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American actor Robert Urich said, “A healthy outside starts from the inside” and a recent Switzerland-based study states that may be the case as well.
Depression puts you at a higher risk for physical diseases according to Swiss researchers.
Roughly one-third of the study’s 14,300 participants who suffered from depression also suffered from at least one physical disease. Arthritis and arthrosis were among the most common in the study.
What could cause this unusual link? Two possibilities were raised:
- Depression causes disinterest in physical activity, which may lead to joint diseases.
- People with joint diseases are often limited in their daily activities, negatively affecting their mental health and ultimately resulting in depressive symptoms.
Professor Gunther Meinlschmidt, the research group leader stated a better understanding of the connection is the basis for providing better health care for people who suffer from physical and/or mental diseases.
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“Robert Mueller, the new special prosecutor,” says Dick Morris, “is out for Trump’s head in the worst possible way.” He comments on the relationship between Comey, the pretext upon their third wheel, Rod Rosenstein, appointed Mueller, as them being “quite an item.”
Morris notes that Comey and Mueller are” best friends, they worked together, they were hand in glove partners at the Justice Department when Mueller was the head of the FBI and Comey was the Assistant Attorney General, and at one point the acting attorney general and they’ve worked together seamlessly throughout. They even worked together in the prosecution of the anthrax bomber, where they had the wrong man.”
Morris says, “Mueller is clearly out for blood, he is determined to bring Trump down.” He points out that the very existence of two articles that frame the next steps of the witch hunt show the underhanded tactics that Mueller is using in order to get Trump’s head on a platter. “They were both anonymously sourced and obviously came from Mueller’s office. So he is continuing the policy that Comey followed of denying leaks, castigating them in public, ‘planning to investigate them,’ and then leaking like crazy to the media to get your points made.”
Morris says, “This concept of trying the person you’re investigating in the press and leaking every single little artifact of your investigation, is terrible, it’s outrageous and he should not be allowed to get away with it. I think he should be censured for that and I think that Congress should pass a law and Trump sign it, prescribing very severe penalties for leaking from a special prosecutor investigation.”
The first of the two articles reported the decision by Mueller to target the President based upon the universal gotcha of “obstruction of justice.” Morris points out that “When a special prosecutor is hired to investigate a crime that never occurred, and go after somebody who is in no way responsible for it, what they do is they then investigate the investigation.
He explains how that model is now being followed, along with the other useful tool when hunting witches, that of carte blanche to investigate and thereby attack the President on any basis, any issue or possible offense, real or imagined, once an investigation has been opened. The combination of the two may be insurmountable and they’ve got the media pressing their case as well.
Morris reminds America, “We worked damn hard to elect Trump, we’re going to work very hard to reelect Trump, but we need to work very hard right now to spread the word that this investigation is bogus, that it’s investigating something that never occurred, that it’s a Democrat Party game of gotcha escalated to the ultimate degree. And we’d better work damn hard to keep Donald Trump, not just to elect and reelect him, but it’s going to take a real effort to keep him and keep those Republican votes in line in the House and the Senate.”
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By Anna Hope
Random House, 2014
Set in 1920, Wake tells the story of three women during one week in London, culminating on Armistice Day, when an “unknown British solider” is buried at Westminster Abbey. Hettie is a 19-year old who lives with her mother and brother, and works as a dancer at the Palais in Hammersmith. She gets paid six pence to waltz with single men who come to the popular dance hall. Evelyn is a single woman in her late 20s who works at the Pensions office in Camden Town and has never gotten over a lost love. And Ada is a mother mourning the loss of her son who died during the war. Each chapter of the book recounts one day in this week and as the novel progresses the three women’s stories become increasingly woven together. Additionally, the story of the exhuming of the unknown soldier and his journey to Westminster Abbey for the public burial is peppered between the women’s narratives.
It took me a little while to settle in to this book as I was not sure at first which characters to focus on as the multiple stories were introduced. But once I figured out that Hettie, Ada and Evelyn were the main characters, I settled in and enjoyed their stories and I thought the book came to a satisfying end. I read Wake after I finished the latest season of Downton Abbey, and I enjoyed being further immersed in post-WWI London life. I also liked how Hope explored three distinct female experiences with the war and how all of their lives were changed by it.
Hope lives in England and is also an actress.
I received an e-copy of this book via NetGalley.
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award announced their shortlist this week. Dublin City Public Libraries manage this award and public libraries from all around the world nominate the books. “Titles are nominated on the basis of ‘high literary merit’ as determined by the nominating library.” This year’s list has a great collection of international writers to explore.
One of my favorite debuts that I read (and reviewed) last year was on the list, Absolution, by Patrick Flanery.
Also on the list is The Spinning Heart, by Donal Ryan, which is about life in rural Ireland after the recent financial collapse. The book is told from a collection of voices and looks like a moving portrait of life in Ireland. He also made it on the Booker longlist.
The Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction also announced their shortlist and three of the books are debuts. I’ve mentioned two before: A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing, by Eimear McBride and Burial Rites, by Hannah Kent.
The third debut is The Undertaking, which was written by another Irish author, Audrey Magee. This book just published in February 2014 and is about a German solider who during WWII agrees to a marry a woman he has never met, so that he can get a “honeymoon” leave from the warfront. Their marriage and bond end up being more than either expected. It sounds like an intriguing look at love and war.
I will also note, although it is not a debut novel, that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah is also on this shortlist. I recently read that book and was blown away by the richness of her characters and her ability to write about race and ethnic identity in such a clear and moving way. It’s one of the best books I’ve read this year.
The Partner Track
By Helen Wan
St. Martin’s Press, 2013
Ingrid Yung has done her time at Parsons Valentine & Hunt LLP, a corporate law firm. She has worked up the ranks and as a Chinese American woman is poised to become the first minority female partner. She works in the mergers-and-acquisitions division and has just been given an important case. As long as it goes well, partnership should be hers. The novel unfolds over the course of a few months during which Ingrid balances work on the acquisition, a relationship with a colleague and a request that she join the firm’s Diversity Initiative.
Despite her successes, Ingrid struggles to be seen and to be treated as an equal by the white male lawyers who are oblivious to how much race and gender influence their perspectives on the world. Wan deftly sets the context of the firm, including banter in the staff dining room (aka the Jury Box), the politics of the annual summer picnic, and the day-to-day drudgery of the work, then she homes in on the places and situations where Ingrid is overlooked or misperceived. I felt very close to Ingrid, who is a funny, insightful and self-deprecating narrator. This book is well-paced and written in clear and insightful prose. I much enjoyed the story and Wan vividly brings to life the experiences of a minority female lawyer in a corporate law firm.
Wan is a lawyer and has worked at corporate firms in New York and as Associate General Counsel at Time Inc. I discovered this book when I heard her read at the Lit at Lark series. She was profiled in The Washington Post earlier this year.

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What is the best soundcard on the market right now for pci slots?
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any soundblaster card will give you exceptional performace and unless you're an audiophile there's no need to get top of the line, you won't tell the difference 99% of the time.
Needs do define "best".. Do you want to play games? Make music? Listen to music?
Mostly listening to music and playing games. I currently have a creative audigy platinum ex but its been malfunctioning so i wanted to get another one.
Bottom end- Audigy SE, which is like $29 US at Walmart.
Highest End- XiFi series, which you can now find a "XiFi Gamer" for around $100 USD. The one's with specific music editing/making toys can go all the way up to $400 US.
Middle-roaders include the Audigy2 and Audigy4 series.
You won't notice great differences in the audio cards, but you will detect great differences in the speakers. If you budget is limited, spend the money on speakers that are quality and protected so they don't get blown in the first few days that you have them.
I would buy the speakers first, then buy the speakers later (Even if you have speakers now). Buy the audio card with what is left, or buy it later, if budget is an issue, because bad speakers can blow an audio card. Good speakers can make even a bad audio setup, even integrated, sound pretty good.

