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Breast is best?
Written by: Maria Brett
Health professionals and advertising campaigns have been drumming the Breast is Best message into new and expectant mothers for years. But what if you can't or don't want to breastfeed – should you hang your head in shame or feel like you're doing wrong by your baby? Of course you shouldn't. Breast is it best?
There's no denying that breastfeeding provides valuable benefits for both mother and child but for many families, whether due to choice or circumstance, it's not an option. We're lucky to live in a part of the world where a high quality substitute is readily available and the water is clean enough to prepare it with. So why do some women feel they are being judged for using baby formula and where is this pressure coming from?
Don't feel pressured
For many, the first time feeding your baby is discussed is at antenatal classes. "I went to a breastfeeding antenatal class, which was a bit patronising," says Carrie, mum to Rian and Ethan. "The implication was that if you don't breastfeed you're not as good a mum and that any health problems would be your fault. After that particular class another girl told me she was angry about how much pressure she had felt during it." NHS antenatal classes have to be based around government guidelines. The idea is that by educating women on the benefits of breastfeeding more mothers will try it. While this is understandable, much of the pressure felt originates here. But it's not just the bias towards breastfeeding that's an issue for new mums. "One of the things that really annoyed me was the lack of practical information," continues Carrie. "When asked about formula the midwives told us they aren't allowed to discuss bottle-feeding at all – not helpful when it's your first baby and you have no clue how much to feed them!"
A lot of new parents also experience pressure from friends, family and even themselves. Angela, mum to Emily, revealed that most of the pressure she felt came from her self; "When I switched to bottle feeding everyone else was understanding and supportive but I beat myself up about it for weeks. My partner and I have loads of problems with allergies so I worried we'd written the formula for a spotty, wheezing, poorly child and wanted to do my best to prevent that from being the case."
Comments friends made left Lianne, mum to Thea, feeling like she'd be almost scared to tell them if she didn't breastfeed. "My friends were saying things like, 'Why wouldn't you breastfeed? It's what's best for her,' as if I wouldn't do the best by my baby! I did end up breastfeeding but I'm not looking forward to telling them when I switch to formula as I return to work." This seems to be common amongst women with friends and family who have breastfed. While the person probably feels they are being encouraging, for a pregnant woman who doesn't know if she or her baby are going to able to breastfeed and even if they are, may be uncomfortable with the idea of it, these kinds of comments can come across as being condescending and sometimes even smug.
Lianne goes on to say, "A happy and contented mum leads to a happy and contented child. There's so much more to being a parent than whether you feed your baby breast-milk or formula." Wise words indeed.
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Gaborik nets 30th goal to lift East-leading Rangers over Hurricanes 3-2
RALEIGH, N.C. - Even without captain Ryan Callahan, the New York Rangers kept rolling along.
Marian Gaborik scored his 30th goal of the season and Brandon Prust netted the game-winner in the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers' 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
New York won its third straight despite playing without Callahan, who missed the game because of a bruised right foot. Backup goalie Martin Biron (11-3-2) made 21 saves. No. 1 netminder Henrik Lundqvist is expected to play Friday night when the Rangers visit Tampa Bay.
"We grinded it away, and Marty (Biron) made some key saves at some real important times of the game when we had some struggles," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. "It was one of his better games, bouncing back after a couple of games where it has been a little bit of a fight for him."
One of the key stretches for Biron came late when the Rangers had to kill six minutes of penalties. Carolina peppered him with 10 shots in the final period.
"We were able to kill off some big penalties, especially that four-minute PK," Biron said. "That was a huge stand for us to do that. That was the game for us to keep them off the board."
Gaborik reached the 30-goal mark for the seventh time in his NHL career. He gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead with 5:07 left in the second period when he poked the puck in at the left post after it sailed high and landed in the crease.
"It feels nice, but we still have a lot of games left," Gaborik said. "I want to put up some more goals. We have a tough stretch coming up with a lot of games in March. Hopefully we'll get healthy and keep plugging away."
Artem Anisimov also scored for the Rangers (41-15-6), who have a nine-point lead in the East. New York has 21 home wins and 20 road wins this season.
The Hurricanes took a 1-0 lead on Jeff Skinner's power-play goal 58 seconds into the second period. Anisimov tied it with a rising slap shot that beat goalie Cam Ward on the glove side at 8:21.
Following Gaborik's goal, Brandon Prust made it 3-1 at 1:57 of the third when he finished off a 2-on-1 break with Brian Boyle.
"There's a reason why they're on top," Carolina coach Kirk Muller said. "They just go and roll along and play good. Our guys knew it was going to be that kind of game. We fell short but we pushed. They make it difficult to play against."
Carolina made a big offensive push in the final five minutes when it got a four-minute power play after John Mitchell was given a double high-sticking penalty. But the Hurricanes were unable to score despite pulling Ward for an extra skater for the last half of the power play.
Jay Harrison brought the Hurricanes back within a goal when he scored with 40 seconds left, after Ward was pulled for an extra attacker.
Ward finished with 22 saves.
NOTES: Carolina captain Eric Staal has assists in nine straight games, the longest streak since the team moved from Hartford. He has points in 10 consecutive games. ... The Rangers are 26-0-2 when leading after two periods. ... New York's Derek Stepan had a pair of assists. ... Callahan missed his first game of the season.

