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One month on from the shock announcement that Gloucester's GL1 leisure centre and Oxstalls Sports Park would close down, Gloucester City Council has appointed Freedom Leisure to manage the city’s leisure facilities. It means not-for-profit leisure trust will be the new interim provider for the currently-closed facilities.
The process of a phased reopening has already begun with all former employees of Aspire being guaranteed an interview. Since the Aspire Sports Trust announced it could no longer continue to operate, the council and University of Gloucestershire have already reopened the pitches at Oxstalls with the Park Run and Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Association having also returned.
GL1 has welcomed back Gloucester City Swimming Club and the university has fully reopened the Oxstalls Sports Arena for community use. Freedom Leisure, which also manages Forest of Dean District Council and Cotswold District Council’s Leisure and Culture Facilities, will reopen more of the site’s amenities over the next few weeks and says it will announce more details as soon as they are available.
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It will run the facilities until a permanent operator is appointed, and will also be contacting local sporting clubs to discuss their requirements with them.
Councillor Andy Lewis, cabinet member for Culture and Leisure at Gloucester City Council, said: "We are delighted to have Freedom Leisure as our new interim provider and have been impressed with their enthusiasm and dedication to getting this right for everybody.
"They’re very experienced and can bring a wealth of knowledge to our leisure centres so I’m convinced that customers will benefit from that, and we are very much looking forward to working with them.
"We know this has been a tough time for the employees and freelancers who worked there, and those who rely on the centre, but we’re confident that Freedom Leisure will make this transition seamless and get things up and running as soon as they can. I hope that all those who want to will take up the offer to interview for roles with Freedom Leisure on November 6.”
Freedom Leisure CEO, Ivan Horsfall Turner added: “We are delighted to have been awarded the interim contract to run GL1 and Oxstalls Sports Park on behalf of Gloucester City Council. Our vision is to ‘improve lives through leisure’ and we very much look forward to working with our new colleagues at these vitally important local amenities.”
Former employees or freelancers should visit www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/gloucester to register their interest in the recruitment day.
There will be three interview sessions; 11am, 1pm and 6pm. These sessions will take place at Oxstalls Sports Park. For more information contact Freedom Leisure by emailing email@example.com.


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The origin of the Yukata dates back to the Heian period (794-1185) when the aristocratic class used the yukatabira, a light linen garment, in the onsen, the thermal baths for ritual ablutions. Yukata literally means "bathing garment". It is worn after ablutions in public baths as a quick way to cover the body and absorb remaining moisture.
When bathing became more popular in Japan, the yukatabira was replaced by the yukata, a cotton garment, much more suitable than linen. It is at the beginning of the Edo period that it enters the daily wardrobe of the people.
For several years now, yukata has been used for many other occasions such as festivals, for going to the baths or as nightwear. The ryokan provide them to their customers with towels.
Like the kimono, the yukata is designed with a T pattern that is assembled with strips of fabric, it is composed of five rectangular pieces assembled together. Composition of the yukata :
The left side of the yukata is rolled over the right side (usually reversed with the right over the left when dressing a body for a funeral) and secured by a belt tied in a knot with the excess or by the koshi-himo. In private, such as after a bath, the yukata can be simply belted.
Women tie an obi above the belt, traditionally placing the knot at the back because historically knots tied at the front represent prostitution. Men, on the other hand, must tie the belt at the hips and can wear the knot in the front or put it in the back.
It is worn with geta, a kind of wooden clogs. Young girls complete the outfit with a kinchaku, a small bag often made of wicker and fabric.
More affordable than the kimono, the yukata is also easier to put on and can be washed at home. Like the kimono, it has been modernized with the creation of accessories like the tsukuri obi (作り帯?), a pre-knotted obi to be put on and closed with a clip.
Men's yukata usually have darker or more subdued colors, while for young women they are usually bright and colorful, often with floral patterns. Yukata for mature women are supposed to be less showy.


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Sunday, march 17, in the early afternoon, a fire broke out in the church of Saint-Sulpice, one of Paris’s most prestigious. Quickly contained by firefighters, who arrived on the scene within five minutes, the fire was said then that an organ concert was held in the church. “The listeners have heard the fire crackle and had time to exit through the main door,” says Karen Taïeb, assistant to the mayor of Paris in charge of Heritage, who visited the site on Sunday 14 hours, to see the damage.
The fire had damaged the door, the Xviii, located in rue Palatine. The fire then spread to the top and has destroyed a bas-relief in stucco, and stained glass windows and a staircase. Fortunately, the fire was controlled before reaching the three paintings of Delacroix, Saint Michael slaying the devil , Jacob Wrestling with the Angel and Heliodorus chased from the temple , which are the pride of the building.
“The fire started between the door and the revolving doors giving access to the church. The sas has played a role of firewall,” adds the assistant.
” READ ALSO – Of the churches of paris in suffering
Monday, teams from the Paris city hall are returned on-site to evaluate the cost and time of restoration of the damaged parts. “We also expect the findings of the police to find out if the fire was criminal or accidental,” underlines Karine Taïeb. The electricity had to be redone, reports the deputy, who said today “all the same relieved”. “It could have been worse, both for the church and for the faithful,” she concludes.
The prosecutor announced that the track is not a priori criminal. The survey is only open to “damage by means dangerous”. It would be clothing of a HOMELESS person who would have burned, because of a stove or a cigarette butt, the cause of the starting of the fire.
” READ ALSO – The angels of Saint-Sulpice, settled at the musée Delacroix

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — People living in one Greensboro trailer park want the city council’s support to buy the land their homes are on before they’re evicted.
“It’s literally like starting over from zero,” Brenda Lara said.
Lara and 17 other families live in trailers at the Jamison Mobile Home Park on Hiatt Street in Greensboro.
Lara moved to Greensboro from Durham about a year ago. She and her husband could barely afford to pay their rent there at $800 a month. Now, they only pay $315.
“Apart from having more money to be able to pay for groceries and other expenses, we also get a lot more space here,” Lara said. “I have two children. I have another toddler, and there’s a lot more space here that I can offer them for growing up.”
Alejandro Alcantara moved to his trailer from right around the corner after watching his rent slowly climb for 14 years.
“We would really just be able to scrape by and pay rent each month and not be able to live outside of that,” Alcantara said.
Residents got notice over the summer that they had to vacate the property. The owner had plans to sell the land to another party who planned to develop.
Alcantara says all the homes around him cost at least $900 a month. If he’s forced to move because of the sale, he doesn’t know where he’ll go.
“We’re asking them to do the impossible thing. We’re asking them to figure out solutions, to find the solution, to somehow be able to magically afford rent somewhere else after they’ve had that living solution here,” said Kelly Morales, executive director of Siembra NC.
Morales and other Hiatt Street families are planning to go to the Greensboro City Council meeting to ask for the council’s public support of their plan to buy the land from the landowner.
Morales believes trailer parks are the answer for so many families who can’t afford to pay rent in fast-growing areas.
“We need to figure out how to protect these trailer parks in Greensboro,” Morales said. “We keep growing and developing, we’re going to be pushing more and more working-class and Black and brown folks outside of our city limits.”

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The energy levels for the rotational states of diatomic molecules are separated by about 0.0001 eV.
Match the type of system or situation to the appropriate energy level diagram.
rotational states of a diatomic molecule such as O2
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Hawks outlast Seahawks in double overtime
BRISTOL, R.I. - Second-seeded Roger Williams University escaped an upset bid by seventh-seeded Salve Regina University in the quarterfinals of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) women's basketball championships, outlasting the Seahawks in double-overtime with a 51-47 final.
February 20, 2017
Scorpio rookie of the year; joined by Beland on All-CCC squad NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University women's basketball landed two players on the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) all-conference teams with freshman Torie Scorpio (Cranston, R.I.) earning a major honor as the league's Rookie of the Year. Scorpio also earned a selection to the second team, and is joined on the squad by sophomore teammate Kerri Beland (Attleboro, Mass.) who earned votes for a third team nod.
February 18, 2017
Seahawks win fifth straight; will play at Roger Williams on Tuesday
NEWPORT, R.I. - Freshman Torie Scorpio (Cranston, R.I.) scored 20 points on eight of 10 from the field, including three 3-pointers, to lead Salve Regina University women's basketball to its fifth straight victory, 67-44, over visiting Gordon College in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) regular-season finale for both teams.
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Eden takes charge for Seahawk victory
BEVERLY, Mass. — The Salve Regina Seahawks played the role of heartbreakers on Valentine's Day as they defeated the Endicott women's basketball team, 61-59, in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) bout Tuesday night inside MacDonald Gymnasium.
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Salve Regina def. Wentworth, 59-40
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel released the agenda for the FCC’s upcoming September Open Commission Meeting, scheduled for September 30.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it’s extending the deadline from Aug. 27 to Sept. 27 to receive applications to fill Tribal vacancies on the Native Nations Communications Task Force (Task Force).
Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced the appointment of three new members to the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC), which provides expertise for local, state, and Tribal governments.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the launch of a new map showing nationwide mobile coverage and availability data from the largest wireless providers.
New bicameral legislation was introduced July 22 by various members of the House and Senate that would provide $40 billion over five years to extend the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund that was created under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the FCC is entering into partnerships with 11 Federal, state, and local agencies to assess the delivery of Wireless Emergency Alerts in areas across the country during a planned nationwide test on August 11.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the start of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program, which will allow eligible households to receive a monthly discount off broadband service costs from an approved provider as of May 12, 2021.
Republicans in Congress on April 22 presented their own version of a framework to improve infrastructure in the United States. While it doesn’t look too much like President Biden’s much larger American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal, for tech-related issues the key overlap appears to be funding for broadband infrastructure expansion.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously adopted a framework for sharing communications outage information with Federal, state, and Tribal nation agencies.
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to formally adopt a Report and Order that establishes the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. The program uses $3.2 billion in Federal funding to provide qualifying households discounts on their internet service bills and an opportunity to receive a discount on a computer or tablet.


text: probiotic bacteria absorb during their multiplying process organic carbon, nitrates and phosphates. They constitute food for corals and their excess is removed by the skimmer. They create bacterial fauna most similar to the natural fauna and also reduce the growth of pathogenic organisms in aquarium. Required dosage: 1 drop per every 100 litres of water. In case of smaller aquariums the above dose can be applied every 2-3 days.


