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Caux is undoubtedly one of the prettiest villages in this area
with a medieval core which dates back in parts to the 10th-century
– the church of Caux is recorded in the "Livre Noir" (literally black
book) in 1172.
Today it is a thriving village, even if the population is no more than 1711
inhabitants – rather better than the record of 6 inhabitants only after a terrible
attack of the Plague in 1327.
Like many medieval communities, Caux was built on a circular
plan around the church and the more modern 18th, then 19th-century
buildings have just increased the size of this circle, like the outer peel of
an onion. Many such properties were built when the production of wine was a
very profitable business and have imposing façades and good-sized gardens
(hard to find in old properties in this part of the world).
The old part of the village has retained its medieval charm
and here and there you will see remains of the fortifications, including two
impressive doorways in the remains of the ramparts, one with a sculpted fleur
de lys blason that managed to somehow survive the 1789 Revolution. Throughout
the old quarter you will admire archways, mullioned windows and elaborately
carved doors of houses in the narrow streets.
The church is a listed historic monument and is a quite spectacular
12th-century building of lovely honey-coloured stone. The tower rises
above the impressive porchway to the entrance ; this is an imposing edifice
built in the 14th-century. Perhaps it is not as solid as it looks
– wary visitors may notice a stone cross placed next to the church which fell
off the top of the tower in 1829 and somehow survived – the crash must have
In a house just opposite the church is a beautiful Spanish Renaissance
window, with gargoyles (also listed), a reminder of the castle that was pulled
down in 1677 to be replaced by a penitents’ chapel.
Today the penitents have in turn disappeared and the chapel is used for exhibitions.
You may discover some interesting local art there particularly during the season.
The tourist office in Pézenas or the town hall in Caux can supply a brochure
free of charge giving a complete guided tour of the village – in French only.
Caux is a lively village and there are cultural and sports events
all year round. Guided tours of the old quarter are organised during the summer.
There are plenty of shops, small businesses and even a weekly market on Fridays,
so it is quite a practical village for spending a family holiday.
There are interesting walks around the village – in particular
a footpath through the ancient "Baumes volcano" which has recently
been tracked and marked (12km).
Caux is also worth visiting today for its full and generous
"Pays de Caux" wines. There are two wine events organised during the
year : "Farandole du Vin" (1st weekend in August) and the
New Wine festival (last weekend in October).
The "Chartreuse de Mougères" abbey nearby also
produces excellent wine. The buildings and chapel are quite beautiful but are
not generally open to the public. The cellar is open every day ; tel. 04 67
98 45 62 for information.

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One ingredient is the pasta.
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It's probably the cheese and its umami taste that makes pasta dishes so well loved. There is also the fact that it's so easy to make! You can make dishes that are fast and easy to make without the pasta being overly complicated.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to announce a series of executive actions Thursday on gun control and to nominate a prominent gun control advocate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, White House officials said.
Biden is expected to direct the Justice Department to issue proposals to curb the proliferation of "ghost guns" and a proposal to better regulate stabilizing braces. He will ask the Justice Department to publish model "red flag" legislation for states to follow, as well.
Ghost guns — homemade guns often made from parts bought online — do not have traceable serial numbers, while a stabilizing brace effectively turns a pistol into a short-barreled rifle while not being subject to the same regulations that a rifle of similar size would be. The shooter in Boulder, Colorado, last month used a stabilizing brace.
Red flag laws allow family members or law enforcement agencies to petition state courts to temporarily block people from obtaining firearms if they present a danger to themselves or others.
Biden will also direct the Justice Department to issue a report on firearms trafficking, which hasn't been done since 2000. An administration official argued that that would give policymakers the information they need to help address firearms trafficking.
Biden is also expected announce that his administration is investing in evidence-based community violence interventions that provide strategies for "reducing gun violence in urban communities through tools other than incarceration," according to a fact sheet shared by the White House.
"This is an initial set of actions to make progress on President Biden's gun violence reduction agenda," an official said. "The administration will be pursuing legislative and executive actions at the same time. You will continue to hear the president call for Congress to pass legislation to reduce gun violence."
David Chipman, Biden's ATF pick, is a senior policy adviser at Giffords, the gun control advocacy group led by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. He was a special agent at ATF for 25 years.
ATF leaders have historically faced trouble getting confirmed in the Senate. The last head of the bureau to be confirmed was B. Todd Jones in 2013. Before Jones, the bureau went without a Senate-confirmed leader for seven years.
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Since Jones stepped down in 2015, ATF has had only acting directors. Regina Lombardo, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, is the acting director now.
Although Biden promised during his campaign to take a number of actions to address gun control, activists have been dismayed that it has not been an early priority for his administration, especially as the recent mass shootings have sparked new debate about how to tackle gun violence.
At a news conference late last month, Biden indicated that he was focused on other legislative priorities, such as his infrastructure plan.
"It's a matter of timing," he said. "As you've all observed, successful presidents, better than me, have been successful in large part because they know how to time what they're doing, order it, decide priorities, what needs to be done."
CORRECTION (April 7, 2021, 8:45 p.m. ET): A previous version of this article misspelled the name of the city in Colorado where a mass shooting recently took place. That city is Boulder, not Bolder.


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Two Games Institute teams were selected to be finalists for the CHI Play 2020 Student Game Design Competition. Competing among 8 other teams, Tina Chan and Adam Leung will present Illuminate, and Joseph Tu and Ekaterina Durmanova will present Curioscape.
Cheer them on by attending the Student Game Competition Event ($30 registration fee) scheduled to take place during the virtual CHI Play 2020 proceedings, November 2-4.
Illuminate is a mobile and browser based simulation game for youth to explore management strategies for climate change. As a policy maker, players perform resource management to balance budget and impact of chosen strategies to alleviate the effects of climate change in 3 Canadian contexts. Tina Chan, Public Health alum, is the Artist for Illuminate and Adam Leung, Software Engineer, is the Programmer. The game was developed in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Climate Change Centre and GI members Lillian A. Black and Pamela Maria Schmidt.
Curioscape is an escape room board game designed to discover if eliminating a rule book is possible in a board game context. Players can start the game without having to learn rules or understand how the game works. Joseph Tu and Ekaterina Durmanova, graduate students in Systems Design Engineering, collaborated on Curioscape as the Game Designers and Researchers.

