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Both domestically and overseas Nike operates retail stores, including NikeTowns and factory outlets. Nike continued its promotional activities with the opening of Athleti cs West, a training club for Olympic hopefuls in track and field, and by signing tennis player John McEnroe to an endorsement contract.
By the mids, Nike had slipped from its position as the industry leader. Paradise Papers On 5 Novemberthe Paradise Papersa set of confidential electronic documents relating to offshore investmentrevealed that Nike is among the corporations that used offshore companies to avoid taxes.
The development of Nike Shox culminated more than 15 years of perseverance and dedication, as Nike designers stuck with their idea until technology could catch up. At that point, the company sold its 51 percent stake in Nike-Japan to its Japanese partner; six months later, Nike laid off ten percent of its U.
In the United States, plans for a new headquarters on a large, rural campus were inaugurated, and an East Coast distribution center in Greenland, New Hampshire, was brought on line.
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At the end ofthe company began relocation to its newly constructed headquarters campus in Beaverton, Oregon. In addition to inhalation, dermal exposure was the biggest problem found. It made plans to reduce the line of Nike shoes by 30 percent within a year and a half.
That year, the company opened NikeTown, a prototype store selling the full range of Nike products, in Portland, Oregon. Seeking to recapture the growth of the early to mids, Nike pursued a number of new initiatives in the late s. Kang, Stephanie, and Joann S. Overall, the company laid off about workers during Company acquires Canstar Sports Inc.
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Knight sold the shoes out of the trunk of his green Plymouth Valiant, while Bowerman began ripping apart Tiger shoes to see how he could make them lighter and better, and enlisted his University of Oregon runners to wear-test his creations.
Enter Jeff Johnson, whom Knight had met at Stanford. A revitalized Nike nevertheless seemed to have the str ategies in place to fend off this new threat and stay on top of the g lobal sneaker heap.
Nike finally announced in mid a series of changes affecting its contract workforce in Asia, including an increase in the minimum age, a tightening of air quality standards, and a pledge to allow independent inspections of factories.
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03-07 DODGE 2500, 3500 GAS 5" LONG ARM KIT W/ N2O SHOCKS - ROUGH COUNTRY SUSPENSION
THIS KIT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED, WE ONLY HAVE ONE LEFT!
Number: HEC 387.20
Manufacturer: Rough Country
Amt of Lift: 5"
Front Suspension: Replacement Coil Springs, Upper Adjustable control arms, lower long arms,HD Skid plate, pitman arm, track bar drop bracket, sway bar drop brackets and hardware.
Rear Suspension: 4" Fabricated Blocks, U-bolts and hardware.
Shocks Included: Front - Yes Rear -Yes
Special Notes: Rear components do not fit dually trucks.
Special Wheel Requirements: No
Max Tire Size: 37x12.50
Install Time: 6 hours
Featuring 2-inch DOM Tubed Steel Long Arms and Adjustable X-Flex Upper Control Arms, this kit allows your Dodge 2500 to run up to 37-inch tires while achieving unbelievable flex and articulation! Best of all, a set of bolt-on Control Arm Brackets saves you the headache and extra cost of cutting and welding.
Nitrogen charged N2.0 Shocks and a set of HD Coil Springs offer extra dampening for off-road action, while a Heavy Duty Skid Plate wards off would-be hazards on the trail. This kit also features fabricated blocks and factory-style Clevite Bushings.
- Does NOT fit dually models.
- Does NOT fit "Power Wagon" models.
- Requires minor drilling.
- Models equipped with factory overload springs will need to have the overload removed for the new block and u-bolt kit.
- On vehicles equipped with a two piece driveshaft & carrier bearing as on the Mega Cab, there is the potential for take off vibration, depending on the severity, this can be corrected with shimming down the carrier bearing.
- Increased ground clearance
- Maintains factory steering angles
- Long arms offer improved ride quality and better articulation over short arms
- Control arm brackets bolt on, no welding
- Lower control arms are made of 2.5-inch quarter wall steel
- Control arms include Clevite brand OEM style rubber bushings
- Control arms are fully greaseable for long term performance
- Works with factory 17-inch and 20-inch wheels
- Includes heavy duty lower skid plate
- Fabricated lift blocks are stronger and offer a longer lifespan than cast blocks.
Rough Country Suspension is the leader when it comes to "Bang for the Buck" in off-road suspension kits, 4X4 suspension kits and truck and Jeep lift kits. Rough Country Suspension kits have the high priced guys scratching their heads on how to match the quality and price of Rough Country Suspension lift kits.
Rough Country Suspension features some of the best pricing on 4X4, Truck, Jeep and SUV suspension lift kits without sacrificing quality. Rough Country Suspension kits feature a lifetime warranty and a 60 day satisfaction guarantee to give you piece of mind about your Rough Country Suspension purchase. Rough Country also prides itself on having one of the best Customer Service departments in the off-road industry.
National Tire & Wheel carries the complete line of Rough Country Suspension products.


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A Breath of Friendship
The chapters of this collection of poetry take you on a decade of discovery through the enjoyable, the adverse and the satisfying relationships that one may have...including the relationship to one's self.
- Paperback | 59 pages
- 215.9 x 279.4 x 3.56mm | 208.65g
- 10 Jan 2010
- London, United Kingdom

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Sarah Namulondo, 51, a Police officer attached to Kyambogo Police Station weighed 150kg in 2016. She now weighs 90kg.
Oyebode takes participants through drills at Lugogo Rugby Grounds in Kampala
Every Saturday morning from 6:00am to 9:00am, members of Health 24 Uganda from diverse fields meet at Lugogo Rugby Grounds in Kampala for a fitness routine.
They go through a combination of squats, press-ups and endurance exercises intended to keep their bodies in shape as a way of curbing down non-communicable diseases (NCD) in Uganda.
When the exercise session comes to an end, the chief trainer and director of Health24 Uganda, Solomon Wilson Oyebode briefs the participants about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
This same programme is spread to different parts of Kabale, Mbale, Masaka, Mbarara and Fort Portal. There is such personal satisfaction once participants share how the routine has changed their lives.
"We have had so many testimonies from participants in all our camps spread across the country," said David Louma, one of the coordinators of the programme.
Sarah Namulondo, 51, a Police officer attached to Kyambogo Police Station weighed 150kg in 2016. She is now 90kg.
"I had multiple issues with my health. I had back pain and I struggled to walk, she said after the session. I am nearly half the weight I had three years ago," she said.
"I am now much stronger and I can do exercises that I could not do before," she says.
Namulondo's experience is not different from that of 37-year old Aliasa Nabwire, a Police officer attached to Jinja Road Police Station. She says after three years of participating in the fitness routine, she has been able to shed off weight. I was 100kg. Through exercise, I have lost 20kg. "I feel more energetic and younger."
The testimonies are indicators that Health 24 Uganda is achieving her objectives which started in rather unusual circumstances.
Sarah Namulondo has lost almost half her weight since 2016
Solomon Oyebode's fitness dream was born in 2015 during a hospital visit to a friend who was battling cancer at Mulago Cancer Institute.
"I came face to face with the challenges of dealing with cancer, one of the non-communicable diseases that many people are grappling with," he says.
In a bid to mitigate the likely causes, Oyebode thought about a different approach for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
"I decided to come up with an initiative that would promote wellness either from the side of health care or promoting an active lifestyle through physical exercise and proper diet," he recalls.
This idea gave birth to Health 24 Uganda, a civil society organisation that was established to advocate for physical activity through sports and routine check-ups. It is a non-profit making organisation largely sustained by the pool of resources generated by members and board of directors.
In 2017, Oyebode co-ordinated a health campaign dubbed My health My life with the health ministry aimed at promoting public awareness on the importance of taking charge of their health through routine physical exercise and good nutrition as a way of fighting non- communicable diseases using life course approach.
The participants go through drills every Saturday morning
Oyebode says My life My health has four cardinal interventions, mobilising the populations to get active, sensitising citizen on healthy diet, behavior change campaign and mobilising communities on regular medical checks ups. However, this all requires individual effort at all stages of life.
He says the organisation is committed to ensuring that there is total prevention of non-communicable diseases using people-centred and community approaches for a sustainable programme."
"However, this commitment is not a sole effort; it is a partnership of other stakeholders, who include health ministry, Police, Kampala City Council (KCCA), Case Clinic, which provides regular medical checks up and Uganda Rugby Union, which provides the training ground," Oyebode says.