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Regulations of Success claims that each individual should really succeed and luxuriate in precisely what God has created. Man is endowed with unlimited and vast forces. He should really make progress and develop his abilities. He’s also made to uncover their very own power and greatness. By acting in line with the Universal Laws and regulations and rules, he’s passing up on nothing.
So, this only proves that individuals, humans created by God, haven’t any limitations in relation to our abilities. There is nothing that individuals no longer can do, be, and also have. Precisely what we would like reaches our achieve. We are also gifted with outstanding intelligence. So, all the possible methods to the questions are available.
Furthermore, we even manage to improve our understanding and develop a way of thinking hence, giving us the opportunity to achieve a far greater existence. All we must do is know how we’ll do this. Nevertheless, with plenty of practice, we are able to improve our aptitude in using the Universal Laws and regulations and rules for that advantage.
Everybody is endowed using this potential anyway. So, everybody has got the chance to greatly achieve existence. In addition, regulations of Success will not do not produce results. Therefore, if we employ it properly, we could achieve unlimited success. And to accomplish this, we are able to simply habitually make use of the Law. We’re all obligated to consistently learn, plan, and exert efforts. For the reason that we have to proceed.
Otherwise, we’re motivated to get this done because refusing to move forward means refusing to adapt using one of the Universal Laws and regulations and rules. For this reason we have to aim high. Within the finish, we manage to achieve full-scale goals and ambitions.
Additionally, you should remember that real success is determined by the acquired results. Also is apparent in personal progress. However, fear prohibits us from succeeding and reaching your personal goals. It is the primary hindrance to success. Fortunately, we could overcome fear with understanding.
Whenever we really understand that the Universal Laws and regulations and rules be a consequence of regulations of God, we’ll obtain that there’s really nothing to fear. God is our ultimate provider, so we have to know that. So when we feel, speak, and understand that regulations of Success exists around, we could triumph. But we have to walk-inside a narrow and straight path, therefore the Law of Success will grant us exactly what people desire.
Then, we must retain a mindset of success. So, after we inch forward, we’ll realize that we could achieve something which we set the mind into. Whenever we still think that will anything, it will be recognized. Inside the Law of Success, who we are or where we originated in is not significant. It is only our beliefs that matter. So, the higher we visualize ourselves with success, the higher we have a spirit of progress as well as the more we improve our natural forces. This is one way this part of the Universal Laws and regulations and rules needs to be.

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AJ Battersby , DL Gibbons . The gut mucosal immune system in the neonatal period. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2013; 24, 414–421.
5. A Kawano , Y Emori . Changes in maternal secretory immunoglobulin A levels in human milk during 12 weeks after parturition. Am J Hum Biol. 2013; 25, 399–403.
6. MK McGuire , MA McGuire . Human milk: mother nature’s prototypical probiotic food? Adv Nutr. 2015; 6, 112–123.
CS Kaetzel . Cooperativity among secretory IgA, the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor, and the gut microbiota promotes host-microbial mutualism. Immunol Lett. 2014; 162(Pt A), 10–21.
A Mathias , B Pais , L Favre , J Benyacoub , B Corthesy . Role of secretory IgA in the mucosal sensing of commensal bacteria. Gut Microbes. 2014; 5, 688–695.
11. L Orivuori , G Loss , C Roduit , et al. Soluble immunoglobulin A in breast milk is inversely associated with atopic dermatitis at early age: the PASTURE cohort study. Clin Exp Allergy. 2014; 44, 102–112.
12. A Sandin , B Bjorksten , MF Bottcher , et al. High salivary secretory IgA antibody levels are associated with less late-onset wheezing in IgE-sensitized infants. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2011; 22, 477–481.
13. P Subbarao , SS Anand , AB Becker , et al. The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study: examining developmental origins of allergy and asthma. Thorax. 2015; 70, 998–1000.
14. O Ballard , AL Morrow . Human milk composition: nutrients and bioactive factors. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2013; 60, 49–74.
16. H Kohler , S Donarski , B Stocks , et al. Antibacterial characteristics in the feces of breast-fed and formula-fed infants during the first year of life. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2002; 34, 188–193.
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Fairbrossen is a gorgeous spot in the Bickley Valley for treating yourself to a slap up Sunday lunch. We’d been unsuccessful trying to book a table at another Bickley Valley winery, which was full to bursting – so we thought we’d give Toms Kitchen at Fairbrossen Carmel a try. They were also busy, but could squeeze us in at 1.30pm for a late lunch – which was fine with us.
I’d visited a few years before for afternoon tea. Now the Fairbrossen café is run separately to the winery under the name “Tom’s at Fairbrossen Estate”. On arrival, we were shown to our tables. The open dining room looks out onto the boutique vineyard and wishing well below.
Our waitress was friendly, but seemed rushed. We were told the specials and kids menu options before we were even seated. We also weren’t brought water or a drinks menu.
Once the waitress returned to take our food order, I asked for the drinks menu. Being a winery, I’d imagined a glass of vino would go down a treat with a lazy lunch. Unfortunately, the restaurant is not licenced. The idea is to purchase a bottle of wine from the neighbouring Fairbrossen cellar door and bring it to the restaurant BYO style. So, we didn’t bother with the wine. It would have been helpful if this was explained on arrival.
Besides, the drinks issue, everything else ran smoothly. I picked the pork belly main and loved the tender belly meat, slow cooked to porky perfection. The delicious dish was served with duck fat potatoes, red cabbage, an interesting apple-orange marmalade and adorned with crispy crackle.
My mum enjoyed the pan fried barramundi, served with juicy Exmouth prawns and a chunky salsa fresca.
Kids are catered for with a couple of choices. The burger was a generous size, good quality and served with shoe string fries, salad and fruit. Two enthusiastic thumbs up from Little Chef.
At the cellar door, there’s wine to suit all tastes. From sparkling, rose, shiraz, tempranillo. The family run winery also has a small vineyard in Margaret River where they grow cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay vines.
“I’m fair Brosen” means “full to bursting” and we certainly were after lunch. Tom’s Kitchen at Fairbrossen in Carmel is a pretty spot in the Perth Hills. It’s a lovely taste of the country just 25 minutes from the city.
Tom’s Kitchen at Fairbrossen is found at 51 Carmel Rd, Carmel.
More info on Tom’s Kitchen at Fairbrossen Carmel can be found on their website.

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November 7, 2013 – Bailey’s Choice Dog Treats, LLC, is expanding their recall of several batches of chicken treats and chicken jerky because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The new packages affected are the following five-ounce bags of chicken jerky:
- 100% Chicken Treat, Lot “Jun 2 2013″
- 100% Chicken Treat, Lot “Jun 3 2013″
- 100% Chicken Breast Treat, Lot “Jun 4 2013″
- 100% Chicken Treat, Lot “Jun 15 2013″
- 100% Chicken Treat, Lot “Jul 8 2013″
- 100% Chicken Treat, Lot “Jul 11 2013″
- 100% Teriyaki Chicken Treats, Lot 132881
The first packages recalled were:
- Chicken treats in various sizes marked with lot number #132881 and expiration date Feb. 2014
- Five-ounce bags of chicken jerky with a lot number of “Jun 5 2013”
PetCareRx does not currently sell these products.
Tested treats were found be contaminated with Salmonella.
Medium. So far there have been no reports of pet or human illness associated with these products. Salmonella can sicken animals eating the products and there’s risk to humans from handling contaminated products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
- Dispose of any unused portion of the product. Keep on the lookout for signs of Salmonella.
- For further information or to obtain a refund, contact Bailey’s Choice Dog Treats at 770-881-0526, email@example.com, or online at www.baileyschoicetreats.com .
Your dog may like one of these chicken-flavored dog treats:
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- Newman’s Own Organics Chicken Dog Treats
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Fun Lake Scene Teaches Watercolor Techniques For Water & Reflections
Step 15: Finishing Touches And Tuning Up
Darken the edge of the shadowed side of the post with another layer of the wood-like color used in the previous step, then paint the post’s reflection in the water using a darker version of the wooden color (mix Ultramarine Deep, Burnt Sienna, and Alizarin Crimson). Have the reflection be more jagged and rippled than usual, since the post is quite close to the foreground of the painting. The small rope anchoring the rowboat to the post should also have a reflection, and since it’s white, use the size 6 brush to lift out paint from the water while following the rule of mirrored images. Lastly, mix Permanent Violet and Ultramarine Deep, and paint the shadow on the edges of the seat slats inside the boat.
This last part is more about what you feel could be better, and what you think needs to be added or fixed. Step back and take some time to study your painting as a whole, and see if there are any shapes to adjust, colors to improve, and any values or tones that need touching up.

