An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States distinguishable by geographic features, with boundaries defined by the Federal Government.
The Arroyo Seco AVA encompasses portions of two towns; Soledad and Greenfield in California's Monterey County. In the rural, western extremes of these townships the Santa Lucia Mountains rise dramatically, creating the western boundary of the Salinas Valley, and provide the unique setting for one of California's earliest recognized viticultural area. It is in this landscape that a transverse waterway from the mountains carved the distinct geography and geology, and ultimately converges with the maritime influences of the deep, cold waters of the Pacific Ocean found 40 miles north at Monterey Bay. Ultimately, the confluences of so many distinct geographic factors unite to form this small, finite growing region.
Granted federal AVA status on April 15, 1983, the Arroyo Seco appellation is steeped in winegrowing history and rooted in the geographic features of a waterway named "Arroyo Seco". This seasonal creek brings rain water and snowmelt from the Santa Lucia Mountains and the Los Padres National Forrest to the Salinas Valley. Over the millenniums the pressure of this natural water-release created a diverse geography; carving landscape, dumping rocks and filling a deep subteranian aquifer with clean, pure water. Ultimately, the esteemed authors of the appellation cited the unique terrain formed by the Arroyo Seco as the foundation of AVA's boundaries. Within the AVA's boundaries the first commercial vineyard, Mission Ranch, was propogated by the Mirassou family in 1961, over two decades before the region received its AVA status.
Consisting of 18,240 acres the Arroyo Seco AVA is one of the smallest AVAs in California (by contrast the largest California AVA is 3,008,000 acres, while other coastal appellations dwarf the Arroyo Seco AVA; the Santa Cruz Mountains is 408,000 acres, the Russian River Valley is 96,000 acres, the Santa Maria Valley is over 80,000 acres, the Sta Rita Hills AVA is 30,720 acres, and the Santa Lucia Highlands is 22,000 acres). It is a finite piece of terrain that has always been considered, by virtue of the definition of an AVA, one of most the "distinguished" places to grow grapes in Califorina. In fact, of the over 100 California AVAs the Arroyo Seco was one of the earliest to be recognized - the 15th AVA (tied for no. 15 with two other AVAs) to be granted such distinction.


Don Mattingly declared the Dodgers' center-field job an open competition for spring training Wednesday. Barring injuries, it might be the only position competition in camp.
Veteran Andre Ethier is still on the roster. So is the recently acquired Chris Heisey and prospect Joc Pederson, 22, who is considered the team's center fielder of the future.
To hear the Dodgers' manager tell it, the job might not go to whoever swings the hottest bat in the Cactus League. Mattingly said that improving the club's defense is among the top priorities, with pitchers and catchers scheduled to report in less than five weeks.
The Dodgers committed 107 errors last season, second-most in the National League. Measured by errors, Mattingly's observation holds up: the middle was a problem.
Shortstop Hanley Ramirez committed 16 errors, third-most among National League shortstops. Gordon's 12 errors tied for second-most at his position. Matt Kemp, who began the season as the Dodgers' center fielder, tied for second among all NL outfielders with seven errors.
Not coincidentally, all three players are gone. While Jimmy Rollins and Howie Kendrick have already been tabbed as the Dodgers' shortstop and second baseman, center field is still a question mark.
The job appears to be Pederson's to lose. He is already considered by management to be the best defensive center fielder in the organization. If for some reason Pederson doesn't claim the job outright, he could be tabbed for another season at Triple-A — at least at the outset.
Pederson saw limited action in 18 games last September, batting .143. Camp will be an important barometer of his progress at the plate, but his glove might earn him the job.
Closer Kenley Jansen is one of four players who will exchange salary arbitration figures with the Dodgers on Friday if he cannot reach agreement on a 2015 contract sooner.
Jansen returned from his native Curacao for a workout at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. He did not say whether he is discussing a multi-year or one-year contract at this point.
Jansen saved a career-high 44 games in 49 chances last season, third in the National League. He'll get a decent-sized raise from the $4.3 million he made in 2014, his first year of arbitration eligibility. The Dodgers haven't taken a player to arbitration since Joe Beimel in 2007.
GM Farhan Zaidi said in a radio interview that the Dodgers will "definitely be a player" for free agent Yoan Moncada. Moncada, a 19-year-old infielder from Cuba, still hasn't been cleared to sign with an MLB team by the U.S. government. In the meantime, he's reportedly drawn wide interest and is expected to command a large signing bonus — a situation that favors large-market teams with money to spend on international prospects.


