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All she wants is for me to pick her up all the time
I`m 29 weeks pregnant with my second and my first Mia is 17 months. All she wants is for me to pick her up all the time. This is starting to become quite hard. She is a very determand little girl and try`s to push the limits. I`m getting to the point I dont know how to handle it.
It is comforting and safe to be picked up by someone who loves us, however it is not always practical. The way to manage this behaviour is to first try to work out why she is doing it. Is it mainly when she is tired? Feeling scared? Wanting your attention? You say that she is trying to “push the limits”, so if you believe she just wants you to focus on her, then you can find a way to meet that need in a way that suits YOU. That may mean you sitting in a chair and inviting her to come and sit next to you while you give her a cuddle or read her a story. Or simply crouching down to her level and talking to her calmly.
Being consistent is one of the hardest things to do as a parent. It is important to let her know EVERY time that she yells or screams she will NOT be picked up. Every time we "give in", we are teaching our child that if they tantrum for long enough, they will eventually get what they want. As a mother of 4 myself, I found being consistent difficult – I’m human too – but it is extremely important if we want to change a behaviour!
All the Best!
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Club H.I.A. is a campus organization sponsored by the Hemispheric Institute on the Americas. It is open to all undergraduates with an interest in Latin America and/or the Caribbean.
Are you interested in Latin America? Interested in Going to Latin America? Have been to Latin America? Are Latin American? Want to practice Spanish, Portuguese, Quechua, etc? Interested in co-ed soccer, foreign films, activism, dance, etc?
If any of the above applies to you, check out Club H.I.A.
This goal of this new organization is to create networking and community among students from diverse areas of the Americas. Also, goals of Club HIA are to raise awareness and dialogue of current Latin American issues and to also create an atmosphere of community. This is an open community, accepting all people from different backgrounds, trying to connect with the commonality of Latin American and Caribbean interest.

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This is a blog about guitar gear.
Posts tagged sunn
Current Guitar & Bass gear
Submitted by Chase:
Sorry the pics are so shitty, taken with an iPod camera.
First, my new Mid-late V4 that I got in today
That I’m playing with my Sovtek MIG 100
Avatar 2x12 - 2 Eminence Swamp Thangs
Avatar 4x12 - 2 Eminence Governors, 2 Wizards
Warmoth Custom Guitar - VIP White Body with a Warmoth all maple neck, boatneck contour, straight radius, only side inlays. Seymour Duncan Phat Cats.
(Other guitar is an all stock Fender Jaguar Special HH)
TU-3, Fulltone Fulldrive 2 MOSFET, OCD (can’t remember version), my new Earthbound Audio Supercollider BEAST (Killer pedal), TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb, Boss DD-7
Bass Stuff/Other guitar stuff: Ampeg V4 at the top, Sunn Concert Bass - red knob, Acoustic 150, some Peavey 2x15 that I got for $100 one day. Boss ODB-3 pedal not shown here.
Had to nerd out with my new gear!

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After posting the best July revenue in five years, Coast casinos saw revenue go flat in August as many summer vacations ended when the kids went back to school.
The 12 Coast casinos reported a gain in gross casino revenue of $200,000 for August, or two-tenths of one percent. Revenue increased to $98.4 million from $98.2 million in August 2016.
Year-to-date Coast casino revenue remains slightly behind last year but well ahead of 2015 numbers. From January through August, total revenue stands at $808 million this year compared to $810 million at this time in 2016 and $781 million in 2015.
Casino operators reduced the number of employees and slot machines in response to the drop in revenues, according to reports from the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Total casino employees decreased by 283 from last August, and there are 574 fewer slot machines.
Just as casino revenue has gone flat, so have hotel occupancy and rates. Bright spots for August were the jump in the number of people at Coast casinos for conferences and concerts.
Casino revenue fell by about $3 million in August at Mississippi’s river casinos and for the state.

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Salisbury University racist graffiti: Jail time recommended for suspect in plea agreement
The man officials say is responsible for racist and sexually explicit graffiti at Salisbury University has signed a plea agreement and prosecutors are prepared to recommend jail time.
The Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office filed court documents June 3 alleging 54-year-old Jerome Kevin Jackson of Princess Anne had "maliciously defaced the property of Salisbury University while exhibiting racial animosity" in violation of what's commonly known as Maryland's "hate crime" statute, according to a news release.
The charging decision was made after an investigation conducted by the Salisbury University Police Department in cooperation with prosecutors. Jackson has already signed a plea agreement and is expected to enter his guilty plea Friday, June 12.
The state's attorney's office said the deal was drafted in consultation with university officials and campus police.
"The university has suffered both emotionally and economically from these events, and this plea is offered in consideration for the finality it provides in the interests of justice," the plea agreement states.
Racist graffiti background:Suspect ID'd in Salisbury University investigation
Jackson has no known connection to campus, according to a Monday statement from Salisbury University.
If the case were to go to trial, the document shows prosecutors would "demonstrate beyond all reasonable doubt" Jackson defaced campus property Oct. 8, 10, and 22, and Nov. 4 in 2019, as well as Feb. 19, 2020.
Jackson will be charged with one count of "maliciously defacing property while exhibiting racial animosity," though the agreement stipulates that he accepts responsibility for the offenses committed on all of the above dates "so that the University can begin to heal."
The agreement requires he pay $494 — the amount it cost to clean the graffiti — in restitution to the university, and prosecutors plan to recommend he serve 18 months of active incarceration.


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Ioan Gruffudd Feels 'Fantastic' about Fatherhood
The Welsh actor is spending the summer playing the role of expectant dad
Mr. Fantastic is feeling pretty fabulous about his father-to-be abilities.
“It’s been one long summer because my wife is pregnant, expecting in September,” Fantastic Four actor Ioan Gruffudd told PEOPLE at the Celeritas gallery show in West Hollywood, a benefit for Riders for Health.
“I have basically been the best husband in the world,” he says – “or trying to be.”
Gruffudd, 35, who last starred as Tony Blair in W, is best known for his superpower role in The Fantastic Four and as the title role of Horatio Hornblower in the British made-for-TV film series.
He met his wife, English actress Alice Evans, on the 2002 set of 102 Dalmations.
During his wife’s pregnancy the actor says his role has changed many times. “You go from being lover to husband, lackey, taxi driver. You just have to have so many caps on. Listen, it’s a blessing that I am here, at home not working, being able to be there for her.”
Still, “it’s been tough. I’m sure we have no idea what we are heading into. But we both love each other so much and really hope that we will create an environment of love and happiness.”
Gruffudd and Evans, 37, know the sex of the baby and have told family and friends but are keeping that detail secret from the public.

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Dance Studios London
Have you been searching the Internet for "dance studios London"?
If you have, then look no further as the London Academy Of Dance runs classes, courses and lessons at its venue in Canary Wharf, East London.
The London Academy Of Dance is located in Canary Wharf. We are just a two minute walk from the DLR and London underground tube station. With classes for beginners to professional levels in a multitude of different dance styles, your search for dance studios London has brought you to London's leading dance school.
Our classes work in the form of monthly courses, where each month we teach a new range of steps and techniques in that particular dance style. This allows our students to build on what they have learnt in previous courses along with learning new things.
All of our teachers are highly skilled, qualified and experienced teachers and dancers. Unlike other schools you may have seen when searching for dance studios London, The London Academy Of Dance is run by a former champion professional dancer Principal Greg Gillespie. Greg is an ISTD Fellow and former British professional champion and has run the school since it started in 2007. This benefits the school as he has worked in all areas of dance teaching and training therefore is able to hire, train and develop the right quality teachers. For more information about Greg Gillespie, click on the link to visit his personal website.
We often run monthly promotions as well as long running offers so for more details about these, please visit our Special Offers page.
For more information about our classes and tuition, please feel free to have a look around our website.

