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Are you living a dispassionate life? For the average guy in his early twenties, a discussion about a passionate life may not seem necessary. At that age, most people I’ve known are on missions to pursue and accomplish their dreams. Some are so driven by a singular goal that they disregard nearly every other area of their lives like modern-day Captain Ahabs riveted, at all costs, on the prized whale. Most people who are just starting their true adult lives wake up every morning knowing exactly what they’re doing and why they’re doing it — or so they believe.
As people progress further into their adult lives, most encounter obstacles and diversions that either threaten to or succeed at separating them from that true passion with which they so strongly identified in their younger years. Losing one’s true passion can greatly diminish one’s lust for life and, arguably, one’s potential for growth and greater success. How does one handle all of the responsibilities and time-gobblers that life hurls at him and remain connected with and dedicated to that “thing” which makes his life exciting and personally-gratifying? The answer is that he must make room in his life for “that thing.”
In the song, “Piano Man,” Billy Joel characterizes the after-work crowd at a bar. The pianist-narrator points out a “real-estate novelist.” The term implies disappointment and desperation. One both wonders and fully understands why this would-be novelist must divide his time between what he considers to be his calling and hawking sensible condominiums to soul-flattened yuppies.
This nearly-derailed author must have a family and home to support, must be tethered to the life-consuming American financial system that loves to keep us horses forever chasing the dangling carrot. If we’re one-sided in our analysis of the real-estate novelist, we discredit him and fail to realize his heroism. Yes, he has compromised his pursuit of his true ambition in order to make a living. Yes, he has, in part, succumbed to the status quo; but he’s still at least a part-time novelist or a man who continues to identify with his passion for writing. Despite life’s mundane demands, he has still found time and/or room within himself to remain connected to his dream. Many of us can recite from memory Langston’s Hugh’s admonition that we “hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”
Why do so many of us divorce ourselves`from our dreams in life? As the 42-year-old lead singer of the well-received-yet-still-underground hard rock band, Urbansnake, I can tell you that most of the excellent retired musicians I know have quit because they never realized the material success that they desired to garner from their music. There was no world tour, no throng of groupies, no royalty checks with which to pay for trashed hotel rooms. They never flew to a gig in a private jet, nor graced the cover of a fan magazine. In their minds, they failed.
This perspective is at least in part attributable to their indoctrination into a capitalist society that doesn’t recognize success that is independent of visible wealth and prestige. An excellent remedy for this unfortunate and dream-crushing mindset is the Buddhist sand mandala. Many Buddhist monks create these incredibly intricate works of art using tiny grains of multicolored sand. These projects take a very long time to complete. Shortly after the completion of the work, the artist destroys it. Therein lies the spiritual significance of the whole endeavor. Life isn’t permanent. Nothing is permanent. Meaning is to be found in the activity, not in the end result.
Who were you as a child? What captured your interest then? Did you love sports? Did you draw? Did you make up stories or write songs or dance or sing? If you’ve lost touch with the kinds of interests that pleased your soul, reconnect with them. Find a half hour here or there, and escape the drudgery. There is evidence that personally gratifying and pleasurable activities boost the levels of dopamine in our brains.
What is dopamine? It is a neurotransmitter that assists in commandeering the centers of our brains that register rewards and pleasures. These centers respond to obvious forms of pleasure like food and physical intimacy. When our dopamine levels are low, we risk losing interest in life. When this occurs, we end up feeling like we are merely going through the motions in life, merely fulfilling our obligations. Life becomes a burdensome and deadening affair.
So rather than seeking out dopamine boosts via harmful substances like tobacco, alcohol and recreational drugs try simply reconnecting with the things that you’re passionate about.
Ours is a culture that too easily seeks medicinal solutions to problems that are often spiritual in nature. If you are feeling like you’ve lost your enthusiasm for daily life, you may need to do something rather than take something that will rekindle your passion. Do it for you, and do it just to do it. Your elevated sense of well-being will be your reward.
By Vincent Corvino
About the Author:
Vincent Corvino’s writing has appeared in several literary journals, among them The Quarterly, New Letters, The Crescent Review and The Blue Moon Review. He is currently the lead singer of the New York City hard rock band, Urbansnake. He is a former student of Zen Buddhist Roshi, Rich Hart, and has trained as a boxer under former WBO Middleweight Champion, Doug Dewitt. He possesses an MA in Education from Columbia University and a Post-Graduate Certificate in School Leadership. He has been an English teacher since 1996.

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We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that.
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Gozoop, the integrated communication agency, has won the digital mandate for HRX by Hrithik Roshan. As part of the mandate, Gozoop will manage the HRX digital assets such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to strengthen consumer loyalty and acquire new relationships with the brand. One of the key agenda will also be to drive awareness about the stories behind the brand's collections.
Ahmed Aftab Naqvi, CEO & Co-Founder, Gozoop, said, “We are delighted to partner with a brand that values a digital first approach to connect with its audiences in today’s times. We look forward to leveraging our experiences and insights to help brand HRX win in this new world.”
The mandate includes social media strategy, content marketing and creative strategy across digital platforms.
Afsar Zaidi, CEO, HRX, said, “We are looking forward to working with Gozoop as our new digital partners. We wanted to associate with someone who has hands-on digital marketing space understanding, profound comprehensions into social trends, and most importantly a team of like-minded individuals who will help effectively channelize the digital narrative.”
HRX, founded in 2013 by Hrithik Roshan and Exceed Entertainment, is a platform for bringing people together to believe in the philosophy of becoming the best version of themselves. It aims to revolutionise the fitness scenario in India, as a high quality alternative to international brands with its lines of sportswear and fitness accessories.

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You are free to disagree but the fact is the controller hardware and calibrations are different ( as the should be) because they are used behind different engines and in front of different axles. The collaborated on the design of the transmission itself ( shared cost of development). I have tuned countless 6L80/90, 8L80/90 and 10L90 transmissions so I am familiar with what is done in the factory calibration as well as what is done to improve them from there. The trucks usually leave more to be desired then the cars. So a calibration issue on a Ford 10R80 behind an ecoboost would not be related to a calibration issue with a 10L80 behind a 6.2 since there was no collaboration on calibration of the individual products from each company. FWIW you can even take two GM vehicles with the exact same drivetrain and each division will have its own calibration. For example. 2016 Yukon Denali 6.2/8spd 3.23 22” wheel 2016 Escalade 6.2/8spd 3.23 22” wheel Not the same even though everything that matters in the programming is exactly the same parts wise.
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Evaluation of the Impact of the Interventions of the Land Program supporting the Food Security of the European Commission in Honduras
Study of experiences of the producers who are beneficiaries of the credit and land titling and of the municipalities to evaluate the results obtained with the processes of land registry and land system. Evaluation of the results of the capacity building of the municipal human resources. Review of the role of the main institutions and their coordination and complementarities with other governmental activities (PATH, PACTA, etc) and of other donors (WB, FAO, etc). Formulation of recommendations to ensure that Program actions are integrated and effective for the target population with the focus on food security of the EC.
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Peterborough teen with cancer stars at celebrity gala in front of Eva Longoria, Victoria Beckham and Princess Beatrice
A Peterborough teenager who suffered significant hearing and memory loss from treatment for blood cancer was part of a choir which performed in front of celebrities at a gala in London.
Corey Foster (15), who lives between Orton Waterville and Orton Southgate, performed at the Global Gift Gala as part of the Rays of Sunshine Children’s Choir alongside renowned English tenor and Rays of Sunshine ambassador Alfie Boe.
Corey and 12 of his fellow choir members sang in front of a celebrity audience which included actress Eva Longoria, Victoria Beckham and Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York.
Corey is currently living in partial remission from acute myeloid leukaemia, a type of blood cancer. Since being diagnosed Corey has had to endure chemotherapy which sadly caused him to have significant hearing and memory loss.
The teen continues to visit hospital regularly for ongoing treatment, monitoring and medication.
The ninth annual Global Gift Gala, organised by Maria Bravo and Eva Longoria, took place at the Rosewood Hotel in London. This year Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity was selected as the local beneficiary alongside the Eva Longoria Foundation and Casa Global Gift.
Other celebrity attendees at the gala included Olly Murs, Ronan and Stormy Keating, Holly Branson, Amanda Holden, Nile Rodgers and Tana Ramsay.
After his performance, Corey said: “I had a fantastic time! It was amazing getting to meet all the celebrities and being made to feel proud. Singing to everyone was an amazing experience. My favourite part was meeting Victoria Beckham. It was a day I will never forget.”

