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Perhaps no law in the past generation has drawn more praise than the drive to “end welfare as we know it,” which joined the late-’90s economic boom to send caseloads plunging, employment rates rising and officials of both parties hailing the virtues of tough love.
But the distress of the last four years has added a cautionary postscript: much as overlooked critics of the restrictions once warned, a program that built its reputation when times were good offered little help when jobs disappeared. Despite the worst economy in decades, the cash welfare rolls have barely budged.
Faced with flat federal financing and rising need, Arizona is one of 16 states that have cut their welfare caseloads further since the start of the recession — in its case, by half. Even as it turned away the needy, Arizona spent most of its federal welfare dollars on other programs, using permissive rules to plug state budget gaps.
While data on the very poor is limited and subject to challenge, recent studies have found that as many as one in every four low-income single mothers is jobless and without cash aid — roughly four million women and children. Many of the mothers have problems like addiction or depression, which can make assisting them politically unpopular, and they have received little attention in a downturn that has produced an outpouring of concern for the middle class.
Poor families can turn to other programs, like food stamps or Medicaid, or rely on family and charity. But the absence of a steady source of cash, however modest, can bring new instability to troubled lives.
Pamela Loprest and Austin Nichols, researchers at the Urban Institute, found that one in four low-income single mothers nationwide — about 1.5 million — are jobless and without cash aid. That is twice the rate the researchers found under the old welfare law. More than 40 percent remain that way for more than a year, and many have mental or physical disabilities, sick children or problems with domestic violence.
Using a different definition of distress, Luke Shaefer of the University of Michigan and Kathryn Edin of Harvard examined the share of households with children in a given month living on less than $2 per person per day. It has nearly doubled since 1996, to almost 4 percent. Even when counting food stamps as cash, they found one of every 50 children live in such a household.
The Census Bureau uses a third measure, “deep poverty,” which it defines as living on less than half of the amount needed to escape poverty (for a family of three, that means living on less than $9,000 a year). About 10 percent of households headed by women report incomes that low, a bit less than the peak under the old law but still the highest level in 18 years.
This is the type of thing that happens when success is measured by how many people are taken off welfare. People who talk about reducing welfare love to give anecdotes (Reagan and his welfare queen), but Pierce has an anecdote for them:
Chase put Marcus into the heart-transplant program. On April 15, 1997, she informed the Social Security Administration that Marcus Stephens was waiting for a heart transplant. A claims examiner in the Mississippi Social Security office named Brenda Smithers put a notation in Marcus’s file.
“Dr. Chase has mentioned that they need to think about a heart transplant,” the note read.
THE POSSIBILITY OF A TRANSPLANT BROUGHT THE RIDDLES BACK TO Memphis even more often. “They tested Marcus a lot,” says Sammie Riddle. “Once, he had some problems that set him back, and you could see that, maybe, they were thinking, ‘Why waste a heart on this one?’ Then he came back, and they put him right back there at the top of the list.”
On May 27, 1997, the Riddles got another letter from the Social Security Administration. “Earlier,” the letter began, “we told you we were reviewing MARCUS T. STEPHENS’s case to see if he is disabled under the new definition of disability for children. After reviewing all the information carefully, we have decided that he no longer qualifies for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).” At the time the letter was mailed, Marcus was almost totally bedridden. In addition, in its files, the Social Security office had Dr. Chase’s notification that Marcus was waiting for a heart transplant. Brenda Smithers had put it there more than a month before. Clearly, the review was no review at all.
Marcus died in December of that year, partially as a result of welfare reform. Oh, Pierce has data too:
Over the next year, more studies debunked the notion of general fraud in the program, the notion of parents “coaching” their children, and the myth of the “crazy checks.” The inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Disability Policy Panel of the Congress, and an investigation by the Social Security Administration all advocated fine-tuning the SSI program but discovered little evidence of fraud and abuse and no evidence at all of successful parental “coaching.”
Reporters–from leftist Alexander Cockburn in The Nation to Christopher Georges in the conservative Forbes MediaCritic–were sharply critical of the journalism that had helped spur the attack on the SSI program. (According to Georges, one of ABC’s primary on-camera sources, a physician, offered to sell him information concerning SSI fraud. Georges declined.) Even The Washington Post came to editorialize that the SSI critics “had argued mainly on the strength of anecdotal evidence” and cautioned Bill Clinton not to cut the program too severely.
But the damage had been done. The uproar over the SSI program still clearly echoed throughout the larger world. As part of the welfare-reform legislation that President Clinton signed on August 22, 1996, every child who had been enrolled in the SSI program under the expanded definition of disability since the Zebley decision had to be reevaluated–280,000 of them in less than a year. Also, the Social Security Administration proposed a more restrictive set of eligibility standards for the SSI program.
but, you see, the law was a success because welfare caseload went down. The idea that there is pervasive fraud in government programs is why a religious leader like Rick Warren will say:
WARREN: Well, certainly the Bible says we are to care about the poor. There’s over 2,000 versus in the Bible about the poor. And God says that those who care about the poor, God will care about them and God will bless them. But there’s a fundamental question on the meaning of “fairness.” Does fairness mean everybody makes the same amount of money? Or does fairness mean everybody gets the opportunity to make the same amount of money? I do not believe in wealth redistribution, I believe in wealth creation…
WARREN: The only way to get people out of poverty is J-O-B-S. Create jobs. To create wealth, not to subsidize wealth. When you subsidize people, you create the dependency. You — you rob them of dignity. There are a lot of negative things that happen to us. Rather, we should be focusing on wealth creation and job creation, in my opinion.
Marcus Stephens might have died, but he died with dignity, I guess. And fairness decreed that he had to die, or something. When a supposed Christian pastor argues that we help the poor too much and that helping the poor hurts the poor, it’s difficult to respond.


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The Cinderella complex was first described by Colette Dowling, who wrote a book on women's fear of independence, as an unconscious desire to be taken care of by others. The complex is said to become more apparent as a person grows older.
Dowling attempts to define women as being motivated by an unconscious desire to be taken care of as a fear of independence termed "Cinderella complex". An important aspect of the work can be defined as identifying an aspect of a larger phenomenon as to why women choose to stay in dysfunctional relationships.
This phenomenon can be defined as a syndrome characterized by a series of specific motivations or causes. Dowling identifies only one motivation, while the syndrome is in fact a combination of many motivations, which are in themselves characteristics that make up a complex.
The term syndrome has been largely used to define conditions apparent in medicine. However, in recent decades the term has been used outside of medicine to refer to a combination of phenomena seen in association.
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This complex is named after the fairy tale character Cinderella. It is based on the idea of femininity portrayed in that story, where a woman is beautiful, graceful, polite, supportive, hardworking, independent, and maligned by the females of her society, but she is not capable of changing her situations with her own actions and must be helped by an outside force, usually a male (i.e. the Prince).
References[edit | edit source]
- Colette Dowling (1981). The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of Independence, Simon & Schuster.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Anthony Wilden (1987). Man and Woman, War and Peace: The Strategist's Companion, Routledge.
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100 Percent Fed Up reports – On Tuesday night, a poll challenger who was credentialed by a top-notch election integrity group in Michigan was physically removed from the former TCF Center (now the Huntington Place) for asking too many (legitimate) questions about ballots and the processes that he claims were not being followed. The Huntington Place is where absentee Detroit’s absentee ballots from the August 2, 2020, primary election were counted.
