow chef-at-heart, my inspiration for almost anything I do and who now shares with me a desire to write.
Introducing, Mrs. Maverick.
Mrs. Maverick doing her thing.


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Background To defend against pathogens and tumors, T cells must sense and integrate myriad extracellular signals. Cytokines mediate immune cell-cell communication and their concentrations in the external milieu conveys information about an encountered threat, its cellular location, and the state of the ongoing immune response. Approximately 30 unique cytokines are sensed by CD8+ T cells, but we lack a systemic understanding for how they impact cell state and function. A comprehensive atlas of cytokine effects on T cell state and function, evaluated over well-defined signaling contexts, is needed to reveal the gene expression and functional programs accessible to T cells and provide a blueprint for T cell engineering.
Methods To measure the effect of cytokines on a massive scale we developed CellCode. CellCode leverages viral DNA barcoding to track single T cell clones subject to many treatments (~500) through subsequent pooled assays, thereby connecting signaling history to cell growth, fate, and function. Here we used CellCode to measure the impact of 28 cytokines at multiple concentrations across 4 distinct ex vivo stimulation contexts with varied T cell receptor (TCR, Signal 1) stimulation, CD28 costimulation (Signal 2), and IL-12 driven inflammation (Signal 3) on CD8+ T cells by single cell transcriptomics, Tcf7 (TCF1) reporter expression, and pooled competition assays of overall persistence and clonal expansion.
Results The complete set of ex vivo cytokine treatments recapitulated a broad spectrum of cell states including effector cell states, circulatory and resident-like memory states, and exhausted states. Despite the diversity of cell states generated, many different cytokines yielded convergent gene expression programs which led to similar growth and Tcf7 regulation, including cytokines from distinct receptor families. Remarkably, cytokine effects were highly dependent on stimulation context, such that individual cytokines had distinct or even opposing effects on cell state depending on signaling context. For example, the immunosuppressive cytokine TGF-β up-regulated Tcf7 expression, consistent with its known role in preserving stemness in chronic viral infections, but did so only when combined with TCR stimulation and inflammation. Moreover, many cytokines had long-lasting effects on cell viability and proliferation in pooled assays days after cytokine removal.
Conclusions Together, our results show that cytokines have lasting, signaling context-dependent effects on gene expression and cell fate, and that distinct cytokines can produce convergent cell states and fate outcomes. CellCode enables systematic profiling of cell responses to treatments at scale, with important implications for rational T cell programming for immunotherapies.
Ethics Approval All animals were used in accordance with the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee guidelines for the University of Washington, registered protocol number 4397–01.
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Elmshorn-based Capol GmbH, a Business Unit of Freudenberg Chemical Specialities, SE & Co. KG (FCS), is set to acquire Colarôme Inc., Saint Hubert, Canada with immediate effect.
Capol expects to benefit from future important synergies both for product innovation and market penetration. As part of the acquisition, Capol obtains a new production plant in North America which will further strengthen the business in this region and abroad.
Both Capol and Colarôme have deep expert knowledge in special applications of the food industry, particularly in the confectionery market. The Capol portfolio serves all applications of the confectionery industry requiring surface treatment, e.g. anti-sticking agents for gums and jellies, glazes and polishing agents for sugar dragées or chocolate-coated centers. Colarôme, based in St. Hubert in the greater Montreal region, was founded in 1998. The company holds patents on a production technology for a unique line of natural pigments allowing to create innovative coating products for food applications. The company offers flavor formulations and natural color pigments as well as natural vanilla extracts. Colarôme currently employs 17 people. The acquisition builds the foundation to further expand the global Capol business.
“Additives for the food industry are an attractive market segment in the long term. Having Colarôme now in our portfolio, we will be able to strategically develop this business segment”, says Hanno D. Wentzler, President and CEO of FCS. “Both Capol and Colarôme have very similar business models, so we expect a swift integration into Capol”, he said.
“For Capol the acquisition generates substantial synergy effects. We will be even better able to offer and develop products that precisely meet our customers’ requirements. The acquisition is a further step to expand our position as leading player for coatings in the confectionery industry. The Colarôme production plant in Canada will help us to react even more rapidly to customer demands”, Christian Hauk, CEO of Capol GmbH emphasizes.
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Cécile Béliot has assumed the role of Bel Group chief executive officer, following the decision to separate the roles of chairman and CEO. The separation of the functions will enable Bel Group to develop in three areas of healthy snacking. Meanwhile, the company’s former CEO, Antoine Fiévet, has had his mandate renewed as chairman of the board.
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf was grilled by lawmakers during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, where he was slammed over the agency’s handling of the escalating infant formula shortage.
Sweegen is ramping up its efforts to reduce sugar across F&B applications while simultaneously tapping into the benefits of using antioxidants and bitter blocking technology. Speaking to FoodIngredientsFirst, Casey McCormick, vice president of global innovation at Sweegen, says product developers can find a broad range of solutions in Sweegen’s nature-based sweetener systems as brands elevate better-for-you foods.

