Japan is watching the situation in Hong Kong "with strong concern" after demonstrators took to the streets to protest China's plan to enact a controversial security law, the top government spokesman said Monday.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference that a free and open system ought to be maintained in Hong Kong under the "one country, two systems" framework, adding the semi-autonomous region should be allowed to thrive in "a democratic and stable manner."
"We are closely following developments regarding deliberations on the bill and protests in Hong Kong with strong concern," Suga said. "We hope that the Chinese side will address this issue in a sensible way."
Hong Kong police on Sunday used tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of demonstrators decrying China's proposal of a bill that would crack down on what Beijing considers subversive activity in the former British colony, the scene of violent large-scale protests since last June.
As tensions between China and the United States heighten over a range of issues including the true origin of the coronavirus pandemic and the situation in Hong Kong, Suga said the nations must develop a stable relationship to safeguard regional and international peace and stability.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been stepping up his anti-Chinese rhetoric, warning of reacting "very strongly" to Beijing's planned national security law.
China hit back, saying a "political virus" is spreading in the United States.
"Every opportunity, this political virus is used to attack and discredit China," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday during a press conference on the sidelines of the country's annual legislative meetings.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon at protestors
China's declaring security law in Hong Kong draws global concern
Japan calls for free, open Hong Kong as China eyes security bill


Space sim FTL: Faster Than Light is getting an upgrade next year. The new FTL: Advanced Edition will include new weapons, new drone classes, new equipment, and new sectors to explore. New events will also be included, written by Tom Jubert, the original FTL writer, and Chris Avellone from Obsidian Entertainment, known for his work on Planescape: Torment.
FTL: Advanced Edition will launch on both the PC and iOS. If you already own a copy of FTL, don’t worry, you won’t have to buy the game again. Everyone who owns the original version will be getting Advanced Edition as a free upgrade. A specific release date has not been given, but Subset Games has said that both the iOS version and the PC version of Advanced Edition will launch at the same time.
FTL is basically a rogue-like space-sim. It is renowned for its multi-mechanic ship simulation, its huge world to explore, and its straight-out difficulty. Your goal is to get from one side of the galaxy to the other without being caught by Rebels who would love to see your corpse floating around as space debris.
We will bring you more information on FTL: Advanced Edition as it becomes available.
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The number of teenagers killed violently in London is at its highest in more than a decade and police fear 2021 could be the most horrific since 2008.
A string of post-lockdown stabbings and shootings have claimed the lives of 17 in the capital so far this year.
This is despite serious violent offences falling by 22% and a drop in the overall murder rate.
Met Police fear stabbings will get worse over the summer resulting in more fatalities.
Last year the teenage murder rate fell greatly last year due to lockdowns triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
There were 15 teenage deaths in 2020 compared to 26 the year before.
Met Police fear stabbings will get worse over the summer
The heartbreaking figure for 2021 so far has already exceeded the number for the whole of 2020 and a top cop fears if the rate of deaths continue at the same pace it will be higher than 2008 when 28 teenagers died.
Commander Alex Murray told the Telegraph : "If London continues to see this rate of violence we will be on track to see the worst year for young homicides since 2008.
“Every single murder is a tragedy, but they are not spread evenly either geographically or by age and ethnicity.
“Of these young victims, more than two thirds are black and 15 were killed with a knife. We are extremely concerned about this and are calling on every Londoner to play their part to prevent further needless killings.”
Fares Maatou, 14, is the youngest stabbing victim in London
The youngest teenage to be killed in London this year is 14-year-old Fares Maatou.
The schoolboy was wearing his uniform when he was allegedly stabbed to death with a Samurai sword in Canning Town, east London, in April.
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with his murder.
His family were "absolutely devastated".
A second teenager was stabbed to death in Canning Town in the same month.
Junior is the second member of his family to be stabbed to death
Abubakkar 'Junior' Jah was the second member of his family to be fatally stabbed after his older brother Ahmed, 21, was killed in 2017.
The 18-year-old was found dying on the pavement near his home.
A neighbour said: “I came out of my house and saw Junior lying there. They are a nice family. It’s so sad.”
Speaking at the time of Ahmed’s death, his father Abubakarr Jah, a railway worker, said: “Young people need to put down their knives and stop the violence.
Drekwon Patterson, 16, was stabbed in Wembley on February 18
“It is destroying families and communities.”
Jalan Woods Bell, 15, was stabbed to death as he walked to school in Hayes, West London earlier this month.
A boy, 15, from Hillingdon, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with his murder.
Mr Murray said police were being met with "wall of silence" while investigating teenage killings in London.
Jalan Woods-Bell, 15, was stabbed in Hayes on June 11
He said: "Detectives investigating serious violence often meet silence from people we know have information that could help prevent violence. We have seen it recently in the tragic shooting of Sasha Johnson that took place last month.”
Ms Johnson, a BLM activist, remains in a critical condition after being shot in the head at a party in Peckham, south London on May 23.
Four men have been charged with conspiracy to murder in connection with the shooting of the mum-of-two.
Sasha Johnson is fighting for her life after being shot
On Thursday cops charged Prince Dixon, 25, of Gravesend, Kent, and Troy Reid, 19, of Southwark, south London, with conspiracy to murder.
It brings the total number of people charged over the shooting to four after Devonte Brown, 18, and Cameron Deriggs, were previously charged with conspiracy to murder.
Mr Murray added: "We understand that some people may not trust the police, so we are working hard to build those relationships and show that we are only motivated by preventing violence. It is our number one priority."
Stabbing victim Tai O'Donnell with his mum Stacey O'Donnell
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Yvonne Lawson, whose talented footballer son Godwin was murdered in 2010, said lockdown restrictions being eased had played a part in the increase in knife crime.
She said: "It has been 11 years since I sadly lost Godwin to knife crime as he tried to stop a fight between friends. Eleven years on, mothers are still losing their babies to knife crime in our capital. We should never get desensitised or complacent to youth violence.
"We need to all come together and fight this epidemic as we are fighting Covid-19. The police alone don't have the cure, we urgently all need to work together, report what you know about violence and free young people from this terrible cycle."
The 17 teenagers killed in London this year
Anas Mezenner, 17, stabbed in Haringey on January 20
Romario Opia, 15, stabbed in Islington on January 25
Hani Solomon, 18, stabbed in Parsons Green on February 11
Drekwon Patterson, 16, stabbed in Wembley on February 18
Ahmed Beker, 19, stabbed in Paddington Green on February 26
Tai O'Donnell, 19, stabbed in Croydon on March 3
Mazaza Owusu-Mensah, 18, stabbed in Abbey Wood on March 6
Nikolay Vandev, 19, stabbed in Tottenham on March 8
Hussain Chaudhry, 18, stabbed in Walthamstow on March 17
Levi Ernest-Morrison, 17, stabbed in Sydenham on April 10
Fares Maatou, 14, stabbed in Canning Town on April 23
Abubakkar Jah, 18,stabbed and shot in Canning Town on April 26
Daniel Laskos, 16, stabbed to death in Romford on May 7
Azadeeq Mohamed, 18, stabbed in Edgware on May 31
Taylor Cox, 19, shot in Islington on June 8
Denardo Samuels-Brooks, stabbed in Tooting Common on June 10
Jalan Woods-Bell, 15, stabbed in Hayes on June 11

