Rackspace prides itself on its Fanatical Support. While it’s billed as a hosting company, Rackspace has also become a leader in support for its cloud options – offering human help to customers big and small worldwide. As of Tuesday, even Seattle-based online retailer and cloud computing giant Amazon, one of Rackspace’s competitors, has signed up to receive Fanatical Support.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), a cloud computing platform offered by Amazon, made the announcement in tandem with San Antonio-based Rackspace on Tuesday morning at its re:Invent conference in Las Vegas.
“We have been with Rackspace since 2004 and the company has a proven reputation of delivering the highest level of customer support,” stated Jonathan Issler, director of operational technology at InfoSnap, in a news release. “We have some workloads that run on AWS as well and we’ve researched other companies that could potentially provide support for this platform, but none were a good fit. When Rackspace approached us about its Fanatical Support for AWS offering, we signed immediately based on the strength of their managed cloud experience and expertise.”
Issler’s story is exactly the kind of gap AWS and Rackspace hope to fill. While AWS provides the technology and infrastructure for Amazon customers, Rackspace “provides businesses with managed cloud services, tools, and applications that allow customers to focus on their core business.” The arrangement also allows Amazon to focus on its core businesses instead of customer support, a field where Amazon has a poor track record.
Issler is also the prime example of the modern business customer that hosts with both AWS and Rackspace, depending on the specific needs of the workload or website.
“Over the past year, more and more (customers) have told us that they love Rackspace expertise and Fanatical Support, and would like to get it for the workloads that they prefer to run on AWS,” stated Rackspace President and CEO Taylor Rhodes on the Rackspace blog.
While still cloud computing competitors, Amazon and Rackspace have begun to differentiate their products in the market to maximize their shares. AWS can quickly deploy engineering and infrastructure while Rackspace has focused on offering premium services like support.
“We have been impressed with Rackspace’s commitment to include beta customers in their AWS managed service offerings, along with certifying a large number of their technical staff,” stated Terry Wise, vice president of worldwide partner ecosystem, Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Rackspace is joining a network of partners that work to support AWS customers with 100 certified AWS engineers. Rackspace’s AWS support team is one of the largest in the world, stated Rhodes.
The two companies have developed a “collabitition” of sorts that blends collaboration and competition. And it’s not the first nor the last time the tech industry has seen it.
In July, Rackspace and Microsoft came to a similar agreement for Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing program.
According to one industry analyst’s blog, “It appears that Rackspace is changing tactics yet again as it keeps its options open in the rapidly growing and constantly changing cloud computing market.”
*Top image: Inside Rackspace headquarters, also known as “The Castle.” Photo by Scott Ball.
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The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.
The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change.
From the little history I’ve read it is for me beyond any reasonable doubt that “our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us”. However, the world is founded on conservative ideas and as long as we don’t update that foundation, restorations, like the current one, will occur.
Failed communities and projects of the past teach us that as progressive as today’s children are, without updating our story, our values and what we hold as aim, they will bring about generations who will switch to regressive behavior, just because the natural teen rebel identity search will push them to do it. We need a society founded on progressivism to prevent regression.
I suggest we start amending our constitutions, hold as electoral value, develop as political agenda, make social communities and construct social networking based on the following three basic progressivist rights: the right to need intimacy, the right to want dignity and the right to have identity.
People need intimacy
The state and all the authorities should respect and protect the intimacy of the physical person.
Privacy is merely the time we require to build intimacy.
In nothing else does the human spirit bloom other than itself. Our roots feed and breathe into the soil of our feeble egos. Intimacy is what grounds our personality into our perception of self.
A person without intimacy is a lie. Unregulated privacy will lead to the destruction of intimacy.
Therefore, surveillance without warrant, discretionary invasion of privacy, unprotected privacy rights, snooping put into law and non transparent mandates for unweaving human intimacy is what we must guard against.
To need is not the same thing as to require. All humans require life support to exist, but need is individual, need is entwined in personality and emerges from inner conflict. Therefore we can survive as depleted selves without intimacy, being provided the required life support, and this is exactly what we must avoid.
The problem is we have systems which learn about us so much, that they end up knowing more about us than we do. And the even bigger problem is governments have access to these data, and we don’t.
These data can predict my future. Maybe some systems are generous and give me export and delete options. But I should own my past as well as my future. All predictive AI which binds to personal history should be open for exploration by individual access. If a system predicts something concerning me personally, I should be able to find out that prediction.
We need intimacy in the foundation of our society for true power sharing between the governing and the governed. Only through catering for our human innate need for intimacy, will the ruling and governing be by humans for humans.
People want dignity
The state should declare dignity inviolable. Dignity as in “the idea that a being has an innate right to be valued, respected, and to receive ethical treatment”.
Life is rare and living time is invaluable. Conscious existence needs to be respected for the opportunity it provides: the opportunity for self discovery.
We fail to protect that, that opportunity. We’re throwing people alternative facts since the dawn of civilisation: salvation, glory, bravery, conquest, patriotism and so many others. The fact is you have a one in four hundred million chance to be aware and find out who you are.
Every form of state protection for the citizens should be based on the idea of dignity: social protection, economic protection, health protection. We must stop treating humans like either merchandise available for shopping by corporations or fuel to burn for the economy.
Dignity is what is owned only by a human person as opposed to a incorporated person, it is exclusively human simply because an incorporated person is potentially immortal.
We need dignity in the foundation of our society to truly fight inequality. It is only by recognising the individual yearn for dignity, of every single human, that we will ever be able to grant universal access to the common wealth of our world.
People have identity
The state should guarantee the right to a self defined exhaustive identity that respects the law, but a law which does not in any way restrict personal identity.
Only individual humans can define themselves.
Identity is not property. Property is not the same thing with having. Property is regulated by an agreement between society, its power holders and individual. Three poles guarantee property. But having is primary, having is the inseparable possessiveness. And people have, not own, identity.
You cannot separate a human from their identity, neither by rules, nor by law or social custom. No tradition, regulation, revelation or vote should be allowed to redefine or to coerce the free and unrestrained expression of one’s own identity.
We need this in the foundation of our society so that no life is lost at the altar of social invisibility. Only a social foundation based on the inalienable individually defined identity can truly support universal diversity.
What do you think?
Does it make sense to alter the basic tenets of law and society for inclusivity, diversity and progress or should inclusivity, diversity and progress be constantly patched on top of a conservative build?

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Ex-Fortune 500 executive now facing assault charge in addition to murder counts
A Grafton County Superior Court grand jury has charged Dellinger with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Jason Timmins, 29, and Amanda Murphy, 24. The couple lived in Wilder, Vt., just across the Connecticut River from Lebanon.
Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Diana Fenton said at Dellinger's arraignment in December in Lebanon District Court that Dellinger — of Point Birch Lane in Sunapee — deliberately drove his 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck across the Interstate 89 median in Lebanon and into oncoming traffic while trying to kill himself.
Senior Assistant New Hampshire Attorney General Susan Morrell said in December that Dellinger left his home on the day of the crash after an argument with his wife over his depression medication and a bedtime curfew imposed by his doctor, and headed south on I-89.
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While a common species in the 1700's and 1800's, by the 20th century red-headed woodpeckers had suffered population declines due to road strikes, competition with invasive bird species for habitats, and harvesting to provide feathers for hats. Due to population declines, the red-headed woodpecker was listed as a threatened species in New Jersey in 1979. In addition, the National Audubon Society has recognized the red-headed woodpecker as a species of special concern since 1982, and the bird is considered rare in the Northeastern U.S.

