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The second quarter is underway and earnings season will soon be upon us starting next week. And following Friday’s U.S. employment report that provided a solid headline but is still not all that great in the grand scheme of things, it is worthwhile to consider what we might expect from capital markets in the coming weeks and beyond. The good news is that attractive opportunities are likely to present themselves for those at the ready. But they are likely to be accompanied by more bouts of increased volatility.
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"Rooster 2017" is a limited numbered edition of 75 prints, plus 7 AP's. It is made from 4 blocks (black, red/green, blue/green, yellow/orange). There are approximately 25 stages of printing (separate layers of colour applications).
The white spaces between the black lines are embossed, giving it a 3D appearance. The embossing is done with an embossing tool after the print has been printed and dried.
It is sumi ink and water based pigment.
The print comes mounted in 8 x 10 conservation mat.Paper size: app. 4 x 6 inches
Image size: app. 2 3/8 x 4 5/8 inches
Paper: Japanese handmade Kozo (mulberry bark)
Mat: Bainbridge Alphamat 8462 Wheat 8 x 10"
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The Inktuitive Lips ‘Money Talks’ Canvas Art is a bold and unique piece of art that is sure to grab anyone’s attention. The canvas features a pair of lips in a striking red color, with the phrase “Money Talks” written in gold foil over the top. Measuring 16″ x 20″, this canvas is the perfect size for a statement piece in any room.
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A perfect combination of chewy rich chocolatey fudge with a hint of lavender. Eat as is, sprinkle with a little powdered sugar, or drizzle with a little extra chocolate. A great treat for you to enjoy or share with friends!
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Mantegna and BelliniRegular price $46.00
An innovative study of the relationship between Andrea Mantegna and Giovanni Bellini, two masters of the Italian Renaissance
Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431-1506) and Giovanni Bellini (active c. 1459; died 1516) each produced groundbreaking paintings, marked by pictorial and technical innovations, that are among the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance.
Exploring the fruitful dynamic between Mantegna's inventive compositional approach and interest in classical antiquity and Bellini's passion for landscape painting, this fascinating volume examines how these two artists, who were also brothers-in-law, influenced and responded to each other's work.
Full of new insights and captivating juxtapositions--including comparisons of each of the artist's depictions of the Agony in the Garden and the Presentation to the Temple--this study reveals that neither Mantegna's nor Bellini's achievements can be fully understood in isolation and that their continuous creative exchanges shaped the work of both.
- Author: Caroline Campbell, Jacob Rothschild Head of the Curatorial Department at the National Gallery
- Hardcover: 304 pages | 180 colour and black and white illustrations
- Date published: October 2018
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Taiwan-China leaders to meet for first time since 1949
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Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeou and China's president Xi Jinping will meet in Singapore on Saturday---the first meeting between leaders on both sides of the Taiwan Strait since 1949, when Mao forced the Nationalist regime off mainland China and into retreat into Taiwan. The Singapore meeting set for Saturday has been planned behind the scene for a year. Already, opposition parties in Taiwan are crying foul, calling for the impeachment of Ma and accusing him of going against mainstream public opinion to meet with Xi.
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Indonesian court recognises Singaporean moratorium
An Indonesian court has recognised and acted in support of a foreign restructuring for what could be the first time, dismissing a creditor’s PKPU application against garment manufacturer Pan Brothers because it was bound by a worldwide moratorium issued in Singapore.
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Like all other types of tools, equipment or gadgets, the plant equipment is also needed by numbers of people extensively. Such equipment is used in some strenuous activities like knocking down some old or damaged buildings or for excavation purposes. Different types of equipment and machinery are used in this respect that is supplied by the leading plant hire Buckinghamshire companies. These companies are offering their services to their worthy clients in accordance with their unique needs. Let us now discuss the plant hire company that you should actually consider for hiring locally.
Years Of Operations In The Relevant Industry
Any plant hire Buckinghamshire company may actually be considered by you for hiring purposes if it has been operating in the given industry for years. It is because experience matters a lot in this field due to the risks associated with all types of tasks related to the concerned activities. Hiring an experienced company means you are getting the right tools and equipment for your purpose.
Ultra-modern And A Wide Range Of Plant Equipment On Offer
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It seems that I am always on the hunt for ways to incorporate more vegetables into my kids lunches for school. It’s a challenge since neither of them are fond of raw vegetables (carrots being the only exception) and they only enjoy cooked vegetables when warmed. I dream of the day when I can pack mason jar salads in their lunches, but for now veggie chips are the name of the game. After years of being afraid of mandolines, I finally put on my brave face and bought one. And just like that, I’m now in love with my mandoline. I previously had visions of slicing off fingers, but I’ve realized it’s really quite safe as long as the guard is used. It makes slicing vegetables thin such a breeze and I love the consistency that comes when using the mandoline. Making these oven-baked beet chips have been one of my favorite ways to use my new tool. My heart is so happy when the beets are sliced into disks of vibrant color that then shrink and turn into crisp little chips. These are such an irresistible snack when a big bowl is left on the counter for all who walk by.
I used Karen Mordechai’s method of making root vegetable chips found in her gorgeous book Sunday Suppers. The beets first need to “sweat” after lightly salting; paper towels can be used to absorb the excess liquid. Afterwards the beets are baked for 1 to 1 1/2 hours in a 250 degree oven until crispy and crunchy. I’ve now made a few batches of these and my most recent batch was the most loved of all. I’ve learned that it’s easy to over salt the chips and really only a light sprinkling is all that’s necessary for the beets to release liquid. Also, how long in the oven depends on how thick the beet slices are. The thicker the slice, the longer it will take, and the more crunchy and cracker-like the chip will become. I sliced my latest batch quite thin and the results were light and crispy chips. I added a light seasoning of onion and garlic powder right before the beets went into the oven, but again only a pinch adds a lot of flavor. Lastly, keep the various colors of beets on separate baking sheets if you do not want the colors to bleed into each other. (I did not mind overlapping colors.) Hard to believe, but no oil at all is needed for these chips. Simple, beautiful, and delicious.Print
Oven-Baked Beet Chips
- 3 medium sized beets (I used 1 red, 1 golden, and 1 chioggia)
- about 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Use a vegetable peeler to peel the skins off the beets. Trim ends off of each side.
- Preheat oven to 250.
- Thinly slice each beet using a mandoline or carefully by hand. Spread beets in a single layer on paper towels and lightly sprinkle with salt. Allow beets for rest about 30 minutes. As the beets begin to release liquid, use paper towels to absorb the liquid.
- In a small bowl, mix together the onion and garlic powder. Lightly season the beets. (I used an old seasoning jar.)
- Line 2-3 baking sheets with parchment paper and arrange beets in a single layer.
- Bake for 1-1 1/2 hours, until chips are crispy. Rotate pans after 40 minutes for even baking. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.


