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The place was quite crowded when we reached there about 7pm. Luckily we made a reservation earlier.
This is the menu book.
We ordered the following dishes...
Deep Fried Papaya with Som Tam (RM15)
I did not find the deep fried papaya to my liking although the som tam was not bad.
Tomyam Seafood Soup (RM33)
Actually that was red tomyam soup which we had on our first visit. We had white tomyam seafood soup during our second visit but I forgot to take a picture! However, I managed to take a picture of my bowl of white tomyam soup.
The soup was yummy!! The price for the white tom yam soup was the same, at RM33.
Deep Fried Pork Ribs with Garlic (RM21)
I was not impressed with this pork ribs. Will avoid it next time!
Thai Style Seafood Beancurd (RM25)
The bean curd was pretty good! Perfect for bean curd lovers!
Thai BBQ Salt Baked Tilapia (RM43)
I remember eating salt coated grilled fish during my trip in Bangkok last time and had wanted to eat it again. Read about it HERE.
This salt baked tilapia fish did not disappoint!
I love the sauce that came with the fish. The spicy and sour sauce was so good that we had to ask for another serving.
Pandan Chicken (RM3.50 per piece)
The pandan chicken was average. I guess I have eaten too many pandan chicken at Thai restaurants so this one did not impress me much.
BBQ Crab (RM120)
This is of course, the most expensive item we had that night.
The crabs were pretty good especially when dipped into that tangy sauce - the same sauce we had for the salted baked fish.
Lastly for desserts, we had Thai Style Water Chestnut (RM6.90 per bowl)
Yummy! I like this water chestnut dessert! A refreshingly good ending to our dinner.
Overall, I find this restaurant serves mostly authentic Thai food and is definitely worth coming back for a third time!
Besides Kampung Kayu Ara in Petaling Jaya, the restaurant has a few other outlets, namely in Cheras, Puchong, Kajang and even Kuching!
Awet Thai Restaurant
Lot 13544, Jalan Cempaka, Kg Kayu Ara,
47400 Petaling Jaya.
Tel : 603-7725 0175
Opens : 11am - 4pm (lunch) / 6pm - 12am (dinner)
Website : awetthai.com


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Scott Nichols Gallery presents “An Illustrated View Of Yosemite National Park” In light of all the recent and ongoing controversy over the Ansel Adams negatives and who made them, Scott Nichols has curated a diverse, yet in some ways similar combination of photographic visions of Yosemite National Park. An Illustrated View Of Yosemite is a […]
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Are you having intense headaches too many times each month? That could be a migraine attack. Find out what causes migraines in females in this article and what you can do to lessen the occurrence of migraine attacks so you will be able to function well in your day to day life.
Are you suffering from migraine attacks? When you experience a migraine attack, it could cause you to have difficulties doing things that you would ordinarily do with ease. If you or someone you know is having problems because of migraines, then read along to find out more about it and the different migraine treatments available.
Have you ever felt that sensation dizziness and the world around you is spinning? It could be possible that you have vertigo. Vertigo is actually a symptom of various medical conditions. You may experience it if you have any problems with the pathway of your sensory nerves, the brain, or your inner ear. Regardless of […]
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can lead to a multitude of symptoms that manifest as many aches and pains but it rarely leads to vertigo. Also, did you know that one-third of people who have high blood pressure, don’t even know they have it?
It may be hard to consider for some, but the best treatment for spinal stenosis could actually be a non-surgical option. Aside from common home pain alleviation options like daily exercise, stretching, and weight-loss there are non-intrusive methods for alleviating your spinal stenosis symptoms.
Fatigue is usually defined as a sense of deficiency of vitality and motivation which could be physical, psychological or both. Extreme fatigue is not the same as nausea, but the urge to sleep may go with fatigue. Apathy is a sense of indifference that exists or may also accompany the fatigue.
Waking up with shoulder pain is a lousy way to begin your day. The pain usually radiates down the arm and the shoulder region. And then the arm grows weaker over a couple of days if the pain doesn’t get any better. If you’re wondering why do I have shoulder pain from sleeping, read along to find out the remedies to alleviate the pain.
If you have Trigeminal Neuralgia and want to know more about it, then this article is right for you. We’ll talk about what this condition is and the different ways of treating Trigeminal Neuralgia naturally. Let’s start by getting to know what this condition is.
When you have SI joint pain, you may feel pain in your groin, pelvis, buttocks, and lower back. Sometimes, you may even feel pain in your legs. If you’ve been experiencing SI joint pain for a long time, you may find it challenging to do daily chores that would otherwise have been easy.
Are you feeling pain in your hips, groin, and buttocks? It could be SI joint pain. But what is the SI joint and why is it hurting? We’ll discuss the answers here so you can better manage the pain brought about by SI joint dysfunction.
Do you worry that you may have scoliosis? If your spine has an unusual curve that is like a “C” or “S” shape, you may have scoliosis. This condition is when your spine has a curvature that is not normal. You can identify whether the curvature is abnormal because the usual shape of our spine have curves at both the top and lower back.
Having hips that are not symmetrical is one of the signs that you may have scoliosis. In such cases, one of the hips is higher compared to the other. This usually leads to pain when you stand at work for a long time. The pain is most apparent at the curve’s apex or the point where your spine curves out.
Vertigo attacks can happen all of a sudden and then last for just several seconds. If the kind of vertigo that you have is severe, then the vertigo attacks can last for a number of days. This can greatly affect your life. You may find it difficult to walk or even just stand. You feel sick, and of course, you’re dizzy.
If you are constantly suffering from lower back pain that radiates to your legs, it is possible that you may have a medical condition called spinal stenosis. This condition affects the spinal cords and nerve roots because of the narrowing of your spinal canal.
If you are experiencing constant pain on one side of your face, jaw, or the areas around your ear, this could be TMJ disorder. Along with the pain are difficulties in moving your jaw as well as a popping or clicking sound. If you think you have TMJ disorder, read along so you’ll know more about its causes and the available TMJ treatments.

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The opinion of the court was delivered by: HERMAN
This is a subrogation claim against National Bank & Trust Company of Central Pennsylvania (hereinafter referred to as National Central) by the Phoenix Insurance Company, subrogee of the Samuel Rosenthal Foundation. Before the court is the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment which, considering the undisputed facts fairly drawn from the pleadings and affidavits before the court, we conclude must be granted.
Between the dates of September 2 and September 4, 1967, a fifty thousand dollar ($50,000) 6% Consolidated Federal Home Loan Bond (Serial No. 420 G-1967) payable to bearer, was stolen from the offices of the parent corporation of the Samuel Rosenthal Foundation, in Cleveland, Ohio. The bond had been purchased by the Samuel Rosenthal Foundation on October 25, 1966. Immediately upon discovery of the theft notice was given to the Division of Loans and Currency, Bureau of Public Debt, Fiscal Service, Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., and subsequently Application For Relief on Account of Lost, Stolen or Destroyed United States Securities was made with the Division of Loans and Currency. On March 28, 1968 the plaintiff, as insurance carrier, paid the Samuel Rosenthal Foundation the face amount of the stolen bond and was assigned all rights to the bond or the proceeds therefrom.
On May 31, 1968, approximately seven months after the bond's maturity date of October 26, 1967, the stolen bond was presented to National Central, in York, Pennsylvania, by one Victor Dell'Alba. The bank made immediate telephonic inquiry of the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia to determine if the bond could be submitted for redemption. Upon receiving clearance Dell'Alba's account was credited with the face value of the instrument.
The bond was then presented for payment by National Central at the Philadelphia Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank and National Central's Federal Reserve account was credited with the value of the instrument.
This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332 and 1348 (1965) by virtue of the diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy in excess of $10,000.00.
The parties agree that the bond in question is an investment security as that term is defined by § 8-102 of the Uniform Commercial Code (12A P.S. § 8-102 (1970)).
Our decision is, therefore, necessarily controlled by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (12A P.S. § 8-101 et seq. (1970)).
National Central, while admitting that it took the bond after six months from the maturity date, contends that it was not a "purchaser" of the bond as that term is defined by § 1-201(33) (12A P.S. § 1-201(33) (1970)), but was acting innocently and in good faith, solely as the agent for its depositor, Victor Dell'Alba. As an agent acting in good faith, § 8-318 of the Code would insulate it from liability for conversion of the instrument.
We hold, however, that in dealing with the bond in question, the defendant became a "purchaser" as defined by the Uniform Commercial Code and was not acting merely as an agent pursuant to instructions. Section 1-201(32) (12A P.S. § 1-201(32) (1970)) defines "Purchase" to include taking an instrument by negotiation. The bond herein involved was a bearer instrument and as such was negotiated by delivery (12A P.S. § 3-202 (1970)) occurring upon the voluntary transfer of possession (12A P.S. § 1-201(14) (1970)). Therefore, when the bond was negotiated to National Central upon delivery and if National Central thereby acquired an interest in the bond, it became a purchaser. Upon delivery of the bond National Central credited Dell'Alba's account with the face value of the instrument. National Central then sent the bond to Philadelphia where, upon redemption, National Central's account with the Federal Reserve Bank was credited with the value of the bond. In our opinion this procedure is sufficient to sustain the conclusion that National Central acquired an interest in the stolen bond.
The defendant relies upon the case of First Nat'l Bank of Blairstown v. Goldberg, 340 Pa. 337, 17 A.2d 377 (1941), decided before the enactment of the Uniform Commercial Code in Pennsylvania.
In that case the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that an attorney acting as agent in processing the sale of stolen bearer bonds through a bank was not liable for conversion if he acted in good faith. The proceeds of the sale were deposited by the processing bank in the account of the attorney, who immediately turned the proceeds over to his client. Neither the bank nor the attorney were held liable for conversion of the bonds. The case is arguably distinguishable, however, as to the liability of the bank. There the attorney's account was not credited until after the proceeds of the sale were remitted to the bank by the broker. In the instant case, Dell'Alba's account was credited before the bond was redeemed by the bank. The bank then submitted the bond for redemption and was credited with the proceeds.
As a purchaser, National Central is subject to the plaintiff's adverse claim unless it can show that it is a bona fide purchaser; that is, it must be a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim (12A P.S. § 8-302 (1970)).
The defendant suggests that it may have acquired the rights of a bona fide purchaser under the "shelter" provision of § 8-301(1) (12A P.S. § 8-301(1) (1970))
if its transferor, Victor Dell'Alba, was a bona fide purchaser.
National Central contends that it is incumbent upon the plaintiff to prove that it did not acquire the rights of a good faith purchaser for value. However, Section 8-105(2)(d) (12A P.S. § 8-105(2)(d) (1970)) provides:
"After it is shown that a defense or defect exists the plaintiff has the burden of establishing that he or some person under whom he claims is a person against whom the defense or defect is ineffective."
This section clearly places the burden on the defendant to show that it has acquired the rights of a good faith purchaser. As the defendant has neither alleged nor submitted affidavits to prove that its transferor was a good faith purchaser for value, we must conclude for purposes of deciding plaintiff's motion that National Central did not accede to ...

