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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced a legislative proposal that will make existing protections from COVID mandates permanent.
In addition to enshrining these rights into law indefinitely, the governor wants legislators to add free speech protections for medical practitioners.
While announcing the new initiatives DeSantis stated, “No discrimination on this vax status, no requirements of masking,” before adding, “You just have to say, ‘enough is enough.’”
Under current Florida law, employers, educational institutions, and elected or appointed local officials, cannot unjustly discriminate against individuals based on COVID-19 vaccination status. The proposal, however, aims to take these protections further and ensure that these freedoms remain in place.
The legislation would permanently ban vaccine passports, vaccine and mask requirements in schools, masking requirements at businesses, and hiring or firing of employees based on vaccination status.
Across the country, freedom has been stripped from The People in the name of public health.
Not in Florida.
Today @GovRonDeSantis announced he will end any remaining unscientific restrictions – permanently.
On behalf of a grateful state, thank you, Gov! pic.twitter.com/3bRC4skaEO
— Casey DeSantis (@CaseyDeSantis) January 17, 2023
Medical professionals have routinely been chastised and banned from public platforms if their opinions concerning vaccines went against the mainstream narrative.
State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo emphasized the need for the legislation in the medical community in the statement from the governor’s office.
As a health sciences researcher and physician, I have personally witnessed accomplished scientists receive threats due to their unorthodox positions.All medical professionals should be encouraged to engage in scientific discourse without fearing for their livelihoods or their careers.
Governor DeSantis echoed those sentiments, stating, “We want to protect people’s ability to follow the evidence over the narrative.”
Florida has largely remained “open for business” throughout most of the pandemic. Subsequently, the Sunshine State has not incurred the economic hardship many blue states have experienced.
As a result, many disaffected individuals have fled those states and made Florida their new home.
“When the world lost its mind, Florida was a refuge of sanity, serving strongly as freedom’s linchpin,” DeSantis said.
Florida has led the way in protecting its people from medical authoritarianism and these initiatives will make these protections a permanent feature in our laws. pic.twitter.com/pEkU2GyLQi
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 18, 2023
The proposal is overwhelmingly supported by Floridians and is quite likely to become law as Republicans enjoy supermajorities in both the Florida House and Senate.
The governor’s most recent announcement is further proof that he continues to charge full steam ahead with his pro-freedom message. DeSantis’s popularity is at an all-time high as he has now emerged as a preferable GOP alternative to Donald Trump for president in 2024.


BY THE slenderest of margins postal workers have accepted the "Way Forward" pay and conditions package pushed by both Royal Mail and their own union leaders. On a 70 percent turnout 49,592 voted yes to the deal with 48,066 against. The "Way Forward" was presented by CWU union leaders a huge step forward. But as soon as the result was out the bosses made clear their real agenda. "This is the biggest change in working practices and conditions for more than half a century," said a management spokesperson. The small majority came despite a massive pro-deal propaganda campaign from union leaders and management. The majority of the left in the union opposed the deal. Those activists traditionally regarded as left wing who backed the deal might ponder what they have advised colleagues to swallow. The battle is far from over. It is one thing to ram through a vote-it is another to get the conditions implemented in well organised and militant offices.


Meghan Markle And Kate Middleton Look Super Close At Wimbledon Amid Feud Speculations
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle were both in attendance at Serena Williams’ Wimbledon final to cheer on her and the two duchesses looked super close while they chatted and smiled at each other despite feud rumors. The interactions were caught on camera, much to the enjoyment of Royal family fans.
Meghan and Kate, as well as Kate’s sister Pippa Middleton were dressed in pretty, feminine clothing, looking as gorgeous as ever.
The former actress had on a white button-down shirt, paired with a long blue, black and white skirt.
Meanwhile, Kate was just as stunning in a Dolce and Gabbana dress.
Meghan was seated in the middle in the Royal Box, with Kate on her right and Pippa on her left.
The three looked in high spirits, laughing and smiling together while showing support to Meghan’s BFF, Serena Williams.
Fans were aware the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex would be at the tennis match beforehand since Kensington Palace took to Twitter to announce it.
This is Meghan and Kate’s second Wimbledon visit together this year since they were in the Royal Box last summer as well.
Furthermore, the two were seen at matches separately as well during this year’s tournament.
Just days before their joint appearance at the final, Meghan cheered on Serena as she faced Kaja Juvan.
Before that, Kate was at an earlier match as well, showing support to Brit Harriet Dart, who faced U.S.’s Christina McHale.
Meghan and Kate are regulars when it comes to tennis tournaments. At this point, it’s one of the royal family’s favorite pastimes for sure!


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GBP rose against most other major currencies in the European session on Friday as market participants cheered the announcement about Boris Johnson’s intervention in trade talks with the EU.
The UK PM Boris Johnson's spokesman announced the prime minister's "intervention" in Brexit talks. The UK's PM is set to hold talks with European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow afternoon "to take stock of negotiations and discuss next steps". It will be the first time Johnson gets involved in talks since June.
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Guys at Mancraft?were really eager when presenting me with this new stock they designed. And as an avid HPA player I really admired their design. I will surw?get on for myself ASAP, as this new stock makes the pesky air hose obsolete.
So there it is: M.A.S.S. MK1 – Mancraft Air Stock Support MK1 :D.
It can accommodate 13ci (0,21l) HP tank and regulator (Mancraft regulators fits, Wolverine reg will fit as well, Redline, nijna – the same thing – they all should fit and not be visible too much. At the back you have hole to put small manometer.
It will be anodized black, hard anodization.
Stock itself working also like Tournament lock ;).
So, what’s the price? Something around 150-160usd. It will be comming with connectors for HP tank and and connectors for the regulator.
That’s the last prototype on photos. There will be few small changes and in monday it’s going for production.
Yep, we’re also prototyping some 3D pads for it.
Itself it weights around 400g (0,4kg / 0,9lb)


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**a little background on this post. I drafted a version of it about a month ago. I refrained from posting it as it felt “dumb”. I almost posted it again when it happened to be James Van Der Beek’s birthday, but didn’t in fear of it being “stupid”. Earlier this week I saw this magazine was coming out, ok, maybe not such a dumb Guilty Pleasure after all. This week I tried to track down the magazine at 4 different stores with no luck-sold out at each. I guess it’s not so dumb. *smile*
Look who just had a reunion, Dawson’s Creek! The cast got together for this Entertainment Weekly magazine article. The show was a total guilty pleasure of mine- maybe still is. I did not watch it when it first came out, in fact, I didn’t really begin watching it until college. It only had a season or two left when it found me. Yes, IT found me! Thank you, TBS, for showing re-runs. I was so deeply in love with this show, it’s characters and the music. Oh my gosh, the music!! I would go online and follow each episode and see what new music I could find. I bought a few of the seasons on DVD so that I could officially get caught up. I kid you not, these DVD’s got me through my final semesters of interior design at NDSU. I am not a fan of pulling all nighters, and with all of the time I put into my projects, it never failed, I still had to pull a couple of all nighters to get all of the details just right. Dawson, Pacey, Joey and Jennifer were there with me.
I have followed many of them on Instagram. Katie Holmes has an incredible love for art, James Van Der Beek has a totally killer family life. His wife is beautiful and his kids are A-dorable! Busy Philips is inspiring and funny. Once in awhile you will see her post photos with Michelle Williams.
Finding this Guilty Pleasure introduced me to killer music I had not heard of, brought me dreams of moving to Wilmington, NC where the show was filmed (I have yet to even travel there, but my heart still pulls me there) and taught me about some talented actors and actresses (Michelle Williams- amazing!)
Look up Dawson’s Creek if you need a great show to binge watch. For now, I will leave you with these lyrics from Paula Cole, “I don’t want to wait for my life to be over”, *smile*, an amazing song of the 90’s!

