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This is proper comfort food so warming and filling and although its not syn free I have adapted the recipe to keep it as low syn as possible.
My Mother’s Praised Chicken
My Mother’s Praised Chicken Stew from Nigella Lawson's Nigella Kitchen cookbook. This delicious chicken stew recipe inspired by Nigella's mother is great for using up leftover roast chicken and is delicious served with fresh dill and English mustard.
“Salted Caramel is the class A drug of the confectionery world” – Nigella Lawson. I’m quite late jumping on the salted caramel bandwagon, I admit. But this recipe was just too good not to share! The ingredients are very simple;
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Police are appealing for information after shots were fired at a house in the early hours of this morning.
The shooting happened at Dermott Hill Parade in west Belfast.
Detective Sergeant McPhillips said: “A report was received shortly after midnight that two men had fired a number of shots at the front of a house before making off on foot in the direction of Dermott Hill Road.
"There were no reports of any injuries, however, the female occupant of the house was left badly shaken following the incident.”
He appealed for anyone who may have noticed any suspicious activity or anyone with any information which could assist us with our enquiries to contact detectives at Musgrave on 101 quoting reference number 7 17/09/18.
Alternatively, information can also be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 which is 100% anonymous and gives people the power to speak up and stop crime.”

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Does canned refried beans contain gluten?
These easy, healthy Refried Beans (which are also naturally gluten free) topped with a little cheese or salsa, and you're ready to dig in with your tortilla chips. Be warned, they do take a while to make, but they can be made either on the stove, or in the slow cooker, I've done it both ways without a problem.
Are Mexican refried beans gluten free?
Rosarita Refried Beans and all Rosarita refried bean varieties are free of gluten ingredients, and do not list gluten as a known allergen. Taco Bell does not label its refried beans as gluten-free. ... Note that if you get them at Taco Bell there is the risk of cross-contamination.
Are Rosarita Refried beans gluten free?
Yes, they're gluten free. Refried Beans Ingredients (Rosarita Traditional) Cooked Beans, Water, Less Than 2% of: Lard, Salt, Distilled Vinegar, Chile Pepper, Onion Powder, Spices, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavor.
Is canned beans gluten free?
Yes, pure beans like black beans or pinto beans are naturally gluten-free. They're also a good source of fiber, protein and vitamins for those on a gluten-free diet.
Are canned potatoes gluten free?
The simple answer is yes — potatoes are gluten-free. Gluten is a type of protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and other grains. Potatoes aren't grains, they're a type of starchy vegetable. That's good news for people who can't tolerate gluten because they have celiac disease or gluten intolerance.
Is Campbell's chicken noodle soup gluten free?
Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup is not gluten-free.
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Georgia secretary of state certifies election results, making Biden's victory official
Georgian Foreign Secretary Brad Raffensperger confirmed Friday's general election results and made it official that President-elect Joe Biden won the state's 16 votes.
"I have worked as an engineer my whole life and live by these numbers that do not lie. As Foreign Minister, I believe that the numbers that we have presented today are correct," Raffensperger said during a press conference. "The numbers reflect the judgment of the people, not a decision by the Secretary of State or our courts or either of the two campaigns."
It was the first time since Veterans Day that the secretary appeared on cameras at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta when he announced that the state would do a full handcount of votes in the President's race. The results of the audit were finalized and published on Thursday evening.
MORE: The statewide exam results confirm the Biden winner in Georgia
Raffensperger had quarantined because his wife Tricia tested positive for coronavirus on November 12. He told the press that he has been tested three times since then and tested negative each time. He didn't take off his mask until he got to the podium.
With the results confirmed, Republican Governor Brian Kemp is now required to "certify the list of presidential voters with the highest number of votes by 5:00 pm". Saturday. While President Kemp has repeatedly flagged Kemp in tweets, including one that read "Republicans Must Get Rough," the governor has given no indication that he will not continue his part in this process.
ABC News asked Kemp's office on Friday whether the governor would definitely certify voters by the deadline but had not received a response.
PHOTO: Georgian Foreign Secretary Brad Raffensperger speaks during a press conference in Atlanta on November 20, 2020. (Brynn Anderson / AP)
In a brief comment on Friday, Raffensperger said he was "disappointed". President Donald Trump, who he said was a "proud supporter," did not win the state of Georgia as he made it easy in 2016.
"Tight electoral margins lead to struggles that are just as intense after election day as the campaigns before," he said. "Tight elections sow suspicion. People feel betrayed. We saw that from the Democrats in 2018. And we see that today from the Republicans."
After the results of the test were released, which confirmed Biden's lead over Trump in Georgia by more than 10,000 votes, the president's campaign said Raffensperger should not certify the results and said his team would pursue all "legal options" .
"This so-called handcount went exactly as we expected, as Georgia simply recounted all the illegal ballot papers that were included in the total. We continue to urge Georgia to conduct an honest recount that includes the matching of signatures," it said Trump Legal Senior Legal Advisor Jenna Ellis said in a statement.
Although the unprecedented hand census audit confirmed that the machine table results were correct, the Trump campaign is still eligible to request a full recount. It must be formally requested by Tuesday, and under state law, the recount would use high-capacity scanners rather than hand-done.
MORE: Georgia electoral officials refute untruths and defend the integrity of the trial and the election
But just because it's done mechanically doesn't mean it won't be another time-consuming endeavor by the county election officials.
Not only would the cost of a recount fall on the counties - and not the Trump campaign - but officials would also run against the December 8th "safe haven" deadline. Congress requires that the results of the presidential elections be considered final for six days prior to the electoral assembly, which will be held on December 14 this year.
Every county has at least one scanner to do a recount, said the state secretary. The largest counties have more than one, but it will be days before all of the ballots cast in the presidential race have been re-scanned.
Some counties may be forced to work through Thanksgiving in order to complete the recount in time. Election workers across the state, especially in the most populous counties, have had little to no free time since the elections. They often worked late into the night and on weekends to do the first count and then the largest count by hand in US history.
During his remarks on Friday, Raffensperger also set his priorities for future electoral reform.
Without going into too much detail, he said he wanted to see legislation that would allow his office to intervene if a county had "persistent systemic problems managing elections".
"We need a means that allows the state to address problem areas and move these districts in the right direction," he said.
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Considering the few thousand uncounted ballot papers discovered in some counties during the audit, he added that there needs to be a better voting process to prevent this from happening again.
Raffensperger also said he wanted photo identification to use when applying for postal ballot papers, and said the significant increase in voters choosing this voting method "raises concerns about electoral integrity." Georgia has not allowed apologetic postal votes since 2005, but in previous elections without a pandemic, only about 5% of voters cast ballots this way.
Photo IDs are required for personal voters, and Raffensperger said the postal vote requirement would remove the "controversial signature verification system" and move the state from a "subjective system to an objective system".
"I will work with lawmakers to come up with a solution that will allow us to use the same security measures for postal voting that we have for personal voting, including requiring photo ID," the secretary said. "We know this works. We know this will stop fraud. We know claims that it would suppress have been proven false using empirical evidence or studies."
