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We had got into a world in which the majority of the governing classes believed in no religion. Lle had known many editors and newspaper proprietors. But he had yet to meet one who believed in religion. The overwhelm ing mass of the governing body of the state was nu-christian. That was the first mistake, the mistake of the orthodox side. To suppose that the commonwealth was Christian. It was a heathen country to be conquered and redeemed. The second thing, the thing that people on the other side had to remember. Was that this was by no means a new experience for the Christian religion. The Christian religion. Especially in those historic and traditional forms as in the Roman Catholic, Greek. And. According to one theory. The Anglican Church, had existed for centuries, had again and again been in power and out of power. Been in turn persecuting and persecuted, without any power in the common wealth and with renewed power in the common wealth. Had gone on, up and down. Throughout the ages. They must not believe that they were living in an age in which the Christian religion had been eclipsed. For they were not.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union recently ruled that Russia-related sanctions do not apply in principle to a private pilot who uses airplanes at Luxembourg Airport. The General Court dismissed an action brought by a private pilot who is a citizen of Russia and Luxembourg and held that the prohibition only applies to those that have economic or financial control of the airplanes. The General Court determined that it was inappropriate for the restrictive measures to apply against the pilot, as well as other Russian citizens who hold private pilot licenses, because the objective of Russian sanctions is to pressure the Russian President and his government to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity and stop violating international law.
Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February 2022, the Council of the EU expanded restrictive measures that were originally imposed against Russia in 2014 in response to its annexation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and other destabilizing actions in Ukraine. The newer sanctions, among other things, prevented all Russian-registered airplanes from taking off, landing in or flying over the territory of the EU – prohibitions that also applied to non-Russian-registered airplanes owned, chartered or controlled by Russian individuals, entities or bodies. The private pilot filed the action in order to challenge the European Commission’s and European Aviation Safety Agency’s interpretation of the measure, which found that it prohibited any Russian national from flying an airplane as a private pilot because the pilot controls when and where the plane flies.


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From the sworn virgins of the Balkans to ancient Egypt’s skht, we live in a world where gender diverse people have always existed. Gender roles are an interesting indication of a culture’s values and beliefs, so it is important to include them in a conworld too.
Here are a few from Kireles:
- In the Qadhrin culture, it is common for male devotees of the goddess Qamala to undergo a rite of passage that marks them not as men but as deavirs. The strong energy of Qamala transforms all whom she touches – even their gender is changed.
The Qadhrin Islands are located near Nova Eliyana. They are all that remains of the ancient Qadhral Empire.
- Sinaaqu is a country where the vast majority of the population experiences a reversed circadian rhythm cycle: they are awake at night and asleep during the day. The small minority of individuals who do not experience this are considered outcasts from mainstream society. They are labelled somnyxians – “night sleepers” – and are considered a separate gender with strict roles.
- Within the cultures of the island nations on the equator, it is common for children to belong to a third gender called “treasure” or “secret” in their languages. This is a way of protecting children from what is deemed inappropriate nosiness. Once they enter puberty, joyous rites and rituals graduate them into adulthood and the gender of either man or woman.
- Fajhne cultures embrace the concept of luneth, a gender associated with menstruation. Blood has a lot of mythological symbolism among many of the Fajhne ethnic groups; those who are bleeding are said to embody the force of Luneth, a semi-demonic entity in Fajhne mythology.
Gender in the real world
While researching for ideas on cultural genders, I learned that gender is many things – but it truly does vary depending on the culture. In some cultures, there is no way that transgender or non-binary identities could be valid: I’m thinking of cultures where women live secluded deep within purdah and where men are afforded too much power. How could a man claim to “identify” as a woman in such a culture? How could a woman identify as “non-binary” in such a culture?
By the same token, there are some genders which simply don’t exist in other cultures: hijra, for example. A person who is not from a South Asian culture could not be a hijra [to claim so would be disrespectful].
So, what is gender?
- A social role: first and foremost, I believe gender is a role or a cultural concept. It can be either loose and fluid or very strict, but nonetheless there are “ways” of being man, woman, or other that are defined by social customs and traditions. In areas where the roles are oppressive, abolishing all gender would be beneficial [but not necessarily the best way to solve gender-related problems]. Without culture, gender really has no meaning.
- A feeling: this feeling aligns us, more or less, with the social role, experiences, and identities of a certain gender; we identify with the feelings and experiences of people within a group.
- A way to organize the world and the feelings/experiences of humans: this means that there are other ways to organize people’s feelings and experiences – gender need not necessarily be based on physical sex or even sexual orientation.
- Self-expression: because gender is a way to organize one’s feelings and experiences, it is ultimately a personal mode of self-expression. Some claim that there are an infinite number of genders. But there is definitely an infinite number of ways to relate to being a man, woman, or other, an infinite number of ways to express oneself.
- An experience: Taking all of the above into consideration as one package, gender is an experience.
Radical Feminists advocate gender abolishment because they see gender as an inherently oppressive institution. But, though I agree with Radical Feminists on some fronts, I do not believe gender is inherently oppressive. People have a desire to categorize and label things; it makes the world manageable and less scary – plus it helps us connect with others who have similar experiences.
Gender is undoubtedly oppressive in some situations, but to abolish all gender seems racist/imperialist and lacking in judgement to me. Many cultures had/have positive relations to gender diverse individuals.
RadFems also say that it is especially difficult for females to ID as non-binary or as men due to misogyny. I believe they are correct in this point. Misogyny colors most people’s views on gender. It’s important that females try to work through internalized misogyny.
But the Trans-positive Feminist movement seems to be missing a few points too: biology does exist. Humans are a sexually dimorphic species. Females have different symptoms for heart attacks than men, female bodies experience things that male bodies just don’t. To deny this by saying that no one conforms to the dimorphic standards is ludicrous – and I also believe it erases intersex people. As a group, intersex people have endured a lot and to claim that everyone is “a little bit” intersex is disrespectful of their struggle.
I have seen a startling trend whereby trans feminists wish to deny that females need feminism; having a vagina is a feminist issue, whatever you identify as: from sex-selective abortion to obstetric violence, females cannot simply “identify out” of their oppression.
They are oppressed because of their biology – not because of their identity.
Both Radical Feminists and Trans-positive Feminists make valid points about gender identity. Females who ID as non-binary or as men need to be aware of internalized misogyny and ensure that their identity is not inspired by woman-hatred or dysphoria about having a female body.


