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Revolution#110, November 25, 2007
Correspondence on DC Protest Against Attacks on Black People
Thousands Say “Enough Is Enough”
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Many thousands of people converged in Washington, D.C. on Friday afternoon November 16 in response to hate crimes, nooses being hung, police murders and brutality of the youth, racial attacks on Black people on television and in the print media and mainly the vile outrage of the case of the Jena 6. All of this was on people’s minds.
I went to Washington D.C. with 300 people traveling from New York City from Al Sharpton’s National Action Network that called and organized the demonstration. There were people from Atlanta, Chicago, Virginia, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Detroit and California.
I ran into a lot of people whom I’ve met at one time or another in this city who had come to the demonstration. There were three peace activists that I always seem to bump into a lot in D.C. They had happened to hear about this on the radio. They were among the literal handful of white people who came. One of them was this guy who is wheelchair bound and has a peace symbol permanently and prominently mounted on his chair. They were making a point of being in solidarity and looking to build bridges between the different aspects of the struggle against the awful direction that the Bush regime is taking society. One friend from Queens, New York—right out of the neighborhood where Sean Bell was murdered—came with our group. He wore his black hoodie calling out the 50 shots that killed Sean and a white Ku Klux Klan mask with the letters NYPD across the brow. It was a great display and he drew a lot of attention. I was telling people about police murder of 18 year old Khiel Coppin in Brooklyn only two days ago and how just last night another unarmed Black man was executed by the police in Newark, New Jersey. People were chanting “No Justice! No Peace and appreciated how we creatively added, “No Murdering Ass Police” in call-and-response.
I talked with people about what time it is in America. This was Orange Alert Day (people wearing orange to drive out the Bush Regime) and the front page of Revolution said “Who Really Holds the People of the World Nuclear Hostage? Why a U.S. Attack on Iran Must Be stopped.”
I got to agitating about this as people were arriving and entering the main site of the rally after a spirited march around the U.S. Department of Justice building. Some points I brought attention to was the fact that the U.S. is the only country in the world that has ever used nuclear weapons and the president has the nerve to tell people that they should support an attack on Iran on the basis of preventing others (specifically Iran) from doing the same! We are inside the belly of the beast! In our name they’ve massacred over 3/4 of a million people in Iraq to preserve and extend the empire! We cannot stand by and let this outrage continue. The entire world is watching right now and we have the responsibility and the duty to prevent this from happening!”
This was really welcomed by many. A lot of people stopped and listened. More than a few people gave me two, three, or even five dollars for a paper while quite a few barely had a couple of quarters. At one point I had a line of several people buying the paper. I distributed nearly 100 papers and collected $91. I initially had some trouble getting traction with folks and ran into a lot of anti-communist sentiment. There were people who were shocked that I was selling a communist newspaper—like I was some kind of dupe being Black and distributing this paper “for white people”. The agitation really cut through a lot of this and opened up engagement to all kinds of stuff. People would continue to be skeptical of communism but more open to engagement.
Nearly everyone was receptive to the need for revolution (they had different ideas of what this meant). Reading to people the Chairman’s statement (on page 7 in this edition [“Refusal to Resist Crimes Against Humanity Is Itself a Crime” at revcom.us]) and the “Three Main Points (see page 2) was a real good way to dig into what we mean by revolution and what kind of world is possible if we were in power. “But can we really do this?” To me a lot of what was revealed by this event was how people are really struggling to go beyond just marching around and protesting stuff that continues to happen to us and moving in ways that will actually stop this. I came up on a guy talking to someone just as he was saying, “We got to have a revolution!” He had believed that we could depend on these elections and the democrats but had become thoroughly disgusted with this especially after the latest Democratic candidate debate which I hadn’t seen but apparently Barack Obama had been particularly awful. A number of people (including this guy) voiced considerable disgust with the Democrats and Obama in particular. “None of these people even bother to mention Jena or the nooses or the police murders and I’m just sick of all of them!”
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There’s a statutory limit to the amount of paper currency that can be in circulation at any one time. There’s no similar limit on the amount of coinage. An obscure statute gives the secretary of the Treasury the authority to issue platinum coins in any denomination. Some have recently suggested that the Treasury create two $1 trillion coins, deposit them in its account in the Federal Reserve and write checks on the proceeds.
US CODE: TITLE 31 SUBTITLE IV CHAPTER 51 SUBCHAPTER II § 5112
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(k) The Secretary may mint and issue platinum bullion coins and proof platinum coins in accordance with such specifications, designs, varieties, quantities, denominations, and inscriptions as the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, may prescribe from time to time.
“Circulating coins are shipped to the Federal Reserve Banks (FRB) as needed to replenish inventory and fulfill commercial demand… Seigniorage is the difference between the face value and the gross costs of coins shipped. Seigniorage adds to the Federal Government’s cash balance, but unlike the payment of taxes or other receipts, seigniorage does not involve a transfer of financial assets from the public. Instead, it arises from the exercise of the Federal Government’s sovereign power to create money and the public’s desire to hold financial assets in the form of coins. The President’s Budget excludes seigniorage from receipts and treats it as a means of financing the national debt…” p. 28, US Mint, 2009 Annual Report
The United States doesn’t need, and shouldn’t have, a debt ceiling. The US is the only Democratic country besides Denmark with one. There is no debt limit in the Constitution. If Congress wants to cap and balance government debt, it already has a way that doesn’t risk economic chaos or a Constitutional meltdown — it’s called the annual budget.
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NASA and the NOAA have both found that the last decade was the hottest ever recorded. New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows that the global annual temperature has increased at an average rate of 0.07 degrees Celcius per decade since 1880 and over twice that since 1981. What this means is obvious: our planet is getting hotter despite what deniers want to believe.
According to the Gavin Schmidt, the director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, every decade since the 1960s has been warmer than the previous decade, and not by a small amount. The NOAA has a graph of the 10 hottest years from 1880 through 2019 and all 10 are in my own lifetime. The hottest year was 2016, followed by 2019.
Ocean temperates in 2019 were also at the highest ever recorded, and this makes the ocean acidic while also bringing sea levels higher and causing extreme weather. A study in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences found record-high ocean temperates in 2019 and proof that our oceans are warming at a fast pace. One of the authors of the study, John Abraham, who is a professor of thermal sciences at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, says that, “The pace of warming has increased about 500% since the late 1980s.” He adds that, “Unless we do something significant and quickly, it’s really dire news.”
“The amount of heat we have put in the world’s oceans in the past 25 years equals to 3.6 billion Hiroshima atom bomb explosions.” —Lijing Cheng, Associate Professor at Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Beijing
Warmer oceans also put coastal communities around the globe at risk by expanding and melting ice, which raises sea levels. In Louisiana, the sea level around the coast is up to 24 inches higher than it was in 1950. New Orleans is experiencing one of the highest rates of sea-level rise in the world, and Louisiana is already losing around 25 square miles of land per decade due to the rise in the sea levels. The sea level around Grand Isle has also risen by 24 inches since 1950. In 2016, Isle de Jean Charles made the news due to having lost 98% of its land, becoming Louisiana’s vanishing island. Natives of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe were living on the island and were awarded a $52 million resettlement fund from the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a part of it’s Natural Disaster Resiliency Competition to help fund housing for around 400 tribe members who were living on the now sunken island. This was a few years ago.