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This content is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice or treatment from a personal physician. All viewers of this content are advised to consult their doctors or qualified health professionals regarding specific health questions. Neither Dr. Axe nor the publisher of this content takes responsibility for possible health consequences of any person or persons reading or following the information in this educational content. All viewers of this content, especially those taking prescription or over-the-counter medications, should consult their physicians before beginning any nutrition, supplement or lifestyle program.
As is the case with any plant that constitutes a crop, cannabis plants have been selectively bred over the years to bolster one or another desired characteristic. This means that some plants provide a more potent psychotropic effect, others possess more prominent seeds (used in the production of cooking oil traditionally), while others may make for sturdier textile fibers.
Success stories like Oliver’s are everywhere, but there’s not a lot of data to back up those results. That’s because CBD comes from cannabis and, like nearly all other parts of the plant, is categorized by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as a Schedule 1 drug—the most restrictive classification. (Others on that list: heroin, Ecstasy, and peyote.) This classification, which cannabis advocates have tried for years to change, keeps cannabis-derived products, including CBD, from being properly studied in the U.S.
Gloss and Vickrey conducted a Cochrane systematic review of the use of CBD in the treatment of epilepsy (11). Their methodology included only those trials that were randomized and controlled and excluded case series, case reports, and expert opinion. They were able to identify only 4 randomized controlled studies reported in the literature, and they included a letter to the editor and an abstract. The total number of subjects enrolled in these studies was 48 (11–14). While only four studies and a letter to the editor were in the actual analysis, the authors included a complete reference listing of all articles reviewed for inclusion.
ADHD, or attention deficit disorder, with or without hyperactivity, is often first noticed and diagnosed in school-aged children (it is the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood). Many sufferers must learn to adapt to difficulties in paying attention, remembering seemingly simple tasks, being over-compulsive and more, over the long term. (44)
CBD may offer an option for treating different types of chronic pain. A study from the European Journal of Pain showed, using an animal model, CBD applied on the skin could help lower pain and inflammation due to arthritis. Another study demonstrated the mechanism by which CBD inhibits inflammatory and neuropathic pain, two of the most difficult types of chronic pain to treat. More study in humans is needed in this area to substantiate the claims of CBD proponents about pain control.
Dr. Cohen has found that chronic conditions including autoimmune diseases and pain syndromes can be helped with a 6-mg under-the-tongue tincture (the fastest delivery system) or a 25-mg capsule taken twice a day. Dosages for topical products like lotions are especially hard to determine—there’s no clarity on how much CBD gets into the system through the skin.
As the CBD Pure Hemp Oil label warns, you should not take the supplement if you are breastfeeding or pregnant, as there isn’t enough information on how it could affect the baby. Also, some studies suggest a long-term heavy use of cannabis can have negative neuropsychologic and behavioral effects, and even cause acute pancreatitis, although the exact mechanisms are still unknown.
While CBD and marijuana have been used for centuries for many remedies, the role CBD can play in lessening the severity and number of seizures in those diagnosed with epilepsy came into the spotlight in the early 2000’s. That’s when the Figi family began looking for a way to treat their daughter Charlotte’s seizures. At the time, she was suffering upwards of 300 seizures per week. (8)
For example, both CBD and THC affect the body’s endocannabinoid system and thus provide relief for many of the same conditions. CBD is used for more “serious ailments.” Including but not limited to seizures, psychosis or mental disorders and inflammatory bowel disease. The reason for that is that CBD doesn’t get you “high.” In fact, it would be impossible for a person to get high while using CBD because as we said above, it interferes with the CB1 receptors.

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During the 2020 election season, and especially before the Senate runoff elections in Georgia, Republicans warned of the possible outcomes of a Democratic takeover of the Senate. The concern was that a Democratic majority would end the legislative filibuster as part of the Senate rules.
The prospect of going to a simple majority for passing ordinary bills out of the Senate gave Democrats an opening to campaign on big plans. They either discussed or made promises about packing the Supreme Court with a new majority of their appointees, granting statehood to D.C. and Puerto Rico, and other permanent changes to the structure of the federal government.
Of course, because of the likelihood of a tie-break vote of Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats ended up with an overwhelming majority in the Senate. Since the election, ending the filibuster has been the vehicle Democrats have pressed to pass the “For the People” bill, which would grant control over every state’s election procedures to the federal government.
However, since ending the filibuster became a serious issue, at least two Democratic senators have been less than fully committed.
In the radical sections of the democratic agenda, Kyrsten Sinema, elected to the Arizona Senate in 2018, knows well her prospects in re-election. She was a very loud filibuster advocate and publicly appears to be aware that the revocation of today’s filibuster would damage her party tomorrow.
Since 2010 Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is excellent at preserving his conservative electoral rhetoric while maintaining his position in the Washington power structure, his party.
He has recently taken a public position vigorously defending the filibuster, only to then signal to his party that there is a price for his vote to scrap it. Manchin’s vote is likely more tied to his current needs than what might be best for his party’s future when the day of Republican Senate control returns.
Manchin has become a focal point of many Democrats’ attempts to end the filibuster. In particular, President Joe Biden is being pressured by Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) to bring Manchin into line. Clyburn was instrumental in delivering South Carolina to Biden over Bernie Sanders in the last primary there.
Clyburn has stated that Biden should press Manchin to come along, saying, “I don’t care whether he does it in a microphone or on the telephone, just do it.”
The behind-the-scenes pressure on both Sinema and Manchin is sure to build up as the crucial 2022 midterm season rapidly approaches.


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Financial technology company Dwolla, Inc. announced a partnership with Currencycloud to allow its clients to facilitate international payments. Currencycloud is a global payments platform built on smart technology and is a leader in international payments.
The partnership between Dwolla and Currencycloud provides businesses with a solution to send and receive international payments in a digital economy.
Dwolla’s ACH payment API connects businesses to the ACH Network to facilitate payments within the United States. With Currencycloud, Dwolla’s clients can expand their payment experience with international payments in 35 currencies and 180 countries. The partnership is part of the Dwolla Partner Ecosystem, a network full of forward-thinking businesses to better support its clients’ growth.
“We live in a world that is ever more connected. We want our phones to control our thermostats and our televisions, we want our messaging apps to sync up with our calendar apps. The Dwolla Partner Ecosystem was born out of that idea of interconnectivity,” says Stephanie Atkin, Dwolla’s Vice President of Marketing. “Dwolla is the leader in domestic payments, Currencycloud brings that same level of trust for international payments. This partnership allows our customers to get the best of both worlds. We couldn’t be more excited about this opportunity and its potential.”
Dwolla, Inc. is a financial technology company that offers businesses an onramp to the Automated Clearing House Network, the electronic funds-transfer system used by U.S. financial institutions that moves $51 trillion annually. The Dwolla Partner Ecosystemwas formed to provide Dwolla’s clients with access to services that can help them scale effectively.
“We’re thrilled to join the Dwolla Partner Ecosystem, a group of fintechs with shared passion for removing payments pain points with flexible API technology,” says Richard Arundel, co-founder and general manager, North America at Currencycloud. “We pride ourselves on helping to simplify international payments for businesses so that they can focus on delivering great customer experience, and with this new partnership our clients can now leverage Dwolla’s domestic payments API.
With Currencycloud, Dwolla’s clients no longer have borders for their payments.

