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During Rutgers University’s remote instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rutgers Residence Life faced the challenge of continuing to engage and support residential communities in a largely virtual world. They confronted this issue with a creative and attentive approach, according to Matt Brown, Residence Life Coordinator for Livingston Apartments.
“First and foremost, our goal in Residence Life is to provide an inclusive, safe, and meaningful community for our on-campus population,” Brown said. “Even though we were navigating the pandemic, our job to serve and support students remained the same. We understood that now, perhaps more than ever, students were looking to residence life for normalcy, support, and care.”
During Fall 2020 and Spring 2021, in response to student needs during the pandemic, Rutgers Residence Life focused on giving students a wide breadth of wellness and academic support. Staff members such as Resident Life Coordinators (RLC) had the responsibility of providing students with a sense of belonging in isolation. Student staff members reached out to fellow student residents in 1-on-1 sessions to check on their academic process. By keeping up with students, Rutgers Resident Life was able to point them towards helpful resources for their financial and mental health.
In a pandemic that disrupted much more than academics, Residence Life also had to address the lack of campus engagement. Students were left out of the usual bustling campus life at Rutgers University, which hampered their social interactions with peers and professors.
"We understood that now, perhaps more than ever, students were looking to residence life for normalcy, support, and care.”
“As a student affairs professional, I want our students to feel as though they are optimizing and maximizing their collegiate experience. Throughout the pandemic, many students were navigating a feeling of being cheated out of the college experience,” Brown said.
“From students who were looking forward to walking across the graduation stage to new students having a virtual first-year experience, the situation was less than desirable.”
To bring students together, Residence Life offered weekly activities to build feelings of community on campus. Their events included virtual game nights playing Among Us, cooking nights, at-home yoga and fitness classes, and bingo games. These activities allowed students to socialize with the people around them in a safe, engaging way.
On top of these engagement opportunities, Resident Life held virtual Community Family Dinners and Spring Has Sprung Walking initiatives, helping students feel connected with others at their campus residences.
The circumstances throughout 2020 and 2021 drove Resident Life to foster transparent discussions surrounding equity, inclusivity, and wellness in a virtual environment. Brown spoke about the importance of professionals in the residence halls modeling healthy behaviors for their community, including Brown himself.
“Throughout the pandemic, access to wellness fell on a spectrum of dimensions from emotional, physical, mental, social, spiritual, and so on,” Brown said. “From physical to mental wellness, I realized holistic health needed to be a priority, and as we transition to another new normal, I know I will continue to prioritize my wellness in professional and personal spaces.”


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A Biased View of Legal Use Of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins In Oregon
“Magic mushrooms” are mushrooms that consist of hallucinogens – generally psilocybin and psilocin. Taking magic mushrooms may trigger you to see, hear or feel things that are not there, or to experience anxiety, fear, nausea and muscle twitches accompanied by increased heart rate and high blood pressure. In some cases, the intake of magic mushrooms can result in “bad journeys” or “flashbacks”.
There is increasing interest in the possible healing uses of magic mushrooms and of psilocybin, among the active components in magic mushrooms. While scientific trials with psilocybin have revealed appealing outcomes, Scientific trials are the most suitable and effective method to advance research with unapproved drugs such as psilocybin while protecting the health and wellness of patients.
Magic mushrooms have actually been utilized for thousands of years. There are over 200 types of magic mushrooms. Since many https://thirdshroom.com/product/golden-teacher/ types look alike, it can be hard to inform the various species of mushrooms apart. It is possible for individuals to consume toxic mushrooms, misinterpreting them for magic mushrooms. The active ingredients in magic mushrooms are chemicals called psilocybin and psilocin.
Under the CDSA, activities with magic mushrooms, psilocybin and psilocin, such as sale, possession, and production, are illegal unless authorized by Health Canada (for example, through the issuance of a licence or exemption, or under the guidelines). Like all drugs, magic mushrooms, psilocybin and psilocin are likewise based on the Food and Drugs Act (FDA).
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Individuals using magic mushrooms experience hallucinations and a transformed state of awareness. Results appear within 15-45 minutes and typically last for 4 to 6 hours. When taken in, the impacts of magic mushrooms can differ from individual to individual. In addition, the strength of magic mushrooms can differ significantly. One mushroom might have various concentrations of the active ingredients compared to another and, consequently, the results of the magic mushroom can depend on the dosage and type of mushroom utilized.
Individuals might select to take the mushrooms in many ways, consisting of: consumed raw or cooked; ground up and utilized to make tea or mixed in a drink; swallowed as capsules; smelled up the nose (snorted), when in a powder. Magic mushrooms ought to never ever be injected intravenously. There have actually been case reports in the literature of severe damages connected with intravenous injection of mushrooms, consisting of septic shock and multi-system organ failure.
Drugs produced illegally are not checked and might include other harmful compounds. Using magic mushrooms can result in short-term mental and physical results. Magic mushrooms may cause heightened feelings and senses and people might rejoice and innovative. They may laugh or giggle a lot and experience a sense of mental and emotional clearness.
What is typically called a “bad trip” might take place, particularly at high doses. These experiences may be frightening and might consist of fear, loss of limits and a distorted sense of self. Impaired judgement throughout these “bad journeys” may result in risk-taking behaviour, which may then lead to terrible injuries or perhaps death.
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e., reliving the previous experience. Utilizing magic mushrooms with substances such as cannabis, amphetamines, alcohol, etc, elevates the dangers of severe side effects and negative events. For individuals predisposed to or with existing psychiatric conditions, there might be an elevated danger of negative effects. This association is still being examined.
There is little proof that people can end up being physically or psychologically based on magic mushrooms. It is possible to become tolerant to the drug’s results with regular usage. This may take place over numerous days of continued usage. In this state, even high amounts of the drug will no longer produce the wanted effect.

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Hundreds of people taunted each other on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse during separate rallies staged by two groups from outside the state.
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Black Educators for Justice, based in Jacksonville, Florida, held its rally Saturday on the north side of the Statehouse, where the Confederate flag was removed earlier this month. Later, the North Carolina-based Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan held a rally on the opposite side of the building to protest the flag's removal.
Several people carried the Confederate flag along the margin of the crowd at the black educators rally. About 40 members of the KKK marched up the Capitol steps and waved flags. Many in the crowd jeered.
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Two men who were involved in a scuffle were led away by police. During the rallies, State Trooper Leroy Smith, who is black, was seen helping a white man wearing a T-shirt bearing a swastika get out of the heat.
Gov. Nikki Haley earlier in the week urged residents to avoid the KKK rally, adding that doing so would honor the nine people shot and killed at a predominantly black church in Charleston last month.

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Amrita Members Receive The Sahapedia - UNESCO Fellowship
Br. Sivanandan, Assistant Professor, Amrita Darshanam - International Centre for Spiritual Studies, Amritapuri, and Mr. Amritesh. A. R., The Directorate of Corporate & Industry Relations (CIR), Amritapuri, secured research fellowships in the Sahapedia-UNESCO fellowship program, held at Delhi, on April 28, 2018.
Amrita Faculty Member Presents Paper at Financial Markets & Corporate Governance 2018, Australia
Rajiv Nair, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Amritapuri campus, presented the paper titled, "CSR Disclosure and Financial Transparency: Evidence from India", in collaboration with Deakin University and RMIT University, at the tier 1 conference, 9th Financial Markets and Corporate Governance (FMCG) 2018, held at The La Trobe Business School in Melbourne, Australia, from April 5-7, 2018.
Amrita School of Pharmacy Conducts Pharma Sports Fest - Udghosh 2018
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Sophomore franchise Phoenix Fuel Masters have made their third playoff appearance overall in the 2017 Commissioner’s Cup Tuesday night. But similar to their previous two, they wounded up empty-handed.
And head coach Ariel Vanguardia fully knows what his team has yet to achieve.
“We thanked God for not missing the quarterfinals, but we got to get over that hump,” said Vanguardia after their 115-96 loss to semis-bound San Miguel Beermen.
“Hopefully by next conference, we get that first playoff win for Phoenix.”
The Fuel Masters may have suffered an unfitting end to their run in the mid-season conference where they finished the elimination round with a 4-7 card, but Vanguardia and his side are ready to leave it all behind and focus on the Governor’s Cup.
The season-ending tourney is still set for July, but the 44-year-old is already beaming with pride for it — he confirmed that Phoenix’s star reinforcement, the ‘El Destructor’ himself, Eugene Phelps, is all set to come back next conference.
“Hopefully with Eugene Phelps helping us next conference to get that first playoff win na very elusive,” said Vanguardia regarding the return of the 6-foot-8 American.
“Naka-lock and loaded na. Nakapirma na siya, naka-commit na.”
However, the former coach in the ASEAN Basketball League was quick to add that Phoenix will not just be defined by their import, adding that the growth of rookies Gelo Alolino, Joseph Eriobu, and Matthew Wright serves them notably.
“Looking forward, Matt and Gelo, we got the best in the draft. I think Gelo has proven that on the first round or kung ano mang round yun, he’s the best dun sa mga yun, even better than the first pick. Then, Matt’s proven he can be our future. Yung mga positive na ganun. Si Joseph up and coming.
“We’re very positive na that foundation, macarry kami sa future, especially sa third conference. Playoff team tayo eh, kaya natin, kailangan makuha namin,” said Vanguardia.


