Posted: 3:00 am Thursday, September 20th, 2018
By Kirk Mellish
Confusion on FLORENCE Category is all wet.
Many correct forecasts receive a poor response from some members of the public or some members of government, even from news people and show hosts. We see it all the time, whether it’s winter weather, spring tornadoes, or hurricanes.
Reminds me of one of our snow/ice storms over the past 5 years here in Atlanta when some people and some government authorities thought a change from a Winter Storm Watch to a Winter Weather Advisory was a downgrade. It was and is not. The forecast and the forecast impacts had not changed, but people jumped to their own conclusions and made their own forecasts up in their minds, as a result they stopped listening and reading forecast details and let down their guard.
Now we find some people made THE SAME MISTAKE with Florence.
The 1971 “Saffir-Simpson Scale” for rating tropical storms and hurricane winds DOES need to be replaced or augmented by something that takes more into account a storms overall size, power and expected impact!
That said, two of the three biggest storm hazards, wind damage and storm surge, are highly correlated with wind speed – which the Saffir-Simpson Scale accurately characterizes. (Note: the storm surge is a primarily a function of wind speed and coastal characteristics [forward speed and wind radius are also factors].)
Sadly even too many people in the broadcast news business and newspapers don’t get they should not focus so much on wind category.
I hope people heard me on the radio in our special coverage emphasize “water not wind”. The wind has been “downgraded to a Cat 1 but the impacts will be more like a 3”.
I also blogged about it and emphasized the “relative” UN-importance of the max winds because “they are a tiny fraction of the storm near the eye while negative impacts will extend hundreds and hundreds of miles”.
The NHC hurricane forecast experts did a good job of forecasting intensity changes until it got near the coast when the winds weakened more than originally projected. They never said that changed the flood dangers. They nailed the track and rain forecasts.
The forecast track was remarkably accurate from as many as 7 days out. And critically forecasts for “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” were on the money 5-7 days in advance, and those forecasts NEVER changed substantially:
A lot has been made in the news in recent days about how people decided not to evacuate or to return based on hearing the storm had been downgraded to a 2 or a 1.
Hmm, the forecast dangers from storm surge and flooding were never downgraded so this is not on forecasters in the Carolinas or the NHC, it’s on the people who jumped to their own conclusions and did not pay attention to the ongoing forecasts for destructive, record breaking, life-threatening conditions which never wavered.
Trust the experts. Nobody’s perfect but experts are far better than guessing or assuming. Never trust social media shares. Personal Responsibility and being an adult is important in life.
And don’t forget the tornadoes that are common with landfalling hurricanes and tropical storms:
What is more, the idea that the wind is less important and the ‘Category’ should not be a focus is hardly a new thing. When our News Director asked me to comment about this I found this in my Microsoft Word program from show notes I used back in 2011.
I’ve been making this point-on air and in my blogs for decades. You can provide information to people but you can’t force them to listen to you, read you or absorb the info:
POPULAR SCIENCE Magazine did a great story on this about deadly ‘minor’ storms.
A lot of weather info is available on the internet for free, and a lot of armchair experts post weather maps they don’t understand on social media like Facebook etc.
Forecasters worry that users often misinterpret individual pieces of data or second-guess official forecasts. They then make decisions based on rumors and a confusing barrage of unofficial forecast info. Then if they guess wrong you know who they blame.
This was from the NHC a week in advance on Saturday Sept 8 11am:
The next day Sunday September 9th 11am they upped the ante about “life-threatening flooding” and they never backtracked thereafter… 6 DAYS IN ADVANCE:
The key messages just got worse from there every 6 hours. And 5 days out the track was on point:
They were warned.
Here are just some of the blog posts I made and when:
Here is what Dr. Shepherd of UGA had to say about it in a Forbes article.
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offers young readers unique insight into the life and artwork of the famous Mexican painter and muralist. The book follows Riveraandrsquo;s career, looking at his influences and tracing the evolution of his style. His work often called attention to the culture and struggles of the Mexican working class. Believing that art should be for the people, he created public murals in both the United States and Mexico, examples of which are included. The book contains a list of museums where you can see Riveraandrsquo;s art, a historical note, a glossary, and a bibliography.
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andquot;With engaging prose that is beautifully illustrated with Diego Riveraandrsquo;s paintings and murals, this spacious volume introduces the great Mexican artist to young people. Accompanied by crisply reproduced color images of both the bright, minutely detailed murals as well as archival photos of the artist at work, the accessible account discusses how Diego constructed his art...andquot;
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These books are without a doubt the definitive -- and most entertaining! -- biographies of artists for young readers. Author/artist Mike Venezia provides hilarious, cartoon-style illustrations to complement his easy-to-read text and full-color reproductions of the masters' artwork. Now printed in a dozen different languages worldwide, and with more than two million copies of the English editions sold, these books have helped countless children around the world "get to know" the world's greatest artists!
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Perry Police Chief Eric Vaughn said the hiring of Mujakic leaves the department with one spot left to fill. He said likely candidates are already being considered.
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Krull, William C., was born at Martinsville, May 10, 1864, a son of William and Wilhelmina Krull. He was educated in the German school and when sixteen years of age began his business career as a clerk for J. E. Oelkers and remained with him for five years. He then spent four years in the shoe business in North Tonawanda, but sold out in October, 1891, and came to St. Johnsburg, where he conducts a general store and is an enterprising and successful business man. February 15, 1894. he was appointed postmaster at St. Johnsburg, which office he stills retains. October 24, 1889, Mr. Krull married Ernestina Schultz and they have four children; Elsie, Annie, Gertrude and William.
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Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt are one among the fresh pairings we’re going to witness in 2019. The duo will be seen in Zoya Akhtar’s directorial next Gully Boy, that is based on the life of street rappers. After teasing the fans with one picture from the movie on Tuesday, Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt introduced the first look to their fans today. In the picture, Ranveer and Alia are sharing earphones and listening to the music.
Alia Bhatt is seen wearing hijab, while Ranveer Singh is dressed in shabby casual clothes. Earlier, in the poster shared by the actors, they wrote, ‘Gully Boy- Apna Time Aayega’. The release date of the film is also revealed. It will release in theatres on 14th February 2019.
Also, Gully Boy will have its world premiere at 69th Berlin International Film Festival which will take place from February 7 to February 17. The film is bankrolled by Zoya Akhtar’s brother Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment. The film celebrates the struggles of street rappers from Mumbai. It is also said to be inspired by the life of rapper Divine.
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A few years back, inspired by some reading about eating locally and seasonally, I announced to Rich that we would not be having tomatoes on a regular basis. Tomatoes, I explained (OK, really declared), would only be eaten in the summer time, mostly in August, but the eating and serving of could begin in mid-July and last through the end of September. Perhaps some of October, if we were lucky.
And that’s how it’s been, more or less, for a good while now. I think once or twice a plastic box of grape tomatoes snuck their way onto the counter and were used in a hearts of palm and avocado salad. But really, the first tomatoes I purchased this year were when Cousin David came the second week of July. They ended up on a platter of Caprese salad for the neighborhood potluck.
Two weeks back I received some tomatoes in the CSA. They weren’t quite ripe, light pink and still a little hard to the touch. I set them on the counter on Thursday night and walked away. By Sunday, I could tell by looking at them that they’d be ready to eat by Wednesday, nearly a whole week after they first hit the kitchen. Torture! I then spent the next three days thinking about my midweek lunch, which would be the tomato. No cheese, no bread, just a little pesto I whipped up Tuesday night with some basil I rescued from the fridge. I also found some leftover roasted garlic hummus in there, so I ended up alternating bites: ripe tomato with pesto, then the garlicky hummus. I was quite a happy camper.
For Thursday’s lunch, I ate the next tomato, this time with a perfectly ripe avocado that I peeled and sliced next to it. (And yes, I do see the irony of insisting on a local, seasonal tomato while eating a trucked-in avocado next to it.) I keep bottles of olive oil and balsamic vinegar in my desk at work, so I drizzled a little of each on the two, and ate my lunch. There may have been some moaning; I’ve been told I have a problem making inappropriate noises when eating certain summer produce. There may have been an incident earlier this summer with a peach.
This past week brought a new batch of tomatoes to the house: Juliet, a type of heirloom grape tomato.
They look like a miniature plum tomato, and when I get near a plum tomato, I have the sudden urge to slow-roast it. Now, I know turning on the oven in August sounds questionable, but the nights do get cooler, and really, the oven is only at 250 degrees the entire time. The end result is more sweet than savory. The tomato proves itself to be a terrific fruit: It’s tomato candy, really.
I came across this recipe in Saveur magazine in 2007. It was a feature on the 25th anniversary edition of The Silver Palate Cook Book, a collection of recipes developed by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins in their little gourmet shop in New York City. I clipped the recipe and roasted a batch that very same week. And then I went and did something I don’t do very often: I went and bought the cookbook. No trial period with the library, just straight to Amazon. It turned out to be a great buy. Sometimes you can just tell from one simple recipe.
As I mentioned, today I used the Juliets, but I usually do this with plum. I’ve read that people eat these on top of pasta, as a side to chicken and fish, or maybe on top of some beans. I usually eat them off the baking sheet. Once they made it all the way onto an antipasto plate, next to some olives, hard cheese, and roasted red peppers — once. Every other time, they’ve gone directly into my mouth. Today I tried to exercise restraint. I used some in a grilled cheese sandwich (fontina) and tossed on top of some greens and roasted radishes, with a sweet balsamic dressing drizzled on top.
Don’t let the number of tomatoes used in this recipe deter you: You can make it with fewer, just reduce the amount of oil and sugar for the whole tray. I don’t always have the fresh herbs on hand to garnish. Not that I’ve let that stop me.
Oven Roasted Plum Tomatoes – The Silver Palate Cookbook
½ cup best quality olive oil
12 to 18 ripe plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise and seeded
2 Tablespoons sugar
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Small whole Italian (flat-leaf) parsley leaves, or small fresh mint leaves or finely slivered basil, for garnish
- Preheat the oven to 250F
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and oil it lightly. Arrange the tomatoes on it a single layer, cut side up. Drizzle lightly with the remaining olive oil and sprinkle with the sugar and pepper.
- Bake the tomatoes until they are juicy yet wrinkled a bit, 3 hours.
- Carefully transfer the tomatoes to a platter. Just before serving, sprinkle them salt and garnish with the herb leaves.

