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Medicine Overview of Pantime Injection
Side Effects of Pantime are Vomiting, Headache, Dizziness, Stomach pain, Nausea, Flatulence, Diarrhoea, Joint pain.
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
Pantime 40 mg Injection is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). It works by reducing the amount of acid in the stomach which helps in relief of acid related indigestion and heartburn.
In Depth Information on Pantime Injection
- You have been prescribed Pantime 40 mg Injection to reduce stomach acid and heal stomach ulcers.
- Your doctor will administer it to you as an injection into a vein over a period of 2 -15 minutes.
- Inform your doctor if you get watery diarrhea, fever, or stomach pain that does not go away.
- Long-term use can cause weak bones and deficiency of minerals such as magnesium. Take adequate dietary intake of calcium and magnesium or their supplements as prescribed by your doctor.
Pantime Injection related warnings
Pantime 40 mg Injection is probably safe to use during pregnancy.
Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effect on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. Please consult your doctor.
Pantime 40 mg Injection should be used with caution during lactation.
Breast feeding should be held until the treatment of the mother is completed and the drug is eliminated from her body.
Pantime 40 mg Injection may make you feel dizzy, drowsy or affect your vision. Do not drive until your vision is clear.
Pantime 40 mg Injection is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Pantime 40 mg Injection is recommended.
However, the use of Pantime 40 mg Injection is not advised along with other medicines used for the treatment of Helicobacter Pylori infection.
Pantime 40 mg Injection is probably safe to use in patients with liver disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Pantime 40 mg Injection may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
If you miss a dose of Pantime 40 mg Injection, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
Frequently asked questions about Pantime Injection
Q. What is Pantime used for?
Pantime is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) which is used for the treatment of conditions like heartburn, acid regurgitation, and stomach ulcers.
Q. Is Pantime an antacid?
No, Pantime is not an antacid, it belongs to a therapeutic group of drugs called proton pump inhibitors. It acts by decreasing acid secretion in the stomach while antacids neutralize the acid in the stomach and coat the stomach mucosa.
Pantime is relatively safe if taken in prescribed dose for prescribed duration as advised by your doctor
Q. Is Pantime a painkiller?
No, Pantime is not a painkiller. It is a proton pump inhibitor which is used for the treatment of conditions like heartburn, acid regurgitation, and stomach ulcers.
Q. Is Pantime a proton pump inhibitor (PPI)?
Yes, Pantime is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) which inhibits the secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
Q. Can I take Pantime forever?
Pantime should not be taken for a long time unless there is an indication for the medicine. Though generally safe, certain conditions like low magnesium levels and fractures are associated with long-term use. Consult your doctor before continuing the drug for a long time as you may need to get some tests done on a regular basis.
Q. Can I take Pantime with ondansetron?
No relevant interactions have been reported between Pantime and ondansetron. Consult your doctor before taking them together.
Q. Can I take Pantime with azithromycin?
No clinically relevant interactions have been reported between Pantime and azithromycin so far. Consult your doctor before taking these drugs together.
Q. Can I take Pantime with Ibuprofen?
There are no interactions reported between Pantime and ibuprofen when used together. However, you must consult your doctor before taking them together.
Q. Can I take Pantime with ranitidine?
Both Pantime and ranitidine work by lowering the acid secretion in the stomach for stomach ulcers and heartburn. There are no interactions reported between ranitidine and Pantime if used together. However, studies have also shown no additional benefit in using ranitidine along with Pantime. Please Consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.
Q. Can I take Pantime with amoxicillin?
No clinically relevant interaction has been reported between Pantime Pantime and amoxicillin. Please check with your doctor before taking these medicines together.
Q. Can I take Pantime with antibiotics?
Various studies comparing the use of Pantime while the patients were also taking different antibiotics revealed no clinically relevant interactions. However, always consult your doctor before taking Pantime along with antibiotics.
Q. Can I take Pantime with levothyroxine?
Absorption (time to reach blood) of levothyroxine may be delayed if it is taken with Pantime. Consult your doctor before taking both the medicines together.
Q. Can I take Pantime with other medications?
Pantime can generally be taken safely with other drugs. But there are certain medications like anti-HIV drugs and anticoagulants which can have interaction with Pantime and thus should not be combined or should be closely monitored when given together. Please consult your doctor if you need to take Pantime with other medications.
Q. Can I take Pantime with ciprofloxacin?
There are no interactions reported between Pantime and ciprofloxacin. However, this does not mean interactions cannot occur. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.
Q. Does Pantime cause hair loss?
Hair loss has not been reported with the use of Pantime. If you experience excessive hair loss while taking Pantime, please consult your doctor.
Q. Does Pantime cause constipation?
Both diarrhea and constipation have been reported as a common side effects of Pantime in children and in adults. Consult your doctor if you experience intolerable side effects while taking Pantime.
Q. Does Pantime cause weight gain?
Change in weight has been associated with Pantime. Consult your doctor if you have weight gain or weight loss during Pantime use.
Q. Does Pantime cause dry mouth?
Dry mouth has been reported as a side effect with Pantime. Kindly consult your doctor if you have this problem while taking Pantime.
Q. Does Pantime cause gas?
Flatulence (gas), abdominal distension, and bloating (fullness) have been associated with Pantime use. Consult your doctor if you experience any of these symptoms.
Q. Does Pantime cause dementia?
Dementia has not been reported with Pantime use. Consult your doctor if you have any symptoms of dementia.
Q. Does Pantime cause diarrhea?
Diarrhea is one of the most commonly occurring side effects with the use of Pantime. Do consult your doctor if you have any such symptom.
Yes, like any other medicine, Pantime has an expiry date. Please check the expiry date mentioned on the pack before taking the medicine.
Q. Does Pantime contain aluminum or magnesium?
Pantime does not commonly contain aluminum or magnesium as an excipient (additional substance) or as a coating. Please read the package insert available with the medicine for further information.
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A company called Audi launched the Q3 crossover of the smallest size car, it was decided to produce it at a Spanish plant in a town called Martorell in Catalonia. It should be noted that this enterprise was built in 1993, and until now it has specialized in the production of Seat brand cars. This is the first time that Audi has produced its own cars at Seat’s factories..
Up to 100,000 Audi Q3s are expected to be built in Spain each year, with the Germans counting on huge demand. It was for this reason that from the very beginning it was decided to release the Q3 in three shifts. The Q3 will go on sale with a two-liter diesel engine (140 hp or 177 hp), 170 hp 211 hp and a two-liter gasoline engine.
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The largest of Lebanon’s nature reserves, Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve stretches from Dahr Al Baidar in the north to Niha Mountain in the south. Blanketed with oak forests on its northeastern slopes and juniper and oak forests on its southeastern slopes, the reserve’s most famous attractions are its three magnificent cedar forests: Maasser el Shouf, Barouk and Ain Zhalta - Bmohray. Al Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve is a popular destination for hiking and trekking, with trails matching all levels of fitness. In winter the landscape can be particularly stunning. Guides are available at the reserve, where you can also rent equipment for snowshoeing (05 350250, 05 350150; email@example.com; shoufcedar.org)
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Story: We first met The Super Spies in Lisa’s first book The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer. This book starts off with a bang. No really with a bang when there is a bombing at the high school. Now Uncle Walt who was at a faculty meeting in the high school at the time the bomb went off, is now missing. Sarah gathers up her sister and two best friends to investigate the case. It becomes dangerous for The Super Spies when they go out in search for clues and information. Sarah starts to suspect that the bombing might have something to do with the disappearance of her parents. Can The Super Spies find out who the bomber is before he does it again?
Our rating 5 out of 5 blasting stars
Review: Once again Lisa writes a story that will keep you turning pages to find out what will happen next. The second book in this series is actually better than the first, which many times is not the case in book series. Sarah, her sister Lacey, and her two friends Jackie & Scott are wonderful characters that will have you routing for them. We loved how the police and the FBI worked with The Super Spies this time around. It made the storyline even better. Lisa is an amazing writer. She uses just the right amount of action, mystery, and drama to keep you entertained for hours. This book can be seem to be directed towards MS reader, but trust us older readers will also enjoy it. It will take you back to reading The Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys books. We personally can’t wait for the next installment in this wonderfully entertaining series.
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By Patrick B. McGuigan | Oklahoma Watchdog
OKLAHOMA CITY — Proposals to reduce Oklahomans’ income taxes are back on track in the state Legislature, but with a twist.
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER: Dave Bond, CEO of OCPA Impact, is pressing the Oklahoma state Legislature to enact an income tax cut to take effect this year or in 2015, rather than in 2016 as specified in pending bills.
Ideas being kicked around in the legislative process include triggers requiring tax revenue growth. Both legislative chambers are mulling bills that would cut taxes, but delay effective dates for nearly two years.
That’s not good enough for leading grassroots groups that are pressing for a “clean tax cut” to be implemented sooner, rather than later.
A week ago, it seemed possible, even likely, that any tax cut able to clear all the hurdles this year actually would boost taxes on at least some taxpayers. But after critical scrutiny of a proposal that had cleared his own chamber, Senate PresidentBrian Bingman, R-Sapulpa, intervened.
At his weekly briefing with reporters, Bingman said a new Senate bill intends to put back into place what the state Supreme Court overturned in 2013.
The measure would reduce the unpopular levy from the present 5.25 percent top rate, to 5 percent, assuming that growth revenue as of late 2015 would offset the reduction.
Dave Bond, chief executive officer of OCPA Impact, a lobbying organization focused on free market issues, was critical of the bill.
“Oklahoma taxpayers were promised income tax relief on their 2015 tax returns, but at this point, there are no remaining proposals at the Capitol guaranteed to keep that promise. Total tax collections from Oklahoma taxpayers and employers reached an all-time high last year, and they’re on track to set a new record this year, so any concerns about state government not having enough money are unfounded,” Bond said..
“Meanwhile, Kansas, to our north, has recently reduced their penalty on work, their income tax, below Oklahoma’s. And, they are reducing it further. And, Texas to our south, still takes less money from its citizens than we do here.”
Two weeks ago, Bond had cheered a committee’s approval for House Bill 3291, a measure without triggers to start the process of lowering the top personal income tax rate to 4 percent by 2018.
Gov. Mary Fallin, in her State of the State address and fiscal year 2015 executive budget, called for a tax cut, but Bingman said the governor had not, in his most recent conversation with her, picked a preference among the proposals still moving in the legislative process.
Oklahoma Policy Institute, based in Tulsa, advocates increased state spending. Gene Perry, the group’s policy director, told Oklahoma Watchdog the state shouldn’t “schedule tax cuts years in advance when we don’t know what our budget needs may be.”
“We could face a natural disaster, a drop in federal support, spiking health care costs, or who knows what. Legislators can’t predict the future, so they shouldn’t be putting our tax system on auto-pilot,” he said.
House Minority Leader Scott Inman, D-Del City, has opposed a tax cut. Responding to Oklahoma Watchdog’s questions at a weekly briefing with journalists, Inman said his Democratic caucus was “puzzled” to see Republicans pushing tax cuts that won’t be implemented for two years.
Inman and other tax cut critics point to a projected $188 million decline in revenue subject to legislative appropriation, saying public education, public safety and human services spending should be increased.
Bond and state Finance Secretary Preston Doerflinger, Fallin’s principal spending adviser, counter that total state government tax revenues are higher than ever. Doerflinger pressed his point in a recent discussion with Oklahoma Watchdog, saying the state will spend as much in 2015 as it did in 2013, so “the sky is not falling.”
The seemingly contradictory cut in direct appropriations is due to pre-determined expenditures for pensions and other state programs.
Contact Patrick McGuigan at firstname.lastname@example.org .
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Fixing the MLB draft
Updated: January 26, 2010, 3:37 PM ETBy Buster Olney
Management's internal discussions about how to restructure the draft process are still in the early stages. And keep in mind that any change that Major League Baseball wants will have to go through the Players Association, at the bargaining table in the next round of collective bargaining talks.
But when the general managers got together a couple of weeks ago, they kicked around ideas in a serious and open discussion, led by former Braves GM John Schuerholz and MLB executive vice president Rob Manfred. Commissioner Bud Selig was present, and was viewed as being very interested in the suggestions by others in the room.
The premise that guided the talks was that the draft is the best and easiest manner in which baseball can address the widening financial disparity between The Haves and The Have-Nots. And the focus is on some kind of a slotting system, which would enable the worst teams to have access to the best players. In recent years, some of the worst teams have passed on the best amateur players in the draft because they believed they couldn't sign the player. This is how Rick Porcello slid to the Tigers at the end of the first round in 2007.
And there is a strong belief on the side of management that a slotting system can be completed, because the union will embrace the idea -- so long as the Players Association is guaranteed, in some fashion, that more money will be spent on major league players. How this happens remains to be seen, but there are agents convinced that the interests of the draft-eligible will be swapped out for the interests of the union veterans.
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Syracuse, NY -- The new Spencer Street bridge over Interstate 81 opened at 2:30 p.m. in Syracuse, the state Department of Transportation announced.
"We're pleased that it was able to reopen on schedule," said Hank Polech, a DOT spokesman.
The new Court Street bridge over I-81 is scheduled to reopen at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, the DOT said.
The ramp from I-690 west to I-81 north reopened earlier today. The I-81 north entrance ramp from Pearl Street remains closed during repaving work.


