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We explain what a web server is and what its main features are. In addition, what it is for and the most used web servers.
What is a web server?
In computing , a web server or HTTP Server is a piece of communications software that mediates between the server on which the requested data is hosted and the client’s computer , allowing bidirectional or unidirectional, synchronous or asynchronous connections, with any client application , even with browsers that translate a translatable code (renderizable) to a specific web page . That is, these are programs that mediate between the Internet user and the server where the information requested is.
Web servers are programs for everyday use on the Internet , which are used to communicate various data protocols , with HTTP ( HyperText Transfer Protocol ) being the most common and somehow standard . However, it is also possible to use the term to refer to the computer in which the files that make up a website are stored , together with the software necessary to comply with the web data connection .
Features of a web server
A web server operates on a computer awaiting requests from a client’s web browser , providing the requested data to compose a web page or, failing that, an error message. Web servers can be of two kinds: static and dynamic.
- Static servers. They consist of a computer where the information is stored and an HTTP server that responds to the request protocols . Its name comes from the fact that the files are sent as they are stored.
- The dynamic servers Instead they are static servers that contain additional software (usually applications and databases ) that allow them to update the requested information before sending it to the client.
What is a web server for?
As mentioned, the function of web servers is to mediate between users’ requests and the files that contain the requested information, on the computer on which they are stored. Therefore, one is needed to publish a website, and also to have access to the data that make up any web page. This process occurs as follows:
- The user enters a web address ( URL ) in his browser and he sends a request to the web server.
- The web server (software) searches for the relevant files either on the server itself ( hardware ) or on a hosting service where they are always available and online.
- The files are then processed as requested and sent according to the transfer protocol, that is, according to a set of rules that regulate communication between computers.
- The browser receives the files and assembles the content of the web page that is displayed to the user.
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Some of the most used web servers are the following:
- Nginx (2004). A web server and proxy developed by the company of the same name.
- Apache (1995). It is an open source HTTP web server, used for Unix, Windows and Macintosh computers, developed and maintained by a community of users that make up the Apache Software Foundation.
- Internet Information Services or IIS (1993). Web server and set of services designed for Microsoft Windows that was originally included in its NT version.
- Cherokee (2001). It is a multiplatform web server written in C language, available under the GNU General Public License, free software .
- Tomcat (1999). An Apache distribution also known as Jakarta Tomcat, operates on the servlet (Java) principle.


Stamford Lincolnshire-based YouTuber Colin Furze recently completed the build of an underground personal apocalypse bunker in his back garden, complete with flat screen TV, surround sound, games consoles, a kitchen, mains water access, toilet, ejector bed, Wolverine claws, – filming the entire process in a series of videos (see the slideshow).
Sky 1 created a new programme called You, Me And The Apocalypse, focusing on the ways different people would react to the news that the world is ending in 34 days.
“So I thought to myself, ‘what would I do?’ Well I’m not just going to sit here and take it; I’ll dig myself in, make myself a massive hole and make myself a little nuclear bunker so whatever comes at me, whether that be natural disaster, social unrest – I’ll be safe down here in my little safety cell,” says Colin.
Funded by Sky, Colin proceeded to dig a huge hole in his garden, then placing a metal box with all the electrics, adding ventilation pipes, later covering it in waterproof concrete with a hatch leading into the bunker from his garden shed. Should mains power fail, there is a backup generator on hand.
“As we are not currently in an apocalypse situation, this is basically the ultimate man cave,” he says. “That’s why we have a massive flat screen TV, surround sound which is built into the metal works so there are no cables dangling anywhere. We’ve got all sorts of games consoles, going back to the 90s, to the present day, a Sky box – and because you can make all the noise you want down here and no one can hear you – we’ve got a drum kit!”
In future videos Colin will look at creating an air filtration system and different ways of generating power other than using a petrol generator.
“People seem to think that I’m some sort of mechanic/engineer person but in reality I’m just a plumber,” says Colin.
“The things I make are made with tools that proper engineers would laugh at but I’m proof you don’t need an expensive lathe and huge welder to create something amazing. What you do need though is a place to do stuff and the right people to ask when help is needed and also someone to tell you that you will fail, as that drives you on a bit more!
Colin left school at 16 and went straight into plumbing, after that working full time doing Gadget Geeks for Sky. “Then when YouTube came about it gave me a way of getting an audience and my videos soon became popular which all helped in getting me on telly.”
Watch the finished result in the video below, and the project in stages in the slideshow.


Health warnings have been issued as toxic farm chemicals from Europe and Saharan dust combine with a spring heat wave to bring about a spike in air pollution across South East England.
People with lung and heart conditions have been advised to reduce physical activity as temperatures were expected to reach 19C in places over the weekend and pollution levels reach moderate to high levels across the region.
Marco Petagna, from the Met Office, said parts of Kent and the far South East would see the highest levels of pollution, but it is likely to be washed away by rain early next week.
Call for emergency London air pollution restrictions
He said: "On Thursday, dust from the Sahara region was lifted up into the atmosphere.
"At the moment, certainly across the south of the UK, we've got southerly winds that's allowed that dust to transport northwards towards the UK.
"And with outbreaks of rain developing at times over the next couple of days, some of that will get washed out of the atmosphere and give a slight deposit of dust on cars."
At risk individuals, including those with lung and heart problems, should "reduce strenuous physical exertion" if they are in an affected area, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said. The worst affected places will be beaches and countryside of Kent and Sussex.
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Defra's forecast for today states: "Air pollution levels may be locally High in the far east and southeast of England on Sunday with a southerly flow bringing air from North Africa to the southeast of England. This episode is considered to be primarily a result of Saharan dust. Elsewhere in East Anglia and southeast England Moderate air pollution levels are possible across wide areas, with other areas of the UK mainly Low."
Tropical continental air was brought to the UK by a change in wind direction, which brought pollutants with it. Heavy showers are expected early next week with generally unsettled weather, but temperatures could still reach 17C in places.
Clean Air London is calling on London Mayoral candidates to pledge they will introduce stronger Ultra Low Emissions Zones (ULEZ) in London to tackle locally-generated air pollutants but point out much of the air pollution is generated from outside the UK, requiring a Europe-wide approach.
The Met Office says average early April temperatures are around 11c. This year’s highest recorded temperature was 18.7c in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, in March.
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US authorities have seized bitcoin stolen from the online drug store Silk Road a decade ago, which was worth $3.4 billion at the time of confiscation.
US authorities announced on Monday that they had seized stolen bitcoins from the online drug store Silk Road ten years ago, which were worth $3.4 billion at the time of their confiscation.
James Zhong, 32, pleaded guilty on Friday to having stolen more than 50,000 bitcoins in September 2012, details the New York prosecutor’s office in a press release.
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The virtual currencies were recovered during a search of Mr. Zhong’s home in the state of Georgia in November 2021. They were stored on devices hidden in a safe hidden under a floor and on a computer single-card card camouflaged in a metal popcorn box under blankets in a bathroom closet.
“In nearly a decade, questions surrounding the whereabouts of this huge amount of unfindable bitcoins have swelled (to become) a mystery to over $3.3 billion,” said the attorney Damian Williams, in the statement.
“Thanks to cutting edge technology in cryptocurrency tracking and some good old fashioned law enforcement work, law enforcement has located and recovered this impressive cache of criminal proceeds,” he said. -he adds.
However, the value of the loot has decreased since the operation with the fall in the price of bitcoin, and is, during Monday, at just over 1 billion dollars. According to the prosecutor’s office, Mr. Zhong tricked Silk Road in 2012 by creating nine different accounts and quickly performing about 140 transactions in order to trick the site’s system into paying him about 50,000 bitcoins, which were in turn quickly transferred to other other addresses.
Mr. Zhong faces 20 years in prison. His sentence will be set in February. The Silk Road site was established in January 2011 and was used to sell numerous illegal goods, including $200 million worth of drugs worldwide, before being shut down by the FBI in October 2013.
Its creator, Ross Ulbricht, was sentenced in 2015 to life in prison. This is the second largest bitcoin seizure made by the US Department of Justice after the 94,000 bitcoins estimated at $ 3.6 billion recovered from a New York couple during the hacking of the trading platform. Bitfinex Virtuals in 2016.

