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Criticism of lack of political experience: Ramaswamy falls on his feet 20-year-old video
Vivek Ramaswamy is considered eloquent. That was the Republican presidential candidate as a young man, as an old video clip shows. Nevertheless, his words from back then now cause ridicule.
At just 38, Vivek Ramaswamy is the youngest candidate in the race for the 2024 US presidency – and the least experienced when it comes to politics. The son of Indian immigrants is a pharmaceutical entrepreneur who has made a fortune with several biotech companies developing drugs. However, he has never held a political office.
Even more uncomfortable for Ramaswamy is a video clip posted on August 18 by an obscure account with just a handful of followers on X, formerly known as Twitter, that has been making the rounds on social media since Monday. The clip shows a scene from the MSNBC talk show “Hardball” from October 27, 2003. The show features civil rights activist and pastor Al Sharpton, who at the time is running for the Democratic presidential nomination along with Senators John Edwards and John Kerry .
Vivek Ramaswamy poses critical question to Al Sharpton
The then 18-year-old Vivek Ramaswamy was also in the audience, which was able to take part in the program with questions. A good seven minutes into the show, he confronts Sharpton about his lack of background as a civil servant:
Ramaswamy: “Reverend Sharpton, hello, I’m Vivek and I want to ask you, last week we had Senator Kerry on the show and the week before that we had Senator Edwards. And my question to you is, of all the Democratic candidates, why would I vote for the one who has the least political experience?”
Sharpton: “Well, you shouldn’t, because I have the most political experience.”
Sharpton: “I started getting involved in politics when I was 12 and I’ve been involved in social policy for the past 30 years, so don’t confuse people who have a job with political experience.”
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Ramaswamy himself endured many attacks during the first Republican presidential debate, mainly because of his youth and lack of a political background. Former Vice President Mike Pence called the 38-year-old a “rookie,” while former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called him an “amateur.”
“The irony is beautiful,” commented a user on the “Hardball” excerpt. “Did he ever think he’d have to ask himself that question? Destiny is a crazy thing,” scoffed another.
And Ramaswamy himself has now responded to the video: “I pat the 18-year-old version of myself on the back for eliciting the most reasonable words from this man that ever came out of his mouth,” countered the Republican. “20 years later, it’s funny how the tide has turned.”
Ramaswamy might find it less funny how Al Sharpton’s application went on at the time: After a poor performance in the primary elections in South Carolina, the civil rights activist gave up his ambitions for the White House.


Medical teams attempting to control the worst outbreak ever recorded of the deadly Marburg virus in Angola are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel as cooperation from stricken communities improves, the U.N. health agency said.
Experts say that efforts to educate communities about the disease and about the need to isolate patients both when they're ill and after death, are beginning to payoff at last with medical teams encouraging greater cooperation by being more sensitive to villagers' fears.
The virus, which is closely related to the feared Ebola virus is spread through direct contact with body fluids, and has caused hemorrhagic fever in 266 people and killed 244 of them since March, when the outbreak first came to the attention of health authorities.
Dr. Fatoumata Diallo, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Angola, says the news is good but does not mean the outbreak is over.
The WHO says that as communities begin to understand the dangers of the virus the number of new cases has dropped from an average of 35 per week to 15.
Dr. Mike Ryan, the WHO's top outbreak specialist at the agency's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, says that the "chain of transmission is being broken as we speak" and this is the most critical time now in the response to the outbreak.
Outbreak team leader, Dr. Nestor Ndayimiridje says the community response has improved very much, and now traditional leaders are coming to the office to report suspected cases or dead bodies unlike two weeks ago. He says only one community remains hostile.
Earlier in the outbreak, suspicious villagers threw stones at medical teams when they arrived to search for infected people and collect bodies. Families hid sick people and buried the dead secretly in traditional rituals that risked spreading the disease because they involved touching and bathing of the corpse.
Adding a more human touch to their actions and interactions with the community so villagers do not feel the teams have arrived as "sanitary police," has helped medical teams get the job done, says Dr. Pierre Formenty, the WHO's Marburg virus expert.
Plastic sheet fences around isolated wards have been lowered so that people can come and see what we are doing, Formenty said. Many link the use of plastic barriers to death and think that plastic around the place to isolate the ward, shows that you are going to kill them.
Ndayimiridje says they have tried to humanize the safe burial of the bodies, allowing the families to assist from a certain distance, and doctors now refer to the isolation wards as treatment wards, and allow one relative, fitted with a bio-protective suit, to visit their sick family members.
Formenty says there is now evidence that the families understand that the disease is transmissible, they have just one or two people taking care of the sick patient, and know that they must not touch the bodies.
Now that communities are reporting the cases, the team has started to focus on prevention measures.
Injecting of medicines could be playing a role in transmission, and the experts have started a campaign warning of the dangers of reusing needles, Formenty said. The society in Uige, where most cases have occurred, favors injectable medicines over pills.


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The Cold War
Odd Arne Westad
When I was a boy in Norway during the 1960s, the world I grew up in was delimited by the Cold War. It split families, towns, regions, and countries. It spread fear and not a little confusion: Could you be certain that the nuclear catastrophe would not happen tomorrow? What could set it off? The Communists—a tiny group in my hometown—suffered the suspicions of others for having different points of view, and perhaps—it was said often enough—different loyalties, not to our own country, but to the Soviet Union. In a place that had been occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II, the latter was a serious matter: It implied betrayal, in a region that was wary of treason. My country bordered the Soviet Union in the north and at the slightest increase in the temperature of international affairs, tension also mounted along the mostly frozen river where the frontier was set. Even in tranquil Norway the world was divided, and it is sometimes hard to remember how intense its conflicts were.
جهت استعلام قيمت و سفارش چاپ اين محصول لطفا با انتشارات گنج حضور تماس حاصل فرماييد

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Bendoc is located in a country town in east Gippsland. Located just 15km from the town delegate of NSW. Surrounded by the lovely Errinundra rainforest, there are plenty of activities to do including the beautiful boardwalks, and fishing in the bendoc river. Also surrounded by state forest , this is the perfect accommodation for those with a VIC game hunting license. Location is 100m walk to the local pub ( doesn’t supply meals). Also just a 100m from the local friendly park.

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A Novel Approach to Informing the Public about the Risks of Overdose and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Medications
Address correspondence to Dr. Doyon, Maryland Poison Center, 220 Arch Street, Office level 1, Baltimore, MD 21201. E-mail: email@example.com.
Poison centers answer telephone calls from persons requesting identification of tablets. Many of these calls are from people for whom the tablets were not prescribed and potentially represent nonmedical use. Implementation of a telephone-based program of overdose prevention and screening for nonmedical use of prescription medications is examined.
Social workers with experience in substance abuse disorders were hired by a poison center to answer telephone calls from persons asking for tablet identification. The social workers asked questions regarding demographics, provided the ingredients, provided overdose prevention/safety information, and offered referral to treatment to callers who desired it.
A total of 17,616 tablet identification calls from the public were answered by the social workers during the 20-month study period. Most callers were Caucasian with median age 33 years (range 18–93 years). Overdose prevention/safety information, aimed mostly at reducing polydrug use, was delivered to 6,635 (37.7%) callers.
Treatment resource information was provided to 3,775 (21.4%) callers. A telephone-based service made up of social workers interacted with several thousand individuals potentially at risk for adverse outcomes from nonmedical use of prescription medications and delivered overdose/safety information. Although further study is needed, this type of service can complement existing state/community efforts aimed at education regarding the nonmedical use of prescription medications. (Am J Addict 2013;22:108-112)

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The star-studded full-length includes collaborations with Jamie xx, Rivers Cuomo, MGMT, Karen O, Kurt Vile, and many more.
Featuring new instrumentation and drums from Porches’ Aaron Maine.
It comes paired with a moody music video that Hynes shot on the streets of New York City in March.
Their third studio album is on the way.
A decade passes in an instant.
Dev Hynes will visit Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, and New York.
The protest art film stars Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Sturgill Simpson, and more.
Featuring songs by Frank Ocean, Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Amy Winehouse, et al.
A groundbreaking decade marked by unbridled artistry and grandiose execution.
Bassnectar, Glass Animals, Big Gigantic, Blood Orange, and Clairo also set to play three-day fest.
Blood Orange provided the score.
Brown’s first full-length in three years features contributions from Q-Tip, Run the Jewels, and Blood Orange.

