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CHAMPLAIN — The 2014 West African Ebola outbreak may seem worlds away, but there is a historical link between Liberia and the North Country.
It’s quite possible that the West African country wouldn’t exist today had not Jehudi Ashmun been appointed the fourth governor there from 1822 to 1828.
Jehudi was born in Champlain on April 21, 1794, the third of Samuel and Parthenia (Raymond) Ashmun’s 10 children.
He studied at Middlebury College and the University of Vermont before he became a legend in Africa.
He is one of Champlain’s illustrious natives.
“He is one of the famous ones,” said Celine Paquette, founder of the Samuel De Champlain History Center in Champlain.
“His father, Samuel Ashmun, was one of the first school trustees. His dad was here as one of the founders.”
Jehudi attended school in Champlain until he began his college studies at age 16.
During the War of 1812, he gave sermons at the local church and organized a militia to protect Champlain from British forces, according to the article “Noted Men & Women of the Champlain Valley and the Adirondacks” published by the Plattsburgh Sentinel on Jan. 23, 1891.
He earned money for his college expenses as a schoolmaster in Champlain in 1815. In March 1815, that amount was $66.
He entered Middlebury College in September 1812.
“He’s included in our archives along with other interesting alumni from Middlebury’s history who attended Middlebury in the past,” said Sarah Ray, director of media relations at Middlebury College.
Possibly due to economics, Jehudi transferred to the University of Vermont during his senior year, graduating 1816.
He gave the salutatory address and presented “An English Oration upon the Philosophy of the Mind,” according to Lawrence P. Gooley’s 2011 article published in the Adirondack Almanac.
After his graduation, Jehudi became a principal and a professor of classical literature at the Bangor Theological Seminary in Maine, where he was also ordained a minister.
On Oct. 7, 1818, he married the former Catherine D. Gray, who had attended a girl’s school in Middlebury and also taught briefly at the Champlain school before their marriage.
On April 17, 1819, he resigned his post in Maine, and the Ashmuns relocated to Washington, D.C.
There, Jehudi ventured into publishing with the Constellation, a weekly in Baltimore, and The Theological Repository of the Episcopal Church.
The “E” word was emancipation during the early 19th century, as pro- and anti-slavery factions tussled over the “peculiar institution” and where men and women of African descent should reside after being granted their freedom.
In D.C., Jehudi edited “Memoirs of the Life and Character of the Rev. Samuel Bacon, A.M.”
Bacon was a U.S. Marine officer, Pennsylvania attorney and Episcopal minister who died trying to establish a colony for free people of color in Africa.
Jehudi finished editing the 300-page manuscript in December 1821.
Drawn to the work of the American Colonization Society, he founded the African Intelligencer, which was devoted to the society’s mission of repatriating free blacks.
Inspired by Bacon’s example, Jehudi was appointed an agent of the American Colonization Society.
He and his wife sailed on The Strong from Baltimore on June 20, 1822, to the Pepper Coast, according to the Sentinel.
They were accompanied by a group of settlers and missionaries and arrived at Montaerade (Cape Mesurado) on Aug. 8.
The fledgling colony of Liberia, numbering 130 souls, was in disarray and threatened by disease and warfare by indigenous Africans — the Mamba, Vai and Dey.
While Jehudi donned the hats of minister, soldier, legislator and engineer, Catherine succumbed to a fever and died on Sept. 15, 1822, according to the Sentinel article.
In the midst of 15 other deaths, hostilities against the settlers by indigenous Africans never ceased.
In Nov. 30, 1822, Jehudi wrote a letter to the society’s board:
“All the tribes around us are combined in war against us. Their principal object is plunder. We are surrounded only with a slight barricade and can only raise a force of 30 men. Have not time, limits nor the means to erect an effectual and permanent fortification. Nor any means except what causally offers of sending to Sierra Leone for aid. We endeavor to make God our trust.”
Jehudi succeeded in stabilizing Liberia in 1823 and remained as governor until his departure on March 26, 1828.
He left behind a flourishing colony of 1,200 and arrived in New Haven, Conn., on Aug. 10, 1828, very ill with fever.
Jehudi died on Aug. 25, 1828. He is buried in the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.
The Essex County Republican, Jan. 22, 1891, edition, had this account of his death:
“A great concourse of people attended his funeral, the sermon being delivered by Rev. Leonard Bacon. His mother arrived from Champlain only in time to press her lips to the coffin of the beloved son at the conclusion of the first prayer, and in the presence of the assembled and weeping multitude who had come to his burial.”
In Champlain in 1938, a New York State Education Department marker was placed at the site of Jehudi’s birthplace.
In 1959, a memorial was dedicated in his honor in Paquette Park.
Francis A. Dennis, the first secretary of the Embassy of Liberia in Washington, D.C., was in attendance.
“It was a big deal,” Paquette said. “ When I see President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on television, I think of Jehudi and the American connection.”
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In this paper, the development of a new mass transfer model to simulate the thermal and phase change characteristics encountered by binary mixtures during flow boiling process is discussed. A new boiling mass transfer model based on detailed bubble dynamic effects, inclusive of local bubble shear, drag and buoyancy dynamics, has been developed and full implemented within the commercial CFD code AVL FIRE v2010. In the present study the phasic mass, momentum and energy equations are solved in a segregated fashion in conjunction with an interfacial area transport and a number density equation to study the heat and mass transfer characteristics of binary flow boiling inside a rectangular duct. Turbulence in the fluidic system and those generated by the bubbly flow are treated using an advanced k-ζ-f model. The simulation results comprising of flow variables such as volume fraction, fluidic velocities and temperature and the resultant heat flux generated on the heated wall section clearly monitors the suppression in heat transfer coefficients with enhancement in flow convection. Competing mechanisms such as phase change process and turbulent convection are identified to influence the heat transfer characteristics. In particular, the varying influence of the mass transfer effects on the heat flux characteristics with alteration in wall temperature is well demonstrated. Comparisons of the predicted heat transfer coefficients for varying wall superheat and varying fluidic velocity indicates a very good agreement with experimental data, wherever available. Description of the flow field inclusive of interfacial area and number density distribution is provided. The current model can be easily extended to simulate multiphase flow in complex systems such as a cooling water jacket for automotive applications.
Numerical Simulation of Flow Boiling of Binary Mixtures Using Multi-Fluid Modeling Approach
Srinivasan, V. "Numerical Simulation of Flow Boiling of Binary Mixtures Using Multi-Fluid Modeling Approach." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 10: Heat and Mass Transport Processes, Parts A and B. Denver, Colorado, USA. November 11–17, 2011. pp. 565-575. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2011-63848
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It’s been a busy year for Bonobo, but the five-term GRAMMY-nominated artist shows no sign of slowing down. Despite having only two shows left on a sold-out tour that took him in front of almost a million people across four continents, Bonobo continues to delight fans everywhere by dropping new music. Today he gifts us with a surprise single, a vibrant dance track called “Defender.”
We’d be able to tell this was a Bonobo track from the opening notes, even if we didn’t know better. His signature pulses of hand-pan style synth lay the groundwork for production that gets progressively darker. A soft techno beat dances with tribal percussion to form an alluring rhythm while an undulating vocal chop cuts in over it. Once the beat drops, distorted glitches of bass complete the spellbinding dancefloor magic Bonobo casts.
This deeply textured, global-inspired rave track builds nicely off his most recent single, “ATK.” While we have no idea what comes next for Bonobo after he wraps his tour, we hope he continues to lean into this sound. You can listen to “Defender” below. Enjoy!


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EU Allocates EUR 30 M for Bulgaria-Turkey Cooperation
The EU Commission will put aside a total of EUR 30 M for trans-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Turkey in 2014-2020, media sources say.
The program comprising a territory of 29 square km and inhabited by 1.5 million people on both sides of the border will include projects in the southern Bulgarian towns of Haskovo and Yambol and also in the Black Sea city of Burgas, public broadcaster BNR's Brussels correspondent has revealed.
Upon the request of Turkey, a certain part of the funding might be earmarked for the implementation of a four-year agreement on the preservation of cultural and historic heritage signed between the two countries.
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California: Apple introduced the FaceID authentication method with its super flagship, the iPhone X. The security feature only allows one user’s face to be registered with one device.
The feature has replaced TouchID which allowed up to five users to add their fingerprints to unlock the phone. The TouchID however, is still present on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
This has raised concerns for potential iPhone X buyers who usually add their close ones’ fingerprints on their phones. Apple is yet to confirm whether it will allow more users to add their FaceID on a single device in the future.
Apple’s Craig Federighi has revealed another feature in a mail he sent to a designer saying “There are two mitigations: if you don’t stare at the phone, it won’t unlock. Also, if you grip the buttons on both sides of the phone when you hand it over, it will temporarily disable Face ID.”
Federighi also noted that the FaceID can be unlocked while wearing sunglasses as well. However in case of a sunglass which does not allow IR projection, the user will have to remove their shade.