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The American healthcare system spends a lot of money to manage patients with chronic disease (including cardiovascular disease [hypertension, lipid disorders], mood disorders [depression, anxiety], diabetes, osteoarthritis, inflammatory joint disorders, COPD and asthma). Enabling individuals to facilitate behavior change to help manage chronic disease might have a broader application than developing new interventions within office or hospital settings. Any proposal to meaningfully reduce healthcare costs needs to include novel strategies to address chronic disease management. The surge in digital health monitoring apps seems to try to address this need. Weight loss might provide insights into how we can facilitate behavior change with or without technological aids.
The National Weight Control Registry is the largest prospective investigation of long-term success weight loss maintenance. The Registry recruits individuals at least 18 years of age and have lost at least 30 pounds for at least a year. Nearly all registry members are white (96%), many are female (80%), and a majority have a college degree (55%). About half lost the weight on their own. Nearly 90% used diet and exercise to lose weight. According to a 2005 publication by registry investigators, the single biggest predictor of risk of regain was how long participants had successfully maintained their weight loss. Participants who had fewer problems with disinhibition, a measure of periodic loss of control of eating, were more likely to maintain their weight loss over one year. Participants with lower levels of depression were more likely to keep their excess weight off. Those who regained weight reported
- Significant decreases in physical activity
- Increases in their percentage of calories from fat, and
- Decreases in dietary restraint
Six general themes appear upon reviewing the participants’ experiences:
- Engaging in high levels of physical activity (about an hour a day of moderate-intensity activity [e.g., brisk walking])
- Eating a diet low in calories and fat (a more recent meta-analysis of 17 studies suggests that low-carbohydrate diets may be slightly more effective than low-fat diets at helping individuals lose weight)
- Eating breakfast
- Self-monitoring weight on a regular basis (44% weigh themselves daily and 31% weigh themselves at least once a week)
- Maintaining a consistent eating pattern (participants who reported a consistent diet across the week were 1.5 times more likely to maintain their weight within five pounds over the subsequent year than participants who dieted more strictly on weekdays), and
- Catching “slips” before they turn into larger regains
Even with the generalizability challenges of the National Weight Control Registry, I believe the focus on behavior change is worth exploring. In addition to committing to a series of behaviors to help keep excess weight off (an hour of exercise daily, eating breakfast, maintaining a consistent eating pattern every day), individuals who successfully lose weight appear to have a process to monitor their weight regularly and then address lapses before weight gain worsens. Extrapolating these ideas into a larger behavioral change model leads to:
Every new behavior starts with a decision to make a change. If the individual has the knowledge, skills and attitude to adopt new behaviors, they will do so. As they gain more confidence in maintaining these behaviors, they may consider intensifying some behaviors to accelerate change. When a setback occurs, individuals need to learn new behaviors and/or adjust existing behaviors to either reduce the likelihood of the setback occurring again or mitigating the effects of the setback on the durability of the behavior change to achieve the intended goal.
Health information technology could be applied to
- Measuring knowledge, skills and attitudes,
- Identify realistic goals,
- Select behaviors that increase the likelihood of reaching those goals (initially or after a setback),
- Highlight others who may have been successful in the past or peers who are also looking to adopt a new behavior,
- Track behavior adherence, and
- Provide support after a setback
Unfortunately, the existing peer-reviewed literature has not found technology-assisted weight loss tools to be superior to usual care. One study of 471 adults with a BMI between 25 and 40 over two years showed that enhanced monitoring (wearable device with web interface to monitor diet and physical activity) was less effective than usual care (self-monitoring of diet and physical activity using a website). Although both groups lost weight, the usual care group lost more weight (difference 2.4 kg [95% confidence interval, 1.0-3.7 kg]). A more recent meta-analysis of 11 studies supports these findings. The meta-analysis noted 20% or more participants dropped out over the observation period for many of the included studies.
Our early attempts to use technology to support behavior change may not have accounted for the value of connectedness when sustaining engagement on social media. Individuals often use social media to connect with existing friends or look for like-minded people to share information. For health-related behavior change, learning how others have overcome obstacles or achieved a breakthrough may be more important than having others echo one’s own perceptions. Follower counts could be a proxy for “helpfulness,” different from a measure of weight loss or duration of that weight loss. To my knowledge, these social media characteristics have not been studied in much detail in commercial applications.
Using online social groups to promote specific actions may have unintended consequences. One risk of promoting unsupervised online communities is the possible nurturing of maladaptive behaviors. In the weight control arena, these undesirable behaviors include skipping meals, crash diets, purging, laxative and/or diuretic use and even smoking cigarettes. If individuals develop an obsession with reaching or maintaining a particular weight, that obsession may harm their health long-term. Others who are “successful” at losing weight may actually be promoting unhealthy behaviors. The only practice that appears to have some success addressing these unwanted behaviors is the presence of some type of moderator, but the supervision may drive individuals to connect in other ways that are not monitored.
Of all the health behaviors we can promote using technology, achieving a healthy weight might be the best studied. Unlike licit (tobacco, alcohol, marijuana) or illicit drug use, most Americans either have a loved one or they themselves struggle with excess weight. In many cases, losing weight appears to be an attitude and/or skill gap, not a knowledge one. Ideally, health information technology could help individuals lose weight by supporting new goals and habits. The lack of strong efficacy using technology tools to help people lose weight and keep the weight off suggests we need to consider ways to initiate and sustain engagement with online tools to help create and maintain healthy behaviors long-term.

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Sikeston’s Emma Jones receives scholarship
SIKESTON — Each year, the Sikeston Public Schools Credit Union awards a $1,000 scholarship to a high school student who plans to continue his or her education. The scholarship is for eight consecutive semesters at $500 per semester and may be renewed each year for a total amount of $4,000.
This year’s recipient is Emma Jones, daughter of Kristine Noe and Michael Jones. She plans to attend Mississippi State University and pursue a degree in fashion merchandising.


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JANESVILLE, Wis. - More than 300 volunteers helped pack about 600 Thanksgiving baskets for ECHO clients in the Janesville area Saturday morning.
Volunteer Alice Olson said she's been helping out for about 15 years.
"I love doing this," she said. "The community needs it so badly. With all the different jobs that aren't around anymore, it just needs it."
Olson said there were a lot of new people volunteering this year that she didn't recognize.
"That's good," she said. "That means there's more people that are learning and doing things as well, so that's awesome."
Volunteers packed 600 paper bags with classic Thanksgiving staples like mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls and canned vegetables.
"It's a lot of food," Jessica Locher, associate director of ECHO said.
She said there were about 15,500 pounds of food brought in to make the holiday meals.
"We like to provide this food so our clients can be like normal families who are able to celebrate the holidays," Locher said.
Some families came to pick up their Thanksgiving baskets in person. Marie and Keith Erickson were touched by the number of volunteers who came together to make their Thanksgiving meal possible.
"It was heartwarming that people are considerate of other people," Marie Erickson said. "I'm very appreciative of it that people care for other people and not just selfish."
Olson said that's exactly the reason she enjoys volunteering.
"You can see the happiness in other people's faces," she said.
Locher said she owes everything to the volunteers who came out to help.
"Without the volunteers, what we do at ECHO is totally not possible," she said. "As our acronym, "everyone cooperating to help others," this is everyone cooperating to help others, and so we are very grateful to them."
ECHO buys the food for the Thanksgiving baskets in bulk, instead of having people donate food, so all the baskets are the same. Locher said the organization is still looking for donations to help cover the cost of the food. Each Thanksgiving basket cost about $30 to put together and feeds about 6 people.
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- Forged letter criticizes local police chief
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- Police have identified hit-and-run driver
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Cory Harvey is new Parkway Number One
Plymouth Parkway is delighted to release the news of the clubs second summer signing, and a return to Bolitho for GK Cory Harvey.
The Plymouth PT enjoyed a previous spell at Bolitho under then manager Kev Hendy and now returns to the club and teams up with Manager Lee Hobbs for the first time.
Cory, a popular figure among the non-league scene is all set to showcase his talents to the Plymouth public after appearing as Truro City’s number two in the second half of last season’s campaign.
During last season’s campaign, both Adam Parkes and Harry Lee had successful spells with the club but were later called back by their parent clubs. This resulted in a goalkeeping predicament for Lee Hobbs towards the end of the season that need to be solved.
Starting his career with Plymouth Argyle, Cory subsequently played a pivotal role under Jake Ash at Mousehole as the Cornish side were crowned South West Peninsula League champions. The goalie has enjoyed spells with other clubs but heads back to Bolitho looking to establish himself as Parkway’s number one for the foreseeable future.
We are delighted to welcome Cory back to Bolitho Park and we wish him every success in PL5.
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The need to communicate is fundamental to being human. Verbal, visual, sensual, our brains have been optimised to receive data and process this data quickly. Giving us the ability to adapt to our environments in ways that most animals never will.
Is it any wonder that freedom of speech is a guaranteed in the South African constitution? It seems to go against the adage “children should be seen and not heard”…the case can be made for or against this but as South Africa matures, the children need to be heard.
As the country opens up to a global community, communication between vastly different cultures spurs a violent rejection of any ‘indoctrination’ that goes against the millennial idea of how life ought to be lived. As detrimental as the previous generations make this rebellion out to be (the judgemental few), this cultural adaptation is what drives South Africa’s growth. As the demographics shift and more people collectively experience freedom than any other generation in the past…
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This is the Liturgy of the Hours for December 31. Your local date is .
St. Lawrence was a deacon in the 3rd century. He suffered martyrdom during Emperor Valerian’s persecution, shortly after Pope Saint Sixtus II and Companions were killed. St. Ambrose of Milan wrote about St. Lawrence and said when the prefect of Rome demanded the Church’s treasures, St. Lawrence brought forth the poor, widowed, maimed and lepers. He declared these people greater than any treasure the emperor could possess. Constantine the Great built an oratory over his burial site which has been enlarged and beautified by successive rulers. It remains today as the basilica of San Lorenzo.
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 Catholicpedia: The Original Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. s.v. “St. Lawrence.”
 Herbert J. Thurston, S.J. and Donald Attwater, Butler’s Lives of the Saints Volume 3 (Indiana: Ave Maria Press, Inc., 1956), 297.


