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According to his fascist totalitarian government's declaration of war against the American people.
progressives libtards: "Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up."
What and who exactly are
President Obama's Herr Ødictator's
homeland security officials afraid of these days? If you are a member of an active conservative group that opposes abortion, favors strict immigration enforcement, lobbies to protect Second Amendment rights, protests big government, advocates federalism, or represents veterans who believe in any of the above, the answer is: You.
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano Former Senator Øfascist has turned her his attention away from acts of Islamic jihad on American soil (which she his maladministration now refers to as "man-caused disasters"). Instead, her department "Present" Øtyrant is sounding the alarm over an un-quantified "resurgence" in "rightwing extremism activity."
If you think this sounds familiar, you're right.
Whereas many of our subjects in divers parts of our Colonies and Plantations in North America, misled by dangerous and ill designing men, and forgetting the allegiance which they owe to the power that has protected and supported them; after various disorderly acts committed in disturbance of the publick peace, to the obstruction of lawful commerce, and to the oppression of our loyal subjects carrying on the same; have at length proceeded to open and avowed rebellion....
That was the despot King George III "declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us" on August 23, 1775.
“A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”
– Declaration of Independence
As dancing from Genesis ably pointed out yesterday, the "you" Dear Misleader Øbameinführer's storm troopers want to goose step on includes one of our own states' freely elected governors.
Texas republican governor Rick Perry was on Larry Kudlow's show last night, explaining why Texans are fed-up with
Obama's Øbrute's controlling arm, seeking to dictate liberal policies to states such as Texas, where big federal government control is not welcome, and is actually forbidden by the Tenth Amendment of the U. S. Constitution.... [And] because Perry is against Obama's Øpressor's power grab, then according to the DHS memo to local law enforcement, Governor Perry could well be a clear and present danger to the security of the state, along with the hundreds of thousands of Texans, and millions of other Americans across the country, who will turn out tomorrow to protest, peacefully but forcefully, the policies being enacted by the left wing fascist controlled House, Senate, and Oval Office, which threaten the free enterprise system in America.
Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda terrorists are now officially less of a threat to the security of every freedom-loving American than Øbama bin Biden and their maladministration ones.
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Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government and natural gas firm Gail signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday for cooperation in the production of eco-friendly fuels in the state.
The agreement was signed by the public sector unit and the Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha (Ipicol) in Bhubaneswar, according to a release.
The MoU seeks to prepare a feasibility study for setting up plants in areas of green hydrogen, green ammonia and renewable energy like solar and wind, the Ipicol said.
It emphasises promoting the production of eco-friendly fuels in the state. Green Hydrogen will help the industries cut aggregate emissions of greenhouse gases, it said.
The proposed plants will help Odisha-based heavy industries to supplement their growing power requirements, the Ipicol said.
Principal Industries Secretary Hemant Sharma said there was a “very large pre-existing market” for hydrogen currently in the state.
The cost of green hydrogen will reduce for industrial consumption with this joint effort to produce it in bulk, the official said.
“We are very eager to help the company in terms of suitable land,” said Asit Tripathy, principal secretary to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Business development director M V Iyer said Gail was laying a natural gas pipeline, setting up a city gas distribution project and a coal gasification plant in a joint venture.


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Wondering how to order a baguette properly? Look no further.
In France, bread is a daily staple. Everyday, mothers send their kids to the local boulangerie (bakery) to pick up a baguette. (Sometimes one for breakfast, one for snack/dinner!)
But let’s start this baguette guide off with a pop quiz.
Which baguette is better?
If you guessed the one on the right, you were correct. If you guessed the other one, it’s okay, we still love you.
How do you know if it’s a good baguette or not?
A good baguette is never uniform. See how the baguette on the left is perfectly tapered, and has no awkward lumps? That’s a bad sign.
Now flip the baguette over. Does the baguette have little dots on the bottom? Bad sign. That means it was mass-produced in an industrial oven.
Start eating the baguette. Can you gut the baguette easily and pull out the white fluff, leaving only the crust? Bad sign. Good bread should be densely packed.
If it’s a good baguette, it will smell yeasty and soul-warming. If it’s a bad baguette, there won’t be much aroma and the baguette will get stuck to the top of your mouth like Wonderbread.
How much does a baguette cost?
An inexpensive baguette is about 80 or 90 cents, and a pricey one is 1.30 plus.
See David Lebovitz’s guide on how to find a good baguette in Paris here.
How long does a baguette last?
A baguette lasts for about 24 hours. We usually buy one baguette for breakfast, one for the kids’ after-school snack and one to accompany dinner.
French bread is required by law to avoid preservatives, and as a result most breads go stale in under 24 hours. Neighboring bakeries coordinate their days off so that the neighborhood will never be without bread.
How do you order a baguette?
There are basically two ways to order your baguette:
“Je voudrais une baguette…”
a. Cuite (well-done)
b. Pas trop cuite (not as baked)
It seems these days that softer, “pas trop cuite” baguettes are more in style, and that mostly the older generation orders the bread “cuite”.
What is the quignon?
The quignon is the end piece of the baguette.
It’s practically a tradition to tear off the quignon right after leaving the bakery, when the fresh from the oven baguette smells so heavenly and feels so warm against your body that you can’t resist taking a bite (are we still talking about bread?)
Other breads at the bakery
There’s a lot more to the boulangerie than baguettes (or so I’ve been told).
Boule – A round-loaf of bread that can be made with any flour.
Brioche – A rich, yellow bread that is always eaten for breakfast (we usually toast and butter it). The addition of butter and eggs account for its yellow color and crumbly texture, it’s a lot like hallah.
Pain au levain – a bread similar to sourdough.
Pain de mie – a rectangular-shaped that is a little sweet, and is usually for toasting or making sandwiches (Croque monsieur being the most notable).
Baguette de tradition – a more traditional baguette that is crunchier and lasts longer due to the added levain, a natural sourdough starter.
Pain aux céréales – a small, earthy piece of bread made with whole wheat flour and lots of seeds.
What do you like to order at the bakery in France? Did you already know all of my tips on how to order a baguette, or were they new to you?
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Nice post! When I was in France, my favourite thing about baguettes (besides actually eating them) was seeing people cycle around small villages with fresh baguettes in their bike baskets – it was such a wonderful cliche come to life.
Haha it is, right! You never see berets in France but thankfully the tradition of eating baguettes is alive and well.
Ok, I know this is an old post, but I just had to comment on it because I am just a little obsessed with bread, as you may have noticed…
I loved your strategies for picking out the good and the bad breads. Lumpy loaves are always better! After reading this, I’m going to have to go get myself some bread.
Haha me too! The bread in the states is so mediocre compared to France… but there’s gotta be some good bread somewhere.
Don’t know about Michigan, but if you’re ever in St. Paul, Breadsmith is pretty awesome.
This makes me wanna go get a baguette and tear off the quignon.. It’s interesting how the perceptions on bread changes over the years with the whole gluten-free, refined carb conceptions. Who doesn’t love some delicious warm bread! I enjoyed the article. I noticed that you live in Denver – you gotta try the bread served at Rioja restaurant (the lavender bread is divine)..
Agreed! I secretly kind of hate how widespread this whole gluten-free fad has become. Everything in moderation! And thanks for the recommendation :)
How do you pronounce “Cuite”?
“Kweet”, rhyming with “tweet”.
I know it’s a very old post but I just read your article and it made me laugh because I’m French and most of what you said is right
Of course I do know how to order bread at the bakery as I’ve been doing it since I was about 10!
Your tips on bread are good, and my favorite baguette still remains baguette tradition
If you come to France again, you should visit Fontainebleau, this is where I live and it has a big castle and forest that are both very old and full of history
Hi Marianne, that’s great to hear that my tips are right! :) Totally agree about baguette tradition, I love them too.
I’m going to France on Tuesday and along with your article on French wine, I feel prepared to not embarrass myself. Merci!
That’s awesome! Have a wonderful time :)
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The first carb awareness guide targeted specifically at Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities has been created. The team behind the new book say it is expected to improve health outcomes for diabetic people within the community. It uses the visual method pioneered by Carbs & Cals, which has revolutionised carb counting for people with diabetes over the last 10 years.
Launched at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference in March in Liverpool, the book brings much-needed guidance to individuals from African, Arabic, Caribbean and South Asian communities. These people are 4 to 6 times more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those from white backgrounds and can develop the condition from a much earlier age. The resource is also a welcomed tool for healthcare professionals, who have previously had very limited information about the diets of people from these communities.
Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to a number of health problems, affecting almost every organ in the body. It can potentially lead to heart disease, stroke and much more. In the UK, there are over half a million people from BAME communities living with diabetes, who have an increased risk of developing these complications. With an estimated 10% of the entire national healthcare budget being spent on diabetes, the epidemic is a major challenge for the UK government and the NHS.
The good news is that with carefully controlled blood glucose levels, the risks can be greatly reduced. The brand-new Carbs & Cals WORLD FOODS book helps people from BAME communities manage their diet and minimise the risk of serious health complications.
“Lifestyle and dietary management is fundamental to the treatment of diabetes,” co-author and Diabetes Specialist Dietitian Salma Mehar says. “Typical diets of BAME communities often contain up to 60% carbohydrate. Helping them understand how carbs impact their blood glucose, and how to alter portion sizes and food choices, is key to taking control of their diet and diabetes.”
The book’s detailed introduction covers a range of topics that are vital for understanding and managing diabetes, including explanations of blood glucose and diabetes, the amount and type of carbs (and other nutrients) to consume, glycaemic index, culturally relevant food swap ideas and a guide to weight loss. And that’s just for starters! The bulk of the book hosts 750 photos of food and drinks regularly consumed by African, Arabic, Caribbean and South Asian communities.
Co-author Dr Joan St John, a GP with a special interest in diabetes, explains, “Ultimately, the goal is to empower people with diabetes from BAME communities to manage their condition and realise that, with the right information, their blood glucose levels can be greatly improved through diet.”

