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Over the weekend, I joined my parents in attending a gun show. Normally I find these events to be a waste of my time. Most of the vendors display modern weapons with composite stocks, overly-priced shotguns, antiques from WWI and WWII, or handguns with slides and clips. But none of these guns interest me. I'm not into shooting sports (although I was an archery instructor for a summer camp), and hunting in my little neck of the woods is not good enough to justify spending more than $300-$450 on a shotgun.
For the past week and a half, I have been listening to a lecture course on the history surrounding the theory of evolution, and it has left me contemplating how ideas, particularly ways of understanding, spread and change with the amount of information we have. Today, the concept of natural selection acting to produce changes in species over the course of generations strikes most people as logical and obvious, but Darwin spent many years working out that very logic after his famous visit to the Galapagos Islands. We, of course, have knowledge of genetics which had not yet been discovered at that time although experiments on inheritance of various traits were being conducted during Darwin's lifetime.
Fantasy and science fiction are my two favorite genres of storytelling whether those stories are told through the written word or through film. Part of my favoritism is due to my use of books, TV series, and movies as a means to escape from my everyday world with all its stresses and mundanity. But another part of my favoritism is due to the fact that within fiction, most real-world stories that I am interested in reading fail to create characters, settings, and communities that I find believable. They are an outsider's impressions looking in and creating stereotypes and over-simplified cause and effect. This is why one common piece of advice for writers is to write what you know.


After the winding up of the war on NuEarth the Clavell Corporation released their covertly-developed clone program onto the military market. The clones were an instant success, the mark 2 clone is a battle-proven and effective design. Clad in the mk4 combat suit the mk2 clone is a highly effective combat unit at a reasonable price.
Clavell Corps gene-engineers are not idle, a third-generation clone, the F-clones is in development.
The F-clone has been observed in action. All performance analysis has been based on direct observation as no F-clone has been captured alive, or dead. The F-clone is a leap in development of the mk2 clone, they have been deployed to date as special forces in support of mk2 clones. Their combat skills are superior to mk2 clones and they appear to be more independent than mk2 clones as they act as leaders for mk2 clone operations.
F-clones wear an improved mk4 combat suit and use an improved mk3 clone-rifle. In thier role as special forces F-clones have access to mission-specific equipment.
Frequently observed in support of F-clones and more recently in support of mk2 clones, is Clavell's new combat drone the 'Little Brother'
The recently developed 'Guncrab' has not been seen in combat yet.
The ramp-up of Clavell Corp's military arm has led to speculation that they intend to launch a contractor/mercenary division to challenge the dominance of units such as Hammer's Slammers. Analysts consider the clone program a stepping-stone in this direction.
There are rumors of highly secretive black-ops clone. An R-clone was mentioned in a leaked email, All existence of such a program has been denied by the Clavell Corp.
The heads on the ArtCrime figs are from GZG, these are more like 1/87 than 1/100, but I like the optics and for characters in suits I can live with the size. The robots are GZG as are the base of the guncrab, the upper came from the bits box, it is DP9 I think.
Two more pics, in development, a support unit for my clones:


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Law professor and international criminal lawyer Leila Nadya Sadat explains why she’ll ‘never give up’ in the pursuit of a global treaty to prosecute mass crimes taking place in Ukraine and around the world. Crimes against humanity are among the worst international crimes. They involve widespread or systematic attacks on the most vulnerable members of […]
In March, Italy’s Data Protection Agency took the extraordinary step of banning ChatGPT within the country over concerns about consent and personal data privacy. Ironically, this one-month ban may have provided the strongest evidence to date of the technology’s transformative impact on business and the economy.
Cindy Brantmeier, professor of Applied Linguistics and Global Studies in Arts and Sciences, and principal investigator in the Language Research Laboratory at Washington University, has been named to the advisory board for LANGUAGES, a multinational language acquisition research study.
Anika Walke, the Georgie W. Lewis Career Development Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, has won a senior fellowship in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie FRIAS COFUND Program.
Washington University faculty members are among the 17 esteemed experts appointed as Special Advisors to new Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan, of the International Criminal Court in the Hague. Leila Sadat, the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law and the director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at the School of Law, will […]
An international team of researchers, including scientists at the School of Medicine, has formed a network to study the role of inflammation in heart disease, with a goal of finding new therapies to improve recovery after heart attacks. The team will study the biological processes that drive injurious inflammation after heart attacks, with a goal […]

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Welcome to JOYFUL REFLECTIONS. Also welcome to OCTOBER!!!! My header picture this month is a beautiful Fall picture --taken from the Cherohala Skyway, TN
Friday, May 13, 2011
WELL---this is just a sampling for all of the birds that visited our feeders during April. Besides this group, we enjoyed seeing our Eastern Bluebirds (which are nesting in our nestbox nearby), Cardinals, Tufted Titmice, Carolina Chickadees, White-breasted Nuthatches, Carolina Wrens, Mourning Doves, Brown Thrashers, Bluejays, Robins (YES--they like the suet feeders also), and our resident woodpeckers (Red-bellied, Downy, and Northern Flickers). I have also seen a few Hummingbirds --but haven't gotten any pictures yet.
Hope you enjoyed my Backyard Birds!!!! Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you on Monday. Hope Blogger BEHAVES itself now..

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Surnames: Bremer, Cihlar
----Sources: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (Wis. Rapids, Wood County, Wis.) Mon., 8 Oct. 1928; Page 9
Bremer, Mabel (Marriage - 9? Oct. 1928)
Mrs. Clara Bremer announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Mabel to James Cihlar of Oshkosh at Neillsville, Tuesday afternoon.
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If I am not literally going crazy, then I don’t know anything else. This hurts so much. And it gives me a sense of guilt and pity that it’s so hard to bear. I feel like I’m standing at the edge of a bridge, ready to jump. I have asked the Lord to take this away from my life, but He seems to just stare back at me and tells me that He’s in control. I know that He wants me to learn submission with contentment, but I ask “is there not other way to learn it?”. I have the strange feeling that He’s getting me ready for something…for something bigger than I imagine. But then I get afraid. Is my complete life going to be this way?
Why can’t I trust God wholeheartedly? I am SO tired to be dealing with this over and over and over again as if it never going to end. I am exhausted. I say I don’t care about the results, yet I do. I am very weak. That’s why it hurts me so much. That’s why I don’t talk anymore. That’s why I cannot open up.
“Lord, you know what this is and how I’m dealing with it. Somehow you’re making me stronger. Somehow you’ll take this and turn it for good. I have already seen flashes of light of your blessings…though I don’t see the end of this tunnel. You are the only one who understands me and knows me. You have led me through this before. So because you’re faithful, I know you’ll bring me out of this one again, and over again if it’s necessary. Please forgive my being so uncontent. Paul knew to be content in the midst of trials more difficult than the ones you’ve put me through. I know you’re teaching me exactly the same. Be with me. Give me patience and endurance. And a sense of your glory and beauty. Amen”
Do not let me go astray.

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Crime Stoppers sees 200% increase in tips thanks to grant
FLINT, Mich. --Crime Stoppers of Flint and Genesee County has seen more than a 200% increase in submitted tips, according to a news release.
The upswing in tips is credited to a grant from the Ruth Mott Foundation.
The grant focused on Flint’s northeast side.
The program was launched back in 2017, with two billboards being placed in high traffic areas in order to reach the most people.


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Kawhi Leonard carried the Raptors after being down 0-2 in the series. They won the next four straight games and proved to everyone that they are much better than given credit for. I had the Bucks winning the series and thought that they had the better team. It appeared so when they won the first two games but the Raptors played great defense and better offense to win the series.
I will say that it was fun watching Leonard take over and show everyone that he is a top three player in the league. While that conversation is saturated with many players, everyone will agree that Leonard is an elite offensive and defensive player. You don’t see a player take pride in both great offense and defense anymore.
The topic that will be in the news a lot in the next few days will be the Raptors going out and trading for Leonard. That move has taken them to the NBA Playoffs and it looks brilliant now that the Raptors are in the NBA Finals. Hiring Nick Nurse was a great move and it proves that change is necessary sometimes even when you win.
Let’s give the Bucks a lot of credit for achieving the success that they did. They went from a first round exit last year to making the Eastern Conference Finals. The lack of experience may have been their downfall but going forward, this series will help them. Now they have experience and will build upon it and maybe will make the NBA Finals one day like the Raptors did this year.

