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What would you do if you were immortal? Would you save people and help the impoverished? Or rather use it only for your own selfish needs? Those and many similar questions arise in the minds of audiences while watching The Old Guard. Directed by filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball, Beyond the Lights) this sci-fi Netflix film touches on the subject of immortality and the abuse of body autonomy, as well as many other aspects. The Old Guard, adapted from a graphic novel series by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez, captivates audiences with its superb cast and fascinating topic that makes it more mature than other films based on comic books. The director steadily builds up the tension, leading to its satisfying finale.
Often, when a beauty pageant is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is the film Miss Congeniality. Young white women dominate beauty contests around the world. But Miss Black America, Miss Black USA, and other similar competitions have been celebrating Black beauty, culture, and identity for more than half a century. This is where Channing Godfrey Peoples steps in with her first feature, a drama titled Miss Juneteenth. The film first premiered at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The director, also known as a writer for the TV series "Queen Sugar" or for her 2013 short film, Red, shines a genuine light on Black motherhood, the Miss Juneteenth pageant, and mother/daughter relationship in this heart-gripping drama.
Elisabeth Moss never disappoints. The actress proves this yet again taking on the role of a mysterious and extraordinary horror writer in Josephine Decker's film Shirley, which originally premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Written by Sarah Gubbins and based on the novel of the same name by Susan Scarf Merrell, this oddly satisfying portrayal of lust, attraction, and stimulating inspiration holds one's interest alongside a first-class cast that dazzles. What comes to the forefront in Shirley is the emotional bond between two very different women. One thing is certain – you’re in for a pleasurable treat.
Living in a small town is hard for a teenager. It's even harder if you live in rural Oklahoma in the 1960s, and you feel different than all of your peers. Director Martha Stephens captures the atmosphere of this small town (and small-minded people) in her period drama To the Stars, which originally premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. While Stephen's production is not an innovative film that bends the standards of cinema, it's certainly an eye-opening coming-of-age story. The drama first premiered at Sundance in black & white, but it was later reverted back to color. I watched the latter version for release (on digital April 24th), and although it was unquestionably satisfying, I'd still love to experience this story in the original format.
There is always something extra inviting when it comes to small villages located by the sea. Let's take one from Practical Magic. It makes you want to go there, meet all the people, it makes you feel free and happy. But it's the opposite feeling in Easter Cove, Maine presented in indie noir, Blow the Man Down. Directed and written by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy, the film tells the story of Connolly sisters - Priscilla (Sophie Lowe), and Mary Beth (Morgan Saylor). After their mother's passing, the sisters have to figure out the way to save the house from bankruptcy and keep up with their store that Mary Margaret left them. Unfortunately, nothing goes as planned. After a run-in with a dangerous man (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Mary Beth, with the help of Priscilla, tries to cover up his grim murder. Afterwards, both attempt to come back to their new normal; still, it's not easy, especially with the police asking questions and their mother's friends snooping around. One of them, Enid (Margo Martindale), is particularly interested in the sisters.
Sex worker, prostitute, escort. Never a woman, a sister, or a daughter. The headlines are always the same. The media, as well as law enforcement authorities, lack compassion and a genuine desire for rightful justice for women that provide sexual services. Lost Girls, directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus (making her first narrative feature film after directing numerous documentaries including What Happened Miss Simone? and Bobby Fischer Against the World), returns to the painful, incredibly sad story of Shannan Gilbert and her mother, Mari (portrayed by Amy Ryan). The film revisits a series of unsolved murders and recreate the actions of the Gilbert family in their desperate search for answers and justice.
Just last week, I coincidentally chose to rewatch Zodiac – David Fincher's thriller from 2007. The film about the unidentified serial killer, based on the book by Robert Graysmith, is about the search for the legendary murderer. Throughout the film, there is often a mention of The Most Dangerous Game – a 1924 short story written by Richard Connell. The infamous "Zodiac Killer" was supposedly inspired by it. The story's original plot is about a big-game hunter who is hunted [sic!] by a Russian aristocrat. It has been remade into many other film and TV projects over the years. Now The Most Dangerous Game gets another contemporary update – The Hunt, which addresses a modern society that thrives on dividing and misinforming people.
Almost every person I know has had that feeling. The bloodcurdling, anxious feeling of someone watching them. No matter what, you'll always feel shivers down your back and an unsettling atmosphere that doesn't want to leave. Elisabeth Moss' character in this movie, Cecilia Kass, knows precisely how it's like to be watched at all times. The Invisible Man, based on H.G. Wells' novel, and written & directed by Leigh Whannell, brings the new meaning to that feeling. Cecilia seems to have everything. A beautiful, modern house, a generous husband, a dog. Still, something makes her abandon her life in the middle of the night. After endless psychological and domestic abuse, a distressed woman leaves her husband (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), and finds refuge at her friends' house (Aldis Hodge). But the nightmare only begins. Left with PTSD and depression, Cecilia is still tormented by what seems to be a ghost of Adrian. The woman must convince her friends and find a solution before the man (or whatever he is) utterly destroys her and her life.
Harley Quinn. Two words, many meanings, one powerful woman. The woman that she used to be in Suicide Squad is gone. Now, audiences have a chance to experience this badass lady cause some serious mayhem and teach a spoiled man a lesson. The action unfurls swiftly as Harley breezes by in her sparkling roller-skates and breaks bones. Cathy Yan and Christina Hodson demonstrate their phenomenal directing and writing skills with DC's Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. They bestow upon us a thrilling, full of twists and turns, packed with action, entertaining movie. The tale in Harley's narrative jumps back and forth, where past blends with the present. We are introduced to all the characters in their own legendary style. The way the story is told defines the crazy, multidimensional, and complex personality of the former doctor. But before we go further, let's get back to the core plot of BoP.
When I ask around, nearly everybody knows the story of a brother and sister, who wander in the dim forest until they reach deliciously smelling house made of ginger cookies, candy, and other treats. A fairytale, as one should know, created mostly for kids to prevent them from talking and taking things from strangers – a moral teaching us a core value that we, from a very young age, can apply to daily life. Gretel & Hansel is a dark, eerie, bloodcurdling counterpart of the story we remember. A long time ago, in a land full of famine and despair, a young girl, Gretel, and her little brother Hansel, leave home, a place that they have always known. After a long and exhausting vagabond, they come across a house that's full of treats and warmth yet dark and mysterious at the same time. An elder woman who lives in the cottage allows them to stay and offers food & shelter. But, there is something wicked about the woman, and they will soon find out what it is.