Here is his incredible story…
I was a poll challenger at TCF.
Throughout the night, I was routinely told to step away from the table and that I was only allowed to stand next to the monitor near station one at the corner of the tables. I was also told that the law doesn’t matter in this room, only their rules. This is all untrue and illegal. It is deceptive, restrictive, and obstructive to the process, which violates Michigan Election Law Act 116 of 1954, 168.730, 168.731, 168.733(3,4), and 168.734.
One of my first challenges of the night came at a counting table near the middle/back of the room. I had checked on it multiple times over multiple hours during the first and second shifts to see that it was attached to the internet. Nobody seemed to notice or care about this. Finally, when I flagged down a supervisor and asked her to hover the mouse over the wifi symbol in the task monitor, she said she wasn’t allowed to do that and went to grab someone else. That person also said they didn’t think they were allowed to do that and grabbed someone even higher up the chain. Eventually, a man who identified himself as Anthony Miller came to the table and hovered the mouse over the wifi image. It then read “Internet Connection” because it was attached to the internet during the counting process all day since at least the time I had arrived. Multiple people witnessed the wifi signal image and the change to airplane mode by Anthony Miller.
This was a fine resolution to my concern. However, after making this challenge, it was clear that I was being shadowed by Democrat challengers and men in black.
I recall that a ballot at the scanning station did not register in the poll book. So, I stepped in to see if I could note anything unique about the envelope and monitor the process. I was immediately told I had to stand 6 feet back. The men in black appeared and started telling me falsehoods about how I wasn’t allowed to do anything but look at the monitor because everything was on the monitor. I said to them that isn’t true and that, in this specific case, the ballot literally was not showing up on the monitor, and that was the specific reason for the challenge. I also told them it wasn’t even me that initiated the challenge. They didn’t care. They just kept trying to distract me from my job by insisting that I was trying to intimidate the workers at the table by trying to see the election materials, as is my duty under the law as a challenger.
After moments like this, I often stepped away from the table and walked around to see if things would cool off, and I could return to my duties. But, It seemed like even more men in black were around me whenever I would go back to any table later.
In addition, after I made my first challenge, Democrat Party challengers began shadowing me at any table I went to, as well. They appeared not to care what was happening at the tables, only what I was doing. Then, large men dressed in black would show up and shadow me as well. I was not breaking any laws and was following all legal protocols as defined by the law and not being at all rude or meanspirited to the poll workers. I was never belligerent or abusive to anyone and wasn’t initiating conversation intentionally with anyone at the table except the supervisor. Sometimes, workers would ask what I was doing, and I would always say something like, “I am just observing, not trying to be a pest, but I can’t talk to you.” Things seemed to be fine. It wasn’t until men in black showed up that any table seemed to begin to have a problem with me. These men always demanded my credentials and information but refused to give me any information. When I would ask who they were (they had no lanyards or name tags), most of them would scoff and then get another one of them to try to intimidate me further and make accusations and threats toward me about being kicked out or how I needed to be 6 feet away from the table. None of them had any problem standing within 2 or 3 feet of me in order to try and raise my blood pressure. When it didn’t work, they would continue to distract me with redundant conversation over and over again and call more people over. This happened more and more throughout the night as it got later. In addition, when I would tell them I needed to see a process that wasn’t visible from the computer screen, one might tell me I had to stay there, while another would tell me to go to the other side of the table, only to have another person tell me I couldn’t be there, either and had to go back to the computer, ping-ponging me around to agitate me and cause a visual scene that could be interpreted poorly.
Around 11 pm, as I was walking back to the counting table, I was stopped by a man with dreadlocks who had no identifying markings on his clothing or lanyard. He demanded to know who I was, asked for my credentials, and seemed to insist that I could not ever leave one table throughout the night. This is also not true since I was a roving challenger, and there were only a handful of challengers for the entire room of 130 or so tables. I gently asked him who he was, and he scoffed at that and called over another larger man in black. He was impeding me from doing my job because my credentials were clearly visible, and I was not breaking any laws, so I continued to monitor the table. I cannot recall if the man he called to the table had an ICU on his shirt or not, but he was dressed in black and asked for my credentials. When he came over, I told him I was with MC4EI and said my name was Braden, and asked who he was. He refused to tell me, and my answers to him didn’t seem to be enough for him, so he demanded that I step away from the table. I protested politely verbally and cited the law since I was acting fully within the capacity of a legal poll challenger. But he continued to insist, so I left the table with him. which made it impossible for me to do my job and much easier for him to surround me with more of his guys and kick me out. He kept asking me for more credentials, and I kept showing him my badge, which had all my information on it. He didn’t seem to want to listen to me or view the badge when I offered it to him. He kept asking me who I was with, and I said MC4EI multiple times and showed him the badge, and then he said I was going to be removed. By now, numerous large men in black were surrounding me despite the fact that no verbal or physical altercation had occurred. No one had even raised their voice. Then, I was gripped and assaulted by multiple large men who forcibly removed me without allowing me to collect my belongings at the front of the room. The room cheered and clapped and laughed and jeered. I repeatedly asked the men in black what law I broke, and they couldn’t cite a single one.
As the night went on, I could not find any lawyers to bring to the table; I am not sure we had any left. This may have been what emboldened them to violate my rights so often as a challenger later in the evening. In the beginning, I didn’t seem to have an issue with anyone. In addition, as I would stand at the tables, men in black would mutter to each other and those around them from behind me about how they were about to kick me out even though I was just standing there and not intimidating anyone or touching anything. It was very clear that they had all come to an agreement that I was a mark, and they were going to work collectively to eliminate me from the room because new men in black seemed to keep showing up and hovering.
Late in the evening, when I was being harassed by the men in black and once again explaining to them that everything i was doing was within the duties of a challenger and the law, I said I would find a lawyer to confirm this to them and they said they didn’t care about anything a lawyer says. I left and went to go find a lawyer and searched around the entire room and asked my colleagues, but we couldn’t see any so I eventually went back to monitoring tables. When I returned, it seemed that these nameless unaccountable men in black more emboldened than they had been before to intimidate me.
At multiple times throughout the night, when I would cite Michigan Election Law in the context of a situation, including during this final moment, I was told that the law didn’t matter in here. Only their rules mattered and the feelings of the people at the table. I had on a lanyard that cited the specific laws that entitled poll challengers to explicitly do what I was doing multiple times. And the response was always the same: I don’t care about the law; All that matters here are my rules. At one point, when I explained a law to one of these men who was being deceptive and obstructing me, I was told to think more about the feelings of the people at the table rather than the law and my duties. I responded by saying I have nothing but respect for the people sitting at these tables all day, and I believe they have respect for me because I am here all day on my feet, too. We are all just doing our jobs. One of them responded that I wouldn’t be there much longer.
Throughout the night, there were errors in red that would pop up on the poll book screen that were simply being dismissed. I asked the table supervisors what this meant, and one of them said, “I don’t know. I was just told to push it through when it happens.” One of these errors that I was able to write down read like this:
“Absentee Ballot [xxxxxxxx] sent by the clerk – voter must surrender ballot or submit an affidavit.” This may very well be just fine; I don’t know. But it seems bizarre that table supervisors are being told to let countless ballots with such an error pass without even understanding why it is fine.
