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ONDC: The Next Milestone in eCommerce and how it will impact small D2C businesses
To empower small businesses with ecommerce and end the monopoly of e-marketplace giants, the government has launched an Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). ONDC was born because of the government’s vision to democratise ecommerce in India.This new venture will move Indian ecommerce away from the current platform-centric model to an open network — representing trust and equality. This means that one can reach a wide customer base without registering on separate platforms.
The Government e-marketplace is an online portal where one can sell products only to government agencies and officials. The online portal allows for direct purchases of goods up to INR 50,000, and public procurement takes place through bidding and reverse auction. ONDC does not have any such limits and will be available to every online shopper across the country. There will be strict protocols and dispute resolution set up by the committee to fulfil processes smoothly.
Despite the high penetration of internet connections and mobile phones across India, small and medium businesses have lagged behind in digital adoption and have had to become dependent on aggregators. However, the government’s new ONDC (open network for digital commerce) initiative aims to challenge this status quo and put power back into the hands of small and independent entrepreneurs.
How will ONDC benefit small businesses?
ONDC promises to provide a playing field to small merchants too. Here’s how one can benefit from it once the platform rolls out in full swing:
- More Visibility, less hassle: Products will be visible on multiple marketplace websites without having to register on each of them separately. This is possible because several operational aspects such as onboarding and product cataloguing will become open source.
- Beat Competition:Marketplace giants favour a few sellers over the thousands of others in the category. This makes competition fierce for small brands. ONDC enables one to beat the competition by giving a fair opportunity for all sellers registered on it.
- Supports local business:The open-source commerce platform supports local businesses. This means that an online shopper can find a store near their location.
Overall, it will help to promote fair trade and return power to the hands of small and independent business owners as they will once again have the ability to connect with their customers directly and not be cut off from them due to an aggregator barrier.
ONDC aims to challenge the hegemony of monolithic platforms that operate on closed systems. It aims to democratise the digital commerce space by granting equal opportunities for all and creating open systems that are fair to all stakeholders.
Here are some of the other benefits that the network promises: –
- The platform will potentially curb the dominance of ecommerce marketplace giants.
- The nature of the open network gives one the access to a much larger audience.
- One is not restricted to the mercies of one owner’s monopoly.
- It will follow a hyperlocal model where the small local brands will be shown first. This is especially beneficial if one wants to sell food online.
- The buyer and the seller will not be under the control of the same authority.
- Online sellers will have access to their own customer data allowing them to make informed business decisions.
- There are no middlemen – The sellers directly connect to the consumers.
- The platform allows sellers to expand their catalogues, gain access to advanced logistics solutions, and also give the buyers more options.
- Since it’s an open platform, smaller brands have a better chance of establishing their brand presence.
- Since it is a multi-layer chain, there will be different providers for different services.
Further, the aim is to cover at least 100 cities and towns and focus on apps in local languages for buyers and sellers. All of this is good news as it will help bring SMBs across the board, small merchants, rural consumers, and multiple other cohorts of buyers and sellers onto one transparent digital platform.
India’s digital commerce space has been ripe for disruption for far too long, and ONDC promises to positively reimagine this ecosystem so as to provide an equitable scenario for all stakeholders.
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MassDOT and the MBTA are hosting five public meetings in June beginning tonight to provide an update on specific station designs for the Green Line Extension Project. Please join us at these meetings to learn about ongoing design work and find out the next steps for this important project! The meetings and station designs being discussed are as follows:
Ball Square Station- Monday, June 3, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, St. Clement School, 579 Boston Avenue, Medford.
This meeting will feature a presentation by the MBTA on the Ball Square station and the City of Somerville will present on their planning efforts around the Ball Square area.
Washington and Union Square Stations- Tuesday, June 11, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Holiday Inn, 30 Washington Street, Somerville. This meeting will feature a presentation by the MBTA on the Washington and Union Square stations.
Gilman and Lowell Stations- Tuesday, June 4, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Center for the Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Avenue, Somerville. This meeting will feature a presentation by the MBTA on the Gilman and Lowell stations.
Lechmere Station- Tuesday, June 18, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, 41 Second Street, East Cambridge. This meeting will feature presentations by the MBTA and HYM/NorthPoint on the relocated Lechmere station.
College Avenue Station- Thursday, June 20, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, St. Clement School, 579 Boston Avenue, Medford. This meeting will feature a presentation by the MBTA on the College Avenue station
More information can be found at the project website: www.mass.gov/greenlineextension.
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On Monday, January 23, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles opens a new Springfield Service Center which features a customer-friendly design, hundreds of parking spaces, and is fully accessible. The address of the new service center location: 1250 St. James Avenue, Springfield, MA 01104 The service …Continue Reading Registry of Motor Vehicles Announces Opening of New Springfield Service Center
Charlton/Oxford Route 20 Reconstruction Public Meeting Set posted on Jan 20
MassDOT has announced that it will hold a public information meeting for the Charlton/Oxford Route 20 Reconstruction Project as follows: Wednesday, February 1, 7 p.m., Oxford High School Auditorium, 100 Carbuncle Drive While emergency safety repairs were completed on this roadway in January of 2016, …Continue Reading Charlton/Oxford Route 20 Reconstruction Public Meeting Set


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Some 50,000 New Englanders are expected to pass through the Boston.com Ski & Snowboard Expo hall this weekend at the Seaport World Trade Center- and for good reason - making winter ski and snowboard plans, finding deals on family vacation packages, lift tickets, travel and ski/snowboard gear – much at Expo-only specials.
Ski and snowboard areas across the Northeast are gearing up with special deals for those who want to learn this winter. Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month in January is a time when the snow sports industry offers attractive and affordable beginner programs for children and adults who can learn from a pro.
Nirvana continues for skiers and riders up and down the east coast as the seemingly never-ending winter forges on toward a supposed conclusion. The irony is that most resorts will have ample snow when they quiet their lifts for the season.
Now in its sixth year, the Maine Ski Heritage Classic will ring nostalgic on Saturday (Feb. 16) at Sugarloaf as attendees can learn about the past while enjoying the conditions of the present.
“Come up and ski.” Unfortunately, those words that Jeff Kuller used to end many interviews will no longer be heard.