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Wright State University lifted all water warnings after tests confirmed contamination levels in the school’s public water system are not detectable, officials announced Tuesday.
The university issued the water warning for its water system at the end June after ethylene glycol was detected on campus. That warning came eight days after the school lifted a previous water warning from the same incident, citing samples that came back negative from the lab for any contamination.
The second warning was issued when officials observed ethylene glycol after a contractor did some maintenance work, the university said Tuesday.
Ethylene glycol has many uses, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, including as antifreeze in cooling and heating systems, and in hydraulic brake fluids. Ingesting large quantities of ethylene glycol may cause vomiting, drowsiness, coma, respiratory failure, convulsions, metabolic changes, followed by cardiopulmonary effects and later renal damage, the U.S. EPA says.


Former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel talks to reporters after applying to run as an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by Lindsey Graham at the state Election Commission headquarters on Monday, July 14, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. Ravenel pleaded guilty to a cocaine charge that forced him to resign as treasurer in 2007 and he spent 10 months in prison. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) ORG XMIT: SCJC102
The president also noted that he expects a Democrat to succeed him.
The Vermont independent had 10.4% of the vote in Time’s reader poll as of Monday evening.
While avoiding criticism of Donald Trump, Ted Cruz says the New York businessman won’t be the Republican presidential nominee.
Chris Christie looks to make a move in New Hampshire.
What if CNN held a debate and the front-runner didn’t show up? We might find out in two weeks. Plus: national security, more Hillary emails, and profanity!
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Meet the creator of Brewer's Crackers. He upcycles grains from Massachusetts beers
Somerville resident and Long Island transplant Kyle Fiasconaro learned that he has two missions in life: He wants to feed people good food and not let nutritious, delicious food go to waste.
Fiasconaro has taken several steps to make that goal a reality.
First, he attended the University of Tennessee on a track and field scholarship. He studied nutrition and dietetics but, disappointed in his chosen major, he left and opted to attend the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan (now known as the International Culinary Center). From there he went on to work a number of restaurant jobs.
Focusing on food waste and upcycling food products
It was while working at a high-end farm-to-table restaurant in upstate New York that Fiasconaro learned to appreciate the actual cost of producing food: The space to grow crops, the time invested, the tending to animals and plants, the water and feed.
“I learned to treat every piece of food with respect,” Fiasconaro said. A hiking trip along the Appalachian Trial found him falling in love with foraging ‒ finding food where it grows in nature.
But it wasn’t “in nature” where he found his calling.
It was the combined aroma of brewer’s grains and freshly baked treats that was the "aha!" moment for Fiasconaro. He was working in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights neighborhood and was on his way to work when he saw a big Dumpster behind a craft brewery being filled with grains that had been used in the beer-making process.
“I knew that craft brewers use good ingredients,” Fiasconaro said. He asked to take some of the grain; the brewer assented. He played with recipes, combined his grains with other ingredients in different ways and finally produced a cracker. The cracker was put on the menu and served at the restaurant where he worked with a cheese plate.
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That was the first step in what has evolved into Brewer’s Crackers, a specialty food company that takes the leftover grain from brewers and produces crackers, pita chips and even chocolate chip cookies.
Fiasconaro found his way to Massachusetts, following a girlfriend (now his wife) to Greater Boston. He started working at Cutty’s, a Brookline sandwich shop, where he told his new employers about the crackers he had created. Long story short, they gave him free rein in the kitchen afterhours and started selling the crackers in the store.
Lamplighter Brewing Company and others provide the grains
“It was my first retail outlet,” Fiasconaro said.
His first barley source in Massachusetts? Lamplighter Brewing Company in Cambridge.
“I was on a run when I saw the business was being built,” Fiasconaro said of the brewery, which opened in 2016. He waited patiently for the brewery to open and then walked in with a bag, asking for grain.
Brewmaster Tyler Fitzpatrick, founder and owner, said Fiasconaro stood out because he came into the fledgling brewery out of the snow and asked if he could have some barley.
In modern brewing, much of the byproduct of making beer is discarded, despite the fact that it is still packed with fiber, protein and carbohydrates, Fitzpatrick said.
It can be upcycled and also used to feed livestock or composted to create a rich, fertile soil. But Fitzpatrick cited roadblocks: Distance to the nearest farm where it could be used to feed livestock, expense of carting the leftover grain and the general lack of incentives to support upcycling efforts.
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Some brewers discard their grains, others compost. Lamplighter works with a company called Against the Grain that collects the leftovers and delivers it to local farmers to use as feed.
“The state could incentivize private business to provide these services,” Fitzpatrick said, referring to recent legislation that directs businesses to reduce food waste going to landfills. While the wet grain is not considered edible, it can be processed to make it edible.
How Brewer's Crackers are full of nutrients and healthy
Brewer’s Crackers are a case in point.
Fiasconaro collects grains from three different craft brewers located close to the three different bakery partners that produce his goods.
He collects what can be called “spent grain,” barley that has already been sprouted and then roasted or malted. The roasting retards its growth. A light-colored pilsner beer takes a shorter roast than a stout or darker beer; Fiasconaro prefers to use a lighter roast in his baked goods.
Once the malt house roasts the grain and delivers it to the brewer, it’s put in a large vat with water to steep, making a “tea” – the basic building block for beer. The steeped grains are then removed from the liquid, which is where Fiasconaro comes in. He takes the grain, cools it and then dries it out before milling it into flour for making food.
“I don’t bake every day, but every day I bake I use 1,500 pounds of dried grain,” Fiasconaro said. He collects between 6,000 and 7,000 pounds of wet barley, which, when dry, yields about 1,500 pounds of flour.
His dream is to partner with one brewery, take all its spent grain and use it to create good, wholesome food.
His ingredients are simple: The barley from a local brewer, wheat flour, olive oil, sea salt. For his cookies, he uses Cabot butter, King Arthur flour, brown and cane sugars, eggs and sea salt. He partners with three local bakers to produce his treats: One for the crackers, one for the pita chips, one for the cookies.
Where to buy Brewer's Crackers
Of the challenges Fiasconaro faces, gathering his grain is not the biggest. It's what follows: Deciding on packaging and design, and getting into retail markets is harder.
His second retail outlet? Formaggio Kitchen, which has three specialty cheese shops in Massachusetts. His crackers, pita chips and cookies are available in each of those locations: In Cambridge’s Huron Village and Kendall Square neighborhoods, and in Boston. Other local outlets carrying his products include the Wine & Cheese Cask in Somerville and Reliable Market, also in Somerville.
His biggest coup, and challenge, was getting into Whole Foods; not just with a foot in the door, but with a prime spot for his crackers where consumers could see his wares.
Overall, he has about 1,000 “doors” or outlets that carry his baked products. His favorite? Always the local stores.
“Supporting local businesses is important to me,” Fiasconaro said. So important that he prefers to deliver to his local stores himself, driving his van around the community, building relationships with local retailers. “It’s like seeing old friends.”
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And nothing makes him happier than when he overhears a store employee praise the crackers to a customer and tell the story about the origins of the “spent grain” crackers: The healthy, nutritious food that is made from a product that would otherwise be treated as waste.
“I like to educate people, make them feel as if they are part of the mission,” Fiasconaro said. “This isn’t a pledge to do better in the future. When someone buys the product, they are supporting immediate change.”