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Samsung has launched the new Galaxy S20 series flagship, the Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy S20+5G, and the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G at its annual Unpacked event.
Galaxy S20 series comes with hardware and performance upgrades over its predecessor, the Galaxy S10. Some of the main highlights of the S20 device include; 120Hz refresh rates, 5G and 16GB RAM for the S20 Ultra.
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EastEnders legend John Altman is to reprise his Walford role as Nick Cotton this Christmas.
EastEnders legend John Altman is to make a dramatic return to Walford at Christmas as the notorious Nick Cotton.
The 56-year-old actor was last seen in the BBC soap in 2001 when his screen mother Dot Cotton (June Brown) disowned him following the death of her grandson Ashley (Frankie Fitzgerald).
It later transpired that Nick was responsible for his son's death by cutting the brake cables on Mark Fowler's (Todd Carty) motorbike. Despite intending to kill Mark, it was Ashley who rode the bike to his death.
Since leaving Albert Square, Nick has spent time in prison for various drug-related offences. In 2006, Dot made the shocking discovery that her son was ill in hospital with cancer. Following her off-screen visit to him in hospital, he went on to make a full recovery.
Speaking of his return, Altman said: "After an absence of seven years, I am thrilled to return to Albert Square. The BBC have always given me great storylines as Nick Cotton and I look forward to seeing if Nick will once again spread fear and loathing throughout the Square!"
Executive producer Diederick Santer said: "Nick Cotton is an EastEnders legend. His complex relationship with Dot, his criminal tendencies, and his addiction to heroin, violence, and everything else that's bad have made him one of the show's best-remembered and best-loved villains."
He added: "We're very excited that he - and the talented John Altman who plays him - will be returning to the Square."
Earlier this year, June Brown called for the return of her screen son, claiming that Dot "needs him in her life".
Altman begins filming at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Herts - home to EastEnders - later this month, while producers are keeping tight-lipped as to the exact date of his screen reappearance.
At around the same time, Charlie Brooks is to reprise her role as Janine Butcher following her successful-but-brief comeback earlier this year for 'Frank Week'.
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Mount Everett hockey enters win column with high-scoring victory over Drury
Kyle Benzie celebrates Luke Kamienski's second goal of the night during Mount Everett's 5-4 win over the Blue Devils at Berkshire School.
JAKE MENDEL — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
Drury's Tyler Pettit fires a shot towards Bobby Baer inside the Mount Everett net. The Eagles topped the Blue Devils 5-4 at Berkshire School on Friday night.
By Jake Mendel, The Berkshire Eagle
Jake Mendel
SHEFFIELD — The Eagles have officially entered the win column.
A four-point spurt across the first and second periods, along with a late defensive stand, was the secret sauce that went into Mount Everett hockey's 5-4 win over Drury on Friday night.
"It feels real nice — it's been a while," Mount Everett left wing Luke Kamienski said of picking up the season's first dub.
Mount Everett hockey hosts Drury at Berkshire School
Kamienski was at the heart of everything the Eagles accomplished on the night and it begin less than three minutes after the puck dropped.
Aiden Fennelly popped the puck down to Drury's end of the ice and kept it there until Kamienski connected with Dominic Velasco for the game's first goal at 2 minutes, 50 seconds.
Velasco was Everett's fuse because just one spark could mean disaster for the opposition. The speedy right wing capped a four-score run by the Eagles late in the second period with a short-handed goal, which pushed Mount Everett's lead to 5-1 with roughly five minutes left in the frame.
"I feel like it shows others that if we work hard, we'll get goals," Kamienski said.
Most of Friday's match was a numbers game as the Eagles took advantage of a five-minute major by the Blue Devils in the first period.
Traffic was building in front of the Drury net and keeper Abby Fuls fended off a swarm of Eagles — and even registered a save with the handle of her stick.
"She worked all night, a lot of shots and a lot of traffic in front of her and even some fast breaks — she saw it all today," Drury coach Derek Durocher said. "She kept us in it and gave us a chance."
Despite the stand, the pressure eventually boiled over as Phillip Enoch found Kamienski for his first goal of the night. The goal broke the tie with three minutes left in the first.
"We saw the numbers advantage we had," Kamienski said. "Just try to be the first person to the puck and dig deep."
The Eagles kept digging into the second quarter and only needed 33 seconds before finding some more treasure. It was a group effort, Gabe Fahey and Willem Vollmer were credited with assists on Kamienski's goal, which pushed the lead to 3-1.
Mount Everett piled on two more goals, starting with Kyle Benzie off Kamienski's assist before Velasco's short-handed goal pushed the lead to 5-1.
Despite the growing deficit, the Blue Devils refused to go away. Drury had four different goal scorers on the night and the first on the list is Wes Emerson, who tracked a puck off of Mount Everett's post before returning it to the sender, tying the score at 1-1 less than five minutes into the first period.
Trailing by four with six minutes left in the second period, Nolan Booth and CJ Diesz joined forces for Drury's second goal. Four minutes later, Nick Gilman jumped into the stat sheet, coming off a Colin Booth assist, and suddenly it was a two-score game.
"We got better as the game went on," Durocher said. "They kept fighting and they wanted it. We're down and pretty depleted in terms of numbers right now but the effort was there.
"We didn't play very well the first period and into the second, but kept working to claw back to it."
The claws were sharp enough for one more goal as Owen Taylor found the back of the net with the help of a Brayden Canales assist, which cut the lead to 5-4 with six minutes left.
Drury pulled its goalie for the last minute of the game, paired with the fact that the Blue Devils were on a power play. Mount Everett was forced to play 6 on 4 but the lead stood firm behind a strong defense and four saves by keeper Bobby Baer in the last three minutes of the game.
The win bumped Mount Everett to 1-3 on the year and drops the Blue Devils, who had four games postponed thus far, to 1-2 through three games.
Drury's fifth postponement of the season comes Sunday and north county's student-athletes will next hit the ice Wednesday, a home game against Southwick Tolland Regional High School.
The Eagles will voyage to the Fitzpatrick Skating Arena to play the South Hadley and Holyoke co-op on Saturday. The puck is slated to drop at 2 p.m.
"We gotta rest up after a hard game and we have to go out tomorrow and do the same thing," Kamienski said. "Back-to-back games are hard, but as long as we're digging deep and getting to the puck, I think we'll be fine."
Drury 1 2 1 — 4
Everett 2 3 0 — 5
First Period
ME — Velasco (Kamienski), 2:50. D — Emerson (unassisted), 4:24. ME — Kamienski (Enoch), 12:05.
Second Period
ME — Kamienski (Fahey, Vollmer), 0:33. ME — Benzie (Kamienski), 4:47. ME — Velasco (unassisted), 8:41. D —Booth (Diesz) 9:08. D — Gilman (Booth), 13:29.
Third Period
D — Taylor (Canales), 9:46.
Jake Mendel can be reached at jmendel@berkshireeagle.com or 413-464-3655. On Twitter:
@JMendel94.
Mount Everett
As a lifelong Pittsfield resident, Jake gravitates to the nearest field or park. He joined The Eagle as a paperboy in 2005 and worked his way up, becoming a full-time reporter in 2018. He's currently a sports reporter.


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Garvin Gray (2018-03-03)
World Championship Groups
I know this is not the first time this question has been asked, but thought this could be explained again as I am a bit confused.
I have looked at the layout for the stages of the World Championship Groups and the path that each group takes, but I am a bit confused about how being put into a stronger pool of players ie Group SM is an advantage.
It seems to be that the players in Group SM or M are still starting from stage 1.
So, the players who finish at the bottom of this group can be bundled out of the event, whereas someone who was in Group 1 starts at the same level and plays against players 2000 or so.
I am confused as to what advantage there is to being put into Group SM is?
Maybe not an advantage according to the point of view, but certainly "different". An occasion to reach stage 3 directly or to to play stage 2 as seed 1 in any group (kind of stage 1 and a half if you like fractals :)). An occasion to play more interesting games (and more chances to gain elo points). It is quite complex to balance all differences IMO. Anyway, there is not much interest for 2200+ players to checkmate 1300-1700 players, particularly when playing without engines I guess.
Garvin Gray (2018-11-18 03:12:48)
I see in the chat box there is a comment about adding players for a new group in the WCH.
This should not be allowed and is a bad idea. The original groups were worked out based on ratings available at the close of entry.
And also now this new group will be a rating scattered group, rather than being similar to the others.
Players have protested before about adding players and new groups well after the entry deadline has passed. I have frankly had a gutful of having to protest about it.
It is one of main things that is turning me off this site. Having to keep protesting against items on this site when others have said similar viewpoints to mine, but the site owner keeps trying to sneak in his ideas via the backdoor.
Hi Garvin! Yes, I remember it was an important point in our discussion about the CUP cycle (where the rule is 100% strict on this point)... Of course, I always built additional WCH groups if the distribution was very similar. Quite the same about replacements, groups were changed if the elo average was about the same. Just an opportunity for late players to get in and to complete groups if there were 2 or 3 forfeits... It cannot be completely bad, don't you think?
Ok, please clarify- your comment in the chat box is: A few more players for an additional chess WCH group?
The key word to me is 'additional' chess Wch group.
In your latest reply, you say accepting a few later runners to add as replacements into existing groups to substitute for those who have not started their games or forfeited out.
I have no real objection to the later, but I have a strong objection to creating a completely new group from those who did not enter on time and that new group could potentially not be as strong and evenly distributed for ratings from the original WCH groups.
By "additional chess WCH group", I do mean one more group in the chess WCH stage 1, with a very similar elo distribution (otherwise it is not done). Of course it has to be fair, that's the basics.
Graham Kerr (2019-01-17 16:17:29)
Different question, but i'd have given it the same heading, so decided it best to post in this thread...
What happens if all games in a qualifying group are drawn?
Marcio B. Oliveira (2019-03-16 18:05:29)
What happens if all games in a quarter Final group are drawn?
@ Marcio : In a quarter final, the player with the highest Tournament Entry Rating is qualified for next stage.
@ Graham : My apologies, I didn't see your post before. It depends on the group... In most cases, the player with the highest Tournament Entry Rating is qualified for next stage.
No worries, when it didn't get a response here a started a new thread, you answered there ;-)
@Thibault de Vassal
What happens if all games in a WCH Semi Final group are drawn?
And if both players win a game?
This is specified in the WCH rules (2nd paragraph):
"The knockout tournament is played into 8 games matches. The special rule (avoiding short draws) is that in case of equality (4-4), the winner is the player with the strongest tournament entry rating if all games are draw, the player with the lowest tournament entry rating if not all games are draw. The winner is qualified for the next stage."
I hope it is clear enough, maybe I should rewrite it.


