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The Architect of Murder: First Blood!
The first review of The Architect of Murder is by Anne Jordan, in Issue 12 of The Scion, The Newsletter of The Musgraves, A Sherlock Holmes Society:
The Architect of Murder by Rafe McGregor, published by Robert Hale Ltd, pre-order price from Amazon of £12.53, 224pp.
I had the pleasure of reading Rafe’s novel before it went to print, and am confident that this will be the first of many crime novels from this up and coming writer. The book is set in Edwardian London in 1902, and evokes the period well as the mystery unfolds. Major Alec Marshall VC has returned to London from Africa and is making enquiries into the will of the late Cecil John Rhodes. It is the intertwining of real and fictional characters that is one of the strengths of the book, and helps to provide an authentic setting of a London preparing for the coronation of Edward VII. One of the witnesses to the will, Eric Lowenstein is found beaten to death in a seedy boarding house and Marshall discovers that Lowenstein harboured a deadly secret concerning not only the vast fortune Rhodes amassed, but the very future of the Empire. Rafe is able to write strong women as well as believable heroes and I hope that we hear more of Roberta Paterson. I am sure that there will be a sequel to this novel and that Rafe will become an established writer of crime fiction.
This book is a page turner that I am sure that as lovers of detective fiction you will enjoy. I recommend that you place an advance order with Amazon for the book that is to be released in February so that you have it as soon as it is published and can enjoy it during the cold February days.


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Burn Notice: I don't own it, I just like to play with it!
Count the Days
Even after he was burned, Michael Westen kept himself in shape and rarely, if ever, got sick. He'd been under so much stress the past few years, it was a wonder that nothing had ever happened to him outside of being injured. So when he woke up one morning feeling like he hadn't gone to bed for a week, and just raising his head sent a spike of pain through his body, he was concerned. Not worried. He wouldn't overreact. He couldn't let Fiona know, though. She would surely overreact, get on his case, and make him see a doctor.
It was stress. Yes, that's all it was. Once he got himself up, popped a few aspirin and dressed for the outing he and Fi were taking with Sam and Elsa, he'd be feeling a lot better.
"Michael, you should be up," Fiona scolded with a light tone as she walked past the bed toward the kitchen. "Sam and Elsa will be here in less than a half hour."
"Oh." It came out more like a groan than a word as Michael sat upright and dropped his feet off the side of the bed.
Fiona turned from the refrigerator and stared at him. "Are you okay? Are you sick?"
"Me? No! You know me, I never get sick." He rubbed his eyes and massaged his forehead. "Just got a headache, that's all. The weather is changing. Pressure changes. You know how that is."
Fiona nodded. "Uh huh." She didn't believe it any more than he did, but she knew he wouldn't sit still for being cared for. That was just his way. "I'll get you something for that headache if you get yourself ready."
After taking the aspirin and a hot shower in that order, he did feel better. Still sort of dragged out, but he could at least stand and be active. He was tying his shoes when a knock sounded on the door followed by the creak of the hinge.
"Hey, everybody decent in here," Sam asked as he poked his head in through the open doorway.
"We're just about ready to go," Fiona answered with a smile, although she couldn't help but glance at Michael sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Great!" Sam ushered Elsa inside, and she looked around the loft, examining it thoroughly. She had never been there before. Sam tried to describe it to her, but he didn't do it justice.
She smiled at Fiona. "I love it. Really eclectic."
"Thanks. Last year after I lost all my stuff in an explosion, I had to start from scratch. Well, I still had some things left."
"Like the snow globe collection." Sam piped up. "Good thing you hadn't moved those yet."
Elsa's eyes flitted over the shelves brimming with snow globes. "Very nice. It reminds me of a gold and platinum base I saw in Italy once. The globe itself was made from crystal. A stunning piece." Elsa and Fiona conversed about the globes, while Michael prepared to stand. Sam stood nearby studying him. Michael looked up at his friend and the slitted eyes and set mouth clued Michael in that Sam knew something was wrong. He didn't even have to ask, but he did.
"Are you okay, brother?" Sam approached Michael, placed himself between him and the women, and asked in a low tone. They'd known each other for too long. It was impossible to hide much from him, but that didn't stop Michael from trying.
"I'm fine. Just a headache, that's all. Please, don't make a big deal out of it." To prove that he was okay, Michael pushed himself up into a standing position. His eyes widened slightly when a bout of dizziness hit him, but he quickly recovered. Sam's eyes squinted even more. "Hey, it's okay. I think I just had a rough night last night. Once we get out on those bikes, I'll be fine. Really!"
"That'll teach ya to have a late night run for some Indian food," Sam teased.
Michael could still taste the curry in his mouth. "I'll be right back." He retreated to the bathroom to finish getting himself ready.
Meanwhile, Sam joined the ladies at the bar for some orange juice. "Thanks, Fi." He took a sip of his. "What's up with Mikey?"
"He said he just had a headache."
"You don't really believe that, do you? He stood up and I thought he was going to fall over." He took another sip and his head turned at the sound of something banging against the bathroom door. He set his glass down and pushed away from the bar. "You think he's okay in there?" Water ran for a few seconds and stopped. Sam relaxed his shoulders.
"Michael has been under a lot of stress lately," Elsa said as she looked at Fiona and Sam. "You all have. I think this outing is the best thing for him right now, as long as he can get his mind off his work."
Fiona let out a snort. "The only way that will happen is if he's flat on his back, sedated." She leaned forward and gave Elsa a sly smile. "Michael is married to his work. I'm just the mistress."
"Aw, Fi, come on. You don't really mean that!" Sam looked into her eyes, and he could see that she believed it, at least partially. "He's going to do it some day soon, I just know it."
Fiona patted Sam's arm. "Thanks, Sam. You just keep..."
The bathroom door opened and Michael came out looking like he had a little more color. "Are we ready to go?"
"Yeah. Let's do it!" Sam took Elsa's hand and they led the way out of the loft. Michael and Fiona followed, and they all got into Sam's Cadillac. He drove them to the beachfront, where the four rented bicycles.
Elsa and Fiona strapped baskets to the racks on their bikes, and they were ready to roll. Michael and Fiona led the way side by side, and Sam and Elsa followed in the same formation on a path designed for bikers and pedestrian traffic. As they continued south, the sun beat down on them but the breeze off the ocean wicked the perspiration from their skin, making it seem not so hot. The air seemed to make Michael feel better.
"I've been thinking, Fi. After this... stuff... is all over, maybe we should move. Leave Miami. Go someplace where there aren't any mosquitos, at least." He slapped at a bug that landed on his arm. "And these lovebugs. I hate 'em."
"Sorry, I'm not moving to Antarctica," Fiona responded. "I like it here in Miami. Besides, what about your Mum? She's just starting to talk to you. Leaving would strain your relationship all over again."
"Yeah. I don't know if it'll ever be the same." He looked straight ahead and kept riding.
"What about your friends? What about Sam and Jesse?"
"Did you say something, Fi?" Sam asked from his position a few feet behind Michael.
