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If the golden rule is, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” then the platinum rule ought to be, “Be kind to yourself.” Because let’s face it: there’s no guarantee that anyone else is going to play by the golden rule. The only real power you have is within you. Why do we seem to ration out that power as if we were in the midst of some sort of happiness famine? It makes no sense.
But who am I to talk? I tend to treat others much better than I do myself. When I splurge (using money I earned myself, it should be noted) I’m hard-pressed not to feel guilty about it. “You shouldn’t be spending your money and/or time and/or energy in this way,” I’ll say to myself.
This year, I intend to make more of an effort to say, “Shaddup, self! I deserve this!”
I deserve naps. I deserve nice meals. I deserve to relax. I deserve to explore the world. I deserve to read good books while cuddling with my good dog. I deserve adventures. I deserve new experiences. I deserve to spend time with people I enjoy. I deserve time to myself. I deserve celebrations, and don’t need to come up with excuses for them. I deserve long hot baths.
Self-decency doesn’t necessarily have to cost a fortune. But it does take effort. This will probably never come naturally to me. That’s a shame. But I genuinely believe I’ll be presenting a better me to the world if I take the time to appreciate myself.
Be kind to yourself, dear reader. You deserve it, too.


The Kohala Center
The Kohala Center is an independent, not-for-profit academic institute for research and education in the environmental sciences. By working at the intersection of culture, community, and science, and by respectfully engaging Hawai‘i Island’s unique natural assets as scientific and intellectual assets, The Kohala Center builds teaching and research programs that enhance Island environments and serve Island communities. The Kohala Center understands that its local work has global impact because the Island of Hawai‘i is considered by the international scientific community as a model of the world. Thus, the Island of Hawai‘i becomes a model for the world.
Maui County Farm Bureau
The Maui County Farm Bureau (MCFB) is a grassroots organization of farm and ranch families, allied agricultural industries, and other organizations joined together in a common goal of supporting agriculture in Maui County. MCFB offers an opportunity for farmers to network and share in their community similar interests and goals.… Read More


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Find Traditional Sunday Roasts Near You
Are you looking for a traditional Sunday roast lunch or dinner near you? Browse hundreds of great pubs across England serving traditional Sunday roasts with all the trimmings. Picture your plate overflowing with tender meat cooked to perfection, including beef, chicken, pork and lamb (with vegan and vegetarian roasts available), served with comforting winter vegetables, homemade Yorkshire pudding, and topped with lashings of rich gravy…
Find a pub near you serving a great Sunday roast using the pub finder below. Book a table online or simply stop-by on a Sunday.
The Bat & Ball, Hambledon
At the heart of the delightful Hampshire village of Clanfield, The Bat and Ball is famous locally for its cricketing history, fabulous food, fine cask ales and warm, friendly welcome.
The Bear & Ragged Staff, Romsey
The Bear and Ragged Staff is a 16th century pub nestled in the heart of the Test Valley, serving excellent home cooked and localy sourced food and a great range of beers, ales and wines.
The Bear Inn, Oxford
The Bear is the oldest pub(1242) in Oxford and a hidden gem,tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the High Street. Students, locals and tourists drop in to enjoy a great pint and home-cooked food.
The Bishop on the Bridge, Winchester
This lovely Winchester pub sits on the banks of the River Itchen with amazing views from its terrace. Near Winchester Cathedral and other local attractions, it's a great place to enjoy food and drink
The Blackbird, Earl's Court
With an outstanding reputation for great beer and delicious homemade food, The Blackbird is featured in the Good Beer Guide and its Beautiful Bedrooms are a great base for exploring London.
The Black Horse, Greenford
A spacious, traditional pub split over two levels, The Black Horse occupies an idyllic spot on the Grand Union Canal. Enjoy an al fresco pint in our beer garden, as well as live music and pub quizzes.
The Blue Boat, Hammersmith
The Blue Boat in Hammersmith is all about life on the river. Enjoy fabulous, refined food and a premium collection of drinks - and catch stunning sunsets from the spacious patio next to the water.
The Boat, Berkhamsted
In the pretty town of Berkhamsted lies The Boat - a charming, traditional pub that serves up great food, delightful real ales and wonderful views of the Grand Union Canal.
The Boater, Bath
Situated at the end of Bath's famous Pulteney Bridge, a small frontage gives way to a sprawling terraced garden overlooking the River Avon and just yards from the home of Bath Rugby, the Rec. We curate our beer, cider and spirit collection to bring you a vast variety of flavours from some of the UK's favourite craft, independent and classic breweries, orchards and distilleries.
The Builders Arms, Croydon
The Builder's Arms is a traditional local pub, serving up a warm, friendly welcome as well as great food & beer. The relaxed atmosphere & neat outside space makes it the perfect spot for a quiet pint
Traditional Sunday roasts at your local pub
There’s nothing quite like a traditional Sunday roast at your local.
The Sunday roast, or ‘Sunday lunch,’ is among Britain's most celebrated food traditions. Picture your plate overflowing with perfectly cooked meat, roast potato, and accompaniments such as Yorkshire pudding, stuffing, and mint sauce, vegetables and plenty of gravy…
Sunday roasts are synonymous with English culture, so settle into a stunning traditional pub steeped in history (or modern) to enjoy a delicious Sunday lunch with your loved ones.
A cut above the rest
Sunday roasts at your local Fuller’s pub are made using premium meat provided by our handpicked British suppliers.
Our lamb is grass-fed from farms in Hampshire and Wiltshire, our beef is grass-fed from British farms, our chicken is from a farm in Norfolk with the highest RSPCA score of all the large producers in England, and our pork is outdoor reared from England’s south coast.
For vegetarians, our delicious homemade vegetarian nut roast is a delectable meat-free Sunday roast option. Served with vegetarian-friendly trimmings, it’s the perfect way to end the week.
Sundays are for sharing
Many of the great pubs featured in our Sunday roast finder offer sharing roasts suitable for 2-4 people. Sharing roasts available include lamb, beef, pork or chicken and are served with all the trimmings, of course!
When choosing a pub to enjoy your Sunday meal, check out its Sunday menu on the food page and look out for ‘Sunday roast sharer’.
Our Sunday roast shares are perfect for sharing with your loved ones, so book a table or stop by at one of the great pubs featured above to enjoy a traditional Sunday lunch without needing to spend hours in the kitchen cooking or clean up afterwards!
Where to get the best Sunday roasts in London
Looking for a great pub serving traditional Sunday roasts in London?
We’ve pulled together some of our favourites to create a comprehensive ‘Sunday roast’ guide for London, including where to find the best roasts with all the trimmings in North, East, South & West London.
Read the blog: London's best Sunday roasts.
Or, use our pub finder to browse great pubs in London serving quality Sunday roasts.Find a Pub

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Tennessee appears poised to increase restrictions on access to abortion care, as state lawmakers passed bills to mandate a 48-hour waiting period and increase regulation of clinics that provide abortion services.
The attack on Michelle Wilkins was an unfathomable act of cruelty. However, Colorado legislators must not use it as grounds for passing new feticide laws that will actually make pregnant women vulnerable to arrest and punishment.
Exposure to pollution appears to be increasing the risk of acquired and congenital disabilities in low-income neighborhoods, a problem which is then compounded by poor access to health care—yet few are fighting to address it on a policy level.
There’s certainly a lot to be unhappy with Indiana’s government right now. But the way progressives are reacting displays how comfortable people in blue states are with making counterproductive, harmful assumptions about more conservative regions.
During a five-month review of more than 200 lawsuits, and interviews with lawyers and public health experts, RH Reality Check found that drug treatment for incarcerated women is inconsistent and inadequate—and in some incidents, it is fatal.
North Carolina legislators are moving forward with a proposal to allow charges be brought against pregnant people who engage in behavior deemed risky for the fetus.
A Tennessee house committee passed two bills that would restrict access to abortion care in the state. Among the bills considered priories by anti-choice policymakers are those designed to reinstate laws struck down by the state supreme court ruling in 2000.
With November’s passage of Amendment 1, Tennessee anti-choicers finally had what they needed to pass the very same restrictive abortion laws the state supreme court had struck down 15 years ago. Or so they thought.
From Catholic hospitals to juries in Indiana, more and more pregnant people are finding themselves pitted against their pregnancies.
On this episode of Reality Cast, Jeff Teague of Planned Parenthood explains the fallout from Tennessee’s new abortion law. In another segment, host Amanda Marcotte discusses how Roe‘s anniversary brings out goofy anti-choicers again, and Obama exposes conservative hypocrisy on the family values question.

