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AS the new chief executive of Coventry City Council, Stella Manzie has proved beyond doubt that women have got what it takes to reach the top.
Her own career has been meteoric. After Newnham College, Cambridge, she worked for accountants PriceWaterhouseCooper and became chief executive of first Redditch Borough Council and then West Berkshire Council before coming to Coventry.
But she believes although opportunities for women are much improved, there is plenty of progress to be made before there is real equality in the workplace.
"I still think women have to prove themselves to a greater extent," she says. "I think they have to be very very resolute and have to demonstrate their skills to a higher degree than men do to get on.
"Some of that is down to what you'd describe as prejudice. But some of it is about the way the world is structured."
She says issues such as office hours getting longer make it extremely difficult to balance work and home commitments - a dilemma felt more by women than men.
While there are more couples where both have a career, when it comes to home and children and the chips are down, the bulk of the responsibilities often still fall on women.
She says only roughly 10 per cent out of about 450 local authorities have women chief executives, and although women are fighting their way to the top, not enough are rising through the ranks.
Ms Manzie, who is married and has no children, says women feel the pressure to be outstanding.
"There's no doubt that the more senior you get, the more conspicuous you are because the further up you get in a lot of businesses, the fewer women there are.
"Therefore if you make some ghastly mistake you feel as though you're making that mistake on behalf of women everywhere. You feel you have to be extra success-ful."
One survey reported women felt their promotion success depended not so much on their skills as on their ability to play office politics like men.
Ms Manzie though believes people politics to some extent are inevitable: "I think it's unrealistic to argue there are not politics with a small 'p' in any large complicated organisation. That's the nature of the beast.
"Some women say it's all a big male thing and there are times when you do find men being very macho and aggressive, and sometimes you do have to become a bit more so yourself.
"Perhaps it shouldn't be like that but sometimes that is the reality. But that's because in modern working life things are tough, and so you have to be reasonably tough."
The way forward, she believes, is for employers to look at how work is organised to help both men and women get a balance in their lives, and to nurture the talents of both genders and not dismiss those who might have a different approach.
She says in many ways women have made rapid progress, bearing in mind they didn't even have the vote at the start of the last century.
"But there's still a long way to go," she adds.
WHEN Isabella Moore first joined the Chamber of Commerce she was often the only woman in the room.
It was a time when such bastions of tradition were associated with middle-aged men in suits from the world of manufacturing.
Undaunted, Mrs Moore made the most of what support the chamber could offer and built up her own highly-successful business.
She has now become the first woman deputy president of the British Chambers of Commerce, representing 135,000 businesses across the UK.
A managing partner and the founder of Comtec Translations in Leamington, she is among those leading the way for women and believes more will follow.
"Certainly over the last five years there have been more women at the Chamber of Commerce," she says. "I think women have more confidence in their own abilities now.
"At functions now at least 25 per cent are women and the fact I've been elected deputy president of the BCC is an acknowledgement that the membership is changing ... and it can just as easily be a woman setting up in business."
Mrs Moore believes it necessary to now provide the right sort of practical support in a world where there is still a reluctance among banks to back women.
"In the mainstream it's still very difficult for women to raise money of any substance and I think it's for the same old reason," she says. "If it's a young woman, what's going to be the situation when she has children?"
She personally has never felt discriminated against, although she does sometimes have people spelling out it is "technical" translation work they want doing, as if a woman might not do such work.
But her focus is on women succeeding by their actions rather than being bogged down by political correctness.
"It's about your attitude. If someone describes me as chairman I don't worry. You go in as you are and don't have a chip on your shoulder. You have to prove your worth and ability."
Born in Scotland to a Polish mother, she did a masters degree at Warsaw University and became an interpreter working in industry in Poland.
She wasn't therefore phased when as a young married mum back in England she started working as a freelance interpreter and joined the masculine environment of the Chamber of Commerce.
She sometimes feels women look to her since she was a working mum - juggling business with daughter Sophie. But she says the fact is women have choices to make.
"There are certain stages in your life and you have to accept that," she says. "When my daughter was young it was enough for me to look after her and run my own small business. As she grew older I had more time and could do other things."
While she appreciates the sentiments behind women wanting more legislation to combine motherhood and work, she says the way forward is to raise awareness and help businesses to be flexible and share best practice.
She says a balance is needed, and fears simply shovelling on more regulations could make smaller businesses reluctant to employ women of child bearing age.
Speaking at the family's home in Wormleighton, near Southam, she reveals her delight that Sophie, now aged 23 and doing a postgraduate business course, wants to follow in mum's footsteps and one day run her own firm.
But she worries young people like women face similar hurdles when it comes to the practicalities of accessing finance, premises and business know-how.
Currently chairman of the West Midlands Regional Chambers, as well as deputy president of the national organisation, she believes the movement has a vital role in helping people to overcome these barriers.
And while women may sometimes find it tough in a man's world, her view is that "if you have ability, drive and motivation you'll get there".


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Updated: Elephant kills keeper at Missouri zoo
10/11/2013 10:26 AM
10/11/2013 12:04 PM
A longtime zookeeper in southwest Missouri was killed Friday when he was charged by an elephant, a spokeswoman for the city of Springfield said.
John Bradford, 62, died when he was attacked by an elephant inside the area at the Dickinson Park Zoo where the elephants are housed, city spokeswoman Cora Scott said.
The elephant, a 41-year-old female named Patience, had been at the zoo since 1990, according to officials for the Springfield zoo.
Bradford worked at the zoo for 30 years and had been the zoo's elephant manager for 25 years.
"It's an extremely sad time for the co-workers at the zoo and at the city," Scott said.
Several employees were with Bradford at the time because Patience had a history of being aggressive, she said.
The zoo has two female and two male elephants. Another female, named Connie, died earlier this month.
Zoo officials said they did not yet know what would happen to Patience.
The zoo opened as usual on Friday.
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What an adventure this has been so far and we aren’t even halfway through it yet! Day three was spent in Cologne and then finished in Rotterdam where the conference will be held near Mendix’s base of operations. Here’s what happened yesterday:
We awoke around 8am and grabbed breakfast at the hotel before setting out towards the train station to purchase our tickets that would take us to Rotterdam.
Once that was settled, we decided to go check out the Cologne Cathedral which turned out to be just steps from the other side of the Central Station. We were literally stopped in our tracks at the site. What you will see here is a series of pictures that I captured around and in the Cathedral, but I promise they don’t do justice to one of the most amazing sights I have ever witnessed. We arrived during a Mass and were able to listen to the pipe organ belting out melodies for the choir to use as leverage to surround the hall with other-worldly and ancient harmonies. Spectacular doesn’t give this the weight it deserves.
While we easily could have spent another day or month trying to take in the detail of this World Heritage Site, we had limited time and wanted to see more around the city. Nearby, we found an archway and road that were from 50 A.D. that were built by the Romans upon ruling this land. That is now the oldest engineering I have ever seen or touched in person.
We headed to the Rhine to see what could possibly top what we had witnessed to this point, and Cologne did not disappoint. From the amazing waterfront to the old town center, we were amazed at the history and variety of a place that had rebuilt itself from rubble over the last 75 years.
We decided to grab lunch before heading out. On our way to the hotel to get our gear, we stopped at a chocolatier and a gift shop since our time in Germany was coming to an end. We all had to try a piece of chocolate and were not disappointed!
We set off on the trains to Rotterdam at last and wished farewell to Germany. I might have to come back to this amazing country in the future!
Finally in Rotterdam, we checked in to the Hotel, met up with Rowan (my boss), watched the back nine of the Master’s while catching up (Tiger!), and went out to grab a bite and meet up with peers I know from the Mendix MVP program (René and Derick) as well as a few others. We had a heck of a time making our way to Mendix World 2019, and now the conference begins! I’ll be heading over shortly to attend the Partner conference and get this started, so stay tuned!