To be clear, I think most if not all of the table workers I encountered were just doing their jobs as they were told to do them. They seemed like fine people as I stood around. But they were clearly told to act in ways that are not in compliance with Michigan law and most probably don’t realize it. That is why I would cite the law to them whenever there was an issue. What is worrisome are the large men in black who are clearly hired to intimidate poll challengers for whatever reason they please. They are lawless; they admit that they are lawless, and they don’t care because they know they are unaccountable.
The video below lays out the lawlessness of Michigan’s Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and how she and Detroit election officials, Democrat poll challengers, and outside agitators work together to target and intimidate Republicans who dare to observe the counting process in Detroit.
Intermingled with the SOS press conference and the removal of the GOP poll challenger from the counting room is footage from satellite centers in Detroit where stacks of ballots are being deposited into Zuckerberg-funded drop boxes by two different individuals. In Michigan, individuals can only place their own ballot or the ballots of immediate family members into a drop box. An Antrim County “audit” is also featured that shows a Democrat and Republican representative calling into question the multiple signatures in the same handwriting. They were told by the MI SOS to ignore the signatures and count. And finally, Hima Kolanagireddy, a GOP poll challenger, can be seen testifying in front of the MI House Oversight Committee about how differently Detroit Election officials, Democrat poll challengers, and outside agitators treated GOP poll workers, particularly “white males” and “white” Republicans.
Here is the shorter version of the discussion between Braden and the Detroit Police officer, where the police officer tells Braden he should file a grievance against the ICU Security firm.
When the lead ICU security thug who removed Braden from the counting room refused to speak with me, former Detroit elections director Daniel Daniel Baxter, who oversees the absentee ballot counting process at the Huntington Place, stepped in to answer my questions.
When I asked why Braden was removed from the room, Baxter immediately accused him of harassing and intimidating election workers, which is a common tale told to mainstream media reporters—except I’m not a mainstream media reporter. I’ve seen too much of the reverse happen in the 2020 election to know that Baxter’s explanation was likely, not accurate. Mr. Baxter attempted to explain to me how Braden was getting too close and invading the worker’s personal space. I asked Mr. Baxter if he was aware that the ICU security detail had been following Braden around the room along with a Democrat poll challenger in an effort to intimidate him for quite some time. Baxter told me he wasn’t aware that they were following the GOP poll worker. I explained that Braden had just revealed to me that he was getting frustrated because a group of at least three men wearing black t-shirts with “ICU” written on the front were following him wherever he walked in the room. He actually pointed them out to me, and I took a photo of them.
Baxter immediately switched gears and told me he’s a “peaceful man,” and he just wants to keep the peace. If Baxter really cared about keeping the peace, he wouldn’t allow his paid security detail dressed all in black to threaten and intimidate volunteers who are simply trying to ensure that our elections are free and fair, regardless of their political affiliation.
These shenanigans are allowed to continue because the people like Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Daniel Baxter, and Chris Thomas, who are overseeing the elections, refuse to acknowledge that GOP workers and volunteers are being bullied, targeted, threatened, and intimidated by Detroit election officials, Democrat poll challengers, outside agitators. And now, rent-a-thugs, who are clearly not trained in election law, are being used to serve as a warning to GOP poll challengers to not ask any questions, or they’ll be removed.
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- 12:53 pm Friday, September 30th, 2016 by Kyle Taylor
I don’t know about you, but there’s something about cover songs that get me excited. I especially like to hear covers performed live, because it offers a unique and humanistic touch, to what is often a copy and pasted performance from night to night while a band is on tour. Sometimes the only songs that change on a band’s setlist are, in fact, the covers. There’s no doubt that every band and musician is unique, but covers offer those differences to become tangible. It becomes much clearer just how different one band is versus another after they put their own spin [More]
- 12:03 pm Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 by Kyle Taylor
Hey 97x and music fans alike! You are in for a treat this December! I have seen The 1975 twice now, and they put on one of the most captivating live shows I have ever seen. I didn’t know much about them or their music going in to either show, but left wanting more. After researching them and learning more of their music, I am ever so stoked to see them at the 97x Next Big Thing December 3rd, and you should be too!
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- 3:08 pm Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 by Nicole - Street Team
Now I’m not going to lie…The Head and the Heart was one of those bands that I had heard of and had been meaning to listen to, but never gotten around to. However, I’ve changed my ways because they just took the cake by reaching their first no.1 on the Top Rock/Alternative Album charts with ‘Signs of Light’! Clearly I’ve been sleeping on them. Have no fear, I am now woke and realize my mistakes. The band and Warner Bros. Records took their folk-y vibe and smushed it in all of our faces and i’m definitely not complaining.
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Trauma Reset - Guided Meditation
Trauma unfortunately happens. Let this 10 minute guided meditation help you find some peace. I know this feeling all to well - as I was diagnosed with PTSD after a serious accident and life events. I am known for making solutions. I reprogrammed my body. I can show you how I walked out of the hyper-vigilance and the prison of fear, how I took my power back and what I do to keep it that way permanently.
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Too much socialization causes pressure and stress while too much independence causes isolation and depressions. Each person needs a little bit of both to keep their lives meaningful and happy. Also, these life aspects should be greatly considered and addressed to properly in order to maintain a good mental, social, and emotional health.
American Healthcare Services, Inc. is a trusted provider of home health services in Broadway Seattle Washington who consistently provides the best of both worlds. Here are the five (5) must-read benefits of having a balanced or enough socialization and independence among your elderly loved ones:
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Some people feel good with a vibrant crowd while some people feel great when they have their own peaceful time alone. You should know what kind of social setting your elderly loved ones need and want. A person is never absolutely introverted or extroverted. Yes, some of them insist they are but mostly, they are the ones that should be given a chance to try something out of their comfort zones as well. It can be very beneficial if they can.
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Helping other people in community services or making creative stuff for the benefit of someone special can enhance your sense of fulfillment. Studies show that self-productivity with a good mindset can be very helpful to your loved ones.
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Happiness and contentment coupled with good and healthy lifestyle promotes longer life. We want to live longer to enjoy more of life’s joys and nature’s beauty. You have to make good choices in your life to harvest good effects. You can ask your source of home health services in Broadway Seattle Washington on how to make the right decisions.
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This survey will take approximately ten minutes and your answers will be kept confidential, the compiled results will be made public. In addition to the survey, there will be a public workshop that we encourage you to attend on November 7th at 7pm at the Norco Fire Company (144 West Schuylkill Rd. Pottstown, PA 19465.


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What To Know About Your Apartment Dog Park In Indianapolis
Health centers and swimming pools are great, but if you live with a furry friend, there really couldn’t be a better amenity than an apartment dog park in Indianapolis. Dogs, similar to humans, are highly active and social animals who crave interaction with others. They’ll be in a better place from a physical and mental standpoint when they have an opportunity to go outdoors and play and so will you! Dog parks give you a multitude of great benefits but you should also consider approved etiquette to ensure you get the greatest benefit from your experience.
Perks Of Apartment Dog Parks
Dog parks are like your pet’s very own exercise room and social venue mixed into one. There are some clear benefits for your pet, but a few nice rewards for you as well. Here are a few reasons why these spaces are such a well-liked amenity.
- Exercise and socialize: Dogs aren’t meant to sit around on a floor for hours on end. They require exercise and interaction with others to keep themselves healthy and content. A dog park offers this chance. When they get plenty of exercise and socialization, you’ll notice a more joyful, well-balanced animal with fewer occurrences of disturbing behavior. As an additional bonus, you’ll get a little exercise and get an excuse to greet the fellow dog owners in your community.
