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Gradient Dyeing with ziplocs and a microwave
How to Dye Yarn in the Microwave: The Ziploc Bag Method - The Yarn Bucket
Well-described variant method to dye a very-slow-striping gradient using food colouring. Mini-skeins. Turquoise Dreams
How to dye roving in the microwave - Easy tutorial and beautiful colours! Fitzbirch Crafts
tomboyknits: Unicorn Farts Rainbow Yarn Tutorial- she uses Koolaid but it will work great with Dharma or Jacquard Acid Dyes too for m…
Free tutorial: How to dye wool yarn in sections shades using microwave. Loom Knitting
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Sprinkle Dyed Yarn DIY from Chalk Legs- Great technique for our Acid Dyes!
How to dye yarn at home without chemicals. Just food dye and vinegar!TRY THIS METHOD-Cold pour/dip, set in microwave
How to Dye Self Striping Yarn by
Microwave Dyeing Yarn with Fibermania- another great way to space dye yarn and fix the
How to Dye Yarn in the Microwave: The Ziploc Bag Method - The Yarn Bucket | Make / Dye Yarn | Pinterest | Pintar and Utiles
how to dye yarn in your slow cooker- this is a great technique for Dharma and Jacquard Acid Dyes!
Dyeing yarn by immersion and timing each immersion.
Speckle Dye ~ Speckled Yarn is all the rage now, isn't it? Well, you can learn to dye your own speckled or sprinkled yarn for that special knitting or ...
Cake Dyeing Yarn in the microwave by Rosa Pomar- technique for Dharma and Jacquard Acid
My Knitted Heart: Yarn dyeing with RIT dye tutorial Knitted Heart, Rit Dye,
Bee Mice Elf - low immersion dyeing
the star box: Late Night Fiber Dyeing!
How to Dye a Gradient or Ombre Style Yarn. DIY yarn dying tutorial, showing
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Knitty roving dye tutorial using an oven. Great way to maintain consistent temperature.
Beginner's Guide to Hand Dyeing Yarn, Fiberartsy.com More
gradient dying with food coloring. amazing how she got such dark colors, with food coloring!
Dying yarn with food colouring, white vinegar and a microwave oven. Fabric Yarn,
I love to dye yarn @Kate Stubenvoll Kool Aid Dye, Rit Dye, Spinning
Diary of a Crafty Chica™: HOW TO: Dye Yarn Crochet Yarn, Knitting
Yarn Dye Techniques Video Instructions Lots Of Ideas
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How to Shibori With Natural Dyes - SlowYarn.com Natural Dyeing, Shibori, Hobbies
How to Kettle Dye Yarn and Fiber
I love Wilton's Violet food coloring and I love making speckled yarn. Why not combine
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The Work is Getting to Me: How to dye a long gradient with wool and
This is one of my favorite ways to dye yarn. It's a lot like steaming
Using food coloring to dye yarn Spinning Yarn, Shibori, Yarn Colors, Loom Knitting
free PDF tutorial for how to dye wool yarn in an oven
From Melody Johnson: Yarn dyeing tutorial--microwave and gladware.a true fiber addict ;
Yarn dyed with Easter egg dye! I knew there was a reason I bought all of that egg dye from the clearance section!
How to dye wool and other fibers with food coloring
I& done yarn dyeing tutorials in the past like my gradient slow cooker method or my ice cube solar dyeing experiment .
How To Make Self Striping Yarn
Great sample chart for using Wilton's food coloring gels. Also some interesting variegated hand-dyed yarn.
Jimmy Sock, Hand Dyed Yarn, Sock Yarn, HauteKnitYarn, Superwash Merino, Nylon, Fingering weight, Sock, Summer Cocktails , Blueberry Mojito
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Adorn Anew Blog Tour: How to dye a gradient yarn with kool-aid
how to dye yarn with light to dark variations using Wilton food coloring Fabric Yarn,
Items I Love by Erin on Etsy
This tutorial will show you how to dye yarn in a single, long gradient. This technique is a lot of fun, and can produce some really amazing results.
House on the Hill - Hand Dyed Sock Yarn Heavy Fingering Weight 100g Skein 462yds Plump
Create your own bright or subtle variegated yarns and rovings with this easy technique. Dyeing
An easy method of dyeing yarn in a microwave
Dyeing Yarn in a Ziploc Bag Crochet Jar Covers, Crochet Bowl, Knit Crochet,
How to Kettle-Dye Yarn with Kool-Aid
How to Dye Yarn with a Slow Cooker
Miss Make: Kool-Aid Dyed Yarn Tutorial-looks super easy! Fabric Yarn
Dyeing yarn, in ziploc bags in the microwave.
How to Dye Yarn with Easter Egg Color
The Kool-Aid experiment – dying a gradient
Instructions for making space dyed wool roving in a crock pot.
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Dyeing yarn - 3 shades for a variegated look. Dyeing Yarn, Rit Dye
Natural Dyes: Onion Skins - Crafty Katie * plain, with Alum mordant, &
premixed dye stock solutions, in three or four colours (ones that blend well together, not contrasting)
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DK Weight. Laurel DK - Wonder Woman Sprinkle Dye
The easy way to custom dye your sock yarn! Use a handy-dandy yarn
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Veronafiere: launching the Wine To Asia platform in 2020
Verona 10rd April 2019 – “Wine To Asia” is Veronafiere’s new multi-channel platform set in motion through a newco in which Veronafiere SpA holds the majority of shares. The only partner is Shenzhen Taoshow Culture & Media, a company belonging to the Pacco Communication Group Ltd based in Shenzhen and also active in Beijing, Chengdu, Xi’an and Shanghai. The b2b event, scheduled for 2020 in Shenzhen, envisages attendance by 400 exhibitors in the start-up stage and will line up from the outset with an international scope and an all-Italian promotional style.
The city chosen as home for the new initiative is one of the most dynamic areas of China, a crossroads in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with more than 100 million inhabitants. Shenzhen has achieved the highest economic growth rate in China over the last twenty years and accounts for 30% of all wine importers. It is also considered to be the city of innovation and digital communication.
“The Far East is an area that has to be monitored constantly. Consequently, we have created a permanent initiative, as envisaged in our Business Plan, in the wake of more than 20 years of continuous activity,” said Maurizio Danese, President of Veronafiere.
“Vinitaly is the strong and widely acknowledged brand for Italian wine in China and we are now working to build an all-Italian style model for promotion in Asia,” highlighted Giovanni Mantovani, CEO of Veronafiere.
The presentation of the initiative on the closing day of the 53rd Vinitaly was attended by Maurizio Danese and Giovanni Mantovani, respectively President and CEO of Veronafiere, the undersecretary of the Ministry for Economic Development, Michele Geraci, the Mayor of Verona, Federico Sboarina, and Alan Hung, CEO of Shenzhen Pacco Cultural Communication Co. Ltd.