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A couple of cases out of Brazil have shown that absolutes seem to work from both perspectives of this little argument. The Catholic Church of Brazil under the leadership of Father Jose Cardoso Sobrinho in the Recife region where the abortion was carried out has stated that abortion is against God's law and even where other law may permit abortion, God's law must prevail. The argument being, nothing can be higher than God's law, and where human laws are contrary to God's law then human laws have no value.
I am happy for the good father to have an opinion on this and to argue for it passionately. However, if there was ever a case for the Catholic Church to take a somewhat more moderate view on the issue, then this would be the time.
A nine-year-old girl that had been continuously raped by her step-father eventually fell pregnant with twins. I am guessing that carrying twins to term as an adult is a challenge, but at nine-years-old, life-threatening might be a more apt word?
The stepfather is 23-years-old, has been arrested, and is in protective custody. Protective custody is probably a good thing for him, as rapists of children are likely to become victims of rape themselves when put into the general prison population. Some might argue that this is still better than what they deserve for the crimes they have committed.
It is worth noting that abortion is illegal in Brazil. Nevertheless, there are specific exceptions to this absoluteness where there are clearly identifiable reasons such as where rape was involved or the health of the woman is in jeopardy.
I am not Catholic so perhaps I should not concern myself with all or any things Catholic. However, as a mere mortal man with an interest in humanity and the protection of those less fortunate than myself, I cannot reconcile an absolute stance adopted by the Church and the rights of the child in this case, arguments on abortion aside.
The sad part is that this is not the only case in Brazil that is getting news coverage. Another prominent case involves an 11-year-old who is seven months pregnant after being abused by her 51-year-old stepfather. The stepfather's defense is that it was the girl who initiated the sexual contact and not him.
Child sexual abuse is not only a Brazilian problem, it is a world-wide problem!

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JCJC Baseball Player Signs With Southern Miss
Jones County, Miss. - The chance of jumping from junior college baseball to D-1A baseball is sometimes a hard thing to accomplish, but one JCJC player just made his big move to play for Southern Miss.
Catcher Mason Irby said, "It feels amazing, it's kind of surreal, but humbling to get this opportunity."
Hard work pays off, but Mason Irby is grateful for his coaches that helped him get better.
Irby said, "I couldn't have asked for much more for the past couple of years with them. And then, pushing me to be the best that I can be the past couple years and getting me to be where I am now. I just can't thank them enough for that."
And coach Ostrander couldn't be any happier for Irby to make this jump in his baseball career.
JCJC Baseball Head Coach, Christian Ostrander said, "Just very excited for Mason. I never had a player more deserving of this and just what he is and what he stands for, not just as a player on the field, which obviously speaks for itself, All-American last year, but the person he is off the field and what he brings, and obviously what he brought to our program and what he's going to bring to Southern Miss as well."
JCJC has had a history of sending their players to USM and Irby is looking forward to carrying on the tradition.
Irby said, "It's like a rich tradition down there and great coaches, great facilities, just all around a great program, looking forward for a chance to try and win a championship down there."

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Sicilia is a holiday home situated in Ficarazzi. Guests staying at this holiday home have access to a fully equipped kitchen.
This holiday home is equipped with 1 bedroom and a bathroom equipped with a bath or shower and a hairdryer.
If you would like to discover the area, cycling is possible in the surroundings.
Palermo is 9 km from the holiday home, while Cerda is 38 km from the property. The nearest airport is Falcone-Borsellino Airport, 32 km from the property.
Please inform Sicilia in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
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This holiday home has a kitchenware, oven and sofa.
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We also cater for weddings, other celebrations and special occasions. Based in Warrington, Cheshire, but cover throughout the Northwest.
We are able to offer you a photo session in the comfort of your own home, or at a location of your choice.
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Transportation Health Tool Background
Why This Tool Is Needed
Everyone benefits from using roadways, streets, sidewalks, trails, and public transportation for everyday needs. People use these facilities to get to and from work, school, and play, and to access basic necessities, such as health services and grocery stores. Transportation systems can also have harmful effects. These range from decreased air quality to a lack of safe places to walk, bike, and engage in physical activity without unnecessary risk.
For a long time, transportation policy, program, and funding decisions gave little attention to public health effects and benefits. That has begun to change. Many state officials, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and partners now include public health goals and health criteria in transportation planning and policies and transportation project selection. The public health community has also begun to partner with transportation planning agencies to integrate health considerations in transportation work.
How We Built This Tool
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) – together with the American Public Health Association (APHA) – partnered to develop this simple-to-use Transportation and Health Tool. The tool highlights the connection between transportation and public health and can help improve transportation decision making. The tool enables transportation decision makers and the public to compare their region or state with others on key health and transportation indicators.
CDC, USDOT, and APHA worked together, with input from an expert panel, to carefully select transportation and health indicators for use in this tool. We designed the tool to be a useful resource for transportation decision makers around the country. It gives them an overview and key perspectives on how their decisions affect the health of the communities they serve. Detailed information on the indicators and their use is available on the Indicator Profiles page.


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BC Khimki have signed Tyler Honeycutt as the Russian side bolster their new-look side ahead of the upcoming EuroLeague season.
Honeycutt arrives from Anadolu Efes on a two-year deal with the 27-year-old’s contract worth approximately €2.2 million.
Honeycutt averaged 9.2 points, 7. 3 rebounds, 2 assists plus 1.1 steal per game in the EuroLeague for Anadolu Efes last season.
The addition of Honeycutt is the fourth new signing ahead of the new season following the signing of Stefan Markovic, Charles Jenkins and Andrey Zubkov.


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As we get older our sense of thirst can reduce, but healthy older adults still need the same amount of fluid. If we don’t drink enough we can suffer from dehydration, which is common in older adults. Dehydration can make us feel tired, dizzy, and can affect memory and concentration.
Since 2015, our community nutrition team has screened hundreds of clients, 45 per cent of whom said, when asked, that they did not drink the recommended daily fluid intake of six to eight cups.
Food: the hidden hydrator
Food, often overlooked as a water source, supplies the average person in the UK with 20-30 per cent of the liquid they need― particularly if you choose fluid-rich foods like soup, or serve meals with a sauce such as gravy. The majority of your fluid (70 – 80 per cent) comes from drinks.
Try opting for foods high in moisture to maintain a good hydration status, such as:
- Cottage cheese
- Mashed potato
- Scrambled eggs with milk
- Baked beans
- Cauliflower cheese
- Houmous dip with vegetable sticks
Or for those with a sweet tooth*, why not try:
- Ice lollies
*Delicious low fat/ sugar options available
“Adding certain foods to your diet can contribute to your overall hydration – soup, fruits, and vegetables, all contain more than 80 percent of water!
In my role at HILS, the UK’s largest charitable meals on wheels service, I help to design menus to ensure a variety of balanced and nutritious meals. Some of our meals have more fluid than others. Many contain the equivalent of more than two cups of tea (over 340ml)! These include our Gammon and Mushroom Pie, Macaroni cheese, Salmon Crumble, and Lemon and Ginger Chicken. If you are cooking at home, salads, stews and curries are also good meals for high fluid content.”
Don’t wait, hydrate!
Try to have at least one nourishing drink each day, such as a glass of milk or a milky coffee. Remember, all non-alcoholic drinks – whether it’s water, tea, squash, or milk – can help keep you healthy. Tea and coffee are useful sources of fluid, even though they contain caffeine. Despite what you may have heard, caffeine does not affect hydration when drunk in moderate amounts, so try balancing out your hot beverages with non-caffeinated drinks.
“We need to drink more when the weather is warm, or if your heating is turned up, as this causes you to lose more water through evaporation. There are added benefits too – a small glass of juice counts as 1 of your 5 a day! At HILS, we encourage our clients to drink by filling up water jugs, or making a cup of tea to drink alongside our meals on wheels” adds Annabelle.
Getting up in the middle of the night to go to the loo isn’t fun! What can we do to help prevent this?
- Drink plenty early in the day, increase fluid rich foods such as fruits, soups etc.
- Often people drink less over the day to avoid getting up at night and end up getting dehydrated. But concentrated urine can irritate the bladder and unfortunately make you feel like you need the loo anyway.
- Fun fact: If well-hydrated, your urine should be the colour of pale straw!
Dehydration is a dangerous condition which can lead to other health conditions, such as constipation and urinary tract infections (UTIs). If you’re experiencing continence issues, your GP may be able to refer you to a local bladder and bowel nurse to ensure you have all the support you need.

