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The Best Power Banks and Portable Power Stations
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For better or worse, we are surrounded by electronics. Even when I'm tucked in the deepest corner of the woods on a backpacking trip, I like to make sure my phone, camera, and watch are charged. I have been a camper all my life, and for years I resisted portable power banks because I thought they were too expensive and too burdensome. In addition, most off-grid power used to be gas-powered (i.e. loud and polluting). But when I got my first portable power bank a few years ago—a Jackery Explorer 500—it totally changed the game for me.
Now a reliable, high-quality power bank or portable power station is one of my most recommended pieces of gear for anyone who likes to get outside. Even better, many units function well for home backup use in case of a power outage.
What You Need to Know About Power Banks and Portable Power Stations
With so many options and sizes on the market, there can be a steep learning curve when it comes to portable power. It's best to cover some basics before diving into the best choices for every type of adventure.
The portable power banks and stations included in this article use lithium-ion batteries of varying sizes to supply juice. In essence, these units are all just batteries, but they utilize a battery management system (BMS)—much like the ones found in electric cars—and an inverter to send electricity to outlets, from which you can charge or run other electronics.
The inverter changes the direct current (DC) power of the battery to the alternating current (AC) power our devices utilize. The best, safest inverters deliver pure sine wave power (essentially, high-quality electricity that's similar to what you'd get from an outlet at home).
Power Banks vs. Power Stations
While some brands may use the terms "power bank" and "power station" interchangeably, most differentiate the two based on size, output, and capacity. Basically, portable power banks are smaller and often measure their output in milliamp hours (mAh), whereas portable power stations are larger and measure their increased output in watt-hours (Wh) or even kilowatt-hours (kWh).
These stats will help you compare different models. A measurement of watt-hours tells you how much power output (in watts) the unit is rated to supply for one hour.
What About Solar?
One of the key advantages of many power stations and power banks is you can recharge their batteries via solar power. While solar panels don't come cheap, most of the big brands in portable power sell coordinating panels you can use to charge up your power station.
Solar can be super useful for both off-grid and home backup applications, as it gives you a higher level of independence when keeping everything powered up (you don't have to rely on the power grid to juice up your power bank). I have a panel for my Jackery Explorer 500, and it works surprisingly well—but keep in mind I live in Arizona, which has abundant sunshine.
How Much Capacity Do I Need?
The capacity and output you need out of your portable power station or bank depends entirely on what devices you need to power up. Luckily, most companies give a good rundown of what devices can be powered, and for how long, on their product pages.
It's common practice to coordinate the capacity and peak output in a relatively linear fashion: as amp or watt output goes up, amp or watt capacity goes up. In other words, a high-usage device like a microwave will spike the power station's watt output, so your unit will need to have a high watt output rating (north of the 1000-watt range). That output often coordinates with the battery's capacity, so many units with a 1000-watt peak output will be rated for around 1000Wh (in theory, they should be able to steadily deliver 1000 watts for an hour). Many new power stations even offer surge peak output, so the max output can go over what they're rated for (this helps when hooking up multiple devices or devices that draw a lot of power).
For home backup applications, I'd recommend 1000-watt (and 1000Wh) units as a low end: That will do for short outages and keeping a few things powered. That's also right around where I think even the most electronic-laden car campers and RV campers will top out at. The exception would be if you plan to charge your camper's batteries with your power station. For most weekend trips—and for greater portability—I recommend power banks of around 300 watts or less. No matter what your needs are, one of the power banks and portable power stations below should work for you.
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"I did my bit" – Veteran served as pilot with Army Air Corps during World War II
Apr 3, 2018 Jeremy Amick, Guest Author
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families of America.
All too often, veterans of WWII describe their service in a manner that moderates the importance of the contributions they have made, dismissing any notion of heroism or stellar performance. Though he admits that he is proud of his service as a pilot during the war, Jefferson City, Mo., veteran Charlie Palmer chose to summarize his own military experience with the simple, straightforward assertion, "I did my bit, what I was trained to do."
Born in Plainfield, N.J., in 1924, Palmer explained that the majority of his early years were spent living with his sister and her husband since his father died when he was a child and his mother was in failing health.
He went on to graduate from high school in 1942 and, during the heart of World War II, made the decision to take the Air Corps exam "because I wanted to be a pilot," he affirmed.
"There really is no easy answer as to why, but the best way that I can explain it is that I just liked the idea of flying; I liked airplanes and my heart always seemed to be set on that notion," he said.
After passing the battery of required military exams and physicals, the aspiring aviator officially entered service at the induction center at Fort Dix, N.J., followed by his transfer to the Air Corps Training Command in San Antonio, Texas. It was here, the veteran explained, that he underwent additional testing to determine his suitability for service as a pilot, bombardier or navigator.
"I passed all of the tests and qualified for pilot," Palmer recalled. "That's when I started several weeks of pre-flight training and we began to receive instruction in subjects such as math, Morse code, aircraft recognition and map reading."
He continued, "Then they sent me to an airfield in Muskogee, Okla., for several weeks of primary flight training. That's where I learned to fly a Fairchild PT-19, which was a twin-seat plane with an open cockpit."
Following is enlistment in 1942, Palmer attended training at several stateside airfields and became qualified to fly a Douglas C-47. Courtesy of Charlie Palmer.
Soloing on this first aircraft after eight hours of instruction, the aspiring pilot's training progressed when he was transferred to Greenville, Texas, for basic flight training in the Vultee BT-13, learning more advanced techniques including formation flying, cross country and night flying.
He progressed to twin-engine training in Houston, Texas, where he earned his wings and was commissioned a second lieutenant. For the next several months, he continued his training aboard additional types of aircraft at several airfields throughout Texas. Eventually, he received assignment to Barksdale Field near Austin, where he refined his aviation skills aboard a Douglas C-47 military transport aircraft.
"Basically, I spent most of my time in the United States training at several different locations for about six to eight weeks at a time," Palmer said. "I then went overseas from Alliance, Neb., to Chalgrove Field in Oxfordshire, England in December 1944."
As Palmer explained, he was assigned to a Pathfinder unit. This duty, he further noted, required the pilots to take off when visibility was limited, fly a mission that included dropping resupplies or paratroopers, and then returning to their home base, all of this under instrument conditions.
This overseas assignment also resulted in their aircraft flying supply missions during which Palmer helped deliver hundreds of five-gallon cans of gasoline for the assorted vehicles and tanks that General Patton's Third Army used in its relentless push across Southern Germany.
"One mission that I distinctly remember flying was with the 15th Airborne Division and named 'Operation Varsity,'" he said. "We flew a couple of minutes past the Rhine near Wesel, Germany and dropped paratroopers to reinforce the British troops that were already there and then returned to base."
He added, "There were other groups that had to fly further on to make their drops." Pausing, he solemnly concluded, "They were getting shot up something terrible. I thought for sure that I was going to get hit on that mission, but we all made it back."
Charlie Palmer enlisted in the Army Air Corps shortly after his graduation from a New Jersey high school in 1942. He went on to train as a pilot and flew missions overseas during World War II. Courtesy of Jeremy P. Ämick.
Following the war's end in May 1945, Palmer flew several non-combat missions before returning to the United States in early June 1945. He completed the remainder of his service as a C-47 instructor in Battle Creek, Mich., training new pilots until receiving his discharge on December 5, 1945.
The former aviator went on to attend college at the University of Newark (now Rutgers University), earning his bachelor's degree in business administration. In the ensuing years, he pursued a sales career path, which included working for such companies as Warner Lambert, Monsanto, and Bank Building in St. Louis, 7-Up in Clayton and later as an independent training consultant.
He and his wife have resided in Jefferson City for many years, where he has remained active in the community by volunteering with the Lewis and Clark Task Force (serving seven years as the organization's chairman), JC Parks and Recreation and Missouri Archives.