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Pets are important for the family for a large number of us; indeed, numerous individuals would lament the way that their mate assumes a greater amount of their pet than they do of them. They may get the best food, best outfits, best toys – so obviously it bodes well they would get the best pet beds as well. No self-regarding pet would need to lay down with their lord or paramour once they have a portion of the stunning pet beds that are accessible today, and if your pet turns out to be a major canine like a St. Bernard or a German Shepherd, both you and your bed will most likely be happy about that! cat beds
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Painful and numb arm/hand from sleeping on side, is it normal?
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So lately like within the past few days, my arm and hand get numb and painful from sleeping on my side (like whichever side is down is the side it happens on). It actually wakes me up because it's painful. Is this normal? My blood pressure is always normal and I don't have any other issues. 40+3 now. Thank you Edit: it actually happens to my leg/foot on that side too Edit 2: I just woke up from a nap and the arm and hand on the side I wasn't laying on was completely numb and so painful, and I wasn't even on that side 😭 I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow so I'm going to ask about it but it's really bad
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- jPosted 6/26/22Could be a pinched nerve or pregnancy carpel tunnel… ask doctor for ultrasound
- I’ve had the same issue with my arm/s & hand. Especially my right arm and hand. Don’t have the issue with my legs/feet. Can be pretty painful and wake up numb/hurting too. My OB said it’s carpel tunnel and will go away when I deliver. I’ve heard suggestions of getting a splint or arm wrap to help. I figured I don’t have much longer so I’ll just stick it out.
- mLast edited 6/26/22I would follow up with your dr. Most likely just from lying funny or to long. Better safe then sorry!Advertisement | page continues below
- Posted 6/26/22I just woke up from a nap and the arm and hand on the side I wasn't laying on was completely numb and so painful, and I wasn't even on that side 😭 I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow so I'm going to ask about it but it's really bad
- Posted 6/26/22BlueberrySkyy said:I just woke up from a nap and the arm and hand on the side I wasn't la…Same with my hands go numb and feel so tight I guess you could say when I wake up. Let us know what the doctors says! I just figured it was normal and haven’t asked mine yet- but it also doesn’t happen to my legs yet
- You probably have carpel tunnel. I had it before baby came and it was so painful. I got braces to wear at night time to make it a bit better. I’m happy to report it has gone away for the most part at 2 weeks pp.
- Eledoux11 said:Same with my hands go numb and feel so tight I guess you could say whe…I had this and had to start sleeping propped up on my back. It's gone now that baby is here!💚
- MistyA1 said:I had this and had to start sleeping propped up on my back. It's gone …That's good to know! There's hope at the end of the tunnel lol
- nPosted 6/27/22I have this and in the morning when I wake up it’s ten times worse!!! I believe but could be wrong that it’s bc our muscles and ligaments are so relaxed at the end of pregnancy so using our hands our arms under our pillow or to much pressure on them makes them swell and painful. Try to use them less….
- Green1129 said:You probably have carpel tunnel. I had it before baby came and it was …It feels like a swollen lymph node under my arm because when I'm laying down and my arm is resting on my body, the pressure of that hurts under my armpit and shoots down my arm. But who knows you might be right, when I Google this carpel tunnel comes up so maybe it's that?

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On Friday July 8th I took the day off to get the engine ready for the annual trip to Harrisburg's riverfront park for the PA Pump Primers Muster. I had bought a new light to replace the modern light bar. Owen and I got this on the truck in the morning. In addition, we purchased some diamond plate to cover up the rust on the corners of the jump seat. Late Friday evening we mounted the recently acquired deck gun on the roof.
Bright and early Saturday morning we met the crew at the Yoe Fire Company for the ride up to the Farm Show complex.
After the ride up to Harrisburg we parked and started cleaning up.
After the Parade down to the waterfront we got everything setup and started pumping.
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Last week, the Southampton Village Board meeting discussion concerning Heart of the Hamptons’ new location left me feeling very disheartened.
At the meeting, a group of residents spoke about their opposition to the food pantry moving into their neighborhood through self-interested, “not in my backyard”-type speeches. One irate woman addressed the Village Board by asking, “What is Southampton getting out of this (lease)?” Then replied, “Nothing.”
These types of comments were frustrating to listen to, because I believe that compassionately helping neighbors in need is certainly not “nothing.”
Heart of the Hamptons currently has approximately 4,000 Southampton Town residents on its registry; 2,600 of these residents live within the Southampton and Tuckahoe school districts, and 950 of them are currently living within Southampton Village.
As the cost of living continues to rise in our community, these families rely on Heart of the Hamptons’ food, clothing and assistance services as a lifeline. Southampton is not just a resort town for the rich and second-home owners. Roughly 48 percent of students in the Southampton School District and 66 percent of students in the Tuckahoe School District are living in poverty.
Guess who is there for these students? Heart of the Hamptons is currently running its annual Lunchbox Kids and Backpack Kids programs, where they provide local students with food, back-to-school supplies and other necessities that no child should ever be without.
Heart of the Hamptons has operated within a residential area of Southampton Village without any negative incidents or distractions to its neighbors for 40 years. It has always operated in a dignified manner, and I am beyond confident that it will continue to be a good neighbor in its new location.
As board president, I encourage this opposing group to reach out to us if they have any questions about our operation.
Right now, a move to a new space is a necessity. Without this new space, Heart of the Hamptons will be in serious jeopardy of not being able to provide services to our community. This is a scary thought, considering how vital Heart of the Hamptons has been to so many households during the pandemic.
The Southampton Village Board recognized this need, and I am grateful to its members for helping us find a home. Now, as Heart of the Hamptons approaches the finish line of making this move a reality, I trust that the board will do the right thing and continue its support of this great organization.
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When we left Frederica
, in the eponymous book by Georgette Heyer
, the heroine's youngest brother Felix had stowed away in a hot air balloon and come to grief when the balloon descended into a tree. Frederica asked Lord Alverstoke to pursue the balloon and he is now in charge of the injured Felix at a farm outside London.
Alverstoke’s night at the farm minding Felix is very stressful. At least grumpy Miss Judbrook feeds him quite adequately but Felix tosses and turns all night, feverishly moaning or calling out for Frederica. My favorite bit is when he wakes up and asks where he is, and Alverstoke replies, “You are with me, Felix,” which he knows is silly when he utters it, but Felix is comforted.

