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While charts and cruising guides helped us plan our destinations and get there safely, there were a number of other books and guides that allowed us to enjoy and understand the history and ecology of the Caribbean and Bahamas, specifically St. John and Leinster Bay, where we spent two months as volunteer bay hosts for Virgin Islands National Park.
Much of our exploration of St. John began with Gerald Singer’s St. John Off the Beaten Track, which offers a lifetime of local insight on the beautiful island. The book includes bits of folklore, history, ecology, and anecdotes that Singer intersperses with a more traditional guide to the trails, beaches, and snorkels around St. John. Even after a couple months on the island, we still have a long list of things to see and do on St. John, nearly all of which we came across in Singer’s book. And I will never forget the story Singer relates about the family of four who ate the fruit of the toxic manchineel tree, mistaking them for genips. But there are dozens more interesting anecdotes in the book.
While we picked up Singer’s book at the Friends of Virgin Islands National Park store, Margaret happened upon a used copy of one of our other favorite resources, Island Peak to Coral Reef , at the only bookstore on St. John, The Papaya Cafe and Bookstore at the Marketplace shops. Island Peak to Coral Reef is a lovely ecological guide to the Virgins put together by Toni Thomas, Barry Devine, and other scholars and researchers in the region. Despite the authors’ academic pedigree, the book is highly accessible, intended as an introductory guide for the layperson and student. While we learned a great deal about the plant communities and geology of the islands from the book, it was the section on the marine ecology that we found particularly fascinating. It allowed us to differentiate between types of reef and bottom structures, understand how the undersea environment came to be formed, know what we could expect to find in each community, and appreciate the disturbances that threatened and transformed these areas.
Beyond these two wide-ranging guides, we also used a number of field guides on a daily basis while on St. John. Spending as much time snorkeling as we did, Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach’s fish, sea creature, and coral guides were indispensable. Their Reef Fish Identification was the first one we acquired. And the guide proved to be an amazing resource. As soon as we dried off after snorkeling, one of us would have the book out locating the new fish we had spotted. Moreover, casually perusing the guide not only offered some entertainment, but also allowed us to make identifications of new fish we came across, like the flighty permit that ranged outside Waterlemon Cay.
Once we familiarized ourselves with the organization of Reef Fish, it was a no-brainer to add Humann and DeLoach’s Reef Creature Identification guide as well. This volume enabled us to figure out the different types of shrimp, crabs, sea cucumbers, and octopus we saw throughout Leinster Bay. Like with Reef Fish, just paging through Reef Creatures provides plenty of fun and also opened our eyes to tons of critters we had been overlooking, such as worms and seahares.
The third volume in Humann and DeLoach’s series is the Reef Coral Identification book. Since the list price on the guides are 45 to 60 dollars and we had difficulty getting Amazon – where they can be had for 30 dollars or less – orders in the Caribbean, we never bought this last one. But we certainly wished we had it and perused it whenever we stopped by a dive shop. We did get their Reef Fish Behavior , which was rather scientific in some parts, but also taught us a ton about the reproduction, feeding, and interdependence of the fish we were seeing and opened up a whole new set of things to look for and enjoy underwater.
Like the undersea guides by Humann and DeLoach, field guides to birds were equally indispensable. The first, Peterson’s Birds of Eastern and Central North America has been with me for two decades now. I have always found it easy to use with color illustrations, range maps, and pertinent information for identification. But after spending time with our other bird guide, Birds of the West Indies , I always reached for the latter first instead. Not only does Birds of the West Indies include a number of species that are not in Peterson’s, but the images and descriptions in Birds of the West Indies proved more helpful too. We also picked up a list of resident, migrant, and vagrant species on St. John from the Virgin Islands National Park that helped us narrow down the possible species considerably, making identification that much easier.
All of these guides made our stay on St. John more enjoyable and rewarding. And we used them, save Singer’s island specific guide, during the rest of our travels through the Caribbean and Bahamas. Since we are always looking to learn more about the places we visit, we would love to hear in the comments below about any resources that you know of for St. John, the Virgins, and the rest of the region that you have found particularly useful.


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On Jan. 22, Legacy Gallery hosted the first of four lectures to take place this spring, titled Racism, Memory, and Politics of the European City. Victoria welcomed Dr. Barbara Kintaert from the Austrian Chamber of Labour, who presented the projects she had dedicated her research to since 2003.
Her research began with the 27 Jewish residents of Vienna’s Servitengasse 6 in the 1930s, an apartment complex where Kintaert has lived since November 1984. Their names are now memorialized on a plaque in front of the building, alongside an art installation called the Keys Against Forgetting. “A list doesn’t bring back the victims, but it’s a testament,” Kintaert said at the lecture.
Kintaert was originally born in Belgium and moved to Vienna in the midst of completing her university degree to live with her boyfriend, now husband, at Servitengasse 6. In 1999, inspired by meeting her father-in-law’s cousin, she began to informally research his relatives—many of them killed or forced to emigrate during the Holocaust.
“If the Holocaust had never happened, my father-in-law would have had 12 relatives that all could have had children and grandchildren—so my kids, 70 years later, would have had a lot of uncles and aunts, but now they have nobody,” Kintaert said in an interview with the Martlet.
She describes her extended family’s history as a carpet, torn apart and irreparable since the Holocaust. “A carpet is full of threads, horizontal and vertical—the carpet is full of holes, because it was torn apart in the Holocaust,” she said. “You can’t mend the threads. Our family carpet is full of holes, and I’m trying to reconstruct the fate of the family members.”
In 2002, due to lack of available documentation, she was stuck. Kintaert placed her research on hold, and instead decided to “dig where I stand—to look [at] what happened in the building I was living in, in the 9th district,” she said. “It evolved with the help of more people, who helped me do research and carry it on.”
The apartment building had 28 apartments at the time—half of them rented by Jewish families, and the other half by non-Jewish families. Kintaert said she was well prepared for the atrocities she would come across while tracking the various families torn apart by emigration, deportations, exterminations, and unimaginable living conditions for many during the Holocaust. She was, however, unprepared for meeting the survivors.
“What I wasn’t prepared for [was] the survivors that I got to meet, [and how] they lost part of their family in the Holocaust—but they survived. But they are still suffering now,” she said. “This was a very important lesson. They are happy, but there’s still sadness in them. They have nice experiences now, but they have nightmares at night. This was hard to cope with.”
After researching and tracking the life of 27 Jewish residents and shopkeepers from the building, she unveiled the memorial plaque in Sept. 2005. The monument lists each of their names, and is in the shape and size of a person. “We don’t know why but [visitors] hug it,” she said at the lecture.
The project began to take a life of its own, she said. In 2006, 180 hours of research and interviews were compiled into an hour-long film. Within the same year, the group organized a survivor’s reunion of former school friends from the building. In 2007, the group of researchers published a book on their findings, and exhibitions were held in 2010 and 2012. The project has now extended to studying other buildings on the street.
In 2012, with years of research experience, Kintaert was able to finish her family’s research, and fill the gaps that were missing in the threads of her family’s heritage.

