The door bell rang at nine in the morning. My aunt indicated the arrival of her new maid and requested me to open the door for her. It was only yesterday evening that I had joined my aunt and was supposed to leave in the morning once the bank for which I worked, had readied a flat for my stay at Indore, a city in Madhya Pradesh in India. My aunt was a teacher at St. Anne's High School at Indore. Her husband worked for a private firm. Her daughter's aged thirteen and nine were students of the very same St. Anne's. My aunt was kind enough to accommodate me for a day but I had no good opinion of her. She always came across to me as a rude person. Coming back to the door bell which I answered on her request, the visitor was a young girl, aged about thirteen or so, dressed in an oversized salwar kameez . Her hair was all messed up and she looked as though she was starving for days together. I called for my aunt just to confirm the visitor and to my surprise, this thirteen year old was my aunt's new domestic help.
My eyes popped out. I knew of my aunt's mean nature but did not think that she would have the audacity to do such a thing. Once she entered the house, my aunt gave her a whole list of instructions. She was to do almost every single chore of the household. I felt the urge to ask my aunt to feed the poor girl some bread but my aunt would not spare a second to even listen to me. The girl quietly listened to all of this. Just then my cell phone rang and it was my colleague who informed me that a place had been readied for me and that I was to reach in an hour. I packed my belongings and left for the flat. Just as I bid a bye to my aunt, I saw the little girl sob behind the curtains. My heart was heavy and I could feel some kind of grief take over me.
After a few days I was asked to baby sit my cousins for a day since both my uncle and aunt had to leave for a function to another city. The girls kept themselves glued to the television. It was on a Sunday so I thought of catching up on a movie on you tube. At nine, the very old little girl walked in. she gave me a slight nod and smiled at me. She looked weaker than I had perceived of her, the first time she came to the house. She took full charge of the house and all of a sudden things came to life. She started cleaning the utensils, cooked lunch. She rolled out twenty five, perfectly round chapattis and had prepared some dishes for lunch. In the twenty three years of my life, I could not have created such perfect ones.
As she was doing these chores, I felt terrible. She was of the same age as that of the older one from my cousins. I felt some kind of shame take over my being. What upset me further was an appalling scene. The little thirteen year old girl kept scrubbing the tiles beneath the sofa on which my thirteen year old cousin lay catching up with her favorite television program while munching some goodies. I felt the discomfit of having witnessed such a depressing act. Here was Vidya (that was the name of the girl) who struggled to earn for a livelihood and here was the privileged one, enjoying the comfort of the soft cushions. I wondered how my aunt managed not to feel a bit of shame on having done this! Did she never feel anything when she saw Vidya and her older daughter perform two different chores, one having to struggle and the other enjoy the pleasures of life? The line of division between the privileged and the under privileged was now distinct and clear before me. It was malice at its best.
Vidya, her name suggested knowledge, education, something that she was being deprived of. I was a spectator to a dirty game played by life on this girl whose dark brown eyes had deep sorrow in them. I could not see the spark, the happiness, the cheer that one often notices in the eyes of a young child. Instead I saw the grief, the helplessness and humiliation in her eyes. Those eyes that should have been bright and curious to know more of this big world was dull. Instead of a pen and book in her bag, there were old clothes and leftover food in them. The heart that should have nurtured the love for knowledge was now a grief stricken part of person.
Helpless or rather clueless of what I could do for her, I returned to my flat and shared my thoughts with my room-mate who at first smiled at my concern and posed a question at me for which I had no answer. She said that there were about 12.6 million child laborers in our country. Some work hard enough to only be able to feed their family and go hungry themselves. She said that these kids took up various techniques to combat hunger. They would tie a wet towel across their stomachs to not feel the hunger, drink a jug full of water and tire themselves to such an extent that they would not feel the pangs of an empty stomach. Was it possible for me to save all those kids? I could do something to save a few but what about the rest? What was the fate of the rest of such population? An even mightier question came across to me was, if children like Vidya would not work, how was she going to keep herself alive?
Well that was indeed a question, what would she do to remain alive if not to work? I did not have any answer to this but I very well knew what to do for Vidya. I knew that Vidya was an orphan and lived alone in a slum area at the outskirts of the city. I arranged for her to be put up at an orphanage in Indore and I am now her guardian. I made sure that Vidya attended school and all her necessities are being financed by me. She performed well at school and made it a point to inform me of her progress. I could now see the spark in her eyes, the spark I wished to see in her a few months back, the spark which had a power in it to live, to nurture the idea of living a better life, to get educated, to make it possible. What makes me happy further is that the branch of the bank for which I work, on having known of this entire episode and on having realized the potential that a single individual could bring about has taken up the initiative to sponsor ten children who have been victims of such cruelty.
Even then, I have a question, a very important question. If these children are forbidden from working, then who was going to provide for their families? Many of them are the children of poor men and women who are either ill or handicapped or not capable enough to fend for their families. These kids are bread earners and are the support pillars for their siblings who are unable to take up any kind of work. What was going to happen to them? What did the future hold for them? It is high time our so called well read, educated breed of thinkers, the government and the upper class think of it. Their resources of all kinds can help bring in a solution. Meanwhile, even if you cannot bring in a big change, commoners like you and me can try putting in a little effort towards rebuilding the broken soul of a little child, help them mend their lives and blossom into a brighter young future. It does not take much of your resources to do so. It is only the matter of a will to do that, to save a life, to save a child.


