State Govt with farmers, no FIRs would be registered: Punjab CM
Punjab: After 3 consecutive farm bills were passed in both houses of the Indian Parliament during the Monsoon session that awaits presidential assent, a call for a bandh was given by the farm organizations based in Punjab which brought life to a standstill in Bathinda, Jalandhar, Patiala, Moga, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Barnala, Faridkot, Muktsar, Mansa, and other districts of Malwa belt in Punjab on Friday.
Protests are being held at 125 places in Punjab, said leaders of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee. All main highways now blocked by farmers.
As many as 31 farmer organisations, under the aegis of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) have joined hands for the complete shutdown of Punjab.
Among farmers’ unions which are supporting the bandh call included Bharti Kisan Union Krantikari, Kirti Kisan Union, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan), Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee and BKU (Lakhowal).
Several organisations in Haryana, including the BKU, have also extended support to the nationwide strike called by some farmers’ bodies against the bills.
Police personnel were deployed in ample strength across the state to maintain law and order, officials said.
While the ruling Congress and the AAP have extended support to the farmers’ protest, the Shiromani Akali Dal has announced to hold road blockades.
Farmers at several places in the state started gathering on roads for stopping the movement of traffic.
Women protesters under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee in Amritsar took out a protest march.
Shops and commercial establishments at many places in Punjab remained shut on Friday morning in the wake of farmers’ stir.
Shopkeepers had been appealed to keep their shops shut in support of farmers.
Krantikari Kisan Union president Darshan Pal said farmers would hold protests at over 150 places across the state adding that they were getting support from traders, transporters and taxi operators among others.
The Punjab Bandh call is getting support from government employees’ unions, singers, commission agents, labourers and social activists.
In Patiala, essential supplies, including milk and poultry supply, were hit as farmers held blockades on roads leading to the city. Hundreds of farmers held a protest and blocked the Sangrur-Patiala highway.
The Chandigarh-Bathinda highway was completely blocked by farmers.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had said on Thursday the state government was fully with the farmers in their fight against the bills and no FIRs would be registered for violation of Section 144, which bars assembly of more than four people.
The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill were passed by the Parliament earlier this week.
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Recently my lovely friend Yoko from Lecien Fabrics sent me a parcel of 10" origami squares (layer cakes) to play with and I instantly fell in love with the new "Quilter's Basics Smoothie Color Set".
Many of the 'smoothie' fabrics are perfect for embroidery backgrounds with their pretty pastel spots and tonal designs...
As I was looking over the prints in the layer cake an idea popped into my head - now you know I love adventuring, so naturally I followed it along Idea Avenue and ended up with a very simple but oh so cute needle-book!
This would be perfect for Christmas gifts, birthdays, swaps, or to pop inside a thank you card.
Shall we start sewing?!
You will need one 10" square of fabric. I chose a light aqua herringbone print.
Fold it into quarters and finger press the folds so that you can easily see the four separate squares when you open it out.
In the bottom right square trace a stitchery design.
Mine is closer to the centre than the bottom corner because we shall have a 1/4" seam in place later, plus a button and some hand quilting...
Fuse a 4 1/2" square of fabric stabiliser (I use Whisperweft) behind the traced corner...
...and stitch your embroidery.
Cut a 9 1/2" x 4 3/4" piece of medium weight Pellon, or a scrap of quilt wadding, and fuse in place behind the bottom half of your 10" square, covering the back of the stitchery...
Make sure you butt it up along the middle fold line before fusing with your iron.
If you have not done this before: cover the Pellon with a scrap piece of fabric before ironing it in place. Do not iron directly onto the Pellon.
Fold your square in half along the middle line, right sides facing...
...and pin around the three open sides. With a 1/4" seam, sew down both narrow sides, then across the long bottom edge, BUT leave a 4" opening for turning out.
Turn the needle-book right side out, pressing in the open seams...
Slip stitch or ladder stitch the opening closed.
Choose a button and sew a buttonhole to fit your button on the right side edge of the stitchery...
Sew the button in place on the inside right of the needle-book. I used a 4-hole button to give the reverse side a pretty little cross stitch by sewing with two strands of embroidery floss diagonally across two button holes and finishing with a tie - then repeating with the other two holes.
Cut a piece of wool or felt 3 1/2" x 7 1/2" with pinking shears and attach it inside the needle-book with one machine sewn line down the centre.
(I use woolen Doctor's Flannel for needle-books)
Top stitch around the outside edge of the entire needle-book with two strands of complimentary thread. Mine was the same green I'd used in the "Spooled" embroidery...
Add a few cross stitches along the bottom and it's all done!
About the "Spooled" bird stitchery pattern:
This is one of 8 (yes, eight this month!) patterns all Club members will receive on July 17th.
There's still time to join - details and photos are HERE.
Today I'm finishing three of the eight July Club patterns as a framed display...
...then off to the library for a quiet browse among the recipe book aisles.
I think a new audio book should be borrowed as well. Listening to a good book during my afternoon hand stitching is rather nice, don't you agree?
May your day be peacefully perfect and overflowing with blessing!
Thanks for the great tutorial. I am enamored with needle books lately. Can't get enough. Yours is really really pretty.
I can't wait for July's patterns. Best value for the money ever! I think I see a needlebook in my future. Thanks for the detailed tutorial. You are a joy, Miss Jenny. Your talents are plainly God-given blessings.
I was just planning to turn my "Make do and Mend" stitchery by your lovely pattern into a needle book. I was trying to think how big, etc. And here you are, with a wonderful tutorial! Thank you!
Awesome Jenny - that is so sweet!
A lovely tutorial - and gorgeous stitchery addition!!!
That is too, too sweet!!!!
Jenny Dear you really have such a gift from God to keep coming up with sew many amazing patterns and tutorials. This is precious and such a wonderful giftie. Thank you sew very much!
Thanks Jenny, gorgeous bird stitchery. Hugs.......
What a lovely little needle case! Great method of making it too - thanks for sharing!
What a cute little needle case. Thank you for sharing the tutorial! :) x
What a wonderful needle book. Love the spool bird design...
Muchas gracias por el tutorial, y por la idea, que es genial para regalar
Thanks for the tut. Yours is darling. And I too listen to books while I do my handwork.
Have a great day, I am off to exercise class.
What a lovely needle case. Thanks for the tutorial, Jenny. xxx
I love this thank you for sharing the tutorial
Jenny, this is a wonderful tutorial! In all my years of hand embroidery and quilting, I have never made a needle book. LOL at myself. Not only do you make it seam so easy, you make it have personality and charm. Thanks for sharing a project that you can make for yourself or for a wonderful friend! Have a great day!
Thank you of the fabulous tutorial!
Fabulous! I think I can do that, too. I really like this all-in-one design. Even without a stitchery, a pretty fabric would make a lovely needlebook, but with the stitchery it goes over the top. I like that line of fabrics and hope someone here gets it. Thanks so much!
Another wonderful tutorial, thank you so much. I'm really looking forward to the nest stitcher you club too
Don't know what happened but it is the next stitchery club I'm looking forward to
Tudo que você faz é muito lindo! Parabéns!
Thankyou very much. can't wait for stitchery to start.
This is so sweet Jenny
That needlebook is absolutely adorable :)
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Genetically modified food and monsanto
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Sunday’s Single’s Solaces
My Kinda Town
Sunday. We are truly ourselves without the weekday commitments to the world that we’ve made; the good faith mantle that we take up again each Monday morning. Sunday is the day when we are truly, sometimes tragically, ourselves; the leftovers of who we were on Saturday night. This is Sunday. We can linger over coffee, the newspaper, or mass at church. Sunday dinner can be a crawfish boil, roast beef with mash and gravy or crackers and cheese. Then off to bed, to sleep off the weekend before the alarm clock rings in another what the fuck week. That, of course, puts us into Monday.
In several languages Monday translates to ‘Moon Day’ (Lundi, Lunas, Lunis and Lunae dies) those that afflicted by the moon are called ’Lunatics’ and that’s what most of us are at the beginning of each new week. Monday we’ll get back to our jobs, kids, mortgages and responsibility to taking care of food, clothing and shelter for ourselves and others. Ah, but Sunday…
Most of us just follow our noses on Sunday. Sunday is the day of excuses that work: sleep in late, stay out later or step up to the straight and narrow. A bench in church or a barstool at Cheer’s (where everybody knows your name). Up to suit, shower and shave in an attempt at normalcy at week’s end or contra wise, a Bloody Mary, Mimosa, Ramos Fizz with brunch. Possibly, a hair of the dog from a brown paper bag, another hit, a bump or “roll me over, lay me down and do it again”. You’ve paid your dues and you make your choices.
My Sunday morning ritual is to get my sorry ass over to Matassa’s for the New York Times; “All The News That’s Fit To Print” (but not necessarily all the news that’s fit to read). The street sweepers are collecting last night’s detritus in anticipation of the spray from the morning lemonade truck: go cups, grenade tubes, cigarette butts and the sad ends to Lucky Dogs. Someone’s sleeping it off on a doorstep, the contents of their stomach is picked over by pigeons as a tour guide hurries his herd past; they hang on to his every word, doe eyed and mesmerized. Black and whites on bikes hurry to their brunch shifts. Punks and drunks hassle tourists and young girls on the corner of Saint Peter and Royal Street. Tenacity and Audacity. A cook from up the street stops by Rouse’s for orange juice to compliment cheap champagne as musicians stake out their corner claims with kids, canines and cumbersome trappings in tow. A zip code of almost artists set up behind the cathedral; a teen texting a BFF back in Texas. A girl in retail slipping through the crowd; a little weary, a little bleary, stiletto heel shaky on her way to sleep, perchance to dream. Lunacy and Truancy. .
Streetwise nomads in brown clothed invisibility, curious today on how growing up is working out for them. Likewise a balloon salesman, face painter, human statue, street magician and a juggler of knives and bowling balls. A lonely banjo picker, wandering alcoholics, sleepy psychic readers, card carrying homeless beggars. Another one bites the dust.
The Bourbon Pub has its doors open wide as last night amnesiacs practice voluntary bar crowd segregation: the merry makers in the front and the maudlin in the back. Up the street a choir runs through scales. Art galleries and shops that are not open but lit from within are fair game for rubberneckers who normally would hurry by. Harouni, Blue Dog.
Outside the gate of the Café Amelie, patrons await admission while the Cornstalk Fence Hotel looks on coolly, having seen it all before. This architecture that is moored and mooned over daily has been witness to centuries of dramatics, deceits, indiscretions and emotions. Fealty is promised; lovers entwine; a bottle breaks; another man done gone.
Coffee shops flourish with everything bagels and Super Grande Mocha Skinny Soy Lattes and baristas with a why bother attitude and demeanor wait for regulars that know what they want and how to tip. Rubes asleep in pickup trucks with Oklahoma plates, ‘grip the road’ tires and Huge Ass Beer cups on the dash board. Me and my Sunday Times; Black eyed Susie with another shiner and a morning forty selling Mardi Gras beads to nuclear families; the sun rises on sinners and Saints fans impartially. The Blacksmith shop is opening to mules with buggy behinds, all the booze that’s fit to mix; can’t buy a stamp across the street today and the wine shop that’s been shuttered for decades; a little red schoolhouse where imported students will raise decibels on the morrow, today as silent as a sunken ship.
The ghosts of neighbors past still sit on stoops and porches, old friends wander by walking dogs, abandoned heart circuses and other poetic mysteries abound on a short walk for the NYT. Let me call you sweetheart, I’m in love with you.
Through the midway of miscreants and muses (and outnumbering them) come early beignet eaters, Baton Rouge beauties, pastel matching parents of bored and unruly offspring, thirty something morning cocktail carriers, bicycle taxis, birthday boys, double parking brunchers, service veterans, baby strollers and assorted retirees. Hunks and chunks. That cute couple from Des Moines holding hands. Mamas and Papas, grandkids and gay pride. Seersuckers, sweatshirts, sweethearts and sunglasses in all shades, shapes and sizes. The American Dream in a backpack passing through; bachelorette bevies; breakfasts delivered; directions given; Midwestern mullets; Manhattan mommies; buzz cut bucks in muscle shirts and some geezer named Phil coming back from getting his Sunday news. Anyone else want to ask me why I live here?