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LG Lions have lifted the title of 19th Gurkha cup football tournament in UK.
LG Lions defeared Brigade Boys 1-0 in the final match played recently at Aldershot.
The champions received 2500 Pound while runners up team walked away with 1500 Pound.
In veterans category, Brigade Boys Club defeated Ilam FC to lift the title and received 1200 Pound.
Rushmoor borough mayor Bruce Thomas, Roshan Khanal from Nepal Embassy, NRNA UK president Punam Gurung, Tamu Dhee UK president Hit Kaji Gurung and other guests distributed prizes to the winners.
More than 5000 Nepalese took part in the festival.
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SummerHill Homes President and CEO Robert Freed Talks City Village in Bishop Ranch, San Ramon
New renderings have been revealed for City Village, a 404-unit residential development at 2400-2440 Camino Ramon in San Ramon’s Bishop Ranch office park. SummerHill Homes will be building the project. Speaking with SFYIMBY earlier this year, President and CEO Robert Freed shared details about City Village and the firm. Construction could start as early as 2022.


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Milan Sweet Centre, in Birmingham UK, positions itself in the middle/end of Soho Road. To be completely honest, I have no idea where Soho Road begins/ends, I’m not from Birmingham (Ima London gurl, init bruv). Forget where it is – there’s Google Maps for that. Let me come down to my experience.
My friend and I didn’t plan to eat here, it was somewhat of a happy coincidence. For some reason, she was vegetarian on that particular day and the only vegetarian place we could find was Milan. From the outside, it doesn’t look like anything fancy. It seemed like a normal shop, selling Indian sweets, street food and casual meals. I say casual because most people in India eat dosas and idlis for breakfast! I instantly saw what I had been craving for in the menu – Pau Bhaji. It’s almost like an Indian ratatouille – made with potatoes, pulses, beans and various spices. It’s served with Pau (buttered burger buns to me and you). One of my best friend’s Mum makes amazing Pau Bhaji, so I was expecting nothing short of that.
I can’t speak on behalf of my friend, however. She could eat a unicorn and say it was the best meal on Earth. But my Pau Bhaji. Oh. Sweet. Mother. Of. Neptune. It was delicious! Perfect amount of food – diced red onions just added that extra mmm. Followed with my Mango Lassi (which I do not usually drink)…A-star!
A humble restaurant, with friendly staff and incredible food at a purse-friendly price! Would I go there again? Not even a question!
Have you been to Milan? What did you think of the food? Comment below with your own reviews!
Until the next time…have an awesomesauce day!


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FinTech Lendingkart has sacked 200 employees, comprising 30 percent of its workforce, amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Lendikart began its operations in 2014, offer loans to SMEs in the Indian Market. The start-up on May 19 raised Rs 319 crore in a series D funding round through existing investors Fullerton Financial Holdings, Bertelsmann India Investments, Sistema Asia Fund and IndiaQuotient.
In an email to ET, the Fintech lender has confirmed the layoff and stated that the outbreak of the pandemic and the ongoing economic slowdown had impacted the economy. It has a brought in a debilitating effect on micro, small and medium enterprises, where everything has come to a virtual standstill.
It further added that NBFCs have been impacted significantly, with loan disbursements hindered and moratorium impacting collections.
The move was to ensure long term sustainable business, said the company spokesperson.
“We have been compelled to take some measures to rationalise our employee base across offices to ensure long term sustainable business,” added the spkesperson.
Lendingkart also said this was in sync with its annual appraisal cycle, saying “Here, we do rationalise the team by about 15-20 percent basis performance. In 2020, additional right sizing has been undertaken to account for the business volumes that we anticipate in this financial year.”
Lendingkart also said that it’s management and leadership team had also opted for significant pay-cuts, amidst the pandemic.