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First "Goldilocks" Exoplanet Discovered by NASA
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First "Goldilocks" Exoplanet Discovered by NASA-funded Researchers
A team of planet hunters led by astronomers at the University of California (UC), Santa Cruz and the Carnegie Institution of Washington has announced the discovery of a planet orbiting a nearby star, Gliese 581, at a distance that places it squarely in the middle of the star's "habitable zone." This would be the most Earth-like exoplanet and the first truly habitable one yet discovered. The research was supported by grants from NASA and the National Science Foundation. "Goldilocks" refers to an exoplanet whose temperatures are "not too cold, not too hot, but just right" to maintain water and support Earth-like life.
US scientists find potentially habitable planet near Earth- http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100929/sc_afp/usastronomyplanet_2010092921...
Is this the new Earth? Astronomers discover planet just 20 light years away with similar atmosphere and gravity which could support life- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1316243/Is-new-Earth-Plan...
NASA and NSF-Funded Research Finds First Potentially Habitable Exoplanet- http://www.nasa.gov/topics/universe/features/gliese_581_feature.html
Earth-like Planet Discoveries on the Horizon (8/1/2010)- http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/285279
Earth's Twin Planet Will Be Found By The End Of The Year, leading Astronomer says (26/1/2010)- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1246127/SETI-Royal-Societ...
Earth-like Planets HD (29/4/2010)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KhIM2j-mbA&
Real life 'Avatar' moon waiting to be Found, Scientists Say- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5I57gOFYLg
Is Discovering Alien Life Inevitable? (28/9/2010)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB8_495t9ug
Odds of Life on Newfound Earth-Size Planet '100 Percent,' Astronomer Says- http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/earth-like-exoplanet-possibly-habi...

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CLICO and BAICO policyholders agree on legal action
The Barbados policyholders of the troubled insurance companies say they’ll be turning to the courts to protect their investment.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday April 1, 2011 – Concerned investors and policyholders in CLICO and British American Insurance Company have agreed to form a non-profit organisation in order to pursue joint legal action to protect their investment in the two companies.
They will also pressing for CLICO to be placed under judicial management without further delay.
The group, which would be known as the Barbados Investors and Policyholders Alliance (BIPA), will be making an application for non-profit status to the Minister of Finance.
More than 250 policyholders, including attorneys, former bankers, pensioners, accountants and just regular citizens who have invested in the companies, met this week to discuss strategies to ensure that the appropriate authorities know that they’re serious about getting their money back.
The investors and policyholders have agreed to retain attorney-at-law, Tariq Khan, to represent their interests.
During the meeting this week, the group was introduced to the interim management committee, which has been mobilising efforts to organise the investors and policyholders since the initial exploratory meeting on February 11. Committee members updated their audience on recent developments relating to the companies, and the group’s plans for achieving its objective.
Chair of the interim management committee, June Fowler, said the turnout was extremely heartening, and was a source of encouragement to redouble the effort to see that the investors and policyholders get their money back.
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Kylee Gillespie - Associate in Arts; Arizona General Education Curriculum; Associate in Applied Science, Public Relations
Service and leadership have always been core values to honors student Kylee Gillespie. Her involvement in school and community events growing up in Mesa is what pushed her to do more at Mesa Community College.
“I believe service to one's own community and school campus instills responsibility and self-action to take charge in making a change for others and bring awareness toward issues present in society,” she said.
Gillespie demonstrated this commitment by providing over 250 service hours while at MCC. She exemplifies the college’s values of upholding communication, critical thinking, civic engagement and global engagement by earning leadership roles as an MCC chapter officer of Phi Theta Kappa, the National Honors Society for Community Colleges, and president of the National Communication Association Honors Society, Sigma Chi Eta.
Gillespie says Erica Horihan, the Student Life & Leadership coordinator at the Red Mountain campus, gave her the opportunities to become more involved in MCC when she first became a student.
“Erica was the person who shaped my whole experience at MCC. She introduced me to Leadershape, a program which changed my career path and mindset on leadership. Once I participated in Leadershape, I met many student leaders from different colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District. It seemed as though once I was involved in one club, I would join another and the opportunities became a trickle effect thereafter,” Gillespie said.
As a presidential scholar and chancellor’s scholar, Gillespie maintained high academic achievement while taking advantage of opportunities to lead through participation in student government (ASMCC) and campus clubs.
She explained, “My time here has taught me to balance a stressful workload with school, work, clubs/ organizations and interning. I feel this has helped to prepare myself for even more challenging paths.”
Gillespie’s honors include a National Communication Association Sigma Chi Eta Advisory Board award and being named an All-MCC scholar, a D & B Milner Journalism Foundation scholar and a Mesa Tribune Journalism School Scholar.
Additionally, she attended and presented at leadership workshops across the country, enhancing her skills and making connections with other student leaders.
“The best part about creating relationships with fellow students and faculty is the mentorships that come out of it,” she said. “If it wasn’t for my journalism professor Nadine Arroyo-Rodriguez, I would not be interning with the Institutional Advancement Department at MCC.”
Gillespie says MCC was the right place to start earning a bachelor’s degree and hopes to see more students take advantage of the opportunities that community colleges offer.
“When I first started at MCC, I was envious as I saw many of my friends at universities; however, I believe I am better prepared for ASU because of MCC and the support from faculty, staff, student leaders and mentors,” she added.
This fall, Gillespie is pursuing a bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in public relations at the Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She has been accepted into the Next Generation Service Corps, part of the Public Service Academy at ASU, which pays for her base tuition.


Economic and Social Disparities across Subnational Regions of South America: a Spatial Convergence Approach
This paper studies the evolution of economic and social disparities across South America. By exploiting a novel multi-country subnational dataset, we evaluate the evolution of the gross national income per-capita (GNI) and the human development index (HDI) across 151 subnational regions over the 1990-2018 period. In particular, regional dynamics are evaluated through the lens of two spatial convergence frameworks. The first framework highlights the role of spatial dependence. Results indicate that for both GNI and HDI there is an overall process of regional convergence. Furthermore, spatial dependence plays a significant role in this process. A spatial error specification suggests that spatial dependence accelerates the speed of convergence in some decades but decelerates it in others. The second framework highlights the role of spatial heterogeneity. Results indicate that for bosth GNI and HDI, the speed of convergence is largely heterogeneous across space and time. Moreover, the dynamics of economic and social inequality in South America are characterized by multi-country spatial clusters that show both converging and diverging trends. Taken together, these results emphasize the importance of accounting for spatial dependence and heterogeneity when evaluating the dynamics of economic and social inequality in South America.


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InterDigital joins 5TONIC Lab
31 July 2017
Company Joins 5G Open Research and Innovation Laboratory Founded by Telefonica and IMDEA Networks.
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced that the company has joined 5TONIC, the first 5G laboratory in Spain. Founded by experts from Telefonica and the research institute IMDEA Networks, 5TONIC exists as an open ecosystem for 5G research and innovation based in Madrid, with members including Intel, Ericsson Spain and CommScope.
5TONIC aims to create a global open environment where members from industry and academia work together in specific research and innovation projects related to 5G technologies with a view to boost technology development and drive innovative business ventures. The laboratory will promote joint project development and entrepreneurial ventures, discussion fora, events and conference sites in an international environment.
“The development of 5G is at the forefront of InterDigital’s research and development efforts,” said Alan Carlton, Vice President, InterDigital Europe. “We’re delighted to join 5TONIC and collaborate with other key industry leaders on testing, evaluating and demonstrating of the capabilities of 5G communications, services and applications.”
“5TONIC is very pleased with this new addition to the lab”, stated Arturo Azcorra, 5TONIC Vice-Chair. “InterDigital’s well rounded expertise in the development of mobile technologies worldwide and its commitment to driving innovation in 5G research, make it an ideal member of 5TONIC. We look forward to collaborating actively with InterDigital and help it bring forward optimal solutions to the critical and complex technical challenges posed by the realization of viable 5G products and services.”
5TONIC’s mission is to help define 5G application scenarios and provide lab capabilities to outline suitable 5G infrastructure. The laboratory will operate at least until the first 5G products are commercially viable, which is expected to happen approximately in 2020. 5G networks, while still in an initial phase of development, are expected to deliver considerable improvements in latency and massive increases in data throughput and connected device volume, among others advances.
For more information, please visit https://www.5tonic.org/.
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Ben and Catherine got just engaged in May! They are so in love and can’t wait to get married so in December they are getting married!! I am so thankful our paths crossed and I was able to capture their Summer Manassas Battlefield Engagement. They were so much fun to hang with and photograph. For their outfit change they brought the cutest picnic basket and cupcakes! They even brought a cupcake for me. Isn’t that the sweetest!?
See a few of my favorite images of their Summer Manassas Battlefield Engagement below. Be sure to come back and see their wedding blog from their wedding in December!
Click here to view more recent engagements.
Sarah Botta is a Northern Virginia based wedding photographer whose work can be described as organic, natural, and timeless. Sarah specializes in capturing people’s stories and building connections with each client to help tell their story. Sarah has photographed over 55 weddings across Virginia and Maryland from rustic outdoor ceremonies to elaborate estate mansion receptions. Her natural timeless style shines brightest with outdoor locations. Sarah is available for travel and is passport ready.