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There are a zillion little sayings around my house. They have been cut out of magazines and books, collected from inspiration material, and my Farmer's Almanac calendar. I hear something, it goes on a sticky. I line my desk. I am starting to cover the door in my sewing room.
This quilt was created in response to a SAQA (Studio Art Quilters Associates), call for entry - Text Messages. The exhibition showed how text messages have become a popular method of communication.
I saw this as a great opportunity to put my favorite sayings (even though I missed a few), on fabric. Each cell phone was individually designed. It will hang in my RV and when traveling, this quilt will be used for inspiration and a smile.
Material: Digitally Printed Cotton Broadcloth, Cotton Batting, Threads of Cotton, Polyester and Rayon.
Techniques: Graphic Design, Digital Printing, Steam Setting, Quilting. Whole Cloth Quilt.
Exhibitions: SAQA Text Messages Traveling Exhibit
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX, 2013
International Quilt Festival, Chicago, IL, 2014
Quilt! Knit! Stitch! Portland, OR, 2014
Round Bobbin Quilting & Sewing Expo, St. Charles, MO, 2014
Original Sewing and Quilt Expo, Fredericksburg, VA, 2015
Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ, 2016
SAQA Text Messages Catalog

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The latest card expansion for Blizzard’s CCG Hearthstone has been announced today by way of this year’s BlizzCon convention, and it may well represent the biggest gameplay shake-up the title has seen since the introduction of Standard and Wild modes earlier this year.
A newsletter sent out to players reads: “Psst, hey kid! I’m sure you’ve heard about Gadgetzan, the wondroud jewel of Tanaris? Well, this city’s more than meets the eye. Swing by Talan’s Bar, and I’ll show you who really runs the mean streets of Gadgetzan!”
So, what is it exactly that sets Gadgetzan apart from ever other expansion for Hearthstone released to date? Tri-Class cards. As opposed to all previous expansions that featured a set amount of unique cards for each of the game’s nine classes, Gadgetzan will introduce special cards that can be used by up to three different heroes.
These are sorted into factions, all three of which come with their own theme. See below for the details.
The Grimy Goons
This unlikely alliance of Hunters, Paladins, and Warriors use brute force and intimidation to smuggle weapons and enforce the rules on their turf.
The Jade Lotus
Druids, Rogues and Shamans have combined their mastery of secrecy and the mystic arts to form an alliance of assassins, complete with their own secret army of Jade Golems.
Mana-addicted Mages, Priests and Warlocks have joined forces to form this group of outcast magic users to gain control of the bootleg potion and illicit mana trade.
Mean Streets of Gadgetzan is due for an ealy December launch, so you can expect to see the usual influx of card reveals and teases to trickle out of Blizzard HQ over the coming weeks in the lead-up to launch.


