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- Is periodontitis the same as gingivitis?
- Does periodontitis go away?
- What are the 4 stages of periodontal disease?
- Do periodontal pockets heal?
- Can Listerine kill gingivitis?
- How do I know if I have periodontal disease?
- What is the most common dental disease?
- How long does gingivitis take to turn into periodontitis?
- What are some of the early warning signs of periodontal disease?
- What does periodontal disease look like?
- What is the best mouthwash to use for periodontal disease?
- How do you fix periodontal disease?
- Can I keep my teeth with periodontal disease?
- How much does it cost to treat periodontal disease?
- Can salt water rinse heal gum infection?
- Can gum tissue grow back?
Is periodontitis the same as gingivitis?
Gingivitis (gum inflammation) usually precedes periodontitis (gum disease).
However, it is important to know that not all gingivitis progresses to periodontitis.
In the early stage of gingivitis, bacteria in plaque build up, causing the gums to become inflamed and to easily bleed during tooth brushing..
Does periodontitis go away?
Gum (Periodontal) Disease. Periodontal disease (infection of the gum tissue and bones surrounding teeth) is an increasing health risk which will not go away by itself, but requires professional treatment. Our Periodontal specialists are dedicated to saving teeth.
What are the 4 stages of periodontal disease?
Periodontal disease is broken up into four separate stages: gingivitis, slight periodontal disease, moderate periodontal disease, and advanced periodontal disease. Gingivitis is the only stage of periodontal disease that is reversible as it has not yet had time to attack the bones.
Do periodontal pockets heal?
When periodontal pockets do not heal after scaling and root planing, surgery may be needed to better remove inflamed tissues and reduce the damage to the bone that has formed around the teeth. As the pockets enlarge, they provide a greater place for bacteria to live and attack the bone and tissue.
Can Listerine kill gingivitis?
The combination of ingredients in LISTERINE® Antiseptic Mouthwash is extremely effective in killing bacteria above the gum line as well as reducing sticky plaque film and early gum disease (gingivitis), which can lead to serious, advanced gum disease if left unattended (hence its powerful zing when you swish).
How do I know if I have periodontal disease?
Periodontal disease is diagnosed by your dentist or dental hygienist during a periodontal examination. This type of exam should always be part of your regular dental check-up. A periodontal probe (small dental instrument) is gently used to measure the sulcus (pocket or space) between the tooth and the gums.
What is the most common dental disease?
Tooth Decay & Cavities One of the most common dental diseases is tooth decay, which affects millions of children and adults worldwide. The development of cavities is the result of tooth decay caused by a failure to brush your teeth after consuming sizeable quantities of sugary and acidic foods and beverages.
How long does gingivitis take to turn into periodontitis?
How long does it take to get rid of gingivitis? You can expect to see improvements after a few days of treatment, but it may take a while for symptoms to go away completely. In most cases, gingivitis usually clears up within 10 to 14 days. If your gingivitis is more serious, it could take longer to treat.
What are some of the early warning signs of periodontal disease?
Symptoms of gum disease include:Bad breath that won’t go away.Red or swollen gums.Tender or bleeding gums.Painful chewing.Loose teeth.Sensitive teeth.Receding gums or longer appearing teeth.
What does periodontal disease look like?
A person with gum disease will typically have one or more of the following signs and symptoms: Bright red, swollen gums that bleed very easily, even during brushing or flossing. A bad taste or persistent mouth odor. White spots or plaques on the gums.
What is the best mouthwash to use for periodontal disease?
Colgate Total Advance Pro-Shield is a good choice for reducing plaque buildup and for keeping breath fresh. It kills germs for up to 12 hours, even after eating meals. This mouthwash is a good choice for eliminating the germs and bacteria that cause gingivitis, which can lead to periodontitis and receding gums.
How do you fix periodontal disease?
Root planing smooths the root surfaces, discouraging further buildup of tartar and bacteria, and removes bacterial byproducts that contribute to inflammation and delay healing or reattachment of the gum to the tooth surfaces. Antibiotics. Topical or oral antibiotics can help control bacterial infection.
Can I keep my teeth with periodontal disease?
First of all, there may be a possibility that some of the teeth your husband was told to remove can actually be saved. Periodontal surgery — including deep cleanings, bone grafting, and splinting and joining of teeth — can do a lot to help people keep their natural teeth when they have periodontal (gum) disease.
How much does it cost to treat periodontal disease?
Cost of Gum Disease Treatment Here are the average costs of more extensive gum disease treatment procedures: Regular dental cleaning: $65 on up. Scaling and planing: $200+ Bone and tissue grafts: $250+
Can salt water rinse heal gum infection?
One way you can help your gums to heal is by rinsing with a salt water solution. Dissolve ½ to one teaspoon of salt in a glass of warm water. This solution helps to soothe irritated gum tissue as well as draw out infection, allowing your gums to heal.
Can gum tissue grow back?
Your gum tissue doesn’t regenerate the way other types of tissue does (like the epithelial tissue of your skin, for example). As a result, receding gums don’t grow back.

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View the above photo record (by Neels Jackson) in OdonataMAP here.
Find the Swamp Bluet in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here.
Africallagma glaucum – SWAMP BLUET
Length up to 31mm; Wingspan attains 40mm.
Most resembles Africallagma fractum (Slender Bluet), but is smaller and less elongate. Africallagma fractum also differs in having large, round postocular spots and a unique keyhole shaped marking at the top of the abdomen on segment 7.
Click here for more details on identification.
Inhabits marshes, seeps and the fringes of ponds, lakes, dams and slow moving rivers or streams. Favours still water environments with fringing and emergent grass, sedge or reeds.
Fairly conspicuous despite its small size. Perches on plant stems close to the water and is often gregarious.
Most active from September to May, but flies year round in some places. See Phenology below.
Status and Conservation
Very common. The most frequently recorded Bluet in the region. Listed as of Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Species. Able to utilise man-made waterholes and animal watering points which has allowed it spread into arid areas.
Occurs widely in Southern, central and East Africa.
Found virtually throughout South Africa, including arid areas.
Below is a map showing the distribution of records for Swamp Bluet in the OdonataMAP database as at February 2020.
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These maps use the data in the OdonataMAP section of the Virtual Museum, and also the database assembled by the previous JRS funded project, which was led by Professor Michael Samways and Dr KD Dijkstra.

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the Maizex Seeds business into the future. As part of a succession management plan, Blake Ashton has been appointed General Manager of Maizex Seeds. Blake joined Maizex Seeds in 2016 as Controller and will now oversee day-to-day operations of the business. “Blake has been integral to our success since joining the business in his role as Controller and
has worked hard to understand all areas of the seed business and what is needed to ensure our growth into the future,” notes Dave Baute, founder, President and CEO of Maizex Seeds. “This included his efforts in the formation of the joint venture between Maizex and Sollio Agriculture.”