“This isn’t a political issue,” says John Abraham to NBC News. “This is a science issue, and our measurements are telling us that this is a problem and we need to take action.” Unfortunately, it is a political issue as well — until our global leaders stop listening to fossil fuel lobbyists and climate deniers, until they stop making decisions that harm our planet instead of making choices that could help, science can only do so much. Fossil-funded red tape is leading to a red planet.


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The Treasury has said it acted "swiftly and decisively" in guaranteeing the assets of private UK savers in Iceland following the banks' failure.
But a transcript of a private telephone conversation on October 7 between Mr Darling and an Icelandic minister details his concerns about the country's banks weeks before they collapsed.
In the transcript, published on the website of the Iceland Review magazine, Mr Darling accused Icelandic Trade Minister Bjorgvin Sigurdsson of misleading him "a few months, weeks" earlier about the state of the Landsbanki, Kaupthing and Glitnir banks operating in the UK.
But the full record of the conversation shows that Mr Darling did not believe Mr Sigurdsson's reassurances at the time.
"We doubted what we were being told then and I am afraid we were right," he said.
Last night, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable said the revelation was "very disturbing" and called on the Chancellor to make a statement to the Commons.
Mr Cable said: "If it's true that the Government did know all about these problems and doubted Icelandic reassurances, this shifts the balance of responsibility. Mr Darling has to explain himself."
On October 8, the Chancellor announced that Iceland would not compensate the 300,000 British savers who lost about £4.5billion as a result of Iceland's banking disaster.
In response, the British Government invoked terrorism legislation to freeze Icelandic assets in the UK - a move that enraged Icelanders.
In the call Mr Darling expressed his frustration that the reassurances he received at the time had not proved correct.
"When I met your colleague and others, what we were told turns out not to have been right. I was very concerned about that London banking position and they kept saying there was nothing to worry about.
"With the position we are now in, there will be a lot of people in this country who put money in and who stand to lose an awful lot of money."
A Treasury spokesman said: "The UK authorities acted swiftly and decisively to protect UK retail depositors and ensure a fair deal for creditors."


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Virtustream buys data centers for $5.4M
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Bethesda-based Virtustream Inc. has acquired two data centers from NaviSite Inc. for $5.4 million.
The data centers are located in Vienna and San Francisco.
Co-location customers at the sites generated $3.9 million in annual revenue, according to Andover, Mass.-based NaviSite (NASDAQ: NAVI), which will retain managed hosting customers. Co-location customers served at the two data centers will become Virtustream customers.
Virtustream said it will also open up both data centers to new customers.
The sale is effective immediately, both companies said.
NaviSite said selling the data centers is part of its plan to divest co-location-only data centers and focus on complex hosting and application management. Virtustream said the acquisition is part of its growth strategy for its hybrid enterprise cloud services.
Privately held Virtustream also has offices in the U.K., the Channel Islands and Ireland. The company raised $25 million in September through private investments led by Columbia Capital Corp. and Blue Lagoon Capital.
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In a new study, researchers showed an experimental spherical nucleic acid (SNA) drug may help treat the deadly brain cancer, glioblastoma.
The drug could cross the blood-brain barrier, dial down the level of a cancer-causing gene and promote tumor cell death.
The research was conducted by Northwestern University scientists.
Glioblastoma affects approximately 13,000 to 15,000 patients each year in the United States and is uniformly fatal.
There have been no new drugs approved for glioblastoma in the past decade.
Scientists said it’s been hard to develop a drug that can breach the protective blood-brain barrier and reach the highly aggressive brain tumor.
In the study, the team tested eight patients who had recurrent glioblastoma.
They used a small dose of the medication to make sure it isn’t harmful to humans before they start using it in higher doses in larger clinical trials.
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The novel SNA platform on which it is based can be applied to other types of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s, by similarly turning down the genes that lead to those diseases.
Now the scientists plan to use this technology to advance this type of therapy for brain tumor care.
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It is no less risky to take the iron bridge over Ardei river near Jhumpura, about 30 km from here.Built in 1923 by the British on NH-215, the bridge has become unsafe due to alleged lack of maintenance.
The state cabinet on Thursday decided to waive entertainment tax on the concerts.
Cable TV viewers in the city may miss out on their favourite programmes, including the World Cup quarterfinals, from Wednesday as the additional district collector has decided to seal the control rooms of cable network operators for not paying entertainment tax.
The worst case of silicosis was uncovered when 14 out of 14 mine workers, who had been for a medical examination in Kota, were confirmed positive.The average age of these mine workers is 48 years.
President Pranab Mukherjee has greeted the principal, staff and students of the prestigious Laban Bengalee Boys’ Higher Secondary School, Shillong, which celebrated its 93rd year of existence
Triple Olympic champion Jin Jong-oh will be on a high heading into this month's Asian Games in Incheon after breaking a long-standing record and winning the 50 metres pistol event at the shooting world championships.
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On Wednesday, the Obama administration leaked to The New York Times that it would be stifling the outreach efforts for Obamacare prior to this weekend, fearful that a “crush of new users” could sink Healthcare.gov entirely. According to “administration officials,” the Times reported, the White House had killed “a big health care marketing campaign planned for December out of concern that it might drive too many people to the still-fragile Healthcare.gov.”
This is a major shift of message from an administration whose allies have encouraged Americans to talk about Obamacare over Thanksgiving turkey. Now, apparently, the White House wants to ensure that it does not receive “too much demand” – hardly the major problem for a program lagging dramatically in enrollees.
Nonetheless, the administration maintains that it has not changed message, and that in fact the website will be improved dramatically over time. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius stated, “We are definitely on track to have a significantly different user experience by the end of this month. That was our commitment.”
Actually, the administration publicly committed to fixing the Obamacare website by December 1, but has continually pushed off the deadline since making that commitment. Now, they administration says that if 250,000 access the Obamacare website at once, it will crash the site. Jennifer Palmieri, White House communications director, said, “Our concern is that we want to make sure that people have the right expectation going into this. Early October was a frustrating experience for users. We are preparing for the outcome that we have as many or more visitors as we had on Oct. 1.” She told her union allies, “You shouldn’t be driving traffic.”
In an attempt to misdirect from the failures of Obamacare, the Obama administration has gone on the offensive against states that did not build their own exchanges, suggesting they want poor people not to have healthcare. The White House website currently states, “Nearly half of states are so locked into the politics of Obamacare that they’re willing to leave nearly 5.4 million of their own people uninsured.”
But it is the Obamacare system that has destroyed insurance plans for millions – and estimates state that as Obamacare progresses, as many as 100 million Americans could lose their insurance plans.
Ben Shapiro is Editor-At-Large of Breitbart News and author of the New York Times bestseller “Bullies: How the Left’s Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America” (Threshold Editions, January 8, 2013). He is also Editor-in-Chief of TruthRevolt.org. Follow Ben Shapiro on Twitter @benshapiro.


