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"Under the Senate Trumpcare bill, if you buy your own insurance, you could have to pay more for your coverage". If passed, it would mean less coverage for fewer people at higher costs, all while giving a tax cut to the wealthy.
Democrats and some insurers say Trump has sabotaged the Affordable Care Act, in part by threatening to withhold subsidies paid to insurers so they can reduce deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs for millions of low-income people.
Only those earning up to 350% of the poverty level ($41,600 in 2017) would qualify, rather than the 400% threshold ($47,500 in 2017) contained in Obamacare. But it would push down the threshold to 350 percent of the poverty level.
In both plans, states could keep coverage for the newly eligible adults, but federal taxpayers would not continue to pay a larger share of the bill.
Drop penalties for failing to get health insurance. This would apply to employers, too. The measure also repeals the mandate on individuals to purchase health insurance.
The Senate legislation would phase out extra federal money Nevada and 30 other states receive for expanding Medicaid to additional low earners.
The Senate cuts would be even larger over the long-term, and could effectively put an end to the program, which insures almost one in five Americans and is "our nation's largest safety net for low-income people". If the adjustments aren't high enough, ME would be among the states that could wind up seeing shortfalls that lead to cuts in eligibility, reduced services or less coverage, Collins said.
Cut the future growth rate of overall Medicaid spending. These activities are considered Medicaid outreach and are administrative costs. "It isn't that much different than what was proposed before", he said.
Other GOP governors of expansion states were silent or issued statements saying they needed time to study the legislation's specifics.
Pollack suggested that the Senate "go back to the drawing board and develop legislation that continues to provide coverage to all Americans who now have it", a sentiment other groups expressed as well.
The primary one ties the premiums subsidies to the cost of bronze plans instead of silver ones, upon which Obamacare payments are based. The more precious the metal, the better - but more expensive - the coverage.
"Before passing a massive bill that will affect the lives of every single American, there ought to be a rigorous and robust debate on the floor", Schumer said in a statement. Those costs are rising there and elsewhere even with the federal government paying for most of the expansion, largely because more people signed up than originally expected. He said along with support from President Donald Trump, "I think we're going to get this thing done, put it in conference and hopefully by the August recess really have Obamacare repealed and replaced".
Healthcare advocates were immediately displeased with the bill. Though Trump lauded its passage in a Rose Garden ceremony, he called the House measure "mean" last week.
This week, that trio noted their particular concern about the Senate bill's impact on their efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. Heller, in his remarks, stressed that he would be opposed to efforts to roll back the expanded program, unless there was an influx of funding elsewhere in Medicaid to make up for the shortfall.
The subcommittee had stated its concerns in a meeting earlier this week, but it sent the letter hours after McConnell and fellow Senate Republican leaders released their proposed legislation.
Maybe they're waiting for the Congressional Budget Office to crunch the numbers.
Lee told Wright he would not vote for any health reform bill unless he concludes it "moves the American people in the direction to where health care is going to be made more affordable".
McConnell faces a great challenge in amassing the votes to win Senate approval of the bill, which Republicans are trying to pass using special budget rules that would allow them to avoid a Democratic filibuster.
McConnell has acknowledged that he's willing to change the measure before it's voted on. There will be considerable pushback not to rush, however.
It also prompted an outcry from centrist senators and medical organizations anxious that it takes on the law, known as Obamacare, too aggressively and would lead to millions losing their health care or receiving fewer benefits...
But the Senate bill would make subsidies less generous than under current law. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, in OH, is among them, although its reasons include uncertainty over whether Republicans will allow payment of money it and other insurers were owed under the ACA.
House GOP leaders say Trump was a big asset in getting the health care bill passed, despite a fight with the hard-right Freedom Caucus that stalled the measure. Portman had talked about a seven-year path before Medicaid expansion was cut.


Venus and Serena Williams gave the United States a commanding lead in its Fed Cup opener yesterday in Lowell, Mass., winning in straight sets against opponents from the Czech Republic.
Top-ranked Serena Williams recovered from a surprisingly tough first set against 74th-ranked Iveta Benasova to win, 7-5, 6-1.
''I wasn't able to get into a groove,'' Williams said. ''She was hitting winners off all my shots.''
Venus Williams routed Daja Bedanova, 6-1, 6-0, in 48 minutes in the first match. She won every game after a 1-1 score in the opening set.
''I really wanted to do my part and start out well,'' Williams said. ''It's so much easier for the second player to know there's a little lead there.''
The Americans, beaten in the first round last year, are favored to win what would be their 18th Fed Cup title. They can advance to the quarterfinals today. The United States captain, Billie Jean King, intent on avoiding another upset, gave the Williams sisters double duty this weekend in the three-of-five-match series.Continue reading the main story
Today, the sisters switch opponents. They are also scheduled to play doubles against Eva Birnerova and Klara Koukalova, although doubles players can be changed up to 15 minutes before the match.
Russia Leads Croatia, 2-0
Elena Dementieva, fresh from winning her first title on the WTA Tour last week, hopes to lead Russia into the Fed Cup quarterfinals with a victory over Croatia.
She is halfway there: she won her debut Cup singles match over Iva Majoli, 6-1, 6-4, and her teammate Anastasiya Myskina defeated Karoliona Sprem, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, to stake Russia to a 2-0 lead yesterday in a first-round World Group matchup in Moscow.
The reverse singles will be played today, followed by a doubles match in which the Russians Yelena Likhovtseva and Yelena Bovina are scheduled to face Majoli and Matea Mezak.
The Russians are considered strong favorites because two of the top Croatian players, Silvia Talaja and Jelena Kostanic, are injured. (Reuters)
Spain and Australia Tied at 1-1
In Tarragona, Spain, Magui Serna kept Spain's Fed Cup hopes alive against Australia, beating Nicole Pratt, 6-3, 6-2, to even the competition at 1-1 after the first day.
Spain was facing up to life without Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, who retired last year after leading her country to five Fed Cup titles, and it took a further hit when Conchita Martínez pulled out of the opening singles because of a shoulder injury. Virginia Ruano Pascual, taking Martinez's place, lost to Alicia Molik, 6-3, 6-4. (Reuters)
Clijsters Gives Belgium a Lead
In Bree, Belgium, the world No. 2, Kim Clijsters, shrugged off a monthlong rest to beat Evelyn Fauth, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, and give Belgium a 1-0 lead in their Fed Cup match with Austria. (Reuters)Continue reading the main story


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1984 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Sunday, March 25, 1984
- Grande Premio do Brasil
- F1 World Championship
Pit stops for refuelling are now prohibited by the 1984 Formula 1 regulations, but there is nothing to stop people running on soft tyres for the first part of the race and stopping somewhere beyond half distance for a set of fresh rubber. The much-discussed and debated question of the minimum weight limit came to the forefront of attention once again with plenty of rumour and speculation as to the way in which several teams would circumvent the spirit of the rules: water tanks for the injection system, or the brake cooling systems – or just water tanks for no real purpose apart from ballast – were regarded as the most popular choice.
First past the flag at the sun-scorched Autodromo Riocentro for the past couple of years has been Nelson Piquet at the wheel of a Gordon Murray-designed Brabham and, from the way in which he completed the ’83 Championship season at Kyalami last October, it was really rather difficult envisaging a change in overall form. However, the new BMW-engined Brabham BT53 didn’t take part in the recent week of testing at Rio, and although this factor didn’t prevent the brand new BT52 from scoring a début victory in last year’s race, the tempo of Formula 1 competition ensured that this feat wasn’t about to be repeated.
Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro
Permanent road course
Riccardo Patrese (Williams FW12C-Renault), 1m32.507, 121.652 mph, F1, 1989
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Pudhari Online Desk: Tesla company owner Elon Musk has made many important changes including the X name change after developing the social platform Twitter. There are indications of implementing a monthly fee for all Twitter service users, CNBC has reported.
