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Aiden and I hadn’t spoken since the night he found me near the Greenhouse. That was exactly 7 days ago. Considering he had avoided my stares throughout those days and the fact that he kept walking the opposite direction whenever he saw me, I’d definitely say he’s avoiding me.
“Nope,” Aiden says nonchalantly and little edgily. He continues magically sticking flyers to every pole in sight and won’t give me even one glance. I could be invisible for all I know.
Today was a Hogsmeade trip and, being the total loner I am, I had come alone.
It wasn’t entirely my fault though, Rose had come with Matt and they were staying out of the public eye, doing Merlin knows what. They weren’t exactly popular with the student body right now.
That whole relationship had turned messy. That night, when Rose came back to the dorm, she explained the whole ordeal to me. I basically tuned out all the details but when I asked the question of ‘why hadn’t you told me you broke up with Scorpius?’ she turned red and wouldn’t say anything.
This was when I practically blew up in her face at the realisation that she hadn’t told Scorpius about her relationship with Matt. Which, for those of you who don’t understand, means that she cheated on Scorpius with my brother?
I’m never going to get over that.
She eventually agreed to break it off with Scorpius the next day. Although I wasn’t there, I could tell from Rose’s face that there had been a lot of screaming, tears and name calling.
I did the best I could to comfort her, but I kinda felt like she brought it on herself. Not that I’d tell her this.
Scorpius is currently MIA after the whole scene but I can tell he must be heartbroken; he thought so highly of Rose and was obviously in love with her.
However, I had thought Rose was in love with him too, so my opinion probably isn’t valid.
“Right,” I say sarcastically at his obvious attempt to avoid the question. I match Aiden’s pace and stuff my hands into my jean pockets. “What are you doing anyway?” I ask casually as he reaches his fifth pole and hides it behind a million papers.
He probably killed a trillion trees in the process of this.
“Our family cat went missing.” He explains without looking at me, “My sister wants me to hand out flyers.” He practically forces one into the hand of some grumpy old wizard, his greying beard could have given Dumbledore’s a run for its money.
“Wait,” I say completely lost as I pull on his arm to slow him down, “You have a cat?” I take a flyer from his hand and sure enough there’s a photo of a ginger cat. Actually it just looks like a ball of fur to me but I’ll take his word for it. The word LOST is clearly printed in the middle along with a phone number for Amy Clarke, “You have a sister?” I squeak.
He gives a short chuckle and points to the paper in my hand, “Amy Clarke,” He says with a cheeky grin.
I make a face at him.
“I never knew that,” I say honestly as we start walking again, glad to know he isn’t trying to ignore me anymore.
“There’s a lot you don’t know about me, Bella.” There’s something behind those words that makes me curious.
Excitement rushes through me and I can’t help but smile, “Then tell me!” I really did want to learn more about Aiden. I mean, a second ago I had thought he was an only child!
He looks away from me and becomes incredibly interested in the dirt at his feet, “I really have to get these flyers out,” He mumbles nervously and runs a hand through his hair.
“Fine, meet me later.” I wasn’t letting him get out of this. “We’ll talk, get to know each other.”
“We already know each other.” He pointed out, looking back up at me. He suddenly looked very tired.
I gave him an annoyed look, “We’ll get to know each other better.” I compromised.
“But we aren’t ‘dating’ anymore, people might get the wrong idea.” He was irritated. I could tell by the way his eyebrows furrowed together and the side of his lips twitched.
“A guy and a girl can be friends and have a friendly chat, can’t they! Who cares what people think!”
I step infront of him before he can add another flyer to a vacant pole. He gives me exasperated look but I stand my ground, waiting for him to see how awesome this idea was.
He doesn’t seem too excited though, “Yeah, okay. I’ll meet you at The Three Broomsticks at 12?”
Atleast he had complied.
“Okay. Sounds great.” I give a small smile, confused at his disinterest.
A bid goodbye to Aiden and wish him luck to handing all the flyers out. They kept restocking everytime he handing the last one out. His sister had said he must hand them all out.
I would have helped him but I actually did have my own shopping to do..
I head toward Scrivenshaft’s Quill Shop. I was in some serious need of knew quills since I could never be bothered to get some when I came here. I always ended up running out and borrowing Rose’s spare ones, which she got incredibly pissed about.
Scrivenshaft’s wasn’t my first choice for quills. I preferred going to Zonko’s Joke Shop and buying sugar quills, but Rose had insisted I get a ‘proper’ set of quills. She took after her mum in that way.
I don’t even really take much notice as to what type of Quills I was buying, all I know is that they are going to be incredibly boring compared to sugar quills.
“You probably shouldn’t get those. The teachers go nuts if you use different coloured ink in class.” A voice says nearby and it takes me a while to realise they are talking to me.
“Oh, hey Albus. What are you doing here?”
“Um, buying some quills.” He says like it obvious. And it should have been, we are in a Quill Shop.
“Right. Yeah.” I say absentmindedly as I place my rainbow Quills back on the shelf and switch for some black inked ones.
I make my way towards the counter, ready to pay.
“Are you doing anything later?” Albus asks suddenly, appearing beside me. I thought he had left.
I had sounded completely boring and uninteresting just before, why would he stick around to talk to me?
“Um, well, I was planning on meeting up with a friend, but er...” I falter a little as his face falls, “I’m sure I can get out of it. Did you have something planned?”
Shit, did I sound too eager?
I felt incredibly guilt for cancelling on Aiden, I really had wanted to learn more about him, but I’m sure he’d understand. He should be proud I’m actually having a stable conversation with Albus! Let alone organising to hang out!
“Well, I really wanted to go to the Shrieking Shack, but no one wanted to go with me... so I was wondering –“
“I’d love to!” I say hastily, cutting him off. “I mean, you know, that’s if you want to...” Duh, he just said he wanted to.
Well, this is awkward.
Albus laughs off my interruption good naturedly, “Sounds great.”
Some middle age women took that fine moment to rudely tell us ‘young romantics’ to leave. I hadn’t realised, but we were holding up the cue for the counter. I grabbed my quills, quickly payed the bored looking shopkeeper and left.
Albus and I had planned to meet at 12:30, so I had to quickly find Aiden before heading off to meet Albus.
I spotted Aiden in the window of The Three Broomsticks. He was ten minutes early.
Aiden looked up as the bell on the door sounded and I enter the pub. “Hey Bella!”
“Hey Aiden! You’re never going to guess what just happened?” I exclaim, making my way towards him.
“Albus just asked me out! Well actually not really, but he wants to meet at the Shrieking Shack and we actually had a conversation and everything!” I gush out in a rush.
“Oh. Er, that’s great?”
“Isn’t it!” I was practically melting in excitement, “But I have to go soon, cause we are meeting at 12:30 and –“
“You’re meeting him now?” His brow furrowed
I frown, “I thought you’d understand. I mean, you are basically the reason I can talk to him now. Without you, none of this could have happened!”
For some odd reason, he didn’t hold my same excitement.
“Why aren’t you happy for me? I thought this was our plan all along? Get me to be able to talk to Albus?”