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The Post Office has reported an increased profit of £107m despite a decline in its revenue.
Operating profit before exceptional items in the last financial year was £107m, while losses for the network of Crown Post Offices were cut from £37m to £26m.
The period covers a bout of industrial action by the Communication Workers Union in protest at the closure of Crown offices – the larger branches usually found on high streets.
The Post Office, which remains in the public sector compared to the privatised Royal Mail, said revenue fell by £55m to £1.18bn.
Paula Vennells, Post Office Chief Executive, said: “Like all organisations, we have had to adapt to prevailing economic conditions and last year especially we faced a challenging industrial relations climate.
“So it is pleasing to announce that our operating profit before exceptional items has increased as a result of greater cost management that more than offset the decline in revenue and the reduction in the subsidy.
“At the same time, we have managed to prioritise investment in key transformation programmes as we work towards future financial sustainability.
“In mails, telecoms and government services, we have put in place the mechanisms which will allow us to build and open up new revenue streams in the future.
“The decline in mails revenue was, of course, disappointing, but we remain confident that we have the right commercial strategy in place, and importantly the right retail mind-set, to ensure we respond to changing customer requirements.
“The Post Office is an organisation like no other.
“Our branches contribute enormously to the life and soul of their communities.
“Customer satisfaction is running at over 95% in our modernised outlets, and opening hours, which have increased by more than 50,000 a week, are proving popular with millions of customers visiting our branches outside traditional opening hours.
“These new modern branches, and our plans to drive the transformation to every corner of the business, underline to our customers the commitment of the Post Office to remain at the heart of our communities, connecting people and providing access to key services into the future.
“None of this is to cloud the reality of what was a challenging year.
“It is clear we must operate at greater pace than ever before – and focus more on our customers and commercial realities.”

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"Place" is an evocative black-and-white series of a Canadian city and its particular setting on the prairie. Photographer Geoffrey James first visited Lethbridge, Alberta, in the early 1970s in the company of architect Arthur Erickson (1924-2009). Erickson had just completed the design for the University of Lethbridge—a dramatic horizontal structure sited just below the prairie level on the coulees that descend to the Oldman River—and James was struck by the architect's careful respect for the spectacular landscape found right on the edge of town.
"I retained a sharp memory of that landscape for years, memory that I was to test in 1999 when I undertook a project to photograph Lethbridge. The University had spread alarmingly, the city itself even more so. Much of the center of Lethbridge had been hollowed out to make way for banal retail stores, and the edge of town has come to resemble the mess we are making all over North America of our new settlements. Lethbridge is saved to some extent by the sublime landscape that surrounds it, but it has effaced so much of its own history. . . . Place looks at remnants of a not always happy past and an uneasy present."
Born in St. Asaph, Wales, Geoffrey James studied Modern History at Wellington College and Oxford University before immigrating to Canada, and has been an active photographer since 1970. James is a Fellow of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, New York. He is the recipient of the Victor Lynch Staunton Prize of the Canada Council, the Roloff Beny Foundation Photography Book Award, and has received the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation Prize. His work has been exhibited internationally, including in Documenta IX, Kassel (1991); Crossing the Frontier, Photographs of the American West, 1849 to the Present (1996), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Yale University Art Gallery; and Into the Sunset: Photography's Image of the American West, Museum of Modern Art, New York (2009). He is the author of a dozen books and monographs, including Place: Lethbridge, A City on the Prairie (2002).


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WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced the appointment of two executives to the agency’s Executive Committee.
Sydney Menefee has been selected to fill the Senior Deputy Comptroller for Midsize and Community Bank Supervision on a permanent basis, and Greg Coleman will become the next Senior Deputy Comptroller for Large Bank Supervision.
“The agency and the federal banking system are lucky to have career executives of the caliber of Sydney and Greg, who demonstrate the utmost competence and professionalism in their duties and even more importantly a passion for this agency and our employees,” said Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian P. Brooks.
As Senior Deputy Comptroller for Midsize and Community Banks, Ms. Menefee will lead a team of 1,600 people in the supervision of more than 1,000 national banks and federal savings associations. In addition to being a member of the OCC's Executive Committee, she will serve on its Committee on Bank Supervision.
Ms. Menefee has served as Acting Senior Deputy Comptroller for Midsize and Community Bank Supervision since June 2020. Prior to that, she served as Deputy Comptroller and Chief Accountant since August 2018. She joined the OCC in 2009 as a Professional Accounting Fellow and held various roles in the Office of the Chief Accountant and Midsize Bank Supervision. She was commissioned a National Bank Examiner in 2016. Ms. Menefee worked in public accounting and banking prior to joining the OCC. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in professional accounting. She is also a certified public accountant. She assumes these duties immediately, filling the vacancy created when Blake Paulson assumed the functions of Chief Operating Officer earlier this year.
As Senior Deputy Comptroller for Large Bank Supervision, Mr. Coleman will direct nearly 800 employees in overseeing the country's largest and most complex national banks and federal branches and agencies, which hold more than $10 trillion in total consolidated assets. He will also serve as a member of the agency's Executive Committee and the Committee on Bank Supervision.
Mr. Coleman has more than 30 years of experience at the OCC supervising banks of all sizes and has been a Deputy Comptroller for Large Bank Supervision since 2015. He has been an important part of Large Bank Supervision leadership and that of the agency for a significant amount of time. During his career, he has also served as Examiner-in-Charge of Capital One and E*TRADE, and as director within the Credit and Market Risk division and as the lead for the capital markets team at JPMorgan Chase. He joined the OCC in 1989 and earned his National Bank Examiner Commission in 1994. Greg is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Mr. Coleman will transition into these duties at the end of this year and follows Maryann Kennedy in this role, who is retiring.
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Owen Hatherley at The London Review of Books:
The point Mason reiterates again and again is that in the struggle between postcapitalism and its alleged neoliberal enemies, ‘everything is pervaded by a fight between network and hierarchy.’ This is perhaps the issue on which he differs most from Srnicek and Williams. The first part of Inventing the Future mounts a critique of local, self-organised, non-hierarchical politics. Srnicek and Williams prefer to call it ‘folk politics’, though it seems as deeply enmeshed in the internet and its social networks as the futurism they advocate; more so, in fact. The participants in folk politics, like Mason’s young networked individuals, prefer ‘the everyday over the structural … feeling over thinking’. Their exponents can be found in Occupy, 15M in Spain, the Zapatistas and most forms of politics predicated on direct action: immediacy is all. In folk politics, ‘the importance of tactics and process is placed above strategic objectives,’ so that the mode of communication – whether the face-to-face deliberations in a protest camp or the use of social media to organise – becomes a fetish, and political content secondary. So far as Srnicek and Williams are concerned, the idea of being the change you want to see in the world practically guarantees that change won’t take place.
Why does folk politics apparently thrive in the networked world of contemporary protest? Because, they claim, it creates a warm glow, a sense that you are indeed ‘doing something’, reinforced when a minor battle is actually won: ‘Small successes – useful, no doubt, for instilling a sense of hope – nevertheless wither in the face of overwhelming losses.’ The ‘key challenge facing the left today,’ they write, ‘is to reckon with the disappointments and failures of the most recent cycle of struggles.’

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GlaxoSmithKline up after drug recommendation; Centrica drops
Greencore Group Plc engages in the manufacture and supply of convenience foods. The company also involves in the Irish Ingredient trading businesses. Its products include sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, frozen Yorkshire puddings, cakes, and desserts. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.