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This stunning kanjivaram sari in royal blue shot with black is handwoven with checks enclosing peacock and chakaram motifs in gold zari, all over the body. The korvai border in vermillion red shot with ruby red has paisley, peacock, elephant and geometric patterns in gold zari. The pallu mirorring the patterns of the border also features a twill band in gold zari.
Approximate Length - 5.5 mtrs + 0.65 to 0.7 mtrs (attached blouse)
Height - 46 - 50"
Approximate weight - 915 gms


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Whether you’re looking for a perfect family vacation, a romantic getaway or a wild adventure, Crete is the right place for you.
Greece has a lot to offer. From delicious cuisine, rich history and breathtaking beaches to islands which leave no one unimpressed. Crete is without a doubt one of them. You’ve heard of Santorini, and you’ve heard of Mykonos. However, there’s so much more to Greece.
Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting Crete, and needless to say, I was speechless. We were there for ten days, and I have to say it was definitely not enough. Each day had a different vibe, and each beach has its story.
You’ve probably heard of Elafonisi. It was a hidden gem visited only by locals until it was named one of the 25 most beautiful beaches in the world. From that point on, the secret was revealed to people all over the world. It became every traveler’s dream destination.
As we go through the article, I’ll be sure to share my favorite attractions with you as well as some tips on how to maximize your Cretan experience.
Rent a car.
One of the most important things you need to take care of before you leave for your vacation is to rent a car. If you are going to Crete, this is a must. Crete is a large island with so much to offer, and if you spend your entire vacation in one place, you will miss out on a lot. Seriously, do not make the mistake of not renting a car there.
What every renting agency on Crete will tell you is that you’re not allowed to take the car to Balos, and other country roads which are in bad condition. This definitely makes sense. A lot of roads there are very narrow, so be sure to follow the map, and drive carefully.
You can find a lot of car rental agencies online, or you can contact your hotel and ask them to take care of that. A lot of hotels on Crete, or tour guides will offer this service, but it’s cheaper if you take care of this before your trip because it will be a lot cheaper.
Make a plan.
As we got into our accommodation, we sat and created a plan for the next ten days. Of course, sometimes going spontaneously will take you to some of the most beautiful parts of Crete, however, you want to make sure you don’t miss any of the sites which are famous for their beauty.
The first destination on our list was Preveli. And what’s so special about Preveli is the palm forest. I have to be honest and say that the beach was not spectacular, but the palm forest was absolutely amazing. If you ever find yourself in Crete, make sure you visit Preveli.
An absolute must was Balos. A place which cannot be described. You have to see it, in order to experience the beauty of this place.
When it comes to Balos, many dwell on what to do about transportation. Should you board the boat in Kissamos and arrive directly to the beach, or go by car, it’s up to you. If you decide to drive there, be extremely careful, and prepare for a long walk from the parking to the beach. However, the view is definitely worth it. It’s absolutely breathtaking.
Make sure to include Elafonisi as well. Have you ever seen pink sand? No? Well, this is your chance. Not only is the beach, and the water beautiful but the way the sand changes color as the sun goes down is jaw-dropping. It’s a sight to see.
Matala. An absolutely wonderful experience. The town itself is amazing, with its hippie vibe, delicious food, and great beer. And then, the Red Sand beach. In order to get to the beach you have to go by foot across a hill, but believe me, it’s absolutely beautiful. Even though each of these beaches has something unique, I have to say the Red Sand beach was my favorite. I don’t know why. Only a few people were there, there were waves, and the sand was simply perfect. And the sunset. Wow! My favorite memory about the Red Sand beach was the sunset.
Definitely add Seitan Limania to your list. This beach is something different. Beautiful white rocks and clear blue water will amaze you. It’s a unique experience and is definitely worth visiting. Seitan Limania has adorable residents which are there all the time and will make your visit a lot more interesting. I’m talking about goats. You will see a lot of goats when in Crete, but when at Seitan Liamnia, wherever you turn, you’ll see one. They’ll also come up to you and check if you have any food with you. Hilarious.
Visit historic sites.
Crete has so many wonderful museums, churches and historic sites you definitely have to visit.
The first one on our list was Knossos. Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and has been called Europe’s oldest city. There’s so much to see, and it’s a really wonderful experience.
You absolutely have to visit the Arkadi Monastery. It’s a beautiful place with such a sad history. Located 23km to the southeast of Rethymnon, this Eastern Orthodox monastery offers its visitors a unique experience.
Both Heraklion (the Capital of Crete) and Chania have amazing museums with different themes. If you find yourself in these cities, make sure you visit the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Heraklion and the Maritime Museum of Crete in Chania.
Of course, there are many aquariums which are worth visiting. My favorite was the CretAquarium Thalassokosmos, which offers a unique 3D experience.
Try their delicious cuisine.
Crete has amazing food, and the portions are HUGE. It doesn’t matter which restaurant you choose, you will not be disappointed. The food is delicious, the portions are huge and the prices are normal. Oh, and the best thing — almost every restaurant in Crete will give you a free dessert or a free drink when you’re done with your meal. How nice is that?
Make sure you try Antikristo- Αντικριστό. It’s Cretan number one food when it comes to lamb, and it’s really delicious.
Whether you’re an adventure seeker or a beach bum, Crete is the right choice for you. It has everything you need for a perfect vacation, and after visiting it, you’ll definitely catch yourself daydreaming about going back. Trust me, I’m talking from experience.
Although a vast number of people visit America each year, many of the best cities to visit in Southern USA remain unexplored. Not many people realize that the South of USA is an exciting region to explore. Dividing the US by region is actually quite a smart thing to do since the country is too vast. This way, you can explore top attractions in the US region-wise. This vacation, why not try to explore some of the best cities to visit in Southern USA? The South of USA is an enigmatic, charming, culturally diverse, and spectacular region to explore. There are exciting places to visit, fun things to do, delicious dishes to try, and top tourist attractions in the deep South to enjoy. We’ve listed some of the very best cities to visit in Southern USA this vacation. Take a quick peek now!

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Mlkk is founded in 2016. Its chinese name 和建築 means collaborate(conj.), mindful(adj.) peace (n.), and balance(n.), through which could transcend architectural design and research to a meaningful device contributing to the world.
Mlkk Studio works cover Architecture, Humanitarian Design and Strategy, and Interior and Furniture design. The studio’s built works can be found in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States. The studio is currently working on projects in Myanmar, the Philippine, Australia and the United States.


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Summer is upon us and that means dry flies. More specifically, on our unruly Montana freestone rivers and creeks, this means attractors. In recent years I have sought to find a few patterns that can do it all just by changing size and color. Nymphs such as the venerable Copper John and Prince nymph fit the bill for subsurface action, how about dries?
Enter John Stanish's UG Bug. UG stands for Utility Guide and that's exactly what this sucker is. Tie it in bigger sizes and you got a stonefly, in a 12-14 you have a caddis, 16-18 you have a flying ant, and below is the spruce moth version. The UG Bug's profile is super suggestive, it just looks like well, a little of everything.
It floats great, is easily visible, the materials are few, cheap and versatile, and you can bang out a half dozen quickly. Sounds like a winner!
Tie them up in different sizes and colors. My favorite combos include: # 10-14 Sruce Moth, # 12-14 Olive and Tan Caddis, #14 Jack Cabe (See picture Below), #8-10 Skwala, and #6-8 Golden Stone
You can check out a great video of John Stanish tying this pattern at the weekly fly - Stanish UG Bug
Recipe, Spruce Moth Version:
- Hook: TMC 100 # 10-14
- Thread: 140 Denier Brown UTC
- Body: Tan 2 mm Foam
- Underwing: Tan Poly Yarn
- Overwing: Cinnamon Para Post
- Legs: Speckled Tan/Brown Centipede Legs
- Collar: Hare’s Ice Dubbing Hares Ear
- Bullet Head: Tan 2mm Foam

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WEGO Health has decided to extend the deadline for readers to fill out the Reader Insight Survey to the end of this week. Thank you to those who did fill one out for me, I look forward to seeing what you had to say when the results are provided to me at the end of the program.
Based on the latest update I received, however, there are very few of you (who filled out the survey). I believe the count of those who actually took the survey was 4. I have over 1,000 hits on my blog this month. I kind of doubt that each of those 4 people visits my blog 250 times in a month, so that has to mean there are more readers stopping by, and I'd really appreciate your feedback. Some people have told us they don't understand why the survey asks questions to determine what kind of health activist the reader is - but it does have a purpose. By understanding how you use information, I can try to provide more relevant and useful posts to you in the first place.
I really hope more people will jump in with the very kind Fabulous Four who have filled this out for me (and remember, if you filled it out for someone else's blog, that doesn't count for me so you'll need to do it again following my personal link). Please please PLEASE fill out the survey for UII, here (http://bit.ly/onFNFA). Thank you!
(And by the way, just WAIT until you see the next few posts I have in store ^-^ :D).