The veteran affirms that when reflecting on his service, he does not view himself as having done anything "special" during the war, instead he chooses to lavish credit on his fellow soldiers and aviators who did not make it home. However, he recognizes that the brief time he spent as a military pilot did teach him the significance of preparation.
"There were always things that we had to learn so that all of us would be ready," Palmer noted. "During the training, I never felt like we were being rushed through; I could tell that they wanted us to be prepared for whatever we might face.
"That's demonstrated when I lost an engine on a takeoff and landed safely. You had to master your aircraft and if you weren't prepared, you had a problem. To that end," he affirmed, "I am proud to say that I was a pilot—there's no question about that!"
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Georgetown closed Wednesday's game on a 9-1 run to escape Syracuse with a 64-56 win, the Hoyas' first at the Dome since 2002.
After righting the ship on the road, Syracuse suffered another setback at home Wednesday. The Orange hosted rival Georgetown, and despite trailing for much of the second half, the Hoyas rallied late for a 64-56 win.
The Orange played one of their best defensive games of the season and shut down the Hoyas vaunted Princeton offense for 38 minutes, but it was the final two that cost Syracuse the game.
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Syracuse won its second consecutive road game to pick up its 20th win of the season, as it defeated South Florida Saturday, 72-49.
A dash of good defense plus a dose of Rick Jackson were the ingredients that Jim Boeheim needed to put together a win in Tampa Saturday. The Orange's patented 2-3 zone defense held South Florida to 35 percent (18-of-51) shooting and led Syracuse to a 72-49 win.
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Syracuse avoided the first-ever five game losing streak in the Jim Boeheim era with a 66-58 road victory Wednesday night over the No. 7 Connecticut Huskies.
In the first half it was a seemingly familiar story for the Syracuse men's basketball team, as SU struggled with poor defense and some bad shots. The Orange missed their first six shots, committed four fouls and turned the ball over three times before finally scoring their first points of the night. Syracuse rebounded though, and went on to grab its first win at Connecticut since 1997, 66-58.
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Syracuse is in the midst of its longest losing streak since the 2005-06 season after falling to the Golden Eagles of Marquette Saturday, 76-70.
Syracuse came into this crucial road test against Marquette on a three game losing streak, their longest in two years. The Golden Eagles had lost two straight of their own, and were also looking for their first victory against Syracuse as a member of the Big East.
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Jeremy Hazell got hot early and poured in 28 points to help Seton Hall rout Syracuse at home and push the Orange's losing streak to three.
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Villanova used hot shooting early and free throw shooting down the stretch to hand the No. 3 Orange their second consecutive loss.
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In anticipation of one of the biggest games of the year, students have been camping out at the Carrier Dome for the best seats at Saturday's SU-Villanova showdown.
There is a buzz surrounding the SU campus this week, and it's not because students are back for spring semester classes. Saturday, the third ranked men's basketball squad will welcome seventh ranked Villanova into the Carrier Dome.
Fab-ulous Defense
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The old saying in sports is no matter how arduous a task or how ugly it is, a win is a win, even if you're a top ten college basketball team. The eighth ranked Syracuse Orange have played in a few tightly-contested games more than head coach Jim Boeheim's liking. They continued their cardiac-kid style of play with a 65-59 victory over North Carolina State Saturday night at the Carrier Dome.
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It's 8:00 a.m. on December 3rd.
So on this Friday morning I decided to settle down for a long winter's nap.
Thought I'd check my email first.
When what to my wandering eyes did appear?
An Ad saying "we're down to the last minute here".
only to find I'm clean out of cash.
but never fear folks, it's only December 3rd!
Seriously, retail giants and elves alike; I'm not buying this (pun intended).
We are not down to the last minute.
I will not succumb to a false sense of urgency. And neither should you.
Relax and enjoy the season. It's only beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Well I made it. Monday marked the start of school for the 3 boys. We now have a senior, freshman and freshman in middle school as he likes to call himself. The emotions of "all things back to school" can take their toll, so I have made a handy acrostic to help you survive the start of school.
Starbucks: Right after the little cherubs are safely at school, hit Starbucks or the like. You will be in desperate need of the ever popular stimulant and its positive effects. Caffeine has been proven to increase attentiveness. You'll want to be awake to watch your chick flicks, read your chick-lit, chew a Chiclet and to just be a chick.
Chocolate: It has caffeine.It prevents chick fits. See above.
Hershey's Kisses: Little chocolate drops of love and affirmation. See above.
Organize: Your day around chocolate. If you need a reason, see above.
Object: To anyone who wants to tell you about the negative affects of caffeine. Remind her that no one likes a Negative Nelly.
Lava Cake: The perfect meal any time of day. It packs protein,fats, vitamins and carbs into one heavenly slice. Plus it has antioxidants which have cancer fighting properties.
Follow my SCHOOL acrostic or think chocolate and you'll be just fine.


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Meet Facebook Spammer "Spam King" who is Sentenced to 2.5 years in Prison
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Meet Facebook Spammer "Spam King" who is Sentenced to 2.5 years in Prison
Sanford Wallace from Las Vegas, who is also known as "Spam king" has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison and ordered to pay $310,628.55 in compensation for sending numerous spam messages to Facebook users.
According to the sources, Stanford Wallace had flooded more than 27 million spam messages to 500,000 legitimate facebook accounts in the period of 2008 to 2009. Sanford Wallace spammed people with a link that ultimately redirects to an external website with a junk message that fools facebook users to give up their log-in credentials. He managed to redirect those people to an affiliate site that paid him for the traffic.
According to the U.S Attorney's office, the additional information about Stanford Wallace is supplied "Wallace illegally obtained, stored, and exploited Facebook user account information and earned money by redirecting users to other websites. Specifically, Wallace admitted he opened a fictitious Facebook account in the name of "David Frederix" to test his spam messages and created an automated process to sign into a Facebook user's account, retrieve a list of all of the user's friends, and then send a message to each of the user's friends' Facebook accounts.
"The message was designed to trick legitimate Facebook account holders into accessing a website listed in the message that was purportedly from a Facebook friend. Once the user entered his or her information, the user would be redirected to an affiliate website. Wallace further admitted that he earned money for directing traffic to the websites and stored users' email addresses and passwords in order to continue sending spam messages"
Facebook had previously registered a lawsuit against Sanford Wallace under the CAN-SPAM act in March 2009 which represents that Wallace cannot attempt to reach facebook but the defendant logged into his Facebook account while traveling on a Virgin Airlines flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to New York.
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That "reflex" conspired with my brain to schedule this last weekend for me to tear out the bad utility room wall and replace it, complete with moving the window and framing in for the new French doors (which involves a deck as well).
Of course my brain forgot one key thing.
Even if you're used to the heat, an hour's work time outside in the heat (and famous east Texas humidity) means some mandatory time inside recovering from the heat. There's a really valid reason for siesta's!
Thus, when your brain conspires to fry you to carbonized fiddly-bits with a massive project in the heat, you will get less than half of what you expect to, done. Ah well.
We are working on the utility room. It's the first "major" piece, as when done, gets us a somewhat kitchen-y place (it will have a counter and sink), laundry facilities, and most importantly, the new hot water heater and plumbing manifold. The old water heater MUST go for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is it's trying to kill me. Anyway, even though the house is currently habitable, we may be moving into it "sooner rather than later" and the infrastructure really needed to be further along.
Soooo…this is the outside…the entire wall past the air-conditioner (which will go away later in favor of the original window), is a badly modified screened in porch. The wall leaks water, is unstable, and is not suitable for bearing the load required of it. It was simply put together a little haphazardly. Since I'm moving the window to the corner (where the screen door is now) and the door around the corner (a pair of French doors goes in there), it was simply time to rebuild it. The intent here on the exterior is to match the sunporch for the bottom detail, and then we'll put fishscale up top for some character.