"Nothing, Sam." Fiona glanced back and waited until he and Elsa were engaged in conversation again. Then she turned back to Michael. "See that?"
"Sam is your best friend."
"You're my best friend," Michael said with a grin aimed at her, and he reached out and grabbed her hand and squeezed it on the handlebar.
"Michael, stop that!" She shook him off and gave him a stern look.
"Hey you two, behave yourselves up there!"
Elsa laughed at Sam's exclamation.
"Anyway," Fiona resumed her train of thought. "My point is, you have too much here to just up and leave."
"Maybe it would help to erase some of the bad memories if we went somewhere else and made new ones."
"We can do that just as easily here," Fiona countered.
Michael's smile was as bright as the sun beaming down on them. "Fi, why do I even try to argue with you sometimes? That Irish stubbornness is just too much." He looked at her. "I love you."
"I love you too, Mich... look out!" She put on her brakes.
Michael's head whipped around and he saw the loose dog running into his path. He put on the brakes, held his breath and hoped for the best. The dog slipped past, but Michael's front tire caught the trailing leash. It whipped up, caught in the spokes, and sent him tumbling for the sandy grass to the left of the path.
"I'm sorry, mister!" A young boy ran up and snagged the leash before the dog could get free and continue to run.
He didn't hit his head, but the green blades sticking up through the sand blurred in front of him. He heard the crash of bikes hitting the pavement, followed by pounding feet. Then a strong hand circled his arm just above the elbow.
"Mikey, are you okay? Maybe you better not move."
"I'm fine, Sam. I just took a little tumble." He brushed off Sam's offer of assistance and sat on the grass.
"Sam, he's bleeding!" Elsa exclaimed. "Here, use this." She gave Sam a cloth napkin that she pulled from the basket on her bike.
"I'm bleeding? Where?" He knew he didn't fall and hit anything, at least not hard enough to bleed.
Sam took a corner of the napkin and held it under Michael's nose. Michael pulled back, and Sam grabbed him and held him in place. "Come on, Mike, it's just a little bloody nose. No big deal. Here, pinch it." Sam moved to his side while pinching Michael's nose and tilting his head back. "Did you go nose first to the pavement?"
"I didn't see him hit anything other than maybe his knee," Fiona answered for him. She stood with her hands on hips, watching Michael with her bottom lip clamped between her teeth.
"I didn't. I'm fine." He pulled his head out of Sam's grip and looked around him, fighting a wave of nausea. A small crowd assembled around them. He lowered his head and shook it slowly.
"He's okay, people. There's nothing to see." Sam waved them off. "Mike, are you sure you're okay?"
"Yeah." He dabbed at his nose with a clean area of the napkin. It came away with the tiniest amount of blood. "I'm good now."
"Maybe we should go back," Elsa suggested, her brows drawn together above her sunglasses.
"Yeah, I think we should. Fi?"
She studied Michael before answering. "Yes, we should."
"Hey, don't I get a vote in this?" He scrambled to stand. "Why is everybody treating me like a sick kid or something? I'm fine!"
Michael was in denial. Fiona knew something was wrong. So did Sam, and even Elsa noticed. Last night he'd been jumpy and unsettled, and today he was lethargic until Fiona pressed him to get up because friends were coming. None of them could put their finger on it, but they all knew that he needed some help. When he stood up abruptly, the color drained from his face. Inside, he thought his stomach dropped to his feet.
Everything went dark as if God had turned out all the lights. Michael sensed his body moving downward. The shouting voices faded to the background behind a loud ringing in his ears. He should have landed by now, wherever he was going to land. Something soft but firm circled around his back, and then the prickling of the grass touched his bare legs, through his shorts and t-shirt, and his neck. Oh, that felt better. Much better. He was horizontal now. He could rest.
"Mike! Come on, wake up, Mikey." Sam slapped the side of his face, but Michael didn't respond. He glanced up at Elsa standing to his left. "Call 911."
Elsa nodded, pulled the phone from her pocket, and dialed. She looked up at the street sign to see where they were. As she spoke with the operator, Sam tried to get Michael to regain consciousness.
"What's wrong with him, Sam?" Fiona knelt in the grass on Michael's left, and Sam stayed at his right side.
"Fi, raise his legs up." He wouldn't answer her, because he just didn't know. He saw Michael take the tumble, but Fiona was right. Michael didn't hit his nose, his head, or anything that would cause him to go out like this. "Did he eat anything strange last night that might have made him sick?"
"I don't think so. We always get the curried lamb when we go to The Delhi Cafe. I'm fine."
"You shared?" Sam looked up at her.
"This has gotta be something else, then." He heard sirens in the distance and tried slapping Michael's cheek again. "Come on, Mike. There's an ambulance coming for you." He thought if anything, threatening to send him to the hospital would be enough to get him to come to.
Michael made a soft moaning sound but he didn't open his eyes. His hand came up and pulled his friend's hand away from his face. "Will you stop that?" He slowly opened his eyes. The sirens stopped. Good. Maybe someone called off the rescue personnel. He didn't need any help. Maybe some rest, but wasn't that what he was trying to do today, rest and have some nice simple recreation like normal people?
"Please, let us through."
Sam got to his feet, reached over Michael and helped Fiona stand and get out of the way.
"You don't have to do this. I'm fine."
"No, you're not fine, Michael! Please, let them take care of you!"
Fiona sounded scared. Maybe he had reason to be concerned, and he just didn't see it. He heard Sam's voice trying to soothe Fiona. Sam pulled her farther away. Michael turned his eyes to see her standing between Sam and Elsa, and the couple had their arms around her. The anxious, serious expressions on their faces turned up his own anxiety. But he didn't have time for that, or for being sick.
"Sir, can you tell me your name," one of the paramedics asked him.
"My name is Michael Westen."
"Alright, Mr. Westen. Just relax, we're going to take good care of you."
He tried to keep an eye on everything going on, but his stomach felt too queasy and his head was like a fifty pound weight every time he tried to raise it. The last time, the world around him went dark again.
"Let's get some oxygen on him. Prepare to transport."
He didn't know what was going on, but the soft pressure of the pure oxygen flowing through the mask sure was refreshing. Maybe now he could get some decent rest.

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The small, picturesque village of Bot River lies in the foothills of the Houw Hoek Mountains, en route to Hermanus. The Bot River, after which the hamlet is named, meanders its way through a fertile valley surrounded by mountains covered in fynbos, historical wine farms and fields of wheat.
In the rolling hills of the Bot River area, down-to-earth, sociable farmers make wines for lovers of the road less travelled. Here you can taste wines made from the oldest vines in the region, as well as more recent varietals from new plantings.
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The Facebook execs who turn to Twitter for publisher charm offensive
Oddly enough, Twitter has become the go-to forum for Facebook execs as the platform battles pushback over algorithm changes, spammy ads and the spread of misinformation. It’s a shift for Facebook, which, like other tech companies, has been known for having a tightly controlled PR strategy. It’s also an acknowledgment that Twitter is beloved by one of its core constituents, journalists, and is a more effective way to respond to critics in real time than Facebook itself.
