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Are you looking for the most effective pet bed for human’s best friend? In early 2020, Puffy announced the much-awaited release of the Puffy Pet Bed. This pet bed is developed to supply lavish assistance and comfort for all dimensions of canines. The California-based firm is including the pet bed to its fast-growing series of bed mattress and bedroom furnishings.
A top quality canine bed can aid to urge healthy and balanced rest routines, which can make sure a satisfied dog. Puffy’s doggy beds are offered in small, tool, and large sizes to suit dogs ranging from Dachshunds to Dalmatians.
Allow’s have a more detailed take a look at specifically why this pet dog bed is simply a must-have.
What Is a Puffy Pet Dog Bed?
Developed by the exact same people who make the rest of their cushions, the Puffy Pet Bed rankings equally as extremely for comfort as its human-sized predecessors. Composed of memory foam, the sofa-style canine bed is available in 3 dimension options: small, tool, as well as big. Thanks to the various dimension options, the Puffy can fit many dog breeds.
The polyester cover is removable and also fully machine-washable, excellent for dogs that often track dirt or shed. The polyester is additionally moisture immune, so puppies prone to mishaps do not soak through the whole bed. The padding itself is made from a high-density memory foam that must fit for specifically energetic or older pet dogs. The base has a no-slip grasp to aid the bed stay in place.
Orthopedic Canine Beds
Orthopedic dog beds are excellent for canines just like they are for humans. They supply additional assistance for your pooch’s body when sleeping thanks to the memory foam cushion these beds are made from, providing supreme convenience.
On the other hand, if your pet dog is experiencing issues that cause pain in the joints as well as bones, an orthopedic bed is a must. Osteo arthritis, for example:
” is a typical trouble in pets, specifically in elders and also large breeds. Although there is no treatment for this dynamic condition, identifying the trouble early as well as initiating suitable monitoring can assist keep your pet energetic as well as enhance lifestyle”, states Elizabeth Racine for AKC.
A vital part of taking care of such problems is a proper bed, so choosing an orthopedic pet dog bed with a quality memory foam mattress is the best you can do.
The leading factors that make Puffy Pet Beds the best
101-Night Sleep Test
Your canine can roll about on the Puffy Pet Bed for 101 nights before making a last bark. If you feel your buddy isn’t comfier than ever, you can return the pet bed for a reimbursement.
Your comfort is our top priority. Find out more
Life time Warranty
For included convenience for both people and also canines, the Puffy Canine Bed features a life time warranty. For as long as your furry good friend snoozes on the Puffy Pet Bed, it’s covered under service warranty.
Ships Totally Free To Your Door With FedEx
Order a tiny, medium, or big Puffy Pet dog Bed today, and also it will certainly be shipped within 1 – 3 organization days. Prior to you recognize it, your puppy will certainly be relaxing his paws on cloud comfort. We additionally use cost-free returns as well as a 100% reimbursement if you’re not happy!
Get Rid Of And Clean Cover
The Puffy Pet Bed features a detachable cover that you merely unzip and throw in the cleaning equipment. It’s a breeze to clean dog drool, dirt, as well as hair. Your puppy will certainly experience that new bed feeling over and over once more.
A Cooling Pet Dog Bed
The Puffy Pet Bed is engineered with unique high-density luxury memory foam that will certainly guarantee your pet dog is kept cool after a hard day of play. Memory foam helps to absorb and also evenly disperse weight, and also it’s breathable, so your pup has the perfect setup for trendy and renewing remainder.
The Puffy Pet Dog Bed is as comfortable as a cloud yet likewise has an ultra-durable boundary. Layered with high-density memory foam, you can be sure this is an unbreakable canine bed that is created to maintain your pet cozy for several years to find.
Playing catch is hard work. The pressure-relieving Puffy memory foam pet dog bed is created remainder and recovery. The strong high-density 100% memory foam base is ideal for extremely active pet dogs. This distinct memory foam is designed to release weight pressure and also gently sustain swift activities.
For Tiny, Medium, As Well As Large Canines
The Puffy Pet Bed is available in 3 dimensions and also appropriates for small, medium, and also big dogs. The lap dog bed is 25″ x 20″ x 6″. The medium dog bed is 36″ x 28.5″ x 9″. The big pet dog bed is 44″ x 34″ x 10″.
No Slipping And Also Moving
A studded non-slip fabric bottom will certainly guarantee your canine doesn’t slip as well as slide as they relax or play on the Puffy Pet Bed.
Soft As Well As Helpful Sidewalls
Helpful foam reinforces will certainly touch as well as cushion your pup’s head as they lay on their personal bed of clouds. The soft sidewalls produce a barrier for protected sleep.
An Elegant Rest Treat
Your pet dog deserves the best! The Puffy Pet Bed has a wise as well as encouraging layout that is elegant also. The deluxe grey and also lotion textile will conveniently adapt to your house decor. Limitless comfort is the ultimate reward for your finest chum.
The Puffy Dog Bed has a 100% polyester anti-tear and scratch-resistant cover. The cover is soft-to-touch with a deluxe suede feeling. The pet dog bedspread is so difficult that a lot of playful claws will not be able to damage the material, even if they tried!
Puffy Pet Bed’s ideal features
- Second-to-none business policies like complimentary delivery, a 101-night trial, and also a life time service warranty (this does not normally occur with pet beds).
- Memory foam construction that can aid ease your dog’s hurting joints.
- Strengthened edges to aid support your doggo’s neck and head if they want to rest versus it.
- The cover is scratch-resistant, equipment washable, as well as removable, and also it’s covered in Puffy’s signature clouds.
- 3 dimensions from Tiny (25″ L x 20″ W) to Large (44″ L x 34″ W).


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This workshop will help you to build your novel-writing skills through learning new techniques, ensuring the language is accessible and the plot compelling.
Tutor Sonia Nimr
writes with a distinctive style that mixes the basic writing ingredients with rich descriptive language. Her writing takes a fun, human approach to traditional culture and folklore, in language that speaks to modern young adults and inspires their imaginations.
The workshop is open to anyone who wants to write for young adults – whether you are just starting out or an existing YA writer trying to improve your style.
The tutor: Sonia Nimr is a Palestinian author and storyteller who has published numerous books for Children and Young Adults. She is the author of Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands

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By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM
Almost immediately after the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan warned of divine chastisement striking America through extreme weather, God quickly responded.
Destructive and even deadly conditions hit different parts of the country.
“The God that we serve that is on the scene today is the master of all of the forces of nature and every one of those forces he’s bringing to play now on America. Mark my words, after this program watch for the weather again, watch for more calamities and destruction and if I am a false man, God will not answer me,” Min. Farrakhan stated during an interview with radio host Jay Winter Nightwolf of station WPFW-FM in Washington, D.C. on July 9.
“Watch and be there on 10-10-15 and I will introduce you to the power that backs me and us,” said Min. Farrakhan, referring to his call for the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March under the theme “Justice or Else.”
In almost a domino effect, the East, Midwest, Deep South and the West were pummeled with tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, hail, fires and excessive heat.
The weather began striking a day, within hours really, after Min. Farrakhan made the divine declaration.
Robert Muhammad, student Southwest Regional representative of the Nation of Islam, also a doctoral student and urban planner, said in the 31 years he has walked with Min. Farrakhan in rebuilding the Nation of Islam, he’s witnessed this happen on several occasions.
“This is just the latest of the power that backs Farrakhan. Across the United States, if you start in California, they suffer from a drought, yet they had a massive rain storm that caused flooding and an overpass to collapse between I-10 and California, and cut a very important route for transportation and commerce,” Min. Muhammad said.
A 50-mile-stretch of a vital California interstate linking Los Angeles and Phoenix partially reopened on July 24 after flash flooding damaged several bridges July 19.
The damaged bridges crossed gullies that became swollen with rain when an unusually strong summer storm dumped up to 7 inches in the area near Desert Center, about 50 miles west of California’s border with Arizona, according to AP.
Three tornadoes struck Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 10, ripping the roof off an elementary school. The tornadoes touched down with winds of 105, 110 and 85 mph, respectively, according to the National Weather Service. They also snapped and uprooted trees, crops and damaged outbuildings.
In addition, said Min. Muhammad, from Texas all the way up to the East Coast, the heat was still such at press time that it’s causing a strain on the power grid.
“They’re having rolling black-outs. Transformers are exploding from being overloaded because of the demand for electricity,” he said. “As seen with the unusual rain that took place on Memorial Day here in Texas, we see that the infrastructure was overwhelmed by Allah and his Christ utilizing the forces of nature to back their Minister,” he said.
Within days of the frank and riveting on-air dialogue between Min. Farrakhan and Mr. Nightwolf, severe weather and flash flooding hit the Midwest, and severe thunderstorms in the upper Midwest and the Ohio Valley.
A tornado with winds of 80 mph toppled southern Indiana on July 17.
On July 14, there was deadly flooding in Flat Gap, Kentucky. According to AP, flash floods in northern Johnson County destroyed homes and vehicles, and residents were reported missing a day after the floods.
Fifty homes were reportedly destroyed. One home, ripped off its foundation, was sent floating down the river, crumbling after it collided with a bridge.
A tornado destroyed property in Kansas on July 13. Juneau, Wis., reported a midday total of 3.72 inches of rain and Kewanee, Ill., recorded 1.00 inch sized hail, AP said. And in addition, excessive heat warnings were issued in eastern Kansas, Missouri and southern Iowa, it reported July 13.
Snowball-sized hail pounded Chicago and in Ohio, a pregnant mother and two of her children were swept away in flash floods. Her fiancÃ© and their other two children who were also swept away survived, according to reports.
More than a week after a fire jumped Interstate 15 in Southern California on July 17, destroying approximately 20 vehicles and sending people heading for the hills in 95-degree heat, a Northern California wildfire raced through more than six square miles of drought-stricken timber on July 25, threatening at least 150 rural homes in the Sierra Nevada, authorities said.
The blaze forced evacuations of some communities in and near Nevada County, about 45 miles northeast of Sacramento, AP reported.
The fire was jumping from tree to tree, turning them into torches and throwing embers a half-mile ahead, a state fire spokesperson said.
Min. Muhammad said the country really can’t handle the weather damage to her infrastructure and if she wants to repair, rebuild or improve, she would have to borrow billions of dollars from private bankers or foreign investors, because America owes trillions of debt. If America does not improve her infrastructure she cannot attract nor keep private investment and debt is slavery.
“The American people are enslaved to bankers and foreign investment. Their country has been taken, not by Blacks, not by Latinos, not by the poor. Their country’s been taken by the rich and the powerful,” Min. Muhammad said.
“Justice or Else! This is what’s going to drive people to Washington, D.C. on 10/10/15 and beyond, because there is no substitute for justice,” Min. Muhammad said.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)


