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Well, colour me embarrassed. We're halfway through Buy a Friend a Book Week, and I've been so busy kvetching about my little problems (and railing against extreme right-wing conservatives, because sometimes I enjoy exercises in futility) that I plum forgot all about it.
This is all the more shameful because I have, of late, been on the receiving end of an unexpected (and, it must be said, undeserved) parade of books from various friends, loved ones, and well-wishers. (What do you call such a collection of books? A bounty of books? A bumper crop of books? A gratitude of books?)
You know that feeling when the world seems full of amazing books you have yet to read? That feeling you get after an especially awesome birthday haul, or when all your special orders come in at the library at the same time? How is it that that feeling transmutes into a general sense that the world is a good and wise and generous place? And that you're as lucky as you've ever hoped to be, and far luckier than you deserve?
If you could bottle this feeling and administer it in pill form, it'd be an end to war and unhappiness. Better idea: Let's just slip it in the water supply.
I'm off. Gotta go buy a friend a book.

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A recent study ties the male dropout rate with an increase in the crime rate.
Washington, D.C.-based Alliance for Excellent Education says a five percent increase in the high school graduation rate among males in West Virginia could save $100 million a year in crime-related costs and boost the state's economy.
“I think it's exactly right on the mark as far as the truthfulness of it,” says Dr. Patrick Law, superintendent of Wood County Schools. “I think there is a direct relationship between the number of students who drop out of school and the number of individuals who end up in crime and living a life that's very unproductive.”
Experts say the cost of keeping a person in jail is much higher than possibly educating them.
Law says usually people with some hope and opportunity will try to do the right thing and stay out of trouble.
He adds so the district definitely wants to encourage students to stay in school.
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Worming their way into our diets
Insects are already a valued source of nourishment for two billion people. Around 80% of the world’s nations eat insects; approximately 1,700 are edible.
I’ve tried the odd bug or two and found them to be crunchy and pretty good. I write this knowing I’m not alone in my thinking. Nearly a third of Britons believe insects will eventually be part of mainstream human diets, according to research from the Agricultural Biotechnology Council (abc), an industry group promoting the use of genetically modified (GM) crops.
With talk of the challenges facing food production, the YouGov survey of more than 2,000 people, commissioned by the abc, claims that 32%of British adults (48% within the 18 to 24 age-group) think that regularly tucking into cricket snacks and buffalo worm burgers will become commonplace within 10 years.
Men are more likely than women to predict that insect consumption will become more common (34% versus 30%), while those aged 25 to 34 were the most likely age-group to share this belief at 36%, in comparison to just% of those aged 35 to 44. Additionally, 33% of households with zero, one or two children saw the potential of insects, in comparison to 23% of households with three or more children.
Momentum is gathering behind insects in food production and recently we had EU guidance on using invertebrates. I’m excited to see the various forms insects take to feed the nation however I recognise there’s a way to go yet.
We cannot be sure how sustainable the process will be once scaled up. What’s more, we’ll need rigorous safety checks to ensure bugs don’t contain harmful toxins if we want to make them a major part of our food system.
It’s important to remember that living insects play vital roles in our lives. Trapping insects for our use can’t harm wild animals. If the precautions are kept in mind, though, insects might become an important resource in the near future.
Many people will be surprised by their taste. I could eat fried crickets in a stew but I’m also the type of person that loves to taste new things. Time to grab that insect cookbook.

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This moving book shares stories of immigrant children who have fled Central America alone to escape violence and poverty. Eight story-reflections, each based on a different Beatitude and the experience of a different child, are written by attorneys and volunteers of Catholic Charities’ Esperanza Center in Baltimore, along with prayers written by Jesuit Father Leo O’Donovan.
Scott Rose helps immigrant children as a Catholic deacon and volunteer attorney with Esperanza Center. Leo J. O’Donovan. SJ, is Director of Mission for Jesuit Refugee Service/USA and President Emeritus of Georgetown University.

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The first time I made this recipe was at a family fishing resort where the cabins had their own kitchens. When the troops came in from a long day on the water, the dish disappeared faster than a big northern can break 2-pound line. I promise your family will enjoy it just as much.
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup flour
- 4 walleye filet or white fish
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1 medium onion (sliced)
- 4 slices bacon
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
Combine salt, pepper and flour and coat fish filets on both sides. Arrange fish in a shallow glass baking dish and add milk. Place in a 400-degree oven; bake for 10 minutes. In two fry pans, brown bacon until crisp and simmer onions until tender. Crumble bacon on fish, add the onions and return to oven for 5 to 10 minutes. During the last 2 minutes, melt sliced Swiss cheese on top of fish.
Kris Winkelman’s “Ultimate Wild Game and Fish Cookbook” is available for $19.95 plus $7.00 shipping & handling. To order, log onto www.winkelman.com or call 1-800-333-0471.

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By Savannah Baird
For those students who are willing to work, save money and give up things that they do not need, there will be two travel opportunities in the summer of 2020. New Tech French teacher Ondra Couch and High Schools that Work Spanish teacher Lana Coverdale will both be hosting a trip two summers from now. Couch will be going to South Africa and Coverdale will be taking her students to Belize. Each trip will be in the beginning of June.
The trip to Belize will be a seven day adventure with Coverdale to a Spanish speaking destination where students can see Mayan ruins and more. Coverdale sees the trip as a learning experience that will be filled with activities.
“It’s not just a learning experience, but more active and we will being doing stuff everyday,” said Coverdale.
She listed cave tubing, ziplining and snorkeling as a few of the highlighted activities of the trip. Students will also visit a local school and zoo.
So far there are four students enrolled and the trip needs to have at least 10. Coverdale will be traveling through EF Tours where they make safety a commitment. This trip will cost roughly $3,000, however, the later students enroll the higher the cost will get. The deadline for sign up is April of 2020 and travelers will leave for their adventure in the second week of June 2020.
Though Coverdale has already had a meeting, she is planning on hosting another one the first week of April, which will be right after spring break. Students can visit Coverdale in room 130 at the High Schools that Work building or visit the tour page at the EF Tours site for more information about the trip to Belize.
Though Couch’s adventure will be a whole new experience for everyone, she is very enthusiastic about going somewhere different. Even though this trip will contain no French culture, Couch thought this would be a good trip to offer to students outside of just her French class.
“I heard about the trip three years ago and kept praying about it. It just kept coming back so I wanted to offer a once in a lifetime trip to everyone, not just French students,” said Couch.
When people hear of the trip being to South Africa the first thing that comes to their minds are the safety issues and possible diseases. However, Couch has traveled with EF Tours before and vouches for their safety consideration. Students will not need Malaria shots for the trip either because the part of South Africa that they will be going to is safe.
Prior to the trip, travelers will study about Apartheid, the racial issues in South Africa, which will give students a prior education of the culture.
Couch highlighted that the trip will include a visit to Cape Town, and African preschool with a music lesson, and a view of penguins.
“Yes penguins”, said Couch.
The trip to South Africa will cost about $5,445 with a payment plan of $383 monthly. Students can visit Couch in room 201 at New Tech, visit the EF Tours site and look up the tour with code: 2151916DC and click review tour, or they can click the link. https://www.eftours.com/tour-website/2151916dc
“I know that this is a costly trip, but I feel it is a once in a lifetime adventure. If a student were willing to work hard, and give up all the things that they want, not need, they would realize the sacrifice is worth making,” said Couch as a final thought.