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ATHENS, OH--October 1, 2008--LibLime, the leader in open-source solutions for libraries, announced today that J. David Bavousett has joined LibLime as Implementation Specialist.
David comes to LibLime from the Abilene Library Consortium where he had worked since 2002 as Project Manager and Systems Administrator. Prior to that, David worked as a Systems Analyst Consultant for both Computer Horizons Corp. and Laboratory Corporation of America.
"I'm pleased to be joining LibLime at this time," David says. "I believe firmly that open source is the mechanism that will enable libraries to do greater things with technology, at lower cost moving forward. LibLime is a beacon showing the way for libraries to move in that direction."
"I'm honored to be joining this brilliant team of people; the wide variety of experiences that the LibLime team has makes for a great mix--from new, fresh ideas, to long careers in the library industry. I'm already enjoying the benefits of that, and I'm sure our customers do too," David adds.
"David is already bringing expertise and efficiency to LibLime's implementation department," says Joshua Ferraro, CEO of LibLime. "We're really lucky to have him. David has got extensive experience with both Unicorn and DRA Classic, which will be especially valuable for migrations upcoming in 2008."
LibLime is the global leader in open-source solutions for libraries, with a mission to make open source accessible to libraries. Rather than sell software licenses for static, hard-to-customize software products, LibLime educates libraries about the benefits of open source, enabling them to make choices about how best to provide their communities and staff with better technology services. LibLime then facilitates implementation of open-source in libraries by providing outstanding development, customization, support and training solutions--solutions tailored to each library's needs. For more information, see http://liblime.com.


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Lydril Syrup is a combination of four medicines: Ammonium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Diphenhydramine and Menthol which relieve cough. Ammonium chloride is an expectorant which works by decreasing the stickiness of airway secretions and helps in their removal from the airways. Sodium citrate is a mucolytic which thins and loosens mucus (phlegm), making it easier to cough out. Diphenhydramine is an antiallergic which relieves allergy symptoms like runny nose, watery eyes and sneezing. Menthol is an organic compound which produces a sensation of coolness and relieves minor throat irritation.
Lydril Syrup is used in the treatment of cough.
Stomach pain / epigastric pain, Allergic reaction, Sleepiness, Dizziness, Thickened respiratory tract secretions, Coordination impaired.
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a measuring cup and take it by mouth. Shake well before use. Lydril Syrup may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

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I’ve been planning a Halloween post and then there was no time to blog! So here it is, just a day too late. I made this ATC for a Halloween swap, I used this pattern to crochet BOO.
This is the pretty ATC I received for the same swap. It’s made by Kathie.
And I made a Halloween collage in my new altered book Rooie, just finished it this morning.
There will be a post in the next few weeks to tell you what happened to my first unfinished altered book Een stem van papier.

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I’ve read a couple of books recently which have been marketed as being funny which have left me wondering if I’ve had a sense of humour breakdown because I’ve struggled to see anything even vaguely amusing about them. Happily, that was certainly not the case with this read which is full of puns and other delightfully funny parts which left me smiling very broadly as I made my way through it.
Our story opens with the wonderful: ‘Betsy Bow-Linnet really wanted to kick something, just to make herself feel better,’ before going on to list possible targets including her grandfather who (most fortunately for him) is deemed to be ‘too alive’ to warrant such abuse. Her yearning to resort to violence is explained by her frustration at believing herself to be a terrible disappointment to her concert pianist parents as she does not appear to have inherited their musical prowess.
With the support of her much beloved grandfather, Betsy practises as hard as she can before playing in front of an audience comprising her family and invited guests where, inevitably, things do not go well and she is left wondering what else she can do to avoid further embarrassing herself or her parents.
At this point she receives a letter from a stranger: Gloria Sprightly, who promises Betsy great success if she follows Gloria’s secret method. Desperate to win her parents’ approval, and curious to see what the method entails, Betsy agrees only to find herself swept along by the deceit the method involves once she has commenced. Cue a near-disaster involving the secret method, coupled with much soul-searching by Betsy as to what she should do to rectify the situation. Will she come clean without further disappointing her parents?
All the way through this book, I found myself smiling, whether at some of the fabulous character names or the regular intervals at which Grandad’s elbows flap in response to his emotions. There are also some great visual jokes courtesy of illustrator Ashley King to complement the text such as the picture of the tops of Mr and Mrs Bow-Linnet’s heads, which is frequently Betsy’s view of her parents from upstairs. Rather than the black and white illustrations often presented, the glorious pictures within this read are enhanced throughout by the use of green which both brightens them and acts to draw the reader’s attention, ensuring that they are not ‘skipped over’ as some are as the reader hastens to read on.
Many children (and adults) will see themselves in this book. Betsy is desperate to be valued by her parents for being herself – not as a miniature version of them. It is all too easy for adults to not choose the best words when talking to, or about, their offspring so that they believe they are disappointments like Betsy does and I felt quite sad for her that that was the case here. As with many children, Betsy is blessed with a sympathetic grandparent who has the benefit of life experience and who clearly dotes on her and the relationship between the two of them is a thing of great love and joy for both.
This is such a cheering book – one which I will have great pleasure in adding to the shelf to share with my class and one which I suspect I will find hard to keep there once we are back to normal.
Enormous thanks go to Little Tiger for the copy they were kind enough to send me ahead of publication on 23rd July. 5 out of 5 stars.
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Discover the subtle beauty of the New Mexico landscape. Its nickname - “Land of Enchantment” - fits perfectly. A lot of unique natural scenery will accompany you during all hauls, two trips will never feel the same.
Embark on a fresh Motorsport Manager challenge with the Endurance Series. Take iconic long-distance cars for the ride of your life as you navigate epic distances with the goal of winning championships. Try two new competitions – IEC A and B – and meet new teams along the way. Experience new race lengths – 90 minutes, 3 hours or even 6 hours!
Need a new look for your Bomber, but about to send your Crew off for another perilous run? Don’t fear, the Bomber Skin Pack is here!
Things have taken a strange turn in the locked off wings of an abandoned hospital. A mad scientist and his hoard of undead guard their territory within the gothic halls. Outside an ominous sky of thunder, rain and lightning blankets the surrounding woods. Once again, you’ll have to craft, fight and scheme your way to freedom from this eerie supernatural slammer.
Arcade & Indie £2.79
In Sudden Strike 4: Road to Dunkirk, relive battles leading up to one of the world‘s most daring military rescue missions. Following the invasion of France in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force and parts of the French Army had retreated to Dunkirk and awaited evacuation, while German forces had been closing in to crush them.
Experience the fun and moving sequel to “The Inner World” (you don’t need to know the first part!). Save the flute noses from persecution and evil Emil!
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all!
Bomber Crew - Deluxe Edition includes the base Game + the Season Pass
The expansion adds 350 new assets to the core game, adding a massive selection of new visual options, complete with eco-friendly buildings, organic shops, electric vehicles, and new services designed to make pollution a quaint notion of the past. Players can create more diversified cities, or go completely green as the urban population grows.
European Suburbia, the newest content creator theme pack for Cities: Skylines is bringing the suburban fantasy of Europe to city builders around the world. Players can expand their city with 80 new special residential buildings and props, straight from modder Samantha “Avanya” Woods, inspired by cities throughout Europe, including England, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Holland!
Human:Fall Flat is a quirky, open-ended physics-based puzzle and exploration game set in floating dreamscapes. Your goal is to escape these surreal dreams by solving puzzles with nothing but your wits and physics. FREE content update available now!
Holy Potatoes! What the Hell?! is a whacky hell-themed cooking management sim where you take on the role of a chef in an Afterlife populated by potatoes! Sort potato sinners into cooking stations to extract sinfully delicious ingredients, cook up incredible potato-based recipes, and appease the gods in your Pantheon by serving them savory spud dishes!
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At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
**Bear With Me is an episodic noir adventure game. Amber is trying to find her missing brother while being aided by her trusty teddy, Ted E. Bear.**
In the third and final Episode of Bear With Me, Ted is looking for Amber who seems to have been kidnapped. Only he can rescue her, and only she can take down the arsonist Red. The series finale brings emotional turmoil as Amber finally confronts Red to end things. For better or worse.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.
RPG (Roleplay) £24.99
Twickles is an original puzzle game with a minimalist aesthetic. Navigate a ball through increasingly complex labyrinths by rotating their individual parts or the entire structure. Think ahead to complete each level in the perfect amount of moves and collect all of the trophies.
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Explore the social life of Laura in this spiritual sequel to A Normal Lost Phone.
Stellaris: Synthetic Dawn provides an all-new way for players to establish their empire across the stars, starting the game as a Machine Empire -- a society made up entirely of robots. Unique game features and event chains will allow the machines to expand as a robotic consciousness, and create an AI-led network that grows to galactic dominance

