In an effort to correct the problems facing many veterans while being treated at the Veterans Administration hospitals, President-elect Trump is considering a plan which will allow veterans the opportunity to choose to be treated by private doctors instead of VA physicians.
On Wednesday, Trump met with a group of private hospital executives to discuss the steps necessary to accomplish these changes.
Repairing the VA hospital system is a point that Trump stress often during his campaign for president.
Trump said, “We’re working on something to make it great for the veterans. People are dying. We’re going to fix it properly.”
If his plan is successful, veterans will be able to choose private treatment, government funded healthcare or a combination of each.
An anonymous spokesperson said, ‘We think we have to have kind of a … public-private option, because some vets love the VA.”
He went on to say that while some veterans want to be treated at VA hospitals, all veterans should be allowed to choose. “The idea is to come up with a solution that solves the problem,” the spokesman said.
The VA has had to deal with the issue of prompt and efficient healthcare for quite some time.
A report in 2014 stated that VA hospital executives in Phoenix, covered up the fact that dozens of veterans died while waiting for treatment.
Trump’s plan has met with opposition from the current administration.
Speaking at a meeting of the Disabled American Veterans in August President Obama said, “We cannot outsource and privatize health care for American veterans.”
“Now there are folks who keep pushing this. They don’t always come out and say the word ‘privatize’ but you read what they say, that’s what they mean. And these radical proposals would begin to dismantle the V.A. health care system that millions of veterans depend on every day. And that would hurt veterans,” he added.
Trump’s plan has also been criticized by various veteran groups. In a report from Hot Air, some organizations are pressuring the president-elect to keep Robert McDonald, as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Two of the names that have been considered for the post are former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown and former executive director of Vets For Freedom Pete Hegseth.
What do you think? Scroll down to comment below.


A few miles down the desolate strip that leads into California's Death Valley National Park, visitors can drive up to an automated kiosk, dash from the car and buy a $10 park pass. Insert cash or a credit card into the machine and out pops your receipt, with the request that it be prominently displayed on the dashboard.
But two weeks ago, when the words "Excessive Heat Warning!" are headlining the park's daily report, prominently displaying anything on your dashboard proves folly. Within 30 minutes, the pass has been rendered useless. It has fried in the midday sun, its edges charred, its text blackened beyond recognition.
"Your pass burned up? Well, that's how I know you paid," says park ranger Vicki Wolfe, tittering as she hands over a map. "The only ones who complain about that are the ones who actually stuck it in their windshield."
Lessons like that come quickly in this outpost of Hell, the hottest, driest, lowest spot in North America. Maybe the cruelest, too, but certainly not the loneliest. Even during the height of the July and August scorchfest, when temperatures regularly top 113 degrees, tourists stream into the park, about 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The majority come to simply experience the effects of triple digits on the psyche and to drive around snapping photos rather than strenuously hiking the arid canyons, mountains and dunes that make up the 3.3- million-acre park.
"We get a lot of Europeans this time of year," notes Wolfe, explaining that while February through mid-April is Death Valley's peak season, many foreigners enjoy the thrill of being in the desert Southwest at its nastiest.
Nasty it is, though in an exhilarating what-the-heck-am-I-doing-here kind of way. Yeah, it's a dry heat, but who cares? The continent's hottest temperature ever (134 degrees) was recorded July 10, 1913, at what is now Furnace Creek Ranch -- a series of cowering motel buildings and cottages where most summer visitors are sequestered. The tony Furnace Creek Inn, about a mile up the road, wisely closes for the summer.
On this day, the temperature hits 128, one degree off the record for the date. Two days later, the mercury will stretch to 129, a high for the year. Evidently, there's not much difference.
"After 120 degrees, it's all the same to me," says park ranger Athena Siqueiros, who proclaims she's used to weather extremes. "That's when I feel it in my eyelids, which quiver in the heat."
Eyelid-quivering heat indeed. If you've ever wondered what a Cornish game hen goes through in a convection oven, this is it. Waves of stultifying air bombard from every angle, with skin, hair and clothes hot to the touch in seconds. Mouths reflectively open at the shock (ravens -- or are they buzzards? -- at Furnace Creek Ranch routinely circle the parking lot with beaks ajar). Walking at such sites as the Harmony Borax Works, a once-thriving mining operation, grows tiresome after a few minutes. Appetites wane.
The heat of Death Valley is an unwieldy byproduct of its otherworldly geography, a low, narrow basin framed by mountain ranges. The sun blasts the desert floor, and the hot air rises. After it becomes trapped by the valley walls, it descends, only to be heated to an even greater extent.
The effects are far ranging, and the learning curve can be painful. Besides the general discomfort of sucking in superheated air, taking a picture leaves a welt if you touch the exposed metal on your camera. You can swim at the low-key (and entirely too sunny) pool at the ranch, but you sometimes must take your shoes off at water's edge to avoid burning your feet. Want something out of your car? Grab the wrong handle and you'll realize you've been wheeling around in the equivalent of a solar flare on Firestones.
Oddly enough, no one seems to be complaining.
"What's not to love?" enthuses Chris Morgan of Lone Pine, Calif. "It's my favorite park, there's nothing else like it." He's standing -- and panting -- in the Furnace Creek Visitor Center, which contains low-tech displays and killer air conditioning. He and friend Hollie McGill of Ventura, Calif., got word of the possible record-in-the-making and road-tripped 100 miles to be a part of it.
"I had to feel this for myself. After 115 degrees, it gets a little hard to handle," says Morgan. He may be the ultimate hot head: Upon reaching the park, he turned off the car's AC and opened windows and the sunroof so that he could get an early taste.
McGill looks as if she's already had enough, but the two 32-year-olds jump back in the car and head about 18 miles south to Badwater Basin. At 282 feet below sea level, it's the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. It could also be the brightest.
Badwater is the site of a lake that evaporated thousands of years ago, leaving a layer of blinding white table salt stretching to the horizon; a pond remains, though in the summer months it's an unimpressive if pungent puddle. Park rangers advise visitors to stay close to the boardwalk at the salt flat's edge, though few do. All should. After straying a couple of hundred feet onto the desert floor and becoming overwhelmed by the blistering glare, you'll wish you were under the boardwalk.
Still, visiting the lowest point (a sign marking sea level is embedded on a nearby cliff) is a high point at Death Valley -- even in the summer.
Geoff and Eunice Appleton of Banbridge, Northern Ireland, are sniffing around Badwater at about 5 p.m., the temperature still a disorienting 126. The Appletons first visited the park 27 years ago and decided to return when they won two free tickets to the States. This time they took their children, Aaron, 15, and Kelli, 11.
"Ideally, we wouldn't have come now, but this is when we had our holiday, and we're not disappointed," says Geoff, who seems to be enjoying himself -- despite his wardrobe, which consists of long pants, a long-sleeve dress shirt, no hat. Just looking at him adds about 10 degrees to your discomfort level. When the rest of his family surrenders to the cooling confines of the rental, however, Geoff tromps off the boardwalk and onto the salt.
A few miles away, the enticingly named Devil's Golf Course awaits. There's an actual 18-hole course back at the ranch (to no one's surprise, it's duffer-free this afternoon), but you can't play it from your car and, from all reports, Satan doesn't frequent it. After a jaw-rattling ride down a dirt road, cars come to a rest at the edge of a vast expanse of what appears to be salt pimples. The mounds, each a foot or so high, are all that remain from another lake, and the effect is mesmerizing.
Once outside the car and into the blast furnace, however, you can understand why Beelzebub would take to this area.
Nighttime brings little comfort to the Death Valley summer. Daily lows in July and August are 85 and above, though the high-90s are more common when the thermometer strains to its upper limits. The window AC units in the Furnace Creek Ranch cottages -- standard national park fare, with double beds, coffeemakers, TVs and small fridges -- are working hard to keep rooms cool, but not hard enough. Fortunately, ceiling fans keep the warm air moving.
At 8:30 p.m., it's still 111. About a dozen heads are poking out of the ranch pool, but the crowd is weirdly muted. It's been a long, hot day, leading into a long, hot night. Furnace Creek's two restaurants, a steakhouse and a cafe serving diner-style food, are packed with the Euro-crowd, accustomed to eating later than the early-bird-special brigade.
Back at Badwater Basin, a nearly full moon is casting a surreal glow on the encroaching flats. The silence is complete. There are no coyotes howling into the night sky, no tourists puttering about. Soon the Death Valley air is alive, gushing fiercely as the desert floor begins to cool.
But it's time to go. The eyelids have started to quiver.
John Deiner will be online to discuss this story Monday at 2 p.m. during the Travel section's regular weekly chat on www.washingtonpost.com.