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Population dynamics and the success of grocery stores and supermarkets go hand in hand. Businesses are constantly paying close attention to where their customers live. If a store is too far out of the way, it may lose out on valuable revenue. Similarly, shoppers in heavily populated areas that lack a quality supermarket will often band together to encourage businesses to move into available local real estate. As retail establishments follow migration behaviors, dual purpose check scanners and money counters are important tools for enterprises that depend heavily on large volumes of transactions in densely populated areas.
Opportunities in revitalized areas
Neighborhoods frequently experience significant changes in overall population and business activity. According The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, a new Shop 'n Save grocery store will open soon in the Hill District, an area of the city that recently experienced a revitalization of its business district. The Hill House Economic Development Corporation is in charge of building the store. In fact, the organization decided to do so after conducting a comprehensive review of the local market to determine the impact of introducing a grocery store.
Impact of changing populations
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund released a report in 2011 highlighting the many factors that contribute to success in the grocery industry. While consumer spending rates are typically a primary area of concern, local population dynamics have a significant impact on the opportunity to process more transactions through checks and cash. For example, population growth not only influences where businesses operate, but also what kind of items they decide to sell.
A recent article from The Associated Press said the growing Hispanic population in many regions of the U.S. has encouraged grocery stores to stock their shelves with different items. The sales of Hispanic foods and beverages measured $8 billion in 2012. Those numbers could increase to $11 billion in 2017.
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With such unique characteristics, Dalat is a prosperous center of cultures, tourism, and subtropical agriculture of Central Vietnam and particularly the West Highlands area, Thousands of visitors come to Dalat to enjoy their holidays or their honeymoons every year. In addition, Dalat is only 300 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City and 200 km from NhaTrang (a coastal city). So visitors can travel to Dalat by car or by plane.