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Kolkata: A total of 430 persons have so far been evacuated from flood-affected areas of Manipur and more than 950 rescued in Tripura by Assam Rifles and Army personnel, a defence statement said here on. "So far, a total of 430 citizens have been evacuated from Irong, Maibam, Uchiwa, Arapati, Kiyamgei, Achanbigai and Mongjam villages of Thoubal, Imphal East and Imphal West Districts of Manipur by columns of Assam Rifles and Indian Army with operations still on," it said.
More than 950 have been rescued from Kailashahar, Indiranagar, Fatikroy, Santail, Kumarghat in Tripura and as of now, more than 2,000 people are being sheltered at relief camps in the state's Kailashahar. "A total of six columns are operating in the state after responding to request from civil administration," an official spokesperson said.
In addition to the relief and rescue operations, maximum possible assistance is being provided to the civil administration by Assam Rifles and the army in terms of establishing shelters, relief camps, distribution of emergency rations, drinking water supply and repair of embankments, the statement said.
A large number of medical teams have been deployed to cater to the affected populace in these two states reeling under the effects of the flood, it added.


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At a recent student showcase at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology — which counts Calvin Klein and Nanette Lepore as alumni — the runway looks were far from amateurish. Many, in fact, were on the frontier of fashion’s latest trends.
Take, for example, one by Sylvie Rood, a senior specializing in sportswear who will graduate this year. At the May 8 Future of Fashion Runway Show, Rood presented a charcoal-color wool coat with neon detailing that was reminiscent of lingerie, including both underwire and panty outlines. The design was inspired by surrealist artist René Magritte, Rood says, and was meant to be a vehicle for female empowerment.
“I hope that in this look a woman truly feels that she is owning her sexuality and embracing her curves,” Rood tells Yahoo Style in an email. “There are other aspects of the coat that I believe hold much more symbolic meaning, such as the two intertwining female figures on the back of the coat. Here, there are two torsos but only one set of legs. I think that in this day and age, all people need to unite and come together and especially as women we need to become one and use our voice to create change.”
Other designers have picked up on the underwire-as-outerwire trend too. Bella Hadid was recently photographed wearing an Orseund Iris sweater, created by the young brand’s designer, Alana Johnson. Johnson’s work has become incredibly popular with the Instagram fashion set, with her structured corset tops seen on Influencers like Leandra Medine and Emily Ratajkowski.
“As a woman, I personally believe in empowering others, and I believe from the feedback I have received from my customers, they do feel more confident in my clothing,” Johnson tells Yahoo Style (see her initial prototype here). “I love the subtle detail of accentuating the bust without sexualizing the female body.”
If statement T-shirts were winter’s sartorial feminist statement of choice, the underwire-as-outerwire look must be the latest iteration, moving beyond the corset belt and top trend that emerged over the last year (and may be an evolution of the social media waist-trainer craze of 2014). According to Polyvore, searches for corset belts have skyrocketed 1,033 percent since November 2015.
For all the talk of underwire and corsets, the trend is remarkably freeing.
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The city of St. George took one of the top spots in Walmart’s "Fighting Hunger Together" Facebook campaign and now will receive a $50,000 grant to help fight hunger, officials announed Wednesday.
The southern Utah city received more than 13,000 online votes during the contest which ran from April 9- 30.
For the contest, Walmart selected the 200 U.S. communitieswith the highest rates of unemployment and asked people to vote for the most deserving. In all, more than 396,000 votes were cast.
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Comic Book Movie is reporting that 20th Century Fox is interested in Stephen Moyer (“True Blood”) to play Dr. Doom in the next Fantastic Four movie. The site also confirmed Screen Rant’s report last week that Adrien Brody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers are the studio’s two top choices for the film, adding that Brody is being “strongly considered” to play Mr. Fantastic. Here’s an excerpt from CBM’s report:
Today I’ve learned that the studio is very strongly leaning towards Brody; whose A-list status will help draw greater general audience interest in the project. Another name has now been added to the list, this time it’s True Blood star Stephen Moyer. An offer is currently out for the actor to portray the villainous Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom. Though it is still unclear exactly how central the character will be in the film, Doom will be showcased as the ruler of Latveria and a master of the mystic arts.

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Digitisation of 200-year-old palm manuscripts that carry priceless information on preparing a range of medicinal formulations with locally available medicinal plants is on in the Government Siddha Medical College here.
A team comprising Dr. Subhash Chandran, a faculty member of Government Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai, Pa. Pon Velappan of Kallukumi near Vilaathikulam in Thoothukudi district, an expert in reading and preserving palm manuscripts, and R. Ganesan, a former student of Egmore Fine Arts College, Chennai, who is also a painter and photographer, are working on digitising the palm manuscripts.
Though palm manuscripts are available across Tamil Nadu and Kerala, this literatures is abundantly available in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari and Virudhunagar districts.
“The problem we face in extracting information from these manuscripts is that those who now own them refuse to share it with us for digitising it as it would give eternal life while the manuscript’s lifespan is very limited. While a few handover the palm manuscripts, most of the public won’t,” Mr. Velappan feels.
Most of these palm manuscripts, ranging from three pages to 600 pages are on Tamil literature, religion, ancient medicinal practices among others. While the palm manuscripts obtained from Kanniyakumari district are wider, the manuscripts recovered from other areas are narrow.
Recalling a childhood incident, Mr. Velappan said his mother administered ginger juice when he developed fits as a Class IV student but it was not effective remedy. But his relative had a different idea.
“Before leaving the room where I was lying, he told us that they should not speak to him when he returns with the herbal plant. He returned with a plant in his hands, crushed it and applied the juice on the head. Within a few minutes, I became alright. Even though everyone asked him to share the name of the plant, he refused. Till today, no one in the village knows what the miracle plant was. He could have learnt it from his ancestors or read it from a palm manuscript. So, we are sitting on a huge treasure and are losing it if we don’t use it,” says Mr. Velappan.
Dr. Subhash, who recovered a palm manuscript from Valliyoor eight years ago that had valuable information on curing a range of ailments of elephants, feels that thousands of palm manuscripts with priceless information are yet to be shared for extracting the information.
“If it is done, I firmly believe that it would certainly give valuable lead for preparing low-cost and effective medicines for a range of ailments including cancer,” Dr. Subhash said.
The small team, after completing the digitisation of over 400 palm manuscripts are now continuing this work that needs a lot of patience to complete another 300-odd manuscripts. “Digitisation of 1,000 palm manuscripts is our objective so that we can make it an e-book for giving access to everyone who wants to read it,” says Dr. Subhash.


I recently paid $80 for a check engine light inspection from one of your mechanics he basically told me what the technicians at auto zone told me which was that the problem is with the variable valve timing solenoid he checked my solenoids and said they were fine. He also recommended that i get a new cat converter too but he said i would still be able to pass a smog. So i go for a smog check today and i dont pass they tell me i need an oxygen sensor and they bring up my check engine light code. Could it be the oxygen sensor causing my check engine light to be on ?
My car has 106100 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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I am a huge note taker. Over the years I have filled up countless notebooks on my experiences in working with people. I have worked with 100's of people over the years. One of the catalyst that shows up over and over again is the word motivation.
The single defining term that determines if you will hit your goals or not is motivation.
I'm not talking about if you are motivated or not. Because we all are at some point. That isn't what matters on a deeper level. What are you motivated by and the type of motivation will determine how far you will go and sustain your progress.
Current weight loss trends would have you to believe that you must be miserable to achieve optimal results.
I found a quote that pretty much sums up what people think when they come to me for health and fitness advice.
Mark Twain once said, "The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not."
Psychologist have dove into this topic heavily over the last 40 years. Research in psychology has shown that the type of motivation you have is more important than the amount of motivation you have when pursuing a weight-loss goal.
Take a moment and answer a question for me.
I am losing weight because...
1. I feel like there is no other choice; other people are making me do it.
2. If I didn't lose weight I would feel bad about myself.
3. It is personally important to me to reach this goal.
4. It is important to attain my goal and I feel it will be enjoyable.
What type of motivation did you have?
1. This type of motivation is 100% external. I like to call this type of motivation the scare tactic. You feel like you have to embark on a weight loss journey because the doctor told you that you are pre-diabetic. Your partner told you that it was time for you to drop a few and get back to the weight that you were at when the two of you met.
2. This type of motivation is the unconscious adoption of the ideas or attitudes of others. It's introjected motivation. Partially you want to achieve better health but mainly out of guilt or ego. Your clothes do not fit anymore, and sometimes you feel like people look at you weird. They are all external reasons to change. Societal norms and the pressure you may feel from others are the reason that drives change. It's pursued in order to get a reward at the end or avoid a negative consequence.
3. You've made a decision to lose weight because it is something that is precious to you. You value the choice. This is called Identified motivation. The view that you have on weight loss is positive and the decision to take on the goal was yours. Maybe you want to experience things you've never been able to do before. Things like hiking, wearing a bikini, walking up and down stairs without being exhausted, or wanting to be around for your kids. You experience a strong sense of personal responsibility and importance in the task.
4. This type of motivation is Intrinsic Motivation. The motive behind you wanting to improve your health is for you. You understand that there will be benefits that you will reap. But this is a journey that you are traveling on for your own sake. You intend to make good nutrition choices and engage in some sort of physical activity for the pleasure and because it is important to you.
Improving your health and fitness already requires tons of effort on your part. Changing your nutritional habits and beginning any new fitness routine can be challenging in itself. You might as well take a deep look into the driving force behind you wanting to improve your health. Because if it is for extrinsic reasons it will only be a matter of time before you are searching for ‘more motivation’. And we all know how that ends.