During a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Dec. 18), Musk said that X (formerly Twitter) has 550 million users per month. 100 to 200 million posts are made daily on social platforms. X’s (formerly Twitter) platform is against any group-wide attack, Tyani said at the time. During his time in office, Musk would have faced a backlash from the civil rights group for ignoring the hate speech on X and the allegations against the Jewish organization.
Will we have to pay for Twitter service?
Since acquiring Twitter, Musk has made many changes to the company’s policies. This allowed the accounts of formerly held captives like former President Donald Trump to be layered. He removed the “Blue Teak” tracking system that identifies famous people’s accounts. On Twitter, they have said X like this. Musk has indicated during his conversation with Netanyahu that soon X users will have to pay a monthly fee. The problem of artificial accounts is considered to be the cost incurred if the cost has been determined incorrectly or the decision has been taken incorrectly. What is the monthly fee for users? Also, Musk has not clarified what benefits the users will get after waiving the monthly fee.


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The Community Participation In Financing Primary Education
The success of my educational system is a collective responsibility of every component of the system in service to the organization, the successes of Nigeria primary education is hinged in cooperation between individual, parents, community and government, the position of primary education is very imperative and today the local community has bluntly refused to cooperate and participate in the financing the crucial level of education but leave it at the mercy of the government. It is in the predicament that this study is designed to investigate the extent of the community participation in the south west local government area of Edo State. It is in this search light that structure questionnaire twenty items was designed especially on area of focus and administered on a number of people in randomly selected in the area of study. How the finding are revealed that:
- Primary school in Nigeria is not properly financed as government is the only major source of finance.
- Local communities do not cooperate with the government in financing the crucial level of education since the whole system in confronted with insufficient fund. Moreover, the investigation is of the opinion that;
- There is urgent need for joint participation of local community’s voluntary agencies and individual for effective performance and management of primary education in Nigeria.
- Government should therefore seek for alternative source of finding primary education as try to evolve a participation policy in finding education in Nigeria.
1.1 Background Of The Study
There is gainsaying the fact that education is very vital to the peace of socials, political and economic development of any nation. This is why most nations of the world strive to devote a sizeable proportion of their cross national income into developing the educational sector.
According to world bank (2002) in Nigeria between 7.6% and 7.9% of our annual expenditure is devoted to education” management of primary education refer to the process of planning, directing, staffing, coordinating, budgeting for reporting our primary education system.
Primary education in Nigeria refers to the education which children receive from the age of 6 years to 11 years plus. It the foundation level of the educational system which runs for six years and it is aimed at developing basic literacy numeracy, communication skills and transmission of the culture of the people to younger generation.
The federal government of Nigeria has taken the responsibility of financing education in Nigeria alone, it has dissolved other source of finance and latter have them seen education as a national duty to be perform. However, community, individual and organization in the financing of education but this is not true in the real sense since government have taken over primary schools completely from voluntary agencies embarking on a laudable programme such as U.P.E and carryout the wages in school alone without a slighted resources other source.
Although this government hold step was highly appreciated. It did not last long as a result of the economic recession brought about by deprecation of oil price in the world market government do not find it simple to bring in community to participate in financing education and the financial aspect of education is one of the major problem facing educational development in Nigeria.
Before now, education in Nigeria has passed through some certain stage of development before the advent of formal education. Nigeria use to have indigenous system of education which involves the participation which involves the participation of all members of the communities. The western kind of education was introduction an country this education was welcome by the local communities because it create room for their participation of the local communities hence the members of the missions. When government assured the full control of education responsibility, all alone with financing it with oil money the participation of local communities were not encouraged and this enhance distortion to the entire educations system.
But note, before this assumption of schools by the government, the voluntary agencies such as Christian, Muslim and other organization were these responsible for education. The communities were not left out their effort in participating for the financing of education, some events beyond construction of schools, staff rooms for the teachers. A case in point is that of Iguogun primary school Iguogun in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State. Where communities did participate in the construction of school and even the staff rooms for the teachers.
The efforts were focus towards government of education in these days before the take over by the government. But now the area of government expenditure is widened and the economic of the nation is in state of paralysis. In their regard the strength of government to provide the necessary schools materials is weak, now the government sick for alternative of sharing the responsibilities with other source of income.
Sincerely speaking, there is no head hidden in the fact that Nigeria schools are below standard of normancy in view of scarcity of resource to finance their schools and its facility are out of use and irregular payment of teacher salaries. It the predicament that government transformed the funding and administration of primary education to local government has generated a lot of difficulties in the educational sector because; the local government could not afford to shoulder this responsibilities of primary schools. Primary education is left unconcerned for since federal government couldn’t make authentic policy statement about whose responsibility is it to handle this important level of education and this has been the problem since till date.
Now, the primary education is been handle by the federal government but things are not done in a normal ways, this research therefore set act to analysis the community participation in primary school administration in Ovia South West Local Government.
1.2 Statement Of The Problem
In the time past, analysis has shown that primary education is in a great predicament in Nigerian because of the ability of the federal government to seek for alternative source of founding education especially from the local communities, voluntary organization, individuals and philanthropists even though it has been ascertain that government alone cannot provide necessary or required materials. This has infant thrown the teaching and leaning situation in primary school into a sad condition were unrest in this order of the day.
Ovia South West Local Government has part of this larger society (Nigeria) has her own share of their problem, and even presents a complex and peculiar situations for instance the teachers salaries are not pay regularly, the teaching and learning situation are jeopardized, the materials needed for teaching are not available, the school building are out dated (dilapidated) and the management of primary school in a state of confusion due to lack of participation of the communities in the financing of primary school system.
Education serve as a major role or therefore necessary for the communities to contribute or rather participate adequately in the financing of primary schools especially at the level of the primary schools education as the bedrock on which the progress or failure of the whole nation hope on.
1.3 Research Question
The following are to be answered extensively as they will throw more light on the extent while primary education can be encouraged in Nigeria as a whole of Ovia South West in particular:
- Does availability of instructional materials and other classroom essential facilities have any effect on the standard of primary education in Nigeria today?
- To what extent will communities’ participation in funding primary education help in improving education of our pupils?
- To what extent can the joint participation between the government and local communities enhance primary school?
- To what extent will community involvement enhance the management of primary schools facilities and funds?
1.4 Purpose Of The Study
The research work is purposefully set out to investigate analysis and examine the point in which community participation in financing education in Ovia South West Local Government Area. It is a wide open and clear that the financial burden of the primary education in Nigeria at large, Ovia South West precisely cannot be over look and it cannot be left for the local government alone or else the primary education will decay and then the entire nation will collapses.
Also, the study will also help to correct the following standard of primary education y encouraging and challenging both individual, voluntary agencies and local government/communities to reconsider response to pounding basic facilities and adequate financial and adequate financial predicament.
1.5 Significance Of The Study
The need for education in our society and nation at large cannot be over emphasized because it make the people easy read but difficulties to rive, easy to govern but impossible to sustain throughout this research work we shall no the extent to which the people of the land have satisfied the extent to which the people of the land have satisfied the above statement.
Again Ovia South West Local Government has no record about its literacy of educational programme. Therefore it is important to carry out these types of study as it will be useful to educational planners and organizers of the various educational programmes of local government in particular.
The greatest problem that our education programmes have been experiencing till today is lack of sufficient fund to carry out educational programmes already planned activities.
Then what shall we do to remedy this highly situation? This research work will suggest adequate solution which will be of interest to those concerned with education development plans.
The Community Participation In Financing Primary Education
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The vehicle does not shift easily. Especially when you first start out. Reverse is really hard and sometimes you have to move forward then put it in reverse and finding 1st is hard in the beginning. After the vehicle warms up, it shifts better. Not perfect but much smoother. Is it just a part of the clutch I can replace? The whole clutch is spendy.
