I’ve always been fascinated by Tower Bridge in London. It is such an iconic landmark and the engineering that went into building it was second to none.
I was recently asked if I’d care to take the family on a trip to Tower Bridge. The aim wasn’t so much to visit the bridge itself, but to try out a new app. Known as the Family Trail app, the idea is to give visitors, especially young ones, a chance to playfully explore the bridge and its workings.
The app offers you a trail in which you can walk around the exhibition, starting at the entrance (no surprises there), over the glass-bottomed East walkway, then the West Walkway and into the engine rooms.
Along the way, you can play games, such as Match Skyline, a jigsaw puzzle style game where you have to drag and drop shapes into the correct place. It is also educational, giving children (and adults!) the chance to learn facts about the bridge.
A quick history lesson for you. The engines that once powered Tower Bridge and enabled it to open so ships could pass were steamed powered. Needless to say, it’s all done electronically these days, but you can see the original steam boilers and the massive water tanks that were used as weights and counter balances that made the bridge open and close.
A favourite game for my girls was the Stoke the Boiler game. In this game you to keep the boilers fed with coal so the bridge can open and close.
Is the app any good? Based on the reaction of my kids, I would have to say yes. Our eldest daughter, Helen, who is aged seven, enjoyed using it on the day and has asked to play the app several times since visiting Tower bridge.
The one comment I’d make is something the developers can do nothing about. This is a busy London visitor attraction and I had to take my phone off the kids because it was proving such a distraction, not ideal when in a confined space with large numbers of people.
My advice would be to plan a visit to Tower Bridge and let the kids loose on the app before going. This way you can get them interested and build up some enthusiasm in advance of the trip. It also proved to be a fantastic way of keeping the children occupied on the train journey home.
That said, my children certainly found the app educational. They also found it fun to use. In summary it is a great app, but just think about when and where you let the kids use it.
The Tower Bridge Family Trail app can be downloaded on iOs and Android devices for free from app stores and the Tower Bridge website.
Disclosure; For the purposes of this review I was granted access to Tower bridge. Thoughts and opinions entirely my own.


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A letter from a Direct Support Professional citing the need for an increase is DSP wages:
A huge crowd filled the Minnesota Capitol Rotunda in recent days to let our legislators know that there is a problem that needs solving this year. It is about people with disabilities and staff members, or direct support professionals, who provide the services they need. We love to see people with disabilities in the community. They’re working, they’re out at parks, they volunteer and more. What we don’t often notice are the staff members who help them. There’s a shortage of these important people, who we refer to as direct support professionals (DSPs). Restaurants and other industries are offering better pay, but ours is stuck, due to limited state funding. This has left an estimated 8,700 DSP positions open across Minnesota. And, an increased turnover rate is even more harmful to us because we rely so heavily on caring people connections. We’re asking everyone to contact their legislators to support the Best Life Alliance Campaign. It calls for a 4 percent wage increase for direct support professionals. It’s a modest increase, but one that we feel is more than justified and, dare I say crucial, to support people with disabilities.
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The swell the last few days in Santa Barbara has been great. The El Nino has been in full effect still, and has been keeping the swell up. Most surfers would agree that this is the best winter for waves in years. It has also been very crowded in Santa Barbara, with everyone from California trying to get the best waves possible. Of course there is always tension when there is 75 people in the water, all trying to get the same wave. Many people will leave the water more frustrated then when they first came, due to crowd issues, and there being way more people than waves. Some people do not think it is worth it, others do. I am lucky enough to call Santa Barbara and its waves, home.
Many different spots in Santa Barbara, attract different crowds. The most known spot in Santa Barbara, is sandbar (known more commonly as Sandspit). People know this wave worldwide, due to its notorious backwash from the rocks and the it can be near perfection at times. Sandbar would not exist if it weren’t for the break wall which was man made. Thank you to whoever was involved in building that wall. Of course there a lot of other popular surf breaks in the Santa Barbara area that many know of. Rincon is a right point break that is mostly cobblestones. There can be hundreds of surfers spread out along the point at Rincon at times when there is good swell. You will see a lot of long boarders in the cove when the swell is small, and then when it’s bigger, everyone is in the cove. Things definitely can get out of hand when there are 5 people on the same wave, very close to each other dodging people in the lineup. This can be a common sight at Rincon.
Of course there are always less crowded alternatives, but the majority of the time the quality of the waves at those breaks can not compare to the more crowded ones. Everywhere can have its right days though when the swell, wind, and tide cooperates.
A photo of me surfing at sandbar.

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LAGRANGE, GA (WTVM) – Votes have been approved with the city of LaGrange and the school board for a Great Wolf Park Resort, according to the LaGrange City Manager Tom Hall.
This project will be about a $170 million investment and a destination resort. It could employ from 300 to 400 people and there will be 400 to 500 suite rooms in the resort. There is potential for 500,000 people to visit the park, which would be a great impact on the local economy.
It will also feature a 93,000 square foot indoor water park with outdoor water features.
The Great Wolf Park Resort would be located at State Route 219 and I-85.
"This would create a regional draw, an opportunity to get regional marketing to LaGrange for a few days," Hall said.
There will be potential for more restaurants and shopping centers around the area and the city hopes the park will be open by 2018.


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At and extreme NW 7 on the scale of male pattern baldness, this patient would be turned away by any other hair restoration clinic in the world as a hopeless case. That was his experience before he visited Dr Umar at DermHair clinic in Redodo beach Caifornia. He was forced to use a hairpiece to conceal the badly balding top half of his head. When he came to DermHair Clinic, he was wearied of his confinement to the hairpiece and wanted the freedom of permanent, real hair. Body hair transplant (BHT) the uGraft methods was the solution he was looking for, and Dr. Umar the best surgeon for the task.
Body Hair Transplant at the Office of Dr. U
As an exclusive advanced FUE surgeon with years of experience, and as a developing doctor of body hair transplant, Dr. Umar is known for his remarkable work in these severe cases. His uGraft tool and protocols enables the safe and proficient removal of prime donor follicles from the head and body. Severely bald patients with an insufficient supply of head hair would be poor candidates without these non-head donor sources.
This patient’s goals were to have moderate global coverage and a high, natural-looking hairline. Over the course of two sessions, Dr. Umar harvested 10,500 grafts combining head and beard hair for a remarkable restoration. The results video footage, recorded by the patient himself, show the outcome at only six months following the second session. Body hair transplant results generally take up to two years for the hair to completely grow in and mature, so he still has even more improvement coming his way.
Photos of Patient’s Results
Due to the long travel distance away from the clinic, the patient took these images of his results. He is very pleased with his modest new hairline which he is able to style.
Patient’s Video – Severe Baldness No More
Watch this video to see more before and after images of the patients improvement. His experience shows that Norwood 7 conditions can be reversed in a way that provides subtle but significant improvement to the individual’s appearance.