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We know, we know, we’ve already posted something about Miley today. But this is just too juicy to ignore!
Last night, the Jonas Brothers played their first full-length concert in nearly three years (bet that makes you feel old, doesn’t it?!) and, as was expected by fans, they debuted a few new songs.
One of those songs– called Wedding Bells– is causing a LOT of buzz. Why? Because rumor has it that it’s about Nick Jonas’ ex-girlfriend Miley Cyrus!
If you didn’t already know, the former Disney superstars dated for nearly two years before breaking up, getting back together, and eventually ending it once and for all after Cyrus left Jonas for her now-fiance Liam Hemsworth. And by the looks of it, Jonas still has a bitter taste in his mouth.
In Wedding Bells, Nick sings about hearing the news that his ex is getting married, and how he wishes she wouldn’t because he’s still in love with her. In the song, Jonas declares: “She says, can you keep a secret, a ceremony is set for June. I know it’s a rush but I just love him so much, I hope that you can meet him soon.”
Sounds like someone isn’t quite over the relationship yet! Although the brothers haven’t confirmed who the song is about, it’s pretty safe to assume that it’s about Miles.
But that raises another question– Are Miley and Liam getting married in June!?
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Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is yet to have the scan on his injured ankle following his collision at Bournemouth, football.london understands.
The 24-year-old forward lasted just over half an hour at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday before a collision with Cherries goalkeeper Asmir Begovic saw him twist his right ankle badly.
Kane briefly contemplated coming back on to the pitch after treatment, but decided against it before walking down the tunnel. He was later spotted leaving the stadium in a protective boot.
football.london understands that as with all ankle injuries, the swelling must go down first before any scans can take place on the player and Kane may not be able to have the scan on his ankle until at least Wednesday, leaving his manager Mauricio Pochettino and England boss Gareth Southgate sweating that little bit longer over the health of their prolific hitman.
It is the third time Kane has damaged his right ankle and on the previous occasions he missed ten games the first time during a seven week absence, but missed only four weeks of action the second time.
Pochettino told football.london his thoughts on the injury to his striker in Bournemouth after the 4-1 victory against the Cherries.
"We need to wait until tomorrow. After tomorrow he will have a scan in his ankle. Of course he suffered an injury that is in the same ankle as he suffered before," he said. "But I hope and we hope it's not a massive issue. We need to wait.
"Always the decision is between him and the doctor. He felt that when he landed and twisted his ankle it was impossible to stay on the pitch.
"He is positive. Harry has a great character and is always positive. He's happy with the victory for the team, disappointed of course with his problem. But now if you are positive then you start the recovery from the injury now."


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Last month we travelled north to source fabrics from Bolgatanga and Zuarungu in the Upper East Region and Tamale and Daboya in the Northern Region of Ghana for Raffia's 2015 collection.
Raffia's vision for our products is to have women make up at least 60% of the production process. In Bolgatanga, where our journey began, we met with and formed new partnerships with two women-led weaving companies, which we are super excited about!
From Bolgatanga, we made our way eastwards to Zuarungu to visit with the new members of Team Raffia - God Will Help Cloth Weaving Centre or as we call them Ladi's Ladies (after their founder Ladi). They showed us some of the fabrics they were working on and answered some of our questions. We ordered swatches for our upcoming womenswear collection and then said goodbye.
From Zuarungu, we headed back to Bolgatanga then caught a bus to Tamale. But that's another story for another post.
Watch out for Part 2!

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Curbing the Pandemic of Cyber Sexual Abuse
Fueled by the pandemic, the nonconsensual distribution of sexual images requires federal regulatory solutions.
Addressing the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Indigenous women are dual victims of violent crimes and federal policies that fail to mitigate the crisis.
COVID-19, Domestic Violence, and Guns
Trapped at home with their abusers, victims must rely on programs whose long-term funding remains in doubt.
Securing Safe Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors
A new rule prohibits evicting survivors of domestic violence for reporting their abuse.
President Obama Signs First Ever Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights
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Medicine Man Technologies has announced its signing of a term sheet that sees the company acquiring five dispensaries in Colorado that’ll operate under the Starbuds brand. They are situated in Longmont, Commerce City, Pueblo, Niwot, and Louiseville.
The deal stipulates that the company will purchase the dispensaries for $31,005,089. Of this amount, $15,502,544.50 will be in cash, possession of 2,601,098 shares at $2.98 per share, and $7,751,272.25 – a deferred cash payment to be completed 12 months after the closing date. The management estimates that the dispensaries will generate in surplus of $19 million this year and over $5.6 in EBITDA.
Andy Williams, the Co-founder and CEO of Medicine Man Technologies, expressed his joy in the deal. He praised the Starbud’s operations and profitability saying that they would add to his company’s retail capacity and add to its market share.
Brian Ruden, the Managing Partner of the dispensaries, who has earned acclaim with effective sales practices, also voiced his delight at joining the Medicine Man Technologies team.
The management, however, cautions that it’s possible that the revenues projected might not be achieved. Along with their impressive portfolio, find out more about Medicine Man Technologies.

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- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Strengthening Civic Space
- Grant Amount $15,000
- Grant Period January 1, 2004–December 31, 2006
- Location Warsaw, Poland
- Geographic Focus Poland
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The goal of the Local Activity Support Center – CAL Association is to increase participation of local stakeholders in the development of communities in 10 regions in Poland. Working in partnership with local institutions at the grassroots level, it promotes cooperation among local stakeholders; identifies local resources; and encourages local initiatives in response to significant social, educational and cultural needs in the communities. In addition, the association operates a school for community development practitioners and is trying to increase the visibility of this profession by strengthening links with the media. This grant increase will enable the association to accomplish all activities originally planned for the grant period.


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Just before we included the impeccably catchy “How Long Have You Known?” on last month’s mix tape, Brooklyn’s Dive abruptly changed their name to DIIV. The cryptic, phonetic change was made in deference to a 90’s industrial band of the same name.
No matter, a jangle core band by any other name still sounds as sweet. Or something. For an idea of the diverse elements that frontman Zachary Cole Smith culled to create his Beach Fossils side project, check out the video for the aforementioned single. Smith makes a homemade hallucinogen from a blended concoction of clock hands, various electronic elements, a lava lamp, CD shavings and a cassette of Nirvana’s In Utero:
DIIV’s also phonetically spelled debut album Oshin will be released June 26th on Captured Tracks. The most recently shared album track, “Doused,” is equally choice… this is going to be my summer soundtrack for sure.


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Yesterday, a group of us in Boston got together and celebrated WordPress’s 10th Anniversary. We were one of hundreds of parties planned around the world. We had over 100 people RSVP’d, but ended up drawing a crowd of about thirty. It was a pretty nice, intimate event.
Thanks to everyone who came by last night, special thanks to Steph Yiu from Automattic for getting a bunch of tshirts for us, and extra special thanks to Meadhall in Kendall Square, Cambridge for being such a fantastic venue! Finally, thank you, WordPress, for being a source of employment for so many, a cause to rally for, and a treasure to the world.