Plant-based food sales are up, but meat sales not affected, UK university research finds
A new study from the University of Surrey has looked at UK supermarket sales during the 'Veganuary' period and found that while the average weekly sales of plant-based foods increased significantly by 57%, there was no reciprocal reduction in meat sales.
The research monitored sales of plant-based and meat products in January 2021, with figures compared to sales before and after the Veganuary campaign period in November 2020, February, and March 2021.
"Our study suggests that while retail-led campaigns are driving increased sales of plant-based, we are not yet seeing meat replacement at scale, which is key to drive progress toward healthy, sustainable diets," said Joanna Trewern, lead author of the study from the University of Surrey. "Retailers have an important role to play in enabling the adoption of healthier, more sustainable consumer diets. It’s great to see them taking action, but more is needed to reduce our reliance on meat and dairy.”
The increase in plant-based product sales was most significant at superstores, and in low-income areas, suggesting that the retailer’s efforts to make plant-based products more affordable paid off.
Current figures show UK individuals’ meat consumption far exceeds UK Government recommendations, and the National Food Strategy recommended a minimum 30% reduction in meat consumption to support our nation to reach Net Zero by 2050 in line with Government climate commitments.
"For there to be any chance of meeting UK climate change targets, government, food companies, civil society, scientists, and health professionals need to work together urgently to implement action plans and policies that can deliver swift and sustained change," concluded Trewern.
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Of unarmed black people have been killed for no reason
People our still Racial profiling today.
some over react and imagine stuff.
some people are disrespectful just because of there color.
Some people even spread lies about other people to make them look bad or even just to gt them in trouble
Some people think that everyone is racist and racism is just a part of life
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nVidia decided to unveil the brand name of their GF100-based graphics cards and as usual, it will raise some serious controversy. For over a year now, nVidia is working on giving birth of a three billion transistor monster. The architecture encountered numerous issues but as it looks right now, we’re looking at a launch in five to six weeks time.
However, this time around, nVidia decided to perform yet another renaming act, giving precious fuel to ATI fans and just confusing the heck out of faithful customers. As far as series go, GF100-chip will be known as:
- Tesla C2000 – C2050 comes with 448 cores, C2070 features full 512 cores
- Tesla S2070 has four Tesla C2070 cards inside a 1U rack containing nothing else but GPUs
- Quadro FX 4900 / 5900 Series – 448 and 512-core GPUs
And now, GF100 will debut with a somewhat unexpected model number – GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480. Again, GTX 470 will be the unit with 448 cores, while GTX 480 will feature all 512 cores. Final memory configuration is not known, but we would not be surprised if a combo of 1GB and 1.5GB GDDR5 memory is used. The interesting bit is that the company didn’t disable one GPC cluster with 128 cores but rather just the half of one – making it 3.5 GPC clusters.
Our ballpark estimate is that the 448-core unit will pack a 320-bit controller and connect to around 1.28GB of GDDR5 memory, while the fully fledged chip will connect either to 1.5GB or 3GB of GDDR5 memory [3GB version would have to use 64-bit version of operating system, though].
Skipping the GeForce GTX 300 series is only a sad confirmation that nVidia will probably move appropriate G92-based and GT200-based chips into the GeForce GTX 300 series, as the company already began to move some GT200-based DX10.1 parts into 300 series, such as the GeForce 310, a GT200 based chip with 16 cores and 64-bit memory controller. 310 will probably be followed with 335, 340, 350 and so on.
OEMs and ODMs will be happy with the renaming convention, but don’t ask end-users and tech support. With every generation of products, nVidia got a chance to create a clear-cut, no non-sense nomenclature. Unfortunately, GTX 470 and 480 are bound to continue that confusion. Then again, that leaves a lot of room for lower-yielding GF100 parts as GTX 460, 450, 440 or the ubiquitous die-shrink coming in a few months. With a surprise or two.
Original Author: Theo Valich
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According to TIME, U2’s partnership with Apple goes far beyond a free album in your iTunes library, much to the chagrin of some users. The group is reportedly working with Apple on a ‘secret project’ to rejuvenate digital music scales.
Details, however, are thin on the ground. Bono is quoted as saying he is developing a new music format that will somehow inspire consumers to buy complete albums once more. Without more information, it’s impossible to tell whether this is a silly pipe dream or an actual possibility. In the age of streaming music, the sales potential for individually bought songs is waning.
The TIME report echoes comments made by U2’s manager last week. Oseary wants the band to explore how to connect to music beyond an audio file, combining video content and lyrics into ‘innovative’ ways of enjoying music.
It is also unclear how Beats Music fits in with this endeavour. Tim Cook admitted in an interview that one of the key reasons Apple bought Beats was the uniqueness of their streaming service. Many people assumed Iovine would be working to integrate the technology into iTunes. TIME’s claims of U2’s interests seem to go against his vision.
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I am not sure why people got mad about the U2 album. It doesn’t make sense. Its not hard to just remove it.
Anyways, Apple is smart to get into areas like this with U2. They don’t want to end up like Microsoft.
I agree with everything you just said Drew!
I understand how some people over reacted claiming there accounts were hacked to get the U2 album, but all Apple could do to avoid this would of been to get the ads on TV almost instantly to avoid confusion.
I actually love the first single from the album (the one they performed during the keynote), but never personally got into the rest of the album.
I hate to break it to people but Apple can push any content to any account any time they want. If you don’t like it, jump to Android where you can REALLY get hacked.
People complaining about getting something for free is just stupid. If you don’t like it, don’t play it and hide it.
No, it was impossible to remove before apple put up a special removal site. If you shuffle with iCloud turned on, songs not available on the device play as well.
So if someone really doesn’t like U2, it matters.
brats complaining because they have nothing to do with their lives
Great. I’ll be sure to send all of my spam to you.
If the album was decent people would have sought it out. But that didn’t happen.
Not sure if “digital music scales” or “digital music sales” (end of first paragraph).
Otherwise great to hear something like this, MAY actually be happening behind closed curtains. :)
Hello hello! Yeah yeah yeah yeah!
Bono is such a tool.
And now a very rich, still makes awesome music tool. Best band in history…
What have you done lately?
said the biggest tool around here…
Unless prices for albums drop WAY down nothing will change in terms of sales. Beats and Spotify have ended album sales at their current price points.
simple idea to bolster music sales would be to stop making crappy music. There is only one good song on the U2 album. That’s why album sales suck…..artists have to work harder to sell an album.
Shit music and a whole album full of shit songs doesn’t seem to affect Bieber, Kanye and a slew of others.
But have they forced their music on people? I don’t think so.
Yep Crappy music sold out 2 years of U2 360 Tour. Album sales can’t suck before they become album sales. This album was released at the keynote. You should work harder to compose a reply with facts.
They’ll never make it big…
Losing the creepy sunglasses and producing some music that was GREAT would be a good start. What HAPPENED to U2? The were so good way way back when.