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Imagine a world in which the ocean has been replaced by a complex system of railway tracks overlying a hostile & mysterious subterranean world, a world where ships are replaced by the trains which ride the tracks & mariners by the train crews. This is the world of Railsea, the most recent novel by China Mieville, his second novel aimed at young adults, but a book which makes few concessions & which should appeal equally to adult readers. Mieville has won almost every prize going for fantasy/science fiction writing, & there is a reason – his writing stands comparison with the best in any genre. This is a book which should not be pigeon holed & which deserves a wide readership.
The hero of Railsea is Sham, a young man setting out on his first trip on board the moletrain Medes. The objective of the trip is to hunt moldywarpes, vicious giant moles which live in the railsea. The Medes runs under the command of Captain Naphi, an intimidating veteran of the railsea. Naphi is a well known mole hunter who many years previously lost one of her arms to an albino Great Southern Moldywarpe, whom she has named Mocker Jack. Her goal in life, (her “philosophy” in the language of the book) has become to kill Mocker Jack, & hence to fulfil what she sees as her purpose. The hunt for Mocker Jack is one of the key elements of Railsea, but there are a number of other plots & subplots.
Mieville has an extraordinary capacity to conjure up an imaginary world which is a distorted but convincing version of our own, & in doing so to address contemporary & fundamental human issues. There are rail pirates, trains powered by sails & wind, submariners in tunnelling vehicles & a corrupt navy. The railsea itself is seething with eruchhonous life, a fauna like our fauna but with extra teeth & always surprising.
Railsea is the second novel I have read this year which is clearly inspired in part by Moby Dick (the other having been The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach). If you are not familiar with Moby Dick (which I guess may be the case for many younger readers) then it does not really matter, but if you are then there is added reading pleasure in looking for & thinking about the parallels. Railsea is a rollicking story, but without doubt (as in much of Mieville's writing) there is more serious intent. The place & role of Philosophy/religion in human life & the impact of Capitalism & market forces on how people live are two obvious themes, but Mieville is also concerned with where his world comes from & what it means to live a happy & fulfilled life. & there is his usual playful occupation with language. Railsea joins my shortlist of books with linguistic quirks – in this case the word “and” is replaced throughout by the ampersand, a reminder of the railtracks which curve everywhere.....

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“I thought: Oh my God. This is huge. This is going to be like the Internet,” Marieke says.
She adds: “The blockchain will disrupt many more things than we can envision today — smart contracts, the IoT, and probably how you hold your identity…. This is blockchain 1.0. We're yet to see 2.0 and 3.0.”
The EU roll-out has been made easier by Marieke’s London Business School network. The MBA grad tapped into its rich talent pool; she regularly plays basketball with a group of LBS alums. “That network is hugely valuable,” says Circle’s managing director for Europe. “I have people who work at Google, Amazon — the best breed of superstar companies — and entrepreneurs.”
The UK’s vote to exit the EU, however, looms like the spectre at the feast. Circle uses its UK base to “passport” its services across European borders — but Brexit has thrown that agreement into doubt.
Marieke admits Circle fears for its future in the UK: “If we can’t passport anymore it means we have to go into another EEA [European Economic Area] country and renew the passport from there,” she says, compounding fears that UK fintech could falter outside of the EU.
If that’s keeping Marieke awake at night, investors don’t seem to have the jitters. Last month, Circle raised $60 million in equity funding from backers including Chinese tech giant Baidu — part of the cash is earmarked for expansion into China. That takes Circle’s total funding to $136 million.
Circle’s value proposition is simple, despite the complexities of cryptocurrencies: It wants cross-border payments to be as simple as domestic payments; like chatting with someone over Skype. “We want money to work like the Internet does,” Marieke says.
A clear challenge, however, is that consumers and banks have doubts over blockchain’s permissionless structure — and bitcoin’s reputation is less than rosy.
Blockchain is essentially a public, digital ledger of transactions that emerged with bitcoin. It uses cryptography, allowing participants to securely manipulate the ledger without a central authority.
Since foundation in 2013, Boston-based Circle has moved away from its roots in bitcoin to connect consumers using dollars, pounds, euros and renminbi.
Marieke says: “We want to use the blockchain as a rail. No end consumer will ever want to hold bitcoins unless they’re really into it and understand the technology.”
That’s thrown Circle into competition with older money transfer businesses, such as PayPal-owned Venmo and TransferWise. Rebutting my suggestion that there’s much ground to make up, Marieke says Circle’s use of technologies like blockchain and machine learning, which can help manage risk and combat fraud, makes it unique: “It enables us to be faster and more nimble,” she says.
It’s exactly the kind of challenge that lured Marieke away from a senior post as VP for EMEA at Hotels.com, the accommodation booking site. “I’ve always wanted to join a start-up,” she says. “And Circle is just that. It has amazing founders. And it’s well-backed, with a fantastic vision that is extremely disruptive. You have a once in a lifetime chance to join a business like that.”
Bitcoins and artificial intelligence are a long way from her roots at Boston Consulting Group, a firm she joined in Paris after business school in 2011. But even for MBAs with traditional career paths, Marieke reckons there are links to fintech.
“Consulting taught me how to get quickly into an industry and to ask the right questions,” she says, adding: “Fintech is about data. You learn that [analytical] skill-set in a consulting environment.”


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You were right to profile bell hooks as one of the outstanding black public intellectuals in the United States at this time (THES, October 13). However, it is inaccurate to describe her "as the only woman in that category alongside outspoken male academics such as . . . Cornel West . . . and Henry Louis Gates Jr".
What about Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate, who teaches at Princeton, or Patricia Williams at Columbia Law School, or Angela Davis at U. C. Santa Cruz, or June Jordan at U. C. Berkeley? (I could list many more.) These women are all well-known "black public intellectuals," with tenured posts at major universities, who regularly comment on American public life, letters, politics and culture in academic books and journals, popular magazines and newspapers, and on television and radio, in just the way that hooks, West and Gates do. Are we allowed only one woman in this category of "black public intellectual"? And if so, why?
Also Cornel West now teaches religion and African-American Studies at Harvard - not Princeton - and has been a professor there for over a year.
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Russian Defense Ministry: US tries to make OPCW voice accusations against Damascus
The United States is putting pressure on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to make it voice accusations against official Damascus, the Defense Ministry told reporters on Thursday.
“It seems as if the OPCW simply has no convincing proof of the involvement of Damascus in a ‘chemical attack’ in Syria’s Douma that was used as a pretext for a missile strike of the US, the UK and France against Syria,” the ministry said. “That is why, the initiators of the missile strikes are trying to compel the OPCW into voicing any accusations against Damascus,” the ministry said.
According to the ministry, these accusations will be used as the motive for giving new authorities to the OPCW, a purely technical agency today (fact-finding mission) – “establishing ‘the guilty party’ instead of the Joint Mechanism for Investigating Chemical Weapons Use in Syria that was discredited and ended its activity at the end of 2017,” it said.
The end goal of putting pressure on the OPCW member countries is Washington’s bid to turn this organization into “an instrument of political pressure on Syria under the control for US machinations,” the ministry added.