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MERS Goodwill will open adult high schools starting this year that will award diplomas, provide on-site child care and help with career coaching in the Columbia/Jefferson City area and three other Missouri cities.
Campuses will open in St. Louis in October, Poplar Bluff in January 2019 and Springfield and Central Missouri in late 2019.
The organization has started collecting data in advance of building the Central Missouri school, but has not chosen a location.
Adult high schools are like traditional high schools, but exclusively for adults who have not received their high school diploma or GED. The four high schools will offer the 24 credits mandated by the state of Missouri to earn a high school diploma.
Semesters will last eight to nine weeks with five terms per year. Six classes will be offered throughout the day, with two in the morning, two in the afternoon and two in the evening.
David Kutchback, president and CEO of MERS Goodwill said the high schools will keep class sizes to 15-18 students so teachers can provide individualized attention. On-site child care for enrolled students will be free, he said.
The high schools are funded by Goodwill donations for the first year but would be funded by the government in coming years, if the funding wins approval. Goodwill is asking the Missouri legislature for $3 million to operate the St. Louis and Poplar Bluff campuses and $8 million the following year once all four campuses are established.
“We’re investing heavily into this because changing lives is powerful,” Kutchback said. “Education and training are super important to our mission.”
Having a high school education has a significant impact on earnings. According to a report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, the median lifetime earnings of a person without a high school diploma are $973,000. That number jumps to about $1.3 million for people with a diploma..
In Columbia Public Schools, 139 students, or 2.7 percent dropped out in 2017, according to the Missouri Department of Education. The numbers have stayed just higher than 2 percent for the past five years. Before 2013, the dropout rate was above 3 percent
Steven A. Smith, president and CEO of Job Point, a job training and community development organization, said he can see the benefit of having an adult high school in the area. Most of the 60 clients in the organization’s youth program have not received their high school diplomas.
“That’s some big savings for society, getting people employed and being a taxpayer versus being in jail or incarcerated,” Smith said.
MERS Goodwill is now accepting applications for the high schools on their website. Goodwills in Indiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and Washington, D.C., also have adult high school programs in their state. Kutchback said he has traveled to Indiana to speak with teachers and students.
“Sometimes people were put in a position when they dropped out of school, like pregnancy, trouble with the law, drug and alcohol problems, family problems,” Kutchback said. “This is a chance to hit the reset button and say ‘I’m going back to better take care of my family.’”


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5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Building A Pond1st October 2022
Tips For Cleaning Out A Pond31st October 2022
If you have a garden pond, you probably pay less attention to it during the colder months, when there is less obvious activity going on. However, many of the creatures that you see during the spring and summer may be hibernating in the pond, or in other sheltered sites around the garden.
Therefore, it’s important to make sure that your garden pond remains wildlife friendly to help overwintering creatures survive and thrive. Here are some steps that you can take this autumn.
In the pond
Some amphibians will leave the pond and hibernate in damp habitats on land during winter, while some may hibernate among the plants at the bottom of the pond. These creatures, mostly frogs and toads, but occasionally newts, can survive with relatively low levels of oxygen, but they will die if the pond is completely deoxygenated.
It is important to have some oxygenating plants in your pond over winter, to maintain the oxygen levels and provide shelter. If there is a lot of snowfall overwinter, clear the snow from the frozen surface on a regular basis to allow some daylight to reach the pond. Keep a floating rubber ball or some other device to stop the water freezing over completely.
If possible make sure about a third of the surface of the pond is exposed to sunlight at any one time, to allow the plants to photosynthesise. This is the process by which plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and convert it into oxygen, which they then release back into the environment.
It is helpful to clear out any obviously dead vegetation and decaying leaves before winter, because these can release toxic gases, which combined with low oxygen levels caused by ice cover, can build up to fatal levels for amphibians. If your garden has a lot of leaf fall, try putting a net over the pond in autumn.
If you keep fish in the pond, it may be beneficial to install a pump system to keep the water sufficiently oxygenated over winter. Goldfish are fairly hardy, but Koi carp will struggle to survive in a poorly oxygenated pond which is left completely frozen over.
In the garden
Bog plants which in remain in leaf over the winter provide useful sheltering places for wildlife. Look for plant species such as brooklime (Veronica beccabunga), Japanese wood fern (Dryopteris erythrosora) and Chinese marshflower (Mazus reptans) generally hold some leaves over winter. Leave any twig and leaf debris around your bog garden in place, because they may be sheltering wildlife.
Amphibians will seek out corners of the garden, such as compost heaps, underneath paving slabs, or piles of rubble to spend the winter, so try and leave these undisturbed if possible.
You could even consider building a dedicated hibernaculum for wildlife. This is a purpose-built area which is damp, but not soaking wet. Add log and twig piles, or piles of rubble, to provide sheltering places, and cover them with loose soil, wood shavings, or turf.
If you would like some more advice about pond plants in the UK, please get in touch today.


Open G tuning has become more increasing popular with many guitarists. Drop does give the guitar a unique low pitch, which is great for finger picking style, especially playing songs in the key of G.
Open G tuning is used mainly in old country music, and Celtic music, but has also been in used in many blues songs. Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, is a major fan of Open G tuning.
Looking for a complete list of alternate tunings for the guitar, refer to our post on the Complete Guitar Tuning Chart which has a full list of all known tunings.
For Drop D tuning, you could find a video guitar lesson from our post Blues Guitar Lesson: Drop D Tuning.
Open G Tuning for Blues Guitar, is one of the best selling books on open tunings. By Dave Rubin, the book goes into great detail with charts, and explanations on why this alternative tuning is a favorite for many blues guitarists.
Open Tunings for Blues Guitar (Inside the Blues)
The book goes into details on all the open tunings used in Blues guitar. Each chapter discusses a particular song and structure to better understand open tuning.
One chapter discusses Muddy Water's classic song "I Can't Be Satisfied" which is played in Open G tuning.
Other classic blues songs with open tunings, which the book looks at are as follows.
- Elmore James: "It Hurts Me Too" played in open D tuning.
- John Lee Hooker: "Boogie Chillin No.2" played in open A tuning.
- Robert Johnson: "Phonograph Blues" played in A (add9) tuning.
- The Allman Brothers Band: "Statesboro Blues" played in open E tuning.
- Robert Johnson: "Drunken Hearted Man" played in drop D tuning


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This study will reveal major vintage in the several varieties of financial derivatives in china and verify the makes use of of all the fiscal derivatives in order to exhibit its efficiency of all those fiscal derivatives. The supervision of economical derivatives will also lead to reviewing the China’s economic environs. The main objective of this study is to set up the usage of economical derivatives against the financial derivatives. The results of the analysis from both the fiscal derivatives and job of supervision in China will give an all round perception in the China economical market place and also conclude by creating some recommendation on the utilization of monetary derivation and the standing of the supervision of fiscal derivatives in China.
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Have fun taking part in this Wednesday-themed Escape Room! You and your team will explore Nevermore Academy as you decipher clues and solve puzzles to try and escape within one hour! Those who escape will win a certificate. Good luck.