Here's a closer view…everything with the horizontal siding to the corner needs rebuilt. If you look closely, you can see it bulging out a bit…at the junction between the horizontal siding and the vertical stuff below.
Here is the inside, facing the same direction. You can see the window, which will move, and the single screen door, which will go away. Directly ahead is where the double French doors are going in.
Annnnnnnd here is the mess that is the outside of that corner. The shed thing will go away and a deck/stair will go in the corner for the french doors.
Gad…what a mess this thing is. This area will look SOOO much better with this thing gone.
It's ruining the side of the house above it too…flashing's not right etc.
Inside again…the wall in question. Yes, we're saving the window. It's moving to the corner by the door. That wall will be cabinets and the washer and dryer.
Here we are…old wall gone, new framing in place. There are some pictures (somewhere) with no wall in place and only my rickety supports holding up the roof…but I think they are on the wife's camera. I couldn't bring myself to stop work for any reason whilst it was so unsupported.
The really observant of you may notice a spacing difference on one set of studs…before emailing me about my sloppy framing work, please know this is to accommodate the flush mount in-the-wall tank-less water heater cabinet, which you can see leaning against the inside wall in the above picture.
And here is as far as I got this weekend. The lower siding is on, which is vertical 1×3 tongue and groove, and matches the sunroom exterior lower wall as I intended. It breaks right where it currently ends (for the water heater cabinet again) and then will continue on to the corner and under the window. That top rail was a difficult cut! It lacks one piece of trim to match completely (a fancy quarter-round), well, that and primer and paint will make it look ever-so-much-better.
Got the lower siding on.
More to do…the upper will be sheathed in plywood, and then covered with fish-scale cedar shakes to match the way the front of the house is done and add some character to an otherwise boring wall. I have to frame from the end of my new wall to the corner (currently left out because we need that door/stair space for egress at the moment), and I have to frame up the French doors around the corner (before I frame that last section).
And just for those that may be curious…there are only two pieces of "new" wood in the entire construction. I reclaimed the rest from the tear out of this and other added things as we've gone along.
I know it looks a mess now…but there really is a plan. It'll all come together soon! More next weekend!
I SOOO look forward to the day when things start looking better!
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Unclean spirits afflict the mind and the soul of man. They are responsible for unclean thoughts, immoral acts, depression, oppression and possession. When Satan controls individuals with unclean spirits, he can also operate in all spheres where those individuals are active.
These evil spirits actually work miracles which lead some to believe they are of God.
These evil spirits afflict the physical body.
Seducing spirits afflict the mind, soul, and spirit of man, influencing him to believe false doctrines. They are spirits of false doctrine, cults, false Christs, and false teachers. These spirits induce people to believe lies and be damned to eternal punishment.
Evil seducing spirits sear the conscience; they seduce, entice, tempt, allure, excite, attract and arouse. Satan craves worship and he will take it any way he can get it. Seducing spirits entice men and women to worship idols and even Satan himself.
Spirits of divination operate in fortune tellers, witches, and in palm-, crystal ball- and tea leaf readers. Through these unscriptural methods, the spirits of divination foretell the future or reveal knowledge that is naturally unknown.
God specifically warns us against spirits of divination.
The hierarchy of evil spirits.
The following two verses explain more about the spiritual hierarchy of evil spirits.
From the previous verses, we can derive a 6-level hierarchy of evil spirits.
Evil spirits are mostly restricted to specific spheres of influence, in which these spirits would juggle for a position from where they could control or influence the person with the most power. Spheres of influence can be financial, political, cultural, religious and legal, to name a few. The hierarchy below is not an exact science but serves as a rough guide of the influence that each group of evil spirits have.
1. Thrones – the top-level of evil spirits, the Kingpins.
These evil spirits are the elohim (gods) that form God's council. They were appointed by God to rule the gentile nations, whereas God took it upon himself to rule Israel. The elohim were worshipped by the gentile nations as gods beside God Almighty himself. Some of their names are mentioned in the Bible, such as Baal, Marduk, Molech, Astarte and Dagon. (Does "the spirit of Africa" ring a bell?") There were 70 thrones originally, including the good spirits and the evil spirits. Thrones operate on a global scale.
Satan himself is also reckoned under the elohim.
Dominions are evil spirits ruling smaller countries, counties, provinces or states. A dominion probably has jurisdiction over about 10 million people.
Principalities are the evil spirits ruling large cities or small countries. A principality probably has jurisdiction over about 1 million people. They infiltrate municipal governments and influence legislation on that level. Daniel 10 mentions the prince of Persia as one example of a principality.
The powers are the evil spirits ruling towns or suburbs, probably having jurisdiction over about a hundred thousand people.
5. Rulers of the darkness of this world.
The rulers of darkness are evil spirits ruling smaller areas of control, such as small businesses, school boards and church councils. Others would be involved in the local organised crimes.
6. Spiritual wickedness in high places.
In the Old Testament High places were the places where worship was carried out. These are the evil spirits targeting ordinary people with the aim of tormenting or possessing them.
Spirits and evil spirits are real, but if we are in Christ they offer us no threat!


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Witch Sarge CDs are bootable?
Subject: Witch Sarge CDs are bootable?
boot/ directory. And debian-cd script want to make bootable only CD1 and CD2.
But Woody have all 7 CDs bootable... I'm confused.
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The Goethe House is the main house where poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived in Weimar, though he did live in several others in the town. Goethe House is one of sites in a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of multiple structures related to Weimar Classicism.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe lived in the house on Frauenplan for 50 years until his death in 1832, apart from his journeys and a lengthy stay in Italy. He first moved into the Baroque house which built in 1709 on June 1, 1782 as a tenant. In 1792, Duke Carl August of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach purchased the property and gave it to his state minister Goethe, who by then had been ennobled, in 1794. Goethe had the building reconstructed according to his own designs as the only owner. The most significant changes made to the house were the construction of a spacious staircase with three passageways and the corresponding niches for sculptures, and the mounting of stucco friezes. This reconstruction work reflects Goethe's ideology of classical art.
The part of the house facing the town contains the elegant living, social and collection rooms, while the back of the house with the working areas is looking at the spacious gardens. The front and back of the house are linked by two passages on the upper floor; these bridge the coach house and inner courtyard with the fountain. Goethe lived here not only with his family, but also with several servants and house mates such as his friend and advisor, the artist Johann Heinrich Meyer at the times.
Besides serving as a place to live and work, the great house gave Goethe the opportunity to expand his art and nature collection constantly until it reached the dimensions that are still being preserved today. The 18 accessible rooms show not only original furniture and other belongings of the household, but also personal mementoes and numerous objects from all parts of Goethe's collection: hand drawings, paintings, sculptures, bronzes, majolica, coins and medallions. The arrangement and display of the collection largely corresponds to their presentation during the last years of the poet's life. The highlight of the tour is Goethe's study with its authentic furnishings and the view of the adjoining private library.
Must see if U are in Weimar. But is is recommended to check the tickets before visiting (personal, or via phone). The museum is often full.
One of the greatest poets that has ever existed has a fitting museum. The house is kept the same as if he was still living there. The exhibition has a vast variety from his collection and is truly awe-inspiring. Whoever finds him/herself to Weimar must visit this place.
With the street signs, the house is very easy to be found. It's not only very well preserved but also very big with a lot of Goethe's art collection (statues, china, portrait and his little library) it's very nice that they also provide electronic tour guide and a map. Don't miss the second floor, it's the museum, with more collections from Goethe.
The house is well-preserved and the exhibition at the attached museum is very detailed. One useful thing is that the museum had English explanations along with the German ones. Don't miss the garden behind the house. Goethe planned it himself and it's a lovely, peaceful retreat.


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The answer to the "Does Worksite Wellness Work?" question depends on your frame of reference.
