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In the quiet of the Tuscany countryside between the Maremma and the Etruscan Coast, close to gorgeous beaches of San Vincenzo and Follonica, stretches along the side of a hill always pleasantly breezy the Antico Borgo Casalappi holiday home, an authentic ancient stone village of 900 completely carefully restored to preserve its warmth and its characteristics.
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The AIDS Hoax
April 12, 2012
Prof. Peter Duesberg, left, says AIDS is really a cancer caused by a recreational drug used by gays, and is exacerbated by
the popular AZT treatment.
There are a lot of conspiracy theories floating around about AIDS. The notion that AIDS is a money-making hoax is rarely discussed.
by David Douthit
This is the story of Peter Duesberg. Duesberg is a professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkley. He is a cancer researcher who has formulated a theory that HIV does not cause AIDS.
According to Duesberg what is known as AIDS was originally caused by the use of Alkyl Nitrate in the homosexual communities. Alkyl Nitrate is a recreational drug that creates some euphoria, and also loosens the anal spincter making anal sex easier.
Hence its use by homosexuals. Alkyl Nitrate, like some other nitrates, causes Karposi Sarcoma, a virulent cancer. When homosexuals in the late 70's and early 80's started surfacing with Karposi Sarcoma the possibility of a new epidemic disease was proposed.
Causes for the new disease were explored. HIV, a retrovirus present in many of the homosexual community that had Karposi Sarcoma was identified and labeled the possible cause of AIDS.
The extremely toxic cancer drug AZT was resurrected from oblivion, because it had been banned for chemotherapy cancer use.
AZT was approved for treatment of HIV infection. AZT itself causes many disease conditions commonly associated with AIDS. Merely detecting HIV infection was cause for "treatment" with AZT.
Once AZT treatment was initiated a whole myriad of AIDS symptoms surfaced, not just Karposi Sarcoma. Lots of money was made from causing more disease conditions, which of course had to be treated with other expensive drugs as well.
Africa has suffered from many tropical diseases like malaria, and malnutrition because of wars, revolutions, and famine. These conditions were labeled as AIDS, even though HIV positive test results were not obtained in most cases.
The AIDS figures were always greatly inflated by this sleight of hand. This resulted in huge amounts of money allotted for AIDS research. Many "researchers" and pharmaceutical companies profited greatly.
Duesberg contends that HIV is a harmless retrovirus. That is why a person may be infected with HIV for years and never experience any symptoms associated with AIDS, until of course treatment with AZT is initiated.
Doctors will then say, "good thing we started treatment just in time as symptoms started to surface."
Huge sums were made from the AIDS hoax. It could never be "cured", just treated indefinitely at a high cost, and AZT caused many more disease conditions.
Duesberg's theory was totally ostracized by the scientific community, and personal attacks were made. It was the classic kill-the-messenger approach. Duesberg wrote a book "Inventing the AIDS Virus" that details his theory.
Duesberg's theory has never received much press even in conspiracy circles. I believe that is because it is probably the closest to the truth.
I wrote this article for anyone infected with HIV, which could be almost anyone homosexual or heterosexual, so that they could have necessary information before starting any AZT regime for "treatment".
I am not a homosexual, but I certainly do not wish any harm to come to anyone. Promoting the theory that AIDS is really an epidemic disease is the exact MO of the "Powers That Be" to keep the population in a perpetual fear state.
I know for a fact that drugs used to treat "Autism" actually cause many of the symptoms labeled "Autism". I have witnessed it with my own two eyes. That is going to be the topic of one of my subsequent articles.
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First, let’s start by knowing what Salt is
Salt or sodium chloride (ClNa) is composed of approximately 40% sodium and 60% chlorine. Salt is the largest source of sodium in our diet (> 90%). But there is another small part of sodium that is also ingested through food, and that is added to food in manufacturing processes. They are additives, flavorings, or preservatives. (For example, monosodium glutamate, which is used as a flavor enhancer.)
In salt, the salty taste corresponds to chlorine (other forms of sodium or salts do not taste the same). The perception and learning of what is salty is formed over time depending on the intensity, nature, concentration of salt, and habits, which stimulate the receptors and this perception is variable and can be modified.
Why does the human body need salt?
Salt (sodium) is essential for life, but it can also be harmful to health if consumed in excess.
Our bodies only need small amounts of salt (sodium) to function properly. It is vital for:
• Control the amount of water in the human body, maintaining the PH of the blood.
• Regulate body fluids.
• Help the body to be hydrated, introducing water into the cells.
• Help transmit nerve impulses and muscle relaxation.
However, many people consume much more salt (sodium) than is needed for good health. This affects the kidneys, which are the major regulators of sodium in the blood, maintaining the balance of sodium stored in our body for optimal use.
An excess of salt cannot be eliminated by the kidneys, it accumulates in our blood, attracting water and increasing the volume of circulating blood. This causes the heart to need to work harder to move the blood and the pressure rises, producing high blood pressure, among other serious problems.
Salt intake recommendations
Why 5 grams?
Although the daily physiological needs vary according to age, sex, weight, physiological state (growth, pregnancy, lactation), level of physical activity, state of health, etc……… our body does not need to consume high amounts of salt.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and other international health institutions, after carrying out studies that prove the relationship between sodium needs, excess salt consumption, and cardiovascular diseases, recommend for the general population a healthy life and without prolonged efforts, the average consumption of 5g of salt per day, which is equivalent to a full teaspoon of salt ( coffee size) or 2g of sodium per day and that is guaranteed to be iodized salt*.
• Salt = sodium x 2.5 (To calculate the salt content of a food, multiply the grams of sodium indicated on the label by 2.5).
Replacing salt with a sodium and potassium substitute would prevent millions of premature deaths
Regular consumption of excess salt may seem harmless, but it is associated with various health risks that cause millions of premature deaths each year. The most common of such risks is high blood pressure, which alone is responsible for some 9.4 million deaths a year. Now, a new study from The New England Journal of Medicine, presented at the European Congress of Cardiology, ensures that patients with chronic kidney disease should limit the intake of both sodium and potassium.
The consumption of salt worldwide is very high, but not in the way that of potassium. Insufficient potassium intake can also hurt blood pressure. This is because when the amount of potassium is low, the body tends to accumulate it. The problem is that it also stores sodium, which in turn can lead to an increase in blood pressure, making the heart work harder and leading to serious diseases.
High blood pressure contributes to at least 40% of all heart diseases and strokes, which in turn account for 45% of non-communicable diseases.
Until now it was known that salt substitutes lowered blood pressure, but it was not known that they also lowered cardiovascular risk. According to the authors of this new work, if salt is replaced by this new compound, which replaces sodium chloride with potassium chloride, these two problems will be tackled.
The work, apart from teaching the essential health benefits of this change in eating habits, also clears up any doubts that could exist with these substitutes. ”We haven’t seen any danger in adding potassium to the salt substitute. Just remember that patients with kidney disease should not take it, but it is not recommended that they consume salt,” he commented.
Although sodium is found naturally in certain foods such as milk or meat, its content in ultra-processed foods and seasonings is significant. Keeping this in mind is also important to avoid exceeding your intake.
It is estimated that each year 2.5 million deaths could be avoided if global salt consumption were reduced to the recommended level. Less than 5 grams (slightly less than a teaspoon) of salt per day, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Led by clinical epidemiologist Bruce Neal of the George Institute for Global Health in Australia, the trial followed nearly 5 years of more than 20,000 people from some 600 Chinese villages with a history of stroke or poor high blood pressure control from five provinces and China—Hebei, Liaoning, Ningxia, Shanxi, and Shaanxi, between April 2014 and January 2015.
This is an intervention study in which the participants were supplied with a salt substitute for their daily consumption, at least 20 grams per person/day. The other participants continued with their usual salt intake. The mean age of the participants was 65.4 years, 49.5% were women, 72.6% had a history of stroke, and 88.4% had a history of hypertension.
During the investigation, half of the participants received a salt substitute, (low in sodium and high in potassium), to cover the requirements of both food preservation and cooking (approximately 20 grams per person per day ). Meanwhile, the control group continued to use salt for their diet as they always had.
During follow-up, more than 3,000 strokes, more than 4,000 deaths, and more than 5,000 serious cardiovascular events were recorded. After almost 5 years, the rates of stroke, major cardiovascular events, and death from any cause were lower with the replacement substitute than with salt.
For the group using the salt substitute, the risk of stroke was reduced by 14 %, total cardiovascular events ( stroke and heart attack combined) by 13%, and premature death by 12%.
The researchers note that their results confirm previous studies in China, which suggested that salt substitutions nationwide could save the lives of about 400,000 people each year — simply by preventing premature deaths related to the health effects of excessive sodium intake.
“Almost everyone eats more salt than they should. If salt were switched to a salt substitute globally, several million premature deaths would be avoided each year,” they conclude.