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|Dawn as seen from the cottage
We set off mid-morning in bright sunshine and climbed the ridge behind the cottage. Skylarks, Meadow Pipits and Linnets were singing to proclaim their territories as we made our way along the side of Ryer's Down. Slowly descending into the next valley, it was apparent that the warm temperatures were encouraging many invertebrates out into the open. In quick succession we spotted...
|Green Tiger Beetle, Cicindela campestris
|Oil beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus**
After passing through Cheriton, a short section of road brought us to the village of Llanmadoc, where we enjoyed a long Sunday lunch at the Britannia Inn.
It's fair to say that we were in something of a postprandial stupor, as we began the afternoon's stroll. I hadn't even unpacked my camera from its rucksack, which, as it turned out, was a shame. Walking down a track towards Cwm Ivy Marsh, we saw a Buzzard just across the other side of the valley. It glided effortlessly along the edge of the hill and landed on a fence post. The cry of another bird made us look up and a second Buzzard dived towards the first out of the clear blue sky. Before we could even wonder whether this was a territorial dispute, it became immediately apparent that it wasn't, as they mated on the fence post and then soared up into the air again. I looked from the birds to my empty hands and then back to the birds again. It wouldn't have been a great photo, they were at least 200m away, but as pornithology goes, Buzzards would've been quite special.
With camera now unpacked, we made our way across the marsh to the sand dunes of Whiteford Burrows National Nature Reserve (our route differed from the attached map - from the Public House bottom centre, we made our way north to Point 6 and then Point 5 before returning the same way).
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|I think this is a spider-hunting wasp, possibly Anoplius viaticus
|At least we can agree it's a spider. Perhaps Dysdera crocota?
** PS 12/05/12 Thanks to Katie from Nature ID for the correct identification of the oil beetle (and not Devil's Coach Horse as I presumed). Note to self - always check!

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Welcome to Cozy Wednesday!
I am so excited to welcome Julia Buckley today!
My Hungarian Grandma
By Julia Buckley
(Guest Post Provided by Publicist)
The author with her Grandma in the 1980s
One character in my new mystery, DEATH IN A BUDAPEST BUTTERFLY, has garnered some attention because she is interesting and possibly psychic. She is a Hungarian immigrant who raised her family in America and adapted to a new way of life despite spending all of her formative years in her home country.
Parts of this character, Juliana Horvath, were based on memories I have of my own grandmother, Julia Vig, who came to this country right around 1920 to keep house for her father, who had traveled to America before her. She traveled by ship, alone, to a country she knew nothing of, and a father she had not seen in years. She was seventeen years old.
I only knew my grandmother in her later life, and my fictional Juliana, too, is an old woman.
My grandmother was full of personality. She was loving, sometimes strict, religious but also superstitious, and extremely talented in the areas of needlework and cooking.
I have not tasted my grandmother’s food in close to forty years, but I have FOOD MEMORY—that thing which allows you to recall the best foods of your childhood as though the flavor is still on your tongue. I remember the smell of her kitchen, the taste of her cooking, the wonderful blend of onions and paprika and chicken stock and pastry.
My grandma did not use recipes, at least not ones that she would write down for us. She had a magical sense of what was needed, and she threw it all into a pot and created delicious things. One of my favorite memories of her involves the sleep-overs my sister and I would have at her house (we were the two youngest and probably the only ones not in school at this point). We would sleep in her “hotel” and we got a room to ourselves, known as the “purple room” because of its purple bedspread. We got to unpack our things in the big old dresser, and it felt quite cosmopolitan to us little girls who pretended we were in some Ginger Rogers movie.
In the morning we would go down the solid wood staircase and travel to my grandmother’s kitchen on a wave of some heavenly aroma. She would have cereal for us, but she would be at work, even in the early hours, making noodles. All of her noodles were homemade, rolled out from dough and cut into tiny pieces, then dried so that they could be used in various recipes. She would have a huge pot of chicken soup going; this became our lunch. It was filled with vegetables from her garden, healthy doses of chicken, and her little noodles. (In her early Chicago days, she even killed and plucked the chicken herself).
The book details all of my favorite foods (they become the favorites of Hana, my narrator) and they will make you hungry.
It’s hard to find a good Hungarian restaurant these days, but even if I could locate one near me, the chef would have a very tough act to follow. The reality is that no one cooks like Grandma did, and the best way I can pay homage to her food is to write about it.
Thank you so much, Julia, for visiting today!
Keep reading for my thoughts on Death in a Budapest Butterfly.
Death in a Budapest Butterfly (A Hungarian Tea House Mystery)
Setting – Illinois
Berkley (July 30, 2019)
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Kindle ASIN: B07K5ZJ2QL
Hana Keller serves up European-style cakes and teas in her family-owned tea house, but when a customer keels over from a poisoned cuppa, Hana and her tea-leaf reading grandmother will have to help catch a killer in the first Hungarian Tea House Mystery from Julia Buckley.
Hana Keller and her family run Maggie’s Tea House, an establishment heavily influenced by the family’s Hungarian heritage and specializing in a European-style traditional tea service. But one of the shop’s largest draws is Hana’s eccentric grandmother, Juliana, renowned for her ability to read the future in the leaves at the bottom of customers’ cups. Lately, however, her readings have become alarmingly ominous and seemingly related to old Hungarian legends…
When a guest is poisoned at a tea event, Juliana’s dire predictions appear to have come true. Things are brought to a boil when Hana’s beloved Anna Weatherley butterfly teacup becomes the center of the murder investigation as it carried the poisoned tea. The cup is claimed as evidence by a handsome police detective, and the pretty Tea House is suddenly endangered. Hana and her family must catch the killer to save their business and bring the beautiful Budapest Butterfly back home where it belongs.
Welcome to Maggie’s Tea House where Hana, her mother Maggie, and grandmother Juliana, serve cakes and tea focused on the family’s Hungarian heritage. A real treat is that Juliana can read tea leaves and predict the future. The ladies have a vast tea service collection for their customers and Hana has a private collection too. She just added a beautiful butterfly cup, one that she has put on display at their latest event.
With the event well underway Maggie notices her cup is not where she left, but on a table being used by a woman, she doesn’t recognize. Her grandmother is busy reading leaves and Hana overhears some ominous predictions. She looks back to see the woman who was using her cup hurrying off to the bathroom. After a few minutes, Hana heads that way to find the woman dead.
Detective Erik Wolf arrives on the scene, the butterfly cup is bagged as evidence and he and his partner start getting everyone’s information. When he does start questioning witnesses he asks for Hana, Maggie, and Juliana’s help because they are familiar with the woman and the Hungarian language. With their business labeled as a crime scene, they agree but that doesn’t stop them from doing some snooping on their own.
This series is off to a fine start!
Hana Keller is 26 years old and still single much to her mother and grandmother’s dismay. She lives with her cats Anthony & Cleopatra and she has a passion for promoting her family’s Hungarian culture. Her mother Maggie is the force behind the tea house, but her grandmother is also very involved. I really enjoyed getting to know them, but feel we have just scratched the surface of who they are. There is a thread that purposed that Hana may have a gift similar to her grandmother that seems to have skipped her mother’s generation. I am interested to see how this is featured in future stories.
We are also meet several women/suspects from the neighborhood, the hunky Detective Wolf and his partner. Detective Benton. We are also introduced to pastry chef Francois, Hana’s brother Domo, and her dad too. It is a large cast but the author takes time to make each unique and has left plenty of room for growth. There are some sparks between Hana and Detective Wolf but it is very early in the series and hard to classify as a relationship YET, but we know where they are headed. 🙂
The mystery was filled with intrigue. I did like that Hana and Detective Wolf stayed in constant communication and she passed on everything she uncovered. I was also pleased that the family was not automatically pegged as suspects and were treated with respect whenever they needed to answer questions. There were twists and turns too and clues were released in unique ways. The author’s detailed writing style played well for this type of plot.
