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In Horizon Forbidden West, we see that heroine Aloy’s victory after Horizon Zero Dawn was short-lived. In the aftermath beyond the endgame fight with HADES, the land is poisoned. Animals and plant life are dying at an alarming rate from the spread of Red Blight. Machines continue to roam the land, as aggressive as ever. The only thing that can stop humanity’s slow slide toward its (second) extinction is the terraforming AI, GAIA.
The sequel to Guerrilla Games’ excellent open-world third-person action RPG is a fantastic follow-up to a satisfying new IP. It brings players back to a living, breathing world teeming with personality and conflict, with memorable stories and characters. While it doesn’t introduce too many new ideas, it’s a comfortable and engrossing quest. Anyone looking to get more of Aloy and her cadre are sure to salivate over this expansive adventure.
- Expansive open world
- Engaging narrative that iterates on original game’s story
- Improved systems and mechanics
- Gorgeous visuals
- Doesn’t innovate beyond first game
- Some issues with pop-in
- Occasionally too much loot
Horizon Forbidden West Review: Story
Your primary objective in Horizon Forbidden West is to trek across the western part of the former United States in search of a backup of GAIA. The original GAIA was purged when HADES became active. But Aloy hopes that a copy exists and that she’ll be able to restore it to its original state. In theory, if GAIA is reunited with its most important subsystems, AETHER, DEMETER, MINERVA, POSEIDON, and HEPHAESTUS, it could retake control of enough of Zero Dawn’s systems. That would allow it to set the terraforming process back on the right track and return the machines to normal.
However, the Forbidden West, where Aloy must go to seek out GAIA, is named such for a reason. The vicious Tenakth tribe is the principal ruler of the area west of the Carja. Aloy will have to contend with them as well as new threats to complete her objective.
I enjoyed the main questline in Horizon Forbidden West even more than I did the first game. It does a great job of tapping into the lore of the first game. It also excels at answering lingering questions in a satisfying manner. There’s a lot of closure here. I’m glad it took the time to explore concepts introduced in the original game to their logical conclusions.
Side quests tend to be a bit meatier in the narrative department as well. Though many amount to “go here and find/kill this” the writing and acting has drastically improved. I cared a lot more about saving NPCs when I enjoyed the story behind it.
Unfortunately, the open-world design does work against the game at times. Played sequentially, the main narrative is definitely thrilling. It does feel as though you’re up against the clock to save the world. But when there’s so much stuff to do, Horizon Forbidden West is frustrating. It falls into the same trap I’ve seen in many games of its type. It’s hard to keep the suspense going when you’re constantly encouraged to go do a thousand things at a time. That means you’ll be asked to explore ruins, compete in training grounds, race others, and much more. All the time. There are countless activities, vistas, and side quests scattered around the world. It can be difficult to concentrate on one set of objectives to complete.
Horizon Forbidden West Review: Graphics and Sound
Horizon Zero Dawn was a beautiful game, and its sequel follows suit. On PS5, the excellent textures, models, and raytracing made the world come to life and made for some breathtaking visuals. However, there is a trade-off, even with Sony’s latest console.
There are two graphics modes available. “Favor Performance” targets 60fps with a variable resolution but ditches raytracing. “Favor Resolution,” on the other hand, tries its best to hit 30fps at 4K with raytracing one. I didn’t make an in-depth comparison, but I didn’t notice a ton of difference between the two visually. However, the fluidity of 60fps paired with the improved animations makes Performance Mode a winner for me.
The only issue I had with the graphics was that there was a lot of pop-in. The Day One patch helped the problem somewhat. It still seems like the game has issues with loading Level of Detail models and textures. As I approached certain large objects like skyscrapers and trees, models remained hanging in the air with the core object missing. Once I was much closer, the model would seem to load in several detail levels immediately before stopping at high LOD. I feel like this is a bug more than a performance issue, but it persisted throughout the game.
The audio work was excellent here as well. The soundtrack is subtle but adds the right amount of oomph at the right time. I also loved how bulky the devs managed to make the machines sound. The sounds of their joints creaking and the animal-like roars as they attacked added to already tense fights.
Horizon Forbidden West Review: Gameplay
Forbidden West’s gameplay isn’t very far removed from Zero Dawn’s. You will spend most of your time exploring the ruins of the old world. This is done much the same way as it was in the first game. You shouldn’t go into Horizon Forbidden West expecting it to be an evolution of the original’s gameplay.
Exploration is less linear this time around, which is great because it was my favorite part of the original. Instead, Aloy gets a set of tools that increase your ability to traverse the environment. The Pullcaster lets you grapple up to higher areas and pull certain vents and crumbled walls open. Pairing this with the Shieldwing, which lets you glide through the air, plays into the games’ greater emphasis on verticality.
Guerilla Games really took into account all three dimensions with the world of Horizon Forbidden West. There are areas where Aloy can climb up or down to explore multiple heights. She also gains access to a new domain. You have to take to the water to find some of the secrets of the Old Ones, too. I’m glad to say it’s actually fun. Aloy does initially have a limited amount of time she can hold her breath. That does change later on, though. The developers did a great job using the breath meter to add suspense during certain parts of the game. They also got rid of it before it started being obnoxious. It’s definitely something to appreciate.
Horizon Forbidden West Review: Combat
The core combat carries over from the original game. The main thing you’re targeting on both human and machine enemies are weak points while avoiding armor. Of course, you can still knock armor off to get at the meat underneath.
The most significant combat addition to the game for me was overloading elemental canisters to cause an explosion. Some of the machines in the original game were more tanky than challenging. But this time around, machines have easily exploitable weaknesses. Hit an elemental canister with an attack of the same element and it’ll overload and detonate. That immediately places the machine in the relevant elemental state.
Another new aspect of combat is Valors. You unlock these from the expanded skill tree and bestow temporary buffs. They give you a lot of freedom when it comes to building your character. When used in conjunction with the right weapons and armor, they’re very powerful. Ranged Master, for example, raises Ranged Weapon Damage. It also helps you recover health with each attack and increases weapon technique damage and weapon stamina regen.
Each of the six technique trees, Warrior, Trapper, Hunter, Survivor, Infiltrator, and Machine Master, have multiple valors that can be equipped. I enjoyed their tendency to make me lean into a build instead of trying to be a jack of all trades.
Horizon Forbidden West Review: Crafting and Inventory
There wasn’t a complete overhaul of the crafting and inventory systems. Instead, this game is more of a refinement. Every aspect has been tweaked to make them more player-friendly. There are some very welcome quality of life improvements. However, at their core, these systems haven’t changed too much.
Little things go a long way toward easing frustrations I had with the original game. These include a better inventory UI and easier weak spot highlighting on machines. You need to hit those to knock off higher rarity parts. But it still commits one of the cardinal sins that haunt seemingly every game these days: too much loot.
The game makes extensive use of crafting. You must constantly pick up materials if you want to continue manufacturing ammo or upgrading weapons and armor. I don’t mind a little bit of looting here and there. But when you’re entering your 30 or 40th hour of playing and hoovering a minute’s worth of loot after every fight, it detracts from the experience. For this, I would have appreciated an autoloot function.
I would have also liked to have seen a transmog system or cosmetic slots for the armor. Each armor in the game has unique stats and buffs. It’s a bummer if you like the way mounted combat armor looks, but you’d rather go with a stealth or a melee build. And honestly, some of the armor is pretty unattractive.
Horizon Forbidden West Review: Verdict
Horizon Forbidden West is a riveting follow-up to one of PlayStation’s best new IPs. It expands the story and universe in meaningful ways. It further endears Aloy to players beyond what we initially knew of her. If you’re ready for a thrilling 30+ hours, you’ll find just that here. If you’re hankering for an epic, cinematic ride that’s exemplary of what the PS5 can offer, Horizon Forbidden West is it. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does offer one of the finest action adventures currently on the console.

