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Bitcoin's spiking prices have been driven almost entirely by Chinese money-launderers trying to beat the country's currency controls -- controls that have tightened so much that it's tanking the world's real-estate markets as offshore buyers abandon their deposits and disappear.
Now, China's top three Bitcoin exchanges have frozen all withdrawals for 30 days.
Multiple private Chinese Bitcoin mining operations have more than enough compute-power to overwhelm the blockchain and tank Bitcoin altogether (and have refrained thus far because Bitcoin is worth more to themselves as working mechanisms than as cautionary tales about the problems of proof-of-work), so this isn't anything like the nuclear option for the Chinese government.
Starting with January 2016, the People's Bank of China introduced harsher regulations for crypto-currencies, aimed at countering money laundering.
The new "inspection and verification system," which Chinese traders are currently implementing, is meant to ensure that no person buys and moves a foreign currency over a limit of $50,000.
The central bank also started investigations into the practices of several Bitcoin trading platforms that were offering too-good-to-be-true offers, such as zero-trading fees.
Ever since authorities have cracked down on the local Bitcoin traders, Chinese Bitcoin users have moved operations overseas.
Coindesk, a cryptocurrency-centered news portal, points to a virtual exodus of Chinese users to other traders, with trading activity visibly going down at The Big Three.
China's Top Three Bitcoin Traders Freeze Withdrawals for a Month
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In early 2018, Apple SVP of internet software and services Eddy Cue and SVP of internet software and services Morgan Wandell instructed TV creators it had commissioned to produce content for Apple TV Plus to avoid plots and scenarios that held China and the Chinese state up in a critical light.
For decades, it was a commonplace in western business that no one could afford to ignore China: whatever problems a CEO might have with China's human rights record could never outweigh the profits to be had by targeting the growing Chinese middle-class.
Apple can’t seem to figure out how to kowtow to China without losing face in the US.
There’s overwhelming support for clean energy, and the planet is giving us more reasons to invest in renewable power sources with every passing year. Even in the most inhospitable areas, wind and solar can provide a good chunk of our power, if not all of it. So why aren’t we all taking advantage of it? […]
Hey, we love Netflix and Hulu, but let’s face it: The whole setup doesn’t exactly encourage active viewing. For all the binge-watching we’ve done, it’s tough to expand our horizons or learn anything new – except for how many episodes of “The Office” it takes to make us fall asleep. It was only a matter […]
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STUTTGART (Germany) - Former world No. 1 tennis player Kim Clijsters will make her first trip to Singapore this October, after being announced as a legend ambassador for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore, the prestigious season ender of the women's professional tour.
The four-time Grand Slam winner will join fellow WTA legends Martina Navratilova and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in the role, and will be in Singapore during the Oct 22-29 event.
She was unveiled in her new role on the sidelines of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Tuesday (April 25), where the ticket sales were also launched.
Clijsters, who retired in 2012 and now is a mother of three, won the year-ender three times (2002, 2003, 2010).
She said: "There's always something special about the WTA Finals. It's one of the biggest and proudest achievements of my career and I'm really excited to be an ambassador for the WTA Finals. I look forward to see who will make it to the top eight."
Reigning champion Dominika Cibulkova was also at the launch, despite having to pull out from the Stuttgart competition due to a wrist injury.
Re-living the biggest win of her career, she said: "I look at my trophy almost every day and it reminds me of a great moment of what I was able to win. It was full of emotion."
Players on the WTA began earning for one of eight singles slots available for the WTA Finals. Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova and Dane Caroline Wozniakci currently lead the leaderboard on the Road to Singapore.
Public sale for tickets have opened, starting from $27 for a day session ticket.
For more information, visit wtafinals.com/tickets.


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Disappointed with the "Metra 70-1761 Receiver Wiring Harness" I recently purchased. This was used to install a Sony CDXGT62IPW stereo in a 2007 Toyota Tacoma double cab. The color codes matched perfectly between the instruction sheets for both the Metra adapter and the Sony unit. Once installed, the speaker controls were completely wrong. (Balance controlled front to rear... Fade controlled left to right) Crutchfield telephone support confirmed the the adapter was indeed assembled correctly from the factory. The Sony worked perfectly in the Chevy I removed it from. Must be a Toyota issue. I suppose I could accept this because I rarely use these functions.
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If Harry Dresden has learned one thing from dying, it's that he doesn't like being dead. So under his new boss, The Winter Queen, Mab, he learns how to narrowly escape death every day until she believes him ready to take on the mantle of Winter Knight. Yet his first command from her makes him wonder if he truly is capable of undertaking the responsibilities required of this title. So Harry returns to Chicago in search of the one being who can tell him how he can kill an immortal (guess who?), and he finds himself entrenched in chaos. Old enemies come out of the woodwork to try to assassinate him, not to mention, the one place where he believes he could find solace, Demonreach, is under siege by...well Harry just can't figure that out. Yet he has literally 24 hours to resolve his dilemma, carrying out not only Mab's command, but also figuring out who is telling him the truth, and what it means.
This volume proves to be the darkest Dresden yet, touching places that even Changes didn't dare to go. Yet Harry retains his quirky sense of humor while his old friends treat him like an enemy and old enemies treat him like a friend (Erlking anyone?). Not to mention the cast of characters gets ever more interesting, as Kris Kringle introduces himself to Harry...after all, he is obviously a denizen of winter. Butcher keeps us guessing til the end about who's right, who's wrong, and who's responsible. A last minute plot twist leaves the next volume able to go into many different directions, and I certainly cannot wait to see what he has in store for Harry's future.
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Uber Agrees to Pay More Than $1.7 Million to Resolve Lawsuit for Overcharging People with Disabilities
The DOJ announced a settlement agreement on July 18 with Uber to resolve allegations it violated the ADA with wait time charges.
Delta Airlines to Pay $10.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
The DOJ announced Delta Airlines will pay $10.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations for falsely reporting mail delivery times.
Justice Department Announces Rachel Rossi as Director of the Recently Restored Office for Access to Justice
Deputy Associate Attorney General Rachel Rossi was appointed as director of the recently restored Office for Access to Justice.
TracFone Wireless to Pay $13.4 Million to Settle False Claims Relating to FCC’s Lifeline Program
The DOJ announced TracFone Wireless Inc. agreed to pay $13.4 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act.
Durango Train Company Agrees to Pay $20 Million to Settle Federal ‘416 Fire’ Lawsuit
A Durango train operator has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a federal lawsuit over a devastating 2018 wildfire.
DOJ Settles with Kroger on Accessibility Violations for COVID-19 Vaccine Website
The DOJ announced a settlement agreement with Kroger that’ll help people with disabilities get information about COVID-19 vaccines and book appointments online.
FTC and DOJ Seek Input on Updating Merger Rules
The FTC and DOJ announced they are seeking public comment on how to update merger guidelines for the modern economy.
Pandemic Drove Historic Lows for Prisoner and Parolee Rates
Prisoner and parole populations in Colorado and the U.S. hit historic lows in 2020, but local predictions expect a steady bounce-back.