- Ordered surroundings: Giving your dog free reign to run loose through the grounds of your apartment property is not only disturbing to your fellow occupants, it’s potentially unsafe for your pet. Keep your canine friends away from bustling streets and give them a chance to explore in a safe, dedicated space.
- Enjoy the time with your pup: In all likelihood, you consider your pet to be a member of your family. The attachment you have with your furry friend runs deep, and the afternoons you pass together in a dog park will only enhance that link.
Etiquette Tips For Your Apartment Dog Park
Following some simple etiquette rules will do wonders for making certain you have a pleasant time at your apartment dog park in Indianapolis. When using the amenity, keep these suggestions in mind:
- Don’t lose track of your pet: Without question, it’s an added bonus for you to meet and greet fellow Residents, but don’t lose track of your furry companion. Pay attention to any aggressive behavior and get involved when needed. You understand your dog better than any other person and are able to spot indications of anxiety.
- Keep it clean: Play your role to keep the dog park in good condition by scooping up and eliminating your animal’s waste.
- Avoid bringing food to the bark park: Although your pet may be well-behaved while you’re unwrapping some food, others likely won’t. The odor or view of food may result in aggressive behavior.
- Ensure your dog is relaxed when entering: If your dog has been confined in a room or a cage for a lengthy amount of time, they may be in need of a moment to mellow out before going to the park. A short walk prior to going over may be a smart idea.
Certainly, your dog has to be vaccinated and wearing up-to-date tags. If your dog begins to feel troubled at the park, make certain you have your leash ready in case you have to exit quickly.
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Lunesta vs. Ambien: Which Sleeping Pill is better?
The struggle to get a good night’s sleep can be real. For those who suffer from insomnia, it can be even worse—and more frustrating. But what do you do when your go-to sleep aid isn’t working anymore?
There are many options available to those who have trouble sleeping, but two of the most popular are Lunesta and Ambien. They’re both prescription medications that can help you fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night. But which one is better for you? Here’s what you need to know about each medication before making your decision.
Lunesta vs. Ambien: How They Work
Both Lunesta and Ambien work by binding to specific receptors in the brain called GABA receptors, which promote relaxation by slowing down activity in the central nervous system. The two drugs work in slightly different ways: Lunesta works as an agonist on GABA receptor sites while also stimulating neurotransmitters like serotonin and norepinephrine; while Ambien only binds with specific GABA receptors but does not stimulate any other neurotransmitters in the brain.
Both are best for Insomnia
Ambien and Lunesta are both prescription drugs that are commonly prescribed for insomnia. They both work in the same way, by calming the mind and body down enough to allow you to fall asleep. However, there is some debate as to which one is more effective at helping people with insomnia fall asleep.
The truth is that both Ambien and Lunesta can be very effective at helping people fall asleep. However, it’s important to talk with your doctor about which one might be right for you before making a decision on which medication is best suited for your needs.
In order to determine whether or not one of these medications works better than the other, we need to look at some key characteristics of each drug:
- How long does it take for them to start working?
- How long do their effects last?
- Do they have any side effects?
- How much does each cost per dose?
- What are the risks associated with using these drugs?


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Kelly is checking us in to another awesomely themed resort this week. Checking in All-Star Music will help you document your stay at this fun resort that celebrates all music genres. Jazz up your layouts with all of the fun papers and elements and you will be ready for your Broadway debut! Don’t forget to add on the coordinating Page Starters, Journal Cards, Word Art, Word Flair and Quick Pages to give even more musical flair to your scrapbook stash.
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Feb 22, 2011, 12:15 AM EST
Photo by Mark Zuckerman / NATS INSIDER
Bryce Harper's presence towered over Nats camp today.
VIERA, Fla. — As Bryce Harper shuttled from practice field to practice field late this morning, followed every step of the way by media and fans alike, you couldn't help but wonder if the circus is going to become a daily occurrence around Nationals camp.
The attention Harper received on his first day in camp was at least on par with what Stephen Strasburg got one year ago, perhaps even greater. Strasburg wasn't mobbed by dozens of autograph seekers last spring the way Harper was today (though perhaps in part because the attention-shy right-hander made more of an effort to avoid the crush, where the limelight-loving Harper was happy to join in).
These first few days of Harper's first spring training may continue to resemble the traveling circus. When he steps into the box tomorrow to face a real Nationals pitcher throwing live BP, the cameras will once again be rolling, and we'll all scribble down notes and post Twitter updates every time he makes (or doesn't make) contact.
And when Jim Riggleman summons Harper off the bench for the first time in a Grapefruit League game, the moment again will take on addedRead more »
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As ESPN-980 AM's Nats Insider, Mark makes daily appearances on the station's various shows. Here's the 2013 schedule (subject to change)...
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- Granderson, Mets reach $60M, 4-yr deal
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- Nate McLouth gives Nats depth & insurance
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- Napoli, Red Sox agree on 2-year, $32M deal
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- Carlos Beltran, Yankees agree at $45M, 3 years
- Nationals sign outfielder McLouth to 2-year deal
- Phillies looking to trade CL Jonathan Papelbon
- Mariners sign Robinson Cano to 10-year, $240 million deal


At least 19 people, including nine children, have been killed in a building fire near New York’s Bronx, U.S. News reports. Authorities expect the death toll to rise.
More than 60 people were injured in a massive fire that broke out in an apartment building in the Bronx on Sunday, with dozens injured, officials said. According to the New York Times, the fire broke out in the duplex apartment on the second and third floors, although the fire did not spread and there was smoke throughout the building.
200 firefighters were called to the scene. The cause of the fire is unknown.
பெரிய A large fire in a residential building in The Bronx, NYC
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Authorities expect several casualties
At a news conference, FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nikro said 32 people had been sent to five hospitals in life-threatening condition. It is mainly about acute smoke inhalation. Negro says expect “Many deaths”. He said the injured included children.
“It’s going to be one of the worst fires we’ve seen here in modern times in New York City.”, Said Mayor Eric Adams.
# New York#FDNY Firefighters are currently battling 5 alarm fires in the Franks, with reports that 15 civilians have been injured — CP CPR is underway for many, including children. pic.twitter.com/87jQmm5NtW
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Firefighters arrived at the scene three minutes after the initial call. As the smoke continued to spread in the building, the commissioner said, the victims were found on the stairs. Negro noticed a door open, which allowed fire and smoke to spread ABC.
Authorities say the fire was extinguished, but firefighters are still working at the scene. An investigation is underway, but firefighters say the fire was not considered suspicious.
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Boston Globe Sets Buyouts
Published: March 19, 1992
BOSTON, March 18— The Boston Globe said today that it was offering a voluntary buyout plan to unionized newsroom and business-office employees in an effort to eliminate 57 positions.
About 275 workers are eligible to accept the offer, which will permit an employee to take early retirement or receive a cash-severance payment, The Globe said in a statement.
No more than 30 newsroom employees will be permitted to accept the buyout, which will also be offered to a maximum of 27 in the newspaper's business offices, which include advertising, circulation, finance, administration, maintenance, information services, security, promotion and marketing.
The Globe, which is owned by Affliated Publications Inc., said interested employees would have 45 days from April 8 to decide whether to accept the offer.
