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Call of Duty Mobile launched on iOS and Android last week, and the app has had quite a successful first week. According to new data from Sensor Tower, Call of Duty Mobile has been downloaded over 100 million times so far.
With over 100 million first-week downloads, Call of Duty Mobile had the “best launch of any mobile game ever,” the report says. In comparison, Fortnite was downloaded 22.5 million times during its first week, though it was available only on the App Store. PUBG Mobile was available on iOS and Android at launch, and was downloaded 28 million in total during its first week.
How do Call of Duty Mobile downloads break down between Android and iOS? The game accused 56.9 million downloads on iOS and 45.3 million on Android, according to Sensor Tower:
Activision’s shooter was most popular in the United States, where it was downloaded nearly 17.3 million times, or 16.9% of the total count. India followed with 13.7 million downloads, or 13.4%, with Brazil in third with 7.1 million downloads, or 7%.
iOS also led the way in revenue, with Call of Duty Mobile generating $9.1 million in revenue on iOS and $8.3 million on Android. The United States was the biggest revenue source for Activision, followed by Japan and Brazil, respectively.
Call of Duty Mobile revenue also outperformed Fortnite and PUBG. Fortnite generated $2.3 million during its first seven days, while PUBG generated $600,000 during the the first week of monetization.
For further comparison, Mario Kart Tour generated 90 million downloads during its first week of availability and generated $12.7 million in revenue combined on Android and iOS. These numbers lag behind Call of Duty Mobile, but represent Nintendo’s biggest mobile game launch yet.
Call of Duty Mobile is available on the App Store as a free download with in-app purchases ranging from $0.99 to $99.99. Have you given the game a try yet? Let us know what you think of it down in the comments!
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Forum staff reports, Published September 02 2009
Seventh Avenue North closed today for repairsBeginning at 7 a.m. this morning, the Fargo Street Department will close Seventh Avenue North from 35th to 40th Street across Interstate 29 for street repairs.
The detour will be via 12th Avenue North. This closure will last for 12 hours and will reopen to traffic at 7 p.m.
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October 9, 2012
FUKUSHIMA -- The prefectural government here hastily compiled the minutes of meetings by experts on a survey on the nuclear crisis' impact on local residents' health and released the details only after being asked by a local resident to disclose such documents, it has been learned.
A Fukushima Prefectural Government official reportedly compiled the minutes based on his notes but the number of pages is less than half that for later sessions.
A critic has pointed out that the act has damaged the confidence in official documents.
"Under the freedom of information system, government organizations are supposed to disclose documents that they created if requested to do so. If such bodies are allowed to compile documents after being asked to disclose them, they could create documents to their own advantage," said Yukiko Miki, leader of a nonprofit organization working on the disclosure of government information. "Such an act could damage the public's confidence in disclosed public information. It's even worse than the national government's failure to compile minutes on meetings on the Great East Japan Earthquake."
An official with the prefectural government's health and welfare department, who compiled the minutes, said he was too busy when the first to third meetings were held to note the details. "The first three meetings were in chaos. I knew I would have to compile the minutes but later forgot to do so. I was worried because the national government's failure to compile such minutes was called into question."
The official of the health and welfare department, which serves as the secretariat of the panel, compiled the minutes of the fourth session of the experts' panel on Oct. 17 last year and for later meetings of the panel, and posted them on the prefectural government's website.
In early April this year, a man living in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Koriyama noticed that the minutes of the first to third sessions had not been uploaded to the website, and asked for access to the documents under the prefectural government's freedom of information ordinance.
However, the minutes of the first three sessions had not been compiled by that time.
The official in charge hastily compiled the minutes of these sessions based on his notes and showed them to the man in mid-April before uploading them to the prefectural government's website. At the time, the national government was under fire for failing to compile the minutes of meetings on the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
Each of these minutes consists of less than 10 pages, less than half those of the fourth and later sessions, each of which is about 20 to 30 pages.
The prefectural government is now investigating allegations that the prefectural government held secret "preparatory" meetings to coordinate views among panel members prior to its official meetings, and is expected to announce the results shortly.

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Sammy Bangle Set
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14 piece mixed metals bangle set.
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Mixed metals are very on trend right now. This set has such a glamorous look and the design of each individual bangle is so intricate and unique. Plus, they're perfect for mixing and matching with other bangle sets to create customized styles!

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The first class of Ithaca College’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program started a chapter on campus of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). As part of this, the cohort has begun work in conjunction with the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) on an initiative called Project Access, which aims to encourage high school students from underrepresented minoritized groups to consider the PA profession as a career.
The AAPA’s National PA Week ran through Oct. 6 – 12 where IC’s PA learners dedicated themselves to service to the community. During that time, the class decided to host a table at Apple Fest as well as create a presentation for students from Ithaca High School.
“The goal is to diversify the profession and reach out to those kids who otherwise wouldn't have the chance to hear about this or wouldn't have the chance to get connected with these important resources,” said Christina Minenna ’23, president of the IC AAPA student chapter.
At Apple Fest, the PA students hosted a table on the Commons to provide information about the program in conjunction with PAEA and Project Access, to promote their upcoming presentation to high school students on Oct. 6, and to talk about their new facility located on the Commons.

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Buttery Cherry Berry Skillet Crisp.
The creamiest, easiest, Summer Coconut Chickpea Curry with Rice and Fried Halloumi. Make this curry with whatever produce you have on hand. I use a mix of sweet corn, zucchini, coconut milk, creamy tahini, lemon, plenty of curry powder, and cayenne for some heat. Serve over steamed rice and top with fried halloumi cheese and crispy chickpeas. This dish is layered with flavor and texture, and completely delicious. All you need for this recipe are pantry ingredients, garden veggies, and less than 45 minutes.
Starting the week off with a super healthy, meatless Monday recipe that’s filling, summery, and delicious. I know that’s a lot to live up to, but this recipe does!
After a 4 day weekend, I could not think of a better recipe to share. If you spent the weekend like my family, you were outside, grilling, sipping on cocktails, and eating plenty of delicious…authentic Costa Rican dishes. Ok, so maybe you didn’t spend your long holiday quite the way we did. You may have swapped the Costa Rican dishes for BBQ, corn, potatoes, and hopefully plenty of ice cream too.
That’s all great, but today’s recipe is a little summer “reset”. Don’t worry though, it’s so good, and actually super comforting as well. Enter in this delicious summer curry that’s (almost) vegan, super luscious, creamy, full of garden produce, easy, and all around healthy.
Here’s the details.
This curry is made almost entirely in ONE pot and comes together really fast.
Start by crisping up some chickpeas. Next, you’ll add in all the major flavors…shallots, garlic, and plenty of ginger. Now, toss in whatever produce you have on hand. For me, that meant zucchini, corn, bell peppers, eggplant, and cherry tomatoes. But just about any type of produce would be great.
Next to go in are the creamy ingredients, coconut milk and tahini…the key to this curry. Coconut milk is pretty common in most curry dishes, but tahini is a little different. Honestly, I added this in on a whim. The thought of super creamy and nutty tahini just sounded really delicious. I wasn’t quite sure how it would actually be though. It ended up creating the creamiest, heartiest, vegetarian curry, beyond good and different too.
If you don’t have tahini on hand, you could also use creamy peanut butter, cashew butter, or almond butter. Though the peanut butter will add a little different flavor, it still will be delicious.
Simmer the curry for a few minutes to allow all the flavors to mend together. While that’s happening, work on the finishing touches.
Pan-fry some Halloumi cheese. I know, know. Halloumi cheese is Greek, curry is Indian. Yes, I am mixing cuisines. And yes, I know some of you may not be into this. But I’m all about it…if it’s good, it’s good, you know?
Halloumi is a salty grilling cheese commonly used in Mediterranean cooking. It’s so good when pan-fried and I love incorporating it into dishes like vegetarian tacos, peanut noodles, extra summery salads, and now summer curries! It adds great flavor and texture. It’s what makes this curry really stand out and be just a touch better than others.
And honestly, what’s better than pan-fried cheese? Not much.
I like to serve the curry over steamed rice and top with fresh cilantro and really thinly sliced cucumbers.
So much color. So much flavor. Incredibly healthy. And so, so, SO GOOD!
Oh, and fast and easy too.
I mean, come on, you gotta agree…Best Monday Recipe!
If you make this summer coconut chickpea curry with rice and fried halloumi, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
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Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
In the video you drizzle something over the dish. What is that? I don’t see it noted.
It’s just some olive oil:) Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love this recipe! xT
Hi Tieghan this is so delicious! Would love to make double and freeze some next time, do you think it freezes well?
Happy Sunday! 😃 Thanks a bunch for trying this recipe out, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! Sure, you could definitely freeze this, except for the fried halloumi:) xx
Loved it….ran out of curry powder, so only used half and a tiny bit of Thai Green Curry paste to make up for what I didn’t have. And swapped the shallot for an onion. Writing this incase I need to replicate this next time, but was amazing. Thank you! I’ve never been disappointed by your recipes, always so full of flavour
Happy Monday!!⛅ Thanks a bunch for giving this recipe a try, I love to hear that it turned out well for you:)