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Rural crime, such as burglary from sheds and garages, is being tackling across Rushmoor, Hart and Basingstoke and Deane.
Safer North Hampshire community safety will focus on reducing rural crime, shed and garage burglaries and thefts from motor vehicles and farm equipment during the initiative, called Operation: Stronghold, launched on September 23.
Police and council officers will provide crime reduction advice, as well as crime prevention materials including padlocks and shed alarms at a series of roadshows until November. They will also visit every farm across the area offering crime prevention advice and the opportunity to buy crime prevention materials, such as garage locks, alarm padlocks and oil tank alarms at cost price.
David Lipscombe, Projects Team Leader for Safer North Hampshire, said: “Whether you live in a town, a village or on a farm, you should take security seriously – we are on hand to give advice and recommendations, so try and come along to one of our roadshows. If you can’t make it then feel free to get in touch via any of the contact details below.”
And Chief Inspector Simon Dodds, Hampshire Constabulary Strategic Lead for Rural Policing said: “This is part of our on-going commitment to target harden the rural environment, and to make it a more hostile place for criminals to operate.” Roadshows will take place on:
23 September – Sainsburys, Farnborough,11am to 2pm
25 September – Rushmoor Mobile Libraries, 9:20am to 3.20pm
1 October – Morrisons, Aldershot,11am to 2pm
3 October – town centre, Aldershot,11am to 2pm
9 October – Tesco, Hook,11am to 2pm
11 October – Co-op, Yateley,11am to 1pm
12 October – Scats, Sherfield on Loddon,10am to 2pm
17 October – Scats, Sherfield on Loddon,10am to 2pm
18 October – Odiham High Street,11am to 2pm
23 October – Hartley Wintney High Street,11am to 2pm
26 October – Hart Shopping Centre, Fleet,10am to 2pm
29 October – South Warnborough village shop, 2.30pm to 4pm
30 October – Gill Nethercott Centre, Whitchurch,10:30am to 12 noon
6 November – Tadley Library,11am to 1pm
7 November – Bramley Bakery,11:30am to 12:30pm
16 November – Festival Place, Basingstoke,10am to 2pm
The project has been funded by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Hampshire, as the PCC has identified rural crime as a priority within his work plan.

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The turret of the U.S.S. Monitor, and at least two lost sailors, return to Virginia shores after 140 years on the sea floor.
In a ceremony mingling celebration with sadness, hundreds of people welcomed the famous revolving turret of the U.S.S. Monitor to the Mariners’ Museum, the home of all artifacts from the Union ironclad that changed Naval history [“Into the Light,” June 2002]. The celebration was for the U.S. Navy divers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration archaeologists and private sector engineers who this summer defied weather, ripping currents and unfavorable odds to pluck the 235-ton turret (including the lifting frame and the turret’s contents) from the Monitor wreck, 240 feet deep some 16 miles off Cape Hatteras. The sadness was for the 16 sailors who died when the Monitor sank in a New Year’s Eve gale in 1862. Divers and archaeologists found the bones of at least two of those crewmen as they excavated 140 years’ worth of sediment and tons of coal from the turret before and after it was hoisted from the water on August 5.
Though some of the remains were immediately retrieved and flown to the U.S. Army’s Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii, most were too deeply embedded in coal concretions to be quickly removed. So, as a specialized trailer carried the turret from a barge snugged against the banks of the James River up to a podium for the welcoming ceremony, the hundreds of onlookers-many of them in Civil War era clothing, including several women in head-to-toe mourning garments-knew they were marking a somber homecoming. “We feel connected to the sailors,” said Commander Bobbie Scholley, commanding officer of the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two, whose divers did the dangerous deep work of preparing the turret for retrieval. “We feel connected because we were on the Monitor, diving on it, and we feel even more connected because we’re bringing them home.”
The ceremony marked the end of five years of steady diving on the Monitor-
expeditions which have recovered the ship’s propeller and shaft, its engine and hundreds of smaller artifacts-and capped an astonishing summer for archaeologists. No one knew for sure what remained in the turret, which capsized with the Monitor as it sank. Archaeologists were ecstatic to find the turret’s two 11-inch Dahlgren guns intact, as well as piles of associated gear and equipment, including blocks, pieces of rope and ramrods. All of it will be excavated from the turret and slowly conserved to be put on display, ultimately in the museum’s Monitor Center, which is expected to open in 2007.

