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Everyone's Getting Antsy for Something to Happen on The Deuce
By Jacob Oller | October 21, 2018 | 10:00pm
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Developing a conscience isn't just a terrible way to make money, it's a dangerous idea. Especially if you're as deep in the shit as Vincent (James Franco). He, along with many characters in this week's episode of The Deuce, are feeling antsy in their current predicament. Whether you're itching in your marriage, your job, or your current relationship with morality, "The Feminism Part" is here to give you an out: it just won't be the one you want.
Larry's (Gbenga Akinnagbe) gotten way too soft for the pimp world as he's fallen head-over-dick for the life of a porn star. Irene (Roberta Colindrez) and Shay (Kim Director) see their relationship fall apart when the latter gets cabin fever after being locked away to avoid her ex-pimp and her love affair with heroin. Paul (Chris Coy) slept around so much as stress relief that's it's affected his home life. Even Eileen (Maggie Gyllenhaal), having directed an entire artsy feature, is still being shoved out of production discussions by the patriarchal hairballs in charge. It's enough to make anyone crazy to get out.
Vincent gets the bulk of this fantasy. His cowardice—well-documented up to this point, as he's been slapped around by the dark ethical realities of running unregulated, unsafe, exploitative parlors—manifests here as retreat. He grabs a car, a bag of coke, and peaces out. He's done. Sleep-in-the-car, work-a-shift-in-a-random-Vermont-bar kinda done. It's a fun scene showing the character's simple idea of escapism, though it did make me wonder if the etymology of "bone" meaning "sex" goes back to the 1970s.
Eileen's got more hoops to jump through. She's actively diving into a more complicated world—a world where her once-hidden profession is public, her name in lights. After all the work to get there, all the compromise and shitty producers, she's gotta see it through. Which means she's gotta tell her son who she is, right? A bit of noodling later and well, she's working on it.
While there are definitely a few nice choices from director Tricia Brock, "The Feminism Part" episode feels light on style compared to the rest of the season's flash—which may be due to the situations themselves feeling more conventional than those we've seen so far this season. Writer Will ralston fleshes out these tired scenarios with some honesty, but on the whole the script just isn't fresh enough to demand an exciting design.
The worst part of the hour is Chris (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.) investigating the murder of his ex-partner's beloved sex worker, Anita (Andrea Sofia Pimentel). She and Danny (Don Harvey) get into a fight, during which he kills her. He then dumps her body in the river and takes off… only to leave his engraved wristwatch clutched in her hand. It's a ridiculous stack of certainty Chris is handed, so his next move is obvious. Why? Not sure. If anyone in the series could use some nuance or an engaging plotline, it's Chris.
That situation certainly resolves itself, at least, though it's just another one of the parlor girls that Bobby (Chris Bauer), Vincent, and Black Frankie (Thaddeus Street) have failed to protect. The same can be said about Paul's predicament. His club may have succeeded, but it cost him a potential life with a loving partner. We see this here, too, when Bobby's kid takes to the brothel job like a teen to PornHub. He's also got Bobby's penchant for falling for his co-workers, which Bobby snuffs out. Another happy ending ruined, no pun intended. When the visual shorthand of a woman vomiting (we all know what that means) leads to an abortion, the sacrifices the characters have made over and over again while slogging away in their lives illuminates the imprisoning Stockholm Syndrome of the street.
Lives—real and potential—thrown away in pursuit of money: These are the lives The Deuce is becoming increasingly interested in tracking. And it should. After almost two full seasons of watching its characters struggle for success (with plenty of consequences along the way), it's long past time to explore the costs of this ambition, not just the heady high of the chase. If it takes Vincent getting shot at after a tense ride with Rudy (Michael Rispoli) and Tommy (Daniel Sauli) to knock us over the head with it, so be it. I'm just ready for the axe to fall.
Jacob Oller is a writer and film critic whose writing has appeared in The Guardian, Playboy, Roger Ebert, Film School Rejects, Chicagoist, Vague Visages, and other publications. He lives in Chicago, plays Dungeons and Dragons, and struggles not to kill his two cats daily. You can follow him on Twitter here: @jacoboller.
The Deuce's Final Season Revels in Beauty, Grime and ReaganomicsBy Jacob OllerSeptember 6, 2019 | 10:30am


Lifelessly she lay there, as still as a room. Contemplating life, wondering whether she would really enable this tumour inside to take over her body. Her struggles for breath could be heard around the house. She asked herself is it that bad? A tear droplet ran slowly down her left cheek, at once she wiped it away reminding herself not to cry. She climbed out from her slumber and quickly walked over to her window, only to witness large chunks of hail coming down heavily from the skies above. The inquisitiveness was getting to her head; she began to repeat the phrase 'live everyday like it's your last because you will never know when the gift of life will be taken away', as she ventured downstairs and into her front patio. Struggling to breathe, she remembered to take her gas bag with her.
Gracefully, she opened the door, only then to be hit tremendously by a raging current of wind, to her great surprise however she loved that feeling, the intensity. As she continued into her front lawn the hail stones began to hurtle towards her….. Only her, she tried to run but that didn't change it, she started walking back to her house door, it was locked. Frantically she knocked on the window and knocked on her neighbour's windows, no response…. By now she had stopped repeating the phrase and began to believe that at this current moment in time death was inevitable, Makayla's eyes began to tear and her face turned blue, she had never experienced anything like it before, rain and hail would come and go but not to this extent. She began to question these events scientifically, was it possible for there to be a storm which had such a force as to be ripping trees from their foundation, turning cars over, having large hailstones pound her repeatedly. Her heart was thumping in response to peals of thunder, opening her eyes once again only to acknowledge that the thunder was still ongoing.
She stood up and looked up to the heavens, grey clouds, thunder, lighting, she thought to herself "Could this day get any worse?", she continued walking looking for a safe place to stay away from the hailstones coming down on her, "A bus stop!" she cried. Walking in a fast motion was all she could do at the time, at last she reached the bus shelter and breathed a heavy sigh of relief. However she now turned her attention to her gas bag, it was nowhere to be found. Looking around in desperation was all she could do, as time began to build up she was losing her breath, "it's happening again" she wept, "HELP!" she blubbered continuously. In a matter of time her lungs would be filled with water and she wouldn't be able to breathe… "Please God, don't do this to me, not now, I have my whole life to live" struggling for air she continued "Family, friends, please...". She lay there lifeless, no one to assist her, no one to help her, there was nothing she could do.
She felt this sudden rush of breathtaking wind, she then rose and was baffled as to how she was still alive. Grasping her gas bag which was in her right hand she began to smile and that smile then turned into tears of happiness.
"I guess it just wasn't meant to be!" she screamed.


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My version of basma, with nan bread.
Basma is an incredibly simple dish to prepare with amazing results: tender, juicy, lamb meat that practically melts in your mouth, in a rich vegetable broth with plenty of soft carrots and potatoes. It's crowned with a few heads of garlic cooked whole: the garlic cloves fall right out of the skin and are so soft they're almost like a puree. And yet this dish requires nothing more than 1) cutting vegetables and 2) time. To be sure, it involves a lot of vegetable cutting. And it takes almost 2 hours to cook after the prep is done. But the result is well worth it.
Nan bread is great for soaking up the dimlama broth. Recipe here.
This dish comes from Uzbekistan and goes by a few different names: basma and dimlama/dumlama. According to Stalic, basma refers to this version, where everything is put into a cold kazan and then steamed, while dimlama refers to a similar dish where everything is fried before steaming.
This recipe comes from Stalic Khankishiev with some minor alterations (video here). Abdulaziz Salavat has a video recipe for basma (he calls it dimlama) as well.
Lamb – I used 2 lbs of lamb shoulder chops in the pictures. The cooking time will depend on how tender your meat is.
1. Chop all the vegetables: cut the potatoes into halves or quarters; slice the onions thinly; cut the carrots into discs; cut the bell pepper into slices; cut the tomato into quarters; peel off several whole leaves from the cabbage and set aside, then chop the cabbage into thick slices; chop the eggplant. Cut the lamb into medium/large pieces, making sure to leave some fat on the meat. Roughly grind the cumin seeds.
2. Through the entire layering process, the heat is turned off. Pour some oil to cover the bottom of the wok, then place the meat in. Make sure the meat is sitting in oil and not directly on the metal surface. Put salt, cumin seed, white pepper, and paprika on the meat.
3. Scatter the onions all over the top of the meat to make another layer. Salt the onions.
4. Put the tomato pieces on top of the onions.
5. Put the carrot slices on top of the tomatoes, then the bell pepper slices. Put the whole fresh chili pepper and some dried chili peppers. Place the heads of garlic, digging them in a bit so they don't fall off the pile.
6. Place the potato pieces on top.
7. Place the chopped cabbage pieces on top of the potatoes, and repeat the seasoning from step 2: salt, cumin seeds, white pepper, and paprika.
8. Put the eggplant and basil leaves at the very top.
9. Using the whole cabbage leaves you set aside, make a dome over everything. This will help keep the steam in.
10. Cover with a lid. If it doesn't quite fit, weigh the lid down to make sure it is sealed tight. Now the magic begins! Turn the heat up to medium and let it cook for 15 minutes. Then turn the heat to low and let it simmer for at least 1 hour and 30 minutes, longer if you are using tougher meat. Be careful not to turn the heat so low that it stops simmering. When you put your ear to the pot, you should hear a steady bubbling.
After the long wait, when we open the dome and break through the outer layers, we find the inside has turned into a vegetable broth! Plate everything and serve with some bread and hot green tea. Osh bolsin!


