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Unfortunately, Covid-19 looks set to continue dominating the thoughts of the world as we start the week. US markets faded on Friday as buy the rumour, sell the fact swept financial markets into the weeks close. The long-awaited $2 Trillion stimulus package was finally signed into being.
Nothing has really changed over the weekend. Despite the aggressive lockdowns across Europe, Australasia, the United States and seemingly, every destination in between, the rate of new Covid-19 infections and deaths stubbornly refuses to show any signs of slowing down. “Locked-down for longer” seems to be the mantra that the world is begrudgingly having to accept as the price of bringing the Wuhan virus under control.
That is unlikely to be good news for asset markets, with most monetary and fiscal good news well and truly out there, last week’s rally in stocks, for example, looks almost certain to run out of steam. The sad reality is that until the world starts making evidential progress in the fight against Covid-19, and by that, I mean the United States and Europe, pricing in a v-shaped recovery in asset markets remains delusional hype at best, or reckless stupidity at worst.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore become probably the last central bank of the easing rank today, removing all appreciation bias for the Singapore Dollar at its six-monthly policy meeting. That should be of surprise to absolutely no one at all and is more flag-waving exercise than substance. The unique nature of the way the MAS manages monetary policy leaves the burden of stimulus squarely on the shoulders of the government.
With Initial Jobless Claims in the US exploding higher last week, these weeks highlight from the data from with by the US Non-Farm Payrolls data this Friday. Here we should gain further insight into the ravages of Covid-19 on the US economy with last months outsized 273,000 gains surely consigned to the dustbin of history. Early estimates suggest that Payrolls will shrink by 100,000 jobs, but it would not surprise me in the least if that number shrinks even further than the initial assessment.
We will receive a slew of PMI data from around the world in the 2nd half of the week. It will, of course, be stating the obvious, that the world is well and truly in the grasp of a recession. In the bigger picture, the data itself only confirms what we already know. What is required, is evidence that the fight against Covid-19 is being won, and I suspect that day is some way off yet.
Wall Street fell on Friday after an impressive rally through the earlier part of the week. With the US stimulus package finally signed into law, the fall on Friday had profit-taking look about it. Pundits will move into “what’s next” mode, and that will limit any equity gains as the week starts. All of these packages and easings from around the world are there to keep the lights on in the global economy; they are not magic panaceas for the world’s ills. The S&P 500 fell 3.37%, the Nasdaq fell 3.79%, and the Dow Jones fell 4.06%.
In Asia today, equity markets have slid in sympathy, with both S&P and Nasdaq futures easing by 1.0% this morning. The Nikkei 225 has fallen 3.25% with the Singapore Straits Times lower by 4.0%. The Kospi is 2.0% lower, and the Hang Seng is 1.40% lower. Mainland stocks have eased slightly, the Shanghai Composite falling 1.20% and the CS! 300 lowers by 1.60%. Australia continues to forge its own path, the ASX 200 and All Ord’s both higher by 2.0%, confounding the street and the author.
Overall, most of the good news on the fiscal and monetary front is now out there. Short of some remarkable and sudden progress on the Covid-19 from, equities are now likely to run out of momentum and ready themselves for further losses over the week.
The story is much the same with the currency markets with most of the negative news vis-a-vis the US Dollar now out there. That means that that Dollar strength should reassert itself as the week commences. The majors are mostly lower versus the greenback, with the EUR/USD down 0.45% to 1.1080, the GBP/USD is 0.50% lower at 1.2385 and USD/CNY edging back above 7.1000, climbing 0.30% to 7.1085.
The Australian and New Zealand Dollars are both 0.35% lower and chatter that South Africa is about to call in the IMF, sees the USD/ZAR climbing 1.50% to 17.9000 today.
Asian regional currencies are gently lower versus the Dollar today, with volumes very light as Asia settles into a wait and see mode. The exception is the USD/IDR, which has fallen by 1.10% today to 16,100.00. One suspects that the Bank of Indonesia is using the relatively quiet start to the week to indulge in some judicious “smoothing” action with much talk here over the weekend, that Jakarta would be “locked down” this week. I have my doubts.
Overall, US Dollar strength looks set to continue despite the underwhelming Covid-19 response by the Federal Government. Things are going to get much worse in America before they get better, but that news appears to be largely priced into markets for now.
Oil has fallen in Asia this morning as hopes that some sort of Saudi Arabia and Russian rapprochement over the weekend were dashed. Brent crude has declined 6.50% to $23.25 a barrel today, with WTI also down $6.80% to $20.40 a barrel.
With the world awash with price war oil that nobody wants, the Brent contango at record highs, and the world mired in a virus recession, only the wildest optimist could construct a reason to be long oil, even at these levels. More than likely, any rallies this week will last a day at the most and be met with a wall of sellers. That said, Brent crude around the $20.00 a barrel region, appears to have a hint of reaching equilibrium for now.
Gold enjoyed an impressive rally in the middle part of last week, as the mass liquidation of haven assets appeared to have run its course at long last. That had started to look like it had run its course on Friday with gold easing 0.50% lower to finish around $1620.00 an ounce.
In the absence of any other compelling news to emerge from the weekend, the direct correlation with equities appears to be quietly reasserting itself this morning in Asia. Gold has fallen 0.30% to $1618.50 an ounce in morning trade.
If anything, gold looks vulnerable to a deeper pullback below $1600.00 an ounce if equities do as expected, and underperform as the week gets underway. Although fundamentally, gold should be a screaming buy still, even after the 180 Dollar rally last week. Nervous trigger fingers and a clear preference by global investors for cash, meaning that gold is unlikely to challenge $1650.00 an ounce this week.
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Felicia was so fun to photograph! This girl has been dancing ballet since 6th grade, and definitely has to poise (and amazing posture) to prove it! She was totally up for anything on our shoot, including hiking and getting into the water for some photos. Love her adventurous spirit!
School: Tualatin High SchoolFavorite things to do: oil paint, dance, go hikingThree words to describe yourself: creative, spontaneous, adventurousWhat was the best part of having your senior photos taken? What was the experience like? I was nervous at the beginning, but Allegra suggested poses that all worked for me so the photo shoot went smoothly. We decided to take pictures on the rock in the middle of the lake, and it was really fun climbing around and being in the water. Altogether, the location was perfect and it was super fun and so much easier than I thought.
Highlight of your summer? Beach trips with my friendsWhat are you most looking forward to for senior year? Getting accepted to colleges I want and finally being stress-free!