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Psoriasis Home Remedies
For those who can’t bear to live any longer with the hassles that come with psoriasis, but cannot afford to avail any of those expensive treatments just yet, you don’t have to worry anymore because you can now whip up your own home remedies. Here are some instructions on how to make your own treatment kits:
Psoriasis home remedies recommendation no. 1: For those who have psoriasis on the scalp, a lotion made of marigold (calendula) is highly recommended for everyday use. You can do this by boiling four pieces of marigold along with four cups of water for about two minutes or so. Let the solution cool down first before applying it on the affected area. Massage it onto your scalp and let it sit for a few minutes. Rinse the homemade solution out using a mild shampoo. You can mix some lemon extracts or cider vinegar to the shampoo before using it to rinse out the marigold solution.
Psoriasis home remedies recommendation no. 2: For those who have psoriasis on other parts of the body, you can make use of marigold once again. Just dip a clean cotton ball into the extract and apply it on the affected parts. You can also use witch hazel as an alternative. If you want to come up with another solution, you can also try this: mix a teaspoon of each castor oil, wheat germ oil, and sunflower oil. Apply using your hands or using a swab of cotton.
Psoriasis home remedies recommendation no. 3: Aloe Vera is touted as one of the best natural treatments to psoriasis. In one study, it was found that 83% of those with psoriasis who applied aloe vera cream on a regular basis (thrice a day for for four week) have seen a significant improvement in their condition. Pure aloe vera works better than processed aloe vera creams though, because the latter already contains other ingredients which could hinder the effectiveness of the gel alone.
Although it has already been proven through years of use that these homemade solutions are effective in varying degrees, some other measures are needed to be practiced in conjunction with the aforementioned solutions. Living a clean and healthy lifestyle is a must. Increase the consumption of vegetables, along with fish oils and flax seed oils (which are notable for their omega-3 fatty acid content). Avoid engaging in vices such as smoking and drinking liquor as these increase the risk of developing psoriasis.
Take a bath every day. Use lukewarm water instead of hot water, along with very mild soap. After taking a bath, apply some oil or moisturizer in the affected areas. Application of such treatments should also be done before going to sleep at night. Don’t forget to wrap the moisturized area with a non-absorbent material to keep the solution from seeping in your bed.
Most importantly, stop stressing yourself too much. You might not be aware of it but stress can actually aggravate your medical condition. Avoid stress-inducing elements as much as you can and get enough rest to keep you from feeling too exhausted, both physically and emotionally.

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Bangladesh hit a historic high in its garment shipment in January, signaling a strong rebound in the global economy and export sector.
According to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), January 2024 marked the highest export turnover ever recorded in a single month for the country.
Data from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) compiled by BGMEA reveals that Bangladesh exported garments worth $4.97 billion in January, marking a significant 12.45% year-on-year growth.
Following a sluggish performance in the October-December quarter of 2023, the export growth trajectory has taken a positive turn.
Knitwear exports surged by 17.32% year-on-year in January, while woven garments rebounded with a 7.16% growth.
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan hailed this achievement as a monumental milestone, attributing it to the industry’s continuous expansion and efforts to diversify product and market bases.
He emphasized the need for cautious optimism, acknowledging the potential risks associated with rapid expansion and overcapacity in the industry.


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This 6-8 tube holdall includes an umbrella and bankstick pocket, so a short session can easily last all day if the action's there, while the lightweight construction ensures a walk to your swim is no bother at all.
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Top Three: Washington, Northside earn road victories
Published 7:39 pm Monday, March 15, 2021
Here are the top three individual performances from the past week of local high school football. There is an honor roll for those who fell just short.
- Washington High School junior running back Terry Moore led the Pam Pack with 142 yards on just 10 carries with a long run of 45 yards in the Pam Pack’s 37-7 road rout of Ayden-Grifton.
- Northside senior running back James Gorham reeled off 133 yards on 11 carries and scored twice in the Panthers 37-0 road shutout of South Creek. Gorham’s longest run was 49 yards.
- Northside linebacker Tyler Harris had 12 tackles in the win at South Creek, including five solo and seven tackles for loss.
Honor Roll: Washington junior quarterback Hayes Pippen was 6-8 for 154 yards and two touchdowns, including a 77 yard bomb.
Receiver William Reid caught the long pass and two others for 11 yards.
Pam Pack senior linebacker Walt Gerard had 13 tackles, including three solo and a pair of sacks at Ayden Grifton.
Coming Up: Southside is home Friday against South Creek for a 7 p.m. kickoff, while Northside travels to Tarboro for a 7 p.m. contest. Washington hosts D.H. Conley at 6:30 Saturday.


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As massively-multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) have become more popular, so have attendant gray markets for trading all sorts of virtual equipment and gear. Almost all such sites have not taken too kindly to the practice. Most recently, World of Warcraft recently brought the banhammer down on "gold farmers." But despite the fact that the practice is widely prohibited among the MMORPGs, the gray market thrives. And some gamers have managed to make some serious scratch (to the tune of US$11,000 for one Ultima Online player) selling virtual goods. Even crisp basilisk urethra.
Sony has decided to acknowledge the reality that people will spend actual money to buy items that exist only on their servers. In a note posted Station.com, Sony Online Enterainment President John Smedley announced "Station Exchange," an eBay-like service which will allow EverQuest II players to buy and sell virtual goods. It's a big change for Sony, which had previously forbidden such activity. Why the change of heart?
It's obvious that a large percentage of our players either don't mind this activity or actively participate in it. We've done a fair amount of homework on this subject, and we believe this is a $200 million dollar market worldwide, and there are huge numbers of our players taking part in the buying and selling of virtual goods. We have conducted polls, and the vast majority of players either don’t care about it or would like to participate in it. We believe that by allowing this to happen on select servers, we can have a solution for both the many players who want to participate in this and for those who don’t.
Additionally, Sony hopes to reduce the number of fraudulent transactions, which result in a lot of unwanted encounters with their customer service reps (despite their being against the EULA in the first place). Smedley said that up to 40 percent of their time is spent dealing with the problem. Legitimizing the behavior and banning gamers who don't follow through on transactions makes good sense in light of the problems they have experienced.
Sony plans to make some of its EQ II servers "Exchange enabled," meaning that players on those servers will be able to "legally" buy and sell items. Players will be given the option of whether or not they want to opt in. Plans call for the service to go live towards the end of June, and depending on how it is received, it may be implemented across some of Sony's other properties.
How will the players themselves respond? While some gamers look down on those who advance through buying goods or characters, people do it anyway. At least Sony will be segregating the Station Exchange users on their own servers. But if the service proves popular, Exchange-enabled servers may at some point outnumber the others.
The rest of the MMORPG industry will be closely watching Sony's move. As of now, none of the other games have announced similar plans. However, if things go smoothly for Sony, expect many other MMORPGs to follow suit, especially if they can figure out a way to squeeze out some additional revenues without alienating their players.


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Verano Capital wins 100 MW tender26 March 2018
Verano Capital, an American project developer headquartered in Chile, won 18% of the solar capacity available at the Argentinian energy auction in November with its 100 MW VeCaSo-1 solar project.
Verano Capital, an American project developer headquartered in Chile, won 18% of the solar capacity available at the Argentinian energy auction in November with its 100 MW VeCaSo-1 solar project. Located near Mendoza, the project was selected on a winning bid of $42.50/MWh. This achievement immediately follows the award to Verano of a large part the Chilean
energy auction 2 weeks earlier, when it was announced that the 47 MW solar project they initially developed had been selected with a winning bid of $25.38/MWh, the lowest 24/7 block price combining solar and wind ever recorded in the history of energy tenders. The winning bid was offered by a solar project which will be coupled with wind projects to offer a 24/7 supply over a 20-year period.
The VeCaSo-1 100 MW project is set to be completed in 2019 and will run on a 20-year ‘take-or-pay’ power purchase agreement. Within this PPA framework, the generator takes on the production risk, with its plant expected to deliver power on a must-run basis. CAMMESA, Argentina’s national utility company, must then integrate all of the plant’s output, or remit compensatory energy payments if it fails to do so.
Argentina is one of the largest power markets in South America, but it suffers from a significant power deficit. It is planning on reaching 20% of renewable energy generation by 2025, which will require the addition of 10 GW of new capacity. In 2015, the government introduced the RenovAr auction programme to scale up Argentina’s renewable energy uptake through yearly tenders. RenovAr launched its first tender to select 1100 MW of renewables projects in May 2016. In this second round, the tender has awarded 1.2 GW of projects, 450 MW of which are solar PV.