The Trump campaign and the Republican Party of Georgia have been making false claims about the state's signature matching and rejection rates for days.
PHOTO: President Donald Trump speaks in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on November 5, 2020. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images, FILE)
"Almost ZERO ballots were rejected in Georgia in this election. Almost 4% in the past few years. Not possible. Must have envelope signature verification now. Very easy to do. Fighting dem because they were caught. Far more votes than for that Flip needed. Republicans have to get tough! @BrianKempGA, "Trump tweeted Thursday.
Gabriel Sterling, with the Secretary of State, had previously said that when Republicans make this point, they are comparing "apples and oranges" because the full rejection rate includes postal ballots that come in after the deadline, and that type of rejection is what makes it " vast majority "of the rejected postal ballot papers.
Sterling said that of the 1.3 million postal ballot papers returned for that election, 2,011 were rejected for missing or inaccurate signatures, a rejection rate of 0.15%; In 2016, of the 246,000 postal ballot papers returned, 580 were rejected due to signature problems, which amounted to 0.15%.
MORE: Georgia counties must begin handcounting testing by Friday morning. This is how it works.
Trump and his allies have grappled with a March settlement between Raffensperger, the State Election Board, the Democratic Party of Georgia, and the election campaign weapons of the National Democratic House and Senate. Republicans have claimed the consent decree made it harder for election officials to reject postal ballot papers for mismatched signatures, and this means it is less likely to do so. The Secretariat has denied this and claimed that Raffensperger tightened the protocols for signature comparison during his tenure.
The consent decree changed how quickly electoral officials must notify a voter that the postal vote has been rejected if the rejection occurs within 11 days of the election. In addition, the secretary had to enforce a rule in the counties according to which an election worker must obtain the opinion of two colleagues before rejecting a postal vote because of a question about the signature.
Republicans have also resisted the test because election officials did not re-confirm every signature that was associated with postal votes. Nor will this be done as part of a formal recount.
Without a court order or “credible evidence in pursuit of a specific subject” - which has not yet been presented - no re-signatures will be carried out, according to Sterling.
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Do Family Separation and Detention Deter Immigration?
In response to broad public backlash over his administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the United States’ southwest border, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in June 2018 that purports to replace family separation with potentially indefinite family detention. Numerous Trump administration officials have supported such policies under the belief that they would deter families from attempting to enter the United States.
Internal memos from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), however, illustrate that the administration’s family separation policy has not had its intended effect. A new analysis of data from a longer period of time illustrates that family detention has not acted as a deterrent either. Altogether, the data show that both family detention and family separation policies have not deterred families from coming to the United States in the past—and are unlikely to do so in the future.
Wong, T. K. (2018). Do Family Separation and Detention Deter Immigration? Center for American Progress. Retrieved from https://cdn.americanprogress.org/content/uploads/2018/07/23131244/FamilySeparation-brief1.pdf


ReadSpeaker Debuts Multi-Platform Text-To-Speech Tool for Metaverse and Video Games
Voice AI interface creator ReadSpeaker has introduced a real-time text-to-speech (TTS) tool that works with both the Unreal and Unity game engines. The new TTS plugin enables game developers to embed a single AI-generated audio setup in a game running on multiple platforms, with implications for AI characters in the connected digital worlds that make up the metaverse.
ReadSpeaker TTS synthesizes voice and audio descriptions for many products, and the AI can create models that mimic human voices based on audio recordings. That means narrators and non-player characters can say more than just pre-recorded scripts and respond to what players say and do. Developers working on the Unity and Unreal game engines can set up audio interactions without redundant audio files, just writing the speech directly into the code and setting up the models for procedurally generated text as well. The new tool builds on the voice user interface (VUI) ReadSpeaker created for the Nintendo Switch video game system applying their software development kit to the Switch’s library of games. The new tool is already in use by some video game developers like Soft Leaf Studios, best known for Stories of Blossom. The developer explicitly designed to be more accessible to people with disabilities than the average video game.
“ReadSpeaker’s runtime TTS plugin is a game-changer for developers and players alike,” Soft Leaf Studios company director Conor Bradley said. “For developers, the plugin enables a streamlined workflow, allowing them to test, trigger and retest quickly, without the need to wait for outside feedback. And because the plugin comes with pre-made voice adjusters, coding needs are reduced. For players, the TTS plugin enables them to personalize the game to their needs, improving accessibility for those who need it.”
ReadSpeaker has been rapidly widening the range of use cases for its technology. Before the Nintendo deal, Spotify chose ReadSpeaker as the interactive voice for its new Car Thing automotive audio player. That followed an agreement with the U.S. military for ReadSpeaker to help train pilots to fly the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. And last year, SoundHound started using ReadSpeaker to give its Houndify voice AI platform more lifelike, distinct voices. The video games and corresponding potential for metaverse characters are potentially a much bigger shot for the startup to become a ubiquitous element in digital life.
“Digital environments and the development of the Metaverse are becoming ever more limitless, putting pressure on developers to deliver higher-quality experiences for players—especially when it comes to voice,” ReadSpeaker North America president Matt Muldoon said. “By powering these digital environments with AI and TTS and automating prospective expansions, developers are able to create unique experiences each time for each player. Our Runtime TTS plugin for Unity and Unreal game engines gives developers and players the ability to fully immerse themselves in these digital worlds as they continue to expand and become more powerful.”


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Pride Wrestling have announced a change to a match scheduled for their June 7th show, ‘We Aim To Misbehave’ at the Bridgeton Community Centre, Glasgow.
It has been confirmed by Pride Wrestling that due to injury, Glen Dunbar will be unable to compete in the Pride Championship defence against Mikey Whiplash at ‘We Aim To Misbehave’. Therefore, Pride Wrestling have announced that Mikey Whiplash will now face Jack Gallagher in singles competition at the Bridgeton Community Centre on June 7th.
Pride Wrestling announced the match with the following:
With the unfortunate news that Pride Champion Glen Dunbar is unable to compete on June 7th as we return to Bridgeton, we’ve quickly been on the hunt for a replacement to match Dunbar’s championship caliber to battle challenger Mikey Whiplash, and we think we’ve found just the man for the job!
Having trained under Roy Wood at the legendary Snake Pit in Wigan, as well as with celebrated wrestler Billy Robinson among many others, Jack Gallagher has become an excellent shoot and catch wrestler that as been making waves across the country. His fluid movements have been integrated perfectly into professional wrestling and he is literally chomping at the bit for competition.
Making a name for himself in Futurshock and GPW, Gallagher strives to be the best of the best from his matches in the UK to conquering Europe to an extended tour with for Pro Wrestling Zero1 in Japan!
On Scottish soil Gallagher has become a phenomenon at our big brothers at SWA, quickly embraced by Scottish wrestling fans due to his incredible skill and grace in the ring, with the crowd solidly behind him as he made a challenge against Mikey Whiplash for the Scottish Championship at the first Zero1 Scotland event. On June 7th, we’re thrilled to announce that Jack Gallagher will stand in for Pride’s Champion as he takes on Mikey Whiplash in Bridgeton Community Centre.
