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The nurse is caring for a client who developed GI bleeding 3 weeks after a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). The international normalized ratio (INR) is 6.9. Which one of these questions is most appropriate for the nurse to ask at this time?
D. “Have you taken any aspirin or salicylates?”
The nurse is assessing a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure. Which findings would cause the nurse to suspect a left-sided tension pneumothorax?
B. Chest asymmetry and jugular vein distention are present.
The charge nurse in the intensive care unit is overseeing care for a group of clients. The nurse is especially vigilant in collaboration with the primary nurse and interprofessional team in assessing for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in which of these clients?
C. Client with aspiration pneumonia
A client has been admitted with a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and is receiving heparin infusion. What safety priority does the nurse include in the plan of care?
B. Monitor the platelet count daily.
The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client with pulmonary embolism (PE). What priority does the nurse set after reviewing the blood gas result below? pH 7.46, PaCO2 30 mm Hg, HCO3– 26 mEq/L (26 mmol/L), PaO2 62 mm Hg
B. Apply oxygen
The nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. Which clients will the nurse monitor closely for respiratory failure? Select all that apply.
A. Client with a brainstem tumor
B. Client with acute pancreatitis
C. Client with a C5 spinal cord injury
D. Client using client-controlled analgesia
The intensive care nurse is working on a unit-based project to prevent intensive care unit (ICU) psychosis. Which intervention does the nurse recommend to best decrease the incidence of ICU psychosis?
A. Providing frequent explanations and reassurance
The nurse is caring for a group of clients on a Telemetry unit. When providing client education, which client will the nurse determine most needs information regarding preventing pulmonary embolism (PE)?
A. A woman who frequently flies to Europe
When caring for a client with a pulmonary embolism, which priority intervention will the nurse use to reduce anxiety?
A. Remain with the client and provide oxygen in a calm manner.
The nurse is overseeing a nursing student who is administering medications to a group of clients receiving treatment for pulmonary embolism. The nurse recognizes the student understands safety and administration of anticoagulant therapy when the student makes which of these statements?
B. “Therapy with warfarin (Coumadin) is effective when the INR is between 2 and 3.”
The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client with pulmonary embolism (PE). Which client problem does the nurse establish as the priority?
C. Hypoxemia related to ventilation–perfusion mismatch
When receiving report on a group of clients on the step down unit, which client needs immediate attention by the nurse?
B. A client receiving mechanical ventilation who has tracheal deviation
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation and hears the high-pressure alarm. Which action will the nurse take first?
C. Listen to the client’s breath sounds.
A client was intubated 30 minutes ago for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and possible sepsis. The following prescriptions have been given for the client. In what sequence will the nurse perform these actions? 1. Infuse levofloxacin (Levaquin) 500 mg IV. 2. Obtain baseline aerobic and anaerobic sputum cultures. 3. Teach the client and family methods of communicating. 4. Analyze post-intubation arterial blood gases (ABGs).
D. 4, 2, 1, 3
A client in the intensive care unit (ICU) who is receiving mechanical ventilation begins to pick at the bedcovers. Which action will the nurse take next?
B. Assess for adequate oxygenation.
The nurse is caring for a client who has just been extubated after receiving mechanical ventilation. Which action will the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
A. Keep the head of the bed elevated.
When caring for the client receiving mechanical ventilation, the nurse includes which of these interventions to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)? Select all that apply.
B. Continuous removal of subglottic secretions
C. Elevating the head of the bed at least 30 degrees whenever possible
D. Handwashing before and after contact with the client
The nurse coming on shift prepares to perform an initial assessment of a client receiving sedation and mechanical ventilation through a tracheostomy. Which are priorities for the nurse to carry out? Select all that apply.
B. Assess the client’s color and respirations.
C. Confirm alarms and ventilator settings.
D. Ensure that the tube is in proper position.
E. Auscultate for bilateral breath sounds.
The nurse is providing education about the management of respiratory failure to the family of a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which statement reflects appropriate information that the nurse will communicate?
The nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. For which of these individuals does the nurse provide immediate interventions to reduce the risk for pulmonary embolism (PE)?
C. A client returning from an open reduction and internal fixation of the tibia
When caring for a group of clients at risk for or diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, the nurse calls the Rapid Response Team (RRT) for intervention for which client?
A. Client treated for pulmonary embolism with IV heparin who has hemoptysis and tachycardia
The nurse is assessing a client with possible pulmonary embolism (PE). For which symptoms consistent with PE will the nurse assess? Select all that apply.
A. Dizziness and syncope
C. Inspiratory chest pain
The nurse is caring for a client with impending respiratory failure who refuses intubation and mechanical ventilation. Which respiratory modality does the nurse suggest to the interdisciplinary team as an alternative to mechanical ventilation?
B. Bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
The nurse is caring for a group of clients with respiratory disorders. For which of these clients does the nurse plan for immediate intubation?
B. Client with hypoventilation and decreased breath sounds


LA Council wants results before releasing all $100M to house homeless
Council president says homeless services agency “has underperformed in the past”
Los Angeles said it will allocate nearly $100 million in federal funds toward housing the homeless, but wants to see results first before it provides all the money.
The L.A. City Council on Wednesday authorized $30 million of that money, and will hold the rest until members are satisfied the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is effectively using the funds, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Council President Nury Martinez rejected a staff proposal to authorize all of the $97 million, and said the Homeless Services Authority — a city and county agency — needed to be held accountable because it “has underperformed in the past.”
Under her plan, the remaining funds will be disbursed based on the results of regular LAHSA reports to the city. LAHSA will also have to provide information about outreach and collect reports on performance from its contractors.
The money comes from a federal grant to assist people at risk of Covid-19 and who are experiencing homelessness. As of January, around 66,500 people were homeless across L.A. County, but that number may have jumped in the ensuing months, experts say.
LAHSA is responsible for housing vulnerable people in hotels through the state’s federally-funded Project Roomkey program.
The statewide program has fallen short of its goal of housing 15,000 people in L.A. County, and in June, LAHSA proposed an $800 million, three-year housing program to build bridge housing and fund rental subsidies for the same number of people. [LAT] — Dennis Lynch