“This appointment is a signal to our customers, dealers, and joint venture partners that Maizex has a strong succession plan in place as we build Maizex Seeds to meet the needs of farmers across the country as a Canada-focused and Canadianfarmer-owned seed business.”
Ashton is a graduate of the University of Ottawa and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). He is also active in his family farm operation located near Clachan, Ontario. Prior to joining Maizex, he worked in public accounting with exposure to financial and strategic management in a range of industries. “I am extremely excited about this opportunity,” notes Ashton. “I want to thank Dave and Brenda Baute for their efforts in building the Maizex business over the last 36 years and look forward to working with Dave and our management team as we meet the evolving needs of our customers into the future.”
Baute also announced the appointment of Stephen Denys as Director of Market and Product Development for Maizex Seeds. “Steve has been integral to our success as a seed business and in the launch of our joint venture partnership. This role more fully encapsulates his efforts in leading our sales, marketing, and product development and research activities.”
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As much has already been written about Cognizant and its Trizetto acquisition – including Everest Group’s take: The New “Big Blue” of Healthcare IT? – it is time for us to do a post-facto check on Cognizant’s healthcare IT services business, and ruminate on the state of the healthcare IT market.
What’s up with Cognizant’s healthcare business?
- Healthcare@Cognizant officially crossed the 30 percent revenue share mark (just behind BFSI at 39.9 percent) in the first quarter of this calendar year
- Cognizant is the only WITCH (Wipro, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, and HCL) company with healthcare among its top three industry verticals by revenue
- In fact, after its Trizetto acquisition, Cognizant’s annual healthcare revenue (in the range of US$3.2 billion) will be more or less equivalent to the sum of the healthcare revenues of WITH combined
- Per Healthcare Informatics’ Top 100 Healthcare IT providers: Cognizant’s 2013 healthcare revenues, if added to Trizetto’s (a sum of US$2.94 billion) make it the second largest healthcare IT vendor on the list. It is behind only McKesson, and ahead of technology and services behemoths such as Cerner, Dell, Optum, Epic, and Allscripts
- For the quarter ending March 2015, Cognizant’s healthcare topline grew 42.7 percent year on year, obviously driven by Trizetto’s numbers. Given the growth outlook company has shared with the market, Healthcare@Cognizant is headed toward becoming a US$4 billion unit in the next 18 months – which is huge.
Is healthcare IT a great market to be in?
Let’s put Cognizant’s numbers into perspective with our growth estimates for the overall healthcare IT industry. With the healthcare industry set to grow at a CAGR of 12 percent through 2020, and given what we have seen since we published the following in 2013, the market size projections for healthcare appear well on track to humble the pessimists among analysts.
Healthcare – why so serious?
While services spending growth has been steady, especially for the payer and provider markets, the innovation side of healthcare IT has been sulking for a while. Yes, “sulky” is the word that comes to mind when you sit listening to a panel discussion on digital innovation at #AHIPInstitute2015 and not one panelist cites an example of innovation from the healthcare space. They either talk Uber or Airbnb. This is unfortunate.
Despite the huge numbers up for the taking, a big spike in the booming healthcare IT market will not come by unless there is a dawn of new and nimble technology start-ups that change the game of healthcare enterprises looking to move away from bespoke solutions to as-a-service models that reduce their time-to-value exponentially. For good or bad, the healthcare industry in the U.S. has always had an umbilical cord connection closer to Washington D.C. than to Silicon Valley. That is probably what curbs innovation in this industry from breaking out of its shackles to produce its own Ubers and Airbnbs. In my opinion, except for a few fitness/therapeutic/diagnostic wearable-focused investments, little causes titillation in the healthcare technology start-up space. Despite all the brouhaha on the B2C shift, consumer-focused investments are coming more from the enterprise IT side than from third-party innovation. Frankly, do we want to be in a world where Ford not only makes the cars but also drives the cabs? Hence, the question is – in a world dominated by technology vendors (Epic, GE, McKesson, and Philips) are we ready to declutch third-party innovation and let it bloom?
Is this a blog on Cognizant?
There was a reason we titled our blog about Cognizant’s acquisition of Trizetto, “The New Big Blue of Healthcare IT?” The simile was not to herald the dawn of a new behemoth, but to provoke the sort of nimbleness and courage in healthcare IT industry that IBM (the original Big Blue) has shown over the last many decades to stay relevant in the overall technology industry. In an industry with a muffled voice of innovation (few exciting start-ups), a few big bullies (large technology vendors, EMRs, etc.), and well-meaning presiding deities (government and legislatures), the push for change will have to come from outside.
- Will it be the venture funds and geeks sitting in Silicon Valley who will do the trick?
- Will it be the EMRs who open up their platforms for an integrated and interoperable healthcare world?
- Will it be IBM’s Watson that will change the game?
- Will a recently gone private Dell up the ante toward innovation?
- Will Cognizant take up the mantle of being an angel integrator for healthcare innovators?
- Will it be Infosys’ Vishal Sikka, whose US$500 million investment fund will drive traction?
- Will Google or Microsoft provide the platforms that will gamify technology innovation?
Why did I harp on Cognizant while writing this blog? It was a rank outsider in the healthcare technology industry (well, almost, given its offshoring, pure play service legacy). Even if it becomes a US$4 billion healthcare enterprise, it will still be a fraction of the market. Via its investments, growth, and outlook, what it has given the industry is a peek into the kind of bravado that can make this market rock. We require more of this bravado. But, if it is going to be just once in a blue (pun unintended) moon, it will be rank boring. So, as the Joker would have said, let’s put a smile on that face!
This is the first in a series of blogs Everest Group is publishing on exciting opportunities and implications to watch out for in the healthcare IT services market.


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Well it's taken a few weeks, but Auckland Council has finally responded to the Taxpayers' Union 'please explain' letter regarding a reported instruction by the Mayor's Chief of Staff, Phil Wilson, to refer all enquires about a secret January 2013 Mayoral trip to China to his office, and appears to be a misleading response to our enquiry about the trip under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
To recap, after a tip-off that there was inappropriate expenditure on a mayoral trip to China in early 2013, we asked the Council for the identify of the person who we were informed was responsible for the spending. It is our practise to use official information channels and verify any information we receive via our tip-line (or otherwise). We were told that the last trip was in 2012. April 2012.
No mention was made of the early 2013 trip.
As has been widely reported, we now know that the January 2013 did indeed happen.
A few weeks ago we spoke to an official at the Auckland Council who told us that the Council had misled us and implied that she was instructed that all requests from the Taxpayers’ Union relating to the January 2013 China trip, be directed to Mr Wilson.