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It is easy to see why Vietnam is popular amongst travellers, particularly first timers and / or those out on their gap yaar. For one thing, it's cheap. Beers cost 70p. A four course meal costs £4. For another, it has the perfect balance of adventure and comfortability. Vietnamese culture is undeniably different from the West with their mad driving, Street salesmen, temples and weird looking food. But at the same time, unlike in India, the country completely caters to the traveller. There are tour guides, student hostels, English speaking staff and Westerners aplenty. You feel safe in an environment that is at once different but somehow also familiar. Vietnam is like dipping your toe in the waters of travelling.
This is all very easy to say after having been to India and China which, being much more difficult to navigate and acclimatise ourselves to, ensured we felt confident in this less extreme environment. For example, when it came to the traffic, there was no hesitatation. We knew to just start walking into the road and that the vehicles would swerve us. When it came to street vendors, we knew to be firm when we didn't want something. We also knew to be less cautious and actually try some of the stuff on offer. As a result we enjoyed some nice sugary pastries on almost a daily basis.
Another reason why people enjoy Vietnam so much, the main reason, is because it is a great country. As in India, the locals are friendly and disarming. They're also similarly shrewd and thrifty. When getting the shuttle bus from the airport to our hostel in Hannoi, there were no more spaces for the last two passengers and so the driver quickly presented two small stools that would serve as makeshift seats. He wasn't going to let a small thing like car capacity stand in the way of his making a few more dollars. Everywhere we went, the Vietnamese smiled and, when the opportunity presented itself, were eager to talk to us. This friendly demeanour spoke to and helped create the relaxing atmosphere that was present in the Old Quarter, a concentrated area of bars, restaurants and shops that travellers frequented throughout the day. There was something about that Old Quarter. Whether it was the good local food (a blessing after China), the quaint coffee shops and juicers, the hoards of people scattered on the streets (Vietnamese and Western alike), or the charming vendor owners I'm not sure, but there was something about that place which made me feel more relaxed or lighter than I had at any other stage of the trip. We spent every afternoon and evening, just soaking up the special atmosphere.
We did other things too. On our first day we visited some of the local temples, a market and a prison Museum, the latter being a particularly interesting sight. It revealed the modern history of attempted colonisation in the country, first by France, something I knew nothing of, and then, after the people rose up and liberated themselves in the early 1950s, by America. It was both interesting and thought provoking to learn details about a country and its internal events that are normally reduced to a footnote in Western textbooks.
Stepping into the culture was important. As relaxed and enjoyable as Vietnam is, there is an ever present danger of it becoming another trip to Napa. With hoards of young people in the immediate area, booze cruises and bar crawls thrive. DJs, probably all called Dave, station themselves in buzzing bars and announce free shots with mainstream music playing in the background. The one night we took part was cool. Talking with old friends and new ones after quite a long time amongst a non English speaking nation was refreshing. But I wouldn't want it every night. That's another holiday altogether in my opinion.
So I was kinda glad we didn't do the extended cruise around Halong Bay, which would have likely involved the more booze cruisey aspect. Instead we just took a boat through a series of disconnected mountains that, much like in Yangshuo, appeared to have just risen spontaneously from the watery depths. It created a pretty incredible and unique setting. Best of all, we were able to go kayaking through them. Even though this meant me exposing myself to another practical activity that would potentially end up embarrassing me, I was eager to do it. It allowed us to make our way through small caves into pools of water, surrounded by the imposing floating mountains. We could be right in amongst it. And I wasn't even that bad. I actually kinda felt like Boromir wading down the river towards the grand gates of Gondor. That was until I stepped out of the kayak, my trousers dripping wet (something I thought went with the territory), and my guide, looking at me alarmed, said: ‘’0what happened to you? You fall in?’ Pippin it is.
After the Halong Bay trip we spent most of our time in the Old Quarter, sometimes because of the weather but often because we just wanted to. It felt like we could have spent a few more days just chilling iun Hanoi, indulging in our relaxed routine, but soon enough we had to leave for Hue, our next stop. Another overnight bus awaited us.

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Sitting in the House gallery in the state Capitol in Augusta doesn’t usually produce a big payoff, except perhaps for some lobbyists counting votes.
But a visit last month by a Texas couple won them an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City this week and an appearance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.”
Marcine Webb, 86, and his wife, Nita Lou Webb, 81, of San Angelo, Texas, visited the State House in Augusta on June 7.
Maine’s was the 50th state capitol they have visited during their marriage.
When House Speaker Mark Eves announced their accomplishment, the state representatives jumped to their feet and cheered.
A Press Herald story about the couple’s unusual “bucket list” was picked up by The Associated Press and ran in newspapers and on news websites around the country. Four television networks also contacted the Webbs.
The Webbs avoid computers, so they initially didn’t know they had become a social media phenomenon.
“Someone told me, ‘Do you know that thing called Facebook? Well, you’re all over it,’ ” recalled Nita Lou Webb. “I am amazed that there is so much interest in what old people have to say when we live in a young age.”
She said she is unaware of anyone else who had visited all 50 state capitols. The couple’s children paid for the trip to Maine as a gift for their 65th wedding anniversary, which they will celebrate in August.
The couple’s quest to visit every state capitol took 35 years, beginning with a trip to Hawaii in 1978 and ending in Maine last month.
In terms of architecture, their favorite is the New Mexico Capitol, in Santa Fe, the only round state capitol. When viewed from above, the building resembles the Zia sun symbol.
Their least favorite? Louisiana’s.
The 34-story Art Deco building in Baton Rouge is the tallest capitol in the United States. And it still has the bullet holes in the walls where Gov. Huey Long was assassinated in 1935. But Marcine Webb said the building’s materials are cheap, with wood painted to look like marble.
He said Maine’s State House — designed by the renowned Boston architect Charles Bulfinch — is “medium,’ but he gives it high marks for its friendly atmosphere.
The Webbs said they admire capitols because they represent the democratic ideals of the nation.
“Most people don’t think about visiting the capitols,” Nita Lou Webb said. “It’s history. When you think about how much people worked in their lives building capitols for the people, not themselves, I think it’s wonderful.”
The couple will be appearing on Fallon’s show Thursday night.
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We are going to use PCM1865 in slave clocking mode, w/o SCK.
Our target sample frequency would be a multiple of 52.1kHz. This is outside the dedicated sample frequencies listed on table 11 (chapter 126.96.36.199.4 BCK Input Slave PLL Mode) and it's also outside the sample frequency ranges shown for register at address 0x73 (page 0) within the datasheet (32..48kHz,88,2..96kHz, 176,4..192kHz).
We tried to use a BCK ratio of 48 (LRCK=52,1kHz, BCK=2,5MHz) and a BCK ratio of 64 (LRCK=52,1kHz, BCK=3,334MHz). Both without success (sufficient sample values on the I2S output). Could the PCM1865 work using this setup?
Many thanks + best regards.


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Takedown is the February book next year. Here's the blurb:
When renegade Federation starships begin wreaking destruction across the Alpha Quadrant, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise are shocked to discover that the mastermind behind this sudden threat is none other than Picard’s protégé and friend: Admiral William T. Riker. The newly minted admiral is on board the U.S.S. Aventine as part of a special assignment, even as the mystery deepens behind his involvement in the growing crisis. But the Aventine is helmed by Captain Ezri Dax—someone who is no stranger to breaking Starfleet regulations—and her starship is by far the faster vessel . . . and Riker cannot yield even to his former mentor. It’s a battle of tactical geniuses and a race against time as Picard struggles to find answers before the quadrant’s great powers violently retaliate against the Federation. . .
Pre-order: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, Amazon.co.jp, iTunes.
The TNG adventure continues in June in Dayton Ward's, Armageddon's Arrow. The new listing in the Simon and Schuster digital catalogue includes a new blurb for this book:
It is a new age of exploration, and the U.S.S. Enterprise is dispatched to “the Odyssean Pass,” a region charted only by unmanned probes and believed to contain numerous inhabited worlds. Approaching a star system with two such planets, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew find a massive alien vessel, drifting in interstellar space for decades. Sensors detect life aboard the derelict—aliens held in suspended animation. Thought to be an immense sleeper ship, the vessel actually is a weapon capable of destroying entire worlds...the final gambit in a war that has raged for generations across the nearby system. Captain Picard is now caught in the middle of this conflict and attempts to mediate, as both sides want this doomsday weapon...which was sent from the future with the sole purpose of ending the interplanetary war before it even began!
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Several other books have also recently appeared online, giving us publication dates. There are new and updated listings for several books:
- Peter David's new New Frontier novel, which it was previously suggested will be a May release, is now set for June publication.
- David R. George III's next DS9 book, Sacraments of Fire, is now listed as the July book.
- And August will see Seekers continue in Seekers 3: Long Shot, by David Mack.
Continue after the jump for a look at the 2015 schedule so far:
- January 2015 - DS9: The Missing, by Una McCormack.
- February 2015 - TNG: Takedown, by John Jackson Miller.
- March 2015
- TOS: Savage Trade, by Tony Daniel.
- TOS: Shadow of the Machine (ebook), by Scott Harrison.
- April 2015 - Enterprise: Rise of the Federation: Uncertain Logic, by Christopher L. Bennett.
- May 2015 - TOS: Crisis of Consciousness, by Dave Galanter.
- June 2015
- TNG: Armageddon's Arrow, by Dayton Ward.
- New Frontier book (trade paperback), by Peter David.
- July 2015 - DS9: Sacraments of Fire, by David R, George III.
- August 2015 - Seekers 3: Long Shot, by David Mack.
Other confirmed, but as yet unscheduled books, some of these will be 2016 books:
- Voyager: Atonement, by Kirsten Beyer (likely to be the July or September book).
- Titan: Sight Unseen, by James Swallow.
- Enterprise: Rise of the Federation #4, by Christopher L. Bennett.
- Seekers #4, by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore.
- Section 31: Control, by David Mack.
- Voyager: A Pocket Full of Lies, by Kirsten Beyer.
- 24th century book (follow up to Sacraments of Fire), by David R. George III.
- From History's Shadow sequel, by Dayton Ward.
- TOS book, by James Swallow.
- TOS book, by Greg Cox.
- DS9 book, by Jeffrey Lang.
- Data book, by Jeffrey Lang.
- DS9 Ferengi ebook novella, by Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann.
- TOS-era book, by Christopher L. Bennett.
- Book of unspecified subject, by Dayton Ward.
For further details of these, and links to all my previous coverage, hit the prose button on my 2015 and 2016 schedule pages.
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The Worcester Business Center boasts a long history as a landmark of Worcester Industry.
Built in 1917 and originally designed for manufacturing, the building was bought and rehabilitated by the Thom McAn shoe corporation in 1965 and served for many years as the company’s headquarters. Until it’s closure in 1996, the facility housed hundreds of Thom McAn employees dedicated to providing high quality footwear to people across the country.
In May/2008, the current ownership group purchased the property and within two years, invested nearly $10 million improving both the exterior and interior of the building. These improvements included the full replacement of the existing building facade with a contemporary masonry panel system, installation of over 600 commercial grade glass with metal frame window units and the complete renovation of over 100,000 square feet of existing warehouse space to first class suburban office space. In addition, a 175,000 kW solar panel system was installed on the majority of the roof surface.
Today with a comprehensive renovation and redevelopment in place, the building developer and tenants are committed to once again making the Center the hub for business in central Massachusetts.