HUNGARORING -- Friday practice was somewhat inconclusive when it came to analysing tyre strategies for Sunday's race. Two red flags temporarily halted the second practice session, interrupting the teams' runs on the super-soft and soft compound tyres as they tried to gauge degradation levels. The Hungaroring's tight layout means the tyres are prone to overheating and drivers only have one straight where they can attempt to cool them down. Combined with the high track temperatures expected on Sunday (as much as 10 degrees higher than those on Friday), controlling degradation in the heat of the battle could be tough.
Nevertheless, Pirelli believes a one-stop strategy is possible and expects teams to favour that approach in order to retain track position and avoid falling into traffic. In that case, the timing of the single stop will be all important as a driver stopping for a fresh set of softs could enjoy a performance boost over a rival trying to extend a stint on a well-used set of super-softs. The lap time delta between the two compounds when they are new is 0.8s-0.9s in favour of the super-soft, but those numbers are always a bit lower in the race when fuel loads are heavy and tyre management comes into play.
Expect those starting out of position on the back half of the grid to start on the softs in the hope of moving up the field on a long first stint and attacking at the end on a relatively fresh set of super-softs.


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We’ve become accustomed to the news cycle getting weirder by the day over the last twelve months, but we still weren’t prepared for Prince Harry rapping.
But that’s exactly what happened when the Duke of Sussex joined James Corden for a sight-seeing tour around his new home of LA on The Late Late Show.
In a segment filmed before he and wife Meghan confirmed they will not be returning as working members of the royal family, Harry joined the TV host for a double-decker bus tour of the city.
After James told him to pay the fare before jumping on the bus, Harry quipped “you know us royals, we don’t carry cash”.
James then served Harry afternoon tea while pointing out celebrity homes, including what he claimed were those of Friends star David Schwimmer and Die Hard actor Bruce Willis.
But it was during a visit to the house that featured on 1990s sitcom The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air] that Harry showed off his rap *cough* skills, rapping the theme song from The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, which was originally performed by Will Smith.
Watch Harry rap at the 3min 25s point below...
James tried to convince him to buy the sprawling mansion before Harry said he needed “to pee” and went inside to use the toilet.
The pair then video called Meghan, who in response to Jame’s suggestion they buy the house, quipped “I think we’ve done enough moving”.
She then asked “Haz” how his tour of Los Angeles was going. He called James “the worst tour guide in LA”.
Harry also opened up on his family life.
He said dating for him or any of the royal family is “flipped upside down”, telling James early dates are at home and only when they are a couple do they venture out in public.
“We got to spend an enormous amount of time just the two of us,” he said of his early relationship with Meghan. “There were no distractions, and that was great, it was an amazing thing. We went from zero to 60 in the first two months.”
Asked what a “regular night in” for the couple was like, Harry said they may make son Archie’s tea, gave him a bath and read him a book before he and Meghan got to spend time together, often watching Netflix.
Asked what he thought of The Crown, Harry replied: “They don’t pretend to be news, it’s fictional but it’s loosely based on the truth. Of course it’s not strictly accurate, but loosely, it gives you a rough idea about what that lifestyle, what the pressures of putting duty and service above family and everything else, what can come from that.
“I am way more comfortable with The Crown than I am seeing the stories written about my family, or my wife or myself.”
He said The Crown is “obviously fiction” whereas he has a “real issue” with some of the stories written about him.
Harry joked he would want red-headed Homeland star Damian Lewis to play him.
Harry and Meghan will appear in a US primetime TV interview with Oprah Winfrey, which is set to be broadcast on March 7.

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How to Combat the Hidden Costs of Commercial Fleet Management
Commercial fleet management is costly, with many hidden expenses that often go unnoticed. Identifying and eliminating these costs will significantly reduce your business’s expenses and even open up finances for potential business expansion. Read on to discover the hidden problems holding your business back and how we will remove them.
Problem: Fuel Spillage
Fuel slippage is one of the main hidden costs associated with commercial fleet management. This occurs when fuel is lost during fueling due to spills, evaporation, and other factors. Fuel slippage significantly impacts a business’s bottom line, as it can result in a loss of up to 5% of fuel per year. Furthermore, the loss of fuel can cause significant environmental harm and a safety hazard to your facility.
Solution: Reliable Diesel Fuel Pumps
Our diesel fuel pumps utilise the latest technology and are engineered to deliver fuel precisely, eliminating spills and saving businesses costs in the long run. Our pumps also use a variety of features that enhance safety and reduce environmental impact. These include:
- Automatic shut-off valves stop the pump when fuel is detected in the nozzle.
- Environmental spill trays contain any fuel spillage.
By investing in our onsite commercial pumps, businesses can be assured of accurate fuel dispensing, eliminating wasted fuel costs and any associated environmental or safety hazards.
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At Fueltek, we take asset security very seriously, and all our fuel storage tanks and pumps have several key features that deter and prevent fuel theft. The fuel storage tanks are designed to be highly secure with a sturdy double wall construction, integrated locking systems, and heavy-duty lids that prevent unauthorised personnel from accessing the fuel. Fueltek’s fuel pumps, on the other hand, conform to the current ATEX regulations and have features such as fuel dispensing locks, automatic shut-off valves, and spill trays that limit spillage.
Our fuel management systems provide an accurate record of fuel usage with real-time monitoring, so businesses can detect fuel theft by comparing the fuel usage reports with fuel deliveries. By investing in Fueltek’s products, your business will have peace of mind knowing that its fuel is being securely stored and dispensed while maintaining its security against fuel theft.
Problem: Overpaying for Fuel
Overpaying for fuel is another hidden cost that many fleet businesses face. This occurs when companies purchase fuel from non-negotiated suppliers or don’t take advantage of volume discounts, missing out on potential savings. This is a common problem for the public, who can only access fuel at forecourt prices, but businesses have better alternatives to explore.
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Businesses that choose us will purchase wholesale fuel delivered directly to their onsite fuel storage tanks, ensuring fuel stocks are always available. Additionally, wholesale fuel make certain that businesses are not subject to rising fuel market prices and can take advantage of volume discounts, resulting in significant fuel cost savings.
Problem: Poor Driver Performance
Vehicle idling is another hidden cost of commercial fleet management, where engines remain running even when vehicles are not used. Idling can lead to increased fuel consumption and wear and tear on the engine, reducing the vehicle’s lifespan and increasing maintenance costs.
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By combining this fuel data with tracking analytics, businesses gain a deeper understanding of their driver’s fuel usage. They will see which staff members use excessive amounts to complete their work. Our systems provide real-time data transmission to Fuel Manager Online (FMO), a powerful software solution that enables businesses to monitor fuel usage, detect inefficiencies, and generate customised reports.
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text: I saw "The Island of Lost Souls" (1933) last night and really loved it. What a great movie! "What is the Law?" Amazingly perceptive about the political-religious-scientific framework for building a slaveholding system. In the antebellum south, slave owners frequently taught their slaves that the Bible had an eleventh commandment: 'Thou shall honor one's slavemaster.' When black folk began to read, they did not only realize that this commandment never existed, but that a core biblical story (Exodus) was about the liberation of slaves. Things began to change... The "Island of Lost Souls" is basically about this dynamic. Any ideas on an eventual dvd release?

