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My Progress on Danarko
How's it going, everyone?
I thought to take a small break and update you on my progress with Danarko, a book I have been working on since I was a little girl. Yes, I have been writing that long. Danarko is a major project to me and trumps any other project in my life, really, so if I'm in the mood to work on Danarko, everything else pret-ty much is put on the backburner to simmer.
Here's the progress report:
Danarko's history and past involvement has been written down in a physical copy now! This means all of the worlds involved, what happened in the past on Alkina, Saheir, Garnesh, and even Gaia and Eleth have been recorded by your wonderful, creative writer!
(People don't know how creative you are because you're posting your second-hand stories, Max. -Maeflower)
Shhhh! They don't need to know that... I love Black Cat, anyways, and Josi was a nice challenge out of my comfort zone! Kami's Quest was also different, but only with the formatting...
But back to Danarko. Danarko has a very extensive history. Or, more specifically, the worlds/realms Saheir, Garnesh, Alkina, Carni, Eleth, and Gaia have very extensive histories that collide with one another and involve each other. It's very convoluted, and my notes are all over the place! But it can't be helped. At the same time the Highlords were thought up, someone was running around and killing people, a chamber was being created, and a whole civilization was learning a new power that had fallen into their hands. Oh, and let's not forget the appearance of a clock tower somewhere...
No, this is not the concept of my story. Yes, it sounds weird and may even be confusing. No, I'm not going to elaborate - because very valuable secrets are locked away behind these one-sentence phrases of these catalysts. Sorry. Not really. I don't want to spoil it all for you...
Next on my to-do list is to create a list describing each of the important people of my story in detail. These individuals are specific to DANARKO, the first book, not stretching across the entirety of the realms involved in the books. That would be a good 40-50 people, not a mere 22... Yes, I have 22 people I have to interview. Sayonara!
Note from Editor Maeflower: Max is often all over the place and scatterbrained like this. If you have never heard of Danarko before, it is a book she has been working on since she was seven years old. She finished writing the first draft when she was only fifteen years old; the second book was completed when she was sixteen. Danarko has gone through approximately seven major revisions, including this one. She has decided to write down all information around the book before attempting to write the book itself in hopes that doing so will assist her in her writing.
If you want more information behind Danarko, send a request for a blog post just about it!


When it comes to commercial roofing, you need a reliable roofing company that you can trust, because these types of roofs impact so many lives at once. If a commercial roof fails, it can lead to serious injury for hundreds of people. For that reason, it is imperative that a trusted roof builder comes in to do commercial installs, or repairs. We are that company! We have years of service behind us, and an incredible reputation with the commercial buildings that we have done roof installs for.
When it comes to commercial roofing options, there are several, different kinds available to choose from. One of the coolest, new trends is having a green roof installed. These roof types are often seeded in order for grass to purposely grow on the top of them. These types of roofs can, often times, have access to them, so that people can enjoy the greenery, but they also don’t have to. The grass growing acts as a natural barrier for sunlight, which means that the grass helps to insulate your building. These types of roofs can lower your utility costs, making your building more appealing to people who may rent spaces in it.
Just like in residential roofing, commercial solar roofing has exploded in popularity in the last few years. Solar roofing, on a commercial scale roof, can drastically cut utility costs down. Not only that, but many businesses are becoming green friendly these days, and having a solar roof on your space can be a hug draw for these types of businesses. Beyond these points, having a solar roof installed may also qualify you for tax breaks, and incentives. If you think a solar roof could be right for your commercial building, please do not hesitate to reach out to us!
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I just love the CAS style and had fun making my own version of Kathleen's card, changing up the stamped sun to a die-cut and adding twine and a button. Thank you, Kathleen, for sharing your truly inspirational cards ... and thank you for your generous, kind and encouraging comments. Enjoy your week as Queen!
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Loll, this is awesome!!! All your die cuts look so PERFECT!!! your color palette of red and yellow on the white looks awesome and this version is so far superior to mine, I just can't say enough!!! Fabulous CAS card! Thank you Loll, for your kind comments to me, you are always so enouraging and I LOVE your blog : ) And thank you so much for making this card, I LOVE it and am so glad you shared it on here tonight!!!
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Sat, Sep 01, 2012 @ 6:49 PM
Oh My Loll.....love your cheerful yellow gingham, flower sun, clouds, twine and sweet banner sentiment with the button. All Clean, Crisp and perfect. Your mom will love her card. So good to hear she is on the road to recovery. TFS
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Sat, Sep 01, 2012 @ 7:25 PM
I LOVE your ginham sun and the fact that you used a sunflower die to make it is just genius! You are such an ispiration with your amazing CAS creations. This one makes me smile too! Love everything about it..

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Security vendors and high-tech police see little need for a 'cybersecurity tsar', as demanded by a Conservative MP last week .
As ZDNet UK reported on Monday, Mark Pritchard MP also called for the creation of a national agency to combat the growing threat of cybercrime. But experts argued on Tuesday that there are already enough government agencies addressing this issue.
MessageLabs, an email security vendor, pointed out cybersecurity already falls within the remit of Ian Watmore, head of the e-government unit of the Cabinet Office.
"It's difficult to understand what kind of role a cybersecurity tsar would have that's not already covered by Ian Watmore. Would the tsar be reporting to Watmore, or competing with him?" said Paul Wood, senior analyst for MessageLabs. "You can't just bang a big drum and make a lot of noise about security and not take into account the complexity of the issues," Wood added.
The police were also unable to see the point in creating a centralised cybersecurity agency to raise awareness, as one already exists.
"We already have the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NISCC) — it would be difficult to see (another cybersecurity agency's) remit," said a spokesperson for the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit.
NISCC is charged with protecting the UK's critical national intrastructure. However, it was criticised as toothless in April this year by Lord Harris of Haringey, who argued that it needs to be able to force government agencies and businesses to improve their security.
MessageLabs also argued that an American cybercrime-fighting model (as suggested by Pritchard) is already in the pipline though the impending formation of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), a merging of the National Crime Squad (which the NHTCU is part of), the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the investigative branches of the Customs and Immigration Service.
"The formation of SOCA will be the closest thing we have to the FBI in this country — it will improve [cybercrime-fighting] in the future," said Wood.
Sophos, another security vendor, also argued that present awareness raising initiatives were effective.
"I wonder how having just one agency would differ from the NHTCU's GetSafeOnline scheme, or ITSafe," said Graham Cluley, senior technology analyst for Sophos.


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City playgrounds, sports courts, and picnic areas in several East County communities are now closed because of social distancing orders to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, which has gripped the Bay Area.
On Wednesday, Brentwood has joined other cities in temporary closures. The city said that although most residents have responded to the direction from Contra Costa County Health Services regarding outdoor activity, the staff is still seeing “a fair amount of use of our playgrounds, courts, and picnic areas.”
Although Brentwood parks and trails remain open, areas that are natural social gathering spots have closed. The city is recommending residents follow Contra County Health Services guidelines. All residents must practice social distancing, social gatherings are prohibited and restrooms are closed at all parks, including the skate park, a city spokesman said.
Oakley, meanwhile, closed parks on March 16, and like many cities declared an Emergency Affecting the Public Health and Safety because of the COVID-19 pandemic. All city facilities, including City Hall, the Oakley Recreation Center, parks, playgrounds, and associated facilities were closed.
In Antioch, the city also declared a state of emergency, and while parks are not totally closed, playgrounds, the skatepark, dog park, and all the park restrooms and parking lots are closed. All city facilities are closed as well.
Mayor Sean Wright posted a message to the community on the city website, explaining the closures.
“Although this is a daunting time, together, we will prevail,” he wrote. “Now more than ever, we must come together as a community. We must do all we can to help with social distancing to protect our loved ones that may be in danger.”
In Pittsburg, which also declared a state of emergency, city facilities, including Small World Park, Buchanan Pool, and all other gated parks and public restrooms are closed.
The city created a website of resources to help residents cope at https://pittsburgcovid19.com/
East Bay Regional Parks District, meanwhile, announced a new round of closures beginning Friday. The closures will include parking lots at Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Contra Costa County, Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda and Point Isabel in Richmond. Contra Loma Reservoir is also closed though trails are open from Frederickson Lane.
A full list of closures is at bit.ly/ebrpdclosures.
For the latest updates from the CDC, go to https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov