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Making the perfect recovery sandwichNovember 19, 2014
Eating after exercise is vital – it is recommended you refuel between 15 to 30 minutes after training – and nothing is quicker and more versatile than a recovery sandwich.
Recovery food means carbohydrates to replace lost glycogen and provide the energy to synthesise protein which delivers amino acids to repair muscles and boost the immune system.
But it’s not an excuse to overeat – don’t refuel like an athlete unless you’ve trained like one. So, without further ado, here are the ins and outs for your perfect swimming recovery sarnie!
Two slices will suffice – remember this is a recovery sandwich.
- DO eat whole wheat or whole grain bread in your sandwich
- DON’T eat white bread in your sandwich.
It’s a simple case of carbohydrate differences. Whole wheat and whole grain bread contain your dose of starchy, complex carbs which longer for your body to synthesise than the simple carbs in white bread.
Choosing a spread
- DO opt for sparingly applied natural butter if you’re using spread.
- DON’T use your typical supermarket branded margarine or salted butter.
A small amount of flavoured spread like mayonnaise or mustard on your recovery sandwich is fine but make sure it’s low fat and again use sparingly.
Many marketed spreads and margarine brands are created from vegetable oil which usually means they will be high in trans fats or partially hydrogenated fats which create massive blood vessel inflammation and inhibit your recovery.
Instead opt for your natural butter which contains essential fatty acids which actually HELP the body burn fats as well as stimulating muscle recovery and metabolism.
Choosing the main fillings
- DO go for a main filling which is high in lean protein. These include chicken breast, beef, tuna, organic peanut butter, free range eggs or Quorn.
- DO NOT use cheap, processed meats like packaged ham or processed cheese.
It’s all about the lean protein with your main filling and the above foods are full of it. Processed meat contains e-numbers and chemicals so the best type of meat is a quality cut – preferably by your own hand!
Organic peanut butter is a fantastic filling because it doubles up with protein and essential fatty acids. Finally, buy free range eggs which have a hugely improved biological value.
Choosing secondary fillings
- DO throw any type of salad or vegetables in your sandwich.
- DO use cheese – but as a secondary filling.
- DO use a sprinkle of black pepper.
Lots of dos and not so many don’ts for secondary fillings. Raw salad and vegetables are full of nutrients, anti-oxidants and fibrous carbs so take your pick.
Cheese is fine (not the processed packaged ‘fake’ cheese you see on American cheeseburgers) but try and make it low fat and not the primary filling.
Finally, a sprinkle of black pepper will raise your internal body temperature and speed up the fat burning process.

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After real estate scandal, pope tightens control over money
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has issued a new decree making charity funds more transparent and tightening controls over Vatican finances after a scandal over a luxury real estate deal in London.
The main target is the Secretariat of State, the most important part of the Vatican administration, which must relinquish the management of its funds, investments and real estate and submit to the supervision of two other economic offices.
Published on Monday and signed by the pope on December 26, the decree takes effect for two months from January 1.
In 2014, the Secretariat invested approximately €200 million ($244 million) as a partner in a deal to buy a luxury building in London. As the deal got onerous, he paid tens of millions in fees to intermediaries to try to change the terms.
Cardinal George Pell, a former Vatican treasurer, told Reuters earlier this month that there had been “enormous losses”. In September, the pope fired Cardinal Angelo Becciu, a former high official in the Secretariat.
An investigation into the London deal led to the suspension last year of five Vatican employees, including four from the Secretariat. The Vatican has also accused the intermediaries of extortion.
The assets of the Secretariat of State are being transferred to a department called the Holy See Heritage Administration (APSA) and will be overseen by the Secretariat for the Economy.
The Secretariat of State also lost control of “Peter’s Pence”, a fund to which the faithful could contribute and which was intended to help the pope manage the Church and finance his charitable works.
In recent years, the Vatican has dipped into Peter’s Pence to cover budget shortfalls. The fund’s reputation has suffered from reports that it may have been used for questionable investments, such as the London building.
The executive order creates three new accounts — one for Peter’s Pence, another for a “papal discretionary fund,” and a third to hold funds that donors wish to use for specific purposes. To ensure transparency, they will be part of the Vatican’s budget, the pope said in the decree.
A statement from the Vatican said the changes to Peter’s Pence were intended to reassure donors that contributions were being used correctly.
Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne

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Hyderabad, 28 Nov 23 – Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi has issued a heartfelt appeal to the people of Telangana, urging them to cast their votes in favor of the Congress party in the upcoming Assembly election on November 30. In a message to the electorate, Sonia emphasized the need for a positive transformation in the state.
Expressing her sentiments, Sonia stated, “Though I am unable to come to Telangana, you are close to my heart. The state needs to change as per the aspirations of the people.” She conveyed the Congress party’s commitment to providing good governance and highlighted her appreciation for the affectionate term ‘Soniamma’ used by the people.
“I am grateful for your love. For a positive change, vote for the Congress party in the assembly election on Thursday,” Sonia added.
As the election day approaches, Sonia Gandhi’s appeal seeks to resonate with the voters of Telangana, encouraging them to consider the Congress party as the choice for ushering in the desired positive changes in the state. The message reflects the party’s commitment to addressing the aspirations and concerns of the people, positioning itself as the advocate for good governance in Telangana.


