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I grew up in the South and consequently ate a fair amount of cornbread in my youth. My grandma always made Jiffy mixes, which are sweet, so my own from-scratch recipe is an approximation of that flavor. I’ve had non-sweet cornbread, but I prefer it this way. Don’t sue me; I know that sweetened cornbread is not traditional. I don’t care much for tradition if it gets in the way of taste.
Preheat the oven to 400 and grease a muffin pan or an 8 X 8 pan.
Stir all the ingredients together in a bowl. (I’ve never had any trouble with the final result by just mixing it all together in this order, not taking any trouble to separate the dry and wet ingredients as I would for a typical muffin recipe. This recipe is less picky.) The batter will be a little lumpy, but that’s okay.
¾ c. cornmeal
1 1/4 c. milk
1 c. flour
2 1/2 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1/3 c. sugar
1/4 c. oil
Measure the batter into 12 muffin cups or pour it into the prepared 8 X 8 pan. Bake the muffins at 400 for 15 minutes or the bread at 400 for 25-30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Corn muffins are the perfect accompaniment to Hoppin’ John on a New Year’s Day.
Cornbread Just Like Jiffy’s Mix
- 8×8 pan
- 3/4 cup cornmeal
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup oil
- Preheat the oven to 400 and grease an 8×8 pan. Or, prepare a muffin pan with liners or spray.
- Add the ingredients in order to a bowl and mix together until just combined. The batter will still have some lumps, but that's okay.3/4 cup cornmeal, 1 1/4 cup milk, 1 cup flour, 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1/4 cup oil
- Pour the batter into the 8×8 pan or muffin cups. Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes (bread) or 15 minutes (muffins). Serve with butter and honey.


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Director: James Gray, Richard Menello
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Dagmara Dominczyk, Angela Sarafyan
Release Date: May 16th, 2014
“The American dream is waiting for you, Sildenafil
” states Orlando (Jeremy Renner) the Magician in the new drama, cheap
The Immigrant. At the time he says this, stomach
Orlando is entertaining a group of recently-arrived immigrants on Ellis Island in 1921. Like many of his tricks, the dream he speaks of appears as an illusion to Ewa Cybulska (Marion Cotillard), a recent Polish immigrant who is quickly overpowered by her painful experiences in the United States.
During the boat ride to the country for one, Ewa faced the first of many tortuous experiences (the specific details of which are laid out late in the story). When she finally arrives in New York, she is criticized for her “low morals” and her sickly sister Magda (Angela Sarafyan) is whisked away for health concerns leaving Ewa alone in a new world.
Getting to America may have sounded like a dream to Ewa but arriving on its shores quickly becomes a nightmare for her.
With her soft-spoken elegance and firm resolve, Cotillard delivers a great performance. At times, her character could simply become a victim of her circumstances but the actress delivers much much more. Ewa is hurt and damaged but she still recognizes the painful reality of the situation. She knows that America can still fulfill her dreams but also recognizes what she must do to eventually escape the painful reality that at first encircles her like a shark circling its prey.
“I like money but I don’t like you,” she says at one point to one of those sharks— a sleazeball performer named Bruno Weiss (Joaquain Phoenix). Bruno wants Ewa to perform in his shows but also forces her into prostitution. She begrudgingly accepts the situation. Underneath her circumstances and her fragile facade though, she is tough and knows what she wants.
Throughout the picture, director James Gray often covers her in shadows cloaking her with dark colors in this bleak world. Her face though often shines bright through the darkness showing that although she has little when she arrives here (she has no money at first and even begins stealing) but she still has hope. Many of the other members of the cast are presented in lighter colors—such as Orlando. Renner’s character may have a sad and transient life but he knows where his next meal will come from. He knows that he will survive.
Ewa knows neither of those things. She simply knows how to exist.
As the story continues, it presents each of these three main characters as three-dimensional figures showing them at their weakest moments and in a more noble light. Some of the characters can be described as villainous but much more seems to be at stake here. Casts of shadow exist for each of them and it’s painful to realize that some of the worst characters here have some noble ideals, despite their disgusting behavior.
The Immigrant bursts with the complications of life in 1921 and shows what life must’ve been like for immigrants to this country who chose to remain here even when their circumstances were defined by external forces. It offers up a strong and painful story and an absolutely magnetic performance by Ms. Cotillard.
Review by: John Hanlon