Kotoko has appointed a former defender of the club and now coach, Frimpong Manso, to assist Godwin Ablordey to handle the club’s technical affairs for the remaining four matches of the first round of the 2016/17 Premier League.
Frimpong Manso has been hired on temporarily basis as management looks for a substantive Head Coach after the club departed with their Croatian coach Zdravsko Logarusic.
“He is in to help Godwin Ablordey till the end of the first round. He’s in to assist Ablordey from now till the end of the first round of the league”. head of communications Obed Acheampong told the club’s website.
Kotoko’s last four matches of the first round are against Wa All Stars away; Aduana Stars at home; Great Olympics in Accra and Tema Youth in Kumasi.


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With medical care costs continuing to rise, recent attempts to reduce emergency department use have occurred in some states and Medicaid
programs. One approach is to deny or limit payment for an emergency department visit if the discharge diagnosis is classified as a "nonemergency" condition. A new study examined how often patients who are treated in the emergency department with the same initial symptoms have a "nonemergency" or an actual life-threatening diagnosis after being evaluated. Catherine Dolf explains in this week's JAMA Report.
Source: Comparison of Presenting Complaint vs Discharge Diagnosis for Identifying “ Nonemergency” Emergency Department Visits


The tech goliath Dell for their first announcement of CES 2019 have announced what they’re calling a ‘commercial convertible’ laptop – the latest update in the Latitude series, the Latitude 7400.
One of the biggest selling points they’re pushing for the new 7 series Latitude is the new Dell ‘Express Sign In’, making this laptop the first with a proximity sensor. As you approach the Latitude 7400 it will automatically sign you in, as you walk away it will sign you out! Dell say this is to assist the professional on-the-go who might be between meetings or running around throughout the day.
This proximity sensor is working off Intel technology that can operate facial recognition up to 3 metres away. I’m interest to see how accurate and quick it is in practice, as well as what sort of effect having a proximity sensor will have on the device battery,
The screen is a solid 14-inches with thin bezels. From what we’ve seen so far it seems to have really solid hinges and a significant number of ports (something you really can’t compromise on in a business device.
Dell are boasting an 80% charge in one hour, which is clearly aiming to be the best battery in a 2-in-1 device. While we don’t have any Australian pricing yet, the new Latitude 7400 2-in-1 will be a cracking device in 2019.


Reader's view: Stamas, Republicans leaving nothing behind
To the editor:
The Republican-led Michigan Legislature is beside itself in the rush to defeat democracy through legislation intended to hamstring our new governor and attorney general as well as defeat the will of Michigan voters for a quality environment and abundant natural resources.
I challenge Sen. Jim Stamas to jump into the light of day, from under the rock of lame duck legislation darkness, and justify his activities to this community. He disguises himself as a friend to sportsmen and outdoor recreation in his mailings on upcoming hunting and fishing seasons, wishing safety and success. Yet, he and his party have opened up public land to off-road vehicle damage and noise, forced the DNR to sell precious hunting lands for development, protected high volume irrigation water withdrawals from public information, and empowered polluter boards to frustrate the DEQ in its constitutional mandate.
Now he is ramming through bills to open up our important marshes to development, exacerbate the threat of oil loss to the Great Lakes and trout waters from aged pipelines, tie the hands of our health departments to prevent beach closings, increase commercial over-fishing, antagonize relationships with our tribal neighbors, and essentially return hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreational opportunities to the dark ages of depletion and endangerment. Special interests have turned our elected representatives into mere delegates.
President George H.W. Bush reminded us that public servants are representatives of the people and must show character and virtue. I challenge Sen. Stamas to explain his puppet politics and divisiveness. Please contact his office, as well as the office of term-limited Rep. Gary Glenn and representative-elect Annette Glenn. We are experiencing a scorched earth war by the Republican Party on Michigan’s precious and economically valuable Great Lakes, natural resources, and healthy environment.


Florida car insurance rates in 2023 increased by an average of $421, almost double the national average increase of $240. Rates for minimum coverage in Florida were approximately 45% higher than the national annual average of $622, averaging around $1,128.
It is expected that in 2023, Florida’s insurance rates could increase by up to 40% due to inflation and severe weather. To mitigate these increases, potential buyers are advised to shop around and compare quotes from different insurance providers.
Factors Contributing To Increased Car Insurance Rates In Florida
Florida car insurance rates have indeed gone up, and there are several factors contributing to this increase. One of the unique Florida factors is the damage caused by hurricanes. The state is prone to hurricanes, which results in higher insurance costs.
Additionally, Florida has a high rate of uninsured drivers, which puts more financial burden on insured drivers. Another contributing factor is the high auto theft rates in the state. The risk of theft increases insurance rates. Moreover, Florida has been known for claims fraud, which also adds to the rising insurance costs.
All of these factors combined have led to the increase in car insurance rates in Florida.
Comparison Of Florida Car Insurance Rates To National Average
Florida car insurance rates have indeed gone up compared to the national average. For minimum coverage, the average rate in Florida is $1,128, which is about 45% higher than the national annual average of $622. In 2023, Florida experienced a year-over-year increase of $421 on average, while the national average only increased by $240.
This means that Florida car insurance rates are increasing at a faster rate compared to the rest of the country. The higher rates in Florida can be attributed to various factors such as hurricane damage, a high rate of uninsured drivers, and claims fraud.
As a result, Florida drivers can expect to see sharp increases in their auto insurance costs.
Affordability Of Florida Car Insurance
Florida car insurance rates have increased significantly, surpassing the national average in 2023. Drivers in Florida are now facing higher premiums compared to previous years. This surge in rates can be attributed to various factors unique to the state, such as frequent hurricane damage, a high number of uninsured drivers, and an increase in auto theft and claims fraud.
It is evident that affordability of car insurance for Florida drivers is becoming a concern as rates continue to outpace the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions On Did Florida Car Insurance Go Up
Why Has Auto Insurance Gone Up So Much In Florida?
Auto insurance in Florida has increased significantly due to unique factors like high rates of uninsured drivers, claims fraud, auto theft rates, and hurricane damage.
Did Florida Raise Car Insurance Rates?
Florida car insurance rates increased in 2023, with minimum coverage rates averaging $1,128, which is 45% higher than the national average of $622. Florida rates increased by an average of $421 compared to the national average of $240.
How Much Will Florida Insurance Go Up In 2023?
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Dennis Schröder will probably not play for the Houston Rockets again next season. The Detroit Pistons are considered to be potential buyers.
Like Kelly Iko from The Athletic reports, Schröder and the Houston Rockets will not continue their cooperation. The man from Braunschweig came to H-Town from the Boston Celtics for the trade deadline and played 15 more games for the worst team of the past season.
Schröder played an average of around 27 minutes and scored 10.9 points and 5.9 assists with odds of 40 percent from the field and 33 percent from the line of three. In his article, Iko emphasizes that Schröder impressed the franchise with his “professionalism, experience and speed”, but that the team wanted to free up minutes for its youngsters.
Marc Stein (Substack) also dealt with Schröder’s personal details in his newsletter and linked the Detroit Pistons to the German international. Accordingly, the Pistons see Schröder as a cost-effective alternative to improve the backcourt.
Detroit has recently been linked with the Dallas Mavericks’ Jalen Brunson, but the 26-year-old is said to be charging upwards of $20 million a year and is likely to remain in Dallas.
Dennis Schröder before moving to Detroit?
Schröder could be another option for the Pistons, who had the worst attack in the NBA last year. The Pistons already have their star of the future in Cade Cunningham, who Detroit picked last year at position one in the draft. This year Detroit is drawing position five.
The place next to Cunningham is still vacant, also because ex-lottery pick Killian Hayes has not yet been able to meet expectations, especially offensively. The ex-Ulmer only came off the bench over the course of the season, instead veteran Cory Joseph was given preference in the second guard position.
Schröder could speed up the Pistons’ game and support the youngsters, as he did in Houston.
Dennis Schröder: His stats in the 2021/22 season