But instead of explaining the inconsistency, Mr Wilson has today emailed a veiled threat that our statements are "being monitored and reviewed through legal channels".
We've been looking into the claims by Auckland Council politicians relating to promises of a 'living wage' for Auckland Council employees.
An Auckland Council internal report obtained by the Taxpayers’ Union raises questions about the potential for job losses and casts the $3.75m price-tag for the policy into doubt.
The Council’s report explains that the living wage is ‘not an effective, general tool for alleviating poverty’ and that ‘large proportions of minimum wage workers do not live in poor households.’
When you put aside the political rhetoric, the economic impact of the living wage policy will be disastrous for low-skilled Council workers, diversity and ratepayers according the Council’s own analysis.
If the Council’s aim is to reduce poverty, the report suggests that living wages for Council employees is not the way to do it. According to the report, workers aged 15 - 24, women and ethnic minorities are over-represented in the category of people not earning more than $18.40 per hour. Artificially inflating Council wages may see less of these groups gaining future employment with the Council as competition for these positions increase.
In addition to increased competition for Council positions, the report indicates the potential for job losses and shows that workers may see overtime slashed.
The living wage policy will not only burden Aucklanders with higher rates, it also threatens Council workers with the prospect of job losses. The true cost of the living wage policy may be much higher than the $3.75m quoted in the media. For example, the Council’s analysis only considers workers within a 10% wage differential. It has not factored in the potential for a domino effect of wage increases emanating from the introduction of the living wage.
It appears that the councils of two of our largest cities do not take freedom of information laws seriously. As a constitutional lawyer and advocate for government transparency, I am deeply saddened.
Cost of Wellington City Council’s website - $317,726 or $1.7million? Depends who’s asking…
Last week the Taxpayers’ Union criticised Marlborough City Council for spending $410,000 on web design and development. We made a feature of it on our website and our analysis was even covered in the local paper. We thought the amount was outrageous – ‘$100,000 more than Wellington City’s award winning website’.
We were wrong. Though the Wellington City Council told us it had spent $317,726, it had told someone else it had spent $1.7million on the same wellington.govt.nz site. Though we’ve written (and spoken) to the Council’s CEO, the inconsistency has not been explained. We’ve posted the two information request responses, as well as the ‘please explain’ letter here.
But it gets worse.
We asked Auckland Council about a mayoral trip to China – officials suggested the trip never happened
The Taxpayers’ Union this afternoon announced that it is offering a lawn mower to the householder who can provide evidence of the highest Auckland Council percentage increase in rates and user-charges.
We understand that some Auckland residents have suffered cumulative rate increases of over 30 per cent in the last few years. At the same time the Auckland Council is reducing services such as berm mowing.
We are worried that while Len Brown is hiding behind the ‘average’ figure of 2.5 per cent, this is merely an attempt to disguise just how much extra some Auckland households are paying. It ignores, for example, increased user charges.
The proposed rate increase is almost double the rate of inflation. Aucklanders should be expecting more, not less, services from their Council.


The new calendar year has introduced a 2nd bid to legalize cannabis in Oklahoma.
A petition to get a legalization initiative on the condition ballot for Oklahoma this yr was filed to the area secretary of state’s office on Tuesday, according to The Oklahoman newspaper.
The most recent campaign is getting pushed by an Oklahoma lady named Michelle Tilley, who spearheaded a unsuccessful exertion to get a legalization initiative on the state’s ballot in 2020.
“This is an effort that started out several a long time in the past but has grown,” Tilley explained to the newspaper in an interview. “We have a wide coalition of Oklahomans—small enterprise proprietors, smaller growers, consumers and legal justice reform men and women, as effectively.”
The paper described that the proposal “details a framework for adult-use cannabis, seeks to impose a 15 p.c excise tax on leisure hashish income and features a felony justice component that would make the new regulation use retroactively, which would allow some drug offenders to have their convictions reversed and records expunged.”
The upshot is that voters in Oklahoma could see two cannabis legalization steps on the ballot come November.
That is mainly because a individual petition to legalize pot was filed with the Oklahoma secretary of condition back again in October.
Filed by a group called Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Motion, the initial proposal is very similar to the one particular brought by Tilley and business.
Both of those would legalize weed for adults ages 21 and older, and both of those would levy a 15 percent tax on hashish income and equally contain social justice provisions that would pardon and expunge preceding very low-amount pot convictions.
“A whole lot of this is stuff that has been advocated for by a good deal of people in the community and marketplace about the previous a few many years, and I really don’t see it is heading to make it as a result of the legislative process any time shortly,” Jed Eco-friendly, an organizer of Oklahomans for Liable Hashish Action, said at the time his group’s petition was submitted.
“Until we pass recreational (marijuana legalization) we will not be equipped to truly convey stability to our application. Legalization stops diversion,” he ongoing. “Folks have been and are heading to use marijuana. Have been for many years. It is in the very best fascination of our point out to get forward of the curve on this challenge. We should place this challenge to rest.”
But there are some noteworthy distinctions amongst the two campaigns, as The Oklahoman stated.
Potentially most noticeably, Tilley’s proposal, which would appear on the ballot as State Question 820, “proposes statutory modifications to existing point out law,” and if it had been to be approved, “the governor and condition lawmakers could modify the leisure cannabis legislation by the legislative process,” according to The Oklahoman.
The proposal presented up by Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis, by distinction, would amend the condition structure and, consequently, could only be further improved by voters.
The Oklahoman reported that Tilley’s campaign has received the aid of “New Strategy PAC, which is dependent out of Washington, D.C., and has expended thousands and thousands supporting marijuana legalization strategies in other states.”
Eco-friendly mentioned that his marketing campaign has been pushed by Oklahoma voters.
“Our energy is the homegrown effort, and this petition (SQ 820) is the company hashish effort and hard work,” he advised The Oklahoman.
The newspaper laid out the condition of enjoy for both campaigns.
“The signature necessity to qualify constitutional petitions for the statewide ballot is approximately double that of statutory adjustments,” according to the report. “Supporters of SQ 819 will have to collect 177,957 signatures in 90 days, whilst proponents of SQ 820 will have the exact time time period to acquire 94,910 signatures to qualify for a statewide vote.”


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WASHINGTON—The State Department’s annual human rights report offered little encouragement for rights activists on its release April 19. Increasing restrictions on civil society, repression of religious minorities, and efforts to curtail freedom of expression were increasingly evident, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
“Online activists are shut down for criticizing their governments, or shining light on corruption, or just trying to speak out and express their view about a different future,” he said.
Speaking at the launch of the State Department’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, Kerry highlighted Burma’s transition to democracy as a standout even as he acknowledged the fragility of that path.