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This afternoon, Nike sent out a company-wide email informing staff that Ann Hebert, Vice President & General Manager, North American Geography, has stepped down. Hebert built her career over 25 years started her career in various sales rep roles, becoming a Senior Director in 2006. Despite her incredible status in Nike, her role became a topic of contention this past weekend after her son, Joe, gave an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek.
Joe Hebert is better known as west.coast.streetwear in the reselling world because of his seemingly incredible ability to get a hold of an incredible amount of highly coveted releases. In the process of scaling his business, he gained lots of attention especially when he claimed to have found 4 pairs of the legendary Nike Mags in an abandoned storage unit. Since then, things seemed to have cooled on a personal level – understandable given the growth that reselling has seen in recent years.
As a result of the Businessweek article, Joe revealed his identity and in turn revealed the true identity of his mother. Once Joshua Hunt, the author of the article, published this information it seemed that there was too much uncertainty in regard to Ann’s level of involvement in WCS LLC, who’s financial statements were in Ann’s name. Adding fuel to the fire, Hunt outlined how Ann’s role was “instrumental in accelerating our Consumer Directed Offense”, which has proved critical to fueling sneaker reselling. Add to that the fact that West Coast Streetwear used a credit card in Ann Herbert’s name to purchase sneakers and it’s no surprise that flags were raised.
While we aren’t sure what’s next to come, Nike has been swift to issue a company-wide statement (below) where they briefly thank Ann for her time and just as quickly move on to address the company. Keep up to date with the latest developments as we understand more only at Nice Kicks.

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Note: If LOCK is statically set and no Master IDs are enabled in the LOCK_BYPASS, then run-time configuration changes will not be possible. Refer to Isolating the XMPU_PL Configuration on how to restrict read access to the configuration registers.


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Two Toppenish residents were transported to Sunnyside Community Hospital for treatment following a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Beam and Van Belle roads at 11:45 p.m. Monday night.
Gail Dixon, 21, and Rodrigo Ramirez, 27, both of Toppenish, received non-life threatening injuries in the accident, according to Yakima County Sheriff's Sgt. Carl Hendrickson. Dixon was transported for treatment of hip and shoulder injuries. Ramirez, who had been riding unrestrained in the bed of the 1995 Ford pickup driven by Dixon, was treated for shoulder injuries.
According to Hendrickson, Dixon was driving southbound on Beam Road and had come to a stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Van Belle Road. Dixon told investigators that she did not see any traffic on Beam Road. Continuing through the intersection, her vehicle was hit by a 1995 Lincoln Mk-8 sedan driven by Kay Moore, 63, of Outlook. Moore did not have a stop sign, said Hendrickson.
The two vehicles collided blocking both lanes of the road. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage and were towed from the scene of the accident.
Moore was treated for minor injuries at the scene of the accident and was released.
Dixon and Ramirez were both treated at Sunnyside Community Hospital and released, according to hospital spokesperson Tom Lathen.
Two other passengers in Dixon's vehicle, Amber Guy, 18, and Steven Coder, 19, both of Toppenish, were reportedly uninjured in the crash.


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The Diversity of Undergrowth Species in The Eastern Part of Gunung Papandayan, Garut, West Java KEANEKARAGAMAN JENIS TUMBUHAN BAWAH DI GUNUNG PAPANDAYAN BAGIAN TIMUR, GARUT, JAWA BARAT
Gunung Papandayan has the potential of various types of fauna and flora that has become the unity in its natural environment. The objectives of this research was to determine the composition, diversity and potential of undergrowth that are found in the eastern part of Gunung Papandayan. The total of undergrowth species on Gunung Papandayan approximately 101 species of 34 families. The level of undergrowth diversity on five sites vary with a value of highest H’ at Supabeureum (3.36), while Tegal Mariuk has the smallest value of H’ (2.40). The low level of vegetation dominance indicated that undergrowth in five sites spreadon a lot of species. Undergrowth vegetation communities in five sites are differs with IS score was < 75 %. Undergrowth species which are found on Gunung Papandayan has potential as food, medicinal plants, ornamental plants, and livestock feed.
Keywords: analysis of vegetation, diversity, Gunung Papandayan, undergrowth

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|Today, President Biden is highlighting the massive impact his Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will have in Kansas City, Missouri. Because President Biden forged consensus and compromise, communities across the country are expecting billions to make much-needed investments to fix crumbling roads, contaminated water pipes, old bridges, and more.
Today’s trip is just the first of many chances for Americans to see firsthand how President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will make their communities better, create good-paying union-jobs, and help deliver results at the state and national level:
The Kansas City Star: “As Biden travels to KC, area leaders say new federal law could aid numerous projects”
McClatchy: “Biden veers from swing states to promote infrastructure law in Kansas City. Here’s why”
Reuters: “Biden travels to Missouri to highlight U.S. infrastructure law”


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Eye Color: Blue
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Place of Origin: Tar Valon
Appearance: Cora is of average height and thin before she began training; her physique more suitable to speed and subterfuge. Her midnight black hair is unusually streaked with white strands. Her steel blue eyes are often smothered in anger and distrust. Her appearance makes some underestimate her as she is unremarkable. Personality: Distrustful of strangers and wary of those who seek to be close to her - she will be very reserved. For those that she is growing to be comfortable with, she has quite the mouth on her - but she will rarely reveal how she truly feels. However, she has the sense to know when she needs to be silent. With strangers, she is unobtrusive. She won't do something that will bring unwanted attention to herself. History Born in the city of the White Tower in 980 NE, the only life she had known was on the street. An old toothless hag cared for the little street urchin, if you could call it that. She didn't have a name so she was called "rat". She spent her days begging for food and her nights being beaten by the hag. Whatever food she could scrounge, the old woman ate it all but the crumbs, proclaiming that a child's stomach was much smaller and that the crumbs were all a little street rat needed. If no food could be found, the woman lashed out with her makeshift cane, not stopping until Rat was crouched on the floor covered with bruises and every once in a while, the beatings continued until her ribs broke.
Over the years, she learned the ways of fist fighting, it was the only way she could defend herself and whatever prize she had just acquired. It was by the age of 10 that she had found a dull and rusty dagger lying by a sleeping drunken sailor. It only worked against those who were the same size as her - or smaller. She found that those who were bigger easily overpowered her. By the time she was 13, she despised men and physical contact. More often as she got older, she would get errands from a servant of a politician that would give her food for her accomplishments. Sometimes she received a coin. Her tasks - spy on others. Most of the time, it was to eavesdrop or to report a daily schedule - but every once in a while, she was sent to sneak into a room to acquire papers. It was during these times, she learned how to be stealthy and quick in her tasks. She'd acquire the materials that were sought after - and pocket a few small treasures for herself. Every once in a while, someone would return to the rooms while she was there and she would find a hiding spot - whether it be under the bed, or ßin the closet. Nearing 15 years old – Rat had killed the old hag. "You are worthless - just like your whore of a mother and bastard of a father." The dull dagger found its way in the woman's neck, "Don't say that about mum and pa." Granted, she never knew them but in her mind and heart, they had a good reason for abandoning her. They would be back. She knew it. One day while she was creeping in an alley, a voice startled her out of her wits. "What have we here?" She jumped and fell to the ground, scrambling to her feet to escape. When something clasped her ragged and filthy shirt and pulled her a couple feet off from the ground. She looked up and her first sight was a woman with a patch over an eye and scars. “Let me go!!" She threw out a fist but for some reason, it didn’t collide with anything but air. “I bet you're hungry." A snarl graced her lips, "What's it to you?" The woman's face softened a bit, "More than you know. I'm Seiaman. Come, you like chicken?" ~*~*~*~*~*~
Mere weeks passed when the news of Seiaman's looming departure came to her attention. She was distraught over the news and proceeded to pummel the woman with her fists. "You CAN'T leave me!! You promised!!" Tears streamed down her cheeks - oddly in the short amount of time, Seiaman was the only woman who she looked to as her foster-mother. The older woman gently grabbed her wrists and knelt down so they could meet eye to eye. "I have to." "Take me with you." A tear fell to the ground. "I can't." Anger welled up and she scowled at the woman, "That's all you do! Get people to love you then you ABANDON them!" Coraman pushed the woman back, freeing her wrists from Seia’s grasp and ran up the stairs to her room. The next fateful morning, Coraman walked down the stairs and walked out the door to make her way to the Warders Yard.
For the next one and a half year, Coraman spent her every waking moment training in the Warders Yard. She rose through her ranks quickly and she dreamed of becoming a Grand Master. She never saw Seiaman again but she heard that the woman tried to come back. What happened of that attempt, no one knew.