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Time for action
Actor Manjari Phadnis is hoping to make a splash with her next film Zokkomon.entertainment Updated: Apr 21, 2011 01:05 IST
Seven years, three Bollywood releases, two flops, one hit and a fourth one on its way to the box office, actor Manjari Phadnis (right) badly needs a hit in her career. “My debut film was
Rok Sako to Rok Lo
in 2004, then came
in 2007 and
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
in 2008. Earlier, I did not mind being a tortoise as I was learning the nitty gritty of the business, but now I desperately need some action. I hope
will get me the much needed success,” says the 23-year-old, who waited patiently without getting stereotyped.
Phadnis is playing an orpah girl Kittu in the superhero outing, who treats the world as her family. Asked about her experience of working with Darsheel Safary in the movie, she said, “Initially I thought I will have a tough time shooting with him because I assumed that after the success of
Taare Zameen Par
, Darsheel may have become an arrogant brat. But, when I met and worked with him, I realised he is too naughty and cute. And now I am quite fond of him.”
Slated to hit the screens last year, the film’s delayed release did bother Phadnis initially, but she feels it was for good. “One segment of the film talks about standing up against corruption, so I feel this is just the right time when Anna Hazare has emerged as the real hero, taking on corruption. So, we’ll gain some extra eyeballs,” she says.

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Doom/stoner rock duo Vessel of Light—featuring members of Ancient VVisdom, ex-Hades— are picking up where they left off without missing a beat. Despite releasing an EP last year, the duo are back with a new album called Woodshed. Like the EP, it’s a blend of slowed-down doom metal and spaced-out stoner rock. The latest track from Woodshed, called “One Way Out,” adds screams and a hypnotic, wah-heavy solo to that formula; you can check it out below.
“‘One Way Out’ is one of my favorite songs on Woodshed and although I did two completely separate guitar tracks, it’s sounding brutal at our rehearsals,“ instrumentalist Dan Lorenzo explains. “Nathan combined his clean voice for the verse and the chorus… he just lets loose. Brutal. ‘One Way Out’ is the only song on Woodshed that features an additional musician. Nathan’s brother Michael ( from Ancient VVisdom) recorded the wah-wah guitar solo.”
Woodshed is out September 21 on Argonauta.


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The Shetkari Sanghatan (SS), the farmers’ organisation started by late Sharad Joshi, has said the Centre must not withdraw the agri reform laws, but should in its place make amendments in holding with the needs designed by the farmers.
SS President Anil Ghanwat said the Centre did not examine the farm laws in detail with the farmers before introducing them, which has resulted in popular misinformation. “The govt can keep implementation of the laws and amend them right after discussions with farmers. However, there is no will need to withdraw these laws, which have opened up opportunities for farmers,” he said.
SS has demanded that the govt must let States to come to a decision about APMCs and agreement farming. States should be authorised to make their have laws about the functioning of APMCs, cess and improvement of mandis. The Centre can give a framework of guiding concepts by building a Design Act.
“The govt must scrap the Essential Commodities Act which has resulted in the exploitation of farmers,” Ghanwat said, adding that farmers in Punjab must hold talks with the govt and withdraw the agitation.
The SS has warned that if the govt succumbs to force from Punjab’s farmers, no govt in the foreseeable future will dare to introduce agri reforms.

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|Rechel, B., Devillé, W.|
Workshop: migration and health in the European Union.
European Journal of Public Health, 20 (2010) suppl. 1, p. 69. Abstract. 3rd European Public Health Conference 'Integrated Public Health', 10 - 13 November 2010, Amsterdam..
|Migrants comprise a growing share of European populations. However, all too often their situation is compounded by immigration and citizenship regulations, socio-economic deprivation, cultural differences, language barriers and problems in realizing their human rights and in accessing health and other basic services. There is a need for tailored health policies, but robust data on the health needs of migrants and how best to meet them are scarce, partly because routine data on migrant health are only available in few European countries and understandings of who constitutes a migrant differ widely. Furthermore, the number of countries in Europe with well developed policies on the health of migrants is still small. This workshop will start bridging this information gap by presenting preliminary findings of a European research project undertaken in 2010–11 by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, the EUPHA Section on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health, and the International Organization for Migration. The project brings together available evidence on the health needs of migrants in the European Union and how these can be met most effectively. Particular attention is being paid to the health needs of the most vulnerable groups of migrants who also face the highest barriers to accessing services, such as asylum seekers, refugees, undocumented migrants and victims of trafficking. The workshop will explore four key topics of migration and health in the European Union. It will start with a review of the legal rights of migrants to health care and their implementation. This will be followed by an analysis of migrants’ access to health care. The last two presentations explore current migrant health policies in the European Union and examples of best practice of health care for migrants. The presentations will be short enough to allow for plenary participation and debate.|
|Trefwoorden: allochtonen, eu, vluchtelingen, vluchtelingen, gezondheidszorgvoorzieningen, toegankelijkheid, overheidsbeleid.|
|Keywords: migrants, europe, healthcare delivery, accessibility, health policy.|

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Just about anyone who reads articles about dementia knows that there is mounting evidence of the benefits of exercise. Hardly a week goes by that we at AgingOptions aren’t running across another report that demonstrates how those who work out have better cognitive health than those who remain sedentary. But just how much exercise is necessary to experience the cognitive benefits? Do we all have to become marathon runners in order to keep our brains working properly?
Exercise Works Best Over Time
This recent article from the website HealthDay provides an answer that is both encouraging and – for most of us – a lot more realistic. “It’s well-known that exercise benefits the brain as well as the heart and muscles,” the article begins, “but new research pinpoints just how much – and what types – of exercise may promote thinking skills as you age.” After reviewing data from dozens of medical research studies, “scientists found that those who exercised an average of at least 52 hours over about six months – and for about an hour during each session – showed improvements in their thinking skills.” This finding appears to mark a change of approach from many other articles that stress a certain number of rigorous hours of hard workouts per week as the key measurement. As the study author from the University of Miami stated, “The data seem to suggest [that] you have to keep exercise up for a while before you start to see these changes actually impact your life in a positive manner.”
While it may sound like this new study is just one more in a long line of similar research reports, the HealthDay article makes it clear that in fact it represents something of a breakthrough. “While much scientific evidence has established positive effects in the brain from exercise,” the article says, “scant research has addressed just how much exercise is needed to promote brain health.” In reading about this study in HealthDay, we’re encouraged for several reasons. First, it’s heartening to read that exercise really does correlate with better cognitive health. But more than that, we like the emphasis on exercise becoming a habit. Some of the articles we’ve read recently imply that, unless we’re doing three strenuous hours of maximum-effort aerobics every week, it’s not doing us any good. As it turns out, consistency seems to be as important as strenuousness when it comes to the benefits of working out.
“Super Encouraging” Results
In compiling the research, the study team reviewed nearly 100 medical studies involving more than 11,000 participants. These studies focused on older adults (average age 73) who were asked to exercise for a period of at least four weeks. Researchers then analyzed the effect on brain performance of various amounts and levels of exercise, comparing the thinking and memory skills of the exercise group against a group of peers who did not start a new exercise routine. The University of Miami team discovered that the study participants who exercised “experienced specific, significant changes in mental sharpness [including] improvements in processing speed, or the amount of time needed to complete a task; and executive function, or the ability to manage time, pay attention and achieve goals.” They called these results “super-encouraging.” In the words of the author of the research report, “The study provides evidence that with exercise, you can actually turn back the clock of aging in your brain.”
If these study subjects weren’t out running marathons, what were they doing? HealthDay says that among the exercise group, the most common type was aerobic exercise, especially walking. In some studies, participants combined aerobic exercise with strength or resistance training; among a smaller number, so-called “mind-body exercises” such as yoga or tai chi were part of the mix. But the good news is that the type of exercise you choose doesn’t appear to matter all that much. “Ultimately,” says the report, “any form of exercise was found to be beneficial to thinking skills in older adults, including aerobic exercise, strength training, mind-body exercise or combinations of these.” Even those with some level of established dementia appeared to experience cognitive benefits from exercising over a prolonged period of time.
Healthier Brain, Better Attitude
Medical experts quoted by HealthDay say that exercise appears to benefit the brain in at least two ways. The first and most obvious is improved blood flow to the entire body, including the brain, which clearly has a positive impact on brain health. But the added benefit of exercise is that it produces endorphins, the natural “feel-good” chemicals the body manufactures that promote increased motivation and enjoyment. The presence of endorphins “improves your overall view of life, which is beneficial in terms of cognition,” HealthDay says; and with a better outlook on life, the motivation is there to keep on exercising.
The bottom line advice couldn’t be simpler, says the study author: it’s time to get moving. “We’re not made to be sitting around,” she said. “We need movement. I encourage people to make an appointment with themselves to get moving and to keep it up for a while.” It’s tough to argue with advice like that! Here at AgingOptions we have similar advice to offer when it comes to retirement planning, namely that it’s time to stop sitting around hoping your retirement future will somehow take care of itself. Instead, get moving and come learn the facts about a breakthrough in retirement planning called LifePlanning. Can a retirement plan show you how to make sure your medical, financial, legal, housing and family “threads” are all woven together into a seamless fabric? Yes, if it’s a LifePlan from AgingOptions.
For a simple and cost-free next step, come join Rajiv Nagaich from AgingOptions at an upcoming LifePlanning Seminar. We offer these extremely popular, information-packed throughout the region – so for dates, times and locations, visit our Live Events page where you can select the seminar of your choice. Then register online, or call us for assistance. We’ll look forward to meeting you soon!
(originally reported at https://consumer.healthday.com)


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Police say the suspect in a shooting that wounded two women at a Virginia community college legally purchased his weapon and told investigators after the shooting he “was having a bad week.”
The Christiansburg Police Department said Monday that Neil A. MacInnis legally purchased the 12-gauge shotgun allegedly used in Friday’s shooting from a licensed firearms dealer.
They said nine shell casings were recovered from the New River Valley Mall, the location of a satellite office for New River Community College. The ammunition recovered included slugs, buckshot and bird shot.
Investigators also said they have found no links between the 18-year-old suspect and his two victims, who are recovering from their wounds.
MacInnis is charged with four felony counts. He appeared in court Monday but did not enter a plea.