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A Shattered Life. . . Peter is devastated by Hayley's accident. Unable to see past his own guilt, he distances himself from Brooke and their girls and finds other ways to ease his pain. Illegal ways. Peter's choices send him spiraling into a cavernous abyss that threatens to destroy not only his relationship with Brooke but his life.
A Reason to Rejoice. . . Against the backdrop of great pain and loss, a Baxter wedding takes place in New York City, a wedding that gives all of them a reason to smile again. Now, what will it take for Brooke and the Baxters to move forward, and how will the sudden loss of one special woman change them all?
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this is a high book. Gary Smalley is an outstanding author.
She tries her best to give each character a different voice. That's not easy when you have over 20 in one book.
These book are great. I wish they were longer but desipite that I am always intrigued and excited to see where the stories take me.
I would recommend this book to a friend because the story of the entire series is irresistible. I really enjoy the Christian atmosphere of these books as well.
The family acceptance and support of the child after her injury was the highlight of the book. They never lost faith and never stopped loving her and appreciating that she survived.
I don't enjoy the portrayal of the male voices in the performance, but otherwise, it is wonderful.
Rejoice was definitely worth the time. I feel blessed by these books.
The books are very short!
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BIG Brother’s Chanelle and Simone are the first housemates set to face the public vote this week.
The pair will face the firing line after they lost out during a tense challenge called The Hunt, which has replaced evictions for this week.
All housemates are at risk of facing eviction as they do their best to complete a series of challenges set by Big Brother.
The housemates who can successfully complete the games will avoid nomination.
Housemates would usually face eviction after being put up for the public vote through nominations from their other housemates.
Big Brother’s Bit On the Side host Rylan Clark-Neale revealed there wouldn’t be nominations on Tuesday night’s show.
Although he didn’t give too many details away, he did say: “Housemates will be competing in a series of games where the stakes are so high, because maybe some of the losers may face possible eviction.”
Meanwhile, on tonight’s episode it all kicked off when Andrew lashed out at Hurricane Sue and Simone.
After Sue and Simone accused him of turning his back on them, Andrew hit back: “Simone, we didn’t chat everyday. Don’t attack my character in such a ridiculous way.
You’ve attacked my character for a week now.”
He continued: “You don’t f***king now me, don’t dare come for me.
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“Don’t dare come for my f***ing character. You don’t f***ing know me. How dare you!”
Heading into the diary room, he told big brother: “I cannot cope with people attacking my character when they don’t know me.
“I don’t know how to justify myself when it’s so surreal.”
He added: “I’ve never had to deal with people. But be so low to speak about someone in such a disgusting way.”
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Ascend Properties reports that the proportion of the population relying on the rental market in England has grown by as much as 5% in the last decade. Government data was analysed on dwellings stock across England – and looked at what percentage of the population are renting compared to homeownership, and how this has changed over the last 10 years.
The largest proportion of the market – at no surprise – are homeowners. The latest figures show they make up 63.9% of the current market, with private renting accounting for 19.4%, and properties rented through housing associations or local authorities accounting for 16.7%.
However, the reliance on rental homes is higher in London – where 21.9% of the population are renting. Yorkshire and the Humber (19.7%) and the East Midlands (18.8%) are also home to some of the largest rental markets in England.
“There’s no doubt that we are seeing a shift towards a preference to rent, if not indefinitely, then certainly until a later stage of life.
“This is being driven by issues surrounding housing affordability, with property values continuing to climb at a far higher rate than available earnings, which is causing aspirational homeowners to save for longer in order to get a foot on the ladder.”Ged McPartlin, Managing Director, Ascend Properties
Although we remain a nation of homeowners there are signs that this obsession is starting to wane. Ascend Properties research shows that across England, the number of people living in the rental sector has increased by 3% – from 16.4% a decade ago to 19.4% today.
Although this may not sound like a lot, an increase of 1.022m dwellings with an average of 2.3 people to a dwelling means there are now an estimated 2,360,495 more people living in the rental sector.
The North West (+3.8%), Yorkshire and the Humber (+3.6%) and West Midlands (+3%) have also seen some of the largest rental market increases in the last decade.
The South East has seen the smallest rise in the proportion of people renting, but even still, the region has seen an increase of 0.7%, while the level of homeowners has dropped -0.6%.
“We’re also seeing a societal change in terms of our attitudes towards renting and the freedom and flexibility it provides. You need only look at the phenomenal growth of the Build to Rent sector in recent years which has been driven by the sheer demand for rental properties designed specifically for purpose.
“Repurposed housing stock is largely inadequate for the modern resident and doesn’t fully meet their needs with regard to space, living standards or the additional aspects that a Build to Rent property can provide, such as social areas and onsite amenities and community spirit.
“As the Build to Rent sector continues to grow in size, it will become increasingly more likely that residents will opt to remain in the rental sector and we expect to see this increasing rental market share seen over the last decade continue to gather serious pace in the future.”Ged McPartlin, Managing Director, Ascend Properties


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Made this one for New Years Day Dinner and the whole family enjoyed it, even Mikey (Cedric). It is from Cooking Light’s December Issue so it is not only tasty and calorie conscience, but you can get the whole meal on the table in just about 30 minutes.
Pork with Pomegranate Pan Sauce
with Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes & Garlic Green Beans
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon black pepper
4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut pork loin chops
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/3 cup chopped shallots
3/4 cup pomegranate juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; sprinkle over pork chops.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork chops; cook 3 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm. Add shallots to pan; cook 45 seconds, stirring constantly. Add juice, 1 tablespoon sugar, and vinegar; bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes or until slightly thick. Serve pork with sauce.
Yeild: 4 servings (serving size; 1 pork chop and about 2 tablespoons sauce).
CAL 232; FAT 8.8g; PROTIEN 24g; CARB 13.1g; FIBER 0.3g; CHOL 67mg; IRON 1.3mg; SODIUM 352mg; CALC 34mg
For the Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes:
Prepare 1 (20-ounce) package refrigerated mashed potatoes according to package directions. Stir in 2 tablespoons reuced-fat sour cream. Top each serving with 1 teaspoon butter and ½ teaspoon minced fresh chives. *Please note I made my own mashed potatoes from scratch (yes my family is spoiled).
For the Garlic Green Beans:
Cook ¾ pound trimmed green beans in boiling water 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and plunge into ice water; drain. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a pan. Add 3 thinly sliced garlic cloves; sauté 2 minutes or until golden brown. Add beans, ¼ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper; cook 2 minutes or until heated.
30 Minute Game Plan
While water for green beans comes to a boil:
· Trim green beans.
· Season pork.
· Chop shallots.
· Slice garlic.
While pork cooks:
· Warm potatoes.
· Blanch green beans.
While sauce cooks:
· Finish green beans.
· Make sure you have all your ingredients, utensils and pans ready before you start.
· To skip the boiling and ice bath for the green beans buy microwave ready fresh green beans.


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Music lovers just need to click to create their own music station
Music lovers here are a weird lot. Though they're not walking down the road with a boombox stuck to their ears, you can still find them stuck to their iPod or dishing out music reviews at any given opportunity. To add to their passion for tunes, many internet radio and dedicated websites are out to encourage user-prompted radio/ music sharing stations to help promote and discover new music and artistes.
www.last.fm, www.blip.fm, www.soundcloud.com and www.grooveshark.com are just some of them where you can start your own station, play your music and let the world know what genres you like. It's also a chance to meet like-minded music fans, discover new artists and increase your music collection.
Says Falak Mulchandani, who has a virtual station, “last.fm offers a more structured alternative to YouTube, music forums, blogs and review sites as you'll see a lot less of random accounts created every other day to argue whether a band is good or bad, how it compares to some other artists or fits into a genre. Scrobbler and a profile need to be built up with time so you're more likely to stumble upon genuine opinions, meet like-minded people and talk about and share music.”
While last.fm gives you the option of downloading a Scrobbler which then recognises songs from your media player (iTunes, Windows Media Player and Winamp are compatible) and updates your station automatically with your latest tunes. Another option is to search for songs on its virtual library and update them on your station. Every band also has its own radio station. You can follow other people with similar music tastes or vice versa. blip.fm is similar. It allows you to search audio and even videos to blip on your station. You can check out other DJs, give them props if you like a song or listen to them and even re-blip their songs. The site also gives awards for various achievements.
“Soundcloud is an avenue for me to develop my own skills as an amateur guitarist. I upload my creations and my contacts give me feedback. I can also discover people with similar tastes and learn more about recording styles and little nuances that I can use,” says Siddarth Mahesh.
Soundcloud is a bit of an original, where you can mix songs or create your own and upload for others to listen. It's a stepping stone for upcoming artists to get their original music online. You can even get a licence there to protect your work. grooveshark is a more personal music space where you can search for your favourite artists or songs and share or upload through your personal library. You can add other music lovers and join communities to chat. They also give you a choice of downloading the songs you like.
“Depending on how a friend might like the song you recommend, grooveshark might actually help save download/buying time. And considering the large database of songs available, there couldn't be an easier place to discover artists and genres previously unknown to a person,” says Varun Sridhar.
While last.fm and grooveshark also have internet radios where you can listen to international stations, all four sites were created for basically one reason; to spread the love for music.


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Ingredients: (I use a small loaf pan. If you use a 9 inch square pan, double the ingredients)
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
1-2 grated carrots
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Grease and flour pan. (I line my pans with parchment because washing a greased, floured pan is a pain for me)
2. In a large bowl, beat together egg, oil, sugar and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Stir in carrots. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Carrot cake is usually accompanied with cream cheese frosting. I didn’t make any because I planned to freeze this cake after slicing it, but I’m sure it would taste great!
Hope you enjoyed this recipe!