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Bloodlands has ratings and reviews. Mieczyslaw said: I was raised amongst survivors of the great horror that was the War in Eastern Europe. My. Tim Snyder’s ambitious Bloodlands set out to place the murderous regimes of the Third Reich and Stalin’s Soviet Union in their overlapping European contexts. Int his deeply unsettling and revelatory book, Timothy Snyder gives voice to the testimony of the victims through the letters home, the notes flung from trains, the.
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The book has been criticized for its suggestion of a moral equivalence between Soviet mass murders and the Nazi Holocaust. Threads collapsed expanded unthreaded.
Preview — Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder. Marc Eric Wagner wrote: Twisted ideology certainly but also a sense that eliminating “the other” allows for the formation through shared hatred of a master race. Yet Snyder bloodlanfs not exactly compare the two systems either.
Snyder re-examines numerous points of the war and postwar years: These questions Snyder answers.
In this case, the author wanted to make clear exactly what happened to the blooodlands million people who died as a direct result of Soviet and Nazi policies before and during the Second World War. German policies of mass killing came to rival Soviet ones between September and Juneafter Stalin allowed Hitler to begin a war. Along the way, Snyder achieves something more blooxlands Inpeasants made their way to familiar city markets, but now to beg rather than to sell.
That Jews snyver non-Aryans were sub-human was Hitler’s justification for murder. In part, at least, this seems due to an inability to accept the degree of depravity that human beings can reach.
The distinction between concentration camps and killing sites cannot be made perfectly: Europe between Hitler and Stalin”. Even those who pride themselves on knowing their history timothh find themselves repeatedly brought up short by his insights, contrasts and comparisons.
Germany was quite clear that they considered the bloodlands to be a frontier for German civilization to expand into. Why was mass killing organized—why organized the way it was, and why organized at all?
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Dnyder names numerous concentration camps I had never heard of, because they were taken by the Red Army. I have never seen a book like it. It destroys your belief in humanity, your optimism for human brotherhood, bloodlanxs causes you to feel unending grie The Bloodlands is a book that I first noticed in a review on Slate.
The tremendous majority of the mortal victims of both the German and the Soviet regimes never saw a concentration camp. This is a book that you experience, slog through, and weep on.
Starting with the planned famine in Ukraine, and then timotgy subsequent chapter gets – I won’t say ‘worse’; it’s maybe a little vulgar to try and quantify these things. This is not a book of mere statistics; it provides personalities and it gives an ethnical geography of the land.
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Counting the hunger victims in besieged Leningrad, this most primitive method of mass killing took something like four million lives in the course of the war. These people were murdered not because they refused to conform to his policies but because they were who they were.
It ti,othy with the Great Terror in andwhere approximatedly Between and14 million people died in Eastern Europe, killed by Stalin or Hitler. One of the strengths of this book snydee the human examples the author provides — of the victims and how the perpetrators did their deeds.
Yet there is a difference between a camp sentence and a death sentence, between labor and gas, between slavery and bullets. But I felt it my duty to keep on, if for no other reason, to honor the memories of those who perished. Showing of reviews.
Europe Between Hitler and Stalin is not a revelation. Ninety percent of those who entered the Gulag left it alive. This is history that deserves to be read, if for no other reason, to acknowledge the individual lives of so many innocent people deliberately murdered.
This, too, is quaggy ground for historians. Impressive source material, very interesting perspective with treating the Soviet-German-Soviet-occupied zones of Europe as one and telling the story about these nigh Quite massive, covering an extremely bloody and violent time and place in less than pages.
He is saying that both tyrants identified bpoodlands luckless strip of Europe as the place where, above all, they must impose their will or see their gigantic visions falter. Write a customer review. Not a book to sit down and just “read”.
The implications for historical method are to me profound. They are not the whole story; sadly, they are not even an introduction.