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- Big Boost For Real Estate Segment
- The Rising Proptech Industry
- How will PropTech benefit the real estate sector in India?
- Proptech a future opportunity for real estate
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai) and Venture Catalysts have jointly launched a new fund worth $100 million to back startups innovating in the property segment.
Credai is an apex body for Indian real estate developers, with a mission to promote housing and real estate projects. The industry body also works towards disseminating information about the real estate sector.
On the other hand, Venture Catalysts is a startup incubator that has actively invested in proptech startups. Proptech startups in its portfolio are Oyo, Basic, Greater, Sharenest, Home Capital, and Rentomojo, among others.
Big Boost For Real Estate Segment
With the fund, early to the growth stage Proptech startups can get equity financing to expand their operations. Startups using data analytics, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality to solve real-world problems of the industry will receive moolah from the fund.
The founding partners – Credai and Venture Catalysts – will look to back companies working closely with residential, commercial, and institutional such as hotels, schools, and hospitals as well as industries like warehouses and factories.
Besides the funding, the selected proptech startups will also receive mentorship and networking support. The industry body will provide startups with a platform to connect with its more than 13,000 members. Industry leaders, developers, vendors, channel partners, and promoters, among others, will guide the founders of the fund’s portfolio startups.
The fund will also promote the Indian government's "Make in India" and "Techade" programs as the government attempts to digitise the $300 billion-plus real estate market.
Overall, the fund will provide an immense opportunity to the startups in the proptech segment, and in the long run, it could introduce innovations in the real estate industry, fueling the exponential growth of the segment.
The Rising Proptech Industry
In India, the proptech segment is witnessing sharp growth. For instance, investments in proptech enterprises are predicted to reach $1 billion in 2025, a 2x increase from the level in 2020, a report titled 'Real Estate 3.0: Technology-led growth' noted. The report by CII and Colliers also pointed out that investors are investing in the proptech startups in India to make the most of the opportunities lying in front of them.
Even globally, the proptech segment is booming, having received more than $24.3 billion in investments in just 2021, according to Statista. The current financial year is also witnessing a slew of deals happening in the segment, and the future looks promising.
This has been led by the post-pandemic period, where technology gave an impetus to the growth of the real estate sector. This has additionally ensured seamless remote working, ease in construction, and focus on health followed by transparency in transactions. Though lOT, AI, and VR were used since pre-pandemic, these systems have gained momentum in the past 2 years. So far, PropTech India is largely focused on residential and commercial markets. Still, technology has infiltrated every aspect of real estate, from planning and design to construction techniques to building facilities and property management. As a result, Proptech startups have attracted more investment.
How will PropTech benefit the real estate sector in India?
Despite the emerging digitization in real estate sector in India, there is not much awareness on how convenient PropTech can be. Eradicating fraudsters, complete authority over documentation and transperancy are a few of the crucial aspects of technology in real estate. Also, lesser frauds and more education on legal terms are a big advantage of proptech. Blockchain can help people to be authoritative of their own information rather than being dependent on a third party and related firms. Plus fintech in real estate can help commoners invest better, transact better and choose better too! It is high time that people adapt to the consecutive changes that are done for the best in technology and also use the facilities wisely. We can’t ignore the fact that online frauds do happen apart from the feasibility technology provides! So being realistic in terms of using a technology is must especially while investing in real estate.
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Andrea knows everything about her mother, Laura. She knows she's spent her whole life in the small beachside town of Belle Isle; she knows Laura's never wanted anything more than to lead a quiet life in this conventional community; she knows she's never kept a secret in her life. Because we all know our mothers, don't we?
But all that changes when a trip to the mall explodes into violence and Andrea suddenly sees a completely different side to Laura. Because it turns out that before Laura was Laura, she was someone completely different. For nearly thirty years she's been hiding from her previous identity, lying low in the hope that no one would ever find her. But now she's been exposed, and nothing will ever be the same again.
The police want answers and Laura's innocence is on the line, but she won't speak to anyone, including her own daughter. Andrea embarks on a desperate journey following the bread crumb trail of her mother's past. Andrea knows that if she can't uncover the secrets hidden there, there may be no future for her mother . . . or her.
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Andy is a girl lost whose mother is not what she seems. Her mother is caught up in a shooting at the local mall which causes her exposure and subsequent danger. She sends her daughter off to who knows where and along the way her mother is revealed.
The story shuffles between present day and the eighties where her mother was part of an underground group bent on using violence to bring about change.
There are parts of the book where Karin lays out various philosophies for the group. These drag a bit but provide the background. The ending borders on trite and it depends your point of view whether it is satisfactory. This is a harsh story dealing with damaged people but it is also a pretty active thriller with lots of twists.
Protagonist Andy is a 31 year old loser, living in her mother’s garage. Her mother Laura on the other hand is a super hero type. While recovering from cancer, Laura takes out a spree killer to protect her child. With her bare hands. The killing starts a sequence of events that sends Andy into hiding. Following super mum’s instructions, Andy flees across the country, using a false identity and a stash of mum-supplied cash. As she fumbles along, stuffing things up along the way, Andy wonders who is her mother really?
I’m not sure if the author ever answers this question. Is Laura an abused mother desperate to protect her young? Or a criminal mastermind who has escaped justice? The end is not a cliffhanger but it doesn’t supply all the answers either. The biggest strength is the characters. The contrast between Andy and her mother is harsh at first, then Andy begins to evolve and find herself. Laura evolves too as her secrets are exposed. Best of all is a bad guy who is arrogant and charismatic. He has the same qualities as a top CEO in this realistic depiction of how evil happens.
Oddly there is not much heart. While you feel for Andy and Laura, none of the characters are deeply likeable. But it’s a fascinating read all the same.
This book jumps right into action: Andrea is having lunch with her mother Laura, discussing her life choices, she is 31 years old, still lives with mum, doesn't have much of a career or a personal life) when chaos erupts and her life is forever changed. The first third of the book is very tense, Andrea finds herself on the run and trying to figure out who her mother really is.
Then the time flips to 1986 and Laura's life takes shape. I admit that it really stalled the momentum at first when it went back in time, but eventually those chapters were just as tense as the present day ones. The chapters alternated between 1986 and present day. Laura's life is explained as Andrea discovers more of it on her own.
I wanted to finish this book to find out who and what was really going on and then when I finished it, I wanted to read more. It is a little gruesome in places, but I didn't want it to end. It is a great story of love and hate and secrets. While the characters are not super likeable the story is suspenseful and it proves that no secret ever really remains a secret forever, no matter how hard we try to run from the truth...