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Background: Adolescent depression assessments are time-intensive, often requiring separate interviews with an adolescent and a parent/informant. In adults, a self-rated, interactive voice response (IVR) version of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-IVR) has been shown to be reliable, valid, and sensitive to change. An adolescent version of the QIDS (QIDS-A-IVR) was created using speaker-independent voice recognition technology. An informant version, QIDS-P-IVR, collects ratings from parents or other knowledgeable adults. Method: The study included 27 adolescents ranging from 12 to 17 years of age, 48% of whom were female. During a single office visit, adolescents completed the QIDS-A-IVR and parents completed the QIDS-P-IVR. A clinician completed the clinician-rated adult version of the QIDS separately for adolescents (QIDS-C-A) and parents (QIDS-C-P) and the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R). The study was conducted from October 2005 to April 2006. Results: Cronbach α of the QIDS-A-IVR was .85. The QIDS-A-IVR correlated significantly with the QIDS-C-A (r = 0.95) and the CDRS-R (r = 0.76), both p < .01. Conversely, the correlations of the QIDS-A-IVR with the QIDS-P-IVR and the QIDS-C-P were small and nonsignificant. The QIDS-A-IVR required adolescents a mean of 6 minutes and 31 seconds to complete (SD = 41 seconds). The voice recognition technology correctly identified the adolescents' spoken words in 92% of the 483 spoken responses. The system recognized a response from all adolescents on all items. Conclusions: This study supports the reliability and validity of the QIDS-A-IVR as an adolescent depression measure. The QIDS-A-IVR may provide clinicians and researchers with a sound, technology-based method of assessing adolescent depression. Future research is needed on the informational value of parent ratings of adolescent depression.
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"What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the president of the United States." The truth was spoken by Mitt Romney, the only Republican senator with a conscience during the impeachment trial.
January 6, 2021 will live in infamy. Like the burning
ships at Pearl Harbor, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the falling towers on 9-11, we have the searing
images of Trump's America.
The stunning pictures for this page in history will show Trump's mob committing open insurrection at the Capitol Building.
This Insurrection Day, Trump and the Republican radical
Right brought their war on American democracy to its inevitable endgame. The
brainwashed herd mentality of the Trump Cult was activated into a raging mob
The president’s invitation to insurrection went out on
twitter: “Be there, will be wild!”The BIG
Protest Rally in Washington, D.C., will take place at 11.00 A.M. on January
6th. Locational details to follow. StopTheSteal! “
One of Trump’s loyal patriots responded, “I’m thinking it
will be literal war on that day. Where we’ll storm offices and physically
remove and even kill all the D.C. traitors and reclaim the country.”
How could anyone have predicted what would happen?
What possible harm could be inspired by Toadie Rudy suggesting, “Let's have trial by combat” at the rally?
The BIG Protest Rally speech concluded with marching
orders. "We're going to walk down
Pennsylvania Ave ... and we're going to try and give our Republicans -- the
weak ones because the strong ones don't need any of our help -- we're to try
and give them kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our
country...so let’s walk down Pennsylvania Ave.”
So they walked down Pennsylvania Ave.
Well, not including their brave leader, of course.
The objective of their mission was the US Capital
Building, to give the “weak Republicans the pride and boldness that they need
to take back our country”.
In their indoctrinated cult delusions, this was a
righteous crusade for freedom and justice for Trump. He was cheated out of
power and glory by a stolen election. He was cheated by “far left radical
democrats” and “weak Republicans”.
And they were all his fellow victims. Because he TOLD
Onward they marched down Pennsylvania Ave to Capitol
Security for the constitutional certification of election
results was a small fraction of what was deemed suitable for a BLM protest.
Trump’s “patriots”, easily swarmed past the capitol police.
I mean, it’s not like there was a large angry mob in the
neighborhood that could somehow be a problem.
Barricades were torn down, and the mob stormed the
As mayhem brewed outside, treachery brewed inside.
In the House chamber, a dozen Republican Senators and
other House Republican insurrectionists moved to silence the voice of the
American people and overturn a fair and open election.
Their objection over the Arizona votes required the
Senate to return to their chamber to debate the objection.
It was time for Mitch McConnell’s speech on the “most
important” vote of his career. It was beautiful. Too bad about the late timing
debating a step that has never been taken in American history, whether Congress
should overrule the voters and overturn a presidential election...
my colleagues, requires a shared commitment to the truth, and a shared
respect for the ground rules of our system.
cannot keep drifting apart into two separate tribes with a separate set of
facts and separate reality, with nothing in common except our hostility towards
each other and mistrust for the few national institutions that we all still
United States Senate has a higher calling than an endless spiral of partisan
would be unfair and wrong to disenfranchise the voters and overrule courts and
the states in this extraordinarily thin basis.”
Finally I agree with him. How long until he forgets that
part about “a separate set of facts and separate reality”?
And when did he care about, "shared commitment to
the truth, and a shared respect for the ground rules of our system"?
Bygones, I'm sure.
Only about half the insurrectionist Senators dropped
Of course Moscow Mitch had to blame Democrats for being
just as bad. He wanted to show he was more decent than they were, what
with all their non-seditious and constitutional efforts to hold Trump
accountable. You know, as in “attacking the president’s legitimacy”.
Meanwhile windows were smashed and Trump’s Traitors
streamed into the Capitol. Some capitol police tried to delay the mob, as
another posed for a selfie with a criminal rioter.
The fascist insurrectionists were headed for the Senate
Chamber. It was time to evacuate.
The Trump Mob surged through the Capitol, vandalizing and
breaking into offices.
Some of them proved their depth of stupidity matched
their hate and ignorance. After breaking into the office of the Speaker of the
House, one posted pictures of his crime on social media. And he wasn't the
only "law and order patriot" to do that.
Then the coup went from bloodless to bloody. Someone was
shot and killed at the United States Capitol.
Trump’s America has ended the long tradition of peaceful
transition of power. He sent a horde of domestic terrorists into the heart of our democracy.
Enough. It was time to consider the REAL victims.
The compassionate and loving Leader of the insurrection
consoled his mob with a pre-recorded televised message.
"I know you're in pain. I know you're hurt. We had
an election that was stolen. It was a landslide. But you have to go home
now...we love you, you're very special."
And good little goose-steppers obediently stand back
and stand by. Well, mostly. Curfews are for BLM and their anti-police brutality
and anti-racism protests.
Have we finally settled the debate on "Worst US
During the maelstrom of madness that was raging through
our nation’s Capitol Building, public servants honorably served our country.
It was during the scramble to evacuate the Senate Chamber.
The Electoral College ballots were rescued from the
Senate floor by real patriots. In denying Trump’s insurrectionists their
prize, two women scored a very real, and symbolic, victory for American democracy over
It's time for the rest of us to do what we can to stand
The MAGAt "Beer Belly Putsch" will fail, but it
tells us it isn’t just words and threats anymore. The country needs to see this
open coup condemned and shut down, with consequences suffered, top to bottom.
The world watches, horrified along with the rest of us. Trumpism and the radical Right MUST be rejected and repudiated.
The election will stand and justice must be done.


