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For almost over a century, photographers have been trying their best to seize moments, freeze time in a rectangular frame. The concept of documenting time, savoring moments, portraying the raw untold emotions of people is as old as art. Is it something that is perhaps at its best when art is reined in, leaving the photographer as a sort of storyteller. The trend for a Photojournalist is to represent people and places encountered in the form of reporting. The aim of this course is to let you step in that world of photojournalism.
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South Giza prosecution office on Monday ordered the detention of three police officers for 4 days pending investigation into charges of torturing a recruit to death, and detaining the victim with no legal capacity in Haram police station two weeks ago.
The prosecution office released another five police officers that were being held in connection with the case.
Judicial sources said that, during investigations, the three officers stated that they did not beat the victim Mohammed Sayed. But the prosecution confronted them with the victim's brother, who said he was being held with his brother in the same cell and saw the officers assaulting him to death.
The sources added that the five officers from the police station force have testified as witnesses; and specified that the victim died from circulatory collapse.
They said that the reason for the victim's detention is that he was suspected of involvement in the killing of his grandmother, who was living with them in the same building in Haram area.
Police brutality was one of the triggers of the January 25, uprising, sparked by protests on Police Day in Egypt in 2011. The uprising aimed to draw attention to the police's use of excessive, at times fatal, violence.
While human rights workers, activists, and even non-politicised civilians have been complaining of police brutality in recent months, the Interior Ministry maintains that these are "isolated incidents" that do not reflect the ministry's policies.
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Nollywood actress, Princess Chidimma, is fast growing her fan base due to the various dance videos she has been uploading in recent times.
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Men's Tennis Falls in Two ACC Matches
March 26, 2012
Clemson, S.C. - The Boston College men's tennis team (4-8, 0-6 ACC) suffered two conference losses this weekend against No. 69 Georgia Tech and No. 63 Clemson. The Eagles fell to Georgia Tech (6-7, 1-2 ACC), 7-0, on Friday at the Bill Moore Tennis Center in Atlanta. The team won singles bouts against Clemson (8-8, 4-1 ACC) on Sunday, but were ultimately defeated, 5-2.
At Georgia Tech, seniors Akash Muppidi and Alex Skinner lost in a closely contested battle against Tech's Kevin King and Juan Spir, 9-8 (8-6), in the No. 1 position. Freshman Philip Nelson and sophomore Michael McGinnis earned an 8-4 victory in the No. 2 spot over Vikram Hundal and Sebastian Lopez. Freshman Matt Wagner and junior Billy Grokenberger fell to Dusan Miljevic and Eduardo Segura, 8-2, on the third court to concede the doubles point.
In singles action, Georgia Tech swept all sets in a series of hard-fought battles against the Eagles. Nelson conceded a hard fought battle against Spir in the No. 2 spot with a tie-breaker set that resulted in a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 defeat. Junior Klaus Puestow also played a tough match in the No. 4 position, eventually falling to Segura, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.
The Eagles returned to the court on Sunday to face off against Clemson in their second ACC contest of the weekend. Muppidi and Skinner triumphed over Tiger's Yannick Maden and Ayrton Wibowo in the No. 1 and No. 3 positions, respectively, to earn two points for BC. Muppidi tallied a 6-4, 7-5, two-set victory, while Skinner won in three (2-6, 6-2, 6-4). The pair fell, 8-4, in the No. 1 doubles position to the same Tigers duo.
Nelson and McGinnis lost a close battle to Gerardo Meza and Zachary Rigsby on the No. 2 doubles court, 8-5. Grokenberger lost, 6-1, 6-1, to Meza in single action in the No. 2 spot, while Rigsby defeated Puestow, 6-2, 6-4, on court six.
The Eagles continue league play against Miami on Friday, March 30 at 6 p.m. in Longmeadow, Mass.


If you are just beginning to explore the world of digital photography, there are a number of different types of cameras you can choose from. These range from ultra-compact and inexpensive models to high-end DSLRs. Ultimately, you’ll need to decide what you want in your new camera, including features such as image quality, portability, ease of use, and cost.
The Nikon D3500 is an entry level DSLR with a lot of cool features. For example, it offers a built-in viewfinder, an autofocus system that is more responsive than your average camera, and a long battery life. This makes it the perfect camera for beginners.
The D3500 has a 24 megapixel sensor that is 15 times larger than a regular smartphone’s image sensor. It also uses a dual-pixel phase-detection AF system, which is a good thing for video.
Nikon’s Guide Mode is a useful feature that helps you set up your camera and make the most of its various functions. These include setting an aperture at a low f/stop number, retouching photos, and shooting playback.
Some of its other features include a manual white balance and a wide range of white-balance options. Also, the camera’s dual-pixel phase-detection autofocus system is fast, reliable, and good for video.
One of the best cameras to buy for an entry-level photographer is the Sony A6000. It’s an APS-C sized camera that offers an excellent range of features, for a reasonable price.
The Sony A6000 is an APS-C mirrorless camera with a 24 megapixel CMOS sensor. Its autofocus system is good and it also supports continuous shooting. However, it doesn’t have the best noise handling of any of the newer models.
The Bionz X processor is a newer version of the Bionz X chip that was featured in earlier Sony models. This image processor promises to improve detail and context-sensitive noise reduction. Moreover, it can shoot continuously at 11 frames per second with subject tracking.
The menu system for the Sony A6000 is a bit more complicated than the competition. In addition to the usual suspects, it has a few new features such as the ability to run Playmemories Apps.
Canon EOS Rebel T7i / EOS 800D
If you’re looking for a beginner DSLR camera with great image quality and an excellent autofocus system, the Canon EOS Rebel T7i / 800D is worth checking out. This updated entry-level camera is designed to make the most of the 24-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor and a user-friendly interface.
The 24-megapixel sensor in the Rebel T7i offers more than enough resolution to take high-quality photos, and the sensor is capable of detailed photos in both daytime and nighttime conditions. Moreover, the DIGIC 7 image processor helps the camera handle noise well at higher ISOs.
The Canon T7i’s autofocus system features Dual Pixel CMOS AF. The new system can get your subjects sharp quickly in low contrast conditions, which is especially useful when using the screen to compose your pictures.
Lomography Sprocket Rocket
Lomography Sprocket Rocket is a small camera that uses 35mm film. It is designed to produce panoramic images with the help of a lens with two aperture settings. This camera is a compact camera with a retro look.
The camera is available in black or white. There are preloaded films that come with the camera. You can find instructions for loading film in the manual.
The Sprocket Rocket features a rewind knob, which allows you to take multiple exposures. It is also equipped with a reverse gear, which is useful for taking double or triple exposures.
Sprocket Rocket is a budget-friendly film camera. It has a black finish and a standard hot shoe. You can use any 35mm film. A single roll can take up to 18 photos.
Fujifilm Instax Mini
If you’re looking for a beginner SLR camera, you should consider Fujifilm’s Instax Mini. This is a compact instant camera that prints a credit card-sized image in about 10 seconds. It is easy to use and features an adjustable lens barrel and auto flash. You can also adjust the camera’s bulb mode.
While the Instax Mini is one of the most popular beginner SLR cameras, it’s not the only option out there. For instance, Fujifilm’s Instax Mini Evo is a more compact hybrid instant camera that’s designed to print 2.4 x 1.8-inch images from a mobile phone. Unlike other Instax cameras, it supports Bluetooth and allows you to view the photos you take on your smartphone.
However, it does require a microSD card for additional storage. Plus, its digital photo quality won’t beat that of a smartphone.