Three terror attacks in three months, five plots foiled.
Standing on the steps of Downing Street, Theresa May said Britain was experiencing a new trend of “brutal terror”.
It was time for a more robust approach.
“Things need to change,” said the Prime Minister.
“(We) cannot and must not pretend things can continue as they are”.
Mrs May announced her plan: new international rules to deny terrorists safe spaces online; a review of terror laws; more custodial sentences for even trivial offences and a full-frontal assault on multiculturalism.
“We need to be frank, there is far too much tolerance of extremism in our country” – and that must be stamped out, said Mrs May.
“That will require some difficult and often embarrassing conversations, but the whole of our country needs to come together and take on this extremism and we need to live our lives not in a series of separate, segregated communities but as one truly United Kingdom.”
It was a similar tone to David Cameron’s landmark 2011 speech on extremism when he declared 30 years of multi-culturalism in Britain had bred “passive tolerance” of extremism, which in turn was fostering extremist ideology and contributing to home-grown extremism and terrorism.
That policy of “muscular liberalism” to enforce values of freedom of speech and equality and promote integration formed the basis of Mr Cameron’s anti-terrorism strategy – the Prevent programme to stop young Muslims from being radicalised. It was then home secretary Theresa May who was in charge of implementing that plan.
So what Mrs May was saying on the steps of Downing Street was nothing new and nothing that hadn’t been said before.
The London and Manchester terror attacks suggest the shape of the threat is escalating and has injected a new urgency into efforts to stamp out extremism – but Mrs May must stand on her record too, and explain where she felt the policies of her predecessor fell short.
Baroness Warsi, the former Conservative party chairman and first Muslim woman to serve in cabinet, told me today that the Prime Minister had a unique opportunity to effect the changes she and Mr Cameron struggled with in the past, with the Muslim community as keen as the Government to tackle extremism once and for all.
“The raging anger in Muslim communities is palpable and the desire to root out terrorism within their communities is strong,” Baroness Warsi said.
“The community is more determined than I have ever seen and the way to do this must be to devise a response to this which engages a broad range of British Muslim voices which are credible within and connected at the grassroots level to British Muslim communities.
“It can only be done by working together.”
On a day where all the parties – bar UKIP – have stepped down from national campaigning, Mrs May is the only leader who has been able to address the country and outline her plan for action.
For her opponents, now is not the moment to trade political blows, today is a day for national mourning for the seven so brutally killed, the 48 injured and their families.
But as former shadow chancellor Ed Balls said, you “can’t take politics out of reduced police numbers and control orders”.
Mrs May’s speech on the steps of Downing Street raised a number of questions.
And they must be answered in the coming days.
(c) Sky News 2017
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The Final Judgment on “The Final Countdown”
Thanks to that TV commercial for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, in which various chunky Wii gamers train under the watchful eye of their pixellated masters while cheese rock booms in the background, Athena’s been exposed to that most hideous of 80s hair metal anthems: “The Final Countdown” by Europe. More to the point, because she saw me wince when the snippet of the song’s synth fanfare barfed out of my TV speakers, she’s made it a point to torture me with it, coming up to me at inopportune times and singing “It’s the final countdown!” and then running away giggling.
Well, I can’t have that, so this morning before school I finally did what I should have done a long time ago, and made her listen to the whole damn thing, the idea being once she listened to its entire flaccidly vomitrocious length, she would be forever cured of the need to sing any part of it, to me or anyone else. Of course it meant I had to listen to it again, too, but these are the sacrifices parents have to make for their children.
Naturally, it was no surprise to me how craptacular this particular song is, but I had largely forgotten the reason why, which was, aside from being insipid and banal popcraft in that peculiarly Swedish way, instrumentally, every part of the sounds like substandard apings of other 80s rock bands. The synth riff is a clunky transposition of the synth riff from “Only Time Will Tell” by Asia, lead singer Joey Tempest sounds like he spent his teenage years in front of the mirror, attempting to imitoot exarctly Scorpions lead singer Klaus Meine, and the tunelessly finger-mashing guitar solo sounds like a smudged photocopy of every other tunelessly finger-mashing 80s faux-metal guitar solo, which in themselves are smudged photocopies of the fretwork of Randy “I’m the only person who can actually pull this shit off” Rhodes.
Individually it’s all crap, but put it all together, and it apparently becomes the sort of super-synergistic hypercrap that goes to #1 in twenty-six countries; apparently only the US maintained relative sanity in the face of such musical manure, allowing it to reach only #8. But that was bad enough, people. Even so, the next time some smug European starts lecturing you about how America has lost its moral compass, and tortures people, and is turning its Constitution into hamster bedding, you can look them straight in the eye and say “at least we didn’t let ‘The Final Countdown’ go to number one, you tone-deaf bastard.” And do you know what they will say to that? Nothing. Because there is nothing to say. You held the line, America. Stand tall.
Once Athena was done listening to the song in its entirety, I asked her what she thought of it. She said, “It’s okay. But the thirty second version of it is better.” Which is possibly the very best anyone could ever say of “The Final Countdown,” and, really, all you need to know about it.

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Labor attacks plan for full-strength beer on Tiwis
The Northern Territory Opposition says it is a disgrace that the Country Liberals made an election promise to reintroduce full-strength beer on the Tiwi Islands.
The Country Liberals Member for Arafura Francis Xavier says he made the promise because Tiwi Islanders have been going to Darwin to drink and that is hurting the local social club.
"The profits that Darwin makes, it makes heaps of money rather than in the community," he said.
"So we (want) to support our club."
Opposition Leader Delia Lawrie says the Liquor Commission decided to ban full-strength beer because of the role it played in alcohol-fuelled violence on the islands.
"Full strength grog was removed by the Liquor Commission after consultation," Ms Lawrie said.
"I call on Terry Mills to go to the Tiwi Islands, explain particularly to the women and the children why he wants to put full-strength grog back on those islands and see the resultant cause of crime, particularly domestic violence across the Tiwis."

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Lalia Ali 'following my dad's footsteps' to Africa
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Another Ali is going to fight in Africa.
Nearly 32 years after Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle," his daughter, Laila, plans to fight this summer in Cape Town, South Africa.
"There's a lot of love for Ali in South Africa," she said Friday. "I'm following in my dad's footsteps."
It will be the 28-year-old boxer's first visit to Africa. She
wasn't born in 1974 when Ali won the heavyweight title ...
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Expression Painter, Edvard Munch (the Scream) Fete
series: Euromaxx Highlights
air date: 6/29/13 5:00 PM
DMY - International Design Festival: Designers from Poland are in the spotlight at Germany's largest design festival in Berlin. We profile the works of Agata Kulik and Pawel Pomorski from Gdansk. The husband and wife team work as the designer duo 'Malafor'. The Sporthocker Sport Stool: It's not just a comfy, little portable stool. It's now also a new sport - and it's Made in Germany. The Porsche 911: We report on the most famous of the Porsche sports cars - the 911 - that turns 50 this year. Royal Birth Souvenirs: Souvenirs commemorating the upcoming birth of Prince William and his wife Kate's baby are in big demand in Britain. We visit Margaret Tyler who's an expert on the subject at her modest home in a London suburb - the self-styled "Heritage House" - which contains a collection of more than 10,000 royal mementos. Edvard Munch Anniversary Exhibitions in Oslo: The expressionist painter Edvard Munch is Norway's most famous artist - and his masterpiece "The Scream" is his most famous work. Munch was born 150 years ago - and now an anniversary double exhibition at Oslo's National Gallery and the Munch Museum illuminates the darkness of his vision. With 250 exhibits in all, it's the most comprehensive retrospective of the artist's work to date.
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Aid may often be criticised, but it works, says the Gates Foundation.
Family planning is not a luxury to everyone. Melinda Gates talks about why she has dedicated so much of her time to helping women plan their families.
Comment: 100-million young lives saved by aid
Melinda Gates on what's best for children
As the death toll rises, we look at the people, the policies and the politicians at the centre of this national tragedy.
South Africa has disability grants but a doctor deemed his tuberculosis patient was not poor enough.
Despite many desperately needing psychiatric treatment, not much is available for those living in the war-torn country.
Bhekisisa means "to scrutinise" in Zulu
In South Africa, Zulu patients who would like to be thoroughly assessed by a doctor, would ask the physician to "bhekisisa" them.

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A new study claims cats kill billions of other animals, according to a Jan. 29 Yahoo News report. Most cat owners know that their pet can be a cold blooded killer when it comes to animals like mice, birds, and moles.
Of course, it is shocking to hear that cats kill billions of mammals in the U.S. In fact, cats kill 1.4 billion to 3.7 billion birds and 6.9 billion to 20.7 billion other small mammals. Can you believe that cats kill as many as 15 percent of the bird population in the U.S.? The numbers are astonishing.
Study co-author Pete Marra said,
"A lot of these cats may go outside and go to 10 different houses, but they go back to their house and cuddle up on Mr. Smith's lap at night."
This certainly describes many cats. Each cat that goes outside kills between four and 18 birds annually, and then they also kill eight to 21 other mammals each year. How many things does your cat kill? Does your pet ever leave you "presents?"
Of course, it is the stray cats who cause the most wildlife damage. In the U.S., there are between 30 million and 80 million stray cats, and they each kill between 23 and 46 birds and 129 and 338 small mammals every year.


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Göteborgs universitet, Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för klinisk neurovetenskap, Gothenburg University, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Study design Prospective quasi-experimental study, pre-and post-design. Objectives Assess safety, feasibility, training characteristics and changes in gait function for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) using the robotic exoskeletons from Ekso Bionics. Setting Nine European rehabilitation centres. Methods Robotic exoskeleton gait training, three times weekly over 8 weeks. Time upright, time walking and steps in the device (training characteristics) were recorded longitudinally. Gait and neurological function were measured by 10 Metre Walk Test (10 MWT), Timed Up and Go (TUG), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI) II and Lower Extremity Motor Score (LEMS). Results Fifty-two participants completed the training protocol. Median age: 35.8 years (IQR 27.5-52.5), men/women: N = 36/16, neurological level of injury: C1-L2 and severity: AIS A-D (American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale). Time since injury (TSI) amp;lt; 1 year, N = 25; amp;gt; 1 year, N = 27. No serious adverse events occurred. Three participants dropped out following ankle swelling (overuse injury). Four participants sustained a Category II pressure ulcer at contact points with the device but completed the study and skin normalized. Training characteristics increased significantly for all subgroups. The number of participants with TSI amp;lt; 1 year and gait function increased from 20 to 56% (P=0.004) and 10MWT, TUG, BBS and LEMS results improved (P amp;lt; 0.05). The number of participants with TSI amp;gt; 1 year and gait function, increased from 41 to 44% and TUG and BBS results improved (P amp;lt; 0.05). Conclusions Exoskeleton training was generally safe and feasible in a heterogeneous sample of persons with SCI. Results indicate potential benefits on gait function and balance.
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ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Medical Engineering -- Other Medical Engineering (hsv//eng)
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Neurologi (hsv//swe)
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Neurology (hsv//eng)
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskaper -- Sjukgymnastik (hsv//swe)
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Physiotherapy (hsv//eng)