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England’s top mental health doctor for children and young people, is encouraging them to get help when they need it after a survey conducted by NHS Digital indicates that there is a rise in mental health problems during the pandemic.
Last year there were only one in six children suffering from a mental health problem, whereas the same time this year the figures had grown to one in nine.
Professor Prathiba Chitsabesan of NHS England said that because of the upheavals caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it is completely understandable that anxiety and stress levels have increased in children and young people.
The NHS is encouraging people and their children, to seek any help they might need to assist them in treating any mental health problems they may be experiencing. The NHS have made various online and digital resources available to help people deal with the struggles they face that impact their everyday lives.
Professor Prathiba Chitsabesan, NHS England Associate National Clinical Director for Children and Young People’s Mental Health, said: “As the whole country continues to find ways to live with the pandemic, many children and young people will be experiencing a range of feelings including anxiety, sadness and loneliness which are understandable responses to such an uncertain and stressful situation.
“Simple steps like getting enough sleep, talking to friends or family and ensuring your child has a simple routine can make a huge positive difference.
“And the NHS, children’s services, schools, colleges and the voluntary sector are working together to provide a range of support including 24/7 crisis support lines, face to face, telephone or digital appointments and support in schools so issues can be identified, and help offered sooner.”
Professor Chitsabesan issued a list of signs parents should be aware of and where they can access help.
Warning signs parent should look out for:
– When children are more upset and find it difficult to manage their emotions
– Appearance of distress and anxiety
– When eating or sleeping become difficult
– Younger children may show signs of separation anxiety or bed wetting
Parents who worry about their child’s mental health should:
– Make time to speak to their child
– Make their children comfortable enough to share their feelings
– Encourage your child to exercise and get involved with other positive activities
– Keep a routine which will create stability
– Parents should set an example and look after their own mental health
The NHS has 24hr helplines that offer support and advice for anyone suffering with urgent mental health issues and also provide assessments to help determine the next step in getting treatment.
Article source: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2020/10/nhs-encourages-children-and-young-people-to-seek-help-as-new-data-shows-rise-in-mental-health-problems/

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Satellite imagery shows just how many wildfires are currently burning
Satellites show the number and extent of wildfires through the Pacific Northwest.LEARN MORE
Pavement can add to the urban heat island, so some schools in California are ripping it up and planting trees for shade.
The State of California announced plans to spend $47 million to convert pavement into green space with trees to provide shade and cooler spaces at schools.
The state has awarded six implementation grants and nine planning grants to schools. The projects are expected to cover 100 schoolyards across the state.
"Much of this land is paved and unshaded, leaving vulnerable students across the state exposed to extreme heat," said Alejandra Chiesa, California state director for Green Schoolyards America. "We applaud California and CAL FIRE for creating this much-needed and unprecedented grant program which will bring nature to school grounds, improving students’ education and mental and physical wellbeing while strengthening their communities’ ecological health and climate resilience."
The 100 schools represent about 1% of the 10,559 schools in the state.
Dark concrete, such as blacktop, tends to have a low albedo, meaning it absorbs more heat and energy from the sun, making the ground warmer.
"For cities, which are densely composed of lower albedo surfaces, this means more intense heatwaves and higher air temperatures — a phenomenon called the urban heat island effect," said the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub. "As a result, many cities have begun to increase the reflectivity of one of their most abundant surfaces: pavements."
With California's dense population and large transportation networks, much of the state experiences this urban heat island effect.
"California is heading into a hotter, drier future and extreme heat will only become more dangerous. We’re taking action to protect our kids — especially in underserved communities — from hotter temperatures with our best defense: nature," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. "We’re helping schools tear out asphalt that can reach 140 degrees on hot days — planting trees for shade and adding other plants to provide kids with safer, cooler spaces at school.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heat exhaustion can cause a number of effects, including heavy sweating, cold and clammy skin, a fast, weak pulse, nausea or vomiting, muscle cramps, tiredness or weakness, among other symptoms.
Scripps News talked to students and college administrators about the problems they're facing with FAFSA applications.
Nemat Shafik appeared before the same committee whose hearings led to the resignations of two Ivy League presidents.
The court ruled 7-2 that the Department of Veterans Affairs improperly calculated the educational benefits for a retired Army captain.
Dutch authorities said they want to control a city that is overrun with tourism, in their eyes. The effort would also control annual hotel stays.
The 8-year-old Labrador Retriever worked at Reagan National Airport, and was the TSA's canine calendar dog of the month in February.
Next month, content that would be "problematic if viewed in clusters" won't be eligible to be on the FYF.


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Costa Rican chief prosecutor: Investigators have identified two suspects in slaying of conservationist Jairo Mora
Costa Rica’s chief prosecutor, Jorge Chavarría, said on Wednesday that the investigation of the slaying of 26-year-old turtle conservationist Jairo Mora on May 31 on the Caribbean’s Moín Beach, will advance significantly next week.
A spokeswoman for Chavarría’s office confirmed that investigators have identified two suspects in the case, but would not offer specifics at this time.
Chavarría first made the announcement on TV’s Channel 7 Wednesday afternoon. He said the motives for the murder are unclear, but might not be linked to drug trafficking.
Mora’s body was found on May 31, beaten and asphyxiated in the sand. Witnesses reported masked and armed men kidnapped them, later taking Mora away shortly before his body was found.
The slaying sparked international outrage and demands for quick arrests. Environmental groups collected nearly $60,000 in reward money for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
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For first time, independent body will draw San Diego County supervisor district lines
As San Diego County considers moving its supervisor district boundaries to adjust for population changes this year, the lines will be drawn for the first time by an independent redistricting commission.
“The U.S. Constitution says every 10 years we’ll do a census, then right after that we’ll look at how the population has changed to look at equal and equitable representation,” said David Bame, a retired U.S. diplomat who chairs the commission.
“What’s different this time, as opposed to 10 years ago, is that we have an independent redistricting commission. ... We draw a map, and that’s the map that will go into effect for the next 10 years.”
Independent redistricting commissions are designed to take political calculations out of boundary determinations. Until recently, most of those efforts were overseen and approved by elected lawmakers whose own jurisdictions were subject to change.
“Because this process ... generally involves political actors whose careers depend on how the lines are drawn, both major political parties have used the process to unfairly strip voters of their voice,” the Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan legal organization in Washington, D.C. , stated on its website.
California adopted an independent commission in 2010 following the previous census and is resuming the process this year, based on results of the 2020 Census.
San Diego County’s redistricting commission is established under the state law that guides California’s commission, Bame said.
The city of San Diego has a redistricting commission for its nine City Council districts.
The county’s 14-member commission consists of six Democrats, four Republicans and four independent or “no party preference” voters, which is in proportion to the partisan ratios of the region’s registered voters.
So far, the panel has held several public hearings and received hundreds of written and oral comments from residents.
Some seek to split existing county districts along new lines, while others urge commissioners to keep communities together.
The new boundaries will adjust for demographic changes revealed by the census. The boundaries must maintain “reasonably equal population,” comply with the Voting Rights Act, be contiguous and geographically compact, and avoid dividing cities, neighborhoods and “communities of interest,” according to the commission.
That covers “everything from communities like Asian Pacific Islander communities to communities drawn by shared experiences, [such] as immigrants and refugees, to economic and social ties across geographic features, like coasts or even highway corridors,” Bame said.
Encinitas resident Mark O’Connor said he would like to see coastal communities grouped separately from inland areas.
“Living in a coastal community, I see that many of the needs here are different than inland communities,” O’Connor wrote. “I would like this commission to look at creating districts that run up and down the coast, north‐south vs. running west‐east.”
The commission is operating on a shortened schedule to draw and finalize the maps because the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the census data needed to redraw the boundaries.
San Diego County has seen a 6.6 percent population increase over the past decade, according to the census, with the addition of 203,301 residents. Some of the five districts experienced more growth than others. No district showed a decline in population.
District 3, represented by Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, saw the largest change with an increase of 8.6 percent.
District 4, which includes Ocean Beach, Loma Portal and the Midway District and is represented by Board of Supervisors Chairman Nathan Fletcher, grew the least, by 4.9 percent.
The Point Loma peninsula is in District 1, represented by Supervisor Nora Vargas.
The commission and its demographer must draw the lines to equalize populations within the districts while also considering public comments on how the changes will affect local communities. Moving the boundaries of one district may require adjustments to others, Bame said.
“It’s not that different from putting together a really complicated jigsaw puzzle,” he said.
Some important dates are coming up.
The commission will present some options, or draft maps, at its meeting Thursday, Oct. 14, and will hold public hearings on Tuesday, Nov. 2, and Thursday, Dec. 2, to seek input before approving a final map on Wednesday, Dec. 15, Bame said.
Members of the public can submit their own proposed maps by Dec. 2 using digital tools on the commission website, sandiegocounty.gov/redistricting.
— Point Loma-OB Monthly staff contributed to this report. ◆