“It was- is Bella, it’s just...” He runs a hand through his hair, “You know what? It doesn’t even matter.” His voice is rough and harsh. It practically cuts like knife. For some reason, I felt tears spring to my eyes at his words, “Go find Albus” He stands up, “I’ll see you around.”
With that he leaves the pub, slamming the door quite loudly behind him.
Most people who hadn’t been paying attention to our fight jump in fright, the other half of people who had witnessed my little tiff with Aiden stare at me suspiciously. It takes all my self control not to flip them all off. After a deep breath, I too, exit the pub.
My initial thought is to find Aiden and find out what the hell his problem is today. He seemed perfectly fine this morning and now he is acting like an arrogant pig. It was confusing. He was confusing.
“Oh hey,” A very familiar voice said from beside me. My heart squeezed.
“Hello Albus,” I say as I turn around. His black hair is ruffling in the light breeze and his eyes are sparkling. He is so unbelievably cute.
“I was just heading towards the Shrieking Shack now.” He motions towards the way he had been heading. The opposite way as to which I had been walking. He seems to have noticed this. He looks embarrassed and runs a hand through his hair, messing it up even more. “Which you were not going to.” He nods like he understands what is happening.
I open my mouth to speak and explain that I was only looking for Aiden, but he cuts me off. “Look, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have assumed anything. But if you didn’t want to come, you should have just said so, not stand me up.”
He was too cute for his own good.
“Albus!” I exclaim before he starts a new sentence. “I wasn’t going to stand you up. I was just looking for...” I suddenly didn’t think it was best that I was looking for my ‘ex boyfriend.’ “You know what, never mind. Let’s go.”
He smiled the most dazzling smile I have ever seen and grabbed my hand. If someone had told me two months ago I would be walking hand in hand through Hogsmeade with Albus Potter, I would have told them they were crazy and then probably laughed in their face.
There were so many eyes on us I could practically feel them burrowing into my body.
I did try to ignore the snide looks from the girls we passed, but it was harder than I thought. I suddenly felt self conscious walking beside Al.
He gave me a funny look as I started to slow from my train of thought. “Are you okay?”
I force a smile, “Sure! I’m absolutely fine!” I say a bit too brightly.
His lips twitch, fighting a smile. Damn, I have loved to see those dazzling teeth again. “Are –“ He breaks off from his speech and stares over my head as the patronising girls start giggling again.
He seems to understand my sudden lack of enthusiasm.
He squeezes my hand. “You don’t have to worry about those idiots, you know.” He leans in and gives me a quick hug. I can’t breathe anymore. “You’re much more beautiful.” He whispers in my ear.
My head spins and I swear I’m about to pass out when he pulls away, acting like nothing had even happened. He clasps my hand again and continues walking.
To my left I hear a loud bang, like someone just tipped over a garbage can. From my peripheral vision I can see Albus glance over his shoulder, but I pay no attention, I’m too caught up in my world of happiness and no one was going to ruin it.
“Come on Bella, it’s not even high!”
I stuff my hands into my pockets and ignore the cold seeping into my shoes, “There is no freaking way I am getting up there.”
We were at the Shrieking Shack by now, Albus being the adorable person he was had planned a nice picnic for the two of us. (How he had done this in the short amount of time he had was beyond me). However, the excitement had died down when he told me it was on the roof. The fucking roof.
Do you know how old the Shrieking Shack is?
I didn’t really feel like falling through a roof today and breaking me legs.
“Please Bella, I promise you it won’t fall. I would never put your life in danger.” He said sincerely and my heart squeezed.
I doubt that this was really life threatening, but his words had made me feel safer then I ever had in my life.
I groaned loudly, “Fine, but if I fall, my blood is on your hands.” I begin to climb the makeshift ladder that connected the ground to the roof.
“I would catch you, I swear.” He grinned and grabbed my hands to pull me the last metre onto the roof.
“Mmmhmmm.” I mutter sarcastically, but my hearts not really in it, I’m suddenly captivated by the stunning view before me.
I sit down on the ugly picnic blanket he had laid out for us and idly accepted the pretzel he stuffed in my hand.
“It’s so beautiful!” I whisper, shaking my head slightly, the scenery surely couldn’t be real.
Albus leans in slowly, I can feel his warm breathe on my neck, “Yeah, you are.”
I scoff, “That was the cheesiest thing I’ve ever heard!” But I can’t help but feel flattered. He thought I was beautiful?
He looked ashamed at his cheesiness, but doesn’t lean away. I can see the freckles dominating his nose. “It’s the truth.” He says matter of factly.
My heart was beating so fast, I could hear it in my ears. I was practically having an anxiety attack.
Dear Merlin, help me!
He strokes my cheek, sending chills down my spine, “I like you.” He whispers.
I think my eyes just bulged out of my head. “Yeah...” I said vaguely. Nothing was making sense anymore. “I like you too...”
“No,” He leaned in closer, if that was even possible, and whispered against my cheek. “I like you a lot.”
I gasp slightly as the hand that stroked my cheek, gently catches my chin and guides my face so it is level with his. He hesitates only a brief moment, making sure this is what I want, then suddenly his lips are on mine. His hands are gentle and cup my face. I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him closer; the giddy feeling spreads throughout me as he smiles against my lips.
I felt more alive than I ever had in my entire life; and there was nothing that was going to ruin my happiness right now.
Author Note: This chapter was really rushed, especially the ending, and I do apologise for that.
But please let me know what you think, about Bella and Albus kissing or poor Aiden (I really do feel sorry for him!), or anything in general!
Thanks for reading!
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Switched OS – Goodbye Mint15, Hello Mint KDE 15!
I was a little bored of Linux Mint 15 (the simple one)…ok to be honest I was a bit “mad” (lol) cause the system didn’t crash for any reason, it was so stable that I was actually trying to install a few themes in order to make it crash.. BUT still the damn thing wouldn’t give me a dump error lol.
SO! I decided to switch the systems a little and moved to Linux Mint KDE 15!
Here’s a screenshot of my screen (with Ghost theme installed):
This Ghost theme for KDE can be found at http://guidoctor.deviantart.com/art/Mint-ghost-357022738.
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*Methods: Retrospective review of electronic medical records of solid organ transplant recipients who received CAR-T therapy between January 2018 and November 2019.
*Results: 4 cases identified. 2 cases of orthotopic heart transplant (OHT), 1 case of deceased donor kidney transplant and 1 case of pancreas after kidney transplant (PAK). These patients developed PTLD about 10-20 years after their transplant. All patients showed progression of disease without remission after first and second line chemotherapy. Only 1 of the patients had EBV positive PTLD and was treated with EBV cytotoxic T cell therapy, while the other 3 underwent pheresis and proceeded to get CAR-T cell therapy. All patients developed cytokine release syndrome, neurotoxicity and received tocilizumab. 3 out of 4 patients developed AKI requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT). Only 1 of these 3 recovered renal function. All 3 patients who required RRT either transitioned to hospice or deescalated care and did not survive. The PAK patient who developed acute pancreatitis post immunotherapy without kidney injury has shown continued response to therapy without new lymphomatous involvement 90 days after CAR-T therapy.