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Hello to another weekly blog post for the week of gaming. Namely the week of August 30 to September 5 2020 where some games released and of course some game news happened. Welcome and enjoy the silly blog post… also this covers the news that caught my attention and I thought worth sharing.
Crusader Kings III –
You are once again thrown into medieval Europe and you get to choose who you will rule over. The game plays out from either 867 or 1067 as you control your fiefdom and try to continue your dynastic line. Released on PC on September 1st, 2020 the games was developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.
Iron Harvest –
A real time strategy game that uses diesel/steampunk ascetic and visuals. Set in the 1920’s in an alternate universe where three armies are fighting for control over land. It is inspired by the Polish-Soviet war that occurred during the 1920’s and the counties in the game Polenia, Rusviet, and Saxony represent real world Poland, Soviet Russia, and Germany. Released on September 1st, 2020 by developers King Art Games and published by Deep Silver. It came out on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 –
The legendary skating game returns with a remaster of the first and second original Tony Hawk games. You will once again be skating the legendary levels trying to do crazy tricks and listening to music that so defined these games while adding a few more music tracks. This remaster is the third time that these two games were redone and released. This time it was done by developer Vicarious Visions with publishing duties handled by Activision. It skated onto PS4, PC and Xbox One on September 4th, 2020.
Nvidia have revealed their next generation of graphics card the 3000 series. The cards are a set to have a performance boost over the previous generation of cards which will be hitting the markets later this month. They’re also keeping things relatively affordable for those that get to use U.S. dollars. The 3070 will cost 500 dollars but won’t be out until October. The 3080 version will be out in September but it will cost 700 dollars. And finally there is the top of the line 3090 card which will be capable of 8K resolutions while running 60 frames per second (FPS) it will arrive at retail for a whopping 1500 dollars. Head on down to Nvidia.com where you can find all the details about these new cards.
I’m starting to wonder how much further graphics can be pushed by these cards. They certainly look good on paper, though the whole 8K resolution thing is a bit silly since adoption of 4K is still happening rather slowly. Hopefully the cards are good and that AMD can come up with some good competition for them so that we get a competitive price battle.
The sale of Warner Brothers gaming division does not look to be going forward. AT&T appear to have scrapped the planned sale. This news comes from Bloomberg.com who after a brief report on some reasons on why this might have turned out this way.
To me the sale of the game division never made much sense and I doubt AT&T is totally going to give up on the idea. As a company they want to figure out how to recover as much money as they can from the purchase. Often that comes in the form of layoffs of surplus workers doing the same job that’s already been done at the parent company. Other times they sell of parts of the company which is what they were trying to do here.
With new regulatory talks going on in Germany Oculus which is owned by Facebook have halted sales of the VR headsets in the country from the company. This stops Rift and Quest headsets as the company and regulators talk about how connected the device is when it comes to requiring a Facebook account to use it. For those that wish to know more head over to roadtovr.com who have a report on what scant details are out there.
Probably for the best that they do stop sales until the whole matter is cleared up. Not that it will stop Facebook as they tend to do what they want and ignore how it looks to people. Which makes this a little surprising to proactively pull a product and talk to a regulatory board… it is very un-facebook like.
As Rocket League goes free to play for those who play on Switch and PS4 you will no longer need an online account with those services to play online. However, Xbox will still require an Xbox Live membership to play online. The launch to free to play will be happening with the next big game update in mid-September. For those that wish to read a real article about the matter head over trueachievements.com.
This is a sort nice little piece of news at least for those with a PS4 or Switch. Not great if you have Xbox Live which continues to insist you have a subscription to play free to play games. But, that’s the breaks and hopefully at some point Microsoft will come around to saying you don’t need Xbox Live to play free to play online games.
India has continued to ban apps from China after a border excursion between the two countries. One of the latest hit by the ban was the game PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battle Ground) which will now not be playable for those in India. Tencent who helps publish the game on mobile are the reason the game is being banned as they’re closely associated with Chinese government. This report comes from News18.com based out of India.
It is unfortunate that entertainment things get caught up in countries disputes. But that’s what happens when companies are closely tied to the governments. I don’t know if PUBG will ever be sold again in India but I thought it was interesting how much games are now getting caught up in politics and in fighting between countries.
Nintendo is celebrating Mario’s 35th anniversary through its usual means a Nintendo direct that was a surprise. They announced Super Mario 3d World + Bowsers Fury, Super Mario 3D All Stars, the limited time game for Nintendo Online subscribers Super Mario Brothers 35, and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit.
There is some fun looking stuff from this though there are also a lot of odd choices. The limited time availability of certain games like Super Mario Brothers 35 and Super Mario 3d All Stars is a bit odd. I’m guessing that these types of games don’t get that much attention or sales so they’re going for limited runs at least physically. But these will also be limited digitally, which doesn’t make sense unless they’re going to sell the All Stars games separately. Oh well, it’s Nintendo they do weird things that are never fully explained. And before I move on, the Mario Kart Live thing looks pretty neat and cool even if you don’t have kids
Lab Zero might officially be no more as Mike Z now fully in control of the game studio has laid off the rest of the staff. This news broke via a Tweet from one of the former developers at Lab Zero.
With the studio already tainted from the accusations and being a small studio to begin with, this was pretty much bound to happen. People don’t like to stick around places like this and it was either studio closure or the slow departure of the staff. Plus with the contracts from the publishers being pulled there was little to keep the developer going. It is sad all around and a good case for don’t be an ass to workers.
Game development is a long and harsh process that takes its toll on even the most amazing of developers. Alex Evans of Media Molecule fame for the games Dreams and Little Big Planet is stepping away from gaming at least for a while.
It’s sad to hear someone get burnt out on game development. I know that it is a tough cycle to get a game up and running and that it requires a lot of creators to get their vision moving in a game. Mr. Evans has certainly done his fair share of getting crazy ambitious projects into players hands and for that he deserves a break from it all.
That’s all for this week’s blog post. Thank you for stopping by and reading my writings about the world of video games. If you have any comments, questions, and or suggestions please feel free to get in contact with me. You can do so through twitter: @Snipehockey, emailing me at Lostvideogamesblog@gmail.com, or throw a comment below in the comment section. With that have a good week, stay safe, and don’t forget that there is still a very ugly pandemic going on.