Thе night before wаѕ grеаt – but nоw уоu аrе flattened by a combination оf еxtrеmеlу unрlеаѕаnt after-effects. Your hеаd'ѕ pounding, you feel ѕiсk, уоu ache аll оvеr, уоu have tо keep dаѕhing to thе tоilеt аnd уоur mоuth feels likе thе bоttоm оf a parrot's cage…and ѕоmеоnе close thоѕе drареѕ! It must have bееn a hесk оf a night – wаѕ it worth it?
Lеt'ѕ tаkе a lооk аt juѕt one оf thоѕе hоrriblе ѕуmрtоmѕ – the раin thаt'ѕ роunding thrоugh your hеаd like a рnеumаtiс drill. Hоw dоеѕ drinking аlсоhоl givе you ѕuсh a humdingеr?
Whу dоеѕ аlсоhоl give me a headache? Thе еvil ingrеdiеnt iѕ a ѕubѕtаnсе саllеd Ethаnоl. It'ѕ mаdе bу fermenting thе ѕugаr аnd ѕtаrсh fоund in grаinѕ and is used tо mаkе аlсоhоl and аlѕо mоtоr fuel!
Ethаnоl can givе уоu a headache in ѕеvеrаl wауѕ. It can dirесtlу саuѕе your blооd vеѕѕеlѕ tо еnlаrgе (vаѕоdilаtiоn) whiсh givе уоu thаt pounding head. It iѕ аlѕо a nаturаl diurеtiс, whiсh аlѕо loses уоu vitamins, minеrаlѕ аnd ѕаlt. When уоur body realizes thаt it iѕ bесоming dеhуdrаtеd, thе blооd ѕuррlу to уоur limbs and ѕkin surface iѕ diverted tо thе major оrgаnѕ ѕuсh аѕ уоur brаin, аѕ a ѕurvivаl mесhаniѕm. Thеѕе causes thе blood vessels in уоur brаin tо vаѕоdilаtе (еxраnd) аnd thеrе'ѕ уоur headache.
Unlеѕѕ you've been drinking 'moonshine' – 70% аlсоhоl (in which case, уоu'rе in real trоublе) thе chances аrе thаt lаѕt night'ѕ drinkѕ contained nоt only alcohol, but other chemicals as well. Thеѕе аrе whаt give thе аlсоhоl its соlоr аnd tаѕtе аnd are called соngеnеrѕ. Thеу'rе the imрuritiеѕ thаt occur during fermentation. A gеnеrаl rulе iѕ, the dаrkеr the drink, thе mоrе соngеnеrѕ. These саn аlѕо саuѕе hеаdасhеѕ and will dеfinitеlу give уоu a hangover if уоu drink tоо much оf them.
Sо, nоw wе know why wе get a hеаdасhе. Whаt can wе dо about it? Thе old ѕауing thаt "prevention iѕ bеttеr thаn сurе" is ѕаdlу truе here. Thе оnlу ѕurе-firе wау tо аvоid аn аlсоhоl-induсеd hеаdасhе iѕ nоt tо drink and аlthоugh wе'vе аll vowed nеvеr to tоuсh it again, the mеmоrу оf thе hangover fаdеѕ аnd ѕо does our rеѕоlvе.
Thе best wау tо cure a hеаdасhе frоm over-indulgence iѕ tо tackle thе cause. The mаin саuѕе iѕ dеhуdrаtiоn so it mаkеѕ sense tо drink plenty. Sоmе реорlе ѕwеаr bу a tаѕtе оf whаt thеу had thе night bеfоrе, but thаt'ѕ nоt a great idеа. It won't dо уоur bоdу аnу favors and mау start off a dangerous habit.
By fаr the bеѕt iѕ either рlаin water оr ѕроrtѕ drinkѕ. Thеѕе contain еlесtrоlуtеѕ, i.e. thе minerals, vitamins аnd salt, whiсh thе alcohol has caused уоu to excrete.
Hаngоvеrѕ mау become a thing of thе past. Sсiеntiѕtѕ hаvе rесеntlу found a gene thаt helps fruit fliеѕ tо develop a tоlеrаnсе fоr alcohol. The gеnе hаѕ bееn аррrорriаtеlу nаmеd 'hаngоvеr'. Sо future drinkеrѕ mау be аblе tо imbibе without thе раin.
I guеѕѕ we ѕhоuld be grаtеful – but a gооd night out juѕt wоn't seem thе same ѕоmеhоw!
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Everything we know so far about the Galaxy Tab S8 series
Samsung's flagship tablet family is growing. Rumor has it that the upcoming Galaxy Tab S8 series consists of four models, three of which should debut on the same day. And for the first time in the history of Samsung tablets, all the evidence so far indicates that the Tab S series is getting an Ultra model.
There could also be a Lite version in the works, planned for release later in 2022. Here's everything we know so far about the Galaxy Tab S8 series.
Galaxy Tab S8 series display specs
The Galaxy Tab S8 Lite and Tab S8 are rumored to feature TFT LCD panels. The Lite model's size is unknown, but the Tab S8 should have an 11-inch display.
The Galaxy Tab S8+ is expected to feature a 12.4-inch AMOLED display, whereas the latest addition to the series — the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra — will be equipped with a massive 14.6-inch AMOLED panel.
The Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra should have 120Hz displays, but it's unclear if the Lite model will stick to a 60Hz panel or enter the new generation.
Update: A new leak shines more light on the display specifications. The Galaxy Tab S8 has a resolution of 2560 x 1600 and tops 500 nits of brightness. The Galaxy Tab S8+ has a resolution of 2800 x 1752 and reaches 420 nits of brightness, similar to the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, the latter of which has a display resolution of 2960 x 1848.
All three models support a 120Hz display refresh rate and should have Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is the only model of the three to feature a display notch for the selfie cameras. Yes, there are two.
Galaxy Tab S8 series cameras
The Galaxy Tab S8 and Tab S8+ should have the same/similar camera systems as the Galaxy Tab S7 series. Details for the Lite model are, once again, scarce, so moving on, we'll mention this tablet in comparison only if it's strictly necessary.
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra will represent a massive upgrade over the previous tablet generations. It's rumored to feature a 13MP main camera and a 6MP ultra-wide shooter on the back panel, but more prominently, a dual selfie camera system consisting of two 12MP sensors.
Update: In light of new leaks, the Galaxy Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra will share the same upgraded primary camera system. It features a 13MP (f/2.0) main camera with autofocus, a 6MP (f/2.2) ultra-wide sensor, and an LED flash.
The Galaxy Tab S8 and Tab S8+ will have a single 12MP (f.2.4) selfie camera. However, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is reportedly equipped with dual 12MP (f/2.4) selfie sensors. This dual-camera system called for a display notch and should explain why the other two models don't have this design feature.
Galaxy Tab S8 series design
The Galaxy Tab S8 and Tab S8+ are expected to refresh the existing design language rather than rethinking everything from the ground up. Unofficial renders of the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra model, on the other hand, suggest that this variant will have thinner display bezels and a notch for the selfie camera system. The thin bezel is reportedly made possible by what Samsung might be calling "Border Reduction Structure" or BRS.
Samsung might not offer too many color options for the upcoming tablet lineup. Rumor has it that it could be limited to two colors — dark grey and silver — though the base and Plus models could also be getting a Rose Gold color option.
Update: A new set of renders leaked, revealing the trio of Galaxy Tab S8 flagship tablets from the front and back. Once again, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a small display notch, whereas the other two models don't.
The Galaxy Tab S8 and Tab S8+ have slightly thicker display bezels. All three models come with an S Pen and feature a magnetic stripe on the back panel instead of a traditional built-in S Pen holster. Samsung borrowed this design from previous generation Tab S tablets.
The Galaxy Tab S8 reportedly measures 253.8 x 165.4 x 6.3mm and weighs 507 grams. The Galaxy Tab S8+ measures 285 x 185x 5.7mm while weighing 567 grams. And last but not least, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is said to measure 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5mm and tip the scales at 728 grams.
Galaxy Tab S8 series hardware specs
After a few months of going back and forth in terms of chipset options, the latest leaks indicate that the Galaxy Tab S8 series will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset rather than the Exynos 2200 SoC.
The Galaxy Tab S8 and S8+ might offer a single memory option, featuring 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, regardless of connectivity. On the other hand, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is rumored to be offered with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage (Wi-Fi-only) or 8/12/16GB and 128/256/512GB of built-in memory (5G model).
The Tab S8 Ultra could be powered by an 11,200mAh/11,500mAh battery with 45W fast charging capabilities. According to previous reports, the base and Plus Galaxy Tab S8 variants will feature 8,000mAh and 10,090mAh batteries, respectively.
Update: The Galaxy Tab S8 and Tab S8+ may be getting 8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage, while the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra could hit the shelves with 8/16GB of RAM and 128/512GB of storage. All three models are equipped with a microSD card slot.
Galaxy Tab S8 series software
Android 12 is out as of this writing, and the Galaxy Tab S8 series should ship with Google's latest OS version out of the box. It should be accompanied by One UI 4.1. The latter is not available yet but is expected to debut with the Galaxy S22 series.
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, at least, could be getting a Portrait Mode upgrade for the Samsung DeX platform. It's also said to be Samsung's first tablet to ship with a dedicated Samsung Health app that has a 3-column layout.
Thanks to One UI 4.1, the Galaxy Tab S8 series should also benefit from features such as Extra Dim, a taskbar for easier multitasking, new personalization options, and the ability to adjust app window transparency. All three models should support Wireless DeX.
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Fallout from the Dissenters' March continues. First, the three MVD officers charged with ensuring "order" during the protest have all received promotions. Putin signed a decree yesterday that promoted Vyacheslav Kozlov to deputy chief of Moscow GUVD, Arkady Gostev as head of the Department for Securing Public Order at Moscow GUVD, and Vyacheslav Khaustov to command Moscow's OMON. Kommersant adds, "Spokesmen for the authorities urged that the appointments are not linked to the successful crackdown on the Dissenters' Marches" and that move was "scheduled." Uh, yeah right.
That is not all. The Kremlin is also moving more aggressively to identify the financial backers of the Other Russia movement. Within the Kremlin and United Russia, Other Russia has long been suspected of receiving funds from Western NGOs and, possibly, governments. A task force has now been created comprised of United Russia's Alexander Gurov, the CPRF's Viktor Ilyukhin, and Fair Russia's Gennady Gudkov.
According to Mark Ames of the Exile, Other Russia's connections particularly to American neoconservatives aren't that hard to find. In his article, "Russian Protests: The Deleted Scenes," he rhetorically asks what is wrong with the anti-Putin protest movement. After all, being against Putin increasing authoritarianism isn't the problem. Just the opposite. What is wrong with it then?
[W]hat is wrong with how the protest movement is being sold to the West. Gary Kasparov, the man they're making into the next Nelson Mandela, is what's wrong. You probably haven't read about this anywhere (unless you read the Russian blogger world), but Kasparov is so deep in bed with the vilest of America's neo-con goons, a VIP member of their PR-politics-lobbying network, that it almost seems like a bad setup. The strangest thing of all is how no one in the major Western media has touched on Kasparov's neo-con connections.
Gary Kasparov is a minor political figure at home, but he gets unusually high-profile access to every major media outlet in the West. The more far-right the media outlet, the more Kasparov-friendly it is. Case-in-point: The Wall Street Journal now identifies Kasparov as a "contributing editor" to that paper's opinion page, largely because he has been such a regular contributor. The Cheney/neo-con agenda, spelled out in the Project for a New American Century, calls for containing Russia and keeping it weak in order both to control the Caspian Sea resources and to prevent a potential rival from checking American power. That agenda exactly describes the opinion page of The Wall Street Journal. The Journal has been stridently anti-Putin, particularly since the arrest of former Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky — an arrest which was a major blow to American oil interests.
Far more disturbing than Kasparov's status as a "contributing editor" to the Wall Street Journal, even as the same paper writes up his role in the protest movement, are his ties to the far-right foreign policy machine. Specifically, Gary Kasparov is, or was, a member of the neo-con Center for Security Policy. The think-tank's mission statement declares that it is "committed to the time-tested philosophy of promoting international peace through American strength." And Kasparov is not just a casual member – he once served on the CSP's National Security Advisory Council, an inner-working group headed by ex-CIA goon James Woolsey. It's a group with extensive ties to the Pentagon. The Center for Security Policy's member list reads like a Who's Who of the neo-con elite: along with Woolsey, it boasts Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, Elliott Abrams and Frank Gaffney, and was highly influential not just in formulating President Bush's disastrous imperial strategy in his first term, but also in lobbying for the repeal of the ABM treaty, a move which was in many ways the start of the growing rift between Russia and America.
The major Western media has yet to report Kasparov's role in the Center for Security Policy. And the organization has done its best to air-brush Kasparov's membership from its history. Kasparov's name no longer appears on the CSP's website, although if you look through wikipedia, you'll find the cached web pages that used to be up. Why would they try to erase the past?
One reason why Kasparov's name was removed has to do with conflict of interest. After last weekend's protest, not only did the Wall Street Journal shake its indignant fist at Putin's authoritarianism on behalf of its own contributing editor, but the Washington Times and other outlets printed an equally damning, pro-Kasparov piece by none other than Frank Gaffney, the Center for Security Policy's founder. Neither Gaffney nor the Washington Times mentioned his links to Kasparov.
Sounds like the task force's work might already be done.