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 10, 2019–
The “Global Procurement Software Market – Procurement Intelligence Report” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com‘s offering.
Global Procurement Software Market, provides up-to-date information about market shifts and potential risks, as well as in-depth knowledge of products and services, which can help in planning and in executing category management activities. It focuses on the cost-saving aspects of procurement and on providing insights that can lead to optimization of category spend.
Procurement software refers to a computer program that automates the purchasing process of an organization and assists in maintaining the inventory of goods. The spend momentum of this market will be attributed to the increase in the adoption of customized procurement software solutions by buyers from the manufacturing, FMCG, BFSI, and IT industries in the US.
The report provides actionable insights to improve source-to-contract cycle performance in the Global Procurement Software Market. It helps sourcing professionals formulate better category strategies, enhance savings, understand supplier and market challenges, and implement sourcing best practices.
According to the report, one of the key growth contributors for the global procurement software market is the increasing demand for customized procurement software solutions. One of the procurement best practices for buyers is to ensure the compatibility of the software with legacy systems.
Further, the report states that one of the key category management strategies for the buyers in the global procurement software market is to negotiate with service providers on contract terms such as annual fees and software upgrades.
- Growing demand from organizations to automate their procurement processes
Category management strategy
- Engage with service providers that can implement RPA solutions
Procurement best practices
- Participation of technical experts in the selection and implementation of software
Key questions answered in this report
- What are the market dynamics?
- What are the key market trends?
- What are the category growth drivers?
- What are the constraints on category growth?
- Who are the suppliers in this market?
- What are the demand-supply shifts?
- What are the major category requirements?
- What are the procurement best practices in this market?
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PART 01: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PART 02: MARKET INSIGHTS
- Global category spend
- Category spend growth
- Spend segmentation by region
- Regional spend dynamics
- Regional influence on global spend
- Regional spend opportunity for suppliers
PART 03: CATEGORY PRICING INSIGHTS
- Pricing outlook
- Supplier cost structure
- Outlook for input costs
- Total cost of ownership analysis
- Overview of pricing models
- Comparison of pricing models
- Supply chain margins
- Cost drivers: Impact on pricing
- Volume drivers: Impact on pricing
PART 04: COST-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
- Supplier-side levers
- Buyer-side levers
- Quantifying cost-saving opportunities
- Quantifying cost savings by negotiation strategies
PART 05: BEST PRACTICES
- Innovation and success stories
- Procurement excellence best practices
- Procurement best practices
- Sustainability practices
- Sustainability best practices
PART 06: CATEGORY ECOSYSTEM
- Market favorability index for suppliers
- Competitiveness index for suppliers
- Buyer power
- Supplier power
- Threat of new entrants
- Threat of substitutes
- Buyer ecosystem
- Supplier ecosystem
PART 07: CATEGORY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
- Category management objectives
- Supplier and buyer KPIs
- Outsourcing category management activities
- Risk management
PART 08: CATEGORY MANAGEMENT ENABLERS
- Procurement organization
- Category enablers
PART 09: SUPPLIERS SELECTION
- RFx essentials
- Supplier selection criteria
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- Incumbent supplier evaluation metrics
PART 10: SUPPLIERS UNDER COVERAGE
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Nolan’s issue, however, is not really with the very existence of streaming services. In the same IndieWire interview, he praised the model of Amazon Studios, which buys the rights to small indie films like The Big Sick and finances larger efforts like James Gray’s The Lost City of Z, releases them wide in theaters, and then later presents them exclusively on the Prime streaming platform. “You can see that Amazon is very clearly happy to not make that same mistake,” Nolan said. “The theaters have a 90-day window. It’s a perfectly usable model. It’s terrific.”
Amazon has had serious success with its approach, which has drawn more big-name filmmakers because of the commitment to the theatrical-release window, and nabbed two Oscar wins for Manchester by the Sea last year (along with an impressive $48 million domestic gross). Netflix’s margins of success are harder to gauge because the company releases no consistent data on how many people watch its movies. The company does release potential Oscar players like War Machine and Okja in a few theaters, and has a deal with the high-end iPic chain, because the Academy demands a theatrical release to qualify films for its awards. But none of these Netflix movies has ever made any money—in fact, box-office data for Okja, one of the best films of 2017, is completely unavailable.
I was blown away by Okja when I saw it at a critics screening; anecdotally, I’ve been surprised at how many people I know were underwhelmed by it when viewing it at home. It may just be a matter of taste, of course, but a Bong Joon-ho film is certainly the kind of heightened, intense experience that benefits from shutting out the outside world for two hours. At the same time, it’s a movie about a super-pig that had an English and Korean script and cost $50 million to make: It’s hard to imagine Okja’s existence without Netflix, which threw down a budget twice that size to lure Martin Scorsese to make his next gangster epic The Irishman (coming in 2018).
It’s a strange conundrum: Netflix is at once supporting fascinating movies and exciting artists but discounting the essential theater experience. Nolan himself is certainly unmoved: “I think the investment that Netflix is putting into interesting filmmakers and interesting projects would be more admirable if it weren’t being used as some kind of bizarre leverage against shutting down theaters,” he told IndieWire. “Your worst nightmare in the ’90s as a filmmaker was that the studio would turn around and go, ‘You know what? We’re going to put it on video instead of theaters.’ They did that all the time. There’s nothing new in that.”
It’s naïve to look at multi-billion-dollar companies like Netflix and Amazon as serene benefactors of the cinematic arts; they’re ultimately businesses interested in propagating the streaming model (especially Netflix). But it’s also too simple to dismiss their power to bring films like 13th to a wider audience. Nolan’s main argument—for a streaming company that still commits in some way to the cinema experience—is not some elitist claptrap, but a reasonable plea from an artist who believes that movies are best enjoyed, if possible, in movie theaters. There are, of course, plenty of ways to appreciate cinema—and Nolan understands that Amazon’s embrace of multiple formats, rather than Netflix’s allegiance to one, is a more effective way to keep the industry thriving for future generations.


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Lorde reminds viewers that its humans’ duty to protect the planet for future generations in her new “Fallen Fruit” music video, which she released on Tuesday (Nov. 2).
The video poignantly reminds us of the fragility of life on Earth, with the Garden of Eden metaphor referenced in the song’s title leading to Lorde’s main point that our greatest sin would be to leave our home uninhabitable for generations to come after us. But that is sadly already the case in the “Fallen Fruit” visual, as Lorde reveals that not everything on the island from her previous “Solar Power” music video will never remain peachy keen due to greedy human consumption that eventually leads to its demise.
“In the ‘Solar Power’ video, you were introduced to the island as a lush paradise — glistening water, blue skies, not a grain of sand out of place (barring that pesky beach trash),” Lorde said of the video in a statement. “Cut to: humans doing as they do, getting greedy, treating the land with disrespect and stripping it of its beauty. There’ll always another pristine place to start again, right? The gardens that were once lush and fruitful are now on fire. The fishing boats are busted up and overturned. All that’s left of the peaches are their pits. Amid all that, my character makes a choice.”
“Fallen Fruit” comes from her third studio album and climate-conscious project Solar Power, which was released on Aug. 20 and topped Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums chart and debuted at No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200. The song, which broke into the top 40 of the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs tally, features backup vocals from Phoebe Bridgers, Clairo, Marlon Williams and Lawrence Arabia.
Lorde confirmed on Tuesday that she will release a deluxe version of Solar Power this Friday, which will feature two bonus tracks — “Helen of Troy” and “Hold No Grudge” — that the New Zealand-born singer-songwriter described as the “black sheep” of her album.
“These songs were fun explorations on the album journey,” she wrote in a newsletter to fans, according to NME. “They didn’t quite fit into the tracklist for whatever reason but they’re both big tunes.”
Watch her “Fallen Fruit” music video below, and pre-save the expanded edition of Solar Power here.
Link to the source article – https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9654450/lorde-fallen-fruit-music-video/
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IMPHAL, November 25: Former Mr India Pradip Kumar formally launched a Training Manual and Case Studies for community based drugs and AIDS program (CBDAP) today organised by the Diocesan Social Service Society launched at its Mantripukhri training hall today.
Three district coordinators of the DSSS will be taking part in the training programme.
Attending as the chief guest, the former Mr India who is himself living with HIV/AIDS said the spread of the virus in the State could have been much less if the doctors had made the people aware that the virus is preventable if not curable during the initial stage when it was first detected in the State.
He said people who are living with the virus need not panic but instead start being positive and put in effort to achieve whatever their aim is.
Pradip also said such training programmes and other campaigns related to AIDS should be encouraged and organised regularly to spread awareness on the issue.
DSSS director Fr Dominic Kanmi who attended as the president elaborated on the need to share love with those living with AIDS and encourage them.
In our State, the lack of education and awareness on the subject has created many difficulties in fighting the issue, he said.
DD Archbishop of Imphal and president DSSS Rev Dominic Lumon attended the inaugural as the guest of honour of the function.
During the programme, a Churachandpur project client Kangai (name changed) shared her experiences including the moral support, medical training for survival, counseling to come forward and to expose her talents received from the DSSS Churachandpur.
Begum (name changed) from Imphal East district and Tenna (name changed) of Ukhrul district also share how they had to suffer in their lives because of the virus and how they were guided by the DSSS in stopping from using drugs.

