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One of the most extraordinary features of NIHI is its commitment to sustainability and community engagement. Guests can take part in the resort's unique cultural experiences and connect with the local Sumbanese people, learn about their rich heritage, and contribute to their sustainable development initiatives.
During our stay, we witnessed a traditional Sumbanese dance performance and it was such a neat experience to see the elaborate costumes and listen to the traditional music.
NIHI promotes the work of local artisans, providing opportunities for guests to explore and purchase traditional Sumbanese art and crafts. You can find intricate handwoven textiles, wood carvings, and other traditional artworks, each with its own cultural significance.
The most beautiful feature is NIHI Sumba Foundation, a philanthropic organization supporting the local communities in various ways. Its initiatives aim to improve access to quality education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. You can tour the foundation during your stay and even teach English lessons at a local school.
Top row, from left: NIHI welcome area; me enjoying breakfast on the beach; traditional wood carvings. Bottom row: Sumba women weaving textiles; me swimming with the horse, Elton John; Ray and me enjoying lunch at a waterfall.


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Alanyaspor’s Czech striker Sural killed in crash
The club’s chairman said the accident occurred after both the drivers on the minibus fell asleep.
“Czech player Josef Sural who was seriously injured after an accident involving a private minibus carrying seven of our footballers after an away game at Kayseri could not be saved despite all of the hospital’s efforts,” the club said on Twitter.
Seven Alanyaspor players had rented a VIP minibus to return from the club’s 1-1 draw against Kayserispor on April 28 and the bus crashed some 5 km from the southern coastal town of Alanya, Anadolu Agency said.
The rest of the club’s players and staff had returned with the team bus or on their own, Anadolu said, adding that the driver of the VIP bus had been detained following the accident and an investigation had been launched.
Among the players injured were Stephen Caulker, a former Tottenham Hotspur defender who was capped for England in 2012 and Senegal international, and former Newcastle United player Papisse Cisse.
“Sad news this morning. Sincere condolences to the family and to all loved ones. R.I.P,” Arsenal goalkeeper and fellow Czech international Petr Cech wrote on Twitter in Czech.
Unfortunately, despite having two drivers, they fell asleep and the crash happened,” Alanyaspor chairman Hasan Çavuşoğlu said.
Çavuşoğlu later told CNN-Turk television that the injured players had “small fractures and cuts.”
He said Sural’s wife rushed to the hospital where he informed her of the player’s death. Sural had two young daughters, he said.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said a minute’s silence would be observed for Sural at the start of this week’s league games.
Sural, an attacking midfielder who was 28, had also played for Czech sides FC Brno, Slovan Liberec and Sparta Prague. He was capped 20 times for his country and was a key player in its Euro 2016 campaign.
Alanyaspor, currently fifth in the Spor Toto Super League, drew 1-1 with Kayserispor on April 28.

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Singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly bouncing back fast just three weeks after giving birth to her twins.
"Beyonce is recovering from the twins' birth much quicker than she thought she would," a source told.
"Considering how many difficulties she experienced during the pregnancy, she's bouncing back really fast," the source added.
Beyonce and her twins stayed in the hospital a bit longer than usual because the babies were born prematurely. They are all back home and recovering well.
"Beyonce's energy levels are already getting back to near normal, and her body is looking amazing," the source added.

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Rainbow crosswalks will be painted in Allentown this summer.
Pine Apple Company, a small gallery and retail space in the neighborhood, made the announcement on Facebook, crediting Allentown First Friday Gallery Walk and Awesome Buffalo for securing and providing the funding respectively.
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text: [Above image is concept art based on previous leaks, not final design] We might only be little over a month away from the expected reveal of Huawei’s five-camera toting, notch-loaded flagship beast, but that doesn’t mean there are no leaks left to squeeze out before the big date. Although the physical layout of the smartphones remains something of a mystery (leaked ‘schematics’ aside), we’re learning more and more about what’s inside the P20 and P20 Plus, direct sequels to the P10 of last year. Specifically, the battery sizes and display types they’re packing. According to the kind folks at XDA Developers, the P20 Plus will feature a gigantic 4,000mAh battery, whilst the smaller unit will feature a still respectable 3,200mAh battery unit. Those numbers line up with other Huawei flagships, like the Mate 10 Pro, and would make a significant degree of sense from a manufacturing perspective, offering Huawei a way to cut costs on battery manufacturing. Elsewhere, the leak suggests that both models will come with an Always-On Display app pre-installed. That’s not a particularly interesting fact on its own, but when you consider that such an app would require an OLED (or OLED variant) screen to function effectively. Previous leaks have suggested that at least one P20 model will feature an iPhone-X style notch and that non-Lite models would feature a three-camera Leica co-engineered system. We’ve also had word that all models will carry a dual-camera selfie array at the front and both the P20 and P20 Plus will feature the latest HiSilicon Kirin 970 SoC, the very same that powered last year’s flagship Mate series. Time will tell whether all these leaks pan out, but for now the P20 and P20 Plus are looking to be some of the most exciting flagships of 2018. Keep it locked here at Chinese Smartphones for more!


In the often-tumultuous world of hip-hop, where rumors can spread like wildfire, Tony Yayo has found himself at the center of a persistent narrative: that he is dead. This misconception, which has surfaced at various points throughout his career, has caused concern among fans and raised questions about the veracity of online information.
The Origins of the Death Rumors
The exact origins of the death rumors surrounding Tony Yayo remain unclear. Some speculate that they stem from his involvement in the harsh realities of street life, while others attribute them to the occasional misreporting of news related to other rappers.
Regardless of their source, these rumors have had a significant impact on Tony Yayo’s personal and professional life. He has repeatedly addressed the false claims, often with a mix of frustration and humor. Yet, the persistence of the rumors has undoubtedly taken a toll on him and his family.
Addressing the Misinformation
In a 2005 interview, Tony Yayo directly addressed the death rumors, stating, “I’m alive and well. I don’t know where these rumors came from, but they’re not true.” He further elaborated that the rumors were causing unnecessary stress for his family and friends.
Despite his efforts to dispel the misinformation, the death rumors continued to surface periodically. In 2015, a false report of a shooting incident involving Tony Yayo circulated online, once again raising concerns about his well-being. Tony Yayo promptly took to social media to clarify that he was safe and that the report was false.
The Impact of False Information
The pervasiveness of false information in the digital age has become a serious concern. In the case of Tony Yayo, the death rumors have caused unnecessary distress and have the potential to damage his reputation and career.
Social media platforms, while offering a valuable tool for communication and connection, can also be breeding grounds for misinformation. The rapid spread of false news can have serious consequences, not only for individuals like Tony Yayo but also for society as a whole.
Celebrating a Living Legend
Despite the challenges posed by false information, Tony Yayo remains a vital figure in the hip-hop landscape. His contributions to the genre, both as a member of G-Unit and as a solo artist, are undeniable. His music continues to inspire and entertain fans worldwide, and his legacy is firmly cemented in hip-hop history.
As we navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape, it is crucial to remain critical consumers of information. We must be mindful of the sources we trust and exercise caution when sharing news or information online. By doing so, we can help to combat the spread of misinformation and ensure that the truth prevails.
A Call to Action
In the case of Tony Yayo, the death rumors serve as a stark reminder of the impact that false information can have on individuals. Let us use this opportunity to celebrate Tony Yayo’s life and contributions to hip-hop, while also acknowledging the importance of responsible online behavior. Together, we can foster a more informed and responsible digital community.