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World’s biggest Corona Vaccination drive has been started in India today. Muzaffarpur is conducting Corona Vaccination Drive at 10 Centres.
In a recent review meeting organised by officals, it is decided to expand the area of Muzaffarpur Smart City by 800 acres.
Under Smart City Projects, Rs 75 Crore Worth Projects are soon to be constructed in Muzaffarpur. This article explains those projects.
The Construction of Laxmi Chowk Dadar Road is expected to be completed by Holi this year that is in the end of March this year.
The newly made Chariman of the Smart City Board of Directors, IAS Anand Kishore said, Muzaffarpur to soon get Multi Level Car Parking.
Muzaffarpur Sadar Hospital is constructing a Self Generating Oxygen Plant using a PSA oxygen generator in the Maternal Infant ward.


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Conveniently located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach, Fla., The Diplomat Country Club, at The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, offers a golf experience you won’t want to miss. As you make your way up to the gate of the club, you feel as if you’ve been transported to a Mediterranean villa. Surrounded by tranquil palms, laurels and shade trees, the golf club offers an oasis of calm in the busy world of meetings and conventions.
Robert von Hagge designed the original 18-hole course at The Diplomat in 1957. A three-year reconstruction completed in 2000 under the direction of renowned golf architect Joe Lee maintains the course’s “old-time” ambience while ensuring The Diplomat’s place as a true contender in today’s world of golf.
From the tips, the course measures 6,728 yards, while the whites measure a comfortable 6,038. There is water on 16 of the 18 holes-10 and 11 are dry. Standing on the first tee, a 504-yard double-dogleg left, then right with water off to your right, you might feel that this is a harmless setup, but with the unpredictable southeast crosswinds from the Intercoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean, a par would be a great start; a bogey is more likely. Next up, the No. 1 handicap hole on the course-the 351-yard par-4 second with its island green. What is most intimidating about this hole is that you never see an approach to the island green. Don’t hesitate to lay up and try for a short pitch onto the green.
Finishing up the front nine, settle into a mindset of target golf; this is not the place to “grip it and rip it.” The back nine is more of a “thinker’s golf course,” so it won’t do you much good to try to overpower it. Pay close attention to the ParView system display in your golf cart. It displays a graphic overview of the hole, including distance to the pin, fairway hazards, landmarks and pro tips. The system also displays the current pin placement, with distances to the front and back of the green, and pin distance from the center of the green.
When you hit the 10th tee, it’s time to turn it on. The 380-yard-long hole, followed by the 555-yard 11, are easy to negotiate as long as you keep out of the bunkers and in the short grass. Don’t drain the tank because 14 is, in my opinion, the most difficult hole on the course. The 412-yard par 4 is difficult in its own right, but the unpredictable winds will get to you. Select your club carefully on this one. There are palm trees on the right. If you try to cut the corner, you’re going to get wet. If you walk away with a par, you’ll know you made the right choice.
The 15th is a short par 3 with a carry over water. The 16th is a monstrous 576-yard-long hard-dogleg right with water down the left of your driving area. Trees block your second shot on the green, so if you’re going to go for it, remember that it’s a blind shot to a hard 90-degree dogleg right. No. 17 is a short par 3. At 18, you’ll feel like letting it all out downwind, but remember, water does come into play with a good drive; just try to keep it dry for your approach shot.
The 19th Hole
The Diplomat Country Club was truly an enjoyable experience in golf. The pace of play was perfect: We never felt we were being hurried along. The service at the clubhouse was quick and courteous. The staff was very eager to help. The course was in impeccable shape with the greens running very fast in the afternoon sun. Be sure to stop off at the Tack Room for an after-round drink on the verandah overlooking the second-hole island green. My only disappointment? I had other commitments after my round, so I couldn’t stay for a spa treatment.
Just the Facts
o The course has 76 bunkers, eight acres of lakes and rolling fairways
o Signature hole is 2-it’s also the No. 1 handicap hole-a par 4 with a island green
o ParView GPS on all carts gives exact yardage to the center of the greens
o You can place a food order via the ParView system and h ave it delivered to you anywhere on the course
o Greens are seeded with Tif Eagle
o Fairways, tees and rough are all Bermuda 419
o Pro shop rents Callaway Graphite shafts and Footjoy shoes
o Practice facility includes a driving range, practice putting green and chipping green with sand bunker
The Diplomat Country Club, The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa
3555 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood, FL 33019, tel 954 602 6000 or 888 627 9057
The city took its name from Athena, goddess of wisdom, strategy and war, and protector of the city. The financial, political and administrative center of the country and an all-powerful city-state in antiquity, Athens is a major center of culture. A visit to the first-ever museum dedicated to Byzantium, a stroll around the National Garden and a trip to the Olympeion archaeological site will take you back through time.
JetBlue Vacations recently relaunched, offering travelers bundled experiences and allowing them to purchase flights, hotel stays, car rentals and more in one spot for one price. Bundles now include additional benefits, such as free in-flight beverages, earlier flight boarding and no change fees.
Ahead of its 20th anniversary, JetBlue will make several changes to its schedule and routes. This means new flights to Guatemala City, more flights in popular JetBlue markets and routes and adjustments to Caribbean and West Coast flights.
Since 1970, Goway Travel has been committed to providing customized travel experiences for world travelers. Few things are better evidence of this commitment than being awarded the 2019 Trazees award for Favorite Tour Operator. Goway Travel heartily thanks the readers of Trazee Travel for this honor and for their confidence in Goway’s work in creating travel memories that’ll last a lifetime.
The Westin New Orleans recently completed a massive, $30 million revitalization, touching on every part of the hotel. Major renovations were made to guestrooms, social spaces and meeting and event spaces. New dining establishments and meeting venues were added as well.
Boeing’s new CEO will prioritize bringing the company’s troubled 737 MAX to service for 2020.
Looking for a truly unique travel experience and considering a new vehicle? The Volvo Overseas Delivery Program is the perfect solution to create your own adventure of a lifetime. Volvo allows you to custom order your new automobile tailored to fit your needs and desires. They will fly you to Sweden to pick up your Volvo so you can drive and explore Scandinavia and Europe on your terms for up to two weeks.
United Airlines recently announced the approval of 24 additional gates at Denver International Airport. United plans to grow its Denver hub from 500 daily flights to as many as 700 by 2025. The additional gates are part of the airport’s $1.5 billion concourse expansion and are planned for Concourses A and B. United will add a new United Club on Concourse A, as well as expand existing United Clubs at the airport.

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‘Tis the season where tons of holiday music gets blasted through the radio. Among these holiday tunes, one of the most popular tracks of the season is the Mariah Carey classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”
We think it is a catchy tune and don’t have much of a problem with it, but there are probably plenty of folks who want to celebrate the holidays by listening to metal, and not pop music. But what if we told you that this popular Christmas song received a metal remix?
If that is something that catches your attention, then you may want to check out the metalcore remix of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by From Ashes To New. We have had a chance to listen to the track and we have to say, while the original is already a catchy song, this metal remix further enhances that catchiness.
Regarding this metal cover of the Mariah Carey song, band vocalist Matt Brandyberry shares the following: “We always thought it would be sick to cover a Christmas song, but never did. We had some extra studio time and thought this could be the chance. There were so many obvious choices for our style (‘The Grinch,’ ‘Nightmare Before Christmas,’ ‘Carol of the Bells,’ etc.) but we thought it would be so cool to put a dark spin on a light-hearted Christmas classic.
“It’s begun going viral across TikTok and we can’t wait until the whole world discovers it! If you love this, wait until you hear the original material we’ll be releasing in ‘23!”
You can check out From Ashes To New’s cover of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” below. Also, if you are interested in seeing the band live, they are currently on the road! They are performing alongside The Word Alive, Dragged Under, and Dropout Kings.
- 12/7 Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
12/9 Angola, IN – The Eclectic Room
12/10 Flint, MI – Machine Shop
12/11 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
12/14 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
12/15 Charlotte, NC – The Underground
12/16 Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times Cafe
12/17 Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center


The Washington Post discusses President Trump’s policy proposals from his address to a joint session of Congress with CEI President Kent Lassman.
The only regulations Trump does not like are those that concern banking or the environment. The Competitive Enterprise Institute was, unlike Republican, not shy about identifying the contradiction. “Last night, the President reaffirmed his commitment to relieving the overwhelming regulatory burden that costs Americans nearly $1.9 trillion each year,” said CEI president Kent Lassman in a written statement. “However, the rhetoric in the remainder of his address lacked an understanding of some basic economic principles. Trade barriers, ‘Buy American’ mandates, regulated drug prices and trillion dollar infrastructure projects are a far cry from the policies that produce job creation and economic growth.” But Ryan and other conservatives lap it up.
Read the full article at The Washington Post.