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During a meeting with students on Jan. 5, Catherine Carroll, a possible candidate for the new associate vice president and Title IX coordinator position, said that higher education institutions are in the “dark ages” regarding the handling of sexual misconduct cases.
“There is a lot of room for innovation. Universities across the country are struggling with this because they don’t know what they’re doing,” Carroll said. “Educational administrations […] are a bit notorious for not meeting their federal, legal obligations.”
Carroll visited Jan. 4-5, where she held a presentation for students and faculty in the EMU Gumwood Room. She conducted interviews with other administrators such as President Michael Schill and Vice President of Student Life Robin Homes.
According to Kathie Stanley, chair of the search committee, the committee was unable to reach an agreement on a candidate last month but identified Carroll as a possible candidate for the position.
Some of the responsibilities of this new position include creating a campus-wide strategy to reduce sexual assault, supervising Title IX officers and investigations and coordinating the Sexual Assault Advisory Council.
Carroll, who is the current Title IX officer and director at the University of Maryland, highlighted the need for greater accessibility to resources for victims, greater transparency on sexual misconduct processes, training sessions for administrators on how to handle sexual misconduct and combining all sexual assault resources under one campaign.
At the meeting, Maxine David, a member of the Organization Against Sexual Assault, told Carroll that students have “very little faith” in the administration to handle sexual misconduct after the university filed a countersuit against the victim of an alleged rape by three former university basketball athletes.
Carroll agreed and said that there is always a tension between students and administrators. She says that university administrators nationwide are disconnected in their intentions to handle these cases because they are ill-informed and they rely on people below them to give information.
“[The university has] a number of [administrators] who have been trying to do the right thing, but it doesn’t mean that it was the right thing,” Carroll said.
Michele De La Cruz, who works with the Sexual Wellness Awareness Team, commended the school’s efforts to tackle sexual assault, but criticized confusing policies and how resources are not unified under a single campaign.
“I’m amazed at how long it has taken me to understand and to learn what our policies are … and what our services are [after working with SWAT since last year],” De La Cruz said.
Carroll applied for this position because she feels she receives little support from the president at Maryland, whom she rarely sees.
A copy of Carroll’s application for the position can be found here.

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Board Tightens Eviction Process / Landlords plan court fight claiming illegal property seizure
Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, September 15, 1998
1998-09-15 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco -- San Francisco's landlord-tenant war raged on rather quietly yesterday when the Board of Supervisors passed a tougher moratorium on many owner move-in evictions without any debate.
An even tougher anti-eviction measure, Proposition G, is on the city's November 3 ballot and looks likely to pass.
Property owners did not show up yesterday to protest the supervisors' unanimous action, and a spokeswoman said they also will not campaign against the initiative.
Instead, the landlords will wait until the moratorium is turned into a permanent ban by passage of Proposition G, then go to court to try to get it overturned as an illegal seizure of property, said Janan New of the San Francisco Apartment Association.
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They did that once before and prevailed, but supervisors amended the moratorium. The new version is now in effect.
The legislation that the board passed yesterday, sponsored by Supervisor Sue Bierman, would extend the existing moratorium until June 1999. It amends the law protecting some seniors and the disabled from eviction to say that a landlord who wants to move into a unit must occupy it for at least three years. Current law says one year.
It would also restrict tenancies- in-common, in which a group of people buys an apartment building with the goal of moving in. Only people who have a stake of at least 50 percent could move in, limiting move-ins to two people per building.
Proposition G would go further by extending permanent owner move-in eviction rules to all tenants and adopting the three-year rule. It also would effectively end tenancies-in-common by limiting owner move-in evictions to one per building.
In other action, the board passed legislation by Supervisor Leslie Katz that could make it tougher to cut down trees on city property.
But Katz was forced to make a key amendment, based on objections raised by Supervisor Jose Medina. Originally, she had proposed that people objecting to Department of Public Works decisions to remove trees could appeal to the Board of Permit Appeals.
But Medina, a former member of the appeals board, said that such a provision could bog down tree removal for a long time.
He also said merchants along 24th Street in the Mission District feel that "inappropriate trees can affect commercial corridors" by making people feel unsafe.
Medina, who is chairman of the 24th Street Revitalization Committee, wants the big trees along 24th gradually removed and replaced with smaller trees.
Under the amended legislation, the director of public works will still be able to make the final decision about removing trees under the department's control.
Other provisions call for extended notification of more neighbors when the city plans to remove trees. More time -- 30 days -- would be required, instead of the current 10.