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text: The electrochemical conversion of CO2 to methane provides a means to store intermittent renewable electricity in the form of a carbon-neutral hydrocarbon fuel that benefits from an established global distribution network. The stability and selectivity of reported approaches reside below technoeconomic-related requirements. Membrane electrode assembly-based reactors offer a known path to stability; however, highly alkaline conditions on the cathode favour C-C coupling and multi-carbon products. In computational studies herein, we find that copper in a low coordination number favours methane even under highly alkaline conditions. Experimentally, we develop a carbon nanoparticle moderator strategy that confines a copper-complex catalyst when employed in a membrane electrode assembly. In-situ XAS measurements confirm that increased carbon nanoparticle loadings can reduce the metallic copper coordination number. At a copper coordination number of 4.2 we demonstrate a CO2-to-methane selectivity of 62%, a methane partial current density of 136 mA cm−2, and > 110 hours of stable operation.

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We investigated the Record of Ragnarok season 3 release date to inform you when the Netflix anime series about mankind against gods will return.
What is the release date for Ragnarok Season 3? We’re now two seasons into the great battle between gods and humans for humanity’s survival, and Record of Ragnarok remains one of the most action-packed shows on the market.
The Netflix anime Record of Ragnarok, based on the manga by Shinya Umemura, Takumi Fukui, and Ajichika, matches the most legendary people in history against champions of the Gods’ Council in a continually shifting version of Ragnarok. Superb anime villains are developed in some of the most stunning bouts seen in any animated series.
We investigated the Record of Ragnarok season 3 release date to ensure that you are aware of what is to come in the anime series. Forget the prayers and just white-knuckle this one.
Has Netflix renewed Record of Ragnarok for a third season?
We haven’t heard anything about Record of Ragnarok season 3, but that’s not because the anime hasn’t been renewed by Netflix. Rather, it’s because the sophomore season hasn’t ended yet!
Season 2’s first installment currently has ten episodes. HITC reports that Netflix will release the remaining five episodes later this year. The same information can be seen in the anime’s official trailer, which is included below.
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The official release date for Season 2 Part 2 has yet to be announced, but we anticipate that the new episodes will be available sometime in June 2023, as was the case when the first season debuted on Netflix. Yet, we’ll have to wait and see if our forecast comes true.
Now that you know there will be more Record of Ragnarok, be sure to go to Netflix and watch every episode so far. And, of course, keep checking back with us to see if season 3 is indeed on the way soon!
Record of Ragnarok Season 3 Release Date
There is no record of the Ragnarok season 3 release date as of March 2023. In fact, the show’s third season has yet to be renewed. We could be waiting for confirmation because the second season was announced two months after the first.
With luck, the turnaround time will be shorter because Netflix will have a better notion of overall sustainability, and the creators may have larger aspirations for what’s going on. Keep an eye on this space.
Record of Ragnarok Season 3 Plot
According to the manga source material, we have a pretty solid notion of where the Record of Ragnarok season 3 plot will head. The core tournament for humanity’s fate has been covered up to the current chapters and volumes, so expect further clashes between gods and human champions.
It’s anyone’s guesses what Season 3 will bring. Remember how the big surprise at the end of the first season was Jack the Ripper? We won’t speculate on who will come next, but we know it will be someone intriguing (for better and worse).
Record of Ragnarok Season 3 Cast
We may expect the Record of Ragnarok season 3 cast to be mostly the same as before. This includes Thor, Brunhilde, Zeus, and other anime characters.
The following are our predictions for the Record of Ragnarok season 3 cast:
- Anairis Quiñones as Göll
- Jalen K. Cassell as Thor
- Kaiji Tang as Lu Bu
- Chris Edgerly as Zeus
- Laura Post as Brunhilde
- Artemis Snow as Reginleif
- Ben Diskin as Shiva
- Bill Butts as Odin
- Ben Pronsky as Muninn
- Bumper Robinson as Poseidon
- Cory Yee as Hermes
- Kayleigh McKee as Randgrid
- Jonah Scott as Adam
- Kellen Goff as Heimdall
- Ryan Colt Levy as Loki
- Michael Chapman as Huginn
- Keone Young as Kojiro Sasaki
- Mela Lee as Hrist
- Tim Friedlander as Ares
- Reba Buhr as Aphrodite

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Railroad Gate Had Been Planned at Site of Fatal Louisville Crash
State funds had been set aside months ago for the installation of a gate at the Louisville railroad crossing where two local teens died, and two others were critically injured in a crash last weekend.
Currently, the railroad crossing at Buechel and Crawford avenues has flashing lights, but no gate.
A video of the accident shows the car driven by the teens attempting to cross the tracks as the warning lights flashed. A train collided with the vehicle.
About $260,000 in federal funds were allocated in December for the gate, according to Chuck Wolfe, spokesman for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Wolfe didn't know when the gate would be installed. That task falls to rail company Norfolk Southern, which has yet to submit a final plan and cost estimate for the gate, Wolfe said.
Norfolk Southern spokesman Dave Pidgeon acknowledged the company has the responsibility to "install, maintain and operate those warning devices."
It's a process that varies in the length of time it takes to complete.
Pidgeon declined to comment on where the railroad company stands on submitting a finalized plan and cost estimate to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
The installation plan must be submitted and approved within a year, or the funding gets pulled, according to Wolfe.
In the last 40 years, officials have tallied six incidents at the Buechel and Crawford avenue crossing, Wolfe said. One injury was reported prior to Friday's fatal accident.
There are about 200 grade level railroad crossings in Jefferson County, said Andrea Clifford, spokeswoman for Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's 5th District, which includes Jefferson County.
Of those, 93 have crossing gates installed to block traffic when trains approach.
Wolfe said the Federal Railroad Administration provides guidance to state officials for installing safety measures at rail crossings.
"There's not a specific vehicle volume, there's not a specific train volume, there are not specific crossing characteristics, but those are factors that get entered into the formula," he said.
Other factors include existing warning devices, approximate speeds of both trains and vehicles, physical characteristics of crossing and the history of accidents at the specific crossing, Wolfe said.
He said if a crossing has a low traffic volume and a historically low number of reported accidents "there wouldn't be a crying need for gates."
Wolfe said the transportation doesn't have a preference regarding installing gates or not.
"The funding is not unlimited," he said. "You want the money to go where it's most needed."


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We are very proud to announce that Saint Kotar: "The Void" update is now live! This massive update contains lots of new cutscenes, completely new endings, new animations, new achievements to unlock and overall many fixes and tweaks! This is a huge update, the biggest we've pushed for Saint Kotar until now.
For people who already finished the game, I urge you to take another look as the game has changed a lot both gameplay and experience wise with this! It will also be the last base game content update, until we launch the DLC, which we'll talk about soon.
Take a look at the details of the update:
- Added 2 additional endings (making for a total of 4 endings) and tweaked and improved the narrative on the 2 original endings
- There is now a summary at the end of one ending that has dialog and images that change according to your decision as a player throughout the game, showing you which choices you made during the game influenced the outcome
- Added 15 new video cutscenes that replaced most of the 'black screens' that were in the game previously
- Done tons of tweaks and bugs fixes, done in virtually every location in the game
- Added Additional animations and sounds
- 3 new Achievements to unlock
- Done many gameplay design tweaks (example: the long conversations at the beginning of the game can be now shortened, if you choose to do so, without losing the flow of what’s going on in the story)
- At the end of the game, after coming back from the island-asylum, you can now freely walk through the town and, thus, explore and solve tasks. This wasn't possible before this patch, you couldn't go from the square into the direction of the police station, which prevented you to solve some tasks if you didn't solve them before going to the island.
Have fun with The Void!