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Join artsScene Vancouver for an arts and heritage tour that reflects the longstanding cultural history of Vancouver's Chinatown and the established and growing arts institutions within it.
Thursday, March 2 - Doors at 6:00PM
Centre A, 229 East Georgia Street
We will meet at Centre A for a reading and musical performance launching Leanne Dunic's new book "To Love The Coming End". There will be beer and donuts! Following the performance, guests will have the opportunity to join us for a free gallery tour!
More information can be found on Facebook!

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HEMET MAZE STONE
This pictograph, representing a maze, is an outstanding example of the work of prehistoric peoples. It, with 5.75 acres of land, was donated to Riverside County as a county park on April 16, 1956 by Mr. and Mrs. Rodger E. Miller.
Registration Date: 8/24/1956
From State Hwy 74, go N 3.2 mi on California Ave to Maze Stone Park, Hemet
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Ferrari is an Italian extravagance sports car manufacturer. The Ferrari 488 GTB name denote an arrival to the exemplary Ferrari model assignment with the 488 in its moniker showing the engine’s unitary removal, while the GTB remains for Gran turismo Berlinetta.
to start with street super car was the 1947 12 5S fueled by a 1.5L V12 Engine. In 2016, Ferrari beaus prepared to see Ferrari’s new supercar 488 GTB. After the immense accomplishment of Ferrari 458 exceptional, Ferrari’s new model 488 going to dispatch at end of this current year. It is actuality 458 is a standout amongst the most striking cars of the most recent 20 years.
Ferrari 488 GTB
If we think to talk about the exterior of Ferrari 488 GTB, It would seem that the 458 Italia’s men acing cousins. New streamlined component creates half more down drive contrasted with the 458 better drags. It has twofold front spoiler, side air allow and blown back spoiler. A components which work with an under body that consolidates vortex generators and back diffuser with dynamic folds. Collection of 488 is 1.6 inches longer than the 458 Italia’s, 0.6 inch more extensive and indistinguishable in tallness. It have littler V-8 motor as contrast with 458 Ferrari.
As driving situations go, very little has changed between the 458 Italia and the 488 GTB. Ferrari 488 GTB is two seater car. In which primary concentrated on the driver side. It have extensive comfort isolating the driver and traveler. There is only a little one that houses controls steering wheel mounted catches and switches and 488 GTB picks up the accommodation of Keyless start.
Ferrari’s multifunction steering wheel includes buttons even for light wiper, and turn signals, in addition to the damper setting engine start.The standard stereo is serviceable, despite the fact that there’s additionally the cost alternative of a 12-speaker JBL Professional system if the V8’s treble isn’t to your preferring. Also the Bluetooth system is strong, the sat-nav flawlessly decipherable and the processor behind it all plainly furnished with significantly more snort than any other time in recent memory. Claim to fame of 488 examination of 458. Contrasted with the old 458, the 488 GTB looks more refined, smoother and like a ton of time has been spent simply making it fast.
View from steering wheel is the substantial focal tachometer, with advanced apparatus pointer. Ferrari 488 GTB is likewise one moment speedier around Ferrari’s private test track than the 458 unique, and two second quicker than the base-458. The 488 GTB likewise is said to be equipped for 205mph, 3mph higher than the now totally 458 unique A.
The Ferrari 488 GTB and 488 Spider engine, the 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V8 unit, has won the Engine of the Year Award at the current year’s Engine Expo in Stuttgart.
The new supercar engine has been perceived for its adaptable execution and huge enhancements in effectiveness over its normally suctioned predecessor, getting a sum of four wins. These were in the classes of the Performance Engine grant, New Engine grant, 3.0-liter to 4.0-liter classification and general fundamental prize.
Autocar’s own involvement of the 3.9-liter unit has affirmed it has no perceivable slack and an eager for rev nature – a characteristic ordinarily held for normally suctioned units. The motor produces 661bhp, which likens to an amazing 169.2bhp, and radiates 260g/km of CO2. It can likewise deal with an asserted consolidated fuel efficiency figure of 24.8 mpg.
The turbocharged V8’s forerunner, the air 4.5-liter V8 highlighted in the 458 Italia , delivered 562bhp and radiated 275g/km of CO2, while offering around 21-24mpg. It won two honors at the 2011 Engine Expo for the Best Performance Engine or more 4.0-liter categories.
Ferrari additionally won the Above 4.0-liter Award at the current year’s occasion for its normally suctioned 6.3-liter V12 motor, which controls the F12 Berlinetta and F12 tdf .


Automating the logistics industry with a humanistic AI-powered autonomous driving system.
In May 2017, Google’s AI-powered AlphaGo beat Ke Jie, the world’s best Go player, because of one simple reason: rules. AI loves them. But what makes AI godlike on game boards, has yet to be successfully translated to the open road. AI systems cannot reliably navigate a vehicle in the real world. There are simply too many unpredictable variables; infinite unique situations, infinite rules. Truly reliable and safe autonomous driving requires a system with a flexible commonsense understanding of physics and the actions of others.
Enter ISEE. The startup is engineering next-generation, humanistic AI to automate the logistics industry from dock to door. ISEE was the first autonomous driving company to achieve exit-to-exit autonomous highway driving, the first to merge onto a highway in heavy snow, and can handle congested traffic better than one of the most well-funded autonomous driving startups in the world.
ISEE’s core technology is purpose-built for complex environments with high uncertainty (like shipping yards and congested highways). It understands context and infers intentions of other drivers to navigate all possibilities as they arise, unlike other AI solutions that require hard-coding. Co-founders Yibiao Zhao and Chris Baker based the technology on theory of mind, or the ability of humans to comprehend the intents and beliefs of others. They realized that if they could design an AI that could infer, then that AI could successfully navigate dynamic and unpredictable roadways. It wouldn’t need to know all possible solutions to a problem, it would just need to know how to react in the moment.
As noted in a 2017 interview with the MIT Technology Review, “‘When we see something for just a few seconds as we’re driving, we can quickly deduce the intention of the driver in front of us,’ said Zhao. ‘We want cars to have this same predictive capability.’
To give it to them, Zhao and his colleagues have drawn on some of their earlier research inspired by cognitive science. That included teaching a robot how to crack a nut using a hammer, and then taking the hammer away and getting the robot to select the next most appropriate tool from a random assortment.”
The logistics industry is not one-size-fits-all. And that’s precisely why ISEE chose to pursue it. With its multiple vehicle types, highly variable operational settings, and shortage of drivers, logistics is uniquely suited to the value ISEE can provide. Its AI can boost efficiency in a shipping yard just as easily as it can navigate a highway trip or the stop-and-go traffic in a city at rush hour. And for logistics companies, there’s no need to buy new vehicles—the entire ISEE platform can be retrofit onto existing infrastructure.
In just over two years, the team of scientists and engineers at ISEE has built a platform that behaves, in many ways, like a human, but with the reliability that only AI can provide. It is in the platform’s unique combination of humanistic reasoning and computational logic that will give the world the first truly safe autonomous vehicles for any industry in any driving situation.


