All the way from Essex, England – the music genius behind an all-time charting song ‘Mama’ visited Malaysia for the very first time last Saturday, April 21st 2018. Jonas Blue is known for his amazing remix skills, which feature blends of dance music with pop sensibilities. With more than 2 billion Spotify streams, this multi-platinum-selling hitmaker has taken the music industry by storm. His cleverly crafted dance/pop sensibilities have received critical acclaim, across his four
singles, including ‘Mama’, which topped many global charts.
With Blue’s ability to capture the mainstream music lovers from all over the country, his show at Zouk Club KL was packed with many enthusiasts who were excited for his set to start. When he took over the DJ set, the crowd went wild. You could hear people cheering and singing along to his opening song – ‘Perfect Strangers’, which was definitely no stranger to almost all who were present in Zouk Mainroom.
Swedish DJ and musician Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii, has unexpectedly passed away at the age of 28 last week on April 20th 2018. His untimely death has sent shockwaves through the music industry. This EDM legend found worldwide success with tracks like ‘Levels’, before retiring from touring in 2016, citing health reasons. Fans at Zouk Club KL were all in awe when Jonas Blue paid his respects and did a tribute to Avicii that night. Everyone sang along while remembering Avicii as Blue played a few of his most memorable songs like ‘Wake Me Up’ and ‘Heroes’; even Zouk Mainroom’s LED panels arrayed an ensemble of pickup shots from the late musician’s portraits when he once performed at Zouk during his up and coming years.
Jonas Blue put up such a mesmerizing show that his fans were raving for more that night. He didn’t fail to deliver and extended his set, finally ending it with his peak charting favorite single ‘Mama’. Needless to say, the crowd was ecstatic. Saturday night ended with a high note, and that would definitely be one to remember.
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Hanneke heard God tell her to go to Mongolia. This film shows her interaction with the poor, drunk, prostitutes etc. She explains her thoughts about her work throughout.
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APA San Diego Awards Inside-Out: Placemaking in the Convoy District Walking Tour
Monday, May 8, 2017
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The APA San Diego Awards Walking Tour will guide participants on a tour of the Convoy District of the City of San Diego, with key stops within the Asian-themed area of Kearny Mesa. The Convoy District has established businesses and emerging entrepreneurs along with long-time patrons and new visitors seeking a unique experience. The 1.5-hour tour will consider opportunity areas and ask how cultural assets can contribute to placemaking. Representatives from the Convoy District, City, and technical experts will share their needs and vision and speakers will cover how improved connectivity within the physical layout can define and unify the district. Participants will be guided through a tour to redesign corridors and public spaces to work better for people and strengthen linkages to enhance social connections and accelerate revitalization. The tour is intended to identify changes to bring out the cultural identity and create gathering places within the community.
This tour is a pre-event to the annual APA San Diego Awards Program, which is geared to provide professional training for AICP members who plan to attend the awards event. The APA San Diego Annual Awards is a night of celebrating forward-thinking, innovative, and impactful planning projects and individuals. The 2017 APA San Diego Awards Ceremony will recognize projects and people that exemplify the best of the planning profession in the San Diego region.
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
I love to explore and when I find a gem in my own backyard I get ecstatic.
This is Sweetwater Mansion. built in 1828 by 1812 war hero. You can visit the sites blog spot to learn more about this amazing place at: http://sweetwatermansion.blogspot.com/
Notice the water fountain and pond. It was said to represent a drop of blood symbolizing royal blood, but when the Civil War broke out it took on the meaning of a teardrop. The fountain cascades into the a pool in the the shape of a tear drop.
While there don't forget to visit the cemetery. It has some very unusual headstones.