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2 companies provide lunch for Russell Medical Center employees
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (WSFA) -Two companies in Alexander City teamed up and put on a massive spread of ‘thanks’ Wednesday for hundreds of employees at Russell Medical Center.
Opening the door to goodness, boxes of food from two diners courtesy of two businesses, a tasty gesture of ‘thanks’ for 500 employees at Russell Medical Center. Chick-fil-A and Chicken Salad Chick provided the meals.
“Thank you for everything, okay,” Mortgage Pro spokesman Bill Young told doctors, nurses and staff at Russell Medical Center, the very people in the thick of the COVID fight.
“You know they put themselves in harm’s way everyday fighting this pandemic,” said Mortgage Pro owner Eric McKinley.
Robyn Mann is on the front lines in the COVID battle, but Wednesday, she stood line to receive a hot lunch; a welcomed break from the fight. A bit of relief that didn’t go unnoticed.
“It means more than we can express in words. It’s hard to explain to people on the outside what we’re dealing with,” said Mann, who is a Russell Medical Center nurse anesthetist.
Wendy Carter’s realty company partnered with Mortgage Pro to make it all happen.
“It’s something we’re happy we can do and always want to reach out and help in our community,” said Carter, one of three owners of Big Fish Realty.
If you think about it, lunch for Russell Medical meant so much than free meal. Occupational Therapist Kelly Owens summed it well.
“It’s one less thing we have to worry about today. It’s one less decision we have when we’re making so many decisions with patient care,” said Owens.
There was a bit of madness as volunteers handed out meals in the blistering heat yet the moment provided an opportunity to unwind, relax and simply take a break from what seems like a never-ending struggle against a stubborn virus.
‘Thank you so much for everything,” Young told another group of medical center employees as they took their lunch.
And so, the 500 employees went back to their respective jobs with more than full stomachs. They went back to their jobs feeling appreciated with a heaping dose of love.
Mortgage Pro and Big Fish Realty have also made plans to provide lunch for 150 employees at Lake Martin Community Hospital next Wednesday in Dadeville.
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The time has come, The Walrus said,
to talk of many things,
of planes and clues and NEL's
of cabbages and kings.
This is Segesta, Italy, founded by the Greeks in the 5th Century BC. The town was constantly at war, yet the majestic Doric temple has miraculously survived sacking and the ravages of time, and stands in splendid and solemn isolation on the hill facing Monte Barbaro.
This temple is the fourth pitstop in a race around the world. Teams arrived here at the end of the last leg of the race for a mandatory rest period. This was a time to rest, eat, sleep and get to know their fellow racers. Sad to say, Eric and Jeremy no longer had their dolls to play with (the Double Dees who were eliminated through the dastardly deeds of The Evil Ones, Lake and Michelle) The seven teams waiting here have no idea what's in store for them.
BJ and Tyler who were the first to arrive at the temple at 2:30PM will depart at 2:30AM. They receive route info which tells them to drive 42 miles to the city of Palermo (or Trapani) and then proceed to the city of CATANIA on the East Coast of Sicily. When they arrive they must choose one of the marked cars and drive themselves to the PIAZZA STESICORO where teams will find their next clue.
Pop Quiz No. 1
After arriving in Palermo (or Trapani) teams must:
a. Drive to the City of Catania a distance of 285 kilometers?
b. Board a SAIS bus and ride to Catania?
c. Board a train and ride to Catania?
d. Find the airport and sign up for a charter flight to Catania leaving at 6:30AM, 7:00AM, or 7:30AM
e. None of the above.
The teams leave the temple pit stop in the following order:
1. BJ and Tyler leave at 2:30AM
2. Eric and Jeremy leave at 3:00AM
3. Monica and Joseph leave at 4:15AM
4. Fran and Barry leave at 4:55AM
5. Lake and Michelle leave at 6:00AM
6. Dave and Lori leave at 6:15AM
7. Ray and Yolanda leave at 6:30AM
If they do fly on a charter flight this is the routing:
Charter No. 1 leaving at 6:30AM: The Hippies, The Beach Boys, and MO/JO
Charter No. 2 leaving at 7:00AM: The Old Timers, The Evil Ones
Charter No. 3 leaving at 7:30AM: The Nerds, Rayolanda
Arriving in Catania, the find their cars and the clue which tells them to drive to PIAZZA STESICORO. Here they descend into the ruins of a Roman Amphiteatre and retreave their next clue. It is now early morning and we see the Beach Boys wearing light windbreakers and with the sun just beginning to shine on the surrounding buildings while the amphitheatre is still in shadow.
Finding the clue, a route marker, they are told to proceed (perhaps on foot since we no longer see any of the teams wearing backpacks which are probably in their car parked somewhere) down VIA ETNEA one half mile to the PIAZZA ALONSO DI BENEDETTO and locate the FONTANA DELL'AMENANO where they will find their next clue.
Arriving at the fountain they locate the clue box and the next clue which is a DETOUR. A detour consists of two tasks each with its own pros and cons. In this detour teams must choose between CASH and CARRY. In CASH, teams must locate a particular fish monger in the picturesque MERCATO DELLA PESCHERIA (Fish Market) which stretches from the Piazza up VIA GARIBALDI. They will weigh out four kilos (8.8 pounds) of small Italian fish and sell them in the market for x?x Euros (it has to be a set price or they could just unload the whole batch for a single Euro). When they have completed their sale, the fish monger will give them their next clue.
In CARRY, teams must locate a different fish monger who sells swordfish. Each team member must select one 32-pound swordfish and carry it one-third of a mile to a particular restaurant (perhaps in the Una Hotel Palace on Via Etnea or the Trattoria San Giuliano on Via Antonio San Giuliano). When they arrive the restaurant manager will give them their next clue.
We have established that the following teams selected whch task:
CASH: The Old Timers
CARRY: The Hippies, The Beach Boys, MO/JO, The Evil Ones, and Rayolanda.
The Big Question:What has happened to the Nerds? We only see them with clue envelope and instructions in hand at the corner of Via Etnea and Via Antonio San Giuliano by the Palazzo San Demetrio. As Winston Churchill might say "The Nerds are a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside of an enigma.
Pop Quiz No. 2
The Nerds, David and Lori, are:
a. Proceeding North on Via Etnea to Piazza Stesecori and the Roman Amphitheatre?
b. Proceeding West on Via Antonio San Giuliano toward the Greek Amphitheatre?
c. Going around in circles?
d. Heading toward the FAST FORWARD at the Palazzo Manganelli?
e. None of the above.
By the way, on the way to Piazza Stesicoro, the Old Timers may be lost and are stuck in traffic. He is still wearing his gray shirt which he sheds later in the day.
Upon completion of the Detour, the teams receive their next route marker which tells them to return to their cars and proceed to drive south 33 miles on autoroute S114 to the town of SIRACUSA. When they arrive they must locate the SIRACUSA CANOE CLUE located on the waterway which seperates the island of Ortygia from the mainland.
Although the route seems to be a simple one, it looks like several of the teams get lost on the way. And this includes the Nerds if they have not taken the Fast Forward and perhaps MO/JO.
Upon arriving at the Canoe Club, the teams find the next clue box with a clue for the ROADBLOCK. In this roadblock, one member of each team must suit up with helmet and life vest and join a team of four players in YELLOW KAYAKS! They are playing against a team of four professionals IN RED KAYAKS.They must move the ball (about the size of a standard water polo ball) with their paddles and then send the ball into the goal net. It is not clear whether they can only touch the ball with their paddles or whether they can pick it up and throw it into the net. But they do have to score one goal!
The only one we see scoring a goal is Barry (and he did it by flicking it up with his paddle!!) We also have shots of Ray in a canoe, and Lake cheering on Michelle who is out in a canoe, Tyler cheering on BJ who seems to score a goal as Tyler raises his hand in a NO. 1 gesture, and Eric cheering on Jeremy. Missing are MO/JO and The Nerds. From the small patches of blue sky which can be seen behind Eric and Tyler, it looks like they are doing the Roadblock earlier than the others.
Upon successfully scoring a goal, the teams receive instrustions to proceed to the next PIT STOP. At the pit stop, the last team MAY BE ELIMINATED!
Pop Quiz No. 3:
The Pit Stop is located:
1. On Ortygia Island at the Tempio di Apollo (the oldest Doric temple in Sicily)?
2. On Ortygia Island at the Castello Maniace?
3. In the Piazza in front of the Grand Hotel Ortigia Siracusa?
4. On the roof of the Grand Hotel Ortigia Siracusa?
5. None of the above.
We do know that Lake is shown during a confessional on the roof of the hotel but with a different black pullover. He says that he is "still the leader of this team" which sort of says that Lake and Michelle have not been Philiminated nor NELed. And whether or not the hotel is the actual pit stop it more or likely is the place the remaining teams spent the night before starting off on Leg 7 on the morrow.
Can we predict a finish order:
If David and Lori did find the FAST FORWARD and did not get lost on the way to the pit stop, they will have come in first. However, if they did not go for a Fast Forward, it looks like they will come in last. HOWEVER, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THIS LEG WILL BE A NON ELIMINATION LEG. There are three NEL's in the race and during three of the last four races, Leg 5 has been the time of the FIRST NEL. (TAR5 LEG 5; TAR6 LEG 4; TAR7 LEG 5; TAR8 LEG5. It is also interesting to note that in each of these races the FIRST FAST FORWARD came in the same leg as the First NEL.
So I assume that the finish order without a Fast Forward will be:
The Beach Boys
The Old Timers
The Evil Ones
and sorry to say, last but not least: THE NERDS
BUT THEY ARE SAVED ONCE AGAIN WHEN THEY ARE INFORMED THAT THIS IS THE FIRST NON ELIMINATION LEG AND THEY MUST SURRENDER ALL OF THEIR MONEY AND EVERYTHING THEY ARE NOT WEARING EXCEPT THEIR PASSPORTS.