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Exosome Diagnostics said today that it has entered into an agreement with Merck KGaA, in which it will help further the company's drug development efforts.
The collaboration will cover therapeutic development in oncology and other disease areas, and will use Exosome's proprietary technology platforms for nucleic acid and protein detection from circulating exosomes, the firm said.
This will include access to Exosome's recently launched Shahky instrument for exosomal protein capture and quantitative analysis.
The agreement with Merck is the first Exosome has announced publicly that involves access to Shahky. Exosome says the platform can overcome background noise by selectively targeting disease-specific exosomes and removing confounding protein content that isn't relevant to the disease or other target in question.
Exosome launched the early access program for Shahky last week. According to the company, the platform was tested and its performance validated in a leading Boston hospital, but the company has not shared details on this collaboration.
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For his part, President Donald Trump took the unprecedented step of providing the public transparency by declassifying and releasing the record of his call with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
The record clearly established that the call was completely appropriate and that there is no basis for a House inquiry. The fact that there was nothing wrong with the call was also powerfully confirmed by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s decision to create a false version of the call and read it to the American people at a congressional hearing, without disclosing that he was simply making it all up.
In addition, information has come to light that the whistleblower had contact with Schiff’s office before filing the complaint. His initial denial of such contact caused The Washington Post to conclude that Schiff "clearly made a statement that was false."
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Michigan’s Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz will be hosted locally by Ottawa County Parks and the Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds at Riverside Park in Robinson Township on Monday and Tuesday, July 2-3, from 1-3 p.m. each day.
The Landing Blitz is sponsored by the state departments of environmental quality, natural resources, and agriculture and rural development, in partnership with local organizations, as part of Michigan’s annual Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week.
“These public boat launches are a source for a lot of invasive species,” said Melanie Manion, the natural resources management supervisor for the county parks system. “The upside is, when we get these outreach events, we can connect with a lot of people.”
The program is designed as a collaborative outreach campaign to raise awareness about preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species through recreational boating and related activities. During the event, boaters will learn about preventing the introduction and spread of invasive species from the movement of watercraft and equipment between water bodies at both public and private boating access sites throughout the state.
“We talk about how we’ve become numb to invasive species because we talk about it so often,” Manion said. “(These events) keep it fresh in people’s mind.”
Because it’s so easy to tune out what could happen if invasive plants and aquatic life enter a watershed, Manion said it’s important to keep people aware of the threats that exist, as well as the progress that’s been made in fighting and preventing the spread of invasive species thus far.
“There are always new invasive species we can stop,” she said, noting that early detection and prevention measures are key. “The new invasives like the New Zealand mud snail can be prevented.”
At next week’s event, you can also expect to learn more about boat washing and equipment decontamination procedures, the Clean Boats Clean Waters program, reporting protocols for watch list species and others, awareness of specific regulations, and proper disposal of bait.
For more information about aquatic invasive species in Michigan, visit: www.michigan.gov/InvasiveSpecies.