The Hungarian theme and language continued throughout the story. I had known a little about the culture and was happy to learn more. When Detective Wolf was around it was necessary for words to be translated and as a reader, not familiar with the language that was appreciated. I love that recipes are included in the back of the book. To learn that Grandma Juliana is partly based on the author’s grandmother brought me even more joy about this book. What a wonderful to pay tribute to someone important in her life.
I found Death in a Budapest Butterfly to be delightfully entertaining. I want to get to know these characters better and visit the tea room again soon.
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Wrestling is a funny thing. It’s a soap opera, and it translates very well on to the big screen… mostly. What I wanted to do here was to discuss how some wrestlers have made the transition to film, and how it went.
But I also want to discuss, in brief what watching wrestling has meant to me – escapism. Wrestling, or Sports Entertainment as it is most commonly referred to now, is an ultimate form of escape. It is theatre, and it is film, compacted into a few hours of television each week, telling stories of heroes and villains.Continue reading “Putting The Multiplex In A Suplex: Good, Bad & Ridiculous Wrestlers In Movies”

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Diabetes is a chronic condition characterised by insufficient insulin secretion and hyperglycemia as a result. Microvascular and macrovascular disease are two types of diabetic complications that are affected by good diabetes management. Many diabetics rely on subcutaneous insulin injections or continuous infusions to keep their blood sugar levels under control. Insulin delivery via new routes Since the 1920s, subcutaneous insulin has been used to treat diabetes; nevertheless, despite a variety of formulations, intensive insulin therapy including many daily injections has not acquired universal clinical approval. The search for a successful, well-tolerated nonenteral method for delivering insulin began in the 1920s, and has included ocular, buccal, rectal, vaginal, and other routes. Given that insulin injection therapy is burdensome for many patients, novel insulin administration routes are of interest in the diabetes sector. The use of inhalation to administer insulin to the lungs will be discussed in this review. Inhaled insulin's safety as well as efficacy in contrast to subcutaneous insulin in diverse diabetic populations are discussed. Until recently, many researchers considered that noninvasively given insulin had too low a bioavailability to be useful in clinical practise. Inhaled insulin, on the other hand, appears to be an effective, well-tolerated, and noninvasive alternative to subcutaneous regular insulin, according to a growing body of research. Importantly, inhaled insulin has a more physiological insulin profile than injectable insulin.
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Komal. P. Kumbhar, S.S. Suryawanshi, Sachinkumar. V. Patil. Novel Route of Inhaled Insulin for Diabetes Treatment. Asian Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2022; 12(1):25-2. doi: 10.52711/2231-5713.2022.00005
Komal. P. Kumbhar, S.S. Suryawanshi, Sachinkumar. V. Patil. Novel Route of Inhaled Insulin for Diabetes Treatment. Asian Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2022; 12(1):25-2. doi: 10.52711/2231-5713.2022.00005 Available on: https://ajptonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2022-12-1-5
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As reported in last week’s Norris Bulletin, City Council voted on first reading at their June 13th meeting to approve a City budget that includes water and sewer rate increases. Under the proposed budget, sewer rates will go up by 25%, while water rates will go up by 10%.
This topic received much discussion during the City Council meeting between Council and the Norris Water Commission (NWC). The Water Commission’s initial proposal called for a 15% increase in sewer rates and a 10% increase in water rates, aimed at funding labor costs and forthcoming upgrades to the wastewater treatment and water systems.
Mayor Chris Mitchell, expressing the significance of costs associated with these upgrades– which are estimated in the millions–stated that he did not feel the proposed 15% sewer increase was ample to provide sufficient revenue needed to start funding such repairs. He proposed an increase of $4 to the sewer rate, in addition to NWC’s requested 15% hike, to build up the project fund in addition to covering increased labor costs.
City Council will hold a public hearing for the proposed budget amendments on Friday, June 24th, at 6:00 p.m. A special called meeting of City Council, to include the second reading of the proposed budget,
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The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is passing the torch to a new dean and CEO.
Dr. Sarita Verma has been appointed to be the schools next leader taking over from founding dean Dr. Roger Strasser.
She comes to NOSM from the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada where she is the Vice President of Education.
Lakehead University President Moira McPherson says “we welcome Dr. Verma to her new role and recognize the incredible impact Dr. Strasser has made over the past 17 years in establishing NOSM with the goal of making access to quality health care a reality for all Northern Ontarians.”
Dr. Verma begins her new role at the school of medicine July the first and says she is “grateful for the opportunity.”


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Kelly Rowland Was Blown Away By British Vogue’s Melanated Cover: ‘It Meant So Much To Me As A Brown Girl’
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The Maryland Film Festival is kicking off its 19th year in a brand new home: The freshly rehabilitated Parkway Theater.
The Parkway, in Baltimore's Station North Arts and Entertainment District, is made up of a 414-seat theater in the building's original auditorium, and two smaller theaters.
The original Parkway theater opened its doors in 1915 and closed in 1978.
The Maryland Film Festival, which kicks off Wednesday and runs through the weekend, will double as Parkway's debut.
The festival's organizers hope the new theater will support and foster the city's already robust art and film community.
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The third novel in the world-popular fantasy novel series is Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban PDF. This is the third novel in the seven-book series. The novel was released in 1999 in the UK and worldwide as well. It is one of the best-selling novels of the series and a personal favorite of the author too.
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Harry returns to Hogwarts for his third year as learning wizard. He is as excited as ever to be back to the place that he calls home and has loved ones in. The story unfolds to reveal that Harry is having flashbacks of the past and hearing the voice of Lord Voldemort in his head – which is definitely scariest for Harry and his friends too. However, the flashbacks have a deep connection with what’s happening in the present. Harry meet’s his dead father’s best friends in the novel. He comes face to face for the first time with his Godfather Sirius Black as well. This book is both an emotional ride for Harry and many other characters in the novel.
The readers and critics cannot help but feel a little overwhelmed after reading this novel. It is the third year of Harry at Hogwarts and the bond that the readers have developed with Harry, his friends and Hogwarts is stronger than ever. Moreover, this book was less dramatic and more emotional with regular flashbacks going on throughout the novel. We all go to see a lot of important characters being introduced in this novel; all having a deep emotional connection the Harry.
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It’s been six months since the Jan. 6 insurrection. But long before the public saw that mob scene in the Capitol, it was easy to predict that the upcoming inauguration would, unfortunately, take place amid extreme electoral polarization and civil unrest. Ordinary Americans had been turned against each other, radicalizing some while leading to unprecedented firearm sales and significant spikes in deadly shootings and violence in U.S. cities.
Such discord was regularly punctuated — and/or provoked — by (equally panic-stricken) police wrongfully killing or using excessive force on citizens. Even if we managed to avoid outright civil war, it was likely we’d witness acts of domestic terrorism.
While the Democratic side of the country (and its mainstream media) still focus almost solely on white supremacy as the cause, and we’ve been told for years to blame Russian Facebook posts for “sowing discord,” it’s high time to also consider whether our perpetual wars abroad have finally and fully boomeranged back home.
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Well, I braved letting someone else read my work and sent the first three chapters off to the very lovely Miss Nightingale from Beyond the Pale, whose opinion on these matters I trust ABSOLUTELY. To my relief, she really enjoyed it so I feel emboldened to Carry On and see what happens.
The chapter I am working on at the moment follows one of the characters, Cassandre on the fateful day in October 1789 when the mob marched on Versailles and brought the royal family and court back to Paris in their wake.
It is fun to write about Versailles as it was at the very end of the ancien régime, but sad too as you know that things will never be the same again both for France but also for the people, real and imagined who were involved in all of the upheaval.
I am having fun with Cassandre as she is like a kittenish Madame de Merteuil. Actually, she isn’t like Madame la Marquise at all in that she has a heart beneath all of the coquettry and hectic fan fluttering. I’m looking forward to exploring her character a lot more.