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Translating politics and ideology into different languages is not an objective endeavour and the War on Terror is a prime example of how language can be manipulated in translation.
Translation plays a crucial role in international politics as was recently highlighted in the US media with claims that President Trump’s interpreter could be subpoenaed to divulge what was discussed in private meetings between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Translation generally remains an obscure practice with little consideration given to its political significance or its complexity.
This is mainly due to the widely held view that translation is an unbiased practice in transferring a message from one language into another, an almost mechanised act, which produces translations that are equals to their originals.
However, contrary to this oversimplification, translation is a complex two-stage cognitive process of inferring meaning and then formulating that inferred meaning in a language that is different in terms of its linguistic and cultural composition.
What is crucial but generally not considered, is both of these stages can be influenced, in varying degrees, by ideology and the clearest proof of this is in the differences found in the various translations of the same political or religious texts. This is significant because the threads of translation are interwoven throughout our lives.
Consider, for example, the many instances we can access religious texts, foreign news stories, technological information and political speeches only through translation.
Furthermore, due to the potential malleability of translation coupled with its obscurity, it can be utilised to manipulate perception clandestinely. In this regard, translation has been a useful tool of statecraft in influencing public opinion and legitimising ideological agendas.
A good example of this is how the Athenian concept of democracy was altered to propagate hierarchical systems of governance in England. It was through translation that the meaning of democracy was tacitly changed from a system of governance administrated by the many to a system of governance that considers the many.
Likewise, translation has also been used to alter society’s morality. For example, in the middle of the last century, there was a shift in almost all Bible translations, from the use of the more encompassing word ‘kill’ in the translation of the sixth commandment to the more restrictive word ‘murder’, which ultimately legitimised killing in war.
Also, the newly formed Turkish Republic’s initial appeal to Mehmet Akif to translate the Quran into Turkish can be seen as part of the broader ideological agenda to cement nationalist and secularist policies of the period by replacing the use of Arabic with Turkish in acts of Islamic worship.
In line with these uses of translation, it was also an essential factor in legitimising the official 9/11 narrative and imprinting it onto the western social psyche. For example, translation was crucial in keeping the fear of attacks by Al Qaeda alive with the translation of their communiques appearing in the media throughout the 2000s.
Also, after doubts began to emerge following the Obama administration’s claim that they had killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011, it was a translation of an Al Qaeda communique released to the media by an organisation called SITE intelligence that authenticated the administration’s narrative.
However, the translation’s most decisive role was in the establishment of the central premise of the 9/11 narrative, put forward by the Bush administration, that bin Laden was responsible for the attacks.
The first piece of evidence supporting this foundational claim came in the form of a video known as the ‘Bin Laden confession tape’ which was released in mid-December 2001.
For example, on the 12th December 2001, the BBC reported that: "Vice President Dick Cheney and other American officials have described the amateurish video - believed to have been filmed at a dinner last month - as a 'smoking gun' that leaves 'no doubt' about the al-Qaeda leader's guilt."
The significance of the release of this tape cannot be overstated because at the time it was the only piece of tangible evidence in the public domain supporting the official narrative. Accordingly, on the 14th of December, a day after the US Department of Defense released the translation of the tape, segments of it which directly supported the Bush administration’s claim were extensively circulated in the news media.
For example, The New York Times reported that: "On the tape, Mr. bin Laden, 44, indicated that the men who carried out the plot knew they were on what he called a 'martyrdom operation,' but did not have details of the mission until the last minute. 'We asked each of them to go to America, but they didn't know anything about the operation, not even one letter,' Mr. bin Laden said."
Through the reporting of this tape, the power of translation and a significant problem related to its social perception are manifested. In the BBC report, we were told Dick Cheney, the vice president in the Bush administration, described the video as a ‘smoking gun’ that leaves ‘no doubt’ about the Al Qaeda leader’s guilt.
However, Dick Cheney does not know Arabic and what he read or heard and then described was not bin Laden because he only spoke in Arabic in the video. Thus, Dick Cheney’s conclusions were not drawn from the original video but rather from its translation.
In this sense, the BBC report is factually incorrect.
Likewise, in The New York Times report it is stated ‘“we asked each of them to go to America, but they didn't know anything about the operation, not even one letter," Mr. bin Laden said’.
However, in the video, bin Laden never said anything in English, yet the translator’s English words are directly ascribed to him by the report stating ‘Mr. bin Laden said’.
It is due to the social perception translation is an unbiased practice that the translator’s words can be so readily presented as Bin Laden’s. Moreover, through this perception, the original author, in this case, bin Laden, becomes responsible for the words of the translator. This is extremely problematic because the translation process, like any form of subjective representation, such as the writing of history, is open to ideological manipulation.
These factors can be illustrated by highlighting a fundamental variation between the original Arabic source audio of the tape and the translation which was released by the US Department of Defence.
According to their translation, bin Laden said, "The brothers, who conducted the operation, all they knew was that they have a martyrdom operation and we asked each of them to go to America, but they didn’t know anything about the operation, not even one letter."
In the translation, bin Laden is admitting guilt by using the first-person pronoun ‘we’, however, after analysing the video’s original audio it is clear the Arabic phrase he utters is ṭuliba minhum which uses the Arabic passive verb and means ‘they were asked’.
The use of the Arabic passive is not a clear confession, and at the very least, it is a vague statement. Likewise, if the translation also had used the English passive, ‘they were asked’, a clear conclusion of guilt could not have been drawn from this statement. Moreover, this statement could be dismissed as bin Laden’s conjecture of what happened based on widely available media reports at the time.
As a consequence, it is more accurate to describe the translator’s rendition, ‘we asked’, as their subjective interpretation of what bin Laden could have meant rather than what he actually said.
Also, another interesting facet of the bin Laden confession tape is that it was also used as a prosecution trial exhibit in the 2006 criminal case against Zacarias Moussaoui. However, what is profound to note is that the accompanying translation of the video used the passive, ‘they were asked’.
The causes of this change are not completely clear, and even though it can be argued that the translation difference is a result of what the translators inferred, it cannot be ignored that the initial translation ‘we asked’, released by the US Department of Defense, was ideologically favourable to the Bush administration.
This is because it occurred at a time when it was essential in solidifying a governmental narrative which was being used to justify ideological agendas such as military expansion and the enactment of laws that curtailed previously held democratic values. Thus, there was an ideological currency in translating the utterance ‘ṭuliba minhum’ into ‘we asked’ rather than ‘they were asked’.
I raise the bin Laden 'confession' tapes as an example not to exonerate bin Laden or make a judgement on his or Al Qaeda’s culpability for the attacks. I raise it as an example of how words can be translated to serve a particular political agenda regardless of the merits of the narrative itself.
Considering this analysis, another way to explain translation is that it is something else than the sum of the parts of the original. That is to say, translators can impose their inference on the translation which stems from their biases, ideologies and the narratives they adhere to and thus produce a translation that offers a different meaning than the original.
Besides, translation can be used as a tool of statecraft to legitimise narratives, which produce public support for ideologically derived agendas. From this perspective, translation functions similar to other forms of subjective cultural representations such as film, literature, photography and the writing of history.
Moreover, similar to the truism that the victor writes history, it can be argued that whoever translates a message also controls its meaning.
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After months of beta testing, Apple on Wednesday confirmed September 12, 2022, as the final release date for iOS 16 and watchOS 9. The upcoming releases will add several new features to iPhone and Apple Watch.
At Apple’s ‘Far Out’ event, music lovers got a treat in the form of new AirPods Pro, Apple’s top wireless, noise-canceling earbuds — the first revision since their 2019 launch. The top-shelf buds keep the same design but gain support for personalized spatial audio, touch controls and precise location finding.
AirPods products are typically announced alongside new iPhones and Apple Watch models. Today was no exception, with their debut tying in with the new iPhone 14 and 14 Pro models, the new Apple Watch Series 8, SE and Ultra.
AirPods Pro 2 will be available for preorder on September 9 for a September 23 release date at $249.
A recent leak of CAD renders revealed the possible design for the rumored Apple Watch Pro, a high-end smartwatch reportedly designed for extreme athletes. An artist subsequently turned those basic renders into images that show what the wearable might look like in future Apple adverts.
With Apple’s Far Out event set for Wednesday morning, we’re also hearing plenty of chatter about accessories for the company’s top-tier wrist computer, which is likely to be unveiled.
A new report again corroborates rumors of the non-Pro iPhone 14 models featuring an enhanced A15 Bionic chip from 2021. The upcoming iPhones could use the same configuration as the A15 Bionic inside last year’s iPhone 13 Pro.
Apple typically uses the same A-series chip across its latest iPhones. This year though, it is reserving the best for the Pro models, which will get a new processor.
After three years, an upgraded version of AirPods Pro is finally expected at Apple’s September product event. But you don’t have to wait: Many details about Apple’s next wireless earbuds leaked out already.
They’re expected to be redesigned inside and out. Even the charging case reportedly will add new features.
Purported CAD renders of the Apple Watch Pro appeared online Monday, giving us a clear look at the rumored high-end wearable’s design. The renders show a new physical key on the left side of the watch.
The rugged Apple Watch variant will be aimed at athletes and endurance sports.
UPDATE:The Apple Watch Ultra was announced on September 7, and the leaked CAD drawings turned out 100% accurate. Read our preview of the smartwatch for all the details.
The iPhone 14 is expected this week, but you don’t have to wait until Wednesday – most of the details have leaked out already. We know about the new Plus version, the higher-res camera, the always-on display and much more.
So why wait? Here’s all the leaked details on the 2022 iPhone.


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By: AYANA LOVE
If guns cannot be safely regulated on a broader spectrum of the United States, then it is obvious that guns should not be allowed on a college campus.
Currently in Michigan, concealed weapons are banned by law on college campuses. This law exists for a reason.
Following the recent Kalamazoo shootings that involved multiple homicides, some Western Michigan students have expressed that they want the opportunity to defend themselves by being able to carry a gun.
A better strategy for protecting students should be implemented but there are legitimate reasons as to why the standing law on guns on campus should not be changed.
The law was put in place to protect, and to differentiate a criminal from a student. If everyone is able to carry a gun, what sets a student apart from an individual coming on campus with intentions to harm?
Legislatures’ reactions to recent shootings has been to strengthen regulations on gun laws, not change or loosen them, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
According to Colostate Journal of Student Affairs, claims have been made that giving permission to individuals with sufficient training would possibly result in innocent lives put at a higher risk in the event of a standoff between armed students and a perpetrator.
Not everyone is going to carry the gun for defense only.
With the already high numbers of incidents of gun violence, guns should not be allowed on campus. Guns in today’s society are used to settle little disputes, fired in panic, and used when not necessarily needed.
The strategy on effectively regulating guns has to be figured out first before injecting them into a college environment.
Facts show that bad things happen when guns step into the picture.

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From the census to the November election, the Postal Service is critical to American democracy.
Like so many businesses, the United States Postal Service has been hit hard by the coronavirus. Mail volume is down nearly a third over this time last year and continues to fall. The Postal Service is predicting $13 billion in lost revenue this fiscal year as a direct result of the pandemic. In an April 9 telebriefing to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, the postmaster general, Megan Brennan, warned that without financial assistance the agency could run out of money by the end of September.
The Postal Service cannot be allowed to crumble in the midst of a national emergency. Though organized as a self-sustaining quasi-governmental enterprise, run without taxpayer funding, it is not just another business. Even in an increasingly wired world, the agency’s mandate of “universal service” provides a lifeline to remote areas. As this pandemic rages, its 600,000-plus employees are working to ensure that Americans receive their prescriptions and protective equipment and other essential items, no matter where they live. Nearly 500 postal workers have tested positive for the virus, with hundreds more suspected of having it, according to The Washington Post.
This year, the Postal Service is also playing an expanded role in sustaining democracy. In the new world of social distancing, mail-in and absentee voting are crucial to ensuring that Americans do not have to risk their lives to cast their votes. If the Postal Service collapses, it will take with it the infrastructure needed for millions of Americans to participate in the most fundamental act of self-government. Read more.

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Jul 2007General Photonics Corp.Request Info
General Photonics Corp.has announced that all of its instruments now will have general-purpose interface buses (GPIB). With the addition of this capability, the enhanced versions will provide several remote control options, including USB, Ethernet and RS-232 interfaces for most instruments. Control commands and control program interfaces also have been streamlined and made more user-friendly. The instruments cover most aspects of polarization control and measurement.