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After nearly killing his oldest friend, the Fool, and finding his daughter stolen away by those who were once targeting the Fool, FitzChivarly Farseer is out for blood.
The harrowing adventures of FitzChivalry Farseer and his enigmatic friend the Fool continue in Robin Hobb’s triumphant follow-up to Fool’s Assassin. But Fool’s Quest is more than just a sequel. With the artistry and imagination her fans have come to expect, Hobb builds masterfully on all that has gone before, revealing devastating secrets and shocking conspiracies that cast a dark shadow over the history of Fitz and his world–a shadow that now stretches to darken all future hope.
Long ago, Fitz and the Fool changed the world, bringing back the magic of dragons and securing both the Farseer succession and the stability of the kingdom. Or so they thought. But now the Fool is near death, maimed by mysterious pale-skinned figures whose plans for world domination hinge upon the powers the Fool may share with Fitz’s own daughter.
Distracted by the Fool’s perilous health, and swept up against his will in the intrigues of the royal court, Fitz lets down his guard… and in a horrible instant, his world is undone and his beloved daughter stolen away by those who would use her as they had once sought to use the Fool–as a weapon.
But FitzChivalry Farseer is not without weapons of his own. An ancient magic still lives in his veins. And though he may have let his skills as royal assassin diminish over the years, such things, once learned, are not so easily forgotten.
Now enemies and friends alike are about to learn that nothing is more dangerous than a man who has nothing left to lose.
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Multiscale and multirate problems occur naturally in many applications from electrical engineering. Classical discretization schemes are often inefficient in these cases and it is preferable to address the dynamics of each scale separately. In time domain the multirate phenomenon is often characterized by the fact that some solution components are active while the majority is latent (e.g. behind a low-pass filter ) or by problems with oscillatory solutions that are composed of multiple frequencies. An example is depicted in Fig. 1, it consists of a fast periodically varying ripple and a slowly varying envelope.
Multirate Partial Differential Equations (MPDEs) have been successfully applied in nonlinear high-frequency applications with largely separated time scales [2, 3]. Various methods have been proposed for the numerical solution of the MPDEs, e.g. harmonic balance , shooting methods, classical time stepping  or a combination of both . Instead of the Fourier basis functions, one can also use classical nodal basis functions or more sophisticated problem-specific basis functions as for example the pulse width modulation (PWM) basis functions [6, 7].
This contribution focuses on improving the efficiency of the numerical solution of nonlinear MPDEs with a high-frequent pulsed excitation. In contrast to prior works, we propose neglecting the influence of high-frequency components on the nonlinearity. Consequently, the nonlinear relation is evaluated using only the envelope of the state variables.
The paper is structured as follows: after this introduction, Section II presents the multirate formulation. Section III discusses the Galerkin approach in time domain and the extraction of the envelope to evaluate nonlinear behavior. Section IV gathers numerical results based on the buck converter benchmark example and discusses the accuracy and efficiency of the modified method. Finally, conclusions are drawn.
Ii Multirate formulation
Spatial discretization of low-frequency field formulations as, e.g. electro- or magneto-quasi-statics , or network models of power converter circuits as, e.g. the buck converter in Fig. 2 lead to (nonlinear) systems of ordinary or differential algebraic equations of the form
with an initial condition , where
is the vector ofstate variables, are matrices that may depend on the solution and is the excitation vector.
where and are the multivariate forms of and . If fulfills the relation , the solution of the original problem can be extracted from the solution of the MPDEs by .
Let denote the slow time scale and the fast time scale, which is furthermore assumed to be periodic. Without limiting the generality of the approach, we choose such that the right-hand-side only depends on the fast time scale .
Iii Numerical method
System (2) can be numerically solved either using a Galerkin framework, shooting methods, classical time stepping or a combination. Here, we propose to use a variational setting, i.e. a Galerkin approach, for the fast time scale and a conventional time stepping for the slowly varying envelope.
Iii-a Galerkin in time domain
We represent the solution by an expansion of suitable basis functions and coefficients . The approximated state variables can be written as the series
with , where is the switching cycle of the excitation and mod denotes the modulo operation. Since we deal with pulsed right-hand-sides, we choose the PWM basis functions of , although constructed for linear problems . The zero-th basis function is constant and the corresponding coefficient defines the envelope of the -th solution component. The first basis function is defined by
where is a free parameter, which can be chosen according to the duty cycle of the PWM, i.e. between 0 and 1. The basis functions of higher degree , are obtained recursively by integrating and orthonormalizing with respect to the scalar product, [6, 7].
Finally, a Galerkin approach is applied on the interval of one period, which yields
for all . The integration with respect to leads to a system of differential (algebraic) equations in , which can be solved by conventional time integration.
Iii-B Treatment of nonlinearity
During time integration of (4), the integrals have to be evaluated every time step due to their nonlinear dependency on the solution. This may lead to an unnecessary increase of the computational effort as the ripple components are often small in comparison with the magnitude of the envelope. Consequently, one can save computational time by ignoring the ripple components of the solution and only using its envelope for the evaluation of the nonlinearity.
As mentioned before, the envelope is stored in the vector of coefficients given by
Let us abstractly define a function , which extracts the envelope from , i.e.
which is in the case of PWM basis functions the zero-th components, i.e.
for all , where the matrices and are independent of . Introducing
in equation (8), we get
where the matrices are given by
|and denotes the Kronecker product. The right-hand-side vector is given by|
Eventually, system (11) can be more efficiently solved by conventional time discretization in the sense that larger time steps can be used than for the original problem (1). However, drawbacks are the approximation of the nonlinearity and the increased size of the matrices, i.e. , and , which is a similar tradeoff as in harmonic balance .
Iv Numerical Results
The numerical tests are performed on the simplified buck converter model  using a nonlinear coil, whose characteristic is shown in Fig. 4. The code is implemented in GNU Octave ; for time integration the high-order implicit Runge-Kutta method Radau5 from odepkg is used, [10, 11]. As basis functions we choose the problem-specific PWM basis functions introduced earlier.
The reference solution to which all results are compared is calculated directly by solving (1) with a very accurate time discretization (). The buck converter is operated in the range of frequencies from to . To determine the accuracy of the MPDE approach the relative -error of the buck converter voltage
with respect to is approximated by numerical quadrature. This calculation is performed for each frequency .
The MPDE solution is expanded using basis functions and (11) is solved using a tolerance of . The result is exemplary depicted in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 shows the error of the approach without (denoted as “original approach”) and with the simplified evaluation of the nonlinearity (8) (denoted as “simplified approach”) with respect to the frequency. Without the simplification, the integrals in (4) are evaluated using Gauss-Kronrod quadrature and lead to an accuracy of for frequencies kHz. As expected, the higher the frequency, the higher the accuracy of the method since the magnitude of the ripples in relation to the envelope decreases. The simplified approach introduces an additional error due to the approximation of the integrals. However, the accuracy for kHz, i.e., , is still sufficient for most applications. Fig. 7 shows the solutions of reference, simplified and original MPDE approach versus time at a low frequency Hz. Here, the error committed in the simplified approach is clearly distinguishable.
Table I shows the speedup (in terms of time for solving the equation systems) of the simplified MPDE approach compared to a conventional time discretization at the same accuracy. For higher frequency, the conventional time discretization of (1) becomes more and more inefficient as a higher number of ripples has to be resolved. The MPDE approach on the contrary resolves the ripples with the Galerkin approach so that the time discretization resolves only the envelope. This leads to a solution time almost independent of the frequency, i.e., approximately s for the simplified and s for the original approach, see Fig. 6. The higher solution time of the original approach is a result of the evaluation of the integrals in each time step. Thus the speedup of the original approach is much lower compared to the simplified approach.
The MPDE approach is applied to a nonlinear low-frequency example with pulsed excitation. The solution is obtained by a Galerkin approach and time discretization. To evaluate the nonlinearity the ripple components due to the pulsed excitation are neglected and only the envelope is used. The accuracy of the proposed method rises with increasing excitation frequency and the method offers a considerable speedup compared to conventional time discretization with the same accuracy.
This work is supported by the ‘Excellence Initiative’ of German Federal and State Governments and the Graduate School CE at TU Darmstadt and in part by the Walloon Region of Belgium (WBGreen FEDO, grant RW-1217703).
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Happy Friday and welcome to a free tutorial. Today we are featuring a card using the Oval Occasions stamp set that is found on page 65 of the Jan-June Mini Catalog. I did not buy this set, so I'm happy to have the opportunity to share this card with you using the Oval Occasions Bundle.
This is just so cute. I love the fact that we have the Double Oval Punch to use with this. Here are all the details.
Oval Occasions Thank You
Stamp Sets: Oval Occasions Bundle (156261)
Cardstock: Sahara Sand (121043), Rococo Rose (150882), Basic White (159276)
Designer Paper: Subtles 6” x 6” (153072)
Ink: Soft Suede (147115), Rococo Rose (150080), Pear Pizzazz (147104)
Tools & Accessories: Small Bloom Punch (152316), Rectangle Stitched Dies (151820), Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack (154579), Gold Hoops Embellishments (152474), Stampin’ Dimensionals (100430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (154317), Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels (151193), Blender Pen (102845)
Card Base: Sahara Sand Cardstock 8-1/2” x 5-1/2”. Score at 5-1/2”.
Cardstock #2: Rococo Rose Cardstock cut with (3) Rectangle Stitched Dies starting with 4-3/4” x 3-3/8 and the two sizes smaller.
Cardstock #3: Basic White Cardstock 4-3/4” x 3-3/8.
Emboss the front of the card base using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder.
Stamp the image using Soft Suede Ink in the center of the Basic White Cardstock layer. Use a Blender Pen to color the bunnies with the inked lines. Color with a Blender Pen, the flowers with Rococo Rose Ink, leaves with Pear Pizzazz Ink and highlight around the bunnies with Rococo Rose Ink. Glue all three Rococo Rose stitched rectangles to the white layer. Set aside.
Add Gold Hoops Embellishments around the stamped image by gluing with Mini Glue Dots.
Cut (5) flowers using the Small Bloom Punch and the Subtles Designer Paper in assorted colors (no greens). Glue to the bottom of the Gold Hoop using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Cut (2) flowers using the Small Bloom Punch and a green shade from the Subtles Designer Paper to use as leaves. Tuck on each end of the flowers with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Wrap both twines, one at a time around the rectangles twice and tie into a bow on opposite ends. Glue cardstock layer to card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Stamp the sentiment on a scrap piece of Basic White Cardstock using Soft Suede Ink. Color the leaves with a Blender Pen and Pear Pizzazz Ink. Cut with the punch and glue to the bottom of the rectangles using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the center of each stamped flower and the center of each punched flower.
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Thursday December 8th,Ross Truett Ashley, 22, shot and killed Officer Deriek Crouse who was sitting in his police vehicle at Virgina Tech. Truett's body was found a short time later with a "self inflicted gunshot wound."
Friday, December 9th, Tyler Brehm, 26 years old, opened fire at the intersection of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, California, shooting at cars and yelling out that he "wanted to die":
"He was screaming he was going to die and that he wanted to die," Gregory Bojorquez, a photographer who captured images of the shootings aftermath, told the Los Angeles Times. (Friends say Hollywood shooter had tough breakup)
Saturday, December 10th, Skyler Barbee, 25, shot a police officer then turned the gun on himself.