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I can't claim credit for this term; my housemate came up with it for me and immediately started giggling because, y'know... never mind. Obviously we have the maturity level of teenagers.
Lately, I've found myself cooking a lot of dishes with nothing more than pantry staples - mostly because I just can't be bothered going to the shops. I figured that I'm unlikely to be the only one in this situation, so I thought I'd share those recipes here.
Today's recipe, as you may have guessed, is Chana Masala, an Indian chickpea curry. This recipe is adapted from the Minimalist Baker's blog.
In the recipe below, I've listed what I used, but have also offered alternatives based on what else you might have in your pantry.
You may notice that I used dried chickpeas- yes, I really didn't want to go to the shops. You can skip the soaking step by boiling them for an extra hour, but I feel like if you're boiling chickpeas for 2.5 hours, you probably won't be eating it that day anyway.
Pantry-raid Chana Masala
- 3 Tbsp (45 ml) canola/vegetable oil
- 2 large onions, finely diced (whatever sort you have is fine)
- 1 Tbsp (7 g) ground cumin
- 3 tsp garlic powder (substitution option: 6 cloves garlic, minced or 3 Tbsp if it's coming from a jar)
- 1 tsp dried ginger powder
- 5 Tbsp dried coriander/cilantro leaves
- 1 Tbsp ground coriander
- 2-3 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 400g can pureed or finely diced tomatoes (I used 4 fresh tomatoes that needed to be eaten)
- 2 cups dried chickpeas (or 2x 425g cans of chickpeas, drained)
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 2-3 tsp brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice (or you can substitute with balsamic vinegar)
- If using dried chickpeas, soak them overnight (or 6 hours minimum) then simmer on the stove for 1.5 hours.
- Heat a large pot over medium heat. Once hot, add oil, onion, cumin, and garlic powder. Stir to combine and cook until the onion is soft.
- Add dried ginger, coriander/cilantro, ground coriander, chili powder, and turmeric and stir to coat. Add a little more oil at this point if the pan is looking dry.
- Add tomatoes and chickpeas. If the mixture looks a little too thick, add up to 1 cup water. It should have the consistency of a thick soup at this point.
- Let it simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes, or until thick and stew-like. Stir occasionally.
- Once the sauce has thickened and is bubbly, taste and adjust seasonings as needed, adding salt if you want it (I don't usually), more chili powder, or a bit of sugar if it's too spicy-hot.
- Remove from heat and add lemon juice/vinegar and garam masala. Stir to mix, then let cool slightly before serving.
Serves 6. Leftovers will keep covered in the refrigerator up to 4 days, or in the freezer up to 1 month.

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal releases: provide 10 years of security support
Canonical launched Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa long-term service version on April 23, 2020. This version is the latest long-term service version launched by Canonical after the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS version launched in April 2018.
It is worth noting that the previous versions of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS provide 5 years of security support, but from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Canonical announced that the support period of the Ubuntu LTS series long-term service version has been extended from 5 years to 10 years, such as the life cycle of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The support cycle of the latest Ubuntu 20.04 LTS version is from April 2020 to April 2030.
In Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, the Linux kernel has been upgraded to Linux Kernel 5.4, supports Intel Comet Lake series desktop processors (10th generation Comet Lake), and AMD Navi 12 and 14 GPUs, supports exFAT file system, supports Wireguard VPN, etc.
If you use the Ubuntu desktop version, you can directly open the update manager to check the latest version. After checking the latest version, directly download and install and follow the prompts to upgrade and restart. You can also use the command update-manager -c -d to upgrade, if you can not check the update, please execute the command to check: /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/check-new-release-gtk.
If you use the Ubuntu server version: If you have not installed an update-manager-core, please install it first. After installation, use sudo do-release-upgrade -d to start the upgrade tool and follow the prompts.


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THE KOREAN WAR AND THE HEROIC DAYS ÇANAKKALE
Japan’s occupation of Korea World War II was in before. War ended when the Soviet Union and the United States shared between Korea and the satellite governments have established themselves want. The 38th paralel as the boundary line created in a shared territory.
On 27 June 1950 the United National Security Council, calling on member states to help South Korea agreed draft resolution. In Turkey, the Menderes governmentwill implement this decision and immediately collected in the first place Brigades announced it was sending a 4.500-strong. 10 November 1950, the Turkish Brigade was moved to the front.
Meanwhile, on the orders of the Prime Minister Ministry of National Defense and General Staff Presidency “Heroic Days” was decided to be held. Ministry of Defense conferences will be held from 16 to 21 young people between the ages of taxpayers, along with the participation of the people wanted. Regulations were also issued in this regard. Heroic held in Çanakkale “On Heroic Days” participants; war, heroism, patriotism, issues such as martyrdom, especially by those who have participated in the Battle of Çanakkale was told. Aim to attract the publics interest in the Korean War and the Turkish military was to emphasize that the fight for peace.
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Is tech forcing us to abandon the idea of multiple identities?
As Google integrates identity more deeply with its search engine, is our space to have multiple versions of our own identity being eroded by technology?
The more established social networks become in our lives, the more the problem of differing identities comes to the fore. There’s a basic tension here: social networks want us to be a single, definable person, while our own inclination means that we have multiple versions of ourselves for different parts of our life. People construct identities based on context. You’re a slightly different person in terms of body language, word choice and tone when you’re in a bar with friends, looking after your children or in a meeting at work. This is a natural, human thing – responding to context and making appropriate human choices.
The social services of the web want to enforce a single identity on us – possibly for reasons around the engineering mindset and the desire to lock things down to a single definition. Facebook has fought to maintain its real names policy in German courts. Google+ long had a policy against pseudonyms against long-established practice on the internet.
The argument that you can just not use these services if their rules don’t work for you holds to a certain point – but breaks down when, for example, Facebook becomes the central organising tool for your circle of friends. Anything that is social can, by definition, be determined for you by those you want to be social with. In particular, Google is making moves to integrate an author’s reputation with their work’s search ranking. Now, for anyone involved in web publishing, having an identity on Google+ is vital for anything they publish on the internet – and it’s all going to be looked at in aggregate by the search engine.
If you write about serious business matters for your day job, and politics, religion, sexuality or other contentious matters in your free time, those two elements are going to come together through Google – with repetitional issues for you and your employer. Could “a clean Google profile” become the new “clean driving license” in job applications?
The problem comes when your personal life involves things which, while legal, are likely to shape people’s views of us. In the offline worlds, we’ve been able to keep these parts of our lives pretty separate. The ease with which information is transmitted, linked and aggregated online means that the walls between the different parts of our identity get harder to maintain every year.
What’s going to happen? One of two things. One direction would be for our tools to adapt to the way we actually operate, and start supporting multiple facets of identity based on who were are in particular contexts. One could make an argument that Google+’s circles already allow that. You can show the parts of yourself that you don’t want publicly exposed only to certain circles. That requires a degree of micromanagement that many won’t enjoy, though. Our tools need to respond to context as much as our brains do – and without much conscious intervention from us.
The other possibility is that we’ll see society actively shift. The difficult of creating these segregated identities within a networked society will force us to become more tolerant of diverse identities and interests within a person. Google might not forget our youthful follies, but society can become more forgiving of them, and understand them as learning experiences. For this to work, we’d need to see a generation who grow up with social networks and who remain happy to share their personal lives in a fluid way. However, who are more adept at creating multiple identities than teenagers? One persona for their friends, another for Mum and Dad. It’s an inherent component of creating their own identity as adults.
If I had to put money on this, I’d go with the former idea. But either way, we’re in for a difficult few decades as the internet continues to erode our old certainties around identity.