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Amid violent summer, gun violence more muted in Schenectady compared to Albany, Troy | The Daily Gazette
Amid violent summer, gun violence more muted in Schenectady compared to Albany, Troy
By Pete DeMola | September 26, 2020
Categories: -The Daily Gazette, News, Schenectady County
SCHENECTADY — Gun violence has spared few American cities this summer, rippling across the United States amid a season of civil unrest, pandemic and economic turmoil.
In urban areas both large and small, police forces have had to contend with spikes in gun-related violence that haven't been seen in years.
The Capital Region's three major urban areas — Albany, Schenectady and Troy — have experienced their own increases in violence.
Yet the Electric City emerged from the summer having managed to largely buck the overall trend (despite recording the city's fifth homicide of the year on Friday night) and end with fewer homicides and a more muted spike in shootings compared with its Capital Region counterparts.
Why did Schenectady see a less dramatic increase?
Untangling crime statistics is notoriously tricky, but stakeholders have offered varying reasons.
"It's a combination of a lot of hard work done by officers," said city Police Chief Eric Clifford last week. "We are being proactive in doing investigations, and our investigative bureau has been working non-stop around the clock."
When compared to the same time period last year, shootings nearly doubled from January to August, from 10 to 19.
The number of victims saw a similar increase, from 11 to 26 (not including the slaying of Elnahcere S. Vincent, a 22-year-old Albany resident who died after being shot multiple times in front of a State Street liquor store on Friday night).
Despite the uptick, the numbers aren't as pronounced as they are in Albany, where 29 people were injured by gunfire last year, three of them fatally — and all of them after October.
The number of gunshot victims soared to 101 this year as of Sept. 16 — a nearly 250 percent increase.
Just last week, a 37-year-old man was shot and killed, the city's 11th fatal shooting (and 15th homicide overall, tying 2018 for a record-high number).
The numbers are similar in Troy, where 27 people were shot between January and August, up from 6 during the same time period last year, a 350 percent increase.
While the city did not incur any gunshot-related homicides during the first nine months of 2019, according to data submitted to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), six have been fatally shot this year to date — including Ayshawn Davis, the 11-year-old whose death has left the community reeling — and Tamari Rodriguez, a 17-year-old who died on Friday after being shot the previous day.
Clifford noted gun violence transcends municipal borders, and is mindful that much of the violence in Schenectady is caused by players from elsewhere (and vice-versa).
But oftentimes, it can simply be a matter of luck, he acknowledged, with bullets missing people, a viewpoint echoed by county District Attorney Robert Carney.
Carney acknowledged while the increase in gun violence isn't as pronounced in the Electric City, a 90 percent increase in shootings is still significant.
"I do think recently because of some arrests of people we consider to be repeat or multiple shooters, the statistics have been reduced a bit," Carney said.
Carney wondered if bail reform, which eliminated cash bail for many crimes (and some non-violent ones), played a role.
"I can't point to specific cases," Carney said. "But when you look at statewide trends beginning in January, there's nothing else you can point to — it seems like a logical inference."
A recent PolitiFact report revealed more data is needed to draw a definitive conclusion.
William Rivas, co-founder of Save Our Streets, attributed the more muted numbers in Schenectady to the close-knit network of activists, agencies, non-profits, educators and public officials working together to avert violence and provide diversionary programming for at-risk youth.
"Any success in stopping violence in Schenectady I attribute to the community as a whole," Rivas said.
Following a rash of shootings in July, Save our Streets brought together several gang-affiliated mentors to give youngsters a dose of straight talk, warning them to reject the allures of the gang lifestyle.
Those efforts are ongoing, Rivas said, and he believes sustained mentoring helps to tamp down violence.
"People in the community are having conversations and they're checking up on people," Rivas said.
That's not to say Albany and Troy aren't engaged in similar efforts, he said.
But each city is at a different stage in the process.
"A few years ago, Schenectady was really bad and it took time to build up those resources," Rivas said. "Sometimes it takes a little more work."
The city notched 10 homicides in 2015, a number that dropped to 1 in 2018, with the five-year average now at 2.
And until the slaying of Fred Gentry in May, a murder in which no arrests have been made, the city went without a gun-related homicide for 16 months.
The rash of gun violence in the Capital Region has come as a harsh reversal of what's otherwise been a decade-long decline in crime.
Overall crime dropped by nearly 31 percent in Schenectady between 2009 and 2018, according to a 2019 DCJS report (although violent crime saw a 5 percent uptick).
Albany saw a net decrease of 24.5 percent in total crime, and an 18 percent reduction in violent crime over the same period, while Troy had a 37 percent overall decrease, and a 19.2 percent drop in violent crime.
Each of the cities participates in the Gun Involved Elimination Initiative, the state initiative designed to reduce gun violence.
This year, said John Scott, "has been very disheartening on multiple levels."
Scott, co-founder of 4th Family Incorporated in Albany, can't point to a definitive reason for the city's spate of shootings, but said numerous factors likely play a role, including pent-up tensions from COVID, ongoing racial unrest and tensions with law enforcement — all of which compound pre-existing stressors that lead to gun violence.
"It's just been the culmination of a perfect storm and it's had a direct impact on inner-city communities." Scott said.
When it comes to untangling the disparity in gun violence between Schenectady and Albany, he suspects the dynamics are rooted in a 2011 federal probe that resulted in scores of people being convicted on narcotics and other charges.
As they've trickled out of prison, Scott says the ex-cons are now grooming the next generation of dealers.
"Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority have not been rehabilitated," Scott said.
Albany County District Attorney David Soares said no area in the state is immune to the increase in gun violence, and the Capital Region is no exception.
"Albany carries a rich history of gang violence feuds between our uptown and downtown neighborhoods, with recent violence mostly staying within the borders of these areas," Soares said. "The increased levels of gang violence and retaliatory street justice we are seeing is on pace to reach historic levels this year."
Scott estimated a core group of between 25 and 40 adolescents are responsible.
"A lot of these kids are trying to make a name for themselves, and that's what's really happening a lot in Albany," Scott said. "It can really be an overwhelming thing when there's constant gun violence every day."
That's why diversionary programming is so important, he said.
Fourth Family works with at-risk youths, including former gang members, primarily steering them into STEM programming.
Jerry Ford, co-founder of Team Hero in Troy, agrees youth programming is essential to preventing violence and breaking generational cycles of incarceration and criminal activity.
"The old folks say an idle mind is the devil's playground," said Ford, who also cited pandemic-related restrictions as potential reasons for the uptick.
He also said the city of Troy lacks a youth department, and went without swimming pools for years after they were closed for repairs.
"Will we ever know what it is specifically?" Ford said. "I don't know, but it's a terrible concoction and our communities and families are devastated."
JDA September 27th, 2020
There is nothing "muted" about a doubling of the shootings and 250% increase in victims. Why would you use that theme? Less catastrophic maybe, but not more muted.
FRED BARNEY September 27th, 2020
It is a fine idea but alas since resting arrest has become socially acceptable it is not clear how this approach can be implemented.
I will get back to you after I master proof reading


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If at first you don't succeed at marriage, try, try again (forever) like the love-hated celebs on this list who can't seem to find that special someone who will deal with their isht to love and ultimately STAY with them.
Here's a photo gallery of celebs married 3+ times. Take a look.