*Conclusions: This series identifies the challenges of managing PTLD and immunosuppression in solid organ recipients with CAR-T therapy given poor outcomes and significant toxicity in this subgroup.
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A Marysville woman faces criminal charges after an early Tuesday wreck killed two Yuba City residents, the California Highway Patrol said.
Rachel Hawkins, 32, is charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter and a count of DUI — charges stemming from a 5:30 a.m. crash on North Beale Road, west of College View Drive, in Linda, reports state.
Hawkins, in a 1998 Ford Explorer, was driving west on North Beale as a 1993 Toyota Camry was traveling east, authorities said.
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Characterisation of extensional faults in carbonate rocks (Suez Rift, Egypt); with particular focus on the role of shale smear
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The distribution, composition and flow-properties of fault core and shale smear along faults in carbonate reservoirs is less well understood compared to faults in siliciclastic rocks. This study uses field data to characterize and quantify fault zone properties that are critical for understanding structural heterogeneity in carbonate reservoirs. The study focus on; (1) variability and co-dependence of displacement, shale smear, fault- thickness, -composition and -geometry; (2) the effect of shale smearing on fault (core and inner damage zone) deformation; and (3) implications for fluid flow in fault zones in carbonate rocks. The study area is located on the eastern flank of the Oligocene-Miocene Suez Rift and features large extensional fault arrays affecting fine grained carbonates of Upper Cretaceous to Eocene age. This study is based on structural data from two of these faults (3-6 km length; 30 to 550 m throw). The results show variations in the fault core geometry and composition along the faults. Compositionally, the fault cores are comprised of carbonate breccias, shale smear, secondary calcite and host rock lenses. There is also a significant variation in the thickness of shale smear where this is present (up to 2 m thickness recorded). Investigation of the variability of the said fault parameters indicates that the properties of fault core and inner damage zone are affected by the presence or absence of shale smear. Shale smear introduces a weak mechanical layer in the fault, acting as a "lubricant" or cushion" during slip. This appears to control the structural style and geometry of the fault core, and have also been observed to affect the inner damage zone in terms of enhanced fracture intensities, where shale smear is absent. In turn, both shale smear, in its own right as well as fault core properties, control the effect of any fault on fluid flow. Thus, the present study contributes new knowledge to fault seal analysis in subsurface carbonate reservoirs.


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Not long ago, Samsung Electronics introduced its new mid-range flagship Galaxy A series in China. These four products have their own characteristics. For millennials, the Samsung Galaxy A40s not only uses the gorgeous 6.4-inch V display with three conventional rear cameras, but it also has a 5000 mAh battery. Combined with fast charging technology and low power consumption hardware platform, it can achieve ultra-long endurance, cure users’ weak phobia, and become a boon for ordinary mobile phone users.
This Samsung galaxy A40s review will focus on Camera, Appearance, Performance, and the Samsung galaxy A40s price in Nigeria and Globally.
Samsung Galaxy A40s Price and Specs Review
Samsung Galaxy A40s Specs
- 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-U display at 720 x 1560 pixels
- Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); A user interface
- Samsung Exynos 7904 eight-core (14 nm); Mali-G71 MP2
- 4 GB RAM / 6 GB RAM
- 64 GB / 128 GB built-in storage, microSD card up to 512 GB
- 13MP + 5MP + 5MP triple rear camera and 16MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Colors: black, blue
- Non-removable 5000 mAh Li-Po battery
So how does the Samsung Galaxy A40s work? Please get to know him through his practical experience.
Appearance Review Of The Samsung A40s
The Samsung Galaxy A40s is equipped with a 6.4-inch HD screen, with a screen ratio of 91%, which provides a wider picture.
The Samsung Galaxy A40s is equipped with a beautiful V-video screen, with a 16 million (F2.0) front camera in the “V” -shaped area at the top. A phone is hidden above the camera to make the most of the forehead space, which significantly increases the screen’s proportion.
Galaxy A40s uses V-cut technology to create a beautiful screen. The HD screen stretches from edge to edge for an immersive viewing experience. Provides users with an immersive visual experience.
The Samsung Galaxy A40s is high-gloss polished and surrounded by a 3D curved design, which is more ergonomic and gives the product an excellent grip. The frame and rear adopt the elaborate design.
Samsung Galaxy A40s display maximizes the visual range of the screen, and v-cut technology greatly improves the visual experience and brings a new user experience, especially suitable for gaming, multitasking, video watching, browsing, etc.
The Samsung Galaxy A40s also tries to narrow the bottom bezel on the front to give you a more comfortable viewing experience on a big screen. The Samsung Galaxy A40s has virtual touch keys that you can hide as you see fit, making it easy to use.
Samsung Galaxy A40s phone is equipped with a volume rocker and a power button on the right side of the frame, and a multi-function card slot on the top left of the frame, which supports dual card and dual standby + expansion of the MicroSD memory card.
The lower edge of the Samsung Galaxy A40s is equipped with a USB type-c data transfer interface and speakers and an additional 3.5 mm headphone jack and fingerprint recognition on the back.
Samsung Galaxy A40s is available in three colors: Magic Night Black, Morning Gold, and Aqua Blue.
Samsung Galaxy A40s Camera Review
The Samsung Galaxy A40s is equipped with a 5-megapixel blurry lens (F2.2 aperture), a 16-megapixel main camera (F1.9 aperture), and a 5-megapixel ultra-wide angle (123 ° ultra-wide-angle) lens.
It has an LED flash under its camera. It is worth noting that the super wide-angle lens is the same 123 ° the super-wide-angle lens as the Samsung Galaxy S10 series, and it is equipped with the scene optimizer, which is not ambiguous in settings.
There are not many models with ultra-wide angle lenses on the cheap market, and ultra-wide angle lenses are even more gimmicks than practical. A wide-angle lens has a wider field of view than a normal lens and can record more images.
Users can use ultra-wide-angle lenses to improve depth perception and sense of space. The image effect has a strong sense of impact on the image, making people feel like they are in it, giving consumers a new photographic experience. It is precisely thanks to this ultra-wide-angle lens that consumers’ natural landscapes will look more impressive, and urban buildings will be more beautiful. An ultra-wide-angle a lens is also a great option for taking photos on the go.
The camera interface of the Samsung Galaxy A40s still has a strong Samsung flavor; Whether you are familiar with the Samsung phone or not, you can get started quickly. You can click on “three little trees” to switch to a super wide-angle mode.
The normal photo mode of a normal mobile phone can only take normal photos without any bright spots.
The Samsung Galaxy A40s is equipped with a 5-megapixel depth of field camera and a 13-megapixel camera on the back, which allows you to take large photos with a clear subject and a blurred background. These photos are clearly layered and more artistic, so they will quickly stand out from other photos and grab your attention. There’s no denying that the Galaxy A40s offers consumers a new way to project their glamor.
In addition to a great photo recording experience, the Samsung Galaxy A40s also offers dynamic recording and scene optimization. Among them, the dynamic plugin consists of capturing the contours of consumers ‘faces, generating 3D copies with data-driven machine learning algorithms, and then building the users’ custom avatars and emoticons through AR technology.