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Tove Ditlevsen (1917 – 1976) was a Danish poet and author. The Copenhagen Trilogy is a three part memoir Ditlevsen wrote at a time of great personal crisis.
Part one, Childhood, covers the poet’s early teen years. Ditlevsen’s family – parents and brother, Edvin – are shamefully poor, often embarrassed by their reduced circumstances and live in a slum-like area of Copenhagen. Young Tove hangs out with the local kids, especially her friend Ruth, gossiping and exchanging lurid stories.
Tove is a sensitive girl, imaginative and introspective. She only feels truly alive and happy when she writes. Her true passion is poetry, compositions she enters in a private journal. Misunderstood by her parents and teachers, Tove plays dumb and hides her feelings. As a young poet she knows she will be ridiculed should her secret writing life be found out. When Edvin discovers her journal, he laughs out loud while reading her poems. Despite this, Tove will extend some forgiveness to her brother, who works as an apprentice printer, a job he hates.
All in all it’s a lonely and alienating existence for young Tove. She feels no love from her parents, who can only see a traditional and unremarkable career for her as a nanny, minding other people’s children. The mean, gossipy world of her friends is limiting as well. Despite this, Tove dares to dream of one day being published as a poet. She continues to write, no matter how bleak her prospects seem.
At one hundred pages, Childhood is a seductive, intimate self-portrait that ends too soon. How the reader longs for more! (Luckily, there are two more volumes, Youth and Dependency). Ditlevsen captures the essence of a troubled childhood – anxieties over belonging, grim expectations for the future and the indifferent adults who are more absorbed by their own worries. All this contributes to make Childhood a subtle work of existential brilliance. Ditlevsen shows the self stripped back to its vulnerable essence. Some of it is so private and revealing it's possible to feel like a trespasser, having almost stumbled onto a private journal.
A moving self-portrait of the poet as young, damaged soul.
Translated by Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman
Childhood, by Tove Ditlevsen. Penguin $22.99
Review by Chris Saliba
Garry Linnell’s portrait of escaped convict William Buckley is a stunning triumph.
William Buckley (1780 – 1856) is surely one of the most intriguing and enigmatic characters of Australian history. He fought Napoleon as a soldier in the King's Own Regiment in 1799, but later came undone for receiving stolen goods - a bolt of cloth. He was given 14 years and sent to New South Wales, arriving upon the Calcutta in 1803. Exhausted and terrified, Buckley soon bolted with three other prisoners. The group separated and Buckley spent weeks on his own, living off shellfish. He probably would have expired, if not for the contact he made with the local Aboriginal people who thought he was a ghost, one of their ancestors who had died, then “jumped up” again as a white man.
Buckley spent the following 32 years living with the Wadawurrung people. He was respected by the Wadawurrung and was influential in trying to preserve the peace between different clans and groups. In 1835, Buckley re-entered European society. He was given a pardon by Governor Arthur and worked as an interpreter. This role as intermediary took its toll on Buckley, who saw many abuses of First Nations people and moved to Van Diemen's Land for the rest of his life.
Garry Linnell takes an interesting approach in Buckley's Chance, presenting the narrative in an almost fictional form. In some ways the structure of the book is like an 18th century epistolatory novel, with Linnell addressing himself to an imaginary Buckley, posing questions about his emotional state and responses to key events. Almost like speculative fiction, this style of writing gives the book a tone of intimacy and humanity, asking the reader to imagine Buckley's personal conflicts and psychological states of being. The narrative is interweaved with thorough research and quotes from key contemporaries, making the book invaluable as an early history of New South Wales, Tasmania and most notably, Victoria.
The portrait that emerges of Buckley himself is of a sad and tortured soul, caught between two cultures, one exterminating the other. His two years working with the Port Phillip Association, most notably with John Batman, was extremely painful as he assisted the land grab that saw widespread dispossession of the Wadawurrung and other peoples. Yet for all that we have on the record, plus Buckley's own memoir, The Life and Adventures of William Buckley written by journalist John Morgan (Buckley was illiterate), the man himself remains frustratingly distant and mysterious. He was often portrayed as a dolt, but surely knew more than he let on.
Buckley's Chance is a tremendous achievement. Engaging, passionate and fascinating it's a book that invited the reader to re-imagine Australia's formative years, a time that was harsh and often horrific.
Buckley's Chance, by Garry Linnell. Published by Michael Joseph. $34.99
Review by Chris Saliba
A great biography of one the twentieth century's towering intellectual figures.
Susan Sontag is best known for her essays such as “Notes on Camp” and “Against Interpretation”, published in the late 1960s. Her 1977 book, On Photography, a collection of essays originally published in the New York Review of Books, is considered the seminal text on the subject. Sontag also wrote fiction, with mixed results. Early novels such as The Benefactor and Death Kit are considered opaque and difficult, while in the early 1990s Sontag had a best seller with The Volcano Lover.
In Sontag, by American writer and translator Benjamin Moser, the reader is treated to a first class biography. It mixes cultural and political history, philosophy, literary analysis and of course, the complex and divided character of Susan Sontag herself. She emerges as a troubled, difficult, cantankerous, hypocritical, generous and vulnerable woman. Determined to present herself in an idealised aspect – as a thinker, intellectual and cultural warrior – Sontag often hid her true self, keeping her 15 year relationship with Annie Leibovitz a secret, even from her sister. This friction between real self and self as brassy persona meant the writer was a “house divided”. Relationships – friends and lovers alike – were never stable, always subject to Susan's unreasonable and explosive personality.
Fascinating, absorbing and intellectually rigorous, Sontag provides a window on a key cultural figure of the last 50 years, summing up an age, its art and literature.
Sontag: Her Life, by Benjamin Moser. Allen Lane. $59.99
Review by Chris Saliba
David Day brings to life an important figure in Australian history.
Maurice Blackburn (1880 – 1944) was an influential member of the Australian Labor Party and a barrister, specialising in cases defending socialist causes. He held seats at both the state and federal levels, was heavily involved in the divisive conscription debates during the First World War and could at times be a controversial figure, due mainly to his intellectual independence and dogged integrity. His relationship with the Labor Party was often strained as he differed on party policy and would not compromise his beliefs for political expediency. The Labor Party twice expelled him.
Esteemed historian David Day brings to life the rowdy and theatrical politics of the time: street meetings in Melbourne's inner suburbs; rousing speeches on the Yarra; and dodgy political and business characters, such as Prime Minister Billy Hughes and thuggish businessman John Wren. Against this backdrop Maurice Blackburn emerges as a rare beast, a politician and activist who was broadly esteemed for his integrity and consistency.
David Day writes a splendid history of Australia's nascent Labour movement and one of its major figures, distilling the complex social and economic issues of the time into a bracing narrative. Maurice Blackburn: Champion of the People will appeal to the general reader and history buff alike.
Maurice Blackburn: Champion of the People, published by Scribe. $49.99
Review by Chris Saliba.
This review first published at Books + Publishing. Click here.
Self-created pop and rock icon Debbie Harry tells her story in this punchy memoir.
Debbie Harry was at the centre of New York's 1970s punk scene. It was a time of frenetic creative energy, when musicians and artists maintained a vibrant street life and everyone seemed to know everyone, one way or another.
During the 70s Debbie Harry was trying to form an identity and artistic persona, immersing herself in art, fashion and music, hurtling herself forward, as she writes it, and trying to survive. When she met musician Chris Stein they became immediate friends and artistic collaborators. Together they created Blondie, recruited other band mates, and wrote a string of hits. Blondie sold millions of records, but due to dodgy management they were deeply in debt by the time the band broke up. Debbie would eventually resurface as a solo artist, survive drug dependency and agree to re-forming Blondie in the 1990s.
Face It has been pieced together from a series of interviews with music journalist Sylvie Simmons. As a consequence it has a punchy, direct quality. There isn't much in the way of deep introspection or reflection, although Harry is often candid and revealing. She openly discusses sex, drug use and risky living. Her philosophy of life is to keep surviving and creating and pushing forward. Mistakes are often made, it's a part of living, but not worth dwelling on.
For Blondie fans, there's lots of fascinating information about how the band's classic albums were made and the meaning behind some of the songs. One lovely aspect of the book is Harry's continued closeness to Chris Stein. As she maintains, they started out as friends and it is that close bond that has held them together over the decades, even once they parted as lovers.
Part scrap book (Face It is jam packed with photos and fan art) and part memoir, Debbie Harry gives her own unique twist on music, sex, drugs and 70s New York. It's a survivor's tale, told by an adopted child who never met her parents, someone who has come to accept life's highs and lows with equanimity.
Face It: A Memoir, by Debbie Harry. HarperCollins $45.
Review by Chris Saliba
New historical material coupled with biographer Troy Bramston's meticulous research makes for a worthy re-appraisal of Robert Menzies, Australia's longest serving prime minister.
Journalist and former political advisor Troy Bramston’s new biography of Robert Menzies, Australia’s longest serving prime minister, aims to refocus the historical lens. Too often Menzies is written off as an antediluvian character, hopelessly devoted to Queen and Empire, while his ardent supporters keep him on an unrealistic pedestal. Using newly released material and a broad range of author interviews with friends, family and colleagues, a portrait emerges of a brilliant yet flawed man.