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The widespread Midlothian area is considered a suburb of the independent city of Richmond in the Richmond-Petersburg region. In the 20th century, as the residential area around Richmond grew, Midlothian evolved into an area of many middle-class neighborhoods.
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The Hindustan Times today quoted Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi as saying that the global study convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the origin of the new coronavirus “is an important first step,” but more data and research are needed to reach a reliable conclusion. But more data and research are needed before reliable conclusions can be drawn.
According to a Central News Agency report today, U.S. President Joe Biden called for further investigation into the origin of the new coronavirus, and India publicly supported it yesterday, noting that the WHO convened a global study to investigate the origin of the virus and further studies to follow. Without naming China, Indian foreign ministry spokesman Bagchi said the follow-up and further study of the WHO’s proposed investigation report deserves the understanding and cooperation of all.
Under pressure from multiple countries, a WHO-led team traveled to Wuhan and the surrounding area for four weeks in January and February of this year to investigate, and released a report at the end of March stating that the Wuhan pneumonia virus could have been transmitted from bats to humans through another animal, and that “it is highly unlikely that the virus was leaked through a laboratory incident. But WHO Secretary General Tan Desai (Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus) admitted that the investigation and research team expressed their difficulties in obtaining raw data related to the Wuhan wet market (South China seafood market) outbreak and other aspects, “could not fully assess the possibility of laboratory leakage (of the virus) ” and therefore more data and studies are needed to reach more reliable conclusions.
WHO is reviewing the recommendations in this report with a view to preparing a proposal for the Secretary-General to conduct the next step in the study of the origin of the virus.
However, China has been obstructing and rejecting outside investigations into whether there is a link between the Wuhan lab and the origin of the virus.
President Joe Biden recently asked the intelligence community to redouble its efforts to identify the source of the outbreak and report back to him within 90 days. Biden also urged China to participate in a full, transparent, evidence-based international investigation and to provide the relevant data and evidence needed.
However, China later criticized the U.S. for playing a “political role” and again denied that the global pandemic of Newcastle pneumonia came from a virus leaked from a research lab in Wuhan.
The Central News Agency said science writer Nicholas Wade cited studies that support the argument that the virus was leaked from a laboratory, including how the virus could have spread to Wuhan, 1,500 kilometers away, if it was found in bats in Yunnan. And unlike the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus, the Wuhan pneumonia virus appears to have fully evolved to be the best virus for humans. Experts also say that China, the world’s most populous country, has not seen a new wave of infections since the Wuhan outbreak, raising questions about what clues China might hold.


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Ehsan Shafiee was born on 9th November 1982 in Tehran. From early age he showed immense interest towards percussion instruments. At the young age of 6 he started to learn the Persian instrument called “Tombak“. In 2001 Ehsan began learning the Latin percussion instruments. In 2004 he participated in the courses of Homayoon Nassiri. This was the turning point of his career. From now on playing this instrument became a major part of Ehsan’s life.
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The Cubs won the resumed game (after a rain delay, naturally) today over the Giants 2-1 (put that in your protest and smoke it), but they couldn’t win the night cap.
Travis Wood was so-so, and the Cubs didn’t score after a three-run first featuring back-to-back shots from Justin Ruggiano and Welington Castillo. The Cubs also struck out 15 more times, including four from Javy Baez. So, that wasn’t great, though the Social Media Night was a lot of fun.
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I would argue that most important factor is the difference in the amount of revenue produced by the top sales person compared to the average salesperson during the first years of a product’s introduction.
Frequently for new differentiated products the “top 10 percent” salespeople will sell more than 2x or 3x the amount that the average salesperson sells. The early sales are critical for gaining market share for new products while the differentiation is high. Over time, as the market and the other salespeople learn more about the product and the customer value delivered, the size of the revenue gap will decrease…but by then the competitors will have started to catch up also and the differentiating advantage decreases.
What does the average salesperson learn after the introduction and a couple of sales cycles that enables them to increase the amount of revenue produced, approaching closer to the sales levels of the top salespeople? If the firm provided that information earlier, would the average salesperson be able to produce higher sales levels earlier? The answer is yes!
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MONTEVIDEO -- Ten years ago they canoed the Minnesota River from top to bottom, camped on sandbars, and were surprised at how the upper reaches of this river still held a wilderness character.
They were even more surprised by the reaction they received to the series of articles they wrote on their experience for the Mankato Free Press. "There was a lot of interest,'' said Mankato Free Press reporter Tim Krohn.
All of these years later, Krohn said he and fellow paddler and Free Press photographer John Cross continue to hear from people who remember their 1998 series on the Minnesota River.
They're back, repeating the journey that won awards for their journalism and helped focus renewed attention on efforts to clean up the river.
Krohn and Cross lugged their gear-laden Old Town canoe to the river's shoreline in the Big Stone Wildlife refuge on Monday and immediately struggled.
Ten years ago they found the first miles of the river so snag-choked they would have turned back if only they could have. They had locked the keys in the van for someone else to retrieve, and had no escape, explained Cross.
This time they once again fought their way through downed trees and snags and wove their way through the upper, marsh-choked channel before they eventually emerged 30 miles downstream on the open waters of Lac qui Parle Lake. They've kept a good pace ever since, with intentions of reaching Mankato and a one-night respite in their own beds today (Saturday).
Ten years ago, their daily articles chronicled not only their adventure, but the river's woes and the many people who were working to address them.
This time around, they've found signs of improvement. The water clarity seems improved, and they do not see farm crops planted right to the water's edge as frequently as they did 10 years earlier, said Cross.
But they also are also seeing first-hand the problems that many people told them about as they gathered information for stories prior to launching. River bank erosion has become a bigger problem, said the two. By the time they reached Montevideo they had already seen thousands of downed trees along the eroding banks.
The greater erosion is partly the result of higher water levels but undoubtedly, also a sign of the increase in farm field drainage that has occurred in the last 10 years. River bank erosion and drainage are the issues people concerned about the river most often call to their attention, they noted.
Their attention was also caught by how much has stayed the same, and happily so. No different than 10 years ago, the two reporters said they continue to find lots of people who are passionate about cleaning up the river.
Best of all, the river still holds its wilderness appeal. "Like the Boundary Waters,'' said Cross of the stretch of granite outcrops that tower along the river between Granite Falls and Redwood Falls.
They intend to paddle the entire 330 miles of the river and reach the confluence with the Mississippi on Wednesday. They are posting stories and photos of the journey each day. They can be viewed at: http://www.mankatofreepress.com/


The students from our Musical Theater groups blew us away Friday night!
With the opener "Ring Ring: Why don't you give me a call?" the group of High School students presented a musical in six entertaining vignettes cleverly combined both powerful messages and entertainment for all. Following our middle schoolers accompanied by the elementary choir presented "Asterix und Obelix - das Musical" with cheering songs and a silent movie especially produced for this event.
Thanks to the production team and the talented cast the Musical Theater Night was a big hit!
"Asterix & Obelix - der Stummfilm" (silent movie)
Our Middle School Musical Theater group produced a fun silent movie for the play. Thank you to parents Silvia Reddy (concept) and Uli Romahn (film direction)!


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By Lexie Huntington
Fifteen contestants competed in Green River’s Fourth Annual Princess Pageant on Saturday night. There were five contestants in the Tiny Princess, Little Princess and Junior Princess categories.
During the pageant, each girl had the opportunity to compete in personality wear, perform a talent and walk across stage with an escort during the evening gown competition.
Between the talent and gown walk competition, Miss Huntington and Miss Emery First Attendant Aspen Hansen had the opportunity to perform their talents. After the gown walk, more performances were given by reigning princesses Hanna Silliman, Callie Pfander and Kambre Brewer.
At the end of the evening, Quianna Quintana was crowned second attendant, Jessica Norman first attendant and Gracie Burnett was crowned princess in the Tiny Princess category. In the Little Princess category, Taylor Burns was crowned second attendant, Abbigail Erwin as first attendant and Yuvana Panchal was crowned princess. Kallie Brewer was crowned second attendant, Kaidence Meadows first attendant and Lillian Giles was crowned princess in the Junior Princess category.
“It was fun, and I look forward to seeing my friends do it next year,” said princess Giles.