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With an eye on manufacturing modernization and a mission to protect public health, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week released a draft of its Request for Quality Metrics, a guide for the pharmaceutical industry. The document, which currently contains non-binding recommendations, outlines a set of measurements to evaluate the quality of the facilities and the processes that manufacturers use to make regulated drugs and biologics.
According to the document, quality metrics are used to develop compliance and inspection policies and practices in order to improve the FDA’s ability to predict and possibly mitigate future drug shortages. Shortages of drugs and biologics pose a significant public health threat, the FDA says, as it delays critical needed care for patients. To that end, the agency has found that the majority of drug shortages stem from substandard manufacturing facilities that may result in quality defects that require remediation efforts to fix the issue. This, in turn, interrupts production and causes a shortage.
The FDA will use the metrics as a tool to encourage the pharmaceutical industry to implement state-of-the-art quality management systems, and ultimately provide peace of mind to patients, healthcare professionals, and caregivers who will be assured medications are available and made with the highest quality methods.
The guidance includes an explanation of how the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) intend to collect data and use quality metrics to help ensure that their policies and practices support continuous improvement and innovation in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
Manufacturers are expected to maintain a state of control over the life of the drug production process, even as materials, equipment, the production environment, personnel, and manufacturing procedures change. That means pharmaceutical companies will need programs in place to collect and analyze information to evaluate the state of control throughout the process.
In addition, the FDA is encouraging some optional metrics around a “quality culture.” The agency is proposing that manufacturers have senior management engagement measured by their authority to implement change related to product quality, and their ability to share knowledge throughout the manufacturing organization. Another metric evaluates corrective and preventative action (CAPA) effectiveness. And, the use of statistical process control as a tool to understand and manage variability in both product and processing.
The FDA is asking for comments on the draft guidance from patients, prescribers, and the pharmaceutical industry. The feedback collected will be reviewed and discussed during a public meeting next month and used to finalize the guidance.
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) issued a statement that it is reviewing the document as it relates to its own data gathered through its Quality Metrics Pilot Program, which supports FDA efforts to develop guidance on quality metrics.
Developing standards, too, will be critical to the success of a quality metrics program. According to ISPE, “routine company metrics include number of lot release tests, out-of-specification results, and lots attempted, rejected, reworked, and reprocessed. However, each company tends to collect data in its own way for its own internal use, using a range of definitions and sampling plans. How firms measure and define “batch,” “lot,” and even “rejection” can differ among companies in different sectors, in the same sector, and even within the same company. Standardization is needed to ensure that the metrics reported to the FDA are defined and measured the same way by all.”


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The Burning Sun scandal made waves across the internet when it first broke out in 2019. The amount of known and quite famous people attached to the scandal made everyone extremely uncomfortable.
These had been the same people fans and audiences across the world had adored, respected or at least thought were just powerful people. Seungri was definitely one of them due to his popularity as a member of the South Korean K-pop band ‘Big Bang’.
Now the former Big Bang member has finally been given a verdict by the South Korean Military Court. He has been sentenced to three years in jail along with a fine of 1.15 billion South Korean Won (Rs. 7,33,58,494).
The sentence has been given based on charges of arranging prostitutes or sex workers for potential business partners, gambling and fraud.
Seungri And His Sentence
Seungri or real name Lee Seung-hyun was a much-beloved member of the iconic K-pop group ‘Big Bang’. As an individual, he was even termed as the “the Great Gatsby of Korea” due to his lavish lifestyle and a huge fanbase.
The military court gave the verdict for Seungri’s case because he had joined the military last year. He had even left his place in the band and retired from the entertainment industry altogether after the scandal broke out.
Just as a refresher, the Burning Sun scandal is about a nightclub in Seoul, South Korea that was advertised as “the most elegant and finest club in South Korea” however in January 2019 the MBC Newsdesk reported about an alleged sexual assault that happened at the club.
Read More: What Does YG’s Resignation Say About The Allegations Against Seungri, Drug Trafficking & Prostitution?
This eventually led to a former employee talking about how VIP rooms had patrons illegally using drugs and then in February reports came out of prostitution, women being offered for sex after ingesting them with date rape drugs and more.
There were also accusations made about police corruption and association with club owners to hinder the investigation that led to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) taking over the case.
Post this a bunch of KakaotTalk (a South Korean messenger app) messages were revealed that heavily implicated prostitution, drug usage on the woman and much more being done by the club owners, Seungri included. While most of the criminal investigations for the case were finished by the end of 2019 and 2020 saw some people get their verdicts, Seungri’s was handled by the South Korean Military Court.
Seungri’s attachment to this started with the fact that he was one of the seven in-house directors of the Burning Sun club and his company Yuri Holdings also had a 20% stake in the Burning Sun Entertainment company responsible for the club operations.
Although soon after the scandal broke out he resigned from his position, his agency YG Entertainment did however try to clarify that the resignation was due to his soon-to-come military enlistment.
Seungri on his part has denied most of the allegations given against him however judge Hwang Min-je commented on Seungri’s position that “It is hard to see the defendant was not aware of financial payments paid to the women for sex.”
Not just this but Seungri has also been accused of “illicit overseas gambling, operating an adult entertainment venue without a license and embezzlement,” as per an Indian Express report.
Seungri has been ordered to be sent to jail immediately, and media reports are tagging him as a “disgraced” and “scandal-ridden celebrity.”
Most of the netizens from South Korea and even international ones who followed the scandal are happy about the verdict but feel it is not enough.
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Beppu in Oita Prefecture is one of the most prosperous hot-spring areas in Japan. Nonetheless, it has been suffering a depopulation of youths and a decline in tourists. In response, a number of volunteers and NPO organizations have been working on reinvigorating local culture through art projects.
The “Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2012: Mixed Bathing World” is one such project, for which a number of bamboo sculptures are being displayed throughout the city’s Kannawa area. Designed to complement Beppu’s natural resources, the works are particularly impressive when seen amid clouds of steam rising from hot springs; Oct. 6-Dec. 2.
Various parts of Beppu City; (0977) 22-3560; Beppu and surrounding areas, Oita; Beppu Station, JR Line. Open and close times vary. ¥2,000 (for a passport ticket). mixedbathingworld.com.

