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Particularly as you are craving a contemporary, just-squeezed glass of orange juice, you would possibly ask your self, “When is citrus in season?” Typically, winter is prime time for citrus fruits, though varieties are grown all year long primarily based on location and local weather.
Whether or not to savor the winter citrus harvest in California, or to know extra about this class of fruits, we have put collectively a information to widespread varieties, protecting many grown at Frog Hole Farm and by our farm companions:
What’s a Citrus Fruit?
Regardless of when or the place it is grown, citrus fruits stand upon a handful of key traits. All of them have a thick, considerably pithy rind designed to be peeled off and that may be zested for its oils, which add taste to sauces, desserts and different dishes. Rinds even have fragrant properties and due to this fact get used for extracts.
Peeling the rind offers strategy to a pulpy, juicy heart that divides into smaller segments. You may eat the segments as is, puree them or juice them.
By way of taste and dietary qualities, the flesh itself spans a spectrum from sharp and tart to candy and honey like.
Behind this vary and the a whole lot of sorts on the market, citrus fruits originated in South and East Asia, maybe introduced over initially from Australia and Oceania. At the moment’s fruits may be traced again to the cross-breeding between the citron – a tangy, pith-heavy fruit – and the mandarin and pomelo.
In all circumstances, citrus fruits ship a mixture of the next advantages:
- Excessive quantities of vitamin C.
- Antioxidant properties recognized for his or her anti-inflammatory results that will cut back most cancers dangers and enhance metabolic and immune system well being.
- Low quantities of sugar.
Sorts of Citrus Fruits
In america, the most typical kinds of winter citrus and different varieties embody:
Oranges embody an enormous spectrum of roughly 400 subtypes. Style sensible, they cowl an equally broad array – starting from tart to honey candy. For orange packing containers from Frog Hole Farm, a few of seasonal varieties you may spot embody:
- Navel oranges:Navel oranges are broadly eaten in america, in addition to different components of the world. These are characterised by an indent on one finish, a thicker rind, an general firmer really feel and an acidic-leaning style. Navels, too, even have their very own spectrum, with cara caras being sweeter than different varieties on the market.
- Blood oranges: You may acknowledge this orange from its deep pink flesh and sweeter, richer, berry-like style. Blood oranges are likely to have the next polyphenol content material in comparison with different sorts.
- Mandarin oranges: Mandarins are a sweeter orange with a less-acidic style and better juice content material. Satsumas take these traits up a stage, amping up the sweetness issue.
- Clementines:Clementines seem just like mandarins – the truth is, many regularly confuse the 2 resulting from their smaller measurement. But, clementines are a kind of smaller, easy-to-peel and sweeter tangerine and don’t have any bitter notes.
- Kumquats:Kumquats additionally fall inside the spectrum of the orange household. They’ve a extra intense, tart taste and are additionally recognized for an edible peel. You, in flip, can eat them entire, peel and all, or puree them entire.
- Tangerines:Tangerines are a smaller orange with a visually brighter exterior, looser peel and honey-like to tart style. Whereas they, too, are a winter citrus, their rising season extends into spring.
- Valencia oranges:Valencia oranges are recognized for thinner skins and juicy fruit with extra seeds. Typically, this orange originating in Spain is most popular for orange juice.
- Minneola:Minneolas stability acidic, tangy and aromatic notes, in the end bringing collectively attributes of grapefruits and tangerines.
- Different varieties: Much less widespread in america are Seville oranges – used for alcoholic drinks like triple sec for its bitter taste – and Bergamot, usually grown in Italy and wanted for its flavor-intense oil, which is commonly added to Earl Gray tea. We develop each varieties and use them for our extremely coveted limited-production Seville orange marmalade and Bergamot orange marmalade.
Lemons are a brilliant yellow, acidic fruit recognized for a tart taste.
In america, the Eureka and Lisbon varieties are probably the most commercially obtainable: Whereas they style related to one another, the previous options thicker pores and skin, and the latter has a thinner, easier-to-peel rind.
Outdoors of those two primarily used for his or her juice and oil, Meyer lemons go in a sweeter route. This selection is probably going a cross between a conventional lemon and a mandarin, leading to a smaller, milder-tasting fruit with a smoother peel and floral notes. Because of these components, Meyer lemons are perfect for baking – the truth is, Chef Becky turns to them to make Frog Hole Farm’s signature Meyer Lemon Cake!
Limes stand out with their thinner, green-colored peel. Whereas styles and sizes differ internationally, probably the most generally discovered is the Persian lime, which is medium sized, typically seedless, partially acidic and best for juicing resulting from its tender flesh.
Much like oranges, grapefruits run alongside a bitter and acidic to candy spectrum. Stated to be a hybrid between a pomelo and a candy orange, they’re recognized for a thicker pores and skin and a fleshy inside starting from whitish-yellow to pink or darkish pink. By way of commercially obtainable citrus, they’re one of many bigger varieties.
Grapefruits embody the next sorts:
- Pink grapefruit: That is probably the most broadly obtainable in america and is understood for a sweet-tart taste.
- Ruby pink grapefruit: Pink grapefruits, like our Rio reds and Star ruby grapefruits, lean within the sweeter route whereas visually having a darker peel and flesh. They’re stated to be an offshoot of pink grapefruits.
- White grapefruits: These are probably the most bitter and tart and have a tendency so as to add a puckering impact to alcoholic drinks, desserts and savory dishes.
Different Sorts of Citrus Fruits
Outdoors of those extra broadly seen varieties, different citrus fruits you could encounter embody:
- Pomelo: Additionally referred to as a Pamplemousse, pummelo or shaddock, the pomelo is a big, melon-shaped citrus with a thick rind, few seeds and candy flesh. They’re extra widespread in East and Southeast Asia than in america.
- Yuzu: We’re seeing better demand within the U.S. for yuzus, a small, lemon-like citrus with a wrinkled exterior and low-acidic taste. A staple of Japanese delicacies and likewise eaten in Korea and China, this citrus provides a mixture of tart taste and floral notes, regardless of for those who use the peel or the juice.
- Citron: One of many authentic citrus fruits, the citron has a thicker, tougher layer of bitter-tasting pith and yellow pores and skin. Inside is a small quantity of flesh with a lemon-like style.
Discover an expansive array of citrus fruits from Frog Hole Farm and our companions. Browse our choice to order a field as we speak!


The [Recovery] Has No Clothes
Eric Sprott & David Baker
March 29, 2012
What a difference a month makes. Now that Greece has been papered over, the bulls are back in full force, pumping up the equity markets and celebrating every passing data point with positive exuberance. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet, however. Very little has actually changed for the better, and it’s certainly too early to start cheerleading a new bull market.
Take the latest US unemployment numbers, for example. There was much excitement about the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report which announced that US unemployment remained unchanged at 8.3% during the month of February.2 The market was particularly enamored by the BLS’s insistence that non-farm payrolls increased by 227,000 during the month, as well as its upward revision of the December 2011 and January 2012 jobs numbers. Lost in all the excitement was the Gallup unemployment report released the day before, which had February unemployment increasing to 9.1% in February from 8.6% in January and 8.5% in December.3 Granted, the Gallup methodology is slightly different than that used by the BLS, but even if Gallup had applied the BLS’s seasonal adjustment, they would have still come out with an unemployment rate of 8.6%, which is considerably higher than that produced by the BLS.4 We all know which number the pundits chose to champion, but the Gallup data may have been closer to the truth.