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Sand Sculptures Festival to Take Place in Burgas
For the seventh year in Bulgaria's city of Burgas will take place the Sand Sculptures Festival.
According to the Burgas municipality, which is one of the organisers, this will be the largest festival and will last from July to end of September.
The theme of this year's edition is “Fairy Tales of Sand” and will feature 65 sand figures of characters from various books, fairy tales and cartoons. They will be made by sculptors from Bulgaria, Belgium, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Poland and Russia.
The festival is located in the Sea Garden in Burgas.
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Shiggin’ and 9 More Barbecue Terms to Know
A few weeks ago, we published a short glossary of barbecue terms every self-respecting pit master should know. The response was overwhelming! Continue to expand your smoke and fire vocabulary with the following words and phrases.
Barbecue and Grilling Glossary for Beginners
No, we’re not talking about the distinctive-looking smoke that rolls from your car’s exhaust when its engine’s burning oil. We’re talking about the holy grail of true barbecue—that thin, gossamer smoke that exits your grill or smoker when the fire’s perfect, the wood is well-seasoned, and your smoker or grill vents allow the optimum amount of airflow. Avoid exposing food to the thick, white, billowy smoke that can give food an acrid flavor. (Yes, there is a thing as too much smoke.)
Get the Recipe: Maple-Cured And Smoked Salmon
Practiced by mankind since prehistoric times, curing refers to the process of slowing the decomposition of fresh foods, especially meat and seafood, through the use of salt, smoke, dehydration, or all three. (Country-style hams or jerky are good examples.) Since the 19th century, nitrates and nitrites have been added to the formula and have significantly reduced deaths from botulism. Cures can be wet (brines) or dry (rubs).
Get the Recipe: Sriracha Beef Jerky
Also known as Texas hot links, these graphically-named sausages originated in the Elgin/Austin areas of the Lone Star State. Ground meat and spices are stuffed into natural casings (intestines)—thus the “guts” affiliation) and hot-smoked.
Cadillac Cut/Hollywood Cut
When you cook racks of ribs for the family, you likely slice through the middle of the meat that separates each bone. But some competition barbecuers create wide, meaty bones by cutting as close as they can to the bones on either side of the “feature” bone. They may barbecue many racks to get the perfect bones for their turn-in boxes.
Get the Recipe: Righteous Ribs
This is a term used on the competition barbecue circuit to describe the practice of trying to learn winning pitmasters’ secret tricks, recipes, or techniques. Here on the barbecuebible.com website, we share openly! No need to sneak around.
Cavemanning is a term Steven has championed over the years in his books and on his TV shows. It refers to cooking food directly in/on a bed of mature embers. Good candidates for the technique, which is described in detail in Project Fire, include thick steaks and chops, sweet corn, onions, eggplant, cabbage, peppers and chiles, sweet potatoes, and even homemade flatbreads.
Get the Recipe: Caveman T-Bones With Hellfire Hot Sauce
We’re sure you’re thinking the obvious. But “burping” is a technique employed by owners of kamado-style cookers like the Big Green Egg. Once the cooker is hot, raise the lid by just a little bit to release some of the build-up of hot air. Repeat once or twice more. This will prevent a potentially-dangerous flashback of heat and fire. (For more performance-enhancing techniques to use with your BGE or kamado-style cooker, click here.)
Perhaps you’ve seen recipes that instruct you to “remove the silverskin” before cooking. Confused? Silverskin (sometimes spelled silver skin) is a tough, silvery-colored sinewy tissue that sheaths some muscles. Much of it is removed during the butchering process, but bits of it often remain on some cuts of meat, especially pork and beef tenderloin. Not only does it not break down during cooking, but it impedes the absorption of spices and smoke. To trim it, run the tip of a sharp paring knife under the silverskin from side to side, then slide the knife toward one end, lifting it as you go. Remove the other side the same way, trying to remove as little meat as possible.
Get the Recipe: Coffee-Crusted Pork Tenderloins With Redeye Barbecue Sauce
This is the term used to describe a method of building a fire in a kettle grill that burns low and slow for hours. Start by laying a row of charcoal briquettes dominoes-style around the periphery of your firebox on the charcoal (lower) grate, ending several inches before you reach the first briquette. Lay a second row of briquettes adjacent to the first, then top each of the two completed rows with another layer of briquettes. (When you finish, you should have a circular line of charcoal that is two briquettes wide and two briquettes deep.) Lay a chunk of hardwood about 5 inches from the snake’s “head.” Distribute more chunks at intervals. To begin the smoke session, arrange a few glowing briquettes on the head of the snake. They will slowly light the other briquettes, finally progressing, after several hours, to the “tail.” Learn other techniques for building long-lasting fires here.
What? You’ve never heard jalapeno poppers called “atomic buffalo turds?” Yep. That’s what the acronym ABT stands for. And “armadillo eggs?” Poppers made the usual way, but encased in sausage like a Scotch egg.
Get the Recipe: Jalapeño Poppers

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SAIGON AFTER DARK NIGHT FOOD TOUR 4 HOURS
This is a new culinary experience that you should try when coming to Saigon. In Saigon, Vietnam Vintage Vespa Tours serves Saigon After Dark Night Food Tour - a great food tour riding you across the city at night. Please contact Vietnam Vintage Vespa Tours for memorable moments in Saigon.
The tour takes place from 6:00 to 10:00pm every night. At 6:00pm, our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel or your specified places by a Vespa. Get on the back of the bike and we will immerse in a real Saigon at night. Vietnam Vintage Vespa Tours will ride you through many corners of the city for street food and entertainment. At first, we will stop for dinner is a local restaurant. We will enjoy many specialties of Saigonese such as Vietnamese pancake and spring rolls. Then we will move to a local seafood restaurant where you may fall for the delicious taste of special kinds of dishes made from shrimps, lobsters… After satisfying your stomatch with a big dinner, you will enjoy local acoustic music at the next stop - a coffee shop. There are some deserts of drink as well as music performed by Vietnamese singers. Before getting back to your hotel, we will last stop at a rooftop bar for Rock or Jazz music.
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Saigon Central Post Office
Saigon Central Post Office was also built in the 1880s based on the design of Gustave Eiffel – a famous French architect. Tourists can come here and discover an ancient world of the old Saigon, from the post office boxes to phone booths.
The fresh seafood are marinated and drilled in front of you. There is nothing better than enjoying the dish with local beer while sitting with new friends
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In early May, Volkswagen announced it would be using its Polo small hatchback as an entrant into the World Rally Championship (WRC).
This was on the heels of an earlier announcement by MINI that it would entering the competition. VW is no stranger to rallying and competition; the company fields its Touraeg SUV for the Dakar Rally.
There have been a lot of rumors surrounding VW’s production of a high-performance Polo R variant. Now, with the entrance into the WRC, those rumors are reaching a fever pitch. British magazine Autocar reports that VW is readying a new Polo hot hatch.
The car being entered into the WRC is labeled Polo R WRC, which would lend credence to a street-legal production offshoot. Before, the business case apparently wasn’t working out – and most likely VW executives didn’t want any cannibalization with the Audi S1 on the same platform.
Autocar spoke with VW’s board member Ulrich Hackenberg, who strongly hinted at the car’s production. “You can see how the World Rally Championship programme would increase the probability of an R version of the base model [Polo]” he said. As for a timeframe? “It is with the rally program, not before it. I can’t give a precise date, but it’s along those lines.”
That would most likely mean around 2013 at the earliest, as the Polo R WRC car won’t be making its debut in competition until 2013. Currently, the hottest Polo is the 177 horsepower GTI.
One thing that could have been holding off a more powerful model is the previous lack of all-wheel drive availability. The platform underpinning the Polo and A1 wasn’t engineered for it, however Audi is doing development work to bring it to the platform.
In this case, new Polo R model could share AWD with the A1. Regardless, this one is for international markets only, as the Polo is a likely no go for the United States once again.


The two suspensions available for the Vito Tourer offer excellent road holding without letting the passengers notice it much. Especially the comfort suspension impresses with its gentle roll and ride characteristics and cancels out bumps and jolts from road surface unevenness and undulations with effortless ease. Its sophisticated design furthermore ensures good driving dynamics and roll stabilisation as well as low noise levels.
The comfort suspension is standard with the 100, 120 and 140 kW engines as well as in the Vito Tourer SELECT. The Vito Tourer BASE and the Vito Tourer PRO with 65 and 84 kW come as standard with the Plus entry-level suspension, but can be optionally equipped with the comfort suspension.
With its comfortable suspension tuning and independent wheel suspension the Vito Tourer will keep going and take you and your passengers to places others simply cannot reach.