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Champagne, an authentic and sparkling aera and heritage listed as a Unesco World Heritage site !
This ranking makes the Champagne identity international by enhancing the oldest of its hillsides in the Marne valley, from Cumières to Hautvillers and up to Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, the Champagne Avenue in Epernay and its buildings raised by Champagne houses and its 370 crayères and 25 km of cellars carved in chalk, located under the hill of Saint-Nicaise in Reims and hiding a so precious nectar…
Unesco emphasizes "the symbolic and unique image to the world of the Champagne as a symbol of the art de vivre à la française".
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The Patrimony
Reims, city of the sacred kings, is a city linked to the history of France. Its monuments are the perfect example and are, for some, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Palais du Tau and the Saint Remi Basilica and its Abbey Museum.
Epernay, its Avenue de Champagne and its 35 Maisons de Champagne, under which there are 110 kilometers of cellars and 200 million bottles of champagne, testifies to the development of the production and export of this wonderful wine.
A few kilometers from Epernay, Dom Perignon lived at the abbey of Hautvillers. It was in this place that he mastered the technique of taking champagne mousse. In the church's nave, there is the tomb of Dom Perignon.

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Reference: Weihua Xia, Jintong Zhang, Zhiwen Feng et al. (1989): The Geology on Granite-typed Rare Metal Deposits in Nanling Mountains. Chinese University of Geological Sciences Press (Wuhan), 1-123.; Jinchu Zhu, Renke Li, Fuchun Li, Xiaolin Xiong, Fengying Zhou, and Xiaolong Huang (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36(5), 393-405.
Reference: Weihua Xia, Jintong Zhang, Zhiwen Feng et al. (1989): The Geology on Granite-typed Rare Metal Deposits in Nanling Mountains. Chinese University of Geological Sciences Press (Wuhan), 1-123.


WHAT CAN USP OFFER YOU?
The campuses of the University of São Paulo offer restaurants, known as "bandejão", for the use of students, employees and visitors.
The price of the meals for students, faculties and visitors is affordable and even offered on weekends.
Therefore, it is necessary to be regularly enrolled at FMVZ/USP to receive the USP Card, which will need to be charged with the amount to be used at Superintendência da Assistência Social (SAS). In Pirassununga, the place to charge it is next to the restaurant.
It is important to point out that USP classes are taught mainly in the Portuguese language. Therefore, it is important to have basic knowledge in the language prior to the beginning of any academic activity at FMVZ/USP.
The USP Language Studies Center offers Portuguese courses only in São Paulo campus.
Thus, we will provide to exchange students a basic online course of Portuguese which will be offered between the first and second month of exchange at USP.
The USP Sports Practice Center (CEPEUSP) is located in São Paulo campus and offers several sporting modalities for USP students and visitors, provided they are regularly registered with FMVZ/USP and bear USP registration numbers (provided on the back of the USP card). To access CEPEUSP, the USP Card and Passport must be presented (only in the first registration).
Located in Southeast Brasil, State of São Paulo, USP with na área of approximately 249000 km², including all campi (São Paulo, Bauru, Lorena, Ribeirão Preto, Piracicaba, Pirassununga, Santos and São Carlos).
School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (FMVZ) is located in two of these campuses: São Paulo and Pirassununga.
This campus has a built area of 65,559m², with excellent infrastructure, Veterinary Hospital, Museum and several laboratories.
Founded in 1954, the city of São Paulo, where the main campus is located, is the richest in the southern hemisphere and the 6th most populous in the world with almost 12 million inhabitants.
It occupies the 12th position in the world in the accomplishment of international events and offers great gastronomic diversity, numerous possibilities of leisure, entertainment and cultural activities.
The campus, a farm with an area of 2,269 hectares, is the largest of USP in territorial extension. It has two colleges and offers one of the best infrastructures in the area of animal production in Brazil, where part of the practical classes of the course are held.
Pirassununga is a city in the interior of São Paulo, 207 km away from São Paulo and with a little more than 70 thousand inhabitants.
It offers several restaurants specializing in freshwater fish, ecotourism, parks, waterfalls and excellent leisure structure. It is one of the best cities in Brazil in quality of life.
Source: USP e Prefeituras de São Paulo e Pirassununga.
Students regularly enrolled at FMVZ/USP are entitled to access USP wireless internet. To do so, request your username and password on the wireless VPN/USP system.
For externships students and visitors, USP suggests access through Eduroam (education roaming). Access EDUROAM at USP to verify if your home university is a participant. If it is, access the internet with the same login (registration number and system password) used at your university. If not, contact them to see how they can attend Eduroam.
USP does not offer lodging for students or visitors in São Paulo city.
After a period staying in São Paulo or Pirassununga, the student will be familiarized with the best areas and price options for a place to live in, and which better meets your needs.
At Pirassununga campus, a student lodging reservation will be possible, if available. Please, contact us beforehand to check out for availability and booking. In the student lodging of Pirassununga the daily rate is affordable, including bed and bath clothes in a shared room with bathroom.
The campus also offers guest houses for teachers, researchers and international visitors. Please contact us in advance for more information.
CCInt-FMVZ can also provide a list with some options for housing and hotels in Pirassununga.
Foreigners in exchange at FMVZ/USP must have International Health Insurance valid for the entire period of mobility. This can be chosen by the visitor, provided it includes all medical expenses, repatriation, among others.
Travel Insurance is not International Health Insurance! Even if your insurance covers travel expenses, make sure it also includes health requirements. This is a mandatory document, to be requested by CCInt-FMVZ when the mobility starts.
After you purchase your International Health Insurance, it is important that you also know how to use it when necessary. Consult the company for more information.
Source: USP Agency for National and International Academic Cooperation.
In an emergency case, USP has the University Hospital (HU-USP), located in São Paulo campus, where emergency services are offered to foreign visitors who are doing exchange. To use it, the foreigner must inform his/her USP number, available on the back of the USP Card.
For emergency care in severe cases, it is advised that the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) be activated as soon as possible, through the telephone number 192, for referral to the HU-USP.
In the case of an emergency, USP has the Basic Health Unit (UBAS), located in the Central Building of the Pirassununga Campus, which corresponds to an extension service of the Unified Health System of the University of São Paulo (SISUSP ) for medical and dental care to all USP community. To use it, the foreigner must inform his/her USP number, available on the back of the USP Card.
For emergency care in severe cases, it is advised that the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) be activated as soon as possible, through the telephone number 192, for referral to the UBAS.
You can go straight from the airport to the FMVZ/USP or to your lodging place/housing by taxi. Use the service of companies inside the airport, which calls Guarucoop. For your safety do not take taxi with strangers. When in a taxi, you will have to pay what is displayed in the taximeter, since the ride cost is not pre-fixed. Normally, a ride from the airport to USP region costs around R$130,00.
4th) Get off at "Butantã" station. Outside the station there is a bus terminal, on Vital Brasil Avenue. You can take one of these buses below to go to FMVZ, or take a taxi to drop you off at your lodging/housing.
At the beginning of mobility, will be delivered to students or teaching/visiting researcher, the bus card from the University of São Paulo, the BUSP.
Regular students, who study subjects, can obtain the Single Student Ticket, valid for all transportation in the city of São Paulo. Students who will take a course will not receive this benefit.


In 1982, Robert Boudard, two-time winner of the "Meilleur Ouvrier de France" award, firstly for saddle-making and then for leatherware, founded a leather goods college, école de Sellerie Maroquinerie d'Art Robert Boudard. All CPS employees have been trained at this prestigious college.
Jean-Claude Perrin, a master saddle-maker, has always made small leather goods. This know-how was handed on and further developed following the opening of the Créations Perrin Sellier facility in 2013 which specialises solely in leather goods.
All of our items are crafted entirely by hand. We strive to perpetuate the outstanding know-how of master leather workers and to give each product that extra bit of soul, making our items unique and of high added value.
Located in the Pays de Montbéliard, the new centre of French leatherware production, our facility turns out exceptional pieces. When we design and create your leather goods and personal leatherware items, our production workshop performs all of the following operations: prototyping, cutting and preparation, assembly, sewing and finishing.