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There are no roads on Koh Ngai and only a handful of resorts, dotted along the coast. The pick of these is Thapwarin Resort Koh Ngai, a lovely rustic beach resort with 28 rooms, a wide beach and gorgeous views out across the bay.
All the rooms are made of natural materials and are simple but exceptionally well designed. They do have air con and mosquito nets and the overall effect is natural and very rustic.
This island is all about peace and quiet – with wonderful views out to the islands around Koh Ngai. The sleepy restaurant and bar are made for letting time drift by and have a general laid back, peaceful vibe. The public spaces are intimate and conducive to hanging out. It is definitely not a place to come to if you like to keep busy. Thapwarin Resort Koh Ngai is a place for doing nothing!
That said, the snorkeling is exceptional just off the coast and in high tide there is a reef just off the shore. At other times you may wish to go round to the other side of the island, which has a famous snorkeling location and other brilliant spots, such as the famous Emerald Cave are just a short boat ride away. It’s also possible to wander along the beach to other hotels and try alternative restaurants.
The lack of a pool and the fact that you cannot swim at low tide, means that this island is probably not ideal for families with younger children, though older children might relish the adventure of being so away from it all. At certain times of the year jellyfish converge on the beach, making all swimming problematic.
Koh Ngai can be reached easily from Koh Lanta and is a fairly straight forward 2 and a half hour transfer from Krabi Airport.
All in all, Thapwarin Resort Koh Ngai is a wonderful place to escape from it all.
Superior - This is what we would describe as our standard category. These will be decent 3/4* hotels providing a really good level of service. We would generally expect them to be providing a little something extra, in terms of character, guest experience or facilities too.
- Beach Bar
- Free Internet
- Private Beach
- Wireless Internet
Map centered on Thapwarin Resort. Zoom out to view other hotels (H) and experiences (E) in the area.


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· Undertaking literature reviews to investigate common project assumptions in CIFOR theories of change.
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In support of this objective CIFOR is systematically integrating outcome-oriented planning and monitoring in CIFOR’s bilaterally funded and flagship research projects. The RTI team are seeking an appropriately skilled, monitoring, evaluation and learning officer to support the RTI Team Leader in integrating outcome focused monitoring and learning into CIFOR’s research portfolio.
The position of Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning officer will support the implementation of CIFOR’s Planning, Monitoring and Learning strategy with a focus on implementing systematic monitoring systems at project and portfolio level. The position will work closely with the Research to Impact Team Leader and Impact Assessment Specialist to design and implement monitoring frameworks, analyse the outputs of these systems (including data) and support the development and communication of lessons learned products internally and externally.


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Teachers union head Randi Weingarten takes a step in the right direction in her op-ed on mayoral control today, which appears on the opposite page.
The union boss hints that she’ll no longer insist on stripping the mayor of his right to pick a majority of the members on the city’s school-policy panel.
This is big. Weingarten seems to be conceding the mayor’s right to run the schools — authority that’s central to the 2002 mayoral-control law that’s up for renewal next month.
Clearly, Weingarten is responding to our months-long campaign, as well as pleas by Mayor Bloomberg and others, to preserve the current system — which has proved remarkably successful.
So give her at least partial credit.
But Weingarten & Co. have a way to go to prove that they truly back the key premise of the law: that handing control to one person, and just one person, is the only way to assure true accountability.
Weingarten claims she gets it: “We still believe there is promise in [the mayoral-control] model,” she writes, “and we want to see the law . . . renewed.”
But, alas, she then says she wants mayoral control “improved” — by introducing “more checks and balances.”
As we’ve noted many times, any constraints on a mayor’s ability to run the schools as he sees fit gives him a ready excuse for failure: “Don’t blame me,” he could claim, “my hands were tied.”
Weingarten offers several alternatives to curb the mayor’s power, in lieu of denying him a majority of panel picks.
One, for example, would make it impossible for him to fire appointees, freeing them to shoot down his plans without fear of losing their jobs.
But that misses the whole point. If Hizzoner is in charge, no one should get to nix his plans, save voters — at the polls.
Otherwise, it’s back to Square One, with the old Board of Education-style system — where folks like, well, Weingarten pull the strings.
Weingarten does suggest other steps that may be more palatable. More public debate at meetings, for example, probably can’t do major harm. And her idea for an independent body to assess test results is worth considering.
But anything that handcuffs the mayor is unacceptable.
Weingarten’s move is welcome. Alas, she still has a few steps to go.

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A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of an 18 year-old who was stabbed to death in east London.
The 43 year-old was arrested earlier today and remains in custody at an east London police station. Detectives are also trying to find out more information about a white Ford Transit minibus that was seen in the area.
Danny O'Shea, 18, was stabbed in the neck in Gill Avenue, Newham, on Friday night after fleeing from a gang of youths. Emergency services were called, but the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene at 6.50pm.
Today his mother Julie Brewer called for calm and insisted her son's death was not "racially motivated".
“We are devastated by what has happened to Danny and we…


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Rushmore (Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]
The dazzling sophomore film from Wes Anderson (Fantastic Mr. Fox) is equal parts coming-of-age story, French New Wave homage, and screwball comedy. Tenth grader Max Fischer (The Darjeeling Limited’s Jason Schwartzman) is Rushmore Academy’s most extracurricular student—and its least scholarly. He faces expulsion, and enters into unlikely friendships with both a lovely first-grade teacher (The Ghost Writer’s Olivia Williams) and a melancholy self-made millionaire (Groundhog Day’s Bill Murray, in an award-winning performance). Set to a soundtrack of classic British Invasion tunes, Rushmore defies categorization; it captures the pain and exuberance of adolescence with wit, emotional depth, and cinematic panache.
-Audio commentary by Anderson, cowriter Owen Wilson, and actor Jason Schwartzman
-The Making of "Rushmore,” an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary by Eric Chase Anderson
-Max Fischer Players Present: Theatrical “adaptations” of Armageddon, Out of Sight, and The Truman Show, staged for the 1999 MTV Movie Awards
-Episode of The Charlie Rose Show featuring Anderson and actor Bill Murray
-Cast audition footage
-Wes Anderson’s hand-drawn storyboards, plus a film-to-storyboard comparison
-PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Dave Kehr

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Ghost plus Zombi
Date: 2nd April 2017
Venue: Brighton Dome, Brighton, UK
In the last couple of years, Ghost have released their 3rd full length album ‘Meliora‘ back in 2015 and recently, their EP ‘Popestar‘ which was released last year. The band are currently touring in support of the new EP all over the UK and Europe. I’m a massive Ghost fan and have been for about 4 years so I knew I had to get to the Brighton Dome show.
Opening for Ghost was a Pittsburgh based duo Zombi, who play instrumental, progressive space rock. I’ll start by saying it’s not something I have ever seen live before but they came on stage and people reacted well. They were interesting to watch and brought something new for metalheads like myself to listen to and appreciate. They enticed the crowd in and showed us what they had to offer – not a bad opener to the evening. 7/10
Next up it was time for the main act to enter the stage. Hailing from Linkoping, Sweden,, Ghost had plenty of awesome material to fill up their set from their numerous releases. Opening up their set with ‘Square Hammer‘ was a perfect way to kick it all off. All of the nameless ghouls came out and then Papa appeared through the smoke. The crowd lapped it up and the place was pretty packed for Ghost’s first appearance in Brighton.
The band went on to play fan favourites, from ‘Secular Haze‘ to ‘Cirice‘ to ‘Body and Blood‘, we were loving every minute. As always, they created such an awesome, atmospheric stage show and the banter and showmanship the band have on stage is great to see; Papa’s speeches were entertaining and filled with some funny lines. Ghost finished on my personal favourite song ‘Monstrance Clock‘ which was a great encore and an epic end to a 90 minute set from the swedish metal band. 9/10