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When Nikolas Jinsen, police mole, meets an unusual woman named Sky, he thinks he's just in for a night of pleasure. But he's soon pulled into a world of mafia dealings, stolen documents, hacked computers and kidnappings - not to mention a woman with a taste for exhibition, a Queen who demands payment in pleasure, and Sky herself; unusual, intoxicating, and wanting more than Nikolas may be willing to give.Secrets and Spies is a fun LGBTQ read and is the first novella in the Undercover Lovers trilogy.
SEASON'S KISSES . . .Wild child Chloe Thompson can't believe how much things have changed. She still can't get enough of her sexy husband Sawyer, but he seems to prefer working to impending fatherhood. So tonight, a very pregnant Chloe is escaping her troubles at the town Christmas party.Sheriff Sawyer Thompson hopes surprising Chloe at the party will give him a chance to set things right. But as the snow begins to fall and the wind rages, he wonders whether he can make it back in time. While mother nature conspires to keep Sawyer and Chloe apart, an unexpected arrival will require them to kiss and make up . . . and ring in the happiest holiday Lucky Harbor has ever seen.13,000 words
A Love For All Time
She is Catriona, Countess of Glenkirk, the dazzling green-eyed beauty whose silken sensuality fires the passion of men's very souls -- making her a pawn in a dangerous game of royal intrigue. wife to a count, unwilling mistress to the king, she has the undying live of the most courageous lord in all of scotland. . .
He is Francis, Earl of Bothwell, who defies his king to possess the woman he loves. Theirs is a romance in the grand tradition of bestselling author Beatrice Small -- and epic tale of love and betrayal that sweeps from the snowy Scottish highlands through the glittering palaces of Europe and exotic pleasures domes of Constantinople to find its magnificent conclusion inthe exquisite fulfillment of love's most passionate desires.
From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Lord Won’t Mind comes the story of a man whose marriage of convenience will never keep him from taking what he truly wantsBefore he has even hit his twentieth birthday, Walter Makin has already earned a red-hot career on the stage and a reputation as a Boy Wonder. From afar, he is truly a man who has the whole world at its knees and a bright future ahead of him. Still, he has one weakness—other boys. Set in the 1940s, An Idol for Others follows Walter’s internal turmoil as he tries to follow society’s norms by marrying Clara, a wealthy, forceful heiress who is as enamored of Walter’s status as she is of his body. In spite of Walter’s efforts to refuse what he truly wants, he finds comfort again and again in the beds of other men—men who understand themselves and what they want in ways Walter can only dream of. However, when he meets and falls for a beautiful young writer, he can’t deny who he is any longer. Now he must tell the world, regardless of the consequences.
He won't take no for an answer!
Isabelle Harrington is furious when arrogant playboy Spencer Chatsfield becomes her new boss. He's also the man who shattered her heart years ago. The only thing she can't stand more than Spencer is the sizzling chemistry still burning between them!
Months of meticulous planning has led Spencer to this ultimate acquisition. The only thing standing in his way is the delicious Isabelle. He'll just have to seduce her into compliance! Except Isabelle is keeping a secret—one that will raise the stakes higher than ever before.
Welcome The Chatsfield, New York!A HarperAudio production.
Six salacious stories of many black men on one white woman!In the Jungle/Bitch Boss/Cheating Wife/Mile High Club/In Da Hood/In Hollywood with Denzel, Wesley, Samuel and MorganAll characters are over eighteen.
Malcolm is stuck in an elevator with the last woman he wishes to be near to: Bethany. His best friend’s little sister is also like family to him, or at least, that’s what he keeps telling himself. However, little Bethany is not so little anymore and she has other plans... This gem of an erotic short story is written by Elizabeth M. VaLey and narrated expertly by Jasmine Rodgers.
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By: Shayla Lee
If you’re a fan of Smashing Pumpkins, Catfish and the Bottlemen or Anberlin, keep reading because I’m about to hit you with an amazing band you will love. Formed in Coventry, Mara Falls is a trio composed of guitarist and producer Peter Black, bassist Lola Rose, and drummer Peter Szots. Mara Falls has mastered the blend of catchy lyrics with beautiful instrumentations and one listen to their hooks and you will be hooked on them – no pun intended.
Mara Falls recently released their newest single ‘Thanks to You’ on February 2nd. Self-produced by the band, the track bleeds an infectious, festival-worthy chorus that I wish I was screaming at a summer music festival.
If you want to dream about being at a festival, listen to their newest track ‘Thanks to You’!
If you love ‘Figure It Out’ by Royal Blood, check out ‘Getaway’.
If you love ‘Tonight, Tonight’ by The Smashing Pumpkins, give ‘One for the Road’ a listen!
The band will be releasing their music video for ‘Thanks to You’ on February 16th so keep your eyes out! You can follow the band on their journey on Spotify, Instagram, and Facebook. The cover photo for this article was provided by Mara Falls and shot by Dave Speedy.
As always, happy listening! ✌


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Steven Gans, MD is board-certified in psychiatry and it is an active supervisor, instructor, and mentor at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Although any intimate relationship has its good and the bad, dating a person who is afflicted with a chronic psychological infection such as for instance OCD can provide some extra challenges along with possibilities for growth. Most importantly, you will need to understand that a condition is what an individual has, maybe maybe not who they really are.
Healthier Approaches For Dating Anyone With OCD
Here are some methods for producing and maintaining a healthier relationship.
Work on Building Trust
It isn’t uncommon for individuals with OCD to cover the character or extent of the symptoms from others—especially those they could be involved with romantically—for anxiety about embarrassment and rejection. Read more


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According to the PDSI index, at the end of December, there was a significant decrease in the situation of meteorological drought, ending in practically the entire territory; only a few places in the interior South region are still in mild drought (the least severe drought class of the PDSI index).
In the North and Center regions there was an increase in the intensity of rainfall classes, especially in the districts north of Mondego.
Thus, the percentage distribution by classes of the PDSI index in the territory is as follows:
PDSI Index (Palmer Drought Severity Index) was developed by Palmer (1965) and implemented and calibrated for mainland Portugal (Pires, 2003).
This index is based on the concept of the water balance taking into account data on the amount of precipitation, air temperature and available water capacity in the soil and allows the detection of periods of drought by classifying them in terms of intensity (weak, moderate, severe and extreme).
Table - Classification of the PDSI index for dry and rainy periods
greater than or equal to 4,0
3,00 to 3,99
2,00 to 2,99
1,00 to 1,99
-0,99 to 0,99
-1,99 to -1,0
-2,99 to -2,0
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Hop on the free skill based competitive shooter that works on mobile. Fight in tactical real time 5v5 multiplayer combat- playable in 4 minute coffee break sessions. Think “BLITZ meets SOCOM” or a slower paced CS with authentic soldiers.
This Early Access version contains six heroes and five maps. We are continuously updating the game and we are in constant dialogue with our players – we are making a game for you, not “just” for us.
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Globalization has finally taken over Bollywood but not because of international movie making techniques. In fact, it is due to a tantalizing factor, in the form of the Brazilian bombshell Giselli Monteiro.
The latest issue of Maxim features the Brazilian beauty clad in an Elizabeth Hurley swimsuit and Forever New jersey shorts, sans the usual accessories, keeping it plain, simple yet sensual.
This probably is Giselli's hottest shoot ever with Maxim, and even talks about her life before films and what it has changed to. However, after all the reading and talking you are going to have your hearts thumping.