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Actress will star in the film based on popular video-game franchise.
Plus, pics of Sanaa Lathan, Chris Brown, Terrence J. and more.
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Keeping you informed on the latest news in music, celeb and pop culture.
Kylie Jenner and Tyga are spotted again. (10/9/2014)
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Governor Cuomo repealed a controversial regulation that shielded nursing homes and other critical organizations from coronavirus-related lawsuits Tuesday night time.
The measure rolled back again the “Unexpected emergency or Catastrophe Cure Defense Act,” which granted overall health treatment amenities and personnel legal responsibility immunity from negligence fits, and arrives as Cuomo’s administration is under federal investigation for covering up some 9,000 COVID-19 linked nursing household deaths final calendar year.
The scandal — exclusively revealed by The Write-up — weakened Cuomo politically and led to calls for him to resign as sexual harassment accusations versus him swirled in the wake of the report.
“As we in close proximity to the passage of this year’s momentous budget, I am relieved to see company immunity, which was slipped into past year’s spending budget, absolutely repealed,” Bronx Point out Senator Alessandra Biaggi, just one of the bill’s sponsor stated in a statement Tuesday night.
GRIEVING Loved ones States CUOMO TO BLAME FOR NURSING Dwelling Disaster: ‘LIKE THEIR Life Failed to MATTER’
“This blanket immunity prevented 1000’s of households who lost beloved types to COVID-19 from searching for authorized recourse, and possibly incentivized nursing property executives to slice corners — endangering staff members and citizens.”
“The company immunity provision was a license to get rid of,” the Democrat beforehand told The Write-up
Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim also co-sponsored the monthly bill. Kim — whose uncle died of the coronavirus in a nursing home — mentioned Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, threatened to “damage” him, if he did not enable the governor contain the damage of the dying coverup.
“’I can notify the complete entire world what a bad person you are and you will be finished,’” Kim mentioned the governor informed him in February.
The regulation was passed in spite of opposition by the effective Better New York Clinic Affiliation foyer.
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The measure is a person of ten bills the Democrat-led Senate has spearheaded to bolster accountability and oversight of nursing houses and the overall health division in the wake of the scandal.

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How You can Set Powerful Goals that Don’t Fail
Creating your own Future with a Creative & Fail Proof method
Have you been setting goals but not been getting the results expected?
Do you feel like there is something empty about the Goals you Set?
Many people experience failure, but it doesn’t have to be like this.
Setting Goals has been a basic strategy since the dawn of time. Smart thinkers have used goal setting and studied the effects and reasoning behind goal setting for thousands of years.
Without a doubt, if you don’t have goals, you are lost in the sea of ideas that flood the aspiring mind each day.
An aspiring mind is the first requisite to be able to set goals.
That’s a really important point to remember, the goal you set must stem from your own needs and wants.
What’s in your heart is what you really want.
Really, if you follow your heart you will find that you are becoming right with the world. Things will begin to work and produce results desired.
What I’m saying is, goals don’t come from a grab-bag of ideas that are written on the wall, or something you read on the internet about being successful.
Your real goals are the reactions that you have about the world that you live in.
A real goal is your intelligent response to your environment, and your idea of how to navigate it, deal with it and make something out of it.
Your goals must come from the heart.
Imagine, you want to write something. It could be a blog post or it could be a book or similar. You can only successfully complete a good piece of writing if you know what you are talking about.
You do your research, you discover a few things on the subject which are highly interesting to you, and your readers. You have found something which gets you going, it fires you up so that you can clearly see what must be done to achieve a good Blogpost or article.
The work you do on a blogpost soon becomes very important to you. It becomes a personal mission. You feel it deep down.
You know that you are working from a powerful stand-point that will reap good results.
It must reflect your own environmental needs so that you can make progress in your business and life itself.
Being sincere about the goals you set is essential to a successful outcome, this outcome is a desire or need that you can see in your mind. You know that you need more money, who doesn’t? You know that you should study harder and that study will lead to better opportunities, or make you more skillful in your daily tasks.
This is known as causality. Increasing knowledge, income, living standards etc, will increase other aspects of your life and therefore improve that area of life.
Your self-image is directly connected with the successful outcome of your goals. Causality is you connecting the dots accurately and then joining them up in your mind.
The goal you set must connect with the person you are — otherwise, there will be a big gap in the logicality of your motivations and reaching your goal.
Don’t allow the blurry bits of your Goals to go unchecked — you must deal with them.
Self-image is who you are right now. It dictates a lot about your actions, and what you are motivated to do. We all possess a self-image, it gives us a sense of presence and reflection in a complex world.
We can develop self image to become stronger minded, more self-disciplined in our actions.
I’ve known highly skilled people who aren’t very successful with their skill because of a lack of self-discipline.
Like the young artists and writers who, quite rightly, try and identify with their new activity by “acting the part” instinctively. The problem is that they were trying to work with the terribly negative self-image of an artist.
The image they worked with had nothing to do with personal experience, but was more to do with what the world of non-artists believed a writer or painter should be like. A person who hasn’t got a clue about anything, mooning about all day, lost in their thoughts.
The same is true of people who want to begin a business. The idea that they must start acting the part can lead to false motivations and attempts at putting it on, faking it, as if this will increase their competence. It won’t.
They would start to follow the rules of being a deep thinking, slow working, slightly messed up artist or business person, one who doesn’t care for self-discipline and planning their work.
Little did they now at the time, artist such as Picasso and Salvador Dalí, were secretly highly disciplined workers who got on with the job. And, finished their work.
All successful business people have a problem with discipline — it’s a natural tendency to avoid the hard stuff, stay at home think about great deeds tomorrow rather than getting out there to do it, and finish it, today.
Finishing the work is the only way to discover what the goal really is all about. Until then, it’s a vision in our minds. It’s an aspiration towards something we believe will be good for us.
If our aspiration is lacking in it’s reflection of reality, then we will veer from the path and end up in a muddy ditch somewhere — probably down the pub with a few pints to drown our sorrows.
Your self-image gives you a level of self-esteem.
The two are not quite the same thing but work closely together.
Self esteem will motivate you to get on with the work. You are a person who takes action in order to find out if the goal is worth anything. Solid self-esteem is character, strong personality, it’s the building blocks of your life of being effective at reaching your goals.
Self-Image is more of the internal summing up of who you see yourself as; the person you know is in the image. It’s a visual synopsis of all that you are.
Self-image stems from the more active self-esteem.
Self esteem is the driver, the character who knows that they are capable of carrying out the tasks set before them.
By building and working on your self-esteem you can experience change in your life that shifts your mind and thoughts from one powerful state to the next higher powerful mental state.
Planning your days, your life, is a matter of knowing yourself to the point that you understand what makes You tick.
Understanding your needs and your values gives you insight into how to plan things so that they slot into your daily life, and the people who are living life alongside you.
Steven Pinker, the psychologist and linguist, has created a video that explains how the language we use helps us to understand our deeper selves and our values. Sloppy thinking leads to a sloppy lifestyle.
Are we in control of our decisions?
We are driven by our needs and our desires. We exercise control over what we allow to happen and what not. Sometimes we can’t control, so it seems that things went wrong and we blame ourselves for being stupid. When in fact, we weren’t being stupid. Maybe, our unconscious desires and needs already made the decision to motivate us towards an action, and kept us away from an unsuitable action.
We can plan, and we still don’t know if the plan will work. Only, and ever, will action show us that what we do, what we have planned, works or doesn’t. Action is what we are built for — thinking is our compass of ideas that help us to orientate into the right direction.
When we combine the ideas of having an unconscious mind that helps us, and a conscious mind that sees the world, makes judgements and choices, and then decides to do something, the idea that to know oneself is a powerful idea that can only lead to more success.
To ignore the importance of planning in conjunction with our true self, is to be foolish and is looking for failure.
Planning a business, a blog, a piece of writing or a wedding is all about understanding the intimate thoughts and feelings of our lives, and what it really means to us.
What life means to us as individuals is bound up in our self-esteem and our self-image. That’s where the gold is.
Main Points to remember
- Planning requires that you know yourself — if you wish to be successful.
- Self-Esteem is a reflection of your true values.
- Self-image is a basic synopsis of who you see yourself as in the world — how you fit in.
- We don’t have total conscious control over decision making. It is a result of our self-esteem and our personal values that drives goals and outcomes.
- Don’t be afraid to set high goals in order to find out who you really are in life.
- Self-Knowledge is a power. It will give you so much feedback and help to keep you on a successful path in life and business
- Living is a creative process of finding out about things by doing things. Sitting around thinking about the value of a decision or idea, is a great way to waste life.
- You can never come to a decision about anything by thinking about it only. You must act to know.
- Never quit, unless you know that something you are doing is working against the grain of your true self-esteem and self-image.
- Learn to trust your creative instincts; they are you unconscious mind giving you prompts and new ideas.
- Thanks for reading this post, please let me know what you think about this subject — I’m very interested to know what you have planned.