Menzies’ best qualities were his ability for personal reflection and change. After the crushing failure of his first prime ministership (1939-1941) he managed to re-invent himself and create a new political force, the Australian Liberal Party. Philosophically gifted, he fashioned an appealing narrative of progressive values based on the rights of the individual. There were also serious missteps: his support, in 1938, for Hitler’s Germany; his attitudes towards race; the testing of nuclear bombs on Australian soil; a lax attitude towards apartheid; volunteering our troops for the Vietnam war.
Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics is always judicious and balanced, providing a multifaceted portrait of a key figure of Australian history. Essential reading for students of politics and history, or anyone interested in the Liberal Party and its deep national influence.
Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics, by Troy Bramston. Published by Scribe. RRP: $49.99
Review by Chris Saliba
This review was first published at Books + Publishing. The original article can be seen here.
An absorbing new collection of autobiographical pieces by African-diaspora Australians.
Growing Up African in Australia (edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke, Magan Magan and Ahmed Yussuf ) is a collection of autobiographical essays by African-diaspora Australians. Most of the pieces collected here are fairly short in length and cover a broad spectrum of nationalities and experiences. There are stories of leaving war-torn countries, the pain of being separated from family, the difficulties of cultural adjustment in a new land, the feeling of not belonging anywhere.
The inevitable experience of racism, in all its forms, whether it be a misguided but well-meaning remark, the cruelty of children in the playground, or the more sinister type, are all candidly discussed. The most common fault of white Australians is to ask: where do you come from? The onus always on the person of colour to validate their identity; the underlying assumption of the question being: you don't belong here.
While there are stories of struggle, pain and suffering, there are also inspiring stories of achievement and personal success, of finding friendships, love, place and community. A large number of the contributors are artists, performers and writers, and their stories are also a testament to the power of creativity to give solace and empowerment.
There is much to learn from this engaging and enjoyable collection. Growing Up African in Australia highlights the power of the word to create empathy and understanding.
Growing Up African in Australia, edited by Maxine Beneba Clarke. Published by Black Inc. RRP: $29.99
Release date: 2nd April 2019
Review by Chris Saliba
Susan Orlean examines every aspect of the library in this entertaining and humane book.
On April 29, 1986, a terrible fire broke out at the Los Angeles Public Library. It caused great devastation. Some 400,000 books were destroyed; another 700,000 experienced smoke or water damage. It took the fire department seven hours to put out the flames. The rebuilding took years and cost millions of dollars.
Journalist and writer Susan Orlean stumbled across these facts only recently, amazed that the fire wasn’t better known. A reason could be that the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster occurred a few days before the library fire, eclipsing it in newsworthiness.
How did the fire start? To this day it remains a mystery. The prime suspect was an attractive young man, Harry Peak, a fantasist and compulsive liar who dreamed of being an actor. He was seen at the library on the day of the fire, and he even told friends he had lit it, but then chopped and changed his story so much it was impossible to know what to believe. He was imprisoned for three days, but then the charges were dropped as it was felt the case against him wouldn’t stand up in court.
The eccentric Harry Peak is just one character among many in this multi-faceted, kaleidoscope-like book that looks at the history, development and workings of the Los Angeles Library. Orlean also chronicles the broader story of the library, from its early American pioneers (there were many eccentrics and true originals in this class) to today, where the library incorporates the latest in technology and sometimes struggles to remain an institution that is open to all, including the city’s many homeless seeking warmth and comfort.
The Library Book is a deeply satisfying book, explaining in entertaining language every aspect of how a big, modern library works. It’s also a story with heart and soul, the library being a vital and humane place, somewhere to find refuge from a world of ceaseless troubles. It’s also a book that pays due homage to the work of the librarians, those precursors to the Google search engine, ever ready to answer questions.
The Library Book, by Susan Orlean. Atlantic $29.99
Review by Chris Saliba
Biographer Elizabeth Kleinhenz tells the fascinating and complex story of Germaine Greer.
In 2013, Germaine Greer sold her archives – some 500 boxes - to the University of Melbourne. Academic and educator Elizabeth Kleinhenz has spent several years going through this rich resource on Greer’s life to produce a new biography. This is the second book on Greer's life – a notoriously unwilling subject – following Christine Wallace’s 1997 Untamed Shrew.
Kleinhenz produces a fairly straight forward biography here, something most readers will find easily accessible. The book doesn’t examine in critical detail Greer’s literary and intellectual output, which is fair enough (all the major works are discussed, however). That is really the task for another book.
What the biographer concentrates on is Greer the brilliant, complex and often contradictory woman. We get a portrait of someone who is generous, prodigiously intelligent and blessed with a sharp sense of humour, but also quick to anger, difficult and sometimes downright mean. Greer appears in these pages as a strangely isolated figure, yet surrounded by plenty of people. One almost feels sorry for her inability to forge strong, lasting relationships.
“Her behaviour can be as puzzling as it is annoying. Despite her singular intelligence, she can be as inconsistent and irrational as she is insulting. Her apparent lack of emotional empathy is strangely at odds with her literary sensibility. It is amazing to see how a bruising clumsiness in personal relations sits beside the almost pitch-perfect refinement of the best of her writing. A complete contradiction.”
Or as Salman Rushdie noted, after her refusal to sign a petition defending him during The Satanic Verses controversy, “...her determination to be out of step leads her into batty positions.”
I very much enjoyed this fascinating biography, reading it in a couple of days. It goes a long way to explaining some of the more unexplainable aspects of Germaine Greer’s personality, while also lauding her role as a public intellectual and feminist of considerable stature.
Germaine: The Life of Germaine Greer, by Elizabeth Kleinhenz. Vintage. RRP: $39.99
Review by Chris Saliba
Financial journalist Damon Kitney has written a compelling biography of James Packer, a complex and troubled man haunted by his father’s legacy.
James Packer, one of Australia’s richest men, guards his privacy jealously. Surprisingly, after several requests from financial journalist Damon Kitney (The Australian Financial Review, The Australian), he decided to co-operate in the writing of this biography. What ensued was six months of interviews, conducted at various locations across the globe, plus plenty of additional email material from Packer himself. Kitney also interviewed a wide range of Packer’s friends, business associates and even ex-wives.
The result is a measured, almost sympathetic portrait of a deeply divided and troubled man. Kitney has some two decades experience covering business and he brings his knowledge and communication skills to the fore when outlining James Packer’s chequered business history. He chronicles the devastating failures (the One.Tel collapse; the failed US casino investments; the selling of cherished family assets to pay off debts) with clarity, avoiding complex jargon.
At the centre of the James Packer story, though, is his relationship with his father, Kerry. Kerry Packer’s toughness and brutality were legendary, qualities drummed into him by his own father, Sir Frank Packer. James was especially traumatised by the colossal failure of One.Tel, losing his father’s business some 300 million dollars. Packer senior humiliated his son over the matter. When James inherited the family business, he set himself a goal of trying to live up to his father’s business legacy. This meant achieving profits in the billions, a Herculean task. Such a high benchmark has meant a constant feeling of failure. It’s also led to poor decision making, trusting the wrong people, alcohol abuse and a dependence on prescription drugs. His life seems a misery, despite the lush homes, luxury boats and jet-set lifestyle.
One wonders: why not sell it all and simply live off the interest? But as the ghost of Kerry Packer looms, demanding that the family legacy be preserved, James continues to take on the enormous stress of big debts and big business gambles. He appears to be utterly trapped, unable to re-create his life in his own image. By his own admission, Packer has no real interest in the gaming industry. He simply sees it as a stable, dependable income stream. One friend in the book wisely suggests once James finds a business he’s really passionate about, then he’ll be successful. (To the author’s credit, he raises the question of the ethics of the casino industry with Packer.)
James Packer is often described by his friends and business associates as being an essentially soft, gentle, generous soul. His bad moods, volatility and rudeness are often put down to the pressure he constantly finds himself under, rather than an innate part of his personality. The business life he has chosen, or rather inherited, seems a bad fit.
It’s hard to feel sorry for a multi billionaire, yet Damon Kitney does a good job of trying to walk in someone else’s shoes. The reader does come some way to understanding the complex motivations Packer has due to his family legacy and fortune. It weighs like a ton of bricks on his shoulders. The simple fact that Packer has agreed to have his life laid bare like this shows how much he must be suffering an existential crisis. This is an exasperated and confused middle-aged man asking out loud what he should do.
The lesson we learn from The Price of Fortune is that wealth, what we all strive for, may be limited in the happiness it can provide. Business leaders, media talking heads and politicians fete James Packer as the apogee of success, a man to be emulated. Maybe they got their business model wrong.
The Price of Fortune: The Untold Story of Being James Packer, by Damon Kitney. Published by HarperCollins RRP: $45.
Review by Chris Saliba
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A community discussion of Oakley’s forthcoming downtown library is on tomorrow night’s November 14, 2023, City Council agenda. An architectural firm is bringing forth a conceptual design of the location and how we can build such a much-needed structure “with no new taxes.” I invite community residents to attend or contact the council members in your district with their ideas for the forthcoming project.
I have attached a copy of the Staff Report.
George Fuller, Ed.D. City Councilmember, City of Oakley, CA