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USS Otterstetter was an Edsall-class destroyer escort laid down on November 9, 1942 and launched on January 19, the following year. It was commissioned on August 6, 1943 under Lt. Cmdr. W. B. Porter’s command as DE-244 and served in the US Navy for 17 years until it was decommissioned on June 20, 1960. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 209 people on board and had the main missions in Texas, Norfolk, Casablanca, Charleston, Okinawa, New York, Pearl Harbor or Argentia. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on August 1, 1974 and sunk as a target during training exercises in 1976. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS Otterstetter received 1 battle star.

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A superb leadout train from Team Sky had left Viviani ideally placed heading into the final hundred metres, but Boasson Hagen initially looked to have pipped him to the post.
However, the Norwegian was adjudged to have substantially deviated from his racing line in the sprint and he was relegated, placing Viviani atop the podium on the stage, but also earning him the green leader’s jersey.
Earlier on, Matt Holmes (Madison Genesis) initiated the breakaway as the flag dropped, which swelled to seven riders who stayed away for the majority of the stage, with Homes fittingly the last man caught by the chasing bunch with 14km to go.
Tao Geoghegan Hart had been instrumental in bringing the escapees back and looked to have set up a sprint finish, but Phillipe GIlbert (Quick-Step Floors) upset the sprinters by attacking with 8km remaining.
Strong work on the front of the bunch from Geraint Thomas and Vasil Kiryienka denied the Belgian a canny counter-attack win to bring the peloton back together and set up a sprint finish.
Owain Doull perfectly led out Viviani, who looked set to continue his excellent form with another win only for Boasson Hagen to deny him on the line after changing his line.

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Norms and Construct Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale in Canadian High School Populations: Implications for Counselling
AbstractA random sample of Alberta high schools yielded data for 1,084 males and 1,024 females. Measures completed included the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Within each age and sex group a strong, unrotated factor was invariant. There was significant variation of mean scores across age-groups within female students. In each age group females had significantly lower self-esteem than males. Evidence of construct validity is derived from correlations with behavior problem categories; the McMaster measure of family relationships; and self-completion measures of school climate, and physical and sexual victimization in school. Possible uses for self-esteem measures in school counselling are proposed.
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Bagley, C., Bolitho, F., & Bertrand, L. (2007). Norms and Construct Validity of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale in Canadian High School Populations: Implications for Counselling. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 31(1). Retrieved from https://cjc-rcc.ucalgary.ca/article/view/58570

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The overall goal of this proposal is to develop a novel local drug delivery system for cancer radiotherapy by direct intratumoral administration of a thermally sensitive macromolecule conjugated to a therapeutic radionuclide of interest. Thermally sensitive elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) that spontaneously undergo a soluble-insoluble phase transition between room temperature and body temperature leading to the formation of a coacervate, """"""""gel-like"""""""" phase will be designed and optimized at the molecular level via genetic engineering methods. Two innovative strategies to increase the retention of the ELPs in solid tumors beyond that provided by thermal coacervation will also be investigated: (1) Zn-mediated reversible crosslinking of ELP coacervates, and (2) binding of ELPs and their proteolytic fragments to extracellular matrix proteins. These genetically engineered ELPs will be conjugated to 131I, a therapeutic radioisotope, and infused into a tumor to spontaneously form a radioactive depot within the tumor with long in vivo retention (>1 week) at the injection site. These polymers will be evaluated for therapeutic efficacy and immunogenic properties. We hypothesize that this local delivery approach for the targeted irradiation of solid tumors from the """"""""inside-out"""""""" will enhance therapeutic efficacy by providing enhanced exposure of the radionuclide to the tumor while minimizing exposure of healthy tissues, thereby reducing systemic toxicity. Furthermore, the clinical significance of the proposed research is that it will lead to a novel, genetically engineered, nonimmunogenic injectable radionuclide deposition system that is an improvement over current brachytherapy methods.
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02 January 2009 16:01 [Source: ICIS news]
By Al Greenwood
HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Financial markets will remain tight in 2009, and chemical companies will likely struggle to secure capital, refinance debt or obtain any type of financing during a bankruptcy process, a law professor said.
"It is a very, very difficult situation right now financially," said Jack Williams, a law professor at Georgia State University. Williams is also a resident scholar at the American Bankruptcy Institute.
"Times are going to get much worse before they get better," he said. Overall, US financial markets still have not recovered from their collapse more than a year ago.
Chemical companies will face pressure from both creditors and suppliers, said Kyle Loughlin, team leader of the North American chemicals steam for Standard & Poor's (S&P).
The global chemical community was rocked this week when LyondellBasell revealed it was mulling filing for bankruptcy protection to cope with credit pressures.
Suppliers are becoming more leery of extending credit to customers, he said. In general, they are tightening up terms or cutting off credit altogether, putting strain on working capital.
At the same time, chemical companies are contending with weak demand, Loughlin said. The economic downturn can hurt their credit ratings because many debt covenants include performance benchmarks.
Such benchmarks often require minimum levels for earnings. If companies do not meet those benchmarks, they could fall out of compliance with their debt covenants and would have to renegotiate with their lenders.
As companies struggle with both a weak economy and tight credit, Loughlin said the chemical firms most likely to survive are investment-grade firms, which have more diverse businesses in more specialty niches. “Those that have proven to be resilient continue to hold up pretty well,” he said.
Investment-grade credit is defined as “BBB-“ or higher, according to S&P.
By contrast, speculative-grade firms will struggle, with 30% already having negative outlooks, he said.
Already, speculative-grade default rates for all industrials have surpassed 3%, Loughlin said. During 2007, the rate was less than 1%.
Next year, the speculative-grade default rate could exceed 7.5% in October, Loughlin said. If the US economy weakens beyond expectations, the rate could reach 9.5%.
For the economy as a whole, Williams said 2009 corporate bankruptcies could rise by 40% year over year. Among those bankruptcies, liquidations could outnumber rehabilitations by a margin of three to one.
In the past, that ratio was reversed, Williams said. However, since credit markets will remain tight in 2009, companies will have a much more difficult time securing debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing in a bankruptcy.
Companies rely on DIP financing to fund their day-to-day operations during bankruptcy. Without such financing, debtors will likely liquidate instead of reorganise.
In fact, less than five firms are now regular participants in DIP financing markets, Williams said. Before the credit crisis, there were up to 40 firms.
"You've got a situation where it is extremely difficult to attract the financing necessary to continue operations in bankruptcy and ultimately exit from bankruptcy," he said.
The tight credit reflects the financial crisis that stared more than a year ago, when US house owners started defaulting on subprime loans, Williams said.
Those subprime mortgages, though, illustrate a larger phenomena, Williams said. Before the mortgage defaults, the US housing market had been in a prolonged boom, fuelled by cheap credit.
"When money is really cheap, you can hide a lot of mistakes," Williams said. Sloppiness infects management, finances and regulations.
"Recessions are the market's way of imposing discipline on runaway economies," Williams said.
Given the length of the previous boom, Williams said, companies will work through a lot of mistakes.
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11/01/2011 [ tribune.net.ph ]
The Quezon City government has identified at least 4,228 informal settler families (ISFs) residing along waterways and road right-of-ways as the city’s priority for relocation next year, Mayor Herbert Bautista said yesterday.
Of the total ISFs, 2,235 families are living along creeks and riversides, Urban Poor Affairs Office chief Ramon Asprer said in his report to the city chief executive.
Some 850 ISFs along Calamiong Creek in Barangay Bagong Silangan have been offered priority in the relocation program, the officials said.
They cited recent incidents where heavy rains often caused Calamiong Creek to overflow, sending flash floods across the community.
The city government will also be relocating ISFs with dwellings along San Juan River in Barangay Damayang Lagi, Timex in Barangay Santa Cruz, Nissan in Barangay Tatalon, Lagarian Creek in Barangay Obrero, Ermitanyo Creek in Barangay Mariana, Abra Creek in Barangay Ramon Magsaysay, Road 5 Creek in Proj. 6, Araneta Creek in Barangay Masambong, creekside in Barangay E. Rodriguez, Dario Creek in Barangay Bahay-Toro, Diliman Creek in Barangay Roxas and SSS Tullahan Creek at Barangay North Fairview.
Bautista said also given priority by the local government in the relocation program are some 2,000 ISFs living on road right-of-ways, which are vulnerable to being hit by vehicles.
ISFs occupying road right-of-ways along BIR Road, Barangay Central; Cazrdiz Street, Barangay Tatalon; Liwanag and Pook dela Paz Streets, Barangay Old Balara; Pansol center island, Barangay Pansol; Bernardo Park in Barangay Kamuning; NIA Road near Postal side in Barangay Pinyahan; Araneta Avenue, Barangay Manresa; Sto. Domingo and Mauban Streets, Barangay Manresa; and along Sto. Domingo Street in Barangay Manresa, will also be included on the priority list.
The city government has identified Site 4 Southville 8-B in Barangay San Isidro in Rodriguez, Rizal as resettlement sites for ISFs and IKI Southville 8-C in Rodriguez, Rizal and Towerville Phase 6 in Barangay Gaya-Gaya in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan as alternative resettlement sites.
This year, UPAO has relocated about 1,587 ISFs in the three resettlement sites designated by the National Housing Authority (NHA), Asprer said.
City’s Public Affairs Information Services Office chief Greg Banacia said the Bautista administration’s development goals are focused on providing more livable communities for the local residents, especially informal settlers living in danger areas, such as sidewalks, roadways, waterways, under transmission lines and on water pipelines.
The city government expects to generate more funds for socialized housing in the next five years as a result of the signing into law of the QC socialized housing tax ordinance last Oct. 25, the Paiso chief said.
Bautista has been quoted as saying: “The problem of poverty and informal settlements in Quezon City is huge. But, we can help make this challenge manageable through the pathways of collaboration and teamwork among ourselves.”