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I have made an LSTM model and Bilstm model for the same prediction task and get some results. But I would like to compare both models by showing, for example, the features that we can get while using LSTM and the features that we can get while using Bilstm. Or do you know another way to compare them just in order to justify why using one is better than using the other one?
I need like an intuition that may lead to choosing one instead of the other one before the training.
Idea 1 : Visualize the hidden state of LSTM and BLSTM models.
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This Durham, NC Nonprofit Is Helping Parents Create Positive Relationships With Their Kids
This article is being published in its entirety with permission from Exchange Family Center. To learn more about Exchange Family Center’s mission to make children’s lives better by strengthening their families, teachers, and communities through proven counseling, coaching, and training, visit https://www.exchangefamilycenter.org/
“These strategies work so well,” says Erica, a Durham mother of three, “but when you’re caught up in daily parent life, they never cross your mind.”
Erica, whose kids are nine, eight, and four, originally came to Exchange Family Center (EFC) to focus on her middle son, but recently completed a “refresher course” with all three kids. EFC has supported Durham families free of charge since 1992 with a range of evidence-based therapy services for families with kids of all ages.
“It was really valuable to have started the service in the office to learn the skills there,” but in the refresher course, Erica needed more flexibility. Dinner time, in particular, was very stressful: “Me trying to cook and my son is literally climbing walls and furniture. We couldn’t replicate that in the office.”
So not only did the EFC therapist come to Tiffany’s home, she also did sessions around and during the family’s dinner time. “That was really helpful,” Erica says.
Leah Parrish Santibañez, LCSW, says that flexibility is essential to EFC’s work. Parents bring their histories, “how they were raised, things they liked, things they didn’t, maybe histories of trauma. Then children bring their own personalities.”
So, she argues, therapy has to be “very individualized to the parent and the family.”
‘He puts himself in danger’
Erica and her children participated in the Exchange Family Center’s Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) program. She described her middle boy as “extremely impulsive, hyperactive” but also, “he puts himself in danger quite often, one of his behavioral problems was chewing batteries.”
In situations like this, kids must follow instructions from their parents. Unfortunately, Tiffany’s kids were getting mixed messages from family members who were quick to punish. Her ex-husband was “quick to spank, I was quick to take a privilege, another gave 10-minute timeouts….which is totally inappropriate.”
PCIT coaches parents to use consistent and predictable strategies that target problem behavior, and to build warm, secure, and positive relationships.
When your child is chewing on batteries, you can’t have ‘a ten-minute debate,’” Erica says. “I used to say: ‘I’m gonna count to five.’ Then he knew he had five seconds to push me.” With PCIT, there are time restrictions, but the kids don’t know them, so Erica’s son “didn’t bother debating because he didn’t know how much time he had to comply before he went to a timeout.”
Interestingly, Erica reports that her communication became so “clear and thorough” that her middle son went to timeout only “one time and it didn’t happen again.”
Santibañez makes clear that these results don’t come from only setting limits. For her, PCIT’s focus on improving relationships is paramount. “When children feel that their parent cares about them, they are more likely to respect and follow the parent’s instructions.”
“I’ve gotten control back as a mother.”
– Erica mom of three, EFC client
Before Erica started with EFC she says: “I went to bed every night with ‘mom guilt.’ I yell at my kids; they are physically fighting. I’m totally failing them as a mother.” She even avoided bringing them out in public because “their behavior was so bad, people would be staring at us. As a mother, that’s very dis-empowering.”
Santibañez insists, however: “If you improve that relationship, it improves behavior.” Part of improving the relationship involved what Erica called “designated, special playtime.” And by only the third session she began to see progress. “They were so excited to have this time where we could play together and I was not fussing at them for anything.”
EFC teaches parents to “praise good behavior and ignore bad,” Santibañez says. “Focusing on the positive builds self-esteem and shapes behavior.”
Ironically, parents usually do the exact opposite. “It’s so easy,” Erica says, “to correct their behavior when it’s not appropriate and ignore it when it is.”
“Now I’m so much more confident. I don’t have to feel ashamed. I don’t have to yell. I know that I’m effectively communicating and we’re all on the same page. I feel like I’ve gotten control back as a mother.”
Looking ahead, the future is “pretty bright,” Erica says. Her children play together more, share better, and her middle son is “getting along with his siblings, which is huge.” And finally, “we can get through dinner with a peaceful household and happy children. That’s just amazing.”

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Arnold, Carl, German organist, conductor, and composer, son of johann gottfried arnold; b. Neukirchen, May 6, 1794; d. Christiania, Nov. 11, 1877. He studied piano with C. A. Hoffmann and Aloys Schmitt in Frankfurt am Main, and with J. A. André and J. G. Vollweiler in Offenbach. Following tours in Germany, Poland, and Russia as a concert artist, he went to Berlin in 1824. His opera Irene was premiered there in 1832, but it was not a success. In 1835 he became music director in Münster. In 1847 he went to Christiania as director of the Phil. Soc, and also became organist at Holy Trinity Church in 1857. His son, Karl Arnold (b. Berlin, June 8, 1824; d. Oslo, Aug. 9, 1867), was also a cellist who was a member of the royal chapel in Stockholm.
H. Herresthal, C. A. (1794–1877): Ein europaischer Musiker des. 19. Jahrhunderts: Line Dokumente biographie mit thematischem Werkverzeichnis (Wilhelmshaven, 1993).
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Wednesday 27 March, 3, 10 and 17 April 2019
6pm - 9pm
You will be introduced to the process of wood engraving from preliminary drawings and design; transferring drawings to blocks; cutting blocks; choosing papers and proofing to printing a small limited edition of black and white prints.
The course includes health and safety in workshop, the care and use of wood engraving tools and the use of St Bride Foundation's numerous historic presses. The small class size ensures that students are able to have a press each during editioning.
You will study the work of historical and contemporary wood…
Established in 1891 with a clear social and cultural purpose, St Bride Foundation is one of London’s hidden gems.
Housed in a beautiful Grade II listed Victorian building, St Bride Foundation was originally set up to serve the burgeoning print and publishing trade of nearby Fleet Street, and is now finding a new contemporary audience of designers, printmakers and typographers who come to enjoy a regular programme of design events, workshops and access to internationally renowned collection relating to printing, publishing and graphic design in the Print Library.
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These are a pattern that I have not seen before. Patent dates 1907, but they are not the M1907 pattern.
Early MILLS suspenders
Posted 29 April 2013 - 09:40 PM
Actually these are a variant of the Mills 1907 suspenders. Your pair is missing the metal bracket that would be found
holding the ends (Right sider of your photo) togather.
See attached photo
The only part different is the connecting strap.
Is your dated?
My assumption is that this was experimental and not produced in large numbers.
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Bechtol Grocery Company is proud to announce the 11th Annual Cancer Day Sale on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
Five percent of all sales that day will be donated to the local Wabash County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Doors will open early for this one-day sales event at 7 a.m.
Mike Bechtol, president of Bechtol Grocery, said, “This year’s sale is bigger and broader than any of the previous 10 Cancer Day Sales.” Bechtol continues, “The 11th Annual Cancer Day sale is combining a one day meat sale along with the expected cancer day items.” Celebrity baggers will be scheduled throughout the day to help with the huge influx. Bechtol said, “cancer affects so many people and families and this our special way of giving back to our community that supports us throughout the year.”
Bechtol Grocery receives special support from their suppliers and vendors that enables them to pass along great special pricing. Bechtol Grocery is a locally owned supermarket and is located at 120 Hale Drive on the south side of Wabash.