Value is determined by a number of factors including age, condition, any "special issue", documentation, etc. You should check out the NRA Condition Grading Definitions For Antique Firearms. You can find these by using the Google search form to the right. To get a reliable estimate of the value of your gun, see a professional appraiser. Of course, ultimately the value of anything is what it is worth to individuals. What is it worth to you? What is it worth to an individual potential buyer. The gun may be worth more to you because it has sentimental value, e.g. it was your grandfather's gun.
The Winchester model 69A is a pre-serial number firearm and as such does not have one.
I just started looking to buy a Winchester 69a .22 for Christmas. I typed in Winchester 69a and Winchester 22 rifle into Google & had all sorts of hits for Winchester guns & PARTS. Type it in and look. I am sure you will be able to find it. Happy hunting!
Winchester did not serialize the model 69,69A.I can say that the model 69A was made during the years 1935-1963,with a total production of 355,000.
Try Numrich Gunparts. I have one of their catalogs and it has all sorts of parts for the Winchester Model 69A.AnswerTry eBay i have bought several, remember models 69a and 75 are the samr bolt
Value is based on the graded condition. That said, the vast majority of the Model 69As sell for $125 - $350.
In order to answer your question correctly i would need for you to post your serial number in this question.That is the only way to date your Winchester model 69A.
5-500 USD depending on specifics
Winchester never made such a weapon as you ask about.
Up to just shy of 2 miles.
Do a search for Winchester Model 69A ammo clip 10 round and you'll find multiple availability...mostly in the $30 and up range...readily available...
Model 69A of Winchester was first introduced in November 1937. All 69 models were manufactured without serial numbers and production was stopped with to replacement model.
Sometime between 1937 - 1963. Winchester did not serialize the Model 69/69A, therefore it is not possible to determine a precise year of manufacture.
Open the bolt, hold the trigger back, pull the bolt out
No serial numbers were assigned to the model 69 and 69A. The 69 was introduced in 1935 and the 69A in 1937, so the 69 may well have been made in one of the first 3 years. Don Schimpff Redding, CA the 69a production was ceased in 1963
well, I'm not much of a gun person, but I'm sitting here with my Winchester 69A. Just playing with it a little, you can only engage the safety when the gun is cocked. The safety is in the "fire" position when it is in the forward position and it is in the safe position when pulled back.
There is no serial number but the dates of manufacture were 1937-1963 for the 69A. Mine has short, long, and long rifle spelled out, ans some that I've seen(later years?) have this abreviated.
The model 69 uses a magazine. Try gun shops, gun shows and on line auctions
Try gun shops, gun shows, want ads, e-gunparts.com
Try e-gunparts.com I have an extra Winchester model 69a/75 and i guess it fits the 57 bolt just contact me if your interested in purchasing or trading
You may find a Magazine for your model 69A at Numrich Gun Parts Corp.They can be found on the web. Jack First is also a source and Triple K in San Diego specializes in magazines.
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A fair go for refugees
An expert commentary by Associate Professor Jay Marlowe, a panel member of Te Tapeke Fair Futures in Aotearoa. This panel has been convened by Royal Society Te Apārangi to examine issues of equality, equity, and fairness in Aotearoa.
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Views expressed in this expert commentary are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of Royal Society Te Apārangi or its constituents.

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Another day of the virtual ops and a continuation of the actual ops with 1:1 Engineer Ed. Today we'll focus on Train EC-1, The early Empire City Turn from Terminal Yard to Empire City's North Side Yard.
PC Train HP-2 arrives at Terminal Yard behind that cool looking PRR A-B-B-A lash up.
The trainmen on duty at terminal Yard gather to admire the Hoschton Railway Company's newest freight car and a PRR caboose brings up the markers on HP-2
The Terminal Yard switcher has pulled the caboose off of HP-2 and is shoving it to the caboose track at the end of track 2. EC-1 is leaving Terminal Yard behind these two PC GP30s.
EC-1 heads thru Bedford NY on it's way to it's first stop at Heileman Brewery.
EC-1 pulls IC 40' boxcar #30130 from Heileman's Brewery. The IC boxcar is loaded with cases of beer for Reynolds Beverage Distributors in Kings Port NY
EC-1 has spotted empty NYC 40' Hi Cube boxcar #173861 at door 2 and B&M 50' RBL #109 loaded with new beer bottles from Corning Glass works in Corning NY at door 5. The IC 40' box is coupled into EC-1 and they are almost ready to move out.
EC-1 rides over the High Line and into Empire City.
EC-1 hits Hohman Ave and approaches North Side Yard while being greeted by Hohman Ave Tower Operator 1/87th scale Larry D. 1/87th scale Larry D has spent the morning watching the prison workers clear the track side debris and thinking of ways he can get them to clean his backyard.
EC-1 rolls thru North Side Yard with IC boxcar #30130 in tow. The engines will shove the boxcar and couple it on to the rear of the outbound train which will be EC-2
EC-2 claims it's caboose.
And pulls it out of the way to access the PC 50' boxcar and the TPFX 50' boxcar behind it. These two cars will be leaving with EC-2 for delivery to University Mill Work back in Bedford NY.
EC-2 is assembled and heads back towards Terminal Yard
EC-2 rumbles thru Bedford Station shaking the ground and shaking up the 1/87th scale rail fan's camera.
EC-2 delivers empty 50' boxcars PC#160502 and TPFX 5510 to University Mill Work. These two cars are in pool service between University Mill Work and Battaglia Bros. Warehouse in Kings Port NY.
EC-2 climbs the grade to Terminal Yard.
And arrives back at Terminal Yard
Heading into track #3
The Terminal Yard Switcher gets right to it and pulls off EC-2's caboose.
That wraps up the work for The Morning Empire City Turn. The yard crew will be busy now building up outbound trains.
Next installment we'll focus on the action at North Side Yard as 1:1 Engineer and I work with our 1/87th scale colleagues to get the newly delivered cars from EC-1 to their respective consignees.


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The Brunswick Historical Society now exists since the year 1901 and has since different , some periodical publications on regional history of the space between resin , Lüneburg Heath and Weser published .
Posts Tagged ‘ Local History ’
From the contents of the following expenditure: The family coat of arms Aderkas The ancestors of the Provost Johann Ernst luck messages on the family (of) Peucker with genealogy on the history of thrush Anreps The sex Karell
In addition to the church records are public books are an important source for genealogical research. The books were mostly citizens created before the beginning of the church records and recorded the images of a city civil. There were persons included in this book, which had acquired the citizenship.
The district of Nordhausen is the northernmost district of Thuringia. Neighboring districts are in the north and east of Saxony, the two- Anhalt counties resin and Mansfeld-Südharz, in the south of Kyffhäuserkreis, the west of the county Eichsfeld and northwestern districts of Lower Saxony Osterode and Goslar. In the Middle Ages, the region belonged to the county Hohnstein, Nordhausen was himself from 1220 Free Imperial City. By the Peace of Westphalia, the county was in large part to Prussia. In 1802 Nordhausen lost his imperial city status. 1816 entstand ein Kreis Nordhausen innerhalb der neugebildeten preußischen [...]
The Historical Commission for Westphalia offers on its website at several interesting publications, including an elaboration of the manors and stately homes, the actual addition to assets and Burg Burglehen seats and covers. There are not only listed the names of the owners, but partly also draws attention to the spouse, on the coat of arms, or whether a tree is present.