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I’m all about the creature models of this game. It’s what attracted me in the first place, and is becoming my main interest as PvP dies for me. That being said, I always find it to be such a bummer when a cool-looking hybrid ends up with a weird or weak super-hybrid. I know this depends on one’s tastes, but this is my thread aye?
• Poukandactylus - Poukaidei is a pretty sweet play on both interpretations of Raptor via a Dromaeosaur head on an Eagle’s body.
The super-hybrid ends up being a sort of semi-tropical buzzard with a crest. Not awful, but considering its roots, I wish they picked literally any other pterosaur for the fusion.
• Monolorhino - As much as I despise the current Monolometrodon, its model is solid enough. Real impish looking horned lizard. Not the coolest color combo, but it’s final form is seriously just a regular Rhino with some spikes on its back that looks like someone spilled some grape jelly on. All the carnivore features are completely gone, so it’s too drastic for me.
• Carnotarkus - This one hurts. Purutaurus was instantly one of my favorite designs and it is even cooler with the Indoraptor animations. Like a night-stalking demon with that color scheme and dual horns. I couldn’t wait to see what kind of monster the final evolution could look li…
it’s a COW.
• Antarctovenator - Tbf I already can’t take the Lepospondyl model seriously for this game, because it just looks so ridiculous when compared to almost everything else as it wiggles and waddles around. We end up finding out it’s getting a Unique with one of the the coolest looking Ankylosaurs in the game, and we end up with a spiky poop for the Super-Hybrid. There was some real missed potential here for an Ankylosaur animation Unique.
• Ankylodicurus - Another one that I find funny (and cute tbh). I kind of like its design, but coming off of Ankylocodon who has a pretty rad model and was in the chamber to get a super-hybrid so long, it’s kind of a shame that after all that, the fusion is so Doedicurus dominant.
There’s some others that are cool in their own right even if they didn’t go in the direction I hoped for, like Tenontorex, Utarinex, and Erlikospyx, but I am just hoping so so much that Alloraptor and Acrocanthops get some aesthetically menacing and powerful looking fusions because they are some of my favorite designs in this entire game.
Let me know your thoughts or opinions on these or any others!

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According to the latest report published by Credence Research, Inc. “Tamoxifen Market Growth, Future Prospects and Competitive Analysis, 2016-2022,” the tamoxifen market was valued at USD 675.7 Mn in 2015, and is expected to reach USD 683.6 Mn by 2022, expanding at a CAGR of 0.07% from 2016 to 2022.
Browse the full report Tamoxifen Market Growth, Future Prospects and Competitive Analysis, 2016-2022 at https://www.credenceresearch.com/report/tamoxifen-market
Tamoxifen is the oldest and among the most prescribed selective estrogen receptor modulator for breast cancer treatment and management. Tamoxifen is approved for early stage, hormone receptor positive breast cancer in men and women, after surgery or chemotherapy to reduce recurrence risk, and for management of advanced stage or metastatic hormone-receptor positive breast cancer. Women at high risk of developing breast cancer also use Tamoxifen. Tamoxifen is at the maturity stage of product life cycle and is anticipated to experience decline in market growth in the light of introduction of advanced breast cancer management drugs.
This report analyzes the geographical distribution of tamoxifen market in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World markets. Currently, North America is the largest market for tamoxifen drugs and it is anticipated that the lead of this region will continue through 2022. Large pool of breast cancer patients, high awareness for breast cancer screening and prevention, well-structured reimbursement scenario and large pool of breast cancer patients. Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World markets will experience the fastest CAGR during 2016-2022. Improving awareness in Middle East and Africa, high incidence of late stage breast cancer in these regions and rapid development of healthcare infrastructure are the prime drivers of Rest of the World market.
Proven long-term efficiency of hormone therapy for management and control of breast cancer across various stages of treatment, in geriatric patients that cannot opt for surgery, and late-stage and recurrent breast cancer, and widespread use of tamoxifen as adjuvant therapy are the prime factors driving the demand for tamoxifen. Growth of tamoxifen-resistant cancer and growing awareness about the drug inducing endometrial cancer may restrain the market growth. Growing application of tamoxifen in treatment of conditions such as McCune-Albright syndrome, infertility, gynecomastia, bipolar disorder, angiogenesis and Riedel’s thyroiditis, and its use in research studies involving gene expression serve as future avenues for the growth of this market.
The global tamoxifen market is moderately competitive with AstraZaneca, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Allergan, Mylan, Apotex and Midatech the known players. Anticipated merger of Teva with Allergan is expected to bring a shift in market competition.


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The Time of Your Life Now
The mission of Time of Your Life Now is to share the story of a growing movement of people who are saying no to conforming to social expectations and who are, instead, looking within at what they REALLY want for this phase of their lives…and making it happen. People who are ready to make THIS the time of their life, who don’t want to wait for some time in the distant future to be fulfilled.
The blog will feature true, real-life stories from people who have accomplished personal goals or transitioned to new lifestyles to better reflect their values. I will interview people with inspiring stories on many topics such as lifestyle transitions, academic pursuits, healthy living, relationship changes and career changes…with one common theme – living on purpose.
I offer coaching services as well. Naturally people can and do make positive lifestyle changes all the time without a coach. At times, though, some may choose life coaching to help them get there, a little faster.
What’s great about people?
I think people are naturally giving. We do things for others at the expense of ourselves, especially if we have kids, spouses, extended family, volunteer causes, jobs, etc. We can tend to forget our own needs in this process.
We are resourceful. We make decisions such as what to study, what career to follow, what friends to choose, how to eat, where to live, how to parent, how to manage money, how to retire…and when we really want something we can often accomplish it.
Then why are so many people dissatisfied in life?
There are many reasons for this. We are easily influenced. We’re bombarded with advertising messages that tell us what to dream, what to fear, what to value, what to buy, how to act and how to get what we want…and we buy into these messages. Then we make choices based on what others want us to do without checking-in to see if it’s what we really want.
We are creatures of habit. We sometimes go unconscious in our lives and live each day the same as the last, just because it’s what we’re accustomed to. We can end up living with decisions we made when we were younger, long after they no longer serve us. And then we keep on living this way.
But is it working? Are people living the time of their life now, or are they hoping fulfillment will happen at a distant time in the future?
The truth is we can live the time of our life now.
I have always been someone who prefers one-on-one conversations over large groups, small get-together’s rather than parties, and real conversations over small-talk. I enjoy discovering what gets revealed when we let our guards down and explore ourselves. I love it when people support each other through encouragement and inspiration. And there’s nothing better than inspiring people to be more than they thought themselves capable of.
I want to do this on a bigger scale. So I thought, why not combine my passions and launch a website with a blog to do just that. (Click here for my bio)
- What subjects would you like to read about?
- Do you know anyone who has made a great lifestyle change that I should interview?
If you have any comments I would love to hear them.
Thanks…stay tuned for great real-life stories on my blog! And remember to make THIS the Time of Your Life Now. What are you waiting for?