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The heat index (HI) indicates how hot it feels.
The HI is calculated using an equation that is a function of air temperature and the relative humidity. The HI is sometimes referred to as the “feels-like” temperature. Continue reading
Weather forecasting is a challenging and fascinating aspect of meteorology. An accurate forecast requires a thorough knowledge of all the variables of the atmosphere. There are also conservation principles of momentum, mass, energy and moisture, combined with the ideal gas law from chemistry that forecasters must consider.
The physical principles are represented as equations, and with current weather conditions, are used to solve for variables meteorologists care about — wind, temperature and precipitation. Computers are used in numerical weather prediction to solve these mathematical models to predict the weather based on current weather conditions. Continue reading
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The trade winds are a component of a global-scale tropical circulation feature known as the Hadley cell. This cell is driven by the fact that the equator is heated more intensely than latitudes to its north and south, resulting in the production of collections of thunderstorms girdling the globe roughly along the equator. Continue reading


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Hearings delayed for Lilac Hills, other ‘bundled’ housing developments
A hearing scheduled for next month to decide if several large housing developments should be approved by the county Board of Supervisors has been delayed indefinitely.
The county’s Planning and Development Services Department said in an email Tuesday there were several reasons for the delay.
They cited “staff workload in preparing some of these projects, the county’s Climate Action Plan litigation and the injunction which applies to the PSRs (property specific requests), and applicants continuing to provide additional information to staff for their projects.”
No new date has been set for the hearing.
All the projects are planned for parts of unincorporated San Diego County and need a General Plan Amendment. Each far exceeds the number of homes allowed under current zoning laws, so the developers have asked supervisors to grant them an amendment waiving those regulations.
They include the 1,735-unit Lilac Hills Ranch development proposed to be built just east of Interstate 15 and south of W. Lilac Road in Valley Center, and the Warner Ranch project, which seeks to construct 780 homes in Pala just north of state Route 76 on private property near the Pala Casino Resort & Spa.
Other projects that were to be considered the same day include Otay Ranch 14, which asks for an amendment to build more than 1,100 houses in Otay Mesa, and a single General Plan Amendment to consider changes in land use designations to 41 smaller parcels located throughout the county.
The continuation of Warner Ranch was expected because it has yet to go to the county’s Planning Commission as the developer continues to address issues raised by planners. The project was first proposed nearly 14 years ago.
No specific reason was given for why the Lilac Hills hearing was postponed.
However, a letter written by Borre Winckel, the president and chief executive officer of the Building Association of San Diego County to Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Kristin Gaspar may contain an explanation.
“Today, we were notified by several members who are currently processing project-level General Plan Amendments through your entitlement process,” Winckel wrote in the Nov. 9 letter. “They are in an advanced stage, with some close to being heard by your board. These members specifically allege that county staff informed them that until such time that certain Climate Action Plan-related litigation is resolved, staff will hold these projects over.”
Winckel said the BIA is “very concerned and greatly alarmed” by the decision.
“Staff has no business placing an effective injunction on the project when the court itself chose not to do so when requested by plaintiffs.”
“Housing production is in enough trouble as it is,” he continued, “with various scheduled ballot-box planning measures threatening to exacerbate the current cost crises …We ask that the county have the courage of its conviction to bring forward critical housing projects to hearing and not be intimidated by NIMBYs who routinely turn to the courts.”
Earlier this year, the county announced it was going to “bundle” or “batch” numerous requests for General Plan Amendments together in order to avoid state law requirements allowing for just four amendments to be granted each year.
In July, two developments in the Harmony Grove/Elfin Forest area were approved as was a larger project in Otay Mesa during the first of the bundled hearings. Combined, the three projects call for construction of nearly 4,000 homes, three-quarters of which are in the Otay 250 project.
In September, a General Plan Amendment was approved by the supervisors for the Newland Sierra development, which calls for 2,135 homes to be built just east of Interstate 15, roughly five miles north of downtown Escondido and north of Deer Springs Road.
Since then, lawsuits have been filed challenging the approval, and more than 117,000 signatures were gathered in hopes of placing on the March 2020 ballot a measure asking voters to overturn the approval.
The final batch of projects was to take place on Dec. 12.
One reason so many projects were coming before the board in 2018 was that signatures were being gathered earlier this year for a measure to be placed on the November ballot that, if approved, would require countywide votes on most large projects seeking amendments in the unincorporated county.
Enough signatures were gathered, but not in time to place the question on this year’s ballot. Instead, it will appear on the March 2020 ballot, giving developers another 18 months to win approval from the board before the new voting requirements might go into effect.
The Climate Action Plan litigation Winckel and the county spoke of refers to an ongoing lawsuit challenging parts of the county’s plan, specifically on how green house gas emissions can be mitigated by developers. A court hearing at which a final ruling may be issued is scheduled next month.
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From the time Barack Obama squatted in the White House, leftist Democrats have been working hard to silence conservatives.
During the 2014 presidential election, a number of websites and their emails were blacklisted by liberals.
I know that for a fact as it cost me a job, along with a number of fellow conservatives.
The attacks against conservatives began ramping up more in 2015 and have continued since.
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Facebook has been one of the largest entities that has been working to shut down and silence thousands of conservatives.
Facebook as increased their attacks this past week as they have begun blacklisting a number of conservatives.
Breitbart – Facebook Blacklists Prominent Conservatives Including Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer – The Masters of the Universe at Facebook have banned multiple conservative personalities from both Facebook and Instagram, including Infowars host Alex Jones, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, and Milo Yiannopoulos.
The Atlantic reports that Instagram and its parent company Facebook has banned a number of conservative personalities from its platforms, including Infowars host Alex Jones, Infowars contributor and YouTube star Paul Joseph Watson, journalist and activist Laura Loomer, and Milo Yiannopoulos. Louis Farrakhan was notably also banned from the platforms at the same time.
Paul Joseph Watson confirmed his ban, claiming he has not broken Facebook’s rules, and commenting, “In an authoritarian society controlled by a handful of Silicon Valley giants, all dissent must be purged.” …
Facebook has been using the hate group known as the Southern Poverty Law Center, to help identify conservatives such as Watson and Loomer with the intent of trying to silence their voices and put them out of business.
Facebook and other leftist internet giants have been intentionally violating the First Amendment rights of conservatives and Christians.
They do so believing that they are too big, too powerful and too rich to face legal challenges to their unconstitutional ways.
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Macronutrients are groups of nutrients we need in large quantities to provide the body with energy. The 3 macronutrients are Carbohydrates, Proteins & Fats. The fact we need them in large quantities is where the term macro comes from. There are recommended ranges of each to consume but in the end it will come down to personal circumstances.
Macronutrients contain energy in the form of calories, carbs are the main energy source but other sources can be used too.
The calorie content of each macronutrient:
Carbs - 4 calories per gram
Proteins - 4 calories per gram
Fats - 9 calories per gram
It is important we eat a variety of foods to obtain enough of each macronutrient. A lot of foods contain sources of multiple or all macronutrients but there are also a lot of foods that contain mainly just a high proportion of just one macronutrient.
Each of the 3 macronutrients have a specific function in the body:
Carbs - broken down into glucose and are the primary energy source, stored as glycogen in muscles for energy use later on.
Proteins - digested into amino acids, used to help create new proteins and build and repair muscles.
Fats - broken down into fatty acids and glycerol, stored around your body as an energy source, insulate the organs and an important component of cell membranes.