If you read this 2010 review by Baicker, Cutler and Song, you'll see that there are 32 peer-reviewed published studies from work settings that a) transparently described the intervention and b) used a valid parallel control group - persons who did not receive the intervention - as a comparison. When interventions like these were deployed, impressive reductions in medical costs and absenteeism like these were achieved in the intervention groups, compared to the groups that did not receive the wellness programs.
If you read this just-published 2013 review by Jill Horwitz, Brenna Kelly and John DiNardo, you'll see that it's possible to use a "conceptual framework" to completely trash the notion that worksite wellness programs offer any benefit. Oh, and by the way, they also result in discrimination.
1) Do employees with chronic conditions or health risks spend more? The authors' answer is that most studies for most conditions indicate the answer is yes.
2) Do financial incentives change behavior? The authors' answer, based on a review of the literature, is that obese persons tend to gain weight and many persons who quit tobacco relapse. The impact on high blood pressure and lipids is less certain.
3) Do health improvements lead to employer savings? The authors' brief three paragraph answer, based on two references (here and here), is "uncertain," "depends" and "erroneously assuming."
c) suggest that wellness programs disproportionately benefit persons from higher socioeconomic classes who suffer from less disease. It's frankly difficult for the Disease Management Care Blog to follow the authors' logic, but as it understands it, anything that benefits one segment of a population is a zero-sum loss for the remaining segment.
1) The 2010 review examines state-of-the-art clinical trial data, while the 2013 "conceptual framework" interprets the underlying published literature and finds it wanting. According to the framework authors, the value of any counseling is ultimately unproven.
Big deal. The DMCB would like to point out that a similarly conducted review of primary care (where there are no randomized control clinical trials), Medicare (a social experiment if there ever was one) and parachutes (to combat "gravitational challenges") could also conclude that there's no proof.
Bottom line: Lack of proof for a benefit is not the same as proof that there is a lack of any benefit. What's more, the business persons that run worksite wellness programs know that evidence based medicine is necessary, but not sufficient. They don't demand proof, they use reasonable assurance. The 58% of large employers that are offering worksite wellness are using seasoned logic in a world of conflicting data. Good for them.
2) The Homer Simpson-inspired DMCB doesn't quite "get" the framework's socioeconomic argument. If persons from lower socioeconomic classes have a higher burden of obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol levels and poor fitness, anything that offers increased access to a higher level of care is not only good policy but a proportionately noble thing.
What's more, if worksite wellness results in no economic benefit and doesn't shift costs in any direction, how does that result in any discrimination?
While economic incentives in a zero sum game can be problematic, the DMCB believes that Horwitz, Kelly and DiNardo's logic is overlawyered worksite nihilism run amok. Their ultimate unspoken conclusion is that when it comes to employees, all should be treated to the same level of neglect.


Manannan's Cloak brings together a range of texts in the Gaelic language of the Isle of Man from the earliest writings to the present day, along with their English translations. Written Manx arrived comparatively late, and the size of the Island's population was not conducive to the widespread development of Manx literature. Nevertheless, the amount of Manx literature collected here may come as a surprise.
The texts in Manx are linked by a narrative which places them in the context of Manx history, and includes observations about the language and the people who used it by a number of officials and visitors to the Island, such as George Borrow.
In recent years there has been a positive attitude to the language which has led to the development of a modern literature in which books are published professionally to meet a growing demand. Manx is taught as an optional subject in both primary and secondary schools. There is a primary school, Bunscoill Ghaelgagh, where Manx is the medium of education. Four subjects are also being taught through Manx at secondary level in one of the Island's schools.
The Isle of Man is a small, ancient kingdom in the middle of the Irish Sea. The regalities of the Island were purchased by the British Crown in 1765 (an event known in the Island as Yn Chialg Vooar – 'The Big Swindle'!) The Island's political constitution means that it is not part of the United Kingdom and is only an associate member of the European Union. A linguistic study has also referred to 'the extraordinary independence of Manx'.
Robert Corteen Carswell, born in 1950, was introduced to the Manx language at an early age in written form (Edmund Goodwin's 'First Lessons In Manx' and a copy of 'Conaant Noa', the New Testament in a second edition published in 1775). His interest in all aspects of the Isle of Man has led him to a Masters degree in Manx Studies, and he has been dancer, musician and (occasional) singer as well as song-writer, author and teacher of Manx language and dance. He has been involved in broadcasting in Manx since the 1970s, taking the opportunity to present little-known aspects of Manx history and folklore and place them not only in a Manx context, but also in a wider context that looks outwards to celebrate the Island's place in the world. With his first wife, Peg, he researched, revised and devised stories and rhymes for the Manx-language playgroup that Peg led, before she became one of the peripatetic teachers taking Manx into the schools. They have three sons, Eben, Conal and Gilno. He is now married to Linda, who was born and brought up in Cornwall.
Manannan's cloak is of invisibility, and is traditionally provided by the mists that swirl round Ellan Vannin, the Isle of Man. This doughty work of selection – which is also a mighty labour of love, since the anthologist has translated over 100 pages of Manx into as many pages of English – will actually do more to celebrate Manx than shroud it in more secrecy. It dispels the mists, revealing something of the reality of life as lived in Man these past five centuries. One's own language gives a distinct flavour to literature, and not all of that is lost in the (very necessary) translation.
The earliest records of a Celtic language in Man date from ca 600, and include the proper name MaqLeog "Son of the physician", which is still around as the popular surname Clague (and even Clegg!) The texts selected begin ca 1500, with the beginning of the "Traditionary Ballad" – Coontey Jeh Ellan Vannin Ayns Arrane, which is more literally translated as "Account of the Isle of Man in a Song"; the start is all about St Patrick, and how he brought the blessings of Christianity to the island in place of the "heathen" (Anchristee) god Mannanan (sic: we learn early than the Manx – or more traditionally Manks – people prefer to stress the first syllable).
itself: but the context makes it clear that affection for the language has not been universal on the island. Life becomes a bit more prosaic after 1950: the proportion of verse falls, but reportage, journalism and novels (notably murder mysteries) all make an appearance. The publishing future looks full, and unpredictable.
The result, for the Manx-less reader, is a rapid course in the history and the distinctive world-view of the Manxman and Manxwoman (including a "Carval of Bad Women"), as well as a rapid practical introduction to the language: since all the text is translated line for line, those who know English and some form of Gaelic will find it fairly easy to pick out the language in its distinctive Angloid dressing.
This book is a very fitting Manx member of Francis Boutle's sequence of anthologies of literature in the minority languages of Europe. We English are at last being shown some of the delights which have been going on beneath our raised noses for many centuries, and in a form which, while instructive to those of us who rely on a lingua franca, is also true to these peoples' own words.


Remo Chemo is certainly one of Dinafem´s most special strains. To begin with, she comes from our first collaboration with the legendary Canadian cannabis grower Remo, also known as Urban Remo. Besides, her extremely high THC levels not only make her a must for cannabis gourmets with a liking for mind-blowing genetics but they also confer a myriad of therapeutic properties on her.
Urban Remo is undoubtedly one of the most loved celebrities in the cannabis field. The YouTube channel of this Canadian grower has lots of subscribers and his strain reviews have become indispensable for any marijuana user. At Dinafem, we had long been itching to work with him. That's why we didn't hesitate when the opportunity came up. This world-renowned cannabis activist has always been surprised by the lack of cannabis genetics when traveling to Europe. That's why we have joined forces with Remo and have found a solution to this issue by creating a Canadian feminised strain that bears his name.
The result has been Remo Chemo: a super potent strain, with incredibly high THC levels, deriving from the UBC Chemo; a strain that, according to legend, was developed by some researchers from the University of British Columbia with the objective of alleviating the side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients.