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Timing could not have been more apropos as the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen expressed their gratitude to Water and Sewer Superintendent Nick Nicholson and Highway Department Superintendent Barry Denham at the November 25 meeting.
Not only did they thank Nicholson and his department, they also read from an award letter he received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on his exceptional work in providing the public with clean drinking water.
Chairman Paul Silva read the letter from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection that noted Nicholson’s exceptional efforts in preserving a safe drinking water supply for the town that exceeded the state’s standards and secured top scores for Mattapoisett. Nicholson also received a citation from Governor Deval Patrick that further acknowledged Nicholson’s accomplishments in this area.
As Silva concurred with the State’s meritorious awards to Nicholson, he also thanked him on behalf of the resident of the town.
Nicholson shared the limelight, saying he was proud to receive this award for the second time and said many others work diligently with him behind the scene.
Silva said that about six years ago, the Town built a water plant that services Marion and Fairhaven. Water from wells throughout the water district is pumped to the plant where impurities are treated or removed. Nicholson’s management of that facility was lauded.
Selectman Tyler Macallister inquired of Nicholson the status of the state-imposed water restrictions. Nicholson said he should have something to report within the next two weeks.
Denham’s work with his team at the Highway Department also received words of thanks from Selectman Jordan Collyer.
Collyer said he has heard nothing but good things from residents regarding work done by the Highway Department over the summer months, including keeping the town looking clean and tidy, and the polite character of the workers when they interface with the public.
Denham accepted those kind words on behalf of his crew.
“They are a good bunch,” said Denham. “We are lucky.”
Macallister also recognized Denham for his work in helping to give the town a grand Veteran’s Day ceremony.
On a topic that was much less cheery, Denham brought the board up to speed on the Acushnet Road closure and associated Tinkham Pond culvert disaster.
Denham said that all temporary repair options were impossible, given that the state required them to be fully engineered and designed. He told the board that the winter season would impair working in the elements, and in the end, the only reasonable course of action was a complete repair in the spring.
He expressed compassion for those who are now forced to use a detour but said, “We knew we had to do [work on the culvert], but didn’t think it was as bad as it really was … it had gone too far.”
Only after an underwater survey of the area by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation was completed did the full extent of the culvert collapse become an emergency.
Silva said there was money in the budget for some of the repair work that will be started in spring 2015 and Denham added that Chapter 90 monies would also be available.
On the topic of tree trimming on private roads, Denham wanted to remind the public that the Town is not responsible for trimming trees on private roadways.
Earlier in the evening, the selectmen, along with Mattapoisett School Committee Chairman Jim Higgins and Town Moderator John Eckland, interviewed prospective Finance Committee member, Marie Bacon.
Bacon has participated on other boards and committees in the past and was now stepping forward to help on FinCom. When asked about her qualifications, she said has an MBA and handles budgets for the health care facility where she is employed.
The board moved to appoint Bacon.
And in the category of “we’ll have a tree lighting if we can find a tree,” Denham and Secretary to the Board of Selectmen Melody Pacheco are trying to find a tree for Shipyard Park. They urged the public to come forward if they have a tree to donate. If a tree is secured in time, the annual tree lighting will be held on Saturday, December 13 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
The winter farmer’s market will be held on Saturday, December 13 in the ORRJHS gym between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm. Santa and Mrs. Claus are expected to arrive by fire engine at 11:00 am with entertainment for the children.
Town Hall will be closed from November 27 to November 30 and will reopen with regular business hours on Monday, December 1.
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen is scheduled for December 9 at 7:00 pm in the Town Hall conference room.
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Panthers end streak, ‘Dogs walk off in 14 and ‘Horns win by one
After ending one drought this season with United South’s first district championship since 2003, the Panthers locked up another Saturday. They beat La Joya Saturday to lock up the program’s first playoff series victory since the same season while. In Roma, the other UISD teams also advanced as Alexander walked off 4-3 in 14 innings against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North while United fended off a rally to edge PSJA 6-5.
The opening-round victories were significant for all three teams. The Panthers (25-7-1, 10-2 District 29-6A) ended their 16-year drought of series victories. The Bulldogs (22-10-1, 9-3) extended their streak to nine straight appearances in the area round. The Longhorns (17-14-1, 7-5) bounced back after a rare first-round exit at the hands of McAllen last season and advanced to the area round for the fourth time in five seasons. McAllen prevented a District 29-6A sweep as it took out Eagle Pass.
United South nearly followed Friday’s 3-1 win in the opener with a narrower victory to complete the sweep, but La Joya rallied in the seventh inning win 3-2 and force Game 3. The Panthers pulled ahead in the third inning as Jonathan Hernandez reached on a bunt single, moved up on a hit from Bernardo Pedraza and scored off a sacrifice fly from Erik Ruiz.
The lead grew to 2-0 in the fourth inning as Greg Campos led off with a walk and Justo Garza came on as a courtesy runner. Garza moved up on a bunt single from Manuel Navarro and took third on a double steal before scoring on a sacrifice fly from Alex Cerda.
The Coyotes (18-14, 9-5 District 30-6A) cut the deficit in half with a two-out single in the sixth inning, but the Panthers headed to the seventh protecting a 2-1 lead. La Joya refused to go away opening the frame with a lead-off single, a sacrifice bunt and another single to even the score. They added a walk and another single to take a 3-2 lead before Gerardo Villarreal got a fly out and a ground out to escape the inning. Cerda was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom half and was bunted into scoring position, but a shallow pop out and a ground out ended the game.
Villarreal took the loss in Game 2 with two runs, three hits and a walk allowed in an inning. Campos had a no-decision after holding La Joya to a hit and four walks with four strikeouts in five innings, and Juan Milera allowed two hits and a run in an inning of relief. Pedraza paced the offense with two of the Panthers’ five hits.
United South were in a tight battle throughout most of Game 3 but took charge with a seven-run sixth inning on the way to an 11-5 victory.
A run of four straight singles from Pedraza, Ruiz, Villarreal and Campos in the bottom of the third inning built a 2-0 lead. La Joya battled back with a run each in the fourth and fifth innings to tie the game. The Panthers got a walk from Pedraza and a single from Ruiz to lead off the bottom of the fifth. Villarreal bunted them into scoring position, and Campos drove both in with a ground ball into center field.
La Joya closed the gap to one in the sixth inning, but that was as close as it ever got. The Panthers hit through the order in the bottom half as eight straight batters reached following a lead-off fly out. Bryan Mixumi sparked the rally with a walk followed by a single from Pedraza and doubles from Ruiz and Villarreal for a 7-3 lead. After back-to-back singles from Campos and Navarro, Hector Alva pinch hit and sent a three-run home run to left field for an 11-3 lead.
Down to their last out after opening the seventh with two strikeouts, the Coyotes fought to keep their season alive. They hit four straight singles to get two runs across, but Pedraza came through with his third strikeout of the frame to secure the victory.
The Panthers had a 14-9 advantage in hits while getting multiple hits from Campos (3-3, 4 RBI, R), Pedraza (2-3, 3 R, BB), Ruiz (3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B) and Villarreal (3-3, 2 RBI, R, 2B). Devin Benavides earned the victory holding La Joya to three runs, five hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings before Pedraza closed out the seventh.
United South will face Harlingen in the area round with details of the series yet to be determined. The Cardinals beat Edinburg 6-3 in Game 3 Friday to advance.
After keeping its season alive with a 6-2 victory Friday night, Alexander needed even more resiliency to survive Saturday. The Bulldogs twice drove in tying runs in extra innings to stay alive.
Both teams scored in the fifth inning as Joel Hinojosa scored on a wild pitch in the top half for a 1-0 lead and the Raiders answered in the bottom half. Those were the only runs in regulation as the game remained 1-1 until PSJA North (17-15-1, 9-5) pulled ahead in the top of the 11th with a double, a walk and a single.
With the season on the line, Alan Ferreyro led off with a single to right field, stole second and moved to third on a bunt from Nomar Garcia. Hinojosa drove him in with a sacrifice fly to even the game and send it to the 12th.
A lead-off walk in the 13th helped the Raiders pull ahead as the runner moved up on a bunt and a ground out before scoring on a wild pitch. AHS continued to battle as Garcia hit a one-out double. He was nearly stranded there after a fly out, but he scored from second narrowly beating out a throw to the plate as Joseph Chavana reached on an error to extend the game.
The Bulldogs retired the side in order in the top of the 14th inning to set up their chance to walk off. Sergio Galvan hit a lead-off single, and courtesy runner Joel Garcia advanced to second on a ground out putting the winning run in scoring position with two outs. Marco Villanueva delivered the series-clinching single as Garcia scored for a 4-3 win.
Alexander rode the arm of Robert Villarreal in a marathon performance as he took them through regulation and beyond. Villarreal pitched nine innings and held the Raiders to nine hits, one walk and one run with seven strikeouts. Ferreyro earned a two-inning save Friday, and he pitched two innings again Saturday. He allowed two hits, two walks and a run with four strikeouts. Along with getting the single that led to the winning run, Galvan also picked up the win on the mound. He allowed just two walks and a run with one strikeout in three innings.
The Bulldogs were outhit 11-6 but had a 6-5 advantage in walks and came through when it counted. Garcia paced the offense going 1-for-4 with a double, a run and a walk. AHS also got a hit and a walk each from Galvan, Paco Hernandez and Gabriel Martinez as each went 1-for-5. Villanueva started 0-for-5 but delivered the winning run with his first hit.
Alexander will take on Edinburg North in the area round. After reaching the second round for the ninth straight season, the Bulldogs will attempt to do the same with the regional quarterfinals.
After taking a 4-0 lead in the seconding inning of Game 2 Friday, United was held to one hit the rest of the way and fell 7-4 to force Game 3. The Longhorns faced a similar situation Saturday jumping ahead 5-0 in the first inning, but this time they held on late advancing with a 6-5 win over District 30-6A champion PSJA.
The early surge was sparked by a lead-off single from Derick Christman. After a sacrifice bunt, UHS got a walk and a single to load the bases before a hit batter made it a 1-0 game. Oscar Cuello drove in two more runs with a line drive to right field. A sacrifice fly from Julio Taboada and a two-out single from Alan Villarreal extended the advantage to 5-0. The lead reached 6-0 in the third as Cuello led off with single, moved to third off a bunt and a single and scored on a passed ball.
Cuello’s run proved crucial as the Bears (23-8-1, 12-2) slowly but surely climbed back. A hit batter, a double and a single to lead off the bottom of the third cut the deficit to 6-2, and they added another run with a pair of two-out singles. PSJA also drove in runs with two-out singles in the fourth and fifth innings to get within a run at 6-5.
United buckled down from there to extend its season allowing just a hit batter in the sixth inning. In the seventh, the Bears led off with a strikeout but followed with a single and another hit batter to put the tying run in scoring position. However, the Longhorns turned a double play to end the series.
The Longhorns were narrowly outhit 10-9, but PSJA left 10 on base compared to seven for UHS. Cuello (2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI), Taboada (2-2, RBI) and Raul Ezquivel (2-2, BB) all recorded multiple hits while Ezquivel and Taboada also had a sacrifice each.
Isaac Rivera earned the win in 2.2 innings of work allowing three runs, five hits and two walks with two strikeouts. After Oscar Larson had two runs, two hits and two walks allowed with a pair of strikeouts in 1.1 innings, Guillermo Sauceda earned a three-inning save allowing just three hits with a strikeout.
United will face Los Fresnos in the area round as it looks to reach the regional quarterfinals for the fourth time in five years.