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This clinical trial will see if self-hypnosis or mindfulness meditation can help decrease fatigue severity in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Such findings could help increase treatment options for people with MS.
People with MS often have problems with fatigue that can interfere with other treatments. For some, fatigue is the most debilitating symptom of MS. Unfortunately, available treatments provide inadequate relief. Past research has found that training in self-hypnosis may reduce fatigue for people with MS. Other research showed mindfulness meditation can reduce fatigue in the general population.
What do I have to do?
- Staff will randomly assign participants to either (1) mindfulness meditation, (2) self-hypnosis or (3) treatment as usual.
- Participants will complete four short online surveys to assess feelings of fatigue, sleep quality, and pain intensity.
- Participants randomized to (1) mindfulness mediation and (2) self-hypnosis will listen to self-directed audio recordings for four weeks and practice the skills taught for six months.
- Participants randomized to treatment as usual will not listen to the audio recordings. Instead, they will continue their regular care. Study staff will offer participants the intervention at the end of the treatment period.
- All study procedures take place online or on the phone — no in-person visits are required.
- Up to $80 total compensation provided.
To be eligible, one must
- be 18 years of age or older
- have MS
- have chronic fatigue
For more information, contact study staff at firstname.lastname@example.org or (206) 598-0501.
Mark Jensen, Ph.D. is the lead investigator of this study, which the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) funds. Find additional study detail at ClinicalTrials.gov.


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SEATTLE — A worker strike is impacting Weyerhaeuser's operations in Washington and Oregon.
The Washington-based company announced a work stoppage involving members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union on Tuesday. Weyerhaeuser has about 1,200 union members, which includes employees in the company's Wood Products and Timberlands organization.
In a prepared statement, Denise Merle, senior vice president and chief administration officer for the company, said they have been "formally engaged" in bargaining with the union since May. The company, according to the statement, has made "several offers related to wages and benefits."
"After we presented our final offer, IAM workers at multiple sites went on strike late last night," Merle said. "While we are very disappointed in their decision to walk out, we are committed to supporting our employees and negotiating in good faith with union representatives. We are prepared to continue discussions to produce a contract that is beneficial for employees and sustainable for the company across business cycles."
Workers on a picket line in Washington told KING 5 they are striking for better healthcare and wages. Every department, they said, is on strike.
According to a letter from the union, negotiations with Weyerhaeuser began in April for a new collective bargaining agreement that expired May 31.
Weyerhaeuser, according to the union's letter, presented a proposal on Aug. 19. The proposal included "a number of improvements," but "came nowhere close to what our members wanted or deserve." The offer was rejected by union members.
The strike is the first since 1986.

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Today I’ve a one-photo-sketch for you. It makes use of all your scrap paper and punches that you all have in your stash. To be honest, any shape dies would work well too. I went for a heart theme but you can use circles, starts or even flowers. This sketch is inspired the super awesome InkieQuill so thank you Adele. Here is the sketch.
I decided to scrap about scrapping. I’ve got this acrylic shape from Ali Edwards’s story kit and have been waiting to use it. Here is my take on the sketch.
Here is the process video for this layout. I hope you enjoy. Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Gweru mayor Tedius Chimombe has vehemently denied charges of corruption that led to his dismissal from the Movement for Democratic Change party last week, vowing he will not step down.
Chimombe was fired together with eleven other councilors from the Movement for Democratic Change formation of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in what the party said is a crackdown on graft within its ranks.
Party secretary for local government Sesal Zvidzai told VOA that Chimombe and Harare deputy mayor Emmanuel Chiroto and the other councilors were dismissed for “thieving around land and seriously amassing wealth.”
But Chimombe hit back saying the committee that was set-up by Zvidzai to probe the corruption allegations never interviewed him.
Chimombe said he was not asked to appear before a disciplinary committee.
He accused Zvidzai - a former mayor of Gweru - of causing intra-party divisions in the Midlands city in order to gain political mileage.
He said six months ago, the councilors were probed by the local government ministry for “everything, the same allegations which have been investigated by the party, and we were found not guilty by the ministry.”
“It is actually politics games because we are not in good books with him,” Chimombe said, noting that "Zvidzai wants to contest in Gweru urban but I will say no to Zvidzai in Gweru.”
However, Zvidzai insisted that “12 bad apples have been thrown into the rubbish pit” after thorough investigations were conducted by the party. He defended his committee - led by former Minister Fidelis Mhashu - as credible.
Zvidzai had no kind words for Chimombe. He said his party was shocked to find that “a street kid, who had just become a mayor, who neither had toothpaste nor toothbrush has got a fleet of vehicles now and expensive houses".
He also dismissed Chimombe’s claims that he had not been notified of his expulsion saying the mayor was informed about his sacking by phone. “He has been invited to Harare to collect the letter notifying him of the expulsion,” he added.
Meanwhile, the party said in a statement: “The action taken by the MDC leadership will be intensified across the country to reclaim Zimbabwe’s self-respect; a climate of accountability; and push for zero tolerance on corruption and all evils.”
The dismissed councilors from Harare are Emmanuel Chiroto, Peter Marange, Phumulani Musagwiza and Xavier Vengesai. From Gweru – Tedius Chimombe, Clemence Kwaru and Holly Dzuda.
Those dismissed from Bindura are Ivory Matanhire, Vengai Mudadi and Rickson Kaseke. Their colleagues Alois Zhou and Johannes Ngozo are from Zvishavane and Kwekwe respectively.
Zvidzai said the party will forward its findings to the police.
Political commentator Nkululeko Sibanda of the UK-based Huddersfield University said the MDC-T should now put pressure on Zanu PF to put in place a much stronger anti-corruption directorate that will independently look into rampant corruption in the country.


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A flight from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport to New York had to make an emergency landing on Thursday.
A man stole a police car and led officers on a chase right into the Port Miami Tunnel, police said Monday.
Hours before the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao started, a line formed outside Bokamper’s in Miramar.
An 80-year old woman graduated alongside two of her grandchildren this weekend.
Sports Bars and restaurants in South Florida say they’ll come out winners no matter who wins Saturday’s fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Officers arrested a woman accused of posing as a realtor to defraud prospective tenants.
A ring lost for months off the coast of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea is on its way back to its rightful owner.
The family of a Hollywood man killed in a hit and run crash held a vigil Sunday night.
The “Lunch with Jeb” contest was launched by the Right to Rise PAC in early April.
A Miami family is thankful no one was injured when a large tree fell on their home Saturday.