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Feroze Khan barred from meeting children without court permission after separation with Alizey
KARACHI – A court in the port city on Wednesday ruled that actor Feroze Khan will not go to see his children without getting permission from it as he has parted ways with wife Alizey.
The Family Court East issued the order while hearing a petition filed by the actor seeking visitation rights to meet his children.
The Khuda Aur Mohabbat 3 actor argued that he was providing financial support to his children, adding that his former wife was not sending them to school.
Alizey told court that she lived in Gulistan-e-Johar area, adding: “How can she take the children to school located in Defence daily”.
After hearing the arguments, the court barred Feroze Khan from meeting his children without permission and also summoned reply from his former wife.
The court has adjourned the hearing for two weeks.
A day earlier, Khan moved the court seeking rights to meet his children who he is not allowed to see.
The duo tied the knot in 2018 and their wedding remained the talk of the town for a while.
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On December 3rd the non-governmental organization Oxfam warned on December 2nd that the disaster caused by a climate emergency had become the number one cause of displacement in the global region over the past decade, forcing more than 20 million people to leave their homes each year.
Oxfam released a “report on displaced persons” on the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid, EFE reported on December 2. The United Nations Climate Change Conference opened in Madrid on December 2nd and will discuss financial support for groups affected by the climate crisis, including displaced persons, from 2 to 13 December.
Oxfam’s document warns that “people are now three times more likely to be forced from their homes by hurricanes, floods or forest fires than by armed conflict, and seven times more likely to be forced to leave their homes because of an earthquake or volcanic eruption”.
After analysing data from 2008 to 2018, the NGO noted that Spain is the third-highest risk of displacement among its citizens, after the Czech Republic and Greece.
Oxfam says it is people in poor countries who are most vulnerable to climate disasters. While these countries contribute the least to carbon dioxide pollution, they are most at risk.
According to the organization, the impact of the climate crisis on the world is uneven. People in low-income countries such as India, Nigeria and Bolivia are four times more at risk of being displaced by climate disasters than those living in rich countries such as the United States.
In addition, seven of the ten countries most at risk of intra-regional displacement due to extreme weather events are developing island States.
“Between 2008 and 2018, an average of about 5 per cent of the population of Cuba, Dominica and Tuvalu were forced to leave their homes each year due to extreme weather conditions,” oxfam’s report said. “In these countries, per capita CO2 emissions are only “one third of the per capita emissions of high-income countries”.
Jose Maria Bella, acting executive director of Oxfam International, said the “poorest people in the poorest countries paid the highest price”.


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Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
William Greaves, Louise Archambault, Leslie E. Lee, Brian Urquhart, William Grant Still, Kermit Moore, Sidney Poitier
The legacy of Nobel Prizewinner Ralph Bunche, who dies in 1971, has faded from public consciousness in the 30 years since his death. Given the historical significance of his life as a diplomat and scholar, and his impact on the shape of twentieth-century political life, this neglect is particularly lamentable. Thus, William Greaves�s compelling documentary chronicling Bunche�s achievements acquires even more importance.
Ralph Bunche was a national icon in the decades after World War II. His role as the behind-the-scenes mediator of the 1949 armistice between Israel and its four Arab neighbors marks the only time in the history of this Middle eastern conflict that an agreement has been signed by all parties. It was also the event that precipitated his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950. His later position as undersecretary general of the United Nations, his critical contribution to the decolonization of Africa, and his calm handling of other international insurgencies are revealed here in fascinating and complete detail.
Greaves is a veteran documentary filmmaker whose expertise and professional skills are fully on display in this serious, yet captivating, portrait of a man who played a leading role in creating the world as we know it, but who remains obscure and rarely spoken of in the media. Bunche is also noteworthy as the first person of color to win the Nobel Prize and one of the few African Americans of his generation to achieve prominence inside the halls of traditional power. Narrated by Sidney Poitier, Ralph Bunch succeeds in painting a vivid portrait of a remarkable man.

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This article is from page 99 of the 2008-07-22 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 99 JPG
THE race for the Clare Cup heats up this week as four out of the six re- maining fixtures in the top three d1- visions have relevance to the fight for the four semi-final places.
In Division 1, leaders Sixmileb- ridge will top the group if they can overcome Crusheen but even if they lose, they could still guarantee a spot in the penultimate stages if either Cratloe or Newmarket-on-Fergus lose to Clooney-Quin or Clarecastle respectively. The only game at the
weekend saw St Joseph’s record a comprehensive victory over Eire Og, relegating the Ennis side in the proc- ess along with Kilmaley.
The sole remaining fixture in Divi- sion 2A — Inagh/Kilnamona v Scariff – has connotations at both ends of the table with the Combo topping the di- vision if they win and thus claiming the semi-final spot while a win for a revitalised Scariff would guarantee a relegation play-off with neighbours Whitegate to see who will join Kil- lanena in Division 2B next year. Tulla were the big winners at the weekend
as they completed their fifth succes- sive league victory to jump to the summit and gain promotion but it will all depend on the Combo’s last outing to decide the group.
In Division 2B Clonlara secured the top spot with a four point win over Feakle, thus becoming the first Clare Cup semi-finalist while the other winners at the weekend, Ogonnelloe and Broadford will have to wait until Wednesday to realise their fate when Smith O’Briens take on Corofin. A win for the East Clare side would guarantee promotion but a draw or
defeat would mean a three way play- off to see who gains promotion.
In Division 3, Ennistymon and Clarecastle will contest the interme- diate league final after both won at the weekend with Ennistymon guar- anteeing the Magpies place after a late goal saw them surprise Meelick.
The Division 4 final between Eire Og and Newmarket-on-Fergus’ sec- ond strings is fixed for Sixmilebridge on Saturday while in Division 5, Bal- lyea will play Sixmilebridge’s third team in the first of the semi-finals in Clareabbey on the same day.


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New Delhi| The Center on Friday criticized the Delhi High Court order granting bail to one of the three student activists in a major conspiracy case related to the violence in northeast Delhi in February 2020. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Delhi Police, along with advocate Rajat Nair, presented the Centre’s side. He submitted in the top court that if the High Court’s finding is implemented throughout the country, a person who has planted a bomb somewhere and it is eventually defused, that person will be free from the clutches of law.
He argued that if the High Court judgment becomes law, then those who have attacked and bombed the Indian Prime Minister in the past will not be treated as terrorists, as they also truly believe in their root cause.
“The Delhi High Court’s interpretation sets a dangerous precedent and should not be upheld,” Mehta said before a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramaniam.
The Center presented its stand during the hearing in the Delhi violence case.
Further, the Supreme Court on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the 100-page judgment of the Delhi High Court granting bail to one of the three student activists in a case of larger conspiracy related to the violence in northeast Delhi in February 2020.
The court made this observation in a case related to the Delhi violence in which 53 people lost their lives and hundreds were injured. During the hearing, the apex court expressed displeasure over the order from the Delhi High Court and said that the decision of the Delhi High Court cannot be treated as a precedent, but at the same time the court refused to stay the bail.
The bench emphasized that the High Court’s decision can have cascading implications and, therefore, the apex court has to examine it and favored a stay of the effect of the judgment, so that it is not used as a precedent in any other case. Can go The issue is important and it may have an impact at the pan India level, we would love to issue notice.
We will not stay the High Court’s decision, the bench said. But it cannot be taken as a precedent for seeking bail by any accused in the Delhi riots case.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the police, argued that the High Court had made extensive observations and the apex court should stay the decision.
Mehta insisted that the entire UAPA and the Constitution have been turned upside down by the High Court in the judgment.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the student activist, submitted that he does not oppose the apex court’s inquiry into the High Court order, but opposes the stay on the operation of the judgment. Mehta said the High Court order would be cited before the trial court; Hence, there is a need to put a stay on it.
The top court said that the way the Delhi High Court has interpreted the UAPA, when it was not even requested to do so, it needs to examine the issues raised by the Delhi Police.
After hearing the arguments, the top court issued notice on an appeal filed by the Delhi Police challenging the high court’s decision to grant bail to three student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha.
The top court directed that the order of the Delhi High Court on bail shall not be treated as precedent and shall not be relied upon by any party before any court. The top court also refused to interfere with the release of the three accused in the case.
The three were given relief on Tuesday on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each and two sureties of the same amount, paving the way for their bail. Other conditions for his release ranged from submission of his passport to not indulging in any activity that could have any bearing on the case. A Delhi court on Thursday ordered the release of three activists.
The top court will hear the matter further in the week beginning July 19.