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Eddie Gray and his wife Lilian took out a loan from the Bank of Scotland more than 20 years ago to help fund their retirement.
The Edinburgh couple, who were then in their 60s, wanted to supplement their state pensions, and thought the shared appreciation mortgage was a tempting opportunity.
They borrowed £19,500, secured against their house in the Buckstone area of the city. The cash was interest-free and did not need to be repaid until they either both died or sold their home.
But their family have been left "appalled and disgusted" after discovering that the cost of repaying the loan could be more than £200,000.
The Bank of Scotland said it no longer offered shared appreciation mortgages, and was happy to talk to the family about the situation.
Under the terms of the loan, the bank receives 75% of any increase in the price of the house.
When Eddie and Lilian took out the mortgage in 1997, their semi-detached home - which they bought in 1964 - was valued at £78,000.
Lilian died two years later, but retired car salesman Eddie is still living in the house.
It is now worth £320,000, which means the Bank of Scotland would be entitled to about £201,000 - the original loan, plus three quarters of the property's increased value.
Eddie, who now aged 90 and has dementia, is looked after by his two children, Elaine and Kenneth.
His grandson, Christopher Croal, 32, from Penicuik in Midlothian, said the family had been "devastated" when they learned about the cost of the loan.
He said: "When something happens to my grandfather we are going to lose the family home because of this horrendous situation.
"He owned his home outright, but now because of this ruthless product we have been left in this terrible nightmare.
"My mum has fond memories of growing up in this house and now it is in tatters."
Thousands of people took out similar loans across the UK. Legal challenges have been mounted in a bid to reduce the charges, but none of the cases have yet reached a conclusion.
Mr Croal said escalating legal fees had stopped his family pursuing their case.
He added: "We have been left appalled and disgusted by this deal and couldn't believe it when we found out."
A Bank of Scotland spokeswoman said: "We no longer offer shared appreciation mortgages.
"We encourage customers who have taken these products and are now facing difficulty to contact us to see what options may be available to support them.
"We are very happy to talk to Mr Gray and his family to understand more about this case."
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On this week's episode...
Jeffrey is a social media guru.
Rob spends too much time debating who should represent Episode 51.
We probably should have just cut and pasted the audio from last week discussing the John Lannan deal instead of spending time talking about the Dice-K deal.
We do make time to disparage the Dice-K clock though.
Are Montero and Flores Top 100 prospects?
Is Rafael Montero getting a bit overrated by Mets fans? (and not for the reason you think)
Juan Lagares knows how to party.
We're going to get letters.
Jeffrey has some Gabriel Ynoa news to share with the class.
We lament the lack of arbitration #hottakes.
Rob forgets to introduce the trivia segment at the beginning of the show again.
We discuss making baseball more like soccer.
Cory Vaughn vs. Cesar Puello
Jeffrey lists his favorite David Bowie songs while Rob wanders off to make a sandwich.
Jeffrey realizes in post that he forgot to mention his fifth-favorite David Bowie song (it's "Golden Years").
Platoon Avenue Audio.
Jeffrey tries to convince Rob to ditch his Mom on Broadway.
Don't forget you can e-mail the show at email@example.com. And tune in next week as we inch mercifully closer to pitchers and catchers reporting.


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Caitlin Mulrooney-Lyski has joined Ecco as director of publicity. She was formerly deputy director of publicity at Grand Central Publishing.
At Workman Publishing:
Valerie Alfred has been promoted to gift sales manager. Most recently, she was associate gift sales manager.
Rachel Roy has been promoted to assistant gift sales manager. Most recently, she was sales associate.
Jean Vargas has joined the sales team as gift sales coordinator. Most recently, she was customer service representative.
Neil Hiremath has been promoted to manager, metadata & digital operations. Most recently, he was manager, digital operations.
Lily Kiralla has been named coordinator, web and digital operations. Most recently, she was editorial & publishing assistant for the Workman imprint.


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I am using two AD9361 devices on a hardware platform based on the Zynq 7Z030. When I instantiate the IP core axi_ad9361 into the design (from the AD-FMCOMMS3-EBZ reference design), the IP core consumes 64 BRAM36s per core. So using two IP cores consumes 128 of the 265 available BRAM36s (48%).
Is there a way to configure the AD-FMCOMMS3-EBZ IP or modify the IP to reduce the number of BRAMs needed to implement the IP design?
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Green Spain route I
Route of 7 nights
A journey through fishing villages in the Cantabrian coastline from Limpias to Vilalba among beaches, cliffs, meadows and lush forests.
From €410 /person
Route available until December 2024 (included).
This route starts on Sunday
Days 1, 2 and 3
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
On the right bank of the estuary, where the waters of the river Asón approach the sea, is the welcoming and peaceful village of Limpias. A 20th century palace converted into a Parador awaits you there, in a secluded place that invites you to relax and stroll through the well-tended gardens. Limpias is an ideal starting point to visit towns such as Laredo or Santillana del Mar. In itself, Santillana del Mar, a medieval town with cobbled streets, is a real treat for the traveller. Its streets, its palaces and mansions, the Romanesque Collegiate Church of Santa Juliana and museums such as the Regina Coelli Museum of Religious Art are waiting to be discovered at every turn. You must not leave the area without visiting the Neo-Cave of Altamira and its Museum to learn about our past and marvel at the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art". Other recommended visits include Comillas, Santander and Cabárceno Nature Park. On your way to Asturias, be sure to visit El Soplao Cave, with its unique karst formations, or coastal towns such as San Vicente de la Barquera.
Parador de Cangas de Onís
Monasterio de San Pedro de Villanueva s/n , 33550, Villanueva (Cangas de Onís). Principado de Asturias.
+34 985849402[email protected]
Asturias is at its highest expression in these lands. In the village of Cangas de Onís, we recommend discovering the Roman Bridge, from where a copy of the 10th-century Cruz de la Victoria that commemorates the battle of Covadonga hangs, the Chapel of Santa Cruz and the Cortés Palace. To soak the culture of the Principado, you should enter some chigre (a type of bar) to see the show of pouring cider and taste it together with Cabrales cheese or some other delight of the many prepared in this region. A destination for hikers and mountaineers, next to the National Park of Picos de Europa, visit Casa Dago (visitors’ centre). The Royal Grounds of Covadonga, a place of pilgrimage which houses the Santina, is one of the places of special interest in the area together with the Covadonga lakes (Enol and Ercina) and the Cares route.
Parador de Gijón
Avenida Torcuato Fernández Miranda, 15, 33203, Gijón (Asturias)
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Gijón: historical, commercial and industrial, where the sea, the rolling mountains and the big city come together to create one of the most attractive cities in the north of Spain. Its mild climate invites you to enjoy it all year round. The San Lorenzo beach, the seafront promenade, the marina, the Semana Negra literary week, the social life and the party atmosphere make you want to get to know the city. You have to walk by the fishing neighbourhood of Cimadevilla and go up to the hill of Santa Catalina, where you will see the sculpture of Chillida "Praise of the Horizon", and from where the Cantabrian coast offers a beautiful panoramic view. Among its many attractions, Gijón has a museum network and diverse cultural offerings: International Film Festival, Salón del Libro Iberoamericano book festival, the Railway Museum, the International Bagpipe Museum, Jovellanos’ birth house, the Nicanor Piñole museum, the Revillagigedo palace, the Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura... And if you have not yet succumbed to its charms, it is time to taste a hearty fabada or other Asturian dishes such as cachopo or its unbeatable rice pudding. On the way to Galicia, Avilés is well worth a stop to visit the Niemeyer Museum and typical fishing villages such as Candás, Luanco and Cudillero. Pay attention to the majestic Indian mansions placed throughout the territory! Among its many attractions, Gijón has a museum network and diverse cultural offerings: International Film Festival, Salón del Libro Iberoamericano book festival, the Railway Museum, the International Bagpipe Museum and others display the city's incredible history, including the Jovellanos birthplace museum, the Nicanor Piñole museum and the Revillagigedo palace.
Following the coast along the Jacobean Route of the Northern Way we arrive in Ribadeo, a Lugo fishing town bordering Galicia and Asturias. At the end of the route, it provides us with the necessary rest to discover places of great beauty and several beaches, including As Catedrais beach, one of the most spectacular in the world due to its set of cliffs over 32 meters high that, sculpted by the wind and the sea, form arches and vaults, and it was declared a Natural Monument. It must also be noted the Ribadeo estuary, included in the Eo River Biosphere Reserve, Oscos and Tierras de Burón, a natural cove of great ecological and environmental importance, and it is also great for all kinds of nautical and sports activities. We also suggest visiting the Fuerte de San Damián fort, the Puente Do Santos bridge and the nearby town of Castropol. You can treat yourself by tasting great creations and products of the north with typical dishes from the traditional Galician cuisine, such as seafood, empanada, lacón, broth rice with lobster from the Cantabrian Sea, hake from Puerto Celeiro or delicious suckling beef tenderloin with Cebreiro cheese sauce.
On our way to inland territories, our destination is ancient and stately Vilalba, a land full of legends where the river environment and the plain are the main features of the landscape. Close to Vilalba you will find the natural landscapes of the Magdalena and Ladra rivers and the medicinal pond of Alligal, with thermal springs. Here you will discover the most authentic Galician cuisine. We invite you to try traditional dishes such as pulpo a feira (boiled octopus with olive oil and paprika), meat and cheese pie or the delicious filloas (type of crepes) filled with cream, without forgetting some more comforting foods during the cold season, as Galician soup or the stews. If you travel during Christmas, don’t miss the opportunity to try the precious and superb “Vilalba's capon”, a cockerel castrated at a young age and fattened for being eaten. You can’t forget to visit two nearby urban centres: Mondoñedo, a little cobblestone town surrounded by green mountains and declared a Historical-Artistic Site. The atmosphere here is magical. During the winter, the fog slides through narrow streets where time seems to have stood still, while in the summer its stunning cathedral, declared a National Monument, shines even brighter. Don’t forget to sweeten up with the delicious Mondoñedo cake. Another city you will love visiting is Lugo, where you will find the Roman wall, World Heritage Site because of its perfect state of preservation, and one of the best cuisines of Galicia, where tapas are a religion.