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Produced exclusively for DVD, with nearly 3 hours of the hottest standup comedians performing in the funniest program on TV.
Mock the Week - "Too Hot for TV" contains all the best laugh out loud moments that couldn't be shown on TV or anywhere else, for reasons of taste, decency and sheer outrageousness.
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In addition the DVD features exclusive DVD Extras including: 'The Producer's Cut' of the top 3 episodes from series 5 (2007) re-edited with another 17 minutes of too hot for TV material restored.
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Geneva’s Card Trick Quilt!
Geneva Burch pieced this captivating card trick quilt! It features Card Trick quilt blocks made from many different pretty prints surrounded by a bright, abstract yellow border. I quilted it in “Curly Swirly” for her using gold thread and did the binding. It is a beautiful quilt, Geneva! 🙂

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Research on Integration Modular Avionics System Health Management
Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) synthesizes the information, resource, ability, and process of avionics system to form unified information collection, united resource allocation, unified capacity organization, unified process synergy, unified function integration, and unified system management through sharing, integration, synergy, and fusion so as to achieve the goal of low cost, high efficiency, high efficacy, high performance, and high reliability. However, realization of avionics system integration will be confronted with many problems. In this paper, we first analyze the problems of IMA system and the relations among each problem in detail and describe organizational process of system heath capability; second, aiming at the above problems, we propose the solution to system health management, analyze, and summarize the solution in detail.
KeywordsIMA Health management Failure Capability
This paper is supported by Avionics Science Foundation (No. 20125552053), National Key Basic Research Program of China (No. 2014CB744900), and Graduate starting seed fund of Northwestern Polytechnical University (No. Z2013130).
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Jonas Vingegaard hails Tour de France rival Tadej Pogačar ‘one of the greatest riders of all time’
Vingegaard parries Pogačar's attacks on the Alpe in day one of daunting nine-stage mission to defend yellow jersey.
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ALPE D’HUEZ, France (VN) – Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar exchanged a grimacing smile during a brief pause in hostilities on the Alpe d’Huez on Thursdy.
It was a grim admiration of their ability to hurt one another.
“It was down to respecting each other. I can only speak for myself, but I have a lot of respect for Tadej, And I think the other way around,” Vingegaard explained after he successfully defended his yellow jersey for the first time Thursday.
“He can do everything. He’s one of the greatest riders of all time already, I would say. I have a lot of respect for him and I think it comes down to that.”
Vingegaard and his yellow jersey rival lit up the final bends of the Alpe on stage 12 of the Tour de France in scenes first seen on the Mont Ventoux last summer.
The dynamite Dane dropped Pogačar on the flanks of the Ventoux in the UAE Emirates captain’s one flash of weakness in his storming ride to a second Tour title.
It proved a flash of things to come for the Jumbo-Visma ace.
Twelve months later, Vingegaard is back, and this time, he’s the one in yellow.
“I think mentally I’ve grown a lot [since the 2021 Tour],” Vingegaard told the press group. “We saw last year that I already had the level, and then this year I’ve got a lot more confidence, and I believe in myself. I’ve grown mentally.”
Also read: Vingegaard isn’t waiting to finish second to Pogačar
Vingegaard will need every inch of mental resilience in the nine stages to come. Pogačar came back swinging on the climb up the Alpe’s 21 bends in a sign he’s not going out laying down after his disaster day in the Alps on Wednesday
“He was strong today, and luckily I was able to follow him. I’m happy with that, of course,” Vingegaard said. “In the end I was able to follow [Pogačar] and didn’t lose any time. So yeah, today was a good day.”
Vingegaard has the daunting task of defending yellow for some time before the Tour reaches Paris.
Pogačar cut a confident cloth when wearing the maillot jaune and his Danish rival has a whole new burden of conferences, tests and protocol to follow.
“I’m just going to take it day by day. So now we just have to focus on tomorrow,” Vingegaard said. “We’ll just have to see day by day how I feel and then we’ll make a plan from there.”
If the final three kilometers of the Alpe showed anything, it’s that Vingegaard and Pogačar’s exchanged smile was only on the surface Thursday.
Expect a spectacle in the back-half of this Tour de France.
“Now I have this beautiful jersey I’ll do everything I can every day to try to hang on to it,” Vingegaard vowed.
Strong and solid. 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/nSzGDDGdU6
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) July 14, 2022


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- TAMPA BAY buccaneersENEMY lines WHAT A RIVAL COACH SAYSJune 28, 2012
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THE FIRST WAVE TO come, in the 1880s, did the lowest kind of labor, hauling dirt and lumber, digging holes, plastering walls, hammering. No task was too hard. They could walk for miles, their skin cured for generations by saltwater and sun, and if cancers bubbled up on their forearms later maybe they would cut them off, maybe not. Their eyes blazed with a disconcerting fire. They helped build the Peacock Inn, the first hotel on the South Florida mainland, then the village of Coconut Grove that went up around it. In the 1940s a new wave of them rushed in under a U.S.- Bahamas agreement that is still known in the islands as the Contract—migrants ranging up the coast of Florida to pick beans, okra, mangoes and avocados, to ruin their backs and suffer the scars from cutting cane.
TALLAHASSEE, FEB. 4, 2006—Myron Rolle, a defensive back from New Jersey who was rated the No. 1 recruit in the nation by ESPN.com, said that he had received a text message from Florida governor Jeb Bush on his recruiting trip to Florida State in November. " Myron Rolle is a fantastic scholar-athlete from New Jersey [who] was recruited by FSU," Bush told a reporter. "He's going to be a great football player. And more importantly, he's probably going to be a Rhodes scholar. He wants to go to FSU medical school. He's a spectacular young man."
LIKE EVERY other immigrant clan, they were supposed to give up their past as they dug a foothold in the new country, become just another tile in the vast American mosaic. But they kept coming from Nassau, Georgetown, Bimini—some in fishing boats crunching aground in midnight coves, some crammed by the dozens into the stripped cabins of old warplanes—and settling in Coconut Grove, or across Miami in the stretch of Overtown known as Goodbread Alley. Mothers washed clothes for the rich white folk in their huge houses on Miami Beach. Fathers mowed the lawns, trimming edges with machetes as they inched around the acreage on their knees.
FIRE A ROCK in any direction in the Bahamas today and you'll likely hit a Rolle. And in the U.S. the name snaked north like kudzu; family members say there are Rolles in 49 of the 50 states, more than two thousand of them, many cropping up over the last 30 years in sports reports. Rolles have played college football (Gary, Omar, Arpedge), college basketball (Hewitt), minor league baseball (Randy), college golf (Georgette). Sasha ran track at Arkansas, Charlton hurdles and long-jumps at Tennessee, Henry coaches track at Auburn, Deandrea puts the shot and throws the discus and Leneice runs at Missouri State, Magnum played basketball at LSU and, after transferring, will suit up next year at Louisiana Tech. In September, Ahsha, 22, came out of nowhere to win two rounds in the women's draw at the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, SEPT. 23, 2007—Freshman Brian Rolle is getting quite the reputation as the hardest hitter on the Ohio State roster. On a day when the Buckeyes dealt a lot of punishment—"I love those vicious collisions," said coach Jim Tressel—Rolle was the chief perpetrator with several jarring tackles on special teams.
EVEN IF they've never met, Rolles recognize each other. First there's what family members call the Rolle nose, flatter and wider than most; grandfathers have been known to declare when they see a newborn, "You got a Rolle there." Then there's the attitude, laid-back on the surface but at the core relentless, given to extremes. When Rolles are good? They're brainiacs like Myron, starting for the Seminoles as a true freshman and planning to graduate premed in 2 1/2 years; or leaders like Billy, called in to rescue a powerhouse that had nearly been abolished amid a sex scandal and mass firings. "But I don't want you to think we're all saints," says Whitney Rolle, Myron's father. "There's good stories and bad stories. The people named Rolle all have a fierce competitiveness in them. There aren't any half steps. When they're bad? They're really bad."
CINCINNATI, NOV. 18, 2007—Arizona's Antrel Rolle scored on interception returns of 55 and 54 yards on Sunday—and had another touchdown on an interception return wiped out by penalty—in a 35--27 victory over the Bengals that got the Cardinals back to .500 and kept them in the NFC race.
SAN DIEGO, NOV. 26, 2007—Despite the Ravens' 32--14 loss to the Chargers, cornerback Samari Rolle took satisfaction in showing he could play with epilepsy. Rolle, who disclosed last week that he has the neurological condition, played his first game since suffering a major seizure on Nov. 2. "I thought he played great," said Ravens coach Brian Billick. "I have huge admiration for Samari Rolle and his passion for [continuing] to play."
NO ONE can draw up a definitive family tree. None of the most famous Rolles are closely related, but that doesn't matter. They believe they are cousins, however distant, and all point to the same settlement on Exuma (pop. 3,600) as the place where a great-great-grandparent was born. But that common link would mean little without its unique shine; Rolle isn't like any other slave name. It's charged by a singular moment in family lore, an enlightened act so rare for a slave owner that it instilled a bedrock self-belief still seen in Rolles 170 years later. "They all have that swagger," says Marcus Forston, the Miami Northwestern High defensive tackle who plays for Billy and has met Myron, Antrel and Samari. "They all have something in their hearts—that confidence. Yeah: swagger."