Nokia had introduced three Android-powered smartphones at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC), but it seems like two additional models are on their way. According to a new report, the Nokia 7 and Nokia 8 are on the way, even though those names are still not final, the source says. The two devices could be called differently once they launch, but we'll see about that. That being said, these two smartphones are said to be fueled by the Snapdragon 660 SoC, a processor that Qualcomm still did not announce.
The Snapdragon 660 is expected to succeed the Snapdragon 653, which means it will be the company's mid-range offering. The Nokia 7 is expected to ship with a fullHD (1920 x 1080) display, while the Nokia 8 will come with a QHD (2560 x 1440) panel, it seems. According to the provided info, both of these smartphones will sport very thin bezels, and will be made out of metal. The two devices will sport a somewhat different design to the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6. The Nokia 7 and Nokia 8 will sport fingerprint scanners, though the source does not say whether they'll be front or back-facing. Fast charging will be included here as well, and the two devices will also sport larger camera sensors compared to the three devices that the company already announced this year. The Nokia 8 is also rumored to ship with Zeiss optics, which is quite interesting.
Now, we still don't know when will these two smartphones get announced, but if rumors are to be believed, they could launch in May or June. That being said, the company's upcoming flagship is expected to carry the Nokia 9 name, and will be fueled by the Snapdragon 835 64-bit octa-core SoC, if previous rumors were accurate. All in all, it seems like Nokia is preparing to launch some pretty interesting smartphones, and if the Nokia 7 and Nokia 8 intend to ship with the Snapdragon 660, then Qualcomm will probably announce this processor in the near future, so stay tuned for that as well. While we're waiting for more info, feel free to read more about the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6, HMD Global's first trio of Android-powered smartphones.


Taking care of your skin is the best thing you can do to improve your overall appearance. There are several different skin products that may help, but you also need to address the underlying issue by making sure you are getting the best vitamins for your skin.
With summer on the horizon, people all over are gearing up for a fun time in this warm and sunny season. Whether it is going to the beach or an amusement park, there is fun to be had. But a vacation of fun in this sun can quickly take a turn towards misery city if you are not careful.


After New Zealand volcano experts Bradley Ambrose and Simon Turner descended 1,312ft (400m) deep into the Marcum Crater on Vanuatu, they paused near the lava lake so that Turner could toss back a beer and toast a marshmallow on a tent pole. But it was more than just the world's most extreme photo op, according to Turner: "It ended up being one of the most perfectly-cooked marshmallows I have ever tasted. 'Perfect and crusty on the outside without being burned - it had just the right amount of a gooey centre but without getting it all over your fingers."


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United States Code
Title 35 - PATENTSPart III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS
Chapter 29 - REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS
Section 288 - Action for infringement of a patent containing an invalid claim
35 U.S.C. § 288
Current through P.L. 117-80 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/27/2021), except for [P. L. 117-58]
Whenever a claim of a patent is invalid, an action may be maintained for the infringement of a claim of the patent which may be valid. The patentee shall recover no costs unless a disclaimer of the invalid claim has been entered at the Patent and Trademark Office before the commencement of the suit.
July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 813; Pub. L. 93-596, §1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 112-29, §20(h), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 334.
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTESBased on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §71 (R.S. 4922).The necessity for a disclaimer to recover on valid claims is eliminated. See section 253.Language is changed.
AMENDMENTS2011- Pub. L. 112-29 struck out ", without deceptive intention," after "Whenever".1975- Pub. L. 93-596 substituted "Patent and Trademark Office" for "Patent Office".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2011 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 112-29 effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on Sept. 16, 2011, and applicable to proceedings commenced on or after that effective date, see section 20(l) of Pub. L. 112-29 set out as a note under section 2 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1975 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 93-596 effective Jan. 2, 1975, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93-596 set out as a note under section 1111 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
patentee
The word "patentee" includes not only the patentee to whom the patent was issued but also the successors in title to the patentee.
Section 287 - Limitation on damages and other remedies; marking and notice
Section 289 - Additional remedy for infringement of design patent


The town Gariep Dam, (the youngest town in South Africa) situated alongside the N1, is perhaps better known to most for the manmade Gariep Dam (which is the largest dam in South Africa with a radius of 360 square kilometres) which forms part of the Orange River Development Scheme.
The realisation of a temporary town never materialized. Today there are more than 600 permanent residents living in the Town with plenty of Gariep Dam accommodation options for visitors.
Gariep Dam has two main tourist attractions in the Free State, namely the Gariep Dam Nature Reserve and the Forever Resorts Gariep - a holiday resort.
The towns official status as the Municipal of Verwoerd Dam was proclaimed on 21 April 1994. The name was officially changed on 4 October 1996 to Gairep Dam.


Hey! Surprise! I'm still here. I'm sorry I've been a little MIA on the ol' blog lately, but life has been busy lately at work, busy building the house and busy loving life with David and our little family. While I hate that things are too busy to blog, it also means things are good over here! Luckily, though, I should have more time this summer to spend blogging and keeping you posted on things over at the farm and with the house build!
Today's project is an easy one- a DIY rain barrel. But the best part? It's cheap! You can do this entire project for under $30! We shopped rain barrels for the farm garden and couldn't find anything under $100, so $30 is certainly a steal. All you need is a large outdoor trashcan with a concave lid (ours is one like this), a simple kitchen sink strainer like this, a utility knife, duct tape and either large rubber bands or small bungee cords.
To set the rain barrel up, take the lid off of the trash can and flip it over. Using the strainer as a template, cut a circle in the center of the lid that is slightly smaller than the strainer. Insert the strainer in the hole while the lid is upside down. The concave of the upside-down lid helps the water run down into the barrel. Use the duct tape to attach the strainer to the lid. Then, all you have to do is attach the upside-down lid to the can! As you can see, we used the bungee cords but you could also use rubber bands around the handles of the trash can if you have handles. And that's it! Easy peasy and cheap.
A project like this would be perfect for your yard, a big garden or even just a container garden. This has been one of the best things we've added to our garden. As I mentioned in my garden tour video post, we still don't have running water out at the farm. The well will be dug soon! But until then, we have rainwater to water the garden. Plus, rainwater is so much better than tap water for things like blueberries. Also, the kids LOVE visiting the garden and seeing how much water collected since the last visit. So it's kind of win, win. And for under $30, you can't beat it!
Guys, I am having so much fun designing our new house. It's seriously a dream come true. And I've been so busy with it all that I haven't had much time to share here on the blog! Well, here we go. Let's start with one of my favorite elements in a house: the tile. Maybe I'm the only one out there, but when it comes to picking out tile for our new house, I feel a little clueless. In fact, before I started the shopping process, I Googled "how to shop for tile" like a crazy person. Besides the obvious "pretty" factor, there are just so many different ratings and numbers and factors to take into consideration! How do you know where to begin?! Especially when you're shopping for an entire house full of tile! So, I did a little research, conducted some field studies (ie. an afternoon spent among beautiful tiles with my friends at Floor & Decor... if you twist my leg!) and have put together the ultimate source for tile shopping: five words you need to know when tile shopping!
1. STYLE: This one's easy. In fact, it's the only thing I knew about tile before I started this process. Style is essentially the design of the tile. Is it contemporary? Is it polished? Is it a stone look? Are you going for a wood look? Speaking of, if you spend any time on Pinterest, you'll know the "wood look" for tile is in. Totally hip. Major cool. Super awesome. Too legit to quit. Okay, I'm done. One look around the Floor & Decor store and I was hooked... their wood look tile selection is for realz!
2. TONE: Essentially, tone is the variation in the tile. With natural stone, tone details the general character of the tile- is it warm? Earthy? Cool? If you're looking at other tile, tone is really set by determining the print quality. At Floor & Decor, they've got their tile categorized by high-quality inkjet printed, roto color printed and screen printed tiles. Can you believe this is just a porcelain tile with a stone look that's inkjet printed?
3. EDGE: I honestly never knew this about tile- there are different types of edges for each tile! I guess I knew there was beveled versus straight edge, but really that's it. There's so much more to tile life than that, ha! The two main edge types are pressed edge, which is basically rounded edges that allow for smooth transition from tile to tile and makes grout lines more prominent, or rectified edge, which is a straight edge which sets narrower grout lines (which is easier to clean!). I tried to capture the difference here, but you have to look closely.
This Carrera marble tile has a rectified/straight edge.
This porcelain Venetian stone tile has a much more rounded, pressed edge.
4. PEI: This is a big one... the PEI grade is one of the most important things you need to know when purchasing new tile! Basically, it's the Porcelain and Enamel Institute's wear/durability rating. The lower numbers (categories I and II) are not durable and are basically only meant for wall tiles. The higher grades (categories III and IV) are more durable and can be used in residential flooring. The highest grade (V) is extremely durable and can be used in high-traffic and commercial flooring. Boom. I'm a PEI expert. No diggity, no doubt.
For example, check out this beautiful faux brick tile. You'll have to forgive me, because I'm slightly obsessed with this tile and it's rustic look, perfect color and HIGH PEI RATING. WOOT!
I know, the herringbone lay really works its way into my heart, too. So this amazing tile has a high PEI grade of 4. 4! It's the perfect tile for something like an entry way or mudroom (which is where we were thinking about putting it). It looks like our mudroom will be all hardwood like the rest of our first floor, but if that changes, the first tile I'll look for that space is this one. Here's looking at you, pretty tile with your high PEI grade.
5. POROSITY: Last, but not least, we need to talk about porosity. Or water absorption. Basically this rating justifies whether or not your tile can go indoors or outdoors. You can also look at the coefficient of friction rating (COF) to determine whether or not the tile will be slippery or not. Safety first! These ratings will help you determine if your tile fit for outdoor use? Or a wet space, like a shower, bath or kitchen sink area? These are important things to note!
This pretty faux wood tile is only eligible for indoor use, so it's likely made of a more porous material like a ceramic tile.
But this bad boy (also a beautiful wood look tile) can be used indoors or outdoors, as it is a less porous material (likely porcelain). Hello, screened-in porch makeover?!
Alright, class. Repeat after me. Style. Tone. Edge. PEI. Porosity. You nail those words and you will nail tile shopping for your next project! Luckily, the folks at Floor & Decor are extremely helpful. In fact, they've even got a few signs and stations in every store which highlight these words and some of the key phrases/concepts. Like a cheat sheet! Thanks for the CliffsNotes, Floor & Decor!
Now that we're all schooled in tile shopping, let's get to the even more fun stuff: actually picking the tile! I can't wait to show you guys what tile selections I have going for the new house. Here's a peek!
Thanks to Floor & Decor for allowing me to shop one of your local stores and for sponsoring this post. All opinions and facts presented are my own.