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You likely know that mercury, direct, and other hefty metals are not excellent for the entire body and can result in a host of troubles. But no matter whether or not fluoride is safe (or helpful) is far more controversial.
Is Fluoride Useful?
In the early element of the twentieth century, it was found out that tiny communities who had increased degrees of naturally transpiring fluoride in their consuming water experienced fewer dental caries (cavities). Obviously fluoridated water at about 1mg/L seemed to be effective to dental wellbeing. (Fluoride that is in a natural way taking place is calcium fluoride.)
Sad to say, the fluoride that is typically extra to h2o provides in the U.S. is hydrofluoric acid (an industrial by-products), not elemental fluorine or calcium fluoride. It’s effectively regarded that the natural way happening substances (even weighty metals) are generally superior tolerated by the physique than synthetic counterparts.
But mainly because early research confirmed few dental caries in communities using fluoridated drinking water, fluoridated drinking water grew to become regarded as just one of 10 greatest public wellbeing achievements of the twentieth century in accordance to the Centre for Disease Handle (CDC).
Nonetheless, fees of dental caries have been going down for all western international locations, both of those employing fluoridation and not, suggesting that there is no link between fluoridated h2o and less cavities.
For case in point, Sweden does not fluoridate its h2o and has the exact same quantity of dental caries as the United States. Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Arvid Carlsson argued towards its use in Sweden by stating that topical use of fluoride may perhaps work for dental caries but consuming fluoride was not a fantastic idea, specifically when you consider that the quantity any particular person consumes can vary quite a bit.
While some earlier scientific studies confirmed that fluoride in the water provide can assistance minimize dental caries, a 2015 Cochrane evaluation found that the most the latest and thorough proof exhibits that there is merely not ample proof to assist fluoridating h2o.
While fluoride may help avert cavities when used topically, there are other (far better) ways to improve oral health and fitness without the need of fluoride.
Resources of Fluoride
Fluoridated h2o is an noticeable supply of fluoride but there are numerous other individuals as properly. Because there are so lots of resources of fluoride currently, it’s primarily relating to that h2o materials are “spiked” with fluoride. In this article are some of the significant sources of fluoride:
- Packaged foods and drinks (built with fluoridated drinking water)
- Tea (the plant the natural way absorbs fluoride natural teas are fantastic)
- Teflon pans
- Mechanically divided meat (fragments of bone can be remaining at the rear of)
- Market (aluminum, fertilizer, iron, oil refining, semi-conductor, and metal industries)
- Fluorinated prescribed drugs (the fluorine doesn’t normally split down into fluoride, but could)
- Dental solutions
Of training course, there are causes other than fluoride to steer clear of some of the factors on this record. For someone who is fascinated in all-natural wellness (and preventing many of these things now), steering clear of fluoride is not all that tough.
How Fluoride Has an effect on the Thyroid
Nevertheless there is some discussion about whether fluoride is protected, the evidence is fairly distinct that it can affect thyroid functionality, and for any person at risk to get started with (numerous women of all ages are), fluoride is perhaps unsafe. Thinking about thyroid disease has an effect on 20 million Individuals (typically females), this is an essential angle to contemplate.
In the 1930s a product that contains fluoride was utilized to address men and women with hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). The fluoride poisoned the enzymes in the thyroid gland and slowed down the production of thyroid hormones. This drug stopped staying applied because some people’s thyroid glands were forever broken from its use.
Experiments display that fluoride has an effect on the thyroid gland especially. Reports performed in India discovered that kids in communities with high fluoride ingestion had a substantial decrease in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Another examine found that folks with unfluoridated h2o were being considerably less likely to produce hypothyroidism.
Fluoride and Iodine
Fluoride can guide to thyroid inflammation and autoimmune thyroid disease (like Hashimoto’s). Fluoride is also an endocrine disruptor. Dr. Izabella Wentz points out in this write-up how it is misidentified as iodine in the human body so it is taken up into the system and stored in system tissues the way iodine need to be.
Just one study located that iodine levels instantly impact how significantly harm fluoride can do to the thyroid and may perhaps aid defend the thyroid from fluoride. On the other hand, a lot of individuals who have thyroid disease like Hashimoto’s have lower ranges of iodine but just cannot tolerate supplemental iodine either. In individuals conditions, fluoride is notably problematic.
How Fluoride Affects the Skeletal Procedure
Fluoride is also rather evidently implicated in bone wellness difficulties. Though supporters of fluoride declare that it can support boost bone density, evidence exhibits that the quantity of fluoride plays a very important part in regardless of whether fluoride aids or hurts bone health and fitness.
This examine appeared at different populations in China with different ranges of in a natural way developing fluoride in the h2o ranging from .25 mg/L to 7.97 mg/L (as a comparison, sites that incorporate fluoride to water typically include to .7-1 mg/L). What the research located was that fractures happened a lot less when fluoride amounts were being at about 1 mg/L but a lot more when they have been on the least expensive and greatest parts of the selection. Obviously, there is a fine line amongst practical and damaging right here.
Skeletal fluorosis is a serious bone disorder which triggers hardening and thickening of the bones which helps make movement difficult. It can be baffled with a quantity of other skeletal challenges which include arthritis. Skeletal fluorosis is triggered by abnormal exposure to fluoride which can occur about time as fluoride can accumulate in the system. The most modern study demonstrates that early signs of skeletal fluorosis can occur with as small as 6 mg of fluoride a working day (much fewer for individuals with kidney disorder).
Owning fantastic health to begin with, especially typical concentrations of natural vitamins and minerals, can help reduce the destructive outcomes of fluoride. Just one analyze uncovered that ordinary amounts of calcium assisted stop fluoride-induced bone issues in rats. A further discovered that sufficient amounts of vitamin D could be protective. Furthermore, a different study located that magnesium-deficient rats absorbed far more fluoride than rats with ordinary magnesium ranges and also experienced more fluoride in their bones and enamel.
What does this indicate? That we can do a thing about fluoride publicity by performing some of the very same factors that are fantastic for wellbeing all round. Optimizing calcium, vitamin D, and magnesium concentrations (in this article are some strategies on that) and ingesting a nutrient-dense diet program is a good first phase.
Fluoride and the Mind
Fluoride is a verified neurotoxin and quite a few prestigious testimonials have dug into the exploration that is out there on the matter around the yrs. A 2012 Harvard overview observed that of the 27 scientific studies in the review, 26 of them concluded that there is a romance in between elevated fluoride and lowered IQ.
A 2014 Lancet critique paperwork fluoride as a neurotoxin that could be destructive to kid improvement. The critique concludes, “The presumption that new substances and systems are protected until verified otherwise is a essential trouble.”
Newer study is finding the identical neurotoxicity problems as earlier reports. A 2017 examine found that fluoride publicity in utero was connected to poorer cognitive functionality later on in lifestyle.
Fluoride Has an effect on Other Sections of the Body
Though the outcomes of fluoride on the thyroid, skeletal process, and mind is fairly very clear lower, the science is significantly less clear on how fluoride impacts other elements of the entire body. Right here are some other approaches fluoride may possibly result in hurt:
- Most cancers – A relationship in between fluoride and cancer is a hotly debated subject matter, most likely because the investigation is inconclusive and at periods baffling.
- Early sexual enhancement – A person researcher uncovered that fluoride accumulates in superior quantities in the pineal gland (that secretes hormones). A 1997 review located that fluoride was connected with speedier sexual advancement in the woman gerbils in the analyze.
- Male infertility – Some facts recommend that a decline in male fertility could be associated with topical fluoride use. Animal studies show worry but a lot more data is needed.
So… Really should I Be Concerned About Fluoride?
There are lots of conflicting viewpoints on whether fluoride is protected and no matter if it is a little something to fret about. (I know, you listen to me say things like that a lot!) Mark Sisson’s viewpoint on it is that fluoride isn’t good but that we should really aim on enhancing health and fitness in other strategies first (thoroughly clean eating plan, plenty of snooze, reduced tension, and so on) prior to stressing about filtering fluoride from the water. On the other hand, if you are filtering your water due to the fact of any range of the other pollutants that could be in it, you could as effectively filter out fluoride much too.
There is proof on possibly aspect of the debate. My own stance is that for persons with thyroid concerns (like me) it’s obviously finest to stay clear of fluoride. And considering the fact that fluoride does appear with a warning to simply call the poison command center right away if ingested (and right after seeing a shut friend’s scare when her son ingested some fluoride), I obtain unfluoridated toothpaste and really do not maintain fluoride-that contains products and solutions around our household.
How to Safeguard Teeth Without Fluoride
Nevertheless fluoride may well have a protective influence on enamel, there are other (better) strategies to hold enamel healthy than to smear them with fluoride.
Dental Diet regime
What you consume can effects your oral wellness even extra than brushing or flossing. Tooth are in a continuous state of remineralization as the saliva in the mouth supplies minerals to the tooth and the cells in the teeth use these minerals to fortify themselves.
Diet can enjoy a huge part in this course of action (and the overall health of your teeth). According to Weston A. Price’s (and other people) study, a food plan loaded in healthy fats, natural vitamins, and minerals can aid mend and protect oral well being. I go into much more depth in this post.
Hormones can have a massive effect on oral health as they can handle the acid/alkaline balance in the mouth. They also have an affect on how nicely the entire body can recover from or fight condition. Numerous of us have indications of hormone imbalance and points like optimizing snooze, stress, diet plan, and physical fitness can make a significant big difference in hormone wellness (and oral overall health).
Many common sorts of toothpaste incorporate chemical compounds and artificial components that can do additional damage than superior! Which is why I started off making my very own remineralizing toothpaste. I’ve been making use of it for yrs and have had no new cavities (and have even healed some that ended up waiting for a filling).
Fluoride: Bottom Line
There’s loads of conflicting proof encompassing fluoride and fluoridating drinking water. Some companies and dentists feel fluoride use has been a substantial overall health improvement. But there’s also expanding proof that fluoride can be dangerous. I like to go on the side of warning (specifically when there are organic means to increase oral wellbeing) and prevent it. We use a h2o filter that eliminates fluoride as well.
Do you use fluoride? Why or why not?
- Are fluoride amounts in consuming drinking water linked with hypothyroidism prevalence in England? A substantial observational examine of GP exercise info and fluoride stages in drinking h2o. https://jech.bmj.com/content material/69/7/619
- Li, Y., Liang, C., Slemenda, C. W., Ji, R., Solar, S., Cao, J., . . . Johnston, J. R. (2001, May possibly). Influence of lengthy-time period exposure to fluoride in ingesting water on dangers of bone fractures. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11341339
- Approximated “Threshold” Doses for Skeletal Fluorosis. (n.d.). http://fluoridealert.org/scientific studies/skeletal_fluorosis04_/
- Beary, D. F. (2005, February 02). The results of fluoride and reduced calcium on the actual physical qualities of the rat femur. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.1091640306/abstract
- Chapman, S. K., Malagodi, M. H., & Thomas, J. R. (n.d.). Result of vitamin D in fluoride-addressed rats. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/639403
- Effects of fluoride on neurological development in little ones. (2014, December 22). https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/characteristics/fluoride-childrens-overall health-grandjean-choi/
- Grandjean, P., & Landrigan, P. J. (2014, March). Neurobehavioural outcomes of developmental toxicity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/content articles/PMC4418502/
- Prenatal Fluoride Publicity and Cognitive Outcomes in Children at 4 and 6–12 Yrs of Age in Mexico. (n.d.). https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp655
- Regression Analysis of Most cancers Incidence Premiums. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea1991/11/4/11_4_170/_pdf
- Fluoride. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.fluorideresearch.org/262/files/FJ1993_v26_n2_p079-164.pdf
- J., L. (n.d.). The Result of Fluoride on the Physiology of the Pineal Gland. https://slweb.org/luke-1997.html
- Male Fertility. (n.d.). http://fluoridealert.org/problems/wellbeing/fertility/
- Prystupa, J. (2011, February). Fluorine–a recent literature evaluate. An NRC and ATSDR based mostly assessment of protection criteria for exposure to fluorine and fluorides. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21288074
- Water Fluoridation “Obsolete” In accordance to Nobel Prize Scientist. (n.d.). http://fluoridealert.org/written content/carlsson-interview/
- Primary, D. (2016, April 06). Fluoridation May perhaps Not Avert Cavities, Scientific Assessment Displays. https://www.newsweek.com/fluoridation-could-not-avert-cavities-large-review-reveals-348251
- Singh, N., Verma, K. G., Verma, P., Sidhu, G. K., & Sachdeva, S. (2014). A comparative review of fluoride ingestion levels, serum thyroid hormone & TSH stage derangements, dental fluorosis position among university kids from endemic and non-endemic fluorosis areas. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/posts/PMC3890436/