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Fans who are waiting patiently for the next cool 3D remake are sadly going to have to wait a lot longer as Dimension Films announced today that they have bumped the release date of Alexandre Aja's Piranha 3D all the way to March 19, 2010.
What better way to start your week than with a fresh round of dick jokes intermingled with discussion of the latest horror movies? None, that’s what, so that’s why you’re going to pee yourself when you download the latest edition of Dinner for Fiends!
I guess if they want the Saw series to go out with some style, they should be thinking of gimmicks to make sure people actually go see it. Yeah, I know Saw V did over $100 million; it still sucked.
A twisted Canadian takes a look at this American remake of a Canadian film directed by a Canadian!
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Enjoying the 3D resurgence as much as we are? If Patrick Lussier's My Bloody Valentine proved anything, it's that this rediscovered medium is just as fun as it used to be.
With 3D being the latest cinematic craze it only figures The Asylum would get in on the act and, let's face it, we all knew sooner of later we'd have to deal with the possibility of Lorenzo Lamas projecting himself out of our television sets right into our living room.
We don’t make a big deal out of it, mainly because we still don’t have an index listing of all the films, but our database is a wealth of information for most of the movies we report on here on Dread. Case in point: My Bloody Valentine 3D, which opens tomorrow.
Excited about Joe Dante's upcoming 3D flick The Hole? I know we are. Dante is a legend around these parts, and his return to the big screen is most welcomed! Now that the film's getting closer, some exclusive behind-the-scenes videos have surfaced! Get ready to dig.
Exclusive: My Bloody Valentine Red Carpet Interviews: Jensen Ackles, Tom Atkins, Jaime King, Patrick Lussier, & More!
Our intrepid LA crew were on-hand for the red carpet premiere of My Bloody Valentine 3D and even managed to get some people to talk about the film before being not-so-kindly escorted off the premises. Look, it’s not our fault that “society” says we “have to” wear pants all the time, is it?
Reviewed by David Rosiak Starring Jaime King, Jensen Ackles, Kerr Smith, Edi Gathegi, Kevin Tighe, Megan Boone, Betsy Rue Directed by Patrick Lussier
I love the horror industry. When a good looking splatter fest is on the horizon, the excitement builds and everyone from the casual fan to the creators of the film seem to celebrate together. When it is all said and done, there are plenty of stories to be told. This one is a quickie, but its hysterical none the less. This week My Bloody Valentine 3D had some sneak preview screenings across the country for blood thirsty creeps. At these screenings, you'll often be approached by PR Reps for the film company asking what you thought of the movie.
The big day for heartbreak is coming on strong, and you know what? So is the redux of the reborn slasher classic My Bloody Valentine. To celebrate, the folks behind the film have concocted a way for you to send your Valentine's Day musings to your favorite bleeding heart!
You can almost smell the coppery stench of blood in the air as we draw ever closer to the release of My Bloody Valentine 3D and to celebrate we've got another clip for ya!

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A Bonfire of the Vanities for the 21st century mixed with Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep and Amor Towles’s Rules of Civility, EVERYBODY RISE follows the rise and ultimate fall of 26-year-old Evelyn Beegan.
It’s 2006 in the Manhattan of the young and privileged, and a new generation of heirs and strivers are jockeying for social power and discovering that class, especially on the Upper East Side, still holds sway. Propelled by her social-climbing mother through an elite prep school, a posh college, and into Manhattan, Evelyn has always managed to stay just on the periphery of this world her mother so desperately wants her to become a part of. But when she takes a job at a new social networking site aimed at her very elite peers, she’s forced to leverage her few connections to work her way to the front of the pack. With the help of her prep school friends, Evelyn goes from lush “camps” in the Adirondacks and “cottages” in Newport, to Southampton weekends and clubs thick with socialites and Wall Street types, eventually befriending target #1, Camilla Rutherford—a young woman who is a regular on the front page of every society blog.
In order to be accepted by this rarefied set, Evelyn must be seen as someone with established old money. Her lies start small, but quickly grow, and as she relentlessly elbows her way up the social ladder, the ground underneath her begins to give way.
The film rights have already been purchased by Fox 2000 and Clifford has fans in J. Courtney Sullivan, Emma Straub, and Malcolm Gladwell who called EVERYBODY RISE, “A 21st century version of a grand 19th century novel—a smart, moving tale of class, ambition, and identity.”
“In the words of ‘Ladies Who Lunch,’ the song containing the book’s title, EVERYBODY RISE is ‘another brilliant zinger’ that puts the fine line of ambition under the societal microscope to examine where it turns from laudable to destructive. Timeless. Universal. I’ll drink to that. ” — Shelf Awareness
See the full summary, review and interview with Stephanie Clifford on Shelf-Awareness.com.
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“A superb debut. EVERYBODY RISE is a 21st century version of a grand 19th century novel—a smart, moving tale of class, ambition, and identity.”
— Malcolm Gladwell
“A masterful tale of social climbing and entrenched class distinctions… Tense, hilarious, and bursting with gorgeous language. Stephanie Clifford is a 21st century Edith Wharton.” — J. Courtney Sullivan
“Full of ambition and grit. Clifford provides sharp-eyed access to a moneyed world and its glamorous inhabitants.” — Emma Straub
EVERYBODY RISE will be available from St. Martin’s Press on August 18, 2015.

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To celebrate Community week, Tracey (Warren Farm's Police Community Support Officer) came in to talk to the children about her role as a police officer. The children enjoyed trying on real hats and having a closer look at a real police car! It was super fun!
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The overwhelming victory by anti-government parties in Hong Kong's recent council elections, combined with the signing of legislation by US President Donald Trump designed to put the city's human rights under a close annual spotlight, is unlikely to have any effect on Beijing's relentless campaign to curb freedoms in the finance hub.
Indeed, Beijing and its puppet Hong Kong government led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam have already begun retribution for the protests by way of pulling funding for the territory's universities. The protests have included many students and had universities at their heart as they moved to a more violent phase.
And here's the thing: Western universities have genuine academic freedom, meaning no question is out of bounds, no inquiry or theory too bizarre. Young adults learn how to learn, how to inquire, critique their arguments, how to settle conclusions and how to think outside the box.
Universities not only impart knowledge but also encourage students to argue with professors, other teachers and classmates. It is the introduction of a more mature learning environment, a step up from the more formal, very structured regime of high school.
Perhaps crucially, they learn about politics through student unions and debates, responding to campus issues and getting the first thrill of being part of a club or a movement that is trying to change just a small part of the world.
So much of this is precisely what the Chinese government does not want students doing at university: learning about multiparty politics, arguing with teachers and trying to change even a small part of the world.
Chinese universities have sensitive and forbidden topics policed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) inside every institution. Under President Xi Jinping's regime, universities have been issued with stricter, less flexible rules about teaching and subject matter. A Marxism-Leninism course is compulsory for all students. Academic freedom for both teachers and students has been curbed.
One topic still forbidden in universities and all media is the protest that resulted in the Tiananmen Square Massacre on June 4, 1989. It has been scrubbed from history in China.
Hong Kong students know about the student bloodstains on the CCP's collective hands and can understand Chinese history much better than their mainland peers because they have been able to study Tiananmen as well as other tragic, times in the party's rule, such as the Great Famine that saw up to 60 million people die of starvation due to government incompetence and the chaotic anarchy of the Cultural Revolution that set China back decades and left it ruined and penniless.
Hong Kong students will also know about the unflattering comparisons between Xi and Mao Zedong in terms of power concentration. They have a well-rounded view of China and its leadership by studying in an academically free environment, not one dictated by propaganda.
Beijing needs Hong Kong's financial expertise
It is unsurprising that education is at the heart of the "one country, two systems" conundrum. The two education systems produce starkly different results, as we have seen every night for the past six months. The people of Hong Kong (and Taiwan) have little in common with those of mainland China apart from ethnicity and cultural heritage.
Education is central to the dilemma Beijing faced with Hong Kong during the intermediate "one country, two systems" era planned from 1997 to 2047. Beijing was always going to slowly implement greater control on the city, but its attempts to interfere in the education syllabus and system from primary school through to university have been spasmodic and largely unsuccessful despite the ongoing takeover of university councils.
The tightening grip of Beijing on Hong Kong generally has been more pronounced since Xi took power, the dribble of wealthy people and expat workers leaving is accelerating, and the city, still one of the world's most thrilling in both looks and feel, has lost a little of its zing.
But the core fact remains that Hong Kong is China's, and therefore Asia's, most important financial center, not as big as Tokyo or Shanghai but the spinning laundry of Chinese trillions to the rest of the world.
In 2018, about 60 percent of yuan outflows flushed through the city's banks and financial markets and were spat out in US dollars, Hong Kong dollars, euros and Japanese yen as well as in stocks, shares, bonds and financial derivatives.
Hong Kong is the only city in China with its own convertible currency — thus exempt from mainland capital controls — and a separate credible legal system where contracts are enforceable. China needs Hong Kong, which is why almost every observer believes its military has not and will not invade the city.
As unsettling as the protests have been, life and business in Hong Kong have largely continued close to normal and business people, especially in the all-important financial markets, do not see too much changing as a result of the turmoil.
Along with Hong Kong's citizens, given their 60 percent vote against the government in the recent council elections, the Catholic Church also values the territory's freedoms. Hong Kong Diocese has been strong in its public support of the initial protests and the non-political demands of protesters.
Like the protesters, the Church has known nothing but complete freedom under Chinese rule. It rightly fears changes as it looks across to the mainland, where increasing religious repression and sinicization, which really means the insertion of the CCP into religious life, are continuing apace
Even the careful and reserved Cardinal John Tong Hon, Hong Kong's acting bishop, who has for decades been treading a fine line between Hong Kong and Beijing, has spoken out this time when freedom, a key tenet of the Church for all people, is at stake.
His predecessor, Cardinal Joseph Zen, a veteran anti-Beijing campaigner, has attended protests alongside Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha, who has made something of a name for himself with his public pastoral work, including among students at universities under siege by police, and has been widely quoted in the city's media.
The biggest fear of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong is that it will, at some stage, be brought into the CCP-controlled "official" church represented by the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and the state-sanctioned bishops' conference.
At this stage, some sort of split within Hong Kong's 500,000 Catholics would occur if its bishops and priests were expected, like their mainland brothers, to pledge fealty to the ruling Communist Party — the reason for the continued divide between the Beijing-approved church and the underground church in mainland China.