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The CPU, a hexa-core Intel Core i7, has a 2.6 GHz clock speed. To elevate the performance the processor has multiple cores to handle a larger workload. To perform all the operations you ask for, the computer uses the CPU and it's what determines how fast a computer is.
If you compare prices on GF63 Thin 9SC-418UK on PriceRunner you will see that it currently costs £1124.88. The price is below average for the category, which makes this computer a good purchase.


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Activation energy for polypyrrole oxidation: film thickness influence
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- Otero, T.F. & Martinez, J.G. J Solid State Electrochem (2011) 15: 1169. doi:10.1007/s10008-010-1170-1
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The oxidation rates of polypyrrole films at different temperatures fit Arrhenius plots, allowing the obtention of the activation energy for the reaction. The activation energy increases for rising thicknesses, up to 4 μm, of the polymer film and decreases for rising film thicknesses. Those values include the constant chemical activation energy and the energy required to relax the polymeric structure allowing the entrance of anions from the solution. The existence of a maximum on the polymeric relaxation energy points to a parallel change on the film molecular structure during the electropolymerization time. The variation of the diffusion coefficient per degree of temperature for the counterions, as a function of the film thickness, is similar to that obtained for the activation energy. Diffusion coefficients were obtained from the electrochemical stretched exponential describing a range of relaxation behaviors in disordered and non-equilibrium systems.

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Barrett Williams Age 39 & Joey McIntyre Weeding Vows In Grip | Here's Bio
- Birthday 20th May
- Nationality American
- Profession Real Estate Agent
- Relationship Status Married
- Husband/Spouse Joey McIntyre (m. 2003)
- Divorce/Split No
- Dating/Affair Joey McIntyre (m. 2003)
- Net Worth Not Disclosed
- Ethnicity/Race White
- Hair Long
- Hair Color Black-Brown
- Eye Color Blue
- Lesbian No
- Son/s Rhys Edward McIntyre, Griffin Thomas McIntyre
- Daughter/s Kira Katherine McIntyre
Real estate agent Barrett Williams is well known as the wife of a famous singer and actor, Joey McIntyre who made his movie debut in "The Fantasticks" in 1995 and independently recorded his solo debut album, "Stay the Same."
But how did the combo of an estate agent and a singer worked out? Let’s find out.
Barrett Williams Bio: (Age)
Although the exact information regarding her date of birth is a mystery, Barrett Williams’s celebrated his wife's birthday on 20th of May according to his Instagram.
The mother of three children; Griffin Thomas, Kira Katherine, and Rhys Edward, Barrett enjoys a lavish lifestyle staying home and looking after her kids.
When it comes to her net worth, she used to earn $46,699 per year as a Real Estate Agent, but now her net worth is as of her husband that is summed to be $19 million.
Barrett Williams Met Her Husband, Joey McIntyre While House-Hunting
Back in the year 2002, Barrett was working as a real estate agent when she first met Joey McIntyre who was in Los Angeles during his run on Boston Public.
He was her first client when she showed him a house at 809 Nowita Place in Venice, Calif. Later on, he rented the house and fell in love with the agent. Soon, they started dating each other.
Call it fate or coincidence, but the numbers 809 plays a vital role in the life of this pair as the figure holds a particular significance for them. It is the date he met his wife, which a year later became their wedding date, and is also inscribed in Joey's wedding band.
The number is also the address of the rental she found for him and the place he wrote his 4th solo album titled even with this number. After dating each other for almost a year, Joey McIntyre married Barrett Williams on August 9, 2003.
Barrett Williams' Wedding Details
Being together with someone for more than fifteen years is not a joke. Not everyone gets to experience that bliss, but Barrett and Joey did. The couple completed their fifteenth wedding anniversary back on August 9th, 2018 where Joey mentioned on his twitter that he would want to spend the rest of his life with his favorite woman.
Valentine Of Joey McIntyre: Barrett posing with her husband Joey McIntyre as her valentine. (Picture: Joey McIntyre's Instagram)
They got married, and the vows were exchanged at New York City’s Plaza Hotel. The couple went on a romantic getaway to Nevis and St. Martin for their honeymoon. And, after four beautiful years of marriage, the couple’s life was blessed with another joy.
In May 2007, the proud father-to-be announced that his wife Barrett Williams was pregnant with their first child. He announced the news of his wife's pregnancy on his website, leading into the pregnancy declaration. Today, the couple are parents of three children.

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We met our guide Jeffery in the morning for our trip to La Fortuna. We stopped for lunch and as we ate we heard the rumble of Arenal and saw it's plume rise into the sky...our first sighting of it's power, certainly not our last. On our way to Arenal Observatory Lodge we stopped at La Fortuna Waterfalls for a hike that left us sweaty in the heat of Costa Rica in August. Ah...but much to our enjoyment the La Fortuna Waterfalls supplied refreshing relief as we swam around in it's cool pools.
Upon entering our room at the Arenal Observatory Lodge my breath was taken by this exquisite room with view. And what a view...gorgeous! Gardens with exotic birds and flowers in the forground and in the background the opposing volcano. A juxtaposition of sight and sound.
Speaking of sound, here was the first time I heard the Howler Monkey. In our room in the evening the unfamiliar sound left me wondering, what in the world? It wasn't until the next morning when Jeffery told me it was a Howler Monkey. And Howler Monkeys we heard, along with bird songs, I knew we were in the jungle.