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Royal Worcester flies high with new design
Royal Worcester is taking to the skies with its new fine bone china collection, Up, Up & Away
The ten-piece tableware and giftware range is inspired by the winning design from Portmeirion Group’s first ‘Fired Up’ design competition winner, Jemma Moore. In 2014, students across the UK were tasked with creating an original and innovative tableware surface pattern that would appeal to the modern homemaker.
23-year-old Jemma wowed judges with her eclectic creation of hot air balloons flying dreamily across an industrial landscape. The talented surface pattern graduate, who won a three-month paid internship and £1,000 in cash, will now get to see her winning design on sale across the UK.-t
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About Royal Worcester
Renowned for its distinguished tableware ranges, Royal Worcester has been manufacturing high quality ware for well over 250 years. Today, this Great British brand was a wide portfolio of products from delightful fine bone china mugs to stunning ranges for the table.
Its roots date back to the 18th Century, when porcelain manufacture was the preserve of the Far East. In the mid-1700s eminent physician Dr John Wall and an apothecary, William Davis, began experimenting with materials and processes with the aim of producing a porcelain recipe. After their success, they secured funding from 13 other local businessmen to open a factory in Worcester. In 1751 the first Worcester porcelain factory was established. After securing Royal Warrants in the mid-1800s, the company became known as ‘Royal Worcester’.
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Hawaii Union Files Complaint Against Governor on Furloughs
Hawaii’s teachers’ union is filing a complaint against Gov. Linda Lingle, claiming that she didn’t fulfill a commitment to use the state’s savings to end school closures because of furloughs.
The Hawaii State Teachers Association made the complaint with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board last week, saying Ms. Lingle agreed to use $50 million from the state’s rainy-day fund to help end furloughs, but she wouldn’t sign off on a deal negotiated by the board of education.
Ms. Lingle has said she would only spend the money if it were leveraged to end furlough days both this school year and next. The union wanted to use the funds to end school closures this school year, while next years 17 furlough days would remain.
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A WARNING has been sounded to Wigan residents to avoid payday lenders and loan sharks over the remaining festive season and into the new year.
As part of Wigan Council’s campaign urging people to get help if they are struggling with debt, people are being encouraged to get help managing their money and to borrow safely and sensibly.
Loan sharks or doorstep lenders offer to help people who are short of cash but they are unlicensed and are lending money illegally.
They can trap people into a spiral of debt with extortionate interest rates.
Payday lenders can charge APR of over 1,000 per cent meaning, for example, for every £100 borrowed from a payday loan company they’d charge around £25 interest.
And in the wake of Christmas indulgence when some family budgets are stretched way beyond their means, there is a greater risk of people succumbing to short-term but finacially very dangerous temptations offered by the loan sharks.
The message today was that if residents are worried about their money it’s never too late to visit Wigan and Leigh Citizens Advice Bureau to get free advice.
And if folk are struggling with debt and are unable to make monthly repayments, it is important to think about which debts you need to deal with first.
There can be serious consequences to not paying your bills.
Coun Terry Halliwell, the local authority’s cabinet member for customer transformation, said: “Loan sharks often prey on the most vulnerable members of our community and it usually leads to them getting into even greater debt and financial difficulties than before.
“If you do get in trouble either before or after Christmas, whether it’s with debts or loans, we know how hard it can be.
“We’d urge residents to get in touch and get some advice so we can help resolve some of the issues.”
Anyone in need advice, support or someone to talk to, is urged to visit www.wiganadvicenetwork.org or contact CAB on 0344 826 9694.
For more help for borough residents to manage their money visit www.wigan.gov.uk/moneyadvice.
Residents are also regularly advised to bypass doorstep lenders by consulting local credit unions which often offer easier terms than even the banks.

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As we have sprung forward at the beginning of March.
I have been reflecting on the word love and its definition of the word.
The definition of the word love is an intense feeling of deep affection.
The season brings out that and then some.
But despite the definition do we understand how to love?
A friend and I had a conversation about this and how during our lives we've been searching for love.
I mean the love you are supposed o feel according to the movies, the toes curling love. and yet we are now in our 50s and have still experienced that type of love.
I have spent the last three years trying to accept and love myself with all my faults.
I am not perfect nor have I ever thought I was perfect, in my head I created a love that was perfect with the husband and the white picket fence.
And it has yet to happen for me and a few others I know.
Love doesn't judge or criticize you for just being who you are.
Love doesn't go away or stop because a person isn't feeling you.
Love is unconditional and can bring you unmatched joy.
The best part is love is forever and lasting when it comes from a place of pure and unwavering.
Spring has sprung and with that knowledge, this love will find you, and when it does be prepared to receive a gift of the greatest joy.
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I only write there is something on my mind and this right here has been a throne in my side all day.
The O'jays have a song called backstabbers the line goes they smile in your face but all the while they study backstabbing, for me, this has so much meaning in more ways than one. I have had friends come and go in my life and there are what I call my ride or die.
those are the friends that will tell me the truth whether I want to hear it or not, when I was struggling my friends were there to help me pick up the pieces and move forward, then there were the so-called friends who were there for me when things were going well for me and then when I was going through a hard time here they were on the side talking about me and my business behind my back. here's a story time for you when I was in my early 20s I moved from downtown and I left everything except my bed, I had a friend( or least I thought) come to my new apartment with a car full of his family.
I look out and open the door to let them in and what do you know he is speakless why you may asked? because my apartment was fully furnished. later I learned from another friend about a week later that I was everything bit a child of God when he was telling anyone who listen, " yeh her dumb ass left and ain't got no furniture in he apartment." the reason I left the old things behind because that was my past and I was starting over. moral of the story is this everyone who says that their your friend truly is not. a friend will pick you up, encourage you, dry every tear when you need them.
and will let nothing or no one play you for a fool or keep you down so that they can feel better about thmselves. friends are your motivation to keep your hopes and dreams alive and be right there with you when they come to pass.
Friends are few and far between but when you have true and lasting friendships hold on to it, rare is it ever that your ride or die friends will ever let you down or abandon you. so tell your friends how much you appreciate and love them for always stand by you no matter what dumb thing you may do or say. ride or die friendships are genuine and for that you must respect and hold on to every person who has been there for you through it all.