Scene optimization is the intelligent identification and optimization of scene recording using artificial intelligence technology, which can identify people, food, beach, trees, sky, sunrise, sunset, flowers, snow, text/document, mountains, cities, inland, riverbanks, backlight, animals, and other common scenes to achieve the best picture effect.
A40s System Experience Review
Samsung Galaxy A40s is equipped with One UI based on Android 9.0 operating system. In the design concept, One UI mirrors a user interface that makes big-screen phones easier to use.
The overall style of a user interface is simple and great, the ICONS are clearly separated, and the picture is clear and uncluttered. Simultaneously, many rounded corners are added to One UI, which can reduce the sense of interference and confusion and draw users’ attention to the content displayed on the screen.
One UI is an easy-to-use user interface for large-screen phones that keep important interactions as close to the bottom of the screen as possible and is easy to operate with one hand.
The Galaxy A40s also features interactive animation with the front camera and a countdown feature for face unlock and selfie timer.
The Samsung Galaxy A40s One UI still supports the “full-screen gestures” feature, including scroll up to access the multitasking interface, scroll up to return to the main interface, and scroll up to return to the main menu.
It’s worth noting that One UI offers night mode and eye protection mode. When night mode is on, the style of the main interface hardly changes. The drop-down menu, notification bar, top status bar, Settings, and other submenus are displayed with a black background. After opening to protect the eye mode, the whole feeling is relatively soft screen light, reducing the vision’s stimulation.
Likewise, the touch-sensitive switch that appeared on Galaxy S10 has also been extended to Samsung Galaxy A40s, allowing users to have a good experience while using the movie. This function can increase the screen’s touch sensitivity to be used using the protective film.
From experience, One UI is very smooth to operate and suitable for one-handed operation, and the styling is also fresh and simple. For Samsung Galaxy A40s, it is easy to use a smartphone.
The Samsung Galaxy A40s offers a storage combination of 6GB + 64GB. Additionally, the Galaxy A40s has a 5000 mAh (standard) * battery with capacity. According to the test, the Samsung Galaxy A40s can talk for 32.5 hours, play videos for 28.5 hours, and play music for 109.4 hours. You can use it all day on a single charge, so you don’t have to bring extra batteries.
Samsung Galaxy A40s price in Nigeria
The price of the Samsung Galaxy A40s in Nigeria starts at around 90,000 naira. You can buy the smartphone in the main online stores near you.
By market estimates, the Samsung Galaxy A40s should cost around $ 223 when it hits the market. Again, that’s just a rough estimate until we see what retailers get when they get it.
There are not many direct competitors in the same price range with roughly the same screen diagonal, so it was difficult for us to pick the most sensitive rivals. On the other hand, this is good for Samsung. Having a compact phone in this price range among all those giants.
It’s definitely a standout feature. In our opinion, the design and Super AMOLED panel are the other two main selling points of the Galaxy A40 that most other phones don’t offer for the starting price. The ultra-wide secondary camera is also a rare commodity in these countries, but it’s not good enough to tip the balance in the Galaxy A40’s favor.
Samsung A40s vs Moto G7
For an almost identical amount, you can get the Vanilla Moto G7, which has a clean Android operating system with some custom Motorola features on top. The camera performance isn’t bad either, but compared to the Galaxy A40, it falls short in terms of display quality and battery life. The Snapdragon 632 is also not comparable to the Exynos 7885.
Samsung A40s versus Samsung Galaxy A50
If you decide to spend a little more, you can always go for the Galaxy A50, but then you lose that compactness and get better battery life and more powerful hardware in the process. The price difference may not be much for some, so we are releasing it under your consideration. Here is the complete Galaxy A50 review.
But if the Galaxy A40 barely fits your budget, why not go for something cheaper, just as good (or better): the Redmi Note 7. Yes, it’s a bigger phone, but it has more powerful internal parts, better overall camera performance, and much better battery life. I would miss the AMOLED screen, though.
Samsung Galaxy A40 VS Nokia 7.1
Nokia’s late 2018 compact solution, the Nokia 7.1, is another great option for vanilla Android fans. The screen may not be OLED, but it certainly offers great picture quality and supports HDR. The battery life is much the same, and camera performance is noticeably better. It is also designed with more premium materials if you like that. And is; actually, it is even a bit cheaper.
And again, if compactness isn’t your top priority, you may want to consider something from the Honor catalog. It is not a better phone, but it is cheaper and has slightly better battery life. You will also have to be willing to live with a micro USB.
The most powerful aspect of Samsung Galaxy A40s is the balanced performance, great looks, and high-cost performance, increasing this mobile phone’s competitiveness. Samsung hit the heart of the mid-range market regardless of the three shots or battery life, and users are left with almost no other options except the Samsung Galaxy A40s. At the same time, Samsung has improved the look of its products, with an impressive 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with a 91% display ratio that knows no boundaries features seen almost exclusively on flagship phones. The bodywork is high-gloss polished and has a 3D curved design around it, which improves grip and improves appearance. A combination of outlets that don’t seem to fit this price point makes the Samsung Galaxy A40s a phone that doesn’t look like $ 223.
In fact, this phone’s selling points are more than that, such as its concise user interface, rich lock screen wallpaper, Dolby sound effects, screen display, face recognition, etc., many of which are also features of similar products at this price. You can see that Samsung wants to occupy the middle-class mobile phone market with its products and convince consumers with its genuine products. This sincerity is not only the price but also the point of sale of the product, but it allows the two to be combined to form unique and differentiated competitiveness.


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Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Dr. Haubrich earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago and his MA and PhD degrees from the University of Rochester in New York. His research has been published in a variety of professional journals. He has also served on the editorial board and as referee for several professional journals.

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SHOCKING footage shows the moment a toddler was crushed to death after climbing into the path of a kiddies’ toy train ride at a shopping centre.
The one-year-old boy was killed while his mum’s back was turned at a mall in Chendgu, China.
CCTV footage shows the tot standing near his mother and other customers inside the centre’s amusement arcade.
With his mum’s back turned, the boy approaches the kiddie train ride as it circles a small fixed track.
He climbs up in an apparent attempt to board the train but is hit by the moving ride and dragged under the wheels.
The boy is thought to have died almost instantly as his body was crushed by the ride in a matter of seconds.
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The train also blocked the boy’s body from view and neither his mum nor other shoppers noticed the horror.
Police said the mother walked around the arcade looking for her son, unaware he had been killed.
His body was discovered several minutes later with no vital signs.
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The Independent: Shell hires new finance director after reserves scandal
By Michael Harrison, Business Editor
25 June 2004
Shell moved yesterday to fill the gap at finance director level caused by the scandal over its mis-reporting of oil reserves by appointing a senior executive from the Swiss engineering giant ABB to the post.
Peter Voser, chief financial officer at ABB, will take up his job at Shell in October and will also join the oil company's committee of managing directors - in effect its executive board. Mr Voser, 45, spent 20 years with Shell, leaving in 2002 after he was beaten to the job of finance director by Judy Boynton who was brought in from the US film and camera company Polaroid. Mr Voser is now replacing Ms Boynton who was forced to step down two months ago because of the lax internal controls within Shell, which resulted in it overstating its proven oil and gas reserves by 4.5 billion barrels or 25 per cent.