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Assisted Reproductive Technologies have a number of impacts on Neonatology.
By far the most important is the increased risk of prematurity due to multiple gestation. In the USA and Canada (outside of Quebec) the frequency of multiple gestation among IVF pregnancies is about 30%. Pregnancies with more than one baby are much more likely to deliver before term, and the relative increase in extreme prematurity (before 28 weeks) is even more marked.
This is almost entirely due to the transfer of multiple embryos. (There is a slight increase in embryos splitting in two and creating monozygotic twins after embryo transfer, leading to a few identical twins being born.) So the increase in twins is almost completely avoidable. Why do fertility doctors continue to transfer multiple embryos when the risks are so clear? A common response is that women want to have twins. Even after counselling about the substantial increase in risks, women will often request to have (at least) 2 embryos transferred. The image of twins in the public eye is almost universally positive: many celebrities having IVF have had twins, and the cute magazine pictures never mention the increased maternal and fetal/neonatal risks. Women having IVF also have to go through egg retrieval, travel to fertility clinics, time off work, and major costs; all of which increase the attractiveness of having twins.
However, fertility doctors do not have an obligation to increase their patients’ risks, even if those patients request it. They certainly do not have an obligation to increase the risks to the future children of their patients. But the pressures to transfer multiple embryos are substantial; so even though the Canadian fertility society ‘recommends’ single embryo transfer, this is only done less than 5% of the time when there is a choice (I mean when there is more than 1 viable embryo and they decide to transfer only 1 of them, what is known as ‘elective single embryo transfer’). Why is it so rare? Probably because the fertility doctors themselves down-play the risks; after all, most of the time the pregnancy will at least get close to term and the moms and babies will usually come out of it OK. Probably also because there is a risk that the woman will just go elsewhere if they don’t comply and transfer 2 embryos. Probably also because the pregnancy success rates will go down (in fact this is a minor effect, in women under 35 the success rates are just about identical for single and double embryo transfers) and they worry that the advertisements on their web sites will have to be changed, and they will lose business as a result.
We need legislation. Elective single embryo transfer should be enforced. Unfortunately, if this was done by itself it is likely that women will travel somewhere else to have multiple embryos transferred. So infertility should be recognized as a health problem, and treatments covered by insurance programs, and by public health systems. In fact some treatments are already covered: tubal surgery to re-open blocked fallopian tubes is reimbursed (everywhere, as far as I know); the problem is that it doesn’t have a high success rate, nowhere near as high as IVF.
If IVF was regulated, and paid for, then fertility clinics could perform elective single embryo transfer, without the fear that women would go elsewhere for their treatments. This has happened in Québec.
Since the new government program was introduced, which pays for IVF (under certain conditions) and requires elective single embryo transfer (with a small number of exceptions) the twin frequency has dropped from 30% to less than 5%. The savings in neonatal intensive care costs from having fewer preterm twins will pay for this program. (Janvier A, Spelke B, Barrington KJ. The epidemic of multiple gestations and neonatal intensive care unit use: the cost of irresponsibility. J Pediatr. 2011;159(3):409-13. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347611001806 ) As well as having major benefits in human terms. The same effect has been seen elsewhere, in Sweden for example.
Advances in the techniques used can also reduce the other adverse consequences of single embryo transfer, for example eggs retrieved can be frozen, and used for a second pregnancy with good success rates;, which means that the unpleasant procedures involved in egg retrieval only have to be suffered once.
But doesn’t all this messing about with human eggs, sperm, and embryos affect the way they develop? (Finally getting to the new publication which stimulated this post) A paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, from an analysis of linked Australian databases, shows no increase in congenital anomalies after most IVF, when other risk factors are adjusted for. Davies MJ, Moore VM, Willson KJ, Van Essen P, Priest K, Scott H, et al. Reproductive technologies and the risk of birth defects. N Engl J Med. 2012;366(19):1803-13. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1008095.
Women having babies after IVF were older, and with different socio-economic status, ethnic background, and so on. Even though there was an increase in congenital anomalies after IVF this difference disappeared after adjusting for these differences in maternal characteristics. This is consistent with other studies, and a previous meta-analysis. As others have also shown, though, the specific procedure called ICSI (intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection) did increase congenital anomalies, even after correcting for maternal characteristics. Babies born after ICSI had about a 50 to 60% increase in the risk of congenital anomalies.
They also showed a substantially increased Odds for having cerebral palsy: almost 3 times as many infants born after IVF had cerebral palsy compared to the spontaneously conceived children.
This paper also confirms what I said above, pregnancies from IVF with twins are much more likely to deliver extremely early than spontaneous pregnancies with twins. 14% of the IVF twins delivered before 32 weeks, compared to 9% of the spontaneous twins. This was even true among the singletons (2% before 32 weeks compared to less than 1%). This may be partly responsible for the increase in cerebral palsy with IVF, which is more common among premature babies.
You may notice though, if you read the paper, that the frequency of cerebral palsy among IVF twins was not significantly increased compared to spontaneous twins. You may also notice that the frequency of cerebral palsy among spontaneous twins was about 5 times higher than among spontaneous singletons. This phenomenon is largely due to something which is already known, there is a major increase in cerebral palsy among identical twins, which are quite unusual after IVF.
The take home message of the paper: IVF does not increase congenital anomalies unless ICSI is involved. And do NOT transfer more than 1 embryo!

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Informatics and media participated at the Alban Studies Days 2017
Nico Carpentier and Vaia Doudaki did a guest appearance at the Alban Studies Days 2017 in Tirana on 28 and 29 April.
Nico Carpentier participated in the opening panel on 28 April with the keynote presentation Populism and popular empowerment - a short reflection on ideology, power and ethics.
The next day he participated in the panel Politics, Communication and Society with the keynote presentation: Creating a peaceful participatory assemblage. How conflict transformation and community media are aligned.
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Last week my 18-year-old son came into the kitchen while I was fixing dinner. He held a closed hand in front of me. “Open your hand mom.” I looked up at his smirk.
“No”, I said. “I don’t trust you.”
He pushed his hand closer to me. “Come on mom, just hold your hand out.”
I put my palm under his closed hand my eyes half squinting in fearful anticipation of the contents.
His fist opened and a single leaf fell into my palm. It was shaped like a heart.
“I found it in the yard mom. Isn’t that cool?”
I remembered the wild-eyed boy who entered my life when he was 9 years old; now he was a young man. I promptly placed the leaf deep inside the pages of a favorite poetry book.
Recently my husband, oldest daughter, and I, were rehearsing similar kinds of moments in our unique family story. We adopted all of our children when they were 9 years old or older. One of our favorite memories is the day our oldest daughter and her brother moved in. About an hour after they came in the front door, our daughter asked my husband, “So, how do you like having me live here so far?” It was an innocent question from a young girl who could barely comprehend what was going on that day.
In the nine years since taking them into our home, 2 others have joined our family. The journey to become family has been messy. We are like clay pieces in a mosaic. Not all the pieces in a mosaic match and they are all broken, but the art is beautiful.
Not all the pieces in a mosaic match and they are all broken, but the art is beautiful.
When we finished rehearsing the memories that day our daughter said to us, “I adopted you too.” They were words I never want to forget. I want to always see beyond the mess and to never be consumed by it. Rehearsing those moments and preserving little leaves in a poetry book is part of that journey.
Tina D. Stephens
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Beautiful words & heartfelt moments! Thanks for sharing. It encouraged my heart today!
I’m glad Melissa. You are a great mom!
Tender and beautiful.


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My name is Stefan and I am Barnsley born and bred. I have been a benefits adviser for around 10 years. Following redundancy from a local charity I could have moved on to something else, but its very rewarding when you can help someone understand the benefits system and how it works, and I wanted to carry on helping people.
There are a lot of people in Barnsley with long term illnesses or disabilities and yet, locally and nationally, benefits advice services are being cut. Through no fault of their own, advice services in Barnsley are struggling to cope with the amount of people using their services. Try to get help to fill in a form or a home visit and you will realise how streatched they all are.
My aim is to help local people who are struggling with the benefits system, particularly all the paperwork involved, where it is most conveinient for them, in their own home.


K-pop girl group NewJeans has made history by becoming the first K-pop girl group to perform at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs). The announcement was made by BBMAs on November 8th, marking a significant milestone for NewJeans, who will perform their songs “Super Shy” and “OMG” at the prestigious awards ceremony. This achievement sets them apart as trailblazers in the K-pop industry, and they join BTS as the only K-pop groups to have graced the BBMAs stage.
NewJeans’ rise to prominence on the global music scene has been remarkable. Their mini-album “Get Up,” released in July, achieved a historic feat by reaching #1 on the Billboard 200 chart in record time for a K-pop group. The group has also seen multiple songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and their global influence is evident with songs ranking on the Global 200 and Global (excluding the U.S.) charts. Their nominations in various BBMAs categories further solidify their status as a top global K-pop act.
The BBMAs is one of the most significant music award shows in the United States, alongside the Grammy Awards and the American Music Awards. NewJeans’ performance at the event underscores their rapid ascent in the music industry and their growing international fan base. The 2023 BBMAs will be an exciting moment for the group and their fans worldwide, with performances and award announcements set to take place on November 19th.