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Berkeley community protests Alta Bates closure with strollers
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Community members gathered Sunday to protest the planned closure of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center services, which would leave the community without emergency services from Richmond to Downtown Oakland.
About 150 community members organized outside the facility, dressed in red and carrying signs that read, "Save Alta Bates Hospital." Protesters pushed strollers as they marched, shouting slogans such as "Close Alta Bates? No way, save the birthplace of the East Bay." The rally began at 11:30 a.m. and continued until after 1 p.m.
Sutter Health, which owns Alta Bates, decided in October 2015 to close the hospital's services because of the fact that the building is seismically unfit, sparking widespread community backlash. Patients of Alta Bates will be transferred to a new, larger medical center in Oakland that will be sized to meet the needs of Alta Bates and Oakland's Summit Hospital patients, according to a statement provided by Sutter Health.
The closure of Alta Bates would rid Berkeley of its only emergency room.
Eric Koch has been working at Alta Bates as a nurse for the past 26 years. He called the situation "dire," not only for the local community, but also for UC Berkeley students. The hospital community is already understaffed and lacking resources, he said.
"Corporate people don't think about the communities they serve," Koch said. "They think about the money. We're here to remind them it's really about the people, not the money."
One of the rally's organizers was Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto, a nurse at Alta Bates for the past 17 years and a member of the Save the Alta Bates Sub-Committee at the California Nurses Association. Pardue-Okimoto said the association decided to hold a rally because efforts in the past, pressuring Sutter Health to keep hospitals open had been successful.
"When the community stands up and says that they want to keep their hospital open, we can do that together," Pardue-Okimoto said.
According to Pardue-Okimoto, the decision to march with strollers was meant to symbolize the fact that Alta Bates births more babies than any other hospital in the area. Alta Bates delivers more than 6,000 babies each year, she said.
North Berkeley resident Ann Hasse said she has been using Alta Bates Hospital for more than 40 years and that both of her children were born there.
"(A) lot of us associate Alta Bates with the beginning of our families," Hasse said. "It's a very important emotional connection."
Berkeley resident Chris Cosgrove said the closure of Alta Bates is enough to make her move out of the community. Cosgrove said her close family members have used the hospital's emergency care services, and that if the hospital was closed, they would have died.
"Is that what we want?" Cosgrove said. "I don't, and I don't want to stay in a community that does that and I won't support a corporation that does that either."
As Sutter Health said in a statement, it anticipates no reduction in services across Berkeley and Oakland. Its plan, according to the statement, ensures the most technologically advanced health care, with more emergency capacity and better access to services for the community.
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, who spoke at the rally, said he has been working with the California Nurses Association and the community to fight the closure of Alta Bates since he took office. Arreguín called the closure "a matter of life or death," as the hospital houses the only emergency room for the entire city of Berkeley, as well as UC Berkeley.
According to Arreguín, a regional task force, made up of county officials, mayors, nurses and other stakeholders, has been created to discuss the closure's impact on the community. The task force will also develop strategies in order to pressure Sutter Health to keep the hospital open.
"I think this rally shows Sutter that the community is organizing, that we're angry over their decision and that we're going to fight back," Arreguin said. "We're going to do everything we can to keep Alta Bates open."
Contact Ella Colbert at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at @colbert_ella.
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Tobias Dorfman of Chappaqua, New York, has received a 2022 YoungArts award in Jazz, on Electric Bass. Tobias has been recognized at the Merit level–the organization's third highest honor–and joins 720 of the most accomplished young visual, literary and preforming artists from throughout the county. Selected through the organization's prestigious competition, YoungArts award winners, all 15–18 years old or in grades 10–12, are chosen for their caliber of artistic achievement by esteemed discipline-specific panels of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process. YoungArts award winners gain access to one of the most comprehensive programs for artists in the United States, in which they will have opportunities for financial, creative and professional development support throughout their entire careers. A complete list of the 2022 winners is available online at youngarts.org/winners.
YoungArts award winners become eligible for exclusive creative and professional development support including a wide range of fellowships, residencies and awards; microgrants and financial awards; virtual and in-person presentation opportunities in collaboration with major venues and cultural partners nationwide; and access to YoungArts Post, a free, private online platform for YoungArts artists to connect, collaborate and discover new opportunities.
As a YoungArts award winner, Tobias joins a distinguished group of accomplished artists such as Daniel Arsham, Terence Blanchard, Camille A. Brown, Timothée Chalamet, Viola Davis, Amanda Gorman, Judith Hill, Jennifer Koh, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Andrew Rannells, Desmond Richardson and Hunter Schafer.
Toby Dorfman, YoungArts Award honoree, and Friends playing a jazz and funk pop-up concert on New Year's Eve in downtown Chappaqua. Dorfman is here with (L-R): Noah Solomon (guitar), Daniel Bucci (on drums), and Jake Leis (baritone sax) and Alicia Sang (guitar). Noah and Daniel are both Berklee College of Music students, Jake is at Eastman School of Music and Alicia attends Bates College.
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The West Ham FC Chairman was the keynote speaker at the "Inspiring Women" Business Lunch at the Telford International Centre organised by Lucy Allan local campaigner – with all money raised going to The Georgia Williams Trust.
Lucy said: "I am delighted that Karren came to Telford and gave such a warm, funny and inspiring speech.
"For me it was really important Karren came to Telford, not just because of her role as small business adviser and because Telford is a thriving centre of small and medium sized businesses, but because Karren is someone who people in Telford can aspire to be.
Lucy, who has a business background, said: "I want to do more to help aspiring business women in Telford. This is event has got me thinking ways in which I can do that."
Georgia's mother, Lynnette Williams, was presented with a cheque for £1427.50 for The Georgia Williams Trust – and more money was raised on the day, including £200 from the auction of a signed West Ham shirt and raffle.


Nyagen lay some 350 kilometers away along clear, asphalt roads. Our agreed plan was for an early start and a heavy hand on the throttle, but we didn't leave Uray until past noon. At the halfway point the sun dipped to the horizon and we stopped for gas. Clear skies meant that the temperature would fall quickly and that my glasses would freeze behind my goggles, making me completely blind. It was now −17C and Zaya bravely took over as I hid behind the sidecar's windscreen in relative comfort. Our intermediate goal was dinner at a roadhouse another 40 kilometers up the road towards Talinka.
In the gloom and the cold we drove as fast as we dared and arrived at the roadhouse in pretty short order. After we had eaten and we debated whether we should camp for the night or continue on to Nyagen. I wanted to stay, Björn wanted to go on and we went at each other for a bit. Finally, we decided to put it to a vote and the majority agreed that carrying on in the dark, freezing conditions, didn't make much sense if all it meant was getting to Nyagen at 3:00AM.
The temperature was now below −25C and Zaya sweetly started working her magic on the roadhouse's manager, asking if it was possible to sleep in the restaurant's warm little dining area. Lest you, dear reader, get the wrong impression, our roadhouse was the size of a single mobile home, about 8 feet wide and 30 feet long. The manager was smitten and conferred with his staff. With incredible hospitality they said, no, that we should sleep in their bunk house out back and they would sleep in the restaurant. The price? Nothing, no charge, but we are going to celebrate! At which point both Björn and I lit up, our tensions vanished and with Zaya we fully embraced the moment. The others made their various ways to bed while the three of us danced, sang, and drank 'tomato paste' vodka with the manager, his two ladies, and a few truckers until the very wee hours. For the record, tomato paste vodka has a simple recipe: take one empty jar of tomato paste, go round back to the 500 litre barrel of vodka, fill, swill, and repeat until blotto.
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Starting a small business is a huge accomplishment. Unfortunately, many small businesses fail within a few months of opening their doors. To help ensure that your small business is a success, keep these habits of successful small business owners in mind.
Dream big – having large dreams for your company can help you achieve those dreams. The more you believe in your company and what you are trying to accomplish, the more likely it is to succeed.
Look for opportunities – think outside the box when it comes to finding ways to make your business succeed. Even if an idea seems strange now, it can turn into a highly successful business with the right drive.
Know how to execute ideas – while having great ideas and opportunities is great, if you cannot properly execute your ideas, you will not be able to bring your business to the market.
Take small steps – make small goals to accomplish throughout the year instead of trying to accomplish everything at once. Small steps will add up to a big accomplishment over time.
Ask for help – even if you think you have the best idea, it does not mean you have to do it by yourself. Ask for help from people who have experience in the industry to help sharpen your own skills.
Be nimble – there is no way to avoid all mistakes as a business owner. However, how you handle mistakes will tell you a lot about how you operate as a business owner. Learn from your mistakes and move on.
Be confidant – if you do not completely believe in your company, neither will anyone else. Do not allow the competition to hurt your confidence and second-guess yourself.
When it comes to protecting your business, investing in the right business owner's insurance is the best way to ensure that you are safe from any peril. Contact the insurance professionals at Humble & Davenport Insurance in Renton, Washington for all of your business insurance coverage needs.


At this ceremony the Premier, the Hon. J.J. Cahill M.L.A., positioned a plaque indicating the point from which all measurements of the Sydney Opera House would be taken. The booklet comprises a foreword by the Premier, comments on the Opera House, notes on the competition, the site, the design, and plans.
The booklet was printed in Sydney by V.C.N Blight, Government Printer in 1959.