News18 India will air the budget announcement on February 1, 2022 through the show ‘Booster Budget 2022’. The telecast will be topped with the scrutiny of experts and pertinent statistics to present significant announcements that are going to impact the Indian population.
The Union Budget comes at a time when the Assembly elections in five states including UP, Punjab and Uttarakhand is due. Thus, the special programming is being done to understand the government’s priorities at this standpoint and analyse the investment decisions being taken for individual sectors.
During the telecast, the channel will break the key announcements and present them in an easily understandable way to its viewers.
An analysis of government’s efforts will be presented to give a holistic detail on the strategy and dive into what lies ahead. The show will be inviting economic experts to share their understanding on the budget and possible impact on the target groups.
‘Booster Budget 2022’ will be aired on February 1, 9 am onwards on News18 India.


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He acted in Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Frank Craven, Evelyn Varden, Helen Carew, James Spottswood, Raymond Roe, Tom Fadden, John Craven, Patricia Roe, Charles Wiley Jr., Dorothy McGuire, Thomas W. Ross, Walter O. Hill, Alice Donaldson, Thomas Coley, Katharine Raht, Milton ...
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Froch open to rematch as controversy rages
The referee accused of a controversial premature stoppage of George Groves as Carl Froch defended his two world titles has been backed by the British Boxing Board as the champion agreed to give challenger a rematch.
Howard Foster was accused of a knee-jerk reaction and caused uproar at the sold out arena in Manchester when he stepped in to shield Groves and call a halt in the ninth round of a brutal battle, which the challenger was leading.
However, British Boxing Board secretary Robert Smith insisted Foster's decision to stop the fight was vindicated. "The referee had to make the decision in a split second, he made his call, and I back him," said Smith. "He does not have the benefit of several replays on television or a monitor. He was six inches away from the fighters, he is looking at the fighter's eyes and he has the health, safety and interest of the fighter at heart."
"Howard Foster is a world-class professional. Another punch could have made a massive difference to George's career."
Foster's decision came after two right hands and a succession of punches from Froch, defending the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association super-middleweight belts, caused Groves to tuck up under pressure.
In real time, the young challenger did look in trouble, though replays showed a different story.
Groves, ahead on all three judges' cards, turned from heel to hero in that moment. The baying crowd, who had earlier booed the 25-year-old Londoner's walk to the ring, turned on Froch and cheered Groves as he saluted onlookers from each of the four corners of the ring.
Foster, meanwhile, was escorted out of the arena under a blanket of security men.
After eight rounds, Groves was ahead 76-75 on two cards and 78-73 on the third. The last score was arguably the most accurate, given that the IBF's mandatory challenger had floored the champion as the opening round drew to a close to win it 10-8.
While Groves was highly impressive, Froch's warrior mentality drew his rival into a thrilling toe-to-toe battle, the champion gaining ascendancy in the eighth and then looking even more dangerous in the closing ninth round.
Both men bore the hallmarks of a brutal war. The left side of Froch's lip was swollen, both eyes mottled purple and black with bruising, while Groves was marked around both eyes and forehead.
Groves, who almost broke down in tears in a news conference after the fight, enhanced his reputation with this performance, landing huge right hands, moving impressively, and until the sixth round, taking control of the fight.
"He was a tough, tough fighter," said Froch. "But when he started getting hit, he started to fall apart. I broke him down in seven and eight and I stopped him in round nine.
"There's a heavyweight in a coma in America right now because a fight went on too long. It's a very fine line."
"Watching it back, I can see why it could have been left a little bit longer. He wasn't robbed. I was robbed of a glorious finish – knocking him out."
"At 25 years old, do you want to see a kid knocked unconscious and carried out on a stretcher? You don't."
Groves, meanwhile, was demanding a rematch, insisting he had been a victim of "Froch's warrior reputation" and his own reputation that he was "chinny".
"I'll have Christmas with my family, probably have a holiday and then come back in the New Year, speak to Rob McCracken and Eddie Hearn and we will decide what we do moving forward," said Froch.
"There are a couple of fights yet left in this body, definitely. I still love boxing and let's not forget what the result was here."
On the rematch, Froch said: "I said to Eddie if the rematch makes sense, why not. But I don't need to have my hand forced. I'm here today, 34 fights, 32 wins, I've just defended against a young, up and coming hungry and ambitious fighter." (© Daily Telegraph, London)


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Journalists in the United States differ markedly from the general public in their views of “bothsidesism” – whether journalists should always strive to give equal coverage to all sides of an issue – according to a recent Pew Research Center study. A little more than half of the journalists surveyed (55%) say that every side does not always deserve equal coverage in the news. By contrast, 22% of Americans overall say the same, whereas about three-quarters (76%) say journalists should always strive to give all sides equal coverage.
It is not surprising that most people would say "of course!" when a poll asks about covering both sides. On its face, the answer seems obvious. My guess, however, is that most journalists have had to think a little more deeply. Yes, it makes sense to cover both sides of a bill in Congress or a state legislature. But what about settled science? Do journalists have to give equal coverage to flat earthers? Such people do exist:
Best sentence of the day: “Today I entered the public debate over the ‘flat earth’ issue.”— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) June 13, 2022
That’s the one to beat. Get to it, Internet. https://t.co/nuA3Ei5WRG


Stoughton launches $250,000 fund drive for library
The Stoughton Library will launch a $250,000 fund-raising campaign Jan. 30 to aid in renovation efforts, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
The library plans to add steel shelving and replace carpeting, lighting, the boiler and control system for heating and ventilation. The renovations are expected to cost about $650,000, and the City of Stoughton already has committed $410,000 to the project.
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Missing NOUN Student Found Dead- Report.
Missing NOUN Student Found Dead
A 23 year old student of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), that was reported missing on Thursday, 18 February has been found dead.
The student simply identified as Fatimah reportedly left home on Wednesday morning, and never returned home afterward.
Report has it that she was found dead at Gbagada U-Turn under the bridge in Lagos state.