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Kin 166: White Planetary Worldbridger
Cardinal (Establish the Genesis)
What is your favorite color of the rainbow?
As part of our star family and another ourself we would love to know more about you. What brought you to Galactic Spacebook and what facets are you most interested in?
wanted to find community with others living 13:20 time, I swim in a sea of synchronicity.Manifesting my galactic identity after having a stroke in 2018 and am being guided by spirit
We've noticed that, more often than not, it is a fascinating story when someone shares how they learned about the Law of Time/13 Moon Calendar/Dreamspell. How or when did you learn about it? :)
Ireally cant remember I think after my stroke 6/7th October 2018 wanting to create a life worth living.
What are your favorite books/music/art/movies?
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Commission Meeting Agenda Item
Agenda Item Title
Consideration of Approval for the US 27/441 at Oak Street Master Grading Plan MJSP 10/22-001 – Proposing a Master Grading, Paving, Drainage, and Utilities Plan on property being approximately 35.96 acres, owned by James H. Mayfield, Jr. Trustee Et Al, located on the south side of the intersection of North Highway 27/441 and County Road 25 within the Town Limits of Lady Lake, Florida.
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Staff Recommended Motion
Staff recommends approval of the US 27/441 at Oak Street Master Grading and Utilities Plan MJSP 10/22-001 as presented.
On October 10, 2022, The Town of Lady Lake received a New Major Site Plan application from Jordan Draper with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., on behalf of property owner, James H. Mayfield Jr. Trustee Et Al proposing master grading, paving, and utilities improvements for a 35.96-acre property, identified by Alternate Key Numbers 3948083, 3948084, 1279445, and 1770556.
The proposed site plan will include the connection of Fennell Boulevard and North Clay Avenue, as well as a connection to North Highway 27/441 and access roads to each parcel and sidewalks.
The application proposes a 12-inch potable water main along the western property line of approximately 1,095 linear feet. A 12-inch reclaim line extension is proposed from the northwestern corner of the property, running east along North Highway 27/441, south then west along the internal access road to the North Clay Avenue extension, and ending at the intersection of North Clay Avenue and Oak Street, being approximately 3,087 linear feet.
Included in this project, the applicant also proposes three stormwater dry ponds and three retaining walls.
The applicant is working with FEMA to obtain a Conditional Letter of Map Amendment Revision. There are no outstanding technical comments, and the final determination is anticipated to be issued by the end of the year. No construction may commence until evidence of approval is received.
Based on ITE trip generation trip rates, the proposed development is anticipated to generate approximately 4,894 net new external daily trips, of which 656 occur during the AM peak hour (311 inbound / 345 outbound) and 292 during the PM peak hour (157 inbound / 136 outbound).
Traffic will be evaluated with each of the outparcel site plan submittals.
A preliminary survey for gopher tortoise burrows was conducted and no burrows were observed on the project site. A 100% survey will need to be completed within 90 days of the anticipated start date of construction/soil disturbance.
It was determined that the development of the subject parcel will not affect bald eagles as there are no nests within 660 feet of the property boundaries and a suitable habitat for sand skinks does not exist.
No other environmental concerns were identified or expected for the subject property.
The site plan was reviewed to determine if it follows the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) including drainage, grading, and erosion control. The application was determined to be in compliance with the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) and the Comprehensive Plan.
The civil engineering plans, consisting of 59 sheets, have been submitted on 24 by 36-inch sheets and certified by L Jordan Draper, Professional Engineer with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., drawn on September 21, 2022, with final revisions drawn and signed and sealed on November 6, 2023.
Town staff, Neel-Schaffer , and the Fire Inspector completed reviews. The following items are included in the packet:
Review Number 4 completed by Neel-Schaffer Engineering, dated November 8, 2023 (Satisfied).
Review by Fire Inspector Kerry Barnett dated October 25, 2023 (Satisfied).
Review by Lady Lake Public Works Director, CT Eagle, dated November 13, 2023 (Satisfied).
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SRINAGAR, India — Most shops and businesses are shut in Indian-controlled Kashmir after separatists called for a three-day strike to demand the return of the body of a Kashmiri man secretly executed and buried in the Indian capital.
The strike began Wednesday and authorities imposed a ban on the assembly of more than four people to prevent protests in the region.
Kashmir was rocked by violent anti-India protests after Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged in a New Delhi jail Feb. 9. He was convicted of involvement in a 2001 attack on India's Parliament.