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Rhonda Resnick has set the gold standard as a Celiac Disease Foundation (CDF) Board member. Thanks to her wisdom, dedication, grace, and truly boundless generosity, CDF has experienced unprecedented growth during her 8-year tenure – expanding from a grassroots patient support organization to an international patient advocacy organization. Her contributions have played a pivotal role in our ability to pursue our shared goal of accelerating research, treatment, and a cure for celiac disease. As she departs our Board, it is difficult to articulate the depth of gratitude we feel for her and her stellar commitment to our collective cause.
The Resnick family’s tireless efforts have helped to shape what is now a broad understanding within the healthcare provider community of the link between celiac disease and mental health. Thanks to their steadfast advocacy, there are now programs in place to support the range of mental health challenges that arise in celiac disease patients. Rhonda’s drive to serve this community grew out of her experience helping her daughter, a celiac disease patient, as she navigated the many difficult aspects of this life-altering diagnosis. Today, patients and their families now have access to invaluable resources that did not exist before the Resnick family’s tenacious efforts.
Specifically, we celebrate both their vision and strategic financial investments that spurred the creation by Children’s National Hospital Medical System of a mental health training program – accredited by the American Psychological Association – to help healthcare providers across the country understand how to diagnose and treat behavioral issues and eating disorders, as well as depression and anxiety, in children and young adults with celiac disease. You may read more about this program here. The inspired advocacy of the Resnick family on issues of mental health has left an indelible mark on this aspect of care now available to the patient community.
Rhonda also lent her energy and creativity as the Chair of our 25th Anniversary GALA, which was an unparalleled success. With her steady, skillful guidance, this event helped raise awareness of CDF’s mission and secured funding essential to supporting the breadth of programming for the public, patients, healthcare professionals, and the food industry that distinguishes CDF as the nation’s leading voice for celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders.
In addition to the exceptional level of commitment to the Foundation, the Resnick family has also rallied their community to financially support our mission. Their tremendous efforts have had a profound impact on our ability to achieve Foundation goals, and we are forever grateful.
Three words characterize Rhonda’s service as a CDF Board member: “I’ll do it.” Whenever the Foundation has needed something – anything – she has worked to make it happen. From rolling up her sleeves to stuff envelopes or making ‘thank you’ phone calls, to hosting events at her home or travelling to Washington, DC to meet with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the team at Children’s National Hospital, her work in support of our shared mission is unparalleled.
Rhonda and the Resnick family have truly created a singular, lasting legacy – a legacy that has and will continue to benefit countless celiac disease patients and their caregivers.
On behalf of our very grateful Foundation and the celiac disease patient community, we thank Rhonda for her dedicated service and wish her the very best in her future endeavors!


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Princess Charlene’s Illness So Severe, She Reportedly Almost Died
Royal watchers around the world have been concerned for Princess Charlene of Monaco. The 43-year-old has spent most of 2021 dealing with a very severe ears/nose/throat infection that left her grounded in South Africa. Moreover, it kept her away from her husband, Prince Albert, and their 6-year-old twins, Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella, and the Palace for over six months
Now a source has revealed that the Princess was so serious that she almost died. This is the latest news on the continuing saga of Princess Charlene.
Sources Report Princess Charlene Nearly Died
How serious is Princess Charlene’s health? The wife of Prince Albert has been dealing with a very serious infection. This required several surgeries. Now, Page Six has reported that a source revealed that the Princess nearly died.
Moreover, they are concerned that her illness is now characterized as being emotional, and related to her mental health. The source is concerned that the Palace has “downplayed” her illness.
“It is unfair that she is being portrayed as having some kind of mental or emotional issue. We don’t know why the palace is downplaying that she almost died in South Africa.”
Princess Charlene Unable To Eat Solid Food
How serious is the former Olympic swimmer’s illness? Anyone who saw the photos of her happy reunion with her husband and children back on November 8 could not miss that she was very frail and extremely thing, despite the smiles. Her sister-in-law, Chantell Wittstock, stated that “The princess is extremely happy to be back home with her family.” However, she is not the picture of health.
Turns out, she is unable to eat, that is why she is rail thin. The source advised, “She has not been able to eat solid food in over six months because of all the surgeries she has since gone through.” The unnamed source shared how Charlene intakes food, and how much weight she has lost. “She has only been able to take in liquids through a straw, so she lost nearly half her body weight.”
The Princess Is ‘Exhausted’
The source shared more news about Princess Charlene, insisting that she is “definitely not losing her mind, or suffering from severe mental health issues.” When Prince Albert announced that his wife was getting treatment away from Monaco, he did share that she was unable to deal with Palace life, nor family life.
He also was cryptic about her situation. “Obviously there were consequences of her different surgeries and the procedures she underwent in the last few months.”
However, it seems that the source is ready to reveal all. They state that the Princess is worn out by the ravages of this illness. “She is exhausted by six months of surgeries and an inability to eat properly as a result of it.”
But, they added that the Princess also is focused on what matters most to her. “And she desperately missed her children and her husband while she was stuck in South Africa, because she couldn’t travel home.”
Currently, Princess Charlene is being treated outside of Monaco, and has no immediate plans to return to her royal duties.
Be sure to catch up on everything happening with The Royal Family right now. Come back here often for all The Royal Family spoilers, news, and updates.


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Bitcoin and The Valley - a strong alliance
It’s no secret for anyone that Bitcoin and The Valley are creating a strong alliance as days go by. Korbit handles Bitcoin transactions currently charging 2% commission on any KRW (South Korean Won) to BTC (Bitcoin). As of now, Korbit is only trading in KRW and BTC but hope to add more currencies in the near future. In addition to The Valley’s interest, the Bitcoin industry has also seen support from Korea’s more traditional banking infrastructure such as the Banks Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs, a group established by the country’s most important banking alliance.
New Bitcoin Payment Through BitPay
Bitcoin, the cryptographic protocol that operates on a peer-to peer network, is without a doubt growing in popularity with every passing day. This decentralized digital money is used as a currency and allows for direct transactions between users. Now, Verotel, the leading Internet Payment Service Provider (IPSP) specialized in online credit card payment processing for high risk businesses, has started to take Bitcoin payments via BitPay.
Mining on an original Nintendo
I don’t recommend this, but I think it is a really cool concept and these people put a lot of work into making this happen. And no, don’t use your gaming systems to mine Bitcoins, that includes your XBOX 360, PS3, Atari, etc. This is just a cool concept that I thought some might enjoy.
Anonymous asked: I want to start bitcoin and lite coin minning what do I need
Anonymous asked: Hi, I heard that if i order a 25 GH/s Butterfly miner now i will get the miner in november or december. based on level of difficulty which increases so fast should i expect to make profit with the miner that time? I am afraid i cannot even make the investment back!
I usually try to stay out of the speculation and internet rumor market, but I wanted to respond to this question. First, I view Bitcoin mining as an investment and just like many other investment, there is a risk and you must understand that and be willing to invest an amount of money that you could potentially lose. However, I believe that there are also a lot of Bitcoin miners out there who are spreading rumors about BFL and other companies because they stand to gain by keeping potential competition out of the market. This is called FUD and I’ve seen it numerous times before in my experience in the technological world. The best way to calculate your profit/loss potential is to use a mining calculator like http://www.bitcoinx.com/profit/ to plug in a variety of factors that could impact your investment, such as the difficulty, price of Bitcoins, hashing rate, etc.
I’m not going to tell you what to do with your money, but I will tell you from my experience that I believe strongly in Bitcoin and have seen it grow exponentially in regards to value and in the public consciousness since its infancy. I believe it will continue to grow and flourish as it grows up, despite the occasional setbacks that come with such a new idea and currency. Only you can decide if you are willing to take the risk to be part of something revolutionary.
Anonymous asked: What is bitcoin-mining?
Good question. There’s a long explanation and a short explanation. I’ve tried to explain this to my friends and people I meet who ask about it, but normally their eyes just gloss over after about 5 minutes.
I’m going to refer to a website I found that explains it fairly well in an easy to understand manner. Check out www.bitcoinmining.com and watch the video. It gives you an idea but you really need to do more research as it has become much more advanced since I started mining.
Thanks for the question. I think you may have given me an idea for a new post to write about.
Anonymous asked: So how do I actually start mining in a pool? Is there a list of pools somewhere, hopefully with ranking by payout share, etc? I have the default program installed and updated: Bitcoin version v0.8.1-beta, and there's nothing about mining solo OR in a pool, and didn't even have an option to create a new Wallet, which some other vague instructional inclined. My system: Radeon 7950+Intel 3570K+16GB 2400MHz DDR3.
Try using BFGMiner: https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer
You just need to find a pool and join it. Here is a list of pools:https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Comparison_of_mining_pools
Great article on AMD Radeon vs Nvidia GPU’s: Gaming vs. Mining
Anonymous asked: I have an older 1.6 gig box with older decent graphics card. If I join a pool (slush) is it worth it to even try for solving a block or two? Electricity high and outdated hardware. Box will be dedicated, stay on always though. I started programming Bitcoin API stuff into ecommerce app, and became interested for the novelty of it at this point. Great site man. Thanks.
Thank you for the kind words and fellow interest in Bitcoins and mining. I try to do my best but run a little behind answering questions from time to time as I get so many. I would say that in your situation it all depends on what kind of graphics card you are using as that is the main determinant. I wouldn’t say that it would be worthless to try, but that you are probably going to end up paying more in electricity than you make in Bitcoin on average.
Check out this site to see what your GPU can do:
And check out this site to get an idea of how profitable/unprofitable it would be:
Mining Profitability and Hardware Spec Links
I just wanted to post a couple of handy links for everyone as I get a lot of questions regarding the efficiency/profitability of mining an various hardware.
This calculator will help you estimate the profitability of mining depending on a variety of factors:
And this link will help you compare the specs of various mining hardware, like GPU’s, FPGA’s, and ASIC’s.
Hope that helps. Stay calm and mine on!