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The latest energy strategy revealed by U.K. government is based on the statements made by Ms. Rudd, who said that coal is polluting and relying on it is perverse.
Instead of coal, the U.K. energy futures show gas to play a central role, with statements that point to constructing gas-fueled power plants to be of the highest priority.
Multiple individuals and environmental groups were open to the change. Few did, however, criticize the move to reach for gas rather than renewable energy.
According to data provided by the U.K. government, nearly a third of the country’s energy supply is derived from coal. Ms. Rudd, who has said that relying on the unreliable and ageing coal-fired power plants can no longer be a sufficient and clean enough source for an advanced economy like the U.K.
Ms. Rudd also stated that replacing coal with gas would be the greatest and the most economical contributions that the nation can currently make to reduce emission ratings. She also said that investing in nuclear power could also play a pivotal role in the government’s new policies.
Ms. Rudd has expressed her belief in the future plans for nuclear power plants, including the ones at Moorside, Cumbria, and Wylfa, Wales. The new plants could impart nearly one-third of the overall electricity generated through low carbon means in the next 15 years. She said that those opposing nuclear power have been misinformed and that nuclear power is a safe energy alternative.
The speech given by Ms. Rudd comes in the middle of public concerns of multiple blackouts following a reducing power supply. The National Grid has dismissed these claims.


The A\u2019s recovered a key piece of their lineup Saturday, activating outfielder and leadoff hitter Mark Canha from the injured list. Canha, who did not have a minor-league rehab assignment, went 1-for-4 with an infield hit and was hit by a pitch in the A\u2019s 3-2 loss to Cleveland. Manager Bob Melvin said before the game Canha \u201cmight be a little rusty \u2026 but it\u2019s important that we get him back in the lineup, especially in the leadoff spot, because he\u2019s meant so much to us. You\u2019ve seen the record since he\u2019s been out so he\u2019s a key guy to have.\u201d Canha missed 16 games with a strained left hip, though he said Friday he had inflammation in both hips and he received platelet-rich plasma injections in both hips while sidelined. The A\u2019s averaged 3.8 runs per game during his absence. They are 43-29 this season with Canha in the leadoff spot and 10-12 when he is out. With Canha back, Melvin kept Elvis Andrus in the second lineup spot Saturday. Andrus entered batting .333 in 12 starts in that spot. Ram\u00f3n Laureano, who has started 22 games in the second spot, batted fifth. An 0-for-4 day dipped his July average to .180 in 12 games. Melvin said keeping Andrus second was due to \u201chow he\u2019s swinging \u2026 Ram\u00f3n\u2019s struggling a little bit so we\u2019ll back him up some, but in the middle of the order he always has the power dynamic as well.\u201d No rehab: Like Canha, designated hitter Mitch Moreland and Laureano recently returned from IL stints without minor-league rehab assignments. Right fielder Stephen Piscotty played in one Triple-A rehab game before returning July 3 from a wrist sprain. Melvin was asked if that signals a change in approach. \u201cI think when you\u2019re struggling to an extent and you need key guys back in your lineup you get them back sooner than later as opposed to maybe wasting some of the at-bats in Triple-A,\u201d Melvin said. \u201cEvery one of these guys has wanted to (be activated). If they wanted to go on a rehab assignment we would absolutely let them do it.\u201d Briefly: Outfielder Skye Bolt was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding roster move for Canha \u2026 Chris Bassitt will start Sunday\u2019s series finale against Cleveland, Melvin said, followed by Cole Irvin and James Kaprielian in the two-game Angels series \u2026 The A\u2019s faced Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill on Saturday; Melvin caught his father Paul Quantrill\u2019s first and only complete game in the majors in 1993 with the Red Sox, a shutout of Seattle. \u201cI don\u2019t want to say it makes me feel like I\u2019m old,\u201d Melvin said, \u201cbut it does a little.\u201d Matt Kawahara covers the A\u2019s for The San Francisco Chronicle.


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Join us on a great trip that will create memories which will last forever 🙂 You’ll have the chance to discover not only the capital of Finland: Helsinki but also attend an amazing cruise to St Petersburg and spend 2 amazing days in this majestic city of Russia (VISA FREE)
In the evening, make sure to join our optional Pub Crawl to experience the Russian nightlife the probably cheapest and most sociable way you can think of!! Lots of specials are waiting for you!
Meeting up again in the afternoon so that our shuttle bus can take us back to the port from where our ship will bring us safely over the Baltic Sea to Helsinki. Enjoy the cruise 🙂
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Almost the next-to-last live Hour of Slack from WCSB Cleveland, as Stang/Doe are nearing their final move to Texas; this caused Stang to become quite sentimental. Killer new or revised tunes by Liberty Tubes (St. Andrew the Impaled’s “That Ain’t Cool Man”), John Shirley (“Pigzipper”), and The Slot Rods (“Night of the Living Tiki”) preface an unusually honest live conversation with Lonesome Caller Dave. There is a long discussion about the late Rudy Ray Moore and other heroes of yore.
Order Lonesome Cowboy Dave’s novel NEIGHBORWORLD and/or THE BOOK OF THE SUBGENIUS
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Issue 6 of the James Joyce Online Notes brings together twenty-three new articles on Joyce and his world – ten in the category Joyce’s Allusions, seven from Joyce’s Environs, and three each from Joyce’s People and Joyce’s Words.
The longer articles tend to document Joyce’s People and Joyce’s Environs, as authors often find themselves presenting the results of considerable historical research into the characters or world of Joyce’s Dublin. In this issue we would particularly draw readers’ attention to Andrew Tierney’s ‘One of Britain’s fighting men’: Major Malachi Powell and Ulysses’, a remarkable investigation into the model for Bloom’s father-in-law Major Powell, and also In the carriage for Paddy Dignam’s funeral: Bloom was right all along, which (contrary to established views) places Bloom on the right-hand side of the carriage taking himself, Cunningham, Powell, and Dedalus across Dublin to Paddy Dignam’s funeral.
The editors are grateful for excellent contributions from Eamonn Finn on Molly’s “Iron Nails Ran In”, from Ronan Crowley on “Hamlet, I am thy father’s gimlet”. Further articles discuss the history of several rhymes, songs, and expressions, such as “Shake hands, brother. You’re a rogue and I’m another”, “Kick the Pope before us” (sometimes sung to the tune of Garryowen), and the discovery of the popular sentimental painting of a child and a dog called “Can’t you talk?”
Wherever you look in Joyce’s writings there are stories that can be teased out to clarify the context of his narrative. We hope that this journal is able to provide a quiet background commentary on some of Joyce’s network of forgotten associations.
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wish me luck folks~!
A romantic comedy idea. A girl in her late teens/early 20s has to deal with the character she fangirled over when she was 14 and in her naruto stage who comes to life. It was all she wanted when she was young but now its an embarassing stage shed like to forget.
Those people who constantly reblog your stuff but you never really talk:
I do notice my regulars. You guys are the best.
"Regulars" makes me feel like a bar-tender…
Wiping down my dash at the end of an evening, I see your read-more, over-hear your rant in the tags, so I pour you a drink.
"…what’s troubling you, kid?"
I’ve made up personalities for you based on what you reblog/like. I like you guys.
Normally how these little comics look. Nothing fancy and actually there is no context, I just draw what seems right.
their expression are A++ gorgeous
I can imagine the conversation going along the lines of “At least I don’t use a whole bottle of hair gel a day” “Says the man with a tiara.” “It - It’s not a tiara.”
WAIT SO THATS HOW YOU DO THE THING
I couldn’t even include all of the reference boards this blog contains on this photoset. That’s right! There’s EVEN MORE! There are pages and pages of them! It is an inspiration treasure trove!
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Late Saturday night, something wondrous and unexpected occurred. After all the lanes of U.S. 290 from just north of Pinemont Drive had been closed for the entire day creating the typical sinking feeling we've all had about this much maligned Houston highway over the past seven years, it re-opened, but something was different.
It wasn't until Sunday morning, when I checked Google Maps and saw that it had indeed reopened that I was able to get onto it once again, dreading the drive ahead (despite it being Sunday morning), only to realize all five lanes of 290 going south were open for the first time, well, ever!
Gone were the entrance ramps of death that forced cars to merge with speeding traffic over a stretch of about 50 feet. Gone were the terrifying concrete barriers and radically shrunken lanes that made driving next to an 18 wheeler feel like a scene from Death Race 2000. It was like that scene from Seinfeld when Kramer turned his stretch of Adopt-a-Highway into two lanes instead of three and Elaine found driving on it "luxurious."
Granted, the northbound lanes were still cramped and terrifying, but it was as if I got a glimpse into the future of this beleaguered stretch of Houston freeway and it was glorious.
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It should be noted that portions of 290 north of Pinemont, particularly up around the Beltway interchange, have been widened for several months now, but seeing this stretch from 43rd to 610 made the whole idea of an actually finished 290 seem real. There will no doubt still be bumps in the road, so to speak, but it finally feels like we can see the light at the end of a very long and tiring tunnel and, for once, it's not just an oncoming train.