Verifying circuits on advanced process nodes has always been difficult, and it’s no easier with today’s nanometer CMOS processes. There’s a great paradox in nanometer circuit design and verification. Designers achieve their greatest differentiation when they implement analog, mixed-signal, RF and custom … Read More
The 48[SUP]th[/SUP] Design Automation Conference (DAC) is now upon us. DAC is billed as “the premier event for the design of electronic circuits and systems, and for EDA and silicon solutions” for which I would have to agree with 100%.
The first DAC I attended was in 1984, Albuquerque New Mexico, which was one of the first to allow … Read More
For those of you who follow the market and play EDA stocks this will be a shocker! Jim Cramer, former Hedge Fund Manager, co-founder of TheStreet.com, and host of the CNBC’s Mad Money did a piece last week on Cadence. Apparently he did NOT read my piece on EDA being DEAD:


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President Elect Donald J. Trump now gets the same daily briefings as sitting President Barrack H. Obama. With this new daily information, will it change his views on immigration, health care, open trade and a host of other issues? Most likely, not much.
The most sensitive issues facing the United States are discussed in these briefings as well as their problems and possible solutions. In these meetings in where Hillary Clinton wanted to be.
She is the one Liberals and Progressives wanted in those meetings. And, she invested heavily to become the one, but her best efforts and cons failed.
Imagine the sense of safety and comfort she would be enjoying if she had won the election. If she had won, she would have been able to crush most, if not all investigations into the Clinton Scams and Scandals. This would be very similar to the actions of L.B. Johnson when he became President after the Kennedy assassination.
If Hillary had won, she would be daily advised on the security of the nation and how well her criminal activity is being concealed and witnesses silenced.
Now, imagine nervousness and discomforts of the Clintons because Trump is being prepped to take office and brought up to speed on most current issues. This may or may not include FBI investigations of the Clinton Foundation.
However, another question must be asked; how much will the entrenched liberal bureaucrats cover-up and destroy before the Trump team assumes control? Likely, as much as they can without being identified as the culprits.
Now, we must wait and see if the Trump administration will follow through with investigations and prosecutions of the Clintons and crime family. If he does not follow through, this will make him no better than the ousted party of politicians. Mr. President Elect, it would be in the best interest of all Americans if you stand firm and do as promised.


Months after unceremoniously sacking actress Nkiru Sylvanus as Special Assistant on Lagos Affairs, Gov. Rochas Okorocha has appointed another Nollywood actress into his cabinet.
This time it’s 25 year old nollywood actress and ex-Delta Soap model, Shirley Igwe. Shirley is now working for the Government of Imo State as Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s Principal Protocol Officer. Her new appointment would entail her coordinating the governor’s daily itinerary, ensuring his comfort and that of his visitors every day. She resumed her appointment in September. She is the second nollywood actress entering into Gov. Okorocha’s cabinet.


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Talk show host, actress and “60 Minutes’’ special contributor Oprah Winfrey will deliver the commencement speech at the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism graduation ceremony.
The ceremony will be held May 11 at the Shrine Auditorium. Tickets are required. Each Annenberg communication and journalism graduate has been given four tickets to accommodate guests for the ceremony.
Winfrey was an anchor on television newscasts in Nashville, Tenn. and in Baltimore, Md. before beginning her career as a talk show host.

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Occasionally, I would realize that I had subconsciously divided friends into categories. Late one night, my washing machine refused to drain water and forced a new, unexpected division.
I was stuck with towels and flannel nightgowns to wring by hand. The next morning, I asked my neighbor across the street if I could spin the overly wet clothes in her machine. She insisted on drying them as well because she didn’t want me carrying wet clothes home.
Soon, I needed use of a washer. My temporary friend categories became friends you take your dirty laundry to and those you don’t. No one actually refused because I was careful about whom I asked. Some women I allocated to the second category were long-standing friends.
After a few days of imposing, I found that there were different categories. When I mentioned I was awaiting the delivery of new appliances, women who had been in the “No Dirty Laundry” category earnestly, voluntarily offered their machines. They were more flexible and accommodating than I understood. Later, I realized the true division was whom I was willing to be vulnerable with and whom I wasn’t.
Has vulnerability brought you unexpected help?

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The Girl He Used to Know: A Novel (CD-Audio)
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April 2019 Indie Next List
“The Girl He Used to Know is a charming, engaging, and uplifting love story told from the perspective of Annika, who from childhood has struggled to fit in, and Jonathan, who is facing his own life challenges. I found myself rooting for these two characters throughout the novel, from their initial introduction at a college chess club meeting to experiencing the inescapable horror of the 9/11 attacks. This book is a must-read in that it celebrates differences in a realistic and believable way.”
— Jann Griffiths, BookSmart, Morgan Hill, CA
New York Times bestselling author of On the Island, Tracey Garvis Graves, presents the compelling, hopelessly romantic audiobook of unconditional love.
Annika (rhymes with Monica) Rose is an English major at the University of Illinois. Anxious in social situations where she finds most people's behavior confusing, she'd rather be surrounded by the order and discipline of books or the quiet solitude of playing chess.
Jonathan Hoffman joined the chess club and lost his first game--and his heart--to the shy and awkward, yet brilliant and beautiful Annika. He admires her ability to be true to herself, quirks and all, and accepts the challenges involved in pursuing a relationship with her. Jonathan and Annika bring out the best in each other, finding the confidence and courage within themselves to plan a future together. What follows is a tumultuous yet tender love affair that withstands everything except the unforeseen tragedy that forces them apart, shattering their connection and leaving them to navigate their lives alone.
Now, a decade later, fate reunites Annika and Jonathan in Chicago. She's living the life she wanted as a librarian. He's a Wall Street whiz, recovering from a divorce and seeking a fresh start. The attraction and strong feelings they once shared are instantly rekindled, but until they confront the fears and anxieties that drove them apart, their second chance will end before it truly begins.
About the Author
Tracey Garvis Graves is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary fiction. Her debut novel, On the Island, spent 9 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has been translated into thirty-one languages, and is in development with MGM and Temple Hill Productions for a feature film. She is also the author of Uncharted, Covet, Every Time I Think of You, Cherish, Heart-Shaped Hack, White-Hot Hack, and The Girl He Used to Know. She is hard at work on her next book.
Fred Berman is a five-time winner of the AudioFile Earphone Award for Audiobook Narration and the recipient of the 2013 Audie Award for narration in Spy the Lie. He has read a number of audiobooks for young listeners, including Judy Blume’s Soupy Saturdays with The Pain & The Great One and Andrew Clements’s The Last Holiday Concert. He has also narrated the audiobooks for Robert Kirkman’s popular series, The Walking Dead.
Berman is an accomplished actor of both the stage and screen as well, performing on Broadway as Timon in The Lion King and off-Broadway in Hamlet, Twelfth Night, and King Lear. On television, Berman has had roles on NBC’s hit series Smash as well as All My Children and Law and Order. He lives in New York City.
Kathleen McInerney has narrated numerous audiobooks by bestselling authors such as Emily Giffin, Danielle Steel, Jeffrey Stepakoff, Mary Kay Andrews, and Linda Castillo. Her narration of Just One Day by Gayle Forman won an AudioFile Earphones Award. In reviewing Mary Kay Andrew’s Ladies’ Night, AudioFile magazine said, “McInerney makes each of the characters distinct and recognizable and gives each the perfect voice, accent, and vocal mannerisms. Most enjoyable and well performed.”
She has appeared onstage in New York and around the United States in both classical and contemporary theater. Her credits also include television commercials, daytime drama, radio plays, and animation voice-overs.

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From September 20th to September 27th, over 6 million people around the globe marched out into the streets to demand climate justice. With 2,500 events scheduled in over 150 countries, the protest turned out to be the largest climate mobilization […]
What the new EPA head Scott Pruitt has in mind for our nature
What do three decades in prison do to an innocent man? Read on to discover the astonishing story of a man who suffered 32 years behind bars to walk out of jail into an unfamiliar yet welcome world.
Space mission to the moon and back planned to take place in 2018.
“Put us first!” “We want our country back.” “Make America great again.” — Will the rise of the far right last?
Choi-gate prosecutors file charges against the de facto chief of Samsung for potential bribery and perjury.
A national mourning…and “social sanctioning”.
It’s not just the sports team that brought brought victory back to KIS last weekend!
Excited for the November election? We have a preview from the Philipines, with Mr. Duterte.