It's Year Two. I can't decide if that conjures up the image of primitive man making the second straight line on the wall of the cave, or Captain Kirk dictating into the ship's log… probably the latter. It's the second year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) – established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The ship is headed to the undiscovered planet of Advanced Alternative Payment Models (AAPMs). That's the destination which is not being discussed in wound care – but the ship is headed THERE.
I will be blogging a lot about the specifics of MIPS Year Two, but today I'm focused on the big picture. It's messy and it's easy to get distracted. There are a lot of players on the field but the ball is moving, play by play, down the field in a specific direction.
In Year One, the Quality portion of MIPS was at 60%, but in Year Two, (which is referred to by CMS as the "2020 payment year" because that's the year you actually experience your bonus or penalty) Quality counts as 50% of your total MIPS score. Next year in 2019, Quality will go down to only 30%. That fact is really important! Why? Because Quality is the segment of MIPS over which practitioners have the most individual control.
What does this mean? It means we are losing control over the way we get paid. Even though the quality measures seem silly and irrelevant to our actual specialty, at least we have been able to pick them. By next year, quality measures will account for less than a third of the total score that governs your MIPS penalty or bonus.
Last year CMS did not include Cost in its MIPS calculations. This year, the Cost portion of MIPS will count 10%. However, cost increases to 30% next year and beyond. CMS calculates Cost FOR you, using your Medicare claims data. Cost is based on how much money Medicare spends on your patients. This includes something you may not have heard of, "Medicare Spending per Beneficiary (MSPB)," total per capita cost measures. Medicare is also creating 10 episode-based cost measures. Medicare is making the transition to "episode of care" cost measures. The first few that they created did not go well, so they have gone back to the drawing board, but they are coming. They are making new ones. They say that they will be asking for input on them, so we had better be ready to provide it.
WAKE UP WOUND CARE SPECIALISTS. WAKE UP WOUND CARE MANUFACTURERS. PAY ATTENTION TO THIS.
Now do you see WHY we can't keep saying we heal 95% of wounds or even 70% of wounds? Do you see why we can't say we do this in 16 weeks?
Do you see why we needed a risk stratification for wounds?
If we don't start telling the truth about our patients, which is that they are chronically ill, we close about 50% of their wounds at best over about 6 to 8 months, and the rest stay in care forever because their wounds are a symptom of their underlying disease – then CMS will penalize our Part B payments. CMS will craft episode of care measures based on what we TOLD them happened to these patients (namely, that we healed 95% of them in a few weeks). Then they will look at the Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary which will be sky high and say we spend too much money on them.
We need a new, honest message. Patients are very sick. They have a lot of co-morbid conditions. We heal the ones we can. We use expensive therapies because they need them. We provide protocolized care.
You see what keeps me awake at night.
Do you know who Cassandra was in Greek mythology? She's a tragic figure. She had the gift of being able to foresee the future. She was cursed because no one believed her. I don't think it takes the gift of foresight to see this train coming, do you? There are things we can do to get ready. If you are a manufacturer of anything used for wound care—you need to be paying attention to this.