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The 18 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sessions on performance analysis of wireless systems, resource and QoS management, implementation techniques, mobility, cross-layer design, and wireless sensor networks.

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Weekly Tip: October is Domestic Violence Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month occurs during the month of October of every year and is sponsored and managed nationally by the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV). NOVA’s Sexual Assault Services (SAS) is sponsoring The Clothesline Project at 3 of our campuses this month to honor survivors of sexual and domestic violence. During this month, many participants wear the color purple as a representation of their efforts to help fight against and end domestic violence. Domestic violence is pervasive and may be life-threatening, affecting millions of individuals across our nation regardless of age, economic status, race, religion, or education.
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North Korea Capable of Evading U.S. Missile Defense Systems
According to a report from the Congressional Research Service, neither the U.S. nor its allies should be overconfident about the new, state-of-the-art missile defense systems currently deployed in South Korea, Japan, and elsewhere. These systems, which have been the source of some controversy in Seoul and Beijing, are intended to secure America’s allies from the threat of a North Korean ballistic missile attack. But the report, delivered to Congress this week, says that Pyongyang has already developed missiles which are likely capable of defeating those extravagant (and expensive) defenses.
The report confirmed that the Kim Jong Un regime is regularly testing missiles that could potentially be equipped with nuclear warheads that pose a massive threat to South Korea and Japan, to say nothing of the U.S.’s other allies in the Pacific region.
To counter that threat, the U.S. has deployed the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea. The system, which is mobile, boasts of the capability of shooting down incoming missiles before they can reach their destination.
However, the report says, North Korean leaders have been preparing for this eventuality.
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The Congressional Research Service reported that the regime launched test missiles last year in flights precisely designed to avoid interception by rocketing them into much higher altitudes. The result: The re-entry warhead will descend at a steeper angle and faster speed, “making it potentially more difficult to intercept with a missile defense system,” the CRS said.
In another maneuver, the CRS said, “North Korea has also demonstrated an ability to launch a salvo attack with more than one missile launched in relatively short order.”
“This is consistent with a possible goal of being able to conduct large ballistic missile attacks with large raid sizes, a capability that could make it more challenging for a missile defense system to destroy each incoming warhead,” the report said.
North Korea’s recent ballistic missile tests have failed miserably, but experts still agree that the rogue country is well on its way to developing the capability to strike the mainland U.S. with an intercontinental nuclear weapon. The regime’s rapid progress on the nuclear front has sent the Trump administration into a frenzy of activity. It has become clear, both to President Trump and the leaders of our allied Asian nations, that we can no longer afford to sit back and wait for Kim Jong Un to act.


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The DEC Network, a 501c3 nonprofit driving innovation and economic impact by helping entrepreneurs start, build and grow their businesses, has named the keynote speaker for its seventh annual Dallas Startup Week (DSW) powered by Capital One. Abe Minkara, founding partner of Legacy Knight and the former managing director of Mark Cuban Companies, will be the headlining speaker from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 3. Dallas Startup Week runs Aug. 1-5.
Minkara was recognized by D CEO Magazine as one of the 500 most influential business leaders in North Texas last year. His company, Legacy Knight, provides exclusive investment access and tailored advisory services to ultra-high net worth families and family offices. At Mark Cuban Companies, Minkara managed the billionaire’s “Shark Tank” portfolio of investments with a focus on technology, logistics and consumer product goods.
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David Hogg's mom stresses her child is going 1,000 MPH in his mission for weapon control, however she likewise knows his opportunity to act is NOW.
Hogg's mom, Rebecca, reveals to us David hasn't quit making the media rounds upholding for new firearm enactment after Nikolas Cruz severely killed 17 individuals from his secondary school a week ago in Parkland, Florida.
Be that as it may, while the lamenting procedure is basic, Rebecca likewise comprehends David and each other understudy turned-extremist is doing well by their late schoolmates to keep the issue significant in the news so as to see genuine change.
Furthermore, as an educator herself, Rebecca has solid sentiments about Trump's proposal to arm her partners. We as of late got Tisha out with individual "Martin" stars Martin Lawrence and Tichina Arnold on the foot rear areas of gossipy tidbits the show was making a rebound. They didn't absolutely let the cat out of the bag ... however, they came really close.


The inner turmoil at Reddit is becoming more and more public: In the wake of interim CEO Ellen Pao's resignation on Friday, yet another of the company's leaders has stepped down this week. On Monday, the company's chief engineer, Bethanye Blount, announced her resignation after just two months on the job, having "lost confidence" in the direction Reddit is taking.
Although Blount has stated her departure is not directly linked to Pao being ousted last week, she did address issues of gender discrimination within the company, as well as the abrupt firing of "Ask Me Anything" moderator Victoria Taylor earlier this month. The engineer says her decision to leave was based on doubts that she "could deliver on promises being made to the community," but that sexism likely played a role in Pao's ouster, according to Re/code:
“I feel like there are going be some big bumps on the road ahead for Reddit,” Blount said. “Along the way, there are some very aggressive implied promises being made to the community — in comments to mods, quotes from board members — and they’re going have some pretty big challenges in meeting those implied promises.”
These “implied promises” include improving tools to help subreddit moderators and addressing harassing comments and content.
Blount also said she believed Pao’s exit was an indirect consequence of gender discrimination, and that Pao had been placed on a “glass cliff.” It is a term used to describe women being set up for failure by being put in leadership roles during crises.
“Victoria wasn’t on a glass cliff. But it’s hard for me to see it any other way than Ellen was,” Blount said. However, she added that “I wouldn’t say my decision to leave was directly related to my gender.”
Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman, the company's first CEO and Pao's current replacement, denied implications that the site has a gender discrimination problem. He also indicated that Reddit plans to recruit more women for executive leadership positions.