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Johannesburg: Zimbabwe will make its Test cricket comeback with a home series against Bangladesh next May.
Zimbabwe withdrew from Tests in January 2006 after being left depleted following confrontations between senior players and the Zimbabwe Cricket board.
Board chairman Peter Chingoka announced the return yesterday during a visit by International Cricket Council president David Morgan and chief executive Haroon Lorgat.
"We will resume our Test commitments against Bangladesh at home in May 2011," Chingoka said. "We will then have gradual progression afterwards by playing sides we think we can compete with, like West Indies and New Zealand."
Chingoka also said that Cricket South Africa has offered Zimbabwe a one-off test every year, starting next year.
"We are indebted to Cricket South Africa for their continuous support," he said.
The long-serving ZC boss believes the Zimbabwe team will rise up to the challenge of Test demands.
"We are improving all the time," he said. "We now have a strong first-class structure. Our player base has broadened. With the results we`ve been posting, our players are beginning to show indication of maturity."
The ICC agreed Zimbabwe was ready to return to Test cricket after implementing the recommendations of an ICC task force which visited Zimbabwe in November 2008. Chief among them were re-establishing a credible domestic championship, elect an inclusive ZC board, and achieve better results in one-day internationals, Twenty20s, and four-day games.
Thanks mainly to gradual improvements on the political and economic fronts, Zimbabwe cricket has recovered, and ICC boss Morgan said the task force recommendations have been put into operation by ZC.
"This is my third visit to Zimbabwe and I take great pleasure in the number of smiling faces around Zimbabwe Cricket," Morgan said. "It is very comforting for the ICC to observe the improvement and success of the Zimbabwe team in recent months.”
"It is also very good from an ICC perspective to see former players returning to the squad and also taking up support roles around the team. The recent results have been a good story for the Zimbabwe cricket team and the ICC is pleased to have played a part in that progress."
Former national captains Dave Houghton (technical director), Alistair Campbell (head selector) and Heath Streak (bowling coach) have been roped into the technical structures in recent months with former Test batsman Grant Flower also set to join as batting coach in September.
Zimbabwe received Test status in 1992, and won eight of 83 Tests.

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Medical and Surgical Treatments for Urge Incontinence continued...
If behavioral treatments and medications do not help, other options for treatment include:
The drug Botox injected into the bladder muscle causes the bladder to relax, increasing its storage capacity and reducing episodes of leakage. It can be used in adults that do not respond to or cannot use other medications that treat overactive bladder.
Another drug treatment that may be helpful for some women is hormone therapy, which uses estrogen alone or in combination with progesterone. However, evidence of benefit for urge incontinence has been mixed. In addition, because of the possible risks of hormone therapy -- including a potential increased risk of blood clots and breast cancer -- you should discuss this therapy with your doctor.
- Electrical stimulation:
Sacral nerve stimulation: An electronic device is implanted in the back through a minimally invasive procedure. The device delivers an electric signal to the sacral nerve. This signal helps to control the bladder muscles and decrease the number of abnormal contractions.
Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation: An electric current is applied to the tibial nerve in the region of the patient's ankle. This nerve is thought to affect bladder contraction.
Another technique is to use small electrodes placed in either the vagina or the rectum. The electrodes produce electric pulses that cause contraction of the muscles of the pelvis and the urethra. This strengthens these muscles to help reduce the incidence of urge incontinence.
Surgical procedures for urge incontinence include:
- increasing the storage capacity of the bladder
- limiting nerve impulses to the control muscles
- diverting the flow of urine

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Roller conveyors are individual conveyor systems for transporting piece goods or special workpiece carriers. The goods to be conveyed are transported over the rollers of the conveyor and rest on at least three rollers. Roller conveyors with idlers are used for various purposes. Among other things in warehouse technology, logistics and intralogistics for the transport and distribution of piece goods, as well as in production lines or workpiece feeding in robot cells and machining centres. In addition, roller conveyors can connect different warehouses and logistics halls with each other. For this type of conveyor technology the goods to be transported must be suitable for roller conveyors and have a smooth or even subfloor. It does not matter whether it is a flat floor, a slight slope or different levels - our systems master every curve, length and height, even with heavy goods!
Broad range of applications: The areas of application of our roller conveyors include the transport of light conveyed goods weighing just a few grams, through pallet conveyor technology, to the transport of special goods weighing several tonnes.
Individuality and flexibility: We develop and build conveyor systems according to your specific needs and spatial conditions. Our roller conveyors are individually configured and can thus be flexibly connected to your existing systems.
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The basis of roller conveyors is a frame structure. Light-duty roller conveyors for light goods are made of aluminium profiles. Heavy-duty roller conveyors for heavy goods on the other hand are made of painted steel elements. We use our own TT aluminium profile system for this. Rotatable idlers are arranged in parallel one behind the other in the frame structure. Depending on the application, the roller conveyor is equipped with a drive. The drive elements of the steel rollers are located in a protective housing. This protects both the drive elements from contamination and the operator from injury. Power transmission from the drive to the individual steel rollers is via chains or belts. Empty roller conveyors do not have an electric drive and are driven by gravity or muscle power .
Changes in direction can be implemented in roller conveyors by various components. With roller curves and turntables, the direction of the conveyor line changes, while the orientation of the conveyed material remains the same. Stroke converters, on the other hand, change the orientation of the conveyed material.
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We have realised various projects with roller conveyors for our customers. In the shipping area, our roller conveyors transport various carton sizes. We mainly use our TT aluminium profile system as the basis for this. In internal transport logistics, our roller conveyors transport Euro or special pallets and stand on a framework of robust steel elements. Special requirements, on the other hand, are often placed on the conveyor technology in the production line area. Here, the goods to be conveyed often have to be turned, swivelled or lifted to different heights. We work out the tailor-made solution in close cooperation with our customers. Centre distance, track width, total width and roller Ø are only a selection of the factors that have to be considered. We also discuss possible accessories, such as a side guide suitable for use with specific transport goods, together during the planning stage.
The handling of heavy loads can also be realised with our conveyor technology. We have implemented an individual workstation for our customer. The width-adjustable and swivelling idle roller conveyor enables ergonomic, efficient and easy working on steel workpieces of various sizes.
Roller conveyors are also used to transport loads and goods between the production area and different zones in the warehouse. Due to the modular design of roller conveyors, the different conveyor sections can be linked easily and flexibly - even running over a curve.