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ISLAMABAD: Youths from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) staged a protest demonstration at the federal capital against an illegal counterfeit cigarette factory and its owner, and pledged to continue their struggle till the factory is sealed.
Addressing a press conference here on Monday, a large number of youths from Rowani, a village in the outskirts of Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir at the National Press Club, Islamabad demanded of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the chief justice of Pakistan, and the chairman NAB to take notice of the illegal counterfeit cigarette factory, “Wayward” by forming a commission to probe the issue and take owner of the factory and his facilitators to task.
The youths from Rowani village of Azad Kashmir (Muzaffarabad), speaking at the press conference, stated that Babar Taj, two years ago established the said cigarette factory, in the residential area without fulfilling legal requirements and the area in Rowani Park, in outskirts of Muzaffarabad was turned into a “No Go Area”.
They alleged that illegal counterfeit cigarettes with trade marks of other registered cigarette companies are being manufactured in this factory with highly harmful health material and this illegal counterfeit cigarettes are being supplied in various areas of Azad Kashmir and Pakistan.
They accused that the factory has no national tax number and the factory management does not pay taxes.
The youths also stated that in various markets and bazaars of other cities including Muzaffarabad, Neelam, Mirpur, police and the local administration confiscated illegal counterfeit cigarettes in raids, FIR was also registered against the persons concerned and shopkeepers.
The youths said that on March 11, a major operation was launched against the factory in which four trucks full of cigarettes were stopped from crossing Kohala Bridge and a heavy consignment of loaded goods (cigarettes) was confiscated from them.
An FIR has been registered against the owner and those caught with the trucks. The officer registered an FIR against the owner and proceedings were initiated.
Nine people caught with the trucks testified that the counterfeit cigarettes were loaded in trucks from the factory in Rowani.
Although the factory had apparently been shut down for a long time due to public protests, the counterfeit cigarettes are being manufactured in bulk and are being supplied to various markets from this factory, the youths said.
The youths said that the owner of the factory is luring youths of Rowani areas and outskirts towards counterfeit cigerattte and is distributing death among the people, especially among the youth and enjoys the backing of politicians, bureaucrats, and influential persons.
The youths said that they would continue to raise voice against those counterfeiters at every forum and continue their struggle.
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With little more than one month to go before the event, the speaker line-up for the Euralarm Symposium 2017 has now been announced. The event will take place at the Kensington Close Hotel in London on Monday 8 May, gathering together professional end users, facility and property managers, fire and security solution installers, system integrators, manufacturers and representatives of various certification bodies.
The first session of the Euralarm Symposium will focus on the new European Services Standard. This document is designed to ensure that all players across Europe answer to the same requirements and afford a quality experience for customers. During this session, an overview will be given of the EN 16763 Services Standard. Both end users’ and installers’ perspectives will be presented together with detail around plans for cross-border certification.
Speakers during the first session will be Lance Ruetimann (senior manager for industry affairs at Siemens), John Battersby (managing director at Sunfish Services) and Alex Carmichael, CEO at the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board.
The focal point of the second session will be the already existing fire and security digital market. During this session, an overview will be given of remote services in both the fire and security sectors. The end users’ perspective will be presented together with that of monitoring centre managers and system installers.
Speakers during this session include Dr Rolf Sigg, CEO at Sigg Security Consulting, Bob Bantock (heritage building fire safety specialist at The National Trust) and Rob King, head of strategic engagement at Kings Security.
Registration for the Euralarm Symposium is now open. Access the Euralarm General Assembly and Symposium online registration portal to make bookings.
Euralarm represents the electronic fire and security industry, providing leadership and expertise for the industry, the market, policy-makers and standards bodies. Its members make society safer and more secure through the provision of systems and services for fire detection, intrusion detection, access control, video monitoring and alarm transmission.
Founded back in 1970, Euralarm presently represents over 5,000 companies within the fire safety and security industry. Collectively, those businesses are valued at 67 billion Euros.
Euralarm members are both national associations and individual companies from right across Europe.

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Popular Nollywood actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr. Ibu was reportedly involved in an accident today, Wednesday, May 4, 2016.
He reportedly crashed his White X6 panda somewhere around Lekki – Ikoyi Bridge roundabout.
A Twitter user @temi_jon shared the photos and wrote, “Mr. Ibu don high sotey go crash his car for lekki/ikoyi Bridge roundabout.”
The actor welcomed a son with his wife in February 2016 and had a daughter after losing his first son from his ex-wife years ago.
The talented Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award nominee is currently a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria Board of Trustees. Mr. Ibu is also currently working on his new projects titled “Ibu Runs Mad in America,” and “Ozuzueke.”

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Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History (Compact Disc)
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In 2001, at forty-seven, Thomas DeWolf was astounded to discover that he was related to the most successful slave-trading family in American history, responsible for transporting at least 10,000 Africans to the Americas. His infamous ancestor, U.S. senator James DeWolf of Bristol, Rhode Island, curried favor with President Jefferson to continue in the trade after it was outlawed. When James DeWolf died in 1837, he was the second-richest man in America. When Katrina Browne, Thomas DeWolf's cousin, learned about their family's history, she resolved to confront it head-on, producing and directing a documentary feature film, Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North. Inheriting the Trade is Tom DeWolf's powerful and disarmingly honest memoir of the journey in which ten family members retraced the steps of their ancestors and uncovered the hidden history of New England and the other northern states. Their journey through the notorious Triangle Trade - from New England to West Africa to Cuba - proved life-altering, forcing DeWolf to face the horrors of slavery directly for the first time. It also inspired him to contend with the complicated legacy that continues to affect black and white Americans, Africans, and Cubans today. Inheriting the Trade reveals that the North's involvement in slavery was as common as the South's. Not only were black people enslaved in the North for over two hundred years, but the vast majority of all slave trading in America was done by northerners. Remarkably, half of all North American voyages involved in the slave trade originated in Rhode Island, and all the northern states benefited. With searing candor, DeWolf tackles both the internal and external challenges of his journey - writing frankly about feelings of shame, white male privilege, the complicity of churches, America's historic amnesia regarding slavery - and our nation's desperate need for healing. An urgent call for meaningful and honest dialogue, Inheriting the Trade illuminates a path toward a more hopeful future and provides a persuasive argument that the legacy of slavery isn't merely a southern issue but an enduring American one. "Tom DeWolf's deeply personal story, of his own journey as well as his family's, is required reading for anyone interested in reconciliation. Healing from our historic wounds, which continue to separate us, requires us to walk this road together." - Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights leader, chairman emeritus of the NAACP (1995-98), and author of The Autobiography of Medgar Evers, Watch Me Fly, and For Us, the Living "Inheriting the Trade is like a slow-motion mash-up, a first-person view from within one of the country's founding families as it splinters, then puts itself back together again." - Edward Ball, author of Slaves in the Family.

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Wat Khun Inthapramun
Wat Khun Inthapramun is ancient temple that was contructed during the Sukhothai period ,its vast size still outlined by brick ruins.The largest and longest reclining Buddha statue in Thailand,50 meters from top to feet,is enshrined here. Originally the reclining Buddha image was house in the image hall,or Wihan,but after a fire raged though the temple,the image was a bandoned to the elements for hundreds of years.
Many Thai kings have paid homage to the imade,including king Borommakot in 1753,King RamaV in 1878 and 1908,as well as the current king,who presented royal Kathin robes in 1973 and 1975.
Inside an all-purpose pavillion,there is a statue of Khun Inthapramun( a much -storied figure) as well as his presumed remains.
According to legend,Khun inthapramun was a revenue officer who secretly embezzled from goverment to build the massive Buddha image,when the king asked hoe he obtained the funds.
Khun Inthapramun did not reveal the truth because he was afaid that merit from the construction of the image would be passed on to the king .He was finally sentenced to death.