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|Age|| 12 「EC」|
|Eye Color|| Red 「EC」|
Dark Blue 「SV」
Boss Emperor (Retired)
|B-Daman|| White Wavern later Aurora Wavern 「EC」 |
Infinity Wavern 「SV」
|Japanese CV||Nana Mizuki|
|English CV|| Stephanie Steh (Until EC006)|
Alyson Court 「SV」
Rin Shirotama's true identity revealed to be Lynné Utau. She is actually the Boss Emperor of Sky Feder, a gang which located in Western.
Utau (歌唄) - To sings
Shiroei (白詠) - White Wings
Rinne (リンネ -鈴音- ) - The sound of the bell
Shirotama (白玉) - White Jade
Rin (凛 - リン-) - Cold or Serious
Lynné seems to be tall as Riki. She has a long Cobalt Blue hair that reaches pass her knees and at the middle of her hair is changing to midnight blue until the end. She ties her hair into a large and wide ponytail with white headband.
She has a ruby red eyes and pale skin. She wears light grey sleeveless dress over darker colored shirt that is bare-shoulder and frilled. Lynné also wears black belt with a black little bag hanging at the right of it, black finger-less gloves, a pair of light grey colored boots with the cuffs are frilled and black leggings.
As “Rin”, she wears a black shirt that squared-neckline over a long sleeved white shirt with unbuttoned collar. She also wears half-a-skirt that opened on the front and black skinny pants.
A pearl necklace and a thin chain necklace around her neck and a pair of dark colored and heeled boots that cuffs are cover by the pants’ cuffs. In order to hide her identity from Riki them, she puts her hair into a large hat and wears a blue-black sunglasses. She uses a chain and hangs in at her left side, the chain which use to hang Wavern sometimes or performing like BLACK DIAMOND.
«Rin's outfit has become Lynné 's casual outfits.»
In the new season, for the beginning of the new story, she cut her hair straight and styled half of her hair to a side-ponytail, has dark blue eyes. She wears a light sky blue turtle-neck,long sleeved shirt and a darker teal colored dress, light sky blue tights, black teal knee-length boots. Her height in season 2 stated to be 157cm (61.811 inches) and B / W / H is 81 / 56 / 83.
Lynné appears to be very cheerful, polite, often smiles and friendly. She's natural sings. She cares her family than anything else, she usually get along very well with her siblings, in younger years she was timid and inertia. Actually there's another personality within her.
As “Rin”, she’s undergoes in a tsudere-character and she uses "Ore" means I and "Omaie & Kisama", that mean you unlike a girl to say. Rin is very smart, cool, cold, and proud, she’s also very strict. She deepen her voice and she’s quite in this form, not friendly and do not smile at all just like Samuru but has a great leadership.
According to Lynia, Lynné ’s cheerful personality is a fake’s and Rin’s is her true personality. Since their parents died in 6 years ago, she might have felt guilty if wasn’t for her, their mother and father would still be alive. After exposing Rin’s true identity, she often undergoes in Rin’s personality but friendlier. She loves music.
In the new season, Lynné is described "Clumsy, Shy and Little Cry baby" by Kanade, which means Lynné actually a bit clumsy, a shy girl, and often cry sometimes which shown in the second chapter.
List of Songs
|BLACK DIAMOND - Major Version|
BLACK DIAMOND is an insert song that sung by Lynné , it first heard in Chapter EC010 and EC011. The song is used to hypnotized, lure them from home in the night and collect the b-shots' data. This required Lynné 's character change with Wavern in Black Diamond mode.
|BLACK DIAMOND - Indie Version|
The song had two version, first when the BLACK DIAMONDs was still a siblings band, the song is first song as Indie Version. Then after some condition, Hiro and Shurato were also in the band, the song sung as Major Version.
|Fatal Blade - Ame-no-Habakiri|
Fatal Blade - Ame-no-Habakiri is the activation theme song of Heavenrend and sung by Lynné . It is first heard in chapter EC017 and again in EC021. The lyric of the song is from her mind, "I won't hesitate again" in the song, represent her determination as a Sentinel to protect her precious things.
Unlike normal children and most of the Guardians, who usually have only one guardian character (or, in some cases, two), Lynné is gifted with four. Lynné has 4 Guardian Characters. They all have their each individual characteristics and personalities.
Abilities & Power
|“||Don't Give Up Living!!!!|
- I... I will never go soft on anyone, until I bring back my pride, I won't be defeated! /オレわ、 オレの誇りを取り戻すまでにわ、 おれわ絶対ここで敗北するわけにはいきない、 誰に決して柔らかくわしない！/ Orewa...Oreno hokori wo torimodosu made ni wa, ore wa zettai koko de haiboku suru wake ni haiki nai, dare ni kesshite yawarakaku washinai!
- Lynné 's Zodiac Sign is Leo and its on 1st August.
- Lynné 's blood type is A.
- Lynné favorite sports is various, but mainly Soccer and Volley Ball
- Lynné favorite foods is Ramen, crepes and Ice Cream
- Her weight is 47kg
- Lynné 's battle song genre is Traditional Japanese music.
- Lynné uses Japanese language for attacks.
- Lynné was 6 when she opened the Celestial Mudguards.
- Lynné sometimes calls herself "Sakimori", which roughly translates to "Protector" (with a samurai feel). She uses this as a stance to hide her feelings when she considers herself emotionally weak.
- Lynné , Ryukai, Ryuken, Lynia, Ryan and Lyrné is a family that loves music and their names start with R.
- Lynné and her siblings all use dragon type b-damans.
- Lynné inherited from her mother's appearance and talent for singing and she inherited her father hair color even though is half.
- Millay and Lynné have some similarities; they are the only female b-shots who are boss emperors, both are dragon-type b-daman users/wielders, they are the only ones can character change (in season 1), they sings when they used their armed gears and their theme colors are opposite; Millay is Red and Lynné is Blue.
- Lynné was never trained when she was young, until she became the Boss Emperor of Sky Feder because she’s a member of a gang and the gang’s main ability is hand-to-hand combat so she’s trained hard by Genjuro Kazanari.
- Lynné became a boss emperor ten years early than her mother, in 6-years-old and her mother in 16-years-old.
- Lynné had a license for riding and her own motorcycles since she became the Boss Emperor of Sky Feder.
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Sunday 28th November 2021
Second Cleaning Day on the Critical Biological Area of Magaluf 2021
The Environment and Ecological Transition service of Calvià Town Hall, with the collaboration of Red Cross volunteers, a brigade from Estel de Llevant (from the Sustainable Tourism Tax) and the Species Protection Service, from the regional ministry of Environment and Territory, have carried out in November a second cleaning day on the Critical Biological Area (ABC) of Magaluf wetlands.
In total, 230 kg of waste have been collected, which were removed and weighed by the Calvià 2000 municipal public company:
-Glass: 70 Kg
-Packaging: 25 Kg
-Waste: 90 Kg
-Bulky: 45 Kg
The councillor for Environment and Ecological Transition, Rafel Sedano, the councillor for Magaluf, Marc López, and the general director of Environment, Ecological Transition and Sustainable Development of Calvià Town Hall, José Francisco Giménez, thanked the Red Cross volunteers, the Estel de Llevant staff and the technical staff of Calvià Town Hall and the Species Protection Service, who participated in the day, for their work, which made possible to fill three containers of packaging, two containers of glass and a large container of waste.
Rafel Sedano highlighted the importance of this initiative that seeks, not only the cleaning of an area with an important level of protection, but the importance that this has with regards to the biodiversity of the environment.
This action is part of the European Waste Reduction Week, and aims to clean this area of special biological interest in the municipality of Calvià and raise public awareness on issues of environmental protection regarding the problem of waste.
The European Waste Reduction 2021 campaign is a common action across the continent to raise awareness on waste reduction and the problems it generates.


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Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil as Post-Grafting Immunosuppression
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.|
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02178683|
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified June 2014 by Peter McSweeney, M.D., Colorado Blood Cancer Institute.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : July 1, 2014
Last Update Posted : July 1, 2014
|Condition or disease||Intervention/treatment||Phase|
|Graft Versus Host Disease||Drug: Tacrolimus and MMF.||Phase 3|
Major Objectives A. To determine whether stable allogeneic hematopoietic engraftment can be safely established in patients receiving a non-myeloablative allogeneic SCT from an HLA-Identical or non-identical family donor or unrelated donors, with fludarabine and low-dose TBI, with immunosuppression utilizing tacrolimus and MMF.
B. To evaluate the incidence of grade II-IV GVHD associated with this treatment.
C. To evaluate the engraftment when donors who are not HLA-identical family members are utilized for allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
D. To evaluate the incidence of GVHD using three times per day MMF after unrelated donor stem cell transplants or two times per day MMF after family donor stem cell transplant.
Minor Objectives A. To evaluate the incidence of chronic GVHD utilizing Tac/MMF with peripheral blood stem cells from matched or mis-matched allogeneic donors.
B. To evaluate disease responses and survival after Flu/TBI allogeneic SCT.
|Study Type :||Interventional (Clinical Trial)|
|Estimated Enrollment :||50 participants|
|Intervention Model:||Single Group Assignment|
|Masking:||None (Open Label)|
|Official Title:||Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil as Post-Grafting Immunosuppression After Conditioning With Fludarabine and Low-Dose Total Body Irradiation for Recipients of HLA-Matched or Mis-Matched Family or Unrelated Donor HCT|
|Study Start Date :||November 2010|
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :||December 2016|
|Estimated Study Completion Date :||December 2018|
No Intervention: Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil
Non-myeloablative allogeneic SCT from an HLA-Identical or non-identical family onor or unrelated donors, with fludarabine and low-dose TBI, with immunosuppression utilizing tacrolimus and MMF.
Drug: Tacrolimus and MMF.
First dose of Tacrolimus is given day -4, this continues through day +365. First dose of MMF is given within 4 hours of stem cell infusion, this continues through day +365.
- Engraftment [ Time Frame: Post 100 days ]To measure safe, stable engraftment using Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil as post-grafting immunosuppression in patients following conditioning with fludarabine and total-body irradiation for allogeneic stem cell transplant.
- Graft Versus Host Disease [ Time Frame: Post 100 days ]To measure the incidence of grade II-IV GVHD associated with Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil as post-grafting immunosuppression.
- Survival [ Time Frame: Post 100 days ]Overall survival will be followed
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02178683
|Contact: Juli Murphy||720-754-4890||Juli.Murphy@healthonecares.com|
|Contact: Nicole Stephens, RN||720-754-4891||Nicole.Stephens@healthonecares.com|
|United States, Colorado|
|Colorado Blood Cancer Institute||Recruiting|
|Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218|
|Contact: Juli B Murphy 720-754-4890 Juli.Murphy@healthonecares.com|
|Contact: Mark Brunvand, MD 720-754-4800 Mark.Brunvand@healthonecares.com|
|Principal Investigator: Mark Brunvand, MD|
|Sub-Investigator: Peter McSweeney, MD|
|Sub-Investigator: Michael Maris, MD|
|Sub-Investigator: Jeff Matous, MD|
|Sub-Investigator: Scott Bearman, MD|
|Sub-Investigator: Tara Gregory, MD|
|Sub-Investigator: Richard Nash, MD|
|Principal Investigator:||Mark W Brunvand, MD||Colorado Blood Cancer Institute|