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After Eikos Inc. Chief Executive Joe Piche spoke at a Nikkei-sponsored symposium on nanotechnology in March, the 19-employee company fielded a flurry of orders for its conductive carbon nanotube coatings used in display screens. "The result has been a tsunami of companies that want to get this into production," Piche said. "We have been completely inundated."
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FRANCE’S President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday said he had clinched deals worth about $20bn (£12.6bn) with India, becoming the latest among a string of world leaders jostling for a share of Asia’s third biggest economy.
The business deals, which spanned atomic energy, defence and civil aviation, comfortably bettered the $10bn US President Barack Obama secured on his November visit. They come a day before Sarkozy is due to end his four-day visit.
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are also due to visit India this month, a sign of how major powers are vying for the world’s biggest new defence and power markets, long closed to outside investors.
India is trying to boost its power generation capability and defence, wary it is falling behind China.
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ROCKER Shirley Manson may live in LA but there is no chance of her taking an oath of allegiance to the Stars and Stripes.
The singer, who has fronted indie legends Garbage for 20 years, is fiercely patriotic and puts her
worldwide success down to being a fiery Scot.
She said: “I have lived in the States for 20 years and am married to an American boy but I’ll be damned if I will ever become an American citizen. I was born a Scot and will die a Scot.
“I’m fiercely proud of where I come from. Getting citizenship here in the US would make things a lot easier but I’m holding on to my identity for dear life. It is a part of me no one will ever mess with.
“I’m still going strong in the music business because of my Scottish psyche. Being Scottish, you have values instilled in you that you will cling to for the rest of your life and stick up for no matter what. Being a Scot, you don’t give a damn what other people think of you.”
Speaking from an LA recording studio where she is holed up with Garbage, Shirley also revealed
that she will be back in Glasgow in September for a one-off charity gig with her old band Angelfish.
Shirley, who grew up in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, and went to Broughton High School, added: “I’m a typical feisty Scot – I have always been hellbent on not doing the expected thing and, in the long run, that ethos has served me well.
“I stand out in the music industry as there is only one tree in my forest and that’s me, so there is no one to compare me with.
“Scotland is a country like no other. It may be small but it has the heart and tenacity of a massive
continent. I have great pride that Scotland led the way when it came to legalising gay marriage, for example, encouraging a huge country like America to follow suit.
“It’s a nation with an intrinsically socialist heart. It wants to take care of its old and weak and I think an attitude like that cannot be beaten.”
Shirley, who is married to American record producer Billy Bush, is delighted but surprised that Garbage are still around in an era when, she believes, the music industry is killing off bands.
She said: “Where have the last 20 years gone? It’s quite frightening when I realised Garbage had been around for that long. It’s great to know that people are still missing us when we take a break and are eager to have us back time and time again.
“We are busy recording our next official album but that has been hijacked somewhat by our 20th anniversary re-release album, which we are also doing at the moment.
“It’s quite surprising we are still here at a time when the music industry is dying on its feet and
bands are having to fight hard to survive.”
Shirley, who was just a teenager when she started singing with Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, added: “Rock music is being dismissed and rock bands are a dying breed.
“There are so few left as, economically, music companies don’t want to invest in bands unless
they are massive, like Coldplay. There seems to be room for all types of music but not bands.
“The whole industry is really sick. People are getting fed-up with musicians bleating on about
the unfair conditions but I was the first to point out the danger of technology like Napster 15 to 20 years ago.
“Something has to give or the industry will sink below the point of no return. Music streaming is criminal.”
Shirley will embark on a 20 Years Queer Tour with Garbage in October but is just as excited
about her performance at Glasgow’s SWG3 venue on September 12 with Angelfish, a short-lived
band that rose from the embers of Goodbye Mr Mackenzie.
The gig is to raise funds for the David Williamson Rwanda Foundation, which was set up in memory of her close friend Morag’s late husband, who died suddenly in 2008, aged 42.
Shirley, who has known Morag for 35 years after they met as kids at the Edinburgh Theatre School, said: “I didn’t even have to think before I said yes to a concert. When a friend asks something of me, I pull out all the stops to make it happen and, when it is such a beautiful thing, I had no hesitation.
“Morag is my inspiration. How Morag endured what she did, I will never know. Instead of being knocked down, she got up and set up a charity in her husband’s memory – that’s what I call brave.
“The foundation are making a huge difference in Rwanda, providing clean water and funding projects for the coffee growers and street children. I will do anything I can to help.
“David was a very talented DJ and a gig like this would have been right up his street.”
The outspoken singer added: “It’s so exciting to be doing something so special for the charity.
Angelfish have never played in the UK, which makes the gig even more unique.
“It was an Angelfish song that landed me my role in Garbage. The band’s agent heard me singing an Angelfish song on MTV and asked me to come along and audition.
“Martin Metcalf, Fin Wilson and Derek Kelly are incredible talents and I can’t wait to get back on stage with them. It’s going to be a great night and I hope we can raise a lot of money.”
Shirley, who starred as a Terminator in the TV series The Sarah Connor Chronicles, has several projects in the pipeline and has not ruled out another acting role.
She said: “I was in Scotland with Morag just after David died when I got the call about the Terminator show. I was so upset at the time that I took the leap of faith and said yes.
“I loved it and am now obsessed by sci-fi. I was up for a role a couple of weeks ago and was gutted when I didn’t get it but I’m going to try again.
“It’s funny how all roads lead back to David and Morag, even the Terminator. I am honoured and delighted to be supporting their foundation.”
Widow: Lifeline Rwanda charity is David's legacy
Organisers hope Shirley’s one-off reunion with Angelfish will help raise more than £50,000 for the David Williamson Rwanda Foundation.
His widow Morag set up the charity in memory of her late husband, who was owner and managing director of Glasgow coffee roasters Matthew Algie.
The dad of five died of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome on April 17, 2008.
Morag set up the foundation later that year to work with, and raise funds for, the communities attached to the coffee-growing co-operatives in Rwanda.
As well as bringing clean water to villages in the Abakundakawa region, the charity run dance and health projects for the street children of Kigali and Rugerero.
Morag said: “I wanted to do something to keep David’s memory alive and the foundation seemed the perfect choice.
“I went to Rwanda in 2008 to set up the project and felt inspired by the resilience of the Rwandan coffee growers. We were determined to help make their lives easier.”
Over the years, Morag – who used to work for the National Theatre of Scotland – has done fundraising challenges, including climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, for the foundation.
Morag, who has three daughters and lives in Glasgow’s west end, said: “I phoned Shirley and she said yes instantly, as did Angelfish.
“David was an avid DJ and would be over the moon to know there’s a gig in his memory.
“Shirley has been an incredible friend to me over the years and came straight here from LA when she got the news that David died.
“She stayed and looked after me and the girls in the terrible weeks following his death. It is something I will forever be grateful for.
“I am so touched she is taking time out of her schedule to help out the foundation.”
Scottish Circle and the David Williamson Rwandan Foundation, with the support of Oxfam, are staging the concert on September 12 in Glasgow’s SWG3.
Tickets are limited to 200 and cost £100. They include a fabulous three-course dinner donated by Ryan James of The Buttery.
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The Brazilian House of Representatives, by a secret vote of 265 to 166 with 20 abstentions, decided to dismiss a charge of misconduct against Representative Jaqueline Roriz, who could have lost her seat in Congress if the motion had been approved.
Ms Roriz is the daughter of a politician who faced his own corruption case in 2007 and decided to resign his seat in the Senate rather than face forfeiture of office.
The case against Jaqueline Roriz was based on a videotape showing her and her husband receiving stacks of money from Durval Barbosa, an official in the Brasília (Distrito Federal – DF) administration.
According to Barbosa, who later turned state witness in a huge DF corruption case known as Pandora’s Box, the money he gave Jaqueline was a payoff for political support and it came from illegal overbilling of government contracts.
The videotape was made in 2006. Jaqueline Roriz was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2010. The videotape became public in March of this year.
The argument in favor of expelling her claimed the film of her receiving stacks of money stained the image of the Chamber of Deputies and as such was a breach of decorum.
The Roriz defense argument was the same as that used in similar cases by elected officials that has turned elective office in Brazil into a safe haven for politicians with legal problems. The argument is that one cannot be expelled from one political forum for activities outside that political forum.
For example, the case of the vice mayor of Campinas recently reported. The vice mayor took office when the mayor was expelled for corruption. The City Council quickly found that the vice mayor had been involved in the same illegal activities as the mayor and moved to expel him as well.
But he presented the following defense: he could not be removed as mayor by a council that only had jurisdiction to remove a mayor because what he did he did before he became mayor. The case went to court and the judge accepted the argument.
Ms Roriz said she could not be deprived of her seat in the Chamber of Deputies in a suit questioning her decorum as a deputy because the activities in question took place before she became a deputy. Her peers in the legislature, many of them with similar problems, in a secret vote, decided to keep her (and themselves) safe.
There’s more. The nation’s chief prosecutor (procurador-geral da República), Roberto Gurgel, filed a suit at the Supreme Court last week charging Jaqueline Roriz with peculation. As the Chamber of Deputies has just voted for her to remain a member, she can only be tried for criminal activity at the Supreme Court, a privilege all elected officials in Brazil share.
Now, in order for any member of a legislative assembly to be tried at the Supreme Court prior authorization must be obtained from the assembly.
In other words, the same people who just voted not to consider what happened in the videotape sufficient wrongdoing for the extinction of Jaqueline Roriz’s civil rights will vote on whether or not to let her go on trial for what happened in the videotape.

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2,050 BTC Hitting the Market Soon?Tweeting on Nov. 9, Bitcoin analyst @murphsicles revealed the consolidation of 1,000 BTC (~$15.5 million) from addresses holding decade-old block rewards. Data from blockchain.com show a roll-up of 50 BTC in coinbase rewards from 20 different addresses. Before the first Bitcoin halving in 2012, miners earned 50 BTC as a reward for successfully mining a transaction block. As seen in the image below, the entity responsible for the roll-up has also split the 1,000 BTC hoard into native bech32 SegWit addresses. The 1,000 BTC batch roll-up is the second of such movements in less than a week. Earlier in November, another batch of Satoshi-era coinbase rewards from 21 addresses was also moved into a consolidated 1,050 BTC (~$16 million) stash. The 1,050 BTC hoard has the unique quality of an address from the Patoshi pattern. Equally significant is the fact that the same address also appears in the 1.1 million BTC Tulip Trust documents. Indeed, 2020 has seen the movement of large bitcoin sums on numerous occasions. The crypto space was rife with speculation when over $1 billion in BTC moved on the night of the US election. As it turned out, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) took possession of 69,369 BTC held in a wallet with Silk Road connections. Such a significant coin stash often coincides with volatile price reactions. However, given the current appetite for bitcoin as outlined by numerous reports, 2,050 BTC might do little to overwhelm the current upward trajectory. However, a $31.5 million sell wall in tandem with the growing bitcoin outflow from miners may trigger a significant dent. Data from on-chain analytics provider Glassnode shows BTC movement from miners to exchanges up by about 270% in the last 24 hours.
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MassDOT today became the first transportation agency in the nation recognized as a “Bicycle Friendly Business” by the League of American Bicyclists. The League today announced 67 awards nationally to businesses, cities, non-profits, and government agencies, including a Bronze medal to MassDOT for encouraging a bike-friendly atmosphere for customers and employees.
"We're proud to be the first DOT in the nation recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Business," said MassDOT Secretary Richard A. Davey. "MassDOT's core business is transportation and consistent with our 'Green DOT policy' we're committed to promoting bicycling as a healthy and efficient mode of travel."
Learn more about MassDOT's GreenDOT policy and Healthy Transportation Compact. As a Bicycle Friendly Business MassDOT is leading by example, providing travel options to employees and creating a workplace that supports healthy travel choices of walking, bicycling and transit to reduce congestion and greenhouse gases and create a healthier and more sustainable Commonwealth.
MassDOT has earned its Bronze medal through such initiatives as Bay State Bike Week, the only such week-long statewide bicycling education and awareness promotion in the nation. MassDOT has encouraged more bicycling by parking rack facilities at its Boston headquarters and making “pool” bikes available for employees to ride to a meeting or a worksite. Each MassDOT Highway Division District Office has designated a staff member as Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator.
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MBTA Ridership: 7th Consecutive Monthly Increase posted on Sep 29
MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott says the modest fare increase that took effect July 1st has done nothing to interrupt the streak of consecutive months in which MBTA ridership has increased. “August marked the seventh straight month of growth in ridership,” said GM Scott. Weekday …Continue Reading MBTA Ridership: 7th Consecutive Monthly Increase
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Today, MassDOT Registrar of Motor Vehicles Celia J. Blue encouraged customers to make MassRMV.com their first stop this fall as the agency braces to close out the year with more than 1.35 million driver’s licenses and vehicle registrations up for renewal. “MassRMV.com is designed to …Continue Reading RMV to Customers: Make Online Your First Stop!
Longfellow Bridge Update: October 11-12 Impacts posted on Sep 29
Major rehabilitation work is progressing at the Longfellow Bridge connecting Boston and Cambridge over the Charles River. The iconic “salt and pepper” bridge is being rehabilitated as part of a three and a half year, $255.5 million project funded through the Patrick Administration’s historic Accelerated …Continue Reading Longfellow Bridge Update: October 11-12 Impacts