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We have here gold plated bangles.
It is embellished with multi-colored stones around the Kundan stones that are arranged in floral designs.
These bangles go perfectly with all your wedding and sangeet outfits.
Avoid contact with water, perfume, and cream.
Do not store in a velvet box.
Always wrap jewelry in a paper tissue or cotton and keep it in an air-tight plastic bag or box.
All stones are semi-precious, so do not expose to harsh chemicals or perfumes, since it may cause discoloration.

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Age-related macular degeneration is a common condition of the eyes in older persons. It is the most common cause of loss of vision in people who are age 50 or older.
At Orbit Eye Centre in Calgary we provide comprehensive care of all diseases of the retina. The retina is the very delicate set of cells and nerve tissue in the back of the eye.
Dr. Karim Punja, an Ophthalmologist at the Calgary Orbit Eye Centre, specializes in oculoplastic surgery and cosmetic and reconstructive eyelid surgery. He has extensive experience in blepharoplasty (droopy eyelids), Botox & fillers, lacrimal & orbital surgery, and cataract surgery.
Dr. Chirag Shah is a comprehensive Ophthalmologist in Calgary and retinal medical specialist. His practice areas focus on retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal detachments, retinopathy of prematurity (blinding retinal disease in premature babies), diabetic retinopathy, hereditary eye diseases, and hypertensive retinopathy.