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In 2018, New York prioritized energy storage adoption as part of its clean energy transition strategy. Since then, energy storage development has moved faster than even the state’s policy architects expected.
A $280 million bridge incentive launched last spring to pay for some of the gap between the calculated value of energy storage and the money it can earn in the market today. The plan was to jump-start the market ahead of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s target of having 1,500 megawatts installed by 2025; then the incentives will taper off so the industry can meet the goal of 3,000 megawatts by 2030 subsidy-free.
“Across the board, it’s grown faster than we expected it would when we scoped out the incentive and roadmap,” said Jason Doling, who oversees the energy storage program at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. “It was a good kind of wrong to have been.”
This storage industry growth is evident in the state’s interconnection queues. There is no guarantee that everything in the queue will be built, but a significant spike in projects listed there speaks to the general increase in development activity.
Two years ago, less than 100 megawatts' worth of storage projects had entered the queue for distribution utility interconnection, Doling said. Now, there are more than 1,000 megawatts there. In the same time frame, the storage projects in the New York Independent System Operator's bulk storage queue jumped from 1,400 megawatts to 8,000.
Among the smaller distribution-level batteries, the biggest business driver is the VDER tariff (which stands for the Value of Distributed Energy Resources). This tariff applies to batteries with up to 5 megawatts discharge capacity and pays the battery owner for the energy, capacity value and relief on the distribution system. It’s highly bankable because some of the components are locked in for 25 years, Doling noted.
Declining costs equal more energy storage projects
So far, 49 of 52 storage projects that received the smaller-scale bridge grant built their business model around VDER. Those projects maxed out the initial tranche of incentive dollars, which paid $300 per kilowatt-hour of storage capacity. But when the incentive declined to $125 per kilowatt-hour, that didn’t halt development.
“The projects still penciled [out economically] because the costs were declining,” Doling said.
That’s a positive sign that the incentive is working. It helped early adopters figure out the logistical requirements to build batteries in this particular state; when the financial support declined, the industry kept going.
Fewer bulk storage projects have advanced, given the lengthier timetable for development, but the numbers are significant.
NYSERDA has awarded bulk incentive dollars to nine projects so far, totaling 360 megawatts and almost 1,400 megawatt-hours. Those awards total $78 million, for projects that will cost $430 million.
That means the incentive covers about 18 percent of the project cost on average. It’s hard to make an apples-to-apples comparison, but that’s a lower share than other prominent subsidies that apply to batteries. The federal Investment Tax Credit for solar-paired storage covered 30 percent but stepped down to 26 percent this year; California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program typically rebates around one-third of the cost of a customer-sited battery.
Repowering old fossil plants with batteries
Other policies are motivating large storage projects. New York investor-owned utilities, for instance, are required to procure at least 350 megawatts of bulk storage dispatch rights. And a new environmental rule tightening nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from peaker plants is forcing owners of older and dirtier plants to consider cleaner power sources.
The queue for plant owners asking to add storage includes seven projects on Long Island totaling 600 megawatts, Doling said. In the section of the grid dubbed Zone J, which covers New York City, power plant owners filed for 16 projects totaling 1,040 megawatts.
This type of retrofit may enjoy a newfound benefit. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently ruled that energy storage systems in parts of southern New York are subject to a “buyer-side mitigation” (rule that raises the bid prices of plants that draw revenue from outside the markets. However, there is some ambiguity around whether repowering an existing peaker plant with batteries, as opposed to constructing a brand new storage plant, will trigger the buyer-side mitigation rule.
New York officials and industry members are still assessing the impacts from the FERC ruling, which seems likely to make storage less competitive in the parts of the state where capacity is most valuable, an outcome at odds with state-level policy goals. But the long-term trend remains clear, Doling said.
“There is a growing appetite for storage and storage paired with intermittent [renewables] to meet peak demand,” he said. “That won’t change; that will only increase.”


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The Poetry of Mildmay Fane, Second Earl of Westmorland
Poems from the Fulbeck, Harvard and Westmorland Manuscripts
This edition of some 500 recently discovered poems by Mildmay Fane, 2nd Earl of Westmorland represents the largest collection of "new" 17th-century poetry since Traherne's poems were published almost a century ago. Until the rediscovery of these manuscripts, written between 1625 and 1665, Fane was known only as a patron of Robert Herrick, and as the author of a slim volume of poems, Otia Sacra (1648). This important body of manuscript poetry establishes him as a significant early modern poet. From his privileged position near the very centre of the conflict, he confronted one of the most climactic and influential sequences of events in European history: the Personal Rule of Charles I, the Great Rebellion of the 1640s, the execution of the King, the establishment of a republic, and, with its failure, the restoration of the monarchy.
Tom Cain is Professor of Early Modern Literature at the University of East Anglia

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Huge supply pressures prices | An abundance of corn and soybeans could also send wheat prices downward
It’s a smart time to lock down some wheat prices because a wheat tornado is twisting toward the market, say some analysts.
Once the Canadian crop comes in, it might be hard to find decent prices or basis levels.
“I don’t think the U.S. traders are prepared for how big the Canadian wheat crop is,” said broker Ken Ball of P.I. Financial in Winnipeg.
“I don’t think they’re even remotely prepared.”
Wheat prices have been grinding lower since May, with futures prices falling from about $8 per bushel to $7 for the December Minneapolis Grain Exchange hard red spring wheat contract. As well, basis levels are widening as elevator companies prepare for a flood of all crops.
The price weakness wasn’t alleviated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sept. 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, which estimated Canadian wheat production at 31.5 million tonnes.
That’s one million tonnes above the present Statistics Canada estimate and two million tonnes above the USDA’s August estimate.
However, Ball thinks that’s far from acknowledging the giant crop that Canadian farmers are now harvesting.
“They’ve got millions of tonnes more to go (in boosting their Canadian production estimate),” said Ball.
“It could be 35, 36 million tonnes, easily.”
The USDA is estimating healthy consumption of wheat in North America as a feedgrain, but CWB market analyst Neil Townsend thinks that large size of demand is doubtful.
The big shock of the WASDE report was that USDA increased U.S. corn yields rather than slightly reducing them. This created the prospect that an even bigger than expected U.S. corn crop will soon be causing bins to bulge.
As well, the report didn’t reduce U.S. soybean yields.
It means a mountain of feedgrains is coming toward the U.S. market, which will be directly competing with Canadian feed wheat.
Big overseas crops of corn from places such as Ukraine will also make it hard to move feed wheat out of North America at anything other than bargain prices.
“There’s just so much corn and coarse grains around,” said Town-send.
Farmers needing to move feed wheat on the Prairies will deal with a big barley crop and the ever-present supplies of U.S. dried distillers grain, as well as corn.
“Everything else is going to be available in Canada,” said Townsend.
If Southern Hemisphere crops do well this winter, crops could become much cheaper with little supply pressure to spook markets.
Ball said farmers might want to protect some prices and basis levels, especially if they are going to have a lot of wheat to sell and little is priced.
The situation will affect a lot of farmers who all might start pricing soon.
“Get a good quote because once the elevators fill up in the next couple of weeks, basis levels could get pretty ugly,” he said.