“A country that had been isolated for years is now making progress. Has it reached where we want it to be? No,” he said.
“Many challenges remain,” Kerry added, including corruption, the ongoing detention of political dissidents, and violence against ethnic minorities.
Even so Burma, also known as Myanmar, was the standout in what was a bleak picture of human rights in 2012.
“For other countries in regions in transition, the way forward is much less clear,” Kerry said.
A former chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Kerry said countries in transition as a result of the “Arab Awakening” were struggling.
“Where entrenched regimes have been swept out and new governments have been slow … to protect the most vulnerable and build accountable, democratic institutions, we still see resistance,” he said.
Syria garnered particular attention. Kerry accused former leader Bashar al-Assad of “desperately clinging to power, responding to the cries for freedom with murder and mayhem, more bloodshed.”
According to a United Nations estimate nearly 70,000 people have died in Syria since March 2011. The number of deaths increased from around 1,000 per month to more than 5,000 per month by July 2012.
Losses Outweigh Gains
The State Department’s annual report assesses human rights conditions for 199 countries, highlighting both gains and setbacks. Positive developments this year: Burma continued to embrace democratic reforms after more than 50 years of authoritarian military rule; former Soviet republic, Georgia, negotiated a peaceful transfer of power: and both Libya and Egypt held contested elections.
But the gains were few and offset by deteriorating human rights environments in other areas.
The report noted the positive impact of social media as an avenue for citizens to voice dissent, organize, and distribute information, but said that for traditional media, 2012 was a bad year. According to the report, 133 journalists were killed and 53 arrested, making 2012 the deadliest year since 1997 for journalists and a record year for the number of journalists imprisoned.
Threats to civil society in 2012 were concerning developments through 2012 stretching from “Iran to Venezuela,” the report said.
Increasing restrictions on civil liberties and the activities of nongovernment organizations (NGOs) in Russia and Egypt were particularly worrisome.
“When governments stifle society, their countries are deprived of the ideas, the energy, and the ingenuity of their people that are needed for long-term stability and success in the 21st century,” said Uzra Zeya, the acting assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, speaking at the Foreign Press Center at the report’s launch.
That was particularly evident in China where the human rights environment had again deteriorated.
Coinciding with reports from Chinese domestic media detailing horrific tortures inflicted on detainees in Masanjia labor camp, many of them Falun Gong prisoners of conscience, the U.S. report devotes considerable attention to China’s detention system.
The report details a range of strategies used by Chinese authorities to crush any independent or critical voice, including “extralegal measures including enforced disappearance.”
Zeya said China’s labor camp and law enforcement systems were “absolutely an issue of concern,” for the United States. She emphasized that the State Department and Kerry raise human rights issues regularly with China, including during Kerry’s recent trip to China, his first as secretary of state.
However, rights groups are becoming critical of the United States for what they say is an “all talk no action” approach to human rights.
Amnesty International issued a statement Friday commending the State Department report for documenting rights abuses globally but criticized America for being inconsistent in its treatment of friends and foes in reporting rights abuse and for a lack of action.
“Unfortunately, this commitment to documentation is all too often not matched in actual policy and action,” the statement read.

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ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) — Federal support for collecting DNA from criminal suspects now just needs President Obama's signature to encourage states to join the program named for a New Mexico murder victim.
Late Friday the Senate approved the Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act, according to a statement released by Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, both D-N.M. The House passed the act two weeks ago, so it now goes to the White House to be signed into law.
Under the bill the Department of Justice may award grants to states covering up to 100 percent of first-year costs for a DNA collection program from suspects arrested or charged with serious crimes.
The law was introduced in 2010 by then Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., whose district includes the Las Cruces area where Sepich was raped and murdered in 2003. She was a student at New Mexico State University.
Her killer, arrested for an unrelated crime, was not identified until three years later when his DNA was taken after his conviction.
The law is under challenge, however, as it forces the collection of DNA from suspects still presumed to be innocent of any crime. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Maryland case where a suspect later linked to a rape claims his constitutional protection against improper search and seizure was violated.
New Mexico has joined in the case filing a brief in support of the state of Maryland's law.
In 2011 the New Mexico Legislature
expanded its Katie's Law to take DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony but added some civil-rights protections and a method to expunge the record in the suspect is acquitted.
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Jamaica’s Reggae Boys went down 3-1 to the United States in their Concacaf Gold Cup semi-final clash at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee to miss out on a record third straight appearance in the final.
The United States opened the scoring in the ninth minute through Weston McKennie who smashed a shot past Jamaican goalkeeper Andre Blake from inside the 18 after a slight touch from Jozy Altidore put the ball in his path.
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I’m at the airport on my way to Denver. Scheduling delays. I couldn’t sleep last night, worried about the pilot story for Straight Up and Dirty, struggling with whether or not it’s the right story to tell, wondering if it sets up the series and tone of the show the way I want it to.
I wonder if it’s like a wedding dress. You know, something that when you try it on, you just know it’s the one. I’m waiting for that to happen, but with the twenty or so stories I’ve come up with, I don’t feel that about any of them yet. It’s why I’m hoping it’s less about the story I’m telling and much more in the telling of it.
It’s no small task: establishing the characters, and how they fit into Stephanie’s life, carving out where the show will live (apartment, hangout spot, office, etc.), all while showing her frame of mind, externalizing her internal struggle, setting up conflicts between characters, defining desires and needs. Her desires can’t be vague, either. "She wants to find herself," just ain’t gonna cut it. They have to be specific enough that the audience knows the moment she gets what she wants. Or doesn’t.
Her opponents (regular opponents, not random men who ask her to go dutch on a date) need to attack her greatest weakness so she’s forced to grow. And these opponents have to be necessary, with their own weaknesses and opposing values, yet share similarities with her, too. Each of her opponents has to attack her weakness from a different angle, and in as different a way as possible from one another. All this, and it has to be funny. It is, after all, a half-hour comedy. I might think too much, but I need the answers to these questions before I can think about the funny. I need the bone structure so I know it has longevity. I’ve actually already worked that bit out and am now left with the task of creating the story I’m going to tell, of all the possible stories in the book. In less than thirty minutes, we need to know where Stephanie is now that she’s divorced, what it is she wants, and get a sense of what’s in store for her now…and all while referring to myself in the third person.
Then tonight, I’ll need to shift gears and speak about chubb rub and chunky-dunking. I’m not really planning on reading from Moose, but I might just slip in a quick page or two, to give the audience a better sense of the book. You know, show, not tell what the book’s about. I NEVER know what to select. It’s the same issue I have with choosing just one pilot story. There’s so much there. So many topics covered, and I only get one chance to convince people to stick around and watch it, or read it. From those of you who’ve read the books, I’m listening.