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Shigeru Miyamoto, Pikmin’s Producer, has revealed that the series will debut short cartoon clips just in time for the launch of Pikmin 3. While it will be a series of short clips at first, it could grown into a full animated series if found popular.
Miyamoto said: “We were working on several Pikmin CG animated videos and wanted more people to be able to see them. I had gone to a movie theatre and saw the videos telling people to turn off their cell phones and thought we could create a Pikmin version of that, but instead decided to do the 3D glasses video.”
He added that Nintendo paired up with Toho Cinemas to release the clips to 60 Japanese cinemas for test-screenings. It’s all part of his plan to lend his colorful creations more life.
Miyamoto continued: “I didn’t want to license our characters out to someone else to create films. Instead, since I used to draw four-panel comics when I was younger, I thought it would be fun to bring a four-panel comic approach to creating video content, so we started work on these Pikmin videos. “We didn’t have a good opportunity to announce that we were doing this, so while we were working on the movies we also created the Pikmin video that opened our E3 presentation last year.”
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Mortgage rates continue to hover near or at historic lows, according to the latest data released by Freddie Mac.
Buoyed by positive news this week in the home construction sector, the 30-year fixed-rate average fell to 3.37 percent, just slightly above its record low two weeks ago of 3.36 percent. Last week, it was 3.39 percent. A year ago at this time, it was 4.11 percent.
The 15-year fixed-rate average set a new low, hitting 2.66 percent for the first time. It was down from 2.70 a week ago and 3.38 percent a year ago.
Hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages rose slightly. The five-year ARM increased to 2.75 percent, up from 2.73 percent a week ago, but down from 3.01 percent a year ago.
The one-year ARM averaged 2.60 percent, up from 2.59 percent a week ago but down from 2.94 percent last year.
“Mortgage rates remained more or less unchanged this week as home construction builds up steam,” Frank E. Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, said in a statement. “Construction on single-family homes jumped to an annualized rate of 11 percent in August, the strongest pace since August 2008. Over the first nine months of the year, single-family starts were 23 percent higher than the same period last year. Moreover, home builder confidence rose for the sixth consecutive month in October to the highest level since June 2006, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.”
Banks’ third quarter earnings came out within the past week. Wells Fargo reported that mortgage originations were up significantly, while JPMorgan and Bank of America saw modest increases. Citigroup had a decline.
Meanwhile, mortgage applications declined for the second week in a row, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
The Market Composite Index, a measure of loan application volume, fell 4.2 percent from last week. The Refinance Index went down 5 percent, while the Purchase Index dropped 9 percent compared with the previous week.
Although the refinance share of mortgage was down slightly from the previous week, it still accounts for 82 percent of applications.
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Shoegaze pioneers Slowdive have released their first piece of music in 22 years. The English band formed in 1989 and took the shoegaze genre by storm throughout the early 90s, but eventually broke up in 1995 shortly after the release of their last album Pygmalion . Slowdive made a quiet yet surprising comeback in 2014, and have now finally made the leap to producing new music once again. “Star Roving” is their soaring new single, packed with a dreamlike quality submerged in churning guitars and elegant reverb.
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It breaks my heart to see him like this. He is so itchy and miserable. The allergic reaction has flared up really badly in the last week (combination of grass pollens and 1 or 2 flea bites) and in spite of the baths, witch hazel, coconut oil etc. it looks like Boogie’s skin issues have progressed to some sort of secondary bacterial infection because he has been chewing, rubbing and scratching himself raw and bloody, and the bald patches have spread. 😦
I read a recent article in THE BARK magazine that if the dog’s GI tract is healthy, this would be the BEST protection against allergic reactions, compared to antihistamine or steroid-type medications. Well, I thought Boogie’s GI tract was health-ier! Now I don’t know, anymore.
We have a vet appointment tomorrow morning.
And as skin issues are a “pre-existing condition”, we are not covered by Healthy Paws…. Sigh.
UPDATE: Since these photos were taken, Boogie’s skin got much worse. The sides of his body are full of bald patches. There are red bloody sores on his neck. Dr. F (Boogie’s vet) has prescribed Simplicef antibiotics and Prednisone. I hope the meds will help him feel better, not so itchy.
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Oftel expected to lift BT's rental limit
Monday 13 March 1995
Oftel, the telecommunications regulator, is expected to propose within months that the cap on BT's line rental prices should be removed. The controversial change is likely to be put to BT in a statement on the industry by June.
The move will be resisted by consumer groups unless reassurances are given that prices for many customers, including the elderly and less well- off, will not soar. BT believes that it loses well in excess of £1.4bn a year in maintaining the local network. The company has lobbied for years to be able to accelerate increases in line rental charges, saying that call charges could then go down.
Philip Cullum, policy research manager at the Consumers' Association, said: "We need reassurances that individual customers will not see their bills rocket."
He called on BT to say what it might do if the line rental cap was removed, "in a spirit of openness". "If BT were to say something it would help. They could say that overall bills will not go up," he said. "We need to be sure that consumers will not be adversely affected and clearly if we have doubts we will oppose [raising the price cap]."
In spite of consumer concern, Don Cruickshank, director-general of Oftel, is increasingly convinced that BT will not raise line rental charges unduly if he removes the cap and that overall bills may not go up. He believes that competition from cable companies and other telephone companies, including the Cambridge-based Ionica, would deter BT from taking the risk of losing customers.
Mr Cruickshank would also propose adapting the current low-use scheme to help anyone disadvantaged by the change. Under this scheme people pay only 40 per cent of line rentals but then pay a higher charge for calls. In any case the overall price cap limiting changes to inflation minus 7.5 percentage points will stay in place until 1997.
The move to lift BT's line rental limit is part of a potentially radical overhaul of the industry, which could include removal of large sums paid to BT to help compensate the company for losses in its local networks. Oftel is consulting on a wide range of issues on the future of the industry and responses are due in by the end of this month.
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Reading's reputation as a top business destination has been strengthened by new research showing London firms could save £74 million over 10 years by relocating here.
Big City players could slash their office costs by a third and knock 20 per cent off their staff wage bill by ditching the capital’s bright lights for our town.
But despite these benefits, Reading is the most expensive place to run a business outside London according to a study by real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield. It assessed the potential cost savings of relocating from London to 14 regional centres, including Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester.
It found that new arrivals to Reading could expect to save around £74.2 million (or 20.3 per cent) over a decade – less than anywhere else. Belfast offered the highest saving of £170.4 million (46.7 per cent).
Office expenses in Reading are just 66 per cent of London’s, meaning companies could save £10 million in rent and running costs over 10 years.
However Reading is the priciest, with average property costs across the UK just 52 per cent of the City.
Bosses could also save a tidy penny on labour costs, with the average manager’s salary in Reading 18 per cent less than their London counterparts. Again Reading is the highest of the 14 cities studied.
Tim Smith, executive director of Reading UK CIC, said: “Reading is cheaper to do business than London, but conversely it’s very accessible.
“So having your business here offers all the benefits of London, but less of the hassle.
“Reading is the most connected town in England. You can get in and out of the capital very quickly.
“However, having these benefits makes Reading more expensive than other places. So I would strongly caveat the claims that we are the most expensive area outside London with the fact that we offer all the good things but it costs less.”
The research revealed the practical cost of upping sticks to Reading is £5.5 million – again the highest in the UK, followed by Southampton and Edinburgh.
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“We expect that this trend will continue as businesses maintain a tight rein on costs through a slow economic recovery.”
The research was based on a London firm with a 50,000 sq ft building and 500 staff looking for a regional equivalent.