In the chapter, she accompanies Marie Antoinette to the Petit Trianon and is the one to break the news of the mob marching on the palace of Versailles. That afternoon at the Petit Trianon was the final beautiful, exquisite moment in the story of Marie Antoinette. Did she realise, as the carriage raced her back through the palace grounds to her husband’s side that she would never see it again? Did she gaze out of the windows and whisper goodbye?


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Although the brand itself has announced the end of cheap cars, with significant increases across its range, Dacia is still the most interesting brand for anyone who does not want to spend a lot when buying a car in the European market.
A rise that has been accompanied by higher quality, safety and technology in its products, but things have not always been like this for the Romanian brand. In fact, founded in 1966, its activity began in the middle of the Cold War manufacturing a Renault classic such as the R8 for countries in Eastern Europe.
And a few years later in 1969 the company took a step forward by starting to manufacture its 'interpretation' of the Renault 12, which took the name of the Dacia 1300 and was produced in its different versions all the way up until 2006.
The first modern Dacia, based on a Peugeot
If we ask you about the first modern Dacia, your mind will probably travel back to the first Dacia Logan, launched in 2004, following the purchase of Dacia by the Renault Group in 1998.
But no, before that there was an intermediate model, 100% Romanian designed, although there are always recurring sources claiming that it was based on a popular Peugeot model... either for the body or the platform.
Gallery: Dacia Nova photos
In any case, we are talking about the Dacia Nova, a three-box compact car launched in 1995 which is reminiscent of the Peugeot 309 of the time (which in turn was a rival of the Renault 11), produced by the lion brand until 1993.
If you're not familiar with it, that's understandable, because it was only on sale until 2000 and even underwent a premature restyling in 1996.
However, it was not a very popular model beyond its home market and was quickly overtaken by another slightly more advanced model, the Dacia SuperNova.
What versions did the Lada Nova come in? Well, the range started with the 63 PS 1.4-litre GLi, continued with the 73 PS 1.6-litre GT and was completed with the sporty GTi, which was also a 73 PS 1.6 litre.

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Are you a pasta salad lover but just wish you had a way to make it healthier so you felt less guilty? Vegetable Pasta Salad has the same great taste as the summer classic with less carbs. I absolutely love cooking with zoodles and adding the flavor of the butter nut squash was absolutely perfect to give that great taste to this low carb dish.
What I love most about this pasta salad is that the delicious cheese and meats are still included. If you think like me at a BBQ when I dish myself a generous portion of pasta salad, I make sure to have plenty of meat and cheese chunks. Which is arguably the best part.
You will want have a spiralizer in your kitchen for this recipe. This one works great!
Prep the vegetable noodles by washing the vegetables and processing the zucchini and butternut squash through your spiralizer. Once they are spiraled, add them to the water and bring to a boil.
As the noodles come to a boil, prepare your ingredients that to add in. You know- the best part (wink)
Once the veggie noodles are prepared, add them each into the bowl and combine together by lightly mixing.
What I love about this recipe, it is not drowned in over bearing Italian dressing. I love pasta salad, it is like one of my favorite summer side dishes, however I dislike when every bit of it is dripping in Italian dressing and that is all you can taste. This recipe perfectly combines seasoning that taste great, but you can even taste the veggie noodles and the meats and cheese.
Add the seasonings into the bowl and mix lightly.
Whisk these ingredients into the the veggie noodle pasta and finish with the perfectly paired Parmesan cheese.
Once the Parmesan cheese has been added, chill until you are ready to make all your BBQ guests wow at this delicious healthy, summer side dish.
Vegetable Noodle Pasta Salad
- 8 oz Zucchini Spirals
- 8 oz Butternut Squash Spirals
- 1/8 c Olive oil
- 1/8 c Red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp tsp Garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 oz Cheddar cheese cubed
- 4 oz Mozzarella cheese cubed
- 1 c Cherry tomatoes halved
- 4 oz Pepperoni cubed
- 1/2 c Parmesan cheese
- Place the butternut squash and zucchini spirals into a pot, and cover with water. Place on the stove over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil. Cook for 5-6 minutes until the “noodles” becomes more tender, but still have a bit of crunch to them.
- Strain the veggie spirals, and place them in a large mixing bowl.
- To the bowl with the veggie spirals, add in the cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, cherry tomatoes and pepperoni. Stir to combine the ingredients.
- In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, red wine vinegar, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste. Stir with a whisk to combine well.
- Pour the olive oil mixture over the veggie mixture in the large bowl, and toss to coat.
- Add the parmesan cheese to the mixture, and stir to combine.
- Chill, and serve cold. Store uneaten “pasta” salad in an airtight container.

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After years of rapid expansion, the jury is now out on Shopify (SHOP 0.67%) stock. The e-commerce software giant is making a push into recent areas to advance digital commerce for small businesses and entrepreneurs, but that is costing loads of money — not to say diluting existing shareholders with stock-based compensation. Amidst the mess, Wall Street has punished this former market darling. Shares are down greater than 80% from all-time highs reached in late 2021.
But how profitable is Shopify exactly? And is there an efficient option to track its progress in delivering returns to investors? Yes, there may be. Let’s dig in.
Free money flow is back on shaky ground
The last I wrote about Shopify following the second-quarter report, I discussed what accounted for the corporate’s massive $2.68 billion net loss (using GAAP, or generally accepted accounting principles) through the primary half of 2022. In a nutshell, the issue is the corporate’s investments in Affirm Holdings and Global-E Online, which have each taken successful and reversed their massive gains from 2021.
But that only tells a part of the story, since declines within the stock market are listed as a non-cash expense. GAAP net income or net loss doesn’t really tell the true profitability of Shopify’s actual operations. That is where free money flow is available in. Free money flow is income from operations less capital expenditures (money spent on property and equipment).
During the last 12 months, Shopify has generated $58.8 million in free money flow. This includes negative $206.2 million in free money flow in the course of the first half of 2022. It is not a $2.68 billion net loss, but negative $206 million is not great either.
It is a newer trend for Shopify, because it began to succeed in some respectable free-cash-flow margins in 2020 and 2021 as e-commerce activity boomed early within the pandemic. But hastily, that trend has dramatically reversed course. For an organization that has hauled in $5 billion in revenue during the last 12 months, why is it now operating within the red on a free-cash-flow basis?
The gears of innovation are grinding forward
With many effects of the pandemic winding down this 12 months (namely people doing most of their shopping online versus in person), Shopify was at a crossroads. It could have sat back and enjoyed the small empire it had built and began specializing in profitability. Or it could follow the playbook Amazon established over the 2000s and 2010s: Spend free money flow, at times nearly all of it, to advertise more expansion. Shopify has chosen option two.
Sales and marketing expenses are up 62% through the primary half of this 12 months, and research and development is up 81%. With revenue growth slowing to only a 19% pace, this big advance in operating expenses is weighing down profitability. Shopify justifies this spending, since it sees a lot of opportunity to deepen its relationship with merchants with recent services. It is also gearing up for an enormous push into logistics and order achievement with the buildout of Shopify Success Network (which can ramp up next 12 months) and the acquisition of Deliverr.
Included in these expenses is a lot of stock-based compensation paid to employees, which dilutes ownership of existing shareholders. Stock-based compensation has totaled $257 million thus far in 2022, or about 0.7% of the corporate’s current market capitalization.
With free money flow headed toward negative territory for full-year 2022, how can shareholders track growth progress while also factoring in stock-based compensation? Use revenue per share. Even when accounting for all that stock issued to employees over time, Shopify’s returns using this metric have been impressive. And up until this 12 months, free money flow per share growth was impressive too.