In recent weeks, Facebook execs have used Twitter to promote changes to its news feed and ad policies, argue with its critics and take jabs at rival platforms. Facebook’s public relations team is aware of the execs’ tweeting but isn’t coordinating it; the loosened approach does go hand-in-hand with the company’s sending people in operational roles out to meet with publishers to improve relations with media companies as part of the Facebook Journalism Project.
Facebook product vp Adam Mosseri, whose core responsibility is the news feed, has been active on the platform, where he has 21,000 followers, to handle reaction to Facebook’s January announcements that it would reduce the amount of news people see in their feeds.
Rob Leathern, a Facebook product director brought on in 2017 to improve trust in Facebook’s business products, used Twitter, where he has 11,000 followers, to promote Facebook’s new ads policy. At other times, Leathern, a longtime online ad expert and founder of Optimal.com, a consumer-paid ad-blocking service, has called out online scam artists and other scourges of digital media.
Leathern seems to understand that Facebook’s policies won’t necessarily work perfectly, and he cheerfully offered to answer questions about the ads policy as the company starts enforcing it.
Other Facebook execs are less diplomatic on Twitter.
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, vp of augmented reality and virtual reality at Facebook (6,000 Twitter followers), has defended Facebook’s actions during the 2016 U.S. election on Twitter but has lately used his account to promote Facebook products and take jabs at journalists and critics over whether Facebook sells user data to advertisers.
That’s also wrong. Our ads preferences and “why am I seeing this ad?” Are way beyond the letter of the law. You are being so disingenuous on this thread bro.
— Boz (@boztank) January 21, 2018
Facebook security chief Alex Stamos (27,000 Twitter followers) made news last October for his multipart tweetstorm defending Facebook against criticism of its efforts to deal with the spread of misinformation on the platform.
I appreciate Quinta's work (especially on Rational Security) but this thread demonstrates a real gap between academics/journalists and SV. https://t.co/CWulZrFaso
— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) October 7, 2017
In November, he sparred with reporters over user safety on Facebook.
Hi, Jake. Before you pass judgment, you might be interested in reading this thread correcting some of the initial reporting. Please pay attention to the statements by the experts in this abuse and victim advocates we are working with. https://t.co/VSIC0hA5c8
— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) November 12, 2017
In January, he came out swinging again, defending the tech elite from the media stereotype of them as arrogant, flagrant-spending bros.
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— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) January 9, 2018
Another staunch defender of the Facebook cause is Rob Goldman, vp of ads (1,500 followers).
Fb just named the best place to work by glassdoor. Proud to work at a place that lives its mission: Building community and bringing people closer together. https://t.co/4rbLyeFbjN
— Rob Goldman (@robjective) December 6, 2017
When Goldman isn’t promoting Facebook’s products, he uses his account to take shots at Apple, Snapchat and Twitter over various privacy, age-targeting and mobile payment issues. Hey, no one accused Twitter of being a place for diplomacy and nuance.
— Rob Goldman (@robjective) January 10, 2018
The Twitter action is generally going over well with critics, though, many of whom have seen the company as remote and uncommunicative.
“I think it’s a great trend when tech execs in general make themselves more available, especially when it’s across a variety of platforms outside of just their own product,” said Hunter Walk, a former Google and YouTube exec who now runs venture capital firm Homebrew. “Be human, be accessible. Listen, in addition to talk. It goes a long way toward helping those outside of these companies realize that real flesh-and-blood people with good intentions are behind the decisions and products we critique.”
Any effort by Facebook to communicate with the outside world is good, and Leathern strikes a good tone, but time will tell if it leads to any action, said the person behind the anonymous Twitter account Sleeping Giants, which calls out advertising on racist and sexist websites.
“We have been asking Facebook for a year why they continue to serve their customers’ ads on Breitbart despite clear breaches of their community standards, and we have gotten no answers,” this person said. “On top of it, many of their customers who have already blocked that particular site end up showing up again, which is infuriating for them. Facebook has been lousy at communicating their plans, so we’re obviously hopeful that Rob, though social media channels, can start to be more responsive. It’s going to take a lot more than a few people on social media to change things over there, though, we suspect.”
We asked Leathern (via Twitter, of course) to respond; he referred the question to Facebook PR, which sent over this statement from its Audience Network team: “Advertisers who participate in Audience Network have control over where their ads appear. If they don’t want their ads to appear on a specific site or app, that’s their choice and they can block them. And not all disagreeable or unpopular speech violates our Community Standards or Audience Network policies. We review all publishers on the Audience Network both proactively when they sign up and reactively as they run ads through the Audience Network to make sure they are not in violation.”
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When it comes to our kids, we want the VERY best for them in terms of nutrition to promote a healthy development and set the stage for them to live long and healthy lives. The same is true for our pets, but, unlike our children, there isn’t always a clear answer for what sets the stage for healthy development in our furry friends. Yes, we know that like children we should take them for routine checkups and shots, but what about their dietary needs?
Let’s face it—when it comes to cat food, there is a veritable plethora of choices (similar to choices of dog food). You have to choose between wet or dry, kitten or adult, shiny coat or hairball control, indoor or outdoor and more. Then there are the different ingredients, each with the supposed ability make your cat live longer and happier.
To help you skip the headache, below is a list of some cat food do’s and don’ts and some identified key ingredients proven to help your feline friend go from kitten to senior in the healthiest way possible.
If you are unsure of how to identify high-quality pet-food, remember that ingredients should be listed in the following order of importance:
- Meat and protein listed by name (beef, chicken, lamb, salmon, turkey)
- Meat source + meal (lamb meal, turkey meal, etc.)
- Vegetable or fruit
- Vegetable or fruit
Corn and soy products should be avoided due to their “filler” qualities and allergy inducing properties. Also avoid artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, and known carcinogens.
All kittens should be fed high quality kitten food. How do you know it’s high quality? Check out the label, pet foods are required to have a nutritional label and higher quality pet foods will be marked one of two ways:
- Meets the nutritional requirements of kittens established by the American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)
- Complete and balanced nutrition for kittens based on AAFCO feeding trials
The AAFCO is a group of state and federal officials charged with regulating animal feeds and pet food products; similar to the USDA, the AAFCO is in charge of quality regulation. Complete and balanced nutrition is just a fancy way of saying that your kitten won’t require any additional mineral or vitamins if he/she is on a diet containing the marked food.
Kittens will (and should) eat more often than adult cats, but you might be wondering when you should switch your kitten from wet to dry food. The truth is, kittens should have some canned food to eat as a part of their diets—especially young ones. Tiny kittens have tiny teeth and very small teeth have trouble chewing dry food well. Very young kittens only eating dry food run the risk of stomach irritation and nutritional deficits.
Here’s a handy reminder for how to feed your new kitten and when to switch it up.
- 12-24 hours - Kittens should be exposed to their mother’s milk if possible; in this timeframe, the mother produces colostrum containing antibodies that the kitten should absorb to get off on the right foot. Remember, some milk is better than no milk.