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With my recent work as an addictions counselor intern, as well as a research assistant in a university social and affective neuroscience lab, I was intrigued to find this Harvard Business Review article, Why You Need to Make Your Life More Automatic. The main point of the article is “the more of our key behaviors we can put under the automatic and more efficient control of habit… the more likely we are to accomplish the things that truly matter to us,” (Schwartz, 2012).
Also, aside from it’s relevance to my work, I am in the process of doing what I would call a “life overhaul” lately; I have been trying for the past several months to revamp my agenda of healthy daily habits. 9 months ago I ended my 10 year career of cigarette smoking–which I am so proud of myself for, however I let that be a detriment to my waistline. I allowed myself to make excuses for unhealthy eating and neglecting to exercise because I was “so busy with work and school” and “quitting smoking is so hard”, but enough is enough so I’ve been working hard to re-incorporate an exercise regimen and more healthful food choices into my daily life. I’ve been doing well going to the gym for a few months now, but I’ve got a long road ahead of me. I’m hoping that the more I stick to my healthful choices, the more easy and automatic it will be to sustain them.
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This is Kelsey Patterson with the Sioux City Public Library and you’re listening to Check It Out.
During these dreary months of winter after the hustle and bustle of the holiday season has died down, I love to curl up on the couch and dive into stories that take me to other worlds. There’s just something about reading something fantastical book that makes the chill of winter just a little bit more bearable.
Today, I’m recommending Red Queen, the first book in the New York Times bestselling series of the same name by Victoria Aveyard.
Mare Barrow’s world is divided by blood—those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose superhuman abilities make them almost god-like. Mare steals what she can to help her family survive, but a twist of fate lands her with a job at the royal palace, where in front of the king and all his nobles, she discovers a powerful ability she didn’t know she had. Except…her blood is Red, not Silver.
To hide this impossibility, the king forces her into playing the role of a long-lost Silver noble and betroths her to one of his own sons. But a Red rebellion is rising and Mare could be just the spark the Scarlet Guard needs to ignite their revolution.
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Microsoft Corp's hardware chief gave employees a sneak peek at a 'selfie' phone featuring a 5 megapixel forward-facing camera at an internal meeting.
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The Nokia X phones that Microsoft discontinued this week blend two rival operating systems, but leave out the best of each.
Nokia in mid-2011 had unveiled only one phone-Nokia N9 on Meego in partnership with computer chip giant Intel.
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Best Holster for Glock 40
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Having a gun on your person is an important part of being a responsible citizen. However, carrying around a loaded firearm can be dangerous and uncomfortable if you don’t have the right holster to keep it securely in place. Holsters are a critical part of any concealed carry system, but finding the right one can be a hassle. That’s why we put together this guide to help you find the best holster for Glock 40 pistols.
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Silverhorse Holster is a comfortable, versatile, and heavy-duty chest or shoulder holster that can be used as a concealed carry gun holster. It is made from neoprene material which makes it comfortable to wear. The Silverhorse Chest/Shoulder Holster for Glock has an adjustable strap that allows you to adjust the length of the strap to fit your body size. This also allows you to position the gun at a height that is most comfortable for you to reach while wearing this holster. The straps are fully adjustable and can be unsnapped to remove the holster from your body. The Silverhorse Holsters Chest/Shoulder Gun Holster is a great way to carry concealed. The holster allows you to conceal your weapon comfortably and easily.
It fits all Glock handguns and comes with a Velcro strap for an adjustable fit. The material is made from 600 denier nylon, which means it’s soft but tough enough to stand up against everyday use. This holster has been tested by the manufacturer and works well with most body types. Silverhorse Holsters Chest/Shoulder Gun Holster Fits Glock 40. The Silverhorse shoulder holster is a great all-around carry holster for your gun. Whether you are horseback riding or driving to the store, this chest & shoulder holster will make it easy to have access to your gun when needed.
Watchdog Tactical’s G40 holster is designed to be carried outside the waistband or inside the waistband. The G40 is made of strong kydex material that will last for years. It has a full sweat guard and adjustable retention, which makes it perfect for conceal carry. This holster also has a reversible feature, which allows you to wear it on either side of your body. The G40 holster is designed to be worn inside the waistband (IWB) or outside the waistband (OWB). It features a retention screw for adjustment of the draw and is compatible with standard G40 holsters. The belt clip can be mounted on either side of the holster, allowing it to be worn in any position on your dominant side.
It can also be removed completely if desired. The G40 OWB/IWB Holster is a great choice for individuals who are looking for a comfortable and concealable holster. The G40 offers the ability to be worn inside the waistband (IWB) or outside the waistband (OWB). This versatility allows you to wear your handgun in multiple positions without having to purchase additional holsters. The G40 OWB/IWB Holster has an adjustable cant that can be changed from 0-15 degrees, allowing you to find the perfect angle to draw your weapon quickly.
The Comp-Tac International holster is perfect for competition or concealed carry use. It features a molded thumb break retention strap, a high ride design, and an open-top for quick draw access. This model is compatible with the Glock 40. The Comp-Tac International Holster is a high-ride, closed muzzle holster that fits belts up to 2.25″ wide. The open muzzle design allows you to carry your firearm most comfortably and efficiently as possible. You can set your desired cant (carry angle) by loosening or tightening the screw on the side of the holster.
This feature also allows for an easy draw and presentation from concealment, as well as a smooth and fast draw during competition. The International holster also features a molded thumb break retention strap to keep your firearm securely in place, even during strenuous activities such as running and jumping. The included open-top mag pouch can be adjusted for different magazine lengths (of course, longer magazines may not fit).
The King Shoulder holster is the perfect choice for your Glock 40. The shoulder holster includes an elastic belt strap for secure carry, and it fits most body frames. The shoulder holster comes with a magazine pouch that can hold one extra magazine. This shoulder holster is made of high quality leather and has a very classy look. It’s an excellent concealment option for those who like to carry their firearm in this manner. This shoulder holster has adjustable straps to fit up to a 60″ chest size. It comes with a Universal Double Mag Pouch sized to hold single and double stack 9MM / 40 / 45 mags.
The pouch will also hold other similar sized items such as flashlights, knives, etc. It features two sewn-in holsters, one for each gun, as well as an adjustable shoulder strap for comfort and stability. The holster has been designed with both security and comfort in mind; it will keep your firearm safe and snug against your body while you’re out on the town or at home enjoying.
The Fobus Compact GL3 holster is designed to fit the Glock 40. The Fobus Compact series holsters are lightweight and feature a slim profile. These holsters are ideal for concealed carry, however, they can also be used as an open-top holster. This model features passive retention with rapid deployment capability. The belt clip fits up to 1.75″ belts and the paddle attachment fits belts up to 1.5″. The Fobus GL3 Standard Holster is a compact, belt slide holster designed for comfort and durability. Its construction makes it rigid enough to hold its shape even with the pistol gun-holstered, but also gives it the flexibility to conform to your body.