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That's Apple's model, and it's an extremely profitable one.
Microsoft made it clear that it sees its hardware line as competition for Apple in the premium-price sector. Surface and device chief Panos Panay called out the MacBook Air when he touted the Surface Pro 4 -- something he has done since 2012 -- but added the MacBook Pro, Apple's top-tier laptop, when he contrasted it with the Surface Book.
Panay was even clearer in a recent interview with The Verge. "Of course we're competing with Apple," Panay said. "Making premium devices and reinventing categories, that essentially puts us in a camp to fundamentally compete with Apple devices."
Analysts, too, were taken with what they saw as a renewed rivalry, at least on Microsoft's part. "They positioned everything as [compared to] Apple," said Bob O'Donnell, chief analyst at Technalysis Research, in a Tech.pinion's podcast on Saturday with Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies and Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research. "This was clearly back to the old days of Microsoft versus Apple."
Apple's strategy, and now Microsoft's too, is to cater to the top end of the market where prices are highest, and virtually all profits are earned. While small in absolute volume -- Apple shipped fewer than eight of every 100 personal computers in the latest quarter, IDC has said -- premium vacuums up an overwhelming majority of the PC industry's profits. The bulk of devices are now sold at razor-thin margins because OEMs have raced to the bottom to maintain unit shipment volumes, and thus "trained" most customers to expect low-priced hardware.
Analysts, however, looked for more behind Microsoft's hardware press, a strategy initiated by former CEO Steve Ballmer, seemingly dismissed by current chief executive Satya Nadella, but now one he has apparently embraced.
Bajarin, who joined O'Donnell and Dawson on the Tech.pinions' podcast, had an idea why Microsoft was pouring such effort into devices, especially the $1,500-and-up Surface Book. "In many ways, Microsoft is taking a stronger hardware position to be somewhat defensive, because if they start losing key partners, they have to do it themselves to continue to populate and propagate the Windows strategy that they have," Bajarin said.
Bajarin had expanded on that concept in an analysis posted to Tech.pinions Friday.
"With the PC industry contracting ... only the big players will probably have the staying power to keep their PC business alive," Bajarin wrote. "Companies like Toshiba, Acer and Asus could have trouble competing against the big guys as they see their margins shrink and their own bottom lines strain. If this happens, it will be an issue for Microsoft as their OEM customer base would also shrink."
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The BA Journalism and Mass Communication program at Academic City provides a well-rounded curriculum that equips you with a strong foundation in theory and practical skills. Here’s a glimpse into the coursework you can expect:
- Core Courses: Fundamentals of Information Technology, Communication Skills, Introduction to Communication Studies, Principles of Macroeconomics, Logic and Critical Thinking, Fundamentals of Journalism, Introduction to Social Psychology, Writing for Media, Language use in Communication, Introduction to Advertising, History of Media, Introduction to Photojournalism, News Reporting, Internet & New Media, Visual Communication, Introduction to Cinema, Fundamentals of Print Journalism, Research Methods, Editing, Advanced Writing for Media, Magazine Journalism, Interviewing & Reporting, Online Journalism, Radio Journalism & Broadcasting, Management & Organizational Behaviour, Theories of Communication, Media Research, Design Workshop, Investigative journalism, Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation, Media, Culture & Society, Negotiation Skills, Media Criticism, Media Law & Ethics, Development Communication, Issues in Ghanaian Media.
- Career Prospects: With a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication from Academic City, you’ll be prepared for a variety of exciting careers in the media and communication industry. Some potential career paths include:
- Corporate Communications Specialist
- Social Media Marketing Analyst
- Public Relations Specialist
- Social Media Manager
- Broadcast Journalist
- News Reporter
- Magazine Writer
- Online Journalist
- Radio Journalist
- Public Relations Officer
- Media Research Analyst
- Documentary filmmaker (with additional training)
- Content Creator
This is not an exhaustive list, and the program’s focus on developing transferable skills prepares you for a variety of communication-related roles beyond traditional media.
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- Experienced Faculty: Our dedicated faculty consists of industry professionals and academics who bring real-world experience into the classroom, ensuring you learn from the best.
- Industry Partnerships: Benefit from valuable industry partnerships that offer internship opportunities and connections with leading media organizations.
- Cutting-Edge Facilities: Access our state-of-the-art media labs and production studios to hone your practical skills and gain experience with industry-standard equipment.
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TELL CITY - Sisters Lauren and Sarah Goffinet won two of the four Most Valuable Player awards presented at Tell City's fall sports banquet Wednesday.
Lauren, a senior, won the volleyball MVP award in just her second year playing that sport.
Sarah, a freshman, won the Most Valuable Runner award in girls cross country.
In boys cross country Alex Fenn won the Most Valuable Runner award for the third year in a row.
Amber Thomas was named the girls golf MVP.
No MVP award was given in football.
Boys tennis awards were not presented, as Coach Nick Weyer had a previous commitment.
No awards were presented in soccer since it is a junior varsity sport this year.
The complete list of awards presented:
Boys cross county
Most valuable runner: Alex Fenn
Most improved: Jeremy Kellems
Mental attitude: Neal Goffinet
Girls cross county
Most valuable runner: Sarah Goffinet
Most improved: Brittany Waninger
Mental attitude: Erika Hauenstein
Most valuable player: Lauren Goffinet
Most assists: Julie Davis
Most kills: Lauren Goffinet
Most points served: Leslie Poole
Most digs: Lauren Goffinet
Most blocks: Elizabeth Kohnert
Best serving percentage: Julie Davis
Academic all-state honorable mention: Lauren Goffinet
Most valuable player: Amber Thomas
Rookie of the year: Jessica Ballman
Most improved: Britney Hendershot
Best putting average: C.J. Fentress
Best offensive backs: Trent Gunn and Kyle Osborne
Best offensive lineman: John Faulkenberg
Best defensive lineman: Dylan Froehlich
Best linebacker: Matt Leistner
Best defensive back: Trent Nelson


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Study tracking public attitudes towards wildlife conservation in NSW
A researcher from Western Sydney University is asking residents of NSW to take part in an online questionnaire (opens in a new window) to gather information about current attitudes and behaviour towards wildlife conservation.
Wildlife conservation aims to protect native wildlife species and habitats from threats such as habitat loss, invasive species, disease and climate change.
Master of research student Megan Fabian says almost 1000 animal and plant species are at risk of extinction in NSW.
"Everyone has a different view towards wildlife. Some people may see wildlife as a threat, whereas others may view wildlife as a treasure to be protected," says Megan.
"What this study aims to do is capture the diverse range of opinions in NSW towards wildlife conservation which in turn will provide an in-depth understanding of how NSW residents relate to the conservation of native Australian wildlife. These new insights will contribute towards current knowledge in the field and can be used to help inform future policy and management directions."
To take part in the study, researchers are asking NSW residents over the age of 18 to go online (opens in a new window) and complete a questionnaire.
Human Ethics approval has been given to the project: H11766
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What’s the bloody big deal? How Australian workplaces and educational institutions can help break the menstrual taboo
A team of multidisciplinary Western Sydney University researchers have launched a new white paper exploring how workplaces and educational institutions can help break the menstrual taboo.
Professor Emily Cross from Western Sydney University’s MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development will lead an exciting interactive performance and seminar at Vivid Sydney on Monday, 30 May.
A new world-first centre dedicated to helping NSW small businesses respond to cybersecurity incidents and strengthen their cybercrime fighting capabilities has officially opened at Western Sydney University.