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Jersey City-based KRE Group on Tuesday said it is preparing to launch virtual leasing efforts for Bay 151—the firm’s first residential development in Bayonne.
In response to New Jersey’s recent social distancing measures, KRE created a virtual leasing platform that allows prospective tenants to view a wide variety of apartment layouts with 360-degree tours, as well as execute leases, from the safety and comfort of home.
Located at 151 Centre St. on Bayonne’s waterfront peninsula, Bay 151, formerly known as Harbor Station North, is comprised of three four-story buildings offering 200 rental apartments and 10,000 square feet of retail space—just steps from the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.
The luxury residences range from studios to three-bedrooms with many offering private balconies, featuring plank flooring throughout the living areas, stainless steel appliances, white quartz kitchen countertops with white subway tile backsplashes, central air and in-home washer and dryers.
With its ease of access to and from Manhattan, the former manufacturing hub of Bayonne has seen recent infrastructure improvements including the recently completed New Jersey Turnpike 14A interchange, accessible from Interstate 78. Bay 151 is located steps from the 45th Street Station on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, with service to Jersey City, where Manhattan-bound commuters can connect to the PATH train.
The Marketing Directors is the exclusive leasing and marketing team for Bay 151. Leasing is slated to begin this month.
- Read Full Article: https://njbiz.com/kre-group-launches-virtual-leasing-bayonnes-bay-151/

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Mr. Vadivel, 26 years old, was suffering from constant nose block, headache, breathing troubles for the past few years. He was on the lookout for the best ENT surgeon to help him out. After browsing the internet with this specific intent, he zeroed in on Prof Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty’s name ticking all the boxes. Prof Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty, Senior Consultant and Head, Institute of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, clinically assessed him and a working diagnosis of Allergic fungal Rhino-sinusitis with gross deviated nasal septum was made.
Diagnostic nasal endoscopy and CT scan findings confirmed the diagnosis. Purposeful endoscopic sinus surgery was performed successfully with excellent surgical outcomes.
Today, Mr. Vadivel is completely free of the annoying symptoms of headache, dry mouth, heaviness of the head, etc post-surgery. He now breathes freely through the nose (with a face mask, of course !). He wholeheartedly thanks Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty and his team along with the nursing staff at MGM, for the new lease of life that he experienced after a long period of suffering.
Watch the whole video to hear Mr. Vadivel recount his experience as a patient at MGM Healthcare.


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How Many Kittens Does A Sphynx Cat Have
Female Sphynx Kittens quantity.
How many kittens does a sphynx cat have. They are quite unique with their wrinkled appearance and although they look delicate they are actually deceptively heavy for their small size. The very best thing that you can do if you have a genuine desire to dedicating your money and time for the betterment of the breed is to join the TICA mentorship program. As a Sphynx cat does not have a cozy fur coat it is important that it is kept warm in other ways.
Look for foods that provide support in the areas of digestive health as well as immune system support. Sadly a lot of times premature kittens do not make it. Vaccinations and yearly boosters.
Males do not go into heat regularly like females but sexual maturity occurs at 6 months old. Common Health Problems Overall the Sphynx is a fairly hardy breed though it is susceptible to weather-induced ailments such as skin cancer. Shop all essentials from kitten to senior.
Skin Problems All regular cats have a hair coat and have all the essential body oil intact. Others feel you should get one and sometimes two live kittens. A Sphynx cat costs a lot to keep warm.
Other fees you will incur include. Once pregnant a cats gestation period is roughly 2 months making it possible for her to birth as many as five litters a year. A random genetic mutation led to the birth of three hairless cats in Toronto in 1966.
Most cat lovers have at least a passing familiarity with hairless cats like the Sphynx cat. When do Sphynx cats go into heat. Since Sphynx cats are hairless there is no known way to keeps the oil on the skin balance.
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Social Host (Minor Alcohol Offenses) Ordinance
Underage Drinking in Napa County
Social Host Ordinances are an effective tool in helping to reduce the problem of underage drinking. Napa County youth report high levels of underage drinking and youth access to alcohol is a key factor contributing to the problem. The problem of underage drinking in Napa County is illustrated by the statistics below.
- 34% of Napa County 11th graders report most students at their school obtain alcohol at parties.
- 33% of Napa County 11th graders say it is “very easy” and 20% say “fairly easy” for students in their grade to get access to alcohol.
- 6% of Napa County 11th graders report “binge drinking” within the past month. 19% of Napa County’s 11th graders have “binged” (been drunk or sick after drinking).
These statistics confirm that our community must come together to prevent and treat underage drinking.
Social Host Accountability Ordinance
The Napa County Social Host Accountability Ordinance is a local policy that holds a host responsible for conducting or allowing loud or unruly gatherings where alcohol, controlled substances, intoxicating substances, cannabis and/or cannabis products are consumed by, served to, or in the possession of minors. Anyone 18 years of age or older who hosts such a gathering is subject to a civil violation and fine. If the host of such a gathering is 17 years old or younger, the parents of that minor will be held jointly responsible with their minor and subject to a fine, even if they were not present or aware of the gathering. The goal of this ordinance is to reduce underage drinking and drug use.
Civil Violations and Fines
Law enforcement citations, fines and fees in Napa County can reach up to $1,000 for hosts (of any age) who allow gatherings where underage drinking occurs. Fines for the Social Host Accountability Ordinance:
- First violation: $550
- Second violation: $750
- Third or subsequent violation: $1,000
*Civil cost recovery fees pursuant to section 9.12.080 may be imposed.
 2021-2022 Napa County Report, California Healthy Kids Survey, 2022.

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- Publisher: Bristol University Press
- Online publication date: October 2022
- Print publication year: 2022
- Online ISBN: 9781529201222
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.46692/9781529201222
- Subjects: Sociology of Gender, Art, Architecture, Sociology
This original study makes a compelling case for a more ethical approach to urban development and management. Countering the conventional, neoliberal thinking of urban planners and academics, it uses case studies to show how a philosophy of caring can promote the wellbeing of our cities’ many inhabitants.
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Date: 2/4/2017, 2/18/2017
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This course explains the various characteristics of digital video. It describes what digital video editing is and various output formats for digital video. It also explores the features of different web video technologies.


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Oregon Extension Service -- Herbal Vinegars
Source: Oregon Extension Service, Carol Savonen
Herb vinegars are easy and fun to make and can be given as elegant holiday
gifts. They are welcome additions to salad dressings, sauces, meat dishes
and cooked vegetables.
All it takes to produce herb vinegar is some garden-fresh herbs, clean
glass jars and lids, vinegar and some containers to put the vinegar into
when it is done, explained Nellie Oehler, home economist with the Oregon
State University Extension Service.
"A great variety of herbs can be used to make flavored vinegars,
either by themselves or in combinations," said Oehler. "Mint,
basil, tarragon, dill, oregano and chives all are popular.
"Use about 3-4 sprigs of fresh herbs or three tablespoons dried
herbs for each pint of vinegar," she said. "The new leaves at
the tip of an herb plant are usually the most flavorful."
Oehler recommends the following procedure for making herb vinegars:
Sterilize glass containers such as quart or gallon jars by boiling
for 10 minutes. Sterilization inhibits microorganisms that cloud herb vinegars.
Insert the desired amount of herbs into a sterilized glass jar and
fill the jar with the vinegar of choice.
Distilled white and apple cider vinegar are most affordable, but apple
cider's amber color may not be as desirable for light colored herbs. White
wine vinegar is more expensive, but has a very smooth flavor.
Put a pint of vinegar in the jar per each three to four sprigs of fresh
herbs. The vinegar may be added either hot or cold. ;Some people prefer
to heat the vinegar to just below the boiling point and then pour the hot
vinegar over the herbs,; said Oehler. ;Others like the flavor
better when cold vinegar is added.
Tightly cap the jar. Plastic lids or corks make the best seals, as
metal jar tops will rust. Store your herb vinegar in a cool, dark place
for several weeks. After the desired flavor is reached, filter the vinegar
and put it into sterilized smaller containers for gifts or use in your
Add a sprig of fresh herb for appearance. Or leave the vinegar unfiltered.
Citrus rind, garlic, peppers or peppercorns can also add unique flavors
to herbal vinegars.
Label your vinegar with the type of base vinegar used, the flavoring
ingredient and the date. Use the vinegar up within three to four months
for best quality.