L3Harris Technologies and American Rheinmetall Vehicles Team to Pursue US Army’s New Fighting Vehicle
MELBOURNE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) and American Rheinmetall Vehicles have signed a teaming agreement to jointly develop the U.S. Army’s new Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), which will replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
The agreement combines L3Harris’ open system design and equipment manufacturing leadership with the maturity and modularity of American Rheinmetall Vehicles’ Lynx next-generation fighting vehicle for an OMFV offering that is low-risk and easily upgradable.
American Rheinmetall Vehicles, the prime contractor, selected L3Harris to provide vehicle mission systems, cybersecurity and its modular open systems approach (MOSA) for the Lynx. L3Harris’ MOSA…


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Read Across Nigeria 2016 Successfully Held In Anambra State
The Read Across Nigeria 2016 has been concluded in Awka. The event which took place on 14th of April being the National Reading Day was organized and hosted by all the state Chapters of The Society Of Young Nigerian Writers in the Honour of Dr. Wale Okediran who was a former National President of Association of Nigerian Authors as well as a former National Secretary of the Association and the Founder of Ebedi Writers Resort.
For Anambra state chapter, the event took place at the Auditorium hall of Prof. Kenneth Dike Library Awka Anambra State with over 40 participants in attendance.
The participants were drawn from students across various schools in the state, young and bourgeoning authors, school teachers, journalists, publishers literary lovers and other established literary figures in the state, including Prince Osita Ike who is a writer, a publisher and an honourable son of Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike, as well as Mr. Ezeh Onwuuji of Anambra Broadcasting Service Awka, among other dignitaries.
The event was covered by the Anambra Broadcasting Service. In his opening remark, Izunna I. Okafor who is the co-ordinator of and the state co-ordinator of the society of Young Nigerian Writers, explain the major reason of the gathering and advised his fellow readers young writers to make adequate positive tap from the event as the worth cannot be over emphasized. The event was moderated by Ugwu Samuel who is also a talented artist.
Some of the participants at the event who read or made presentations and what they presented include: Arinze Ezike from Awka 'LET THE POOR EAT'; Okoye Emmanuel from Oko, 'NIGERIA IN A STORY' ;Nwankwo Benneth, a literary blogger from Oko 'REVIVING JUSTICE' Udokwu Izuchukwu from Onitsha 'LOVE WILL COME' ; Udeagbara Brendan C. from UNN an author of three books read from his 'TRAGEDY OF AFRICA'; Joachim Samson from Awka 'BE HAPPY ALWAYS'.
Others are Ude Ibiam Ufiem from Unizik who is the brain behind Creative Crew Africa read his 'TOO HEAVY FOR NINETEEN' Uzor Onyeka from Unizik 'TESTAMENT OF LIFE' OJiego Chidiebere Austine from Oko poly who is also an author of three books read his 'POOR READING CULTURE IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY' ; Igweagbaka Toochukwu from Awka 'FOLLOW THE RIVER' ; Anawanna Chinecherem from Awka 'IT PAYS TO BE OBEDIENT' ; Ugwu Hope from Awka 'GREAT NIGERIA' ; Efueme Godwin Ifeanyi from Awka 'DIFFERENTIATE YOURSELF' ; Nwigwe Daniel from Awka 'THE BAD TEACHERS' ; Nweke Richard from awka 'LOVE AND LIFE' ; ANI NKIRUKA JANE from Awka who is a wonderfully talente singer and a student of UNIZIK melodiously tunned the audience around with her 'HELLO' by Adele as well as the 'LEGEND'.
At this juncture, there was a brief pause and the first lecture/interactions and discussions with prince Osita Ike took place. The segment exposed the attentively listening audience to various secrets about readin, writing and publishing in Nigeria, the benefits, the challenges and the way out.
Various questions from the participants were also taken and impecably tackled during the session by the Prince Ike who was given a standing and claping honour as he rounded off his lecture. And the last batch of presentation started with Anyanwu Vivia from Awka who read her 'BEST FRIEND' followed by Igwebuike Marycynthia 'THE JOY OF MOTHERHOOD'. Obioji Amaka from ANSU read her poem 'THE HAUNTED' followed by Ezinne Anaekwe Gladys from Unizik who read her 'POOR READING CULTURE AMONG OUR YOUTHS'.
The session was filed up by Okeke Loveth from ANSU who is an author of two books but read from her recently publishe one 'JUST MY DESTINY'. At this point, Mr. Ezeh Onwuuji of Anambra Broadcasting Service Awka who is in charge of a programme called Literary Forum in the station, came up with his brief indispensable lecture and advice on 'PROMOTING THE READING CULTURE'. Now it was time for the closing remarks to be made by the co-ordinator of the programme Izunna I. Okafor who is also an awards winning author of four books.
In his closing remarks, he joyfully appreciated and eulogized and encouraged everybody who has taken part in the event, afterwhich he spoke more on the personality of Dr. Wale Okediran as he read out his goodwill messge to the audience on his behalf. Now it was time for issueing of certificates of Achievement/participation to the participants. And these were collectively issued by Prince Osita Ike and Mr. Ezeh Onwuuji.
Everybody was so happy as the event successfully and impecably came to and end with a closing prayer said by Okoye Obiorah, one of the participants. And it was time for photo graphs both group and individual as well as interviews by the ABS men who had captured and covered the whole event right from the begining. Chilled Refreshments were also shared.
Thank God it was successful, we are look foward to seeing the next year edition being better than this.
READ ACROSS NIGERIA 2016.....
.....TOGETHER WE CAN FIGHT ILITERACY.....
That was the slogan used in the event by the Anambra state Chapter

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When it is necessary to service the hydraulic?
A lot of people every day not remember the existence of hydraulic services. Often, a lot of repairs are made independently, without taking into account that a good specialist would do much better, cheaper and easier. If we want to save yourself time and facilitate such matters, you should know that many of them much simpler solution would be to call a plumber to fix everything for us. Such services Hydraulic help us in case of broken pipes, clogged drain, not localized leaks or other malfunctions that cause discomfort and limit our freedom. Good services quickly deal with them can handle and provide us save time and money.
Choosing the right pipe for the created water supply and sewage
Installation of modern sanitary facilities, such as a bidet and a paddling pool, and even a shower, you may need to make some changes or additional connection in the home network plumbing. That is why plumbers are trying to choose such piping and branching to the network created by himself, to then easily it could be extended with new connections. As a result, the household will be able to connect new devices themselves, such as a washing machine or dishwasher, and only in the case of more complex devices ask for help from a plumber. By the way, he will be able to review the status of water supply, sewerage and clean it using modern methods and means.
Union of two pipes
A union is similar to a coupling, except it is designed to allow quick and convenient disconnection of pipes for maintenance or fixture replacement. While a coupling would require either solvent welding, soldering or being able to rotate with all the pipes adjacent as with a threaded coupling, a union provides a simple transition, allowing easy connection or disconnection at any future time. A standard union pipe is made in three parts consisting of a nut, a female end, and a male end. When the female and male ends are joined, the nut then provides the necessary pressure to seal the joint. Since the mating ends of the union are interchangeable, changing of a valve or other device can be achieved with a minimum loss of time. Pipe unions are essentially a type of flange connector, as discussed further below.
In addition to standard, simple unions, other types of union exist:
Dielectric unions are unions with dielectric insulation, used to separate dissimilar metals (such as copper and galvanized steel) to avoid the damaging effects of galvanic corrosion. When two dissimilar metals are in contact with an electrically conductive solution (even tap water is conductive), they will form a battery and generate a voltage by electrolysis. When the two metals are in direct contact with each other, the electric current from one metal to the other will cause a movement of ions from one to the other, dissolving one metal and depositing it on the other. A dielectric union breaks the electric current path with a plastic liner between two halves of the union, thus limiting galvanic corrosion.
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- Demand is back to early 1990 levels;
- Prices are bouncing off record highs.
Can both be true at the same time?
In the past, sharp demand increases and declines led prices.
This time around – even after 7-years and TRILLIONS in .gov debt, ZIRP; QE; mods; and continual easing of FHA, Fannie & Freddie guidelines – demand is only back to early 1990 levels. But, house prices have gone up more, over a shorter period than any time before, and are bouncing off record highs.
Bottom line: Suddenly, demand and house prices aren’t too correlated any longer? Have house prices somewhat “de-coupled” with demand? That’s a profound housing economy development, if true.
(In fairness, Oct 2014 remains the peak for this series and been highly volatile ever since.)