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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Promote Reading on a Daily Basis
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17 Short Celebrity Marriages That Barely Lasted a Month, Let Alone a Year
It's no secret that marriages tend to be short-lived in Hollywood, but some celebrity marriages really take the cake. Forget two or three years — some of these marriages barely lasted a month. So which celebrity couples called it quits after spending such a small amount of time as husband and wife? Check out this list of 17 couples who couldn't make it to the one year mark.
by Kaitlin Reilly


Friday, November 9, 2007
SON professor runs Detroit Marathon
By Dawn Pauli, staff writer
|OU nursing professor Sharon Heskitt finished the Detroit Free Press Marathon in 4:51:26.|
Sharon Heskitt attained one of her life goals when she ran – and finished – the Detroit Free Press Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 21. She came in 69th place among women in her age group, and 16th for first-time runners in her age group, clocking in at 4:51:26.
The School of Nursing visiting professor started running six years ago, and decided she wanted to run a marathon before she turned 50. At 47, she thought, “There’s no time like the present,” and started training seriously in May.
Heskitt’s other driving force was her students. “I have an example to set for my students. In nursing my focus is to maintain wellness as much as possible, and I think we have to lead by example,” she explains.
To prepare for the marathon, she ran three to five days a week with a group of friends. “Their support was a good motivator,” she said. “They all ran the Free Press half-marathon.”
The Free Press marathon is 26.2 miles, and crosses the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor tunnel, and winds through Belle Isle and historic neighborhoods.
“The weather couldn’t have been any better,” she said. “It was amazing and great to be surrounded by a group of people with a common goal. You have to be in a positive mindset to do something like that.”
In addition to running, Heskitt does aerobics and strength training. She recently joined OU’s recreation center.
When she isn’t teaching or training for marathons, Heskitt runs a mid-wife practice, where she helps deliver babies for women who prefer to be at home for childbirth.
Heskitt has set her sights on running another marathon, though she hasn’t decided if she’ll do it before the next Free Press Marathon. “When I started running, I thought, ‘Oh right, this is impossible and not very likely I can do this.’ But, when you do it, it’s amazing, what it does to your ability and the power of thinking you can do more in the future.”


The conditions under which negotiations between the authorities and the opposition are possible in Belarus.
Editor-in-chief of Narodnaya Volya Iosif Siaredzich addressed his compatriots with an open letter in which he shares his concern for the future of Belarus, and calls for national reconciliation.
This is not the first time Iosif Paulavich has called for dialogue and mutual understanding. He did this in 2017 publicly and non-publicly, he spoke with an open letter in 2021, offering peace and dialogue.
However, his current appeal is strikingly different from the previous ones. In it, he clearly says what it is dictated by: the need to save Belarus from violence, repression, the Russian boot and occupation. It is difficult to disagree with this, while clearly understanding that all these troubles are the result of many years of the current government’s activity.
In the first half of his letter, Iosif Paulavich paints an accurate picture of the current state of society: the triumph of violence, lies, dirty propaganda, torture in prisons, bloody repressions, crushed hopes, the outflow of professionals from Belarus, complete impunity for punishers, a Russian boot trampling Belarusian soil.
Such an honest analysis of what is happening, of course, deserves respect.
Having painted this terrible picture, Iosif Siaredzich suggests looking for a way out in national reconciliation, in dialogue through the mediation of the West. The words are attractive, and these sentences have the right to exist, you just need the right sequence of actions.
I will try to explain as calmly as possible, without personalities, what and how it can be:
1. National reconciliation is possible only after the change of the political system in Belarus. To offer reconciliation today means not to reconcile, but to reconcile with the troubles that Iosif Paulavich spoke about so emotionally in his letter: violence, occupation, bloody repressions, the triumph of the boor.
2. The current government under the dialogue means the process of strengthening the regime under its control through the imitation of public discussion using figureheads. Previous attempts to organize such dialogues ended with imprisonment and murder of opposition politicians, repressions and electoral fraud at all levels. The response to Iosif Siaredzich's proposals for dialogue in 2017 was the “law on parasites” and the suppression of the protests caused by this law.
3. Speaking of a dialogue, Iosif Paulavich himself, towards the end of his letter, calls this process negotiations. But this is another matter. Negotiations are possible in any situation. However, they require the honesty of both parties, that is, the obligation to strictly implement the agreements reached. Such negotiations do not require international mediators. The mediation of the OSCE mission in the “negotiations” was accompanied by the murders of opponents of the authorities.
Negotiations should be direct between the regime and the real opposition, not those appointed by the authorities. When agreements are reached, international guarantees and guarantors of their implementation will be required. The aim of the negotiations should be to hold open and fair parliamentary elections under international control.
If there is political will, such negotiations without any “dialogue” can be organized in a short time. It goes without saying that all political prisoners should be released before negotiations, as the author of the appeal suggests. All without exception, no matter what the authorities call them. Some of them will certainly take part in the negotiations.
Only after the restoration of normal living conditions in Belarus, which today has been plunged into medieval horror, will it be possible to speak of national reconciliation.
Iosif Paulavich is in Belarus today, he feels the mood in society well, he is familiar not only with representatives of the opposition, but also with many prominent figures of the current government, he himself is a prominent public figure.
I think his letter is dictated to a large extent by the horror in which the current officials live. They have already become the object of repression, and prisons are gradually being filled with them. If this is the case, then we heard them, and we are ready to suggest what they can do to change the situation.
In any case, thanks to Iosif Paulavich.
Andrei Sannikov, leader of the European Belarus civil campaign, exclusively for Charter97.org


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TAG Heuer is understood to be ramping up production of its Connected smart watch after initial runs quickly sold-out at launch.
Jean-Claude Biver, TAG Heuer’s chief executive officer and president of LVMH’s watch division, confirmed to Bloomberg that the Swiss watch brand would be stepping up production of its £1,100 titanium-cased Connected from 1,200 pieces a week to 2,000.
UK representatives of the brand confirmed to WatchPro last week that the initial run of the smart watch, which has been developed in partnership with Google and Intel, had sold out among the 15 UK retailers it is working with from launch. The Connected went on sale in the UK yesterday.
TAG Heuer has orders for 100,000 of the watches, which already makes it a £110million smash hit for the brand based on UK pricing. Biver, pictured right with LVMH boss Bernard Arnault at the New York launch of Connected last month, confirmed that online sales of the smart watch would be suspended until May or June in order to give priority to physical retailers.
Biver also announced that TAG Heuer would capitalise on the rapturous reception of the Connected with new, and potentially precious metal and diamond, smart watches within 12 months.