This has been an inconsistent season for Everton and Carlo Ancelotti but they will continue to fight until the end in their bid to secure European football.
That was the goal when Ancelotti first took over the reins at Goodison Park, reiterating the desire to get the Merseyside outfit back in the Champions League.
Unfortunately, he may be heading elsewhere.
The Italian manager has only been back in the Premier League for 18 months but he’s already in danger of moving on.
That’s according to Football Insider who report that both Real Madrid and Barcelona could be set to go head to head in order to lure him back to Spain.
Both clubs are searching for a new manager with division rivals Atletico Madrid a point away from winning La Liga.
It’s claimed that owner Farhad Moshiri is growing increasingly worried about the future of the club’s manager.
When the Toffees moved to appoint Ancelotti as their new manager it was a landmark appointment.
After Ronald Koeman, Marco Silva and Sam Allardyce failed to really revive Everton’s fortunes, they needed a stalwart of the game, someone who’d been there and done it all before.
Consequently, when the current boss put his name in the hat, Marcel Brands and co couldn’t find a more ideal candidate than the 61-year-old.
He’s won the league in England, France, Italy and Germany, while he’s guided both Milan and Madrid to Champions League triumphs; this is one of the greatest tacticians to grace our game.
Ancelotti is a huge coup for the football club and it’s unlikely they’d be able to replace him with someone of a similar ilk.
With that in mind, it would be gutting for the supporters to see him walk through the exit door.
He’s in the process of building a squad that can finally compete for a place in Europe again. They have a striker in Dominic Calvert-Lewin who is free-scoring while the lure of new signings is greater with Ancelotti in the dugout.
Without him, proceedings could unravel and their ability to sign some of the best talent out there could also take a hit.
In short, there are zero plus points to losing him this summer. Everton chiefs and supporters should be incredibly concerned.


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President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and grandchildren Natalie Biden and Robert Hunter Biden disembark from Air Force One as they arrive for a New Year’s vacation, at Rohlsen Airport, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Daily Mail: Warming up! Bidens touch down in 76 degree US Virgin Islands as America recovers from historic blizzard and thousands are left stranded by airport chaos
* Joe and Jill Biden arrived sunny St. Croix on Tuesday
* Arrival comes as thousands in U.S. are stranded at airports due to snow
* Optics of trip being questioned as nation faces multiple crises
* Bidens will be on island through New Year’s Eve
Joe and Jill Biden arrived in the U.S. Virgins Islands on Tuesday evening to spend the New Year’s Eve in the sun as thousands of Americans remain stranded by canceled flights in the wake of winter weather.
The Bidens, accompanied by grandkids Natalie and Hunter Jr. and daughter Ashley, arrived to 76 degree weather on St. Croix while much of the United States remained under a winter storm warming.
Traveling on Air Force One presents no travel problems for the president – unlike unlucky passengers on Southwest Airlines where nearly 87 percent of flights across the U.S are canceled.
Read more ….
Update #1: Biden arrives in US Virgin Islands to relax between holidays (AP)
Update #2: Joe Biden to spend New Year’s holiday with family in U.S. Virgin Islands (USA Today)
WNU Editor: With US airports in chaos and the border in crisis …. you go on vacation. The optics are beyond terrible.