UBC Chemo, whose THC content is around 24 %, is never missing in the garden Remo's got in Maple Ridge. In his case, she helps him relieve the back pain he is in as a consequence of a road accident. It is precisely this chronic pain what makes Remo always opt for high-THC strains that help him deal with it. And, among the ones he generally consumes, UBS Chemo is particularly effective.
Remo Chemo derives from the cross of a UBC Chemo and a regular Bubba Kush male. Dinafem Seeds has started out with the cutting obtained from such cross and, after seeing the amazing results of the test, we backcrossed her to ensure the genetics was not diluted but remained pure and intact, with her typically Indica appearance, characterised by a mid-sized structure with broad leaves.
Remo Chemo is a dense and sturdy plant that must be evenly pruned, low branches included. At the end of the flowering, her dark-green leaves tend to acquire purplish hues which are sometimes so dark as to seem almost black. A real sight to behold.
This plant's yielding properties are more or less what we'd expect from a Kush-derived strain and, without her being particularly heavy-yielding, her crops are really potent, which balances the final outcome. The Kush-style buds she produces have the size of a golf ball: round, uniform and compact. In fact, they stand out for their remarkable density and resin count as well as for their high THC levels, exceeding the 20 %.
This Indica-dominant strain thrives when grown in dry environments and provided with intense light. As for the right amount of nutrients, we must ensure our plants are not overfed since this could be detrimental to the flavour's intensity. Thanks to the legacy of Bubba Kush, the lack of water is not a problem for her. However, if we want to boost her yielding properties, she'd better be well hydrated.
Remo Chemo delivers a potent effect that, thanks to her high THC levels, helps alleviate the side effects of cancer treatment (vomiting and nausea), boosts the appetite and reduces pain. But Remo Chemo can be used for recreational purposes as well. Her THC content being so high, and the CBD so low, her effect is physically and psychoactively intense. Remo Chemo's potency and exotic origins make her one of our most special genetics: she'll delight THC-lovers seeking a highly psychoactive strain.


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Why is the far right rising globally and how can it be confronted?
September 7, 2019 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from The Real News Network — Walden Bello, author of "Counterrevolution: The Global Rise of the Far-Right," argues that the far-right is in ascendancy at the moment not only in reaction to the failures of neoliberalism, but also because of the failures of liberal democracy. In part 2, he addresses the role of neoliberalism, the strategies of the far-right to gain and maintain power, and how progressive forces might confront the far-right.
Walden Bello
The rise of far-right populism in the world – A 'morbid symptom' of our times
By Bulent Gokay
June 23, 2018 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal — Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci wrote in his Prison Notebooks, in 1930, that "the crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born. In this interregnum, a great variety of morbid symptoms appear." Gramsci was preoccupied with the breakdown and collapse of the liberal order which was the dominant pattern in international affairs after World War I. In particular, when struggling to understand the rise to power of Benito Mussolini, Gramsci used the term, "morbid phenomenon". For Gramsci, Mussolini was one such morbid symptom. The term "interregnum" was originally used to denote a time-lag separating the death of one royal sovereign from the enthronement of the successor. Interregnum here, as referred by Gramsci, can be understood with a new wider meaning as a period where one arrangement of hegemony is waning, but prior to the full emergence of another.
The Law and Justice Party and Poland's turn to the right
Jarosław Kaczyński and Beata Szydlo
By Gavin Rae and Czesław Kulesza
January 19, 2017 –– Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Transform! Europe –– It has been over a year since the conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) took over complete governmental control in Poland. The presidential election won by Andrzej Duda in May 2015 and the victory of PiS five months later, gave party's leader Jarosław Kaczyński almost total control of the state.
Northern nastiness: Far right becomes second party in German chancellor Merkel's home state
By Victor Grossman
September 15, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from The Left Berlin — Old German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck once said – or so goes the legend: "If the world ever perishes I'd want to be in Mecklenburg where everything happens fifty years late." The alarm bells are now loudly ringing, warning that this once feudally most backward part of Germany between Berlin and the Baltic Sea may prove something like the opposite!
The elections on Sunday (Sept. 4) were an unmitigated disaster! The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), running for the first time, rang up an amazing 21.9 % of the vote, putting it in second place behind the Social Democrats and beating out Angela Merkel in her own home state!
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Ukraine: 'Before Maidan, Ukraine was more democratic', says Volodymyr Ishchenko
A toppled statue of Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine.
More on the political situation in Ukraine
Volodymyr Ishchenko interviewed by Javier Morales
April 27, 2015 -- LeftEast, posted at Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal
Javier Morales: How do you think that Ukrainian society is assessing the consequences of the Euromaidan revolution? Has there been any change in their attitudes in the past year?
Communist Party of Ukraine
David Renton: On SYRIZA and the Independent Greeks; and compromises and alliances
"The migration minister is Tasia Christodoulopoulou, doyenne of Greek migrants' lawyers – the equivalent in England of giving our unreconstructed CLR James-ite Ian Macdonald the job."
Click for more on SYRIZA
By David Renton
March 7, 2015 -- Lives; Running, posted at Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal with permission -- Six weeks ago, when SYRIZA formed a coalition with the Independent Greeks (ANEL) the most common view among my friends was that this was SYRIZA's first betrayal and that others would inevitably follow.
David Renton
Farooq Tariq: 'Fue un ataque de fanáticos musulmanes contra los niños musulmanes'
Por Farooq Tariq
Sábado, 20 de diciembre de 2014 -- Viento Sur -- Ha sido el ataque más mortífero realizado contra una escuela por los fanáticos religiosos. En la Escuela Pública del Ejército [una de las cerca de 150 creadas y gestionadas por el ejército. ndr] hubo 146 víctimas. Entre ellas, 136 niños con edades comprendidas entre 10 y 17 años. A los niños se les pidió que recitaran el Kalma [ver: http://ismaili.net/heritage/node/10521] y luego les dispararon. Fue un ataque de fánaticos musulmames contra niños musulmanes.
El Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan se atribuyó la responsabilidad y envió una foto de los siete militantes que participaron en la "operación" portando armas y bombas. Lo hicieron depués de que se publicaran en la web los rostros de los siete militantes muertos, asesinados por el ejército en el contraataque, no antes de que ellos causaron el daño máximo.
Los fanáticos afirmaron que no mataron niños pequeños, que su "islam" no les permite asesina a niños del "enemigo" menores de 12 años. Casi el 11% de los niños matriculados en la escuela murieron en los primeros 15 minutos que tuvieron ocupada la escuela.
Awami Workers Party (Pakistan)
Farooq Tariq and Tariq Ali on the 'Talibanisation' of Pakistan and the Afghan war blowback
Tariq Ali appeared on the December 18, 2014, episode of Democracy Now! (text below).
Click HERE for more on Pakistan.
By Farooq Tariq
December 19, 2014 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- It was the most deadly attack on any school by religious fanatics: 146 were killed in a Peshawar Army Public School, including 136 children, ages ranging from 10 to 17 years. The attackers asked the children to recite the Kalma and then fired at them. It was an attack on Muslim children by Muslim fanatics.
Tehreek Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility and sent a group photo of the seven militants who took part in the "operation" holding guns and bombs. This was in response to the posting online of the dead faces of the seven who were killed by the army in the counter attack, not before they caused maximum damage.
Volodymyr Ishchenko on Ukraine: Maidan, the far right and civil war
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal has published various left viewpoints from the region on the political situation in Ukraine. Another video is below. For more by
Volodymyr Ishchenko.
By Volodymyr Ishchenko
November 4, 2014 -- Danyliw Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine -- How significant was the participation of the far right in Maidan? Unfortunately, this question quickly falls victim to extreme politicisation due to two phenomena: first, active propaganda aimed at discrediting Maidan by its opponents, including the Russian media, and second, by whitewashing attempts by Maidan's (left-) liberal or moderate nationalist supporters.
Volodymyr Ishchenko
Ukraine: Election confirms right-wing government and its austerity and war aims
Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine, with the new modernised main battle tank T-72B for the Ukrainian National Guard.