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After their recent poll showed that more than half of military families don’t plan to get the COVID-19 vaccination, Blue Star Families brought in the big guns — including Dr. Anthony Fauci, first lady Jill Biden, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife Hollyanne — to urge military families to get the facts before making their decisions.
Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and medical leaders in the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments answered a variety of questions about the vaccines’ safety, and where to get the shot in the 49-minute town hall for military families Thursday, with more than 10,000 viewers.
Blue Star Families and the American Red Cross convened the town hall following an online poll from mid-December that indicated 54 percent of military spouses and 49 percent of service members had decided not to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
“We know military families have real concerns and questions about the COVID-19 vaccine,” said Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO of Blue Star Families. According to the poll results, those concerns ranged from distrust of the development process, to the vaccine’s safety and efficacy, as well as the potential for unknown side effects.
From first lady Jill Biden, to the Milleys, to Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ramon “CZ’ Colon-Lopez and his wife Janet, the message was to evaluate the facts for each individual and family, to make the best decision.
“We ask that you keep an open mind about the vaccine,” said Janet Colon. “Don’t let social media drive your decision. Stay updated. We understand the struggle with this vaccine decision, and we’ve had the same conversation in our home. We encourage you to work with your primary care doctor to address concerns you may have about getting vaccinated,” she said.
“Brighter days are close. We need your help,” said Biden. “That’s why we’re encouraging everyone to mask up, social distance, and get the vaccine when it’s your turn. We can beat this together.”
Fauci said although the trend is in the right direction over the last few weeks, there are still between 100,000 to 200,000 new COVID cases each day, and anywhere from 3,000 to 4,000 deaths. “That is the sobering and sad news, but the light at the end of the tunnel is the extraordinary success we’ve had with the vaccine development program,” he said, before taking a number of questions about the safety of the vaccine, and described the deliberate process for scientific evaluation and approval.
“That’s why many of you hear me say, ‘When your turn comes up, please get vaccinated, both for your own safety, for that of your family, and for the American community in general,’ ” Fauci said.
On the other hand, there are plenty of people in the military community who do want to get the vaccination, and were asking where and when to get it.
Military health care beneficiaries can go to a military treatment facility or to sources in the civilian community to get their vaccinations, said Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, director of the Defense Health Agency. “No one, whether they rely on an MTF for care or not, is compelled to come to a military treatment facility for a vaccine,” he said. “If it’s available in the community and it’s easier for you to get it there, get it at your first opportunity.” If a beneficiary normally gets care at their MTF, they should let the MTF know they’ve gotten the vaccination so the records can be updated, he said.
All this also depends on the availability of the vaccine at different civilian and military locations.
As the vaccine becomes available, the local MTFs will be calling and sending secure messages to notify beneficiaries who get their care there. In some areas, MTFs are vaccinating those 75 and older, as well as others who are eligible under the guidelines, and officials hope to expand to those 65 and older in some locations, he said. A number of civilian jurisdictions have started vaccinating those 65 and older.
Those who don’t rely on the MTF for care, for example, those in Tricare Select, will also be able to get the vaccination at an MTF, if it’s available to their eligibility group.
For those who live 40 or more miles from an MTF, officials are directing them to state and local resources for information about vaccine availability; working with the Tricare contractors to get information to patients, and working with military service organizations to get the information out.
Military families in the U.S., as well as those overseas, are accounted for in DoD’s vaccine requirement numbers, he said.
Overseas: The military is only using the Moderna vaccine, which is only for adults 18 and over. Pfizer doesn’t ship its vaccine overseas, Place said. The military has long had processes in place for receiving and administering vaccines, he said. For the most part, overseas locations haven’t worked their way through the queue to be able to vaccinate healthy family members, he said.
Guard and Reserve: Units are receiving vaccine supplies, he said. Family members of those activated for 30 days or more will be eligible for treatment in MTFs, but again, right now MTFs aren’t yet vaccinating healthy younger people.
Some questions Dr. Fauci answered:
• How do we know the vaccines are safe? The Moderna vaccine was tested on 32,000 people; the Pfizer vaccine was tested on 44,000. “The results were striking in the positive,” Fauci said. They were 94- to 95 percent effective against the disease, and provided almost 100 percent protection against sever disease leading to death. The safety record has been good, too, he said.
• Were corners cut to develop the vaccines so quickly? “The speed is completely related to the extraordinary advances in scientific platform technology for vaccine. There were no corners cut. We didn’t sacrifice safety, nor did we sacrifice scientific integrity.” Those involved in the decisions were independent bodies of vaccinologists, scientists, immunologists, statisticians … who “were not beholden to the federal government or companies, but to you, the American public, he said.
• What about children? Not yet. Scientists have started trials testing the vaccine on children.
• What about pregnant women? Tests are starting now with pregnant women, who weren’t allowed in the first trials. However, about 10,000 pregnant women have been given vaccinations. Many were health care providers who decided the risk of getting COVID from their patients was far greater than any potential adverse effects from the vaccine, Fauci said.
• It’s impossible to get infected with the coronavirus from the vaccine.
• Can the vaccine get into your genes? “Absolutely not. It decays after a couple of days and it’s gone forever,” Fauci said.
• Will vaccinations be required each year? Don’t know, he said. Scientists don’t yet know the durability of the body’s response to the vaccine.
• Are you still contagious after getting the shot? You might be. It’s conceivable you could be carrying the virus in your nose, and have no symptoms. So while you’re much more protected because of the vaccine, you must wear a mask to protect other people, he said.
The Blue Star Families online poll was conducted online in mid-December. The results showed 54 percent of military spouses and 49 percent of service members who responded said they didn’t plan to get the COVID-19 vaccination. There were 613 spouses who responded to the poll, and 57 service members. Of the 133 veteran family members who responded to the poll, 46 percent said they would not get the shot.
The poll results showed “showed we need to establish the credibility and build the trust in the community,” said Roth-Douquet.
“On the other hand we’re very sympathetic to the distrust people have … their health and their family’s health … nothing’s more important to us. We honor people’s concerns, and we want to give them the tools to self-advocate and make the choices that are going to be best for themselves and their units and their communities,” she said.
Karen has covered military families, quality of life and consumer issues for Military Times for more than 30 years, and is co-author of a chapter on media coverage of military families in the book "A Battle Plan for Supporting Military Families." She previously worked for newspapers in Guam, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Fla., and Athens, Ga.

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WHO, Wuhan lab hack reveals coronavirus ‘spliced’ with HIV to make it deadly, spread using dry ice?
COVID-19 spliced with HIV?
Since the leak, several Twitter users have shared posts implying that information seized through the email addresses and passwords have “confirmed that SARS-Co-V-2 was in fact artificially spliced with HIV. . .”


Bacardi House Party presents ROOM #5 - i_o
Please welcome ~
Hacker, Producer and DJ
From the dark corners of the hacker realm comes i_o. Combining dark electro sounds with heavy techno grooves and deep evolving melodies, i_o brings together dance music’s finest. With influences ranging from deadmau5 to Sander Van Doorn, i_o is poised to take over the world’s main stages with driving sets that grasp and don’t let go.
Having releases on Mau5trap, inHarmony Music, Spinnin Depp and Bite This, as well as co-signs from deadmau5, Tommy Trash, and Jauz, expect to see i_o on flyers everywhere in the upcoming months.
Date: Thursday 25th October 2018
Location: De Commune
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How Much Do Older Workers Value Employee Health Insurance?
This brief seeks to answer the question in the title by analyzing data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative survey of older Americans. New questions in the HRS enable researchers to compare the value that workers place on health insurance with their perceptions about the cost of coverage.
The comparison of cost with willingness-to-pay is important for two reasons. First, it helps us understand why some workers and their families do not have health insurance. In one sense, the reason is straightforward. The overwhelming majority — 85 percent — of uninsured workers of all ages are either ineligible for coverage that their employer provides or else work for an employer that does not offer coverage. This absence of employer-provided coverage leaves them to seek health insurance on the individual market, where both prices and denial rates are high…

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by Nyds L. Rivera
My first introduction to Jane Austen was when I was twelve years old, on the brink of coming out to my family, caught in the throes of questioning my sexuality. Pride and Prejudice was the first romance novel I ever read where I actually found some level of identity in it. Now, nearly a decade later, and still as enamored with Austen’s work as I was in middle school, I’ve discovered that this is far from a unique experience. Much of my close circle of friends is comprised of queer people, and most, if not all, of them are also fellow Austenites (Janeites? I’ve heard both). So why is this?
We know Jane Austen’s work, and if you don’t it’s easy to guess the content of it—the same basic narrative arc that one would expect from a rom-com: a woman and a man don’t get along, some antics occur in which they discover they have more in common than they previously thought, and they end up happy and in love, sometimes getting married, almost always wrapping up the story with a first kiss. In Austen’s work, the third-act marriage is a must—after all, how else would they get their happy ending?
Austen’s writing has long been a standard in the genre of romance—you’d be hard-pressed to find any modern romantic comedy that isn’t touched by Austen’s writing in some way. Whether it be the tropes, the archetypes, or even a direct adaptation of one of her novels, her work has influenced (or, one could even argue, created) the genre of romantic comedy in a way that very few authors can claim. Still, by virtue of the period in which they were written, all of Austen’s characters are straight—so where do we come in?
Jane Austen’s work has long been intertwined with the queer community. According to Devoney Looser’s “Queering the Work of Jane Austen is Nothing New,” there were many stage adaptations of Austen’s work featuring all-female casts, around the time of their original publication. Perhaps this shouldn’t be surprising; it was once quite taboo for women to be seen acting romantically with men, and thus most shows featured same-sex casts. Austen’s work has also, apparently, received many queer adaptations and interpretations. Admittedly, though, I did not know about any of these adaptations or works until very recently—I especially didn’t know about them when I was first introduced to Jane Austen.
All I knew, when I first read Pride and Prejudice, was that these women were weird.
I had never seen a character like these before in romance novels—Jane Bennet, who is intelligent yet has a certain kind naivete; Charlotte Lucas, who is perfectly content to marry without love, and who is justified in doing so; and, of course, Elizabeth. Headstrong and unwilling to compromise in life and love, book-smart but lacking common sense—Elizabeth Bennet, who changes herself for no man but can admit when she is wrong, who unintentionally endeared herself to the most eligible, desired bachelor in the area, who influenced him to finally, finally change, laughing in the face of society and her family, following love. Always love.
It didn’t matter that they were straight or that they were set two centuries and an ocean away...all that mattered was I finally found a book where the protagonists were different, just like I was.
If you are at all familiar with Austen’s novels, you have no doubt noticed that all Austenian protagonists have one thing in common— they are, without fail, the odd woman out. There’s the reserved-to-a-fault Elinor Dashwood of Sense and Sensibility. Anne Elliot, after succumbing to her family’s persuasion, eventually turns around entirely and marries the man she once turned down for being of lower status than herself. Emma Woodhouse carries herself with a level of confidence and self-assurance that few women of her age and status share, and this stubborn behavior is often seen as being to her detriment—another young woman unwilling to compromise on her independence for the sake of a male suitor…the list goes on.
As a queer kid, these women were my idols. How many of us can relate to the experience of being a young weirdo, knowing that something was different about you but not yet having the language to express it? It didn’t matter that they were straight or that they were set two centuries and an ocean away. It didn’t even matter that the prose was so dense I had to read it twice over to glean any meaning—all that mattered was I finally found a book where the protagonists were different, just like I was. Not only that, but their character development didn’t lead to some grand change in their personalities. It was good that they were the odd women out, it was what made the narratives so compelling to read!
Another common theme in Austen’s work is secrecy—elopement, secret engagements. Even if it’s not part of the main love story, there’s always at least one sordid side couple. And the best part of this? No one cares. Okay, well, not no one per se, but surprisingly few of the main characters seem to care in many cases (notably in Sense and Sensibility and Emma). In many cases, these secret partnerships are the only way for two characters in love to escape public scrutiny.
Unfortunately, many queer people face similar experiences, even now. According to a recent study conducted by the Yale School of Medicine, at least 83% of the world’s queer population is still closeted, at least to family members. While there is increasing acceptance for LGBTQ youth, it happens all too often that at least one member in a queer relationship has to hide the relationship around family, coworkers, even friends. Even in accepting environments, we often feel shameful about our relationships when, really, we know that there’s no reason to be ashamed for loving who we love. The secrecy that many Austenian characters have to maintain in their relationships is a fitting (if unintentional) parallel to the reality of many queer relationships.
It seems that many Austenites—queer or otherwise—discovered her work around their adolescent years. Is it any surprise, then, that so many of these individuals ultimately go on to learn that they’re gay, bi, trans, or otherwise deemed “different” by the expectations of society? It only makes sense that so many of us find solidarity with these characters who are the odd ones out, following their unconventional hearts to unconventional happy endings.