There is a lot of dirt, grime, and moisture that builds up inside of a furnace and a trained professional knows the process of how to clean it up in an efficient manner
Since I’ve bought our home, I have been studying about all of the repair that is required for me to recognize completely comfortable with the state of it. One thing that has been on our mind lately has been figuring out how to keep our oil furnace took care of and cleaned. I have an oil furnace, and I’ve never had an experience with one before, and growing up, every one of us didn’t have heat in our current home so every one of us usually just used space oil heating systems when it got freezing outside. For that reason, having an oil furnace has been a big studying experience, and my heating professional is entirely awesome and has been entertaining all of the questions that have come up since every one of us first started working together, and it’s been a lot of questions. I l received that it’s substantial for me to have our oil furnace professionally cleaned rather than trying to clean it on our own. I’m glad that she told me that because some blogs that I was studying said that it wouldn’t be a big deal to clean an oil furnace on your own, but I don’t believe I would’ve one a fantastic job. There is a lot of dirt, grime, and moisture that builds up inside of a furnace and a trained professional knows the process of how to clean it up in an efficient manner. I don’t know why people go out of their way to redirect people on those blogs. I’ve learn some entirely misleading advice since owning our home, so I’m starting to prefer getting our information from trained local professionals instead.
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A few years ago they released an MP3 player based on Soundwave, but personally I wish they offered a stereo system based on his Autobot counterpart, Blaster. He would just look at home on the bookshelf or entertainment unit.
The only fancy thing I did was to embed a display in the negative space of the carrying handle.
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Can I buy this off of you, I’m a major TF fan!
Apologies, this is just a concept. It’s a 3D model, not an actual prototype.
You can help by emailing Thinkgeek a link to this post and requesting that they make one. They take gadget idea submissions here: http://www.thinkgeek.com/bug-us/
That’s about your best shot of making this a reality, unless Denon, Sony, or another stereo company see the opportunity and pursue this.
I’m glad you like it. I want one too, like, NOW!
Thankyou I will do that.
Beautiful design. Great concept. Would love to see something like this made a reality. I’d definitely get one. Preferable from a decent manufacturer but regardless of who makes would probably still be interested. Sent thinkgeek an email. Heh. Just had to. Never hurts to ask right. Keep up the good work.
Can you make a 3D model of a Soundwave stereo? I know he is actually a tape deck but I am 100% of a Decepticon fan and Soundwave is my favorite Transformer.
I already did, though I used him for a 2D image (Blu-Ray jacket cover). You can see that Soundwave here: https://davesgeekyideas.com/2010/07/31/trannsformers-25th-blu-ray-mockup-completed/
My first Blu-Ray concept from way back when! Only one more month to make a 25th anniversary release a reality. *sigh!*

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Virtual Conference to Expand Catholic Engagement with Restorative Justice
(Washington, DC) Catholic Mobilizing Network is pleased to announce a first-ever 3-day event, Harm, Healing, and Human Dignity: An All-Virtual Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice, to take place on October 27, 29, and 31 in collaboration with the University of San Diego Center for Restorative Justice and the Catholic Diocese of San Diego. More than 300 Church, ministry, and restorative justice leaders from across the country are expected to attend.
“Catholic interest in restorative justice is clearly growing, and transformative responses to harm and injustice are needed more than ever,” said Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, Executive Director of CMN. “Catholic Mobilizing Network is eager to create this highly-interactive virtual conference experience where participants will learn, network, and explore new and vital ways of enlivening Catholic engagement with restorative justice nationwide.”
A lived expression of Catholic Social Teaching principles, restorative justice approaches crime and harm in terms of the people and relationships impacted, rather than exclusively a law or rule that was broken. Restorative practices — such as peacemaking circles and community conferencing — seek to repair harm through transformative encounters that model Jesus’ reconciling way.
Conference participants will have the opportunity to explore the philosophy and practices of restorative justice in a variety of contexts, including: criminal justice; academics and education; parish and diocesan ministry; racial justice; and faith-based and community collaboration.
An extraordinary lineup of speakers and presenters are confirmed:
- Most Rev. Robert W. McElroy, Bishop of San Diego
- Fr. David Kelly, C.PP.S, Founder and Executive Director of Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, Chicago, Illinois
- Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, Renowned anti-death penalty visionary
- Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, Founder of Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles, California
- sujatha baliga, Restorative justice practitioner and 2019 MacAurthur Fellow
- Howard Zehr, Respected “grandfather of restorative justice” and Co-director of the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice, Harrisonburg, Virginia
- David Karp, Professor and Director of the Center for Restorative Justice, University of San Diego
- Leonard Rubio, Executive Director of Insight Prison Project, San Francisco, California
- Maka Akan Najin Black Elk, Executive Director for Truth and Healing, Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
- Kate and Deacon Andy Grosmaire with Julie and Michael McBride, Participants in a historic restorative justice process as told in Kate’s book, Forgiving My Daughter's Killer: A True Story of Loss, Faith, and Unexpected Grace
Conference registrations will be accepted through Friday, October 16. The cost for individual attendees is $99/person; group rates of $35/person are also available.
Members of the media are invited to register for the conference at a discounted rate. Please contact Katlyn Toelle at firstname.lastname@example.org to receive your discount code.
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Catholic Mobilizing Network is a national organization that mobilizes Catholics and all people of goodwill to value life over death, to end the death penalty, to transform the U.S. criminal justice system from punitive to restorative, and to build capacity in U.S. society to engage in restorative practices.
CMN works in close collaboration with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and is a founding member of the Congregation of St. Joseph Mission Network.

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KIEV, Ukraine--Ukraine's hryvnia plunged Thursday after the country's central bank raised interest rates and moved toward floating its currency by scrapping foreign currency auctions.
The central bank quoted the weighted average interbank rate for the hryvnia early afternoon down 21% for the day at nearly 19.96 to the U.S. dollar. Websites of Ukrainian retail banks were quoting rates as high as 23 to buy dollars via bank cards or for deposit accounts.
"Get used to market volatility," central bank Governor Valeria Gontareva said, adding that the moves were aimed at stabilizing the volatile currency. She said there was "panic" on the market in connection with ongoing fighting with pro-Russian militants in Ukraine's east.
Still, Ms. Gontareva said a new funding program could be agreed with the International Monetary Fund in the next two days, and analysts said that should bring some relief to the hryvnia.
"It is overshooting now," said Olena Bilan, chief economist at Kiev brokerage Dragon Capital. She said the rate could stabilize in a range of 20 to 23 hryvnia to the dollar.
"We may actually see some strengthening once, and if, the external funding is back on board," said Dmitry Petrov, an analyst at Nomura.
The regulator earlier Thursday increased its key rate to 19.5% from 14% and scrapped foreign currency auctions, moving the battered local currency a step closer to a free float Thursday.
The bank said the moves were aimed at stabilizing the hryvnia, which has lost half of its value lagainst the dollar over the past year amid Ukraine's deepening economic crisis and the war with pro-Russian separatists in the country's east.
The latest moves are part of a loan program being completed with the IMF and will reduce the plethora of different rates at which the currency has been trading.
Even with the sharp tightening of credit, central bank officials warned that risks of higher inflation and further declines in the value of the hryvnia remain high. They also noted that the shift to a market-set rate doesn't yet amount to a full-scale free float, since administrative restrictions on access to foreign currency imposed over the past year to steady the rate remain in place.
"The main reason for this decision was the rise in inflation," said Sergey Nikolaichuk, head of the National Bank of Ukraine's monetary-policy department. "The main reason for the acceleration of inflation has been the (fall in) the exchange rate."
He warned that "inflationary and devaluation risks will remain rather high in the near future," adding that, "in these conditions, there is no doubt about the need for a tighter monetary policy."
The National Bank said that gross domestic product is expected to contract 4% to 5% this year after falling 6.7% last year. Inflation, which reached an annual rate of 24.9% in December, is expected to slow to 17.2% in December 2015 and to single digits in 2016, the bank said.
Until Thursday, the national bank had been holding daily foreign-currency auctions to set an indicative market rate that was often well below the actual market level. Under the new system, the bank said "the hryvnia's exchange rate will be set by banks based on the objective parameters of market demand and supply." Ms. Gontareva said the national bank will continue to intervene on the market, but primarily by selling foreign currency directly to the state gas company NAK Naftogaz, which is the country's main importer.
The sharp rise in interest rates is aimed at fighting rising inflation and shoring up demand for the hryvnia, the national bank said, and isn't expected to substantially impact industry, since credit is already very hard to get given the economic uncertainties due to the continuing war. The National Bank also said the threat to the banking system from the rate increase is less than the threat from a continued drop in the currency.
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Patrick Peterson loves new crown-of-helmet rule
A slew of players have criticized the new rule making it illegal for runners or tacklers to lead with the crown-of-the-helmet. Patrick Peterson loves the rule, saying it will make the game safer and benefit players once their careers are over.
“The game has definitely changed, but I believe the commissioner is changing the game for the good,” Peterson said on ESPN 1100 in Las Vegas with Mitch Moss and Seat Williams, via SportsRadioInterviews.com.
“At the same time, these guys want to make the game as safe as possible, so [we] football players can have the longevity after our football careers. I think Roger Goodell is doing a great job trying to implement these rules and make the games as safe as possible. We don’t want to go out there spearing guys and running backs dropping their helmets and chests. I actually love the rule.”
“I think he is definitely going to make it in the league,” Peterson said. “He has a ton of potential to be the top guy in the league, as well. I just can’t wait to see what team is going to take a chance on him and pick him up in the 2013 draft.”
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- The child who has suffered a TBI returns to a family, peer group, school and community that remember him or her in the pre-accident state.
- The child also recalls his or her pre-accident life including capabilities, accomplishments, and relationships.
- The child may not appear physically to be any different than before the accident making it difficult for others to understand the changes in personality, ability, and social interactions.
- The child may have to discontinue activities where he or she once excelled.
- The approach to learning will likely need to be substantially altered and the child may feel frustrated as well as self-conscious about requiring special help.
- Relationships with peers may change dramatically depending on the age of the child and the extent of the injury. Being left out of social groups or activities previously enjoyed will be emotionally painful.
- Teachers and parents will need to change expectations but finding and conveying appropriate expectations won't be instantaneous or easy.
- The role of the parent changes to one of advocacy, requiring greater time and involvement.
- Parents should meet with the teachers, coaches, and students;
- A short presentation (which can include a video provided by the rehab unit) will help improve understanding and instill appropriate expectations;
- Allow for a questions and answers session.
- To assess cognitive abilities, the child should undergo neuropsychological testing. This is often not done until 3 to 6 months post injury to allow time for recovery of function.
- Test results will help establish a baseline from which to measure outcomes, identify skills that need to be addressed and act as a guide for teachers, therapists and parents.
- Testing should be repeated every 2 to 3 years as needed. See Pediatric Neuropsychology: A Guide for Parents ( 456 KB).
Pediatric Neuropsychology: A Guide for Parents ( 456 KB)
Describes pediatric neuropsychology, how it differs from a school psychological assessment, reasons for referral, what is assessed, what it will tell you about your child, and how to prepare for the test.
Information Release Form (Utah Schools) ( 51 KB)
Sample form for schools that authorizes the exchange of information between the student’s health care provider and school professionals as it relates to the diagnosis/condition listed.
Medical Home to School Summary Form ( 40 KB)
Sample form to facilitate communication between health care providers and school professionals relating to health concerns that impact a student's education.
Glang A, Tyler J, Pearson S, Todis B, Morvant M.
Improving educational services for students with TBI through statewide consulting teams.
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According to news items in Hollywood Reporter, Anita Louise was tested for the role of "Vera," and snow scenes were shot on location in Sun Valley, ID. Charles Quigley was borrowed RKO for the film. A Hollywood Citizen-News article noted that A Woman's Face was part of a recent "avalanche of flashback movies" and had a "European" appearance to it. Francis de Croisset's play was previously filmed in Sweden in 1938 under the title En kvinnas ansikte. Ingrid Bergman starred in that version, which was directed by Gustaf Molander.