The paddle insert helps keep the holster in place on your belt, while the retention screw allows you to choose how tightly the firearm is held in place. Fobus GL3 Standard Holster for Glock 40 is a top-quality gun holster that fits most Glock pistols and similar firearms. The Fobus GL3 Standard Holster is made of durable polymer and comes in a black finish. This holster includes an injection-molded paddle, which ensures the holster remains secure to your belt when you draw your firearm. The passive retention allows rapid presentation, yet securely locks the handgun in place until release is pressed.
When buying the best holster for Glock 40 you must consider the following points.
The holster for Glock 40 must be comfortable. You do not want to spend long periods with an uncomfortable holster pressing into your skin or taking too much energy to draw. It should just fit right and feel good against your skin.
The holster must fit your gun properly. The holster must fit snugly around your gun so that it does not move about when you are running or do not have to take extra time just to get your hand around it in the heat of the moment. Not having enough space will cause your holster to not fully cover the trigger guard which can be very dangerous!
The holster must be designed properly. The design should be fully compatible with all types of equipment you are using including jackets, belts, packs, and webbing, etc.
Your holster must offer you proper protection for your gun. You do not want the top of the gun to come into contact with hard objects that could damage or scratch the gun. You do not want your gun to be exposed and come into contact with the ground or water!
You need a highly durable holster. It should be built to last long. It should be made of high-quality materials that are designed to withstand all types of weather conditions, temperatures, etc. You should also look for a holster that is made by a reputable manufacturer.
The holster must be easy to use and perform under all conditions. It should always stay in the correct position while you are running or moving, drawing your gun from it must be fast and efficient, etc. The best holster for Glock 40 will depend on what matters most to you but we believe we have found the best holster for you. A good holster will save your life and keep you satisfied with the purchase!
Although everyone has their preferences, most people would agree that Kydex is the best-balanced material for a Glock 40 Holster. It’s not as rigid as leather, yet it is just as durable and does not get too heavy when wet.
So, the conclusion is that you need to consider two aspects while buying a holster for Glock 40. The first aspect would be to buy an open-top or closed-top (owb) holster. And the second aspect would be to choose between IWB and OWB holsters. If you are a newbie who wants to carry a gun on a regular basis then you should go for an IWB holster. But if your work demands you to carry guns in public places or while traveling on vehicles, then OWB holsters are the best choice.
Also, another aspect which is depending on individual preferences is the color of the handgun holster. If you want one holster for all seasons and occasions, then black-colored handguns are the best choice. You will be able to wear it with all types of clothes and can even match it with your formal shoes for office going purposes. But if you prefer a holster that matches your personality, then you can go for colorful holsters according to your desire.


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Apple has updated a new lineup of iPod including iPod mini, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, iPod touch, etc. with improved internals and design feature over these years. However, if you ever owned a version of the iPod classic, you might agree that it was the best MP3 player for music lovers. It can hold up to 140,000 tracks on the 160GB hard drive in the 6th generation of iPod classic. But now all I get from my iPod classic is nothing but disappointment.
Part 1 A Sad Truth about iPod classic/nano/shuffle
Actually, I'm not alone because most of the users are finding it difficult to sync Apple music and listen to it with an iPod classic, iPod nano or iPod shuffle. Whenever you try to sync offline Apple Music tracks to an iPod nano/shuffle/classic, you'll meet this disappointing message: "Apple Music songs cannot be copied to an iPod."
As a result, I decided to get help from a third-party program called Apple Music Converter to download and keep a collection of songs on the iPod classic. Now I can finally listen to Apple Music offline and I can still own the songs after canceling the subscription. Here I would like to share the exact way to listen to Apple Music on iPod classic, iPod nano, etc.
Before we get started, check out the iPod classic's supported audio formats:AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.
Part 2 How to Listen to Apple Music on iPad classic
Note: The iPod touch is the only iPod in the line that can get Apple Music.
For now, Apple Music Converter is the perfect solution to remove the DRM protection on your purchased iTunes or Apple Music. By helping you convert the Apple Music songs to plain MP3, you can save the tracks to wherever you like and listen to the music whenever you want. Aside from music, this program is capable of extracting audio files from iTunes movies, TV shows and podcasts with lossless quality. It supports both Windows and Mac.DownloadDownload
Before we move on, you need to make sure that the iTunes is installed on your PC previously. Run the program and iTunes will get launched automatically within seconds.
The great thing about this program lies in its ability to sync all iTunes music library automatically in the Playlist. That's why you need to make sure iTunes is installed and launched on your PC properly. You can preview the Apple Music songs in the "Library" tab. After previewing, click on the songs you like one by one.
You can specify the output settings in the "Output Settings" tab. You can choose the audio format you like from the output format drop-down list and then select a destination folder for keeping the converted files.
Now click on "Convert" and the program will start the conversion immediately. Once it's done, you can directly transfer the music songs to your iPod device.
1. Copy and paste the converted Apple Music songs on your iTunes library on your computer.
2. Connect your iPod to iTunes. Then, click "Music" > "Sync Music" > "selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres".
3. In "Playlists" sections, choose "Recently added" which includes the Apple Music songs that you put on iTunes library.
4. Click "Apply" and iTunes will sync the converted Apple Music to your iPod.
So, listening to Apple Music song on iPod classic is not wishful thinking, you can actually make it real by using Apple Music Converter. It's a great program that fully compatible with iTunes and nothing will be done to your iTunes library except for syncing the files. Why not download the trial version and have a try for free? Have fun!