A resource guide for New York Farmers for the implementation of agricultural best practices for energy use and equipment operations to improve energy savings and productivity.
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s new Best Energy Practices program is designed to help New York farmers identify specific changes that can reduce energy costs while improving their farm’s overall productivity. The program’s new smartphone friendly website at AgEnergyNY.org will offer free resources on the latest energy saving technology and methods, and will enable farmers to connect with trained extension educators who can answer their questions and advise them on “next steps” to start reducing their farm’s energy use.
Farms use a significant amount of energy producing livestock and other crops, leaving farmers vulnerable to energy market fluctuations. Farmers can protect themselves from these price surges and improve their bottom line by upgrading the efficiency of on-farm technology in areas of lighting, refrigeration, ventilation, motors, pumps, controls, thermal technologies and more. Some examples of steps farms may take to begin to reduce their energy use include implementing preventative equipment maintenance, improving building efficiency, and/or installing new high-efficiency motors or lighting when expanding or replacing equipment.
Producers will find that the Ag Energy NY website is organized by individual farm sectors including field crops and vegetables, livestock, poultry, grains, maple, orchards, berries, and vineyards. Resources tailored to needs in each of those sectors have been developed by agriculture and energy professionals and will be available on the website.
After reviewing the recommendations at AgEnergyNY.org, farmers are invited to reach out to our team to ask questions on how to save energy on your farm and for guidance on possible resources and incentives. Visit www.agenergyny.org.
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We found unstimulated (spontaneous) peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) proliferation significantly increased in 14 patients with human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-I-associated myelopathy (HAM) compared with findings in HTLV-I seropositive non-HAM carriers (N = 8) or HTLV-I seronegative controls (N = 16). The proliferative response to phytohemagglutinin, concanavalin A, or pokeweed mitogen was decreased in the HAM patients. Cell clusters were frequent in cultures of unstimulated PBL from the HAM patients, but much less common in the controls or carriers. This spontaneous PBL proliferation was depressed when adherent-cell populations were depleted from the cultures. IL-2 activity increased in the supernatant of 3-day cultured cells from HAM patients, but not in cultured cells from the controls. Since IL-2 receptor positive cells increased in HAM, this spontaneous PBL proliferation is probably a response to IL-2 through the expression of IL-2 receptors.
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It's the heart of the NFL offseason, but hardcore football fans have more than just upcoming free agency and draft talk to keep them busy. In just 10 days the 2003 NFL Europe season will begin preparations with the opening of training camp in Tampa Bay on February 24. On that Monday the skill-position players that have been allocated by the 32 NFL teams, the quarterbacks, wide receivers, running backs, tight ends and centers, will arrive in the Tampa area to begin working out with the six NFLEL franchises. The rest of the offensive and defensive linemen will arrive on March 2.
In actuality the action begins three days before the full-camp opening, when the national players will be in Tampa to take part in a three-day mini camp prior to the arrival of the American athletes. It will be the third season in a row that the NFLEL has held its preseason training camps in the Tampa Bay area and the league expects another successful stint in Florida between February 24 and March 23, following which time the teams will return to Europe for the start of the league's 11th season on April 5.
"It's great to be back in the Tampa Bay area for the third year in a row and it will be exciting for us to conduct our preseason in the home of the reigning Super Bowl champions," Nick Polk, NFL Europe Senior Director of Football Administration, said in a league press release. "We have a great relationship with the Buccaneers, receive outstanding support from the local community and city officials. The facilities in the area are of the highest standard and offer our teams the best possible circumstances in which to prepare for the new season."
The six NFLEL teams will be spread out over various facilities in the Tampa Bay area. The Amsterdam Admirals will work out at Lakewood High School, The Barcelona Dragons at Clearwater High School, Berlin Thunder at Boca Ciega High School, Frankfurt Galaxy at the University of Tampa, Rhein Fire at Plant High School and the Scottish Claymore will use Alonso High School as a temporary home. The highlight of the training camp period will likely be the game-condition scrimmages that will take place at Raymond James Stadium on March 15.
A reminder for all those wanting to follow the Patriots players in Europe, T.C. Taylor will be playing for the Barcelona Dragons. Linebacker Courtney Ledyard will take the field for the Rhein Fire. Mike Clare will spend his second season with the Frankfurt Galaxy and five Patriots, Rodney Trafford, Shane Stafford, Mike Malan, Scott McCready and Dyshod Carter, will all be Scottish Claymores for the spring league.
The 2003 NFL Europe regular season runs from April 5 through June 8. World Bowl XI will be played on June 14 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Former Patriots strength and conditioning coach Johnny Parker was let go by the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday. Parker had just completed his first season with the Bucs and served as the strength coach on his fourth Super Bowl team. He was the Patriots strength and conditioning coach for seven seasons from 1993-99.


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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (WDVM) — Around one dozen protestors gathered near Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s home in Takoma Park Wednesday morning, demanding climate action.
A car caravan came through the neighborhood while protestors mostly made up of youth and young adults, chanted and read their demands over a megaphone. Some of the things they’re asking for are a strict timeline for the county’s climate goals and a more ambitious approach to fighting climate change.
“I would like to respond to Marc Elrich,” said Rose-Clemans Cope, a local climate activist. “You all can congratulate yourselves on electrifying a few Ride Ons and vehicles owned by the county. It sounds like a big step, but it’s really a small step. What we need is bold action on transportation.”
The group says they’re hoping the county executive responds to their demands with updated plans by Earth Day, April 22.