A partnership to fight poverty is born
In an act President Juan Manuel Santos called “unprecedented,” three Colombian departments joined forces with the National Government to fight poverty directly. The partnership, known as the Gran Darien contract plan, will keep 25 mayors and the governors of Antioquia, Sergio Fajardo, Córdoba, Alejandro Lyons and Chocó, Luis Gilberto Murillo, in touch with each other and they, in turn, will coordinate with the National Planning Department director, Mauricio Santa Maria.
One billion pesos is at the disposal of 25 municipalities, whose mayors must make proposals that are in line with pre-established priorities like social development, housing and public services, productive development, infrastructure and connectivity.
“This is what development is about,” Mr. Santos said, “and it’s what Prosperity for All (The National Development Plan 2010-2014) is about, so that resources reach those who need them the most and there is more equitable distribution of development.” A contract plan is a tool outlined within the National Development Plan


While all departments within the federal government are experiencing cuts of some kind, none seem as alarming, as the cuts made by the department of defense.
To mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, Human Rights Watch has released its annual LGBT rights "Hall of Shame," highlighting those promoting homophobic policies.
Obama administration engaged in questionable investigation of leak in 2009 by tracking Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen’s emails and movements.
On Mother's Day, a gunman injured 19 people including 2 children and there was minimal coverage in the media. Read about how the minimal coverage represents a class issue in the United States.
A Texas judge is enforcing a "morality clause" in divorce papers saying a woman can’t have lesbian roommate unless they’re married. Marriage is, of course, illegal in Texas.
Many states in the world consistently have failed to uphold women's rights — but it is nonetheless shocking that in these five, governments have gone so far as to imprison rape victims.
A former hero cop who was given a seat next to Michelle Obama at a speech by the president is now charged with the rape of two women and the assault of another.
In his online radio show, right-wing host Pete Santilli has made ridiculous and violent remarks towards former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying that she should be "shot in the vagina".


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For those looking to find strong Computer and Technology stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL - Free Report) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention of many investors, but do its recent returns compare favorably to the sector as a whole? One simple way to answer this question is to take a look at the year-to-date performance of CMTL and the rest of the Computer and Technology group's stocks.
Comtech Telecommunications is one of 659 companies in the Computer and Technology group. The Computer and Technology group currently sits at #5 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank includes 16 different groups and is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors.
The Zacks Rank is a proven system that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions, highlighting a variety of stocks that are displaying the right characteristics to beat the market over the next one to three months. CMTL is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).
Over the past three months, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for CMTL's full-year earnings has moved 27.31% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend.
According to our latest data, CMTL has moved about 21.34% on a year-to-date basis. Meanwhile, the Computer and Technology sector has returned an average of -0.30% on a year-to-date basis. This means that Comtech Telecommunications is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.
Looking more specifically, CMTL belongs to the Wireless Equipment industry, which includes 16 individual stocks and currently sits at #17 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has gained an average of 6.43% so far this year, so CMTL is performing better in this area.
Going forward, investors interested in Computer and Technology stocks should continue to pay close attention to CMTL as it looks to continue its solid performance.

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A Monmouth University poll of Republicans nationwide indicates that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie could have a hard time getting his party’s nomination for president.
Thirteen percent of the Republicans surveyed favor Jeb Bush as the GOP nominee; Ted Cruz and Scott Walker both scored 11 percent; and Mike Huckabee has the support of 9 percent.
Poll director Patrick Murray says only 5 percent want Christie as the party’s candidate. What’s more, the governor’s negative ratings among Republican voters have increased since December.
“We’re getting to the point now where there’s a potential for a major embarrassment, not just simply being competitive and then losing, but getting wiped out very much early on in the game,” Murray said, “So that’s something, I think, Chris Christie is going to take into account right now before he gets in.”
Christie has said he’ll decide on whether to enter the race by late spring or early summer.


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NYC’s Best Damn Comedy/Variety show encourages its performers to play, invites its audience to hang out afterwards to share feedback & shoot the breeze, and concludes each show with a Cheap Door Prize giveaway.
Storytelling, Comedy & Music Show hosted by Eric Vetter
When? Friday, July 19th, 8pm.
Where? Otto’s Shrunken Head
Tickets? Free Admission

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I have another Christmas card to share today....No 3! This is the adorable Penny Black stamp - Here Comes Christmas.
I've coloured them with promarkers and added lots of glitter, but it's not showing up on the photo! The background papers are from Craftwork Cards, and I've used a Spellbinders snowflake die and a die-namics fence die. The sentiment tags are from Lili of the Valley.
I'd like to enter the following challenges:-
Fab n Funky - Cute Critters
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Feature a Creature
Thanks for taking the time to visit my little blog today and for all your comments and encouragement.
Have a lovely weekend

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Tonight Julia will get this surprise for her 18th birthday. The request was two way: dutch (Venlo’s) carnaval which has the colors blue, red and yellow and music, because Julia is a singer. I made a “Kruimeldiefje” as Julia singing on a stylish carnaval inspired bij BellariaCakesDesign and Precious Taarten. The cake is filled with Bastogne-cookie-filling, caramel and iced with milk-chocolate-ganache.
Marianne, Venlo, Netherlands, https://www.facebook.com/mariannesbakery