I was tuning my trigger today using these directions...
Adjusting the Remington 700 Trigger
I'm gueesing my pull is about 1 to 1 1/2 lbs. There is a slight amount of creep before it breaks. I have the over travel screw set back just enough so it doesn't stop the trigger break and the sear engagement screw is set back about 1/2 turn from trigger release.
Any suggestions on to get rid of the creep?


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The Alice Lloyd Eagles played host to the Patriots of the University of the Cumberlands on Wednesday. When the contest ended, the Eagles were on the short end of a 5-0 score.
The Patriots would score first in the game, by pushing two runs across in the top of the 3rd inning to create a 2-0 lead. The visitors would add three runs in the top of the 5th inning to make the score 5-0. UC was able to make their lead stand up as the never allowed the hosts to gain any momentum at the plate.
ALC was outhit 8-3 as Jake Woolwine, Ronnie Saylor, and Alan Silva accounted for the hits.
Hampton Clark recorded the win for the visitors as he tossed five innings of shutout ball. Clark struck out seven, walked two and gave up two hits.
Jake Weaver ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss, as he allowed two runs.


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Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has silently attended the United Kingdom concert of her ex-bestie, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, Praizemedia report.
Unlike the previous year, when Eniola Badmus rocked her social media page with updates on her arrival in the UK and her movement towards the singer’s concert.
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Eniola Badmus also shared moments she had with the singer, his siblings and Chioma behind the stage before his OO2 Arena concert in 2022.
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Aim: In clinical practice, a proper diagnosis of the periodontal biotype is considered important with respect to the decision-making. Periodontal biotype and the gingival thickness is considered as an important factor, which affects the success of periodontal and orthodontic treatment results. Long-term studies that evaluated the association between the gingival recession and orthodontic treatment were concluded that gingival recession was more frequent in individuals who have been treated orthodontically and mandibular incisors were more prone to gingival recession than the other teeth. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of the gingival biotypes in a group of patients and to evaluate if the gingival biotypes were related with the different types of Angle’s classification of malocclusion. Methods: This a longitudinal cohort study was conducted on 74 patients (35 males, 38 females, mean age 14.7 years old). Gingival thickness was assessed clinically, on each patient by a single calibrated examiner. Intra- examiner agreement was verified by calculating Cohen’s k coefficient. The kappa coefficients were calculated for the measurements obtained at each different examination. Gingival biotypes were assessed with the evaluation on the translucence of a periodontal probe through the gingival margin of the tooth during the probing, at the mid facial aspect of both maxillary central, lateral incisors and canine on each patient, Angle’s classification of malocclusion was also recorded. Dental occlusion was clinically assessed using Angle’s classification of malocclusion. In order to assess the association between gender, gingival biotype and Angle’s classification of malocclusion (categorical variables) χ2 (Chi square) test was used. For continuous variables, Student’s t-test was performed in order to compare male and female subjects and, therefore, thin and thick gingival biotype. Results: The prevalence in the whole sample of thin gingival biotype was 42.3% and thick gingival biotype was 52.4%. The frequency of female gender with thin gingival biotype was significantly less respect to male patients (41.2% and 52.4%, respectively) while the frequency of thick gingival biotype was higher in the female respect to male patients (54.5% and 46.3%, respectively) (χ2=1.337, p=0.245). The mean age of patients with thin gingival type (14.6±0.5 years) was statistically, but not clinically, significantly higher respect to the patients with thick gingival type (14.1±0.7 years), p=0.026. There was not a significant association between type of malocclusion and gingival biotype (p=0.143) and there was a prevalence of thick gingival biotype in patient with class II malocclusion and a slight prevalence of thin gingival biotype in patient with class I malocclusion. Conclusion: Patient age, health status of periodontal tissues, duration of treatment, the amount and type of tooth movement, the width of keratinized gingiva and gingival thickness are considered risk factors of gingival recession that can be seen especially in mandibular incisors area depending on orthodontic treatment. The present longitudinal cohort study showed that that female subjects presented a higher prevalence of thin gingival biotype respect to male subjects and that no relationship was found between gingival biotypes and malocclusion, based on Angle’s classification. Further studies are needed, in a large scale, to confirm this important relationship between gingival biotype, skeletal profile and facial type.
|Titolo:||Relationship between periodontal biotype and dental malocclusion: a longitudinal cohort study|
ISOLA, GAETANO [Writing – Review & Editing] (Corresponding)
|Data di pubblicazione:||2017|
|Appare nelle tipologie:||1.5 Abstract in rivista|


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By JAMES APA GUMUNO
SEVEN high school students, facing charges of attempted murder, have been released on K200 bail each, The National reports.
They were among 17 people arrested by Wabag police in Enga over an alleged attempted murder on a member of the police mobile unit based in Laiagam district.
The incident allegedly took place on Feb 17.
Ten other men were released on K500 bail each with their guarantors also ordered to pay K500 each.
Police claimed that the Lanekep tribesmen, living at the edge of Wabag town, attacked First Const Caspar Maugla at the Wabag bus stop with bush knives.
This was in reaction to an incident earlier on during the day when one of their tribesmen was allegedly bashed up by a police mobile unit member during a drunken brawl.
Provincial police commander Supt Martin Lakari said Maugla was attacked while he was waiting to catch a PMV to Laiagam.
The victim sustained cuts to his forehead and parts of his body.
Lakari said bystanders at the bus stop reacted quickly and stopped the villagers from inflicting severe injuries, or possible death, on the policeman.
He said Wabag police also responded quickly and, with the help of bystanders, arrested the suspects and had them locked up in the police cells.
The accused were refused bail until last Friday when they made an appeal to the committal court.
The suspects would appeal in court at the next call-over, which was yet to be confirmed.
While condemning the attack on the policeman, Lakari said higher and stiffer penalties must be imposed on such people to deter others from doing the same.
He also warned that police would not go easy on people who threaten or attack them, but would ensure their attackers face the full brunt of the law.
Maugla has been discharged from