Today it rained and snowed at the same time. It rained and then it snowed and then it did both.
They say spring is on its way.
There are better things out there. The sun does still exist. As does Ryanair. And British Airways. They had a sale on actually, British Airways did. Extra Cheap Business Class Seats. They did not advertise it exactly as that, but that was the jist. I bought one. I needed to see the sky again and see the italian 'moroso [lover].
On the flight I kindly got asked what I would like to drink. "Coffee" I replied. The air hostess was particularly kind to me since I had given up my seat to a gentleman who wanted to be next to his wife (ah, love,) so I got some delicious shortbread biscuits with the coffee.
I started to look over the clouds. "Would you like some tea," the air hostess disturbed. I had just had some coffee but I said ok anyway. "A drink with that?" She persisted. "Erm, yes what do you--" but she rudely interrupted my question with "white wine, champagne?" Large grin.
"Could I have some champagne?" I awkwardly replied, hesitantly, as if she would say "oh no actually you can't, that was a JOKE!" ... Champagne with finger sandwiches of egg & cress and smoked salmon & cream cheese. ...... Warmed scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam ...... chocolate tiffin.
I ate everything and then the air hostess returned. "Would you like some tea?" She asked again. "Yes please" I said, wondering how on earth the word "tea" could have so many endless possibilities. I got an actual cup of tea this time, to drink after my champagne. Is it just because we're in the air that its ok to have coffee then champagne then tea, I wondered. There are no cultural rules to determine the order, I supposed.
I came back to the snain and I told a fellow student my opinion on British weather: "I think God is just pouring us with all this weather to tell us to get out of this country and go somewhere else. "Splash," he's saying, "don't you get it? IT IS NEVER EVER GOING TO GET ANY BETTER AND YOU'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT FOREVER AND EVER AND NEVER TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE APART FROM THE WEATHER SO JUST GET OUT OF HERE.""
I said that to her.
At first she was bewildered by my sudden dramatic outburst of what God is telling us to do. She did not mind too much since it was a Jew-to-Jew conversation so no religious politics there. But some historical politics came up instead. With calmness, she said: "we should just all transfer to the south of Spain where it's nice and warm."
The Rain in Spain Stays Mainly on the Plain.
I remembered colonisation. The British rule of India. The British in America, in Australia. Poor Spanish, surely they've got enough on their plate with the economic crisis. Obviously not. Some Brits are thinking of colonising Spain now because the snain is getting too unbearable.
Lets just have some spaghetti and close the blinds.
Meanwhile, with a splash of olive oil (2 tablespoons) fry the bacon with the crushed garlic clove.
In a bowl, mix the eggs with the cream, nearly all the parmesan and the salt and pepper. Add the bacon.
When the spaghetti is cooked, drain the water then put it back in the pan.
Off the heat, add the cream mixture.
Serve with the rest of the parmesan and a grinding of black pepper.
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The powder-post beetles, a family of coleopteran insects in the superfamily Bostrichoidea.
(or false power post borers), a family of beetles, outwardly similar in appearance to bark beetles. There are as many as 800 species, primarily found in the tropics; about 30 species are known in the USSR. The larvae develop in wood fiber, or less commonly, in plant seeds. Some species are pests that destroy timber and wooden articles—for example, the oak beetle (Bostrychus capucinus), which develops in oak wood. The grain beetle (Rhizopertha dominica) is a dangerous pest of such grains as rice and wheat in tropical and subtropical regions and in Middle Asia in the USSR.
Comparison of acoustical detection of several species of stored-grain beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Tenebrionidae, Bostrichidae, Cucujidae) over a range of temperatures.
Problems associated with the occurrence of these Bostrichidae have been reported, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, and may also develop in temperate zones during the warm seasons, where there optimal conditions for their establishment are encountered (Athie and Paula, 2002; Edde, 2012).
Wood-boring beetles (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae, Curculionidae; Platypodinae and Scolytinae) infesting rubber wood sawn timber in southern Thailand.
The Rhyzopertha dominica, is a international beetle in the family Bostrichidae.
La menor abundancia de individuos se presento en las familias Bostrichidae y Chrysomelidae con un individuo cada una.
A revision of the North American species of beetles belonging to the family Bostrichidae.
A identificacao das especies Bostrichidae e Curculionidae foi feita por Sergio Ide, do Instituto Biologico de Sao Paulo, e as especies de Cerambycidae por Ubirajara R.
Contribution a l'etude des Bostrichidae (Coleoptera).
Powder-post Beetle--Any of the beetles of the families Ptinidae, Anobiidae, Bostrichidae, or Lyctidae, which breed in old, dry wood and reduce it to powder.
The powder post beetles include wood boring beetles of at least three families, the Lyctidae or true powder post beetles, the Anobiidae or Death-watch beetles and the Bostrichidae, the branch and twig borers (sometimes called false powder post beetles).
Abundance Area Group Preserved Disturbed Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Blattodea 3 0 Other Order Coleoptera Family Bostrichidae 0 3 Herbivore Family Coccinellidae 1 1 Predator Family Tenebrionoidea 1 0 Other Order Collembola 13 3 Other Order Hemiptera Family Cycadidae 0 1 Herbivore Family Myridae 3 0 Herbivore Family Pentatomidae 2 0 Herbivore Family Thyreocoridae 13 1 Herbivore Order Hymenoptera Family Formicidae Brachymyrmex heeri 2 37 Ants Camponotus crassus 94 36 Ants Camponotus fastigatus 3 0 Ants Family Chalcididae 12 3 Other Order Lepidoptera 5 0 Herbivore Order Orthoptera Family Tettigoniidae 1 0 Herbivore Order Thysanoptera 5 2 Herbivore Class Arachnida Order Araneae Family Anyphaenidae 18 0 Spider Family Araneidae Araneus corporosus 1 0 Spider Araneus sp.