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Alice Paul was born into a Quaker family. Their Quaker linage could be traced back to the 17th century when the Quakers first arrived to Pennsylvania on both sides of her family (Edwards, 23). Paul once claimed she had “never met anybody who wasn 't a Quaker” and “never heard of anyone who wasn’t a Quaker” (Calvert, 328). Due to this upbringing, Paul wasn’t able to do things that common folk did, but was able to chase her highest goals because of it (Edwards, 24). These goals would later benefit the women of her time, as well as all future women. Paul credits her Quaker upbringing “as motivation for her commitment to women’s right...
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These leadership skills made Paul think outside the box. For example, Paul firmly believed that it was useless to take their cause from state to state to amend their state constitutions (Grahm, 666). Instead the female pushed for the women to go straight to the federal government. She believed that it would be much faster to convince politicians rather than each and every congressman. Alice Paul also knew that they would need the support of the President in order to successfully pass their amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. So on the 10th of January in 1917, Alice Paul gathered women and had them picket right outside the White House, ensuring that President Wilson would see them any time he entered or exited his home (667). Who knows how long it would have taken them to get the President on board if Paul wouldn’t have thought of that.
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- Four Women in History Many women have contributed to supporting women 's rights, leaving their mark on history. Four women will be discussed, describing their work and events that incorporate the campaign that each woman supported or lead. Jeannette Rankin (active 1910-1968) Born June 11, 1880, Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected into U.S. Congress at the age of 36. After attending college, she tried several jobs, following her mother’s lead as a teacher, then a seamstress, and finally a social worker.... [tags: Women's suffrage, Women's rights, Suffragette]
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- I was born in Moorestown, New Jersey on January 11, 1885. I grew up Quaker, and attended Swarthmore College. When I moved to England, I began to push for equal rights for women in society (Alice Paul Biography). I was very active in politics and was willing to perform risky tactics in order to stand up for what I believed was right. Because of my boldness in my efforts to start the suffrage movement, I was arrested on several occasions in England and had to serve jail time. In 1910, I returned back to America.... [tags: picket, suffrage, peace]
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- What if women did not have the same rights as everyone else. What if there was a stereotype that women had to follow. Should a wife stay at home and take care of the children while her husband is out there working. These are all questions that women asked during the women’s Suffrage Movement. At the beginning of this movement, women did not have the same rights as their husbands or other men. Ladies had to follow a stereotype of being a teacher or nurse and once married staying home, taking care of the children and keeping the home in order while their husbands went to work.... [tags: wife, children, law, equality of rights]
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- The issue of equality had always been a debate between both female and male back in the old days. The ERA, short for Equal Rights Amendment, was an amendment that was designed to guarantee equal rights for women. It was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution and was originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman. Both Paul and Eastman believed that in order to have freedom from legal sex discrimination, it was required to have an Equal Rights Amendment that would affirm the equal application of the Constitution to all U.S.... [tags: United States Constitution]
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- It was January 11, 1885 and in Moorestown, New Jersey what I would call a rook in the chess game of women’s suffrage, was born. It’s hard to believe that such an overwhelming infatuation in equality could be so deeply immersed in a woman only twenty-seven years of age. However, when you know that this person is none other than Alice Paul, believing gets easier. It was the defiance caged up inside this fire-cracker of a woman that led her steadily through the great battle of woman's suffrage. Growing up in a Quaker home with supportive parents encouraged Paul from an early age to challenge others’ beliefs when they differed from her own.... [tags: Solitary Confinement, Legacy]
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- Women’s Liberation Movement Betty Friedan wrote that “the only way for a woman, as for a man, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own.” The message here is that women need more than just a husband, children, and a home to feel fulfilled; women need independence and creative outlets, unrestrained by the pressures of society. Throughout much of history, women have struggled with the limited roles society imposed on them. The belief that women were intellectually inferior, physically weaker, and overemotional has reinforced stereotypes throughout history.... [tags: Women's Liberation Movement]
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- “Feminism has never been about getting a job for one women. It’s about making life more fair for women everywhere. It’s not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It’s about baking a new one.” – Gloria Steinem. Women all around the world have face many discrimination. Like not being able to vote because of their gender and getting paid less than men at jobs. People have no idea the struggle that women went through so they can have the same privileges as men. The reason for the women rights movement was because they wanted to make women equal to men politically, socially and economically.... [tags: Women's suffrage, Seneca Falls Convention]
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- Historical Context Women’s history in the United States has always been represented as a struggle for rights. Wealth and status were tied to either their fathers or husbands. In the early 1900s, women were afforded the traditional roles of society. The majority of women worked in the home. If they were of the 18% young or poor women, they also worked in factories as laborers, manufacturing items for the booming industrial revolution (U.S. Department of Labor, 1980). During this time period the workplace was not in compliance with current safety standards.... [tags: American History]
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- How American Women’s Rights Have Changed Since 1900 According to Karen Manners Smith, over 75% of women stayed at home around 1900 as “wives, mothers, and housekeepers” (48). A lot of these women wanted to go be part of the world and not just stay at home. Although women did have an easier life at home rather than life in the 1800s with all of the modern conveniences that were invented in the 19th century, they still wanted to go to work in the world outside the home. Some of the things that women were not allowed to do was serve on juries, bring lawsuits or be sued, or own property.... [tags: Women's suffrage, Women's rights, Woodrow Wilson]
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- Alice Paul was born on January 11,1885, in Moorestown, New Jersey. Her father, who died when Alice was sixteen, was a businessman, banker, and property owner. The Pauls lived in the small Quaker community of Moorestown. One of the beliefs of the Quakers was equality of the sexes. As a young girl, Alice attended the Quaker suffrage meetings with her mother. Alice Pauls' father left them enough money so she could attend the exclusive Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. She graduated in 1905 as a biology major, but after discovering politics in her senior year, she went on to attend the New York School of Philanthropy.... [tags: essays research papers]
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WASHINGTON - The United States is a nation of immigrants bound together by the American ideals of individual freedom and responsibility and driven by the limitless opportunities of free enterprise. Read more
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MEXICO CITY — In his high-rise office overlooking some of the Western Hemisphere's priciest real estate, the executive charged with putting the Reichmann family back on top walks past detailed models of planned developments worth more than $1 billion and insists construction will go ahead.
But Ron Soskolne also knows-as do developers and brokers throughout Mexico City-that the collapse of the peso has put the industry virtually in limbo as everyone tries to figure out what the future holds for Mexico, the deposed king of developing economies.
"Hopefully, it is just a setback (of months,)" said Soskolne, who is executive vice-president of Reichmann International LP, a partnership between the Reichmann brothers and international financier George Soros.
Paul Reichmann has always been a visionary. He built Battery Park in New York when the city was in deep financial trouble, and he built Canary Wharf in the boondocks of London.
The first secured his reputation and the second probably will eventually prove a success, although its voracious appetite for cash led to the destruction of the family's real estate and natural resources empire, Olympia & York Developments Ltd.
For the past two years, Reichmann has been planning three major projects in Mexico City on the presumption that this megalopolis is ready for some of the world's best-quality real estate. The three projects' $1 billion estimated price tag makes them among the largest real estate developments planned in Latin America.
Market analysts say Reichmann's bet still may pay off. But there's heavy sledding ahead.
"It's a matter of how much staying power they need to have," said Henry McDonald, director of commercial real estate for international broker Cushman & Wakefield. "Paul Reichmann is the world's greatest developer. But if we have economic turmoil, he won't be able to build and neither will any other developer in the city."
Unlike at Canary Wharf, Soskolne points out, the Reichmanns haven't committed huge sums up front on the expectation that companies will move into their buildings.
The land has been purchased for development of a 50-story office tower in midtown Mexico City, industry sources say, and for construction of 30 buildings as part of the Sante Fe mega-development on the western edge of the city.
But that's as far as Reichmann International has gone in terms of major up-front costs.
Six months ago, Reichmann expressed confidence that work would be beginning by now on all three projects-including a major urban renewal development in the city's historic downtown. But re-evaluation now is the order of the day.
Reichmann International had expected to develop residential and retail buildings at Sante Fe first. The commercial real estate was to go up later. The entire process was to take about three years.
But retail sales have collapsed with the fall in Mexicans' purchasing power caused by the peso devaluation.
And the condo market has gone into hibernation as interest rates skyrocketed to keep foreign capital in the country.
The Sante Fe development plan is changing accordingly, and office buildings likely will go up first. But here, too, there are additional risks and new hurdles to overcome.
Soros, a billionaire, has provided much of the funds for Reichmann International's plans. But the company still must seek other financing, and that's proving tough because of the damage done recently to the Mexican banking sector.
"There's a lot less liquidity and availability of money for investment," Soskolne said.
Furthermore, the big Mexican construction company that joined forces with Reichmann International to build Sante Fe-Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora-has suffered heavy losses because much of its long-term debt is denominated in U.S. dollars.
"But they're as committed as we are to moving ahead," Soskolne said. "They're a strong company and we presume they'll recover."
The most positive sign of future success for Reichmann International lies in the tight market for top-quality commercial real estate. The overall vacancy rate for office space in Mexico City is as high as 20 percent.
But it's substantially less than 5 percent for the kind of leased accommodations that satisfy international companies-well-located buildings with air conditioning, high ceilings, adequate parking and up-to-date electrical and telecommunications facilities.
Low availability of space and the high cost of borrowing money for construction explains why monthly office rents in areas such as Polanco, where Soskolne's office is located, run higher per square foot than in Manhattan and downtown Toronto.
Earlier stages of Sante Fe built by other developers have proven a hit with companies that want top-quality space at a cheaper price than upscale areas closer to downtown Mexico City. Rents in Sante Fe can be less than half of the price in tony Polanco.


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Denis Naughten has described the failure by the HSE to outline its future plan for the Rosalie Unit and those that are presently resident in the unit, as “deeply concerning”
On foot of questioning the Health Minister in the Dáil, the HSE have responded to Denis Naughten by stating “clients have recently been assessed and over the coming weeks/months we will be working with them and their families to develop plans that will improve their quality of life and help them reach their full potential in life. This process will take some time and there are no plans in place with regards to individual services”.
Commenting on the response, Denis Naughten said “this response is far from reassuring and gives no indication of any future plan for the retention of the unit in its current form or as a specialist unit for Alzheimer’s or dementia patients”
“The development of the Rosalie unit to cater for Alzheimer’s /dementia patients within the West Roscommon/North Galway area is important, as such residential services are seriously lacking in the West of Ireland”
“While the comments by the HSE that it “will be working with the clients and their families to develop plans” seem constructive, the concern is that this is the very same line that was used over a month ago”.
“To date, families have received no clarification on what exactly is happening to their relatives or the Rosalie Unit itself. This is just not good enough!” concluded Denis Naughten
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Hector Berlioz, The Symphonie Fantastique
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Hector Berlioz, The Symphonie FantastiqueDiscovering Masterpieces of Classical Music
Experience and enjoy, in a completely new way, the great works of classical music, from the Baroque to the modern period, thanks to a new series of audio-visual concert guides, "Masterpieces of Classical Music."
Berlioz' Fantastic Symphony is widely regarded as one of the most important and representative pieces of the early Romantic period. Leonard Bernstein once called it "the first musical expedition into psychedelia" because of its hallucinatory and dream-like nature. The German musicologist Wulf Konold describes the idea behind and the realization of this fascinating work.