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An old man recounts a tale of something that happened to him and his twin on a cold night back in 1936 that would forever change their lives. In a one room school house, during a Halloween party, the twins discover a truth about our world that is very disturbing - a truth that never goes away...


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Southwest Louisiana Live Traffic Maps and Updates
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LADOTD has announced lane closures for both eastbound traffic on the I-210 Prien Lake Bridge between June 17 and June 20, 2019.read more
Former Lake Charles Teacher Re-Arrested by Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office for 17 Additional Counts of Sexual Offenses With 10-Year-Old Student
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World Wildlife Fund blames human threats to nature for biggest share of decline, particularly in tropical regions
Organizers say climate change crisis narrowing divisions between traditional green groups, reformist factions
Pact signed on Blackfeet territory establishes alliance among Native American groups to revive bison population
Republic of Kiribati President Anote Tong explains the challenges his country faces
President Obama signed a proclamation on Thursday to expand a marine reserve in the Pacific to 490,000 square miles
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The Road to EvergreenThe ATI Radeon HD 4000 series made its debut with the Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 in June last year. Little did we know that these were the cards that heralded the comeback ...
The Road to Evergreen
The ATI Radeon HD 4000 series made its debut with the Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850 in June last year. Little did we know that these were the cards that heralded the comeback of ATI. More importantly, it marked the beginning of a new strategy for the graphics chip giant. Instead of going all out with NVIDIA for the performance crown, ATI focused their efforts on producing an efficient mainstream performance GPU that would have an unbeatable price/performance ratio.
The end result was the RV700 chip. With the chip in hand, expanding their line-up from thereon was simple. Enthusiast-class products would make use of a multi-GPU solution, whereas mainstream and budget-class cards were achieved by having cut down versions (by disabling stream processors) of the original chip. This strategy proved to be a huge success as the value offered by the Radeon HD 4800 series was so compelling that it forced NVIDIA to slash prices of their equally new GeForce GTX 280 and 260. It would not be hyperbole to say that NVIDIA severely underestimated the performance and value of ATI's Radeon HD 4800 cards.
Following the success of the Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850, ATI invaded the budget segment with the Radeon 4600 series and later the Radeon 4350 and 4550, while the massive dual-GPU Radeon HD 4870 X2 satiated enthusiasts' lust for power. The Radeon 4000 series ended on a forward-looking note with the Radeon 4700 series, a low to mid-end graphics solution, the first GPU manufactured on a 40nm process that would be the bedrock for the next-gen Radeon. And rounding it off, ATI introduced the formidable Radeon HD 4890, the first GPU in the world to achieve 1GHz clock speeds at the core. All in all, the Radeon 4000 series was a great success, firmly marking ATI's return to "the game".
It won't be easy to follow up on success of the Radeon 4000 series, but it is finally here, ATI's next-generation graphics chip. Codenamed Evergreen, the new Radeon 5000 series debuts with the Radeon 5800 line of mainstream performance graphics cards. These new cards utilize the latest 40nm RV800 chip which boasts many technical advances. Before we continue, here's a quick look at how ATI's latest card compares against its predecessors and competition.
PowerColor has ditched the warrior girl for a fresh look on their packaging with the new Radeon HD 5870.
The Radeon HD 5870 vs. Competitive Comparison SKUs
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August 8, 2010
Guest: Dennis Gartman and Tom Grisafi shed some light on the commodity markets.We look at the potential for Russia‘s drought and how that will play out on grain prices and opportunities that may come. Wheat higher or lower? What to look at to short, what to seek out for long positioning. NFP data is dissected as well.
May 17, 2009
Guest: Dennis Gartman provides us some reasons for the potential bull market in commodities. What to look for and what to stay away from. We also spend some time discussing the direction of the markets by looking at the McClellan Oscillator and other technical tools. We also delve into to Gartman‘s 22 Rules for Investing


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The Iberia Cultural Resources Association and Iberia Bank will hold Symphony Sunday in the Park in New Iberia's City Park on Sunday, April 13, at 3 p.m.
This free concert features the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra. The theme this year is “Dance, Dance, Dance.” A new feature of this year's concert because of the theme will be four dance numbers that will be performed along with the symphony on a dance floor in front of the stage. Click here for the program.
As last year, there will be an instrument petting zoo at intermission and a competition for the best picnic theme judging at 2:45 p.m.
“We encourage groups to come out before the concert and bring their picnic foods and decorations to identify their group with a specific theme,” said Cathy Indest, president of the Iberia Cultural Resources Association. “We are also encouraging every group to take a picture of their group before judging for this picnic competition takes place at 2:45p.m.”
One of the picnic competition prizes will be a gift certificate for up to 10 people to attend a class at Muscle and Bustle. Another prize includes well known artist Paul Schexnayder doing a painting of the winning group and making prints of the painting for everyone in the group.
There will be a food truck with hamburgers and the recreation department will sell drinks. Starting at 1 p.m., golf carts will be available at the park's entrance. KANE Radio (AM 1240) will broadcast the concert.