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Dental crowns strengthens the existing tooth and recreates the shape of a natural tooth
A dental crown is an artificial tooth restoration that fits over the remaining part of a natural but broken tooth.
Dental crowns strengthens the existing tooth and recreates the shape of a natural tooth. They are an ideal restoration for teeth that have been broken, or weakened by decay or a very large filling.
A dental bridge is fitted to replace one or more missing teeth. Dental Bridges are usually made of a precious metal base, but if the bridge is visible when you smile, porcelain is then bonded to the base to ensure that it blends seamlessly with your existing teeth. Dental bridges may be recommended after tooth extractions.


The whole production process of Aoqi baby bouncer online is well-controlled and efficient. Sample order can be supported by Immortals Swan2.
As the product is more economical and practical than similar products in the industry, it will be more widely used. One of the features of Immortals Swan products are of great durability3.
It has a function of semantic analysis if used to write something. Thus, the product is able to automatically correct the input mistakes. The high stability and quality of Immortals Swan baby goods can ensure the safety of baby4.
The product is durable enough. It can be repeatedly sterilized many times without fear of damaging the surfaces or cutting edges. Immortals Swan products are exported to many foreign countries including South America, Eastern Europe,etc5.
The product has a long service life. The design of this product has been optimized to maximize the efficiency and performance of the refrigeration system. Raw materials for producing baby products are all eco-friendly
There are strong technical support and experienced designers and workers in Aoqi factory.2.
We are turning to earth-friendly business methods. Our green initiatives mainly start from reducing energy resource wastes, seeking environmental-friendly packaging ways, and cutting energy consumption during production.


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BGlobal is to sell Utiligroup, its Blackburn-based energy management software division, to a management team backed by private equity firm NorthEdge Capital for £16m.
BGlobal has acquired Draig Technology, the Bangor-based billing software firm, for £0.7m.
BGlobal is planning to expand its East Lancashire-based smart meters business with 30 new jobs and additional work space over the next year.
BGlobal is to acquire Utiligroup, the Blackburn-based provider of energy data management and process solutions, for up to £13m.
BGlobal is planning to create about 30 jobs in East Lancashire over the next year, having won contracts to supply smart meters to Superdrug and Gazprom.
BGlobal has secured a £15m funding package from Barclays to expand its Blackburn-based smart meters installation business.
BGlobal is to raise £7m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its energy meters business.

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We have been hearing about Amazon building a Kindle phone for quite some time. So far the company has not released any news on that project. Rumors are now suggesting that the Amazon may be increasing the size of its phone to keep it compatible with phablets. The device is likely to be released in the second quarter of 2013.
These changes in Kindle phone specification could potentially delay its release date. Amazon has allegedly order 5m units with Foxconn. The Kindle phone is expected to sell in $100-$200 range. These are still rumors at this point. We will have to wait and see where Amazon goes from here.
Google Reader is one of the best RSS feed readers around. When I am not reading books, I rely on Google Reader to keep up with my favorite blogs. Google is planning to kill the service. That means tools that sync with it are going to be affected also. Reeder happens to be one of these. This tool is available for OS X and iOS. The developers behind it have announced that Reeder will be supporting Feedbin in addition to Fever.
Feedbin is an alternative to Google Reader but does cost $2 a month. The good news is it does have an API for third-party clients. It will be interesting to see what other services Reeder will support in the future.

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At Wicked Words blog I want to use my 30 years plus experience working with children – pre-school to 19 year olds in special education – to help inform my choices of books to review and also the review itself. My initial training and first few years of working was with pre-school children as a nursery officer, this was a difficult area for a man to enter in the early 80s, and I eventually progressed into residential special education for boys on the autistic spectrum.
This, paired with my love of books, always informed my practice, and I always encouraged reading in as many forms as possible wherever I worked.
My own personal taste in books did show through as well, the fantastic and the absurd was always at the fore, lyrical prose and rich descriptions which helped to build a complete world for the reader was preferred. A clear moral compass not so much, as lessons have to be real not just what the ruling hegemony may dictate at that time. Science fiction and High Fantasy were my main genres but a good Fairy Tale or Myth was always good to keep the imagination working, this has made transitioning into reading YA a real pleasure, especially the way it has been developing over the last decade.
A lot of my personal reading is still speculative fiction, but I am branching into many more areas now that I work at Waterstones and have access to a lot of different books.
I want to transfer this love of reading to this blog and help more generations of new readers discover their favourite books and to help others choose books as gifts for the ‘children’ in their lives.
There will also be helpful tips and tricks for writers at whatever stage of their writing career, from daily prompts and help with NaNoWriMo all the way to contacts for agents and editors.
Wicked Words Quarterly has also made a return, a quarterly for speculative fiction; horror, science fiction and fantasy, or whatever you can tickle the editor’s interest with.
So keep an eye out for developments.

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Baskin-Robbins’ ice cream gets spooky for Halloween
Baskin-Robbins is selling a special flavoured ice cream for Halloween; Chocolate Trick ‘n Treats.
The ice cream is milk chocolate in flavour and includes chocolate and caramel sauce swirls. Lolly pieces, orange coloured crispy rice and diced almond pieces have also been added for a crunchy texture.
Chocolate Trick ‘n Treats is available in a scoop, sundae, thick shake, take-home packs and Halloween themed ice cream cakes.
Baskin-Robbins’ General Manager, Ben Flintoff, said Halloween is becoming increasingly popular throughout Australia.
“Our guests are embracing the treat in ‘trick or treat’ more and more each year,’ he said.
“By offering Halloween inspired treats throughout the month of October, as well as giving our guests the ability to create their own spooky dessert, Baskin-Robbins is giving our guests the treat they deserve and love.”
The ice cream flavour is available now until the end of October 2016.
Baskin-Robbins was established in the US in 1945 and its Australian branch is managed by Palm Oasis Ventures, a joint venture between the Galadari Brothers and Dunkin Brands International. There are over 85 Baskin-Robbins stores across Australia.
- Baskin-Robbins Australia appoints new General Manager
- Baskin-Robbins relaunches its cake range
- Baskin-Robbins introduces red velvet cake inspired menu options
- How ice cream companies remain relevant in winter, Baskin-Robbins shows how
Australian apple producer, Montague, has announced it will be supplying four new apple varieties to ...
Sunny Queen Meal Solutions, the wholesale supplier arm of Sunny Queen which sells egg based meals an...
Donut King has released a line of premium doughnuts called ‘The Royal Range’.
Baskin-Robbins Australia has added two new options to its menu.
Woolworths has launched a new ready-to-eat meal range with celebrity fitness trainer, Michelle Bridg...
Chobani will extend its Australian product range with the launch of Chobani Flip.
The pizza has been launched as part of a new campaign that will see Pizza Capers celebrate its top 1...
Red Rooster will now be using ebikes to deliver its food to customers around Australia.