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Batman and Captain America saved a cat from a house fire in Milton, West Virginia. OK, so it's not the real Batman, but he's a hero to us cat lovers nevertheless.
Buckland had to give the kitty mouth-to-mouth because the cat was passed out due to smoke inhalation. The irony concerning the Catwoman - Batman connection was not lost on the Batman and he joked about it afterwards.
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Demi Moore has to be pregnant! Lately, she's been wearing a lot of maternity dresses and last night at the premiere of "Mr. Brooks" was no exception. She recently said that she's open to having another kid and that she wants a boy, because she has no luck with girls since they all turned out fugly. Just joking! She didn't say that.
Here's Demi with her favorite charity project, Ashton Kutcher and one of the Willis trolls last night.
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[Guide] Compared with the situation of the Western Conference, the pattern of the Eastern Conference is relatively clear and obvious.
Strong, weak and weak, this is good news for the defending champion Heat. There are not many strong enemies, and Cheng Yaojin is missing a lot on the way to win the Eastern Conference championship and the championship.
This is not in bet365’s recent odds of winning the Eastern Conference regular season. The Heat still rank first with odds of 1 to 1.9.
In addition to the Heat, there is also a tough team called the Bulls that cannot be ignored.
The Bulls had defeated the Heat for two consecutive years before, and took the Eastern Conference championship trophy from them to their arms. In the new season, they ranked second with 1 to 4 odds of winning the Eastern Conference, second only to the Heat, becoming the Heat
The biggest obstacle to success in the East.
Then there are the Nets built by the “local gold” this summer, and the Pacers, who played on par with the Eastern Conference champions and the Heat last season, tied for third place with 1 to 7 odds.
The Knicks, who eliminated the Heat three times in the regular season last season, have increased their odds in the new season to 1:13, ranking fourth.
In addition, there are Cavaliers, Wizards, and Pistons in the Eastern Conference whose strength has risen sharply in the new season, but these teams are not strong enough to change the pattern of the Eastern Conference.
It’s worth mentioning that the Celtics, who were regarded as the biggest enemy by the Heat in the past, have entered the rebuilding phase in the new season. The odds of winning the Eastern Conference have reached 1 to 81, falling to the bottom five.
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WHEN SCIENTISTS began to realize the gravity of the BP oil spill, they said the condition of juvenile fish populations in the coming months would tell them how badly the spill would affect the Gulf of Mexico.
Their initial findings ought to gladden the hearts of recreational and commercial fishermen up and down the coast who — quite naturally — had feared the worst.
After all, before engineers managed to stop the flow of crude, an estimated 185 million gallons of oil had gushed into the Gulf of Mexico, making it hard to imagine that fish populations wouldn’t be decimated.
As reported in Sunday’s Press-Register, however, they don’t appear to have been reduced.
Scientists who’ve sampled grass beds along the coast are encouraged by the results. (“It looks like we dodged a bullet,” said a researcher from the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Science.) In particular, they reported “incredible numbers” of young speckled trout as well as snapper, crabs, tiny juvenile shrimp and dozens of other species of fish.
Their samples were taken in grass beds in Alabama, Mississippi and northwest Florida. In a few weeks they’ll sample the grass beds around Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands.
It would be a mistake to conclude that the oil spill didn’t damage the Gulf of Mexico whatsoever. Scientists have barely begun to study the breadth of the spill’s overall impact on the Gulf region.
Indeed, just this past week researchers said they were finding “plenty” of oil in near-shore waters, including mats of oil buried a few inches beneath the floor of the Gulf.
But five months ago, in the weeks after the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded and the well began leaking, experts said they feared far-reaching impacts on the Gulf’s fish populations.
The numbers reported in Sunday’s Press-Register are encouraging. Here’s hoping that additional studies will continue to offer hope for the health of the Gulf’s fisheries.


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'Bright future' for Lowestoft as ten-year investment plan outlining ambitions and bidding for £25m from Government's Towns Fund is submitted
A ten-year multi-million pound investment plan, setting out ambitions for the future of a Suffolk town, has been submitted to the Government.
The 'locally-owned' plan for Lowestoft, put together by representatives from public, private and voluntary organisations, also highlights the town's opportunities and challenges.
The plan forms the basis of a £24.9 million application to the Towns Fund, which, it is hoped, will act as a catalyst for future investment.
Officials involved in putting together the Town Investment Plan have said Lowestoft is 'definitely worth investing in'.
It comes after it was chosen as one of 101 towns in the UK to benefit from the Governments £3.6 billion Towns Fund in September 2019.
Each town was invited by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government to develop a proposal for a Towns Deal, with up to £25 million available to bid for.
The Lowestoft Place Board, which is managed by East Suffolk Council, has put the Town Investment Plan together.
Cllr Craig Rivett, East Suffolk Council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for economic development, said access to this funding will make a 'huge difference' to their 'ability to take the town further forward'.
"There is already a considerable amount of investment taking place, from the Gull Wing crossing, the permanent flood defence scheme, and the growing offshore energy sector," he said.
"Like towns across the country, Lowestoft has struggled in recent times and especially during the pandemic."
Mr Rivett added they are confident they have submitted a 'strong' plan to the Government, and 'optimistic that Lowestoft has a bright future ahead of it'.
The application sets out ambitious plans for future development, while also highlighting challenges the town faces, its strengths and current investment, which include the delivery of £1m worth of investment in Heritage Action Zones, a £1.2m redevelopment of The Ness – the UK's most Easterly park, and a £125m investment in the Gull Wing bridge.
Projects involved in the plan are focused on housing, employment, skills, infrastructure, retail, leisure, culture and heritage.
The multi-million bid seeks funding for the following projects:
- Development of the cultural quarter in the town centre to provide a new leisure and cultural venue and enhancements to the Marina Theatre
- Development of station square – a meeting place and gateway point for the seafront and town centre
- Enhanced public realm throughout the seafront
- Further development of the historic high street as a Historic Quarter for the town which will include refurbishment of the scores and redevelopment of the town hall
- Provision to improve the port area that supports the growth in the clean energy sector and enhance the public realm
The plan will also support the town's wider long-term recovery from Covid-19.
Stephen Javes, chair of the Lowestoft Place Board said, now the application has been submitted to the Government, they will await their response before moving onto the project development phase.
He said: “We have listened to a range of views and ideas from local businesses and the community, including more than 100 project ideas submitted via the My Towns portal.
"These views have enabled us to develop a strong investment plan which will help Lowestoft to thrive.
"We now await the response from Government before moving onto the project development phase and we will continue to work with businesses and the community throughout this process.”
The council and the Lowestoft Place Board are working with local partners and stakeholders, as well as key national organisations and funding partners such as Historic England, Arts Council England and National Lottery Heritage Fund, in a bid to maximise and complement the plan and 'unlock the town’s full potential'.
The Town Investment Plan was submitted to the Ministry for Housing, Communities, and Local Government on October 30. The Lowestoft Place Board expect a response early in the new year.
The Investment Plan can be viewed at www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/lowestoft-investment-plan.