Man Connects Two Puzzles Providing Financial Support To Business
Credit: Man connects two puzzles providing financial support to business in a crisis situation. Government assistance in overcoming the effects of the pandemic. Preferential cheap soft loans, tax breaks.
The Federal government has received a positive response from the business community for the significant changes it has made to the JobKeeper program in the light of the rise in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country.
Under these changes, businesses and not-for-profits that plan to claim JobKeeper must demonstrate a significant fall in turnover for the September quarter compared to the same period last year. Previously, JobKeeper applicants would have to show a significant fall in turnover in both the June and September quarters.
The move is designed to give struggling businesses easier access to the program, which has received an injection of a further $15 billion, taking its total funding to just over $100 billion.
Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott said the changes will make it easier for businesses to retain workers and boost confidence overall.
“The changes to the eligibility test reflect the upheaval and uncertainty in the jobs market and the changes to the turnover test reflect that businesses are struggling,” Westacott said.
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO James Pearson agreed, though shared a caveat, saying, “Despite these changes…this revision will not provide help to every business that is struggling and we will continue to work with government on ways that jobs and businesses can receive the support needed.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government remains focused on saving lives and jobs simultaneously.
“The JobKeeper program is there when the virus hits and it’s hit hard in Victoria in particular,” Morrison said. “There’ll be some additional people who get access to it we expect in other states and territories but it’s principally Victoria.”
Staff employed as of 1 July are eligible to access the program, with an additional 530,000 Victorian employees expected to receive JobKeeper in the September quarter, bringing the total to 1.5 million workers across the state. It is also expected that Victoria will have the most number of JobKeeper recipients at 60 per cent by the March quarter.


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Live RUST: "You'll believe you're at a Neil Young Concert"
It has been said of the Neil Young tribute band Live RUST that "you'll believe you're at a Neil Young concert".
With incredible attention to every detail, LIVE RUST have worked extremely hard to bring the Full Concert Experience of Neil Young to each and every Show.
Quite simply, there is not nor has there ever been such a Complete and Authentic Tribute to the "Canadian Icon of Rock & Roll" Neil Young has become over his 40 year long (and still going!) Career.
LIVE RUST have put together a Show that cannot be missed by Neil Young Fans (Rusties they call themselves) or Classic Rock & Roll Fans for that matter..."there are just too many Songs we all know and love from his Catalogue to miss what is an Amazing Concert Experience!"
With a true love of Neil's Music, LIVE RUST are playing to bring the all to rare "Neil Concert" to Fans far and wide.
"It's all too good not to be played and heard...and heard often. We're bringing this Music to the People because there are songs Neil has Written that are the Sound Track of our Lives. You hear Cinnamon Girl or Heart Of Gold and you remember where and what you were doing when it was all over the Air Waves, and that brings a Smile to many faces."
Roger (Neil in Live RUST)
Live RUST appeared at the Summer of Love Fest in Kitsilano, BC before 4,000 people. Check out there video of "Rockin' in the Free World".
Thanks Roger of Live RUST!
And here are some more bands covering Neil Young songs.


text: I grew up in the sand hills of North Carolina, and barbecue was a weekly part of our diet. "Real" NC barbecue is not covered in sauce. The taste comes from the seasoning, smoke, and the delicious cold slaw that is on top! There is no better place for such fare than at Lexington Barbecue. It is a conveniently located, clean, classic place that you will really, really enjoy. Their hush puppies should ;not be missed, either. As well, they will give you a free fill-up of sweet tea, if you wish, to drink on the road. If you are in the area, don't miss it. If you are anywhere near Lexington, it will be worth your drive.

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Theatre and drama offer a more hands-on experience. Also, they're more fun. Children who attend drama clubs will learn to recite poetry too and often they are entered into speaking competitions anyway.
Public speaking has it's place...for debate when they are older and of course in interviews and presentations...but these skills don't need a special product or service.
they can be picked up in drama classes or in the classroom in school where children are encouraged to give presentations.
I see this is your first post...did you just wonder what the people of MN thought about the site? Or was it something else that brought you here?

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GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Hamas-affiliated MP Yahia Mousa said Wednesday he would not welcome Mahmoud Abbas to the Gaza Strip, after the president was reported to have considered a joint visit with the Turkish premier.
"No hello, no welcome, no greeting, your visit is refused. Gaza is the house of the revolution and the revolutionary, and we don't welcome anyone who sells our homeland," Mousa posted on his official Facebook account.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said last week that he plans visit to the Gaza Strip soon, and had had previously proposed a joint visit to the Gaza Strip with President Abbas. "He was warm to the suggestion," Erdogan said.
In October, Qatar's emir visited Gaza, breaking the isolation of its Hamas rulers, and drawing the ire of Abbas' government which is locked in a bitter rivalry with Hamas in Gaza.


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A few months back, I had a quilt pattern published in Quilt Now.
This was such an exciting achievement for me, and I really have no excuse as to why I'm just now sharing it here.
It's a fun and bright nine-patch quilt, and I used some very favorite prints to make a scrappy, happy quilt.
I quilted it in a simple crosshatch, and used my top-three favorite Joel Dewberry herringbone in navy for the binding.
It's backed in other stash favorites; I just love a scrappy quilt back.
Have a lovely week, friends!