More on the political situation in Ukraine.
By Roger Annis
November 11, 2014 – A version of this first appeared at Truthout, submitted to Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal by the author -- The general election to Ukraine's parliament (the Verkhovna Rada, or Supreme Council) on October 26 was another step by the country's wealthy power brokers to consolidate their pro-Europe, pro-austerity economic course and related war against the rebellious population in the east of the country. A large, neo-conservative and far-right majority now controls the Rada.
Communist resistance in Nazi Germany
Historian Doug Enaa Greene, as part of the Center for Marxist Education's Red History Lecture Series, speaks on "Communist Resistance in Nazi Germany".
For more by Doug Enaa Greene, click HERE.
By Doug Enaa Greene
October 29, 2014 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- In 1943, a member of the Communist Party, sentenced to die for resistance activities as a member of the Red Orchestra, wrote these final words to his father:
Doug Enaa Greene
German Communist Party (KPD)
War in eastern Ukraine and the new Cold War
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal has published various left viewpoints on the political situation in Ukraine.
October 9, 2014 -- A Socialist in Canada, submitted to Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal by the author -- On September 29, 2014, the Institute for the Humanities at Simon Fraser University hosted a talk by Roger Annis on the war in eastern Ukraine and the accompanying political and military threats by NATO and the Kyiv government against Russia. Roger Annis is a Vancouver-based writer and antiwar activist who has written extensively on Ukraine.
The themes covered in the one-hour talk included:
Sweden: Far-right gains cause political crisis; Beware of 'Swedish lessons'
Social Democratic PM-designate Stefan Lofven.
By Farooq Sulehria
September 25, 2014 -- International Viewpoint, submitted to Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal by the author -- Sweden went to elections on September 14 to elect a new government for the next four years. As expected, an informal red-green coalition gained outpolled (43.7% votes) its rival "bourgeois alliance" (39.3%). The red-green alliance includes the Social Democratic Party, the Left Party (the reformed Communist Party) and Greens. It has represented the ideological polarisation in Swedish electoral politics since the 1990s. It represents the mainstream Swedish left.
In contrast, the right-wing alliance, consisting of the Moderate Party (conservatives), Liberals, the Centre Party and Christian Democrats, was a formal block. It won the last two elections and during eight years of misrule, it managed to aggressively dismantle the famous Swedish welfare state. It will be news only for casual observers of Swedish developments that the country is now top among OECD lands where the class gulf has widened.
Feminist Initiative
Left Bloc
Left Party (Sweden)
The fight for socialism in Slovenia: interview with Anej Korsika (Initiative for Democratic Socialism)
For more on the Initiative for Democratic Socialism, click HERE.
Anej Korsika interviewed by James Robertson
September 1, 2014 -- Left East, posted at Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal
James Robertson: Let's start with a brief history of the Initiative for Democratic Socialism (IDS) and its role in the formation of the Združena levica (UL, United Left) earlier this year. What are the origins of IDS?
Anej Korsika: The Initiative for Democratic Socialism, to use the old cliche, has a short history and a long past. Officially, the party was founded on March 8 this year. However when one wants to grasp the gradual formation of the party, one needs to take into consideration a much longer timeline.
Initiative for Democratic Socialism (Slovenia)
United Left Coalition (Slovenia)
Behind the Kiev/NATO war on the people of eastern Ukraine
Market in Luhansk hit by Ukraine government shelling, August 2014.
The following is an edited version of a talk by Roger Annis on August 22, 2014, that was delivered to a session of the Peoples Social Forum that took place in Ottawa from August 21 to 25. Also on the panel was David Mandel, a professor of political science in Montreal and expert in the history of the working class movements in Russia and Ukraine. You can read Mandel's talk, titled "Understanding the civil war in Ukraine", HERE.
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal has published various left viewpoints on the political situation in Ukraine. These do not necessarily represent the views of the publishers.
'No Afghanistan in Ukraine!': Anti-war protests spread as Kyiv wages all-out war in the south east
Anti-war protest in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, July 25, 2014, blocking traffic bridge over Bug River. Sign reads: "We demand, save the 79th Regiment!"
Read more on the situation in Ukraine HERE.
July 31, 2014 -- A Socialist in Canada, posted at Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal with permission -- A rising wave of anti-war and anti-conscription protests is taking place in cities and towns across western Ukraine. The protests are prompted by the announcement of Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko 10 days ago that a "third" military mobilisation is now required for the war that his governing regime began waging against the population of eastern Ukraine three months ago. Kyiv calls the war an "anti-terrorist operation".
The protests are paralleled by a rise in Ukraine army desertions and refusals of men and women to heed conscription orders.
'No to the war in eastern Ukraine!' Declarations of the Yalta anti-war conference
Ukraine army in Kramatorsk. Photo Ukraine government.
July 16, 2014 -- Text from A Socialist in Canada, posted at Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal with permission
Declaration of the assembly of citizens of Ukraine and representatives of international solidarity networks, issued in Yalta, Crimea, July 7, 2014
A major human rights and humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Ukraine. The government that took power in Kyiv in February 2014 is conducting a brutal military assault in the southeast of the country.
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Ukraine's fractures: Interview with Volodymyr Ishchenko in 'New Left Review'
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal has published several views from the left on developments in Ukraine HERE.
The following interview with Ukrainian socialist Volodymyr Ishchenko, founding editor in Ukraine of the journal Spilne (Commons), appeared in New Left Review #8, May-June 2014. It is posted at Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal in the interests of information and discussion.
Introduction [by New Left Review]
Discussion: Fourth International needs to oppose the war and austerity drive against Ukrainian people
Far-right militia parade openly in Kyiv.
More on developments in Ukraine HERE.
By Roger Annis and Renfrey Clarke
June 27, 2014 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- On June 7, the leadership bureau of the Fourth International adopted a statement on the crisis in Ukraine. It was adopted unanimously, with one abstention vote. The text was translated and published in English on June 16, and has also been published without comment in the weekly Presse-toi à gauche (Move Left!) online bulletin in Quebec.
Borotba (Ukraine)
NPA (France)
Borotba on Ukraine: 'An alarm bell for pro-democracy and anti-fascist forces'
Ukrainian Svoboda (freedom) party members carry portraits of Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera.
June 12, 2014 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- The following address was delivered by Andriy Manchuk on April 11, 2014, to a three-day, European-wide anti-fascist meeting in Athens, Greece. He spoke on behalf of Borotba group of Ukraine. Borotba is a significant association of left groups and activists in Ukraine formed in 2011.
The theme of the anti-fascist meeting in Athens was, "From France to the Ukraine, and from Norway to Greece: No Pasaran!" [They shall not pass!]. The following text was first published on the English-language page of Borotba's website. The original translation has been slightly edited for Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal, and published on June 12, 2014.
By Andriy Manchuk


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Heartbroken Dog Lives Alone In Empty House For Months After Owner Dies
For some stray dogs, life on the streets may be incredibly upsetting, to the point where they are unable to trust.
When there are other people around, they become terrified and timid, unable to trust they would not be injured. It's sad because no animal should ever feel unloved or uncared for.
Fortunately, there are groups full of kind people committed to rescuing lost and abandoned animals in need of love and care.
Life had truly given Amber, a small dog, a curveball. The poor dog was distraught and abandoned after her owner died. Amber had been living alone in the vacant house for months as a result.
It's no wonder that Amber had serious trust difficulties when Howl Of A Dog arrived to assist her.
The rescue was called in when someone noticed the dog living in the yard of the abandoned house. Amber, on the other hand, was far too timid to approach them. But the Howl Of A Dog rescuers were not going down without a fight.
They were dead set on rescuing Amber. It took some time, but they ultimately managed to get the 3-year-old pup into the house, where she was apprehended.