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^rweta., them . . . This happens to be the classic example used to illustrate legislative irresponsibilities.” Senator Hall then succeeded in getting the previous day’s vote on the tax bill reconsidered by the slim majority of 16 to 15. Eleven senators had changed their votes overnight, seven in one direction and four in the other. Hall introduced a complete substitute package which he said would bring in $151 million in new revenue. \(It included a one percent increase in the general sales tax effective January 1, 1969, an accompanying increase in the auto sales tax, a 10 percent gross receipts tax on private club liquor sales, a one percent increase in the natural gas production tax and a five per cent levy on amusements. \(He accepted an amendment by Schwartz to tute was tabled 19 to 12. Schwartz took the floor and proposed another substitute plan including a one percent increase in the gas tax, an increase in the motor fuel tax, a $3 franchise tax, a ten percent gross receipts tax on private clubs and the addition of cigarettes and tobacco to the sales tax. Schwartz figured the package, which he devised during debate on the senate floor, would raise only about $102 million in revenue. He urged other senators to amend the bill to increase the take. Then senate refused to add any amendments to the Schwartz bill, however. Aikin, a conservative who consistently voted for any tax package which would raise sufficient revenue, rose to speak in favor of Schwartz’ bill. “I have never seen this situation before,” he said. “We can take $138 million out of the appropriations bill and get it certified, if that’s what you want.” Schwartz added, “If we don’t adopt this substitute, we’re back on the sales tax.” Sen. Grady Hazlewood of Canyon, a staunch conservative, blistered the senate in a personal privilege speech. “We have just seen the greatest exhibition of demagoguery in history,” he said. “This has been a disgraceful exhibition. Can there be anything more irresponsible than what we have done the last two days? I have seen more irresponsible acts here in the last two days than since I have been in office.” On Hardeman’s motion, Schwartz’s substitute was rejected 19 to 12. The senate was then once again on the sales tax. It agreed to amend the bill, in changing the effective date back to October 1. The measure was passed 18 to 13. Voting for the bill were Aikin, Bates, Berry, Christie, Cole, Connally, Creighton, Hall, Hardeman, Hazlewood, Herring, Hightower, Patman, Ratliff, Reagan, Strong, Watson and Word; voting against were Bernal, Blanchard, Brooks, Grover, Harrington, Harris, Jordan, Kennard, Mauzy, Moore, Schwartz, Wade and Wilson. But the tax bill had yet to find its way through the labyrinth to final passage. The house refused to concur in the senate’s bill, which raised approximately $76 milllion more than the house version. The bill was sent to conference committee. Meeting privately for only about 15 minutes, senate conferees told their house counterparts that the senate had labored for two days to reach consensus on a tax bill and that it would accept no amendments. Meanwhile, lobbyists went to work on house members to convince them to vote for the senate bill. The beer and gas interests were especially active, for they feared that they might suffer from any amendments to the bill. There were rumors that house conferees were thinking about adding one percent to the natural gas tax to the bill. \(While momentum was gathering in the house to accept the senate bill, Senator Strong attempted to call the bill back to the senate. “I want to kill the tax bill,” he explained. “I voted for reconsideration last week hoping we would get a better shake in conference committee. Now it is apparent we are not going to get it, so I want to rectify my mistake.” The lieutenant governor ruled that Strong’s proposal was a parliamentary impossibility since the bill already On the same day, Speaker Ben Barnes asked the house to accept the senate bill. “I am advised that a majority of the senate conferees report the only tax bill acceptable to the senate is HB 2,” Barnes told the house. “It probably would be virtually impossible to get a conference committee report on anything else.” Rep. Parker argued that the bill was regressive and that the house ought to defeat it and convene a new session to write a more equitable tax. The house then voted to accept the senate tax bill 85 to 59. Speaker Barnes did not publicly support any of the tax bills during the session. Later, however, he commented that he was unhappy with the final bill. Dreading the $300 to $400 in new taxes the legislature will have to find next year, he had hoped that the legislature would broaden the sales tax base this year. He criticized Lt. Gov. Smith for his handling of the senate on the tax matter. Parks, Police and Pork Barrel The legislature, predictably enough, found it much easier to spend than to tax. The $2.6 billion appropriations bill for fiscal 1969 requires an estimated $159 million in new taxes. Total appropriations from the general revenue fund, the state’s major checking account, amount to $490 “million, an increase of $35.6 million over 1968. State spending was increased in almost every area. The bill bears the imprints of many of the most powerful members of the legislature. The eight Republican house members complained bitterly about pork barrel appropriations for powerful legislators’ districts. Conversely, lame duck legislators found themselves with no leverage on appropriations committees. For example, Senator J. P. Word and Rep. Gus Mutscher received an ample appropriation for the Dinosaur Track State Park in their district but defeated senators Bruce Reagan and Henry Wade lost bids for state parks in their areas. Legislators put high priority on law enforcement. They gave the adjutant gen eral, the head of the Texas national guard, $252,000 for riot control, training and equipment; the attorney general, $200,000 for three additional assistant attorneys general and for travel and court costs; and the Department of Public Safety, $3.2 million for ten narcotics agents, twelve intelligence agents, 203 patrolmen and fifteen sergeants. The state’s senior colleges received almost $700,000 for more campus policemen. The bill makes modest increases in the areas of public health and welfare. The Department of Health received a $2.2 million increase, including $1.6 million for rising hospitalization costs in crippled children’s programs. Approximately half of the department’s $23 million budget comes from federal funds. The Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation received a $500,000 boost for its grant-in-aid program. An $11 million fund was provided for the MHMR’s construction and repair program. Some $484,000 of the fund will go for the new Vernon Geriatric Center in Rep. Bill Heatly’s district. Heatly is chairman of the house appropriations committee. The state’s nine schools for the mentally retarded received an addiitonal $2.5 million, $600,000 of which goes to a new school in Lubbock, Lt. Gov. Preston Smith’s hometown. The Department of Public Welfare received a $28 million increase over 1968. The department’s $445 million budget, $325 million from federal funds, includes $29 million for Medicaid and $600,000 in new funds for child welfare services. State employees received an 3.4 percent across-the-board increases, along with merit pay hikes. State college faculty members will share an additional $9.5 million. Apart from salary considerations, public junior colleges received $24 million, only a million more than last year, and the 22 colleges and universities received a total of $211 million, an increase of $10.5 million. The scandal-ridden Liquor Control Board received a hefty $481,000 over its July 12, 1968 3 “74
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The husband’s point of view was effectively used throughout the whole story. His point of view shows the reader his ideas before meeting the blind man and his ideas after meeting the blind man. The husband’s feelings and ideas completely change about the blind man at the end of the story. Raymond Carver demonstrates symbolism, after the husband and blind man finish drawing the Cathedral and the husband says, “My eyes were still closed. I was in my house.
Another indication that one might picture is a son that does not get attention because he is sick. “I am the invisible son,” is an example of the speaker being saddened around his his family the speaker knows he is dying and that he does not have a lot of time left, and soon he will be invisible (Hemphill 32). In addition to the speaker being saddened around his family is in lines sixteen through eighteen the speaker states, “My arms are empty, or around the shoulders of unsuspecting aunts expecting to
Character Analysis of Luke Ripley “A Father’s Story” by Andre Dubus centers on a character named Luke Ripley, a stable owner who faces a difficult moral decision on what to do when his daughter has a fatal car accident. The point of view is first person and is a somewhat lonely setting during the first half of the story, where it then changes to surprisingly chaotic when the accident happens. Luke, the narrator of the story, is fifty four, a father of four kids, and lives alone, only sitting in his living room drinking tea and listening to opera while looking at the dark woods across the road. He likes to hunt and fish, and also likes to take walks with his weekly visitor, Paul LeBoeuf, who is a pastor of a nearby Catholic church. He is Catholic, but modifies his beliefs in the church to suit what he thinks.