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“Will I EVER BE LOVED By My Mother?”
“Will I ever be loved by my mother?” is a question I was asked at a busy conference in 2019.
It was a heartbreaking question that I almost couldn’t find the right words to answer.
Controlling, “dramatic,” (or histrionic) parents can sometimes cause you, as the adult child, a lot of stress.
Despite the most obvious reasons, controlling and dramatic parents often have challenges of their own that causes them to respond in anxious or neurotic and unhealthy ways.
The child growing up with this kind of parent “learns” how to respond to their own challenges in unhealthy ways.
Above all, controlling, dramatic, (or histrionic) parents are often left behind by the adult child because of the lack of emotional restraint they have.
In this chat, I discuss controlling and histrionic parental personalities.
#trauma #tamarahilllpc #controllinghttps://youtube.com/live/G1MbVe2k3Yc

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North Carolina’s six living former Supreme Court chief justices Thursday blasted two of the six constitutional amendments proposed for the fall ballot, joining Gov. Roy Cooper and his five predecessors.
Meanwhile, General Assembly leaders called a special session Friday to rewrite the ballot language to comply with a court order.
“I disagree with the court’s decision on the merits,” Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger said in a statement. “It’s clear . . . that protracted litigation could delay ballot printing and only further the chance for voter confusion. Given those circumstances, I support a special session to write amendments that comply with the court order as quickly as possible.”


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Steps to the Certification Process
A. Download a certification application (link to cert. application) or contact the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry's Seed Division for certification applications and regulations for seed crops that can be certified.
B. Use production fields that have no history of troublesome or noxious weeds, and that meet the previous cropping and present isolation requirements for the seed crop to be grown.
C. Select a seedstock class such as breeder, foundation, or registered seed for planting that can be recertified. Save one of the seedstock tags and all purchase records for each variety planted and send these in with your application. If you use your own seedstock, submit a letter indicating the source and year of productions for this seed.
D. Send your completed applications, tags and invoices, fees and detailed field maps prior to the deadline dates to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry, Office of Management and Finance Accounts Receivable, P.O. Box 3481, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3481. Phone: (225) 922-1255.
E. Thoroughly clean all planting equipment before planting the seedstock. Use chemical weed controls and follow cultural practices recommended by your Parish Extension Agent.
F. Rogue seed fields to remove other crops, off-type plants and noxious weeds before requesting a field inspection.
G. Growers are to call the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry district office in their area at least 10 days before harvest to request and schedule an inspector to make a field or other required inspections.
H. Thoroughly clean all harvesting, transporting and storage equipment before and between harvesting different varieties or other seed crops in order to avoid mixture.
I. Monitor seed moisture, temperature and quality in storage. Aerate if necessary. Send your own service sample (link to sample submission form) to the seed testing laboratory prior to conditioning in order to monitor seed quality in storage.
J. Notify the LDAF Office of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Seed Division prior to any “grower to conditioner” transfers, sales, purchases or changes in the ownership of Louisiana Certified seed.
K. Condition all seed at an approved seed plant. A list of approved conditioners is available from the Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Seed Division. Palletize bags or store seed in bulk areas such that representative samples can be drawn.
L. Contact the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry district office in your area to request an inspector to draw an official certified seed sample for laboratory analysis. Seedsmen should be present at the time of sampling in order to assist the inspector in locating the seed and in recording the correct information regarding variety and lot number identities.

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15 Minutes of Metal: The Heavy Metal Podcast
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Trying to find new heavy metal bands to listen to. 15 Minutes of Metal Podcast gives you four new groups each show that you won’t find being played on corporate radio stations. We do the searching for you and give you 15 minutes of music each week that focuses on bands flying under the radar of corporate radio. Let me know if you have any music from a band you think should be heard by the world but falls through the cracks of corporate radio. Have a band? Send a MP3 to 15 Minutes of Metal and it will be played.
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The mothers sit in plastic lawn chairs clinking together brown bottles of beer with limes squeezed into the tops, periodically pulling light green pieces of pulp from their lips. One of them turns on the radio that is lying in the grass next to a stack of magazines and a clay ashtray. The mothers start to tap their feet, and Luciá, who is sitting beside me, reaches her hand over and pats my arm in time with the music. Her hand is heavy and hot, and physically links me to the line of Mexican women beside me. Sixteen and pale, wearing a t-shirt from the Ohio State Fair and jelly bracelets on my left wrist, I am sure that I look like something recently added, remembered, and tacked on at the last minute: a name on an assignment, a date on a photo, a card on a gift
- Lauren Culley, Party for Flor Pequeña
I love how Lauren Culley is able to take a very specific group of people – migrant workers living in the Yakima Valley of Washington – and breathe life into them through her narrative skill. Rather than rely on the archetype of the ‘hardworking immigrant’ that often plays into reader’s expectations, Culley instead crafts a scene that transcends assumptions about migrant life and focuses on one singular event that reveals the depth of these people.


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Live the Braai life!
A camping holiday means time to enjoy cooking at the campsite. With these tips you can turn any camping meal into a party!
Cooking at the campsite is the best there is! You are on vacation, so you have plenty of time to choose a tasty and healthy recipe at your leisure. And how nice is it to score the necessary ingredients on the local (French or Italian?) Market! On holiday the weather is usually fine, so you can cook outside on the barbecue or Skottelbraai. But because you obviously don't have your normal kitchen equipment at hand, cooking at the campsite requires some creativity.
In this blog we will give you a few handy tips to make cooking at a campsite easier and fun! We also share some delicious recipes and we will tell you which accessories and barbecues are must haves at the campsite!
At the campsite, the lack of kitchen appliances - such as a 4-burner hob and a microwave - often has its charm, but of course it has its limits! With the tips below, cooking at the campsite is just as easy as cooking at home!
The following BBQ accessories become very handy on your camping trip;
Whether you go on holiday with a tent, caravan or camper, a Skottelbraai should not be missed. The Skottelbraai is a gas barbecue with a large cooking dish. Due to its cooking surface of no less than 48cm, this practical camping barbecue is ideal for preparing quick one-pan dishes, pastas or pancakes.
If there’s electricity available at the holiday destination, then you can also use an electric BBQ (like the CADAC E Braai). The barbecue has the advantage of temperature control and it is safe and easy to use.
Cooking on the campsite is fun, but you don’t want cooking to take too much of your time; you want to be able to relax and explore the places. With these easy-to-make one-pan dishes (especially on a ), you will have meals ready in no time!
Barbecuing on the campsite does not mean that you have to eat meat every day. You can also bake great sandwiches or pizzas on your camping barbecue and grill vegetables. You can prepare about any dish on your BBQ or !
On a warm holiday, cold dishes are always good. The barbecue is not necessary then. Think of fresh salads or a nicely filled wrap with salmon.
Want to know more about CADAC Camping barbecues? Read our blog “Which camping barbecue is right for me?”
Do you have any other tips that make cooking on the campsite easier and fun? Feel free to share them with us via Facebook, Instagram or email us!


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The client was required to create a staircase which uses minimum space and usability was another factor.
We wanted a compact and simple/clean stair design which also ensured safety and climbing comfort. But Building a staircase, even a short one, isn’t simple. It requires precise measurements and careful calculations.
- The main framed structure is made with 4*2 RHS, cut and fabricated on-site.
- The whole structure is coated with 2 coats of Epoxy Paint over a coat of Epoxy Primer.
- The threads are cut out of solid teak wood,
- It is coated with a Polyurethane protective coating of a mat finish.
- Construction took 13 days to complete including painting.
We are a Civil engineering company in Kerala with end-to-end manufacturing capabilities. We can cater to structural steel fabrication and maintenance services to a variety of industries.
The company also undertakes all related and allied building works including quantity survey, land survey, valuation of buildings, strengthening of buildings with or without steel beams and channels, and all electrical and fabrication of steel trusses. etc
Reach out to us to know more about our services.

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Breast Reconstruction in Columbia, SC
If you have recently undergone a mastectomy, you may want to consider a breast reconstruction treatment to restore the fullness of your figure. Dr. Wassermann of Plastic Surgery Consultants offers breast reconstruction treatments to the residents of Richland County, Lexington County, and the nearby South Carolina communities.
What is Breast Reconstruction?
After a mastectomy, or breast removal, women may feel insecure. With breast reconstruction, patients can restore a sense of wholeness and womanhood. By combining advanced surgical techniques with traditional breast implants, women can achieve a full, symmetrical figure. A breast reconstruction can be performed in combination with a mastectomy or after the mastectomy has been performed. It is never too late to undergo breast reconstruction, and Dr. Wassermann of Plastic Surgery Consultants is committed to excellence and personalized, compassionate care.
How Much Does Breast Reconstruction Cost?
The cost of your breast reconstruction will vary depending on your specific treatment goals, but most patient’s insurance will aid in the cost of reconstruction. To determine the exact cost of treatment, we invite you to schedule a personal consultation with Dr. Wassermann. During your consultation, you will work with Dr. Wassermann to develop a personalized treatment plan that will satisfy your unique cosmetic goals. At this point, we will be able to provide you with the full cost of treatment. To help make our treatments accessible to those who need them, we accept a variety of payment options as well as financing through CareCredit®.