With Mikey Whiplash still in line for a shot at Glen Dunbar, will his first match in Pride be a successful one? Or will Gallagher make his own mark in Pride? Whatever happens, Bridgeton is in for a real treat as these two goliaths of British wrestling both make their Pride debut on June 7th!
The match card is as follows:
Jack Gallagher vs Mikey Whiplash
N7 Championship – Triple Threat
Joe Hendry vs Lewis Girvan (c) vs Christopher Saynt
Nikki Storm vs Viper
David Campbell Thomson vs Jackie Polo
House Of Horrors
David Conrad vs Jam O’Malley
Chris Renfrew & Mark Sweeney of Street Justice In Tag Team Action
Doors open at 6.30pm. First bell at 7pm.
Tickets are priced from £8 each and can be purchased here.
The Official Facebook event page can be viewed here.
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Baghdad has plans to import gas from Qatar and other countries to make up for fluctuating supplies from Iran.
Iraq is eyeing plans to import gas from Qatar, Turkey, Algeria and Azerbaijan to boost electric power production plants in the country due to a fluctuation in quantities imported from Iran in recent years, an official said.
Baghdad has heavily relied on neighbouring Iran for gas and electricity imports since signing agreements in 2013 and 2015.
In comments to the government-run Al Sabah newspaper, Spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity Ahmed Al-Abadi said electric power production plants across the country operate using five types of fuel, however a recent reduction in imports from Iran has exacerbated an electricity production crisis.
Electricity, oil and energy authorities in Iraq are now edging towards avoiding a total reliance on a single gas source to ensure the flow of supplies to the country, the official added.
The Energy Ministerial Council and the Ministry of Electricity are also working on completing electrical interconnection projects with each of the Gulf states as well as Jordan and Egypt, he said, adding that authorities are also seeking to implement solar energy projects to solve the ongoing crisis.
According to an Al Jazeera report, Iran on Tuesday reduced quantities of gas supplied to Iraq to operate electricity production plants in the central and southern region, leading to a loss of about 2,500 megawatts of the total energy produced and imported in the country.
Meanwhile, the ministry said it is closely coordinating with the oil ministry to compensate for the losses and protect the sustainability of production momentum, Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
In previous comments to Alkhaleej Online, a senior official at the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said Baghdad has been seeking to replace Iranian gas for years, however “it failed to do so.”
“We hope that our efforts to cooperate with Qatar succeed, and to adopt the Qatari gas as a replacement, or at least make up for the shortage caused by Iranian gas,” a member who participated in several committees specialised in this field said, without revealing his identity to the public.
He added that Iraqi committees are studying different sources of gas, noting that “Qatar is on top of them.”
Additionally, he pointed out that attempts to adopt Qatari gas are not new, however “they have always been thwarted by influential people in the government.”
Talks with Qatar has been going on since 2016, he added, stressing that “Qataris provided excellent services and were more cooperative than we expected, but influential authorities in the government closed this file at the time.
“Previously, Qatar welcomed cooperation with Iraq in appreciation of the historic relations between the two countries,” he added.
In May 2019, Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with former minister of oil, Thamir Ghadban in Doha, where the latter discussed involving state-run Qatar Petroleum in projects and investments aimed at developing oil and energy sectors in Baghdad.
Qatar’s amir reiterated his country’s support to Iraq on political and security levels, stressing his “strong interest to develop brotherly relations.”


Interview with IT Svit CEO on DevOps, Cloud and Big Data
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Our CEO, Volodymyr, recently spoke with Clutch, a technology research firm based in Washington, DC, about the intersection of Cloud Computing, Big Data and DevOps.
The interview comes after this reputable rating company named IT Svit as one of the top IT managed service providers worldwide.
In the interview Volodymyr highlights that the companies choosing a cloud service provider should consider both the amount and the type of data being stored. He goes on to explain how big data ties into cloud computing:
“Cloud is elastic by its nature and seems to be an ideal choice for big data or data analysis. At the same time, the cloud’s distributed nature can be problematic for big data scaling. It is challenging to make storage perform to a level which enables this kind of distributed computing… When building an infrastructure on top of any cloud provider or host, companies should consider storage performance in a highly-virtualized distributed cloud.”
On the topic of DevOps, Volodymyr breaks down how each individual principle can lead to improved IT reliability:
“The DevOps benefits come from its principles. Infrastructure repeatability ensures that all elements are stable and expected. When components transition or recovery is required, we know that everything will work properly. Components’ immutability leads to stable component operation during their lifecycle. It means we prefer not changing the settings of a running application, favoring the replacement of an application with a new state instead.“
IT Svit has grown from a small development team to a top-ranked IT company with over 60 developers in house. Our clients vouch for our commitment to quality in Clutch’s independently verified reviews. One of our clients, the CEO of an search engine provider, gave us 5 star reviews across the board:
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Famous Russian billionaire Valentin Gapontsev, owner of IPG Photonics, has died.
Axar.az reports that he has been suffering from cancer for a long time.
According to Forbes, the death of 82-year-old Gopantsev, who is worth $ 2.8 billion, was confirmed by his son.
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SASSA SRD R350 grant news today
MORE PEOPLE TO RECEIVE COVID-19 SRD DUE TO AMENDED REGULATIONS
The low number of approved applications for the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) as compared to previous iterations was a cause for concern for both the Department of Social Development and South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). There has also been public outcry regarding some of the regulations, which were deemed to be unlawful and to unfairly exclude some of the potential applicants.
To this end the Department of Social Development, last week, published amended regulations which include increasing the income threshold for means test from R350 to R624. This means that applicants who have an inflow of funds in their bank accounts of less than R624 (for that particular month) qualify to receive the grant with effect from August 2022.
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SASSA welcomes this new development, and the agency is hopeful that a greater number of qualifying applicants will now have access to this grant; already at the beginning of August 2022 SASSA had received just under 12 million applications.
The Agency experienced slight delays and challenges with assessments for the month of July 2022 owing to the previous regulations requiring people to reconfirm their grants every three months, consequently a low number of people re-confirmed their grants. However, since the new regulations have been published, the July assessments will soon be concluded.
“We are still having challenges with some payments wherein some applicants have not provided us with their banking details. We encourage all applicants to provide us with their correct bank details so that we can timeously facilitate their grant payments”, said Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu.
It is important to note that the payment amount of the COVID-19 SRD remains R350 per person, for each month they qualify for.
Amended COVID-19 SRD regulations:— SASSA (@OfficialSASSA) September 7, 2022
The amendment of the COVID-19 SRD regulations will afford a greater number of applicants an opportunity to qualify for the grant @The_DSD @nda_rsa @GovernmentZA #SASSACARES pic.twitter.com/qr4vDtzCmp
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The Roadster, an all-electric four-seater machine that Tesla claims has a top speed exceeding 250mph, was revealed last year. The firm has now shown it in public for the first time at the Swiss event, although the white model on display appeared to be a design shell.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed after the pre-production car's reveal that the new Roadster is a "base model", with faster versions are due. Tesla says the launch version, first confirmed during the launch event for the new Tesla Semi lorry in California, will feature 10,000nm of torque (7376lb ft) from three motors. It can hit 60mph in 1.9 seconds, half-a-second quicker than the current fastest-accelerating Tesla, the Model S P100D.