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NOVA Cidade joins POLIS!
POLIS is delighted to welcome NOVA Cidade – Urban Analytics Lab of NOVA Information Management School to the growing network of cities, regions and associate members.
NOVA Cidade is a network of individuals and organisations, promoted by NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS), with a mission to champion the advancement of smart cities and regions. To do this, they leverage urban analytics collaboratively engaging in a diverse range of activities aimed at fostering the creation and dissemination of knowledge.
Data is transforming the ways urban mobility is planned and delivered. From traffic management to shared mobility, even cycle lanes now provide more data to urban planners than ever thought possible. However, deploying raw data for evidence-based decision-making is a challenge facing cities and regions across the globe.
In comes NOVA Cidade. The lab analyses and explores diverse data shaping mobility in Lisbon,
From the sentiment of tourists’ social media posts to gain insights into the perception and experiences, to analysis of the docked bike sharing service, and exploration of commuter travel- they provide critical insights into mobility in Lisbon.
To find out more about NOVA’s work, POLIS sat down with the new associate members to explore their aims, ambitions and future work.
What are NOVA Cidade’s main goals when it comes to sustainable mobility?
NOVA Cidade's primary objectives in the realm of sustainable mobility are multifaceted and forward-thinking. Leveraging the power of information management and data science, in collaboration with local government, academia, and industry, we are committed to taking advantage of analytics (descriptive, predictive and prescriptive) to support urban strategies aimed at providing precise and up-to-date information relevant to address the challenges we face today in urban mobility.
Our goal is to support a mobility fact-based environment that will lead to data-driven public policies and interventions along the entire life cycle (design, execution, monitorization and evaluation).
With a focus on the promotion of sustainable modes of transportation, we recognize that this transition is crucial to address the urgent climate challenges we face. Consequently, our ultimate vision is to lead the way towards climate neutrality building collectively the best fact-based strategies with the ambition of fostering sustainable mobility practices that not only benefit our immediate community but also contribute to a global imperative – combatting climate change.
How are you pursuing these goals?
Embracing the challenge of smart cities as a model capable of fostering a conducive environment for more effective and efficient governance by public entities and a vision of the city as a platform, we prioritize the utilization of concrete, up-to-date information on all decision-making processes.
Our overarching aim is to provide tools that deliver the necessary information and insights to understand urban mobility opportunities and challenges and to take advantage of data science to predict future outcomes.
Grounded in these two capabilities we provide simulators where local authorities can test and evaluate different scenarios and interventions to be able to have an acupuncture approach to city public policies leading to the improvement of urban mobility since they can be tailored at a very granular time and space resolution with very high levels of efficiency and efficacy.
How do your urban mobility goals fit within your wider climate action and decarbonisation goals?
Our urban mobility goals are integral to our broader climate action and decarbonization aspirations. We envision a future where urban development is not only sustainable but also brings about economic, social, and environmental advantages for all stakeholders. This vision aligns with our commitment to the pressing need for decarbonization, as we actively seek to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
By focusing on sustainable urban mobility, we can significantly contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, promote cleaner transportation methods, and reduce our carbon footprint. Our goals also extend to fostering the transition to a circular economy, where resources are conserved and reused, minimizing waste and environmental harm.
In essence, our urban mobility objectives are a key component of our overarching strategy to combat climate change, reduce carbon emissions, and create a more environmentally responsible and sustainable urban environment.
What is your vision for the future of the cities?
Our vision for the future of cities is one of profound transformation and unwavering progress. We aspire to see cities evolve into exemplars of sustainability, intelligence, and resilience, especially in the face of the pressing challenge of climate change. Our ultimate goal is to play a pivotal role in achieving climate neutrality, firmly committing to a greener and more environmentally responsible future.
NOVA Cidade is wholeheartedly dedicated to providing top-tier services to a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including local governments, academia, industry, and the citizens themselves. Our primary mission is to empower these diverse groups to make well-informed, data-driven decisions, ultimately leading to a substantial positive impact on our urban landscapes. We envision a dynamic community that is not only highly informed but also profoundly engaged and united in the shared pursuit of sustainable development and solidarity.
Aligned with the guiding principles of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, we aim to cultivate vibrant and thriving cities where sustainability stands as a fundamental value. In this vision, the well-being of both the city's residents and the planet is firmly placed at the forefront of our collective efforts. Our ultimate aspiration is to see our cities shine as beacons of hope and serve as living examples of responsible urban development.
Why did you decide to join POLIS?
NOVA Cidade decided to join the POLIS Network because it represents the foremost network of cities dedicated to achieving optimal solutions for the advancement of sustainable mobility.
NOVA Cidade's expert knowledge and experience in urban analytics will have a positive impact on POLIS Network and give a real contribution to guarantee that together we will keep on pushing forward urban mobility and lead the future of cities.
We are motivated by the opportunity to acquire and share insights into best practices and be active players in crucial matters such as effectively communicating change and encouraging citizen participation in the implementation of sustainable mobility initiatives.

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If you’ve determined what amenities you’re looking for, you should be able to locate Marianna inpatient treatment clinics that meet nearly any need. From professional treatment for businesspeople to luxury recovery programs for VIPs, your city offers many options, both cost-conscious and high end.
Depending on the substance, abuse length and intensity, you, a friend or a family member may require anything from a 28-day inpatient alcohol or drug treatment center all the way up to a longer-term one. Certain drug types may allow for short-term outpatient services while severe cases may necessitate long-term treatment center care. However, you can find a Marianna treatment clinic to fit just about any bill.
In figuring out the price of rehab in Marianna, WV, you first have to look at the amenities the program provides and its locale in relation to your own preferences. you’ll find quite a wide range in cost for rehabilitation facilities. Many can take private insurance, so either check with your provider to see if the costs can be partially covered through your PPO or HMO, or contact our toll-free number for a discreet insurance check.
Whether you need help getting clear of an addiction or live with a husband or wife who does, our helpline is ready to take your call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is operated by friendly advisors, there to discuss the greatest residential alcohol and drug addiction recovery programs Marianna, West Virginia offers. You can review the costs and benefits of 28-day addiction recovery programs vs 45, 60 or 90-day ones and make sure the treatment program you pick is going to give you or your family member all you’ll need to succeed.
How Our Helpline Works
For those seeking addiction treatment for themselves or a loved one, the Recovery.org helpline is a private and convenient solution.
Calls to any general helpline (non-facility specific 1-8XX numbers) for your visit will be answered by American Addiction Centers (AAC).
We are standing by 24/7 to discuss your treatment options. Our representatives work solely for AAC and will discuss whether an AAC facility may be an option for you.
Our helpline is offered at no cost to you and with no obligation to enter into treatment. Neither Recovery.org nor AAC receives any commission or other fee that is dependent upon which treatment provider a visitor may ultimately choose.
For more information on AAC's commitment to ethical marketing and treatment practices, or to learn more about how to select a treatment provider, visit our About AAC page.

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The Minnesota artist, Joseph O’Connell (1927-1995) was commissioned in 1964 to create a sculpture for the front of the ADA building. He was given a free hand to develop an appropriate themed sculpture for the west court.
O’Connell was known for his public and religious sculpture. For more information on his life and art see the book, Divine Favor: The Art of Joseph O’Connell, Colman O’Connell, editor, Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1999.
Each figure is more than twice life size. The tallest figure in the group is approximately 15 feet tall. The entire sculpture is made of bronze. It weighs approximately 16,000 pounds. The largest figure in the group is approximately 8,000 pounds.
The figures are done in a free-flowing style in modified abstract form. The sculpture is said to epitomize the family of man and reflect the concern for humankind that is involved in the practice of dentistry.
The artist made plaster models of the figures in a studio at the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota, rented especially for the project due to its size. The plaster models were later cut into pieces and then shipped to a foundry in Detroit, MI where the sections were cast in bronze and then welded together. The finished work was originally shipped to the ADA on a flatbed truck and installed in May, 1969.
The “lost-wax” technique was used to cast the plaster models in bronze whereby a mold is made in wax which is then incased in a heat proof substance. Molten bronze is then poured into the mold and the wax is melted out as it is replaced by the bronze.
The sculpture was originally located in a court yard on the west side of the front of the building to the right of the building’s entrance. This was known as the War Memorial Court because it was dedicated to dentists killed in 20th century wars, the names of whom were carved on marble tablets located on the back wall of the court. The War Memorial Court, with the newly installed sculpture, was dedicated in a formal ceremony on August 14, 1969. The ceremony included a military honor guard, an invocation by the Archbishop of Chicago (Cardinal John Cody) and a bugler sounding taps.
In November 2006, the sculpture was removed and temporarily stored in a warehouse while a major renovation of the building’s lobby was completed. The renovation enclosed the east and west courtyards of the building behind a glass wall. After the renovation was finished in April 2008, the sculpture was reinstalled in its current location in the front west exterior corner of the building, to the right of the entrance.
Compiled by Archivist, 2008 from various source in the ADA Archives.

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Susan Page appears in the following:
Monday, May 18, 2020
The latest on national politics plus a look at the latest COVID-19 relief package.
Thursday, April 09, 2020
Yet another firing courtesy of President Trump. Find out why and more updates on the President's handling of COVID-19.
Monday, March 23, 2020
Susan Page on the federal government response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Tuesday, February 04, 2020
"It is the weirdest day ever." -- USA TODAY Washington bureau chief Susan Page discusses the Iowa caucuses, impeachment, Trump's expanded travel ban, and the third State of the Union.
Monday, January 06, 2020
Congress is reconvening, and so are we. What does Trump's escalation with Iran have to do with the upcoming trial in the Senate? And where are we in the Pelosi-McConnell standoff?
Monday, January 06, 2020
Susan Page, Washington bureau chief of USA TODAY, discusses the Iran crisis and the latest impeachment news as Congress returns to DC.
Friday, December 13, 2019
The Judiciary Committee voted along party lines. The full House votes next week.
Tuesday, September 03, 2019
122 tweets from the president, a worsening hurricane, and everything else you missed from over the weekend.
Monday, June 10, 2019
"Biden acts like he’s running against Trump already, but he’s not there yet." -- Susan Page
Wednesday, April 03, 2019
After hundreds of interviews with the former first lady, Susan Page's biography tells the story of an American matriarch
Monday, November 26, 2018
USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page talks about the national political news from the long Thanksgiving weekend.
Friday, September 21, 2018
A Senate hearing over an allegation of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh is still up in the air. As we approach the Monday deadline, The Takeaway breaks down what to expect.
Monday, September 17, 2018
Susan Page, Washington bureau chief of USA TODAY, discusses the latest in national political news.
Tuesday, August 07, 2018
Susan Page discusses the latest in national political news, including details from the special counsel's trial of former Trump campaign manager, Paul Manafort.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
The latest in national political news.
Monday Morning Politics: Low Unemployment Rate, Rank and File Republicans and The Fate of The Iran Deal
Monday, May 07, 2018
Susan Page, Washington bureau chief of USA TODAY, discusses the latest in national political news, including the low unemployment rate, the fate of the Iran Deal and more.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Monday Morning Politics with USA Today's Susan Page
Monday, February 26, 2018
Even if Congress won't act on gun rights issues, corporations are taking the lead in cutting ties with the National Rifle Association.
Friday, February 16, 2018
USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page discusses the latest in national political news.
Thursday, February 01, 2018
Susan Page, Washington bureau chief of USA TODAY, breaks down why it's alarming that President Trump wants the Nunes memo released despite opposition from government agencies.