Amber was in poor shape when they found her. Ticks were crawling all over her fur. Amber also had an illness known as Babesiosis. Amber was lucky to be in good hands and receive the medical care she needs.
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On Friday, January 18, the men's indoor track and field team competed at the Joe Donahue Games inside the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. Junior Richard Grudzwick won the 500-meter run with an impressive time of 1:06.26.
In the shot put, junior Nana Kissi came in fifth-place with a 13.26 meter toss followed by sophomore J'Von Brown in sixth-place at 13.23 meters. Rookies Andrew McCarthy and Ed Radizon sets personal bests with 11.43 and 12.64 meters respectively finishing in eighth and ninth place.
McCarthy also recorded a personal best in the weighted throw finishing in eighth after a 12.25 meter throw. Radizon finished 11th at 10.74 meters.
Two Blue Devils, junior Tyrik Henry and sophomore Trevor Glymph competed in the triple jump. Henry jumped 13.06 meters finishing fourth and Glymph finished seventh at 12.33 meters.
Freshman Garrett Dandridge and sophomore Miles Fye-Moore finished the 60-meter dash less than one second apart. Fye-Moore finished second at 7.135 seconds with Dandridge crossing the line at 7.137 for third place.
Henry and freshman Cam Whalen both finished the 60-meter hurdles in the top five. Henry completed the event in 8.47 and Whalen 8.77.
Junior Roberto Piotto represented Central in the one-mile finishing in fourth-place at 4:21.95. Classmate Julio Arredondo took second-place in the 1,000-meter run crossing the finish line at 2:33.65.
In the 400-meter dash, freshman Jason Walton finished in 51.48 for a third-place finish followed by classmate Qasim Danazumi who set a personal best finishing in fourth-place at 51.64 and senior Matt Baum in sixth-place at 52.01. Junior Qunicy Sanchez was last in for CCSU in 14th place with a time of 56.15.
Eight Blue Devils ran in the 200-meter dash. Dandridge and Fye-Moore came in second and third place at times of 22.63 and 22.67 respectively. Next was junior Jarred Creech and Danazumi with times of 23.22 and 23.27. Whalen followed in 15th place at 23.61 and freshman Jason Walton in 18th place at 23.72. Rounding up the Central runners were Sanchez and Andrew D'Ovidio finishing with times of 23.76 and 24.34.
The distance medley team consisting of Andruw Flemming, Tim McNamara, Grudzwick, and Moroni Lima earned a third-place finish with a time of 10:56.67.
Fye-Moore, Baum, Grudzwick, and D'Ovidio represented Central in the 4x400 relay and finished fourth in 3:28.03.
The men's indoor track and field team competes next on Friday, January 25 in the John Thomas Invitational in Boston, MA.


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E2D to provide 60 laptop computers for Charlotte's most at-risk youth
March 7, 2018 – Dozens of CMS high school students are receiving a critical tool for 21st Century success: their own computer.
E2D, Inc. - Eliminate the Digital Divide – will distribute 60 refurbished laptops to low-income students at Harding University High School tomorrow, part of its ongoing efforts to help needy students overcome some of the barriers which can hamper their education and limit future opportunities.
"For Charlotte's most vulnerable youth, 'the Digital Divide' is a frightening reality which will determine their future," said Pat Millen, E2D Founder and President. "We are committed to providing these young people access to 21st century learning tools that will support academic success and help prepare them for college, careers, and beyond."
In addition to enabling the recipients to connect to the digital world, the laptop distribution will also reflect a second success for the local non-profit, for the units were refurbished through an E2D program which trains CMS students as computer lab technicians.
"We are so proud to work with E2D, not least because CMS student Franny Millen started this nonprofit while in middle school at CMS," said Mary McCray, CMS Board Chairperson. "E2D is helping students in need by providing digital access and the skills they will need to succeed during school and in their careers. We are also very honored to have the strong partnership and support of AT&T."
This laptop distribution is underwritten by a contribution from AT&T, which has a long history of supporting and expanding educational opportunities that help students succeed both inside and outside the classroom.
"We strongly believe that every child has the potential to achieve something great, regardless of your neighborhood or economic situation, said Carlos E. Sanchez, External Affairs Director for AT&T North Carolina. "For a student, a computer is the key to unlocking the future and to fulfilling hopes and dreams. We are pleased to support E2D in their work to make a difference in the lives of these students and their families."
The distribution will be March 8, 2018, from 10AM-12PM at Harding High School in Charlotte, NC. For questions, or to confirm attendance, please contact Jenny Myers at jenny@e-2-d.org or 215-704-7627.
Please be advised that although many of the recipients are currently homeless, there will be no references to homelessness or McKinney-Vento status throughout the distribution. To protect the students' dignity, we ask that you help us respect and maintain this important level of discretion.
About E2D – Eliminate the Digital Divide: Since 2013 E2D has helped provide digital solutions for more than 5,000 low-income families in the Charlotte Region. E2D obtains laptop donations from generous corporations and refurbishes them to distribute to students. E2D also helps source low-cost access to broadband solutions as well as provides digital literacy training for its families.
E2D is committed to providing exposure to workforce development opportunities and IT skill training to CMS youth through its Re-IMAGE CLT initiative. Re-IMAGE CLT Computer Labs located on the campuses of Garinger, South Mecklenburg, and West Charlotte High Schools employ and train some of Charlotte's most at-risk youth as computer lab technicians to refurbish laptop computers that will in turn be distributed to their fellow CMS peers.
E2D has received several awards and acclaim for its work including: The Blue Diamond Award for NonProfit Technology from IT-ology, E2D was named the Most Innovative Digital Inclusion Leader in the USA by Next Century Cities & the National League of Cities and, most recently was named one of the "Top 30 Technologists, Transformers and Trailblazers" for 2016 by The Center for Digital Education.
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The laptops are working well. It was a blessing to have in place. Thanks to E2D my son and daughter can have a computer to complete their school assignments. I'm forever grateful to the E2D Program. Thank you for your vision and serving families throughout CMS.
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A Coral Springs family has front row seats to their very own otter pond right in their back yard.
Wendy and Greg Heidkamp and their two daughters have lived in Ramblewood for 14 years. They have around 10 otters that love to hang out in the canal behind their home. One of them is so playful, he comes up on the grass and plays with their neighbor's dog.
"My neighbor's dog, a little Boston Bull Terrier, jumps in the canal and plays with him. The otter waits for him every day right behind my fence," said Wendy.
Wendy and Greg have three dogs of their own and said they get very excited when they see the otters.
"The other day the otter caught a huge fish and was eating it just by the fence to taunt my dogs just a little more," Wendy laughed.
Animal Control Officials warned people to stay away from otters after they attacked people in three separate incidents in Palm Beach County in 2010.
Usually otters do not attack people unless it is a mother protecting her babies, or the animal has rabies.
Wendy, who works as a Pharmacist has called Coral Springs home her whole life and Greg, owner of Greg's Aggressive Pest Solutions has lived here for 25 years.
She recently attended the 911 Ceremony here in the city to honor her stepsister Michelle Herman-Goldstein, who was killed in the World Trade Center.


Biomedical science combines the fields of biology and medicine in order to focus on the health of humans. A biomedical sciences degree opens up career opportunities in biotechnology, the pharmaceutical industry, research centres, product development and technology.
Biomedical science is an interdisciplinary area of study and includes aspects of anatomy and developmental biology, biochemistry, cell biology, clinical medicine, epidemiology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, preventive medicine, and physiology. Electives allow you to design a specialised program around any of these areas, or you can choose units from other faculties to broaden your horizon. Whatever your choice, you will gain the skills you need to understand and investigate human biology and make a difference to human health in a wide variety of career paths. You may also progress to a research-based honours year where you could contribute to our world-renowned work such as treating bowel cancer or repairing damaged brains in babies.
Very high achieving students can apply to be admitted to the Bachelor of Biomedical Science scholars program. Biomedical Science scholars complete the same academic program as other students but also have access to a range of development opportunities.