Welcome to the second part of a 3-part series about digital portfolios in music. In part 1 I covered the “what” and “why” of digital portfolios and gave an overview of the “how”. We looked at the different types of digital artefacts that
The pattern: CO 3 stitches & purl one row. Leaf bottom: Working stockinette st, on all knit rows: knit to center st, yo, knit 1, yo, knit to end. Purl backside. Do this until leaf is as wide as you would like it (about 7 increase rows). Leaf tip: Continuing in st st, on next knit rows: ssk, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. Purl backside. When 3 sts remain, slip first 2 sts knitwise - knit 1 - pass 2 slipped stitches over the knit one.


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A historic license plate may be registered on any historic vehicle that qualifies as being one of the following:
A historic vehicle is a vehicle that is at least 25 years old may be registered with a historic license plate. Historic vehicles are charged a standard registration fee, excise tax, and county and municipal tax, if applicable.
A historic vehicle may be registered as a collector vehicle for a reduced fee if the vehicle meets the following criteria:
A completed Collector Vehicle Affidavit – State Form 56166 must be submitted when you first register your collector vehicle and for each year you renew.
For an additional annual fee an authentic model year license plate may be displayed on a vehicle that is registered as a collector vehicle. The Indiana authentic model year license plate is not required to be the original license plate registered to the vehicle; however, it is required to have been issued by the Indiana BMV in the same year as the model year of the vehicle to which it will be used.
A Historic license plate is registered to the collector vehicle and a Certificate of Registration with the authentic model year license plate number indicated is issued. The authentic model year license plate is placed on the rear of the vehicle, and the Historic license plate and Certificate of Registration must be carried in the vehicle at all times, including any renewal year stickers. The Historic license plate must be renewed annually.
To use an authentic model year license plate on your collector vehicle, you must present the authentic model year plate to any BMV license branch for inspection. The authentic model year license plate may be refurbished or restored; however, the BMV may reject the use of the license plate if there is any indication that the plate does not meet the original specifications. Additionally, the authentic model year license plate must meet the following conditions:
A military vehicle that meets the following criteria may display the military registration number in lieu of a license plate:
Initial registration requests are processed through the BMV Central Office. For more information on registration requirements please visit:
Your plate should have stickers showing the day, month, and year of your next registration renewal, and the county in which your vehicle is registered. Indiana law prohibits license plate frames or covers that obscure stickers, text, or numbers on your plate.


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HAORI & LEG COVER !!!DokiDoki-SR Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Cosplay Kamado Tanjirou/Agatsuma Zenitsu/Tomioka Giyuu/Kochou Shinobu/Iguro Obana
Tanjirou earrings and tattoo are included . Shinobu butterfly accessory is inlcuded
Rengoku Kyoujuro haori only two size ,size S M = S haori ,size L XL XXL = L haori
I purposesly got this Haori because I love the patterning on the fabric they use. It makes the Haori look so gorgeous. I got Tanjiro and the leg wraps were a little strange I haven't really figured them out but I really eanted the Haori anyway. Tanjiro also came with two tattoos of his scar and Earings which I wasn't expecting but was a nice surprise! The Earings were a little funky but I had a pair already. This is a little more expensive but I honestly think it's so worth it. The patterned fabric they use looks so much better than other versions.
The quality is wonderful and so detailed! Absolutely a good purchase and even shipping was pretty quick. I’ll be purchasing more cosplays from DokiDoki for sure.
For the price of this costume, I am STUNNED by the quality. The fabric is gorgeous with pretty colors and the subtle brocade texture that adds such a nice touch of texture. It's actually got some drape to it, which is a huge standout! Construction is very sturdy as well with serged and bias-bound edges all around. The sleeves are also angled to be extra long under the armpit for that butterfly wing effect. Shinobu also flares slightly from the waist to create a lovely shape and flowy movement. I installed a lining for myself out of preference, but this haori was beautiful and ready to wear right out of the bag. I've never had a purchased cosplay be this stellar before!
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a rack of lamb的用法和样例：
- Pham walked into another upscale eatery his owns , and found the pair finishing off some expensive drinks after a second dinner that included a rack of lamb.
- I looked through a rack of clothes at the back of the shop.
- Kai: I want the set meal with the rack of lamb with coriander, but what is this side dish of saffron-scented couscous?
- Food Matching: Sweetbread, kidney veal, Parma ham, rack of lamb with little vegetable, poultry and game bird.

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I LOVE Fashion I want to be a fashion designer or a stylist for celebrities in NY.
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*I also have a Pinterest account Diviniti Lopez
"The Lord is my strength and my shield my heart trusts in him; and I am helped" ♡