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Devices Increase Potential For Flexible, Light-Weight Power
Scientists and engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have made significant advancements in developing flexible, organic-based solar cells and photodetectors that can be used in a variety of Air Force systems.
Collaborative efforts between the directorate's Polymer Branch and Airbase Technologies Division are focused on exploring a diverse range of near-term applications for the technology, which include power generation for military tent structures and mobile military units, and eventually, power for satellites and communication systems.
Highly efficient, flexible solar cells are needed for a variety of potential Air Force systems for conversion of solar energy to electrical power.
Historically, the development of solar cells and photovoltaic devices has been limited to the use of crystalline silicon wafers or thin film deposition of other inorganic materials, a process that typically requires expensive manufacturing technologies.
The development of low-cost methodologies for the production of solar energy conversion devices is a critical enabling technology for a variety of Air Force applications.
Through a combination of fundamental research and development programs and external contractual efforts, scientists and engineers from the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate are exploring the use of organic and inorganic/organic hybrid materials and device architectures for flexible solar cell designs.
Researchers from the directorate's Polymer Branch have focused on a number of materials related issues for improving the devices' power conversion efficiency, a characteristic that demonstrates the amount of energy from the sun that can be converted to electrical power.
They have demonstrated that these devices can be significantly improved by controlling the nanoscale morphology of the film, and by developing new materials and film architectures with better response properties.
Directorate scientists have explored two techniques for device development: one based on an all-polymer/organic material approach, and another dye sensitized, organic/inorganic material hybrid approach.
In the all-polymer approach, two organic materials, an electron donating material and an electron accepting material, are partnered to make a percolating structure with two interpenetrating networks.
When optical energy reaches the electron donating material, a charge is transported through the electron accepting material to electrodes, which much like a battery, collect the electrons and deliver a voltage to a system.
"The introduction of alternative electron accepting materials has yielded a three-fold improvement in solar cell efficiency," said Dr. Michael Durstock, a scientist from the Polymer Branch.
In addition, existing collaborations with the directorate's Airbase Technologies Division support the directorate's program to develop an efficient, flexible prototype device.
Work accomplished under a contract with Michael Graetzel from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland through the European Office of Aerospace Research and Development, yielded a dye sensitized flexible solar cell with over 10 percent conversion efficiency.
This approach was based on the light sensitization of a nanoporous titania film. By controlling the nanoscale morphology of this titania film, as well as the ruthenium metal complex used as the light sensitizer and the electrolyte, which acts to regenerate the complex, researchers have demonstrated efficient device performance.
"Research conducted by Michael Graetzel has achieved a milestone that had not previously been achieved in flexible cells," Durstock said.
Other efforts of the Airbase Technologies Division are focused on replacing conventional electrical power generators at deployed airbases with a more distributed system of power generation.
By incorporating the solar cell technology in tent structures researchers expect to lighten the logistical burden of deployment and to facilitate agile combat.
By bringing promising technology candidates into the advanced technology development stage and transferring them to industry for full-scale production, the transition is made from basic research to application.
Special operations personnel could also benefit from light-weight, flexible solar cell technology through reduced weight of equipment and supplies carried into the field. By combining solar cell technology with rechargeable batteries, the overall weight of the required supplies and their electrical power systems will decrease.
Finally, solar arrays and photodetectors for space satellites provide much longer-term applications if the most stringent requirements of the space environment can be overcome.
The Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate, has initiated primary space irradiation and durability testing on organic materials for photovoltaic devices.
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According to a recent Market Insights Reports study, the global meat flavors market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2018 to 2023.
The growth in the global natural meat flavors market is largely attributed to globalization and consumer demand for RTE and processed food products. From 2016 to 2025, the consumption of meat and meat-based products is expected to grow by 60%. Additionally, an FAO fact sheet stated that global annual per capita meat consumption is expected to reach 35.3 kg by 2025.
Asia-Pacific, South America and Middle Eastern regions will experience the highest growth, due to an increased standard of living and disposable income. In developing countries, they will also experience an increased demand for meat flavors but at a lower growth rate.
A Natural Demand
The natural meat flavors market is expected to grow by a CAGR of 6.4% from 2018 to 2023, which was valued at $833.03 million in 2016 due to growing demands of health-conscious consumers, who are looking for the health benefits of animal proteins. The largest natural meat flavor market is the U.S., which accounts for more than 50% of the market share.


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Expense distribution by payroll unit code PUC:
Expense distribution by payroll unit code PUC
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Dinah Millikin & Phillip Burger
This is a payroll distribution expense report. The user can choose either Home Department Payroll Unit Code (PUC) or Distribution Department PUC to select related distribution records for a chosen pay cycle end date month and year.