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Upon noticing smoke emerging from the car’s engine, the owner promptly pulled over to the roadside.As he exited the vehicle, it erupted in flames, according to the police officials.
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Authorities, including traffic police and a fire tender, were notified and responded to the scene. They successfully extinguished the fire, although the car had already been reduced to ashes and debris by that time, as confirmed by traffic police official Ravinder.
The car fire incident in Gurugram temporarily slowed down traffic on the highway until the remnants of the burnt car were cleared from the road.
This marks the second such occurrence in Gurugram within two days. A similar incident took place on Monday afternoon near the IFFCO chowk on the Delhi-Jaipur highway, where a moving car caught fire. Fortunately, the occupants narrowly escaped, but the vehicle was completely consumed by the blaze.


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In "As You Like It", Shakespeare has Jaques recite a famous monologue on the ages of man: a mewling, puking infant, whining schoolboy, amorous lover, devoted soldier, wise judge, second childhood, and then death. How very different from our own tradition's listing of the ages of man and the stages of life in the fifth chapter of Pirke Avot, the Ethics of the Fathers.
"At 5, the study of Torah'
At 10, the study of Mishnah'
At 13, subject to the commandments
At 15, the study of the Talmud
At 18, marriage
At 20, pursuit of a career
At 30, peak of achievement
At 40, wisdom
At 50, able to give counsel
At 60, becoming an elder
At 70, the fullness of years
At 80, special strength
At 90, a bent back
At 100, gone from the affairs of this world".
Our sages saw life as revolving around study, spiritual awareness and meaningfulness. Not for us the quip of an anonymous wit who described life as spills, drills, thrills, pills, ills, and wills.
Today I turn 70. It's a great blessing to reach 70. One can look back on a long span of life's joy and achievements. Still, it's hard for me to believe; I don't feel old(unless I look too closely in the mirror).I am grateful to be healthy, to have energy and passion for both my family and my work, and even though I have an AARP card and happily present it at the movie theatre, I consider "old" to be my mother's age. And only hope I will be as spry, as active and as mentally acute as she is at almost 92.
There is a story in the Passover Haggadah which relates to Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah. He says: "Here I am LIKE a man of 70, yet I was not privileged to know the source of the commandment to recite the story of the exodus from Egypt at night, until Ben Zoma interpreted it to me."
The Talmud relates , during the period following the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, that the sages of Yavneh wished to appoint Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah as head of the Academy. A brilliant scholar, respected and beloved by his colleagues, he had one shortcoming: he was too young! Perhaps he was thought not to have enough experience of the world; perhaps it was considered inappropriate for a mere youth of 17 to sit as head of the venerable rabbinic sages of Yavneh.
So the Talmud relates that a miracle happened. One morning Rabbi Elazar ben Azaryah awoke to find that his hair and his beard had turned a snowy white. He now looked like an elder. When his colleagues saw him with his hoary head, they felt comfortable asking him to become head of the Academy of Yavneh. He had the best of both worlds: he was chronologically a young man, full of the strength and vigor of youth, but he was also (at least in appearance) an old man, filled with the experience and sagacity of old age. What a great combination - to be both young and old at the same time!
The secret of being young and old simultaneously is: maintaining hope, looking ahead, openness to new ideas, overcoming gloom and failure by focusing on the brightness on the horizon. "The old shall dream dreams and youth will have visions."
Someone once told me that you don't stop laughing when you get old; you get old when you stop laughing. I'd add that you don't stop dreaming and growing when you get old; you get old when you stop dreaming and growing.
It think it was Oliver Wendell Holmes who quipped: "To be 70 who years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful that to be 40 years old."
I do not have words sufficient to express my joy and pride in my children Rachel, Sarah, Moshe, Danya, Joshua and Avi, and their spouses, who have made my life so worthwhile and satisfying. Parenting them is beyond measure the best thing I have done in my life. Their children are the lights of my life. As savta to 18 wonderful grandchildren, each so different and each so precious, I know why we have the Proverb that says that "grandchildren are the crown to the aged". I have been so blessed with colleagues and friends who have enriched my life and I am grateful for the special people and special moments of my life. My cup runneth over.
I would like to be the opposite of Rabbi ben Azaryah. I AM a woman of 70 (without grey hair or a beard!!!); and yet, with the help of the Almighty as I enter this new stage of life, "et zikna", the time of fullness of years, I hope to retain my sense of curiosity, enthusiasm, optimism and spirit. I look forward to laughter, joy, continued growth and continued service to the Jewish people in some new capacity. I don't wish my life and the things I value to contract but rather to take on new dimensions all the rest of my days.

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Located next to Chinatown, this eco-friendly hotel is 1.9 mi from San Francisco Art Institute. It features a rooftop garden and patio, and offers free WiFi. All good. We had everything at the reach of a walk. Next door is Dragon’s Gate (literally). Close to a lot of restaurants, transport to airport (BART), convenience stores and fancy, high-end shops...
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All fields, natural or fake, carry risks.
However, artificial turf is implicated in far more serious health and safety risks than natural fields.
These risks include exposure to carcinogens, serious infections, and skin burns, as well as higher injury rates. of knees and ankles..
Natural grass fields can be cultivated to be organic and pesticide-free, with longer, stronger roots to take heavy play.
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Please note our writers visited Slovenia prior to the coronavirus pandemic
Often touted as ‘Europe’s most relaxing country’, Slovenia’s draw is undeniably alluring. The incredible mixture of climates here brings warm Mediterranean breezes up to the foothills of the Alps, where it can nonetheless snow even in summer, and more than half of the country’s total area is covered in forest. Though Slavic to the core, its cuisine, culture and architecture have been greatly influenced by its neighbours, Italy, Austria and Hungary.
Slovenia has also just been confirmed as an air bridge destination for Britain, meaning that a peaceful getaway to its spectacular landscapes (and hotels that make the most of their settings), plus store of attractions and activities – from Venetian coastal towns to white-water rafting – is possible without quarantine at either end, and with no other restrictions in place. Read on for our top five hotels there in amazing locations, including capital Ljubljana and Lake Bled.
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Indian cricket team captain and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma may have problems in issuing marriage certificates because they did not send the information to the Indian embassy there after getting married in Italy. The Indian Embassy in Rome has given this reply under the Right to Information Act. Regarding registering the marriage, Anushka and Virat may legally remarriage there.
Under the law, if an Indian citizen marries outside the country then he is registered under the Foreign Marriage Act 1969. Filed RTI on December 13 in the Ministry of External Affairs An answer has been found that Virat and Anushka did not give their wedding information to the Indian Embassy in Rome.
If Virat and Anushka stay in Maharashtra after marriage, the marriage in the state under section 4 of Marriage Registration Act 1998 has to be registered here. It will now be seen whether the marriage abroad will be recognized in the state or they will have to sign some ceremonial wedding ceremonies in Maharashtra.
However, legal experts say that this is not a big issue. Rohit Jain, President of the Bar Association of Ambala, says that every state has different laws regarding marriage, and any country can register marriage by applying to witnesses in any state.