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From the network that has no business bringing you a cop show—it’s RENO 911! Ride shotgun with the brave—and shameless—officers of the Reno Sheriff’s Department for their unscripted adventures and high-octane thrills.
From Emmy Award-winning writer/producers Dan Goor and Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation), and starring Emmy Award winners Andy Samberg (Saturday Night Live) and Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age, Homicide: Life on the Street), Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a new single-camera ensemble comedy about what happens when a talented, but carefree, detective gets a new captain with a lot to prove. Detective Jake Peralta (Samberg) is a good enough cop that he's never had to work that hard or follow the rules too closely. Perhaps because he has the best arrest record among his colleagues, he's been enabled - if not indulged - throughout his entire career. That is, until the precinct gets a new commanding officer, Captain Ray Holt (Braugher), who reminds this hotshot cop to respect the badge.
Modern Family is a comedy series that views three different families through the lens of a documentary filmmaker and his crew. Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill) is the patriarch of this complicated, messy and loving modern family.
Based on the award-winning British comedy of the same name, this acclaimed sitcom is told through the lenses of a documentary film crew and filled with gossip, pranks, romance and general foolishness at Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. in Scranton, Pennsylvania. If you've ever hated your boss, your job or both, then you'll love this show.
From Emmy Award-winning executive producers Greg Daniels ("The Office," "King of the Hill") and Michael Schur ("The Office," "Saturday Night Live") comes a new mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government. Parks and Recreation will examine the mundane but necessary ways that people interact with their government, and ask why it's frequently so complicated -- as everyone knows from standing in line at the DMV, applying for home construction permits, or trying to get the city to fix a pothole.
Emmy Award winner Tina Fey writes, executive-produces and stars as Liz Lemon in "30 Rock," a workplace comedy where the workplace exists behind-the-scenes of a live variety show. The show is told through the comedic voice of Fey and features Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, the brash new network executive who has turned the show upside down with his meddling ways. The single Lemon is living every comedy writer's dream -- head writer on a demanding, live TV program in New York City. Her life is jolted when Donaghy interferes with her show, and bullies Lemon into convincing Tracy Jordan -- a wild and unpredictable movie star -- to join the cast. Now Lemon must manage the unmanageable so that the show -- and her dream -- can go on.
Forget who gets to keep the ring—when a couple splits, the real question is, who gets to keep the friends? In this modern comedy, a couple's break-up will complicate all of their friends' lives and make everyone question their choices. When life throws you for a curve, hold on tight to the people you love. Every circle of friends has someone who's the gravitational center. This show isn't afraid to ask the embarrassing personal questions that inevitably arise in every long-term, close-knit group of friends.


Police investigate convenience store, ATM robbery
Police are investigating an ATM robbery that happened at a Des Moines convenient store early Sunday.
Security cameras caught a person breaking into the Valero convenient store at 4140 SW Park Ave. around 3:15 a.m. A police report said the suspect entered through a back door and crawled across the floor to an ATM at the front of the store.
The cameras recorded the suspect breaking in to the ATM.
The suspect was dressed in all black, and wore gloves and a ski mask, so police were unable to release a description.
The Valero store manager Pam Tedesco said she believes around $800 was stolen from the machine. She also said the incident has affected the store's work environment.
"It’s very discouraging. Plus it makes my cashiers nervous, which I can't blame them. And of course I don't want any of them to be nervous while they work here,” Tedesco said.
The suspect cut wires from outside the building that disabled the security alarm, the police report said.
The suspect also stole a Gatorade drink during the robbery.
Police are still investigating.


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Erex Settlement: Paving the Way for a Fairer Market
With Erex Settlement, infrastructure managers receive access to a country-specific system that operates within their national rules. Gunn-Helene Krogstad, System Administrator for Erex Settlement, gives us a better idea of how settlement works and how it benefits all parties on the railway energy market.
“When it comes to energy billing, the infrastructure manager — for the country where the train has been running — is the one who is normally responsible for collecting the associated energy costs from the train operator. Historically, this means that the train operator has to talk to the infrastructure manager in each country and report the weight of their locomotives as well as the distance traversed during each train journey. From there, the infrastructure manager calculates the average energy consumption of the train per ton and kilometer — and then bills the train operator according to that calculation. The way this calculation is done differs from country to country, due to different national rules and variations in the manual reporting done by the train operator”, states Gunn-Helene Krogstad.
“While the system I just described may be easy to handle, it does not reflect the actual energy consumption of a specific train. Because of this, there is no incentive to save energy. For instance, if a train operator decides to change their driving style — by using a lot of breaking power instead of the maximum power all the time — they won’t see that efficiency reflected on their monthly bill.”
There are two different ways to settle energy in Erex system, according to Ms. Krogstad. “The first is direct: train operators receive a meter connected to one physical traction unit for similar countries like Norway, Sweden and Denmark. In this case, the physical traction unit is the billing point. Therefore, one hour of energy is measured for each physical unit, which is connected to a single train operator, usually for the entire month. The other approach is based on the train journey or train-run model. If you have a single train running at 10 o’clock in the morning from Brussels to Antwerp, you can use any physical traction unit connected to it, but it is the virtual train-run that is the billing point. In this case, the Erex system uses both a virtual and physical allocation.”
She continues by saying that the primary benefit in using Erex for settlement is that it provides well-tested, transparent functionality for both infrastructure managers and train operators, allowing them to follow the flow of energy data, from the meter to the final invoice.
The full version of this article can be found in Eress Magazine 2020.
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The Board of Education on Tuesday, April 9 will interview Carrollton Middle School teacher John Sullivan and Bangor Township schools teacher Greg Wasmer.
Tim Wilson, Clinton Community Schools high school principal, and Mike Mrozinski, Capac Community Schools high school principal, will interview on Wednesday, April 10.
Virginia's Pulaski County Public Schools superintendent Robert Becker will interview on Thursday, April 11.
Interviews each day start at 6 p.m. at Carrollton Middle School library, 3211 Carla.
Carrollton's superintendent community input form is available online for residents to share their ideas for a district leader.
Craig Douglas, Carrollton's superintendent of 18 years, will retire at the end of the year.


Today the Gup, Gewog Administration of Rangthangling gave away the green house plastics for the selected deserving farmers of four chewogs and a total of six green plastics were given of which two numbers were given to Daragaon Farmers Group, one each to Passing Khandu of Samal Gaon village, Phurpa Sherpa of upper Neymedsa, Gopi lal of Gagagaon village and Goma Wati of Dhajay village. It was also decided in a weekly meeting held on 9th September with the Gewog staffs and the GT (Gewog Tshogdu) members having agreed and approved by all to provide the green house plastics for the Construction of Green houses for these deserving farmers.
For some were always found selling their local produce, crops at Damphu Sunday Market and some were found working hard to bring more produce and the Farmers Group at Daragaon was to encourage them to work as a team to increase the produce.
The Gewog had allocated this budget of Nu.70,000 for the first quarterly budget as per the Quarterly budget utilization plan of the Gewog as ‘Construction of Green houses’ in Agriculture Sector.
“I am very happy having received from the Gewog for it’s a first time and I had been rewarded for my hard work” says Phurba Sherpa.
They were reminded to use it within three months after being provided by the Gewog for which it shall be taken back if found not being used.
Compiled by Lobzang Choda


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Explore the food of Azerbaijan - from sherbet to succulent kebab, from baklava to fragrant pilaff
Mexico suggests establishing Azerbaijani Cultural Centre
The Mexico City leadership suggests the Azerbaijani side to create the Azerbaijani Cultural Centre.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Mexico Ilgar Mukhtarov has told this to Gun.Az.
Our embassy in Mexico is currently negotiating with the city leadership of Mexico over this issue.
Fri 18 April 2014 08:40 GMTAzerbaijan has all capabilities to become scientific center of the region
Thu 17 April 2014 07:30 GMTNo religious belief should intervene in Azerbaijan's secular norms – official
Wed 16 April 2014 11:32 GMT'Azerbaijanis must support President’s call regarding sanctions against Armenia'
Wed 16 April 2014 11:30 GMTAzerbaijan economy to be further diversified in 2014 – expert
Wed 16 April 2014 11:00 GMTOSCE Minsk Group must be reformatted – analyst


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Apple TV+ has set a season two premiere date for Home Before Dark. The series will return with 10 episodes this summer. Brooklynn Prince and Jim Sturgess star in the mystery series. Season two follows young Hilde Lisko (Prince) as she investigates a new mystery involving a strange explosion at a farm.
“Apple today unveiled a first look at the highly anticipated second season of Home Before Dark, which will make its global debut on Friday, June 11 on Apple TV+. The ten episode second season of the dramatic mystery series – which stars Brooklynn Prince and Jim Sturgess and is inspired by real-life young investigative journalist Hilde Lysiak – will debut with the first episode, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday.
In season two, when a mysterious explosion hits a local farm, reporter Hilde Lisko (Prince) begins an investigation that will lead her to fight a powerful and influential corporation – with the health of her family and Erie Harbor in the balance.
In addition to Prince and Sturgess, Home Before Dark stars Abby Miller, Kylie Rogers, Aziza Scott, Michael Weston, Joelle Carter, Jibrail Nantambu, Deric McCabe and Rio Mangini. The series is executive produced by Showrunner Dana Fox, Jon M. Chu, Joy Gorman Wettels, Howard Deutch, Dara Resnik, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, and Sharlene Martin. It was co-created by Dana Fox and Dara Resnik.
A fan favorite since premiering on Apple TV+ in April 2020, Home Before Dark has generated strong critical acclaim, with press calling the series “captivating entertainment that never backs away from important issues,” and lauding Prince’s performance as Hilde as “simply astonishing… [she] gives it her all and it is a mighty thing.”
Home Before Dark is produced by Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content.
What do you think? Did you watch the first season of the Home Before Dark TV series on Apple TV+? Will you watch the second season this summer?