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Ericsson is launching the Connected Traffic Cloud
The company hopes to inspire the creation of an open ecosystem in which data from connected cars will be shared to ease traffic flow and enhance road safety
- February 26, 2018 10:00
- Monika Dimitrova
Intelligent transportation would greatly increase security in mobility and reduce traffic congestion, but communications networks need to change to allow for the needed constant connexion, low latency and greater capacity. By launching the Connected Traffic Cloud, Ericsson hopes to inspire the creation of an open ecosystem in which data from connected cars will be shared to ease traffic flow and enhance road safety.
We all rely on road transport but road vehicles are responsible for 1.24 million deaths every year globally. Then there’s the cost of traffic congestion calculated by adding up wasted fuel, time that could be spent more productively.
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The bicyclist who rolls through a stop sign does so mostly at his or her own risk. Motorists who talk on a cell phone while driving, or exceed the speed limit, even by as little as 5 mph, are also breaking the law, but more importantly, they represent a vastly greater risk to other users of the road.
So maybe the police should have zero tolerance for either bicyclists or motorists who break the law. The reality is though that police resources are limited, and they can't catch all law breakers.
In this environment it's unfair and inappropriate to single out bicyclists for ticketing. The police should make safety their top priority and go after motorists who speed and use their cell phones. When they've got those problems under control they should begin to worry about what cyclists are doing.
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Microsoft has officially announced that its Cloud Gaming service, Projct xCloud, will officially release on September 15th. Those who are Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to access "more than 100 high-quality games playable from the cloud."
This launch will be specific to 22 markets and will be for Android devices only. Unfortunately, there is no planned release for iOS devices. The planned limited launch will give Microsoft time to test and ensure stability before rolling out the platform to millions of gamers.
Some of the games that you will be able to play are games such as Minecraft Dungeons, Destiny 2, Tell Me Why, Gears 5, Yakuza Kiwami 2, and much more. The full list of games that will be available to play will be announced closer to the September 15th release date.
"As the world around us changes and entertainment is readily available no matter the device, it's our vision to make games accessible in a variety of scenarios. All the experiences you expect on Xbox and your gaming profile travel with you on mobile, including your friends list, achievements, controller settings, and saved game progress. You can continue your Gears 5 campaign while traveling away from your home console, or if a sibling or roommate is using the TV you can still complete strikes with friends in Destiny 2." - Kareem Choudhry, Corporate Vice President, Project xCloud, Microsoft
It appears that Microsoft's goal of the Project xCloud platform is to give gamers the ability to play their Xbox games anywhere, as long as they have a compatible device, as well as open up more platforms for players to join the Xbox ecosystem.
I am excited to see the full list of games available at launch, and I may just end up getting an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription!

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What is a Biography? Biographies are detailed descriptions of a person’s life. A Bio discusses not only standard truths, but likewise an individual’s experiences throughout their life. Whether it’s a life-changing occasion or the life of a precious family pet, a Bio can provide you a within take a look at a person’s life. There are various kinds of Biographies. Listed below are some of one of the most typical kinds:
Early bios were often created by the adherents of the subject. These very early biographies frequently took advantage of the testament of the subject, parts of the Old Testimony or Christian scriptures, or private documents from the subject. These early biographies, typically referred to as “resource bios,” have shown vital for later biographers. Likewise, biographical objection has actually long been a subject of literary discussion. Biographers require to be cautious when assessing the value of biographical jobs.
A Biography is a thorough account of someone’s life composed by another person. It includes information about one of the most important parts of the topic’s life. A biography may be non-fiction or fiction. Biographies are a prominent type of tradition writing, as well as works in many different media can be biographical. They can be insightful and entertaining. Bios additionally supply a history of a person’s life and influence on culture.
No matter whether a publication is a literary work or a non-fiction one, a bio will certainly include pictures as well as details regarding a real person. The book is written chronologically from cradle to grave and also will include information about an individual’s family, children, and colleagues. Some bios are based on true tales, while others are based on the accounts of someone that lived an exceptional life. Biographies can be “authorized” when the author has allowed.
Autobiography and Bio: There are several distinctions between the two kinds of books. While a biography tells the tale of another person’s life, an autobiography informs the life story of a person. Autobiographies are created by the subject themselves, and also are normally sequential. They concentrate on essential events in an individual’s life, and are taken into consideration memoirs. Memoirs are typically created late in life, when the topic is most likely to remember information from the past.
A biography of Barack Obama, 44th president of the USA, supplies unique understandings into the presidency and presidential power. Obama’s candidness allows the reader to acquire a deeper understanding of united state partisan national politics and also global diplomacy. As the 44th president of the United States, he is a distinct figure. If you’re searching for a compelling picture of the man behind the throne, Barack Obama’s Biography might be just what you need to motivate adjustment.
A Biography is a thorough account of a person’s life. It will include greater than simply standard facts, yet likewise exactly how the individual felt throughout the occasions of their life. Biographies are important because they reveal what a person was like at the time they lived. Bios are likewise vital since they can give you an understanding into the life of a famous person. Below are some tips on creating a Bio:
A bio can be about an individual, a family members, or a team. A renowned example of a collective bio is a job by Captain Charles Johnson, which catalogued the lives of well-known pirates as well as developed the pirate image in popular culture. There are additionally biographies about smaller groups. A modern instance is Favorably fourth Street, a publication regarding the folk music scene of New York City. It supplies a special perspective on the people included as well as shows why they were influential.
A biography can be brief or long. In the case of professional seminars, organizers might ask for a brief bio as a reference for the target market when the audio speaker presents the speaker. Professional social networking sites such as LinkedIn offer more area for biographies. While a scholastic biography might not be as insightful as an average bio, it is still an important tool for profession improvement. And also don’t neglect that a biography is an opportunity to share your understanding.
A bio can be a narrative, a book of historical occasions, or a fictionalized account. While a biography is expected to be true, there are still many blunders a biographer can make. It’s additionally written in the 3rd individual, as well as the writer needs to add their own individual panache. Despite the fact that the subject is a historic figure, the biography still has details concerning the person’s life that would certainly otherwise be impossible to recognize.
A biographer’s aim is to comprehend the person’s life from his/her perspective. He or she must rebuild the life of the topic, and explain his or her feature on the planet. In addition to explaining the truths of a person’s life, a biographer must respond to inquiries concerning the person’s personal experiences and motivations. Biographies of individuals living today has to be more objective, as they are influenced by individual predispositions.
A biography can be a great resource of details. Biographers might not be learnt psychology, but they typically follow hints to translate the individual’s secrets. For instance, a bio might have a murder scene, but it doesn’t always include a criminal activity. A biographer must constantly check the sources. Otherwise, the biography might be a not true story. This doesn’t necessarily imply that the subject is unreliable.
Early bios are written by fans of the religious figure. A lot of them are based on the testament of their subjects and also parts of the Christian Scriptures. They are thought about “resource bios,” given that they preserve the original materials and intimate documents of the topic. This kind of biography has been vital for later biographers. They’re usually one of the most beneficial resource of information. Throughout the ages, biographies have actually remained to develop.BIOG-based sources have actually emerged as an important type of literary history.
Memoirs and also memoirs are both forms of narrative nonfiction. Both kinds include a protagonist, a central dispute, as well as an actors of fascinating personalities. In memoirs, the emphasis is extra on facts than on emotions. Typically, an author will have a partner that will help them tell the most accurate tale possible. Some memoirs are extra individual than others. A good autobiography will detail specific details that just the writer would certainly understand, providing the viewers a chance to associate with the author’s life. Additional info
A biography is an important source for finding out more concerning the lives of famous people. Biographies are commonly informative, however they also provide readers a more total photo of a topic. Whether you’re looking for a personal or specialist bio, a good biographer will be able to answer that inquiry. Guide uses a wealth of info concerning Obama’s life. It’s likewise a wonderful way to obtain a within consider the globe.

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Star print block tea light holder
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Each carved block comes with a single tea light candle which can be replaced with whatever you wish and would make the perfect gift teamed with our PJ bottoms, please see our ethical gift edit for suggestions of the perfect pairings
Each piece takes over a day to carve, polish and paint, created uniquely each time using the heritage craftsmanship of hand-block carving that we are so passionate to showcase at Dilli Grey in our sleepwear and quilts.
Tariq, our hand-block carver is the son of an award-winning carver and has learnt his trade from the best. These intricate blocks are all designed and carved by Tariq in his family business in Uttar Pradesh.