ANN TEMKIN: La DS is actually a Citroën DS, which is a classic French car from the middle of the 20th century and, what Orozco did was emphasize the notions of speed and beauty, in the DS, by actually taking an actual car and eliminating the central
third of it, surgically, so that if you look at it now, you realize the steering wheel is right in dead center, and it’s only big enough to fit one body, presumably his.
GABRIEL OROZCO: It was done by me and an assistant over a period of a month, in a garage, and was a very intense and a very rich experience of understanding and interacting with this very complex machine.
Most of my work, there is always this connection with the body, or representation of the body, but not a kind of figurative way, but the body as a machine.
ANN TEMKIN: The notion that we have from 20th century streamlined form is that the skinnier and sleeker something is, the speedier it is. So, in effect, what [Gabriel] has done by of course turning this into a car that actually won’t move at all, because the
engine, is rendered useless, he turns it into an image of something that’s even speedier, and sleeker than the DS car itself. Kind of making a Barbie doll version of a Citroën, you could say, where the exaggeration of the supposedly attractive features is so hyperbolic that is almost reaches a kind of funny level.


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As a local, one of my favorite places to visit on a Friday night or during the weekend in the beautifully chaotic city that is Bogotá is the neighborhood of Chapinero.
Located at the north of the city, Chapinero got its name back in 1885 from local artisans who crafted cork-soled, goatskin platform shoes called chapines (chopines). Since then, this neighborhood has evolved with its people and become one of the trendiest spots in Bogotá.
One of the main characteristics of Chapinero is its architecture, quite atypical of the rest of the city; one could say it has more of an English style.
Last weekend, I decided to do some touring around Chapinero. Here are the places I visited.
Finding this place is very easy. In a sea of red-brick houses, a pink house on the corner of the street stands out from the rest.
With also a pink interior, this pastry shop offers some of the prettiest desserts I have ever seen. I couldn't choose just one, so I tried 4 different desserts, but I must say my favorites were the Mille-feuille and Lulo green. Lulo is an acidic fruit local to Colombia and some other places in South America.
The Pastry shop is beautifully decorated and is the perfect place to take some pictures to spice up your Instagram feed.
This time I decided to go for some dessert and coffee but in their menu, you may also find savory options, and some cocktails as well.
Only a four-minute walk away from Rose, we find our next stop, an Italian restaurant called Il Mercatino.
This place is not only a restaurant but also a market. Here you may find a variety of cheese, handmade pasta, wine, among other things.
The first time I came into this restaurant, I was with my family, and it was pouring down in Bogotá. The staff welcomed us, lit on the fireplace, and sat us at a table nearby the fireplace. The ambiance, along with the amazing food made the evening an unforgettable experience.
The place is also well decorated, from the patio to the restroom (my favorite pictures have been taken there!).
Did you know Chocolate comes from the American continent? Some say it comes from Mexico, others say it comes from The Amazon (Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Surinam, Guyana, and Bolivia).
Right in front of Il Merecatino is located a shop dedicated to Colombian Chocolate, Chuculat. This store works directly with small cacao producers from different regions of Colombia, to produce and share Premium chocolates from Colombia with the world. During my visit there, I learned about the origin of chocolate, the difference between cacao and cocoa, and tried an amazing dark chocolate bar with dried pineapple and dried goldenberries! I even bought a package of Chocolate chai -which I did not know existed but is very delicious!-
Did you know 95% of Colombia's cacao exports are considered “Fine Flavor” by the International Cacao Organization? If you want to learn more about chocolate and taste it in different presentations, this is a place you should visit!
After all of that, I visited some antique shops you can find in the area, I didn't buy anything, but I did have a good time.
When I was done with my little antique shops trip, I called my friends and invited them to come over and have some drinks in one of the many pubs in the area. This is how I got to Hanna Hops.
Hanna Hops is a chill place where you can eat and drink some polas -the Colombian word for beers-. Within the beer options is their own beer - de la casa-, which was quite tasty. To have along with the beer we also ordered some chicken chunks and mini empanadas.
Although I found the seats to be uncomfortable and the table a bit too small -we barely had any space to place our jar of beer, empanadas, and chicken chunks- the place has cool spots for pictures and the ambiance is nice for a chill night out with friends.
I had a day full of delicious food, a view full of beautiful houses, and a great time with my friends. One would think that for a day in which I knew I would be walking a lot, I would wear sneakers, but heels looked so much better with the outfit. Although I was exhausted after such a long day walking, not once had I had to sit down and rest because my feet were in pain. Thank goodness for the KADA:KUDU’s Perfect pump, they do feel like sneakers.

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank has delivered an impressive performance in Q1, witnessing ninety seven percent Year-on-Year jump in net profit, nearly doubling its profit-after-tax (PAT) to Rs 326.45 Cr for the first quarter of FY 2023-24 compared to Rs 165.97 Cr reported in the same period last financial year.
The Bank unveiled its Q1 results today, following approval by the Board of Directors during a meeting at the Bank’s Corporate Headquarters.
Highlights of the Bank’s performance include a 24 percent YoY rise in Net Interest Income (NII) to Rs 1283.30 Cr in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The Net Interest Margin (NIM) also improved to 3.98 percent, up from 3.46 percent in Q1 of FY 2023 and 3.94 percent in the previous quarter of FY 2023.
The core operating profit of the Bank saw a significant spike of 38 percent YoY, reaching Rs 528.05 Cr from Rs 381.45 Cr. Additionally, the Bank’s operating income rose by 22 percent YoY and 7 percent QoQ, resulting in a reduced Cost to Income Ratio of 65.07 percent for the quarter, compared to 69.17 percent in Q1 of the last fiscal year. The Bank’s Return on Assets (RoA) for the June quarter stood at 0.94 percent.
Commenting on the results, MD & CEO Baldev Prakash “With an almost doubled Year-on-Year PAT, our Q1 performance gives us a very encouraging start to meet our annual guidance.Reflecting the gradual but marked improvement in our operations, our core operating profit has jumped 38 percent YoY while witnessing 17 percent rise on QoQ basis.With NIM at almost 4 percent along with 24 percent YoY increase in Net Interest Income, I see promising top-line growth unfolding in coming quarters.”
Baldev Prakash also emphasised the Bank’s continued efforts to strengthen and stabilize operational parameters, ensuring continuous and sustainable growth in the future.
In terms of asset quality, the Bank’s gross non-performing assets (GNPA) decreased to 5.77 percent YoY from 9.09 percent recorded in the previous year. The net NPA for Q1 also improved to 1.39 percent, compared to 3.02 percent in Q1 of the last financial year. The NPA Coverage Ratio for Q1 improved to 87.55 percent, reflecting a positive trend in asset quality.
Regarding asset quality, Baldev Prakash expressed satisfaction with the encouraging trend and affirmed the Bank’s commitment to achieving the asset-quality guidance of containing GNPA figures between 4 percent and 4.5 percent by the end of the current fiscal year.
On business growth, Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s advances grew by over 17 percent YoY, amounting to Rs 84475.63 Cr in Q1, compared to Rs 71926.56 Cr in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Deposits also increased by 8 percent to Rs 121297.49 Cr, compared to Rs 112145.18 Cr in the previous year.
While advances and deposits’ growth in the UT of J&K were at 11 percent and 8 percent respectively, in the rest of India, deposits increased by 11 percent and advances grew by 26 percent. The Bank’s CASA Ratio remained well above 53 percent during the quarter.
Addressing the business numbers, Baldev Prakash expressed satisfaction with the healthy growth in advances and outlined strategies to maintain the growth momentum. Despite a slight de-growth on the liability side on a QoQ basis, the Bank initiated aggressive deposit campaigns, targeting mobilization of CASA through digital on boarding of new-to-business customers.
The Bank’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) stood at 14.83 percent as of the current reporting period, compared to 13.02 percent in the previous year. Baldev Prakash shared plans to achieve a CRAR of about 16 percent by the end of the fiscal year, with potential internal accruals and the possibility of raising capital from the market if required. The Bank already has an enabling board approval for raising capital toward the end of the current fiscal year (Q3/Q4).