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Q: plink.exe - force timeout for remote operations Have script which daily reading configs from bunch of network devices utilizing plink.exe. Time by time, some device have stucked internal process which provide backup data and plink instance (and thus whole script) stuck until CTRL+C is pressed. Is there any way to push plink.exe to set timeout for remote operations? Now only SSH protocol layer timeout are reported by plink.exe, but this is not my case because SSH connection and login runs over successfully, but remote command execution stuck whole process.
I cant find anything helpful in plink.exe help

A: What about to ping the device before you connect with plink.
Thanks to this answer I got a perfect function:
set "_ip=localhost"
set "_ip=192.168.1.1"
ping %_ip% -n 1 -4 | find /i "TTL=">nul
if errorlevel 1 (
    echo ping %_ip% failure
    ) else (
    echo ping %_ip% success
    )

*

*-4 to force using IPv4 (as e.g. ping localhost replies IPv6 with no TTL= output)

*| find /i "TTL=" as find command raises errorlevel well

*>nul to suppress undesired output

Just replace the echo ping %_ip% success with your plink commands.

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Memphis Grizzlies vs Brooklyn Nets 10/24/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds
Peter Tran Follow on Twitter October 23, 2022
Brooklyn Nets (1-1) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (2-1)
The Line: Memphis Grizzlies -1.5; Over/Under: +227.5
The Memphis Grizzlies play host to the Brooklyn Nets at the FedExForum on Monday night.
The Brooklyn Nets have split their first two games of the season and they will be aiming to build some momentum after sneaking past the Raptors in a 109-105 home win on Friday. Kyrie Irving led the team with 30 points and seven assists, Kevin Durant added 27 points with six assists while Nic Claxton chipped in with 19 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. As a team, the Nets shot 47 percent from the field and 13 of 35 from the 3-point line as they rallied back from a 10-point third quarter deficit to escape with the narrow win after struggling for most of the game.
Meanwhile, the Memphis Grizzlies will be looking to bounce back in this spot after having their two-game win streak halted by the Mavericks in a 137-96 road loss on Saturday. Ja Morant led the team in scoring with 20 points and four assists, Desmond Bane added 14 points while Tyus Jones chipped in with 10 points off the bench. As a team, the Grizzlies shot just 43 percent from the field and nine of 33 from the 3-point line as they got off to a horror start and were always trailing after getting outscored by 39-17 in the first quarter alone.
Looking at the betting trends, the Nets are 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 road games, 1-4 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record and 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall. The Grizzlies are 21-7 ATS in their last 28 home games, 38-13 ATS in their last 51 games following a loss of more than 10 points and 0-4 ATS in their last four games overall.
Head to head, the over is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings overall, the Nets are 0-6 ATS in the last six meetings overall and the Nets are 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings in Memphis.
The Nets have yet to hit their stride, but they're starting to build some momentum now that they've won two in a row, while the Grizzlies looked to be red-hot before getting humbled by the Mavericks on Saturday. The Grizzlies are still a little banged up, but the Nets are 0-6 ATS in the last six meetings overall, so I'm backing the Grizzlies to bounce back with a win at home in this spot.
Peter Tran's Free Pick: Brooklyn +1.5
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This morning, I've been sitting here thinking about Maggie's Year and what a strange and surreal year it was. The trouble is that I was only seventeen and now I find that the true memories of that year have become clouded and mixed up along with impressions and emotions and even dreams such that the exact truth is no longer easy to know.
What I do know is that I was too young to leave home. It was early September and I had just turned seventeen in July. Apart from a couple of hospital nights, here and there, I had never slept in any bed other than my own. No friend sleepovers, no evenings with Granny, nothing. And, yet, here I was waving goodbye to Mum and lugging my baggage through my small town to the train station and to the train that would take me to Dublin to live.
Summer was over, it was time for college. I spent three years in college in Dublin. To the best of my knowledge, I was the youngest person ever to start my course and the youngest to ever finish it. That sounds lovely, and on many levels, it was but I was young and maybe a little too young.
Not only was I setting off on my first solitary venture, I had no place to stay. I was booked into a B&B in Northside Dublin and there was a possibility of obtaining 'Digs' with an elderly lady within a couple of weeks. I sat on the train and read 'Thin Air' by William Marshall. The carriage was packed with the young members of a basketball team. I watched them laugh and jump around and thought about how they would be on the train back home again in the evening and I felt a not inconsiderable surge of envy about that.
The B&B was almost too nice. For breakfast, they served me bacon and the cleanest fried eggs I had ever seen. There were three blonde daughters in the house and I feel in love with them in chronological order between Monday and Thursday. On the first morning, I walked to college. I came to a big road and knew that the college was in one direction and the airport in the other. I set off. The airport looked nice and I was late for my first lecture.
On Thursday, following a lead from a guy my parents knew, I walked up a typical residential street in Phibsboro looking for a house. In this house was Maggie. The house was dull and poorly lit and old fashioned and a bit 'cabbagey'. From the doormat the hallway was so dull that I could hardly see Maggie inside. She bade me come in and I did. I stayed for the next nine months. It became 'Maggie's Year'. I may not remember it terribly well but I can never forget it.
Maggie took in two of us. There was me and there was a fellow from Cork who looked, if anything, even more lost than I did. On Thursday's, this guy and me would treat ourselves to the cinema and I would show him the scary stuff I had already seen over the Summer months. I loved how 'Halloween' terrified him and, in a rerun of Jaws at the Ambassador, in an auditorium that was murky with cigarette and dope smoke, I gleefully thought he was going to lose his life.
The guy – I can't remember his name – and me had a room each on the upper floor of Maggie's House There was an upstairs bathroom, which was alien to me, and the rooms were dull and furnished with sold brown wardrobes that would kill you instantly if they fell on you. We got a breakfast and an evening meal, which was okay and in the evenings we watched a revamped version of 'Quicksilver' and other dubious stuff on the telly. Most weekends, I left Dublin on the bus and, during the week, my mind always registered the exact moment when half of my time away was over and I was again on the downhill road to going home.
I loved college. It was full of people who seemed okay with being my new friends and there were new jokes and music and attraction at every corner. But, yes, I was young, and I missed my home and a part of me always ached to be back there. But, still, the days were fun and filled with companionship and learning.
And, in the evenings, there was Maggie.