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Soft carry-on luggage is a popular choice among travelers who prefer a lightweight and flexible option for their essentials. It is an ideal option for those who pack light, travel frequently, and require easy maneuverability through airports and other travel settings.
With so many soft carry-on luggage options available on the market, finding the best one can be a daunting task. That’s why our team has conducted experiments to bring you our guide on the Best Soft Carry-On Luggage available on the market. We have carefully considered factors such as material quality, construction, weight, size, practical features, and overall design to identify the most reliable and efficient options.
These soft carry-on luggage options offer a range of features to suit any traveler’s needs, from ample storage space to easy maneuverability and practical features such as built-in charging ports and TSA-approved locks. We have also paid close attention to the durability and longevity of each suitcase to ensure that they can withstand the wear and tear of frequent travel. Investing in a high-quality soft carry-on luggage can make all the difference in ensuring a stress-free and enjoyable travel experience.
We understand that every traveler has unique requirements, which is why our guide provides a range of options to cater to different budgets and styles. So, let’s dive in and explore the Best Soft Carry-On Luggage available on the market to make your next trip a breeze.
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✅ This luggage is super sturdy and the wheels are made to last.
✅ The handles are well-designed and easy to grab.
✅ It has a lot of space for all your belongings.
⭕ This luggage does not come with a lock, so you need to purchase one separately.
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✅ Lightweight, durable
✅ Easy to maneuver
⭕ Not particularly spacious, but still roomy enough for a weekend trip
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✅ Expandable to fit more stuff, but still fits in the overhead bin
✅ The spinner wheels make it easy to move around on rough terrain and smooth surfaces alike.
✅ It’s lightweight, which makes it easy to carry and store.
⭕ It doesn’t have a TSA lock, so you have to use your own lock.
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✅ The set comes with a variety of sizes, so you can travel with all your essentials in one place.
✅ The set is made from durable materials to ensure that it lasts through many trips.
⭕ It’s expensive compared to other sets on the market.
How should I pack a suitcase?
Classify. Packing a luggage by category is preferable. Simply line out your outfits, bottoms, and accessories and pack them. Packing everything together will make it hard to find what you need on the journey.
Lightweight! While this may seem obvious, there are many reasons why we pack too much rather than too little: we don’t know how long we’ll be gone, our favorite pair of jeans just came out, or even worse, “this” pair of jeans is exactly like “that” pair of jeans but with slightly different buttons (which makes them different).
Most people could travel with one or two pairs of pants (jeans or otherwise) for a week!
Avoid wrinkles! Traveling is expensive enough without wrinkles! So do yourself a favor and invest in an ironing board cover before any vacations so that no matter where you stay at night (whatever it may be), it will have an ironing board ready for guests who need one straight away without having to find one elsewhere nearby.”
What are the best places to buy luggage?
There are many places to purchase luggage. There are too many! Let’s look at some of the best.
- Online retailers have a huge selection and often great deals because they don’t have to pay for retail space.
- Local retailers can be good sources if you want to shop in person, but they’re often more expensive than online retailers (and sometimes just as inconvenient).
Travel stores are wonderful if you require a backpack or bags with wheels that don’t mark your floors (what? Yes! These are more expensive than online merchants but cheaper than department stores.
Department shops have big variety at low rates, but only if you don’t mind buying last year’s model instead of the latest trend!
They also don’t stock small or cheap luggage unless they’re trying something new and hoping it’ll catch on later this year, which means people can buy it cheap now but wait months until sales happen, so we all wind up paying more than required anyhow…
What is the best hard or soft luggage?
- Hard-sided luggage is sturdier and more secure. If you’re carrying a lot of heavy items, it’s best to choose hard-sided luggage.
- Soft-sided luggage is lighter and more flexible. Soft-sided luggage is easier to pack than hard-sided, so if you’re traveling with light loads or have space limitations in your vehicle, soft may be the way to go.
- Harder sides mean it takes longer for your suitcase to get dented or scuffed from normal use (though these things happen).
If you want an even harder side for increased durability, consider carbon fiber cases like those offered by Samsonite Black Label Spinner Luggage Sets and Travelpro Maxlite 2 Platinum Spinner Luggage Sets.
What is the best luggage for international travel?
When it comes to luggage for international travel, there are two things you want:
Carry-on. Airport carousels should be used as little as possible. No one wants to wait for their goods to be unloaded off an airplane and sorted before they can get it.
Make sure your bag fits in overhead compartments or under your coach seat. Check read our post about airline luggage limits before checking into your hotel room after a long day!
Assurance. When choosing a baggage brand for international travel, consider its warranty policy, which will effect its durability and repairability.
“Lifetime,” “wear and tear,” and “breakage” guarantees are most prevalent. All three cover normal wear but not theft or loss due to owner accident/misuse (s).
Why do airline charges exist for checked baggage, and which airlines charge fees?
Airlines profit from checked luggage. Luggage fees vary by airline. Check the airline’s website before booking to avoid these fees. Policies may change.
Some airlines provide free checked bags on foreign flights but charge for them on domestic US or Canadian flights (and vice versa). Air Canada offers free checked bags on overseas flights but $25 per bag on domestic flights!
Can I use a hard-sided suitcase as a carry-on bag?
You can use a hard-sided suitcase as a carry-on bag. The size of your luggage is determined by the airline you choose to fly with, and most airlines have different rules about what is considered a carry-on and what isn’t. Some things to keep in mind:
- If your bag is too big for its category, it may be checked (and you’ll need to pay extra fees).
- If your bag is too small for its category, you will likely be charged extra fees even if the airline allows it.
- Make sure that if you are checking any bags, they’re not too heavy most airlines also have weight limits on checked bags!
Be sure to get your answers before you pack.
- Be sure to get your answers before you pack.
- Are you flying? Does my bag have to fit? Is this checked or continued? After answering these questions, decide what to keep and what to leave.
- Ask yourself: Am I packing a bag because they asked me to or because I want them to have fun on their trip? Are they allergic to wool or feathers? Is there something nearby to help them cope with homesickness, such family photos? If not, assist them plan.
After conducting experiments with a range of soft carry-on luggage options, we can confidently say that the Best Soft Carry-On Luggage offers a combination of practicality, durability, and flexibility. Soft carry-on luggage is an ideal option for travelers who prefer a lightweight and flexible suitcase for their essentials.
Our team has carefully considered factors such as material quality, construction, weight, size, practical features, and overall design to identify the most reliable and efficient options. These soft carry-on luggage options offer a range of features to suit any traveler’s needs, from ample storage space to easy maneuverability and practical features such as built-in charging ports and TSA-approved locks.
We have also paid close attention to the durability and longevity of each suitcase to ensure that they can withstand the wear and tear of frequent travel. Investing in a high-quality soft carry-on luggage can make all the difference in ensuring a stress-free and enjoyable travel experience.
We understand that every traveler has unique requirements, which is why our guide provides a range of options to cater to different budgets and styles. So, whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, our guide on the Best Soft Carry-On Luggage can help you find the perfect option for your needs. We hope our experiments with these products will help guide your decision, and we wish you safe travels.

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January 2018 witnessed the shutdown of Marriott China’s website and app at the request of Chinese officials. Lasting one week, the website closure followed upset caused by the reference to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macua and Tibet as independent countries in a questionnaire issued by the hotel giant.
Sent to Marriott Loyalty customers, the Mandarin questionnaire not only angered the recipients of the survey, but also garnered the attention of the India-based Tibetan independence group Friends of Tibet, who congratulated the hotel for their treatment of Tibet as an autonomous nation.
Exacerbating Marriott’s plight last month was the observation by Chinese customers that the Marriott Rewards Twitter page ‘liked’ a tweet from Friends of Tibet – only working to incense Chinese government officials further.
Why it happened
Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau are understood within China to be Chinese-claimed regions. Hong Kong, having been under British control until 1997, is now recognised as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) under the Beijing central government. Macau is also an SAR, while Tibet is ruled by Beijing as an autonomous region.
Taiwan is equally not observed in China as an independent country, but rather as a breakaway province.
Since the two incidents took place, several apologies have been released by the international hotel chain to cement their alignment with Chinese governance of these regions.
Prior to the official shutdown of the website, Marriott issued an apology to the government. A message on the website read “Marriott international respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China,” before explicitly expressing the company’s support of Chinese jurisdiction within the respective areas, “We don’t support separatist groups that subvert the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China. We sincerely apologise for any actions that may have suggestions otherwise.”
The shutdown comes at a vital time for the hotel, as celebrations for the Lunar New Year (more commonly known as the Chinese New Year) are due to take place on 16 February.
The New Year period will see the usual huge influx of visitors from around the world, all looking to take part in the festivities. With most global consumers acclimatised to online booking services, the absence of a website and app to make room reservations is likely to have had a significant effect on the hotel’s business during this period.
Reports have also emerged since that many Chinese-nationals have cancelled their bookings with the hotel following last month’s controversy.
Due to the poor timing of the shutdown, and the nature of the incidents that caused such a reaction, there has been some speculation that the shutdown was a deliberate effort to target the US-based hotel.
This suggestion arises amidst government backlash in China against other international brands, such as clothing company Zara, Audi and around two-dozen other worldwide companies. Behind each criticism lay the same reasoning: each company had listed Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet and Macau as independent countries.
Arne Sorenson, president and chief executive of Marriott International, apologised shortly after the events, saying, “Upon a full investigation into how both incidents happened, we will be taking the necessary disciplinary action with respect to the individuals involved, which could include termination, changing our approval and review procedures for online content, reviewing our customer feedback channels, and enhancing training to ensure these situations don’t happened again.”
Sorenson continues, “We are also working closely and cooperating with the relevant Government authorities in China.”