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Universal Monsters The Phantom’s Curse
Universal Monsters The Phantom’s Curse is a 5-reel online slot game created by Net Entertainment and it contains 40 paylines. The game offers 3 engaging features like the free spins, Masked Phantom Re-spin where you will get an extra re-spin if you land an unmasked stacked phantom on reel 1 as well as a stacked wild mask on reel 5. Also, look out for the Point and Click Bonus. Universal Monsters The Phantom’s Curse is rated at an RTP of 96.57% and it can be played on all devices.
Universal Monsters The Phantom’s Curse: Theme
Universal Monsters The Phantom’s Curse is set inside a magnificent auditorium of an opera house. The ceiling above displays jaw-dropping artwork and the dramatic soundtrack that accompanies the action will keep you glued to your screen. The high-value symbols of the game include a dagger, the unmasked phantom, a ruby ring, Christine, a yellow flower and a mirror. On the other hand, cracked mirrors and the usual playing cards of A-9 represent the low-value symbols.
Christine and the unmasked phantom appear on reel 5 and 1 respectively and wins can be formed from both directions, that is left to right to right left. The wild symbol of the game is the mask and it will replace all other symbols with the exception of the scatter and the bonus symbols. An interesting twist in this game is that other symbols can act as wilds. Find out how below.
Land at least 3 scatter symbols randomly on reel 1, 3 and 5 and this feature will come alive. You will then get limitless free spins on a particular set of reels. Should a masked phantom appear on the reel, it will be highlighted and if all reels are highlighted, the round comes to an end. The masked Phantom can also be a wild in this feature and it can be stacked on the reels highlighted.
Masked Phantom Re-spin
This feature will come alive if you land an unmasked stacked phantom two positions high an on reel 1 and an on reel 5, land a stacked wild mask. The wilds, phantoms and bonus symbols remain frozen for a single re-spin and will act as wilds during that spin.
Point and Click Bonus
Land the unmasked Phantom and Christine on reel 1 and 5 respectively and this feature will be activated. In the first stage, you get to pick from 8 roses to locate coin prizes until you find a blocker. Once you find the blocker, you advance to the next stage. In this stage, you get to pick from 3 mirrors to award you up to 3 times. Look out for the maximum 7,200 coins here.
To Sum Up
Universal Monsters The Phantom’s Curse is a fantastic online slots game from NetEnt. The graphics and design do not disappoint at all, especially the soundtrack. The features on offer also give you an opportunity to win big like the ultimate prize of up to 7,200 coins. Too much for a spin at Universal Monsters The Phantom’s Curse, right?


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How to participate in the Virtual Orchestra Project:
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Click on the music (below) for your instrument or if you'd like to sing, click on 'voice'
3. Time to record yourself on video!
When you are ready to record, set up your device (camera, phone, ipad etc) to video record yourself. Make sure we can see you clearly with your instrument, in a well lit area.
Plug your earphones into your audio device so you can listen to the track whilst you play. This way we can all be playing at the same tempo!
Contact us if you have any issues. Please make sure you register first.
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Ugandan President Moves To Deny Bail To Imprisoned Gays
It seems like only yesterday Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni was promising the world he wouldn't sign a bill making it illegal to be LGBT in the African nation. As we reported last week, however, Museveni's had a change of/lack of heart and has gone from 0 - 666 by signing the legislation.
Now he's attempting to take the human rights infraction one step further after agreeing to support an amendment that would deny bail to gays jailed under the new law.
The ruling party majority yesterday resolved to back President Museveni’s proposal to deny bail for sodomy suspects, defilers and rapists and tasked Ministry of Justice to expedite the process of amending the Constitution to that effect.
Mr Museveni, in a renewed call for the scrapping of the bail window for suspects in capital offences, told the NRM Caucus retreat in Kyankwanzi that the status-quo is encouraging crime in the country.
While corruption is not part of President’s list of targeted offences, sources told the Daily Monitor that “sodomy” was included at the behest of MPs who told their party leader that it has become such an “insidious” problem in the country.