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Men are less likely to talk than women with 54% of women having had a conversation compared to 37% of men.
Warning Over Border Staff
There's a warning that border staff with only basic training and little immigration experience are being used to cut queues at Heathrow Airport during the Olympics.
Extra staff drafted in to help ease congestion in the arrivals hall are taking more time to process passengers despite asking fewer question. This is according to John Vine, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration.
He also revealed that the Border Force is rehiring former employees who left their jobs as it prepares to deal with more than 100,000 passengers a day during the busiest periods of the Olympics.
Immigration Minister Damian Green has pledged that all immigration desks at Heathrow will be staffed during busy times to avoid long queues, with 500 extra staff drafted in to achieve this.
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Although the Bitcoin price hit an all-time high in 2020 on Tuesday, some analysts said they expect only more obstacles to exceed the 2017 all-time high (ATH). For example, David Derhy, a market analyst from Etoro, expressed his desire to increase the price to $20,000 instead of $12,000.
- Some traders and popular cryptocurrency analysts believe that Bitcoin (BTC) only needs to cross the $14k area and start from there. The 2020 ATH on Tuesday was US$13,684, slightly lower than last year’s ATH, which was US$13,796 per bitcoin, which was completed on June 26, 2019.
- Macro strategist Raoul Pal (Raoul Pal) said on Tuesday that there are only two major BTC price resistance levels left. “On the Bitcoin chart, there are actually only two resistance levels left: $14,000, and then a record high of $20,000,” Raoul Pal tweeted on Tuesday. “I am most looking forward to setting a record high by early next year at the latest.”
- Simon Peters, a senior market analyst at Etoro, explained in an investor report this week, “People’s concerns about economic stimulus may spark a Bitcoin fire.
- Peters wrote: “We may also see an increase in inflation. This is another important aspect of Satoshi Nakamoto’s view of the modern economy that prompted him/her/they to create Bitcoin.” “Seeing this will How to influence the connection between Bitcoin and the stock market will also be interesting.”
- “With the merger of BTC, Okex futures order book requirements have been withdrawn/executed in the market within the last few days,” the popular cryptocurrency analyst jokingly dubbed “Light”, telling his 25,000 Twitter followers on Tuesday . Light added: “In the short term, the possibility of breaking $14k is increasing.”
- In the same investor note, David Derhy, a market analyst from Etoro, pointed out that people should “expect $20,000, not $12,000.”
- Derhy wrote this week: “The current rally may climb all the way to $14,000.” “If so, then from a technical and fundamental point of view, the next level will be $20,000. With the US election next month As we approach, even if the scale of the stimulus is still to be discussed, the government will still take further economic stimulus measures. I don’t think it will fall below $12,000 for the time being.”
- Just recently, “Oracle” Vinny Lingham (Vinny Lingham) also issued a similar statement, and does not expect the price to fall below $12,000 in the next 30 days.
- At the same time, the hash rate of Bitcoin (BTC) has plummeted 45% in the past three days.
How do you think the price breaks through the area of $14k, and what do you think will be the price of $20k next? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.
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- 3 sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon chili powder or chili flakes
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 jalapeño pepper
- 1 can red kidney beans (15 ounce)
- 1 cup corn
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- sea salt
- olive oil
Kitchen equipment needed
- Chef’s knife + cutting board
- Oven + parchment-lined baking sheet
- Large non-stick skillet
- Potato peeler
- Small bowl + whisk
Preparing sweet potato fry nachos — 15 minutes
PEEL the 3 sweet potatoes using the potato peeler. CUT into wedges using the chef’s knife and cutting board. PRE-HEAT your oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit or 220 degrees celsius. COAT the sweet potato wedges with olive oil, you can transfer them to the pre-lined baking sheet for this.
WHISK together 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon chili powder and salt to liking in the small bowl. SPRINKLE the mixture over the sweet potato wedges, stir until evenly distributed. BAKE the sweet potato fries for 35 minutes, tossing a few times while baking.
DICE half a red onion, jalapeño pepper and red bell pepper. DRAIN liquid from the cans of corn and red kidney beans.
Cooking time — 15 minutes
PREPARE the rest of the dish about 15 minutes before the fries would done baking. HEAT olive oil in the large non-stick skillet over medium heat. ADD chopped garlic, red onion and salt to taste. BAKE until glazed, usually around the 2 minute mark.
STIR in diced red bell pepper, corn and red kidney beans. Bake for 5-7 minutes, or until tender. ADD 1 tablespoon dried oregano and 1 tablespoon ground cumin. Taste, and add more salt or chili powder if needed.
REMOVE fries from the oven, sprinkle with a large pinch of salt. DIVIDE between plates, top with the vegetables. ADD créme fraîche, salsa, guacamole or hummus to liking on top of it all. Enjoy your sweet potato fry nachos!

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COMPASS (Core Operations, Mission Planning, and Analysis Spacecraft Simulation), funded by the NASA Johnson Space Center Flight Operations Directorate (JSC-FOD), is jointly developing the flight-dynamics simulation tool for use in Mission Operations at JSC. Following the culmination of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, JSC’s COMPASS project carried out an extensive evaluation of available options, and selected the JPL DARTS/Dshell simulation framework for the development of flight dynamics simulators for human space flight operations at the JSC.
Through the ensuing multi-year collaboration, the JPL DARTS Lab has been able to significantly improve and mature the multi-mission simulation toolkit, and the COMPASS team has developed and deployed flight operations dynamics simulators in support of projects such as the Space Launch System (SLS), Orion, the International Space Station (ISS), and others.
Abhinandan Jain - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD)


Calendar of Events
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CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE
Begins: 9/24/2021 - 8:00 am
Ends: 9/25/2021 - 3:00 pm
AC CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE
SEPTEMBER 24 & 25
Permits are $5 and must be purschased at City Hall by September 22 by noon to be on map.
Park Shelter House - $25
Stage - $15
Park Lawn - $10
Maps available at Food Fair, Powell's True Value, and Casey's.
House of Joy Ministry will be at the City Park at 4:00 for donations.
Questions call Diane Foster @ 660-476-2390
LARGE ITEM PICKUP
Begins: 9/28/2021 - 8:00 AM
Ends: 9/30/2021 - 6:00 PM
APPLETON CITY RESIDENTIAL FALL CLEANUP
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Large dumpsters will be located at the Public Works Building located at 110 S. Maple. Residents will be responsible for getting items into the containers.
THERE WILL BE 2 - 20 YARD CONTAINERS FOR APPLIANCES, TV'S, COMPUTERS, AND MONITORS.
THERE WILL BE 1 - 30 YARD CONTAINER FOR SOFAS, CARPET, AND OTHER APPROVED WASTE.
NO TIRES, LIQUID PAINT, BATTERIES, MOTOR OILS, CONCRETE, CLEANING SOLVENTS OR YARD WASTE WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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The Lost Years of Merlin
by T. A. Barron
Cover Artist: Justin Sweet
Philomel Hardcover ISBN/ITEM#: 9780399250200
Date: 20 September 2007 List Price $10.99 Amazon US / Amazon UK /
Book Description: There has never been a magic like Merlin's, and T. A. Barron reveals how the legend was born in his adventure-loving five-book epic featuring the heroic young wizard and his unforgettable band.
To celebrate the epic, which has sold over a million copies, Philomel has created a stunning paperover-board edition with fantastical new cover art by Justin Sweet to enchant and enthrall a whole new generation of readers!

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On the afternoon of 8 January 2023, approximately 3,000 supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the Plaza of the Three Powers buildings – which comprise the National Congress, the Alvorada Palace and Supreme Federal Court — in the capital Brasília to demand the resignation of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Some demonstrators also called for the military to intervene to restore Bolsonaro to power. In response, da Silva has ordered federal intervention in the capital region until 31 January.
The events – which follow da Silva’s inauguration on 1 January — occurred after supporters of Bolsonaro marched from army headquarters to the Plaza of the Three Powers to dispute da Silva’s victory in the 30 October 2022 presidential election. Social media videos depicted hundreds of protesters breaking through barricades surrounding the government buildings and entering the facilities. Demonstrators then proceeded to vandalize the buildings, break into ministerial offices and shatter windows. Police officers fired tear gas and rubber bullets in a failed attempt to disperse the demonstrators, who threw sticks and stones at security personnel and vandalized police vehicles.
Congress and the Supreme Court are currently in recess. There were only a limited number of government personnel present when protesters stormed the buildings, although a presidential team was evacuated from the presidential palace. Officials have cordoned off the Monumental Axis and deployed military and police reinforcements to the area. While authorities have cleared the Alvorada Palace and the Supreme Federal Court of demonstrators, protesters remain in the National Congress building. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Meanwhile in Sao Paulo, pro-Bolsonaro demonstrators blocked 23 de Maio Avenue, one of the main thoroughfares of the city.
In recent months, violent demonstrations contesting election results have occurred frequently in multiple cities. Travelers should be prepared for possible further protest-related disruptions in Brasilia in the coming days.