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If information reaching us from Bauchi State is anything to go by, then the state may be in serious financial crisis after the tenure of the governor, Isa Yuguda. This is as a result of a reckless loan he has secured from three banks in Nigeria totaling N15 billion which is meant to be used for the ‘building’ of houses for former governor Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu who is now the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman as well as his deputy.
The loan was allegedly approved by the State House of Assembly after an unknown amount of money was agreed to be given to them as kickbacks in the Speakers residence. Ironically, the sum of N5 billion given to Mu’azu and his deputy was not used to build the house but given to them in cash. This fraudulent money is taken in the midst of unpaid salaries of workers for the past two months
Sources within the state who confided in us revealed that the money was given to the PDP Chairman to enable him facilitate Yuguda who is secretly nursing Senatorial ambition into the red chambers. Part of the money we gathered will also be used to get a new house for the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Aminu Hamayyo in Abuja, while he is meant to live in Bauchi.
The remaining money is expected to disappear into the private pockets of the governor, alleged the source.

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The end of the orphanage? Christian adoption campaigner Krish Kandiah hopes so
By The Christian Post
Christians are being urged to radically re-think their investment in overseas orphanages and consider giving instead to family-based forms of care.
Dr. Krish Kandiah, founder of Home for Good, a charity that champions fostering or adoption, is challenging the longstanding Christian tradition of supporting orphanages despite their "detrimental effect" on the physical, social and emotional development of children.
With an estimated 8 million children around the world living in orphanages, the charity has today launched a new campaign encouraging Christians in the U.K. to invest in ways to help these children find a loving home within families.
Source:The Christian Post


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Imagine that you have completed your paper. the following are two paragraphs you have written that contain direct quotations from your sources. below each paragraph is the source used. for each source, use mla style to create the correct in-text citation and place it in the correct place within the paragraph. gandhi did not grow up wealthy. of his family, he recalled, “my father never had any ambition to accumulate riches and left us very little property. he had no education, save that of experience.” like his father, gandhi became someone who valued experience over money. the quotation is taken from page 2 of this source: gandhi, mahatma. the story of my experiments with truth. 1927. new york: dover publications, 1983. print. gandhi’s experiences abroad taught him a great deal, but they certainly did not make him rich. according to indian scholar e.s. reddy, “…on january 9, 1915, m. k. gandhi returned to bombay after 21 years in exile, wearing a loin cloth and travelling from london in the lowest class of the ship.” few people suspected that this unassuming man would become one of the most powerful and beloved leaders in history. the quotation is taken from page 1 of this source: reddy, e.s. gandhi’s vision of a free south africa. hyderabad, india: sangam books, ltd. 1995. print.

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On Thursday 13th, we celebrated LGBT History Month at Sutton House, Hackney, in an event to support the ‘Master-Mistress’ exhibition, which runs until 7th March. The event was called ‘Challenging Histories: what place do LGBTQ identities have in museums and historic houses’ and was so well attended that people had to sit on the window-sills in the beautiful Great Chamber.
The discussion raised many interesting ideas and questions, and we could have run for longer than we did- but hopefully we have peaked people’s interests for future events.
Below is the podcast of the evening, I’m hoping to put it on iTunes at some point- but it’s beyond my technical capabilities, so this will have to suffice for now.
I’d also like to thank again the four speakers for the event; Jan, Claire, Naomi and Oliver, and of course to the team at Sutton House for being such great hosts!
I hope this is a conversation that will continue amongst everyone who attended, and amongst other National Trust properties.