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What prescription drugs are being abused and who is abusing them? What drives the economics of the problem? What are prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and how can these programs effectively share data across states? What role do Patient Review and Restriction programs (PRRs) or “lock-ins” play in curbing abuse? Why are payers concerned about this issue, and what innovations are they using to tackle it?
Grant Baldwin, CDC, spoke about prescription drug abuse epidemic levels and how the abuse of these drugs has emerged into a serious public health and cost issue.
Allan Coukell, Pew Charitable Trusts, described prescription drug monitoring programs and best practices across states.
Jo-Ellen Abou Nader, Express Scripts, discussed what different payers are doing to address opioid abuse.
Sarah Chouinard, a physician at a community health center in West Virginia, highlighted the issue of balancing access to medication and some of the anti-abuse measures.
Ed Howard of the Alliance and Mark Merritt of PCMA co-moderated.
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If you were unable to attend the briefing, here are some key takeaways:
**While 49 states and DC have legislation authorizing Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs), their scope and impact varies greatly between states, stated Allan Coukell. Patient Review and Restriction Programs (PRRs) also exist in Medicaid and private plans, but legislation would be required for PRR inclusion in Medicare Part D.
**For every dollar of abused drugs obtained through “doctor shopping,” an additional $41 are wasted on related medical claims, such as emergency room costs, unnecessary x-rays, and CAT scans, according to Jo-Ellen Abou Nader.
**Primary care physicians are not trained to handle chronic pain, stated Dr. Sarah Chouinard. Following implementation of Community Care of West Virginia’s program, which requires patients to meet with an anesthetist to assess pain care needs and maintain a “pain contract,” 30% of patients remained on pain medication, 30% were sent to rehab, 20% received alternative treatment, and 20% failed to maintain their contract.
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Yesterday the UK government announced a new scheme which will see a location-based 3-tiered system, ranging from medium to very high. Most of the country has initially been set on ‘medium’ but Liverpool has concerningly been placed immediately onto ‘very high’.
The news filtered around the country throughout the day as PM Johnson announced these measures to Parliament, taking questions from across the benches. The Prime Minister then presented the new scheme to the nation during an evening address. While the markets took these developments in their stride (GBP positive on the day and FTSE flat) it is the national mood that will likely see the most volatility. On the one side, the hawks who believe the government is exaggerating and will do more damage to people’s lives and the economy via these restrictions. On the other side, the doves, who feel not enough is being done, and that we should have much firmer policies in place to slow down the spread and reduce the number of patients being admitted to already very busy hospitals. Either way, the national debate will rumble on.
Yesterday saw a risk-on tone across financial markets. US stocks drove the rally higher as investors become increasingly comfortable with either of the options on the table for the next President. The reality is, either President, Republican or Democrat, will regardless see waves of stimulus flood across the US in the following years. This prospect is hugely positive from a stock market perspective.
Today’s economic calendar sees UK employment, German ZEW sentiment, and, US inflation.
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming increasingly prevalent just because we are eating too many calories and those calories don’t come with protective phytochemicals to prevent liver damage.
Whole grains, especially a bowl of oatmeal can help reduce obesity, fatty liver disease, AND reduce one’s cholesterol while you are at it. A “Power” breakfast is steel cut oats, dark berries, walnuts, ground flaxseed with organic soy or almond milk and maybe a glass of 100% pomegranate juice to wash things down and a cup of green tea to get you to work.
Whole grains are good for you! Pay attention if you feel you may be sensitive to them. Brown rice, quinoa, millet and amaranth are the gluten-free ones. But I would try oatmeal, barley and rye even though they are gluten containing and just pay attention to see if they bother you. Barely is very high in beta-glucan, and a powerful immune potentiating substance and cholesterol lowering agent.
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Old Marc's Back in Town
Marc Riboud is no stranger to the circles Chinese photographers mix in. He's referred to by his contemporaries out of fondness and respect as "Old Marc" (Lao Ma Ke).
Riboud is regarded as a legend in the eyes of these lensmen, as much for his photo "Painter of the Eiffel Tower" as his snaps of China in the 1960s.
The irresistible appeal of his black-and-white photos is captured in "The Instinctive Moment," the photographer's solo exhibition featuring 118 photos at the Shanghai Art Museum through April 2.
"Photography is essentially a spontaneous reaction to a surprise," claims Riboud, a man in his 70s and visiting Shanghai with the exhibition.
Riboud was a member of the Magnum Photos Agency's band of photographers for nearly three decades and was one of the first few Europeans permitted to come to China, Vietnam and Nepal in particularly turbulent times.
Born in 1923 in Lyon, Riboud has been regarded as "a legend that crosses Eastern and Western cultures."
From street corners behind the subject, viewers can see the beauty of Paris in his pictures; from the Tian'anmen Square scenic backdrop, he captured people's expectations for modern China. Perhaps the enthusiasm of local visitors for Riboud's show reflects the nostalgia they harbor for the period in their memories and feelings.
Riboud's camera has an earlier connection with China than most of his Western peers. He has travelled many times to China, focusing more on ordinary people and ordinary things.
"The rumor says that I have spent my life returning to China," Riboud says with a smile. "This is not quite correct, but it is true that I can't hide that I love to return often to revisit the landscapes and especially the cities that are dear to me, to see again my friends, the Chinese photographers."
Date: through April 2, 9am-5pm
Venue: Shanghai Art Museum, 325 Nanjing Rd W.
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(CNSNews.com) -- Thirty-one “travel-related” cases of the Zika virus have been confirmed in the U.S., according to a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
“At this time we are not sharing the state[s]. We hope to provide a comprehensive list within the next day or two," CDC spokesman Benjamin Haynes told CNSNews.com in an email.
The incurable virus, which has been linked to a surge of microcephaly in unborn children, is transmitted by mosquitos.
It is believed to have originated in the Zika forest in Uganda, according to a January 27 article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
“The disease now has ‘explosive’ pandemic potential, with outbreaks in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas,” according to authors Daniel Lucey, an infectious disease expert at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, and Lawrence Gostin, a professor at Georgetown’s Law Center.
“Zika virus infection usually is asymptomatic or causes mild illness, such as fever, rash, muscle/joint pain, and conjunctivitis; severe disease and fatalities are uncommon,” they write in The Emerging Zika Pandemic.
Although the authors warn that “causation between Zika virus and microcephaly is not yet established,” they note that the virus has been found “in the placenta and amniotic fluid of mothers and in the brains of fetuses or newborns.
“Brazil has reported nearly 4,000 cases of suspected microcephaly in 2015, representing a 20-fold increase from 2010 through 2014,” according to the article.
“Since Brazil reported Zika virus in May 2015, infections have occurred in at least 20 countries in the Americas,” the authors add, and it “is likely to spread to the United States.”
However, “a safe and effective Zika virus vaccine is probably 3 to 10 years away even with accelerated research."
The first domestic case in the U.S. was reported on January 15, 2016 in Hawaii “in a newborn whose mother had lived in Brazil. Days later, Florida, Illinois, and Texas reported several infected individuals (some pregnant) after international travel,” the JAMA article stated.
The CDC has issued a Level 2 Alert– the first-ever for pregnant women – advising them to postpone travel to areas with ongoing Zika transmissions, including Mexico, South and Central America, and the Caribbean.
Scott Weaver, director of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity in Galveston, Texas, told the BBC that “if the infection of the foetus does occur and microcephaly develops, we have no ability to alter the outcome of that very bad disease which is sometimes fatal or leaves children mentally incapacitated for the remainder of their life.”