- 4–5 weeks - Mix wet or moistened dry food and formula into a slush. Supplement with the mother’s milk or with formula
- 5–6 weeks - Mix kibble with a small amount of water
- 6–7 weeks - You should be able to give your kitten completely solid food by week 7
While weaning your kitten to solid food, you should choose a food made specifically for kittens. Kitten formulas have more calories, protein and calcium. Foods with high quality key ingredients are easier for your kitten to digest and absorb. Some key proteins and ingredients to look for are fish (salmon, trout, sardines, catfish, or whitefish), poultry, eggs and taurine. Taurine may not show up on the label but can be found naturally in the meats most likely listed as primary ingredients.
Also, if you are caring for a mother and her litter, it’s perfectly okay for the mother to eat the same food as the kittens while she’s nursing.
Cats are carnivorous creatures with a very high protein need. This high protein, minimal carbohydrate requirement is important to remember when choosing a food for your adult cat—it’s definitely a bad practice to take a one-size-fits-all approach.
- Look for high-quality ingredients - All cats need an amino acid called taurine in their diet and it can only be found in fish, poultry, and other meats. This essential amino acid is important in both reproduction and vision. Arginine, another important nutrient that your cats get from protein helps to support liver function.
- The proper fat to protein ratio - Adult cat food should contain approximately 12% fat and 30% protein for dry foods; and 4% fat and 8% protein for wet varieties. Meat should be the first and largest ingredient in your cat’s food. Cats thrive on a meat-based diet and, unlike dogs, have little to no need for carbohydrates. Meat sources should be identified by name (beef, turkey, chicken, lamb, salmon).
- Follow a feeding schedule - A good rule is to follow a twice daily schedule and remember to use the feeding guidelines found on the packaging or ask your veterinarian.
- Limit treats - Treats should never make up more than 5% of your cat’s daily intake of food. They lack the nutritional completeness to keep your cat healthy and balanced and over-treating can lead to obesity.
A healthy senior cat can, for the most part, follow the same healthy eating schedule as a normal adult cat with no medical issues. Aging cats continue to have the same nutritional requirements unless there is an underlying issue. Elderly cats might begin to display signs of weight loss, which is pretty common but also something to keep an eye on. If the cat seems to be eating less, or displays lack of interest in the food, then it might be time to prepare your cat’s meals with a bit differently. Some tips include switching to wet food altogether, heating wet or moist food in the microwave before serving, mixing in a little bit of water from canned tuna with the food, and staying mindful that the cat’s eating environment is free of stresses.
However, just because your senior cat is healthy, doesn’t mean you can just feed and leave. It is even more importantto pay attention to your senior cat’s food intake and note any irregularities in an effort to manage their oral health and avoid obesity—both of which are common in older felines.
Sometimes health conditions can play a role in the type of food best for your cat. Special dietary needs may need to be taken into account for conditions such as: obesity, hairball control, urinary tract health, or dental conditions. Below are a list of factors to consider when shopping for special diets. Keep in mind, you should always consult your veterinarian if you think your pet requires a special diet—they can help you determine the proper fat to protein ratios for your pet.
- Obesity - Obesity is a pretty common problem found in adult cats and can lead to additional health issues such as diabetes, arthritis, or heart disease, if left unchecked. Reduced calorie foods and portion control are a good choice for your overweight cat.
- Urinary tract condition - Certain foods can benefit your cat by reducing urinary pH, providing a low dose of magnesium, and minimizing bladder stones. In addition to giving your pet needed nutrients, some wet foods can help keep your adult cat hydrated and minimize urinary tract infections.
- Hairball control - Hairballs are a big deal for some owners, aside from being gross to clean up, they’re often uncomfortable for your kitty. Fiber-rich nutrition can help your cat exit existing hairballs and can keep new ones from forming by helping to move hair through the intestinal tract.
- Dental health - A healthy mouth is just as important for your pet as it is for you or your child. Dental problems can lead to problems elsewhere in the body like the liver and kidneys. Special ‘oral care’ cat food can help to reduce tartar buildup and keep your cat’s teeth strong and healthy.
- Do not feed dog food to your cat—cat food is specially formulated to a feline’s nutritional needs.
- Avoid feeding your cat bones from chicken, pork or fish. Bones can splinter and become lodged in the throat or pierce stomach walls and intestines.
- Avoid giving milk to your cat—it can create an upset stomach. Other foods to avoid include chocolate or other candies, garlic, chives, onions, alcohol, grapes and liver.
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UMGC President Javier Miyares to Assume New USM Leadership Role
Will Advise Chancellor, USM Presidents on Improving, Innovating Digital Curriculum
Baltimore, MD (Sept. 28, 2020) – University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor Jay A. Perman has announced that Javier Miyares, the retiring president of the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), will transition this fall into an advisory capacity to the chancellor, focusing on Systemwide data analytics and how to better position the USM for distance education during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In this new role, he will work with USM presidents and their respective academic teams to assess and improve the digital curriculum Systemwide. His appointment is effective immediately.
Lawrence E. Leak, PhD, will assume the role of interim president at UMGC until the search for a permanent replacement can be completed. Leak is highly regarded within the USM, having served at what was then known as the University of Maryland University College from 2003–2007 as professor and vice provost for academic affairs, acting provost and chief academic officer, and finally interim provost and chief academic officer. Leak also served on the education faculties of Towson University and Morgan State University, and was a member of former State Superintendent Nancy Grasmick’s executive team at the Maryland State Department of Education. He is currently Secretary of the Board of Trustees at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Miyares recently announced his plans to retire after leading UMGC for the past eight years. On Sept. 1, Perman announced the appointment of a UMGC Presidential Search and Screening Committee charged with finding a successor for Miyares who will continue the institution’s impressive trajectory.
“When I assumed the role of chancellor, I knew that Javier was eager to begin his retirement after an incredible tenure as UMGC president—and yet he agreed to stay on another 10 months,” Perman said. “Javier’s new role will better allow System leaders to tap his considerable expertise and improve remote learning across the USM. The pandemic has reinforced how vital it is that students benefit from a high-quality online education—and I’m deeply grateful that President Miyares will remain to advance our work in this area.”
“I am grateful to Chancellor Perman for this opportunity to both step back from day-to-day institutional responsibilities and yet remain focused on the educational needs of students in our wonderful System—particularly those students who would be unable to access postsecondary education without new and innovative delivery methods,” Miyares said. “I look forward to working with my colleague presidents in this new and important capacity.”
“The Board of Regents is grateful for the many years that President Miyares has dedicated to the System and, most especially, for his innovative leadership at UMGC,” said Board of Regents Chair Linda R. Gooden. “But we are also extremely pleased that he can remain in this new capacity and assist Chancellor Perman and our presidents in such important work.”
Miyares will serve in this advisory role through the end of June 2021. In the meantime, the UMGC Presidential Search and Screening Committee will continue its work and provide its recommendation of finalists for consideration by the chancellor and the Board of Regents. The board will make the final selection. The work is expected to conclude by January 2021.