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Members of the caravan of thousands of Honduran migrants reached the Guatemala-Mexico border early on Thursday.
The bulk of the caravan reached the Mexican border late Thursday and hundreds of Mexican police were waiting and ready.
Chaos erupted as the Honduran caravan faced off with Mexican police on the border town of Tecun Uman.
The organizer of Pueblo Sin Fronteras, Irineo Mujica was arrested by Mexican police and thrown into a white van.
The Daily Mail reported:
A smaller group walked to the border crossing but was blocked by Guatemalan police. They eventually retreated to await the rest of the caravan. The migrants, many who started traveling in small groups up to eight weeks ago, are covering around 30 miles a day.
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HomeWorld NewsThank u, next: New 'The Voice' coach Ariana Grande is ready to dethrone her veteran co-stars on season premiere
Thank u, next: New 'The Voice' coach Ariana Grande is ready to dethrone her veteran co-stars on season premiere
The Voice always makes a big fuss when a new coach joins the show, with the incumbent coaches — especially the O.G., Blake Shelton — suddenly becoming super-competitive. But as The Voice premiered its 21st season Monday, no one could blame the NBC brass for hyping up the show’s latest stunt-casting, or returning coaches Blake, Kelly Clarkson, and John Legend for feeling genuinely threatened.
“She’s so relevant right now, and so on top of her game,” Kelly marveled at the start of Monday’s episode, referring to the great ponytailed wonder that is the one-and-only Ariana Grande. Yes, not since Miley Cyrus joined the panel in 2016 has there been a Voice coach so aligned with the current pop Zeitgeist as Ariana. And certainly not since Kelly became a Voice regular in 2018 has there been a diva coach with such a stellar set of pipes. New co-stars Kelly and Ariana’s powerhouse voices blended magnificently during their mutually respectful show-opening duet of Aretha Franklin’s “Respect,” but once everyone was back in their big red chairs, the competition was on.
Kelly sarcastically noted — after observing the delighted screams from all the Arianators sitting in the live studio audience, not to mention the assembly line of high-ponied Arianators actually auditioning for the show — that she, John, and Blake probably didn’t stand a chance this season. However, Ariana did seem intimidated by the Blind Auditions process initially, and she failed to recruit the night's first contestant. But then she got the knack for the show's gameplay and proved that while she may be petite, she’s not so sweet. “Ariana, she is taking over. … She is incredibly sneaky,” Blake warned.
Ariana demonstrated that she came to play — and win — when she gifted her new team members with care packages of throat-coating teas and honey lozenges, which had John calling her “one of the most technical coaches we’ve ever had.” But then she brought out the best party trick on The Voice since Jennifer Hudson’s shoe-throwing: her “thank u, next” interruption button, which she used to intercept and derail all of her rival coaches' speeches. Kelly was especially amused by this genius tactic, as was the audience. I sincerely hope that when Ariana’s stint on The Voice is over, NBC keeps that button affixed to her successor’s chair.
Well played @ArianaGrande… well played! #TheVoicepic.twitter.com/YNAjRocTuA
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 21, 2021
But Ariana had serious onscreen moments as well, especially when she was trying to secure another coveted contestant, Vaughn Mugol, with an epic speech of her own. “I know that I’m new here, and you guys don’t know me as a coach yet. But I want to guide you in this competition,” she told the young, green singer. “I want to help you sing the right songs. I want to answer any questions you might have regarding my experiences, and help you get to where you want to go as an artist. I want to help you get to the healthiest place with your instrument that you’ve ever been in your life. I want to help you become one of the biggest artists you can be. I want to help you win this thing, and then have a career. I want to be here to do the real work. I want to be that for you.”
Yep, just like Kelly said: The other coaches didn’t stand a chance. Below are all the Blind Auditions of Season 21 premiere:
Girl Named Tom, “Helplessly Hoping”
This brother/sister group — a rare Voice trio — did Crosby, Stills & Nash’s classic justice, not only perfectly melding their gossamer family harmonies but sounding lovely in their solo moments, too. (Solo singing is often the weak point for duos and trios on The Voice.) These cool kids were giving me Civil Wars/Nickel Creek vibes. Ariana was immediately “obsessed” and “very invested,” noting that she has extensive experience when it comes to layered vocal production, she immediately suggested that they cover Imogen Heap. Meanwhile, John mentioned his a cappella-arranging experience and saiid they should sing some Sufjan Stevens or Bon Iver. And Kelly was already thinking of ways that the siblings could “make songs their own,” as they say in the biz, and orchestrate their own Johnny Cash-covers-“Hurt” viral moment.
Who turned? All four coaches 00 although Kelly was the quickest to spin, and she even gave GNT a standing ovation.
Result: Team Kelly. Ariana seemed truly disappointed, which is undoubtedly why she soon upped her game.
Katie Rae, 35: “The Bones”
This new mom didn’t start performing until she hit her thirties, turning to music to deal with her postpartum depression. She had a pleasant tone and an impressive sense of control, especially for someone so inexperienced. But she didn’t deliver a big power moment, and her voice didn’t sound quite right for country music (she later admitted that she usually sings R&B). However, John called her a “powerful, spicy woman,” and Ariana called her a “bad-bitch vocalist.”
Who turned? John, Kelly, and Ariana — but not Blake, who apparently didn’t think Katie sounded credibly country.
Result: Team Ariana. Ariana connected with Katie by discussing their past life struggles, pointing out that she too has “been through hell and back.”
Peedy Chavis, 19: “Heartbreak Hotel”
This Elvis impersonator would be a perfectly appropriate contestant for America’s Got Talent, on which the grand prize is a Las Vegas residency. But his hokey act won’t take him far on The Voice, unless he can display some versatility. Blake was “fired the hell up” over this copycat performance and John said Peedy was “singing his butt off,” but I agreed with non-turner Ariana, who told Peedy: “I wish that there had been a little more of you in it.”
Who turned? John and Blake.
Result: Team Blake. Peedy’s Presley obsession began when he watched the legendary ’68 Comeback special as a little kid, and Blake hosted NBC’s Elvis All-Star Tribute special, featuring in-the-round Comeback-style performances, in 2019. So, John really didn’t have a shot here.
Jonathan Mouton, 30: “Leave the Door Open”
This stage 4 cancer survivor and son of a veteran Motown background singer had the technical skills and the proper throwback voice for this slow-jam, but he had none of the swagger of Silk Sonic’s Bruno Mars or Anderson. Paak — and I am not sure if that’s something any of the coaches can teach him. But Ariana appreciated Jonathan’s vocal control and confessional storytelling style, and John loved his “smooth as hell” and “silky” tone.
Who turned? John and Ariana.
Result: Team Legend. John and Jonathan had the same name and were even dressed alike, and Jonathan perked up hearing John namecheck ‘80s R&B acts like Peabo Bryson and Billy Ocean. Therefore, Jonathan got out of his dreams and into John’s car, so to speak.
Katherine Anne Mohler, 22: “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off”
This Ari fangirl showed up with a bouncy ponytail, all-pink-everything ensemble, and theater-trained voice. She even flat-out told Ariana, “I’m obsessed with you!” and confessed that she’d once dressed up as Ariana for Halloween. It was clear that Katherine was nervous to be auditioning in front of her idol, but her slowed-down goth-pop version of Jermaine Stewart’s funky 1986 jam was crazysexycool and super-interesting, full of raw potential. Ariana described her voice as “phenomenal,” which practically reduced Katherine to tears.
Who turned? Blake and Ariana. Kelly admitted that she didn’t turn because she could hear the obvious Ariana influence in Katherine’s performance.
Result: Team Ariana, of course. Now Ariana just has to help Katherine find her own voice.
Jack Rogan, 18: “House of the Rising Sun”
I appreciated this guy’s brooding vibe and smoky tone, but his song dragged a bit; he really needs to work on his dreary delivery. Understandably, Ariana said she was “waiting for a little bit more emotionally,” but John loved the “gravity and beauty” of Jack’s “heartbreaking” performance. Kelly called him “iconic” and actually compared him to Johnny Cash, Ray Lamontagne, and Chris Stapleton.
Who turned? Kelly and John — both surprisingly quickly.
Result: Team Legend. I guess Jack isn’t a Cash, Lamontagne, or Stapleton fan.
Kinsey Rose, 28: “Cowboy Take Me Away”
This Nashville pro, whose recent album featured an appearance by Vince Gill, showcased a dulcet, Dolly-esque, old-school country tone on the Chicks’ classic, although John noticed some pitch issues. But devout Chicks fan Kelly was so impressed by this rodeo-shirted cowgirl that she pointed out, “I liked you so much, I used my only Block!”
Who turned? Kelly and a blocked Blake.
Result: Team Kelly, by default.
Vaughn Mugol, 27: “The A Team”
This registered nurse is new to public performing, usually only singing to his patients, and yet he sounded like he was born to do this. His voice possessed magical, downright medicinal properties — so calming, so gentle, so pure. And there was a marketable modern-pop quality to his vocals as well, in a One Direction sort of way. John thought Vaughn sounded “seasoned,” and Kelly was impressed by how Vaughn was both technically precise but also an “emotional singer.” But Ariana was most impressed of all. “So beautiful!” Ariana raved. “I love the little break in your voice, and I love the fuller sounds of your voice.”
Who turned? Kelly, Blake, and Ariana.
Result: Team Ariana. After she delivered the above-mentioned passionate plea, this newbie singer was convinced to take a “leap of faith” and sign up with the show’s newbie coach.
Wendy Moten, 56: “We Can Work It Out”
A veteran background vocalist who scored a respectable solo hit in 1992 with “Come in Out of the Rain,” Wendy came ready to own the stage. She spat pure fire, scatting and jazzing up this Beatles hit, and everyone was floored. “You are what this show is all about,” said Kelly. Blake declared this one of “the top three Blind Auditions of all time” and “one of the best vocals I have ever heard on this show.” Ariana said, “I don’t think I’ve heard anyone sing like that in my life,” and when Wendy mentioned that she has worked with the likes of Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, John Oates, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Tyler, Alice Cooper, Buddy Guy, Michael Bolton, Michael McDonald, and Al Jarreau, Ariana sighed, “What a privilege for them to have shared the stage with you! … I need you to be in the foreground. It’s time.”
Who turned? All four coaches — although John was blocked by Blake.
Result: Team Blake! Wow, maybe Blake will win again after all. “My team might as well be full!” he shouted gleefully. Ariana then admitted, “I am heartbroken, My earth is shattered.” But the season has only just begun, so I think Ariana can still give Blake and the other coaches a run for their money. See you Tuesday, as the Blind Auditions continue. Thank u, next, indeed.
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Wow. What a strange year we’re entering into right now. This past year held the highest of highs (getting vaccinated, reuniting with family and friends, a new presidency in the United States) and the lowest of lows (COVID hospitalizations and deaths, more time in isolation, more injustices around the world). It was a year spent inside a bunch, anxious about COVID, and also a year where we moved from DC to New York City, celebrated friends getting married, and I made a lot of school and career strides. Whether personally or globally, it was a roller-coaster of a year.
As we enter 2022, I’m feeling weary and cautious about the state of the world, while also excited for this year because I’m getting married (!!!) to the absolute best woman, and I’ll get to spend time in Jerusalem. I’m also feeling grateful to be moving forward on my path to becoming a rabbi, and all of the learning and relationships that come with that special journey.
In past years, I’ve created resolutions, intentions, and questions for myself going into the new year (you can read them also on my blog). But with so much uncertainty, and some real quality reflection time this past summer, I don’t think I need resolutions or intentions this year as much reminders for myself. Reminders about all the things I’ve learned and experienced recently that can keep me centered throughout the year. So here are my reminders for 2022, with the hope that they support and challenge me (and maybe you too) toward a meaningful year in the middle of a bizarre and scary time in the world.
Slow & Steady
This isn’t about who “wins the race” though. It’s about moving through each day with intention and energy, and not bulldozing through life.
“No” Is Liberating
This past year, I improved my ability to say “no” to various opportunities. And doing that gave me time to focus on myself, my loved ones, and my journey.
Being > Doing
It’s more important, liberating, and meaningful to focus on the person I’m becoming than the things I’m doing.
An African phrase and symbol meaning “go back and get”. Having clarity for the present moment and the future requires understanding my past.
Do The Hard Thing
On a daily basis, I want to stop avoiding necessary things that I think will be difficult or take a long time, and just do them (they often end up taking like 5 minutes). On a bigger level, I want to be more confident speaking my truth, even when it feels hard.
I’m A Child of God
I love this phrasing from the theologian and civil rights leader Howard Thurman. It’s a powerful reminder that in the face of hatred, I can be brave and powerful – because I’m loved by God.
Those are some of my helpful, empowering reminders for 2022. Amidst some major feelings of anxiety about our world, I’m committing myself to creating and feeling more love, grace, liberation, and peace this year. Let’s do it, 2022.
P.S. The picture for this blog is from one of the many entrances to Rock Creek Park in DC. Every Shabbat, I would enter the woods on this path for some incredible reflection time. The picture itself is a lovely reminder of the importance of taking time for rest and reflection.