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Jillian Thomas to become president of Sheffield Chamber
30 November 2015
Jillian Thomas is to become president of Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry on December 11.
Jillian, who is managing director of Future Life Wealth Management, will be only the second woman to take up the post in the Chamber’s 160 year history. She will officially take over from David Thurkettle at the Chamber’s annual general meeting.
Jillian said: “I am delighted to be taking over this role. It comes at an exciting time, with all this talk of the Northern Powerhouse and the focus on building the economy in the north.
“But I am very conscious of the fact that Sheffield could become overshadowed by Leeds and Manchester. So we need to make sure we have our very own Sheffield Powerhouse.
“We need to see successful businesses and professionals stay in the city and help its growth and the Chamber can be at the heart of that.”
Based at Renishaw, Future Life was set up by Jillian in 2010. In 2011 the company was the winner of The Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Chamber Awards in the Most Promising New Business category and was named Outstanding Business of the Year at the Great South Yorkshire Business Awards 2013.
In 2013, 2014 and 2015 Future Life was listed in the New Model Adviser Top 100, which recognises financial planners for their qualifications, income and commitment.
A regular guest on BBC Radio Sheffield, Jillian has also appeared on BBC 5Live, BBC Breakfast, Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and Newsnight.
Jillian’s successful career follows difficult school days. She had undiagnosed dyslexia and had to take a year out of her studies due to glandular fever.
When she left school she worked as an admin assistant at Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance in Sheffield, before becoming a financial planner in Mansfield.
In 2004 her life changed forever when she was caught up in the Boxing Day Tsunami while on holiday in Thailand.
“It was the worst thing that happened to me, but also the best,” said Jillian. “It made me reassess my whole life and ultimately led to me setting up Future Life. The name is about my clients planning their future lives, but it is also about me planning my future life. I realised I could run my own business and I could be successful.”
Future Life Wealth Management offers a bespoke financial planning service to generators of wealth, typically business owners, executives and professionals, and also to receivers of wealth, such as inheritors, divorcees, widows and retirees.
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Jillian can be contacted on 01246 435 996 or at Jill@wealthmanagement.uk.com
For more information about Future Life go to www.wealthmanagement.uk.com
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While the story of Ya’akov was a story of deceit, the story of Yoseph is a story of tests—wheels within wheels, and intrigue within intrigue. It can be easy to miss the most subtle test of all—that of Yoseph himself. Yoseph is the prototype assimilated Jew—the Jew who rises to the top by dint of clear thinking and hard work, but who has to jettison his connections to his past to do so. Can he reclaim his identity before it is to late?
The story of Yoseph is propelled along by the motive force of dreams. These dreams come in pairs, and each of them is a window into a possible future—perhaps a future that would never come to pass had the dream never been told. Where do dreams untold go? Perhaps we’ll never know. After all, we are the product of those that were told.
The deception of his brother and his father has weighed heavily on him. For nearly two decades, he has lived away from home; ample time for the event to magnify itself in his mind and become a fixation. He knows that he did wrong. He also knows that it was necessary. Now, he’s about to face his ultimate challenge…himself!
Parashat Chayei Sarah features the journey of Avraham’s servant back to Avraham’s home town to seek a bride for Yitzhak. Eliezer asks for a sign—Let it be that the maiden who says, ‘drink, and I’ll water your camels too!’ be the one chosen for Yitzhak. The Talmud records an opinion that Eliezer’s prayer to God to be given a sign was an “inappropriate” prayer. But can any sincere prayer ever be inappropriate?
In Parashat Vayera we cease to deal with individuals and begin to deal with nations. God “muses aloud” about whether to confide in Avraham the upcoming destruction of the nearby metropolis of S’dom. It is no coincidence that the destruction of S’dom is foretold in the very passage in which God speaks of Avraham’s descendants’ doing what is just and right. But why does Avraham then try to oppose God’s justice?
When Avraham is told to leave his country, he’s being told to leave behind more than a mere place. The midrash sees God’s command to Avraham as a lesson in self-transformation. Avram and Sarai cannot give birth to children; Avraham and Sarah will give birth to a nation!
Most people know that the story of Noah contains the first reference to law: the Seven Noahide Commandments are seen as the minimal requirements for civilized human society. But what many don’t know is that there is a second set of “Noahide Commandments” derived from this week’s parasha. These laws are not about human society, but about the survival of all life on earth.
A secret is concealed in the juxtaposition of Parashat Ki Tavo and Nitzavim. We are told how to relate to our history, and that we will not face it alone. “When all this has come upon you…” The procedure for bringing the first fruits contains a holographic image of all of our history. It is the model for the period in which we now find ourselves, now that all of this has come upon us.
Parashat Ki Tavo begins with the description of the ritual whereby the Israelite farmer is to offer the first fruits of the harvest at the Temple in Jerusalem. However, the second half of the parasha describes the horrendous fate that will befall the nation of Israel in the future. The juxtaposition of these two discordant descriptions is no coincidence. Parashat Ki Tavo is a lesson in learning from history.
Civilizations tend to peak and then die out without a trace. In fact, often enough the success of a nation is a sign of its imminent demise. And yet, we’re still here. The Jewish people was a “nation” long before the invention of the modern nation. It reached its peak of power and, by all the rules governing the evolution of civilizations, should have peaked and collapsed. And yet, that isn’t the way the story ended. Could it be that the dire prophecies at the end of our Torah were a blessing in disguise?

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But the government occasionally has legitimate reasons to provide common infrastructure. One example is the US Postal Service. Ben Franklin saw a good communications infrastructure as vital to the growth of the nation, and he was arguably correct. Most people don't think of the US Postal Service as being a "nationalized" institution because there are still ways to compete (FedEx or Mail Boxes Etc.). Competing with a government-run option is entirely possible.
Who said anything about "government run"?
Obama proposed the "public option" as a government-run non-profit option that will encourage competition with private insurers. He didn't say anything about the government taking over all of the health-care industry (a truly Marxist "nationalization"), but the conservative Right has interpreted his plan to mean exactly that.
The Right isn't completely "wrong" either -- it is a reasonable guess based on the history of competition in the insurance industry, which tends to take the form of acquisitions and mergers, leading to a few large fish and no small fish. It is ultimately a numbers game: the biggest numbers win, plain and simple.
Insurance from the individual's viewpoint is simply a way to pay a "guaranteed and known small loss to prevent [the possibility of] a large and possibly devastating loss." The individual doesn't really know when or if something bad will happen to them specifically, but it always pays to be prepared.
From the insurer's viewpoint, this looks a little different. If I were a brand new insurance company and I had only one customer, offering him insurance at competitive rates would be a huge risk on my part. There's only one way I can make this work, and that is to get lots and lots of customers.
Now, lets say I have a lot of customers, but I'm a publicly held company. My shareholders expect profitable quarters. I have only a few ways of making a profit:
- increase the number of low-risk customers
- increase premiums
- decrease coverage (or increase coverage exceptions/pre-existing conditions)
- put a greater portion of holdings into higher-risk investments (higher risk!)
Is this a bad thing?
Getting back to the idea of infrastructure, this is where I'm torn. I hear things like Palin's quip about "death panels" lamenting the idea that the government may be deciding who is fit to live or die -- she raises a completely valid concern but does not mention that private insurers already have such panels and that they are answerable to no one, least of all the customers they serve. The fact is that inevitably any organization involved in managing insurance has to make life and death decisions about providing care coverage. Where is the outrage against existing "death panels" in private companies like those exposed by Michael Moore's documentary Sicko?
"...inevitably any organization involved in managing insurance has to make life and death decisions about providing care coverage."
One major difference between private companies and a national health care system is that the private company gives you no recourse, no voting power, no voice and no choice*. A national health care infrastructure might at least be influenced by voters instead of shareholders. Assuming, of course, you don't mind a little Socialism in your health care. But that's really scary to a lot of Americans...
*Capitalism says you do have a choice, you vote with your dollars -- however, there is a defacto cartel in the insurance industry because once you have a condition you are unable to shop for competitors due to the exclusion of "pre-existing conditions" -- hence, there is little free-market competition to begin with and none when you really need it.
Insurance is already a Socialist construct!
Think about it. Insurance basically takes a fixed amount from everyone who buys into it and tries to allocate it to where people have the most need. This is the essence of a Marxist dynamic and just like its political counterpart, is a reaction to the harsh unregulated realities of real life. Even the most ardent Capitalist has some kind of risk management in the form of insurance -- to not protect your investments is just plain stupid.
The reason that most people don't rebel against the idea of insurance is that (unlike Marxism) it is (or was) completely optional. You don't want to pay, fine... take your chances, or manage your risk some other way. This sounds fine in theory, however, for most people that didn't have insurance, that simply meant taking a free ride on all the rest of us... hospitals still gave them care, those costs were still passed on to insurers and those of us who pay for insurance get the bill in the end.
The only way to make insurance rationally opt-in is to always deny care if you can't pay, even in an emergency... a stance that is so controversial that most health care organizations refuse to consider it.
In the face of all these things, I just don't know what the right answer is. I tend to think that health care could reasonably be considered infrastructure by the government which has a vested interest in keeping its population healthy just as it has an undeniable interest in national security.
It seems unbelievably cruel to say "if you can't pay, you die" -- yet that is the only way a truly capitalist system would work. And I think the insurance industry has far too much invested in the profits of the existing system to turn it over to the government without a fight.
Perhaps this means that the matter is moot, but I like to believe that this debate will at least get people thinking about the costs involved and what kind of system they really want.