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Two rather different kinds of movies are represented here, the first a continental comedy crime caper (trying saying that five or six times in a row!), The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) starring Raquel Welch and Robert Wagner, while the second, Zigzag (1970), is an altogether more serious crime drama starring George Kennedy.
Songs seem to be the order of the day during the late sixties and The Biggest Bundle of Them All 'treats' us to a Johnny Mathis rendition of 'Most of all There's You', a very routine, very 60's pop ballad, which now sounds incredibly dated. And things never really improve from here. 'Celli's Theme' is a laid-back bluesy piece which is recalled in several different guises, as on 'The Preparation For', 'The Professor Arrives' and 'Juliana and Ceasar', but it's appeal is limited to say the very least. There is also an instrumental take on the Mathis number in 'The Meeting of the Minds', but this too makes no headway at all. Elsewhere, 'The Dance on the Terrace' is awful, generic 60's muzak and 'In the Nightclub' gives us some would-be hip dance music of the period. The only time anything remotely interesting occurs is for a few bars mid-way during 'The Train Robbery', a mock-serious suspense cue. But that's really a case of desperately searching for a ray of sunshine amidst a thunderstorm. Finally 'The Biggest Bundle of Them All', as performed by Eric Burdon and the Animals, is a very ordinary pop tune, a pale imitation of other far better Animals songs in fact.
I'm sorry to say that Riz Ortolani's score showcases many of my pet hates; it's knowingly trendy, shallow and inordinately bland. These European funded bits of fluff with a few American stars to draw in an unsuspecting audience proliferated the late sixties and this score is very much a product of that time and thinking. All in all, a thoroughly poor film score which wasn't even reasonable at the time of its release, when presumably it was at least in vogue.
Better, but only by a slight margin, is Oliver Nelson's work on ZigZag (1970), which again opens with one of these pesky songs, this time 'All You Did Was Smile' performed by Bobby Hatfield, but it's another below average, rather mushy number that has little or no charm. The 'Main Title' in contrast is a good deal more memorable, if not necessarily for all the right reasons, featuring as it does some jazzy, almost avant-garde percussion, before a fast paced, rather frenetic string and brass theme gallops in, sounding vaguely reminiscent of a TV cop show theme. And there's more frantic percussion on 'It Was You, It Was You', a quirky, almost frenzied piece with suspense strings played against almost schizophrenic piano and woodwind. A kind of nightmarish cacophony, but actually quite effective! In fact this kind of manic, percussion led music is at the heart of the entire score and dominates the Lalo Schifrinesque suspense music of 'The Other Car'. But unfortunately it's just a little too out-there for my taste. Others may be more forgiving. 'All You Did Was Smile' gets some more mileage on 'Love Theme', an up-tempo jazz version and there's also the aptly titled 'Variation of Theme'. And just when you thought you'd heard enough, two more songs are thrown into the pot with 'I Call Your Name' another Bobby Hatfield number that is simply an inferior pop ballad and 'ZigZag', a mediocre tune which while the vocals are uncredited on my copy of the CD, my research tells me that they were actually performed by none other than Roy Orbison.
Admirers of jazz scores from this era may well find something here to appreciate, but for me it was all rather wearisome, except for the virtual madness of 'It Was You, It Was You', which was so bold it deserves at least a passing nod of approval. Unfortunately though that cue was the one single highlight amongst a very great deal of dross.
Sadly, for myself at least, a pretty dismal experience twice over.

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Now, Chay’s yet another film in debutant Krishna Marimuthu’s direction has completed its second schedule today. The unit is quite confident about the film’s path breaking story.
This as-yet-untitled romantic thriller features Lavanya Tripathi as its female lead. Sai Korrapati is bankrolling this movie.
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Several popular start-ups joined tech giants such as Apple and Google on Tuesday in developing campaigns to provide aid to Syrians fleeing the country’s civil war, answering President Barack Obama’s call to help refugees.
Grocery delivery service Instacart, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and room-sharing site Airbnb all announced different campaigns to help with the mounting refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe, with many fleeing destabilization and violence of years-old civil war in Syria.
The U.S. has already contributed $4.5 billion in aid to the crisis but Tuesday Obama called on companies, non-government organizations (NGO) and individual Americans to give what they can to refugees.
“This isn’t just about what I can do as president,” Obama said in a statement. “Every single one of us – from citizens to NGOs – can help refugees find safe haven.”
Kickstarter announced that it was partnering with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) for its first ever non-creative fundraising campaign. While the crowdfunding service normally doesn’t allow non-profit campaigns for causes, its executives decided to heed the Obama’s call and make a special exception.
Instacart is asking users to donate money when they check-out on the service. The money will go toward buying food for refugees, connecting to the start-up’s grocery-focused business.
“Instacart users will now have the option to donate food rations to Syrian refugees through the UN Refugee Agency, and we hope that even more companies will join in this effort,” Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta explained in a statement.
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Erin: My sister and I were watching The Secret Circle when we noted that Ethan had told Cassie that their families where connected in the stars, this caused them to develop feelings for each other. Well didn't this mean that Cassie should develop feelings for Ethan as well as Adam? What do you think? Anyways this story is based on if that were true.
Disclaimer – I do not own The Secret Circle. It would be fun to though.
Chapter 1: Making The World Stop
Every time Adam and Cassie where together it was like the world stopped. They were drawn together, and as much as she tried, Cassie couldn't stop it from happening. Though she rejected this feeling adamantly, she couldn't help but admit to herself what she felt. What she refused to admit, however, was that it wasn't just Adam who made her heart shake. Someone else made her world stop, her heart pound out of her chest, her breath catch… This someone was Ethan.
Adam was forbidden territory. He had a girlfriend who then became Cassie's friend and even though they had broken up Diana was still her friend which meant Adam was off-limits. It hurt to be around him, knowing they could never be. They both cared for Diana too much to betray her like that. Ethan was a whole other problem in and of itself. While it was true he was open market, he was much older, in love with her mother, and Adam's father. Awkward much?
Cassie had then tried to be with someone else, someone who was single, cute, and made her feel something even if it wasn't world stopping. Jake did have a history with Faye but she could overlook that. So Cassie and Jake went out and that worked out so well. It turned out he was a witch hunter and had tried to kill not only her but the circle. He then went and saved her life leaving Cassie more confused than ever. Maybe she should have listened to Faye she had been right for once.
Cassie wanted to slam her head into the table and beat out her taste in men. Why the hell did she have to be attracted to guys who weren't good for her? Couldn't she just fall for some normal, average guy? What Cassie needed was someone safe, cute, funny, and had no baggage. Why couldn't she fall for someone like that? Goddamn, what was with this family, causing her to be drawn in like a moth to a flame?
Sighing, she ran her fingers through her hair. She should be doing her homework at, well, home. But no, instead she was sitting at the bar of the Boathouse pretending to study, when in fact, she was sneaking peeks at the boathouse's owner when he wasn't looking.
It was starting to get late when she finally forced herself to pack it up. She was the only remaining customer and the place was empty with only her and Ethan there. She would have stayed longer if it wasn't closing time.
"A cup for the road?" Ethan asked, holding out the steaming pot of coffee.
Cassie's breath caught as she felt her heart begin to flutter. Just the sound of his voice was enough to make her knees buckle. She prayed her face didn't reveal any of her inner turmoil.
Glancing down at her empty cup, she was tempted to accept, but found herself shaking her head. "No, thanks. One more cup and I'll never be able to get any sleep." Ethan gave her a grin, causing Cassie to smile back in a daze. Placing down the canteen, he reached for his glass of scotch. Cassie quickly placed her hand over the top, preventing him from picking up his glass. "You don't need that," she breathed.
His eyes locked onto hers, piercing into her own. She became so lost in his eyes that when he finally shifted his gaze away to dump liquid contents down the drain, she had no idea how much time had passed.
"Can I walk you to your car?" he asked, eyes returning to study her face.
Cassie nodded, unable to form a single word. He moved out from behind the bar, Cassie shifting to his side. As they walked to her car she couldn't think of a single word to say. She couldn't even think, for that matter. The beep of her car alarm turning off was what finally gave Cassie her mind back.
"Thanks," her voice was shaky.
"Anytime," he replied, and she could have sworn his was too.
As he stepped closer Cassie couldn't believe what was happening until his lips finally descended onto hers. She took a step back, leaning onto her car, his chest pressed to hers. It was everything she had hoped for and more. She was tempted to pinch herself, unsure if this was reality or just another wild dream. Her mind emptied and as her hands moved slowly up his chest, his hand gently caressed her flushed cheek.
When he finally pulled away to catch his breath, her mind was in a deep haze and her lips were a deep ruby. Opening her eyes, she was met with his suddenly, shock in the sudden realization of his actions, and overflowing with uncertainty. He took a sudden step back.
"I'm sorry," he quickly apologized. "I shouldn't have down that. I'm not sure what I was thinking, if I was thinking."
Cassie could tell he was frazzeled, embarrassed, confused. His ears were a cherry red, and his brow was creased. She walked forward, slowly, carefully… reaching out to him, as if approaching a frightened bird, trying to catch it before it took flight. "No, no, don't apologize. I liked it. I like you."
He blinked, gazing at her with disbelief. A simple "Why?" was all he managed to choke out.
Cassie shook her head, trying to think of what to say, how to say it. In the end there was only one truth, "I don't know. I just know I do." She took his hand in her own. Leaning up, she pressed her lips to his briefly and pulled away.
"Dinner," he spoke.
"Tomorrow after closing, I want to make you dinner," he clarified.
Cassie smiled brightly. "It's a date."
Ethan returned her smile, moving to open the car door. "It's a date."
Sliding into the seat, she started her car. She wanted to scream in excitement but waited until she was far enough away that he wouldn't consider her a freak. She wasn't sure if what she was feeling was some predetermined emotion, written in the stars, beyond their comprehension or control? A destiny they shared? All she knew what that when she was with him, she could swear the earth shook beneath her, and the world around them ceased to move.
Erin: So what did you think? Liked it? Hated it? Did I make you a Cathan fan? Review and tell me what your thoughts are.