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One Pound Remnant Collection of “Megs Only”
1 lb. “Megs Only” curated collection of identifiable but chipped Megalodon Teeth. There are somewhere between 5-10 fossils per pound. The remnant tooth collection includes ranges of 1″ to up to 5″ long from larger teeth. This is a popular educational and gift choice. Fossil identification card included. You may also be interested in adding the book by Mark Rentz, featuring Megateeth diver Bill Eberlein and other fossil hunters in Megalodon: Hunting the Hunter available under the “Other Items” tab. Includes US priority shipping.

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Love music from the 1980s? Come to The Newton Theatre at 8 p.m. on Feb. 7 to hear the sounds of two of rock's greatest arena bands of the 1980s – Foreigner & Journey. Experience the rock ballads Faithfully & Open Arms, along with rock classics Cold As Ice, Urgent, Hot Blooded, Feels Like The First Time, Jukebox Hero, Separate Ways, Don’t Stop Believin’, Anyway You Want It ... and more.
All are performed as the originals were, in their original key and pitch.The music and energy of two legendary stadium rock bands comes together in one electrifying show.
Foreigners Journey performs at The Newton Theatre at 8 p.m. on Friday Feb. 7, 2020.
Tickets can be purchased at The Newton Theatre box office at 219 Spring Street in Newton, NJ or online at www.skypac.org or by calling 973-940-NEWT.


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Articles by Eric Salvat in JoVE
The Sciatic Nerve Cuffing Model of Neuropathic Pain in Mice Ipek Yalcin1, Salim Megat1,2, Florent Barthas1,2, Elisabeth Waltisperger1, Mélanie Kremer1,2, Eric Salvat1,2,3, Michel Barrot1 1Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives UPR3212, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 2Université de Strasbourg, 3Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg Neuropathic pain is a consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system. The “cuff model” of neuropathic pain in mice consists of the implantation of a polyethylene cuff around the main branch of the sciatic nerve. Mechanical allodynia is tested using von Frey filaments.
Other articles by Eric Salvat on PubMed
The Antiallodynic Action of Nortriptyline and Terbutaline is Mediated by β(2) Adrenoceptors and δ Opioid Receptors in the Ob/ob Model of Diabetic Polyneuropathy Brain Research. Feb, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24361988 Peripheral polyneuropathy is a frequent complication of diabetes. One of its consequences is neuropathic pain which is often chronic and difficult to treat. This pain management classically involves anticonvulsant drugs or tricyclic antidepressant drugs (TCA). We have previously shown that β2 adrenoceptors and δ opioid receptors are critical for TCA action in a traumatic model of neuropathic pain. In the present work, we used the obese leptin deficient mice (ob/ob) which are a genetic model of type 2 diabetes in order to study the treatment of diabetic polyneuropathy. ob/ob mice with hyperglycemia develop tactile bilateral allodynia. We investigated the action of the TCA nortriptyline and the β2 adrenoceptor agonist terbutaline on this neuropathic allodynia. The consequences of acute and chronic treatments were tested, and mechanical allodynia was assessed by using von Frey hairs. Chronic but not acute treatment with nortriptyline alleviates allodynia caused by the diabetic neuropathy. This effect depends on β2 adrenoceptors but not on α2 adrenoceptors, as shown by the blockade with repeated co-administration of the β2 adrenoceptor antagonist ICI118551 but not with repeated co-administration of the α2 adrenoceptor antagonist yohimbine. Direct stimulation of β2 adrenoceptors appears sufficient to relieve allodynia, as shown with chronic terbutaline treatment. δ but not mu opioid receptors seem important to these action since acute naltrindole, but not acute naloxonazine, reverses the effect of chronic nortriptyline or terbutaline treatment.

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Harassment: Supreme Court orders reinstatement of woman judge
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the reinstatement of a woman judge who had resigned after being transferred following her sexual harassment allegations against a then sitting judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The Supreme Court said the high court administrative wing’s handling of the matter and the transfer of the additional district and sessions judge had been “arbitrary”, “mala fide” and “irrational”.
There will be no break in her service and she will receive all benefits calculated from July 2014, when she quit, although the salary arrears will not be paid.
Justice B.R. Gavai, who authored the apex court judgment, said: “The resignation letter… appears to be on account of exasperation and frustration actuated by a thought that injustice was being meted out to her by the very institution of judiciary.”
The bench, which also had Justice L. Nageswara Rao, rejected the plea by the Madhya Pradesh High Court (administration) that the transfer of the woman judge on July 8, 2014, was on account of administrative exigencies. The bench noted that the material placed on record clearly showed that the then additional district and sessions judge in Gwalior had been transferred because of her complaint of sexual harassment.
“It is a different aspect that the JIC (judges’ inquiry committee) had come to a specific finding of fact that the evidence on record clearly shows that Justice ‘A’ (the then high court judge accused of sexual harassment) had a role to play in the transfer of the petitioner and the rejection of her two representations,” Justice Gavai wrote in the 78-page judgment.
“We are, therefore, of the considered view that the transfer order dated 8th July 2014, would squarely be covered by ‘malice in law’ inasmuch as it was passed without taking into consideration the guidelines provided in the transfer policy but on the basis of unverified allegations made in the complaint made by the then D & SJ, Gwalior.”
The woman judge had alleged sexual harassment by the then sitting high court judge and said that when she resisted his sexual overtures, she was transferred from Gwalior, a Category A city, to Sidhi, a Category C city.
The JIC, set up at the instance of Parliament and having as members a sitting judge of the Supreme Court, the then Karnataka High Court chief justice and a senior advocate of the apex court, had on December 15, 2017, exonerated the then sitting judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court of the sexual harassment allegations. But the JIC did record a finding that the transfer of the woman judge was abrupt, irregular and arbitrary.
However, Madhya Pradesh High Court on the administrative side refused to direct her reinstatement, which she had sought. Following this, the woman judge filed a petition in the apex court and was represented by senior advocate Indira Jaising.
Her two representations seeking reconsideration of the transfer and plea for alternative posting to any one of four cities — Sehore, Raisen, Dewas or Ujjain — so that her daughter could continue with her education unhindered were also rejected by the high court on the administrative side.
The woman judge’s plea that her sudden transfer to Sidhi, which is 540km from Gwalior, had made things extremely difficult for the family in the absence of her husband --- who was away on professional and personal duties -- had failed to convince the high court, the Supreme Court noted.
“An action which is arbitrary, irrational and unreasonable would be hit by Article 14 (right to equality) of the Constitution of India. We, therefore, find that the rejection of the representations of the petitioner dated 9th July 2014 and 11th July 2014 would also not stand the scrutiny of law,” the Supreme Court said.
“The petitioner was a judicial officer and a mother too. The judicial officer in her must have been battling with the mother in her. On one hand, was her career as a judicial officer; on the other hand, was the possibility of her daughter’s educational prospects and career coming into jeopardy if she shifted to the place of posting at Sidhi. A possibility of her mind engrossed with a feeling, that she was subjected to injustice by the very institution of judiciary cannot be ruled away,” the bench observed.
Justice Gavai asked: “What was she asking for? A retention at Gwalior for a period of eight months till her daughter completes her Class XII?”
The Supreme Court noted that the four alternative options requested by the woman judge were Category B cities where her daughter would have had better education facilities and where judicial vacancies existed.
“Denial of her legitimate expectation could have led to desperation, exasperation and frustration. The frustration of the petitioner is evident from the language used by her in her resignation letter. She stated that as she had been transferred to Sidhi in the midacademic session of her daughter’s Class XII, it had mostly affected the crucial stage of the career of her daughter,” Justice Gavai observed.
The bench said she was left with no other option but to resign.
“It appears that in a gruesome battle between a mother and a judicial officer, the judicial officer lost the battle to the mother. We find that the respondent No. 1 (Madhya Pradesh High Court registrar-general) has utterly failed to discharge its burden,” the bench said.
“We further find that the breakneck speed at which the events have taken place in the present matter, gives rise to a suspicion that there is something more than which meets the eye.”