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Updated: A number of riders came down in a crash prior to the official start of Stage 4 of the Women's Tour this morning - and a video posted to YouTube suggests it was due to the race controller's car suddenly veering across the road. Race organsieres SweetSpot have told road.cc none of the riders was injured.
The incident took place in the village of Wormley, near Broxbourne, Hertfordshire when the stage was still neutralised prior to kilometre zero.
The race controller's vehicle - identifiable by the red and white chequered flag - is being driven on the left hand side of the road when, immediately after a traffic island, the driver seems to realise that the vehicle is heading straight for the railings on the central reservation.
The driver takes evasive action, and hits a road sign - but not the railings. SweetSport says no riders were struck by the vehicle, but in the confusion several riders did come down, as the video, shot by Paul Hosking, shows.
They included Aude Biannic of the Lointek team (number 61), who would finish eighth, and mountains classification leader Sharon Laws of United HealthCare, in the polka dot jersey. An unidentified rider on the opposite side of the road appears to require treatment from the race doctor.
In a statement issued on Sunday afternoon, SweetSpot told road.cc:
Yesterday on the Friends Life Women's Tour stage from Cheshunt to Welwyn Garden City an incident occurred which has drawn some interest.
At the start of every stage there is a neutralised zone where the speed of the competitors is kept low whilst the peloton moves out of the town centre and whilst the race convoy of vehicles gets into position.
There are strict UCI guidelines to ensure this is carefully managed and the peloton is led by the Race Controller's vehicle displaying a warning flag. In such circumstances no competitors are allowed to overtake the Race Controller's vehicle and are to exercise extreme caution whilst the warning flag is displayed.
Yesterday, for a short period, and whilst in the neutralised zone, several riders overtook the car resulting in the car striking a road bollard whilst taking avoiding action. Some riders fell as they in turn avoided the car, but we are pleased to say that there were no injuries to anyone. The incident took place at low speed before the race began.
Yesterday in Clacton, Essex, a man on a mobility scooter nearly caused a crash when he crossed the road while the race was in progress, with the incident caught on video by a 12-year-old boy.
The video can be seen on this BBC News Essex article, with the boy, Sam Wilkinson, saying: "I was really shocked, I thought he was going to get clipped and they were all going to pile up, if he'd only been a moment later it would have been mayhem."
Born in Scotland, Simon moved to London aged seven and now lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with his miniature schnauzer, Elodie. He fell in love with cycling one Saturday morning in 1994 while living in Italy when Milan-San Remo went past his front door. A daily cycle commuter in London back before riding to work started to boom, he's been news editor at road.cc since 2009. Handily for work, he speaks French and Italian. He doesn't get to ride his Colnago as often as he'd like, and freely admits he's much more adept at cooking than fettling with bikes.

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Oscilloscope is a device employed to draw the graph to detect the change of voltage over time of an electrical signal. The figure given below is an example of a graph displayed by an oscilloscope.
Oscilloscope Showing Graph
The key point to note in the graph is its scale. Here, the scale is as follows:
Y-axis - Voltage
X-axis - Time
It works on the same principle as that of a television screen, which consists of a cathode ray tube. Although their size and shape are different, the operating method is the same.
Application of Oscilloscope
They convert electrical signals into visible graphs which are displayed on the screen.
They are used by engineers to test and fix the problems in electronic devices.
They are employed in the medical field.
They are also used as primary instruments in physics labs that students use in their experiments.
Uses of Oscilloscopes in Electronics
An oscilloscope is employed to double-check their electronic devices to verify and fix the design of their circuit within a short period of time. The primary (basic) function of an oscilloscope is to measure the voltage by plotting (drawing) the graph between voltage and time.
An Oscilloscope Connected to a Circuit
Uses of Oscilloscopes in Engineering
Engineers use oscilloscopes for electronic measurements of devices. It displays the value of an electrical signal changing with time on the screen; therefore, it is also known as an electronic test instrument.
Uses of Oscilloscopes in Medicine
In order to monitor the signals of our body, doctors use oscilloscopes in three different forms, which are listed below:
Electrocardiogram [ECG] - to monitor the heart.
Electromyogram [EMG] - to monitor the muscle activity.
Electroencephalogram [EEG] - to monitor the activity of our brain.
The Graph is an ECG
1. Which of the following instruments can measure the voltage change with time?
Ans: Option (c) Oscilloscope
2. In which of the following places can you find the use of an oscilloscope?
Ans: Option (b) Hospitals
3. Which one of them will not be able to use the oscilloscope in their career?
Ans: Option (a) Dancer
A device which is used to measure the voltage of other electronic devices and to find out the flaws in their working is known as an oscilloscope. Since an oscilloscope is used to measure voltage change with time, it can also be regarded as a voltmeter (the device used to measure the voltage of a circuit). It works on the principle of cathode-ray-tube, the same technique which is used for the functioning of televisions. It plays a crucial role in the fields of engineering and medicine. Both of these fields work for the welfare of human beings. For example, in detecting the flaws in instruments we use and in hospitals to check the activity of our brain, muscles, and heart.