Whether or not you join the scholars program, this course is your invitation to join one of the largest and most successful medical research hubs in Australia and the world. Our multidisciplinary approach, presence in major hospitals, and links to international researchers is making a difference to people's lives worldwide. As a graduate, you may find work in the hospital and medical sector, including in medical diagnostic laboratories, in secondary and tertiary teaching, in media and communications, and in the government sector in such areas as health promotion and health economics.
If you are interested in the medicine program at Monash, undertaking the Bachelor of Biomedical Science will provide the best pathway option with at least 50 places being reserved in the course for Monash biomedical science graduates (as of 2018).
This will lead to the award of two degrees - your biomedical science degree and the degree awarded by the partner course. You should refer to the course entry for the partner course in your double degree for the requirements of the other degree.
The course provides an interdisciplinary approach to study of biomedical science, with five central themes: molecular and cellular biology, body systems, infection and immunity, disease and society, and diagnostic and research tools. These themes are interwoven in units throughout the course.
Through these studies you will learn how the cell functions and replicates itself in health and disease, particularly considering the structure of the cell and its evolution, the function of cells, DNA, genes and proteins, and the regulation of metabolism.
This theme addresses the principles of major body systems. You will learn how cells come together to form tissues and organs and how they work together in the body to provide it with its metabolic needs and remove waste products. You will study how structure follows function; homeostasis; the nutritional and gastro-intestinal system; the neural system and senses; endocrine, reproductive and renal systems; and cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
The focus of these studies is the functional immune system of multicellular organisms and the disease states that result from pathogen infection and from autoimmunity. You will learn about molecular genetics and recombinant DNA (both important tools for the study of microbial disease and immunity), inflammation and disease, and infection and infection control.
In these studies you will learn about disease states that result from abnormal function in various body systems, including the cellular, genetic and molecular causes of the disease, with a focus on mechanisms of disease and patterns of disease and treatment. In studying the basis for human disease, you will also consider the societal and personal impacts of past, present and future diseases and the social, economic and environmental factors that are determinants of health.
These studies address both the molecular and cellular tools, including specialist imaging techniques, that can be used to study and diagnose diseases.
This will enable you to broaden and deepen your knowledge of aspects of biomedical science, or to select units from across the University in which you are eligible to enrol.
The course comprises 144 points, of which 96 points are from biomedical science study and 48 points are available to provide additional depth or breadth through elective study. The course develops through theme studies in biomedical science covering: Part A. Molecular and cellular biology, Part B. Body systems, Part C. Infection and immunity, Part D. Disease and society, and Part E. Diagnostic and research tools. These themes are interwoven in units throughout the course.
To remain in the scholars program, students must maintain at least a distinction average (70 per cent) across 48 points in each calendar year.
The course progression mapcourse progression map (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/maps/map-m2003.pdf) will assist you to plan to meet the course requirements, and guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.
These elective units may be chosen from across the faculty and include those with the prefixes BCH, BME, DEV, GEN, HUP, IMM, MIC, MIS, NUT, PHA and PHY. Refer to the index of units by codeindex of units by code (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/index-bycode.html) in the current edition of the Handbook.
Elective units may also be used to sample disciplines from across the University or to complete a major or minor(s) from another course if you have the required prerequisites and there are no restrictions on enrolment into the units. The faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Engineering, Information Technology and Science offer units particularly suitable as electives. MajorsMajors (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/index-bydomain_type-major.html) and minorsminors (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/index-bydomain_type-minor.html) are indexed in the Handbook.
Free electives can also be identified using the browse unitsbrowse units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search) tool and indexes of unitsindexes of units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/) in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.
Electives may be from any level, however, no more than four electives (24 points) are to be completed from level 1. If you are in a double degree course, some units required for the partner degree are credited as electives towards the biomedical science degree.
Successful completion of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science may provide an opportunity for progression into the one-year honours degree leading to M3702 Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) or into the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine course at Monash.


I recently launched a book. It's been out for about 2 weeks now. I've been utilizing Amazon PPC (pay per click ads) to get more exposure. The ads weren't getting the amount clicks I wanted and as it so happened when talking to a few author friends I've made on Twitter they agreed that it was probably my cover.
One friend G.M. Danielson brought up cover art with me in a conversation after seeing the cover after I had made for my current project and offered to help me out.
Below is a cover that G.M Danielson created for me. I like this cover much better than the one I was previously using.
This whole experience shows the real power of networking and making friends in the writing industry online. People inherently like to help each other (I'm not telling you to go around asking people for free help) and when you form connections with people you never know when someones going to offer to help you. I've had other friends promote my work and offer me valuable advice. It's all because of networking.
G. M. Danielson does voiceover work and has a popular youtube channel where he reads Horror Stories.
You can also find his work on G. M. Danielson on his Patreon page.
Previous Passing 400, Thanks you for reading!
I agree, a cover can make or break a book. You are fortunate to have friends that will give you their opinion. My second book "What Did I Do?" has not been selling lately. I used the PPC and it helped at first, but sales had stagnated. Thanks for the advice, perhaps I need someone to look at the book and give me their opinion.


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SEGA of Japan's latest character trailer for Valkyria: Azure Revolution focuses on Ophelia, the princess of Jutland and also a member of the "Vanargand", and anti-Valkyria unit. In the game, she appears capable of using song magic in a similar way to Brunhild, the Valkyria from the Rus Empire. You can view the trailer below.
SEGA of Japan has released a new character trailer for Valkyria: Azure Revolution, introducing the character Brunhild. As you can notice in the trailer, Brunhilde, a Valkyria, is themed after the Grim Reaper, as she wields a scythe in battle and can sometimes be seen wearing a death mask and black robes. As a Valkyria defending Emperor Claudius and the Rus empire, Brunhild is an enemy to Amleth and his anti-Valkyria Vanargand group. We can see her "Song of Death" incapacitate Amleth's group in the trailer (a scene also shown if you successfully defeated Brunhild in the second demo), although Ophelia is apparently able to counter it with a song of her own. You can watch the trailer below.
The PlayStation Vita version of Chain Chronicle, titled Chain Chronicle V, has received a collaboration event with the Valkyria Chronicles franchise. The event is scheduled to run from December 1 to December 14. The mobile version of the game also received this crossover earlier this year, featuring the same character art. You can view all the character cards that can be unlocked during the event below. While it features the major characters from Valkyria Chronicles and Valkyria Chronicles 3, Juliana is the only character from Valkyria Chronicles 2. The official webpage for the event can be found here.
Along with their Autumn Sales, Valve have now launched its own Steam Awards, and are asking the Steam community which games should be nominated for each of the 8 different categories. This provides an interesting opportunity for fans to nominate their favorite SEGA games. There's also an opportunity to submit your own category, and the Steam Awards Selection Committee will review the most popular user submitted entries and select the best ones. Nominating can be done simply by searching for a game in the Steam store, clicking "Nominate this game for an award" and selecting a category for that game. You can find an overview of all the 8 categories below.
SEGA have released another trailer for Valkyria: Azure Revolution, this time showing the DLC bonus that comes with the first print of the game. Set one day before the start of the game, it tells the story of how the anti-Valkyria Vanargand unit was formed. You can view the trailer below! Recently, SEGA announced a third demo for the game, to be released in December. Valkyria: Azure Revolution will be released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on January 19.
SEGA of Japan have today announced that those who missed out on the Japanese Valkyria: Azure Revolution 2.0 demo earlier on (for which you had to register in advance of its release), will get another chance to play a new demo of the game in late December. The new demo will feature the prologue chapter of the game, and this time the save data from this new demo will also carry over to the full game. Valkyria: Azure Revolution will be released on January 19 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan.
Source: Official Valkyria Twitter account. Thanks to Gematsu for their translation.