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Essequibo Cop charged for stealing cellular phone; case dismissed
A police constable stationed on the Essequibo Coast was Monday charged for stealing a Samsung S7 Edge cellular phone from a food vendor, police headquarters stated.
But the case was dismissed after the victim offered no evidence against the officer.
John Small, 23, of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara (WBD) appeared at the Charity Magistrate’s Court slapped with the simple larceny charge.
On September 18, 2018, the accused policeman along with a colleague, both fully dressed in uniform, had entered the Double ‘D’ Mall on Charity Public Road, where the vendor operates a food business, a statement from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) noted.
The policeman, who is still on probation, reportedly picked up the mobile device which was left on a table, and both officers promptly exited the premises.
“The matter was reported and a review of the Close Circuit Television (CCTV) footage in the building, caught the dishonest cop in the act,” the GPF stated.
The Force said based on legal advice obtained, the cop was charged in efforts to “weed out dishonest and corrupt members”.
After the case was dismissed, both constables have since been transferred pending a decision by the Commissioner of Police in respect of their retention in the Force.


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Egyptian army says dissolved parliament on court order
Egypts military council said on Monday its move to dissolve parliament last month was only to obey a court ruling and that it will always support the will of the Egyptian people.
A statement by the military council also said that it "was confident all institutions of state will respect constitutional decrees" and affirmed "the importance of the sovereignty of law and the constitution" to protect the state.
It said its decision to dissolve parliament was "an executive decision implementing the ruling of the Supreme Constitutional Court...".
It was the councils first comment since President Mohamed Mursi recalled parliament in defiance of the council.
BBC SportWhen it's put to him that he might be the most talented athlete in the world to hold a racquet, a bashful Ramy Ashour admits "that's pretty great".The 25-year-old Egyptian is more than just the current squash world number one - his elastic, unorthodox brilliance and charisma could be the key to squash breaking out beyond its four walls and regaining a place on the wider sporting
Ministers in Prime Minister Hisham Qandil's cabinet following the recent reshuffle (new appointees are in italics): 1. Minister of Agriculture Ahmed Mahmoud Ali El-Gizawi2. Minister of Antiquities Ahmed Eissa3. Minister of Aviation Wael Maadawi4. Minister of Communication Atef Helmy5. Minister of Culture
AP— April 15, 2013: Two bombs explode in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 140.— January 17, 2011: A backpack bomb is placed along a Martin Luther King Day parade route in Spokane, Washington, meant to kill and injure participants in a civil rights march, but is found and disabled before it can explode. White
The convenient marriage between Iran and the Arab left would have been unthinkable only a few years ago, given the traditional ideological paradoxes between patriarchal Persian Shiism, on the one hand, and leftist orthodoxy on the other.Indeed, a casual viewer of Hizbullah's Al-Manar television, or the Iranian-funded Al-Mayadin TV, these days would probably think that the two Shia propaganda


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February 24, 2020
Bankruptcy judge finds no statutory power for a chapter 13 trustee to prosecute a lawsuit that the debtor was judicially estopped for pursuing.
February 20, 2020
Courts are split on whether large medical bills are consumer debts that invoke the means test and can bar relief in chapter 7.
February 14, 2020
Eighth Circuit may have rejected blanket disallowance of exemptions for retirement accounts transferred in divorce.
February 12, 2020
Since Congress has made student loans virtually nondischargeable, why can’t a chapter 13 plan discriminate in favor of paying more toward student loans?
February 11, 2020
Almost $35,000 in actual and punitive damages was imposed on a judgment creditor and its collection law firm for failing to vacate a garnishment following notice of bankruptcy and discharge.
February 7, 2020
First Circuit requires detailed fact-finding by the bankruptcy court on the credibility of witnesses and the elements of nondischargeability for false representations.
February 6, 2020
Judge Rodriguez holds servicer and lender liable under Rule 3002.1 and the FDCPA for making a claim for unpaid real estate taxes that had been paid.
February 5, 2020
First Circuit rules that an order finding a stay violation must be appealed before the bankruptcy court grants an award of attorneys’ fees.
February 3, 2020
Michigan judges disagree about the court’s ability to consider Social Security benefits in deciding whether a chapter plan was proposed in good faith.
January 30, 2020
Careful drafting and copious documentation are required for a bifurcated fee arrangement to pass muster in chapter 7.

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Task Force Work
In 2016, we launched and implemented an education series to educate communities and congregations across Fulton and DeKalb counties on the reality of the proposed Georgia referendum known as the Opportunity School District (Amendment 1). We are proud of the work we that helped voters understand the constitutional change as they went to the polls and overwhelmingly defeated it. ABLE is currently in discernment around the next phase of our education work. Leaders of the ABLE Education task force are exploring ways to connect with communities around education issues.
ABLE continues to work hard for favorable immigration reform, that keeps families together, and that reflects what we truly value for all. We reject the use of local law enforcement resources being used to assist in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and racial profiling of immigrants.
After significant victories in expanding employment opportunities for people with criminal backgrounds by “Banning the Box” for public sector employment in cities and counties across the metro Atlanta area, Governor Deal signed an executive order “Banning the Box” on most State agency employment applications. Further positive changes include removal of certain open misdemeanor and felony arrests, removal of the food stamp ban, changes to driver license bans, requiring employers to give notice if people are denied employment based on a criminal background and more have all helped people with criminal records. Our task force is currently exploring the various elements of criminal justice such as for profit probation and parole system, length of probation and excessive fines.
Hard work paid off in our 2015/2016 victory passing 13 improvements strengthening and expanding to the power of the Atlanta Citizens Review Board (ACRB). The board provides a method where citizens can file complaints against police and have those complaints heard by an independent board of citizens. Currently the City of Atlanta is the only municipality in the region to have an independent review process for the public. We are want other municipalities to establish boards as well.


Ferrari’s cheapest car is far from its worst. A classically proportioned roadster with a turbocharged V8 stuffed into the nose and a retractable metal hard top, the California has been a runaway success for the Prancing Horse.
Now for 2016 Ferrari is turning up the wick on the little drop-top in the form of a new Handling Speciale option package. The HS package looks to alter the demeanor of the car, taking it from a grand tourer to a much more performance oriented machine. The secret sauce for this model is a complete revamp of the suspension setup. The magnetic dampers have new software to make them react quicker, and provide an overall stiffer handling profile. Spring rates are also up by 16-percent on the nose, and by 19-percent in the rear.
There is more than just suspension tuning happening here, though. Ferrari has also revised the shift logic for the transmission to provide quicker shifts, and the car has been fitted with a new exhaust system to give it an even more aggressive sound.
Now Ferrari is claiming that “the exhaust was developed in tandem with the engine and gearbox control software to underline the performance gains, with a more rapid response and improved sound and volume when driven hard,” but they also say that the engine makes the exact same horsepower and torque numbers as it used to.
Finally, Ferrari adds a few exterior touches to the HS cars to make sure they stand out from the crowd. A new grille, and blacked out trim around the body tie in with a small plaque in the cockpit to verify true HS cars. Look for the official unveil of this machine to happen in Geneva later this year.


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Dark Souls, Battletoads, Ninja Gaiden, and Cuphead wear their difficulty as a badge of pride. They crush souls and spirits alike, and results in a lot of fatigued fingers. Playing them feels like Groundhog Days of death; Live, Die, Repeat, and Repeat! Sometimes it’s about memorization, recognizing patterns, knowing where random enemies spawn, like in Contra and Ghosts ‘n Goblins. Other times, there’s an art to it as mastery of specific skills makes the levels manageable, like in the Souls series as well as the modern Ninja Gaiden games. Of course, there’s hard levels like the final stage of the Lost World in Donkey Kong Country 2, the technodrome in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES, as well as the dams in Phantasy Star II that caused me so much gaming anguish. Being a videogame protagonist in one of those game’s must be an excruciating series of painful deaths that must make them wonder what cruel individual is forcing them to relive their nightmares repeatedly.
Every so often, the difficulty can be due to a well crafted combination of tension and gameplay, and those are my favorite sequences.
There’s a moment in Shadowrun on the SNES when you go to fix your datajack. You hear a ticking sound inside your head and realize someone had installed a cortex bomb to stop you from fixing your jack. The next few minutes are a frenetic dash to save yourself before your brain explodes. The commodification and corporatization of society is one of the major themes in the game and there’s a grim, but darkly humorous, commentary on technology like this being used to enslave, and destroy here. It was for me, one of the most tense and difficult moments I’ve experienced in a game.
So Kotaku, what is the hardest game level (or game) you’ve ever played?