The buyout offer is being made outside of contract negotiations between the newspaper and the Boston Globe Employees Association, the union that represents all of the workers who are eligible to accept it.
Last year, The Globe announced an attrition program to reduce its work force by 100 positions, or 5 percent, over five years. Twenty employees accepted early retirement in 1991.
To be eligible for the new early retirement offer, a worker must be at least 52 years old with 20 years of service or 62 years old with 15 years of service. The cash-severance sum option requires a minimum of 10 years' service, but there is no minimum age requirement.

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Meshuggah thought to be recording new album
Swedish extreme/progressive metal veterans Meshuggah have released a new album every 3-4 years since 1991. And since their last full-length, Koloss, arrived in 2012, a new album can't be far off. A year ago the band stated that they were indeed writing a new album, and if the newly uploaded photo below is any indication, they just might have started recording it. Stay tuned.
Turnstile announce North American fall tour
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The Ministry of Environmental Protection, with financial support of the French Development Agency (AFD), invites the Local Self-Governments to apply for participation in the Cities and Climate Change Program.
The program will provide support, through a technical assistance, to two pilot local self-governments for the preparation of a Climate Action Plan (either climate adaptation action plan or climate mitigation action plan). A diagnosis on municipal finance to strengthen climate investment at local level will be conducted, through the same technical assistance, in parallel of the preparation of the Climate Action Plan.
The call is open to Local Self-Governments with population above 40 000 inhabitants.
How to apply?
- Local self-governments with a population above 40 000 inhabitants are kindly invited to confirm their interest (Appendix 1 – Letter of Interest) and fill the application form (Appendix 2 – Application form)
- The documents shall be sent by email to firstname.lastname@example.org by the 28th of September.
The public call is organized through a competitive process and the selection of the two pilot local self-governments will be made through the evaluation of the submitted application forms.
All information about the call (Description of the project background, the support to be provided, the selection criteria and the application modalities) are available below in the Document “Call to LSGs – Description”.


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Artokus Kirran discovered the secret of making the sun orchid elixir in 1140 AR. The five city-states of Thuvia banded together to protect the elixir, and together they built a fortress in the Thuvian desert to protect the alchemist and his laboratories.
This fortress is known as the Citadel of the Alchemist, and is carved out of the base of a mountain in the Barrier Wall known as the Bent Razor. Above ground it appears as a modest stone structure. However, below ground there are vast tunnels housing alchemical traps and guardians. Hidden somewhere in this network are some of the best alchemical laboratories in the Inner Sea region.
The citadel houses a powerful alchemist. He has not left the citadel in living memory, but most believe him to be Artokus Kirran himself.
Every year a blind, mute servant comes forth from the citadel with six vials of the elixir, to be auctioned off in one of Thuvia's five cities.1
The citadel serves as an alchemy school, although it is unknown how its students are chosen. Artokus Kirran teaches his alchemical lessons via Tukalo, his meerkat familiar. Recently two hobgoblins sent by General Azaersi were accepted into it by Artokus, though he is keeping any motives for his decision close to his chest.2
Thuvian wish alchemy
- James Jacobs et al. (2011). The Inner Sea World Guide, p. 187–8. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-269-2
- Alexander Augunas et al. (2020). Legends, p. 20,28. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-254-9
- Jason Nelson, Patrick Renie, and David N. Ross. (2014). Alchemy Manual, p. 26f. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-605-8

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Marvel Studios is currently hard at work developing numerous sequels for release in the next couple of years, including Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. This highly-anticipated outing will expand on the legacy of the MCU’s Wakanda while also paying tribute to the franchise’s real-life fallen hero: Chadwick Boseman.
The late star passed away just over a year ago after a long battle with colon cancer, but his impact was felt in a profound way during his time with Marvel Studios. Taking on the leading role of T’Challa in Black Panther and making appearances in three other team-up outings, Boseman brought the hero to life on the big screen for the first time and left his mark on superhero movies.
In honor of him and the character, the video game developer Crystal Dynamics found a way to honor his memory and give fans a memorable experience in their Marvel-centric game.
Crystal Dynamics, through the official Marvel's Avengers Twitter account, announced a new cosmetic skin for Black Panther inspired by the MCU.
This gives fans the opportunity to play as T'Challa in his Wakandan outfit that was used in the MCU's movies, including 2018's Black Panther.
The developer also shared a 24-second-long in-game video of how the suit will look in action:
A NEW MCU AVENGERS UPGRADE
Marvel's Avengers has been diligently adding new skins to its gameplay to help give gamers that MCU feel within the game's alternate storyline. Avengers: Endgame-inspired outfits were included for everybody from Professor Hulk to Captain America, and Crystal Dynamics celebrated the theatrical release of Black Widow by adding Natasha Romanoff's all-white suit from the movie.
With the War for Wakanda expansion gaining popularity as more players tackle the African addition, it seems appropriate that this version of the hero is getting to use his MCU vibranium outfit in the story. The helmet and claws are an exact replica of what fans have seen for five years on the big screen in the MCU, and it should be a fun experience for gamers to use this suit through the gameplay.
Marvel's Avengers continues to take inspiration from the MCU to help build its name back up after a rough debut, and it seems likely that the trend will continue as more suits and skins are developed behind the scenes.


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Instagram sensation Tarsha Whitmore has been on a traveling spree lately. Her recent posts have shown her en route to the Maldives, where she will no doubt share plenty of photos for her fans to drool over. Until then, her followers will have to settle for her latest post -- a flirty snap that showed her looking gorgeous wearing a tiny blue dress that highlighted her fabulous figure.
Tarsha's minidress featured spaghetti straps and a low scoop neck that showed off her cleavage. The dress also had a ruched design across the front, drawing attention to her ample chest. The skintight number hugged Tarsha's body, calling attention to her slim waist and curvy hips. A pair of white Nike sneakers gave the sexy dress a casual vibe.
The brunette bombshell squatted in the photo with her hands on her low back. The pose accentuated her hourglass shape as well as her toned thighs. Her sun-kissed skin looked flawless in the outside light.
Tarsha wore a face full of makeup that included dark brows, contoured cheeks and a nude color on her lips. Her long hair was straight and fell down her back. She opted for no accessories, which kept all eyes on her body.
In the post's caption, Tarsha said that the photo would be her last before landing in the Maldives, where she would then begin to spam her followers with loads of photos.
Many of Tarsha's fans couldn't help but notice how pretty she looked in the photo.
"Wow wow wow wow," one follower wrote.
"Very very beautiful," said a second follower.
"Holy smokes," commented another fan.Tarsha seems to know what her followers like to see, and she doesn't appear to mind showing off a little skin to get their attention. As The Inquisitr reported last week, the beauty flaunted her curves a barely-there black bikini.
Judging from her Instagram account, the Australian stunner spends quite a bit of time in swimwear. But she also models skimpy lingerie and dresses. Tarsha is an ambassador for fashion brand Oh Polly, and many of the outfits she wears come from the brand. In July, she posted a photo in which she wore a strapless red dress from the brand that could hardly contain her.The beauty also models for White Fox Boutique, Meshki, and PrettyLittleThing.
Fans wanting to see what kind of fun Tarsha will be having in the Maldives can follow her Instagram account.


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President Joe Biden has signed a flurry of executive orders in the first week of his administration. While some are aimed at bolstering the nation's coronavirus response, others are intended to dismantle many of former President Donald Trump's policies.