MDR Home Inspections is a home inspection Company that carries out New build an older properties for snagging inspections. These are usually done either prior to moving in or just after.
Thermis are experts in infrared thermal imaging surveys which are used to detect faults such as water leaks, heat loss and structural problems with buildings.
Independent energy assessor producing EPCs throughout Hampshire.


The surname Fayrers was first found in Staffordshire, where Henry de Fereres of Ferriers-St. Hilaire, Lord of Longueville, Normandy was on record in the Domesday Book of 1086; his castle was at Tutbury, Staffordshire; he had large holdings in Derbyshire, as well as lands in 14 other counties. Other early records include a Henry le Ferrur on record in 1196 in the Curia Regis Rolls for that same county.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fayrers research.
Another 248 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1062, 1139, 1138, 1190, 1239, 1279, 1300, 1373, 1445, 1271, 1325, 1299, 1271, 1325, 1423, 1548, 1899, 1138, 1279, 1299, 1325, 1300, 1445, 1358, 1413, 1367, 1412, 1399, 1462, 1629, 1680 and 1660 are included under the topic Early Fayrers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Ferrer, Ferrers, Ferers, Feres, Ferris, Ferres, Ferries, Ferras, Farris, Farriss, Faries, de Ferrers, Ferriers and many more.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fayrers Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the Fayrers family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Fayrers name or one of its variants: Henry Ferrers, who arrived in Jamaica in 1675; John Ferrers, who was naturalized in New York in 1797; George Ferrer, who arrived in Maryland in 1774; Anne Ferrers, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1804.


Mediclinics bases its Environmental Policy on a number of facts that go from the application of technology for the preservation of environmental aspects in the design and development of its products, to ensuring that suppliers adhere to good environmental practices, thus promoting their commitment to preserving the environment.
materials and procedures, thus caring for a world that is evermore respectful with the environment.
At Mediclinics we comply with strict national and international environmental certifications and we promote continual improvement in the different manufacturing processes. An example of this is our responsible management through the European Recycling Platform (ERP) Integrated Management System (SIG) for the selective collection and recycling of waste produced by electrical and electronic equipment, for the purpose of ensuring a correct environmental management of this waste is carried out to benefit the environment, the citizens, the products associated with the ERP and other collaborating entities.
• Reduction of energy consumption in its products and low use of natural resources in their manufacturing process.
• Minimising the waste generated in the production processes ensuring it is correctly managed.
• Compliance with the applicable environmental standards.
• Minimising emissions into the atmosphere and effluents.