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COMPUTER AND INTERNET POLICY AND PROCEDURES
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Revised 10/5/11, 1/09/13, 8/2015
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET:
There are six computers available for public use. Patrons with valid library cards may sign into these computers using their library card number and last name. Visitors may be signed on to the computers using guest passes or remote login provided by the library staff. All patrons are asked to follow the same set of rules.
We ask that patrons observe the rule of one individual per computer, as the space surrounding each terminal is limited.
Children between the ages of 10 and 18 years of age must have a parent sign a computer/Internet use policy. The parent must physically come to the library to sign this sheet. No signed computer policies will be accepted unless a library staff member witnesses the designated individual signing the sheet, in person, at the library circulation desk. The library affirms responsibility of the parents or guardians to guide their children’s use of the Internet.
Users are responsible for any loss or damage done to the computer, printers or their own information.
Patrons are limited to one hour (60 minutes) of computer use per day. Upon request and at the library staff’s discretion, patrons may be allowed additional time to complete their projects. Additional time may not be given if there is a waiting list for the computers.
Arrangements for proctored exams must be made ahead of time with the library director so that patrons may have use of the necessary computer time needed to complete tests.
Inappropriate use of the Internet is prohibited. It is illegal to access, view, print, distribute, display, send or receive images or graphics of material that violates laws relating to child pornography. Since the Internet Access computers are located in public areas which must be shared by library users of all ages, backgrounds and sensibilities, the library reserves the right to ask individuals to discontinue the display of information and images which violate these laws.
Individuals may not modify or gain access to files, passwords, or data belonging to others. Individuals may not seek unauthorized access to any computer system, damage or alter software components of any network or database. Patrons are responsible for compliance with all copyright laws protecting software.
The library does not provide e-mail accounts through the library’s Internet service provider on any computer.
Individuals may not harass, libel, or slander others, misrepresent oneself as another user, or plagiarize copyrighted information on the Internet.
The library staff is not required to instruct patrons in computer and Internet use, but will provide this service to the best of their ability as time permits. Patrons are encouraged to explore and become familiar with the Internet on their own, as staff experience varies and they may not be familiar with the application you wish to use.
Patrons with appropriate hardware may access the library’s wireless service. All users are expected to follow the library policies regarding inappropriate and illegal use of information and access. No time limitations will be applied to patrons with their own devices.
The library will make no attempt to differentiate between juvenile and adult users of the wireless internet service as we do with library-owned computers. The library will assume that those under 18 years of age in possession of the necessary equipment will have attained this equipment with the knowledge and approval of their parents or guardians.
Printing is available from all computers and through the wireless network. Wireless users with Windows 7 or less will automatically be directed to the circulation computer. Patrons with Windows 8 or above will automatically be directed to the networked printer. Printing charges apply as posted.

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This is a result of its strong effort to reorganize its business structure, among others, the acquisition of Cape Investment & Securities (formerly LIG Investment & Securities). Cape is also looking for another M&A opportunities.
According to industry sources on March 13, Cape Industries posted consolidated sales of 122.1 billion won last year, up 532.6 percent from a year ago. Its operating profit amounted to 6.1 billion won last year, a turnaround after three years of losses.
Its financial performance greatly improved last year thanks to the incorporation of Cape Investment & Securities as its subsidiary. Cape Investment recorded a net profit of 11.7 billion won last year, up 41.2 percent year on year. At present, Cape runs a total of nine subsidiaries, including a social casino game firm Socialinus.
The National Pension Service (NPS) has begun running an emergency inspection system for its investment management department with the appointment of acting chief investment officer and global alternative investment head, the South Korean pension fund said on July 25. In-Sik&hellip
South Korean asset managers are joining hands with French property investment firms to buy prime commercial buildings in the Netherlands and Belgium as they are turning eyes to the Benelux region for higher returns, sending their real estate values to&hellip
Blackstone, Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) and three property investment firms are vying for Sony Center in Berlin which South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) has put on the block in a transaction expected to fetch around €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion),&hellip


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Organising Hack: Toilet Paper Roll Organiser
Don't we all have these in our house. What most of us do is throw them away thinking it's useless. But this great idea will help you save them and make something creative out of it. Recycling and Reusing should be our motto so don't throw them away, instead make an organiser which will be so helpful that you will thank us later.
Things you will need;
-Toilet paper rolls
1. Cut the toilet paper roll according to how big or small you want.
2. Think of desired pattern you want to place them in.
3. Paint the inside of the roll using white acrylic paint.
4. Cut the printed paper to the size of the roll and wrap it around.
5. Attach the rolls together in a desired pattern using a glue gun.
6. Trace, cut and stick the cardboard at the bottom of the organiser.
This easy project will surely get you to work and save all those rolls.
Lots Of Love,