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This is a guest post from David Ford of Mad Man Essentials. You can find Part 1 here. In the last article about beard maintenance we talked about the proper products to use on your beard. In this article we want to discuss the tools you use to shape and maintain your look in concert with […]
This is a guest post from David Ford of Mad Man Essentials. Enjoy! In a previous article we discussed the fact that beards are not just a trend, and that in fact, our Gents Place stylists have for some time been seeing a change in workplace rules to accommodate this growing preference among men. With some of […]
We encourage our stylists and barbers to share what our members are talking about and recently Frisco-based Linnie Watts shared a challenge that some men face in the workplace: an inability to wear a beard. She’ll note that sometimes members will come back from a vacation and really like the way their beard looks, but […]
Three years ago we wrote about a phenomenon known as “peak beard.” Many indications pointed towards the resurgence in beards as yet one more fashion trend that was due to peak. Instead, years later, beards continue to be popular worldwide as a mode for men to groom and present themselves. It seems that the 2010s […]
Men are more concerned about their personal style than ever before. This has ushered in one style trend after another. The biggest and burliest of them all? Beards. Yes, beards are literally everywhere. Sometimes it seems like every post-pubescent man out there has or is growing one. And, as is the case with most trends, […]
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Prolidase and oxidative stress in chronic Hepatitis C
Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, 08/03/2012
Duygu F et al. – Authors suppose that the values of prolidase and the oxidative stress are increased while the antioxidant levels are decreased in chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC). As a result, prolidase and the oxidative stress seem to be related with the progression of the disease.

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Sheopur, MP, Dec 24 (UNI) Three women of a family drowned when their jeep fell into a canal of Chambal river about eight km from the district headquarters yesterday, while trying to save a cyclist, police said today.
Chakabmudia village resident Sukhvinder Singh and his wife were on way to drop their daughters for appearing in an examination at a private school when the incident occurred.
Sukhvinder Singh's wife Baljeet Kaur (38) and daughters Kuldeep (12) and Sarvajeet (19) drowned. However, he managed to swim to safety.
The bodies were sent for autopsy.

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Country singer Chad Brownlee will be pulling double duty on ‘Super Saturday’ at the Shaw Charity Classic.
Tournament organizers have revealed the final field for a celebrity horse race, and Brownlee will be among those chasing birdies before switching his soft spikes for boots and hitting the stage for a concert.
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“We are committed to not only ensuring golf fans in Calgary have the opportunity to watch many of the best names in the game, but also to continue finding innovative ways to introduce more people to our event while delivering a memorable experience for all ages to enjoy,” said Shaw Charity Classic executive director Sean Van Kesteren in Thursday’s announcement.
“The Celebrity Shootout will headline a new lineup of activities on Super Saturday at the Shaw Charity Classic presented by Freedom Mobile, taking our annual TD Kids’ Day tradition to a new level of excitement and bringing sport fans, music lovers and families together with the stars of the PGA Tour Champions for a memorable day at the golf course.”
The record-setting, award-winning senior showdown at Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club has always attracted some of the biggest names in the birdie-making business, with Bernhard Langer, Davis Love III and Vijay Singh headlining a list of six World Golf Hall of Fame inductees on the tee-sheet next week.
There also will be no shortage of star-power in the celebrity horse race, a format where the golfer with the highest score is eliminated on each hole.
Among the dozen celebs who will be digging divots for charity dollars are current Flames forwards Mark Jankowski and Dillon Dube, plus three members of Calgary’s Stanley Cup-winning squad from 1989 — Lanny McDonald, Colin Patterson and Mike Vernon — and Grant Fuhr, who stopped pucks at the Saddledome but is best remembered as a stalwart for the arch-rival Edmonton Oilers during the glory days of the NHL’s Battle of Alberta.
Also participating are Canadian Olympic standouts Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Kerrin Lee-Gartner and Ben Hebert, former Stampeders linebacker Scott Coe and bareback-riding legend Davey Shields.
And, of course, Brownlee, who released his debut major label EP, Back In The Game, earlier this summer.
His concert follows Saturday’s second-round action at Canyon Meadows and is open to all ticketed spectators.
“In addition to music, I have a deep passion for everything the Shaw Charity Classic represents — sport, philanthropy and community,” Brownlee said. “I am very honoured to have the opportunity to perform in front of the enthusiastic golf and music fans in Calgary, and most importantly, contribute to making a positive impact on Alberta youth. This is going to be a whole lot of fun.”

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mardi 14 septembre 2010
GHENT – On the parking lot of a Peugeot car dealership, two vehicles were put on fire. Fire was put around 1h30 in the night. One Mercedes and a big Peugeot van were completely destroyed. Police supposes it’s an arson because there was a distance of 30 meters between the vehicles.


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...Who let Laurie Ann hit the red carpet like this? Someone is not your friend!
A few people came out to catch the premiere of MTV's Making the Band 4 at Bolthouse and Laurie Ann Gibson brought the boom kack! Dawn made it, Jon B. [where you been]
, and Teyana Taylor also came out to see the boom kack's grand return to MTV...
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When a photograph of him with a slightly altered appearance surfaced last year, Zac Efron finally responded to allegations that he received a new face. However, he claims that this is not the case.
Zac, a 34-year-old actor, appeared in a video last year in which viewers immediately noticed that his face appeared to be quite different from what it used to be. At the time, many people assumed he had cosmetic surgery.
On Entertainment Tonight, he talked about people believing he had undergone surgery. It's funny. I almost died, but we were fine.
Here is Why Did Zac Efron got Surgery.
When promoting his new film, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, Efron declared that he had been wounded. After falling in a puddle near his house, the actor reportedly cracked his jaw and had it wired shut.
Zac revealed further information about the injuries in an interview, stating that they nearly killed him. My mother told me. I never read the internet, so I dont really care, Zac said of the plastic surgery claims.
Zac admits that the accident almost killed him, although he found the claims funny. It's a shame. I nearly died, but we were okay.
Zac Efron broke his jaw in 2013 and had to have his mouth wired shut. He allegedly fell in a pool of water near his home that he did not notice. In addition, he suffered a scar in the fall that required stitches.
In the new film, viewers may see his face, as well as that of co-stars Bill Murray and Russell Crowe, as a guy who travels to Vietnam in 1967 to give beer to his childhood friends serving in the Army.
Millie Bobby Brown has sipped for the 2022 Emmy Awards.
While Efron stated that there was no one aspect of the true-story film that enticed him, it did just check all of the boxes for the 34-year-old actor.
Efron commented that the character advances and goes through the Vietnam War and is completely transformed. It's also wonderfully intertwined with this underlying comedy, and I knew he'd make this something great. He continued: "It had everything I wanted to do in my head."
The cast of this film is impressive. Along with Zac Efron, Bill Murray and Russell Crowe star in The Greatest Beer Run Ever, both of whom he describes as a dream come true to work with.
On September 30, Apple TV+ will launch The Greatest Beer Run Ever.