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The project was developed with the interest of the blurred monolith, existing as a single massing that is contorted into the site in both plan and section. In plan, it contorts into an elevated courtyard with one end of the bar penetrating it. In section, it contorts over and below itself diagonally, producing an irregular mass contained within the confines of the site.
The units are a series of self-interlocking multi-story modules. The units comprise the neighborhoods within the overall massing, creating an interplay between the part to whole relationships of unit-type, neighborhood zone, overall massing. The unit strategy was aimed at wrapping itself around the infrastructure, allowing a uniform access to utilities for every unit.
Circulation within the project is traversed vertically through the primary core, providing a direct access to every level within the massing. Secondary circulation provides an alternative and “social circulation” around neighborhoods and within the courtyard vertically, disrupting the rhythm that the primary circulation produces.
On the outer side a structural skin is setback from the units allowing for private areas to be screened from the neighborhood and providing a brise-soleil to public spaces.
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649 Bridge Rd, Richmond. We are unable to pickup in the Richmond area. Our nearest pickup using public transport is the Grand Hyatt Melbourne, located at 123 Collins Street.
To get here using public transport, walk west towards River Street. Turn left onto River Street and continue till you reach Bridge Road. Turn left onto Bridge Road and walk to the tram stop ‘Yarra Bvd/Bridge Rd’. Take tram number 48 towards the city centre. Get off the tram at stop 7 ‘101 Collins St’. Walk West on Collins Street towards Russell Street. Turn left onto Russell Street and The Grand Hyatt will be just on your left. Wait outside the Russell Street entrance.
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What do you get when you put together 2 of Germany’s finest dance producers and make them prepare an ep for Top Billin? You get Moston& Mono and a dope ep full of jacking house gems. When we got these tracks from the guys we were immediately blown away as the stuff these gentlemen make has the air of 90’s dance music patched together with modern day production techniques, definitely aimed for the dancefloor. The ep also features remixes by Tony Senghore, Joyce Muniz & Shanti Roots, DJ Wool and Sir Nenis. Put on your club shoes and let’s go.


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Today, thousands of indigenous Australian children are at risk of contracting Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) from a common sore throat (Strep Throat) or from the transmission of Strep A bacterium through infectious skin sore (Scabies). If these vulnerable children are not quickly identified as being symptomatic (with fever or joint pain) and treated with penicillin, their body’s autoimmune response may start mistakenly attacking their heart valves in an attempt to rid the body of its fever.. Repeated exposure to ARF leads to life-threatening Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) which ends with expensive and traumatic open heart surgery as well as a dramatically increased risk of permanent disability, stroke, heart failure and premature death.


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NFL analysts said QB Mark Sanchez was due for a ’sophomore slump.
Apparently, he didn’t get the memo. Last week against the Lions, the young quarterback had a phenomenal fourth quarter and overtime period en route to a 23-20 win in overtime against the Detroit Lions.
This week, he lead his team to victory yet again, completing 27 off 44 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns. His fantasy owners were very happy.
Sanchez did a great job of evading the Cleveland rush and keeping the play alive. While he was sacked twice, there were three separate times that the Browns had him in his grasp, and he escaped and found receivers for completions.
The young quarterback showed a lot of poise and his decision making was much improved from that of previous games this year. When receivers were open he got the ball to them, when Browns dropped into coverage and nothing was there, he threw it away.
Great game for Sanchez as he lead his team to victory in thrilling fashion, 26-20.

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In keeping with HRI''s solidarity-building and networking, the incorporation of web technology has furthered HRI''s activities in human rights education efforts, its databases and documentation collections and its ability to bring together the successful strategies and other lessons of various, and sometimes remote, human rights organizations.
Since 1990, HRI has been headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. From Ottawa, HRI communicates with thousands of organizations and individuals around the world working for the advancement of human rights.

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that solar energy property need not be located on the property with respect to which it is generating electricity in order to qualify for the residential energy efficient property credit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Solar Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO LOCATION OF SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 25D(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: ``(2) Qualified solar electric property expenditure.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified solar electric property expenditure' means an expenditure for property which uses solar energy to generate electricity-- ``(i) for use in a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, or ``(ii) which enters the electrical grid at any point which is not more than 50 miles from the point at which such a dwelling unit used as a residence by the taxpayer is connected to such grid, but only if such property is not used in a trade or business of the taxpayer or in an activity with respect to which a deduction is allowed to the taxpayer under section 162 or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 212. ``(B) Recapture.--The Secretary may provide for the recapture of the credit under this subsection...


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NYC DA Drops Charges Against Black Lives Matter Leader Who Assaulted Female Cop
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance sets BLM thug Derrick Ingram free
A New York City district attorney has dropped the charges against a Black Lives Matter leader who was arrested for assaulting a female police officer.
Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance, a Democrat, ordered the charges against BLM thug Derrick Ingram be dropped and released him on bail.
Ingram, 28, is accused of assaulting a police officer after a leftist mob chased off an NYPD team sent to arrest the man.
DA Vance personally ordered the charges against Ingram dropped from felony assault in the second degree to misdemeanor assault, a law enforcement source told the New York Post.
Ingram is accused of injuring a female cop by shouting directly in her ear with a bullhorn on June 14.
The attack resulted in the officer being hospitalized with temporary hearing damage.
On Friday, a team of NYPD officers who were sent to arrest Ingram retreated after an hours-long standoff outside his home, where an angry crowd confronted them, according to reports.
Ingram later surrendered at a police precinct after the arrest team left.
Derrick Ingram, organizer of a group leading New York’s BLM protests, had a 5 hour stand off with police earlier today. Helicopter and dozens of officers, some in riot gear, were deployed for an arrest at his Manhattan apartment, they withdrew after protesters arrived. #protests pic.twitter.com/3IQoPfBp1w— @SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV) (@ScooterCasterNY) August 8, 2020
Ingram, who had faced up to seven years in prison if convicted on the felony charge, now faces as little as no jail time if convicted of the misdemeanor.
The DA’s office gave no explanation for the reduced charge, on which Ingram was released with no bail Saturday night.
NYC Patrolman's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch blasted the decision to drop the felony charge against Ingram, who is the leader of activist group Warriors in the Garden.
"Is there any doubt who is in charge of this city now?" Lynch said in a statement.
"The criminal mob is dictating their terms to the NYPD brass and district attorneys, who are tripping over themselves to comply.
"Police officers want to know: What are we still doing out here?" he continued.
"Why are our leaders sending us out to enforce laws they don't believe in?
"And what are we supposed to tell New Yorkers who are watching us retreat while violence overwhelms their streets?" Lynch added.
Earlier this week, the NYPD released citywide crime statistics for July, showing a 177 percent increase in the number of shooting incidents across the city compared to last year.
Murders were up 59 percent for the month, burglaries rose 31 percent, and auto thefts increased 53 percent.
On Friday, dozens of NYPD officers clad in riot gear descended on Ingram's apartment to arrest him for allegedly assaulting a female officer by using a bullhorn to scream into her ear at a protest.
An hours-long standoff ensued as Ingram refused to let the officers enter his apartment without a warrant and decried the allegations against him via Instagram Live.
"What did I do? What did I do?" Ingram said on the livestream.
"I was born black, that's what I did."
Meanwhile, a throng of protesters gathered near Ingram's home and aimed to force the officers to retreat by shouting at them and filming them on social media.
The NYPD officers retreated as the protest crowd grew - eliciting outrage from police union leaders who said they should not have backed down.
The officers had arrived at Ingram's apartment in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood at about 7 am Friday but did not have a warrant allowing forced entry.
Officers banged on the door and demanded that Ingram emerge while police dogs stood in the hallway and an NYPD helicopter circled above.
About two dozen police vehicles lined West 45th Street as barriers were put up on either end of the block.
Ingram broadcasted the situation on Warrior in the Garden's Instagram account from inside his apartment, eventually drawing a massive crowd of protesters to the edge of the blockade.
In the Instagram video, Ingram was heard speaking to his lawyer on the phone while a cop outside his door shouted: "Why don't you be the warrior you state you are and come out and face the system?"
Ingram told his audience that he was afraid that officers would hurt him if he went outside, or that they would plant something incriminating in his home if he gave them access.
On the street below, over 100 protesters raised their fists and chanted: "Where's your warrant."
About six hours into the stand-off police suddenly began to disperse after NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea reportedly ordered them to pull back at about 1 pm.
Warriors in the Garden, a youth-led group that Ingram co-founded in the wake of the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis that has organized many protests in New York City the past few months, issued a statement condemning Ingram's attempted arrest on Friday.
The group accused the NYPD of using "threats and intimidation tactics" to rattle Ingram, noting that he has "no criminal history."
"This was an attempt to silence our movement," the group said.
"This militarized police response endangers the safety of residents in Hell's Kitchen and across NYC."