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Whitney port dating jay lyon
In March of 2013, Whitney's father, Jeffrey Port passed away from a year-long battle of kidney cancer.
In November of 2013, she announced her engagement to her former The City producer, Tim Rosenman. In January 2015, accompanied by Tim, Whitney was brought to Melbourne, Australia by Jeep for the Jeep Portsea Polo where she also made various media appearances and stopped into the retail stoe of Australian fashion boutique Seagulls of St Kilda where her fashion label Whitney Eve is sold.
“He introduced me to so many people out here and I just made some great friends and connections, so I kind of have to thank him for it.”Whitney is now happily engaged to producer Tim Rosenman and claims to not keep in touch with Jay, who is now dating JETS model Melinda Kemp.
Earlier this year Tim revealed that he and Whitney “will probably move to Australia” and have even spoken about relocating down under.
Port later stated that she rejected an opportunity to become housemates with Conrad and Patridge, commenting that she "prefers to keep some things private." In March 2008, Port debuted her first fashion line "Whitney Eve".
Upon the conclusion of the fourth season of The Hills that December, Port moved to New York City to accept a position with Diane von Furstenberg.
In late 2010, Port made an appearance on the online series Hollywood is Like High School with Money, for which she served as the executive producer.
The program additionally served as a promotional platform for her "Whitney Eve" collection.
Port had a cameo role in the film What to Expect When You're Expecting, starring Jennifer Lopez.
In 2006, MTV developed the reality television series The Hills as the spin-off of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.
It originally chronicled the lives of Lauren Conrad, who appeared on its predecessor, her housemate Heidi Montag, and friends Audrina Patridge and Port.
After moving to New York City to begin employment with Diane von Furstenberg in 2008, Port was commissioned to star in her own spin-off series The City, which originally documented the lives of Port and companions Jay Lyon, Olivia Palermo and Adam Senn.
After undergoing several casting adjustments and receiving underwhelming ratings, the series was cancelled in 2010, after airing two seasons.
In 2006, Port came to prominence after being cast in the reality television series The Hills, which chronicled the personal and professional lives of Port and friends Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag and Audrina Patridge.