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A Beginner's Guide To Fixed Blades | THE SHED KNIVES BLOG #39
Welcome back to The S.K. Blog for edition #39. If you're new here, welcome! Today, we're diving into the realm of fixed blade knives - a versatile tool that's a must-have for every outdoor enthusiast, camper, survivalist, and bushcraft aficionado. Whether you're a beginner when it comes to knives or you're looking to expand your collection, this beginner's guide will equip you with the knowledge you need to choose, use, and maintain the perfect fixed blade for your adventures. Let's begin.
Understanding Fixed Blade Knives
What are fixed blades? Fixed blade knives are a category of knife that has a blade which is permanently attached to the handle, resulting in a stronger and more robust construction. These knives excel in a variety of tasks like chopping, batoning, prying, and other heavier use situations.
1. Types of Fixed Blade Knives
Fixed blade knives come in various styles, each tailored to specific tasks. Here are some common types you might encounter:
Survival Knives: Designed for extreme conditions, survival knives often feature a robust build, a versatile blade shape, and additional features like serrations, sawbacks, and pommel caps for various survival tasks.
Hunting Knives: These knives are crafted with the intentions of field dressing, skinning, and other hunting-related activities. They usually have a blade shape optimized for cutting and a comfortable grip for prolonged use. These blades are also quite thin so they can "slice & dice" better.
Bushcraft Knives: Ideal for bushcraft and outdoor skills, these knives typically have a Scandinavian "scandi" grind or flat grind, making them excellent for carving, feathering, and other detailed tasks.
Tactical Knives: Designed for self-defense and tactical situations, these knives often feature a sturdy build, a sharp point, and ergonomic handles for a secure grip, like this 2023 US Tanto here
2. Choosing the Right Fixed Blade Knife
When selecting a fixed blade knife, consider the following factors:
Blade Material: High-quality steel ensures durability and edge retention. Popular choices include stainless steel and carbon steel.
Blade Shape: The blade's shape determines its intended use. Drop point, clip point, and tanto are common shapes, each specializing in different tasks.
Handle Design: A comfortable and ergonomic handle is absolutely essential for a top-performing knife. Look for materials like wood, G-10, or Micarta for grip and durability.
Tang Type: Full tang knives have the blade extending through the handle (example: 2023 Shed Knives Collection), enhancing strength. Partial tangs are shorter and less sturdy.
Sheath: A good sheath protects the blade and offers convenient carry options. Kydex, leather, and nylon are common sheath materials.
3. Knife Maintenance and Care
Proper maintenance ensures your fixed blade knife remains in top condition. Here's how to care for it:
Cleaning: Regularly clean your knife after use. Wipe off dirt, moisture, and debris, and dry it thoroughly to prevent corrosion.
Sharpening: Keep the blade sharp using a sharpening stone, honing rod, or guided sharpening system. Maintaining a keen edge is crucial for efficient cutting.
Oil the Blade: Applying a thin layer of oil to the blade helps prevent rust. Use food-safe mineral oil or specialized knife oil.
Store Properly: Store your knife in a dry place, away from moisture. If using a leather sheath, ensure it's clean and dry before storing the knife.
4. Safe Knife Handling
Safety is priority number one when using fixed blade knives. Here are a few guidelines to follow:
Proper Grip: Hold the knife with a secure grip and be sure your hand isn't too close to the blade. A finger guard will help out tremendously.
Cut Away from Yourself: Always cut away from your body to prevent accidents.
Controlled Movements: Use controlled, deliberate movements to avoid slipping and mishandling.
Carving Away from Hands: When carving, direct the knife away from your hands to prevent accidental cuts.
Knife Sheath: When not in use, keep your knife sheathed to protect both the blade and yourself.
5. Legal Considerations
Knives Featured: 2023 Atlas in Tiffany Blue G-10 & ZT 0707
Before carrying a fixed blade knife, be aware of local laws and regulations. Some areas have restrictions on blade length and carry methods.
A fixed blade knife is a versatile and reliable tool that adds value to any outdoor adventure. A well-chosen fixed blade can be your trusted companion in the wild for a variety of reasons. By understanding the different types of fixed blades, selecting the right knife for your needs, and maintaining it properly, you'll ensure that your tool is always ready for action.
To explore a wide range of high-quality knives, including the entire 2023 Collection mentioned in this article, visit the Shed Knives website HERE. Thank you for reading and stay tuned for the next edition of The Shed Knives Blog.
About The Author:
Jack Billings is the 19 year old CEO and Founder of Shed Knives, a rising manufacturer of high-quality fixed blade bushcraft knives. With over 5 years of experience as a knife maker, he has developed a reputation for crafting durable, reliable knives that are designed for outdoor enthusiasts and bushcrafters alike. Jack started making knives at the age of 13 and has been refining his craft ever since.
In addition to his expertise in knife making, Jack has a High School Degree from POLYTECH High School, where he studied Automotive Technology and obtained his ASE Certification. He is also a content creator for Shed Knives and has reached the eyes of over 600,000 people across the world through his work.
When he's not working on knives, Jack enjoys exploring the outdoors and has a passion for bushcraft. He also has a passion for the automotive world and enjoys learning about new technologies and advancements. Additionally, he has a great interest in language and is studying Spanish, German, and Arabic.
Jack's personal mission is to constantly improve himself, his products, and his processes in order to stay ahead of the rapidly changing interests of the knife industry and to surpass the competition. He takes great pride in American manufacturing and is committed to contributing to the growth of the world knife industry through his work.


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About us Chongqing Yuhui Keyu Machine Electricity Equipment Corp. located in Chongqing, China.
The company built in 2004, we are one of the company to develop and produce the plastic float valve at the earliest in China.
In order to solve to the series problem(short seals rubber lifetime, high cost and bulky) on the Stainless steel and bronze float valve, the new strong lock and autolock plastic float valve had been developed.
The KEYU Plastic float valve can be adjust from many angle, such as horizontal, top and vertical installed.
Now, there is more than 50 models provided to the client from all over the world, the size from 1/4" inch to 2-1/2" inch.The float valve can be used on the water tank, water tower, evaporative cooler, incubator, livestock,etc. Now we are adding the series of new valve constantly to meet the demands from the overseas.
Currently, the KEYU valve export to more than 40 countries and 100 cities.
The company built the complete quality assurance and management system to keep the high quality.
All the material pass the ROHS, FDA of the CTI, SGS certificate and the BureauVeritas of the factory.
For the performance, all the float valve pass the Quality Inspection Bureau' inspection of sealability and body strength(premium grade).
"Quality Make Difference" is the core of our company, Now KEYU is trying to become a one of the largest and most complete product line plastic float valve company in China.
We are looking forward to cooperate with you in the near future.


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text: Dr. Jasmin Lagman, MD graduated from the West Visayas State University College of Medicine in the Philippines. She finished her post graduate internship and pediatrics residency training at the West Visayas State University Medical Center in 2006 before migrating to the US. While starting her family and acclimating to the US, she started working at the Wedge Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA. She started out as a receptionist, then became an intake specialist and subsequently, a psychiatric assistant. She completed her psychiatry residency at the Einstein Medical Center in 2016. She thereafter completed her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2018. She became a faculty member of the Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and an Assistant Clinical Professor of the Penn State College of Medicine. She is currently an attending psychiatrist at the child and adolescent inpatient units and is the interim Assistant Medical Director of the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg, PA.