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A Duke Law School alumna may soon become the youngest federal judge confirmed in more than 15 years.
Allison Jones Rushing, School of Law '07, was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit by President Donald Trump in late August. Rushing is the youngest person to be considered for appointment to the federal bench since 2002, according to the News & Observer.
Rushing was nominated to fill Judge Allyson Duncan's seat—a 15-year court veteran and Durham native—who is set to retire.
During her time at Duke, Rushing served as executive editor of the Duke Law Journal and graduated magna cum laude. After law school, Rushing clerked for now-Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, then of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, for Judge David Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. and for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
In 2011, Rushing joined Washington, D.C., law firm Williams & Connolly, where she is now a partner. She has worked at the firm for seven years. Her work at Williams & Connolly has drawn many accolades and acknowledgement from the legal community. Super Lawyers named her one of its "Rising Stars" and The National Law Journal recognized Rushing's "oral advocacy in the federal courts of appeals."
Her practice has focused on appellate matters, regulatory practice, and constitutional issues.
Rushing is a native North Carolinian, hailing from East Flat Rock. Republican North Carolina senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr have both expressed support for her nomination.
“Allison Rushing has an incredible wealth of judicial experience and is regarded as one of the best legal minds in the country,” said Tillis, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in a news release after President Trump announced his support. “I’m pleased to see a respected and qualified North Carolinian, Allison Rushing, nominated to serve on the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. ... Ms. Rushing brings the right experience and skill to the Fourth Circuit, and I look forward to supporting her nomination.”
She was officially nominated by the president for this position Aug. 27, and her nomination is currently referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
James Markham, now the Thomas Willis Lambeth distinguished chair in public policy at the University of North Carolina School of Government, worked as editor-in-chief of the Duke Law Journal during Rushing's tenure as executive editor.
“I have nothing but good things to say about Allison," he wrote in an email to The Chronicle. "She is a wonderful person!”
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The BIAMC was originally conceived in November 2001 and officially had its first meeting in August of 2002 when members of 3 services (Air Force, Coast Guard and Navy) met together and then rode to an event in Seattle, WA.
It was at this time that our founder had just been mobilized following the tragic events of 11 SEP 01. An avid rider, he began thinking about joining a club that reflected his values and shared the bond of military service and motorcycling. Membership in the Harley Owner's Group (HOG) was fine, but he felt he had little in common with the majority of members, other than owning a Harley.
While conducting his research, he only found clubs that catered to veterans. While many of them opened up membership to those currently serving, the majority had members from a different generation and, again, there wasn't a lot of commonality. Because the founding members were all Active Duty, creating a Club that catered to those with jobs of a sensitive nature and security clearance concerns was a top priority as well.
During this time period, he was discussing the potential of a club with two future BIAMC members as well as several others. But things didn't really take off until June 2002, when the founder had a chance meeting with another service member on Puget Sound Ferry. The two hit it off and the BIAMC was that much closer to reality. Over the next couple of months several people, who would become charter members of the BIAMC, made plans which led to that first August meeting.
Since 2002, the club has expanded with Chapters throughout the US.
The Yorktown Probate Chapter was formed in February, 2008. BIAMC's founder transferred to the area. Shortly after his arrival, another full patch member of the BIAMC moved to Southern Maryland and began his reserve duty in Yorktown. With two full patch members in the area, thoughts began to form a new chapter in Virginia. Between the two members, they made some local friends who were Vets and rode, shortly there after they put together a group to form a probate chapter.
On 03 July 2008 the Yorktown Chapter was chartered.
The Chapter held its first charity run on 5 October 2008. The “Ride for the Warriors” to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project had approximately 100 riders and raised over $1200. Since that first event the Chapter has organized seven annual charity events raising thousands of dollars for various Veterans charities.
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USAA Buys 916 KSF Industrial Portfolio in California’s Central Valley
- Mar 24, 2014
USAA Real Estate Co. has acquired two Class A modern bulk warehouse distribution properties totaling 916,035 square feet in Stockton, Calif., in a bankruptcy process.
The company did not release the purchase price but The Registry, a Bay Area real estate news site, reported the properties were sold for $51.5 million. USAA Real Estate was the successful stalking horse bidder of the sale of assets in a bankruptcy. The firm’s joint venture partner is Seefried Properties of Atlanta.
“The Stockton Industrial Portfolio represents a compelling opportunity for USAA to add value to two outstanding and versatile industrial properties located in California’s Central Valley,” Len O’Donnell, USAA Real Estate’s CEO, said in a news release. “We are very pleased to yet again be working with Seefried Properties as our joint venture partner and the team is very excited about our ability to execute on this transaction on an off-market basis through the bankruptcy sale at a significant discount to replacement cost.”
CBRE’s Industrial Real Estate team consisting of Tyson Vallenari, Blake Rasmussen, Kevin Dal Porto and Ryan McShane, represented USAA in the portfolio transaction. The CBRE group is also the listing team for both properties.
The larger of the properties is a 750,560-square-foot building in Newcastle Logistics Center at 4650 New Castle Road. The second property, with 165,474 square feet, is in the Performance Center at 834 Performance Drive. The assts were built between 2008 and 2009.
The Newcastle Logistics Center property has 30,000 square feet of freezer space and 190,000 square feet of cooler space. It has 500,000 square feet of dry storage space and 32,000 square feet of office space in three locations. It has 15 acres, which could be built out or accommodate future parking. Originally build to serve the previous owner’s warehouse and distribution needs for Northern California, the property is close to I-5, Highway 99 and less than one mile from the BNSF intermodal yard.
Performance Logistics Center was originally built as a speculative, multi-tenant warehouse and distribution center. It has 500 square feet of office space and about 165,000 square feet of warehouse and distribution space. The property has an adjacent 2.5-acre lot that can be expanded for car or trailer parking.
Justin Hildebrandt, executive director of USAA Real Estate’s Northwest Region, noted that Stockton is in demand as a distribution point for industries in Northern California because it is less than two hours from the Port of Oakland and most of the Bay Area.
“Both of the buildings are occupancy-ready, institutional-grade bulk distribution centers that are well positioned to capitalize on positive regional market fundamentals and generate strong interest from tenants and real estate investors alike,” he said in the USAA Real Estate news release.
USAA Real Estate Co., based in San Antonio, Texas, is the real estate investment arm of USAA, a financial services company. Atlanta-based Seefried Properties is a privately owned firm that specialized in development, leasing and management of industrial properties. The two firms announced last month that they were developing a four-building, 2.3 million-square-foot speculative industrial park on 157 acres in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. USAA Real Estate is also constructing a 604,565-square-foot speculative industrial building in North Aurora, Ill., with The Opus Group.