Like the luminous lighting bugs and fireflies that light up the night sky across the United States, glow-worms and their green glow shine across parts of Europe and Asia. These beetles are in the Lampyridae family along with fireflies and more than 2,000 other cousins..
However, as the night skies continue to brighten, animals like the glow-worm are paying the price for the bright lights in big cities. A study published June 13 in the Journal of Experimental Biology finds that white light makes it harder for male glow-worms to find the green glow of females, which has potentially disastrous consequences for the global glow-worm population.
The team from the University of Sussex in England collected glow-worms at night and brought them back to the lab. There, team member Estelle Moubarak carefully transferred the male insects into a makeshift maze shaped like the letter Y. They placed the male glow-worms at the bottom of the Y and put a green LED light mimicking a female’s glow at the top of one of the Y’s arms. The male needed to walk towards the green LED and they recorded how long it took for the male glow-worm to walk towards the fake female.
The team turned on a white light above the maze that ranged from 25 times brighter than moonlight (25 Lux) to the equivalent to the light beneath a streetlamp (145 Lux).
All of the glow-worms could find the LED light in the dark. Only 70 percent of the males found the fake female at the dimmest levels of white light, and just 21 percent could find the potential mate at the brightest light the team tested.
In addition to making it much harder to find a female, the white light caused the male glow-worms to take a longer time to scamper towards the green LED light. In total darkness, it took the insects roughly 48 seconds to reach the fake female. It took those same glow-worms about 60 seconds to find the LED at the lowest levels of white light.
Illuminating the maze also caused the males to spend more time towards the bottom of the maze without moving towards the green light. In the dark, the glow-worms only spent roughly 32 seconds in the bottom of the Y, while they spent approximately 81 seconds in the bottom of the maze in the brightest conditions.
The team suggests that the male glow-worms were unable to move towards their potential mates when they were under the dazzling white light, since their compound eyes couldn’t be covered with a head shield. This acts like a pair of sunglasses, which protects their eyes reduces the amount of bright light the insects see.
The glow-worms shaded their eyes for approximately 25 percent of the trial when the white light lit up the area with the fake female LED. They did this roughly 0.5 percent of the time when the maze was dark.
“Keeping their eyes beneath their head shield shows male glow-worms trying to avoid exposure to the white light which suggests that they strongly dislike it,” study co-author and zoologist Jeremy Niven said in a statement.
If our skies continue to brighten and this trend stays holds, the twinkling lights of female glow-worms could fall dark. Some individual methods to reduce light pollution include removing nighttime lighting that is not necessarily needed for public safety, removing all unnecessary light even if it is just one in a backyard, and switching away from white lights to more muted red lights.


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- Displays – People see the amazing creations and are ready to go use their imagination to build their own amazing creations
- Play Brick – We put 1 type of brick in the play area. People use their imagination to create and are developing their hand-eye motor skills and coordination
- Graffiti Wall – Imagination rules with an assortment of colors and all 1×1 bricks
- Interact with the artists and engineers – Interact with the builders and learn their secrets so you can apply them yourself
These are just a few examples of the value you get from an event like Brickworld.
Brickworld is also a supporter of many charities that provide for children. Make-a-Wish, Creations for Charity, and FIRST LEGO League to name a few. This support comes mainly from a fundraiser at our Chicago convention through the generosity of the convention attendees.
We continuously strive to improve our convention and expositions while working with the fan community and our patrons to complete a win-win-win scenario.


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Pollack Center for Law & Business
The Pollack Center for Law & Business is a unique shared venture between the New York University School of Law and the Leonard N. Stern School of Business. The center, named in honor of Lester Pollack '57, chairman emeritus of the Law School Board of Trustees and founder and chairman of Centre Partners Management, a private equity firm, is designed to enrich the professional education of students of law and business and to facilitate joint teaching to involve leaders in banking, business, and law in the intellectual life of the University through sponsorship of meetings, conferences and dinners.
The director of the center is William T. Allen, who, before joining the faculties of both the law school and the business school in the fall of 1997, served as Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery (a court most often referred to as “the Supreme Court of corporate law”). Chancellor Allen chose NYU School of Law after being courted by other top law schools because, as he explained, “New York is the nation’s financial and legal center, and NYU is becoming a preeminent center for scholarship and teaching in those areas.”
The center brings together law students and business students in the classrooms of both schools. Business school classes that have been open to law students include:
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Global Banking and Capital Markets
- Investment Banking
- Bankruptcy and Reorganization
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Real Estate Finance
- Restructuring Firms and Industries
- Project and Structured Finance
- Venture Capital Financing
Law students get law school credit for these courses, as well as for others that are approved on an individual basis.
The center also sponsors two seminar series each year. In the fall semester, the Corporate Law Colloquium is held in the law school, and in the spring semester the Law and Finance Seminar Series is held in the Finance department of the Stern School. With a different emphasis, each of these seminars focuses on issues arising out of the legal institutions that structure the economy. Market regulation, corporate governance and finance, and issues of transaction contracting fall within the purview of these seminars. The seminars are a forum for the presentation of papers by leading law and business professors from NYU and other universities. Faculty members, students, and practitioners that attend these presentations discuss and comment upon papers at the pre-publication stage, thus having an opportunity to shape current thinking on the topic at hand.
In addition, the center sponsors Speaker Series luncheons throughout the school year featuring leading figures in business and law to address and interact with the students. The student luncheon series is co-sponsored by the Wall Street Barristers group, an organization of students of NYU School of Law who have an interest in business law. Past speakers have included Joseph Flom, Senior Partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Martin Lipton, Partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Michael Fricklas, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Viacom, Inc.; and Dr. Henry Kaufman, founder of Henry Kaufman & Co. and Chairman Emeritus of the Stern School of Business.
The center’s Web site is located at www.stern.nyu.edu/clb.
Contact Harold Jennings, program coordinator, at (212) 998-0565 or at firstname.lastname@example.org for information about upcoming center events.
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Today, it is widely accepted that ADDLs, soluble oligomeric assemblies of the amyloid β peptide, play a prominent role in triggering the cognitive deficits and neurodegeneration that constitute Alzheimer's disease (AD). Within the past decade, the longstanding emphasis on fibrillar deposits and neuronal death has given way to a new paradigm involving ADDL-triggered aberrant synaptic signaling and consequent memory malfunction and neurodegeneration. As with any paradigm shift in biology, not all molecular details have been elucidated, and not all AD scientists are fully subscribed. Nevertheless, the ADDL paradigm affords a promising framework for ongoing AD research and for development of the first therapeutics endowed with the dual capabilities of immediate symptom reversal and long-term disease modification. In this review we provide a brief account of the discovery of ADDLs, followed by a summary of key results that address questions concerning ADDL structure and assembly, biological activity and therapeutic possibilities.
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Blanco winery wins 16 medals at competition
FARMINGTON — Wines of the San Juan recently brought home 16 medals from the 2016 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.
The winery in Blanco won 11 silver and five bronze medals, according to a press release it issued.
Seven of those wines — a non-vintage Tribulation Reserve, a 2014 Blanco Rojo, a 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon, a 2014 Symphony, a 2013 Pinot Gris, a 2011 Serendipity Merlot and a 2011 Dry Blue Winged Olive — are currently available for purchase at both the winery and retail sites.
The remaining nine were bottled for a bottling competition and are expected to be released later, the release states.
The Finger Lakes International Wine Competition is the largest such event to benefit charity. This year, more than 80 judges evaluated 3,824 wines from 26 countries and 916 wineries.