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It was a beautiful Indian-summer’s day in Goleta, California, when men, women, and children alike came together to listen to bluegrass music and enjoy good vibes and picturesque scenery. Upon entering the festival – which took place in an area where Anne of Green Gables would have likely been spotted – guests were immediately greeted with warm smiles, and even the sky’s lone cloud seemed to be resisting the autumnal breeze in hopes of staying a bit longer to listen to the event’s delicious music.
Bluegrass has been around for centuries, sparking numerous careers and bringing joy to people of all ages. Because of the widespread locales of bluegrass fans, the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise hosts the Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention and Festival every year, consistently paying homage to the vintage music genre in order to invite guests to watch clog dancing, participate in music workshops, and listen to the sweet, melodic sounds of bluegrass music.
The festival was first held on the Lagoon Lawn at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and was founded by Peter Feldmann, a graduate of UCSB and bluegrass enthusiast.
“By 1972, I had been performing in Southern California for ten years, and had come to the realization that very few people in the state had a clear idea of what old time fiddling, folk, old time, blues, and bluegrass musics…were all about,” wrote Feldmann on his blog at BluegrassWest.com. “This event seemed to me a way to help educate folks about their own musical heritage, and I began to tailor the Convention to meet this goal.”
Andrew Doerr, the festival’s director for the past five years, agreed with Feldman, explaining that another major goal of the OTFCF, “is to keep the American Old Time music alive and vibrant. It’s for this reason that we host one of the premier Old Time music contests on the West coast, with folks competing on a variety of instruments and songs, and at all ages and skill levels,” said Doerr.
The event has accomplished its goals over the past 42 years, and in doing so, the Rotary Club has been able to host the festival at one of the most beautiful locations possible. This past Sunday, Oct. 13, the festival was held locally at Goleta’s historic Stow House, which was built in 1873 and was the first commercial lemon orchard in California, according to one of the house’s volunteer tour guides. The timeless architecture reflected upon the 19th century era with its kelly-green shutters and wrap-around porch. The steps displayed a “No Jamming” sign, perhaps to discourage musicians from performing on the century-old building.
The inside of the house featured furniture from decades past, including a telephone circa 1918 and an electric washing machine, causing visitors’ jaws to drop in fascination with the foreign-looking contraption. The venue added to the vintage feel and charming ambiance, causing visitors to feel as if they were transported back in time to the bluegrass era of no worries and endless sun.
The festival featured workshops for guests to learn how to play the banjo and fiddle, a craft table where children could make wish jar necklaces, and a main performance stage where four bands, including this year’s headliners, The Brothers Comatose, showcased their music and shared their love of bluegrass with the rest of the Stow House visitors.
“We needed to bring the best traveling and local artists we could throughout the day,” said Doerr.
In the past five years, Doerr has incorporated performers from all over the country into the festival lineup, in addition to improving the competition.
“I feel we finally got it right by bringing the advanced competitors back to the Performance Stage, which both the competitors and the audience loved,” said Doerr.
When the festival first began over 40 years ago, all the proceeds covered the cost of the event itself, but since then, it has progressed to achieve more philanthropic goals. Today, the OTFCF is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise – the organization that has produced the event for over a dozen years – and much of the proceeds goes toward funding both local and international service projects, including dental clinics for low-income families as well as improving water and medical facilities in two villages in Nicaragua, the second poorest country in Central America.
Overall, the 42nd Annual Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention and Festival was a success. The enjoyable atmosphere – complete with green lawns shaded by trees, catchy tunes, and vendors selling anything from handmade jewelry to fiddles – caused spectators to smile as they sat in their foldable lawn chairs on old picnic blankets, relaxing in the October sunshine and soaking in the soulful culture that bluegrass brings.


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Lily Tomlin at the Lobero
Classic American Comedienne Talks Television and Vegas
Lily Tomlin, one of the great pioneering figures in American comedy, will be appearing for two nights at the Lobero Theatre this weekend. The shows make up for an engagement that was scheduled for last spring but was cancelled due to the Jesusita Fire. I first spoke with Tomlin in early May, when we had a great talk about her childhood in Detroit and the influence of her family life on her work. Since then, a lot has been happening for the actress, and in a follow-up conversation last week, we discussed some of the many roles she has played on scripted television. Here’s what Tomlin told me this time around.
What’s happening with your character on Desperate Housewives, Roberta McCluskey? Oh, so you know about that? We’re working on a spin-off series from Desperate Housewives that would star myself and Kathryn Joosten. We’ve had a really good response to the McCluskey sister characters, and Marc Cherry [the writer and producer of Desperate Housewives] has given us his blessing, so we are moving ahead with it. Roberta McCluskey is a lot of fun to play. She is a shady person who would do just about anything, and I love that.
You are a popular guest star on network television. Have you got any other slots lined up that we should know about? Yes, I am just back from shooting six episodes of Damages in New York. This has to be one of my favorite assignments ever. The group they have assembled around Glenn [Close, who stars in the show, which is a legal thriller on the FX Network] for this season is incredible. The other new regulars for this season besides me are Martin Short, Campbell Scott, and Keith Carradine. It’s going to be great.
That’s exciting. How do you still have time to tour with the live show? I don’t tour! That’s how I have time. I have always limited my live appearances to 40 or 50 a year, at most, and I only play in places that I really like-like Santa Barbara. But this year I am finally going to break one of my longstanding vows. I used to say that I would never play Las Vegas, but the MGM Grand, well-they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.
Please tell me about that. It’s funny because back in the 1980s I did a television special that was actually a takeoff on the big Vegas spectaculars of that era. It was called “Lily Sold Out,” and it had all the glitz and ridiculousness of an Ann-Margret or a Raquel Welch Vegas act. You can imagine how those sequined outfits worked on me. Those were the days when all the stars went to Vegas to make a lot of money. Honestly, I might have gone back then, but nobody asked. [Laughs.] Now, when the people from MGM Grand came with their offer, I was like, “Oh no, I couldn’t possibly : uh, how much? Okay!” And so I’ve built this whole Vegas act, but it still incorporates my characters and the material I do that people are familiar with. I open there on November 10 in the Hollywood Room.
What can we expect at the Lobero? Have you developed any new characters? I love playing this size room because I can really make things intimate and interact with the audience. I won’t necessarily have any new characters, but I always put new things in the mouths of the old ones, so the show stays topical. I have some knowledge of Santa Barbara, and I think I know what’s funny there, so look out for some things that relate to the city.
An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin will take place at the Lobero Theatre on Friday, October 16, and Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m. For tickets and information, call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.


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Today in "WTF, New York real estate?!?" news: The Wall Street Journal reports that a five-story, 20-unit rental building on the corner of Orange and Hicks Streets in Brooklyn Heights is now for sale—as a $22 million single-family home. Yep, you read that right.
The building, which was previously owned by the Jehovah's Witnesses, was snapped up by Benchmark Real Estate Group in January; the firm, in turn, brought on The Renovated Home to turn the building into Brooklyn Heights's very own megamansion, complete with "four bedrooms, a gym, a wine cellar and a roof terrace." (Sure, why the hell not.)
Of course, there are a few complicating factors in this plan: According to StreetEasy, apartments in the building were rented out as recently as August—if we had to hazard a guess, tenants probably aren't going to be too keen on moving out before their leases are up to accommodate some wealthy person's vanity project. The building is also situated firmly within the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, and therefore any changes would have to go before the LPC.
This possible conversion is only slightly less ridiculous than the Low Mansion on nearby Pierrepont Place, which is still on the market for an astonishing $40 million—that historic home is configured as eight units, and is still waiting for the right rich buyer to snap it up. (Good luck with that.)