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As we’ve seen before, the front gets redesigned headlights with standard LED daytime running lights, joined together by a new chrome bar inspired by the new Civic; the grille also gains a new honeycomb mesh and a chrome strip. The front and rear bumpers have also been reprofiled, while the wheels get new two-tone designs.
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JOHN HUMPHRYS insists Britons are NOT all guilty of racism
End this race to blame us all: JOHN HUMPHRYS insists Britons are NOT all guilty of racism… and warns of a nation more dangerously divided than ever
When the BBC asked me back in the mid-Seventies to leave the United States and open a television news bureau in South Africa, I knew exactly what I would not do.
I would not become one of those ghastly privileged whites who expressed their disgust for apartheid but enjoyed its benefits. I would not, for a start, have black servants.
My resolve lasted roughly 24 hours. On my first day there, I set about cutting the overgrown grass in front of my house. Within 30 seconds I was surrounded by half a dozen young black men. ‘Let me do that, boss,’ they were shouting over the noise of the mower. ‘You shouldn’t be doing that!’ And of course they were right. I shouldn’t.
They needed the money. That was the last time I tried to cut my own grass. And then there was Caroline. She’d been working for my old friend John Simpson, who asked me to take her in when he returned to London.
I could have preserved my self-conferred status as a good liberal who was damned if he’d exploit a poor black women. But then Caroline would have had to leave Johannesburg for her so-called ‘homeland’ where she had no home and no job.
Protesters throw statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in memory of George Floyd who was killed on May 25
So I gave her a job. That’s how apartheid worked. And I had become a part of it. I also lived for long periods in Rhodesia. It was the height of the war for independence from the white regime led by Ian Smith.
Robert Mugabe and his fighters won. He had promised black people democracy and dignity in the new Zimbabwe. What he gave them was a hell on earth. He had his opponents murdered by the thousand and vast numbers died from starvation in what had once been the bread basket of southern Africa.
Mugabe lived like an emperor. That was 40 years ago. The people are suffering still. So, two different kinds of racism. In South Africa the white Afrikaans leaders believed blacks were an inferior race. They had God’s word for it. Or so the former prime minister P.W. Botha told me.
In Zimbabwe, once white rule had been overthrown, it was tribal racism. One has been defeated. The other survives.
It’s been hard to avoid thinking about those two former British colonies since the hideous killing in the United States of George Floyd, a black man choked to death by a white police officer.
In the 20 turbulent days since it happened, we have been told repeatedly that we privileged whites must admit to our own racism. We are historically complicit in the great crime of colonialism and we are to blame for the troubled lives of so many black people today.
But are we? I’ve no doubt that what follows will be challenged by many black readers. Humphrys is a privileged white man so he would deny racism, wouldn’t he?
A demonstrator throws a bottle during a Black Lives Matter protest in London, with scenes of violence now marring the proceedings as tensions build
Fair enough — except that I haven’t always been privileged. My education ended at 15 and I know what it’s like to be poor. And, anyway, I can’t help being white any more than someone else can help being black. It does not automatically confer guilt.
And, though it seems almost trivial in the wider context, I have always been uncomfortable at the blacking-up of white actors or comedians for comic effect. So I rather approve of the cultural revolution that’s finally reading the last rites.
As for banning Gone With The Wind, the black maid happy to be a slave was always a grotesque mockery of reality. But to return to the big picture. Mr Floyd was murdered by a thug masquerading as an officer of the law. It has happened often before in America. Far too often.
The peculiarly barbaric nature of this killing and the fact that it was filmed by a bystander for all to see is what brought it to the attention of the world. The symbolism could hardly have been more powerful: a white man kneeling on the neck of a black man, ignoring his victim’s ever more desperate gasps of ‘I can’t breathe’.
Hardly surprising that the organisation Black Lives Matter should have seized on it, nor that ‘I can’t breathe’ should have become a rallying cry at protests across the country. Nor, perhaps, that they should link it with the horror of slavery.
Unsurprising, too, that they say the murder represents a tipping point. That everything must now change. And that it is white people who bear the responsibility for bringing about those changes. That certainly seems to be the view of the BBC.
A Police officer receives medical attention after Police clashed with demonstrators in Whitehall during the Black Lives Matter protest in London
Some of my old friends and colleagues who still work there tell me they are puzzled and a little worried that the BBC seems to have accepted the white guilt verdict. This is not the usual gripe about BBC News occasionally failing in its duty to be impartial.
Those charges have been made ever since I can remember — and my memory goes back a very long way. Sometimes they are justified, often they are not. This is more serious. It’s about the BBC as a corporate body assuming that it is the conscience of the nation.
One startling illustration came from Radio Four’s Pick Of The Week. Its top item on Sunday was the murder. Fair enough. But it wasn’t a graphic account of demonstrations or a moving interview with a relative of Mr Floyd.
No It was a monologue from the Radio 1 presenter Clara Amfo telling her audience why she had not been presenting as scheduled the day before.
Here’s a flavour: ‘My mental health was in a really bad way. I didn’t have the mental strength to face you yesterday.’ Then there was total silence for several seconds. Ms Amfo was overcome and weeping.
She eventually recovered and told us the cause of her mental health problem had been ‘the news of another brutalised black body’. And then she added: ‘. . .We know how the world enjoys blackness . . . we know they want our culture but they don’t want us. You want my talent but you don’t want me.’
This is not a criticism of Ms Amfo breaking down live on air. It is, though, a criticism of the BBC for repeating it. Put aside the absurdity of a successful radio presenter complaining that she is not ‘wanted’; by choosing to repeat it, the BBC is endorsing her sentiments. Is that its job? It was the same with one of Radio Four’s most successful comedy programmes, the News Quiz.
This time, it was the turn of the black stand-up comedian Sophie Duker. The point of the show is the (often hilarious) ad-libbing by the panellists. But Ms Duker had prepared an announcement.
First she dismissed the Tory MP Desmond Swayne as a ‘despicable human being’ for comments he’d made about rioters and looters and then she said: ‘If arsonists and looters have it coming (to them) then so do the Royal Family, the British Museum and the council that opted for cheaper and more flammable cladding.
They had better watch their backs. ‘From Windrush to Grenfell . . . Stephen Lawrence to Sarah Reed… our nation has blood on its hands. These protests are about Diane Abbott and Meghan Markle… about you and me and those who clean your streets and save your lives.’
A protester was seen attempting to burn a flag at the cenotaph in Whitehall, London
When she finished, the rest of the team applauded. And Angela Barnes, who was presenting the show, announced: ‘If 500 people were in this studio they should feel uncomfortable and awkward… we bloody well should.’ This show was pre-recorded and broadcast twice.
The BBC believes there is racism in this country and its director of news has said so. She’s right. Of course there is. I doubt there is a multicultural country on earth where it does not exist in one form or another — and probably never has been.
But that’s not the point. The point is whether all of us are ‘guilty’. All of us whites, that is. By nailing its colours so firmly to the Black Lives Matter mast, the BBC has made clear where it stands. This is troubling.
The BBC is our national broadcaster. It is our voice. But if it is not seen to give a platform to those who hold different views, we enter dangerous territory. By unquestioningly accepting the claim of BLM that we are all racists whether we realise it or not, it has effectively become a campaigning organisation.
In doing so it risks creating the very thing it stands against — a more polarised society. The BBC has an obligation to bring people closer together. This new accusatory tone — an undiscriminating roll call of white sins across all its channels — can only lead to division.
How long before there are marches behind banners declaring ‘White Lives Matter’? Note that the odious Tommy Robinson and his followers are making an unwelcome reappearance.
Many white people will have listened to those two black women I’ve just quoted, and will say: ‘I do not want the BBC to apologise on my behalf. I abhor racism. I have always treated black people in the same way I treat white people. I am not to blame for slavery or Grenfell Tower or those disgraceful police officers who abuse their power to single out young black men for harassment or worse. I believe what happened to the Windrush immigrants was disgraceful. I am a decent person who happens to be white.’
Yet many black people believe passionately they are the victims of white privilege. It’s true that ships no longer sail from Bristol to transport black slaves kidnapped in West Africa.
There are no slaves picking cotton to help build the massive wealth of a British Empire that ground other non-whites under its heel. But, they will say, white subjugation of blacks still exists. White colonialism has simply taken a new form. Its black victims are to be found at Grenfell, in police custody and in the mortuaries of Britain’s Covid hospitals.
Britain remains a racist country and there is only one remedy: whites must admit guilt, offer apology and make amends. It is a compelling and emotionally powerful argument.
But so is the case that Britain has made huge progress in countering discrimination. When I was a child, landlords could and did put signs in their windows saying ‘No blacks or Irish’.
A parliamentary candidate really was elected in Birmingham in 1964 with the slogan: ‘If you want a n***** for a neighbour, vote Labour.’ Illegal and unthinkable today. Enoch Powell’s rivers of blood never did flow. Instead, we are increasingly blind to the colour of a person’s skin. Indeed, in more enlightened institutions (yes, including the BBC) you hear young white men complaining that they’d have a better chance of promotion if they were black.
The masses turned out in Oxford to demand the removal of the Cecil Rhodes statue
The problems are not about race: they are fundamentally social and economic. They are better seen in terms of social class and economic inequality. And best tackled in those terms too. The demand that the admission of white guilt must be the way forward is profoundly mistaken. Whites have no more nor less reason to feel guilty than anyone else.
Even the charge of colonial guilt is hopelessly one-sided. Yes, many atrocities were committed by whites in the name of the British Empire. But did they bequeath no benefits to the world, including to black people? The legacy of decent education, fair laws and an incorruptible civil service system remains in many black countries — though, tragically, not enough.
Are we really to blame for the horror of modern Zimbabwe or the breath-taking corruption of Nigeria or the desperate state of the South African economy or the legacy of empire, and to absolve blacks themselves from any responsibility?
It is the poor blacks in every case who suffer the most. And should our most urgent response to it all really be to tear down Cecil Rhodes’s statue in Oxford?
I cannot get too excited about a few thousand young people staging protests — nor about a few statues. But let’s crack down on those who incite violence, and let’s put the statues in museums rather than dump them in the harbour.
And if we want to judge whether every white is guilty of racism, let’s look at our children and grandchildren rather than listen to the Twitter mob or a sobbing radio presenter.
My own experience is that when children choose their friends, the colour of their skin is irrelevant. Surely we must look to the future rather than the past.
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley has just under $10 million owed to him next season, and the Grizz would like to lock him up before he enters free agency next summer.
According to ESPN, that will be a tough sell for the Grizz’s front-office.
Conley signed a five-year, $40 million back in 2010 which has turned out to be a major bargain (center Marc Gasol is free agenty priority numero uno this summer for Memphis):
Sources say, furthermore, that they’ve tried to engage Conley in extension talks. More than once.
But the five-year, $40 million pact they signed Conley to in 2010 — openly second-guessed all over the NBA map at the time — proved to be too shrewd. So the consensus starting point guard on the league’s All-Underrated Team simply can’t sign an extension, working from the figures on his current deal, that could come close to the sort of offers he’s likely to attract as a 2016 free agent at the age of 28.
The Grizz, as a result, have no choice here. Conley is such a part of the furniture in the Grit/Grind World that you can safely presume his No. 11 will be raised to the rafters of the FedEx Forum someday. But it would be foolish for him to consent to an extension now, computing the increases from his current salary of $9-plus million, when he has the chance to test the market in a year at the same time that the NBA’s salary cap is poised to jump from the high $60 million range into $90 million territory.