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Black Diamond Polo Club (BDPC) is situated in a picturesque setting in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains about a 30-minute drive Southwest of Calgary, Alberta in Millarville, Alberta. The founder, the late Rob Peters, had the vision to create a club with a welcoming atmosphere and to make polo more accessible to those who thought it was beyond their reach. With a strong fun and family focus, sounds of laughter and enjoyment have been heard across the field during club chukkers since its inception in 1999.
Along with being a neighbor to nearby Calgary Polo Club (Okotoks, Alberta), BDPC is an integral club in the Western Canadian polo circuit. Ruth Peters (Rob Peters’ widow) has continued with the same vision and passion for the sport, ensuring the focus is on fun. Members and guests often enjoy a BBQ on the clubhouse deck after practices or partake in other fun social events. The season starts in late May and runs through the middle of September.
BDPC season starts in late May and runs though the middle of September. ©Black Diamond Polo Club
Black Diamond Land & Cattle is home to Black Diamond Polo Club. As well as being a working cattle ranch, they also host cattle penning, jumping, dressage and general horse boarding. Chukkers take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and since many of the players board their horses right near the polo field, polo activity happens most days of the week. Other players transport their horses in from their nearby ranches. The club currently has one irrigated field, a clubhouse, many paddocks for boarding and a track for exercising horses.
The ranch also has many natural trails where members often go on trail rides. “We are less than an hour to the mountains, and only an hour and half to world famous Banff National Park. Like many clubs, we strive to increase membership, and as that happens, we have the opportunity to expand by adding a stick-and-ball field, or a second playing field in an adjacent area. The support we receive from USPA towards funding projects makes a tremendous difference to a small club like ours,” remarked Dan Brewin, President of Black Diamond Polo Club.
THE SEASON AT BDPC
Polo at Black Diamond is low-goal, with levels ranging from 0-goal to 4-goal. Some club members bring in help for grooming and training horses and perhaps to play during tournaments. BDPC has hosted a National Youth Tournament Series (NYTS) qualifier each year since 2018, bringing in youth players from across Western Canada, and participates as a co-host or organizer for the annual “East meets West” youth polo development event that is sponsored by Polo Canada. Additionally, for many years BDPC, in conjunction with nearby Calgary Polo Club, co-hosts a Polo Canada Tournament that is scheduled to be synergistic with other local polo tournaments.
The premier event of the year is the Bill Leslie/Loretta Thompson Memorial polo tournament held during the long weekend of September (September 2-4 this year). Teams or individual players from other clubs in the circuit will travel to BDPC for the event, which often involves a total of 10 teams in three different levels of play.
BDPC is home to a fun spectator scene, with plenty of friends and family on the sidelines. ©Jessica Schneider
CLUB MANAGER DAN BREWIN’S TAKE ON BDPC
“Stephen Cobb presided over BDPC for nearly 20 years until 2019, when I took over. Even though I am an Albertan who grew up on a farm and cattle ranch, it was well into my adult years when I started playing polo at the Springfield Polo Club in 2004, while living near Winnipeg. As with many polo families, a tremendous amount of family support makes polo possible. The family friendships we have made across Canada allows for extended polo trips in the summer. As a family, we have traveled to each of the clubs across Western Canada and participated in their respective tournaments. We have also been to Twin Cities near Minneapolis, Big Horn, Wyoming, and Spokane, Washington, and of course Argentina to experience countless games and beautiful clubs.
Our daughter Mackenzie who also plays and has spent two winters in New Zealand. We, as many polo families, enjoy the time spent together through the sport. Our other two children who do not play are often seen at the club in support and staying connected to friends made throughout the years. I can’t speak enough about the support of my wife and other non-playing spouses, who at the blink of an eye are able to whip up a meal for a polo visitor passing through. Every club I’ve been to has slightly different approaches to tackling different situations.
Black Diamond Land & Cattle is home to Black Diamond Polo Club. As well as being a working cattle ranch, they also host cattle penning, jumping, dressage and general horse boarding. ©Black Diamond Polo Club
I try to capture best practices and have conversations with our membership to see if we can incorporate them at our home club. During our winter months, I livestream many games in Florida, enjoying the horses and players’ ability as well as taking notes to keep my umpiring skills finely tuned. For sure it is an objective of mine to be a spectator in Florida for an entire season. Other places on the bucket list include Sotogrande, Spain, and New Zealand.
Polo is an exhilarating experience. There is nothing more exciting than a high-goal game of polo professionals playing on the best horses in the game. For that to be ongoing, it requires a continuous effort to develop new players, horses and umpires. That priority of youth development is felt by most in our circuit.
The circuit we play in ensures the youth games are highlighted and often scheduled into the primetime slot of the day with the most fans and best prizes. For me personally, I’ll continue to play for the foreseeable future. I truly enjoy making great polo horses and the feeling of accomplishment when a connection is made with a great mount.
BDPC is a small club playing low-goal polo. Regardless, we have hosted players and teams from all over the world. I truly believe our accessibility, fun environment and fantastic setting are all drivers to keep that happening. Please reach out and come visit!”

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Partner with SCORE Grand Strand to positively impact the local economy!
We work with several local Partners & Sponsors to help small business owners to grow their businesses.
To better serve our clients, small business owners, the Grand Strand SCORE is working on developing strong business relationships with local organizations in the Myrtle Beach area and Pee Dee. In the past year, we were able to build a rapport and initiate collaborations with five local Chambers of Commerce, Myrtle Beach Small Business Development Center, Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation, and eMyrge Aspire HUB. These connections helping us to navigate the local small business market and to enrich our educational programs and workshops.
Recently we formed the Fundraising Committee led by Ray Wells, Vice Chair and Treasurer, to start building relationships with our sponsors and other financial organizations in the community. Some of them are already supporting the Grand Strand Chapter by sharing their educational resources (Bank of America), and others generously support our grant applications that are focused on development of underserved small business owners and our Chapter operations.
“We are proud to have the financial support of various business organizations,” says Grand Strand SCORE Chapter Chair Irina Agoulnik. “As a nonprofit, we were fortunate this year to secure grant funding from Wells Fargo Foundation and Truist Foundation, and we are grateful for their generosity and alignment of the shared community goals.”
Our tag line ‘for the life of your business’ means that we are here to help small businesses at any stage - concept, funding, general operations, periods of high growth or contraction, and getting them ready to sell a business, when desired.

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With your consent, your child will receive the following services at NO COST!
* Dental Screening
* Fluoride Treatment
* Oral Hygiene Instruction
* Dental goodie bag!
* Sealants (as needed, sealants are a plastic-like coating that protects the tooth from cavities! This requires NO needles or drilling)
In order for your children to participate in the Kid’s Smiles,
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I thought I'd show you what was made in our house today.
First up - a teacup pouch. This is my first effort and now I can see where I need to make improvements.
1. Line everything up better so the seams match all the way round.
2. Cut the material for the handle on the bias - thought I could get away with it as I had a strip of fabric but, no, it needs to be bias cut.
3. Better free motion embroidery.
4. Make sure material isn't wonky when I attach the zip.
5. Go slower - it is not a race!
Other than that (!) I'm quite pleased with it as the pattern was 4 out of 5 star difficulty rating and I consider myself to be a novice.
The pattern is from the supremely talented Laurraine Yuyrama at Patchwork Pottery.
Next up is some apple, date and cinnamon bread, made by the husband. Smells divine and I shall be having a slice for breakfast tomorrow.
And finally, pizza for tea. Dough made by me (recipe below), toppings of salami and chicken satay.
Recipe for pizza dough that I use (for 3 bases):
- 3 cups plain flour
- 3 tsps sugar
- 1 and half tsps salt
- 2 tsps yeast
- good sprinkling of herbs
Mix all this together in a bowl with about 1 and half cups of water until dough is formed. Leave to rise in a lightly oiled bowl for about an hour. Then split into three bits and press into pizza tins.
Much nicer and cheaper than shop bought!