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Ed Sheeran and Katy Perry will get paid “less than 10%” of what they’d earn at other festivals according to festival organisers.
Organiser Emily Davis says “We’re not in a situation where we’re able to just give people enormous amounts of money. So we’re really grateful for the bands that we get, because they’re basically doing it for the love of it.”
When speaking of their work with the likes of Oxfam, Greenpace and WaterAid she said
“We try to give £2m a year,” said Emily. “In a wet year it’s harder because it costs more, but we give as close to £2m as we can.
“That’s why we’re not commercial, in that respect. We’re not in the same bracket as everyone else when it comes to paying artists massive fees.
“It’s probably less than 10% of what they’d get from playing any of the other major British festivals. [So] Glastonbury relies completely on goodwill.”


Commemorating a Century of Wings
In the fall of 1999, USA Today and the Newseum, an Arlington, Va., museum devoted to the history of news gathering, announced the results of a year long poll in which 36,000 newspaper readers and a substantial number of journalists were asked to select the 100 most important news stories of the 20th century. The atomic bombing of Japan led the public list, followed by the attack on Pearl Harbor, the landing on the moon and the invention of the airplane.
The journalists chose precisely the same top four stories, although they rated the moon landing above the attack on Pearl Harbor. The results of the poll did not surprise the professional historians who were consulted by the newspaper. Professor Douglas Brinkley of the University of New Orleans agreed that Hiroshima was the "correct choice" for the top story, while Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. countered that the moon walk is what people will remember in 500 years. Almost no one seems to have noted the fact that the top three stories could not have occurred without the invention of the airplane.
Wilbur (1867-1912) and Orville Wright (1871-1948), printers and bicycle builders from Dayton, Ohio, took their first serious step toward the invention of the airplane in 1899. They were superb, self-trained engineers who developed an extraordinarily successful research strategy that enabled them to overcome one set of challenging problems after another, the full extent of which previous experimenters had not even suspected.
The Wright brothers moved toward the development of a practical flying machine through an evolutionary chain of seven experimental aircraft: one kite (1899), three gliders (1900, 1901, 1902) and three powered airplanes (1903, 1904, 1905). Each of these aircraft was a distillation of the lessons learned and the experience gained from its predecessors. It was not all smooth sailing; frustration and disappointment were as much a part of the process as the euphoria of discovery. In the fall of 1901, puzzled by the failure of their earliest gliders to match calculated performance, the brothers built their own wind tunnel and designed a pair of brilliantly conceived balances that produced the precise bits of data required to achieve the final success.
The brothers made the first four sustained, powered flights under the control of the pilot near Kitty Hawk, N.C., on the morning of December 17, 1903. Over the next two years they continued their work in a pasture near Dayton, Ohio. By the fall of 1905, they had achieved their goal of constructing a practical flying machine capable of remaining in the air for extended periods of time and operating under the full control of the pilot. The air age had begun. Unwilling to unveil their technology without the protection of a patent and a contract for the sale of airplanes, the Wright brothers did not make public flights until 1908, at which point they emerged as the first great international heroes of the century.
The invention of the airplane was a fundamental turning point in history. It redefined the way in which the U.S. fought its wars, revolutionized travel and commerce, fueled the process of technological change, and helped to shape a world in which the very survival of a nation would depend on its scientific and technical prowess.
Beyond all of that,
flight remains one of the most stunning and magnificent human achievements.
For millennia, the notion of taking to the sky was regarded as the very definition
of the impossible. "If God had intended for human beings to fly,"
it was said, "he would have given us wings." Instead, we built wings
for ourselves, and forever expanded our vision of the possible. The centennial
of that event is surely worth commemorating.
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Three things we learnt at Tkay Maidza and UV Boi
Three of Australia’s most promising emerging stars – Adelaide’s Tkay Maidza, and Brisbane’s UV Boi and JOY. – teamed up for a tour of country recently, so inthemix headed along to the Sydney show at Goodgod to see what we could learn.
#1 UV Boi’s got a stack of fresh material
His set may have been only half an hour long, but local Sad-Boy-loving champ UV Boi managed to fit as much new material as he could into his always-enthusiastic set, including a signature edit of OT Genasis’s viral anthem Coco (which you won’t find on SoundCloud), and a remix of Tkay Maidza’s M.O.B (which you will).
#2 Tkay Maidza might just have the quickest tongue in the country
It’s hard to find an Australian rapper with a flow that transcends our cultural cringe, but Tkay Maidza does it: and performing live she sings and raps double and triple-time just as smoothly as she does on record. (In fact, she raps so quickly live that at times it’s one long flow). She brings the hits, too: Switch Lanes, M.O.B and Uh Huh had the sold-out crowd in a grinding mess.
#3 She’s got the makings of a star
And she works the stage like someone born to it; even a tiny stage like Goodgod’s got the full force. Maidza’s flow has drawn comparisons to Azealia Banks, which isn’t an unfair comparison, but Maidza runs the stage with even more assurance. Later this month she’s taking her live show to support Charli XCX in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and then on the Groovin The Moo regional tour; catch her now before the crowds get too big. [Photo by Abbie Hunt Photography]