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The Morongo Basin is no longer the sleepy desert valley it once was. Development is moving this way, from Los Angeles and from the Coachella Valley. Citizen involvement is going to make the difference in whether we grow wisely or fall victim to the same sprawl that blights so much of Southern California. Can we remain an oasis of natural beauty and health? It’s up to you.
Influencing the built character of your community is a lot about getting in on the ground floor. For some guidance on how you can have an impact on the growth of your community or stop a bad project before it starts, read How Planning Systems Work.
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Adele has taken to Twitter to refute reports that it's over between her and her longtime partner. The 'Rumour Has It' singer has clearly had it with rumors suggesting that she and baby daddy Simon Konecki have split. British tabloid the Sun reported on Saturday (Dec...
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin has recorded her version of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep.' Franklin's rendition will be featured on her upcoming album of 10 cover songs, titled 'Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics.'
It’s been a long three years, three months, and two weeks since the release of Adele’s last studio album, ’21.’ But who’s counting? Luckily, our patience may finally pay off, as Adele dropped a big album hint on Twitter.
If there is one collaboration we can't wait to hear, it's Wiz Khalifa and Adele's. The Taylor Gang rapper first announced that he was working with the soulful British singer in September 2013 -- and now he is revealing exciting details about the forthcoming tune.
We can't wait for the new Adele album, and neither can the rest of the world. Now we have more details on the privacy-loving star's new project. She'll be working with fellow Brit singer-songwriter Phil Collins!
15-year-old Bria Anai instantly popped out to 'American Idol' judges because of her sparkly pink lips that she matched to her bright pink pants. But she stayed on their minds thanks to her performance of Adele's 'One and Only.'

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Thermoset plastics firm Mar-Bal Inc. will move its Ohio production from Chagrin Falls to Painesville by the end of the year, providing more space and allowing the company to increase external sales of thermoset compounds.
The $15 million project includes moving into a 110,700-square-foot building that will almost double the space that Chagrin Falls-based Mar-Bal now has for manufacturing. The firm's headquarters and R&D lab will remain in Chagrin Falls, officials said in a recent interview with Plastics News.
New compounding lines for bulk molding compounds in Painesville will double Mar-Bal's annual production capacity companywide, President Scott Balogh said. Compounding work done at a Mar-Bal plant in Missouri will be moved to the Painesville site, which is about 30 miles north of the Chagrin Falls location.
The Painesville building previously was occupied by injection molder Core Systems, which closed in 2013. Mar-Bal hired many Core employees after that site closed.
The compounding expansion is part of an overall business strategy, according to Balogh.
"We always had sold some material outside of the company, in addition to what we use for our own molding, but we had lost focus," he said. "This will give us a renewed focus."
Global marketing and brands director Ron Poff added that Mar-Bal had been asked by several customers to do more in compounding.
"There's been a lot of consolidation in our market," he explained. "We can get into competitive situations without being seen as a competitor."
After the compounding expansion is complete, Mar-Bal plans to install new injection molding machines in Painesville that will increase the firm's molding capacity there by 40 percent by the end of 2018. An additional round of expansion should take place in Painesville within the next five years, Balogh said.
Mar-Bal has added automotive and heating and air conditioning markets to its client list in the appliance, electrical, industrial and transportation sectors, and its sales in all those markets have been growing. Its "legacy business" in electrical and industrial products also is recovering after a down period, Balogh said.
"We've seen a large increase on the appliance side and in HVAC and heavy trucks," he added.
At the end of that five-year period, Mar-Bal expects to employ around 250 in Painesville — double the number it currently employs in manufacturing in Chagrin Falls. Mar-Bal is also receiving financial support for the project from the JobsOhio nonprofit group and from the city of Painesville.
When Mar-Bal announced the purchase of the Painesville site in June, Balogh said in a news release that, when completed, the new plant "will be the best fully integrated BMC compounding and molding plant in the world."
Mar-Bal custom molds thermosets and molds proprietary electrical standoff insulators under the Glastic and Mar-Bal tradenames. The products are based on thermoset polyester and contain flame retardants and track-resistant glass fibers.
Jim Balogh, Scott's father, founded Mar-Bal in 1970 in Cleveland. Scott Balogh's brother, Steven, also serves as a vice president for the firm. Mar-Bal has manufacturing operations in Chagrin Falls; Cuba, Mo.; Dublin, Va.; and Taizhou, China. The firm also has an Asia sales office in Shanghai.
Mar-Bal employs 475 worldwide and expects to post sales of around $65 million in 2017.


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Last week I made meatloaf twice...This was my second attempt. The first time following a recipe, a recipe that I was remembering from my head. Now I never seem to be able to follow recipes, but somehow in my head teaspoons of salt got switched for TABLESPOONS and I even put in a couple extra. I have no idea where my head was. It was not edible. UGHHH! That never happens to me. Sometimes not everything tastes wonderful, but never so bad you can't eat it...but this was! Michael said it tastes like a salt lick...and he was right!
Meatloaf was not going to kick my butt...So I knew I was making another (less salty) meatloaf for dinner tomorrow night. So the next morning I made a trip to the grocery store. On my way back home, I had a flat tire. No problem, I have a spare. So I get out jack the car up...um I've had this problem before...my jack will not jack the car up all the way...it just gets stuck! I'm not far from home...maybe a few miles. I'll just walk and take a shortcut walking along side the railroad track...with all my groceries! Again I'm wondering where my mind is half of my groceries would have been just fine left in the car.
The first thing I lost was a gallon of tea. I had to abandon it...it was just too heavy to carry. Then all my bags started busting. When I got home I only had one bag and a magazine under my arm. So half my groceries are littered down the railroad track, but at least I have the ingredients to make my meatloaf...hence the name "Railroad Meatloaf"...lol
This meatloaf is inspired by Donald Link's Post-K Meatloaf...served at his New Orleans restaurant Herbsaint, after Hurricane Katrina...And possibly the best meatloaf I've ever eaten. It's not the meatloaf most of us are used to since the ketchup is put into the meatloaf, instead of on top.
Since it's formed into free-form loaves, the grease is able to run out out and you get a wonderful crust over the entire loaf.
4 strips bacon
1 medium onion, finely diced
1 celery stalk, finely diced
1 carrot, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp kosher salt, divided
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flake
1/2 cup ketchup
3 tbs Worcestershire sauce
2 tbs brown sugar
2 lbs ground beef
1 & 1/2 cups dry bread crumbs
1 whole egg, plus a yolk
In a skillet over medium heat, saute the bacon until the fat is rendered (do not cook until crisp), about 5 minutes. Add the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, salt, thyme, black pepper, crushed red pepper; saute until the vegetables are tender. Add the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar; stir and continue to cook until the sauce thickens, maybe a couple minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix together (using your hands) the cooled sauteed vegetables, ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, egg yolk, and 1 tsp kosher salt. When well combined form into 2 loaves on a 9x13 pan. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 to 30 minutes, until a crust begins to form.

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The Harlequins director of rugby denied that RFU elite rugby director Rob Andrew had made any approach for his services.
Quins lost 20-16 to Saracens on Friday and Richards displayed a measure of incredulity and disdain for all the column inches given to his alleged England link.
He said: "England interested in my future? What? After that result? After the last few weeks? You've got to be joking. I know nothing about any England approaches."
Quins chief executive Mark Evans not only dismissed the notion but suggested that Richard Hill (Bristol) and Dean Ryan (Gloucester) were ahead of Richards in the pecking order for any role as England team manager.
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An ultrasound machine is a piece of equipment that produces sound waves emitted by a probe also known as a transducer. When the probe is placed on the skin in the area of the body part of interest the sound waves bounce off different structures in the body as well as travel through them. This in turn produces a transmittable signal that is sent back to the machine. The image then appears on a screen in varied shades of grey, which are then captured and/or recorded by the technologist. The resulting study is then sent to the radiologist to be reported.
Ultrasound is safe. There have not been any studies to indicate any danger with the medical use of ultrasound. However the ALARA concept (as low as reasonably achievable) is still used when using ultrasound for medical imaging.
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By Adi Gaskell
The impact of automated technologies on the workplace has been a topic that I've covered numerous times, not least via a recent study led by MIT's Eric Brynjolfsson, which argued that the 'machines are taking our jobs' narrative at the moment is excessively simplistic and the reality is that some tasks will be automated, but it will be incredibly rare for entire jobs to be taken by machines.
It's on this general topic that a new report from the Center for Global Development think tank focuses. As their name suggests however, rather than focusing on how society should respond to automation in the developed world, it instead explores the situation in the developing world.
Read the full article here.