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: UK indie game developer Mediatonic, best known for platformer Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
, is expanding its staff headcount as it moves its London headquarters.
The company plans to double its staff count by the end of the year to just over 50 employees, with the aim to boost development on future games and provide more support for released titles.
Mediatonic focuses on releases for digital platforms, including PSP Minis and Xbox Live Indie Games. Other notable titles from the company include Who's That Flying?!
and work on Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog Level Creator


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This Silver Dollar commemorates the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Library of Congress. This coin is graded MS-70 by NGC.
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Nokia and Moratelindo upgrade optical transport network to boost capacity in Indonesia
- Moratelindo has deployed Nokia’s high-performance optical transport solution to enhance network capacity to multi-terabytes internationally, in Jakarta and across Java Island
- Nokia’s state-of-the-art solution will open up new monetization opportunities for Moratelindo
26 October 2022
Jakarta, Indonesia – Nokia today announced that Moratelindo has deployed its optical transport solution to boost the network capacity to 3 terabytes in Jakarta and, 2 terabytes in Java Island, scaling the network beyond 24Tb, covering over 52,000km of fiber across the Indonesian archipelago. The deployment, having been rolled out in June this year, together with another link 3.2 terabytes toward Singapore, will enable Moratelindo to provide improved bandwidth to the end-users while maintaining the costs to customers. The new transport network will allow Moratelindo to monetize its network as Network-as-a-Service (NaaS).
Nokia's innovative solution will allow Moratelindo to integrate their existing network with the latest version of traffic modules, thus saving capital expenditure and increasing the life of the installed infrastructure while providing an improved experience to customers.
Powered by the fifth-generation coherent optics, the Nokia Photonic Service Engine V (PSE-V) technology, the modernized optical transport network will enable Moratelindo to minimize its footprint while addressing the growing capacity requirement. Nokia's solution also includes the 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) to help Moratelindo maximize the reach and capacity of the transport network.
Michael McPhail, Chief Technology Officer at PT. Mora Telematika Indonesia, said: "Nokia is a global leader in optical transport technology and its PSE-V solution will allow us to cost-efficiently and sustainably upgrade our optical backbone. The modernization of the optical network will enable us to increase capacity per module while bringing down the cost. This crucial upgrade will further deepen our engagement with Nokia and allow us to maintain our competitive edge by further improving network performance.”
KP Goh, President Director at Nokia Indonesia, said: “Our industry-leading optical solution will allow Moratelindo to more than double the capacity without adding extra shelves. Moratelindo will be able to use the existing network elements along with new generation traffic modules which will bring down investment while enhancing customer experience. Nokia solution ensures seamless integration of the terrestrial and subsea network thus simplifying the management of the operations.”
Notes to Editors:
Nokia’s 1830 PSS-x solutions provide a doubling of switching capacity up to a market-leading 48Tb/s, new wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) uplinks based on Nokia’s fifth-generation Photonic Service Engines (PSE-V) and expand the range of wholesale service options with new client interfaces supporting 400GE service transport, with a wide range of hard and soft isolation features for network slicing.
- Blog: Breaking through network capacity limits
- Press Release: Nokia launches next generation OTN architecture for wholesale services
- Web page: Nokia 1830 Photonic Service Switch
- Web page: PSE-V
- Web page: Optical networking
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PT Mora Telematika Indonesia Tbk (IDX: MORA) (hereinafter referred to as "Moratelindo") is one of the largest private telecommunications infrastructure and network providers in Indonesia which was established in 2000.
Moratelindo is engaged in telecommunications activities with cables, internet service providers, internet interconnection services (NAP).
Moratelindo is committed to continuing to provide the best service for customers in the midst of technological developments and changes in the business environment and innovate products continuously in accordance with dynamic customer needs.
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The fear of failure is a powerful force that will hinder you from chasing your dreams. It will handicap your potential. It will convince you to play it safe. It will tell you to stay where you are because if you move forward with your dream then you might fail. The fear of failure comes in different disguises to hinder your success.
The fear of failure is the critical voice in your head saying: “You’ll never succeed, so why try? People will laugh at you.” Or “Why try? You failed the last two times.” Fear convinces you to listen to those voices and give up before you even start.
The Fear of failure is a crucial problem because it can damage everything in your life. It can ruin your productivity, damage your commitments, destroy your dreams, and keep you from living a more fulfilling life. The fear of failure will kill your destiny and rob your life of its joy.
In order to live your best life, you must overcome something big, the fear of failure. The Fear of failure is not an isolated problem for a select few; it has the ability to attack anyone at any time and any place.
You can’t escape it by working harder, avoiding it or pretending that it does not exist. You must deal with it.
Accept that failure will happen
To deal with the fear of failure, you must realize that you will fail. No one has ever achieved everything that they set out to do. No matter what it looks like from the outside no one ever achieves everything he or she dreams. I don’t care what they post on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
Failure is a part of life. The most gifted and talented people fail. The greatest hitters in baseball get three hits out of every ten at bats. The most to get a hit to readjust our view of “failure.” We tend to think that failure is a bad thing, but that’s simply not true.
“Failure” is a matter of perspective. You may have “failed” at starting a business, graduating college or getting out of debt, but look at what you have gained. If you look at your failure as a learning opportunity then you position yourself one step closer to success. In failure you and I can learn valuable lessons.
Michael Jordan, whom many believe is the greatest basketball player of all time, shed light about the importance of failure.
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
Rather than turn and run from failure, run towards it. You are not running towards disaster but you are running towards success.
Here are six steps to help you deal with the fear of failure and move forward to get the results you desire.
- Identify past failures. Make a list of your past failures and what caused them. This is difficult, but it helps you confront your past failures in a real way. You cannot change what happened in the past, but you can learn and grow from it.
If you do not honestly identify your past failures and their causes, the chances of moving forward will be limited. You will stumble through life and fumble opportunities for success if you keep repeating the same mistakes. When you take the time to seriously identify your failures and their causes, you position yourself for success.
- Understand that failure happens. Thomas Edison, one of the world’s greatest inventors, understood that failure happens. He said, “I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
Even the best leaders in the world have endured instances of failure. Failure is a part of life. When failure happens, deal with it and move on.
- Learn from past failures. The best thing about a past failure is that it gives you an opportunity to learn and grow from your mistakes and prevent the same mistakes from happening again.
Ask yourself these questions:
What did you learn from the experience that will help you in the future? How can you use the experience to improve yourself or your situation? Then use what you learned from the experience to do things differently so you get different results the next time.
- Count the cost. What will you gain if you pursue your dreams? What will you lose if you keep waiting?? Who will miss out if you continue procrastinating?
There is a cost for following and not following your dreams. You don’t know what is possible until you move forward. You could be missing a million dollar business, a new loving relationship, or an opportunity to live a victorious life. Are you willing to pay the price?
- Set goals. A goal helps you define where you desire to go in life. Without a goal, you have no direction to your destination. Start by setting one to two goals. These goals should challenge you, without overwhelming you so that you give up.
Taking small steps to achieve one or two goals sets you up for ‘timely wins’ that will boost your confidence. They will motivate you to keep moving forward and prevent you from over-extending yourself by focusing on too many goals.
- Do it afraid. The fear of failure immobilizes you. To overcome this fear, you must act. Don’t wait for everything to be perfect. Don’t wait to do it tomorrow. Don’t wait for the fear to totally go away.
You must act now because if you do not, you allow the fear of failure to win. I know it is scary, but do it anyway. I know there is the possibility of failure, but move forward in spite of the doubts. It is time to be courageous and just do it. If it doesn’t work out the way you anticipated, then do something different. The key is to do something now.
Although we all encounter failures in life, implementing these six steps can position you to achieve your dreams.
“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” Abraham Lincoln
How can you overcome the fear of failure and achieve a dream? Leave a comment below.
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Extra heart check for over-65s 'advisable'
A new blood pressure measuring device which can also detect a dangerous heart condition has been backed by the NHS watchdog.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence says GPs could use it routinely to spot more patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
AF is an erratic and often fast heartbeat affecting 800,000 people in the UK and is a major cause of stroke.
The device NICE is recommending in England is called WatchBP Home A.
It looks like a normal blood pressure monitor, with an inflatable cuff that goes around the patient's arm.
At the same time as measuring blood pressure, it can check a patient's pulse.
NICE says GPs should consider using it for anyone who they suspect has high blood pressure or anyone who is having a check for high blood pressure.
In this way, more cases of undiagnosed AF could be picked up and treated, which would ultimately save lives.
People with suspected AF, either because of their test result or symptoms like to dizziness, shortness of breath and palpitations, should still be sent for a heart trace called an ECG to confirm the diagnosis.
If people over 65 were to be checked with the WatchBP Home A device, it could save the NHS about £26m and benefit about 400,000 people, says NICE.
Prof Carole Longson from NICE said: "The guidance is not about screening for atrial fibrillation, but about the benefits that the device offers in helping to pick up atrial fibrillation by chance in people with suspected high blood pressure or those being screened for high blood pressure, in primary care."
The British Heart Foundation said: "Atrial fibrillation is a potentially dangerous condition that affects roughly one in 100 people in the UK and can increase four-fold the risk of a stroke.
"With appropriate treatment that risk can be substantially reduced so early diagnosis is vital."
AF can be treated with medicines to thin the blood and control the abnormal heartbeat.