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St. Croix Hospice started was founded in 2008 in Minnesota with a commitment to provide comfort and quality of life for patients facing a terminal diagnosis, and their loved ones. Since then, they have rapidly grown to offer their services through dedicated care teams in multiple facilities across 10 midwestern states. Expanding their service region not only meant an increasing overall patient census, but an increase in patients living with dementia.
“We have a lot of patients in our care not only with dementia as a primary diagnosis, but also as a secondary diagnosis,” says Laura Christensen, Director of Education at St. Croix Hospice. “They might be in our service for heart disease, but they also have a secondary diagnosis of dementia.”
21% of their admitted patients—almost 1 in 4—have a primary or secondary dementia diagnosis.
This growing dementia-diagnosed population led St. Croix Hospice to make the decision in 2019 to invest in training that would enable their staff to provide the absolute best possible dementia care to patients and their families. The program they chose was Dementia Capable Care from Dementia Care Specialists at Crisis Prevention Institute.
Dementia Care Training and “Light Bulb Moments”
Kiley Logan, a social worker, was among the first to be trained in Dementia Capable Care, and among the first to see staff reactions as she trained them in the new program. “That ‘light bulb moment’ would go off for different people at different times. Learning where that person living with dementia is and start with them there. We now have more than 1,800 trained staff demonstrating the skills that they've learned from dementia training.”
Light Bulb Moment: Empowered, Confident Staff
“It is a mandatory training for all full-time clinical staff,” Laura says. “Whether it's nursing or hospice aide or music therapy or massage therapy or chaplain or social worker, they're all getting this training. I think that the benefit to our staff is they feel prepared to provide the best clinical care for our patients.”
According to Bethany McKenzie, an RN educator, “we're trying to capture this training for our folks as they come on board ... really before they're going out to meet patients for the first time, working for our organization. So, coming together as a group and meeting folks from across the organization helps everyone to get to know each other and relate to each other in different areas and expertise.
“Our RN case managers lead patient care, but by training our aides, chaplains, and social workers, we have additional staff support that helps the whole team recognize declines and better care for patients. It's bringing the full picture of the patient to every staff member that we have and then allowing them to recognize when something might need to be addressed.”
Light Bulb Moment: Person-Centered Care
“Using a person-centered approach to our care just allows our staff to do better care planning and really get into what does this person need specifically on an individual basis, says Bethany. “There's no cookie-cutter way to take care of someone. So, digging down and getting at the root of what each individual needs just helps us provide the best care to our patients.
“All of us getting together in a group, even though it's a virtual training, it brings staff from all over our service area. We bring people together and we talk about the dementia training, of course. But then also I ask folks to share if they have any personal stories of a loved one or a close friend that has had experience with dementia or going into a long-term care facility. Sharing those stories really helps everyone to kind of relate to the people we’re taking care of. They have families, they have loved ones and sometimes it's very personal for, for even our coworkers.”
“It helps everyone remember that the people we’re taking care of who have dementia are still people, and that they have loved ones out there.”
— Bethany McKenzie, RN, St. Croix Hospice
Light Bulb Moment: Behavior is Communication
Laura’s experience with dementia patients made her think the training wouldn’t offer her any new insights. “I have been in healthcare for years as an aide in the field at a nursing home, then as an LPN, and then as the nursing manager of a branch when I took the training. So, in my mind, I was thinking I wasn't really going to get a whole lot out of the training because I've worked with dementia patients before. But there were definitely light bulb moments for me.
“’Behavior is communication’ was really one of the biggest. Working with our patients, we have staff come in and make assumptions on why these patients are having all these behaviors and ‘what do we do,’ and just reminding them that ‘you know, well, we need to figure out what they're trying to tell us. Reminding them that because ‘behavior is communication’ there's a whole different way to look at behaviors than what we sometimes think about. Helping them to have that knowledge base and provide that best patient care, just reminding them that you know those behaviors are not necessarily that they're reminding them not to take it personally, things like that. So that was kind of the bigger takeaways for me.”
Beth shared a patient story that illustrates this: “The specific patient I'm thinking of is in end stage dementia and having those reflexive abilities that are remaining. And oftentimes this person is opening their mouth to eat and was potentially being overfed, causing some bloating, so I worked with staff in this facility. I explained to them that this patient may not still be hungry even though they're opening their mouth. It only appears that they want to eat more. So, working through that, we were able to reduce portions for this patient and watch for other cues that this person may be full, and got this patient a little more comfortable. We just really came together with that facility to provide good patient-centered care for this person.”
Light Bulb Moment: A Business Advantage
According to Laura, Dementia Capable Care benefits St. Croix Hospice’s business growth as well as staff growth.
“The facilities we work with know we have CPI training, and that is something we can market. We have the extra training as dementia care specialists, and facilities know that expertise is beneficial to them. They know they have somewhere to call for that expertise and we can provide that extra education—not only to our own staff, but the facilities that we work with, our other partnerships, hospitals, and things like that.
“So having the extra dementia training does set us apart when we serve facilities that do not have clinically licensed or trained staff. They are always grateful to have our expertise on hand in the building. They need that extra assistance to appropriately care for these complex residents.”
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This thesis presents exploratory work on the jet-cooled molecular clusters of coumarins and aminophthalimides, especially in the electronically excited state, using mainly the IR-UV double-resonance technique. While ground-state infrared measurements of these large clusters provide important reference information such as equilibrium structures, conformers and vibrational energies, the emphasis is placed upon identifying the structural, spectroscopic and dynamic consequences of electron density redistribution in the electronically excited state. Our data indicate that given the relative positions of the hydrogen-bonded key functional groups on the parent chromophores, sizable changes occur in their basicity/acidity as a result of large, directional electron density flow across the aromatic template. This in many cases leads to significantly altered hydrogen-bonding strengths and well-shifted IR frequencies up to several hundred wavenumbers. Some of the species display further spectral complexities with characteristic resonance patterns possibly associated with strong Fermi coupling. In addition, a lot of clusters with interesting intermolecular structures are made in the jet and spectroscopically characterized, including symmetric molecular dimers with anti-parallel double hydrogen-bonds, and a variety of solvated species with bridge or cyclic hydrogen-bonded structures. The effects of vibronic excitation in the excited state are also explored, revealing several cluster systems that undergo conformational relaxation subject to a small barrier energy. Infrared vibronic signatures of both the initial reactant and the final product are obtained, which illustrate the changing cluster structures and intermolecular interactions.
Supervisor: Michael R. Topp. Thesis (Ph.D. in Chemistry) -- University of Pennsylvania, 2002. Includes bibliographical references.


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Spectacular Combat Gameplay Whets Appetites for Cyberpunk 2077 2.0
Zuzanna Domeradzka, 07 September 2023, 18:09
New gameplay footage from the upcoming expansion for Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty, has hit the web. The video argues that combat will be more impressive than before thanks to new abilities or weapons.
Dying Light 2 With Support for Community Maps on Consoles and 500 DL Points at Launch
Kamil Kleszyk, 07 September 2023, 17:59
Although the holidays are behind us, they're still feeling the summer vibe at Techland. Proof of this is the latest update to Dying Light 2.