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Create bank deposits
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With bank deposits, you post all transactions that are included in a single bank deposit. If you post a lump sum, it makes bank reconciliations easier to do. Also, if you need to register deposits that cover more than one business transaction, you might prefer to use deposits instead of general journal entries.
Bank deposits let you maintain a transaction record that contains information that can be applied to outstanding invoices and credit memos.
By using bank deposits, you can easily view all transactions included in a deposit. Bank deposits also make bank reconciliation easier. These advantages make using deposits instead of general journal entries the preferred approach for registering deposits that cover more than one business transaction.
The Bank Deposit page specifies the bank account deposited into, total deposit amount, posting date, document date, dimensions, and currency code, as well as the deposit lines.
Deposit lines contain information about the individual deposited items, such as checks from customers, cash sales revenue, or refunds from vendors. This information includes the document date and number, account type and number, and amount. The total of the amounts on the deposit lines must add up to the total amount of the deposit entered on the deposit header before posting the deposit.
After you enter information about a deposit and add deposit lines, you must post the deposit to update the relevant ledgers, such as the bank ledger, general ledger, or customer ledger. The details about posted bank deposits are stored for future reference and are available on the Posted Bank Deposits page. Alternatively, you can also access the details when you do bank reconciliations.
The Deposit report displays customer and vendor deposits with the original deposit amount, the amount of the deposit that is still open, and the amount applied. The report also shows the total posted deposit amount to reconcile.
Find the bank deposits capabilities under Cash Management on the Business Manager and Accountant Role Centers. You can also use Tell Me to search for the Bank Deposits page.
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Bridgestone Blizzak vs. Firestone Winterforce
We compared Bridgestone’s winter tires against Firestone’s Winterforce to see which tire came out on top. The Blizzaks have a reputation to live up to this time since they are to be compared with one of the most affordable winter tires one can buy.
But could the Winterforce range outmaneuver, outperform and outlive the Blizzaks? This review will give you the insights you need, as well as a detailed answer on what each tire does best.
For this test, we fitted two cars, one with Blizzaks and the other with Winterforce, and conducted strenuous tests in a variety of environments to sum up a valuable conclusion.
After taking both the cars for a spin, our experts noticed some differences between the two offerings. So Without further ado, let’s start with the comparison!
The Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 is a specialized winter tire that comes with a variety of intelligent features, designed to make winter and extreme weather driving easier.
Bridgestone backs their claims after lots of winter testing against the best tires in the business and reveals compelling reasons why you should buy their product.
- The adaptive Nano Pro-Tech multi-cell found in the Blizzak’s compound is revolutionary. This tread design was developed to suck in as much water as possible and then displace it during rotations — which makes the tire dry on wet tarmac.
- The same is the case on snowy roads. When tested, the Nano Pro-Tech multi-cell compound worked wonders. We felt that the more we drove the better the car felt. This gave us the confidence to push the car and see how well it grips the tarmac at high speeds.
- The tires have increased winter traction as the company has tested many tests on it, better control over corners, and superior braking capabilities make the Blizzaks one of the very best winter tires available today.
- Wet traction is second to none in this range, increasing cornering stability at high speeds.
- Stopping distance is much less as compared to the Winterforce tires. The multi-cell compound brings more than just grip to the car’s handling performance.
- Price. Compared to other winter tires, the Blizzak range is priced higher than usual.
- The Blizzak doesn’t perform as well as it should during high-speed cornering, and the tread wears off sooner when compared to other winter tires.
For icy roads and better traction during rain, Firestone’s Winterforce range is one of the most affordable winter tire available today. Hence the Firestone Winterforce series appeals more to the common buyer who is not picky about his choice and just wants a new set for his/her vehicle.
Compared to the Blizzak, the Winterforce is a low-profile tire that is offered in 13-18 inch size, suitable for most road cars, sports cars, sport utility vehicles, and minivans. Priced as low as $60/tire, Firestone’s Winterforce is quite light on the pocket.
- The high-density sipes and wider shoulder blocks help displace snow and water. The Winterforce range shows commendable results when tested during heavy rains, in terms of grip and control.
- This tire was designed to be extra thick, which not only increases resistance against punctures, but also ups the tire’s longevity.
- The low-profile give a more presentable stance to cars and doesn’t compromise on the vehicle’s handling performance. Something our drivers thought was worthy to consider when comparing with other tires for purchase.
- Good steering response was observed when driving on moderately wet roads. Deep snow traction is also on par with other brands in the same category, and tread wear is quite better than the Blizzaks.
- Being a low-profile tire, the Winterforce tends to produce more noise as compared to the Blizzak. This is noticeable on dry roads especially.
- The ice traction is good but not as precise as the Blizzak.
- Ride comfort is not on par with the Blizzaks.
Comparison — Blizzak Vs. Firestone
Following are the major differences we noticed between the two tires:
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|Bridgestone Blizzak||Better performance, more grip, better stability. |
Vehicles fitted with Blizzaks often outperform those with other tires.
|New technology developed after extensive testing. Updated sipes and tread design helps displace water and snow more efficiently.||Expensive compared to other tires in the same category, but the reviews and tests do justice if we think about value for money.|
|Firestone Winterforce||Excellent performance lacks in high-speed grip, offers reasonable stability||3-D design, developed to displace water and snow, but not regularly updated.||One of the most cost-efficient winter tire you can buy today with reasonable performance.|
What We Like/Don’t Like
What We Like
- The Blizzak range is praised for its winter-driving capabilities on several forums and product reviews. When tested to the max, it clearly shows that it is a superior tire in terms of performance, grip, and stability needed by drivers during harsh winters.
- The RC Polymer has surely improved the tire’s performance in snowy and icy roads.
- The centered Z-Pattern improves traction in snow — which leads to better acceleration and reduces stopping distances dramatically against the Winterforce.
If you don’t know much about traction you wouldn’t even feel the difference — but if you love your wheels and are particular about how your vehicle drives then you will notice the difference.
What We Don’t Like
- The only gripe we have is the price. Even in the used-tire market, a used pair of Blizzaks can set you back $70-80 (without any warranty,) which is expensive, knowing the MSRP for Winterforce starts at just $60.
- Another aspect of the Blizzak we are against is longevity. Even though the Blizzak range from Bridgestone is one of the best tires you can buy for winter driving, it tends to lose its multi-cell compound rather sooner (12 – 13,000 miles.)
- In dry conditions, the tire produces high rolling resistance because it is developed as a winter tire. This rolling resistance leads to road noise, which can be irritating.
What We Like
- The cost is the most attractive aspect of the Winterforce range.
- Commendable winter performance and a low stance.
What We Don’t Like
- Being low-profile tires, they do offer a good grip but wear out quicker.
- The issue of longevity paired with road noise may be a dealbreaker for many drivers.
- In most of the tests, the Winterforce tires kept up with the Blizzaks, but fell behind when stability was tested.
- Last but not the least, the tire doesn’t offer the same level of confidence as the Blizzak in warm weather.
The cost factor of the Winterforce combined with commendable performance makes it a worthy consideration over the more expensive Blizzak. Bridgestone’s performance, which was achieved after years of research and testing, was showcased during our test drives. We think Blizzak is a clear winner!
The use-case scenario might be different for you though. In the end, it all boils down to what you want from your vehicle.
If you want the best in terms of performance, stability, and service, you should go with the Blizzak.
People from several forums shared that the Blizzaks provide a total of 12-15,000 miles in winter season before they wear out. If you are into innovation, the Blizzaks stand apart with their use of the latest multi-cell and Nano-Pro Tech rubber compound that’s been perfected over the years since the WS70 first hit the markets.
Still undecided! There is another option to consider in the market. Nowadays the used-tire market is full of winter tires like the Blizzaks and other brands, which are slightly used with little to no visible wear. You can get a used set for a better price if you do not want to pay more for a brand new set.


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Tokyo University of Pharmacy has entered into a comprehensive partnership agreement with Yamanashi Prefecture with the aim of training pharmacists who can contribute to the community. As Yamanashi Prefecture does not have a pharmaceutical university or faculty of pharmacy, and the shortage of pharmacists is becoming increasingly serious, the prefecture will cooperate in securing human resources by creating a slot in Yamanashi Prefecture for entrance exams.
According to Tokyo Pharmaceutical University, the agreement signing ceremony was held at the Yamanashi Prefectural Office in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, where Yamanashi Prefectural Governor Kotaro Nagasaki and Tokyo Pharmaceutical University President Yoshihiro Mimaki signed the agreement and shook hands.
・Securing pharmacists in Yamanashi Prefecture
・Promotion of lifelong learning for pharmacists
・Development of science personnel
・Investigation and research promotion in the pharmaceutical and life science fields
Tokyo Pharmaceutical University has created a Yamanashi quota for the entrance exam to encourage pharmacists to work in Yamanashi Prefecture, and has also cooperated with Yamanashi Prefecture in cultivation to preserve seeds at a medicinal plant garden in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture, and dispatched pharmacists in the event of a large-scale disaster. cooperate with
Yamanashi Prefecture does not have a pharmaceutical university or university with a faculty of pharmacy, and the uneven distribution of pharmacists in each area is a major issue. We need a sufficient number of pharmacists to prevent infectious diseases and maintain the health of disaster victims in the event of a large-scale disaster, so we decided to establish a campus in Hachioji City, Tokyo, which is relatively close to Yamanashi Prefecture, and to work with Tokyo Pharmaceutical University, where many people from Yamanashi Prefecture study. We asked for cooperation.
reference:[Tokyo Pharmaceutical University] Yamanashi Prefecture and Tokyo Pharmaceutical University conclude a comprehensive partnership agreement to develop human resources such as pharmacists who can contribute to the community

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A Survey on Deduplication Checking In Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing has been one of the hottest buzzwords over the last few years but it is surprisingly known that the people have been using it for more than 10 years. Gmail, Facebook, Dropbox, Skype, PayPal, and Salesforce.com are all examples of cloud solutions which was not thinking about them in these terms. The main idea behind the cloud is that the information can be accessed over the internet without having any exhaustive familiarity of the communications used to enable it. The major services existing in Cloud computing is the Cloud storage. With the cloud storage, data can be stored on multiple third party servers which is not cared by the user and no one knows where exactly data saved. With the increase in size of the data every day, there is a need to handle, manage and mainly to store data, is a major problem faced by the people or organization. This article specifies about the study on space occupied by duplicate data over cloud. Where the data is increasing day by day , at the same time one thing to be noticeable that enough space at cloud is occupied by duplicate data so there is a need to check the data for de duplication at cloud before uploading.


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Application Form For The Post Of Secretary Of Odisha Bigyan Academy, Bhubaneswar
Applications are invited from interested candidates from Government Universities / State Government / Central Government Scientific Organizations for filling up the post of Secretary, Odisha Academy of Sciences, Bhubaneswar under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Odisha.
2. Tenure of the post: 2 years from the date of joining.
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Qualification: P.G in any stream of Basic Sciences or Graduate in any branch of Engineering/ Technology (Ph.D./ higher qualification is preferred)


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Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said at the today’s press conference that the deadline for adoption of the Media Strategy Action Plan is 16 May this year and added that the goal of this strategic document is freedom of the media and improvement of the media environment in our country.
At a debate on the role of regulatory and self-regulatory bodies in pre-election reporting, organised by the OSCE Mission and the Norwegian Embassy in Serbia, PM Brnabic said she is proud of the way the media strategy was written.
She stated that there were nine representatives of journalist associations and nine representatives of the state in the working group, and added that now the same working group, made up of the same number of representatives, will also work on amendments to media laws.
Commenting on the remarks that “it has never been worse”, she stated the fact that today there are media outlets that are critical of the government, whereas a report by the Anti-Corruption Council in 2011 stated that “there is no longer any media outlet from which citizens can receive complete and objective information”.
We can discuss the number and visibility of such media outlets, but it is a fact that they exist, Brnabic said.
The Prime Minister also pointed out that a supervisory board of the Serbian parliament for the control of the media has now been established for the first time, five new members of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media have been elected at three vacancies and two have been replaced, and recommendations for broadcasters have also been issued.
She made a plea for dialogue and added that the media should not only criticise, but also report objectively and that a corrective factor is certainly needed.
Referring to the fact that in January 2011 the European Parliament noted that insufficient Internet access hampers the proper informing of citizens, Brnabic underlined that today more than 60 per cent of households have good Internet access.
She added that the Serbian government has earmarked some €18 million this year for incentives to operators to introduce Internet in households.