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Woodbury Public Library
The Woodbury Public Library will be OPEN on Sundays, from 12:30pm to 4:30pm.
Building hours are Monday through Saturday,9:30am to 4:30pm, with extended hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 8:00pm.
Please call the library at 203-263-3502 or EMAIL us with any questions.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Any child ages birth to five years can participate. Traditionally children are enrolled in the program by an adult that lives in the same household, or that spends part of their day with them. The Woodbury Public Library is encouraging grandparents to
participate in the program.
Reading to your grandchild, in person or via video chat, is a rewarding way to nurture an intergenerational relationship. Participants are given a log to track the books they read. For every 100 books read, a sticker and book is awarded. Once 1,000 books are read, in addition to the sticker and book, the child is given a gift certificate to shop at the Book Cellar. If you need guidance on how to have a video chat with your grandchild, Reference and Technology Librarian Ron Fairchild is available, by appointment, to guide you through the process. To schedule an appointment or for more information about 1,000 Book Before Kindergarten, please call the library at 203-263-3502.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is generously supported by The Friends of the Woodbury Public Library.
Character Club Drop-In Story Time
Saturday February 12, 2022 at 11:00am
Children of all ages are welcome to join us for stories and a craft all
about a special character.
No Registration Needed.
First Come, First Served.
Location: Children's Room
2/12: Llama Llama
All About Me Pre-School Story Time
Wednesdays, through February 23rd, 10:30am.
Children ages 3 and up are welcome to join us for stories and a craft all about you.
1/26: My Body
2/9: Valentine's Day
2/16: Healthy Eating
Warm Up To A Good Book!
2022 Children's Winter Reading Challenge
Through Saturday February 26, 2022
The winter reading challenge is to read independently or together,
for 15 minutes or more, every day for 6 weeks.
Registration at the library begins on Saturday, January 15th.
When you register for this program, you will receive a reading log. With this log, you can do the following:
· Color one snowflake every day that you read at least 15 minutes.
· Fill in a whole row to complete a level.
· You earn a prize for each completed level. Bring your log to the
library to collect your prizes.
· You may collect your prizes(s) after each level, or all at once.
Reading is SNOW Much Fun Winter Reading Program for Teens
Through Saturday February 26, 2022
Join us for winter reading fun and warm up with a good book! The books you read can win you a prize!
Check the teen department for details.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Woodbury Library.
Creating Musical Readers
with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra
The Children’s Department of the Woodbury Public Library will
be hosting a series of musical literacy programs presented by the
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra.
This program is best suited for ages 3-8.
WSO musicians bring beloved children’s stories to life, reading aloud and playing their instruments as part of story time.
Thursday, January 27 @ 4:00 - Jack & the Beanstalk(double bass)
Sat Feb 5 @ 11:00 - Max Found Two Sticks (percussion)
Sat Feb 19 @ 11:00 Trombone Shorty (trombone)
Sponsored by the Friends of the Woodbury Public Library.
Rhythm and Rhyme
Mondays , through February 28, 2022 at 10:30am and 11:30am
Join us for songs, finger plays, stories and
movement for children ages 6 months-2 and a caregiver.
No class on February 21st (Washington's Birthday).
Please choose only one time slot (Either 10:30 or 11:30 a.m.) Space is limited.
Tips & Tricks for Weight Management
with Jill Paterson RDN
Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:00pm
This program will take place on Zoom.
Many people focus on weight management and
improving health in the new year, but HOW do
we do that? What is the best approach that is sustainable
with long-lasting results? Join this workshop to learn
science-based, practical tips and tricks for weight
management. You will walk away with easy to
do steps to achieve your ideal body!
Jill Patterson, RDN is an award-winning registered dietitian nutritionist, certified fitness instructor and personal trainer. She has been quoted in the Huffington Post, Parents Magazine, and local news outlets. She specializes in providing wellness education programs that inspire individuals to implement healthy habits. She works with community organizations and workplaces and has provided programs for libraries, senior centers, town departments, universities, schools, banking/financial institutions, manufacturing companies, athletic apparel companies, wholesale stores, grocery stores, furniture stores, energy companies, travel companies, technology companies, and more. She is passionate about helping people live their happiest healthiest lives!
You can find her at www.jillpatterson.com. Please register and a Zoom link will be emailed prior to the event.
Author Talk & Greek Mythology Poetry Reading
Saturday January 29, 2022 at 2:00pm
Storyteller poet Susan A. Katz, author of
“The Limits of Light” will give and talk
and poetry reading in the Library's Gallery Space.
Ms. Katz, a resident of Washington, will read from
her recently-published book “The Limits of Light”,
collection of narrative poems which explore how
the tales of Greek Mythology compare to the
challenges, and failures, of contemporary life.
This program will be held dependent upon favorable weather conditions. Face masks and preregistration are requested.
A nationally and internationally published poet, Katz’s work has appeared in numerous anthologies, journals, and literary magazines. With the publication of “The Limits of Light”, she has published four books of poetry, and co-authored two textbooks with music specialist, Judith A. Thomas, espousing the need to incorporate the arts into school curriculum. For more than 30 years, Katz worked for The New York State Poets in Public Service, and then, with music/movement specialist Judith A. Thomas, conducted student/teacher poetry workshops in the United States and Canada. For information on Susan A. Katz and “The Limits of Light”, visit https://poetladykatz.com.
Degrees of Success with Claudia Fox
Tuesday, February 1 at 6:30pm
Author and International coach Claudia Fox will speak about her book “Degrees of Success, Inspiring Stories & Secrets of Success”
and offer career coaching information at this informative
program. Are you looking for a career change? Do you want to be
successful even when you don’t have a college degree? Learn how you can be in charge of your own life.
Claudia Fox, a Certified International Coach and author, has climbed the ladder to success without a college degree and offers a unique perspective to her coaching as a result of overcoming her struggles. She offers a ground-up point of view, imparting her wisdom
to everyone she works with. Fox is a one-on-one coach, group trainer, and executive coach. She focuses individuals to find their passion and helps them make money doing it. She always gets results!
Cut the Cord with Ron Fairchild
This program is VIRTUAL.
Thursday February 3, 2022 at 6:30pm
Did you get a new streaming device for Christmas and are finally ready to say goodbye to cable? Do you want to make the most
of your Firestick or ROKU? Join WPL's Reference Technology Librarian Ron Fairchild for a talk on how to get your streaming started!
This is an exciting time for “cord cutting” – dropping cable or satellite TV service in favor of online video sources. Options are expanding, with companies implementing online services and features. Additionally, internet only channels like Disney, Netflix, Hulu, AppleTV and Amazon Prime are increasingly incorporating their own original content in addition to content from the traditional companies for viewing. Discussion will include what is needed to get started with “cutting the cord,” necessary hardware and software equipment required, internet speeds and types, pricing, and more! This event is geared towards those that are brand new to the streaming world.
Girls Who Code
Will meet virtually on the 2nd and
4th Thursday of each month,
from 3:30pm to 5:00pm.
This program is VIRTUAL.
Learn to code! Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. Girls in grades 5 -12 can join the club, facilitated by Patrice Gans. Girls Who Code will meet virtually on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month.
Girls Who Code is a free program and open to all interested girls in grades 4 & up.
https://rhokjr.org/event/girls-who-code-club-with-woodbury-public-library/2022-01-13/ Patrice Gans is the founder and executive director of Random Hacks of Kindness Junior, (https://rhokjr.org) a non-profit organization that provides 4th – 8th grade students an opportunity to collaborate with computer science mentors and community subject matter experts to prototype innovative technical solutions for
local non-profit organizations’ real-world challenges.
Take Your Child To The Library Day
Saturday February 5, 2022, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Take your child to the Library on February 5th for fun
activities! These activities include:
-All day book character scavenger hunt
-All day bookmark craft
-Creating Musical Readers with the Waterbury
Symphony Orchestra @11:00 a.m.
-Library-themed Drop-In StoryTime @2:00 p.m.
New patrons are welcome!
We will give out prizes to anyone who signs up for
a Library card on this special day!
Knitting Without Needles
Tuesday February 8, 2022 at 6:30pm
Knitting is a tale as old as time but have you ever
knit with your arms? Join Bristol sewing and
knitting instructor Dawn Zillich for
“Knitting Without Needles” at the Woodbury
Public Library! Beginners and experts alike will
enjoy this fast and fun knitting phenomenon! At the end of the one-hour program you’ll be able to cast on, make the knit stitch and bind off an infinity scarf.
All materials are supplied. Sponsored by the Friends of the Woodbury Library.
Teens & adults, please register as space is limited. LOCATION: Library Gallery Space
Dogs of Chernobyl
Thursday February 10, 2022 at 7:00pm
This program is VIRTUAL.
35 years after the nuclear disaster,
feline behaviorist Stephen Quandt visited
Chernobyl to participate in a spay/neuter and
research campaign for the dogs that were descended from the pets left behind.
In this Zoom program, he will share his experiences, photos and videos.
During this webinar, you will hear personal stories of meeting animals and inhabitants from the mostly
abandoned town. He will share stories of hope, resilience, life, and even heroism!
This is an online program. A Zoom link will be sent to participants before the program.
Drama Reading Group with Dr. Kathryn Farley
Saturday February 12, 2022 at 12:00pm
The Heidi Chronicles by Wendy Wasserstein
A female art historian and her friends, male and
female, gay and straight, mature from the 1960s
to the 1980s as they search for political,
professional and personal fulfillment.
The session will examine the values of activists who
comprised the first wave of American Feminism, ideas expressed by the characters and central themes of the play. Lunch is included in this program!
Copies of the play are available to check out at the front desk - please register.
Kathryn T. Farley, Ph.D obtained a doctorate in Performance Studies from Northwestern University in 2007, writing a dissertation that investigated the use of digital media tools in performing arts curriculums. At Northwestern, she taught undergraduate courses exploring contemporary drama and the integration of technology into live theatre. Prior to moving to Connecticut with her husband, Dr. Richard Lipton, last fall, Kathryn served a lecturer in digital arts at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. She serves as a member of the board of directors of the Community Theatre at Woodbury.
Valentine's Day Paper Circuit Cards
Saturday February 12, 2022 at 12:00pm
This year, say Happy Valentines Day by sending a paper “text message” using paper circuits.
This is a fun way to show off your maker skills to that special someone.Choose from two fun designs; all materials
supplied. Please register!
Homeschool Connect: Candy Science
Tuesday February 15, 2022 at 2:00pm
Did you know that there is fascinating
science behind your favorite candy?
Homeschool Children in Grades K-5 will learn:
-How to make bubbles out of sour candy and taffy
-How certain chocolates and conversation hearts sink or float
-How to remove letters from Skittles or M&Ms
-How to cool water with pixy sticks
Sponsored by the Friends of the Woodbury Public Library
Talking Fish with Fishmonger Zachary Redin
Tuesday February 15, 2022 at 7:00pm
Have you ever wondered how to tell if fish is fresh? Or how
long you should keep it for after you've bought it?
Or even why where seafood is sourced from matters? Join local fishmonger Zachary Redin and let him talk fish
with you as he brings his expertise to help you find the
Thursday February 17, 2022, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program
on world affairs. Participants read chapters in the Great
Decisions briefing book, watch a related DVD episode,
and then join WPL’s facilitator George Hale to discuss
the most critical global issues facing America today.
Each year, topics are chosen by a panel of experts.
Registration is a must; SPACE IS VERY LIMITED! Please register directly with the front desk staff or call 203-263-3502 for more information.
WEEK 1: Changing Demographics
The world experienced remarkable demographic changes in the 20th century that continue today and have resulted in far-reaching social, economic, political, and environmental consequences all over the globe. These consequences are creating mounting challenges to development efforts, security, climate, and the environment, as well as the sustainability of human populations.LOCATION: Library Gallery Space
Virtual Clay Cartooning
Friday February 18, 2022at 3:00pm
Have you ever wanted to create your own 3-D
cartoon character? And bring to life the unique
world around it? You'll have a great time creating
your character out of air-dry clay with
cartoonist Debi Hamuka-Falkenham at this