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- NM College Selling Naming Rights for Campus Buildings
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Central New Mexico Community College plans to raise scholarship money by selling naming rights for all of its buildings.
CNM Foundation Executive Director Lisa McCollough says it’s a great opportunity for purchasers to leave a legacy in their community while investing in the area’s economy and its workforce.
The college has about 300 buildings on its seven campuses in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho.
KRQE-TV reports that the college reserves the right to remove any name if circumstances warrant it.
- Voter-Approved Tax Boosts Enrollment at California Colleges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s community colleges are set to increase enrollment for the first time in years, and officials are crediting a voter-approved tax for the bump.
College officials announced on Wednesday that the state’s community college system is expected to add about 60,000 students this year. Overall, the system had about 600,000 fewer students in 2012 than it did in 2008, as budget cuts during the economic downturn resulted in fewer course offerings. The state’s community colleges enrolled 2.3 million students last year, down from 2.9 million in 2008.
Community colleges must enroll all students unless there aren’t enough classes for them.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, officials say Proposition 30 — a tax measure approved by voters in November — is allowing schools to restore course offerings.
- Miss. Hoops Coach Resigns After Arrest On DUI Charge
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Jones County Junior College women’s head basketball coach Kelton Thompson has resigned after his arrest in Bay St. Louis.
JCJC officials say Thompson submitted his resignation and it was immediately accepted.
Kelton had been hired in April after the retirement of Sandra Sumrall.
Records show Thompson was arrested by the Bay St. Louis Police Department and charged with DUI, possession of marijuana and careless driving. No trial date has been set.
Thompson was placed on administrative probation following his arrest.
In a prepared statement, Thompson apologized for letting down the school, his family and friends.
Danera Forrest, who has served as the women’s assistant coach for the last three seasons at JCJC, was named interim coach.
- Vermont State Colleges, Union At Impasse
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The governing organization over Vermont’s state colleges and a union have reached an impasse on a new labor contract that covers 250 employees.
Vermont State Colleges and the union representing 220 full-time and 30-part time administrative and service employees are at a standoff over wages and retirement benefits.
The Times Argus reports that the previous contract expired June 30, and that negotiations on a new contract fell apart in July.
The contract represents workers at Castleton State College, Lyndon State College, Johnson State College and Vermont Technical College. Faculty members have a separate bargaining unit and aren’t involved in the dispute.
With an impasse declared, the two sides will begin mediation in October.
- Seattle College Adds Research Ship to Fleet
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Central Community College has added a research vessel valued at between $7 million and $12 million to its fleet.
The 224-foot-long Bold will be used for merchant-marine training and oceanographic research.
The former Navy vessel was also used by the Environmental Protection Agency for water-quality research in the Florida Keys.
Seattle Central’s Maritime Academy will keep the teaching vessel near the Ballard Bridge when it’s not out to sea.
The school competed with other states across the country to buy the Bold, with some help from Congressman Jim McDermott of Seattle. It will cost the college just $5,000.
The Bold is a Washington native, commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1989 and built in Tacoma by the Tacoma Boat Building Co.
- Miss. Schools Sign Degree Completion Pact
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Jackson State University and Holmes Community College have signed a partnership to increase educational opportunities and degree completion for students.
The memorandum of understanding will allow Holmes students to pursue a bachelor’s degree from JSU in selected fields, including elementary education and criminal justice.
Jackson State will provide junior and senior level courses, creating a process for the students to receive a JSU degree without leaving the Ridgeland campus.
Holmes will provide classroom space and a list of potential graduates and their corresponding degree programs.
Both institutions will develop an outline of courses to be taken at Holmes and those to be taken at JSU. Holmes students can use the prescribed courses toward a specific degree plan at JSU.
“This partnership contributes to students’ sense of place by allowing them to continue their education without leaving...the Ridgeland campus of Holmes Community College,” JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers said in a statement.
- Inmate Art on Display at Va. Western CC
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Artwork by Virginia prisoners is on display at Virginia Western Community College.
The art show includes 52 pieces from about 26 inmates at the Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap.
Adjunct professor Jon Perry organized the show with the college’s Criminal Justice Club.
The artwork was done in ink. Inmates were allowed a 5-inch flexible pen to prevent them from using it as a weapon.
The Roanoke Times reports some inmates added color to their paper art by using dye from candy or powdered drink mix.
The show runs until Oct. 9.
- Ga. Technical College Names New President
ATLANTA (AP) — Technical College System of Georgia officials have appointed a new president for a school in northwest Georgia.
The system’s board members unanimously approved Pete McDonald to serve as the next president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College.
Officials say McDonald has served as the school’s acting president since last April. McDonald began working as the college’s vice president of economic development in April 1995 and also has a background in information technology.
McDonald earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Georgia and a master of business administration degree from Berry College.
- Miss. Police Cadets Complete College Training
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Nearly two dozen men and women have completed a Jones County law enforcement academy and are now certified to be part-time officers in Mississippi.
WDAM reports the 20 cadets at the Sandersville Regional Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy received certificates at Jones County Junior College.
Program officials say they completed 240 hours of classroom and field training over a five-month period.
Training included instruction on Constitutional and state law, defensive driving and proper use of firearms.
- Mich. Senator Unveils Job Training Plan
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow has unveiled a plan in suburban Detroit designed to boost states’ high-skilled job-training programs.
The Michigan Democrat said that the New Skills for New Jobs Act would build on efforts in Michigan and several other states that are helping community colleges work with local businesses to provide worker training.
Stabenow’s bill would provide a federal match equal to the state training reimbursement from efforts such as the Michigan New Jobs Training Program. The plan would repay community colleges for the training more quickly and aims to increase the number of eligible companies and workers.
Businesses have said that they are having trouble finding qualified workers for many skilled jobs.
She shared details of the proposal at Oakland Community College’s Advanced Technology Center in Auburn Hills.
- Md. Academy Grads Headed To Careers as Cops
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Hagerstown Community College’s police academy has graduated its first class.
The graduates are now going on to work at the Hagerstown Police Department, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the Garrett County Sheriff’s Office and the Taneytown Police Department.
Graduates of the six-month course receive certification to work at any police department in Maryland with the exception of the Maryland State Police, which has its own training facility.
“I feel like the academy was well worth it,” said graduate Kristin Craft. “It was tough, but it was worth it.”
- Maricopa To Add 360 Full-Time Faculty Members
PHOENIX (AP) — The community college system that serves most of the Phoenix area says it hopes to keep students from dropping out by increasing the ranks of its full-time faculty members.
The Maricopa County Community College District says it'll hire fewer part-time faculty members as it hires about 360 new full-time faculty over the next several years.
The Arizona Republic reports that the district wants to reverse the ratio that now has full-time faculty members teaching about 40 percent of the districts' classes and part-timers about 60 percent.
Chancellor Rufus Glasper says the district wants more faculty who can spend additional time engaged with students.
Glasper says the district will ask faculty members to be on campus more, to do more advising and to be more involved with student clubs.
- La. College Sets New Record for Enrollment
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Sowela Technical Community College in Lake Charles has announced the highest enrollment in its 75-year history.
More than 3,300 students signed up for classes for the fall.
Chancellor Neil Aspinwall said it was a 22 percent jump from fall 2012. Programs with the largest enrollment figures included process technology and industrial instrumentation.


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More and more Americans are living longer these days, and women
now have an average life expectancy of nearly 80 years. According
to the most recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy for an American
woman is 79.5 years and for an American man, 74.1 years.
With this increased longevity, however, comes increased health
concerns. Among women, two of the most important health threats are
cancer, especially breast cancer, and bone loss.
Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer in women
and is the second leading cause of cancer mortality. Only lung
cancer results in more deaths in women. According to the National
Cancer Institute (NCI), approximately 39,600 women will die of
breast cancer in 2002 (compared with 65,700 deaths from lung
cancer). An additional 203,500 women will be diagnosed with new
cases of invasive disease and 54,300 with in situ breast cancer
The direct medical cost for the treatment of breast cancer alone is
$6 billion annually, according to the American Cancer Society.
That's the bad news. The good news is that more women are
undergoing regular screening mammography to detect breast cancer at
its most treatable stage. In fact, the NCI reports that by 1997,
more than 70% of all women >= 40 years of age reported having
had a mammogram within the past 2 years.
The effects of widespread screening are reflected in the
mortality statistics. From 1973 to 1990, the mortality rate from
breast cancer remained relatively stable, increasing by just under
2% during that entire period. Since 1992, however, the age-adjusted
mortality rate has steadily decreased at a rate of approximately 2%
per year. Experts credit this dramatic decline to changing
demographics, improved treatment options, and the increase in
In fact, for most women, early detection is the key to survival.
According to the National Institutes of Health, the 5-year survival
rate for patients whose breast cancer is diagnosed at Stage 0 or I
is 95%. This rate drops to 36% for those diagnosed at Stage III;
and when the cancer is not detected until after it has spread to
surrounding tissue, the 5-year survival rate falls to just 7%.
Screening mammography not only saves lives, as a CDC-funded
program in Kentucky proved, it saves dollars as well.
In the early 1990s, 35% of women diagnosed with breast cancer in
Kentucky were found to have late-stage disease at the time of
diagnosis. In 1994, with funding from the CDC, Kentucky officials
were able to expand the mammography outreach programs within the
state. Within 2 years, the rate of late-stage diagnoses had dropped
to 30%. In addition to increasing the potential survival rate, the
state saved an estimated $4.7 million in treatment costs.
To help improve the overall detection rate, the NCI recommends
that all women aged >= 40 years undergo screening mammography
every 1 to 2 years. Those with increased risk factors should
consider a more frequent imaging schedule. Risk factors
* history of breast cancer
* history of breast cancer in a first-degree relative
* diagnosis of atypical hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in
* BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic markers
* delayed childbearing
* early onset of menses
* dense breasts
* history of radiation therapy, particularly before the age of
Although these risk factors are important, it's also important
to note that the vast majority of women who develop breast cancer
do not have any known risk factors. Therefore, regular mammography
examinations are important for all women, regardless of risk
Another important health threat to women is osteoporosis. The
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) estimates that 8 million
women now have osteoporosis and an additional 34 million Americans
(55% of the population aged >= 50 years) already have low bone
mass, putting them at increased risk for developing osteoporosis.
Based on current trends in population, the NOF predicts that the
number of women with osteoporosis will nearly double to
approximately 14 million within 20 years.
The greatest cost of osteoporosis, in terms of both dollars and
mortality, is the number of bone fractures that result from this
disease. It is estimated that fully half of all women and 25% of
men over the age of 50 will experience an osteoporosis-related
fracture in their lifetime. The most recent statistics show that
osteoporosis is associated with more than 1.5 million bone
fractures each year, including more than 300,000 hip fractures, at
an estimated cost to the country of $17 billion annually.
More importantly, the National Institutes of Health report that the
1-year mortality rate for hip-fracture patients over the age of 50
is approximately 24% and among those who survive, nearly a quarter
will no longer be ambulatory.
In many cases, this disease is "silent," with approximately 80%
of patients unaware of their bone loss; they often discover the
disease only when they experience a fracture. There are, however,
several known risk factors:
* history of fracture after age 50
* low bone mass
* family history of osteoporosis or fracture in first-degree
* small frame/thin build
* estrogen deficiency as a result of menopause, especially early
or surgically induced menopause
* anorexia nervosa
* low lifetime calcium intake
* current cigarette smoking
* excessive alcohol consumption
* inactive lifestyle
The best defense women have against osteoporosis is to have had
a healthy childhood with plenty of exercise and a calcium-rich diet
in order to achieve maximal skeletal growth. By age 20, 98% of a
woman's bone mass has been created. Therefore, in adults, the goal
is to maintain that skeletal mass. This can be accomplished by
having a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D, a healthy lifestyle
with plenty of weight-bearing exercise, and the avoidance of
smoking and excessive alcohol use. In addition, women should
undergo bone densitometry to assess bone health and, if indicated,
follow a prescribed treatment regimen.
The NOF recommends that all women over age 65, as well as all
postmenopausal women regardless of age, who have experienced a
fracture or have one or more of the above-mentioned risk factors
undergo bone densitometry. They also recommend testing for women on
long-term hormone replacement therapy and those considering
The role of the radiologist
With breast cancer and osteoporosis, early detection is the key
to prevention or treatment, and the radiologist is on the
front-line of defense. New and improved technologies have made it
possible to detect diseases far earlier than ever before.
Computer-aided detection in mammography is helping to boost the
number of early cancers detected. Digital mammography helps
streamline the screening process and helps lower the radiation
dose. Bone densitometry allows the radiologist to assess bone
health before a devastating fracture occurs.
In the hands of skilled practitioners, these advanced
technologies can help women not only live longer but live healthier
lives as well.