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The seed bomb, aka green grenade, is a portal of potential plant-life, a pill if you will, in which the contents include a collection of compost and seeds. It can be tossed into those hard-to-reach places where cultivators may not be able to get. In some instances, the seeds will be those of wildflowers, a great visual for pedestrians passing by and fine fodder for foraging bees and other urban wildlife. Sometimes the green grenades explode into an array of fresh produce for some free food. It just depends on the peaceful point being made.

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As an undergraduate student, Robert Noyce sees the technical reports on the brand new transistor and knew he was looking at the future. "The concept hit me like the atom bomb," he later recalled. But he does not like the structure of the large East Coast tech companies.
Before he became the first U.S. president, service to the colonies would profoundly change George Washington.
Intrepid journalist Nelly Bly went on a journey around the world breaking the record of Julius Verne's fictional character.
The grave truth behind modern forensics was discovered in 1920s New York.
Lyndon Johnson pushed progressive programs before the Vietnam War eroded his support. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
Their intense faith and strict adherence to 300-year-old traditions have by turn captivated and repelled, awed and irritated, inspired and confused America.
In 1978 over 900 people led by Rev. Jim Jones died in the largest mass murder-suicide in history, at Jonestown, Guyana.
After 18 years of struggles, the Golden Gate Bridge opened on May 27, 1937.
The story of a farm boy who rose from obscurity to become the most influential American innovator of the 20th century.


Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles by flame spray pyrolysis and characterisation protocol
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There is uncertainty concerning the potential toxicity of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, which may be attributed in part to a lack of understanding with regard to the physiochemical properties of the nanoparticles used in toxicological investigations. This paper reports the synthesis of a ZnO nanopowder by flame spray pyrolysis and demonstrates that the typically employed characterisation techniques such as specific surface area measurement and X-ray diffraction provide insufficient information on the sample, especially if it is intended for use in toxicity studies. Instead, a more elaborate characterisation protocol is proposed that includes particle morphology as well as detailed compositional analysis of the nanoparticle surface. Detailed transmission electron microscopy analysis illustrated the polydispersity within the sample: particles were elongated in the c-crystallographic direction, with average Ferret length ~23 nm and Ferret width ~14 nm. Dynamic light scattering (0.1 w/v% in deionised water, pH 7.4) revealed the particles were agglomerated with a modal secondary particle size of ~1.5 μm. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicated the presence of carbonate and hydroxide impurities on the surface of the ZnO nanoparticles and an increase of such impurities was observed as the sample was aged, which might influence the nanoparticle dissolution and/or cellular uptake behaviour. These data will be utilised, in order to facilitate the interpretation and understanding of results from toxicological investigations using in vitro cell lines.
KeywordsDynamic Light Scattering Zinc Oxide Zincite Flame Spray Pyrolysis Zinc Nitrate Solution
Research leading to these results received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no. 229244 (ENNSATOX). K. Wegner gratefully acknowledges financial support by the European Research Council (ERC project “FlameNanoManufacture”, contract #247283).
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According to a new study, flaxseed may play a protective role against the cardiotoxic side effects associated with drugs used to treat women with breast cancer.
Anticancer therapeutics, such as Doxorubicin and Trastuzumab, can cause inflammation and oxidative stress, which can damage the heart. Cardio-Oncology is a branch of medicine that focuses on treatments that can prevent and minimize heart damage resulting from cancer treatments. Alpha-linolenic acid and secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, which have potent anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties, respectively, could prove useful in the prevention of heart disease caused by chemotherapy.
A recent study published in The Journal of Nutrition evaluated whether the administration of flaxseed and/or its bioactive components, alpha-linolenic acid and secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, could prevent damage to the heart in mice injected with anticancer drugs. The mice received daily preventative treatment with one of the following diets: 1) control diet; 2) flaxseed diet; 3) alpha-linolenic acid diet; or 4) secoisolariciresinol diglucoside diet for a total of 6 weeks. Within each study group, mice received 3 weekly injections of saline or a combination of Doxorubicin and Trastuzumab starting at the end of week 3.
Study results indicated that daily administration of flaxseed, alpha-linolenic acid, or secoisolariciresinol diglucoside partially protected against cardiotoxic side effects from Doxorubicin and Trastuzumab therapy. According to Dr. Davinder S. Jassal MD. FACC, FRCP(C) (Professor, University of Manitoba), and colleagues who conducted the study, future clinical studies are warranted to investigate the prophylactic role of flaxseed consumption in preventing cardiotoxic side effects associated with anticancer drugs that are used to treat women with breast cancer. A corresponding editorial by Dr. Ghassan Bkaily and Dr. Danielle Jacques (University of Sherbrooke) stated that this study is a reason for excitement and new hope for the prevention and treatment of heart disease that is associated with breast cancer therapy.
Reference Asselin CY, Lam A, Cheung DYC, Eekhoudt CR, Zhu A, Mittal I, Mayba A, Solati Z, Edel A, Austria JA, Aukema HM, Ravandi A, Thliveris J, Singal PK, Pierce GN, Niraula S, Jassal DS. Prevention of Doxorubicin- and Trastuzumab-Mediated Cardiotoxicity in C57BL/6 Mice. The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 150, Issue 9, 1 September 2020, Pages 2353–2363, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa144.
Bkaily G and Jacques D. Flaxseed as an Anticardiotoxicity Agent in Breast Cancer Therapy. The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 150, Issue 9, 1 September 2020, Pages 2231–2232, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa213.
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Reasons why women suffer from anxiety more than men
Anxiety disorder is a mental disorder where the person suffering from it can feel anxiety and fear, resulting in palpitation, sweating and general shakiness. Reasons can be genetics, some past experience or environmental factors. Nearly 12% people suffer from this disorder in any given year. A study published in a U.K. based medical journal Brain and Behavior has stated that women are twice more likely to suffer from an anxiety disorder in their life than men. They can be affected by this disorder as early as in their teens.The same holds true with another mental disorder – Depression. Why is it that women seem to be more affected by these mental disorders than men? Let’s explore the reasons.
A Research by Swedish scientists has shown that women produce less Serotonin than men. Serotonin is a chemical that is responsible for moodiness. It impacts our emotional health and lower levels of serotonin in the body would result in mental disorders like depression and over anxiety.
Another, reason is the fluctuation in hormone levels in a female’s body during mensuration, child birth and menopause. An important hormone estrogenactivates serotonin receptors in the brain. Estrogen and progesterone hormones fluctuate a lot during mensuration and pregnancy which are a major cause for a women’s “moodiness”.
Corticotropin releasing factor or CRF is a hormone released in the brain in response to stress.Females tend to hold onto this hormone whereas male brain adapts to this hormone. Thus, after a while the male brain stops responding to this hormone. What it all means is that women tend to remain stressed for longer periods of time than men.
Post-partum depression is found in nearly 20% women in the USA. Men too suffer from this depression but the percentage is quite low. Along with depression women also suffer from post-partum anxiety, post-partum panic disorder, post-partum obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-partum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-partum psychosis. These disorders start at childbirth and can last up to a year. The reasons are both emotional and physical. Lack of sleep, changed routines and changed hormone levels all contribute towards the onset of this type of depression and anxiety.
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Another, common form of depression found in women is PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). PTSD occurs after a person has suffered sexual assault, abuse or accident. It occurs more in assault cases than accidents. Because, women are more targeted in sexual assault, they become victims of PTSD more than men.
Women are generally, required to fit many roles - mother, wife, caregiver and employee. Issues like single mom, gender inequality at work add to the stress. They are required to not only do their work competently but also to look good while doing it. Body shaming takes a toll on women’s lifestyle and heath. Unhealthy diets contribute towards unhappiness.
Women do seem to be at a disadvantage when coping with stress and anxiety but,family support and partners care can help them deal with the many stressful situations in their lives more positively.

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There’s nothing that takes you back to childhood more than eating a handful of sour candy. A certain type of sour treat got a Florida man in some trouble when he was arrested for calling 911.
According to police, a “heavily intoxicated” man called 911 to report that his girlfriend “wished to eat Sour Patch Kids.” It was around 11:45 p.m. when Joshua Larson gave the police a call.
When officers arrived at the 37-year-old’s residence in Madeira Beach, Larson was questioned by a sheriff’s deputy. Apparently, he just “smiled and walked away” from police.
Obviously, this didn’t sit well with officers and dialing 911 is no joke. Larson allegedly struggled with deputies as they sought to place him in handcuffs. According to the arrest affidavit, an “electronic control weapon” was eventually used to take Larson into custody.
Larson was charged with misuse of the 911 system and obstruction. He was booked into the county jail and released on his own recognizance. As part of his release conditions, Larson has been ordered by a judge to not consume alcohol and has been outfitted with an alcohol monitoring device to track his consumption.
This isn’t the first time Larson has been arrested. In November 2021, he was arrested for allegedly shoving his girlfriend and knocking her phone from her hand during an altercation. Prosecutors declined to press charges.
Maybe next time, Larson will think about calling 911 with an actual emergency. Wanting sour candy just doesn’t cut it.