Essendon’s 10 new off-season recruits have received their guernsey numbers for the 2020 season.
2017 Richmond premiership player and fellow recruit Jacob Townsend will take on the No. 20 jumper while Harrison Jones, who was the Bombers’ first selection in the draft last week, has earned the No. 23 jumper.
Andrew Phillips, who was traded by the Blues to the Bombers, will wear the No. 34 guernsey.
Ross McQuillan and Cian McBride, who have arrived and added to the Bombers’ Irish stocks, have received No. 39 and No. 41 respectively while former Roo Mitch Hibberd, who was selected by the club in the rookie draft, will be given the No. 46 guernsey.
The rest of the Bombers’ list remains unchanged for the 2020 season.


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Most of them have disagreed with VGMA'S discussion to lift the ban without a proper consultation by meeting both Artistes privately to let them understand what is expected of them after the lifting of the ban.
Kwame A Plus who is a regular pandit on the United Showbiz show on UTV has waved into the VGMA'S lifting of the ban on Shattawale and Stonebwoy. He expressed his dissatisfaction over VGMA'S intensions to do so.
" To be part of VGMA, Shattawale and Stonebwoy must be paid for their services. These Artistes have become huge in this industry and must not be taken for granted at all. Moreover, they didn't deserve to be banned rather the VGMA organizers were the ones to be banned and that's my own opinion".
If the right structures were in place, the misunderstanding between Shattawale and Stonebwoy at the VGMA where a gun was pulled out would not have happened. If security at the VGMA were solid there was no way Artistes, industry players and fans could have entered the auditorium without going through the proper check."
"VGMA has actually lost their credentials because they are more focused on the business part of the award scheme than focusing on building the Artiste and empowering them to go international and to put Ghana on the map for good. Am not saying that having a business focus is not okay but for the fact that, they are more focused on enriching their financial well is not the best at all."
"This is why I keep saying that VGMA has lost their credibility. Artistes are struggling in this industry. They are going through a lot. This is even why most Artistes in this industry have lost interest in the award scheme since you will benefit nothing after being given a wooden plague or award."
We are in trying times as an industry due to Covid-19 and VGMA's only way out to stay relevant and for the sake of business is to bring Shatta and Stone on board. If not, VGMA cannot survive without Shattawale and Stonebwoy and this is the whole truth they can't deny it."
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Akhil Akkineni will soon be seen in Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu, the game show which is currently being hosted by Megastar Chiranjeevi. Soon after appearing on the show, Akhil shared a candid picture of the Megastar posing for a selfie with him.
Interestingly, Akhil also revealed that Megastar donated some money to Blue Cross, which is being taken care by Amala Akkineni. “Can’t explain in words how much fun I had at #MEKwithMegastar he made me feel so comfortable. Thank you for the donation to blue cross !,” Akhil said.
Currently, Akhil is busy shooting for his upcoming film in Vikram Kumar’s direction.
— Akhil Akkineni (@AkhilAkkineni8) May 7, 2017
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MTV VJ Anusha Dandekar who has been raising the entertainment quotient with her judging skills, made the temperature soar with her latest sizzling pictures in a skimpy bikini. The model-actress is a certified fashion influencer who has not just judged fashion shows but also dropped some of the most fashion-forward outfits. Flaunting her forte, Anusha’s wardrobe is filled with experimental and glitzy outfits. She has already appeared in numerous television ads and billboard advertisements for well-known brands such as L'Oreal and others. The celebrity dropped peppy fashion inspiration just before heading into the weekend.


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Ok so its time for fall—well not exactly but I am in the fall mood and wanted to start a fall project–I shopped the house (that’s what you do when your broke) and found this urn that I bought at Target years ago 1/2 off at Christmas- it had pine cones and other Christmas decor in it. I later ripped that out and attached some moss and this grapevine ball.
Well now Im soooo over that I decided to paint it,
add more moss and attach this cute little pumpkin.
AND my sister is getting married this next year and her colors are black, ivory and green- so I may rip off the pumpkin and add a green moss ball on top (who knows!) the possibilities are endless!

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Game on Wall Street; Conversations about GameStop (GME) video game vendors and vendors on Reddit have been buzzing over the past week and have finally spilled over from the financial world to the mainstream. Here is what happened:
What or who is ‘WallStreetGames’?
WallStreet Game is actually “r / wallstreetgame” and is a forum or “subreddit” on the popular website Reddit, which is a social forum and discussion group that balances web content.
Basically, it is a group of people who enjoy talking about investing and often, speculative investments. Given that it is on Reddit, it is in line with the traditional Reddit style, which often includes swearing, confusion, and a large number of memes.
Consumers are generally ordinary people who are marketable and considerate, but occasionally find and exploit major weaknesses on Wall Street or in financial products.
Game on Wall Street
As of this week, it had an estimated 2.9 million “declining” people (what subscribers call themselves) and 726,000 in writing were watching the forum.
What is the option?
An optional contract option that allows you to buy or sell stock at a certain price. For example, you pay a small amount for the right to buy a stock share such as Game on Wall Street at a later agreed price. For speculators who think stock can go up, it’s a way to make a bigger profit than just buying stock.
What are they doing in the market?
Wall Street Game is not an organized group with a leader, but the public sometimes comes to an agreement when a convincing argument is put forward. If that happens near stock with a small market bag, wild things can happen.
For example, their performance and influence may be enough to hold shares in collateral companies such as Hertz (HTZ) to deny, which has led the company to try to release new stock by 2020 despite collapsing and “technically” worthless. Recently, the group has caused a number of companies to stock up, especially GameStop.
One Wall Street Game user has made a stock claim as an investment, meaning that this user considers the stock to be more valuable than the stock price shown. The stock-buying case, the user wrote, had nothing to do with the company’s business transformation, which had suffered during the epidemic.
Now what happened to Game on Wall Street?
Many people buy into this concept. At the same time, a few hedge funds – professional investors with billions of dollars under management – were selling short-term stocks, Gaming that they would fall.
So while short sellers Gaming will go down, the Wall Street Games community has started buying GameStop shares, taking the gaming side. In the aftermath of the war, stock prices began to rise – and quickly. At least in this case, the Reddit community seemed to be more powerful than a short-lived retailer.
great pressure on short-term traders
At the same time, rising stock prices put great pressure on short-term traders. Shortening means that you are selling the stock unless you own it – you are lending it – so these short sellers should have deposited money as collateral (a margin call) or “closed” their summary by buying the stock in excess of what they sold, at a loss.
Read more: Not Just GameStop: Here Are The Meme Stocks
To date, GameStop shares have risen sharply (starting at $ 17 and close to $ 270 from Wednesday afternoon) to put these hedge funds under extreme financial pressure.
Who is right about Game on Wall Street?
It’s hard to say. But it doesn’t matter. Economist John Maynard Keynes once said, “markets may remain unreliable for longer than when you live alone.”
So even if the Redditors are wrong and the stock ends up pushing the limits, it is likely to work long enough that it could actually damage these fence funds, causing about 30% loss to one of them.
However, that hedge fund short seller, Melvin Capital, recently received $ 2.75 billion. It’s like Club Royale where James Bond was given another $ 5 million in chips by Felix Leiter to continue playing.


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Hey it’s Rachel! I’m thinking of starting a minecraft on my youtube channel, RachelArtist. Make sure to check it out! xoxo
Here is my first video to post on my YouTube channel, RachelArtist. It is a Club Penguin video showing you how to be Mumu ( mom ) in CP. Hope you enjoy and do check out my channel on YouTube! Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for the music in my video, “Life Of Riley.”
This is a video that I found while I was watching another video on YouTube. While I was watching it, I got me to thinking about it. What really is my goal in Minecraft and in the real world?

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10-12-2012 09:45 PM
10-12-2012 09:49 PM
The statute of limitations on debt in Utah limits the time you can be sued for a debt.
Oral Contract: 4 years
Written Contract: 6 years
Promissory Note: 6 years
Open-Ended Accounts: 4 years
Credit cards would be 4 years, auto loans, fixed loans would be 6 years. Not sure on medical
10-12-2012 10:00 PM
General rule concensus on Medical is that it's 6 years due to the fact that you sign the paperwork when services are rendered and it is neither oral or an open ended account. But don't take this as a final answer because I'm not totally positive on that.
10-12-2012 10:07 PM
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Just announced: Sanibel Captiva Community Bank is a Business of the Year finalist for The News-Press People of the Year awards.
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank
The bank is not only about the services it provides, its expansion to four other locations in Lee County, but also its local commitment and investment as 91 percent of its business is with individuals and businesses within Lee County. The rest is mainly in Collier and Charlotte counties.
Its home loans increased from 235 in 2011 to 534 in 2015, totaling $131,718,000. Over the past year, the bank rocketed from 21st to third among the most profitable banks chartered in Florida. Independent Banker magazine ranked its total assets of $150 million to $300 million as 18th nationally among the most successful community banks.
Keeping it local also extends to its employees as 97 percent of the 69 live in Lee. The bank hired 10 new employees this year and over the past five years, increased its employee count by 64 percent.
Those employees also contribute to more than 85 non-profit, education and cultural causes and they also give of their time and have leadership roles on many civic groups and charitable agencies. The bank’s charitable contributions and sponsorships have totaled $120,000 so far in 2016.
In her nomination letter, Jennifer Hamilton, associate partner with Gravina, Smith, Matte & Arnold, said: “The bank isn’t just concerned about a bottom line; they are committed to and invested in Lee County and the surrounding region.”
Read the full article at www.news-press.com.