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A guest post by Stephanie Denning, who writes about leadership issues from a Millennial perspective.
I wish someone had given me this advice sooner. So much of the advice I did get was impractical or didn’t match my reality. This is why I wanted to bear-hug Shonda Rhimes for bluntly revealing in her commencement speech: “Tomorrow is going to be the worst day ever for you.”
Yes! That's exactly how I felt the day after I graduated.
We're let loose into the wilderness, after having spent twenty-two years in a very structured school system, We're now at the bottom of the working world’s food chain (if you even have a job). We now have to define success on your own terms.
However the advice we get on how to do that doesn’t always help. Older people, such as commencement speakers, give retroactive advice. They know the ending to their own story. For them, “take risks” is an easy sound bite, because they know they came out alive on the other side.
Instead, here’s the advice I wish had gotten:
1. There is no Eureka moment
Everyone tells you to “follow your dream.” But few of us in our twenties actually know what that is. At this point in our lives, we’re still exploring. In her book The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter, psychologist Meg Jay describes the twenties as a “developmental sweet spot that comes only once.”
What people don’t tell you is that your calling develops over time. It doesn’t come to you in an epiphany. In How to Find Fulfilling Work, Roman Krsnaric writes: “I regularly hear people lament that they are ‘still searching for their vocation’ or envying others who have ‘found their ultimate calling.’ […] Their search, however, is almost certain to be unsuccessful. Not because vocations do not exist. But because we have to realize a vocation is not something we find, its something we grow – and grow into.”
Dan Pink offered a similar perspective in his Weinberg College commencement speech: “The smartest, most interesting, most dynamic, most impactful people … lived to figure it out…. Sometimes, the only way to discover who you are or what life you should lead is to do less planning and more living— to burst the double bubble of comfort and convention and just do stuff, even if you don’t know precisely where it’s going to lead.”
2. 100% is easier than 98%
It’s not news that winning at life requires good execution. But why do we still have such a hard time actually getting things done? In his book The Happiness Hypothesis, Jonathan Haidt writes: “The mind is divided in many ways, but the division that really matters is between conscious/reasoned processes and automatic/implicit processes. These two parts are like a rider on the back of an elephant. […] Learning how to train the elephant is the secret of self-improvement.”
One way to train the elephant is to form habits. By forming a habit, you train your brain to go into autopilot. Which is why, to steal the line from Clayton Christensen, “100% of the time is easier than 98% of the time.” By making it a rule, you are removing the decision-making part of deciding to do an activity. This is especially critical for activities we don’t want to do. Exercise, diet, studying for the GRE, paying bills, you name it. If you skip it just once, you are sending a signal to your brain that you can skip it. From there, it’s a slippery slope. You are back to having to decide whether to exercise or watch TV. And very rarely will exercise win that battle.
Turning long-term goals into habits is especially critical. Malcolm Gladwell has reminded us in Outliers: The Story of Success that to become an expert you need to put in 10,000 hours. That’s about equal to 5 years! Putting in that kind of time requires discipline. But if you don’t actively take control of what you spend your time on, your expertise could easily become Facebook or Candy Crush. And no one wants that. Shane Parrish in Farnam Street elaborates on how procrastination can engulf you. If you don’t control your own mind, your mind will control you.
David Foster Wallace addressed this brilliantly in his Kenyon commencement speech in 2005: “[L]earning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience.”
Psychologically, many of us find it easier to say we never tried than to say we tried and failed. Don’t be that person. Be the doer, not the dreamer, no matter how hard.
3. Networking: Become the buyer, not the seller
The problem with networking today is that most people see themselves as the seller and the person they are networking with as the buyer. People are so uptight that it isn’t fun for anyone. Reframe the situation: you are now the buyer. You will have much more fun and it will lead to a much more fruitful meeting.
The good news is once people start actively “networking,” they actually like doing it. Dr. David Hamilton explains that “doing good deeds triggers an increased level of dopamine in the brain. The good feeling associated with this is commonly known as Helper’s High." This principle is also documented in the Ben Franklin effect. You are more likely to do a favor for someone that you have previously also helped.
It’s important because it has been shown that how you get your future jobs or salary raises is often not through your immediate circle of friend, but your acquaintances. The economist James Montgomery studied the concept of “weak ties” and explains “that weak ties are positively related to higher wages and higher aggregate employment rates.”
Networking might seem like a high investment in time. But the reward (both for your work and your happiness) will be well worth it. Most people know who they want to get coffee chats with or who they can connect with for the benefit both parties. The difference is that the best networkers actually act on it.
4. Trust yourself: no one has the right answer
Recent graduates often wait for the moment when they will be 100% in control—the moment when they will have graduated to be a full-blown “grown up.” The truth is that that moment never comes. Everyone is fudging it. Per Aaron Sorkin: “You'll meet a lot of people who, to put it simply, don't know what they're talking about. ... Develop your own compass, and trust it."
Ultimately you have to trust your gut. Steve Jobs still said it best, “Believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well-worn path.”
People often conflate success with salary and job title. But life is composed of so many variables. It is subject to change at any given moment. Real success is a long-term game. The only thing you can control is yourself: your will, your desire, your perseverance. Success will follow whoever wants it most.
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1 GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS : CALCIUM CARBONATE IN TEXAS LIMESTONE Laboratory 07GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS : CALCIUM CARBONATE IN TEXAS LIMESTONE
2 ObjectivesUse an understanding of solubility rules and precipitation reactions to isolate calcium from a real world sampleUse mass relationships to determine the percent composition of calcium carbonate in limestone
3 BackgroundAn understanding of the properties of a substance begins with the determination of its elemental compositionPercent composition of a pure substance can be determined from the formula :% Composition = (mass of element) X 100(molar mass of compound)Theoretical percent composition
4 The percentage composition of an impure substance can be expressed as % Composition = (mass of component of interest) X 100(total mass of sample)Gravimetric AnalysisAdd a compound ( precipitating agent ) to a dissolved sample that combines selectively with the element of interest ( the analyte), causing it to form a solid precipitate of known identity and composition in order to identify what elements are present, and in what quantities.
5 Isolate and weigh the precipitate to quantify the analyte Gravimetric analysis is used to determine the amount of calcium carbonate ( ) in a sample of limestone
6 IMPORTANT:Do TWO trials in PARALLEL for the whole experiment
7 Determination of carbonate in the Limestone Changes to procedure: 1.The limestone has already been broken into smaller pieces (Use about 1.5 g)2. Dissolve the limestone in HCl. (10 – 15 minutes )CaCO3 (s) HCl (aq) CaCl2 (aq) + H2CO3 (aq)H2CO3 (aq) CO2 (g) + H2O (l)CaCO3 (s) HCl (aq) CaCl2 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)3. Do gravity filtration using Whatman Filter paper 1.(15-20 minutes) - No gooch crucible
8 Determination of calcium in the Limestone 1. About 5-6 drops of indicator (kept in stopper bottles) are enough to get the pink color.2. After adding 3 grams of (NH4)2SO4 it is hard to see it dissolving as very quickly the precipitate appears and the solution now looks baby pink in color.(Ensure that (NH4)2SO4 is completely dissolved and no lumps are left behind)CaCl2 (aq) + (NH4)2SO4 (aq) CaSO4 (s) + 2 NH4Cl (aq)3. Add about ml NH3 solution. The color changes to a very very pale yellow. (Do this step in a hood)
9 4. Use vacuum filtration and Whatman Filter paper 2. (No gooch crucible)Weigh the empty filter paper + watch glass. Use the samefilter paper for vacuum filtration.Wash the solid using water.Transfer the filter paper along with the precipitate to thewatch glass and keep it for drying until the next lab in thedrawer.Finish the calculation and turn in the lab report on nextlab.
10 Reflection Questions 1, 2 , 3 and 4 (should be answered at home) 5 (should be answered in the next lab)

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Madison Beer’s “Stained Glass” Lyrics
“Stained Glass” is an emotional song from American singer Madison Beer. Actually the song is based on a dark episode in her life. Throughout the lyrics, Madison implores the addressee to be careful how they treat her because unlike others she has a skin “made of glass”. This is a metaphor she is using to let the addressee know that she is easily hurt or broken by negative criticism.
She begins the song’s chorus by first of all stating the aforementioned. And she goes on to tell the addressee that while her skin is “made of glass”, this glass isn’t perfect (i.e. “it’s stained”). And owing to the stains on her skin’s glass, it makes it so easy for the addressee to see “the cracks” (i.e. her imperfections or flaws) and criticize her. However, she is imploring the recipient of her message to look beyond her imperfection (“the cracks”) and notice her pain instead. She hopes that doing so would make the addressee understand the things she’s gone through. And hopefully he/she would be more gentle with her in terms of the way he/she says negative things about her.
That being said, she goes on to warn the person(s) she is talking to that if they ignore her earlier pleas and throw one more stone at her, she’d be forced to stay as far away as possible from them in order to save herself from breaking.
Madison Beer talks about “Stained Glass”
According to Madison, this song was written at a very dark point in her life. She referred to that dark point as a time when was battling with mental issues. She therefore wrote the song to both the general public and the people close to her in the hopes that they would be more gentle with her and people like her.
Madison Beer penned and produced “Stained Glass” with the writers and producers mentioned below:
- One Love
- Big Taste
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Madison’s management (including Epic Records) released this song as a single on April 3rd, 2020. It is actually officially the third single Madison released from her maiden album (“Life Support”). The first two singles from “Life Support” are as follows:


Eric Holder claimed that the story on the Yemen terror plot bust was the “worst” leak he’d seen. In fact, WaPo says just the opposite, that:
For five days, reporters at the Associated Press had been sitting on a big scoop about a foiled al-Qaeda plot at the request of CIA officials. Then, in a hastily scheduled Monday morning meeting, the journalists were asked by agency officials to hold off on publishing the story for just one more day.
The CIA officials, who had initially cited national security concerns in an attempt to delay publication, no longer had those worries, according to individuals familiar with the exchange. Instead, the Obama administration was planning to announce the successful counterterrorism operation that Tuesday.
AP balked and proceeded to publish that Monday afternoon. Its May 2012 report is now at the center of a controversial and broad seizure of phone records of AP reporters’ home, office and cellphone lines. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said the unauthorized disclosure about an intelligence operation to stop al-Qaeda from detonating explosives aboard a U.S. airliner was among the most serious leaks he could remember, and justified secretly obtaining records from a handful of reporters and editors over a span of two months.
Now, some members of Congress and media advocates are questioning why the administration viewed the leak that led to the May 7 AP story as so grave.
The president’s top counterterrorism adviser at the time, John O. Brennan, had appeared on “Good Morning America” the following day to trumpet the successful operation. He said that because of the work of U.S. intelligence, the plot did not pose an active threat to the American public.
Brennan himself said there was no threat, yet it was cited as an excuse to seize the AP’s phone records. So why was this spun as a grave threat to target the media, yet the bin Laden leak was not?
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned the Obama admin about these leaks as being legitimate threats back in 2011:
“My concern is that there were too many people in too many places talking too much about this operation. And we [had] reached agreement that we would not talk about the operational details,” he told reporters at a Pentagon briefing. “I am very concerned about this, because we want to retain the capability to carry out these kinds of operations in the future.”
The DOJ calls James Rosen “criminal” for reporting on an evergreen and non-secret “North Korea is going to conduct a nuke test?” The AP is targeted because it was going to scoop the White House? We have passed through the looking glass.
Maybe if AP and Fox reporters were making a laudatory film on Obama called “Zero Dark Thirty” the DOJ would have looked the other way, or maybe even colluded with them.


NEW YORK — Ross Ulbricht, the man known for running an underground marketplace for drugs named Silk Road, was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without parole in a New York federal court.
The sentencing comes three months after a jury found Ulbricht, 31, guilty of creating the online black market used primarily for buying and selling drugs anonymously.
Judge Katherine Forrest cited "significant public interest" in handing down the maximum sentence. "I don't know that you feel a lot of remorse... I don't think you know that you hurt a lot of people," said Forrest. She called Ulbricht's claim that the site helped reduce violence a "fantasy."
"It was a carefully planned life's work. It was your opus," she said. "You are no better a person than any other drug dealer."
Forrest also said the sentence was necessary to show the "very serious consequences," before also ordering Ulbricht to forfeit $183 million.
Ulbricht's lawyer called the sentence "unfair, unjust and unreasonable" and said the family would appeal.
— Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) May 29, 2015
Ulbricht, known by his pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts" on the site, built Silk Road into an empire. Accessible only from discrete parts of the web via the Tor browser, Silk Road wasn't just limited to drugs; it was a storefront for illegal services like assassinations and prostitution, too.
Authorities made over 60 undercover drug purchases on the site between November 2011 and November 2013. Ulbricht was found with more than $18 million in bitcoin, the marketplace's preferred currency, stored on his computer.
In February, he was found guilty on all seven counts related to operating the black market website, including conspiring to commit money laundering and distributing narcotics over the internet. He delivered a tearful plea to the judge for leniency in the courtroom prior to the sentencing, and said he was a "different person."
"I've essentially ruined my life and broken the hearts of every member of my family and my closest friends," he said. "I'm not a self-centered sociopathic person that was trying to express some inner badness."
Victims' accounts of overdoses bring Ross Ulbricht to tears.He says #SilkRoad ended in "ruin." Asks for a future second chance.
— Pete Brush (@PeteBrush) May 29, 2015
Speaking outside the courtroom following the sentencing, Ulbricht's mother said she was "shocked" and "extremely distraught" when she heard the sentence.
"'I actually didn't expect it. They were nonviolent offenses," said Lyn Ulbricht. "It's like she was being judge, jury and executioner all at once."
Ulbricht's mother talks to the press post sentencing. She was 'shocked, extremely distraught,' when heard sentence. pic.twitter.com/IFQRY2DhRX
— Ronald Chavez (@ron_chav) May 29, 2015
Earlier this week, prosecutors said Ulbricht deserved a lengthy sentence well above the 20-year minimum.
According to a wide-ranging feature in Wired, creating Silk Road was as much about ideology as it was about money. Ulbricht, who said he has used hallucinogens himself, believed that drug use was up to the individual and wanted to build a business around it.
The federal government shut down Silk Road in 2013, but a similar site, dubbed Silk Road 2.0, appeared soon after. The site was quickly shut down, too. Its founder, Blake Benthall — or "Defcon," as he was known on the site — was arrested last November.
Some information from The Associated Press.


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Last Monday, Sid treated the Canberra Food Bloggers to an evening of his new Movenpick Kingston Foreshore winter desserts.
Movenpick is new to Canberra- one of the 400 stores worldwide in 40 countries. The icecream is shipped frozen from its home of creation in Switzerland where it has been made since the 1960’s from ingredients sourced from around the the world. The pistachios are from Iran, rum from Jamaica, mango from India, coffee from Colombia, macadamias from Australia, strawberries from Poland, blueberries from France and chocolate from Venezuela.
Flavours are many and varied but my favourites were strawberry (50% fruit), vanilla brownie, caramel and coconut chocolate.
Sid and his team have been working hard to showcase the best to Canberra.
The winter desserts include the apple strudel (my favourite) and chocolate fondant – $14.95….
….and waffles or pancakes for $16.95 which you customise to your own pick your type of pancakes (eg nut or berry), sauce, icecream and garnishes.
The chocolate fondue is also impressive at $29.95 for two or $39.95 for four people.
Drinks include milkshakes like a blueberry cheesecake milkshake or a lovely lime sorbet.
In the icecream range there’s also some beautiful options like Decadence at $9.95.
A good spot for great traditional cone or a dessert to share to finish a meal out along the Kingston Foreshore.
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It was so lovely that you could be there too!
Might want to update this review after having a look at the owners comments across the web. Not something you’d want to be associated with!

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The heat has been turned up in the conflict between the Common Council and Mayor Lawrence V. Soos over the Council's decision to make the city clerk's post a union job.
At this week's Council meeting, Soos announced plans to create his own City Charter review committee in response to the Council's refusal to establish one.
Soos maintains the Council's Dec. 21 decision to make the clerk's post a union one is illegal and in violation of the charter.
Soos and former Mayor David J. Burgio threatened to go to court over the issue, but last week, Soos said he would drop plans for legal action if the Council reversed its decision and created a charter revision committee.
"In the interest of good government, last week I presented them with an alternative and they never answered me," he said.
"I offered an olive branch, and they broke it in front of me," he said.
Council President Brett Sommer said that if the Council is not represented in the mayor's charter review panel, it would create its own.
"We always intended to make the mayor a part of the process," Sommer said. "I think that we all agree that we need to take a look at a charter review committee."
Soos said he plans to recruit the same residents who were on a previous charter review panel.
"I'm going to try to get as many people as I can from the original committee, and we'll go from there," he said.
Also Wednesday, Daniel Rivera, chairman of the North Tonawanda Democratic Committee, raised concern about a proposal to move the deadline for a budget proposal until after the November election.
Currently, budgets must be presented to the public before the end of October. Under the proposal, the deadline would be moved to Nov. 15.
Backers of the plan say officials would have more time to craft a budget and are more likely to know what state aid is available.
"The dates that were picked, were picked in part because of the accountability factor," Rivera said.
"It's tough to do next year's budget when we're less than halfway though the current year," Sommer said . "We're doing this in the best interest of the city."