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This sensational book explains the history of the Wewelsburg Castle from ancient times to present day, and roles of the SS, the Ahnenerbe, Heinrich Himmler, Karl Weisthor, and other personalities. It further explains the surrounding geographical area of Westphalia and its buried importance to the National Socialist philosophy as Himmler spearheaded a quest for Germany's forgotten ancestral heritage and documents of its natural Pagan culture suppressed by the Christian era.
Heinrich Himmler's Camelot also gives a rare insight as a high-quality pictorial of the people, the architectural plans and castle rooms, including the North Tower's "Valhalla" and Hall of Pillars with the "Black Sun," as well as nearby Externsteine ("Rocks of the Sun") and Hermann's Monument (ca. Teutonic War), plus more.
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Martinsburg football dominates again in 2018
What else can you say about the Martinsburg football team other than the Bulldogs keep winning?
This year proved to be no different than 2017 and 2016 for Martinsburg: another state championship in Class AAA and another undefeated season.
Three championships in three seasons for the most-dominant program in the state. Added in, that’s seven championships in nine seasons for Martinsburg, which is under the direction of coach David Walker.
It all adds up to 42 wins in a row, a state record and a mark that currently has the Bulldogs standing fourth nationally, 12 wins behind Caledonia, Minnesota.
The Bulldogs downed Spring Valley 31-7, the third consecutive season Martinsburg played the Timberwolves in the final. The Bulldogs won the three games by a combined score of 124-30.
During its previous consecutive championship run, Martinsburg defeated four different opponents in the final game. Martinsburg downed Brooke, Cabell Midland, George Washington and Huntington in the respective championship games starting in 2010 and ending in 2013. Martinsburg won those games by a combined score of 82-48.
Based on the numbers, Martinsburg has been more dominant during his current run, which is an extension of the first streak of title victories.
Martinsburg’s squad picked up one statewide honor as Grant Harman, who served as the team’s parttime quarterback, was named as the Carl Lee Award winner as the top defensive back. He and linebacker R.J.Barrett, the team’s top tackler by far, were named as the co-captains of the all-state first team. Barrett was the state runner-up as defensive player of the year. Additionally, Jarod Bowie was named as a first-team all-state wide receiver and teammates Naieem Kearney, Matt Bednarski and Dewayne Grantham were selected to the second team.
Walker became the state’s all-time winningest coach as he collected his 290th win in the state championship game.


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You are invited to celebrate contemporary Indigenous dance as Matriarchs Uprising takes over ArtSpring for an exciting multi-day series of events that brings together Indigenous female choreographers who are nurturing the art of contemporary dance and weaving stories of transformation. Take part in the artist-led Talking Truths circle conversation and tea social to glean deeper insight into the creative impulses guiding the choreographers. Dive into choreographic workshops for a first-hand experience of movement philosophies and creation methodologies. Witness evening performances showcasing works by Canadian Indigenous female choreographers and stay for intimate post-show artist talkbacks.
Curated by Olivia C. Davies (Anishinaabe-settler), and produced by O.Dela Arts, the festival shines a spotlight on contemporary Indigenous dance artists who are pushing the form forward into the future while presenting multiple platforms for audiences to engage, learn, and witness Indigenous ways of sharing through movement and story-telling.
Show duration: 50 mins.
Please note the performances on April 12 and April 13 are DIFFERENT performances. Audiences are encouraged to sign up for both!
Thank you to Joan Farlinger for sponsoring this event.
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The Loft Series
A series of erotic short stories/novellas featuring the characters from The James Lucas Trilogy during the time between the events of The Cross and the Trinity and A Numinous Light.
Book One (coming summer 2016!):
Blurb: When a former acquaintance of James’ becomes involved with a shady character and James’ efforts to help him backfire, Tate decides it is up to him to save the day even if it means putting himself in danger.


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Last year, the Love School event was phenomenal. This year, it hit the ball right out of the park! With feedback which are surging social network sites about the event ‘surpassing expectations’, and guests having made ‘great investments’ for their future, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind that Sunday, 28th September at the SSE Arena was an afternoon well spent!
There was buzz and energy which emanated from the fantastic pre-Love School entertainment hosts – Robert Ashitey and Chrissy B, the fabulous contestants from the “Show Us What You Got” talent show and the VYG performances. The lively Victory Youth Group had everyone up and out of their seats with “Push it on Top,” their very own dance adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and a “Love School Musical.”
Then came the moment which everyone had been waiting for, as Renato and Cristiane Cardoso walked onto the SSE Arena’s stage for the second time. The couple disclosed to the crowd of several thousands, the UKs 7 biggest relationship sins – errors that singletons and couples make which have been and, are contributing to an overwhelming number of failed partnerships.


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3 Reasons the Holistic Practitioner Needs a Niche
One in 3 Americans use complementary health approaches and collectively spend $30 billion per year out-of-pocket on complementary care, according to the most recent National Health Interview Survey. Patients are seeking the services of holistic, functional, and integrative practitioners more than ever before—but are these patients finding you? If your practice is not as successful as you want it to be, maybe you need a niche.
Niche [nich or nēsh] noun: a particular segment of a market; a specialized market
If you see the word “specialize” and want to stop reading now—don’t! Specializing and niche marketing are 2 very different things. Specializing is a characteristic of conventional care: cardiologists and dermatologists treat distinct organ systems. Holistic practitioners, in contrast, treat the body as an integrated whole (Tolle totem is a foundational principle of naturopathic medicine).
Niche marketing does not affect how you practice medicine. Niche marketing is a tactic to reach a particular population of patients.
Think of a niche as an area of expertise. There are 3 indisputable reasons that every holistic practitioner needs a niche:
- Patients Seek Out Experts
Put yourself in the shoes of a typical patient. If a woman is suddenly experiencing unusual digestive symptoms that she suspects may be irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), what type of doctor will she seek out? What terms will she enter into the search engine? She may go online and search for “naturopathic doctor IBS” or “natural treatments IBS.”
Will she find you? If you have positioned yourself as a generalist who “treats the whole person” and “finds the root cause of disease” and “supports vitality by stimulating inherent healing abilities,” she will probably not find you. On the other hand, if you claim to offer “natural solutions for patients with IBS and other digestive disorders,” she is highly likely to find your website, click through, call, and end up in your office.
When you create a niche, you speak to a specific population through your website, your public talks, and your marketing materials. You establish yourself as an expert who provides results—exactly what patients want.
- Colleagues Refer to Experts
What do you do when you are not achieving adequate results with a patient? What do you do when a patient presents with a condition you feel hesitant to treat? You probably make a referral to a colleague who has established herself as an expert in that particular condition—a colleague who has created a niche.
When you position yourself as an expert in women’s health, environmental health, autoimmune disease, cancer, or any other niche, your colleagues will know exactly which patients to send your way. It also opens the opportunity for you to act as a consultant for other holistic and integrative practitioners.
- Experts are More Focused and Efficient
If you try to be all things to all people, to be an expert on all conditions in all populations, to do everything—you will succeed at nothing. We live in an information age, where patients access answers to health questions on their phones with the touch of a finger, where new clinical trials are published every day, and where PubMed indexes more than 26 million citations. It is not humanly possible to stay up to date on this vast body of ever-changing medical information.
When you embrace a niche, you instantly have focus. You can opt only to read studies related to your chosen area. You can tailor your newsfeed and your inbox to provide information that relates to your niche. Your routine research, your continuing education, your marketing efforts, and your entire practice become streamlined. With focus and efficiency comes calm. You can finally relax and enjoy the practice you have created.
Think about how you have been marketing and running your practice. Entertain the possibility of creating a niche. We offer a variety of tools, including webinars and articles, to help you do so. Remember that niche marketing is a technique to bring patients in your door. It does not change your identity as a holistic practitioner, and it does not change the principles of how you approach health and disease.