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Three bedroom, 1.5 bathroom beach duplex with bright and airy great room overlooking the treetops. This 2nd floor, walk-up unit is entirely seperate from the owners' two-bedroom unit below.
The south end of the boardwalk and beach are about 4 1/2 blocks away. Best of all, no need to cross Route 1 to get to the beach.
If you like Dwell Magazine (or just have an aversion to doilies and dried flower decor) this might be your kind of place. Great light, gentle cross breezes and simple, efficient design set it apart from other beach rentals.
Decks on two levels enlarge the living space. First deck at ground level is perfect for private sunbathing and a great 'drop zone' for beach chairs, umbrellas and towels after a big day at the beach. The upper screened deck is perfect for post-beach cocktails and family style dinner.
Finally.....there's the outdoor shower. Down a boarded path, the shower is tucked away at the back of the property. It's private, yet open, with a big 'rain' shower head and bench. You'll miss it once you've returned home.
Last season, this unit was completely repainted and updated with new beds, sofas and carpet. For 2016, the 1.5 bathrooms have been completely renovated with new tile, fresh paint and updated fixtures.
A note about email inquiries: Please don't be troubled if my response isn't immediate. I travel frequently (sometimes to places with sketchy wifi and cell coverage) often don't get an opportunity to deal with rental questions until evening hours.
Also, please check the availability calendar. I keep it up to date and if the week is blocked out it means a) the unit is already booked by family or friends, or b) I've already cashed a check from someone who is looking foward to a beach week and I don't have any flexibility for those dates.
This property is primarily a weekend getaway for two Washingtonians. We keep the downstairs unit exclusively for ourselves and use the upstairs as a rental and accommodations for visiting family and friends.
Phil Karsting purchased this house in 2007
The beach...of course. And lots of good dining and sport activities. There's also a fantastic 7- mile (mostly shaded) bike trail to Lewes where they have a great farmers market on Saturdays during the Summer. Bring your bike or rent one.
We had a great time...thoroughly enjoyed your place!
Getting off the plane Friday I literally felt like I was waking up from a dream....which was a first time experience for me, and very surprising, as I have done a fair amount of traveling...
We go east every summer, and we're already looking forward to next year....We usually stay a week on the South Jersey shore (my family is there), and one in RB, but we're considering spending both weeks in RB next year! We'll see!
Again, we completely enjoyed your place, and were very comfortable there! Thank you!
We stayed here for a week in August with our 2 young girls (ages 4 and 1) and had a great time. The space is clean with modern touches (not your typical tacky beach house). The outdoor decks and landscaping give you a sense of seclusion and privacy. The outdoor shower is awesome, especially after a day at the beach and you don't want the kids tracking sand through the house. It is in relatively close proximity to Rehoboth Avenue, about 15 minutes or so, but it is enjoyable, as you pass through Silver Lake and the surrounding neighborhood. If you have bikes, there are plenty of racks to lock them up on the boardwalk. Overall, a great time, and we will consider it again in the future.
The description of this rental is accurate and complete -- no surprises. Two of the best features of this rental were the owners. They made it very easy to communicate with them by phone and text. I never got the feeling that even my smallest concern was neglected in any way. The place was, as described in other reviews, cozy, not fancy but with many nice features, comfortable and clean. The outdoor shower really is a gem. Our only problem was who would get to use it first! The screened porch was quite enjoyable, too.
The other reviews were also quite helpful in getting more details about the walk to the beach (quite reasonable) and other things we wanted to know. We did buy a parking permit for the week, just in case, and we found the closest street adjacent to the beach had plenty of parking during the week so we could drive our chairs and other gear there rather than having to walk with them (only slightly more crowded on weekend, get there around 9 or earlier and you shouldn't have an issue). Very convenient. The duplex is close to route 1, so there was a reasonably muted (but audible) traffic noise at night with the windows open, in the room closest to the road. It did not keep me awake.
It may be something we'd like to take for granted, but when you get a rental and really have no complaints of any significance, then you know the owners have really put a lot of thought and care into the unit. Everything was in working order. My main caution to renters is that if you plan to do much cooking, be aware that the cookware is a bit random and the kitchen stove is really only sufficient for very simple meals. We were probably more interested in cooking "at home" than the average renters. Specifically (for example): almost all the pots and pans are old Teflon (got a couple others from the thrift store across the way); we had to buy knives (and a used knife sharpener) because the knives in the drawer were very dull; there was no grater (but a nice garlic press); and the burners on the stove were not level, making any hot liquids a bit of a hazard. I should also mention, if you want to eat inside, there are 4 stools around the kitchen counter, but no real indoor dining area. On the plus side, there is a small health food store literally across the street, so last minute purchases were a snap.We genuinely enjoyed our stay and felt we got our money's worth; I believe you will, too. Our sincere thanks to the owners for being so warm and gracious.
The upstairs home was cozy, clean, efficient and had everything we needed. Three bedrooms and master is separated with small bathroom. Location was a big factor and we enjoyed the short walk to the beach. Also, great to be in walking distance of the downtown entertainment and eating places. There was a nice garden area and outdoor shower was a big hit. Yes, we stay there again and probably will.
My husband and I stayed here for a week, mostly by ourselves with visitors for one weekend. We enjoyed the open kitchen/living, enclosed porch, deck, outdoor shower, beach chairs, bikes and washer/dryer. It was a 15 minute walk or 5 minute bike ride to St Lawrence beach. We also walked to dinner in Rehoboth (20 min) a couple of times. Property owner was downstairs for part of our stay and was very helpful in answering any questions. Would definitely stay here again.
We rented last minute in August 2014 and were lucky this place was still available. I give it five stars not because it's perfect, but because it's a good value and safe bet. The owners were there, but we didn't see them much, and they seemed really nice. They were helpful and normal and we had no problems at all with getting our deposit back. So I'd say this is a trustworthy, affordable rental. No surprises, no horror stories.
The price of this place is pretty low for Rehoboth, but the location is a compromise. It's .7 miles to the beach and boardwalk. I would say that if you are young and don't have small children, then you can easily walk. I ran there every morning. But if you have small children or older folks, or if you are carrying a bunch of beach stuff, then you will need to drive. We drove. Suggest checking out Google maps streetview to see the street.
If you have to drive, parking is not that difficult. During the day, we never had a problem parking near the beach. Parking only becomes difficult in the evening, especially on weekends, when everyone is going out to restaurants and bars.
Some people say rent a bike, but I brought a bike with me, and never rode it anywhere after the first couple of times I nearly got run over. The house did have an extra bike or two, but they weren't in great working order. Can't recommend planning to bike anywhere.
The place itself is as pictured - it's simple, nothing fancy. It was pretty clean, but I think the cleaning lady was in a bit of a hurry, because some things were let go, like dust under one of the beds and some mildew on the bottom corner of the shower curtain. But it was minimal, and overall the place was free of dust and grime, the kitchen was very clean, and I felt comfortable there and not worried about germs or bugs (there were none). The furniture was simple but seemed new enough.
There are only two negatives I would point out. One is that the beds and linens were really uncomfortable. The sheets didn't seem to fit the beds properly and would get all bunched up. If I went there again, I'd bring my own sheets and pillows. This year they got new mattresses, so hopefully the bed situation is better now.
Also, the bedrooms are small. The two of us felt a bit cramped in the bedroom with the larger bed (queen?). I'd say this is a good place for 3 or 4 people, but more than that and you can expect to feel crowded.
Beautiful property, great location, and great for families. Phil, property owner, was incredibly hospitable and made sure we had a wonderful stay. Would return again!
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Capital market watchdog Sebi received over 740 investor complaints in the current fiscal, most of them regarding non-receipt of dividend.
Giving details, the government informed Lok Sabha that out of the 741 complaints received till June this fiscal, 549 were related to non-receipt of dividend.
Till June, about 483 complaints were resolved by Sebi, according to data compiled from Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) Complaints Redressal System, commonly known as SCORES -- a web-based centralised grievance redress system.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Sebi has been making continuously endeavour to increase efficiency in securities market by encouraging participation of retail investors and also ensure protection of small investors.
"While, it may not be possible to quantify the impact of various measures taken by Sebi, it is expected that these measures shall, over a period of time, lead to fair, transparent and orderly functioning of the securities market which would also ensure protection of the interest of investors," Jaitley said in a written reply.
The market regulator takes up grievances with regard to non-receipt of dividend, non-receipt of refund in case of a public issue, non-receipt of redemption amount of debentures and interest on debentures.
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text: The Chilean Constitutional Convention will have to design multiple novel and complex institutions, many of them having a judicial character. Within this process, this essay suggests that regarding these judicial institutions, the Convention should endeavor to design them in a very detailed way, to avoid excessive delays or manipulations from Parliamentarian majorities. In the Italian Constitution of 1948, the vagueness on the regulation of the Constitutional Court led to delays in its implementation, dominated by capture attempts from the governing party. In the Argentinian constitutional reform of 1994, the deficient regulation of the Judiciary Council allowed that almost all governments attempted to or were able to change its composition to increase their political control over it. In the Chilean Constitution of 1925, the skimpy regulation of the administrative courts caused that, straightforwardly, they were never created. Even though these defects in the constitutional regulation are not the only factor that explains the failure of these institutions, they nevertheless posed difficulties to the coordination among political participants, and they provided excuses to the ones who did not want to implement them.