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The three pillars of the banking union
The banking union is the biggest milestone in the integration of EU economies and institutions since the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) was launched. It provides the essential underpinnings for financial stability and helps build crisis resilience and enhance risk monitoring and assessment. Moreover, the banking union addresses the fragmentation of financial markets within the euro area and contributes to breaking the negative feedback loop between bank debt and sovereign debt. The banking union benefits above all smaller countries with a large share of cross-border banking activities, such as Austria.
The banking union is based on three pillars:
- the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM)
- the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM)
- the European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS)
The first pillar of the banking union, the SSM, increases the effectiveness of supervision and enhances cross-border cooperation and coordination. Under the SSM, the European Central Bank (ECB) is responsible for the supervision of significant banks, i.e. of those banks on which the euro area’s financial stability hinges in the first place. The second pillar, the SRM, ensures an orderly resolution of failing banks. The proposal for the third pillar, EDIS, builds on the current system of national deposit guarantee schemes, which have been harmonized to ensure that all deposits are protected across the EU up to EUR 100,000 per person and bank. Ultimately, these bank deposit guarantees are to be fully financed by EDIS.
The consistency of supervisory practices within the banking union is ensured with the help of a single rulebook and a single supervisory handbook. Moreover, the ECB issues regulations, guidelines, recommendations and instructions for the banking system as a whole and is ultimately accountable for the effectiveness and consistency of the SSM.


I Did A .pst File Repair Is There Anyway To Get The Emails I Lost Back – Have you encountered issues with your computer ‘s PST files, however not totally sure what they mean? Have you ever needed to know how to repair them and restore the information? There are 2 kinds of files on a Windows-based computer: user files and system files. These are just information that is kept for the user on the computer itself. System files include whatever from the programs themselves to the Windows operating system itself.
A user might delete a file that they didn ‘t open, or they might have deleted an essential file that has actually been saved within the computer system. The second way is that the computer system might become harmed. When this occurs, the information in these files can no longer be located by the operating system.
Fortunately, there is software application that can be used to recover these files. This computer system program, called a “pc registry cleaner, ” will scan through the computer system and fix any damage that is inside the computer registry. The computer system registry cleaner will go over each file and fix any mistakes that it might discover inside it.
The registry cleaner will eliminate all damaged files and windows registry secrets before it can conserve anything else to the computer system. If you do save anything while the computer system registry cleaner is working, however, the files won ‘t be eliminated when the computer restarts, indicating they can be restored.
Once it is set up, it will then browse for any damaged PST files in your computer system ‘s tough drive. It will then repair all the damaged ones that it finds, and you can use it to restore your computer ‘s initial state.
The file recovery process only works if the files are on your computer. If the files are recovered and brought back properly, your computer needs to be able to restore them to a working state.
This software application is excellent if you have a great deal of harmed files and do not know how to manage the repair procedure. You can just download the file repair work application, install it on your computer system, and then let it search through all the damaged PST files on your hard disk drive. After it has repaired the files, you can restore them to their typical state by restoring your computer to its initial setup. I Did A .pst File Repair Is There Anyway To Get The Emails I Lost Back
This is a basic and simple process that anybody with even a standard understanding of computers can use. There is no requirement for you to take additional time or effort to try to fix these files yourself. The software will do it all for you. You just need to download it, install it on your computer system, and let it explore your computer ‘s hard disk for damaged PST files. It will then repair all of them for you, and you can utilize the restore function to put your computer system back into an initial state.
If you have an important set of files, such as company or individual records, you will more than likely require the services of an expert to assist you with your problem. Nevertheless, if you have actually just damaged or damaged PST files, you can fix them yourself with the software. Even if you can not open all the impacted files immediately, you can at least get them running again so you can open them. That method, you will have a working copy of the file you are attempting to repair.
Just keep in mind, prior to you try to fix this type of issue, make certain that your computer system is not already in an undependable state. You will simply make things worse if you attempt to fix it while your computer is already sluggish. If you attempt to repair it without getting your computer system fixed initially, you may end up losing time and triggering more damage to your computer system than the original problem. This is why it is best to do the repair work after you understand the problem was caused by genuine reasons.
The process is in fact rather simple. First, download and install the PST repair software application. Once you have it set up, open the program, choose your files to be fixed, and then click “Repair. ” After the software application finishes working, you will receive a full copy of the harmed PST files that were corrupted and restored to their previous status.
If you desire to discover how to fix PST files, you will have to download and set up the “Microsoft outlook Recovery ” tool. It is crucial that you back up your important data so that if anything happens to your computer system, you can still easily restore your files. The outlook recovery tools can read both outlook PST and outlook PDF files.
In case you receive an error message while trying to open outlook e-mail, when you click the mistake, the outlook shows a message declaring that there is no connection available with the email message. What is fascinating about this mistake message is that you likewise receive many other outlook e-mails in your inbox. Outlook is a totally free e-mail client that helps you to exchange messages with other outlook users in addition to with other companies or network administrators. Outlook likewise assists you organize your calendar and contacts making it a powerful tool in business. However, an important part of your day-to-day work is lost since of a damaged outlook email message. I Did A .pst File Repair Is There Anyway To Get The Emails I Lost Back
Microsoft outlook has a feature called Microsoft outlook recovery, which assists you obtain your old emails. You require to very first download the Microsoft outlook healing tool which will assist you repair all corrupt PST files. As soon as you download it, you will find two choices – one to recover private outlook e-mail messages and the other to fix the entire outlook database. It is suggested that you pick the recovery option which will repair the email message if you are looking to fix one individual message.
If you are looking to repair the whole outlook database, it is suggested that you download the software application which can effectively fix and find all the damaged outlook files. The outlook repair tool will scan your computer for all the damaged or corrupt outlook files. After the scanning of your computer, the outlook repair work software will offer you a list of all the files that have actually been damaged.
As soon as you have downloaded the repair work tool, you need to run the repair work utility by following the on screen guidelines. This energy will first backup your entire outlook database. Next, it will remove all the files that were damaged or harmed. Lastly, it will compress your harmed files to make it easier to move or restore your computer system.
If you wish to fix an e-mail account, rather of backing up the entire outlook data, you can use the outlook repair work tool to repair damaged PST files. In this case, you will need to download the outlook repair work tool and then follow the on screen guidelines to fix broken PST files in your e-mail account. This choice is mostly utilized when restoring email databases for troubleshooting problems with the email account.
There are different reasons why individuals decide to fix an Outlook PST file. Whatever the factor may be, these actions will assist you repair an outlook PST file.
The outlook repair tool is likewise described as the outlook repair work supervisor. It is a basic to utilize software that is able to repair a number of common issues related to outlook. Although there are lots of ways to fix PST files, these actions will guide you through the procedure in the simplest way possible. The bright side is that this tool is extremely simple to install and is complimentary of charge. All you require to do is download it from the web and install it on your computer.
There are 2 kinds of files on a Windows-based computer: user files and system files. A user might delete a file that they didn ‘t open, or they might have erased an essential file that has actually been conserved within the computer. The file recovery process just works if the files are on your computer. You can simply download the file repair work application, install it on your computer, and then let it browse through all the damaged PST files on your difficult drive. If you want to fix an e-mail account, instead of backing up the whole outlook information, you can utilize the outlook repair tool to fix damaged PST files. I Did A .pst File Repair Is There Anyway To Get The Emails I Lost Back


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5 Articles I’m Reading
I think the title says if all: 5 Writers Who Should Be Feminist Saints.
It’s almost spring, which means rainy weather is coming! Book Riot has some great recommendations for rainy day reading.
The Times is recommending fifteen contemporary books by women for women’s history month.
Who else is excited for the news about Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere?!
4 Shows/Movies I’m Watching
A Wrinkle in Time
3 New to Me Books
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (out March 20)
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (out April 3)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
2 Books I’m Currently Reading
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
Reading People by Anne Bogel
“We all live in a kind of continuous dream,” I told him. “When we wake, it is because something, some event, some pinprick even, disturbs the edges of what we’ve taken as reality.” – Jeff VanderMeer