Have you considered a Vector Network Analyser? They are much more 'informative' than a conventional antenna analyser. The disadvantage is they tend to be less portable as they generally require a PC, ideally a laptop if you want to do work outside. I have a miniVNA Pro, which covers up to 180MHz. There is an Extender to go into the GHz region and a newer model which does up to 3GHz as standard. Mine has a Bluetooth interface and internal battery so you can dispense with the USB lead. You can plot an amazing number of antenna characteristics plus do things like set up filters, measure L and C, Coax loss, length, measure/setup 'stubs' etc. I note others have been less than complimentary about the MFJ products but the 259 is a reasonable, basic, analyser in my view. I use one for some 'quick' measurements. Mine is one of the older models so its functions are more limited but I still find it useful.


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Remembering James Dean: From Method Actor to Screen Idol
TheaterMania looks back at a great actor's "exceptional imagination" and the New York mecca where he honed it: the Actor's Studio.
"Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be," James Dean has been quoted as saying. "Because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do." Another time, he stated, "The only success, the only greatness is immortality."
By that standard, Dean has achieved immortality. Long after his untimely death in 1955, the fascination with Dean lives on. On February 8, the forever young Dean would have turned 83.
Most tend to think Dean made only three films: Elia Kazan's production of Steinbeck's East of Eden, Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause, and George Steven's production of Edna Ferber's Giant — all shot within 18 months from 1954-1955. But he'd long been paying his dues — acting in college, changing his major from pre-law to drama before eventually dropping out, doing readings and workshops, working countless jobs, and acting in commercials until he finally got a break.
In 1952, while Dean was in New York, he worked behind the scenes in TV and hung with actors at the long-gone Cromwell's drug store in Rockefeller Center. It was while hanging out with these actors that his fascination with the Actor's Studio grew, convinced it was the one place he'd fit in. Dean hung around so much that he was granted membership. Dean wrote to his widowed father in Los Angeles and to his aunt and uncle on their Indiana farm, where he spent his formative years: "It's the greatest school of the theater. It houses people like Marlon Brando, Julie Harris, Arthur Kennedy, and Mildred Dunnock." He noted that "very few get into it" and that "It is the best thing that can happen to an actor." He was one of the youngest to be accepted.
Eli Wallach, who knew something of "method acting," having studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse under Sanford Meisner, said, "We knew we were in the presence of a blithe spirit, someone unique." Wallach was a member since its inception in 1947 [cofounded by Elia Kazan, later to be joined by Lee Strasberg]. They performed with Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Julie Harris, among others.
Martin Landau, who met Dean at the Actor's Studio, said, "As young actors, we walked the streets, talking about theater and wondering about our next job; reading books and discussing them; seeing plays and films; doing workshops; and being serious about the thing we loved: acting. We had an amazingly instant rapport…We were sort of a surrogate family."
Colleagues spoke of Dean's "extreme concentration and exceptional imagination," and how his Actor's Studio experience established his uniqueness, enabling him to make even minor roles his own.
It was that ability to make a smaller role his own that led to Dean's off-Broadway debut in 1953, in the short-lived The Scarecrow (seven performances) at the Theater de Lys (now the Lucille Lortel) with a large cast that included his Actor's Studio pal Wallach, Anne Jackson (Mrs. Wallach), and Tony winner Patricia Neal.
In an interview, Neal said, "Jimmy was an unknown, but was jolly good in every way — such a refreshing presence. I knew he was born to become an actor."
Next, Dean made his Broadway debut in 1952's short-lived See the Jaguar. Then, after a stint in television, he returned to the stage in 1954, when he was cast as a "pandering North African houseboy" in The Immortalist. He appeared opposite Louis Jourdan and Geraldine Page. While Dean and Page hit it off immediately, Jourdan and the rebel clashed when Dean "ignored his blocking." The two only spoke to each other onstage. Frustrated, Dean gave notice after two weeks.
His timing was fortuitous. Back at the Actor's Studio, Kazan was casting his film East of Eden and told the screenwriter and Broadway playwright Paul Osborn that he was looking for "another Brando" to play moody, insecure Cal Trask. Osborn suggested Dean.
"It was perfect casting," confirms Wallach, who recalled Kazan's notes on Cal. "He said, 'Everything this kid does should be delightfully anarchistic, odd, original, imaginative, eccentric, full of longing, and with sudden mood alterations. He is the unexpected personified. He goes directly to the heart of the matter.' That was Jimmy."
Kazan went with his instincts. "I had this intuition about Dean. He did something that attracted me...He didn't try to butter me up. He had a real sense of himself." He saw Dean as "twisted, extremely grotesque." When Kazan and Steinbeck met to discuss the arc of the script, Steinbeck decided to shift the focus of the story to Cal. "Cal is the character [whom] the audience has got to know and understand." Though Steinbeck didn't care for Dean, he wrote Kazan that "the moody, complex young man was perfect for the part."
Actor Lois Smith, who costarred with Dean on the film, has her own complex memories of him. "He was a sweet, rustic person. [But] there was [also] this suspicious, taut, guarded young man. Both seemed always present, as if there was a thrilling tension within him. Jimmy brought a new sensibility to acting."
Dean flummoxed a lot of his costars, including veteran actor Raymond Massey, who couldn't stand "his Actor's Studio mentality." Massey almost walked off the film when Dean, acting in the moment, lunged at Massey, embraced him in a bear hug, and began sobbing. The camera caught the shock on Massey's face. But Kazan knew a good thing when he saw it and kept the take.
Giant director George Stevens found Dean to be a handful, too. However, Dean's anger resulted in a unique theatricality that jumped from the screen. The director noticed that after scenes were shot, Dean stayed in the moment, sometimes moody or sulking, and would do the unexpected. He told the cinematographer, "Stay on him! Keep the camera rolling."
Despite Dean's fast success in film, several Actor's Studio colleagues hoped he would return to theater. In an interview, Actor's Studio colleague and East of Eden costar Julie Harris echoed that sentiment: "[Jimmy] was very exciting — not only enormously charismatic, but also a very intelligent, gifted actor. He had this ambition to play Hamlet. I hoped he would keep working in theater."
Giant ended up being Dean's final movie. He died in a head-on collision while speeding in his new race car after completing one of his last scenes in the film. He never did get the chance to return to theater. One wonders what extraordinary roles we could have seen this exceptionally gifted actor play. But at the very least, we can relive his brief but shining career through his films.