In fact, none of it will matter if the corporate doesn’t eventually start turning a profit again. For the following couple of years, heavy spending to advertise recent services and the development of its order achievement business will likely keep a lid on free money flow. With investors punishing loss-generating businesses without delay, Shopify stock can have difficulty gaining positive traction. But when the corporate can reignite its revenue growth, there’s still a lot of value to be unlocked here over the long run. Patience shall be needed, though.
John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Idiot’s board of directors. Nicholas Rossolillo and his clients have positions in Amazon and Shopify. The Motley Idiot has positions in and recommends Affirm Holdings, Inc., Amazon, Global-e Online Ltd., and Shopify. The Motley Idiot recommends the next options: long January 2023 $1,140 calls on Shopify and short January 2023 $1,160 calls on Shopify. The Motley Idiot has a disclosure policy.


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The latest evolution of the premium supermoto racer aims to promise unmatched performance
Husqvarna Motorcycles aims to take the FS 450 to the next level with a new design for 2024 and continue to set the standard in supermoto racing. Thoughtfully refined and best equipped with competition-grade components, the FS 450 guarantees outstanding performance and is an extremely capable race bike. New features include a new seat cover with high grip and eye-catching white, gray and yellow graphics.
Powerful 450cc engine and user-friendly adjustments
Powered by a proven 450cc SOHC 4-stroke engine, the FS 450’s features can be adjusted using the user-friendly handlebar-mounted Map Select Switch. Activation of Launch Control, Traction Control or Quickshifter can thus be controlled even under heavy acceleration.
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The hydroformed chrome-moly frame provides maximum feedback to the rider, while the polyamide-reinforced aluminum rear frame improves handling and ride comfort. With the engine positioned in the frame to improve mass centralization and the latest WP suspension, the FS 450 offers an exceptional riding experience for riders of all abilities.
Meticulously equipped with high-quality, race-proven components such as Alpina wheels, a Suter anti-hopping clutch and powerful Brembo brakes, the FS 450 aims to be the most powerful, manageable and complete supermoto motorcycle on the market.
Technical highlights for 2024
- New gray and yellow graphic design for a distinctive look
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- Ergonomic fairing for unrestricted freedom of movement on the bike
- Proven SOHC engine for premium performance at low weight
- Quickshifter for precise and smooth upshifts
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A select collection of high-quality technical accessories is now available at Husqvarna Motorcycles dealers, allowing each rider to customize their FS 450. Each component is designed to enhance performance on the track, reduce weight or increase the longevity of this exceptional supermoto machine.
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Traditional pork gyoza
Make your afternoon or evening fun by making gyōza dumplings! They’re delicious and you even feel like you’ve learned something; so satisfying when you eat what you’ve created. It’s traditional for a Japanese family to sit around a table and batch make them and due to popular demand we’ve brought the gyoza dumplings kit on the menu with more homemade skins!
Each kit makes 24 (for 2 – 4 people). Make them and eat some immediately and freeze the rest – you can keep them on demand for up to 3 months in there!
Traditional Pork with mama Naoko’s recipe and layu dipping sauce – deliciously juicy inside!
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The Liverpool Group have organised a coach from Liverpool to Blackpool
for Provincial Grand Lodge on 10th May 2017
Unfortunatly due to lack of support
the coach has been Cancelled!!
The coach will leave Liverpool in good time to get to the meeting and will leave Blackpool after the banquet to return home.
There will be 3 pick up/drop off points (subject to demand)
Liverpool City Centre – the bus/coach stops at the bottom of Brownlow Hill opposite the Adelphi Hotel.
The Rocket – bus/coach stops at the beginning of the M62
Maghull – bus/coach stops near to Maghull Town Hall on the A59.
Cost will be £12 per head to be paid on boarding, seats will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Anybody wishing to make a booking should email Dave Johnson – Liverpool Group Vice-Chairman email@example.com


- Former South African President, Jacob Zuma, recently addressed a crowd on the topic of the role of the ANCYL in today’s society
- Zuma told attendees that the ANCYL needs to back a president whose top concern is everyday citizens
- The ex-President went on to say that he believed that the ANCYL should separate themselves from the SA President, if party resolutions are not properly followed through
Former South African President, Jacob Zuma, recently gave the keynote address at an event which focused on the role of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in today’s society.
Zuma spoke at length about the importance of the ANCYL supporting a president who is less focused on the opinions of investors and more engaged with the experiences of every day South African citizens.
According to The Citizen, Zuma pushed the mandate of:
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“…uniting and leading young men and women in dealing with problems that face the youth, and to make a rich and full contribution to the life of the party.”
Briefly.co.za gleaned that the ex-SA President went on to encourage young ANC supporters to follow in the footsteps of those youths in past ANCYL who forged their own path in South African politics.
“The youth league of Mandela, Tambo and co, realising that the ANC was not moving in the right direction, said they were only going to support a candidate who undertook to implement a program of action which was in line with emancipating deprived South Africans,” Zuma told the crowd at the event.
The controversial former president also cautioned listeners against the ANCYL’s support of a leader whose focus does not go beyond an interest in policy and the opinions of investors.
Drawing on the actions of past ANCYL members, Zuma explained:
“They [the ANCYL] said among themselves, for us to achieve the policies and objectives we could not continue with the president at the time and needed someone who would implement the political program of the congress. It wasn’t a case of liking anyone but following a program to liberate themselves.”
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Ratings based on 48 Verified Reviews
They paid and stayed. We double-checked.
3.6 Room cleanliness
3.7 Service & staff
3.6 Room comfort
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for Everyoneby Happy Traveler from South Carolina
Nice for the price / Hotel staff AmazingPosted Jun 15, 2014
The rooms were clean. The only compliant is that there was mold on the shower curtain. Everything else was excellent. The hotel staff was super nice and very accommodating. If I'm in the area again, I will definitely book this hotel.
for Everyoneby monica from nashville, tn
Very accommodating! Staff very nice. Good Brkfst.Posted May 6, 2014
Staff was so helpful in giving my boyfriend and I a room very convenient to smokers as this is a non-smoking hotel. It was great to smoke out by the pool. Very nicely updated hotel! Staff were all very kind and polite. Great price hotel worth the $ if u are going to Talladega! Breakfast was good. Internet with free printing! They have things if u forgot something even a cell phone charger!! Great couch in room, flat screen plasma LG tv, and even a wet bar!! Would've expected an in room microwave but there was one in the eating area. Overall 100% satisfied and would stay here again!!
for Everyoneby Bianca from Mobile,Al
Very nice for the pricePosted Apr 28, 2014
Needed somewhere to stay for the weekend while visiting friends and the caverns. Cleaning lady very friendly, bed and room were very comfortable. Would definitely stay again.
for Business Travelersby Mike from Athens, AL
Nice MotelPosted Jan 29, 2014 on Hotels.com
Stay was nice, clean room, friendly staff who was very accomodating.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
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for Overnight Stay Before Destinationby A verified traveler
Great place to stay for cheap!Posted Oct 29, 2013 on Hotels.com
Stayed here for a football game In Tuscaloosa. If you don't want to pay high prices of Tuscaloosa or Birmingham stay here! We found it to be very clean. Friendly and helpful staff. And 50 yards from Waffle House!
for Business Travelersby Korkee sweetpea from Miami FL
Korkee Sweetpea's reviewPosted Oct 2, 2013 on Hotels.com
I do not get what people are complaining about. I found it to be a clean, quiet, roadside motel. The internet was fast!