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Law Commission Publish Enfranchisement Recommendations
The Law Commission has published a report setting out options for reducing the costs leaseholders have to pay during the process of extending their lease or buying the freehold title.
The report suggested three potential reform routes to help reduce costs whilst maintaining a fair outcome for both leaseholder and freeholder.
The first option assumes the leaseholder is never in the market, including the time the premium is calculated and bases the cost exclusively on the reversion and the term.
The second option assumes the leaseholder is not in the market when the premium is calculated but could look to sell their property in the future. This option would include ‘hope value’ but exclude marriage value.
The third scheme remains closely linked to current law in that it assumes the leaseholder is in the market at the time of premium calculation. The premium would therefore be calculated on the term, reversion and marriage value (currently, properties where terms dip below 80 years incur an additional ‘marriage value’ which recognises the additional market value of the extended lease before the premium is calculated).
Housing Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP said:
“I welcome these proposals from the Law Commission which provide options to make it simpler and faster for leaseholders to buy their freehold or extend their lease.
“I will consider the proposals outlined in this report carefully and set out our preferred way forward in due course.
“We have already committed to addressing the abuses of leasehold seen in recent years, by reducing ground rents to a peppercorn level and limiting new leasehold to apartments, save in the most exceptional circumstances. The Competition and Markets Authority is examining the alleged mis-selling of leasehold properties and I will also await their findings with interest.”
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David H Koch Theater | New York, New York
There are plenty of wonderful ballets in theatres but we don't think any are quite as excellent as the smashing New York City Ballet: All Balanchine II, it really could be the finest there is, the faultless choreography, the unbelievable dancers and the lighting and effects are the icing on the cake..the fall, 2022 tour is looking better than ever. One of the most famous venues will be hosting New York City Ballet: All Balanchine II on Wednesday 5th October 2022…David H Koch Theater, New York, New York, only the best for such an important show. If you can see yourself amongst the fans one relaxing Wednesday night in October, you can buy access right here, right now…use the 'get tickets' link today!
Witness the impressive New York City Ballet: All Balanchine II on the fall, 2022 states tour……said to be the best ballet of its time, a must watch for any ballet fan. New York City Ballet: All Balanchine II has a beautiful story, with an exceptional wardrobe, a cast of talented and highly skilled dancers, wait for the most graceful movements and choreography you'll see, pure magic! This Wednesday evening in October…..for the absolute ballet fan – will be held at none other than David H Koch Theater of New York, New York. At David H Koch Theater, expect magnificent surrounding, spacious seating, delicious food and drinks, and be lucky enough to have a short distance to major transport links…David H Koch Theater is renowned for being host to so many prestigious ballets! If you'd very much like to be in attendance then we recommend you book your tickets right away, just press the 'get tickets' link now, do not miss this!

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High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) →
- ↑ muscular, cardiorespiratory fitness + ↓ obesity
- ↑ skeletal muscle oxidative capacity and endurance
- ↑metabolic control during aerobic-based exercise
- ↑ skeletal muscle health
- ↑ satellite cells; skeletal muscle‐specific stem cells
- satellite cells → ↑ skeletal muscle repair + ↑ regeneration
- ↑cardiovascular adaptation
- ↑ capillarisation of skeletal muscle
- ↑ myoglobin concentration
- ↑ oxidative capacity of type II skeletal muscle fiber
- voluntary wheel running ↑ gene expression changes in brain
- exercise ↑ + supports brain function
- soccer was found very HIIT beneficial for good health
- exercise ↑ brain-derived neurotrophic factor, a molecule increases neuronal survival, enhances learning, protects against cognitive decline
Research revealed that “recreational football (soccer) and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) elicited improvements in all muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness measures.
“In contrast, the control group, which performed only physical education classes, increased body mass, BMI, and fat mass.
Therefore, additional activities such as recreational football or HIIT might counter the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children. [Exercise training in overweight and obese children: Recreational football and high‐intensity interval training provide similar benefits to physical fitness N. Cvetković, E. Stojanović, N. Stojiljković, D. Nikolić, A. T. Scanlan, Z. Milanović, 06 July 2018, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports]
Likewise the “Football is Medicine‐model suggests that integrating sports science, sport training physiology, sports medicine, sports psychology and sports sociology results are beneficial (Fig1)2.
“Football (soccer) for Health have all been published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and they tell a unique story about the development of the research and the gradually increasing focus on football as therapy. The first was published in 2010 focusing on “Football as prevention”,12-14 the second in 2014 expanded on the work on “Football as prevention and treatment”,15-19 and the present special issue published in 2018 is entitled “Football is Medicine” and emphasizes the comprehensive results and the huge implications of using the world’s most popular sport, with an estimated 500 million regular participants,2 as a therapy. [The “Football is Medicine” platform—scientific evidence, large‐scale implementation of evidence‐based concepts and future perspectives by P. Krustrup et al 19 June 2018 Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports]
“Regular endurance training was demonstrated that improved performance during tasks that rely mainly on aerobic energy metabolism, in large part by increasing the body’s ability to transport and use oxygen and altering substrate metabolism by working skeletal muscle.
“However, many studies have shown that a sufficient volume of high-intensity interval training (HIT), performed for at least 6 weeks, increases peak oxygen uptake (V˙O2peak) and the maximal activity of mitochondrial enzymes in skeletal muscle (16,21).
“Recent evidence suggests that a number of metabolic adaptations usually associated with traditional high-volume endurance training can be induced faster than previously thought with a surprisingly small volume of HIT.
“The present article briefly summarizes work from our laboratory (5-8,11) and others (18,21) that sheds new light on the potency of HIT to induce rapid changes in exercise capacity and skeletal muscle energy metabolism
“High-intensity interval training (HIT) is a potent time-efficient strategy to induce numerous metabolic adaptations usually associated with traditional endurance training. As little as six sessions of HIT over 2 week or a total of only approximately 15 min of very intense exercise (~600 kJ), can increase skeletal muscle oxidative capacity and endurance performance and alter metabolic control during aerobic-based exercise. [Metabolic Adaptations to Short-term High-Intensity Interval Training: A Little Pain for a Lot of Gain? By Gibala, Martin J.1; McGee, Sean L.2 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews: April 2008 – Volume 36 – Issue 2 – p 58-63]
“Satellite cells are indispensable for skeletal muscle repair and regeneration and are associated with muscle growth in humans.
“Aerobic exercise training results in improved skeletal muscle health also translating to an increase in satellite cell pool activation. We postulate that aerobic exercise improves satellite cell function in skeletal muscle.
“Skeletal muscle‐specific stem cells are termed ‘satellite cells’ and are indispensable for skeletal muscle repair and regeneration.
“In addition, recent studies suggest that satellite cells also may respond to endurance exercise.
“Because satellite cells are imperative to skeletal muscle regeneration, heightened activation of the satellite cell pool after aerobic exercise training may render skeletal muscle repair more efficient after injury.
“The potential of aerobic exercise to improve the capacity of skeletal muscle to repair and remodel via improved satellite cell function is markedly improved. [The Impact of Aerobic Exercise on the Muscle Stem Cell Response, Joanisse, Sophie1; Snijders, Tim2; Nederveen, Joshua P.3; Parise, Gianni3,4 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews: July 2018 – Volume 46 – Issue 3 – p 180–187]
“High-intensity aerobic interval training results in a greater beneficial adaptation of the heart compared with that observed after low-to-moderate exercise intensity.
“This is supported by recent epidemiological, experimental, and clinical studies. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of myocardial adaptation to exercise training are discussed in this review. [High-Intensity Interval Training to Maximize Cardiac Benefits of Exercise Training? By Wisløff, Ulrik 1,2; Ellingsen, Øyvind 1,2; Kemi, Ole J.3 Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews: July 2009 – Volume 37 – Issue 3 – p 139-146]
“The maximal oxygen uptake (V-dotO(2max)) is considered an important physiological determinant of middle- and long-distance running performance.
“Training intensities of 40-50% V-dotO(2max) can increase V-dotO(2max) substantially in untrained individuals. The minimum training intensity that elicits the enhancement of V-dotO(2max) is highly dependent on the initial V-dotO(2max).
“Well trained distance runners probably need to train at relative high percentages of V-dotO(2max) to elicit further increments. Some authors have suggested that training at 70-80% V-dotO(2max) is optimal. Many studies have investigated the maximum amount of time runners can maintain 95-100% V-dotO(2max) with the assertion that this intensity is optimal in enhancing V-dotO(2max).
“Presently, there have been no well controlled training studies to support this premise. Myocardial morphological changes that increase maximal stroke volume, increased capillarisation of skeletal muscle, increased myoglobin concentration, and increased oxidative capacity of type II skeletal muscle fibres are adaptations associated with the enhancement of V-dotO(2max).
“The strength of stimuli that elicit adaptation is exercise intensity dependent up to V-dotO(2max), indicating that training at or near V-dotO(2max) may be the most effective intensity to enhance V-dotO(2max) in well trained distance runners. Lower training intensities may induce similar adaptation because the physiological stress can be imposed for longer periods.
“This is probably only true for moderately trained runners, however, because all cardiorespiratory adaptations elicited by submaximal training have probably already been elicited in distance runners competing at a relatively high level.
“Well trained distance runners have been reported to reach a plateau in V-dotO(2max) enhancement; however, many studies have demonstrated that the V-dotO(2max) of well-trained runners can be enhanced when training protocols known to elicit 95-100% V-dotO(2max) are included in their training programmes.
“This supports the premise that high-intensity training may be effective or even necessary for well-trained distance runners to enhance V-dotO(2max). However, the efficacy of optimised protocols for enhancing V-dotO(2max) needs to be established with well controlled studies in which they are compared with protocols involving other training intensities typically used by distance runners to enhance V-dotO(2max). [Is there an optimal training intensity for enhancing the maximal oxygen uptake of distance runners?: empirical research findings, current opinions, physiological rationale and practical recommendations by Adrian Wayne Midgley, Lars Mcnaughton Michael Wilkinson, Sports Medicine 36(2):117-32 · February 2006, Source: PubMed]
“Physical activity, in the form of voluntary wheel running, induces gene expression changes in the brain. Animals that exercise show an increase in brain-derived neurotrophic factor, a molecule that increases neuronal survival, enhances learning, and protects against cognitive decline.
“Microarray analysis of gene expression provides further support that exercise enhances and supports brain function. [Exercise Enhances and Protects Brain Function by Cotman, Carl W.; Engesser-Cesar, Christie, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews: April 2002 – Volume 30 – Issue 2 – p 75-79 2002]
“Exercise training at a variety of intensities increases maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), the strongest predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.
“Research performed a systematic review, meta-regression and meta-analysis of available literature to determine if a dose-response relationship exists between exercise intensity and training-induced increases in VO2max in young healthy adults.
“These data suggest that exercise training intensity has no effect on the magnitude of training-induced increases in maximal oxygen uptake in young healthy human participants, but similar adaptations can be achieved in low training doses at higher exercise intensities than higher training doses of lower intensity (endurance training).
“Collectively, the results of the analyses carried out in the current work suggest that training at any intensity above ~60% of VO2max is likely to improve maximal oxygen uptake in healthy adults.
“Our observations suggest that high-intensity, sub- and near-maximal exercise (~80–92.5% VO2max) may be the ideal exercise intensity range for eliciting improvements in VO2max as both training volume, and exercise intensity are low compared to moderate and supramaximal intensity training, respectively.
“While our data supports claims regarding the efficiency and potency of high-intensity training, they also highlight future directions for research examining the impact of exercise intensity on improvements in VO2max and the mechanisms by which high-intensity exercise achieves its potency. [SCRIBBANS TD, VECSEY S, HANKINSON PB, FOSTER WS, GURD BJ. The Effect of Training Intensity on VO2max in Young Healthy Adults: A Meta-Regression and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Exercise Science. 2016;9(2):230-247]
“Some individuals show little or no increase in maximal oxygen consumption (V˙O2max) in response to training programs consistent with public health guidelines. However, results from studies using more intense programs challenge the concept that some humans have limited trainability. We explore the implications of these divergent observations on the biology of trainability and propose a new set of twin studies to explore them. [Concepts About V˙O2max and Trainability Are Context Dependent by Joyner, Michael J.1; Lundby, Carsten2, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews: July 2018 – Volume 46 – Issue 3 – p 138–143]
“Increases in maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) are widely reported in response to completion of high intensity interval training (HIIT), yet the mechanism explaining this result is poorly understood. This study examined changes in VO2max and cardiac output (CO) in response to 10 sessions of low-volume HIIT.
“Data demonstrated significant improvements in VO2max (2.71±0.63 L/min to 2.86±0.63 L/min, P<0.001) and COmax (20.0±3.1 L/min to 21.7±3.2 L/min, P=0.04) via HIIT that were not exhibited in CON.
“Maximal Stroke Volume was increased in HIIT (P=0.04) although there was no change in maximal HR (P=0.57). The increase in VO2max seen in response to ten sessions of HIIT is due to improvements in oxygen delivery. [J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2018 Jan-Feb;58(1-2):164-171. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.16.06606-8. Epub 2016 Jul 8., Increased cardiac output and maximal oxygen uptake in response to ten sessions of high intensity interval training, by Astorino TA1, Edmunds RM2, Clark A2, King L2, Gallant RM2, Namm S2, Fischer A2, Wood KA2]