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Game of Genes
It's bad enough you’re from a family of rich bankers, without having to deal with secret genetic engineering factories in the Dakotas.
Especially when you wake up one morning after a tab of E and find you're thinking in Hebrew.
Follow the adventures of the Vanpyre family as they wrestle with the Dark Side of money and power.
“Brilliant, strange and fantastic..."
“Deep…”; “Laugh out loud funny…..”
If you enjoy more experimental writing styles and brilliant writing …then this is the book for you.”
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Locked and Loaded for SUPER DIRT WEEK
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And also, thank you to the companies that provide the product support that ensures our race cars are equipped with nothing but the best parts and components on the market.
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A Global Source Book on Taxpayer Education, Second Edition
Widespread voluntary tax compliance plays a significant role in countries’ efforts
to raise the revenues necessary to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. As part
of this process, governments are increasingly reaching out to taxpayers – current
and future – to teach, communicate and assist them in order to foster a “culture of
compliance” based on rights and responsibilities, in which citizens see paying taxes
as an integral aspect of their relationship with their government. The emphasis placed
by governments on taxpayer education and assistance helps bridge the gap between tax
administrations and citizens, playing a key role – when properly implemented – in
transforming tax culture.
Building on previous OECD analysis, this report aims to help tax revenue authorities
in designing and implementing taxpayer education initiatives. It examines 140 initiatives
under implementation in 59 developed and developing countries, offering a classification
of different approaches to taxpayer education, and identifying common challenges and
solutions. More generally, this report contributes to the OECD’s broader work on tax
morale and seeks to encourage further research, debates and initiatives, particularly
in developing countries, to better understand and ultimately strengthen tax morale
and the tax compliance of taxpayers.
While much remains to be done to build a sustainable taxpaying culture, a greater focus on tax morale can provide a route to increased voluntary compliance, for a tax system that is fair and equitable for all taxpayers around the globe.


Editorial: Justices should reject efforts to redefine 'person'
Fifty-one years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that voting districts drawn up by the states had to be roughly equal in population, rather than equal in geographic size.
The decision was based on the principle of “one person, one vote.” At the time, Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote that “legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms, or cities or economic interests.”
Until that time, some states were drawing district boundaries to give more power to white voters, who were concentrated largely in rural areas, than to minority populations, which tended to be concentrated in urban areas.
The problem was that the court didn’t clearly define who counts as a person when calculating district populations. Is it all of the people or only those who are eligible to vote? The practice has been to count all people, regardless of their status as eligible voters.
That’s partly because the Constitution requires the use of census data in drawing up the congressional districts within each state. In fact, the census is the only population count that’s actually prescribed by the Constitution.
But now, in a case scheduled to be argued before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, Texas residents Edward Pfenninger and Sue Evenwel are attempting to change that. They want the court to authorize Texas' use of lists of eligible voters in apportioning its legislative districts.
From a practical standpoint, this approach would be difficult, if not impossible, to implement. Counties maintain lists of registered voters, but no one counts eligible voters, which is a much different number. The U.S. Census Bureau provides the data now used by most states, but it counts people, not voters.
The larger problem, however, is the effect that such a change would have on people who are ineligible to vote — such as children and tax-paying felons and non-citizens — but who still deserve representation. Not coincidentally, this change would also have the effect of diluting the political clout of urban, largely Democratic areas and increasing the power in rural areas dominated by white Republicans.
In an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court, the National Association of Latino Elected Officials and other organizations say that approximately 55 percent of America’s Latino population would be excluded if only eligible voters were counted in legislative districts, while only 21 percent of non-Hispanic whites would be excluded.
Currently, there are an estimated 70 million U.S. citizens who are of voting age but aren't currently registered to vote, either because they choose not to register or they are ineligible. A ruling that discounts their status as persons would not simply erode their political clout; it would also diminish the influence of their voting neighbors who live in the same district.
The current system of basing electoral districts on population size ensures equal representation for equal numbers of people. As Justice Warren said, legislators represent people, "not farms, or cities or economic interests." The Supreme Court should recommit itself to that concept by rejecting this politically motivated attempt to redefine "persons" as eligible voters.


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Colorado Companies to Watch spotlight: Altitude Digital Partners
Altitude Digital Partners
Snapshot: Altitude Digital Partners provides advertising, public relations and related services.
Leadership: Jeremy Ostermiller has been CEO since 2009, when the Denver company was founded.
Work force: ADS employs 15 full-time workers and expects to expand to 25 this year. Revenues doubled in 2011 and are projected to grow 112 percent this year.
Pivotal moment: The company expanded its product line to include video advertising, which opened up the marketplace, added new lines of revenue and created a competitive advantage. ADP also created a user interface that automates most data entry.
Technological edge: The company built proprietary technology to optimize customers’ traffic by algorithmic, historical data and real-time user information.
Company culture: “From a vast amount of plant life to a stunning private collection of music memorabilia, (the ADP) office feels less like a workspace and more like a rock ’n’ roll hall of fame that took up shop in the Denver Botanic Gardens,” says the company, which provides an in-office gym and free yoga classes.