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Well it’s 35+ degrees here in the Okanagan and cooking outside is the only way to cook at all. We’ve been BBQing everyday with the PERFECT sauce – my pineapple teriyaki sauce.
Sweet, tangy and absolutely delicious this sauce is good on almost everything. My personal favorites are chicken (wings, drumsticks, skewers), ribs, salmon and even tofu. It is also the bomb on burgers with butter lettuce, mozzarella cheese, and grilled pineapple.
- 1 cup soy sauce*
- 1 1/2 cups finely diced pineapple
- 1/2 cup brown sugar*
- 3 tbsp mirin*
- 1 inch chunk of ginger grated
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp cornstarch and 1 tbsp water
- Whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl and set aside, it will be used to thicken the sauce.
- Combine all other ingredients (soy sauce, pineapple, brown sugar, mirin, grated ginger, and water) in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Allow to come to a boil for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Add in the cornstarch mix and whisk thoroughly. Turn the temperature down and let the mix simmer for 10 minutes. Then turn off the heat and set aside for another 10 minutes, allowing it to cool and thicken.
- Store in an airtight container with a lid in the fridge for up to a week.
If you like a smoother sauce you can pulse it until its smooth and the pineapple has been pureed.
If you can't find mirin, you can use sherry vinegar or rice wine vinegar; you may need to adjust the sweetness.
You can substitute maple syrup for the brown sugar.
If you want the sauce to be gluten-free, you can substitute tamari or other gluten-free soy sauce.
Nutrition Information:Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 78Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1404mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 2g
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators and not from My Sweet Mess. Although we do attempt to provide as accurate nutritional information as possible, these figures are only estimates.
This is the perfect summer recipe because it’s good on all things that are good on the BBQ. I love making a big batch and storing it in the fridge so we can use it throughout the week. And if you’re not in the BBQing mood – you can add this to meatballs and rice, or a shrimp stir-fry. You get the idea.
The sauce is vegan, and I have given easy substitutions for gluten-free and refined sugar-free. And if you want to spice it up a notch, just add in a tsp or two of dried red chilis.
Whichever way you decide to use this sauce, I’d love to see it. Post a picture on instagram, tag me and hashtag #mysweetmess.
Till the next recipe,

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This should be the last iteration of my Cyberfunk series. I think I finally got both the look and the features exactly like I want them. In this edition, the outer ring is the watch battery meter, and the inner ring is the phone battery meter. Tap the center to open the theme picker. Enjoy!
Please do not copy, modify or distribute, for commercial or non-commercial purposes, any part of this watch face without the explicit permission of the original creator.

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text: Can a registered Republican who voted for Donald Trump really be pro-immigrant? Hola Miss proves that it is possible. Author Mellie Napolitano, a self-labeled Conservative American, looks to put a human face on the topic of immigration to show her fellow Republicans that Latino immigrants aren’t the criminals that politicians and the media portray them to be. Napolitano chronicles her experience of seeking her place in her community once she graduated from Georgetown University. As she searches for her own identity and acceptance, she realizes the systemic barriers that prevent her Latino immigrant clients from finding their own places as accepted members of society. Her experiences changed her outlook on the immigration crisis in the U.S. By sharing her story, Napolitano aims to reframe the conversation within her party. In this book, you'll learn: Why Central Americans immigrate to the U.S. and what life is like once they get here How viewing immigration from a people-focused rather than a politics-focused perspective can lead to reform And more! Hola Miss offers a fresh perspective on U.S. immigration; a break from today’s political rhetoric. If you’ve ever wondered why today’s U.S. newcomers don’t “get in line” for legal status and are looking for answers, you’ll love this book!


- Drinking espresso raises cholesterol levels significantly more in men than women, a new study found.
- On the other hand, women who drank filter coffee had higher cholesterol levels than men.
- Other factors could also be at play, so further research is needed to support these findings.
Espresso sure does have its fair share of health benefits, but it could also lead to higher cholesterol levels – if you’re male – a new study suggests.
Interestingly, boiled or plunger coffee was found to have similar effects on both genders, while filtered coffee increased cholesterol levels in women, but not in men.
The study, published in the open-access journal Open Heart, was based on data from more than 21 000 people aged over 40 from Tromsø in Norway, which is the country with the second-highest coffee consumption in the world.
The researchers developed a comprehensive guide for the relationship between different types of coffee consumption and serum cholesterol – which represents the amount of cholesterol in an individual’s blood.
Participants were asked how many cups of coffee they drank each day, as well as which form they drank (filtered; plunger; espresso from a coffee machine, pods, mocha pots, and instant).
“Coffee is the most frequently consumed central stimulant worldwide,” wrote the authors. “Because of the high consumption of coffee, even small health effects can have considerable health consequences.”
Naturally occurring chemicals
Past research has shown that naturally occurring chemicals in coffee can cause higher levels of cholesterol in the blood, which is associated with heart problems, including stroke.
But what’s behind this? According to the researchers, naturally occurring chemicals in coffee, including diterpenes, cafestol, and kahweol, raise levels of cholesterol in the blood.
In the current study, women drank an average of just under four cups of coffee per day, while men consumed around five on average.
Participants who drank three to five espressos a day were more likely to have higher levels of cholesterol in the blood, compared with those who didn’t drink espresso. Men, however, appeared to have higher concentrations of cholesterol than women.
No significant link between instant coffee and cholesterol levels was noted.
The scientists also noted a lower death rate in people who consume filtered coffee compared to those who drink unfiltered or no coffee. Norwegians are also used to large cups of filtered coffee, they said, adding that this habit could also lead to drinking large cups of espresso. One cup of Norwegian espresso is more or less equal to four cups of Italian espresso, research shows.
They wrote: “According to the 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice, moderate coffee consumption (3–4 cups per day) is probably not harmful, perhaps even moderately beneficial.
“However, for espresso coffee, there is no succinct recommendation, although it has been shown that there may be a positive association between espresso and serum cholesterol.”
Important factors to consider
Dr Rigved Tadwalkar, a cardiologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in California, told Healthline that there might be other reasons for the study’s results.
He said: “This study was a population-based cross-sectional study, which means that there is a lot of variability in the data collected. There are a number of possible reasons as to why the association between espresso consumption and total cholesterol was stronger for men.”
Men could be drinking larger quantities, he said, while cup sizes could also be larger for men. “Different types of brewing methods predominating with one sex versus the other may also be responsible,” he added.
Similarly, the researchers highlighted that the chemical make-up of different types of coffee may also play a role in producing these results.
“Interestingly, coffee contains more than a thousand diverse phytochemicals. The intake of each compound also depends on the variety of coffee species, roasting degree, type of brewing method, and serving size,” they wrote.
How reliable is the study?
The study has key strengths, but the authors cautioned that it relied on self-reported data, which could lead to bias. Their work also didn’t take into account some confounding factors, including whether participants added milk or sugar to their coffee, so the results should be interpreted with caution.
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The Storm Lake City Council approved various requests to help the Thursday night "Taste of Storm Lake" run smoothly in downtown Storm Lake.
The council agreed to provide barricades for events at the corner of Lake Avenue and West 5th Street and allow food to be served on the sidewalk.
The Storm Lake Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Taste of Storm Lake every Thursday evening in June, July, August and September with different non-profit organizations and other businesses serving food each week.
Scheduled to participate this year are the HyNoon Kiwanis, County 4-H Clubs, Bil-Mar and Community Ed, TLC after-school program, Star Spangled Spectacular committee, Farmers Market, Central Bank, BV Convention and Visitors Bureau, IBP, Witter Gallery, BV Historical Society, High School Music Beach Party, Concordia Preschool, SL Sparklers and Habitat for Humanity.
Also, the May 19 council meeting was selected for a public hearing on a budget amendment for the current fiscal year.