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Dog Activity Space
Each kennel adoption includes a 8” x 10” plaque to be displayed on a dog activity space for the duration of your sponsorship. Dog activity spaces allow the dogs in our care to spread out and burn off some of the excess energy that is hard to let out in a standard kennel. These are also great spaces for staff and volunteers to play and work on training with dogs so they are ready for their forever home. These spaces vary at different BC SPCA locations, for info or images dog activity spaces at your local branch stop by – or contact your local branch.
Your kennel adoption qualifies for a charitable tax receipt.
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A kit of resouces for capturing digital narratives about Anzac Commemorations for primary school students
What if you could reach through time, and talk to a student, just like you, living 100 years from now? What would you tell them about what you’ve experienced during the commemoration of WWI?
Telling the Anzac stories is an online ‘kit’ of resources for schools to help students discuss and capture their reflections on the Anzacs centenary – and perhaps share with their peers in one hundred years at the bi-centenary. The kit outlines a class project to create a book – a digital time-capsule if you like, and offers a way to gather students’ different perspectives on what they are experiencing during the 100 year commemoration of World War 1.
Even if you don’t wish to use this for a class project, there are some great resources focused on Anzac Memorials in South East Queensland, featuring memorials on the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim, Souther Downs and Brisbane. Great for looking at the past in the present, symbols and remembrances, and the impact of WW1 on Australia’s early years.
A range of resources available as part of this kit:
- An ebook ‘Memorials, Symbols and Commemoration’ shows types of Memorials in South East Queensland’s and discusses some of the symbols.
- Photo collections of Anzac memorials and places,available for viewing and downloading
- Youtube clips showing the memorials featured. Anzac Memorial Places SEQ – a 7 minute video tour of memorials.
- Instructions for Planning and producing your Anzac commemoration book
- Instructions for class projects to create commemorative book using the Book Creator.
- Example e-book created from class letters
For the full kit of resources, click Resources.
Creating a digital or paper archive
The aim of this kit is an approach for a class project to create a digital or paper archive of reflections on the WW1 Centenary commemorations from 2014 to 2018. The archive can be set aside by the school, or sent to the museum, in anticipation of the bi-centenary, 100 years from now.
Student’s stories might be about attending an Anzac service, visiting a museum (perhaps the Mudgeeraba Light Horse Museum), paying respect at a memorial, talking to a digger, watching a documentary, viewing a story, looking at a photo. There are a number of images in the albums on this site for students to find inspiration in.
Who is this kit for?
This kits is aimed at primary school students, and has project suggestions for Yr2, Yr3, and Yr6 that link with the humanities curriculum. Feel free to adapt this kit for any age group.
What would the archive contain?
The outcome suggested be a digital book – a versatile form for all ages, but a paper copy is a good idea also, since we don’t really know what technologies might be available in 100 years. In its simplest form, the book might be a compilation of drawings by students. But it might also be a combination of text, images, voice overs and digital video stories. We suggest using the Book Creator App – a simple program that allows voice-overs, images, text and video. It can be as simple of complex as you make it. Microsoft word and Powerpoint are other suitable ways to create a book if the app is not available. An effective book can be made from a simple collection of letters or drawings, scanned and put in a book. The books can be as simple of complicated as you’d like to make the: either a class book or collection of individual works. Book Creator app can be used on tablets, phones or Windows PCs. Books can be shared electronically or printed for keeping in school or museum archives.
Sharing your project
Digital books particularly, are easily shared.Once your completed your project. You might like to share it with the school community, as a memento of this time. Do email us with a link to, Schools@mlhmuseum.com.au, we’d love to see your work. If it’s in the spirit of the Anzac stories, if with your permission we can share it we’ll share it on this website, and the museum’s Facebook and Twitter feeds. The best we will display in the museum.
Projects have been set up for each year level, linking to the humanities curriculum where relevant. Making a digital book to share, allows many individual works to be brought together as one, and the museum would love to display these in the museum.
Telling the Anzac stories kit is provided by the Mudgeeraba Light Horse Museum, made possible by federal government Anzac grants, supported by Scott Bulcholz, Wright Electorate, Steven Ciabo, Moncrief electorate and Karen Andrews, McPherson Electorate.
- Telling the Anzac story is a kit for helping create a digital book– ideal as a class project collecting individual works together. The tool recommended is the Book Creator app for iPads and Microsoft windows. Word or Powerpoint are options too. I-movie is recommended for digital stories
- This kit provides resources, links and suggestions for teachers and students for class and individual stories.
- The museum welcomes copies of your projects, digitally or hardcopy. All books received will be added to the museum archives. The best will be displayed in the museum.


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Windows RT Security Model Not Strong Enough To Protect Windows Store Apps?
Everyone knows that Windows RT is more secure than Windows 8 because of its closed nature and the app model surrounding it. Even though one cannot install unverified apps on Windows RT machines, already installed apps should be protected from hackers, etc. Recently, aÂ Windows Phone Developer posted the above picture showing how he can hack [...]
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Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will launch PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam (Vol. 1, Vol. 2) on April 14, 2023, Capcom announced. The PlayStation 4 and Switch versions will be available both physically and digitally for $59.99, or as two separate volumes digitally for $39.99 each.
Get the latest details below.
Pricing and Bonuses
Experience all 10 mainline Mega Man Battle Network titles, complete with previously exclusive Battle Chips and long-awaited NetBattles that you can enjoy alongside friends and other players worldwide. Pre-orders are available now for the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection bundle at an MSRP of $59.99, which includes two additional skins for the launcher screen and music tracks to be enjoyed in the Music Player. Digital versions of Volumes 1 and 2 can also be purchased separately at launch for an MSRP of $39.99.
Join MegaMan.EXE and fellow NetNavi Operators around the world to save the interconnected world of Net Society! With the collection’s online features, players can use room codes to have Private Battles with friends, join Casual Battles with others online, or strive for NetBattler nobility in Ranked Matches! NetBattlers looking to mix things up can also choose from different sets of battle rules such as wagering Chips in Real Thing battles, the best-of-three brawl Triple Battles introduced in Mega Man Battle Network 3, or the return of Version Battles from Mega Man Battle Network 4. Players on the hunt for specific Battle Chips can trade with friends and fellow NetBattlers across the globe. In addition to exchanging collected Battle Chips from the series, players can trade MegaMan.EXE styles to customize their look and swap Navi customizer programs to make MegaMan.EXE even stronger. Players can even download rare Battle Chips that were previously available primarily at promotional events in Japan! 15 downloadable Battle Chips can be accessed via the MegaMan screen in each game.
In addition to experiencing these beloved Mega Man Battle Network titles online with other NetNavi Operators, players who pre-order will enjoy the following exclusive additional content! The MegaMan.EXE PET on the launcher screen is customizable with two brand-new skins: Hub Style for Volume 1 and Dark MegaMan for Volume 2. Additionally, four new special arrangements of original music from the Mega Man Battle Network series will be available in the Music Player as part of the pre-order bonus package.
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will transmit other fresh features that players can enjoy, including an optional high resolution filter, an interactive 3D Megaman.EXE PET at the launcher screen, more than 1,000 pieces of Mega Man art, and 188 different music tracks to listen to!
Watch Mega Man NT Warrior Online for Free
To celebrate the arrival of the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, stay tuned for a mega marathon! Seasons 1 and 2 of the Mega Man NT Warrior animated series will be re-released for free on the Capcom USA Twitch channel and uploaded to the Mega Man YouTube channel in early 2023.
Capcom also confirmed that the games included in the collection are based on the Japanese versions, so the English versions will have content equivalent to the Japanese versions of each game.
Here is an updated fact sheet:
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will upload all 10 Mega Man Battle Network titles, including graphics filters and additional bonus content, to today’s consoles, including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam on April 14, 2023.
The story of Mega Man Battle Network takes place in the near-future interconnected world of Net Society, which depends upon computer programs known as Network Navigators (or NetNavi for short) to manage everything from their toasters to city power grids. While the networked age brings all manner of convenience, it has also imported a wave of cybercrime eroding all levels of society. In these games, players take on the role of Lan Hikari using their PErsonal Terminal (or PET) and his NetNavi, MegaMan.EXE, to confront the culprits behind these cybercrimes. Players control MegaMan.EXE as he explores the net, engages in grid-based combat, and uses Battle Chips to gain devastating abilities capable of deleting even the most sinister viruses.
- 10.EXEllent Games – Available as a single collection or as part of two separate digital volumes, the full list of titles in the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection includes:
- Mega Man Battle Network
- Mega Man Battle Network 2
- Mega Man Battle Network 3 White
- Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue
- Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun
- Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon
- Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Protoman
- Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Colonel
- Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Gregar
- Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Falzar
- Rocking Tunes – Rock out to some tunes in the Music Player, which includes more than 180 tracks from all 10 titles.
- Roll Through the Gallery – Network Navigators will be able to access over 1,000 pieces of concept art, character sketches, and official illustrations in the collection’s Gallery.
- The “Mystery Data” section will contain exclusive illustrations from past events and images of licensed goods from this
era of Mega Man titles.
- Crisp Visual Filters – Optional high resolution filters allow players to enjoy smoother, less pixelated visuals. Players can turn the filters off / on at any time if they would prefer to enjoy the original visuals of the Battle Network games.
- Collect and Trade with Friends – NetBattlers on the hunt for specific Battle Chips and MegaMan.EXE styles can collect and exchange with other NetBattlers around the world.
- Take-on All CHallengers – Players can participate in online Private Battles, Casual Battles, and Ranked matches. Those looking to mix things up can also choose from different sets of battle rules such as Real Thing Battles and the return of Triple Battles and Version Battles from Mega Man Battle Network 3 and Mega Man Battle Network 4.
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|University of Dresden, Germany
|Keynote: J Nucl Med Radiat Ther|
|The long-term aim of developing laser based particle acceleration towards clinical application requires substantial technological progress as well as comprehensive research on the radiobiological consequences of ultra-short radiation pulses with high pulse dose rate. Within the joint research project “on COOPtics” extensive in vitro studies with several human tumor and normal tissue cells were already performed revealing comparable radiobiological effects of laser driven and conventional electron and proton beams. In a second translational step, in vivo experiments were established. Although the experiments were motivated by future proton therapy, first attempts were performed with electrons at the laser system JETI for simplification and establishing the experimental setup and procedure. A full scale animal experiment was realized for the HNSCC FaDu grown on nude mice ear. The radiation induced tumor growth delay was determined and compared to those obtained after similar treatment at a conventional clinical LINAC. Again, no significant difference in the radiation response to both radiation qualities was revealed, whereas the successful performance of such a comprehensive experiment campaign underlines the stability and reproducibility of all implemented methods. During this experiment campaign, the changing tumor take rate and a high rate of secondary tumors were identified as limitations of the model that have to be improved before proton experiments and tumor control studies can be performed. An overview of the experiments as well as the results of this optimization process and the status of the animal experiments with laser driven protons at the laser system DRACO will be presented.|
Leonhard Karsch has completed his PhD in Physics from Technical University in Dresden. Since ten years, he has been working in the Medical Faculty in translation of laser plasma accelerators to radiation therapy with protons. He has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals.
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PG&E crews toiled Thursday morning to restore power to tens of thousands of the utility’s customers in the Bay Area after this week’s windstorm — and snow was visible at daybreak on Mt. Hamilton near San Jose.
As of very Thursday morning around 6 a.m. about 22,800 PG&E customers in the Bay Area remained without power, the utility reported.
The lack of power — and the ability to run heating systems in the affected residences — materialized just ahead of a freeze warning that began early Thursday morning.
Here’s how many PG&E customers were without power in the utility’s Bay Area districts:
- Peninsula, about 20,900 customers
- South Bay, 1,400
- North Bay, 300
- East Bay, 37
- San Francisco, 83
Earl Thursday morning around midnight, about 24,100 PG&E Bay Area customers were without power. Wednesday night around 6 p.m., an estimated 35,400 PG&E customers were without electricity in the region.
Early Wednesday afternoon, about 42,700 were without power in the Bay Area, including at least 32,000 on the Peninsula and 6,200 in the South Bay, PG&E reported.
Wednesday morning, PG&E reported that more than 64,000 were without power in the Bay Area.
A map on one of PG&E’s web pages showed that the hardest hit locations for power outages in the Bay Area as of midnight were in southern San Mateo County and in the Ben Lomond area along and near State Route 9.
The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning that was scheduled to go into effect at midnight on Wednesday, then last until 9 a.m. on Thursday.
Throughout the Bay Area, temperatures were expected to dip into the 30s, according to the National Weather Service office in the region.
The Weather Service issued a winter storm warning — the first for the Bay Area since 2011 — for much of the region. Snow flurries were expected to appear in at least some parts of the Bay Area, according to the forecasts.
Snow was expected to fall to as low as 1,500 feet in the chilliest regions and during the coldest hours in the Bay Area, official forecasters said. Some snow fell during the evening in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a motorist-recorded video showed.
High peaks such as Mt. Hamilton received snowfall, visual observations of the peak in the hills east of San Jose showed Thursday morning.
Snow showers fell during the night in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Santa Clara County officials opened warming centers to help people deal with the cold weather. The county said people could find more information at the link the county created to provide more details about the warming centers. The web link also offers a list of warming centers, which includes numerous libraries.