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Reported in the Potholes category by Rob Everitt at 12:21, Tue 3 April 2018
Sent to Norfolk County Council 4 minutes later
There is a large pothole that has recently formed on the Wymondham bound side just outside the new housing estate. This is in line with the average vehicle wheels when driving normally on this stretch of road.
In addition there are several more smaller potholes along this stretch of road toward the bridge and there are more in the opposite direction around the Green Lane area.
This report is now closed to updates. You can make a new report in the same location.


My local council dump charges for offloading rubbish if you turn up in a pick-up truck or van. Your local tip probably does the same. It's a nuisance.
But now there is a solution for those of us who collect vast quantities of garden rubbish and junk - the new Chrysler Grand Voyager MPV.
Unlike rivals like the Renault Espace and Ford Galaxy, the Voyager's second and third rows of seats (it's a full seven-seater) fold down into the floor to leave an enormous flat load-space.
You can get 3,296 litres of rhododendron clippings into the back or even a couple of dead refrigerators. Only a pukka van has more space. When the previous Chrysler Grand Voyager was fitted with folding flat seats, sales went up by 50 per cent.
The new Grand Voyager looks squarer than the old one - much more like a van. That it's got flat sides is not a bad thing because it makes it easier to judge width in this massive motor. It's a heavyweight too, weighing a hefty 2,200kg. This hippolike bulk is bad news for performance.
There's a 3.8-litre petrol engine available but only a wealthy lunatic would buy this thirsty motor when the sensible option is the 2.8-litre turbodiesel.
The V6 is not even much faster than the diesel either. The 2.8 litre diesel fitted to our test car - it's pretty much the same as the current 2.8-litre diesel with only 161bhp - struggles to pull the hefty Voyager along with any spirit.
The engine is also rather noisy and feels old-fashioned. Which fits in with the feel of the cabin.
The American car industry is usually a few steps behind the Europeans in quality so it's no surprise the plastics feel disposable and the finish is no match for an Espace.
Anyone who wants to cart the family about and smile at the same time would be much wiser to head for a Ford dealer and buy an S-Max.
The Grand Voyager is practical but dull. It takes 12.8 seconds to get from 0-60mph, which means you'll be late for everything unless you leave a bit earlier.
It's comfortable to drive, the ride is reasonably soft and there's cruise control and an automatic transmission so you don't have to make much effort.
The last thing you need when you're carrying loads of people or a piano is Ferrari-like cornering and the Grand Voyager handles well enough with light steering and no bad habits.
It does the job well enough but in a rather boring fashion.
I'm sure the new Grand Voyager will appeal to just as many people as the old one did - but I'm not one of them.
Renault Grand Espace 2.0 dCi Initiale
Stretched version of the Espace. Stylish in and out with excellent build quality. T he tasteful choice.
£31,200 Ford Galaxy 2.0 TDCi
Good value, although not as spacious as Chrysler - but then what is? A nice motor to drive.
£24,995 Citroen C8 2.2 HDi Exclusive
Lots of space - a real full-size MPV. Practical and very fair value, but rather let down by a lack of style on the inside and out.
Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8 CRD Limited Five-door MPV
Engine: 2.8-litre fourcylinder, 161bhp
0-60mph: 12.8 secs
Fuel consumption: 30.4mpg


A decision by the Japanese authorities in the 1930s to refuse to sell a one way ticket to an island off Tokyo, where there was an active volcano, helped to reduce rates of suicide. This was one example of where a common sense approach contributed to lowering the number of self-inflicted deaths, according to consultant psychiatrist Dr Philip McGarry.
Changes and advances in our society have the potential to minimise and maximise suicide. With the worsening economic climate, Dr McGarry points to an escalation in depression and suicide on these islands.
In the wake of a number of high profile deaths flowing from depression, I have been revisiting this whole subject with Dr McGarry:


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This was a present for my wife’s birthday. The timber is Birdseye Maple and the splines and hinges are Australian Red Cedar. The finish is Scandinavian Oil, friction sealed to 4000g. Final finish was wax (2 coats).
This box is taken directly form a book entitled ”Making Heirloom boxes”, by Peter Lloyd. His designs are simple and take full advatage of the beauty of the timber, doing little to interfere with the timber’s character. I have made several variations of patterns from this book.


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Theyre excessive in potassium nutritional vitamins biotin fiber and. Are bananas allowed for canine.
It’s important to watch out about what meals you give to the canine after which what fruits it is best to present to the canine are bananas good for canine.
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The canine isnt an peculiar pet due to its extraordinary relationship with people. Bananas can have a constructive impact on illnesses of the gastrointestinal tract. This query might come up in your thoughts at any given time as you’re studying this text.
Aug 2 2019. Nonetheless regardless of being wealthy in potassium and different useful nutritional vitamins and minerals bananas are additionally excessive in sugar. The fleshy inside the fruit doesnt have as a lot persin as the remainder of the plant however it’s nonetheless an excessive amount of for canine to deal with.
If youre questioning Can puppies eat bananas examine together with your veterinarian. Carefully bananas are a. Though canine which have wheat allergy symptoms or are simply delicate to grains all these canine might have bother with it.
When banana bread. Because of this its greatest to feed them to your canine in small. Bananas are crammed with potassium vitamin B and C fiber copper and manganese.
Banana bread carefully can’t be an issue for lots of canine. Uncover the individuals meals that may be extraordinarily toxic if eaten by cats and canine. Added energy from bananas and different fruits.
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Carefully bananas are an awesome low-calorie deal with for canine. Because of this this can be very necessary to maintain your pet on a strict eating regimen that. Bananas include a number of sugar and might have a constipating impact on people if they’re getting consumed in too giant portions.
Bananas Sure canine can eat bananas. Puppies have very particular dietary wants and their our bodies are nonetheless rising and creating. Sure canine can have bananas.
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Advert When feeding your canine there are necessary issues to know and particular meals to keep away from. Vitamin B vitamin C and potassium. Your canine can profit from these nutritional vitamins and minerals.
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Bananas like all different dog-safe fruit is ideally suited as a snack for canine fighting being obese or these affected by meals allergy symptoms. Chocolate fruit pits garlic onions grapes and extra. Them the peel smells the identical because the scrumptious banana deal with theyre allowed to have.
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Maumee Bay Veterinary Hospital rightly factors out that medium bananas have 101 kcal So it makes a number of sense to restrict this fruit to snack standing. Canine are usually allowed to eat bananas ideally ripe fruit. Bananas have loads of advantages so its protected to your canine to eat a banana so long as its carefully.
The truth is bananas can function a nutritious and motivating meals for canine so long as theyre provided carefully. All have dog-friendly patios. Puppies want a particular eating regimen for his or her progress and improvement.
Grass-eating by canine is a generally noticed however not often studied matter so there are many opinions. Thats why canine can eat bananas as a deal with not regularly. Compared to industrial canine treats bananas are a wholesome various with a considerably decrease calorie depend so that you wont should really feel responsible about desirous to deal with your chubby pooch.
For instance theyve received a number of good vitamins that may be powerful to your canine to get in any other case. Bananas for Canine in Transient. Sure canine can eat bananas in small portions.
Ought to You Let Your Canine Eat Grass Apr 4 2019. Bananas are a pure 100 dog-safe snack that the majority canine like to eat. Whereas bananas are protected for canine to eat the identical cant be stated for the peels.
However you even have to contemplate a couple of downsides Banana is pretty excessive in sugar carbs and energy. Harmful meals for canine embody. The easy reply can canine eat bananas is sure.
In keeping with veterinarian Jean Hofve DVM Bananas are protected for canine to eat and so they do present vitamin C potassium and magnesium however they’re very excessive in sugar. As you might know bananas are excessive in sugar already earlier than you add something to it. They could not get all of the dietary advantages people get from this fruit however bananas make a goodand motivatingtreat.
Sure canine can have bananas. This story is for subscribers solely The Lutze in Jersey Metropolis The Fox and Falcon in South Orange The Love of Grub in Clifton. As a result of excessive sugar and potassium content material you shouldn’t feed too many bananas.