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Meet Bobby Gold; by night, the security chief of a mobbed-up New York City nightclub, by day, a reluctant bone-breaker and enforcer for Eddie Fish - his old college roommate, and best friend. Emerging from the 'gladiator school' environment of an upstate prison with an imposing physique and a reputation for skilled brutality, Bobby's a lonely, guilt-ridden child inside a hulking body. He views the grim work of coercion, assault and even murder as jobs to be done with a craftsman's work ethic and with a minimum of force. Following on from his two superb novels, Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo, Anthony Bourdain has produced another stunning piece of crime fiction.
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Taking after her fashionable late father, Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson stepped out in style at the Grammys on Sunday in a figure-hugging, rainbow-hued Balmain gown.
Styled by Sonia Young, the aspiring model and actor paired the plunging look with Balmain shoes, jewels by Kimberly McDonald, and a WAR clutch by designer pal Michael Bradley.
“It’s glam-meets-her-inner-’70s-flower-child,” says Young of the split-pant look from Balmain’s spring 2017 ready-to-wear collection. “She’s super involved in all of her looks. She’s hands-on and knows what she likes.”
“I was really nervous, and I made eye contact with Beyonce, and then I almost peed myself I was so nervous,” Jackson told E! News of attending her first Grammy Awards show in 2010 to accept the lifetime achievement award on her dad’s behalf alongside her brother Prince.
Jackson is scheduled to present on Sunday night, and will switch into an outfit by Jeremy Scott “that we designed together,” she told E!
The 59th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by The Late Late Show‘s James Corden, broadcast live on CBS at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET.
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The Spanish car maker, one of several car brands owned by the Volkswagen Group behemoth, is best known for its sporty small cars such as the Seat Ibiza and its fiery hot hatches such as the Seat Leon Cupra R.
But where 3,830 fleet sales in September alone – grabbing Seat a record 2.5 per cent market share – fits in to Seat’s model line up will be a surprise to some.
However, Seat, comfortable with sales for its small cars and the impressive Seat Alhambra people carrier (What Car? magazines MPV of the Year), has targeted fleet customers in 2011 with a series of new models.
The Seat Exeo saloon and estate are the most obvious fleet choices and a new inclusion to range comes in the shape of a business-friendly 2012 Seat Exeo.
The model includes new interior (including extra lashings of leather), a more modern exterior and more frugal engines.
Diesel models, a favourite with business users, now offer CO2 emissions as low as 136g/km. This impacts on Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) rates and, for private buyers, on road tax rates in the UK.
Models such as the new Seat Exeo have been credited with the rise in Seat fleet sales by Sales Manager Sally Livingstone-Dennis.
She said: “These fabulous figures underline the success we are having out there in what is, and I think will remain, a very tough fleet market.
“The initiatives we have put in place over the past couple of years – investments in both people and systems – are now bearing fruit and I’m convinced that this successful performance will continue.”
The systems included a new Fleet Business Centre opened earlier this year and a focus on Motability cars, according to Livingstone-Dennis.
She added: “The economic climate, and outlook for business, may be mixed but that simply means fleet customers will be focusing more intently than ever on the best possible value. SEAT is ideally placed to provide that.”


It's been a month and a week since baseball immortal Carlton Fisk was allegedly found passed out behind the wheel of his pickup in a New Lenox cornfield, but the former Red and White Sox star has yet to make it into a Joliet courtroom.
Fisk was scheduled for a hearing Thursday morning but his drunken driving case postponed until Dec. 17.
Fisk's , is fighting to get his superstar client's driver's license back and to have evidence ejected from the case.
Fisk, 64, lost his license when he allegedly refused to take a breathalyzer test during his arrest Oct. 22 on charges of driving under the influence, improper lane usage and illegal transportation of alcohol.
White has also filed a motion claiming the New Lenox police illegally arrested Fisk since there was "no reasonable suspicion of criminal activity" to give them cause to pull him over in the first place.
Fisk is fourth on the White Sox's all-time home run list and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000. He owns homes in both New Lenox and Florida.