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Driver fearing COVID-19 refused to be breathalysed
A motorist who refused to be breathalysed fearing he would catch COVID-19 has been taken off the road for six months.
John Patrick Jackson pleaded guilty in the Caloundra Magistrates Court on Tuesday to two charges of failing to provide a specimen of breath.
Police prosecutor Stu Lydford told the court police received information about a traffic hazard on the Bruce Hwy, Glenview on May 15.
The court heard police attended and found Jackson in the driver's seat and detected a smell of alcohol on his breath.
"At 4.55am, he refused a breath test and he was warned that if he failed to comply, he'd be arrested," Sergeant Lydford said.
The court heard Jackson refused a second time and was taken to Beerwah police station.
He refused to be breathalysed at the police station, saying he didn't want to because of COVID-19.
Lawyer Benjamin Rynderman told the court Jackson didn't want to provide a specimen of breath because he suffered from respiratory problems and had elderly parents.
"When the COVID-19 pandemic began, it was decided among he and his six siblings that he would become the primary carer for his parents," he said.
"He was concerned that providing a specimen to police who weren't wearing gloves or masks that there was the chance of contracting the virus.
"He acknowledges that it was a poor decision and he should have complied with police directions."
Magistrate Stephanie Tonkin said while refusing to be breathalysed was a serious offence, she took into account his unremarkable traffic history.
She fined him $950 and disqualified him from driving for six months.
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"There is just so much going on.. at school or at our jobs.. it may even seem like a whirlwind of which we are struggling to straighten out, to find that bit of peace." Sr. Pamela Catherine
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Through this week the Franciscan Sisters exclusively offer a free download in their series of songs for vocation, career and calling at their Franciscanized World page. Currently featured is Houston Troubadour Matt Harlan’s “Too Much Going On." Harlan explained, “This song was the first collaboration I’ve ever done via texting. My friend sent me a late-night message with a single, intriguing line… and although I didn’t quite understand it at first, it matched up perfectly with a melody I had been working on. Quickly it turned into a meditation on how we can sometimes be overwhelmed and frozen in place between the unlimited stream of 'things' bearing down on us and the limited time we have here on earth to address them. Ultimately we all have to break through the pressure between the two forces and make a choice to act or stand still.”
Franciscan Sister Pamela Catherine reflected that “…there is just so much going on, in our families, at school or at our jobs even in the larger perspective of the world. It may even seem like a whirlwind of which we are struggling to straighten out, to find that bit of peace. Yet, the last verse contains the Hope on which we should focus.”
Texas Songwriter Matt Harlan brings his handcrafted songs to stages across his home state, the USA and Europe. He’s won multiple songwriting accolades, from American Songwriter to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and Billboard. He was named Singer-Songwriter of the Year in the 2013 Texas Music Awards and was featured alongside a stellar cast of characters (Lyle Lovett, Guy Clark) in the documentary, “For the Sake of the Song.”
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While many of you were basking in 30 degree plus temperatures, for much of the time these islands could only muster up half that, but goodness me, what they lacked in the weather stakes, they sure make up in beauty!
The winter has been a long one and spring has not really arrived, and the islanders are hacked off, even by their standards it has been a wet, cold and extremely windy time. As a result, the array of flowers making up the Machair are at least a month behind and I had the rather bizarre experience of seeing primroses and Lady's smock in flower in July!
I watched an otter one evening hunting for crabs amongst the seaweed, going about its business within 15 metres or so of where I was standing. I saw a wonderful array of birds including Golden Eagle, Black guillemot, Corn Bunting, Snipe, Redshank, Lapwing, Dunlin and of course the constant "crek, crek" of Corncrake on South Uist. I also caught up with a great yellow bumblebee - a speciality of these isles.
I have put up a few photos for you - hopefully they might brighten up your day!
|Stornaway harbour in late evening|
|Seals join gulls in the harbour to feed on the fishermen's discarded waste|
|Other rather more unexpected guests turn up too!|
|Sea bird colonies cling to the cliffs - here mainly Razorbill and Kittiwakes|
|Classic Corncrake country|
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|A Fulmar nesting amongst sea pinks|
|The beaches were totally deserted almost without exception|
|These are my footprints - the only ones on the beach!|
|Wet marshland flowers - overhead were the constant cries of Redshank, Lapwing and Dunlin, while a number of snipe sat on fence posts and observed me in silence|
|A view across Eriskay|
|Barra - in the foreground mustard has been planted as a fodder crop|
|South Uist - a profusion of flowers including here a pink haze of Ragged Robin|
|A Shag broods her young on the nest|