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This darling plaid crochet dog bandana features the plaid technique and is made with super easy care Bernat Home Dec, a yarn similar to t-shirt yarn. Your dog will look so dapper in this perfect crochet dog bandana! This post contains affiliate links which means I get a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Confession: This plaid crochet dog bandana was actually supposed to go up during Plaid Week this year, but I had second thoughts last minute. It seemed too similar to my Plaid Bandana Bib for Baby, and I wanted each of the patterns to be fun, new and unique. So I tabled it, and promptly forgot about it. I didn’t think another thing about it until I was going through some half-finished projects and found it!
My dog Goose is too adorable to not share these photos with you. He is every bit as sweet as he looks!
Fun fact: Many people ask why we named our dog Goose (it doesn’t make a lot of sense on the surface!). The answer: Goose is the call sign of a character in Top Gun –Maverick’s navigator and wingman! Since my husband is a pilot, we thought it was a cute name for him. I even painstakingly taught him to bark when we say “talk to me Goose.” It’s a pretty fun trick to show people.
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1. With Black, sc foundation 32 sts. Turn. (32 sts)
2. Ch 2. Dc3tog. Dc in next st. Switch to Clay. Dc in next 4 sts. Switch to black. Continue alternating between Clay and Black every 4 sts. Turn. (30 sts)
3. Continuing with Clay, ch 2. Dc in next 4 sts. Switch to Black. Dc in next 4 sts. Continue alternating between Clay and Black every 4 sts, leaving last 3 sts unworked. Work a dc3tog across last sts, changing to Black on the 2nd st of the decrease. Turn. (28 sts)
4. Drop Black. Change to Cream. (pull up and carry Clay so you have it when you need it). Ch 2. Dc3tog. Dc in next st. Switch to Clay. Dc in next 4 sts. Continue alternating between Clay and Cream every 4 sts. Turn. (26 sts)
5. Continuing with Cream, Ch 2. (carry Clay). Dc in next 4 sts. Switch to Clay. Dc in next 4 sts. Continue alternating between Clay and Cream every 4 sts, leaving last 3 sts unworked. Dc3tog, switching to Cream on 2nd dc of the decrease. Turn. (24 sts)
6. Drop Cream. Join with black. Ch 2. Dc3tog. Dc in next st. Switch to Clay. Dc in next 4 sts. Continue alternating between Clay and Cream every 4 sts. Turn. (22 sts)
7. Continuing with Clay, Ch 2. Dc in next 4 sts. Change to Black. Dc in next 4 sts. Continue alternating between Black and Clay every 4 sts. Leave last 3 sts unworked. Dc3tog, switching to Black on 2nd dc of the decrease. Turn. (20 sts)
8. Drop Black. Join Cream. (carry Clay). Ch 2. Dc3tog. Dc in next st. Change to Clay. Dc in next 2 sts. Continue alternating between Clay and Cream. Turn. (18 sts)
9. Continuing with cream, Ch 2. Dc in next 4 sts. Change to Clay. Dc in next 4 sts. Switch to Cream. Dc in next 4 sts. Switch to Clay. Dc in next 3 sts. Dc3tog, changing to cream after 1st dc of decrease. Turn. (16 sts)
10. Drop Cream. Join Black. (carry Clay). Ch 2. Dc3tog. Dc in next st. Change to Clay. Dc in next 4 sts. Change to black. Dc in next 4 sts. Change to Clay. Dc in next 4 sts. Turn. (14 sts)
11. Continuing with Clay, Ch 2. Dc in next 4 sts. Switch to black. Dc in next 4 sts. Switch to Clay. Dc in next 3 sts. Dc3tog, changing to Black after first dc of decrease. Turn. (12 sts)
12. Drop Black. Join Cream. (Carry Clay). Ch 2. Dc3tog. Dc in next st. Switch to Clay. Dc in next 4 sts. Switch to cream. Dc in next 4 sts. Turn. (10 sts)
13. Ch 2. Dc in next 4 sts. Switch to Clay. Dc in next 3 sts. Dc3tog, chancing to cream after first dc of decrease. Turn. (8 sts)
14. Drop Cream. Join bBack. Ch 2. Dc3tog. Dc in next st. Switch to Clay. Dc in next 4 sts. Turn. (6 sts)
15. Continue with Clay. Ch 2. Dc in next 3 sts. Dc3tog, chancing to black after first dc of decrease. Turn. (4 sts)
16. Drop Black. Join Cream. Ch 2. Dc3tog. Dc in last st. Turn. (2 sts)
17. Continuing with Cream. Ch 2. Dc2tog.(1 st)
Orient your triangle so the hypotenuse is on the left side and the foundation is straight up-and-down on the right side. Join Black in the corner perpendicular to the foundation, on the side forming a right angle with the foundation (this will allow you to work a row of sc across the straight side and then across the diagonal side, meeting the foundation. After working up the side, work a ch approx. 8 – 9″ long. Sl down down the chain and s st into the bandanda. Continue working across the hypotenuse side of the triangle. When you reach the other corner, work another ch approx 8″ long and sl st down it. Work a sl st into the bandanda and tie off.
Tie the ends around Pup’s neck and you are good to go.
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Hi Bethany! Thank you for the pattern. I will attempt to make it for my smaller dog. What do you mean by sc foundation (step 1)? Is that the more fancier cast on that comes out thicker ?
Hi Carla! A Sc foundation is a ch-less foundation. you can work chs, but I like this method a bit better. I have a video here:
Hello! I am trying to make a smaller bandana,
24 stitches for the foundation. On the second row I am ending with 23 stiches but needing 22. I am not counting the chain 2 for height and did the decrease in the same stich as the chain.
Are you working a dc2tog or dc3tog?
I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was doing 3 dc in the same stitch.
Glad you got it!
Me too! This is such a cute pattern. Thank you for the time you spent making it and still answering questions years later.
You are very welcome!
I’d be glad to test this dog bandana . I hope it’ll be easy and easy to may for different sizes.
Cute pattern!! I haven’t done plaid but would like to try. A couple questions:
1- Could I do this pattern with one color? I’m assuming I would just go through the pattern as is without color changes?
2- I see that decreasing/increasing the pattern is done in multiples of four. I need to decrease the pattern. When working in multiples of four what side of the triangle is that so I can get a feel for the size? Also, how do I configure the color changes with changing pattern size, if that makes sense? Thanks!
1. Yes, you can work it all in one color, just ignore the color changes.
2. If you scroll down, I have a photo with the sides labeled so you can see how the decreases will change the size.
Configuring the color changes would just be trial and error, I do not have a pattern for a smaller size, but it is on my list!
Thank you! I see the triangle with the sides labeled, but if I do a small triangle, how do I configure that– is there a rule of thumb to follow — how to start and end each row so I know I am doing it right? I need to decrease it for the dogs i am making it fore.
hi there! any recommendations for how to decrease the size? I’m making this for a cat, who is about the size of a small dog. I was going to just try and play around with it, but if you had any advice let me know :) this is such a cute pattern and i can’t wait to try it out!
Yes! You can decrease the foundation, just make sure you are working with multiples of 4. Good luck!!
I love this , but I can’t seem to get the Second row right. After you chain two what chain do I start the 3dctog. I always have a couple of chains left. Please help me out. Don’t understand what I’m doing wrong. Thank you
You would work in the same st as the chain. Don’t work into the chain 2, that just gives you height to start the row.
Goosie is so adorable and handsome! I’ve been looking for a doggie bandana pattern to make for Lula, our Boxer/Staffy mix who drools constantly. This would be perfect to keep her (and our sofa) dry and stylish.Thanks so much for the clear instructions, tpp=-I can’t wait to get started.
Yay! You’re welcome!
Omg! I love this! I love all your patterns but this is so far THE best!
Thank you Jessica! <3
I Love Your Dog Bandana! Our big white spotted furry friend will look so cute with one too. Can’t wait to make him one. Thanks for sharing another awesome crochet inspiration pattern with us.
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Peter John is a nutrition specialist and a PhD candidate in the field of Biomedicine. In his article titled “Role of Collagen in Human Body”, Peter John explores the importance of collagen to each and every one of us.
The human body is a complex system, the constituent parts of which seem to interact so very chaotically and, yet, at the same time, in a very synchronic way. Unfortunately, even the best machines are destined to deteriorate and age with time. Many recent scientific researches have attempted to shed some light on the mechanisms of aging, starting with the tests on autophagy that won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2016 and ending with physical therapy achievements in the field of the effects of optimal physical loads on muscle aging. Even though at the moment we lack information on the human aging processes, we are finally starting understand how to control theme effectively. Naturally, dietary supplements fall among the most effective means of aging prevention. Sadly, the market of dietary supplements is full of products that have not undergone rigid testing and are thus not safe and sometimes ineffective.
When speaking of beauty and aging, collagen comes as one of the most important dietary supplements. A more detailed review of the effects of this dietary supplement and its components on the skin condition, health and overall well-being is provided below.
Type 1 to 3 collagen comprise approx. 80-90% of collagen in our bodies out of more than 16 types of collagen.One of the main functions of this protein is “to help tissues withstand stretching”, which means that the main goal of collagen is to slow down the decrease in tissue elasticity occurring with the passage of time (1). Researches of supramolecular structure revealed as many as 28 different types of collagen that form many beneficial bio active compounds in our bodies (8).
The natural production of collagen deteriorates with time as the possibilities of our bodies are limited and heavily depend on our lifestyle, e.g. bad habits, smoking, nutrition, environmental and biological factors (hormonal changes when aging, etc.). All of these factors reduce our resources of collagen (2).
Musculoskeletal tissue injuries are some of the most common traumas in society. One does not necessarily have to be an athlete or work heavy physical labor to receive a trauma (e.g.,tendon tear) (2-3). When speaking of collagen, it is important to note the following main functions of this dietary supplement: slowing down the aging processes in the skin, preventing traumas and improving the assimilation of amino acids. The dietary supplement also contains other active ingredients that supplement and strengthen each other and form a sort of synergy with collagen. According to the research, a daily dose of hydrolyzed collagen is 2500–5000 mg per day and it is enough to support and improve the biophysical qualities of skin (elasticity and moisture content) and to decrease the transepidermal water loss and skin goosebumps (4,6). According to independent, double-blind and placebo-controlled studies, even taking 2,500 mg per day for 4 weeks provided statistically significant effects on women aged between 35 and 50 years (4). No adverse effects of taking collagen peptide were noticed after 8 and 12 weeks.
A single ampoule of Fenoq TriCollagen dietary supplement contains 10 g (10,000 mg) of hydrolyzed fish collagen which is the required daily dose that can bring positive effects.
Recent scientific studies analyzing the benefits of type 1 collagen showed its positive effects in stimulating ant iinflammation factors in cases of osteo arthrosis (5).In addition to the most important collagen types, one should also note the effects of other nutrients, such as the well-known vitamin C soluble in water and taken together with collagen (3). The synergy of vitamin C and other ingredients of the tri-collagen dietary supplement can improve the assimilation of collagen and supply the body with the nutrients it lacks. These nutrients often participate in protein synthesis (e.g., group B vitamins: pyridoxine and biotin, also known as vitamins B6 and B7, spirulina, lecithin) (17). Coenzyme Q10 can also be a potentially effective nutrient for both the prevention of diseases and alleviating their symptoms. Such effects are especially relevant to the elderly who experience a lack of various antioxidants and collagen peptides of different types due to their age, eating and lifestyle habits. (1,3,7,10,11,12).
Hyaluronic acid is also a very important active ingredient that protects the horny layer of the skin from becoming too dry even in especially dry weather. Hyaluronic acid is known to prevent moisture loss and stimulate the regeneration of the epidermis (13,14). It acts both directly and indirectly by boosting the effects of collagen and affecting antiinflammation processes,which makes hyaluronic acid one of the key components in all dietary supplements (15,16).
When speaking of the optimum effects of dietary supplements, it is important to understand other factors (e.g. physical load) that play a huge role in addition to the pharmaceutical ones. Properly chosen (proportionate) physical load is known to stimulate the natural production of collagen in the human body. Despite this fact, the amount of collagen we receive with food is often too small. Hence, we need to supplement our bodies with collagen and to improve its assimilation (synthesis) by taking up sports or similar physical activities. (3,9).One must understand that the best effects of collagen can be noticed throughout our entire lives if we take collagen supplements and strive to be more active, apply a proper diet or change our lifestyles for the better.
To sum up, the ingredients of FenoQ TriCollagen dietary supplement and their quantities may have a positive synergy and result in effective increase of skin elasticity and moisture content, prevention of transepidermal water loss and goosebumps. The increased quantity of antioxidants, peptides and amino acids contained in the dietary supplement can affect many of the body functions, e.g.strengthening connective tissues, protecting joints and reducing inflammatory processes.