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Deflection of Concrete Beams Prestressed by CFRP Bars
Background/Objectives: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) is preferred due to its non-corrosive and high strength.The serviceability behavior of prestressed concrete beam changes due to the less stiffness and non-ductililty of CFRP.Methods/Statistical Analysis: An experimental investigation is carried out to study the deflection and crack width behavior of prestressed concrete beam using CFRP bars. Four rectangular beam specimens were considered forcasting, stressing by varying degree of prestressing of 35 to 70 % and tested. The moment curvature behaviors of experimental results were compared with various researchers’ recommendations. Findings: The deflection of CFRP prestressed concrete beam is by deformability of member. The deformability behavior depends on residual strain on CFRP bar after decompression of prestressing strain. The shift of moment of inertia and neutral axis of member are changing with respect to deformability behavior of member. The rate of shift of moment of inertia after first crack on member is faster for the low deformability member due to less residual strain only available in CFRP bar to deform which leads to faster rate of increase in deflection.The shift of neutral axis is due to crack on concrete leads to increase in prestressing moment of resistance. The rate of shift of neutral axis is slower for low deformability beam due to high degree of prestressing of member result in high tension stiffening at bottom of member. Reference recommendation of softening the moment of inertia by comparing modulus of elasticity of CFRP with steel is not realistic because the steel deform by ductility wherein FRP bar by deformability. Applications/Improvements: Proposed new deflection model is based on deformability behavior of CFRP prestressed concrete member, hence more number of experimental and numerical studies required validate the proposed model.
Deflection, Deformability, Moment of Inertia, Neutral Axis, Prestressing, Serviceability.
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A while back, in a comment on my word entertainment posting, I referred to a note I posted in Verbatim magazine — a letter in #1.4.6 (1975) — with (among other things) observations on –oon words in English. Now I have unearthed it:
Archive for the ‘Language play’ Category
A cartoonist, with this cartoon in the May issue of Funny Times:
This works pretty well as a pun in print — Oedipus Rex / Oedipus Rx — with the mother theme and the prescription theme combined. Apparently there are people who treat the abbreviation Rx as an initialism /ar ɛks/, a noun meaning ‘prescription’ (“an Rx for Viagra”), and for them Oedipus Rx works as a (moderately distant) pun in pronunciation as well.
Now: more on this, a note on the cartoonist, and a couple more punning cartoons from him.
In the March-April 2015 issue of The Gay & Lesbian Review, the piece “Ryan Landry of the ‘Make ’Em Laugh’ School”, in which Jim Farley interviews Landry. From Farley’s intro:
A comic playwright and impresario of drag theater, his parody productions of classic movies, fairy tales, TV shows, and plays have long been a staple of Provincetown and Boston entertainment. More recently, along with his company, the Gold Dust Orphans, Landry has expanded his satiric reach to New York and beyond.
… While he acts and often sings in most of his shows, Landry’s major gift is the ability to turn out hilarious camp burlesques with a punk attitude, sort of like Charles Ludlum crossed with Courtney Love. The titles of his bawdy pop culture mash-ups — of everything from classic films to classic rock — perhaps say it best: Phantom of the Oprah, Silent Night of the Lambs, Mary Poppers, Pornochio, Snow White and the Seven Bottoms, and on and on.
Wonderful titles, reminiscent of the language-play titles that are so popular with makers of porn flicks — on (some of) which, see my posting “Porn titles” of 3/21/11, where you can find, among others:
Catcher in the Fly, Fist and Shout, Terms of Endowment, Field of Creams, Blond Leading the Blond
Today’s Bizarro, with an outrageous play on The Mummy’s Curse (the movie):
Every so often I post here on how some publications (science publications, especially, but plenty of others as well) indulge in various kinds of language play in titles, captions, lead sentences, etc. They are “ludic locales”. Now on the 4th, in the Economist, in a report on Peru: “A jarring defeat: The loneliness of Ollanta Humala”, the story leads with:
To lose one prime minister might be considered a misfortune, but to lose six in less than four years in office, as Peru’s president, Ollanta Humala, has done, must be seen as carelessness.
Ah, that would be Oscar Wilde, in The Importance of Being Earnest. Lady Bracknell, in Act I, to Jack Worthing.
A graphic that appeared on Facebook yesterday:
Versions of this are available as t-shirts from a wide assortment of suppliers, with various atomic numbers on them. This one has 29, the atomic number of copper (Cu).
Um here represents confusion. In other contexts it’s a hesitation noise, often viewed as a disfluency, a kind of error.
From Facebook friends, this John Bell cartoon:
A wonderful double pun, on stroke (‘brushstroke’ or ‘cerebrovascular accident’) and brush (‘implement for painting etc.’ or ‘light and fleeting touch’).
Making the rounds in science reporting recently: newly discovered peacock spiders. From National Geographic on the 24th. the story “Behold Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus, New Peacock Spiders: A few new species of these colorful, dancing spiders have been found in eastern Australia” by Carrie Arnold:
If you don’t think of spiders as cute and cuddly, then you’ve never met Sparklemuffin, Skeletorus, and the elephant spider. Scientists have identified these three new species of peacock spiders in various parts of eastern Australia.
Less than a quarter-inch long (five millimeters), male peacock spiders are known for their bright colors and a rolling-shaking mating dance that would make Miley Cyrus jealous.
Two of them:
A new species of peacock spider, nicknamed “Sparklemuffin” by the graduate student who discovered it, performs a leg-waving mating dance.
The peacock spider Maratus sceletus earned the nickname “Skeletorus” for its black-and-white markings.
The story starts with this poem about X in the April 2nd issue of the New York Review of Books:
X, a C.V.
I stand, legs astride, a colossus—
or dancer in fifth position, wide port de bras.
Polymorph strayed into English,
sometimes pronounced like Americans’ z,
in French I’m often silent; in Pirahã the glottal stop;
a fricative in Somali.
Vector, Cartesian axis,
chromosome, bowling-strike. Pirate-map cynosure;
at a letter’s close, a kiss.
I do plebeian duty in tic-tac-toe,
range marble façades. Paired with y, I dodge—
I lend myself to comets of cryptic orbit,
ally with rays that pierce time’s edge.
I’m default sci-fi planets.
In my Roman hours,
I was ten.—Later, the name of millions:
those never granted an alphabet’s power.
Then I read the contributors’ notes in the NYRB.