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University of Sussex, Brighton, England
Senior Lecturer in American History
Teaching Fields: 16th, 17th-, 18th-, 19th, 20th, and 21st- century African American History, Slavery and Emancipation in the U.S. and Atlantic World, African-American Political History; History of African American Women; U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, U.S. Civil Rights Movement,
Legal History, Social Justice Movements, Race and Ethnicity in U.S. History
Columbia University, New York, NY
Visiting Scholar and Instructor, Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race,
June 2014-Dec. 2015
ACLS New Faculty Fellow, History Department/Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, Sept. 2012-May 2014
American Academy of Arts & Sciences/ Harvard Humanities Center, Cambridge, MA Visiting Scholar, Sept. 2011-May 2012
New York University, New York, NY
Ph.D., U.S. History, May 2011
Dissertation: “From Slave to Litigant: African Americans in Court in the Post-War South, 1865-1920”
Received High Pass on qualifying exams
Advisor: Professor Martha Hodes
Committee Members: Professors Linda Gordon, Michele Mitchell, Paul Finkelman (Albany Law School), Ariela Gross (University of Southern California Gould School of Law)
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Master of Arts, U.S. History, April 2004
Thesis: Analyzed and edited the 1879-1887 diaries of Mary Lois Walker Morris of Utah Advisor: Professor Grant Underwood
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Bachelor of Arts with Honors, History, June 2002
Honors Thesis: “Fascism, Communism and Collective Bargaining: The Salinas Lettuce Strike of 1936”
Advisor: Professor David Kennedy
PUBLICATIONS AND ARTICLES
“Justice in an Unjust World: The untold story of African-Americans’ civil cases in the segregated South,” History Today, Vol.68, issue 6 (June 2018).
Litigating Across the Color Line: Civil Cases Between Black and White Southerners from the End of Slavery to Civil Rights (Oxford University Press, Nov.
2017). 345 pages.
“Rethinking the Role of the Courts in the Lives of Black Southerners,” The American Historian (Nov 2017).
“Fighting Jim Crow in the 19th century South: The Untold Story,” Blackpast.org (online reference guide to African American History)
“African Americans’ Civil Cases in the Jim Crow South,” Black Perspectives (Nov. 2017).
“Can We Count on the Courts to Curb Trump?” History News Network (Dec. 4, 2017).
“From Slave to Litigant: African Americans in Court in the Post-War South, 1865-1920,” Law and History Review 30:3 (August 2012), 723-769.
Before the Manifesto: The Life Writings of Mary Lois Walker Morris (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 2007). Life Writings of Frontier Women series. 639 pages. Winner of Kanner Book Prize from the Western Association of Women Historians.
Book reviews and peer reviewing for the Journal of Southern History, The Journal of American History, The American Historical Review, the Law and History Review, and American Nineteenth Century History.
PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS
“Reframing Black Southerners’ Experiences in the Courts, 1865-1950.” Article currently being considered after a revise and resubmit request by Law & Social Inquiry Journal.
“Taking their Former Masters to Court: Cases Between Former Slaves and Former Masters in the Post-emancipation South.” Submitted article for themed panel of articles on civil cases involving African Americans for Spring 2019 issue of the journal Slavery & Abolition.
“Black Communities, Civil Law, and the Courts: Civil Cases Between Black Southerners from Emancipation
to Civil Rights.” Article in progress for The Journal of Southern History.
RADIO, PODCASTS, AND DOCUMENTARIES
Contributor, “The Radio Ballads, Dorothea Lange, Archaelogy of the A14,” BBC Radio 4 Making History Programme, June 2018.
Contributor, “Judge Lynch on Trial,” documentary film directed by John Wertheimer, Davidson College, April 2018.
Co-Founder and Host of TrumpWatchSussex, a podcast associated with the Centre for American Studies at Sussex University which interviews scholars and experts to get the back story on various elements of the Trump Administration. Hosted and helped edited nine podcasts, including a podcasts on populism, Confederate monuments, Trump and the Southwest, and Trump and celebrity. The podcasts I have hosted have led to articles in Newsweek and Politico that have helped to shape coverage on issues such as white supremacy in the US.
Interviewee, “Litigating Across the Color Line,” New Books Network podcast, November 2017.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Runner-up, Deep South Book Prize, Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South, 2018.
BAAS/US Embassy Grant, February 2018.
Conference space awarded for Transatlantic, Scholar-Activist Black Lives Matter Research Network Conference from The British Library, 2017
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCert), Distinction, 2017
ACLS New Faculty Fellowship, Columbia University, 2012-2014
Cassius Marcellus Clay Postdoctoral Fellowship, Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance & Abolition, Yale University, 2012-2014 (declined)
Honorable Mention, Cromwell Dissertation Prize, American Society for Legal History, 2012
American Academy of Arts & Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2011-2012
American Fellowship, American Association of University Women, 2011-2012 (declined)
Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship, New York University, 2011-2012 (declined)
CCWH Ida B. Wells Award for a history dissertation focusing on race, Coordinating Council for Women in History, December 2010
Kanner Book Prize for best learned study of autobiographical writings of a woman, Western Association of Women Historians, 2010
Joel Williamson Visiting Scholar Grant, Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2010
Littleton-Griswold Research Grant for Research in U.S. Legal History, American Historical Association, 2008
Archie K. Davis Fellowship, North Caroliniana Society, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2008
MacCracken Fellowship, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New York University, 2006-2010
William A. Snow Award, Graduate Merit Scholarship, Brigham Young University
James B. Weter Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis, History Department, Stanford University (1 of 3 prizes)
Admissions Tutor, American Studies, University of Sussex (2018- current)
History Department and American Studies Library Representative (2016-Current)
Convenor of Joint Honors Program in History and American Studies (2016-Current)
Co-convenor of American Studies Seminar Series (2017)
Founder and Manager of Early Career History Writing Group, University of Sussex, in which early career historians in the Sussex History Department workshop one chapter or article of their work each month.
Organized Scholar Activism Conference and co-wrote grant applications for Scholar-Activist network with colleagues in History and American Studies, securing in-kind funding and space for a Scholar Activism conference from the British Library and the British Association for American Studies and leading the organization of the conference, held at the British Library in June 2018.

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Werknesh Vidya Curtains, 2016-12-20 05:11:47. Boy's Bedroom Superhero: This is one of the most popular themes for a boy's bedroom. Ask him who his favorite superhero is, and get curtains of that superhero. If you can't find printed curtains, then get plain white ones and have an artist draw and paint the superhero on them. Video Game: Video games are one of the favorite pastimes for boys these days. Boys identify with many of the characters in these games. Get your boy the curtains of his favorite video game character. Just make sure it's not too gory! Outer Space: You can never go wrong with these curtains. Have the whole bedroom designed in a midnight theme and have deep blue curtains with stars, planets, supernovas, spacecraft, aliens, etc., on them! Girl's Bedroom Fairytale: The most favorite idea for girls bedroom curtains ever! Every little girl is told fairy tales at bed time. She fantasizes about all the wonderful things that are told through these fairy tales. Have some pretty fairy tale curtains with her favorite characters on them and keep her imagination vivid! White and Pink Lace: If you want to give your daughter's room a more traditional look, then pink and white is the way to go for you. There's something about lace curtains that is utterly and delightfully feminine. And if it's this delicate femininity that you want to instill in your child, then give her window pretty lace curtains in pink and white. Butterflies: Butterflies! What a wonderful creation of God! Decorate your child's bedroom window with some colorful butterfly curtains. Translucent curtains will look best, with the sun's rays getting filtered through them, setting all the butterflies alight! Master Bedroom Curtain Ideas Now, let us see some ideas that you can use for your own bedroom. The master bedroom is your haven. Your refuge from the maddening stress of everyday life. It's only natural to want this room to be calm, peaceful, and welcoming. A room where every piece of furniture and decoration identifies with you and your personality. So, here are some curtain ideas for the windows of your bedroom!