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The most intriguing story of the last few days was the one about how it is as possible now for a child to move into the top 20 percent of income earners as it was three decades ago. The National Bureau of Economic Research released a report that shows Americans born in 1986 into the bottom 20 percent of household income had a nine percent chance of moving into the top fifth of income earners by their 20s or 30s. That rate is slightly better than a child born in 1971 into the bottom 20 percent of household income. They had an 8.4 percent chance of making it into the top 20 percent by their 20s or 30s.
To be sure, the report notes that the U.S. has low levels of economic mobility compared to other developed nations. Still, the fact that people can move up the economic ladder at the same rate of a few decades ago is welcome news. Very welcome news.
But the question is, what is the best way to help more people make that move?
That question has many answers, but developing the right skills is certainly a big one.
Another report I saw this week reveals that students who finish advanced math courses have much higher earnings a decade later. That is true even when researchers control for factors like family background. (This data comes from research done a decade ago for The Review of Economics and Statistics.)
So, something as basic as math skills can create economic mobility. And not just for white-collar workers. Welding programs at community colleges require serious math courses like algebra, geometry and calculus.
Oddly, the Texas Legislature took some steps back from the math front last year. For example, it de-emphasized Algebra II. (The State Board of Education held a hearing today to discuss renewing at least some of the Algebra II emphasis. I will report back later on its decision.)
The Legislature’s decision is risky because math skills help create more opportunities for Americans, which is what President Obama spoke about Tuesday night in his State of the Union address. In the policy world, this is about developing human capital, which sometimes gets overshadowed when critics argue that states are raising standards too high for kids.
Maybe the standards are increasing, but there is a payoff. Researchers Heather Rose and Julian Betts put it this way in their study of math skills a decade ago:
“Students who take more advanced math classes learn skills that may apply directly to certain jobs. They may also learn logic and reasoning skills that indirectly make them more productive. In addition, advanced math may also teach students how to learn. Finally, even if a job only requires basic math skills, a student who has taken advanced math has had an additional chance to master those skills.”
As we go forward on this blog, I am going to try to explain how elevating standards can pay off. If we believe all kids can learn, we should give them the chance to maximize their opportunities.
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William McKenzie is editorial director for the George W. Bush Institute, where he also serves as editor of The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute.
Active in education issues, he co-teaches an education policy class at SMU’s Simmons School of Education and Human Development. He also participates in the Bush Institute’s school accountability project.
Before joining the Bush Institute, the Fort Worth native served 22 years as an editorial columnist for the Dallas Morning News and led the newspaper’s Texas Faith blog. The University of Texas graduate’s columns appeared nationwide and he has won a Pulitzer Prize and commentary awards from the Education Writers Association, the American Academy of Religion, and the Texas Headliners Foundation, among other organizations. He still contributes columns and essays for the Morning News and The Weekly Standard.
Before joining the News in 1991, he earned a master’s degree in political science from the University of Texas at Arlington and spent a dozen years in Washington, D.C. During that time, he edited the Ripon Forum.
McKenzie has served as a Pulitzer Prize juror, on the board of a homeless organization, and on governing committees of a Dallas public school. He also is an elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Dallas, where he lives with his wife and their twin children.Full Bio
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In an essay published this week on The 74, a national education news site, Holly Kuzmich, the Bush Institute’s executive director, provides an insider’s look at the creation of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Kuzmich, who worked on the landmark legislation that President Bush signed into law 16 years ago this month, also describes the bipartisan bill’s legacy. Anne Wicks, the Bush Institute’s education reform director, and William McKenzie, the Bush Institute’s editorial director, describe as well on The 74 what school accountability means today – and how it can be improved. Their essay includes lessons learned from The A Word: Accountability—The Dirty Word of Today’s Education Reform, a new Bush Institute series of interviews with respected education leaders.


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An automatic load shedding system has been developed for the power supply of large-scale industrial plants.
The Siemens system helps to stabilise the networks in critical situations and the company has integrated the “automatic load shedding” function into the Sicam station control system and into Siprotec protection equipment.
The solution is based on a distributed architecture and the IEC 61850 communication standard. The first systems are being launched for use in the oil and gas industry where in many cases industrial networks are installed that supply power to complex production processes without being connected to the public grid (island networks). If sufficient power is not available, the load shedding automatically shuts down low-priority loads and restores the balance between power generated and power consumed, enabling uninterrupted operation of high-priority core processes.
In the oil and gas industry, power is often supplied to the systems extracting and processing the oil and natural gas from island networks that are not connected to the public grid. Instead from island networks power also can be supplied from networks which are capable for islanding and connected to the public grid, but detachable by demand. This is the case in refineries and liquefied gas production as well as with oil and gas storage facilities or petrochemical systems. The stability of these networks is of considerable importance because an island grid is not supplied by a larger network in the event of failure and also because any disruption to the production processes in the oil and gas industry usually has major financial consequences. Siemens has developed the automatic load shedding solution to maintain stable voltage and frequency levels in industrial networks.
If critical events occur in the network such as an overload situation or a generator trip, the control and protection system detects the imbalance between the power generated and the power consumed and shuts down low-priority loads. The resulting power boost stabilises the network and ensures that there is no interruption to the production processes. A balance of the active power is calculated continuously so that the load is only reduced by the required amount. GOOSE messages (Generic Object Oriented Substation Events) defined in the IEC 61850 communication standard provide an immediate response to the automatic load shed. The messages are transmitted very quickly via Ethernet with high priority, enabling response times of the load shedding function of less than 70 milliseconds.
Automatic load shedding is divided up into three areas: fast load shedding, dynamic power-based load shedding and frequency-based load shedding. In the case of fast power-based load shedding (FPLS), low-priority loads are shut down when the network is separated from a public grid or in the event of generator failure. The remaining loads in the power supply system are fed by local generators. Dynamic power-based load shedding (DPLS) provides sufficient power reserve in an island network. The power reserve level is set by the operator via the station control system.
Independently of the FPLS and DPLS load shedding functions, frequency-based load shedding (FBLS) is tripped whenever the frequency of the power supply falls below a certain threshold. Frequency-based load shedding constitutes a reserve function that is also triggered when multiple faults occur simultaneously in the network and prevents an unwanted drop in frequency.
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A newly released survey of employees suggests that their number one request of their HR execs is increased communication. The study, aptly titled “What Every Employee Wants From Their HR Team” included the responses of more than 1200 employees, categorized by whether they were in-office, remote or in non-desk roles.
“Regardless of of their work environment—people are just people when it comes to communication. They all highly value communication from HR and would benefit from a new digital approach to employee communication,” remarked Steve L. Adams, CEO of employee engagement and communication company EmployeeChannel, which conducted the survey.
Specifically, the study found that only 16 percent of employees across all three segments reported that they felt “connected and engaged” with their HR team and company overall and half suggested that efforts put forth by HR made them feel more informed or engaged. Further, 75 percent indicated that HR communicates with them “never or rarely” or only “sometimes,” even though all employee segments’ top request was that they would like to hear from their HR reps more frequently.
All employee segments ranked “communicates frequently and effectively with employees” as one of the top two behaviors that creates a positive experience at work and looking ahead, these same employees ranked “open communication to all employees” as one of the top two initiatives they wished their employer would focus on more.
EmployeeChannel, most likely due to their interest in apps to boost employee engagement and communication, suggested that “older technologies, low-tech approaches, and their associated limitations may account for the perceived lack of communication from HR.” In the survey, e-mail and in-person meetings accounted for the majority of HR interactions for all segments, followed by phone calls.
What communication channels do you employ to get in touch with workers? Would you consider a mobile application (app) to improve interactions?
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Swedish firm White Arkitekter is working with Silicon Valley’s ReGen Villages to create a fully circular, self-sufficient village in Sweden.
ReGen says its "village operating system" is able to control multiple smart home amenities from a central hub, and all neighbourhood systems can be run digitally. The OS include vertical farming and aquaponics, rainwater collectors, solar panels and biogas extraction from local waste.
The system will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimise farming, energy use and water flows, with a local housing cooperative in charge of making it work.
ReGen Villages was founded by Californian entrepreneur James Ehrlich, who drew inspiration from his previous careers in video game design and organic food journalism, according to a New York Times interview in 2019.
A 250,000 sq m ReGen village will contain up to 300 energy positive homes, taking up 25% of the total area.
The rest will be dedicated to farming and food production, energy production and water management.
Ulla Bergström, White Arkitekter’s managing director, said: "Self-sufficiency and circularity make our cities and communities less vulnerable by lessening the load on central infrastructure. They are becoming key aspects of sustainable urban development and we are thrilled to be able to soon show what this can look like in practice."
White Arkitekter says work on a pilot project for the development will begin this year.
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A gunshot that paralyzed a neighbor's dog in Interlachen has led to the arrest of a 29-year-old man on a charge of causing cruel pain and suffering, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
Justin Ross Sutton of Volusia Drive remains behind bars on $50,000 bail and also is charged with possession of a weapon by a felon and contempt of court after Wednesday's shooting, the Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies were called to Volusia Drive after reports that a Great Dane had been shot and was lying on the road. Deputies found a 28-year-old woman holding a gun near the injured dog, saying she had shot it because it was aggressive. But witnesses said Sutton had fired, not the woman, and both soon confirmed that, the Sheriff's Office said.
Sutton told deputies the Great Dane had acted aggressively toward his dog. He said he fired over its head to scare it but may have accidentally shot the dog, the Sheriff's Office said. Deputies found dog tracks in the roadway, not on Sutton’s property, and the dog was found collapsed a few feet away from the footprints.
Putnam County Animal Control took the dog to a veterinarian for treatment, deputies saying it showed no signs of aggression. The veterinarian said the Great Dane was running away when shot, based on the bullet's trajectory. That bullet was removed, and it may take weeks to determine if it can recover.