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Who are all the interns in Bones?
Bones: All Of Brennan’s Interns, Ranked
- 1 Wendell Bray. While all the interns made an impact, Wendell is the only one who really became part of the team’s lives away from work.
- 2 Clark Edison.
- 3 Arastoo Vaziri.
- 4 Zack Addy.
- 5 Finn Abernathy.
- 6 Daisy Wick.
- 7 Colin Fisher.
- 8 Rodolfo Fuentes.
What is a squint on Bones?
Squints is a term often used by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth to refer to academics who help law enforcement officers when they are “stuck”. Booth refers to Bones as a “squint” in the pilot episode. Also, throughout the series, Booth refers to them as “his” squints.
Which Bones intern died?
Vincent Nigel-Murray Ryan Cartwright
We hope this will give a little insight into how Brennan perceives all around her”. Intern Vincent Nigel-Murray Ryan Cartwright, introduced as a recurring character in season four, was killed off in the penultimate episode of this season, shot by sniper Jacob Broadsky.
What happened to the intern on Bones?
Brennan’s assistant, Zack Addy was committed to a mental health facility after being exposed as the Gormogon’s assistant. As such, of the past and present Interns, Vincent Nigel-Murray is the only one who is deceased.
Why are there so many interns on Bones?
It stems from Dr Zack Addy having been exceptional and much loved by Brennan and she has had trouble replacing him due to constantly holding her new interns up to Zacks standards, which none of them come close to.
Who becomes Brennan’s assistant?
Dr. Zack Addy
Dr. Zack Addy (seasons 1–3; recurring afterward) is introduced as Dr. Brennan’s graduate student and assistant at the Jeffersonian Institute at the start of the series.
Which intern gets hired in Bones?
‘Bones’ Casts Ignacio Serricchio as New Intern — Season 9 | TVLine.
What is Zack Addy IQ?
Character history. The youngest in a large Michigan family with three brothers and four sisters, Zack was a child prodigy, a genius with an I.Q. well above 163 with a supposed eidetic memory.
Why did Bones leave Zack?
Eric Millegan did not leave Bones because of his bipolar disorder. He explained that he had a tough time dealing with depression and mania while shooting the first season of Bones, partly triggered by moving from New York to LA for the series.
Does Zack come back on Bones?
At the end of the episode, it is shown that the entire thing was in fact a dream about an alternate time line that Booth had while unconscious and part of a new book Brennan was writing. Zack also returned in the 100th episode as a flashback to Booth and Brennan’s first case together.
What happened to Hodgins and Angela’s baby?
On last night’s episode, we found out that both Angela (Michaela Conlin) and Hodgins (TJ Thyne) are carriers of the recessive gene for LCA (Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis), giving their baby a 25 percent chance of blindness. For Angela, an artist, and Hodgins, a scientist, the news was devastating.
Was Clark Edison an intern?
He had a summer job at National Security Agency, much to Hodgins dismay he does not divulge the inner workings of the NSA. His middle name is Thomas making him Clark “Thomas” Edison. Bones describes him as the intern who is the “most astute and experienced.”
What is a squint on bones?
Do you like this video? Squints is a term often used by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth to refer to academics who help law enforcement officers when they are “stuck”. Booth refers to Bones as a “squint” in the pilot episode.
What are the names of all the squinterns?
In order of their respective first appearances the squinterns are: Dr. Clark Edison. ( Season 3 – Season 12) Dr. Daisy Wick. ( Season 4 – Season 12) Wendell Bray. ( Season 4 – Season 12) Dr. Colin Fisher. ( Season 4 – Season 12) Vincent Nigel-Murray. ( Season 4 – Season 6) Dr. Arastoo Vaziri. ( Season 4 – Season 12) Finn Abernathy.
What are the names of the squinterns in Season 3?
In order of their respective first appearances the squinterns are: Dr. Clark Edison. ( Season 3 – Season 12) Dr. Daisy Wick. ( Season 4 – Season 12) Wendell Bray. ( Season 4 – Season 12) Dr. Colin Fisher. ( Season 4 – Season 12) Vincent Nigel-Murray.
What is a squint on Grey’s Anatomy?
Booth dressed as a Squint. Squintern is what Booth calls the interns working for Dr. Brennan and are members of the Jeffersonian Institute. As of Season 4 several interchanging Squinterns are introduced in the absence of Dr. Brennan’s original intern/assistant Zack Addy.