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It initially surprises people accustomed to manufacturing inanimate objects, that seed are living organisms that change after production. Furthermore, despite the fact that all of the seed within a seed lot may be genetically identical, each has its own physiological state at any specific time. Some seed within that lot may be vigorous at a specific time, while others may be dead, and others may be weakened to the point that they germinate but only emerge from the soil at a later time. Seeds do age but not all at the same rate.
Genetics influence the rate of ageing in corn seed. Chromosomal DNA affects structural aspects of seed, affecting reactions to important environmental pressures such as drying rate, pathogen resistance and vulnerability to handling damage. DNA of mitochondria influence the respiration process needed for the energy to grow new tissue during germination. Despite all seed of a single cross hybrid have the same chromosomal DNA and probably the same mitochondrial DNA if harvest from the same parent, each seed’s environment can be sufficiently different to affect the rate of ageing.
It is well established that seed production environments can include stresses that affect the rate of ageing in the field. It may be drought stress after pollination or delay in harvest because of rain allowing the seed to remain at a higher moisture for a prolonged time. A week delay in harvest may have a detrimental effect on seed’s ageing process.
Seed’s produced on a single ear do not have exactly the same environment. Pollination within that ear in the seed field occurred within 4-5 days, as the first silks to emerge are towards the base of the ear. They are not all equally exposed to pathogens. Artificial drying rate is a major factor affecting the delay of ageing in corn seed. Seed shape and location on the ear must have some interaction with the drying rate. Further handling of the seed during shelling, seed treatment and bagging is not equal for each individual ear. Seed producers attempt to handle seed gently and carefully to avoid damage, but some individual seeds inevitably are more affected than others.
Our company evaluates germination and emergence of corn seed samples. Nearly always, if a sample has a low percent of dead seed, the emergence from our artificial soil mix is uniform. As the seed percent of germinating seed decreases, the uniformity decreases as more seedlings do finally emerge, some only showing the ‘spike’ (coleoptile) while others have third leaf unfolded. It is rare to samples in which the seed are only dead or vigorously alive. It is much more common to see intermediate stages of ageing in samples with a few dead or samples in which nearly all seedlings are growing vigorously.
Seed producers attempt to manage genetics, production environments and testing to provide high performing seed for crop producers. Ageing rate of seed is not always manageable and sometimes seed and crop producers get surprised.
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Michelle Wie's disastrous season continues at the U.S. Women's Open
By Alex Myers
Michelle Wie is still looking for her first LPGA major title. By the looks of her first hole at the U.S. Women's Open, it's not going to come this week.
Teeing off the par-4 10th hole at Sebonack Golf Club, Wie opened with a quadruple-bogey eight. A bogey on No. 14 and a double bogey on No. 15 has the former teen phenom just about at the bottom of the early leader board.
Wie appeared to be headed in the right direction earlier this month with back-to-back T-9s -- her first top-10 finishes of 2013 -- but arrived in Long Island after missing the cut in Arkansas last week. Overall, her season has been a disaster with six missed cuts and only one finish, a T-28 at the LPGA Lotte Championship, inside the top 40 other than her recent stint of good play.
The 23-year-old has fallen to No. 82 in the Rolex World Rankings, a list she debuted at No. 3 on in 2006 when she was 16.
On the other hand, a 24-year-old has passed Wie and everyone else in women's golf. Inbee Park arrived at Sebonack in search of a historic third consecutive major win and her start was slightly better on the 10th hole. Park knocked her opening approach shot to about a foot for a tap-in birdie.
UPDATE: Wie's first round didn't get much better. She made the turn in 45 and was 11 over through 13 holes. Even with three birdies over her final four holes, she shot 80. Park grabbed the early lead with a 67.