virtual program. From background scenery to the clay character creation, everything you need will be provided in a pre-packaged tote.
Debi Hamuka-Falkenham is a 1974 graduate of Paier College of Art and The Museum of Cartoon Art's Cartooning Program. Debi is also an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and she also continues to take classes to keep up with new developments in the art and cartooning world.
Sponsored by The Friends of the Woodbury Library.
Book Talk with Woodbury Author Mark Hehl
Saturday, February 19th at 2:00pm
Mark Hehl will present a talk on his second
book An Immigrant’s Dilemma at the
Woodbury Public Library on Saturday,
February 19th at 2:00pm.
This book attempts to solve the haunting mystery of why his vilified great-grandfather decided to leave his children in America to return to his hilltop village in Sicily, after his wife died in childbirth. Mark decided to research why his great-grandfather first decided to emigrate to America and subsequently, return to Sicily, leaving Mark’s Grandmother in an orphanage. The book attempts to answer the question: was Giuseppe Tardi a villain or a hero for his actions? Mark will also provide a glimpse into his third book. Ameri-Sicula: Sicilian Culture in America. He will outline some of the rich Italian traditions that he grew up with in Brooklyn, NY.
Mark Hehl is an engineer, consultant, and public speaker. He is the author of the books: An Immigrant’s Dilemma, Ameri-Sicula: Sicilian Culture in America,
and Amusing Confessions of an International Consultant. Mark is a keynote speaker at various worldwide locations and has been a frequent guest on national public radio. He is the son of a Sicilian-American mother and spent his early years around his Sicilian relatives.
Kill Shot: Virtual Discussion with Author Jason Dearen
Thursday February 24, 2022 at 6:00pm
Two pharmacists sit in a Boston courtroom, accused of murder. The weapon: the fungus Exserohilum
rostratum. The death count: 100 and rising. Kill
Shot, by award-winning Associated Press
investigative reporter Jason Dearen, is the story
of their hubris and fraud, discovered by a team of medical detectives who raced against the clock to hunt the killers and the fungal
meningitis they’d unleashed. Join the author in a virtual book talk via the Danbury Public Library.
Approximately 14,000 people were exposed to the deadly disease. Once inside some of its human hosts, the fungus travelled through the tough tissue around the spine and wormed upward to the “deep brain,” our control center for balance, breath, and the vital motor functions of life. It killed with impunity until quick-acting doctors and public health epidemiologists determined its source and locked it down.
In the years since the outbreak, there have been numerous deaths, injuries, and contaminations caused by drugs manufactured by compounding pharmacies, which make customized medications that are not otherwise available in a certain dose, or with a specific ingredient added or removed. Many physicians have no idea if the medications their patients receive were compounded or made by an FDA-approved manufacturer. Kill Shot both exposes these injustices and emboldens readers to act to protect themselves. After its riveting tale concludes, the book includes an appendix of questions
to ask your medical provider about where the medications you take come from and how they were made. Dearen’s comprehensive interviews with afflicted families, doctors working on the ground, and prosecutors seeking justice bring this powerful but unchecked branch of the pharmaceutical industry out of the shadows and into the light.
Saturday February 26, 2022 at 2:00pm
Try your hand at creating a painting using painter's
tape to make any geometric design you can think of!
All materials are supplied.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - “I Dissent”
Tuesday, March 1 at 6:30pm
Join actress Shery Faye as she presents "I Dissent",
the story of Ruth Bader Ginsberg!Ruth Bader Ginsburg
was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an
associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States from 1993 until her death in September 2020.
She was the second woman and the first Jewish
woman ever appointed to the Court and became the longest serving Jewish Justice. She championed fairness and equality and objected to different expectations for men and women, prejudice against minority groups in places like hotels and restaurants, and women having fewer job opportunities than men. Ruth served on the national board of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and launched The Women’s Rights Project, she continued to be a leading voice for gender equality, women’s interests, and civil rights and liberties.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life continues to be one of achievement: as a lawyer, professor of law, a judge, and then a Supreme Court justice, she stands out because she was not afraid to dissent, disapprove, and disagree with conditions of unfairness and inequality. This show is the inspiring story of how she changed her life—and ours.“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sheryl Faye received a BFA in Acting from Emerson College and travels across the United States to work. She currently stars in 10 one-woman shows and writes and performs with StageCoach Improv. Ms. Faye also works on films, television and theater throughout Boston and New York.
Blue Star Memorials
The Pomperaug Valley Garden Club will host an
in-person lecture on “Blue Star Memorials” by
Federal Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s Blue
Star Memorial Chair, Krista Fiorini, on Tuesday
February 8th, 11:00am at the Woodbury
Emergency Services Building at 25 Quassuk
Road, Woodbury. We ask attendees to follow
covid guidelines for this in-person lecture.
If the weather proves to be a problem the morning of the in-person lecture, the meeting will instead be held via Zoom. Visit www.pomperaugvalleygc.org for the Zoom login information.
The Blue Star Memorial Program has been in existence though the garden club movement for more than 70 years. National Garden Clubs, Inc. is committed to placing Blue Star Memorial Markers on our Highways and Byways in honor of our nation’s Armed Forces. Federal Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s Blue Star Memorial Chair Krista Fiorini will describe the history of the program in Connecticut and the process involved in establishing a Blue Star Memorial in a community.
The Pomperaug Valley Garden Club is a charter member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut and National Garden Clubs. The club sponsors speakers at monthly meetings, garden-orientated field trips, numerous civic beautification and educational projects and a scholarship program in Woodbury. For information regarding membership, visit out website at www.pomeraugvalleygc.org.
From lectures and concerts to artistic opportunities and
community festivals, WOW has something for everyone.
We do this by partnering with community champions, the
businesses and organizations who, like you, and like WOW,
are invested in our little town. We do this by building bridges
between volunteers and resources and needs. We do this
with much energy and imagination and dedication, because
we believe in building community - we believe in Woodbury,
and we want Woodbury families to love living here. WOW!
Peruse our list of activities that are free, or mostly free,
and find information on the programs that are available in
Town by WOW, The Woodbury Senior Center, Woodbury
Parks and Recreation, and the Woodbury Library.
The three departments that make up the WOW committee
work on making programs that are enjoyable, help you learn
a new skill, or provide exercise, entertainment and
something to do"!
Woodbury Senior Community Center
Tax Preparation Assistance
AARP Foundation Tax- Aide will be available BY APPOINTMENT ONLY on
Mondays beginning in February.
Appointments must be made by calling (203) 263-2828. Please do not delay as appointments are filling quickly.
Covid resources now available through Woodbury Senior Center
while supplies last.
Woodbury residents may pick up one free at-home COVID-19 test kit per
household at the Senior Center while supplies last. One per household; if
you have already received a free kit from the Emergency Services Building
or at the Senior Center, please allow others to get a free test. Stop by the
Senior Center between 9 am - 2 pm weekdays, or call the Center at (203) 263-2828. Woodbury ID is required. Delivery is available for those who do not drive.
Also, the federal government is now providing four (4) free at-home Covid test kits to residential households in the US. Order yours online using the button below. They will be delivered to you through the US Mail. If you need assistance in placing your order, please call the Senior Center at (203) 263-2828. https://special.usps.com/testkits
Masks and at-home test kits are available at the Senior Center for Woodbury residents while supplies last. Limit of one test kit per household, and masks for each member of your household. Please bring proof of residency, Call if you do not have transportation: (203) 263-2828
Hot Jazz on a Cold Day Concert February 22, 2:30 pm
Join us for an exciting afternoon of live music at the Center. Traditional,
"hot" jazz and swing music from New Orleans and traditional jazz greats
such as Louie Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller. Sign up as space
Join Yoga4Change at WOODBURY SENIOR CENTER
Starting: Tuesday 2/15
Our instructors are specially trained in the Silver Age Yoga
program, shown to boost balance, strength, flexibility and stress
management. And our group classes bring neighbors together to
have fun while we get fit.Everything you need will be provided for
For more information or to register, call: (203) 263 - 2828
Woodbury Parks & Recreation
Our 2022 Winter Brochure is now available!
WOW (What's On in Woodbury) is a collaboration between the Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury Parks and Recreation and the Woodbury Senior Community Center. WOW provides high quality FREE programs for community members of all ages.
Connect with us!
269 Main Street South
Woodbury, CT 06798
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Grown & Gone: Stories and tips to help students survive their first independent year of college is a great book of real world stories and tips shared by college students and one high school senior. The contributors of this book are very candid as they explain their troubles and triumphs during their undergraduate year.
If you are a high school student or a college freshman, I bet you’ve got your first year of college all figured out. You are about to have the time of your life – parties, friends, fun, your own dorm room, and a bit of school work. The next few years of college will be just like high school, except no parents, no curfews, and thank goodness – no lectures. Well, that’s what we thought too. But, things don’t always work out like we think they will. If you want real life stories and tips that will help you improve your college experience, this is the book for you.
Inspiring stories. Real-life tips for High School and College students. This should be a MUST read for high school students to give them the real facts about going to college from students just like them. As a college professor, I wish ALL my students read this book before they started college.-Dr. Stevie Dawn Blakely, CEO, Orange CompassI absolutely LOVE this book! Awesome, Awesome! This is a book that every college freshman should read!-Dr. Felicia McGowan, Assistant Professor, Alcorn State University
Grown & Gone is a fantastic compilation of personal stories to give incoming college freshman a quick dose of reality. This book offers the truth about the hardships of attending college for the first time, how best to deal with professors, and how to learn from the mistakes of others. Don’t skip the checklists and challenges at the end of the book — they are a great way to prepare your high school senior for what comes next! Highly recommended!-Dawn M. Wooten, Adjunct Professor, Purdue University at Fort WayneThis is such a great book–so many good messages and impactful stories!-Stephanie Diaz, Author of the Extraction book series
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The Barking Spot
- Pet Grooming
The Barking Spot provides professional dog and cat grooming services, specializing in large breed dogs. Megan Fisher is the owner and has been in the industry for 8 years. She is a young entrepreneur offering unique services to the local community.
Opening a 7am allows clients the option of dropping off their dog before work and , if needed, take advantage of our stay for the day program and be picked up after work.
The Barking Spot doesn't think you should have to wait weeks to get your dog groomed so we guarantee a maximum of 1 week booking period.
We also offer a reFUR-a-friend program offering $5 off your next grooming serive when you refer a friend.
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text: The book places ownership at the center of all relevant choices that the company makes: in particular, it addresses the “problem” of governance from the perspective of ownership, and in a broader and more articulated sense than most Anglo-Saxon studies. The authors analyze the relationship between ownership, governance, and corporate strategy, with a dual objective. On the one hand, the aim is to identify the consistency relationships between the governance structure of the company and its results, because of the centrality that it assumes with respect to many of the strategic choices that companies make. On the other hand, the objective is to consider possible variants to the “basic scheme,” going to investigate the role of ownership, governance and management from a contingency perspective, i.e. in different types of enterprise: public companies, multinational enterprises, state-owned enterprises, and especially family-owned enterprises are analyzed. The second part of the book analyzes, in a number of countries, different economic and business systems and their role in defining the type of corporate governance that has emerged. The assumption is that national business and economic cultures as well as historical, economic, juridical, and institutional dimensions play a crucial role in shaping the debate triggered by the corporate scandals and the implementation of corporate governance.