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Hoigaard’s Classic Marathon & Puoli Loppet Classic – Saturday Recap
Blue skies and a crisp breeze greeted skiers at Theodore Wirth Park on Saturday morning of the City of Lakes Loppet.
The excitement and buzz built as the skiers toed the starting line at the Hoigaard’s Classical Marathon. Racers were competing for the overall win as well as for the AXCS National Masters Championship title for the 30- to 59-year-olds.
The race announcer counted down, “three, two, one — go!” And, with the loud bang of the cannon, the 226 skiers were off.
Conditions for the morning were great across the 6-kilometer course, despite the lack of natural snow. The hilly marathon route, which was 5 loops – or a total of 32 Kilometers – was packed with spectators.
After breaking a pole in the Finn Sisu Sprints the night before, Matt Liebsch was gunning to make up for lost time. He took off from the start, broke away from the men’s field and never looked back. He hammered up the hills, took advantage of the downhills and held his gap on the rest of the pack to take the win by over two minutes with a time of 1:14:05. Behind Liebsch was Chris Pappathopoulos, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, with a time of 1:16:09. In third was Krystof Kopal of Marquette, Michigan with a time of 1:17:17.
There was an impressive win in the women’s field by Felicia Gesior, from Marquette Michigan. Gesior, a 23-year-old, won by almost a seven minute margin with a time of 1:28:51. In second place was Canadian skier Isabella Howden of Barrie, Ontario, who crossed the finish line in 1:35:49. In third place was Kelly Skillicorn, of Winona, Minnesota, with a time of 1:36:20.
Puoli Loppet Classic Recap
The Puoli Loppet Classic (or “short classic”), which took off right after the marathon race was the American Cross Country Skiers National Championship event for skiers age 60 and over. The shorter course was three 4.8-kilometer loops, a total distance of 14.4-Kilometers.
A first time Loppet skier commented after the race, “the condition of the tracks held up surprisingly well and when there weren’t a ton of leaves in the tracks, it was pretty fast!”
J.D. Downing of Bend, Oregon finished first with a time of 40:15. It was a close race for second and third place, but 13-year-old Victor Sparks, a Loppet TRAIL KIDS racer from Minneapolis, Minnesota, took the second step on the podium with a time of 41:17. In third place was John Gravlin, of Cheboygan, Michigan, with a time of 41:19. Gravlin also won the title of AXCS National Masters Champion for the M7 age group.
In the women’s field, Kate Ellis of Roseville, Minnesota, took the win, finishing with a time of 46:21 and claiming the title of AXCS National Masters Champion for the F7 racers. Right behind Ellis was Loppet Coach, Allie Rykken, finishing at 46:28. In third place, with a time of 51:31, was Rebecca Kolstad from Dayton, Minnesota.


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CyBit is a project that is seeking to revolutionize the crowdfunding mechanism by facilitating the development and use of financial services and products. The company will help startups to raise funds through crowdfunding.
ICO Launch: April 2018
Type: Utility token
Pre-ICO token supply: 2,000,000,000 tokens
Total ICO token supply: 6,500,000,000 tokens
Pre-ICO price: 1 CBT = 0.7 cents
ICO phase 1 (2 Billion tokens): 1 CBT = 10 cents
ICO phase 2 (1.5 Billion tokens): 1 CBT = 15 cents
ICO phase 3 (1.5 Billion tokens): 1 CBT = 18 cents
ICO phase 4 (1.5 Billion tokens): 1 CBT = 20 cents
Currencies accepted: ETH, BTC, and LTC
The main vision for this project is to develop a new Global Marketplace that uses reliable Cryptocurrency as a payment method through Forex and crowdfunding. The methodologies that this company will use will enhance infrastructure flexibility. CyBit is mainly concerned with assisting their clients to serve more customers at no extra cost.
About Blockchain Technology
Blockchain technology is associated with benefits such as increased processing power, precision, and security. The technology provides all these benefits at a lower cost than the traditional systems. Technology has helped in connecting billions of people around the world regardless of their geographical location. It is now easy to bring the people together and have a crowd to fuel innovation. Crowdfunding is a demonstration of how the crowd can be harnessed for economic and other benefits.
The Role of CyBit
CyBit has facilitated various fundraising projects and enabled many businesses to realize their dreams. In 2014, the company started an independent crowdfunding platform. The company then carried out a study on the behavior of crowd investors, the weaknesses of the current crowdfunding sites, and factors that cause the funded projects to fail. “CYBIT” solution is a product of this 3-year study and will have extensive application in ICO, crowdfunding, and business running crowd financing.
How CyBit Will Work
CyBit is seeking to provide a transparent platform for the interaction between the founders, investors, and the public. CYBITONOMY is a term that refers to the principles that the company developed to enhance the relationship between those who take part in CyBit. The project will help innovators and ICO start-ups to easily raise funds, overcoming location, social-economic status, and origin challenges.
Popularity Of Crowdfunding
Since crowdfunding received some hype in 2009, nothing significant has happened since then. However, there is a strong indication that crowdfunding will constitute a big share of Cryptocurrency in 2018. Many businesses are now looking at crowdfunding as the easiest way of mobilizing funds. This kind of funding has become especially popular among start-ups who have for a long time found it challenging to raise the required capital.
CyBit Communication Channels
Social media forms an important channel for communication for this company. The company has Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, LinkedIn, and Instagram accounts where it gets a chance to interact with the outside world. Those wishing to know more about this project get the chance to engage the company on these platforms.
Cybit is also on Youtube where it posts important videos about the project. The company is also present in Medium.com where it posts informative posts about the entire project. By visiting this website, one gets a chance to know of any upcoming events.
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How schools are reimagining proms to keep students safe
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Prom season is upon us. So what does that look like in a year of separation and canceled traditions?
Local high schools are working hard to bring normalcy back into students’ lives.
“I just miss kind of hanging out with my whole class, as like a group. And we’ve been so separated for so long. It’s really exciting to be able to all be together again,” said Riley Machanic, a senior at South Burlington High School.
Machanic is one of many students who feel this way. South Burlington High students say they’re not exactly sure what their evening will look like but they’re just excited to have a prom.
At Champlain Valley Union High School, Class of 2022 Council Leader Anthony Spagnolo has been working for months to find a way to not only make prom happen but make it feel normal.
“So it’s going to look this year like typical prom, four hours worth of fun and dancing,” Spagnolo said.
From green grass to the red carpet, Spagnolo is planning something special for CVU. Being able to provide this experience for his students means a lot to him.
“It’s like everything,” he said.
It looks like a parking lot now, but by Sat., May 22, you can expect to see the CVU lot full of food trucks, games, space to eat and socialize, and a big tent will become a ballroom with a DJ.
“From the kids I’ve talked to the kids in the hallway who I’ve seen, there’s a general positive vibe,” Spagnolo said. “I think we’re going to have a pretty good turnout of seniors and juniors looking to have a good time.”
Hosting prom on a school’s home turf is a common idea for schools in our region.
Vermont’s outdoor guidelines state that “300 unvaccinated people, plus any number of vaccinated individuals” may attend an outdoor gathering.
It will allow schools, even as big as CVU, to host events like prom.
Students will be able to dance with each other, vaccinated or not, as long as they wear a mask. And that has students psyched.
“I’m very happy to be able to have one, I was really worried that I was going to come out of high school without being able to go to a single one,” said Jesse Buck, a senior at South Burlington High School.
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The London City School District met in a regular session on October 11th, 2022. The meeting was called to order by Board President, Mr. Donovan Cooper, with all members in attendance. Early in the meeting, the Board recognized the following students for significantly demonstrating the attributes highlighted in the District’s Portrait of a Graduate: Cooper Hudson-Love (8th grade LMS), Isabelle Tipton (12th grade, London Unlimited), and Morgan Myers (12th grade, London High School).
District Treasurer Ms. Kristine Blind updated the Board during her discussion items on the upcoming Ohio School Boards Association Capital Conference. London will have two exemplary programs highlighted during the Student Achievement Fair at the conference. The Board then approved several routine items and one appropriation amendment.
During Dr. Kramer’s Superintendent Report, he highlighted that all schools have established data-based, improvement plans for the year and are in the process of achieving those goals. From a safety perspective, Dr. Kramer noted that the district applied for $300,000 in safety funding, is working with the city to finalize the SRO project which will be implemented beginning January 1st, and planned a full-scale safety drill for the district on November 17th. Finally, he shared that the Facilities and Finance Committee would meet several times during the next two months to discuss potential campus projects.
After the Superintendent’s Report was given, the Board approved recommendations for several overnight trips and a number of routine personnel items. The meeting concluded after Board members provided brief updates for their various committee and liaison roles.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for Monday, November 21st. The meeting will be held in the College and Career Readiness Center of London High School and begin at 6:30 pm.