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The south of France is a world-class destination for outdoor sports. If adventure is your thing, get ready for the trip of a lifetime. You’ll be blown away by the massive choice of thrilling activities to get your heart racing.
A thrill-seekers guide
Born out of experiences too amazing to keep to ourselves, Active Azur is a thrill-seekers guide to the best destinations in the French Alps and the south of France.
Mountain biking, kitesurfing, rock climbing, paragliding, rafting, skiing and snowboarding … This part of France has every adventure activity and extreme sport you can think of. All set to a backdrop of stunning landscapes.
The French Alps
Picture yourself mountain biking in the French Alps; huge mountains, dry trails and legendary singletrack. Enjoy the bikeparks of the Portes du Soleil, awesome backcountry trails of the Chamonix valley, or dry, dusty singletrack of the Alpes-Maritimes.
Snow-sports enthusiasts are also spoilt for choice. With huge mountains, a laissez-faire attitude to danger, and a great snow record, the French Alps has a well-deserved reputation as a world-class winter sports destination. Plus, the mountain scenery is out of this world, quality gear is easy to hire, and the weather is great.
The South of France
For wind sports, head to the Med. With warm water, the famous Mistral wind and more than its fair share of sunshine, the south of France has some world-class kitesurfing spots. From Hyères in Provence to Leucate in the Languedoc, conditions are very often perfect.
Whether you’re just starting out or want to take your kitesurfing to the next level, there are lots of well-reputed kitesurf schools with FFVL qualified instructors listed on Active Azur.


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Netflix's Special, a semi-autobiographical comedy series about a gay man (Ryan O'Connell) with cerebral palsy trying to break out of his sheltered existence, is a new show that I've found serves as a charming palate cleanser to the wintry darkness of Game of Thrones. The show is easy to graze through, with just 15-minute episodes, and while its on-the-nose humour can be cringe-inducing, the overarching themes about self-discovery, self-love and intimacy are immensely rewarding.
British singer-songwriter Nilufer Yanya released her debut full-length album, Miss Universe, in March, and she's rapidly become one of my favourite new artists. Yanya blends elements of indie rock and synth pop, pushing both genres slightly out of left-field with her subtly psychedelic structures and illuminating lyrics. She doesn't hide her clipped London accent and sings with intelligence and heart, and Miss Universe is peppered with interludes that create a strange, Black Mirror-esque narrative about a futuristic health programme. It's an intriguing record that reminds me of artists such as St Vincent, King Krule and early Florence and the Machine.
Annihilation was one of my favourite films of 2018, and when I caught up on the novel on which it was based, I was surprised but delighted to find the two works of art to be completely different, only alike in their eerie, unsettling tone. I've finally picked up the novel's sequel, Authority, the middle instalment of a trilogy by sci-fi author Jeff VanderMeer. Authority moves the story to the office of the Southern Reach, the government department tasked with investigating the strange phenomenon introduced in the first book. It's a more challenging read in that the action is more mundane than the first, but VanderMeer inserts minute details here and there that leave a haunting impression and hint at a terrifying greater mystery. It's compelling and unnerving writing that lingers in the mind long after.
I was gutted to hear that the Capitol Cinema has closed its doors; our local art institutions are so precious to us, and the Capitol's absence will be felt deeply. It serves as a reminder to always support local cinema when you can – if you have the opportunity to see a film at an independent cinema over a chain, always choose the independent. I'm a huge fan of Academy Cinemas beneath the Auckland Central Library. Their programming is a cutting-edge mix of independent film and historical gems, and their $5 Wednesday deal is the perfect way to catch any releases that might have passed you by. Their legendary general manager Elizabeth Ireland has been nabbed by NZIFF for an exciting new role in Wellington, but she leaves the role in the capable hands of programmer Gorjan Markovski, who hosts the wonderful monthly Academy Quiz Night.


Life at ‘The Passage’ where Ukrainian refugees receive food, drink and a smile
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EDP editor David Powles is part of a group in Poland assisting Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war in their homeland. Today he reports back from the crossing point in the village of Medyka.
We have arrived in Medyka, on the Ukrainian and Poland border, and are walking along what is known as ‘The Passage’.
This is where, every day, thousands of Ukrainians of all ages, but mainly women and children, arrive to cross the border on foot in search of refuge from the Russian army.
To describe the scene is not easy.
In many ways The Passage is reminiscent of the walkways you get at British music festivals.
As you enter there is even a piano set up in front of a row of tents, where a talented pianist is playing the most beautiful piece.
But that isn’t a stage and those aren’t the tents of happy festival-goers.
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It’s where some of the volunteers, drawn from all over the world, are living as they try to do their bit to help ease the desperate plight of those fleeing Ukraine.
And instead of stalls selling food, wacky clothes and more, here they offer free food and drink, support, advice and a welcoming smile.
Our group is made up of myself, Adam Hale-Sutton, from Little Melton, Richard Knight and Vita, a Ukrainian mum who has agreed to act as a translator while she works out her own next move.
I’m not sure what I expected as we reach the entrance point from Ukraine, but it is simply a gate in the middle of a fence. Ukrainian people walk through in large numbers looking tired and emotionally drained.
The children are offered Kinder Eggs, which draw an immediate smile in the way only chocolate can.
Just 50 yards from the entrance is the temporary base of the Siobhan Trust, a Scottish charity which pitched up here several weeks ago and is offering 24-hour hot food, drink and more to refugees and volunteers.
It is being run by Harry Scrymgeour, who happens to be a former UEA student and the son of the late Countess Siobhan Dundee, whom the charity is named after.
He said: “We were one of the first charities here and it’s been an amazing snowball effect since. We have volunteers now from all over, not just the United Kingdom. All of them just wanted to come out here and see what they can do to help.”
He tells me how, in the last few days, a growing number of people have been heading back into Ukraine, rather than the other way.
“They simply miss their home too much,” he explains.
We are introduced to Soso, a chef from Tblisi in Georgia who has a Ukrainian wife back at home and travelled to Medyka with the intention of crossing the border into Ukraine.
Harry says: “He wants to go and fight. We’ve told him he’d be much better off staying here and cooking for us and so that’s what he’s doing.”
He shares with us an amazing vegetable soup, which provides a much-needed lift as we turn our attentions to seeing who needs help.
This is where having Vita on hand is so essential. She is able to talk to the Ukrainians, explain who we are and appease any fears they may have.
Without her the language barrier would surely prove insurmountable. Crossing that bridge when refugees arrive in the UK without much English will be a huge challenge.
A mum and her 16-year-old son need help and are taken to the mini-bus before there is even time to hear their story. That can wait until tomorrow. They are later joined by a family-of-three, including a happy three-year-old boy called Jan, mum and grandmother.
Soon heavy rain arrives and the scene is very different along ‘The Passage’, as people do their best to find shelter.
There is talk that on the other side of the border people still face big delays crossing into Poland. The weather is as bad there and many are simply having to wait and ride it out.
We load up the vehicles, head back to Krakow with our two families and get them into the warmth and comfort of a hotel room. What happens next can wait for now.
- Tomorrow: They’re safe – but what next for the Ukrainian refugees?