01/02/14 - Did you make New Year's resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking or find a more meaningful career? Join us for Thursday's Topical Currents. We'll visit University of Texas professor Dr. Art Markman. He's written Smart Change: Five Tools to Create New and Sustainable Habits in Yourself and Others. Also, Linda Gassenheimer's Food & Dining. That's Thursday at 1pm on Topical Currents.
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I may be more Paleo than I realized, based on this definition! Thanks to Rhode Island's one and only Oystergirl, Vanessa Query.
What Paleo Means to Me a non-dogmatic view – They Call Me Oystergirl.
I'll probably end up on some kind of detox fast. I love to eat, but I'm hungry all the time and there's no reason for it.


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TADURAN, ALAY (NUP)
NATIONAL UNITY PARTY
RUNNING FOR Member, Sangguniang Bayan, LONE DIST, Manticao, Misamis Oriental
Manticao
LONE DIST
FERDINAND TADURAN
Taduran, Ferdinand Mangmang is a candidate running for office in the upcoming 2022 Philippine elections. Taduran is a member of the National Unity Party (NUP). He is campaigning for a post in Manticao as a member of the Sangguniang Bayan. Taduran is listed as "19 TADURAN, ALAY (NUP)" on the May 9th ballot.
This candidate is running for the position of Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council) member. A municipal council member is responsible for approving ordinances and passing resolutions for an efficient and effective municipal government, generating and maximizing resources and revenues for the municipality's development plans, program objectives, and priorities, granting franchises, enacting ordinances authorizing the issuance of permits or licenses, enacting ordinances levying taxes, fees, and charges, regulating activities related to the use of land, buildings, and structures within the municipality, and approving ordinances ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of basic services and facilities.
MEMBER, SANGGUNIANG BAYAN MISAMIS ORIENTAL - MANTICAO - LONE DIST
CATIPAY, BOBONG (PADAYN)
DADANG, EDGAR (NUP)
DAMPAL, JOY (NUP)
DAPANAS, JAIME (PDR)
DENQUE, ROLAND (NUP)
ELY, KUYA BERNS (PADAYN)
EMPERADOR, BETSY (PROMDI)
EYANA, M.T. (NUP)
EYANA, RAEL (IND)
ABUCAY, CYREL DEEJAY (IND)
ASOK, LUTHER (NUP)


BACKGROUND: Recently mixed linear models are used to address the issue of "missing" heritability in traditional Genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The models assume that all single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with the phenotypes of interest. However, it is more common that only a small proportion of SNPs have significant effects on the phenotypes, while most SNPs have no or very small effects. To incorporate this feature, we propose an efficient Hierarchical Bayesian Model (HBM) that extends the existing mixed models to enforce automatic selection of significant SNPs. The HBM models the SNP effects using a mixture distribution of a point mass at zero and a normal distribution, where the point mass corresponds to those non-associative SNPs. RESULTS: We estimate the HBM using Gibbs sampling. The estimation performance of our method is first demonstrated through two simulation studies. We make the simulation setups realistic by using parameters fitted on the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) data. The simulation studies show that our method can accurately estimate the proportion of SNPs associated with the simulated phenotype and identify these SNPs, as well as adapt to certain model mis-specification than the standard mixed models. In addition, we analyze data from the FHS and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to study the association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and SNPs on Chromosome 16, and replicate the identified genetic associations. The analysis of the FHS data identifies 0.3% SNPs on Chromosome 16 that affect BMI, including rs9939609 and rs9939973 on the FTO gene. These two SNPs are in strong linkage disequilibrium with rs1558902 (Rsq =0.901 for rs9939609 and Rsq =0.905 for rs9939973), which has been reported to be linked with obesity in previous GWAS. We then replicate the findings using the HRS data: the analysis finds 0.4% of SNPs associated with BMI on Chromosome 16. Furthermore, around 25% of the genes that are identified to be associated with BMI are common between the two studies. CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate that the HBM and the associated estimation algorithm offer a powerful tool for identifying significant genetic associations with phenotypes of interest, among a large number of SNPs that are common in modern genetics studies.


Is your business considering a switch to cloud-based communications? There are many cloud-based hosts available, but they may be very dissimilar in terms of features and benefits. Here are a few of the top features that you should be looking for when comparing different cloud-based systems after you've outlined the needs of your business.
Most organizations want advanced communications technology but don't want to invest their time and money into managing it. Hosted PBX and VoIP solutions are managed and maintained by the cloud communications service, rather than relying on the organization itself. Cloud communications can be scaled to a business, to be effective for small organizations and larger organizations. Hosted PBX and VoIP solutions are also substantially more affordable than traditional telecommunications systems.
When a business goes down, everything grinds to a halt. Ensuring business continuity is often the number one priority for an organization. Cloud-based communication systems avoid downtime through redundant solutions and seemingly limitless resources. With better business continuity, a company will be able to retain its data and will continue delivering services to its customers.
Not only are more mobile technologies being used today, employees are also going mobile. Many employees are working outside of the office, which means they need to be virtually located when they aren't available in the office. A reliable cloud-based communication system should be able to find employees where they are and transfer calls as needed. Calls can be connected through virtually any device, as cloud-based communications systems are platform independent.
Does your organization already have a telecommunications system installed in your office? If so, one of the features you should look for in a cloud-based communications system is SIP trunking. SIP trunking gives you the ability to connect to your existing telecommunications infrastructure with a modern VoIP, line, so you can take advantage of all of the modern VoIP features and benefits while still maintaining your existing network.
Customer service is particularly important with a cloud-based system, as your cloud-based host will be providing your maintenance, upgrades, and customization. Organizations need cloud-based services that are responsive to customer service needs and able to provide continuity of care. Look for cloud-based systems that provide a single point of contact that you can reach out to.
A unified communications system connects data, chat, video, voice, and other communications solutions in a single, seamless product. An organization with a unified communications platform will be able to consolidate its data in a more effective way. Unified communication systems have a few major advantages: they are scalable to an organization's needs, improve disaster recovery, and can be easily configured.
One of the major advantages to cloud-based solutions is that they can be easily configured to your organization. The better the configuration, the more effective the solution will be and the more productive your organization will be. Not only should you check which configuration options are available to you, but you should also find out how future configuration will need to be completed.
What happens when employees aren't available? Automated attendants are able to route customers more effectively. If an employee isn't available, the customer will be routed to another available customer or to a mailbox, as is appropriate. An automated attendant can connect multiple offices together and the entirety of the system can be scaled up as necessary to incorporate additional offices.
A cloud-based system with API integration can be easily connected to third-party solutions, such as customer relationship management suites. API integration makes it easier to create a complete office ecosystem, which works seamlessly together and improves upon productivity, efficiency, and accuracy. Microsoft Office, Salesforce, and other useful third-party platforms and plug-ins can all be supported through API integration.
Word-of-mouth is one of the most important aspects to choosing any service provider. Look or a cloud-based hosting provider that has solid reviews and testimonials. If there are any negative reviews, ask the provider about them and look for patterns. Customer testimonials are one of the most honest and informative ways to discover the pros and cons of any service.
Cloud-based systems have a number of valuable features that may also make one system a better choice for your business than another. An easy way to begin your comparisons is by listing the features that your organization truly needs, in addition to features that your organization may just want. From there, you can work to find the communications solution that works best for your organization.


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describe("mostFrequentChars", () => {
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  test("Test one character with multiple spaces", () => {
    expect(trim("A  \n")).toEqual("A");
    expect(trim("\t  A  ")).toEqual("A");
    expect(trim("   A  ")).toEqual("A");
    expect(trim("\r A  ")).toEqual("A");
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  test("Test text with multiple spaces", () => {
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    expect(trim("   A \n T ")).toEqual("A \n T");
    expect(trim("\r AB C D T ")).toEqual("AB C D T");
  });

  test("Test only spaces", () => {
    expect(trim("  \n")).toEqual("");
    expect(trim("\t \t \n")).toEqual("");
    expect(trim("     ")).toEqual("");
    expect(trim("\r \n ")).toEqual("");
  });