Recommendedby Lauren from Connecticut
You get what you pay forPosted Sep 7, 2013 on Hotels.com
While there was nothing overtly wrong with this motel, I personally would not stay here again. This motel is a residence to many, as opposed to a destination (or stop-over on the way to a destination). They had a nice outdoor pool, but other than that, the place was dingy. Wood paneled walls in room; air conditioner in back of hotel room -- air did not get to the front beds; dirty bathroom; only a few channels on the tv; stiff, uncomfortable beds.
for Everyoneby Sandi from Fort worth, tx
the room was clean and comfortable...Posted Aug 16, 2013
Pros: was close to the hospital and other things
we stayed 3 nights..parking was right in front of our room..the room was clean and the beds were comfortable..furnished with a coffee maker, microwave, and fridge...would definitely stay again
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A Delicious "Complication" from Chanel
...which further dubs this delightful confection "mysterious" and "poetic". Which I promptly dubbed a must-have, from the chic black face to the exceptionally-involved "flying tourbillon" inner mechanism - designed by the R&D team at Audemars Piguet & shaped like Coco's beloved signature camellia.
In all, a glamorous gesture indeed with which to mark the 25th anniversary of Chanel's first timepiece (at right), the Premiere.
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With an Instagram following of 52.3 million, 35 international Vogue covers under her belt and a runway résumé of the most storied luxury fashion houses in the world (including Prada, Fendi and Chanel), it’s little surprise that Gigi Hadid is one of the most in-demand catwalk stars on the planet.
Since her runway debut at New York Fashion Week in 2014, Gigi’s career highlights have been fast and many, from tackling gatecrashing YouTuber Marie Benoliel at Chanel SS20 to oozing modern-day Hollywood at Tom Ford’s glittering Los Angeles show and being named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. To celebrate her 26th birthday on the April 23, we look back on 21 of her most iconic runway moments.
1. Gigi’s debut runway appearance for Spanish label Desigual when she was 18 saw her sporting a cinched, checked coat with her hair loosely framing her face.
2. Before Gigi designed a collection for Tommy Hilfiger, she walked the AstroTurf during Tommy Hilfiger’s 30th-anniversary sports-themed AW15 show in 2015 — wearing a raincoat emblazoned with an American football and black lace-up boots.
3. Styled head-to-toe in beige, Gigi starred in the AW15 Max Mara show, paying homage to Marilyn Monroe’s 1960s aesthetic. She made her entrance with a nude coat draped over her shoulders, kitted out in nude stockings, a slip dress and tasselled loafers.
4. Serving up full-on Hollywood glamour, Gigi walked the Moschino AW15 runway in an opulent graffiti fishtail gown that we would love to wear to, well, any and all lavish events.
5. Rich brown tones permeated the Balmain Army member’s runway outfit back in 2015, aligning perfectly with the muted palette she often opts for when off-duty.
6. Brimming with lush greenery, designer Karl Lagerfeld’s blossoming SS16 Haute Couture setting at the Grand Palais included Gigi sauntering down the runway in an intricately woven wood-chipped champagne dress.
7. Rihanna called in Gigi for 2016 Fenty x Puma at New York Fashion Week. The intimate show, with none other than Naomi Campbell on the front row, was a scaled-back monochromatic affair. Gigi’s look? A long hoodie-cum-dress.
8. Category is: high-octane Versace glamour. The house’s Atelier AW16 collection showed off plunging necklines and graphic cutouts, with Gigi sporting an elevated spin on the tuxedo. In December that year, she would wear a Versace metallic silver bodice and trouser suit to collect her award for Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards.
9. How did Gigi get in character for her runway appearance at Moschino? Take one pixie crop wig, a pair of fishnet tights and a show-stopping feathered dress. She would take centre stage in the brand’s AW19 campaign inspired by legendary 1980s American soap opera Dynasty alongside model pals Irina Shayk and Joan Smalls.
10. File this one under catwalk bridal inspiration. Gigi’s matrimonial look at the Moschino SS19 show is the stuff of dreams.
11. Brandon Maxwell’s SS19 show saw Gigi accessorising the designer’s figure-hugging gown with a radiant, post-facial glow.
12. In a show that married British culture with the current political climate, Gigi debuted one of her edgiest runway looks yet at Riccardo Tisci’s AW19 Burberry show.
13.Another Moschino runway, another internet-breaking theme. Jeremy Scott paid homage to Pablo Picasso for SS20 with Gigi closing the show (alongside younger sister Bella, and model Kaia Gerber) in an avant-garde take on the classic bridal gown.
14. Gatecrashing YouTuber Marie Benoliel underestimated Gigi’s professionalism when she stormed Chanel’s SS20 runway. The star promptly marched her off the catwalk to stop her spoiling the show.
15. Chanel Haute Couture 2020 saw Gigi in a stripped-back monochromatic look, dictating a preppy hosiery-sock combination sure to blossom this autumn.
16. Marc Jacobs’s emotive AW20 show saw Gigi take to the catwalk in a quintessential uptown look (A-line coat, calf-skimming skirt and ruby-padded headband) and was joined on the runway by surprise guest star Miley Cyrus.
17. Gigi served ladylike glamour for Fendi’s AW20 show (note the braided bun and achingly chic plum lip).
18. Film noir heroine? All in a day’s work. Gigi strode Miu Miu’s patterned floor for AW20 in an empire-line beaded dress and gentle finger waves.
19. Marie Antoinette, eat your heart out. Gigi Hadid’s most recent Moschino show look brought the historic figure’s aesthetic to life for autumn 2020.
20. Paris Fashion Week AW20 wrapped with a soul-affirming display of female solidarity on Chanel’s runway. In boucle shorts emblazoned with crucifixes and pirate boots, the supermodel took a sisterly stroll, arm-in-arm, with Mona Tougaard and Hyunji Shin.
21. Gigi made an enthralling appearance on the Prada runway clad in an almost entirely slate grey uniform bar lilac open-toe strap heels at Miuccia Prada’s poignant AW20
Also Read: Gigi Hadid: “Being Half-Palestinian Has Enriched My Life Greatly”
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This is a truly spectacular combination of large-headed roses and elegant Oriental lilies. It’s a popular choice too - these flowers are firm favourites, and work so beautifully together. Simple, and very stylish, this hand-tied bouquet is a fabulous gift.
12 beautiful red roses are interspersed with pretty gypsophila to create a very romantic gift.
We have selected twelve of the finest, large-headed pink roses to create a hand-tied bouquet guaranteed to take their breath away.
This is one of our favourite gifts for Mother's Day, and is sure to be received with a beaming smile. We've selected a combination of the most popular flowers in shades of pastel pink and added a sprinkling of pretty white gypsophilia. It's a beautiful bouquet that will ensure Mum knows just how much she is loved.
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An often-overlooked highlight of Peruvian holidays is undoubtedly the country’s astonishing selection of markets, perhaps forgotten in favour of more famous attractions like the Inca Trail or Machu Picchu.
However, not only are these vibrant marketplaces the ideal spot to find an incredible variety of unique items from across Peru – with Cuzco and the Sacred Valley standing out in particular as beloved hotspots for quality and quantity – but they are also one of the purest ways for you to enjoy an authentic slice of the local culture.
As a tourist, it’s easy to end up with a sterilised version of what it’s actually like to live somewhere else, especially when it’s a place so radically different to western cultures as Peru. But when taking in the sights, sounds, and experiences of the market, you know this is the real deal.
However, with so many to choose from, there has to be some that are worthier of your time than others. With that in mind, here are some of our picks for the top markets you can enjoy as part of your Peru holidays.
Address: Gamarra, La Victoria 15018 (in front of tren electrico)
Let’s start off this list with a market that is entirely dedicated to clothes. Gamarra has pretty much everything you could possibly want in terms of fabrics and variety, with the exception of a lack of alpaca wool clothes. Beyond that though, this is a haven for cheap and affordable clothing. Do be aware, this is one of the most popular and therefore busiest markets in town, so pick your visit time wisely.
2. The Inka Market
Address: Inca Market, Calle Gonzales Prada 280, Miraflores, Peru
This is the place to be if you’re looking for handcrafted objects and other souvenirs to take home and remember your trip to Peru. Unlike our last pick, this market includes the world-famous alpaca scarves and shawls, alongside things like jewellery and traditional textiles.