Musk said the successor to Tesla’s first production car, which went off sale six years ago, can accelerate from zero to 100mph in 4.2sec and complete a quarter-mile sprint in 8.9sec. He did suggest that producing a faster version of the car may cause some safety concerns.
"[An upgrade is] just a question of safety," he said. "Rocket tech applied to a car opens up revolutionary possibilities."
It is also claimed that the Roadster, which has a removable glass lid and wraparound rear section to give it a look similar to the Mazda MX-5 RF, will have a top speed of more than 250mph.
Musk revealed that the car’s 200kWh battery pack enables it to have a 620-mile range, which is another new record for production electric vehicles. The previous highest-capacity battery produced by Tesla is the 100kWh pack with a maximum range of 341 miles in the Model S P100D, according to the American EPA test.


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Four people have been charged after cocaine and cannabis with a street value in excess of £11,000 and a low four figure sum of cash was recovered in the Stonehaven and Aberdeen areas.
A man, 30, and a woman, 29, were charged after police executed a drug search warrant in the Provost Barclay Drive area of Stonehaven on Sunday.
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May Mobility & The Autonomous Transportation Revolution
By Laura Cowan
Laura K. Cowan is a tech editor and journalist whose work has focused on promoting sustainability initiatives for automotive, green tech, and conscious living media outlets.
The May Mobility shuttle parked in front of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.
"It's a very natural feeling, it doesn't feel as if a robot is driving." Noah is an engineer with May Mobility. He's driving us along with May CEO Ed Olson around downtown Ann Arbor. Pedestrians cut into crosswalks against the light and better judgment, a hallmark of the local student pedestrian-friendly culture. And this autonomous shuttle is not only not hitting them--it's treating them with a lot more deference and a natural-feeling safe distance than you might get from a lot of human drivers.
We could tell you about how the algorithm that is driving this self-driving shuttle feels very comfortable--not jerky, not alarming, and not overly slow, either. It played it safe on the crosswalk, felt like a respectful human driver when faced with surprise pedestrians cutting out into traffic, and didn't hit the unicyclist who popped out of nowhere to cross Liberty. But what struck us about our interview with May Mobility founder and CEO El Olson and engineer Noah is that they already know that isn't the crux of the work they're doing to revolutionize the transportation and mobility industries.
What struck us about our interview with May Mobility founder and CEO El Olson and engineer Noah is that they already know autonomous technology isn't the crux of the work they're doing to revolutionize the transportation and mobility industries.
Autonomous driving is slowly integrating itself into the landscape of the auto industry, and even as customers are still adjusting to the idea of taking their hands off the wheel, companies like May already know the fears, the challenges to safe technology, and the subsequent glamor of the technology will wear off. And then what? What will autonomous driving look like when it's no longer new?
Autonomous engineer Noah monitors the shuttle as it drives itself, hands-off, through downtown streets, comfortable avoiding any obstacles like a human driver would.
There still is a lot to be done to convince people that shuttles and even just plain old EVs are safe, especially after early issues with Google and Tesla vehicles ended up splashed all over the headlines. You accidentally kill a driver or pedestrian with a standard combustion vehicle and you have a tragic and serious problem on your hands for the people involved and possibly the automaker who needs to conduct a recall. You crash an electric car or a self-driving car that hasn't yet proven its technology safe or have a battery pack explode, it can set the entire industry back years in credibility. These things have to be safe. May Mobility knows this, and they already consider safety to be the price of entry. What the real standard is for May and similar companies these days is comfort and ease of use. That's what they say is really the heart of autonomous driving becoming the norm.
"We want to be out in the real world with real customers where we're solving real transit problems for paying customers. We're learning how the technology works in these environments, but we're also learning what customers like," says Olson of the difference between May and many companies who pilot autonomous driving programs in closed track environments before offering these functionalities to the public. The May shuttle's ability to switch to autonomous mode and navigate downtown streets in Ann Arbor is more than functional. It's really impressive, even for this jaded old EV-focused automotive journalist. We quickly relaxed into the ride, much like you would if you could tell a really considerate person was driving your vehicle. No need to worry, at least at these speeds.
We quickly relaxed into the ride, much like you would if you could tell a really considerate person was driving your vehicle. No need to worry, at least at these speeds.
The May Mobility shuttles drive like a tiny bus. Four padded high-backed seats face each other in the back of a short vehicle with a wide door on the side. The safety driver was placed up front, but the steering wheel? Already gone. Emergency backup controls consisted of buttons on a stick that came up between the driver's legs. The driver's seat and passenger seat face a full-cockpit-width screen that contains route information and vehicle data. That's about it. Otherwise, it's a standard mini shuttle bus. Except the seats are a bit more comfy than you might expect, and there's plenty of head room and foot room.
May Mobility CEO Ed Olson stands next to his creation in downtown Ann Arbor, where a May shuttles was programmed to run in a circular route from the University of Michigan campus to Main Street for our interview.
"The headliner is missing on this test vehicle," driver Noah tells us as we ask about differences in features available in test vehicles and those going to market.
"These LEDs are going into the final vehicles in some cases, not all of them," Olson points out of the blue lights lining the roofline inside the glass full panoramic roof, "but for the most part, what you see is what you get."
We can imagine a day in the not too distant future when riders abandon their fear of self-driving shuttles, at least, because these vehicles aren't authorized or designed to be driven above 25 miles per hour anyway and that's an easy speed for test drives. Olson tells us that the vehicle fleets at May could include vehicles designed for highway driving at some point to connect routes, but for the most part the goal here isn't to automate more vehicles, it's simply to create an economic way to fill in gaps in the existing transportation routes of cities. Shuttle buses a primary example.
"Our business model maybe isn't what you might expect," Olson explains.
"Our business model maybe isn't what you might expect," Olson explains. "We sell to municipalities and enterprises," he says, "as opposed to consumers directly. We're dealing with transit planners, VPs of parking and transportation, people who would charter transportation services on behalf of their customers and residents."
In Detroit May was working on a pilot program for commercial service. The program has been operating for 18 months now, carrying people from a cluster of office buildings to parking. "It's not a very sexy route," Olson says, "but we're serving a real transportation problem. We've carried over 100,000 people on that route." The company has expanded to run programs in several other cities as well. So far so good. People love it. Olson says that in a test run with business executives from Detroit, they found themselves so comfortable during the ride that they quickly shifted from marveling over the shuttle to conducting an impromptu meeting during the drive, and realized on arrival to their destination the self-driving feature had saved them time. This was one of our key questions. Will these shuttles carry wi-fi for those busy professionals who want to recapture driving time to work time on a commute? "The shuttles already have wifi," Olson confirms.