A rude caller wasn't the culprit. The battery on his cell phone died.
The constant ringing of his portable phone the day after the Vermillion City Council decided not to extend Crawford Road south to Burbank Road finally took its toll.
He had to replace the battery to keep receiving a steady stream of calls.
"Everybody and their dog has been calling me," he said.
The calls are a sign that people are wondering what his next step may be. Hertz said he plans to visit an attorney, not to take the city to court, but to draft a petition to refer Monday's city council decision to a public vote.
Hertz will have 20 days from the time the city publishes the minutes of Monday's council meeting in the April 14 Plain Talk to gather the signatures of 5 percent of the city's 5,602 registered voters.
That means Hertz must file petitions with at least 280 valid signatures by 5 p.m. May 5.
He believes it will be an easy task, especially after the positive feedback he began receiving almost immediately after the council's decision.
"The best thing is to get the road in, and I think all of the supporters of the project want to see the city take action and get Crawford put in," he said, "so I don't think it will be any big deal to get a petition put together and get it signed."
Hertz said he is disappointed by the city council because they failed to review any of the information provided to them by the planning commission and their own city staff.
"They solely based their decision on the opinions of a few people who called them," he said. "They didn't look at any of the facts."
Hertz recalled how the city council needs to act like a general contractor for the community. "And they admitted before I got up to speak that they had no one up there that has any planning experience.
"If you don' t have any planning experience," he added, "you should rely on people who do have the experience, which is your city staff, the people you hire to do the studies and the planning commission."