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[Frontiers in Bioscience 11, 2526-2534, September 1, 2006]
Hydrogen peroxide acts as relaxing factor in human vascular smooth muscle cells independent of map-kinase and nitric oxide
Desiree I Palen 1, Allal Ouhtit 2, Souad Belmadani 3, Pamela A Lucchesi 1, and Khalid Matrougui 1
1Department of Pharmacology, 2 Department of Pathology, Center for Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, 3 Department of Physiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, 1901 Perdido Street, New Orleans LA 70112
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We previously showed that hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) induced resistance artery relaxation independent of endothelium. Thus, in this study we investigated the mechanism of relaxation induced by H2O2 on human renal vascular smooth muscle cell (HVSMC). HVSMC were stimulated with H2O2 and/or angiotensin II (Ang II), proline-rich-tyrosine-kinase-2 (PYK2), ERK1/2 MAP-Kinase, and myosin light chain 20 phosphorylation (Lc20) were assessed using Western blot analysis in the presence of potassium channel blockers, MAP-Kinase, and nitric oxide synthesis (NOS) inhibitors. H2O2 increased PYK2 and ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and at the same time decreased Lc20 phosphorylation. AngII increased phosphorylation of PYK2, ERK1/2 and Lc20, whereas, the pretreatment of HVSMC with H2O2 decreased Lc20 phosphorylation induced by AngII. MEK inhibition, decreased ERK1/2 phosphorylation, but had no effect on the inhibition of phosphorylation of Lc20 induced by H2O2. The inhibition of Ca2+-dependent K+ channels (BKCa) and NOS did not block the decrease of Lc20 phosphorylation in response to H2O2. On the other hand, pretreatment of HVSMC with 60 mM of KCl, increased rather than decreased Lc20 phosphorylation in response to H2O2. This study shows the evidence that H2O2 acts as a relaxing factor and as an activator of PYK2 and ERK1/2 in Human renal VSMC. The relaxation induced by H2O2 is independent of BKCa, ERK1/2 MAP-Kinase and NOS pathways. The relaxing effect to H2O2 changes to contracting effect when the potassium channels are compromised.

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We have established ourselves as a leading name of superior quality 9 W Solar LED Luminary. These are raised light sources which are powered by photo voltaic panels generally mounted on the lighting structure or integrated in the pole itself. The photo voltaic panels charge a rechargeable battery, which powers a fluorescent or Solar LED Luminary during the night. These lights turn on and turn off automatically by sensing outdoor light using a light source. Solar street Lights are designed to work throughout the night.
Constant Current Phase: all charging current available is used to charge the battery.
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Battery charge indicator for different levels of the battery should be present on the fixture, indicating at least 4 levels of battery for easier maintenance. Apart from this, low battery and charging indicators should also be present
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The federal government has finally rescued the ailing Ark Airline from total collapse and immediately appointed Receiver/Manager to avoid the impending retrenchment in the aviation sector.
Ark Air has been facing tremendous challenges, notably heavy indebtedness in recent times.
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), who took over the distressed airline said it “clearly underscores the government’s commitment to instill sanity in the country’s aviation sector to prevent a major catastrophe”.
The airline management according AMCON, will now be by Roy Ukpebo Ilegbodu, an aviation expert, under the receivership of Oluseye Opasanya, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
Speaking on the development, Hadi Sirika, Aviation Minister of State noted that the move will bring about sanity in the airline.
“We believe that this appointment is timely and will stabilise the operations of the airline,” he said in a statement.
“This will enhance the long term economic value of Arik Air and revitalize the airline’s ailing operations as well as sustain safety standards, in view of Arik Air’s pivotal role in the Nigerian aviation sector.”
AMCON said Arik, the largest Nigerian carrier, can now operate without hitches to avoid “job losses, protect investors and stakeholder funds”.
“From all indications, respite may have come the way of Arik Airlines currently immersed in heavy financial debt burden that is threatening to permanently ground the airline,” AMCON said in a statement.
“For some time now, the airline, which carries about 55% of the load in the country, has been going through difficult times that are attributable to its bad corporate governance, erratic operational challenges, inability to pay staff salaries and heavy debt burden among other issues, which led to the call for authorities in the country to intervene before Arik goes under like many before it.”
“The airline is so overwhelmed to the extent that the worker’s wages are not paid for several months, leading to occasional confrontation between the management of Arik and different Aviation Unions in the country,” AMCON said.
“It was Arik’s inability to pay its workers for seven months that forced the United Labour Congress (ULC) and Engineers Union to recently shut the offices of the Airline across the country causing untold hardship to thousands of travelers and an embarrassment to the aviation sector in the country.
“Besides owing workers’ salaries, the Airline has also not been remitting the taxes of workers to relevant bodies thus also defrauding the country.