Ivona Gita Curtains, 2016-12-19 06:11:45. There are numerous curtain ideas to choose from and your curtains should match the overall decor of the room. Before choosing a particular style and pattern of curtain for your home, there are a few things that you should keep in mind. These are the room the curtain is chosen for and the amount of sunlight the room receives. The bedroom is the most important room of a house and the curtains in this room should not only provide privacy but should also be aesthetically appealing. The best ideas for bedroom curtain are those which provide a tranquil atmosphere to the room and also allows you to control the amount of sunlight entering through the windows. You should strictly avoid any dark or neon colors in the bedroom curtains as this might have a jarring effect. As a bedroom is a place for rest and relaxation after a long tiring day, keep the curtains in muted pastel shades with floaty fabrics for a romantic appeal. If privacy is not an issue, then you can opt for sheer fabrics or semi transparent fabrics in chiffon, organza or light weight muslin. There are many patterns and colors that you can choose from. If you do not want a very transparent curtain then your next best curtain idea is to layer two sheer curtains. Take a plain sheer curtain without any pattern on it and layer it with a patterned curtain in a complementary color for privacy. Your living room or den is the place where you spend most of your time and the curtains of this room should match the color palette of the walls and the furniture. For the living room you can experiment with different colors, fabrics and textures for your curtains. If the walls of the living room are in a light color then it is a good idea to opt for curtains that are in a bolder hue. Another great idea is to echo the colors that are used in your living room furniture like the colorful throws, cushions and rugs. If you have a white or beige colored couch with blue and green colored cushions placed over it, then use blue or green colored floor length curtains. Another good contemporary window curtain idea that is very in right now is to use jewel toned curtain fabrics for a dramatic effect. Floor length drapes in a pleasing pattern also works well for the living room. If you have a large formal dining room with very big windows then you can match the decor of the room by hanging heavy brocade or velvet curtains. A brocade curtain with an intricate pattern and silk tassels used for holding the draperies back is one of the best window treatment ideas for the dining room. If you have multiple windows in your dining room, you do not have to restrict yourself with identical curtains. You can mix and match different fabrics with a similar pattern but a different complementary color for a striking effect. Another good idea is to opt for curtains that have a similar pattern or color to those of the dining rooms chair's upholstery. This gives a sense of cohesiveness to the room. You can also opt for window valances instead of curtains. The curtains for kitchen should make the kitchen look warm and spacious. Kitchen curtains should preferably be in a thick fabric and they can be hung either from a top rod or in the middle of the window. Opt for cotton, calico or dotted Swiss fabric and try to match the curtains color to that of your kitchen flooring, wallpaper or wall paint. You can also try some classic patterns like gingham, big stripes or patterns with fruits, vegetables on flowers in them. Just make sure that it does not clash with the rest of the kitchen decor. Cafe curtains are ideal for a kitchen as it makes the kitchen look whimsical and warm. So these were some curtain ideas for different rooms in your house. You can even dress up your plain tab-top curtains by adding fabric trims and ribbons. Changing the curtains in your room is the most inexpensive way of transforming the look of your room. Curtains in the kitchen are an integral part of the decor of a kitchen and you can have fun choosing a curtain style and design for your kitchen. Whether you are fully remodeling your kitchen or just want to change the window treatment to give your kitchen a new look, there are many curtains ideas for you to choose from. The type and style of kitchen window treatment depends a great deal on the kind of kitchen you have. A rustic or country-style kitchen will require a different type of curtain from a modern and minimalistic kitchen. So, you have to keep all these things in mind while designing or selecting curtains for your kitchen.
Mari Holzer Curtains, 2016-12-19 08:11:46. Four: Can be paired with other window treatments - These window coverings can be paired with other types of window treatments to give your windows a unique look, and to help your windows stand out.
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Dual recognition mechanism for bacteria detection using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic nanoprobes
Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.orgCitation: 2010 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 20 - June 23, 2010 1009269.(doi:10.13031/2013.29838)
Authors: Nan Xiao, Chenxu Yu
Keywords: Keywords: Nanoparticles, Surface enhanced Raman Spectropic (SERS), Microorganism Identification
Anisotropic nanoparticles (i.e., silver nanocubes, gold nanorods) based SERS molecular probe were designed and fabricated for the rapid and specific detection of bacterial targets in a test-in-a-tube platform utilizing a novel dual-recognition mechanism. The probes were synthesized by covalently attaching Raman tags and bacteria-specific antibodies to the surface of silver nanocubes. Specific binding between the probes and bacterial targets ensured surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic (SERS) signatures of the targets to be observed alongside with the SERS signals of the Raman tags. The assessment through the dual signals (superimposed target and tag Raman signatures) established a specific recognition of the targets in a single step, no washing/separation steps were needed to separate target-bound probes from unbound ones, because unbound probes only yield tag signatures, and could easily be distinguished from the target-bound ones. The dual-recognition protocol implemented with a portable Raman spectrometer would become an easy-to-use, field-deployable spectroscopic sensor for onsite detection of pathogenic microorganisms.(Download PDF) (Export to EndNotes)


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Sea levels are on the rise around the globe as climate change and global warming continue to have devastating effects on our natural world.
A new report has found that coastlines could rise by as much as 30 centimetres by the year 2050, leading to an increased prevalence in serious flooding.
The study by the US government says that, based on greenhouse gas emission levels to date, 60 centimetres of sea level rise is increasingly likely between 2020 and 2100 on American coastlines.
"By 2050, moderate flooding, which is typically disruptive and damaging by today's weather, sea level and infrastructure standards, is expected to occur more than 10 times as often as it does today," said Nicole LeBoeuf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The body led the Sea Level Rise Technical Report along with six other agencies in the US.
The risk of rising sea levels and increased flooding also threatens to have a dramatic impact on Irish coastlines over the coming decades.
A map showing how much of Ireland could be underwater by 2050 has five counties in big trouble.
Homes in Dublin, Clare, Louth, Limerick and Galway are the most vulnerable, according to the data.
The findings are based on a predicted global temperature rise of two degrees which climate scientists expect to take place in the next three decades.
Climate Central, a US-based non-profit that reports on climate news, has created this sea level tracker using estimates gathered from peer-reviewed journals.
The organisation warns that the map provides estimates and should be used as a screening tool and cannot account for, for example, an extreme flooding event.
The map also does not account for factors such as the frequency or intensity of storms in the future, erosion, inland flooding or how rainfall and rivers may contribute to sea levels.
The estimates also do not factor for sea protection measures such as seawalls and levees, so some areas could be less vulnerable than the map suggests.
Several coastal areas around Ireland are at risk of being partly submerged within the next three decades, according to the analysis.
In Leinster, areas such as Dundalk, Haggardstown, Carlingford, Annagassan, Baltray, Bettystown and Laytown are highlighted in red, indicating that they could be at least partially below the annual flood level in 30 years.