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Dog Whisperer Attempted Suicide In 2010
Cesar Milan has revealed how a series of events led him to attempt suicide in 2010.
In February of that year, Millan, 43, lost Daddy, the 16-year-old pit bull Millan adopted from rapper Red Man when the dog was four months old. He had been Millan’s best example of a “calm, submissive” dog. Then, in June, Millan’s wife of 16 years, Ilusion Millan, filed for divorce.
“I felt defeated, a big sense of guilt and failure. … I was at the lowest level I had ever been emotionally and psychologically,” the Dog Whisperer wrote in June on his website without mentioning his overdose.
But he mentions it in Cesar Millan: The Real Story, a documentary airing on Nat Geo Wild on Nov. 25. “Daddy was my Tibet, my Himalaya, my Gouda, my Buddha, my source of calmness,” Millan explains to AP in promoting the show.Click here for reuse options!
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Pita Bread. Pita is actually a very straightforward bread dough: water, flour, yeast, salt, and that's about it. What makes it puff so impressively is the dual action of water turning to steam and the yeast becoming. Pita bread is simple to make, puffs up like a balloon, and like most other breads, it is best enjoyed fresh.
Pita bread will begin to puff up and fill with hot air. Stack cooked breads on a plate; when cool I tried making pita bread in the past and every time I failed miserably so of course I was skeptical that I. Store-bought pita (like store-bought sandwich bread) is often several days old.
Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, pita bread. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pita is actually a very straightforward bread dough: water, flour, yeast, salt, and that's about it. What makes it puff so impressively is the dual action of water turning to steam and the yeast becoming. Pita bread is simple to make, puffs up like a balloon, and like most other breads, it is best enjoyed fresh.
Pita Bread is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Pita Bread is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pita bread using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pita Bread:
- Make ready 21/2 tsp of instant dry yeast.
- Take 1 teaspoon of sugar.
- Prepare 11/4 cups of warm water.
- Get 3 Cups of flour.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of oil.
- Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
Warm, fragrant home-baked pita is obviously superior, and there's a bit of a thrill when the breads puff up in the oven. This pita bread is best served warm and fresh. This pita bread also freezes well too. An oval-shaped Middle Eastern flat bread.
Steps to make Pita Bread:
- Add flour, yeast, sugar and salt in bowl, whisk to combine.
- Add the oil and water a little at a time and start kneading.
- Knead dough 8-10 minutes until soft. Oil bowl and dough, cover and let rise 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Punch down dough and divide into 8 pieces. Roll out one unto a round.
- Heat a non stick pan with little oil. Lay pita bread in the hot pan and cook until it begins to puff up.
- Cook until the bottom has brown she spots. Flip bread and cook second side. Flip again and cook for 30 seconds the pita bread will begin to puff up as it fills up with hot air.
- Stack the pita bread on a plate and serve as you wish.
It can be opened up to form a pocket which can be stuffed with a variety of fillings. Pita bread (also known as Arabic bread and Syrian bread) is a yeast-leavened flatbread common in Our recipe is intended to make a pita bread with pockets. And originally, we cooked the pita bread. When the bread is removed from oven, the dough will separate and forms like pocked which vary pita bread from other bread. Toufayan Pita Bread are convenient and versatile.
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Pittsburgh has 37,885 millionaire households, and that number is expected to grow by 18.1 percent in the next five years, based on research by Claritas.
While Pittsburgh has far fewer millionaire households -- that is, those with net assets of $1 million or more, excluding primary residence and consumables -- than New York or San Francisco, it has greater expected growth than those areas, according to the report.
In Orlando, the growth of millionaire households is expected to jump by a third from today's 53,013 millionaire households who can enjoy the Florida sunshine and lack of an income tax.
Other winners in this ranking include Sacramento, with an anticipated increase of 30 percent from its current 48,737 millionaire households. Phoenix is expected to see a 32.1 percent increase in its millionaire households that now stand at 64,014.
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Pathways Vermont is demonstrating that Housing First can have the same success rate in a rural area as it does in urban areas. Executive Director Hilary Melton, who has been working with this model since the 1980s, shares how creative use of tele-health and a commitment to providing everyone they serve with a home and intensive services is the key to their success.
In the 1980s Hilary Melton was conducting street outreach in Boston for the Pine Street Inn. Shortly thereafter she moved to New York City to study poetry and work at a drop-in center. The poetry workshop Hilary participated in coincided with her work on the street. As she was reaching out, Hilary was also reaching in. “The connection between the two is that I am an incest survivor and my journey to healing included poetry and writing. I had to write about it.” Many of her colleagues also entering the field seemed to be on a healing path—the walking wounded—trying to find their way. Her favorite poets at the time included E.E. Cummings, “not even the rain has such small hands…” and Franz Wright.
And in New York is where she met Dr. Sam Tsemberis, which led to her becoming the first Director of the first Housing First program at Pathways to Housing in 1992. “We were a small team. We housed people directly from the street and tried to eliminate the barriers they faced; that was our goal,” says Hilary. “We were mavericks and we had Sam Tsemberis leading the way. We believed in people. Even today that magic is within us.” The experience of working with Sam in the program reflected Hillary’s own feelings of liberation with her writing: “When a person doesn’t have to fill out a form, expose their secrets, or spill their life bare, this is liberation. No one should have to prove anything. Just because you have a diagnosed mental illness does not mean you should have to prove yourself.”
Hilary is now the Executive Director of Pathways Vermont, which operates a rural Housing First project under an umbrella of the larger Housing First project. Hilary credits Patrick Flood, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Mental Health, calling him a visionary thinker who is committed to making mental health care accessible to everyone in Vermont. Pathways Vermont has funding from SAMHSA for the SSH First Rural Demonstration Grant and a CABHI Grant. In addition, Pathways Vermont is working in collaboration with the Vermont Department of Mental Health on the Mental Health Transformation Grant.
Housing First has shown high retention rates in urban settings, where there are more opportunities for switching apartments when concerns arise. A rural setting presented new challenges. In a rural area, the community is tight-knit and there are fewer housing options. The Housing First model is traditionally accompanied with Assertive Community Treatment (ACT). This is both intensive and expensive so, in a state like Vermont, with excessive inclement weather and challenging transportation, the challenge was, how could they provide these services on limited budgets?
Under Hilary’s leadership over the last two and a half years, Pathways Vermont has housed 138 people across five counties with an 85 percent retention rate, which matches the urban model. Housing stock is low, but 15 percent of the program’s employees are dedicated to housing support and are working closely with sixty landlords. Pathways Vermont has a total of 30 staff, 24 of whom are full-time. They use a hybrid model for the ACT team, switching to local service coordinators, and a regional team of specialists including nurses, a psychiatrist, a digital literacy specialist, and a peer support specialist.
One of the keys to reaching everyone who is housed is the utilization of technology and a tele-health program that is connected with the five counties engaged in the program. All tenants who are interested are given refurbished computers, webcams, headsets, internet access, and Gmail and Facebook accounts. They are able to connect with service coordinators and psychiatrists. Hilary attends five to ten meetings a week with colleagues throughout the state via videoconferencing. Tele-health care has been a new culture shift, a new practice, and a successful one.
While the technology is essential for a rural area, at the core of Housing First is a philosophy that starts with the individual and relationship building. Like Hilary’s own experience of healing through poetry, she has walked alongside so many who have experienced healing through housing. Service providers are excellent problem solvers with fine skills, but the practice of Housing First is to let people see what their goals and dreams are as they build the muscles of self-esteem. Pathways practices every day to stay out of the way of that essential work. “It is a basic right to have a home,” says Hilary. “It is so important that the people we are building relationships with define what kind of help they want and remain in charge of that. To not practice this is counter intuitive.”
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The globally operating company for energy distribution, control technology and renewable energies makes the efficient, reliable and above all safe use of energy its business.
The family-owned traditional company Wöhner presents itself in a new and innovative showroom in Shanghai. The location is a listed historical building raised in 1929, the remarkable parallel: Wöhner was also founded in the same year.
Under the motto “the power of electricity”, a multifunctional showroom is being created – future-oriented, with design links to the historical building as well as to Chinese culture. The glass façade of the entrance area is a modern interpretation of an East Asian paravent that is also used as a room divider within the showroom.
Based on the principle of an “energy flow”, VAVE develops the zoning of the rooms, which is divided thematically into visitor and employee sections. The used materials, especially the floor covering, make the thematic separation easy to recognise. Shared workplaces, a single office and a future lab for the employees have a rather homely character and creates a parallel to the building.
Visitor areas featuring a lounge, media table, product presentation and large transparent LED wall in the reception area are embedded in white high-gloss surfaces.
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The city of Pisa, located in northern Tuscany approximately 50 miles west of Florence, is home to the iconic 13th-century Leaning Tower of Pisa (pronounced peez-ah, not pizza). The famously lopsided tower is one of Italy's top attractions, drawing millions of visitors each year to marvel at its fascinating, if failed, engineering and its glorious architecture.
You'll find the Leaning Tower of Pisa, along with the Duomo (cathedral) and Battistero (baptistery) on the Piazza del Duomo or, as it's more commonly called, the Campo dei Miracoli (field of miracles).
History of the Leaning Tower
Construction began in the 12th century on the bell tower, or campanile, of the Duomo. The white marble, cylindrically shaped tower is decorated in Arabic-inspired geometric patterns and, along with the other three buildings on the site, is considered to be the finest example of Romanesque architecture in all of Tuscany.
It took more than 200 years to complete the tower, but the leaning started long before the last stone was laid. Because of the soft ground underneath and the lack of an adequate foundation, the tower began leaning even before builders had completed the third story. To compensate for the tilting and uneven weight distribution, designers in the 13th century made successive floors taller on one side than the other – so the tower actually has a slight curve to it. Yet for 800 years, it continued to fall at the rate of almost two millimeters a year until the heavy bells were removed, and it was anchored into the ground. Today, engineers have deemed the tower safe and stable and say that it has finally stopped moving.
What to Do at the Leaning Tower and Campo dei Miracoli
Climb to the top of the tower. After a staff member presents you with a brief history of the tower and some fun facts, you'll begin your ascent up the 297 steps of the spiral staircase. The tower has eight levels and is 184 feet (56 meters) tall. Six of the levels are open galleries, meaning they offer wonderful views of the city and the surrounding countryside.
Visit the Duomo and museum. Impressive with its striking four-tiered facade, white colonnades and arcades, the Duomo's exterior features grandiose bronze-paneled doors containing bas-relief casts by Bonanno Pisano. The Portale di San Ranieri is especially breathtaking. Inside the cathedral, you'll find a 14th-century pulpit carved out of marble, a tomb by Tino da Camaino that holds the remains of Emperor Henry VII (of the Holy Roman Empire), and a splendid mosaic of Christ in Majesty in the apse.
In the cathedral's former charterhouse, the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of Cathedral Works) is located on the eastern end of the square. Its collections include items from the Duomo, Baptistery and Camposanto, along with paintings, Roman and Etruscan artifacts, and ecclesiastical treasures. Note: The museum is closed for renovation until June 2019
Go inside the Baptistery (Battistero). Begun in 1152, the circular baptistery took several centuries to complete due to periodic lack of funds – mostly when Pisa was at war with neighboring city-states such as Florence and Siena. The baptistery was built in an ornate Gothic style and is known for its astonishing acoustics. Pillars holding up the hexagonal pulpit feature crouching lions thought to represent the Virtues. The marble inlaid octagonal font by Guido da Como was erected in 1246.
Other elements to admire within the baptistery are Nicola and Giovanni Pisano's carved pulpit reliefs depicting, among other things, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, the Crucifixion of Christ, and the Last Judgment. Notice the interior's white and grey striping – this was a common motif that you'll see in other Italian cathedrals of the same period, notably at Siena and Orvieto.
Walk around the Camposanto (cemetery). Though it's often overlooked by visitors, the Camposanto, or graveyard, is well worth a visit. The long building contains a central lawn and is lined by covered arcades, which are filled with the gravestones and funerary monuments of Pisa's Renaissance aristocracy. The portico once held medieval frescoes and Roman relics, most of which were destroyed or badly damaged during WWII.
Visit the Sinopie Museum. Housed in a former hospital, this museum contains the sinopias, or the original parchment drawings that were once behind the frescoes of the Camposanto. When the Camposanto was damaged during WWII and the murals largely destroyed, these sketches were found on the walls behind them, and carefully preserved.
How to Visit the Campo dei Miracoli
Location: Campo dei Miracoli, 56100 Pisa, Italy
Admission: Visits to the Tower costs €18 and can be reserved up to 20 days in advance through the official website for the Campo dei Miracoli attractions. Entrance to the Duomo is free at all times. Prices to visit the other monuments and museums are based on how many you wish to visit, as follows: €5 for one; €7 for two, and €8 for three.
Note that tickets to the Leaning Tower should absolutely be purchased in advance. Entry is limited and via a timed ticket, so it's highly unlikely that you will be able to just walk up and buy a ticket for the same day.
Hours: Campo dei Miracoli: Open daily. Closed January 1 and December 25. Tower: Open daily 8am-8pm (times may vary due to special events); Duomo: Open daily 10am-8pm (open only in the afternoons on Sundays); Baptistry: Open daily 8am-8pm; The Camposanto (cemetery): Open daily 8am-10pm; Opera del Duomo Museum: Daily 8am-8pm.
Note: Admission is free to all buildings for visitors with disabilities and one companion, as well as for children 10 and under.
The Orto Botanico is one of Europe’s oldest botanical gardens, and a nice, uncrowded place to spend some time.
Piazza dei Cavalieri sits on the north side of Pisa's Palazzo dei Cavalieri. Today, it's the home of one of Italy's prestigious universities, but once served as the headquarters of the Calvalieri di Stanto Stefano—hence its name.


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