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I don’t agree with many things said by Patrick J. Buchanan; but twelve years ago, as Americans prepared to elect Bill Clinton as President, this most conservative of American observers made an observation that was exactly right. “As polarized as we have ever been,” he wrote, “we Americans are locked in a cultural war for the soul of our country.” It was true then, and it may be even truer as we turn the corner and head into this election week.
The President makes no apologies for his born-again Christian beliefs, and social conservatives claim God on their side as they do battle with the forces of secular society.
I believe that people of faith have every right to bring their faith into the marketplace of civic ideas. I’m one of them. And yet, few trends terrify me more than the idea of involving religion in government.
We have seen in the past twenty years the harm done to emerging and progressive societies by ayatollahs and mullahs. Some triumphal Christians suggest that these excesses are unique to Muslim fundamentalism; nothing could be further from the truth. At the heart of these excesses are clearly identifiable habits of mind: the tendency to view life in absolutes; the assumption of infallible wisdom that comes from on high; the refusal to seek common ground; and the damning of opposition as heretical, immoral, or godless.
Religion is the subtext of our nation’s political life. America’s religious right is fond of saying that America was founded as a Christian country. Actually, we’re a good deal more conflicted than that. Clearly, most of our early settlers were Christian, as were the countries from which they came. Many of them came to this country in search of religious freedom, and then, once established in their respective colonies, started denying it to anyone who didn’t share their precise set of religious convictions. So we shouldn’t be surprised that the first amendment leads off the Bill of Rights by guaranteeing freedom of religion; nor should we be surprised that states and cities all over the country enacted blue laws that limit what can be done on the Sabbath.
Buchanan despaired of every reaching any common ground in the Cultural War; but in a recent column in the New York Times, David Brooks point out that there is still a center in American politics. I’m trying to find it. Here are some thoughts.
First, seek humility and avoid arrogance. Catholics last week heard Luke’s story of the pharisee who prays a self-congratulatory prayer thanking God that he is not like other men. The religious right are the Pharisees of our time.
Second, use honest language and avoid distortion. Nobody favors abortion itself. If a candidate’s position is that all human life is sacred, that the death penalty should be abolished, that the nation should wage war only in self-defense, and that abortion is homicide, then that candidate can claim to be pro-life. Neither of the candidates for President is pro-life. Neither the religious right nor the Bush campaign is pro-life; they’re simply against abortion rights. It’s correct to say that Kerry’s campaign favors abortion rights; it’s inflammatory to charge that it favors abortion itself.
Third, use religious authority responsibly. Isaiah (40:13) asks, “Who has known the mind of God?” Eleven of America’s 400 Catholic bishops believe they do, and have stated that they would deny Communion to Catholics who support Kerry’s candidacy. They make a mockery of our religion and the dignity of their position. Regrettably, the secular press has exaggerated that minority position so that it sounds like a groundswell.
Fourth, don’t claim exclusive use of labels. I’m tired of Christians who appropriate that label only for their own interpretation of Christianity. And within Catholicism, we have our own faction that does the same thing with the label “Catholic.” If you want a religious label that you control, start your own church.
Fifth, respect differences. The fact that you think Harry Potter is satanic doesn’t mean you have the right to prevent other children from reading it. The fact that you want your children to believe that babies come from Wal-Mart doesn’t mean you have the right to deny comprehensive sex education to the children of others.
Sixth, get the facts straight. As I noted in a previous blog, public education in America started in a Puritan colony as a way to make sure than children could read the Bible and be protected from“that old deluder, Satan.” It has evolved into a nonsectarian educational system in which children can pray but not be compelled to pray and can study religious texts in literature classes but not in science classes. Some of them pray pretty regularly, but they do so on their own initiative and not because the school directs them to. The same Bill of Rights that keeps public schools from leading prayer bars them from preventing it. Yet I see all sorts of articles saying that “children can’t pray in public schools.”
I can’t support President Bush because he, and the people around him, have succeeded in turning faith into a political vice. I don’t doubt the sincerity of their beliefs; what I oppose is their excesses. The broad middle of American belief needs to reject the religious right, and one way to do that is by electing John Kerry.