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text: U.S. hotel chains are taking extra safety precautions due to COVID-19. If you want to take your own precautions, bring cleaning supplies. NYU Langone Health's Dr. Scott Weisenburg says wipe down shared surfaces to minimize risk. In common areas like lobbies and hallways, Weisenburg recommends wearing a mask. "Your risk will be increased if you go outside or go to indoor exposure areas where other guests are congregating," Dr. Scott Weisenburg, via Thrillist. For using the hotel gym, pool, or hot tub, Thrillist recommends checking with the establishment's policies first. American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) CEO Chip Rogers adds that breakfast buffets are no more. According to Rogers, they have been replaced by "grab and go individually wrapped items." Weisenburg says hotel soap is trustworthy, and the towels provided should be "freshly laundered." To combat coronavirus and address concerns, AHLA has created the 'Safe Stay' guidelines. Marriott, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, and Best Western are among chains who belong to the AHLA.

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On sale now: Sony Music have released the album If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The album will be previewed all this week on Always Elvis Radio.
A new set of artefacts are now on display at the O2. The Sundial suit, worn on Elvis’s very last concert performances in 1977 and the white suit Elvis wears when he sings If I Can Dream on the ’68 Special and the championship gold belt.
Legendary Elvis guitarist Scotty Moore is to be inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.