Maggie was a short, stout woman who wore glasses which made her look like an owl. She seemed to me to be about seventy but I was only seventeen so perhaps she was only fifty. She was a country woman through-and-through. I have no idea how she wound up alone in a house in Dublin but there was nothing Dublin about her. She was feisty and opinionated and she loved her Gaelic Football. On the rare Sunday afternoons when I stayed in Dublin, she would be glued to her radio for updates on all the matches. She would whoop the good results and roundly curse the bad ones.
Maggie was a good landlady. She looked after us well, if a little unconventionally. One Friday evening (I had stayed up for a party) she gave me a Valentine's card to post. It was for my follow lodger in the house and it was from Maggie, albeit anonymously. "Look at the poor devil," she said to me, "he needs a bit of encouragement' I didn't get one from her so I must have been doing better. I posted the card at the bottom of my street on the way to the party. There was a Saturday post so he would get it okay. It was Friday the thirteenth, the next day was Valentine's Day. In a few short hours, a short way up the road, the Stardust Nightclub would be ablaze and forty eight innocent people would be dead.
My housemate moved back to Cork. It was just Maggie and me then, toddling along together. Shortly after that, Maggie got sick and ended up in hospital for a month. At seventeen I became the sole proprietor of a run down house in Dublin. I remember eating a lot of takeaways and watching subtitled movies on BBC2 in the evenings. Then Maggie came home. She was very sick. She told me she was dying. People came in and saw to her needs. I saw to her needs when they weren't there. Before my year was over she was gone from the house again, back into hospital. I used to visit her and tell her how the house was okay. I never met anyone else during my visits. Shortly after my Summer began and before I had even turned eighteen, she was gone for good.
I think of Maggie often. She was my very first experience of living with someone outside of home. Alas, she also became my first experience of mortality.
I am grateful to her. Sending me to college was no easy feat for my parents and the accommodation she offered was so cheap as to be almost miraculous. She got me on my feet in Dublin and probably looked out for me in ways I still cannot even comprehend.
So here's to you, Maggie. I'm better at Dublin now than back when we knew each other but, to be honest, I'm still a bit lost some of the time.
Thanks for being my landlady.
Amazing - what a year. You were braver then I was - I went to Rathmines School of Journalism & sat outside rather then go in to the interview.......and so stayed at hime for 3 more years. I was also about 17 and a week old, like you.
The things we don't know about each other! I didn't know that and I reckon you didn't know this either - I didn't talk about it much.
I would never have put myself down as braver than you, nuh-huh.
I was still living at home at seventeen. I didn't go to uni. My dad talked me out of it and I never forgave him. In later years he himself said he regretted not sending me (his choice of verb) which was a rarity; Dad was not one for apologising. I started work the day after I left school at sixteen and three months later I was unemployed and at a total loss with what to do with my life. I'd always wanted to be an architect. From the first day I sat at a desk in Techie Drawing I knew this was all I wanted to do. I know some kids dither but not me. But here's the thing. Drawing in an office with pens not much thicker than a hair and drawing with a pencil are two different things. I couldn't make the transition and I never forgave the school for not forewarning me. It was like being taught to juggle with beanbags only to find out you were required to use flaming swords. So I quit after three months or it might've been six. I quit before they sacked me and my boss admitted that was the way it was heading: I was neither quick nor accurate enough. (For the record I got 98% in my O-Level.) I was bereft. And it was the seventies too remember and jobs were hard to come by. So for a while I made my fortnightly trek to the labour exchange and wondered what I was going to do with the rest of my life. As it happens a family friend told me of a job in the civil service which I applied for and it turned out that I was even happier there pushing papers around than I had been in the architects. It was the perfect job for me. It was also where, a year later once I'd been promoted, I met the girl who was to become my first wife and, well, you've been reading my poems so you know where it went from there. My seventeenth year was really where I grew up though. I hadn't realised how insular and parochial my life had been up until then.


Director Peter Farrelly, one half of the sibling duo more noted for broad quirky comedies like Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary, takes a more traditional turn with Green Book, a road movie biopic set in 1962. The movie recounts the true story of Dr. Don Shirley (played by Mahershala Ali) a world renowned African American pianist who embarks on a tour of the segregated deep South. He hires Bronx strong man Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) to be his driver and protector. Despite their differences and the racial tensions they face, the two form a long and enduring bond. HFPA members Mirai Konishi and Tina Jøhnk Christensen spoke with Farrelly and the film's two stars, Mortensen and Ali for this report.


3. applied to me too – same reason! Over it now, but it did knock my enthusiasm for a while.
I've wondered about dictation. I often wish I'd taken my phone when I get ideas walking the dog, but I still don't remember to take it. Looking at the number of times I cross out when writing by hand, I suspect my dictation would consist mostly of errs and ums. But I will give it a go.


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IHOP finished Q1 with a decline of 14.7 percent in same-stores sales, snapping an eight-consecutive period of positive gains.
49-Unit IHOP Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy
Group plans to pursue a sale of its units.
May 2020 Ben Coley
A franchisee operating 49 IHOP units filed for bankruptcy May 6, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary issue.
CFRA Holdings and its affiliates CFRA LLC and CFRA Tri-Cities LLC operate stores in South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The group is based in Pinellas County, Florida.
The group said it lacks the liquidity to repay debt or run operations due to the closing of dining rooms. CFRA and the affiliates said they want to gain a "breathing spell" in order to maximize the value of their estates and minimize any further effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company plans to "expeditiously pursue" a sale process and sell off its franchises in one or more transactions.
READ MORE: IHOP, Applebee's claw their way back
All employees were paid and laid off prior to the bankruptcy filing. The companies have a combined $22.8 million in unsecured debt and earned $78.3 million in revenue last year.
IHOP finished Q1 with a decline of 14.7 percent in same-stores sales, snapping an eight-consecutive period of positive gains. Comps reached a bottom of –81.5 percent in the week ending April 5, but rebounded slightly to –75.4 percent in the week ending April 26. Through April 26, off-premises sales had grown 131.7 percent.
As of March 31, 1,362 domestic IHOP franchise and area license restaurants were open and 347 were closed. The breakfast chain did not indicate the timeline of when dining rooms would reopen during its earnings call in late April.
Other notable bankruptcies since the start of the pandemic include FoodFirst Global Restaurants, Garden Fresh Restaurants, TooJay's Deli, and Sustainable Restaurant Holdings.