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There was a full programme of midweek fixtures in the Premier Division this week as Crewe cut Congleton’s lead at the top to two points after another victory at fortress Cumberland. Goals from Nathan Tickle and the in-form Matty Brichall earned the Blues all three points against Blacon Youth Club. In their three home games so far this season they have picked up nine points without conceding a goal. Crewe’s success came the night after Congleton were held to their second successive draw, this time away at Poynton in an entertaining encounter at London Road. The home side took a 1-0 lead into the break after Scott Wright opened the scoring but Congleton came flying out of the traps in the second half and pulled the game level through Oliver Griffiths. Aaron Cook then put the visitors ahead from a free-kick before a late Andy Hurst equaliser rescued a point for the hosts. After a difficult start to the season Egerton have found some form and made it two wins from two with a comfortable victory over Whaley Bridge. A double from Tom Dally plus goals from Mauro Boaventura and Kofi Landon sealed and impressive 4-0 win. Daten bounced back from Saturday’s defeat against Crewe and secured their second win of the campaign with a 5-3 victory over FC St Helens. Andrew Gillespie, Brad Green and Joseph McKeegan saw FC race into a 3-1 half-time lead but Daten found their feet after the break winning the second half 4-0 and the match 5-3. Christian Lawlor, Jack Challinor, Sam Mottram and a double from captain Joe Barker enough to provoke a mildly amusing Twitter spat between representatives of the two clubs in the post-match aftermath. Wins for both Daten and Egerton meant that Middlewich were under pressure to pick up three points in their local derby with Knutsford on Wednesday evening or else risk being cast adrift at the bottom of the table. Alas their poor form continued with a 5-0 home defeat courtesy of goals from Liam Moran (2), Liam Myers, George Riley and Shane Davies. It is worth noting that, of the side which beat Knutsford 1-0 in the same fixture last season and ultimately finished fourth, only Charles Masters and Jack Baker lined up on Wednesday; a sign of the rebuilding job currently underway at Middlewich. Billinge moved up to fourth after a 3-1 victory over Greenalls Padgate; Chris Cottington, Nail Dawson and Robert Lamont with their goals whilst Altrincham sit one place below the Storks after they beat Lostock Gralam 2-1 on Tuesday night. In League One Styal failed to take maximum points for the first time this season having been held to a 2-2 draw against Orford. Orford had led 2-1 with ten minutes to go thanks to goals from Sean Pennington and Reiss Ashcroft but Styal’s Joe Knight scored his second of the match to ensure that his side remain unbeaten this season. Styal’s stalemate allowed Winstanley Warriors to narrow the gap at the top to three points after they won against the previously unbeaten Garswood united. A double from Elliot Morris, his 13th and 14th in the opening six games and another from Jamie Roberts sealed the points for the Warriors. A further word on Morris who last season scored a total of 42 goals for the Warriors, 15 more than his closest challenger in the race for the golden boot; he will be hoping to break the magical 50 barrier this season. Elsewhere Cheadle Town reserves won 3-1 when they hosted bottom side Moore United at Park Road Stadium. Goals from Kieran Alley, Ethan Hennessey, Tokia Russell and Trevor Kyobe helped Cheadle climb to sixth with a comfortable win. In the night’s other game Vulcan travelled to Ashton Town reserves and picked up an away point which consolidated their third place positon. The game ended 2-2, Scott Lawrence and Ross Trust scoring for the home side Robert Smith and Scott Walker for the visitors.
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A bad day for the leaders!
Congleton, Styal and Mersey Valley all lose as August gives way to September while Elliot Morris gets his third hat-trick of the season.
Round Up 24 August
Leaders Congleton held by Knutsford, Styal make it five in five and Mersey Valley hit twelve past Hartford