Featured photo: The Winston-Salem police department will be able to monitor cameras all throughout downtown in real time should this grant go through. (photo courtesy of Fusus)
Fusus, an Atlanta-based company that uses technology to allow police departments across the country to tap into cameras everywhere, might be coming to Winston-Salem.
The company can access small business cameras that may be monitoring the streets. The Winston-Salem police department recently applied for a Project Safe Neighborhood Grant that would allow them to implement this technology and work with businesses around the city that opt into the new program.
During a public safety committee meeting on Dec. 13, William Penn, the assistant chief for the Winston-Salem Police Department, noted that the $46,000 grant would allow the Winston-Salem Police Department to make two purchases: One is the Core, an electronic device that would stream footage from the area cameras to a real-time crime center and to the police department; the second purchase would be a surveillance kit, which includes the cameras which would be distributed to the businesses that opt into the program. Penn noted that he wasn’t sure how many cameras could be bought with the grant.
“Now, this kit would be possessed by the Winston-Salem Police Department and it would be utilized in publicly visible areas,” Penn siad. “Not in people’s private property. Not anywhere where there would be a legal expectation of privacy. It would be used mobile for us just in those areas that needed that special attention.”
This program specifically would not be using cameras that belong to private civilians, but homeowners are able to register their cameras with the Winston-Salem police department through a separate program.
Winston-Salem Councilmember Kevin Mundy hopes the grant will help with Winston-Salem’s increasing gun violence problem. In 2021, the Gun Violence Archive recorded 165 incidents in the city, significantly more than the 116 incidents recorded in Winston-Salem in 2020, or 103 in 2019.
No other councilmembers commented on the implementation of the tech during the Dec. 13 meeting, but Mundy, who represents the Southwest Ward and is also part of the Public Safety Committee, says protecting downtown is a priority for him.
“That’s an economic driver for us,” Mundy said in the same public safety committee meeting. “We don’t want that to become a dangerous place.”
Sahil Merchant, the chief strategy officer for the company, said they often have their cameras in high-traffic areas, like stadiums, but that the cameras can work anywhere. They hook up the individual cameras and then are able to pull them into one platform.
The cameras do not offer facial recognition and owners of the businesses or homes where the cameras are installed can decide when police have access. For example, they can allow police access only in case of an emergency, though the definition of an “emergency” remains vague.
Merchant acknowledged that the public is still hesitant to trust the police, and similar cameras have received backlash.
As Vice reported, cameras like the ones Fusus uses can perpetuate racism by allowing white neighbors to report Black and Brown neighbors for doing almost anything, like just taking a walk around the neighborhood.
Due to the backlash, law enforcement officers must request footage through an app as of June 2021. This way, anyone can see what they are requesting. This is not the case with Fusus cameras, although the footage may be accessible through public records requests.
“We haven’t experienced backlash directed at us, but given the civil unrest and bad feeling toward law enforcement, we’re trying to mitigate that with our tech,” Merchant said of Fusus. “We’re giving the ability to have more holistic public safety.”
Merchant claims that since dispatch calls are often vague, Fusus tech can help dispatchers know who to send, whether it be police, healthcare workers or other groups, by seeing what is happening at the scene.
“You don’t want to send all these armed units to two kids fighting in a school,” said Merchant. “Conversely, you don’t want to underestimate an active shooter situation.”
Not everyone in Winston-Salem is excited about the cameras. Bailey Pittenger of the Triad Abolition Project says TAP spoke with the City Council just last year and specifically asked them not to expand police surveillance.
“It will be harmful, just because the surveillance will increase police surveillance and discrimination rather than finding the root of crime,” she said. “The concern is now we’re actually in this phase of expanding surveillance.”
She and other TAP members are encouraging people to listen in on the City Council meetings and voice their concerns.
In fact, Winston-Salem Assistant City Manager Patrice Toney said the reason Penn presented in the public safety meeting in the first place was to give people a chance to voice their concerns. So far, several businesses have expressed interest in being a part of this network.
Toney expects to hear back about whether the city has gotten the grant this month, after which the city will implement the technology as quickly as possible. As of now, Forsyth County is also looking into the same technology.
“People want crime to decrease in the community,” she said. “Everyone wants to live in a safe environment. There’s been no pushback on that.”
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The “Baptism of Christ” in Saints Gervasio and Protasio’s Cathedral
The Baptism of Christ is a painting on panel existing in Saint John the Baptist’s chapel inside the cathedral of Città della Pieve, or Saints Gervasio and Protasio’s Cathedral. It dates back to about 1510. Perugino had already made such a composition in 1482 for a fresco on the same subject – though on a more extensive scale – in the Sistine Chapel in Rome. He apparently loved this pattern much, in fact he also used it on other occasions, from the 1498-1500 panel now in Vienna at the Kunsthistorisches Museum to the oratorio (small church) in Foligno, Umbria, as well as one of the panels in Saint Augustine’s Church in Perugia, made in 1512-23.
Jesus and John the Baptist are seen frontally and symmetrically. They keep their feet in the Jordan River, that is here depicted like a shallow, clear, placid brook. John has a long, thin pole topped with a cross in his left hand, while his right hand pours the water on Christ’s head. Jesus, absorbed in prayer, only wears a cloth around his loins. The anatomy of both, carefully studied and rendered, shows the influence of Greek and Latin sculpture for the framing of the bodies. Their dignified, refined postures confer solemnity on the scene.
Two angels, drawn on a lesser scale than the main personages so as to stress their secondary role, are set on the left and on the right side by side, as if they had been arranged in a rank. Perugino employed this pattern quite often; he liked it better than dynamic compositions.
The Holy Spirit, in the shape of a white dove hovering over them, looks at the event from above.
The background: landscape and aerial perspective
Perugino sets the Baptism of Christ in a natural landscape: a place with rocks, water flowing between them, green hills stud with thin trees, a plain that stretches toward the horizon, illuminated by a clear, wonderful sky. The artist was a master in aerial perspective, that is, a pictorial technique that suggests the distance of objects by means of blurring and color variations. And as a matter of fact, our varied perception of things in the distance is caused by the humidity in the atmosphere.
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FARMERS are being forced to pay their bills faster than any other industry, according to figures released by business analysts Dun & Bradstreet.
A recent check on almost 300,000 businesses in 14 main industrial sectors showed that the agricultural industry was the most prompt payer.
Almost half (47%) of 4884 agricultural companies paid their bills early or on time, compared with a national average of 31%. Only about 6% were more than a month late settling their bills.
"The results of this survey illustrate the difficult credit conditions which farmers are facing," says senior analyst Philip Mellor.
"The industry is in a depressed state and consequently farmers are not being given credit. Their clients are applying pressure either to get payment up front or chasing bad debts in a way that they might not do with businesses in a more healthy sector."
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So I'm sure this question has been asked 1,000 times on this forum but this is new to me so I need to ask again. My name is Asha, I'm 24 yrs old, I'm a licensed real estate, and I am looking to start investing in real estate. As a licensed agent you may be thinking that I should already know how to do this but I was completing my undergrad when I got my license and wasn't able to get much experience. With that being said, I am looking to make real estate investing my primary career and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in assisting me with getting started. I am looking to start off small and get a nice house maybe with a small mortgage and rent it out. Any tips on buying methods? (I.e. investors vs. me putting up the money)...any info will help.
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the way to get started is to get an ugly house and make it nice.
get a hold of all investors from SE michigan... there are a ton on BP
A great way to get started is with small multifamily properties where you live in one of the units. You can do an Fha loan at 3.5% down and low interest rate. Then move out after a year and look for the next property. It definitely helps ease you into understanding the property management business.
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Survivors of the COVID-19 virus are just thankful to be alive, but new research shows that claims survivors can’t be reinfected may be false.
Ron Rice recounts his experience with the coronavirus as scary.
“My blood pressure was only 80 over 40 and my temperature was … I believe it’s like a hundred seven or eight,” said Rice.
As difficult as that was for Rice, he still feels lucky that he survived. Especially since his brother didn’t.
“Unfortunately, my brother died,” Rice said. “Basically, his organs started [to] shut down while he was on the ventilator. There wasn’t anything they could do.”
But many survivors like Rice thought they could take solace in the fact that they can’t be reinfected with COVID-19.
However, a new report out of Hong Kong says just because you’ve been infected once doesn’t mean you can’t be infected again.
One 33-year-old recovered from the virus and then tested negative. Four and a half months later, he began testing positive again.
Researchers say mutations in the virus are partially to blame for this.
“The evidence seems pretty conclusive in this particular case that this person did get re-infected with SARS–CoV-2, but a different strain,” said Dr. Bindu Mayi, professor of Microbiology at NSU’s College of Medical Sciences.
Health and medical professionals also say they don’t know how long immunity lasts or if it is ever developed in the first place.
“There’s been some concern that maybe people who are asymptomatically infected may not have as much of an immune response or as robust and immune response as those who had symptoms of COVID-19,” added Dr. Cindy Prins, epidemiologist from the University of Florida.
So the best thing to do is be safe, whether you’ve contracted the virus already or not.
“I’m very leery of catching again. I wear masks everywhere I go. I have sanitizing wipes and gloves in my vehicle,” Rice admits.
Now Rice is waiting for his antibody test so that he can donate his plasma to help others that may get infected.
This is one of the first – if not the first truly convincing – cases of reinfection, which can be confidently assigned as such on the basis of the differences in the genome sequence of the virus during the first bout in the spring and the second on return from Spain. Other apparent reinfections have in my opinion been due to dodgy tests or very long courses of disease including a hiatus when viral load drops before a resurgence. When interpreting this case, I’d bear the following in mind – we do not know yet how often this happens. HK has very good testing and is extremely well-poised to identify any events like this. Other parts of the world, not so much. So the fact it *can* happen needs to be interpreted in the context of whether it happens *often* enough to make a difference. It seems the second infection was less symptomatic than the first, which might be important. But the question of whether the second infection was just as transmissible as the first one is not clear. We will need to study many more such cases to be definitive,” – Dr. William Hanage, with Harvard University