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These moves might really help improve your financial picture.
- Many people’s finances have taken a hit over the past year, and it’s stressing them out big time.
- You can get to a better place financially by boosting your cash reserves, following a budget, and becoming a more skilled employee.
Rampant inflation has been with us for well over a year. And it’s caused a lot of people’s finances to take a turn for the worse.
A recent SecureSave survey found that for almost three in four Americans, financial stress is hurting their productivity at work. So if you’re struggling financially and are worried about your prospects, you’re not alone.
But if you want your financial circumstances to improve, you can’t just cross your fingers and hope your luck will change. Rather, you have to make some positive changes happen. Here are a few steps you can take to better your financial picture in 2023.
1. Boost your emergency fund
The aforementioned survey found that a whopping 67% of Americans don’t have enough money in savings to cover an unplanned $400 expense. If you’re in a similar boat, it’s imperative that you do what you can to boost your emergency savings. Having extra money in the bank could help you sleep better at night, whereas if you’re low on cash reserves, you might worry about racking up scores of credit card debt the next time an unplanned bill comes your way.
In fact, ideally, you should aim for a large enough emergency fund to cover a full three months of essential bills. That way, if the emergency you’re faced with is the loss of your job, you’ll have a means of covering your bills.
Now, if you’re really low on savings right now, it’s going to take a while to amass enough cash reserves to cover three months of bills. The key, however, is to do your best and add to your savings month after month, even if it’s just small amounts at a time.
2. Get on a budget
Following a budget could help you get a better handle on your money. That might lead to more savings and less stress.
There are different ways you can go about budgeting, but you should know that it doesn’t have to be fancy or complicated. You could simply open a spreadsheet or even bust out a piece of paper and write down your different expenses, along with their respective costs. Then you’d simply compare those expenses to your paycheck and make sure the numbers work. If you’re spending all of your paycheck, or beyond, based on your bills, then you’ll know it’s time to make cuts.
3. Grow your job skills
Being great at what you do won’t automatically prevent you from getting laid off if your employer is forced to make cuts. But you’re less likely to wind up losing your job if you’re an outstanding employee with skills your peers lack. So in the coming weeks and months, try your best to grow your job skills, whether by doing independent research when you’re not on the clock or observing successful people around you.
Getting to a secure place financially isn’t just a matter of luck. Often, it’s a matter of hard work. But if you make the effort, you may find that come this time next year, you’re a lot happier with your financial picture on a whole.
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In total, 90% of small business owners said their company is not utilising edge data centres, according to the independent commissioned by Volta Data Centres, with just 17% saying they were likely to deploy the technology in the next five years compared to 51% of larger companies.
The ‘Data Loss and Downtime are putting Hybrid and Edge Computing Strategies at Risk’ report, produced by Sapio Research, highlights the growing technology gap between SMBs and large enterprises.
Although 45% of firms overall said they are using Edge data centres, just 25% of companies with less than 100 employees are utilising the technology – this rises to 68% of 100-199 sized companies, 59% of 200-499 and 57% of 500+.
The report also highlights the reasons for edge data centre adoption, with security (68%) being the primary factor ahead of faster delivery (57%) and cost efficiency (56%).
Underlining the issue, Jon Arnold, Managing Director at Volta Data Centres said: “Companies investing in edge computing are seeing huge benefits from the collection of operational information from IoT devices at the edge. But this report highlights the growing gulf between small and large companies, revealing the need for an improved understanding of the IT infrastructure available to small businesses."


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It’s rare that a thriller comes along with a truly unique premise. Nearly every conceivable scenario has been done to death at this point, but with The Chain author Adrian McKinty has come up with an idea that is both completely new and utterly diabolical.
Writing an oral history for an imaginary rock band can’t be easy, but author Taylor Jenkins Reid handles the task with aplomb in Daisy Jones & The Six.
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2019 is shaping up to be the year of the short story, as it has seen one impressive collection after another arrive on our shelves. How does this one measure up?
In Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Overstory, there is a character who has dedicated her life to the study of trees and discovers that they are capable of communicating with each other. While this may sound fantastic, there is a growing amount of real science behind the idea, and I had been very curious about it ever since having read the book last year.
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Snickerdoodle Bliss Balls
These snickerdoodle bliss balls have been my latest OBSESSION. Seriously, they're like crack and I can't stop eating them! Not only are high in (healthy) fat and protein, but they are low in sugar and make for the perfect snack or dessert.
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by December with another called the Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP). But sources told Business Standard that this deadline may be extended till March 31, when the updated Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2020-2025 will go live.
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Initially, India had fought back against the US charge by citing that the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM) allows it a window of eight years to phase out these subsidies. The ASCM aims to gradually lower and finally prohibit export subsidies
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The US had said India knowingly bent the rules to bulk up its exports by continuously expanding the schemes despite crossing the threshold. “When the agreement came into force, developing countries that were above the threshold were provided with a period of eight years in order to bring down their export subsidies. We had assumed the same period is available to countries as and when they cross the threshold,” a person in the know said.
The US Trade Representative on Thursday said according to India’s own calculations, subsidies totaling over $7 billion annually flow under these schemes. It said that exports under the EOU scheme increased by over 160 per cent from 2000 to 2016 while exports under the SEZ
increased over 6,000 per cent from 2000 to 2017, accounting for over $82 billion in exports or 30 per cent of India’s export volume.
Senior government officials refused to comment on the US figures. “The US is playing a far larger game whereby it is on one hand petitioning the dispute settlement body while also single-handedly and consistently blocking the appointment of judges to the seven-member panel. Currently, three members have retired and a fourth is set to retire,” India’s former ambassador to the WTO Jayanta Dasgupta had said earlier.