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I am a drug addict. I am not part of the recreational drug scene. Those drugs–speed, crystal meth, cocaine, heroin and its countless variants–hold no allure for me. During the giddy ‘60s, I did take a puff or two of weed, and I don’t mean dandelions. Didn’t everybody? But, that’s as far as my foray into la-la land went. Yet, I insist that I am a drug addict. Does that sound a bit melodramatic? Why?
The simple answer is that it’s hard not to be addicted to drugs if you suffer from some form of mental illness. In my case, endogenous clinical depression rears its ugly head episodically, and I am forced to submit myself to the standard treatment of drugs, drugs, and more drugs. The problem with this is that while it is relatively easy for most people to take all these pharmaceuticals on board, it is not so easy to rid the body of them. As occurs with any drug, whether it is acquired on the street or through a doctor’s prescription, withdrawal symptoms can occur when the doses of them are tapered, even gradually over time, as part of the recovery treatment. Nerve circuits that have become accustomed to being fed the drugs cry out for more when they are withdrawn.
In my case, I was discharged from hospital on a daily regime of five different medications, one to be taken in the morning, another to be taken up to three times daily, the remaining three to be taken before bedtime. I was taking between seven and ten pills a day. Once I started to feel better, I set about trying to reduce my pill intake, so that my liver could be given some respite. After five months, I had weaned myself down to two pills a day; one in the morning, one at night. However, it was not an easy journey to get to this point due to recurring bouts of insomnia.
All that remained for me to do was to eliminate the one pill that was left from my cocktail and I would be on the same maintenance regime that I was on before I became ill–just one pill in the morning. However, when I tried cutting the remaining night time drug to half a pill, insomnia recurred along with anxiety. I started to feel unwell again. So, I’ve decided to place a temporary stop on my drug reduction program until I have the inner resources to tackle that one remaining pill again.
Since I was quite ill some five months ago when I was placed on this panoply of pills, I really can’t criticize the well-meaning and highly-trained medics who prescribed them. It’s the way that psychiatry deals with mental illnesses. Pop the pills, let them do the job. After all, the whole area of psychiatric medicine is so grossly underfunded by governments, so pitifully resourced, that the “quick fix” approach has become the first line of treatment by default. How can it be otherwise when governments spend billions of our tax dollars on bypasses and roundabouts that we don’t need, short changing areas such as mental health? Shameful, indeed.
It is time that governments remember who elected them in the first place and bring their priorities in line with those whom they are elected to serve. They need to re-direct monies within the public purse so that the one in five Canadians who will suffer from a mental illness during their lives can receive the most basic of services. Then, building upon such an improved system, a more comprehensive, less drug-reliant treatment plan can see the light of day–alternative or complementary treatments such as acupuncture, breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, naturopathy, group activities. To deal with my drug withdrawal problem, I am experimenting with the first two on this list. But, there is no government coverage for such therapies, so low income people are unable to access them.
There is wisdom in the biblical concept that our bodies should be treated as temples. They are not sinks into which all manner of chemicals should be dumped. The liver should not be called upon to detoxify an unreasonable load of manufactured drugs that do not exist in the natural world. With a broader approach to treating mental illnesses, made possible by enhanced funding to this much neglected health area, it is my hope that fellow sufferers do not become drug addicts like myself.

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Since 2015, the keyboards of laptops MacBook uses the mechanism of "butterfly", which has one unpleasant feature - with time the buttons begin to stick because of the small debris that has fallen under them. Judging by Apple's new patent, the company is already working on solving the problem.
What did they tell?
The document describes a variety of ways to protect the keyboard from dirt and spillage of liquid. Engineers suggest using flaps, gaskets or brushes to fill the space between the keys without gaps. An alternative is the membrane to isolate each mechanism separately.
In one variant of the design, when pressed, the air button exits the holes in the membrane and blows off the dust. Also indicated is a more advanced version, which involves the cooling system of the laptop.
Apple filed a patent application in 2016, and the prototypes of the new generation of keyboards can already be tested in the company's laboratories. When they appear in the laptops of the company - it is not known, so do not rush to throw out rubber pears and compressed air bottles for blowing the keys.
Sources: USPTO , TechRadar


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For some people it is enough to place a garden shed somewhere in the corner of their yard while other people are trying to come up with the new ideas of how to create some extra space for outdoor activities. They try to build a garden office or a studio workshop, a guest house or beautiful gazebos, wooden garages or carports, which would blend harmonically into the yard.
Most of the people imagine a wooden house construction as a complicated and time-consuming process. That is not true. Today, garden sheds, log cabins, wooden garages as a rule come as do it yourself kits because all the items are easy to install and they come with detailed assembly instructions offering a step by step guide to installing the structures. It takes about 2 or 3 days for a few persons to build a medium size garden building.
To make sure the garden building stands long, it is necessary to build it on the perfectly flat surface and to lay a proper foundation. It is also a few ways for foundation. And after the foundation is laid, it is time to install the windows and doors. Common garden building design has domes and windows to improve the air quality and the lighting. Windows and doors must be long-lasting, waterproof and UV resistant. Nowadays, building companies can offer you the widest door entries and enough space for the larger equipment items.
If you feel confused and do not know where to begin when rearranging your yard, we recommend you to break it up into smaller areas. Do not forget to make the entertaining area, the sandbox for your children, the pool area, utility area, and the vegetable area.
If you have gardened for a year or more and have found that you want to continue this hobby, you will really want to rearrange your garden. A beautiful garden will also give a better look to your home. However, there is one problem that comes with the gardening – the more you garden, the more tools and various equipment you want to keep. You can’t store all the gardening tools and equipment at your home. A garden shed is an ideal place to store all those gardening tools in one place. You should think about building your own garden shed.
Most of the garden buildings are made from wood. There are many types of garden buildings and you can choose the one which meets all your needs. A garden building is any structure built-in a garden or yard. Such structures include garden sheds, cabana, wooden garages, garden offices, and many more. A garden shed is a simple structure and mostly used to keep various tools and unused equipment. Sometimes garden sheds are used as a workshop. Garden sheds are different in their size, construction method, and design. These buildings are widely used in industry because they can be very large buildings.
Another type of garden building is wooden gazebos. It is necessary to mention that gazebos have a long history and they are mentioned in Chinese and Persian literature. Generally speaking, wooden gazebos are log cabins with pavilion structure. A gazebo can be a separate structure or attached to another wall of your house or other building. It can also be with a roof and openness on all sides.
The gazebo is installed to give a shelter and it is also a design element, a part of the landscape, and a place to rest. There are a lot of different types of the gazebos. Gazebos include kiosks, pavilions, follies, pergola, rotunda, and other similar buildings. Most of the gazebos are built where sunny and warm climate is.
You can also build a cabana which is also known as the local structure of the house. The cabana is a small hut built with a thatched roof. These buildings are usually built near the water. Cabana frames are usually made ââof aluminium, steel, and treated wood. If you need a place to work in, you can choose a garden office. Usually it is a separate building from the house, which is used as a place for a professional home worker or a home-based business.
It is useful to know that if you want to build a garden office, you will not need a separate permit for construction but your garden office should be used as a home study, and if the construction and size should be similar to the garden shed. Garden office does not need a separate garden office building permission if the construction is not more than 4 meters in height and at least 2 meters from the property line. You should also know that your garden office should not cover more than a half of the garden area. So if you are running your business from your garden office, you may need a permit because it can cause some problems for your neighbours.
It is important to know all the types of the garden buildings, so you can easier choose the one for your yard. Think about the usage of your garden building and the size you want your garden building to be. Garden buildings can be built quickly and qualitatively. All you need to do is to choose the reliable building company.
As the weather gets warmer, many of us start searching for new ideas of how to rearrange their garden or yard space in a versatile style and to add some decorative touch to its environment. Make sure you choose a garden building that provides you with the proper amount of storage place you will need. It is highly recommended to think it through before making your decision.