In a significant case for employers, the Supreme Court has held this morning that underpayments of holiday pay are not broken by a correct payment nor a gap of more than three months between underpayments. They all form a "series" of unlawful deductions from holiday pay. This will make it easier for workers to claim historic underpayments of holiday pay.
Background and Facts
In England, Scotland and Wales, a claim for holiday pay deductions must be brought within three months of the deduction, or within three months of the last deduction where there is a series of underpayments. In the landmark case of Bear Scotland v Fulton in 2014 the EAT confirmed that a series of unlawful deductions is broken by a gap of three months or more.
Following the Bear Scotland judgment, the government introduced new Regulations which established a “backstop” period which prevented employees from making unlawful deductions from wages claims, including claims for holiday pay, which went back further than 2 years. However, this was not introduced in Northern Ireland.
Today's case concerns the underpayment of holiday pay and in particular the entitlement of police officers and civilian staff in Northern Ireland (the employees) to recover payments for working overtime which their employer should have paid to them as holiday pay when they took paid annual leave. The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Northern Ireland Policing Board, accepted that the employees were underpaid (as they were paid their "basic pay" as holiday pay rather than "normal pay") but disputed the period for which the employees were entitled to recover. The PSNI argued that the police officers were only entitled to recover sums underpaid in the last three months before the claims were brought.
Supreme Court judgment
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and in doing so has also found that the Bear Scotland case was wrongly decided. The Supreme Court has concluded that a series of deductions is not necessarily brought to an end by a correct payment or gap of three months or more between unlawful deductions.
What does this mean for employers?
Whilst this is a Northern Ireland case, the Supreme Court's decision will be binding throughout the UK.
This case will make it easier for workers to claim historic underpayments of holiday pay, although there is generally a two-year limitation on claims in Great Britain. Even with the two year limitation this decision significantly increases the exposure for GB employers. However, for employers in Northern Ireland this is likely to cause significant financial consequences as there is no two-year back stop. Employees claims in NI could potentially stretch back to the beginning of their employment or 1998 – when the Working Time Regulations came into force. The PSNI estimated, prior to the hearing in this case, that the costs of meeting its historical liabilities would increase by a factor of 100, from £300,000 to £30 million, if it lost on the series of deductions point.


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DHVI Investigator receives R21 grant
Congratulations to Dr. Priyamvada Acharya on receiving an R21 grant entitled, “Structure and dynamics of a functional cavity in the HIV-1 Envelope, and its role in conformational changes required for infection”.
This study proposes to use the potent CD4-mimetic HIV-1 entry inhibitor M48U1 to explore the highly conserved "Phe43 cavity" in the HIV-1 Envelope (Env). The Phe43 cavity engages residue Phe43 (thereby its name!) of the CD4 receptor and is critical for HIV-1 entry. These studies will improve our understanding of HIV-1 Env structure and dynamics, which in turn, will impact drug and vaccine design.
In this study, Dr. Acharya will closely collaborate with Dr. Rory Henderson for structure-guided molecular modeling, and with Dr. Mattia Bonsignori for virological assays.