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Soviet Union, 1973: There is perhaps no greater honor for a young girl than to be chosen for the famed USSR gymnastics program. When eight-year-old Anya is selected, her family is thrilled. What is left of her family, that is. Years ago, her mother disappeared without a trace, leaving Anya’s father devastated and their lives dark and quiet in the bitter cold of Siberia. Anya’s only confidant is her neighbor, an older woman who survived unspeakable horrors during her ten years imprisoned in a Gulag camp―and who, unbeknownst to Anya, was also her mother’s confidant and might hold the key to her disappearance.
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The eleventh season of Vanderpump Rules is going to be LIT, y’all!
Over the weekend, Ariana Madix popped up on TikTok getting her groove on at TomTom. Yes, that would be ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval‘s bar TomTom. The very same!!
See, the 38-year-old was there riding high and filming new scenes for the forthcoming season of VPR. She’s fresh off the scandal of a lifetime after it was revealed earlier this year that Tom was having an affair behind her back with fellow Bravo cast member Raquel Leviss. But while Tom and Raquel are trying to lay low amid the fallout from that shocking cheating scandal, Ariana is doing her thing! And we love to see it!
A TikTok user took to that popular social network over the weekend to show off a super-fun scene at TomTom. In the clip, VPR vet James Kennedy can be heard playing a DJ set at the bar while Lala Kent dances and laughs the night away.
But the real storyline is Ariana — because the Florida native was grinding out some SUPER sexy dance moves while grinning ear to ear amid chants of her name from adoring fans! And apparently, it’s all going to soon make its way to Bravo, as viewers will be able to watch it go down on a future episode of VPR!
Seriously, watch for yourself in the clip (below), which the TikToker captioned as such:
“first weekend filming vanderpump rules season 11, dj james kennedy is playin’ a set at tomtom. ariana is as gorgeous as ever living her best life, and the whole crowd chants for her. the world is good.”
Down in the comments, several TikTokers made note of how Ariana was living her best life at Tom’s bar. That is a VERY big statement in and of itself!!
Other followers added more thoughts about how Miss Madix is really coming into her own right lately:
“Talk about having the best revenge on Tom”
“Ariana is at TOMTOM?”
“Not Lala behind her falling in love”
“What a slap in sandovals face”
“They have to break the 4th wall this season. There’s no other option.”
“Honestly this developed her with the best financial outcome for her… happy for her”
“Talk about living your best life after letting go the thing you loved that was the thing holding u back and now you’re free”
“Omg she’s glowing! I love it”
“a literal glowing goddess”
“New season will be of epic proportions”
We definitely agree with that one!
Per People, the hit Bravo show did indeed began filming its eleventh season last Wednesday, so the Friday night TomTom clip would seem to track. And in case you’re wondering, Tom has thus far not been around for filming new eps. It’s not because he’s been canned or anything — he’s actually busy filming the Fox series Special Forces, and should be back to VPR soon.
The only real question here remains centered around Raquel. It’s uncertain whether the 28-year-old ex-pageant queen will be a part of future seasons. As of last week, she is “not yet confirmed” to be part of the eleventh season of Lisa Vanderpump‘s restaurant spinoff show. But per People, insiders have previously claimed that “the cast is betting she appears at some point.” So, it would seem the story hasn’t totally been written there.
Reagardless, Ariana is clearly happy and living well! And she looks GREAT!
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Background/Purpose: Recent studies have highlighted the potential role of microRNAs (miRNAs) as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). While Rituximab (RTX) represents an important therapeutic option, identifying those patients who might benefit from this approach is still an unmet clinical need. This study aimed to analyze the circulating miRNAs profile in SLE patients’ serum and the modulatory effect of RTX.
Methods: Twenty-seven healthy donors (HDs) and 25 SLE patients were recruited. SLE patients were clinically and serologically evaluated at baseline and after 3-month RTX treatment (375 mg/sq weekly / 4 weeks). Clinical assessment included changes in disease activity, using the SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) and complete serological evaluation. Whole miRNome profile of serum samples was performed in an exploratory cohort of HDs and SLE patients before and after RTX therapy. The functional classification and target gene prediction of altered miRNAs was interrogated by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis software (IPA), which allowed us to select a set of miRNAs whose expression was validated by qPCR in the whole cohorts of patients and HDs. Changes in the levels of potential inflammatory mediators modulated by these miRNAs was also evaluated by multiplex assay.
Results: After 3-month RTX therapy, active SLE patients (SLEDAI-2K=9,5) showed a significant reduction in disease activity (SLEDAI-2K=1,5) along with reduced acute phase reactants (CRP and ESR) levels, and anti-dsDNA titers. miRNome profile showed altered expression of 153 miRNAs in SLE at baseline when compared to HDs (cut-off: 2-fold change): 142 increased and 11 reduced. Among those, the expression of 121 out of 153 (79%) miRNAs were reverted by in vivo treatment with RTX. The functional classification of these miRNAs revealed their association with clinical features of the SLE physiopathology such as inflammatory response, renal and haematological disease, connective tissue disorders and neurological, cardiovascular and dermatological disease, among others.
By using IPA analysis, we identified a panel of 5 microRNAs (miR-149-3p, 125b-5p, 199a-5p, 106b-3p 124-3p) that showed potential targets molecules comprising key pro-inflammatory cytokines and immune receptors, along with a high number of molecules that control intracellular pathways associated with inflammatory and autoimmune processes. The altered expression of these selected miRNAs in SLE patients’ serum vs HD was further validated in the entire cohort, along with the effect of RTX in the reversion of those levels.
Accordingly, the reestablishment of the altered circulating miRNA profile of SLE patients was accompanied by the downregulation of a set of pro-inflammatory cytokines found elevated in SLE serum, including IFNg, TNFa, IL6 and IL8.
Conclusion: Our overall data support the role of specific miRNAs as biomarkers for monitoring the response to B-depletion treatment in SLE, allowing an early identification of those patients who could benefit more from this therapy, and ultimately leading to a more tailored approach.
Funded by ISCIII, PI18/00837 and RIER RD16/0012/0015 co-funded with FEDER
To cite this abstract in AMA style:Perez-Sanchez C, Cecchi I, Pérez-Sanchez L, Patiño-Trives A, Barbarroja N, Luque-Tevar M, Ibañez-Costa A, Arias de la Rosa I, Abalos-Aguilera M, Ortega R, Escudero A, Radin M, Sciascia S, Aguirre-Zamorano M, Collantes-Estevez E, Lopez-Pedrera C. Circulating MicroRNAs as Potential Biomarkers for Monitoring the Response to In Vivo Treatment with Rituximab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019; 71 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/circulating-micrornas-as-potential-biomarkers-for-monitoring-the-response-to-in-vivo-treatment-with-rituximab-in-systemic-lupus-erythematosus/. Accessed November 25, 2020.
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‘I know women born Muslims who became disillusioned an d rebelled against it. When you dig deeper, it’s not the faith they turned against, but the culture.
‘Rules like marrying within the same sect or caste and education being less important for girls, as they should get married anyway —– where does it say that in the Koran? It doesn’t.
‘Many young Muslims have abandoned the “fire and brimstone” version they were born into have re-discovered a more spiritual and intellectual approach, that’s free from the cultural dogmas of the older generation. That’s how I intend to spend my life, showing the world the beauty of the true Islam.’
While I don’t agree with their sentiments, I admire and respect the women I interviewed for this piece.
They were all bright and educated, and have thought long and hard before choosing to convert to Islam — and now feel passionately about their adopted religion. Good luck to them. And good luck to Lauren Booth. But it’s that word that sums up the difference between their experience and mine — choice.
Perhaps if I’d felt in control rather than controlled, if I’d felt empowered rather than stifled, I would still be practising the religion I was born into, and would not carry the burden of guilt that I do about rejecting my father’s faith
(Not a woman, but… Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) is a proper example of properly converting: God is the answer. Nothing mostly limited to reject alcohol or social relativism)
…. and that’s how many can feel right now.
Decency, religious and family values, control of physical needs, strict limits on inter-sex contact, etc can already be achieved in our decadent society, you can be vegetarian or abstemious by choice and you can have all that without need of becoming a muslim. It may be a surprise, but…. there’s many people that lives that way. Not needing to be catholic…. nor protestant…. nor even being religious at all.
If I say this, it’s because any of them (except Lauren Booth, who particularly became a Shia muslim in Iran) expressed any kind of trascendental need, neither said that they turned into Islam because they felt that they were following the right God’s way, or that they want to go to next life through the proper path, or that they are fulfilling Lord’s plan for their life, or that they wanted to dedicate their life to improve the life of others,or gain a full spiritual experience, etc,…
All they said is that converting to islam fulfilled their needs for letting aside alcohol, wild nightlife and the naivity of a decadent society in search for the fastest satisfaction… and also for having a stable marriage and a family life, being kind and living according to a strong moral code of values, and also for feeling liberated when covering up to protect themselves from men’s sexual looks…
Dear ladies… I am happy that you found happiness in life.
Really, I do.
Everyone should congratulate when others reach a nice level of personal completion and stability… but…
Honestly… you did not need to convert to Islam for that.
You didn’t even need to become religious at all.
Even in the faith you were grown up and abandoned without ever finding a way to live it properly.
There is a difference between having a religion and changing our lifestyle for good.
That difference is God. It’s searching and finding peace in God. Whatever the God we want to believe in.
And that is the key fact that defines living a religion. Whatever the religion.
So…. after reading about you, my dear ladies… i don’t feel convinced by what you transmitted to me.
Even the hard insistance in covering up, looks to me more as an armor to reinforce your position and resist social judgement than a real improvement in life.
One girl can be decent and discrete, and dressed as a nun, and still there will be a man looking at her disrespectfully. The habit does not make a monk, as we say in Spain.
So… all together… this is not inspirational at all. And looks more like a radical way to reinforce a personal decission on daily life values than in a true trascendental religious and spiritual liberation.
And without that, I wouldn’t even ask you to convert to my own belief.
Catholicism or whatever it could be.
Good luck you all.