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“Is it raining? I hadn’t noticed!”
With lines like the above, you’d think you were in a cheesy romantic comedy with Hugh Grant, instead it’s a very good comedy with Greg Davies, Andy Samberg, Helen Baxendale and Tyger Drew-Honey.
Starting off with a girl being sick on a beach, it was like the ‘Inbetweeners Movie’ and the heroine is played by Tamla Kari who was indeed in the same movie. Davies (another Inbetweeners alumni) and Baxendale play Ken and Lorna, parents of Rachel – a gap year student who returns from Thailand with her new husband “Cuckoo” (Samberg). He’s been travelling for the last twelve years and is:
“Part teacher, part visionary, part firebrand, part friend”
Obviously the Dad, Ken, doesn’t particularly like or get ‘Cuckoo’, but Rachel and Lorna love him. Especially as he likes Lorna’s Jacket Potatoes. Baxendale is the unlikely star of this comedy – brilliant with her Salt ‘n’ Pepa “Push it. Push it real good” rendition near the beginning. Tyger Drew-Honey (the eldest son in ‘Outnumbered’) plays the brother of Rachel, who like his father, is unimpressed with his new brother-in-law, but then is also unimpressed with his sister.
So Rachel, back from her gap year, decides instead of going to Bristol University that she’ll live at home (her parents’ home) with her husband and go to uni locally. Cuckoo meanwhile will work on his ‘book’ – though by the end of the episodes he’s bought a jacket potato van for 10 grand.
It’s funny. Good acting all round including by Samberg (who was pretty good in ‘I Love You Man’). Some very witty lines given to all characters. Rachel is the only straight-girl in it really. And a good plot to it. One of the best British sitcoms I’ve seen for a while. Let’s hope it stays like this beyond this pilot.
Can’t leave a post about Andy Samberg without a rendition of this though:


Many young people with narcolepsy need to take doses of medication while at school. Particularly for younger children, who have not reached an age at which they are ready to take care of and be responsible for their own medication, it is vital that the school has an appropriate policy and adequate procedures in place to ensure that medications are stored securely and are administered in accordance with the child's needs.
All school governing bodies must make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions. The school's medication policy should cover such things as:
Obtaining full details of the medication(s) and dose(s) required, and parents'/carers' consent to school staff administering those doses.
Ensuring that responsible staff are fully aware of the dose(s) to be administered and the procedures to be followed.
Arrangements for the secure storage of all medications, with particular provision for Controlled Drugs.
Ensuring that a suitable and private place is available (ideally the same place that medications are stored) where medication can be administered.
Return or Disposal
Arrangements for the return of unused medications to the parents/carers, and/or for their disposal by the school.
Providing a record of all doses administered and ensuring that all medications are accounted for.
Statutory guidance for governing bodies of schools in England can be found here. Adhering to this guidance is likely to meet the requirements of schools in other parts of the UK also.
An example of a guidance note prepared by one local authority (Birmingham Health Education Service) can be found here and contains useful templates for a school medication policy (though this document dates from 2010 and governing bodies should ensure that their policy complies with later legislation including the Children and Families Act 2014), as well a school medication consent form and a school medication administration form.
Our advice to parents/carers of schoolchildren with narcolepsy who need to take medication during school hours is to request a copy of the school's medication policy and to satisfy themselves that it meets their child's needs. If the school does not have a suitable policy, the documents accessible through the links above may assist the school in putting appropriate procedures in place.
If you are a parent of a child with narcolepsy, and are concerned that proper procedures are not being followed by your child's school, please contact us and we will do what we can to help.


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These qualities tend to come out in my clothes, too: Comfy with slightly oversized silhouettes that swallow me up in coziness. Dainty A-line skirts that exude graceful femininity. Deep, muted colors that are comforting and friendly but tend to make me just blend into the background.
Deep down, i want this side of me to be able to come out. To be able to feel strong, sure, independent and able to stand up for myself and others.
At 23, i still haven’t been able to truly exercise my independence. I’ve always had a sense of shelter. I’m grateful for those times, but i long to grow.
I long to let these different aspects of myself intertwine into something more beautiful. Strong, but graceful; Seeking both justice and mercy in the very same heartbeat, without contradiction.
There’s a long journey ahead, and i need to trailblaze the path myself. The paths society has paved do not suit me. Attempting to walk them is dangerous to me and full of strife. “Normalcy” may not exist for me and i don’t want to attempt to adhere to it anymore. I MUST figure out how to make life work with my own needs.
SO, i’m gonna build a “skoolie” to live in!
I don’t really have a place to call
“home”. That used to be an idea that would excite me and send wonderful
chills down my spine… “Alissa the nomad”. For as long as i can remember
i deeply believed that was my
one and only possible destiny;
the only thing that could ever
make me feel whole.
Now all i want is to go home.
Through the entirety of almost 5 years together, every time i looked at him or heard him laugh, i felt like i was dreaming. My fear was waking up, not breaking up.