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As the game starts up, you get a pretty slick logo (symmetrical, even) and a choice of game modes - Story, Arcade and Timed Battle. Arcade makes the game play much more akin to an arcade shoot-em-up, with powerups dropped by enemies throughout and all the between-level story scenes removed. Timed Battle is a choice of three stages where the player tries to rack up as many points as possible on a short time limit. But the real meat of the game is its Story Mode, easily the longest and most in-depth of the the three.
The plot plays out in the form of data transmissions, with more being unlocked as you play through the levels and collect flashing "Data cubes". As the story unfolds, you play as Trent Hawkins, a pilot working for the Microsol corporation as they attempt to terraform the planet Tyrian. However, things quickly start to go wrong...
Trent's friends and family end up dead after it comes to light that Microsol is after a rare material that could make their space fleet unstoppable. Trent then embarks on a crusade against Microsol, intent on stopping their evil plans and bringing them to justice.
The other standout feature of the story mode is an intricate shop and ship customization system. Not only can the player purchase stronger ships and shield generators as the action ramps up, but there are a huge variety of weapons to mix and match to their tastes as well. As a general rule, "front guns" tend to be the most powerful (but expensive), rear guns provide supporting fire (and often multiple firing modes), and "sidekicks" are small ships that accompany the main one and provide extra firepower when the right mouse button is pressed; not unlike the Options from the Gradius franchise.
The Sonic Wave can fire either to the sides or diagonally forward, swappable at the press of a key
Money and "points" are interchangeable in this mode; each time you destroy enemies, pick up various powerups (mostly in the form of diamonds and coins, though things like giant fruits and mugs of Ale appear in later stages) or just smash up background objects, you'll earn more points, which you can then spend on upgrading your ship's loadout before the next stage begins. Another nice feature is that when a weapon is swapped out, it will automatically be "sold back" to the store at full price, letting you put that currency toward other weapons at no loss to yourself.
Tyrian also has some relatively unconventional mechanics for a vertical shmup. Front and rear guns operate off a power bar, pictured in red at the right; the more you shoot, the more it depletes. However, if you have a decent enough generator (and you really should), this mostly becomes a nonfactor, as you'll regenerate power far faster than you drain it. But if your generator isn't quite up to snuff, you'll probably have a much tougher time getting through the levels as your firing rate slows to a crawl.
Another unusual feature is that your ship has both a shield generator and armor to protect you from attacks. Generally speaking, when your Armor hits zero, your ship is destroyed. However, while your shield will absorb damage to a point and regenerates itself over time, armor does not; if your armor gets low, you must instead shoot down a small brown ship that appears and collect the resulting powerup to restore it and get yourself out of the danger zone. Thus, unlike many shmups, the game isn't all about avoiding any hits (which becomes all but impossible in the later stages), but being careful to avoid particularly large obstacles and dangerous enemy shots to take only a manageable amount of damage to keep yourself alive.
Things like spikes and flying dragons, for example, will quickly tear your ship to shreds!
Of course, most every stage has a boss to fight as well, and per genre standards, they can quickly flood the screen with bullets and hazards, and take huge amounts of punishment to put down. Careful maneuvering, as well as a constant barrage of firepower, become the keys to victory here.
Once a stage is over, your score is tallied up, you're told how many foes you've defeated, and the number of data cubes you've collected is displayed. If you've also managed to find a trigger for a hidden stage (generally by defeating a specific enemy or blowing up a particular background structure and flying over its remains), you'll be informed of that as well.
Top priority: Buy a better ship!
Adding considerable replay value to the game are branching paths, giving the player a choice of two possible levels (but not both) at certain story points. There are also numerous secret levels throughout, some of which take the form of minigames; a couple in particular resemble Galaga and Buster Brothers. Others are just extra levels to play through for things to blow up, which means more points. However, there are quite a few of them, and all are quite entertaining to play.
Sometimes you just get some really bizarre Data Cubes too
The game also contains numerous secrets, including a "Super Tyrian" mode where the player gets only a basic ship and weapon, but can unleash powerful attacks by putting in certain button combinations a la Street Fighter. There are also "Super arcade" modes that challenge the player to complete various stages with specialized ships, and even a hidden minigame called "Destruct" that bears a strong resemblance to Scorched Earth and other artillery combat games. As the player completes the game, they'll be given cheat codes to unlock these modes, adding more content to an already meaty experience.
When all is said and done, Tyrian is a standout game in the genre, as well as one of my favorite PC games to this day. Its tongue-in-cheek sense of humor, as well as a plethora of content, make it a treat for both die-hard shmup cans and casual gamers. The fact that it's available for free only sweetens the deal; really, the only downside is that Eclipse Productions never produced another game after this one.