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Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ:CAKE) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 22nd, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 28th will be given a dividend of 0.29 per share by the restaurant operator on Tuesday, March 20th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 27th.
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) traded up $1.71 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $47.93. 3,430,000 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,080,000. The company has a current ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. Cheesecake Factory has a 12-month low of $38.34 and a 12-month high of $67.14. The company has a market capitalization of $2,190.00, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.33.
Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 21st. The restaurant operator reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.53. Cheesecake Factory had a net margin of 5.76% and a return on equity of 21.65%. The firm had revenue of $571.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $567.80 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. equities research analysts predict that Cheesecake Factory will post 2.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Several research firms have recently commented on CAKE. TheStreet upgraded shares of Cheesecake Factory from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research report on Friday, January 5th. BTIG Research upped their price target on shares of Cheesecake Factory to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $50.00 to $49.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Telsey Advisory Group lowered shares of Cheesecake Factory from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $48.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $54.00 to $52.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Cheesecake Factory has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.18.
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Walkthroughs and guides for Virtual Villagers 3: The Secret City
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Aug 3, 2012
Alex talks with Chuck Untersee, director of Behold A Pale Horse: America’s Last Chance, starring country music legend Charlie Daniels. The film features such noted patriots as Lieutenant General William Boykin, Elena Chita, Kay Beach, Dr. Katherine Albrecht, Jim Marrs, Dr. Stan Montief, Joel Skousen and Gerald Celente. It is now available at the Infowars Store.
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One of the greatest names in the history of the British bus industry is the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co. 'Midland Red' as it was known, was first formed in 1904 and soon grew to become one of the most important regional operators in England. This influential company dominated rural services through much of the West and East Midlands and provided many urban services in places such as Shrewsbury, Leamington Spa, Lichfield and Stratford-upon-Avon.This new volume concentrates on the background to the day-to-day operations of Midland Red. Individual chapters examine vehicle maintenance and construction, the role of the depot manager, and various bus crews for greater ease. Together, they provide a comprehensive overview of how this major bus company operated in the years between the end of WW2 and its eventual incorporation into the National Bus Company in 1969. Accomplished author Malcolm Keeley is closely associated with Wythall Museum and he has delved deep into its archives to gather an impressive range of material relating to the intimate operations of the company. Fascinating first-hand experiences and original employee records supplement the skilful narrative text.
This is a must-have for all road transport enthusiasts and for anyone who fondly remembers this much-loved operator.


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“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Welcome to my page!
I am a person who is working within the two fields at the same time, namely I am both a freelance composer and freelance translator. I have been composing different music pieces since 2004. I am very glad to share my music and sound effects with others. I am interested mostly in motivational corporate music, cinematic stuff, captivating soundscapes, and catchy game sounds.
Dear visitors, I want you to notice that my AJ profile is relatively new and still under construction. But I am planning to make it look in a more professional way after a while.


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Idk why this reminds me of mushroomhead
The song has a good structure, sounds like a classic which is totally nice. My only suggestion is to find a way to reduce that static noise and boost the treble a little bit.
Ruben -Acid Paradox-
Thanks for the nice words!!!


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You perform heating sear Sambal Seafood practicing 7 procedure along with 3 steps. Here is how you get someplace.
modus operandi of Sambal Seafood
- You need 8 of big Prawns (shell on).
- Prepare 3 of big Squid (slice in piece).
- Prepare of Mussels.
- It's 1 of big onion (chopped).
- It's 2-3 of tpbs Sambal Mix (pre-pack).
- You need 1 of tbps oil.
- You need 100 of ml-150ml water.
Sambal Seafood step by step
- Wash the seafood with salt and rise off. (Prawn shell-on, remove head & leg).
- Heat oil to pan, add in sambal mix and onion (stir fry 2min) add all the seafood in (stir fry 2min).
- Add in water (mix well and cover with lid) let it cook for 10min- 15 min ready to served (inbetween stir well).

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NEW YORK -- Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful New York politicians for two decades, will stand powerless Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan courtroom before a judge who could effectively send him to prison for the rest of his life.
U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni is scheduled to sentence the former Assembly speaker at 2 p.m.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara wants Caproni to send Silver to prison for longer than any other previous New York state lawmaker convicted of public corruption, which would be at least 14 years. He's asked the judge to sentence Silver to substantially more than the 10 years in prison that was recommended by the court's probation office.
Defense lawyers say the 72-year-old Democrat from Manhattan deserves little or no time behind bars, citing his age, his poor health, and his record of public service.
Silver will be one of two former leaders of the state Legislature to be sentenced this month. Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican from Long Island, is to be sentenced May 12. Skelos is also facing a potentially long prison term for public corruption crimes.
The convictions of the two former Legislature leaders has renewed demands from voters for tougher ethics reforms in Albany. But the new leaders of the Assembly and Senate, Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, opted not to include any reforms in the state budget.
An hour before Silver is to be sentenced, representatives of government watchdog groups Common Cause/NY, Citizens Union, the League of Women Voters, NYPIRG and Reinvent Albany will hold a news conference in Albany to urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to pass comprehensive ethics reform to try to prevent future corruption cases.
Meanwhile, dozens of people have written letters to Caproni to tell her about good deeds done by Silver during his 21 years as Assembly speaker. They've included everyone from Silver's wife, who revealed Silver has prostate cancer, to his rabbi, to union leaders like Danny Donohue of the CSEA, to former Assembly colleagues like former Majority Leader Ronald Canestrare.
Others have written to the judge to urge her to punish Silver harshly.
"He knew exactly what he was doing, throw the book at him," wrote Dewey Benedetti, of Queensbury. "...He should spend the rest of his life behind bars!"
Silver served as leader of the Assembly from 1994 through early 2015.
To New Yorkers, Silver was one of the "three men in a room" - the others being the governor and Senate majority leader - who would annually negotiate behind closed doors state budgets worth $150 billion.
Central New Yorkers perhaps best knew Silver from his periodic visits to announce lucrative grants for various projects, from Destiny USA to the Landmark Theater, or to appear at fundraisers for Syracuse area Democratic politicians like Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli.
As speaker, Silver controlled millions of dollars in political donations that he could spend to help Democratic Assembly candidates win elections. Assemblyman Al Stirpe of Cicero was one of those who most benefited from Silver's campaign dollars Silver controlled.
In the end, Silver was not powerful enough to avoid arrest, his quick ouster as speaker, and a trial before a jury of his peers.
The jury found Silver guilty Nov. 30 of public corruption crimes that included obtaining nearly $4 million illegally. He was convicted on two counts of honest services mail fraud, two counts of honest services wire fraud, two counts of extortion under color of official right, and one count of monetary transactions involving crime proceeds.
Silver was accused of receiving $700,000 in payments from one law firm in exchange for using his official position to obtain recurring tax certiorari legal claims of two real estate developer clients with business before the New York State Legislature. He was also accused of receiving $3 million from a second law firm in exchange for using his official position to obtain names of unrepresented patients with mesothelioma from a doctor, to whose research Silver steered $500,000 in state funds.
The people of New York "did not tangibly suffer from any of the official acts Mr. Silver allegedly performed in exchange for receiving the referral fees at issue," Silver's lawyers wrote to the judge.
Despite his conviction, Silver can collect a state pension worth $857,669 - or $79,222 a year, according to prosecutors. Silver also still had $246,608 in a campaign account as of mid-January.
Prosecutors have asked the judge to order Silver to forfeit $5.3 million and to fine him at least $1 million.