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A graphic designer’s search for inspiration leads to a cache of letters and the mystery of one man’s fate during World War II.
Polish your work and avoid editor pet peeves. Tips and tricks for submitting your work so that it gets noticed (in a good way).
Are you concerned about what your sister or, heaven forbid, your mother, would think about your memoir? Fictionalize it and sleep easy. Here’s how.
Appleton author Amanda Lauer presents her Heaven Intended series and how her first novel garnered a movie contract and what it takes to bring a book to the big screen.
Seven (or more) Astonishing Author Secrets!
It's a grim world out there. Perhaps you need a nice, wholesome cozy murder mystery to lift your spirits. Modern life can be poisonous. Spend an hour with Kathy and her amateur sleuth, Rhiannon Nolan.
Join author Linda Vander Heyden and Kaukauna storytime staff for a special Fox Cities Book Festival storytime!
Walk with Judy and Packer greats down the road of adventure, honor, and faith. Win or lose, enjoy the glory of a life of excellence. And learn to shout within.
Corruption in the courts, the Ku Klux Klan roaming the streets, and the highest homicide rate in America. This was Madison in the 1920s.
Join local historian, Carol Mainville Van Boxtel, as she takes you on a bus tour of historic Kaukauna. Registration is required for this event and begins on October 1st; please register by calling the Kaukauna Public Library at (920) 766-6340.
When asked to write the history of Kaukauna Utilities, routine research left puzzle pieces missing for local historian Carol Mainville Van Boxtel. Discovering “how” and “why” helped her to uncover the missing puzzle pieces.
The best marketing strategies for 2018. This marketing gig changes weekly it seems, but learn how to stay on top of it continually and adjust to the market.
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December 19, 2014 at 2:31 pm #4675
The U.S. government essentially closed the books on TARP with a $15.3 billion profit.
Treasury sold its remaining shares Friday in Ally Financial, its last remaining major stake from the $426 billion bailout of banks and the U.S. auto industry.
The Troubled Asset Relief Program was passed in 2008, in the wake of Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy, as the nation’s financial system was on the verge of collapse and economists feared another Great Depression. At the height of the bailout, Treasury owned a significant stake in all of the major U.S. banks, such as Citigroup (C) and Bank of America (BAC), two of the nation’s Big Three automakers — General Motors (GM) and Chrysler Group (FCAM) — as well as one of its largest insurers, AIG (AIG).December 19, 2014 at 2:32 pm #4677
And yes, yet another example of how the GOP was wrong on TARP. It did the job it was supposed to do, and, it made the Treasury some profit on top.December 19, 2014 at 3:41 pm #4680duxruleParticipant
I wonder if they’ll now try to take this AWAY from Obama, claiming that Dubya was actually responsible?December 19, 2014 at 3:44 pm #4681Deane JohnsonParticipant
“I wonder if they’ll now try to take this AWAY from Obama, claiming that Dubya was actually responsible?”
Wasn’t he?December 19, 2014 at 3:53 pm #4682duxruleParticipant
In the minds of nearly each and every O’Hater out there, none of them knew that until they read those words.December 19, 2014 at 4:22 pm #4683December 19, 2014 at 4:42 pm #4684AmusParticipant
Bush was desperately to keep the economy form complete meltdown on his watch.
The fact that Bush pushed through a massive government bailout and stimulant while on the verge of collapse
(and remember Boehner crying in his speech to encourage passage?) shows that even they didn’t believe their supplyside claptrap.
When the chips were down, they went all Keynesian.December 19, 2014 at 8:33 pm #4695
Because Keynesian policies work. It’s been proven. Several times! And always to rescue the recessions conservatives brought on.
Bush was trying to save his hyde after sending the economy into a tailspin. But history shows that all the GOP folks talking bad about TARP were wrong.
It solved our issues AND made a profit. If the GOP had their say they would have gone the other way and it would have been a disaster.December 21, 2014 at 5:14 am #4740BrianlParticipant
Bush did the right thing with the initial TARP loans.
Obama improved on it when he issued the second round of loans, because he added in transparency. He told the banks, GM and Chrysler that they weren’t getting another dime until they did something about the core problem. It forced them to streamline and modernize their operations and management teams, and capped frivolous and egregious executive and shareholder bonuses at a time where we were staring down the barrel at October of 1929.
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Troy Renck of the Denver Post reports that Dexter Fowler is dealing with a migraine in addition to the flu.
It's unclear if the migraine might keep him out a little longer than initially expected. As of now, Fowler should still be considered day-to-day. Eric Young is getting another start in center field in his place.


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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (TSMWS) has been at the forefront of premium single cask whiskey, but needed to find a new approach.
If a marketer sends you 20 promotional emails in a month, is that too much? You may say “yes” without even thinking about it.
Marketers who love Facebook ads have a lot in common with politicians who are spending millions on them.
Content marketing’s come a long way during the past decade. Brands have established content at the heart of their marketing strategies.
Last year, I reported on some of the things my students wrote about who gains from the value exchange of convenience-for-personal-data.
How to improve customer experience by analyzing their behavior, engaging them, determining their intent, and segmenting them.
Each year, Jan. 28 is known as “Data Privacy Day” in the United States and globally — also Data Protection Day in other jurisdictions.
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text: The colonization dynamics of the black truffle in an artificial field were assessed through analyses of microsatellite and RAPD markers. The truffle field was composed of three tree species and mycelial inoculum of three different origins, and was monitored for the first three years of truffle production. We found very low levels of genetic diversity. Isolation by distance was detected only at the between-tree level. This could be interpreted as local colonization around each tree facilitated by the presence of the tree root system. At the larger spatial scale of the European range, the absence of isolation by distance corroborates the hypothesis of an impact of glaciation on genetic variation, followed by rapid postglaciation demographic expansion. In addition, genetic variation of harvested truffles was explained by neither inoculation origin, nor tree species. Our study questions the real impact of man-made inoculation of tree root systems with fungal mycelia.


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In this episode, Cory and Laine discuss Spike’s perfect entrance, Drusilla’s dolls, and wonder just who is Meat Pie?
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Combining Airbus’ EFB Content With The Versatile Mobile Device
Airbus has become the first aircraft manufacturer to provide its Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) performance-calculating applications for Pilots on iPad. Airlines will soon be able to download the first apps as part of its “FlySmart with Airbus” EFB portfolio from the App Store.
In line with technological innovation, Airbus has developed iPad EFB solutions to provide airlines an alternative to PC operating system EFB devices. Moreover, to integrate Airbus’ EFB software with the iOS operating system, Airbus has worked closely with aviation and technology experts during the concept and development phase. With ‘FlySmart with Airbus’ applications on iPad, pilots will be able to compute performance calculations and also consult Airbus’ Flight Operations Manuals from a light hand-held device.
Didier Lux, EVP of Airbus Customer Services says: “Fifteen years ago Airbus was the pioneer in providing the first EFB applications with the goal of creating the ‘paperless’ cockpit. Today we go a step further: By combining our EFB content with the world’s most versatile mobile digital device, the iPad, airline pilots will be able to optimise aircraft performance in the palm of their hand, while obtaining savings in cost, weight and time.”
Airbus’ new iPad solution has been tested by Airbus pilots in order to ensure its compliance with Airbus EFB standards. Moreover, Airbus has already ordered iPads for its Flight Test and Training Department who will use of FlySmart with Airbus on iPad as standard practice from now on. Licenses for the EFB apps are available exclusively to Airbus customers.
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A martial arts expert offers invaluable tips for navigating the complex — and potentially very expensive — world of the Japanese sword collector.
When I moved from Japan to San Francisco in 1971, I brought along a few Japanese swords and bladed weapons. Back then, most Japanese swords in the United States could be purchased for $5 or $10. Sometimes an expensive item such as a daimyo-tachi (feudal warlord's long sword) would sell for $50. A complete set of yoroi (armor) would go for about $200.