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Nevis offers the most dive sites, with wrecks and alternate sheltered areas on the Caribbean side when the seas are rough on the Atlantic side or in The Narrows. Nevis dive sites are more vulnerable to swells when the winds are high, even on its Caribbean side, but currents are usually light and sites are spectacular.
Average visibility is 80 to 100 feet, with exceptional water clarity at the cut and offshore Caribbean and Atlantic reefs. Water temperature is 80-85 degrees year-round. Depths for scuba range from 30 to 90 feet, averaging 50 feet. Certification, referrals and resort course with PADI and NAUI instructors are offered. The average boat trip to a dive site takes 15 minutes
Daily 2 tank dives to reefs, wrecks, canyons, hot springs and drop offs. All dives are boat dives led by qualified dive masters. Our diving is diverse, with ledges, mini-walls, white holes teeming with fish, caves and drift diving in some area. Most reefs on the Atlantic side and offshore on the Caribbean side are pristine, with monster-sized sea fans and sponges growing over piles of lava rocks. Regularly visited reef and wreck sites are on the sheltered Caribbean side of the islands and in the cut (“The Narrows”) between Nevis and St. Kitts, but trips to the Atlantic side where the mysterious white holes lie and large pelagic are encountered may be arranged when seas are calm.


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Glaxo sells Zantac, Nytol business to Omega Pharma
LONDON (AP) – Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) says it has agreed to sell some of its over-the-counter brands in Europe, including Nytol and antacid Zantac, to Omega Pharma.
GSK said Thursday that Omega Pharma, based in Nazareth, Belgium, was paying €470 million ($614 million) for the brands. Nytol is a cold and allergy medicine.
Other brands include Lactacyd for feminine hygiene, Solpadeine for pain relief, Beconase for hay fever and Abtei vitamin and mineral supplements.
GSK said the deal includes transferring to Omega Pharma its factory at Herrenberg, Germany, which employs 110 people.
Glaxo announced in December that it would sell some noncore brands in North America to Prestige Brand Holdings of Irvington, N.Y. for $660 million.