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Want a great place to stay in Nebraska? No matter what your plan for a dream vacation is, reconsider for a moment how great it would be to stay in a rustic log cabin in the Nebraska outdoors. Many cabin rentals in Nebraska are affordable and come with all the amenities you can think of including TV, bathroom, linens, and a fully eqipped kitchen. Even more is when you walk outdoors ready to explore what's beyond the cabins. Experience magic in the land of corn, industry, and American history; Nebraska.
Your Nebraska cabin rental can offer much because when you step outside there is so much to do in the outdoors. You will be able to fish, go hunting, or simply sit back to relax and take in nature all around you. With so much open land and the lack of hussel and bustle, you will be able to see miles and miles all around you. No matter where you look, there is always beaty to be found in this wonderful state. Grab a pair of binoculars and experience the great sights to see. Another special place to visit while in Nebraska is the Berkshire Hathaway headquarters, where Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett continues to make a great name for himself in the area of business with this company, bringing in billions a year to the Nebraska economy.
Many Nebraska cabins come complete with a daily housekeeping staff to clean up. You want your stay to be as comfortable as possible and to have the best experience possible. With a fireplace in many log cabins, your stay will not only be comfortable, but warm and cozy. Most cabin owners recommended you reserve your cabin rental at least 2 weeks prior to your arrival. Cabins can fill up quickly in Nebraska. So be sure to reserve prior to your arrival as we want to make sure you are able to occupy your dream cabin and experience Nebraska without the hassle.
Lastly, make sure you have a camera with you, as there are many sights to be seen in Nebraska. You will want to capture your memories forever. Most people who visit Nebraska are return visitors. It will be in your best interest to visit at least once. Do yoru research and select a part of Nebraska that interests you most. Rest assured there will be a cabin rental there waiting for you upon your arrival.

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Like the tradition of the afternoon tea, the tea dance is an event that still fills a niche in modern British society. These days the majority of tea dances seem to fall into three main categories: firstly charity events, secondly local social events for retirees and thirdly upmarket events held at established and exclusive hotels, generally attended by well to do retirees. There are few teenagers or twenty somethings eager to be seen at the next local tea dance; they'll be off down the pub as a prelude to a night's clubbing. How times change!
During the nineteenth century tea dances were a useful means for young men and women to meet under the watchful gaze of parents and governesses, an event for the aristocratic and more wealthy families of a community that would have been held in large family homes. Tea dances filled the afternoon or early evening time slot and an array of tea, coffee, cake, sandwiches and the like would have been served alongside. It was basically a version of afternoon tea for the younger and more energetic set.
By the turn of the twentieth century tea dances were a popular event at hotels. Live music was the norm, often in the form of a palm court orchestra, so called because many hotels held their tea dances in a large conservatory or atrium decorated by palm trees. The tradition of the tea dance held sway up to and even during World War 2, but faded away afterwards. As the generations roll on, one has to wonder if there will be anyone left who will know how to waltz or tango. Will the tea dance finally be consigned to the past? The strong following for the BBC's 'Strictly Come Dancing' suggests there might be hope yet!

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Presidents used to vacation in seclusion — at a ranch in Texas or a beach house in Hawaii. Screening their visitors was relatively simple: The only people who came were friends and staff.
To protect the president, that requires the Secret Service to screen hundreds of would-be visitors against preapproved lists.
But to protect his business, it has also required the Secret Service to defer to Mar-a-Lago staffers and allow in some visitors who are not on the list.
Last weekend, that complex system of lists and exceptions broke down.
When a visitor approached the club, officers found she was not on the approved list — but let her in anyway after a Mar-a-Lago staffer suggested she might be the relative of a club member.
The woman, identified as Yujing Zhang, a Chinese national, was later arrested inside the club’s main building. Authorities said she was carrying four cellphones, a laptop and a thumb drive with malicious software.
“I’m surprised that she got in. But then again, I’m not surprised,” said Shannon Donnelly, the longtime society columnist for the Palm Beach Daily News who has covered Mar-a-Lago for years.
She described a situation in which the Secret Service is dealing with two missions, to keep the president safe and to keep his customers happy.
“It’s bound to happen” that people will slip through, Donnelly said. “There’s hundreds of people coming and going when there’s an event, and half of them are members — they’re not used to being stopped.”
On Wednesday, Trump said he had a brief meeting about the incident but said he was not concerned about potential espionage efforts aimed at Mar-a-Lago. He praised the Secret Service as well as the receptionist who first noticed something was amiss with Zhang.
“We have very good control,” he told reporters at the White House. “The person at the front desk did a very good job, to be honest with you.”
Zhang is in jail, charged with making a false statement to a federal officer and entering a restricted area. On Monday, a federal judge will decide whether she should remain in custody.
Counterintelligence agents at the FBI are also looking at Zhang to see whether they can find any information that would explain her behavior, according to people familiar with the matter.
On Wednesday, three top Senate Democrats asked FBI Director Christopher A. Wray to investigate whether foreign spies could exploit weaknesses at Mar-a-Lago to steal classified information. Zhang’s arrest “raises very serious questions regarding security vulnerabilities at Mar-a-Lago, which foreign intelligence services have reportedly targeted,” wrote Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.); Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee; and Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee.
Bernd Lembcke, Mar-a-Lago’s longtime managing director, did not respond to questions about the club’s security procedures, including whether members are checked to see whether they might be foreign agents. Neither did Trump Organization executives in New York.
Mar-a-Lago stretches the full width of narrow Palm Beach island, off the coast of South Florida. It features a beach club, a main building with dining and living rooms, two ballrooms, six hotel suites and an attached house where Trump lives.
There is a cap of 500 members. As of last year, joining required sponsorship by an existing member and a payment of $200,000 — an initiation fee that doubled the year Trump took office. The annual dues are about $14,000, according to members.
Trump has been to the club more than 20 times since he became president, according to a Washington Post tally.
On busy Saturdays in the winter and spring — like this past Saturday, when Zhang got in — there are hundreds of people arriving. Some are members, coming to swim, eat or play tennis.
Others are attending luncheons and galas, holding tickets that cost them hundreds or thousands of dollars. At first, these galas largely drew guests from Palm Beach’s pastel-colored social scene. These days, after a decline in that traditional banquet business, the galas are more commonly aimed at Trump’s fervid political fan base, which extends beyond the clubby island.
That busy schedule is what Trump wanted for Mar-a-Lago, according to one former senior Trump administration official. Even after he became president, Trump did not want Mar-a-Lago to become a place where visitors became uncomfortable.
So he kept it as it was — and made his aides uncomfortable instead.
“The president has no idea who most of the people around him at the club are,” said another White House official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations. “You pay and you get in.”
When Trump is present, guests say, the first stop for visitors is a security screening in a parking lot across the street from the club.
There, past visitors said, guests give their names and identification to Secret Service agents or police officers, who check them against a list supplied by the club. The checks are strict: One member said her 11-year-old grandson brings his passport with him when he comes to use the pool.
But visitors also described instances in which — if a name was not on the list — Mar-a-Lago security personnel would make exceptions if they knew the guest or found another staffer to vouch for them.
“Usually it’s the Mar-a-Lago people that are giving the go-ahead,” said one person familiar with the property who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid angering management. “If [the guest is] a familiar face, they would let them in.”
The Secret Service confirmed as much in its statement about Zhang’s arrest. “The Mar-a-Lago Club’s management determines which members and guests are granted access to the property,” the agency said.
The Secret Service has additional layers of protection around Trump. Agents stand outside the door to his residence, cordon off his table at dinner and surround him if he drops in to weddings or galas in the ballrooms. Guests cannot approach unless Trump waves them over.
“There’s no more access than they’d have than if he was in a restaurant,” said Ronald Kessler, an author who has known Trump for two decades. Kessler said his wife was yanked back by a Secret Service agent when they approached Trump’s table at Mar-a-Lago two years ago.
But, intelligence officials have said, a foreign spy might find Mar-a-Lago a gold mine — even if the spy never laid eyes on Trump. The club is full of Trump’s friends, aides and hangers-on; it could be bugged, or its computers hacked, if someone could get in the door.
In the case of Zhang, the Chinese woman arrested Saturday, she arrived at the first security checkpoint, in the parking lot across the street, and said she was headed to the club’s pool. She was not on the list. According to charging documents, a Mar-a-Lago staffer still allowed her in because the club “believed her to be the relative” of a club member whose name was also Zhang, prosecutors said.
Zhang was picked up by a club employee and driven in a golf cart to the main building. There, prosecutors said, a club receptionist stopped Zhang and asked her why she had come to the club.
Zhang said she had come from Shanghai to attend a “United Nations Friendship Event” at the club, at the invitation of a friend named “Charles.” But there was no such event scheduled, according to charging documents. The receptionist called over a Secret Service agent, the documents said, and Zhang then became “verbally aggressive” and was arrested.
Trump was in Palm Beach this past weekend, but at the time of Zhang’s entrance he was out of the club playing golf.
On Wednesday, authorities were still trying to understand her motivations.
One possibility: She really thought she had a ticket to an event at the club.
There is a Chinese entrepreneur named Charles Li, with a group called the United Nations Chinese Friendship Association, who has sold package tours in China that included tickets to galas at Mar-a-Lago, according to reporting by the Miami Herald.
The Washington Post sought to reach Li at the Beijing address listed for the association, but the building’s management said it had no such tenant.
The Post also sent messages through the Chinese social media network WeChat to a number listed for Li. When The Post asked whether this number belonged to Charles Li, the user sent back a photo of Trump doing a thumbs-up.
But then, when The Post asked about Zhang, the account did not respond, and then it blocked The Post from further contact.
Could Zhang have been at Mar-a-Lago as part of a foreign intelligence operation? Former U.S. counterintelligence officials said that was possible — but noted that it appeared to be an unsophisticated effort, lame enough to be foiled by a receptionist.
“I don’t know if it’s a sanctioned activity by the Chinese government, but there’s no doubt it’s some type of potential intelligence operation,” said Robert Anderson, a former senior FBI counterintelligence official. He is now chief executive of Cyber Defense Labs in Dallas.
He also called it “very disturbing” for someone “with that shoddy of a story to get by two or three levels of security” at a facility where the president could be in attendance. “How in the heck does that happen?”
Anna Fifield, Wang Yuan, Lyric Li and Liu Yang in Beijing; Colby Itkowitz, Karoun Demirjian and Rachael M. Bade in Washington; and Lori Rozsa in West Palm Beach, Fla., contributed to this report.