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Inside Ms.: 25 Years of the Magazine and the Feminist Movement
By Mary Thom
Henry Holt and Co.; 244 pages; $25
To call Ms. a Media Event sounds less invidious than obvious. Isn’t that what all journalism is, by definition, and what even serious activism aspires to nowadays? Most single-issue magazines can only dream about the eye-catching niche that Gloria Steinem and her fellow editors carved out for America’s first glossy feminist publication 25 years ago. With the glamorous Steinem at its helm–and intermittently on its cover–Ms. was just the promotional vehicle the feminist movement needed to go mainstream.
But Inside Ms., as you might expect of an “authorized” account of the magazine, prefers to think of it as a Historic Event. Mary Thom is herself a staff veteran, who arrived as a researcher at the very start and went on to serve as executive editor under Editor in Chief Robin Morgan in the 1990s. Thom touts her reliance on “oral histories of many founders and long-time staff members.” It is clear that she aspires to a down-in-the-trenches record of a pioneering endeavor that, in her opinion, transcended the ordinary boundaries of journalism. As such, Thom requires unconventional characters, daunting circumstances, and heroic goals, all of which she does her best to supply.
Hence Gloria Steinem, one among a large cast of path-breakers struggling to fulfill an unorthodox dream. Hence the many pages devoted to the uphill battles on the business end. Unsurprisingly, bold determination prevailed, and a new kind of magazine was born. “Ms. seems more like a social movement than a national magazine,” Thom writes. The offices were both “a publishing enterprise and a center for activism.” Ms. “represent[ed] a state of mind.” Ms. was a “feminist mecca.” A flood of visitors were eagerly greeted–and vetted–as potential recruits to the cause. Funds flowed out from the coffers of the Ms. Foundation for Women, giving fledgling feminist projects the boost they needed.
Such an epic saga of political activism may have been what Thom meant to write, but soon enough she settles down into the blander form of the press release. Hers is not the book to read for a serious assessment of the ideas in the many articles she makes sure to mention by author. (Her former colleagues, she is well aware, will head straight for the index.) She rehearses the main criticisms leveled against the magazine: that it was politically conventional, emphasizing male-dominated electoral politics and skirting controversy; that it was sentimental about sisterhood, forever holding up individual women as inspirational role models. But her reply to the critics consists of providing an exception or two to each of the complaints and then moving swiftly on. She dutifully describes the big dramas that got Ms.’ editors all riled up–the crusade for and defeat of the ERA; the smear campaign in 1975 by the radical Redstockings, who attacked Steinem for work she’d done a decade earlier on behalf of a liberal cause that had CIA backing; the nationwide women’s conference in Houston in 1977. What may have been the larger philosophical questions behind these contretemps? Here is Thom’s idea of an answer: “Then as today, feminism was not an ideology set in stone, but rather an adaptable set of attitudes and beliefs.”
A nd yet, bromidic and blurry though this public-relations job is, it is in its way not inaccurate. For Steinem never was an editor of the sharp, analytic variety; she was a repackager. Her aim was not to subvert the women’s magazine but to give it a makeover, to translate feminism into something familiar to the middle class. Go back and reread the Ms. of the 1970s, and you rediscover how psychological how-to-ism for women at home became consciousness-raising for women newly out in the world. Confessional narrative became first-person testimonial about the choices and changes in women’s lives. In the coping-with-children department, the message changed from advice to mothers on, say, avoiding “martyr complexes,” to advice on lobbying for child care and avoiding gender stereotypes with sons and daughters. Soft-focus messages about sexuality–the importance of pleasing your man–became pointed discussion of abortion rights and the myth of the vaginal orgasm.
By the 1980s the positions had grown predictable (Ms. was pro-abortion, pro-day care, pro-ERA, pro-welfare rights, pro-clitoral orgasm). But it is no small tribute to Ms. that most of the issues it raised over the years are still around. Ms. was among the first women’s magazines to run pieces about sexual harassment, spousal abuse, breast implants, the economic impact of divorce–all based on real reporting. The formula was not original and didn’t pretend to be–“soft” personal stories, plus “hard” facts, with some prescriptions for action. It was service journalism, and its depth and quality were uneven, as it generally is with service journalism. Ms. also relied a great deal on book excerpts, hardly a sign of bold editorial entrepreneurship. As for Ms.’ political coverage, crusades heavy on symbolism preoccupied the staff through the 1970s (the ERA, the Houston conference). If the magazine followed electoral politics a little doggedly, it participated in gestural politics a little overenthusiastically. In “Cracking the Women’s Movement Protection Game” in 1978, a staff writer was honest enough to acknowledge the journalistic–and political–pitfalls of such boosterism. (She had puffed pro-ERA forces although they were in complete disarray.)
Ms.’ radical critics were right. It was not in the business of making sustained ideological arguments or issuing eccentric polemics. Few distinctive writers emerged from the magazine, though over the years many contributed to it. From the choice of name onward, Ms.’ real specialty was promotion–above all of a usable, salable symbolism. It probably didn’t hurt this larger endeavor that fellow founding editor Letty Cottin Pogrebin, the author of How to Make It in a Man’s World (1970), had a career as a high-powered publicist behind her. But it was Steinem’s inspirational role at Ms. that was the model for Ms.’ role with its readers. She was not a theorist. She was an icon, a catalyst, plugged in to American women via the lecture circuit, and to establishment men, such as boyfriends Mike Nichols and Mortimer Zuckerman, via the social circuit.
It’s fitting, then, that Thom perks up whenever she’s describing a party, a gala, a television show, a promotional tour. This was the true Ms. “state of mind,” and there were many such events to boast about. The premier issue in the spring of 1972 got a plug from The David Frost Show, on which Steinem and others appeared. Then there was a big party at the New York Public Library to celebrate. The next year “the magazine’s own birthday … was the occasion of larger gatherings, several of them aboard a chartered Circle Line boat.” “Everything we did,” one member of the staff recalled, “got a tremendous amount of attention.” It would all sound narcissistically frivolous were it not so earnest. And so ineffective financially; the magazine was all but broke from the start, and stayed that way.
In the 1980s, “The New Ms.,” which had been granted not-for-profit educational status, launched a campus issue to attract younger readers, but a hectically busy Steinem was devoting less editorial energy to the magazine, and it showed. (You can sense a magazine’s desperation when it tries to generate hoopla on both its 10th and 15th anniversaries.) In the 1990s, after being sold and resold, Ms. lost its spark, but it still carries on. Its covers are as flashy as ever, though an arid cleanliness reigns within; it resembles nothing so much as an alumnae magazine. (Ms. has been ad-free since 1990.) Inside the current issue you will find, what else, an excerpt from Inside Ms. On this 25th anniversary, there is no gala. Instead, there’s a book that reads like a genteel obituary.


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AN ALTERNATIVE EXPERIENCE: EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TAPPING (EFT) AND MATRIX RE-IMPRINTING
As a Psychological Counsellor, I mostly apply some cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques in my practice. I do enjoy to explore other therapy techniques, mostly those on, what I would refer to as, the alternative end of the therapy spectrum. I love having them used on me so that I can see if I gain any benefit from them. I then feel safe and confident to offer them as additional therapies for my clients. I do not believe that therapy is a one-fit-for-all solution and am open-minded enough to know that I am not the alpha and omega to a better life for my clients.
Counselling, being Talking Therapy, depends on a client’s ability to communicate what is going on for them. It sometimes happens that, for various reasons, the client cannot readily access the issue to be dealt with. This can lead to the counselling process taking longer to produce the desired results, sometimes leaving the client (and even the counsellor) unsatisfied.
I believe that being aware of and open to other forms of therapy, and being able to explore such options on behalf of my clients, is a way of assisting my clients to experience relief more readily than just continuing with talking therapy.
I have, over the years, used psychiatry, breath work, inner child word and trauma work with great success in conjunction with therapy.
I recently wrote an article, for which I do not own the rights so I cannot publish it here, on Eye Movement Therapy. My research included watching some videos about this and found it truly fascinating. It seems to be quite successful in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) and depression. At the same time, I started to get to know an old acquaintance a lot better.
I got to learnt that she is an amazingly interesting and wise soul. She is what I would refer to as “healer” and uses more techniques to mend the body and soul than what I know of or can reasonably comprehend.
Two of the healing techniques she uses are EFT (Emotional Freedom Tapping) and Matrix re-imprinting. When Janine told me about EFT, I immediately connected it with eye movement therapy. On reading about this a bit more, I learned that eye movement and EFT do indeed are related in some of their basic principles.
I wanted to know more about this and Janine offered to do an EFT and Matrix re-imprinting session on me. This would allow me to see what it is about and to experience its benefits. I am a sucker for any form of therapy that can help me in any way and when a therapy session is offered for free, I am there on the trot. That is how it happened that Janine and I ended up in my therapy room a few weekends ago - for a change me being the client.
I sat comfortably in a chair. Janine started off by asking me if there was a particular issue in my life that I specifically wanted to focus on. I recently had a professional setback, in that the company I was contracting for, due to no fault of mine, had to end my contract. I found that quite traumatic and realized that, at the ripe age of 50 and being a white Afrikaans male, alternative options were not exactly pouring in. It dawned on me that it is time for me to put my big boy undies on and, like a real adult, take responsibility for my life. It was time for me to put my lack of self-belief and low self-esteem behind me and start believing in me and what I have to offer. I thus told Janine that I would like to work on my self-confidence and belief in myself.
She started reciting some lines to me, which I had to repeat after her, while tapping myself lightly with my fingers on certain strategic spots on my body (as guided by her), mostly on the pinkie side of my hand, my forehead above my eyes, temples, under my eyes, under my nose, on my chin, on my heart and flanks. I also had to lightly massage the area between my pinkie and ring-finger (between the two bones running up to my wrist). I was told to massage my finger-tips and lightly pull them. It was all light and non-intrusive tapping, rubbing and pulling. Some of the phrases I had to repeat after her were things like “I deserve the best for myself” and “I am a wonderful person”. Frankly, I find these affirmation-type rituals quite embarrassing and frustrating, as I do not necessarily believe the things I have to say, but I kept an open mind and went with the flow.
A few minutes of the tapping and reciting later, I was asked if I would mind to move to the couch for meditation. I made myself comfortable and was then taken on a powerful guided meditation.
After some general journey taking and visiting my safe place meditation, I was instructed to invite all my ancestors, family and friends into a circle around me. There I asked them to free me from their imprinting a negative self-image on me. Basically I had to ask them to stop thinking negatively about me and thus exacerbating my negative image of myself. What I found fascinating, was that, in my mind’s eye, all these people were glowing a golden yellow colour. Janine instructed me to accumulate the negative thoughts in me like a pile of wood and set it alight. Which I duly did. This fire burnt in an intense maroon. I then cleared away the ash and was instructed that I could dispersed my entourage. Two figures did not want to leave me though. One was me, at age 5 (my inner child - whom I know well, as I have done a lot of inner child work previously) and a me of about 25, whom I have not encountered before. This young-man me was most delightful, confident and quite assertive. A me I either did not recognise or just could not remember. The message he gave me was that I used to be him and asked me what has happened to me that I have lost my confidence. He asked that I embrace him in support of our inner child in order to build up his confidence and show him unconditional love and acceptance.
This sounds slightly crazy, but it was extremely meaningful and powerful. I do not do drugs, so I was not hallucinating.
Coming out of the meditation I felt very different. I felt as if I have lost something, but at the same time gained so much more.
Janine explained that the colours have quite a significance in that yellow represents shame, while maroon symbolises that you do not allow yourself the best in life.
It dawned on me afterwards how symbolic the meditation was. I lived my life in shame of always believing that I was just not good enough and in fear of always disappointing my family. I further came to recognise how my addiction has robbed me of my confidence and my energy for living life. I distinctly felt how this matrix re-imprinting is giving me the opportunity to re-connect with the dormant confidence inside me.
I was left feeling that I have given up my shame and that I do deserve the best that life has to offer me. I can honestly say that I feel that my life has changed as a result of this amazing and strange experience.
I have asked Janine to write a second part to this article. In part two, she will explain more about the work she did on me. She will give more details on the fundamentals of EFT and matrix re-imprinting as well as how and why it works. I must say, I am looking forward to that, as I am still a bit in the dark on these details.
Today I am infinitely grateful not only for the work that Janine did on me, but also for my open-minded take on healing which allowed me the opportunity to experience this alternative to traditional therapy practices.