The BCO-DMO (http://www.bco-dmo.org) was created to serve PIs funded by the NSF Biological and Chemical Oceanography Sections as a facility where marine biogeochemical and ecological data and information developed in the course of scientific research can easily be disseminated, protected, and stored on short and intermediate time-frames. The Data Management Office also strives to provide research scientists and others with the tools and systems necessary to work with marine biogeochemical and ecological data from heterogeneous sources with increased efficacy. To accomplish this, two data management offices (former- U.S. JGOFS and U.S. GLOBEC) have been united and enhanced to provide a venue for contribution of electronic data/metadata and other information for open distribution via the World Wide Web. The JGOFS/GLOBEC Client/Server distributed data management system software is used to serve data and information to every investigator, regardless of computing platform. In addition, Web services are provided for data discovery, and development has begun on a machine-to-machine application programming interface (API) to allow interoperability between Web-based data systems. The BCO-DMO will manage existing and new data sets from individual scientific investigators, collaborative groups of investigators, and data management offices of larger multi-institutional projects via any standard Web browser. The office will work with principal investigators on data quality control; maintain an inventory and program thesaurus of strictly defined field names; generate metadata (e.g. Directory Interchange Format (DIF) ) records required by Federal agencies; ensure submission of data to national data centers; support and encourage data synthesis by providing new, online, Web-based display tools; facilitate interoperability among different data portals; and facilitate regional, national, and international data and information exchange.
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Father of Misozi Chanthunya, a Malawian murder suspect currently fighting extradition from South Africa, says his family is traumatized by the arrest and continued detention of their son and that he is subjected to “trial by media”..
The father, Dr Charles Chanthunya, accused the local media for “already trying and convicting” his 37-year-old child and portraying him as a murderer.
Last week, Misozi lodged an appeal to the South African Supreme Court against an earlier ruling made by the South African North West High Court in Mafikeng that he should be handed over to the Malawi Government to answer the charges.
The Malawian businessman was arrested on January 23, 2012 by the International Police (INTERPOL) in Rustenburg, South Africa where he had been hiding after being on the run for more than a year.
However, he appealed to the South African High Court against his extradition but his plea was thrown out and now he has a last chance at the Supreme Court.
But the father said his family was shocked and greatly affected with their son’s arrest and continuous detention as well as the media’s stand in portraying him as a murderer even before he is tried by the courts of law, insisting he is innocent until proven otherwise by the courts – under a fair trial.
“Our son has been tried and convicted by the media … and that has been very painful to the family,” Dr Chanthunya said in an emotive statement on a local radio.
The father, who said had visited his child at Rustenburg Prison and was in good health, only hoped that justice will prevail during trial.
He said the family was surprised with the events because their son was a well-behaved child.
“When I lived with him in Lusaka during my time at COMESA, people were congratulating me, behaviour wise, that he had been brought up very well, the way any parent would love his son or daughter to be brought up,” boasted Chanthunya.
“He has two degrees. Misozi is not business tycoon but he was running our businesses,” he said.
He added:” We are surprised with the current events as parents… He is in Rustenburg Prison just waiting to see how the whole thing is going to end.”
The father, while casting doubts if at all his son indeed committed the crime, said he would not know anything “but it is something that sounds very strange to me.”
Dr Chanthunya said Misozi’s wife, Prudence Leboa, a South African wealthy business lady returned to her home together with their two children immediately after her husband fled the country.
Misozi is accused of gruesomely killing his pregnant Zimbabwean girlfriend, Linda Gasa, in September 2010 before allegedly entombing her in his private cottage at Monkey Bay in Mangochi.
Late Gasa, a student at the Malawi College of Accountancy and Misozi are reported to have travelled to the cottage to discuss the pregnancy issue which the fugitive wanted her to abort but she declined.
After his bizarre escape in Malawi, Misozi was reportedly co-habiting with a Malawian woman, 22-year-old Ria Evans, in South Africa until his arrest. The lady was also arrested and repatriated to Malawi last year.
Chanthunya’s escape was also linked to former President Bingu wa Mutharika’s daughter, Duwa, who was accused of having ordered the police to flee him.
At some point, late Mutharika assured the South African authorities that the murder suspect would not face death penalty if he was extradited to Malawi.Follow and Subscribe Nyasa TV :


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On Friday, Cardi B released her newest single “Press,” with a provocative launch campaign.
In perhaps her most eye-catching promotion yet, the 26-year-old singer/rapper released the recording alongside an image of herself completely naked being walked out of a courthouse by police with photographers wielding cameras and snapping shots. Black bars cover her private parts, but there’s still very little left to the imagination. The effort contains lyrics such as “press, press/Cardi don’t need more press/Kill ’em all, put them hoes to rest/Walk in, bulletproof vest/Please tell me who she gon’ check/Murder scene, Cardi made a mess.”
This Atlantic Records release is a commentary on living life in the public eye, that was a major theme throughout Cardi B’s first studio album, Invasion of Privacy. The lyrics also make a reference to serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who the NYC native mimicked in a recent photo shoot.
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Regardless of the antics, “Press” itself is a hard-hitting rap track that is signature Cardi B. Listen to her latest effort below.

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Lovebirds is the brand new solo project of Sebastián Doering ' Basti '. His elegant and impeccable style has led him to collaborate with big labels such as Winding Road Records, Freerange, Buzzin Fly, OM Records, or Liebe * Detail, among others. His sound is like an explosion of the past with powerful and minimalist galactic nuances... an extra-sensory trip to the 70s-80s in a delicate futuristic spacecraft.
After revolutionizing the communities deep house and Neo-disco with his singles in Winding Road Records, he’s getting the support of the big labels and his hits travel in the briefcases of Jimpster, Prins Thomas, Ashley Beedle or Tom Middleton. Amazing tracks as "Want You In My Soul" (EP Best sold at traxsource.com in 2011) have made him indispensable to the dance scene worldwide.
His work as a producer goes back many years, and together with Toddie Freese they created "Kneedeep", a duo of DJs that made the dance floors of the German country burn, with bombings as "Nassau rules" and "Afro Medusa – Pasilda".
New horizons opened for Sebastian, taking a more melancholy and introspective side that ended up shaping his project "Lovebirds", a combination of house and deep, with touches funk, soul and disco, which turns out to be a best gift for the senses. In Garito we have been able to count on his presence on previous occasions and the result is always... just great!