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News Danish Report: Drawings Do Not Encourage Child Abuse
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The Copenhagen Post, a Danish newspaper published in English, reported on Monday that a study on the effects of drawn images and animations of children being sexually abused came to the conclusion that those who view such drawings do not necessarily go on to actually abuse children themselves. The study was ordered after a justice minister in Denmark demanded a ban on such images, and after the country's social affairs minister had also previously stated that such drawings could lead to actual child abuse.
However, the commissioned report did not support such claims, instead concluding, “We have had to acknowledge that there is no evidence that the use of fictive images of sexual assaults on children alone can lead people to conduct sexual assaults on children.” The report was carried out by Sexologisk Klinik, a clinic in Denmark that treats sexual disorders. While pornographic drawings of children are currently illegal in Sweden and Norway, they are legal in Denmark.
Thanks to Aaron B. for the news tip.
this article has been modified since it was originally posted; see change history

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Pharmacists are not script monkeys, so they shouldn’t be paid in peanuts.
Pharmacists’ jobs have increased in responsibility and complexity in the past few years, yet low pay is dragging community pharmacy down. The minimum wages set out in the Pharmacy Industry Award no longer reflect the important role and value of community pharmacists.
The situation is so bad that pharmacists are now among the lowest paid health professionals in Australia.
Professional Pharmacists Australia is demanding a national 30% increase to pharmacists award wages. We’re standing up to the Guild, and standing up to the discount pharmacist owners who benefit from lower wages.
On December 16, we lodge our submission to the Fair Work Commission to increase award wages for community pharmacists, and we need 18,682 people to support our call. That’s 1 for every pharmacist in Australia.
Do you support a liveable and fair wage for pharmacists?


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HAND EMBROIDERED BUTTON
We make hand embroidered button which are of different specific size. These buttons are great for accessorizing dresses. We make different designs, color etc. Embroidery thread can be Silk, Metal thread, beads, Wool, Jute etc. The small accessory can give an exquisite look to garments.
For Sample designs Please log on to Gallery Section.

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Who is the best banjo player of all time?
Is Piano harder than flute?
The flute, at a beginner’s level, is much easier to learn and to play than the piano because the piano is one of the most challenging instruments to master. The musical range of the flute is far more limited than the piano, and the main elements of flute you will need to master are breath control and finger placement.
Is clarinet harder than flute?
So think about it in this way, the clarinet is kind of like an easier oboe. Which still makes it harder than a flute. Of course we’re talking about musical instruments here. And as such, a LOT of hard work must go into any instrument to play it well.
Is it difficult to play the flute?
Flute- It looks like an ordinary musical instrument, but actually, a flute is the most difficult instrument to play and be a master in it takes a lot of effort. For this instrument, you have to control your breath to create music.
Is the flute easy to learn to play?
The flute is one of the most popular instruments in the band. Flute isn’t hard to learn — like all the instruments, it just takes some practice. Many girls choose the flute, but boys can also play flute.
What is the hardest instrument to play in a school band?
Oboe – Hardest Instrument to Play in a Marching Band This is another complex woodwind instrument that has more to it than its simple look might tell.
What is the fastest instrument to learn?
These are the 10 Easiest Musical Instruments to Learn for Adults over 50
- The Recorder. The recorder is one of the easiest instruments to learn.
- The Lyre Harp. Harps come in many sizes and with various numbers of strings.
- Percussion Instruments.
- Drum Kit.
What instrument is hardest to play?
Can I play bluegrass on an open back banjo?
yes, you can play bluegrass on an openbacked banjo. Conversely, you can play clawhammer on a resonator banjo.


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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiates new program, putting a spotlight on LE
NEW YORK, NY, USA, September 13, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that the Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) will be among four organizations to receive funding under a new competitive grant program: "Expanding the National Approach to Chronic Disease Education and Awareness." This award empowers LE&RN to create a "National Campaign for Lymphedema Awareness." LE&RN’s grant award will span three years for a total of approximately $1 million.
LE&RN President and CEO William Repicci will serve as campaign Project Director while Dr. Stanley Rockson, of Stanford University School of Medicine and Founding Chair of LE&RN’s Scientific and Medical Advisory Council, will serve as Primary Investigator. The campaign will draw on the awareness-building expertise of Citizen Group, a San Francisco-based award-winning creative, marketing, and social impact agency, and will include LE&RN Spokesperson Kathy Bates and Celebrity Ambassadors Wendy Williams and Steve Guttenberg.
LE&RN began laying the groundwork for this achievement in late 2019, through a lobbying effort that called on Congress to fund Chronic Disease Awareness Grants for diseases that were not receiving designated funds for this purpose. LE&RN conducted meetings with dozens of legislators, pushing for this funding. This effort, conducted in coordination with dozens of non-profits, was successful and resulted in Congress, in 2020, establishing a new competitive grant program to expand and advance work with stakeholders on education, outreach, and public awareness activities for a variety of chronic diseases.
“This extraordinary success is a testament to lymphedema’s steady rise as a national priority,” said Mr. Repicci. “The award speaks to the success of activists who have been telling their stories and demanding action. Their voices are being heard.”
House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT) and Committee member Rep. Tom Cole (OK) championed this initiative in Congress. LE&RN will partner with the American Venous Society (AVS), the American Venous & Lymphatic Society (AVLS), and the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) in disseminating materials over the course of the grant. The campaign is designed to reach health care professionals as well as the general public.
Founded in 1998, the Lymphatic Education & Research Network is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to fight lymphatic disease and lymphedema through education, research, and advocacy. LE&RN provides valuable educational resources for the millions of people who suffer from lymphedema and lymphatic disease. LE&RN fosters and supports research that can deepen the medical community's understanding of the lymphatic system. For more information about lymphatic diseases or the Lymphatic Education & Research Network, please visit www.LymphaticNetwork.org or call (516) 625-9675.