Doja Cat received a lot of attention recently due to her new shaved appearance. Now she’s back in the spotlight, but it’s not because of her. This time it’s because of Rolling Ray. Rolling accused her of stealing his catchphrase, but after being called out, Doja Cat made peace with Rolling Ray.
Doja Cat appeared to be attempting to make amends with Rolling Ray after incurring the wrath of the internet. Rolling Ray called out the singer on August 18 after she teased her clothing line, It’s Giving. To promote its release, Doja posted a video in which she could only be heard saying a line that prompted Rolling Ray to react.
“It was supposed to give but it did not give what needed to be gave to the highest of giving.”
Fans immediately drew comparisons to the 2019 viral moment involving Rolling Ray. Doja Cat was clearly heard calling out the same phrase that Rolling Ray said three years prior. When Ray learned of Doja’s news, he tweeted it to her immediately.
“It’s not even giving what y’all said it was supposed to gave, no, I wasted my money!
“This b*tch said let me steal from this handicap black b*tch & copy righted my saying uh whole year ago !! Lord I’m tired of fighting.”
Thousands of people soon started debating this on various social media sites, and while Doja’s supporters fiercely defended her, their opponents weren’t having it. Doja came back to Twitter and advised Rolling Ray to check his direct messages.
Ray found everything said there to be satisfactory. “Purr Now this giving what’s supposed to be gave,” he wrote publicly in response.
The debate is still trending on Twitter as fans continue to support their artists by appreciating both agreeable and disagreeable viewpoints. Ray has reviewed the video once more, but he is still on his own side. What do you think? Keep checking Thirsty for more updates.
What’s your take on it? Sound it in the comments.


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A couple of years ago, Qantas turned to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help it solve a big data problem. Australia's largest airline needed help with flight planning and attempting to run a new flight leg from Sydney to Dallas, Texas.
AWS Australia and New Zealand managing director Paul Migliorini told ZDNet that the problem Qantas was facing was its legacy systems could not handle the compute power required to run the analysis around determining if this ambitious flight was possible.
"They had a challenge, a computationally intensive problem because they had to run scenarios around things like weather conditions and fuel to see if the plane could fly safely from Sydney to Dallas," Migliorini explained. "It would take four months to run the algorithm so effectively they couldn't do it because they didn't have the computing capacity."
Migliorini said it was a classic cloud use case. Qantas was pushing its data to AWS to bring that computational timeframe down to four hours, with the algorithms able to calculate up to 15,000 different routes.
In solving its big data problem, Qantas realised the power of innovation through the cloud.
"What that did in Qantas -- which is really interesting -- is it changed the mindset around what was possible in terms of innovation, where previously people were conditioned to think you couldn't even conceive of it and to actually pull the resources together to solve that problem," Migliorini said.
"What we're seeing now in Qantas is huge numbers of threads of innovation popping up across the organisation and they're adopting cloud in a very mature sense. They've reconfigured their operating model to do it at scale so we're seeing a whole lot of agility come into that organisation that's driving innovation around operations and fuel efficiency, as well as innovation around Qantas.com, and how they transact.
"It's a really fabulous story that's just going to accelerate over time."
Qantas began the transition of its online booking site to AWS early last year, with Qantas CTO cum CISO Chris Taylor saying previously he was "absolutely confident" that once the full deployment was completed, Qantas.com would not fail.
Additionally, Qantas has also managed to speed up its booking processing times from batch to batch to real-time, via AWS. As a result, that has increased data processing time by 100 times, and reduced the amount of code required to do the same workload by 90 percent, and the cost to run the service by 80 percent.
According to Qantas, moving into the cloud will save the company AU$30 million over five years.
"Qantas is doing a lot of incredible work," Migliorini added. "Whether you're an enterprise with legacy or a startup ... to fully realise the potential of your organisation, you need to focus your resources on the things that are driving value for you."
In Australia, AWS' customers include almost all of the top 10 publicly traded companies, such as the big four banks, Telstra, and mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP. AWS is also used by Australian startup success story Atlassian, and the New Zealand cloud accounting experts Xero.
"What we're seeing more and more now is that there are a lot of organisations that see cloud as a vehicle to reduce cost," Migliorini said.
"But what's interesting with less early adopters, is they start out by thinking that cloud can reduce cost, but what happens quite quickly is they pivot towards the agility to innovate. They get the [AWS] platform in and they start to remediate aspects of their legacy organisation and they're reducing cost but they're also finding that they're reducing friction.
"Large corporates are thinking differently around how they differentiate through their development capabilities, this idea that software is going to create the point of differentiation -- it's happening everywhere."
Disclosure: Asha Barbaschow travelled to AWS Re:Invent as a guest of AWS.


I was excited I’m getting ready to buy my first SA/DA pistol. I find the H&K line to look incredibly attractive and sleek. I picked up the P30 at my dealer and it felt amazing. I was set on walking out with it. Then I pulled the trigger I think I vomited in my mouth. Same thing in Single Action. It wasn’t the reset, it was the feel of the pull plus the feel of that plastic trigger. Is it only the P30 or is this the way H&K triggers are.
I was thinking about a P30 for my wife, but reconsidered after reading a lot of negative reviews regarding the trigger in both DA and SA . I rented about a dozen different pistols before deciding on my CZ-P07. I will note that most rental guns will be well broken in though. I was not thrilled with trigger on my pistol when I got it, but It got better after the first 500 rounds. The next 500 didn't change it much more, but after disassembly, cleaning, and some polishing on the innards, I've got a good feeling trigger.
The trigger will smooth out after a few hundred rounds. My P30 is a tack driver.