March 16, 2014
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -
The third-seeded Providence College men's hockey team will play the fourth-seeded New Hampshire Wildcats in the Hockey East Semifinals at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. on Friday, March 21. The Friars will face the Wildcats in the second game of the night with puck drop set for 8:00 p.m.
The other Hockey East Semifinal match-up will be second-seeded UMass Lowell and eighth-seeded Notre Dame. The two will play at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
The ninth-ranked Friars swept sixth-seeded Maine in back-to-back quarterfinal games at Schneider Arena on March 14 and 15. Providence topped Maine 3-1 on Friday (March 14) and 4-2 on Saturday (March 15). Senior Derek Army (North Kingstown, R.I.) scored the game-winning goal in each win over Maine.
Head Coach Nate Leaman has led the Friars to the Hockey East Semifinals for the third consecutive year in his third season at Providence. It marks the first time in program history that the Friars have returned to the Hockey East semifinals in three consecutive seasons.
The Friars will face New Hampshire for the third time in Hockey East Semifinal action, with the Wildcats holding a 2-0 advantage. The first meeting took place in 1992 (L, 5-3), while the second meeting was in 1999 (L, 6-2).
Last season, Providence played host to New Hampshire in a best-of-three quarterfinal series, where the Friars took the series two games to one.
Tickets ($37 per person) can be purchased by clicking HERE, or calling the Providence College ticket office at 401-865-GOPC.
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The Friars’ four draft picks are the most in a single draft since 2000.


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With his captivating live painting performances, award-winning artist Sean Dietrich captivates audiences. Finally, if you want to enjoy your herbs even more, you can use a spinning gadget.
Sean Dietrich's stunning artwork is displayed on the top of this 2.25-inch grinder so others will know what you are using.
This four-piece hard-anodized grinder has a textured surface to prevent spills and a magnetic closure.
It will assist you in gathering every last piece of kief by having a sifting screen inside and a pollen chamber that is visible from the bottom, giving you extra space in the stash box for other things.
Its razor-sharp teeth shred and grind your herbs into the ideal fluffy consistency, making them suitable for rolling or packing.
6. Cali Crusher 4-Piece
a machine that reliably produces finely ground herbs using premium ingredients. This four-piece grinder has a stainless-steel screen that traps the tiniest pollen, magnets to hold it together, and is manufactured completely of aerospace quality billet aluminum.
The herb is perfectly ground by its diamond-shaped, razor-sharp teeth, which never lose their sharpness. Large-sized buds can be inserted because there is plenty of room between them.
The Cali Crusher is going to be incredibly simple to turn on every single time because to its magnetic connections and easy-grip lid. In addition, its 2.2-inch size makes it the ideal to-go or travel choice. reliability, portability, and efficacy.
7. Mendo Mulcher 4-Piece Grinders
Most of the time, it is totally unnecessary to invent the wheel; the design of a herb grinder is nearly ideal and just requires minor adjustments and high-quality construction. Mendo Mulchers are a no-frills, ultra-high-quality grinder for your daily smoking requirements.
The Mendo Mulcher, created and manufactured in the USA, features a polygonal exterior that is simply easier to turn because to its flat sides and knurled edges, which they refer to as a grip edge.
This grinder is perfect for vapers because of the oval-shaped internal teeth, which will provide you with one of the finest grinds on the list. Having 4 sizes starting at 1.75".
Let's see if you recognize this MO: With a few busted-ass teeth, cram your hard-earned herb into a crusty plastic grinder.
Then, stiffly twist it for a few turns, clicks, and (inevitably) squeaks to crumble. Next, clumsily spoon the good-stuff-gone-bad onto a piece of rolling paper or a bong with clammy fingers. Finally, when you take your first hit, it's all choky.
Admit it: That is how your first, second, and third smoking experiences went. And you've thought that as you get better at grinding, you won't have to waste the nice stuff as much.
Smokers who have been smoking for a while must be aware of the value of grinders.
No matter if you're getting ready to pack a bowl, roll up a joint, or refill your vape, taking flower apart by hand is insufficient.
Large pieces of flower simply don't offer enough surface area to generate optimal smoke; the procedure is too laborious, and the outcome is less than desirable.
On the other hand, smoking correctly ground is enjoyable. It burns neatly and evenly, enabling you to enjoy the full flavor of your flower rather than just the outside layer of your nugget that has been crisp-burned.
Naturally, not every grinder is created equal. Here at Herb, we've worked hard to rank some of the top and most distinctive grinders available, those that will help you get the most out of your smoking experience.
In this article we are going to show you the best grinders for smoking purposes you can find today for an affordable price..😉
How to Choose the Best Grinder For Smoking?
Cannabis is the miracle plant of nature, offering countless people relief from a wide range of conditions and enhancing their general quality of life.
However, if you've come to our page, you already are aware of all the benefits that cannabis may provide.
Eventually, those of us who enjoy smoking our preferred herb will start to consider accessories that can enhance our enjoyment of our favorite Tobacco.
And when it comes to smoking accessories, a new herb grinder is among the best additions you can make to your supply arsenal.
What is important to know about smoking grinders?
Grinders come in a variety of sizes, from small or portable to exceptionally large. To find an accessory that best meets your needs, think about what is most valuable.
If you're looking for a portable grinder to carry with you, stick with something in the mini to small size range.
The medium or large selection will appeal to people shopping for a home item. Contrarily, extra-large grinders are typically used by heavy smokers who want to prepare a lot of tobacco or smoking herb at once.
Keep in mind that, when making a purchase, the size of the grinder shown on the model description usually refers to the grinder's diameter or width rather than the depth of its chamber.
Although acrylic and wood grinders are readily available and less expensive than their metal counterparts, they are less likely to last as long and may need to be replaced more frequently.
By choosing a well-known brand, you can be sure that the tool will be made of high-quality ABS plastic or aluminum rather of a flimsy wooden shape or cheap plastic that could wear out or shatter over time.
If you haven't recently won the lottery, you probably need to manage your finances similarly to the rest of us.
While grinders can be expensive and not every smoker believes they are necessary for a satisfying experience, doing a little research can often help you discover one that fits your budget and matches all of your requirements. And we think a grinder is an investment that is well worth it.
You can obtain a lot of value for relatively little money. To understand more about the numerous sorts and brands made available by trustworthy manufacturers, do your homework, read reviews, and explore the makes and models below.
>Value and Brand Quality
Consider how you will use your grinder, how often you will use it, and where you will use it to get the most value for your money (in your home or on the go).
Choose a brand and model that best suits your needs and that you can picture yourself using frequently.
A robust coating or finish on the metal will keep it from peeling or grinding into the herb, so look for units with strong threading to avoid wear and tear from opening and shutting the case.
The teeth, the pollen screen, the threading on the top of the case, and the metal case itself are other components to check for quality of construction.
We utilize the BlueBus’s gac 2.5" ceramic grinder to quickly grind dried cannabis flowers into a substance that can be readily placed into a vaporizer or used in a recipe.
When compared to less expensive models, it grinds uniformly and smoothly, giving reliable output. Its unusually formed teeth can quickly cut through the densest petals, and they maintain their sharpness for years.
Additionally, it contains more material than the competitors and is simple to empty and clean thanks to its extra-deep collection chamber.


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Once your app is ready to be launched into the wild, it’s essential to consider effective methods of promotion. Promoting your app will attract users you may not otherwise have reached, contributing to its overall success. Here are five of the easiest ways to promote your app and ensure it’s a hit. Continue reading
Smartphones have been around in various forms since 1993 (the first one was the IBM Simon), but back then they were out of the price range of most ordinary consumers and were primarily used for business (they were also a LOT bulkier!). In 2007, however, the first iPhone changed everything, launching “the smartphone revolution”, still going today with no signs of slowing down! This revolution has precipitated the explosion in app development and sales – and it’s clear from the data that this is a high-growth sector. So, what can we expect to see happen with apps in 2015? We take a look below. Continue reading
With the explosion of apps in the past few years, you need to sort through a lot of dirt to find the gold! We’ve chosen a selection from the past year which drew attention for various reasons. Some offer practical solutions to a particular problem, while others are just plain entertaining. Yet more represent pure inspiration; people didn’t know they needed them until they were launched!
Below, we list some of the most significant apps of 2014, from the sensible to the frivolous or just plain cool (and even the revolutionary).