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It may take a lifetime to completely explore Australia since it’s a huge, bold, and wonderful country. And we are sure that many of you who are reading this would prefer to flock to familiar destinations you know and heard before such as the Gold Coast, Byron Bay, Great Barrier Reef, and the Sydney Opera House.
The island country has become a tourist magnet from people all over the world over the last few years. These tourism epicentres surely deserve their fame, but this enormous land down under has a lot more to offer than you think.
You might want to skip first some of Australia’s most popular destinations and take a look at this list of remote and underrated places that you might want to consider visiting if you’re looking for something more authentic, raw, and rare.
DERWENT VALLEY, TASMANIA
This peaceful and fertile valley offers a fascinating history that goes back to bushranger times. You can also find there one of the Apple Isle’s finest eateries, the Agrarian Kitchen, and easy to challenging treks in Mount Field National Park. Derwent also gives access to the splendid Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park and the South-West Wilderness.
Just a quick drive from north of Hobart and it will take you to a rustic valley with rolling hills, enormous forests, Tasmania’s oldest national park, and rivers are overflowing with big fresh fishes. Plus you can also find here picturesque oast houses, stone houses, and whiskey distilleries!
KANGAROO ISLAND, SOUTH
This island is one of the most underrated places in Australia and is the third largest island that was named after their most popular native animal. But Kangaroo Island offers much more than a large group of mammals.
You can find this island in the northwest of Adelaide which comprises two-thirds of its surface with national parks. We suggest that you visit the Flinders Chase National Park if you’re looking for stunning hike and views as well as penguin colonies.
Aside from the Island’s white sand beaches, it’s also home to the Seal Bay Conservation Park. And if you want to surf, Cape Woolamai is a great surfing hotspot.
KALBARRI NATIONAL PARK, WESTERN
This place is surely one of the best-underrated places that will give you such magnificent canyons and extreme seaside hikes. If you’re a great hiker and you don’t mind rough conditions, then Kalbarri should be on your list and you shouldn’t miss it on your next trip down under.
If you prefer a more laid back and relaxing getaway, then you should visit Broome. It’s a small peaceful town in Western Australia with beautiful beaches and summer weather all year long. You should not miss out the Staircase to the Moon as it’s one of the major things to do, particularly for sunset hunters.
Never heard of it? Staircase to the Moon is a natural phenomenon that takes place when a full moon rises over the exposed tidal flats of Roebuck Bay. It happens 2-3 days a month between March and October.
This blissful town is the ideal place if you’re doing a stopover before heading back into the Outback.
KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK, WESTERN
This is one of the most secluded national parks located in the Western Australia Pilbara region, about 1,000 km from Perth and just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. If you’re looking for a realistic definition of the word “remoteness” then this destination should be on your list.
Karijini is the perfect secluded spot if you’re a nature lover who attempts to dive deep into the unoccupied greatness of the Australian Outback. This park is decked out with only several basic campgrounds and home to mostly unharmed natural beauty in the form of slot canyons, waterfalls, and water holes. This vast wilderness is considered to be one of the wildest and most underrated places to visit in Australia.
Author Bio: Ivandrea Ollero is a writer for Holiday Inn Parramatta Hotel, one of Australia’s luxury hotels providing accommodation in Parramatta and great historical Sydney experience for tourists. She is also a content crafter who researches and writes custom content about travel, fashion, finance, business, home improvements, health, and beauty in order to provide helpful information and tips for her readers. Ivandrea graduated from St. Scholastica’s College, Manila, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2016.


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I had a post ready to go this morning when a friend suggested that I continue on the subject of morality. I decided that was a good idea. When you’re rolling, why not keep rolling? First of all, some semantics. Right and wrong, and good and bad are words that denote concepts. The concept of right and wrong is nothing more than something that the majority of people agree on. Our laws are made on the idea that most people agree on what is right and wrong. That doesn’t mean however, that there is an absolute right or wrong. People often disagree on what is right or wrong. How then do we know what morality means? If you think that being rude to someone because they deserve it is being a moral person, then that’s your idea of morality. Are you right or wrong in thinking that way? The majority of people would probably say you’re wrong, that no one deserves your rudeness. Are they right or wrong? Right and wrong are often determined by the consequences of your actions. If the consequences are disagreeable, you were probably wrong. So for my purposes here, I’m going to go with the majority.
Quality is a concept that compares one thing to another. “I have a high quality TV,” usually mean a very good, expensive TV. Quality is most often used to describe things as opposed to actions, speech, or thoughts. Applying quality to ourselves relates to morality. Two books that come to mind on the subject of quality relating to people are, “Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” by Robert M Pirsig and “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. Each of these books talks about the quality of our speech, actions, and thoughts. Pirsig’s book goes into the area of metaphysics, and Ruiz’s takes a more practical approach. Both however say that we should apply quality to everything we think, do, or say.
The term “Best Life” has been thrown around a lot these days. Mostly in today’s meaning it’s applied to superficial things like lifestyle, grooming, physical appearance, material desires, etc. Self help books take up miles of shelf space in brick and mortar bookstores and the titles online are endless. But do they delve into morality? Do they explain why the quality of your speech, actions and thoughts make more difference than just about anything else?
The Dalai Lama has said, “If you cannot help someone, at least do no harm.” This hits to the core of what it means to be a moral human being. Not harming others. And by others we can include the earth, environment, animals, etc. Do no harm. It’s a simple idea, but one that’s hard to follow. It takes being self aware, of being awake in the moment. It takes being conscious of the things we think, do, and say. Most of us are so caught up in the motions of day to day living, taking care of our children, putting food on the table, going to work, that we don’t have much time to examine our motives or thoughts. But it’s important that we do. To be a moral person, to apply the concept of quality to our daily lives, we need to be conscious of it. We can’t just float through our days on automatic and expect that everything will work out. If we want to moral people, we have to make that happen.
Examining our lives to see if they follow the moral code we decide we want means taking a deeper look at who we really are. This can be troublesome. Sometimes we find that we don’t like certain aspects of ourselves. I know that I have shortcomings. And if I really want to improve my morality, my quality, I need to work on those things. When we look in the mirror we want to see the kind of person that other people like. The kind of person that others will want to be around. And not superficially, but a good and decent person that others will genuinely enjoy. This is not to say that we should become better people for the benefit of others. Although they will benefit from us being a morally decent person, we must do this for ourselves.
There are many people in the world that most of us would agree are immoral people. Greed is the culprit for most of it today. The desire for more money, or power or whatever cause people to do things most of us agree are wrong. Things that hurt others. When we act on our selfish desires most of the time it turns out bad for other people. And it turns out bad for ourselves as well because nothing in life is permanent. When we lust after money, we just want more. Power, or the control of others goes to are heads. It’s like a drug. Controlling others for our own benefit is a high that’s hard to come down from. In these cases morality goes out the window. Morality should not be something we take lightly or for convenience. It should be important enough for us to make it a priority. It can change the world.

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I have done my first digi layout with some freebie kits and some kits I brought online. I so loved one of Janine kits from DigiRosa that I just had to buy it. The layout I did was from this sketch…
This sketch we have used for the Girls night in monthly sketch challenge over at Stampin’ Scrap and I used this sketch to do my digi layout.
So here it is…..
LOVE – endless love
I love how it turned out and loved playing around in colour for a change. I do my sketches in photoshop but nice to do a real layout…LOL!!!
Credits: Janine Worthington – DigiRosa, Michele Stone Designz, Sweet Blossom Designs by Sara and Alangpag – 2 peas.
Right, off to bed. Have a great weekend!