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Don’t expect to see Jermaine Dupri at Pure Atlanta anytime soon. He’s suing the popular nightclub and a party promoter for using his name without his permission.
JD filed a suit against Elite Entertaiment Group LLC, and one of its agents, Binyam Yayine, last Tuesday for the unauthorized use of his name and likeness to promote a party.
Elite had asked JD’s manager, Nick Leo, if the Grammy-winning producer would make an appearance at one Pure Atlanta’s Industry Thursdays events, “The All Black Affair,” on November 20, AllHipHop.com reports. The lawsuit states that Nick, who only had two days notice, declined the invite because Jermaine was going to be out of the country.
But that didn’t stop Binyam and other promoters from passing out flyers, making Internet postings and producing radio spots for the party, all pegging JD as the host!
Although the party went on as planned and promoted, JD attorney’s say that using his name was false advertising. Pure Atlanta and Binyam are also being accused of violating Georgia Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Georgia common law.
The lawsuit states that Jermaine wants a judgment rendered for “all profits received from their unauthorized us of Dupri’s name and image, including false designations of origin and false descriptions and representations of endorsement, approval and/or sponsorship by Dupri.”
JD also wants punitive damages for five perceived violations, but no dollar amount was reported. He’s also seeking an injunction to keep Elite, along with its employees and associates, from pulling this same trick again.
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Milwaukee’s Best Pet Shops:
The top rated Pet Shops in Milwaukee, WI are:
- Bark N Scratch Outpost – has the largest selection of raw diets for pets
- Skilos – is a local, family-owned pet store on Milwaukee’s East Side
- General Pet Supply Inc – provides quality pet products for over 40 years
- Pet World Warehouse Outlet – offers a wide range of foods and supplies for pets
- Animal Antics – is a pet supply store inside Wisconsin Humane Society’s Campus
Bark N Scratch Outpost
Bark N Scratch Outpost features the largest assortment of raw diets, with a focus on holistic natural care. In September 2006, they opened their doors with little more than a Wellness shelf and a freezer full of raw diets. Snowbelle Bagwell, a remarkable dog, inspired Bark N Scratch to be created. If you’ve ever visited the store, you’ve probably heard about Snowbelle and her allergies, as well as how the vet told her at one-year-old that she was no good and that she should be put down.
Carrie Marble, the owner of the store, didn’t take it lying down and immediately went on the hunt for something to console her poor Bichon. Carrie discovered raw food diets, which were exactly what Snowbelle needed, after months of trying many other sorts and combinations of food, including all-natural kibbles and canned diets. Carrie has devoted herself since then to educating people about the importance of high-quality meals and how a species-appropriate diet may benefit your pet. The small store has expanded dramatically since then. They have 19 raw diet freezers and a warehouse full of kibbles and canned diets.
Pet Supplies, Pet Nutrition, Pet Adoptions & Local Rescues, Baked Treats, Local Pet Food
“Great selection of healthy foods and treats for our pups with incredibly helpful staff. And the only local place we can find 2 Hounds harnesses which are just the best fit for bullies and the staff always offers to fit them for our foster dogs. Local delivery has been a lifesaver for me and my bum shoulder and so fast to respond.” – Laura H.
Skilos is a locally owned and operated pet store on Milwaukee’s East Side. The objective is to make owning a pet as simple as possible for you. At Skilos, they simply want to assist you in resolving the challenges that arise from day-to-day pet ownership so that you can be the pet owner you desire. They understand that there is a lot of information out there, so let them sort through it for you so you can concentrate on having fun with your cat.
As they get to know one other, they can’t wait to learn more about you, your dogs, and your family. Every time you go into this business, it is the honest wish that you will feel welcomed as a member of the family. To them, this is more than a pet store. In the same way, pets are more than just pets in their homes.
Dog Apparel, Dog Food, Dog Toys, Dog Treats, Cat Apparel, Cat Food, Cat Toys
“Extremely friendly, well-stocked with a variety of pet supplies for dogs, cats, and a few things for small critters. Love having something in the neighborhood! They are willing to order something for us that we have been purchasing from another store. I would recommend it to anyone in Milwaukee.” – Em D.
General Pet Supply Inc
General Pet Supply Inc has been dedicated to providing quality, service, and value to its customer, as well as offering exceptional customer service since 1959. They are able to deliver the service required when it is needed as they have roughly 200 staff. Over 12,000 goods from over 120 different manufacturers are currently available. They are able to provide timely service to the midwest region colored below since they have 5 well-established branches and had their own trucks.
Mr. Erwin Merar founded General Pet Supply in 1959, and it has been family-owned ever since. They’ve grown from its Milwaukee headquarters to include locations in Minneapolis, Wichita, Kansas City, and St. Louis over the years. The company was formed with a single objective in mind: to assist its consumers by delivering high-quality products and timely service. For more than 40 years, this has been the mission.
“Super staff and speedy service. Very nice place. Neat and clean shipping and receiving. Thank you.” – Jacob D.
Pet World Warehouse Outlet
Pet World Warehouse Outlet is a small, locally-owned pet business founded in 1978. Pet World has been in operation for over 35 years. They have always credited their success to one thing: you, the client, over the duration of their experiences. Whether you’re looking for hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, or other tiny animals, they want to make sure you get the best customer experience possible.
Pet World has been able to prosper for over three decades by combining this with superior animal understanding. They like to think of themselves as a modest, family-owned business here at Pet World. With this in mind, it is critical that they sell animals from our local community and adjacent areas wherever possible.
“They have a great selection of food and other products. I think the prices are very fair and the associates are always willing to assist or answer any questions you may have. It’s out of my way a bit but definitely worth the drive. I probably drive past a dozen other places I could stop but prefer here. From my dog and cats to the fish I had I always get what I need here. Thanks for everything. If you love your pets then check this place out.” – Thomas L.
Animal Antics is a pet supplies store located on the Milwaukee Campus of the Wisconsin Humane Society. They have a large selection of food, toys, snacks, and other items for dogs, cats, and small animals. You can also shop online and have your items delivered to your home or picked up in-store. Since its founding in 1879, the Wisconsin Humane Society has been committed to helping the lives of animals in need. WHS is a non-profit organization that provides animal shelters in Milwaukee. WHS helps 40,000 animals per year.
Mark has lived in Detroit, MI his whole life. He has worked as a journalist for nearly a decade having contributed to several large publications including the Yahoo News and True Dakotan. As a journalist for Kev’s Best, Mark covers national and local businesses.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
New data shows that Newark had elevated levels of lead in water tap samples, but officials insist water coming out of the reservoir is safe.
Thursday, September 06, 2018
A principal male dancer and the company are implicated in a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleges he sent explicit photos of her without her knowledge or consent.
Friday, August 31, 2018
The de Blasio Administration is relaxing its policy on low-level marijuana arrests even further.
Thursday, August 30, 2018
If you're keeping track of Democrats positioning themselves for a run for President in 2020, you can delete New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo name from the list.
Friday, August 24, 2018
Critics of the de Blasio administration say efforts to fix the crisis-ridden NYCHA went largely ignored so the city could focus on expanding his signature affordable housing program.
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
An unusual, though not unheard of, side of the #MeToo movement.
Thursday, August 09, 2018
New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon wants to overturn a more than five decade-old law that bans public employees from going on strike.
Tuesday, August 07, 2018
In a new bill being introduced by City Council members, the towers used for storing drinking water would be subject to random inspections.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
In the 1970s, tenants of buildings in disrepair were sold their units for as little as $250. But after falling behind on taxes and maintenance fees, they could be foreclosed on.
Friday, July 27, 2018
Unpublished pages from the "Autobiography of Malcom X" include explosive thoughts from the civil rights icon, and will soon be available to the public.
Monday, July 23, 2018
GOP incumbent John Faso is using his Democratic opponent's musical background as a line of attack. But it's not clear it's resonating with voters.
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
The New York Times reports that between 1994 and 2008, American bishops received multiple reports about Cardinal Theodore McCarrick acting inappropriately with adult seminary students.
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
A few of the young children who were supposed to be reunited with their families by today are in New York, but officials won't say how many.
Friday, July 06, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset victory in the Democratic primary over longtime Queens Congressman Joe Crowley was also the latest boost for the Democratic Socialists of America.


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Dr. T & The Women
Dr. T and a lot of A-List Actress's. If you are a fan of Robert Altman you will love Dr. T and the Women. It is an inarticulately woven story that centers around Dr. T and all, and I mean ALL the women that comprise his life and his work. Fawcett plays his unstable wife and the antics of these ladies make me wonder why Dr. T wasnít the one dancing in the fountain at the mall. Itís actually a very good movie. The critics were not to warm to it, but I think itís a true portrayal of people in general. Fawcett does a great job as the fragile and mentally crumbling wife who becomes steadily adolescent throughout the film.
From Wixpedia.com; Dr. T & The Womenis a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Altman. It stars Richard Gere as wealthy gynecologist Dr. Sullivan Travis ("Dr. T") and Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern, Shelley Long, Tara Reid, Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler as the various "women" that encompass his everyday life. The movie was primarily filmed in Dallas, Texas, and was released in US theaters on October 13, 2000. The film's music was composed by alternative country singer Lyle Lovett, who released an album of his score in September 2000.
Dr. Sullivan Travis (aka "Dr. T.") (Richard Gere) is a wealthy Dallas gynecologist for some of the wealthiest women in Texas who finds his idealist life beginning to fall apart starting when his wife, Kate (Farrah Fawcett), suffers a nervous breakdown and is committed to the state mental hospital. Dr. T's eldest daughter, Dee Dee (Kate Hudson), is planning to go through with her approaching wedding despite the secret that she is a lesbian and romantically involved with Marilyn (Liv Tyler), the maid of honor. Dr. T's youngest daughter, Connie (Tara Reid), is a spunky conspiracy theorist who has her own agenda to everything, while Dr. T's loyal secretary, Carolyn (Shelley Long), has romantic feelings for him, which are not mutual. Dr. T's sister-in-law, Peggy (Laura Dern), meddles in every situation she stumbles into, while one woman, Bree (Helen Hunt), a golf instructor, is the only one who offers him any comfort and salvation. Towards the end, it seems Bree is seeing one of his golfing buddies.
The star-studded cast list includes: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Laura Dern, Kate Hudson, Liv Tyler, Shelley Long, Tara Reid, Robert Hays, Matt Malloy, Andy Richter, Lee Grant, Janine Turner and Sarah Shai.


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February 05, 2021
China Brings Back Long-time Climate Czar
By Shannon Tiezzi
Xie Zhenhua's return to the position of special envoy for climate is seen as a positive signal for U.S.-China cooperation on environmental issues.
December 01, 2020
The New Geopolitics of Climate Change
By Scott Moore
As climate action becomes a question of geopolitical competition, the world’s major economies look ready to finally take serious steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
September 18, 2020
The China Climate Challenge
By Scott Moore
What are the prospects for renewed U.S.-China cooperation on climate issues?
May 29, 2020
Can China Lead the Post-COVID World Toward Sustainability?
By John Pabon
The pandemic is an opportunity to drastically rethink development. China is best positioned to take up the challenge.
January 29, 2020
China’s Clean Energy Decline: Impact on the EU and US
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Frank Haugwitz
January 02, 2020
China’s Climate Diplomacy 2.0
By Marina Kaneti
Why did China move from laggard to leader on climate change?
December 01, 2019
Can China Lead the Fight on Climate Change?
By Iza Ding
Like Han Solo, China has been thrust into leading a fight it was not ready for. Can it succeed?
December 13, 2018
Can China Be the Saving Grace at COP24?
By Prarthana Basu
Beijing’s capacity – and willingness – to lead on climate change are being tested.
March 03, 2018
China Commits to Arctic Protections But Development Threats Loom
By Chen Jiliang
Can China’s new Arctic policy protect the region’s delicate ecology?
December 14, 2017
Why China Should Take the Lead on Climate Change
By Zhang Chao
China's leaders are reluctant to commit to a leadership role. Here's why they should dive in.
December 01, 2017
Is President Xi’s Climate Leadership Overstated?
By Zach Montague
Is China willing to prioritize climate goals over business?
June 13, 2017
Can China Live Up to Its Climate Fighting Promise?
By Kyle Mullin
China's pursuit of renewable energy will not be easy or quick.