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In June 2010 a highly instructive book appeared in the USA on the way a handful of influential scientists have managed, over the last 50 years, to spread confusion within public opinion on a number of scientific questions, with the sole aim of serving specific economic or political interests. André Lebeau has read this book, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming (New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2010) for Futuribles. He outlines its argument here, showing the extent to which these few scientists have manipulated opinion and, at times, cast discredit on scientifically established facts, without any real scientific legitimacy, but merely because they knew how to handle the media machine and could harness it to their “cause”.
Whether acting for tobacco magnates, for the producers of fertilizers or other pollutants, or simply for ideological ends (e.g. anti-communism), it is the logic of denial that drives them. It is essential to understand this logic, particularly as these types of pseudo-scientists are now tending to focus on the debate on global warming (over which there is a virtual consensus among scientists) and they must not be allowed to delay regulation, which is both essential and, even as things stand, complicated to organize on an international scale.


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H4 GBPUSD Trend Scalper is a trend signal scalper The EA trades according to the trend strategy using original built-in indicator for opening and closing orders. The external inputs for limiting trading on Fridays and Mondays are available. The purpose of the strategy is to use the current trend with the most benefit. According to the results of testing and working on demo and real accounts, the best results achieved by using the Н4 timeframe on the GBP/USD pair Works on MetaTrader 4 Build 971+
The Infinity Expert Advisor is a scalper. When the resistance and support levels are broken, trades are opened in the direction of the price movement. Open positions are managed by several algorithms based on the current market situation (fixed stop loss and take profit, trailing stop, holding positions in case of trend indication, etc.). Requirements for the broker The EA is sensitive to spread, slippages and execution quality. It is strongly recommended not to use the EA for currencies with
CAP Zone Recovery EA is your tool to turn losing trades into winning trades by using a smart "back-and-forth" hedging mechanism. I call it the "Never Lose Again Strategy". Let the price move to anywhere it likes - the awesome CAP Zone Recovery EA will make profits out of the situation. Guaranteed! The secret behind this amazing EA is a famous trading algorithm known as "Zone recovery algorithm" or "The Surefire Forex Hedging Strategy" . CAP Zone Recovery EA is extremely easy to use. You just ope
MMM Zig Zag Strategy: The Expert Advisors uses its built-in Zig Zag indicator to determine the prices trends and calculates the signal to decide to open buy or sell positions. It sends an order, closes or moves the Trailing Stop loss position as the indicator works. You can define the time period of each day of the week the EA should not trade (the bad time to trade). Usually the period of day when the impact news are published. General Inputs Closes orders with any profit of value (currency):
This ea designed based on Grid sterategy .I recommend to use this ea for major currency pair and run it on H1 timeframe. Backtest result from 2018.01.02 - 2019.04.18: Balance=1000$, lot size= 0.01, broker= IFCMarkets_Real , Currency=EURUSD, tp=5$ , Step=50pip, account risk=100% . Profit=227$. >>>>>> Parameter: lot= starting lot size. Take Profit: profit in $. Step =Pip Difference between trade. ** Warning : Recommended for ris
Ilanis is and Expert Advisor for stock trading, it can be used for trading on Forex and other markets, including commodities, metals and index markets. To determine the market entry, the EA uses the modern and ultra-light adaptive indicator FourAverage. Principle of position maintaining is similar to that of the popular Forex robot Ilan, using averaging. But unlike Ilan, Ilanis uses an accurate entry into the market. The robot pays a lot of attention to position control, if the price goes in the
Trend Pullback Trader trades in the direction of the trend after a small pullback (declining price in uptrend, rising price in downtrend). It does so by identifying the trend using an MA and then using the RSI and Stochastic oscillators (on a lower timeframe than the MA) to signal shorter term overbought/oversold conditions. The EA has been optimized for EURUSD on M5 chart, other pairs/timeframes need to be optimized . The EA will not trade every day, it can go several days without making a trad
The EA is recommended for trading EURUSD M5. It is based on the strategy of "waiting out", the market entry (and exit) points are determined on the basis of correlation of a number of indicators. The trading volume for opening a position depends on results of previous trades. It is possible to limit the amount of risk (the AutoMM parameter). It is also possible to set the maximum spread, above which the EA will automatically suspend trading (the MaxSpread parameter). It also has advanced feature
"MACD Scalper EA" is a reliable scalper for trading all currency pairs. The working timeframe is H1. Good to use VPS. The algorithm is based on the readings of the MACD indicator and candlestick patterns. This combination allows you to achieve a better ratio of Profit / Loss. Most often, the indicator is used to identify trading signals during lateral price movement - periods of stabilization of the course after raising or lowering (consolidation). Usually, the “Buy” signal is considered w
My Dear Valuable Customers, In fact, he is 80% successful. But there is a small flaw in the reason why the trap trading process cannot be recognized. I tried so hard to fix it but to no avail. I give you this for the lowest price available on this site. Give me an idea if you can fix this bug. My currency strength meter is programmed to my private trading strategy.Still it is in the testing and developing stage.So,now I can recommend the success rate very well. I just shared this indicator thro
The levels, where a large volume of trades has been formed, are very important in the technical analysis. It is also important to know the direction of the trend and its change. When a High is broken the trend is considered an uptrend, when a Low is broken - a downtrend. This provides a foundation for a good trading system. But now you don't have to do anything, such system has already been developed - the Trend Stream. The EA automatically detects the trend direction and makes trades based on t
How it works? This EA trades with Fast MA and Slow MA crossovers. Moving Average will base its value on the current time frame. Only allows one open trade at a time. Two strategy to choose, crossover and trend following. Optimize risk management settings for lot size and martingale. Strategy: Crossover Opens a Buy position if the Slow MA crosses below Fast MA. Opens a Sell position if the Slow MA crosses above Fast MA. Trend Following Opens a Buy position if the Slow MA is below Fast
DYJ GlobalTradeGameTheory(Power) is based on Bulls and Bears indicator. It can be used for any currency pair and timeframe. Power： Market entry condition Power attempts to gauge bullish and bearish forces in the market by using two separate measures, one for each type of directional pressure. The EA's BearsIndex attempts to measure the market's appetite for lower prices The EA's BullsIndex attempts to measure the market's appetite for higher prices It also uses Laguerre filtering fa
Many traders, especially the beginners, get tired of manual trading and start using robots. Of course, advertising plays a significant role in choosing the algorithm. Often, system and EA vendors hide information about their product until the customer buys it. Profit Hunter EA is no exception, so in our review we will try to find out whether this robot is efficient or you should better search for its counterparts. Profit Hunter EA A variation of the "martingale" technique used in the EA is
This Expert Advisor trades based on trend lines, as well as on the basis of volume analysis. Volumes are calculated using minute bars, in order to determine if they were ascending or descending. The trend lines are drawn based on High and Lows in the trade history. There are also additional indicators. Buy or sell signals depend on all those factors. This allows the EA to enter the market with more accuracy and to perform more deals. Input parameters Lots - lot size (if 0, a lot is calculated
Smart Robot MT4 is an Expert Advisor based on Scalping, Elliot Waves and with filters such as RSI, Stochastic that managed and decided with robot smartly. Large number of inputs and settings are tested and optimized and embedded in the program thus inputs are limited and very simple. Using EA don't need any professional information or Forex Trading Knowledge. The EA works with low margin level and thus has low risk. This is Free Version and limitations is : Trade on EURJPY only with lot size
Background The Expert Advisor is based on a neural network. After the first launch, the EA starts to accumulate data necessary for successful trading. The EA trades using a modifiable grid of Buy and Sell orders. Expert Advisor Training If you want to achieve effective trading, pay special attention to Expert Advisor training! To do this: click Optimization in inputs select upgrade=true. click test. ST parameters start=1; step=1; stop=100. enter the maximum balance for training, e.g. 1,000,000
The Super scalper universal is a fully automated scalping Expert Advisor, which uses five indicators. Each open position is protected by a hidden stop order managed by an advanced modification algorithm. When searching for the suitable signals, the EA uses the integrated indicator in conjunction with the trend and time filters, as well as the volatility filter. It use dynamic position closure, which considers the location where the order had been opened and the subsequent price action. Profit is
"Hybrid" smart multi currency strength Expert Adviser(more then 100 trading combinations) uses 7 Different techniques to trade with many dozens of strategies for best trades. This Expert Advisor works only with open\close price of every bar! Trading strategy 7 new improved strategies. You can work with or without trailing stop & take profit, The EA works on 3 different time frames simultaneously. The EA can trade major currency pairs,and all time frames. Send Email+sound notification for e
Multifunctional Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 4 The EA's algorithm is based on versatility principle. The EA can work in three different modes that can be switched independently. DigitalFilterA indicator readings are used as trading signals. The indicator's algorithm is based on the highly efficient digital filter. The unique digital filtering algorithm provides users with trading signals in a timely manner and also allows them to assess the current situation objectively when performing technica
Santa Scalping is a fully automated Expert Advisor with no use of martingale. Night scalping strategy. The SMA indicator filter are used for entries. This EA can be run from very small accounts. As small as 50 EUR. General Recommendations The minimum deposit is 50 USD, default settings reccomend for eurusd m5 gmt +2 . Please use max spread 10 if you will not have orders change it to -1. Use a broker with good execution and with a spread of 2-5 points. A very fast VPS is required, preferably
This is a grid Expert Advisor. It has several trading strategies based on the MACD indicator. The virtual trailing stop, stop loss, take profit levels can be set pips, in the deposit currency or as a percentage of the balance. Depending on the settings, different orders may be opened for diversifying risks. Their closure can be either an oppositely directed or unidirectional basket of orders. The orders grid is adaptive, only market orders are used in it. If the price moves the distance of Order
I want to bring to your attention a unique, one-of-a-kind adviser. Where you can create your own strategy from sets of indicators, patterns, candlestick patterns, regression direction (trend) and various customizable functions (grid, trailing, repeat move, etc.). Advisor functions: 1. Ability to enable one of the buy/sell/buy_sell directions 2. Fixed lot or percentage of the Deposit 3. TR-in pips or wave indicator 4. SL-in pips or wave indicator 5. SL support: - trailing st
Karman is a fully automated trading advisor working on a М30 timeframe. The settings of the advisor are based on the safe trading, the essence of which is to close the transaction, while achieving a positive profitability dynamism of several points, which allows the user to reduce the costs of opening losing trades. The Expert Advisor is multi-functional and does not require a specific type of account for the normal operation of all functions embedded in it. The advisor’s manual involves encapsu
Hamster Scalping is a fully automated Expert Advisor with no use of martingale. Night scalping strategy. The RSI indicator and an ATR-based filter are used for entries. Real operation monitoring as well as my other products can be found here: https://www.mql5.com/en/users/mechanic/seller General Recommendations The minimum deposit is 100 USD, default settings reccomend for eurusd M1 gmt +2 . I only change trade direction and post about it at telegram group Use a broker with good execution
The HMA Trend robot for professional traders works with two Hull moving averages. The strategy is easy to understand: Buy signal when the fast and slow HMA go up. Sell signal when the fast and slow HMAs go down. Advisor Parameters Use Trade Panel — Use the visual panel to configure and trade robot. Lot — Lot size for a market entry. Take Profit(points) — Take Profit for an open order. Stop Loss(points) — Stol Loss for an open order. Max Spread(0 - disabled) — Maximum allowable spread at whi
Brexit Breakout (GBPUSD H1) This EA has been developed for GBPUSD H1. Everything is tested for H1 timeframe . Strategy is based on breakout of the This Bar Open indicator after some time of consolidation. It will very well works on these times, when the pound is moving. It uses Stop pending orders with FIXED Stop Loss and Take Profit . It also uses PROFIT TRAILING to catch from the moves as much as possible. At 9:00 pm we are closing trading every Friday to prevent from weekly gaps. !!!Adjust
Forest is a Trend Expert Advisor based on the analysis of a unique mathematical model of trend lines, which allows you to determine the trend movement. The Expert Advisor is most suitable for the currency pair "USDCHF" on period "H1". The EA can work on any type of accounts, and with any brokers. The EA uses mathematical analysis to open trades and applies loss control to open trades. At its core, the EA does not use any risky systems with the increase in the volume or increase in the number of