- Who: West Knoxville homeowners
- What: Public meeting with Jon Lawler, director of the Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
- When: 7 p.m. Thursday
- Where: Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive
Officials have pulled the plug on proposed apartments to house the chronically homeless on Teaberry Lane near West Town Mall because of problems with the soil.
"There appear to be sinkhole conditions," said Bill Lyons, the city of Knoxville's director of policy and communications.
Lyons said the developer, David Arning of Southeastern Housing Foundation, reported that he found through a geotechnical survey that the site "wasn't suitable to build this project on."
However, officials will be looking for another site in West Knoxville.
"What we ultimately want to do is have enough sites to house every chronically homeless individual, and we imagine some of those sites will be in West Knoxville," said Jon Lawler, director of the Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness. "We will spread them around throughout the community, and make sure the residents of permanent supportive housing have adequate access to public transportation and other services."
Lawler said the news about the Teaberry Lane site was like a "punch in the gut," but he will proceed to seek other locations.
Also, Lawler said the city has reserved the right to use up to five acres at Lakeshore Park in 2011 for uses that could include permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless.
Meanwhile, the Kingston Woods Neighborhood Association still plans to proceed with a public meeting with Lawler on Thursday. Lyons will be on hand to provide the administration's point of view.
Thursday's meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center on Deane Hill Drive.
Instead of talking about the Teaberry Lane site, Lawler will talk about the Ten Year Plan's work to site supportive housing for the chronically homeless throughout the county.
Last November, Lawler's group scratched a plan to build similar housing on Debusk Lane between Lovell Road and Pellissippi Parkway after neighbors complained about its proximity to a day care center and a liquor store.
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Customers: Prepare for a Tsunami of Data
On July 31, 2018 Plex Systems, a cloud ERP and MES solution provider for manufacturing, announced it had completed the acquisition of DATTUS, Inc. a leader in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity technologies. This is an important step in executing on its product strategy, which includes connecting to more IIoT data for more actionable insights, along with enhancing manufacturing and business processes.
As a solution provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP), the Plex Manufacturing Cloud provides the operational and transactional system of record of your business. But looking beyond business transactions, Plex’s goal has always been to connect the shop floor to the top floor. But that is often easier said than done.
While sensors, machines and equipment on the shop floor have been collecting vast volumes of operational data for decades now, that data has not always been “connected” or accessible for decision making. Indeed the very fact that this data collection has been happening for decades contributes to the problem. Many of the machines and software put in place decades ago pre-date the Internet and therefore have no ability to connect to a network. Retrofitting equipment or replacing it is expensive and most of these machines were designed to last a lifetime. Expensive custom integration projects are beyond the expertise and budgets of all but the largest manufacturers. So what’s the alternative?
Providing an alternative is what DATTUS is all about. DATTUS solutions connect manufacturing equipment and sensors to the cloud. Think of it as the bridge between you and your machines. The platform is a hardware/software combination, which collects data from PLCs, VFDs, industry protocols like MTConnect, and popular enterprise applications including Salesforce, SAP and (of course) Plex.
In addition to this plug and play connectivity, DATTUS also brings IIoT data management and industrial analytics. The data management and analytics capabilities previously offered by Plex were sufficient for managing the volumes of data within ERP. But as customers are empowered to bring almost any data stream into the Industrial Internet of Things, they now need to be prepared for a tsunami of data.
Giving Manufacturers a “Leg Up”
The IIoT is just one of several inter-related digital technologies we continue to watch, and what we most often see is limited progress being made in terms of leveraging these technologies. Our 2018 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution study explored plans and investments in selected digital technologies normally associated with Industry 4.0. We find very low rates of adoption (Table 1) and many have no plans to change that. In spite of all the hype around all these technologies we confirmed many are still sitting on the sidelines of the latest manufacturing revolution.
Table 1: Digital Technologies Plans and Investments in Manufacturing
Source: 2018 Mint Jutras Enterprise Solution Study
*Includes those that expect vendors to deliver at no additional cost
Running legacy solutions based on outdated technology forcibly sidelines some. And others are hamstrung by decades-old equipment on their shop floors. Plex Systems’ acquisition of DATTUS can’t help with the first unless those running legacy solutions are willing to trade up to a more modern, technology-enabled solution. But it can help in connecting those disconnected machines.
While all adoption rates are quite low, we do find IoT has the lowest percentage of manufacturers with no plans and no activity and close to the highest percentage of those that have already made some investment (second only to 3D printing). This tells us manufacturers have at least a grasp of its potential. Indeed manufacturers have been collecting vast volumes of data from sensors on the shop floor for decades. And yet that data has gone largely underutilized because manufacturers fail to connect the data back to the enterprise applications, and the business decisions. And this is where DATTUS can open new doors.
Instead of retrofitting equipment or developing custom connections, the DATTUS platform provides “out-of-the-box” direct connectivity for machines using cellular capabilities. It can capture data from non-networked, discrete industrial assets while remaining agnostic to data type, machine protocol, and infrastructure. It is a hardware-agnostic IIoT solution that can reliably collect and manage data and make it available for further analysis and open doors to several other of the technologies listed in Table 1.
The availability of more data increases the need for analytics in order to make sense of it. The data within an ERP solution lends itself to historical reporting and perhaps even ad hoc queries. Both are designed to answer questions you already have. But where do you turn when it is not intuitively obvious which questions you should be asking in order to optimize production or grow your business?
Therein lies one of the primary differences between reporting and analytics. While reporting answers a series of pre-defined questions, the discovery process and the iterative nature of analytics helps you ask the right questions. Reporting helps you identify a problem. The right kind of analytics helps you avoid it. Reporting seldom helps you recognize an opportunity. Analytics help you seize it.
But as volumes of data start to grow exponentially, you eventually reach a point where the human mind is no longer able to assimilate and cope with that volume. This is where machine learning can add a level of intelligence that is simply not possible without technology. Data sets have grown rapidly in recent years, thanks, at least in part, to information-sensing devices such as those to which the DATTUS solutions connect.
And the shop floor provides us with some of the most often cited use cases for artificial intelligence and machine learning. The ability to constantly scan data collected by machinery and equipment on the shop floor, searching for patterns that have previously led to failures, have saved manufacturers countless hours (and costs) associated with preventive maintenance. By predicting failures, you only need to bring production to a halt to perform maintenance when it is really needed.
Similarly, in environments regulated by strict adherence to specifications, by monitoring sensor data continuously, machine learning can alert operators before out-of-spec product is made. While shop floor supervisors are only able to scan, monitor and cope with a limited amount of data, machine learning knows no such limitations. Machine learning can recognize patterns and correlate data points that a human does not recognize as relevant. And as more data is gathered, it keeps on learning. That is what continuous improvement is all about.
DATTUS adds capabilities for analytics on data-in-motion, quickly providing insights in support of decision making on the shop floor. This includes:
- Anomaly detection (quality control)
- Custom event rules
- Real-time production and efficiency reports
- Performance forecasting
- Predictive analytics
- Machine learning
As part of Plex Systems, we also see the potential of applying these industrial analytics capabilities to the business side of the equation within ERP for supply chain planning, financial planning and budgeting, forecasting and more. The possibilities are endless.
Mint Jutras believes these digital technologies are destined to be absorbed into the enterprise in general, and manufacturing in particular, in much the same way as technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) have insinuated themselves into our personal lives.
Think about it. As consumers, we didn’t loudly voice our desire for AI or NLP. But that didn’t stop Apple from delivering Siri on an iPhone. Pretty soon Microsoft delivered Cortana on Windows 10; Google delivered Google Now; Amazon delivered Alexa and now Bixby is on your (newer) Samsung Galaxy. We see these digital technologies being absorbed into the manufacturing landscape in much the same way, as long as solution providers like Plex and DATTUS continue to innovate and push them into the mainstream.
While the technologies in Table 1 are typically outside the scope of ERP, in order for them to be truly transformative, they must interoperate and/or integrate with the enterprise applications like ERP in the front and back office. When purchased separately it is often a daunting task to connect back to ERP and in turn, the business itself. But without this connection, factories don’t get any smarter and neither do the leaders making business decisions. And that’s the real goal of digital transformation in manufacturing: a smart factory and smarter business decisions. And therefore this acquisition makes perfect (and practical) sense.


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Mark Gurman, one of Apple’s main sources of rumors due to his reliability and expertise, has commented on what he says would be the next step in Apple’s transition from Intel to its own chips after the arrival of the M1 to MacBook Airs. , MacBook Pro and Mac mini. That next step would aim to improve performance and efficiency on Intel’s most powerful chips.
That would be achieved with a new chip more powerful than the M1 (or a modified version of it) that would be equipped as of next spring in iMac, high-end MacBook Pros and finally in Mac Pros. There would still be time until Apple completes the transition in 2022 as promised, but with this we would have the entire Mac range with its own chips by autumn 2021.
32-core CPUs and 128-core GPUs in 2022: Apple has ambition to lead with its chips
At the moment the analysis and criticism of the M1 chips are generally positive, emphasizing the increase in performance of these Macs despite being less powerful or even lacking ventilation in the case of MacBook Air. So looking ahead, if in a few months Apple proves that this M1 is the entry chip towards something more pntente, that goal of surpassing the power of Intel can be achieved. There is optimism and expectation about how Apple can “resuscitate” Macs with this transition: my colleague Javier Pastor has already given his arguments to wait and not buy any Mac for now.
There is not too much hard data about what these older brothers of the M1 chip could look like, although Gurman mentions that we could see them with up to 32 cores. Considering that the four efficiency cores would be kept as the base in all models, that would mean that we would see chips with 8, 12 and up to 28 performance cores. Chips with that many cores would be reserved for the most demanding Macs, including a Mac Pro whose size would be cut in half.
In terms of graphics power, Mark Gurman says Apple is planning to integrate 16- and up to 32-core GPUs for mid- and high-end Macs. And for those Mac Pro we could see GPUs with up to 128 dedicated cores. That, I insist, would be a reality in a period of about two years.
Apple has declined to comment on the Bloomberg news. Remember that we are talking about rumors, so we should not take this as confirmed news, much less official.


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Volunteers also do not write plans to help families during court cases; the Colorado Department of Human Services writes the plan.
Volunteers also do not serve as mediators between judges and other parties in court cases. CASA volunteers are primarily responsible for providing support for children involved in abuse or neglect cases.