Building on what has been its most successful model in history, Lamborghini has unleashed the 2023 Urus luxury SUV in Performante trim, which has gone through a weight-loss regimen while packing more power under the hood.
The Lamborghini Urus Performante debuts
“The Urus Performante takes the supreme performance and distinctive looks of Lamborghini’s ground-breaking Super SUV to the next level retaining its luxurious versatility and delivering the most engaging driving experience,” said Lamborghini Chairman & CEO Stephan Winkelmann. “The Urus SUV sets the bar even higher for the SUV segment.”
In addition to its place as Lamborghini’s first-ever SUV and the best-selling model in its lineup, the Urus also conquered the 20-kilometer Pikes Peak Hill Climb with a new record for SUVs a week before the Performante trim level premiered. The standard model clocked in at 10 minutes and 32 seconds, beating the 10 minutes 49.9 seconds time set by the Bentley Bentayga in 2018.
While the regular Urus measures 5,113mm, 2017mm wide, and 1,638mm on a 3,002mm wheelbase, the new trim stands 24mm longer with a marginal wheelbase increase of 4mm. However, the Performante is also 9mm narrower and sits 20mm closer to the ground, all while being 47 kilograms lighter than the standard model.
It builds on the formula of Lamborghini's most successful model to date
The exterior has been largely retained, with notable design updates. On the fascia for instance, the Urus Performante adopts more streamlined slats on the grille, accompanied by a revised front splitter made of carbon fiber. These are complemented by a new air curtain that directs airflow over the front wheels.
But the more noticeable enhancement can be found on the revised bumper and redesigned hood, now sporting air vents on either side and forged from carbon fiber. Even the roof is now offered in the material as an option, while the new rear roof spoiler with carbon fiber fins contributes 38 percent more downforce.
Updated aero bits produce up to 38 percent more downforce
The Urus Performante hugs the ground on either 22-inch forged or 23-inch alloy wheels secured by titanium bolts and wrapped in specially developed semi-slick radials by Pirelli.
Accommodations aboard the Urus Performante entail Nero Cosmus black Alcantara material with hexagonal stitching on the seats and Performante trim throughout. Further bespoke details when it comes to color and trim options are available with Lamborghini’s Ad Personam customization service.
Carbon fiber materials extend to the interior
An optional Dark Package extends the matte black treatment to other areas of the cabin, complementing the black Alcantara leather steering wheel and aluminum interior trim.
Tech & Safety
The carbon fiber dashboard is still inhabited by the digital instrument cluster and touchscreen central display, both showing off the new human-machine interface (HMI) design. An extensive array of connected navigation services is offered including Online Smart Routing, Traffic Light Information, Local Hazard Information, 3D City View, and Google Voice Search. The onboard maps get over-the-air updates as well.
Performante branding is present on the seat bolsters
A number of safety features are standard in the Urus Performante, including eight airbags, Speed Alert, Geofencing Alert, Valet Alert, Anti-theft Notification, and Online Roadside Assistance. Car finder and remote lock/unlock functions are likely enabled through smartphone connectivity.
Engine & Drivetrain
Powering the Urus Performante is the same 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 gasoline engine with direct injection found on the current Urus, with the power unit tweaked to produce 657 hp. Torque remains at 850 Nm, now distributed more efficiently with a new differential. The Urus Performante can accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds, beating the standard Urus by a one-thirds of a second. An 8-speed automatic gearbox works with all-wheel-drive that features front, center, and rear differentials.
Standard drive modes are now accompanied by a new Rally selection
Both the front and rear steering have been enhanced for quicker response. The three drive modes comprising Strada (Street), Sport, and Corsa (Race) have been re-engineered to give drivers flexibility in adapting to various driving conditions, accompanied by a new Rally option for dirt environments.
The 2023 Lamborghini Urus Performante is available for $260,676 (around Php 14.6 million), with deliveries expected to commence by the end of 2022.
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Know more about Lamborghini Urus 2022
The Lamborghini Urus 2022 is a midsize luxury crossover SUV from the Italian supercar manufacturer. It is available in the Philippines in one variant with a negotiable price of Lamborghini Urus 2022 Philippines depending on the dealership. Under the hood, this SUV is powered by a 4.0-liter V8 gasoline engine capable of generating 641 horsepower and 850 Nm of torque. It is connected to an 8-speed automatic transmission, sending power to all four wheels (AWD). This powertrain has a top speed rated at 305 km/h and an acceleration
Dimensions-wise, the Urus spans 5,112 mm in length, 2,016 mm in width (2,181 mm including mirrors), and 1,638 mm in height, with a ground clearance of 3,003 mm. In the local market, this Lamborghini SUV is competing against the likes of the Porsche Cayenne, Audi RS Q8, and Aston Martin DBX.
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