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4K TV boon to Taiwan IC suppliers: Morgan Stanley
June 17, 2014, 12:00 am TWN
TAIPEI--Growing demand for 4K televisions — ultra-HD TVs with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels — will likely benefit Taiwanese suppliers of the chips that control LCD flat-panel displays, according to U.S. brokerage Morgan Stanley.
The U.S. brokerage firm said in a research note last week that the market still views 4K TVs as a niche product due to high prices and a lack of content broadcast in ultra-HD.
Despite that, it forecast 4K TV penetration will reach 25 percent in 2015 and 40 percent in 2016 as 4K TV prices would fall to about US$668 on average in 2016 from the current US$999. Morgan Stanley attributed the expected drop to improving yields and competition between TV brands.
The development of 4K content and video streaming will also be driven by more 4K broadcasting from operators in the United States, China, South Korea and Japan, the brokerage said in a June 12 note to clients.
"We believe LCD driver integrated circuit (IC) vendors in Taiwan are best positioned to leverage the 4K2K TV demand upside," Morgan Stanley said. Its top stock preference was Chipbond Technology Corp. (頎邦科技), followed by Novatek Microelectronics Corp. (聯詠科技) and ChipMOS Technologies Inc. (南茂科技)
Analysts expect potential beneficiaries in panel, wafer foundry, TV chipset, and DRAM sectors, handing out an "overweight" rating to flat-panel maker AU Optronics Corp. (AUO, 友達光電) and "equal-weight" to memory chip maker Winbond Electronics Corp. (華邦電子)
Both AUO and Innolux Corp. (群創光電), also from Taiwan, are forecast to lead global shipments of 4K panels in 2014, accounting for a combined 58 percent share of the global market, according to market intelligence firm NPD DisplaySearch.


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There’s nothing like digging through a trash bag to buy a fancy new hoodie — said no one ever!
Kanye West is taking a lot of heat after demanding his new Yeezy Gap collection be sold out of literal trash bags! On Monday, fans of the rapper were shocked to learn that the 45-year-old reportedly insisted his pricey clothing be displayed inside the massive bags instead of hung on racks in the popular clothing store. Now, this decision is drawing major backlash from potential buyers and those upset with the extra work employees will have to put in to maintain the unusual presentation!
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Earlier this week, one fan snapped a photo inside Gap showing four HUGE totes with clothing pouring out the top. The Twitter user explained:
“This is how they are selling Yeezy GAP. The sales associate said Ye got mad when he saw they had it on hangers and this is how he wanted it. They won’t help you find ur size too, you just have to dig through everything.”
That sounds like a nightmare for shoppers and staff!! Those piles would turn into an instant mess — not to mention the clothes would get dirty by constantly falling to the floor as people try to find their size. Unfortunately, it seems like this is about to be a nationwide issue! More images of Yeezy’s Gap collection have hit the internet, and they all look odd AF! Check it out:
This is how they are selling Yeezy GAP. The sales associate said Ye got mad when he saw they had it on hangers and this is how he wanted it. They won’t help you find ur size too, you just have to just dig through everything pic.twitter.com/GNd08Zv1zC
— little miss (@owen__lang) August 15, 2022
YEEZY GAP AVAILABLE IN STORES pic.twitter.com/aOouwRPmzn
— YEEZY GAP (@YEEZYXGAPGLOBAL) August 16, 2022
It’s unclear why Ye is so set on this display, but before the trash bags hit the internet, he suggested he takes his “inspiration for design” from children and the homeless, writing on Instagram:
“Look to the children
Look to the homeless
As the biggest inspiration for design”
Hmm. Was he trying to call attention to the homeless problem across the country? Because if there’s a social issue behind the design, then, sure, we could get on board with that! But if not, it doesn’t really make sense! Followers seem to be thinking the same thing. Discussing the presentation for the collection (which includes items ranging from $60 to $300), Twitter users joked:
“Kanye got people thrifting at Gap”
“Bargain bin style”
“Yeah looks really fun digging through a giant pile of clothes, laundry is so fun”
“This gotta be a social experiment”
One user slammed Kanye for using the homeless as “fashion muses,” arguing:
“Balenciaga & Kanye’s fetish with the homeless as ‘fashion muses’ it’s everything that is wrong with billionaires…they no longer see the plight of people, they don’t see humans that are suffering, they see opportunities to be ‘edgy’ and profit from it…it’s disgusting”
They have a point!
Related: Inside Kim Kardashian’s Adventurous Girls Trip Following Pete Davidson Split!
Others are upset for Gap’s employees who will now have to deal with crap from upset Karens and the mess of the arrangements! But they also pointed out the fact that Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband used to work at the Gap when he was a teenager — a job he openly hated. So, this could all just be an elaborate way to get payback! Users mused:
“Workin at Yeezy Gap is gonna be Hell”
“Kanye literally worked at The Gap. He knows what he’s doing to those employees.”
“Kanye has a whole song about how much he hated working at the Gap. Why would he make Gap employees’ lives harder?”
“Whole store is about to look like laundry baskets threw up. They’re gonna have one cashier and everybody else doing recovery.”
In 2004, the songwriter released the song Spaceship which featured a line about his current business partner, he rapped:
“Let’s go back, back to the Gap, Look at my check, wasn’t no scratch…”
In 2015, he opened up about his customer service job in an interview with Paper Magazine, explaining:
“When I was working at the Gap at 15, I don’t think I had any desire to actually make clothes, but I always felt like that’s what I wanted to be around. I loved the fabrics, I loved the colors, I loved the proportions. Abercrombie was too expensive for me and the Gap was too expensive for me.”
What a full circle moment to be selling clothes there now, if only the display didn’t look like a pile of s**t! LOLz! Thoughts? Do you like the unique display or would it drive you crazy trying to shop out of that?! Sound OFF (below)!
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"There is, incidently, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person."
"What greater gift than the love of a cat?"
"In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this."
"I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat."
"It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens."


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November 12, 1990 |
As the Raiders discovered Sunday, guys named Magic are tough to beat in Los Angeles. . . . What courage and durability Don Majkowski showed by shrugging off eight sacks to lead Green Bay to victory. . . . Beginning next Monday in Miami, we'll find out whether the real Raiders are those who won their first five or those who lost three of their last four. . . . Time of possession stat of the day: Green Bay had the ball for 13:37 of the first quarter and trailed, 13-3. . . .
June 27, 1992 |
Perhaps disoriented by his fall to the 12th spot in the NBA draft, where he was taken by the Miami Heat, Harold Miner picked a strange way to open his first conversation with the team's managing partner, Lew Schaffel. The former USC star asked about alligators. "I had heard about them," Miner said at his introductory news conference in Miami. "I heard they popped out of the sewers."
April 1, 1997
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORES 1939--Oregon 46, Ohio State 33 1940--Indiana 60, Kansas 42 1941--Wisconsin 39, Washington St. 34 1942--Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38 1943--Wyoming 46, Georgetown 34 1944--Utah 42, Dartmouth 40 OT 1945--Oklahoma A&M 49, New York 45 1946--Oklahoma A&M 43, N. Carolina 40 1947--Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47 1948--Kentucky 58, Baylor 42 1949--Kentucky 46, Oklahoma State 36 1950--CCNY 71, Bradley 68 1951--Kentucky 68, Kansas State 58 1952--Kansas 80, St.
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The NBA holds an annual draft, but it has never meant much to the Lakers. They don't draft stars so much as acquire them. It's been this way for decades, with the Lakers often harvesting top talent from elsewhere instead of growing their own. Dwight Howard, acquired from Orlando on Friday, was only the latest example of the Lakers making a move that shifted the NBA's landscape. Here are a few of the other monumental Lakers trades, or signings, that helped the franchise win 16 NBA championships, one behind the Boston Celtics: Wilt Chamberlain (1968-73 with Lakers)
April 21, 1995 |
Janet Buster understood things would somehow never be the same for her son after that night last fall at the Universal Amphitheatre. She and 9-year-old Brody had been given backstage passes to a concert by blues guitar master B. B. King, and the two found a spot at the side of the stage, hoping for a chance to say hello again to King when the show ended. That's when King saw the boy, raised his hand to stop the concert, and directed the spotlight to suddenly fall on young Brody.
July 15, 2004 |
How do you sum up Shaquille O'Neal's cross-country move to the Miami Heat in a single word, when new teammate Eddie Jones required a double-unbelievable to describe it, when South Beach nightclub owners are stepping over one another to set aside private tables for O'Neal in their VIP rooms, when the evening "SportsCenter" is almost entirely devoted to an interview with Shaq? The only choice is the word that used to be commonplace in the Laker locker room.
June 28, 1988 |
The Clippers, who already have the luxury of making Danny Manning the No. 1 choice in today's National Basketball Assn. draft, have engineered a three-way deal with the Philadelphia 76ers and Seattle SuperSonics that, barring last-minute complications, will net them the third pick in the first round but will cost them Michael Cage, the league's leading rebounder last season.