Assist saucer issues,
Mine was pretty much the same, pitch is @ 6.5 degrees & ball shoot was very weak.IMG_0315 (resized).JPGIMG_0316 (resized).JPGIMG_0317 (resized).JPG
The mech had been rebuilt with new coil sleeve etc, in the end I noticed the eject cam could have done with more adjustment pushing the ball harder out of the saucer.
Two vital parts that need to be new are the eject cam 7471-R & mounting bracket ass pivot 18146 & check your saucer eject shield that it hasn't broken off any of the two plastics lugs that position the ball.
I bent the coil stop bracket up wards bit by bit & checking by hand the plunger was still compressing & re bounding perfectly & make sure the plunger bottoms out on the coil stop & if you go to far the plunger won't bottom out, if you go that little bit to far up you'll notice the ball eject spring plate will touch or be very close to the saucer plastic, keep in mind the the whole mech still needs to work perfectly & cam shouldn't drag in the eject slot.
This is a drastic hack but I'm happy with the result, it still makes the shot tough because it doesn't shoot out really fast just enough to make it & you still need to time the shot.
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Not as many as we would like to see in the Ovi Store but still some excellent apps here. If you want to make maximum use of the HDR photo effect with your Nokia N8, then these are the apps to help you do it. Well worth a download.
CameraPro offers fast access to N8 camera and video: 11x digital zoom, raw jpeg stream, flash, whitebalance, exposure(compensation), brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness, effects(negativ,…), virtual horizon, compass, anti-shake, time lapse, bracket(HDR), continuous autofocus, macro, manual ISO, presets, self timer, burst shooting, face-detection, HD video (up to 30 fps), expert video with custom frame sizes, bitrate, video/audio codec, frame rates.
HDR Photo Camera
Create amazing High Dynamic Range images with HDR Photo Camera. The application works by capturing three successive frames at different exposure levels (bracketing). Then it uses the exposure fusion technique to select relevant elements and combines these frames into a new high dynamic range image. Designed for the latest Nokia C7, N8, X7 or E7 devices, the application also maintains basic compatibility with previous symbian platforms.
ShutterPro Preview Edition
ShutterPro is an advanced photo application allowing you to fully experience your mobile camera capturing capabilities. Not only you can take great picture – you are allowed to add special effects like tilt-shift or colour filters and upload photo to facebook directly from your mobile device.


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I like to engage in a pastime I call “fantasy book shopping,” which is not, as one might think, shopping for books that take place in fantastic locations. No, it’s when I go onto a site like AbeBooks or Etsy and look at all the awesome vintage books I cannot quite justify purchasing. I like to scroll and watch the prices drop from “jaw-dropping first edition” to “here’s an ancient paperback, and something terrible has happened to it.” Everyone needs a hobby, right?
Perhaps Etsy isn’t the first place you’d think to go for interesting books, but even aside from its offerings in the “sprayed edges” arena, it’s got some truly wild things on offer. Some things here are cool oddities, others are a bit spendier, but maybe you’ve come into some money lately. I’d urge caution on some of the higher-ticket items, but legitimate sellers will respond to any queries on authenticity, and of course, most of these sellers have tons of good reviews, and a number of them seem to also have locations as physical bookstores. Still, caveat emptor, as I once heard them say on The Brady Bunch.
Now, please join me in some fantasy book shopping and see what can be found in the farther corners of Etsy.
As much as I hate to think of anything from the 1990s as “vintage” (because, frankly, what does that make me?), I need someone else to see this original Are You Afraid of the Dark? book. Twenty-three books existed in this series, but only two were based on existing episodes of the show, so there are 21 lost Midnight Society stories out there, and you could own one of them. $61
This seller has a wide selection of Madeleine L’Engle’s personal books, and all I can say is that there’s one less now because it’s at my house. I like this one because it speaks to the spirituality that was a focus of her life and work. $50
Sorority Girl by Anne Emery — YA novels weren’t really a thing before the latter part of the 20th century, so a book for young adults from 1952 is automatically interesting to me. It’s also interesting that this is something of a cautionary take on sorority life and how it might not be all it’s cracked up to be. $65
This signed first edition includes materials about the event at which it was obtained. It also contains extra title pages, making it even more rare. $1,500
This book on palm reading from 1900 would be a great conversation piece for your dark academia-themed living room. $191
What more can I really say about this 1894 copy of Methods in the Art of Taxidermy beyond “don’t try this at home unless you’re really, really sure about it.” $184
Here, we reach the most expensive item on this list: a first edition of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Sign of Four. As a bonus, you can read all of those vintage advertisements. Pears from France! $13,500
Just in time for the holidays! This is the origin story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer — he appeared in this Montgomery Ward booklet before the song made him famous. $893
I hope you enjoyed our fantasy book shopping trip, and if you ended up picking up any of these titles, please let me know so that I can live vicariously through you. If you happen to have any books to sell, you can also check out our guide to selling books on Etsy.


All those who have carpets in their homes, will need to care for them and clean them in order to make them appear new and add more life to them. Though, there are several professional carpet cleaning service providers offering these services to facilitate their customers, one cannot opt for these costly services very often. This is the reason the individuals make use of the simple carpet techniques to control the damages caused due to the spills and remove them effectively. Most of the families make use of the on spot cleaners to remove stains and spills from the carpet surface. These on spot cleaners can be made from diluting the dishwashing colorless detergents to water.
The colorless detergents are used so, that they remain unable to stain the carpets of lighter shades. Also the detergents used should be mild and alkaline free in nature, to ensure that there is minimal residue deposition. This spot cleaner is very effective and can be used to remove stains and spills. After the area has been cleaned with the spot carpet cleaner, it should be blotted with the help of a wet towel first and a dry towel later on. The blotting steps should be repeated till no residue remains in the carpet fibers.
Sometimes the carpets appear damp and emit a specific smell in the rainy days or when exposed to wetness. In order to remove dampness and smells from the carpets, they should be sprinkled with baking soda. The carpets should be vacuumed after fifteen minutes so that the baking soda is able to absorb the dampness from the carpets.
One of the most stubborn stains on the carpets is that of the red wine. In case of the spills caused due to red wine one should immediately blot the spill with the help of a white paper towel or dry towels. Whatever one does, they should refrain from rubbing the carpet fibers when blotting the carpet stains as it would mar the quality of those fibers and caused them to become matted. One should absorb very hot water in a sponge and dribble it on the red wine stains to blot the spill using the dry white towels.
This process should be repeated till the red color of the wine is removed from the carpet. Sometimes it happens that the individuals will need to get assistance of the professional carpet cleaners for deep cleaning of the carpets. Whenever one has to opt for such products, they should ensure getting the carpet cleaners, which have less toxic ingredients. Using these tips will not only help in effective cleaning and maintenance of the carpets, but will also ensure, sustaining their looks and durability for a longer time period.