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The research project ATMO-CHAMP/GRACE was funded within the GEOTECHNOLOGIEN programme of BMBF (2009-2011).
During the 2nd period of the GEOTECHNOLOGIEN key research area "Observation of System Earth from Space" (research project NRT-RO) GPS RO measurements from CHAMP and GRACE were provided in Near-Real Time for the DWD and international weather services. The operational data use by the weather centers is a milestone for the acceptance of the GPS RO technique by the atmospheric scientists on the way to an established remote sensing method. In focus of this project is the long-term data set from CHAMP and GRACE whose unique temporal range enabled already initial climatological investigations. Several studies, comparing RO analysis results of different processing centers, show in general excellent agreement of results from different centers, but also indicate slight differences which need to be clarified especially regarding climatological applications. Major goal of this project is the analysis of these differences in more detail and based on these investigations the generation of a consistent and high quality long-term data set from CHAMP and GRACE. A further major objective is the demonstration of various applications for the long-term data set. These applications include long-term analysis of global temperature/refractivity and atmospheric water vapor trends in the upper atmosphere, investigations related to global characteristics of the tropopause structure and gravity wave distribution. This work will be completed by the generation and interpretation of climatologies of disturbances in the lower ionospheric E-region, which can be derived from the GPS RO data. These data provide important information on vertical atmospheric coupling processes and their long-term variation.


Brandon University employees have surpassed their United Way fundraising goal — again.
During the Fall 2015 campaign, which wrapped up in December, a total of $13,757.50 was raised for the United Way of Brandon and District. That amount is nearly 15% higher than the official goal of $12,000.
The previous year, BU employees raised a total of $12,123 in the same campaign, again beating the goal of $11,000.
Payroll deducations and other donations to the United Way were coordinated by the Brandon University Community in Action committee.
Currently, the committee is planning an event for February.


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Headaches are a common presentation in children and adolescents. Different types of primary headaches include tension and migraine headaches. Migraine headaches may be part of a family history, sometimes have an aura (e.g. visual or auditory change) and are often associated with vomiting and worsened by bright light. Headaches may also occur secondary to other conditions and an assessment for ongoing headaches will involve consideration of these.
A thorough medical assessment is an important part of evaluating headaches in children and adolescents. Keeping a headache diary prior to your child’s assessment can be a helpful part of the diagnostic process.
Severe headaches that are associated with a high fever, concerns regarding drowsiness or a stiff neck should be seen urgently in a local emergency department.
The following practitioners at CPMG can be of service in helping determine the cause of headaches in children and adolescents, and assist in their management:

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The pledge comes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett prepare to meet with Indian billionaires in Delhi on Thursday to talk about philanthropy and encourage them to join their Giving Pledge campaign. Rao has pledged the funds through the Varalakshmi Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of GMR Group; the foundation focuses on education and vocational training for the underprivileged. "I have always believed that we have a responsibility to give back to the society in which we thrive and we owe our success to," said Rao at a ceremony announcing the pledge.
According to a 2010 Bain & Company survey, Indians collectively contributed just 0.6 percent of the country's GDP to charitable causes, compared to 1.3 percent in the United Kingdom and 2.2 percent in the United States. Recently, however, Indian billionaires have begun to increase their giving for social and charitable causes.


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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
What the He** is going on?
To an extent we all are a little freaked out by the thought of eating meat. Even if us meat eaters don't admit it. I'll be the first to admit that I rarely eat meat. In that when I do.. it's very rare.
The idea of Matrix-ized chickens bred only to provide meat somehow makes the process of raising broilers simply for meat to an all new level of unease.
But recently in my internet travels I stumbled across this bit of atrociousness.
Apparently this idea hatched from philosopher Paul Thompson at Purdue University who suggests we should adopt the “The Blind Chicken Solution".
Reasoning that chickens blinded by “accident” have been developed into a strain of laboratory chickens that don’t mind being crowded together as much as normal chickens do. As a result, he argues, we should consider using blind chickens in food production as a solution to the problem of overcrowding in the poultry industry. He argues that it would be more humane to have blind chickens than ones that can see.
I can hear PETA organizations take a break from their nude celebrity photography campaigns to vomit.
Overwhelmingly I am just speechless...


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Background-Cognitive impairment may increase the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. This study examined the association between cognitive function and risk of all-cause and CVD mortality among the elderly in Beijing, China. Methods and Results-A total of 1996 participants aged ≥55 years at baseline were enrolled from the BLSA (Beijing Longitudinal Study of Aging). Cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and participants were categorized as:
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YORK, Pa. — Penn State York has partnered with the Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) to offer a business-related workshop through a program called the HACC Symposium. This partnership helps introduce HACC students to the Penn State York campus, faculty, staff and students while offering information that will be useful to them, regardless of their major.
“My goal is to expose students to local transfer opportunities as they begin their academic journey at HACC," said Elaine Madden, professor of business, management and marketing at the HACC York campus. "Many of them haven’t thought about four-year opportunities, so I try to encourage them to think about where they wish to attend after their time with me is over."
Madden worked closely with Ali Kara, professor of business administration at Penn State York, and Erin Nelsen, admissions counselor and coordinator of the master of education in teaching and curriculum at the York campus, to launch the HACC symposium program in 2019. Each semester, the group selects a professional development topic and ends the symposium with information about the college transfer process.
“Last fall, we offered a dining etiquette seminar. The topic we chose for this fall was interviewing skills, which was led by a member of our career development office, LeighAnn Fry. My hope is that students who participate in the symposium build relationships with our faculty and staff, so they can feel comfortable transferring here after they have completed their associate degree at HACC,” said Nelsen.
Streamlining the transfer process
Establishing a closer relationship between the two institutions not only helps students grow more comfortable with the idea of pursuing a bachelor’s degree but can smooth out the transfer process as well, according to Nelsen.
“If we can identify students who wish to transfer early, Ali meets with them and recommends which courses from HACC satisfy the requirements for Penn State, so students aren’t wasting money and time taking classes that don’t count towards their degree,” said Madden.
Kara explained, “My discussions with Elaine revolved around fostering inter-campus collaborations, particularly in streamlining the transfer process, enhancing advising and enriching students’ experiences. We saw a need to enhance interactions between HACC and Penn State York at all levels, encompassing students, faculty and administrators. As a result, our focus shifted to the concept of organizing symposiums.”
Ali Kara, professor of business administration at the York State York, speaks to HACC students about the business opportunities at the campus.
Although the symposiums took a virtual format during the pandemic, the most recent event, held on Sept. 20, was hosted in the Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration on the Penn State York campus, with a call-in option for students who preferred to attend virtually.
“Many of my students never visited a four-year campus while they were in high school,” said Madden. “Having members from the Penn State team meet with them during these sessions does assure the students the process is similar to what they currently experience at HACC.”
While much of the community college experience translates well to a four-year institution, students who transfer to Penn State may find academic and professional opportunities that might not be available elsewhere.
Highlighting new opportunities
The Sept. 20 HACC Symposium featured a panel of four students representing the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate, which is a nation-wide business leadership organization of more than 200,000 students. FBLA helps prepare students for their careers by hosting education programs and competitive events, including leadership conferences held at the state and national levels where students can compete in subjects including macroeconomics, small business management, public speaking, marketing concepts and more.
Each of the panelists took home a national award this year, which, according to Fry, will enhance their résumé and help them stand out from the crowd when it comes time to apply for jobs.
One of the panelists, Rebecca Mauck, also spoke about a program called Dress for Success, where the Suits to Careers organization (part of YWCA of Harrisburg) purchases professional attire for students who are preparing for internships, job interviews and other formal endeavors.
Dress for Success was made possible at Penn State York through funding by the Nittany Scholars Program, the Penn State Student Activity Fund, and the Women’s Philanthropic Network (WPN) at the campus. This is just one example of the resources designed to prepare students to enter their field with confidence.
Student success stories
Over the years, Kara has witnessed many achievements of HACC students who have transitioned to Penn State York.
“Colby Mong came to us from HACC with the intention of completing our bachelor of science in business (BSB) degree,” Kara said. “He was uncertain about choosing management marketing as his focus area. It eventually became evident that he would benefit from our newly developed project and supply chain management (PSCM) degree, so I worked closely with him at every level to help him complete both the BSB and the PSCM dual degree without extending his intended graduation date and with minimal added credits. He graduated last year with magna cum laude honors and is currently employed by a logistics company.
“During a meeting at HACC where I was discussing our programs and the transfer process, Logan Snyder inquired about the athletic opportunities at Penn State York," Kara continued. "My colleague, Joe Downing, associate professor of corporate communication and golf coach at Penn State York, was there to help and provided information about the golf lessons he was teaching. Two years later, Logan graduated from Penn State York and according to Downing, he is the best golfer in the history of Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC). He was the first PSUAC golfer to ever win the gold medal at the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) championship.”
Every journey is different
“Starting at a community college and completing general education courses is an economical way to earn a Penn State degree,” Nelsen said. “When you begin at a community college, you can complete the general education courses at a reduced tuition rate, then transfer those credits to Penn State. Only paying two years of Penn State tuition makes a lot of sense for many students.”
According to Nelsen, whether students wish to begin their journey at a Penn State campus to begin building their community sooner or choose to transfer from another institution, there are ample paths toward earning a degree and gaining experiences that can contribute to a successful career.