Any challenges with that business model? It's a new thing to try to sell self-driving shuttles to transportation managers. "Every customer is different, but [that early Detroit] customer is exciting because they have a large number of routes that they service already," Olson says. "We started out by picking one route that was good for our technology and looked to expand to other routes."
The screen in a May shuttle crosses the entire width of the cockpit, with speed and route information and vehicle data.
We ask about the potential differences in how May might roll out fully autonomous shuttles versus the personal vehicle market, where automakers are gradually shifting from partially self-driving features such as self-parking to more fully autonomous cars as the tech becomes more reliable. "In personally owned vehicles, the economics are a long way from making any sense," Olson says. "To make a Ford Fusion autonomous requires hundreds of thousands of dollars.... We're going for these permanent routes where there is a rider density to support those costs. We don't view the autonomy as a core feature of our service. We view ourselves as a transportation company that uses autonomous technology to provide a better product."
We don't view the autonomy as a core feature of our service. We view ourselves as a transportation company that uses autonomous technology to provide a better product."
So what is the crux of the May model for selling these shuttles in a shifting integrated transportation landscape? "It comes down to headway. The number one things riders care about when riding any transit service is wait time," Olson says. "The challenge is that if you have limited resources, you have to build bigger and bigger buses to carry more and more people, which works if you have the ridership. Usually you don't have the ridership, so you start running the buses less frequently, and that creates longer and longer wait times. We call this the vicious cycle of declining ridership in service. Ridership goes down so you operate your vehicle less frequently, so your ridership goes down. The thing that needs to happen is to reverse that cycle--create a service that's so good that people will choose to use it even if they can afford not to. How can you get more vehicles on the road, reduce the headway? We believe the way to do this is a smaller number of vehicles, but that creates more operational costs especially in terms of drivers. We see autonomy as a key enabler to enable transportation that people will actually use."
"The number one things riders care about when riding any transit service is wait time," Olson says.
So, it's not just about the novelty of self-driving cars, which will surely wear off as the technology improves. It's about another form of transport technology that seems novel to us now, because we're used to self-driving trains only being on tracks at airports, becoming part of the mainstream and integrating into a larger transportation picture. Also, Detroit is well-known to have an issue with declining public transport usage after population declines and reliability issues with the bus service over the years. Olson says that one of the benefits of a shuttle service being the most reliable option for transport is that it brings a city back together again. Business people can ride alongside riders they wouldn't normally interact with, and that creates new connections and a renewed sense of community, rather than people riding their cars through neighborhoods to take them from a private home to a private office.
"You read a lot about how adoption is going to be a real problem for EVs," Olson says, "but that's based on a misconception. If the value proposition is how long is it going to be before people pay tens of thousands of dollars to have an autonomous sedan, it's going to be a long time. What's the value proposition for that? But if the value proposition is you're standing outside, it's cold out, you've been waiting for 15 minutes. An autonomous vehicle comes up, it's warm and ready to go and can get you where you want to go in 2 minutes or you can keep waiting for the bus, adoption is immediate. You can still blow it by providing a bad experience for the rider, but what we found is that by going out and solving real transportation problems, we've found adoption's not the problem. We've had so much interest in the service that we're looking at how can we put more vehicles on the route?"
"So the challenge is for us to create a transportation system that's so good that people who can afford not to use it will use it."
Engineer Noah says that in Grand Rapids where May is running another pilot program, people like riding in the shuttles more than other options because the vehicles are smaller than a traditional bus, and comfortable for conversations. "It's an inviting place to be, an enjoyable place to be," Noah says.
"The mayor of Bogota has a great quote," Olson adds. "A city is successful not when the poor drive to work but when the rich take public transit. It's exactly right. The problem cities have is that we have a lot of single occupancy vehicles. That adds to congestion that makes access to transportation harder for everyone. City planners don't know what to do. They might reach for congestion pricing, but who does congestion pricing serve? It actually exacerbates inequity in transportation. So the challenge is for us to create a transportation system that's so good that people who can afford not to use it will use it."
Will shuttles like May's continue to be as comfortable and convenient as they are when new and novel? Will adoption be widespread enough to offer these services in routes where you travel? Time will tell. You can learn more about May Mobility's latest programs and shuttle routes at their website.


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FDA allows health claim for cocoa flavanols, sort of
Here’s what the FDA is doing these days.
To my astonishment, the FDA says it will allow a health claim for cocoa flavanols and reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.
OK, it’s a qualified health claim, but still. The whole thing is absurd.
Qualified health claims are just that; they have to include the qualifier which usually says there’s no or not much research to back up the claim.
The FDA gives several examples of what it will allow. Here are two:
- “Cocoa flavanols in high flavanol cocoa powder may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, although the FDA has concluded that there is very limited scientific evidence for this claim.”
- “Very limited scientific evidence suggests that consuming cocoa flavanols in high flavanol cocoa powder, which contains at least 4% of naturally conserved cocoa flavanols, may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.”
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This qualified health claim only applies specifically to cocoa flavanols in high flavanol cocoa powder and foods that contain high flavanol cocoa powder. The claim does not apply to regular cocoa powder, foods containing regular cocoa powder, or other food products made from cacao beans, such as chocolate.
Not that anyone can tell the difference.
This silliness came about because of a petition from the chocolate company, Barry Callebaut AG in Switzerland.
My surprise was that Callebaut was behind the petition, not Mars.
Mars, after all, has been funding this kind of research for years (see my industry-funded study of the week from March 2022).
I can’t wait to see how Callebaut or Mars will use this claim. I haven’t seen it anywhere yet. Let me know if you do.


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The Pixar movie, Inside Out, has been nominated for an Oscar for best animated feature film. And rightly so. The film is about a young girl, Riley, whose family moves from Minnesota to San Francisco. The move is difficult on Riley as she had to leave her friends and beloved hockey behind. But this storyline is not what makes the movie special. We not only see Riley but we see her emotions – Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust – working in the background showing the motivations for her actions and reactions. The film adeptly explores the thoughts and feelings behind the leading character’s choices. It is a glimpse into our minds, how we tick, what inner dialogues are happening, and what can happen when our emotions run amok.
After seeing the original movie, I saw this version of Inside Out with all the inner thoughts edited out. The almost two hour movie is reduced to fifteen minutes. All of the inner conflict is removed. All of the insight into Riley’s decisions is gone. The depth of the movie is reduced to a flat surface-level movie about a young girl and hockey. This edited version is more like what we see in real life.
Throughout the day we are not able to see the motivations and inner dialogue of those we are communicating with. We only see their actions – or inactions. We make assumptions about their motivations. We sometimes feel there is something going on under the surface, but we are not sure what. Other times we assume – incorrectly – that everything happening is directly related to us. Without the inner insight into others, we often make incorrect assumptions which cause issues which were not there originally. Without this insight, we are blind to what is really going on. Without this emotional intelligence, we are ineffective friends and associates because we are not able to truly know what is happening.