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Still, devaluation is taking a toll in dollar terms on luxury retailers who sell in local currencies in the region, said Christian Konrad, managing director for Latin America, Caribbean and travel retail for Bulgari.
This suggests that although sentiment towards these countries is negative, namely because they are commodity producers exposed to China and that has been translating into negative equity performance, for the currency to be depreciating at a much stronger pace, other factors may also be in place.
Image courtesy of http: Latin America remains particularly vulnerable to a stronger-than-expected slowdown in China—the destination for 15 percent to 25 percent of exports from Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela—and to further declines in commodity prices, the report said.
Confidence is in the doldrums and tighter monetary conditions are bound to bruise spending and investment this quarter. In light of a strong USD, low commodity prices and moderate acceleration of wages, it will be hard to trigger an effect similar to the one experienced throughout and potential for substantial USD appreciation is limited, if any.
While each country must adopt its own distinctive monetary and fiscal policies, analysts point to some key considerations.
In order to be less reliant on inconsistent neighbors and fluctuating economic policies, Latin America should focus internally on sustainable reform. The biggest decision of course, was to let the official exchange rate go with the market and then the possibility to again buy dollars, at least for imports, exports and personal savings.
Telefonica, BBVA and Santander  all saw drops in the prices of their shares because of the exposure they have to Argentine assets.
Once known as the barn of the world, Argentina was right where it belonged. The share for Brazilian shoppers fell into single digits, said Eduardo Coello, group country manager for the Latin America and Caribbean region at Visa International.
I am not receiving compensation for it other than from Seeking Alpha. And despite high income levels in the U. The forecast was revised up 0. Argentina and Venezuela face output contractions of about 1 percent and 8 percent inrespectively.
However, growth was uneven across countries and activity in the more vulnerable economies of Argentina and Brazil floundered. The current exchange rates make me wonder if Latin American currencies are peaking. Among these currencies the BRL may appear very attractive given the strong depreciation experienced inbut political noise in Brazil, may limit a more pronounced appreciation.
Pass-through from a weak peso caused inflation to spike in Argentina, while Brazil also saw higher price pressures due to electricity price hikes, a weak real, and higher gas prices. Meanwhile, there is much uncertainty about how far China will carry its new policy.
Amid the hobbling of activity and the worsening of the crisis, the economy has likely entered recession and a majority of FocusEconomics Consensus Forecast analysts now see the economy contracting this year. A further deterioration of the situation in Brazil could lead to a sudden repricing of regional assets, reduced demand for exports among trading partners in the region, and an increase in perceived risk.
A market-friendly outcome to the election remains crucial to ensuring a sustainable recovery. For the currencies of Latin America, had already been a difficult year.Still, devaluation is taking a toll in dollar terms on luxury retailers who sell in local currencies in the region, said Christian Konrad, managing director for Latin America, Caribbean and travel retail for Bulgari.
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According to Gary Clyde Hufbauer, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, “the whole economy of Latin America is in a very discouraging position. What Latin America really wants is a boom in China, and.
At fiscal level, things are in a better shape, although in terms of primary budget balance, Brazil still compares favorably to its Latin America peers.
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New Delhi: Panache brand by Vardhaman Technology has launched Air PC, a compact PC-on-stick running full Windows, similar to the Intel Compute Stick.
This tiny dongle will transform TV or monitor with a HDMI port to a PC. It runs on Windows 10, and the company says that it is the first pocket PC in the world to launch with Microsoft Windows 10 operating system installed.
Panache Air PC specifications
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- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
The Panache Air PC is priced at Rs 9,999 for the 16GB version and Rs. 10,999 for the 32GB version and is backed by a one year replacement warranty.
The company said it has also made tie-up with globally recognized logistics firm for shipment of the product to their customers and also pick-up for any replacement requirements. It also comes with a 1 year free F-Secure Antivirus subscription.
Commenting on the launch, Amit Rambhia, Founder and Managing Director, Panache said:”We at Panache are very excited to introduce this revolutionary gen-next PC with Windows 10 for Indian consumers. Air PC is ideal for people who love to be mobile, as it empowers them with the flexibility to set up their own personal computer as and when they need it”.
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SAN RAMON, Calif., March 25 (UPI) -- U.S. supermajor Chevron said it expects development of deep-water projects off the Republic of Congo's coast will produce 140,000 barrels of oil by 2017.
The company's regional subsidiary, Chevron Overseas (Congo) Ltd., said it was developing the Moho Bilondo and Moho Nord projects through a joint venture with the Congolese government and Total, which holds a majority interest.
The Moho Nord project is the largest of its kind for the country, Chevron said.
"Moho Nord is among a strong queue of major capital projects that will provide Chevron with future growth," Chevron Vice President George Kirkland said in a statement. "With the project, we will enhance our position in this prolific deep-water basin."
Chevron said the development should produce 140,000 barrels per day of crude oil once peak production is reached in 2017. Moho Bolindo came onstream in 2008.
The U.S. Energy Department's Energy Information Administration attributes offshore work for the swift recovery on Congolese oil production. As of 2011, the country ranked fifth in terms of oil reserves in Sub-Saharan Africa.
EIA estimates the country has around 1.6 billion barrels of proven oil reserves.