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Hundreds of protestors have been in Manchester to demonstrate against the government's so- called Bedroom Tax. The measures will cut the amount of money social housing tenants get for living in properties classed as having spare bedrooms.
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A cool start to the weekend but a decent dose of sunshine. Mainly dry and winds becoming lighter
People gathered in Manchester Piccadilly Gardens to demonstrate their anger towards the refugee crisis.
Settling down this weekend as high pressure builds

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In cities and municipalities in Maryland and across the U.S., the legal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens are improving. Across the globe, perceptions of gay and lesbian people are getting better, too.
Both improvements, outlined in two separate studies released this week, are indicative of a larger shift toward equality and acceptance, the studies' authors found -- even if data is limited in some areas and LGBT people, including children, are still discriminated against in local schools and many other corners of the world.
The two studies were the Human Rights Campaign's 2014 Municipal Equality Index, which assessed laws in 353 cities across the U.S., and the Williams Institute's report titled "Public Attitudes toward Homosexuality and Gay Rights across Time and Countries," based on surveys released in more than 50 countries since 1981.
"This study shows a clear trend toward increasing acceptance across the globe," Andrew Park, director of international programs at the Williams Institute, said in a statement about the global study.
"From Mississippi to Idaho, mid-size cities and small towns have become the single greatest engine of progress for LGBT equality -- changing countless lives for the better," said HRC President Chad Griffin in a statement about the municipal report.
"In just three years, the number of municipalities earning top marks for their treatment of LGBT citizens has more than tripled. Simply put, in this country there is an ongoing race to the top to treat all people, including LGBT people, fairly under the law, and it's time our state and federal laws caught up."
In Maryland, six cities -- Annapolis, Baltimore, College Park, Frederick, Gaithersburg and Rockville -- were judged in the HRC report.
The state's average score out of 100 possible points increased from 68 in 2013 to 75 this year, well above the national state average of 59.
Baltimore repeated its top performance in the state last year, falling among an elite group of 38 cities nationwide to achieve a perfect score. Last year, Baltimore had a little less company on the top tier, as one of 25 cities with a perfect score.
Every other city counted in Maryland in both years improved, though added bonus criteria this year helped. Annapolis went from 70 points to 73; College Park from 62 points to 86; Frederick from 52 points to 61; and Rockville from 58 points to 63. Gaithersburg, appearing for the first time, scored a 64.
The scoring accounts for everything from non-discrimination laws to relationship recognitions and local political leaders' relationships with the LGBT community.
Local LGBT advocates cheered the improvements, but noted room for continued growth.
"We're proud of the progress Maryland localities have made in advancing LGBT equality and contributing to the momentum to pass state-wide policies," said Keith Thirion of Equality Maryland in a statement. "Local action on issues such as transgender health care and services to help the most vulnerable LGBT Marylanders like our communities of color and youth remain critical in ensuring that everyone is free to live their full lives without fear of discrimination."
Globally, perceptions of gay and lesbian people are improving as well, in part because of more acceptance among young people, according to the Williams Institute, which released its study in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago.
Their study showed residents in 90 percent of all surveyed countries had become more accepting of homosexuality over the past 20 years.
In 98 percent of the countries, the study found, people under 30 were more likely "to say same-gender sex is not wrong at all" than people 65 and older, by about 23 percentage points.
Women were more than one and a half times more likely than men to be accepting of lesbian and gay people.
Still, levels of acceptance ranged widely. In Latin America, acceptance of homosexuality ranged from a high of 34 percent in Uruguay to a low of 2 percent in Ecuador. In Africa, acceptance ranged from a high of 38 percent in South Africa to a low of 2 percent in Ghana.
European and other western countries generally had higher levels of acceptance, the study found.
"Countries in Northwestern Europe are the most accepting, followed by the following clusters of countries: Australia/Canada/New Zealand/United States, Southern European countries, Latin American countries, former Soviet Union/Eastern & Central Europe, Asian countries, African countries, and majority Muslim countries," the study found.
Overall, the surveys the study examined "show a consistent shift toward greater acceptance of homosexuality and gay rights, but the magnitude of the shifts and how widespread they are varies considerably," the report found.
Elsewhere in LGBT-related news:
- A key U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has begun considering whether to lift a long-standing ban against accepting blood donations from gay men.
- Members of the United Nations Committee Against Torture questioned U.S. State Department officials this week on why 48 U.S. states still allow medical treatment aimed at turning gay youth straight. This is an issue familiar in Maryland, where some local legislators have been seeking ways to ban such therapies against the protests of at least one local practitioner.
- U.S. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, provided some criticism of how the nation's top court has handled the same-sex marriage issue.