The Nokia 106 4G from Nokia was launched on May 18, 2023. The Cost of this mobile is Rs. 2146. Nokia 106 4G comes with 4G & 3G connectivity. This mobile has Rear Camera without flash and Front Camera without flash.
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This phone has 1450 mAh Removable . This mobile has Dual Sim (Nano SIM). The dimensions of the phone are 50 x 121.5 x 14.4 mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 93 g.
This phone comes with Color IPS Screen (65K Colors) with resolution of 120 x 160 pixels. The phone has a screen size of 1.8 in. It has display density of ~ 111 PPI (Pixels per inch).
There is Rear Camera in Nokia 106 4G. There is Front Camera but without Flash.
There is 4 MB RAM in the device which will be not suitable to play high end games or run heavy applications.
The phone has 3G , 4G and Volte connectivity. Among other things it has Bluetooth.
Q. What is screen to body ratio of this phone?
A. This phone has screen to body ratio of ~ 16.5%.
Q. What are dimensions of this model?
A. The dimensions of Nokia 106 4G are 50 x 121.5 x 14.4 mm.
Q. What is usb type of this phone?
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Over the weekend, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Miami Sector along with support from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Coast Guard, and local law enforcement partners responded to five maritime smuggling events in southern Florida which resulted in the arrest of 32 Cuban noncitizens.
The first incident occurred on April 29, 2022, when six Cuban nationals arrived on Miami Beach around 10:00 a.m. on a homemade vessel. The individuals reported that they spent nearly two weeks at sea onboard their homemade vessel.
A second incident occurred in Islamorada, Florida, when three Cuban nationals arrived on a small vessel. The individuals reported that they encountered inclement weather and were briefly stranded on an uninhabited island off the coast of Cuba.
The remaining three incidents occurred on April 30, 2022, in the Marquesas Keys; a series of uninhabited islands located 20 miles west of Key West, Florida. U.S. Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission assisted with the rescue of 21 Cuban noncitizens who made landfall on two homemade vessels around 9:00 a.m.
At the scene, U.S. Coast Guard partners completed a medical assessment. Two of the individuals were transferred by the U.S. Coast Guard to a local hospital in Key West, Florida, where they were subsequently treated and released to U.S. Border Patrol custody.
“Once again, I am extremely proud of the coordinated actions with our local, state, and federal partner agencies that led to the successful rescue of these migrants, specifically those who were stranded on uninhabited islands. As the summer months approach and temperatures rise this becomes an increasingly more dangerous journey. We encourage migrants to avoid risking their lives by taking to the seas or falling prey to unscrupulous smugglers who employ potentially perilous tactics to avoid detection,” said Walter N. Slosar, Chief Patrol Agent, U.S. Border Patrol, Miami Sector.
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A famous film auteur as Willie Geist?
A sitcom star as Natalie Morales?
When talking about which actress might play Hillary Clinton in an upcoming movie about her early life, Natalie, Willie and Al Roker imagined on Friday who would play them if TODAY ever hit the big screen.
Al appointed Anthony Anderson of NBC’s “Guys with Kids,’’ with "The Office" star Craig Robinson as his second choice.
“Or we could just go with Wanda Sykes,’’ Al cracked after having previously joked that Sykes should play Clinton.
Natalie chose “Modern Family’’ star Sofia Vergara as her on-screen alter ego.
And who wouldn't?
“Squint a little, have a couple of beers, and when I talk like dees, you think Sofia Vergara,’’ Natalie said. “Me and Sofia Vergara, dead ringers…in my dreams.’’
Al suggested “Jessica’’ Love Hewitt as Natalie's doppelganger before being reminded that the actress is named Jennifer.
“Or her sister Jessica,’’ he added.
Willie suggested a young Orson Welles to play him, noting the facial similarity and that “this is a fantasy segment.” Al and Natalie voted for Vince Vaughn as Willie’s on-screen stand-in.


Southern Minnesota voters will have a chance on Tuesday to determine the final four contenders to serve out the term of Congressman Jim Hagedorn, who died February 17th.
The new member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 1st District will be decided August 9th, but first comes Tuesday’s special primary election, which will narrow the field to one candidate for each political party.
Two marijuana legalization candidates are already set to advance to the August 9th ballot because they were the only contenders for the Legal Marijuana Now Party and the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota. Tuesday will determine which Democrat and which Republican will join them.
Voters on Tuesday will have to decide whether to weigh in on the Republican Primary Race, where 10 candidates are on the ballot, or the Democratic side, which includes a field of 8. If someone votes both in the Republican and Democratic primary, the ballot will be rejected.
Already, 40,781 absentee ballot applications have been submitted for the special primary election, a figure that includes those initiated by counties for towns and townships with populations of fewer than 400, where voting is done exclusively by mail. Nearly 10,000 ballots had been accepted through Friday.


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For many years, Regina’s story of becoming the first woman rabbi was forgotten, tucked away in archives, lost among ashes.
This Shabbat is the Sabbath day, the Day of Rest, and is observed from Friday night through Saturday night. Is set aside from the rest of the week both in honor of the fact that God rested on the seventh day after creating the world. On Shabbat, many Jews observe prohibitions from various activities designated as work. Shabbat is traditionally observed with festive meals, wine, challah, prayers, the reading and studying of Torah, conjugal relations, family time, and time with friends., the 27th of Tishrei or October 29th, we honor the (Yiddish) The anniversary of a death, usually marked by the lighting of a 24-hour yahrzeit candle and the recitation of Kaddish, the memorial prayer. For U.S. Jews, the unveiling of the headstone usually takes place on or around the first yahrzeit. of Regina Jonas, the first woman rabbi. When I began my studies to become a rabbi, I thought often with gratitude of Amy Eilberg, the first woman to be ordained as a Conservative rabbi, and the challenges she faced as a pioneer. I had not heard of Regina Jonas, who studied in seminary in 1930’s Berlin at the Hochshule fur die Wissenschaft des Judentems. I did not know about the thesis she had written, whose title came in the form of a question, “Can a Woman Be a Rabbi According to Anything related to the Jewish law tradition known as halacha. Sources?” Regina Jonas argued that yes, indeed, according to Jewish law, women were permitted to become rabbis. While her teachers praised her brilliance and scholarship, her seminary refused to grant her the title of Rabbi. She was later ordained privately, in December of 1935, by Rabbi Max Dienemann. Regina Jonas taught The Five Books of Moses, and the foundation of all of Jewish life and lore. The Torah is considered the heart and soul of the Jewish people, and study of the Torah is a high mitzvah. The Torah itself a scroll that is hand lettered on parchment, elaborately dressed and decorated, and stored in a decorative ark. It is chanted aloud on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat, according to a yearly cycle. Sometimes "Torah" is used as a colloquial term for Jewish learning and narrative in general. to the girls of Berlin, sat with those in pain in the Jewish Hospital, and helped the Jews of her city find slivers of hope as life unraveled. When she was deported from her home city, she served as a rabbi for her fellow prisoners at Theresienstatdt. From there, in 1944, Regina Jonas was taken to Auschwitz, where she arrived on Shabbat Bereishit, as her people went up in smoke, as the cycle of Torah began again. As we don’t know the exact date of Regina Jonas’s death, contemporary rabbis have chosen to mark her yahrzeit on Shabbat Bereishit.
It seems fitting to honor Regina Jonas on this Shabbat, as we read about the creation of the world and the first human beings. The Torah tells two stories about how humans came to be. In one story, Eve, according to the book of Genesis, is Adam's wife, the first woman to be created. is formed from Adam’s rib. In the other version, man and woman are created at the same time. Created in the image of God, full of Divine light and breath, Regina Jonas saw her potential and the potential of women to lead, interpret, and teach the stories and laws of Torah. For many years, Regina’s story of becoming the first woman rabbi was forgotten, tucked away in archives, lost among ashes.
In her book Standing Again at According to the Torah, God, in the presence of the Jewish people, gave Moses the Torah on Mount Sinai (Har Sinai)., Jewish feminist theologian Judith saved her people by seducing Holofernes, the enemy general, and then decapitating him. The story of Judith, found in the apocrypha, is associated with Chanukah (relating to the tradition of eating cheese dishes because she seduced the general and fed him dairy). Her Hebrew name is Yehudit. Plaskow writes:
“Jewish feminists… must reclaim Torah as our own. We must render visible the presence, experience, and deeds of women erased in traditional sources. We must tell the stories of women’s encounters with God and capture the texture of their religious experience. We must expand the notion of Torah to encompass not just the five books of The quintessential Jewish leader who spoke face to face with God, unlike any other prophet, and who freed the people from Egypt, led them through the desert for forty years, and received the Torah on Mt. Sinai. His Hebrew name is Moshe. and traditional Jewish learning, but women’s words, teachings, and actions hitherto unseen. To expand Torah, we must reconstruct Jewish history to include the history of women, and in doing so alter the shape of Jewish memory.”
As we remember Regina, we reshape our history and our future. We become partners in creating a world where all girls and women are recognized for the wisdom and potential we carry. As the voices of women are daily discredited and silenced, may Regina inspire us to recover stories, raise questions, and restore hope. May the soul of Rabbi Regina Jonas be held in lovingkindness. May we give life to her memory and may her memory give us life.
Rabbi Annie Lewis is a passionate organizer, story-weaver, poet, compassionate listener, and teacher of Torah of the heart. Annie was ordained from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2012 and served for four years as Assistant Rabbi of Germantown Jewish Centre. She is currently studying to become a marriage and family therapist with the Council for Relationships. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Rabbi Yosef Goldman, and their daughter, Zohar.