  test("Test empty string", () => {
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South Side funeral home director — one of the first to hold drive-thru viewings — dies at 81
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Lafayette Gatling Sr. | Provided
Lafayette Gatling Sr. built Gatling's Chapel on Halsted Street in the 1980s. He soon became known as the compassionate funeral director who never turned any grieving family away.
Lafayette Gatling Sr. knew he wanted to be a funeral home director when he was just 5-years-old.
Born in Seaboard, North Carolina, Mr. Gatling lost his mother when she was 21. While healing from his grief, he realized he one day wanted to help others heal from theirs. So Mr. Gatling began practicing.
One day at his grandparents' farm, Mr. Gatling held a funeral for a chicken that had died. He opened a can, put some cotton inside and fashioned a small pillow for the bird. Then, he laid the chicken inside the makeshift casket. But he wasn't done — he was determined to bring "visitors." So he sprinkled corn on the ground around the casket to bring the other chicks to pay their respects.
Mr. Gatling would take that personal training with him as he grew up to eventually open his own funeral home in Chicago, where he moved in the early 1960s.
"He thought that he would try to figure out some way that he could help heal that wound and hurt that he went through," said Marguerite Gatling, Mr. Gatling's wife.
Mr. Gatling died at Rush Hospital on Tuesday at age 81. He had been in declining health.
In Chicago, Mr. Gatling became one of the city's most well-known funeral home directors.
Mr. Gatling opened his first funeral home, Gatling's Chapel, 10133 S. Halsted St., in 1986. In 2007, he opened one in South Holland, 1200 E. 162nd St.
Sheila Sterling remembers the first time she met Mr. Gatling. When Mr. Gatling opened his first facility, she was a junior in high school, working at Dean's Printers on Halsted Street. Mr. Gatling walked in one day, looking for someone to partner with to print obituaries.
"Even though he was the CEO, the founder, the owner, that was just a title that he had," said Sterling, now the dean at Corliss High School. "He was hands-on. Sometimes he would actually sit in on some of the services to make sure that everything was going right."
Marguerite Gatling added that he was especially compassionate for those who didn't have the means to cover funeral costs.
"Nobody was ever turned away," she said. "He would always say, 'If we can help you, that's what we're here to do.' And that's exactly what he did."
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The family of Mr. Lafayette Gatling Sr. — daughter Shirl Gatling, wife Marguerite Gatling and daughter Marquita Gatling — gather Wednesday in Gatling's Chapel, at 10133 S. Halsted Ave., to remember Mr. Gatling.
But Mr. Gatling would go on to impact the funeral home business across the country, becoming one of the first to hold drive-thru viewings.
He had a background in construction, Marguerite Gatling said, and felt if other builders ever need to attend a visitation right after work one day, they may not have the appropriate attire.
"He said, 'Well, maybe we can do something that they can drive by and see it through a TV monitor,'" said Marguerite Gatling. "He found a way to do it, and it worked. Not only did it help in that respect, but there were handicapped people that would drive and they wouldn't have to park so far and walk to the facility. It's much more convenient and accommodating."
She said her husband was "a man with a vision and he worked until he saw that vision."
But Mr. Gatling also loved putting on a show. On Sundays, he would have his children join him at church as his backup singers — he was also part of a quartet.
"He was a proud member of the Christland Singers for over 50 years," said his daughter, Marquita Gatling. "He was the last living member. He was a songwriter as well. He had some pretty popular tunes among the quartet community."
In addition to his wife and three children — Lafayette Gatling Jr., Shirl Gatling and Marquita Gatling — Mr. Gatling is survived by six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Gatling will be held on Jan. 9 at the Gatling's Chapel on Halsted with hours to be announced.
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Games Played With Marbles
How may of you think that you know how to play marbles. Of course you do. You draw a circle in the dirt, then you and other players drop in your antes and, in turn, shoot at them, winning those you are able to displace from the circle. Right? Wrong!
There is an infinite varieties of marbles games, and at least as many techniques to be used in playing the different games. Marbles games generally fall into the three categories -- the chase, the hole, and the circle or enclosure. Many refinements and ingenious adaptations have been created all over the world and all through history. Marbles players have asked these questions time and again:
When drawing the enclosure on the ground:
How big should the circle be?
Or should it be square?
When shooting at or into a hole dug into the ground:
Should one shoot knuckles down or simply bowl?
Should the hole be deep or shallow?
Should the hole be fashioned with the heel of a boot, shoe, or sneaker?
Why in one game are holes measured precise distances apart and in others placed willy nilly?
Some rules for tournament marbles are rigid, written down, and policed; yet other rules are amorphous and freewheeling. There is little written history of the game of Marbles, and literature is weak or lacking. What may work for one game is discarded in another, and game structures vary greatly. Marbles games have historical roots, and the similarities among the types of games.
According to tournament rules, the correct way of shooting a marble is to place all of the knuckles (except the thumb) on the ground, place the shooting marble inside the first finger between the tip and the first joint, and secure it there tightly with the tip and nail of the thumb. The object is to propel marble by forcibly ejecting it from its nesting place with the thumb. Other games don't require the knuckles to be grounded when shooting, and still others require the shooting to be done several feet above the ground. Placement of the knuckles and the height from which the marbles are propelled make them do different things. By slanting the hand forward and bearing down heavily on your first knuckle, you will generally cause a shooter to spin backward, or spin in place after striking a target marble. By shooting from above ground level, you will invariably force the shooting marble to bounce only a short distance from the spot of impact. Just as in pool billiards, "English" can be used, with the thumb acting as the cue tip. Place the thumb under the marble for backspin, toward the top for the reverse.
Body position varies according to the way the game is laid out. For a dead-on aim, he probaly will "get down in a prone position, dig his chin into the ground, close one eye and shoot." Other positions include shooting on bended knee, other hunkered down to one, or from a crouch or a squat.
"It's war in agate, and naturally one doesn't give an inch here, a relaxation of rules there." -- Fred Ferrettii
For most chase or hole games, the object is either for fun or simply to kill time. The common theme to all marbles games are to achieve the objective -- either to get into a hole or to hit another marble. Any player not achieving the goal has to yield his turn to the next player. Another thing that is understand: the shooting line is used only for the first shots. In most marbles games there are two general types of marbles -- targets and shooterrs. Targets can be anything from clay pedabs to glassies; shooters are tyically either pure agate marbles or steel ball bearings.
Geography and environment influences the marbles games and how they are played:
A city dweller who happens to be an expert shooter can forage off his block looking (like Minnesota Fats) for action, and almost invariably will play "for keeps" with some fellows he may never see again. On the other hand, in rural regions or suburban neighborhoods, marbles players -- like people in general -- are more scarce, more familiar and, given the underlying awareness that one most probably will have to play over and over again with the same players, their tendency is to be more relaxed, less competitive, to play more often "for fun" or "for fair."
Of course when you play with the same people repeatedly, and lose repeatedly, the sometimes humiliation of losing become pure shame. Who would not long for anonymity then? ...
But most players were not losers always. They won a little, lost a few, had winning streaks and days when every straight- on shot seemed, radarlike, to veer into off-course pebbles. It happens, and the best players are those who can accept both good days and bad with equanimity. (Ferrettii)
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There are a lot of books about cocktails out there, but none like this one. It is a distillate of the stories behind the mixes that are known the world over, written by Ramón Úbeda and drawn by Javirroyo, and also explains how Archie makes them at the Dos Billares club at the Casa Camper hotel in Barcelona. It is an illustrated book of recipes for long drinks, short drinks and drinks for everyone, and aims solely to continue to promote the art of cocktail making, but in a more fun, friendly way that makes them easier to remember. They are served with appetisers of alcoholic anecdotes and notes, interlinked with all sorts of figures who inhabit the city that has for many years been our country's creative powerhouse.
It is an illustrated book of recipes for long drinks, short drinks and drinks for everyone, and aims solely to continue to promote the art of cocktail making, but in a more fun, friendly way that makes them easier to remember.
Ramón Úbeda y Javirroyo - Ramón Úbeda es periodista y diseñador, ha colaborado con las revistas españolas y extranjeras más importantes y publicado numerosos libros sobre arquitectura y diseño. Ha sido comisario de exposiciones y desarrolla una amplia actividad profesional como director artístico y consultor en varias compañías de prestigio internacional: Andreu World, BD Barcelona Design, Metalarte y Camper, todas ellas reconocidas con el Premio Nacional de Diseño.
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Try Jedit. Open Source and written in Java. Has an excellent XML plugin.
I do use it to write DocBook.
> > course, choose one of those to expand and so on.
> > find an editor to do what i want, i'm not averse to paying for it.
> > within reason, of course.
> allow you to create text in the outline mode you describe.