About the University System of Maryland
The USM comprises 12 institutions: Bowie State University; Coppin State University; Frostburg State University; Salisbury University; Towson University; the University of Baltimore; the University of Maryland, Baltimore; the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; the University of Maryland, College Park; the University of Maryland Eastern Shore; and the University of Maryland Global Campus. The USM also includes three regional centers—the Universities at Shady Grove, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, and the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland—at which USM universities offer upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses.
Systemwide, student enrollment exceeds 172,000. The USM and its institutions compete successfully nearly $1.5 billion in external grants and contracts annually. USM institutions and programs are among the nation's best in quality and value according to several national rankings. To learn more about the University System of Maryland, visit www.usmd.edu.
About the University of Maryland Global Campus
The University of Maryland Global Campus is a world leader in innovative educational models, with award-winning online programs in disciplines including biotechnology, cybersecurity, data analytics and information technology that are in high demand in today’s increasingly technical, global workplace.
With an enrollment of some 90,000 students, UMGC offers open access with a global footprint and a specific mission—to meet the learning needs of students whose responsibilities may include jobs, family and military service. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, including doctoral programs. A pioneer in distance education since 1947, UMGC today is harnessing the power of learning science and technology to deliver high quality, low cost, accessible higher education.
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'Genius' grant winner Chris Thile gets Punch-y
It doesn't take a genius to lead the genre-leaping Punch Brothers, but it helps
Punch Brothers, with The Milk Carton Kids
When: 8 p.m. next Sunday, Dec. 2
Where: Belly Up, 143 South Cedros Ave., Solana Beach
Tickets: $20 (advance); $22 (day of show; must be 21-or-older to attend)
Phone: (858) 481-8140
At 31, former whiz kid Chris Thile has been hailed as a master of music (and the mandolin specifically) for nearly half his life. So it wasn’t too surprising last month when the MacArthur Foundation selected him as a 2012 recipient of its much coveted “genius grant” (which includes a check for $500,000, no strings attached).
But being justly celebrated for artistic excellence and innovation doesn’t mean you can’t lose track of the little things in your life, like, well, exactly where in the world you are.
“I’m in Holland for the Crossing Border Art & Literature festival,” Thile said at the start of a recent long-distance interview. “Where in Holland? I don’t know, truth be told.”
He offered a clarification, sort of, a few minutes later.
“I’ve since found out the name of the town I’m in,” Thile said. “But I can’t pronounce it.”
Such earthy candor is endearing (especially you’re in the Dutch city of — ahem! — Enschede). No less earthy is the way this Oceanside native reacted to his interviewer’s quip about Thile’s role as the leader of the acclaimed Punch Brothers, the bluegrass-and-way-beyond quintet with which he performs next Sunday at the Belly Up.
The quip: It doesn’t take a genius to lead the Punch Brothers, but it helps.
Thile laughed, then grew serious.
“I feel preposterously fortunate just to be in this band,” he said Thile. “In the Punch Brothers, I have four able-minded and able-fingered collaborators, with as omnivorous musical tastes as I have and the mutual wherewithal to proceed through any course of (creative) thought, which has been so liberating.
“I’m incredibly lucky to have had a lot of meaningful musical collaborations through the years and his one strikes me as being particularly fruitful. I think we’ve taught each other a whole lot over the years and it’s helped me ease up on my controlling nature.”
From Yo-Yo Ma to the Dixie Chicks
Thile’s collaborators have been varied indeed.
They range from classical cello icon Yo-Yo Ma, jazz piano star Brad Mehldau and the San Diego Symphony to top Irish music group The Chieftains, ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones and the Dixie Chicks.
Natalie Maines, the Dixie Chicks’ lead vocalist, was singing Thile’s praises a decade ago — although she certainly wasn’t the first to do so — after he played on “Home,” her group’s multimillion-selling 2002 album.
“Chris is unbelievable,” Maines said in an early 2003 U-T San Diego interview. “We were auditioning a mandolin player the other day, and said: ‘Can you play this solo (by Thile from ‘Home’)?’ And he said, ‘Well, that’s Chris Thile — he’s not natural!’ That’s so true, and he’s so young.”
San Diego jazz guitar great Peter Sprague was equally effusive last month, after learning about Thile’s “genius grant” award.
“Chris really deserves the MacArthur. I mean, he’s off the Richter scale!” Sprague said. “I first heard Chris play when he was 12, and he was already unbelievable then. He’s got to be one of the best musicians I’ve ever met. His natural gifts are just incredible.”
“Chris is amazing,” said fellow admired (and periodic musical collaborator) Steve Martin. “He does things on the mandolin that no one else can do.”
Those things include the ability to make almost any style unmistakably his own and to perform with breathtaking fluidity and dazzling harmonic ingenuity.
But Thile is no show-off. His instrumental skill is matched by his sensitivity and pinpoint command of dynamics and nuance. Yes, he can play devilishly intricate passages and dizzying tempos without blinking. But when he does, it’s in service of music he has meticulously written (or co-written) and arranged. As often as not, he also handles lead vocal duties.
“Knowing our own strengths and weaknesses is really the crux of the issue of evolving and just being a good musician,” Thile said. “It’s so difficult, because you prize musical qualities you don’t possess or that you ignore. Or you belittle the ones you do have, because it’s boring. You can already do that, so why would you?
“I think I’m very guilty of that. I’m constantly trying to beat back my musical limitations. When you do that, sometimes you’re not focusing on playing to your strengths. But development is key to enjoying life and being able to see progress, and to have fleeting moments of satisfaction in the pursuit of something.
“The whole cliché that the more you know, the more you don’t know, is true. It’s always hard for me to evaluate what my strengths are. But my weaknesses, I’m fairly conscious of. I would love to be able to not play to an audience’s reactions... It’s easy to become focused on big, loud instancces of those reactions — and playing to those reactions — and getting a rise out of the crowd, as opposed to an internal rise that is deeper.”
Co-founding Nickel Creek in grade school
Thile was only eight when he co-founded Nickel Creek with the brother-and-sister team of violinist-singer Sara Watkins and her brother, guitarist-singer Sean, both San Diego natives. But the future mandolin great was drawn to music when he was only two, thanks to the weekly bluegrass jam sessions his parents took him to at That Pizza Place in Carlsbad.
“By the time he was four he was begging me to get him a mandolin, but I just didn’t think he was old enough yet,” recalled his father, Scott Thile, who is the Nickel Creek’s former bassist. “Chris started playing the mandolin when he was five and, after a couple of weeks, I realized he was exceptionally talented.
“He’s an incredibly motivated individual, and always has been. I think the MacArthur (grant) is a validation of what he’s achieved and what he’ll be able to do in the future.”
After getting signed to a national record deal, Nickel Creek recorded five albums between 2000 and 2005, earning two Grammy Awards along the way. After the group decided to de-activate in late 2007, Thile formed the Punch Brothers to further his vision of fusing bluegrass, folk, jazz, contemporary classical and boldly left-of-center rock. To date, the Punch Brothers have made three increasingly ambitious albums and a just-released five-song EP, “Ahoy!”