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Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease that can trigger infection in the genitals, anus, and also throat. It is very common, especially amongst youngsters ages 15-24 years. Can You Test For Gonorrhea At Home
Exactly How Typical Is Gonorrhea?
Gonorrhea is a really usual infectious disease. CDC approximates that around 1.6 million new gonococcal infections happened in the United States in 2018, and also majority occur among youngsters aged 15-24.
Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported microbial sexually transmitted infection in the USA.2 Nevertheless, many infections are asymptomatic, so reported instances only catch a portion of real burden.
How Do Individuals Get Gonorrhea?
Gonorrhea is transferred with sexual contact with the penis, vaginal area, mouth, or anus of an infected companion. Climaxing does not have to occur for gonorrhea to be transmitted or gotten. Gonorrhea can additionally be spread out perinatally from mom to child during childbirth.
Individuals who have actually had gonorrhea as well as got solution might be reinfected if they have sex-related contact with an individual infected with gonorrhea.
What Are The Difficulties Of Gonorrhea? Can You Test For Gonorrhea At Home
Without treatment gonorrhea can create major and also permanent health issue in both women and males.
In women, gonorrhea can spread right into the uterus or fallopian tubes as well as trigger pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). The signs and symptoms may be quite light or can be very severe and also can include abdominal discomfort as well as high temperature. PID can bring about interior abscesses as well as persistent pelvic discomfort. PID can additionally damage the fallopian tubes sufficient to create the inability to conceive or boost the risk of ectopic maternity.
In guys, gonorrhea may be made complex by epididymitis. In uncommon situations, this might result in inability to conceive If left unattended, gonorrhea can additionally spread to the blood and also cause distributed gonococcal infection (DGI). DGI is usually identified by joint inflammation, tenosynovitis or dermatitis. This problem can be life-threatening.
Is Gonorrhea Contagious? Can You Test For Gonorrhea At Home
Gonorrhea is transmittable and spreads out easily during sexual activity.
Nevertheless, you can’t spread gonorrhea through informal touching, such as kissing or hugging. You likewise won’t spread it through sharing restrooms or plates and flatware.
One Of One Of The Most Typical STDs
Gonorrhea is a really usual sexually transmitted infection, specifically for teens and individuals in their 20s. Gonorrhea is sometimes called “the clap” or “the drip.” Gonorrhea is spread out via genital, anal, and foreplay.
The infection is brought in semen (cum), pre-cum, and also vaginal fluids. Gonorrhea can contaminate your penis, vagina, cervix, anus, urethra, throat, as well as eyes (yet that’s rare). Most people with gonorrhea don’t have any signs and symptoms and really feel totally fine, so they may not also recognize they’re contaminated.
Gonorrhea is generally conveniently cured with anti-biotics. However if you do not deal with gonorrhea early enough, it can result in more serious illness in the future. That’s why sexually transmitted disease testing is so crucial the earlier you know you have gonorrhea, the quicker you can remove it. Can You Test For Gonorrhea At Home
You can help protect against gonorrhea by utilizing prophylactics whenever you make love.
Just How Soon Do Signs Show Up?
In men, signs typically show up 2 to seven days after infection however it can take as long as one month for signs and symptoms to start. Frequently, there are no signs and symptoms for individuals contaminated with gonorrhea; 10 to 15 percent of men and concerning 80 percent of women might have no signs.
People without signs and symptoms are at risk for creating complications to gonorrhea. These individuals additionally spread this infection unconsciously.
What Are The Symptoms and signs Of Gonorrhea?
Several men with gonorrhea are asymptomatic. When present, symptoms and signs of urethral infection in men consist of dysuria or a white, yellow, or environment-friendly urethral discharge that generally shows up one to fourteen days after infection.
In cases where urethral infection is made complex by epididymitis, guys with gonorrhea may likewise experience testicular or scrotal discomfort.
Many females with gonorrhea are asymptomatic. Even when a female has symptoms, they are usually so moderate and also nonspecific that they are mistaken for a bladder or vaginal infection. The preliminary signs and symptoms as well as check in ladies consist of dysuria, boosted vaginal discharge, or genital bleeding between durations. Can You Test For Gonorrhea At Home
Ladies with gonorrhea go to danger of developing major problems from the infection, regardless of the existence or severity of signs and symptoms.
Can STD Be Cured?
Some viral Sexually transmitted diseases remain with you for life, such as herpes as well as HIV. Others, such as liver disease B as well as human papillomavirus (HPV), can be protected against with vaccines however can not be treated. Can You Test For Gonorrhea At Home
It’s also possible for the body immune system to beat hepatitis B virus and also HPV but sometimes, these viruses have the ability to clear up in for the long haul, creating persistent infections that can endure for life and also even cause cancer.
Left without treatment, syphilis can eliminate, and also gonorrhea can cause inability to conceive.
Non-viral Sexually transmitted diseases, like chlamydia as well as gonorrhea, can be treated. They generally don’t have signs and symptoms, or signs and symptoms can go and come, making it appear like an infection went away when it really really did not.
You can’t recognize your sexually transmitted disease status without getting examined, as well as you can not self-diagnose a STD based upon signs and then presume the infection vanished when signs subside. Getting checked can uncover a problem as well as clear the way for therapy.
If you’re not getting frequently evaluated, that’s every 3 months to a year, depending on your age and sex-related predispositions you might intend to rethink your position, because you can in fact be placing your sex-related wellness which of your partners in jeopardy.
If an STI isn’t diagnosed as well as treated, it can have major lasting repercussions. For females, as an example, some infections lug a threat of triggering pelvic inflammatory disease, an agonizing persistent disease that can potentially endanger your fertility.
In guys, persistent infections can trigger a selection of difficulties that hinder fertility as well as potentially raise the risk of impotence.
Who Should Be Tested For Gonorrhea?
Any kind of sexually go-getter can be infected with gonorrhea. Any person with genital signs such as discharge, shedding during peeing, unusual sores, or breakout should quit making love and see a health care provider promptly.
Also, any individual with an oral, anal, or genital sex partner who has actually been lately identified with a STD needs to see a healthcare supplier for analysis.
Some individuals must be checked (screened) for gonorrhea even if they do not have signs or understand of a sex companion that has gonorrhea. Anyone that is sexually energetic need to discuss his/her risk variables with a healthcare company and also ask whether she or he ought to be evaluated for gonorrhea or various other Sexually transmitted diseases.
CDC recommends yearly gonorrhea testing for all sexually energetic females more youthful than 25 years, as well as older ladies with danger elements such as brand-new or numerous sex companions, or a sex partner who has a sexually transmitted infection.
Individuals who have gonorrhea should additionally be checked for various other Sexually transmitted diseases.
Gonorrhea Protection Can You Test For Gonorrhea At Home
Take these steps to protect yourself from gonorrhea:
Prophylactics. They aid maintain you from obtaining STDs. They work as a barrier as well as maintain germs from infecting you. Spermicide will not avoid you from obtaining gonorrhea.
Have your sex-related partners obtain checked. Ask whether they have actually been looked for gonorrhea. If they have not, talk to them regarding obtaining evaluated.
Don’t have sex with somebody that has signs of gonorrhea. Has your partner complained of a burning sensation while peeing or sores in their genital location? Take a break from sexual activity until they get their symptoms inspected and you need to obtain examined too.
Obtain normal screenings. Get tested for gonorrhea annually if you’re:
A man that makes love with men
A sexually energetic lady under age 25 Can You Test For Gonorrhea At Home
A lady that has a brand-new sex companion, multiple companions, or a companion with a sexually transmitted disease
Your physician will give you anti-biotics to eliminate the germs. Some pressures are becoming unsusceptible to particular anti-biotics, so you’ll probably get two sorts of medications: an injection and also pills. Make sure to take every one of your drug, even if you really feel much better quickly.
As of December 2020, the CDC suggests a solitary 500-milligram (mg) intramuscular dose of the antibiotic Rocephin (ceftriaxone) for straightforward gonorrhea.
Therapy for coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis with dental doxycycline (100 mg twice daily for seven days) should be carried out when chlamydial infection has not been omitted. Can You Test For Gonorrhea At Home
Make certain to inform those that you make love keeping that you are being dealt with for gonorrhea so they can be treated, too. This will certainly help you avoid passing it backward and forward to every other.
You must not make love for 7 days after remedy, and also you ought to avoid making love with partners that have not been dealt with for gonorrhea until after they have actually been evaluated and, if necessary, treated.
With the ideal treatment method, gonorrhea is treatable. However one successful treatment option won’t safeguard you permanently. You’ll need to keep practicing secure sex to avoid getting it once more.
Just How Does Gonorrhea Affect An Expectant Female And Her Child?
If an expectant female has gonorrhea, she may offer the infection to her infant as the baby passes through the birth canal throughout shipment. This can create blindness, joint infection, or a lethal blood infection in the child.
Treatment method of gonorrhea as soon as it is spotted in pregnant women will minimize the danger of these complications. Pregnant females should speak with a health care supplier for appropriate exam, testing, and therapy, as required. Can You Test For Gonorrhea At Home
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Author: Melissa Settle
Hi there, I’m Melissa and welcome to Genier. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve dealt with an STD before and recovered. It was not a pleasant experience but I’m glad I got myself tested. If there’s one message that you can take away from my site is get tested today! Stay safe.