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Jerusalem artist Zeesi worked as a textile designer in New York before making aliyah in 1992. Her present design collection reflects this with lush floral and decorative patterns. The exquisite collection of illuminated sacred jewish blessings draws inspiration from the colors and textures of the land of Israel. This love of color and pattern blossomed in her new line of beaded jewish jewelry. The necklaces are an intricate weave of fine crystal, semi-precious stones and pearls, along with sterling silver.
Zeesi received extensive classical fine art training from the Silvermine College of Art, in New Canaan Connecticut, the Art Student’s League in NYC and received her degree in textile design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She designed woven as well as printed textiles for New York fashion and home furnishing market. Afterwards, Zeesi spent a number of years designing textile covered gift accessories with coordinated cards and gift wrap for a firm represented in museum gift shops.
Zeesi and her husband, creative photographer Yiftach Paltrowitz, offer a variety of things under one roof, from ketubot and invitation collections to photo montage albums to custom jewelry that match your gown, to gifts for all those special people that are part of your life.

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Many modern home security systems are controllable via smartphone apps. Systems with app compatibility are known as smart home security systems. Just don’t confuse a system’s smart capabilities with the method of professional monitoring it uses—the two are different. You can, for instance, have a smart security system and still get professional cellular alarm monitoring.
There are several components in a security system that might be controllable with a smartphone or tablet. Here are some of the most popular smart security elements.


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W. Clement Stone
In 1952, W. Clement Stone and Napoleon Hill joined forces and philosophies. Stone added his Positive Mental Attitude (PMA) concept to Hill's principles, resulting in the classic book, Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude. The two men spent the next 10 years writing and lecturing about the story of success through PMA. Their formula was to become the foundation for virtually all modern motivational writing.


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How to Connect with People Virtually, Part 2
The steps to morphing online connections into commitments
So, as I indicated in the first part of this post, the research shows that the use of social media can help strengthen work connections, with colleagues, on teams, with customers. But what we’re talking about is making a bad situation just a little bit better. Overall, the statistics on how employees feel about their companies are terrible. If you’re a top executive, you should be very, very afraid. Two-thirds of your workers are alienated. A quarter of them are actively trying to destroy you from within. Along with that, your customers don’t like you either – trust in brands and institutions has never been lower. The only group that rates pretty highly are firefighters, so, apparently, you have to be willing to risk your life by running toward a burning building to build trust with the average person in this half-online-half-face-to-face world.
Is there any way that we can help make online connections better? How can we turn online connections into commitments? Is that even possible? After all, we humans still crave commitment, a happy state that is increasingly rare in this suspicious, angry era.
One of the problems in the virtual world is that we have fewer ways to judge the reality of the commitment than in the real world. To put it simply, people are more inclined to kick the tires—with suspicion—in the digital world, because they can’t see you and judge your intent very clearly. They believe that they don’t know what they’re getting.
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The soccer is top most popular sport in all corners of the world with people not just loves it, but they worship it. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the two names that have gained the God figure in the world of football. Although, there has been a lot of talk about rivalry between these two superstar. In a recent interview at the media wing, Portugal superstar talked about his rivalry with the Messi.
Ronaldo said ” we both have mutual respect for each other. Despite media person tried to make it a serious rivalry between me and time, we are are good friends and there is considerable amount of mutual respect.”
Cristiano also talked about his relationship with the legendary footballer manager Sir Alex Ferguson. He said that ” Sir Alex is a father figure for me. When I joined the Manchester United I was a boy and at that time I needed a guy like Sir Alex. When I joined Real Madrid I was a mature man.”
The star footballer who has a brilliant record for Manchester United with 84 goals in 196 appearances lauded current Manchester United manager, José Mourinho who is receiving a criticism for the poor performance of his club.
Ronaldo said ” Jose Mourinho was a big thinker analytically, and he went deeply into a particular issue.” Meanwhile, Ronaldo believes he himself is the biggest influence on his legendary football career.

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Japanese automotive parts company, Takata Corporation, is expected to plead guilty to criminal misdeed over its air bag ruptures which caused 16 deaths worldwide.
According to sources, the settlement includes a $25 million criminal charges, $125 million in victim compensation and $850 million to compensate carmakers who have suffered losses from the enormous recalls.
The settlement also calls for the self-governing monitor of the automotive supplier, Takata Corp. It could help Takata win financial support from an investor to possibly restructure and pay for huge liabilities from the world’s largest auto safety recall.
As part of the arrangement, Takata Corp. is expected to pay compensation to some victims and to 19 automobile manufacturers, which have been pushed to recall as many as 42 million automobiles, sometimes multiple times, to change defective air bag inflators.
The recall impacts several major automobile manufacturing companies; General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV.
According to sources, Takata is poised to plead guilty to wire scam or providing untruthful test data to the United States regulators. The wire scam charge is expected to be filed in US District Court in Detroit, MI. The Justice Dept. of US is considering naming Ken Feinberg to supervise the Takata Corp. settlement funds.
In 2015, Takata confessed in a separate $70 million settlement with the United States auto safety watchdogs that it was aware of a fault in it manufactured air bag inflators but didn’t issue a suitable recall.
In May 2015, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered Takata Co. and automakers to recall up to 69 million inflators in 42 million cars by the end of 2019. As of December 2, 2016, auto manufacturers informed they have overhauled 12.5 million inflators or almost 18% of those recalled or soon to be recalled.


The Jeep Wrangler (JL) is the fourth generation of the Wrangler off-road vehicle, available in two- and four-door bodies. Unveiled at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 29, 2017, production of the vehicle began in November 2017.
The Rubicon trim level features the most capable off-road equipment. The JL has a 44-degree approach angle on its two-door Rubicon edition. Ground clearance measures 10.8 inches(274mm) for the Rubicon. Water fording depth measures 30 inches(762mm).