“The next batch of Punch Brothers’ material is really exciting to me,” said Thile, who — as always — is eagerly looking to the future.
In January, he’ll record an album of Bach violin partitas, about which he enthused: “They all work, note for note. but getting them to sing on the mandolin is my job, and that’s taken some serious doing.”
His 2013 schedule also includes a tour with jazz pianist Mehldau and Goat Rodeo Sessions, the classical-meets-bluegrass quartet he co-leads with Yo-Yo Ma, bassist Edgar Meyer and former San Diego violinist Stuart Duncan. After that, in 2014, his MacArthur Grant will enable him to spend time at home in New York practicing, composing and exploring new creative vistas.
“I feel like I’ve lived a totally privileged life and have nothing to complain about,” Thile said. “But this (grant) will really allow me to take some time off and write some music. I’m so bad about taking time off. Now, I can put this energy into a different place.”

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Foxconn is demonstrating its new SZ901 netbook, which looks a lot like most other netbooks when it comes to hardware. It has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a 10.1 inch display. But what makes this laptop special is that it’s the first machine I’ve seen that runs the latest version of Linpus Linux Lite which is based on Moblin 2.0, a custom netbook Linux distro backed by Intel and managed by the Linux Foundation.
Sascha from Netbook News.de got a chance to check out an SZ901 in person and he shot a little video, which you can watch after the page break. He covers the hardware more than the software in this video, but you can see Linpus booting up near the end.
No word on a price or release date. I’m guessing that we’ll see rebranded versions of this netbook in the future, possibly provided by telecoms. The netbook features a built in 3G module for connecting to UMTS networks.


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Refresh yourself on a gentle retreat in the heart of the Irish countryside…
Over this weekend you will be offered
- Guided Meditations (suitable for all levels)
- Mindful Walking
- Chi Gong
- An opportunity to express your experience through artwork and compassionate sharing
- A chance to experience the daily practices of Jampa Ling
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Ron Howard, director of â€œAngels & Demons,â€ the movie version of Dan Brownâ€™s book by that name, attacked Catholic League president Bill Donohue yesterday on the Huffington Post.
Referring to a booklet on the movie that Donohue authored, â€œAngels & Demons: More Demonic than Angelic,â€ (click here) Howard wrote: â€œMr. Donohueâ€™s booklet accuses us of lying when our movie trailer says the Catholic Church ordered a brutal massacre to silence the Illuminati centuries ago. It would be a lie if we had ever suggested our movie is anything other than a work of fictionâ€¦.â€ Howard also said that â€œmost in the hierarchy of the Churchâ€ will enjoy his film; he denies being anti-Catholic.
Donohue responded today:
â€œDan Brown says in his book that the Illuminati are â€˜factualâ€™ and that they were â€˜hunted ruthlessly by the Catholic Church.â€™ In the filmâ€™s trailer, Tom Hanks, who plays the protagonist Robert Langdon, says â€˜The Catholic Church ordered a brutal massacre to silence them forever.â€™ Howard concurs: â€˜The Illuminati were formed in the 1600s. They were artists and scientists like Galileo and Bernini, whose progressive ideas threatened the Vatican.â€™
â€œAll of this is a lie. The Illuminati were founded in 1776 and were dissolved in 1787. It is obvious that Galileo and Bernini could not possibly have been members: Galileo died in 1647 and Bernini passed away in 1680. More important, the Catholic Church never hunted, much less killed, a single member of the Illuminati. But this hasnâ€™t stopped Brown from asserting that â€˜It is a historical fact that the Illuminati vowed vengeance against the Vatican in the 1600s.â€™ (My emphasis.)
â€œHoward must be delusional if he thinks Vatican officials are going to like his propagandaâ€”they denied him the right to film on their grounds. Moreover, we know from a Canadian priest who hung out with Howardâ€™s crew last summer in Rome (dressed in civilian clothes) just how much they hate Catholicism. Itâ€™s time to stop the lies and come clean.â€


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DissertationSaeb, RaniaArab American youth are a complex and diverse population in America who are often misunderstood, misclassified and misrepresented. These youth face a socio-political climate in the United States that has painted the Arab culture in a negative light. T . . .

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text: The 'Versailles of Westphalia' was built 1703-1734 on the site of a 16th century moated castle. It is near Oranienburg and surrounded by 1,000 ha of woodland. It has 8 km of avenues. The Baroque design has a resemblence to Het Loo in Holland, with also has a parterre and a fine Baroque fountain. The parterres were re-created by Achille Duchene. This 'formal' garden gives way to an eighteenth century style landscape park.


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1 Kg Decorative Grey Sand Fish Tank Plants Arts & Crafts Reusable Bottle
Grey Coloured Sand
This lovely coloured sand comes stored in a neat stackable bottle.
The bottle is reusable, so you can use as much as you need and close the bottle for future use
The coloured sand is more like a course sand, which will give better effect on your crafts.
Can be used for arts & crafts, for putting plants in or for many other ideas.
Would look amazing, giving the bright colour in your exotic fish tank.
- 1 kilo approx
- Reusable bottle
- Perfect size for many uses
- Can be used for plants, arts & crafts.

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If you love cooking and know how to prepare a basic meal, then you must be well aware of the importance of having versatile and good stainless steel pressure pots. Apart from cooking the food properly, they are also very fast and easy to use.
It’s a smoker! It’s a grill! It’s jumbo! The name is very transparent. It’s not hiding much at all.
It’s a versatile charcoal cooker that takes up a lot of backyard space, but it is a mighty beast. Dads, Uncles, and Grandpas alike will gather at your door and argue around your grill during parties about how long you should grill your burgers or smoke your brisket, all the while complimenting on your new beautiful combination grill.
Have you ever devoted lots of effort and time into a supposedly guaranteed-to-be delicious recipe only to have nothing to show for it but disappointment? Rubbery chicken breast comes to mind. While this problem may sound petty, the flavor of your meat is backed up by its texture. Just as it’s difficult to think of uncooked chicken –or any other meat–as tasty, it’s also difficult to enjoy a good meal with rubbery chicken.
Few products change the way you cook the way a ThermoPro meat thermometer does. In today’s busy world, the ability to leave a probe stuck in your turkey or brisket and receive accurate updates from the other end of the house is incredibly valuable.
People love bacon for many reasons, and over the years, there has been a focus on center cut bacon. Before I get into what this is and the differences it has with other kinds of bacon such as the regular cut, I find that I should first give you a brief introduction to bacon cuts.
Last Updated Feb 2020 – Scanpan is a pretty big name in the cookware world. While the name doesn’t command the same sort of respect that names like All-Clad carry, it’s still a well-liked manufacturer that makes high-quality pots and pans.
Last Updated Jan 2020 – Poultry scissors are an invaluable tool for properly preparing chicken. While you can certainly carve a whole chicken with a knife, some patience, and no small amount of skill, having a good pair of dedicated poultry scissors or even sturdy kitchen shears makes the task much, much easier.