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The GOP has a dream today. The GOP has a dream that one day Jews and Gentiles will be able to join hands and vote Republican in every village and every hamlet, in every state and every city (but most of all in Florida).
But that dream of the coming of the Jewish Republican won't be realized any time soon, and certainly not in 2016. After giving Barack Obama 78 and 69 percent of their votes in 2008 and 2012 respectively, Jewish Americans have consistently remained among his most loyal constituencies. This week, the Pew Research Center reported that Democrats enjoy a 38-point edge among Jewish voters, virtually unchanged since Mitt Romney was sent packing four years ago.
There's no mystery why. In a nutshell, American Jews overwhelmingly support Democratic positions across a wide gamut of issues. While commitment to Israel (especially "Greater Israel," including the West Bank) is a litmus test for evangelical Christians, polls consistently show Israel is a much less important factor in the voting considerations of U.S. Jews. Oh, and one other thing: Many recent Republican presidential candidates and their (literal) amen corner see Jews as biblically-mandated cannon fodder ripe for conversion or mass slaughter in the fulfillment of End Times prophecy.
As Chemi Shalev put it in Haaretz in December:
One of the prime factors that has driven the Republican Party to unequivocally embrace Israel in recent decades, no strings attached, is Christian Evangelicals, whose inordinate influence on the GOP has been on public display throughout the primary season. But Jews dislike and distrust Evangelicals more than any other religious group in America, turning the GOP's Evangelical-inspired support for Israel into a double-edged sword that can repel American Jews no less than it attracts them.
Consider, for example, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Rubio, along with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, took the unprecedented step of vowing never to publically criticize Israel, just the latest codification of the GOP as the Washington-based arm of Bibi Netanyahu's Likud Party. But when it comes to marriage equality, an issue which enjoys the strong support of American Jews, Rubio explained:
"We are clearly called in the Bible to adhere to our civil authorities. But that conflicts with also our requirement to adhere to God's rules. So when those two come in conflict, God's rules always win."
And whose God might that be? Urging his supporters forward, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz proclaimed, "If we awaken and energize the body of Christ--if Christians and people of faith come out and vote our values--we will win and we will turn the country around." His wife Heidi recently boasted that as president, her husband Ted would show America "the face of God," that is, "this Christian God that we serve is the foundation of our country." And among the hundreds of evangelical pastors who rallied to Cruz's support in Iowa, South Carolina, and around the country is Mike Bickle, founder and director of the Kansas City-based International House of Prayer. As the Times of Israel helpfully recalled:
Bickle runs the Israel Mandate project, an effort to convert Jews to Christianity, which runs daily livestreamed prayer services for "the nation of Israel to receive their Jewish Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus)," according to its website.
In recent years, Bickle has delivered numerous sermons that predict a new era of Holocaust-like conditions for Jews before the Second Coming, insisting that the Jews who do not recognize Jesus as their messiah will either die or be sent to prison or concentration camps. Perhaps most famously, he has suggested that a passage from Jeremiah 16:16 explains how Adolf Hitler's murder of more than six million Jews was permitted by God.
If that message sounds vaguely familiar, it should. Back in 2008, Republican nominee John McCain accepted the endorsement of Pastor John Hagee, only to disavow him after his own lectures about Jeremiah and how "Hitler was a hunter" became public. But as the founder and leader of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), Hagee remains a very big deal in Republican circles.
CUFI for years has featured American politicians, leaders of major American Jewish organizations, and Israeli ambassadors only too eager to mobilize evangelical’s backing and cash for Eretz Israel. Their mission? According to the organization’s “Israel Pledge:”
We believe that the Jewish people have a right to live in their ancient land of Israel, and that the modern State of Israel is the fulfillment of this historic right.
That historic right was God’s gift to the Jews, His Chosen People.
Unfortunately for the likes of Hagee, Gary Bauer, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Charles Krauthammer, Bill Kristol, Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer, and the rest of the crowd which gathers at the annual CUFI gatherings in Washington each year, most Jewish Americans do not share that belief.
After all, surveys show that while 44 percent of Americans—and only 40 percent of American Jews—believe Israel was given by God to the Jewish people, among Israeli Jews the share identifying themselves as God's Chosen People reaches 70 percent. As it turns out, far and away the group most dedicated to the proposition that God gave the Land of Israel to the Jewish people is American white evangelical Protestants. And their End Times story doesn't end well for Jews anywhere.
In its October 2013 analysis, the Pew Research Center reported that at a whopping 82 percent, "A majority of white evangelicals believe God gave the land of Israel to the Jewish people, compared with 40 percent of American Jews who believe the same." But just as jaw-dropping as the fact that white evangelicals are twice as likely as American Jews (40 percent), and five times more like than "Jews of no religion" (16 percent) to believe this are the implications for U.S. policy:
White evangelical Protestants also are more likely than Jews to favor stronger U.S. support of Israel. Among Jews, 54% say American support of the Jewish state is "about right," while 31% say the U.S. is not supportive enough. By contrast, more white evangelical Protestants say the U.S. is not supportive enough of Israel (46%) than say support is about right (31%).
White evangelical Protestants are less optimistic than Jews about the prospects for a peaceful two-state solution to conflict in the region. When asked if there is a way for Israel and an independent Palestinian state to coexist peacefully, six-in-ten American Jews (61%) say yes, while one-third say no. Among white evangelical Protestants, 42% say Israel and an independent Palestinian state can coexist peacefully, while 50% say this is not possible.
Not possible and for many evangelicals, not desirable. After all, in their eschatology, the conversion of some Jews—and the slaughter of the rest—at Armageddon is part and parcel to the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy and the Second Coming of Christ. That helps explain why white evangelical Protestants love the Jews, giving them an impressive 69 on Pew's 100 degree thermometer. Alas, that love goes unrequited: "Despite evangelicals' warm feelings toward Jews, Jews tend to give evangelicals a much cooler rating (34 on average)."
For Christian Zionists like former Rep. Michele Bachmann ("Support for Israel is handed down by God and if the United States pulls back its support, America will cease to exist"), Gov. Rick Perry ("As a Christian I have a clear directive to support Israel") and Mike Huckabee ("no such thing as a Palestinian"), Israel serves merely as a means to an end. In that telling, it is a divinely required steppingstone to the End Times conversion (and much larger slaughter) of the Jews that will accompany the Second Coming of Christ. And that has a real impact on foreign policy. As the controversial head of the Christians United for Israel, Pastor John Hagee, explained in 2006:
"The United States must join Israel in a pre-emptive military strike against Iran to fulfill God's plan for both Israel and the West ... a biblically prophesied end-time confrontation with Iran, which will lead to the Rapture, Tribulation, and Second Coming of Christ."
With friends like that, Israel doesn't need enemies. And with Republicans like that, it's no wonder American Jews continue to overwhelmingly vote Democratic.
Other recent surveys of American Jews confirm what the exit polls tell us every four years: The Jewish electorate is perhaps the single most liberal voting bloc in the United States. A poll conducted two years ago by the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at New York University revealed why the Jewish community continues to reliably vote for Democrats, "election cycle after election cycle:"
The poll, which has a four percent margin of error, also found high support among Jews not just for social causes they have long championed including gay marriage (68 percent support) and access to legal abortion (63 percent favor), but on economic issues such as taxation. Sixty-five percent said they support raising income tax for those who earn above $200,000 a year and 62 percent said they thought the power of financial institutions pose a threat to the United States.
As Haaretz noted in reporting on the survey, "Israel related issues seem to have little effect on Jewish voters' decision in choosing between Obama and Romney." That finding echoed the results of an April 2012 poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization:
The survey also found that 73 percent of those polled favored the government requiring private health insurance to cover birth control.
A majority of 51% pointed to the economy as the issue most important to their vote, followed by gaps between rich and poor (15%), health care (10%) and the federal deficit (7%). Only 4% of Jewish voters said Israel was the most important issue for them when deciding who should get their vote. Even when asked to name their second-most-important issue, Jewish voters gave the issue of Israel only marginal importance.
The data would suggest that the Republicans' focus on attacking both Obama's record on Israel and his troubled relations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was having little, if any, traction.
Which turned out to be exactly right. In 2012, Mitt Romney as predicted won evangelicals by a staggering 59 points. But despite the campaign of right-wing demagoguery, despite the National Review's boasting in 2011 that "only 43 percent of Jewish voters would reelect Obama" and Dan Senor's lectures about "why Obama is losing the Jewish vote," President Obama crushed Gov. Romney by 69 to 30 percent among Jewish voters.
That dismal reality has led some of the GOP faithful to lash out. Breitbart columnist Ben Shapiro called the Obama administration "obviously anti-Israel" and, despite its large number of Jewish staff and advisors, "borderline Jew-hating." In March 2014, Michele Bachmann lamented to Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council that the American Jewish community "sold out Israel." The 2014 war in Gaza and the 2015 showdown between Netanyahu and Obama over the Iran nuclear deal reanimated Republican hopes of "Jewish voters drifting away from Democrats." But taking on the sitting American President, Netanyahu lost and AIPAC lost even bigger.
Still, Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks predicts happy days ahead for the GOP. He recently cited exit polls that showed the Republican share of Jewish voters tripling between 1992 and 2012. "Election after election we continue to make gains and inroads," Brooks said. "The Democrats are on the wrong side of the trend line." But while it's true that George W. Bush picked up only 11 percent of Jewish voters in 1992, Ronald Reagan collected 31 and 39 percent during his two campaigns for the White House. And given the 2016 GOP presidential field, Shalev argued in December, it takes a lot of chutzpah for Republicans to be optimistic this year:
Seventy-one percent of American Jews support environmental regulations - so they'll vote for a candidate (Marco Rubio) who denies global warming and says such regulation "will ruin America's economy"? Nearly 80 percent of Jews think that society should accept homosexuality - so they would vote for a party whose candidate (Ted Cruz) backs "conversion therapy" and thinks homosexual conduct is "a choice"? Seventy-seven percent of American Jews support gay marriage - so they'll vote for a candidate (Ben Carson) who has pledged to constitutionally overturn the June 2015 Supreme Court decision allowing it? Sixty-seven percent of American Jews support a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants - so they'll vote for a candidate (Donald Trump) who thinks they should all be deported by force or who suggested after the Paris terror attacks that a religious group such as Muslims should be required to bear special identity cards? Finally, no less than 84 percent (!) of American Jews support legal abortion - so they'll support a party whose candidates oppose legal abortions across the board, including some (Carson, Rubio, Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum) who would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape and incest?
Forget about it.
At least for 2016.
If there is a saving grace (pun intended) for Republicans, it is this: Orthodox Jews, currently about 10 percent of America's Jewish population, are younger, marrying sooner (and within the faith), and having more children than their counterparts. And as the Pew Research Center summed it up, it's clear why the growing share of Orthodox could be so important for Republicans:
Compared with other U.S. Jews, Orthodox Jews are far more socially and politically conservative. When the survey was conducted in 2013, 57% of Orthodox Jews said they identified with or leaned toward the Republican Party. By contrast, just 18% of other Jews identified with or leaned toward the GOP. Orthodox Jews were also much more likely than other Jews to self-identify as politically conservative (54% vs. 16%).
Of course, demography isn't always destiny, especially when people like Mike Huckabee accuse President Obama of preparing to "march Israelis to the door of the oven" and Michele Bachmann calls for converting as many Jews as possible because Jesus is "coming soon." So Republicans hoping for a spike in Jewish support shouldn't expect any miracles in 2016. But they can always dream: "Next year in Washington!"