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Tottenham and Benfica came head to head against each other last week and there had been hopes for Tottenham they will overturn the heartache of Chelsea defeat, while also betted as the favorites to claim the Europa League title it was thought they will overcome Benfica easily and will win the two-legged tie. However, with all the hopes the opposite happened last week as Benfica came away with away victory (3-1) and made their hopes for the next round even more stronger, Tottenham hotspurs lost with much disappointed manner as they had very few shots on goal and shots on target. While there were a lot of possession in the game but no killer final third play, while the loose defense conceded three goals on home turf. This time Tottenham are heading to Lisbon Stadium on the back of three back-to-back losses that include losses to the bitterest rivals in the form of Arsenal and Chelsea. Tottenham are now in the downward spiral and are sinking without any support and hope, the whole club needs a lift in this match to win the tie and get back on track and at least redo the wrong thing.
Tottenham head into the second leg troubled by two things, firstly the loss of confidence and secondly the huge list of injuries. The chances of any resurgence are damaged by further injuries that Tottenham players incurred during this week, the most effected and concerning is the situation in defense. Both Vlaad Chiriches and Micheal Dawson are injured while Younis Kaboul picked up knock during this week that makes his inclusion impossible. On the other hand Vertonghen is out of the tie due to Yellow card suspension.
The central defense area is looking short of players and there may be a lot of trouble for Tim Sherwood in deciding who will defend against Benfica. There are no options for Tottenham, Sherwood will either play Sandro, and Capou or he will have to call some youngsters into the first team squad. Other then this Tottenham have problems in midfield as Erick Lamela is still out, the 30 million pounds player is the largest valued player in Tottenham squad, while there are certain issues in the midfield as. This is a huge problem for Tottenham while looking at the opposition, Benfica has the attack to trouble well established center backs and Tottenham will even miss the any of their established center backs, so there will be goals in this game from Benfica if they can attack by will.
The other main problem that Tottenham team, overall is facing is the loss of confidence and there seems no confidence at all within the squad. This loss of confidence was evident during the Arsenal game when even Tottenham were at home but was still unable to impose themselves completely on Arsenal. The attackers were also out of confidence when every cross from Townsend and Chadli was without meaningful direction. While in the striking position Tottenham has lost its all confidence as well, Soldado is completely out of confidence and Adebayor sometimes cannot deliver what is expected from him. What Tottenham delivered last weekend was disappointing and if the situation continues then Tottenham will be out of the cup competition by tomorrow. This is also the last hope for Tottenham when they are out of both domestic cups and are left behind in the race for top four, this could be a consolation cup for Tottenham but complete disaster is upon Tottenham and there are low hopes, if they lose then this will be Tottenham’s one of the worst seasons.
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A penal system has three major components; how people get to jail, what happens to them once inside jail, and who they are when they leave jail. The subject of rehabilitative or punitive systems, while mainly focusing on the last two components is also immensely affected by the first components of how and why people are in jail. The proliferation of crime towards the 1970s changed all these creating a national uproar and a plea for government to be tougher on crime (Mears et al., 2015). This created the advent of a more punitive penal system and the abandonment or the benign rehabilitative approach. The transition however, did not solve the problem and indeed seemed to increase crime. This had the cause-and-effect sequence of a harsher system and more crime. Experts are now advising that a more rehabilitative approach might extenuate the situation (Travis et al., 2014). The government is, therefore, grappling with the problem of balancing the already failing punitive system with the introduction of a rehabilitative system without seemingly loosing face or seeming to have gone soft on crime.
Americans are at war with the criminal justice and penal system and are taking a stand against it instead of supporting it. In spite of the continually increasing budget for law enforcement, judicial processes and penal systems, crime is not reducing. Instead, recidivism is up with statistics showing that a high percentage of those who have been incarcerated as juveniles will be convicted and incarcerated again in adulthood if not still as juveniles (Mears et al., 2015). There is also the problem of juveniles being sentenced to die in jail. Secondly, instead of prisons becoming centers of rehabilitation, they have become centers for learning crime. Many people who join penal facilities leave bitter with society and educated on how to commit worse crime and get away with it (Travis et al., 2014).
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Indeed, those inmates who have no chance of leaving jail have nothing to lose and are encouraging short term inmates to delve deeper into crimes. It is only so far that the size of the penal system can grow and still be supportable by the economy. With crime only increasing, there is a point at which the size of the criminal and penal system will become impossible to support. This makes a transition from a punitive approach to a rehabilitative approach the only option to salvage the situation (Reiman & Leighton, 2012). From the perspective of population, the current problem mainly affects the poor as well as the minorities. The propensity for crime among the rich and the poor is similar but the ratio of poor in the penal system is exponentially higher than the rich. Further, the propensity for crime among the African American community is the same as among the white but the ratio of African Americans in the penal system is much higher than the whites (Travis et al, 2014).
Among the consequences of the problem is placing a very high burden on the taxpayer. The burden includes paying for more law enforcement officers, the cost of the judicial system, and the cost of the penal facilities. The second problem is perpetuating crime through recidivism and generational crime (Mears et al., 2015). Generational crime happens when due to the incarceration of the father, sons inherit a higher propensity for crimes as juveniles and also as grownups. Finally, the system has created enmity between the convicts and the community which has jeopardized security issues such as the fight against organized crime and/or terrorism (Travis et al, 2014).
The cause for the current impasse is poor and unfair laws and a poor penal system policy that treats convicts as enemies. Justice is meant to be blind, fair, and balanced. Poor laws have caused a weak criminal procedure system and manifest injustice. A person who commits banking fraud and bankrupts tens of thousands of Americans leading to hundreds of death can get a few years in a low security prison (Reiman & Leighton, 2012). Yet a person who is caught with a few hundred grams of crack cocaine will spend decades in a maximum security penitentiary. Poor criminal procedure regimens have made it easier for the poor to be convicted than the rich making the poor enemies of the law enforcement agencies. Anyone who can manipulate the law using circumspect defence attorneys can almost guarantee an acquittal with even the innocent who cannot afford good representation getting convicted (Reiman & Leighton, 2012).
Finally, extreme sentencing has created a breed of Americans with nothing to lose both inside the penal systems and outside in the community. This is exacerbated by penal programs that treat criminals as enemies and animals more so in the maximum security prisons. A person who knows that they are bound to get a life sentence has a high propensity for being reckless and more violent in committing more crime and even against law enforcement. These makes poor sentencing rules a cause for increase in crime not an extenuation measure. The punitive system was premised on the theory that a system that was harsher to criminals would reduce crime. This theory has been proven wrong through practice as it has resulted in the contrary (Travis et al, 2014).
The system that America put in place in the 1970s to curb crime has only made crime worse and create enmity between law enforcement and the populace. Crime was low when courts and prisons sough to rehabilitate criminals. The punitive system however, has transformed penal institutions into informal schools where hardcore crime is taught. Further, with every passing day, more courts have become necessary, more court officials, more prisons and more prison officers. The number of Americans in prison is increasing and will soon become untenable. It is time that a solution to the current impasse is found before the situation gets out of hand. The security of the nation requires the police and the populace to work together not against one another.
Mears, D. P., Pickett, J. T., & Mancini, C. (2015). Support for balanced juvenile justice: Assessing views about youth, rehabilitation, and punishment. Journal of quantitative criminology , 31 (3), 459-479.
Reiman, J. H., & Leighton, P. (2012). The rich get richer and the poor get prison: Ideology, class, and criminal justice (10th Ed.). Boston: Pearson.
Travis, J., Western, B., Redburn, S., Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration, & Committee on Law and Justice (2014). The growth of incarceration in the United States: Exploring causes and consequences . Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
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All the components of the instant problem have a common factor in the law so that albeit there are many solutions, the one that cuts across the entire problem scope is poor laws. The envisaged solution, therefore, lies in a change of the law. The first component of the problem being how people enter into the penal system is based on unfair laws that punish some criminals more harshly than others. The solution to this would be an overhaul of the laws so that the gravity of the crime fits the punishment. A criminal who feels they have been treated fairly at trial and sentenced commensurately with their crimes will not be bitter and have a higher chance for rehabilitation (O’Hear & Wheelock, 2016).
The second component is treatment in the penal system which also relates to the law. An amendment to the law would avoid both irrevocable sentences as well as excessive sentences that make prisoners lose hope. This includes the death sentence and life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. This will give hope for a better future and encourage them to change (O’Hear & Wheelock, 2016). The law should also provide for courses on behavioral change, vocational training and actual education to show the prisoners that the world outside waits them and hopes for their change (Nally et al, 2014). Finally, the component about what happens when prisoners leave prison can be changed by laws that depict convicts as rehabilitated citizens not outlaws. Official discrimination against convicts should be eradicated and replaced with an encouragement of cordiality between convicts and the penal/law enforcement system.
Theory of Change
In its own unique way, the solution envisaged herein adheres to the leadership theory of change as it does not handle the actual problem from a practical perspective but entails a change of concept and philosophy that ensures an eventual practical change. The change, therefore, relates to the superintendence of the situation and not the situation itself.
Analysis of the Empirical Literature on the Solution
The solution suggested is based more on research on the cause of the problem and not the problem itself. It is holistic in nature and focuses on the citizen more that the penal system. This is premised on the fact that the transition from the punitive system to the rehabilitative system is not meant to create better jails but rather better citizens. How people perceive the punitive systems, why they perceive the system that way, the effects of that perception, and extenuation of those effects formed the basis for the research and informed the solution (Baker, 2015) . It will not only change the penal system but also the entire criminal law system. Implementation might however, be complex since most penal systems fall under state law and these vary from state to state.
Changing the laws is a one stop solution for all the three components of the instant problem. The instant solution is based on the cause of the problem but not the practical application thereof, which will be more problematic. This calls for more research for example, to establish a way through which the federal government which bears much of the costs of the penal system can also take control of the systems before and after coming to jail. Further, there is still the problem of the cross section of the community that may be beyond salvage such as sexual offenders. From a pecuniary perspective, while the cost of solving the current problem may be hefty, it is not as large as sustaining the current bloated criminal procedure system and penal system. The high cost of solving the problem will be recovered once the penal system reduces in size and more prisoners join the work force. Further, the problem is now critical and must be resolved hence the need to find political goodwill and endeavor to solve it.
Baker, T. (2015). Most Americans support rehabilitation compared to ‘tough on crime ‘policies. USApp–American Politics and Policy Blog
Nally, J. M., Lockwood, S., Ho, T., & Knutson, K. (2014). Post-release recidivism and employment among different types of released offenders: A 5-year follow-up study in the United States. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences , 9 (1), 16-34.
O'Hear, M. M., & Wheelock, D. (2016). Public attitudes toward punishment, rehabilitation, and reform: Lessons from the Marquette law school poll. Federal Sentencing Reporter , 29(1), 47-51. doi: 10.1525/fsr.2016.29.1.47