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On Nov. 3, 1896, Utah’s Martha Hughes Cannon defeated her own husband and three other male candidates to become the first female state senator in the United States. Cannon, a successful medical doctor and a staunch advocate for women’s rights and public safety, would no doubt understand the need to balance consumer safety with women’s desire to work in certain fields.
State governments require workers in many fields to have licenses to practice, including doctors, beauticians, emergency medical technicians and florists, among others. These rules are referred to as occupational licensing. Occupations that require a license and the rules associated with each vary by state.
Occupational licensing regulations nominally exist to protect consumers from any harm associated with an unqualified worker. Would you want to receive medical treatment from an unqualified doctor? Of course not. That is why every state has chosen to require medical doctors be licensed. But sometimes these regulations enter the realm of the absurd. For example, would you feel comfortable purchasing a floral arrangement or receiving a pedicure from someone who is not licensed by the government? Probably.
Unfortunately, the scope of occupational licensing has moved far beyond protecting consumer safety and has become more a matter of protecting the profits of businesses instead of protecting you and me.
In 2015, over 1,100 occupations were regulated in at least one state in the country, but fewer than 60 were regulated in all 50 states. If occupational licensing is meant to protect consumer safety, why doesn’t every state require that florists be licensed, as they are in Louisiana? Or that upholsterers be licensed, as they are in Utah and several other states?
In some cases, occupational licenses can be an unnecessary barrier to entry. One well-known example is that of Jestina Clayton, an immigrant living in Utah who, in 2006, began braiding hair to support her family. She received the go-ahead from the Utah State Board of Cosmetology to braid without a license.
Years later, someone threatened to report her for being unlicensed. When she went back to the board, it told her she needed a license that would require 2,000 hours to obtain and would teach her nothing about hair braiding. In 2012, a federal judge ruled that a license was unnecessary for Clayton to provide for her family through hair braiding.
These laws not only raise prices for consumers, but they also have a direct impact on women in Utah. An estimated 96 percent of nail technicians in Utah are women. Nail technicians in Utah are required to receive at least 300 hours of training — almost twice the 160 hours of training emergency medical technicians (EMTs) receive. If our state is going to require a barrier of entry to the workforce for nail technicians, we ought to consider decreasing the amount of training required of them to equal that of an aspiring EMT — someone who literally saves lives.
Taking a look at our current licensing laws and getting rid of unnecessary burdens that prevent qualified women from entering the workforce would benefit both women and our economy.
Martha Hughes Cannon fought for policies that protected consumers. At the same time, she argued for policies that helped — not hindered — professional women. Today, more than 61 percent of Utah women over the age of 16 participate in the labor force — a rate that is higher than the national average. Occupational licensing has become an unnecessary burden for many of these women. It is time for Utah to examine this bipartisan issue and pioneer the path toward more economic freedom for both men and women.
Jacob Caldwell and Camille Harmer are economics students and research fellows at the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University.


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New York City
is both terrifying and an amazing city. With over 3,000 clothing stores and 24,000 restaurants in Manhattan alone, it can offer far more than you will ever need. As one the fourth-largest nations in the world, no wonder more and more people decide to relocate to the USA
Prepare to face expensive accommodation and rental costs in and around New York. Despite the actual prices varying between regions, property taxes are generally very high. It is likely that you’ll find yourself paying double the rent, for half the space you’d get elsewhere. Before you visit a property in person, we suggest taking advantage of the Google Street View tool, to check out the condition of the building, area and discover if there are any dealbreakers close by to save valuable time. Similarly, if you find an apartment you love, snatch up the opportunity to visit it quick!
Consider factors outside the box
You’ve found the perfect apartment, in the wrong location. You can avoid the devastation by looking at areas you feel are suitable to your needs. For example, consider the distance between your potential new apartment to the subway. If it’s more than a 10-minute walk away, is there an alternative mode of travel close by?
Descriptions can be misleading
No matter how much we want to believe listing descriptions are true, sadly they’re not always accurate. Just because an apartment is described as ‘luxurious’ or ‘spacious’ doesn’t mean it is. Words such as ‘energy efficient’ and ‘state-of-the-art’ can suggest there is a lack of.
If you are looking to move into your shiny new pad with your beloved pet, think again. Most rental buildings, cooperatives and condos prohibit pets or have rules regarding the weight and breed of dog that can live with you.
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Money can’t buy everything
Just because you can afford your dream apartment, doesn’t mean you’ll be eligible to rent it. Many New York landlords require that the potential tenant earns between 40 and 50 times the monthly rent on an annual basis. If you don’t, you’ll need to have a parent or close relative to agree to pay your rent if you are unable to or if you choose to not pay it.
If your guarantor lives overseas, you may be qualified to pay for a guarantor service instead. Despite their income and occupation requirements being less strict, you’ll still need to have a good credit score rating.
Broker’s fees in NYC
Sellers must pay a broker’s fee that is often at least 6%, which is equally divided into two between the buyer’s broker and the seller’s broker. Although this means that as a buyer you won’t have to pay a fee, the fee is added to the seller’s asking price instead.
There’s no getting away from these additional fees if you decide to rent either. Renters are required to pay broker fees too. Although there are many rental options without brokers fees, these properties tend to be a little worn down or in poor shape. Usually, you can expect to pay at least 15% of the yearly rent as their fee, but it usually depends on how fast you are prepared to move.
Remind yourself of the carrying costs
A lot of renters and buyers get caught out by the carrying costs. Remember that buying a home in a cooperative in New York is not like buying a house. You will be required to pay the fee related to maintaining your building each month, just like how you’d pay rent. As well as your monthly mortgage fees, you’ll have the maintenance fee on top too. Keep in mind that these fees increase year on year.
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The Occult Street Plan of Chico, California
Chico, California, like Santa Rosa is a beautiful small California city that enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate. Chico is tucked in neatly on the east face of the interphase of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges. It says "The city of roses" with a silhouette of John Bidwell, Chico's founder, on the original crest of Chico. The city has recently changed the crest to a more modern design that hides the estoteric meanings of the old one. This has also been happening also at many major universities and colleges. The new crest does have a nice big oak tree which can be interpreted in Celtic lore as the center of the world or a version of the Roman Axis Mundi. The city of Chico is also a model of occult or Masonic city planning that is oriented on a ley line (latitude) of ancient origin and symbolism.[more inside]
Robert is a little known artist and long time resident of Franklin New York. In the late nineties, Robert began constructing fantastic stone castles and keeps from native stone, in his small backyard. He has since created amazingly unique works at the homes of several Franklin residents. But, Robert's artistic interests and instincts go way beyond his stonework in ways that are surprising and very enlightening.
It's oddly mesmerizing to watch a pro at work. (In this case, masonry blocks.)
The source of a recently-broken curse, the tallest statue to adorn the top of any building surmounts the tallest masonry building in the world. A bit of perspective. Too much perspective? [more inside]
Philadelphia's Masonic Temple looms enigmatically near city hall. Visit, and marvel at the Corinthian Hall, the Renaissance Hall, the Egyptian Hall, the Oriental Hall, the Norman Hall, the Gothic Hall, and the Ionic Hall. Untangle the inscrutable symbology of George Washington's Masonic Apron. Browse the extensive library (if you're a mason). Even bring home a spoon.


Tenders are invited for the base bid project consists of upgrading of existing toilet room to unisex accessible use; removal & replacement of fixtures in second toilet room for unisex use; install a limited use/limited application (lula) elevator to provide accessibility to second floor; provide accessible path to new accessible entry door; and install electric strike
for the accessible door to exterior.
Safety checks also are part of the inspection, including the electric strike
alert and limit switches.
In recent months David Cameron's enthusiasm for the project has wavered due to the cost of the high electric strike
In his 349 ODIs Afridi has taken 348 wickets and scored 7,075 runs at an electric strike
rate of nearly 114 runs per 100 balls but he has not scored a half-century in his last 10 innings, a slump former England great Geoffrey Boycott has called embarrassing.
That, in no small part, was down to the electric strike
partnership between Mark Miller and Ricky Barr, who amassed over 60 goals between them last season.
Pressing the fob once unlatches the electric strike
and opens the door; pushing it a second time closes and resecures the door.
The system includes a remote control that fits on a key chain and has a Velcro strap for customized mounting, an electric strike
locking mechanism that allows the door to be locked at all times, a door operation system with a cosmetically appealing cover and a plug-in transformer that provides power to the system.
This equipment includes doorway security systems such as electric strike
units (remote-controlled electronic latches that can be activated at a moment's notice), door closing units and delayed egress alarms.
This work includes the installation of pedestrian wickets with electric strike
and some complements of fences.
What's more, Borer's utilises Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology which enable everything at the door to be powered over a Single CAT5/6 Network Cable - delivering enough energy to power two card readers and a electric strike
or magnetic lock as well as delivering data - and thus eliminating the need for additional wiring.
An electric strike
alert system, safety mats and electrical ground rods are standard.