DAINIK NATION BUREAU
Punjab Cabinet minister Rana Gurjit Singh, who has been under fire from the opposition for his alleged involvement in sand mining auctions, has submitted his resignation as power and irrigation minister to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
“I have given my resignation from the ministry to the Captain Sahib. I gave my resignation personally to the chief minister a week back,” he said today.
Rana Gurjit Singh, who is an MLA from Kapurthala, has been handling the power and irrigation portfolios.
When asked why he gave his resignation, he said that the opposition was trying to corner the chief minister by making false allegations against him and was demanding his resignation.
“I have now tendered my resignation,” Rana Gurjit Singh said.
However, there is no official confirmation of the acceptance of his resignation.
The opposition, especially AAP leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira, was demanding Rana Gurjit Singh’s resignation from the chief minister after the cabinet minister’s name had last year allegedly figured in the sand mining auctions.
The state government had then formed the Justice J S Narang Commission following allegations involving Rana Gurjit Singh in the sand mining auctions conducted by the mining department in May last year.
The commission was mandated to probe all aspects of the allegations of impropriety against the irrigation and power minister in the multi-crore sand mining auctions.
The minister had claimed that there was no wrongdoing in the auctions.
This year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had reportedly issued summons for January 17 to Rana Inder Partap Singh, son of minister Rana Gurjit Singh, in connection with the raising of funds abroad by floating global depository receipts for one of the family-owned companies allegedly without the mandatory permission of the Reserve Bank of India.
“Opposition again made hue and cry that ED had issued summons. Though, I am not looking after the business, the reply will be given to them (ED),” said Rana Gurjit Singh, who has been considered close to the chief minister.


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Every week, the culture critics at Token Theatre Friends bring their fresh perspectives to the performing arts on their podcast and video series. You can find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes, and Stitcher (look for the all-red logo). The video series is available on YouTube. The TTF theme song is by Sean Mason (with vocals by Angela Ramos). The video animation is by Brad Ogden, with logos by Jason Simon.
In this episode, Alexi and Juan review Romeo Y Julieta at The Public Theater. The show’s bilingual translation reminded Alexi of the chismes in his family spilling the tea (some might say he himself is the chisme). Both agreed that maybe it was best to leave behind the old English and bring this Shakespeare classic into a full Spanish telenovela setting.
The friends also reviewed Twenty-Six by Ang Bey. The show was part of Jouska Play Works New Play Showcase at Simpatico Theatre. Juan points out that these characters are MESSY, but nothing less is expected as the play provides an unvarnished view of what it means to figure out your gender identity and sexual orientation.


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What seemed to be a controllable fire turned into a conflagration as a combination of high winds and broken hydrants helped the fire gut a four-unit apartment complex on Main Street in the village of Rotterdam Junction. The fire appeared to have started on the second floor and strong gusts of easterly winds fanned the flames into the cockloft, sending firefighters into defensive operations. The cause of the fire was under investigation. One Rotterdam District 2 firefighter was taken to Albany Medical Center with a burn to his left arm.
– Fire News photos by Peter Barber


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Deluxe GigBag for Electric Guitar
Carry your guitar in style with this Deluxe GigBag for Electric Guitar from Monoprice!
This guitar bag is sized to fit most solid-body electric guitars, including the Monoprice California Classic, Retro Vision, and Route 66 guitars. It is made of heavy duty 600D nylon. Each seam is reinforced with a bead, so the bag will not come apart.
The bag measures approximately 6" wide at the neck and 13" wide on the body. It is about 40" long, top to bottom, and about 3" thick. It is generously padded on all sides and is lined with nylon for maximum protection. An 8" square canvas patch is sewn into the inside of the bag, right above the bridge, so the sharp metal parts will not rip into the nylon lining. A similar patch is sewn into the bag above teh headstock, to keep the tuning pegs and string ends from ripping or tearing the fabric. A soft, wide loop at the top of the bag wraps around the neck to keep it securely in place.
The front of the bag features two primary pockets and two thin, secondary pockets. The interior of the upper primary pocket measures about 12" tall by 4" wide and the lower primary pocket measures about 12" tall by 10" wide. Each primary pocket has about 1" interior thickness. The secondary pockets are outside the primary pockets and are more suited for thin items, such as strings, picks, sheet music, etc.
The back of the bag features two adjustable shoulder straps, so you can carry your guitar on your back. A nylon loop handle above the shoulder straps is suited for hanging the bag and a windowed pocket is perfect for inserting a business or ID card. On the side is a reinforced nylon handle with plastic wrapping for a firm, comfortable grip.
Questions and Answers
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CONS: Lower portion of the zipper can separate from the weight of the guitar, causing it to fall through the bottom of the case.
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CONS: Not well made. Strap pulled out of case.
PROS: Generous storage pockets, good padding and the zippers work nice.
CONS: A bit roomy for some of my real slender solid bodies but not too loose.
It says MONOPRICE on the front pouch. Black gaffer's tape takes care of that.
PROS: Lots of padding
Good quality canvas
CONS: Zippers are failing
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CONS: Just a large "Monoprice" logo on the from of the bag.
PROS: I love these bags. I have traveled with these bags and have no worries that my guitars will be damaged. They do a great job, and they look good, too.
My one complaint is the size. My Epiphone g-400 barely fits. There isn't even any finger-space at the top. If your guitar is any longer it will not fit. Even then, I feel like the size is perfect for my guitar since it leave no wiggle room.
Last little benefit is a soft neck strap inside the case to keep it from wobbling around too much.
PROS: Sturdy zippers
Lots of pockets
Felt neck strap
PROS: Nice snug fit, velcro neck strap, lots of padding, big pockets.
PROS: Great protection.
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The match at Nef Stadium starts at 20:00. Referee Atilla Karaoğlan blows the whistle in the derby. Selkan Ok and Kandash Elville will be Karaolan’s assistants. The fourth referee in the match is Mustafa Kürşad Filiz.
You can take advantage of the difference in “Maç Merkezi” to follow the live narration of the battle that will be broadcast live on TRTRADYO 1 at trtspor.com.tr …
One of the worst seasons in Super League history, the Yellow-Red team has experienced 9 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses in the remaining 28 games. Galatasaray, who entered the championship race, entered the week in 12th place with 35 points.
On the other hand, blacks and whites ranked 7th with 12 wins and 9 draws and 7 losses with 45 points 29 weeks ago.
Galatasaray lost 2-1 despite leading 1-0 in a match at Vodafone Park earlier in the season.
The only missing Arda Turan
With the exception of captain Arda Turan, there are no missing players in Galatasaray.
Arda Turan, who has been injured in the upper right muscle group and has not yet cooperated with the team, will not be able to play in tomorrow’s derby.
Players who have reached the limit of the yellow card penalty, Fernando Muslera, Omelbyram and Mustafa Mohammed, will be stopped before the 30th week of the Gaziantep FK battle if they see the card tomorrow.
I found morale in Europe
The yellow-red team, which had a hard time in the Super League, was encouraged by their success in the UEFA Europa League.
Galatasaray, who remained undefeated in “Cup 2” this season, faced Spain’s powerful team Barcelona in the first match of the last 16 rounds.
“Symbom”, who drew Spain 0-0, found an advantage and boosted their morale before the second round in Istanbul on March 17th.
He hasn’t returned to Istanbul yet
Galatasaray couldn’t come to Istanbul yet due to bad weather.
The yellow-red team, who played against Barcelona on March 10 in the UEFA Europa League, came to Izmir instead of Istanbul due to the heavy snowfall in Istanbul.
Galatasaray, who has been here for two days, will arrive in Istanbul tonight.
Go through strict equipment
Galatasaray has experienced a difficult and tough match that started on March 10th against Barcelona and lasted for about a month.
The yellow-red team, who will face Besiktas Derby in the Super League tomorrow, will host Barcelona in the UEFA Europa League three days later. After that, Galatasaray will play one after another in the Super League until April 10th in the games of Gaziantep FK, VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük and Fenerbahçe.
If Galatasaray eliminates Barcelona in Europe, he will be in the quarterfinals on April 7th and 14th.
Can’t close his goal
Galatasaray failed to reach his goal in nine games in the 2022 Super League.
The yellow-red team, who defeated Fraport TAV Antalyaspor 2-0 at the end of the league on December 25, 2021 and did not allow a goal, scored 18 goals in the next nine games.
Galatasaray experienced two wins and a draw in the process, but lost five times. In the last nine league games, Yellow Red has responded with 14 goals to his opponent’s 18 goals.
Trent’s first derby exam
Spain coach Domènec Torrent will be the first Galatasaray chief to play in a derby match.
Trent, who started working 21 weeks after his separation from Fatih Terim, experienced 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in nine official games during the process.
The 59-year-old coach, who has fought against opponents such as Trabzonspor in the Super League and Barcelona in the UEFA Europa League, will go to Derby for the first time at the top of the team.
For Trent’s mission on the Yellow-Red team, Omar Erabdelaui, Sacha Boey, Inaki Penha, Alpulseran Ezturk, Erick Pulgar and Emre Kılıcz will face Besiktas for the first time.