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Just found out that my IQ is 153 and I feel like shit. Now I can no longer use the excuse, "because I'm an idiot" to get away from my problems.
Now I realize the only thing that holds me back in life is the fact that I'm a coward.
I wish I could be stupid and ignorant, maybe then I could be happy.
Maybe isolate yourself and work on something you could see yourself making a contribution to society and rise of yourself. As a 120 iq tard that's my plan now. Education being catered to girl brains and work is catered to loudmouths and also girls it makes it just annoying to engage in society.
I was just in that thread and took the same test. It's WAY too easy to accurately measure IQ. And IQ just tests pattern recognition if it means anything.
>And IQ just tests pattern recognition if it means anything.
Yeah you can calm down too. I can see neither are you even close to what the test indicates.
Probably a shit test. Link?
My IQ has been professionally tested and it's at 196 and all I do is eat french fries and rub my penis all day. I should be building nuclear bombs with my fellow scientists but I just don't have the motivation.
High IQ doesn't necessarily make you sensible, it just means you have a high IQ.
Assuming the test really is accurate, an IQ of 152 is usually a bad indicator of your social skills and personabiility.
High IQ men get less pussy on average.
Don't worry, you're still a complete fucking idiot because you think that online IQ tests are real. The results are artificially inflated and inaccurate so everyone gets a gold star, feels smart and reposts this bullshit to Facebook or wherever.
There's no fucking way your actual IQ is that high. If you really think it is, go out and get a real test done in person.
Well the test is kinda bullshit since the patterns never really got hard. Honestly by seeing what stupid shit you and OP wrote while supposedly having 150+ IQs it was kinda obvious from the start.
>tfw scored in the top 0.01% of my state on all the standardized tests in elementary school
>got put in a room for an "evaluation"
>went through a bunch of tests
>passed everything easily
>gets to block/pattern test
>brain just scrambles shit and shuts down when it comes to spatial skills
>couldn't do block puzzles that most 4 or 5 year olds can
I still can't, desu.
Before we were allowed to use the TI-84 and had to use graphing paper, I would get accused of cheating on math tests because I knew all the slopes and showed my work via equations but I couldn't "show my work" visually since I can't properly draw lines between points because the squares all blur together.
It has no effect on my every day adult life, but these IQ puzzles are all pretty depressing. That being said, I fucking suck at video games and driving.
I'm the opposite, I sucked at school but found the test to be really easy but I was annoyed at how long it took and rushed through it, than took a 10 minute youtube video break and came back to it and still scored 135
But I am good at video games and driving.
I got genius-level, too. I knew these online IQ tests were really inaccurate, but holy crap.
Who /apparentlyagenius/ here?
I don't know if this is a troll or not.
You did not take an IQ test. You took an online piece of shit with no norms designed to make you feel proud so you buy their bullshit diploma or whatever.
The current gold standard (i.e. most researched) IQ test is the WAIS-IV. It is expensive to take and usually given to diagnose mental disorders.
No, but I've always been relatively androgynous. Not in a good way, though. I have less pronounced Eggman features mixed with a girl's features.
I could never be a trap anyways since I'm 6'2 and my voice is way too deep.
That IQ test is intended to be a universal retard parser. Regardless of age or language, if you score a 70 on that test, you are a literal retard. If you don't score a 70 on that test, take a test that actual tests something more sophisticated than recognizing patterns in space.
IQ doesn't actually put a measurement on your intelliegence. The test was originally designed to determine whether you were mentally handicapped, not measure how smart you were. And once your IQ passes 120 then IQ doesn't correlate with any success, and your other characteristics start playing a more important role. IQ tests became a meme but the social sciences disregarded the value of it ages ago.
There's no real iq tests online. Real iq tests are administered professionally.
When I was in third grade I was approached by a representative of Johns Hopinks and tested. My IQ was measured at 144 and I was determined to be one of the most intelligent kids in the state
Now I post on 4chan all day
Look at it in three columns. Think of the outside petals as positive numbers and the inside petals as negative numbers. Then add the first two rows and you get the third row.
So it's answer #5.
>Online IQ tests
It's almost too palpable just saying it.
For the record I got tested as a kid and again in the 7th grade with a couple of psychological batteries and they both concluded I had an IQ of 127.
Though, I say it all the time, a person's IQ doesn't really mean anything unless you have a combination of confidence, happiness and passion. Any two will do.
Having a high IQ means nothing if you're depressed and have zero motivation. It's like having a sports car, but being a shit driver or no fuel. Unless you get your shit together, it's just a meaningless number to brag with in the company of meaningless people.
Now I'm 21, and I work a shitty job making less than $12/hr, flunked out of college, am an alcoholic, and sit on my ass most of the day. I test in the 90 range on IQ tests. And it saddens me that I'm too stupid and unmotivated to ever be able to learn things to a high level, like quantum physics to see how cool the world is.
I don't get me at all. Nothing I do makes sense to even me.
I'm guessing they made gender, age, and nationality an additive modifier instead of multiplicative like it should be and made some negative. That and you got every question wrong.
so what would you say my real IQ is then faggot?
But I was actually trying and the questions where really easy? Now when I reload the page I get this.
How is that supposed to determine intelligence though? Different interpretation of the direction in which you're "supposed" to read the shapes alone could fuck someones score, not to mention the time limit.
-1 isn't a even valid score. They must suck at calculating.
I think you just discovered refreshing makes you smarter.
Critical thinking and pattern recognition. There were also several warm-ups to that question if you were paying attention.
ITT: fedora tippers looking to a test to give them self esteem
>if you were paying attention.
I didn't even bother with the test.
I just don't see how studying shapes on a screen makes one more capable in what matters: socializing, networking, making people laugh, etc. The guy you want to go out for a beer with gets the promotion, not the sperg who picked the right box.
It's the same either way for that *particular* question.
>I just don't see how studying shapes on a screen makes one more capable in what matters: socializing, networking, making people laugh, etc.
Hmm yes many guys claiming so in this thread. You really are stupid, aren't you.
>I just don't see how studying shapes on a screen makes one more capable in what matters: socializing, networking, making people laugh, etc. The guy you want to go out for a beer with gets the promotion, not the sperg who picked the right box.
Someone scored a 70
>not even a rebuttal
Sorry, but it's true; the charismatic, preferably (but not absolutely) athletic guy is the top dog in any context, whether school, work, dating, etc.
>Your performance on the test was just below the population average which means you have the ability to achieve success in life.
>Whatever you decide to do you have a good mix of skills and insight that can be applied in a wide variety of ways.
>You are able to think critically and communicate effectively and you also have the ability to handle academic challenges. If you think of intelligence as the ability to adapt easily to new situations then you are heading in the right direction.
IQ test are retarded and unreliable.
Only a fool take these online test seriously.
I'm not; as noted earlier, I didn't even take the test.
I just don't see how this is supposed to be an arbiter of someone's intelligence in everyday interactions that matter most pertaining to one's success.
B-) bow before me, roaches
No one likes a suck up kid, but nice strawman.
Protip: be the guy people want to be around, but don't be around too much.
This is literally a test for children.
The RPM is an accepted IQ test and it comes in 2 forms, a children's one and one for adults. This seems like the children's version.
Either we're all top 0,1% here or this test is just memes.
>tfw my score relative to everyone here is retard tier
Oh well, it's 4 AM, though
if you scored anything below 150 consider yourself ~100 iq
i took the test. calling bullshit on it
in "real life" time is a factor
this one doesn't seem to do crap about it
took me more than 30 minutes
still gave left pic related
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Lmao, this is so much bs. I took a real IQ test and my score was 131, but according to this test it is 156?
Hahaha, nigga you actually scored under 150?
Retard alert, retard alert!
I don't even care if you're baiting but the fact that he's a retard was given away by him not realizing that he has just as little control over his IQ as over the fact that he's a coward.
my "official" IQ is 150 but i'm afraid to take internet tests because they range from 130 to 155 and i've thought about intelligence so much that i've realized there's really nothing you can reliably go by
>tfw autistic guitar prodigy
i relate to this most. i've been able to learn anything i've wanted from art to advanced mathematics, but in the end all i really seem to care about is music. maybe i'll finish some of my sci-fi stories and novels someday, but the only thing i'm naturally drawn to seems to be music.
I'm probably retarded for not maxing this out.
>I took an online IQ test result seriously
>my IQ is genius level
Pick one. Hate to break it to you anon, but you aren't intelligent if you fell for this shit
they inflate these scores so you'll feel good and share the test


Social determinants of health in the news
By Austin Frakt
Social determinants of health comes up from time to time in health policy news, reports, and scholarly articles. Here are quotes from five of these that caught my eye recently.
1. Confronting Structural Racism in Research and Policy Analysis, Urban Institute
In November 2018, the Urban Institute hosted a roundtable discussion with 23 organizations representing policy research, academia, and philanthropy to share approaches, insights, and lessons from our respective efforts to confront structural racism in our research and policy analysis. This brief discusses the rationale for these efforts at implementing institutional change; the range of challenges and constraints facing different types of research organizations; and our experience to date with specific tools and strategies. We aim to advance understanding of and attention to structural racism in the work of our own institution and in the larger field of policy research.
US air pollution rules could be hugely insufficient in preventing deaths, experts are concluding from a new study of the likely causes of death of 4.5 million veterans.
Published in the peer-reviewed journal Jama, the research finds that 99% of deaths from illnesses linked to a certain type of air pollution occur in people who are exposed to lower levels than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently deems acceptable.
3. Declines In Pediatric Mortality Fall Short For Rural US Children, Health Affairs
We used mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ascertain whether children living in rural areas experienced declines in mortality over the period 1999–2017 that paralleled those for the nation as a whole. Throughout the study period and across all age groups, rural children experienced higher mortality rates than their urban peers. Among rural children, non-Hispanic black infants and American Indian/Alaska Native children were particularly at risk.
As a society, we’ve effectively decided that people shouldn’t die on the street, but it’s acceptable for them to live there. There are more than half a million homeless in the U.S., about a third of them unsheltered—that is, living on streets, under bridges, or in abandoned properties. When they need medical care or simply a bed and a meal, many go to the emergency room. That’s where America has drawn the line: We’ll pay for a hospital bed but not for a home, even when the home would be cheaper.
5. The Impacts of SNAP Participation on Mortality Rates, by Charles Courtemanche, Christian Gregory, Jordan Jones, and James Marton
We find evidence that higher SNAP participation reduces the overall mortality rate. Specifically, a one percentage point increase in the SNAP participation rate reduces the overall mortality rate by about 6.68 deaths per 100,000 population on average, or by about 0.81% of the mean overall mortality rate. These mortality reductions are concentrated most heavily among males, whites, and adults aged 20-64. We identify reductions in deaths from major cardiovascular disease and malignant neoplasms as major drivers of these estimated effects, and we also estimate a significant reduction in suicides in some areas.