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(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - Bedford native and golf professional Craig Bowden began the Palmetto Pride Golf Classic Thursday with a foggy start.
Play was suspended and after 15 holes Bowden was tied in 6th place with 4 stokes under par. Four golfers were tied at 5-under par including Chris Tidland.
Fifty-seven players will finish up their first round today. Bowden is second overall in the money leadership board.
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1973 Triumph TR6 PI
Original 150bhp UK car; overdrive; fully restored in the mid-90s including rebuilt engine and gearbox and only 4,500 miles since; just recommissioned following 20 years in storage with new fuel injection system and 5 new tyres; in very good order throughout
As the Heritage Certificate confirms, this Triumph TR6 is an original UK market car with the 150bhp fuel-injection engine. It was built in September 1972 and was finished in Pimento Red with a black Ambla interior, overdrive, disc wheels, static seat belts and a heater.
It comes with a very large history file extending back to the early 1980s, invoices and photos showing that it received a body-off restoration in 1993/94 at A&J Motors of Leeds which cost £9,100 and included a rebuilt gearbox.
In June 1998 it was sent to Worcester Classic Cars where the engine was rebuilt with new pistons, bearings, reground crank, timing chain, oil pump etc, the cylinder head being converted to run on unleaded fuel. A new clutch kit was fitted at the same time, along with a spin-on oil filter conversion, electronic ignition and a stainless steel exhaust system, a Kenlowe fan having been fitted some time previously.
The mileage at this point was 18,350 and the car then did around 4,500 miles before the fuel injection system packed up and the TR6 was parked up on blocks with the wheels removed in a nice dry garage where it was to remain for the next 20 years.
Earlier this year it was finally taken out of storage and returned to roadworthy condition, as detailed in notes on file. The entire fuel injection system has been stripped and rebuilt with new injectors, injector pipes, fuel metering unit and fuel pressure regulator. The fuel tank has also been removed and cleaned and fitted with a new sender unit and a new Bosch fuel pump.
The brakes have been fully overhauled with various new parts (master cylinder; front calipers; wheel cylinders; pads; hoses; adjusters etc), along with a new set of tyres (x5), refurbished wheels, a new set of carpets, new wiper blades and various new silicone hoses. A new pair of front seat covers have been ordered which, at the time of cataloguing, had not yet arrived but will be sent to the winning bidder when they do (they are expected to be here by 24th June).
As you can see in the photos, the car is now in very good order throughout, with a good hood and a good tonneau cover. Starting promptly and running well as we have moved it around on site, this thoroughly restored and rejuvenated TR6 is being offered here at a very tempting guide price.
For more information contact James on 07970 309907 or email firstname.lastname@example.org
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Engine Size: 2498
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A world class documentary gets a second life.
Most movie fans are unfamiliar with Frederick Wiseman and even fewer know who William Klein is. In 1981 Klein and his film crew was allowed unfettered access to the French Open tennis championship.
Wiseman, still going strong at 91, is known for his fly-on-the-wall style of documentary filmmaking where there is no narration, just pure observation of an environment. That’s the way Klein’s 1982 doc “The French” unwinds.
Klein, actually older than Wiseman, rose to prominence in the 1950s as a photographer and made influential movies in the 1960s that combined his sense of fashion with the then popular style of French cinema. Klein’s filmography – including “Where Are You, Polly Maggoo?” (1966) “Mr. Freedom” (1968) – was influential to filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick (who also started his career as a photographer) and now Wes Anderson who presents a re-release of “The French.”
I get it. Scorsese presents films like “Peeping Tom” and Anderson naturally pays homage to a film where everyone wears sports clothing. When you think about it Anderson’s films show people in colorful designer sports clothing, headbands and such. Just take a gander at the characters in films like “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “The Life Aquatic.”
“The French” observes tennis players who were in their time the modern equivalent of social media stars: Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Ilie Nastase, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert among others. These sports champs were also cultural icons. This was the first time a film crew was allowed to capture images with full access at the Roland-Garros.
One sequence records a conversation with Arthur Ashe, then recently retired, as he watches a tense match. McEnroe demands that the officials call the game due to rain and they refuse. I think McEnroe was justified for getting vocally belligerent.
Klein resorts to slow motion in a crucial final match. Another scene has Klein switching to an ad-hoc birthday party that happens to be going on nearby. The viewer is constantly transfixed at the imagery on display.
“The French” is presented by Metrograph.com as part their online streaming service, which offers modest membership fees. Anderson will provide an introduction to the film for its June 18th premiere. “The French” will continue to be available until July 1.
Metrograph.com offers unique online screenings including the 1950s British television series “Around the World with Orson Welles” as well as select Éric Rohmer and Werner Herzog films. Metrograph also operates a stand alone movie theater in Manhattan.


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Several days earlier, Izvestia daily wrote referring to the scientist that the US Department of State impeded implementation of the project to make the Spectrum - the World Space Observatory - Ultraviolet (WSO-UV). Later on, head of Russia’s Space Research Institute Lev Zeleny said Russian scientists had been facing problems with buying foreign electronic components for the missile and space technologies.“Clearly, there is a common plan to push Russia as far as possible from modern technologies; the fact it would affect the ultraviolet space observatory is just a minor dab on the big picture. The observatory wasn't the particular target,” director of the Astronomy Institute told TASS commenting on the problems with supplies of equipment for the observatory.
The astronomer said the spectrograph receivers - the basic scientific equipment for the World Space Observatory - Ultraviolet - were ordered from the UK’s e2v, as Russia did not have technologies of the kind. The scientist said the British company learned with surprise about the ban for use of American electronic components. Unwilling to terminate the agreement or to pay out a fine, the UK counterparts found a technical solution for the problem, but in this variant the project would require additional 18 months, he said.
The Russian space program for 2016-2020 being discussed by the government schedules launch of the Observatory for 2020.


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Pet insurance dos and don'ts owners should know
Pet insurance, like traditional forms of insurance, provides protection for your dog or cat in case of an emergency, sickness or accident.
For a modest fee each month (around $30-$70 per month for a dog and under $40 for cats) owners can rest easy knowing that their animal is covered - and that if an urgent issue should arise they'll have the financial support to get through it.
The value of pet insurance is clear. But that doesn't mean there aren't some items owners who have an insurance plan - or those considering one - shouldn't know. Below we'll break down a few dos and don't for pet insurance so that owners can maximize the benefits and save money in the process.
If you're considering pet insurance then speak to an insurance agent today. They can answer any questions you may have and provide a free quote.
Pet insurance dos and don'ts
Here are three dos and three don'ts owners should understand about pet insurance.
Pet insurance dos
Do start early: Pet insurance, like traditional life insurance for humans, favors the young. The younger (and healthier) your pet is the less you will have to pay for premiums. Older pets are more likely to get sick and require more routine care and that will come with a larger price tag. So, if you want to save money, get started now to get the best rate possible.
Do shop around: As is the case with many other financial products, it pays to shop around to get the best rates and coverage. Just make sure you're doing an apples-to-apples comparison. So, if you get a quote for a 1-year-old, 50-pound dog, then get a quote for the same age, weight and breed type from a second and third provider, too. This will ensure that you have an accurate estimate to evaluate. Compare your options by using the table below.
Do speak to your vet: Your veterinarian is well-versed in the health of your pet - and the health issues of the breed. Utilize their expertise by asking them about pet insurance. What kind of coverage do they recommend? What should you get covered for? What can you skip? Your vet can help you tailor your coverage so that it works for you and your pet. This way you don't end up paying for coverage you won't need.
Pet insurance don'ts
Don't expect pre-existing conditions to be covered: Pet insurance, unlike health insurance for humans, discriminates against those with pre-existing conditions. In fact, your pet may be turned down for insurance coverage if their pre-existing conditions are known - leaving you with a bill to pay out of pocket. So don't sign up with a provider later in the pet's life assuming their existing medical issues will be covered because they probably won't be.
Get a price quote today so you know exactly what you'll pay for your pet and breed.
Don't expect all breeds to cost the same: Sure, you may find Frenchies to be cuter than other dogs but you'll pay for the difference. There are certain breeds that are predisposed to medical ailments. A German Shepherd is more likely to need a medical procedure for hip dysplasia than most other breeds, for example. English bulldogs and similar dog types are prone to suffer from Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome (BAOS). If you want to get a reasonable insurance rate then try to steer clear of these breeds.
Don't expect visits to get covered on the spot: As mentioned, pet insurance doesn't work like regular health insurance for humans. So don't expect your vet visit to be covered on the same day. With pet insurance, you're expected to pay for services after they've been completed in the office. Your insurance company will then reimburse you after you've filed a claim and it's been approved. So remember to bring your wallet when going to the vet.
The bottom line
Pet insurance provides cost-effective and reliable protection for cats and dogs. Like all financial planning, however, it pays to do your research so that you can build a policy that works best for you. Speak to a pet insurance pro today to get started.
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Make Minnie your buddy
Minnie is a sweet adult American shorthair who is quiet and likes to sit by you. She and her sisters lost their home when her former owners moved without her.
Penny’s your friend
Penny is an adult female calico who is friendly and loves to cuddle. She has been waiting at the shelter for a long time and would love a home where she could look out of a window and play.
Sherlock is a tabby domestic shorthair. He is laid back, curious and loves having his chin scratched.
Dog adoption fees are $85 and cat adoption fees are $60 (both in cash). Fees include spaying or neutering, first distemper vaccine and a rabies vaccine if the animal is old enough. The Wyandotte Animal Pound is at 1170 Grove, west of 11th Street. Adoption hours are 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. For more information call (734) 324-4445 or go to www.petfinder.com/shelters/MI363.html.