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Derek tells us today that in the midst of all that’s being shaken around us—all the threats and alarms, the fears and the inadequate remedies—we have an unshakable kingdom. We have peace, security, purpose. There can be only one appropriate response—thankfulness. “Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude”; let us express our thanks to God.
It’s good to be with you again. Our theme this week, and for the past two weeks, has been “Twelve Steps to a Good Year.” Today I’m inviting you to take one step further to a good year. Each of the steps we’re looking at is taken from a sentence in the epistle to the Hebrews beginning with the words “let us.” Yesterday we looked at the ninth step, “Let us run with endurance the race.” Today we’re moving on to the tenth step. Like the ninth step, this also is found in Hebrews 12. The ninth step was at the beginning of the chapter, the tenth step is near the end. It’s found in verses 28 and 29:
“Therefore, since we have received a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.”
So that’s the tenth step, “Let us show gratitude.”
The King James version says, “Let us have grace.” It’s important to understand the connection between grace and thanks. The King James translation, “Let us have grace,” is a literal translation of the words, but that phrase “to have grace” is commonly used in Greek to express giving thanks. And so this brings out the connection between grace and thanks. This connection is found in various modern languages. For instance, in the French language they say, Grace a Dieu, “Thanks to God.” “Grace” is exactly the same word as “grace” in English. And both in Italian and in Spanish, the word for “thank you” is taken from the word for “grace.” In Italian it’s grazie and in Spanish (don’t laugh at my Spanish pronunciation) it’s something like gracias. I can’t say it right but I know what it comes from.
So you see, all through these languages there’s a connection between grace and thanks. And I want to tell you that you can’t have the grace of God in your life unless you practice giving thanks. Grace and thanks go together. And there’s nothing more ungracious than an unthankful person, whereas a thankful person will always experience the grace of God.
You see, God requires two things of us as his people. First of all, He requires that we appreciate what He does for us. Secondly, He requires that we express our appreciation. It’s important to understand that we need to express our appreciation. There are people, I believe, who really are grateful to God but they never take time to tell God that they’re grateful. How would you feel if your children never thanked you for all that you did for them? They never said thank you, they never showed their gratitude, they accepted everything you did for them as if by right, they took it for granted. Unfortunately, that’s how many of God’s children treat God and it’s not pleasing in His sight. We’re required to appreciate what God does for us, we’re required to express our appreciation.
One of my favorite scriptures is in Proverbs 3:6:
“In all thy ways acknowledge Him [that’s God] and he shall direct thy path.”
I’ve learned by experience that if I pause at every stage in life to acknowledge God, I can be confident that He’ll continue to direct my path. You say, “Well, how can I acknowledge God?” The simplest and the best way is simply by thanking Him, thanking Him for all that He’s done, thanking Him for His faithfulness, and you get the assurance immediately that He’s going to go on being faithful, just as He has helped and guided in the past, He will guide in the future. But the key to this assurance is acknowledging Him by our thanksgiving.
Now we need to look at the background of this exhortation to thankfulness as we read it in the epistle to the Hebrews, the twelfth chapter. Looking at the previous two verses or three verses, 25, 26, 27, we read this, and it’s a rather solemn warning:
“See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking to us.”
And then a parallel is taken from the Old Testament, when God spoke to the people of Israel through Moses:
“For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less shall we [believers in the New Testament] escape who turn away from Him who warns from heaven. And his voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, ‘Yet once more and I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.’ And this expression, ‘Yet once more,’ denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, in order that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.”
So this is the background of the exhortation that we should show gratitude. We’re in a world that’s crumbling, that’s falling apart. There’s distress, uncertainty, perplexity, confusion, hatred, division, war, fear, all around us, not merely in one nation, but in all nations on the earth. To a greater or a lesser degree, these conditions continue and indeed, grow worse. God says, “There’s coming a time when I’m going to shake once more not only the earth but also the heavens.” This “once more” indicates this is going to be the final shaking, and in this final shaking everything that can be shaken will be removed. But in the light of this, the writer of Hebrews says, “Since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude.”
You see, that’s the appropriate response to the particular privileges and benefits that we have in God. We are not dependent on a shakeable kingdom. We have an eternal kingdom, an unshakable kingdom, the kingdom of God Himself, the kingdom which is “righteousness, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost.” In all that’s going on around us, all that’s being shaken, all the threatening and the alarms, the fears and the inadequate and insufficient remedies that only temporarily stop the gap, in the midst of all this, we have an unshakable kingdom. We have peace, security, purpose. What’s the appropriate response? There is only one appropriate response, it’s thankfulness. Therefore, since we have received a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, let us express our thanks to God.
Not only is thankfulness or gratitude the appropriate response to what God has done and is doing for us, not only is it something that we owe God and we need to pay, but thankfulness or gratitude as the expression of our appreciation does something in our spirits that nothing else can do. The way I express it is, “Thankfulness releases our spirits for acceptable worship and service.” That’s why the writer of Hebrews says, “Let us show gratitude, that we may offer to God an acceptable service, with reverence and awe.” Without gratitude, our service to God will not be acceptable. It’s that “attitude of gratitude” that makes our service acceptable, that releases our spirits. An unthankful person is bound up in himself. He’s self-centered. He really cannot know true liberation. But thankfulness releases our spirits.
Look at what Paul says in 1 Thessalonians 5:18-19:
“In everything give thanks...”
That’s a clear commandment. If we don’t give thanks, we’re disobedient.
“...for this [giving thanks] is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
If we don’t give thanks, we’re out of the will of God. And then Paul says:
“Do not quench the Spirit.”
You see, failing to give thanks quenches the Spirit. The only release for the Spirit, to serve God acceptably, is through thanksgiving.
And then note the closing warning in Hebrews 12:29:
“For our God is a consuming fire.”
What the writer is saying is, “We have to approach this holy, awe-inspiring God with the right attitude, with a humble, thankful heart.”
And then again, just in closing, let’s look at the background of the world in these last days. We’ve already looked at the shaking that was coming. Now look at the disintegration of character and morality and standards. In 2 Timothy 3:1-5, Paul says this:
“But mark this: there will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lover of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.”
That’s a terrible list of moral defects or character degeneration that’s going to mark the close of this age. And I would suggest to you, if you go over that list by yourself, you’ll find most of these character defects are conspicuous in our contemporary culture. And right in the middle of it, it says, “disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love.” Notice that association. The ungrateful are right next door to the unholy. You cannot be holy and be ungrateful. And since our God is a consuming fire, and He requires that we serve Him with holiness, which is appropriate, then we have to serve Him with gratitude. We’re got to come to Him with thankfulness.
Let me read those words once more.
“Let us show gratitude that we may serve him acceptably, with reverence and godly fear.”
Our time is up for today. I’ll be back with you again tomorrow at this time. I’ll continue with this theme, “Twelve Steps to a Good Year.” Tomorrow I’ll be speaking about the 11th step.