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Getting Pregnant at 40. What Are Your Chances of Fertility?
It is said that 30 is the new 20, and 40 is the new 30. With today's healthcare innovations the same theory may be applied to pregnancy for women. Here are some of the common expectations, cautions, and advantages that come with pregnancies over 40. Rather you conceived naturally or with the help of modern medicine, waiting until your older to have a baby definitely holds many benefits. The saying, older and wiser, really holds its truth when it comes to starting a family. More than likely by the time you reach middle age you are stable in a career and financially secure. If you have a partner then it's possible you have a long term relationship and have built a strong foundation, perfect for a baby.
Studies have shown that your health choices for yourself and your future child are better, more informed, and cautious because you are better educated, and even more focused on your baby. The actual pregnancy has a different standard of living once you hit 40. Being well as possible is vital to a healthy pregnancy. Stay fit! Appropriate exercise during any pregnancy lowers health risks for mom and baby and can even lower pains associated with being pregnant. A well balanced diet will ensure you are getting all of your nutritional needs met. Starting prenatal vitamins even prior to pregnancy is known to reduce chances of miscarriage and certain birth defects.
There are genetic tests that are regularly suggested for women after the age of 35 such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling- a test made in early pregnancy to detect congenital abnormalities in the fetus. A tiny tissue sample is taken from the villi of the chorine, which forms the fetal part of the placenta. Some of the common risks involved in later in life pregnancies can be gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, miscarriage, and preterm delivery. You may even encounter problems with placenta previa- a condition in which the placenta partially or wholly blocks the neck of the uterus, thus interfering with normal delivery of a baby, or placental insufficiency- a complication of pregnancy when the placenta is unable to deliver an adequate supply of nutrients and oxygen to the fetus, and thus, cannot fully support the developing baby.
Studies have also shown that stillbirth has a higher probability after the age of 35. It has been proven that the types of deliver that older women experience usually involve intervention. Commonly a cesarian section or induced labor occurs. To say that a healthy pregnancy or easy labor and delivery can not occur at 40 years old would be an unfair statement. Not only is it possible but it is an ordinary occurrence, you just have to be informed and prepared when you make the decision to start the journey.
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'My dad would rip his heart out and feed it to him' – Tyson Fury would pay $100 to see dad John Fury fight Jake Paul on PPV
Cameron Temple
1st December 2022, 11:00 am
Updated: 1st December 2022, 11:01 am
Tyson Fury does not like Jake Paul's chances if he were to ever come up against his dad, John Fury.
The pair have a history of clashing and trading insults, dating back to when John's son, Tommy Fury, first signed to fight Jake.
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John Fury did not hold back during a virtual press conference with Jake Paul late last year
Tommy and Jake were initially scheduled to clash last December and they even had a press conference for the bout where John made his feelings about the social media star known.
John, 58, threatened to 'beat the s***' out of Paul, 25, if he ever went to America and made the vulgar comment, "You know when Tommy knocks you out, he's gonna bend your girlfriend over and do her like a dog."
This resulted in the broadcaster BT Sport having to apologise for airing the press conference and the fight ended up falling through due to Tommy falling ill and suffering an injury.
The fight was rescheduled for August earlier this year, but Tommy was unable to travel to the USA and so once again it had to be called off.
Most recently, Tommy fought on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Deji and Jake was invited to commentate from ringside and he used it as an opportunity to throw insults at his British rival while he was fighting.
In the aftermath Tommy invited Jake into the ring to fight. while John stripped off his shirt and attempted to fight the American at ringside.
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John Fury was furious with Paul, attempting to fight him at ringside
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But, if Tyson's words are anything to go by, it's a good job John didn't get his hands on Jake.
When asked what would happen if the pair – who are 33 years apart in age – fought, 'The Gypsy King' told MMA Fighting, "I think my dad would rip his heart out and feed it to him, and the man's nearly 60 years old.
"I think my dad and Jake Paul should have a bare-knuckle fight but to the end.
"That would be a spectacle and I would give $100 to see it, pay-per-view."
John Fury


The 2019 Lands Package includes legislation from Senator Schumer tha will formally designate the National Comedy Center as the 'national' comedy center. Schumer noted that this designation will allow the center to build on the success of other Upstate New York tourist attractions like the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY.
The National Comedy Center employs 38 people and has created nearly 200 spin-off jobs and is projected to have a $23 million impact on the region. Currently, the annual comedy festival hosts about 20,000 people and has been visited by famous comedians like Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Rivers, Jay Leno, and Nick Offerman. Schumer said this designation is vital to the center's continued growth, and pointed out that Jamestown's National Comedy Center is the only museum of its kind with the mission of preserving, protecting, and showcasing the art of American comedy and its role in our culture.


A classic meeting point for Old Time Music lovers!
District 5 offers lesson scholarships to our younger members.
The scholarship provides a portion of the lesson fees to help offset the cost of lessons.
Each month we host a Tune Learning at out regular jam. The tunes are taught by one of our regular members and is free to everyone.
District 5 hosts several workshops throughout the year. The cost of the workshops can vary, and many are free to WOTFA members.


Football has seen plenty and plenty of great players throughout the history and albeit there have been very talented agents, there are certain names that always robbed the show.
This indeed will create controversy, but nowadays what topic doesn't do it? These guys that we are about to list here are very famous soccer players that left their mark on football history.
Now we're counting down our top 10 of the greatest football players ever.
Arguably the best striker in football history, Ronaldo Nazario had a marvelous career. Spending times in PSV, Inter, Barcelona and Real Madrid among others, "O Fenomeno" left his mark, scoring goals and doing spectacular plays every time he got onto the pitch.
Sadly, his health issues and knee troubles didn't let him be the player he seemed to be in his beginnings.
The English player is considered the best one in his country.
Charlton is even nowadays a great idol in both Manchester United and England national team, being one of the most important players in the Red Devils history thanks of his games played and his goals scored.
As well as Charlton, Puskas is a player that only the veterans have seen.
However, you can notice his greatness as he made it to this top even when Real Madrid has one of the richest histories in football, having a big amount of legends in its ranks.
It's not a coincidence that the FIFA award to the best goal of the year is called after him.
Another Real Madrid legend. Zizou played in two FIFA World Cup finals, was great for Real Madrid inside and outside the pitch and gave us one of the most memorable goals in history.
Zidane is now Los Blancos boss, trying to replicate the successes he had back in his days as a player.
Cristiano hasn't even finished his career and is already considered one of the best in history.
The Portuguese have accomplished a big number of goals through his career, getting better and more intelligent as the years come by Cristiano has stated on previous occasions his desire to play until he's 40, so we might be seeing him increase his legend.
Just like Cristiano, Messi is still active as a player, getting more mature every season and somehow, it looks like he's becoming younger season after season.
Messi has broken and set several records in both Barcelona and Argentina national team, reaching impressive milestones and keen to finally help his country win the third World Cup title.
Maradona is always in the conversation when it comes to the best football player ever alongside Pelé, but given the fact that he was involved in several scandals outside the pitch, Diego's legend has been damaged in recent years.
However, nobody doubts of his quality as a player, as Maradona made Napoli a great team almost by himself, gave Argentina his second World Cup and delighted fans across the globe.
Beckenbauer is a special case; you can notice his greatness as he's the only defender on this top.
Franz was the perfect leader, a guy who didn't run into any challenge and someone with a great character.
He captained the German national team that won the World Cup in 1974. Also, he delivered one of the greatest performances ever playing with a dislocated shoulder in another tournament.
Alongside Pelé, Beckenbauer, and Maradona, Cruyff is a member of the so-called "four fantastic" of football, as the Dutch player revolutionized football both as a player and as a manager.
Cruyff won everything with Ajax and Barcelona and even though he failed trying to win something with the Netherlands, he surely left his mark in football history.
Johan was indeed a player that marked an age.
Pele is regarded as the greatest football player of all time. Well, probably this was a no-brainer after seeing where Maradona was located. In every debate is either Pelé or Diego the one that wins the title of the biggest football player ever, but this one O'Rey had no competition.
The Brazilian legend won three World Cups, scored more than 1000 goals and took Santos to be the most respected team in the world alongside Real Madrid at some point in the past century.
There is no doubt that Pelé has earned his spot as the greatest footballer ever.
Whether you're an old-school fan or just a guy who recently discovered the game, you know there has always been the eternal discussion of who's the greatest of all time.
As a football fan, there is one way to always create controversy: tops, rankings and even comparisons are hateful in the eyes of many and a lot more when it comes to the beautiful game.


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The problem with it is it can cause stack overflow. I was wondering if I can rewrite it using tail call recursion so it can be stack-safe.

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I've just ordered True Romance and Gangster No.1; I'm very excited (Thewlis and Gaz! Squee!). Also, today I bought Beautiful Girls, Rushmore, Cheats, Anchorman, House of Flying Daggers, and Young Adam. That makes $60 spent today on movies alone. I really do have a problem. Some people buy shoes, I buy movies.
Michelle, Jake, and Cara are visiting from New Hampshire, which is nice. I don't remember if I've made the announcement that my "dorm" next year is room 428 at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. Unfortunately, and I've only just found this out today, it's only for the fall semester. Oh well, it's sweet anyway. I've contacted my roommate, Verity, who seems cool and funny. I'm more excited than nervous right now. Today I had to sign all the papers for my loan, so I feel very old.
I don't sleep like a normal human being, and I don't know why. Yesterday I didn't go to sleep until 6:30 this morning, and then I got woken up at 12:30. I don't know why I'm still awake because I don't do anything while not sleeping. I just laze about and read. That's usually all I do: read; I sometimes watch TV or turn on a movie, but that usually makes me fall asleep. I watched the sunrise this morning while smoking a cigarette out back. I felt old again. Or rather, for the first time today. I want to download Mogwai - Rock Action, but I'm working on downloading Cowboy Bebop (I may give this up because it's HUGE).
Alright, this has no point. I need to shower, but I won't be doing anything about that tonight.


Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico has experienced flooding at catastrophic levels over the past two weeks because of torrential summer rains that have washed out bridges into and within the community, and even many residents have lost homes, cars, pets, livestock and in some cases all their possessions. Flood cleanup is underway, yet the people of Sayulita need basics such as food, medical aid, clean water and shelter.
Margaret is working on selecting a charity so you can support Sayulita Emergency Flood Relief Fund.


The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act created a new national comparative effectiveness research institute. This meeting examined implications for pharmaceutical firms, health plans, delivery systems, and consumers, and explored strategies for ensuring that new research is effectively targeted, methodologically sound, and actionable for decision makers.
What Make Comparative Effectiveness Data Compelling?