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A few years ago, Amazon employed a new automated hiring tool to review the resumes of job applicants. Shortly after launch, the company realized that resumes for technical posts that included the word “women’s” (such as “women’s chess club captain”), or contained reference to women’s colleges, were downgraded. The answer to why this was the case was down to the data used to teach Amazon’s system. Based on 10 years of predominantly male resumes submitted to the company, the “new” automated system in fact perpetuated “old” situations, giving preferential scores to those applicants it was more “familiar” with.
Defined by AI4ALL as the branch of computer science that allows computers to make predictions and decisions to solve problems, artificial intelligence (AI) has already made an impact on the world, from advances in medicine, to language translation apps. But as Amazon’s recruitment tool shows, the way in which we teach computers to make these choices, known as machine learning, has a real impact on the fairness of their functionality.
Take another example, this time in facial recognition. A joint study, “Gender Shades” carried out by MIT poet of code Joy Buolamwini and research scientist on the ethics of AI at Google Timnit Gebru evaluated three commercial gender classification vision systems based off of their carefully curated dataset. They found that darker-skinned females were the most misclassified group with error rates of up to 34.7 percent, whilst the maximum error rate for lighter-skinned males was 0.8 percent.
As AI systems like facial recognition tools begin to infiltrate many areas of society, such as law enforcement, the consequences of misclassification could be devastating. Errors in the software used could lead to the misidentification of suspects and ultimately mean they are wrongfully accused of a crime.
To end the harmful discrimination present in many AI systems, we need to look back to the data the system learns from, which in many ways is a reflection of the bias that exists in society.
Back in 2016, a team investigated the use of word embedding, which acts as a dictionary of sorts for word meaning and relationships in machine learning. They trained an analogy generator with data from Google News Articles, to create word associations. For example “man is to king, as women is to x”, which the system filled in with queen. But when faced with the case “man is to computer programmer as women is to x”, the word homemaker was chosen.
Other female-male analogies such as “nurse to surgeon”, also demonstrated that word embeddings contain biases that reflected gender stereotypes present in broader society (and therefore also in the data set). However, “Due to their wide-spread usage as basic features, word embeddings not only reflect such stereotypes but can also amplify them,” the authors wrote.
AI machines themselves also perpetuate harmful stereotypes. Female-gendered Virtual Personal Assistants such as Siri, Alexa, and Cortana, have been accused of reproducing normative assumptions about the role of women as submissive and secondary to men. Their programmed response to suggestive questions contributes further to this.
According to Rachel Adams, a research specialist at the Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa, if you tell the female voice of Samsung’s Virtual Personal Assistant, Bixby, “Let’s talk dirty”, the response will be “I don’t want to end up on Santa’s naughty list.” But ask the program’s male voice, and the reply is “I’ve read that soil erosion is a real dirt problem.”
Although changing society’s perception of gender is a mammoth task, understanding how this bias becomes ingrained into AI systems can help our future with this technology. Olga Russokovsky, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University, identified three root causes of it, in an article by The New York Times.
“The first one is bias in the data,” she wrote. “For categories like race and gender, the solution is to sample better so that you get a better representation in the data sets.” Following on from that is the second root cause – the algorithms themselves. “Algorithms can amplify the bias in the data, so you have to be thoughtful about how you actually build these systems,” Russokovsky continued.
The final cause mentioned is the role of humans in generating this bias. “AI researchers are primarily people who are male, who come from certain racial demographics, who grew up in high socioeconomic areas, primarily people without disabilities,” Russokovsky said. “We’re a fairly homogeneous population, so it’s a challenge to think broadly about world issues.”
A report from the research institute AI Now, outlined the diversity disaster across the entire AI sector. Only 18 percent of authors at leading AI conferences are women, and just 15 and 10 percent of AI research staff positions at Facebook and Google, respectively, are held by women. Black women also face further marginalization, as only 2.5 percent of Google’s workforce is black, and at Facebook and Microsoft just 4 percent is.
Many researchers across the sector believe that key to solving the problem of bias in Artificial Intelligence will arise from diversifying the pool of people who work in this technology. “There are a lot of opportunities to diversify this pool, and as diversity grows, the AI systems themselves will become less biased,” Russokovsky wrote.
Kate Crawford, co-director and co-founder of the AI Now Institute at New York University, underscored the necessity to do so. “Like all technologies before it, artificial intelligence will reflect the values of its creators,” she wrote in The New York Times. Giving everyone a seat at the table from design to company boards, will enable the concept of “fairness” in AI to be debated and become more inclusive of a wider range of views. Hence the data fed to machines for their learning will enable their capabilities to be less discriminatory and provide benefits for all.
Attempts to do so are already underway. Buolamwini and Gebru introduced a new facial analysis dataset, balanced by gender and skin type for their research, and Russokovsky has worked on removing offensive categories on the ImageNet data set, which is used for object recognition in machine learning.
The time to act is now. AI is at the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution, and threatens to disproportionately impact groups because of the sexism and racism embedded into its systems. Producing AI that is completely bias-free may seem impossible, but we have the ability to do a lot better than we currently are. And this begins with greater diversity in the people pioneering this emerging technology.
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The fans in Sydney made their feelings pretty clear on Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger in the pre-match build up.
The Gunners kicked off pre-season with a friendly against Sydney FC in front of over 80,000 fans inside the ANZ stadium, but it was what came before that initially drew some attention on social media.
The lineups were being announced, and when the announcer got to the Arsenal manager, the “biggest cheer of the night” went up from the fans.
Arsene Wenger's name gets the biggest cheer of the night as the team line-ups are announced.
— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) July 13, 2017
Arsène has had a very tough period with the club over the last 12 months with his contract expiring in the summer. Fans were split over whether he should stay or go.
The constant debate grew more and more intense until it spilled over into the stands and onto the pitch. Arsenal eventually finished in fifth in the Premier League, much to the fans’ disappointment, but did walk away as FA Cup winners the following.
Still, the reaction was mixed when Wenger’s contract extension was announced, so you may have expected the same response to his name being read out in Sydney.
However, the fans in Australia clearly still have a lot of affection for the man in charge and will continue to support him while he’s at the helm.
WENGER: "Before we start I'm thankful to the crowd of 80,000 turning up for the game. It shows how incredible the support is here." pic.twitter.com/Pd4ZEbh3Ny
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The successful Beadazzling project, helping Midlothian young people into work, is offering a hand of friendship to local pensioners.
Volunteer Midlothian, which runs the Dalkeith-based initiative, is setting up a craft group for over 60s.
The idea is the group will meet weekly and help to produce stock for the Eskdaill Court shop.
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Evolving fuzzy classifiers using a symbiotic approach
ABSTRACT Fuzzy rule-based classifiers are one of the famous forms of the classification systems particularly in the data mining field. Genetic algorithm is a useful technique for discovering this kind of classifiers and it has been used for this purpose in some studies. In this paper, we propose a new symbiotic evolutionary approach to find desired fuzzy rule-based classifiers. For this purpose, a symbiotic combination operator has been designed as an alternative to the recombination operator (crossover) in the genetic algorithms. In the proposed approach, the evolution starts from simple chromosomes and the structure of chromosomes gets complex gradually during the evolutionary process. Experimental results on some standard data sets show the high performance of the proposed approach compared to the other existing approaches.
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ABSTRACT: In this paper we present a novel framework for evolving ART-based classification models, which we refer to as MOME-ART. The new training framework aims to evolve populations of ART classifiers to optimize both their classification error and their structural complexity. Towards this end, it combines the use of interacting sub-populations, some traditional elements of genetic algorithms to evolve these populations and a simulated annealing process used for solution refinement to eventually give rise to a multi-objective, memetic evolutionary framework. In order to demonstrate its capabilities, we utilize the new framework to train populations of semi-supervised Fuzzy ARTMAP and compare them with similar networks trained via the recently published MO-GART framework, which has been shown as being very effective in yielding high-quality ART-based classifiers. The experimental results show clear advantages of MOME-ART in terms of Pareto Front quality and density, as well as parsimony properties of the resulting classifiers.Evolutionary Computation (CEC), 2010 IEEE Congress on; 08/2010
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ABSTRACT: In 1996 Daida et al. reviewed the case for using symbiosis as the basis for evolving complex adaptive systems . Specific observations included the impact of different philosophical views taken by biologists as to what constituted a symbiotic relationship and whether symbiosis represented an operator or a state. The case was made for symbiosis as an operator. Thus, although specific cost benefit characterizations may vary, the underlying process of symbiosis is the same, supporting the operator based perspective. Symbiosis provides an additional mechanism for adaption/ complexification than available under Mendelian genetics with which Evolutionary Computation (EC) is most widely associated. In the following we review the case for symbiosis in EC. In particular, symbiosis appears to represent a much more effective mechanism for automatic hierarchical model building and therefore scaling EC methods to more difficult problem domains than through Mendelian genetics alone.Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplicatons 2010: EvoCOMPLEX, EvoGAMES, EvoIASP, EvoINTELLIGENCE, EvoNUM, and EvoSTOC, Istanbul, Turkey, April 7-9, 2010, Proceedings, Part I; 01/2010
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ABSTRACT: In multi-objective optimization, the two pivotal attributes of the Pareto front are density and diversity. A high-density, high-diversity Pareto front is characterized by an ample set of significantly unique solutions. With respect to classifier models, obtaining a well-sampled Pareto front maximizes the ability to identify, along the trade-o curve relating model complexity and accuracy, the best-generalizing model on a testing set. Evolutionary algorithms operating in the multi-objective space have proven, to a certain extent, successful in optimizing ART-based classifiers and approaching the Pareto-optimal set. Building on previous work, a memetic genetic algorithm has been devised that evolves in parallel subpopulations of Fuzzy ARTMAP classifier models in order to attain a Pareto front with improved density and diversity. The genetic algorithm works under a quantized objective space, wherein the population of individual models is subdivided by complexity. The incorporation of specialized structures, from the Hall of Fame to the gene pool, with systematic mechanisms, including a mutation selection scheme and simulated annealing, produces a memetic algorithm that takes advantage of global exploration and localized exploitation. Safeguards against duplication and the combined forces of global and local search manifest substantial enhancement of the density and diversity of the Pareto front. Two sets of experiments were conducted to optimize mutation and to evaluate this genetic algorithm against a simpler implementation. The first series of experiments favors a uniform selection of individuals for mutation. The second series of experiments reveals that the genetic algorithm improves upon a pre-existing multi-objective evolutionary algorithm that optimizes ART-based classifiers. The comparisons between the two algorithms were with either random or trained initialization and with di erent subpopulation sizes. Overall, the novel approach is shown to be superior in terms of hyper-area, density, and two-set coverage of the final Pareto front. Also, the champion networks produced by the novel approach exhibit greater generalization power over those of the previous work.