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Cutting our Butter-Roasted Potatoes into slices instead of chunks ensured that they had optimal surface area for browning. Precooking the slices in simmering water drew starch to the surface, which facilitated browning and reduced the roasting time. Allowing the precooked slices to “marinate” in browned butter infused them throughout with sweet, nutty flavor.
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Study of the effect of underground drilling environments on the noise produced by percussive rock drills Higginson, John Francis
The aim of the investigation is to identify and interrelate particular parameters that influence the magnitude of noise levels to which rock drillers are subjected. The percussive rock drill is known to be an excessively noisy machine. Currently, exhaust mufflers and other silencing devices are being developed but as yet acceptable noise levels have not been established. The definition of acceptable sound power levels for drills must recognize that the sound levels to which the drill operator is exposed are modified by the acoustic properties of the working environment. For the initial phase of the investigation a representative rock drill was selected as a noise source. Comparative sound levels generated by this machine were measured in a free field environment and in typical underground working places. Increases in the sound pressure levels in each octave band from 63 to 16,000 hertz were observed when the drill was operated in both stopes and drifts. For the subsequent phase of the investigation, studies were conducted on an assortment of commercially available rock drills. The changes in measured sound levels have been related to: the acoustic properties of the working place, the drill position relative to the walls, the length of drill steel exposed from the hole, and the drill air supply pressure. Based on the measurements taken throughout the investigation, sound pressure level correction factors are proposed. By applying these factors to sound levels generated under free field conditions, predictions of rock drill sound pressure levels present in underground working places can be made. In addition, when studies of rock drill noise levels in various operating configurations are being conducted, use of the factors permits reduction of observed sound level measurements to a common datum.
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Three researchers helped revolutionize lighting with vastly better energy efficiency and brightness. The light-emitting diodes also are used in data storage, TVs and smartphones.
Enter for your shot at a pair of super dee-luxe Legacy over-the-ear headphones or Elite HD earphones.
Nearly $4 million in prize money between Pwnium and Pwn2Own drives more attention than ever to the two hacking contests, as Google crosses the $3 million security award mark.
Two members of the Norwegian parliament say NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden has made "a critical contribution" to restoring the balance between national security and civil liberties.
Could you use a brand-spankin'-new laptop? Tablet? Convertible? Lenovo is giving away one of each! And to enter, all you have to do is answer a question.
The 81-year-old IBM researcher is behind the now-pervasive memory technology and Dennard scaling, which mapped the march of progress in performance during the chip industry's glory days.
As oceans become overfished, polluted, and warmer, the X Prize foundation is looking to the public to come up with ideas for three new challenges to pose to the world's top innovators.
This week, mobile-accessories maker Tylt has three prizes: a charging case and screen protectors for the Samsung Galaxy S5, and a mobile battery pack.
Valued at £2,750, an 18ct gold HTC One will be handed out to one of music's hottest new talents at the MOBO Awards.
It was October 4, 2004 that Scaled Composites won the Ansari XPrize. 10 years later, what started as one man's quest to get to space has evolved into an international organization for global good.


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WolvesAges 3 to 6
The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal
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Rabbit borrows a book about wolves from the library. He can't put it down! But soon a sinister figure with sharp claws and a bushy tail starts to creep right off the pages. You won't believe your eyes – but if you're a rabbit, you probably should.
Brilliantly witty, ingeniously constructed, and with amazing artwork throughout, Wolves has thrilled critics and booksellers alike. Wolves was Emily Gravett's debut book, winning her the Macmillan Prize for Illustration and her first CILIP Kate Greenaway Award.
This edition of Wolves features an additional mini book to cut out and keep; it's called 10 Little Rabbits, and it's Wolf's favourite book . . .
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Lavrov, Yatsenyuk trade barbs over NATO
Ukraine’s non-aligned status is "a basic issue" for Moscow and efforts in Kiev to scrap it are an American-inspired bid to drive a wedge between Russia and Europe, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.
Lavrov, commenting on a draft law to change Kiev’s military status, said neutrality "answers the interests of the Ukrainian people, the legitimate interests of all neighbours and partners of Ukraine, and also the interests of European security."
The draft law, submitted to parliament by the government of Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, was also "a direct affront to the president of the country," he said, implying President Petro Poroshenko did not support it.
Speaking at a conference in Kiev attended by Ukrainian and European lawmakers and business leaders on Saturday, Yatsenyuk made clear he did not view the present cease-fire as the start of a sustainable peace process because of President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions.
Asked about future NATO membership, a red line for Russia, Yatsenyuk said he realized the alliance was not ready now to admit Kiev, but added： "NATO in these particular circumstances is the only vehicle to protect Ukraine."


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Kathy Koulouris, Manager of the Ashburton Community Bank┬« branch and Chairman Juliann Byron attended the Camcare Annual General Meeting and presented a cheque for $13,200 to Camcare Chief Executive Officer, Jane Broadhead.
The grant provided by the Ashburton Community Bank┬« funded the ‘Inspiring Warriors’ program being run at Parkhill Primary School. The program teaches emotional regulation and resilience.
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Ashburton Community Bank┬« Branch Manager, Kathy Koulouris recently presented Josh Sharp from Richmond Central Amateur Football Club with a sponsorship cheque for the purchase of player warm up tops. ┬áWe have had a long standing relationship with this club and wish them all the best for a successful 2017 playing season.


One of three men charged with the 2008 slayings of five people in a South Side home testified this afternoon that he was only the look-out and didn't learn details of the murders until he was leaving a jailhouse Bible study with one of his co-defendants.
Arthur Brown, 31, agreed to testify at the trial of Torolan Williams in exchange for a sharply reduced sentence. He is also expected to testify against the third alleged killer, Michael King, who is awaiting trial.
The slayings took place in the Auburn-Gresham home of Donovan "Don P" Richardson, 24, an alleged pimp who was among the five victims.
Also killed were two exotic dancers, identified as Lakesha "Perfect" Doss, 17, and Whitney "Princess" Flowers, 22, and two other men, Reginald Walker, 23, and Anthony "Tony Too Much" Scales Jr., 26.
Brown testified Tuesday that he only wanted to buy some marijuana in April 2008 and sought out Williams, but then found himself at what he later learned was a crime scene at 76th Street and Rhodes Avenue.
He said Williams and King brought flat-screen TVs and two duffel bags full of jewelry out into an alley where Williams had asked him to wait. Brown was later arrested after pawning two watches and a pair of earrings that were his cut from what he thought had been a simple break-in robbery.
Brown said he and Williams, who was arrested after bragging on the streets about his role in the robbery, were both held in Division 10 of the Cook County jail.
One day after a morning Bible study, Brown said he pulled Williams aside in a stairwell and asked him what had happened inside the house.
“(Williams) said he shot Don P while he was on the couch and he said there was a girl somewhere that wouldn’t stop screaming and he turned and shot her,” Brown testified.
The bodies were discovered April 23, 2008. All but Scales lived at the residence. Prosecutors said robbery was the motive.
According to testimony last week, a close friend of Richardson's told police soon after the slayings that Richardson was a pimp known for his displays of wealth, including a diamond-encrusted gold "Don P" medallion stolen in the robbery.
The friend said the two women worked as exotic dancers at a strip club in Harvey and gave Richardson their earnings.
Williams was arrested almost two months after the killings after he had allegedly been bragging about his involvement.
Detectives found him playing an Xbox, stolen from the crime scene, while he was visiting his girlfriend at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after she gave birth to their child, prosecutors said.
Scales' girlfriend, April Rutherford, 33, and Richardson's friend Terry Arrington, 30, testified last week they discovered the bodies. Rutherford said she went to the back door of the home when her boyfriend didn't return calls.
Rutherford found the knob on the back door had been knocked out and then discovered the house had been ransacked. She ran outside after spotting several bodies in the first-floor living room and called 911.
"Oh God," she said in a recording played in court. "We seen three dead bodies."
According to prosecutors, Williams told police that King recruited him to act as a lookout on a "sweet lick" -- or easy robbery -- that would yield $20,000 to $30,000.
He said he got only $400 from the proceeds, though he was also found with stolen TVs, Assistant State's Attorney Victoria Klegman said in her opening statement.
But Klegman said it was Brown, 31, who acted as the lookout. He pleaded guilty in 2012 and agreed to testify against the others in exchange for a 24-year prison sentence, prosecutors said.
Klegman said Brown got roped into the scheme after his car was impounded when police found marijuana inside and he needed cash to get it out so he could go to work.
Williams' attorney, Steve Stach, said in his opening statement that prosecutors needed to cut a deal after an extensive search for cellphone or physical evidence tying his client to the attack turned up nothing.
"The government makes a deal with the devil," said Stach, who told jurors that Brown was never honest with authorities until confronted with items from the robbery he had pawned off.
Stach said Williams was a young man who was tricked into participating in the robbery. He said Brown and King carried out the killings.
"TJ is and was a 22-year-old smart-aleck kid who got in with two guys much older than him who manipulated him and that are now trying to place the blame on him for their crimes," Stach told jurors.