Nadia (west Bengal): If you think we have learned a lesson from the Delhi-gang rape of a student in moving bus, then think again. Crime against girls has shown no sign of abetting. Now, a 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and strangulated to death while she was returning home from school in Nadia district, police said on Tuesday.
According to police, the Class VII student had on Monday taken shelter under a railway shed in Gede area as it was raining. Her neighbour, Bimal Sardar, offered to share his umbrella to walk back home.
Police said Sardar accompanied by two other associates took her behind a turmeric bush and gang-raped her. They then strangulated her to death. Her body was recovered by the police on Tuesday morning, the officials said. Locals, who had seen the girl with Sardar, handed him over to the police after beating him up.
DSP (HQ) Dibyajyoti Das said, “The accused Bimal is now in police custody. He confessed his fault in the interrogation. He also told the names two of his associates, but they are absconding. Police will arrest them soon”. In a separate case in Nadia’s Shantipur area, a woman’s body buried under the ground was spotted by locals on Tuesday. Police said it is being suspected that the woman was raped and then killed.
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Analysis of Platelet Count in Patients with Bleeding Gums
Received Date: Nov 07, 2017 / Accepted Date: Nov 21, 2017 / Published Date: Nov 23, 2017
Aim: The aim of this study is to analyze the platelet count of patients with bleeding gums.
Material and methods: 50 patients who reported to Saveetha Dental College with a chief complaint of bleeding gums were assessed for their platelet count to find any relationship of bleeding with platelet count.
Reason: Platelets play an essential role in arresting bleeding and aids in clotting mechanism by formation of platelet plug. Low platelet count known as thrombocytopenia accounts for a poor or slow clotting mechanism. Thrombocytopenia is due to destruction of platelets in the blood stream, spleen or liver. It can also be due to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, due to intake of certain drugs, autoimmune diseases etc. Since the platelets are essential to arrest bleeding, this study is to reveal the alterations of platelet count in patients with bleeding gums.
Results: This study highlights the fact that there is no significant difference in the platelet count in patients with bleeding gums.
Keywords: Platelet; Blood; Clotting; Hemostasis; Hemoglobin
Citation: Srinidhi AK, Brundha MP (2017) Analysis of Platelet Count in Patients with Bleeding Gums. J Clin Exp Pathol 7: 325. Doi: 10.4172/2161-0681.1000325
Copyright: ©2017 Srinidhi AK, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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An Iranian Christian convert sent into internal exile by Iran’s government after it jailed him for six years for his peaceful evangelism has criticized his banishment as a form of harassment.
Iranian authorities had ordered 33-year-old Ebrahim Firoozi into exile in the southeastern town of Rask in Sistan and Baluchistan province last November, leaving him about 1,600 kilometers from his home in the Tehran suburb of Robat Karim. He had been released from Rajaei-Shahr prison near Tehran in October at the conclusion of a six-year prison term for Christian evangelical activities designated as national security offenses in the Islamist-ruled nation.
Before his detention and trial in 2013, Firoozi had served a half-year in prison for proselytizing in 2011.
Firoozi’s 2013 sentence included two years of internal exile at the conclusion of his prison term. An Iranian court extended his period of banishment by 11 months in March as punishment for making a brief departure from Rask in December 2019 to deal with family affairs in Hamedan, where he was born a Muslim in 1987.
The court accused Firoozi of violating the terms of his internal exile by taking an unauthorized leave of absence that lasted several days. He later told overseas Christian organizations that he had sought permission for the trip and proceeded after receiving no response from authorities.
Firoozi made the trip to Hamedan to resolve issues related to the death of his mother in December 2018 while he was in prison, he told the groups.
In a Thursday phone interview with VOA Persian, Firoozi criticized Iran’s government for sending activists such as himself into internal exile, saying it does so in order to legally harass citizens who reject its agenda once they have left prison.
The former prisoner of conscience described the conditions of his internal exile in Rask, a town of about 1,000, as tough. “Rask has no hospital and only one pharmacy that lacks essential drugs. If you get sick, there is no place to go,” he said.
Firoozi said he is barred from leaving Rask’s boundaries and must report to a local police station every 24 hours. He said five other former prisoners also have been exiled to the town.
In his March interview with California-based Iranian Christian group Hovsepian Ministries, Firoozi said he decided to convert to Christianity after discovering online videos about the faith and studying a bible when he was living in Tehran in his early 20s. He said he knew he could get into trouble with Iran’s Islamist authorities for sharing his knowledge and love of the faith with other Iranians, but was determined to continue doing so because he believed he was doing nothing wrong.
Firoozi said that during his years of detention, Iranian judges offered him freedom or reduced prison time in return for renouncing Christianity, but he refused to contemplate such a step.
Speaking to London-based Iranian Christian rights group Article 18 in April, Firoozi said he had been treated well and even offered housing by Rask’s predominantly Sunni Muslim community.
“As soon as it became known that I was only there because of my beliefs, these dear people accepted me as a guest on the first night,” he said.
Iran prohibits its Muslim citizens from converting to another religion. Muslims make up 99.4% of Iran’s 84 million people, according to U.S. government estimates.
Iran’s refusal to recognize the Christianity of converts means it only recognizes two main categories of Christians. One category is Armenian and Assyrian Christians whose presence in Iran predates Islam, and the other is citizens who can prove they or their families were Christian before Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran’s post-1979 constitution recognizes Christians as one of only three authorized religious minorities, along with Jews and Zoroastrians. It requires members of these minorities to register as such but bars converts from doing so. As a result, Iranian converts long have been denied the same rights as recognized members of Christian communities.
The U.S. State Department’s latest annual report on religious freedom in Iran, published earlier this month, cited human rights activists as saying Tehran continued to target Christian converts last year with arbitrary arrests, physical abuse and other forms of harsh treatment.
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Daytona Cosmograph 116520 904L Stainless Steel Case & Bezel ARF V2 1:1 Best Edition White Dial On 904L SS Bracelet A4130 Super Clone (Correct Thick & Material)
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|Case Diameter||40mm x 13mm (very close to genuine watch thickness)|
|Thickness||13mm (very close to genuine watch thickness)|
|Bezel||Solid 904L stainless steel with Tachymeter bezel, correct font and updated depth bezel markers same as genuine (better alignment of the marker)|
|Case Material||The first solid 904L stainless steel case, same material as genuine Rolex watch (better finished and shape)|
|Dial||Superlumed white dial and hands, the sub-dial hand shape is same as genuine. The hands can be used in genuine movement.|
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Second place of the most demandable Rolex model is Daytona series after Submariner. Every major factories in China are compete each other to build perfect replica of this Daytona models. First success of this model in replica industry was made by Noob a very long time ago with 7750 modified movement, and then followed by JF. But these model have terrible problems especially on reliability. This is caused by the modification of asian 7750 to have seconds sub dial at 6 o'clock position. Thickness is another flaws on these first models, because they can't make thin movement to replicate calibre 4130 by modifying asian 7750.
Suddenly 1 year ago, ARF made a breakthru by making an awesome replication on these Daytona models. They made the first replicated 904L material with extra ordinary perfection. Not only that, they came up with an idea to make thinner case that has been an issue long time ago. But again, they have to choose between physical perfection or movement perfection on making replica. And, they prefer to make perfect build with reliable movement, therefore they sacrificed the chronograph features to make the case thinner and reliable movement. In fact, those 2 sub dial are barely used in daily wear of that chronograph watches.
With ARF success, Noob try to keep up the game by making new version of Daytona model with super clone 4130 movement, very thin as genuine. However, they prefer to use 316L steel to reduce the price of movement development, but still, the price is higher than ARF. Physically i found no big differences compare to ARF, although i found the frame of noob subdial is too thick, but they made a good breakthru by making super clone movement which is very close to genuine.
Watcing noob making some progress, ARF can't ignore that, they make another move to upgrade their first version. They are more concern of physical perfection as always. ARF didn't change anything on the movement. Lets see how ARF upgrade their first version :
Again as I mentioned that ARF is more concern on physical build instead of movement looks. And i will say that ARF Daytona is the finest build compare to other factories, even compare to noob. The feel of the bracelet is very solid, genuine feeling is there when you touch and wear the bracelet of ARF Daytona.
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I have a PRO-2066 and I want to scan my local Police channel. The freq is 852.6125 but when I put it in, nothing happens even while I'm right next to them using their radio. How do I do this? What am I doing wrong?
The currently available models that will cover this are the Uniden BCD996XT BCD396XT BCD436HP and the BCD536HP. Whistler is coming out with some scanners that will work, but they haven't been released yet. Also, if you can find them, some of the GRE, Radio Shack and Uniden scanners that are no longer in production, will also work with this system.
in a trunking system the frequency in not static, it changes. that was the repeater output channel so the signal goes from the transmitting radio to the repeater to your radio. if you had a regular scanner you would just hear a buzz noise, you will need a digital radio.
First, the scanner you have is an Analog trunking scanner. It will not receive the statewide trunking system because they are Digital, and have rebanded. You will need scanners such as the Pro-106/197, and BCD396XT/996XT, or HP-1. You will not need the new x36HP scanners from Uniden.
Second, have you tried monitoring the conventional VHF/UHF frequencies? You may not need a new scanner if they are broadcasting from the statewide system on those frequencies. HTH, Larry