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On November 14, Four Rivers sponsored a workshop by Mark Hildebrand of Make Your Mark Media about the new Annapolis history “wiki,” called Annapolis Past Port. Over the summer, Mark worked with several STEM students from AACPS to develop the basic form and function of this cutting-edge technology resource. Utilizing the same open-source application used by Wikipedia, the wiki is planned to serve as a repository for local stories, photographs, documents, and much more. The goal of the project is to make local historical content free and available to anyone interested in sharing and exploring the past, here in Annapolis and in the communities that make up the “greater Annapolis region.”
The wiki has a platform, and guidelines, and the beginning of a structure, but it needs content! YOU are invited to join in the work to share the history of your school, church, neighborhood, and/or favorite place.
All it takes to contribute to the site is to become a registered user. Just go to http://mym-media.org/annapoliswiki to create a new account, and start sharing!
Below are some guidelines and tips as you get started with Annapolis Past Port:
- Before creating or editing a page, you will need to make an account.
- Look at other pages and articles to see how those pages are laid out and organized.
- Before making a page, consider practicing through editing pages, to familiarize yourself with how to make pages.
- Get some feedback on your work, to refine it before making or changing pages.
- Gather references for your work, so that you may add citations to what you write.
- Make sure you are editing the correct page before finalizing your changes!
- Be careful when referencing other published works. Avoid plagiarizing content, and provide citations when needed.
- Be careful when making pages on living people or active organizations, and be sure to cite such pages.
- Be careful when making pages about controversial topics. Try to avoid advocacy for any particular viewpoint on politics, religion, or anything else. Always try to maintain a neutral viewpoint when writing articles.
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- Citations are an important part of any article, and they ensure accuracy and credibility in articles.
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Highland - north of Melissa
The community of Highland was established in the mid 1800's approximately 2 miles north of present-day Melissa. It was possibly the second oldest community in Collin County. A post office was established there in September of 1853. The old Cedar Springs-Bonham Road went through it. In the 1860 - 90 period, there was a school at Highland, which also served as a church. Around 1858, Charley H. Wysong donated land for the church and cemetery. A meeting house was built about 1860. It was used by the Methodists, Baptists, Christians, and Presbyterians. Besides the church/school, Highland was also a stage stop. C. H. Wysong had a blacksmith shop and Thad Parris had a corn and wheat mill, wool carding mill and a grist mill. After the railroad bypassed Highland and created the towns of Melissa and Anna, the churches and families moved to those communities. Anna Baptist Church and Melissa Baptist Church were created out of the Highland church. The post office was discontinued on May 16, 1873.


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Once upon a time, the world seemed great and majestic. It gave us the air we needed to breath, water to drink, food to eat, and endless marvels to enjoy. These days however, the earth seems more like a small unstable rock in vast universe. Still, she's the only planet we have, and if we treat her right, she'll be here for us for a very, very long time.
This beautiful nature themed scrap kit is just perfect for you earth day project and layouts, and just like the earth, it will be there for your spring and summer projects as well. It comes with 30 .jpg papers, 30 .png elements and 2 earth elemental posers.
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Verizon iPhone poll ends, protection poll begins
Published: Thursday, January 27, 2011
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With over 3,100 votes from iLounge readers, our most recent poll—“Are you going to buy a Verizon iPhone 4?” has ended. Individual yes and no responses were provided for AT&T, Verizon, and other carriers’ customers, as well as an option for readers who don’t live in the U.S.
Over a quarter of respondents—26 percent—said they plan on buying a Verizon iPhone 4. Of those, 66 percent were current Verizon customers, 25 percent were current AT&T customers, and eight percent were customers of another U.S. carrier. Perhaps unsurprisingly, of the 58 percent of overall respondents saying they weren’t going to buy a Verizon iPhone, the vast majority said they were current AT&T customers—79 percent, to be exact. Only 11 percent of those not planning to buy a Verizon iPhone were current Verizon customers, while another 10 percent were customers of another carrier. Finally, 15 percent of overall respondents said they don’t live in the U.S. Thanks for all your votes!
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Vengeful by V. E. Schwab
The sequel to VICIOUS, V.E. Schwab’s first adult novel.
Sydney once had Serena—beloved sister, betrayed enemy, powerful ally. But now she is alone, except for her thrice-dead dog, Dol, and then there’s Victor, who thinks Sydney doesn’t know about his most recent act of vengeance.
Victor himself is under the radar these days—being buried and re-animated can strike concern even if one has superhuman powers. But despite his own worries, his anger remains. And Eli Ever still has yet to pay for the evil he has done.
I think I can safely say that I was lucky enough to read both Vicious and Vengeful for the first time in the same month. People had to wait quite a long time to read the sequel. When I read Vicious, I absolutely loved it to pieces. There was something addictive about the prose, the simple but incredibly powerful scenes that set up the whole story. I think appreciated Schwab’s writing in Vicious more than in her others works that I have read (Shades of Magic).
If Vicious was a dark, past-paced and delicious read, then Vengeful was, in some areas at least, its upgraded edition. The same level of absolute gorgeous writing was present in Vengeful and I am so very, very glad that I got to read it immediately after Vicious.
Vengeful had the cast of characters from the previous book but it also had a few new faces and what characters they are! The introduction to Marcella and June was an absolute treat, their powers are pretty freaking incredible and scary at the same time just like Victor’s. I am glad that this time, the original characters were given even more flesh than in the previous book. I really loved Sydney’s perspective, her relationship with June, her thoughts on Victor…ugh, I just love Sydney, okay?
Then there’s my darling, my poor Mitch. He just needs some chocolate milk and an infinite number of good days, okay? Just please, give him that. I was also so very, very glad that Dol is still alive and kicking, dogs shouldn’t die in books (or anywhere else, for that matter) is all I am saying. I also feel bad for Dom, he never signed up for the shit Victor continuously pulls, I mean, imagine being in his position! Gosh.
Then there’s Eli. God, I really hated Eli and admired the way Schwab wrote him in Vicious and I was so very pleasantly surprised to feel bad for Eli in this one. Once again, Schwab showed me that nobody in this universe is entirely good or bad, there’s always far more to a person than that. I mean, I knew that objectively but after reading my opinion of Eli was sort of coloured by his actions in Vicious, in Vengeful, oh, man. I felt bad for the guy, I was literally just not ready for that.
I think I felt the loss of Victor in this one despite him featuring in it quite a lot. The laser sharp focus on Victor’s quest to bring Eli to his knees was lost because he had already accomplished that and now, Victor was sort of aimless. Of course there was that problem with his…shall we say, death? Him trying to solve this problem is making his relationships with Mitch, Sydney and Dom crumble and he’s unable to stop it. His character suffered a bit, I think but I still absolutely love the domestic scenes between Victor, Sydney, Dol and Mitch, okay?
Now come new characters, Marcella. Man, what a firecracker! (Get it?) She’s ambitious, absolutely driven and not a woman to cross under any circumstances. She leaves dead bodies in Merit like one would leave a messy pile of clothes in one’s bedroom. She’s unapologetic and almost certainly mad but she’s also so fascinating in her rage, in her powers, in her very being. She suffered at the hands of men, often by their underestimating her and not really taking her seriously, well, she showed them just how very wrong they were, didn’t she? Her personality is so vibrant and violent and almost as if something that can’t be contained within herself. She upends every game that men around her have been playing and then she ruins them.
June and Jonathan. June is such a weird, weird character. Her powers are absolutely scary and Jonathan the human presented such a different side of being a villain. I would absolutely love to know more about June but I think there are things I am better off not knowing, sometimes a mystery is just what we need, right?
If there was something I didn’t necessarily love, it was the length of the novel. It could have been more tightly packed, maybe. Also, I just wanted more Victor & Eli, okay? I also wish that the side plots/characters that were introduced weren’t given this much time on screen, if you know what I mean? Vicious was such a tightly packed action novel whereas Vengeful meandered a bit and that wasn’t something I was expecting from this series. Still, the way Schwab left it makes me think there’s going to be more this series. (I hope so. With more focus back on Victor & Eli, please.)
Overall, this was an absolutely amazing read. If you loved Vicious then you would definitely enjoy Vengeful. After all, who doesn’t like stabby people being stabby and precious people (I am only looking at Mitch and Dol at this point) being precious? Just go and read it if you loved Vicious.