Lies of P Gameplay Shows Rich Selection of Weapons
Jan Kopacz, 07 September 2023, 17:56
New gameplay from Lies of P has hit the web. The footage focuses on showcasing the weaponry in this highly anticipated action RPG.
Sifu is Expecting Its Final Update; Lots of Goodies Announced [Update]
Kamil Kleszyk, 07 September 2023, 17:36
The developers of last year's blockbuster Sifu have announced the release of the final update for the game. When can we expect it?
Starfield Runs Badly on Your PC? Todd Howard Recommends Upgrade
Michal Ciezadlik, 07 September 2023, 17:17
A recent interview featuring Todd Howard leaves no illusions - if Starfield doesn't run well on your PC, and you still want to play the space RPG, you're probably in for a hardware upgrade.
Eternights - Console (Switch and Xbox) Release
Agnes Adamus, 07 September 2023, 16:57
Eternights is coming soon to PC, PS4 and PS5. But what about ports for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch? You can find the answer here.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Brings Surprises for Retro Fans
Sonia Selerska, 07 September 2023, 16:44
The new Yakuza will enable us to play retro games - a racer, brawler or shooter from Sega. Gamers have been waiting for ports and remasters of some of them for years.
Unfollow Got Disturbing New Trailer
Jan Kopacz, 07 September 2023, 16:40
Tokyo-based Serafini Productions has released a new trailer for the promising first-person horror game Unfollow.
Ships in Starfield Can be So Large Player Characters Break Legs Presenting Them
Kamil Kleszyk, 07 September 2023, 15:58
Starfield offers a lot of freedom to build the spaceship of your dreams. Some players take advantage of this to create true leviathans.
Is there Voice Chat in Party Animals? Answered
Damian Gacek, 07 September 2023, 15:28
In this article we will talk about voice chat in Paty Animals. Is this feature in the game? Find out.
Remnant 2 With Official Potato Mode for Weak PCs
Jan Kopacz, 07 September 2023, 14:36
Remnant 2 will soon receive an update that, among other things, will add a new mode for weak PCs and introduce numerous gameplay improvements.
Bethesda Boasts 10/10 for Starfield and 1M Active Players at the Same Time
Jacob Blazewicz, 07 September 2023, 14:23
Starfield is doing very well on Steam and Xbox Series X/S. At the hottest moment, there were more than one million players in the game.
Skull and Bones Curse Continues; Another Key Dev Leaves the Studio
Maciej Gaffke, 07 September 2023, 14:20
Ubisoft has parted ways with another important employee who was responsible for the development of Skull and Bones. In addition, the pirate title still has no set release date, even internally.
Megan Fox in Mortal Kombat 1; Nitara Returns
Adrian Werner, 07 September 2023, 14:12
Nitara will return as a playable character on Mortal Kombat 1, after seventeen years. She will be voiced by actress Megan Fox.
Not Everyone Will Like Starfield's Ending; Todd Howard Explains Why
Kamil Kleszyk, 07 September 2023, 14:05
According to Todd Howard, production manager and director of projects for Bethesda Game Studios, Starfield's enigmatic ending will not appeal to all players.
Starfield - Outpost Building Bug Fix
Damian Gacek, 07 September 2023, 13:45
If you can’t build an outpost, we are here to help you. There is a bug, which prevents you from doing so.
Witchfire Launch When? Is It Coming to Steam? Devs Respond
Jacob Blazewicz, 07 September 2023, 13:42
Witchfire will soon be released. Devs at The Astronauts have discussed what we should expect from early access (and how long it will last).
Baldur's Gate 3 Launches on PS5; Critics Praise Console Version [Update]
Kamil Kleszyk, 07 September 2023, 13:33
The day of the official launch of Baldur's Gate 3 on PlayStation 5 has arrived, and from the first reviews it seems that we are dealing with as excellent a game as on PC.
New Gameplay From Alan Wake 2 Shows If Alone in the Dark Was Right to Delay
Jacob Blazewicz, 07 September 2023, 13:21
Saga Anderson and the town of Watery are the protagonists of a new gameplay video from Alan Wake 2. Were the developers of Alone in the Dark right to abandon October launch?
Synced - Crossplay and Cross Platform Explained
Adam Adamczyk, 07 September 2023, 13:13
In this guide you will find out if Synced will have crossplay and cross-platform features. The game will hit PC on September 8.
ATS Devs Show Off Next DLC, but Nobody Can Place It On Map It This Time
Marcin Przala, 07 September 2023, 13:07
SCS Software has once again toyed with American Truck Simulator players by releasing a brief teaser of the game's next DLC. This time the community can't agree on what state the expansion will focus on after Kansas and Nebraska.
James Bond Returns in Cypher 007; Announcement Trailer Available
Jacob Blazewicz, 07 September 2023, 13:02
Cypher 007 will be James Bond's return to video games - for now only in Apple Arcade - before the famous agent gets his game from the makers of Hitman.
Larian Plans PC and Console Crossplay for Baldur's Gate 3
Marcin Przala, 07 September 2023, 12:46
Baldur's Gate 3 will receive crossplay in unspecified future. This information was confirmed by a high-ranking member of Larian Studios.
Synced - Console (Xbox and PS5) Release
Ewa Ichniowska, 07 September 2023, 12:31
Synced is coming out on PC, and fans are wondering if a Xbox and PS5 release is close as well. Here is what we know about when to expect Synced on consoles.
Captured Mana Flakes in Dark and Darker - How to Get and What to Do with Them
Dawid Lubczynski, 07 September 2023, 11:14
Wondering what Captured Mana Flakes are used for in Dark and Darker? In our guide, we explain how to get and what you can do with them.
Synced - Windows Registry Change Explained
Aleksander Kartasinski, 07 September 2023, 10:20
Synced sparked concerns with its Windows Registry change prompt while launching it. If you want to learn more about this, you're in the right place.

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Three cases of human pancreaticoduodenal allografting are reported. One of the three patients showed no rejection of her transplanted pancreas for a period of ten months at which time she was killed in an automobile accident. She received no insulin following her transplant and maintained normal blood glucose and amylase levels. There was no evidence of progression of vascular disease during this period of successful transplantation.
The other two patients rejected their duodenal pancreases at five and six weeks, respectively. Clear rejection of a transplanted pancreas should be followed by prompt removal of the transplant. Management of pancreatic rejection in this way should preclude significant morbidity or loss of life due to the procedure.
Further human pancreas transplantation appears to be warranted utilizing the lessons learned.
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In Nigeria, the recurring impoverishment and other negative socioeconomic impacts endured by landholders affected by expropriation are well-documented and call into question the Land Use Act's (LUA) effectiveness in protecting local land rights.
Tanzania and Mozambique — countries of vast mountain ranges and open stretches of plateaus — now face a growing land problem. As soil degradation, climate change and population growth place enormous strains on the natural resources that sustain millions of people, multinational companies are also gunning for large swaths of land across both countries.
In Nigeria, the recurring impoverishment and other negative socioeconomic impacts endured by landholders affected by expropriation are well-documented and call into question the Land Use Act’s (LUA) effectiveness in protecting local land rights.