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To determine if awareness of, interest in, and use of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing is greater in a sample of high-risk individuals (cancer cases and their relatives), compared to controls.
Participants were recruited from the Northwest Cancer Genetics Network. A follow-up survey was mailed to participants to assess DTC genetic testing awareness, interest, and use.
One thousand two hundred sixty-seven participants responded to the survey. Forty-nine percent of respondents were aware of DTC genetic testing. Of those aware, 19% indicated interest in obtaining and <1% reported having used DTC genetic testing. Additional information supplied by respondents who reported use of DTC genetic tests indicated that 55% of these respondents likely engaged in clinical genetic testing, rather than DTC genetic testing.
Awareness of DTC genetic testing was greater in our sample of high-risk individuals than in controls and population-based studies. Although interest in and use of these tests among cases in our sample were equivalent to other population-based studies, interest in testing was higher among relatives and people who self-referred for a registry focused on cancer than among cases and controls. Additionally, our results suggest that there may be some confusion about what constitutes DTC genetic testing.
"The present study was designed to better understand patient perspectives and the clinical implications of SNP testing on screening and interventions. Women at increased risk of breast cancer are a motivated group with respect to clinical interventions around breast cancer risk and surveillance and may be more likely to engage in SNP testing (Hall et al. 2012). Therefore, we were particularly interested in high-risk women's response, with emphasis on their interest in the testing and their potential use of the results for decision-making. "
[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have the potential to improve personalized medicine in breast cancer care. As new SNPs are discovered, further enhancing risk classification, SNP testing may serve to complement family history and phenotypic risk factors when assessed in a clinical setting. SNP analysis is particularly relevant to high-risk women who may seek out such information to guide their decision-making around risk-reduction. However, little is known about how high-risk women may respond to SNP testing with regard to clinical decision-making. We examined high-risk women's interest in SNP testing for breast cancer risk through an online survey of hypothetical testing scenarios. Women stated their preferences for sharing test results and selected the most likely follow-up action they would pursue in each of the test result scenarios (above average and below average risk for breast cancer). Four hundred seventy-eight women participated. Most women (89 %) did not know what a SNP was prior to the study. Once SNP testing was described, 75 % were interested in SNP testing. Participants stated an interest in lifestyle interventions for risk-reduction and wanted to discuss their testing results with their doctor or a genetic counselor. Women are interested in SNP testing and are prepared to make lifestyle changes based on testing results. Women's preference for discussing testing results with a healthcare provider aligns with the current trend towards SNP testing in a clinical setting.
[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC-GT) has sparked much controversy and undergone dramatic changes in its brief history. Debates over appropriate health policies regarding DTC-GT would benefit from empirical research on its benefits, harms, and limitations. We review the recent literature (2011-present) and summarize findings across (1) content analyses of DTC-GT websites, (2) studies of consumer perspectives and experiences, and (3) surveys of relevant health care providers. Findings suggest that neither the health benefits envisioned by DTC-GT proponents (e.g., significant improvements in positive health behaviors) nor the worst fears expressed by its critics (e.g., catastrophic psychological distress and misunderstanding of test results, undue burden on the health care system) have materialized to date. However, research in this area is in its early stages and possesses numerous key limitations. We note needs for future studies to illuminate the impact of DTC-GT and thereby guide practice and policy regarding this rapidly evolving approach to personal genomics.
[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that nutritional genomics provides insight into how diet and genotype interactions affect phenotype. The practical application of nutritional genomics for complex chronic disease is an emerging science and the use of nutrigenetic testing to provide dietary advice is not ready for routine dietetics practice. Registered dietitian nutritionists need basic competency in genetics as a foundation for understanding nutritional genomics; proficiency requires advanced knowledge and skills. Unlike single-gene defects in which a mutation in a single gene results in a specific disorder, most chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer are multigenetic and multifactorial and therefore genetic mutations are only partially predictive of disease risk. Family history, biochemical parameters, and the presence of risk factors in individuals are relevant tools for personalizing dietary interventions. Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is not closely regulated in the United States and may not be accompanied by access to health care practitioners. Applying nutritional genomics in clinical practice through the use of genetic testing requires that registered dietitian nutritionists understand, interpret, and communicate complex test results in which the actual risk of developing a disease may not be known. The practical application of nutritional genomics in dietetics practice will require an evidence-based approach to validate that personalized recommendations result in health benefits to individuals and do not cause harm.
Journal of the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 02/2014; 114(2):299-312. DOI:10.1016/j.jand.2013.12.001 · 3.47 Impact Factor
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|The spot where Thomas Beckett was|
martyred in the Cathedral.
|Tyson and Lori on the grounds of|
the Canterbury Cathedral.
|View of Dover Harbor from the White Cliffs. Continuous|
flow of trucks onto the ferries to France.
|On top of White Cliffs of Dover.|
|Tyson and Lori White Cliffs of Dover.|
|Flowers on White Cliff of Dover.|
|Lovely Bria Family Buckingham |
|Big Ben and Westminster from the Eye.|
|Frank and girls on the Eye.|
|Charing Cross Station from the Eye.|
|View from the Eye.|
|Inside the Eye.|
|Looking down on the City Offices.|
|Another view of the Thames, Westminster from the Eye.|
|Buckingham Palace poking up from the trees.|
|Harry Potter Movie filmed in Kings Cross|
|Justine experiencing a Harry Potter|
|Sonya and Natalie in from of Harry Potter Shop.|
|Natalie stayed overnight with her grandparents.|
She experienced the Duvet Challenge. We love
|Beautiful granddaughters. So nice to spend Sunday with us.|
|They made Grandpa's day.|
|Brother and Sister Allred. They are from South Ogden. WSU|
Professor. They are Mission Finance and Secretary.
|Tyson looking at the former Mission Presidents of the London|
Mission. The oldest mission in the Church.
|Missionary pictures in Mission President's office.|
|Hyde Park London. They let the grass |
|Hyde Park London.|
|This squirrel was ready to attack. Signs warning to not|
feed the squirrels!!!
|Albert Hall London.|
|Beautiful buildings around Albert Hall.|
|Closest we got to the opening day at Wimbledon. 6 hour|
|We had fish and chips here.|
|Beautiful hanging baskets everywhere.|
|Preston Rally. Like a county fair out in the boon docks.|
|Lots of steam engines. All still working.|
|More Steam Engines.|
|Aircraft used in the Great War.|
|More Steam Engines.|
|Preston village Church.|
|Large Estate next to Preston village.|
|Beautiful Shire horse. Actual demonstration of harrowing.|
|Another Shire horse.|
|Canterbury Zone before transfers.|
|Port at Sandwich. The home of the invention of the|
|Shop in Sandwich.|
|Beautiful roses in Sandwich.|
|Very colorful doors throughout Kent.|
|We had lunch at the Haven in Sandwich.|
|A Church in Sandwich.|
|Sheep grazing in Ash.|
|Sisters shoes !!|
|Elder Tan and Ho. Sisters Stewart and Shalvis.|
|We started with Elder Tan. He was made a District Leader in|
Hyde Park London. We will miss him.
|Our friend Lauren from the Netherlands who will be baptized |
|Lauren with Elders Tan and Ho. Outside on our deck.|
|Marion and Mike Harris from our Ward. On a hike along the white cliffs|
of Ramsgate on the English Channel.
|We hiked on the Ramsgate beach for 2 miles at low tide. Once the |
tide comes in there will be no beach.
|Ramsgate beach hike.|
|Our hike destination was Morellis in Broadstairs.|
|Looking over the English Channel.|
|Old Lighthouse Keeper built this home on the English Channel.|
|New Canterbury District. Includes Canterbury and Ashford missionaries.|
New set of sisters. Sisters Ernst and Hansen.
|Summer flowers. London Temple.|
|Temple President's home on London Temple Grounds.|
|My beautiful companion after 45 years.|
|On our 45th Wedding Anniversary. London Temple.|
|Lake by Wiremill Pub. Close to the temple.|
|Had lunch at the Wiremill Pub.|
|Bria Family Buckingham Palace.|
|In front of Westminster Abbey.|
|Street Artist London Millennial Eye.|
|Many Ancient Churches in Canterbury. Center|
of Christianity in England.
|Prince Albert Monument. London.|
|Looking at Prince Albert Monument from Hyde Park.|
|Rodney's baptism. Rodney is from Zimbabwe. He was baptized|
by Diva recent convert from Malaysia.
|Rodney is on the left. Diva by the Elders.|
|Had a picnic on the Church lawn to celebrate 4th of July.|
|FHE in Whitstable with Bishop and Sister Pemberton.|
|Near Bishop's home in Whitstable.|
Frank and Sonya and girls also came during the third week of June and we were able to see London with them and they went to Church with us in Canterbury. Our ward organist was not there so Frank ended up playing the organ for our meetings and the girls sang a special number as part of the Sacrament program for our ward. It was very good to see them.
The end of June we went the Preston Rally. It is a small village that hosts every year a rally of old working steam engines and shire horses. It was like a county fair atmosphere. It was a lot of fun.
We had a Zone meeting on the 4th of July and we brought potato salad, crisps (chips), hot dogs and pork and beans to celebrate the 4th with the missionaries. We celebrated the 4th with our Ward members from America on Sunday. We had hamburgers, salads, crisps and invited and missionaries and their investigators. We played some interesting games which were a lot of fun.
The weather has turned very warm and we have not had any rain for three weeks so the grass is turning brown. Our flat is quite warm so we purchased a fan which is helping. We had the coldest winter and spring in 50 years so who knows what will happen for the summer. Global warming !!!
We started teaching Institute in Gillingham every Thursday. We are teaching the Missionary Preparation course and have 14 students. Three are working on sending in their papers. We love being with YSA. We also taught an Institute class in the Ashford Ward which we do once a month.
Our mission is getting very young. Most of the missionaries in our Zone have been out about the same amount of time as we have. Missionaries are becoming trainers after twelve weeks and we are getting more missionaries in each ward. Our newest Elder in Canterbury is Elder Miller from Salem, Utah. He has been out 6 months and was just made a District Leader. These are great young men and women and it is such a privilege to work with them. The Lord is hasting His work and gathering in the elect. We are humbled to be a part of this great work. We love serving Him.
Rodney was baptized on July 7. He is from Zimbabwe and it is great to see the change he has made in the weeks since he met the Elders. Lauren will be baptized on July 27 and she is from the Netherlands working in Canterbury as a Nanny. She will be returning to the Netherlands in August so we will miss her. She is amazing.
We spent a day in Ramsgate with the Harris'. We walked 2 miles on the beach to Broadstairs. We could only walk the beach in low tide so it was great to do it. The white cliffs are chalk and you can easily chip off a piece.
Our Family Home Evenings for the summer are small since the students at the universities are on holiday and will not return until September. We are doing interesting activities. We traveled to Whitstable to walk the beach with our Bishop and his wife. Kurt and Nicole sent us the Apples to Apples game for Mothers Day and Fathers Day and we played it with the YSA on FHE. Most of them have never seen the game and know very little about America so it is fun to watch them decide which card to play. Elder Ho from Hong Kong won and he just played cards as he was inspired to do without understanding why!! Thanks Kurt and Nicole for sending it. We had an International Food night and are planning picnics, walks on the beach and more food nights for the rest of the summer.
Thanks to Tyson and Lori, Garrett and Stephanie and Sony and Frank we have a good supply of Jello and Ranch Dressing. We love making jello for ward activities. Also Amberly and Mike sent a beautiful table runner which looks very posh on our dining table.
We spent our 45th wedding anniversary at the Temple and had lunch at the lake. The following week we also went with the Youth of our ward to the Temple and did proxy baptisms for our ancestors. Brother and Sister Gleed of our ward are such wonderful family history consultants. They help so many people find the records of their ancestors. The youth were able to do the work for 90 ancestors of ward members (13 of these were ancestors of Vorelle) due to the help of Len and Claire. It was wonderful to see this work done by our youth.