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Golden Gate Park 150th Anniversary Celebration Kicks Off With Tree PlantingCity leaders kicked off the 150th anniversary of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on Tuesday.
71-Year-Old Man Killed In Fire At Sunnyvale Mobile Home ParkA 71-year-old man has died and a 67-year-old woman has been hospitalized following a fire that broke out at a mobile home park in Sunnyvale late Monday night.
UPDATE: Elderly Woman Dies In Late Night Novato House FireAn intense fire swept through a cluttered Novato home late Monday night, claiming the life of an elderly female resident, authorities said.
86-Year-Old Man Dies In Oakland House FireAn 86-year-old man in a wheelchair was killed and his wife was injured in a fire at their home in East Oakland early Monday morning, fire officials said.
101-Year-Old Man Identified As Victim Of Deadly Rossmoor FireA 101-year-old man died in a fire at a eight-unit residential building in the Rossmoor older-adult community in Walnut Creek on Saturday.
1 Dead In 2-Alarm Fire At Rossmoor Senior Community In Walnut CreekA person died Saturday night in a two-alarm fire in an eight-unit residential building in the Rossmoor older-adult community in Walnut Creek.
Father, Daughter Die In Early Morning San Francisco House FireTearful neighbors gathered in front of the charred remains of a San Francisco Mission Terrace home Wednesday afternoon after a fire claimed the lives of a father and his college-aged daughter.
Eviction Notice May Be Linked To Fatal Fire At Adult Sex Shop In San JoseArson investigators say they believe the fire that killed one man and injured four firefighters at an adult novelty shop in downtown San Jose Sunday night was likely intentionally set.
One Man Dead, 4 Firefighters Injured In Suspicious San Jose BlazeOne person was killed and four firefighters were injured fighting a three-alarm fire at an adult novelty shop in downtown San Jose Sunday night, a fire investigators believe may have been intentionally set.
Woman Dies In Early Morning 2-Alarm San Jose Mobile Home Fire A wheelchair-bound woman was trapped and killed early Friday as a 2-alarm fire swept through her double-wide mobile home in San Jose, neighbors and authorities said.
Grandmother, Granddaughter Killed In San Jose House Fire IdentifiedAn 83-year-old woman and her 11-year-old granddaughter killed in a house fire in San Jose last week have been identified as Sydney and Jessica Brookbank.
One Dead, One Injured In Early Morning San Jose House FireA woman was dead and a teenager taken to the hospital for treatment after a smoky 2-alarm fire raced through a San Jose home early Monday morning.
Elderly Man Killed In Overnight West Oakland House FireOne person was found dead following a two-alarm fire at a home in West Oakland early Monday morning.
Trapped Man Dies In Early Morning Bay Point FireA woman was able to escape, but her husband died early Friday after he became trapped inside their burning Bay Point home.
2 Dead In Overnight RV Fire In DixonTwo men were killed and two others were seriously burned after a recreational vehicle caught on fire in Dixon early Tuesday morning, according to the Dixon Fire Department.
Elderly Man Found Dead After Fire Burns Santa Rosa HomeAn elderly man was found dead in a single-family home west of Santa Rosa that caught fire Wednesday morning, a battalion chief said.
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I'm not going to lie. I'm a little embarrassed to share this story because I feel like a complete idiot. Like total brainless-scarecrow-from-Wizard-of-Oz moment. *takes deep breath* Here I go.
Wednesday night I was working on my blog (what else would I be doing on a summer night?!) and was trying to find a good stock photo for a post. Immediately when I hit download, a huge red window popped up and said my computer had been compromised and I had gotten a virus. Sub-story: I've never had a PC until this year and am still getting adjusted to the differences between Macs and PCs. Along with this big red window was a smaller window that looked like many other Microsoft pop ups I've seen that had a number to call to fix the problem. I was unable to exit out of either of the windows so I called the number. (MISTAKE #1) A man answered and was very nice and said he'd seen this problem before, he wanted to remotely access my computer and explained how I could go about doing this (MISTAKE #2). He accessed my computer while I was still on the phone with him and I could see exactly what he was doing from my end. He checked my software and settings and such and claimed he saw the problem. He explained that I could take it in to Best Buy or another tech support but it would take them 3-4 days and would cost me $250+. His other option was to allow his "third level" IT guys access my computer that night and they would fix it in 3-4 hours for $199. Seeing as I work from my computer and use it practically all day, I agreed to option #1 (MISTAKE #3).
You're probably all cringing by now thinking I'm an idiot. Well, I am. I know. But I was home alone (my father usually deals with issues like this), I was scared and I was desperate. So, I gave this stranger my credit card number, my name, and my address for billing purposes (MISTAKES #4, 5 & 6). I was iffy giving him my credit card number but how else would I pay him?! (Well, Emma, maybe you shouldn't have at all) He said I would be able to watch the IT guys do their work from my computer as they were remote accessing it and such, so that gave me a little faith. I thanked the man and felt I had done the adult thing by solving my own problem.
Little did I know, I had just created a much bigger problem. When my father got home, I explained what happened and he (the one with the brain) knew immediately I had been scammed. However, none of us were sure, so we ignored it (MISTAKE #7) and headed out to dinner. When we returned we checked my computer, and practically no work had been done. I was getting more nervous and began googling to see if I had, in fact, been scammed. Welp, I had. My mom immediately called the lovely Bank of America and alerted them of the fraud and had them cancel my credit card (a small price to pay for the safety of my identity). I called Geek Squad ASAP to get the scammers out of my computer.
This is the scariest part. As I was on the phone with Geek Squad and the "geek" was remote accessing my computer (yes I'm aware this is the same scenario as the scammers, but I trust Geek Squad a little more), the scammer was also remote accessing my computer and opened my "note pad" app and began typing me a message asking "if he could continue his work." (Aka a scene from a modern murder movie.) Both the "geek" and I were completely freaked out and I exited the program he was working from. We think that did the trick but I was still spooked. I refused to pay for another service over the phone, which the "geek" understood and I turned off the computer for the night. Thursday morning I took my laptop to my local Best Buy Geek Squad and explained the problem. Luckily, the man said this has happened before and usually the men are just after the money and will actually fix the virus, just the way a door-to-door sales man would go looking for work. Basically they hacked my computer just to fix it. Crazy what some people will do for a buck (or 200). Just to be safe I left my computer with the "squad" for the day, and luckily they came up with nothing.
Long story short: your computer will never give you a third-party number to call to "fix" a problem. And don't give your credit card number over the phone to anyone who you are not completely, 100% confident in.
Because this really freaked me out and realized how good scammers are, I've come up with some common internet scams and how you can recognize them. Stay safe internet-addicts!
I genuinely hope I helped someone avoid making the same mistake I did! Please be careful with what you put on the internet (they're not all fun bloggers like me!). Never ever, ever put your social security number online. Even if it's a trusted source. And never open an email or a link in an email you're questioning! Have you ever been scammed like I was? Comment below and tell me your story!


During this program Mark interviews Marika Zimmerman, a member of the Secular Order of Carmel in Dayton, Ohio. Marika is preparing to make her temporary promise this year. Mark explores with her the details of her Catholic upbringing, what brought her to Carmel and a discussion about some of her favorite Saints. They also discuss the topic of prayer and how prayer matures as we begin to make progress in Carmelite Spirituality.
Born Lucien Bunel in 1900, Pere Jacques became a Discalced Carmelite and was one of the individuals who undertook efforts to help the Jewish people during the Nazi occupation of France in WWII. He was arrested and spend time in 4 of the most dreaded concentration camps. Known to be a fine preacher and teacher, he had much to teach us about life, love, mercy, prayer, suffering, and about the body and soul. He said: "the greatest proof of trust you could give God is to accept from the depths of your heart, that His will be done in you, no matter what it be." He lived this out in a very profound way.
On this program Mark and Frances speak again about the importance of Mary in the life of St Raphael Kalinowski. They also discuss the role he played in helping to bring unity between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox churches. Finally, they discuss how St. Kalinowski was actually a forerunner for the teachings of the Second Vatican Council. Primarily his teaching on the significance of the Evangelical Counsels is explained. Furthermore, the importance of the Evangelical Counsels is discussed as a central theme in a life of holiness.