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Trump announces he'll skip inauguration, Biden said he'd be 'honored' to have Pence there
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump confirmed Friday what has been suspected for weeks: He will not attend Joe Biden’s inauguration later this month.
“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the inauguration on January 20th,” he announced on Twitter.
Trump’s decision to skip Biden’s swearing-in ceremony comes after weeks of his refusing to acknowledge that Biden defeated him in the Nov. 3 election.
Trump finally acknowledged his loss in a video on Thursday, saying a new administration will take office Jan. 20.
Biden made it clear that he won't miss Trump. He called Trump's decision to boycott his inaugural "one of the few things he and I have ever agreed on."
"It's a good thing he's not showing up," Biden said Friday at a news conference in Wilmington, Delaware.
Trump isn't the first outgoing president to skip his successor's inauguration. John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson did not attend the inaugurals of the men who succeeded them. Richard Nixon left the White House after resigning and did not go to Gerald Ford’s swearing-in.
After reports Thursday that Vice President Mike Pence was expected to attend the inauguration, spokesman Devin O’Malley tweeted: "You can’t attend something you haven’t received an invitation to."
But a spokeswoman for Biden’s inaugural committee said Pence is “of course invited to attend the Inaugural.” She said the president and vice president traditionally do not receive formal invitations. Attendance is coordinated at a staff level “and that is taking place,” the spokeswoman said.
Pence and his wife “have yet to make a decision regarding their attendance,” O’Malley said Friday.
Asked if Pence should attend his inauguration, Biden said it's important to stick to historical precedence "as much as we can."
"The vice president is welcome to come," Biden said, adding he'd "be honored to have him there."
Biden's inauguration will be a scaled-down event because of the health risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Tickets to the swearing-in ceremony will be limited. The traditional parade down Pennsylvania Avenue will be replaced by a virtual parade that will be televised.
More:Joe Biden to get 'presidential escort' to White House, virtual parade instead of traditional inaugural festivities
More:Biden inaugural events to include memorial ceremony for COVID-19 victims on Jan. 19
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Keisha Lance Bottoms, the mayor of Atlanta, announced on Monday afternoon that she tested positive for COVID-19.
In a tweet, Mayor Bottoms said that she has had no symptoms and that the virus had “literally hit home.”
In recent weeks, the city of Atlanta and Mayor Bottoms has been in the spotlight as a result of the widespread protests over police brutality, racial discrimination and the killing of Rayshard Brooks, a Black man who was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer in a Wendy’s parking lot.
Mayor Bottoms was previously critical of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen the state’s economy in late April after restrictions had been put in place to try and stop the spread of the virus.
Georgia is among many states who are facing a surge in coronavirus cases. As of Monday, there have been over 97,000 reported cases and over 2,800 deaths according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Mayor Bottoms took office in 2017 and along with Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Val Demings is considered a top prospect to be Joe Biden’s running mate in the 2020 election.
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Looking for the perfect inspirational fiction gift for a book lover this Christmas? Check out these two ideas!
I receive free electronic advanced reader copies of these books through an arrangement between the publishers and NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion on NetGalley’s website. I only review books on my blog that I really love.
What I Like About Inspirational Fiction
I love inspirational fiction because they keep the bedroom doors closed, characters don’t curse (and if they do, authors don’t use specifics), and protagonists struggle with the same things I struggle with. All inspirational fiction includes some element of faith or the divine, but each author handles it differently. Emma St. Claire, one of my favorite RomCom authors, has a lighter approach. Readers know her characters have faith, and that faith (or a relationship with God), dictates their decisions. Other authors like George McDonald lean more towards evangelizing through literature.
I would share both of these new inspirational fiction releases with non-Christian friends who love historical fiction. The sweet love stories and historical detail make them accessible to everyone. While characters struggle with their faith, it happens naturally as part of the story.
Engaging Deception (The Joplin Chronicles)
By Regina Jennings, Bethany House, December 13, 2022, 320 pages.
During her mother’s long illness, Olive Kentworth stayed at home, content to serve her family and explore her passion for architecture away from society’s censorious eye. Gently bred women should have no interest in math, let alone designing buildings. Only her immediate family knows her secret, and Olive means to keep it that way.
She’s gone to great lengths to ensure her talent stays secret. The town of Joplin boasts two of her designs, but she convinced her cousin Amos to pose as the architect and builder. A perfect solution. She hesitates when her family urges her to take on another project to help her work through her grief. After all, who could improve on a Maxfield Scott design?
When Olive’s cousin ropes her into babysitting a parishioner’s children—another family ploy to help her—Olive finds herself at Mr. Scott’s home. His children adore her (and she them). And Olive will do just about anything to spend time in Mr. Scott’s library—a treasure trove of architectural tomes.
Maxfield Scott can’t believe one of his former clients has hired an unknown builder to add to the custom home Maxfield built for him. Even worse, his current client keeps asking for changes—slowing down the project and frustrating both Maxfield and his client’s wife. Although his life seems firmly in control, Maxfield soon realizes he’s only built an elaborate house of cards. His children need to spend more time with him, his babysitter can’t replace his deceased wife, and his new competitor seems more like a buffoon than a builder.
His only bright moments come when he walks the new babysitter home. Can he hide his growing feelings?
How much longer can Olive hide her talents? And what would men like Maxfield think of an untrained architect as a rival?
What I Loved About This Book
Readers can enjoy Engaging Deception, the third installment in The Joplin Chronicles, as a standalone novel (but the first two books are worth reading). Jennings creates memorable characters and incorporates historical details that history buffs will love.
Most of all, I love how Jennings shows us the value of self-acceptance. Maxfield and Olive don’t stand a chance with each other until they take the time to accept themselves and their God-given talents. In a world full of FOMO, comparison, and social media, it’s a lesson I need to hear over and over.You'll love this new release from @ReginaJennings if you love #inspy and #historical fiction! @Bethany_House #amreading Click To Tweet
Holding the Line (Love along the Wires)
By Jennifer Delamere, Bethany House Publishers, December 6, 2022, 368 pages.
Mrs. Rose Finlay has worked hard over the past seven years to forget her deceased husband, find work she enjoys, and live a self-sufficient life. But London in the 1880s didn’t make this easy for any woman. As she rises through the ranks at the Piccadilly post office, Rose hopes to become the manager one day. If nothing goes wrong (and so much has gone wrong in her life), she hopes for a more secure future.
And then she overhears a conversation between a young woman and a man she suspects of being more lothario than earnest lover. The young woman piques her interest because she reminds Rose of her younger self. Back when Rose thought she had fallen in love and married a smooth-talking man.
Her desire to save a young woman from a similar scenario launches Rose into an uncomfortable situation full of gossipy, high-society matrons, dithering debutants, jealous widows, and untrustworthy men. She also forages an unlikely friendship with a man who seems honorable and dependable. But can she ever really trust a man again?
John Milburn has spent the past five years growing his deceased brother’s business, acting as guardian to his five nieces and nephews, and helping his sister and sister-in-law navigate their widowhood.
He doesn’t have time in his life for a wife and family of his own. And then, he sees a beautiful woman sitting alone in a tea shop and finds himself powerfully attracted to her. She even likes to read.
When he sees her again at the park, this time seeming to stalk his niece, Sophie, he introduces himself. He discovers she, too, has concerns about the man with Sophie. John and Rose band together to prevent Sophie from making a disastrous breach of etiquette at the start of her come out. The more time he spends with Rose, the more he admires her intelligence, calmness, and integrity.
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I love how Delamere’s characters reflect the burgeoning middle class in England. Some want to climb socially, while others want to live with economic security. Readers will relate to the relationship woes Rose and John have with their extended family. Both must learn how to stand up for themselves and make choices based on their needs rather than on the perceived needs of others.
Spunky Rose and gentlemanly John prove love can happen anytime and when it’s least expected. And a solid base of friendship makes it even sweeter. Readers can enjoy Holding the Line as a standalone novel or read the companion books Line by Line and Crossed Lines.You can't go wrong with an inspirational fiction book from @jendelamere! Check out #HoldingtheLine from @Bethany_House Click To Tweet


Citroen launched the DS3 at the recent Frankfurt International Auto Show, one look at this car and you get a feeling that they are out to compete with the Mini Cooper, and true to its purest form, that is the real intention. One of the similarities here is the fact that you can customize the DS3 to your liking in terms of the colours of the alloy wheels or if you like the roof and the rearview mirror colours as well. Of course, allowing you to do that will be nothing if you are not allowed to customized the insides as well. The interior trims and colours can be matched to what you like.
One thing which sets this car apart from its closest rival is the sheer size of it. The DS3 is made longer, wider and higher than the Mini and you get more space inside where the dashboard has been set on a bit higher. Inside the hood, Citroen has fitted wither the turbo-diesel or the petrol engines which typically are 4 cylinder types powered through by either the 5 or 6 speed manual or automatic transmission gearboxes.
According to Miles Williams, the general manager of Citroen Australia, “Existing models in this new prestige sub-sector have put the emphasis on performance and lack that flexibility and versatility that DS3 provides,”
If you like a lot of space, the boot comes with 285 liters and more would be available if you fold down the back seats. Perhaps the most distinct feature of the D3 is the ‘floating roof’ which is one of those areas where you can choose your own colour. Inside the car, you get some very nice leather and chrome interiors while ESP, ABS with EBD and EBA are all standard safety features. 6 airbags are fitted in around the car with ISOFIX child anchor points too come standard in this which is set to compete against not only the Mini but the Ford Fiesta Titanium and the Alfa Romeo Mito as well.


Sounds of the Season
Come to a spectacular performance of Sounds of the Season to be held at Saint Kilian Parish Church at 7076 Franklin Road in Cranberry Township on December 15, 2017 from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. This free Christmas Concert performed by the Saint Kilian Parish Music Ministry will feature our Adult Choir, Youth Choir and Bell Choir joined by soloists and instrumentalists as a narrator tells the Christmas Story. This concert is free to all. A good will offering will be taken to benefit Saint Vincent dePaul Charities.


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Participation in school lunch programs has dropped by 8.8 million since the 2018–2019 school year, despite the waiver programs, according to the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). This is likely due to a number of key factors, says Crystal FitzSimons, FRAC’s director of School and Out-of-School Time Programs. Children were learning remotely for much of the past two years, and parents may have lacked access to a car or perhaps had to work when school lunches were available for collection. Still, without the programs, the pandemic’s impacts on school lunch availability would have been far worse.
The waivers most dramatically expanded the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program. By eliminating certain eligibility requirements, more community groups were able to provide 4.3 billion meals to children between school years, a 30-fold increase since prepandemic periods. Now school districts are already being impacted by the looming waiver expiration. “We have a huge summer hunger gap every year when millions of kids lose access to meals as schools close,” says FitzSimons. Even if Congress passed an extension tomorrow, the community organizations that provide these meals likely won’t be able to pivot fast enough to get programs up and running.
Virtually all school meal programs are struggling due to the pandemic, says Pratt-Heavner. A recent survey by the SNA found that 98% of the 1,212 school meal directors surveyed reported that their programs were negatively affected by supply chain shortages; 95% indicated staff attraction and retention was a challenge; and 97% of respondents were impacted by higher food and packaging prices. Currently, with the waivers, most schools receive $4.56 in reimbursement for each school lunch served, says Pratt-Heavner. But without them, most would only receive about $3.75—a critical difference when every cent counts.
Cafeteria workers are also stressed amid food shortages. A woman from Arkansas told Guardian that she’d been struggling to order more nutritious items amid shortages. “It’s not just the foods that are expensive, they are getting harder to find,” she said. Under the waiver she’s been able to make cheaper, more readily available substitutions on the fly, regardless of whether they meet nutritional and meal planning requirements. But that flexibility is also set to expire June 30—slamming school meal programs’ already tight budgets as they scramble to buy expensive alternatives.
FitzSimons is “holding out hope” that some sort of congressional action may come in time for the fall return to school. And if an extension does pass, the benefits would be manifold: More of a school’s breakfast and lunch budgets could go toward actually buying nutritious food, she says, since they’d reduce the administrative cost of qualifying kids, one by one, for free or low-priced meals. And generally, access to school meals can help alleviate poverty, lead to better health outcomes for students, and increase a child’s ability to learn. Plus, when free food is available to all students regardless of family income, “there’s no more stigma or shame in taking a meal,” says Pratt-Heavner.
In the meantime, as advocates wait for congressional action, states are taking matters into their own hands. California, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Colorado have all either passed, proposed, or are about to vote on their own universal free school meal legislation—signaling a strong desire among some constituents for the waivers to continue long term .
But if people are expecting government interference at a national level before June 30, senators and congressional delegates need to hear from voters on “how important this is and how bad the situation is going to be if they don’t extend it,” FitzSimons says . “This isn’t rocket science; we know kids need access to nutritious food to be able to focus and learn.”