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While preparing for the application cycle for medicine and dentistry, it can be difficult to look after yourself when there are so many things to do. However, it’s important to prioritise your wellbeing to prevent burnout and keep yourself going through the lengthy application process. Your preparation may have begun as early as July for UCAT and end as late as March the following year with interviews; it’s important you pace yourself through this! Here we give you some tips on keeping a good balance…
· Remember to plan ahead – planning ahead will help you not only keep on top of your work as the deadlines come rolling in, but also to make sure you’ve scheduled in some rest time! You don’t have to have a super strict hour-by-hour schedule, but an idea of what you want to get done in the day or week, when there are important dates and times you have to block out, and putting in scheduled breaks will help you keep some form of routine.
· Break down big tasks – facing a large or long project can be quite daunting. To ensure you’ve nailed every part of it and get an idea of how to approach the task, break it down into smaller chunks that you can cross off the checklist as you go.
· Set yourself goals and reward yourself – the list of work to do may seem never ending in the application phase. When you’re done writing your personal statement, you may be faced with a test at school, once that’s done you might have to start preparing for interviews… It can feel like you can never catch a break! Remember to set yourself checkpoints and reward yourself when you reach them. If you’ve finally submitted your UCAS application, take the evening off and go to the cinema! If you’ve completed that test at school, go put your feet up and enjoy with your friends! Keep reminding yourself of how far you’ve come along your journey to university.
· Exercise! – exercise not only keeps you physically healthy but improves your stress levels and mental health too! The WHO recommends 150mins moderate intensity exercise like walking or 75mins vigorous exercise like running per week; try to meet these targets.
· If you’re struggling, reach out – a lot of people struggle with stress and their mental health in this time period; this is common, but the fear of stigmatism and judgement stops people reaching out for support when they feel their worst. If you are stressed, talk to your friends and family, speak to your teachers; everyone can appreciate the stress and anxiety at a time like this. Your teachers will often try to support you in this period and cut you some slack if you let them know you’re struggling to keep up with the work. Your family and friends will support you emotionally. It is ok to reach out!
The application period is probably the most stressful time you will have faced so far. It’s really important that you stay connected with your family and friends, let them look after you when you need it and keep doing what you love. At the end of the day, you are a person outside of medicine and dentistry too; you have to look after your personal life and maintain a good work-life balance! You’ve worked really hard to get where you are now, give yourself space to look after yourself too 😊

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can guess during such an operation, there may be several pitfalls that we have to watch out for. One of them is the current availability of parts for cars from the USA. Admittedly, as in Europe as in the United States, some models are more popular, while others are slightly less. Therefore, when we import American cars, either for private use or for trade, let's do some research first, where and how quickly we will be able to get individual parts for them. Of course, it should be noted here that, in general, the growing popularity of American cars on Polish roads has caused that an increasing number of stores with parts are equipped with such elements. However, when it comes to the prices of individual components, they are usually not very excessive, taking into account, of course, some additional payments for their import.
Most popular among people importing cars
Cars from abroad are eagerly imported to Poland. Very often, bringing them cheaper than buying in Poland. When it comes to the countries chosen to buy a car, the United States is often chosen. Very well, American cars are associated, they have high quality, great design, and the American market represents really good and valued brands. SUVs are the most popular among those importing cars, e.g. Dodge, which can be found on Polish roads. American pickup and van cars are often imported. Richer Poles can afford luxury brands, such as Corvette and Mustang. When buying cars from the USA you need to have access to parts for cars from the USA so that you can immediately adapt the car to Polish conditions or simply repair the used part. There are a lot of stores in Poland specializing in importing parts for American cars that serve individual customers and car services that repair this type of car. A car expert from the US will also be useful to be able to report to him immediately.
In my opinion the best on the American market
American cars very often have much less rich versions of equipment than their European brothers. A good example of this is, for example, Toyota Supra, which at first glance is much cheaper when we want to bring it from the states. When we look closely, however, it turns out that this is a much poorer version, we may want to buy car parts to add some new amenities. It may then turn out that parts for cars from the USA are no longer available on our market.
That is why it is better to choose European versions of cars, at least those originally from Europe. Of course, American cars are very good and they lack nothing, but Americans had different requirements for their cars, they were more interested in engine power than goodies such as automatic windows or air conditioning. In my opinion, the best on the American market are cars from this country, such as Jaguar or Dodge. Chevrolets are also impressive.
American cars, however, there are much more
American cars have enjoyed unflagging popularity for many years. Demand for these cars makes US car parts more expensive. The most popular brands include Cadillac, Dodge, Mercury, as well as Lincoln, Hummer and Oldsmobile. However, there are many more American cars, and I have mentioned only the most popular ones. Unfortunately, to buy a particular model you need to look for opportunities appearing on the car market, because stationary showrooms do not have them directly available for sale. People who want to get an American car at all costs must look for it on the Polish market or bring it from Western Europe. However, the dream version is not always available and then the only option is to bring the car from overseas. However, this is associated with considerable logistics costs. The positive information is that cars in the US are not the most expensive in the world. However, it is not enough to buy a car, because you still need to think about spare parts, which are often damaged.


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Two hotheaded Highlanders, the offspring of feuding lairds, are tricked by the King's Regent into a desperate choice: marry or die....
Raised by a tyrannical father, Marion de Lacy yearns for the comfort of belonging to a loving family. So when her father announces her betrothal to an evil knight in exchange for his help....
Loki Grant's first memories are of living in a crate behind an inn in Ayr, struggling to survive. Clan Grant saved him from his lonely existence and took him in as one of their own....
Darach MacKenzie vowed never again to let a woman near his heart after his betrothed betrayed him....
Ian Mackintosh and his bride, Rose, return to McLaren Lands to rebuild all that was destroyed by the previous laird....
Dorian Blackwell, the Blackheart of Ben More, is a ruthless villain. Scarred and hard-hearted, Dorian is one of Victorian London's wealthiest, most influential men....
A brutal attack on Emily Stanton's family has left her for dead...until she is found in the woods by a handsome stranger with a thick brogue who vows to protect her....
Feisty, quick tongued, and smart, Margaret Robinson is delighted when her father receives a messenger from the king until she discovers what news he brings....
Highland warrior Alexander Macpherson has lost his wife. When he agrees to take Kenna Mackay as his bride to advance his clan's power in the north, he expects a bit of an adjustment....
Powerful and dangerous Highlander Dair Sinclair was once the favored son of his clan, the Sinclairs of Carraig Brigh....
Eveline Armstrong is fiercely loved and protected by her powerful clan, but outsiders consider her "touched." Beautiful, fey, with a level, intent gaze, she doesn't speak. No one, not even her family, knows that she cannot hear....
When Akira Ayres finds the brawny Scot with a musket ball in his thigh, the healer has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to save his life....
Madeline MacDonald has been a victim of her stepbrother's cruelty ever since her parents' death in a fire two years ago. Forced into a betrothal to a man she hates, her only way out is to escape to a convent....
Highlander Galen MacDonald is on a mission of revenge: kidnap his enemy's bride and make her his. But what he doesn't count on is a clever, fiery lass wielding a blade....
Holden has faced all manner of horrors on the battlefield. But marriage to "the tyrant of Tiernay" is still a worrying prospect - until he glimpses Helen in the flesh....
Spring has been raised as a warrior, not knowing she's been stolen as a baby by Cromwell Gunn....
Lady Arbella de Mowbray abhors the idea of marrying an English noble occupying Scotland....
The Douglas sisters, beauties all, are valuable pawns in their family's bitter struggle to control the Scottish Crown....
Highland laird Conor McTiernay had always dreamed of an enduring love. But the reality of women who desired him only for his title and lands made him swear off marriage forever. That is until he first set eyes on the Englishwoman his men found hiding in the forest. Beneath the dirt and grime it was clear Laurel Cordell was beautiful. But would she prove to be yet another beguiling seductress?
Laurel trusted that the Scottish chieftain would keep her safe from the cruel laird from whom she had escaped. Looking deep into Conor's silver eyes she saw not only his calculating warrior ways but his quick arousal to passion. But before they can explore the growing desire between them, their newfound love is threatened by secrets from her past....
This romantic highland tale is a very simple story that starts out slow (for character development & interest) and ends nice. Laurel and Conor are both very stubborn which gives this love story spunk and chemistry. Although the first half was a bit slow it did pick up and kept me interested. All the other characters are interesting and well developed which I appreciate.
Also, I have to say, although I enjoyed this book it seemed to be another Cinderella type romance novel rather than a highlander story. There weren't many struggles or battles.....just toward the ending. So, if you go into this book knowing its not a typical highland warrior tale but more of a spunky romance......I think you will enjoy this one.
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What did you love best about The Highlander's Bride?
the many difficulties Connor and his Lady work through
What did you like best about this story?
The final ending to a Scottish tale
Have you listened to any of Anne Flosnik’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
yes, she does a really great job
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes, as I kept wondering how it would finally end
Any additional comments?
A real good Scottish read with lots of twists and turns as Connor and his sweetheart try and maket a life together
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Imagine it's 1307, you're an English spirited beauty called Laurel and you're happily on your way to Scotland but a villainous evil Laird and his son kills your guards, captures you and describes (in detail) just what they're going to do to you (and you can imagine what that is). However, and thankfully, fate steps in and gives you a chance to escape....... but it's into the arms of another Laird but this one's a most handsome Highland hunk who captures your heart. Now the problem is he can also be an opinionated, stubborn, dictatorial brute of a man who's used to getting his own way...... and he makes it clear that he wants you, sexually, right from the start but alas it's just not the 'forever' deal.
Thankfully, Conor's bark is worse than his bite (he's a sweet pussy-cat really) and although there's instant attraction between both of you and obvious sexual chemistry as he teases, kisses, caresses and takes you further than any man before has done, but he still denies and fights that nothing more can ever happen but he jealously guards and possesses you. Yes, he's in denial and insists that he NEVER EVER intends to wed...... well you'd scream too right?
This is an entertaining, amusing, pleasurable (but slow paced) listen that's filled with interesting and good natured characters who try to make their stubborn Laird see sense however it probably won't get your pulse pounding but you should enjoy the witty banter and lengthy steps a woman takes for the man she wants and loves. There's the kidnapping and rescue, a man in torment & denial, a sweet tender sexy romance, a virgin to seduce, secrets to be uncovered, revenge and a family to be reunited which should all keep you happily engrossed in this enjoyable Highland story that'll transport you back in time as you visualise and share a wee peek into Clan McTiernay's lives.
Worth a credit? Yes, if you want a light, charming, easy-going Highland tale that should keep you enthralled in the lover's plight (and fights) for hours and if you're not expecting an action-packed listen. However, there's a few 'iffy' parts that wouldn't really suit the 'factually correct' listener - but hey this is just a good FICTIONAL Historical romance so if you prefer 'historical accuracy' from your books then maybe pass on this one. Whereas I'm eagerly and happily waiting for book 2.
16 of 20 people found this review helpful
Is there anything you would change about this book?
Yes Need more back story!
Would you recommend The Highlander's Bride to your friends? Why or why not?
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Anne Flosnik sound nasal. She can't change her voice's properly. Very Poor narration.
Do you think The Highlander's Bride needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
I it is a series! Just get a new narrator.
Any additional comments?
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I struggled so much to finish this book because of the narrator. So many things were wrong with Ms. Flosnick. She sounds too old to bring life to our young heroine. It was also impossible to distinguish all other characters. All men sounded the same and the midwife sounded like a man. The story is good but the narrator makes this a painfully boring experience.
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
The story had no real conflict.
What should have been a battle of wits and wills was little more than a recurring argument/make out session. The tables are turned in a bland and cliched manner.
None of the cheesy dialogue was assisted by the narrator. I've endured this narrator previously, when she's read other author's books. Her characterization of feminine distress is wimpy and whiny, even when there should be more shock and anger.
I couldn't get through the whole thing.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Would you try another book from Michele Sinclair and/or Anne Flosnik?
No, not really.
What could Michele Sinclair have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
More story then inner dialog.
How could the performance have been better?
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment for the most part.
Any additional comments?
I liked this book, but I found that the constant changes in point of views between all the characters annoying—this made the storyline hard to follow. There was a lot more inner thoughts/dialog between all the characters that the actual story is all but missing.