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There's the $5,000 grant approved for Bobbi and the Strays, the Ozone Park, Queens, group that finds lost pets; there's the $10,000 for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in upstate Cohoes so the lodge can fix its ailing HVAC system; there's the $2,500 to erect permanent signage in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in midtown; and the $2,000 for the German American Club in Albany so the group can finally pave its parking lot.
New York's media have always had a field day with the state legislature's "member items"the $200 million slush fund out of which legislators are allocated a set amount of funds (calculated according to political clout) to spend pretty much as they please. This good old-fashioned pork-barrel spending is the kind of thing that greases political wheels, even if taxpayers might not see it as urgently needed. Traditionally, assembly and senate leaders kept the names of the givers secret, a move that necessitated a bit of a guessing game as to which member was responsible for which item.
But the guessing game ended abruptly this fall when the Albany Times-Union won a lawsuit to compel the legislature to identify the names of the lawmakers and their individual largesse. A new round of stories was sparked this month when the assembly and the senate published files showing who gave what over the last three fiscal years on their respective websites. The lists show that Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno were the biggest givers, doling out millions to their own favorite charities. Bruno even gave $500,000 to a for-profit technology firm headed by a close pala gift now under FBI scrutiny.
Most lawmakers, however, received far less to distribute, and the records show they spread their limited loot around their districts in increments of $1,000 to $5,000. The money goes mainly for respectable civic endeavors: volunteer fire and ambulance departments, community patrols, neighborhood improvement associations, libraries, schools, legal services, and veterans' needs.
By that standard, the $50,000 a year for leu-kemia research allocated by Brooklyn Democratic assemblyman Vito Lopez is one of the larger individual grants, as well as one that seems to put him squarely on the side of the angels. But it also dramatically demonstrates how legislators have been given a free hand to choose good deeds that benefit themselves as much as their constituents.
Lopez, who last year became the powerful leader of Brooklyn's Democratic Party, earmarked the money for the prestigious Sloan-Kettering Institute, an arm of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a world-renowned facility.
The state grants have gone toward a study of the glucose transporter function, which was described by Dr. Mark Heaney, a leukemia specialist at Sloan-Kettering, as "an effort to study ways that cancer cells differ from normal cells in leukemia patients." In a written statement to the Voice, Heaney said, "We hope this research will one day lead to a therapy for leukemia patients."
That's something in which Lopez has an intensely personal stake. The 65-year-old assemblyman suffers from leukemia himself and has been a patient at Memorial Sloan-Kettering since 1993, when he was first diagnosed with the ailment. In an interview, Lopez, who was first elected to the assembly in 1984, said that he began making the grants shortly after he underwent treatment at the center. "I went in and got treated with heavy doses of chemotherapy, three different regimens. The last time, I almost didn't make it through," he said. "The hospital had a research project that dealt with some vitamins, and they came to me and said they needed probably a million dollars for research. And I submitted it."
Lopez said he had provided the $50,000 grants to Sloan-Kettering every year for the past decade. Initially he made them together with another Brooklyn assembly member, Eileen Dugan, who was also treated for cancer at Sloan-Kettering. Dugan died in 1996. Since then, Lopez has made the grants on his own. He said that he failed to allocate the funding to Sloan-Kettering in the current fiscal year only because he had been absent from the assembly for several months after having a heart operation.
The doctor who originally approached him for the research funding, Lopez said, was the same one overseeing his cancer therapy at the time. That doctor has since died. But Lopez, whose cancer has been in remission for 10 years, said that most of his recent checkups at the hospital have been handled by Heaney, who was listed as the research project director for the grants on the legislative forms submitted by Lopez and approved by the assembly.
"This was a renewal of an ongoing grant," said Joanne Nicholas, a spokesperson for Memorial Sloan-Kettering. "When Dr. Heaney took over the lab two years ago, the grant was already in place. It is a wonderful thing that Mr. Lopez is doing," she added.
Lopez reacted angrily to questions about his giving. He said that he had never undergone any experimental treatments himself and that he had supplied the funding because he had become "more sensitive" to the need for cancer research. "You are going to taint this because I went to the hospital?" he said. "How do you make that dirty? It's remarkable. They get it, and that's about it. I don't have much more to tell you. I guess the legislature gives research money out on a broad level. It was never a major thing."


HIGHLIGHTS: NCAA Finals San Beda vs Letran, Game 3
MANILA, Philippines - The San Beda Red Lions face off with the Letran Knights in their do-or-die duel at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum Friday, October 26, that will see the winner take home the coveted NCAA Season 88 men's basketball title -- and the recognition of being the league's winningest team.
Both the Lions and the Knights are tied for most NCAA titles with 16 each. Who will make history with a 17th title?
After San Beda won Game 1 in a close contest, Letran showed that they have what it takes to dethrone the reigning champions by convincingly winning Game 2 -- San Beda's first loss in the finals since 2009.
Will San Beda keep the crown or will Letran stop the Lions in their tracks?
Rappler live blogs the exciting Game 3 of the best-of-three series.


Tbilisi, DFWatch - Deputy prime minister and minister of energy Kakha Kaladze apologised for sexist remarks he made while commenting on President Giorgi Margvelashvili’s statement about ‘undue connections between political groups and law enforcement’ in the context of the dispute over the Constitutional Court.
TBILISI, DFWatch--Georgian president Giorgi Margvelashvili political groups have informal connections with law enforcement and other state bodies and are using them for political purposes. “This trend is used for political goals,” the president said on Monday,
TBILISI, DFWatch--Sunday night, police in Georgia detained two members of a newly formed opposition party led by the opera singer Paata Burchuladze. The two members of State for People were detained outside the party office in Temka, a northern district
TBILISI, DFWatch--Catholics in Rustavi, 20km south of the Georgian capital, have won a court’s backing that they were discriminated against after failing to get a construction permit to build a church there. The Catholic community in Rustavi applied for permission