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Professor Duanqing Pei is an Associate Member of European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), Academic Director and former Director General of Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, CAS, Guangzhou, China. He is the founding executive director of the newly established Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, a new initiative in response to the National Lab System in China.
Upon returning to China, he started to work on stem cell pluripotency first and then reprogramming. The Pei lab was the first in China to create mouse iPSCs using a non-selective system, and then improved the iPS process systematically. His lab demonstrated that switching identity between mesenchymal and epithelial cells such as EMT and MET is essential in both reprogramming and differentiation; Vitamin C acts through DNA and histone demethylases to remove epigenetic barriers in reprogramming cells during iPSC generation; and a simple open/close mechanism that governs the chromatin accessibility dynamics associated with both Yamanaka and chemical induction of pluripotency (YIP and CIP). Now, his lab continues to explore new ways to understand and manipulate cell fate, utilize these cutting edge technology to cure diseases.
Dr. Pei has received many awards, including twice National Award for Natural Sciences (2013 and 2018) and Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Prize of the Chinese Academy of Science (2017).


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Covered in kudzu and swathed in a blanket of humidity, spanish moss, feedback and reverb exists Futurebirds. Here, at this intersection, we find a synthesis of the two extremes of Neil Young’s yin and yang. It’s at this crossroads, on this plane that Futurebirds meld the sweet, lilting, pedal steel and harmonies of the Stray Gators with the raucous, buzzing, distortion of Crazy Horse.
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The Barrow County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: THEFT: On Jan. 1, a deputy was dispatched at 1:54 p.m.
A 22-year-old Nicholson man was arrested early Wednesday after he fired numerous volleys from at least two different weapons in the yard of a Danielsville Road home, Athens-Clarke police said.
A Crescent Lane resident reported someone stole an aluminum garage door and iron windows altogether worth more than $1,000 from his property between Dec. 22 and Saturday, Athens-Clarke police said.
Thieves removed a window air-conditioning unit to get inside a home in the 100 block of Whitehead Road between 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and 1:40 a.m. Thursday to steal about $1,200 in change, Athens-Clarke police said.
A 57-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning after he rode his bicycle through a stop sign at a westside intersection, Athens-Clarke police said.
A shoplifter stole two 36-packs of beer and two bottles of wine Wednesday evening from RaceTrac, 3790 Atlanta Highway, then dropped and broke one of the wine bottles as he walked to a getaway car, Athens-Clarke police said.
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: DISPUTE: On Jan.
The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: THREAT: On Jan. 1, a resident of Danielsville reported someone sent a threatening message to her cellphone saying they were going to kill someone close to her. THEFT: On Jan.
The president of the new University of North Georgia visited each of the university's four campuses Thursday, including the campus formerly known as Gainesville State College-Oconee campus.
ATLANTA — Authorities say two men who worked for a machine products vendor in Albany have pleaded guilty to bribing a public official at a military base.
The following events are happening around Athens on Friday, January 11, 2013:
ATLANTA — The criminal case against a young woman from Mexico whose 2010 arrest for a traffic offense in suburban Atlanta nearly led to her deportation has been dismissed, according to a court document.
CONYERS, Ga. — Investigators found no batteries in a smoke detector at a house in Conyers where four children were left dead and a woman badly burned in a fire Tuesday night, authorities said.
ATLANTA — Authorities say a 29-year-old Decatur man has been arrested on a child sex trafficking charge.
ATLANTA — House Speaker David Ralston has broadly endorsed the idea of extending a high-profile hospital industry tax that generates a sizable portion of revenue for state health care.
ATLANTA — A judge has handed Monroe County a victory in a border dispute with neighboring Bibb County that has been going on for years.
ATLANTA – Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens predicted Thursday that legislation would repeal all of the required health coverage not mandated by federal health reform, an issue that would likely lead to a heated battle in the General Assembly when it convenes next week.
Hudgens also revealed that one of the Republicans’ answers to ObamaCare — cross-state insurance policies — hasn’t worked.
ATLANTA — Attorney General Sam Olens must now decide whether to pursue charges against a state senator who illegally claimed expense pay.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is sitting down with gun owners groups — including the National Rifle Association — as officials look at ways to curb gun violence.
DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County police say a man caught driving a stolen minivan was run over by the vehicle when he tried to flee from officers.
ATLANTA — A judge has handed Monroe County a victory in a border dispute with neighboring Bibb County.
RINGGOLD — A man who handcuffed himself to a female Taco Bell co-worker has been sentenced to serve four years in prison.
ATLANTA — Atlanta's landmark Clermont Hotel has been sold to developers who say they plan to turn it into a boutique hotel.
MCDONOUGH, Ga. — Southern Crescent Technical College is scheduled to break ground Thursday on the first building of a proposed eight-building campus in McDonough.
ATLANTA — A court appearance for a man accused of gunning down a volunteer during a prayer service at a Georgia megachurch has been postponed.
WASHINGTON — Upon further review, a big scary-sounding asteroid is no longer even a remote threat to smash into Earth in about 20 years, NASA says.
BEIJING — They're called "little emperors" — the children born in China under a law that generally limits urban families to having just one child.
TAFT, Calif. — Authorities say a boy who fired on classmates and wounded one at a rural California high school had planned the attack and targeted students he felt had bullied him for more than a year.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has largely ruled out sending in ground troops to secure Syrian chemical weapons under hostile circumstances, but the Pentagon could provide some forces if the Assad regime ever agrees to a peaceful transition, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday.
QUETTA, Pakistan — A series of bombings killed 115 people across Pakistan on Thursday, including 81 who died in twin blasts on a bustling billiards hall in a Shiite area of the southwestern city of Quetta.
WASHINGTON — Despite fresh opposition from the National Rifle Association, the Obama administration is assembling proposals to curb gun violence that would include a ban on sales of assault weapons, limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines and universal background checks for gun buyers.
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A judge ruled late Thursday that there's enough evidence for James Holmes to face trial on charges that he killed 12 people and injured 70 others in a Colorado movie theater last summer.
NEW YORK — At least gasoline should cost you less in 2013.
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The mother of one of the children shot dead in last month's elementary school massacre said Thursday she's disappointed she hasn't had an opportunity to be heard in the discussion over gun control in Washington, D.C.
INDIANAPOLIS — A boy abducted 19 years ago in northeastern Indiana by his paternal grandparents has been found living in Minnesota under a different name, police said Thursday.
NEW YORK — Diners who go to a Burger King in China can now expect to be served Pepsi, rather than the Coke they get at the fast-food chain in the United States.
NAPLES, Fla. — Filmmaker Tyler Perry is offering a $100,000 reward for information in the decade-old case of two men who went missing after separate encounters with a sheriff's deputy in southwestern Florida.
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears is out of "The X Factor" after a season in which the pop star failed to deliver a ratings boost for the singing contest, a person familiar with the show's plans said Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO — Just in time for the summer release of a hoped-for blockbuster movie "Man of Steel," Warner Bros. won a second significant legal victory Thursday giving it complete commercial control of the lucrative Superman franchise.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama nominated White House chief of staff Jack Lew to be secretary of the Treasury Thursday, declaring his complete trust in an aide with three decades of Washington experience in economic policy and a penchant for shunning the limelight.
“He is a low-key guy who prefers to surround himself with policy experts rather than television cameras,” Obama said.
BOSTON — Liberal groups have launched twin online petitions aimed at pressuring Gov. Deval Patrick to temporarily name former congressman Barney Frank to U.S. Sen. John Kerry's seat if Kerry is confirmed as secretary of state.
NEW YORK — From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers have limited visitors, and one Pennsylvania hospital set up a tent outside its ER to handle the feverish patients.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Civil War saga "Lincoln" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: THEFT: On Jan. 2, deputies were dispatched to Bimmers South on Ashley Avenue, Bogart, where someone cut the catalytic converter off a 2001 BMW parked in the lot.
This cartoon appears in the Athens Banner-Herald on January 11, 2013.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots didn't need Rob Gronkowski when they dominated the Houston Texans last month.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It's the time of year when Ray Rice usually begins to feel the effects of being the Baltimore Ravens' go-to guy on offense.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers could have filled an entire highlight reel with their interceptions last year.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Michael Crabtree realizes the moment he starts thinking about just how much zip is coming on each pass from Colin Kaepernick, that's when he might wind up missing the ball.
When he ended his life last year by shooting himself in the chest, Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease often linked with repeated blows to the head.
DENVER - The eight teams left in the NFL playoffs can thank their special teams for a good part of their success. That's one reason players are still upset Commissioner Roger Goodell has floated the idea of abolishing kickoffs altogether.
FLOWERY BRANCH — Tony Gonzalez has no intention of pulling a Ray Lewis before retirement. There won't any lining up with the defense for the final play. Certainly there won't be anything resembling the Baltimore linebacker's trademark dance.
Blair Walsh is returning to campus, but not to play between the hedges. The former Bulldog kicker will resume a full-time student status at UGA this spring to fulfill final obligations for a degree in Speech Communications.
With just one meet under its belt, Georgia doesn't want one poor rotation to undermine the solid work in the other three. Georgia closed its season-opening meet against Oklahoma with a disappointing performance on floor exercise last week.