It’s also a good idea to haggle for a better price here too, as with this being a tourist haven, shopkeepers often try their luck with overly steep prices, but may be talked down to something more reasonable.
3. Mercado de Artesania
Address: Mercado Artesanal de Pisac, Arequipa, Písac, Peru
This enormous indoor market is so massive, it has practically consumed the Plaza de Armas and is a true all-rounder when it comes to what’s on offer here. So, if you’re simply looking to browse an array of unique goods, this is an ideal place to get an overview of what’s available.
4. Surquillo Market
Address: Mercado de Surquillo 15047, Lima, Peru
This is another dedicated market, but this time to food. Surquillo Market is arguably the best of its kind in Lima, with the array of fruits and vegetables – including many local vegetables you will likely not have ever heard of – creating a stunning kaleidoscope of yumminess. This is more than just a place to shop: it is a holiday experience all in itself.
5. Wandering Arts Merchants
Location: Plaza de Armas, Centro, Arequipa, Peru
We’ll end our list with something a little bit different to give you an example of the level of diversity that Peru offers in terms of one of a kind shopping experiences. The Wandering Arts Merchants isn’t just a quirky name for a market but is rather the name of artists who approach people in Plaza de Armas to show you their portfolios, filled with completely unique and often spectacular artwork that they sell for a very reasonable price.
Being approached by a salesman on the street is something that people generally try to avoid, but in the case of the Wandering Arts Merchants, it might just be worth seeing what they have to offer.


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Day 3 After breakfast, transfer to Pattaya. Arrive Pattaya and hotel check in. Rest of the day will be at leisure. In the afternoon, you may take an optional tour to Nong Nooch village - a tour show casing the traditional Thai lifestyle and an exciting elephant show. O/N stay.
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Very decent game It's a really addictive game. Totally recommend it. Only 3 keys for ads is not very rewarding and I stopped bothering to collect chests or watch ads for keys. Can you please increase that so I'll carry on supporting you by watching ads? Please add the option to turn off game sound as I prefer to listen to music. Thank you
Some design flaws Decent game. Grind is too much. Can't get keys unless you watch ads or pay money. Bundles are expensive for what they are. They only provide a few upgrades. Also, the UI and buttons take up so much space on the screen. It's hard to see what gems and items are coming up.
Fun and simple Gameplay isn't interrupted with ads. You only have to watch them to open bonus chests. That's a big thumbs up. Note to dev: add a forge so you can combine duplicate swords and reclaim swords for resources please.
Has Potential. Good concept, but the swords need variety... If you had more fun with the sword effects then I'd play it a lot more. Otherwise great job! :D
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Trash game. Bad app. Game started crashing after I got to 600. Cleared cache, restarted device. Still crashed so I reinstalled and lost all my stuff. Even tho I have the achievements. Those are broken too btw. Never awarded me for having 10 swords. Fix your game. Nasty bugs.
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Anyone who’s lived in or around the Triangle for more than a few years understands that change is the only real constant in these parts. People who have lived here for more than a few decades will remember a time when the endless expanses of residential and commercial developments were vast fields of tobacco and other crops.
Danny Page, owner and namesake of Page Farms, has had a front-row seat to all of it.
The Page Family Farm
Page doesn’t just own the farm that bears his family name, he grew up here. His family has owned the farm for nearly a century.
“The farm was purchased by my granddaddy in 1922,” he said. “I’m the third generation. My kids and my brother’s kid are the fourth generation to live on the farm.”
Page Farms, which literally sits on the line between Durham and Wake County off of US-70, hasn’t always been a pumpkin farm. Before the early 2000s, Page grew North Carolina’s most iconic crop.
“I used to be a tobacco farmer,” he said. “In 2007 I switched over to strawberries, and then in about 2010 I started doing the pumpkins.”
That timing is an important part of North Carolina’s agriculture story. Page certainly wouldn’t have been the only farmer to switch crops at that time.
In 2005, as part of the American Jobs Act, the federal government implemented the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act. This new program was designed to make American tobacco, which had had its price regulated, more competitive for export with the growing international tobacco market.
The initial result was a drop in wholesale tobacco prices. In order to combat the loss of income, the government began the Tobacco Transition Payment Program (TTPP), known around here as the “tobacco buyout.” This program paid farmers to compensate for their losses, but many of them could no longer compete with growers where land and labor were more costly.
These buyouts accelerated a trend that was reshaping the countryside around the Triangle.
“When the tobacco buyout came, I couldn’t compete against the ones down east,” said Page. “Land up here, it was being sold for development. Just about all the farms I used to rent have houses on them today.”
Running A Pumpkin Patch in NC
Page Farms has many of the activities you’d find at family farms around the state. The farm has play areas and activities for children, a corn maze, a hay ride, and of course, pumpkins.
While many modern family farms have gravitated towards more activities, Page says he doesn’t want to lose site of the main attraction.
“We never had any bouncy houses or anything like that,” he said. “We’ve always tried to keep it agriculture-related.”
And that’s not just Page being a stubborn traditionalist. He says that his main demographic is the Triangle’s millennials and that the rural experience is what they seem to want.
“That’s kind of what I’m catering to,” he said. “When they come out, they don’t really get to experience the country. This is just about as close to country as you can get in Raleigh and Durham.”
It’s not just millennials themselves. With many in the generation now parents themselves, Page Farms gives them a chance to introduce their children to farm life.
“A lot of kids have never seen a cow up close,” said Page. “In the mornings, they come in early. The cows come into the barn and while we’re feeding them, the kids get to see them up close.”
COVID-19 Threatens The NC Pumpkin Patch
Like many business owners across the country, Page had plenty to of concerns this spring when COVID-19 caused illness, panic, and shutdowns.
With strawberry season just upon him, state health regulations forced Page to shut his farm down temporarily.
“At first, it was a little misleading,” he said. “With what I understood from [Governor] Cooper to start off with, there was no way we could operate. We were just out of business.”
School closures also added another concern, as Page Farms is a popular destination for school field trips.
“This year, we lost all the field trips,” said Page. “That was half of all income.”
However, as the state began to form a more concrete plan, the farm was once again able to open up and take in visitors.
“Later on they sent some other rules down to us,” said Page. “It was 12 people for every 1,000 square feet. So when you’re wide open like we are right here and with as many acres as we can spread people on, I felt like we were in good shape.”
As he reopened, Page made sure to create a safe environment for visitors to the farm. He shut down a few activities that he thought could be hot spots and placed signs reminding people to wear masks around the entirety of the farm.
“We put up extra hand sanitizer all around,” he said. “When it gets busy we start running people through a chute to keep from going in and out together. At night time we try to spray everything down.”
Page also made it easier for people to keep their distance from others. He noted that the response to these changes has been strong.
“We put in the walking path so that people who didn’t feel comfortable on the hayride could walk over,” he said. “Actually, I feel like 50% of the people are walking over to the pumpkin patch.”
What’s in Store For Page Farm
The good news for Page and his farm is that despite the pandemic, business has bounced back in a big way.
“Last year on a Thursday we would have had probably half as many people here,” he said.
Even the tour groups have started to come back, although in a different age range.
“We actually had a rest home that came out today,” said Page. They brought eight senior citizens. I believe one of them was 96 years old. I thought that was pretty cool. One grew up here in Raleigh. She hadn’t ever been out here before. They went on the hayride.”
It’s obvious that the hayride is a point of pride for Page. He smiles whenever it comes up and it’s not hard to see why. He’s engineered the ride to give a defacto tour of the property through lush hills, a pine forest, and eventually fields full of bright orange pumpkins still on the vine.
Whether you’re seeing that pastoral scene for the first time or being reminded of a Triangle area that now seems like the distant past, the effect it has on people is still the same. Danny Page knows that.
“I think the hayride going through the cow pasture, through the big pines, and all is very special,” he said, smiling. “You don’t get to see that kind of view in too many places like that.”

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