How often do you get a chance to look under the surface with your loved one, friends, or work associates? Are you communicating solely on a physical world level or are you taking the time to dig a little deeper and see what is going on underneath? Do arguments and issues arise seemingly out of nowhere? Do these communication issues cause hardship, pain, and poor choices?
Here are a few ways to get below the surface in communications with others.
It’s Not Me, It’s You: A common breakup line is, “It’s not you, it’s me.” When it comes to communication issues, it is best to reverse that phrase. When we assume other’s actions, reactions, and inactions are in relation to ourselves, we are usually wrong. They have their own history, biases, fears, and issues they are working out – which usually have nothing to do with us. Remove yourself from the playing field and open your eyes to what may be going on with the other.
Remember the Titanic: A mighty ship went down when it assumed that the iceberg was only the small tip sticking out of the water. Never assume that what you see is all that is going on. We all have mighty icebergs below the waterline. Before jumping to conclusions with only what you can see, remember that there is a lot going on behind the scenes for each and every one of us.
Uncover Their Motivation: Most fights and miscommunications occur not due to the situation at hand, but because of our own fears, past experiences, and desires. Stop looking at the issue at hand, and instead look at the motivations and needs of the other. You may have a work associate who commonly takes credit for your ideas. Instead of getting angry and defending your ideas, first stop and look at the other’s motivations. Are they afraid of being fired because they do not have their own ideas? Are they so focused on moving ahead they are making poor choices and hurting others? Are they overwhelmed by responsibilities at work and home leaving them no time to think of their own ideas? When you can identify the deeper issue, you now have something you can resolve.
Own Your Own Baggage: You and your actions are also affected by your fears, past experiences, and desires. When you are triggered by someone else, take some time to look into why you are being triggered. Don’t look at the issue, but what the issue means to you. Is the situation affecting your self-esteem? Does is trigger a history of people mistreating you? Are you seeing the real situation or are you filtering it through you previous experiences? Before addressing any issue, but sure you are dealing with the present situation and not a version created in your mind.
As you move about your day, remember we all have inner dialogues happening. Stop focusing on the surface of what you can see. Dig deeper and begin to understand those around you. When you begin to understand others more deeply, you can also begin to understand yourself more deeply.

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“Without sin, can we know beauty? Can we fully appreciate the summer without the winter? No, I am glad to suffer so I can feel the fullness of our time in the light.”
Upstate New York, 1928. Laura Kelley and the man she loves sneak away from their judgmental town to attend a performance of the scandalous Ziegfeld Follies. But the dark consequences of their night of daring and delight reach far into the future.…
That same evening, Bohemian poet Edna St. Vincent Millay and her indulgent husband hold a wild party in their remote mountain estate, hoping to inspire her muse. Millay declares her wish for a new lover who will take her to unparalleled heights of passion and poetry, but for the first time, the man who responds will not bend completely to her will.…
Two years later, Laura, an unwed seamstress struggling to support her daughter, and Millay, a woman fighting the passage of time, work together secretly to create costumes for Millay’s next grand tour. As their complex, often uneasy friendship develops amid growing local condemnation, each woman is forced to confront what it means to be a fallen woman…and to decide for herself what price she is willing to pay to live a full life.
“Lovers of the Jazz Age, literary enthusiasts, and general historic fiction readers will find much to love about Call Me Zelda. Highly recommended.” –Historical Novel Society, Editors’ Choice


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Our feline friends are amazing creatures and deserve the very best of care. To ensure we are meeting the needs of our beloved cats, we need to be prepared to provide regular vet visits at all life stages, from kittenhood, to mature moggy and stately senior.
Number of vet visits in a cat's lifetime: Breed and age considerations
Many cats live well into their late teenage years. This means an eighteen-year-old cat may have visited the vet on over 40 occasions! This would include a course of vaccinations as a kitten, then twice-yearly check-ups (including yearly vaccinations), desexing operation, dental scale and polishing as needed and any visits in the meantime for unexpected health concerns.
For cats with chronic health conditions (e.g., arthritis, diabetes, allergies, heart disease, kidney disease, etc.) more vet visits will be needed, possibly at both general practice and specialist referral clinics.
Cats who suffer accidents and injuries may need emergency vet care and hospitalisation. Some breeds are more prone to illness than others. Brachycephalic (flat faced) cats can have an increased risk of breathing difficulties, skin fold infections, and dental and eye problems.
Year-by-year recommendations for cat checkups
Kittenhood (0-1 year): Frequent veterinary visits and vaccinations
Kittens will require a course of vaccinations and boosters according to your vet’s recommendations. Desexing (a surgical procedure performed under anaesthetic by a vet) is recommended before your kitten reaches puberty.
For kittens, this means desexing is performed before six months of age. Incredibly, kittens can start reproducing by just four months of age!
Early adulthood (1-5 years): Annual wellness exams and preventive care
Young adult cats should visit the vet each year for their vaccination boosters, and ideally at six monthly intervals. Check-ups every six months are recommended to ensure your cat is healthy and as an opportunity to weigh your cat and discuss any concerns, such as dental care, parasite control, diet and behaviour.
Prime adulthood (5-10 years): Regular check-ups and disease screening
Continue regular vet checks as your cat matures, and consider the benefit of blood tests, particularly as they approach middle age. Some diseases (such as kidney disease) remain hidden until they are quite advanced. The sooner your vet can identify signs of illness, the sooner your cat can receive the right supportive care, medications and diet, helping them stay comfortable.
Mature Cats (10+ years): Bi-annual or more frequent visits for senior health monitoring
Mature cats should visit the vet twice a year. Arthritis is common in older cats and can be treated with a course of arthritis injections, typically weekly for four visits and then monthly or as recommended by your vet. Blood testing annually is recommended to monitor for early signs of disease. Your vet can also advise on the use of joint care supplements and a specific prescription diet for your cat.
Being proactive about your cat's health: Recognising signs and taking action
As well as routine vet visits, it is important that owners take note of any changes in their cat’s health. If you notice any changes in your cat’s behaviour, food or water intake and toileting, there could be an underlying health issue, so take them for a vet check. Keeping cats indoors limits the risk of certain accidents however, you will need to ensure you meet your cat’s behavioural needs to climb, explore, scratch, hide and play.
Understanding common health issues in cats by age
Young cats tend to be adventurous and if allowed to roam outdoors are more likely to be in a cat or dog fight, be bitten by a snake, spider or insect, or be hit by a car. Entire (un-desexed) cats are likely to be contributing to litters of kittens if they are allowed out of the house. Cat fights often cause painful abscesses and can also spread feline immunodeficiency virus to your cat.
Older cats are more likely to have chronic health issues such as diabetes, arthritis, thyroid issues, obesity, lumps and bumps, kidney disease and dental disease. These can involve long-term management with special diets, medications and vet check-ups. The cost can soon mount up so having pet insurance prior to any illness could provide great peace of mind.
Observing changes in behaviour, appetite, and litter box habits
If your cat is showing any changes in how they use the litter box, or is uncomfortable or in pain (they might seem less interested in interacting with you, or be resting a lot more than usual) please contact your vet. Keep note of what is happening at home with your cat so your vet can best help you.