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The Forgotten Prime Minister: Donald Sangster
Author: Hartley Neita. Editor Michelle Neita
Foreword: Olive Senior
Cover Design: Michelle Welsh
About the Author
Hartley Neita was Press Officer to Jamaica’s first Premier, Norman W. Manley, and Press Secretary for four of Jamaica’s post-independence Prime Ministers: Alexander Bustamante, Donald Sangster, Hugh Shearer and Michael Manley. Neita was the author of the biography, Hugh Shearer: A Voice for the People, and a columnist for The Gleaner for which he submitted the series “Historical Highlights” and created “This Day in Our Past”, which the Gleaner still publishes. He also authored the book, The Search, part proceeds of which go to his alma mater through its Jamaica College Foundation. Hartley Neita died in December 2008.
This biography is being published, posthumously, thanks to The CHASE Fund.
For more information on the book’s launch date please visit WWW.HARTLEYNEITABOOKS.COM
The Forgotten Prime Minsiter:Donald Sangster
"This book should be required reading as we celebrate Jamaica’s 50th anniversary because it takes us back in an intimate way to the beginning, to that generation that crafted the new nation in 1962."
Olive Senior, Author,
The Encyclopedia of Jamaican Heritage.
Escape to Falmouth
When a feisty, Cherokee beauty and a strong-willed, male, runaway slave lock their destinies together in a headlong pursuit of freedom, they unleash forces that deny their liberty, threaten to destroy their love and propel them into dangerous exploits.
Displaced by a presidential edict in 1838, Awanessa, and her entire Cherokee tribe, must leave their homeland in the Southeast United States to march thousands of miles on the arduous Trail of Tears. Meanwhile, Awanessa wages a personal battle that leads her to rescue Jeremiah, a slave on the run, who is being attacked by trackers and bloodhounds. As the couple's lives intersect, they yearn to find their place in an intolerant world.
In a desperate race for survival, Awanessa and Jeremiah flee the Smoky Mountains to the Okenofee Swamps of Georgia with the Seminoles, and later, St. Augustine, Florida. By a twist of fate, they end up in post-emancipation Jamaica where they discover a new world of possibilities while confronting jealousy, mistrust, deception and obeah.
As they boldly stake a claim for their future, vengeance strikes, loyalties are put to the test, a life is perilously at risk and they wonder, what price will they have to pay for freedom?
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Discover Jamaica through Oliver Hill's MOON Jamaica
Former Jamaica resident Oliver Hill knows how to guide visitors to the best of everything Jamaica has to offer, from the rich roots and culture of the island its most romantic escapes. Oliver also offers a range of exciting activities for every traveler, including unique trip ideas like Best of Jamaica and Ecotouring Jamaica. Complete with details on the best beaches and great day trips off the beaten tourist path, Moon Jamaica gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
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Songs of Freedom
A perfect complement to either a greatest hits collection like Legend or the entire collection of the reggae master's albums. Songs boasts enough of the recognizable from Marley's canon to address the hit seeker, but the set also reaches way, way back to include Marley's first single, the youthful "Judge Not" from 1962, and then closes more than four hours later with a 1980 live take of "Redemption Song" from his last concert. These four CDs show in wide-angle view exactly how fantastic and commercially improbable Marley was. He was able to popularize tunes about both the repression of African nations and their liberation while also bringing to rock audiences an undeniably Jamaican music....It's a remarkable gem. -- Excerpted from review by Andrew Bartlett
Peedum and other Original Jamaican Village Stories
Nostalgic. Touching. Amusing.
Whether you grew up in Jamaica or not, this heartwarming collection of stories and poems brings you ‘home’. At the heart of this collection is the innocence of childhood, with its wonders and woes; learning to ride, squabbling with siblings, coping with loss, and the ever-present fear of duppies. The poems woven throughout the book provide entertaining snapshots of Jamaican culture, managing to say so much in just a few lines. The author uses patois to hilarious effect, as she gently pokes fun at old-fashioned values. Overall, Peedum is a skillful tapestry of memories, traditions and Jamaican folklore that is deeply personal and yet universally appealing.
"Peedum" sweeps you up into colourful narratives, bursting with imagery, and carries you on a journey, through a Jamaican village, straight into the hearts and souls of its vivacious characters.
- Jo Cooke
Author, “Frommer’s Day By Day Jamaica”
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By increasing fruit and vegetable intake to at least the five recommended portions a day, a better balance of vitamins and minerals can be achieved. This is relevant for PMS as many studies over the years have shown deficits in micronutrients in women suffering from PMS, particularly vitamin B6, Vitamin D, calcium, magnesium and manganese (Penland and Johnson, 1993, p1471; Bertone-Johnson et al, 2005, p1246; Shamberger RJ, 2003, p123; Thys-Jacob, 2005, p220; Facchinetti et al, 1991, p177: Moyad, 2003, p 69).
The lack of green vegetables in the diet in particular is one of the first issues that need to be addressed. Green vegetables are a rich source of calcium, magnesium and vitamin B6 and the patient needs to be advised that their introduction should be immediate. Calcium deficiency in particular is the most cited in the medical literature as being reliably found to be a player in PMS.

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Genetically Engineered Mice: Predictive Animal Models for Human Research
Precision research models are one of many tools that biopharmaceutical companies and academic organizations are using to improve biomedical research, drug discovery and preclinical development. The need for better, more predictive models in non-clinical research addresses a major challenge faced by researchers worldwide: Getting similar results in humans as in animal models. The promise of Precision Mouse Models directly addresses that challenge.
Advancing Biomedical Research with Mouse Models
Precision research mouse models are increasingly being utilized for a variety of human research applications, among the most prominent being the analysis of proteins involved in drug metabolism and disposition, as well as the study of the immune and hematopoietic systems, infectious disease, regenerative medicine and cancer biology.
To learn more about how Taconic can help you with your Precision Research Models program needs, please contact us.

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As Co-Founder and CEO of Lolly Medical, Zachary Sweeney and his team are building a healthtech platform that allows patients to schedule a doctor’s appointment with the push of a button. Zach is a grant recipient from the 10,000 Entrepreneurs program (or 10KE), an initiative of Alumni Ventures Group aimed at helping young adults explore entrepreneurial careers.
Led by a veritable roster of top gaming industry veterans, Mythical Games is building a next-gen game technology studio to develop a line of PC, mobile, and console games on the EOSIO blockchain. Players can use decentralized digital ledger technology to build and verifiably own pieces of the game, helping give rise to “player-owned economies.”
Capella Space is leveraging proven technologies in ways that are entirely new—building constellations of SAR satellites that can bring governments and businesses the latest information about any spot on the planet within the hour. Capella’s high revisit SAR satellites capture high quality Earth imagery with resolution down to 0.5 meter.
While working on his PhD, Armon Sharei discovered a unique method that could change the field of cell-based therapeutics as we know it. Traditionally, scientists have used viruses to manipulate cells, but the SQZ method eliminates this viral middleman. Sharei founded SQZ Biotech to bring this technology to market and has landed nearly 10 patents since.
Three working moms created HopSkipDrive to help families find safe, reliable rides for their kids. Parents and schools can schedule alternative transportation with highly-vetted drivers and track their child’s location during the trip. The platform has experienced consistent growth thanks to partnerships with hundreds of schools in high-density areas of the US.


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Most of the people believe that all the dogs naturally and innately understand how to walk civilly on the leash; however, it is not exactly the case. Leash training is needed for better walk of your dog along with you.
Walking on a leash is something, which requires being taught. Luckily, leash training is one of the easiest pieces of training to teach the dogs
.We have brought up some of the most wonderful, effective, and practical tips to leash train your dog.
Leash Training Your Dog but How?
The very step is the one you can start with the training, you got good sense and care for your dog to practice leash training your dog. let’s start training your dog right away without wasting any of your time, all you is need to read carefully, and then implement later with opened this page so you do it right and mistakes could be avoided.
Introduce Your Dog to the Harness or Leash and Collar
Take start by letting your dog accustomed to wearing a harness or leash and a collar.
Let him wear them for a short time inside your house and during this period, you should give your dog treats and play with him. Your dog is going to love this “leash and collar time” as it presents fun and food.
Teach a Nod
You should introduce your dog to the sound signal, which indicates that the food is ready to be served.
Some people prefer to click and then treat; some use any word such as “Yes” and then treat, while others cackle their tongue before offering food to their dogs. Whichever way you opt, the method is same; in some quiet and disruption free area along with your dog on the collar and leash, produce the sound.
The moment your dog looks at you and/or twists toward you, recompense him with the treat. Few repetitions down, you are going to notice that your dog not only looks at you, however, he also drops round you for his treat.
Make Your Dog Visit You
While your dog is approaching you for his treat by wearing the collar and leash, support him with a few steps before you reward him with food.
Carry on this progression until your dog upon listening to the signal noise accesses you on the walk with a few steps. Keep this fact in mind that puppies have petite attention spans. Therefore, with the intention to train your puppy, you have to keep your training sessions short and petite.
In addition, end your session at the point where your dog is still keen and enthusiastic to do some more and not where he becomes mentally exhausted and worn out.
Since your dog has the understanding of how to access you so, you should now practice inside walking in the room with some distraction.
Seeing and feeling the leash and collar around his neck presents enough of the challenge. You should now offer your dog the praise and treats as your dog has already accustomed of reaching out to you with the leash on.
Since you have accomplished the leash training of your puppy inside the house, it is now the time to check your dog’s skills and proficiencies in the outdoors.
As you know that there will be many a challenge and new encounters in the outdoors such as your dog is going to experience new smells, sounds, and sights, which offer both newness and maneuvers to your dog.
You have to be patient and calm. Keep your initial walks petite and short. On walking, if you notice that your dog is near to spring at something, attack at someone, or is near to get preoccupied and abstracted; you are required to make your signal sound while moving some steps away subsequent to rewarding his being followed you with the treat.
Dog or Puppy Leash-Training Troubleshooting
You must want perfection with your dog leash walking. However, there may come a lot of troubles and hurdles in the process. You might not get the best results instantly but with gradual steps and continual improvement.
All you have to be consistent and patient with the intention to acquire best of consequences in the leash training of your dog. We have come up with some magnificent and effective tips to help you resolve such problems. Let us check them.
If Your Dog Pulls
Pulling is one of the most common problems that people encounter in leash training their dogs.
What happens actually is that your dog will start pulling the leash in opposite direction of your walking. To tackle this trouble, you should behave like a strong “tree”. It means that you do not require pulling the leash along your direction or doing jerking and yanking. Rather, you need to stand still and motionless.
While you stand quite still and say no to move in the direction of your dog; a time will come that he will come back to you by himself. So be calm and patient!
In addition, there are many alternative harnesses present in the market for the dogs that are inclined to pulling such as head halters and front hook harnesses.
These can be utilized in accordance with your convenience and budget.
If Your Dog Lunges
Many times, you may encounter the problem of your dog going after someone or something while walking. This behavior is most common among the herding dog breeds who love to chase.
You are required to be more proactive than reactive in such cases. Before your dog has found a chance of attacking another dog, a car, or a person; forward his focus with the treat.
This will be an effective tact to deal with the problem of lunging.
If Your Dog Barks
Another problem with some dogs is the barking habit, at other objects, dogs, cars, and people.
This sounds too bad for the others who do not like dogs or do not own them. Your dog is the centre of love for you but not for everyone on the street.
Most of the time, it is observed that dogs that do not acquire enough physical exercises tend to this behavior. You have to be cautious about your dog’s physical and mental stimulation in accordance with his breed.
When you realize that your dog is about to get distracted due to something or someone; treat him at once before he will start barking. With the passage of time, you will lessen the amount of troubleshooting and treats that your dog requires during the walk, however, you should always have them on hand in order to randomly underpin fine leash-walking behavior.
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New antihistaminic agents: Synthesis and evaluation of h 1 -antihistaminic actions of 3-[(n,n-dialkylamino)alkyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-(1h)-thioquinazolin-4(3h)-ones and their oxo analogues
1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, V. L. College of Pharmacy, Raichur, India 2 Medicinal Chemistry Division, University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University, Warangal, India
A Raghu Ram Rao Medicinal Chemistry Research Division, University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University, Warangal - 506 009 India E-mail: [email protected]
The synthesis of eight new 3-[(N,N-dialkylamino)allkyl]-2(1H)-thioquinazolin-4(3H)-ones (3a-d) and their oxo analogues (4a-d) has been described. H 1 -Antihistaminic activities have been evaluated using in vitro and in vivo standard animal models in comparison to chlorpheniramine maleate as reference drug. Among the test compounds, 3d was found to be the most potent with an IC 50 value of 1.23 µM (in vitro) offering 70.24% protection in vivo .