The author use of the title “Cathedral” was misleading at first. “Cathedral” is about a husband who had an interesting experience with his wife’s blind friend. The narrator, also known as the husband, had difficulty understanding other people thoughts and personal feelings. The narrator knew how important the blind man is to his wife, yet he still makes careless jokes about him. “Maybe I could take him bowling” was a comment made by the narrator after finding out that the blind man was staying over his house.
In the novel, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck illustrates a father- son relationship between the two main characters, George Milton and Lennie Smalls, which leads to further conflicts for the two. Steinbeck describes the relationship between George and Lennie as they are walking to the new ranch at Soledad. Immediately George is developed as the overseer for Lennie. When the two stop by a short clearing, George tells Lennie “not to drink so much,” because he will “be sick like [he] was the last night.” (Steinbeck 3) This quote demonstrates the willingness of George to care and look after Lennie.
," illustrates the irony of the cumulation of the American dream as it begins to crumble. The Youngers desperately pursue this American dream, hoping for opportunities of prosperity, upward social mobility, and the hope that their next generation should thrive unlike theirs. Working together, Hughes’ lines of his poem reflect the dreams of Hansberry’s characters and through this parallel, shows the effects on the Younger family when their long-awaited dreams are deferred by endless economic and family hardships as well as arduous racial boundaries. “Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” (Hughes 2-3).
The plot begins as a childhood friend comes to visit. However, there is now something peculiar about the Ushers; Roderick has an acuteness of the senses and Madeline is in a cataleptic state. The visitor is welcomed in and he observes the Usher’s belongings. However, the moods of suspicion and thrill sink in as the narrator finds a drawing of a burial vault in Roderick’s bedroom. As later written, Madeline’s disease causes her to become deathly ill and she passes away while the narrator is visiting.
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In Raymond Carver’s "Cathedral," the relationship between the narrator and his wife is one of distanced silence and isolation. This is caused by the narrator’s constant drinking and smoking of marijuana as well as his wife’s responses to feelings of loneliness. The narrator does not spend enough time with his wife but rather with Robert, the blind man. The relationship is also marred by the narrator’s jealousy over his wife’s relationships with other men, such as Robert and her first husband. The narrator points out that the wife’s first husband had first enjoyed her favors and when the blind man arrives, she showers him with attention.
While it is quite obvious that only one character in this short story is blind, the actions and thoughts portrayed by the narrator show readers that he is the one truly unable to see what is most important in others. Because of the narrator’s one-sided perception of Robert, he comes off as being fearful of the unknown such as being blind. In correlation to the remarks the narrator makes concerning Robert, the way the narrator treats Robert, and through the narrator’s changing attitude, one can see how he may be viewed as a disliked character that is blind to the emotion of others until his life-altering epiphany occurs. From the beginning of “The Cathedral,” the narrator automatically depicts his one-sided perception of what he thinks about


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Valentines Surprise: Katy Perry And Orlando Bloom Are Engaged!
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom shared their exciting Valentines Day news with the announcement of their surprise engagement!
By NathanG on February 15, 2019
According to Hello Giggles, the couple took to social media to share the exciting news. On Instagram, Bloom shared a photo of him and Perry surrounded by heart-shaped balloons. Naturally, the photo also included the eye-catching new ring on Perry’s finger. The ring seems to fit her exact style, with a stunning ruby surrounded by diamonds in the shape of a flower.
The couple originally began dating in 2016, before taking a small break in 2017 and rekindling the relationship in March, 2018. Both Perry and Bloom have been previously married, with Perry’s marriage to Russel Brand ending in 2012, and Bloom’s marriage to Miranda Kerr ending in 2013.
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Stocks Turn Jittery Again, Dow Sinks 800
Dec 4, 2018, 2:13 PM | Updated: Jun 8, 2022, 5:16 pm
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are turning sharply lower on Wall Street as trading turns jittery again, erasing 805 points from the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Banks led the market lower as bond yields fell sharply Tuesday, which makes it harder for banks to make money from lending.
Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Wells Fargo each declined more than 4 percent.
Small-company stocks fell more than the rest of the market.
The S&P 500 lost 2.3 percent. The Dow lost 3 percent. The Nasdaq fell 3 percent.
Bond prices rose sharply. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.92 percent.
Stock and bond trading will be closed in the U.S. Wednesday in observance of a national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush.


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Putin’s Hesitation Has Lost Syria’s Idlib Province
Paul Craig Roberts
The provocations that Putin invites are now escalating. Peter Ford, former British ambassador to Syria, points out that Washington has quickly taken advantage of Putin’s hesitancy in Syria to escalate the pretexts on which Washington will launch a military attack on the Syrian forces. Formerly Washington’s pretext was to be a false flag “chemical attack” that would be blamed on Syria. Washington’s new pretext precludes the liberation of Idlib as Washington has declared that any attempted liberation of the province from Washington’s terrorist allies will result in a US military attack on Syria. Indeed, even a refugee flow whether or not caused by a Syrian attack is deemed to be a “humanitarian issue” that justifies a US military attack on Syria. President Trump’s Special Envoy for Syria, James Jeffrey, just announced that the United States will not tolerate an attack, period. https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/09/19/idlib-lull-before-hurricane.html
Clearly, the Syrian/Russian liberation of Idlib from Washington’s terrorists cannot now happen, unless Putin is willing to establish such air superiority over Syria, backed up by Russian weapons, that the US would be incapable of launching an attack. Washington’s escalation of its provocations means that Putin would have to accept the risk of destroying any US attack forces that were sufficiently reckless to test the defenses.
Another puzzle is Putin’s decision to pacify Erdogan by substituting a demilitarized zone in Idlib instead of liberating the province. How did Putin and Erdogan reach the fantasy conclusion that the US and its terrorist allies in Idlib province would cooperate with their demilitarization plan? Has Russian foreign policy dissolved into self-delusion? https://www.globalresearch.ca/video-al-qaeda-militants-reject-demilitarization-zone-agreement-in-idlib/5654577
We are watching unfold my concern that the acceptance of provocations results in more provocations and that the provocations escalate in their danger. What will Putin do now? If he backs down again, he can expect a yet more dangerous provocation until the only choice becomes surrender or nuclear war.
Washington’s provocations would not have reached the current level of intensity if Putin had put his foot down several provocations ago. Indeed, the entire Syrian crisis would have been over except for the repeated hesitations and premature withdrawals of Russian forces.
Does the Russian government not understand that Washington is conducting war against Russia, not against terrorists?

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