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Preventable infectious diseases accounted for two-thirds of the nine million child deaths in 2008, says a new study. Experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Unicef's Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group (CHERG) assessed data from 193 countries to produce estimates by country, region and the world. "With less than five years to reach the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 4 — to reduce child deaths by two-thirds from 1990 levels — it is vital for governments, public health organisations, and donors to have accurate country-level estimates so they can target their efforts effectively," study leader Robert Black, who heads the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said.
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Computational Theories and their Implementation in the Brain : The legacy of David Marr Hardback
In the late 1960s and early 1970s David Marr produced three astonishing papers in which he gave a detailed account of how the fine structure and known cell types of the cerebellum, hippocampus and neocortex perform the functions that they do.
Marr went on to become one of the main founders of Computational Neuroscience.
In his classic work 'Vision' he distinguished between the computational, algorithmic, and implementational levels, and the three early theoriesconcerned implementation.
However, they were produced when Neuroscience was in its infancy. Now that so much more is known, it is timely to revisit these early theories to see to what extent they are still valid and what needs to be altered to produce viable theories that stand up to current evidence.
This book brings together some of the most distinguished scientists in their fields to evaluate Marr's legacy.
After a general introduction there are three chapters on the cerebellum, three on the hippocampus and two on the neocortex.
The book ends with an appreciation of the life of David Marr by Lucia Vaina.
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 272 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: 17/11/2016
- Category: Experimental psychology
- ISBN: 9780198749783


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This is our full evaluation of the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss mattress.
Botanical Bliss from PlushBeds is an all natural organic mattress, sourced from the outdoors and devoid of extreme chemicals. In this post, we’ll discuss whatever from it’s distinct adjustable building and construction, feel, firmness, cost, suitable sleeper types and more. How To Washing Puffy Mattress Cover.
PlushBeds is a superior brand name in the mattress market who prides themselves on developing sustainable, environmentally-friendly mattresses that make use of more secure, more natural and organic products. PlushBeds Botanical Bliss is the most popular mattress from the brand, and as such, most of this evaluation will fixate that particular model. It’s accredited natural and is one of the most safe, most natural beds you can get your hands on. Continue on listed below to find out if the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss Mattress is right for you, or you can take a look at our other natural and organic mattress reviews for other terrific choices. How To Washing Puffy Mattress Cover.
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Botanical Happiness Bed Materials And Design
The Botanical Happiness Mattress from PlushBeds is about as close as you can get to sleeping on nature without needing to step foot outside. All of the materials inside the bed are morally sourced from sustainable forests and plantations who remain in accordance with requirements set by numerous ecological compliance companies.
The building of the 10 ″ Botanical Happiness mattress in medium
Organic Dunlop Latex – The Botanical Happiness Mattress includes 3 or four layers (depending upon the mattress density you pick) of natural Dunlop latex foam from Arpico. Natural latex is antimicrobial, implying it’s resistant to mold, mildew, dust mites, and other irritating household irritants. The latex is GOLS accredited and OEKO-TEX Standard 100 licensed, making sure the foam is high quality and 100% non-toxic. How To Washing Puffy Mattress Cover.
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Organic Cotton – The cover is made with natural cotton, which was grown in the USA without using pesticides or herbicides. It’s breathable, soft-to-the-touch, and GOTS certified.
Organic New Zealand Wool – Above the latex foam, but below the natural cotton cover is a layer of natural wool, fairly sourced from farms in New Zealand and certified by GOTS.
PlushBeds lets their clients choose the height and firmness of their mattress to accommodate a wider range of sleepers. With that being said, the specific construction of your mattress will vary depending on the bed’s density and firmness level. You have the option between a 9″, 10″, or 12″ bed at a Medium or Medium-Firm level. How To Washing Puffy Mattress Cover.
Caring For The Botanical Happiness Mattress Cover
We have actually seen several beds that are equipped with a maker washable cover, like the Yogabed mattress and Novosbed, but regrettably, that’s not the case with the Botanical Happiness mattress. In the event of a spill from your early morning coffee or late night white wine, you’ll have to identify tidy the stain with a moderate detergent and warm water.
Ensure to dab the material, rather than scrub. Be cautious to not get the mattress too wet or you might risk harming the wool and foam.
Latex Mattress Feel and Firmness
the 10 ″ queen size PlushBeds Botanical Happiness mattress
The PlushBeds Botanical Happiness bed can be found in two various firmness levels: Medium and Medium-Firm. You’re also able to tailor the firmness levels by reorganizing the latex foam layers. A tremendous 80% of people have actually selected their Medium model, so that’s the one we’ll mainly be talking about here. How To Washing Puffy Mattress Cover.
The latex foam pieces are labeled and are layered in this order:
If you wish to make your Medium firmness mattress feel a little firmer, switch the Soft layer with the Medium layer, so the Medium slab of foam is at the top. The exact same procedure applies to the Medium-firm mattress. The 12″ models of each bed will feature four layers which suggests much more firmness variations.
We have our own method of rating firmness levels here at the Rest Lawn, but we agreed with PlushBeds that the Medium design feels like a medium firmness, and the Medium-firm design feels like medium-firm.
Most people recognize with memory foam mattresses, however latex foam is an overall different ballgame. It’s a little bouncy and extremely responsive – specifically when it concerns this bed due to the fact that it’s stacked with latex foam layers. Botanical Bliss feels really supportive, but at the same time, feels nice and luxurious when you lay down. It’s nearly like you’re weightless or drifting – it’s pretty nice. How To Washing Puffy Mattress Cover.
Mattress brand names have a routine of claiming their beds sleep cool even when they do not integrate any type of cooling innovation to actively cool their consumers down. On the PlushBeds site, they say the Botanical Bliss mattress sleeps cool because of the temperature level regulating latex foam and the wetness absorbing organic cotton in the cover.
The air pockets in the latex foam assists manage this bed’s temperature
Although latex and cotton are breathable products, this mattress does not necessarily sleep cool. We would not state it sleeps hot either, however – it’s more temperature neutral.
If you’re someone who needs to run a fan on full blast the entire night to keep you from overheating, take a look at our leading choices for cooling mattresses.
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Is The Botanical Happiness An Excellent Mattress For Couples?
If you share a mattress with somebody, you’ll wish to think about a couple of extra crucial things the typical mattress shopper might not need to think of. First is edge assistance, and motion isolation is 2nd.
Regrettably, we think the Botanical Bliss mattress fell short in the edge support category. We didn’t feel very durable when we laid on the edge of the bed. How To Washing Puffy Mattress Cover.
Motion seclusion, nevertheless, did pretty decent. Latex foam isn’t as good as memory foam at deadening motion, but it still passed our relied on water glass test.
PlushBeds Reviews Sleeper Types
You probably aren’t a mattress nerd like the employee here at The Slumber Yard where we discuss sleeper type every day, but it’s absolutely something you’ll want to take into consideration when you’re looking for a mattress.
If you’re a side sleeper, you’ll want a softer bed to supply pressure relief to the curves of your body. We believe most side sleepers will like PlushBeds in a medium firmness. Our only caveat, however, may be for small side sleepers. A medium could be a little too firm for petite side sleeping people who would benefit most from a softer mattress to cradle their curves. If you identify with this kind of sleeper, take a look at our finest soft beds list for our preferred luxurious mattresses.
Back and Stand Sleepers
For back and stomach sleepers, firm beds are more accommodating due to the fact that they avoid your back from drooping into the mattress, keeping your spinal column in a neutral positioning. With that being said, this PlushBeds mattress is great for back and stomach sleepers since it’s readily available in both medium and medium-firm profiles. How To Washing Puffy Mattress Cover.
If you switch positions throughout the night, you’ll likely want to stick to the medium variation of the mattress, and change the layers according to your taste once you test it out. Your most accommodating firmness may be right in the middle, however it might likewise depend on the side you predominately sleep on.
PlushBeds Mattress Body Type Analysis
Just like clothing, mattresses are not one size fits all. Here’s how this PlushBeds mattress will feel depending on your body type.
Petite To Average Body Types
If you’re petite, the majority of beds will work out for you, but they might feel firmer than they would to a typical or heavy individual. That’s since your body puts less pressure on the bed, making it feel a little firmer than anticipated. Folks who weigh in between 150-230 lbs will likewise get away with almost any bed, and beds usually feel true to their marketed firmness profile.
Heavy Body Types
If you’re an individual who weighs 250 pounds +, nevertheless, you might wish to look into a hybrid mattress which can supply more support than an all-foam bed. Considering That the PlushBeds Botanical Bliss mattress is constructed using just latex foam, we don’t suggest this bed for heavy folks. If you relate to this physique and you’re dead set on buying it, definitely select the 12″ alternative. Otherwise, take a look at our post on the very best bed mattress for obese people.
Botanical Bliss Mattress Pricing
Prices for the PlushBeds Botanical Happiness mattress vary depending upon the size you order, and the density. They are generally running a discount on their website, but it will alter from time to time. Below is a look at the basic selling price for the 10 ″ PlushBeds Botanical Happiness mattress:
You can normally purchase the 9 ″ queen mattress for $2,700, the 10″ queen mattress for around $3,000, and the 12 ″ bed for around $3,400. We believe PlushBeds lands someplace in the middle in between budget beds and luxury mattresses. This isn’t the best bed for somebody on a ramen noodle budget plan, but we’ve certainly come across pricier ones too. How To Washing Puffy Mattress Cover.
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PlushBeds Mattress Evaluation Decision
To sum up our basic ideas on the PlushBeds mattress reviews, we believe it’s one of the more environment-friendly bed mattress on the marketplace, up there next to the Birch mattress and Avocado mattress. We value their efforts to be ecologically conscious, and we understand a lot of customers will too. It’s also uncommon to see a mattress that’s so personalized, and used in numerous various sizes and thicknesses. How To Washing Puffy Mattress Cover.
Overall, there’s a great deal of value in this mattress and we ‘d suggest it to buyers who will completely enjoy its natural and natural qualities.
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The Sunnyside Plantation was a cotton plantation near Lake Village in Chicot County, Arkansas, in the Arkansas Delta region. Built as a cotton plantation in the Antebellum South, by 1886, it was acquired by New York banker Austin Corbin as repayment of debt incurred by Calhoun.
In 1895 Austin Corbin, a New York banker and land developer, working with immigration officials, brought 100 families from north central Italy to grow cotton at Sunnyside, a plantation located between the Mississippi river and lake Chicot.
These Italians struggled against exploitation, prejudice and language barriers, and many died of malaria and other lowland diseases.
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From School Library Journal
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Russia has made hypersonic vehicles a defence priority
Travelling at up to 7,680 miles per hour - theoretically capable of travelling from Moscow to London in around 13 minutes - the highly-manoeuvrable Yu-74 can deliver atomic warheads to a precise target through any defensive shield set up by an enemy nation to block approaching missiles.
Tests on another hypersonic aircraft, Yu-71, were completed last year - part of Russia's secret missile program codenamed Project 4202.
Russia has made hypersonic vehicles a defence priority, especially given the opening of Nato's first defensive missile shield in Romania.
When completed, the Atlantic alliance's defensive umbrella will stretch from Greenland in the far north of Europe to the Azores in the south.
The move has provoked the ire of Russian defence chiefs who claim the shield will threaten peace in Europe.
A second Nato shield is due to open in Poland in 2018.
In response, the Kremlin announced last month plans to restore an ageing missile defence system near the Black Sea.
Dnepr base will be equipped to intercept ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles at a range of around 2,000 miles.
The latest Russian glider can be fitted to a new generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles
It is thought the latest Russian glider can be fitted to a new generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles - RS-28 Sarmat - which are currently being produced for the Russian army.
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They are being tested at Dombarovsky missile base in Orenberg, close to the border with Kazakstan in southern Russia.
US defence officials confirmed in April the existence of the new glider, which is also designed to carry conventional warheads at speeds high enough to break through defensive shields.
China and the US are also developing their own versions of hypersonic missiles fitted to both gliders and jet-powered aircraft.