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NOTE: This story was first published in The Bohol Chronicle’s Sunday print edition.
The Provincial Nursery in Del Carmen Sur, Balilihan, Bohol is eyed to become a model nursery and agri-tourism destination in the province of Bohol.
The nursery is located in a two-hectare lot owned by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Balilihan adjacent to the slaughter house of the town.
Gemma G. Encabo, Chie-Admin Division, Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) bared that the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) through the OPA has started to operate the nursery on February 21, 2020 during the birthday of former governor now First District Representative Edgar M. Chatto when the municipal government headed by Mayor Maria Puresa V. Chatto granted the provincial government authority to use the parcel of land for the purpose.
To date, the nursery has propagated variety of fruit tree seedlings, flowers, vegetables, and has six newlyconstructed greenhouses.
Encabo said that momentarily, the training will be on how to manage a greenhouse attended by a maximum of 10 participants from Balilihan.
Victoriano Mantong and Alipio Jagunos who lead in the maintenance work said the nursery is served to be a topical model of Bahay Kubo Food Always In The Home (FAITH) Herbal Organic Plant Enhancement (HOPE) Chicken Always Ready In The Yard (CHARITY) in the province of Bohol.
They said the planted vegetables at the nursery are eggplant, pechay, kangkong, tomato, okra, beans, cucumber, sikwa, squash, opo, ampalaya, camotekong, alogbate, singkamas, malunggay, carabansos; while root crops are ubi, apale, cassava, and sweet potato.
Poultry, fish pond for tilapia, cultured turtle have also been found at the nursery to include planted corn and banana (super carnava).
They also said that congressmen and mayors, among others, visiting the nursery have expressed elation on the development of the area.
The PGBh has assigned eight employees from OPA to do the maintenance works namely: Elizabeth Mauricio, Anthony Parac, Mary Glenn Jozon, Leah Asucan, Kay Jee Arambala, Jaybee Cuna, Mantong and Jagunos.
The provincial government has another three nurseries; Gabi, Ubay; Macaas, Tubigon; and in the town of Bilar. (AtoyCosap)

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What other telcos can learn from AT&T’s and Verizon’s rapidly diverging strategies in the digital advertising market.
Over-focus on 5G was a distraction from fundamental changes in the world economy that telcos should prioritise in their strategies, investments and actions. What are the opportunities, and what should telcos, vendors and the GSMA do about it?
Transformation lies at the heart of most telecoms operators’ strategies but change at companies is painfully slow. This report explains why agility and innovation – the goals of transformation – will remain elusive until CFOs adopt new resource allocation models at their organisations.
Strategy is shaped and constrained by company culture, and a company’s culture will negate a strategy if they are not complementary. We examine how TELUS Health has created and maintained an effective culture that has helped to deliver employee and customer engagement, and business results. How does it do it, and what should others learn?
Telcos are well-placed to take advantage of the edge computing opportunity. In this report, we dive into the questions and challenges they face and how they can overcome these to succeed.
All telcos know they need to change. We believe the defining characteristic of those that will grow most is a clear focus on where and how they can create value beyond connectivity. This report lays out the two viable paths forward, and six steps all telcos must take in this new version of the Telco 2.0 vision.
Multinational operators have not been effectively harnessing their size and cross-country footprint. To create attractive economies of scale, they need to adopt a Telco Cloud model. Through a more common infrastructure and an innovation model which is sensibly calibrated across OpCos, large telcos will become more efficient and innovative.

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i am 8 years old and my name is sonya spiker and this is things i know about dogs and i hope you don't like the blog...... i hope you love the blog
did you know labs have web paws ya its cool. all so there is more then a black lab, a yellow lab,brown lab, there is a fox coat and a rare silver coat so there is 5 coats of labs. let me tell you 6 helping uses of a lab dishwasher,weed killer,lawn sprinkler,alarm clock,taste tester,paper boy and there is 101 more uses.a fun fact, lab is short for Labrador retriever. if labs hair go's up and he/she start's barking that means protection mode or angry. also labs are easy to training with treats. They love food. they also are great hunters for retrieving birds because there webbed paws make them great swimmers. labs are my favorite dogs i love squeezing my dogs cheeks.


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Families where marriage comes after birth, if it comes at all, are more likely to be unstable, impoverished and include absentee fathers, she said.
"The father issue is pretty huge," said Busby, adding that when couple relationships break apart, "the first thing to go is contact with the father." The men, he said, "have a hard time staying engaged when they are not in the home. Many, many children — close to half — are raised for a significant amount of time without a father at home." Some men disengage themselves, while others are "sort of blockaded" by women who don't want to continue to deal with the men after the relationship has broken up. Regardless of why men become absent in children's lives, there are many implications, especially for a next generation that will become fathers themselves without having a father role model.
The No. 1 thing that youths tell family researchers, said Busby, is the importance to them of pursuing economic stability, even above family relationships. "Somewhere between my generation and now," he said, "finances became the central issue. That's one of the most alarming trends, that people who are poor feel shut out of marriage. So instead of marrying, they live together and have children, which is what they felt they needed the money for in the first place. In some ways, traditional marriage when you're a little younger, before the children come, is now more an upper-class phenomenon."
Financial pressures have changed the pattern of family life in America. Over several decades, women have increasingly entered the workforce to shore up family finances. America has also experienced a well-studied shift that has low-income families eschewing marriage until they're economically stable. That stability becomes less of a sure thing, though, because marriage itself is a foundation from which couples can work together to build economic security, say such experts as W. Bradford Wilcox of the National Marriage Project.
The benefits of marriage for those with lower incomes was also seen recently by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles. Their study, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, said "efforts to save low-income marriages should directly confront the economic and social realities these couples face," such as money problems or substance abuse.
In his talk on Saturday, Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve said couples would be better off financially if they followed "two basic and fixed principles" the church uses in its operations: "First, the church lives within its means and does not spend more than it receives. Second, a portion of the annual income is set aside as a reserve for contingencies and unanticipated needs."
The church also had taught its members for decades to set "aside additional food, fuel and money to take care of emergencies that may arise," he said.
The UCLA study found those whose household income is up to 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline, based on income and family size, place as high a value on marriage as those with higher incomes and have nearly identical romantic standards. They do not have unrealistically high standards.
So marriage remains important to most Americans. The differences between those who are marrying and experiencing more stability and those who aren't are external stressors like finances and problem behaviors like substance abuse or infidelity.
Elder Nelson addressed some of the challenges to secure families as he spoke of self-mastery as a "pivotal spiritual attribute" that builds conscience, which determines how one handles difficulties, temptations and trying situations. Mastering appetites has profound impact on addictions, from substance abuse to pornography. Infidelity is directly related to how one handles one's appetites. Those are all issues that hurt families.
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How can we better portray this world-class learning institute and inspire people to discover courses that will help them grow professionally?
Create a website that truly embodies this institution. Roffey Park provides personalised solutions to individuals and groups, challenging the norms of traditional executive learning. We wanted to create a website that implicitly demonstrated this through a bold display of content and a confident and contemporary look and feel.
The Roffey Park website had grown tired, bloated and lacked visual impact. The Roffey team recognised this and enlisted Tilt to bring about a renaissance of their site – something that would truly reflect and embody their innovative professional development approach.
Through research and insights, we quickly discovered that visitors were struggling to find content because of poor navigation and a search function that was less than optimal. Pages were often lengthy and hierarchy was poor. All making for a less than inspiring visit.
Early on in the project we recognised that Roffey Park were very different to their competitors, offering profession development training that is truly tailored to the individual. Understanding this, helped us to shape a look and feel that sets them apart.
Through a series of guided workshops we were quickly able to draw up user personas and gain a solid understanding of how their audience would use the site, what they were looking for; and finally what they might find difficult within the existing site. We rebuilt the page hierarchy and introduced advanced search functionality that allowed us to surface the most useful and relevant information as quickly as possible. Pages lengths were reduced and we designed a bold content hierarchy that helped visitors find information quickly and easily, no matter how much time they had.
The result is a website that is a real statement for a global institution that has been challenging the perception of what a learning establishment is for over 60 years.