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Electra - Destiny / Autumn Love download album
Electra - Destiny Autumn Love (Future 3) - Duration: 6:59. boysownproductions 25,812 views. Electra - Autumn Love : Oakenfold 1989 - Duration: 5:23. steve sealey 3,543 views. Electra - Autumn Love (Future 3) - Duration: 7:00. George Winston: Autumn - Full Album - Duration: 46:19. John W 1,713,686 views. Keith Sweat Love to Love You - Duration: 4:51.
Autumn Love" is a truly beautiful piece of "Balearic" house music from the late summer of 89. It sums up that era in a nut shell for me as I was a regular in The Zap, Brighton, under the control of DJ Chris Coco. This is another classy and sensual record packed with balearic bliss. Autumn Love tune is the best track and features a sample of Tears For Fears's "Shout". Reply See 1 reply Notify me 2 Helpful.
A. Destiny Written-By. B. Autumn Love (Future 3) Written-By – Summer, Moroder, Bellotte, Osborne.
On this page you can listen to mp3 music free or download album or mp3 track to your PC, phone or tablet. uploaded via. Electra - Autumn Love. And you can download the album in one file to your computer or tablet or phone. Attention! All audio material is presented solely for information. Destiny (The Written-By –. Remix) Oakenfold, Davis, Wyzgowski.
Destiny, Autumn Love (CD, Maxi). Electra - Destiny, Autumn Love DOWNLOAD. D Mob - C'Mon And Get My Love. 1 World - Down On Love. Shakespear's Sister - You're History. Vivienne Mckone - Beware. Shakespear's Sister - Run Silent. Blacksmith - Get Back To Love. com, All rights reserved Feedback.
On this page you can not listen to mp3 music free or download album or mp3 track to your PC, phone or tablet. All materials are provided for educational purposes. Released at: This album was released on the label FFRR (catalog number FX 121) Metronome (catalog number 886 825-1). This album was released in 1989 year.
Download and listen online Autumn Love by Electra. Format – mp3. Lyrics. Jibaro (Ben Liebrand DMC Mix) Jibaro (English Version) Jibaro (Paul Oakenfold '98 Remix) The Future Destiny (The Rave Mix) Rise The Single (Perfecto Mix) The Single (The Goa Pyramid Mix) The Single (The Goa Sunrise Mix) The Single (The Perfecto Trance Mix) Movement 98 Joy and Heartbreak (The Raid Mix) Sunrise (Satori Dub) Ninety 8 (Complete) Virus Sun (Jam El Mar Mix) Sun.
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Written-By – Wyzgowski*
|B||Autumn Love (Future 3)
Written-By – Summer*, Moroder*, Bellotte*, Osborne*
- Producer, Mixed By – Oakenfold & Osborne*, Davis*
- Written-By – Oakenfold*, Davis*
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- Label Code: LC 7654
|FX 121, FX121, 886 825-1||Electra||Destiny / Autumn Love (12")||FFRR, FFRR, FFRR||FX 121, FX121, 886 825-1||UK & Europe||1989|
|FXR 121, 886 835-1||Electra||Destiny (The Remix) / Autumn Love (Future 4) (12")||FFRR, FFRR||FXR 121, 886 835-1||UK||1989|
|FX 121, 886 825-1||Electra||Destiny / Autumn Love (12", Single)||FFRR, Metronome||FX 121, 886 825-1||Germany||1989|
|F 121, 886 824-7||Electra||Destiny / Autumn Love (7")||FFRR, FFRR||F 121, 886 824-7||UK||1989|
|886 863-2||Electra||Destiny / Autumn Love (CD, Maxi)||FFRR, Metronome||886 863-2||Germany||1989|


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Editor's note: The following post appears courtesy of Roy L. Austin Jr., the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. This is cross-posted from the DOJ blog.
Last week, I attended the Ninth Anniversary of the National Center for Transgender Equality in Washington, D.C., and delivered remarks about the Obama Administration’s commitment to safety and justice for all Americans, including transgender Americans.
LGBT equality has been a top priority of the Obama Administration and Attorney General Eric Holder. As President Barack Obama said in October 2011:
“Every single American – gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender – every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society. It’s a pretty simple proposition.”
The Justice Department has a number of tools at our disposal to meet this important goal. In the Civil Rights Division, one way we do this is by ensuring that law enforcement officials treat everyone equally and are not violating the constitutional rights of the people they serve. The vast majority of police departments around the country work tirelessly to protect the civil and constitutional rights of the communities they serve. But when systematic problems emerge in a police department, the Civil Rights Division uses its statutory authority to hold them accountable, and to galvanize and institutionalize meaningful reform.
For example, after an investigation of the New Orleans Police Department, the Division found that, among other things, police officers were discriminating against and disproportionately punishing transgender individuals. To address these concerns, the police department will now be specifically trained on working with transgender individuals as part of an agreement we reached with the city of New Orleans in July. Puerto Rico has similar issues with violence and discrimination against LGBT individuals. We are working with the Puerto Rico Police Department to ensure better investigation of these crimes and to ensure that the police department treats victims and witnesses with respect.
We also investigate, address, and work to prevent hate crimes, including those targeting the LGBT community. The Justice Department enforces the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which President Obama signed into law in October 2009. To date, we have brought 16 cases and charged 40 defendants under the Shepard-Byrd Act in 11 different states across the country. Thirty-six of those defendants have been convicted on a hate crime or a serious hate crime related charge, and five of these cases have involved the convictions of persons who physically attacked others due to their actual or perceived sexual orientation.
Another significant accomplishment to come from the Shepard-Byrd Act has been the Department’s outreach. Since the enactment of Shepard-Byrd, the Department has provided hate crimes training to thousands of law enforcement officers and community activists around the country. We have made it clear what people should do when they believe that they have been a victim of or witness to a hate crime. And we have worked with law enforcement on the ways to properly investigate hate crimes. Among other things, this education spreads the message that our transgender community is a vital part of the American community and must be treated with respect.
Finally, we have led efforts to address the bullying and harassment that touches the lives of countless kids, their families, and their communities every school year. As we’ve seen all too clearly – and as many of us know from our own experience – bullying can have a devastating, and potentially lifelong, impact. Nearly one in three middle and high school students report being bullied, and over half of our children report that they witness bullying in school. For gender non-conforming and transgender students, it can be much worse.
The Administration takes this issue very seriously. Last year at the White House, the President and the First Lady held a conference on bullying and harassment in schools. The President has made clear that he doesn’t accept the idea that bullying is just part of growing up; rather, every child has a right to receive an education without fearing for their safety.
The Civil Rights Division is using every tool available to us to respond. We protect the rights of students who are being harassed because of their race, national origin, religion, disability, or sex – including if they are being harassed because they don’t act how their peers think a boy or girl is supposed to act. Through this work we are seeing that two communities face a disproportionate amount of bullying and harassment in schools: Muslim students, and LGBT students. And not only members of these communities—but also those who are perceived to belong to these communities—are at increased risk of being bullied.
Together with our federal partners like the Department of Education, we are exploring ways to hold schools accountable, and to stop harassment and bullying before it starts. This includes efforts in Tehachapi, California, where 13-year-old Seth Walsh, who was openly gay, took his own life after suffering verbal, physical and sexual harassment in school for over two years. Although the settlement we reached with the school district comes too late to help Seth, it hopefully will prevent harassment and bullying from recurring and create a more positive environment for all students in his district, as well as send a message nationwide.
All of these actions and policies are certainly promising steps in the right direction, but we also recognize there is still much work to be done. The Justice Department remains committed to equality under the law and will continue to be central to that effort over the years to come.
Roy L. Austin Jr. is the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice

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Students can earn credits for college
Pawhuska Public Schools is offering a dual-enrollment opportunity for students to earn college credit for free. Classes will start next semester.
Representatives of TEL Library, a nonproft public library, met last Thursday with Pawhuska students and attended a public meeting that evening at Pawhuska High School for students and their parents.
Pawhuska school Superintendent David Cash said this opportunity to earn college credits is a “blended model” that includes online coursework, but also includes student and parent access to a faculty mentor. Each participating student will have a local mentor who will monitor their academic progress and assist in providing students with whatever tutoring or other support they may need.
Cash encouraged students and parents to avail themselves of the opportunity.
“You enroll in what you think you can accomplish, but take advantage of this,” he said. Cash clarified that there is no book cost, no tuition and no fees for students and their families. According to literature distributed at the meeting, students receive both high school and college credit for the courses they complete, the courses are completed on-campus in Pawhuska, and there is no minimum ACT score requirement for participation.
Courses offered are generally the type of basic, general-education college courses that students take in their initial year of university or college study.
Parents who have questions or need assistance can call Pawhuska High School at 918-287-1265 for more information about the new program.
Cash said he thinks college-bound juniors might earn as many as 45 credit hours through the program.
“We think that is very do-able,” he said.
Cat Jackson, director of Curriculum Development for TEL Library, said she was a first-generation college student who could have benefited greatly from something like the dual-enrollment program being offered in Pawhuska.
“It really gets me jazzed and excited to be able to offer this,” she said.
The Pawhuska school district will be paying fees for the classes and transcripting, Assistant Superintendent Beverly Moore said.