A Swiss national, Mr Voser is credited with helping engineer the financial restructuring of the ailing conglomerate ABB and overseeing the $5bn sale of a large number of its non-core businesses. He was seen in some quarters as a possible chief executive for the group.
Mr Voser is expected to be paid a salary of about £800,000 when he joins Shell in October. His appointment also fills the one remaining vacancy on Shell's committee of managing directors. The committee will then consist of five directors. Apart from Mr Voser, they are Jeroen van der Veer, who replaced Sir Philip Watts as chairman in March, Malcolm Brinded who leads the exploration and production division, Rob Routs head of chemicals, and Linda Cook the former head of Shell's Canadian operation who is joining the board as managing director in charge of gas and power.
A Shell spokesman said that it had looked at 20 candidates for the finance director's job, most of them external. Tim Morrison, who was filling in as acting finance director following Ms Boynton's departure will return to his job as group financial controller. Mr Morrison was a candidate for the post but Shell declined to comment on the likelihood of him staying having been passed over.
The appointment of Mr Voser comes four days before Shell's annual shareholder meeting at which it will face investor demands to speed up the overhaul of its much-criticised dual board structure.


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In the 1990s, more attention has been focused on adults with learning disabilities (LD) as a result of increased advocacy and research, several major federal laws, and heightened awareness of the changing demands of the workplace. Until now, most programs, research, and funding had been directed toward children, although it is clear that most people do not outgrow learning disabilities (Gerber and Reiff 1994). This digest looks at current definitions of learning disabilities, the experiences of adults with LD, factors influencing their successful adjustment to adult life, and strategies for adult educators and counselors.
Federal regulations for implementing the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act use the term "specific learning disabilities"--disorders in one or more central nervous system processes involved in perceiving, understanding, and using verbal or nonverbal information (Gerber and Reiff 1994). "Specific" indicates that the disability affects only certain learning processes. Although adults with LD consistently describe themselves as being labeled stupid or slow learners (Brown, Druck, and Corcoran in Gerber and Reiff 1994), they usually have average or above average intelligence.
People with learning disabilities are the largest segment of the disability population, and growing numbers of college students identify themselves as having LD (Gerber and Reiff 1994). Estimates of the numbers of people affected by LD range from 5-20% of the population (Gadbow and DuBois 1998; Gerber and Reiff 1994), meaning that as many as 5 million, 11 million, or 30 million adults have LD. One reason for the variance is misidentification. African-Americans and Hispanics are often inappropriately diagnosed with LD, such as speakers of African-American English whose language may be considered substandard or deficient by assessors (Gregg et al. 1996). There is also the "unresolved question yet persistent belief that one half" of all adults with low literacy skills in fact have learning disabilities (Gerber and Reiff 1994, p. 121).
Personal and background factors were also important for successful adjustment. Most successful adults had relatively moderate LD and higher than average IQ, came from above average socioeconomic backgrounds, and had social and psychological support systems (Gerber and Reiff 1994; Greenbaum et al. 1996). They were knowledgeable about their disability and creative in compensatory strategies, took control of their lives, were goal oriented and persistent, and chose environments that suited their abilities and disabilities (Reiff et al. 1995; Telander 1994).
In Gerber, Reiff, and Ginsberg's research (Gerber and Reiff 1994; Gerber et al. 1996; Reiff et al. 1995), the most important factor was "reframing." Reframing means reinterpreting a situation in a productive, positive way. For adults with LD, the stages of reframing are recognizing the disability, accepting it, understanding it and its implications, and taking action. Highly successful adults used reframing, moderately successful ones did not progress through all four stages to the same extent as the highly successful, and the marginally adjusted group did it unsuccessfully or not at all (Gerber et al. 1996). The researchers concluded that success entailed a continuous process of confronting one's strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments.
Once a learning disability is identified, three categories of assistance are psychosocial, technological and educational. In the psychosocial area, an individual's self-esteem can suffer from years of internalizing labels of stupidity and incompetence and experiencing dependence, fear, anxiety, or helplessness. Four ways to strengthen self-esteem (NALLD 1994) are "awareness" (knowing about and documenting the disability), "assessment" (understanding the disability and one's strengths and weaknesses), "accommodation" (knowing what compensatory strategies and techniques help), and "advocacy" (knowing their legal rights and services for which they qualify).
Schools and workplaces offer some accommodations to help with academic and vocational adjustment. However, less attention is paid to social and emotional functioning (Telander 1994). Social competence--dealing with pressure, change, or criticism; holding conversations; using receptive and expressive language and appropriate humor; being able to make inferences; and being sensitive to others' feelings and moods--is sometimes impaired by cognitive processing difficulties. These social skills impairments may be reinforced by isolation and negative experiences. Adults with LD may also experience frustration, anger, and other emotions arising from academic and social failures, rejection, and the attitudes of others. Laws and accommodations "will only partially redress discrimination of persons with learning disabilities if social/emotional function" is not addressed (Gerber and Reiff 1994, p. 80).
Assistive technology, "any technology that enables an adult with learning disabilities to compensate for specific deficits" (Gerber and Reiff 1994, p. 152), has great potential. Many software developments that were not specifically designed for persons with disabilities are proving to be of great assistance in increasing, maintaining, or improving functioning. Assistive technology ranges from low to high tech, the choice depending on the individual, the function to be performed, and the context (Riviere 1996). Examples include the following (Gerber and Reiff 1994; Riviere 1996): (1) for organization, memory, time management problems--highlighters, beepers, digital watches, tape recorders, personal management software; (2) for auditory processing--FM amplification devices, electronic notebooks, computer-aided real-time translation, voice synthesizers, videotapes with closed captioning, variable speech control tape recorders; (3) for visual processing--software display controls, books on disk; (4) for reading--scanners with speech synthesizers that read back text, books on tape and disk, CD-ROMs; and (5) for writing--word processing tools such as spelling and grammar checkers, abbreviation expanders, brainstorming/outlining software. Distance learning networks and the World Wide Web are beginning to be explored for their potential in compensating for disabilities.
As for educational strategies, adult educators should foster an inclusive learning environment that includes sensitivity, attitudes, awareness, accommodations. Other techniques are described by Gadbow and DuBois (1998): providing notetakers, using activities that represent a variety of learning styles, permitting technological devices, providing alternative testing arrangements, extending time allowed for assignments, minimizing distractions, asking learners what accommodations they need. Rocco (1997) suggests that discussion of disability issues be encouraged in adult education, that disability be included in examining the characteristics that bestow or deny power, and that educators reflect critically on innovative ways to assist learners who learn differently, whether or not they are classified as having a learning disability.