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When it comes to protecting ourselves from the health-damaging effects of manmade electromagnetic frequencies, there is no magic bullet, so a multi-pronged approach is what we need.
Our bodies are complex and intelligent entities with a natural proclivity for self-healing - IF we can only get ourselves out of the way. We just need to give our body a little support from time to time. Okay... more than a little sometimes.
When it comes to EMFs, there are three basic areas to address. My three basic “pillars of protection” are the following:
- Reduce overall EMF exposure: turn off WIFI at night, keep cell phones distanced – especially from the head, etc. Here is a good resource for EMF home protection tips.
- Reinforce your internal arsenal of defenses with overall health-building strategies: nutrition, stress management, sleep hygiene, toxic exposure reduction, exercise, etc.
- Build up your external arsenal of defenses: shungite, smart meter covers, etc.
This post will shine the spotlight on that second pillar by focusing on one of your body’s most powerful antioxidants: glutathione.
What is Glutathione and How Does It Work?
Glutathione (GSH) has been given the nickname “master antioxidant” because of its critical role in combating free radicals. Why is this important for your health?
One of the primary ways radiation wreaks havoc on the body is by generating free radicals – especially hydroxy radicals. These free radicals cause oxidative damage to fragile cellular structures such as DNA, lipids, and mitochondria, resulting in impaired immune responses and chronic inflammation. In time, if left unchecked, this damage can result in serious long-term health consequences.
Antioxidants help the body scavenge free radicals, but glutathione is the real superhero because it has the power to recycle the other antioxidants, such as vitamins C, E and lipoic acid.
Glutathione can also protect and repair DNA - in fact, DNA repair in cells has been shown to depend on glutathione availability. (Chatterjee 2013)
Simply put, your cells use glutathione to limit the damage caused by radiation.
Glutathione is present inside almost every single cell in your body, which means it’s uniquely positioned to neutralize nasty free radicals. It essentially bathes the inside of the cell in protection, thereby tamping down the inflammatory response.
Because of its superpowers, glutathione plays critical roles in protecting you from a multiplicity of terrible diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and dementia.
How Our Glutathione Stores Become Exhausted
Normally, once depleted, glutathione is regenerated in the liver, but our ability to manufacture glutathione declines with age. But age is not the only factor affecting glutathione availability.
Anything that increases free radicals in the body will increase your body’s glutathione requirements, which has the potential for exhausting reserves. Chronic illness, excess sugar and junk food, unmanaged stress, lack of exercise (or even excessive exercise), certain medications, and long-term exposure to environmental toxins, pollution, and heavy metals can deplete glutathione stores in the body.
These situations place the body under a two-pronged assault.
First, the stress on your system creates an enormous barrage of free radicals, but there is already diminished glutathione availability - so your body is less able to defend itself. You are caught in a downward spiral of oxidative stress, inflammation, and immune system hits. The result?
Pain, fatigue, and a growing assortment of maladies - not to mention your ever-expanding collection of pill bottles from A to Z.
Of course, chronic EMF exposure is part of the environmental toxicity that contributes to a high toxic load and exhausted glutathione reserves, along with a multitude of other health health concerns.
How to Increase Glutathione Levels Naturally
Glutathione foods can be divided into two categories: foods that contain the glutathione molecule, and foods that stimulate or upregulate your body’s own glutathione production.
Ninety-nine percent of your body’s circulating glutathione comes from what your body is able to manufacture from chemical precursors.
The recipe calls for three amino acids: glutamate, glycine, and cysteine (with cysteine being the limiting factor).
Glutathione is a fussy molecule. Cooking radially reduces glutathione content in foods, as do storage times, farming practices and the like. Only uncooked raw foods are rich in glutathione - practically no glutathione remains in cooked, pasteurized, and processed foods.
By far, asparagus and avocado (raw) have the highest natural glutathione content.
As for foods known to stimulate glutathione production: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, garlic, parsley, spinach, beets, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, and black cumin seed top the list.
Boosting cysteine can also be helpful, and this means high-protein foods - meats, poultry, eggs, dairy, quinoa, and buckwheat.
For more ideas, refer to this article on Glutathione Foods.
What About Supplements?
Glutathione is notoriously challenging to supplement. Oral glutathione supplements are typically poorly absorbed. Liposomal glutathione supplements have a little better track record for absorption. Supplements such as alpha lipoic acid, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), and milk thistle are reported to boost glutathione somewhat.
Glutathione injections and IV infusions are preferred over oral supplementation because they bypass the digestive tract and go directly into your tissues. These raise glutathione levels quickly but provide only a temporary boost.
Is Light Therapy the 21st Century Solution to Boosting Glutathione?
What if there were a way to easily raise your glutathione levels significantly and steadily on an ongoing basis without any need for oral supplements?
A company called LifeWave has developed the technology to do precisely this!
They have created a small patch called Y-Age Glutathione, worn on the skin, that stimulates the body to produce more glutathione.
This is how it works, in a nutshell...
Your body emits heat in the form of infrared light. When placed on the body, the patch traps this infrared light, causing it to reflect specific wavelengths of light into the skin that specifically increase the body's production of glutathione.
The results are impressive.
In clinical studies, all subjects showed an increase in blood glutathione levels compared to baseline. In fact, average increases were three to four times above baseline! (LifeWave Y-Age Glutathione Studies summary page)
Studies also noted improvements in the function of multiple organs.
A 2010 consumer use analysis found that users experienced increased flexibility, balance, strength, and endurance.
You can read more about LifeWave here. They have developed a variety of different patches, including one for melatonin production and two for stem cell activation - all with multiple studies to back them up.
I became an affiliate of LifeWave because I was so impressed with their products and technology. I see this as the perfect companion to shungite for EMF protection. Shungite helps protect us from the outside - and the patches help protect us from the inside. In these times of continuous environmental assaults, we can use as many tools in our tool bag as possible.
If you want more information about LifeWave patches, please feel free to contact me.

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A hard-charging drumbeat and a chilling melody greet us at the onset of the political hip-hop track “Road To Damascus,” and within an instant of their appearance, we start to feel like we’re in the center of the audience at a Chris Waters performance this spring. While Waters is recording this powerful and emotionally provocative jam from inside the comforts of a studio, his energy is more akin to what one might expect to come in contact with in a live performance given in front of a roaring crowd ready for quality hip-hop music once again. The OG influence is strong from the start, but make no mistakes about this one – “Road To Damascus” is precisely what its title would imply it to be on the contemporary level.
The white-hot groove in this single is one of the more alluring components of the track, but it’s not unsupported by a flurry of unfeeling lyrics, either. A disturbing trend I’ve been coming across in the hip-hop genre lately has revolved around the notion that verses should come second to the presence of a dynamic melody or a beat, but I like that Waters is being a little old-fashioned with this piece and lending equal weight to his words and music the same. There’s something special about having a well-rounded, full-bodied approach to songwriting and execution within the studio and everywhere your music is performed, and if rap continues on the path it’s on right now, players like this one are going to be a rarity for certain. The message here deserves the backing it gets, which is something I felt from the first time I read the lyrics forward.
Waters’ use of tone to convey his emotion in “Road To Damascus” is nothing new for the genre he’s chosen to uphold so emphatically, but it seems a little more defined in this single than it has in his scene’s last couple of one-off releases. He’s not as shy about digging into the tempo to find a place for his voice to shape the meaning behind the music, and when he gets to the sweet spot, he extends the catharsis it contains as much as he can. His is an aggressive strain of hip-hop that I want to hear more of on both ends of the spectrum, and with the hype his new music is getting right now, I just might get my wish sooner than later.
“Road To Damascus” concludes the same way it starts; with a hint of panache and a lingering sense of danger and somberness that begins and ends with the presence of Chris Waters alone. Waters’ scene has been growing for the better part of the last five years, but in “Road To Damascus,” I think he’s truly sounding ready for the next level of fame that comes with cultivating a signature sound – far above what his peers are producing at the moment, I might add. He’s loose but focused, familiar but unafraid of experimentation, which all adds up to good things for the hip-hop music faithful who follow his career.


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According to the fans on Facebook Happy Face Hill is the most popular hill in Ventura County. I created the Facebook page as a way of celebrating what makes Simi Valley different.
I am running a photography contest during Feburary for Happy Face Hill. If you have a great picture to share post it on the Happy Face Hill Facebook page.
What's special in your town?