SEEKINGBackground Singer, Keyboard, Piano.
My name's Nate.
I'm a singer/songwriter based in Andover.
I have been writing and recording my own music since I was a teenager.
I've had a few albums 4 albums independently released on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify over the last few years.
I enjoy writing emo/rock/alternative music with a touch of Folk and Electronica.
I'm not really looking to play many live gigs (stage fright is real), but enjoy to record and share my music electronically.
I'm interested in session musicians and background singers to collaborate with for the music I am currently working on.
It would be a little sporadic and is mainly just for fun, jamming, and recording some riffs.
I have a small home recording set up that I use to record my music.
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- Active within 2 weeks
- Level of commitment:
- Just for Fun
- Years playing music:
- Gigs played:
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- Tend to practice:
- 1 time per week
- Most available:
Counting Crows, Jimmy Eat World, Taking Back Sunday, Senses Fail, Two Tongues, Damien Rice, The Xcerts.
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- The coffee of origin that we ship out changes every four weeks, we will send out a newsletter on the roast just before shipping.
- Your account will be billed on the Friday before the shipment
- We ship out our coffee in 100, 200 and 500g bags every other week
- It may take up to one week for you to receive your first shipment
- Roaster’s Choice – Our most popular option. Every month you’ll receive whatever our roaster has selected for you. Over the course of a year you’ll try everything the world of coffee has to offer. We keep the roast from Medium to Dark range, using a level to bring out the best flavours.
- Light – For those of you who like their coffee lighter and more delicate, this is your subscription. Your coffee will have more nuanced/tea-like flavours, fruity and citric tasting. (For those who know coffee lingo, this is your light to city roast)
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New Delhi, Feb 10 : An anti-CAA march from Jamia Millia Islamia to Parliament began on Monday amid heavy security deployment.
The police had earlier denied permission to the protesters to march to Parliament.
Meanwhile the march started about an hour late, with slogans of "Aeen ke dum pe march karenge" (We will march with power from the Constitution).
The security forces have also put up barricades along the way.
The march to Parliament was called by the Jamia Coordination Committee against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizen (NRC).
A similar march on January 30 had created a controversy after a man raising pro-CAA slogans fired a bullet injuring a protesting student.

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ParkLane Supports New Port Moody Recreation Centre
Port Moody, BC - July 11, 2006 - ParkLane Homes is proud to present David Spence, Chair of the Port Moody Foundation, a $25,000 contribution towards the new Port Moody multi-use Recreation Centre. The cheque was presented at the July 11, 2006 Port Moody council meeting, the facility will be known as the ParkLane Fitness Centre, and will open early next year.
"We are delighted to be a supporter of the fitness facility developed by the City of Port Moody and the Port Moody Foundation," says Gary Marshall, General Manager of Sales & Marketing, ParkLane Homes.
"We are thrilled that ParkLane has chosen to be part of Port Moody's new Recreation Centre. I am certain that this centre will be a draw for residents in the Tricities area ad beyond when the Centre opens early in 2007," said Mayor Joe Trasolini.
Over the past 25 years, ParkLane has grown to be one of Western Canada's largest and most recognized residential developers building more than 5,500 homes in over 90 award winning communities across the Lower Mainland. Its flagship community, named Heritage Woods, is one of the premier neighborhoods in Port Moody and was named the best Residential Development in BC.
Gary Marshall, ParkLane Homes (centre) presents a cheque to Port Moody Foundation president David Spence (right) and Mayor Joe Trasolini (left).


text: Venous ulcers are related to dysfunctions in extracellular matrix. Both matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) could play a role in the healing process in patients with chronic venous ulcers. We evaluated the role of MMP-9 and NGAL in the healing process in venous ulceration. We performed an open-label, parallel groups, single clinical center study. Patients with chronic venous leg ulcers represented the test group (Group I), whereas patients without chronic ulcers represented the control group (Group II). In Group I plasma and wound fluid samples were collected at the time of admission, at the time of the surgery, and at the follow-up, while ulcer tissues were taken at the time of the surgery. In Group II, plasma and wound fluid were collected at admission and at the time of the surgery, whereas skin tissues were collected at the time of the surgery. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test was used to evaluate the levels of MMP-9 and NGAL in plasma and wound fluid, whereas Western blot analysis was performed to estimate the expression of MMP-9 and NGAL in tissues. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay tests revealed significantly higher levels of MMP-9 and NGAL in both plasma and wound fluid of patients with ulcers compared to patients without ulcers (p < 0.01). Moreover, Western blot analysis documented an increased expression of MMP-9 and NGAL in biopsy tissue of patients with ulcers compared to patients without ulcers (p < 0.01). In conclusion MMP-9 and NGAL may correlate with the clinical course of venous ulcers.

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See How Much Of The Mueller Report Is Redacted
Members of Congress and the public can finally readwhat special counsel Robert Mueller and his team of investigators found in their 22-month probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.
There is a catch, however: Readers cannot see every word, sentence and paragraph in the massive document.
Attorney General William Barr and his staff have been working with Mueller's team for the better part of a month to identify — and remove — segments of the document that contain the following four categories of sensitive information:
Grand jury materials — Under federal rules, materials from grand jury proceedings are secret, although there are exceptions. Democrats are currently wrestling with the Justice Department over access to those materials.
Intelligence materials — The report contains information that comes from U.S. intelligence agencies. Officials are concerned about compromising sources and methods that America's spies want to protect.
Information related to ongoing investigations — A number of high-profile investigations have been spun out of Mueller's Russia probe, most notably the case against President Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen. Details that could reveal information about other ongoing investigations are scrubbed out of the redacted report.
Derogatory information about "peripheral" individuals — Barr told Congress the Justice Department would not reveal information it has uncovered about people — not including the president and other public office holders — who are not accused of a crime.
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July 1, 2022
According to The Open University’s Business Barometer 2022 report, published in partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, UK organisations are experiencing the knock-on effect of ongoing skills shortages, as more than three quarters (78 percent) report seeing reduced output, profitability or growth. The Open University’s annual report which sets out to provide an overview of UK skills , also highlighted the effect the skills shortage seems to be having on morale and wellbeing, as almost three-quarters (72 percent) of organisations say the impact increases workload on other staff.
This statistic has leapt year on year, with only 56 percent of respondents from 2021’s report claimed their staff were experiencing additional pressure leading to poor wellbeing. To address the problem, more than half (52 percent) of large organisations will increase investment in staff training over the next year, compared to 47 percent of SMEs. The knock-on effect of these shortages is also impacting company growth as 28 percent of businesses say they have had to turn down work or are not able to bid for work due to their staff shortage.
The report also claims that more than two-thirds (68 percent) of SMEs are currently facing skills shortages. This rises to 86 percent of large organisations, in stark comparison to last year’s report where almost a quarter (24 per cent) believed that finding staff with the right skillset was the single biggest challenge facing businesses. Organisations reported they were feeling the full impact of complex socio-economic issues such as Covid-19, Brexit, the war in Ukraine and rising business costs – all feeding into the skills shortage.
But while 9 in 10 of large organisations are looking at a long-term strategic approach to skills gaps and have a written plan to address this, only 43 percent of micro organisations (with fewer than 10 employees) said they have some form of plan to address workforce issues. Similarly, more than half (53 percent) of large organisations will increase investment in staff training over the next year, compared to 39 percent of micros, showing that large organisations are currently better equipped to tackle recruitment challenges, despite reporting larger skills gaps.
The Open University partners with the British Chambers of Commerce for the first time for its 2022 Business Barometer report. Based on a survey of 1,300 employers, conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce, the report is an annual temperature check on the UK’s business landscape across a multitude of different UK nations, regions and sectors.