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Ubisoft Reveal Assassin's Creed 4 : Black Flag Details
The Assassin's Creed 3 plot is still fresh in most people's minds, but now Ubisoft have released details of Assassin's Creed 4 : Black Flag, the sequel to AC3.
On Thursday (the 28th of March), Ubisoft, the developer and publisher of the Assassin's Creed games released the the official Assassin's Creed 4 : Black Flag packshots, giving fans a look at what the game will look like on shelves and today Ubisoft are finally releasing info about what the game will look like when it's fired up in your fancy games machines, whose pretty face we'll be looking at and just exactly which historical setting our eyes will be privy to when the game launches.
What some beady eyed readers will perhaps have already known (from Ubisoft information leaks over the past two days) is that Assassin's Creed 4 : Black Flag will see players take control of a brand new assassin called Edward Kenway. Assassin by title but pirate by trade (he was a pirate trained by the Assassin Brotherhood), Edward Kenway is a fierce and mysterious sea-faring character who is feared by everyone, including the notorious pirate Blackbeard (as you can see in the AC4 trailer embedded below). Edward Kenway also happens to be the grandfather of one Connor Kenway, the protagonist of Assassin's Creed 3.
In an official press release from Ubisoft, they've confirmed the Assassin's Creed 4 : Black Flag setting as "the dawn of the 18th Century" a time that sees players taking on a "journey throughout the West Indies during a turbulent and violent period of time later to become known as the Golden Age of Pirates". And we'll get to see a lot of places from the famed era in history as Ubisoft promise that the game "features a vast open world with more than 50 navigable locations", all, no doubt, will be historically accurate as they always are in the Assassin's Creed games.
Ubisoft also say that Assassin's Creed 4 : Black Flag will be available on PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4 and, most interestingly, "other next generation consoles", which is a confirmation that the game will be available on whichever (yet) unannounced next-gen console Microsoft is working on.
Ubisoft have set the Assassin's Creed 4 : Black Flag release date as November 1st, 2013.
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Trekking around Manaslu offers a unique opportunity to experience relatively "untouched" region of Nepal. Opened for trekking only since 1991, it provides spectacular beauty along the border of Nepal and China and is now a controlled trekking route which allows organized trekking groups special permits to venture round its spectacular circuit. Located in west-central Nepal, the 177-km trek around Manaslu provides strong walkers the best that Nepal has to offer: fantastic mountain scenery, spanning altitudes from 375m to 5,300m.a diverse range of ecosystems and ethnic cultures. And a trail that puts one physically closer to Tibet than any other trek in Nepal.


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June 9, 2014 by Michael Behar
BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK | JUNE 9, 2014
Is Renewable Energy Ready for Takeoff? Download PDF
SustainX and its temperature-stabilizing foam are bringing competitively priced storage for renewable energy closer.
The first thing Dax Kepshire shows a visitor to SustainX is foam. When he flips a switch on a 10-foot-tall assemblage of pneumatic tubes and mesh screens, the machine starts spewing a creamy white goo that resembles soft- serve ice cream into a 300-gallon plastic tub. In a few minutes the foam is 3 feet deep, and Kepshire plunges his hand in. "It's completely nontoxic," he says, and derived from an industrial foaming agent found in shampoo and carwash soap. The seven-year-old company is betting the substance can solve the biggest challenge for renewable energy: how to store it.
The difficulty of holding on to enough wind and solar energy to power a city remains an obstacle to?the commercial viability of renewables. Because excess electricity from wind farms or solar panels can't easily be saved, utility companies can't rely on them when the wind stops blowing or the sun goes down. In the race to develop commercial storage systems that can meet utility-scale demand, SustainX is up against technologies that include powerful but short-lived batteries. Kepshire, a vice president and general manager at Seabrook (N.H.)-based SustainX, says the foam his company creates can help effectively store power at the scale needed to keep cities humming.
The SustainX system relies on compressed-air energy storage, a technology that has been tested on and?off for decades with mixed results. The idea is to save surplus electricity by using it to drive an air compressor, keep the compressed air in tanks or underground, and then tap it at will to spin electricity-generating turbines. The problem with this approach is temperature control. Compression superheats air, while decompressing?it makes it very cold, and the swings result in a lot of wasted energy. (The heat also threatens to explode a compressor's cylinders.) The world's only two operational compressed-air facilities, built decades ago in Alabama and Germany, require the use of natural gas as an external fuel source to stabilize air temperatures—raising costs and defeating the purpose of using clean energy.
That's where the foam comes in. Injecting it into the air being com- pressed helps keep the temperature almost stable (at about 122F), as the foam absorbs excess heat, like a Styrofoam coffee cup.
Kepshire's discovery of the foam was an accident. In 2006 he was pursuing his Ph.D. in engineering at Dartmouth College when he and fellow student Ben Bollinger sketched out plans for a water-cooled air-compression system for renewable energy, aided by Charles Hutchinson, the dean of their engineering school, and Troy McBride, at the time a professor of physics?and engineering at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. They founded SustainX the following year: "We raised venture capital right out of the gate— all from a napkin idea," Kepshire says. They hit a wall in 2009, as their proto- type proved ineffective beyond small trials. They added anticorrosive and disinfectant chemicals to the water to reduce wear on their machinery and to kill bacteria and algae, and the mixture began to foam up. SustainX tried to figure out how to stop that from happening, until engineers noticed that the foam was preventing the wild temperature swings.
At that point, the SustainX system could store about two days worth?of juice for the average U.S. house- hold. The company's latest proto-?type, modified from a marine diesel engine typically used on cruise ships, uses foam throughout and feeds com- pressed air into 84 steel tanks housed in a 6,000-square-foot warehouse. The setup stores enough air to produce as much as 1,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and power 50 typical house- holds for a day. "Like any development, there are always some tweaks to make," says Stephen Brown, the company's vice president for engineering. Upgrades to various seals and valves last month have bumped up the system's efficiency, meaning the ratio of its useful power output to total power input, to 54 percent, he says.
When investing in storage for electricity from any fuel, renewable or otherwise, "most utilities would like to see 70 to 80 percent efficiency before it really becomes worthwhile to them," says Haresh Kamath, who manages?the storage program at the nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute. Some of the recently invented grid- scale batteries that have already hit the market are close?to 90 percent. But such batteries are expensive, Kamath says, and their life span is short—about five years compared with the more than 20 estimated for compressed-air systems. "Dollar per kilowatt-hour, compressed air will be cheaper than batteries," Kamath says. "It seems to be one of the most cost-effective ways to store large amounts of energy for significant periods of time."
SustainX has raised $43 million in funding, including grants from the?U.S. Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation as well?as venture capital from firms such?as Polaris Partners and RockPort Capital Partners. LightSail Energy, its closest competitor, founded in 2009, has raised $42 million from Bill Gates and other investors to develop its water-cooled compressed-air storage system. Able to produce about 250 kw of power, LightSail's prototype is small, but co-founder and chief scientist Danielle Fong says it has attained 50 percent efficiency and will eventually outperform SustainX. "I'm telling you this not because I'm trying to diss the competitors," she says. But "they have been tailing us from an idea stand- point for a very long time." Technical problems forced LightSail to abandon a pilot program at a Texas wind farm last year. "The objective now is to have something operating in the field by early 2016," Fong says. Anissa Dehamna, an analyst at Navigant Research, says she's impressed with both companies.
"SustainX and LightSail are achieving important milestones," says Dehamna, who calls compressed air "a very compelling, very elegant solution" to energy storage and estimates that the industry's revenue will rise to $1.6 billion by 2018 from $37 million last year. "Their fuel is free, a lot of their equipment is off-the-shelf … and it's pretty easy to get financing." She also notes that the two companies are developing site-specific units, allowing utility customers to place storage next to a wind farm or wherever it's needed. That's an important advantage over the earlier compressed-air storage experiments in Alabama and Germany.
Like LightSail, SustainX has struggled to launch a commercial pilot. "The market development has been slower than everyone expected," Kepshire says. His company is now finalizing partnerships in the U.S., China, Japan, and South Korea to build its first commercial installations, which he says can produce about 1.5 megawatts of electricity, about what 15,000 incandescent lightbulbs consume in 40 minutes. To add more power, utilities can simply buy more air-storage tanks. SustainX also continues to tweak its foam formula. "We're reengineering and fine-tuning it," says Kepshire. "It's our secret sauce."
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It appears the bears over Snap were right after all – at least for the time being.
Shares of Snapchat's parent, Snap Inc. were down close to 5% in Thursday trading, and reached the price of its initial public offering of $17 per share for only the first time since the IPO debuted during March.
The drop in price sent the net worth of Evan Spiegel the Snap CEO down by $46 million to only $3.9 billion. His fortune for the most part is tied to the stock holdings he has in Snap.
Snap investors at this point, in a best case scenario, have received 0% on their initial investments to date. If you made a purchase however when Snap was at its all-time high of $29.44 during March, you would have lost over 42% of your investment.
Since the IPO, the market cap at Snap has shed over $8.1 billion, giving it a value of close to $20.2 billion. The drop highlights the increasing doubt in the ability of the company to win more users, which is a suspicion that many investors have held since the first announcement was made by the company to go public in early 2017.
Investors were concerned for the most part that Snap had not yet been able to turn a profit. The first earnings report by the company following the IPO only gave strength to their opinions as instead of showing some improvement, Snap posted that its user growth slowed, while its revenue came up short of Wall Street expectations.
Snap doubters will likely have more good news. The stock's lockup period, which stops insiders for a set time period from selling their stock, is expected to begin expiring the end of July through the end of August.
When completed, 84% more of the outstanding shares of Snap stock could become available, for trading.
Of course, there have been high-profile hyped tech companies that have seen their stock dip below the original IPO price. For example, Facebook opened to the public with an IPO price that was $38 per share.
Following a horrible start, shares of the social media giant failed to recover to that original price for more than one year.
In general, tech sector stocks have fallen of recent, sparking new concern that investors poured too much, too quickly into the different companies.