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How to Connect a Digital Set Top Box to a TV Tuner Card
A PCI TV tuner card in combination with a digital set-top box allows you to transmit live TV broadcast signals on a personal computer.
Unlike the USB TV digital set Box which connects to the computer via USB ports, a PCI TV tuner card plugs onto a motherboard PCI slot. PCI is short for peripheral component interconnect. A PCI device is hardware that adds functionality to a desktop computer when plugged onto a PCI slot.
When TV tuner card is installed, connectivity with the decoder, sound card and\or TV antenna to the TV card is done at the rear of the computer.
Despite their dwindling sales, desktop computers are still available and remain a common form-factor worldwide. In developing countries, in particular, use of desktops will probably remain popular for a long time, and so will the habits that go along with using them. Out of many, the use of computers as television sets is still popular.
A computer can be turned into a TV set via USB TV set Box or the PCI TV tuner card.
The TV set-top box can be used externally both with the desktop or laptop computer - via USB, while the PCI TV tuner card has to be plugged onto a PCI slot inside the system unit.
Common PCI TC capture cards support both analog and digital signal transmissions. Much as analog TV is meant to be a thing of the past, quite a number of countries continue to transmit analog signals.
Many providers, however, continue to transition from analog to digital transmission and users are gradually tagging along.
Requirements for PCI TV Tuner Card Connectivity
In order to install and transmit digital signals via the desktop computer, you should have the following accessories at hand, in addition to TV aerial.
- PCI TV tuner card with RCA video input jack.
- An RCA (yellow) video cable.
- Application CD for the TV card.
- An RCA - mini-plug audio cable.
- A set-top box decoder of your choice.
Do you think it is necessary to stream live television on your computer monitor?
TV Card and Decoder Installation
TV Tuner Card Installation
- Plug the TV card in available PCI slot. (see image below)
- In the image above, the TV capture card is plugged into the upper PCI slot on the motherboard. Once installed, cable connectivity with the card can be achieved from the rear of the system unit.
- Plug one end of the yellow RCA video cable onto the yellow jack on the TV capture card and the other end onto the yellow jack at the back of the decoder.
(see above image for connectivity to the TV card and the image below for connectivity to the pvr decoder)
- Connect the audio cable to the decoder and to the computer sound card. The RCA end of the cable (red and white) should connect to corresponding color jacks at the back of the decoder. (see image above)
- Connect the mini plug end of the audio cable (one pin cable) onto the Line-In jack of the sound card. (see image on the right)
- Finally, connect the antenna cable in the antenna jack at the back of the set-top box. (see image above)
Software Installation and Sound Card Configuration
After successful installation of hardware accessories, it is now time to install the software that accompanied the TV tuner card. There are basically two software types to install: Driver and Application software.
Insert the CD that came with your TV card, and depending on the auto-run features in the computer, installation should be straight forward. (see example below)
Start by installing the Driver software, followed by Application software.
NOTE: The example below shows simple installation procedure of an off-the-shelf Light-wave TV capture card.
You can also use third party driver and application software if you misplaced the software that came with your hardware.
1 Driver-pack solution software should install relevant drivers for any TV tuner card in the market.
2 PowerCinema from CyberLink is a powerful application to stream live TV signals on your PC.
Sound Card Configuration For The TV Card
Your new TV setup should begin operating right away upon software installation. But a few hiccups may arise and you may find yourself digging a little into Windows in order to get the TV working.
For some users that run Windows 7, sound may not come out straight away. Follow the steps below to enable sound.
- Click Start button > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound.
- Under Sound, select Manage Audio Devices.
- You will see a window like the one below.
- Make sure the Recording tab is selected.
- Click on Line-In and then choose Properties.
- On the next screen, click on Listen tab.
- You will see another screen like the one below.
- Check the Listen to this device, and then click Apply and Ok.
- You should now get sound from the TV capture card through speakers connected to the sound card.
TV Streaming on Your Computer
When both hardware and software setup and configuration is done, you can now watch TV streaming live on your monitor.
All you have to do is look out for the TV card application on the Desktop or under Program Files.
Double click or select the application and the TV application should open up.
You should see something similar to the image below.
Your TV is now up and running.
- Use the maximize button to enlarge the TV screen.


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The ashwagandha It is a plant of the Indian tradition, also known as withania, that can suppose a natural help to a wide variety of people affected by emotional, psychological, metabolic and physiological problems, because of its remarkable therapeutic versatility, in its sedative and invigorating double function.
As you can see, the benefits of the ashwagandha For health there are many, so the experts recommend it for the following cases, but before deciding to use it, always consult a specialist:
- It is considered an adaptogenic remedy, a relatively recent term that defines the ability of a substance to help us cope with an adverse or changing situation, and that allows us to cope with it in better conditions. The withania has been shown to be effective in reducing excess stress, a psycho-emotional condition that can lead to other disorders if it is not controlled.
- Ashwagandha facilitates sleep and helps you to mitigate the insomnia. Experiments with mice have demonstrated the action of withanolides and triethylene glycol to establish the REM phase of sleep, in which the deepest and most restful sleep is developed.
- Because of its revitalizing plant nature, the also known as orovale has been destined to treat depressive and anxious states slight and punctual.
- It is also intended for the treatment of attention deficit by nervous hyperactivity, although its effectiveness is not scientifically proven.
- In India ashwagandha is used to clear the mind and to favor the mental relaxation.
- It is a revitalizing highlight, aimed especially at elderly people, to stop the loss of spirits and vitality, and to combat asthenia.
- The whitishia is also intended to combat nervous fatigue, weakness and anemic states due to lack of iron. Treatments with ashwagandha can significantly raise the levels of hemoglobin and erythrocytes (red blood cells) in anemic and convalescent people of a disease.
- Its use has been evaluated to mitigate the side effects of the intake of antipsychotic medications employees in the treatment of schizophrenias, by mitigating the possible increase in the levels of lipids and sugars that these could generate.
- It is attributed a stimulating effect of the thyroid gland; favors the production of thyroid hormones, and has been tested for the treatment of hypothyroidism, but conclusive studies are lacking.
- Because of its anti-inflammatory and analgesic action, orovale has been proven effective in relieving rheumatic pain and reducing the inflammatory process in rheumatoid arthritis and in incipient osteoarthritic states.
- In India ashwagandha is also intended to lower blood pressure in patients with high tension and moderately high, and to also lower LDL cholesterol rates.
- It has also been attributed a certain immunomodulatory effect, which would favor the increase of leukocytes or white blood cells and strengthen the organism against the eventuality of a infection or pathogenic aggression.
- Ashwagandha extracts have been tried, still experimentally, to deal with certain side effects of the radiotherapy. It has been proven that it could reduce myelosuppression, a condition of the bone marrow that causes a decrease in white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets.
- Recent studies, which have been echoed by the Spanish Society of Phytotherapy, attest to the efficacy of ethanolic extracts of the root of withania to prevent bone loss in experiments with mice. This treatment, applied to humans, could increase bone resistance to fractures, making withania extracts an interesting support for the elderly and bone fragility.
- Extracts of withanolides, especially withaferin A, have been used in clinical trials to test a possible inhibitory effect of the growth of tumor cells in some types of cancer, such as breast and colon, but we have not found conclusive information in this regard.
- Tell Font de Quer in its excellent 'Dioscorides renovated', that the fruit provokes the urine violently and that, taken in number of twelve, it was recommended to attack the dropsy (retention of liquid in internal tissues).
- In the same source it reminds us that the fruits had been used in decoction to alleviate the pain of teeth and teeth, like an infallible narcotic.
- In Ayurvedic medicine, ashwagandha has also been destined to improve the sexual response and to favor fertility.