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Pet Therapy and Elder Care: A Winning Combination
For many people, pets are more than just animals. They’re life companions who provide unconditional love and comfort. They can also offer significant health benefits. Frequent contact with pets has been shown to improve cognitive abilities, enhance mood, and boost feelings of interest and enthusiasm.
What is pet therapy?
There are various types of pet therapy. Some common examples include:
- Animal-assisted therapy. Residents of nursing homes are paired with a trained animal to accompany them throughout their therapy. Animal-assisted therapy is recommended for individuals who require an intensive rehab regimen.
- Visitation therapy. The pets visit the elderly in nursing homes and hospitals. This allows the residents to enjoy the presence of the animals without the added responsibility of looking after them.
- Ownership therapy. A form of pet therapy where one or more residents takes full responsibility for the pets. This type of therapy requires a thorough evaluation of the resident’s physiological and psychological capabilities.
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- Improved self-esteem
While living at a nursing home, elderly people can be vulnerable to low self-esteem. This is particularly true for seniors who miss independent living and the consistent presence of family.
Introducing a bubbly pet into their lives can be a tremendous help in improving their self-esteem because pets can provide a sense of renewed purpose and inspiration. Interacting with the animals also reduces feelings of loneliness.
- Lower levels of stress and depression
Residents who’ve spent a long time in a nursing home can be susceptible to feeling down and depressed due to a lack of social interaction. Pets can serve as a healthy distraction for seniors by giving them meaningful interaction. They can also help lessen stress levels by diverting attention from worries and concerns.
- Increased physical activity
Pets are active—they need to be walked, fed, and played with. All of these activities can help boost the physical activity of the elderly residents and stimulate both their minds and bodies. If the residents are undergoing any exercise programs, pets can often be incorporated into the routines to make the workouts more fun and exciting. Even a brisk walk is more fun with a pet along for the outing.
How to introduce a pet into nursing homes
While many seniors are delighted by the presence of pets, not everyone welcomes the idea. Thus, it’s crucial to discuss pet therapy with residents and their families first, before a pet is introduced into the facility. The nurses and caregivers should be willing to shoulder the responsibility of looking after the pets and ensuring the animals and the residents coexist positively.
Before introducing a pet into a nursing home, here are a few things worth considering:
- Introduce the right pets. Animals have different energy levels and so do the elderly. A young dog is more suited to a resident with high activity levels, while an indoor cat may be suited to someone who prefers less physical activities.
- Consult the relatives of the residents. Ask them if they are OK with the idea of visiting with a pet and having their loved ones undergo pet therapy.
- Ask about allergies. The last thing you want is to trigger an allergy while the elders are interacting with the animals.
- Hire a pet therapist from a professional company to provide animal-assisted therapy to the residents.
Many nursing homes, including Homestyle Aged Care, have started to adopt pet therapy because of its myriad benefits. Having pets around can help improve the residents’ quality of life and provide them with a great deal of fulfillment and joy.
Daniel Lummis is a marketing consultant with Homestyle Aged Care, which operates a number of aged care facilities throughout Melbourne, Australia.
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Offering both the possibility of leasing a car and buying it over time, this system has its own specific advantages and disadvantages.
Working Mechanism of Rent-to-Own Cars
The concept behind rent-to-own cars is to provide individuals with the opportunity to eventually own a vehicle through a rental agreement. This system allows individuals who may not qualify for traditional financing options to get behind the wheel of a car without the need for a large upfront payment.
In a rent-to-own car agreement, the individual agrees to make regular rental payments over a specified period of time. These payments contribute towards the eventual purchase of the vehicle. At the end of the agreement, the individual has the option to buy the car outright, effectively transferring ownership.
Concept Behind Rent-to-Own Cars
The concept behind rent-to-own cars is to provide individuals with the opportunity to eventually own a vehicle through a rental agreement.
This system allows individuals who may not qualify for traditional financing options to get behind the wheel of a car without the need for a large upfront payment.
It's important to note that rent-to-own cars are typically used cars, and the conditions and terms of the agreement can vary depending on the dealership or rental agency.
Payment Structure in Rent-to-Own System
In a rent-to-own car agreement, the individual agrees to make regular rental payments over a specified period of time. These payments contribute towards the eventual purchase of the vehicle.
The payment structure in a rent-to-own system can vary, but it typically consists of a combination of monthly rental payments and a down payment or initial fee.
It's important for individuals considering a rent-to-own car agreement to carefully review the payment structure and ensure that they can comfortably afford the monthly payments.
Finalizing Ownership Transfer
At the end of the rent-to-own agreement, the individual has the option to buy the car outright, effectively transferring ownership.
The finalization of the ownership transfer typically involves a final payment, which may be a lump sum or the remaining balance of the car's purchase price.
It's important for individuals to carefully review the terms and conditions of the ownership transfer before entering into a rent-to-own car agreement to ensure they fully understand their rights and responsibilities.
Spotting the Upsides of Rent-to-Own Cars
Rent-to-own cars can offer several advantages for individuals who may not have access to traditional financing options.
One of the main benefits is the ability to get behind the wheel of a car without the need for a large upfront payment. This can be especially beneficial for individuals with a limited budget or a low credit score.
Rent-to-own car agreements also provide individuals with the opportunity to rebuild their credit history. By making regular rental payments, individuals can demonstrate their ability to responsibly manage their finances, which can improve their creditworthiness over time.
Additionally, rent-to-own cars often come with flexible terms and conditions, allowing individuals to choose a payment plan that best suits their financial situation.
Unveiling the Downsides of Rent-to-Own Cars
While rent-to-own cars can offer advantages, it's important to consider the downsides as well.
One of the main downsides is the overall cost of the agreement. Rent-to-own cars often come with higher interest rates and fees, which can significantly increase the total amount paid for the vehicle compared to traditional financing options.
Additionally, individuals who enter into a rent-to-own car agreement may face restrictions on mileage and usage. This can be inconvenient for those who require a vehicle for long commutes or frequent travel.
There is also a risk of losing the investment if the individual is unable to make the required monthly payments. In such cases, the dealership or rental agency may repossess the vehicle, resulting in a loss of the money already paid towards ownership.
Financial Implications of Rent-to-Own Cars
From a financial perspective, rent-to-own cars should be approached with caution.
While these agreements can provide access to a vehicle for individuals who may not qualify for traditional financing, the higher costs associated with rent-to-own cars can have long-term financial implications.
Individuals considering a rent-to-own car agreement should carefully evaluate their budget and consider alternative financing options that may offer more favorable terms.
Navigating Legalities and Contracts in Rent-to-Own Cars
Before entering into a rent-to-own car agreement, it's essential to understand the legalities and contracts involved.
Individuals should review the terms and conditions of the agreement, paying close attention to details such as the duration of the agreement, payment structure, ownership transfer process, and any potential penalties or fees.
It's advisable to seek legal advice or consult with a trusted financial advisor to ensure that the contract protects the individual's rights and interests.
Making Informed Decisions: Alternatives to Rent-to-Own Cars
While rent-to-own cars can provide a viable option for some individuals, it's important to explore alternative options for acquiring a vehicle.
Buying a Car Outright: Pros and Cons
One alternative to consider is buying a car outright. This involves making a one-time payment for the vehicle, which results in immediate ownership.
The main advantage of buying a car outright is that there are no additional costs or fees associated with financing or rental agreements. However, this option requires a significant upfront investment.
Leasing a Car: Advantages and Disadvantages
Another alternative is leasing a car. Leasing allows individuals to use a car for a specified period of time, typically a few years, in exchange for monthly payments.
The main advantage of leasing is that it often comes with lower monthly payments compared to financing or rent-to-own agreements. However, at the end of the lease period, the individual does not have ownership of the vehicle and may need to enter into another lease or find alternative transportation.
Assessing the Best Option for You
When considering alternatives to rent-to-own cars, it's important to assess personal financial circumstances and long-term goals.
Individuals should consider factors such as budget, credit score, transportation needs, and future plans to determine the best option for acquiring a car that aligns with their individual situation.
- Buying a car outright
- Leasing a car
In conclusion, rent-to-own cars can provide a viable solution for individuals who may not have access to traditional financing options. However, it's important to carefully consider the pros and cons, understand the financial implications, and explore alternative options before making a decision.

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An adaptive procedure for removing a multimodal power spectrum using cascaded transversal digital filters is described. Each section of the overall filter consists of a second order transversal filter whose zero pair is adaptively adjusted to remove one of the modes of the undesired spectrum. The paper is divided into two sections. The paper first treats the case of an unknown but unimodal power spectrum. The second section treats the case where the power spectrum is multimodal, specifically the dual mode case. For this case a gradient approach was used to adaptively adjust the zero pairs of the digital filter to remove the unwanted spectrum. A set of simulation results are presented for various combinations of modal separation and relative power between modes.
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Discussion in 'Colorado Football Message Board' started by 77buff, Nov 27, 2012.
Weird offer. Why leave LSU for Arky.
Why leave LSU for CU?
@SportsByBrooks broke news today that Arkansas had presented an offer to Les Miles (5 years / $27.5 million). Multiple sources made it very clear to us today that Les did not initiate this. Sources close to the program informed us that Les would be meeting with his athletic director this week to discuss raises for his staff. Our sources were highly confident Les will remain the head coach of the Tigers.
Big deal we offered him $1 million a year, new crocs, a new desk, 2 cases of water a week and a ride only ralphie.
No word on new chairs yet.
There are a lot of LSU fans that don't care for Les or I've seen call him "2 loss Less."
His gameday coaching can be suspect at times, but you just can't go out and replace a guy like him and expect to win 10 a year, even with the outstanding talent that LSU and the state of Louisana has.
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June 07 2018, Mercedes-Benz de Québec
2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class: The legend continues.
Back in the early 1980s, Mercedes-Benz launched a car that was to revolutionize the luxury car market. The legendary 190 E, the C-Class’ predecessor, combined luxury, refinement and performance at a price point that made it accessible for many. The C-Class was born in the early 90s and to this day, is one of the carmaker’s best-selling nameplates. There are many good reasons for this car’s success. For the performance. The C 300 4MATIC starts at $44,700. It is powered by a standard turbocharged 241-horsepower and 273 lb.-ft. of torque...