The NCDES matches workers with jobs. The state’s unemployment insurance program matches workers with jobs. It has been a year since the COVID-19 affected North Carolina, and this number will continue to rise exponentially in the coming days. However, the Division of Employment Security is taking immediate action to help those affected by the disaster. Currently, approximately 370,000 people in North Carolina have filed applications for assistance with unemployment benefits. The DES is currently processing around $10 million in unemployment claims every week.
Steps To Get The Benefits
Receive the notice
The state of North Carolina’s unemployment benefits program has been under siege for over a year. A few days ago, a Greensboro woman named Renee Skudra received a letter from NCDES demanding that she repay nearly $23,000 in unemployment benefits. Her attorney, Seth Cohen, got calls from people across the state seeking help. He told WBTV that the program has reversed a “redetermination” decision and will not require her to pay back the money.
Fill in information
After receiving the notice, the last and base period employers must complete an Online Request for Information from Employer (Form NCUI 500AB) within 10 days. The notice also contains information on when the employee can request that their benefits not be charged. Experience-rated employers may also request non-charging of their employees’ benefits. DES staff will provide instructions on how to submit such requests. In most cases, the process takes a few months but can be extended if the employer meets the deadlines.
Download specialized app
The North Carolina Division of Employment Security has launched an app for current unemployment insurance claimants. This app will help current unemployed claimants submit their weekly certifications. The app also lets them check their payment status, view important documents, and more. The NCDES hopes that this will reduce the number of fraudulent claims and make the unemployment benefits system more efficient. This app is available for iOS and Android devices. The app also enables users to check the status of their unemployment benefits through the state’s automated payment system.
Conduct a research
To qualify for unemployment benefits, you must conduct a rigorous job search. To qualify for unemployment benefits, you must make three contacts each week with various employers. You must keep a record of these contacts. One of the three weekly job contacts may be completed by attending an approved reemployment activity. And remember to file for an appeal with the state if you do not find a job within a few weeks. If you are a resident of North Carolina, submitting your application is easy.
The Call Center of NCDES
The NCDES also has an employer call center. This center helps employers with their claims by answering phone calls and collecting data. The Customer Call Center helps claimants file for benefits. They also assist employers with processing and answering claims. The DES is responsible for the state’s unemployment insurance program and the claims it receives. If you are a claimant, the NCDES can provide you with the required information to verify your eligibility.
Although the division of unemployment assistance is the most important state department for unemployment benefits, it is also the most difficult. With an unprecedented number of claims, the DES had to delay the processing of new claims. As a result, it has added additional staff and is focusing on processing new claims. During this time, the North Carolina Department of Commerce is preparing to send out payments retroactively to eligible residents. This should happen in September.
Other Related Sources
North Carolina Division of Employment Security – NC.gov
The Division of Employment Security is responsible for the administration of the unemployment insurance program in the state of North Carolina. This program is a federal-state partnership and is funded by federal and state unemployment taxes employers pay on employee wages. Benefits are paid to eligible workers who lose their job through no fault of their own and are able, available and actively seeking work.
NC Division of Employment Security (@NCDES) / Twitter
Among the many #EmployAVeteranWeek events are an Interviewing Skills Workshop/Veterans Appreciation Breakfast, followed by a Job Fair, on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the Gaston County #NCWorks Career Center (1391 Bessemer City Road, Gastonia, NC)! Call (704) 853-5328 for assistance.
NCDES on the App Store
This is the official mobile app for the North Carolina Division of Employment Security (NCDES). This app allows current unemployment insurance claimants to file their weekly certifications for benefits, check their claim and payment status, and view important documents from NCDES.


INVASIVES IF HUMANIACS HAD THEIR WAY
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, June 2000:
WASHINGTON D.C.– – The 32-member Invasive Species Advisory Committee appointed in January 2000 by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt may have excluded humane representatives because Invasive Species Council members Babbitt, Commerce Secretary William Daley, and Agriculture Secretary Daniel Glickman feared that concern for preventing animal suffering might interfere with their mandate to kill all ferals.
Prevailing belief among mainstream conservation biologists and wildlife managers is that if socalled “humaniacs” had their way, the whole of North American would be overrun by even more feral species than it has now in no time.
But a look at actual species introductions tells a different story. Most would never have come if hunting, meat-eating, animalfighting, vivisection, and other cruel practices had been adequately proscribed by public policy.
• South Carolina in February 2000 joined the growing number of states which have legalized ferretkeeping. California is apparently the last major holdout. The American Ferret Association estimates that there are now about 12 million domesticated ferrets in the U.S. Many humane organizations have supported the legalization bills, not wanting to have to kill all the ferrets brought to shelters. However, ferrets were brought to the U.S. in the first place as a hunting animal, over strong humane opposition, and the Humane Society of the U.S. and PETA continued to campaign against legalizing ferrets until under five years ago.
• The Laie Community Association, of Laie, Hawaii, has offered prizes to the local Boy Scout troops who capture the most feral chickens. The abundant local chickens are descended from escaped fighting cocks and breeder hens.
• Giant African snails, transported around the world for introduction to French colonies as a food source, became intermediate hosts for a parasitic worm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The worm now infests the Norway rats of New Orleans, recently killed animals at the Audubon Park Zoo and the Zoo of Acadiana in Lafayette, and in 1995 made a boy seriously ill when he ate a snail on a dare.
• T h r e e – f o o t – l o n g A s i a n swamp eels originating from several different parts of China and Southeast Asia have appeared in many parts of Georgia and Florida, most recently within half a mile of the Everglades. They appear to have been stocked deliberately by people who like to eat them.
• The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in April 2000 banned the use of goldfish, koi, comets, and common carp as bait. Native to Asia, all are now common in U.S. waters. The Eurasian goldfish now occurs in 42 states.
• University of Wyoming at Laramie fish ecologist Frank J. Rahel reports that 89 pairs of states which had no fish species in common when fish stocks were first inventoried now share an average of more than 25 species––most of them introduced for sport fishing.
• University of Rhode Island professor Tom Husband is reportedly investigating the likelihood that the native New England cottontail rabbit has become scarce by losing in breeding competition to the now much more common eastern cottontail. Rhode Island officials introduced 8,200 eastern cottontails in 1935 in an attempt to improve the local rabbit hunting.
• Mark Musaus, new manager of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in southern Florida, wants to open more of the refuge to alligator and feral pig hunters. Killing alligators would remove the major pig predator. Pigs arrived in the area with Spanish explorers nearly 500 years ago, but became allegedly overabundant only in the mid-20th century, after alligators were hunted to the verge of endangerment. The alligator population has since recovered. Hunters meanwhile live-trapped some of the pigs, beginning in the 1920s, and introduced them to many other parts of the U.S. as a target species.
• Staff at Channel Islands National Park spent March and April 2000 trying to keep hungry golden eagles from devouring endangered island foxes. The eagles became abundant by feasting on the carrion left as the National Park Service, Nature Conservancy, and Animal Damage Control d.b.a. USDA Wildlife Services spent more than 20 years trying to kill off feral pigs, rats, goats, sheep, cattle, and horses. Most of those animals are finally dead––although on some of the islands the eagles are apparently still finding more pigs and rats than the human exterminators.
• Alberta, long reputedly rat-free through a determined ongoing extermination effort, may have gained a rat population at the Calgary landfill on February 15 when a University of Calgary Health Sciences Centre employee mistakenly tossed 11 sealed cardboard crates containing mature male and female rats, their pups, and 150 white mice into a dumpster.
• A snagged net allowed 30,000 Atlantic salmon to escape into the Pacific Ocean from Stolt Sea Farms on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island in September 1999. Atlantic salmon are already often found in the vicinity, and are believed to be contributing to weakening the gene pools and populations of native salmon runs.