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This character design is my inspiration. This image is my desktop background (overlaid by a bunch of files that are my recent digital sketches) and I even set my colour scheme to match.
That's not a character that looks like she has super-powers, that's a character that looks like she's just straight up wrecking everything she can with pure brute strength.
I am excited about a series I have never read before! I tend to go deep into the catalogues of a small pool of authors/series/music artists I've already tried, which means that… yeah, I'm missing out on a lot. I'm glad I heard about Glory while link-hopping on one of the women-in-comics Tumblrs that I read.
I was gonna do a separate post on them – and maybe I still should – but I’ll list them off the top of my head:
And I was going to withstand the temptation to pick up Alan Moore’s Supreme (set in the same ’verse), but I already prefer it over LoEG: Century or The Courtyard/Neonomicon (with the magic rape and eldritch creature rape, respectively).


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MERCENARIES, LucasArts/Pandemic Studios
This game has all the open-ended fun of playing in a sandbox with army men. You start out as one of three hired soldiers sent to North Korea to take down a general hoarding weapons of mass destruction (along with 52 of his comrades in arms), then find yourself competing for additional work from the Russian mob, the Chinese and even South Korea, all of whom have their own reasons to see this General Song taken down.
Once you start raking in some extra cash from these new clients, the fun begins -- the money you earn buys new weapons and vehicles and orders up air drops and air strikes. Like a kid in a sandbox, you can easily go ga-ga picking up such new toys as jeeps, tanks and rocket launchers from the enormous inventory here, but you should budget wisely to keep pace with a steadily bigger and more challenging selection of enemies.
Combat itself doesn't revolve around running in and blowing stuff up, however. You'll need to think through which weapons and tools to use at particular stages in a battle, which can be as short as two minutes or as long as two hours. This action is depicted in gritty, barren textures, with some of the best explosions and smoke effects we've seen in an action game. However, we also couldn't miss some outbreaks of pop-up (where scenery pops into view a second or two too late) and sluggish animations.
The lack of a multiplayer mode represents a much bigger missed opportunity for the developers. Although Mercenaries is still good for a solid 25 hours of game play, it could have offered so much more if it allowed you to battle other players online.
-- Tom Ham
PlayStation 2, Xbox, $50
THE PUNISHER, THQ/Volition
Fans of the Marvel comic-book franchise who have had to sit through two horrible Hollywood movies finally have something to celebrate: THQ has done justice to Frank Castle, the vigilante hero of the comic. This third-person-perspective action game effectively puts you in the combat boots of this one-man judge, jury and executioner.
Although Thomas Jane, who played The Punisher on the big screen, lends his voice to the game, its visual style stays faithful to that of the original comics. In its story, written by Marvel scribes Garth Ennis and Jimmy Palmiotti, you'll battle numerous mobsters, terrorists and other enemies as you traverse 16 levels.

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Operation Smile UAE collaborated with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, part of Mubadala’s healthcare network and a COVID-19 free hospital over the weekend to provide life-changing surgery for eight children with cleft lip and cleft palate.
Despite the extra challenges posed by COVID-19, the hospital continued to support Operation Smile for the fourth year in a row. Medical volunteers from across the UAE travelled from other Emirates to arrive at the facility and provide surgeries in a completely safe environment.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi volunteers worked alongside Operation Smile medical volunteers to transform a floor of the hospital into a paediatric unit to receive the pre-screened patients. Eight children received surgery and were discharged on Sunday, 27th September, after final checks.
The annual initiative began in 2017 and could not happen without the support and approval of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi and Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. The Marriot Hotel group extended support for the second year in a row by providing hotel accommodation for medical volunteers from Al Ain, Sharjah and Dubai and patients travelling from the Northern Emirates.
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New Sex Education Funding Ends Decade of Abstinence-Only
October 6, 2010
As part of its new five-year, $375 million Health and Human Services (HHS) grant, the federal government, for the first time in more than a decade, is funding sex education programs that go beyond the abstinence-only approach.
Beginning this year, the grants are being divided among 28 programs that have been proven to demonstrate lower pregnancy rates among participants, following evaluations by the independent Mathematica Policy Research. To qualify, programs had to be supported by at least one study showing a positive, statistically significant effect on one of the following: sexual activity, contraceptive use, STDs, pregnancy or births.
Many HHS programs distribute condoms, but about half take an "above the waist" approach -- giving kids the tools they need to help them succeed in school and make better life decisions, particularly about sex.
"There's a growing realization that we have to talk to young people about relationships. It's not just body parts," said Bill Albert, chief program officer for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. "It's saying, 'What are your goals?' and helping young people understand what they need to do to get there."
Abstinence programs will continue to receive $50 million annually through a federal grant that requires states to match $3 for every $4; so far, about 30 states have applied for that money. The new HHS programs do not require states to provide matching funds.
Less than 15 percent of the nine-month, HHS-approved Teen Outreach Program curriculum is spent addressing sex education, despite that being its chief goal. TOP encourages teens to identify a need in their community and spend at least 20 hours working on it, developing problem-solving and leadership skills. Participants have a 53 percent lower risk of pregnancy and a 60 percent lower risk of school course failure.
10.01.2010; Kelli Kennedy
This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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I was already disgusted by the poor quality of our roads. Now I'm even more disgusted. I'm tired of media people writing more about bike paths and streetcars than about the failure of sooo many local governments to get one of the most basic jobs of government done. I'm tired of politicians and public administrators failing to get their planning and budgets in order to get the job done.
I'm tired of Republicans in Ohio -- yes you John Kasich wanna be president -- blabbing about cutting taxes when there clearly is NOT enough money going to the most basic tasks.
I'm tired of having the nation's most powerful leaders in Congress -- that's you, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner -- utterly failing to get a simple highway bridge job funded in their home states. Do. Your. Jobs.
And I'm tired of citizens sitting still for it all. How much money do we taxpayers pay for all the people in city maintenance departments, county public works departments, state and federal departments of transportation? Maybe instead of pushing paper, they should spend two weeks filling potholes.
But that's just the seasonal anger talking. When I think about it, I wonder how it is that a nation filled with materials science experts, logistics and organization masters, business entrepreneurs and plain ol' hard workers can let our roads go so bad for so long. There really aren't better ways to get this job done? Really?
So I found this article, which appeared a year ago in Newsday. It deserves repeating.
It indicated that if this was "just" about technology, there's be no problem. Better road paving tech exists.
The real problem is about how work gets organized. The story shows that we've got 35,000-plus local government entities each doing roads their own way, and frequently slashing repair budgets along the way, each being run by people who get hired by people who run in elections that nobody pays attention to.
So we-the-people So we have no idea if our road departments are using the best materials, applied the best ways, at the right thicknesses, or not. The lack of coordinated planning is obvious.
Here's a quote from the article:
"The search for a better pavement continues. The Paris-based Joint Transport Research Centre examined two possible long-lasting products in a 2007 report -- epoxy asphalt and high-performance cementitious materials (HPCM) -- and found them "particularly promising."
The HPCM would require the development of new equipment to install it properly, and long-range testing was needed to achieve the proper balance of mixing and installing it, the report said.
A huge downside to both materials, the report said, was that "in Western Europe, their costs could be between 2 and 3 times the cost of conventional treatments."
The article also features Michael Herman, 72, of Huntington, who travels Long Island and New York City roads frequently as a salesman, and blames much of his recent $1,200 repair bill for his SUV on wear and tear from potholes.
"It seems incredible to me that the government, both federal and state, can't come up with an asphalt solution," Herman said.
He suggested creating a commission of scientists from outside the industry to recommend a better way of doing things. "Solutions often come from an outside source," Herman said. "And maybe a cash prize should be offered for getting a better asphalt solution."
Amen Brother Herman! We need a DARPA project to goose progresd in road repair technology. May we live to see that day.