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NFT Play To Earn Game: The Future of Gaming and Earning
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An acronym for Non-Fungible Token, which represents a unique digital asset that cannot be replicated or replaced.
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A decentralized and transparent digital ledger technology that ensures security and authenticity of NFT transactions.
A virtual reality space where players can interact with each other and the environment, often used as the game’s setting.
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A financial system built on blockchain technology that eliminates intermediaries and allows for peer-to-peer transactions.
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Ultrasound measurement of carotid flow time changes with volume status
Critical Care volume 18, Article number: P131 (2014)
Assessment of volume status and responsiveness guides resuscitation strategy. Non-invasive techniques are desirable. Changes in carotid flow time have been proposed as a marker of volume status, but few data support their use. We sought to determine whether carotid flow time decreased in the volume-depleted state of acute blood loss, and whether volume-depleted individuals would demonstrate an increase in carotid flow time after a passive leg raise (PLR) maneuver.
Volunteers aged 18 to 55 presenting to the hospital's blood donor center for whole blood donation were eligible to participate. Individuals with a history of aortic or carotid artery disease, atrial fibrillation, or a contraindication to blood donation were excluded. Prior to blood donation, an investigator performed an ultrasound of the right common carotid artery with a high-frequency linear transducer, obtaining a Doppler tracing of carotid artery flow. Measurements of peak velocity, systole time, and carotid flow time were obtained. A PLR was performed for 30 seconds, followed by repeat measurements of carotid velocity and flow time. Whole blood was then collected according to the blood donor center's protocol. Immediately after blood donation, repeat measurements of carotid flow and velocity were obtained in the supine position and after a PLR. Carotid flow times corrected for heart rate (FTc) were analyzed with Student's t test. The institutional review board approved the study.
Eighty donors were screened for participation by two investigators; 68 consented and completed donation (60.3% female, mean age 31). Donors had mean blood loss of 450 ml. The mean FTc supine after blood donation was 296 ms; this was significantly different from the FTc prior to donation (supine = 320 ms, PLR = 323 ms; P < 0.0001). The mean FTc following blood donation and PLR was 321 ms, significantly different from the supine position after donation (P < 0.0001), but not pre-donation measurements.
Ultrasound measurement of carotid flow time was significantly decreased in the setting of acute blood loss. An autobolus by PLR after blood loss restored FTc to pre-donation levels. Further investigation of FTc as a non-invasive predictor of volume responsiveness is warranted.
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Mackenzie, D., Khan, N., Blehar, D. et al. Ultrasound measurement of carotid flow time changes with volume status. Crit Care 18 (Suppl 1), P131 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/cc13321
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A team of astronomers have been using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to attempt to directly image exoplanets around nearby, low-mass stars. By using this technique, they expect to be able to find giant planets in wide orbits, similar to gas and ice giants in our Solar System. The first results of this study were revealed in a press conference at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle, Washington. Kellen Lawson, astronomer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, presented the results on behalf of the team.
Lawson presented detailed infrared images of the dusty disk in orbit around AU Microscopium (AU Mic) obtained with JWST’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) at 3.56 and 4.44 microns. These are the first images of the disk that have been at these wavelengths.
AU Mic is a red dwarf star – a star that is cooler and smaller than our Sun – located 32 light-years away. The system is approximately 23 million years old, which means that it has progressed past the point of planet formation that occurs within the first 10 million years of the life of a star. There are two known exoplanets in orbit around AU Mic, which have previously been discovered by other telescopes. The process of planet formation has left a debris disk in orbit around AU Mic; the disk is the result of the collisions between leftover planetesimals – small bodies in a planetary system that were formed out of small dust grains.
The team used the coronograph on NIRCam to block out the bright light from the central star and image the disk at regions very close to the star. This allowed the team to observe the disk up to 5 astronomical units (460 million miles) away from the central star. This distance is equal to the distance at which Jupiter orbits the Sun in our Solar System.
Caption: The above images are coronographic images of the debris disk around the star AU Microscopii – or AU Mic – taken by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The two colors indicate two different wavelengths of infrared light (blue = 3.56 microns, red = 4.44 microns). The scale bar is represented in AU, or astronomical units, the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Kellen Lawson (NASA-GSFC), Joshua E. Schlieder (NASA-GSFC), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
The disk was brighter at shorter wavelengths, which corresponds to bluer light. This means that there is likely a lot of fine dust that exists in the disk because fine dust is more efficient at scattering shorter wavelengths of light. This is consistent with previous results, which indicate that the radiation pressure from AU Mic would not be strong enough to eject fine dust from the disk.
While detecting and characterizing the dusty disk is significant, the ultimate goal for the team is to find giant planets in wide orbits, not dissimilar to planets in the outer parts of our Solar System. These types of planets are extremely difficult to detect using traditional methods (i.e., transit or radial velocity methods). “This is the first time that we really have sensitivity to directly observe planets with wide orbits that are significantly lower in mass than Jupiter and Saturn. This really is new, uncharted territory in terms of direct imaging around low-mass stars,” according to Lawson. These early results are cause for hope, and perhaps soon we will be directly imaging lots of exoplanets with JWST!
Source: Webb Space Telescope


Alejandro Mendez of El Salvador becomes First 2011 World Barista Champion from a Producer Country
At the first World Barista Championship held in a producing country, Alejandro Mendez of El Salvador became the 2011 champion.
His assured and imaginative performance in the Championship, held in Bogotá in early June, netted him the top prize, surpassing second place Pete Licata of the USand Matt Perger of Australiain third place.
Javier Garcia of Spain came fourth, withJapan’s Miki Suzuki in fifth place and John Gordon of theUK taking sixth position. The contest attracted the best baristas from 53 countries.


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Bollywood has been associated with various fashion brands through their films all these years. But, the Sonam Kapoor starrer movie Aisha has managed to tie-up with high-end international brands like Salvatore Ferragamo and Christian Dior, which are usually unavailable for Hindi films. Aisha, which is co-produced by PVR Pictures and Anil Kapoor Films Co. Pvt. Ltd, is a film, which deals with a fashionable girl played by Sonam, who is also very fashionable in reel life. So, the association with big fashion brands was an integral part of the film.
Kalyani Chawla, the vice-president (marketing & communications) at Christian Dior Couture, informed that the movie produced by Rhea Kapoor will use 60 Dior dresses and accessories. These will be put on by the female lead Sonam Kapoor and other cast members. The film, which also stars Abhay Deol, will release on August 6. This move from the mass market products to high-end fashion brands, has taken place for the first time in case of brand integration. Aisha with a budget of Rs 20 crore, displays renowned fashion brands like DLF Emporio, Portico and L"Oreal Paris.
Rhea Kapoor, the producer of the film informs, “We shot the film in 67 days but six months time period is spent before the shooting to tie up with the renowned brands. These tie-ups are done during and before the scripting stage" Aisha has become the first Bollywood film to have an association with Dior to this degree. Throughout the movie, Sonam will be seen carrying a Lady Dior purse and the male lead Abhay will put on Dior suits.
Pallavi Tibrewal, the vice-president (marketing) of Portico, informs that under the Portico Aisha collection, the company will introduce 10-12 designs, which will take place around the time of launch of the movie. In fact, Portico and L"Oreal Paris are planning to promote their brands with television commercials in association with the imagery from the film.