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After seeing how well the OTA 5.0.1 update had performed over the first couple of days, I was curious to see how things progressed after 10 days of data.
Upgrade rate for 5.0.X devices only.
Upgrade rate across all OS versions.
Overall, things are looking really, really encouraging. I think we can finally expect rapid deprecation of old iOS versions.


Panasonic DMP-BDT260 review | What Hi-Fi?
Our first encounter with the Panasonic DMP-BDT260 was a positive one. It's a five-star product for us, although just missed out on an Award recently.
That's due to its principal rival, the Sony BDP-S5200, which offered a top-quality experience with a smaller price tag. Now the Panasonic has gone from £120 to £80. Time for a rematch.
Put on After Earth and it's clear we have another sterling performer on our hands. In the very first scenes, pictures in space show impressive contrast: stars look bright against the deep black canvas, and big white spaceships look striking.
Motion is smooth and judder-free as spaceships cruise along, managing to remain stable during the jerky movements when the ship loses control. Fine detail is the Panasonic's forte too, digging up texture in the characters' rubbery bodysuits and conveying subtleties in facial expressions.
Rich and punchy colours are instantly arresting. Greens in the wildlife are lush and bloody carcasses are bright red.
There's a tinge of over saturation to the lustrous colour palette, but we like its ability to make content eye-catching. Skin tones remain well judged though, rendering natural complexions and realistic shadows on faces.
Switch Blu-ray discs to Rush and clean whites on the car's bodypaint offset oily blacks on tyres. There's good texture on the latter, and that sense of wear on the seatbelts shows it's really paying attention to detail.
Like the others in Panasonic's new range (bar the BD81), the BDT260 supports 3D. Load Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Blu-ray and it's every bit as impressive. The picture is pin-sharp and stable, while much of the detail and rich colour balance apparent in 2D content is present and correct.
Badly handled motion can be particularly uncomfortable in 3D, but this Panasonic takes erratic broomsticks dodging traffic and weaving in and out of one another in its stride.
Those who still have large DVD collections will be pleased: it does a fine job upscaling standard definition. With Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, there's radiant shine to C3-PO's gold metal body, and impressive punch to the brick-red landscape.
As for sound, it's classic Panasonic: revelling in richness, with a good deal of weight that grants it authority. Voices are full-bodied. Explosions have punch. It's not the most agile performance (the Sony BDP-S5200 has the edge here) but we like the Panasonic's smooth, never-tiring presentation.
As well as disc playing, you get USB playback and DLNA for accessing files from a network or compatible storage device.
You will need an internet connection for the latter, which can be achieved wirelessly thanks to the BDT260's built-in wi-fi. A LAN socket provides wired access. As far as files go, it supports numerous formats including MKV, MP4, FLAC, AAC and WAV. You'll also find the usual YouTube, Facebook, Netflix and catch-up-on-demand apps pre-loaded on the BDT260.
It's the bare minimum we expect for smart functionality these days, but it works well: loading content is fairly quick, and USB devices are recognised right away. The Panasonic interface is intuitive, and navigating menus is straightforward too. Getting from A to B can feel a bit long-winded, though, and requires some patience. The lack of a display is a niggle.
If your household has conflicting tastes, a multi-user mode lets up to four people store and save their customised settings too. Panasonic doesn't offer a control app for this year's players, remaining reliant on a physical remote control.
In keeping with its previous design, it's lovely to use: buttons are nicely spread and well positioned.
We said at the beginning that this is a five-star product, and that's worth repeating here. It might not have the most comprehensive list of features, but its performance easily makes up for it, especially with the price drop.
Against the Sony BDP-S5200, however, the Panasonic is giving a bit too much away. The Sony just lets you do more.


Our defense is in the spirit which prized liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism at your own doors.
Liberty is the air America breathes . . . In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential freedoms . . . freedom of speech and expression . . . freedom of worship . . . freedom from want . . . freedom from fear .
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
The freedom and happiness of man . . . are the sole objects of all legitimate government.
Inscribed on the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. The original source of the quotations is Laviticus, third book of the Old Testament.