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Gerber, P. J.; Reiff, H. B.; and Ginsberg, R. "Reframing the Learning Disabilities Experience." JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES 29, no. 1 (January 1996): 98-101. (EJ 517 933)
Greenbaum, B.; Graham, S.; and Scales, W. "Adults with Learning Disabilities: Occupational and Social Status after College." JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES 29, no. 2 (March 1996): 167-173. (EJ 519 897)
Gregg, N.; Curtis, R. S.; and Schmidt, S. F., eds. AFRICAN AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: AN OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT ISSUES. Athens: Learning Disabilities Research and Training Center, University of Georgia, 1996. <http://www.coe.uga.edu/ldcenter/resources/afro.html>
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National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center. SCREENING FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. Washington, DC: NALLD, 1995b. (ED 387 988)
Reiff, H. B.; Ginsberg, R.; and Gerber, P. J. "New Perspectives on Teaching from Successful Adults with Learning Disabilities." REMEDIAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION 16, no. 1 (January 1995): 29-37. (EJ 497 555)
Riviere, A. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: MEETING THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. Washington, DC: NALLD, 1996. (ED 401 686)
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AMNESTY, ILLEGAL ALIENS, OBUTTHEAD, RUIN AMERICA, SECURE OUR BORDERS, STOP THE INVASION OF ILLEGALS
This president and apparently many of our legislators, are obsessed with diluting us down to nothing by pushing amnesty! Those pushing amnesty will cause more unemployment, more decline in our quality of life, more support and giveaways of all kinds to illegal aliens, and ensure a permanent majority voting block for democrats, liberals, progressives and socialists by allowing any evil amnesty bill to pass! Any of us Americans that gives a hoot about our own survival, and that of all of our families, friends, and loved ones, will act and Get Outraged About The Invasion that is being orchestrated by Obama and his Ilk! Call all of them in our government that you can locate and demand that they kill amnesty of all illegal aliens, and send all illegal aliens home to their own country of origin! They must stop any further talk or discussion about amnesty! They must secure our borders and look out for the interests of all American citizens! Anyone that wants to immigrate to our America must do it the right way or not at all! Our houses of government are filled with a large and growing lack of common sense, and full of foolishness, greed, corruption, and crookedness! Confront them! Let all of them be put on notice that we are intent on, and are going to take our country back!! Down With Big Government!! Let’s All Make The Call And Stop The Invasion!
This president is intent on keeping our borders open to further allow many others who are sick with dangerous diseases, and criminals, drug dealers, gangs, terrorists, and all kinds of misfits from all over the world to just come into our America and wreak havoc, and commit crimes of theft, murder, rape, etc. and be allowed to pillage and destroy whatever they want with very little resistance from the federal government and it’s law enforcement entities. He is not performing his most important duty as president to secure and protect our country and its’ citizens in every way possible! He is intentionally doing all of these things to create and perpetuate more and more chaos and problems everywhere so he can continue his destruction, fundamental transformation, and takeover of our America! He is evil, devious, and too crooked to even screw into the ground! We have to make our politicians in all parties to wake the heck up and stop this maniac from causing further destruction, mayhem, chaos, terror attacks, war, etc., or his takeover as the aspiring dictator that he wants to be will be accomplished! This Election in Nov. 2014 is the Last Chance to Stop the Madness! Everyone needs to see and feel the idiocy all around us and do something about it! Quit spending so much time falling for all of the intentional diversions that the evil government and liberal media are throwing at us all of the time to keep us distracted from the crap that they are pulling off in the shell games they are playing, and behind closed doors in the darkest, dankest, most evil places to be imagined! Spend a significant amount of time studying and trying to get educated about the real truth and see the real picture of what’s been going on and help stop it! Don’t Just Vote for Santa Clause and freebees —That’s a large part of their plans to use and control all of us! Freedom is not free! We must work for a living! Vote For Healthy and Truly Unselfish Reasons to Save Our America!!
I pray that all of us in this wonderful country including our preachers, teachers, politicians, and all of our companies, corporations, and all other American personalities and entities will get their acts together, and not be afraid to speak out, and will stop being politically correct and scared to change the paths we and our country are on before it’s too late! Let’s help make our country healthy and vibrant once again! I pray that we will bless God thru our thoughts, words, actions, deeds, and everything that He has given us—instead of just always asking God to bless us and our country! God is the ultimate reason that our America was ever created and we desperately need to protect and defend her in every way! America Is Great and Wonderful Because of God!!

domain: politics


Dutch Gate terminal, a joint venture of Vopak and Gasunie, is getting into bio-LNG as it looks to further slash emissions.
The terminal located in the Port of Rotterdam said on Thursday it has secured certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC).
This would allow Gate’s customers to import certified bio-LNG and distribute it towards shipping or trucks, it said.
“By using the same infrastructure, bio-LNG is fully interchangeable with traditional LNG and can further help to reduce CO2 emissions,” it said.
Gate’s commercial manager Stefaan Adriaens said in emailed comments to LNG Prime that the facility has several plans for bio-LNG due to an increasing interest from the market.
“The next step we are working on is to produce bio-LNG ourselves. This is possible by smartly using our existing liquefaction unit,” Adriaens said.
Launched in September 2011, Gate has an annual throughput capacity of 12 billion cbm of gas per year.
The terminal features three storage tanks, jetties, and loading sites for trucks.


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Community Mental Health Partnership of Southeast Michigan Co-Occurring Clinical Assessment
Teaser: This tool assesses attitudes, values, skills and knowledge of staff working with clients with co-occurring disorders. It was adapted from the CODECAT.
Link: http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/cmhpsm/provider-homepage/CSSN%20Info/performance%20improvement/co-occurring%20clinical%20assessment | PDF - 92Kb
Date retrieved: 4/1/2011
Year published: 2004
Resource type: PDF

domain: psychology


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The Seagate 500GB Laptop Ultrathin SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" 5mm Internal Hard Drive is one of the thinnest, lightest and most affordable hard drives designed for slim laptops and ultrabooks. Compatible with all laptop designs, the Laptop Ultrathin comes with a standard SATA 6Gb/s interface for easy integration. With 100MB/s sustained data transfer rate, the Laptop Ultrathin provides easy design integration supported by the performance demanded for laptop applications and other slim storage devices.


Confusion between inverter or generator which is best for home use? Then at first, know about inverter and generator separately as they are different gear with a different purpose. Then pick the one that will help you run all the appliances and devices you want when grid power giving no support. The generator converts non-electrical energy to energy, and the inverter converts the DC power to AC power. Let’s talk about more about both power backup source.
Inverter Or Generator Which Is Best For Home Use
The power cut problem is getting a major problem day by day, and dealing with this problem, the power production industry is designing reliable, efficient, and cost-effective backup power source machines. The machines come in two technologies – one is a generator, and the other one is the inverter. There is a significant difference between these two machines. Here are some important differences pointed out below:
Weight and size:
The inverters come in small size and light in weight. For the weight and size, the inverter is portable. You can take them with you in any place in your car.
The generator is heavy and bulky. You will not want to move them without any emergency situation. If you’re going to move it, you have to manage a big frame and wheels.
Run time and fuel tank size:
The generator’s fuel tank size determines the run time. As the generator size is vast, so the tank size is also significant to adjust the size. As a result, the run time of the generator is long and efficient.