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Most open-world games make the character a blank slate that players can project their own thoughts onto, although several games such as Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole offer more character development and dialogue. Heir opined that some of the critical failings of Andromeda were due to the open-world concept being added late in the game’s development.
Grand Theft Auto wasn’t just a game to us but was a central part of our adolescence, the kind of all-caps MATURE thing we experienced as an act of rebellion as much as a fun doodad to pass the time.
The initial setup is just the beginning of tons of PC-specific annoyances. Installation of service updates for Windows. January 05, 90 Time may have shown a few flaws, but this is still one title that all gamers need to experience January 01, 80 Mirror, signal, marauder. Satisfy your criminal urges in the latest addition to a justifiably notorious series. It may not be entirely true that crime doesnt pay, but more importantly its not nice, which is why few of us pull our girlfriends December 29, 79 Its felt like a long wait, that time between the release of Grand Theft Auto IV on consoles earlier this year and Rockstar Games eventual PC release a few weeks ago.
But this event, which has happened with every GTA game since the developers moved So for those who have thus far been ignoring the game as much as possible, or have been hanging out NET framework up to scratch. Well now thanks to a nifty little Video Editor December 09, 75 “If there’s one thing I have learned, it’s that we must obey the rules of the game.
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Unfortunately, while most of the other GTA games including GTA V offer a number of cool rewards, the award in this game is little more than the ability to carry infinite ammo – which you still have to pay for. Oh boy, where do we even start? Both Niko’s and Roman’s fathers are implied to be an abusive alcoholics during conversations between Niko and his friends.
With its great weather, miles of sandy beaches, and major attractions, San Diego is known worldwide as one of the best tourist destinations and a great place for residents to relax year round.
This is the main point of Experimental Comic Kotone. It ends up failing in an epic fashion. The World God Only Knows takes this to metafictional levels, featuring a Dating Sim otaku who captures escaped spirits by applying his knowledge of dating sims and their sub-genres. Done as a joke at a comicon in Japan, where Studio Pierrot showed a redubbed set of Bleach clips meant to be an advertisement for an upcoming dating sim.
There’s two ‘dates’ in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker , where you can go to the beach with either Paz or Kaz. You speak to them using the Co-Op battle cries, and then if they like you you can invite them into the cardboard box for quality time. They’re parody, but both Paz and Kaz have different personalities which come out during the dates Paz likes being complimented and treated gently, Kaz likes being punched and Big Boss staring at his crotch with the binoculars.
The fourth episode of the Haiyoru! Nyarani short flash animation. Nyarko is seen playing Lovecraft Plus. It’s an Inverted Dating Sim , the character has SAN among the character’s stats , which measure your resistance to the Yanderes who are after you. Lose enough SAN and you end up with her forever, wallowing in your mutual insanity.
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Edit  Spoiler Warning: If the “Deal” option is chosen, Kate berates Niko for doing the deal, and does not attend the wedding. After Niko kills Dimitri to avenge Roman, Kate calls him, telling him that she heard of his cousin’s death, and will be there for him. Later, after Niko has killed Pegorino, Roman says that he and Mallorie are expecting a baby and if it’s a girl she will be named after Kate.
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Edition Grand Theft Auto IV Faceplate for Xbox (not slim) in PlayStation 4 Black Friday Bundle – Grand Theft Auto V and The Last of Us Remastered Nov 27, ESRB Rating: Mature. by Sony. PlayStation 4. $ (15 used & new offers) See newer version. out of 5 stars 1,
Millie Perkins is a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , and is one possible of the six girlfriends of Carl Johnson. Contents [ show ] History Millie’s history before the game is unknown. In , by the time CJ arrived in Las Venturas , she was already living in a respectable house in Prickle Pine in northern Las Venturas, working as a croupier at Caligula’s Palace casino.
She is into BDSM, and has a dominatrix outfit, a house interior with many BDSM toys, and keeps a gimp to pleasure her, not knowing that her original gimp was killed by Carl in order for him to pose as the gimp. She is cased by Woozie’s men as a soft target and a possible way into the casino. In the mission Key to Her Heart , CJ tails Millie home from work, kills the gimp headed to her house and pretends to be him in order to meet her.
After the heist is successfully pulled off, she phones CJ and requests a share of the cut from the casino heist, which he agrees to.
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Grand Theft Auto is the series no one needs to be introduced with. Rockstar Games Studio is responsible for releasing consecutive instalments and this time we are going to show you that one of the newest versions can be acquired for free in its full version along with multiplayer mode, which is the essential part of every game released nowadays. His values are quite different.
We meet him as a Bosnian War veteran who comes to Liberty City in search of a guy who sold Niko and his friends for money. Storyline presented in the game provides us with very interesting details, showing that our hero is not like other figures we were controlling before. This time, our character is compassionate, kind and he cares about his family.
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Getting his bearings in a new country, Nico is thrust into a criminal underworld inhabited by many of his fellow countrymen. Through his loyalty and skills, he proves his merits to successively higher-placed gangsters, moving from small-time crime to bigger heists and escapades. One of these was that the in-game option sliders allowed for vast draw distances and other increases in detail compared to earlier console versions.
These improvements came with a price, however, as the game was seen as being very performance-hungry, especially with regard to CPU usage. Rockstar steadily improved the situation, however, and this patch provides further relief to gamers’ computers, reducing the CPU load considerably. Graphics cards will find their duties lightened a little, too, and both of these changes should see the game running more smoothly and at higher frame-rates on many computers.
Otherwise, the patch mostly takes on a small list of remaining issues, many of them cosmetic in nature. For example, foliage in the city can at times disappear from view, leaving trees looking bare when they were meant to be covered in leaves, and this infrequent problem has been addressed. Some similarly small clippings and other issues have been taken care of, too, leaving an already fairly polished game in excellent shape after the application of the patch.
Several small but noticeable graphical issues have been resolved. Patch is relatively small in size and easy to apply.
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Mar 04, · The sprawling crime epic that changed open-world games forever. Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. Rockstar Games celebrates the 10th anniversary of one of the most influential games of all time. The critically acclaimed blockbuster Grand Theft Auto III comes to mobile devices, bringing to life the dark and seedy underworld of Liberty City.
Intel Core 2 Duo 1. Internet connection required for activation and multiplayer. The gaming industry has quite a lot of iconic franchises, but in the genre of open world sandbox action games one reigns supreme, Grand Theft Auto. Rockstar’s brainchild, this series has entertained us since the first top-down view versions appeared in , and, with its latest Grand Theft Auto IV, has set new benchmarks for realism and story depth. The console versions, for the Xbox and the PlayStation 3, were launched in April , and went on to gain universal acclaim for the open world, the realistic Liberty City, and memorable characters.
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In between we also expect some other GTA game to come. Update On 16 September We have many reasons to prove why is it so. First of all there is no direct official confirmation from Rockstar Games. Secondly, same website is writing about it every month just to remain in Google and getting traffic. If this news is true, they should write it once and done.
GTA IV reinvented the series with a renewed version of Liberty City detailed to the last pothole and rooftop vent. This Complete Edition combines all three chapters of the blockbuster release, including the original Grand Theft Auto IV storyline as well as its two expansions, The .
Buy Stepping off a boat in the shoes of illegal immigrant Niko Bellic as he arrives in Liberty City at the start of Grand Theft Auto IV, you can tell immediately that Rockstar North’s latest offering is something quite special. Yes, this is another GTA game in which you’ll likely spend the bulk of your time stealing cars and gunning down cops and criminals, but it’s also much more than that.
GTAIV is a game with a compelling and nonlinear storyline, a game with a great protagonist who you can’t help but like, and a game that boasts a plethora of online multiplayer features in addition to its lengthy story mode. Liberty City has changed a lot since One of the many things that set GTAIV apart from its predecessors is Liberty City, which is more convincing as a living, breathing urban environment than anything that you’ve seen in a game before, and bears little resemblance to its namesake in ‘s GTAIII.
Liberty’s diverse population believably attempts to go about its daily business, seemingly unaware that several criminal factions are at war in the city. Niko has no such luck. He’s compelled to start working for one of the factions shortly after arriving, when he learns that his cousin Roman has some potentially fatal gambling debts.
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Rockstar is still refusing to tell Australians what was censored in their release. Here is a rundown of what has been changed: There are no blood pools created after the player kills a person, whether they are a pedestrian or enemy; and bloody tire tracks cannot be created when the player drives their car through a blood pool.
PlayStation 4, Xbox One & PC Features Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC will feature a range of major visual and technical upgrades to make Los Santos and Blaine County more immersive than ever.
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When was the last time you asked yourself about the vulnerability of the internet, or intranet, that your business manages which houses connections to millions of customer database fields? Chances are that you may never have. When we think of computer security, we are probably more likely to consider the state of our hard drives or rethink our storage strategy. The internet will always be there for us to access, so why worry? Some are saying that there is much more cause for worry than internet users may have initially suspected. Security innovations are vital for managing IT risks, and below are areas where heavy concentration is mandatory.
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Securing your network is an ongoing battle and you need to be on top of your game staying one step ahead of the latest threats and changing technologies. There is no such thing as having a static network. As your new or old business is evolving your network needs to be on the same wavelength with your security architecture equally adaptable.
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (or HIPAA) is a creation of the United States federal government, designed to protect individuals and their information. Possibly the most important feature and aspect of any individual is there data. The information in the wrong hands is dangerous, as a person can actually steal another individual’s identity and do other terrible acts to the person who’s data they stole. These can be nipped in the bud by preparing your HIPAA-compliant datacenters.
Datacenters can be very useful tools when it comes to any disaster recovery planning. Within a data center, a firm houses its most expensive IT equipment in a secure, reliable building designed to withstand extreme conditions. A trained staff is also present to make sure that the equipment is up and running at all times without any issues. The IT infrastructure is very important equipment to most of today’s businesses. Data that is accumulated over the years of the existence of the firm is stored within on this equipment inside data centers. Servers are used to constantly update any new information that comes in, and Security Innovation knows the brevity of your HIPAA data is important.
Security Innovation has spent 10 long years indemnifying the IT security of GoDaddy, software giant Microsoft, investment firm ING, Progress Energy, billion dollar shoe industries like Nike and even huge banks while helping these massive corporations increase internal expertise, unveil proprietary vulnerabilities, and integrate security into major corporation’s software development lifecycle. Datacenters, of sorts, are the IT battlefield where hackers, rogue spyware programmers and other malicious beasts wage war; Security Innovation educates, executes and thwarts these problematic areas.
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Walking up London’s Brick Lane towards the Vibe Bar, you can’t help wondering if the “trendification” of the East End has gone a little far. Old Street is grim enough, but Brick Lane? Even the press release admits the location is “infamous”.
But this is the point. The Vibe Bar, London’s first record shop, bar and Internet cafÃ© rolled into one, is the public face of an expanding creative complex intended to breathe life into a run-down area.
In the three months since it unofficially opened for private events, the Vibe Bar has hosted the launch of Ralph Lauren’s new Polo jeans range and the latest album from Bjrk. It has also staged a London Fashion Week event and an anniversary celebration for photography agency Magnum.
Based at the former Truman Brewery site, the centre houses artists, fashion designers, recording studios, PR agencies and a range of other artistic entrepreneurs.
“The area needed something like this to give it a lift and the Vibe Bar is its focal point. It’s open to everybody really – the people working here, business people, Internet users, clubbers, whoever – although I suppose we’re not really talking about someone in their 60s having a funk out to Goldie,” says Dharmendra Mehta, or Dee, who masterminded the design of the bar.
Dee is clearly casting his net pretty wide. But he thrives on diversity – as the contrast between the bar and its immediate surroundings demonstrates.
Inside the venue he has created a “controlled frenzy” through a series of contradictions, most prominently through his mixing of old and new. Materials and artefacts from the old brewery are juxtaposed with graffiti, computer terminals and a giant video screen.
An old rusty wheel taken from the original brewery and screwed into the ground by the bar should prove a real winner. While this may not generate much excitement when sober, a few pints later and things could be quite different. In fact, an enormous queue of revellers, desperate to spin that wheel, can be virtually guaranteed by closing time.
Dee’s trademark contradictions continue through the eclectic mix of colours with which he dresses the venue: orange for life, blue to calm things down, silver to cool things down and red to heat them up again.
These are woven into old and new materials: wood for solidity and a traditional feel, velvet for warmth and a touch of class, and steel for coolness, austerity and that little bit of edge demanded by a trendy young crowd.
But the last word, as always, must lie with that maker or breaker of a venue, the toilets – which come up smelling of roses. In fact, the fun starts before you even enter, as the rather passÃ© men/women labels traditionally used to channel the sexes have been dispensed with. Instead, a tasteful illustration of a naked man and woman have been worked into the design of a large mural which covers both doors and the wall space beyond.
“It’s a kind of voyage of discovery,” says Dee, who also worked on the Science Museum with Ben Kelly. Once inside you find yourself, Lion, Witch and Wardrobe-style, in an enchanting space. A room decorated with graffiti to reflect, among other things, the basic nature of the job in hand.
The Vibe Bar, at The Brewery, 91-95 Brick Lane, London E1, officially opens today.