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Solar System Model. William Lake. Solar System. I chose to create a model of the Solar System using processing. Solar System. To create this project I made individual spheres and circles to represent the planets and rings. Difficult?.
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At last we are moving towards addressing the causes of drought and famine. Recent events in Somalia and Ethiopia could have been avoided if the U.N. And the World Food Programme had listened when first approached about the need to restore coastal forests to bring the rains in from the ocean, This was the reasoning behind Operation OASIS and the sole reason for which it was conceived.
Our communications project is aimed at collating and disseminating information about the causes of desertification, soil degradation, poor farming, and water management practices, and famine which are currently transforming arable land into unproductive baron moonscapes at an unprecedented rate. The project will offer solutions which involves everyone. If soil degradation is allowed to continue unchecked it will not only be the peoples of Africa that go hungry. World crops are failing on a global scale, and we in the over developed countries are beginning to see the impacts of high food and water prices.
We need to draw a line in the sands for our children’s sake, and not with a stick, but with countless billions of sticks with roots on them to reforest the deserts and convert our excess carbon emissions into food, fuel, energy, medicine and timber resources, achieved by re-using the water we all discharge into the sewers in order to provide renewable energy and gas from anaerobic digestion and abandon the practice of discharging the treated wastewater into the ocean when there is an economically viable option to reverse and roll back the deserts with a carpet of biodiverse forests to supply food, fuel and valuable timber commodities and in doing so bring rains to fall upon the parched lands.
I have fought most of my life to deliver Operation OASIS (Overseas Arid Soil Irrigation Solution) to countries affected by deserts, desertification, famines and drought. Thanks to the Fredome Visionary Trust, the fight has grown into a battle to save our planet that must be won!
OASIS is supported by eminent scientists with International University Backing and financial input through our join E.U. Communications bid. This is a major step in the right direction towards restoring baron desertified lands and I have been overwhelmed and humbled by the dedication and commitment shown by all involved.
Operation OASIS is a project to restore arid coastlines in the Mediterranean regions using treated waste water and is progressively moving forward to achieving its objectives: to induce fog capture by trees and vegetation to restore more regular rainfall in areas subject to desertification and water scarcity.
E.U. Life Plus Communications Funding Application. The submission of E.U. bid in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, Cranfield University, University of Seville, Green Europe and the City of Santa Pola which is situated on the arid coastline of Southern Spain and already Identified as a prime location for the implementation of the Operation OASIS Pilot Project, is a major step forward: We are all very excited by the joint multi-university backing to communicate OASIS, and initiate A Pocket Full Of Acorns- which involves the community in gathering, propagating and planting tree saplings to form biodiverse tree belts on the arid Spanish coastline. We are already communicating this sustainable model and a possible designated area has been suggested near Santa Pola.
U.K. Example We are also planning to engage land owners and East Anglia Water to connect the coastline to an East Anglia reservoir with a line of trees supplied and planted by the public to stimulate fog and rainclouds to move inland from the coast more frequently by using the A Pocket Full Of Acorns approach. East Anglia has been subject to the removal of most of its hedgerows and trees and this action along with intensive grain cropping and reliance on chemical fertilizers has reduced the soil to near desert conditions through erosion, due to overgrazing, monoculture cash crops and human activity. Wildlife has inevitably declined in this region of the U.K due to habitat loss. Hedgehogs for instance are in decline as more British hedgerows are uprooted to create bigger fields. Fortunately the Government’s Set Aside Policy rewards the farming community for designating a percentage of their land to reintroduce native tree and plant species. We hope to encourage a broader use of this policy to connect the coastline to a reservoir catchment area to help prevent drought.
Andrew K Fletcher
Operation OASIS Newsletter
Tel: +44 1803524117
Converting carbon emissions into forests, fuel and food crops.
Rivers lakes and the ocean are used as a convenience for our sewerage systems. Treated and raw effluent pollute our coastlines and feeds algal and seaweed growth, while we dine on the fish that swim in someone else’s faeces and urine.
Carbon dioxide levels up 40%. Humanity is consuming carbon-based resources at an unprecedented rate. Around 3,6 billion of the world’s 5.2 billion hectares of useful dryland for agriculture is affected by erosion and soil degradation. In more than 100 countries, 1 billion of the 6 billion world population is affected by desertification, which is degrading over 20,000 square miles of useful land worldwide every year. 50 million square kilometres of the world’s land is expanding desert.
The solution is to tanker anaerobically treated waste-water from Europe to the desert coastlines in order to irrigate and restore the arid sands to their former rich fertile moisture retaining soils, capable of supporting forestry, fuel and food crops to the point of them becoming self sustaining. Carbon Cycling brings together multinational partnerships in sustainable land and soil management. Many countries are currently engaged in using their own waste water for forestry and crops.
Countries providing waste water for irrigation, will find a twenty-fold or greater reduction in the cost of sewage treatment, the removal of pollution from their shores, stimulating additional tourism, an estimated annual xxx kWH of renewable methane that can be fed directly into the gas grid or converted into heat and electricity, reduced demand for additional power stations, creation of employment, economic regeneration, a reversal of the decline of the shipping industry, offsetting shipping's carbon footprint, attraction of foreign investment, improved foreign economic relations, Pioneering an exciting environmentally attuned industry, traffic reduction through removal of waste road tankers. A reduced need for incinerators, improved air quality, reduced pressure on landfill, an environmentally sound outlet for excessive slurry from intensive farming, Orders for generators and infrastructure.
Recipient countries benefit from seeding self-sustaining forestry & agriculture, creation of arable land to serve their populations and for exported produce, the strengthening of developing economies, useful employment, expanded habitats for endangered species, the assembly of an infrastructure for power generation and indigenous organic waste application to land. Investment Opportunities as fertility leads to development and the building of communities and new coastal towns.
Potential global benefits include stimulation of peaceful international trading relations, initial improvement of localised micro-climates to eventual balancing unevenly distributed rainfall and reduction of extreme weather events, which when scaled up will begin to address climate change.
Experts and practitioners in the tanker & shipping industries, and ambassadors & water commissioners from recipient countries have already reacted favourably. Aviation data confirms that coastal vegetation and large land/sea temperature differentials form storm clouds and strong on-shore breezes. The greening of Ascension Island by Charles Darwin, confirms that trees can attract water from clouds and vegetation will spread as a result.
Setting the plausibility of these vast benefits against the current onset of austerity, there is a strong impetus for prompt decisive steps to explore this option. Immediate recommended steps include meetings with senior ministers of key departments, such as employment, environment and energy. If local employers can be encouraged to outsource opportunities as assignments to redundant staff working part-time for virtual resource agencies attached to the project – this would enable a more equitable distribution of paid work, reduce the state benefit bill and create a huge human resource for negotiation with water companies, diplomacy with potential recipient nations, detailed project planning/specification and application for substantial EU/UN funding earmarked for this purpose, yielding payment for participants’ philanthropic work and providing optional new careers in a ground-breaking market. Once underway, both the transfer and utilisation of organic material will be revenue-generating so that expansion of land reclamation will be self-sustaining to the point where reforestation will have a major beneficial impact on the macro-climate.
Additionally, communication of realistic optimism can be supported by high-profile regular reporting by the media, a mainstream scientific advisory board needs to be convened and a follow-on APPCCG event is recommended to assess progress in a year’s time.
This document summarises not only the practical and economic case for Carbon Cycling, but also the social and systemic aspects, as they have led humanity into its current situation, and corresponding changes can contribute significantly to enabling the solution and ensuring a fair and equitable implementation.
Who supports Operation OASIS?
The aims and vision of Operation OASIS are supported by the FREdome Visionary Trust, a community group of volunteers based in Hertfordshire.
The Trust was founded in 2005 by social entrepreneur Greg Peachey, and aims to connect the ingenuity, good will and good sense of people to what happens in society. Here is their latest press release, issued on 22 August 2011:
The future of mankind lies beneath our feet - campaign to raise awareness of the importance of coastal soils seeks 1m Euro funding
The ‘OASIS MEDia’ coastal soil improvement project is driven by the FREdome Visionary Trust, a Hertfordshire volunteer group which harnesses ingenuity and goodwill within society to facilitate positive change. This project aims to support countries affected by drought and famine by raising awareness of how desert coastal soil can be transformed into a viable and sustainable habitat for trees and plants.
Long-term, the team hope to facilitate the transportation of billions of tonnes of nutrient rich-treated waste water to desert shores around the world, using the return ballast capacity of Supertankers and other bulk shipping. Currently, empty tankers are filled with seawater on their return journeys which adds significantly to the price of oil, transfers invasive microbes to foreign ecologies and is widely considered to be unsustainable.
As the EU reviews traditional ballast practices, the OASIS project offers a safe alternative, helping to restore arid coastlines, induce rainfall and potentially mitigate the effects of drought and famine. If the bid is successful, it will enable FREdome to work with local communities in Andalucia, Southern Spain to trial the viability of the project and build links with scientific bodies in other countries.
At a local level, residents in Andalucia and East Anglia will be encouraged to nurture saplings in plastic bags of soil in their own gardens, ready to be transplanted to increase rainfall at the arid Spanish coastline and in a line connecting the East Anglian coast to an inland reservoir, as permitted by authorities and under the direction of scientists.
Greg Peachey, Director of the FREdome Visionary Trust, said:
“This bid is a real opportunity to embrace change and support countries where arid landscapes have a negative impact on local communities. This bid will ensure our proposal is considered at the highest level and I look forward to the Commission’s response.”
The project is supported by a number of eminent partners including Liverpool John Moores University, who have taken on the co-ordinating role, together with the University of Seville, Green Europe and City of Santa Pola, with Cranfield University soil science department as a potential expert sub-contractor.
The OASIS MEDia communications project has been pioneered by scientist and inventor, Andrew K Fletcher. He said:
“I have been striving to deliver this project for most of my life, to help countries affected by water scarcity and desertification, who are long term sufferers of drought and famine. Thanks to FREdome and all of the other partners that we have pulled together, this funding application is a major step in the right direction and I am delighted that we have secured €500k matched funding from our partners and university backing for our bid.”
The European Commission will announce successful bids in March 2012. For more information about Operation OASIS visit www.operationoasis.com
For more information about the FREdome Visionary Trust visit www.fredome.org.