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The Art Scene in Lafayette
Rooster and I took a trip to Lafayette, Indiana to look at art a week before the Coronavirus came into all our lives. #Art #Lafayette #Indiana #Fort Ouiatenon #Purdue University #Art Museum of Greater Lafayette #Fuel Coffee Shop #Artists Own
The plan for our excursion to Lafayette was to check out the local art scene. Rooster and I make at least three trips a year to this city on the banks of the Wabash River. We usually visit the Indian Dealership and enjoy dinner at one of the local restaurants. There are some excellent motorcycle roads outside the city, so we often experience a long rambling ride home.
We have never considered exploring the downtown area of this community. I was surprised to discover there was more than one art gallery in this municipality when I went online hunting for adventure ideas. Purdue University is on the west side of the river, making up the tiny town of West Lafayette. I expected the hub of local culture to be centered there. To my surprise, the artistic center of the city was located downtown on the east bank of the river.
Lafayette, Indiana history
The French first settled the area around Lafayette with the establishment of Fort Ouiatenon. Before the war of 1812, there were many French settlements in Indiana. The fort was a place where fur trappers, settlers, and Indians came to make deals. Fur traders brought iron axes, knives, blankets, glass beads, and other manufactured items into the frontier to trade for beaver pelts.
Merchants soon came to the area and set up a trading post. The reenactment of the Feast of the Hunter’s Moon takes place every fall to honor the community’s early history with fur trappers and Native Americans. The settlement grew from a trading post into a city in 1825. The town’s founders named it after Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette.
The Revolutionary War hero Lafayette for short. The community’s early history illuminates the role this tiny hamlet on the banks of the Wabash River held as a place where cultures met to exchange ideas
Our first stop on the art scene in Lafayette
The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette was our first destination of choice. We told the GPS to take us to 102 S. 10th Street, and we were on our way. Frog and pig sculptures served as sentinels near the museum entrance. I noticed them as soon as we pulled into the parking lot. The two statues were so colorful; I had to snap a picture. The museum layout was slightly confusing.
There was one exhibition on the ground floor made up of black and white photos of people dealing with mental illness in their life experiences. We climbed down the purple stairs, thinking we would find other works of art in the basement. What we ran into was a series of studios where artists in the community came to create. There was also a small collection of masks noticeable when we descended the stairs. It was on the top floor, where we discovered amazing paintings dedicated to the African American experience.
The African American experience as part of the art scene in Lafayette
We wandered through the two rooms, mystified by the quality of the work. We explored the gift shop before climbing back down the purple stairs. Rooster said he would like to have a stairway the same color in our house. My taste runs in a different direction.
Rooster and I have never considered downtown Lafayette as an ideal adventure destination. We stumbled across this beautiful place when we searched for the Artist Own gallery. The shop advertised itself as a place where local artists displayed and sold their creations.
A stop at Fuel Coffee Shop during the art scene in Lafayette experience
We drove around Main Street, searching for a place to park several times. On our journey, we discovered Fuel Coffee Shop and decided it was time for us to enjoy a cup of Chai. If you’ve read many of my adventure blogs, you know Rooster and I are on a quest to find the perfect coffee shop to spend the afternoon writing. We were impressed with Fuel. I edited an entire chapter while we were there getting caffeinated.
Rooster enjoyed the cute Ph.D. couple sitting beside him, trying to make a love connection. (Purdue University lies on the other side of the river in West Lafayette. From what I could make of the conversation, the couple worked there. We weren’t eavesdropping. Their discussion was hard to escape. Rooster thinks they were on their first date.) When we finished working, we walked across the street to an antique shop.
Antique shop as part of the art scene in Lafayette
It wasn’t open for business even though the sign on the door stated otherwise. There was a wooden lamp made to resemble a life-sized man, which attracted Rooster’s attention. He wouldn’t have bought the light fixture even if the doors were open. He’s too frugal to pay the high price listed on the tag.
Artist Own as part of the art scene in Lafayette
We were able to find a parking space close to Artist Own. There was a wide variety of exciting pieces scatter throughout this space. From glass vases sitting in front of the window to capture the light, to sculptures, and jewelry, every item in the shop reflected the individual artist’s unique touch.
The clothing items and quilts caught my eye. It’s been a long time since I dabbled in quilt making. There are times when I miss sitting down with needle and thread and creating something with my own two hands. I even found tiny chicken pictures scattered in this gallery. Artist Own proved to be a stimulating stop on our Lafayette art excursion. Rooster and I decided to make a return trip and explore the downtown area of Lafayette when the warm weather arrives.
Saving the Hann Museum of Indiana Art for another visit to the art scene in Lafayette
The Hann Museum of Indiana Art was supposed to be our last stop for the day. We pulled into the parking lot, and the old house with the museum tucked inside, looked deserted, so the Museum doors closed early. There was a large garden in the back, and so we decided to make a return trip in the spring when it would be in bloom.
Rooster and I enjoyed our art excursion into this fascinating city. I know we will come back again when the weather turns warm. Lafayette may become one of our favorite adventure destinations over the upcoming summer. The sun was making its journey into the west to bring the end to another day of adventuring. It was time for us to make the journey home. It’s always nice when you can look at a community with a fresh set of eyes.
Who Is Molly Shea?
Molly Shea is an accomplished fictional short story writer from Indiana, who writes short stories and novels about a fictional town called Tecumseh. To read more of her short stories and adventures click here.
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'Freedom of the Press is a Licence to Kill'
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Freedom of the press has become a licence to kill," Mpumalanga Premier Ndaweni Mahlangu said in a half-page advertisement in Sunday's City Press.
In a closely typed attack on the media, headlined "The Naked Truth about the Mpumalanga Reshuffle", Mahlangu said: "The press is an old institution and has carried with it, through time, old habits.
"One of the habits is that of sending black people to jail. Firstly we were slaves which is equivalent to a life-style of life-time imprisonment; then, during the previous regime, black people were sent to jail for expressing their political opinion.
"Now black people are sent to jail for displaying any form of economic success. In the last couple of months the press has been trying to send every black official to jail including the president himself."
The Mpumalanga premier made headlines this week after reshuffling his cabinet to rectify "instances of mismanagement" and "alleged wrongdoing" discovered by a series of forensic audits.
He said that a daily paper alleged that the KPMG forensic report into the Mpumalanga department of health had been leaked to the media.
"... in English this means that members of the press stole the report," Mahlangu said.
Among those reshuffled were former provincial minister of health Sibongile Manana, who was made provincial minister of sports, recreation, arts and culture. Forensic audits found evidence that Manana and Rena Charles, her director general, had presided over a department where there were many abuses designed to profit relatives and close associates.
These included grossly mismanaging the province's R19-million HIV/Aids budget, including artificially "padded" equipment orders that resulted in fruitless expenditure of R13,7-million, and tampering with tenders. In May the premier placed the health department under curatorship.
The forensic audits followed a negative report on the department by the auditor general earlier this year.
However, Mahlangu lambasted the mostly black-owned and black-run media for its reporting on the cabinet reshuffle saying, "the danger with the media in South Africa is that it has elevated itself above the judiciary ... People are accused, prosecuted and sentenced in the courts of public opinion conducted by media agencies of dubious intent ...
"Imagine what a dispossessed Zimbabwean would do if they were allowed to become journalists in our country. I can imagine that they would attempt to kill the Mugabe in all black political leaders."
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Musical composition, usually brief, generally played as an introduction to another piece. The prelude originated as short pieces that were improvised by an organist to establish the key of a following piece or to fill brief interludes in a church service. Their improvisatory origins were often reflected in rhythmic freedom and virtuosic runs. A section in this style would often lead to a closing fugal section; in time this turned into a separate movement, and preludes came to be paired with fugues. In the 17th century, preludes began to be frequently written for lute or harpsichord. In later years the term came to be used for short piano pieces, often in sets, by composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Aleksandr Scriabin, and Claude Debussy.
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Metrical hymn tune associated in common English usage with the Lutheran church in Germany. From early in the Reformation, chorales were to be sung by the congregation during the Protestant liturgy. The words of the Lutheran chorales were often Latin plainsong hymn texts translated into the vernacular. The melodies were often borrowed from secular song and therefore displayed great melodic and structural simplicity. In modern times the chorale is considered to be a musical setting, usually polyphonic (multivoiced), of a traditional religious text.
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Zuchu – Kwikwi Mp3. Download latest music by Zuchu titled Kwikwi Mp3 on Warritatafo.com.ng
Tanzanian songstress, Zuchu, drops a brand new single for her fans’ listening pleasure titled Kwikwi. She delivers good vocals and notable lyrics, which you love upon hearing it.
The new record is an impressive track that serves as a follow-up to her recently released single with the “5 Star” crooner Adekunle Gold titled “Love“.
However, this deserves a spot on your playlist.
Listen to and share Zuchu’s new song – Kwikwi below.


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The full form of NATO is NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
What is NATO?
NATO is an organization whose main aim is to repel any future attacks by the Soviet Union. It’s an inter-military government alliance between Thirty European and North American countries.
This organization adheres to the North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4th April 1949 which is a peacetime military alliance against the Soviets.
In other words in case the soviet attacks any country which comes under NATO all other countries will come forward for its protection.
What is the role and function of NATO?
The main aim of NATO is to prevent war and safeguard all the countries which come under the organization.
NATO also helps in advancements of military security and maintain the economic stability of these countries. This organization has also catered mentally stabilising many European countries.
It encourages the members to consult on security and military end and maintain solidarity among themselves.
Why is India not part of NATO?
NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization that consists of members who are from the North Atlantic regions only. In addition to this joining ties with NATO can be detrimental for India’s relationship with Russia.
India is a major military power ranking among the top 5 in the world and has cordial relations with Russia, hence joining NATO will serve no interest in India.
How is NATO funded?
All the members of the organization collectively fund NATO the biggest contributor being the USA followed by Germany and France. These funding can be monetary or in form of operations and troops.