As Xbox becomes more media friendly, the need for support for keyboard, Bluetooth, wireless speaker, better Cortana integration is becoming a necessity. Pretty sure Microsoft already knows it, and the Xbox Division has joined thewhich in future, hopefully, enable support for wireless speakers. It is also the first video gaming brand that has joined in.
What is WiSA?
The Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA ) Association, an industry group dedicated to bringing a high resolution, wireless, multi-channel audio products to the home theater market.
This association will open up direct access to current member brands with the goal of delivering simple yet powerful audio solutions. It will result in an immersive audio experience that sets-up in minutes through the integration of WiSA technology. This is going to be useful for both gaming, and media consumptions.
Tony Ostrom, President of WiSA shared:
We are excited to welcome Xbox and have them work alongside our speaker brand members to increase the in-market system offerings that can be created through the interoperability of WiSA technology. Xbox delivers a fantastic gaming experience with premier audio alongside a significant amount of content into the homes of consumers, including TV shows, movies, and music.
Together, we can create simple high-performance audio solutions through the integration of high definition wireless audio for all Xbox fans.
The biggest advantage having a WiSa enabled device is it removes complicated set-up and wiring of traditional audio systems by utilizing cutting-edge wireless technology to create powerful and reliable audio systems that boast uninterrupted listening. WiSA also ensures multi-channel transmission of low-latency, high-definition audio, dramatically increasing the enjoyment of gaming, movies, TV, and music.
Xbox One already supports Dolby Atmos Support, and when Microsoft enables WiSa tech into Xbox One, it’s going to be big. I can imagine Smart speakers like Echo, Harman Kardon could connect with Xbox, and let users interact.


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What is vasectomy?
A vasectomy is a surgical procedure for men that stops the supply of sperm from entering the semen. It is a form of permanent birth control performed under local anaesthesia where the sperm-carrying tubes, also known as vas deferens, are cut and sealed.
This birth control procedure is generally safe and effective in preventing pregnancy.
Why get a vasectomy?
Vasectomy is recommended for men who are certain they do not want to father a child in the future. Other reasons to consider the procedure include:
- Lower risk of unplanned pregnancy compared to birth control medications.
- Inability to take oral contraceptives due to existing health conditions or risks.
- Safer and less complex than tubal ligation, a birth control procedure that poses a higher risk for women.
- An option for couples who wish to avoid passing on inheritable genes due to genetic disorders.
Can vasectomy be reversed?
A vasectomy can be reversed. A vasectomy reversal, also called vasovasostomy, is a micro-surgery that involves reconnecting both ends of the cut vas deferens. This procedure is used to restore fertility to a man who had previously undergone vasectomy.
Although it is possible to undo vasectomy, other factors such as your sperm motility and fertility of your female partner may affect pregnancy chances after a reversal procedure. The success rate of pregnancy can range from 30 to 90 per cent.
However, the longer the interval between the vasectomy and the reversal, the lower the success rate is for a reversal procedure.
Is there an age limit for a vasectomy?
While any male above 18 can undergo vasectomy, your urologist may advise against performing the procedure if you are:
- A young male who may not be emotionally prepared.
- Experiencing underlying health conditions that might increase the procedure risk of vasectomy.
What are the risks of vasectomy?
Vasectomy is a generally safe procedure. You will experience mild pain or soreness but other side effects may also include:
- Bleeding in the scrotum
- Swelling of the scrotum
A vasectomy will not affect your testosterone, libido, or sexual performance. It also does not increase the risk of heart diseases, testicular cancer, or other health problems.
How is vasectomy done?
The common method for vasectomy procedures is the no-scalpel method.
The surgeon makes a small hole in the scrotum and pulls the vas deferens through the hole. A small area of the vas deferens is cut before tying and cauterizing the ends. The vas deferens are then placed back inside the scrotum. The surgeon sews up the hole with a stitch.
What do I need to take note of after a vasectomy?
Your doctor will provide aftercare instructions for your recovery. The recovery time for a vasectomy is usually less than a week and you can resume most normal activities within a few days. You will also need to avoid all sexual activity for a week after your surgery.
For the procedure to be fully complete, you will need to wait for at least a few months before unprotected sexual intercourse because your sperm may still be present in your semen.


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Summary: This webinar will present library service inquiry methods, including planning steps and models, to help you start to develop your next library service plan. It will define opportunities that should be on your radar and offer strategies to get st ...
FREULAND - 08/11/2014 - 12:25 - Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA)
Description: Online social media software, which are commonplace tools for interacting with library patrons, can also be used effectively for communication, supervision and project management within a library department. This webinar outlines in detail ...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray. Illustrated by Lucille Corcos (1957)
Author: Oscar Wilde
Book ID: 66163
The Picture of Dorian Gray. With an Introduction by Andre Maurois and Illustrations by Lucille Corcos. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1957. First Thus. Folio. Quarter leather over marbled boards, housed in cloth slipcase. A fine bright copy.
One of 1500 Copies, Signed by the Illustrator Lucille Corcos.
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Donetsk, Oct 3 – DAN. Ukrainian army units expended 311 shells targeting DPR territory in the past 24 hours, violating the ceasefire 19 times, said DPR representative at the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) Ruslan Yakubov.
“Ukrainian armed forces fired 311 rounds. The number of ceasefire violations is 19," he said.
He said the fire was opened on Spartak, Trudovskiye and Alexandrovka outside Donetsk; Gorlovka and its' Zaitsevo; and Yasinovataya and neighboring Krutaya Balka; Dokuchayevsk; and southern Leninskoye, Kominternovo, Sakhanka, Bezymennoye.
The enemy used 82 and 120mm mortars, grenade launchers, IVFs, APCs, small arms of large caliber.
Rounds under 12.7mm are not included in daily reports and statistics.
In the previous 24 hours, Kiev forces violated the ceasefire 20 times, firing 118 rounds. *ot