Early detection and prompt veterinary attention
Early detection of any health concerns and prompt veterinary attention is necessary, so if you are worried about your cat, don’t delay, call your vet straight away.
Importance of dental care and regular teeth cleanings
Dental infections are painful and can result in your cat needing teeth to be extracted.
Owners who can help care for their cat’s teeth at home (such as tooth brushing and diets that promote oral health) are doing a great job! Speak with your vet for advice on dental care for your cat.
How to prepare your cat before a vet visit
To help ensure a low-stress vet visit, prepare your cat carry cage, a familiar blanket inside, a towel draped over the cage and consider cat pheromone spray. This can help to keep your cat calm whilst travelling to the vet.
Getting your cat comfortable with the carrier and car rides
Ensure your carry cage is the right size for your cat and can be securely closed. Familiarising your cat to the carrier (for example, by feeding them in it once a week with the door open) can help to build their confidence that it is a safe place. Try starting with a short visit to the car with your cat in their carrier (without driving anywhere) to see how they cope.
Minimising stress and anxiety before and during the visit
Speak with your vet if you have concerns about your cat visiting the vet. Some cats benefit from medication to help calm them during transportation. Always communicate your concerns with your vet and ask any questions. They are your cat’s healthcare professional and want you and your cat to be happy at the vet.
A lifelong experience
Having a cat in the family is a wonderful experience, however, there will be lifelong vet visits and expenses required to keep your pets healthy.
One way of being prepared is to consider pet insurance which could help you financially meet the cost of unexpected vet bills. If you’re with RSPCA Pet Insurance, a portion of first-year premiums will go towards supporting the valuable work of the RSPCA.
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It isn’t an IO Board, it’s an “Oh Eye” board: sixteen 10-bit analog inputs. It makes it easier to use the Pi as part of a special purpose appliance or musical instrument. The analog inputs are via two MCP3008 chips connected to the Raspberry Pi’s hardware SPI interface. The use of this ADC chip with the Pi is common and well documented. You may ask: “isn’t 16 channels of analog input a little overkill?” To which I would answer: yes it is, except when it isn’t.
There’s also a larger version of the Oh Eye that has a few digital inputs and other interfaces pulled out to headers.
A Mess of Inputs
Once you’ve done a number of projects with a lot of potentiometers or analog sensors you’ll appreciate the handiness of the convenience headers. When you’re using analog inputs you are always running three wires to everything: power, ground, and signal.

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There are many articles that try to define what Shannon and the Clams sound like, merging movie references and bands from the past to create a quirky concoction of something we can hopefully agree on: John Waters meets The Supremes meets The Cramps meets this meets that…
In the end, however, Shannon and the Clams have somehow managed to carve out something that is distinctly their own, while unapologetically wearing their influences on their sleeves.
The band consists of lead singer and bassist Shannon Shaw, bassist Cody Blanchard, and newest member, drummer Nate Mayhem, with Shaw and Blanchard meeting early on in their Oakland, California art class; they didn’t exactly hit it off either.
“[Shannon and I] didn’t really like each other”, reminisces Blanchard. “I didn’t like anyone there actually. People were doing these video projects and they were all really bad except for ours and two other people. We were the only people in the class doing anything good so we started to hang out [laughs].
The music and arts scene in Oakland helped the group find refuge amongst like-minded creatives who supported their experimentation to find the band’s sound and aesthetic.
“Shannon started the whole thing,” adds Blanchard. She used to play by herself and she loved these oldies songs that she grew up listening to so we just starting writing songs like that.”
Blanchard turns to Shaw “It was a little weirder at first, right? I feel like the songs back then were weirder…”
“You mean, shittier?” whispers Shannon, who lost her voice at the time of this interview.
“Yeah, also shittier” laughs Cody. “I think at first we were like, ‘Can we even play an actual song all the way thru?’ That was our big goal. Then when we figured out how to play a song all the way through without fucking it up, it was about making things more interesting. I also started thinking more broadly about artists I liked other than just the usual oldies stuff; more weirder stuff…”
Anyone who’s been lucky enough to see them live can vouch for the band’s growing reputation of being a solid live act. Shannon screams at the top of her lungs like a punk rock Connie Francis, Blanchard’s beautifully melodic guitar contrasts his dirty garage chords, and Nate earns his name “Mayhem” by pretty much beating the shit out of his drum kit; keeping a beat that adds to the crowd’s non-stop movement throughout their sets.
The band’s uniqueness and art-school influence stands out among a growing trend of mainstream artists who wear the banner of “weird” for the sake of being weird; a way to create legitimacy in an era of music craving a certain type of authenticity. While the band isn’t really bothered by that fact, the impression is not lost on Blanchard.
“I just read this book called Slimed about when Nickelodeon started and how they were this really crazy TV station at first doing all this weird stuff that no one else did. The kids who grew up in the late 70s thru like mid-80s are now grown up and in charge of making mass media, so there’s this influence of like 20 or 25 years ago from Nickelodeon that’s coming around. Now that channel is not like that at all; it’s just kind of boring, but that early experimental stuff is like influencing the mind of people who are in charge now. So that’s something I think of; generations of people and what their influences were when they were kids and how that affects us. So maybe there’s some Nickelodeon kids that are trying to do some weird stuff but are going about it in some weird roundabout way.”
Regardless of where trends take music next, Shannon and the Clams have earned a devoted following. While many may try to pigeonhole a sound that is so heavily inspired by change makers of the past, their success lies in the way they choose to evolve those influences into something uniquely their own.
It also has nothing to do with an intellectual method of analyzing the band, as one fan described mid-way through their set:
“AHH, SO FUCKING GOOD! FUCK!”
Shannon and the Clams’s Playlist
Bruce Haack – Program Me
Haack was one of the first synthesizer musicians ever. His body of work is very outlandish and tons o fun. This is a very spaced out psychedelic synth jam. It doesn’t rock.
Burl Ives – the Ugly Bug Ball
Burl Ives is a magic old wizard man. This song probably crosses our lips spontaneously while we’re bored and weird and tired on tour more than any other song.
McKinley Mitchell – the Town I Live in
This song haunted me for a year. I heard it on a late night radio program and they never announced the name of it. I tried to look it up for months and couldn’t find it. Then a year or so later, it came on the radio again late at night and I LOST MY MIND. The DJ came on after and said the name and I couldn’t believe it. It’s one of my favorite songs now.
Zager and Evans – in the Year 2525
The message is terrible, but this song is so spooky and futuristic and weird. We cover it live sometimes. It’s a sort of fear-mongering zealous christian song about the dangers of technology. Maybe there’s some truth in there. Otherwise, this group has no other songs worth listening to.
Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow
There’s nothing like this song to pump you up for no reason at all. It is very stupid, but I love how embarrassingly positive it is. It’s part of a very short-lived country-disco genre.