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If you have lower back pain, you are not alone. About 80 percent of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lifetimes. It is also the most common cause of job-related disability.
According to a recent study by the Sydney University, work-related lower back pain accounts for a third of all work-related disability worldwide. The study showed that back pain is the leading cause of work loss days in Australia, with 25 per cent of sufferers in the 18-44 age group taking 10 or more days off per year, and costing Australia around $4.8 billion each year for health care. That’s one expensive injury!
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Preparations are gaining momentum for the strongest trade event the building and construction industry has ever seen as Media 10, the UK’s biggest design and build event company, announces its comprehensive seminar programme for HVAC 2015, part of UK Construction Week.
Spanning the first three days of UK Construction Week, 6 – 8 October, HVAC 2015’s seminar schedule is packed with debates, workshops and panel discussions that focus on the key issues facing the HVAC industry today. With participation from some of the leading innovators, training providers and manufacturers, as well as the opportunity for visitors to join in, HVAC 2015 provides a valuable platform to engage with and learn from professionals at all levels.
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The administrators of Michael Jackson's estate and Sony Music Entertainment said Tuesday that they have reached a deal concerning the sale of the late singer's recordings.
The deal was worth about $250 million, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Sony (SNE) Music's Columbia Epic Label Group and Legacy Recordings will continue to hold rights to Jackson's catalog, and plan to release previously unreleased Jackson recordings in November, according to Sony and administrators for the Jackson estate, John Branca and John McClain.
"We believe we have a partner in Sony that knows and appreciates Michael's artistry as well as the passion of his fans," said McClain, in a press release. "We look forward to continuing our partnership with Sony to preserve and enhance his remarkable musical legacy."
Rob Stringer, chairman of the Columbia Epic Label Group, said in the press release that he's "dedicated to protecting this icon's legacy and we're thrilled that we can continue to bring his music to the world for the foreseeable future."
The Journal said the deal will distribute 10 albums over seven years guarantees Jackson's estate $200 million, and is being heralded as the most profitable recording contract ever.
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Nature and the sparkles of her dresses. A day off with Kira shot on film by Nina Raasch and styled by David Kele.
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La Maison Française at the Embassy of France
4101 Reservoir Rd., NW
Washington, D.C., US 20007
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Film screening of C’est la vie! (Le Sens de la Fête) (French with English subtitles)
For 36 years, the Washington, DC International Film Festival has brought us the best of world cinema, featuring many new and exciting films from around the globe. Come discover or re-discover the French hits shown at the festival through this delightful series curated by the Filmfest DC staff.
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17 Apr Mother’s Day Gift Ideas- Uno Alla Volta
I hope everyone had a Blessed Easter. We also celebrated my girl’s Truffles Birthday, as she was 8 on Saturday. She still acts like a puppy! Saturday we went to a new vineyard for us, Magdelina Vineyards. I am sure by now you know I like to try different wine and vineyards here in the NC region, and I hope to bring you some posts on our visits. Let’s move on and talk about Mother’s Day!
Today I am bringing you ideas for Mother’s Day from Uno All Volta. You were introduced to them when I first shared about the company and the artisans from around the world who produce their products. I shared with you the beautiful opal dragonfly earrings and more about the company, HERE. Last week, I styled a hand painted scarf that they had sent me. I love the originality of each item and that each is from an artisan handcrafted. Who doesn’t love pieces that are one of a kind?
Today, I styled this beautiful looped necklace by artist Smadar, with shades of rasberry, yellow, jade, mint .The colors were soft and perfect to accompany the spring dresses I have in my closet. Delicate loops of candy-coated looking pearlized circles with a gold chain would dress up this look. I loved the fan style earrings as the shape is unique and stylish. The artist, Smadar of Galilee, ” begins by twisting gold-plated wire into a series of loops, each perfectly spaced, and then dipping them into colorful resins. The result is an iridescence reminiscent of mother-of-pearl, a playfulness, and an elegance that will perfectly accent your favorite springtime outfit.”
What I love about this company is the uniqueness of each piece demonstrating for Mother’s Day that Mom is just that, one of a kind! Uno Alla Volta has beautiful options for Mother’s Day. The scarf I wore HERE, would be a beautiful gift, and here are several other scarf optionswith colors perfect for your mom’s spring wardrobe.
Uno All Volta means one at a time, thus being the philosophy behind living. Living in the moment, appreciating each day is a philosophy I try and live by as well.
Uno Alla Volta carries home goods, such as hand painted wine glasses, Polish pottery, wall art, items for dining, and more. From a fashion standpoint, Uno Alla Volta has bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, handbags and more. Each item received comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. As stated, having a unique piece made with the hearts and hands of an artisan would make a special gift.
Today, I styled my bright pink floral dress with this beautiful jewelry. I instantly thought of this dress when I received the pieces as the mint green, pink and tan are present here as well. The florals and delicate nature of the jewelry worked well together for this look. My irridescent blue block heels are from ASOS and bag is Rebecca Minkoff.
To read more about Uno Alla Volta click HERE. These are some of my favorites gift options from Uno Alla Volta for Mother’s Day. Show your Mom what a one of a kind mom she is! 🙂
Shoes ( ASOS, last yr)
necklace c/o Uno Alla Volta
earrings c/o Uno Alla Volta
Have a great day and see you tomorrow for TURNING HEADS TUESDAY!

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Same day visa for businessmen but students still struggle
February 21, 2013 § 2 Comments
David Cameron has announced the creation of a same-day visa service for senior business executives, in an attempt to open up Britain to growing overseas economies, such as India.
This world first system – initially only open to chief executives and finance officers from major Indian companies – will mean enable businessmen to apply for a visa in the morning and pick it up in the afternoon, cutting out a three-day waiting period.
Making the announcement on his trip to Mumbai, the British Prime Minister explained: “This is a fast-growing economy, it is going to be one of the stars of the future. We are introducing today a same-day visa service for business people who want to come to Britain.”
While Cameron also said that there would be no limit to the number of Indian students able to come to Britain, the number of Indians studying in the UK fell by 24% for the first time last year, with many blaming the reduction on new post-study visa laws.
The laws, which see non-EU students having to qualify for employment on a points based system and find a job paying a minimum of £20,000, has made it more difficult for these students to remain, and work, in the UK.
And it seems that these changes are making Britain less appealing to overseas students. Talking to the BBC, 21-year-old Indian fashion design student said that the new laws “make you feel unwelcome – that’s why I prefer the US.”
Ajay Sukhwani, one of the director’s at Edwise, an overseas educational consultant believes that the governments needs to make changes to ensure that the UK remains a popular choice for foreign students: “The government needs to take steps which reassures international students and give them a reasonable window to work or intern along with getting a degree.”
But post-study visa complications are not the only UKBA related issues that are frustrating foreign students. Last July hundreds of overseas students applying to lengthen their stay in the UK following the completion of their courses were trapped in limbo due to visa delays. When sending in applications students are required to submit their passport, meaning they cannot leave the country. In the backlog and disruption last year, some students claimed to have been waiting up to five months without their passport, unable to work and unable to return home.
In response to an online petition, signed by over 600 people, and claiming that student’s “basic rights” were being denied by the delays, a UKBA spokesperson said: “Students should come to the UK to study not work. That is why this April we stopped the automatic right for students to stay on and find work after their studies.” However, many students study in the UK with the ambition of settling in the country and making a career for themselves.
While David Cameron’s new ‘same-day’ visa proposal is sure to appeal to those at the top of the career chain, it helps to highlight the disparities in the UKBA’s visa process. It seems only those with money and proven business success are being presented with easier and more opportunities to do business in the UK.
However, students who have spent vast amounts of money and a number of years building a life in this country are being denied the opportunity to continue their lives here and establish a career while contributing to the UK economy. If Britain continues to make it increasingly difficult for foreign students work post-study, it may find a valued income to the country will be severely diminished.
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This annual event is available by water and runs from 11/14/20 to 1/31/21. Get your tickets now before they sell out!
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Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to departure as the driver will leave on-time. Pick up is at 48 Spanish St, downtown St. Augustine - next door to Barley Republic.
260 Vilano Road, Saint Augustine, Florida 32084, United States
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Ducati has launched the Panigale V4 SP in India. Ducati Panigale V4 SP is a top-spec variant and sits above the Panigale V4S model.
Here are some of the features and specifications of the new Ducati Panigale V4 SP
Design of Ducati Panigale V4 SP:
Though Ducati Panigale V4 SP has got the same design as Ducati Panigale V4S, the unique ‘Winter Test’ livery makes the difference.
The new Ducati Panigale V4 SP derives the inspiration from the pre-season MotoGP and SBK motorcycles and sports black for the most part with red accents and a brushed aluminium fuel tank. Carbon fibre wings, heel guards, and front fender add to the mix.
Ducati Panigale V4 SP Engine:
An 1103 cc Desmosedici Stradale engine that churns out 214 bhp at 13,000 rpm and 124 Nm of torque at 9500 rpm make the vehicle a power rider on roads.
Some of the Ducati Panigale V4 SP Specifications :
The two-wheeler comes with Marchesini forged aluminium wheels wrapped in Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP tyres. The CF does lighten the motorcycle with a dry weight of 172 kg. This is 1.3kg lesser than the Panigale V4 S model.
Features of Ducati Panigale V4 SP:
Suspension and braking hardware is top-spec too. They are sourced from Ohlins and Brembo. The electronics on the Panigale V4 SP includes an engine brake control, launch control, wheel control, traction control, riding and power modes and quick shifter.
Ducati is also offering track accessories such as Data Analyzer, GPS module, open carbon fibre clutch cover, a license plate removal plug and machined mirror block-off plates.
Ducati Panigale V4 SP Price:
Ducati Panigale V4 SP is tagged with a price of ₹.36.07 lakh (Ex-Showroom) whereas Ducati Panigale V4S costs ₹.28.40 lakh.
With bookings already commenced, the deliveries of the new Panigale V4 SP will begin soon.