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Environmental and genetic determinants of two vitamin D metabolites in healthy Australian children.
Bima A., Pezic A., Sun C., Cameron FJ., Rodda C., van der Mei I., Chiaroni-Clarke R., Dwyer T., Kemp A., Qu J., Carlin J., Ellis JA., Ponsonby A-L.
Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with adverse health outcomes. We examined genetic and environmental determinants of serum 25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)2D3 in childhood.The study sample consisted of 322 healthy Australian children (predominantly Caucasians) who provided a venous blood sample. A parental interview was conducted and skin phototype and anthropometry measures were assessed. Concentrations of 25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)2D3 were measured by selective solid-phase extraction-capillary liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. These concentrations were deseasonalised where relevant to remove the effect of month of sampling.Deseasonalised log 25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)2D3 concentrations were only moderately correlated (r=0.42, p<0.001). The following predicted both 25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)2D3: UVR 6 weeks before the interview, natural skin and eye colour, height and vitamin D allelic metabolism score. The following predicted 25(OH)D3 only: lifetime sunburns and vitamin D allelic synthesis score. Overall, 43.5% and 25.6% of variation in 25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)2D3 could be explained. After accounting for 25(OH)D3 concentrations, higher UVR 6 weeks before the interview and vitamin D allelic metabolism score further predicted 1,25(OH)2D3 concentrations.Environmental factors and genetic factors contributed to both vitamin D metabolite concentrations. The intriguing finding that the higher ambient UVR contributed to higher 1,25(OH)2D3 after accounting for 25(OH)D3 concentrations requires further evaluation.

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‘Like a clothing warehouse’: Grandmother stockpiled hundreds of stolen items in her home
PUBLISHED: 15:40 13 May 2019 | UPDATED: 16:59 13 May 2019
A Norwich grandmother has admitted stockpiling stolen goods at her Bowthorpe bungalow - including clothing with the shop tags still attached.
Christine Carriage, 71, was found to have a large amount of stolen property at her one-bedroom home in The Runnel, Three Score.
Carriage admitted possessing criminal property, which consisted of a quantity of stolen clothing, bedding, ornaments, tools and a games console, when she appeared at Norwich Crown Court.
It is not the first time Carriage has been before the court as in 2015 she was given a six-month suspended sentence, after police found a total of 1,337 items of clothing, shoes and handbags at her address which was said to look more like a clothing warehouse.
Andrew Oliver, for Carriage, said that a large amount of property was taken from the garage of Carriage's home and said she was accepting the criminal property was all the clothing seized, which still had the shop labels attached.
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He said she also accepted that some Joules items found at her home were criminal property.
Simon Walters, prosecuting, said the plea was acceptable to the prosecution and said that they were not offering any evidence against her son Shane, 49, who had originally been jointly charged with his mother for possessing criminal property.
The court heard that Christine Carriage was also facing five counts of shoplifting and a breach of a conditional discharge, which will all be dealt with at her sentencing hearing.
Judge Maureen Bacon adjourned sentence until July 11 and asked for pre-sentence reports.
She warned Carriage all sentencing options would be open to the court and said: "I make no promises one way or the other."
She also formally entered a plea of not guilty for Shane Carriage.
At her previous sentencing in 2015, the court heard how police found a clothes rail eight foot long in one room, completely full of clothes.
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The square is to London what canals are to Venice. There are the famous squares, like Trafalgar Square, where visitors flock to see some of the capital’s best attractions. There are the squares that are triangle, like Hampstead Square Gardens. And then there are London’s garden squares, tranquil pockets of greenery in the midst of the city, and London’s main contribution to the urban experiment.
The London Squares Preservation Act of 1931, instigated by a failed bid to build over Edwardes Square in Kensington, protected hundreds of these precious squares, including 18 in Hackney, and West Square in Southwark. Today, some of London’s most exclusive properties overlook its garden squares, which are often fenced and gated for the exclusive use of residents (read on for how you can unlock the gates of these secret gardens). Others are open spaces for all to enjoy. Here’s our round-up of the must visit garden squares in central London to visit this year.


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Online Compilations of Acts are very useful for research and study, however they are currently not the official authorised version of legislation and cannot be presented in court. Therefore, it is important that, in practice, you know how to update an act, potentially using hardcopy print versions if necessary.
- The updated print version of the act has to be presented as an authority in court
- You may be asked to update an act as a clerk in a law firm
- You may need to locate the historical version of an act at a certain point in time which precedes online access
Steps to updating an Act
- Locate an online compilation of the act
- Check the history of amendments in the Compilation Table at the end of the act. For WA acts this includes a history of reprints. Use Federal Statutes Annotations for the CTH latest Reprint listing
- Locate the latest Reprint
- Check the Compilation Table in the online compilation, to see if there have been any amendments since the last Reprint
- If you are updating only one provision, then you need to determine which amendments apply to that provision. For WA use the in-text annotations. For CTH use the Table of Amendments at the end of the compilation
- Check commencement details to make sure that recent amendments are in-force
- For point-in-time updating check for reprints and amendments occurring before the required date
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J&K: Speaker holds all-party meeting
Seeking cooperation for the smooth conduct of assembly proceedings beginning Monday, Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Akbar Lone held an all-party legislators meeting.
Srinagar: Seeking cooperation for the smooth conduct of assembly proceedings beginning Monday, Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Akbar Lone held an all-party legislators meeting and took stock of various arrangements for the session.
Lone assured the legislators that the proceedings would be held in a very cordial manner and every public representative would be given ample opportunity to raise the public issue of their constituency, a spokesperson said.
The legislators highlighted various issues and gave their suggestions for holding the house proceedings in a congenial atmosphere in accordance with norms of parliamentary democracy, he said.
Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, Minister for Rural Development, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Sagar assured the Speaker of full support on behalf of the government.
Legislators Chaman Lal Gupta and Ashok Kumar Khajuria stressed upon the need for holding of three sessions in a year and the Speaker assured them that the matter will be examined and taken up with the government.
Advisor to Chief Minister and chief whip National Conference Mubarak Gul, Legislator, Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan, besides Secretary Assembly, M Ramzan were present in the meeting.
Later, the Speaker visited MLA hostel here and took stock of arrangements for the stay of legislators.
He directed the management to ensure better catering facilities to the legislators, besides, maintenance of the hostel.
Taking serious note of the non-attendance of the staff, the Speaker directed the concerned to send their attendance to the Assembly Secretariat on a day-to-day basis, the spokesman said.