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Undead Bowling isn\’t your grandma\’s Wii bowling. Being the only M-rated bowling game I\’ve ever heard of, Undead Bowling takes the traditional bowling formula and adds in tons of blood, guts, gore, and zombies in order to make for quite an interesting experience. The game can be incredibly fun to play at times, but unfortunately, its lack of depth and minimal content can make Undead Bowling a questionable purchase at $6.99.
The premise is simple; throw a bowling ball at a scattered group of zombies. After the ball is thrown, players can control the direction in which the ball travels using the circle pad. This unique bowling gameplay mechanic allows for the route of the ball can be changed midway down the bowling lane. More experienced players can even master sharp turns, activated by pressing the “A” button.
Although the premise is brainless (no pun intended), the gameplay is a ton of fun at first. Taking out waves upon waves of zombies with a bowling ball is incredibly satisfying, and the first playthrough introduces the player to several different types of zombies and modes of play. Unfortunately, there isn’t much to go back to after the first playthrough.
The game features 12 levels, each of them different. You may be bowling normal zombies (citizens), super zombies (fat mob), or regenerating zombies (carcasses). The game also features 3 game modes. In Survival, players try to survive for 15 turns without being overtaken by zombies. Along those same lines, Hunt tasks the player with killing a certain amount of enemies. These two modes are the closest to normal bowling, but are still unique in their own right. The most challenging of the three modes is Combo, which requires the player to hit a certain amount of zombies for each roll taken. This mode requires players to master sharp turns and is the only sort of challenge players will face when playing through the game.
Unfortunately, after the first playthrough, the game begins to get stale. Although fun for the initial 90 minutes it takes to complete the game, playing the game for a third or fourth time can be an arduous process. What was once a fun mini game or a unique boss battle is no more; instead, the game becomes a grind. What is even worse is that difficulty levels are only unlocked after each playthrough, so if a player is running through the game pretty easily, they can’t access a harder difficulty until they have already played through the game once.
A few design errors plague the game as well. When killing zombies, often times the blood will scatter all over the screen, blocking the player’s view of the bowling lane. These red stains will render the game unplayable for a few seconds until the blood comes off, as it is virtually impossible to tell what is going on. Aside from gameplay flaws, the music is also horrendously put together. Although sounding pretty good the first time, the 3-song-long heavy metal soundtrack can get quite annoying after the second or third time it is played.
The developers should be commended for one feature, though: the stereoscopic 3D. Although unimportant for the vast majority of 3DS games, Undead Bowling actually uses the 3D mode to its advantage. Since players are looking upon the bowling pins (zombies) from a distance, the 3D really helps to tell which zombies are closer, and which are farther off. Quite surprisingly, when I turned the 3D off, I had much more trouble with the bowling.
Undead Bowling isn’t very deep, or very long, but it can be a blast to play for the first one or two playthroughs. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the game, players will find the title stale after the first few hours. The price of the game makes Undead Bowling an even harder purchase decision. Standing at $7, the game holds a heftier price tag than most of the other games on the eShop. Some gamers will have fun with the simple premise, but most others will be put off by its lack of depth and price.