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All my life I’ve had a pressing sense of responsibility to ensure that all life around me thrived. It seems obvious then that I set out to become a social worker as an adult. I have spent the last 5 years learning about theories and methods that are supposed to equip me with the right tools to be able to change systems and, ultimately, transform social reality as we currently know it. I have spent the last 5 years consumed and borderline obsessed with complexity thinking, systems change, sustainability, and radical social change — reading, researching, and exploring what we, as a species, should do to make this a better place for all life. This became my identity, to the point where it was all I knew about myself. Without this, who am I?
During 2020, I met a content creator and broadcaster who now goes by the name LvlUpJosh. While I had heard of Twitch before meeting him, it had never been part of my social reality. I have been playing video games ever since I was a child, but it never crossed my mind that this was something to be shared with the world, or more so, be a career. And, while most of my friends and family are unaware of this, I have also struggled with social anxiety for most of my life. So, the mere idea of putting myself out there was terrifying! Yet, LvlUpJosh planted a seed which, months later, sent me down my own content creation/broadcasting journey.
My mind has always held an abundance of imagination. When I was younger, I would spend my days exploring new worlds I created by stringing words together. This was also a coping mechanism, as my reality was a place I would rather avoid. As I grew older, this reality became harder to escape and I lost sight of my creative self. My mind has continued to buzz with ideas, but recovering from emotional trauma demands a lot of energy which has kept my ideas from reaching fruition. Until now.
In the past months, ever since I began exploring content creation and broadcasting, I have experienced a surge of creative energy and a deep awakening. It feels as if I am reconnecting with a self which has been neglected for years. The more I travel on this road, the more pull I feel towards it. Yet, there is something which is holding me back. Guilt. What about Earth? What about social injustice? What about changing the system? What about the climate? What about the animals? What about the increasing number of people with degrading mental health and increased loneliness? How can I, in good conscience, pursue a career as a content creator and broadcaster when millions of people and animals are being exploited and Earth is on fire?
As I continue to age, it becomes clear to me that I’ve been stuck in survival mode. The emotional pain that I endured overwhelmed me with an understanding of suffering and I somehow made it my job to keep others from experiencing this, all the while neglecting my own boundaries, needs, and emotions. For 30 years my life has not been my own as I’ve been psychologically bound by fear that I would cause someone harm.
But, I am awakening to myself.
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Six months ago, I would classify being single as being a curse. I wanted a relationship, a boyfriend, a partner. However, six months and a failed relationship later, I now look at my single status as being a blessing, as now I’m taking the time to be alone and better the relationship with myself. Long story short-I’m single by choice.
Before I continue let me say this: if I were to meet a nice guy, I am sure that whole first paragraph will change. However, this next relationship that I will be in with whoever I am meant to be with, I want to make sure I love myself and can make myself happy without having a guy in the picture. After all, if you don’t love yourself, what makes you think you’re going to have a healthy and happy relationship with someone else?
The answer is, you’re not.
A few week ago, I reactivated my Tinder, this time for keeps. I began swiping left and swiping right. I had matched with this guy, let’s call him Bob. We had a lot in common, and soon, we switched from Tinder to texting. After a weekend of texting, I soon realized that I wasn’t interested in that particular person, and began to cut back on the texting. He unfortunately didn’t, and continued to text me for much of the next few days. If I were to not answer for an extended period of time (yes, even though I am a millennial, I do in fact have times when I can’t get to the phone), he would only text me again and again. While I get it that he wanted to get to know me, it honestly creeped me out. My annoyance quickly bubbled, and I wanted to throw my iPhone 6 against the wall to keep him from texting me anymore.
Okay, I’m being a bit dramatic, but you’re getting the point.
Earlier that weekend before his constant texting, I had went out with one of my friends. I told her that I had met a few guys using Tinder, and have given one my number. She was excited for me, however I interrupted her by saying that I felt that I wasn’t ready to date after my relationship ended three weeks ago. We went back in forth about the issue for a few minutes, until she got her sandwich.
The point of that story is that my decision to be single for a while has absolutely nothing to do with my ex. It has everything to do with me.
There’s something that is wonderful about improving the relationship with yourself instead of constantly searching for a new one to fill the void. This is starting with living a life that is making me happy. Instead of going on dates with a guy, I go on dates with myself, usually to Starbucks or to get some takeout. I make it a point to spend some time doing what I love to do best, whether that is writing in a journal or sketching in my sketchbook. My anxiety attacks, although I have some days when I’m a bit more anxious then normal, are pretty much gone (even though I rarely had them at the time of my breakup with my ex-boyfriend). I schedule time with my friends (and actually go through with the plans). And, I have honestly never been as happy with the life I am choosing to lead. This shift in happiness was something that came within me.
So while I may not have anyone to be my cuddle partner other than my dog, I am beginning to see improvements in my relationship with myself. And as for the relationship thing, I’ll get there eventually. In the meantime, I have my puppy, my journal, and some Starbucks. And that’s all I really need.
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"In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the “Affordable Care Act,” the “ACA,” or “Obamacare.” The ACA will reduce the number of Americans without health insurance— an important goal—but it will do so by increasing the cost of U.S. health coverage. Increasing the cost of health coverage, in turn, will worsen two of the nation’s most important policy problems.
The first of those problems is the increasing unaffordability of private health insurance, a problem that is straining the budgets of middle-income Americans, and hampering social mobility. The second problem is the nation’s grave long-term fiscal instability, a problem primarily driven by government spending on health insurance and health care.
Indeed, the ACA will especially drive up the cost of private health insurance that individuals purchase directly.