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The aim of this paper is to research the process of compulsory acquisition of land and its fixtures in the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project in Albania from the perspective of the affected persons. The legislation of Albania as well as international principles concerning compulsory acquisition of property was analysed.
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The off-road motorcycle tour from Hoi An to Da Lat is a popular trip for young people who want to explore the beauty of the country's central region. This trip only lasts for six days, but you will admire all the beauty of nature, such as tea, coffee, rubber, flower fields.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to experience the life of farmers and enjoy the specialties of the region.
Day 1: From Hoi An To Kham Duc
The distance from Hoi An to Kham Duc is 150 km, so we need to depart in the morning. On the way, we will go through many fields and the Cham tower, which is built according to Hindu architecture. We can stop to rest for a while or visit this tower.
After that, we also have a chance to discover the history of Vietnam during the war. We reach our destination - Kham Duc, at 5 pm and hire a hotel to stay overnight.
Day 2: From Kham Duc To Kon Tum
We will continue our journey on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, also known as National Highway 14. We can also stop along the way to enjoy the scenic spots or experience the cultural traditions of the local people.
You will see the old church (built by the mixture of straw and wood) in Kon Tum province, over 100 years old. It is considered as one of the ten most beautiful Catholic churches. You will have dinner and overnight in Kon Tum.
Day 3: From Kon Tum To Buon Me Thuot
Today's next destination is Buon Ma Thuot, famous for growing coffee. It is also the home of many ethnic minorities such as Gia Rai, Bana, Ede, so you will have the opportunity to experience their culture.
Then it would be best if you visited Bien Ho. Bien Ho is surrounded by pine forests several decades old, leaning over the water. It is associated with many legends through generations of residents of the mountain town of Pleiku.
Continuing that road, we will come to Buon Ma Thuot town, the largest city in the Central Highlands and the mountainous urban area with the largest population in Vietnam.
Day 4: Buon Me Thuot - Dray Sap - Lak Lake
Dray Sap Waterfall is located about 39km from Buon Ma Thuot city along the road towards the city. Ho Chi Minh. The majestic water flowing from above creates impressive white water lines like smoke color; hence, the name Dray Sap was born because this word means smoke in the Ede language.
We will visit Lak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the Central Highlands, in the afternoon. Around Lak lake are vast rice fields interspersed with M'nong people who have lived for many generations such as Le village, Jun village, M'Lieng village, etc., inherent in the Central Highlands.
Day 5: From Lak Lake To Da Lat
Today, we will go on Highway 27 to Dalat, the city of thousands of flowers and dreams. Da Lat is fortunate to be blessed with nature with its hidden location on the land of the Central Highlands and a mild climate all year round.
In addition, this city, known as miniature Paris, always attracts thousands of domestic and foreign tourists with green pine forests all year round or gardens of strawberries, coffee, and flowers that always reach out in the sun.
Famous tourist attractions here are Lang Biang Mountain, Dalat Railway Station, Xuan Huong Lake, and Domaine de Marie Church. And finally, let your Dalat trip be complete with specialties such as baked rice paper, buttercream, and coffee. Here, you can rent a homestay or a hotel to sleep one night.
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Before leaving Dalat, you should visit Than Tho Lake. The lake is located on a high hill in the middle of a quiet pine forest. The scenery around the lake is poetic, and the lake water is always calm and contemplative. Visiting this place, visitors will hear touching love stories of people who borrowed lake water to keep their faithful love forever.
After that, you will stop at the final destination, Nha Trang, and have wonderful relaxing moments here.
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Look up at any presidential event and you’re likely to see them: men dressed in black, armed to the teeth, looking back.
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On Tuesday at the inauguration, members of the U.S. Secret Service’s elite countersniper unit will be out in force, taking roof-top positions along Pennsylvania Avenue and elsewhere as the presidential motorcade glides past throngs of people for the swearing in of Barack Obama
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An Ohio man who went on Facebook to post an angry message about his soon-to-be ex-wife was deemed to have broken a court order and as a result was recently hauled before a Cincinnati judge.
By way of punishment, Mark Byron was offered a straight choice by the court. He could either spend 60 days in jail, or apologize to his wife on his Facebook page. The apology would have to stay on his page for 30 days, judge Paul Meyers said. He chose the latter.
Earlier, in June 2011, Byron had been found guilty of civil domestic violence against his estranged wife, Elizabeth. As a result, a temporary protection order against Mr. Byron was issued by the court.
Byron’s bitter message, posted on Facebook in November, read: “If you are an evil, vindictive woman who wants to ruin your husband’s life and take your son’s father away from him completely — all you need to do is say you’re scared of your husband or domestic partner and they’ll take him away!”
He had apparently blocked his wife from seeing the rant, but she heard about it from others, causing her to complain that it violated the court protection order. Court papers described the message as “mentally abusive, harassing and annoying” and called Byron in.
Byron’s apology, posted earlier this month, is directed not only towards his wife, but also his Facebook friends. “I hereby apologize to Elizabeth for casting her in an unfavorable light by suggesting that she withheld (my son) from me,” it reads, adding, “I further apologize to all my Facebook friends for attempting to mislead them into thinking that Elizabeth was in any manner preventing me from spending time with (my son), which caused several of my Facebook Friends to respond with angry, venomous, and inflammatory comments of their own.” The apology must remain on his Facebook page until the middle of March.
In a recent interview with a local news show, Byron explained his actions. “I just went on Facebook to vent,” he said. “I kind of likened it to having a drink with a friend at a bar and telling them about things.”
The court didn’t see it in such matter-of-fact terms and judged that Byron had broken the protection order, before offering him a choice of punishment. If you’d been in Byron’s shoes, would you have objected to being told by a court to post an apology on your Facebook page and instead happily gone to the slammer for 60 days? Or do you think the judge happens to be someone who clearly embraces the Internet age and should be commended for his ‘jail or Facebook apology’ offer?
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The Little Book of Pause is a beautiful collection of short guided mindfulness and meditation practices for busy people. It will teach you in less than 10 minutes a day how to bring the power of pausing into everyday life and all the situations you are faced with.
The guided 'pauses' are divided into sections:
Pause for Calm
Pause for Vitality
Pause for Restful Sleep
Pause for Perspective
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Pause for Technology
The Little Book of Pause gives you a sense of time and space in which you can listen to the whispers of your heart. It allows you to breathe deeply again and be fully present in your life.
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Danielle Marchant has a long work history as a successful executive coach in the corporate industry, working with top-level executives at companies such as HSBC, McKinsey Unilever and SAP. She has more than 13 years experience working with leaders in 20 different countries; and spent 3 years living and working in Asia, where she set up a pioneering coaching company and an award winning change management consultancy.
After learning that goals and ambitions could be just as happily and successfully achieved when simply allowing the body and mind to pause, she adapted her coaching style with both personal and corporate clients to flow rather than fight against the ups and downs of life.

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Beautiful arge flowers produced in mid-to late summer when few other shrubs bloom. The plant grows in sun or partial shade and in any soil. The growth rate ranges from slow to moderate, and transplanting is easy. Peak bloom takes place in August. Prune in late winter or early spring. Frequent severe pruning gives fewer but larger flowers; no or little pruning gives many small flowers.