Good grief. Who in their right mind would try to write a novel in thirty days? No one in their right mind would.
That's how NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) came to be. Every year since and including 1999, men and women who are crazy, spend thirty days writing crap that they're allowed to call a novel. The final result of thirty days of writing is never read by anyone unless the writer chooses to be ridiculed and laughed at.
A few months ago I announced here on my blog that I was going to join the ranks of thousands who have taken on this challenge. As November 1st looms larger with every passing day, I'm faced with the reality of the task. My biggest fear is that I'll be crazier at the end of the month than I am right now.
I'll share more about NaNoWriMo in the next few days as I ponder whether I should strain my brain or wimp out.
Please go to my next several posts for more information regarding National Novel Writing Month.


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South Florida 75, Connecticut 68
Dominique Jones scored 20 points and South Florida held off
struggling Connecticut 75-68 Saturday to remain in contention for
the Bulls’ first berth in the NCAA tournament in 18 years.
Chris Howard and Mike Mercer went 7-for-8 from the foul line in
the final 1:04, helping USF (19-11, 9-9 Big East) stay in front
after Connecticut (17-14, 7-11) methodically climbed back into the
game after falling behind by 14 midway through the second half.
UConn closed the regular season with a three-game losing streak
that means the Huskies, who began their comeback after coach Jim
Calhoun emptied his bench with 16 minutes left, may have to win
next week’s Big East tournament to get back to the NCAAs.
Kemba Walker led Connecticut with 18 points, and Alex Oriakhi’s
rebound dunk trimmed the Huskies’ deficit to 70-68 with 36 seconds
USF, which has won three straight following a tough stretch in
which it lost four of five to damage its NCAA hopes, clinched the
No. 9 seed in the Big East tournament. The Bulls will face
last-place DePaul in the opening round.
Augustus Gilchrist scored 17 points, Mercer added 12 and Howard
finished with 11, including three free throws that settled USF
after Connecticut pulled within two. Mercer added a pair of free
throws to end any chance for a collapse in the closing seconds.
The Bulls, who will finish with a winning record for the first
time since going 15-14 during the 2002-03 season, last made the
NCAA tournament in 1992. The Bulls haven’t played in the NIT since
2002, so even a berth in that field would be a significant step
UConn trailed 33-31 at the half, and Calhoun pulled his regulars
– including Walker and leading scorers Jerome Dyson and Stanley
Robinson – after South Florida opened the second half with a 12-1
spurt that put the Bulls up 45-32 with 16:04 to go.
With three freshmen – Oriakhi, Darius Smith, Jamal
Coombs-McDaniel – and juniors Donnell Beverly and Charles Okwandu
on the floor, the Huskies responded and began to whittle away at
UConn pulled with four five times before Oriakhi’s dunk off a
missed layup got the Huskies within 70-68. Walker scored 11 during
the rally, but missed his last three shots and Beverly committed a
key turnover down the stretch.
Beverly finished with eight points. Robinson finished with six
points for the second straight game, and Dyson had four – 18 below
his team-leading average – on 2-for-6 shooting in 22 minutes.


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- Who stopped the ERA?
- What is the current status of the era?
- What was one reason why the Equal Rights Amendment failed?
- What state has not ratified the ERA?
- What were the last 3 states to ratify the ERA?
- What happened to the era?
- What states did not ratify the 19th Amendment?
- Is the Equal Rights Amendment popular today?
- Who proposed the Equal Rights Amendment?
- Can the era still be ratified?
- How many states have ratified the ERA?
Who stopped the ERA?
Schlafly became an outspoken opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the 1970s as the organizer of the “STOP ERA” campaign.
STOP was an acronym for “Stop Taking Our Privileges”..
What is the current status of the era?
What Is the ERA’s Current Status? In 2017, Nevada became the first state in 45 years to pass the ERA, followed by Illinois in 2018 and Virginia in 2020! Now that the necessary 38 states have ratified, Congress must eliminate the original deadline. In February, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J.
What was one reason why the Equal Rights Amendment failed?
What was one reason why the equal rights amendment failed? Fewer women wanted to enter the workforce by the 1970s. Only seven states ratified the amendment in the allotted time. Many people feared potential unintended effects of the amendment because it was vaguely worded.
What state has not ratified the ERA?
To advance the three-state strategy, ERA supporters have advocated since 1995 for passage of ERA ratification bills in the 15 states that did not approve the amendment by 1982 – Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, …
What were the last 3 states to ratify the ERA?
Virginia, Illinois and Nevada—the last three states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)—sued US archivist David Ferriero in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday in a bid to force the addition of the ERA to the US Constitution. The House first passed an equal rights amendment in 1970.
What happened to the era?
The Senate passed the ERA with an overwhelming 84-8 vote on March 22, sending it to the states for ratification—but with a deadline, requiring the requisite 38 states to ratify the amendment within seven years. (The Constitution requires amendments to be ratified by three-quarters of states before being adopted.)
What states did not ratify the 19th Amendment?
South Carolina and the 19th Amendment South Carolina originally rejected the 19th Amendment on January 28, 1920. The state belatedly ratified the amendment on July 1, 1969.
Is the Equal Rights Amendment popular today?
Many people today take for granted that equal rights between men and women are enshrined in the U.S. Constitution – and are shocked when they learn that they are not. To this day, the right to vote is the only right guaranteed to women in the constitution, even though women make up more than 50% of the population.
Who proposed the Equal Rights Amendment?
Alice PaulAs founder of the National Women’s Party, Alice Paul first introduced the Equal Rights Amendment to Congress in 1923. Paul would work for the passage of the ERA until her death in 1977. “Equality of rights under the law shall not be abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
Can the era still be ratified?
States can continue to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) that Congress proposed in 1972 only if it is still pending before the states. … Nonetheless, when the 1972 ERA’s deadline passed without ratification by three-fourths of the states, the proposed amendment expired and is no longer pending.
How many states have ratified the ERA?
Thirty-eight states have finally ratified the ERA, but whether its protections for women’s rights are actually added to the Constitution remains an open question.


This paper reports confocal microscopy measurements of inhomogeneous colloidal sedimentation equilibrium profiles near planar wall surfaces for conditions when colloid dimensions are comparable to the characteristic gravitational length scale. The intensity based confocal method developed in this work enables real-space measurements of one-dimensional density profiles of Brownian colloids without identifying many single colloid centers in large imaging volumes. Measured sedimentation equilibrium profiles for single-phase interfacial fluids and for coexisting inhomogeneous fluid and solid phases are in agreement with a perturbation theory and Monte Carlo simulations within the local density approximation. Monte Carlo simulated colloid scale density profiles display some minor differences with confocal images in terms of microstructural transitions involving the onset of interfacial crystallization and the precise elevation of the fluid-solid interface. These discrepancies are attributed to polydispersity unaccounted for in the analyses, sensitivity of the perturbation theory to the effective hard sphere size, and the influence of ensemble, system size, and box shape in Monte Carlo simulations involving anisotropic/inhomogeneous solids. Successful demonstration of intensity based confocal microscopy provides a basis for future measurements of three-dimensional colloidal interactions, dynamics, and structure near surfaces.