NOTE: Full spoilers for this episode of Arrow are present in this review.
After last week’s episode, “Corto Maltese” felt a tad uneven in its exploration of the Thea/Malcolm training regiment, “The Magician” sadly continued the downward trend in quality from Season Three’s premiere this week. While still a decent episode, “The Magician” ultimately felt like a slow-paced filler offering, simply laying the groundwork for episodes to come, despite the exciting return of Nyssa Al Ghul to Starling City.
Almost the entirety of the episode involved Nyssa suspecting Malcolm Merlyn after learning about Sara’s death, even when it’s plainly obvious from the very start of the episode that Merlyn has nothing to gain from killing Sara. Obviously, he didn’t do it, though it’s understandable that Nyssa has become enraged by the death of the woman she loved. Still, for such a high-ranking member of the League of Assassins, and the daughter of Ra’s Al Ghul no less, it’s a bit astonishing that Nyssa’s judgment gets clouded so easily, especially when she sees fit to lecture Laurel about discipline in the wake of grief.
In any case, at least Nyssa was a great dramatic presence this week. Katrina Law was easily a highlight as the grieving Nyssa, as we see the more emotional side of the character come out, particularly when Oliver first delivers the news of Sara’s death to her. It’s this episode where we truly see just how much Nyssa loves Sara, particularly as she butts heads with Laurel over Sara’s past, as Laurel blames the League of Assassins as much as they both blame Merlyn. The reveal that Laurel’s inherited jacket was a gift to Sara by Nyssa was cool, as was her biting line that Laurel is not fit to wear it, after Laurel snaps at Nyssa when she tries to give Laurel her condolences at Sara’s grave.
Fortunately, there is also a satisfying payoff at the end of the episode on this note, where Nyssa visits Laurel as she trains in Ted Grant’s dojo, and the two make peace, with Laurel forgiving Nyssa for taking Sara into the League of Assassins, and Nyssa conceding that maybe Laurel does have her sister’s strength buried somewhere inside her. The moment concludes with Nyssa simply telling Laurel not to forget to use her hips when boxing, as that’s where the strength of her punches will come from. It’s a nice subtle way to demonstrate that Nyssa supports Laurel’s quest to better herself, and that there’s no hard feelings.
Another positive development in this episode also came from Oliver finally learning that Malcolm Merlyn is still alive, and faked his death during Season One’s finale. This also worked in his next interaction with Thea, where Thea is now the one keeping secrets, faking disbelief when Oliver thinks he’s giving her news by telling her that Merlyn is alive. This was nicely ironic, as Thea has given Oliver so much flak for being dishonest with his family over the first two seasons, yet now, she’s in the exact same position as he is, keeping her association with Merlyn a secret from not just Oliver, but also Roy.
Everything else in this episode just failed to pack the necessary punch though. The episode’s events mainly felt like a wild goose chase that ultimately went nowhere, with the heroes appearing disappointingly incompetent and hot-headed. Oliver’s first interaction with Merlyn since learning that he’s alive is supposed to be a big moment, but it simply involved Merlyn spelling out to Oliver what he should already know, and that the audience no doubt already knows; Merlyn has no motive to kill Sara, and killing Sara would only be bad for him, as it would mean needlessly pissing off Oliver and the League of Assassins (and especially Nyssa), all of which he’s trying to hide away from after Moira tipped them off to Merlyn being alive in Season Two.
The show also finally clarified directly that, yes, Merlyn’s Undertaking did indeed violate the rules of the League, and Ra’s Al Ghul has marked him for death because he did not directly sanction it. It’s still a bit of a mystery as to why Merlyn was allowed to roam freely from the League’s demands in the first place, but maybe that will be addressed in a future episode.
Even Thea’s big development this week felt inconsequential, with Merlyn helping her buy back the foundry from Queen Consolidated so that she could re-open Verdant. This basically means that Slade and Isabel taking the club away last season basically amounted to nothing. There may be some promise with Roy being her new assistant manager, but it only seems like a matter of time before that dynamic is mostly restored from Season Two as well.
This just leaves the Hong Kong flashbacks, which returned after being absent in last week’s episode. Even then though, “The Magician” did disappointingly little with them for the most part. Oliver kills a man under Amanda Waller’s orders, and he later finds out that it was the handler of Fyres from Season One. At the very least, we finally got confirmation that Waller was indeed the one that hired Fyres and targeted the Ferris Air flight, which is a tease that’s been mostly hanging since the end of Season One, though Waller’s plan felt blatantly reckless, considering that she’s the head of a top secret government organization, and her motivations felt a tad disappointing.
Apparently, Waller being behind the whole business with Fyres was simply to target that specific Ferris Air flight, lying to Fyres about being hired to de-stablize the Chinese economy, which is a questionable plan at best. The whole thing was a ploy to easily assassinate none other than China White, a character that appears to finally be coming back into play on Arrow. While it’s cool to have China White back on the show, even in flashback, Waller’s plan to murder a bunch of civilians just so she could kill one Triad leader felt like it was way too extreme, even for Waller’s standards.
In any sort of DC media, Waller’s a rough, no-nonsense character that is probably far too comfortable with writing off acceptable losses, but she never goes out of her way to make a mess, especially since, if she’s tracking China White’s movements to that degree, surely a more efficient assassination with far less collateral damage can be set up? This is all the more true when you consider that Waller is the head of A.R.G.U.S., and it makes no sense at all for her to blow up an American flight over Chinese territory, which would surely cause an international incident. Is China White really such a threat that you need to risk skyrocketing tensions between the U.S. and China over one Triad honcho, especially if Waller is found out by Chinese intelligence?! Even if you pin the incident on Yao Fei, the U.S. and China would still be at each other’s throats over it, and surely, that would create an even bigger mess for Waller to deal with that probably isn’t worth this haphazard way of getting rid of China White.
Essentially, Arrow just felt like it was in a holding pattern this week, whenever it wasn’t crowbarring plot developments to set up the next few episodes, regardless of how little sense they made. Felicity really had the better slice of events this week over in Central City with Captain Cold and The Flash, though it was at least cool to see Matt Nable’s Ra’s Al Ghul in the flesh for the first time at the very end of this episode, as he declares that Oliver has made an enemy of the League of Assassins by not only sparing Merlyn, but declaring that Merlyn is under his protection while he’s in Starling City. That was another plot stretch that felt like it was only there to force a conflict between Team Arrow and the League of Assassins, as well as make sure that Merlyn isn’t killed off, as he’s supposed to be Oliver’s arch-nemesis, particularly with John Barrowman now being a series regular this season.
Maybe, like one of Waller’s Ferris Air passengers, this episode’s shortcomings were acceptable losses to provide a better season later. Let’s hope so.
Arrow felt like it largely stayed in a holding pattern with "The Magician", with a barely consequential Malcolm Merlyn chase and no ground gained on Sara's murder.


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The University of Arkansas will host a panel of economic forecasters for its 20th annual Business Forecast Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 16.
The event, coordinated by the Center for Business and Economic Research in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers.
Registration information is available here.
The event will be moderated by Donnie Smith, CEO of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, the world's largest meat processor. Others on the panel are:
- Richard Yamarone, a Bloomberg economist who will deliver the domestic business forecast.
- Yi Wen, an assistance vice president in the research department of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, who will deliver the global economic forecast.
- Kathy Deck, the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, who will deliver the Arkansas business forecast.
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Pharmaceutical Company Successfully Appealed against the Way Therapeutic Cross Comparison Was Performed
23 November 2020 – In a recent decision (C-610/2018 of 12 October 2020) concerning the three-yearly price review, the Federal Administrative Court held that it was not able to confirm the therapeutic cross comparison (TCC), since neither the previous files nor the statements of the lower instance showed how the lower instance converted the equivalences it had stated into daily therapy costs. Furthermore, it held that a TCC based solely on the NICE-guidelines proves to be inadequate and the case should therefore be referred back to the lower instance. The Federal Administrative Court has thus upheld the appeal.
For the full decision, see here.