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Ombre, blending, colour fade.
In this Module, you will learn 4 different Ombre or colour fade applications, trust me, each one will give you a different look, but there will be just one which will be your go to.
- Gel Polish
- Acrylic paint
- Using a Paintbrush
The Marvels of Marbling
There are many different ways to create a marble effect and of course many different looks you can achieve. In this module, I show you them all.
- Acrylic paint on gel
- Acrylic Paint & water
- Traditional Gel Polish
- The Cling film method
- Aquarella marbling
- Pigment & Monomer
Fine tune those fine lines
There is a simple trick when it comes to creating a fine line, and it is not the brush.. this module will reveal all, here are some of the looks we will cover.
- Hearts, Bows & Balloons
- Swirls and leaves
- Abstract flowers
- What brush you should use for what job
- How to handle a brush & clean it.
Go all dotty about it!
There is a lot more to dots that you can imagine, but believe it or not it takes a little skill and some patience.
- Dot Ombre
- Dot overlay
- Dot patterns
- Dot flowers
- Dots abstract
- How to accent effectively with dots.
- Dots with gel
Without good marketing know how, you will never be able to sell your nail art. In this modules we look at all the ways to get your nail art known, plus some other stuff you might not have thought to do.
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Flowers are the one thing I get asked about over and over, and it seems, they are not everyone’s cup of tea.
- Lavender Fields
- Daisy Chain, over 3 nails
- The Accent nail and upsell.
- Three rose designs
- Daisy in Detail.
- Working with light and shadow
- How to place your flower so it is not floating.
Nail Art Pen
Get Zen with the nail art pen, we will be looking at scratch outs, graffiti & zentangle.
- Pigment and rope
- Scratch out
- Queen bee graffiti
- 4 different Zentangle designs
- Flowers with the nail art pen
- why the nail art pen
- what do do when you open the nail art pen.
Stamping with Success
A look at stamping and just what more you can do with a stamping plate.
This module includes the stamping basics, trooubleshooting, how to create a sticker with your stamper, stamping over pigment and createing an ombre effect with your design.
Foils, Material, stencils and tape.
I have had such fun with this module, we have used all types of foil application from glue to foil gel, I have included striping tape, stencils (my new favourite application.) You will also learn how to encapsulate material too.
This has alot of different designs, and applications, and packed with inspiration too.
Glitter & gems
I have included these application methods, because they are the ones I get asked about the most. This final module answers all questions and includes an alternative “mke your own embelishment lesson too.
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~The first recipe I tried was the chocolate chip blondies. I was pleasantly surprised that it was pretty good. The next recipe I tried was for chocolate chip cookies. They tasted just like the blondies. As did the vanilla cake....
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- What is considered below the poverty line?
- How much money should a single person make a year?
- What percentage of Americans make over 100k?
- What are the Obamacare income limits for 2020 for a family of 2?
- Can I get Obamacare if I have no income?
- How much do I have to make to sponsor my wife?
- Is federal poverty level based on gross income?
- What is considered upper class 2020?
- How is federal poverty level determined?
- What is the minimum income to sponsor an immigrant 2020?
- What is less than 300 of the federal poverty level?
- What is 200 of the federal poverty level for 2020?
- What is 125% federal poverty level?
- What is 135% of the federal poverty level 2020?
- What is considered poor in America?
- What happens if I underestimate my income for Obamacare 2020?
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- What does it mean to be 100 below the federal poverty level?
- What is 400 percent of the federal poverty level?
What is considered below the poverty line?
The threshold in the United States are updated and used for statistical purposes.
In 2020, in the United States, the poverty threshold for a single person under 65 was an annual income of US$12,760; the threshold for a family group of four, including two children, was US$26,200..
How much money should a single person make a year?
Depending on where you live in the United States, the amount you need to make to get by can vary by a lot. While a single person can manage on just over $23,000 a year in Indiana, for example, it takes at least $30,000 a year to make ends meet in California, and even more in New York.
What percentage of Americans make over 100k?
1,000,000 market and customer data sets….Percentage distribution of household income in the U.S. in 2019.Annual household income in U.S. dollarsPercentage of U.S. households75,000 to 99,99912.3%100,000 to 149,99915.5%150,000 to 199,9998.3%200,000 and over10.3%5 more rows•Jan 20, 2021
What are the Obamacare income limits for 2020 for a family of 2?
How Obamacare subsidies workHousehold sizePoverty level400 percent of poverty level1$12,760$51,0402$17,240$68,9603$21,720$86,8804$26,200$104,8004 more rows•Nov 23, 2020
Can I get Obamacare if I have no income?
If you’re unemployed you may be able to get an affordable health insurance plan through the Marketplace, with savings based on your income and household size. You may also qualify for free or low-cost coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
How much do I have to make to sponsor my wife?
The most common minimum annual income required to sponsor a spouse or family member for a green card is $21,775. This assumes that the sponsor — the U.S. citizen or current green card holder — is not in active military duty and is sponsoring only one relative.
Is federal poverty level based on gross income?
The federal poverty guidelines, also known as the federal poverty level (FPL), are used to measure a household’s poverty status depending on your income. But not just the income you take home—your FPL is based on your modified adjusted gross income.
What is considered upper class 2020?
Pew defines the upper class as adults whose annual household income is more than double the national median. That’s after incomes have been adjusted for household size, since smaller households require less money to support the same lifestyle as larger ones. … For lower-income households, it was $25,624.
How is federal poverty level determined?
The Census Bureau determines poverty status by using an official poverty measure (OPM) that compares pre-tax cash income against a threshold that is set at three times the cost of a minimum food diet in 1963 and adjusted for family size. … There were 40.6 million people in poverty.
What is the minimum income to sponsor an immigrant 2020?
For example, in 2020, a sponsor in the U.S. mainland would need to have income (or assets) of at least $32,750 to cover a petitioner who lives alone and is sponsoring one immigrant and two children (that is, a total of four people).
What is less than 300 of the federal poverty level?
Percentages Over 2021 Poverty GuidelinesFamily Size100%300%1$12,880$38,6402$17,420$52,2603$21,960$65,8804$26,500$79,50013 more rows
What is 200 of the federal poverty level for 2020?
48 Contiguous States and D.C.Persons in Household48 Contiguous States and D.C. Poverty Guidelines (Annual)100%200%1$12,760$25,5202$17,240$34,4803$21,720$43,4406 more rows•Aug 23, 2020
What is 125% federal poverty level?
Sponsor’s Household Size100% of HHS Poverty Guidelines*125% of HHS Poverty Guidelines*2$17,420$21,7753$21,960$27,4504$26,500$33,1255$31,040$38,8005 more rows•Apr 1, 2021
What is 135% of the federal poverty level 2020?
2020 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Guideline Tables48 States and the District of Columbia 2020 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Guideline TableFamily Size100%135%1$12,760$17,2262$17,240$23,2743$21,720$29,3229 more rows•Feb 5, 2020
What is considered poor in America?
Step 1: Determine the family’s poverty threshold for that year. The family’s 2019 poverty threshold (below) is $31,275.
What happens if I underestimate my income for Obamacare 2020?
The IRS will go easy on you if you underestimate your annual income for 2020 and receive higher premium assistance payments than were are entitled to. … In addition, to get the tax credits before 2021 (and after 2022), your household income had to be less than 400% of the federal poverty level.
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Average monthly premiums for 2020StateAverage premiumChange from 2019California$569-$13Colorado$478-$232Connecticut$684+$59Delaware$668-$17445 more rows•Jul 1, 2020
What is the minimum income to qualify for the Affordable Care Act 2020?
In general, you may be eligible for tax credits to lower your premium if you are single and your annual 2020 income is between $12,490 to $49,960 or if your household income is between $21,330 to $85,320 for a family of three (the lower income limits are higher in states that expanded Medicaid).
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If you (or your family) make under 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (you are below “the poverty line”), and your state didn’t expand Medicaid, you may fall in the Medicaid Gap and have limited coverage options. … Cost assistance for the Affordable Care Act is based on household income (family income).
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48 Contiguous States# of Persons in Household2021 Federal Poverty Level for the 48 Contiguous States (Annual Income)100%400%1$12,880$51,5202$17,420$69,6803$21,960$87,8406 more rows•Jan 26, 2021

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