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(1) This rule applies for purposes of determining allowable costs for cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 1991. Allowable costs for cost reporting periods beginning prior to July 1, 1991 will be determined in accordance with rules for allowable costs then in effect.
(2) For purposes of reporting and determining allowable costs, the department hereby adopts and incorporates herein by reference the Provider Reimbursement Manual (PRM-15), published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration, which provides guidelines and policies to implement Medicare regulations and principles for determining the reasonable cost of provider services furnished under the Health Insurance for Aged Act of 1965, as amended. A copy of the PRM-15 may be obtained through the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Senior and Long Term Care Division, P.O. Box 4210, 111 N. Sanders, Helena, MT 59604-4210. Applicability of the PRM-15 is subject to the exceptions and limitations specified in this rule.
(a) The term "allowable costs" means costs which are allowable under the provisions of this subchapter and which are considered in determining the costs of providing Medicaid nursing facility services. The determination that a cost is an allowable cost does not require the department to reimburse the provider for that cost. Providers will be reimbursed only as specifically provided in these rules.
(3) For purposes of reporting costs as required in ARM 37.40.346, allowable costs will be determined in accordance with the PRM-15, subject to the exceptions and limitations provided in these rules, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Return on net invested equity is an allowable cost only for providers of intermediate care facility services for individuals with intellectual disabilities which provide services on a for-profit basis.
(b) Allowable property costs are limited as follows:
(i) The capitalized costs of movable equipment are not allowable in excess of the fair market value of the asset at the time of acquisition.
(ii) Property-related interest, whether actual interest or imputed interest for capitalized leases, is not allowable in excess of the interest rates available to commercial borrowers from established lending institutions at the date of asset acquisition or at the inception of the lease.
(iii) Leases must be capitalized according to generally accepted accounting principles.
(iv) Depreciation of real property and movable equipment must be in accordance with American hospital association guidelines. Depreciation of real property and movable equipment based upon accelerated cost recovery guidelines is not an allowable cost.
(v) In accordance with sections 1861(v) (1) (O) and 1902(a) (13) of the Social Security Act, allowable property costs shall not be increased on the basis of a change in ownership which takes place on or after July 18, 1984. Section 1861(v) (1) (O) and section 1902(a) (13) of the Social Security Act are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference. The cited statutes are federal statutes governing allowability of certain facility property costs for purposes of Medicare and Medicaid program reimbursement. Copies of these sections may be obtained through the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Senior and Long Term Care Division, P.O. Box 4210, 111 N. Sanders, Helena, MT 59604-4210.
(c) Administrator compensation is allowable only as determined according to the PRM-15 provisions relating to owner compensation, and as specifically limited in this rule.
(i) For purposes of reporting and determining allowable administrator compensation, administrator compensation includes:
(A) all salary paid to the administrator for managerial, administrative, professional or other services;
(B) all employee benefits except employer contributions required by state or federal law for FICA, workers' compensation insurance (WCI) , federal unemployment insurance (FUI) , and state unemployment insurance (SUI) ;
(C) all deferred compensation either accrued or paid;
(D) the value of all supplies, services, special merchandise, and other valuable items paid or provided for the personal use or benefit of the administrator;
(E) wages of any provider employee to the extent such employee works in the home of the administrator;
(F) the value of use of an automobile owned by the provider business to the extent used by the administrator for uses not related to patient care;
(G) personal life, health, or disability insurance premiums paid by the provider on the administrator's behalf;
(H) the rental value of any portion of the facility occupied by the administrator as a personal residence;
(i) the value of any other remuneration, compensation, fringe, or other benefits whether paid, accrued, or contingent.
(d) Allowable costs include employee benefits as follows:
(i) Employee benefits are defined as amounts accrued on behalf of an employee, in addition to direct salary or wages, and from which the employee or his beneficiary derives a personal benefit before or after the employee's retirement or death, if uniformly applicable to all employees. An item is an employee benefit only if it directly benefits an individual employee and does not directly benefit the owner, provider, or related parties.
(ii) Employee benefits include all employer contributions which are required by state or federal law, including FICA, WCI, FUI, SUI.
(iii) Costs of recreational activities or facilities available to employees as a group, including but not limited to condominiums, swimming pools, weight rooms and gymnasiums, are not allowable.
(iv) For purposes of this rule, an employee is one from whose salary or wages the employer is required to withhold FICA. Stockholders who are related parties to the corporate providers, officers of a corporate provider, and sole proprietors and partners owning or operating a facility are not employees even if FICA is withheld for them.
(v) Accrued vacation and sick leave are employee benefits if the facility has in effect a written policy uniformly applicable to all employees within a given class of employees, and are allowable to the extent they are reasonable in amount.
(e) Bad debts, charitable contributions and courtesy allowances are deductions from revenue and are not allowable costs.
(f) Revenues received for services or items provided to employees and guests are recoveries of cost and must be deducted from the allowable cost of the related items.
(g) Dues, membership fees, and subscriptions to organizations unrelated to the provider's provision of nursing facility services are not allowable costs.
(h) Charges for services of a chaplain are not an allowable cost.
(i) Subject to (4) , fees for management or professional services (e.g., management, legal, accounting or consulting services) are allowable to the extent they are identified to specific services and the hourly rate charged is reasonable in amount. In lieu of compensation on the basis of an hourly rate, allowable costs may include compensation for professional services on the basis of a reasonable retainer agreement which specifies in detail the services to be performed. Documentation that such services were in fact performed must be maintained by the provider. If the provider elects compensation under a retainer agreement, allowable costs for services specified under the agreement are limited to the agreed retainer fee.
(j) Travel costs and vehicle operating expenses related to resident care are allowable to the extent such costs are reasonable and adequately documented.
(i) Vehicle operating costs will be allocated between business and personal use based on actual mileage logs, a percentage derived from a sample mileage log and pre-approved by the department, or any other method pre-approved by the department.
(ii) For vehicles used primarily by an administrator, any portion of vehicle costs allocated to personal use shall be included as administrator compensation and subject to the limits specified in (3) (c) .
(iii) Allowable costs include automobile depreciation calculated on a straight-line basis, subject to salvage value, with a minimum of a three-year useful life. The total of automobile depreciation and interest, or comparable lease costs will not be allowable in excess of $7,500 per year.
(iv) Public transportation costs will be allowable only at tourist or other available commercial rate (not first class) .
(k) Allowable costs for purchases, leases or other transactions between related parties are subject to the following limitation:
(i) Allowable cost of services, facilities and supplies furnished to a provider by a related party or parties shall not exceed the lower of costs to the related party or the price of comparable services, facilities or supplies obtained from an unrelated party. A provider must identify such related parties and costs in the annual cost report.
(4) Costs, including attorney's fees, in connection with court or administrative proceedings are allowable only to the extent that the provider prevails in the proceeding. Where such proceedings are related to specific reimbursement amounts, the proportion of costs which are allowable shall be the percentage of costs incurred which equals the percentage derived by dividing the total cost or reimbursement on which the provider prevails by the total cost or reimbursement at issue.


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- Nollywood actress Bimbo Ademoye has been left reeling with love as some little girls start a new challenge mimicking her character from her YouTube show
- Bimbo shared some photos of some little girls who dressed up like her power character from the Iya Barakat Teropii session
- One of the photos from the little girl stirred massive attention from nigerians as they noted that she looks almost more like Iya Barakat than even Bimbo Ademoye
Nigerian actress Bimbo Ademoye has stirred attention online with cute photos of some girls, which she posted on her social media page.
The photos were of some little girls trying to emulate her weird fashion choice, makeup and other idiosyncracies from her popular YouTube show, Iya Barakat Teropii Sexxion.
Bimbo Ademoye shared on her page how seeing the little girls trying to look like her made her feel quite happy and adorable.
The Anikulapo film star wrote on her page that her heart was filled with joy and happiness seeing those photos. She wrote on her social media wall:
“My cute wittle heart can’t take all these cutenesses alone . Thank you.”
See Bimbo Ademoye’s post below:
See how nigerians reacted to Bimbo Ademoye’s post of little girls mimicking her
“You should be so proud. Your craft is something kids can emulate. One cold beer for IYA BAKANTANT!!!”
“Her posture is screaming, ” How can i take be of help to your life?”
“Mini iya barakas.”
“Second slide. That girl na your niece, because wetin?”
“Hello ma is like the first frame wants to steal the show Emabinu ma this one want to collect all the accolades.”
“Second slide with that boots? Na iya baraka be that.”
“Now that second like is “barakat“ herself . Finally we don see Barakat.”
“The expression in second slide is literally “How I can take to epp your laive” look.”
“1st slide didn’t leave out the tatoo hint. It is the first slide for me ON POINT!!!.”
“She even put tattoo wonderful!!!”