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A portion of southbound Interstate 29 in St. Joseph is closed after a tanker truck overturned early Tuesday morning.
It happened about 4 a.m. Tuesday just north of Highway 36 on the city's east side.
Only the southbound lanes are closed. All northbound lanes are open.
The Missouri Highway Patrol says the driver of the tanker truck was not injured when he lost control and ran off the road.
The tanker truck, which is carrying ethanol, landed on its side after the accident. The ethanol has to be removed from the tanker before it can be uprighted.
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Emergency crews are searching for a 10-year-old boy who fell off the dock at Little Black Creek Campground in Lamar County. Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel says the boy fell into the water around 4 p.m. and has not been located.More >>
A Lamar County man is behind bars, facing a $100,000 bond on a felony rape charge. Zachary Boutwell, 20, was arrested today by Lamar County Sheriff’s deputies and charged with one count of rape according to Sheriff Danny Rigel.More >>


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Wear a one-of-a-kind timepiece from Erwin Sattler on your wrist – completely designed on the model of the precision pendulum clocks
Clock specialists are paying particular attention to the domed and blued steel hands of the Regulateur wristwatch. Other special features of the Classica Secunda include a stainless steel case made of both polished and matt parts, a hand-sewn remborded leather strap and a large winding crown designed in the style of a precision clock holder nut.
Each item is a one-off product thanks to a lovingly crafted automatic rotor which has been skeletonised and engraved by hand with the company’s initials by the master engraver Jochen Benzinger. Custom-made products can also be engraved with any initials that the future owner may want. One technical highlight of this model is the patented “jump second”: A special additional mechanism causes the second hand to jump forward using several wheels and pinions and a stop spring.
This modified automatic movement is fitted by watchmakers from the Erwin Sattler manufacture and enclosed in the case of the Classica Secunda. Developed in collaboration with Habring Uhrentechnik, the Regulateur Classica Secunda is the portable version of a technical masterstroke with robust aesthetics. It is simply a true Sattler timepiece.


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In a recent interview on WTF With Marc Maron, Love said director David Fincher had hired her to star opposite Pitt and Edward Norton in the cult classic film, but she says she got fired after she rejected a pitch Pitt brought to her.
Love recalls that the actor had asked her if he could play her late husband, Kurt Cobain, in a Gus Van Sant project, and she said she turned him down. “I wouldn’t let Brad play Kurt,” she said on the podcast. “I went nuclear. I don’t do Faust. Who the fuck do you think you are?”
She went on to recount the conversation the two of them had, saying, she told him, “I don’t know if I trust you, and I don’t know that your movies are for profit. They’re really good social justice movies, but…if you don’t get me, you kind of don’t get Kurt, and I don’t feel like you do, Brad.”
Love said that after she rejected the idea of Pitt playing Cobain, she was fired from Fight Club, and the role of Marla went to Helena Bonham Carter. Norton, with whom Love was romantically involved at the time, broke the news to her, she explained, saying he started sobbing. “He was like, ‘I don’t have the power!’” she recalled.
A source close to the film tells The Hollywood Reporter, however, that Love only auditioned for the role, “a role she was never offered at any point.” The source adds, “You cannot be fired for a job you didn’t get. It’s common knowledge that roles are not decided by other actors but by the director.”
Van Sant eventually helmed the Cobain-inspired film, Last Days, starring Michael Pitt, but Love said that wasn’t the film they originally spoke about.
On Friday, Love took to Instagram to share more about her interactions with Pitt around Fight Club and another potential Cobain biopic.
She indicated it’s not so much that she’s upset she didn’t play Marla in Fight Club but that she doesn’t like “the way [Pitt] does business or wields his power.”
“I understand how much of a game of roulette casting is. I am not here 22 years later bitching about losing a part playing someone’s side piece in a movie,” Love wrote. “On the podcast, I recount the day Brad & Gus Van Sant called me from lunch and tried to blackmail me over my role, for the rights to a film about Kurt. I lost my shit on them, and by 7pm I was fired from Fight Club. Every word of this is factual. This was always a secret that I was fine keeping.”
Later she adds, “I’m sure Helena Bonham Carter was utterly meant to be Marla Singer and I do not bear her or Edward Norton or David Fincher or Art Linson — all people whose work & genius I respect immensely — any ill will.”
But she says Pitt kept after her about a Cobain film: “The point is Brad kept on stalking me about Kurt.”
“It’s not just the Zoom I had with Brad in 2020 where I said no to @planbfilms & Brad producing it. It’s that I said NO on the Zoom and that was not enough, and I was not heard. I was ignored,” Love wrote. “I told the story because I felt Pitt would not stop pursuing Kurt — unless I said it in public.”
A representative for Pitt declined to comment on Love’s claims.
Dec. 30, 8:40 a.m. This story has been updated to include information from a source close to the film.
Dec. 30, 1:15 p.m. This story has been updated with Love’s Instagram post.
Dec. 30, 4:11 p.m. This story has been updated with Pitt’s rep declining to comment.
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By Glazyl Y. Masculino
BACOLOD City – A manager and broadcaster of an FM radio station here bagged an award in the 71st Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Contest.
Serafin Plotria Jr. was adjudged third place winner in the Short Story – Hiligaynon category for his entry entitled “Puno Sang Aligotgot.”
Plotria, who is also an educator, is the station manager of 94.3 iFM Bacolod.
Plotria said the story of “Puno Sang Aligotgot” focuses on the lives of two siblings who were divided by resentment due to some personal circumstances.
However, when Typhoon Odette struck Negros Occidental, particularly the southern part, the siblings were reunited by the disaster, healing their wounded souls.
Plotria said that it was his second time to join the competition.
“Happy gid ko kay bisan paano, nadala ko sa bigger stage ang mga istorya lokal nga naga-reflect sang local culture of life. Madugay-dugay naman nga wala mabatian kag mabasahan ang mga sinulatan halin sa Negros Occidental,” Plotria said.
The awarding of winners will be held in Manila on November 27.
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) was established in 1950 to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca, Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.
It aims to develop Philippine Literature by providing incentives for writers to craft their most outstanding literary works by being a treasury of the Philippines’s literary gems from our gifted writers, and to assist in their eventual dissemination to our people, particularly students.


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LFI Magazine: Holy men, Kurdistan and heart matters
LFI, Leica Fotografie International.
Asceticism and meditation are their life, enlightenment is their goal: the Hindu Holy Men. An unusual portrait series on Hindu beggar monks is published in LFI. Work by Manuel Uebler, who works as a commercial photographer for magazines as Vogue, Glamour, Cream and InStyle Magazine. His non commissioned work shows the spiritual side of him. His next project takes him to a Geisha school in Japan.
Further in LFI:
Daniel Power on the future of the New York Photo Festival – Guillem Valle: Dreams of Utopia: Kurdish people fighting for autonomy – When his daughter was born with a heart defect, Christian Wyss hardly dared hope that documenting her life would turn into a long-term project. – Feature: Hello, Mr. President. John F. Kennedy’s visit to Germany in 1963 resembled a triumphal victory parade, sparking off a media frenzy. Ulrich Mack reported from the front row. – Reportage: After the Storm. French forces quickly put an end to the conflicts in Mali – but it seems like the African country is still rather a long way from achieving peace. – Leica Classics: Inge Morath, second female member of the Magnum agency, was driven by her curiosity for foreign cultures. The Leica photographer would have turned 90 on 27 May.