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Building a Future
Our priority now is helping Father Katete, Director of the Anglican Street Children’s Programme, to build a new school in Tembwe District, Chama. It will be a much-needed secondary school for girls. The girls in this area currently face a future of little or no education beyond basic school and there is still a prevalence of the traditional practice of child marriage. The area is so remote that most NGOs have found it very difficult to deliver help to the people.
The Livingstone Initiative has stepped in to help and has so far raised GBP 21,000 (USD 35,000) from the UK, GBP 10,000 of which has been donated by the Episcopal Diocese of Edinburgh through their 2013 Lent Appeal. These donations have paid for a brick-making machine; a borehole providing fresh, clean water for the first time; water storage tanks, an ablution block and a girls’ hostel. Boreholes are the main source of water in the area and this borehole replaced the only well, which was very small, very deep and very muddy. There is still a long way to go before the school can open.
We are looking for donations, offers of expertise, sponsorship, and partnerships to help build this school and open it. The new school will ultimately provide between 1000 and 1500 places for vulnerable girls and orphans, but there is much more to do. We want to complete the initial stage of construction, so the school can open. We therefore need your help to:
- Drill 2 more boreholes
- Construct a block of 3 classrooms
- Build a science laboratory
- Obtain equipment for the school, such as textbooks, library books, pencils, crayons, blackboards, desks, tables, chairs, etc.
The Zambian government is helping. It has built the Chama-Matumbo road – the first tarred road into the district. This allows access to the villages for the first time during the rains and has dramatically reduced travelling distance and time by road from Lusaka – it now takes less than a day. The Ministry of Education have agreed to supply teaching staff, build staff housing and support the school. The Village Chief, local people and the MP for the area are also very supportive of the school and Father Katete’s view is that the Chief and the local people’s contribution should help reduce costs by 30%. COMACO, a conservation agriculture company, are also helping the small-scale local farmers with their rice production and we are looking for ways to find new markets for this crop, to help boost the local economy.
Children are Zambia’s future and, through the provision of secondary education, these children will go on to be future leaders, doctors, parents and they in turn will be able to open up further opportunities to other children. Your support would be much valued in helping to bring about this change for the better in this far-flung community.
If you wish, you can designate your gift to a particular aspect of the project, or even sponsor a building and have it named after you or your company.
Please help us to make this school possible.

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Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori pulled out of Wimbledon mid-way through his last 16 match against Marin Cilic on Monday, suffering from a rib injury.
An off-colour Nishikori consulted the trainer and doctor during the fourth round contest on Court Two and finally retired from the match at 6-1, 5-1 down.
He confirmed it was the same injury which forced him out of the Halle tourament in the run-up to Wimbledon.
"It got worse after the second round. I couldn't compete today," said Nishikori.
Croatian ninth seed Cilic now faces either seven-time champion Roger Federer or Steve Johnson of the United States in Wednesday's quarter-finals.
Nishikori's troubles were evident during the first set, when he found himself 5-0 down within 10 minutes, having won just two points as Cilic hit 10 aces.
The Japanese did win one service game but by the end of the 16-minute set, he had hit just two winners to 18 from his opponent.
He did manage to break Cilic early in the second set but could not stop the slump.
In the breaks of play, 26-year-old Nishikori looked forlorn, with his head down, staring at the ground.
He had his head in his hands after serving a double fault to go 4-1 down in the second set, after which his coaching staff -- including former French Open champion Michael Chang -- pleaded with him to call it quits.
Nishikori called for the trainer and the doctor and was given some pills.
After one more game he shook hands with his opponent.
Nishikori hit just five winners in the match to 28 from Cilic, and his fastest serve was at only 103 miles per hour. He had managed to get just 35 per cent of his returns in play.
Nishikori also withdrew from last year's Wimbledon in the second round with a left calf injury.
He was bidding to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time in seven attempts -- the only one of the four majors where he has yet to make the last eight.
Nishikori was bidding to become only the second Japanese man to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, after Shuzo Matsuoka in 1995.
He was the last Asian player left in the tournament after compatriot Misaki Doi was beaten in the women's last 16 by Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber in the preceding match on the 4,000-seater Court Two show court.
Cilic, who beat Nishikori in the 2014 US Open final, has now reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals three times in a row, while Monday was the second time Nishikori had made it to the last 16.


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Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are gearing up for a high-stakes matchup against the Detroit Lions. The game was flexed to Sunday night by the NFL due to the intrigue surrounding the game. A win for Green Bay and they’re in the playoffs. It’s as simple as that.
On the opposing side, the Detroit Lions might be eliminated from playoff contention before the game even starts, depending on how the Seattle Seahawks perform earlier in the day. Regardless, the Lions would love to have an opportunity to knock Green Bay out of the playoff conversation.
Aaron Rodgers Speaks Highly Of Jamaal Williams
There’s a lot on the line Sunday night. Tensions will be high and things are bound to get chippy at some point. Emotions may boil over between the division rivals. However, Aaron Rodgers has no problem with at least one of the Lions players.
That player would be running back Jamaal Williams. Williams was originally drafted by Green Bay in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Rodgers and Williams were teammates from 2017-2020. Obviously, there are no hard feelings between the two based on what Rodgers had to say.
“I’m a hugger, so if I see Jamaal, I’m giving him a hug. I love Jamaal,” Aaron Rodgers said on Thursday. “He’s one of my all-time favorites. He’s one of the happiest teammates we’ve ever had, one of the greatest guys in the locker room that I’ve been able to work with.”
Williams has been a big reason for Detroit’s turnaround. After a 1-6 start, the Lions have won seven of their last nine games. Williams is only six yards away from his first 1,000 yard rushing season. In addition, Williams’ 15 rushing touchdowns currently leads the NFL.
Both Rodgers and Williams hope to lead their teams to the postseason. But it’s also possible that neither team makes the playoffs. Nevertheless, Detroit and Green Bay have had remarkable turnarounds in 2022 and hope they can continue their improbable runs further into 2023.

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Lockheed Martin contributions to the Cassini mission included power and propulsion for the spacecraft, the Descent Imager / Spectral Radiometer, DISR instrument for the Huygens Probe, as well as the Titan IVB launch vehicle. Cassini is currently in orbit around Saturn performing its primary science mission, investigating Saturn, its many moons, and its complex and beautiful ring system. The Space Power Programs organization in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, an offsite of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, provided the three General Purpose Heat Source — Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (GPHS‐RTGs) used to provide electric power to the spacecraft during its mission to Saturn and its moons. The RTGs were the same design as those used to power the Galileo spacecraft on its mission to Jupiter and its moons, and the ESA Ulysses spacecraft on its mission to explore the Sun. Three RTGS provided 880 Watts of electrical power to the spacecraft at the beginning of mission, shortly after launch, 50% more than the power available for the Galileo mission. Other papers will describe the extensive science instrumentation made possible by the abundance of continuous, reliable, and long‐lived power, unprecedented for a deep space planetary mission. The Cassini Propulsion Module Subsystem is the largest interplanetary propulsion system ever to successfully enter orbit around another planet. The propulsion system was designed to be fully redundant for this critical, 11‐year scientific mission to Saturn. The system was designed, assembled and tested at Lockheed Martin’s Space Exploration Systems Company in Littleton, Colorado, before being delivered to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL in Pasadena California for integration and testing with the spacecraft. The bi‐propellant system design holds 3,000 kg of Monomethyl Hydrazine, MMH and Nitrogen Tetroxide, NTO and uses 132 kg of High Purity Grade Hydrazine for 3‐axis attitude control and Reaction Wheel Assembly, RWA desaturation.
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