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Establishing the cause of a crime is fundamental in developing preventative measures. However, law enforcers and criminologists are always confounded by the complex nature of crime especially when it comes to understanding the mindset of a criminal, socio-cultural disparities and changing times. In some cultures and social settings, activities which seem mundane such as alcohol consumption are criminalized in some cultures and societies. Additionally, time changes have seen activities that were criminalized decades ago have been decriminalized in the present era. This complexity in understanding crime has seen the development of various theories with the primary objective of understanding the motive behind the crimes and ultimately preventing and reducing crime levels. This paper will discuss the recent homicide case involving an army veteran who killed three women at a Yountville veterans’ center in California. This will be done with the view of establishing the context, correlates and theoretical grounding of the crime.
Brief Summary of the Crime
When Albert Wong was kicked out of Pathway Home, a veterans’ center in Yountville, California few would have imagined that he would return on 9 March 2018 and kill two executives and a psychologist before turning the gun on himself. An Iraq and Afghanistan wars veteran, Wong was honored for his services during the war with an Expert Marksmanship Badge. While he sought help for posttraumatic stress disorder at the center, unbeknown to many was the extent to which the war had traumatized him. Therefore, when the home’s clinical director Jennifer Golick expelled her from the program, it set off a chain of events which began with him slipping into the complex in the morning unnoticed while armed with a gun. He took the employees of the center including Mrs. Golick, Jennifer Gonzales Shushereba and Christine Loeber, clinical psychologist and executive director, respectively hostage. While he released the rest of the hostages, Wong refused to release the three women during a day-long hostage situation that soon turned tragic with their gruesome murder. He later committed suicide before the law enforcement officers could diffuse the situation (The Guardian n.pag).
As many sought to come to terms with the gruesome murder of the three women, one of whom was pregnant, those who knew Wong were shocked at his actions. While noting that the war traumatized him, her childhood guardian Cissy Sherr reiterated that Wong was calm and expressed hope that the posttraumatic stress program at the center would help him. Wong lost his father when he was young while his mother had help problems. He was therefore raised by a legal guardian (The Guardian n.pag).
Context of the Crime
Effective and accurate determination of the cause of death is a critical undertaking in any crime investigation. Using legal procedures and guidelines, the cause of death can be ruled as natural, suicide, homicide or accidental. In this case, the death of the three women is preliminarily considered as homicide. Albert Wong willfully took the lives of the three women with malice afterthought. While he initially took many employees at the facility hostage, he released most of them and remained with the three women one of whom expelled him out of the facility’s post-traumatic stress program. The remaining two women were the executives of the center. Therefore, the murders were pre-meditated and planned. While there was an elaborate effort to enter the facility, evade law enforcers and negotiators during hostage negotiation, he did not face the law. Albert Wong instead opted to willfully take his own life.
This was a typical crime of a mentally disturbed war veteran suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder who was kicked out of a program which he hoped would helped him and returned to the facility to exert revenge on the center’s leadership and the person who expelled him from the program. As an indication of his mental problem, Wong not only killed the three women but also committed suicide.
Crime Correlates and Theories
Albert Wong, like up to over 34 percent of war veterans, was suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD) (Xue et al n.pag). According to U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, between 11 and 20 percent of military veterans who were deployed during the Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF), like Wong, suffer from “PSTD in a given year.” This is compared to 15 percent and 12 percent for Vietnam War and Gulf War veterans, respectively (U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs n.pag). For many military veterans returning from service and others recovering from a traumatizing event, this psychological condition is manifested through difficulty in readjusting to civilian life, emotional numbness, anxiety and emotional disconnection. These individuals are sometimes on the edge emotionally and could panic or explode at the slightest provocation. According to research, PSTD is one of the leading causes of homicide and suicide among military officers on active duty and those returning from military service. And susceptibility to suffering from PSTD following deployment increases among individuals who suffered adverse life events like Wong who had a traumatizing childhood (Xue et al n.pag; Sreenivasan et al 263 – 265).
Due to their emotional fragility, war veterans suffering from PSTD are more susceptible to suffering from negative emotions due to their diminished capacity to perceive and maintain positive emotions. As a result, PSTD could easily magnify slight provocations into full blown guilt, shame or even fear. They are also emotionally reactive and jumpy and hence are highly susceptible to being easily irritable. War veterans suffering from PSTD also tend to hyper vigilant and high tempered and could easily lash out at the slightest provocation (Sreenivasan et al 267).
This is manifested in Albert Wong’s behavior: he had high hopes of receiving help from Pathway Home. He invested emotionally. However, for reasons unbeknown to the general public, he was expelled from the post-traumatic stress recovery for war veterans program by the home’s clinical director Jennifer Golick. Unable to control his anger and irritation, the emotionally reactive war veteran plotted to retaliate. His diminished ability to process the expulsion and experience positive emotions such as motivation for behavior to gain admission into another facilitate saw him kill two executives of the facility, a clinical psychologist before turning the gun on himself.
Albert Wong’s behavior is classical manifestation of the social disorganization theory of criminology as proposed by sociologists Clifford R. Shaw and Henry D. McKay. The theory holds that criminal behavior is as a result of the dynamics in their social and physical environments (University of Glasgow 3). The behavioral choices that he made stemmed from psychological problems resulting from the trauma he experienced while on active military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a result of the traumatizing environment in the battlefield, Wong became easily irritable and emotionally reactive as well as hyper vigilant. Consequently, he failed to draw any positives from his expulsion from the home’s program. Additionally, he perceived it as an act of aggression and responded by retaliating; a criminal behavior resulting from his battlefield conditioning. He perceived the women as enemies and struck back. His emotional instability due to environmental conditioning also drove him to commit suicide after killing the three women. He was unable to deal with his reckless behavior and deal with the consequences of his actions and therefore opted to commit suicide.
On the other hand, Albert Wong’s behaviors fit within the constructs of right realism or rational choice theory of criminology. When considered within the constructs of this theory, Albert Wong was a rational actor who made a choice to commit murder and suicide. He weighed the potential benefits and risks associated with his actions. Being caught and punished was outweighed by the satisfaction of avenging his expulsion from the veterans’ program. He opted to serve his self interest and satisfy his thirst for revenge. By committing suicide, Wong justified the rational choice theory holding that he was acting rationally in mind. Suicide was his rational decision of avoiding punishment after enjoying the benefit of his action (University of Glasgow 7).
In conclusion, the gruesome murder of three women working at a veterans’ home in Yountville, California by Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran Albert Wong was a grim reminder of the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD) especially among war veterans. It added to a growing list of homicides committed by war veterans battling PSTD. When analyzed within the confines of criminology theories, there are two opposing theories that can explain Wong’s actions. Proponents of rational choice theory would argue that Wong was a rational actor. On the other hand, social disorganization theorists would argue that he was not; that his physical and social environment directed his actions. The theoretical underpinning of his actions notwithstanding, there is need to tackle possible causative factors associated with such crimes to avoid losing valuable lives.
Sreenivasan, Shoba et al. Critical concerns in Iraq/Afghanistan war veteran-forensic interface: Combat-related postdeployment criminal violence. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 41(2013):263–73.
The Guardian. Army veteran who killed three women ‘hero who clearly had demons’ – mayor. The Guardian, 11 March 2018. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/11/yountville-veterans-home-siege-gunman-victims
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. PTSD: National Center for PTSD. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 2016. Available from: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/PTSD-overview/basics/how-common-is-ptsd.asp
University of Glasgow. Theories and causes of crime. n.d. School of Education. Available at: http://www.sccjr.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/SCCJR-Causes-of-Crime.pdf
Xue, Chen et al. A meta-analysis of risk factors for combat-related PTSD among military personnel and veterans. PLoS One., 10.3(2015): e0120270. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4368749/