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Surprise…I’m back! Happy weekend everyone! I know it’s felt like 100 years since I’ve posted anything but I have been soaking up every second possible with my little dude! He’s almost in 6 month clothes, ahhhh. But it’s time I get back on the blog train…I miss it! Okay…maybe I missed my lovely husband building awesome things for me to post about 😛
Today I am posting pictures of our most recent project…plans by Ana-White. (Similar plans found here) Prior to me moving in, Reid liked to call the downstairs hang area his “man cave.” Sadly for him, I have pretty much taken over! We needed a little spruce up downstairs in order to add some life which is where this media console came into play. Warning: You do need a lot of power tools in order to build this piece but once you own them all, you pretty much can build any type of furniture!
We decided we liked the look of the “rustic” wood versus just spraying it white or grey. Most of the furniture in our house is that color scheme so we thought we would branch out a bit. In order to stain the plain pine wood, Reid made up a concoction of steel wool and apple cider vinegar as well as steel wool with white vinegar and let them sit in separate mason jars overnight. The two vinegars make different colored stains. Instructions for this found here. Before the vinegar stain is applied it is important that you essentially “beat up” your wood. Reid used tools such as hammers and socks stuffed with screws in order to imperfect the wood.
Once the stains have sat for 24-48 hours you are able to brush on the stain and let sit..it’ll continue to get darker so don’t fret when you brush it on. He ended up doing 2 coats on all of the wood to achieve the color we were looking for. You can do more if you prefer it darker, or less if you are looking for a lighter more natural wood finish. After the stain had fully dried I picked out an ivory spray paint in order to achieve that “unfinished look.” Vaseline was applied in random splotches (paint won’t stick to vaseline) which helped that rustic look.
Reid made the barn door hardware in order to save money and painted the metal with Rustoleum oil rubbed bronze spray paint. The hardware plans are found here.
Now for the fun part…decorating! I was able to go to Tj Maxx & Hobby Lobby and get all of the decorating items for $50! Navy blue & white patterned baskets, wooden pig, metal water tin with faux leaves, candles and white lantern are all courtesy of Hobby Lobby and their awesome 50% sales! That place is a dream come true. I found the white S at Tj Maxx and the metal basket was a gift from a friend but I have seen them many places! My next step to finishing our cave is refinishing the table, adding a colorful area rug, and built in cubbies along the wall where we can set up a kiddie play area. So much to look forward to!
I hope you enjoyed this project! Full step by step instructions located at www.ana-white.com. It’s really cool to see the different variations all of her followers have done! If you have any further questions on the media console we are happy to help!
For our next project…Coffee table!!! We just ordered these amazing grey leather couches for our main living room and are looking for a nice wood coffee table to add a little pizzaz 😉 I think I found the perfect one for Reid to do…it’s a good thing he likes me!
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PS-How is Auggie going to be 4 months next week?! Someone make it stop! Recent pictures of our lil’ family posted below.


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Five Most Popular DeFi Apps by Number of Users
When measuring user adoption rather than value locked in, liquidity and loan providers are the most popular applications in DeFi.
- Measuring the success of DeFi apps with total value locked (TVL) shows a distorted picture of the space.
- Instead, the total number of users is a better indicator of a dapp’s popularity.
- The top five dapps show that liquidity and loans attract tens of thousands of users to the space.
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DeFi apps have been one of the most lucrative and controversial sectors of the cryptocurrency industry. As various platforms cross multi-million dollar lock-in values, others are being hacked and drained of their funds.
But, how does one measure popularity?
Measuring Popularity by User Adoption
Ranking apps by the total value locked (TVL) isn’t the best indicator of their popularity as the fluctuating price of the ETH /USD price pair can have a huge impact on this metric.
Further, DAI being locked into smart contracts also skewers the real picture, as a few whales could be the real reason for massive shifts in TVL.
Instead, examining an app’s total number of users is a much better indicator of the project’s standing in the DeFi ecosystem. It is also much harder to manipulate the number of unique users that are using a platform.
If one is only looking at TVL, they may fail to recognize that only a handful of addresses are contributing to the majority of this figure.
At the time of publication, a single CDP holder has 127,274 ETH or roughly $26.3 million. Such users can skew the TVL metrics.
Ranking platforms this way also show what kind of services attract the most users, potentially providing a glimpse into the future of the ecosystem.
Here are the top five DeFi apps by the number of users.
1. Kyber Network
The Kyber Network leads the way when it comes to the total number of users. With 63,938 users, the on-chain liquidity protocol is the most popular DeFi app.
The platform has witnessed major growth this year, both in DEX usage and various other metrics, despite concerns over centralization.
A fully decentralized protocol for automated liquidity provision on Ethereum, Uniswap has had 54,256 users to date.
Earlier this year, Uniswap cleared all-time highs in terms of platform liquidity and ETH locked in reserves.
Compound is a money market protocol that allows users to earn interest and borrow crypto assets against collateral.
It recorded 27,910 users to date and has taken major steps towards achieving complete decentralization.
While it might not be the biggest dApp, OpenSea is the largest marketplace for crypto collectibles with 18,776 users to date.
The platform recorded a trading volume of $178,834 in the last week of April.
The collateralized lending protocol has had 14,954 users to date and is the fifth largest DeFi app in the space.
Despite seeing a $6.3 million volume in the past 24 hours, MakerDAO has gone through a massive liquidity crisis and has been dealing with centralization problems.


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Mumbai: Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s recent release '12th Fail' has been submitted to the Oscars as an independent nomination, confirmed the film's lead actor Vikrant Massey, who plays IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma in the movie.
During a media event, Vikrant shared the news and also spoke about his journey in the film industry that started when he was just 15.
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Getting a little smarter has never been easier — or more delicious.We’re used to hearing that cheese, and dairy more generally, are bad for you. But be prepared to be shocked: That may no longer be true.In a recent study, researchers worked off previous studies and data to conclude that cheese did not increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, Market Watch reports. Couple that with yet another study (this one conducted by Frontiers in Nutrition) proving that moderate red wine consumption is beneficial to both your heart and brain, and you’ve got yourself a justifiably healthy wine and cheese hour.
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One way to win to elections is to keep the people who support your opponent from voting. That’s why Republicans in New Hampshire proposed new laws last week making it difficult for college students to vote.
Last year, a conservative group calling itself Latinos for Reform ran an ad suggesting that Latinos should express their satisfaction with both parties’ immigration policies by not voting at all. The group’s website still carries a message telling Latinos that if they don’t want to be taken for granted, they shouldn’t vote. Not voting, of course, is precisely the way to ensure that politicians do take you for granted. But since Latinos largely vote Democratic, protesting immigration policy by staying home on election day would have overwhelming benefited Republicans.
College students, of course, also largely vote Democratic. The Twenty-Sixth Amendment guarantees the right of Americans 18 and over to vote, but the proposed legislation would have let college students vote only if their parents had established permanent residency in the state. Most students would presumably still be able to vote in their state of origin, but the law would make it much more difficult for them to vote than it would be for other more conservative citizens. The proposed legislation was ostensibly part of an effort to crack down on voter fraud. But, as Greg Sargent points out, there is little evidence of such fraud, and for the most part anti-fraud measures just make it more difficult for liberal groups to vote. New Hampshire Speaker of the House William O’Brien made it clear that was part of the motivation for the New Hampshire bill when he told to a Tea Party group that students lack “life experience” and “just vote their feelings.” “Voting as a liberal,” he told them, “that’s what kids do.”
The New Hampshire bill failed, partly because O’Brien’s comments hit YouTube. Even if as a very general rule our judgment improves as we get older, younger people also have a perspective and legitimate interests that older people lack. And if we are going to treat college age citizens as adults—tax them as adults, try them as adults, and even to serve in the armed forces as adults—we should allow them the same say in our government as everyone else. Making it difficult for the young to vote is no different than making it difficult for the elderly to vote would be. The great virtue of democracy in a society like ours is it forces parties to appeal to voters of all types—to the young and to the old, to blacks and to whites, to gays and to evangelical Christians. Steve Benen is right when he says that if Republicans want to win elections, “they should field better candidates and adopt a more sensible policy agenda, not push schemes like voter-ID bills that depress minority, youth, and low-income voter turnout.”