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With omnichannel now regarded as playing an essential role in business success, this best practice guide looks at how companies can develop their omnichannel strategy to achieve excellence.
Lucy Hinton is SVP Client Success EMEA at Flashtalking, the ad management platform that was acquired by Mediaocean in 2021. I recently chatted with Lucy to find out more about her role, how to put together a winning multichannel ad campaign, and how the adtech industry could evolve over the coming months. Tell us about […]
The booking platform is harnessing data and technology to send individual customers the right message at the right time – and is seeing results.
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Today is the federally mandated deadline for investment companies and other publicly owned firms to be in compliance with internal auditing controls stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2004. However, it appears many companies might miss the deadline.
Under terms of the SOX law, otherwise known as the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can impose heavy penalties on corporations that fail to comply.
Industry watchers reported last week that many firms were racing against the clock to comply with today’s deadline.
According to news accounts posted on the Sarbanes-Oxley Web site over the weekend, financial companies are in disarray on the compliance issue.
One case cited on the Web site quoted from a Bloomberg News report that PricewaterhouseCoopers expects 80 percent of its clients will probably miss today’s deadline for certifying financial controls. PricewaterhouseCoopers is the third-largest accounting firm in the United States.
Greg Murphy, CEO of wireless security firm AirWave, which is one company that has been working with corporations to get them into compliance by the deadline, said the law was designed to make companies accountable for the security of the data on their networks. It makes the corporations’ management responsible for establishing internal controls to ensure the security of the firm’s data.
The law holds corporation auditors responsible for certifying that the internal controls for use of encryption of all data and all network access complies with the new law.
“That law makes the auditor responsible for an annual certification. It is an ongoing process, not a one-shot deal,” Murphy told the E-Commerce Times.
The law requires that IT departments work with their corporations’ auditors to explain and deliver secure networks. Murphy said every access point on a network, whether wirebound or wireless, is critical and can become a major compliance problem.
The auditor ultimately must know about every access point and must certify that data is encrypted.
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AirWave conducted security sweeps of corporate networks to find access points that were not known or not secure.
The bottom line, Murphy said, is that corporations must have adequate internal security controls on their networks.
Besides heavy penalties for firms that fail to meet the deadline, the SEC could bar a company from trading its stock on the U.S. market, Murphy said.
“I suspect there will be a lot of catch up after November 15,” Murphy said. “This is the most significant piece of corporate law since the 1930’s.”
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has three main parts that specify the requirements for compliance:
- Section 302 establishes corporate responsibility for security reports. The CEO and the CFO must prepare a statement certifying financial statements and disclosures.
- Section 404 establishes the need to assess internal controls. An internal control report must accompany an annual report taking responsibility for and assessing the effectiveness of internal controls.
- Section 409 requires real-time disclosure of security issues. Material changes affecting financial disclosures must be reported on a “rapid and current basis.”
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act sets the foundation for a continuing regulatory policy to ensure the security of financial networks.
“As new technologies evolve, requirements will change to meet the new security threats,” Murphy said.


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Suits her! Caitlyn Jenner wowed in a plunging jumpsuit while hosting a special screening of the transgender comedy film Tangerine in L.A. on Monday, January 4.
The I Am Cait star, 66, nailed the black lacy style, which featured sheer sleeves and a low V-neckline. Jenner accessorized with a pair of pointed black stilettos and two delicate necklaces.
Jenner, who posed with the star of the flick, May Taylor, styled her tresses, including the bangs she debuted in November, in soft curls for the evening.
The former Olympian was honored last month by Time magazine, which put her on the short list for the Person of the Year award. Recognizing the accomplishment, Jenner gave the mag a shout-out on Instagram, saying, "Thank you @TIME for including me on the short list for #PersonOfTheYear! So cool!"
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Posted to Campbell Unclassified on April 28, 2022 at 4:05 PM by Genesis Gaule
You may have noticed when you first come into the library the large glass display case. Every month we have a new display to showcase the wonderful non-profit organizations and clubs in our community.
By partnering with these organizations, we not only get to promote the services and events these groups have, but we also enjoy the unique posters, photographs, and props as we enter and exit the library! Some of these clubs include the beloved Grand Forks Lego Club, North Dakota Ballet Company, and Global Friends Coalition!
We typically book the case a year in advance, but if you run a non-profit group or club in the community and are interested in creating a display, shoot us an email or call us at the library.
The next time you stop by the library, take a minute to stop and ask about the group on display that month. You might just find your next fun volunteer opportunity or resource!
Here are some links to non-profit organizations we have displayed recently:
Global Friends Coalition: This small nonprofit is dedicated to welcoming new Americans to the Grand Forks community. They pair volunteer mentors with refugees and other new Americans, as well as provide immigration legal services for those needing assistance.
Stable Days Youth Ranch: This non profit organization is a faith based mission that supports and encourages youth personal development. They facilitate one-on-one sessions, using agriculture, art, and nature to help mentor children.
Greater Grand Forks Community Theater: Help support your local community theater! The GGFCT is listed as one of the ten oldest community theaters in the nation, and there are many programs to join for all ages.
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The countdown has begun. With ten seconds left on the clock, my adrenaline surges. With every second that passes I use all my concentration and energy into driving as fast as I can. In the last 3 seconds, my focus drowns out all sound. I have to beat her.
The buzzer sounds, and stars fill the screen. Darn it, I got second place again! My sister always beats me at Mario Kart!
Video games have the power to excite you, exercise your brain to come up with creative solutions, and escape from your everyday life. A study from Radboud University [PDF] has even shown that playing video games can help promote cognitive, social, and motivational health!
Whether you are into action role playing games like Xenoblade Chronicles, classics like Pokémon, or want to create your own paradise in Animal Crossing, we have games for everyone. Gone are the days of having to pay full price for a game you aren’t sure you want to commit to. Now you can save time and money by borrowing a game from the library. Come in and check out all the games available for the Nintendo Switch!
Have a suggestion for video games you would like to check out in the future? Let us know in person or via email!
Link has washed ashore on a mysterious island with strange and colorful inhabitants. To escape the island, Link must collect magical instruments across the land and awaken the Wind Fish. // 1 player // Action, Adventure // Rated E
The Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury game features the same great co-op gameplay, creative levels and power-ups as the original game, but with added improvements. // 1-4 players // Action, Platformer // Rated E
Luigi must explore the haunted Last Resort hotel with his all new Poltergeist G-OO to save his friends! // Action, Adventure // 1-8 players // Rated E
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In a perfect world, children would never be exposed to difficulties and hardships. They would never have to grow up too soon or feel unsafe. They could simply be kids. Unfortunately, life doesn’t discriminate. When these struggles arise, it can be difficult to find a way to answer questions or work through their feelings in an age appropriate way.
Books can be a great tool to help children (and adults!) find the words for their feelings and cope. Whether it is for more common obstacles like bullying and divorce or other sensitive issues like, poverty, domestic violence, immigrating to a new country, or death of a loved one, books can help provide advice and comfort. Picture books are also a great way to encourage empathy for others in children that may be living these situations.