Facilities Master Planning Data & Report
The commitment to our schools and students has long been evident in the value placed on sound decision-making that supports the futures of the children in our school community educationally, fiscally, and in the investments made in the school facilities that our students attend each day. Now, as time moves on, our facilities are in need of repairs and upgrades in order to continue to meet the needs of today’s educational delivery.
A Facilities Master Plan is a “road map” for repairs and suggested improvements at the District’s facilities in both the physical spaces as well as the ability to support the needs of education today and in the future. Lisle CUSD 202 schools have physical assets such as roofs and mechanical systems that need to be repaired or replaced in the next few years that will require significant investments. Additionally, many of our spaces do not match the needs of future ready teaching and learning.
In order to responsibly plan, Lisle CUSD 202 along with the architecture and design firm Perkins+Will began Facilities Master Planning process last summer. This process included three key phases: a physical assessment to determine the condition and needs of the current facilities, an educational assessment to determine the ability of the facility to support teaching and learning as we move into the future, and community engagement to gather feedback and identify the community’s priorities related to facilities. Over the last several months, the Vision 202: Chapter 2 community engagement process provided a platform for information and thoughtful exchange between the community and Lisle CUSD 202 on the needs and possibilities for our facilities. The input received assisted in generating options for the Board of Education to consider for the development of the long-term Facilities Master Plan.
Through the Facilities Master Planning process, information and data was collected to assist the Board of Education in making decisions for the school district’s facilities that will meet the needs of students, but also align with the community’s values. At the July 25th Board meeting, Vision 202: Chapter 2 community co-chairs Susan Stears and Bill Buchelt presented the key findings and recommendations from the community engagement process. Perkins+Will architects also presented an overview of the final compilation of the information and data collected from the three key phases of the master planning process.
Over the course of the next several months, the Board of Education will carefully consider the information in order to determine the priorities for facilities projects to be addressed, evaluate the financial implications of the project roll-out, and create a timeline for implementation. Once these decisions are reached, a final Facilities Master Plan will be developed to guide the District in facilities decisions that will best meet the needs of our students both now and in the future.
The final report is available at the following link: Facilities Master Plan Data Report


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Purpose: To be fed to cattle and goats.
Barley, corn distillers dried grains, corn, plain dried beet pulp, wheat
1. Feed continuously with hay. Start with ¼ to ½ lb. per hundred
2. Provide a source of clean, fresh water and adequate drinking space at all times.
3. CAUTION: Store in a dry, well ventilated area protected from rodents and insects. DO NOT FEED moldy or insect infested feed to animals as it may cause illness or death.
*This is a safer source of energy to help promote efficient growth and finishing.

domain: agronomy


1. Explaining What’s New with the Revamped Tudor Heritage Black Bay
The Tudor Heritage Black Bay is one of the most popular watches right now, and it’s not difficult to see why. Boasting a smart and chic design, and not to mention a relatively affordable price tag, the Black Bay is highly sought-after by folks new to watches and even veteran collectors. This year, Tudor is giving the Black Bay a thorough refresh, and the highlight changes include a new in-house movement as well as aesthetic changes to the dial and bracelet. Read this to get a better understanding of what’s new with the new Heritage Black Bay.
Source: Watches by SJX
2. The Birth of G-SHOCK, Casio’s “Revolutionary” Watch
It would not be a stretch at all to say that the G-Shock from Casio is a watch icon. Mechanical watch snobs may scoff at it, but the G-Shock is a bona fide global bestseller and a modern day cultural icon. Beyond that, it has also become synonymous with quality, rigidity, and toughness. But did you know how the G-Shock was born? That story begins with a man named Kikuo Ibe and his unfortunate encounter one day while walking down the hallways in Casio’s office. Find out the rest of the story by hitting the link below.
3. Best of Basel 2016: Only The Strong Will Survive
Baselworld 2016 is over, which means it’s a good time to reflect on the new watches that we have seen so far since the start of the year, and also what it means for watch collectors and the state of the watch industry. There’s no way to sugar-coat it, 2016 will be a tough year for watch brands. Demand has dropped considerably, and word on the street is that luxury watch brands are collectively sitting on billions of dollars worth of unsold inventory. And as the title of this article suggests, only the strong will survive. And so here are some of the best watches that were launched at Baselworld 2016.
4. Top 5 Watches Under $5000 USD of Baselworld 2016
In response to weak demand for luxury timepieces, watch brands are adapting their strategies and are seeking to offer less expensive watches and also watches that offer more value for money. For many brands, the under-$5,000 mark is becoming an increasingly important segment of the marketplace and there’s a lot of interesting new watches that were released at Baselworld 2016 priced under $5,000. And here, Michael Clerizo, who is a noted author and who writes about watches on the Wall Street Journal, shares with us his top 5 watches under $5,000 at Baselworld 2016.
Source: The Watches TV
5. A Technical Perspective – All you want to know about Finishing in Haute Horlogerie
Have you ever wondered why a watch from Patek Philippe or A. Lange & Söhne costs so much? Sure, some of it is down to the exclusivity and prestige of the brand, but on the other hand, a lot of it is also due to the amount of work that goes into finishing the watch. This post details the various types of finishing and finishing techniques that are commonly found in haute horlogerie timepieces.
Source: Monochrome Watches


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COMHALTAS Seisiún A music train through Ireland
An evening of Music, Song, Dance and storytelling
Siamsaíocht Ghaelach Náisiúnta agus Ceol na nGhaelach
Cavan County Museum
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Tuesday at 8.30 pm
Clogh Oughter Castle Exhibition
Clogh Oughter Castle: A witness to Centuries of Irish History.
Exhibtion was created to coincide with the publication of Clogh Oughter Castle, Co. Cavan: Archaeology, History and Architecture by Conleth Manning.
High Nelly Exhibition
High Nelly Exhibition running until the end of August 2014 at Cavan County Museum
We aim to collect, conserve and ultimately display the material heritage and culture of Co. Cavan and its environs, for the benefit of the public. Exhibition galleries feature unique artefacts dating from the stone age up until the twentieth century, material spanning over 6000 years of occupation in Cavan.
The Great Famine

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Writers Lauren Groff and Michael Chabon on Trump, marriage and being a parent in 2018
Two of America's most exciting, impressive and loved writers Lauren Groff and Michael Chabon join Eve Jackson on the occasion of the Festival America, a book festival just outside Paris. Lauren Groff is known for writing one of Barack Obama's favourite novels when in office, "Fates and Furies". Her new book is "Florida". Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Chabon's "Moonglow" has just been translated into French.