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As autumn/winter slowly encroaches on us let me now introduce two cities to www.paradisesonline.com website that will keep you hot and grooving through the cold months ahead. With Rio De Janiero and China the musical beat of these cities never ever stops.
“From clubby dance grooves, moody electronica, and garage-band thrash to melodious mandopop or old-style punk, music in China today is exploring and synthesizing sounds from all corners of China and the world” goes the promotional line. The attitude, outlook, determination and the bold expressions of its younger citizens is the most striking aspect of Beijing. The three-letter word that means most to them is more likely to be MTV than Mao. In jammed discos like JJs or the Poacher’s Inn, or just in congregations around subway stations and densely packed shopping streets the young tribes are showing off their borrowed and adapted visual styling’s – from cosmic hippiedom to swashbuckling New Romanticism, safety pins’n’snarls to hip hop hauteur.
RIO DE JANIERO
The tone is set each February with Carnival, the premier street party staged in one of the world’s most dramatically-sited cities, that showcases the Brazilian predilection for sensuality and blurs the normally stark contrasts between rich and poor. This incredibly competitive community event sees every neighborhood building ornate floats and assembling frantic dance troupes which, accompanied by 200-400 drummers, participate in a wild playoff at the ‘Sambodrome’. This is the percussion sound at the heart of Paul Simon’s Rhythm of the Saints album. Any time of the year music is plentiful – hot jazz in the trendy clubs of Ipanema and Leblon and sassy samba in the bars of Botafogo, Cindelandia, Lapa and Copacabana. There are spontaneous outpourings from street to cellar.
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Flax seeds are rich in fiber and omega-3 fatty acids. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons. of ground flaxseed seeds to your diet will not only not increase your blood sugar levels but it can actually help break down the increase in blood sugar level normally experienced after eating. The type of fiber in flax seeds are mostly soluble and have the property of lowering your blood sugar levels as well as your blood cholesterol levels.
The cheese contains no carbohydrates, with the exception of cottage cheese and ricotta cheese, which contain small amounts, or about 3 to 4 g per 1/2 cup serving. Cheese is a good source of protein and calcium. Cheese is a good snack that will not raise blood sugar levels and is a good way to add extra protein to your breakfast.
3. Olive oil
Olive oil is a good source of heart-friendly monounsaturated fats, which are the cornerstone of the Mediterranean diet. Olive oil contains no carbohydrates and will not directly influence your blood sugar levels. Use regular olive oil to cook your vegetables and protein and select the extra virgin olive oil to spray on your salad.
4. Meat, poultry and fish
A healthy diabetes meal plan should include an adequate source of protein in each of your meals. Lean meat and poultry are good low-fat options, while fish, eaten two or three times a week, can provide the omega-3 fatty acids your body needs to stay healthy and prevent cardiovascular disease. These protein sources are carbohydrate-free if you avoid those that are breaded or served in a sweet sauce.
5. Nuts and nut butter
Nuts contain small amounts of carbohydrates, most of them are fiber, and therefore have a modest effect on your blood sugar levels. Cashew nuts are the most starched of all nuts and are not the best choices with about 9 g of carbohydrates per ounce. Stick to other nuts and limit your serving size to about 1 ounce, or 1 to 2 tablespoons. in the case of nut butter to avoid affecting your blood sugar levels. Avoid sugar-coated nuts and select natural unsweetened walnut butter.
6. Vegetables without starch
Non-starchy vegetables contain small amounts of carbohydrates, but most of these carbohydrates are fiber, which explains why they have little impact on your diabetes control. A diet rich in non-starchy vegetables can really help you better manage your blood sugar levels. Include broccoli, green leaves, tomatoes, brussels sprouts, turnips, cauliflower, bok choy, onions, mushrooms or asparagus in most of your meals to increase your fiber intake and antioxidants without compromising your blood sugars
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Rivals of OPEC seeking to reach its most-prized oil customers are finding that the long way around is better than any shortcut to success.
As the group seeks to implement a bargain to restriction output, the glut that was exacerbated by its prior strategy of maintaining taps open has spawned a market structure thats benefiting competitors in marketings to Asia. Cargoes from Europes North Sea will reach South Korea in coming months, while U.S. Eagle Ford shale petroleum as well as Mexican petroleum arrived at Yeosu port in November. Japanese and Thai refiners have bought West Texas Intermediate from BP Plc.
Shipments to Asia from locatings farther than the Middle East are turning more attractive because of a deepening marketplace structure known as contango, where near-term supplies are cheaper than those for future months. Sellers benefit from this because the value of a cargo rises as it induces the longer journey to its destination. For purchasers, abundant output across the Atlantic Basin has induced North American and European petroleum cheaper relative to petroleum from OPEC nations such as the U.A.E and Qatar.
The wider contango has given OPECs competitors a shot at loading up a vessel and sending petroleum from all corners of the globe to Asia, even if it sails for up to two months, told Nevyn Nah, a Singapore-based analyst at industry consultant Energy Aspects Ltd. OPECs fight for market share amid rebounding output from members such as Nigeria and Libya, as well as increased production from places like Russia and former Soviet Union regions, has exacerbated the market oversupply.
The premium of later furnishes of Brent, the benchmark for more than half the worlds oil, over near-term cargoes is currently at about$ 5 a barrel versus a contango of$ 2 at the end of April. Thats in contrast to more than two years earlier, when later shipments were at a discount, or backwardation, of more than $7. Crude was then trading at more than $100 a barrel before a global glut dragged down costs by more than 50 percent.
Two million barrels of petroleum on a Very Large Crude Carrier will take about 55 days to traverse the 15,000 nautical mile from the U.S. Gulf Coast across the Atlantic to South Korea, a month more than supplies from the Countries of the middle east. The value of crude can rise by as much as a dollar per barrel during the time difference because of the contango, data compiled by Bloomberg show. That would also assist compensate for higher shipping costs from the longer voyage.
The value of Brent crude loading in three months is about$ 1 per barrel higher versus shipments for two months ahead. The expense to time-charter a vessel for 30 days is lower at 80 to 85 pennies per barrel, according to Bloomberg calculations based on data regarding ship broker Howe Robinson Partners.
Oil is trading more than 50 percentage below its 2014 highs, amid supposition over whether the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will be able to implement a plan to cut output and stabilize markets reeling from a glut. A decision is expected next week after a Vienna meeting between ministers from group nations including biggest member Saudi Arabia as well as non-OPEC producers such as Russia.
OPECs potential production cut could tighten the market in Asia. And, if you cant get enough medium and heavy sour petroleum, then the best would be to look for alternatives in the Atlantic Basin, told Ehsan Ul-Haq, an analyst at industry consultant KBC Energy Economics. If the Saudi-led plan to curb supplyings goes through, the Middle east Dubai oil benchmark could turn costlier relative to Brent, which in turn facilitates the flow of Atlantic Basin petroleum to Asia, he said.
Additionally, vessels that bring oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast from the Countries of the middle east can in turn to contribute to carry back North American and Latin American crude, or a combination of both, to Asia. The supertanker Izki arrived at South Koreas Yeosu port earlier this month with U.S. Eagle Ford crude co-loaded with Mexicos Maya and Isthmus oil grades. The shipment was for refiner GS Caltex Corp ., which has joined other Asian processors in buying supplying from the U.S. mainland after a 40 -year ban on American petroleum exports was overturned.
Buyers in Asia-Pacific also benefit from this strategy because they can receive a blend of heavy petroleums from Latin America and lighter assortments from the U.S. in a single shipment. The region will use 32.88 million barrels a day of petroleum this year, accounting for more than a third of global intake, according to data from the International Energy Agency. Daily demand is forecast to expand to 33.7 million barrels in 2017.
There has traditionally been a regular flow of vessels moving oil from the Arabian Gulf to the U.S ., as producers such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have word contracts to render refineries along the U.S. Gulf coast, said Den Syahril, a Singapore-based analyst at industry consultant FGE. This makes a ready pond of vessels available when exporting U.S crude either on its own or along with Latin American grades to Asia, while serving as a viable back-haul option for ship-owners.
Read more: www.bloomberg.com