These books are best read together with plenty of time afterwards for questions. With books that deal with sensitive subjects, it is always good practice for a grownup to read the book beforehand, and determine if there is a struggle that you or your child is facing, there is a book to help.
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Dripping in manga-influenced hip-hop flavor and boasting one of the greatest soundtracks ever crafted for a video game, the grind-happy Jet Set Radio is a title that belongs in the library of anyone who digs fast-paced action games, incredibly catchy tunes, and street culture. Beyond Earth catapults you off the planet that's housed your kings, wonders, and wars for millennia or at least since , when the original Civilization was released , and lets you fend for your life and begin a new history on a literally alien world. The open-world game features fun brick-bashing action and light puzzle challenges. However, the High Voltage Studios-ported PC game received zero post-launch support, much to the dismay of hardcore Mortal Kombat fans. Hidden Object Mystery Detective Large File Horror Free Download. Archived from the original on April 20, Top Racing Top Action Unblocked Games Weekly Top English Russian German Spanish Portuguese French Italian. The RPG leveling stalls combat, as well, so you won't fight at your full potential until you've leveled your class sufficiently. Earn to Die 2: Kitten Cannon Mature Content. Far Cry 4 doesn't do much new, but it's an enjoyable and good-looking excuse to spend some hours stomping through jungles and sniping people from towers.
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Travel with Tyranade —
How do I thank to God? Traveling.
My name is Cornelius Tyranade.
I love traveling around the world, explore unknown places 🗺 and try their unique culinaries🍡
Also I like hiking and trekking! 🏔
You will always see my face in the first page,
click next to see my latest adventure!
Australia 03 —
ANOTHER FUN FACT TIME!
Australia is the only continent that doesn't have active volcano 🌋.
They said there is a lake here.. but what we found was just a empty basin. But don't be sad, nice winery 🍇 is waiting you here.
Canberra Glass Work
Canberra, the capital city of Australia. An uncrowded and cold 🥶 place. Not really much activities here, one I recommend is visit Canberra Glass Work to see people blowing melted glass.
In the middle of road to Snowy Mountain, we passed a beautiful lake. It's Lake Jindabyne! So gorgeous, we can't resist to stop here and took photo around.
Thredbo Village - Snowy Mountains
Want go skiing or just sit in the chair lift in Australia? Go to this village, where the highest mountain in Australia 🇦🇺, Mount Kosciuszko is located!
This location is for wine 🍷 & cheese 🧀 lover! You can try hundreds wine or cheese tasting with reasonable price!
Anna Bay - Port Stephens
This is not a dessert 🍨 or desert 🏜! This is a sand dunes! You can play sand slide or ride a camel 🐪 in here. 😂
Australia 02 —
FUN FACT TIME!
Do you know Melbourne was originally called Batmania? Because this area was discovered by John Batman! 🦇
Great Ocean Road - The Razorback
This cliff formation is one of the best scenery in Great Ocean Road tour. The sharp edges and bumps along its back are caused by wind-blown spray!
Great Ocean Road - The Twelve Apostles
At the end of Great Ocean Road, you will meet the famous limestones in the world. Originally known as the Pinnacles, Sow and Piglets 🐽,
but currently known as the Twelve Apostles.
St Kilda Harbour
Warning ⚠, cute penguins 🐧 nest in here!
Please TURN OFF your flash before you take photo the penguins, or they will be blind!
There is a lot of unique food in this place!
From nice Gelato 🍧 until Scary Crocodile 🐊 Burger are exist in here!
What's the greatest about Melbourne?
The Melbourne city itself. Nice old architectures and creative murals spread along the street.
Damn, I really love Melbourne! 😘
I'm Free Walking Tours
When you arrived at Melbourne, but you don't know what to do. Maybe you can try this tour. There is no cost for this tour and you will got a lot of information about Melbourne.
Oh ya this kind of tour also operated in Sydney!
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FUN NOT FACT!
Australia doesn't really have authentic dishes. The most authentic Australian dishes that I found are McDonald, KFC, and Hungry Jack's.
The best zoo in Sydney!
I recommend you to go to this place by ferry ⛴ . So you can see the beautiful Sydney Opera House as one piece from far.
Also there is a secret about this zoo, you can see rare animals such as Invisible Gorilla 🦍 , Invisible Elephant 🐘 , and Invisible Giraffe 🦒 . The only requisite is you need to come to this zoo when heavy rain.
Opera House Sydney
The most iconic place in Sydney. Don't say you have already visited Australia if you never come this place. But trust me, don't go to this place at weekend/public holiday or you will only see a sea of people here.
St Mary's Cathedral
Elegant cathedral from outside until inside. You can try to attend a mass in here. Got Harry Potter vibe here.
Sydney Fish Market
Do you like seafood?
Sydney Fish Market is the best place for you! From fresh Oysters 🦪 until Sea Urchins are sold in here. So Yummy.
Black Star Pastry
Their famous watermelon 🍉 cake made me want to go to Sydney again. So wonderful, I recommend you to try it 🍰. Be prepare to fall in love 🥰 .
Hurricane's Bar & Grill - Darling Harbour
Wanna feel Marina Bay Singapore in Australia? Go to this restaurant. You can enjoy Grilled Ribs while watching the fireworks in here. Best place to go on night in Sydney.
KOI Dessert Bar
This restaurant was founded by one of the best Australia Masterchef finalist, Reynold Poernomo. Their menu changed every month. Make sure you try their signature dish called the Moss.


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Questlove Invites You To A 'Mixtape Potluck'
Today's show features a true renaissance man: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. He's the co-founder of the iconic hip-hop band The Roots, the bandleader for 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' and is an author five times over. His latest book is called "Mixtape Potluck". Inspired by the "food salon" dinner parties he throws, the book is a collection of recipes from his friends, including Martha Stewart, Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler and dozens more. Alongside each recipe, Questlove has selected a song to inspire each friend in the kitchen. Quest will take us through some of his musical selections and we'll try to figure out which of his friends' recipes is his favorite. We'll have a lot of laughs, plus a giant surprise that you do not want to miss. Questlove also touches on food's special relationship to the genesis of The Roots' landmark album, 'Things Fall Apart', which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year.
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I just started sorting this puzzle, but I am SO looking forward to working on it! My regular readers know how collages are my happy place; and for myself, a voracious reader as a child, assembling these book covers is going to be highly entertaining.
The first piece I saw, once the pieces were dumped out of the bag, was a part of the title from the book Charlotte’s Web. It was a favorite of mine as a child, and I’m not sure I could tell you how many times I actually read it. Re-reading my favorites was something I did often, and happily.
Assembling the covers of my favorite books from childhood is going to be so much fun!
It’s day two of the fabulousness of the unicorns, and I absolutely adore this artwork! They’re funny, and silly, and beautiful, and outrageous all at once. A second set of unicorns certainly would be welcome…..that’s a hint for you Cra-Z-Art. 🦄
If you haven’t tried shaped puzzles before, these sets would be a great way to get your feet wet, so to speak. They’re small and well made, which is perfect for someone who isn’t used to the way shaped puzzles go together. Have you given them a try? I hope you do, if at all possible; they’re so entertaining!