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Home decor dollar store crafts. From centerpieces and planters to wall decor and organization ideas there are plenty of creative and fun dollar store DIY projects to make. 2 DIY Fabric Flip Flops. From dollar store wreaths to dollar store centerpieces there are plenty of cheap and creative dollar store crafts for the home to choose from.
They are absolutely beautiful. Simply glue together some candlesticks and plates top it off with a colorful bowl and youve got a party-perfect dessert tray makeup or accessory organizer. 2 DIY Fabric Flip Flops.
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Such An Insurance Would Be No More Than A Form Of Betting
Such an insurance would be no more than a form of betting or speculation Another principle safeguarding the insurer is indemnity. This means that the insured is unable to receive more than the amount of his pecuniary loss arising from the event insured against. It would be unfair for an insured person to stand to make a profit out of a burglary If that were possible, there might be more burglaries Therefore, the insurer will often pay the insured loss, allowing for natural depreciation in value. For example, the 'insurer will not pay for a new car after a crash if the damaged model was five years old; the cost of a five - year - old car will be paid out. The insured is not entitled to 'new for old'. Finally, there is the principle of subrogation: This means that the insurer has certain rights to the insured object after the claim has been met.
For example, if a car is severely damaged in a collision, the insurer will pay out for a new one. The insurer then possesses all rights on the damaged vehicle, which may be disposed of (for scrap) to help cover expenses The Insurance Policy The policy is written evidence of an insurance contract. This is a set of documents which state the policy number, the names of the insurer and insured, the amount of the premium, the subject matter of the insurance and the duration of the insurance. These facts have first been determined on a form called a proposal, which sets out specific questions about the purpose of the insurance and the object to be insured.
The proposal form enables the insurer to assess the risk, and the policy is legal proof of the transaction. Any later amendment to the policy is fixed to it and is known as an endorsement The Insurance Market There are about 1400 insurance companies in the UK. Some of these companies only transact life insurance. However, most companies are amalgamated into composite insurance companies which transact most types of insurance. They compete with each other for business, providing differing policies and tariff scales.


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Continuing the series of unearthed re-caps of the on-going Star Wars role-playing game. The first several of these early re-caps are quite short, as they were written long after the original sessions. In this session, the PCs encounter the corsair Jocasta and her crew, who would prove to be major adversaries throughout the campaign.
Episode 2.1 "The Shadow Rises" Session # 2
Commander Alaan arrives with several palace guards and Clone troopers. Arresta and Corinne are taken to a private clinic and the others are taken to the Republic garrison for healing. After healing, the group learns that the Royal Steward is missing. Tarn, Ycram, and Marpa come up with a plan involving a faked kidnapping at the Spacer's Cluster cantina to flush out the traitor, but it doesn't work. Marpa kills a spice dealer for insulting his honor, and Tarn encounters a band of rogues led by Jocasta (other members including a Rodian named Twitch and a pair of Gammoreans named the Blood Brothers). Jocasta reveals that she sold Corinne's lover into slavery with the Hutts, but claims that she's been hired by Commander Alaan to discover who the traitor is. After a police raid of the Spacer's Cluster, Jocasta's group is captured but Tarn intercedes and they are released. Back at the palace later that night, the Regent turns over evidence implicating Commander Alaan as the traitor and sends the group to arrest him. They take Alaan into custody after finding the Royal Steward's body hidden in a secret compartment. Tarn receives a private call from Mace Windu, who reveals that the Republic fleet around Mongui is departing within hours for the Defense of Kamino. Mace also says that he has been unable to uncover who in the G.A.R. assigned Tarn to this mission, one he was clearly not qualified for. After finishing the conversation, Tarn is ambushed by persons unknown and rendered unconscious.
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — James Harden returned to Houston for the first time since his tumultuous departure from the Rockets on Wednesday, posting a triple-double to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 132-114 victory over his former NBA team.
Harden, greeted by a first-quarter video tribute, cheers, and a smattering of boos, delivered 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists to fuel Brooklyn, where he finally landed in January after demanding a trade.
“A lot of mixed emotions,” Harden said of returning to the Toyota Center court.
“My teammates did an unbelievable job that allowed me to come out there and have the team get this win,” said Harden, who was one of seven Nets players to score in double figures.
He was grateful for the tribute video that showcased his accomplishments in Houston, including the 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player award and the league scoring title the past three seasons.
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Gov't's game plan: Maintain ‘fiscal stamina' vs COVID-19
In a virtual economic briefing to mark the 75th anniversary of the post-war bilateral relations between the Philippines and the United States, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez delivered his message right offthe bat: “This pandemic is a test of fiscal stamina and it was fortunate that when it hit us, the Philippines was financially ready.”
Ex-president Estrada diagnosed with ‘superimposed bacterial lung infection'
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FIRST DOSE - Health Assistant Regional Director Paz Corrales (right) administers the first dose of CoronaVac on San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Friday, April 16 at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Quincentennial crosses at Cebu Cordova Link Expressway lighted
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Biden Says ‘Time To End' US War In Afghanistan With Total Pullout
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - President Joe Biden announced Wednesday it’s ‘’time to end’’ America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, where they have spent two decades in a bloody, increasingly futile battle against the Taliban.
Booster Shots For A Floundering Economy
Faced by continuing economic doldrums and a raging pandemic, President Duterte certified as urgent the immediate enactment of Senate Bill No. 2094 amending the Public Service Act, Senate Bill No. 1156 amending the Foreign Investments Act of 1991, and Senate Bill No. 1840 amending the Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000.
DAPPER LABS, CREATORS OF NBA TOP SHOT, GET $305M IN FUNDING
Canadian blockchain technology company Dapper Labs has secured $305 million in private funding — some of it from current and former NBA players, including Michael Jordan — to scale up its virtual NBA trading card site, the company said this week.
The Long Game: Covid Changed The Way We Play, Watch, Cheer
It’s the predictable rhythm of sports that draws us in.
Tristan & Khloé's LONG-DISTANCE ROMANCE: DOOMED?
The couple faces a dilemma while residing on separate coasts.
NBA COACHES ATTIRE: MASKS ARE IN, JACKETS ARE OPTIONAL
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THE URGENT NEED FOR SOPHISTICATED LEADERSHIP
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THE THIRD Coming
FOR DJ WAGNER, SON OF DAJUAN AND GRANDSON OF MILT—BOTH FORMER NBA PLAYERS—BASKETBALL RUNS IN HIS FAMILY’S BLOOD. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, HE’LL USE THAT TALENT AND HIS NO. 1 RANKING IN THE CLASS OF 2023 TO LEAD CAMDEN HS TO THE TOP OF THE BASKETBALL WORLD (AGAIN).
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CHRIS PAUL HAS BEEN A NATURAL LEADER SINCE AS FAR BACK AS HE CAN REMEMBER. BUT THROUGH 2020, AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NBPA, PAUL HAS LED ALL 450 NBA PLAYERS THROUGH THE MOST TURBULENT OF TIMES—THROUGH A PANDEMIC, A SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT, A BUBBLE, AND A SEASON THAT SOMEHOW STRETCHED 355 DAYS—AND THOSE LEADERSHIP ABILITIES HAVE BEEN MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVER. WE SPOKE WITH CP3 ABOUT THE LEGACY OF THE PAST YEAR AND MUCH MORE.
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ATHLETIC PROPULSION LABS’ first basketball sneaker got banned from the NBA because it gave wearers an “advantage.” The brothers who launched the company have returned to the game 10 years later, with a duo of brand new sneakers.
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3 KEYS TO HAVING A STUDENT MINDSET
We all do it. We get comfortable riding what and how we ride. Why bother stretching ourselves? Why try something different, more challenging, and unusual? Because having a student mindset focused on learning and growing will make you a safer rider. And, it’s downright fun!