Dream Bot Studios Preps Free Game for iPad Mini
Gaming company Dream Bot Studios is set to launch its latest mobile game. And in time for the release of iPad Mini, the company announced it will also give away free versions of the game for the latest Apple device.
New York, NY (PRWEB) October 29, 2012
Gaming company Dream Bot Studios is set to launch a new game. And just in time for the iPad Mini release, it prepped a free version of it for the latest iPad tablet.
The game was entitled "Flicked Off At The Movies." To play it, gamers, who will be positioned at the back of the movie theater in the game, will have to throw candies and other weapons to movie goers at the front seats to tick them off. The goal is to simply make as many hit as possible.
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Candies and other weapons in the game were of corresponding points. And so, gamers will have to use them slyly and cunningly to get high scores. But apart from points, the “weapons” were as matched with silly animations and sound effects to complete the fun game environment.
As an iPhone and iPad application, Dream Bot Studios scheduled the release of “Flicked Off At The Movies” paid version in November. However, as a special treat, the gaming studio announced it will release a free version of the game as well, which could also be played on the soon-to-come-out iPad Mini.
"We will sell the game on all app stores, but we want to reward our fans, friends and families with the game being entirely free to play. All one needs to do is go to our Facebook Fan Page and Like our Fan page. They will receive a private code to download the full game for free, including all its updates," said the company's CEO Markus Skupeika.
Apart from “Flicked Off At The Movies,” the studio offers many other mobile games. It is currently redesigning all of them to be compatible with iPad mini.
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Rhea County Official: Nokian Tyres Factory Has “Exceeded our Expectations” Thus Far
Commercial production at the company’s first North American facility is scheduled to begin in 2020, but the factory has already created significant positive economic impact for the community.
DAYTON, Tenn. – Eighteen months ago, a group of state and local leaders gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of Nokian Tyres’ production factory in Dayton, Tennessee. The Scandinavian tire company explained that the Dayton Factory – its first facility in North America – was the epicenter of its growth strategy in the region, while the community exulted in the jobs and growth it would create.
Today, as the facility takes shape and the company hires workers to staff it, it’s interesting to look back at how far the factory has come in such a short time. It’s a story of transformation – not just of a building or a business, but of the Rhea County community itself.
“It’s amazing to see what the construction team has accomplished in such a short time,” said Nokian Tyres Dayton Factory Operations Director Peter Chia. “Our rapid progress is a result of tremendous collaboration between several important partners.”
“When we were recruiting this project, our goal was to strengthen the community and our economic base,” said Dennis Tumlin, Executive Director of the Rhea Economic and Tourism Council. “It has exceeded our expectations with how quickly we have seen economic growth as a result. We couldn’t be more pleased.”
The public first became aware of the plant in May 2017, when the company joined state and local officials to announce the $360 million facility, its third global production factory and first in North America. While a groundbreaking celebration took place in September of 2017, full-scale construction began in earnest last March, just one year ago.
Soon thereafter, observant passers-by would have seen the structure starting to rise from the Southeast Tennessee dirt. By July, construction teams had erected the first wall and laid the foundation of the production building, using more than 6,000 cubic yards of concrete in the process.
In December, contractors began installing the high-tech equipment that will craft some of the safest, most eco-friendly tires in the world. Today, equipment installation continues at a robust pace as teams put the finishing touches on the production and mixing buildings. The mixing silos are complete and ready to house raw materials when the production process begins. And contractors are preparing to connect utilities to major areas of the facility.
Commercial tire production remains on schedule to begin in 2020. In the meantime, Nokian Tyres is busy hiring and training the workers who will participate in the production ramp-up process.
“While it’s gratifying to build the facility itself, we’re even more eager to build a strong workforce that will craft premium tires,” Chia said. “We’re looking for driven employees who want to be part of a positive, productive culture.”
The construction project has been a boon to the local economy in the short term, say local officials.
“We’ve seen an immediate positive economic impact on our community since the Nokian Tyres announcement in late 2017,” Tumlin said. “Our lodging tax collections increased significantly in 2018, which was driven by the construction traffic, and our local option sales tax and housing market have experienced similar growth.”
Lodging tax collections have grown by 11.7 percent since the company began construction, according to Tumlin. Local option sales tax receipts are up 7.24 percent.
Four hundred workers at the Dayton Factory will produce approximately four million tires per year once the facility reaches full capacity. The company expects to hire as many as 200 of them by the end of the year.
For more information about Nokian Tyres’ Dayton Factory or to apply for jobs there, interested parties can visit NokianTires.com/DaytonFactory.
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By Veena Pathare
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Spot polyvinyl chloride (PVC) prices in India and Pakistan are likely to be buoyed by firm feedstock costs in the first half of the year, market sources said.
On 3 January, PVC was assessed at $1,030-1,050/tonne (€752-767/tonne) CFR (cost and freight) India/Pakistan, stable from December prices, according to ICIS data.
Prices of feedstock ethylene are expected to remain high in January to June because of tight supply, market sources said.
Ethylene prices were assessed at $1,500-1,540/tonne CFR NE (northeast Asia) on 6 January, ICIS data showed.
In India, PVC prices have been stable-to-firm since mid-November largely on firm ethylene prices, which beat the downward pull from weak demand. In July to October last year, PVC prices had been soft, partly on extended monsoon season.
About 70% of India’s total PVC demand of 2.5m tonnes/year is consumed by the agricultural sector, where the resin is widely used in pipes for underground irrigation systems.
The infrastructure sector accounts for the remaining 30% of the country’s PVC demand.
While PVC demand in India is expected to strengthen in the second half of January and is likely to remain firm for the whole of the first quarter, overall spending on infrastructure and construction sectors may be suspended in the months leading up to the national elections, which begin in May.
“Demand should improve by mid-January following the Makar Sankranti or the Harvest festival, as it marks the beginning of the Rabi crop season. Demand should remain strong till around March, but when elections begin, nothing is likely to move in any of the downstream markets,” a source at a regional producer said.
India’s PVC demand, which grew 14% in the fiscal year ending March 2013, is forecast to slow down to 10-11% in 2013-14, with growth expected to decelerate further to 6-8% in the following year amid a continued uncertainty in the economic outlook.
A severe credit crunch in regional markets, insufficient government funds for water supply and distribution projects and cutbacks in infrastructure and construction spending as the country goes to polls, are all expected to cap PVC demand growth this year.
However, market participants are hopeful of a demand recovery later in the year that would come with political stability and implementation of favourable economic policies.
“We hope that a new stable government that is pro-growth comes into power, because this will then infuse optimism into the currently Indian disillusioned market,” an Indian trader said.
In neighbouring Pakistan, a slowdown in the downstream construction sector is expected to restrain PVC demand growth, because of insufficient government funds allocated for several projects.
PVC buying is expected to be led by small-volume purchases, with regional converters likely to resist bulk buying, as well as high prices, according to market participants.
PVC demand in Pakistan, estimated at 140,000-150,000 tonnes/year is dominated by usage in pipes. These pipes find wide use in agriculture and construction sectors.
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Plumbers and builders merchant group Wolseley has confirmed that its Build Center brand is one of those ‘under scrutiny’ but said it is not necessarily up for sale .
Wolseley finance director John Martin told the Telegraph that Build Center is yet to be “recategorised”.
“We will improve the performance of these businesses, and then either we classify them for retention in the group or sell them,” he said.
Martin also said that group would not rule out looking at more bolt-on acquisitions.
Wolseley released third quarter figures on Tuesday which showed that the group’s UK business still has some way to go but that the US market is improving.

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Many people in Vishakhapatnam have tonsils. They visittheir ENT hospital in Vishakhapatnam for treatment but suffer from the same problem after a few months. So, why does it happen, and how can you prevent it? To understand this, let us first learn why do tonsil stones develop.
Why do tonsil stones develop?
Tonsils are tissue pieces in the back of the mouth's side. They have lymph nodes and help filter out viruses and bacteria.
Tiny calcium deposits, known as tonsilloliths or tonsil stones, can grow up on tonsils. It happens due to dead cells, food, or mucus that you normally swallow. However, it can sometimes get caught in mini pockets of the tonsils' mucus membrane coating. This is a similar substance that lines your mouth, nose, and throat's insides.
Tonsil stones are rough in texture and white or yellow. They are small — about the size of a rice grain — yet can develop large, up to about a grape's size.
Furthermore, tonsils are mostly found in people who have repeated tonsillitis or have huge tonsils.
Now that you understand why tonsil stones develop, let us understand how to find out tonsil stones.
How to tell if you have tonsil stones?
Tiny tonsil stones may not bring any signs. Yet, potential symptoms are:
- Poor breath
- Throat irritation or a sensation like a thing is stuck inside your throat
- White bumps over your tonsils
- Problems swallowing
- Tonsil redness
- Ear pain (if a tonsil stone presses on a nerve)
Several tonsil stone signs are the same as tonsillitis. However, tonsillitis also brings headaches and fever.
Now that you know the symptoms of tonsil stones let us understand how you can prevent them from recurring.
Preventing tonsil stones from recurring
The only way to completely stop tonsil stones is to remove your tonsils surgically. This surgery is known as a tonsillectomy. It is often used to treat chronic tonsillitis.
Tonsillectomies are commonly performed in childhood; still, they can be performed in adults as well. The procedure is done under general anaesthesia.
Side effects usually involve a sore throat and problems swallowing for some days. Severe side effects are uncommon. You can visit your ENT specialist in Vishakhapatnam to learn more about the surgery procedure.
For people who do not match the tonsillectomy's criteria (i.e., seven cases of tonsillitis or strep throat in a single year), there are methods to help stop tonsil stones on your own.
- Practice good oral hygiene
This is the right method to stop tonsil stones from occurring. Ensure to brush your tongue and teeth in the morning, before bed, and after each meal. Additionally, it would be best if you floss every day. This helps to prevent debris from getting collected in your tonsils' mucus membrane.
Mouthwash can help flush bacteria and debris out from your mouth and prevent tonsil stones from forming. Use a mouthwash that does not contain alcohol.
- Gargling water
You can gargle with warm salt water as it can stop viruses or bacteria from entering your tonsils and bringing problems. Also, it can help reduce pain linked with tonsil stones.
- Water pick
You can utilize a water pick to flush out your mouth and avoid bacteria and debris.
Removing tonsil stones at home
If your tonsil stones are minuet, try removing them at home. The best method to try this is to scrape them out using a cotton swab or toothbrush gently. A gargling or water pick can also help dislodge the stones.
When to see an ENT Specialist?
Several tonsil stones do not need medical assistance. If your signs are severe, your tonsils are extremely red, or you have ear pain, visit an ENT specialist in Visakhapatnam. These may be tonsillitis symptoms or other, more severe problems. You should also consult a specialist if your tonsil stones are extremely large.
If your tonsil stones keep returning (are repeated), you should visit a specialist. They will try to determine the underlying reason for your repeated tonsil stones. In this case, a specialist may suggest that you surgically remove your tonsils.
In several situations, tonsil stones are harmless. It will disappear on its own or with good oral hygiene and at-home removal. Yet, they can become a symptom of a severe issue, like tonsillitis. If you get tonsil stones usually or the stones become large, make an appointment with your ENT specialist to have them checked.

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Cameroon-based fintech Nkwa App secures $15,000 in funding to accelerate financial inclusion and promote a saving culture
Cameroon-based fintech startup Nkwa App has raised $15,000 in Seed Funding to accelerate financial inclusion and promote a saving culture
The funding came from local angel investors called Cameroon Angels Network (CAN). Launched in 2020, Nkwa allows its users to regularly save money directly from their mobile phones simply and more safely for their future projects. The startup, which is supported by Cameroon’s Ministry of Finance, plans to invest the latest round of funding in onboarding more customers and scaling operations. Nkwa was among 15 African fintech startups selected to participate in the fifth edition of “CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa,” organized by the Luxembourg House of Financial Technologies (LHoFT) last October.
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