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Many world who experience from mental health conditions like depression and also panic disorder are interested in follow prescription medication treatment, yet weight gain is a common concern.
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Prozac is perhaps the most popular antidepressant ~ above the market, and also while its safety and effectiveness room well documented, the drug is also associated with a long list of next effects.
Does taking Prozac cause weight gain, and also how walk the medicine compare to other medications in its course in terms of side effects?
What is Prozac?
Prozac is a brand-name prescription medication the belongs come a course of drugs referred to as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). FDA-approved in 1987, Prozac to be the first SSRI antidepressant medication, which revolutionized the therapy of depression and also other usual mental wellness conditions.
Today, SSRIs are among the most popularly prescribed class of drugs in the united States because of the pervasiveness of depression and also anxiety and the effectiveness of this course of drugs as a treatment option.
Other SSRIs incorporate citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), sertraline (Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil).
Approximately 22 million prescriptions were composed for Prozac in 2017, making the the most well-known and also one of the most famous SSRIs on the market. Prozac is additionally sold under the generic name fluoxetine.
What is Prozac supplied to treat?
Prozac was first approved through the FDA in 1987 for the therapy of major depressive disorder, otherwise recognized as clinical depression.
Since the time the FDA has actually approved Prozac because that the therapy of a number of other common mental health and wellness conditions, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), scare disorder, and also bulimia nervosa. That is likewise marketed under a various name, Sarafem, come treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
Depending top top the condition being treated, Prozac deserve to be offered safely in both children and also adults.
Does taking Prozac cause weight gain?
While most antidepressants have actually a reputation for resulting in weight gain, Prozac does no typically reason weight gain.
Numerous studies have been conducted to identify the effect of antidepressant usage on weight. These research studies have discovered that soft to far-reaching weight gain is a common side result of patent antipsychotics and many newer antidepressant drugs other than Prozac, i m sorry was associated with moderate weight loss when supplied for the acute therapy of depression. These newer antidepressants encompass tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) such together amitriptyline (Elavil); monoamine oxidase inhibitors MAOIs consisting of phenelzine (Nardil); and also SNRIs like duloxetine (Cymbalta) and venlafaxine (Effexor).
Other researches have presented that acute treatment with Prozac is likely to reason weight loss, while irreversible treatment with the medicine may cause some level of load gain. However, the extra pounds might be deadline to advancement in depression symptoms quite than the medication itself.
Prozac is thought about to it is in a weight-neutral antidepressant, for this reason it might be a good treatment choice for patient who space concerned about body load change.
What side impacts are linked with Prozac?
Prozac is connected with side impacts that deserve to be categorized as both common and also rare/serious.
Common side effects linked with Prozac include:
Increased bruising or young skin rashes
Difficulty sleeping (insomnia)
Decreased libido or sex drive
Drowsiness and tiredness
Sexual dysfunction, together as an obstacle with orgasm or ejaculatory delay
Rare however serious next effects linked with Prozac include:
Low salt blood levels, i beg your pardon can reason symptoms together as:
Suicidal think or behaviors
Visual difficulties such as:
Changes in vision
Swelling or redness in or approximately the eye
Serotonin syndrome, i beg your pardon can cause symptoms such as:
Severe muscular tightness
QT prolongation and also ventricular arrhythmia, or changes in the electrical task of her heart
This might not it is in a complete list of side effects. Above a health care provider because that other possible side effects linked with Prozac.
Prozac is among the couple of antidepressants the is not connected with load gain and is considered a weight-neutral medication. Many people taking Prozac for acute treatment end up shedding weight while taking the drug.
When taken for an extended period of time, patients using Prozac were found to gain an lot of weight the was similar to weight acquire in examine participants who received a placebo.
Therefore, it is likely that this weight get is due to recovery from depression fairly than the medication itself. This weight gain can it is in mitigated by wellness techniques such as regular physical activity, nutritional supplements, and also changes in diet overseen by a nutritionist.
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Seek medical advice from her prescribing physician to check out if Prozac is ideal for you. Patient who have actually been prescribed Prozac deserve to save money on the share or brand name creates of the medication utilizing a pharmacy discount card from USA Rx.