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SAN DIEGO -- A local man can thank Craigslist and a dimwitted criminal for recovering his car mere hours after it was stolen.
Daniel Beachnau told 10News his car was stolen Tuesday morning from an undisclosed location. He filed a police report and a few hours later, while perusing Craigslist, Beachnau stumbled onto a listing for his very car. The listing claimed the vehicle was missing its title and had a broken ignition, which may have been caused by the car being hot-wired.
Beachnau called the seller and set up a meeting in the parking lot of the Sports Authority store in Mission Valley.
At the meeting, when the suspect realized what was happening, he ran away but left the car behind.
“We were kind of working with the police department at the time,” Beachnau said. “So definitely use the police department because you don't want to confront someone and find out they got a gun or something like that.”
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Happy Birthday Will!
My son Will turns 15 years old today. He was born in Tokyo while I was there teaching English. And since Japan is 17 hours ahead of Pacific Time, we celebrate his Japanese birthday the night before, and his actual birthday here in the Napa Valley on August 28.
For last night's dinner, I grilled two beautiful steaks of tuna and served them with a medley of stir fried vegetables, sweet steamed yams with butter, and plain white rice. It was so tempting just to eat the tuna raw, but since it wasn't sushi grade, I didn't want to risk it.
The temperature was over 100 degrees today, so it's way too hot to cook. We're having Chinese take-out instead.
So, Will darling...Otanjobi Omedeto Gozaimasu! (That's Happy Birthday in Japanese)


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This was it. Utter alienation. Standing ankle-deep in mud. The waiting. The taste of what was to come in the air.
The Die is Cast
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It had never happened before. Not once. This display of her own infallibility. And it had all unfolded right before the likes of Grindelwald and Riddle and half the soldiers in the Confederation’s Army.
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Riddle turned his head, looking down at her. "I heard you were laid-up here alone. No visitors. Not even family."
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The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education approved one of two fund transfers Thursday so the district can pay for upcoming capital improvement projects with its reserves.
For the 2013-14 budget year, the district is using $6.1 million from the operations and maintenance fund to complete renovations at Palatine High School, specifically the kitchen, guidance and main office area. Another $2 million will also be used to pay for the initial phase of Conant High School's pool renovations.
In the 2014-15 school year, the district wants to use another $9.6 million from the fund to pay for two additional pool renovations, updated auditorium lighting and sound systems at two schools and the remodeling of Conant's front office.
However, all the spending would bring the fund below the board-established operating fund balance requirement of being at least 33.3 percent of next year's expenditures.
There is currently about $19 million in the operations and maintenance fund.
To avoid that, the board agreed Thursday to transfer $6.1 million from the operations and maintenance fund to the capital projects fund, which can only be used for ongoing construction and site improvement projects. That will cover the renovations going on at Palatine High School this summer.
Then, the board hopes to permanently transfer $15 million into the operations and maintenance fund from its education fund to fund all five swimming pool expansion projects.
There is currently about $112 million in the education fund.
By using the existing reserves in the educational fund, the fund balance reserves would remain at approximately 50 percent of next year's expenditures.
A public hearing regarding the permanent $15 million transfer will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at the G.A. McElroy Administration Center, 1750 South Roselle Road.


Loudonville Rotary Club hears from district governor during annual visit
LOUDONVILLE - Mary AufdenKampe, Rotary District 6600 (northwest Ohio) conducted her annual visit to the Loudonville Rotary Club on Thursday, Aug. 19.
She encouraged the Loudonville club members to work hard to rebuild the club after what has been a disastrous membership year due to the COVID pandemic.
“Yours is not the only Rotary club in our district that suffered a loss of membership as clubs curtailed activities, particularly regular in-person meetings, due to COVID restrictions,” said AufdenKampe, a resident of Vermilion and a member of the Sunrise Rotary Club in Avon.
“To rebound, Rotary is taking a number of steps to adapt to the needs of perspective members, including fewer than weekly meetings, online or e-clubs, satellite club and corporate or flex memberships,” she added. “We will encourage you to be versatile in getting new members, and will work with you to make that happen.”
She asked members to visualize Rotary as a three-legged stool, with one leg signifying the international and foundation work of the organization, one leg the local membership, and the third leg the vital public image of Rotary clubs, both local and international.
“Think of ways to make Rotary a priority to you, and think of how Rotary promotes kindness and fairness in dealings, making for a gentler world,” AufdenKampe said. “Get excited about Rotary again.”
AufdenKampe spoke with excitement about some of the initiatives of Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta, starting with every Rotarian bringing one new member to the organization in the coming year.
Mehta also listed seven areas of focus in the coming year:
- Protecting the environment.
- Growing local economies.
- Supporting education.
- Saving mothers and children.
- Providing clean water sanitation and hygiene.
- Fighting disease.
- And promoting peace.
She also reiterated the value of Rotary as a place to foster friendship and fellowship.
AufdenKampe also put in a plug for a raffle District 6600 is conducting. For a $100 ticket, ticket buyers will receive a chance to win a 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV all-wheel vehicle. Ticket incentive includes $200 for three tickets and $500 for seven tickets. Drawing will take place at the 2022 Rotary District Conference at Geneve on the Lake, Ohio May 14, 2022.
The Loudonville Rotary is also conducting its Annual OSU football raffle, a game that goes through the entire Ohio State football season. See any Rotary member to buy a ticket, at $20, which offers winners for each regular season game and all post season games. Ticket deadline is Sept. 2 when the Buckeyes open their season at Minnesota.
The next regular meeting is also Sept. 2, when members will discuss their upcoming fundraiser, selling Swiss cheese and trail bologna at Malabar Farm Heritage Days on Sept. 25 and 26.