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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Seven miles of streets in downtown Los Angeles were closed to vehicles Sunday due to another CicLAvia event where city officials encourage residents to walk or use other non-motorized transportation to explore what different neighborhoods have to offer.
CicLAvia-Heart of LA took place Sunday from 9am to 4pm and is located at a Grand Park hub where activities include live music and theater, art installations, arts and crafts, pop-up shops, yoga classes, and family and Children’s events include activities.
Other hubs include Echo Park, Mariachi Plaza, Chinatown, and Sixth Street.
Motorized vehicles are prohibited, but persons may walk, bike, ice skate, or otherwise navigate the route. Only personal-powered devices are allowed – no electric vehicles such as scooters or hoverboards.
At 8:30 am, a kick-off press conference was held in Grand Park with remarks from Mayor Eric Garcetti, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Los Angeles, and other officials.
CicLAvia events have been held throughout Los Angeles since 2010. They aim to reconnect residents with their neighbors and the community while supporting local businesses and promoting healthy outdoor activities.
The final CicLAvia of 2022 is scheduled for December 4th in South Los Angeles.
For more information, see www.ciclavia.org.
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https://abc7.com/ciclavia-downtown-los-angeles-bikes-bicycle/12308950/ CicLAvia returns to downtown Los Angeles, 7 miles of streets closed to motorized vehicles


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New Yorkers use about 23 billion plastic bags each year, according to The Associated Press. To curb the displeasing source of litter, New York State lawmakers imposed a
statewide ban on most types of single-use plastic bags from retail sales.
This idea was given by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and will be the second statewide ban, after California, that banned bags in 2016.
Hawaii has also effectively a ban in place, and New York’s ban is intended to begin next March. It'll forbid stores to provide customers with single-use plastic bags, as they're non-biodegradable and have disastrous effects on wildlife and the environment.
Furthermore, several other states have taken steps to outlaw other plastic products recently, and Hawaiian lawmakers have proposed a pair of bills which would take a hard-line against most plastic in the restaurant industry, while a proposal in Maryland could make the region the first in the nation to ban polystyrene food containers completely.
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A seductive Valentine mood lingers at the Lyceum Theatre with two performances of San Diego Ballet’s irresistible “Don Juan.” Set to lively guitar concertos by Joaquin Rodrigo, the three-act ballet opens with three women eager to seduce their humble servant, Don Juan.
One by one, they slink out of their chairs for a turn with the handsome guy in tight skinny jeans and pointy boots.
“It’s definitely good for adult date night and couples without their kids,” said Maxim Tchernychev, the former Bolshoi Ballet dancer and admired teacher who stars as the legendary lover and scoundrel.
Things heat up when the nobleman is away and leaves Don Juan in charge. The mistress wraps her long legs around him like a hungry spider. The nobleman’s daughter balances precariously atop a chair to get his attention. The servant girl, danced by the sultry Stephanie Maiorano, becomes his most ardent stalker.
“I’m not changing anything from last year,” Tchernychev said. “I’m 43 years old and I’m just being myself. I’m not a cad. I think we bring more fun into it, and more nuances between the mother, daughter and dad.”
If you saw the show last year, you know your heart skips a beat when the nobleman-husband (Matt Carney) discovers their escapades. After a lively aerobic scuffle, Don Juan tosses the daughter back into the arms of her father and escapes. He then encounters gypsies, harem girls, geishas and sea nymphs who can’t resist his charm, which is real. Lean and blond, he’s been called the Russian Steve McQueen.
“It’s a curse,” he said with a slight grin and irresistible Russian accent. He’s kidding, of course.
Choreographer Javier Velasco created the seductive role just for him. “I had the Don Juan idea for a long time,” Velasco said, “and when Max came to the company and school four years ago, I wanted to have more for him than standing behind someone.”
Tchernychev is a respected teacher known for using the Vaganova method of training. In performance, dance aficionados enjoy his masculine style and smooth partnering. He garnered positive attention as Don Juan last year and was praised for his mature presence and cool confidence.
The year before, he danced the role of Romeo in San Diego Ballet’s “Romeo and Juliet,” at the age of 40. Few would sign up for that, but he’s grounded in ballet technique.
From the age of 10, he attended a ballet academy in his native Russia. He spent five years as a member of the Bolshoi Ballet. He’s danced principal roles in major ballets such as “Swan Lake,” “Giselle” and “The Nutcracker.” In recent years, he focused on teaching, as founder of the San Diego Academy of Ballet.
Founded in 1989 by Velasco and co-director Robin Sherertz-Morgan, San Diego Ballet is a small company that traditionally does a Valentine’s Day weekend show. “Romeo and Juliet” was the go-to show for several years.
“When Max came to the company I realized he was willing to have fun,” said Velasco. “He brought a masculine thing to partnering. He was very good as Romeo. And women really enjoy seeing a man like him on stage. So I had to come up with something for Max, a more colorful character.”
Velasco needed a skeleton plot. He researched stories of Casanova and listened to operas. The Don Juan story has been translated into ballets before, but he didn’t like the narratives.
“There’s one about two guys who like to gamble,” Velasco said. “One ends ups making a wager that he’ll seduce a nun! So that was out. And there were statues in cemeteries coming to life. But then I stumbled onto the Lord Byron poem.”
Byron’s epic 16-canto poem suggests that Don Juan is not searching for love, but enjoys it just the same. “Byron’s poem is unfinished,” Velasco said, “and it’s satirical, which I like. Don Juan isn’t a man who seduces women. He’s a man who women are attracted to, that’s his nature. He’s enjoying it, and we just enjoy it with him. Younger people will like the action, but this is a mature piece. A lot of the deeper meaning will appeal to an adult audience.”
Viewers who saw the show last year will remember that Tchernychev doesn’t wear tights in the production. Instead, he wears tight black jeans. “He’s that guy,” Velasco said. “He can get away with it. He’s the cool guy whose pants are a little too tight.”
Don Juan runs Friday, Feb. 21 at 8 pm. and Sun. Feb. 23 at 2:30 pm. at the Lyceum theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, downtown San Diego. Box office (619) 544-1000. sandiegoballetdancecompany.org
Sexy satire in ‘Don Juan’ ballet also appears at http://www.lajollalight.com


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Missing values are unavoidable in many applications of machine learning and present a challenge both during training and at test time. When variables are missing in recurring patterns, fitting separate pattern submodels have been proposed as a solution. However, independent models do not make efficient use of all available data. Conversely, fitting a shared model to the full data set typically relies on imputation which may be suboptimal when missingness depends on unobserved factors. We propose an alternative approach, called sharing pattern submodels, which make predictions that are a) robust to missing values at test time, b) maintains or improves the predictive power of pattern submodels, and c) has a short description enabling improved interpretability. We identify cases where sharing is provably optimal, even when missingness itself is predictive and when the prediction target depends on unobserved variables. Classification and regression experiments on synthetic data and two healthcare data sets demonstrate that our models achieve a favorable trade-off between pattern specialization and information sharing.