Cape Town Cycle Tour: Every year on the first Sunday of March, some 35,000 cyclists descend on the Mother City to tackle the 109 km CT cycle tour. The event is a major tourism boost for the city and environs with millions of Rands being injected into the province. The Cape Town Cycle Tour (previously known as the Argus Cycle Tour) is superbly organised and if you are a cyclist riding the event for the first time, or maybe just a spectator, look around and marvel at the incredible organisational skills of the team that run this event. Cape Town can be justifiably proud of the CTCT.
We have hyperlinked all the passes of the tour for your convenience. Check them all out and familiarise yourself with the history and folklore which will enhance the enjoyment level of your ride. Your editor is very familiar with the route having completed 26 tours over the last three decades. Cyclists might not appreciate the magnificent scenery as their weary bodies zone in one thing - and that is to finish (without falling).
The route covers a number of passes indexed on our website. The first three climbs are not official passes, but include Hospital Hill, UCT and Wynberg hills. Whilst the coastal road along Muizenberg and Kalk Bay was being revamped, the tour route detoured up to a higher contour and followed Boyes Drive, which proved to be the undoing of many a 'perosnal best' aspiration. Fortunately the 2019 route is back on the coastal road.
The first real pass makes its appearance almost halfway through the race - The Smitswinkel Road. It clings to the mountainside near Cape Point, offering massive views over False Bay. Once on the western side of the peninsula, the route follows the M65 along Misty Cliffs, through Scarborough, then north towards Noordhoek.
The next major pass and possibly the absolute highlight of the tour is Chapmans Peak Drive. Once over "Chappies" there is a lovely long descent into Hout Bay. A brief opportunity to catch your breath in preparation for the much feared Suikerbossie hill climb.
Suikerbossie conjures up scenes of cyclists walking up the steep and exposed 4 km long hill to the cheers of the crowds urging them to "Get on your bike and ride!" The problem with Suikerbossie is that it gets you right near the end of the ride, when Chappies and the previous 80km have smoothed those big expectations into a soft pulp and muscles have turned to jelly.
The final drop down to Camps Bay, Sea Point and the finish line is down Victoria Road. Most people don't know that Thomas Bain built the first version between the city and Sea Point. We wish every cyclist a safe ride and an appreciation of the stories behind the passes.
There is however, one unknown factor which can torpedo the tour and that is the likely presence of the Cape Doctor. The chairman of the race organisers, Dave Bellairs, spoke this morning about the forecast of winds between 50 and 60 kph which could well mean the cancellation of the race for the second time in the tour's history. It was cancelled previously in 2017 when cyclists were seen lying flat on the tarmac at the start area holding onto their cycles as the wind howled through the foreshore.
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The Ben 10 Official Tour ~ Fully booked. This major tour starts on 21st March and ends 24th March. The demand for tickets on this tour was massive, so we will be repeating the tour later in 2019. It will most certainly become an annual event in our calendar.
Great Swartberg Tour ~ Fully booked. Another popular tour centered around the Swartberg range and includes several iconic passes including the Swartberg Pass, Die Hel and Seweweekspoort. Dates are 17th to 19th May.
The Merino Monster Tour ~ Bookings have now opened. Sunday, 21st April (Easter Sunday). A one day tour through the mountains north of Ceres, featuring both the rugged Droelandskloof as well as the inaugural drive up the Waboomsberg on a private road. This is a huge climb of over 700m over a distance of 10 km producing some steep gradients, earning itself the nickname of The Merino Monster by mountain bikers. It's not a dangerous drive and we can take 4x2 vehicles on this tour. BOOK HERE.
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New passes added this week:
Elandshoogte (R396) - a big gravel pass north of Maclear in the Eastern Cape (Provisional video)
Grondnek (R58) - a minor tarred pass on the R58 between Lady Grey and Barkly East (Provisional video)
Thought for the day: " We generate fears whilst we sit. We overcome them by action" ~ Dr. Henry Link


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Decoupling for Sustainability
Decoupled rates approved for Minnesota customers
In August 2013, CenterPoint Energy filed a request, called a rate case, with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to change its rates for utility distribution service. The final rates approved by the MPUC included a new 3-year pilot program for full revenue decoupling that began in July with annual revenue decoupling adjustments on customers’ bills starting in fall 2016. The MPUC plans to evaluate the decoupling pilot program on an annual basis. The new approved gas rate design, known as revenue decoupling, breaks the link between the amount of natural gas that customers use and CenterPoint Energy’s recovery of money needed to maintain services. Consequently, CenterPoint will no longer lose revenue by helping its customers reduce energy, allowing the company to continue to work hard to help our customers save energy and money and reduce our carbon footprint. Customers who use less gas will save on their overall bill because the wholesale commodity of natural gas makes up 50-60 percent of the bill.
CenterPoint Energy revenue decoupling timeline
- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) approved the new 3-year full revenue decoupling pilot program in CenterPoint Energy’s last rate case in 2014.
- CenterPoint Energy had a previous partial decoupling pilot program, which began in 2010 and ended in early 2015.
- CenterPoint Energy’s new full
revenue decoupling pilot program started in July 2015.
- The first full decoupling rate adjustment began on customer billing September 2016.

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Republican Mayra Flores wins special election
A special election was held on June 14 for the position of United States representative, district 34.
In DeWitt County, Republican Mayra Flores won 82.08% of the vote, 710 votes total. Republican Juana “Janie” Cantu-Cabrera pulled 5.55% of the vote, 48 votes total. Democrat Dan Sanchez earned 11.33% of the vote, 98 votes total, and Democrat Rene Coronado got 1.04% of the total vote, 9 votes in total.
DeWitt County commissioners court met on Monday, June 20, to canvass the votes for the June 14 special election in DeWitt County. Melissa Alcazar with the elections office gave her report, then commissioners adopted the report and certified the election.
Flores fills the unexpired term of Democratic Rep. Filemón Vela who resigned in late March. Flores will hold the seat until January and come November, there will be a general election to decide who will represent the new 34th District, where Flores will face Democratic nominee Vicente Gonzalez.
Flores was born in Burgos Tamaulipas, Mexico. She came legally to the United States at six years old with the help of her father. She spent most of her life in the Rio Grande Valley and in 2004, she graduated high school in San Benito, Texas.


Blog by Sabri Eyuboglu ([email protected]), Arjun Desai ([email protected]), Karan Goel ([email protected])
This blog post introduces Meerkat, a new Python library for wrangling complex datasets across stages of the ML lifecycle. You can find the project on GitHub.
Data is the lifeblood of machine learning. From training and validation data to predictions, embeddings, metadata, and more; it drives all parts of the machine learning development process. Organizing and managing all of this data is challenging, but it's critical for making machine learning work in practice.
This blog post introduces Meerkat, a new data library that we're building to help practitioners and researchers wrangle their data. Fair warning, Meerkat is pretty young (the project is less than 3 months old), and it certainly doesn't address all of the data problems that arise in ML. In this post, we'll highlight the problems that we think are particularly exciting and that Meerkat is designed to address. We'll talk about where we are with Meerkat, and where we hope Meerkat is headed.
Meerkat is motivated by a few trends in ML, many of which have directly impacted our own research:
So what can Meerkat do? Meerkat provides the
DataPanel abstraction, a data structure that takes inspiration from Pandas and the
DataPanel facilitates interactive dataset manipulation, can house diverse data modalities, and lets you evaluate models carefully with Robustness Gym. We built
DataFrames because they're naturally interactive and work seamlessly across development contexts: Jupyter Notebooks, Python scripts, and Streamlit. Like them, we hope the Meerkat DataPanel can be an interactive data substrate for modern machine learning across all stages of the ML lifecycle.
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Of course, there are other data structures out there that we could use to manage our machine learning data. Why don't they suffice?
Below we outline a set of desiderata informed by use cases encountered throughout the ML development pipeline. Popular data structures typically fall into two camps: (i) those that support complex data types and multiple modalities (e.g. PyTorch Dataset, TensorFlow Dataset – desiderata 1-3) and (ii) those that support manipulation and interaction (e.g. Pandas DataFrame – desiderata 4-6). With the Meerkat
DataPanel, we support all of these desiderata in one data structure.
DataFramedoes not support datasets that are larger-than-RAM, with extensions such as Dask and Modin explicitly designed to ease this restriction.
__getitem__, they implicitly support multi-modal data. However, an interactive, user-friendly data structure would benefit from making the support for multi-modality more explicit (e.g. by storing each modality in a separate column, each with an assigned type).
[map](<https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/reference/api/pandas.Series.map.html>)allow users to create new columns from existing ones and operations like
[merge](<https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/reference/api/pandas.DataFrame.merge.html>)(i.e. database-style join) facilitate organizing all these columns with a relational data model. We'd like our data structure to bring these data wrangling features of Pandas to large datasets and complex data types.