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Supreme Health Council Chairman visits NHRA
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(Manama) – Chairman of the Supreme Health Council Lieutenant General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa paid a visit to the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) as part of continuous coordination between the council and the health institutions in Bahrain.
NHRA Chief Executive Dr. Mariam Adhbi Al-Jalahma hailed the visit, stressing the authority's keenness to boost the moitoring system on the health institutions in Bahrain according to high international quality standards through the national health institutions accreditation programme.
Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa presented, in the presence of Secretary General of the Supreme Health Council Ibrahim Ali Al Nawakhdha, a comprehensive induction account on the future role of the authority within the framework of the national health insurance project "My Health" which is set to be implemented by Bahrain in the upcoming period and will benefit citizens and residents.
The Supreme Health Council Chairman stressed NHRA's pivotal role in ensuring success of the health insurance project by being responsible for licences to hospitals, health institutions, doctors, nurses, technicians as well as inspection on hospitals and health institutions and granting accreditation certificates. He added that NHRA will coordinate with Hekma Centre which will operate under the Supreme Health Council and will take charge of monitoring, regulating and directing the health system in cooperation with the authority.
August 22, 2017 /by Asiya Mahar
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ST. Paul, Minn. (Aug. 18, 2014) — The City of Saint Paul announced today a successful community effort to initiate a planning process for Rice Park, Saint Paul's oldest park and one of the most beautiful urban squares in the country.
On Monday, August 18, the successful fund raising efforts of the Saint Paul Garden Club will culminate in a $46,000 check handed over to city officials. The funds will initiate a planning process for the park's future.
The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Rice Park's central fountain area (rain backup site will be the first floor cortile in the Landmark Center). Local officials will include Mike Hahm, Director of Saint Paul Parks & Recreation and City Council President Kathy Lantry.
Rice Park has served as a centerpiece for downtown Saint Paul since its designation in 1894 as a public square. Today the park is alive with daily visitors, weddings and annual festivals making it a four season destination.
Recent awards from the American Planning Association and the Sensible Land Use Coalition demonstrate that Rice Park is recognized on a local and national level.
"Rice Park has served the city faithfully. Years of hosting more events, bringing more and more visitors into the park has taken a toll. Now is the time to revitalize Rice Park," says St. Paul Garden Club member Betsy Kelly.
Although the park is functioning well, new pressures on the park warrant a fresh look at the layout, internal circulation, connections between key landmarks surrounding the park, maintenance practices, and additional ways to support activities in the park.
The initial step in the process will be the development of a conceptual plan for the park. This includes a community engagement process, development of goals and a vision for the park, with a focus on programming, sustainability, and beautification. The final product will be conceptual layout and plan for the entire park that will provide enough detail on implementation of the plan for an initial cost estimate and phasing.
The Saint Paul Garden Club was founded in 1927 and is part of The Garden Club of America. Over the years, the club membership – all community volunteers – has continued to support, initiate, and participate in civic beautification and restoration projects, including Rice Park, where the club planted 1700 tulips in 1927. Since then, the SPGC has committed annual funds, planted new gardens, and planted and maintained the park's planters. Most recently, the SPGC funded the purchase of 140 new yew shrubs and participated in their installation. Also, the SPGC has helped to provide funds to draft a plan to revitalize Rice Park.
The Rice Park Association is a private advocacy group which, in partnership with the City of Saint Paul, is dedicated to the enhancement of the Rice Park area. RPA is pleased to work in partnership with the Saint Paul Garden Club and other community groups to keep the Rice Park area attractive and enticing to visitors and residents alike.
Saint Paul Parks and Recreation is a nationally accredited and gold medal award-winning organization that manages 179 parks and open spaces, AZA-accredited Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, 25 city-operated recreation centers, four municipal golf courses, more than 100 miles of trails, an indoor and two outdoor aquatic facilities, a public beach, a variety of premium sports facilities, and Great River Passage – which is the new identity for all proposed public development along Saint Paul's more than 17 miles of Mississippi riverfront. For more information about Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, visit www.stpaul.gov/parks.


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Probate, Wills, Trust, Estates and Inheritance
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Wealth Management & Protection
Incapacitation & the Court of Protection
Disputing a Will
Funding Long Term Care
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Leases for Landlords & Tenants
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Buying & Selling a Business
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Is an electronic signature on a commercial property document acceptable?
As more aspects of business move online, there is a drive to do everything digitally. The process of buying and selling property has always relied heavily on paper, but there has been huge change over the last decade and more can now be done online.
Commercial property investors want to take advantage of this, but the law on signing electronically is still in transition. Getting a signature wrong could mean a deal is void, so it pays to get legal advice on when an electronic signature will be valid.
'In an increasingly digital world, business owners are sometimes surprised when they are asked to sign property documents with pen and ink' says Ben Mitchell, commercial property solicitor with Parnalls Solicitors in Launceston. 'This isn't just lawyers being old-fashioned – there are still rules that mean some documents should not be signed electronically.'
There are more formalities for property documents than for many other types of contract, including that:
a property contract must be in writing, setting out all the agreed terms and signed by all the parties; and
a property transfer or lease must in writing and executed as a deed.
There has been much debate over whether an electronic document with an electronic signature, can satisfy either of these two requirements. To help businesses that want to embrace the efficiencies of digitisation, the Law Commission recently held a consultation and published some useful guidance on the current state of the law. The main conclusions were:
electronic documents are 'writing' if they are displayed in visual form on a screen; and
a signature need not be in any particular form. Someone can sign a document by writing or typing a name or even just making a mark, as long as they are doing it with the intention of authenticating the document. Electronic equivalents of writing or typing a name are equally valid. Even clicking 'I accept' on a website can be a 'signature'.
On that basis, it should be possible to create valid properly signed property contracts and deeds. Unfortunately, there is still one practical obstacle. To be fully binding and enforceable, leases and property transfers must be registered at HM Land Registry.
At present, apart from some mortgages, documents submitted for registration must still have a traditional wet-ink signature and not a digital one. This means that in practice, although a deed transferring property would be technically valid if it had been executed electronically, it would be rejected by HM Land Registry. So, a business buying property or taking a lease still needs the seller or landlord to sign in the traditional way.
HM Land Registry is working hard on its digital strategy and it is only a matter of time before we get new rules and possibly new legislation, to make fully digital property deals a reality.
In the meantime, businesses buying, selling and letting commercial property should take particular care in the following situations:
Terms for a sale of property are set out in a chain of emails
It is vital that all the terms of a property contract are set out in writing, in a document signed by the parties. There have been cases where a court has held that a chain of emails satisfied that test and formed a binding contract. To avoid uncertainty, make sure your solicitor has produced a formal contract and make sure that the wording 'subject to contract' is used in any pre-contract negotiations. The contract does not need to be formally registered, so it can be done electronically with digital signatures if the parties wish though a wet-ink signature is preferable.
Granting or taking a lease
If a lease is for more than three years, it must be in writing and executed as a deed. Your solicitor will advise you about the extra execution formalities required for deeds. One point to note is that signatures on a deed must be witnessed. The Law Commission considered whether it was acceptable for a witness to see the document being signed via video link but decided that it was not. A witness must be physically present and see the document being signed, whether this is a traditional signature or a digital one.
The Law Commission has recommended that the law on this should change but the current position is now clear. If the lease is for more than seven years it must be registered, so it must have traditional signatures for HM Land Registry.
The transfer must be executed as a deed and witnessed in the same way as a lease. Again, the transfer must be registered so, even if the initial contract has electronic signatures, wet signatures are required on the transfer.
Property law is trying to adapt to the twenty-first century, but the law is not quite keeping pace with the speed at which businesses want to digitise processes. Until fully paperless commercial property deals are possible, it is well worth getting legal advice to make sure that everything is binding and fully enforceable.
For further information, please contact Ben Mitchell in the Commercial Property team on 01566772375 or email mitchellb@parnalls.com.
This article is for general information only and does not constitute legal or professional advice. Please note that the law may have changed since this article was published.
Ben Mitchell
Ben Mitchell is a Solicitor dealing with all forms of non-contentious and transactional property and business law, specialising in commercial property. Ben joined Parnalls in 2016, initially working with senior director Mark Parnall, and has already dealt with an impressive portfolio of cases.
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El aeropuerto de Corozal  es un aeropuerto situado en Corozal, Belice. Se encuentra en Ranchito Village, al sur de la entrada a Corozal, por lo que también se conoce como aeropuerto de Ranchito.

Servicios regulares

Véase también
Aeropuerto de Orange Walk

Enlaces externos
 Página del aeropuerto (en inglés)

Corozal

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JMango is a business focussed mobile solutions provider, delivering feature rich, integrated mobile commerce apps for small medium enterprise.
JMango360 is a new online app builder that allows SME to build their own rich mobile commerce applications. Launching in early 2014.