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The city, facing a $400 million budget deficit and the loss of a large part of its tax base, has been placed under a state fiscal monitor and forced to lay off employees, including 80% of its parks and recreation department.
Chicago has already passed the 1,000 mark for shooting victims this year, the Chicago Tribune reported, and the number of homicides so far this year is 18 percent higher than in the same period last year — a level of violence that rivals 2012, when gun violence in the city attracted international attention.
Traffic courts in some counties — including Del Norte, Fresno, Mendocino, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Tulare, Madera, and Shasta — have required drivers who receive traffic tickets to pay fines before they can appear in court to contest the tickets. Civil rights groups argued that making people pay for their day in court violates constitutional due process.
Non-performing loans at Italian banks rose to 191.6 billion euros ($216.6 billion) in April, central bank data showed on Tuesday, at a time when the government is studying ways to help domestic lenders offload their soured loans.
The average return paid on cash savings accounts is currently 0.97% and has stayed close to this level since 2009. But inflation as measured by the Retail Prices Index (RPI) between 2010 and 2014 was 19.8%.
The state’s unfunded pension liability, $37 billion in 2013, ballooned to more than $83 billion in 2014, the state Pension and Health Benefit Study Commission said in a February report. There are about 800,000 total beneficiaries, including active and retired members and their families in the pension system, according to the state Department of Treasury.
Sydney’s median house price is forecast to reach $1 million by Christmas.
“I think it’s obvious. It would be the beginning of the end of the eurozone. If the European political leadership cannot handle a problem like that of Greece, which accounts for 2 percent of its economy, what would the reaction of the markets be to countries facing much larger problems, such as Spain or Italy which has two trillion of public debt?,” Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Corriere Della Sera Tuesday.
The ECB is rolling out a scheme to buy government bonds and other assets known as “quantitative easing” to pump 1 trillion euros into the economy in order to lift inflation towards its target of just below 2 percent.
As China’s boom surpasses the headiest days of the U.S. Internet bubble, signs of excess are cropping up everywhere. Mainland speculators have borrowed a record $348 billion to bet on further gains, novice investors are piling into shares at an unprecedented pace and price-to-earnings ratios have climbed to the highest levels in five years. The economy, meanwhile, is mired in its weakest expansion since 1990.
Greece’s big creditors — other eurozone countries, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank — have done little to solve the problem. Instead, they have imposed deep cutbacks on pensions, as much as 48 percent in some cases, and further weakened the pension funds by, among other measures, pressing them to accept huge losses as part of the country’s debt write-down.
“We think the reflationary pressure in China is still remote and the CPI is likely to stay low,” wrote Xie Dongming, economist at OCBC Bank, saying this offered ample room for further adjustments to interest rates and bank reserve requirements.
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Late Night Tackles President Trump
Stephen Colbert remembered D-Day on Tuesday's Late Show, including the role his Uncle Eddie played in the World War II Normandy invasion, then he turned to President Trump's travel ban making its way to the Supreme Court. Lower courts have blocked the ban, he said, "but the administration still has a shot to win this one, if they can just convince the court that the order is not an unconstitutional travel ban. And they have been very, very disciplined with this message," with one notable exception. Trump's "TRAVEL BAN" tweets "threw the White House into complete disarray, which was a refreshing break from the usual spiteful chaos," Colbert said.
He feigned whiplash watching Trump's White House aides debating if the president's tweets are official White House policy, then laughingly urged Trump to stop tweeting, please. "Here's the thing," he said. "Everybody knows this tweeting is a disaster, so why does he keep doing it, and why so often? His frequency of tweeting has become, even for him, cartoonish." Which was the introduction for Cartoon Donald Trump, who started out practicing pleading the Fifth and ended up explaining whey he leaves tweets with unfinished thoughts ... for hours at a time. Watch below. Peter Weber

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John Parks Jr. Death | John Parks Jr. Obituary – In review of reports, 20 year old man died of gunshot wounds Sunday afternoon, 26th of July 2020 in Omaha.
According to ongoing reports, John Parks Jr. was found dead in the backyard of a home near 53rd and Boyd Streets, said Officer Michael Pecha of the Omaha Police Department. Police were called to the home after gunshots were fired. The investigation continues.
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KOCHI: The Total Sanitation Mission has spent Rs. 6.81 crore out of the Rs. 7.39 crore allotted by the Union and State governments to make Ernakulam a completely sanitised district during the last four years.
Addressing a press conference in connection with the fourth anniversary celebrations of the State government, Total Sanitation Campaign project coordinator N. Vinodini said that till March, the mission had built 28,669 toilets at a cost of Rs. 3.73 crore for families belonging to the Below Poverty Line with the assistance of the local self-government bodies.
In government schools, Rs. 72.80 lakh was spent on building toilets in proportion to the student strength. More than 300 toilets were built in this manner. Besides, another Rs. 17.25 lakh was spent on constructing 35 girl-friendly toilets, Ms. Vinodini said.


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St Johns Primary School wins 2009 Calor Rural School Award
18 November 2009
St John’s Primary School, Swatragh, has been named the winner of the Calor Village of the Year rural school award, run in conjunction with RDC.
The Co Londonderry school beat off stiff competition from eight other schools across Northern Ireland to win the coveted title and a cash prize of £500.
The Calor Village of the Year competition, run in conjunction with the Northern Ireland Rural Development Council, celebrates vibrant, enterprising and caring rural communities that make the most of local opportunities.
The Calor rural school award recognises the important role that schools play in rural communities and the positive contribution they make to village life.
St John’s headmistress Fiona Kearney said: “The school is absolutely delighted to win this prestigious award, which recognises the hard work and dedication of our staff, pupils and parents in helping to make a real difference to community life in Swatragh.
“The school has become the heart of the community and created a real sense of togetherness. By helping to improve our community, we are helping to educate and develop our children so they can make a positive contribution to our future.”
Congratulating the winner, Steve Cooke, Chief Executive of Calor Gas, said: “St John’s is a small, yet innovative and enterprising primary school which impressed judges with its exceptional level of involvement in a wide range of activities and facilities that are open to the whole community.
”The judges also commended St John’s entrepreneurial ‘We Mean Big Business’ initiative, through which the school utilises strong links with local companies to educate children on various aspects of doing business as well as raising much needed funds for the school.”
Martin McDonald, Chief Executive of the Rural Development Council, added: “All the competitors reflected a determination and enthusiasm to showcase the important role they play in village life. Our work in RDC has highlighted the important contribution that rural schools make to their local community. The high quality of entries confirms that Northern Ireland is home to many thriving and enterprising schools that are making a real difference to the development of their communities.”
For more information visit wwwww.calorvillageoftheyear.org.