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Article By BlueOrchardDecember 13, 2016
Ant Farm Survival – A small new life in a small new home, or is it really small?
Ant Farm Survival is a map where you found a little ant farm at your doorstep, you fall asleep and the next thing you know, you are the new ant inside your new present! Your objective is to do what an ant would in it’s own little civilization. As you try to find your way out of the ant farm, you must gather all the necessary items for your survival and your escape. The terrain is great and it provides everything needed to create a proper living environment such as a farm from which you can plant and harvest, ores that are randomly placed around the map, and the sunlight you need everyday. The ant farm provides almost everything that you would get on the outside, except harder to find with your current state. The map provides you all the required tools to travel from the overworld to the nether in order to get extra items you want, but don’t think you can escape that easily through the nether. With these two worlds, you will travel back and forth, gathering the needed tools for your escape from that wretched ant farm.
Aside from the functionality and gameplay, the architectural looks of your surroundings is absolutely amazing. The creator captivated such a smooth and perfect look of the players home which shelters the ant farm. It shows everything that was there before you were shrunk, giving it such a believable element to your story and gameplay all the while keeping it at a minimum. Together, the map is well worth it for the overall challenge of surviving or the appearance of the surroundings.
Some maps require some additional items, such as a mod or a texture pack. This map requires the following:
- Use the required texture pack included in the file
Some maps have some rules. Here’s the rules of this map:
- Do not leave the Ant Farm until you have completed the achievements
- Play on at least easy+
- Don’t make another nether portal inside the nether
- Don’t harvest anything outside of the Ant Farm
Some maps also have objectives. Here’s the objectives of this map:
Overworld Ant Farm objectives:
Make a bow
Make a bucket
Make iron tools
Make an infinite water source
Find and harvest sugar cane
Make a bookshelf
Enchant an item
Make a house
Find, harvest and grow red and brown giant mushrooms
Find and activate the hidden chicken spawner
Make a cake
Tame a wolf
Make a wheat farm
Make a melon farm
Make a compass
Find and harvest all 8 diamonds
Destroy / disable all spawners (Total 18 hostile spawners)
Nether Ant Farm objectives:
Enter the nether
Get gold nuggets
Make a clock
Make a golden apple
Find and harvest glowstone
Find the Nether Fortress
Find the treasure room in the Nether Fortress
Destroy all Nether Spawners (Total 14)
Make a healing potion
Ending objectives after completing every other objectives:
Leave the Ant Farm
Get to the floor
Get on top of the bed and find the hidden message
Activate the portal to the Extreme Ant Farm with 12 Eyes of Ender.
Note: This map consists of the following:
Now for some screenshots of the map.
Here's a video of the Ant Farm Survival Map in action.

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Changing shapes, changing mindsets: the evolution of Australia’s RTOs
Clayton, Berwyn (2007) Changing shapes, changing mindsets: the evolution of Australia’s RTOs. In: AVETRA 2007, 10th Annual Conference: “Evolution, revolution or status quo? VET in new contexts, 11-13 April, 2007, Melbourne, Victoria. (Unpublished)Full text for this resource is not available from the Research Repository.
Literature on organisational structures and cultures suggests that for organisations to successfully meet the demands of their ever-changing environment, they will need to be flexible, adaptable, agile and responsive. Teamwork and other structural innovations that overcome the limitations of the traditional bureaucratic form are seen as ways of the future. In concert with this changing view of structures, the focus of organisational change is moving from ‘planning change’ to ‘facilitating emergence of change’- transforming cultures rather than conforming or reforming them. This paper reports on Research Activity 4 Assessing the impact of cultures and structures on individual and organisational capability in the consortium research program Supporting VET providers in building capability for the future. Using individual interviews with managers and group interviews with work teams, this study examined the ways in which diverse cultures and various structural configurations influence the capability of both work teams and organisations. The paper provides examples of how ten RTOs are adapting their structures and transforming their cultures to better address government, industry and community demands.
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Every day, women across the globe grapple with the heartbreaking reality of infertility. In fact, an estimated 6.1 million women in America experience infertility, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infertility refers to the inability to conceive or take a baby to term after one year of trying (or 6 months for women 35 or older).
While it’s a relatively common issue many women face, the topic of infertility is rarely spoken about. Why? For one, infertility is incredibly difficult to cope with and can have an immense impact on women’s mental health.
Research published by the North Carolina Medical Journal shares the following:
“The most common mental health concerns reported by fertility patients are symptoms of anxiety and depression. The more physically and emotionally demanding and intrusive patients’ medical treatments become, the higher the reported symptoms of anxiety and depression. Each passing monthly cycle brings a roller coaster ride of emotions such as anger, betrayal, guilt, sadness, and even hope. With each friend who announces her pregnancy and with every pregnant woman she passes in the grocery store, the patient’s anxiety and stress can become overwhelming.”
Conversations around infertility often focus on the physical aspects of conceiving. In this post, however, we’ll discuss how infertility can affect mental health and ways in which women’s health psychiatrists can help you deal with the emotional turmoil that arises.
What Causes Infertility?
In a majority of cases, infertility is a product of ovulation-related problems. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a hormonal disorder and one of the most common conditions that can negatively affect ovulation.
Caused by an imbalance of reproductive hormones, Polycystic ovarian syndrome refers to the production of an abnormal amount of androgens, causing the ovaries to fail to regularly release or develop eggs. Other conditions that can cause infertility include:
- Uterine fibroids
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Block fallopian tubes
- Uterus deformities or abnormalities
Age is another primary reason approximately one-third of women over the age of 35 experience fertility issues. Poor nutrition, alcohol and tobacco use and weight-related problems are other factors that can lead to increased infertility risk.
How Infertility Impacts Women’s Mental Health
Infertility and not being able to have children can be very traumatic for both women and men. Many women envision and plan to create a family of their own, and infertility can completely throw their life into disarray.
In a similar vein, societal pressure is a very real and very powerful reality – and the inability to conceive can produce strong feelings of guilt. Infertility can cause a level of sorrow that, in many ways, is as distressing as the grief experienced after the loss of a loved one.
According to NCBI, “Despite the prevalence of infertility, the majority of infertile women do not share their story with family or friends, thus increasing their psychological vulnerability. The inability to reproduce naturally can cause feelings of shame, guilt, and low self-esteem. These negative feelings may lead to varying degrees of depression, anxiety, distress, and a poor quality of life.”
It can truly be an emotional roller coaster for women and their partners. Each month, they experience the pressure of trying to conceive and must anxiously wait weeks before they are able to find out if they’re pregnant. Those who discover the painful reality that they’re not pregnant must repeat the cycle over and over again – circling through periods of feeling hopeful, followed by anxiety and depression with each negative test result.
Women’s health psychiatrists help cope with all the areas of someone’s life that can be affected by Infertility. From sexual dysfunction and financial worries to relationship challenges and spiritual issues.
How Women’s Health Psychiatrists Can Help
Coping with infertility is extremely difficult, but it’s not a battle you have to face alone. Talking to a women’s health psychiatrist and surrounding yourself with a strong support system is pivotal for protecting your mental well-being.
The licensed, experienced professionals at Hudson Psychiatric Associates can help you overcome the negative and hurdles surrounding infertility while ensuring you find hope for the future. To learn more about our services, contact us today.


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More accusers come forward against Trevor Wimer
Latest accusers bring total alleged victims to 8
Two more accusers have come forward against the man police in Lancaster County have called a serial rapist.
So far, 8 alleged victims have come forward against Trevor Wimer.
In court Tuesday, one accuser testified Wimer sexually assaulted her two years ago after she met him online.
Another girl testified she was a family friend, and just 14 when Wimer sexually assaulted her. Wimer's defense attorney wants to find out if all the claims are valid.
Judges in both cases determined there is enough evidence against Wimer to go to trial.
He is currently being held at the Lancaster County Prison.