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Children’s Art Week starts June 11th and we’re getting ready for all the awesome projects students will be creating around the world. If you’re new to Children’s Art Week, or time has snuck up on you (as it tends to do), don’t fret! We’ve brought you some great creative ideas your kids can do with objects already in your home or classroom.
1. Back to the basics
Remember sidewalk chalk art? We do. This is a simple and inexpensive way to celebrate Children’s Art Week. And, the best thing about this activity is that there are endless ways to have fun and be creative. Anyone of any age can create sidewalk chalk art outside of your home or at school. The art can have a theme, such as an underwater seascape, or just be a patchwork of colors. Have your student or child lay down and become part of the artwork as a Children’s Art Week keepsake.
2. Post-It Note Art Show
A couple of years ago, Giant Robot, in Los Angeles, put on a very cool post-it note art show that received warm reception. They invited over 300 artists to create their own post-it notes for the show. The result was an enormous variety of amazing artwork posted to the walls. For your class’ Children’s Art Week project, have your students create their own post-it note art piece. Take it a step further and invite the entire school to create post-it note art. Adorn the hallways with these post-it notes for your own incredible art show.
3. Get cross-curricular
It’s the end of the year and many students are cramming for finals and other standardized tests. If you don’t have extra time apart from your closing lessons, why not integrate art into core subjects like science? Using salt, food coloring and plastic baggies, you can easily and inexpensively make your own “colored sand” to do a variety of geological or astronomical activities with. For example, kids can create their own sand art nebula by filling assorted colors into a jar.
4. Merry mapmaking
With the advent of smartphones and Google maps, reading physical maps is becoming a dead art. But, what better way to teach geographical skills and map reading, while integrating creativity, than to make your own maps. The National Geographic provides lessons for students on how to create quite professional looking maps, including specifics like keys, compasses, scales, and latitudinal and longitudinal lines. If you want to make a simple and fun Children’s Art Week project to share with children across the world, create a map of your own city, showing your favorite landmarks, using paper, clay, animation, or well… any medium you like!
5. Make a mural
Making a mural is a fun and interesting way for kids to work together to create the bigger picture. Learning objectives for the mural can be as developed or easy as you want, from topics such as historical events, to practicing abstract painting techniques, to remaking a famous masterpiece, or creating a landscape with colored macaroni. Each child’s addition is an important piece of the puzzle, and altogether, the mural becomes whole.
If you’re in the UK and looking for creative activities to do with your kids during Children’s Art Week, check out this calendar run by engage, The National Association for Gallery Education. Can’t make it out to the events? Take some inspiration from the calendar and put on your own local activities.
Don’t forget to share your kids’ creations with us using the hashtag #ChildrensArtWeek!
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The consultancy worked with artist Andrew Davidson, who created a series of intricate woodcuts for the books.
The new covers replace the previous ‘black’ covers, which were also aimed at adults. Webb & Webb has been working on the project since last August, with the consultancy having previously designed the ‘signature’ range of Harry Potter books.
Webb & Webb director James Webb says, ‘The signature range featured linocuts, but these new covers features woodcuts, which is a more sophisticated method. This means the level of detail in them is immense.’
The three covers that have been released feature the Hogwarts Express, the Whomping Willow tree and a Hippogriff.
Webb says, ‘There are all sorts of hidden bits in the images – such as faces in the brickwork.’ The artworks will also be reproduced in full on the inside covers.
Three titles – The Philosopher’s Stone, the Chamber of Secrets and the Prisoner of Azkaban – are released next month, with others to follow.
A box-set of the titles, which is also being designed by Webb & Webb, will then be released.


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A Whale of a Baby and Other Real Whale StoriesAuthor: Highlights for Children Narrator: Highlights for Children Audiobook
Huge whales! Learn about where whales live, and how they interact with each other. Get ready to learn why whales blow bubbles at each other, or what it means when they wiggle their flippers. Is a whale shark even a whale, or just an imposter? Stories by Kim Valice, Carolyn Short, Linda Brown Anderson, and Heidi Poelman.

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Guide to Street Tree Permits
WHY TREES ARE IMPORTANT
Why do we want trees along our roadways
and on our properties?
Trees provide a number of important benefits
to our community. Having trees along our
roadways shades the road surface, and
reduces urban heat. This shade also helps to
reduce the frequency of resurfacing our roads.
Trees on our properties provide benefits in
reducing energy costs for heating and cooling.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree within
the planting strip along the roadway?
YES. A permit is required to remove and
replace street trees along the roadway.
Do I need a permit to remove a tree from
A permit is not required to remove a tree if
property is not within a critical area and can
not be divided.
How do I know if my property is within a
Contact: Camas Planning Division on
360.817.1568 to determine if property is
within a critical area.
MEASURING A TREE
How do I measure a tree?
Measure the diameter of
each tree at 4.5 feet above
the ground. This is called
the diameter at breast
height (DBH) and it is
measured in inches.
If I am going to remove a street tree,
what do I do?
You will need to obtain a tree removal permit.
The permit is available at Camas Planning
Division. Phone 360.817.1568 or email;
To apply for the permit you will need to do
1. Show the outline of your property, and
the approximate location of your house,
driveway, street and any other improvements.
2. Indicate the approximate size and species of
tree(s) to be removed and provide a reason
There is no permit fee.
Do I have to replace any certain type of tree?
Contact Camas Planning Division on 360.817.1568 for a
suggested and prohibited list of trees.
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I keep trying to figure out how to go to sleep without being in bed awake for hours first. I've tried over-the-counter sleep aids, melatonin, prescriptions, listening to music, audio books, and a self-hypnosis sleep tape.
I think the sleep tape may be most helpful in the long run because it said sleep is a function of the subconscious. It talks about the trance state which is between awake and asleep. I think I've started to be aware of when I'm in that state and shouldn't get up to drink hot chocolate next.


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Joseph A. Altsheler: The Guns of Europe (Illustrated)
"The Guns of Europe" by Joseph A. Altsheler is one of the most widely admired romances written by the author; it is the first of three connected romances, of which "The Forest of Swords" and "The Hosts of the Air" are to be respectively the second and third, dealing with the world war in Europe.
The author was a witness to the struggle during that time and he has provided the real picture of the war and the effects of the war on the world. He was in Vienna the day Austria-Hungary declared war upon Servia, thus setting the torch that lighted the general conflagration. Returning westward, he reached Munich the day Germany declared war upon Russia. He remained in Germany nearly a month, having witnessed in turn the Austrian and German mobilizations, and then arrived in England in time to see the gathering of the British Empire's armed hosts.
He was also, upon his return, in Quebec when the greatest colony of the British was rallying to their support.
Joseph Alexander Altsheler (April 29, 1862 – June 5, 1919) was an American newspaper reporter, editor and author of popular juvenile historical fiction. His seven series comprise a total of thirty-two novels, each containing an independent story. There are nineteen non-series novels. He also authored forty-four short stories and two non-fiction items.