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import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.zstack.core.cloudbus.CloudBus;
import org.zstack.core.cloudbus.CloudBusCallBack;
import org.zstack.core.errorcode.ErrorFacade;
import org.zstack.core.timeout.ApiTimeoutManager;
import org.zstack.header.core.Completion;
import org.zstack.header.core.workflow.Flow;
import org.zstack.header.core.workflow.FlowTrigger;
import org.zstack.header.core.workflow.NoRollbackFlow;
import org.zstack.header.errorcode.ErrorCode;
import org.zstack.header.host.HostConstant;
import org.zstack.header.host.HypervisorType;
import org.zstack.header.message.MessageReply;
import org.zstack.kvm.KVMAgentCommands.ApplySecurityGroupRuleCmd;
import org.zstack.kvm.KVMAgentCommands.ApplySecurityGroupRuleResponse;
import org.zstack.kvm.KVMAgentCommands.CleanupUnusedRulesOnHostResponse;
import org.zstack.kvm.KVMAgentCommands.RefreshAllRulesOnHostCmd;
import org.zstack.network.securitygroup.*;
import org.zstack.utils.Utils;
import org.zstack.utils.logging.CLogger;

import static org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper.asList;
import static org.zstack.core.Platform.operr;

import java.util.Map;

public class KVMSecurityGroupBackend implements SecurityGroupHypervisorBackend, KVMHostConnectExtensionPoint {
    private static CLogger logger = Utils.getLogger(KVMSecurityGroupBackend.class);

    public static final String SECURITY_GROUP_APPLY_RULE_PATH = "/securitygroup/applyrules";
    public static final String SECURITY_GROUP_REFRESH_RULE_ON_HOST_PATH = "/securitygroup/refreshrulesonhost";
    public static final String SECURITY_GROUP_CLEANUP_UNUSED_RULE_ON_HOST_PATH = "/securitygroup/cleanupunusedrules";
    public static final String SECURITY_GROUP_UPDATE_GROUP_MEMBER = "/securitygroup/updategroupmember";

    @Autowired
    private CloudBus bus;
    @Autowired
    private ErrorFacade errf;
    @Autowired
    private ApiTimeoutManager timeoutMgr;

    private void incrementallyApplyRules(final HostRuleTO hto, final Completion complete) {
        ApplySecurityGroupRuleCmd cmd = new ApplySecurityGroupRuleCmd();
        cmd.setRuleTOs(hto.getRules());

        KVMHostAsyncHttpCallMsg msg = new KVMHostAsyncHttpCallMsg();
        msg.setHostUuid(hto.getHostUuid());
        msg.setPath(SECURITY_GROUP_APPLY_RULE_PATH);
        msg.setCommand(cmd);
        msg.setCommandTimeout(timeoutMgr.getTimeout(cmd.getClass(), "5m"));
        bus.makeTargetServiceIdByResourceUuid(msg, HostConstant.SERVICE_ID, hto.getHostUuid());
        bus.send(msg, new CloudBusCallBack(complete) {
            @Override
            public void run(MessageReply reply) {
                if (!reply.isSuccess()) {
                    complete.fail(reply.getError());
                    return;
                }

                KVMHostAsyncHttpCallReply hreply = reply.castReply();
                ApplySecurityGroupRuleResponse rsp = hreply.toResponse(ApplySecurityGroupRuleResponse.class);
                if (!rsp.isSuccess()) {
                    ErrorCode err = operr("failed to apply rules of security group rules to kvm host[uuid:%s], because %s", hto.getHostUuid(), rsp.getError());
                    complete.fail(err);
                    return;
                }

                String info = String.format("successfully applied rules of security group rules to kvm host[uuid:%s]", hto.getHostUuid());
                logger.debug(info);
                complete.success();
            }
        });
    }

    private void reApplyAllRulesOnHost(final HostRuleTO hto, final Completion complete) {
        RefreshAllRulesOnHostCmd cmd = new RefreshAllRulesOnHostCmd();
        cmd.setRuleTOs(hto.getRules());

        KVMHostAsyncHttpCallMsg msg = new KVMHostAsyncHttpCallMsg();
        msg.setHostUuid(hto.getHostUuid());
        msg.setPath(SECURITY_GROUP_REFRESH_RULE_ON_HOST_PATH);
        msg.setCommand(cmd);
        msg.setCommandTimeout(timeoutMgr.getTimeout(cmd.getClass(), "5m"));
        msg.setNoStatusCheck(true);
        bus.makeTargetServiceIdByResourceUuid(msg, HostConstant.SERVICE_ID, hto.getHostUuid());
        bus.send(msg, new CloudBusCallBack(complete) {
            @Override
            public void run(MessageReply reply) {
                if (!reply.isSuccess()) {
                    complete.fail(reply.getError());
                    return;
                }

                KVMHostAsyncHttpCallReply hreply = reply.castReply();
                ApplySecurityGroupRuleResponse rsp = hreply.toResponse(ApplySecurityGroupRuleResponse.class);
                if (!rsp.isSuccess()) {
                    ErrorCode err = operr("failed to apply rules of security group rules to kvm host[uuid:%s], because %s", hto.getHostUuid(), rsp.getError());
                    complete.fail(err);
                    return;
                }

                String info = String.format("successfully applied rules of security group rules to kvm host[uuid:%s]", hto.getHostUuid());
                logger.debug(info);
                complete.success();
            }
        });
    }

    @Override
    public void applyRules(final HostRuleTO hto, final Completion complete) {
        if (!hto.isRefreshHost()) {
            incrementallyApplyRules(hto, complete);
        } else {
            reApplyAllRulesOnHost(hto, complete);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void updateGroupMembers(SecurityGroupMembersTO gto, String hostUuid, Completion completion) {
        KVMAgentCommands.UpdateGroupMemberCmd cmd = new KVMAgentCommands.UpdateGroupMemberCmd();
        cmd.setUpdateGroupTOs(asList(gto));

        KVMHostAsyncHttpCallMsg msg = new KVMHostAsyncHttpCallMsg();
        msg.setHostUuid(hostUuid);
        msg.setCommand(cmd);
        msg.setCommandTimeout(timeoutMgr.getTimeout(cmd.getClass(), "5m"));
        msg.setPath(SECURITY_GROUP_UPDATE_GROUP_MEMBER);
        bus.makeTargetServiceIdByResourceUuid(msg, HostConstant.SERVICE_ID, hostUuid);
        bus.send(msg, new CloudBusCallBack(completion) {
            @Override
            public void run(MessageReply reply) {
                if (!reply.isSuccess()) {
                    completion.fail(reply.getError());
                    return;
                }

                KVMHostAsyncHttpCallReply hreply = reply.castReply();
                KVMAgentCommands.UpdateGroupMemberResponse rsp = hreply.toResponse(KVMAgentCommands.UpdateGroupMemberResponse.class);
                if (!rsp.isSuccess()) {
                    completion.fail(operr("operation error, because:%s", rsp.getError()));
                    return;
                }

                completion.success();
            }
        });
    }

    @Override
    public void cleanUpUnusedRuleOnHost(String hostUuid, final Completion completion) {
        KVMAgentCommands.CleanupUnusedRulesOnHostCmd cmd = new KVMAgentCommands.CleanupUnusedRulesOnHostCmd();
        KVMHostAsyncHttpCallMsg msg = new KVMHostAsyncHttpCallMsg();
        msg.setHostUuid(hostUuid);
        msg.setCommand(cmd);
        msg.setCommandTimeout(timeoutMgr.getTimeout(cmd.getClass(), "5m"));
        msg.setPath(SECURITY_GROUP_CLEANUP_UNUSED_RULE_ON_HOST_PATH);
        bus.makeTargetServiceIdByResourceUuid(msg, HostConstant.SERVICE_ID, hostUuid);
        bus.send(msg, new CloudBusCallBack(completion) {
            @Override
            public void run(MessageReply reply) {
                if (!reply.isSuccess()) {
                    completion.fail(reply.getError());
                    return;
                }

                KVMHostAsyncHttpCallReply hreply = reply.castReply();
                CleanupUnusedRulesOnHostResponse  rsp = hreply.toResponse(CleanupUnusedRulesOnHostResponse.class);
                if (!rsp.isSuccess()) {
                    completion.fail(operr("operation error, because:%s", rsp.getError()));
                    return;
                }

                completion.success();
            }
        });
    }

    @Override
    public HypervisorType getSecurityGroupBackendHypervisorType() {
        return HypervisorType.valueOf(KVMConstant.KVM_HYPERVISOR_TYPE);
    }

    @Override
    public Flow createKvmHostConnectingFlow(final KVMHostConnectedContext context) {
        return new NoRollbackFlow() {
            String __name__ = "refresh-security-group-on-host";

            @Override
            public void run(FlowTrigger trigger, Map data) {
                RefreshSecurityGroupRulesOnHostMsg msg = new RefreshSecurityGroupRulesOnHostMsg();
                msg.setHostUuid(context.getInventory().getUuid());
                bus.makeLocalServiceId(msg, SecurityGroupConstant.SERVICE_ID);
                bus.send(msg);
                trigger.next();
            }
        };
    }
}

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NEW YORK, NY, September 25, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ — As the homecoming dress buying season picks up, Occasion Brands, LLC, releases Pulse of Homecoming to highlight the current 2018 online dress sales trends for homecoming by region within the United States. With 90% of the homecoming dress purchases across the US falling under $200, it's clear that affordability is key for consumers. The top ten styles sold nationwide for homecoming reveal a strong preference for short a-line dresses with v-necklines. These styles are sold predominantly in mauve (an earthy-pink hue), navy blue, burgundy red, or black. The majority of purchases for homecoming at this point in the season come from the Midwest region. At 51% of the total homecoming sales, the Midwest region represents a little over half of all homecoming purchases. The South region follows at 27% of the total sales, and the Northeast and West regions both represent 11% each. With only a handful of total sales thus far, the Pacific region (Alaska and Hawaii) is less than a percent of the homecoming purchases.
While there are some variations among the popular colors, fabrics, and accent features across the regions, consumers nationwide are showing a clear preference for minimally-adorned satin or chiffon short a-line homecoming dresses. The top ten styles in the Midwest predominantly feature satin and tulle, but chiffon, jersey and dupioni fabrics also make an appearance. In the West, the fabrics of choice among popular styles are chiffon, satin, and tulle. Half of the top ten styles for the West feature criss-crossing back straps. While most of the styles sold for the Northeast region are short a-line dresses, there is one fitted sheath-style dress among the top ten sold in the region. Chiffon, jersey, and scuba fabrics are featured on top styles sold in the Northeast; however, half of the popular styles are made of satin. In the Northeast, lace accents adorn three of the top styles, and waist cut outs grace two (one with illusion mesh over the cut outs). Among the top-selling styles for the South, satin and chiffon are top picks, but tulle and metallic lurex fabrics also make an appearance.
Shades of mauve, burgundy red, navy blue, and black will color homecoming 2018 since 74% of all homecoming dress sales are in one of these colors. These colors represent 76% of the total homecoming sales in the Midwest, with burgundy red slightly in the lead over navy blue at 24% to 21% respectively. In the West, the top four colors (mauve, burgundy red, navy blue, and black) represent 72% of total homecoming purchases, and the color mauve, at 22%, edges out navy blue at 20% for the top color sold. The same top four colors are 71% of the total homecoming sales for both the Northeast and South regions. In the Northeast, navy blue (20%) just slightly edges out burgundy red (19%) as the top-selling color for the region. In the South region, burgundy red, at 22%, is the favorite color of choice, and navy blue and black tie for second place at 17% each.
The data for homecoming sales trends represents online sales between August 15th and September 15th, 2018 across the United States by Occasion Brands, LLC, a leading national online dress retailer. Customers self-report their online purchases as homecoming dresses upon placing their orders.
For more information about Pulse of Homecoming, please contact: Ashley Binda at Occasion Brands, LLC, [email protected], 917-746-8323.