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Paul Ryan recently tried to stop all attempts at impeaching Rosenstein. “Do I support impeachment of Rod Rosenstein? No, I do not,” said Ryan in a speech.
“I do not for a number of reasons. First, I don’t think we should be cavalier with this process or with this term. Number one. Number two, I don’t think that this rises to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors, a really high standard. Number three, involved, have been getting a lot of compliance from DOJ on the document request. We do not have full compliance, and we have to get full compliance. But we’ve been making tremendous progress to that point,” he said.
However, Paul Ryan is not going to be seeking re-election as Speaker of the House. Now Jim Jordan is standing up. He wants to take Ryan’s position as speaker and he wants to impeach Rosenstein.
“Should the American people entrust us with the majority again in the 116th Congress, I plan to run for Speaker of the House to bring real change to the House of Representatives. President Trump has taken bold action on behalf of the American people. Congress has not held up its end of the deal, but we can change that. It’s time to do what we said,” said Rosenstein in a speech.
He also helped introduce articles of impeachment against Rosenstein. “The DOJ is keeping information from Congress. Enough is enough. It’s time to hold Mr. Rosenstein accountable for blocking Congress’s constitutional oversight role,” said Rosenstein.
The post Jim Jordan Gets Revenge Against Paul Ryan For Squashing The Vote On Rosenstein Impeachment appeared first on Conservative 101.
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Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee arrived in Portland last January.
(Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian)
Update, 5:15 p.m.: John McAfee says he didn't threaten anyone and has left Portland for good.
Former software entrepreneur John McAfee, who arrived in Portland early this year while being sought for questioning in the murder of his neighbor in Central America, may be unsettling people here, too.
The 68-year-old was evicted from his luxury Southeast Portland apartment last week, and the building manager took out a protective order against him. Multnomah Circuit Court granted a temporary protective order against McAfee and set a hearing for Jan. 3 to revisit the subject.
Neither McAfee nor the man who sought the protective order, Connor Hyde, immediately returned messages seeking comment. An attorney for McAfee's landlord declined comment.
McAfee started the software security firm McAfee Associates in 1987, left the company in 1994 and sold his remaining interest soon afterward. Now owned by Intel, it remains a leading purveyor of antivirus tools.
Enriched by his software success, McAfee put the company behind him and became a famous eccentric. He moved to Belize, then sold properties in Colorado, New Mexico, Hawaii and elsewhere. McAfee told reporters after the Great Recession he had lost nearly all his fortune. In Belize, he said he was working on medical research.
Then, a year ago this month, authorities in Belize called McAfee "a person of interest" in the murder of Gregory Faull, a neighbor living near McAfee. McAfee decamped to Guatemala, was deported to Miami, and then unexpectedly turned up in Portland, where he said he planned to work on a graphic novel about his life, with Portland illustrator Chad Essley.
Since his arrival in January, McAfee has been intermittently in the news, producing a video with Portland strippers on uninstalling antivirus software and – McAfee claims – being courted by GOP staffers in Congress to weigh in on the failure of the healthcare.gov website. Earlier this month, McAfee told Reuters that he will answer questions about Faull's shooting in a deposition. But McAfee said he will not return to Belize.
In Portland, McAfee moved to The 20 on Hawthorne, an upscale apartment building managed by the Riverstone Residential Group. Riverstone employs Hyde as a property manager.
-- Oregonian reporter Helen Jung contributed to this report.


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Madden 19 is loaded with new features all designed to break fresh ground in player control. Advancements to Madden’s key modes and an increased focus on gameplay with Real Player Motion are just a few features set to provide players the best playing experience possible.
These features all come out of our player first focus, putting ultimate control in their hands. It only makes sense to continue that mentality into Madden’s available platforms. It’s been a while, but this means Madden is coming back to the PC.
For just the third time in franchise history, Madden NFL 19 will be available to PC gamers as well as console. Now you can play the best sports title in the industry on all the beefy hardware splendor that is your gaming rig.
Don’t miss your chance to start the Madden season with loads of Ultimate Team content. Pre-order your copy of the Hall of Fame Edition today and start your season with some legendary roster additions.
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Development of corrosion engineering of social infrastructures and buildings in the past half century has been reviewed in connection with the changes and resulting requirements of society. It was intended to pass down the historical background of the present technology to the new generation. Following a brief historical review, an account of ten important topics was given in more details. Included are the use of unpainted weathering steel, cathodic protection of buried pipelines in the early days, quality control of concrete to avoid corrosion of steel reinforcements, mitigation against delayed failure of high-strength bolts for structural bolting, development of groove-corrosion resistant welded water pipe, prevention of premature corrosion of buried utility piping, application of heavy-duty paint coating systems for long-span bridges over straits, various linings for splash-zone protection, instructive impact by a book “America in Ruins” authored by P. Choate and S. Walter, and use of rust-proof stainless steel and titanium for exterior of buildings for amenity.
Before the development of the accelerated corrosion testing method simulating the actual environment of electrical appliances, the actual corrosion of the surface treated steel sheets used in electrical appliances was investigated. The electrical appliances were collected from four domestic regions in Japan. In addition, the amount of deposited sea salt of the electrical appliances and the temperature and humidity of the environment for which the electrical appliance was used was measured. For the air conditioner outdoor units, the distance from the seashore and the host site influenced it for the corrosion rate. Moreover, the amount of deposited sea salt was confirmed as the main corrosion factor in the air conditioner outdoor units and the washing machines. On the other hand, the corrosion of the refrigerators was minor. The amount of deposited sea salt and the temperature and humidity of the environment were different by the kind of the electrical appliances. It is thought that the difference of the environment used influences the difference of the corrosion of the surface treated steel sheets of the electrical appliances. It is important for the development of the accelerated corrosion testing method simulating the actual environment of electrical appliances to control the amount of deposited sea salt widely and to evaluate the corrosion rate. Moreover, it is desirable that the temperature and humidity is changed keeping absolute humidity constant and that the time of wetness of the testing environment sets to 50% or less.
In order to reduce hazardous substances in electrical appliances, the chromate coating used in zinc-coated steel sheets is being changed to chromate-free coating. The objective of this study was to develop a new accelerated corrosion test method for zinc-coated steel sheets based on the actual environment of electrical appliances, for appropriately evaluating the corrosion resistance of zinc-coated steel sheets with the chromate-free coatings that will be used from now on. The conventional accelerated corrosion tests, which are the salt spray test (SST) and the combined cyclic corrosion test (JASO M609-91), have been widely used in evaluating the corrosion resistance of zinc-coated steel sheets for electrical appliances. However, these tests showed a low correlation with the actual corrosion behavior of electrical appliances from the perspective of corrosion morphology and the ranking of corrosion resistance. It is suggested that the conventional accelerated corrosion tests (SST, JASO M609-91) cannot be used for appropriately evaluating the corrosion resistance of zinc-coated steel sheets with the chromate-free coatings. Based on the actual corrosion behavior of electrical appliances and inadequacies of the conventional accelerated corrosion tests, a new accelerated corrosion test for electrical appliances, “ACTE” (ACTE: Accelerated Corrosion Test for Electrical appliances) was developed. A good correlation between ACTE and corrosion in actual environments was demonstrated. ACTE consists of a salt deposition process and cyclic wet/dry process. As distinctive features of ACTE, the test conditions simulate actual environments (use of artificial seawater, constant absolute humidity), and it is possible to estimate the corrosion life of materials in a wide range of use environments by obtaining dependency data on the main corrosion factors (amount of deposited sea salt, etc.) by varying the test conditions. ACTE makes it possible to appropriately evaluate the corrosion resistance of zinc-coated steel sheets with chromate-free coatings.
This paper discusses the mechanism of environmental assisted cracking (EAC) of an austenite/ferrite duplex stainless steel in a 35 mass % MgCl2 solution at 363 K by measuring both the acoustic emission (AE) and corrosion potential fluctuation (CPF). We utilized a new fracture toughness testing device and measured the growth characteristics of macroscopic crack. The duplex stainless steel was found to suffer delayed fracture through the ferritic grains in this solution rather the active path corrosion (APC) type SCC in austenitic grains. We detected no clear CPF but strong AEs during the test. AE sources were located at the zone 1-3 mm from of crack tip or at the zone with high hydrostatic pressure at which micro crack of delayed fracture took place. Source wave analysis of AE revealed the fast brittle micro fractures. Fractographic study supported the brittle fracture of ferritic phase by hydrogen and subsequent ductile fracture of the austenitic phase.