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DJ Interview Series: DJ Nova Jade, Immersed in Music for Over 20 Years
Tera "Nova Jade" Greene has been immersed in music since she was 6-years-old. We took time to find out about her past, present and where she plans to be in the future. Read on to learn more about DJ Nova Jade.
1.) Where you have been:
As the host of DJ Nova Jade's HodgePodge Consortium Show podcast, I've technically been around the world since 2006. Locally, I have been the DJ for large festivals, including the Serafemme Women's Music Festival (2005-2009), CSW (LA) Pride, and both the Los Angeles and West Hollywood Dyke Marches. I have been a guest DJ on Radio Free Sonoma SF, Oran Z's 87.7 FM, and LA Talk Radio. I have DJ'd at the House of Blues on Sunset in Hollywood, CA; Czar (Imperial Theatre) in Ybor City, FL, and countless other venues. Aside from private parties, college parties (USC; Table Manners (Pomona College), weddings and high-end private events. I have also held residencies at numerous clubs, and fitness centers (Groove Fitness, Crunch Fitness).
As a music producer/composer, I have composed an-hour long dance-opera piece that premiered at the University of South Florida in 2009 called Peace Piece. I have produced music for indie artists and for myself as a singer-songwriter/performance artist. I have been the music supervisor/remixer for many film projects and independent artists, as well. Currently, I am also a voice to major record labels for their new/un-released/almost-released music. I provide the feedback directly to them as a member of Next Music Group, which is based in Los Angeles, CA. So, in conclusion, I've been everywhere.
2.) Where you are going:
To infinity and beyond. My goals and aspirations include: San Francisco, Chicago, London, Paris, Tokyo, Italy, Amsterdam, Israel (Tel Aviv), New York, Colorado, your place, her place, his place, that event, that other event, and more.
3.) How did you get started:
I've been making, performing, playing and supervising/remixing music for over 20 years. I started playing the concert flute at the age of 6 and played in numerous concert/marching band ensembles for 10 years year-round. I've been writing lyrics and music since forever, and really started taking singing as a serious professional talent in the year 2000. My first self-produced, independent album came about the same time. I officially started DJ'ing in 2003, straight out of a Numark DJ-in-the-box set after I was given the gift on my birthday by my father. I started going to raves/underground parties in 1996. I used to eat sheet music as a baby in the studio when my father would take me to sessions and I know I was rockin' out to beats in the womb. I got started because it was meant to be.
4.)What is the most outlandish thing you have seen in a club:
Too many stories to count!
5.)DJ's-What you would never spin:
Anything that my ears can't personally stand. I don't care how "popular" it is. I have a broad understanding and appreciation of all sorts of music, but within that broad perspective. I also know when something is just a waste of my time.
6.)Dumb questions people ask:
Really, I just can't stand requests, though I'm open to them to a certain extent and when it's that kind of party.
7.)Your favorite DJ or music:
Funky/Tech/Fidget House is what I dig, but as I've mentioned, my background is music, so as long as it's good, it's good. Same thing goes for DJs. Original influences include Mark Farina, Derrick Carter, Westbam, Sandra Collins and Reid Speed. And Queen Latifah. Though she's not a DJ, she's definitely influenced me since I was a kid. Currently, I'm influenced by whomever moves me, even the people livin' on the streets who hold up signs and tell people to keep smilin'.
8.)Best job ever:
Every job I've done has been the best, and it just keeps getting bigger and better. Some of my favorite memories are of doing round-robbins and 4x4s with the boys at Table Manners at Pomona College.
9.) Where you will be in 10 years:
Unstoppable.
10.) Three words that describe you:
Resilient. Loving. Manifestor.
11.)What people would never know about you:
Now, if I start letting the cat out of the bag, that wouldn't be much fun, would it? I am however, pretty much an open book, so here are a couple random facts: I was a contestant on MTV's Littlest Talent Show some years back. I ROCKED Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love Of All". If you can get that tape, then you're in for a treat. I also was on a show with Ryan Seacrest as the host in the 90s called "Total Rush", wherein I got to meet and swim with my Idol swimmer, Janet Evans, at the Rose Bowl pool in Pasadena, CA. I was in 6th or 7th grade, and appreciatively had Ms. Evans routin' me on to go to the Olympics when I got old enough. I always wonder if I'd kept up swimming, if I'd have a gold medal already…
12.) If you weren't a DJ/Club PR, you would be:
Still awesome.
13.)What you do for fun:
Whatever I'm feeling.
14.)Contact Info:
Tera "Nova Jade* Greene.
Booking: djnovajade@gmail.com.
Podcast: djnovajade.podomatic.com.
Kimberly Fisher is a freelance writer based in Manhattan Beach, CA and Las Vegas, NV. She specializes in travel and lifestyle trends. Born with restless feet, she enjoys traveling and is always on the lookout for a new experience. So far she has traveled to over 37 countries and almost every US state. Her work has appeared in various English print and online media. Please direct inquiries to: k@kimberlyfisher.com
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Q: Python Socket - Multiple Clients First as a disclaimer: I'm not the greatest at Python(or programming in general).
Having said that, I am having issues with Python Sockets.  I am trying to build a simple chat client/server program, however, I am unable to have the server send the corresponding message(s) received from one client's socket, to the rest of the connected clients.
Here is the server code:
#!/usr/bin/python
import socket
import fnmatch
import thread