They’re a little difficult to see, but there are peacock feathers at the back of this saddle – beautiful! I have named this beauty Prianna the Proud; she knows she’s fabulous and she is WORKING IT! Prianna enjoys prancing to her own drummer, preening herself, and providing beginner-level mane grooming classes for the Unicorn Beauty Academy. Her coloring skills are the best in the land!
I’m not a big fan of this color scheme; but I do think the wings are lovely, and the “tattoos” are beautiful. Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to Beulah the Blissful. She is a happy unicorn that loves John Hughes movies, memorizing quotes from her favorite philosophers, and karaoke with friends. Her voice is a bit like Edith Bunker (from All in the Family), but she sings with gusto and heart, and everyone enjoys her performances regardless. She’s the Florence Foster Jenkins of the unicorn world!
This is Madame Stefania the Stern. Don’t get on her bad side! She is the ballet master of the Unicorn School of Movement, and she gets the best out of her dancers no matter what! Madame Stefania expects perfection from her students, and they know to always keep their hooves in line. She likes to relax with a trough of white wine and a hot bath – complete with candles – and has been known to spend her spare time tending her herb garden in her favorite pair of worn out overalls.
I hope you’re enjoying the unicorns – I know I am!
This is puzzle 100 for the year! I’m so glad that it was one that I enjoyed so very much. I can’t even express how much I loved these unicorns! They’re all so beautiful and colorful and I had the best time with them. 💗
These new sets that I bought are from Cra-Z-Art only, none of them say Lafayette Puzzle Factory like the previous sets. In addition, the colored backing has changed slightly so that it’s less slippery/shiny and made it easier for me to get good pictures without each one sliding off my board. Otherwise the quality seems the same; the pieces are on the thinner side, but they are sturdy and fit together well but slightly loosely.
The unicorns are all designed by Rose Catherine Khan, a new artist to me. I love the detail, the colors, and the fantasy of it all. Although fantasy images are not my usual choice, I certainly hope to see more puzzles with her artwork, I had such a great time with this one!
Purple and pink always make such a great combination! Is that because I grew up in the 80’s? Perhaps. Whatever. 😉 The colors of each of them are so beautiful! I’ve decided to name them all, because these unicorns with the long, flowing manes, gorgeous colors, and wonderful extras make me want to be silly and fun. The saddle on this one almost looks like a caterpillar on it’s body, and the longer hair at the hooves makes me think this is a female – so I have named her Cecilia, the Countess of Chrysalis. Cecilia was the runt of her litter, but she loves her shorter stature and thinks unicorns of every shape and size are beautiful no matter what. She likes to paraphrase Horton (he heard the Whos); “A unicorn’s a unicorn, no matter how small.”
This one makes me think of My Little Pony, only much more grown up and much more striking. This unicorn seems quite strong and manly to me so I have named him Angus the Able-Bodied. He is fierce, but fabulous – with iridescent wings that keep him aloft so that he can survey and protect his home. He likes moonlit walks on the beach, underwater basket-weaving, working out 3 days a week, and taking a spa day every two weeks to keep his mane in check and get himself a much needed pedicure.
This is my favorite of the three in this group, although I have to say that I think they’re all differing levels of fabulous. This unicorn also seems more masculine to me, and the long, fantastic mane has led me to name him Sampson the Stouthearted. The extra long hair/mane with what looks like strings of pearls is just amazingly gorgeous, and unfortunately also causes Sampson to be a little bit of a narcissist. He enjoys looking in the mirror, reading stories about himself in the newspaper, and spending time with his best friend Oliver the Owl. He’s a bit of a self-involved idiot, but he’s also brave and the first to stand up for those who are downtrodden. Mostly though, he’s lovely to look at.
I loved the artwork, I loved putting them together, I made myself laugh out loud at the silly stories I made up about them, and I adored each and every one of these shaped puzzles. Amazingly entertaining!
The birds are finished and put away, and today I’m deciding what’s next. There are a lot of mitigating factors that go into that decision for me; what do you do when deciding what’s next?
Do you have your to-do pile in order and just take the next puzzle on top and get assembling? I’ve tried to do that, but it just doesn’t work for me.
I have in my head usually the type of puzzle or a piece count that I want to do next, but normally those don’t end up being the next puzzle done. I may not be in the mood for a landscape, or I may not be feeling well enough to sit and put together a 1000 piece puzzle. It basically all depends on the day, and my mood, and how I’m feeling physically – along with a bunch of other considerations.
Here we have another untitled image. Unfortunately, I was unable to come up with a catchy title and so I just gave it a descriptive one. What do you see here? Building facades. What should I call it? I guess…..Building Facades. *yawn* Sorry guys, my brain isn’t always firing on all cylinders.
This is one of twelves puzzles in one box from Cardinal. I knew when I purchased it that it wouldn’t be great quality – I’ve never seen one of these multipack puzzles with really good quality. Ever. But, I wanted these images; I love the artwork and decided that it would be worth muddling through the crappy quality to get to put these interesting and colorful images together.
I’ve now assembled puzzles of all three sizes from this multipack and I can report that the puzzles have differing levels of quality. The 150 pieces are the best of the bunch; the fit isn’t great, but it isn’t horrid either, and the piece thickness is fair. The 300 piece puzzles in this set are the middle range; thinner pieces than the 150 pcs., and the fit was about the same. The 500 pieces were the worst of the bunch; the fit was awful, the pieces were extremely thin, and the glare from the shiny finish was much more noticeable.
All of that said, I don’t regret buying this set. I knew it wouldn’t be great quality and I still look forward to assembling the rest of the images. Glutton for punishment? Perhaps. Puzzle addict and PADS sufferer? Definitely! 🧩💗


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The Florida whirligig takes the shape of a marching band. Flaco is instantly struck by the message it seems to convey. For a long time, he's been profoundly dissatisfied with his life. He toils away at a menial, low-paid job before returning home each day to a noisy, over-crowded house which he's forced to share with his cousin and his in-laws.
Not surprisingly, then, Flaco wants to escape from his current life. He dreams of being like a shearwater, a bird that can live alone and fly far away from the land. Yet when Flaco discovers that shearwaters actually live together in groups, he realizes that he too must find a way to live with others. Flaco's whole outlook on life has now changed for the better. And his positive new attitude has been brought about by seeing the figures of the marching band all working together for a common purpose.


Issue Forum 2022 with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 (4:45 PM - 7:00 PM) (EDT)
Mayor Kathy Sheehan is in her third term as Albany, New York’s 75th mayor. Mayor Sheehan has dedicated her administration to creating a city of opportunity, leading with a commitment to equity and responsive government that includes diverse community voices.
Join the Chamber on Tuesday, September 13th at the new Capital Repertory Theater from 4:45 to 7pm. Mayor Sheehan will discuss the City’s future beyond COVID -19, the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), on-going plans to secure transformative investments in Albany neighborhoods, ensuring safe, welcoming, and inclusive communities for all, and how the first rezoning in more than half a century continues to attract new residential and commercial development to Albany.