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Last week, we discussed the fact that bullish sentiment remained well below its bull market highs even though the S&P 500 was already there. This week's survey from Investors Intelligence showed that although bullish sentiment still isn't at new highs, it's getting much much closer. Bullish sentiment among newsletter writers currently stands at 53.3%, which is just shy of January's peak reading of 53.4%.

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The video is of a female singer and she climbs up a fire escape and goes through a window and she walks down the hall of the apartment building and all the neighbors are arguing and throwing things. The song is a medium pace and its angry. Heard it around the time myspace was famous.
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As anticipated Nokia will be holding a press conference on the 24th of February @ the Mobile World Congress 2014. Nokia is will be announcing a new phone codenamed Nokia Normandy which will be running android. According to online sources the Normandy will be running Android 4.4.1 KitKat. It is a brave move by Nokia to go to the Android route and they will be squeezing the Normandy in an already over populated platform. I do believe that finally Nokia will bring class to the Android platform and for once, i am very excited to see how Nokia will take the Android route.
You can watch the live stream of the Nokia X Normandy by heading to conversations.nokia.com on Monday February 24, at 8:30 am. Good luck Nokia with the launch and we all have our eyes on you.


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If you're weary of holiday music already (we know you're out there) but still long for something with a light classical touch, the Willamette Valley Symphony has you covered this weekend.
It's long been a tradition of the orchestra that it not offer any holiday-themed music during its year-end concert; consider it a bit of counter-programming designed to create an oasis for classical music lovers in the midst of wall-to-wall Christmas tunes.
"People need their ears cleaned with something that's normal," joked Jackie LaRue, the orchestra's executive director.
So the orchestra's program for this weekend's concerts has a light feel to it, but with nary a sleigh bell to be heard.
The centerpiece is Haydn's Symphony 100, which has been dubbed the "Military," but don't be fooled by the nickname, LaRue said: It includes a few references to military themes, but overall "it's a joyful, lighthearted piece, actually. ... Haydn always has humor in this works, and some surprises," and this work is no exception.
The concert also features Grieg's Holberg Suite, which showcases the orchestra's string section. LaRue called the piece, written to honor the Norwegian writer Ludvig Baron Holberg, "very melodic and very rich."
Also on the program is Robert Schumann's Overture, Scherzo and Finale, a piece that LaRue said "should have been a symphony" — all it lacks, she said, is the traditional slow movement. Schumann even referred to piece on one occasion as his "Symphony No. 2." The work includes a number of melodic contrasts, and builds to what LaRue called a "very fast finale, which is very exciting."
The guest conductor for this concert is David Jacobs of the University of Oregon, but LaRue said Jacobs is not among the finalists for the orchestra's music director role, which was left vacant when Sean Paul Mills left the mid-valley for a job at Ball State University. The orchestra has four finalists for the position, and each finalist gets a chance to conduct during one of its four other concerts this season.


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My mom was looking for something cute to hang up in one of the spare rooms which already has sort of a nautical theme to it. So we got a cheap picture frame and I designed this for her in Photoshop. She loves Styx so I incorporated that into it. It didn’t take much to do actually. It was a matter of finding a cool nautical font and arranging everything in a way that looks pleasing. And finding a nice color scheme that works. I’m going to have her customize it, so when I show it to her I’m going to have her let me know if there’s anything she wanted to change.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers want more answers from the state’s labor commissioner about the cause of the delay in rolling out new unemployment benefits.
The Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee will meet next week to discuss ongoing problems with the system, which has been overloaded due to record job losses from the coronavirus. The committee will focus on why contractors and the self-employed still cannot receive benefits after the $2.2 trillion stimulus package passed last month that expanded eligibility, said committee co-chair Mike Sylvester, D-Peaks Island.
Maine has lagged behind other states in paying out benefits to that group, and Sylvester said the committee wants to get a better understanding of what technological and staffing barriers stand in the department’s way on the record. Party leaders of both chambers requested Department of Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman appear at the meeting in a late-night letter to Gov. Janet Mills on Friday.
Watch: State labor commissioner speaks to unemployed Mainers
Sylvester said he has fielded thousands of emails and phone calls from constituents about the issue. Some have waited for over a month to get benefits.
“Maine has so many independent contractors and small businesses, and those folks have been waiting patiently for benefits,” Sylvester said. “But we’ve reached the point where patience isn’t going to keep the wolves from the door.”
The meeting comes after Fortman announced on Friday efforts to streamline up to 20,000 unemployment claims by skipping or speeding up some fact-finding interviews that would typically slow an approval.
Those efforts are expected to quickly approve claims for 5,000 people, while 7,000 claims will be denied first before they can apply again. The rest will see fact-finding interviews sped up.
The state has seen about 100,000 people file for benefits within a five-week period, and about two-thirds of those have received benefits. Over $100 million has been paid out in that timeframe.
The unemployment system has long been criticized for being difficult to navigate, especially after a revamp was botched three years ago. Maine’s unemployment hotline was staffed with just 14 people when unemployment claims began to climb in late March, and some claimants reported waiting days before getting help.
The department has since shuffled staff and hired 100 new employees to staff the phone lines to relieve the backlog. It has also expanded call-in hours.
The timing of the in-person meeting is being worked out, but Sylvester expected it would take place mid-week. The committee is only expected to meet once, he said.
Watch: Janet Mills says Maine is looking at ‘cautious reopening’