serverSocket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
## Allow socket to be reused by application - doesn't force timeout.
serverSocket.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
host = socket.gethostname()
port = 9000
serverSocket.bind((host,port))

connectedUsers = []

serverSocket.listen(5)

def threadedClient(clientStream):
        while True:
                clientMessage = clientStream.recv(1024).decode()
                print clientMessage
                if "Username:" in clientMessage:
                        username = clientMessage.replace("Username:","")
                        print str(username) + " has connected!"
                        connectedUsers.append(clientAddress)
                        print str(username) + "" + str(clientAddress) + " has connected to server"
                        for users in connectedUsers:
                                clientStream.sendto(str(username) + " has connected!", users)
                if "Text:" in clientMessage:
                        receievedText = clientMessage.replace("Text:","")
                        for users in connectedUsers:
                                clientStream.sendto(receievedText.encode(), users)
                                print "Sending message " + str(receievedText) +" to:" + str(users)
                if not clientMessage:
                        break

while True:
        clientStream, clientAddress = serverSocket.accept()
        thread.start_new_thread(threadedClient,(clientStream,))

Here is the client code:
#!/usr/bin/python

import socket

clientSocket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
host = "127.0.0.1"
port = 9000

username = raw_input("Please enter username: ")

clientSocket.connect((host, port))
clientSocket.send("Username:" + username)

def receiveServerMessage():
    serverMessage = clientSocket.recv(1024).decode()
    print serverMessage + '\n'

while True:
    receiveServerMessage()
    command = raw_input(username + " > ")
    if command != None:
        clientSocket.send("Text:" + str.encode(command))
    if command == str("q"):
        exit()
clientSocket.close()

The iteration seems to be awry when attempting to send the message to the other connected clients.  I'm not sure if "sendto" is the proper way of handling this situation...especially since I believe it is UDP based.  Any suggestions on how to handle socket stream correctly?

A: the problem is that the client is listening to the keyboard input before listening to the server socket , the best way to solve this is by using select() which similar to select() in c
here is a good example https://pymotw.com/2/select/

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Last month, the headlines were filled with news of Facebook breaking privacy laws and illegally harvesting users' data. Now, twenty two consumer advocacy groups have filed a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing YouTube of illegally collecting children's data. The advocates say Google's YouTube violates the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). According to FTC, COPPA imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of age, and on operators of other websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child under 13 years of age. COPPA also requires YouTube to get consent from parents or guardians before it collects any data on children 13 years old or younger.
Groups signing on to the complaint to the FTC along with CDD and CCFC are: Berkeley Media Studies Group; Center for Media Justice; Common Sense; Consumer Action; Consumer Federation of America; Consumer Federation of California; Consumers Union, the advocacy division of Consumer Reports; Consumer Watchdog; Corporate Accountability; Defending the Early Years; Electronic Privacy Information Center ("EPIC"); New Dream; Obligation, Inc.; Parent Coalition for Student Privacy; Parents Across America; Parents Television Council; Privacy Rights Clearinghouse; Public Citizen; The Story of Stuff Project; TRUCE (Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Childhood Entertainment); and USPIRG.