Ask any professional cook or knife expert what features you should look for in a knife and you’ll get a pretty consistent set of answers. Everyone will agree that you want a high-quality steel, a blade design that suits the knife’s intended use, a comfortable handle, good balance, and ideally a long warranty that will cover any future mishaps. Shun’s Sora line has all of these features, at least at first glance. Why, then, is it so inexpensive compared to Shun’s other products?
If you’ve investigated Teflon alternatives at all, you’ve likely come across Greenlife. These ceramic non-stick pans are supported by some very bold claims by their manufacturer. But how do these claims hold up to everyday kitchen use?

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Andrew Gann lives fitness. When the college jock returned to Atlanta for classes at Georgia State, don't think for a minute that he didn't stay focused on his gym time. So we asked him to share his fitness secrets.
Take Gann's advice to heart. The 21-year-old Chattanooga area native is also a part-time trainer at gay-owned Fit Studio. So yeah, he charges by the hour but offered some real-life guidance here for free.
What got you so focused on fitness?
Fitness has always been a part of my life. I played soccer growing up, and that required me to take weight training in high school. So there I learned basic lifts and techniques. After making some impressive results, I decided to keep up my hard work to achieve higher fitness goals.
The diet: Keep it interesting
My diet, like anyone else's, varies with the change of seasons. From January to August, I try to stay on a very strict low-carb, high protein diet. Mostly chicken and vegetables. Gluten free groceries when I can. Always changing the diet up to keep things interesting. I cook the basics — chicken and fish with whatever sides I choose for the meal.
The workout: Fresh and innovative
If my goal is to cut up, my exercise routine will be about 20 minutes of high intensity interval training in the morning. Then weights after an hour or so of having an adequate meal. And then about 30 minutes of additional cardio after lifting about 5 days a week and cardio 6 days a week. I keep my workouts fresh by constantly trying new things. Whether it's taking a CrossFit class or a circuit style class at Fit Studio where I do my personal training, I'm always looking for new ways to add new workouts to my arsenal.
The toughest part about staying fit would be the sacrifice it takes. I love sweets, and I know it is something I CANNOT have when cutting up.
My motivation for staying fit would be my clients. Why would I expect them to come see me to work on their fitness, when I'm not willing to work on mine?
Final fitness thoughts
Whether you are a fitness fanatic, or struggle with it on a day to day basis, always keep a positive attitude, and get out and make the most of it. Once you're in a regular routine, you'll feel guilty once you fall out of it. It becomes a part of your daily ritual, and you'll feel unbalanced if you lose it.

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Inspired by our own design ideas, needlewoman sometimes face the problem of selecting the desired color of yarn.
Or having a high-quality yarn has a pale color, which is due from her fashionable thing impossible.
In both cases the problem can be solved by painting their own yarn.
You will need
- - Yarn (wool or down) -
- - krasiteli-
- - taz-
- - acetic
- - soda
Decide what you will be painting. Aniline dyes can be purchased at hardware stores. Keep in mind that only a well-painted yarns of wool or down, but the result of dyeing silk, cotton and paper and floss can not be predicted. In this case, first try to be a small amount of yarn. Besides specialized dyes, you can use food, for example, for coloring Easter eggs, soluble juices - Jupiter, Zuko, and others, as well as natural dyes -. Onion peel and oak bark, birch leaves, hibiscus tea, and more.
Wind the yarn into skeins free, length about 30cm. It is necessary to completely paint over yarn. Before painting soak cooked coils in hot water with the addition of soda (1 tablespoon per 10 liters), hold for 15-20 minutes, press, rinse in clean water and wring out again.
Dissolve the colorant in a small selectedthe amount of hot water, if necessary - strain. Pour the saturated solution in a basin of warm water, add 1 tablespoon of baking soda and vinegar (90%). Water should be enough to yarn in it to float freely, or paint over it evenly. ink saturation should be determined "by eye": if the color is dark is needed, take the paint more if light - less. By blending dyes unusual colors can be obtained.
Lower yarn squeezed into a bowl and put it onlow heat. Carefully, so as not to confuse the yarn, stir it. Simmer for half an hour a coil, then remove it, add more water, 2 tablespoons of vinegar and again lower the coil of the water. Cook for a further 1 hour. During this time, the water should brighten considerably if this does not happen - add another 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Remove the bowl from the heat and let the water cool down. Remove the yarn, rinse in warm water and dry in a natural way.
To get a skein of multicolored useanother way of painting. 2-3 Dissolve dye in small amounts of water in a separate beaker. Spread large package in any container, for example - in the tray, as ink may leak and it will be difficult to remove. On the package lay soaked and wrung yarn. Visually divide a skein into sectors and pour the dye so that the entire yarn was dyed. If you initially take 3 colors, then you should get more and more shades on confusion borders. Therefore, the color is better to take combined. Cover skein another package, all carefully roll and put the bundle in the third package. His strong tie. Dip the bag into the water and boil for 1-1.5 hours. Then let the water cool down, remove the skein, rinse it in water and vinegar, and then - in the net. Dry the yarn in a natural way.


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Whether you went over the top with a lavish trip to Paris or you stayed in, made a nice dinner and watched some cheesy rom-coms with your significant other, hopefully all those with love in their life took some time out yesterday to express their appreciation of that very notion – that they are in love with someone, and someone loves them back.
While its roots date back to some strange pagan rituals involving flogging people with animal skins – as an alarming number of our modern traditions seem to hearken back to – the modern holiday we know as Valentine’s Day can be linked to the “courting” ceremonies of the Middle Ages, and was further romanticized by historic poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
In the centuries since, the concept of Valentine’s Day – whether it’s the Western adaption held on Feb. 14 each year or any number of Eastern variants which occur all throughout the calendar year – has remained relatively consistent in terms of its true intentions. But why do we do it? Why do humans seek comfort in consistent rituals like Valentine’s Day?
“Rituals help bring people together. They create unity, create cohesion,” said assistant professor of sociology at Rhode Island College Geoff Harkness. “Holidays like Valentine’s Day help to reinforce our collective beliefs and collective behaviors.”
Harkness and sociologists like him study Valentine’s Day as a social construct. While the feeling of love and mating with a partner are more deeply and long engrained into our psychology and physiology than Valentine’s Day, Harkness pointed out how the concept of romantic love is a more recent development in our culture.
“It's a relatively new phenomenon,” he said. “Some of that is reinforced through these holidays and what not. Back in the old days people married for different reasons and got together for different reasons than today.”
Those reasons often included political posturing or economic factors and rarely involved whether or not the two people thought they were right for one another. Today, at least in the Western world, people only typically get married after at least a few months of courtship, dating and finding out as much information about the other person as possible before deciding mutually to be wed.
Harkness said that, ironically enough, the modern variation of Valentine’s Day has actually brought back that old element of what marriage used to be about into modern relationships.