The author should have focused a little bit more on letting them fall in love first; instead, they go through lust at first sight and don’t actually fall in love until later. Laurel also accepts and trusts her new protector too soon and I feel like she trusts Conor because she is attracted to him/ he “saved” her. She wants to be with him, but wants him to constantly tell her he wants to keep her. As soon as he says something she doesn’t like, she threatens to run away and she won’t really compromise unless it goes her way.

Conor’s whole “ladies want to marry me for my title and will do anything to have me” attitude was also annoying because he instantly thinks that’s why Laurel wants him and it’s what he goes back to every time he finds himself falling for her. Every time he pulls her in, I feel like he tries to push her away even further and I understand why Conor wants to “control” Laurel, but he isn’t willing to change his ways. I also understand why Conor keeps everyone, even his brothers, at arm’s length so they can grow and learn their own trades/go their own ways, but he’s always saying that this person does this and that person does that so that he can focus on being a Laird, but what exactly does he do if he lets everyone else do a little bit of his job like training his men, the running of the keep, etc. That being said, Conor’s clan basically doesn’t depend on him because he’s pushed them all away too. They all live outside the keep and goes about as they will. His keep is horribly kept for years and his excuse is that he’s teaching his brothers a lesson? Again, what does he do as Laird?

I decided to give this book a chance regardless of the narrator's nasally voice when I listened to the preview, but the writing of the story itself and the narration throughout couldn't save this book for me. I feel like the narrator is always running out of breath and reads a little too quickly. Her voice itself is fine. --Oh, and apparently EVERYONE has a English accent even though Laurel is the only one that should have an English accent.

Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book if you are a die heart Highlander fan. Otherwise, it was only okay and not worth it. I will not be reading the rest of the series.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
It was painful to hear Anne Flosnik on this one. Dumb caracters, bad timing, terrible story.
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
This book was so delicious and captivating I couldn't put it down. Anne Flosnik who is one of my favorite narrator did it again for me. I listened/read this book in one day. I really liked the spirit of Laurel, the author portrayed her very well and the other ladies around her. I also loved Conor, although a bit too stand offish in the beginning but she broke him right down. There are many brothers in this series so hopefully, there will be more books to come to let us know about the others and a little peek into what has been happening with our first McTiernays! A great read anyone!
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
this book started out good. and I thought... yay... finally! But then, it just goes on and on and on...and in the worst ways. not descriptions but constant bickering, and explaining and dragging on scenes. There's no real "meat" to the story. No perils. just an overprotective laird and a sassy strong headed woman. nothing awesome here. sorry. had to return. I got as far as chapter 11. gahhh, that was enough. narrator did as good as she could with the materials she had.

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I looked up from my book
I thought, I am a cathedral in the shadows of Steven
I am a cathedral in the night (fine)
I searched a piece of glass
I saw the eyes of an eagle throwing brightness so even,
the eyes of an eagle glowing bright.
And will you share your crust of bread with me?
And will you dare to trust your head and see?
I am balanced well
You see, I am a cathedral locked in stain glass windows
I am a cathedral dimly lit.
I'm hemmed in solitude
And yet, I see a Shangrila whenever the mountain wind blows
I see Shangrila when I touch you.
da capo al fine
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Re: Lua as a scripting language in NetBSD
Am 18.10.2009 um 16:04 schrieb D'Arcy J.M. Cain:
On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:22:11 -0400
Thor Lancelot Simon <tls%panix.com@localhost> wrote:
I have to say, I like Python as a language for many purposes. But
embedded scripting language, I don't like Python. It is very, very
to cross build, its runtime is huge, and its maintainers have
no self discipline, changing the API and ABI at the drop of a hat for
Can you support that statement? My experience has been the opposite.
Within the 2.x series everything has been backwards compatible,
sometimes painfully so. The major changes are in the 2.x ==> 3.x
for which they are giving people years to adopt and including tools to
make the migration easier.
I don't want to see this become a language war - I think the
should focus on whether we need a scripting language in base, not what
it should be - but the above statement seemed very unfair given the
amount of wotk that Python developers have done to make upgrades
as smoothly as possible.
I second that. As a long time python user (I think ten years or so) I
did never run into substantial trouble with the language, and I
created some fairly big pieces of software with it.
otoh, I would like to point out that the topic of this discussion is
actually way more focused than if we want a scripting language in
base. The question is "Do we want Lua in base". We don't need a
programming language that can cover all aspects for informatics, we
have C and C++ for that already. What I need is a reasonably small,
fast, embeddable language that can be used to extend software.
There are options. I could pack Lua to my software locally, then only
my software would "benefit" from it. Or we could add it to the system
so that others can use it, too. So this discussion is about finding
out IF and HOW we want to add Lua.
Because the language is so powerful, I think it will be benefitial to
users of NetBSD, especially those that are not so technically skilled,
but want a solid foundation for their applications. But this is a
pure hypothesis, of course.
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This week’s selection is “3D Printing” by John Jordan.
This book is a fly-pass of the current state of 3D printing, unlike many other recent books that focus on specific aspects of 3D printing. Author John Jordan is Clinical Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems in Smeal College of Business at Penn State University, so he is in an excellent position to provide analyses of the industry.
The book is also published by MIT press, in their “Essential Knowledge” series. MIT, if you don’t know, has long been one of the scientific pioneers of 3D printing, having invented a number of different processes, and spurred many successful spinoffs in the space, such as Formlabs and others.
As you might expect in a fly-pass report, the contents of this book are general. Jordan begins with a deep understanding of the digital manufacturing process, which is quite different from traditional manufacturing. In digital manufacturing a 3D model it is prepared separately from the making equipment, and only later it Is submitted to a computer controlled machine, like a 3D printer, for production.
Jordan provides a “once over” of the state of currently known 3D printing processes, and explores much of the terminology of this highly technical space.
Some of the history of 3D printing is explored, as prior events have significantly influenced the progress of the technology, leading to the world we see today. Some early explorations in the space, such as MIT’s fablab project, revealed fundamental truths about 3D printing that have persisted to this day.
Jordan spends considerable time exploring the two major dimensions of 3D printing: consumer and industrial use. The highly touted consumer 3D printing boom didn’t really take place in spite of the incredible hype of five years ago. Jordan explores in some detail the reasons why this was the case, but at the same time presents reasons why some consumers could still gain benefit from 3D printing.
On the other hand, the industrial market has been booming of late in 3D printing. Several industries have “discovered” 3D printing, and Jordan explains specifically how they can leverage its capabilities to provide revolutionary new product development strategies. Jordan uses a number of case studies to illustrate how this has taken place.
One aspect I’m quite impressed with is Jordan’s knowledge of the behind-the-scenes activity in the space. For example he explains recent developments in metal 3D printing, where GE scooped up multiple 3D printing companies to quickly establish a significant presence in the space.
It’s because of data like these that I recommend this book over many other introductory books that tended to focus on the technology, and not enough on the history or current events that are driving activity.