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I actually started crying when Hayama told Sana that he was dating Fuka.When I say it in the other episode I was like “No Way, he’s not ganna go out with you!”, but I was wrong. And it all started when the kid with the bushy eyebrows confessed. Oh Well, it’ll all turn out well in the end. Right?
OMG this was the saddest episode ever :’( i cried three times!!
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At the Retail Motor Industry Federation’s annual dinner, its president Keith Sayfritz told the audience at London’s Dorchester Hotel tonight that the automotive sector is experiencing ‘a period of profound change’, particularly amongst dealer groups and the independents.
“It is clear a lack of profitability could have a major impact on the willingness to invest in both the retail sector and in manufacturing - in turn, this may affect our ability to provide the very best retailing experience for consumers.
“Therefore, we need a united voice for our industry that can persuade and convince customers that it can, and will, look after their motoring needs from the moment they buy a motor vehicle to the moment they sell it. It is essential that Government legislation should foster healthy competition, rather than shackle the industry to a mountain of unnecessary cost, while ensuring that the customer is king.”
Sayfritz reiterated the RMI’s determination to work with the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) to help develop a code and compliance regime that will have the full backing of retailers and manufacturers, and which will “encompass the whole industry, franchised as well as independent”.
“We are confident that this can be achieved,” he said.
“In addition, the RMIF is working towards ensuring the protection of the Block Exemption Regulation renewal in May 2010, not least because it increases competition to the benefit of consumers, without damaging the industry.”
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Rising prices for waste – recovered – paper could be pegged back by significant increases in the cost of container exports over the next six weeks.
Recent weeks have seen a surge in the value of used cardboard and mixed papers on the export market. This has come despite the imposition of ‘moderate’ price rises for the shipping of recyclables to overseas markets during the past few months.
On the domestic market too mill prices have risen in the wake of the higher export demand.
In the plastics market, exports have been under pressure due to increased scrutiny from Chinese customs authorities on imported scrap, and it is anticipated that prices paid for material could be impacted.
Now, exporters are voicing concerns about proposed further shipping price increases of about $500 per container which could particularly hit exports to the Far East.
A number of shipping lines have already brought into force a $250 per container price rise. This has seen the price per container rise to around 1350-1500$ with each container holding about 24-25 tonnes of material.
To date the costs of the increase appear to have been absorbed by the overseas buyers, notably mills in China which have been hungry for the waste cardboard or mixed papers from the UK.
However, the question today, said one exporter, is whether the mills are able or will be prepared to absorb the 500$ or more further increases being talked about by the shipping lines. If the lines are actually successful in imposing the increases, exporters could face higher shipping costs of as much as 25$ per tonne.
One large UK recycling business told letsrecycle.com: “There have even been reports of a 1,000$ increase from mid-March which would be ridiculous. People will dig in their heels and there will have to be negotiation – we are seeing a less competitive marketplace.”
Another said that he felt the rise could turn out to be of the 300$ to 500$ mark which would mean prices per container will still be about $1,000 more overall than they were last year. “Really what they are talking about is silly numbers but it is true that our choice of lines is more limited now. We are also seeing it a bit harder to find the higher High Cube containers which the industry often uses.”
This time of year can often see a surcharge because of a shortage of ships available in the wake of Chinese year. But, one exporter said: “There is more definitely a squeeze on space than usual and companies will have to secure allocations. However, it can be hard to book too long in advance as demand from mills varies and trade relates to price and where material is sourced from across the world.”
Another company involved in paper recycling said that reduced competition in the container shipping market was the main factor in the price rises. “We are seeing lines coming together, closures and so there is a reduction in competition. I think some of the smaller exporters and brokers will find this harder to take than some of the larger firms.”
“We have seen historically an overcapacity in the market and this has pressed pricing down. There is now more balanced supply in the market and, all things being equal, prices reflect the supply and demand situation.”Maersk
A further view was that the shipping lines are getting “carried away with the idea of price rises. They also have to think long-term as their vessels still need filling with cargo and recycling has the volume they need.”
Among lines expected to put prices up are Hyundai, Maersk, MSC and United Arab Shipping.
Maersk is one example of consolidation within the sector with its recent acquisition of German line Hamburger Sud, a medium-sized business. This means that Maersk, which is the largest company, now has a market share of about 18%.
A spokesman for Maersk explained to letsrecycle.com: “We have seen historically an overcapacity in the market and this has pressed pricing down. There is now more balanced supply in the market and, all things being equal, prices reflect the supply and demand situation.”
Paula Hill, shipping manager at Mark Lyndon, one of the UK’s major recovered paper exporters, said that she was aware that in March and April there were blank sailing periods with a reduction in westbound sailings after Chinese New Year. “We are also seeing price pressures in the market with new alliances of container lines from April, acquisitions and of course last year’s loss of Hanjin Shipping.”
Craig Robinson, managing director at CycleLink UK which exports to China, said: “To some extent the size of the price increases have come as a bit of a surprise. The ex-works price may well have to reflect the rate increases but some mills might decide to wait in terms of orders and see if things cool off.”
Pankaj Chowdhary, director of Reliance Fibres, an exporter of waste paper to India, also felt that there might be some sort of cooling off in terms of despatching of orders and he took a circumspect view of the situation.
Mr Chowdhary said that while “availability of containers is not too bad we might take a rain check of the markets in April in view of the current dizzy situation”. He added that he would expect that “with the three large alliances kicking in from April and missed sailings softening out, there will be a steadier picture in May and June. They may push the market to see where they are but I don’t anticipate further large cost increases then.”
Another exporter commented that they felt: “The mills are trying to rule the roost at the moment and consequently exporters are unlikely to be able to continue to absorb the costs.”