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Shades of Blue 5 Panel Hat
#Upclycled and Awesome.
5-panel, flat-brim style cap. Made with recycled materials from vintage curtains. How cool is that? This model features shades of blue in beautiful and elegant shapes. Adjustable to all sizes.
Cool detail: this hat has a pen holder on one side!
They are handmade by Andrea from Revoluta in the tropical islands of Bocas del Toro, Panama.


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Bennifer 2.0 appears to be stronger than ever. After spending Thanksgiving together, Jennifer, a hopeless romantic, stated according to a source, that their relationship is “truly meant to be”. Fingers crossed.
Their work, along with the relentless media attention was severely affecting their relationship the first time around, in 2003. This time, the couple is taking it slow and steady, focusing on their needs as a family. Jennifer and Ben proved to be firmly committed to their renewed relationship celebrating Holidays together and staying close.
Recently, JLo shared photos on Instagram from the movie set “The Mother” that she’s filming in British Colombia, Canada. “Hey everybody, it’s my last day here shooting on The Mother out in Smithers, in the snow!”, the singer said. As soon as she wrapped up, Jennifer hopped on a plane to Los Angeles to join Ben and her children for the Holidays.
An inside source told People that Jennifer, 52, and Ben, 49, are “doing really well”, adding that “Jennifer really likes being with Ben”.
Jen and Ben shocked the world this spring when the news broke that the couple has rekindled. It came only weeks after Jennifer broke off the engagement with Alex Rodriguez after four years together. Ben, on the other hand, divorced Jennifer Garner after 8 years of marriage, and three children, Violet, 15, Seraphina, 12, and son Samuel, 9, after cheating with their babysitter. After the split, Affleck had a brief fling with actress Ana DeArmas, visiting Cuba while filming together.
After a very public relationship in the past, the two are now taking their romance more seriously considering that they have five kids between them. Still, the couple was spotted numerous times sharing PDA. Just last week, they were seen holding hands while leaving a music studio in downtown LA. A day later, Jennifer and Ben were spotted leaving a restaurant, waiting for their car. Ben hugged Jen tightly while she was resting her head on his chest.
According to an inside source, the two are trying to stay close, spending as much time together as their work allows. According to Entertainment Weekly, the couple is working hard on their romance. “They plan on spending the holidays together with the kids and also taking some solo trips,” a source told the outlet in September. “They want to be together all of the time, so their next big things are Thanksgiving and Christmas with all the kids. There is a lot to coordinate, so they are figuring it out.”

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