Many of you have always been interested in finding out more about BMW’s design process, the steps taken before the final product is being developed. At the BMW 5 Series world premiere, BMW shared some information on the process of creating a new model.
From the original idea through the first draft to the final model.
The process of creating a new model covers a period of several years, starting with the determination of the vehicle’s concept and the formation of the Project Team. From then on all departments and functions work together closely in achieving the targets defined for the respective model, focusing consistently on all technical components and the design of the vehicle which, in accordance with the design philosophy of the BMW Group, must render the specific values of the product and its substance accurately and authentically in and through aesthetically convincing design language.
The fundamental features of the Package Plan are determined right from the start at the beginning of the project phase, generally some five years prior to the planned start of production of the new model. At the same time the designers create the first scale models and renderings of the new vehicle.
Such determination of the vehicle’s proportions is of great significance within the design process. Like every product, an automobile must have ideal proportions as the key to aesthetic design and harmonious looks. Since the human being has a well-honed and very natural feeling for proportions, this feeling is crucial to the first impression of any new car.
With this in mind, well-balanced proportions were given high priority in the process of designing the new BMW 5 Series Sedan. The coupe-like silhouette, smoothly flowing roofline, the long wheelbase, the short overhang at the front and the long hood give the car a graceful and athletic look. Enhanced by the powerful shoulders and the wide rear stance, these proportions confirm the sporting character of the BMW 5 Series Sedan.
The design process is split up into three phases to be completed by each vehicle during its development in BMW Group Design. Within the Company, these design phases are referred to as Understanding, Believing, and Seeing.
The first phase seeks to create a joint understanding of all contributing factors and their impact on the design proposed. Essential features of the Package Plan such as the wheelbase, luggage compartment capacity, the range of engines, interior width and safety requirements are already known at this point as the original parameters and general input for the design process. Hence, the convergence of design and technology requires considerable integration and networking right from the start even at this point. In the end,
all of the technical innovations available are to be implemented in a manner perceived by the user as perfect in their functions, meaningful and, at the same time, beautiful to behold.
Internal contest as the starting point in designing the new BMW 5 Series Sedan.
An internal contest in designing the exterior and interior is one of the most important highlights in the process of BMW Group Design. The designers compete with one another in a highly creative contest, finally presenting their personal drafts and designs. Under the guidance of the responsible Head of BMW Group Design, the Exterior and Interior Design Teams developed all kinds of different ideas from the start in the process of designing the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, using sketches, virtual renderings, and clay models.
Proceeding from the proportions of the new vehicle, which are already determined in advance, the task in the next phase is to create the characteristic design language of the respective vehicle. In this case input comes from innovative design drafts and the objective of offering an excellent aesthetic balance of proportions and surfaces.
In developing the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, the designers and model builders worked together in this phase to create full-size models following precisely these criteria. Very few car makers attach such great attention to full-sized models made of clay as a special material used by the designer and refined to even the smallest detail.
Covered by a special surface film very similar to body paintwork in Titanium Silver Metallic, each clay model enables the viewer to realistically judge its lines, surfaces and proportions under all kinds of light conditions.
Another advantage to clay models is that provide the option to consistently enhance and develop the original design draft, each modification being implemented directly on the full-size model and thus made visible quickly and realistically.
The number of clay models is reduced step-by-step in the “Believing” phase through decisions taken by the Board of Management. During this phase the designers form a firm consensus of the perfect exterior and interior of the new model, the way they see the ideal result. The final decision on the final design is taken some three years prior to the start of production in a final round of scrutiny wherein the last two variants are compared.
In the ensuing “Seeing” phase of design development, both the exterior and interior design are presented in their final form, with careful refinements down to the smallest details. Here again, all demands and requirements are coordinated with utmost care through close interaction with the other departments in the convergence of design and technology.
Further coordination down to hundredths of a millimeter is ensured through ongoing exchanges between designers, engineers and production specialists. Everyone seeks to give the final product a premium standard from the quality of its surfaces all the way to each micro-feature. Extreme precision is of utmost significance in this phase, since even the slightest inaccuracy would be rendered and multiplied hundreds of thousands of times on the actual production model.
The sculpture which has been perfected by human skill is translated into a product reproducible by machines only after all of this has been done. The design model is converted through CAD using laser scanning into a three-dimensional feasibility model providing the technical reference point for all further developments.
Perfect agreement of craftsmanship and virtual development.
The chosen design is implemented in the process of series development by careful interaction of computer-based renderings and presentations and equally painstaking work on the clay model. This reflects the core philosophy of BMW Group Design, seeing the human being as the central factor in creating emotionally powerful design. Virtual methods are applied in parallel to optimize both the efficiency of the development process and the precision of design and construction assurance.
Rapid prototyping is another option in creating the fundamental parameters required for a meaningful decision-making process. Proceeding from the data defined by the computer, design specialists are able to build three-dimensional models of individual components, enabling them to assess the dimensions, ergonomics or geometry of the vehicle at an early point.
The combination of skilled craftsmanship and virtual development is further refined by years of experience in each development project, making ever-greater use of the respective methods and their potentials.


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Its seems that the management at The Palace of Versailles were not to keen on having to host KimYe on their special day. Last year it was reported that the extravagant couple hoped to have their wedding at the famous landmark. Their request was swiftly denied! However, according to RadarOnline the couple visited the palace this past weekend in hopes that management would change their decision. The Palace’s official Twitter account set the record straight tweeting ‘ On 19th January @KimKardashian and @kanyewest visited the Palace of Versailles but they are not planning their wedding at the Palace.’ A very polite no, however French Sources have claimed that
“It would just have been too intrusive for visitors to the Palace, and the staff. Kim and Kanye really wanted to get married at Versailles and were both hoping to persuade officials during their visit…ultimately it backfired. It was still a firm no
Sad times! We’re sure Kim and Kanye are well onto Plan B!