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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Monday it expects operating profit for the year ended March to more than triple, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate sees a limited impact from the coronavirus outbreak on its earnings for the financial year.
It forecast a profit of more than 130 billion yen ($1.2 billion), roughly in line with the previously estimated 140 billion yen.
The outbreak is likely to have reduced revenue by about 40 billion yen and profit by about 20 billion yen, it added.
Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki
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We’re facing a worldwide energy crisis, but biomass might be a revolutionary renewable resource we’re looking for.
Tim Volk, a scientist at SUNY-ESF, profiles biomass and the potential benefits that this resource might hold.
Dr. Tim Volk is a senior research associate at The State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry. His research interests are in management and sustainability of short-rotation forestry, agroforestry, phytoremediation, international forestry. He is a widely published author on environmental issues and earned his Ph.D. at The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a focus on Short-Rotation Forestry in 2002.
For more on The Willow Project at SUNY-ESF, click here.
Biomass is any plant derived organic material available on a renewable basis including agricultural crops and residues, forest products, algae and even municipal waste. It’s also the largest single source of renewable energy in the United States.
Biomass can be used to produce heat, electricity, biofuels, and chemical products currently made from oil.
Because biomass comes from living or recently living plant matter that has taken up CO2 from the atmosphere it is considered carbon neutral. That means that no new CO2 is added to the atmosphere when the biomass is grown and used to produce energy. Think of biomass as CO2 catch and release.
The US department of Energy has projected that the U.S. can produce over one billion tons of biomass a year that we can use for energy. That would be enough to replace about 1/3 of all the transportation fuel in the U.S. dramatically reducing our dependence on foreign oil.
In NY almost three decades of research has focused on developing fast-growing shrub willows. There are more than 1,200 acres of willow now growing in northern NY. It will be used in power plants to generate renewable electricity. An advantage of the willow biomass crop effort is that it is a home grown source of energy reducing transportation costs and creating jobs.
Production of biofuels from material that is not currently used for food is already a reality. Project Liberty in Iowa has a new 20 million gallon per year production plant converting corn cobs and other harvesting leftovers into biofuels.
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An official of the Ministry of Home Affairs said at least 500 innocent people injured by the militants’ attacks, while a case accusing 500 Hefazat members of violence was filed on Sunday evening, but no one has been arrested yet, Abu Bakar Siddique, officer in charge of Paltan Police station, told IANS.
The shutdown was enforced by Hefazat-e-Islam in Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Kishoreganj, Norshingdi, Narayanganj, Brahman Baria, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi and other districts.
Narayanganj Madaninagar Madrasha students blocked the Dhaka-Chittagong highway by burning tires from Sanarpar to Shimrail crossing in the morning, disrupting road communications to Chittagong and Sylhet.
In Sylhet, Jaamat members, moving under the Hefazat banner, brought out processions in different parts and several crude bombs were also exploded. Four people were arrested, but police declined to comment.
Due to the countrywide strike, no buses left Sylhet bus stand since the morning, while Hefazat activists, sporting sharp weapons, bamboo staffs and iron rods, obstructed traffic at every entrance point.
According to four injured journalists of Noakhali, the Hefazat brought out a procession in support of the shutdown at Chaumuhani Chowrasta and suddenly attacked the office of Noakhali TV Journalists Forum.
More than 50, including 10 policemen and nearly two dozen members of the ruling Awami League, were injured in Kishoreganj, during the protest. Hefazat attacked the party office on Station Road, and vandalised it, including its signboard and the photos of Bangabandhu and Sheikh Hasina.
Police lobbed teargas shells and fired blank shots to disperse the clashing groups, and additional personnel of police, the BGB and RAB have been deployed in the district.
Reports of vehicles being set afire were also received.
Talking to IANS, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said: “When we pull the strings, we see that the leaders of these militant groups have been leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami before. Banned outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad, Ansar-Ullah Bangla Team, whatever… the main leadership of all of these outfits has come from Jamaat-Shibir – who were the auxiliary force of the Pakistan army in 1971. And the militants of Jamaat-e-Islami behind the screen planned all the tactics, and involvement of Basherkella makes it clear that the militant outfits that always create terror and anarchy have been newly incorporated. We are looking into all the issues. No matter where they are, no one will be spared.
“The situation is being instigated by spreading false rumours and video through social media through Basherkella and some other pages run by the Jamaat. We are treating these as sabotage and a stance against the state.”
A Ministry of Home Affairs statement said that in the last two days, some “unruly individuals and groups have destroyed government property in Chattogram’s Hathazari, Brahmanbaria Sadar, Sarail and Ashuganj upazilas in a religious frenzy”.
Among them, the Upazila Parishad, the Thana Bhaban, government land office, police outpost, railway station and houses of politicians have been damaged, it said, urging all concerned to stop all “disorderly conduct”, “otherwise, the government will take a strict stand to protect the lives and property of the people”.
It also said that the government was watching with concern, a group of orphans and children taking to the streets to destroy government property and cause casualties.
Noting untruths and rumours are being spread through social media, the statement warned that those involved will be identified and face stern action.
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq warned that the government would take stern action against those who try to disturb law and order.
“Those who are trying to spoil the celebration of the golden jubilee of the country’s independence are surely not showing any respect or affection towards our motherland. Government is very aware about upholding freedom of speech and press freedom. We would not stop any small section of the society from giving their speeches, but would take strong action if they try to hinder law and order,” he said.
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Weeping family members of missing workers waiting anxiously to learn the fate of their loved ones has become a regular sight.
The authorities promised better safety standards after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building, which killed more than 1,100 workers and injured hundreds in 2013 in Bangladesh’s apparel industry’s biggest disaster.
The collapse led to better labour conditions and tougher safety rules. But many local industries failed to maintain safety compliance, leading to accidents each year.
Tragedies of past and present have often been attributed to safety lapses. Deadly fires have plagued Bangladeshi factories – namely apparel fires reached a five-year high in 2020 – showing bad days will not be over if the industry is allowed to return to past practices.
In 2020, the country saw 383 industrial fires; 273 of them occurred at apparel factories, according to the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Between 2012 and 2019, there were more than 150 fires and other safety incidents connected to Bangladesh’s apparel industry, killing more than 1,300 people, and leaving 3,800-plus people injured, according to the Solidarity Center.
At least 2,000 workers and other staff died in at least 26 blazes in factories over the past two decades, according to the International Labor Organisation.
The last five years saw 5,834 industrial fire incidents, which caused a financial loss of Tk 2.5 billion (250 crore). Dhaka division reported the highest industrial fires and Sylhet the lowest, according to the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence.
At least 52 people died in a fire Thursday at an industrial building in Narayanganj, the latest industrial disaster in the country.
In July 2019, six employees of a spinning mill in Gazipur were killed in a factory fire and 13 in a boiler explosion in 2017 in the same area.
In January 2015, at least 13 people died in a plastics factory fire in Dhaka.
In 2016, a fire triggered by a boiler explosion at Tampaco Foils Ltd. in Tongi killed at least 25 people. Also, a fire broke out in a sweater factory in Gazipur the same year, killing at least four workers.
A fire killed 117 people in 2012 as it raced through the Tazreen Fashions factory. The next January, eight workers died in a fire at Smart Export Garments; in May that year, eight more workers died as a fire swept through another garment factory in the capital.
In 2010, fire also killed 21 workers at Garib and Garib Garments and 26 at Ha-Meem Group’s sportswear factory.


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Gallatin County Purchases Farm Bureau Building in Bozeman
December 7, 2022
Gallatin County has purchased the Farm Bureau building in Bozeman, adding space for current and future county operations to continue serving our growing population.
On Thursday, Dec. 1, the Gallatin County Commission signed closing documents finalizing the purchase of the 24,000-square-foot building, located at 502 S. 19th. Ave., just east of the Law and Justice Center.
"It's a great addition to our Law and Justice Center campus for our growing county," said Commissioner Scott MacFarlane. "Purchasing an existing building and renovating is a more economical choice than building new. Getting this facility is a better deal for taxpayers and will help us serve our citizens for years to come."
The county bought the building from 502 South 19th LLC, managed by Jeffery Greenberg, for $3.6 million. The county is also paying about $150,000 in additional fees for things like inspections and broker's commission.
County staff will now work to develop plans for remodeling, which the county aims to begin in the fall of 2023.
Remodeling plans depend on what departments are moved into the building, how much space they will require, and what they each need to perform their work. The list of county offices that will be moved into the building hasn't been finalized, but some departments will include Court Services and 911 Records.
"During our public outreach for the bond to build our new courts building, we told the public that we planned on building a new facility on the Law and Justice Center campus for other programming that wasn't going to be in the new courts building. We are following through on that promise, but in a different way that enables us to get about twice the space for the same price as building new," said Gallatin County Commissioner Joe Skinner.
Commissioners will also decide on if the county will rent out any space to organizations outside of the county, including current tenants.
There are 15 tenants currently in the Farm Bureau building. The county will work directly with them through this ownership transition. Tenants will remain in place while the county works on a timeline for them moving out or potentially continuing to lease space. If any of those tenants are displaced, the county will assist them with temporary and/or permanent relocation.
"As we take over this building as the new owners, we are committed to working with each current tenant to help make this transition as seamless as possible," said Gallatin County Commissioner Zach Brown. "In the coming months, we will work with each tenant on a transition plan, eventually leading up to a remodel followed by moving in our county departments."
The Farm Bureau building purchase is one of a number of ongoing capital projects the county is currently engaged in to add needed space, upgrade aging facilities, and provide better and more efficient customer service to our citizens.
Construction of the new courts building, located next to the current Law and Justice Center, began in October. It is slated to be finished by the fall of 2024.
The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office building, located near the intersection of Jackrabbit and Baxter lanes in Four Corners, will be remodeled and expanded. And a new building for Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue will be constructed at the sheriff's office Four Corners campus. Both of those projects are slated to start late this spring and wrap up in 2024.


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Some Denton residents say the city's new utility payment plan has unfair charges.
Denton implemented the credit and collections policy in January to cut down on debt racked up from customers' unpaid bills.
"We really felt like we needed to take action to make sure those expenses were reined back in,"said Ethan Cox, city customer service manager.
The policy changes the department's deposit requirements.
"New customers that are entering our utilities system and existing customers, we would evaluate their credit and their payment history to determine if a deposit was necessary," Cox said.
He said customers with poor ratings pay higher upfront deposits.
The city also doubled the late fee to $20.
"The policy has been in place about four months, and we have seen a 23 percent reduction in the number of customers paying late each month," Cox said.
But Denton resident Carolyn Phillips has helped organize a petition drive to throw out the new policies. She said the new procedures target low-income residents.
"We know that the city has to function," she said. "We know that people have to pay their bills. We know that late fees are a reality. Reasonability is what we are looking for."
Phillips said a uniform deposit fee and lower late fees would be reasonable.
"At the end of the day, I don't think the city is justified to use credit as heavily as they are," she said.
Cox said the policy is not meant to be a hardship on any one particular group. He said it's simply a revised system to reduce unpaid debt.
The Denton City Council heard a report on the implementation of the policy Tuesday afternoon. Any revisions to the policy would be up to the council.