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While Sustainability sits firmly in the Social Studies strands, especially The Economic World, Place and Environment, and Continuity and Change, and in Geography NCEA, the concept of sustainability is integral to the New Zealand curriculum. It is intrinsic in all its values, key competencies, principles and learning areas.


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Once viewed as an afterthought, ESG is becoming increasingly central to the bottom line.
The growth of Panama's economy is lifting the banking sector, particularly private banking.
Innovation in the consumer payments sector vastly outstrips innovation in the business payments sector but that need not be the case according to Bottomline Business Payments Roundtable participants.
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- Can you eat fried food on a diet?
- What is the healthiest fast food?
- Does fried chicken make you fat?
- Why are fried things bad for you?
- What fried chicken does to your body?
- Can I eat fried chicken on a diet?
- Is KFC fried chicken healthy?
- Why is fried chicken bad for you?
- Is eating too much fried chicken bad?
- Which is healthier roasted or fried chicken?
- Can I eat KFC on a diet?
- Is fried chicken good after workout?
- Can eating chicken everyday be bad for you?
- What if I just ate chicken?
- Is Subway really healthy?
- Is it OK to eat fried chicken once a week?
- Is Fast Food OK in moderation?
- What’s worse fried chicken or burger?
Can you eat fried food on a diet?
Frying food adds extra fat and calories.
Clearly, it’s not a recipe for weight loss.
But at least in this study, eating it didn’t add up to increased heart disease or a shorter life span..
What is the healthiest fast food?
With these guidelines in mind, here are some of the healthier options on fast-food menus:Grilled nuggetsat Chik-fil-A. … Grilled chicken wrapat Wendy’s. … Grilled steak soft tacoat Taco Bell. … Tuna salad subat Subway. … Steak burrito bowlat Chipotle. … Protein Style burgerat In-N-Out. … MorningStar Veggie Burgerat Burger King.More items…•
Does fried chicken make you fat?
Moreover, the carbs included in the fried chicken, especially fast food versions, tend to be unrefined carbs, which doesn’t digest properly and influences you to eat more than your body would naturally require by, in a 2019 study’s estimate, around 500 calories, leading to weight gain and other related conditions.
Why are fried things bad for you?
So traditional fry ups should not be the order of the day, bmj.com reports. When food is fried it becomes more calorific because the food absorbs the fat of the oils. And experts know that eating lots of fat-laden food can raise blood pressure and cause high cholesterol, which are risk factors for heart disease.
What fried chicken does to your body?
Several studies in adults have found an association between eating fried foods and the risk of chronic disease. Generally speaking, eating more fried foods is associated with a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and obesity ( 12 ).
Can I eat fried chicken on a diet?
It’s true, fried chicken fits into the Atkins diet — because fat is not limited in that diet. The high-protein and low-carb components of Atkins are fine for most people, but it’s the unlimited fat that concerns nutritionists. “Most nutritionists prefer the South Beach diet because it limits fats,” Moore tells WebMD.
Is KFC fried chicken healthy?
Chicken is usually a good source of lean protein—except when deep fried in rich, high-calorie, high-fat batter. The side dishes at KFC are mostly comfort foods like mashed potatoes, cornbread, and macaroni and cheese, which are generally high in calories, fat, and sodium, and lacking in fiber and vitamins.
Why is fried chicken bad for you?
Fried foods are high in fat, calories, and often salt. A few studies, including one published in 2014, have linked fried foods to serious health problems like type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Is eating too much fried chicken bad?
Women who eat more than one serving a week of fried chicken or fried fish have an increased risk of heart disease and death, researchers report. “Overall, we found that total fried food consumption is related to higher risk of all-cause death, and also death from cardiovascular disease,” said senior researcher Dr.
Which is healthier roasted or fried chicken?
For those who plan to eat the chicken with the skin and would like to reduce their caloric and fat intake, roasted chicken is a better choice. Half a breast of fried chicken has more than 10 grams more fat than half a breast of roasted chicken, and more than 150 additional calories.
Can I eat KFC on a diet?
While many people think KFC is off the cards during a diet, this isn’t the case. Many of the dishes are low in calories, with a regular popcorn chicken containing just 135 calories. A mini fillet burger contains 280 calories, while a two piece chicken original has 485 calories.
Is fried chicken good after workout?
You again get all three things you body needs post-workout. Stir-fried chicken breast with fresh vegetables over brown rice. This is great if you want to eat more of a meal after a workout. The chicken is a good source of protein, and the rice is a healthful source of carbs, fiber and B vitamins.
Can eating chicken everyday be bad for you?
There is no solid evidence available that suggests eating chicken frequently will result in negative heath outcomes if it is prepared in a healthful way. Four ounces of a boneless, skinless chicken breast provides 26 grams of protein, just 1 gram of fat, and 120 calories (before cooking).
What if I just ate chicken?
Typically, any symptoms of illness after eating raw chicken will resolve without the need for medical treatment. However, people should ensure that they drink plenty of fluids, especially if they experience vomiting or diarrhea. To replace fluids and electrolytes, a person can drink: water.
Is Subway really healthy?
The bottom line. Subway offers a better variety of healthy meal options than many other fast food restaurants. In general, Subway’s meals are low in sugar and a decent source of fiber and protein, however, many are also loaded with fat and sodium. Part of Subway’s appeal is that you can customize your meal.
Is it OK to eat fried chicken once a week?
A new study links regular fried chicken consumption – one serving a week or more – to a 13 percent increased risk of premature death, at least among older women. Researchers looked at nearly 107,000 postmenopausal women who tracked their diets in the 1990s for a nationwide study that followed them until 2017.
Is Fast Food OK in moderation?
But while it’s okay to indulge a craving every now and then, to stay healthy you can’t make it a regular habit. The key is moderation—both in how often you frequent fast food chains and what you order once you’re there. Fast food menus are tricky when you’re watching your weight or your health.
What’s worse fried chicken or burger?
Ask Men’s Fitness: “Which Is Healthier to Order Out: a Burger or Fried Chicken?” We’ve all heard about limiting red meat intake, but in this case, a beef burger is usually better, says the Cleveland Clinic’s Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D. Both are high in fat and calories, but the chicken loses for a few reasons.

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APOSTLE PETER & THE LAST SUPPER
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ROBERT LOGGIA • LAURENCE FULLER
RYAN ALOSIO • SARAH PRIKRIL
Re-live the time Peter spent with Jesus, from the life-changing Last Supper to the Garden of Gethsemane. Set in Rome, AD 67, two jailers take custody of a famous criminal, Simon Peter of Galilee - apostle, disciple, and personal friend of Jesus. Condemned to death, the elderly Peter (Robert Loggia) recounts his life as a simple fisherman who became one of the boldest figures in all of Christianity.
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Annual inflation to slightly exceed 14 pct in 2022 says central bank
The 2022 annual inflation rate in Poland will come to 14.2 percent, will fall to 12.3 percent in 2023, and to 4.1 percent in 2024, according to a new central bank report.
"Inflation will reach its peak in the first quarter of 2023 when it will grow to 18.8 percent," the National Bank of Poland (NBP) wrote in the inflation projection report, which was released on Tuesday.
Core inflation, excluding the prices of food and energy, is expected to reach 8.9 percent in 2022. Next year, it will fall to 7.5 percent, and to 4.2 percent in 2024, the NBP said.
"The information and data we received after the March projection had already caused us to increase our inflation forecast for the years 2022 and 2023 but did not change the forecast regarding 2024," the central bank wrote.
According to the NBP, Poland's future economic situation and inflation projection depend, to a large extent, on the extent of the turbulence affecting the global economy caused by Russia's attack on Ukraine.
The central bank also said that the war had significantly decreased agricultural produce supply on world markets, and, as a result, increased inflation forecasts for food prices.