The Gospel Music Channel has signed an exclusive advertising sales representation agreement with multiplatform advertising sales firm WorldLink.
Los Angeles-based WorldLink will manage all short-form direct response advertising sales for the Gospel Music Channel, which has almost 20 million subscribers in the United States.
“[Our viewers] are passionate gospel fans and very engaged with the channel, but they’re also incredibly influential,” said
Barbara Bekkedahl, vice president of advertising sales at the Gospel Music Channel.
The 24-hour, all-music-television entertainment network reaches a primarily female and African-American audience in the 18-to-49 and 25-to-54 age demographic.
“We just conducted some custom research,” Bekkedahl continued, “and learned our viewers are not only incredibly satisfied with our channel but they’re also very influential in their larger social circles.”
The Gospel Music Channel recently solidified its sub-base at 17 million households, according to Bekkedahl. It also picked up the subscribers from the Black Family Channel, which recently went off the air.
Bekkedahl believes the deal with WorldLink should bring about “revenue growth that’s commensurate with the network’s growth.”
Toni Knight, president/CEO of WorldLink, spoke well of the partnership.
“[The Gospel Music Channel has] got good distribution, terrific programming and they’re really going to be growing.
It’ll be a unique programming environment for our advertisers,” she said.


Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now in development, Nintendo confirms
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land gets March release date, new trailer released
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl gets new gameplay trailer
Guild Wars 2 third expansion pack announced, possible return to Cantha continent
Half-Life: Alyx VR game to release on March 23, three new screenshots released
Black Mesa's missing Xen chapters release out of beta testing


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The new Honda PCX 125i scooter. Rising fuel prices and awareness of environmental issues have had an impact on the way we think about transport. However, the true appeal of a scooter is not just its low running costs and ability to cut through the city rush hour. It's also about fun - the freedom and independence that only two-wheel transport can give.
At Honda we aim to provide a scooter for every lifestyle, and our range includes luxury large-displacement scooters as well as chic runabouts that can be seen all over town. All of them offer the highest Honda quality, the best technologies for their function and rock-solid dependability.
The new Honda PCX was created for riders who desire the compact, economical advantages of a 125cc scooter and the modern, fashionable good looks more often associated with larger-displacement machines. In every aspect, from its low-noise, low-emissions operation to its easy handling and contemporary image, the Honda PCX is designed as a practical, fast and fun ride.
A scooter is as much a fashion accessory as it is a way of getting around, and so must feature the most up-to-date styling. For those who use a scooter daily as an alternative to a car, carrying space and fuel economy are essential. Most modern riders also want a scooter that operates with the smallest possible impact on its environment; both the immediate surroundings in which it is ridden every day and the global climate.
The new Honda PCX fulfils all of these demands. It will be welcomed as an ideal first ride, a fun commuter and a reliable means of carrying out all kinds of daily tasks. It is also great fun to ride - the kind of scooter that will make every routine trip across town an enjoyable escape.
At Honda, 'small-displacement' never means a compromise on comfort or style. The Honda PCX is a perfect example of this principle. Its styling is youthful with a long, low and curvaceous shape.
Its unique front face and the flowing lines of its bodywork give it a dynamic presence and a luxurious feel. By day, the Honda PCX is a quick and convenient way to get around, for work or play. By night, it easily adapts to the smartest venues in the city. It can also whisk a rider, passenger and light luggage out of town for a weekend. Wherever it goes, its original styling and air of confidence give it the quality of a true trend-setter. A dark-tinted windscreen gives the scooter a modern image as well as providing wind protection for the rider. Its sleek contours integrate perfectly with the full-bodied front cowl. Its dual headlight design is flanked by sleek, upward-slanting indicators, giving the front an exclusive look. The high-tech instrument panel has a speedometer needle that sweeps the dial at ignition, hinting at the fun to come. The cockpit also features an indicator for the engine's innovative Idle Stop switch, a fuel indicator and other practical readouts, adding to the vehicle's modern feel.
The scooter incorporates a low seat height and long, spacious footrests creating a secure and relaxed ride feel that complements its smooth performance. The comfortable seat incorporates back support for the rider and a generous pillion area. Underneath, its lockable storage compartment holds a full-face helmet with room to spare. In addition, a convenient glove box is provided at the front. If more storage space is needed, the rear carrier can also carry a optional 26-liter top box.
The technology built into the new Honda PCX has been carefully chosen to create the most enjoyable experience possible in its class. Its engine operates with a quiet, smooth proficiency. With a lightweight, compact SOHC configuration, it is surprisingly powerful, delivering quick starting acceleration. It also integrates a liquid cooling system with the radiator built into the engine for compact size and light weight. The engine features a Honda PGM-FI fuel injection system that ensures seamless, effortless power delivery via the smooth V-belt transmission, while also reducing emissions and fuel consumption. The Honda PCX delivers an impressive 46 kilometers per liter with Idle Stop, which means plenty of riding enjoyment between trips to the service station to fill up its 6.2-liter tank.
The distinctive form of the Honda PCX is based around a tubular steel underbone frame. Complementing the low seat and extended foot area, the 1,305mm wheelbase creates a feeling of easy, stable balance. The turning radius is short, easing manoeuvres in tight spaces.
High quality 14" tyres add to the comfortable ride. The lightweight five-spoke cast aluminum wheels are stopped by a smooth-acting Combined Brake System. This system effectively equalizes the forces applied to a 220mm front disc brake and a sturdy drum brake at the rear, giving smooth, progressive braking that adds to stability and boosts confidence.
The scooter's suspension systems are developed for light, easy control and smooth comfort. A responsive a¸ 31mm telescopic front fork and a compliant unit swingarm rear suspension with dual dampers combine to ensure a stable, cushioned ride.
The engine's fuel efficiency is boosted even further by the addition of an innovative Idle Stop Switch, a first for Honda. When the Idle Stop function is enabled, the engine will automatically stop running after 3 seconds of idling. It then re-starts when the throttle grip is twisted. Idle Stop mode is enabled or disabled via a convenient switch on the right handlebar, and improves fuel efficiency by another 5%.