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So back in June, I started listening to this song “Backwards Walk” by Frightened Rabbit that was on a Paste sampler. By August, I had become officially obsessed with it; thus its presence on my Dragon*Con mix.
Yet somehow I kept forgetting to check out anything else by this band. What is wrong with me? Then a week or two ago, I start, as is my usual December pasttime, reading through all the year-end lists so nicely compiled by Large-Hearted Boy. And I start seeing Frightened Rabbit everywhere… And I look at my iPod and wonder “Do I have anything by them? Why Yes. OH? THIS IS THEIR SONG!?!” And then they popped up on Heather’s (Fuel/Friends) year-end list and I knew I had to get my lazy butt in gear.
Frightened Rabbit “The Midnight Organ Fight” = best album of 2008 that I didn’t listen to until December. And I totally regret that. But at least I’m listening to it now. It’s REALLY good.


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I just had one of my favorite breakfast smoothies and wanted to share the idea with you. I have some very healthy eaters/doctors at church that told me about this a couple years back when we just kept getting one illness after another. It's supposed to boost your immune system. I think it tastes great. All but one of my children agree. I couldn't find my camera, so I grabbed these pictures off the internet. My shake doesn't look quite as green, but you can tweak it how you like it.
Along with breakfast, I always eat a handful of raw nuts (almonds, walnuts) and if I have enough money for citrus fruit, then I eat a grapefruit or drink some lemon juice. My kids all love citrus fruit. I'd do oranges, but we seem to never get good ones where we live, and I'm so tired of wasting my money on them.
Of course if Pat is home and cooking, then we have omelets, pancakes, waffles, french toast, hashbrowns, etc. I love those breakfasts. Just not what they do to me!
Random other tips: if I eat something sweet that I shouldn't have then I drink a Tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in maybe a cup of water. It restores the acidic/alkaline levels in your body that the sugar will throw off, and it's really good for you.
Also, I've pretty much stopped eating cheddar cheese. I've switched the kids over to mozzarella, and I eat that or cottage cheese. One of my favorite lunches is cottage cheese with green chile on top (hey I live in NM!) and maybe some salt and pepper. It's really good, and these cheeses are much healthier for your body. I'm not trying to be preachy, because I mess up ALL THE TIME. But these changes really have made a difference that I can feel and see.


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Indian Public sector company HMT signs MoU with
Munich based Nova Global-Make in India campaign at
16th April, 2015
HMT limited, one of the oldest public sector units
in India, signed a memorandum of understanding with
Nova Global, Engineering services company based out of
Munich - Germany, to provide “total engineering
solutions” to German customers.
This MOU was signed during recently concluded
Hannover exhibition where India launched its
ambitious “Make in India“ campaign.
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Coastal Battery "Rubha nan Sasan"
(UK: Scotland - Highland - Cove)
This British coastal battery was built in 1941 to defend Loch Ewe against a possible German invasion. The main armanant consisted of two 6 inch (152.4 mm) guns.
During the Second World War, Loch Ewe was the starting point for many Russia-bound convoys and a haven for Allied shipping. Many emplacements and bunkers were built for de defense of Loch Ewe. Many remains still exist.
The battery today:
It is currently abandoned.
- Text: Kaj Metz & Fedor de Fries
- Photos: Gary Henderson (1) Flickr (2,3)
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On-Demand Healthcare: Everything You Need to Know
On-demand healthcare is now possible because of recent advancements in technology. Imagine having a migraine or developing a serious rash and immediately having access to medical care? This is all part of on-demand healthcare. Instant access to care is growing globally and even provides many specialty services to patients.
This is already a game-changer, especially in the age of Covid-19. According to Medical Economics, the expectation is that telemedicine, which is a large part of on-demand healthcare, will reach over $185 billion by 2026. The following information is everything you need to know about on-demand healthcare.
What is On-Demand Healthcare?
On-demand healthcare means scheduling an appointment with a medical provider and receiving care in a relatively short amount of time. While on-demand care can mean several things, depending on the caregiver, patients currently receive this type of care in the following ways.
- Telehealth – You can use telehealth or telemedicine through various types of technology. Using a laptop, a tablet, or even a smartphone, individuals can now see their doctor or a variety of other healthcare providers.
- In-Person Visits – On-demand healthcare is also providing in person healthcare services. For non-emergency visits such as the flu or a sprained ankle, companies will send medical professionals directly to a person’s home.
What Services are Available?
There are several specific services that work well with on-demand medicine. Different companies will provide different types of care for their patients. Doctor on Demand offers the following services:
- Preventative Care – Everything from wellness screenings to lifestyle counseling is available through on-demand healthcare.
- Urgent Care – Instant healthcare services can help individuals needing urgent care receive prescriptions quicker and set up further care if needed.
- Chronic Care – Allergies, asthma, diabetes, and high blood pressure are all conditions that you can manage through telemedicine.
- Behavioral Care – Mental health assessments and treatment of conditions such as anxiety and depression are now treatable from the comfort of your home.
Who is Providing These Services?
There are several companies and healthcare organizations that are now providing instant healthcare services. The following are a few of these companies and some of the services they offer.
- Teladoc – Teladoc is a service that provides virtual care. They also connect patients with doctors and specialists that offer in-person services.
- Amwell – This is a company that works with different healthcare organizations to provide telehealth and other digital medical solutions. Amwell also provides apps for individual patients.
- Heal – This service is currently offering house calls twelve hours each day, 7 days a week. Heal provides licensed doctors and most major insurance companies cover their services.
- HealthTap – HealthTap provides online medical services primarily to organizations, but individuals can sign up.
What are Some Benefits?
There are several important benefits of on-demand healthcare. The first is that many people are more likely to seek out medical treatment when they can visit a doctor from the privacy of their own home. Whether through telemedicine or a clinician visiting the home, people will feel more comfortable asking for and receiving care. People may also feel more comfortable divulging private but necessary health-related information when receiving a home visit.
The second benefit is that it will save money. This is especially true when using telemedicine. While it may seem that sending doctors and nurses to a person’s home will raise healthcare expenses, the opposite is actually true. Maintaining a brick-and-mortar practice is expensive. Reducing, or in some cases even eliminating overhead will greatly reduce costs. Earlier detection of medical problems can also reduce healthcare costs in the long run.
Another benefit is the convenience. There are now on-demand health apps that make the entire process fairly easy from start to finish. You can schedule the initial appointment, make payments, and then receive medical reports through an app. An app may also help you find supplementary services such as where you can easily get flu shots or certain blood tests.
What are Some Challenges?
Like any new industry, there are currently a few wrinkles that may provide some obstacles in the early stages of promoting on-demand care. According to the American Hospital Association, there are several challenges facing the on-demand health care industry.
- Receiving Insurance – Insurance is often one of the first concerns for someone needing medical care. It’s not only an issue for patients receiving the care but for the companies providing on-demand medicine. While many on-demand services accept several insurance carriers for patients, it can prove difficult to provide insurance for the medical professionals who visit patients in their private homes.
- Following Regulations – Healthcare regulations are often complex. A company will need to understand and follow all the laws and guidelines regarding the constantly changing on-demand healthcare industry in order to remain fully compliant.
- Increasing Competition – When a new niche market opens up many new companies as well as established companies will try to get a foot in the door. While competition is generally good for consumers, it might mean that a provider you’ve come to rely on goes out of business more easily.
- Connecting to Remote Locations – Whether it’s physically getting clinicians to remote areas or providing reliable internet service, there are still difficulties when connecting with patients.
Is On-Demand Healthcare Right for You?
There are still health conditions and situations that will require in-person medical care in a doctor’s office or medical facility. There are, however, many situations and types of conditions that you may receive care for through on-demand healthcare. You’ll need to ask yourself several questions when deciding if this type of care is right for you.
- Do I live in a remote location that makes it difficult to drive to a doctor’s office, especially during winter conditions?
- Do I have an extremely busy schedule that often makes it difficult for me to spend several hours visiting a physician?
- Do I have a disability or illness that makes it hard to leave my home without assistance?
- Do I have reliable internet service and adequate technology to engage with medical professionals online?
If you answered yes to any of the previous questions, on-demand healthcare is something you’ll probably want to consider. You can find out more about how to sign up or use on-demand care through either your insurance company or your current family physician.
Physically driving to a doctor’s office and spending long waits in the office is something you will likely do less often as healthcare services continue to change and adapt. On-demand healthcare will almost certainly continue to grow and improve in the near future.