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Sarah Clements is the self-described “Daughter of Sandy Hook survivor, student activist for safer communities, gun violence prevention advocate.” She wrote the following Open Letter to Amy Schumer:
Dear Amy Schumer,
This week, #Aurora and #Lafayette were trending on Twitter at the same time; one tragedy was just closing in court and one was just beginning in a theater. All of this transpired on social media just as we marked the one month anniversary since a mass shooting in #Charleston — yes, that was a hashtag, too . . .
All of this may seem like it’s playing out on your computer — a safe world away from where you live and work in Hollywood. But as a woman, a daughter and sister, a national figure, and a role model, you have a real stake in gun violence happening all around you.
Your movie — which was so well-received, so brilliant, so you — will now forever have this shooting attached to it. You’ve been caught in the middle of our country’s terrifying, unending war with itself, our sick and twisted relationship with the gun lobby, which tells us we need guns for anyone, anywhere, anytime. Search your movie “Trainwreck” on Google and a scroll-down suggestion will now be “Trainwreck shooting.”
A showing of your film — an honest, unapologetic celebration of women’s rights to our bodies, decisions, and independence — was the place a middle-aged man who, “opposed to women having a say in anything,” chose to commit a mass shooting.
I know the guilt, the sadness, the hole in your heart you’re feeling. I know the crushing anxiety you have for Jillian Johnson and Mayci Breaux and their families. I know the sudden feeling that you are not safe anywhere anymore, the numbness that whisks through your limbs and makes you forget that you’re human and that you’re in control. I know all of this. Not because I was in your exact shoes, but because I own a different make of them.
2012 was the worst year of my life. It was the year America saw the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the shooting in Aurora, the shooting at the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, the shooting of Jordan Davis, the shooting at the mall in Portland, and the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
My mother survived that last one.
Six of her colleagues — all women — were killed, as were 20 first-graders. After the shooting, I dedicated my life’s work to gun violence prevention, and what I noticed immediately was that women are taking the reins in the movement. From the voices of mothers who lost their children to those of daughters who lost their mothers. From the calls to action by young women on campuses to women who work and are raising children they want to protect, in communities of all types. Women have truly begun to lead the gun violence prevention movement — and they are winning.
Women are our teachers, our protectors, our shielders. Women weep in public and in private for the lives we’ve lost, and they’re not afraid to scream at the cameras and go toe-to-toe with monsters who perpetuate these crimes on the streets and in boardrooms. Women are very simply the ultimate moral base in our battles for peace and justice throughout the world.
Women also bear the brunt of the harassment and violence perpetrated against our movement. The hatred and trolling of women fighting for gun reform is specifically twisted to become gendered threats and attacks. They reference rape, “setting us in our place,” obeying men and shutting us up, and overall they simply exemplify the worst of a patriarchy obsessed with the symbol and purpose of guns.
Of course, these extremists are barely a fraction of gun owners in America. But this very vocal minority is very afraid because what we’re advocating is — in their minds — the ultimate emasculation. Women telling men to tone it down with their guns, showing them real data that proves guns don’t actually make them safer. They feel vulnerable and so they call us names to shame us. They use their arsenals and state-willed unregulated access to guns to threaten us.
In the past few months, you produced a fake commercial for an episode of your show that makes a striking point about gun accessibility and the idiocy of our country’s thought processes on issues disproportionately affecting our generation. After a young woman (you) must go through an array of people to get approval to use birth control, the pharmacist reluctantly gives her the pills. She walks away shocked and disgruntled. Then a boy, maybe 10 years old, comes to the front desk and asks for a gun. The pharmacist slings one across to him and says, “Here you go! And remember, it’s your right!”
You get it.
All of these problems — the disgusting comments and harassment we receive on Twitter and other social media platforms, the obsession of many mass shooters (see the Isla Vista case) with anti-feminism and anti-women ideals, the over-idolization of firearms and fetishization of what they stand for, and the easy access to guns all stem from the same group of core ideologies that we must work to shut down.
We must shut them down because every day in the United States, five women are murdered with a gun. Women in our country are 11 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than women in other high-income countries. And from 2001 through 2012, 6,410 women were murdered in the United States by an intimate partner using a gun — more than the total number of U.S. troops killed in action during the entirety of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined. Women of color are particularly disproportionately impacted by gun violence. These are mothers, daughters, sisters, our best friends.
This is the experience of women in a country overshadowed by rampant, targeted gun violence and fear and hatred of women by people who are armed. This is not freedom — at least not for women.
Amy Schumer, I and many other Millennials look up to you so much. You are our generation’s epitome of what it means to be a strong, powerful, self-aware champion for the experiences and truths of being a woman and an American today. I admire your unapologetic, unwavering stature and your ability to laugh at yourself while actually pinning the joke on the audience to address often uncomfortable truths. In fact, I have nearly memorized the very end of the speech you gave at the Ms. Gala award ceremony. You said:
“I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story — I will. I will speak… and I will never apologize to the frightened millions who resent that they never had it in them to do it. I stand here and I am amazing, for you. Not because of you… I am myself. And I am all of you…”
I know deep down that the tweet you sent after the shooting was not all that you’ve got. And we need your voice in this movement. We need your help.
Join your colleagues Sarah Silverman and Kristen Schaal. Join our movement. Write an op-ed. Support an organization. Demand change. Be a voice for our generation and for women — two groups who make up most of the victims of the gun violence in our country.
As you said and as I’ve learned, what truly matters in life is how you decide to write your own story. And in doing so, don’t apologize to the frightened millions who resent that they never had it in them to do it. Instead, show them it can be done.