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Lean & Mean Pasta Skillet
Lighten up with this hearty Lean & Mean Pasta Skillet that's packed with leaner yet flavorful ingredients and served over a bed of whole grain pasta. This is a no-sacrifice main dish you'll love.
Cooking Time: 20 min
What You'll Need:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound turkey sausage, casing removed
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, not drained
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound whole grain angel hair pasta
2 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
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1.In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook sausage, bell pepper, and garlic 5 to 7 minutes, or until meat is browned, breaking up meat as it cooks. Stir in tomatoes, salt, and pepper, and simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
2.Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Stir the basil into the sauce and serve over the pasta.
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Netgear is a leading manufacturer of networking hardware and equipment, including routers and modems. OpenWrt is an open-source firmware designed for embedded devices such as routers. It is designed to give users greater control over the configuration of their router and to extend the features of their device.
The answer to the question “Does Netgear use OpenWrt?” is both yes and no. While Netgear does not officially support OpenWrt, there are some Netgear routers that can be flashed with OpenWrt firmware, allowing users to extend the features of their router. However, it should be noted that this is done at your own risk, as flashing your router with unofficial firmware could void your warranty.
Netgear does not provide any official support or documentation on how to install OpenWrt firmware on their routers. However, some third-party developers have created custom builds of OpenWrt firmware specifically for certain Netgear models. These unofficial builds are available online and can be used to replace the factory firmware on your router.
It should also be noted that flashing your router with a third-party firmware such as OpenWrt could cause unforeseen problems with your device or void your warranty. As such, it is highly recommended that you only install unofficial firmware if you are comfortable with the risks involved. If you decide to flash your router with a third-party firmware, make sure to read all instructions carefully before proceeding and back up any important data beforehand.
How do I check my Nighthawk firmware
If you have a Nighthawk router and would like to check the firmware version installed on the device, it is important that you do so regularly in order to ensure your router is running the most recent version. Doing this can help you take advantage of new features, security updates, and bug fixes, as well as ensuring that your Nighthawk router is running at its best performance level.
To check the firmware version on your Nighthawk router:
1. Start by logging into your Nighthawk router’s web interface. You can find the web address listed in your user manual or on the underside of your router.
2. Once logged in, navigate to the Advanced tab at the top of the page and select Administration, then Firmware Update from the drop-down menu.
3. Here you will see a list of available versions, with the current firmware version highlighted in green. If there is an available update, you will be able to click Update Now to install it right away.
4. If there are no updates available, then you can rest assured knowing that you are running the most recent version of firmware on your Nighthawk router.
5. Once you have verified which version of firmware is currently installed on your Nighthawk router, click Save Settings at the bottom of the page to save your changes and exit out of the web interface.
By regularly checking and updating your Nighthawk router’s firmware, you can ensure that your device is running smoothly and securely for years to come!
What is Netgear firmware
Netgear firmware is a type of software that is used to control and manage the hardware devices in your home or business network. It is an essential component of any home or business network, as it makes sure that all the hardware components are up-to-date and running properly.
Netgear firmware helps keep your network secure by providing updated security patches, bug fixes, and other important updates. Firmware is also responsible for ensuring that your router and other networking equipment are running properly and providing reliable internet access. Netgear firmware helps you control the settings of your router, including setting up parental controls, firewall rules, and settings for guest access to your network.
When purchasing a new Netgear router or other networking device, it is important to upgrade to the latest version of firmware available from Netgear’s website. This will ensure that your device has the latest features and bug fixes available. Additionally, some routers may require you to install custom firmware in order to take advantage of certain features.
It is important to regularly check for updates for your Netgear router or other networking equipment. Most Netgear routers will automatically check for updates when connected to the internet. However, if you have manually disabled this feature, you can use the Netgear Genie app to check for updates.
In addition to managing your home or business network, Netgear firmware can also be used to customize other aspects of your router such as how it handles traffic or how it responds to requests from different devices on your network. By configuring these settings, you can make sure that your router is optimized for maximum performance and security.
Overall, Netgear firmware is an essential component of any home or business network and should be regularly updated in order to keep your network secure and running smoothly.
Is it good to update firmware
The question of whether it is good to update firmware depends largely on the device and the firmware being updated. In general, updating firmware can be beneficial as newer versions of firmware often provide improved performance, additional features, and security fixes that can help keep your device secure.
For example, if you have a router, updating the router’s firmware can be beneficial as it can help improve network performance and can also offer additional features like parental controls or support for newer standards like Wi-Fi 6. Likewise, if you have a phone or tablet, updating the firmware can provide improved performance, additional features, and security patches that can help protect your device from being hacked or exploited.
However, it is important to note that there can be some risks associated with updating firmware. For example, if the update process fails or is interrupted, it could cause serious issues with your device. It is also important to ensure that the new version of firmware is compatible with your device before attempting to update.
Overall, updating firmware can be beneficial as it can provide improved performance and additional features for your device. However, it is important to always ensure that the new version is compatible with your device prior to updating and to make sure that the process goes smoothly.
Does firmware affect performance
When it comes to computer performance, firmware is an important factor to consider. Firmware is a type of software that interacts directly with hardware components and provides instructions for them. It is responsible for the low-level operations of a computer, such as initializing the hardware and controlling data flow. As such, firmware can significantly affect a system’s performance.
One way in which firmware affects performance is through boot time. A computer’s boot time is determined by how quickly the firmware can bring up the hardware and initialize the operating system. If the firmware is outdated or inefficient, it may take longer for the system to boot and hamper performance. Updating to a newer version of firmware can often times improve boot time and overall system performance.
Firmware can also affect how well a device takes advantage of its hardware resources. Depending on the type of device, different pieces of firmware may be required to utilize all available resources. For example, on a graphics card, outdated video drivers may not be able to take full advantage of the card’s capabilities and thus reduce its performance. Updating these drivers or other pertinent firmware can help to unlock hidden potential in the hardware and lead to better performance.
Another important way that firmware affects performance is through energy efficiency. Firmware can control how efficiently a device uses energy from its power source. For example, some laptops have specialized firmware that helps manage power usage and reduce battery drain when running on battery power. By optimizing power usage, this type of firmware helps improve battery life and overall system efficiency.
In conclusion, firmware plays an important role in determining computer performance. It can affect boot time, how well hardware resources are utilized, and energy efficiency, all of which impact system performance in some way. Keeping your device’s firmware up-to-date can help maximize its performance capabilities and ensure optimal operation.
What is the purpose of a firmware
A firmware is a type of software that is embedded into a hardware device, such as a computer, router, or smartphone. It is responsible for providing basic functionality to the device, allowing it to interact with other devices and communicate with the user.
The purpose of a firmware is to provide the basic instructions necessary for the hardware device to operate and interact with the user. Firmware is typically written in a low-level language and provides the necessary instructions for the hardware device to boot up, display messages on the screen, control input/output functions, and access any peripheral devices connected to it.
Firmware can also provide additional features and functions beyond what the hardware itself can provide. This can include things like support for specific types of data formats, support for different languages, or even additional security features. By taking advantage of these additional features, users can get more out of their devices.
The key purpose of firmware is to ensure that the hardware device can function properly and securely. A well-written firmware should be able to detect any hardware or software errors and take appropriate action to keep the device functioning correctly. It should also be able to detect malicious activities and take steps to protect the device from them.
In summary, firmware provides basic instructions for a hardware device to function properly and securely. It provides additional features that make the device more useful, ensuring that users get the most out of their devices. Firmware also helps keep devices safe from malicious activities by detecting any errors or vulnerabilities in its code.
What does firmware do for a router
Firmware is the software that is embedded in a router, and it allows the router to function properly. It is essentially the operating system for the router, which allows it to manage the network connections and settings, as well as perform various other tasks.
The firmware controls all of the settings on the router, including network security settings, IP address settings, and other settings related to how the router communicates with other devices on the network. It also includes features like Parental Controls, Quality of Service (QoS) settings, and Port Forwarding, which allow you to customize your network connection.
Firmware also helps to protect your router from malicious attacks by providing regular updates that patch vulnerabilities and keep your router secure. Without firmware updates, your router could become vulnerable to attack, allowing attackers to access your network or use it to launch malicious attacks against other networks. By keeping your firmware up-to-date you can ensure that your router is always secure.
Finally, firmware can also provide additional features for your router. Some routers come with features like Guest Networks, which allow visitors to access the internet without having access to the main network. Other routers come with Media Servers which allow you to stream media from your computer to other devices on the network. Firmware updates can also add new features to older routers as well, providing additional flexibility and functionality for users.
In summary, firmware provides an essential layer of security for your router and allows it to perform its various tasks effectively. By keeping your firmware up-to-date you can ensure that your router is always secure and functioning optimally.


That's what I meant. Pulling thru the PCV.
Ok, here's what I did today. I don't normally go to NAPA because they are several miles out of my way but I did today. Turns out the guy who owns the local franchise is a Jeeper! He has a '73 CJ5. So we chatted. He said that it is not uncommon to have bad PCV's out of the box. He also said that NAPA has advised that a "rattling" PCV does not necessarily mean it's ok.
So, I used to own a '73 but mine was a V8 so I asked him about his which was a 4.2 also. He suggested I try a vented oil fill cap like his has. I put one on, plugged my PCV back into the grommet and took off. I drove about 10 miles, nothing off road or abusive, got back home and my engine is dry as a bone! I had driven it less than 5 miles before and it blew over 1 quart out the dip stick tube.
Turns out that he did not have a PCV for my engine in stock and ordered me one. I'll pick it up next time I'm over that way and I will install it as well.
I addressed each of your points below as well. Thanks!
I hope you interpreted it like I meant it. Not vacuum "to" the valve, but "through it." I think you did it right though.
That shows the valve is open and free - the only other possible thing a "defective" Valve could be is the orfice is too small - it can't handle the volume at speed. But even then, if should be evacuating the crankcase enough not to blow the oil out of the dipsick tube.<That is possilbe. I may have the wrong valve. I ordered a new one.>
It takes a goodly amount of pressure to force oil out the tube.<It blew over 1 quart out in less than 5 miles at less than 25 MPH.>
At idle, try holding your hand over the oil filler hole, you should not feel any pressure there - if anything, you should feel a little vacuum.< Small amount of vacuum>
And - in a dark room or night, shine a strong flashlight beam across the open oil filler hole. If it's "blowing out" you should see fumes coming out. If it's "sucking in" like it should you won't. Then try blowing a puff of cigarette smoke at it - it should pull it out of the air.
How does the engine run otherwise? Smooth at speed and at idle?
If you have a vacuum gauge handy, it may help to look at it. Notice the vacuum at idle AND most importantly whether the vacuum is stable - not fluctuating - "ticking". Make sure when you hook it up you use a very short hose. With a long hose the hose acts like a buffer and hides the "ticking."
Did you do anything else at the same time as changing the valve? Like removing the EGR valve, if any? <No>
Or tightening the manifold bolts? <No>
A compression test will probably show a very low cylinder. <That is what I'm afraid of! I will do it soon as I can borrow one.>
Has it overheated recently? <No>
Also check for exhaust in the water, I'm wondering if exhaust is getting back into the crankcase at speed somehow (like a cracked head or head gasket,) pressurizing it more than the PCV can handle. <Water looks fine. No bubbles like a compression leak into the cooling system>
What really is the mystery is WHY it was coincidental with the PCV Valve change. Dumb luck?
<My thoughts exactly! WHY?
I feel sure it is an issue with the particular PCV I have. Wrong one, defective, etc.>