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Non-affiliated Persons Wishing to Film on Campus
A permit or agreement is required for all filming at the University of Montevallo.
Procedures to Film on Campus
All persons wishing to film on the UM campus should fill out the Film Request Application.
The filming request will be evaluated and a decision will be made based on the following factors:
- Does it interfere with educational, research, program functions or previously scheduled events?
- Does it pose a security or safety risk?
- Does it compromise the privacy of any faculty, staff, student or visitor at UM?
- Does it include any potential logistical problems?
- Is it appropriate and protective of the intrinsic value of The University of Montevallo name and deemed consistent with the University’s best interest?
Film Request Applications should be submitted at least twenty (20) working days prior to the planned filming.
A copy of the final script (storyboards might be acceptable and judgment will be determined on a case by case basis) must be submitted for review. The review process can take up to twenty (20) working days. Any changes or revisions should be brought to the attention of the Office of University Marketing & Communications. Substantive script changes could cause the University to withdraw its permission.
In only rare cases will a Location Agreement be issued without a script.
If the requestor is not affiliated with the University, or if a college/school, department or division is using an outside production company/producer/photographer for a project, the producer/production company must sign a Location Agreement, indemnifying and holding UM and its Trustees, employees, students, and agents harmless from all claims and causes of action. The producer/production company shall provide a Certificate of Insurance Coverage, naming UM as an additional insured. The Certificate of Insurance Coverage should serve as evidence that the producer/production company has the following insurance policies:
- General Liability Insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrences insuring against all liability of the Producer/Production Company and its authorized representatives arising out of or in connection with the use and occupancy of the location
- Property Damage Liability Insurance with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence
- Adequate Workmen’s Compensation Insurance
- Adequate Automobile Insurance
A Location Agreement will be sent electronically to the producer/production company after review and approval of the filming request. No filming by a non-UM affiliated individual or organization can take place at UM without the execution of a Location Agreement by both the producer/production company and UM.
The use of a drone for filming at the University of Montevallo will only be allowed under limited circumstances, and is highly discouraged.
Flights of drones are prohibited on University properties during all outside events, including but not limited to:
- Any sporting or athletic event, including games, practices, and any other associated outside activities
- Any group or outside social events, including concerts, ceremonies, Bid Day, and/or events associated with Welcome Weekend
- University parades on or off campus property
- Scheduled group events, including graduation
University of Montevallo Identification and Appropriate Use of Campus Images
Identification of the University of Montevallo as the filming location, use of the University’s name, logo or brand is not permitted, except in rare instances and only when the specific use is submitted for prior approval to the Office of University Marketing & Communications. The request will be reviewed by UM administration and will only be approved when deemed to be in the University’s best interest.
Identification includes but is not limited to trademarks, icons, widely recognizable University landmarks, and the use of merchandise containing trademarked images/logos (ie. apparel, flags, posters, miscellaneous items containing logo, etc.) Identification also includes verbal references on film.
Scout visits are not only helpful to the production, but also helpful to the University in order to clearly determine the needs of the production. A request for a scout visit should be made to the Executive Director of University Marketing & Communications at email@example.com.
If a scout visit is scheduled, the Executive Director of University Marketing & Communications will advise you on making your time on campus most effective and will also coordinate all logistics for you during your shoot.
Permission for scout visits does not constitute approval by the University for the use of its facilities.
Questions about filming at UM or these procedures should be directed to Kira Thomas, Executive Director of University Marketing & Communications, at (205) 665-6230 or firstname.lastname@example.org.


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28 pages, 21x29.7cm, soft cover
The handbook of Brazilian
Booklet written in English by Ezequiel
de Souza Gomes,
Seven pages on Ballon history,
on hot air ballons and Montgolfier brothers.
Then it describes 6 traditional
types of Brazilian balloons.
With the text and the figures you
will be able to make your own paper balloon. If you have
never observed in detail such a balloon, you will have a
hard time to guess how to do it. If you have seen somebody
making one, you will understand how to do it. It lacks a
page showing and explaining the assembly.
There are no pictures of the balloons.
At the end, it is said how
to make accessories and the burner.
This is a homemade making and copying
and it just have been issued for those who are already interested


Licensed marriage and family therapist Nicole Arzt stated that since “many couples are spending more time together than ever before, and with no external distractions, like being able to stay late at work, or go to the gym to blow off steam, arguments have been explosive.
One law firm reported that “being in close quarters creates additional stress and pointed out that couples may be working from home while caring for young children, worries about keeping their jobs, and afraid that family members or friends will contract the virus.
Lecturer of psychology Yudum Soylemez from Istanbul’s Bilgi University told Anadolu Agency “a divorce pandemic may be around the corner”.
She continued by stating. “if the couple is deeply connected, they become even closer, however, if they have distanced from each other, lost their love and attraction towards each other, or they have unresolved issues from the past that create conflict, they may grow even more frustrated with each other.”
In China some cities have reported a significant rise in divorce applications, now that more people are leaving their homes after months of quarantine. The capital of Shaanxi Province, Xi’an, was flooded with divorce requests last month.
Psychologists who were interviewed about the coronavirus and divorce trends made it clear that every couple is different, and that the outcome of this period of social distancing will have a lot to do with how a couple was doing to begin with.


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Canadian defense forces engaged in one of South Korea's fiercest battles. Along with Commonwealth forces including Britain, New Zealand, and Australia, Canada's combat unit, repelled Chinese troops in Gapyeong, some 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) northeast of Seoul, in April 1951, preventing their advance towards Seoul. During the three-year war, 516 Canadian soldiers died and the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in the southern port city of Busan bears 379 of them.
The official diplomatic relationship between South Korea and Canada was tied in 1963. Although the war has ended, Canada is still involved in defense cooperation with South Korea. "We have never left the Korean Peninsula," Canadian Ambassador to South Korea Tamara Mawhinney told Aju Korea Daily on November 7. The envoy emphasized Canada's continued commitment to supporting South Korea in maintaining security. According to Mawhinney, a Canadian national defense official is scheduled to visit Seoul in November 2023 to participate in discussions and upgrade cooperation on security matters with members of the United Nations Command.
Beyond the security cooperation, the veteran diplomat aims to enhance friendship with South Korea in other industries. Data released by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) showed that South Korea's volume of trade with Canada reached $16.3 billion in 2022, up 25.1 percent from a year ago. South Korea's main export product was passenger cars, accounting for 42 percent of the total export. Other primary export items include car parts and telephones. South Korea's main import items were bituminous coal and iron ore.
The Canadian ambassador thinks the renewable energy sector is a promising collaboration field for the two countries. "Clean energy is a key sector for both Canada and Korea. We share our commitment to work together to achieve our climate change goals, the net-zero emissions, by 2050," Mawhinney pointed out, highlighting SK ecoplant, a South Korean energy solution provider involved in a project to build wind power facilities in eastern Canada.
In May 2023, SK ecoplant joined "Nujio'qonik," a wind power project led by Canadian clean energy provider World Energy GH2. Along with World Energy GH2, SK ecoplant plans to generate carbon-free green hydrogen by breaking down water with electricity produced by wind generators and deliver it to other continents including Europe after converting it to green ammonia. The production of green hydrogen will be completed by 2025 and green ammonia by 2026. The consortium led by World Energy GH2 has secured a 1,077.91 square-kilometer-wide land in Canada for the project.
"We also want to transform the automotive sector into something greener, and for that we need to be able to make electric vehicles," said Mawhinney. "Korea has a lot of know-how on technology and we have the critical minerals and other energy sources." She mentioned POSCO Chemical, a unit of South Korea's top steel group POSCO, has constructed a joint venture plant with General Motors (GM) in Quebec to produce high-nickel cathode active materials. High-nickel cathode active materials produced at the Quebec site will be supplied to Ultium Cells, a battery joint venture between GM and its South Korean partner, LG Energy Solution.
Canada is also ready to raise awareness about North Korean human rights. During a summit meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in May 2023, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to cooperate for the improvement of human rights in North Korea. "We're really happy to be able to cooperate with South Korea for human rights issues," Mawhinney expressed her joy. The envoy is also interested in improving South Korean LGBT communities' human rights as promoting diversity has always been Canada’s important part of diplomacy.
The ambassador said more Canadians are coming to South Korea to search for jobs in different fields. Thanks to the expansion of an annual quota for the working holiday program, more young people can visit each other's country and explore culture and gain work experience at the same time.
The exchange program was created to encourage the nations' young people to engage in employment activities in each country while learning each other's language and culture. During the summit in May, the two countries' leaders agreed to expand the employment program's age limit from the current 18~30 to 18~35. The limit on working hours will also be increased from 25 hours per week to 40 hours.
If possible, the ambassador said she would host a cultural event where K-pop artists could collaborate with Canadian singers such as the Weekend. Earlier this year, the embassy sponsored an art exhibition where 32 Canadian Inuit artists showcased their artworks at an art museum in Gwangju, a city some 270 kilometers (167 miles) south of Seoul. The embassy is currently hosting a film festival in Seoul to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
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The purpose of the project is to build Geiger counter radiation sensor add-on board for Arduino that can be used to detect and measures emission of nuclear radiation: alpha particles, beta particles or gamma rays. Libelium, project designer, said that he want to help people to measure by themselves radiation levels instead of trusting in the general advises. User can also use this board along with Arduino to measure ionizing radiation from specific places.
The Geiger counter board has two main parts, the power circuit and the signal circuit. The power part produces high voltage needed by the Geiger tube (400V – 1000V), while the signal circuit is used to adapt the pulses output from the tube and connect it to the input of the microcontroller. Once the tube is powered, microcontroller receives the pulses, count them, and get the value of radiation.
This radiation sensor Arduino shield counts with three different actuators: Speaker, Leds and LCD. The Speaker sounds each time a pulse is generated as it is connected directly to the Geiger tube output producing the typical “chirp”. The piezo speaker will play one audible sound, one “chirp” for each particle counted and the LED will blink also one time for each particle. In addition there is a LED bar (3 green LEDs and 2 red LEDs) which connected to Arduino. This bar can be configured in order to give a visual information of the measured radioactivity amount. The last is a LCD screen where the information of the radiation is shown (counts per minute and µSv/h).
The project has been tested and has been validated using Geiger tubes from LND (US), GStube (Russia) and North Optic Electronic (China). But the board can also be connected with other tube which works inside the range 400V-1000V from other vendors. If you want to build Geiger counter board by yourself, here is the link for schematic and source code. The design of the board is open hardware and the source code is released under GPL.