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Google has initiated a first-of-its-kind approach to powering its data centers –
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When you think of a drone, how high do you imagine it going, and how long do you imagine it staying in the air? Did you realize that the new “pseudo-satellite” drones can soar to heights of more than 60,000 feet and stay up there for months? That’s the report from Alistair MacDonald in The Wall Street Journal, which labeled such drones the “innovation of the week” recently.
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Here in the nation with more gun violence than any other on earth, Americans constantly ask about the root cause of gun violence. The answer is “mental health.” So how are we doing with that? The CDC identifies early childhood as the period in which mental health is largely determined, starting shortly after birth (with some influence by prenatal conditions).


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The laws protects towards discrimination by former, current and potential employers, labor unions and employment businesses. The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 requires employers to assure that workers hired are legally licensed to work within the U.S. Nevertheless, an employer who requests employment verification just for people of a selected nationwide origin, or individuals who look like or sound overseas, could violate both Title VII and IRCA; verification should be obtained from all candidates and employees.
Some examples of employment discrimination are the place if you happen to really feel like you’re being given more durable jobs due to your race, otherwise you’re being given much less hours due to your gender, or comments are being made about your race, or your gender, or your ethnicity, or your religion, or your beliefs.
The EEOC is answerable for protecting you from one kind of discrimination – employment discrimination because of your race, shade, religion, sex (together with being pregnant, gender identification, and sexual orientation), nationwide origin, incapacity, age (age 40 or older), or genetic data.
Reasonable lodging might embrace, but will not be limited to, making existing facilities used by staff readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; job restructuring; modification of labor schedules; offering further unpaid go away; reassignment to a vacant place; acquiring or modifying tools or gadgets; adjusting or modifying examinations, training supplies, or insurance policies; and offering certified readers or interpreters.
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On June 10, 1944, in front of a crowd nearing 26,000 people, there was a dead heat tie for first place at Aqueduct Racetrack. Horses Brownie, Bossuet and Wait a Bit were ridden by Eddie Guerin, Jimmy Stout and Gayle Smith. The crowd was first split as to who actually won the race, but with the help of a clear magic-eye camera, it was determined that each horse crossed the line at the same time.
After sharing Yankee Stadium this season and an earlier proposal to build a stadium near the ballpark, its turn out that New York City F.C. won’t be playing in the Bronx next season.
In fact, the soccer team is looking for a new location and that may include the Aqueduct Racetrack.
Aqueduct has over 200 acres of land, so the stadium could possibly be built there. There are pros to the addition, such as the creation of jobs, while there are also some severe negatives. Traffic and public safety could become a problem, especially with Resorts World Casino nearby.
The Aqueduct isn’t the first Queens location that the club has considered. There were plans to build the stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, but the idea was opposed by local organizations and the New York Mets.
No word on whether or not the plans to move the team to the Aqueduct will be successful. Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr.’s office and Resorts World Casino will discuss the plans some more within the next few months.
At 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 28, the Resorts World New York City casino will open its doors in South Queens.
Visitors will be greeted with nearly 2,500 Video Lottery Terminals anda variety of international dining selections as well as a range of entertainment options.
Check it out and tell us what you think.
The RWNY casino will open in its first phase toward the end of October.
But in the mean time, members of the press got a sneak peek of what the first floor, which will house the Times Square Casino, will look like.
The entire facility will be open in December. Watch the video of the tour below:
Senator Joe Addabbo continues to push for full-fledged casinos in New York State after a recent poll from Siena College revealed that fifty-seven percent of New Yorkers support a constitutional amendment to allow non-Indian casinos to be build in New York while only 36 percent opposed the initiative.
Another poll issued by Quinnipac University also revealed that 56 percent of New Yorkers support full casino gaming, similar to that at Atlantic City and Las Vegas.
“Rather than see the money keep going to Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Indian casinos upstate, in this stagnant economy, I believe we must start the process, including public input, for the expansion of VLT racinos into full casino gaming to increase our revenues,” Addabbo said in a statement.
The first of 4,525 Video Lottery Terminals were delivered to Resorts world Casino New York City this week, marking an exciting new phase of the casino’s development, casino executives announced.
The VLTs will be installed and individually tested on the gaming floor — the core of the casino action – during the next weeks. When phase one of Resorts World Casino New York City opens in October, it will boast 2,280 VLTs, entertainment and delectable dining. The second phase will open by the end of the year and will feature 2,245 additional VLTs as well as more dining options and unparalleled event space.
“This is an exciting development; we are on the path towards creating a world-class entertainment destination,” said Michael Speller, president of Resorts World Casino New York City. “The video lottery terminals, which are a cornerstone of our casino, have been in our mind’s eye for nearly a year, and we are happy that the public will soon share our vision. We are in the final stage and are thrilled that Resorts World Casino New York City will welcome its guests to an optimum experience.”
More information on Resorts World New York is available at www.rwnewyork.com.
Resorts World Casino NY is planning to hold a job fair at Aqueduct on Saturday, August 6t from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The fair will be open to all levels including frontline, supervisor and managerial staff members.
For more information, check out RWNY’s website.
If all goes well, the planned racino at Aqueduct might sooner or later become a casino.
For now, when it opens on Oct. 1, the Resorts World New York casino have only video lottery terminals (VLTs) for its patrons to play.
But Genting, the casino’s owner, wants to incorporate a Las Vegas-style casino with table games for the establishment’s gamblers. Genting has begun lobbying state officials to permit table games at its soon-to-be-opened Aqueduct casino facility. According to media reports, Genting is spending $1 million a year with lobbyists in Albany in this effort.
“We have table games in the surrounding three states (New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania),” Michael Speller, president of Resorts World New York, said during a State Senate Racing Committee hearing on February 7 of this year.
The committee is considering a proposal for a constitutional amendment to permit table games. Currently, state legislation only authorizes the Aqueduct casino to have VLTs, so a constitutional amendment would be required for the casino to have table games
Senator Addabbo and Assemblyman Mike Miller welcome the prospect of table games.
Maybe the third time will be a charm…
The New York Racing Association (NYRA) will be the subject of yet another audit by the state comptroller’s office. This will be the third audit of the agency since 2008.
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said he wants to take another look at NYRA’s books to determine whether it has appropriately followed his recommendations from two earlier audits that called for significant cost reductions, including salaries and consultant fees.
NYRA, according to its 2011 budget, expects to see an $11 million deficit this year after a $17 million operating deficit last year. NYRA has not posted a profit since 2000.
The agency is counting heavily on new gaming revenues from the Aqueduct casino to become profitable again. It is expected to receive at least $25 million annually for operating costs and capital improvement projects from thousand of video lottery terminals that will be installed.
The state Inspector General is also reviewing NYRA’s books.
Read more here.
When the new casino opens in South Ozone Park, patrons and nearby residents can be assured that their safety is being looked after.
Resorts World New York Casino patrons will have an additional layer of security as they come and go to the trains in the form of city transit officers.
Captain Roy Kaplan, commanding officer of Transit District 23, told members of the 106th Precinct Community Council at their meeting last week that once the casino opens he will be directing his resources to the local train stations and the surrounding area.
Kaplan said he would work hand in hand with 106th Precinct commanding officer Captain Thomas Pascale to coordinate security at the South Ozone Park casino.