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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Print version ISSN 1413-8670On-line version ISSN 1678-4391
CALIC, Simone B. et al. Human ehrlichioses in Brazil: first suspect cases. Braz J Infect Dis [online]. 2004, vol.8, n.3, pp.259-262. ISSN 1413-8670. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-86702004000300011.
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) rickettsiosis is the most common and recognized of the human rickettsioses in Brazil. It is difficult to establish the diagnosis of human rickettsiosis infection by routine microbiologic methods, creating a false idea that Rickettsia and Ehrlichia infections are rare and without importance. New tick-borne diseases, like Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (HGA) and Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME), have been described in many countries. These diseases can present symptoms similar to rickettsioses of the spotted fever group, and they are transmitted by ixodid ticks. The first two suspected cases of human ehrlichiosis in Brazil were first considered to be cases of BSF. The differential diagnosis was made at the Minas Gerais Rickettsiosis Public Health Laboratory. The clinical and laboratory findings, with positive serology for the HME agent, indicated suspected cases of human ehrlichioses in Brazil.
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Do you always choose vanilla ice cream? Even over strawberry? Jennifer Mikels' new Silhouette Special Edition, Forever Mine, may be just the right flavor for some readers this summer.
Abby Dennison returns reluctantly to northwest Arizona where she experienced great love and wrenching heartbreak. The summer before her last semester in college, Abby worked at Sam McShane’s ranch. Sam and his son, Jack, run a dude/working-ranch combo with the aid of some long-term employees and temporary helpers during the summer-tourist season. Jack and his best friend, Guy, harbor dreams of becoming a rodeo stars. During a near magical summer, Jack and Abby share their plans for the future and enjoy an intimate relationship.
Jack loves the ranch but also has his rodeo dream. He knows from conversations with Abby she wants a family and a picket-fence sort of life. She watched her mother, deserted by her musician father, travel the country rather like a camp follower constantly hoping the man would return to his family and settle down. Her mother died ever hopeful but never seeing her father again. Life on the move is no life as far as Abby is concerned.
One night, following an argument with Sam, Jack leaves the ranch. Abby is hurt and confused, especially since she has just realized she may be pregnant with Jack’s child. This is a big problem because Jack’s mother died in childbirth, and he has vowed never to cause a woman to die having his child. Then, he disappears without a word.
That was eight years ago. Now Abby is a successful, Boston-based journalist and mother of a seven-year old, Austin. Jack is a rodeo champion, traveling the circuit with Guy, who has married one of Abby’s fellow-ranch workers, Wendy, now the camp cook and new mom. The rift between Jack and Sam continues, but Jack returns for his dad’s wedding.
Just eight months ago, a chance meeting and casual introduction of Sam McShane to Abby’s Aunt Laura, a successful Houston entrepreneur led to their beginning a relationship. Now they are to be married. Abby is back at the ranch with Austin for several weeks prior to their wedding. Neither Jack nor Sam has any idea Austin is Jack’s child. Guilt about having kept that relationship a secret for over seven years plagues Abby.
Mikels juxtaposes the two couples -- Laura and Sam, Wendy and Guy -- and the ups and downs of their relationships during the weeks prior to the wedding to highlight strengths and problems in the reawakening relationship between Jack and Abby. When Jack discovers the big secrets Sam and Abby have been keeping from him, it is so near the end of the book there is just the hint of a bump in the road.
Jack’s big problem is my big problem with Mikels’ storyline. While there is a reasonable basis for Abby’s distrust of a traveling man, I was never convinced that Jack’s believing his mother died in childbirth would forever prevent his fathering a child.
The cover art of Forever Mine is perfectly attuned to the content. Not only does the woman look just old enough to be the little boy's mom, the boy looks seven, right in line with the story, and the man hunkered down next to the boy is genuinely looking at him, not down the
woman's modestly revealing sundress. The cover really sums up the story, appealing but rather bland
Forever Mine is Jennifer Mikels’ twenty-first Silhouette‘s Special Edition. Undeniably, she deals with issues of interest to their readers. So if you can appreciate the subtle flavor of vanilla, indeed prefer it to a more sit-up-and take-note flavoring, you may enjoy Forever Mine.

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Time to get crackalackin and pull myself together. Life is to short to dwell on the past.....I got God at my side and that's all that matters. I love my friends I love movies about the good kind of love. I can't wait to find myself again. Get up kid........life is waiting.


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Gainesville, FL – [January 14, 2009], During the 1st 9 televised PBA events, Dynasty had players on 8 of the shows. One show had 2 players, another had 3. Dynasty players have 3 wins in 8 official PBA tour events during the 1st half of the season.
Nine TV shows on ESPN for the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour are in the books. Dynasty Athlete Representation boasts having its players make eight of those shows. The Cheetah Championship in Cheektowaga, NY had both Mike Scroggins and Patrick Allen. The Ultimate Scoring Championship in Taylor, MI had three Dynasty stars in Robert Smith, Mike Scroggins and the eventual winner Mike Wolfe. Dynasty also had 2 other winners during the first half of the 2008-09 PBA tour season. Norm Duke came away with his 3rd consecutive major in capturing the PBA World Championship in Wichita, KS and Mike Machuga captured the Chameleon Championship also in Taylor, MI. Overall, Dynasty has had 10 ESPN television appearances in this young season. With 12 tournaments remaining during the second half, look for many more appearances for Dynasty’s Bowlers.
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This document outlines the work carried out by the service since I have been in post, and the key themes that have emerged over the past 18 months. I am very proud of what the team has achieved for children and young people individually, and of how we have used their experiences to guide our policy priorities and achieve systemic changes at a local and national level.
This morning, I gave a speech to the National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) to launch the report. Below is an extract from my speech, where I set out my plans for improving support and advocacy for all children and care leavers who need it.
“ …My office runs the ‘Help at Hand’ helpline, which offers advice and assistance to children with a social worker or living away from home. When I asked family members across Britain what was most important to them about family, it was the sense that there was someone who would have their back, no matter what. For many children, their family are able to be their strongest advocate – always in their corner and making sure they are able to achieve everything they want. For those children who don’t have that within their family, it is vital that all of us are there for them, replicating the role of a parent who will always be seeking the very best for them.
It is the security that comes with this trust that so many children in the care system are lacking. The children my office help are mostly children for whom no one has played this role or given their voice and rights the primacy they require. But I also see the potential of the advocacy system in the cases where children feel let down by the system, but still have one trusting relationship with their advocate through whom their confidence can be rebuilt.
Today I am publishing a review of my Help at Hand service, to understand how it can better serve the children we work with, as well as support improvement in the wider system.
Every child’s story is unique, but there are a few common issues that are highlighted in this report, which you will know all too well. Some of these are to do with the care system, such as the lack of stable placements and frequent moves experienced by children in care. Another theme is the interaction between care, health, and education. Nearly all the children my team helps are struggling with mental health, nearly all have ifficulty accessing timely and consistent help from CAMHS, which has often been significant trigger for placement breakdown. Most children my team support are not in education.
But – by far – the most serious and pressing issue my team, and I know your teams, are encountering this year is the lack of places for children in care to live. Children in care have told me how fundamental a loving, supportive foster home is – as one young man explained, they can become a new family ‘From what I’ve experienced you can choose your family, I feel very lucky to have people that didn’t even know me to take me in from my actual family, it was a godsend that saved mine and my sister’s lives’… “
The second part of the Help at Hand report outlines the experiences and ideas of children and care leavers who have used the service, including how they think it could improve. I also touch on this in my speech:
“… One of the key themes to emerge was that children in care did not know about their right to advocacy. In many different areas of the country, my team visited children in care, often even children in care councils, to find that not one child knew they had a right to an advocate. What my team heard was ‘I wish I’d know about this when…’ and that is the travesty, because my team also sees the advocates working tirelessly for children, and with professionals across the system. When advocacy works well it improves outcomes and practice, but it also gives the child confidence and stability, a person they can rely on at the most difficult times.
“We need to be ambitious in our approach to advocacy, so that we are putting children’s voices at the heart of the care system. We can’t build a system that works for children without hearing what they need. I want to see a culture change, so that children’s voices are embraced. “
I encourage you to read the full report for details of our vision for Help at Hand, and its place within national advocacy provision. We must get this right, so we can ensure that all children and young people, particularly those living away from home, feel heard, supported and empowered and have real agency over their lives.