Video of Butler High shooting surfaces on Instagram
Butler High School will be open a day longer than other Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools at the end of the school year because of a fatal shooting there last October.
The scheduled last day of the CMS spring quarter is Friday, June 7. But Butler Principal John Legrand notified parents Wednesday that Monday, June 10, will be a make-up day because classes were canceled after the Oct. 29 shooting.
The shooting in a school hallway left Bobby McKeithen, 16, dead and Jatwan Craig Cuffie, 16, charged with second-degree murder. State records show Cuffie has a court date in Charlotte on Thursday.
In his message to parents, Legrand said the make-up day was scheduled in order to meet the state-mandated minimum number of instructional hours for students. CMS was unable to get a waiver from state legislators, he said, and ruled out adding 15 minutes to other school days, to make up the lost time, for logistical reasons.
June 10 will be a day for make-up testing and special programs for students including peer support training, mental health and community building, the message said.
In a statement Thursday afternoon, CMS clarified that “an option for waiving a day of instruction through legislative action was informally explored but deemed not possible to guarantee within the time frame available. No formal legislation was introduced into the NCGA.”
The district said it explored several options to ensure that Butler students would get the required instructional hours allowing them to graduate on time and advance to higher grade levels, but found none.
Pat Ryan, a spokesman for Senate leader Phil Berger, said legislators weren’t asked and had no legal way to waive the makeup day. Ryan said Butler’s makeup day might not be an issue if CMS had not canceled classes May 1, when thousands of teachers marched in Raleigh to demand that legislators increase education spending.
Commenters on social media Thursday morning weren’t happy about the decision.
“Why does Butler high school have to make up the day of Bobby getting shot?? Doesn’t really make sense. That was a day of mourning. If your child died, would your workplace make you make up the day you went to his funeral? Or maybe a day when you were giving birth? No,” @etherize_me666 tweeted.


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Tyler Perry signs a major television and film deal with VIACOM, one of the biggest deals in the history of entertainment. Viacom, the owner of B.E.T announced earlier this year that they will be pulling their resources and making B.E.T one of their flagship companies. B.E.T recently let go Stephen Hill, who was an executive of programming there.
Considering Tyler Perry ended his deal with LionsGate, everyone wanted to know what the next move was going to be. Tyler’s deal at OWN secured him several successful tv shows, but Tyler bought space in Atlanta, one of the biggest lots in tv and film and now maybe we know why!
DISCOVER: Tyler Perry Plans To Hire 2000 People Of Colour
Having major success as a Writer, Director and Actor, Tyler Perry is a force and this deal is just yet another co-sign to that fact. Deadline breaks the exclusive news, and this is what VIACOM, Tyler Perry, and Debra Lee had to say about it;
‘Today’s announcement represents an important step forward as Viacom continues to make swift progress against our new strategic plan…By prioritizing efforts to work with the best, most versatile talent in the entertainment industry, we are better positioned to deliver must-watch content across our brands and platforms. Tyler is a prolific creative force, and I’m excited that this collaboration will bring his signature humor and powerful storytelling to Viacom’s audiences while further cementing BET’s position as the leading home for bold, relevant African-American programming and scripted content.’ -Bob Bakish, President and CEO of Viacom
I am delighted that we are deepening our longstanding relationship with Tyler…BET co-funded Tyler’s very first feature film, we’ve aired his movies and many of his series with great success on our networks, and we’ve honored his tremendous talent with our signature awards. This partnership will allow us to work even more closely with him and bring more of his iconic content to our viewers. – Debra L. Lee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET Networks
‘Viacom has a rich tradition of reaching my audience through their TV, film and digital platforms and I am excited to partner with them….I am eager to have one home where I can leverage all of their assets to tell my stories to an even wider audience. I have been very blessed to have worked with the incredible people at Lionsgate and OWN over the last few years and I look forward to continuing my work with them on a non-exclusive basis.’ -Tyler Perry
Deadline even asked OWN about their thoughts on Tyler Perry’s latest venture, and from the looks of it OWN is happy. Tyler Perry signed an exclusive deal with OWN, and even has stake in the company, but in 2020 the deal with be over. OWN says they will continue to work with Perry, but non-exclusively.
Tyler was a driving force in keeping OWN on the air. Now that shows like “Queen Sugar”, and “Greenleaf” which are not Tyler Perry productions have provided success for OWN, they will focus on more content of that nature. The over 500 episodes and 5 shows Perry has through OWN will continue.
This is an epic deal, I can’t wait to see what’s next!
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Cutting the grass (allotment) with shears and trying to get rid of crouch grass and creeping buttercup - all by hand as no pesticides allowed
its hard to wait for things to grow but my daughter said not everything grows like rocket
Verdun you're so right about the lawn, once it's done you can have chaos to some degree in the borders but somehow still looks good.
I hate doing anything in the cold and wet! hands get sooo cold, End up having woolly gloves inside gardening ones. Last winter went on for ever, but as it's my job I couldn't just wait for brighter days. So .... I'm loving the weather right now, think I must be solar powered!
worst job for me was wateting the garden even though Ive got 3 water butts, its such a time consuming slog up and down the garden. Things are looking up now though, my new toy is an outdoor tap, just installed and just in time for a hose ban!!!
I'm loving the weather right now, think I must be solar powered!