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Before the coronavirus crisis hit, people were all too willing to work in toxic environments for pennies on the dollar, all because they felt they had to.
As a result, many ended up spending their nine-to-five putting up with abusive bosses, hostile co-workers, and overwhelming pressure.
While the pandemic has brought with it a great deal of darkness and loss, one silver lining is that it’s shown people that this way of working is entirely unsustainable. And, not only that, but workers have also realised they have far more power than they thought they did, playing a vital role as they do in the smooth-running of the companies for which they work.
Now, people are finally expecting to be treated with respect and dignity in the workplace. This is forcing a long-overdue shift towards a new paradigm of leadership.
What the new paradigm is all about
This new paradigm is all about embracing empowerment and compassion. As someone who spent many years at the start of my career standing firm in the face of venomous managers and bosses, I know just how valuable these two components can be in any working environment.
Compassion, in particular, can have a potent impact on any organisation. Unfortunately, it is often dismissed as a weak concept peddled by pushovers. On the contrary, compassion requires diligence and attention to detail on the part of the person practising it. Only when compassion is put to good use in the workplace can employees begin to feel empowered and, by extension, positive and motivated.
Now, in my role as a business mentor, this is exactly what I teach to business leaders who have lost their way.
Putting the new paradigm into practice
To give you a better idea of what this new paradigm of leadership looks like in action, here are some of the key things required of the compassionate and empowering leaders of tomorrow.
Self-compassion comes first
Something I’ve noticed during my time as a coach is that you simply cannot offer compassion to others if you do not give it to yourself. So, first and foremost, it is time for leaders to prioritise self-compassion.
For one thing, this allows them to open the door to a more intuitive, empathetic approach, both of which are qualities so often lacking in leadership roles. For another, and more importantly, it will give leaders a chance to address their own personal trauma they have buried down deep. It allows them to recognize both their own triggers and projections, as well as that of their team. So, while it sounds scary, addressing personal trauma allows leaders to utilize their intuition and connect to their compassion more completely.
Once they do that, they can shift out of behaviours that drive them to mistreat their staff.
The idea that leaders have to take responsibility might not sound all that new. However, I’ve found that very few leaders fully understand, and therefore rarely acknowledge, the power of their words and actions, particularly with regards to how they affect the people around them. Doing so requires a different level of responsibility.
Moving forward, higher-ups who take the time to recognise, understand, and therefore manage the power of what they say and do will be ahead of the pack. They will make the conscious decision to start utilising language that empowers their employees. In other words, they will take responsibility for their impact on others. After all, empowered workers are far more likely to commit, care, and create new successes for the businesses they work for.
Promoting a healthy working environment
In addition to feeling empowered, workers deserve to feel appreciated and are more likely to produce good work if they do. So, creating a healthy working environment is of the utmost importance. This entails allowing for mistakes without fear of retribution, and creating an environment where blame, shame and guilt have no role.
Also, make sure that every individual in a team feels heard, seen, and valued. So, take the time to listen. Leaders that do very often find that compassionate communication has the power to transform the way their organisation runs.
Conflict in the workplace is inevitable. However, if left unchecked, it can become quite toxic, causing workers to completely disengage. In our new paradigm, then, leaders must make it a priority to address conflict as it occurs. One way is to utilize compassionate inquiry; the asking of open-ended questions.
This mode of communication, of inquiry, lets those involved know that there is no intent to lay blame, shame, and guilt. Addressing conflict in this way allows for authentic communication which allows for connection.
The role of integrity
The above are all crucial elements of a new paradigm of leadership. To bring it all together, one must have, identify with and value integrity. While many people say they have integrity, when challenged, when questioned, or when boundaries aren’t clear, their integrity becomes muddied.
Leaders with a clear definition of what integrity means to them are better equipped to handle the challenges that come from stepping into compassionate leadership, the new paradigm of leadership.
The future of leadership
Ultimately, for leaders to get the best out of their employees in a post-Covid world, a person-centric approach is not just recommended but absolutely essential.
Employees are finally beginning to realise that both themselves and their employees deserve better. Create the sort of environment that values compassion and empowerment above all else and you’ll be sure to reap the benefits for all involved.
About the author
As the owner and CEO of two businesses, Transformational Leadership Coach René Murata knows a thing or two about guiding with both purpose and compassion. Working to encourage more women to speak out and take charge, she hopes to show that collaboration and cooperation definitely do have a place in decisive leadership.
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Multi-threaded Kernel Offloading to GPGPU Using Hyper-Q on Kepler Architecture
- Small-scale computations usually cannot fully utilize the compute capabilities of modern GPGPUs. With the Fermi GPU architecture Nvidia introduced the concurrent kernel execution feature allowing up to 16 GPU kernels to execute simultaneously on a shared GPU device for a better utilization of the respective resources. Insufficient scheduling capabilities in this respect, however, can significantly reduce the theoretical concurrency level. With the Kepler GPU architecture Nvidia addresses this issue by introducing the Hyper-Q feature with 32 hardware managed work queues for concurrent kernel execution.
We investigate the Hyper-Q feature within heterogeneous workloads with multiple concurrent host threads or processes offloading computations to the GPU each.
By means of a synthetic benchmark kernel and a hybrid parallel CPU-GPU real-world application, we evaluate the performance obtained with Hyper-Q on GPU and compare it against a kernel reordering mechanism introduced by the authors for the Fermi architecture.