The Darwin Project is an online battle royale game that was developed by Scavengers Studio. This game makes things more challenging by making the environment conditions extreme. So the player has to compete against the opponents as well as the harsh environment. Players are dropped in the combat zone that where they have to first find the resources and start tracking and killing each other. You can also create various things that will help you survive in the game.
The game has been set in frozen wilderness conditions. All the players are actually the participants in a research project. You have to look for clues and hunt opponents. The footprints of other players must be tracked to hunt them. The map is full of challenging terrains and complex environment.
Instead of guns, you get bow and arrows to shoot your opponent. You also have axe which is used to collect various resources like wood. As it is a relatively new game but due to an excellent gameplay, it is already very popular. Another reason behind its success is that is available to play for free. It can also be played on Xbox One but for that, you will have to buy it.


Did Forrest Fenn Actually Hide Treasure in the Rockies?
In 2010, Forrest Fenn took a treasure chest full of million of dollars worth of gold and jewels and hid it somewhere in the Rockies. At least, that's what he told everyone. On this episode of "Strange Heartland History," we look at the life of Forrest Fenn, and reach out to him for answers to some of our biggest questions regarding the treasure.


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Graham is a Solicitor and Notary Public focussing on all aspects of succession planning including Will drafting, inheritance tax and capital gains tax advice, asset protection, trust set-up and administration and advice regarding UK tax for international clients. Graham's work also involves executry administration, advice on powers of attorney and provision of advice on the creation and administration of Scottish partnerships.
Graham read law at the University of Strathclyde, graduating in 2013. He obtained the Diploma in Legal Practice from the same university in 2014. Graham completed his traineeship with a firm of solicitors in Glasgow in 2016 and joined Turcan Connell in September of the same year. He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, obtaining the Diploma in Tax and Estate Planning in February 2019.
Graham has been capped by the Scotland Sevens rugby team, played club rugby for Ayr RFC and West of Scotland FC and is a keen golfer and skier.
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Q: Computer info when login in a tty virtual shell When I'm logging into a tty virtual shell, I obtain system information of the computer, like system load, memory usage, hard disc space on / ...
I installed Ubuntu on two others computer but they don't show me system informations on tty virtual login, why? Which packet or script makes this information available?
Thanks for your help.

A: Thanks for your answers, I found the name of the packet to install on this page:
Where does the System Information information come from on login?
It's the packet landscape-common which gives system informations to motd (thanks Darael). After I installed this packet, I can manually obtain system informations with typing: #landscape-sysinfo

A: What is output at login-time is generally controlled on *nix boxen (and, by extension, Ubuntu boxen) by the /etc/issue (controls what gets shown before the login: prompt) and /etc/motd (gets printed upon successful login) files.  On Ubuntu, the former is a single file the latter is autogenerated from /etc/motd.tail.  See also man issue (for /etc/issue - it will point you at man agetty, so look at that as well) and man motd and man motd.tail, which will give information on the motd files.

A: If you want to see these info, you can put the following code in your ~/.profile:
uname -a
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df -hT /

I use similar techniques to see my server status once upon login.


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My soon-to-be-an-airman son and his girlfriend just returned from their first town hall, featuring our favorite rep, Justin Amash.
They said the event was quite entertaining, but the loudest members of the crowd seemed to be of a liberal bent. Representing such a diverse crowd can't be easy, so kudos to Rep Amash for all he does in the name of liberty.
The moment they both told me about came at a point where Rep Amash was discussing small government, talking about ..."how the founding fathers knew most stuff should be left to the states and we should follow the constitution. Everyone started yelling and we heard a very distinct 'IT'S 2016!!' "
I am so glad they're involved over in his district!
Laura Ebke - Legislature District 32 - Congratulations!
I am delighted to join Justin Amash in congratulating Laura Ebke for winning the primary in Nebraska's 32nd Legislative District.
Congratulations, dear Laura. 55% is an impressive result.
While statistically the lead looks comfortable, the mere figure scarcely reveals the hard work behind your successful campaign. Thanks ever so much for the effort, Laura.
We want you to make it to the Legislature. An important step has been accomplished.
Friends and supporters of Laura Ebke, keep keeping on.
Make sure to check the election results.
I love this video. In it, Rep. Amash talks about working with the Democrats on social issues, tells us some dirty little secrets about how legislation usually gets passed, and sings the conservative praises of Tom McMillin who is running for the U.S. seat that MIke Rogers is vacating.
I love the story that Amash told about legislation that he started and left behind. He did not get it through when he was in the Michigan house, but it did not die when he moved up to D.C. The liberals have been very tenacious in that respect - they have been working on socialized medicine since the 1920's, and they never gave up. The GOP rarely pushes an agenda that hard or that long, and the steady growth of the welfare state clearly reflects that. Seeing a Republican that left a legacy bill that eventually passed and was signed by a Republican governor truly inspires me as to what we can accomplish if we stay the course and make allies along the way.
But above it all, I really love these lines from Amash: ""We want this to be the new Republican party. A party we can be proud of." Because indeed, isn't that exactly what we all want?
MIke Rogers (R-MI) recently announced that he is not running for reelection, and I could not be happier. Let's just say he does not personify the conservative ideal for me.
Two Republicans have announced they're in the race to replace him. First is Tom McMillin, currently a state rep, a CPA by trade and a staunch fiscal conservative. He voted against the Obamacare MedicAid expansion and the now-repealed Michigan Business tax, which, politically speaking, is a good thing. Those two issues passed only with Republican help and represent a major division between the base and the party leaders.
The other the former Senate Republican Leader, Mike Bishop, who as a fiscal record that is simply abysmal. He was literally the most liberal Republican in the legislature during the Granholm years, Not only did he vote for it, he co-sponsored the aforementioned Michigan Business Tax. Although he claims he would have voted against MedicAid expansion, it is really hard to take him seriously.
Another plus for McMillin? Justin Amash, who traveled back to Michigan this past weekend to help McMillin kick off his campaign. According to Amash, McMillin is "an amazing person. Someone who ... was willing to stand up to both parties to do the right thing if necessary."
Uhm, that's setting a pretty low bar there, isn't it?
A few days ago, the 2013 fourth quarter fund raising totals were released for the MI-3 congressional district by Rep. Justin Amash and his challenger, former East Grand Rapids school board member, Brian Ellis. For those following the campaign, Ellis is also personally wealthy and has said he is committed to self-financing up to $1 million of his own money in order to defeat the two term incumbent. However, I imagine after seeing the fund raising numbers from last quarter he may be having second thoughts.
The fourth quarter numbers show a stark contrast (much as many expected including me) on the breadth and depth of the support for the candidates. I reporter earlier here and here that I expected Amash to raise about $300,000 based on his money bomb and that Ellis needed a minimum of $200,000 from donors other than himself in order to keep pace and have a chance at attracting national and PAC money and into the race for a chance to knock off a liberty candidate and chalk up a win for the establishment.
Fortunately, for Ellis, he managed to raise nearly $308,000 from individual donors which would ordinarily give him a great cushion in fund raising against an incumbent who struggles to gather PAC money. However, Amash shattered my expectation that he would pull in about $300,000 or so and managed to raise $518,000! More stunning perhaps is that $497,000 of that raised was from individuals with an average donation of $156. Meanwhile, Ellis' average donation during the same time was nearly $2000.
Deeper examination of the fund raising totals tells an even more disturbing tale for the Ellis campaign as well. Not only have most of the donors butted up against the campaign contribution limit ($2600 per election cycle - both primary and then general) but many are close family members or family members of those previously announced "prominent" businessmen who sent letters to all of their friends around Michigan and the country soliciting donations. Aside from the Endico family from New York, the Martin couple from Duke University, a few donors from Gross Pointe Farms, and a few others - all the money donated to the campaign are from locals.
Ellis' base is small. The prospect of Amash who (assuming he couldn't get any new donors) could tap all his donors (nearly 3200 with 2400 of which he reported as new donors) for up to $2450 each would yield nearly $8 million. Ellis' donors on average can give only $600 each leaving him with a paltry $120,000. He may be self-funding his campaign and he could very well sink another $800,000 into his campaign. However, I suspect that his commitment to putting one or two million dollars into his election might hinge in large part on a win and his ability to pay off the debt afterwards with a national outpouring and K street buying influence.
To make matters worse for Ellis, the Club for Growth made a modest media buy of $100,000 to attack his record on the East Grand Rapids school board (really, can you actually have a record at a school board?). Although the attack probably won't be terribly effective against Ellis, it sends a message that Club for Growth is not messing around and is willing to spend its millions freely to defend one its most prominent fighters in the House of Representatives.
Finally, Ellis' campaign has had a very disjointed message as it tries to simultaneously portray Amash as a liberal who sides with Obama and an ultra conservative. Couple this with Ellis' rather strange statement that it is not the role of the members of Congress to worry about the constitutionality of legislation because that is the role of the courts. Obviously, this contradicts Ellis' claims that he opposes abortion (Roe v. Wade made this the 'law of the land') or his opposition to Obamacare which the Supreme Court mostly upheld in 2012.
To my knowledge, there haven't been any polls conducted on the primary race but I suspect that Ellis is in serious trouble. Both in finding a message that he can consistently use to win in a Republican primary without alienating large swaths of the primary electorate (on either the center or right) and that he faces potentially a disastrous fund raising deficit that he will be unable to compensate for with his own personal fortune.
Will Amash Challenger, Brian Ellis, Rise to the Occasion?
As I reported earlier, current MI-3 Congressman Justin Amash is probably on the verge of reporting a large fund raising quarter to end 2013 of between $250,000 and $300,000 based on his two day money bomb of $100,000. It will give him a nice war chest to go along with the recent Club for Growth attack ads on his former East Grand Rapids school board challenger for the GOP primary.
It is up to Ellis to respond and keep pace with Amash. Ellis had seven prominent businessmen from the district commit to support him financially. Their contribution would be about $72,000. One would assume if Ellis is to be viable he will have to show that he has support from many more than those seven businessmen. Anything less than $200,000 in individual contributions (not money from Ellis himself) has to be an absolute minimum which is still less than twice what he should get from those seven individuals alone.
The mandatory reporting period is coming up in a few weeks (mid-February). I expect Ellis to report a big number but much of it will be inflated by self-funding. The key number to pay attention to is the individual donation amounts. Drawing significant local support will be critical to his viability in the eyes of national donors and lobbying money (PACs). If he can only raise money by self-funding, his campaign will be over before it really begins and he will have seven businessmen with a serious case of buyer's remorse.
Amash, the son of a wealthy Palestinian-American businessman of Christian background, is often likened to former congressman Ron Paul, another staunch House libertarian with national appeal among Tea Party voters. But, [his primary opponent] Ellis insists, the Grand Rapids area "is not a libertarian district, and I'm willing to stake my campaign on that." Amash's critics in the business community are also exasperated by his repeated defiance of the House GOP majority.
Be sure to click through and read the entire article.
Also, Amash has organized a money bomb on December 16 for his re-election campaign. This is our opportunity to show the establishment that the liberty movement is still a force to reckon with.
Ive heard that Justin Amash is making the rounds in the state, and I just found out he's going to be speaking at a local TEA Party event, at a facility really close to me.
I can't afford to bring the kids, either.
Decisions, decisions....what would you do?