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Catamount, panther, cougar, mountain lion, puma: This animal was once the most widely distributed carnivore on our continent, ranging from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Yukon to the tip of South America. Now, while populations remain stable west of the Rockies, everything on the books states that the puma was essentially eradicated east of the Mississippi shortly after the turn of the century.
Only, Bob Butz is not so sure. When controversial evidence surfaces to suggest that pumas exist in his neck of the woods--Northern Michigan-it sparked renewed and heated discussion among cynics and believers throughout the East. The phenomenon of this magical, mythical creature--one that seems to represent all that is renegade in this world--will not die. So why, asks Butz, do wildlife officials and game departments from the Maritime states to New England dismiss the notion?
Part meditation, part probing journalism, BEAST OF NEVER, CAT OF GOD chronicles the search for cougar, while exploring the implications, the myths, and the reality of the creature. It's a hunt for truth and wilderness in a place- the East-where true wilderness is thought not to exist. Through Butz, readers meet all the players, including the one scientist who may have come the furthest in proving that mountain lions have long been living secretly among us.
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Stochastic thermodynamics of mesoscale systems has been extensively studied using a dragged colloidal particle in a trap as a model system. The colloid is assumed to be a massive Brownian particle that undergoes stochastic motion governed by a Langevin-type equation. The Langevin description of the colloidal motion however completely ignores the hydrodynamic coupling of the colloid to the heat bath. Here, we present results for the stochastic thermodynamics of a dragged nanocolloid hydrodynamically coupled to a fluid heat bath. The motion of the colloidal nanoparticle is modeled using a hybrid fluctuating lattice Boltzmann (FLB) and molecular dynamics (MD) method that accounts for full nonlinear hydrodynamic effects [1, 2, 3]. The mesoscopic FLB-MD method employed in our simulations for the dragged colloidal particle in a trap allows testing of the fluctuation theorems in the truly transient regime of system evolution [1, 3]. FLB-MD also explicitly allows a study of the irreversible work done on the colloid-solvent system in the form of heat dissipation or entropy production in the fluid that has so far been impossible to achieve even in experiments.
- S. T. T. Ollila, C. Denniston, M. Karttunen, and T. Ala-Nissila,
Fluctuating lattice-Boltzmann model for complex fluids, J. Chem.
Phys. 134, 064902 (2011)
- M.M.T. Alcanzare, S.T.T. Ollila, V. Thakore, A.M. Laganapan, A.
Videcoq, M. Cerbelaud, R. Ferrando, and T. Ala-Nissila, Shape and
scale dependent diffusivity of colloidal nanoclusters and
aggregates, Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 225, 729–739 (2016)
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Ala-Nissila, Controlled propulsion and separation of helical
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The use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART)—in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, and gestational surrogacy—challenges contemporary notions of what it means to be parents or families. Camisha A. Russell argues that these technologies also bring new insight to ideas and questions surrounding race. She does this in part by reframing ART, as medical technologies that also act as technologies of kinship.
Thinking about race in terms of technology brings together the common academic insight that race is a social construction with the equally important insight that race is a political tool used in different contexts for a variety of ends. As Russell explores ideas about race through their role in ART, she brings together social and political views to shift debates from what race is to what race does, how it is used, and what effects it has had in the world.
Russell gives us an innovative way to think about longstanding debates in bioethics. I encourage fellow bioethicists to give her approach serious attention. Her theory explains why it is not so easy to escape our history and why it is so important to make race a central focus (rather than an addendum) to many of these conversations.― International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics
Throughout the book, Russell emphasizes how race operates throughout the use of ART and the political and social consequences of this relationship. His text is incredibly clear and accessible, and he makes a very important argument at its core. The book will prove useful to anyone who teaches or studies the philosophy of race, philosophy of medicine, medical humanities, or bioethics. . . . Highly recommended.― Choice --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
An incisive use of bioethics, history of philosophy, and race theory to analyze a contemporary issue that is generally not understood as racialized―how the concept of race is conceived and utilized in assisted reproductive technology.-- Jacqueline Scott, editor (with Judith Treas and Martin Richards) of The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
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New DUI Fines Are Tough On Offenders, Easy On Taxpayers
As the cost of enforcing laws against drunk driving continues to rise, the Arizona Legislature has found a way to shift a portion of it from the taxpayers to the offenders.
A new statute went into effect Aug. 12 that added an additional fine to the already stiff fines for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI). The fine, which is $500 for first-time offenders and $1,250 for second-time offenders, is deposited into the state general fund, then routed to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS). The money is used for additional officers and equipment to help keep Arizona's highways safe.
The new fine is actually the third in a series of fines the legislature has enacted. Since every DUI offense includes a mandatory jail or prison sentence, a prison construction assessment was also recently added to the list of fines.
First-time DUI offenders are assessed a $500 prison construction assessment, while second-time offenders pay $1,250. The funds collected through the assessment are set aside to help defray one of the state's largest expenses, housing inmates.
In addition to the newer fines used to fund DPS and prisons, a standard DUI fine continues to be imposed. This fine has been in effect for a number of years, and the money collected is used to fund the court system, among other things.
The standard DUI fine for a first offense is $250 plus an 80 percent surcharge, for a total of $450. A second offense results in a $500 fine, plus an 80 percent surcharge, for a total of $900.
With all three fines, a person convicted of DUI for the first time will pay a total of $1,450. For a second offense, the fines and assessments total $3,400.
Navajo County Superior Court Judge John Lamb, who served as judge in the Holbrook Justice Court for more than 10 years, explained that the majority of DUI fines are collected through the justice court.
"By the time they get to Superior Court, they're going to DOC (Arizona Department of Corrections), and aren't able to pay because they're locked up," Lamb said. "We don't collect as much as we'd like to in Superior Court."
He did note, however, that the justice court is quite successful in collecting DUI fines.
"Most people pay over time," he noted. "We charge them a fee to do that, but that way they pay."
The total amount of DUI fines paid through the Holbrook Justice Court and the Navajo County Superior Court was not available.
Judge Lamb noted that as the severity of the DUI offense goes up, so do the fines. For example, a first-time extreme DUI offender, with a blood alcohol content of .15 percent or more, would be fined a total of $2,700.
"These are all just minimums," he said. "The judge, in theory, could give you more."
He also explained that fines and assessments are just one portion of the consequences of DUI. Jail or prison time is also mandatory for all DUI offenses. Individuals convicted of DUI also lose their driver's license, and are often ordered to attend alcohol screening and counseling.
According to Judge Lamb, a first-time offender can receive up to six months in jail, but a typical sentence is 10 days in jail, with nine of those days deferred if the offender agrees to voluntarily undergo alcohol counseling. First-time offenders also have their driver's license suspended for 90 days.
Second-time offenders have their license revoked for one year, and are typically sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 30 days served immediately and 60 days waived if they successfully complete counseling.
Judge Lamb also noted that if children are in the vehicle at the time of the DUI, it automatically becomes felony aggravated DUI, and the offender faces a mandatory four-month prison sentence in addition to fines and assessments.
"They've gotten a lot tougher on DUIs," Judge Lamb remarked. "It's best to just give your car keys to someone else."
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