The Dassault Falcon 5X was a business jet that had been under developed at said manufacturer's facilities for some time. Unfortunately, engine problems resulted in the cancellation of the plane, which was followed up by the start of another project that would use engines from another manufacturer. As a result, while the Dassault Falcon 5X might have had promise, that promise will never be lived up to.
The Dassault Falcon 5X started up in 2006. However, the initial plane was code-named SMS, which was short for "Super Mid-size." Besides that, there wasn't a lot of other information released about it at the time. Something that was perhaps unsurprising considering the state of the project at that point in time.
2. Supposed to Be Powered by Rolls-Royce Engines
With that said, there was one interesting piece of information that was released at that point in time. In short, the plane was expected to be powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce engines. To be exact, the engines were supposed to be Rolls-Royce RB282 engines, which were being developed for the sake of what would become the Dassault Falcon 5X. Unfortunately, things didn't pan out in both cases.
3. Revamped Because of Great Recession
Given that it started up in 2006, it should come as no surprise to learn that the project that would become the Dassault 5X was impacted to a considerable extent by the Great Recession, which sent changes rippling throughout countless sectors in the business world. In this case, interest in super mid-sized planes plummeted, which explains why the Dassault 5X went on to become a long-range plane with a large cabin. Something that wasn't impacted as much by the fallout of the Great Recession.
4. Engine Got Changed
One of the changes that were made as part of the revamp of the project that would become the Dassault 5X was its engines. In short, the Rolls-Royce RB282 engines were rejected. Instead, Dassault decided to go with the Safran Silvercrest, which comes from Safran Aircraft Engines. With that said, it is no exaggeration to say that the Safran Silvercrest has run into its share of problems as well.
5. Delayed Because of Engine Problems
For example, the Dassault Falcon 5X was supposed to be introduced in 2017. However, that plan fell through when Safran run into problems with the Safran Silvercrest engines, which the result that what were supposed to have been completed in 2013 were instead postponed to 2017. Suffice to say that this didn't do wonders for the prospects of the project as a whole, particularly since it wasn't the sole issue that popped up.
6. Dassault Demanded Compensation from Safran
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the delay caused by the problems with the Safran Silvercrest had a very material impact on the Dassault 5X. To be exact, Dassault had to put a freeze on production, which wasn't helped by the fact that some of its clients actually cancelled their orders for the plane. Due to this, Dassault took the step of seeking compensation from Safran, which makes it very clear where they put a significant share of the blame.
7. Initial Flight in July of 2017
It wasn't until July of 2017 that the Dassault 5X saw its initial flight, which was intended as a stepping stone for further flight tests in 2018 so that it could start seeing use in 2020. Unfortunately, further testing revealed further problems.
8. Dassault Considered Changing Engines
In October of 2017, further testing revealed that there were further problems, meaning that the Dassault 5X wasn't going to be meeting the 2020 introduction date. Due to this, Dassault stated that changing engines wasn't ruled out, which was a very unsurprising response considering what had been happening up until that point.
9. Terminated in December of 2017
Finally, Dassault went ahead with the decision to terminate the project in December of 2017. Its reasoning was simple, seeing as how it couldn't count on the Safran Silvercrest engines, which in turn, mean that it couldn't carry out its own plans for the plane.
10. Had Some Interesting Features
This was rather unfortunate because the Dassault 5X had some rather interesting features. For example, it boasted a zenith window on its roof, which would've let in more light into the cabin than otherwise possible.
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Hey it’s Friday and the weekend’s almost here. The weather’s getting warmer and you’re ready for some fun and that’s where we come in! We’re all about it and we’ve got your back big-time. Plus we’ve got a special weekend beer pick that you’ll want to track down. So welcome to this week’s edition of our awesome Weekend Picks!
Kick off the world’s largest beer celebration of its kind with a festival like no other. The fourth annual Opening Tap will be held tonight at the Independence Visitor Center in Philadelphia. Welcome the arrival of the Hammer of Glory from its daylong relay through the streets of Philly, cheer award-winning brewers, and watch Mayor Nutter smash open the first official keg of the week: Brotherly Suds 4. Live music will be provided by TJ Kong & the Atomic Bombs, and you know you don’t want to miss that!
Which leads us to 2013’s Philly Beer Week: a 10-day celebration of the Best Beer-Drinking City in America. The ACB crew’s going to be there and you should be there too! Established in 2008, it’s the largest beer celebration of its kind in America, featuring hundreds of festivals, dinners, tours, pub crawls, tastings, and meet-the-brewer nights in area bars, restaurants, and other locations throughout Greater Philadelphia. Since its inception, nearly 100 other cities worldwide have copied Philadelphia’s success to launch their own beer weeks. Philly Beer Week highlights the region’s diverse beer scene – its world-class breweries, neighborhood taverns, trend-setting restaurants, and rich beer culture and history. Philly Beer Week draws thirsty beer fans from throughout the region and beyond, and if you’re smart, you’ll be one of them.
The Summer Movie onslaught just keeps coming with two notables dropping this week. M. Night Shyamalan’s special effects extravaganza, After Earth, stars Will Smith and his son Jaden, as travelers who crash land on Earth 1,000 years after cataclysmic event’s forced humanity’s escape. Now You See Me is a Louis Leterrier directed movie starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, and Woody Harrelson as magicians who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money they’ve just stolen.
If you’re up in New York City this Sunday 6/2 and you’re looking for something different to do with your evening, we suggest you take the Alphabet City Beer Cruise hosted by our friend and American Craft Beer contributing writer Zach Mack. Zach’s legendary Alphabet City Beer Company has linked up with our friends over at Atlantic Sail and Charter for an evening aboard the Ventura, a 1920s style sailing yacht. They’ll be hitting the water right at the “magic hours” and providing everyone aboard with unlimited craft brews.
Houston will be rocking this weekend when the Free Press Summer Fest 2013 comes to town. This two-day festival (June 1st and 2nd)is held at Houston’s Eleanor Tinsley Park, located within the beautiful rolling hills of the greater Buffalo Bayou Park. Tinsley Park marries the very best of city and natural settings with its grass amphitheater set on the bayou overlooking Houston’s impressive skyline and will be a perfect setting to see artists like Alabama Shakes, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals and Passion Pit.
Our Weekend Beer Pick
Backlash Beer Company will soon be releasing Catalyst, their newest Double IPA, as part of their “so cool” Uprising! Double IPA series. This big, yet deceptively smooth Double IPA sports a dominant Amarillo hop profile and boasts a “take no prisoners” 8.5% ABV. The label art concept for the Uprising series borrows from propaganda-style posters and features silhouettes of core Backlash team members. Catalyst includes a profile shot of Stout, their English Bulldog, and the unofficial Backlash Beer mascot. Catalyst will soon be available in limited supply in both 22 oz. bottles and on draft in the greater Boston area, so you know what to do….


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This free adding 10 game has children adding and subtracting by 10 and adding and subtracting by one using base ten blocks.
Adding and subtracting by 10’s is important work. It builds place value sense and paves the way for metal math even when adding two two-digit numbers.
I have spent a lot of time working on this with my two oldest. My favorite way to teach this is by using the hundreds chart. Whether they are solving number puzzles or solving addition and subtraction problems, the hundreds chart is an easy way to see what happens when we add or subtract 10.
(We simply move up or down, and the number in the tens place does not change)
Today though, we are moving beyond the hundreds chart to using base ten blocks. And we are going to explore this new method of adding and subtracting by 10 through an adding 10 game.
- First, print off game board, record sheet, and base ten blocks if you need them.
- Next, laminate the recording sheet or place in a sheet protector.
- Finally, gather up game markers, dry erase markers, a die, and base ten blocks.
Adding 10 Game Rules:
The game begins with the children gathering up 30 tens or 3 longs.
Once this is done, player one rolls and moves up that many spaces. The player then adds or subtracts base ten blocks based on what the square says. They then write an equation on their record sheet to show what they did.
For example, the player had 12 and then rolled an add 10. First, they would add 1 long. Now they can see that they have 22.
Next they write down what they did. 12 + 10 = 22
Finishing up the Game:
Players take turns rolling, adding and subtracting, and writing equations until both players reach the end.
The player with the largest number wins.
This adding 10 game is a simple way for kiddos to practice this important skill! I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
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Originally Posted by TheBigAndy
I am waiting for the Physical disc to come out, and I have never played a Quick Time Events game before, so I have no clue if I am going to like it.
well, i guess that's a good way to describe it. you've never had a game with quick-time elements before? I know Resident Evil 4 had some during the boss fights (especially the krauser knife fight scene) and same with RE5. Just keep in mind that it's mostly talking (like the TWD universe is) and low action.
I'll tell ya in episode 2 I knew something was off, but still didn't figure out what was wrong until it hit me in the face in the game

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