Maniac (Sex Maniac) (1934) :1 out of 10: Mad scientist and a vaudevillian actor raise people from the dead, torture animals and rape woman in this, I’m guessing a pre-code film, what with all the nudity, rape, murder, and animal torture. (It turns out Maniac was more of an ignore the Hays Code picture rather than one that was produced before the Hays code.)
The Good: There are educational title cards that seem to pop up at random and are quite interesting about the state of mental illness in the mid-thirties.
The Bad: The acting… good lord the acting, Look, I have complained about modern films where the actors mistakenly think they are on stage as they ham it up but this takes it to another level. These guys are not playing to the back row of the theater. They are playing to the building across the street. There are also bits that were clearly filmed at a different time and with different actors and doing a completely different story, and one can only assume for a different film that pads out the proceedings to an hour running time.
I know the film is from 1934 and is low budget and talkies hadn’t been around a long time but Maniac can often resemble a silent film. There are entire scenes where no dialogue or environmental sounds can be heard, and the film occasionally relies on title cards to move the story.
The Ugly: Look, we can all expect nudity, rape, and necrophilia in an old movie. After all, it was the 1930s during a depression. People were different back then. But cat torture in a film is simply not allowed (Exception Monty Python and the Holy Grail). This film has a weird anti-cat stance including an interview with a guy raising cats for fur which, like half the other scenes in Maniac, has nothing to do with the rest of the plot.
Why, I am a hypocrite about animal abuse in movies.
Didn’t you just give an eight of of ten score to Eaten Alive! yesterday?
Well, yes, but that movie used mostly stock footage from other Cannibal films and Mondo films.
That is a lie and you know it. Robert Kerman walked off the set in protest to the animal abuse. ” Incensed by the realization during filming that an animal’s death was not being faked, Kerman physically tackled the director and stormed off the set.”
Okay, first of all that was on the set of Cannibal Holocaust, not Eaten Alive. And second of all, the animal death scenes did not bother me as much in Eaten Alive as Maniac.
So why do you always fast forward during the monkey getting eaten by a snake scene?
Okay, it bothers me, but not nearly as much as a kitty getting hurt.
Are you sure that is the only reason?
Fine, Janet Ågren is naked and painted gold… leave me to my shame.
In Conclusion: Setting aside the disturbing treatment of Mr. Snuggles, this is not a well-made film. It is a curiosity I will grant you. The bad acting and weird segues are amazing in a what the hell kind of way, and the nudity is surprising in what otherwise resembles a Bela Lugosi poverty row quickie.
Rifftrax Version of Maniac: 9 out of 10: Wow, once again the worse the material the more on point Rifftrax can be. There admittedly is a lot to work with here, but they throw a lot of strikes, pick up the spares, and leave nothing on the table. (If they ever read this, I can hear the groans at the mixed metaphors). Anyway, great job by them and if you are going to watch this (Or 1980s Maniac with Joe Spinell) Rifftrax is the way to go.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- Disneyland fans get ready to enjoy the theme park after-hours during a series of "Disneyland After Dark" events starting in 2018.
The first event is slated for Jan. 18 and will be called "Throwback Nite." Visitors are urged to come dressed in their best for an evening celebrating the 1950s and 60s.
There will be live music, dancing and special photo and event locations throughout the park that will take visitors back in time. To make the night extra special, guests will have unlimited digital downloads that are included with event admission.
There will also be a special Fantasy in the Sky fireworks show, and the park will be open until 1 a.m.
Park visitors will get a commemorative lanyard and a vintage-inspired park map that will highlight special spots and experiences happening throughout the night.
Tickets for Throwback Nite will be available on disneyland.com for annual passholders starting on Nov. 30. Tickets for the general public will be available on Dec. 7. The price will be $95.
While this is the first event in an ongoing Disneyland After Dark series, other special events have not been announced yet.
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Surprise! Surprise!! Unknown to most people, Burna Boy’s sister is into music and coming on strong on the industry?
Nissi Ogulu is younger sister to Grammy award winning artist, Burna Boy and just like her brother, she has had a musical career since she was six years old.
Nissi, who is better known as an artist, has lately been talking about her musical career, dismissing the notion that her parents are forcing her into music.
In an exclusive chat with a national daily early January 2022, the 27-year-old singer and artist said her parents are not behind her journey into showbiz. Nissi has released quite a number of hits such as ‘Judi, Pay Attention’ among others.
The Afro-Jazz singer and songwriter already has a seven-track EP in the market titled, “Ignite”.
She is Spaceship Records’ first signing, and has released several singles, among them “Trouble” and “Tornado”. Then there is “Judi“, which I mentioned earlier, and others like “Notice”, “Babalawo”, and “Holiday”, amongst others.
Her music is a signature fusion sound – a blend of Highlife, Afro-punk, and Afro-jazz along with her own twist.
Her music encompasses a “nice spectrum of sound” as she blends both African and European influences.
Speaking on her journey into music, Nissi once said: “When I was younger I played the piano at first, then would perform at parties with my friends. We would pretend we were Destiny's Child.” She revealed that as she grew up she connected with “emotionally expressive” singers like Alicia Keys, Nina Simone, and Etta James.
For now, Nissi is better known for the art business and she was in the news recently for hosting her family and friends to an art exhibition in Lagos tagged, ‘Puzzled’.
Recounting how she started out as a visual artist, she said: “I started with arts when I was a kid. I think my closest memory is as a six-year-old redrawing Spiderman comics. I have always done visual arts. In my second year in A-levels, I dropped it as a subject because I had an exhibition. But, I wasn’t painting for grades anymore. It has always been a part of me.”
Revealing how she combines being a singer and artist, she said, “It flows very freely. If you look at the majority of my works, they have music influences. When I make music, I see visuals in colours in my head.”
Will she one day hit it big in the music world like her big brother, Burna Boy? Only time will tell.
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We spend the first and last couple days of our visit to the Canadian Rockies exploring Banff. We feel lucky that our first day ends up being the last day of straight months of rain. Everyone we pass for the rest of the trip are in such high spirits that summer has finally arrived. That said, our first, rainy day is spent exploring nearby towns, window shopping, brewery touring, ice cream eating, and taking a short hike up Tunnel Mountain when the weather breaks.
Banff is a little oasis nestled between tremendous peaks. Along with beautiful views, strenuous hikes, manicured gardens and river sport options a plenty, there’s also surprisingly good food, historic hotels and cute little coffee shops. We feel right at home. In many ways, it feels reminiscent of early weekends we spent exploring small towns in New England.
If you happen to find yourself in Banff, we loved our meals at Eden and Sky Bistro.
The Icefields Parkway, a.k.a. Highway 93, is heralded as a top drive of a lifetime. National Geographic rates it as one of the top drives in the world.
This road is well-traveled, especially when nearing a magnificent view point like Lake Louise or Moraine. Getting to experience each lake late at night, then early in the morning, and getting to approach each vista by bicycle is now the only way we could ever imagine doing it. All vistas require a climb, and biking that climb makes the view all the more beautiful. We crest a hill, we pause, we photograph, we snack (a lot!), we hydrate, and we marvel. The longest day we ride is 110 km, the shortest is 50 km, and the climbing never stops.
We bike from hotel to hotel, and the views from our rooms don’t disappoint either.
The lakes of the Canadian Rockies come in every shade from light teal to dark blue, they’re all mirrors to their surrounding mountain peaks, and they’re around every corner of the parkway. The science of why these lakes do what they do doesn’t ruin any of the magic. The glacier melt, which feeds the lakes, carries something called glacier silt or rock flour. This sunlight-reflecting silt comes from the glacier grinding along the rock underneath. And not only does this silt reflect the sun, it also stays suspended in the water giving the lakes that spectacular uniform, full look that reflects anything it can. From Lake Moraine to Lake Louise to Bow Lake to so many others that we passed each day on our bicycles, the surprise of their color never gets old.
Like a fairytale complete with tree-lined rolling hills and train whistles on the regular, the highway is our thoroughfare as we bike through Banff’s famous Bow Valley Parkway. The snow-capped mountains surrounding us tower towards blue skies, and the color of the river running next to us is that same surreal teal that fills the lakes. We own the uphills, we relish the downhills, there are no flats. There’s no better way to explore the Canadian Rockies.
“If you want, we can lend you some bear spray” is a helpful tip we receive upon asking for hike suggestions around Banff.
Lindsey doesn’t flinch, so I’m not sure whether I should be making it a bigger deal or not. I look at her for a cue, and then realize. “Hun, I don’t think they’re warning us about mosquito bites, I think they’re protecting us from grizzly and black bears.”
For someone who I know is so afraid of bats, I can’t imagine such comfort with the idea of crossing a giant bear on the trail.
“Oh! Oh wow! Ya – I didn’t get that at all.” Lindsey continues to think through some of the implications. “If we see one, we spray it? Do we run, act big, roll over?” Okay – maybe she didn’t say the roll over part, but that’s for dramatic effect in the retellings of the story.
“If you encounter a bear, the first thing you should do is…” There’s a short pause, but long enough for someone else behind the counter to chime in. At the same time, we hear, “run” and “definitely don’t run”. It’s conflicting advice, but at least now we’re armed with the most intense pepper spray (a.k.a. bear spray) we’ve ever had.
The level of fear from everyone we ask about bears is cautious but not scared, and so over a couple days, we also try to develop a similar attitude.
During the orientation of our bike tour, we’re presented with some more information on bear safety. Stay 100 meters away if you see a bear, unless it’s right on the side of the road, and then just don’t stop. And if a bear starts chasing you, hope you’re not the slowest cyclist – bears are fast!
On day 2 of our ride through the Canadian Rockies, we pass a black bear cub within feet of the side of the road. A couple cars are stopped to witness this adorable cub without mama bear anywhere in sight, or so we think. Per our directions, we keep moving. Definitely gets our heart rates up, but it’s all part of the adventure!
With the backdrop of the Tour de France happening in a fellow European nation not too far away, we spend our first morning in the Douro cycling through the vineyards.Moving between vines, we appreciate that not all wine regions are the same.The terraced Douro valley is particularly steep and manual.The only way to strip the vines of their grapes is by hand – no machine can traverse these terraces.We learn stories of people carrying incredibly heavy baskets up and down these hills.We first imagine a peaceful ride through the area, but we soon learn that the slopes and the loose gravel make this morning more of an adventure and less of a stroll.Luckily, the views have us stopping often to rest and take photos.
We seek adventure; however, we don’t always appreciate how much adventure we’re getting ourselves into.We sign up for a three-quarter day canyoning trip near the Douro.We’re picked up from the hotel after breakfast and driven through much of the countryside of Portugal.We arrive at the side of the river and change into our wetsuits, harnesses and helmets, which we believe is more for form than function.However, after only a couple meters into our excursion, we jump off a small cliff into the water.Given my healthy fear of heights, the adrenaline high begins here and doesn’t stop until we arrive back at our car four hours later.In-between, we repel down waterfalls, climb up waterfalls, scramble around rocks, cliff jump into river pools, and use moss-covered rocks as slides.Not for the faint of heart.
As our reward, our guide brings with him a homemade, traditional Portuguese picnic with corn bread, cheese, sausage, and homemade wine, port and grappa.Once we relax, we realize that we are very hungry, and truly enjoy our late afternoon picnic.
There is little more quaint than an unassuming fruit stand along a rarely travelled, one-lane road. Our ride through Ulvik was dotted with them. Farm after farm had set out their early harvest of cherries and strawberries, accompanied by an unlocked box for payment. We stopped for cherries just after a long downhill. As we stood by our bicycles plucking the cherries from their stems, the farmer from across the street asked in the little English he knew, “Very good?” And that summed up the whole moment.
As we bike from small town to small town along the Hardangerfjord, our expectations for our accommodations and meals are modest.Most towns have one large hotel with a lot of character, and the meals typically consist of salmon prepared in 3 to 7 different ways.When we arrive in Utne, our expectations are blown away.The Utne hotel we stay in was first established back in 1722, no two rooms are the same, the hotel managers are most hospitable, and the food is a real treat.
We arrive, quickly shower and change, and head downstairs for a local cider tasting.Apparently, cider in the Hardangerfjord is a thing.Apples are grown throughout and cider production has been happening dating back to the 11th century.The hotel owner leads the tasting and walks us through 5 different ciders.Some were dry, some sweet, some very sweet.Each was made with a different combination of apples – all grown in Hardangerfjord – and each came with a story of who the producer was and their philosophy of cider production.The hotel owner went to school with a couple of the producers, and we learned that one now has a doctorate in chemistry and makes very consistent cider, while another like to use more love than science when preparing his ciders. We enjoyed ciders from Alde, Hakastad, and Edel among others.
We love the whole experience complete with lit candelabra, a different wine glass charmingly of random sizes for each taste, and of course the local cider itself.
We arrive in Voss from Bergen via train with a lot of daylight left, especially with sunset around 11pm.We explore the town for a bit and caffeinate ourselves to fight the jetlag at a nice local coffee shop.With coffee now in our system, we can start to figure out what the rest of the day should bring – some combination of trying out our new rental bikes that we’ll be using as our main transportation over the next week, taking a quick hike, and finding food for dinner.
We research some nearby ride routes, and find one that circumnavigates the lake right in front of the hotel.The distance is modest, the elevation reasonable, and the temperature perfect, so we set off in a counter-clockwise direction.We quickly learn of some unexpected challenges, so good thing for the test ride so we can be better mentally prepared for tomorrow.
The main challenge is the weight of the clunker – I mean bicycle.Without exaggeration the bike weighs 50+ pounds without any additional snacks, jackets or cameras.Turns out that cycling up hills with an extra 50 (maybe 60 or 70) pounds isn’t so nice on our muscles and our knees.The road is beautiful and the views even more so, but my right knee is already quite soar and our muscles tired.Luckily, I can raise the bike seat more and buy myself a simple brace in town – two easy, quick fixes.
Although it’s clear that we’ve been spoiled by nice, light road bikes with clip-in pedals and seamless gear shifting back home, these bikes won’t stop us.The distances are all manageable and more importantly, the landscape is wonderfully distracting.We are looking forward to getting back on the road in the morning.