“I think the irony is that the commercialism of the holiday brings it back to the old idea of an economical exchange between men and women, rather than a romantic thing,” he said. “Where there's a commercialization of the holiday and you sort of feel obligated to buy the flowers, the candy, whatever it is, there's an irony that we're again commodifying a relationship that is in some ways traditional.”
At the same time, Harkness said he wouldn’t be letting his academic cynicism get in the way of using the holiday to express his own feelings of love.
“At the end of the day, despite being an academic I am a bit of a hopeless romantic, and I will certainly be buying my wife some flowers,” he said. “I hope some people aren’t so cynical that they can’t get past that [irony] and tap into the emotion that is so important.”
Sociologically, humans want to belong to groups. They want to be included and feel as though they have friends, allies and partners, and that they aren’t going through the many challenges of life alone. For some, unfortunately, Valentine’s Day is a reminder of exactly what they don’t have.
“There's certainly a FOMO [fear of missing out] factor to this and I think the downside is it makes people feel like they're outsiders if they don’t get to participate,” Harkness said.
However, he added that people who don’t have a Valentine may be pushed internally to put themselves out there and try to achieve the thing that is seen as societally valuable.
“So that bad feeling also serves to some degree a function,” Harkness continued. “Because ultimately what we as a society want is for people to pair up and reproduce and make more people so we can continue onward.”
Harkness, who obtained his PhD in 2010, said he doesn’t delve into the personal lives of his students too closely, so he can’t say from personal experience whether or not the culture of Valentine’s Day has changed on par with the rapid changes that have occurred in the modern youth dating world – changes which center around forgoing marriage for self-discovery, short-term flings and group dating.
Rather Harkness believes that, since Valentine’s Day persists to this day and is still very much a part of modern romantic culture, it cannot be argued that our society does not value the day, or the meaning behind it.
“Despite the changes we see in this tradition, it's stronger than ever. To me that's interesting,” he said. “The fact it endures signals to us that it's very important.”
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text: The [Mg(2+)] dependence of ADP binding to myosin V and actomyosin V was measured from the fluorescence of mantADP. Time courses of MgmantADP dissociation from myosin V and actomyosin V are biphasic with fast observed rate constants that depend on the [Mg(2+)] and slow observed rate constants that are [Mg(2+)]-independent. Two myosin V-MgADP states that are in reversible equilibrium, one that exchanges nucleotide and cation slowly (strong binding) and one that exchanges nucleotide and cation rapidly (weak binding), account for the data. The two myosin V-MgADP states are of comparable energies, as indicated by the relatively equimolar partitioning at saturating magnesium. Actin binding lowers the affinity for bound Mg(2+) 2-fold but shifts the isomerization equilibrium approximately 6-fold to the weak ADP binding state, lowering the affinity and accelerating the overall rate of MgADP release. Actin does not weaken the affinity or accelerate the release of cation-free ADP, indicating that actin and ADP binding linkage is magnesium-dependent. Myosin V and myosin V-ADP binding to actin was assayed from the quenching of pyrene actin fluorescence. Time courses of myosin V-ADP binding and release are biphasic, consistent with the existence of two (weak and strong) quenched pyrene actomyosin V-ADP conformations. We favor a sequential mechanism for actomyosin V dissociation with a transition from strong to weak actin-binding conformations preceding dissociation. The data provide evidence for multiple myosin-ADP and actomyosin-ADP states and establish a kinetic and thermodynamic framework for defining the magnesium-dependent coupling between the actin and nucleotide binding sites of myosin.

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On March 28, 2017 16:03 (IST)
NITI Aayog, tasked with preparing a roadmap for ailing public sector undertakings, had earlier identified 26 sick central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) for closure, of which 7 received cabinet nod.
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This is in addition to the present functions performed by 'Alternative Mechanism' as has been approved by CCEA in August, 2014, said the statement issued after the Cabinet meeting.
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In October last year, the union cabinet gave in-principle approval to a proposal mooted by the NITI Aayog for strategic sale in public sector undertakings, including those that are making profits.
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Government approved sale of surplus land of four pharmaceutical public sector undertakings to meet their outstanding liabilities, after which steps to close two units will be taken up.
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NITI Aayog has made a case for strategic sale in as many as 44 public sector undertakings where the government can reduce its holding below 50 per cent by selling its stake.
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Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday urged the public sector undertakings to create startup funds on the lines of private sector in order to promote innovation and nurture new ideas in the energy sector.
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As it looks to contain public expenditure, the government is considering a proposal to liquidate some loss-making public sector undertakings (PSUs) while protecting the interest of their employees who may be offered "lucrative" payouts.
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Under the said arrangement, SECI will facilitate development of 3,000-mw solar projects at various locations in the country on behalf of central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) or any other government/private agency, it said.
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Profit-making unlisted pubic sector undertakings (PSUs) and their subsidiaries may have to submit listing plans while signing annual performance pacts with the government, a move aimed at helping the Centre garner resources and unlocking the value of many state-owned firms.
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The government has shortlisted about a dozen public sector undertakings or PSUs including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL), MMTC, Hindustan Copper Ltd and India Tourism and Development Corp (ITDC) for sale of stakes to achieve the current fiscal year's disinvestment target of Rs 41,000 crore.
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The Department of Disinvestment (DoD) is working out modalities for strategic sale of public sector undertakings (PSUs) which will see management control passing on to the private sector, a top government official said on Thursday.
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The Coal Ministry on Sunday received 107 applications from public sector undertakings (PSUs) like NTPC, SAIL, DVC and NLC for allocation of 43 coal blocks to be given to state-run firms.
On February 05, 2015 14:52 (IST)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in the Budget for 2015-16, is likely to target around Rs 43,000 crore from disinvestment proceeds, almost the same level that the government expects to realise from stake sale in public sector undertakings or PSUs this fiscal year.
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All profit-making central public sector undertakings (CPSU) are required to declare a minimum dividend payout of 20 per cent of post-tax profit, whichever is higher, subject to the availability of disposable profits.
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Good morning traders!
The S&P 500 ($SPY) is trading above yesterday’s close. Let’s get into it…
US stock futures rose Tuesday’s morning after notable gains from Nvidia and Tesla on Monday, bolstering the ongoing attempt at a new stock market rally. In the coming week, investors are eagerly awaiting insights into monetary policy from Fed Chair Powell’s annual speech at the Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, scheduled for Friday. The week is also marked by a flurry of retail earnings reports from companies like Dick’s Sporting Goods, Kohl’s, and Macy’s, offering updates on consumer spending trends during the back-to-school shopping period.
Notably, Nvidia’s stock surged by 8.5% after HSBC and KeyBanc raised their price targets ahead of the company’s late-Wednesday earnings announcement. HSBC lifted its target from 600 to 780, while KeyBanc increased theirs from 550 to 620. Meanwhile, Tesla surged 7.3%, with other tech giants Apple and Microsoft also seeing gains. Other notable stocks we recommend to watch amid the ongoing market correction include Costco Wholesale, Lululemon, Arista Networks, Oracle, as well as Dow Jones companies Boeing and Visa.
Tuesday Economic Events:
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