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The Director of the Community Revolving Fund, Dr.Cletus Tisob Campion, has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to, as a matter of urgency, release funding to women as part of social protection programmes.
According to him, funding from government to the Community Revolving Fund has stalled since the year 2017.
In an interview with Joy News, Dr. Cletus Campion, explained that international source funding, which has been a major backbone of the community revolving fund cannot be accessed.
”In the last six months, Dr C .T. Campion has been unable to access any international funding which was monthly since 2014. I am appealing to the President for his timely intervention to sustain lives and further create a new leveling momentum for growth and diversifying efforts into new areas,” he stated.
The fund provides soft loans from its accountable grant of the DFID in custody of IYLF, UK.
The Community Revolving Fund of the International Youth Link Foundation (IYLF) was registered as a British/Ghanaian NGO in 2000 and has since engaged in over 120 projects across Ghana.
In 2002, the IYLF made a donation to the National Youth Council, an amount of $69,000 for procurement of supply in support of Ghana’s government efforts to youth development. IYLF was adjudged the best UK charity to community cohesion in 2004.
In the last 5 years, the revolving fund of the organization has set up 32 offices across Ghana; Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Bolgatanga, Cape Coast, Takoradi, Koforidua, Ada, Asamankese, Bibiani, Bunkpurugu, Assin Fosu, Obuasi, Aflao, Adidome, Techiman, Mampong and many others, creating permanent and temporary staff of over 322.
The fund provides monies ranging between GHc1000 to GHc5000 accessible in all first applications to individual women. Only entrepreneurs with possibility of an extra employment can apply from 1,000 up to 20,000 with soft payment arrangement divided into 10months period with 10% interest in the 11th month to complete the loan.
IYLF GHANA has struggled to make recoveries from markets across Ghana due to the lack of funding support, according to Dr. Campion, adding that most staff have been laid off and have had to struggle to pay ‘ high rocketing’ utility bills.
He said there are over 70,000 women waiting to access the funds but have not been able to with over 21,000 member beneficiaries within the Accra-Tema-Kumasi area alone accounting for a write off of over GHC 6,889,000.00 of the fund.