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Everything was just perfect! We stopped in S.S. De Jujuy during our trip from Salta to Purmamarca and the position of the hostel was great for us, maybe it’s a bit far from the center if you don’t have a car. The room is big and beautiful and the bathroom is clean. That’s a kitchen for guests and a little mini market a few step away. Wi-Fi is strong. The owner helped us a lot planning our trip, he knows a lot a about el norte.
It’s not possibile to pay with credit card, solo efectivo.
Absolutely gorgerous property and grounds. Quiet areas to relax. Comfortable clean rooms. Homemade jam! Great location for getting an early start on your northward travel - though we didn't want to leave!
A bit hard to find if arriving in the evening - the sign is small and the property is gated.
A wonderful establishment in an old house with vibrant earthy colours and local fabrics and decorations. Much attention is paid to detail. Room was great, bed was comfortable and breakfast was good.
Please pay attention to the location as the name of the street is sometimes not recognised on some GPS systems.
Our host was great. We arrived very late in the evening and he received us with a big smile and ordered us dinner.
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- Jujuy Cathedral 1.9 mi
- Casa de Gobierno 1.9 mi
- Plaza Belgrano 1.9 mi
|Jujuy El Cadillal||19.8 mi|
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Changing the Reality of Racial Profiling
In a landmark decision issued yesterday, the highest court in Massachusetts ruled that in light of prevalent racial profiling practices, a Black man who chooses to avoid Boston police officers should not be viewed as suspicious. Such actions may be motivated instead by a simple desire to avoid the “recurring indignity of being racially profiled.”
We applaud the Supreme Judicial Court’s recognition of the realities of racial profiling. The Court has affirmed the inherent dignity of people of color, and the right to be free from constitutional deprivations.
Despite numerous studies and calls for reform, racial profiling remains the norm in Boston and in communities across the country. Just this week, we saw another tragic incident of apparent racial profiling unfold when Terence Crutcher– an unarmed Black man – was killed by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
At the Lawyers’ Committee, we believe that racial profiling is a practice that can and must be stopped. We are:
- holding law enforcement accountable, as we are doing with our recently-filed racial profiling complaints against the MBTA and the Walpole Police Department.
- pressing for greater police diversity, which is why we have sued the Brookline and Boston police departments, and called on law enforcement to take more aggressive steps to hire and promote officers of color; and
- advocating for the Boston police command staff to wear body cameras.
Racial profiling is a pernicious practice that harms our communities every day. We are committed to eradicating racial profiling practices and we call on police departments to implement comprehensive implicit bias training to educate officers about bias and how to overcome it.
The Lawyers’ Committee’s analysis of the Supreme Judicial Court’s landmark court ruling was featured in the Boston Globe, the Bay State Banner, Banner Beat Radio, BNN News, the Boston Herald and Boston Herald Radio.


FR-400 Ultra Heavy-Duty (UHD) Desoldering Station
The Hakko 300W FR-400 Ultra heavy duty desoldering station is specifically designed for the difficult rework of extremely large mass components where a significant amount of thermal inertia must be overcome. An excellent tool for desoldering the most challenging solder joints.
This part number has been replaced by FR400-53.
• 300W Heating Element with a top Controlled Temperature of 940°F (500°C)
The high mass of the heater and nozzles combined with the power and control of the composite ceramic heating cartridge allows for rework of some of the most challenging solder joints at only 750°F (400°C) and without preheating!
The anti-clogging features help ensure instantaneous application of peak vacuum pressure to the solder joint, and prevent the premature release of the vacuum system before the solder has cleared the heater and is captured in the solder collector chamber.
• Large Solder Collection Chamber
The solder collection chamber is 3X larger in capacity than other Hakko desoldering stations, and it can be cleaned and re-used, reducing environmental waste.
• Large Easy-to-Read Display
The display includes a vacuum indicator that lets you know if there are any restrictions building that will need to be cleaned out using the tools that are in the maintenance kit (included with the station.)
|Input Voltage||120VAC 50/60 Hz|
|Temperature Range||660° - 930°F (350°C - 500°C)|
|Temperature Stability||±9°F (±5°C) at idle|
|Vacuum Generator||Pump-Double Cylinder|
|Vaccum Pressure (Max)||80 kPa / 600 mm Hg (24 in. Hg)|
|Suction Flow||15 l/min|
|Outer Dimensions||6.3 x 5.4 x 9.3 in. (160 x 237 x 235 mm)|
|Weight (w/o cord)||12.6 lb. (5.7 kg.)|
|Power Consumption||300W (29V)|
|Tip-to-Ground Resistance||< 2 OHMS|
|Tip-to-Ground Potential||< 2mV|
|Heater||Composite Ceramic Cartridge|
|Standard Nozzle (included)||N60-02 (1.0 mm/ 0.04 in.)|
|Length of Cord||4 ft. (1.2 m)|
|Total Length (w/o cord)†||7.2 in. (183 mm)|
|Weight (w/o cord)||0.54 lb. (245g)|
† As meaured with N60-02 nozzle installed
What's in the box?
|Desoldering Station|| FR-400
|Gun-Style Handpiece|| FR4001-81
|Holder for FR-4001 Handpiece|| FH400-82
|3-Wire Power Cord||B2419|


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Bulk food add
Can you make it so I can simply select all the food I want to add at the add screen instead of selecting a food, then going to portion, then adding 1 at a time.
simply select all the food, then next screen would be portion selection for all, and then bulk add. I believe the carbon food app does something like that which I liked. It made adding repeating meals easier and fast.
Just a thought.
I second this. It works in the app - please make it available on the website.