Following Wednesday’s results, the Japanese statistics firm Media Create posted its weekly analysis, focusing on the performance of the most relevant release of the week, Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth for Nintendo 3DS.
Media Create mentions that the 79,747 copies sold by the game in its debut week are less than half of the 187,000 copies sold by its predecessors in its first week on the shelves. The percentage of sold copies compared to shipment is also 64.54%, while Persona Q was at 80.64%.
That being said, this is still the best-selling debut for a 3DS game in 2018, beating Etrian Odyssey X which launched with 72,000 copies sold in a week in August.
According to the firm, the game is “putting up a reasonably good fight” despite the fact that the hardware momentum of the 3DS is declining.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth launched in Japan on Nov. 29, 2018 exclusively for Nintendo 3DS. At the moment it doesn’t have a western release announced, but since Etrian Odyssey X is coming (on Feb 5, 2019, by the way) there is a good chance that this one will make it across the Pacific as well.
At least, we can hope.


Hear from players and change agents from the world of cricket discuss how this globally beloved sport is playing catch up by using data and in-game technology to further develop the sport.
When COVID-19 brought live sports to a halt in early 2020, NASCAR and iRacing adjusted in real time to fill the void with the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. In this session, NASCAR Chief Digital Officer Tim Clark will go behind the scenes to share how televised virtual races featuring the sport’s biggest stars kept fans engaged, drove value for sponsors and introduced NASCAR to new audiences.
Tune in to hear experts discuss how they use real-time analytics to inform in-game tactical changes and optimize data analytics tools and software to leverage the insights they need to be effective.
Bringing together the leading figures in sports analytics, business, and technology.


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Updating your windows to be more energy efficient presents a great opportunity to spend some money in order to save some money, especially if you’re remodelling your home. Although historically glass windows have been commercially manufactured for a long time, the industry has been constantly improving them by adding things like coatings or glazes.
You usually can’t see these with your eyes, but it’s there and can often make a huge difference to how your home heats and cools. What exactly is a glass coating? Glass coatings, also known as window glazes, are created by adding a thin layer of some other material to a regular pane of glass. These extra layers are so thin that they’re very easy to see through. Although you may not see it happening, these layers can drastically change what kinds of light come in and out of your home. They Filter Harmful Light There are actually two other kinds of light that exist outside of our visible range: infrared and ultraviolet light (UV). In order to see outside, we really only need the visible range of light to pass through our windows. Properly glazed or coated windows are able to let visible light through while blocking infrared and ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet light is a main contributor to color fading in wallpaper, furniture or paintings that receive direct sunlight from your windows. Infrared light, similarly, brings heat into your home. By blocking these unnecessary kinds of light, you will be better able to control the temperature in your home in both the summer and winter. Benefits of Low-E Glass Coating There are a lot of different kinds of glazed windows options. When looking for glazed glass, be sure to pay attention to its U-Value, which is a measurement of the rate of heat transfer that the window allows.
If a glazed window has a very low U-Value that means that it transfers heat very slowly, keeping heat inside your home in the winter and outside in the summer.
Low-Emittance Glass: Low-E glass is a great choice of glaze to keep UV light and therefore heat out of your home.
Low-E Glass with Argon: The addition of a layer of argon between panes of glass helps even more. Because argon is heavier than air it moves slower and therefore transfers heat slower.