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Brink's (BCO -4.4%) shares slide on news of the resignation of CEO Michael Dan and the appointment of board member Thomas Schievelbein as interim CEO. Dan has worked for the provider of secure transportation and cash management services since 1982.
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RIO DE JANEIRO —The hospital system in the Brazilian city of Manaus has reached a breaking point while treating a second wave of COVID-19 patients, with reports of severe oxygen shortages.
The city, located in the Amazonas state south of Venezuela, was one of the worst-hit Brazilian cities in the first wave of the pandemic and is getting worse now. More than 7,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Amazonas since the pandemic began last year.
“We are facing the most critical moment of the pandemic, something unprecedented in the state of Amazonas,” Wilson Lima, governor of Amazonas, said during a news conference.
“The public health is collapsing, there are no hospital beds, no oxygen, nothing,” said Wildla Garcez, 20, from Manaus.
“People are dying because of it and no one is talking about it. The minister and the governor want to push the drugs chloroquine and ivermectin that have no proof of scientific relevance against COVID,” she said.
COVID-19 patients are suffering from respiratory complications, and some are dying of asphyxiation in the city’s hospitals because there is no oxygen to give them.
About 60 premature babies were airlifted from hospitals in Manaus for emergency care in São Paulo.
“São Paulo will receive all babies that can be transported. This is the end of the world, not having oxygen for premature babies. What irresponsibility of the Bolsonaro government,” São Paulo’́s Governor João Doria said.
A local female medical worker shared a video that went viral on social media, where she asks the internet for help. “We’re in an awful state. Oxygen has simply run out across the whole unit today,” she said.
“There is no oxygen, and lots of people are dying. If anyone has any oxygen, please bring it to the clinic. There are so many people dying,” she said via video.
“In the last two weeks, three people I knew have passed away. I am uncomfortable with the lack of empathy and responsibility that people have. Yesterday some friends of mine had a party,” said Thais Costa de Queiroz, 17, of Manaus.
Fourteen non-profit organizations merged to create the SOS AM movement to help people from the Amazonas state to get the supplies they need.
“The objective was initially to help the hospital with water and snacks, but then it took on a larger proportion, and we are now helping with hospital supplies, oxygen, medication and everything necessary,” Thiago Souto, a member of Salaada Solidario, one of the organizations part of the movement, said.
The movement collected 86,000 litres of oxygen between Jan. 16 to Jan. 23, and are accepting more donations.


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Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) is one of the most crucial and critical memory devices used in today's technological environment. The continuous scaling of CMOS technology significantly limits the performance of 6T SRAM cell in terms of leakage power and stability. With remote chances to further improve the MOSFET technology in future, Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors (CNTFETs) are being widely studied as the possible alternatives. In this paper, the conventional 6T SRAM cell is compared with CNTFET based SRAM cell. The conventional 6T SRAM cell is designed using Cadence Virtuoso Tool in 180nm and 45nm Technology. The Verilog-A code of CNTFET for replacing nMOS and pMOS are separately simulated in Cadence Virtuoso Tool. The CNTFET based SRAM cell is technology independent. The performances are evaluated in terms of leakage power, delay and stability to show that the CNTFET based SRAM cell can successfully replace the CMOS based SRAM cell.


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Congratulations to Chumika Weerasinghe who won the U11 boys title and Ruth Marsden who won the U15 girls and U18 Girls Category II titles. Chumika was also runner up in the U13 boys event. Chumika and Ruth were ably supported by many of our other junior and cadet players including Becky Hancock (Runner Up in the U18 Girls), Isabel Webb (Runner Up in the U11 Girls), plus George Sainsbury, Luke Marsden, Noah and Oscar Csillag and Ben Gentry. It was great to see so many of our players at the Kent Closed this year and there were some great performances from all the players during the event.
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With a stay at MonarC Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Tirana, within a 10-minute walk of Toptani Shopping Center and National Art Gallery. Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a business center, and express check-in. This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
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Monarc Hotel is located at Intersection. Rr. George W. Bush Road and Blvd. Zhan d’Ark, 0.6 km from the center of Tirana. Tirana Parliament is the closest landmark to Monarc Hotel.
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So Server used to be local, but moved it to a server location. everyone...
So this happens every time I try to log in to the server. It gets stuck on "connecting" to server screen and it seems to be logging the account in twice, but it never progresses to the game. Anyone know how to fix this? Any help at all is appreciated.