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Saturday - December 20, 2014
GamesRadar - The 8 Worst Uses of DLC
GamesRadar has a new article they posted where they talk about the eight worst ways DLC was used in gaming history, and surprise Horse armor is number one.
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion marked the start of a new era of gaming in more ways than one. It brought many into then-new-gen gaming, sold people on the Xbox 360, and notoriously set the bar for insulting DLC. Oblivion’s Horse Armor is a famously poor example of downloadable content, charging players $2.50 / £1.70 for some extra equine protection that did absolutely nothing besides make your four-legged ride glimmer in the sunlight. It quickly becoming a cautionary tale in how not to handle DLC- but that 2006 offense to gamer's wallets seems quaint when compared to some of the downloadable mistakes that followed.
Despite consumer backlash, publishers always seem a little too willing to test the limits of how much they can charge for additional content. And consumers have always been ready to let them know where that limit is. Read on to see some of the most ludicrous ‘enhancements’ gaming has seen in the recent past...
Thursday - April 18, 2013
Van Helsing - Preview From GamesRadar
GamesRadar has a preview of The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing.
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing has all the standard action RPG tropes, so anyone familiar with Diablo or Torchlight should feel right at home with the gameplay. You'll travel through the three chapter story campaign, visiting town hubs, getting quests from the locals, and wandering out into the wilderness to kill creatures and gather more powerful loot. As you kill enemies, you'll level up, giving you access to abilities in the melee Warrior, ranged Occult Hunter, and Tricks and Auras skill trees. Each skill earned also has additional buffs which can be activated in combat enabling Van Helsing to chain a lightning bolt magic attack or make a more devastating sweeping broadsword swing.
The story kicks off in the country of Borgovia, as Van Helsing arrives at his destination with his ghost companion Katalina. Katalina is more than just an NPC that you'll have casual conversations with, she also plays a significant role in combat, acting as a pet character of sorts. She can take on different celestial forms that make her useful in either melee combat, ranged attacks, or support buffs and her skills and gear are customizable as you level up. Depending on how you wish to deck out Van Helsing with skills, you can use Katalina to compliment your build. For example, if you wanted to play a close-ranged melee fighter, you could outfit Katalina with ranged or support skills to lay waste to enemies from a distance.
We played through a small portion of the first chapter, which had us disposing of wolf packs and bandits, but it wasn't long before we were battling giant werewolves by the droves. The environments are detailed and dire, and the brutality of the vicious mythological creatures as you pass by slaughtered caravans and stranded villagers. The first town started us off in the forest area, which eventually lead us to a werewolf den and a more supernatural environment. After challenging an armored werewolf boss, he transported us to a dreamworld called the Ink, which tasked us with destroying minion spawning beacons before the boss could reveal himself.
With that, our demo was ended, but The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing looks like a promising experience for those looking for a new action RPG. Be sure to check back for more information on the game as we get closer to its release later this year.
Wednesday - April 17, 2013
Storytelling In Games - Q&A with Dishonored Co-creator
GamesRadar has another interview with Harvey Smith. He is the veteran game designer and co-creative-director on Dishonored.
GamesRadar: What do you think is the paragon of storytelling in gaming?
Harvey Smith: To this day, the first System Shock by Looking Glass Technologies feels unbelievably cohesive, engaging to the player, and ahead of its time. Truly an under-appreciated master work. I got to support those guys as a tester, so I played the game for 10 months straight (working on the floppy then CD versions). It just never got old. There was the sense of place, so strong I used to dream about Citadel Station, before the disaster. Also, the emergent narrative and creeping player-driven pace made the experience so rich compared to most video games, which are more static, controlled and scripted. It's a highly subjective answer, but System Shock represents a great blend to me.GR: Having written a book, what do you now appreciate more about telling a story in games?
HM: In games, I'm much more interested in interconnected game systems that enable the player to act creatively on the game environment, and the exploration of the environment at the player's own pace. That's one of the reasons that writing a novel was so interesting; it's very different; fundamentally different. Some of the basics of what make writing work are hobbled in video games. In games, agency is the dominant goal, all description is visual, the best "plot" is derived from a series of player-driven actions and the game's response, but setting still works well.
The thing that suffers the most is character, because in games players are very active--always engaged in something, or devising some plan and undertaking it, rather than simply observing--and we have not yet managed to make much meaningful interactivity in terms of doing things with characters yet. Working with co-creative director Raphael Colantonio on Dishonored, we spent a lot of time talking about what works and what does; Dishonored also included an embedded narrative, but our key goals were related to systems, atmospherics, emergent narrative and the richness of the setting.GR: Are developers straying from what defines a good story?
HM: Hopefully, since that generally produces a more interactive game.
Player Choice Is Everything. - Q&A with Brian Fargo
GamesRadar has an interview with Brian Fargo.
We recently caught up with Brian to talk about Wasteland and Torment – both of which have been crowd-funded using Kickstarter. In fact, Torment reached its $1 million Kickstarter goal faster than any game in history, proving that there's strong demand for the kind of RPGs Fargo is making. So why didn't inXile go through the traditional developer / publisher approach for the games? Why reach out to Kickstarter?
Delivering on promises is important to Fargo. With crowd-funding schemes like Kickstarter, players fund projects based on what they expect them to deliver. Deviate from that, and you risk angering the people who are bankrolling you. But what happens when you get into a Mass Effect 3 situation, where players expectations aren't met because the team wants to deliver choice - a vital component of RPGs. "Part of the problem there, as I understand it, is that they promoted the fact that your decisions could effect the ending," he says.
Monday - December 31, 2012
GamesRadar - How intelligent old school gaming become modern again in 2012
GamesRadar has written an editorial titled 2012: The year intelligent old-school gaming
struck back. Here's a quote about Dishonored:
Dishonored is a dense, open-ended first-person ‘simulation' with roots in the Thief and Deus Ex series. It allows the player to engineer and achieve their own objectives by way of combat, stealth, or quiet manipulation. It's happy to leave (and trust) the player to their own devices in such a multi-layered world. All of this is the antithesis of the funnelled hand-holding so prevalent in first-person console action games these days. Frankly, Dishonored's wildly branching freedom makes Deus Ex: Human Revolution feel like Splinter Cell.
Do you agree with GamesRadar?
Monday - November 30, 2009
GamesRadar - 2009's Best Under-The-Radar Games
Games Radar has listed 16 amazing PC games that people might have missed or ignored. Torchlight, Trine and Demon's Souls get mentioned in the article.
Action/role-playing fans may be anxiously awaiting the release of Diablo III, but the wait got much easier to bear with Torchlight. Developed by the same team behind the ill-fated Mythos, formerly of Flagship Studios, Torchlight combines the obsessive, loot-gathering gameplay that makes its genre so addictive with a gorgeous art style and character designs. Given the promise and ultimate disappointment that was Hellgate: London, it's understandable that many were skeptical of Torchlight. But the finished product is something that no action-RPG fan should miss, and is one of the most addictive experiences in recent memory.
Yet another indie game we never saw coming, Trine is an action-platformer that makes up for a lack of variety with some great combat and puzzles. Featuring three playable characters that you can switch between at any time, the game enables you to choose how best to progress. Use the wizard's magic to create platforms to jump on, use the knight to bash through enemies or simply use the thief's grappling hook to swing across chasms. It's completely up to you.
In an age when games seem to be getting easier and more accommodating, Demon's Souls stands apart. It's brutally difficult and doles out many, many more punishments than it does rewards. It at times feels archaic, harking back to frustrating 8- and 16-bit classics, but adds enough new stuff that critics have been giving it near-universal praise. Who would've thought that the best-rated RPG of the year would be the one that makes you want to break your controller in half?
Wednesday - March 04, 2009
GamesRadar - 30 Rules Every RPG Must Follow
These guys love lists but this tongue-in-cheek one isn't bad, even though it's been done before. Obviously based on jRPGs, Games Radar's 30 Rules Every RPG Must Follow still works reasonably well for quite a few CRPGs:
1. You've overslept...And today’s the day of the town's special holiday fair. Luckily, your grandfather woke you up before you missed it. Still, it's sad that your parents weren't around to help him raise you, but they were killed under non-specific circumstances in the Great War that ended once and for all a few years ago.
Despite the rustic, medieval setting, your grandfather is seen as a source of wisdom and experience. Nobody’s noticed his lack of usefulness and apparent unemployment in a village where every other house has a specific purpose. The two of you have lived a quiet life in your one room cabin that is simply “your house.”
Gramps will tell you to go check out the village. You know, see what’s new with the 15 villagers you’ve spent every moment of the first 16 years of your life with.
Monday - January 26, 2009
GamesRadar - The Top 9 PC Games of 09
GamesRadar has yet another list article, this time the Top 9 games of '09. Diablo III, Dragon Age, and Deus Ex 3 all make the cut and Blizzard's Rob Pardo stops by for a mini-interview:
How do you determine your role in all the projects that you’re involved in?
It depends on what the project needs. Right now, I’m probably spending more time on StarCraft II than I am on, say, World of Warcraft - we’ve really built up that team in terms of processes and procedures, and I just meet with [the developers] a couple times a week now and help them with hard design problems and concepts, but they’re pretty much good to go. And on StarCraft II I’m really involved on the design of the Battle.net feature set and a lot of the single player story stuff. On Diablo III I’m the executive producer - Jay [Lead Designer Jay Wilson] always wants me in more design meetings, but he’s got a handle on it, so I’ll probably get more involved with Diablo III once it gets a little closer to release.
Saturday - June 21, 2008
GamesRadar - Free MMOs Article
Joe Keiser writes up a top-ten of free MMOs.
In just a few years, the world of free MMOs has grown from a 2D ghetto of suspicious foreign ZIP files into a full-fledged gaming subgenre of international scale. Yet it’s still a wild, ungoverned field, with far-flung nations like Korea and Malaysia flooding the web with more and more no-fee games every day - many of which are archaic, incomprehensible, or just plain bad.
But there are plenty of gems out there if you know where to look. We spent dozens of hours whittling a list of nearly 60 of the highest-profile free MMOs down to a mere nine. The games we chose represent the field’s high points in terms of audiovisual quality, new-player friendliness, addictiveness, and overall quality and variety of content. None will cost you even a penny - the makers will just give them to you, in the hope that you’ll pay for custom in-game items and premium membership benefits - but they’re all worth your time. (With additional reporting by Kristen Salvatore).
Saturday - May 31, 2008
GamesRadar - Getting into Characters--10 Best & Worst
GamesRadar has a short article up spotlighting PC Zone UK's take on the 10 best conceived game characters, and the 10 worst. There are some familiar RPG and semi-RPG names on the list, including Morte from Planescape:Torment(#6 Best), HK-47 from SW:Knights of the Old Repulic series(#4 Best),and #1 Best, Shodan from System Shock:
System Shock has a strongly defined storyline. SHODAN provides you with a tormentor, an ally, a betrayer. Her story is handled in such a remarkable way; her interaction with you is completely natural within the immaculate storyline - it’s easy to imagine the System Shock games as a movie, but it’s the very best example of a filmic storyline playing better as a game.
SHODAN is the benevolent chip who had her ethical considerations hacked away, turning her into a passionate megalomaniac, and a casual liar. She’s not mad - she’s consistent and reasonable. She’s just reasonable on her own twisted terms, which, with an inch of empathy, aren’t even that twisted. We’ve seen SHODAN at her most powerful and her most vulnerable, and although we never once suspected she’d reform and become a dutiful little AI on a mining vessel again, she never failed to be anything other than an enthralling and intelligent enemy and ally. She gets the top spot because she’s every definition of awesome.
Worst entries include a lot of non-RPG characters, with a few exceptions. Xana from Dark Messiah of Might & Magic comes in at #7 Worst, and #2 Worst is Martin Septim from TES IV: Oblivion.
Sunday - April 20, 2008
GamesRadar - Best Game Stories Ever
It's been at least a couple of days since the last "Best xxx" list, so it's time for a new one! GamesRadar has 15 they claim are The Best Video Games Ever, including Planescape: Torment, Fallout 2, KotOR and Final Fantasy VI.
Like most lists, you're guaranteed to disagree.
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Tuesday - February 12, 2008
GamesRadar - You're not a Real Fan
GamesRadar has one of their tongue-in-cheek articles up about some seriously hardcore gamers called You're not a Real Fan and it may be worth a look just for some of the examples from beyond the fringe of gaming like this:
Think you’ve got a nice game library do you? We don’t care if you can bust out a copy of Little League Baseball or Duck Hunt for the NES. Your videogame library sucks and is in sore need of just about everything when compared to real collections. Click here for an interview with the anonymous owner of what might possibly be the largest personal videogame library ever. It’s so huge in fact, that he can’t even say how many systems or games he currently has stockpiled away. What he can say is that it took him over 16 years to amass his ginormous archive of vintage gaming titles, consoles and accessories.
Friday - January 25, 2008
GamesRadar - Experimental Narrative Structures in Games
Taking a break from their usual slapstick article approach, Tyler Wilde at GamesRadar examines the effect of PoV in game narrative. While his examples are not drawn from the RPG genre, his points are interesting and general enough to apply to any genre:
What is a first-person game? Third-person? Most can easily identify these terms as referring to a game’s “camera” and how it relates to the virtual physical space of the game world. Also utilized are omnipresent viewpoints (strategy games), and the somewhat outdated second-person (text adventures).
In literary terms, however, the concept of “perspective” is much more ambiguous. While stories are still generally narrated from the first or third-person points of view, there are no “cameras.” Rather there are imagined virtual spaces, internal thoughts, and dialogue. The point of view is limited only to the constraints of language.
We’ve devised a few ways games may be able to borrow some of this freedom to create more engrossing experiences. The current standard for in-game storytelling is, at best, equivalent to that of B movies (sans a few shining exceptions, which haven’t had to overcome much competition). Some, like Will Wright, have questioned the need to utilize linear storytelling in games, but we are not tackling that argument at the moment. With the assumption that our goal is to devise more engrossing story-driven games, we present the following hypothetical narrative structures.
His first alternative is self-narration:
Our first hypothetical game verbally narrates itself in the first-person. When the player opens a door, for example, a film noir inspired voice (think Max Payne) might narrate, “I was fearful that the slightest creak would wake my landlord.”
Ignoring the very real possibility that this could be the most irritating game ever created, it creates the potential for some interesting effects...
Followed by ambiguity:
Imagine that the in-game character you’ve embodied is speaking to another character, which you have come to know well within the game. An imperceptible transition occurs, and seconds later you are speaking to the character you thought you were playing as. This disorienting “switching” could be maintained for the entirety of the game, if the story was capable of holding it together.
And finally, he proposes that abstraction as used in certain schools of art(Cubism) or through manipulation of time in the game, could add to the narrative:
What we are attempting to describe is an abstract point-of-view of an otherwise natural representation of reality. The Cubists were fascinated with this concept, and attempted to paint objects as if they were being viewed simultaneously from multiple angles. The word “simultaneously” is the key here, as time and the perception of time have much to do with this type of abstraction.
The slowing down or reversing of time in games like Stranglehold, for example, is a form of abstraction. “Split-screen” editing is also an abstraction, as seeing an event from multiple angles at the same time, or two non-adjacent events at the same time, is not possible in reality without the use of multiple cameras.
From his conclusion:
Perhaps all of our hypothetical games would be awful, but they were meant as extreme examples to illustrate points. The hypothetical quality of our hypothetical games isn’t as important as the general idea we want to communicate, which is that perspective can be adjusted and shaped in a myriad of ways, and is far more complex than just the location of a virtual camera. Without invalidating our argument completely, we must make one addendum: regardless of individual storytelling techniques used, the narrative art must be handled with finesse and care to be effective.
Friday - November 30, 2007
GamesRadar - When Video Games Go Emo
For those in the mood for a little British humor, GamesRadar UK takes a not-to-be-taken-seriously, sarcastic look at the change in focus in modern video games from amusing toys to :
...A form of interactive electronic entertainment, more often than not steeped in all the misery and darkness of the deepest depths of Hell. No-one ever smiles and lots of things get shot.
It wasn’t always this way. Those of us who became gamers during the 8 and 16-bit eras can remember when games were supposed to be fun. We quite liked that. It might make us sound like big mincing girls, we know, but seriously guys, why the misery nowadays? Why does almost every modern game hero (Sorry, anti-hero) seem to be shooting up the bad guys of his respective post-apocalyptic cess pit/drug-riddled urban hellhole just to fill in the time between arm-cutting sessions and My Chemical Romance concerts?
They take a look at a few games of various flavors not particularly focusing on the rpg, but they do have a few words for Final Fantasy VII:
Final Fantasy VII arguably set the archetype. Skinny androgynous males who look like they might break in a strong wind (presumably a physical externalisation of a broken emotional state as beautiful and fragile as angel wings made of frozen unicorn tears), and who quietly hold onto their dark, personal emotional traumas just long enough for things to build...when a cup of tea and a chat would have probably sorted things out years ago.