Whereas the inverter generator automatically produces power by adjusting the engine speed by using technology. Here the fuel is used up to 40 percent.
The engine of the power inverter is quiet, has sound-reducing technology. You will not get any sound when the inverter is running. The power production process in the inverter is quiet and saves the fuel as it uses microprocessors.
The standby generator runs at continuous speed and makes the load heavy; for this, the generator is loud. The old model generators are very noisy. Some generators come with less sound-making technology but not like the inverter.
if you need a massive amount of power, then a generator with the ability of power output 500 watts to 50000 watts is the best option for you.
The inverter cannot produce so much power. It can only produce up to 1000 to 4000 watts. So you can t think of using an inverter to run the welder.
The inverter engine is connected to an alternator that helps to convert the DC power to AC power. The conversion produces steady and pure AC power.
The generator produces direct power, and the power quality is not good. You cannot think of running your smartphone and laptop with the generator power. Use inverter power instead to run them.
You can use two inverters together at the same time to get double output. But with the generator, you can’t get this benefit.
The inverter is expensive than the standby generator because the use of the phase system, microprocessors, and rectifiers made the inverter costly.
The generator is not cheap but less costly.
Types Of Power Inverter
To know about the types of inverter, you have to understand the three parameters. By analyzing the types of power inverter, you can choose the best power inverter for home easily. So here are the parameters in brief:
The first parameter is the type of power input source. The input source comes in two categories:
- The current source inverters. But they are not popular.
- The voltage source inverters. This type is famous worldwide.
The second parameter is the number of output levels. This type also comes in two categories.
- An average level inverter that only works with voltage levels they are +Vdc and -Vdc. Sometimes, you can also have a zero voltage level from this inverter.
- The multilevel inverter uses multiple voltage levels. They come with a flying capacitor inverter, diode-clamped inverter, hybrid inverter, and cascade h-bridge inverter.
- And the third parameter is the number of phase-type. The inverters are categorized into three-phase inverter- single-phase inverter, three-phase inverter, and multi-phase inverter.
What Are The Benefits Of Power Inverter In-Home Use?
You will hear people are talking about purchasing the best power inverter for home. If you are a new user, then you will think about what benefits of the power inverter are. Stop thinking and start reading the benefits below:
- The power output of the inverter is high in quality. Your smart devices will get pure and reliable power from the inverter.
- Small and light size allows the use of versatile and effective.
- As the inverter generator adjusts the engine speed automatically and produce the required power whenever you want, you can tell the fuel efficiency is high enough. With the inverter, fuel consumption gets less up to 40%.
- The inverter runs and produces energy quietly and sufficiently. The sound-reducing material makes the generator quiet.
- The best thing about the inverter is you can use two inverters at the same time to enjoy double power output.
Note: I know, now, you are looking at the topic of how to choose a power inverter. Check the article about it and choose one for your home.
Types Of Generator
Enough talking about the inverter generator. We can’t just deny the fact that the generator is also an essential power backup source. A big construction site, hospitals, concert can’t be thinking of work in a power cut without a generator. There are hundreds of generators in the market; here are four types of generators that you can choose to use for your home.
The Technology Used In Generator:
By using technology, the generator comes in three types:
This type of generator has been used for decades. You can run this generator with diesel, propane, and gasoline.
This generator is the modern version of the generator. The compact size and power transmission make the generator versatile and efficient.
This type of generator is popular is the agriculture sector. The tractor PTO runs the engine of this generator.
Based on using fuel, there are four types of generators:
The gasoline e generator is used in different big projects. The generator needs less fuel to produce the right amount of power.
Diesel generators are best to use in construction sites because they can generate a massive amount of highly efficient power.
The generators with natural gas, especially propane generator, is considered as the best propane generator for home use. You will get the full amount of power without thinking of refueling because the generator is unlimited and storable.
By using solar power, a solar generator is efficient enough to run a construction site. But as it works with the battery, make sure to keep the battery charged before using it.
You will get two types of the generator if you consider the power supply. They are:
This generator produces power by using the transformer. There are alternators in this generator.
The mechanical energy gets converted to electrical power in this generator. It is easy to operate.
What Are The Benefits Of The Generator In-Home Use?
Using a generator for home use has benefits. You will get a continuous power supply; even the power cut gets extended for days. Let’s have a look at what benefits the generator do in our life:
- A power cut can happen anytime. Sometimes the blackout stays for days because of a natural disaster. You can’t stay in the dark for some time, let alone for days. To avoid this kind of occurrence, you have to install a generator in your home. By this, you can get constant power supply even your entire neighborhood is in the dark.
- When you are building your dream house, you will need a generator to generate power. This generator reduces the construction costs and lets you use a heavy-duty tool smoothly.
- In farming, the use of the generator is popular. Food preservation, running farm gets easy for the generator.
- Your home value gets high when you install the generator for home use. If any time you want to sell your house for any reason, you can sell the house at a high price just for the generator. My recommendation is to get the best propane generator for home. It is an excellent investment.
Note: Now, you’re concern about the benefits and uses of generators on your house, but you only get the benefit when you choose the right one. Read the following article, how to choose a generator to get the right generator for your home if you are interested in taking one.
My Point Of View About – Inverter Or Generator Which Is Best For Home Use
Here we have talked about inverter or generator which is best for home use. If you ask my opinion between the two, then I will go for the inverter generator because the inverter one runs better for a long time. The generators that come with the inverter are lightweight, quiet, and efficient.
If you need a massive amount of power, then the generator is the best option for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here we include some answers to the questions that you frequently ask us.
Is power inverter good for home use?
Can I leave my inverter on all the time?
Can a generator charge a battery?
Is it okay to leave a generator running all night?
If you can understand the inverter or generator which is best for home use, then you can go for the better option. For convenience and fuel efficiency, people choose the inverter generator for home use. If you want the bulk of the power at less price, then go for the generator.


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Yummmm….these melt in your mouth homemade buttermints are so easy to make that you’ll wonder why you haven’t tried them yourself. In fact, even I had no idea how easy these addictive confections were to make until my work colleague, Nancy Fox, made them during the holidays and shared them with us. We all raved about them.
You literally throw together the few ingredients, roll out the dough into little logs and cut into tiny nuggets of mouthwatering sweetness. This whole process only took me about a half hour to complete. Then, of course, it takes 2 to 3 days to air dry. I recommend you don’t make these on a hot, humid day, unless you’ve got the air conditioner working. You need a cool, dry day so that the delectable mints don’t melt in your hot hands. In order to dry them in a couple of days, you need low humidity. Otherwise, it’ll take several days.
Oh, and be warned….they may not last that long….every time you pass by them, you’ll want to slip one in your mouth to test for dryness, right? Before long, you’ll wonder how they disappeared so fast….ha!
Buttermints ala Nancy Fox
- 1 lb box of confectioners sugar
- 1/4 lb of unsalted butter (one stick) at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
- 2-3 teaspoons cream
- approximately 1/4 cup extra confectioners sugar for rolling the strands of dough in
In a large mixing bowl, on low speed, combine all the ingredients.