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Caspase-2 Substrate VDVAD-AFC
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Ready-to-use fluorometric substrate for caspases that recognize the amino acid sequence VDVAD. Caspase activity can be quantified by fluorescent detection of free AFC after cleaved from the peptide substrate VDVAD-AFC at Ex/Em = 400/505 nm using a fluorometer or a fluorescence plate reader. Alternatively, a shift in fluorescence from blue to green upon cleavage can be visualized using a hand-held long-UV lamp. The ready-to-use caspase substrate provides an economic alternative for researchers who perform large amount of caspase assays. Cell Lysis Buffer (Cat.# 1067-100), 2X Reaction Buffer (Cat.# 1068-20), DTT (Cat.# 1201-1), and other reagents used for caspase activity assays are also available separately.
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It is a huge game for the Ottawa Senators tonight. The Buffalo Sabres have closed to within four points of Ottawa and while the Senators are still in a commanding position, there is a small chance of things slipping away. With the red hot Pittsburgh Penguins in town tomorrow, it is imperative for the Senators to win tonight.
Craig Anderson will make his return and will get the start while Ben Bishop will back him up. You might feel sorry for Alex Auld, but have you ever tried to solve a Sudoku puzzle on a bench with 20,000 obnoxious Habs fans around you? Jason Spezza will also return, and Bobby Butler will return to being a healthy scratch. I don't know what the lines are but Zack Smith will play on the second line with Kyle Turris and Daniel Alfredsson according to Nicolas St-Pierre.
Craig Anderson (starter)
More after the jump.
Here are some things to discuss for tonight:
- Score some goals: Ottawa hasn't done much of that lately. Can they do so tonight? I sure hope so.
- Smith on second line: Zack Smith hasn't played well for months, but he's being given a chance to play on the wing with Turris and Alfredsson. It's a line of three struggling players, can they get each other going?
- Solving Carey Price: Price is 3-0-2 against Ottawa this year and has played them very well. Ottawa has gotten a lot of shots at him in the last couple of games and has taken five out of six points in the last three games against the Habs. It would be nice to pop four or five in on Price tonight.
- Anderson returns: What kind of game shape will Anderson be in tonight? Will the females in the crowd in Montréal distract him?
- Brutal power play: Can we fix this already? Six straight games without a power play goal, three straight games with a 5-on-3 opportunity squandered.
- Spezza also returns: Can Giggles get back to his giggling happy ways?

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MARS — Mars Mayor Gregg Hartung knows he has the support of the community in pursuing funds to build a Mars Discovery Center in the borough.
Now, he wants elected officials at the state level to know as well.
The borough has applied for a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program application to seek funds to build the center in town. It would focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education andgive children and their families a way to explore science and space travel.
According to RACP guidelines, the project request must be at least $1 million. Mayor Gregg Hartung said $2 million is being sought for the project.
As the amount of money available for RACP projects is being discussed in Harrisburg, Hartung is asking the community to reach out to Gov. Tom Wolfe, Sen. Scott Hutchinson and Rep. Daryl Metcalfe to voice their support for the project. He said by calling or emailing and simply offering that backing could go a long way in helping the project progress.
“We’ve been told it’s helpful if it sounds like the community is backing it,” he said.
Read more in The Cranberry Eagle.


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I continue ending my days by saying thank you for the blessings in my life- for each new day between the most recent indignity from my family and me. It is a bitter-sweet reality to be free of the dynamic. Recovery changed me at a cellular level, allowing me to unlearn things; like believing it acceptable to attack people’s personalities or character when they disturb me. What a menacing way to be in the world. I recall how I would hear a fantastic insult and mentally bookmark it for future use-100% sure that attacking and diminishing were necessary and inevitable responses to disturbance. I would find someone to blame for my discontent, talk shit about, and go after them. I forgive myself that♥ . Now that I know better, I choose to do better and to avoid those behaving in this way. As an adult, I am free to choose space from the raging of others. As a mother, it is my responsibility to model practices of recovery and serenity.
I feel positive about my consistent and repeated efforts to meet for resolution….or intent to go NO Contact with my MCR’s, who are generous with damaging words and behaviors towards me. Not gonna lie, it stings that NO Contact is preferable to resolving. I cannot recall the last time I called someone a name or tried to diminish them. Ok–I can, but I don’t feel good about it and it was more than 2 years ago and I didn’t rape him for a shared meal. I was wrong in the way in which I said what I said. My attitude was nasty and righteous. It was a work situation in which I lost my temper and I knew better and made amends later. For decades, I honestly did NOT know another way. I had family, friends, boyfriends, and a husband who all do/did this. I cant change that, but I do now avoid it. This is about healing not forgiveness, a concept I am striving to understand more deeply. Forgiving doesn’t mean I am ready to have lunch with a person who I feel abused by. It just means the bitterness doesn’t own me, anymore. Here is a little from Anne Lamott on forgiveness. She is a spiritual gangsta. I savor her every word.
My children and I visited Charlotte 5 years ago and were asked to have a “family dinner” inspite of harsh things said one too many times to me. My sister told me I was awful, mean, a piece of work, and thought of nobody but myself: for responding to the invite with “I am happy to have a family dinner once we address some of the tension.” She responded seven different ways demanding how “THIS is for mom” and I parroted my previous sentiment each time in response. When I forwarded my sister’s attacking texts to my mother, her response was “Well no wonder– you kept saying the same thing over and over”. Again I was told, it serves me right. I do not accept any justification for attacking others. Period. I reject that behavior and proximity to it.
I don’t know how much longer my mother will be around or if I will have enough recovery, in her final days, to not say “I am so sorry that we missed so much time together because we could not resolve.” I give thanks for another day free from attacks, leaving me present and more patient during our extended school vacation. It feels good, sane. I will continue with my morning prayer, seeking help to direct my thinking at elevating the quality of the day. The shower seems an especially difficult place to keep my thoughts pure. Maybe I will stop showering. haha. I will need to be more mindful of each part of my shower that I am grateful for. Staying vigilant over my thinking is exhausting.
Wholesome thinking is a spiritual practice and 100% Badass! It is hard work. Too easy to default to rehearsal and rehashing. With each day of no abuse, I heal. Healing is for Badasses.
For shorter, more frequent and fun posts, connect with me on Instagram- wholesomebadass https://www.instagram.com/wholesomebadass/