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The Sum of Us
The Sum of Us is a 1994 Australian LGBT-related comedy-drama film directed by Kevin Dowling and Geoff Burton. The film is based on the 1990 play of the same name by David Stevens, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson. The screen adaptation mimics the play's device of breaking the fourth wall with direct to camera conversational asides by both Harry and Jeff Mitchell.
Widower Harry Mitchell (Thompson) lives with his gay son Jeff (Crowe), with both men struggling in their searches for true love. Harry is completely comfortable with his son's sexuality, and is almost over-eager in his support for his son's search for a boyfriend. Harry meets an attractive but judgmental divorcee through a dating service, and this leads to some conflict between the two main characters. However, when Harry suffers a stroke and loses the power of speech, the story takes a darker turn, becoming a meditation on the enduring strength of love, both familial and romantic, in the face of adversity.
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Boxing: Trainer wants Pacquiao to reconsider blood objection
Tuesday 29 December 2009
World champion Manny Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum says he will ask the boxer to reconsider his objection to blood testing, raising the prospect that the proposed bout with American Floyd Mayweather could yet go ahead.
Just hours after Arum said that he was going to announce a new opponent for world champion Pacquiao, Mayweather's camp highlighted footage from a television documentary that appeared to contradict Pacquiao's objection to blood testing close to the fight.
Pacquiao has balked at Mayweather's demand for random blood testing within 30 days of the fight, preferring urine testing as he says losing blood weakens him - a stance which has threatened a highly anticipated and lucrative match-up.
But scenes from the HBO reality show 'Pacquiao/Hatton 24/7' which documented Pacquiao's build-up to his fight with Briton Ricky Hatton in May, showed the Filipino fighter giving blood.
Mayweather's camp said the scene was filmed just 14 days before the fight - a fact Arum said he wanted to verify before speaking to his fighter.
"I will transmit it to Manny once (HBO Sports president) Ross Greenburg establishes the actual date of the test in '24/7' and (the Mayweather camp) makes a proposal based on what Ross has come up with," Arum told ESPN.com.
"If that happens, I am sure I can convince Manny," he said.
Arum had set a Monday deadline for Golden Boy to accept a "final offer" in which both sides let the Nevada State Athletic Commission make the final decision on testing.
Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, said that there was no question of accepting that proposal.
"Random is random. We are not backing off and the ball is in their court," he told Reuters.
Arum then threatened to find another opponent for Pacquiao which in turn prompted another sharp response from the Mayweather team in a statement on Monday.
"Let the record be clear: Manny Pacquiao and his promoter Bob Arum are threatening to walk away from the largest fight in history," it said.
But the Mayweather camp also left the door open for further talks.
"Team Mayweather and Golden Boy Promotions is still open to the earlier discussions of having both parties work out a mutually agreeable understanding of the testing, which would be conducted by a mutually agreed upon agency," the statement added.
Pacquiao won the WBO title in November by stopping holder Miguel Cotto in the 12th round in Las Vegas.
The Filipino (50-3-2) won an unprecedented seventh title in seven weight classes to set up the best pound-for-pound showdown against unbeaten Mayweather (40-0) in what was expected to be among boxing's biggest earning fights.
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Jim Vangunten, Firetown station, and Steve Petrella, Main station, were elected treasurer and recording secretary, respectively. Kitty Vangunten, corresponding secretary; Steve Behrens, Firetown station, chaplain; and Ken Boudreau, Main station, assistant chaplain, complete the slate of officers.
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There are those who believe that Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh has been eating and drinking during his second hunger strike in protest over the Debe to Mon Desir section of the extension of the Solomon Hochoy Highway to Point Fortin.
However, wife of the hunger striker, Syvia Moodie- Kublalsingh has lashed out at critics.
She has invited all critics to speak to her personally before casting aspersions on her husband.
She said the last 30 plus days of the Highway Re-Route Movement leader’s protest taught her a lot about the “very strange” people of Trinidad.
She revealed that she had less respect than ever for fellow citizens who disrespected her husband and the seriousness with which he subjected his body to the agony of hunger.
She claimed that even though she herself did not support hunger strikes, she had to respect his wish.
She disclosed that she admired his discipline and strength to go through the process of voluntary deprivation of drink and food with an almost super-human fortitude that she would never have believed possible.
She added that she prayed that he survived this latest strike.
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She stated that they were not genuine and played games.
She also lamented the fact that they were not truthful and she described them as opaque and deceptive claiming that hey contradicted themselves.
She explained that she herself could not understand how her husband has survived without water or food—no fruits, nothing to drink, nothing to eat, hour after hour, day after day, night after night.
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Have you ever shared your pain with someone, like a good solid 15 minutes of your deep, deep hard, to have him or her turn around and say, “I’m all good, you have enough on your plate, don’t want to bother you with my hard?”
That makes you want to keep sharing your pain right?! One-way sharing is not a relationship. You pay professionals for that kind of listening.
The best medicine in those hard places is to know you’re not the only one in the pits. No, don’t make up a hard if you’ve got none, but lets be honest, most of us don’t need to look far for our very own hard.
There is also the famous, ‘my experience is nothing compared to yours.’ Loved one, one of the first things one learns in hard places is to feel deeply for whatever your hard may be.
In the last couple months I have felt pain beyond words.
The pain of missing a country more than I ever thought possible. The pain of seeking God’s hand in a life where He seems so distant. The pain of deep, deep betrayal from people who
probably mean well. The pain of all those March anniversaries. The pain of returning to all those places that hold so many memories. The pain of such an uncertain future. I could go on and on.
The pain alone would have left me in a deep dark pit.
But, in those moments months of pain I have been met with indescribable grace….
The grace in the extended embrace of someone who too knows the pain of deep loss. The grace in the spirit lead responses. The grace of simply being in someone’s presence, exchanging that deep pain without a word spoken. The indescribable grace in those who are truly sensitive to your pain without judgement and willing to allow you into theirs. I could go on and on.
So many of you have extended immeasurable grace to me in the last months, thank you!
A few of you have imprinted words on my heart that have kept me going…. Thank you for breathing life and hope into my pain.
Friends, lets be sensitive and extend grace, even if it makes us uncomfortable.
It’s time to stand together and exchange our pain. Carry each other’s burdens if you will. Only then can we rise above and become stronger. Together.
Until next time,

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On a quest for escapism, Catching Cairo blooms. A singer-songwriter-vocalist making big waves across the dance music spectrum, inspired by her surroundings and raw feelings of life and love. Her name is stamped on some of the most iconic DnB releases of the past decade and continues the reputation of making emotive tunes that connect the dance floor and the heart, bringing forth lyrical vulnerability and dreamy sultry vocals dripping in bass and nostalgia.
A collection of her influences and heritage, with roots in soundsystem culture Catching Cairo pulls from an extensive mixture of genres such as dub, indie, R&B, reggae, trip-hop, garage, DnB in addition to the spectrum of UK sound system music, citing artistic influences from Frank Ocean to Ms. Dynamite, Bombay Bicycle Club to Mala while remaining obsessed with the 60s era.
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