When combined, turn the beater on high for several minutes until you see the dough come together in a silky smooth ball.
Sprinkle a countertop liberally with more confectioners sugar, pinch off a palm size piece of dough and form into a log.
Roll the log using your palms until it reaches the size mint you desire.
Using a sharp paring knife, but into bite-size pieces. Cover lightly with either paper towels or plastic wrap…DO NOT seal. They need to air dry for 2 – 3 days until hard.
Once dry, seal tightly and keep refrigerated for several weeks.


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Cleveland Browns DC Gregg Williams talked about why Jabrill Peppers is playing the ‘last man’ spot in the back of the defense and the play from the rookie:
Buckeye and Browns fans are not enjoying having Peppers on their team:
Can't we all, as a nation, come together and have a dialog about how much Jabrill Peppers sucks https://t.co/U6JeYFIMIP
— Buckeye SloopCast (@SloopCast) September 26, 2017
At least people are finally realizing the fact that Jabrill peppers sucks at football
— #Herewego (@PiratePnc) September 24, 2017
And Jabrill Peppers sucks more.
— Jamey Tobin (@tobywan74) September 24, 2017

domain: sports


Sitting in an empty meeting room at the Galveston County Health District’s offices, Dr. Philip Keiser acknowledged he had made some dire predictions about how hard coronavirus would hit here.
On March 27, two weeks after the first local case was identified and a day after the county had issued stay-at-home orders, Keiser, the county’s local health authority, warned the virus was about to “explode.”
At the time, Keiser was looking at the numbers and considering the state of things on the ground, he said.
Hospitals were setting up tents and triage procedures and desperately searching for supplies of protective equipment. The world was still coming to grips with measures it could take to slow the virus.
There were only 40 cases of COVID-19 in the county, and no one was yet hospitalized. Some questioned whether the warning was premature and, in hindsight, the accuracy of his prediction might be debatable.
Within a week of his warning, the number of cases of COVID-19 in Galveston County quadrupled — mostly because of outbreaks in nursing homes. But the outbreak didn’t overwhelm medical providers, as some had feared it might.
Now, more than two months after that warning, Keiser said he stands by it and said a series of steps taken about the same time helped guide the county more or less safely through a dangerous period of the pandemic.
“I feel good about that,” Keiser said. “I don’t mind being the prophet of doom.”
A PART-TIME, FULL-TIME JOB
When Keiser became the local health authority in 2016, the local board of health, which governs the county health district, assured him it would be a part-time gig, he said. Something like 15 hours a week.
He wasn’t hurting for work.
Keiser is a practicing physician and a professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he has worked since 2008. He runs the medical branch’s HIV-AIDS clinic and helps lead regional and international HIV education and training programs, He also oversees an initiative to help track and regulate antibiotics use in medical branch facilities.
Before Galveston, Keiser ran an HIV-AIDs program at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
Dr. Ben Raimer, interim medical branch president, recommended Keiser for the health authority position.
“I told him it would be a real easy job and he would enjoy it,” Raimer said. “He is a remarkable physician and public health official, and I think he’s enjoyed the job. He brings incredible experience and credential for this job.”
As the local health authority, Keiser’s job is normally about making sure outbreaks of diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis, are tracked and counted and that local leaders are properly advised about how to handle public health threats.
He has led efforts to warn people about lung disease from vaping devices and directed response to a scare about an outbreak of HIV and Hepatitis-C connected to the health district’s dental clinics.
None of that compared to what Keiser, the health district and other agencies had to do in response to COVID-19, he said, adding that local preparations for the outbreak began as early as Jan. 20. In the time since, he has taken maybe “two or three real days off,” he said.
“The first couple months were just frantically planning,” Keiser said. “It hit me very early on that this was going to be bad.”
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
Galveston’s crisis hasn’t been medically overwhelming, but it has required Keiser to meet different kinds of crises and potential crises very quickly.
Early on, the health district was warned that the University of Texas Medical Branch had only an 11-day-supply of personal protective equipment, he said.
Then came news about an outbreak at The Resort at Texas City long-term care facility, which prompted Keiser to issue orders to prohibit visits at similar facilities across the county and bar people from working at multiple facilities.
That move was among a few times during the pandemic that Keiser has used his power to quarantine people, to legally force them to isolate.
“I’m convinced we did absolutely the right thing,” he said. “It contained the outbreak among the nursing homes, and it didn’t spread to other places.”
Then there was a series of outbreaks among local first responders, during which Keiser found himself consoling people who feared their jobs could harm their families.
Looming threats also mounted. The district had to work with the Port of Galveston, cruise lines and federal agencies to discuss a potential outbreak among crew members on ships berthing in Galveston. A surge in patients being treated at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s hospital at the medical branch also required Keiser’s input.
During all that, the health district worked with the medical branch to establish one of the earliest mass testing programs in Texas and the nation, which has led to Galveston County still accounting for an outsized share of COVID-19 tests per capita.
The work of leading the county health response has involved “lots of constituencies,” he said — many with different motives.
“For somebody who is a doctor, who doesn’t live in the political realm, I’ve learned an awful lot about how politics work,” Keiser said.
There have been political pressures in guiding local responses to COVID-19, Keiser said. In the early days, as the first local cases emerged, there were sharp disagreements among local elected leaders about how far shutdowns should go and how vocal officials should be about the outbreak.
Differing opinions from politicians don’t affect the kind of public advice he issues, however, Keiser said.
“It is challenging to learn how to navigate a lot of people’s issues and concerns,” Keiser said. “But what I’ve found is, at pretty much every level, if I had a chance to express what we were doing and why we were doing it and express our concerns, we were listened to.”
There were some frustrations about the district’s communication and information sharing early on, Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough said, particularly with getting information about local cases.
But Yarbrough lauded adjustments Keiser made in response to those complaints, including agreeing to daily briefings with the city on top of the other work he was doing.
“I was frustrated in the early stages with some of the information we were getting and not getting,” Yarbrough said. “But I’ve certainly changed my opinion. I think he’s done a heck of a job. I like his approach. It’s steady, methodical and not panicked.”
COVID-19 has not gone away in Galveston County. Just the opposite.
In recent weeks, after a period of gradual decline in known active cases, infections have started to rise again.
Some of the rise can be attributed to more testing in nursing homes, but half of the 157 new cases identified in the past two weeks have been people under the age of 40, Keiser said, adding that those cases can be attributed to community spread caused by businesses and public areas reopening.
This rise in cases isn’t prompting Keiser to warn of another explosion, however. He said he and his wife, Unsil, are going out to restaurants but making sure to only patronize places that are taking proper social distancing measures.
“We see some that are doing absolutely great jobs,” Keiser said. “We’ve seen some restaurants that we walk in and walk out immediately.”
Keiser keeps going by finding moments to relax and refocus, he said. He wakes up at his home in Tiki Island at 5 a.m. daily, exercises and sometimes plays guitar before getting to work.
For a prophet of doom, his personal playlist tends toward positive vibes: The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun,” Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” and Cat Stevens’ “The Wind.”
“I play a little bit and get my head on,” he said. “And then I check some numbers.”