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There are numerous choices available to small business owners looking for working capital loans to get their business off the starting point. These include SBA 7(a) as well as term loans and unsecured capital loans. Alternative financing models could be available to finance your small-sized business.
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SBA 7(a) term loans
If you are a small company owner in need of working capital, you should consider applying for SBA 7(a) term loans. These loans are flexible and can be used for a variety of purposes. The funds can be used to refinance debt, grow your business, or even purchasing assets.
The SBA guarantees a portion of the loan to make it less likely that lenders will default. The guarantee comes with a cost. This fee is usually 3.75 percent of the guarantee amount of the loan.
People interested in applying can get a better understanding of the SBA 7(a) loan by looking through the SBA website. They will also be able access the SBA Lender Match Tool, which matches applicants with lenders that have been approved within two days.
As with most loans, rates of interest on 7(a) loans will vary according to the amount and repayment terms. It can be variable or fixed and tied to the Prime rate.
You’ll need to fill out an application in order to apply for an SBA 7(a) loan. The lender will go over your financial history and assess your business plan. After approval, you will sign a loan contract to receive the loan funds.
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Unsecured working capital loans
When you’re starting out or expanding, an unsecure working capital loan is an ideal financial decision. It can be used to purchase equipment or expand your business or to improve your building. The right choice can help your business grow.
It’s a lot easier than you might think to get a working capital loan. In contrast to a line of credit it is possible to get a loan by filling out a simple application. You can also use 3 months of bank statements from your company to finance your loan.
Unsecured loans are more expensive in terms of interest rates. This is because the lender takes on a greater risk. So, a business owner must have a good credit score in order to be eligible. In addition, you should have a plan to pay back the loan in a timely manner.
Unsecured working capital loans are a great solution to bridge a financial gap in your company. With a working capital loan, you can take advantage of low prices on key products and improvements to your facilities. A working capital loan can allow you to stay in business even during difficult economic times.
Another benefit of having an unsecure working capital loan is the fact that you do not have to pledge any of your assets. Typically lenders will request the payment processor’s URL and an account for deposit.
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Small-scale businesses have additional financing options
Alternative financing models for small-sized companies are quickly becoming the preferred option for many entrepreneurs. They provide flexible financing options that can provide you with the funds you need to expand.
Alternative loans are also less expensive than traditional loans. Banks typically require huge down payments, and you may be waiting a long time before they are able to provide the money you require.
Other alternatives to business loans include lines of credit, invoice discounting, credit cards, and cash advances from merchants. Each of these options gives you the opportunity to obtain funds quickly and easily.
Business credit lines are similar to credit cards, with the exception that they charge interest only on the cash you withdraw. These options are especially useful for short-term expenditures.
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Working capital loans are useful for day-to-day costs like paying employees or placing orders for inventory. They aren’t the best solution for large-scale business transformations.
When choosing a lender for an alternative business loan, make sure you work with a company that has prior experience. Also, consider your credit score. The better your score, the more likely you are to receive an attractive financing deal.
Other alternative finance models for small businesses include peer-to -peer lending. Similar to crowdfunding, peer-to-business lenders provide small businesses with loans from multiple investors. This option is particularly beneficial for small businesses that don’t have collateral.


Nutley schools plan to open all week
The Nutley school district has announced plans to open public schools for full days all week, beginning Monday.
"If conditions change, it may become necessary to cancel days [this] week," the district stated in a township e-alert. "These decisions will be made on a day-to-day basis and you will be informed through our normal means, including phone, text, and email messages as well as posted information on www.nutleyschools.org and on Twitter @NutleySuper."
Extended Day Services will be available as usual, all week except on Election Day. There will be no before or after care on Tuesday. The rest of the week Extended Day will operate as normal.
The district stated that the days will be used to offset the days lost during this week, allowing it flexibility in the calendar as it enters winter and faces the possibility of more school closings.
Other important information from the township:
• On Monday morning, access to Yantacaw School will not be possible via Brookfield Avenue. Please avoid Brookfield Avenue between Elm and Yantacaw. Please enter from Passaic Ave on Brookfield Avenue and exit to Franklin Avenue. Police will be at this location preventing all traffic, by foot and by car. This is expected to be completely clear by the end of school on Monday, but please use caution.
• On Monday morning, for access to Spring Garden School, by foot and by car, enter via Alexander and exit onto Bloomfield Avenue. Avoid High Street until further notice. Police will be at this location preventing all traffic, by foot and by car.
• Police will also be stationed throughout town before and after school to facilitate travel.
• Limited work has been done in the township's parks; therefore, all parks should be avoided until further notice.
• During school on Monday and Tuesday, no elementary students will be released for lunch unless signed out by and under the supervision of a parent. No students will be released during lunch on their own Monday or Tuesday.
• The township has postponed Halloween celebrations until further notice. All students and parents are asked to return home immediately after school hours. Support personnel will be available only during travel time and then will return to aid in the cleanup and support of the township. Halloween parties will occur as planned in classrooms only. There will be no Halloween activities after school at any of schools for these reasons.
• According to Parks, Recreation and Public Property Commissioner Mauro Tucci: "Out of the 70 plus trees that came down, all but about 10 to 15 percent have been addressed. Within the next two days, we should be complete with that portion of the work.
"The cleanup continues with Parks [Department] taking the lead, supported greatly by Public Works, police, fire, code and the Health Department.
"The Health Department has housed people who were without power and vulnerable over the last several days. Last night, the Health Department, in conjunction with Parks, opened a warming center at 44 Park Ave., but no one showed up.
"Power-wise, 85 to 90 percent has been restored with Public Service crews visibly in town working."
• Regular garbage pick-up is on schedule.
• Tree debris should be left by curbside for pick-up. Leaves should be put in brown paper bags and left at curbside as well. Loose leaves and leaves in plastic bags will not be picked up.
• Town Hall will be open for business Monday.
• The Nutley Public Library will be open beginning Monday.
• The Municipal Clerk's Office will advise residents of alternate voting locations if regular locations are without power Tuesday.
• Lyndhurst-Nutley bridge has re-opened.
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We've added Sewing Lessons onto our Summer Bucket List after seeing this Paper Bag Skirt pattern from Make It and Love It. Our cute friend, Kristy, is using the pattern for her bridesmaids, but it's just perfect for little girls too.
Since the pattern is full of straight lines, we're going to use it for Sewing Lessons for my 7-year old. Grammy's going to be project manager on this one so there's no undue pressure from Mom on getting lines evenly spaced. Plus, I may have to just make my own with a smaller tuxedo bow.
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Ok, to make a long story short we are implementing project server 2010 for a client who we have already implemented project server 2007 so typically we need to migrate the current server .
so we started by studying our options the in place upgrade was eliminated project server 2007 was installed over 2003 server so i ended up asking my college to start a core upgrade following Microsoft steps
and for some reason once we provision the PWA we end up with a provision failure and no luck for 2 days , the upgrade logs showed that the data base conversion went on with 0 errors and 0 warnings . but still the PWA couldn't provision correctly we went over Microsoft instructions over and over and step by step with no luck .
so to resolve this issue i done the following
1-i followed the steps again until i got the provision error
2-provision a new 2010 PWA
3-replace the new 2010 PWA databases with the converted data bases from the 2007
and we ended up with a working project web application still we didn't fully test it but at least we have something to start with


Does the gun fit him? Is it user friendly? Does it have a good trigger? Is the POI in the right place for his style of shooting? These are some of the factors that have to be answered in order to answer your question. HMB
for sure it will take 3-4 outings for no other reason that it is in his head that it is a new gun. Once he stops thinking about the new gun and the new feel it will likely come together....if....the gun fits him correctly.
Make sure you go to the patterning board to see where it is shooting....you never know.
I would think it would depend a little on what he was shooting before. Are the guns similar? Check the POI on each, the weight on each, and the fit on each. I agree that 5000 seems like an awful lot. Martinpicker
I agree, The best thing to do is to pattern the gun and make it shoot the same place his old one did. That's what I always do. I kept my old pattern sheet so I can set up any new gun to be a the same POI. I usually can get into a new gun with 200-300 rounds. However with that being said the more you shoot it the more comfortable you will be.
Thanks for all the replies. We have pattern it and have it set up to the POI is the same. He is comfortable with the guns. This is the first time he has changed guns, to be honest I think I am more nervous about it then he is...... Thanks again
I think the rule of thumb is 5,000 rounds as others stated. I have a new JE Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon III that I'm taking down to Silver Dollar in a month and as of now it has been fitted and patterned but only about 300 rounds and no rounds through the O/U. I fully expect to shoot scores that will be one class below my actual class. Not to mention the O/U being hard to open/close which burns up energy. But I'll enjoy it just the same.