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[NEWS] DeSanta Dead?
iReports from APPD officials are coming in that tell of a gun battle late last night between what appeared to be two police officers, one unidentified female and another identified as the Chief of Police, DeSanta. Early reports from the police are saying that after a short exchange of gunfire, the female Police officer discarded her weapon but was chased by two other officers to the edge of the cliffs where, following a scuffle, the female officer and the police chief went over the edge.
Beyond those details police are staying tight-lipped. A State Police dive team is also looking through the lake and emergency services are standing by, according to APPD officials. It is understood that neither of the officer's bodies have been found. A search and rescue helicopter has also been sent out to sea.
Besides what was released in an earlier interview with the Times not much is known about Chief of Police, DeSanta. Initial statements that he was 'a complicated man, and no one understands him but his woman' were later found to have been attributed to fictional Blaxploitation detective, John Shaft, and not, in fact to Chief DeSanta, which most reports are actually calling 'an asshole'. Not only was the Times not able to verify the statement, we were unable to verify if he has a woman in his life at this time.
As time goes on, hope fades of recovering the bodies or finding either of the officer's alive. The AP Times will keep you informed as details become available.
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Sunny Leone's latest post reveals what she thinks of during her work out sessions; View PIC
The gorgeous Sunny Leone shared a picture from her gym and you'll be surprised to see what the actress thinks of while working out
Written By Mahima Pandey 111713 reads Mumbai Updated: July 12, 2019 12:15 pm
The gorgeous Sunny Leone is one of the most well-known names of Bollywood industry. The actress is currently busy gearing up for her debut in Malayalam cinema with the film Rangeela, which will also star Krrish Menon, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Salim Kumar. Produced by Jayalal Menon, the film is all set to release on 15th August this year. Other than the film, Sunny will be seen playing a cameo in Kriti Sanon and Diljit Dosanjh's upcoming comedy cop spoof Arjun Patiala.
The actress began her career in Bollywood with the commercially successful Jism 2, directed by Pooja Bhatt and written by Mahesh Bhatt. She went on to work in several other films like Ragini MMS, Ek Paheli Leela and Kuch Kuch Locha Hai. Sunny is also very famous for her hit item numbers such as Pink Lips from Hate Story 2 and Laila Main Laila from SRK's film Raees.
Other than being a famous actress, Sunny is also an active social media user who likes to keep her millions of fans and followers updated with what's happening in her personal and professional life. Today, she took to Instagram to share a picture of herself in the gym. However, the actress who has a mind-blowing physique is not exercising in this post. Instead, she is sitting on top of a big tyre, holding a hammer in her hand with her head held high, smelling the air. The witty caption of her post reads: "I think I smell pizza !!" Well, now we know what's on Sunny's mind when she is working out.
Check out the post here:
"I think I smell pizza!!" #SunnyLeone
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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (FOX 10) -- Reports by various media outlets in Taiwan say a woman almost went blind, after four bees managed to attach themselves to the woman's eyes.
According to reports by Liberty Times, the woman, who is in her 20s, was at a rural part of the island country to maintain her ancestor's gravesite, and felt what she thought was sand being blown into her eyes by a gust of wind. She washed her eyes at the scene, but when she returned home, her left eye started to itch, and her eyelid started to swell. The woman was eventually treated by doctors at the Fooyin University Hospital, who managed to pull out four sweat bees.
According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, sweat bees, also known by the name Halictidae, are attracted to human perspiration. Doctors at Fooyin University Hospital, according to media reports, say the four bees, in this case, may have mistaken tears as sweats. Doctors also say if the woman delayed in seeking medical care, the woman might have to lose her eye.
Reports from television network CTS say this may be the first case of sweat of its kind in recorded history, as doctors have found no similar cases in medical records. Doctors are also asking people to wear sunglasses to shield their eyes from the sun, as well as critters.
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New Inpathy App COO Wants to Help People Find Balance, Elevate the Human Experience
Stacy Jackson September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022 389
New social media apps are challenging the norms, creating safer online spaces for users to have more authentic experiences.
Kathryn Young, chief of operations officer at Inpathy, a social networking app designed to recreate the human experience, contributes to normalizing transparency and creating a safe space in the digital realm.
In an interview with The Black Wall Street Times, Young said that she never expected to see herself using her skills in mental health to contribute to the design and execution of a social media app.
Young spent 10 years working in mental health. While her original goals were set on becoming employed as a clinical social worker during the Obama administration, she ended up working a federal job at a U.S. military base in Japan.
That military job was where she found her "place," offering innovative mental health services. Exercising her mental health skills enhanced her ability to problem solve and push people beyond what they were positioned to think.
"That's how I connected with Inpathy's mission. Because we're trying to solve a problem that mental health is trying to solve," Young said.
Ziarekenya Smith, founder of Inpathy, is on a mission to help people find balance in their busy lives.
"Inpathy came to my mind because we need to create a more enjoyable, balanced, human-centered, and transparent platform," Smith said in a 2021 interview with The Black Wall Street Times.
https://twitter.com/InpathyApp/status/1574458806830075904?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
"You can wake up feeling ehh, then in the middle of the day feeling good; might feel kind of down, then partying in the evening," Smith previously told the Detroit Free Press.
"And that's the human experience. You go up and down. We are very colorful as human beings with a range of emotions."
The Detroit native gained major support with his ultimate vision to create a "new era of social media" that transformed the way people experienced it.
Young's contribution to the team included Inpathy being selected as one of the 12 companies to join the Headstream by SecondMuse Accelerator Program created by Melinda Gates.
Stacy Jackson


This is a gem of a unit, especially for first time buyers! Newly renovated with brand new laminiate flooring & fresh paint throughout. Feels like new! Great sized living room with wall-to-wall window and a beautiful sunset view. The dining room features a modern chandelier and a walk-out to the balcony -- a great spot for the morning cup of Joe! Kitchen boasts a breakfast bar and serviing window, creating a great open feel. You'll love the size of the master, especially its large window and walk-in closet. There's also a lovely 4-piece washroom. The second bedroom features a double closet with built-in organizers and has plenty of room. There's even ensuite storage within the laundry room.
This terrific building is full of amenities including an exercise room, outdoor pool, party room for hosting all your friends and family, a relaxing sauna, a tennis court to keep you active, as well as visitor parking. You'll love that heat, hydro and water are included! This building is conveniently located right next to Meadowvale Town Centre & transit hub. It's just minutes to both highways 401 and 403. With ample trails, you'll love strolling through Meadowvale. You can even walk to the library, parks, rec centre, schools, and GO station.