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Exactech announced today that it partnered with Statera Medical to design the world’s first smart reverse shoulder implant.
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Samuel Bourdon, Statera’s CEO, said in a news release that the company developed its Goldilocks smart implant technology to give surgeons more precision. These smart implants, which provide more objective data, can help surgeons select the correct implant size and offset. Surgeons can also utilize the implants to provide the best balance of joint mobility and stability for all major joints.
The Statera technology, which has FDA breakthrough device designation, provides real-time data and adjustment capabilities. In the partnership, the companies plan to integrate Goldilocks into the Exactech Equinoxe shoulder system.
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This morning students of the 5th year of the Professional Institute I.S.I.S. “Lino Zanussi” di Pordenone (Italy), mechanical and electronic classes, visited our headquarter.
Students, greeted by the head of R&D department Eng. Luca Da Re, visited our headquarter and establishments where they see two plants at advanced stage of installation, a robotized bending plant and a robotic plant for drilling and cutting of mudguards.
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Video Premiere: Lady Antebellum's 'We Owned the Night'
Lady Antebellum have just debuted a music video filmed to support their second single "We Owned the Night". Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott performed the song with fireworks lighting up the night. They provide soundtrack for the lovey-dovey couples in the video.
A crunchy, country pop single, "We Owned the Night" features Kelley on the lead. "Tell me have you ever wanted/ Someone so much it hurts/ Your lips keep trying to speak/ But you can't just find the words," he sings over the mandolin-driven tune.
It's the second single from Lady A's new album of the same name "Own the Night". The album will be released in the U.S. on September 13. Two months later, it will be followed by a tour across North America which will kick off November 11 and end in mid-December.
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Nature/ Type: Beautiful wooden puzzle with vintage feel
Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Recommended age: 3 year-old ++
Who would love this: Collectors of vintage wooden puzzles
Our local library has a range of George Luck puzzles, each of them is enchanting in its own special and inimitable way. Today, I would love to share about this vintage, hard-to-find puzzle “Modern Tractor” - another quietly charming George Luck collection that will never go out of style!
Why I love ❤ this puzzle:
(1) Simple Farm Tractor Puzzle - Compared to most other more complex George Luck puzzles that I have seen, this Modern Tractor is a relatively “basic” one and probably of an easier-level suitable for younger kids. This is a beautiful single-layer puzzle with 21 separate pieces and completes with a wooden base. I love the George Luck’s signature “random” cut design, with each piece being individually unique and different in shapes. There are some “obvious” pieces that the kids can immediately recognise, such as the front wheel, larger back wheel, the long and slightly-curvy exhaust stack, the green hood, a flying white duck, farmer and his faithful dog. The kids took around 10 minutes (or less) to complete the puzzle, and they are happy to redo it over and over! This puzzle is engaging and entertaining, and everyone loves the uniquely crafted pieces.
(2) Colours + Craftmanship - We love how careful and meticulous the craftsmanship is, including those little details such as the intentional uneven cut to show the thread pattern of the tyres. We enjoyed watching the vibrantly colourful pieces coming together on the smartly crafted base, forming an aesthetically pleasing picture of a farm tractor! The puzzle pieces are light-weight, brightly-painted, impressively cut with smoothness on edges, and connect and fit so perfectly with each other!
(3) Materials - George Luck puzzles are made of sustainably sourced and FSC-certified timber, with child-safe, non-toxic, water based finishes, and is in compliant with international safety. I love how vintage looking the puzzle is. George Luck puzzles are true timeless collectibles that will be loved and treasured from one generation to the next.
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Supreme Court Decision on Delaware Limited Partnerships [PDF 461KB]
On July 17, 2015, the Japan Supreme Court overturned a lower court (Nagoya High Court) decision and determined that Delaware Limited Partnerships (LPs) should be considered foreign corporations under Japanese tax law, thus denying real estate losses taken by individual taxpayers who entered into the investments.
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Find Sleep Number Mattress Vs Saatva … There are many choices available in the market today when one desires to have the finest mattress. In order to choose the best one, it is necessary to comprehend the benefits of the various bed mattress types and their specific usages. Selecting the ideal type of mattress is important for the comfort and health of the customer. As a result, there are 3 primary kinds of bed mattress that are gone over in this post:
The Saatva mattresses are produced by the Saatva organization, manufacturer of these mattresses consisting of the Loom, Leaf and Zenhaven. The Saatva mattress is essentially an innerspring bed which features 3 firmness (plush, high-end and company). This bed mattress is extremely recommended by a lot of doctors, as it uses great support to the body while sleeping. The other benefits of selecting the Saatva innerspring bed mattress consist of:
o A quality mattress of the Saatva firmness is far more expensive than the other 2 kinds of bed mattress. It provides an excellent offer of convenience and assistance to the customers. The Hybrid innerspring bed mattress of the Saatva are advised by physicians due to the fact that of its higher firmness level.
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NEW YORK CITY, NY – Nepotism within the New York Police Department? According to Mayor Eric Adams that is not the case, but how did one of his closet, longtime friends just get a $188,000 raise and a new title?
The NYPD rehired a longtime friend of former New York City mayor Eric Adams for one of the city’s highest-paying jobs.
Lisa White—who more than quadrupled her salary—was Adams’s former roommate and donated to his 2012 campaign.
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) November 22, 2022
According to reports, the NYPD has rehired Lisa White for one of the city’s highest-paying jobs, more than quadrupling her previous salary.
White, who as recently as 2017 rented a room in her apartment to Adams, has been hired as the deputy commissioner for employee relations, which earns a salary of more than $241,000.
White formerly worked as a 911 operator and police communications technician. She retired from that job in 2019 with a base salary of close to $53,000.
White, who is now responsible for overseeing the health and morale of NYPD, has known Adams for several decades. As reported by The City:
“White’s ties to the mayor run back for years — part of a pattern of appointments by Adams that demonstrates a determination to hire friends, family, and former colleagues for top administration posts … City Hall spokesperson Fabien levy said Adams played no role in White’s appointment.”
The report added:
“He said Adams and White both had a professional relationship, and also were friends, going back to their time with the group 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care. Adams cofounded the group while he served in the NYPD.”
New York City mayor’s longtime friend now holds high-paid NYPD job | Eric Adams | The Guardian https://t.co/act7PMZ4lg
Can we say nepotism?
— Miro Collas (@MiroCollas) November 22, 2022
White donated to Adams’ 2012 campaign for Brooklyn borough president. The campaign also paid her $1,000 in 2013 for consulting work.
White has also allegedly donated her time to Adams over the years, serving from 2014 to 2021 as a volunteer board member and treasurer for an Adams-linked non-profit, the One Brooklyn Fund.
According to reports, public records show that for years, White claimed residence at an apartment on the 20th floor of Ebbets Field Apartments, which is in Crown Heights.
White allegedly made eight political donations from that same address between 2008 and 2019, including two to Adams’ borough president campaigns.
City campaign finance board records show that the contributions to Adams, both in 2021, list her employer as “New York City Police Department” and her position as “Police Communications Tech.”
In 2013, as Adams ran for borough president, he changed his voter registration, declaring his residence as the same McKeever place apartment where White had also declared her residence.
City board of election records show that Adams maintained that he lived at the McKeever Place unit between June 2013 and March 2017.
Within days of Adams being sworn in as mayor in January 2022, the NYPD dismissed its deputy commissioner for employee relations, Robert Ganley, making that spot vacant.
An unnamed NYPD spokesperson said that White’s appointment fell within department standards, adding:
“Deputy commissioner Lisa White filed for service retirement from the NYPD communications section in 2019, after a 29-year-career with the agency. Her hiring was in line with the NYPD’s standards for identifying those best suited for their roles within the department.”
Adams has unapologetically hired a number of close friends to top city posts, including David Banks as schools chancellor and Bank’s partner, Sheena Wright, as a deputy mayor.
The mayor also tapped Bank’s brother, Philip Banks, who resigned as NYPD chief of department in 2014 amid a federal bribery investigation in a case that later identified him as an unindicted co-conspirator, as deputy mayor for public safety. Banks reports directly to Adams.
Adams also tried to give his own brother, Bernard Adams, a $242,000 gig as the NYPD’s deputy commissioner of government affairs.
Another one of Adam’s longtime friends from the NYPD, Tim Pearson, was quietly handed a $242,000 role at the city’s Economic Development Corporation overseeing public safety and COVID19 initiatives.
When questioned about these and other hires, Adams has repeatedly maintained that he picks the best people for the job.
In addition to Adams hiring friends and family, ex-NYPD commissioner Dermot Shea’s rookie son has been promoted to detective. Within 18 months of being a cop, 23-year-old Richard Shea has been promoted from patrolman to a detective in the 23rd precinct.
Ex-NYPD commissioner Dermot Shea’s rookie son promoted to detective https://t.co/ufGB9HFr0B
— ModernSamurai (@ModernSamuraiNY) November 13, 2022
Shea joined the department in November 2020 and completed his six months at the police academy on May 10, 2021. Since working his beat as a patrolman, he has racked up 32 arrests, has received no awards and no additional training.
Yet, he has been deemed ready for promotion to a job that can take many nearly 10 years to attain. The fast-track promotion is virtually unheard of. One police source said:
“Nobody gets it that fast unless there’s an exceptional circumstance. You get into a shootout and your partner gets killed and you kill the bad guy. Then they’d probably bump you to a detective, but he’s just out of the academy. What could he possibly know? It’s bull-sh*t. You cannot get it in a year and a half.”
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“I do NOT send direct messages to anybody asking people to buy crypto coins or gift cards,” Watkins wrote last week. “Please do not engage with accounts who claim to be me and ask you to buy gift cards or crypto on their behalf. It is not me.”
At least someone was making money off Watkins’s campaign. Although Watkins, a QAnon-linked figure, does not have to file campaign finance reports until January, early indicators suggest that his bid for Congress has received underwhelming support. Previously, Watkins pledged to raise $1 million and unseat incumbent Rep. Tom O’Halleran in Arizona’s Democratic-leaning 1st congressional district. Instead, more than a month after launching his campaign, Watkins is making Telegram videos acknowledging “funding challenges” and attempting a pivot to Bitcoin fundraising.
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101 ESPN Sets 'Rams Roundtable'
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BONNEVILLE Sports WXOS (101 ESPN)/ST. LOUIS is kicking off the ST. LOUIS RAMS’ season with a series of special "RAMS ROUNDTABLE" shows. The specials will air SUNDAYS 10a-noon on JULY 19th and 26th and AUGUST 3rd. Station personality and former RAM D’MARCO FARR will host the shows, joined by the rest of the RAMS radio crew, including play-by-play voice STEVE SAVARD and sideline reporter BRIAN STULL, as well as former coach and analyst JIM HANIFAN.
PD JASON BARRETT said, "As the new voice of the ST. LOUIS RAMS, 101 ESPN is committed to bringing football fans in-depth programming before the upcoming season as well as throughout the 2009-2010 regular schedule, and hopefully into the playoffs. This series of shows will be unique, in that they will be very audience interactive. We will be inviting listeners into the discussion, and we want to hear from football fans regarding opinions, predictions, feedback and analysis with both call-in and texting options."