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Halfway through this season of Game of Thrones, one would expect the larger picture to be taking shape. But by the end of Blood Of My Blood, viewers might be left wondering where all of this is going. The sixth episode of the season shuffles some characters into position for their next moves, but is short on game-changing moments. Still, Blood Of My Blood lays the groundwork for some intriguing conflicts, and brings a long-absent character back into the fold.
Return of a Stark
Last week’s episode ended with the tragic death of Hodor, as Meera carried an unconscious Bran away from the White Walkers and their zombie army. Blood Of My Blood picks up shortly after that, with Meera stumbling through snow-choked woods as Bran experiences rapid visions of the past and future. Meera cannot keep up the pace, and the wights catch up with them. Meera rouses Bran, apologizes, and they prepare for their last stand. Suddenly, a masked man on horseback appears, destroying the monsters with ease. The stranger scoops up Bran and Meera onto his horse and carries them to safety.
Around a campfire, the two youths question the stranger’s identity. He reveals himself to be Benjen Stark (whom you may remember as Ned Stark’s brother), a member of the Night’s Watch who disappeared beyond The Wall early in the first season. Benjen reveals that he was stabbed by a White Walker, but as he lay dying, the Children of the Forest used a shard of Dragonglass to prevent him from turning into a thrall of the dead. Benjen now seems to be a wight with free will, and he plans to lead Bran south, where the boy must face off against the Night King.
Benjen’s fate has been a mystery for years (well over a decade for book readers) and his sudden return here is a bit perplexing. While Benjen was certainly a loose thread, he was a minor character in the first season. He has more of a presence in the books, where the character named Coldhands (likely Benjen in disguise) has been a recurring character in stories set beyond The Wall. It’s ultimately a minor twist, not seriously affecting any of the characters or plots. At the very least, it is nice to see another victory for the cursed Stark family.
Tommen finds religion
The conflict between the nobles of King’s Landing and the Faith Militant has been brewing all season, and Cersei’s plan for the Lannisters and Tyrells to display a united front before Margaery’s walk of atonement seemed like the prelude to a bloodbath. In Cersei’s mind, the Tyrell forces would confront the High Sparrow, the latter would resist, and the soldiers would put down the upstart rebellion once and for all. Viewers likely expected the same, but because this is Game of Thrones, Cersei’s battle would backfire, leading to all out civil war or something along those lines.
Cersei is rather limited in her thinking, however, and the High Sparrow was two steps ahead. Before Margaery’s walk, the old preacher has another conversation with King Tommen, offering the boy advice and a chance to speak with his wife. Tommen expects to find Margaery a wreck, but instead she is repentant. Margaery has taken the Sparrow’s sermons to heart, feeling guilt over her pretenses to charity. She explains to Tommen that she wants to lead a godlier life.
Jaime and the Tyrells march upon the Faith as the High Sparrow is giving a speech. Jaime demands that he release Margaery, and is ready to slay the High Sparrow when he refuses. The Lannisters were confident the standoff would end in violence, which the well-armed professional forces would win. The Sparrow found a nonviolent solution however, announcing that Margaery would go free. He then reveals that Tommen has joined him, and the boy king walks out, announcing that the church and crown will work together to create a better Westeros.
Naturally, the Lannisters and Tyrells are dismayed. Not only did they not get the chance to crush the Faith Militant, but now the Sparrow has the ear of the king. Jaime is the first to face the consequences of this new alliance. For his act of violence towards the church, Tommen strips Jaime of his status as Kingsguard and commands him to lead an army to retake Riverrun from the Tullys. Jaime is outraged, but Cersei calms him; he is a soldier, and is more useful to their cause at the head of an army than raging impotently in the palaces of King’s Landing.
Sam and Gilly go to an awkward family dinner
With baby Sam in tow, Sam and Gilly finally arrive at Horn Hill, and Sam seems confident that his family will take Gilly in. He is half right. The women of the family are excited to meet the girl and the baby they believe to be family, and Sam’s sister even offers Gilly one of her dresses for dinner. Sam’s father and brother have chosen to go out hunting rather than greet the young parents, a sign that his welcome will not be warm. Sure enough, the dinner begins in awkward silence, as Sam’s father glares at his son and Gilly.
Sam tries to make conversation, but Randyll Tarly openly insults his son, claiming that the Night’s Watch failed to make him a man. Gilly defends Sam, recounting to the family how he stabbed a White Walker north of the wall. Her stories alert Randyll to the fact that she is a wildling, and because he hates wildlings, he banishes Sam from the family, though he will allow Gilly to work in the house as a maid.
At first, Sam seems to accept this fate. In a fit of courage, however, he grabs Gilly in the middle of the night and tells her they are leaving. On their way out, he also grabs Heartsbane, the family’s ancestral sword, claiming that his father can try and take it back, if he chooses. It’s not the most daring act in the history of the show, but for Sam, it’s a start.
A brief interlude with the Freys
The Red Wedding remains one of the most infamous acts in Game of Thrones, killing off a few major characters and making the Freys the most hated family in Westeros. Since that fateful night, the Freys have been mostly absent from the show, mostly spoken of rather than seen. This episode checks in briefly with the Freys, as Walder berates his underlings for allowing the Tullys to retake Riverrun. He brings out another forgotten character, Edmure Tully, and commands the younger Freys to use him as a hostage to break Tullys’ will. With Jaime, the Freys, and Brienne all about to converge on Riverrun, the Tully fortress seems to be the next great flashpoint in the series.
Arya ends her training
Arya Stark has been off on her own for a while now, to the point where her story sometimes seems like a spinoff of the series. Arya takes her first steps on the path back to Westeros in Blood Of My Blood, breaking her pledge to the Faceless Men. While carrying out her mission to kill the actress Lady Crane, Arya watches the play reenacting the rise and fall of Joffrey one more time. She seems moved by Lady Crane’s final speech as Cersei, but not so moved that she doesn’t poison the actress’s rum. However, Lady Crane stops Arya as the latter is making her escape, and the two share a brief moment talking about theater.
Arya stops Lady Crane from drinking the poisoned rum, and alerts her that the actress playing Sansa wants her dead. The Waif is watching the whole time, and returns to the House of Black and White, informing Jaqen that Arya has betrayed them again. Jaqen grants her permission to kill Arya, asking that she make it as painless as possible. Arya, meanwhile, unearths her sword, Needle, and prepares for the Faceless Men to come after her.
Daenarys reunites with Drogon
The final scene in the episode depicts Daenarys still leading her army of Dothraki back to Meereen. She asks Daario how many ships she will need to move her army to Westeros. At least a thousand, he informs her, and tells her that nobody in Essos has that many ships. “Not yet,” she replies, as if she were aware that the Ironborn are approaching her with a fleet to offer.
Dany senses something, and rides off on her own. Daario and the Dothraki wait, and she eventually returns on Drogon, her stray dragon. She tells the Dothraki that they will all be her bloodriders, and that they will sail across the sea to conquer the Westerosi in their iron suits.
It’s not a particularly revealing scene, mostly serving as a reminder that yes, Daenarys will one day attack Westeros. The scene doesn’t illuminate anything about the characters involved, but it does put Dany back in possession of her last dragon. In an episode that is largely about looking forward to future battles, Dany’s speech seems more perfunctory than anything else.
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