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Depth to Transplant Acorn Squash Seedling
When I put my acorn squash seedlings in the garden, should I treat them like my tomato plants and bury them deeper than they have been in the pot?
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For this initial planting, plant them at the same depth, simply because they don't really like the extra stress of being transplanted. But, once they are established, you can bury parts of the stem to get them to root as well. This is a common technique done to provide insurance along the vine in case the base is attacked by pests or damaged.

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JUNXING M193 COMPOSITE BOW EVALUATION
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JUNXING M193 compound bow is a “nice” beginner level compound bow. It has all the features that you need to get started in archery. The JUNXING M193 bow is 30% let off and everyone from a beginner to advanced archer will benefit from this range. It comes with S35 carbon material which increases the rigidity of the bow by 35% and reduces the vibrations by 60%. The adjustable draw length lets you customize the draw length to fit your preferred shooting style, including Strength shooting and Fast shooting. The draw weight can be adjusted between 10-70 lbs for both right and left handed archers. It comes with an arrow rest with stabilizer system which eliminates torque. The deer hunting rope helps reduce noise during shooting. The Monarch assembly uses high quality cams that provide a smooth transition on each shot as well as providing increased speed at no additional effort on your part.


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Brett’s earliest book in the Library of Congress online catalog was published by Atheneum Books in 1978 under her married name: Woodland Crossings, with 43 pages of text by Stephen Krensky and drawings by Jan Brett Bowler. The Library phoned her that September and learned that she would be using her maiden name thereafter. Its catalog covers 13 books she created from 1978 to 1984, all but one as an illustrator with another writer. That one was the self-illustrated picture book Fritz and the Beautiful Horses, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1981. Beginning with Annie and the Wild Animals (Houghton Mifflin, 1985) she created numerous picture books as writer and illustrator. For a few years she continued to work with other writers, especially Eve Bunting, but she has rarely done so since 1990.
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text: Although differences in hereditary background or age of the analyzed all those may take into account a number of the phenotypic variability, the findings clearly suggest that pejvakin is critical for hair cell function. Recent studies have ascribed a role for pejvakin in the oxidative-stress induced proliferation of peroxisomes in hair cells and auditory neurons in response to noise exposure (Delmaghani et al., 2015). the site of the lesion and the mechanisms underlying DFNB59 will allow clinicians to predict the efficacy of different therapeutic approaches, such as determining compatibility for cochlear implants. gene (encoding pejvakin) (Delmaghani et al., 2006). Pejvakin is usually a distantly related member of the gasdermin protein family (Saeki et al., 2000). Gasdermins share a common N-terminal domain name (gasdermin domain name) of unknown function. Missense mutations in (p. T54I or p.R183W) were first identified in patients with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) (Delmaghani et al., 2006), a hearing disorder characterized by abnormal transmission of signals by the auditory nerve in combination I-CBP112 with apparently normal outer hair cell (OHC) function (Starr et al., 1996; Kemp, 2002). The pathophysiology of ANSD includes defects either in the inner hair cells (IHCs), the synapses between IHCs and afferent dendrites of the auditory nerve, or the nerve itself. ANSD patients present with abnormal auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) CDC18L and preserved otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), an indication of functional OHCs. Likewise, p.R183W knock-in mice showed elevated auditory thresholds, increased ABR interpeak latencies, and normal OAEs (Delmaghani et al., 2006). It was therefore hypothesized that pejvakin regulates neuronal function. Consistent with this idea, pejvakin antisera labeled auditory neurons, but also hair cells and supporting cells in the cochlea (Delmaghani et al., 2006). Yet, the specificity of these antisera has recently been questioned by the same group (Delmaghani et al., 2015). Studies of an ENU-generated mouse model for DFNB59, termed mice showed OHC dysfunction and progressive hearing loss due to a nonsense mutation (p.K290X) that deletes a predicted C-terminal Zn-binding motif. The belief that I-CBP112 pejvakin is usually functional only in neurons has also been challenged by the finding that mRNA was detected exclusively in hair cells (Schwander et al., 2007). In addition, Collin et al. (2007) described OHC defects in a Turkish family that carry the same DFNB59 missense mutation (p.R183W) reported in the original ANSD study (Delmaghani et al., 2006). Although differences I-CBP112 in genetic background or age of the tested individuals may account for some of the phenotypic variability, the findings clearly suggest that pejvakin is critical for hair cell function. Recent studies have ascribed a role for pejvakin in the oxidative-stress induced proliferation of peroxisomes in hair cells and auditory neurons in response to noise exposure (Delmaghani et al., 2015). Using novel conditional knock-out alleles, we show that pejvakin in neurons is not essential for auditory function. By contrast, pejvakin is required for normal mechanotransduction in hair cells before the onset of hearing. Finally, we demonstrate that pejvakin selectively localizes to stereociliary rootlets and is required to preserve the integrity of mechanosensitive stereocilia, indicative of a role for this gasdermin in hair bundle maintenance and function. Materials and Methods Mouse strains and ABR measurement All procedures were performed in accordance with research guidelines of the institutional animal care and use committee of Rutgers University. Mice of either sex were studied. To generate gene, followed by a neomycin-resistance cassette (transgene. Crossing heterozygous mice generated mice (kindly supplied by Dr. Ulrich Mueller, Scripps Research Institute) were generated as described elsewhere (https://www.mmrrc.org/catalog/sds.php?mmrrc_id=32781). In brief, a targeting vector was designed to insert a nuclear-localized Cre recombinase gene and polyA signal followed by an mice were then bred to C57BL/6J inbred mice for approximately two generations, selecting away the FLPe transgene. transgenic driver mice, Ai9/tdTomato reporter mice (B6.Cg-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm9(CAG-tdTomato)Hze/J), and wild-type C57BL/6J mice were obtained from The Jackson Laboratory. transgenic mice (Tronche et al., 1999; Graus-Porta et al., 2001), mice, and conditional knockout (cKO) mouse colonies, we performed PCR-based genotyping of mouse tail DNA to detect Cre-mediated excision of exon 1 of the gene. Detection of null allele: FF and NR: 5-GAATTCCTCTTGGATGATGGCCACTGCAGA. We further genotyped mice for the presence of the pejvakin floxed allele to distinguish between heterozygous and homozygous pejvakin null mice. To induce Cre activity in crosses with hybridization hybridization was performed on 12-m-thick cryosections, as described previously (Schwander et al., 2007; Grillet et al., 2009). The RNA probe is usually complementary to full-length mouse pejvakin cDNA (NCBI: “type”:”entrez-nucleotide”,”attrs”:”text”:”NM_001080711.2″,”term_id”:”449310803″,”term_text”:”NM_001080711.2″NM_001080711.2). DNA constructs, immunoprecipitations, and Western blot analysis The apparent full-length cDNA encoding mouse pejvakin (352 aa) was amplified from cochlear RNA by RT-PCR and inserted in frame into BamHI/XhoI sites of pcDNA3 and XhoI/BamHI sites of pEGFP-N1 (Clontech) vectors. To generate HA-PJVK, PJVK-HA, and PJVK-FLAG, the FLAG- or HA-tag sequences were included in the forward or reverse primer and the product of PCR amplification was inserted into pcDNA3 vector using BamHI/XhoI sites. The point mutation (C343S) was introduced into pEGFP-N1-pejvakin using the site-directed mutagenesis kit (Stratagene). PCR-generated deletion.