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Billerica, Mass., and London, Nov. 3, 2016 – Oncam, the leading provider of 360-degree video capture and business intelligence technology, announced today the addition of the Stainless Steel camera model to its Evolution 12 and Evolution 05 camera lines. With this innovative design, the Evolution Stainless Steel camera opens up new possibilities in the more extreme camera applications that require heavy wash-down or exceptional resistance to corrosion.
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Jane welcomes the presenters of the NYG&B-sponsored NY Track at the NGS 2014 conference in Richmond. The NY Track team will talk about the lineup of NY topics at this year’s conference. The track includes Naomi Joshi on Navigating the Past: Gazetteers and Genealogists, Terry Koch-Bostic on Upside Down Migration: South Carolina to Nova Scotia to New York, and Joan Koster-Morales on New York’s Confederate Prisons: Elmira and New York City. Naomi will also give the NYG&B Luncheon talk on How to assemble a weighty genealogical tome and survive the experience! The NY Track and Luncheon take place on 8 May.
Note: The recording for Terry's Misspelled, Misunderstood or Deliberate? Are Your New York Ancestors’ Records Hidden Under a Surname Variation? and Jane's Looking for Your New York Tenant Farmer: Little-Used Resources were lost with some Skype problems.
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My snapmaker 2.0 has been working very well and reliably for the past few weeks. However, today I noticed than when running the homing sequence, the Z and Y axis move fine, but the X does not at all. Then, in the control panel, the displayed X coordinates are -19mm, and whenever I try to raise the value I can sense a small and really short vibration but no movement occurs. Removing the strip lets me see the linear rod, which does not move whatsoever. What should I do to troubleshoot this effectively? I am afraid of messing anything and breaking the axis.
Try turning the power off, then very gently pushing the toolhead to the center. -19mm is usually where X rests off the build plate at the limit switch. After you move the toolhead, try a homing sequence. If it moves over and doesn’t finish, your limit switch likely is either loose, needs adjusting, or is broken. If it doesn’t move, try reseating the cable and try again.
Edit: If it doesn’t move after reseating the cable, remove the toolhead, and remove the X axis linear module. Swap the connection from the X with one of the Y modules and see if it moves when homing Y (no need to reassemble, just lay it on the bed). The Y axis should home as X.
I have the same symptom that the X axis doesn’t move, but from the very beginning. I’ve assembled the machine over the weekend and wanted to test it now.
My X axis is not move at all. I did some tests in jog mode and moved the x axis cabel to z input of the controller. Now, I can move in jog mode the x axis (with the z up/down arrow on the panel). When I plugin the z axis to the x input of the controller, I can’t move the z axis.
I would say that the x input of the controller is broken.
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I jakt på ett bättre liv is a documentary about Romanian beggars in Stockholm. It focuses on three particular Romanian women, Denisa Vasile(23), Sara Grancea (24) and Liliana Macău (49) who are just a few of the people who have come to Sweden in pursuit of a better life. We, in Sweden, see these people on the streets every single day but do we really know them? This is one of the questions that journalists/directors Caroline Kernen and Tova Kurkiala Medbo try to answer. Furthermore, we see the struggle these women go through in order to provide for their families who are still in Romania.
Caroline Kernen, director of the documentary I jakt på ett bättre liv, is a busy women. First and foremost she’s a journalist for Sveriges Radio so it took me a few tries before I had the opportunity to talk to her. Sitting in the Swedish Film Institutes cafe, I feel nervous but also excited to get the opportunity to talk to her. I sit, headphones at the ready, waiting for her call. We’d already corresponded quite a lot via text message and her pleasant tone and inclusion of a smiley face at the end of her messages makes me relax. My phone rings and I wait a few seconds so as not to seem too eager and I finally hear Caroline’s voice at the end of the phone. We exchange a number of pleasantries, but we both have jobs to get to so we’re soon down to business.
Caroline begins by talking about where the idea for the film came from. She explains that it started roughly around 2012 as both Tova (Kurkiala Medbo) – another of Sveriges Radio journalists who shares director credit with Caroline – and herself began noticing many people begging on the streets where they lived. Over time they began to notice more and more and as journalists they were naturally inquisitive and wanted to find out more. “We wanted to know what they do and what they had left behind at home” said Caroline. The women later got a tip about a camp set up just outside Stockholm and traveled there to meet the people. Caroline told me that she was also frustrated by the images of the homeless painted by the media. It was not as simple as the media was making out and so she began, with Tova, to dig much deeper.
In 2012, Caroline wrote an article for SVT news about Romanian beggars on the streets of Stockholm and Uppsala. She noticed that begging was increasing within these areas but the view was somewhat divided. To quote the article “is it the poor, vulnerable people in desperate need of help or just cynical organized crime? Opinions differ.” The article was entitled ‘Vi kom hit i jakt på ett bättre liv’ (We came here in pursuit of a better life) and this is where the film takes its title. I apologise to Caroline when asking her about this because in the first instance I had not noticed that she was the author of the article. I had done good research, as she stated, but obviously not well enough.
The film took a lot of researching. The three women that take the lead roles in the film were not the first family that Caroline and Tova had come across. They had spent time with a number of families and visited families in Romania too. However, there was something about the three women that they eventually decided on. For example, the women were very similar in age; two of the women were pregnant – and it was not their first child; they had several others at home in Romania. On a more personal level, the younger women were of similar ages to Caroline and Tova and so it made for an interesting reflection. However, it wasn’t that easy to get the women to cooperate in the beginning. They were quite suspicious as Caroline and Tova were, in the beginning, journalists. The Romanian women wanted to know why they were interested in their lives and telling their story. “It was very important to build up a relationship with these women” said Caroline. This was not a short process. Caroline and Tova spent at least every week with these women over a period of one year in order to build this relationship and trust.
I note that there is no narrator in the film and I am curious as to why the women decided upon this. Caroline was sure that she wanted the film to be from the perspective of the women. “I wanted them to tell their own story.” I comment on how extraordinary the three Romanian women are, and Caroline tells me that the more they got to know the women the more their personalities came through. The women, even though they come from the same family, are not the same and Caroline wanted to show that these people cannot be put into the same homogeneous group. I believe this comes through very well in the film as it begins with showing the women as a family before moving off into their separate stories. I also ask Caroline about the reason for not interviewing the different authority figures in the film and she simply says that “it was not the film we wanted to do.” Of course they talked of these people, but Caroline and Tova felt that their film should focus on the women and not detract from them telling their stories.
At a specific point within the film, Denisa asks Caroline for money to buy a ticket home to Romania. I ask Caroline if the women at any point saw her (and Tova) as their ticket out of poverty. One several occasions, the women had asked for money from them, but Caroline explained that because they are journalists they can’t give them any money otherwise they would only be telling their story for money. “It’s a complicated relationship. It’s not like you are just friends when you make a film about someone’s life” says Caroline, and continues by saying that it was more to do with power relations.
I start to round things off by asking about the focus on women. Caroline and Tova are two women making a film about three women. At first I think my question is original and Caroline thinks it is interesting, but she soon confesses that she’s been asked this several times before. “Would people have asked if it was two men making a film about three men?” she says and I repeat myself to make sure I haven’t been misunderstood. We laugh and I completely understand where she is coming from. It should be natural that it was both by women and about women, not a surprise. Caroline also points out that there are many things that women can do that men can’t do and this was an interesting aspect to show in the film. Furthermore, I mention that this year’s Stockholm International Film Festival has more films by women directors than men – something the festival organizers were really excited about. I ask Caroline how she feels about this: “It’s unbelievable that we even have to talk about this in 2015, but we do, so I mean…Great!” she says. I then ask her if she would call herself a director, not to be offensive in anyway but it would be interesting to know. “I wouldn’t call myself a director…” she says “I’m a journalist.” – I think she’s being modest as this is her first feature film. What an achievement, I think!
My final question is why they decided to screen the film at the festival and not on television. Caroline hopes that it will be on television. She wants lots of people to be able to see it and appreciate it, even abroad. She’s also proud to show the film in Stockholm as this is where the events happened. Unfortunately, time goes so quickly and so I thank Caroline for her time and I wish her the best of luck with her next project.