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I received a note recently from Natalie, who works at a cancer hospital for adults. They'd been getting a lot of visitors lately who arrive with young children. Hospitals can be scary places for kids - especially when somebody they love is going through a hard time there. She asked if she could share my coloring pages with them.
OF COURSE!!! (And how nice of her to double check.)
My images are to encourage a love of reading, to draw attention to my books, but mostly to BRING JOY - especially in tough situations. Natalie shared a photo of two sweet kids enjoying my coloring pages:
This MADE MY DAY! Isn't it sweet!?
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Dodgers vs Astros: Players Sound Off After Awkward Sign Stealing Apology
So, it’s been a weird time between the Dodgers and Astros after the revelation of Houston’s cheating. Most recently, the two sides have exchanged back and forths over the scandal.
It’s safe to say there’s no love lost between these two teams at this point in time.
First, two leaders in the LA clubhouse called out the comments made by the Astros during their awkward apology press conference.
Dodgers: Kenley Jansen Slams Astros Punishment, Weighs Levels of Cheating
From one MVP to another, Cody Ballgame let it all out against the ‘Stros, and Jose Altuve in particular.
Dodgers Slugger Cody Bellinger Alludes to Buzzer System for 2019 Astros
But Astro shortstop Carlos Correa wasn’t having it.
Dodgers: Astros’ Carlos Correa Claps Back at Cody Bellinger’s Comments
Then he doubled down on the assertation that Houston earned its title fair and square.
Dodgers: Carlos Correa Points Towards 2017 World Series Clean Win and Bellinger Error
Let’s not let the teams and players have all the fun… outside sources got in on action as well.
Dodgers: Local LA TV Broadcast Burns Altuve in Astros Apology
Dodgers: Restaurant Chain Blindsides Houston Astros With Epic Cheating Tweet
For many fans, the Astros stuff not going away continues to be a forever gut punch.
Dodgers: The Astros Attempted Apology Only Pours Salt in Wounds
Back to the team, many players — including several Dodgers — have spoken out about on Houston batters watching their backs in 2020… or their ribs, rather.
Dodgers: Cody Bellinger, Ross Stripling, and Alex Wood Talk Beaning Astros Batters
The commissioner made it known during a 45-minute one-on-one with ESPN that bean balls will not be tolerated.
Manfred said he has “made it extremely clear to GMs and MGRs that to retailiate against #Astros with HBPs will not be tolerated. It is dangerous and not helpful to the current situation.”
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) February 16, 2020
And finally, one of our favorites, Yu Darvish chimed in on the Dodgers vs Astros situation.
Dodgers: Yu Darvish Defends Bellinger, Says Astros Should Stop Talking Right Now
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There are many new buzzwords around these days, like social media, crowd funding, digital distribution. Some of them have been around for a while, but some new ones are coming almost every week. What do these words and phenomenon mean to me as a filmmaker? Even more how can they be useful to me?
I am a so-called independent filmmaker. I even have my own company. You would think then I could do whatever I want right? The way I have learnt to see the film industry at least in Norway I am nothing that remotely resembles independent. Not yet.
Let’s say I have got my ingenious film idea that I want to realize. I am willing to do anything to see that great idea only I have thought of on the silver screen. I don’t care what anybody else is saying. I am an independent filmmaker. I am just going to go out and do it! Or maybe it wasn’t so simple. Firstly I depend on public funding. Me, and my fellow film producers in Norway, benefit from one of the strongest support systems for film. Great! You would think that makes us truly independent and able to live off of our work. My theory is that we are tempted to consciously or unconsciously adapt our projects to the support system. The system is created to support films that will have a difficult time on the large, global, hostile marketplace. Instead of really figuring out how we can be successful in the market and try our luck out there, it’s much easier to make something narrow and Norwegian that will be embraced by the support system. Does it sound like independent to you?
Then when I have successfully financed my film with public funding I depend on a sales agent, which in turn depends on a large number of distributors in charge of the marketing of my film in distant corners of the world. There is of course nothing wrong with any of them. They are good at a lot of things. Let’s just agree that I at least give up influence over my own work. I don’t have any control of the efforts made to get the target audience for my film up from the comfortable sofa, out in the dark and dangerous night to go see my film the first three nights it is on the program. I will of course end up in situations where I need other people’s skills in some way or another. There are a lot of people that are a lot better than me to a lot of different tasks. But one thing is for certain. Nobody has more energy and love for my own project than me. Nobody wants more than me to see it succeed, except maybe my mother. Traditionally the filmmaker has done the largest investment of time, resources, blood, sweat and tears, but is the last one to the party, when revenue if any is, supposed to be distributed.
There are many signs that this is about to change. There are a lot of ways we can take advantage of the digitalization, the Internet and the ways we now can communicate through social media.
Now, when I get my ingenious film idea or somebody comes to me with an idea that I like, I can try it out on the audience directly. I can get a lot of answers about if and how the idea appeals to the target audience even before I decide to make the film at all. If it turns out it is only me, and perhaps my mother who likes the idea, maybe I shouldn’t go through all the trouble of making the movie?
When I decide to make the film, I can help fund the film by engaging the audience. Crowdfunding is the buzzword. There are good examples that turning to the audience itself can raise a large amount of money. We live in a time where everything is copied. At the same time, more than ever people want to contribute to something larger than themselves and be a part of a movement. If I succeed in creating a model that invites to participation, I might succeed in creating a hard-core fanbase that will follow the project through thick and thin and both fund the production and eventually buy the movieticket and tell their friends. Useful links to examples are www.ironsky.net and www.iamithefilm.com. To do this I have to share, sample and show what the project is about and how great it is going to be, and let people contribute. After all we are in the dream selling business, the sexy business that many people find magically attractive and want in some way to be a part of. The answer is not any longer to protect your precious idea and tell nobody until 3 weeks before the night of the premiere. If I am really good I’ll have hundreds of thousands of fans that are just impatiently waiting for the movie on the night of the premiere all over the world.
Of course there are always nuances. The project doesn’t have to be either financed totally by the audience or not at all. You can still apply for public funding and look for sponsors or private equity for your film. The model is ever changing and looks different from project to project. There are other advantages of always including one element of engaging of the audience. If you succeed in communicating with them, you know they will be there on the night of the premiere. The different phases of the project development is getting blurred. It is more about creating awareness and marketing of your project in all phases of the development. Traditionally, you would develop your idea, write the script, get funding, shoot the film, maybe create some behind the scene material, release a trailer, market the movie and hopefully sell some tickets at premiere night. Together with the audience, the sequence of tasks is different. The different elements of production are more happening at the same time. You develop your idea, write the script and creating your social media campaign at the same time.
Then comes the time, when my movie is supposed to be launched in theatres. Instead of protecting the film within a strict regime about what to release and not release, I would rather show my fans a lot of clips from the film and show them how great it is going to be. Instead of trying to protect the project from piracy I will rather rely on the truly exclusive moments that can’t be copied. The experience of having a good time, dinner and a movie with your friends, for instance. The experience to watch a movie in theatres where you yourself has contributed a prop in the key scene or 100 $, or the experience of watching the movie while a band is playing the soundtrack live. The possibilities to create a unique event are endless. I also live in a country where all the cinemas are about to be digitalized. The only thing standing between me and having my film on the silver screen is merely a software, affordable and workable for my more techy colleague. When I am in dialogue with my fans as well, this opens up for a way for me to distribute my film myself. It can also easily become available for the fans on the website they have become familiar with, the website of my film with www.dynamoplayer.com.
We are about to transition into a time were it becomes clear that we most of all depend on our fans. We might choose to collaborate with sales agents and distributors. My project’s success still depends most of all on my ability to communicate with my fans. That will also give me a stronger position towards the intermediaries I choose to work with.
I have discussed this transition with representatives from different funding bodies. Some of them apparently have as an inherent property to be conservative. Transition? Let’s not talk about it. New mechanisms don’t work until they are proven and confirmed. It is a big difference between the attitudes, “there is no good Norwegian example of crowd funding, ergo, crowd funding does not work” and “there is no good Norwegian example of crowd funding, so let’s contribute to make the good example happen”. Some public film institutions choose the latter attitude. I am so lucky to belong to a region that has chosen to stimulate the transition instead of ignoring it. Transition is not done alone.
Thanks to Filmkraft! By supporting our pilot project of producing with the audience you hopefully help create sustainable, fan-dependent filmmakers, depending on our fans, finally independent of our mothers. They can worry a lot less about us and just enjoy the movie with the rest of our fans….
Returning inspired from an EPI workshop featuring Thomas Mai, Stacey Parks, Wendy Bernfeld and other great speakers.


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The Mahoning County District Board of Health has given notice that laboratory reports recently confirmed a raccoon found in Canfield City was positive for the rabies virus variant common to raccoons in the Eastern United States. The raccoon was found in the vicinity of Colonial Drive in Canfield.
Although there were no known exposures to animals or humans in this case, the Board of Health is reminding residents to protect themselves from the ever-present threat of rabies by following these precautions:
- Do not feed, touch or adopt wild animals and be cautious around stray cats and dogs.
- Teach children to leave wildlife alone and be sure that your child knows to tell you if an animal bites or scratches them.
- Have your pet cats, dogs, and ferrets vaccinated for rabies and keep their vaccinations current.
- Keep trash can lids secure. Open containers can attract wildlife.
- Feed pets indoors. Never leave food outdoors that can attract wildlife.
- Report any bite incidents to your local health department and call your doctor for medical advice.
Rabies is a fatal viral zoonosis and a serious public health threat. All mammals, such as raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, are believed susceptible to the disease. Rabies is transmitted when the virus is introduced into bite wounds, open cuts in skin, or onto mucous membranes from saliva.
If you find a dead raccoon, skunk, or fox that is not decayed or involved in a pet or human exposure, please contact your local health department for surveillance purposes:
- If found in the city of Youngstown, please contact the Youngstown City Health District at 330-743-3333
- If found in all other Mahoning County communities, please contact the Mahoning County District Board of Health at 330-270-2855, menu selection #2.
More information on rabies or a copy of the Rabies Vaccination Clinic flier can be found at www.mahoninghealth.org.
The district's spring Rabies Vaccination Clinic for dogs, cats, and ferrets is $6 per shot and planned for 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at Berlin Township Fire Station, 15801 West Akron-Canfield Road, Berlin Center.