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The public is invited to join and support the Juneteenth Vancouver March on Friday, June 19, 2020. Organized by Vancouver-based Nova Stevens and Shamika Mitchell, with the full platform support of the Black Vancouver team including Brand Ambassador and spokesperson Clément Isanganino, the march will take place at Jack Poole Plaza at 4:00pm.
Juneteenth Vancouver March
Where: Jack Poole Plaza/Olympic Cauldron (moving down Thurlow to Pacific, and Sunset Beach)
When: Friday, June 19, 2020 at 4:00pm
June 19 marks “Juneteenth” – also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day – an annual holiday that commenced in 1865. Following the two recent Black Lives Matters protests, one at šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square at the Vancouver Art Gallery and the other at the Olympic Cauldron, many members of the community have advocated for a march in unity; it is not only emotionally expressive but holds immense power, history and tradition, and is a powerful tool to create change and express community values.
From the organizers: “Though Canadian, we cannot ignore the direct ties that many of our citizens have with our neighbouring Americans below; this makes the celebration of Juneteenth just as important for us as it is for them.”
Ways to Help
- Black Lives Matters t-shirts (pressed by North Vancouver’s Get Bold) will be handed out by volunteers at the march with the purpose to keep sparking conversations once people head home to their own communities, circles and families. Click here to donate before June 15th ($100 for a block of 12 shirts)
- For more ways to help, check out this link
- Show up June 19th, wearing black, and join for the march
- Support the march through GoFundMe
“We invite the public to join in and support. Changes’ ripple effects can vary from a city, to a nation, to the world. Voices are to be heard, freedom of speech is to be expressed as we stand in solidarity. The time to stand together is now.”
Following the march, a stage will be set up at Sunset Beach Park where Black artists and speakers will be performing and addressing the crowd. Black-owned businesses will also be at the site to showcase local Black culture, soul food and more.
Those wishing to participate in the march are also reminded to take COVID-19 precautions and to wear masks, and monitor for possible symptoms in the two weeks after the march.
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Geothermal projects get started in USA
The United States’ geothermal industry is cautiously celebrating the return of investors to hot projects that had cooled off with the recession.
The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) expects at least a half-dozen idled projects to finally begin construction in the next three years thanks to $6 billion in renewed investments, including a $96.8 million U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee announced last week for the 23 MW Neal Hot Springs power plant in Eastern Oregon.
“There are probably more geothermal projects under development today in the United States than there has ever been in U.S. history,” said GEA Executive Director Karl Gawell.
The GEA hopes to release better estimates at the end of the month, so it is still unclear how many projects will actually get enough funding for completion. For now, Gawell says he has accumulated anecdotal evidence that more investors are picking up where they left off in 2008 and 2009.
Though exploration has all but stopped, the industry is hopeful that the extension of the Section 1603 Tax Credit program could provide a cash incentive for new development. Some say federal grants could also help jump-start investment in rapidly advancing low-temperature technology, creating the potential for a new wave of next-generation projects.
Some of the biggest geothermal developers are not yet convinced that 2011 will be the time to invest in the costly drilling of new exploration wells. Since the U.S. has become mired in the politics of climate change, there are no guarantees that cash grants through a one-year tax credit extension will sustain growth beyond 2011.
Yes even amid all the uncertainty in the U.S., Ormat and other developers are focusing attention overseas, where developing countries view geothermal resources as less expensive alternatives to coal power plants.
“When things are slow in the U.S. … our sales folks are developing projects in the ring of fire region in places with prolific geothermal resources, like Indonesia,” said Ormat spokesman Paul Thompson.
GEA estimates the addition of at least 1,000 MW of U.S.-based geothermal projects in the next three years.
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Beijing, China – Two Michelin-starred Japanese Chef Takagi Kazuo will come to The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing from December 2nd to 4th, to present together with our resident Italian Chef Amedeo Ferri the renowned combination of authentic Japanese & Italian cuisines at Barolo. Let us take your palate on a true culinary journey.
Chef Takagi entered the culinary world since he graduated from the university. Although he started later than most Japanese Chefs, Chef Takagi prevailed with talent, dedication and great passion. His restaurant Takagi in Japan is holding two Michelin stars since 2010, and his hot pot restaurant Kozithu was awarded one Michelin star in 2013. Chef Takagi dedicates himself to serve authentic Japanese delicacies and continuously hones his craft, conveying through his cuisine a new way to look at the world.
The creations of Chef Takagi reflect the seasons and unfold cultural tales. His soup is the most symbolic of his cooking, which is composed, delicate and illustrative. Diners will be treated to a refined blend of culinary traditions with Chef Takagi exquisite dishes including Tuna and Burrata Tartar, Japanese Sake and Dry Bottarga, Japanese Style Fish Consomme with Wagyu Beef Cappelletti. His exceptional five-course lunch and seven-course degustation dinner menu will reflect the best seasonal produce and be presented in his renowned artistic style.
“Japanese cuisine reflects the beauty of a season, and is prepared with harmony and care,” said Patrick Weder, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, “we are delighted to invite Two Michelin-starred Chef Takagi Kazuo to bring the best of Japanese flavors and create unforgettable dining experience for our guests.”
December 3&4, 2016
5-Course Set Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.,
Price: RMB588* per person
December 2, 3, 4, 2016
7-Course Set Dinner: 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.,
Price: RMB1188* per person
RMB1588* per person (include 4 wine pairings and 2 liquors)
Reservation hotline: 010 - 5908 8151
*The above prices are subjected to 15% service charge.
Classic Italian cuisine with a modern twist is served in quiet elegance and cozy ambiance of Barolo, where dining provides an exceptional Italian experience, defining the Italian lifestyle in Beijing.

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Let’s add a little spicy flavor and smell to your small beautiful garden by growing some green chili plants. As growing plants and having your own little garden in the backyard is becoming a popular trend over social media, it’s time you start turning your little backyard into a beautiful garden by growing some green chili plants.
The green chili pepper is among the best chili plants to grow in your garden, along with jalapenos. As green chilies are versatile, they can be used to make lots of recipes. After all, what can be better than having fresh vegetables from your own garden?
Types of green chilies
There are many types of green chili plants for you to choose from. Some common and most used varieties of chilies are:
Anaheim/ California chilies
In Mexico, Anaheim chili, also known as “chile Verde del Norte,” is the most common chili used in the southwestern United States.
These chilies were first found in Mexico and supplied to California.
At the early stage of their growth, the color of these chilies is green, and as they grow bigger and reach their mature stage, the color changes to red.
Ghost pepper, also known as bhut jolokia, is one of the hottest chilies. This chili is mostly cultivated in the northeast states of India.
There are many types of ghost pepper available in the market like red, green, purple, white, peach, chocolate, etc.
Hatch chilies are the same as the anaheim but a bit larger. However, the one difference between anaheim and hatch chili is: hatch chilies are spicier than anaheim.
Hatch chilies taste more delicious as compared to other green chilies. In Mexico, the Hatch Valley Chili festival is celebrated symbolising the origin of hatch chilies.
Poblano green chili
Poblano green chili is wider as compared to other chilies. these chilies are the most beautiful chilies. It is also considered to be the hottest chili in the world. However, the flavor of this chili is very mild.
When the poblano green chili dries, it turns into ancho chile. In some parts of America, poblano green chili is sold by the name of pasilla pepper.
This variety of chilies are small and narrow. The color of Chilaca pepper is dark chocolate brown. Chilaca peppers are mostly used in Spain, and it is also known as pasilla chile.
Jalapeno peppers are the most famous fresh chilies in the whole world. The other name of jalapeno peppers is Xalapa, spelled Jalapa.
Jalapeno is mostly served as an appetizer. Jalapeno can also be used in pickles.
Serrano is small green chili but very hot in taste. These chilies are mostly used in making salsa and for garnishing the dishes.
It is very important to use fresh serrano chilies because stored serrano chilies can lead to dangerous health issues.
The correct pronunciation of this chili is ah-bah-NEH-ROH. Habanero is ball-shaped chilies available in many colors like green, yellow, orange, red, purple, or brown.
Habanero peppers are the rarest types of green chilies and are available in only a few parts of the world.
Kanthari chilies originated in Kerala, India. These are small and whitish-green chili peppers.
The other name of kanthari chili is bird’s eye chili. It adds a good flavor to the dishes.
Steps to grow green chili plants in your garden
Step 1: Choose the right growing conditions
The ideal temperature to grow a green chili plant is 22-25°C.
It is best to grow chilies in warm and humid conditions.
Green chili plants need 5-6 hours of sunlight daily. So, it is important to place the plant in an open area.
Since green chili plants are smaller in size, they can be grown inside the house too.
You can use organic potting soil to grow fresh green chili. Before sowing the seeds, the first step is to nourish the seeds.
It will stimulate the process by providing the necessary nutrients and moisture.
The green chili plant does not need a high amount of water to grow. Therefore, you only need to water the upper layer of the plant when it looks dry.
High amounts of water can damage the health of the small green chili pepper.
Feed the plant with fertilizers from time to time, as they help the plant to grow fast and healthy. If chemical fertilizers are not available, then cow dung, tea compost, fruit peelings, etc., can also be used.
Step 2: start with a seed tray
For the better germination of the plant, a 3 inches deep tray is recommended.
Fill the tray with soil, spread the chili seeds on it, and then add a thin layer of soil on the seeds and spray some water.
Keep seeds warm and moist for 2-3 days until it starts germinating.
Step 3: move germinated seeds to a pot
After the germination, choose a good pot that is 12 inches deep, add soil to it and sow the sprouted seeds in it.
Place the pot in a sunny area, and now you are done. Just add some amount of water daily in it, and the green chili peppers will start appearing on the plant.
Read more- How To Grow Microgreens Without soil?
How to take Care of green chili plant after germination
Once the seed starts germinating, it needs some extra care. Below are the steps you can follow to take Care of the green chili plant to keep it healthy:
- Provide a small amount of sunlight and water
- Protect from low temperature
- Keep the plant in the shade.
- Protect from extreme wind
- Check the mosquitoes and diseases on the plant.
- Remove weeds from the plant.
- Tie the plant lossy to a pole
Fun facts about types of chilies
These are some fun facts about green chilies:
- Capsaicin makes the chili pepper hot
- Birds do not feel the spiciness of the green chilies.
- The spiciness of the chilies measures on the Scoville scale
- Due to a large amount of chlorophyll, the color of chili are green.
Interesting, right? Now is the time to grow those small green fresh chili plants in your own personal space and add that spicy aroma to your garden. These small chilies will make your garden go greener and more beautiful, and the best part is you get fresh chilies to use for free.
So, what are you waiting for? Try growing the amazing green chili pepper and share your experience along with the cute pictures of your green chili plants with us in the comment box.