It was hardly a blowout with the winning margin of three favoring the Knighthawks, 15-12.
It was hardly a game without milestones. Huge congratulations to Josh Byrne for recording his 300th career point and; goaltender Matt Vinc for passing the 14,000 minutes played plateau.
It was hardly a game we did not see spectacular goaltending on both ends, but I must say:
It was Hartley’s night. The young kid goaltender, Rylan Hartley, absolutely robbed the Bandits clean, especially in the third quarter of play.
Without question, when eight-time goaltender of the year Vinc is ready, the torch should go to Hartley for him to hold it high.
While Vinc made huge saves in the first half of last Friday night’s game, 29 in a 45-save total performance, Hartley swept aside 34 in quarters two, three, and four in a 43-save full performance, many from all angles.
And I am not counting the seven cross-bars and side pipes dinged by the Bandits in their scoring attempts.
Here is a sample of some big Hartley saves in just nine minutes of the third quarter. Yep, he kept the Knighthawks in the game.
Watch Nanticoke on a rush, swinging to the side of the net, setting up Joel Taylor (#70) with a quick stick, stopped cold by the flexible Hartley.
Here is Marcus Minichiello passing to a running Matt Spanger, denied by a splitting-toe save.
As the Bandits take excellent positioning in the K-Hawks zone, Brad McCulley (#10) is stopped by another kick save.
Sir, Great Game
This was an excellent game for the fans, which included a massive contingent of Banditland citizens who traveled the straights of the thruway from the Buffalo area.
The Bandits started as they have in this year’s previous games, 3-0. In fact, to a carbon copy, two three-goal runs. But the Knighthawks came alive in the second half with a five-goal run that was too much for the Bandits.
“We are a really tight team this year. We always have been, but this year we have a lot of young guys in the lineup that have provided an extra spark to us,” said Bandit defenseman Justin Martin. “Especially out the back end, like Dylan Robinson, and he’s been a huge boost to us back there.”
Here are some nice plays to draw off on the positive and the tightness of this year’s Bandits.
Starting off, Vinc makes a solid save, allowing the rebound to be pushed up the floor in transition. Dylan Robinson (#8), Nick Weiss (#20), and Ian MacKay (#4) prove to be a solid trio in pursuit with some nice swings, finished off with a rebound by MacKay.
Here is a play that I get suckered into most of the time while doing the play-by-play. Watch Buchanan give the ball to Dhane Smith. Then, watch closely as Smith and Byrne slide together as if the ball is being given to Byrne.
Watch Byrne back into the K-Hawks zone and wind up for a shot but no ball. Meanwhile, Smith has the ball, makes a couple of moves, and then finishes it with the beauty of a goal.
I was glad to see Joel Taylor in a Bandit uniform after his short stint with the club in 2014. He had been away from NLL action since 2017 but made his presence known in his first game.
And, as my broadcast partner, Randy Mearns, said, Taylor established his scoring prowess back in his college days with Detroit Mercy. And here is an example.
Watch for Taylor (#70) to elude Rochester’s defender to get wide open, take a feed from Smith, and go face-to-face with Hartley.
Broadcast member Dave Buchanan updated the span between Taylor’s goals in the NLL: 3,191 days. A monumental achievement for Taylor and worth it!!!
Take through the congrats and Taylor walking by himself as he reflects.)
“Joel is a kid we’ve liked for a long time. He’s like Brad McCulley on the right side; he’s a pick mover, a guy that will fight for loose balls, play physical, and do all the things you want those guys to do,” said Bandits GM and defensive coordinator Steve Dietrich.
Nothing to hang the heads about here for the Bandits, and the rematch is on February 4 inside KeyBank Center.
“We will come through this and drive to continue to improve, ” Dietrich said. “We have a good group here, adding to it this week. As long as we keep going, we should be a tough out for anybody.”
Hardly to remember.
Leaders, Streakers, Soakers, Loosies
Byrne enters this week as the NLL’s leading scorer with 24 goals and 21 assists for 45 points. He leads the league in goals and short-handed tallies with three. He has scored 20 goals in the last four games, including: 7-3-6-4. Byrne is averaging 7.5 points per game.
Right behind him follows Smith with nine goals and 33 league-leading assists for 42 points. Last year’s MVP now has five five-plus assist games, including back-to-back eight assist games.
Kyle Buchanan is one goal away from his 200th of his career. Averaging almost five points a game, Buchanan is in route for a career season, and currently 10th overall in league scoring (9+20=29).
Nick Weiss is on a six-game point scoring streak, third in the NLL with 10 forced turnovers, second in the league with eight blocked shots, and tied for first in the league with two short-handed assists. Wiess is second on the team with 41 loose balls.
Steve Priolo is on a five-game point scoring streak and second overall in NLL defensemen scoring (1+7=8). The Bandits captain has blocked seven shots and scooped 38 loose balls.
Ian MacKay is on a four-game point scoring streak, leads the club with 47 loose balls, and second on team with eight forced turnovers.
Max Adler last week went 24/31 in faceoffs last week for 77% success rate.
Back on the Road
It’s a double-whammy weekend for the Bandits as the road trip continues to Philadelphia Friday night with a meeting against the Wings. Then off to New York to face the Riptide Saturday night.
The Wings are coming off a 14-5 loss to Toronto last Saturday afternoon. Joe Resetarits leads the club in scoring with 12 goals and 15 assists for 27 points.
Blaze Riorden and Matt Rambo follow with 21 points. The always dangerous Ben McIntosh follows with 17. Goaltender Zach Higgins, 2-2 on the season, has a .760 save percentage.
The Riptide posted a convincing 16-10 win over Albany last weekend, with Jeff Teat scoring seven goals and adding five helpers for 12 points.
The Tide played the Bandits tight last year, forcing overtime in the first game (18-17 Bandit win) and then turning the tables on the Bandits, 15-12, in the second meeting.
Jeff Teat leads the Riptide in scoring with 13 goals and 24 assists for 37 points. The second-year phenom is tied for third in NLL scoring, Reilly O’Connor has 21 points, and Connor Kearnan has 17. Goaltender Steve Orleman, 1-3 on the season, has a .740 save percentage.
Friday’s game will be on WGR Sports Radio 550, with a quick pregame show starting at 7 PM. Saturday’s radio coverage will be on 1520 The Bet, with the pregame show beginning at 7:00 PM. Coaches’ comments and player reflections, too, will follow.
Television coverage will be on ESPN+ and TSN+. Friday’s game starts at 7 PM, and Saturday’s game begins at 7:30 PM.


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Technical Analysis #C-SUGAR : 17-10-2016 by IFC Markets
Brazil raises sugar production
Sugarcane industry association Unica said Brazil increased sugar production in 2nd half of September to 2.95mln tonnes from 2.41mln tonnes in 1st half of September. Will it trigger downward correction of global sugar prices? There are many additional factors.
Sugar prices hit a fresh 4-year high two weeks ago. Amid this, Brazilian sugar plants sold sugar futures as on the end of September in the amount of 7.17mln tonnes at ICE exchange. This is 27% form the anticipated exports of Brazil in 2017/18 agricultural season. Just 19.7% of total exports were sold on the same date of previous season. High sugar prices stimulate Brazilian plants to increase not only sales but production also. The share of sugar cane used to produce ethanol (biofuel) has fallen to 49.8% from 57.5% in the same period of last year. So, cane processing into sugar rose to 50.2% from 42.5%.
Chinese government began to gauge whether possible rise in sugar delivery from Brazil may hurt local farmers. In response, Brazil’s sugarcane industry association Unica said on Friday there is no cause for it. Previously USDA raised the US cane production forecast in 2016/17 season by 155thousand tonnes to 9.4thousand tonnes from its previous forecast. This is the record high since 1960. However, stockpiles/consumption ratio rose to 14.4 from 13.5 in previous month. USDA also expects the sugar import to US to rise by 26 thousand to 2.7mln tonnes as Mexico revised quota.
Ukraine is planning to increase sugar export in 2016 to 250 thousand tonnes from 114.8 thousand tonnes in 2015. Its export supplies rose this September by 21% compared to August and reached 40 thousand tonnes. Russia cut sugar purchases in global market to 226.6 thousand tonnes in first 8 months of 2016 from 476.8 thousand tonnes in the same period of 2015.
On the daily chart Sugar: D1 has advanced 54% since the start of 2016. In recent 2 weeks it is consolidating within the triangle. The downward correction is possible in case sugar prices rise in Brazil and US and if imports to China fall.
- Parabolic is giving bearish signals.
- Bollinger bands have narrowed a bit which means slightly lower volatility. They are tilted downwards.
- RSI is near 50, no divergence.
- MACD is giving bearish signals.
The bearish momentum may develop in case Sugar prices fall below the support of triangle and two last fractal lows at 22.4. This level may serve the point of entry. The initial stop-loss may be placed above the 4-year high at 24.2. Having opened the pending order we shall move the stop to the next fractal high following the Parabolic and Bollinger signals. Thus, we are changing the probable profit/loss ratio to the breakeven point. The most risk-averse traders may switch to the 4-hour chart after the trade and place there a stop-loss moving it in the direction of the trade. If the price meets the stop-loss level at 24.2 without reaching the order at 22.4, we recommend cancelling the position: the market sustains internal changes which were not taken into account.
Summary of technical analysis
|Sell stop||below 22.4|
|Stop loss||above 24.2|
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