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When she finished writing her first book for children, Running Out of Time, Margaret Peterson Haddix deemed it a stand-alone novel. Published by Simon & Schuster in 1995, the middle-grade adventure settled onto bestseller lists and over the past 25+ years has sold almost one million copies. Yet despite its success, Haddix firmly stood her ground, and the novel remained a one-off. That will change in summer 2023, when HarperCollins’s Katherine Tegen Books releases a follow-up, Falling Out of Time. Tegen acquired the novel from Haddix’s agent, Tracey Adams at Adams Literary, who negotiated the deal for North American rights.
Fittingly, since more than two decades passed between the publication of the first book and its follow-up (which takes place 25 years after the original), time plays a pivotal role in the story arcs of both novels. In Running Out of Time, Jessie and her family live in the frontier town of Clifton, Ind., in 1840—or so the girl thinks. It is actually 1996, and their home is a reconstructed village that serves as a tourist site. When diphtheria breaks out and the children of Clifton begin dying, Jessie’s mother sends her out into the alien, threatening outside world to find help—and secure the medicine that can cure the dread disease.
Falling Out of Time flashes forward to the next generation, when heroine Zola, who has a surprising connection to Jessie, discovers that she’s stuck in a fake utopian future—and that others who are relegated to a dark dystopian future are counting on her to help them escape.
Hatching a Career
Though the kernel of the story that would become Running Out of Time occurred to Haddix many years ago, she noted, “I still vividly remember my inspiration for it—even after all this time.” An Ohio native, the young aspiring journalist was working as a summer intern for the Indianapolis News when she was assigned to write a story about Conner Prairie, a living history museum in Fishers, Ind.
“I was interviewing one of the workers at the museum,” she recalled. “As we sat in the middle of a field with no one else around, the setting was so realistic that I almost forgot I wasn’t actually in the past!” That memory lingered long after her internship ended, but Haddix didn’t start writing her first novel for four years, since, she said, “It took me a while to make the transition from having the idea to actually writing the story based on it.”
Haddix subsequently picked up her fiction writing pace—significantly. Some of her fiction has been informed by her journalism experience—and other books have been inspired by newspaper articles that sparked her creativity. Haddix has published more than 40 middle grade and YA novels since Running Out of Time, a number that includes stand-alone books as well as the series Children of Exile, The Missing, Under Their Skin, and Shadow Children.
Yet, despite repeated requests from teachers, librarians, and young readers, Haddix resisted creating a follow-up to her debut novel—for a solid creative reason. “Some kids even suggested what the sequel should be about!” the author said. “Even though I had written multiple sequels to books and series, I never felt I had a good enough idea for a sequel to Running Out of Time—one that would have the same sense of adventure and mystery as that story.”
A Creative Change of Heart
Like so many, Haddix found her outlook on life shifting when Covid descended—and she began rethinking the notion of picking up the thread of the story she wove in Running Out of Time. “In the depths of the pandemic, I had some conversations with kids that included elements of looking forward to the future, when the world would resume being normal again,” she said. “That planted a seed in my head. I knew it would be genuinely difficult to go back to Jessie’s life and write an immediate sequel, but I was drawn to the idea of fast-forwarding 25 years and introducing a new generation.”
Adams, who has been Haddix’s agent since 1998, refused to push the author toward a sequel, despite fans’ clamoring for one. “I knew it would not find its magic unless it came naturally from the author, and Margaret had always said her first book was a standalone,” she said. “But I always sensed a bit of doubt about that in her mind.”
Not surprisingly, Adams was elated to receive Haddix’s call validating her hunch—but she kept her cool. “I was calm and collected on the phone when Margaret told me she had an idea for a sequel,” Adams said. “But after the call, I began yelling and dancing around the room. It has not been easy keeping the book a secret!”
Tegen, who has edited Haddix’s books published by her imprint since 2019’s Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers, was not only thrilled when Adams submitted Falling Out of Time to her last August—she was completely surprised. “Margaret is a stealth writer,” the editor explained. “She writes secretly, without always telling me what she is working on. So, I am never quite sure when Tracey will send me the next book, and I certainly didn’t anticipate this follow-up. It is such a good book, and it clearly shows the 25 years of writing experience that Margaret has gained as a prolific author, and also reveals her as someone who is very in touch with her audience. Like all of her books, it is a page-turner and impossible to put down.”
In a passage on her website, Haddix hints that time and experience has brought her some peace as an author. “I know I have to write a story when the story keeps me awake at night, teases at the back of my brain all day, just won’t let me go,” she states. Asked if she experienced much sleeplessness while writing Falling Out of Time so long after its predecessor, she replied, “When I got stuck on this book, it was in a good way. This novel was a much more pleasurable thing to obsess over. The good thing about being older and having a lot more writing experience is that I am much calmer about it now—I don’t as easily go into a panic.”
And will there be a follow-up to her upcoming follow-up? “I don’t think there’s another one,” she mused. “But actually, by now I probably should say, ‘I honestly have no idea!’ ”


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Improved Ireland have added to Wales' miserable 2020 with a 32-9 win on Friday in the opening game of the new Autumn Nations Cup.
A Quinn Roux try helped the hosts to a worthy 16-6 halftime lead and last year's Six Nations grand slam winners and World Cup semi-finalists were well on the way to a sixth loss in a row when James Lowe added a deserved debut try.
But Andy Farrell's improved Ireland may have to visit England for what could be a Pool A decider next week without captain Johnny Sexton after the influential flyhalf left the game with less than half an hour on the clock due to a hamstring strain.
"It doesn't seem too serious, we'll see what the scan says tomorrow. Frustrating but most importantly we're very pleased to bounce back. We did some things much better tonight," Sexton said in a pitchside interview, referring to a disappointing end to the delayed Six Nations in Paris two weeks ago.
Ireland's scrum exerted its dominance early on with Andrew Porter giving a crumpling Rhys Carre a torrid time to provide the platform for Roux to grab the opening try after 23 minutes. Carre was replaced before halftime.
Two penalties and a conversion from Sexton put the hosts 10 points ahead before his exit handed former England under-20 international Billy Burns a first cap.
It was one of the other debutants, New Zealand-born wing Lowe, who brought the extra dimension Farrell was looking for in attack while fellow Kiwi Jamison Gibson-Park also added an extra spark at scrumhalf in an impressive Irish first half.
Loaded with experience, Wales dug into their 1,000-plus caps to battle their way back into the game but with usually trustworthy goalkicker Leigh Halfpenny misfiring, the visitors could only briefly cut the deficit to seven points.
Two more penalties from Conor Murray, on as a makeshift flyhalf after Burns left for a head injury assessment, put the game out of sight before Lowe struck from close range with the last play of the game.
England host lowly Georgia on Saturday with the four best Pool A sides set for a December 5-6 finale against the corresponding finishing positions of Pool B, where Sunday's France and Fiji game was called off due to a COVID-19 outbreak.


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The leadership of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) has warned it will punish officers who cause the Service to wrongfully pursue suspects as a result of inaccurate information.
According to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor such behavior has affected the ability of the Service to effectively prosecute cases in court. It has also brought the name of the Service into disrepute, he added.
The IGP was speaking before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on April 19 where he was answering questions relating to some violations of the Service captured in the Auditor-General’s report for 2011, 2012 and 2013.
According to the report, in 2011 the Police administration was misinformed by the Osino Police Station on crime cases in the District. The data provided to the administration was found to be at variance with the actual figures recorded in the District.
Addressing the issue, Mr. Kudalor said: “The police administration deemed it as a very serious infraction on the part of the station officer. And the administration has taken a very serious note of this”.
He said by way of preventing a repeat in the future, the Service has directed all police officers across the country to “Check with the relevant Service documents and records before submitting data to the center [Criminal Investigation Department data Center]”.
He also said training programs have been initiated to educate the officers on how to report crime statistics in their districts.
“I can vouch that the situation has tremendously improved and we have asked the appropriate departments [especially] the CID to ensure that they do regular checks to get the right information because this can bring a lot of wrongful actions by the center”, he said.
When asked if the Osino police officer who misinformed the Service had been punished, Mr. Kudalor said he will revisit his documents to find out.
He assured the Committee he will apply the appropriate sanction if he finds out the police officer was not punished.
“This infraction act don’t die. We can resurrect it and let him face the appropriate sanction”, he said.

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