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HomeInstrumentationsString quartetEnglish Song: Anonymous - The British Grenadiers - arr. for Voice & String Quartet by Gerald Manning
English Song: Anonymous - The British Grenadiers - arr. for Voice & String Quartet by Gerald Manning
By: Anonymous - Time of Elizabeth I
For: String quartet
Anonymous - Time of Elizabeth I
Gerald Manning
MANNING SCHOOL
ENGLISH SONG: The British Grenadiers Music: Time of Elizabeth I Text: Anonymous By the time of Henry the VIII the English were recognized throughout Europe as a musical nation. Erasmus writes � they excel the whole world in the beauty of their women, their knowledge of music and the excellence of their table.� The folk music of England evolved over the centuries to produce a quintessentially English quality that bore no resemblance to the folk music of any other land. The use of poetry was a powerful influence on the character of the English song and composers continually strove to fit the music closely to the poetry to add pathos to the words. In Henry Lawes collection of �Ayres and Dialogues� there are many fine examples of the marriage of sound to sense and Lawes desired to �set words with just note and accent.� The date of the melody to the British Grenadiers is uncertain, but it is clearly much older than the words, and from its likeness to two other airs, whose date is known, namely, � Sir Edward Noel�s delight� and � All you that are good fellows,� it has been assigned to the same period, the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The date of the words is equally uncertain, but it cannot be earlier than 1678, when the grenadier company was formed, nor later than the reign of Queen Anne, when the grenadiers ceased to carry hand-grenades.
English Song: Manning Gerald - What Then is Love but Mourning? for Tenor & String Quartet
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Cheick Omar Traoré (born 31 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 2 club Dijon. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.

Early life
In his youth, Cheick Traoré played along his brother Baba in his native Pierrefitte-sur-Seine. He is also a professional footballer.

Club career
Traoré signed his first professional contract with Caen on 16 June 2015. He moved to Avranches on loan, and after a successful stint, was transferred to Châteauroux. Traoré worked his way into the starting lineup at Châteauroux and earned a transfer to Ligue 1 club Guingamp, and was loaned back to Châteauroux for the 2017–18 season. He made his professional debut for Châteauroux in a 3–2 Ligue 2 win over Brest on 28 July 2017.

From 2019 to 2021, Traoré was a Lens player, making a total of 15 appearances for the club. On 28 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club Dijon.

International career
Born in France, Traoré is of Malian descent. He debuted for the Mali national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to South Africa on 13 October 2019.

Career statistics

References

External links

 Cheick Traoré at SM Caen

1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis
Association football defenders
Malian footballers
Mali international footballers
French footballers
French people of Malian descent
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
Entente SSG players
CS Sedan Ardennes players
Stade Malherbe Caen players
US Avranches players
LB Châteauroux players
En Avant Guingamp players
RC Lens players
Dijon FCO players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
Championnat National players

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Finally I'm closing my first case, in what is a bittersweet farewell. For one, it's a sweet moment because I'm proud to see my client got it together and got her kids back, but bitter because I enjoyed working with her and her children and it's the clients that are left behind, the ones that are giving me grief. In addition to that, once a case is closed another one is transferred and sometimes the new ones are more challenging than the ones already lingering in my caseload and whose challenges I have gotten accustomed to.
The transition is always hard; sometimes I have left the new folders closed for days, procrastinating the start of my relationship with my new family, as if they were characters of a book that by not reading wouldn't entice me to get tangled in their story. Then reality kicks in, I open the file and make my first contact, putting aside all the judgments that the previous workers have handed me down with the heavy file, and then it happens; I fall in love with the story and begin working diligently to help them write their happy ending. The work is hard, the resources limited, the relationships difficult and the judgments shadows, but if there is one thing that I hang on to, to carry out my days is to not let the experience of others seep into mine and not to let the judgments of others cloud mine; I take what it's useful and discard the rest, and when the days get really hard, I think of my CC friends whom are also working really hard and holding on to their passion to help families, to make it through their day.


Watch a video and take notes on your device that automatically sync to Google Drive. This tool is available as an extension in the Chrome Store.
Insert questions throughout a particular video clip to help students comprehend what they are watching. This comes in handy as a way to flip instruction and/or gather data. Students can also insert their own questions. A library of video clips with embedded questions is also available.
Teachers can collect real time data without requiring students to use technology. Simply print cards, pass out to students, project questions, and scan students answers with mobile device device app.
Stay on top of best practices through your subject specific hashtag on your favorite social media feed. In this particular instance we focused on the #sschat hashtag on Twitter. Check out Cybraryman's webpage on all things hashtags.
The four tools I shared above are just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many innovative ways to make learning fun for students and teachers. Over the next few weeks take one of these tools and try it out. Better yet, do it along with your students to take some of the pressure off.
This past week I was visiting classrooms and tweeting pictures of all the great things that are happening. Each time that I do this sort of thing I amazed at all the wonderful learning experiences our students are involved with on a consistent basis. It seemed like every classroom I walked into students were collaborating on some sort of activity, lab, or assignment. The teachers were being the "guide on the side" rather than the "sage on the stage." This sort of collaborative learning environment helps tremendously as we look to prepare students for the future. Hands on activities in any subject area is the way to go in my book. Below you will see some of our students in action as they make sense of their learning in a collaborative and hands-on environment.
Take attendance with ClassDojo. As students walk into class each day, have them approach the SmartBoard and tap their avatar. This will enable teachers to know exactly who is in class on any given day.
Use the timer function within ClassDojo to keep students on track as they move from one learning activity to another.
Recognize improved social behaviors in a small group setting. Set goals for specific behaviors that students need to focus on and then give credit to where credit is due.
Improve an individual student's behavior by providing access to ClassDojo's results among parents and teachers. What better way to stay in the loop with a child's progress than through the ClassDojo web application. If everyone involved in a particular child's education is on the same digital page it can do wonders for promoting their success.
As you can see there are many ways that ClassDojo can be utilized to meet the needs classrooms of all shapes and sizes. Try one of the strategies listed above and see how it can change your classroom environment from good to great.
Check out the archive section of ClassDojo's blog on best practices in education.


Death is something most people do not wish to think about, but it is necessary for a number of reasons. Let Irwin Law Firm provide counsel about wills and probate so in the event of your death, your affairs are in order. Our law firm serves clients nationwide.
If you do not take matters into your hands regarding your will, the probate court will. That process requires a large amount time and money that could go to your children or a deserving charity.
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To avoid the time and money of letting the court decide who should receive your homestead, opt for living trusts. Our attorneys will establish a trust for you with a signed agreement, file a warranty deed to put the home in the trust, and creating a pour-over will for other assets to go into the trust after death.
Take charge of your life now and in the future with a power of attorney. Such legal responsibility allows someone you trust to make personal and business decisions for you. For health care, you would grant a medical power of attorney. The health privacy rule, HIPAA, does not change this. For finances, the power of attorney gives your designee the authority to make these decisions for you when and if necessary.
This far-ranging planning technique allows families with great wealth and a family business to retain control of the company, create a plan for succession, and transfer the wealth in estate and gift taxes at the lowest rates.
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Contact us today to advise you in estate planning in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the State of Texas, and the rest of the country.


I have pendrive with 16GB. I tried to copy file of 14GB but it shows below error. Please help me to fix it.
Issue is with your Pendrive format. Currently it is in FAT32 format. Because in FAT32, you cannot copy or move a file which is larger than 4GB.
Backup your pendrive data to your system hard drive.
Once the format is done, you can able to copy the file which can accommodate within your pendrive's maximum size.