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From Bailey Lauerman,"2022 Bailey Lauerman Fund For Student Opportunity Scholarship Winner":
As a part of our ongoing commitment to increased DE&I and our dedication to bringing more diverse voices and perspectives to our industry, we’re proud to award the 2022 Bailey Lauerman Fund for Student Opportunity scholarship to incoming UNL senior Dulce Isabel Garcia. Dulce was selected in recognition of her commitment to uplifting BIPOC student voices and supporting marginalized groups and individuals on campus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
As a leader and mentor for an impressive array of campus organizations, Dulce says, “My driving force in everything I do has always been to help create safer, more equitable spaces for BIPOC folks and other marginalized communities. I am so fortunate to live and go to school in a community with vastly different people, cultures, and communities, and I have not taken that for granted.”
Dulce is president of Define American, a campus organization which uses media and storytelling to fight immigrant hate. She joined the group as a freshman, explaining, “Growing up as a Latina in a predominately white school and community, I’ve always wanted to see more diversity and inclusivity. Stepping onto campus and into places like the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center for the first time felt like coming home, and I embraced the diversity around me wholeheartedly.” Define American hosts a week-long educational event called UNDOCU, fundraises for their scholarship program, and pushes to end the use of the harmful term “illegal immigrant”.
As part of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska (ASUN) Committee for Campus Life & Safety, she’s working on a personal project that reminds her of her own privilege. “I’m [creating] a map with all the accessible door entrances and gender-neutral bathrooms on campus, which will be implemented in the Nebraska App.”
Through her internship with the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues, she focuses on providing opportunities to lower socio-economic communities and communicating on issues of race, racial justice, and equity via social media platforms.
Bailey Lauerman CEO Greg Andersen says, “Dulce’s perspective on marketing communications is dead on. Every word matters. Every gesture matters. Each has the potential to make the world a better place. We’re very pleased to offer her this well-deserved scholarship. It’s a huge honor to support a student whose strong point of view and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is so integral to her goals.”
The Bailey Lauerman Fund for Student Opportunity builds upon BL’s long-standing relationship with the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The scholarship is available annually for incoming junior and senior ADPR students at UNL.

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I want to write something about power,
power that is not power over
or belly up under
but a sacred medicine
a fiercesome rite of passage
a collaborative phenomena
the birthing grounds to our true yes and no.
Power that when used rightly
has the ability to restore us
and rebirth humanity itself to a new dream
a new world
She is perceived dangerous
The dragon woman’s transformative fire
Throwing flames at outworn old assumptions
She is the freedom that moves effortlessly in her body
as tree tosses her leaves,
snake sheds her skin
moon gravity that moves Ocean
and the tides of our own bleeding.
I have witnessed this power
Not on occasion
but in each breath of us that tenderly holds our life force
in the bone stories of ancestral wisdom held in the center of our own marrow
in our grandmother’s swollen belly
her umbilical cord nourishing our mother’s developing womb
holding the eggs of her daughters yet born
in the interwoven circles of wisewomen that are gathering across the lands.
She is true north on our compass
never questioning our value or our worth
while simultaneously destroying on contact
old patterns in every lie we dare repeat.
Breaks the template
Destroys false identities
Threatens belief systems
And shall bring at last the fall
Of patriarchal structures that cannot and will no longer hold her down.
Once the slave, the victim, the prey,
She is now the Sovereign of our, destiny.
She cares no longer about what you think
For she has determined her own fate
And would no sooner cease what flows through her veins now
Than the waterfall would retreat before falling into mystery.
One cannot refute the truth of her
Nor contain the unparalleled pure beauty of her existence.
She is our rock steady strength in the center of our vulnerability
Our thunderous knowing breaking the too long silence
And now she is choosing,
though it no longer feels a choice
but more a deep and persistent calling,
what can no longer be denied saying
“Become the power you are Sacred Woman”
“Believe that your time has come embody your birthright power of the Goddess Herself
that always will and always will and always will
ALisa’s Fire Spirit — photo courtesy of Marsia Shuron Harris. However she wants you to know that this was a point and shoot aimed over her head while I was standing by the fire one night.


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If American democracy is to survive, it will need a vibrant free press that is subsidized by the government, according to a journalist and a media scholar who spoke at Fordham.
Robert W. McChesney, Ph.D., and John Nichols argued in a presentation on Feb. 5 that the current media model, in which advertising and newsgathering are coupled, is irrevocably broken.
Every month for the past two years, 1,000 newspaper journalists have been laid off, Nichols said at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus. Last year, 140 newspapers ceased publication.
As such, the ratio of public relations professionals to journalists has jumped from 1.2-to-1 in 1980 to 4-to-1 today.
“Journalism is literally being rolled over by propaganda,” said Nichols, who is a contributing writer for The Progressive and the associate editor of Capital Times, the daily newspaper in Madison, Wis.
Eighty six percent of all news stories that were printed or aired by Baltimore media in 2008 originated from what Nichols called “higher authorities,” such as public relations firms or corporate press releases. That study, which was conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, shows that traditional journalism has been reduced to “stenography,” Nichols said.
“With four P.R. agents to every one journalist, and 86 percent of stories coming from power and 14 percent coming from the people, the future is not ‘Big Brother is watching you,’ the future is, ‘You will be watching Big Brother,’” he said.
Meanwhile, debate over the future of journalism is being fueled by old media “fantasists” who say that advertising will return, and new media “fabulists” who say online outlets will take over when traditional media go bankrupt, he said.
McChesney and Nichols, the authors of The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that Will Begin the World Again (Nation Book, 2010), offered fresh ideas for revamping the traditional media landscape.
McChesney, the Gutgsell Endowed Professor of Communication at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, laid out a plan for transforming journalism from a business venture into a public trust, on par with schools and police.
To First Amendment purists who fear that government subsidies inevitably lead to censorship, McChesney noted that the federal government once subsidized newspapers through heavily discounted mail rates. That practice, which was in place from colonial times, stopped only after the Civil War.
Some of the concrete ideas he put forth include extending the AmeriCorps service program to students who want to be journalists, as well as increasing funding to grassroots radio and television stations expressly to hire journalists to cover their communities.
“We have communities in which there are no journalists covering statehouses and town houses,” McChesney said. “Delaware does not have a full-time journalist covering the state government. It’s simply gone.”
Whether Americans will accept such a system—like in Germany, where taxes are levied against individual televisions in people’s homes—is a fair question, McChesney said. He came back again to the idea of “bottom-up” journalism that aspires to keep a check on those in power.
“If you approach people and ask, ‘Do you want to have your taxes raised to give more money to the same commercial interests that ran journalism into the ground?’ they’re going to say, ‘Of course not; that’s stupid,’” he said.
“But if you ask people, ‘Are you willing to pay to have a credible source of information so that you can have people in power monitored and you can know what’s going on in your community and help you be an effective citizen?’ I guarantee the answer will be yes.”
The talk was sponsored by the Donald McGannon Communication Research Center and the Bernard L. Schwartz Center for Media, Public Policy and Education at Fordham.