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Decide n Pay has partnered with CryptoQR with a view to settle for bitcoin at greater than 2,000 shops.
Decide n Pay, a South African retailer, has launched acceptance of bitcoin for funds all through all of their shops. Beforehand, a check pilot had rolled out to 39 shops in November 2022. Now, all shops below the Decide n Pay model will enable clients to make use of CryptoQR to purchase their groceries utilizing bitcoin, in line with an announcement by the funds platform on Twitter.
Prospects may even be capable to “purchase airtime and electrical energy, airplane and bus tickets, and pay your municipal payments with Bitcoin on the until!” in line with the tweet.
Rising utilization at bigger retailers like Decide n Pay introduces the idea of spending bitcoin versus promoting it for usability to new customers of bitcoin. By permitting individuals to spend their BTC, the road between setting apart cash for bitcoin and easily using bitcoin as your cash is blurred. The prior launch of the pilot famous that Decide n Pay will cost a small service payment for funds in BTC, “costing the client on common 70c” of the native forex, or about $0.04 as of November 2022.
Decide n Pay has virtually 2,000 shops throughout the nation, Business Insider South Africa reported. The agency has a 16% market share of the nation’s formal meals and grocery sector, per the report.
The introduction of bitcoin to Decide n Pay’s shops is prone to have a big impression on the broader bitcoin funds panorama in South Africa. It might convey the idea of utilizing bitcoin as a type of cost to a wider viewers, probably stimulating extra widespread adoption of bitcoin utilization. Moreover, it might encourage different main retailers to comply with swimsuit, additional rising the acceptance and utilization of bitcoin as a cost technique. This could possibly be a significant step ahead within the wider adoption of bitcoin funds.


One of the best music releases of 2017 was the brilliant “comeback” album by instrumental Cincinnati Post Rock/Indie Rock ensemble johnnytwentythree. The Bridge is a fantastically evocative album on its own, but knowing the context makes it all the more genius, and often a more devastating listening experience. The band and its multimedia live show (with a vital film component) was a big club draw in the ’00s, before everything stopped in 2012 when bassist Joe Maier (whose wife and brother are also in J23) committed suicide. The album was written to show the far-reaching effects suicide has on the people around those who reach that ultimate point of desperation, something oftentimes not fully considered by those in that state. It succeeds brilliantly, from the emotive compositional movements to sampled voices of children and poetry. Besides helping people through its art, the band also donated proceeds from the album to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. johnnytwentyhree, johnnytwentythree.bandcamp.com.


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Billion dollar deal over five years
AT&T replaces Nokia with Ericsson
December 5, 2023, 8:59 a.m
The Swedish network supplier Ericsson will supply the US company AT6T. That’s why this Nokia is throwing out the door. One reason for the award is the Swedes’ promise to produce the parts in the USA. The competitor from Finland has to adjust his goals after the defeat.
Mobile operator AT&T has largely turned away from Nokia to supply telecommunications equipment. The US group has concluded a deal with Ericsson for hardware and services worth up to $14 billion over a period of five years. Nokia warned that its margin targets in the affected segment could only be achieved later. After trading, the Finnish shares collapsed, while the Swedish shares went up.
AT&T plans to make the change starting next year. By the end of 2026, 70 percent of mobile traffic should flow via open platforms. The US group wants to accelerate the renewal of its network and use more hardware and software from niche providers such as Corning, Dell, Fujitsu and Intel in the coming years. Ericsson had previously agreed to open its software to rival systems.
The move replaces Nokia as a supplier that built about a third of AT&T’s wireless network, AT&T network chief Chris Sambar said. Ericsson won the contract because the Swedes followed “Buy America” guidelines and produced the equipment in their new factory in Texas, says a dealer.
Nokia said AT&T contributed 5 to 8 percent of revenue in the Mobile Networks segment this year. The already announced cost reductions are expected to partially offset the effects of the US group’s decision. Nokia expects Mobile Networks to remain profitable in the coming years. However, the schedule for achieving a double-digit operating margin will be delayed by up to two years.


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My move to New York was years in the making, which is probably a good thing, considering how much money my husband and I had to save to get it done. We both previously spent a lot of time in the city and researched a lot about the cost of living, so we were prepared for just how expensive this move would be.
That doesn’t make it any less painful to see a massive drop in our bank account balances. From beginning to end, it cost us $14,262.70 move from Chicago to New York over the course of two months.
Of course, as I’m sure many people will think upon reading this, we could have done this for less. There are also plenty of ways this could have been even more expensive. Still, while we were prepared to throw thousands of dollars at a dream we’d both had for years, we learned a lot in the process, because spending money is one of those things that will always teach you lessons, whether you like it or not.
Here’s how everything added up.
We split up the move in a few parts, partly because we didn’t want to feel rushed to find a place to live, but mostly because my husband kept his job in Chicago while I looked for an apartment. I sublet a place in New York while he stayed in Chicago with all our stuff (and our dog), but that meant paying rent for two places. I booked a round-trip ticket from Chicago to New York, because after I found a place to live, I’d go back so we could pack our stuff and drive the 800 miles to our new home.
My plane ticket, including checked baggage, cost $508.20. I took Uber to and from the airport because I had three suitcases, which cost $26.39 in Chicago and $45.51 in New York. For my return trip, I took an Uber to the airport ($39.81 in New York) but upon arrival in Chicago, I opted for an uncomfortable trip on a crowded CTA train with all my luggage because it only cost $5.
We spent a week packing, hired movers to load our truck (I’ll get to that in a minute) and spent about 18 hours driving a U-Haul. My husband had to go back to Chicago to finish work (yes, another month of two rents), so his round-trip ticket, including checked bags, cost $259.20.
Our airfares and travel to and from the airports cost us $884.11.
Moving Our Things
Because we don’t own a car but didn’t want to put our dog on an airplane, we figured we’d be efficient and rent a moving truck, so we didn’t have to pay someone else to move our stuff and also rent a car. We figured it would be no big deal, because Marvin (the dog) loves riding in cars. As it turns out, riding in a huge truck is totally different and he hated it. (That’s why it took us so long to get from Chicago to New York — we stopped to let Marvin out a lot.)
Renting the U-Haul cost $769.02, fueling it cost $224.24 and using toll roads (which we avoided as much as we could) cost $106.60. That’s $1,099.86, but if I had to do it again, I’d gladly pay more to avoid putting my dog through what was clearly a terrible experience.
We hired movers on both ends to load and unload the truck. The movers in Chicago cost $98, including tip. The movers we initially booked for New York would have cost $80 before tip, had they shown up. When they stood us up, we booked different movers for the next day, and we paid them $170, including tip. Lesson learned: Sometimes, it’s worth it to pay for more expensive services with great reviews. My attempt to save money on New York movers resulted in all three of us sleeping on a twin-size air mattress with no blankets our first night in New York. It was awful.
This portion of our move added up to $1,367.
Renting in New York
Here’s where things start to get really pricey.
My sublet cost $1,250 plus $64.80 for utilities, and at one point, I lost my keys and had to pay $10 for copies. After three weeks of poring over apartment listings and running around the city checking out units, I found the perfect place.
Well, almost perfect. The apartment met every criteria on our list except one: It had a broker’s fee. I wanted so badly to avoid paying a fee, but every no-fee apartment I looked at fell short in too many ways to make it worth it. Even though I had nearly a month to look for a place, it started to feel like not enough time, and when I found this almost-perfect apartment with a fee attached, I gave in and went to see it. There’s a good reason people tell you to not test drive a car or try on a wedding dress that’s not in your budget — you’ll want it.
The good news is I found an apartment within our price range. The bad news is we had to pay a 12% fee on the annual rent. It’s standard to have to put down three month’s worth of rent when signing a lease in New York — first month, last month and a deposit — but I asked if I could not pay the last month’s rent upfront. The landlord agreed. I also had to pay an application fee and a pet deposit. By the time I had signed the lease, I had spent $9,140.
None of this fit into our regular budget, because we simultaneously paid rent in Chicago. Including the sublet, it cost us $10,464.80 to get an apartment in New York. I haven’t yet gotten our utility bills for the first month in the new apartment.
This hasn’t been the smoothest move, and some hiccups have had financial consequences. For example, I still don’t have gas or internet in my apartment (both long stories), so I’ve been buying my lunch most days and spending a lot of time at coffee shops to use the internet. I’ve spent $289.19 on meals and coffee shop visits, though I didn’t track cash transactions.
We also bought a new mattress ($653.25) and made a $504.06 trip to IKEA (we still had the moving truck, so at least we saved money on delivery). My husband also flew out to New York for a long weekend, which cost $389.48, including airport transport and a checked bag.
That brings the total for extras to $1,546.79.
And here we are at that $14,262.70 grand total.
We did it all without going into debt, as well. Additionally, I’ve been saving money by biking to work, and we’ve cashed in about $700 of cash-back credit card rewards. I’m also hoping we get some, if not all, of our security deposit back from our Chicago apartment.
We could have done better, but it also could have cost much more. It’s hard to not think about all the other things we could have done with that money, but in the end, this is what we wanted.
Prepare Your Credit Before You Move
As soon as you know you’ll be looking for a new place to live, whether it’s across town or across the country, you should check your credit reports and scores. The more time you have to improve your score or fix errors, the less stressful your apartment hunt will be.
You also don’t want to find your perfect apartment, apply and get denied, just because you had no idea about your credit standing. Not only will you waste money on application fees, you will waste time. Say you’re in one of the country’s big cities: Apartments are often rented soon after they become available, so you don’t have time to make sure your credit is in order once you find the right one.
You can check your free annual credit reports through the government-mandated AnnualCreditReport.com and get your free credit scores every month on Credit.com.
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