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NORTHAMPTON — Surrounded by friends, family and more than 150 people from the community, Mayor David J. Narkewicz Monday night was sworn in for his second term as mayor – the first to serve a four-year term under the new charter.
Judge W. Michael Goggins was the master of ceremonies. The mayor received a standing ovation after he took the oath at the Senior Center. Narkewicz, the City Council, School Committee, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School Board of Trustees and trustees of Forbes Library were sworn in by City Clerk Wendy Mazza after she was sworn in by Goggins.
Goggins praised the city for changing the charter to allow for a four-year mayoral term, which he called “a game changer other places wouldn’t consider.”
He said that the city understands that “these are challenging times” and the city is better served with having a mayor able to spend the time addressing complex city issues rather than campaigning every two years.
Goggins said Narkewicz has “proven that he is not just willing, but he is eager to weigh in on controversial issues. ... He’s methodical and quietly courageous. ... (He has) done what he said he would do when he first ran. He has moved a great city forward.”
In his 16-minute inaugural remarks, the mayor said, “I am particularly humbled by the historic significance of being the first city resident elected to serve a four-year term as mayor under our new city charter.”
Narkewicz reflected on the accomplishments of his first two years, and highlighted challenges in the future – the biggest of which, he said, is addressing stormwater management.
“We face a major dual infrastructure challenge to maintain our massive system of levees, floodwalls, and pumps built in 1940 to protect our community from flooding as well as to maintain and upgrade our 100-year-old storm drain system," the mayor said. "Both of these critical systems face expensive and potentially punitive federal mandates and the cost of meeting them cannot and should not be absorbed by property taxes and our general fund.
“I commend the citizen Stormwater Task Force and Board of Public Works for researching this complex issue, crafting an equitable, fee-based solution for funding a
new stormwater utility, and going out and discussing it extensively with residents and business owners around the city,” he said.
The federal government has ordered the city to manage its stormwater, a problem that involves its floor control system, storm drains and contaminant control, at the risk of being fined.
Narkewicz cited Northampton's improved financial outlook.
"We have worked diligently to make prudent budgetary decisions to strengthen the city's financial position, including tightening internal controls on departmental spending, cell phones, city vehicles, and other city resource," the mayor said.
“We could not have secured the fiscal stability of this city without the community’s strong vote of support last June for overriding Proposition 2½ as part of a multi-year budget stabilization plan to preserve city services and protect our public schools,” Narkewicz said. Voters approved a $2.5 million override in June.
“We have also made significant progress on refocusing city efforts to promote economic development in support of current and new business growth and an expansion of our tax base,” he said. He cited revising zoning on King Street to make it more flexible for commercial uses.
“We have also made great strides toward our goal of using technology to expand communication with residents, deliver information and city services more effectively and efficiently, and foster an unparalleled level of government access and transparency,” Narkewicz said.
"I'm proud of the work we've accomplished as a community to further Northampton's leadership position as a green city on the cutting edge of energy and sustainability," he said.
And he said, “We must be continuously mindful to ensure that Northampton remains affordable to those of every generation and on every rung of the economic ladder – particularly our seniors and veterans.” He said he will file legislation to allow income-eligible veterans and seniors to apply for tax abatement in exchange for volunteering services to the city.
Ceremonies were held at the Senior Center and at night for the first time. The inauguration previously was held at Northampton High School.


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Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas. Essay by A. Eliza-
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photographs, tables, notes, bibliography. $19.95, paper.)
Citizens at Last examines a significant but often neglected facet of the
Texas past. The struggle for woman suffrage is not only a vital part of
the history of Texas women, it is also an important episode in state
The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 includes two essays by
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movement in the South. Taylor was one of a few scholars who wrote
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Sky Rompiendo, one of the preeminent figures in today's music industry, proudly announces the debut of his latest creation, "El Cielo." Featuring star-studded collaborations with renowned artists Feid and Myke Towers, and Mora this pulsating single is set to enchant urban music aficionados with its entrancing rhythm and alluring lyrics.
"El Cielo" makes its grand premiere across all digital music platforms, offering fans a thrilling auditory experience. To enhance the charm of this much-anticipated track, a compelling music video has been crafted, filmed against the awe-inspiring backdrop of Florida's Everglades. The expert team at Off Site Films, acclaimed for their creative prowess and visual excellence, delivered an outstanding production, under the astute direction of industry-recognized Andy Hines.
The single captures a moment of shared attraction between a man and a woman, highlighting the universal dance of flirtation and desire, leading them up to "El Cielo" - the sky.
Sky Rompiendo, renowned for his intuitive gift for crafting captivating melodies, brings together two prominent urban genre artists, Feid and Myke Towers, in this distinctive collaboration. The convergence of their unique styles and voices holds the promise of a resounding success, and "El Cielo" is widely expected to be one of the standout tracks of the year.
The release of "El Cielo" marks a pivotal moment in Sky Rompiendo's illustrious career, strengthening his status as one of the most influential producers in the contemporary music world. Concurrently, Feid and Myke Towers continue to set their indelible stamp on the industry with their exceptional talent and versatility, taking urban music to unprecedented levels of success.
Sky Rompiendo, also known as Alejandro Ramírez Suárez, is a highly regarded figure in the world of reggaeton, having collaborated with artists like Anitta, J Balvin, Ozuna, Maluma, and Feid. The six-time Latin Grammy Award winner and producer commands an audience of over seven million monthly listeners on Spotify.
Born on May 23, 1992, his interest in music production ignited at the tender age of 11. After his studies at Berklee College of Music, Sky began producing for Colombian artists, leading to chart-topping successes with projects like J Balvin's album "La Familia," and the record-shattering single "Ginza."
To celebrate the release of "El Cielo," an extravagant release party was held at a private residence in Miami. The lavish event boasted a guest list that included high-ranking media magnates, fellow producer Tainy, and rising artist Blessd, among other notable figures.
Just weeks after FAME Magazine's official cover launch with Myke Towers, the magazine is thrilled to present the official digital cover Volume 20, dedicated to promoting "El Cielo," with Sky, Feid, and Myke Towers gracing the cover. This latest endeavor exemplifies FAME's dedication to spotlighting top-tier talent and nurturing the growth of urban music.
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One of the many talents out of Chicago, VIC MENSA, is back once again with his second single. In particular, it is the next track to be featured on his next studio album, Victor, which comes out September 15. This is a big deal for the rapper and singer because, shockingly, this will only be his second solo album. It is crazy to think about that, considering the fact that VIC is a veteran in the rap game at this point.
He has plenty of projects out, but they are almost all EPs. In 2021 and 2020 the I TAPE and V TAPE were both just a few tracks long. 93PUNX, while that is an album, was a collaboration record with the band 93PUNX. Hooligans, released in 2018, a year after his debut project, The Autobiography, is just eight tracks. Finally, in 2016 his first effort was also an EP called There’s Alot Going On.
“LVLN UP” is a much different song than his previous single, “Blue Eyes.” This track has a more personal storytelling feel. In particular, VIC is speaking on his personal life experiences and the racism he has faced. In a gut-wrenching performance, he talks about wanting to be white to escape this reality. However, this new cut is all about feeling confident and braggadocious.


The Internet's Steve Lacy is ready to release a surge of new music.
He kicked off a new era on Monday by sharing his new song "N Side." Back in February, he confirmed on Twitter he has two solo albums finished. On Sunday, he nodded to that tweet and promised one would arrive in April and another will come in May.
Hear "N Side" below.