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Airware unveils drone navigation system
Airware, a San Francisco start-up, is unveiling hardware and software to make flying drones easier.
Rather than build its own remote-controlled aircraft, Airware created an operating system to guide commercial drones in a way CEO Jonathan Downey compares to Windows enabling the use of a home computer.
"Almost everything else on the market to date has really been designed assuming the user is a pilot or engineer," said Downey, who is both. Airware designed software for companies to field fleets of drones "to be used by utility workers and construction workers and people in every industry who want to add drones to their existing tool kit."
The announcement comes after the Federal Aviation Administration proposed rules in February for commercial drones weighing up to 55 pounds, but those rules aren't expected to be finalized before late 2016.
Until then, the FAA is getting faster at granting exemptions to the general prohibition against commercial drones for specific uses such as movie-making, utility inspections and agriculture. FAA granted 137 exemptions by April 9, with hundreds more pending.
Commercial drones carry the promise of taking over dangerous or remote jobs that people now handle in person. Brian Wynne, CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, said the FAA applications demonstrate the demand for drones among industries like utilities and agriculture.
In the meantime, Wynne said the industry is developing technology and working with FAA toward more complex operations than currently allowed, such as flying at night or beyond sight of the pilot.
"What we're doing with the exemptions is whetting the appetite," Wynne said. "The industry is going to come forward with technology solutions that are going to make the entire airspace system safer."
Airware has raised more than $40 million to develop its business to make controlling drones easier for inexperienced remote pilots. After nearly four years working with customers under non-disclosure agreements, Airware is unveiling the hardware that attaches to the drone, to steer it and collect data, and software that allows autonomous flight, and controls and monitors the aircraft from the ground.
One of the early customers is GE Ventures, which invested in Airware in November with interests in the inspection of utility wiring.
"We are currently developing drone solutions for our customers," said Alex Tepper, managing director of GE Ventures.
The challenge of inspecting utility wiring illustrates the hopes for drone usage in dangerous situations with the goals of Airware's flexibility. The company's equipment could direct a fixed-wing aircraft to fly long distances along remote power lines, or direct a roto-copter to hover near a specific pole.
"Instead of climbing up onto a roof using a ladder, they're going to be able to keep their feet on the ground and use a drone instead," Downey said. "We want that user interface to be very easy to use for them and very quick to get training on how to use it."