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Jehovah's Witnesses situation difficult, issue to be discussed - Peskov (updated)
Moscow, February 7, Interfax - The situation surrounding the Jehovah's Witnesses, which is recognized as extremist in Russia, remains on the agenda, but the problem is difficult, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday, commenting on the sentence Oryol's Zheleznodorozhny District Court gave to Danish citizen Dennis Ole Christensen over the creation of a regional division of the organization.
Asked whether the situation will be analyzed, Peskov said, "It will be analyzed. This is a process, this issue is not easy, but it nevertheless remains on the agenda."
Responding to a question from journalists as to whether Jehovah's Witnesses are an extremist or religious organization from the point of view of common sense, he said, "We cannot use concepts of common sense for state purposes."
"We use, above all, the concepts of legality and illegality. In this situation, the activities of this religious organization are illegal. This is the priority in determining what the situation is," Peskov said.
"Common sense should not, cannot be put in the background, either. Common sense, of course, should be present everywhere, always and continually. But it cannot be a criterion," he said, adding that "the concept of legality is the criterion."
"In this situation, we are talking only about a court ruling," Peskov said.
"We have the Supreme Court, you can address questions to it. I don't think it's a question that should be asked of the presidential administration. This situation has no relation to judicial reform, it is related to the current legislation," he said.


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The sweetness of the pears balances nicely with the tart cranberries.
Peel pears, sliced in half lengthwise, and core. Squeeze lemon over pears; set aside.
In a heavy skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add sugar and stir constantly until dissolved. Cook, swirling pan, until mixture turns a deep amber. Place pears in caramel and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, turning occasionally, until soft.
Fit 2 pear halves, cut side up, in each tart mold. Fill in gaps with cranberries. Pour remaining caramel over fruit. Let cool.
Roll out pastry to 1/8 inch thick; cut out 4 4 1/2-inch circles. Lay one over each mold, tucking in all around. Chill 1/2 hour.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Set tart molds on a baking sheet and bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown. Let cool 10 minutes. Place a dessert plate on top of each tart, quickly invert, and serve with creme fraiche or whipped cream.
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text: Prague holds an indispensable position among the world's cultural centres of significance. The biggest city of the Czech Republic which is also the country's capital boasts a rich history. Breathe its unique atmosphere in the narrow streets of the Old Town and the Lesser Town of Prague with its signature panorama of the Prague Castle. Prague-the Mother of Cities offers diverse study and work opportunities. With its million-strong population, you can hardly imagine the city existing without its theatre performances, concerts, gourmet cuisine, luxury boutiques, fashion shows as well as a wide range of social events.

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State President Raimonds Vējonis, in opening the debate, acknowledged that much work was needed to ensure that society and politicians remain robust against false news at a high level.
"False news is one of the strongest modern weapons which is constantly being deployed in the struggle for the hearts and minds of the people of Latvia," said the President, pointing out that it is necessary to cultivate a critical society and find a way to improve the quality of the information environment.
Special guest at the event was researcher at the Institute for International Relations in Prague, the coordinator of the European Security Center, Marc Galeotti, who told his audience many people consider themselves to be too smart to fall for fake news when in fact they are not - though whether any of the audience of politicians, journalists and officials would fall into that category is an interesting question.
One useful take-away from todays' great discussion hosted by @Rigas_pils on threat of #FakeNews - local assessments of threat posed by #Russia balanced and nuanced, devoid of hysteria we sometimes see in other quarters. V encouraginghttps://t.co/0gyDRaQ9vh— Mark Galeotti (@MarkGaleotti) December 6, 2017
Galeotti pointed out that splitting the public and demoralizing the population Russia is attempting to influence society in the West while emphasizing the need to educate the public to be able to exercise its critical faculties in a variety of different situations, not only overt disinformation campaigns.
Other speakers at the event included Director of NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence Jānis Sārts and the Center for European Policy Analysis' Latvia expert Martins Kaprāns.


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In human history there have been various models for marriage. A very common one in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia was polygyny, with prosperous men having multiple wives. A tiny number had the opposite, polyandry, women with more than one husband. Some cultures allowed for a formal non-marriage, as when men took concubines; these women had less status and rights than wives but they were still "respectable."
Religion has often influenced marriage, as when the Koran specifically allow men to take up to four wives. In the other direction, the Shakers accepted married couples as converts, but forbade any sex, at all, ever (no surprise they aren't still around).
In science fiction, authors have posited new twists on marriage. One of the most famous is the line marriages in Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (one of his best books, in my opinion). In Heinlein's lunar civilization, there were many more men than women, and life was so uncertain that families formed in an unending line. Three women might be married to seven men; each woman counted each man as her husband and vice versa. When someone got old or died, he or she was replaced by a new spouse. This didn't stop the married protagonist from falling in love with a woman; it just meant he didn't have to get divorced to marry her.
Likewise some stories suggest marriage might be abolished (although in dystopias like Brave New World this is a clearly bad thing). But for the most part, marriage in some form seems to have staying power. It might be easier to do, harder to do, have a time limit, or not have the same legal implications, but it's still around in a lot of futuristic fiction. Possibly that's simply a case of authors keeping the story at a cultural comfort level. Or possibly, we see marriage in such a positive light that it's easy to think it will survive. The struggle to legalize same-sex marriage certainly supports the idea that marriage in and of itself has value, that is in fact, a basic human right.
All this is on my mind today because 29 years ago on this date I got married. I am still married to the same husband— who, by the way, married me not knowing I had a deep-seated need to write spec fic novels. It came as a shock to both of us, but he's still around, and he even goes to conventions with me. Our "anniversary trip" this year will be to the World Fantasy Convention in San Jose.
I might write fiction about other options, but in real life, monogamy works for me.

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2008: Canadian troops are finding that driving their LAV III wheeled armored
vehicles around Afghanistan is tough on the equipment. Really tough. This is
especially true when the LAV IIIs go off the roads, but is pretty dangerous
even on the shabby roads found there.
The 17 ton
LAV III entered service in 1999, and 756 were ordered. The most common model
(41 percent) is the infantry carrier. It has a turret armed with a 25mm
automatic cannon and a coaxial 7.62mm machine-gun. On top of the turret is
another machine-gun. The 25mm cannon has
a range of 3,000 meters, and has proved very useful in Afghanistan.
turret, the infantry carrier has a high center of carrier, and on Afghanistan's
bumpy roads, that often leads to LAVs falling over, or flipping completely
(killing or injuring the three man crew, and up to seven infantry
passengers). Accidents like this, as
well as the wear and tear of operating in the hot, dusty environment, has used
up spare parts at a higher than expected rate. Dozens of LAVs have been
completely worn out.
to supply more vehicles to replace those being worn down, 33 LAV III ATGM
(Anti-Tank Guided Missile) vehicles had the ATGM launchers and missiles
removed. These vehicles were then converted into infantry carriers. This is the
most widely used model in Afghanistan, and peacekeeping missions in general.
The ATGM versions were a Cold War relic, for use fighting hordes of Russian
tanks. Canada also cancelled a project to develop an LAV III that carried a
105mm gun. Again, this was another Cold War relic. Smart munitions (bombs and
artillery shells) can do the same job more cheaply and effectively.
about $1.4 million to convert each of the ATGM vehicles, and this will include
upgraded electronics and other components. These wheeled armored vehicles did
prove to be quieter and faster than tracked vehicles like tanks and M113
armored personnel carriers. But Canadians found there were types of terrain in
Afghanistan where the tracked vehicles were more maneuverable. So Leopard tanks
were sent over to Afghanistan as well.
series are a licensed version of the Swiss MOWAG Piranha. This model is in use
by many other countries, as well as the U.S. Marine Corps. The LAV III vehicle
was the basis of the U.S. Stryker armored vehicle, which got a similar workout
in Iraq, along with problems similar to those encountered by the Canadians.