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Wooden model, moving parts, 3D puzzle, kinetic sculpture and game - another mechanical model fromUgearsmodelsin the form ofa moving theatre. With it you will present the work of the theatre and create a wonderful fairy tale for the youngest. The set consists of70 elementsmade ofveneer(plywood) fromUgearsmodels. Each element is precisely made by using laser cutting method. The modeldoes not have any electroniccomponents, and all movable parts move thanks to the use of rubber bands. The package includes sheets of plywood, from which you just need to squeeze theready elementsand connect them together according to the included illustrated instructions. Noglueor additionalassemblyparts are required to assemble the model. Assembly takesbetween 1 and 2 hours.
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- All puzzles are made of veneer (plywood), so they smell like wood
- The construction has wheels presenting certain types of characters. The first wheel represents positive characters - a prince and a king; the second wheel represents negative characters - a fire-breathing dragon, a witch and a cunning jester; the third wheel represents a reward, the victory of good over evil - a spinning moneybox or a princess
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SAN ANTONIO, TX, February 27, 2014 – BASF Crop Protection has teamed with the American Soybean Association (ASA), the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and the National Wheat Foundation (NWF) to present 10 students with scholarships today during the 2014 Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas. The scholarships are to be awarded to students across the country who are pursuing degrees in agriculture.
“BASF is committed to the future of agriculture and is honored to provide scholarship opportunities to individuals who are dedicated to their studies in this industry,” said Scott Kay, Vice President, U.S. Crop Protection, BASF. “These students are passionate about agriculture, and we look forward to watching them grow into the leaders and advocates for tomorrow.”
Recipients received their scholarships during the Commodity Classic media preview on Thursday, Feb. 27.
American Soybean Association Scholarship
The 2014-2015 ASA Secure Optimal Yield (SOY) Scholarship is a $5,000 award presented to an outstanding high school senior who has achieved high academic and leadership requirements, and is planning to pursue a degree in an agriculture-related field at an accredited college or university.
Caleb Brannon of Puryear, Tennessee, was chosen as the 2014-2015 ASA SOY scholarship recipient. Brannon, a senior at Calloway County High School, will pursue a degree in agricultural business at Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, beginning this fall.
“For the seventh year, ASA is pleased to partner with BASF to offer this opportunity to an exceptional student,” said ASA President Ray Gaesser, a producer from Corning, Iowa. “The agriculture industry has a bright future, thanks to dedicated young people like Caleb.”
National Corn Growers Association Scholarships
For the seventh year in a row, BASF teamed up with NCGA to provide the William C. Berg Academic Excellence in Agriculture scholarships to undergraduate or graduate students pursuing an agricultural degree.
“We are proud to recognize students who make a real impact in agriculture,” said Martin Barbre, President of NCGA. “The support BASF provides allows us to ease the financial burden on these students, letting them focus on their education.”
The program awarded scholarships of $1,000 each to the following students:
|Clayton Carley of Milford, Illinois – a junior at Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois, studying crop science and agricultural education.|
|Hillary Kletscher of Lamberton, Minnesota – a junior at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, studying biological systems engineering.|
|Emma Likens of Swanton, Nebraska – a junior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, studying agricultural journalism.|
|Nicole Schubert of Rockford, Iowa – a junior at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, studying animal science and animal ecology.|
|Lauren Zitelman of Alma, Missouri – a sophomore at University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, studying agribusiness management.|
National Wheat Foundation Scholarships
In its second year, the Jerry Minore Memorial Scholarship fund honors students pursuing careers in the agriculture industry. A total of four students will be awarded a $1,000 or $1,500 scholarship.
As a BASF Senior Market Manager, Minore was a liaison to the wheat industry, including the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and the Foundation, and an advocate for wheat growers, who passed away unexpectedly in February 2012. To honor his advocacy for the wheat industry, BASF partnered with NAWG to fund the scholarships.
“We are pleased to partner with BASF on something that was important to Jerry,” said NWF Chairman Jimmie Musick. “This scholarship is a great way to support youth who express interest in the wheat industry and also continue to honor Jerry’s legacy.”
Recipients of the NAWG scholarship include:
|Trey Heitschmidt of Bushton, Kansas – will be attending Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, in the fall of 2014 and plans on studying agronomy.|
|Heidi Jamison of Garfield, Washington – a sophomore at the University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, studying agribusiness.|
|Max Mielke of Davenport, Washington – will be attending Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, in the fall of 2014 and plans on studying agricultural economics.|
|Lee Moore of Red Springs, North Carolina – a freshman at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, studying agricultural business management.|


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Análise da produção científica acerca do uso de tecnologias por estudantes com Transtorno do Espectro Autista na escola
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Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized as an atypical development in relation to communication and social interaction based on patterns of behavior, activities and interests that are restricted and repetitive. There are difficulties regarding access to DICT (Digital Information and Communication Technologies) for students with ASD and questions are raised about whether the use of technologies by this public at school has been effective for the learning and active participation of these students in the pedagogical scope. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the scientific production about the use of technologies by students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at school. For this, a systematic literature review research was carried out, in which 9 articles related to ASD, education and technology were analyzed. After analyzing the articles, it can be seen that they apply in an instrumental aspect, with a lot to advance from the perspective of media-education in the relationship with students with ASD, however, those works that use the image, visual resources to problematize the contents are quite positive, considering the uniqueness of the student with ASD. In addition, not having found any article that has the specificity of working the content in a critical or critical-productive perspective is problematic, making the production of media language in schools scarce, since the technology was used in such a way that the format of activities to produce, just to make the proposal more interesting for students. Furthermore, it was possible to understand the importance of the mediation of the teacher in the life of the student and that it is necessary that teacher education is carried out in a critical and creative way, addressing the use of DICT in teaching. Thus, it is concluded that the use of technologies by students with ASD at school has been effective for learning, however, it has not been done so that there is an active participation of students in what is being produced in the school environment.
Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA), Inclusão, Mídia-educação, Tecnologia, Educação
LOPES, Flávia Roberta Dias de Santana. Análise da produção científica acerca do uso de tecnologias por estudantes com Transtorno do Espectro Autista na escola. 2021. 67f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação) – Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2021.


Did you know that the U.S. Digital Service is a thing? It is now. The White House established it in order to create “a customer-focused government through stronger IT“, aka hiring the people who helped fix healthcare.gov after realizing that the most talented programmers around do not happen to double as public employees.
One of those people was Mikey Dickerson — current title Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer, current LinkedIn status “pursuing a number of schemes“. He plays a starring role in this new “Day One” video:
While the group’s ostensible purpose is to ” improve the delivery of federal services, information, and benefits”, Dickerson wants you to know that the most important issue is the dress code — or lack thereof.
From The Hill and starting at 3:05 in the video above:
“I will put together a whole package…of the comments…and emails that I get…from people…who want to know whether I’m wearing a suit to work.
That’s just the quickest shorthand way of asking: ‘Is this the same old business as usual or are they actually going to listen?”
As Dickerson told The New York Times in an interview this weekend:
“I still have a cafeteria, free soda and a bowling alley in my building. So I’m right at home.”
Dickerson is obviously very good at his job, though something tells us he will not serve as the future face of government and that he won’t convince the Obama administration’s critics that public services can be a force for good.
But at least he doesn’t wear t-shirts to work.