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—Long Island Woman
“Funny, smart, and an excellent writer, Rachel Eddey gives Jen Lancaster a run for her money as she races with sarcastic wit and whine all the way up to the altar. … She holds her own, though, with her own style, a little bit sweet and a little bit sassy. She paints one vivid satirical vignette after another … Completely hilarious.”
—A Frugal Life
“A funny, breezy romp through Manhattan wedding mania.”
—Susan Shapiro, author of Five Men Who Broke My Heart
“A laugh-out-loud peek into the mind of a crazed bride. . . . Truly a great read!”
—Jodie Sweetin, Full House actress and author of unSweetined
“From the very first page of her hysterical memoir, she keeps us in stitches.”
—Amber Benson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress and writer/director
“A fast read, full of funny and often heart-warming moments. . . . Compelling.”
—Dan Konopka, drummer for OK Go
“Hilarious … I couldn’t put down this heartfelt story of learning how to have it all.”
—Carley Roney, cofounder and editor in chief of TheKnot.com
From the Back Cover
Using her nervous energy productively, Rachel enters every contest she can find, winning diamond earrings, a honeymoon, a photographer, and two wedding gowns. Her pop culture obsession lands the wedding party on two hit reality TV shows. There’s just one problem as the clock ticks down: Her staunch perfectionism and fear of dancing threaten to derail everything. She has to redefine perfect and embrace the mistakes—or risk losing it all.
Please take your seats. The wedding is about to begin.

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As many as 112 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Tamil Nadu, including 1 imported case from the UAE. A total of 34,55,871 cases have been reported in the State so far.
Active cases stood at 756, with the highest of 370 in city. Chennai recorded 81 new cases on Friday.
Chengalpattu had 11 cases, 5 in Tiruvallur, 4 in Kancheepuram, 3 in Coimbatore, 2 cases in Tirunelveli and a case each in Kanniyakumari, Krishnagiri, Tenkasi, Thanjavur, Tiruvannamalai and Tiruchy.
After 14,038 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, the State positivity rate stands at 1%.
Chennai has the highest test positivity rate of 3%. As many as 68 people were discharged across TN, taking total recoveries to 34,17,090. Death toll remains at 38,025.


“The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Heard About”
WIRED, June 16, 2020
By Lily Hay Newman
“The campaign known as Secondary Infektion appears to be a distinct effort from the meddling of the IRA and GRU—and it went undetected for years.”
The Internet Research Agency is infamous for flooding mainstream social media platforms with compelling disinformation campaigns. The GRU, Russia’s military intelligence agency, deploys strategic data leaks and destabilizing cyberattacks. But in the recent history of Russia’s online meddling, a third, distinct entity may have been at work on many of the same objectives—indicating that Russia’s disinformation operations went deeper than was publicly known until now.
Dubbed Secondary Infektion, the campaign came on the radar of researchers last year. Today, the social media analysis firm Graphika is publishing the first comprehensive review of the group’s activity, which seems to have begun all the way back in January 2014. The analysis reveals an entity that prioritizes covering its tracks; virtually all Secondary Infektion campaigns incorporate robust operational security, including a hallmark use of burner accounts that only stay live long enough to publish one post or comment. That’s a sharp contrast to the IRA and GRU disinformation operations, which often rely on cultivating online personas or digital accounts over time and building influence by broadening their reach.
Secondary Infektion also ran disinformation campaigns on a notably large array of digital platforms. While the IRA in particular achieved virality by focusing its energy on major mainstream social networks like Facebook and Twitter, Secondary Infektion took more than 300 platforms in all, including regional forums and smaller blogging sites. The combination of widespread and endless burner accounts has helped the group hide its campaigns—and its motives—for years. But the approach also made the actor less influential and seemingly less effective than the IRA or GRU. Without being able to build a following, it’s difficult to get posts to take off. And many Secondary Infektion campaigns were either flagged by platform anti-abuse mechanisms or simply pilloried by regular users.
“The main thing is that this really adds a large-scale, persistent threat actor into the mental map we have of Russian information operations,” says Ben Nimmo, director of investigations at Graphika. “All the while you have the IRA running its operations, all the while you have GRU running its operations, you had Secondary Infektion running its own brand of operations, which had a very different style, had a very different approach. This was all running at the same time, and quite often they were all homing in on the same targets.”
Secondary Infektion has a familiar hit list. The group has been active in running disinformation campaigns related to world elections, has attempted to sow division between European countries, and has highlighted US and NATO dominance and aggression. Domestically, the actor has run campaigns in defense of Russia and its government, targeted activists and groups critical of the regime—like the reporting group Bellingcat and anti-corruption advocate Alexei Navalny—and tried to discredit the World Anti-Doping Agency. Secondary Infektion has also painted Turkey as a villainous rogue state and sown division over issues of global migration, particularly Muslim displacement. It has run relatively few campaigns related to Syria and its civil war but is devoted to a common priority for Russia-backed digital actors: undermining and destabilizing Ukraine.
About the Author:
Lily Hay Newman is a senior writer at WIRED focused on information security, digital privacy, and hacking. She previously worked as a technology reporter at Slate magazine and was the staff writer for Future Tense, a publication and project of Slate, the New America Foundation, and Arizona State University. Additionally her work has appeared in Gizmodo, Fast Company, IEEE Spectrum, and Popular Mechanics. She lives in New York City.


Hi @nanyer9 ,
based on your description, may I ask if your current Armoury Crate version is up to date?
Have you configured the RGB lighting for your headphones in Armoury Crate?
Could you provide a screenshot?
If the headphone light is constantly on, it indicates that ANC is enabled, and if it's flashing, it's in ambient mode.
Have you enabled ANC but the light is not constantly on? Have you tried cross-testing with other devices?
Thank you for the reply.
Yes I have the latest version of armoury crate which is version: 184.108.40.206 and I also have the latest firmware on my cetra rgb
I tried configurating the rgb lighting on my armoury crate but it doesn't work. The rgb on my cetra is still not working.
Yes the ANC is enabled and it can be turned to ambient mode. But theres no light on the led indicator on the in line controller that normally turns on whenever I plug in my cetra rgb earphone on my laptop and my ROG phone 3. And the inline controller of the earphone is a bit hotter compared before. But it can play music and the volume buttons are also working fine.
I tried testing it on my ROG phone 3, still the rgb on my cetra is not working. Tried configurating it using my phone still not working.
Btw my cetra is only 2 months old I bought this on an asus physical store. I think the problem is on the product it self. The inline controller is abnormally hotter than before. I don't know how long till this earphone will still work.