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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told young musical artists to be original, creative and true to themselves and to use their talents to promote peace.
“Do not try to copy the big ‘stars’ of show business. Do not follow the trends and patterns of success,” he said Oct. 14 during an audience with organizers and participants in a Christmas music contest promoted by the Pontifical Foundation Gravissimum Educationis.
“Do not be afraid to be yourselves. Will they criticize you? Yes, but be yourself, original, creative, (inscribing) your own personality in art,” he said.
The contest invited people between the ages of 16 and 35 to produce new songs inspired by Christmas and its values: life, love, peace and light, according to the initiative’s website, christmascontest.it/en/. Contestants were competing in three categories: lyrics, music and interpretation. The best three pieces will be performed during the 2022 edition of the annual Christmas concert at the Vatican.
Given the theme of their current endeavor, the pope told the young artists, “Do not repeat the clichés of a fake and corny Christmas that has nothing to do with the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and its meaning for humanity today.”
Above all, he said, their work must be based on a sense of wonder, amazement and awe.
“We have lost the sense of awe and we must regain it,” he said.
Christmas amazement is rooted in the unthinkable, he said: “a God who became flesh, who became a helpless baby, born of a virgin, in a grotto and whose cradle was a manger for animals. Awe. If one does not feel awe, the song does not speak to the heart, it does not communicate.”
“With this creative style of amazement and simplicity, you can make your contribution to the cause of peace, which is the great gift God wanted to give the world with the birth of his son,” the pope told them.
“In recent months, the thunder of war has been growing in Europe and the world,” he said. “Let us not give in to this extortion, please! Let us not fall into this trap!”
“Let us continue to dream of peace and work for peace, sowing seeds of fraternity and social friendship” by always keeping one’s hand outstretched to others, he added.
One way to do that is with music, which is “very valuable” as a universal language that “crosses borders and barriers,” Pope Francis said.


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Brandon Brooks is, by most cursory glances, the fourth-best offensive lineman on the Eagles. If that’s even true — he’s probably playing better football than Jason Peters, right now — he’s the best “fourth-best” offensive lineman on any team in the league. And he’s famously coming back from significant surgery.
Give Brooks and Wentz co-Comeback Players of the Year awards.
Remember, this Jets team — this Jets team — looked functional for a half of football against the now 4-1 Bills when Darnold was at the helm. So, while it wasn’t going to be a big surprise for anyone, I’m here to tell you that Sam Darnold is a lot better than Luke Falk.
The Eagles’ pass rush
10 sacks and 2 defensive touchdowns against anybody — even this Jets “team” — is a big deal. There’s a reason it’s never happened before.
The Eagles are the first team in NFL history with 10 sacks and two defensive touchdowns in the same game.— Reuben Frank (@RoobNBCS) October 6, 2019
Sacks have been an official stat since 1982.
Both of the Eagles’ turnovers were the direct result of pressure — one in that it was a strip-sack, the other in that the hurried and inaccurate throw was forced by pressure on Luke Falk as he rolled out of the pocket. While the Eagles picked up their last few sacks in garbage time, the pass-rush was landing all day long, which is a big deal considering how frequently they’ve been only getting to almost there in the last few weeks.
I issued a heartfelt apology for my Nate Gerry slander on the most recent Kist and Solak recap, be sure to listen to it, it’s heartfelt and I really meant it from the heart and my heart felt it.
But, in all seriousness, multiple picks is going to keep the dude on the team. For better or for worse.
In more ways than one!
I don’t think Adam Gase ever though he had a chance to win this game, which is fine, but I don’t think he ever coached his team like he had a chance to win this game, and that’s a dang shame. The Jets were uber-conservative and uninspired on offense, despite the fact that they got worthy play from their defense in the first half. Gase does not do well getting the ball to his weapons in creative ways, which is the name of the game when you’re playing with a backup quarterback, let alone a third stringer. He doesn’t seem interested in his team, which begs the question of why the Jets were ever interested in him.
Whoever was playing on the offensive line for the Jets
I gotta be honest: Chuma Edoga was playing at right tackle, and besides that, I couldn’t name the Jets’ offensive line without help. Maybe if I tried for a few seconds, but that feels excessive.
Suffice to say, even though the Eagles’ defensive line was getting pressure at a good rate this year, they were getting battled by some of the offensive lines they faced. The Jets’ group brought absolutely zero zest to the trenches, and the broadcast point was well taken: Luke Falk doesn’t look very good, but it’s hard to parse his play from the performance of his offensive line.
See, you think this is funny, but there’s a dude in Kensington who’s still wondering why Schwartz didn’t blitz more.
I mean if you expected anything else, fellas...
Miles Sanders has been fine for the Eagles as a second-round rookie; downright good at times; downright essential in the win over the Packers, in which his kickoff return got the ball rolling when the Eagles were digging themselves yet another early hole.
But Miles Sanders has really yet to play any better than Jordan Howard did, who cost far less than he did in terms of draft capital and simply doesn’t make mistakes. Howard is a rental, of course, and Sanders is the future — but that’s a good reason to continue to manage Sanders’ touches, keeping his risk of injury down while Howard takes the lion’s share of the work this year.
Either way, preseason predictions for the Philadelphia backfield anticipated a roughly equal split to start, with Sanders winning out the job throughout the season. Early returns are good on the split, but wrong on the back who is winning more attention.
We had another odd Pederson punt on fourth down and a weird focus on running the ball on first and 10, both of which are highly un-Pedersonian choices, given the profile of his first few years as a head coach> I do wonder on the degree to which he’s conflating tendency or giving his team practice in other scenarios (Cameron Johnston doesn’t get too many reps punting from the 50!)
Either way, curious as to the 1st and 10 running approach: The Eagles are one of the teams in the league running most frequently on first down. That is wildly opposite was is typical for them, and worth tracking moving forward.


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Last weekend my wife conned me into going to the Regent to see Eclipse. She told me it was a documentary about astronomy … but it turned out to be the third part of the Twilight Series … I certainly hope it wasn’t a documentary. I became suspicious when I was the only male in the audience … a bit like when she took me to Menopause the Musical. Then as I hid … and as the plot, as such, was revealed … my mind wandered. Strange that Jacob was a werewolf and had a tattoo. Strange that Edward was a vampire who only drank the blood of livestock … was that evolution or de-evolution? Stranger still that Bella couldn’t choose between marrying a rich, handsome vampire … or a part-time wild animal that licks its own nether regions … strange and stranger indeed.
Strange and Stranger … SAS … after years of worrying what it stood for, I had it at last … and all because of Twilight. I’d never asked Stuart or Annie Strange because I thought it might stand for Special Air Services. Members keep their identities secret so I had assumed they couldn’t tell me or even worse. But it’s Strange and Stranger just like Edward Cullen the vampire and Bella Swan the spunky heroine … cool.
A: Sam McDonald 3/24 wins from Rod Unmack 2/23, Tim Graham 1/17, Ian Chambers 0/16
B: Rohan Bryan 2/16 wins from David Ward 1/11, Jane Bradfield 0/4
C: Jon Dugdale 3/24 wins from Kale Marnica 2/21, Tim Lamont 1/14, Alastair Reed 0/13
D: Rob Jolly 2/20 wins from Bruce Christie 1/16, Bill Hutcheson 0/12
Friday night Sam breaks his racquet and still wins all his matches in his section. You’d expect caring souls like Tim and Rod to comfort Ian Chambers after he loses from 7-5 up against Sam … but they beat him up as well … Ian is traumatised. In section B Jane Bradfield is almost traumatised as she drives all the way from Romsey to find that everyone but Rohan has pulled out at the last minute. David Ward kindly agrees to help out and Jane’s sanity is saved. In section C Tim Lamont plays in his first tournament and does well with a win against Alastair but the wily Jon Dugdale is undefeatable. More trauma in the final group when Greg Rowe breaks down leaving a trio to compete. Poor old Rob Jolly with that dicky hip now has to be on court most of the time … and against madmen like Bruce and Bill. He wins but I bet he feels like Ben Cousins after a few sleeping pills the next morning.
Well won Sam, Rohan, Jon and Rob and thanks to the Stranges for their sponsorship and the revelations about their name.