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ISP Virgin Media has confirmed it is now offering a new Super Hub home broadband router, which it claims offers better performance than BT, TalkTalk and Sky's offerings.
Well, 'what's so Super about the new Super Hub?' we hear you ask. The secret is in the dual band technology, which brings concurrent access to the 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless channels.
Independent tests found the new modem capable of reaching theoretical speeds of up to 450Mbps on the 5GHz channel, whereas the latest BT Home Hub could 'only' muster 300Mbps.
The tests showed that, on average, the new Super Hub performed 6-9 per cent better than the latest tech offered to broadband users who procure their service from TalkTalk, Sky and BT.
Who's getting it?
Virgin has revealed that all new customers signing up to contracts on the 60GB plan or higher will automatically get the new Super Hub.
Those who opt for 30GB speeds will get the original iteration of the tech.
Existing customers will have to fork out fifty nicker if they will to upgrade.


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Three years after eliminating tax credit that profit online game builders and digital media firms in Alberta, the UCP authorities is working to deliver them again.
In one in every of Premier Danielle Smith’s not too long ago launched mandate letters, she directed the expertise and innovation minister, Nate Glubish, “to develop a tax credit score proposal for the online game/digital media business,” outlining the best way to make the province extra engaging to the brand new funding and employment.
Glubish mentioned the inclusion of the credit score in his letter illustrates how necessary it’s for the federal government to make suggestions, however he did not wish to name the credit score a positive factor.
“It is a precedence, and you recognize, the digital media and online game business is a booming, job-creating machine,” he mentioned.
“One factor that another provinces have that Alberta does not have right this moment is a digital media tax credit score. So I am wanting ahead to working with the business to discover what that may seem like.”
The NDP introduced within the Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit score in 2018. It is obtainable to firms that create digital media and gaming merchandise which can be primarily interactive, protecting 25 % of eligible labor bills, together with an extra 5 % of much less staff’ wages and salaries represented.
In 2019, the UCP authorities eliminated credit from the finances. Glubish mentioned the choice was made as a part of the federal government’s efforts to manage the province’s funds.
“We now have finished that,” he mentioned. “That places us able the place we have now extra choices, and I stay up for exploring these choices to make Alberta as aggressive as potential on the nationwide stage.”
NDP financial growth and innovation critic Deron Bilous mentioned he is glad to listen to the credit score is likely to be coming again, however he mentioned he is involved about why.
“Such packages should be designed and carried out and proceed for many years to come back…it offers stability and predictability,” he mentioned.
“Sooner or later, if oil costs go down and the province struggles to steadiness their finances, will packages like this occur once more?”
In response, Glubish mentioned in a press release: “A powerful monetary basis will guarantee we’re in a powerful place to implement and maintain insurance policies that encourage extra job creation and funding in Alberta’s interactive digital media sector.”
Bilous mentioned the area has additionally missed greater than three years of progress within the business, with some firms directing their efforts to areas with extra aggressive incentives.
“If that they had left it the place it was, we might have been additional forward,” he mentioned.
‘It takes loads’
In British Columbia, an identical credit score covers 17.5 % of eligible wages and salaries.
Ontario and Quebec have a few of the highest charges, with between 35 and 40 % of eligible labor bills lined in Ontario, and 37.5 % in Quebec – if sure situations are met and as much as specified limits.
Online game developer New World Interactive introduced its headquarters to Calgary when earlier tax credit had been made obtainable.
CEO Keith Warner mentioned though Alberta’s credit score is smaller than another provinces, they determined high quality of life warranted the transfer.
“There’s a relative lack of gaming sector expertise in Alberta … in comparison with different locations like, for instance, Montreal and Quebec,” he mentioned in a single interview on Calgary Eye Opener.
“So it factored in very closely, after which when it was repealed … we determined we had been going to focus our progress in different areas.”
He mentioned introducing the brand new credit score would reignite curiosity in hiring and recruiting within the province. It does not must be as excessive as different areas, he mentioned, nevertheless it needs to be aggressive.
“I see the tax credit score in Canada particularly as an funding…. The entire ecosystem will develop, the variety of jobs will develop, which can considerably enhance complete wages, which can enhance the tax base.”
LISTEN | Online game builders react to potential Alberta tax credit for the sector:
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Inflexion Video games, a sport growth studio, as soon as housed its whole crew out of its Edmonton workplace. When the credit score was eliminated, they targeted on hiring elsewhere, mentioned Scott Nye, the corporate’s chief working officer.
“That is simply the character of the enterprise cycle, the place if it’ll be simpler for us to create jobs and appeal to expertise in BC, in Quebec, in Ontario, then that is the place the roles are going to go,” mentioned Nye, who can also be the chair of Digital Alberta , a non-profit group selling the area’s digital expertise.
“We’re very excited about persevering with to create job alternatives on this area with the best incentives.”
Alberta’s tech expertise
Whereas each sport builders say that tax credit are key to creating gaming jobs in Alberta, in addition they acknowledge that extra must be finished to supply native expertise to fill them.
Earlier this yr, the province introduced the creation of practically 10,000 new seats in Alberta’s most in-demand post-secondary program, together with 1,945 in expertise.
It additionally introduced investments in micro-qualifications, together with in a number of sport design and animation packages.
Nye mentioned digital media is the most important lacking piece to the province’s tech business, which attracted practically $500 million in funding via the primary half of 2022, in keeping with briefed.in.
There are additionally alternatives for cooperation within the sector, he mentioned.
Crimson Iron Labs, a Calgary sport developer, can also be partnering with native universities to be used digital actuality to resolve well being care issues. A program via the College of Calgary is utilizing VR video games to advertise neurorehabilitation in sufferers.
“If we will create the best incentives to create jobs and funding to come back to the area, you will proceed to see extra of that occur.”
Terry Rock is the president and CEO of Platform Calgary — a non-profit group that helps expertise startups. He mentioned the gaming business requires loads of upfront funding, and the tax credit score will assist in boosting the boldness of sport builders.
“We’re going via a transition so as to add expertise, digital leisure, issues like that, to be a stronger pillar of our economic system,” Rock mentioned.
“I feel each instrument we will use to extend exercise now has a long-term return on funding as we construct vital mass.”
Minister Glubish mentioned he’s speaking to native online game and digital media builders to search out out what the potential tax credit would possibly seem like.

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What’s in the water in Florida?? It seems like ALL the teenagers there get gullier than the f*ck. Read this craziness right here:
Rachel Wade, the teenage girl who murdered her romantic rival, Sarah Ludemann, was sentenced Friday in a Florida courtroom to 27 years in prison. According to the St. Petersburg Times, Judge Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Joseph A. Bulone said that Wade had “caused a lot of pain” before handing down the sentence.
Wade, now 20, was found guilty of second-degree murder on July 23. The jury deliberated for less than three hours, before siding with prosecutors, who argued that Wade had murdered the 18-year-old Ludemann in April 2009 because the two were involved with same young man, Joshua Camacho. The state maintained that Wade murdered her nemesis, then sat back as Ludemann was dying and asked Pinellas Park police officers for a cigarette.