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KB Murali, the president of the Kerala Social Centre, says that as rents have gone up and buildings have been torn down, there are fewer and fewer places for bachelors to live. It is bank clerks, drivers, hair dressers, and tea boys who are struggling the hardest to find a room in the capital, he says. The number of demolition permits issued in 2008 by the municipality's town planning section reached 282 in 2008, up from 162 the previous year, a 74 per cent increase.
"There is always resistance from the landlords to bachelors," he said. "The rent has gone up to an extent where they can not even afford the bad conditions. Now what they are doing is moving out of the city, which in itself is a problem," he added, noting that many men do not drive. "Many of them are living in terrible conditions," he said. * The National

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St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s new medical office building in Greendale is now open.
A grand opening and ribbon-cutting was held for the multi-million dollar, 25,000-square-foot facility Tuesday. More than 150 people attended the event, which featured a fly-in by a medical helicopter.
Dr. Aleah Gibson is one of the physicians now seeing patients in St. Elizabeth’s new Indiana home, which had been under construction since late 2016.
“There’s a (healthcare) access issue. I think that people need to be seen faster and sooner than they are. From a primary care aspect, that’s our goal – to serve that need and get patients seen when they want to be seen,” Gibson said.
In addition to family medicine and urgent care, the Greendale location includes specialty services such as neurology, spine and pain management, behavioral health, podiatry, endocrinology, dermatology and weight management. St. Elizabeth Healthcare says additional specialties will be added in the future.
“We’re trying to get care to people who really need it. We have an urgent care that is open seven days a week. It’s a much needed commodity here,” St. Elizabeth Greendale office manager Lea Donley.
“St. E” has had physicians in Dearborn County for about 10 years at offices in Aurora and Hidden Valley. Donley says those offices will remain open even with the addition of the new medical office building.
“We pull patients from a very large area in southeastern Indiana. We want to continue to serve those areas,” Gibson said.
About 75 people, including 15 doctors, will work in the new medical office building on Flossie Drive.


I generate a multiLevelScalarField3D from an octree grid structure using this command line:
MultiLevelScalarField3D* myMLSF3D = generateMultiLevelScalarField3D (myOctreeGridStructure, initValue).release();
Then I assign integer values to this field to define and number various zones within the simulation domain. It seems that this numbering is also applied inside overlaps, which is a problem for me. Indeed, when i use myMLSF3D as a mask to perform fluid characteristics averaging over numbered zones, the calculus is polluted by overlap content (which is numerical noise, in my understanding).
Is there a way of defining a MultiLevelScalarField3D that do not include overlaps?
In case the answer is no, the problem could be solved within the custom processing functional used to perform the spatial averaging. If there is a way to access the Id of the atomicBlock, then passing the octree grid structure as a parameter and using the “isOverlap” method would do the trick.
Thus, is there a way of accessing the Id of the block a processing functional is working on from the “processGenericBlocks” method?
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Recent appellate judge’s dissent charts a radical approach to the nondelegation doctrine.
A majority of Supreme Court Justices have expressed an interest in reinvigorating the non-delegation doctrine—a doctrine that the Court has used as the basis for holding a statute unconstitutional in only two cases, both of them eighty years ago. Yet a 29-page dissenting opinion of Judge John Nalbandian, released last week in a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s case, illustrates a path that the Supreme Court might well again take to strike down legislation on nondelegation doctrine grounds. Such a radical step would have extraordinary effects.
Judge Nalbandian would hold that the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act is unconstitutional because its primary decisional standard does not pass the “intelligible principle” test. He recites and applies the reasoning and conclusions in the two 1935 opinions in which the Court held that two provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act did not pass the “intelligible principle” test because they contained no decisional standards at all. Judge Nalbandian concludes that the OSH Act is also unconstitutional because it grants the Secretary of Labor “nearly unfettered discretion” to impose safety standards on employers.
The statutory provision at issue instructs the Secretary to issue workplace safety rules that are “reasonably necessary or appropriate.” The majority held that the statute passed the “intelligible principle” test because it limited the Secretary’s discretion, particularly when the decisional standard is combined with the many statements of the principles, purposes, and goals of the statute and the rigorous procedure the agency is required to use to issue a safety rule.
The majority also referred to the dozens of cases in which the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of statutes with decisional standards that are broader than the standard at issue. The Court has upheld, for instance, statutes in which the only decisional standard was a requirement that an agency must act in ways that are “just and equitable,” “fair and equitable,” or “in the public interest.”
It is important to consider Judge Nalbandian’s opinion in the context of the thousands of statutory provisions that are contained in the U.S. Code. The statute at issue in the Sixth Circuit case—the OSH Act—was enacted over half a century ago. It has been applied in tens of thousands of cases in which workplace safety and health regulations have saved many lives. If the nondelegation doctrine can be used as the basis to strike it down, then most other federal statutes are likely to meet the same fate no matter how old they are nor how often they have been applied.
Most of the statutes that Congress has enacted contain extremely broad decisional standards. In 1887, for example, Congress instructed the Interstate Commerce Commission to set rail rates that are “just and reasonable.” Congress then used similar language in establishing the primary decisional standard in many other statutes, including the Natural Gas Act and the Federal Power Act.
As of 2023, a search in the U.S. Code for the phrase “just and reasonable” appears in more than 150 places. This phrase is also used as the primary decisional standard in many state statutes.
As I have explained in detail in prior writings, for decades after Congress started instructing agencies to act in a “just and reasonable” manner, the Supreme Court attempted to give this standard a finite meaning. By 1944, it finally gave up and announced that there was no method of ratemaking that was required or prohibited by the standard. Any rate was acceptable as long as it produced an acceptable “end result.”
The Court never explained how a court could decide whether the “end result” of an agency’s application of the ubiquitous “just and reasonable” test was acceptable. After many unsuccessful attempts to explain the “end result” test, the Court announced that there is a “zone of reasonableness” within which any agency decision complies with the “just and reasonable” standard. The Court characterized that zone as “broad.” Later applications of the standard confirmed that description. Thus, for instance, within just a few years courts upheld as “just and reasonable” agency rates that varied by a factor of ten to one.
The “just and reasonable” standard is just one of many extraordinarily broad standards that Congress has included in the myriad statutes that it has enacted throughout the history of the nation. Hundreds of other statutes have broad standards, such as “public interest” and “public convenience and necessity.” If the “reasonably necessary or appropriate” standard is unconstitutional, it is just a matter of time before courts hold most other federal statutes unconstitutional. That would confront Congress with the daunting task of enacting thousands of new statutes that comply with a new judicially crafted nondelegation doctrine.
Congress’s decision to include only broad decisional standards in most statutes should not be cause for concern. Agencies must use notice-and-comment rulemaking to promulgate rules. That procedure often creates administrative records that span thousands of pages and include numerous studies relevant to the agency’s application of the statute that it is implementing. The agency must then issue a statement of basis and purpose in which it explains in detail why it has concluded that a safety rule is consistent with the statute. Thus, for instance, the agency that is responsible for implementing the OSH Act must explain why the rule that it is issuing is “reasonably necessary or appropriate” and consistent with the many principles, purposes, and goals stated in the statute based on the evidence generated by the notice-and-comment process.
A court then reviews the agency’s action with particular attention to the quality and thoroughness of its reasoning in support of its conclusion that the rule is “reasonably necessary or appropriate” and consistent with the principles, purposes, and goals of the statute. The court also ensures that the action is consistent with the agency’s policies and precedents or that the agency has provided a satisfactory explanation for any departure from precedent. If the court concludes that the agency has not satisfactorily explained the basis for its action, it rejects the action as arbitrary and capricious.
That decision-making process certainly leaves agencies with some residual discretion about which safety rules to promulgate. But it is important to remember that agencies are accountable to the president, and the president is accountable to the people. Any president who allows an agency to act in ways that displease the public will pay a political price.