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When we're not feeling our best, whether we're stressed out or we're coming down with a cold, we often turn to "comfort food" to soothe ourselves. There's nothing wrong with using food to feel better as long as you don't eat something that will just end up making you feel worse later. But, don't worry, there are plenty of healthy comfort foods that you can enjoy with guilt or regret. Here are 15 delicious ideas:
1. Bowl of Oatmeal. There's no better way to start the day (especially a cold one) than with a warm bowl of oatmeal. Not only will the fiber in oatmeal help you feel full longer, it will also help your heart by reducing the amount of cholesterol you absorb. As if that isn't enough, you can make your breakfast even more special by adding a variety of healthy toppings. Try a 1/4 cup of blueberries, 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts and a dash of cinnamon or 1/2 a sliced banana and 1 tablespoon of peanut butter. You'll feel good from the inside out.
2. NB&H. Just like the PB&J of your childhood, a nut butter and honey sandwich will hit the spot when you're out of sorts. This grown-up version of the brown-bag staple can be made from any kind of nut or seed. It's easy to make your own nut butters in a food processor. Try almonds, hazelnuts or cashews. Although nuts are high in calories, they pack a huge nutrition punch, providing heart-healthy mono- and polyunsaturated fats, filling protein and essential vitamin and minerals.
3. Chicken Noodle Soup. Even the Mayo Clinic agrees that chicken soup can reduce inflammation and speed the loosening of mucus in the sinuses, so listen to your Mom on this one. If you're feeling bad, go for soup. If traditional chicken noodle is too bland for your grown-up tastes, there are lots of options to spice it up including ginger and pesto.
4. Baked Potato. It might feel naughty, but if you top your baked potato with Greek yogurt and salsa or grilled chicken and reduced-fat cheddar, you'll have a filling, hearty meal that's healthy, too. But don't stop with just the humble white potato, there are so many other delicious varieties. If you're looking for extra comfort, try baked sweet potato fries! Sweet potatoes are packed with beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant, and vitamins A and C. They also don't spike blood sugar levels as much as regular potatoes.
5. Mmmm, Meatloaf. You don't have to choose between delicious and bad for you or healthy but dry and crumbly. Cook your meatloaf in a crockpot and you can turn extra lean ground beef into a dinner delight. You can change up the herbs in the recipe above to create your own meatloaf variations. Try dill and garlic or spinach and Italian seasoning.
6. Chicken and Dumplings. This version tastes an awful lot like Grandma's but without all the fat and salt that made hers a disaster waiting to happen. Olive oil, boneless, skinless chicken breast and skim milk are combined with fresh veggies and no-salt-added chicken stock to make a meal that will turn any rainy day into a lovely evening.
7. Chinese "Take-Out." To make typical Chinese-restaurant dishes into healthy comfort food, you'll have to cook them yourself, but it's soooo worth it. This combination of Cashew Chicken and Baked Egg Rolls will hit the spot without send your blood pressure through the roof from all the salt.
8. Pizza. A slice of pizza every once in a while won't hurt you, but this cauliflower crust pizza is healthy enough to eat whenever you have a craving. Once you've baked the crust the toppings are up to your imagination. Try fresh tomatoes, basil and buffalo mozzarella for a traditional taste or go for grilled chicken breast, reduced-fat cheddar and a drizzle of barbeque sauce for something more fun.
9. Apple Pie. The individual apple pies you'll find at fast-food places and grocery stores can have anywhere from 250-470 calories a pop! But this 15-minute hand pie, made with fresh apples and phyllo dough, clocks in at only 161 calories. You won't miss the fat when the flavor hits you.
10. Chocolate Mousse. Traditional mousse desserts are full of fat and calories that taste delicious but will likely leave you feeling bad about your food decision. But you can enjoy the great taste of chocolate mixed with Greek yogurt for a super-satisfying dessert with only 150 calories. Garnish with strawberries or banana slices for a sophisticated look and flavor.
11. Biscuits and Gravy. You can transform this traditional comfort food into a healthy, hearty breakfast with a few simple recipe upgrades. Add whole wheat flour to the biscuits to increase the fiber and cut the fat right out of the gravy by using a delicious combination of mushrooms and herbs instead of sausage.
12. Mac & Cheese. Skip the box to turn this kid-friendly comfort food into a dinner-time staple. This simple recipe with sophisticated flavor features turkey bacon and three kinds of cheese. Add chicken and veggies to make a one-dish meal like this Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese.
13. Casserole. Warm and easy to make, casseroles are also easy to share at picnics and potlucks. Many suffer from too much fat due to high-calorie meats, cheeses and other dairy ingredients. But this Chicken Enchilada Casserole relies on the rich flavors of salsa, cilantro and cumin instead so you'll never miss the fat.
14. Pasta Alfredo. This Italian comfort food might sound like big no-no for most healthy eating plans since a typical serving packs in 800 calories and 48 grams of fat, but you can make a satisfying version using evaporated milk, goat cheese and parmesan with less than half the calories and 1/5 of the fat!
15. Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup. Turn a typical grilled cheese into a healthy lunch by using less cheese and packing in the flavor with tomato, basil and red onion. Pair this lighter sandwich with warm tomato soup for some serious comfort.


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Corsicana Daily Sun
Navarro County Tax Assessor/Collector Russell Hudson has his plan ready for a busy Thursday in the tax office at the Navarro County Courthouse.
Thursday, Jan. 31, is the last day to pay current property taxes without being subject to late fees and penalties.
He expects things to be busy, but is making some special accommodations to take care of last-minute tax payers.
“We’ll be open until 5 p.m., or when the last person in line is served,” Hudson said.
For taxpayers who have everything ready to go, there will also be a special “drop box” set up at the courthouse for taxpayers to deposit their bills and payments in, he added.
Property taxes can also be paid online through a link from the county’s website, and taxpayers have until midnight on Thursday to make online payments using credit cards or electronic checks. Fees apply for both of those transactions, Hudson said.
Another option — payment by mail — is also available. Provided the payment is postmarked by Jan. 31, it will also be credited as paid on time.
On the web: www.co.navarro.tx.us then select County Tax Assessor/Collector page.
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Fuerza Bruta: Look Up -- An Interactive Theatrical Event
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FuerzaBruta was an amazing experience. The actors were extremely engaged, the music was hard to stay still to, and the descending pool was magic. The sensory images were unlike any other show I have seen. FuerzaBruta is original, beautiful, freeing, and exhilarating. Allow yourself to be free & open to experience. The shy need to stay away from this event. The performers need your vitality and energy to help the vibe remain strong!!! I know this show is closing very soon - so go and catch it while you are still able! You will NOT regret it :)
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“…a physical and visual extravaganza.” —The New York Times
“A dazzling blend of erotic, hypnotic, aquatic.” —New York Post
“Unexpected magnificence. Sensual, unearthly, nearly hallucinatory.” —Star-Ledger
Fuerza Bruta: Look Up, the smash-hit from the creators of the international phenomenon De La Guarda, pushes the boundaries of theater. Worlds collide, dreams are real, and reality takes a back seat. The music is incredible, and the visual effects are mind-blowing: a man running full-throttle through a series of moving walls, women frolicking in a watery world suspended just inches above the audience … It’s a must-see show that floods the senses.
Among the celebrities that have been spotted at the show are: Jim Carrey, Rachel McAdams, Jude Law, Beyonce Knowles, Shakira, John Legend, Orlando Bloom and Ryan Gosling. Come experience the 360° heart-pounding theatrical extravaganza for yourself!