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Majstor i Margarita - Aleksandar Petrovic
The Serbian version of the film of Aleksandar Petrović is, besides the language, slightly different than the Italian version. Among others, we can see a scene in which we see how an eye of Margarita turns in a rather silly way into a kind of screen on which the image of the master appears. Do you find it hard to believe me, reader? Then watch the excerpt below.
The main difference with the Italian version is, however, that there is no music of Ennio Morricone in it. Instead, we hear some Russian songs, which are also in the Italian version, but only in a sporadic and fragmentary way, because they are often silenced out by the soundtrack of Morricone. In the Serbian version, they come into full play. You can find an overview here.
Toša Elezović - Ryabinushka
Performer unknown - Blagoslovi Vladiko
Performer unknown - Muzhchiny stradayushchie
Pyotr Leshchenko - Rusky tango
Bulat Okudzhava - Chornaya Koshka
The Serbian version of the film is not only hardly known, it is also poorly documented. The credits are incomplete and carelessly composed. We do know that the song Уральская рябинушка (Ukralskaya Ryabinushka) or Rowan of the Urals in the film is played by the Serbian accordionist Tomislav (Toša) Elezović. But the performers of the next two songs, the religious song Благослови Владыко (Blagoslovi Vladiko) or Bless The Lord and the popular folk song Мужчины, страдающие (Muzhchiny stradayushchie) or Men who suffer are unknown.
The last two songs are easier to identify. The first one is Спи мое бедное сердце (Spi moe bednoe Serdze) or Sleep, my poor heart by the Russian crooner Pyotr Leshchenko (1898-1954), a song that may be better known under the title Rusky Tango. The other one is Черная кошка (Chornaya Koshka) or The Black Cat by the famous bard Bulat Okudzhava (1924-1997), the Russian, still very popular, singer of the Arbat.
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CSULB Teams Place in NASA Robotics Competition
Middle-school students had a chance to see their code evaluated on the International Space Station as part of the first year of the Zero Robotics competition at CSULB.
Forty students, mostly from the Los Angeles Unified School District, participated in the summer program, made possible with a three-year, $131,000 NASA grant. Two of the teams placed first and second.
“The students were very excited. Some of them had never coded before,” said Saba Yohannes Reda, Director of K-12 Outreach & Recruitment with COE’s Engineering Student Success Center.
The robotics programming competition, produced in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, featured robotic SPHERES satellites inside the ISS. The competition started online, with mentor-guided teams competing to solve the annual challenge.
The students created, edited, shared, saved, simulated and submitted code via a web browser. After several phases of virtual competition, finalists were selected to compete in a live championship aboard the ISS. An astronaut conducted the championship competition in microgravity with a live broadcast.
Participants met twice a week for five weeks and received mentorship from eight CSULB engineering majors. Mechanical engineering junior Stephanie Turcios, one of the mentors, said the students were intrigued by the chance to participate in a NASA competition. Only two of them had experience with block coding.
“In the beginning, it was difficult for students who were new to coding,” said Turcios, who previously worked as a tutor in COE’s Best Engineering Student Success Team (BESST) and MESA programs.
But the chance to help younger students enter the engineering world made the challenges worth it. “It was just a perfect job,” she said. “Just to be able to help the new generation is really impactful to me.”
Turcios said her interest in aerospace engineering was inspired by her grandfather, Jose Molina, who emigrated from El Salvador and earned a mechanical engineering degree from Cal State Los Angeles. As a student at Downey High School, she worked on a rover and was part of the robotics team.


The Hillview Estate was built in the 1890s to house the poor and today comprises 210 flats, a layout of mansion blocks around central courtyards. Once bleak spaces these have been transformed into gardens. The area, once known for high levels of crime and prostitution, is now greatly improved although it was faced with demolition by Camden Council, unable to afford the necessary modernisation. However, the residents' collective, Short Life Community Housing, was able to save the estate and the buildings were sold to the Community Housing Association, now One Housing Group. Hillview has long been the home of actors, artists and musicians, including Kenneth Williams, Shane McGowan of The Pogues and for 25 years held an annual community festival. The courtyard gardens between the blocks show different characters.
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You want to focus. Perhaps you made it your one word of the year.
Focus, focus, focus.
This is the year to focus and get things done.
Except… the world seems to be conspiring to keep your mind splattered. Emails, pings, tweets, Facebook updates, blog posts, newsletters, text messages, phone calls, breaking news, advertising.
Except… your mind seems to be conspiring to keep your mind splattered.
Even when you set aside the time. Even when you create a distraction free environment.
Particularly when you set aside the time and create a distraction free environment.
Your mind starts to chatter. Should be doing this. Should be doing that. Mentally checking off lists. Fingers itching to check, to browse, to click, to type something short. Starting to self-criticise. Should focus, why can’t you focus, what’s wrong with you, you’ll never do it, attention span of a gnat, focus, focus, why can’t you focus.
It’s not pleasant. It doesn’t help you to write. And it becomes a vicious circle. We start to avoid the times we’ve set aside as ‘focus’ time, because it doesn’t work and the guilt that comes with it isn’t worth the bother.
I started out this piece intending to find resources that would help you to focus. (And I will, still, later.)
But the more I thought about it, the more I thought maybe we’re chasing after the wrong end goal.
When I think about focus, I get uncomfortable. Physically. I start to squirm. My mind starts to chatter. I realise that I will come up with as many distractions as I can to avoid those times when I’m ‘supposed’ to be focused.
It’s different when I think about flow.
When I think about flow, when I think about working and writing in a flow state, I want to go there.
I want to be in that state, when I’m energised and creating, when I feel my heart beating faster, when the words are pouring out of me, when there’s not the slightest desire to check or browse or email or ping I just want to be there, in that moment when my fingers are connected to my heart to the ground to the source, when I’m hard wired to the source and the words emerge hard and pure and deep and truthful.
And yes, I know that’s the writing part and there’s still work to be done to edit and finish and get the stuff out there, and that requires an element of concentration, but I can do that, more easily, with material that has that spark within it.
Material that talks to me. That I hope will talk to you. That reminds me of that state of flow, and invites me to dive back into it.
I will happily sacrifice all of the distractions of that modern world for a few minutes of that pure experience. I don’t need to make an effort to get there. I don’t need to set an intention or write a mantra or construct blog posts or read e-books or manuals. I just need to do the things that give me that feeling.
Go for a walk in a beautiful place. Read poetry that talks direct to my heart. Take photographs with the eyes of the heart. Look out for moments, tiny moments of kindness, wonder, love. Journal a moment when the world seemed to be on fire, or bathed in kindness.
So, now I’m wondering. Are we chasing after the right thing at all?
Can we swap one f-word for another? Could we ditch the obsession with focus and feeling bad about not having it, and jump into the pleasure of flow instead?

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Minimalist 360 Shelf Can be Rotated the Perfect Angle
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The 360 Shelf is a wall-mounted storage solution by the Slovenian industrial designer Luka Pirnat. The minimalist design is made just of beech wood and zinc-plated holder. The metal component allows the shelving to be turned 360 degrees so that users can display their favorite things at the perfect angle. Installing just a few of […] More...