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Wealthy Veronese families called Capuleti and Montecchi did exist. Did they feud? Probably. That often was the way with local clans vying for city power in the Middle Ages. But did their two houses, so alike in dignity, ever harbor secret, star-crossed lovers? Did Romeo and Juliet really exist?
The story is based in an ancient legend; the core tragic elements go back at least to the Greeks. To trace the Shakespeare version: The basic story was put into novella form (based on a medieval Sienese version) in 1476 and then subsequently retold in 1524 by Veneto-born Luigi da Porto. He chose to set it in Verona in the years 1302 to 1304 during the reign of the Scaligeri, and renamed the young couple Romeo and Giulietta. The popular storia d'amore was translated into English, at which point Shakespeare obviously got hold of it and worked his own magic.
With the genius of Shakespeare's pen, the story turned into theatrical gold. Translated into dozens of languages and performed around the world (check out the number of Asian and eastern European tourists who flock to Juliet's House), this universal and timeless tale of pure love has forever since been set in the tempestuous days of this medieval city -- notwithstanding that version with Leo DiCaprio.
That said, Zeffirelli chose to film his classic 1968 interpretation in the tiny Tuscan town of Pienza, south of Siena. And, of course, the story emigrated to the New World and took up in the mean streets of New York as West Side Story.
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Motor vehicle weight taxes, bus fares and parking rates will go up under a 2018 budget package approved by the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday.
Bill 25, the $2.45 billion operating budget, is $1.37 million less than the one introduced by Mayor Kirk Caldwell on March 2. Bill 26, the $1.067 billion capital improvements bill, is about $100 million more than the $966 million bundle introduced by Caldwell.
The budget package was highlighted by skirmishes over what fees and rates would go up and which would not. The Caldwell administration said “revenue enhancements” were necessary — without raising property tax rates — largely to deal with rising fixed costs and collective bargaining increases, as well the anticipated costs of operation and maintenance of the rail line.
Bill 10, the increase for the motor vehicle weight tax, part of the annual registration fee, is probably the measure approved Wednesday that will hit most Oahu residents the hardest — at least those who own cars.
|What goes up (and when) with the Council-approved budget:
SINGLE BUS FARE (ADULT)
Currently – $2.50
Increase – $2.75
MONTHLY BUS PASS
Street Parking (downtown, Chinatown, Waikiki outside of Kapiolani Park)
Currently – $1.50 an hour
Increase – $3 an hour
Property Taxes (Residential A only)
Currently – $6 per $1,000 of assessed value
Change – $4.50 per $1,000 of assessed for first $1 million, $9 for every additional $1,000
The owner of a 3,500-pound Toyota Camry sedan would see a jump in vehicle weight taxes of $35.20 in 2018 and an additional $35.20 in 2019 under a 1 cent increase to 6 cents per pound; and then an additional 1 cent (to 7 cents), beginning Jan. 1, 2019.
It was approved 5-4 with members Carol Fukunaga, Ann Kobayashi, Ernie Martin and Trevor Ozawa opposed. As proposed by Caldwell and adopted by the Council on Wednesday, the tax goes up a penny per pound (to 6 cents) beginning Jan. 1, and then another penny per pound (to 7 cents) beginning Jan. 1, 2019.
The owner of a 3,520- pound Toyota Camry sedan will see an increase of $35.20 in 2018 and $35.20 in 2019, meaning the bill would go from the current $176 (at 5 cents a pound) to $211.20 on Jan. 1 and $246.40 starting 2019.
The owner of a lighter vehicle will pay less while the owner of a heavier vehicle would pay more.
Owners of trucks and commercial vehicles will see their weight taxes go to 6.5 cents (from 5.5 cents) per pound beginning Jan. 1, and to 7.5 cents in 2019.
Mililani resident Dan Petty testified against the measure, and predicted it would have a “snowballing effect” that would lead to increases in other areas from milk to cable TV rates.
Also generating a lot of buzz was Bill 28, which increases TheBus rates across the board. The adult, single-ride fare would rise to $2.75, up 25 cents from the current $2.50. The monthly adult pass would rise to $70, up from the current $60.
The measure was approved 7-2, with Fukunaga and Martin opposed. Rates were last increased in 2010.
The original Caldwell bill called for Handi-Van rates to go up as well. But that rate hike was nixed last month after impassioned testimony by Handi-Van riders and their supporters.
The original Caldwell bill also called for a tiered, multiyear increase of fares for bus and Handi-Van riders, but the Council also rejected that plan, arguing it would fall too hard on those who need public transit the most.
Bill 12, which doubles parking rates for metered street stalls in Chinatown, downtown and Waikiki to $3 an hour, received a surge of opposition in recent weeks but was approved, 5-4. Fukunaga, Kobayashi, Martin and Ozawa voted against the increases.
The Department of Transportation Services argued that parking rates had not been increased since 2004.
Fukunaga, who represents the downtown and Chinatown neighborhoods, sought to omit Chinatown from the areas that would see higher metered parking rates after business leaders argued that would adversely affect traffic in an area where parking is already a headache.
Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock, head of the Chinatown Business and Community Association, said area merchants already had enough problems to deal with in the neighborhood.
But Fukunaga’s Chinatown proposal was defeated 5-4 with members Ikaika Anderson, Brandon Elefante, Joey Manahan, Ron Menor and Kymberly Pine voting to reject it.
Waikiki community leaders also raised concerns about how the parking rates would affect their area. But Council members pointed out that the bill specifically does not affect metered stalls around Kapiolani Park.
Several other Caldwell proposals to increase fees and taxes were thrown out by the Council previously.
A $10-a-month curbside trash pickup fee proposal was shot down, as was a measure to increase the city’s share of the fuel tax to 20 cents a gallon from 16.5 cents a gallon. Opponents argued that the fuel tax increase would unfairly burden those living in rural areas.
The administration also proposed property tax rates for the Hotel-Resort and Residential A categories. But Manahan’s Budget Committee shot down the hike for resorts and hotels after visitor industry advocates argued they were being unfairly targeted.
Midway through the budget season, the Council approved a bill that splits the Residential A category into two tiers so that the first $1 million of value is taxed at $4.50 per $1,000, and any additional value is taxed at $9 per $1,000. Residential A property owners currently pay $6 per $1,000 for the entire property.
The new system resulted in those with properties valued at $1 million to $1.5 million paying less than they do now and owners of properties valued above $1.5 million paying more.
The Budget Committee, for a time, rejected funding for six staff positions for the new Office of Climate Change, Resiliency and Sustainability, an agency created by a Honolulu City Charter amendment approved by voters in November. But those positions were later restored.


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