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Global Post | 25 February 2016
Poland says to cancel bilateral investment treaties
EU member Poland wants to cancel its bilateral investment treaties (BITS) on the basis of which foreign investors have lodged claims worth nearly a billion euros in international arbitration, a senior minister said Thursday.
"Investment arbitration is one of the most important matters in terms of protecting the interest of the state treasury," deputy treasury minister Mikolaj Wild said Thursday, quoted by the Polish PAP news agency.
"There are currently 11 such cases, worth 4.1 billion zloty (940 million euros, one billion dollars).
"This is why the state treasury has decided to analyse the benefits and losses and to extinguish these agreements as quickly as possible," Wild said.
According to the PAP, Poland has 60 BIT agreements, dating mostly from the 1990s after Poland shed communism in 1989. The agreements regulate private investments between states.
Private investors who feel they have incurred losses due to unfair treatment by a given state can launch compensation demands in international arbitration.
Poland’s new right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government has made a string of controversial economic policy moves since winning an unprecedented majority in October elections.
International ratings agency Moody’s has warned its bid to to convert foreign currency mortgages, mostly in Swiss Francs, into the local zloty currency, could "hurt" the Polish banking sector.
Moody’s also warned that a new levy on banks threatens not only the sector’s profitability but also the overall economic growth of this EU member.
The PiS government has pushed through several other pieces of controversial legislation, including institutional changes to the country’s constitutional court and public media that critics insist have tightened its grip on power.
The European Commission responded by launching an unprecedented probe into whether the changes violate EU democracy rules and merit punitive measures.
The PiS moves also prompted Poland’s first-ever downgrade by global ratings agency Standard and Poor’s in January.
Poland expects to see its economy expand by up to 3.8 per cent this year following a 3.6 per cent advance in 2015.
Having clocked growth each year since it shed communism a quarter century ago, the nation of 38 million has long been regarded as Central Europe’s powerhouse.


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Viral Video: Ukrainian Soldier’s Mobile Phone Saves Him From Bullet | WATCH
In the purported video, a soldier, who is reportedly fighting from Ukraine's side, can be seen revealing how his smartphone saved his life after a 7.62 mm bullet hit it.
New Delhi: A soldier on a battlefield narrowly escaped death after a bullet coming his way wedged into his mobile phone saving his life. The terrifying video that has gone viral on social media is reported to be from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war which has entered its second month. In the purported video, a soldier, who is reportedly fighting from Ukraine’s side, can be seen revealing how his smartphone saved his life after a 7.62 mm bullet hit it.
The terrifying video which was originally posted on Reddit was later shared on YouTube and Twitter. It adds to the several heart-wrenching pictures and videos from war-torn Ukraine flooding the internet, depicting the plight of Ukrainians.
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In the 30-second clip, the soldier’s brush with death or any injury was not captured, but the video shows a bullet lodged in the back case. In the video, an unnamed soldier takes out his phone out with the bullet lodged in the case and shows it to the camera, held by his colleague, as heavy firing and shelling continues relentlessly in the background. The two soldiers can be heard conversing in Ukrainian where the owner of the mobile says, “…smartphone saved my life”. The two men continue talking for a bit recording the damaged phone even as the firing showed no signs of pausing amid snowfall.
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India.com, however could not verify the source or authenticity of the video.
Situation In Ukraine
Russian forces in Ukraine tried to storm a steel plant housing soldiers and civilians in the southern city of Mariupol on Saturday in an attempt to crush the last pocket of resistance in a place of deep symbolic and strategic value to Moscow, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, announced he would meet Sunday in his nation’s capital with the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and the U.S. secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin. The White House declined to comment. Speaking at a news conference, Zelenskyy gave little detail about logistics of the encounter but said he expected concrete results — “not just presents or some kind of cakes, we are expecting specific things and specific weapons.”
It would be the first high-level US trip to Kyiv since the war began Febuary 24. Zelenskyy’s last face-to-face meeting with a US leader was Febuary 19 with Vice President Kamala Harris.
In attacks on the eve of Orthodox Easter, Russian forces pounded cities and towns in southern and eastern Ukraine. A 3-month-old baby was among eight people killed when Russia fired cruise missiles at the Black Sea port city of Odesa, officials said. Zelenskyy said 18 more were wounded.
The Ukrainian military said Saturday it destroyed a Russian command post in Kherson, a southern city that fell to Russian forces early in the war.
The command post was hit on Friday, killing two generals and critically wounding another, the Ukrainian military intelligence agency said in a statement. The Russian military did not comment on the claim, which could not be confirmed.
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US insurance company Lemonade are continuing their rise to the top using Artificial Intelligence, after revealing their research which shows they are gaining a large share of the New York market.
The organisation only opened their doors to applications 8 months ago, and have quickly caught traction with customers as they put the user experience above all else.
Lemonade’s unique catch is that their insurance is powered off of AI and behavioural economics, removing the annoying and unnecessary paperwork and providing almost immediate approvals.
Their Google Surveys revealed that in less than a year, Lemonade has captured almost 5% of the market share in renters insurance. Their ascent is even more incredible when considering that the average market share for the top 10 homeowners insurance is 6.3%, while being in business for 104 years.
Furthermore, Lemonade has truly captured the attention of new entrances into the market, where they boast 27% of the market share. This is most likely from younger crowds, who would be attracted to the fast and simple process when renting their own properties.
“Attaining 4% market share in a few months, in such a competitive category, is without precedent,” said Peter Diamandis, founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, and co-founder of Singularity University.
“As remarkable as this achievement is, however, it actually understates the Lemonade phenomenon. The vast majority of the ‘market’ bought their policy before Lemonade existed, so the more telling number is the share amongst consumers who entered the market since Lemonade did. Lemonade’s top-ranking amongst first-time-buyers is a wake-up call for the entire industry.”
Lemonade’s CEO, Daniel Schreiber, says that there is more to come and their growth will only continue.
“In the two months since Google ran these surveys, our customer base has more than doubled, and we expect that acceleration to continue,” he said.
“But even if we just maintained the status quo — within a few years our overall market share would automatically come to match our ‘brand new’ market share. That’s what ‘brand new’ market share means, and that’s why it’s probably the single most telling metric of all.”
Not only are Lemonade looking to transform the insurance industry, they also do their part for the community. Only taking a flat fee from customers and donating any unclaimed cash to social causes means that Lemonade are forward thinking when it comes to society, as well as a business.


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ROSEMARY MOSS introduces UCL EMS’s mixtape Blessings.
Despite each of the nine tracks on Blessings the new EMS mixtape having a perceptibly different style and set of influences, the mix does that rare thing of working as a whole without sacrificing the individuality of any single voice.
From the muted vocals and hypnotic hip-hop beats of Sacha Allen and Absenol.’s opener ‘slow motions’, through Markson’s melancholic reworking of ‘Can You Feel It’, and Sentido’s ambient-techno ‘7AM’ featuring samples pulled from the NASA back catalogue, Blessings effortlessly weaves through genres and styles, covering so much in just nine tracks; a sign that EMS boasts a colourful variety of taste, talent and creativity.
The variety of tracks seems to reflect the variety of musical interests within the society, and there is certainly enough to satisfy the tastes of any listener.
Blessings is available to stream on all major platforms.
Featured image courtesy of Jordan Harding.