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Posted On March 25, 2021
A free, online, interactive organizing summit to begin building power across the Pacific Northwest to radically re-envision higher education as equitable, sustainable, affordable, and accessible to all.
Sponsored by PICOC
With support from Oregon AAUP and Oregon AFT; Portland State University Department of Urban Studies; PSU AAUP; OEA Community College Council; WSU Collective for Social and Environmental Justice (CSEJ); the University of Washington AAUP; and United Faculty of Western Washington (UFWW).
Keynote by Jose Padin, Ph.D.
From Puerto Rico, José is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Portland State University and an active member of the academic labor movement in Oregon. José has been involved in the labor movement at all levels, from organizing a strike campaign at Portland State, to supporting union campaigns at other universities, to being an elected member of the Executive Committee of the national AAUP-Collective Bargaining Congress. From 2016-2020, José was also president of PSU-AAUP, the union representing faculty and academic professionals with more than half-time appointments at Portland State University, and has been on the Portland Workers’ Rights Board since it was formed in the late 1990s.
In addition to Jose Padin, featured speakers include:
Jean Dennison on “Decolonizing Higher Education”
Jean Dennison (Osage Nation) is co-director for the Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies and an Associate Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington. Her book Colonial Entanglement: Constituting a Twenty-First-Century Osage Nation (UNC Press 2012) speaks directly to national revitalization, one of the most pressing issues facing American Indians today. She has also published widely, including pieces in Visual Anthropology, PoLAR, American Indian Quarterly, the American Indian Culture and Research Journal, American Ethnologist and the Native American and Indigenous Studies Journal. Jean’s current research uses grounded ethnographic methods to understand the most pressing issues facing the Osage Nation government today. The primary goal of her academic endeavor is to explore how Indigenous peoples negotiate and contest the ongoing settler colonial process in areas such as citizenship, governance, and sovereignty.
Red Hamilton on “Public Safety vs. Community Safety and Mutual Aid“
Red Hamilton is a Portland State University alum with a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development. They are active in the DisarmPSU campaign and the movement to end anti-black racism. Currently they sit on the board of OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon as the Research and Advisory chair. Red is a small business owner of Red Dawg Pet Care and has been a human rights activist for over a decade.
Michelle McKinley on “Labor, Care Work, Adjunctification and Exploitation”
Michelle McKinley is the Bernard B. Kliks Professor of Law at the University of Oregon Law School and director for the Center for the Study of Women in Society. McKinley has taught on the faculties of the University of Hawai’i, Universidad de los Andes, University of Kansas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, and Princeton University. She teaches in the areas of Public International Law and feminist studies. Professor McKinley attended Harvard Law School, where she was Executive Editor of the Harvard Human Rights Journal and graduated cum laude in 1995. Professor McKinley also holds a Masters Degree in Social Anthropology from Oxford University.
McKinley has extensively published work on public international law, Latin American legal history, and the law of slavery. Her monograph, Fractional Freedoms: Slavery, Intimacy and Legal Mobilization in Colonial Lima, 1600-1700 was published by Cambridge University Press in 2016. The monograph examines enslaved women in colonial Lima who used ecclesiastical and civil courts to litigate their claims to liberty. Fractional Freedoms received the 2017 Judy Ewell prize for best work in women’s history from RMCLAS, and an honorary mention for the best work in sociolegal history from the Law and Society Association..
Prior to joining the academy, Professor McKinley was the former Managing Director of Cultural Survival, an advocacy and research organization dedicated to indigenous peoples. She is also the founder, and former director, of the Amazonian Peoples’ Resources Initiative, a community based reproductive rights organization in Peru, where she worked for nine years as an advocate for global health and human rights.
Samantha Edgerton on “Austerity, Student Debt, and Structural Adjustment“
Samantha Edgerton is a second-year PhD student studying modern U.S. history with Dr. Laurie Mercier at Washington State University (WSU). Her research interests include gender, race, ethnicity, and popular culture in the post-World War II American West, with a specific focus on violence against women. Her MA thesis was a regional case study of the battered women’s movement in Oregon and Idaho covering the period 1975 through 1994. She has also worked on a digital public history project, Fallen Cougars, which honors former WSU students who died during World War II. Edgerton is Vice President of the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), the representative body for the graduate and professional students at WSU. GPSA advocates on behalf of graduate and professional students at the university, local, state, and federal levels to increase affordability and accessibility; provide academic, professional, and financial support services for graduate and professional students; and facilitate interdisciplinary communication within the graduate and professional student community.
Brett Coleman on “Intersectionality,Academic Freedom and Justice“
Brett Russell Coleman is Assistant Professor of Health and Community Studies at Western Washington University where he teaches interdisciplinary, social justice oriented courses in the Human Services program. His work in and out of the academy interrogates the intersections of race and power in community settings. Dr. Coleman’s research addresses the context and consequences of racial identity and racial socialization at multiple levels and life stages, including individual identity development among youth of color, whiteness and knowledge of racism as a systemic process, and the role of neoliberal ideology in youth development policy and practice. He has published studies in the American Journal of Community Psychology, the Journal of Community Psychology, Social Psychological and Personality Science, the Journal of Research on Adolescence, the Journal of Black Psychology, and Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research. Much of his work is informed by lived experience, including over two decades in urban youth development spaces in Chicago. He received is PhD in Community & Prevention Research from the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2016.
Breakout Sessions (which were not filmed) focused on the following topics:
Labor, care work, adjunctification, and exploitation
Health equity, disability, access, and inclusion
Austerity, student debt, and structural adjustment


BREAKING (ok, not really) News: Edwin Jackson signs 1-year deal with Nats
Scott Boras’s was initially fishing for a 5-year, 50 million dollar deal, but those hopes were basically dashed when 1) Edwin Jackson turned out to be a pretty average pitcher and 2) When the New York Yankees, who have the resources to overpay for below average pitching and some question marks in their rotation, solved their conundrum by inking Hiroki Kuroda to a 1-year deal and fleecing the Seattle Mariners for Michael Pineda.
Still, this move gives the Nationals a front-four of Gio Gonzalez, Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmerman, and Jackson. Not exactly the Cy-tastic rotation the Phillies are sporting, but nothing to scoff at either.
The Nationals will be Jackson’s sixth team in five seasons, having pitched for the Rays, Tigers, Diamondbacks, White Sox, and most recently the St. Louis Cardinals, where he won a World Series ring this past year.


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DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler recruited hometown star Eminem for a memorable 2011 Super Bowl ad that introduced the tagline "Imported From Detroit."
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton says she coped with depression and a troubled marriage by turning to a life of prostitution.
WOMAN IN STALKING CASE BANNED FROM TWITTER: NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A suburban Philadelphia woman has been banned from using Twitter as part of her sentence for a stalking conviction.
MIAMI (AP) - A fourth-grade teacher in Florida has returned to the classroom after a suspension for requiring one of her students, a Jehovah's Witness, to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance on 9/11, school district officials said Thursday.
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) - A cat that Connecticut officials believe was used for target practice has survived being shot by an arrow. Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom was campaigning for re-election on Monday when he said he found the cat on a house porch. The cat named Elliot was shot with a 15-inch arrow. The mayor called police and an animal control officer took the cat to Dr. Kathleen Tangari, a veterinarian. Tangari says the arrow ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking to calm a growing furor, President Barack Obama said Thursday he's sorry Americans are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they could keep under his signature health care law. But the president stopped short of apologizing for making those promises in the first place.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Paleontologists on Wednesday unveiled a new dinosaur discovered four years ago in southern Utah that proves giant tyrant dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus rex were around 10 million years earlier than previously believed.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration appears ready to give some labor unions a break from costly fees under the new health care law, a move that drew criticism from Republicans who say it unfairly favors a key White House ally.
DENVER (AP) - Colorado's hearty embrace of a 25 percent marijuana tax this week could prove a turning point for legalization backers. They've long argued that weed should come out of the black market and contribute to tax coffers instead of prison populations.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Officials at Central Connecticut State University on Tuesday defended the police and school response to reports of a masked man with a gun and sword a day earlier, when law enforcement swarmed the campus and buildings were locked down for three hours.
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