This would mean that the risk of seasonal flooding and flooding after storms would be greatly increased.
Large parts of the coastline in the greater Dublin area are at risk too, such as Portmarnock, Donabate, Swords, Howth and Malahide, with the entirety of Bull Island also a major flood risk.
The Dublin 2 and Dublin 4 areas are also at risk, with flooding indicated for Ballsbridge, Sandymount and Grand Canal Dock.
As for Munster, areas in and around the River Maigue in Limerick, including Adare, Clarina, Creggaun, as well as areas around the River Shannon are at risk of flooding.
Areas in Kerry including Listowel and Meevoo have been indicated as a risk, while Cork City could be in for a very tough time if these predictions come through.
Going north, Donegal could also be at risk, with Letterkenny and Bundoran the likely victims to rising tides.
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Driver removed from truck found submerged in Florida canal
Rescuers removed a driver from a truck that was found submerged in a Jupiter Farms canal Thursday.
A tow truck driver found the victim alive in the cab of the overturned truck.
"I beat on the truck a few times, and he beat back," Sisters Towing employee Steven Bach said.
Bach said he talked to the man, who said his name was Paul, until Palm Beach County firefighters arrived.
The victim was taken to an area hospital. He was expected to survive.
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text: Thorny moonflowers or moon roses -- gardening on the moon is not as difficult as it might seem. In fact, rakes and shovels are optional. Binoculars or small telescopes will be helpful in revealing large gardened moonscapes from your own backyard whether it is in a city or the country. One fact is certain: These gardened locales get plenty of sunshine, nearly 15 Earth days at a time. As the moon grows or waxes this week, the expansive lunar gardened areas will be revealed more distinctly. By Sunday, when the moon is full, they should be at their best. Gardening on the moon deals with the soil. Lunar soil begins to form as soon as any fresh rock is exposed to surface modifications. Cosmic rays, mainly high-speed protons and the nuclei of helium atoms, bombard the lunar surface. Like miniature bullets, they tunnel into rocks and weaken their crystalline structures. Likewise expansion and contraction of surface features because of the 500-degree Fahrenheit temperature variations between day and night, mechanically erodes rock over eons of time. In both cases gravity pulls these broken microchips downward, helping to form the lunar regolith or soil. Meteoric dust collected by the moon as it sweeps through space also sandblasts rock and gradually darkens the lunar surface so that when the moon is pounded by a larger meteorite, the splash of debris exposes the lighter, deeper lunar regolith. These gardened and more reflective areas of the moon can extend for thousands of miles across its desolate, gray surface. The brighter craters and lunar rays (streaks) emanating from these features show where the most recent billion-year-old gardening has occurred on one of the slowest evolving bodies in the solar system. Point your binoculars skyward this week, and take a look.

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Redd Kross has been a favorite of power pop and garage rock lovers for a long time now. Their mixture of Nuggets meets the Ohio Express combined with a dash of Cheap Trick has lured many an ear over to the band’s funky rock hybrid. Recently, Five Foot Two and Oglio Records have reissued the band’s classic 1987 album Neurotica, with a couple bonus tracks tacked on at the end. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of that “great band” that I’ve read so many people rave over when obtaining this release, but I have to admit that, at least in regard to Neurotica, I just wasn’t won over.
Jeff and Steven McDonald were the masterminds behind the group. The rest of the band was augmented with drummer Roy McDonald and guitarist Robert Hecker. Together, these guys cranked out a lean, buzzing sound throughout the 14 tracks of Neurotica. However, my first taste of the group was actually through their novelty spin-off, the absolutely horrible Tater Totz. In this band, the McDonald brothers turned in bad covers of Yoko Ono tunes (indeed, they had an Ono fixation as their albums always featured her somewhere on the album sleeves), McCartney covers, as well as fringe rock ephemera such as Os Mutantes tunes. The whole sound of the Totz was “loose” at best and a chore to try and listen to without going partially mad.
As Redd Kross, the McDonald’s played the tunes a bit tighter, if no less sillier. With track titles such as “Frosted Flake”, “Janus, Jeanie, and George Harrison”, and “Tatum O’Tot and the Fried Vegetables”, one can quickly get the feeling that this ride is going to be a bit loopy. I just wish the music and melodies were as interesting as the song titles. But it is songs like “Janus, Jeanie, and George Harrison” that make Neurotica kind of a dud. Sounding like the Sonics meet the Banana Splits, the musical stew issued forth sounds as messy as that description. The riffs are no more interesting than early Black Sabbath stompers, and the singing — well, that’s probably the thing I dislike the most. The nasally, whiny vocals add nothing to what should be an exciting kind of song. And lines like “When Jesus Christ Superstar was crucified, the Beatles were still makin’ noise” comes off as stale, pseudo-hip wanking.
Some songs do work in spots, though. “Frosted Flake” is a pretty good rave-up, though it tends to drag a little by the middle of the songs. The acoustic and corny “Love Is You” is the best thing on the album. I wish the guys had done a few more numbers like it on this album, as they definitely had that style down pat. Likewise, “Peach Kelli Pop” is a good stab at the acid bubblegum sound, and the guitars in “McKenzie” sound really cool, even if the rest of the song doesn’t. And I suppose that’s what’s really frustrating about Neurotica is that it could be great, but most of the ideas here seem a little undercooked.
“Tatum O’Tot and the Fried Vegetables” sounds like any number of the more popular hair metal bands that were the rage in ’87. The best thing going for the song is that it’s under a minute and a half long, but that’s about it. “What They Say” is just godawful, featuring screamed vocals and plenty of loud guitars that neither rock nor make you want to listen beyond a few seconds. And “Gandhi Is Dead (I’m the Cartoon Man)” sums up the best and worst of Neurotica in under four minutes — some decent guitar grooves and good drumming surrounded by some lousy melodies and grating vocals.
The two bonus tracks, “Pink Piece of Peace”, and “It’s the Little Things” aren’t too shabby. “Pink” is a short, fun, punkish like blast of fast rock, while “Little Things” finally comes clean with the purely pop hooks and fun melodies. Too bad the whole album wasn’t like this, else it may have held my attention longer and turned me into a fan. And I did really want to like Neurotica, somewhat because I had read so much great stuff about Redd Kross through the years and didn’t want to feel left out. But it didn’t happen this time around. Diehard fans will probably love this reissue, and some of the curious might get turned onto the semi-sloppiness of it all. But I’d certainly advise most to proceed with caution with this one. Artifact though it may be, I’m not quite sure if Neurotica really needed to be resurrected just yet.


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Dressed in a white-feather suit dress the beauty took the mic while her gospel singer husband sat at the piano and joined her in vocals.
Israel Houghton and Adrienne Bailon tied the knot last month, but they couldn’t fully bask in the wedding bliss because of his personal dramas. Now, his legal situation with the two children he fathered while married to his first wife, is over and the couple can finally breath a sigh of relief. According to reports, the […]
Five months after going public with their relationship, Adrienne Bailon and Israel Houghton are engaged.
The couple seem to have weathered all the drama, and are genuinely enjoying each others company.
Adrienne Bailon and Christian singer Israel Houghton’s relationship is under scrutiny after rumors began flying he and Adrienne were having an affair behind his wife’s back, which led to his alleged firing from the Lakewood Church. In case you missed it, Houghton divorced his wife of 20 years earlier this year, but Houghton says their marriage […]