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Welcome to the Akutars NFT Story! NFT influencer and enthusiast, waleswoosh, took to Twitter to reveal this jaw-dropping tale. So, exactly how did $20 Million vanish within a day? And was Akutars NFT story one of the biggest fumbles in NFT history? Let’s take a closer look.
- In April 2022, Akutars NFT gained popularity with its mission to empower children and promote inclusivity in the metaverse.
- Concerns about a potential exploit in the smart contract arose before the minting process, but the team assured the community it was a feature and proceeded with the mint.
- Unfortunately, a bug in the smart contract resulted in the permanent trapping of 11,539 ETH, causing a huge financial loss for the team.
Concerns and Excitement: The Story Behind Akutars NFTs
Firstly, let’s take a look at when Akutars NFTs came into being. In April 2022, the project was hugely popular. Significantly, former Major League Baseball player, Micah Johnson, created Akutars NFT with a mission to empower children and make the metaverse more inclusive. Because of this, the project was popular. Plus, many community members were excited to mint and get involved.
However, right before the minting process, some concerning tweets emerged. Multiple individuals raised alarms about a potential exploit in the Akutars NFT smart contract. The team responded, reassuring the community that the potential exploit was, in fact, a feature. Thus, they went ahead with the mint.
The mint for Akutars NFT was a dutch auction with a starting price of 3.5ETH. To clarify, in a Dutch auction, the seller starts with a high price for an item and gradually lowers it until someone is willing to buy it. Basically, a reverse auction. The seller sets the initial high price and then reduces it over time. Bidders can choose to buy the item at the current price or wait for it to go down further. Then, the first person to accept the price wins the item.
From Setbacks to Success
So, where did it all go wrong? A bug in the Akutars NFT smart contract has resulted in the permanent trapping of the entire 11,539 ETH. This means that no one, including individuals or developers, can retrieve the funds. It’s an irreversible situation with no possibility of recovering the trapped ETH. The outcome was that the team didn’t make any money from the mint. Additionally, they had to personally refund the unsuccessful bids. As a result, the overall loss incurred by the team goes far beyond just the trapped ETH.
Despite this, the Akutars team kept building. They didn’t just deliver the NFTs and refunds; they went a step further and accomplished remarkable feats. Akutars made history as the first NFT to be optioned for TV and film. On top of that, they successfully formed partnerships with renowned brands like Puma and BBC. Despite the challenges they faced, the Akutars team persevered and achieved significant milestones in the process.


Question about 1997 Ford Taurus
First checked engine light code found misfire p0305,changed all 6 spark plugs,spark plug wires and changed coil all at onces,test drive on side street good 5miles good runs good no check engine light.when my friend picked the car driving home about 20miles on the freeway when exited approaching the stop light friend feel the car stumble check engine light appear on dash board,i went to scan the code p0306 change one plug soon u start the car in a good 1min. start blinking the check engine light scan code same p0306,appreciate any help,thanks
SOURCE: check engine light blinks
Ok, i would ave the ignition coil pack tested for its operational valve asap if possible. this is either an ignition coil pack issue or, a bad ECM. the ECM controls the ignition timing in this vehicle so, the problem will be there if the crank shaft sensor and cam sensors are ok.
I would pull the trouble codes asap as well. this will help diagnosis this issue correctly. this can be done at a local auto zone or a local mechanics shop as well.
Posted on Jun 19, 2009
Ignition Coil Pack
Clog or dirty fuel injector
Evap canister purge valve
you have 3 type of engine for your truck
2.3L 4 cylinder
3.0L 6 Cylinder
4.0L 6 Cylinder
need to know that type Engine
The reason why the service light come on because it is a hard code
not a soft code.
Let me know
Posted on Sep 20, 2009
SOURCE: vehicle came in for check
A misfire at idle that smooths out at cruise is ALMOST ALWAYS caused by a vacuum leak. Take a hard look at your fuel trims at idle. If the Bank 2 Long Term Fuel Trim is more than + a couple points higher than the Bank 1 trim, your problem is most likely a vacuum leak. If the Fuel Trims even-out while holding the engine at 2000 RPM for about 20 seconds, then a vacuum leak is DEFINITELY your problem. I would suspect a leaking lower intake gasket leak because an upper plenum leak will normally affect all cylinders.
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SOURCE: 2005 Ford Taurus Sputtering
stickingvalves collapsed lifters bent push rods fault ignition or damadged spark plug wires start it up at night look under the hood for sparks jumping from wires replace fauilty wires
Posted on Jun 22, 2009
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P0305 is misfire in cylinder #5.
P0306 is misfire in cylinder#6.
P0316 is misfire on start up.
Have the plugs on those 2 cylinders, and the 2 fuel injectors checked, also check for spark from the coil on those 2 plug wires.
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A fan can help keep the room cool. Fans should never blow directly on the baby and should be out of baby’s reach. … Infants under six months of age should be kept out of direct sunlight, especially between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when the sun’s rays are the strongest.
Can a fan make a baby sick?
Fans. Does it matter if air from a fan is blowing directly onto a child? No, not really. It will not cause them to get sick.
Is fan or AC better for babies?
The most common question every new parent has in their mind is, “Is the usage of AC or a Cooler safe for my baby? Well, the answer is YES. A properly ventilated room can help prevent the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) since the humid temperature is not good for a newborn.
Can a baby sleep with a fan on?
Oct. 6, 2008 — Young infants who sleep in bedrooms with fans have a lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome than babies who sleep in less well-ventilated rooms, new research shows. Investigators concluded that sleeping with a fan lowers SIDS risk by more than 70%.
When should a baby smile back at you?
Around 2 months of age, your baby will have a “social” smile. That is a smile made with purpose as a way to engage others. Around this same time to about 4 months of age, babies develop an attachment to their caregivers. They more readily stop crying for familiar caregivers than for strangers.
Why do babies look at the ceiling and smile?
Babies’ eyes are drawn to movement. That’s why they might be staring at your spinning ceiling fan or that toy you animatedly play with to make your baby smile. In contrast, if your baby turns away from moving objects, it’s probably because s/he is processing a lot at the moment and needs to regroup.
When can I stop worrying about SIDS?
When can you stop worrying about SIDS? It’s important to take SIDS seriously throughout your baby’s first year of life. That said, the older she gets, the more her risk will drop. Most SIDS cases occur before 4 months, and the vast majority happen before 6 months.
What age is highest risk for SIDS?
More than 90% of SIDS deaths occur before babies reach 6 months of age. Even though SIDS can occur anytime during a baby’s first year, most SIDS deaths occur in babies between 1 and 4 months of age.


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The latest news and updates from The Ian Potter Foundation team.
November 14 2019
The Ian Potter Foundation Summer Listening Series is a four-episode podcast that aims to share insights from the philanthropic and not-for-profit sides of the social sector.
May 31 2019
In May 2019, The Ian Potter Foundation was honoured to receive the inaugural #OpenForGood Award from Candid at the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) conference in Seattle,
May 19 2019
The Foundation was thrilled to recently receive the 2017 SIMNA Award for Outstanding Social Impact Measurement Funding Organisation.


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Fullscreen. Over eight hours of documentary footage tell the amazing story of Operation Overlord, the greatest invasion in the history of warfare, when over 150,000 Allied Forces stormed across the English Channel to the beaches of Normandy, finally breaking Germany's iron grip on Europe. In Color and B&W. Four DVDs.
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Limit set on ministerial cars
Cape Town - Members of the Western Cape cabinet were set a limit of just over R500 000 on new official vehicles, provincial transport minister Robin Carlisle said on Friday.
This follows Premier Helen Zille's announcement earlier that the province would write its own ministerial handbook in a bid to curb excessive spending by office-bearers.
Carlisle said: "In line with the production of our own provincial ministerial handbook, Cabinet agreed on Wednesday that we reduce the amount that can be spent on a ministerial car to the range between R363 000 (and) R510 000.
"We trust that this lead will be followed by government throughout the country."
Zille's Democratic Alliance has strongly criticised the amounts national ministers have been spending on official vehicles.
The existing ministerial handbook, which sets guidelines for national government and the provinces, allows ministers and MECs to order vehicles that cost up to 70% of their annual salaries.
An MEC’s all-inclusive salary package is currently R1.3m a year, which means they are entitled to vehicles worth about R910 000.
Last year Communications Minister Siphiwe Nyanda came under fire after his department bought him two new BMW 750i cars worth R1.14m each.
The department spent R136 000 on extras for one of the vehicles including "rear seat entertainment" and ambient interior lighting.


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New York-style Vegan Cheesecake (Plantiful Bakery) is not health food, but a great treat with a homemade raspberry sauce. The base uses vegan digestive cookies (no palm oil) and brown sugar with palm-oil-free vegan butter and vegan cream cheese. Vanilla bean gives the classic flavour.
Mr Organic Multi-Grain Biscuits are made from healthy ingredients, recycle the plastic packaging in household recycling or in supermarket bag bins. Made with chia and flax seeds, these are crunchy and baked to perfection. Also in orange cocoa and cocoa flavours.