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The City of Bainbridge Island needed to improve its understanding of geologically hazardous areas throughout the island to meet the requirements of the Growth Management Act and update and improve its critical area delineations and codes. Aspect reviewed the best available science (BAS) for geologic hazards and related development impacts. Our review focused on areas with steep slopes, high erosion and fault hazards, and high potential for liquefaction. It involved analyzing new and relevant scientific information and then using this information to revise the geologic hazard maps and codes. We used GIS methods to assimilate new, high-resolution, LIDAR-generated topographic data with existing geologic maps to predict areas of high hazard potential and to propose changes to the geologic hazard maps and codes, making them more accurate and useful to both planners and permit applicants. Code revisions were recommended and adopted by the City.
To support long term growth planning and development of the island, the City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) needed to collect physical and groundwater data for a groundwater model that would set the stage for urban planning efforts. COBI also required improved tracking of Illicit Discharge and Detection (IDDE) to meet a tight grant-funding deadline and be in compliance with its Phase II National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
To meet data collection and management goals for the groundwater model, Aspect developed a custom database to collect field and electronic data in a single repository that allows holistic review, analysis, and reporting. COBI completed the hand off of all the required data to US Geological Survey for their modeling pursuits, as well as setting a new bar in reporting to citizens. To meet COBI’s NPDES requirements and the grant funding deadline, Aspect developed a custom database to track all of their cases digitally, allowing the city to quickly and accurately calculate the annual statistics required for government reporting. COBI met the funding deadline now has the tools necessary to report on the cost, effort, quantity, and types of Illicit Discharges that occur on the island at any time.
Aspect is conducting a RI/FS and planning for interim actions to support probable mixed-use redevelopment of the key property (GP West site) in the Port of Bellingham’s revitalized Waterfront District. As a critical part of the work at this complex site, Aspect has developed and is currently maintaining custom environmental chemistry and GIS databases for the ongoing soil and groundwater data collection effort. Aside from storing, QA/QC-ing, analyzing and reporting data as part of the study, Aspect compiled and loaded vast amounts of historic data into the database from previous environmental work at the site. Aspect has developed these database tools and innovative, dynamic GIS figures to leverage complex query outputs into easy-to-use and readily-updatable map products. This project involves interfacing with labs, data validators, surveyors, field staff, regulators, and project managers to ensure that the demanding project data needs and reporting requirements are managed smoothly and efficiently.
Aspect has assisted the Port of Seattle in complying with mapping, SWPPP, O&M, best management practices, and records-keeping requirements of their Phase I Municipal NPDES Permit.
Our work has included the following:
- Developing and maintaining a geodatabase mapping the stormwater conveyance system for all Seaport facilities. Coordinated initial mapping of stormwater system. Updated GIS system as new information is learned or system is modified by construction.
- Coordinating development of a web mapping application to share stormwater mapping data within the Port.
- Custom database application development to track Port leases to determine relevance to stormwater management.
- Planning and design of a temporary stormwater collection and treatment system.
- Participating in development of Operation and Maintenance Manual for stormwater system. Updated O&M manual to include new City of Seattle requirements in 2010.
- Developing and maintaining a stormwater records keeping data base.
- Developing SWPPPs for all Seaport operated facilities. Developed SWPPP template for use by Port tenants. Assisted a few port tenants in completing SWPPP template.
- Overhauling recreational and commercial vessel BMPs.
- Managed laboratory and field water quality monitoring data and submitted final data to Ecology’s database EIM.
- Conducting a planning exercise for Industrial Stormwater General Permit.
- Assisting with outfall inspections.
Aspect completed an analysis of river and stream impairment, identifying and prioritizing areas of concern for potential impacts of future groundwater withdrawals on streamflows within WRIA 16/14b (along the west and south shores of Hood Canal).
As a key part of this analysis, Aspect developed sophisticated database and GIS analysis toolsets to perform population-based (census data) and source-based (wells, water rights, and public water systems) water use assessments – for both current and buildout conditions in the basin. Beyond helping the WRIA 16 Planning Unit understand and plan for projected water use in the WRIA 16 subbasins, Aspect’s analysis helped identify 13 public waters systems with probable water right shortfalls at full buildout. Additionally, Aspect implemented a GIS-based predictive model to identify sites with a high likelihood for stream sediment aggradation (a critical issue in the WRIA) – evaluating these sites based on stream transport capacity, upstream, in-channel and local sediment supply, and barriers to sediment transport. The software solutions developed as a part of this project allow WRIA stakeholders to execute updated analyses as data inputs (or model assumptions) change or are improved over time. Further, Aspect was responsible for a large cartographic effort on the project, designing over 50 maps and figures for the final report.
Aspect provided technical assistance to the Port of Seattle’s Aviation Environmental Department with the integration of two mission-critical databases into the Port’s GeoCortex web-mapping application. Aspect worked with Port Project Managers and Data Managers to develop automatically-updated, concise snapshots of environmental chemistry data that can be viewed and queried in the web map user interface. Aspect also integrated site-level narrative information to produce beautifully-formatted, easy-to-use PDF site summary reports with clickable, hyperlinked bibliographies that are immediately available to web map users. The map interface provides the Aviation Environmental department with the ability to easily explore huge amounts of current and historic environmental site information, vastly improving the access to these valuable databases.
To meet its growth management planning goals, the Methow Watershed Council (MWC) needed a clear understanding of current and potential future water use in the Methow River Basin (WRIA 48). Each of the Basin’s seven stream reaches is bound by an instream flow rule that specifies the water available for future, consumptive, single domestic or stockwater use. Developing an accurately picture of current and future water use – a significant challenge in Okanagan County, where parcel-level water source data is not readily available – required a sophisticated tracking and analysis system.
Aspect integrated GIS and database tools to build an instream flow reservation tracking and forecasting database with a tailored user interface. This system produced a highly refined estimate of current water use at the parcel level by leveraging a number of geospatial and database inputs. The input data comes from a wide array of sources – including parcels, zoning, public water systems, water rights, well logs, conservation easements, hydrography, building permits, and irrigation analyses – to provide the MWC with tools and information to refine and update the water use estimate. Additionally, the system delivered to MWC allows for nuanced, parcel-level buildout scenarios to be run, providing insight into future water availability given current (or proposed) land use planning.
Read the report here:

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October's Fun Fall Video
October has been so much fun at the ranch and the dogs have been playing up a storm! Here are some fun clips of your dog dudes while they were here either for day care or boarding! We hope you enjoy the fun and festivities and we look forward to hopefully seeing you again soon!
We so appreciate that you chose the Dog Dude Ranch so from all of us, sending you a big THANK YOU!


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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a pioneer in providing innovative mobility solutions in the energy sector, has forged a strategic partnership with Ather Energy, India’s leading electric scooter brand, to further strengthen and expand India’s largest EV charging network. Through this collaboration, Ather Energy gains access to BPCL’s extensive network of over 21,000 fuel stations across the country, enabling the installation of Ather’s fast-charging Grid.
Ather Energy, with its vision to build a robust and widespread charging infrastructure, already boasts India’s largest EV charging network, featuring more than 1,400 chargers in 100 cities. By teaming up with
BPCL, Ather Energy aims to accelerate the expansion of the Ather Grid, catering to the growing customer base of Ather electric scooters nationwide. Users can conveniently locate these fast chargers through the Ather App, which offers real-time information on charger availability, facilitating seamless planning of charging sessions.
This collaboration strengthens Ather Energy’s coverage in metropolitan areas and facilitates the deployment of charging infrastructure along intercity routes with high usage. In its initial phase, Ather Energy has successfully installed four fast chargers at various locations in Delhi NCR. The company plans to scale up to over 100 fast chargers at BPCL locations across India by the end of the year.
BPCL remains at the forefront of accelerating the spread of clean energy in the country. With the aim of creating a network of 7000 Energy Stations across India, EV charging takes center stage in our endeavors. India’s personal mobility is primarily driven by two-wheelers, and electric two-wheelers have been early adopters of electric mobility. Our alliance with Ather Energy, a leader in the electric two-wheeler industry with a penchant for innovation, is a strategic step towards ushering in an era of best-in-class EV charging solutions for our customers in our Energy Stations and an exciting future of innovative solutions in the EV sector.
Ravneet Phokela, Chief Business Officer, Ather Energy, said, “A robust and extensive charging infrastructure is critical to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in the country. This is why Ather Energy has invested in the creation of India’s largest electric vehicle charging network. Our partnership with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) builds the momentum even further to create a widespread, nationwide charging network. This collaboration will enable us to leverage BPCL’s extensive fuel station network, bringing our fast-charging Grid closer to our customers across the country. As EV adoption continues to grow, strategic alliances like these are crucial to ensure widespread accessibility to charging infrastructure.”
Commenting on this partnership, Rajiv Dutta, Head Retail North, BPCL, said, “BPCL are constantly striving to align ourselves with the nations vision to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040. We are steadily moving closer to our goal to converting 7000 of our conventional Retail Outlets into Energy Stations which is a part of a comprehensive decarbonization strategy to support and prioritize sustainable initiatives. Electric 2 wheelers are leading EV adoption, a charging infrastructure at Retail Outlets would bring confidence and convenience to early EV adopters. ”
This milestone collaboration between Ather Energy and BPCL marks a significant advancement in the growth of EV charging infrastructure in


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Twelkmeyer is a recreation of a type
designed by Victor Twelkmeyer –
an architect, painter, and professor.
He designed this type studying at
the VHUTEIN (it was a center for
three major movements in Russian
avant-garde art and architecture:
constructivism, rationalism, and
Twelkmeyer typeface is a mirror to
the Soviet architecture 30's.
It reflects the impressions from
Vesnin brothers and Ginzburg's
works, a curiosity to Bauhaus,
and the first test of the waters
of the socialist reconstructions.