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JUDGES 2:20-3:7 € THE CHALLENGE OF THE TRUTH € IN THE WORLD, BUT NOT OF IT
In this portion of the typical history of the Judges, we come to a very interesting feature which again presents to us a powerful exhortation. Because of their waywardness in comprom ising His principles, Yahweh was angered with His people, and proposed to put them to the proof in a far more exacting way than they had anticipated: "I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died, that through them I may prove Israel whether they will keep the way of Yahweh to walk therein as their fathers did keep it, or not" (Judges 2:20-22). This was to prove an exact ing test of the fidelity of Israel towards Yahweh. It is extr emely interesting to note the nations that were left to "prove them". They are named in the third chapter of Judges v.3. There were four nations left by Yahweh to perform this work of trying the people of God. They were the:
The interesting feature about these nations is that they are all descendants from Ham the son of Noah, and as such were the members of an accursed race (Genesis 10:15-17). With the exception of the Philistines, they were the most unwarlike people that could be imagined. Israel were not to be tried by an enemy who opposed them belligerently, but by a warfare far more insidious and destructive than actual conflict. These people were to appeal to the emotions, to the greed, and to the lust of human nature, in subverting Israel from the cause of truth. Set out below are the characteristics of each of these nations.
The Hebrew word means "An Immigrant," "migratory", and the word is used in the sense of "rolling", that is, "to be always on the move." The word has been used to signify "to roll in the dust." It is so used in Micah 1:10. In this quotation from Micah note how the term is associated with the town of Gath which is called by the prophet "the house of Aphrah" (dust). The term has also been rendered, "wallow in dust" (Jer.6:26, 25:34, Ez.27:30). Here were a people who, as their name implied, were of the earth, earthy, wallowers in the dust, who mind earthly things (Phil.3:19). The Philistines were in the land of Canaan during the lifetime of Abraham (Genesis 21:32-33). They were sufficiently powerful to inspire fear into Israel at the time of the Exodus (Ex.13:17), and in the time of the judges they were so powerful that they were able to sus tain constant raids upon Israel (Judges 5:6 cf. 3:31, 1 Sam.23: 1, 13:6, 10:5, 29:11). The purpose of these raids was to cap ture Israelites and to trade them as slaves, a practice for which they were condemned by the prophets of Yahweh (Joel 3:6, Amos 1:6).
Their territory had been assigned to Judah (Joshua 15:2, vl2, v45-47), yet no portion of it was conquered in Joshua's day (Joshua 13:2, Judges 3:3). During the period of the Judges they dominated Israel who came to accept them as their over lords (Judges 15:11).
Philistine worship revolved around three main deities: Dagon (the fish god) (Judges 16:23); Ashteroth (with whom immoral practice was associated, 1 Sam.31:10); and Baalzebub (whose name means "Lord of the dung hill", 2 Kings 1:2&6). So apost ate had Israel grown that in the days of Isaiah the prophet, he likened them to the Philistines whose worship was associated with everything that was vile and unclean (Isa. 2:6). These vile people were despisers of the truth, because of which in aftertimes, they became styled "the uncircumcised", imply ing their utter contempt for the right of circumcision, which was an act of cleansing and a token of the Abrahamic Covenant (Gen.17:9-13, 1 Sam. 17:26).
The term 'Canaanite' signifies "to bend the knee", "to humili ate", "to bring down". The word is rendered "merchant" (Hosea 12: 7, Zeph.l:ll, Isa.23:8). It is also rendered "traffic" (Ez.17: 4). Here are a people who were prepared to humiliate themsel ves, to scrape and to bow, in order to trade as a merchant, and to get gain of those with whom they came in contact.
The Canaanite was also in the land during the lifetime of Abraham (Genesis 12:6),and Abraham recognising the principles for which he stood, would not permit Isaac to marry their daughters (Gen.24:3,v37). They were the original settlers of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the abominable practices of those cit ies testifies to the character of this people, (Gen. 10:19). Yahweh constantly warned Israel about making covenants with the Canaanites (Ex.34:11-17, Deut.7:1-5, 12:1-3). He knew the characteristics of this people who were prepared to abase themselves in the name of commerce and trade.
As neighbours, these people were dangerous. Yahweh had com manded that Israel could take spoil and captives from the people of lands "afar off" but that these nations who were in habitants of the land were to be entirely exterminated (Deut. 20:10-18). Joshua also exhorted the people to destroy them by the strength of Yahweh. However, Israel failed to carry out these explicit instructions, and even during the reigns of David and Solomon they were still occupants in the Holy Land (2 Sam.24:5-7, 1 Kings 9:16). In the future age the nations will be so disciplined that the characteristics of the Canaan ite will never be found in the precincts of God's Holy Land, (Zech.l4:21). Unlike the Philistines, the Canaanites were in the main, an unwarlike people, and yet for all that they were a more dangerous enemy, their weapons were flattery and self-abasement by which they were able to overthrow the simple in Israel.
So affected were the Children of Israel by this people, that Israel copied their abominations (Judges 19:22-26), and Isaiah the prophet likens Israel to the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, which cities were first inhabited by the Canaanites (Isa. 1:9-10).
This name signifies "to lie in wait," "to catch", and "a huntsman". The word is used more especially of the fisherman, who lures his prey by guile and cunning. The root word has been rendered "chase" in Lam.3:52, and "to hunt" (Micah 7:2).
Here again, the Sidonians were a people who were not skilled in the art of warfare. Their character is outlined in Judges 18:7, and there we notice these characteristics. They were a people who dwelt "careless". They were content to live "quiet and secure". They had no judicial form of law, so that there was complete freedom to practise their abominations without being called in question. Ironically enough, one of the characteristics here spoken of was that they were content not to have dealings with other nations. In allowing them to remain in the land, Israel forced their attention upon this people, and in turn were ensnared and trapped like an animal by the wiles of these cunning and lawless people. Along with the other nations Yahweh had commanded that these Sidonians be driven out of the land (Josh. 13:6). Israel failed to do so (Judges 1:1), and were finally overcome by the worship of their gods (Judges 10:6).
Their subsequent history reveals the far-reaching effects of Israel's compromise with them. In the days of Solomon, the Sidonians provided timber for Solomon's temple (1 Kings 5:6), and Solomon himself married a Sidonian woman and was led into idolatry (1 Kings 11:1-5). Eventually the whole of Israel by Solomon's error, were led into the evil worship of the Sidon ians (1 Kings 11:33). In failing to stamp out the Sidonians, the generation under the judges had laid a foundation for these people to work destruction in the generations which were to follow.
Jezebel came from Zidon, and was the daughter of the king of the Zidonians and she brought with her the idolatrous worship of her nation and contaminated Israel with her doctrine (1 Kings 16:31). She stands as a symbol of false teaching and immoral living, and her class is condemned by Christ (Rev. 2: 20). The ecclesia at Thyatira, like Israe2 of old, had failed to stamp out error and immorality in their midst.
Joel speaks of the Sidonians as decorating their heathen tem ples with the holy things of Yahweh and of making slaves of the Children of Israel (Joel 3:4-8).
Ezekiel speaks of their utter destruction, and likens it to the removal of a brier and a thorn from the fertile land of Israel (Ez.28:20-24). Yahweh had previously declared that if Israel were to leave these nations, they would indeed be "pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides" (Numbers 33: 50-55, Joshua 23:13).
In the generations of the sons of Noah we find that Sidon fit ly enough, was the first-born of Canaan, who was a descendant of Ham (Genesis 10:15).
Their name signifies "a villager", one who dwells quietly and peacefully. Here again we note the unwarlike characteristics of this people. During the days of Jacob, Dinah his daughter became attached to Shechem the son of Hamor, the Hivite, an incident that was to cause a great deal of trouble in the household of Jacob.
We note with interest the way in which the Hivites through the alliance of Dinah and Shechem endeavoured to the utmost to make a league and a pact with Jacob, "And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her to him to wife. And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us and take our daughters unto you. And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein and get you possessions therein" (Genesis 34:8-10). From the foundation of their existence this was the policy of the Hivite.
Knowing these characteristics, Yahweh also warned Israel not to make a covenant with this people (Ex.34:11-14).
When Joshua entered the Promised Land he was deceived by the men of Gibeon who had clothed themselves in old garments and with old shoes upon their feet, came to him with a story that they had come from a far land. Being thus deceived by them, Joshua was foolishly led into making a league with these people (Joshua 9:3-15, 11:19). In these quotations two interesting details are noted: first of all that Joshua's error came about because he "sought not counsel of Yahweh" (9:14), and secondly we note that the men of Gibeon were Hivites (Joshua 9:7). Once again the characteristics of cunning and of deceit, display themselves in this people.
The Hivites were still in existence in Solomon's time, and he had them under tribute (1 Kings 9:20). They were still there because Israel disobeyed Yahweh's command to exterminate them (Judges 3:5).

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