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Hoping to stay alive long enough to see his newborn kid graduate elementary school, 67-year-old Steve Martin worked on his fitness by hitting the road on his workout bike this week.
Martin’s rep just confirmed that the actor’s 41-year-old wife Anne Stringfield gave birth to their first child back in December … but the couple hasn’t revealed the sex or name of the child.
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The potential of using an oral vehicle for drug delivery in diseases of the posterior segment is exciting, especially for a disease with a large population of patients, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Topical treatments, historically, have difficulty penetrating the cornea and anterior chamber to reach the posterior segment effectively. Intravitreal injection can be effective and is in wide use today, but frequent administration places burdens on patients, practices, and the health care system. An effective drug delivered via the oral route would be welcomed by retina practitioners.
AT A GLANCE
• A phase 3 study of emixustat demonstrated no benefit in the treatment of GA secondary to AMD.
• Despite its disappointing results, the SEATTLE study was the largest study ever conducted of the natural history of GA.
• Results of a phase 3 study of lampalizumab, the first drug to show promise in treatment of GA in dry AMD, are expected at the end of 2017.
As such, there had been a lot of anticipation regarding the recent phase 3 study of emixustat HCl (formerly ACU-4429, Acucela) for treatment of geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to AMD. Unfortunately, the results of that study were disappointing. This article examines some of the history of oral therapeutic approaches to dry AMD and looks ahead to an intravitreal therapy for this common degenerative retinal disease. (See “Other Oral Retina Drug Investigations.”)
VISUAL CYCLE MODULATION
Emixustat is a visual cycle modulator, a drug that targets enzymes in the visual cycle. Photoreceptor cells have a high metabolism and therefore produce a great deal of waste. As this waste builds up, an inflammatory reaction is triggered within the eye, leading to GA. Following the promising results of a phase 2 clinical trial in 2015, emixustat received attention from physicians and clinicians across ophthalmology.1 Unfortunately, the follow-up phase 2b/3 SEATTLE study failed to meet its primary endpoint.2
This was the second study of a drug targeting the visual cycle with disappointing results. Fenretinide (ReVision Therapeutics) targets the visual cycle indirectly by preventing delivery of retinol to the retinal pigment epithelium. In a clinical trial in patients with GA secondary to AMD, fenretinide did not demonstrate better reduction of GA lesions than placebo.3
After underwhelming results from two trials of drugs targeting the visual cycle, researchers have abandoned this approach.
The SEATTLE study of emixustat was still important in a number of ways, however, even though it did not meet its primary endpoint. First, it was the largest study ever conducted on the natural history of GA, and publication of the results will add to our general knowledge regarding GA. There had been speculation about whether patients with unifocal or multifocal patterns of GA progressed faster. The study revealed no difference in progression.
Additionally, the side effects of the medication observed in the SEATTLE study reaffirmed a theory proposed by Sunness et al.4 When this visual cycle modulator was used to slow down metabolism in the retina, the photoreceptor cells became slower to adapt to visual changes. Specifically, there was a notable decrease in low-luminance visual acuity. This is a concern for the many mainly elderly patients with AMD, who face difficulties driving and functioning in dim light. With the failure of the emixustat study to meet its endpoint, low luminance visibility remains a key biomarker for GA and the most important predictor of its progression.
Other Oral Retina Drug Investigations
In the July/August 2016 issue of Retina Today, Carl C. Awh, MD, wrote about X-82 (Tyrogenex), an orally administered small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor derived from a cancer drug that inhibits VEGF and PDGF, in the treatment of patients with wet AMD. To read Dr. Awh’s article, click here. The company is studying X-82 in the interventional phase 2 APEX trial, which is estimated to be completed by January 2018.
In the April 2015 issue of Retina Today, Peter K. Kaiser, MD, provided an overview of the diabetic macular edema (DME) pipeline, including the oral steroid analogue danazol (Optina, Ampio Pharmaceuticals). The drug’s ability to decrease vascular permeability is being investigated in patients with DME. Access his article here. According to the company’s website, a large, late-stage US clinical trial of the drug for oral treatment of DME is planned.
While oral formulations seem to be a current goal for the treatment of AMD and DME, this mode of delivery has long been the mainstay of treatment for posterior noninfectious uveitis. However, although oral corticosteroids are preferred for rapid control of active uveitis, significant ocular and systemic side effects are associated with prolonged use, and many patients with chronic uveitis require long-term therapy. Several new drug delivery mechanisms and new local and systemic agents are under development and in clinical trials, and these may play important roles in the future treatment of patients with uveitis.
Despite disappointing results for the oral drugs emixustat and fenretinide, this is not necessarily the end of the line for pharmacologic treatment of GA secondary to AMD. A phase 3 study of lampalizumab (Genentech), delivered via intravitreal injection in patients with GA, is under way.5 Lampalizumab is the first drug to show signs of reducing the progression of GA, and its mechanism is very different from that of the visual cycle moderators. Rather than slowing down the metabolism of photoreceptors cells, lampalizumab inhibits complement factor D to suppress inflammation.
In investigations to date, lampalizumab has required monthly injections to maintain efficacy.5 Additionally, the drug was most effective in a subgroup of patients with a particular genotype. Even with these limitations, lampalizumab is still the first drug to have demonstrated promise as a treatment for patients with GA secondary to dry AMD.
Although wet AMD is responsible for most of the vision lost due to AMD, dry AMD affects a much larger population of patients. In learning about the natural history of patients with AMD, however, we are realizing that there is not a bifurcation of pathways between the two. In fact, many patients with wet AMD develop some macular atrophy. If we find a drug that can treat dry AMD, this may be beneficial not only for that group of patients, but also for those with wet AMD.
The introduction of a drug to inhibit the effects of GA in AMD patients will be a game-changer, and the intravitreal drug lampalizumab is showing promise. Ophthalmologists eagerly await the results of the lampalizumab phase 3 clinical trials.
1. Dugel PU, Novack RL, Csaky KG, Richmond PP, Birch DG, Kubota R. Phase II, randomized, placebo-controlled, 90-day study of emixustat hydrochloride in geographic atrophy associated with dry age-related macular degeneration.Retina. 2015;35(6):1173-1183.
2. Acucela Announces Top-Line Results from Phase 2b/3 Clinical Trial of Emixustat. BusinessWire. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160525006550/en/Acucela-Announces-Top-Line-Results-Phase-2b3-Clinical. Published May 25, 2016. Accessed June 20, 2017.
3. Mata NL, Lichter JB, Vogel R, Han Y, Bui TV, Singerman LJ. Investigation of oral fenretinide for treatment of geographic atrophy in age-related macular degeneration. Retina. 2013;33(3):498-507.
4. A study investigating the efficacy and safety of lampalizumab intravitreal injections in participants with geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration (CHROMA). Clinicaltrials.gov. www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02247479. Updated November 1, 2016. Accessed June 6, 2017.
5. Rhoades W, Dickson D, Do DV. Potential role of lampalizumab for treatment of geographic atrophy. Clin Ophthalmol. 2015;9:1049-1056.
Pravin U. Dugel, MD
• managing partner, Retinal Consultants of Arizona, Phoenix; clinical professor, USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; and physician executive director, Banner Eye Institute, Phoenix, Ariz.
• member of the Retina Today editorial advisory board
• financial disclosures: consultant–Bausch + Lomb Pharma, Genentech, Alcon Pharmaceutical, Novartis, Regeneron, Ophthotech, Acucela, Aerpio, Graybug Vision; minor stockholder–Aerpio, Ophthotech; scientific advisoryboard–Genentech, Novartis, Graybug Vision


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‘Your destiny is lost’ – Ifu Ennada blasts troll for saying Alex brought her misfortune [WATCH]
Ifu Ennada is one of the former Big Brother Naija housemate that don’t mise words when addressing an issue that is dear to her and she always gives back to internet trolls fire for fire.
Few days ago, she shared a video of herself and co-housemate, Alex dancing in anticipation of the match between Nigeria and Argentina in the 2018 World Cup.
Then a follower of hers commented referring to Alex as bad luck and warned Ifu to be wary of her.
As expected, Ifu Ennada clapped back at the troll in full force. Read her reply below:
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Dive in and discover the world of Cinderella in this energetic creative dance workshop for children and their parents.
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Workshops are suitable for children between 3–4 or 3–6 years of age, and an accompanying adult who will take part in the workshop. No previous experience necessary.

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