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(REFERENCE COPY - Not for submission) Children's Television Programming Report
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Current Step is General Information
Children's Television Information
Digital Core Programming
Digital Core Programming Summary
Non-Core Educational and Informational Programming
Sponsored Core Programming
Liaison Contact
Report reflects information for : Fourth Quarter of 2016
Are attachments (other than associated schedules) being filed with this application? Yes
ken.davis@tripsmarter.com
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Station Type
Station Type Independent
Affiliated network
Nielsen DMA Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)
Web Home Page Address www.tripsmarter.com
State the average number of hours of Core Programming per week broadcast by the station on its main program stream 3.0
State the average number of hours per week of free over-the-air digital video programming broadcast by the station on other than its main program stream 0.0
State the average number of hours per week of Core Programming broadcast by the station on other than its main program stream. See 47 C.F.R. Section 73.671: 0.0
Does the Licensee provide information identifying each Core Program aired on its station, including an indication of the target child audience, to publishers of program guides as required by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.673? Yes
Does the Licensee certify that at least 50% of the Core Programming counted toward meeting the additional programming guideline (applied to free video programming aired on other than the main Yes No program stream) did not consist of program episodes that had already aired within the previous seven days either on the station's main program stream or on another of the station's free digital program streams? Yes
Digital Core Programs(4)
Digital Core Program (1 of 4)
Program Title Ocean Mysteries
Origination Syndicated
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. 10/03 - 12/13 @ 12:30 pm.
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 32
Total times aired 32
Number of Preemptions 0
Number of Preemptions for other than Breaking News 0
Number of Preemptions Rescheduled 0
Length of Program 30 mins
Age of Target Child Audience 13 years to 16 years
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Jeff Corwin has teamed with the Georgia Aquarium to tell the story of the world's oceans. They explore the connections between life in the sea and life on the rest of the planet. Ocean Mysteries features unique creatures and exotic locations while promoting important messages about conversation, ocean research, and the preservation of aquatic life.
Does the Licensee identify the program by displaying throughout the program the symbol E/I? Yes
Program Title Sea Rescue
Days/Times Program Regularly Scheduled Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. 10/03 - 11/15 @ 1:30 pm.
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Sea Rescue takes kids on the team's incredible and heartwarming adventures through a combination of first-hand accounts, expert insight and remarkable footage that will inspire, educate and enthrall. The objective of Sea Rescue is to imbue children with a sense of awe at the wonders, strengths and vulnerabilities of nature in the hopes of that they will grow up with a better understanding of the importance of preserving our oceans and waterways.
Program Title Culture Click
Total times aired at regularly scheduled time 7
Total times aired 7
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. The objective of this innovative educational fashion and culture program series is to promote healthy self-images in children 13-16 by encouraging kids to be themselves, feel good about them by equipping them with valuable education regarding the history of fashion and the fashion industry.
Program Title Food for Thought
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming. Claire Thomas carefully and simply prepares healthy meals, educating kids and their families about the importance of healthy lifestyles while inspiring them to enjoy food preparation and understand that healthy food can be easy, affordable and delicious. The objective is to inspire healthy diets and family time together.
Non-Core Educational and Informational Programming (0)
Sponsored Core Programming (0)
Does the Licensee publicize the existence and location of the station's Children's Television Programming Reports (FCC 398) as required by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3526(e)(11)(iii)? Yes
Name of children's programming liaison Ken Davis
Address 8317 Front Beach Road, Ste 23
City Panama City Beach
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Nearing 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths, U.S. Is Still 'Early In This Outbreak'
By Laurel Wamsley / NPR
Published May 26, 2020 at 10:03 AM PDT
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Memorial Day weekend at Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island, N.Y. As the pandemic continues, Harvard's Dr. Ashish Jha says, mask wearing, social distancing and robust strategies of testing and contact tracing will be even more important.
The bleak milestone the U.S. is about to hit — 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 — is far above the number of deaths seen from the pandemic in any other country.
So far, the impact of the coronavirus has been felt unevenly, striking certain cities and regions and particular segments of society much harder than others.
To get a sense of how that may change, and where in the course of the epidemic the U.S. is right now, NPR's Morning Edition host David Greene spoke Tuesday with Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute and professor of health policy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Their conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
As you look at this number looming now, what are you reflecting on?
Well, a couple of things. First of all, it is a solemn moment to reflect on the idea that about 100,000 Americans have died — mostly just in the last two months. The speed with which this has happened is really devastating. Of course, we've had very little opportunity to mourn all those losses because most of us have been shut down. And I've been thinking about where we go into the future and fall and reminding myself and others that we're early in this outbreak. We're not anywhere near done.
The U.S. ... has had more deaths than any country in the world. Do you think that the country is absorbing the significance of these numbers?
I think for a majority of Americans, this doesn't quite feel real because the deaths have been concentrated in [a] few places. Obviously, New York has been hit very hard, and some other places like Seattle, Chicago — some of the big cities. And so people who don't live in those areas may not be absorbing it.
But the nature of this pandemic is that it starts and kind of accelerates in big cities, but then it moves out into the suburbs and into the rural areas. So, by the time we're done with this, I think every American will have felt it much more up close and personal. That's what I worry about — that it shouldn't have to take that for people to really understand how tragic this is and how calamitous in many ways this is.
Q: We're coming out of Memorial Day weekend, and we saw many regulations relaxed in many parts of the country. As you were watching that, what are you predicting in terms of what we could see by the end of summer?
If you look at all of the models out there — and most models have been relatively accurate — a few of them have been too optimistic. But then, if you sort of look at the models of models — the ones that really sort of combine it all and put it together and make projections — the projections are that we're probably going to see 70,000 to 100,000 deaths between now and the end of the summer.
While the pace will slow down, because we are doing some amount of social distancing and testing is ramping up — we're going to, unfortunately, see a lot more sickness and, unfortunately, a lot more deaths in the upcoming months.
Q: There's been talk of a seasonal aspect to this. Whatever happens over the summer, do we face even more deaths as we head later in the year?
Yes. I'm hoping that the models of the summer of an additional 70,000 to 100,000 deaths are too pessimistic. And they may be, because we may get a seasonal benefit because of the summer: People are outside more.
But the flip side of the seasonal benefit of the summer is what will almost surely be a pretty tough fall and winter with a surge of cases — a wave that might be bigger than the wave we just went through. And we've got to prepare for that, because we can't be caught flat-footed the way we were this time around.
Q: What can we do to prepare? We're seeing so many states relax restrictions right now. Is it a matter of potentially putting those restrictions back in place where they need to be? Or are there other things we could be doing?
There are two things that I would say. First of all, people can't be locked down for the rest of this pandemic. I understand that people need to get out, and being outside is a good thing. But we have to maintain a certain amount of social distancing. I think mask wearing is really important.
The only other tool we have in our toolbox is a really robust testing, tracing, isolation program. You know, if you think about how it is that South Korea and Germany have been able to do much, much better? They have had a really aggressive testing, tracing, isolation program. We know that works. It allows us to kind of have more of our lives back without the number of deaths that we've suffered. So I really think that still remains — and should remain — one of our priority areas.
Q: The federal government's new strategic testing plan calls on states to take a lot of the responsibility for testing. ... Do you see that as the best approach?
I think this is a real missed opportunity and very unfortunate in many ways, because while states have a critical role to play, testing capacity and testing supply chains are national and international.
We don't want 50 states competing. We want a federal strategy that helps states. And I'm worried that we're just not getting that from the federal government.