It’s always exciting hearing a super collaboration from artists. Each artist being big and skilled in their own right, and coming together to make the dopest thing possible. That music is always fun and breathes life into the culture in a real way to keep it going. The new song from Charlie Sloth, Gunna, Abra Cadabra, and Kelvyn Colt called “Get It” is one of those songs.
Charlie Sloth, Gunna, Abra Cadabra, and Kelvyn Colt come together for a monumental collaboration on the new song “Get It”. The song embodies the title with hard rhyming packed with edge by this collective, with each artist having commanding presence you can’t ignore, and raw flows that deliver everything to perfection, as they boss up and deliver in every way on this special piece of audio to give the culture more life.
Charlie Sloth, Gunna, Abra Cadabra, and Kelvyn Colt “Get It” is an impressive body of work that is truly Hip Hop gold, for their countless fans everywhere. It’s a record that doesn’t slack for second, with a daring approach that is fearless and bold to deliver something must hear. That daring energy that Hip Hop, is known for shines bright on this super dope collaboration.
Check out Charlie Sloth, Gunna, Abra Cadabra, and Kelvyn Colt “Get It” below and follow them on Instagram. Stay Global my Friends!


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Empty abandonment drawn to where it rains I shun the cull of your words I stand at refraction/rejection, in memory, maybe I was on the drowning grave of anger, maybe I was only an asshole. Eyes like the Cheshire Cat; this was an accident I’ve known too well. I’m peeling off my skin leave nothing behind atonement is a blank slate I was dripped from the thorax and the Adam’s apple of the tree the illusion of a girl—“you have to climb the ladder.” Interesting, now leave me alone slow death a cable on the floor sits beneath my feet; boredom forms in each breath gravestone not mine, I was born into my garden ghosts into the death of my bone the amphitheater; dad was wrong I’ll always be this way turn away cull the thoughts wanting to go home. © 2021 Pseudopsychosis All Rights Reserved.
Written to this quote by Bo Burnham: “Interesting, now leave me alone.” This is part of a writing prompt called #InsideWithAlyAndBri which utilizes inspiration of Burnham’s “Inside.”
I don’t talk about it much, but a few of you may know that I have social anxiety. I used to play in band groups and the experience was interesting, if not pure hell. One girl told me I have to climb up the social ladder. I looked at her and said I wasn’t interested in that. 😂
I also turned part of it into a quadrille for a dVerse prompt too as I was unhappy with what I wrote. I’ll play with it some more eventually.


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The United States Postal Service (USPS) will play an outsized role in the 2020 presidential election, as more states focus on mail-in voting to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at polling places.
Central to USPS’ work are the staff members who sort, process, and deliver our mail—through “snow, rain, heat, and gloom of night.” And many of those essential workers are foreign-born.
According to data from the Institute for Immigration Research at George Mason University, over 12% of all USPS workers are immigrants. Many of the positions at the postal service have citizenship requirements, so around 85% of immigrant USPS workers are also naturalized U.S. citizens.
This follows a trend of immigrants working in essential jobs across America—USPS being no exception.
The breakdown of foreign-born USPS workers is:
- 15% of postal services sorters, processors, and machine operators are immigrants.
- 5% of postal service clerks are immigrants.
- 7% of mail carriers are immigrants.
It’s estimated that as many as half of all ballots during the 2020 presidential election will be cast by mail.
If voting trends remain steady and turnout increases as predicted, some 80 million ballots will make their way to post offices this fall, double the amount in 2016. The immigrant voting bloc has increased too—1 out of every 10 voters is a naturalized U.S. citizen.
More voters—at least three-quarters—will have the opportunity to receive a mail-in ballot for this election due to the pandemic. That’s more than at any other point in U.S. history.
That’s why supporting USPS—and the native- and foreign-born people that work for the institution—is so important.
USPS has come under attack in recent months, as the Trump administration threatened to refuse funding over baseless allegations of voter fraud. Congressional leaders have so far failed to secure funding for the postal service in any of the coronavirus relief packages.
A bill that would inject $25 million in emergency funding to the postal service passed the U.S. House of Representatives on August 22, but its fate at the Senate appears grim.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a recent appointee of President Trump, agreed to roll back several measures that had slowed mail down considerably after weeks of public pressure. Other recent changes—such as removing mail collection boxes and sorting machines—will not be reversed.
Immigrants will be integral to the 2020 election—both as voters and USPS employees. Our political leaders would do well to remember both.
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