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Even though my partner and I are to spend our wedding day on the beautiful island of Korčula with our friends and family, I bring you a recommendation of the finest locations for a civil or church wedding in the towns and villages of Northwest Istria. I hope my observations will help you find your perfect destination. To start with, let me take you on a tour of two beautiful locations: Umag and Savudrija.
Meliá Coral, Sol Umag and Sol Garden Istra are my absolute favorites in the area of Umag. Whichever of these hotels you decide to go for, whether you want the wedding ceremony held near to or within the hotel compound, or you just want to use it for the wedding reception, I have no doubt that their impressive offers will satisfy the expectations, needs and wishes of the happy couple as well as their families. If you decide on a church wedding in Umag, I think you will find the Church of St. Mary on Kras and the parish church in the center of town the finest and most romantic locations in the area.
In addition to having the ceremony and reception in the pleasant surroundings and atmosphere of a beautiful town on the coast of the Adriatic, your wedding photos as a reminder of that day will be equally beautiful. There is an abundance of attractive locations to take pictures of the newlyweds and their guests. Each of the hotels mentioned above is located by the sea, which gives both the experience and the memories caught in the pictures a magical touch. The town center itself comes off as charming in pictures, but when a romantic couple is caught in the frame, words become unnecessary…
As my friends in Umag tell me, the locals usually take their pictures in front of the lighthouse in Savudrija, a symbol of love in itself. The newlyweds also sometimes go to the enchanting Grožnjan, into the olive groves, vineyards… If I really had to choose, it would be very hard indeed to narrow it down to just one or two locations to take pictures.
Golf Club Adriatic, located at Crveni Vrh in Savudrija, is an elegantly designed edifice intended for golf aficionados. What makes it particularly appealing to future spouses is the big hall with windows looking out on three sides, with a breathtaking view of the panorama of Northwest Istria. But Golf Club Adriatic has another asset for those who want an outdoor wedding: the fantastic terrace right above the hall.
The terrace truly took my breath away with its panoramic view of the sea, the fantastic golf course, olive groves and vineyards. It is hard to put into words the experience it provides, and I can only imagine how incredible it must feel to say “I do” in a setting like this. Those who want a church wedding and then a reception at the Golf Club Adriatic needn’t go far, as club compounds include a small church designated for ceremonies such as this. When we consider the club, its fantastic natural surroundings and terrific landscaping, the wedding pictures are guaranteed to be stunning.


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Kelly Shibari Guests on Margaret Cho's Podcast
LOS ANGELES — Kelly Shibari guested on comedian Margaret Cho’s ‘Monsters of Talk’ podcast, which is live and can be found on Soundcloud, iTunes and MonstersOfTalk.net.
“Being contacted by Margaret Cho on Twitter was one of those ‘bucket list’ events I am still giddy about,” Shibari said. “I’ve always been such a big fan. We’re close in age, and when in college and she was doing her first tours in the early ‘90s, I’d regularly be compared to her since we were both Asian and bigger than the ‘standard Asian chick.We’ve both embraced our ‘outsideness’ and broken ground just being ourselves, you know?"
She continued, "To be recognized by an icon like Margaret is truly a huge honor, and I was definitely nervous for the first few minutes on her podcast. Once I calmed the hell down, though I think the interview went really, really well. As she told me on Twitter, we’re #EvilTwinsies for sure!”
“I am tremendously grateful to Kelly Shibari, not only for her tremendous and gorgeous work, but for making me feel like I exist,” says Cho said. “We look a lot alike — which is not to feed into a stereotype or anything — but when I see her, I feel validated not only as a sexy woman, but a beautiful one as well. I don't know if I so much see race or size, but I know I see beauty — and that beauty is Kelly Shibari!”
So-called “patron saint” for outsiders and noted comedian Cho is currently on tour with her latest show, “MOTHER,” which has been called her “edgiest tour yet” by critics.For tour dates, ticket sales and more, visit MargaretCho.com.
Shibari made adult history in April as the first-ever plus size adult performer featured in Penthouse Forum. With a black-and-white cover photo by rock-and-roll photographer Se7en, and a photo set by Eddie Powell from New Sensations’ “Big Girls Are Sexy 4,” the seven-page profile gave readers an inside look at Shibari’s background, personality and appeal.


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Free Crochet Pattern: Loose CowlBy Rachel Choi – 73 Comments
|This cowl is meant to not choke you! For some reason whenever I wear something around my neck it feels a little too tight, but finally here is something that isn’t. It’s great for when the weather gets warmer or to add some flare to an outfit. The cowl is made with a big crochet hook to work up fast and use a small amount of yarn. Feel free to adjust the size of the cowl as you see fit!|
Finished Size: 8” (20 cm) tall, 19” (48 cm) around
Note: to adjust size, follow directions within pattern
Medium Weight yarn (approximately 90 yards)
Crochet Hook N (10.00 mm)
Gauge: not really important
Crochet Pattern: Cowl
Start by chaining 35 or as long as you want your cowl.
Row 1: ch 1, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across: 35 sc
Row 2: ch 2, turn, dc in each sc across: 35 dc
Row 3: ch 1, turn, sc in each dc across: 35 sc
Repeat rows 2 – 3, seven more times or until cowl is as tall as you desire.
Slip stitch or sew the shorter sides of the cowl together and finish off. You may also choose to use buttons as a closure instead of sewing ends together.
If you need help with crocheting this cowl, let me know and I would love to help!


The K8V Deluxe is almost cosmetically identical to that of its bigger brother, the SK8V. The physically apparent differences are unfortunately both drawbacks in themselves: The motherboard's ATX power connector is awkwardly positioned (refer to the image below), and the K8V's DIMM slots take a hit, thus only boasting three. But, for a motherboard boasting such an abundance of connectivity, one would be surprised when comparing this product to other similar competitors; sometimes advertising prices forty-percent higher than this particular model, whilst only noticing very slight differences in both performance and features.
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