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Yes, you can get huge without blowing your body out of proportion! Here are the six rules fitness model and MuscleTech brand ambassador Ryan Kurek used to build a big, balanced physique.
Who says you can't be a mass monster and still look like a fitness model? Ryan Kurek proves that it's nothing more than an old bodybuilding myth.
The 6-foot-3-inch MuscleTech brand ambassador, personal trainer, and ironworker Kurek has expertly sculpted his 271 pounds of lean, dense mass into an aesthetic, balanced frame in which no muscle group overpowers another.
Kurek started lifting at the age of 16 to fortify himself against high school bullies. "I was probably 160, soaking wet, then," he recalls. He started lifting and never stopped.
"I've been hovering around 270 since late fall of 2017," Kurek says. "When I turn 40 in ten years, I'd love to be ripped-and-zipped at 300, but I know that's pushing it. Realistically, I'm aiming for 280, cut, over the next few years."
Unlike some of his peers, the Buffalo, New York, resident has found that a meticulous nutritional approach—in which you weigh every morsel and count every calorie—isn't necessary to make substantial progress. Instead, he sums up his plan in four words—"Eat heavy, lift heavy"—and breaks it down into six rules.
Setting structural steel in place on commercial construction sites during evening and late shifts, Kurek doesn't always have time for meticulously planned meals. While some of his meal choices aren't perfect, they do meet the caloric and nutritional demands of a very physical job.
"I've learned to meet my energy needs by choosing heavy complex carbs, good fats, and complete proteins," he says.
His favorite protein source is red meat, along with whole eggs, marinated chicken, and lunchmeats, including turkey, roast beef, and ham—sometimes slapped between two slices of P28 High Protein bread.
He gets most of his carbs from white potatoes, using instant mashed potatoes at work. His diet also includes bananas, Granny Smith apples, and Campbell's Chunky canned soup.
"Sometimes I'll open a can of soup and slam it down cold. It takes me about 30 seconds to finish an entire can," he says. "The cold doesn't bother me...much. I love bread, too—anything from P28 to Italian white to sourdough."
"If you're trying to bulk, eat heavy, but be smart about it," Kurek says.
Kurek errs on the side of clean foods, but will veer off the path to maintain his sanity when his eating plan gets monotonous.
"I include cheat meals in my plans, although I don't usually schedule them," he says. I end up cheating two or three times a week with pizza or anything deep-fried. I try to avoid sugar, but I love chocolate."
The key, he says, is moderation and timing: Have just enough to quash the craving, and avoid loading up on cheat foods before bed.
Instead of limiting yourself to the traditional breakfast-lunch-dinner mealtime mantra, eat every 2-3 hours.
"I average three bigger meals per day, but I also have 4-6 smaller ones in between, or whenever I can sneak in a bite at work," Kurek says. "It's especially important to have a good supply of fast-acting carbs post-workout. I usually go for Gatorade, dextrose, MuscleTech's Cell-Tech, or even a Mountain Dew. You should also have a solid mass gainer powder on hand to make shakes. These gainers work wonders when you use them right. MassTech Extreme 2000 triple-chocolate brownie flavor is my go-to product!"
If you're trying to cut weight, every calorie matters. In mass-gain mode, the macronutrient equation isn't nearly as complex. You don't need to weigh food portions or write down everything you eat, Kurek says. You just need to eat!
Kurek says it's always been hard for him to add size to his physique. As a hard gainer, he focuses on eating lots of clean foods, gauging how much he needs to eat by what he sees in the mirror and on the scale.
He believes bulking is pretty simple. "Eat. And if you're not hungry, get hungry," he says. "You won't grow without food."
"I lift before every work shift," Kurek says. "Even though my job is physically demanding, the mood enhancement and metabolic boost I get from a solid 60-90 minutes of serious gym time before work is more than worth the effort. Leg day is the only struggle because I already cover 15-20 miles a day around my work site."
In his off season, Kurek has no set days for chest, back, legs, or shoulders.
"I just try to hit each major body part once a week, then rest it five days before hitting it again," he says.
The key, he's found, is to make sure he gets the training in—but not to train so much or so hard that it becomes counterproductive.
"Some days, I'm too spent from my job the night before to hit the gym the next day," he says. "A younger me would get all worked up about skipping a session, but these days, I listen to my body. If I can't lift on a Tuesday, I'll get to bed early, rise and grind through a Wednesday, and hammer it out Wednesday night."
Kurek's sessions consist of a variety of techniques and set-and-rep schemes.
"My first few lifts always involve near-max poundage and 4-6 reps per set, whether it's on presses, deadlifts, or a leg move," he says. "Dropsets and supersets have worked wonders for me, too. You can tear your fibers all you want lifting heavy weight, but I gain a ton because of the increased blood flow from the pump."
"I used to be too stubborn to take advice and tried to reinvent the wheel instead," Kurek admits. "Nowadays, when more experienced—and especially larger—lifters give me pointers, I try to put my ego aside and pay attention to what they're saying. I've learned to listen, and it's helped me immensely."
But, you can't just blindly follow someone else's training program.
"If you're going to invest the time and energy to improve yourself both physically and mentally, take the same amount to learn what works best for you. Self-knowledge is power," Kurek says.
Kurek says Bodybuilding.com has been his best source for new ideas over the years.
"Bodybuilding.com is my meathead bible," he laughs. "We're lucky to live in a time when resources like this are so readily available."


In my town in Tokyo, March 14th Rolling blackouts will start. Area 3 will be 12:20 to 16:00. Following, key points now I thought about this disaster.
Scale disaster because all this complaining and complaining at the moment, if you do not have accountability. There is nonsense to even complain to the disaster, and they raise one's voice is a man-made later.
The government also engineers and companies, I think that everyone is doing their best. The result was a mistake, as all things are that different from having to deal with the unprecedented situation of who is doing it by touch. Individuals can only do my best.
I am proud of not becoming of people the panic. The pride will become the living and rebuilding.
Support from all over the world very happy. Thank you !
Fear of radiation is the best in the world, a strong Japanese. Likely to panic and lack of information is most relevant when the overlap of this activity. It is important to overcome it.
If you cannot believe the government and the company, I want to say. You are also safe until media and the main government official escape. There is being sure not to stay on in the dangerous neighborhood they are to think only about own attempt to save one's own neck by people as you believe irresponsible.
Do not forget the humor at all times. Black humor also OK! Mood argue about silly refrain big favor. Cool idea & Warm Illustration by inoue takehiko is here !
Shocking footage already seen. TV should show us tips, good music, broadcasting your daily laugh. Opportunity to broadcast that content to not worry about ratings now.