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Hill's Prescription Diet
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Dietary indiscretion, food allergies, or lack of digestive enzymes can affect your cat's digestive health. Efficient digestion is essential for your cat to be able to build and repair tissues and obtain energy, and for these reasons it is important to feed a food that is formulated to help support digestive health.
At Hill's, nutritionists and veterinarians have developed clinical nutrition especially formulated to help manage cats with digestive health problems. Due to its easily digestible ingredients, Prescription Diet™ i/d™ may also be helpful for cat recovering from gastrointestinal upset and routine surgery.
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水、豬肝、豬肉副產品、雞肉、小麥粉、雞肉性脂肪（以綜合維生素 E 和檸檬酸保存）、玉米粉、發酵米、乾甜菜漿、雞肝香料、磷酸二鈣、碳酸鈣、粉狀纖維素、瓜爾豆膠、氯化鉀、牛黃蘇、氯化膽鹼、加碘鹽、維生素 E 添加物、DL-甲硫氨酸、硝酸硫胺、抗壞血酸（維生素 C 的來源之一）、氧化鋅、硫酸亞鐵、菸鹼酸、β-胡蘿蔔素、氧化錳、維生素 B6、泛酸鈣、維生素 B12 添加物、核黃素、維生素 H，維生素 D3 添加物、葉酸、碘酸鈣。

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The DMA 8000 is flexible and cost effective. Its innovative design, high functionality, and flexible operation make it ideal for advanced research and routine quality testing in the polymers, composites, pharmaceutical, and food industries.
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Thermal analysis comprises a series of powerful techniques for the characterization of the thermal, physical, mechanical and degradation properties of materials. One valuable application of thermal analysis is for the characterization of electronic materials and components, including printed circuit boards (PCB) and encapsulants.
Dynamical Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is a very important tool in the modern polymer laboratory despite the fact that only a few books have concentrated on this technique. DMA Basics Part 1 and Part 2 review the basic mathmatics of DMA, DMA operating principal.
The new PerkinElmer® DMA 8000 allows accuracy and precision measurements of the transitions seen in thermoplastics. These transitions, caused by molecular motions and free volume changes, define how a polymer will behave at a certain temperature. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is a powerful technique for studying these transitions.1
The mechanical properties of pasta are very important. In its dried form, it is very brittle and quite stiff. If introduced into a humid environment and heated, the properties of the pasta change dramatically. This application, note will investigate the effect of humidity on pasta under isothermal and temperature scanning conditions.
The effects of radiation on polymeric materials is a topic of concern in a range of industries including the sterilization1, medical devices2, food preparation3, and the nuclear power industry4. While much work has concentrated systems like polyolefins that are radiation sterilized1, some work has been done on epoxy systems.The use of fillers to attempt to protect the matrix from radiation is known6 but to our knowledge has not been applied to epoxies. In this work, we use the ferrochromium alloy called ferrochrome (FeCr) as a filler and examine the effect of radiation on the polymer
The use of the PerkinElmer DMA 8000 for the analysis of the a (Tg) relaxation of epoxy resin paint samples is demonstrated in this application note. The resin used for these experiments was used as a corrosion inhibiting coating for marine applications.
The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) is an important property of materials. If the material is to be exposed to temperature gradients in its lifetime, it is often important to determine how much it will expand or contract over the temperature range. This application note details the method to be determine the expansion coefficient of two polymers mounted in the PerkinElmer DMA 8000 in tension mode.
This application note demonstrates the ability of the PerkinElmer® DMA 8000 to investigate the mechanical properties of an adhesive, without the need to fabricate a self supporting film.
All materials have a resonance frequency. Often this is of little concern as it is above the normal practical mechanical frequencies that the material will be exposed to. It can be important if the material is to be used in an environment where high frequency mechanical stress is applied, such as engine mounts in a car or some aeronautical applications.
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is a technique used to investigate the stiffness of materials as a function of temperature, humidity, dissolution media or frequency. A mechanical stress is applied to the sample and the resultant strain is measured by the instrument. These parameters are used to evaluate glass transitions, degree of crystallinity and stiffness behavior of the sample.
This application note demonstrates the ability of DMA to characterize the mechanical properties of an epoxy based printed circuit board (PCB) using a PerkinElmer® DMA 8000.
The characterization of polybutadiene will be demonstrated in this application note.
Bitumen shingles are used as a common roofing material. Polymer additives are frequently used to enhance the performance and durability of the product. This application note will show the DMA response from two shingles with different additives.
Determination of the glass transition temperature of viscous liquids is a challenge by mechanical methods. Traditionally, it is performed using Shear geometry, but this can be problematical with the material liable to flow at room temperature.
The PerkinElmer® Material Pocket has been proposed as a mechanism to support non-rigid materials within the PerkinElmer DMA 8000.
A powder-filled, epoxy-based composite material is investigated in this application note. A multi-frequency thermal scan will give information about the glass transition and cure of the material.
DMA works by applying an oscillating force to the material and the resultant displacement of the sample is measured. From this, the stiffness can be determined and the modulus and tan d can be calculated.
Lactose is a very important pharmaceutical excipient used in tablet and inhalation products. It is prone to forming amorphous regions on processing however; and; it can be problematical to characterize amorphic material in a sample. Differential Mechanical Analysis (DMA) with material pocket is a method which can be used to accurately determine very low levels of amorphous content in lactose (Royall 2005; Mahlin 2009); due to the high sensitivity of DMA to glass transitions. The material pocket facilitates the analysis of lactose in the powder form; resulting in a very powerful tool for the analysis of mixtures of crystalline and amorphous lactose.
There are many levels of integration of Thermal Analysis in the Semiconductor Packaging Industry. The encapsulation material used is typically an epoxy based compound (epoxy mold compound, under-fill epoxy, silver die attach epoxy, glob top epoxy, etc.)
Traditionally approaches to studying the curing of epoxies concentrate on the thermo-chemical1 and thermo-rheological properties of the material. As changes in the glass transition temperature (Tg) correlate strongly with functional properties3 like mechanical strength, tribology, permeability, etc, studies on epoxies often rely on techniques like Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) to quantify it. DSC also allows one to characterize the degree of cure in a thermoset and to determine the kinetics of the cure4. DMA can characterize the rheology profile of the cure5 as well as the final modulus and Tg values after curing. In many cases, the greater sensitivity of the DMA to the presence of the Tg makes it the preferred method for epoxies studies.Traditionally approaches to studying the curing of epoxies concentrate on the thermo-chemical1 and thermo-rheological properties of the material. As changes in the glass transition temperature (Tg) correlate strongly with functional properties3 like mechanical strength, tribology, permeability, etc, studies on epoxies often rely on techniques like Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) to quantify it. DSC also allows one to characterize the degree of cure in a thermoset and to determine the kinetics of the cure4. DMA can characterize the rheology profile of the cure5 as well as the final modulus and Tg values after curing. In many cases, the greater sensitivity of the DMA to the presence of the Tg makes it the preferred method for epoxies studies.Traditionally approaches to studying the curing of epoxies concentrate on the thermo-chemical1 and thermo-rheological properties of the material. As changes in the glass transition temperature (Tg) correlate strongly with functional properties3 like mechanical strength, tribology, permeability, etc, studies on epoxies often rely on techniques like Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) and Dynamic Mecha
The Material Pocket is a stainless steel envelope that holds the sample so it can be mounted in a DMA 8000 instrument. As stainless steel does not have any relaxations or phase transitions over the temperature range of the instrument, this is an ideal sample mounting material.
Time-Temperature Superposition (TTS) analysis allows DMA data to be applied to data collected within the measuring range of the DMA 8000 (0.001 Hz to 600 Hz) to allow modelling of material behavior at much higher or lower frequencies, which may be more representative of “real world” applications. At the low frequency end of the frequency spectrum, “creep” measurements may be carried over many months or even years, however modelled data from DMA using TTS can give an indication of long-term behaviour in a very short time. Similarly, higher frequencies such as those which represent “impact”, typically in the kHz range, can be investigated quickly and easily using DMA in a way which allows meaningful comparisons between different sample treatments or modifications to be assessed.
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is widely used to characterize materials' bulk properties such as modulus, compliance, and damping (tan delta). It measures changes of rheological behavior under dynamic conditions as a function of temperature, time, frequency, stress, atmosphere or a combination of these parameters.
PerkinElmer has been helping Renault F1 Team's Enstone Technical Center with their analytical needs for nearly 30 years. PerkinElmer began by outfitting the team’s testing lab with the analytical instrumentation needed to conduct materials testing. Today, a dedicated PerkinElmer scientific laboratory operates within the team’s Enstone facility where the latest thermal analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and imaging technologies are being utilized for proactive monitoring, issue prevention, and performance enhancement of the team’s single seater. This case study shows you how we offer analytical expertise in helping Renault F1 Team master the thermal stability challenge.
This booklet is a beginner's guide to DMA. It contains the top 20 questions about DMA and an introductory glossary of DMA concepets. It is written for the thermal analyst unfamiliar with DMA.
The Polymer Market consists of a huge diversity of manufacturers of industrial products running many different processes yet still facing similar challenges. There is more and more pressure to achieve high product quality and reduce costs in order to stay one step ahead of the competition.