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Popularly known as â€śSonar Quilaâ€ť, this yellow sandstone regal structure is a UNESCO-listed world heritage site that comprises of narrow criss crossing lanes, temples, residents, handicraft shops, guesthouses, and restaurants. Some of the most interesting things to see in Jaisalmer Fort includeÂ Maharawal in Chauhata Square, Tazia tower, Raj Mahal, Jain Temple, Laxmikanth Temple, and Jawahar PalaceÂ â€“ the former residence of the royal family.
Dipped in n enchanting shade of gold, Patwaon ki Haveli is an excellent example of architectural beauty with carvings as fine as done in jewellery. A must visit architectural marvel of Jaisalmer.
Located in the heart of Jaisalmer, this lake is literally a treat to the eyes. Artistically carved Chattris, Temples,
Shrines and Ghats surround the banks of Gadisar Lake. You can enjoy a boat ride on the lake or just sit on any of the Ghats and see the yellow sandstone banks change hues of ochre with the setting sun.
Jaisalmer offers a unique shopping experience to its visitors. The narrow bazaar lanes are lined up with shops on both sides, offering a wide range of items such as handicraft paintings, intricately carved wooden items, shawls, carpets, hand embroidered shoes, and silver jewelry.
Desert Cultural Centre & Museum exhibits local musical instruments, ancient coins and currency, traditional jewelry, historical displays of rulers, and armour of the bygone era armies. Live puppet show performed at this place is famous among tourists.


Ventev supports critical communications plus aesthetics for Healthcare Environments.
The demand for wireless networks in the healthcare industry is growing. Wireless technology enables medical professionals to monitor patients remotely and give them health information, reminders, and support, improving the quality of care for patients and doctor-patient efficiency.
Healthcare environments require a secure and reliable wireless network for apps and devices to work seamlessly. There can be no radio frequency (RF) blind spots or downtime, and the network must support a dynamic and mobile environment.
Ventev’s industry-leading wireless infrastructure products for healthcare provide a comprehensive ecosystem of solutions to power, protect, and connect the wireless networks that keep everyone healthy.
Industry-leading Solutions for Challenges
RF Unfriendly Environments
Health care facilities can be RF unfriendly due to the variety of construction materials, shielding for radiology, and structures like elevators and stairwells. In addition, hospitals use wireless communication for equipment tracking, patient telemetry, infant monitoring systems, and much more. With wireless supporting such critical communication, the network must always stay up, and the impacts of RF unfriendly materials are mitigated.
Ventev's large inventory of cutting-edge wireless innovations makes it possible for healthcare facilities and hospitals to keep their wireless network at optimal performance.
AVASURE™ SELECTS TINY VENTEV ANTENNA TO ENSURE RELIABLE PATIENT MONITORING AND SAFETY
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Keeping Patients and staff safe
From ICRA standards that control infections to OSHPD regulation in California to mitigate risks from seismic activity, hospitals rely on Ventev to keep wireless equipment concealed and easily clean to ensure patients and staff are safe.
By keeping equipment concealed and safe, while keeping the network connected, healthcare facilities can spend more time on patients' health.
Concord Hospital Selects Ventev Enclosures to Deploy High-Performance Wi-Fi
Ventev’s Ceiling Tile Enclosure deploys and protects the access point (AP) in a safe, aesthetically pleasing solution within a suspended ceiling.Case Study
Extending the Network Outside and Across Facilities
The need for coverage and capacity in outdoor areas for healthcare environments is essential. For example, courtyards and parking lots in hospitals require connectivity to manage assets and support patient safety.
Understanding all the requirements of deploying outdoors can be challenging. The terrain, weather, network objectives, and crime all play their part in complicating outdoor deployments; Ventev works hard to understand the challenges and requirements of moving a network outdoors. Ventev offers industry-leading solutions to power, protect, and connect wireless networks in outdoor environments, whether it's power and connectivity or aesthetics and security.


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Finding lung cancer early
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and worldwide. Approximately 85% of lung cancer occurs in current or former tobacco smokers.
Lung cancer risk factors include:
- Smoking tobacco
- Exposure to radon
- Asbestos or other cancer-causing agents
- Family history of lung cancer
- Personal history of a smoking related cancer
- Certain chronic lung diseases
What is lung cancer screening?
At Prisma Health, we encourage annual lung cancer screenings, which have been shown to save lives by finding lung cancer early. Without a screening, lung cancer usually is not found until a person develops symptoms, at which time the cancer is much harder to treat.
Screening for lung cancer involves an annual shared decision-making visit and a low-dose computed tomography (also called a low-dose CT scan or LDCT).
Who should be screened?
To be eligible for this lung cancer screening program, you must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be 55–77 years old
- Be a smoker or former smoker who quit within the past 15 years
Have smoking history of at least 30 pack years or more. Pack years are calculated by multiplying the average number of cigarette packs smoked per day by the number of years you smoked. (Example: 1 pack per day X 30 years = 30 pack year history)
What to expect for enrollment in lung cancer screening?
Step 1: Get referred by your primary care provider or self-refer to the lung cancer screening program.
Step 2: Have a shared decision making visit with one of our lung cancer screening providers. During this visit, you will discuss the risk and benefits of screening and the CT will be ordered and scheduled. Your CT may not occur on the same day of this visit. We are now also offering the option of doing these shared decision making visits virtually, if desired.
Step 3: Complete the LDCT screening scan at one of our American College of Radiology accredited facilities. You will not need an IV and you do not need to fast before this test. The scan should only take a few minutes and is not painful. The CT scan uses a low dose of radiation to take a detailed image of your lungs.
Step 4: Your provider that you meet during your shared decision-making visit will follow up with you regarding the results of your LDCT scan.
Please contact our lung cancer screening navigators for more information.
Jessica Lamb, RT
Tricia Leighton, MSN and Stephanie Hoopes, RN
P: 864-455-6243 or 864-455-5219
To see if you qualify and to schedule a screening, call 803-296-CARE (2273).
Locations where you may have your shared decision-making visit:
200 Patewood Drive, Suite B300, Greenville, SC
Center for Integrative Oncology & Survivorship- (CIOS)
900 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605
Seneca Cancer Institute
131 Lila Doyle Drive Seneca 29672
315 Medical Parkway, Greer, SC
Lung Center- Simpsonville
727 Southeast Main Street, Simpsonville, SC
Lung Center- Greenville Memorial
890 West Faris Road, Greenville, SC
Virtual appointments are also available.
Locations where you may have your lung cancer screening:
These sites are accredited through the American College of Radiology.
Patewood Medical Campus Radiology
200 Patewood Drive, Suite A16, Greenville, SC 29615
Prisma Health Greenville Outpatient Radiology
1210 West Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC 29672
Prisma Health Laurens Memorial Hospital
22725 Highway 76 East, Clinton, SC 29325
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital
830 South Buncombe Road, Greer, SC 29650
Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital
729 SE Main Street, Simpsonville, SC 29681
Prisma Health North Greenville Hospital
807 N Main St, Travelers Rest, SC 29690
Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital – Coming Soon
200 Fleetwood Dr, Easley, SC 29640
Prisma Health Baptist Hospital
Taylor at Marion St., Columbia, SC 29220
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital
400 Palmetto Health Pkwy., Columbia, SC 29212
Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital
129 N. Washington St., Sumter, SC 29150
Smoking cessation program
Education, counseling and assistance in quitting is offered to all patients who are enrolled in the lung cancer screening program. This is discussed at the shared decision-making visit. For more information on our smoking cessation programs, click here.