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Historical Summary of Women in Statewide Elective Executive Office: 1969-Current
Note: These figures do not include: officials in appointive state cabinet-level positions (unless the appointment is to an elected position); officials elected to executive posts by the legislature; members of the judicial branch; or elected members of university boards of trustees or boards of education.
"NP" indicates an officeholder elected in a nonpartisan race; "I" indicates an independent; "RP" indicates Reform Party; "IP" indicates Independence Party. The Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party is included in the Democratic (D) figures; the Minnesota Independent Republican (IR) Party is included in the Republican (R) figures.
Year Total
Women Total Women
(party breakdown) Total Positions Percent Women
94 51D, 41R, 2NP 310 30.3
Includes Barbara Underwood (D-NY) who is currently serving as acting Attorney General.
2017 71 27D, 43R, 1NP 311 22.8
Does not include Nikki Haley (R-SC) who resigned as governor to become UN Ambassador in January 2017.
73 36D, 37R 318 23.0
Does not include Elizabeth Burmaster (NP-WI) who resigned as superintendent of public instruction on 07/06/09; does not include Sarah Palin (R-AK) who resigned as governor on 7/26/09.
Does not include Catherine Baker Knoll (D-PA) who passed away; does not include Nancy Rogers (D-OH) who stepped down as interim attorney general; does not include Kathleen Sebelius, who resigned 4/28/09.
Does not include Denise Bode (R-OK) who resigned in 2007.
2006 78 35D, 39R, 3NP, 1I 315 24.8
Does not include Kathy Augustine (R-NV) who died in office 7/12/06 while serving as state controller.
Gigi Dennis (R-CO) was appointed secretary of state in 2005 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Donnetta Davidson.
Includes M. Jodi Rell (R-CT), who was originally elected lieutenant governor and became governor on 6/22/04 following the resignation of Governor John Rowland; and Patricia Willoughby (D-NC), who was appointed to fill a vacancy as state superintendent of education on 9/7/04. Does not include Lorelee Byrd (R-NE) who resigned as state treasurer on 1/2/04.
Includes Olene Walker (R-UT), who became governor 11/5/03 following the resignation of Governor Mike Leavitt. Also includes Katherine Davis (D-IN) who was appointed lieutenant governor 10/3/03.
2001 89 45D, 41R, 1IP, 2NP 323 27.6
Does not include Christine Todd Whitman (R-NJ), who resigned as governor on 1/31/01.
2000 89 46D, 39R, 1IP, 2NP, 1RP 323 28.5
Includes Karen Freeman-Wilson (D-IN), who was appointed attorney general and took office 2/16/00; Mae Schunk, Minnesota's lieutenant governor changed from Reform Party to the Independence Party on 2/5/00; Judi Dutcher, Minnesota's state auditor, changed parties from Republican to Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) on 5/2/00.
89 45D, 41R, 1RP, 2NP 323 27.6
Includes Jane Dee Hull (R-AZ), elected as secretary of state who became governor in 9/97 through constitutional succession; as well as Betsey Bayless (R-AZ) who Hull appointed as secretary of state in 9/97, and Denise Bode (R-OK) who was appointed to the Public Service Commission in 10/97. Does not include Gloria Tristani (D-NM), who resigned to take a post with the Federal Communications Commission in 11/97.
Does not include Frances Jones Mills (D-KY), who died in office 1/15/96 while serving as state treasurer. Does not include Martha Whitehead (D-TX), who abolished her office of state treasurer 10/20/96, thereby fulfilling a campaign promise.
73 40D, 30R, 2NP, 1I 324 22.5
Does not include Mary Sue Terry (D-VA), who resigned as attorney general 1/28/93 to run for governor, or Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), who resigned as state treasurer 6/14/93 after she won a special election to the U.S. Senate. Does include Martha Whitehead (D-TX), who was appointed state treasurer and took office 7/6/93; and Kim Robak (D-NE), who was appointed lieutenant governor and took office on 10/4/93.
Does not include Lena Guerrero (D-TX), who resigned as railroad commissioner 9/25/92.
Includes Lena Guerrero (D-TX), who was appointed to the Railroad Commission and took office 1/23/91; and Susan Loving (D-OK), who was appointed attorney general and took office 6/21/91. Does not include Mary Stallcup (D-AR), who was appointed attorney general 1/1/91 and, who left office 1/14/91.
Includes Norma Paulus (NP-OR), who was appointed superintendent of public instruction 10/1/90.
Includes Clarine Nardie Riddle (D-CT), who was appointed attorney general and took office 10/27/89.
1988 41 32D, 9R 322 12.7
Includes Rose Mofford (D-AZ), who became governor 4/5/88 following the impeachment and conviction of Governor Evan Mecham (R). She had been serving as secretary of state when she became governor by constitutional succession. Does not include Clarine Nardie Riddle (D-CT), who was appointed acting attorney general 12/22/88.
Includes Mary Landrieu (D-LA), who was elected state treasurer in November 1987. Voters cast two ballots; one to finish an unexpired term for which she took office 11/30/87; the other for her own four year term which began 3/14/88. Does not include Mary Evelyn Parker (D-LA), who retired as state treasurer 1/15/87 or Ruth Meiers (D-ND), who died in office 3/19/87 while serving as lieutenant governor.
1986 45 34D, 11R 323 13.9
Includes M.K. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), who was appointed tax commissioner and took office 2/2/86.
Includes Margaret Kelly (R-MO), who was appointed state auditor and took office 5/30/84.
Includes Maura Melley (D-CT), who was appointed secretary of state and took office 1/29/82. Does not include Barbara Kennelly (D-CT), who left her position as secretary of state 1/12/82 to assume her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Includes Kay Orr (R-NE), who was appointed state treasurer and took office 6/15/81.
1980 34 26D, 7R, 1NP N/A N/A
Includes Mary Jane Odell (R-IA), who was appointed secretary of state 11/3/80. Does not include Juanita McDaniel (D-AL), who resigned as public service commissioner 2/80.
1979 35 28D, 6R, 1NP 327 10.7
Does not include Paula Hawkins (R-FL), who resigned as public service commissioner 3/21/79.
Includes Annie Laurie Gunter (D-AL), who was appointed state treasurer 6/78. Does not include Elwill Shanahan (R-KS), who retired as secretary of state 5/10/78 or Melba Till Allen (D-AL), who left office as state treasurer 6/78.
1977 33 25D, 7R, 1NP 333 9.9
Includes Rose Mofford (D-AZ), who was appointed secretary of state and took office 10/20/77.
32 24D, 7R, 1NP N/A N/A
33 25D, 7R, 1NP 337 9.8
24 18D, 6R N/A N/A
24 18D, 6R 343 7.0
1969 23 14D, 9R 346 6.6
Does not include Sarah Folsom (R-AZ), who died in office 6/11/69 while serving as superintendent of public instruction.


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ride or float on an inflated tube; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"
In computing, the Tube was an expansion interface and architecture on the BBC Microcomputer System which allowed the BBC Micro to communicate with a second processor, or coprocessor.
Tube is usually known as a toy that assists plays on water. Most of these are manufactured in a figure like a doughnut, but there are also variant forms of tubes like boat and fish are on markets and waterparks.
The 'tubes' carry the hot gases and smoke from the firebox to the smoke box, through the water in the boiler.
(tubes) spore-bearing structures in polypores and boletes, aligned vertically and terminating in openings on the pore surface.
(TUBES) Usually on the very back teeth, or molars, we will place a long, round, or rectangular tube. Into this the archwire rests, at the back of your mouth.
(Tubes) A hollow bodied soft plastic lure tipped with tentacles, rigged with a jig or hook inside. Used for all game fish.
(Tubes) Cylindrical structures beneath the fungus cap constituting the hymenium in certain fungi.
(Tubes) The cylinders located in the back of gaming machines which hold coins of differing denominations for the purpose of paying out to successful players (see Solenoids).
(Tubes) The two Fallopian tubes, one on either side of the ovaries, which convey the egg from the ovary to the uterus, are generally referred to as the tubes.
(Tubes) This is slang for the valves in an amp.
(Tubes) tubular rubber, usually latex.


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Happy Friday! Hope you all had a great week! My week was relatively uneventful except for the weather. It got legit cold again this week. It was no bueno. Next week is looking to be a bit warmer so I am grateful for that. Such is the Winter life in Minnesota.
Speaking of Winter, recently I received my Rachel Zoe Box of Style for Winter. I have done this a couple of other times and have been happy with it. This last time I was not sure I wanted to, but they revealed the hero item so I went forward with it.
This box was white, which is different from the typical black box. For Winter it seemed fitting.
The first item was this hat. Recently, one of the things you get to to do is have one item be a choice. For this box you got to pick the color hat you wanted. I chose this merlot color over the navy and white. I am glad I did. It is a really rich, purple color that goes perfectly with my gray coat. I have a winter beanie from Target I typically wear so I was not sure how much I would like this. It is now my go-to hat. Firstly, it is incredibly warm. I think the tight cable knit helps lock in heat. Secondly, it does not mess up my 'do. A lot of hats will flatten my hair and this was does not no matter how long I wear it. This is a win-win.
Meet your hero item for the winter box. This was specially designed for the box of style, so you could only have gotten it with this box. This necklace solidified my purchase of the winter box. It is so incredibly sparkly this picture does not do it justice. It fits like a collar necklace so it works best with something high neck, or an off the shoulder look. The quality is high end as the metal has the weight and density to it. For something this statement-like I have already found several ways to wear this. It was perfect around holiday time as the silver was perfect for Christmas. I have a few other events this Winter and will definitely be able to pair this with a multiude of looks.
Berry seems to truly be the color this Winter. I have not tried any Clinique beauty products before so I was a bit of a novice and unsure what to expect. What I like about this is the primer is part of the lipstick. I have become a bit of a matte finish snob because I like the long lasting wear. I get annoyed having to reapply so much. What I like about this is the color. The berry is pigmented well and I love the color. Also, for a non-matte it stays on pretty good. Not as good as a matte finish but definitely better than your average L'oreal product. I don't think I am ready to make this a second purchase but I can easily get use out of it as well.
I love perfume. I love it so much. I also love when I get small travel size options I can carry around. I haven't used Juicy Couture before but I love to have a variety of fragrances. This is a potent enough fragrance for day time, may not be punchy enough for night time. Light notes of berries and vanilla that leave a fresh feeling. I generally prefer a more fresh scent so this is right up my alley. I am going to try and save it mostly for travel as the size is just perfect.
In every box there has typically been an item that although cool, is just not practical for my life. This is that item. This seems to be another collaboration with The Zoe Report. I always dreamed of having a job where I needed a card case. I do have business cards for my current job, but I have no need to tote them around. This leather card is is high quality and the bright blue is definitely fun. Unfortunately, I will likely never use it. Or I may bring it to the office just to feel fancy.
I started using this as soon as I got it. In the Winter my skin gets incredibly dry I am essentially slathering on moisturizer left and right. This cream is incredibly light and a little goes a long way. I used it twice a day, per instruction, and my skin is so soft. Like baby soft. I typically only have soft-ish skin in the Summer when the air has moisture in it. I am really impressed with how effective this was in a short amount of time. In terms of brightening? I am not currently seeing a difference. I have some darker patches and even with the pregnancy "glow" (which is b.s. by the way, does not exist) I have not noticed a change. However, this is worth it for the moisturizing properties alone.
Last but not least is this candle. Another Zoe Report collab. I like the sleek black and gold. I am a sucker for black and gold, I can't help myself. I haven't lit it yet but am excited to use it. This type of calendar I would typically put in a bathroom. The self-containment is great to light the bathroom when guests come over. With two dogs at home and a baby on the way, I can't have candles every where. I have not lit this yet but am excited to give it a try. I love the smell of candles all over the house so this is another to add to the collection.
What do you think? Which is your favorite item?
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Pseudonapomyza gujaratica este o specie de muște din genul Pseudonapomyza, familia Agromyzidae, descrisă de Shah în anul 1980. Conform Catalogue of Life specia Pseudonapomyza gujaratica nu are subspecii cunoscute.

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