Nuts, bolts, and screws are crucial elements in any manufacturing business. Even on this period of automation, you want these implements to repair the varied components of any gear. It might be the best of toys or essentially the most refined missiles. The screws, nuts, and bolts have nice significance. Think about what’s going to occur if one screw turns into free and falls off from an airplane whereas in flight. It may possibly put the lives of a whole bunch of individuals in peril. Selecting the screw with the suitable pitch is essential. That is the place the thread gauges come into the equation. Thread gauges are available in two sorts, the thread ring gauges and thread plug gauges. Each these instruments have their particular person significance. Allow us to see each of those instruments in short.
Measuring the pitch of the screws, nuts, and bolts is essential. Word that these are completely different sorts of home equipment, some with exterior threads and a few with inside. Any scholar of fundamental engineering will inform you they the screw ought to match completely into the opening. This requires excellent compatibility. Therefore, the pitch of the screws and sockets must be excellent. The thread gauges make it easier to on this regard. The thread ring gauges are the instruments to find out the pitch of the exterior threads. These gauges have two sides, the Go facet and the No Go facet. Because the identify suggests, the screw or the nuts ought to undergo the Go facet with out a lot of help. On the identical time, they need to not go greater than two turns via the No Go facet. It’s crucial that each screw and nut passes this take a look at earlier than being licensed match to be used within the business. The thread plug gauges have the identical function to carry out, however they cater to the interior threaded devices just like the bolts and sockets. The precept is identical so far as the Go and No Go guidelines are involved. The plug gauge ought to simply match into the bolts via the Go Facet. Equally, they need to not go greater than two turns whenever you use the No Go facet. As soon as the implements fulfill this situation, they’re match to be used. There are numerous sorts of threads in use within the business. Therefore, you want several types of gauges to find out the pitch of every sort of thread. Totally different international locations have completely different strategies of measurement. Take the instance of US and Canadian industries. These industries observe the Imperial system of measurement whereas the European and different nations on this planet undertake the metric system. These are completely different techniques and therefore you want several types of thread gauges to find out the pitch and tolerance ranges. The ring gauges and plug gauges are precision instruments as it’s crucial for the screws, nuts, and bolts to cross the Go and the No Go take a look at. We will have a look at the several types of threads within the following articles. Every of those threads has its significance within the business. We will additionally have a look at the several types of gauges you want on this regard.


Anna Wallace is a DJ, composer, performer and educator based out of Los Angeles. She is a classically trained mezzo soprano who has been teaching voice lessons since 2008. Anna plays cosmic music in Holy Pink and teaches Baby DJ School, a research-based music program where babies and toddlers learn how to DJ and explore DJ culture in order to accelerate their development. Previously, she was a licensed Kindermusik educator and Music History professor at Full Sail University, specializing in early roots and rock and roll music.
Anna feels a special relationship to plants and incorporates them in a lot of her work. Always interested in pursuing her love of music in a therapeutic way, she practices sound healing, kundalini yoga and meditation.


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Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the psychedelic-acid rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist with her own backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band. Her first ever large scale public performance was at the Monterey Pop Festival; this led her to becoming very popular and one of the major attractions at the Woodstock festival and the Festival Express train tour. Joplin charted five singles; other popular songs include: “Down on Me”; “Summertime”; “Piece of My Heart”; “Ball ‘n’ Chain”; “Maybe”; “To Love Somebody”; “Kozmic Blues”; “Work Me, Lord”; “Cry Baby”; “Mercedes Benz”; and her only number one hit, “Me and Bobby McGee”.
Joplin was well known for her performing ability and was a multi instrumentalist. Her fans referred to her stage presence as “electric”; at the height of her career, she was known as “The Queen of Psychedelic Soul”. Known as “Pearl” among her friends, she was also a painter, dancer and music arranger. Rolling Stone ranked Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004, and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995….
Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on January 19, 1943, to Dorothy Bonita East (February 15, 1913 – December 13, 1998), a registrar at a business college, and her husband, Seth Ward Joplin (April 19, 1910 – May 10, 1987), an engineer at Texaco. She had two younger siblings, Michael and Laura. The family attended the Church of Christ. The Joplins felt that Janis always needed more attention than their other children, with her mother stating, “She was unhappy and unsatisfied without [receiving a lot of attention]. The normal rapport wasn’t adequate.” As a teenager, she befriended a group of outcasts, one of whom had albums by blues artists Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Lead Belly, whom Joplin later credited with influencing her decision to become a singer. She began singing in the local choir and expanded her listening to blues singers such as Odetta, Billie Holiday and Big Mama Thornton.
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The Tribe's Connecticut Sun basketball team lost to Washington in overtime on Friday night by a score of 91-89.
The Sun (12-11) moved down to a third place tie with Washington in the Eastern Conference standings, both teams are six and a half games behind conference leader Indiana.
The Sun's next game is against New York on Wednesday at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
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Yemi Osinbajo, Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC and former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice is not a man that can be easily waved aside. He is a Professor of Law, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Senior Partner in the Law firm of Simmons Cooper Partner.
He attended the University of Lagos and the London School of Economics for his LLB and LLM degrees, respectively. Osinbajo, 55, was born in Lagos State into the family of the late Adeyemi.
Before his appointment in 1999 as the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, a position he held for 8 years by the Bola Tinubu led government, he was lecturer in the University of Lagos where he became a professor of public law and was subsequently appointed as the Head of Department of public law in the Faculty of Lawin the same university in 1997 for 2 years (1997-1999).
Apart from his notable career records, Osinbajo is also a religious leader. He is the chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT of Redeemers University, an establishment of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG.
A former staff member of the United Nations, UN and member of the UN’s Secretary General’s Committee of Experts on Conduct and Discipline of the UN Peacekeeping personnel across the world, Osinbajo is presently Ethics Advisor to the Ethics Committee of the African Development Bank, ADB and one of the Directors of City bank.
Osinbajois a major stakeholder and Board member at Convention on Business Integrity and the Justice Research Institute Limited.
He is married to Dolapo Osinbajo, a grandchild of Obafemi Awolowo and the marriage is blessed with three children.
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Singer, Olorunyomi Oloruntimilehin, aka Bad Boy Timz, has claimed that revenue generated from music streams is not substantial income for artists.
According to him, many artists reinvest their earnings from music streams on music promotion.
The ‘MJ’ crooner advised his colleagues to prioritise live shows, tours and sponsorship to generate more revenue.
Speaking in a recent interview with Hip TV, Timz said: “As an artist you cannot depend on music streams because it is not substantial. Most of the earnings from music streams are reinvested on promotion.
“So, what I do is go on tours. I’m always trying to get Visas to tour different countries. I have been touring for over a year now. So I advised my colleagues to make more money from shows and seek sponsorships.”


It was rumored that Daimler was getting ready to shut down the Smart brand, but now the opposite has happened thanks to China’s Geely. Geely has bought a 50 percent stake in Smart from Daimler, which sees the formation of a new partnership that will lead to a new generation of Smart models.
The new partnership will see a new range of electric Smart vehicles debut in 2022, which will be built at a new purpose-built electric car factory in China. The new Smart vehicles will be designed by the worldwide Mercedes-Benz Design network and they will be engineered by Geely. Smart will also expand into the larger B-segment.
“For more than 2.2 million customers, smart represents a pioneer in urban mobility. Based on this success story, we look forward to further enhancing the brand with Geely Holding, a strong partner in the electric vehicle segment,” stated Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. “We will jointly design and develop the next generation of smart electric cars that combine high-quality production and known safety standards for sale both in China and globally.”


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