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11-27-2012, 04:19 PM #1
Silverado drain plug transmission pan good or bad idea?
I was tossing around the idea of putting a different pan on my new Silverado 6 speed auto.
Is this a good idea? Have others done it here?
Last edited by stchman; 11-28-2012 at 12:48 PM.
11-27-2012, 04:27 PM #2
drain plugs are good to have. are you thinking of a higher capacity pan?David
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11-27-2012, 04:41 PM #3
11-27-2012, 04:47 PM #4
the plug also makes it easier when you change the filter out as you can drain the fluid first. Because it is just a massive mess the other way. I have a drain plug on mine but it has the stupid torqx bolt that gm loves and it just stripped out when I went to drain it. But if you can put a standard hex bolt styled drain in I would recommend it. They are not absolutely necessary though.
11-27-2012, 05:29 PM #5
11-28-2012, 11:45 AM #6
yep it came with a plug with a T55 head. I was using a cheap socket at first (didnt think I needed an impact gun quality one for a plug) and the socket tips started to twist and then it started stripping out the plug. I tried heating etc wouldnt budge. So basically my plug was worthless.
11-28-2012, 05:31 PM #7
my 2000 sil 4X4 4L60 tranny deep pan has the drain plug. this is good because all but a qt of the fluid comes out. then dropping the pan is not messy.
so the 6sp automatic now does not have this ?
another reason not to get a new GM truck.
I would get the pan with the plug, same size. [no filter issues]
11-28-2012, 06:18 PM #8
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11-28-2012, 06:34 PM #9
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Use a Castro 20/50. It's the thickest oil for high milage cars. You'll need about 5 quarts if it's v6. Oil and filter are the things to change for regular oil change.Top up the radiator, break oil, transmission oil, tire pressure, washer fluid etc.
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Missed your opportunity to perform at the Fort Bend County Fair Talent Show? No worries: Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library will host an “Open-Mic Night” on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 6:-8:30 p.m., in the meeting room of the library, 1001 Golfview Drive in Richmond.
Open-Mic Night is a casual event for amateur performers to take the stage and express themselves!
Step into the limelight to share original poetry, music, comedy, or one-act plays, or to showcase any other unique talents. Performances are limited to five minutes or less, and they must not contain any profanity or other insensitive topics.
This event is for adults and teens aged 14 and above. This event is free and open to the public.
To sign up to participate, go to the library’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), click on “Events,” select “George Memorial,” and find the program. Participants may also register by calling the library at 281-341-2604.

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