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18/06/2021 By Kathy
Games might be played by solo pilots in dogfight eventualities or as cooperative missions with multi-player options. There’s huge flexibility and the delayed launch time has clearly allowed the developer to essentially make this game something particular. Apparently some of these sports may seem dangerous and even extraordinary. But to those who play or partake in them these games of prey imply more of a ardour than a mere sport.
Splash down within the cool blue lily pond as you surf your method to victory! Quackers Maze is a fun-filled maze-themed game designed for youths and adults, of all dimensions and shapes! The sport encompasses a small lily pond where you begin off as a dolphin. There are cute and awesome levels to choose from, in addition to characters with every having unique sounds, expressions, and units of abilities. You might really feel like enjoying because the fuzzy, yellow duck that bobs along the waves to his vacation spot or you might like the slippery, laid-back frog who eagerly hops his method through the lily pads to claim his prizes!
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For anyone who is admittedly questioning whether or not or not games on this area of interest are any fun, all it is advisable do is start enjoying yourself. There is something that you need to be warned about, and that is particularly related when you have no concept what the plot is all about. What you need to severely consider doing is studying slightly bit more about making an attempt to play DBZ games on the Web. It’s like the rest. The extra you perceive about what sort of game you are playing, and the storyline, the more pleasing it may be!
A composer of the Baroque period, Antonio Vivaldi trivia is an effective factor for any student of music to study, as a result of as most music college students know, it’s not just the music itself which can give insight to a composer, but additionally a examine of their lives, which is why with the ability to move an Antonio Vivaldi quiz is a great talent for anybody with an interest in music to have. As an illustration, figuring out that along with being an influential musician that Vivaldi was additionally a priest should give considerable perception into the person and his music. He was nicknamed “The Crimson Priest”, and his work continues to be studied by anyone with an curiosity in music of the occasions.
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A rock is not a terrific publish flop player, they both hit or miss in their very own mind set (degree 1 keep in mind). We must also be looking to take pot management lines, and flat calling in place with suited connectors supplies us with great implied odds. On this free poker guide we’ll reconstruct a hand, specifically in this article the poker hand know as the big hand. The explanation why it’s essential to know that is you will simply be taught to play poker so much better once you understand the way completely different hands can play out.
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When Julien’s Auctions displayed John Lennon’s Gibson J-160E acoustic-electric guitar for its November 7 Icons & Idols Rock n' Roll auction, it presented the instrument on the Aclam Floating Guitar support.
Considering the guitar’s esteemed history as the instrument on which Lennon wrote and played many of the Beatles’ early hits, that says quite a lot about Aclam’s achievement with this innovative guitar support. Lennon’s guitar went on to take $2.4 million, breaking a world record for most valuable artist-owned guitar ever sold at auction.
The Aclam Floating Guitar support was selected to exhibit Lennon’s guitar due to its design and functionality, which allows guitars to be presented as unique works of art. Floating Guitar is unique due to its sheer versatility and the fact that it is invisible, allowing the guitar to remain the central focal point.
The support is available in wall or stand versions, and Aclam offers an extensive range of models for electric guitars (such as Stratocaster, Les Paul and SG styles), acoustic guitars, archtops and classical guitars (official launch at NAMM 2016).
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Many believe that good writers are able to just turn their pen to any kind of writing but this really isn’t the case. There are some incredible writers out there like Roger Wolfson, who have built a career on their ability to be creative across the entire field of writing. Throughout his career he has been a speech writer, a scriptwriter, an author a political analyst and an essayist who has consistently won praise for his ability to chop and change between different writing styles.
If you are a good writer and you wish to be ambidextrous with regards to where you can dedicate those skills, then the key is to first ensure that you are ready to work on the skills which are required to do so.
Writing a story and writing an essay are two completely different things and the key change between both styles is the length. Understanding how to write long and short form, and how to still be able to deliver the point accurately and succinctly is a skill which so few of us possess. The reality is that some people are more wordy than others, and that means that timing the word count down and being able to deliver the clear message which you would like to, that is a skill which you have to work on.
If we take two areas of writing such as scriptwriting and speechwriting, then we can see quite in both cases that the idea of evoking emotion is something that is critical to both. With this being said however there are stark contrasts between the two, and the skill is knowing who your audience is and what kind of emotions you are looking to draw out. In a script you are using a character to bring about emotion, so it needs to be real and raw and natural. Conversely when you are writing a script, the majority of that emotion comes not from the speech giver, but from the words which they have in front of them. The key here is to learn how to use characters and words to draw emotion, and how to separate them.
We use reported speech in a wide range of situations in writing and the way in which you do it will be critical to the success of your project. Writing speech in a newspaper article is not the same as you do in a script, and that is different from how you would do in a story. What writers do is take the correct amount of speech and create it in a certain way which helps to back up the story which we are telling. In even the world of journalism, this is not about taking speech verbatim, but selecting the right areas of speech to use, to deliver a solid story.
These are the fundamental skills which writers will need to then cross boundaries with their work.


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Vail Resorts Invests $100 Million in Resort Improvements For 2016-17
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Vail Resorts is investing $100 million in the guest experience for the upcoming winter ski season of 2016-17 across all of its resort properties. This brings their five-year, industry-leading resort investment total to over $500 million across the company.
The most notable improvements Vail Resorts has made for the upcoming season include a new restaurant at Peak 7 at Breckenridge, a high-speed chairlift at Vail’s Back Bowls, renovations to the guest room at The Pine Lodge, A RockResort at Beaver Creek, and $13 million to re-imagine the complete guest experience at Wilmot Mountain.
“Guests expect a premium experience when they visit one of our resorts, including the highest levels of guest service as well as the cutting edge in lifts, restaurants, lodging and other elements of their vacation,” said Kirsten Lynch, chief marketing officer of Vail Resorts. “This year’s resort improvement plan reflects our goal to continue to deliver an Experience of a Lifetime for all of our guests.”
Enjoy all of these new improvements at a low price with Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass. This pass allows skiers and snowboarders to enjoy unlimited and unrestricted access to the slopes. For the 2016-2017 season, Epic Pass owners can also ski or snowboard in Europe at resorts in Austria, France, Switzerland, and Italy. The Epic Pass pays for itself in just over four days of skiing or snowboarding.
Learn more about Vail Resorts on their official website.


Saga — Network
(Inside Out Music IOMA CD 2108, 2005, CD+DVD)
by Mike Grimes, Published 2006-05-01
Saga just keeps on trucking. Network is like their 947th studio album or something. What’s amazing about Saga is that unlike most bands fortunate enough to have 30-year music careers, these guys haven’t lost much over time. Vocalist Michael Sadler doesn’t sound noticeably different than he did in the 70s and the other musicians can still deliver the fast, staccato, tight, and intricate riffs for which Saga is known. Network seems like a concept album with songs relating to living in the modern media era. “Live at Five” is a kicking song that explicitly points out the hypocrisy and sensationalism surrounding modern “news” outlets and their true intent. “On the Air” contains trademark Saga synth bass and “Keep It Reel” features some wild guitar shredding. “Outside Looking In” is a ballad with some unexpected chord changes. The band’s strength has always been their ability to combine catchy instrumental riffs with strong melodies and this album has plenty of both these attributes. “I’m Back” has a really melodic chorus and “Don’t Look Now” is a great fast-paced rocker. “Believe” is an all-out 80s-style power ballad while “Don’t Make a Sound” has some classic Saga guitar/keys harmony solo parts. For an established band, it’s sometimes tough walking the line between musically sticking to your strengths and effectively expanding in different directions. From that perspective, Network is somewhat of a safe album. It’s Saga doing what they’re good at doing. A solid effort, but they’re staying close to home.
Krautrock Documentary Seeks Funding – The next installment of the Progressive Warriors documentary series will focus on the vast body of music that falls under the banner of "krautrock." As most of our readers will know, previous films have tackled RIO and the Canterbury scene, as well as what we might call "mainstream" prog rock. » Read more
Tomasz Stańko RIP – Tomasz Stańko, one of the greats of Eastern European jazz, has died at the age of 76. Stańko's career started in Krzysztof Komeda's quintet, where he contributed trumpet from 1963-1967, when he formed his own group. He worked extensively with Edward Vesala, Don Cherry, Zbigniew Seifert, Chico Freeman, Howard Johnson, Cecil Taylor, and many others. Many of his recordings have been released by ECM, an association that began in the mid-70s. » Read more
Soft Machine Set to Release New Music – It's been 50 years since The Soft Machine changed the face of music with their first album. Their blend of psychedelic rock and jazz was unique, and while the band went through many changes before disbanding in 1981 — by which time there were no original members remaining — they remained an innovative force with a style all their own. » Read more
7d Surfaces Happy Rhodes Back Catalog – We've covered singer Happy Rhodes before, both for her solo work and recently with The Security Project, but her 11 albums have been hard to track down. Until now. 7d features high-quality downloads of all her releases, and several of them are also available on CD. » Read more


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CROWN POINT, Ind. — Lake County, long Indiana's lone holdout for passing a local income tax, will begin collecting 1.5 percent of residents' wages this month as part of an effort to shore up the county's coffers.
The local income tax has been an option for Indiana's 92 counties since 1973. It was billed as a way to wean local governments from property tax revenue.
While other counties implemented the tax, Lake County officials opposed it, arguing for years that it was unfair because it didn't tax business income but provided businesses with millions in property tax relief.
But a loss of revenue to statewide property tax caps and other steps cost the county more than $120 million and prompted the county council to pass the local income tax in May.
The tax is expected to bring in more than $45 million for 2014, The Times reported. That amount will grow in 2015 when the first full year of income tax collections is completed.
The tax includes a 1 percent county adjusted gross income tax; a 0.25 percent public safety income tax; and a 0.25 percent county economic development income tax. The public safety tax will help pay salaries and benefits for police, firefighters and other emergency responders and will help cover jail expenses and an E-911 communications system.
The economic development tax can be spent "for any lawful purpose" under state law.
The new tax applies to all county residents, as well as out-of-state residents who work in Lake County. Workers from out of state will pay a smaller nonresident rate.