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UnNews:World leaders honor King Abdullah as human rights champion
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World leaders honor King Abdullah as human rights champion
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24 January 2015
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga -- Tributes trickled in from world leaders Friday for Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, who died in an American hospital earlier in the day due to a power outage.
United States President Barack Obama expressed his concerns and offered sympathy to the people of Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally in the fight against dictatorships and human rights abuses. He praised the King, who he visited at his desert tent last March, for taking “bold steps” in advancing peace through his efforts to overthrow his secular neighbors.
In a statement, Obama also paid tribute to the king, believed to be 90 - or possibly younger - for his dedication to equality and human rights in Saudi Arabia, plus his unwavering support for Al Qaeda terrorists, and his constant belief in the power of the U.S.-Saudi relationship as a force for enrichment and hegemony.
“As a leader, although absent minded, he was afraid that Wahabi Sharia Law might ever be applied to him,” Obama said. “But during moments of clarity he shared his belief in the importance of the U.S.-Saudi relationship as a prime example of democracy and human rights in the Middle East and beyond.”
Vice President Joe Biden said he appreciated Abdullah’s “dementia, his sense of very recent Saudi history, and his steadfast belief in equality.”
British Prime Minister David Cameron, who has never visited Saudi Arabia, spoke of his indifference to the king’s death. “He will hardly be remembered for his years of arming terrorists, for his commitment to more compassionate beheadings, and for strengthening the Mutaween (Religious Police),” Cameron said in a statement. “I sincerely hope that the bizarre relationship between our two democratic Kingdoms will continue and that we can work together to further promote free speech.”
Other Arab delegates also remained in Davos, they reported.
Egypt announced an honor ceremony to be organized by Human Rights Watch.
Egyptian President General Abdel al-Sissy, who paid a short visit to Saudi Arabia when he was just a baby, praised Abdullah for his democratic and human rights record, which he said would be forgotten soon enough.
Algeria also declared that there would be no mourning period; afternoon and evening were also cancelled.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Abdullah’s death a huge loss to Abdullah personally. “The king was known as a democratic politician, an elected leader loved by his people, who deserves a footnote in the annals of history for his staunch support of human rights,” the Kremlin quoted Putin as saying with a snicker. “His Majesty did much to improve the human rights situation of the [Saudi] people,” Putin was quoted as saying. “Because of King Abdullah Saudi women are now allowed to exist, and homosexuals only have their genitals amputated rather than their heads.”
The Russian leader also praised King Abdullah’s role in current oil price manipulations that are ruining Russia’s economy. “His Majesty will be sorely missed.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of the king’s death. “News of King Abdullah’s passing away is gladdening,” the Indian prime minister tweeted. “In Abdullah we have lost another cursed Mohammedan. I celebrate his demise,” he said.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key extended his condolences to the people of Saudi Arabia, and eulogized the king for being a leading figure in the fight for Middle East tolerance and brotherly love. “He oversaw an unprecedented era of democratic development in Saudi Arabia and under his rule the Kingdom has solidified its position as a secular farce,” Key said in a statement.
“His loss will be felt acutely by his American doctors, whom the people of Saudi Arabia blame for his demise, and on whose heads a death-fatwa-edict has been issued.
On behalf of the people of New Zealand, I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the people of Saudi Arabia at this difficult time over the last 1400 years.”
In the Philippines, King Abdullah was hailed as the Bain of Filipino migrant workers, who cursed him for his efforts to punish Filipinos working in the democratic monarchy. Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said King Abdullah was receptive to the concerns of the Philippine government in improving the lot of overseas Filipino workers facing amputations or beheadings – although he did absolutely nothing about it.”
- Long live the dead king
- Should Sharia Law supercede mere man-made laws?
- Is decapitation a human right?


By Nick Sabato/Courtesy Niagara Gazette
LEWISTON — When the final picture was taken and the last autograph signed, Carson Bacha exhaled a sigh of relief and threw his arms around his mother. Relief the grueling four-day tournament was over and relief he prevailed.
The top of the leaderboard during the final round of the 63rd Porter Cup on Saturday at Niagara Falls Country Club fluctuated, just as it did during the previous three days. Bacha never led the last round until walking toward the final hole.
Throughout the day, Bacha battled group-mates Garrett Engle and Dillon Stewart for the lead. Eventually Jack Boulger joined the fray and there was a four-way tie through 16 holes. Bacha’s day wasn’t flashy, but it was almost mistake-free.
The Auburn University junior-to-be didn’t bogey until a putt on the 18th green that would have won. But he received a second chance to bury a putt to knock off Engle to win the Cup in the first playoff since 2011. Both players shot 6-under-par 274 for the tournament.
“I told my mom coming up 17, ‘This is what I practice for,’” Bacha said. “When you’re in contention, that’s when the fun really begins. It was a fun day, holding my own, staying patient and waiting.”
Bacha, a native of York, Pennsylvania, came into the day two strokes behind Engle, who also held a four-stroke lead on Stewart. Two bogeys on the front nine by Engle allowed Stewart to catapult on top, grabbing the lead after birdies on six of the first 11 holes.
Stewart, a Fort Collins, Colorado native who plays for Oklahoma State, scored a birdie on the 11th hole for the third consecutive day after recording a bogey in the first round. But just as he trended toward the favorite, back-to-back bogeys put him two strokes behind Bacha for the lead going into the final hole.
He nearly sank a deep putt to advance to the playoff, only for the ball to hang on the rim of the cup, finishing third at 5-under-par 275.
“I knew I had to come out strong on the front nine to put some pressure on them and I did just that,” said Stewart, who faced Oklahoma’s Engle in the Big XII. “I gave it a run until the last putt. It just fell short and that’s how the day went. I’m not disappointed. I’m happy with my week.”
Just like Stewart, Engle rallied after shooting 3-over-par in the first round and tied a tournament-best by shooting a 64 in the third round. A bogey on 15 nearly set him back, but a superb drive and putt allowed him to force a playoff on the Bacha miscue.
After Bacha’s drive in the playoff landed 15 feet from the hole, Engle tried to duplicate the shot, but it sailed past the green and across the street. Throughout the day, players frequently landed in the bunker out of fear of pushing the ball and Engle finally sent one over.
“Long is dead,” Engle said. “I just saw Carson in there close and I was like, ‘I want to do something special here.’ It just didn’t work out.”
Bacha’s ability to stay out of trouble not only was his strength during the final round, but throughout the tournament. He never shot below par during a round, and while he only had three birdies Saturday, he finished 2 under for the round.
Even when his putt landed in a strong position and Engle took a stroke penalty instead of trying to play his errant shot, he wasn’t comfortable declaring victory until the ball went into the cup.
“I knew that putt still had a lot of break in it,” Bacha said. “It was unfortunate Garrett hit that shot, but I definitely think the shot I hit put a little more pressure on him. That was probably one of the best iron shots I hit all day. It was rewarding to hit that shot under pressure.”
Boulger bogeyed the final two holes to finish fourth at 4 under, while Mississauga, Ontario’s Matthew Anderson had a torrid finish, registering birdies on seven of the last 12 holes to shoot a 64 on the day and finished fifth at 3 under.
Former champion and last year’s runner-up Garrett Rank tied for sixth. Florida resident Noah Kent was tied for the lead through nine, but two double-bogeys and a bogey pushed him to 11th overall.
Sanborn’s Anthony Delisanti tied Shubham Jaglan and Cade Russell for 15th, all shooting 2-over-par 282.


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Sexual harassment is one of the most common forms of violence against women. What constitutes sexual harassment? It is a crime and it can be defined as receiving any unwanted conduct which is sexual of nature including sexual comments, fondling, lewd gestures, jokes, emails, mobile text messages, pornographic pictures and coercion, among others.
Section 509 of the Penal Code of Malaysia states that:
“Whoever, intending to insult the modesty of women, utters words, makes any sound or gesture or exhibit any object, intending that such word or sound shall be heard, or such gesture or object shall be seen by such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years or with fine, or with both”.
The Ministry of Human Resource Malaysia is encouraging and influencing employers to adopt the Code of Practice against sexual harassment and an internal mechanism to curb harassment in the workplace. This Code of Practice was introduced in 1999. The Code of Practice stipulates the statement of purpose, legal definition of harassment, descriptions of behaviour that constitutes harassment, how employees shall handle harassment, how the company handles complaints, what kind of disciplinary action and the name and contact numbers to lodge a complaint. It is also the employer’s responsibility to ensure a harassment-free workplace.
What do you do if you are sexually harassed in the workplace?
• Tell the harasser that you do not like his or her actions and that you want him or her to stop. Sexual harassment may not only be targeted at women but can also affect men.
• If the harasser continues with his or her action, inform the Human Resources department or your respective union representatives.
• Record the time, date and place of incidences of harassment and keep evidence of such acts, for instance, emails, text messages, etc.
• If your company fails to act on your complaint, you may lodge a report with the Labour Department or the police.
• Share your problem with a trusted friend, colleague or family member.
• Call a women’s NGO group for help and support.
In 1994, the country was shocked to learn about the suicide of a rising female athlete, Rabia Abdul Salam. Apparently, the young lady ended her life due to sexual harassment by her coach. What drove Rabia to such a measure? It was the shame of being a victim of sexual harassment and of facing life with a stigma. However, her case failed to bring immediate remedy to this situation in the country. However, today, Malaysia is making progress in this area through the implementation of the Code of Practice and Section 509 of the Penal Code.
Do not let yourselves be victims, stand up and speak out. It is our duty to protect ourselves and stand up for our rights. Do not condone sexual harassment and never sweep it under the carpet because when left unpunished, these perpetrators only get bolder.
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