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Over half of Americans believe the US is in the midst of a cold civil war, according to a post-election flash poll from Edelman, the largest public relations firm in the world.

The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer, published on Tuesday, found trust in the government and the media is at an all-time low, according to a survey conducted from Oct. 19 to Nov. 18. Of the over 33,000 people surveyed, over half believed government leaders and journalists are purposely misleading the public.

The pandemic, as well as increasing political tensions in the US between Trump and Biden supporters, has led people to question their trust in the government and media. According to the survey, the overabundance of conflicting information online has made it difficult for people to discern fact from fiction, especially when it comes to issues like politics or the COVID-19 vaccines.

Read more: What to say to employees who don't want to get the vaccine

Richard Edelman, the CEO of Edelman, said the country is in an era of "information bankruptcy."

"The result is a lack of quality information and increased divisiveness," Edelman said in the press release. "...The violent storming of the US Capitol last week and the fact that only one-third of people are willing to get a Covid vaccine crystallize the dangers of misinformation."

The infodemic has driven a lack of trust

Lack of trust in the government and media has been more apparent in 2020 than ever before. Last Wednesday, the US capitol found itself under siege from people who believed without evidence that the election had been rigged. "Murder the media" was carved into a capitol door during the riot.

Many of the year's biggest stories happened online first, whether it was the Republican party members meeting online to plan the siege on the Capitol or individuals sharing inaccurate information regarding COVID-19 vaccines on platforms like Facebook.

Read more: Young, healthy people have figured out a loophole to get the COVID vaccine without skipping the line

The Edelman survey found that 75% of people do not properly vet the information they gather online which causes the internet to act as an echo chamber, only reinforcing an individual's opinion by repeating it back to them without exposure to other ideas or information.

More people have faith in CEOs than the government

With increasing distrust in the government and media, the Edelman survey shows many people have turned to corporate America for solutions to their problems. 61% of respondents put their trust in business organizations over the government.

During the pandemic, many companies have come into the spotlight by helping develop vaccines in record time and finding new ways to keep their businesses open or their staff employed.

Americans expect CEOs to hold themselves accountable for their company's actions to the public. Two-thirds of the survey respondents said they expect CEOs to step in when the government can't fix problems.

Read more: We analyzed 23 memos from CEOs responding to the US Capitol riot. The most effective messages get personal.

"The events of this past year reinforced business's responsibility to lead on societal issues such as upskilling workers and racial justice," Edelman said. "It has also led to new expectations of business expanding its remit into unfamiliar areas, such as providing and safeguarding information."

Following the Capitol Riots, people called for companies like Twitter, Amazon, and Facebook to take action. Companies were expected to monitor and vet sources on their sites, and many took to social media to push for them to ban platforms like Parler, and even remove the President's accounts.

Ultimately, the survey finds the only way to regain the public's trust is to guard the quality of information, something that online companies and platforms have struggled with for years.

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