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There’s a new form of domestic abuse, and so-called “smart” home devices are the weapons.
And, yes, women are more likely to be affected by this perverse use of technology. Here’s how it works: An abuser can lock a victim into her own home using web-enabled locks, and monitor her every move via video security systems. An abuser can expose a victim to extreme heat or cold by remotely controlling a smart thermostat, or wake her up in the middle of the night by blasting music with a remote control.
Smart home abuse is just one way in which technology is disproportionately harmful to women. A few others: Machine learning algorithms can reinforce gender biases inherent in the datasets used to train them, so recruiting tools for tech workers can be biased against women. Crash dummies are based on male bodies, so car safety tests don’t account for female anatomy. Voice recognition software is more likely to understand a male voice. Mapping apps can provide the fastest route to any destination, though not the safest one. And tech gadgets at our service often have female voices, reinforcing gender power imbalances.
Tech’s dark side arises from who designs and builds it—and who’s excluded from the process. When diverse voices are shut out, so too are diverse ideas, perspectives, and values.
According to a 2019 report by Women in Communications and Technology, men in technology outnumber women by a ratio of four to one. Women who manage to break into the sector wield significantly less power. They earn less than their male counterparts and are less likely to be promoted to leadership positions. Little wonder they’re more likely to flee the industry.
The need to include diverse voices in the innovation process propelled Sarah Saska to found Feminuity, a consulting firm that helps tech companies become more diverse and inclusive. Though her firm’s name blends the words “feminism” and “ingenuity,” Saska wants to do more than just get more women hired at tech workplaces.
Feminuity’s version of feminism is decidedly intersectional. When clients come to Saska saying, “We need to hire more women,” the 30-something entrepreneur takes the conversation deeper. “The goal of 50 percent representation of women in any space is not only shortsighted but also wildly essentialist. You could end up hiring only white, cisgender, heterosexual, able-bodied, resourced women. It’s such a limited frame, and we’ll be no further ahead.”
Rather, an intersectional approach takes into account people’s overlapping identities and experiences. For example, black women, disabled women, gender non-conforming people, and women who care for children and elders may face specific obstacles to employment and promotion. Until a company removes those barriers, it will not achieve equity.
It’s an approach that’s been missing from tech workplaces, says Saska, who grew up in a feminist home and earned a PhD in gender studies and feminist research at Western University in London, Ont. While researching innovation theory for her degree, she began to realize a huge gap. “There wasn’t anything related to humanness, such as gender or race,” she says. “It was absent. It didn’t make sense to me. How could we not talk about the human side of things?”
Wanting to apply her understanding to the business world, Saska launched Feminuity in 2014, along with innovation expert Andrea Rowe (who has since left the company). A 2016 Studio Y fellowship at MaRS Discovery District helped Saska hone her entrepreneurship and leadership skills, build networks, and translate her academic knowledge into business practices.
Says Saska: “I got into this space because, right now, we’re at an inflection point. Some tech companies are larger than entire countries. Tech companies have power, and they’re outpacing our laws and policies and playing in new and grey spaces. Tech can exacerbate or make things better when it comes to equity.”
In Canada’s tech sector, she says the need for diversity and inclusion work is especially urgent. To her knowledge, the massively successful e-commerce platform Shopify is the only tech company with a senior level diversity leader and a team, while the US has many more companies investing in this area. “Canadian tech talks a lot about how ‘diversity is our strength,’ and I find that frustrating,” says Saska. “Diversity is not a given. It’s something that we must design for deliberately and intentionally. There’s a lot that needs to happen before we can say diversity is really our strength.”
Now in its fifth year, Feminuity employs between 10 and 20 people at any given time, contracting specialists as needed to work primarily with small and medium-sized companies that may not have the resources to hire a full-time employee dedicated to diversity and inclusion, yet know they need help.
The process starts when Feminuity conducts a holistic survey of the business, collecting quantitative and qualitative data about processes, physical space, products, and policies.
The quantitative data is decidedly intersectional, with survey questions designed to create a layered picture of how women with multiple identities experience the workplace, helping leaders understand, say, the challenges of a racialized single mother with child care issues.
To gather qualitative information, Anisha Phillips, an associate consultant at Feminuity, conducts video interviews with employees who opt in. Phillips says participants sometimes assume they’ll be asked if they’ve experienced discrimination. Rather, open-ended questions prompt them to describe what they like and don’t like about their workplaces.
“Inclusion has many different aspects,” explains Phillips, adding it doesn’t always look the way people expect it to. In training workshops, the Feminuity team refers to an article that describes 34 diversity characteristics, including gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, language, physical ability, cognitive ability, mental health, social roles within the home, and political beliefs, to name just a few.
After Saska’s team gathers data and analyzes it through an intersectional lens, they co-design strategies with clients, help build an internal steering committee, provide resources and training, and prepare the company to implement the plan, which typically takes six months to a year, though some engage in the process for several years.
Feminuity’s approach may touch on any aspect of business, not just hiring and human resource policies. It could mean diversifying a company’s supply chain to include Indigenous contractors, for example, or improving how work spaces function for people with disabilities, or closing salary gaps that may exist between a company’s most junior and senior employees.
In some cases, Saska may act as a part-time chief diversity officer, a more affordable way to build inclusion into leadership for companies that don’t have the resources to hire a full-time employee for the role. But her ultimate goal is to build internal capacity to embed diversity and inclusion practices in a company’s day-to-day culture and operations.
The key to embedding equity lies in helping leaders see the business through a lens of “futurism,” which, to Saska, means being thoughtful about the long-term impacts of a product or service for everyone—not just the dominant group.
“Is there a chance it could exacerbate inequities that already exist?” she asks. “If your goal is shortsighted, if you just want to get wealthy, there’s always a shadow side. You’re going to benefit some people—those who have dominant identities, those with power—and you’re going to leave others behind.”
Saska sees more tech startups and scaleups baking social justice into their way of doing business from the very beginning. It doesn’t take a lot of resources, she says, but does take a sense of intention. Small startups on small budgets can access Feminuity’s open-source resources—offered free on its website—to create inclusive job descriptions, interview practices, benefits packages, organizational structures, sexual harassment policies, and compensation packages.
Embracing diversity can avoid expensive and complex problems down the road. Saska cites Uber as an example of how failing to consider the needs of women can create a flawed business model, as the money-losing company is plagued by accusations that the car-sharing app makes users vulnerable to sexual assault by contract drivers.
As for Feminuity’s internal hiring process, Phillips described it as “a conversation” rather than about credentials or degrees. She says Saska wanted to know, what her research was about, what types of issues were of interest to her. “It was about getting to know me as a person,” she says.
Saska describes the company culture as being in a continual process of growth. The team is moving to a new space in Toronto and hiring new team members, some of whom will work remotely. That has spurred her to study inclusive practices for remote teams, which she’ll test on her own group.
“We are trying to figure out, embody, and actualize the work we do with our clients,” says Saska. The goal is to distill social justice concepts into habits of thought for groups who create technologies, and that’s an ongoing project.
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I've spent a bunch of my free time lately playing with a program called Hero-O-Matic, one of several programs available on the net for creating images of superheroes and and adventurers.
The reason that I was looking for a hero generating program was to illustrate a story that has been kicking around in my head for a couple of years, the story of a mystery woman, a female adventurer who has inhabited the various worlds of pulp and comic book fiction over the last century. Initially, I knew her only as The Mystery Woman, but somewhere along the line she acquired a comic book nom de guerre—Bette Noir—and then a sidekick and eventual partner known as Bella Donna. The two of them together, I eventually called "Beauty and the Beast".
Bette starts her career as a pulp hero, like The Shadow or Doc Savage. Slowly, she evolves through Green Hornet and Blue Beetle costumed adventurer stage to a full blown Batman-like comic book hero. Her Chauffeur, Giordano is replaced by a teenage sidekick, the lovely Bella Donna. Like Robin, there are several Belladonnas over the years, one or two of whom take on the persona of "Deadly Nightshade". Their tale is told in a separate web page, which I initially illustrated with another superhero generator—Heromachine.
When I stumbled upon Hero-o-Matic (no longer running on the net, but available in a number of places), and its successor, Fábrica de Heróis, I decided to add a little variety to Bette's page, generating a cover for a "Johnny DC"-style version of the "Beauty and the Beast" comic. The images of Bette (in black and gray with a blue hood) and Bella (in purple and gray), to the right came were generated for that cover.
For Bette's career to parallel the history of comic books, she needed to join a couple of teams and interact with other men and women of mystery. To that end, I recruited a number of other characters I had made up over the years, either purely for my own amusement of for a couple of superhero role playing games I ran. Heromachine and Hero-o-Matic were so much fun, that I've created images of many of them. Here are several.
On the left are Masquerade, Mistress of Disguise and her sidekick Domino, a pair created specifically to be teammates of Bette's in "The Good Girls" in the 1940s, and "The Bad Girls" in the 1980s. Masquerade borrows from the hat wearing adventuresses Miss Masque and Lady Luck of the 1940s, Steve Ditko's faceless heroes Mr. A and the Question from the 1960s (who also inspired Rorschach of The Watchmen), and disguise artists of all eras. Originally, I envisioned her dressed in red, like the public domain Miss Masque, but sadly, Alex Ross revitalized Miss Masque and to keep her distinct from Bill Black's version of her, renamed her Masquerade. Domino seemed an obvious name for Masquerade's young sidekick.
To their right is one of the first comic book characters I ever made up, Twilight, who was inspired in small part by Dr. Midnight and an early 1960's fanzine character, The Eclipse. Twilight's power is that he can emit either light or darkness, and of course, see in that dark.
Every comic book world needs a Superman/Captain Marvel analog. Just as Astro City has The Samaritan, my comic book universe has Paragon, the Man of the Future. Likewise, every universe must have at least one red, white and blue super-patriot, à la Captain American, Uncle Sam, The Shield or Fighting American. In fact, there are so many of them that it's hard to think if a name that hasn't been taken. I can therefore, hopefully, be forgiven for naming my Old Glory-clad heroine, Young Glory.
Beside her stand The Fox and Vixen, a pair of non-super crime fighters of the Batman and Robin, Catman and Kitten variety. A distant relative of mine was a hero to the local West Virginia rebels during the Civil War, and in his memory, the Fox is sometimes known as "The Blue Fox". I've presented them here, though, in their more natural color coordinated version. Filling out the picture is Ace Eldridge, of the Rocket Patrol, a Rocketman-, Commando Cody-, Rocketeer-like character, that "just growed" as I was playing with Hero-o-Matic.
The quartet to the right was made up about 25 years back for a Superworld role playing game I ran. To the right, we have Columbia, the Spirit of American facing the three sisters she empowered: Justice, Victory and Liberty. At times, the last two have been known as Miss Justice and Lady Liberty. The girls are the three daughters of a general who was the last male in a long line of soldiers dating back to the founding of the nation. The girls would have followed their father's example at the outbreak of WWII, but women were not permitted to serve in the military. And so Columbia granted them iconic powers and identities.


Thin wires conduct less easily than thick ones, because there is less room for the electrons to travel through. The energy needed to push current through a resistance is transformed into heat. This can be useful, for example in the very thin filament of a light bulb, which glows white hot.
If the wrong-sized wire is used, or if a wire becomes broken or disconnected, this can cause an accidental short circuit which bypasses the resistance of the component. The current in the wire may become dangerously high and melt the wire or cause a fire.