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The World Bank Group and the Korea-World Bank Partnership Facility are pleased to announce a knowledge and innovation challenge conference on scaling up disruptive digital technologies in the agricultural sector in Kenya.
The Disruptive Agricultural Technology (DAT) Challenge and Conference aims to provide a forum to discuss the opportunities offered by disruptive digital technologies to increase productivity, and access to services and markets in the agricultural sector. Several promising digital technology innovators in agriculture will share their stories and plans. Leaders of public and private institutions, technology companies, incubators, researchers, the business community, policymakers, financial institutions, and the donor community will gather together to learn from and network with each other.
We are looking for innovators, organizations, and businesses with a disruptive digital solution using digital and other AG Technologies.
The challenge will be organized around themes and challenges faced in Kenyan agriculture.
Advisory and Information for Agricultural Productivity: This theme covers extension services and Climate Smart Agriculture advisory, as well as the delivery of credible and actionable information in real-time directly to Kenyan farmers to increase productivity. This will help them transition from time, labor, input and resource-intensive practices to more efficient and sustainable planning, production, and management systems.
Market Linkages: Looks at tools to help Kenyan farmers produce high quality, high yield crops as well as help link them to markets, including digital platforms to sell farm produce.
Farmer Financial Inclusion: It focuses on innovators, organizations and businesses that link Kenyan farmers to credit and savings products, insurance, and other innovative financial services, enabling them to invest in their farms.
Data Analytics and Agricultural Intelligence: This challenge is open to solutions that have leveraged data infrastructure, remote sensing and mapping technologies, precision agriculture tools, and computing power to enable data-driven decision-making by policymakers, public agencies, and private service providers in the agriculture sector.
The average productivity of major crops in Kenya has not increased at a significant rate annually. The maize productivity has increased by 17% over the last 10 years resulting in an annual increase of about 1.7%. There are multiple reasons why growth in productivity has been slow. These include low access to extension and advisory services, including digitally enabled agripreneurs, lack of inputs and quality data. To reach their full potential, farmers need to have access to the latest technologies and data.
Climate change is also having a significant impact on farmers. About 98% of Kenya's agricultural systems are rain-fed and highly susceptible to climate change and variability. Adoption of climate smart practices can help mitigate the impact of climate change and ensure predictability in yields for the farmers. Specifically, relying on input data such as soil and weather information, can help farmers increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations, and improve sustainable planning, production, and management systems.
How will your model help ensure Kenyan farmers have access to the latest knowledge, training, practices and data, and mechanization best suited for them?
We are looking for innovators, organizations, and businesses that have disrupted the lack of access to advisory services, data for farmers, and climate smart practices.
A significant percentage of Kenyan farmers are impacted by poorly structured value chains, which directly impact their yields and quality. A Kenyan farmer growing maize typically harvests around two tons per hectare. When the same farmer is able to access inputs including seeds and fertilizers, mechanization technology, and training on better farm practices, his yields increase to 5-7 tons per hectare.
Additionally, 83% of the Kenyan farm households sell part of their crop produce. Hence, fast and reliable access to markets is critical for their success. The farmers, majority of whom are in rural areas and sell their produce at harvest, experience challenges of asymmetric information in prices and selling opportunities as well as limited market access for their products. While markets may exist, one of the limiting factors is not connecting on time.
Given the limited market linkages for both inputs and production, how can you facilitate market links between buyers and sellers along the value chain?
We are looking for innovators, organizations and businesses that have disrupted the poor access to forward and backward market linkages with a disruptive digital solution using digital and other AG Technologies.
Financial inclusion has significantly increased in rural Kenya. However, access to agriculture finance for small and medium farmers is still limited in Kenya. Only 10% of the smallholder farmers have access to financial services including credit and insurance. The quantity of credit is also inadequate with only 4% of credit supply flowing to the agriculture sector.
Many factors have hampered access to financial services. These include lack of reliable data to support agricultural lending decisions, lack of collaterals to secure financing, the high transaction cost of accessing and delivering financial services to rural areas, lack of data platforms for assessing risk and delivering financial services. Additionally, the high cost of credit translates into a lack of demand for credit by farmers.
How can your technology help to expand coverage of financial services to farmers, including credit, savings and other financial services?
We are looking for innovators, organizations, and businesses that have disrupted the existing situation where most farmers have poor access to financial services (outreach) and the cost of accessing credit and insurance services are high.
The rapid development of data infrastructure, profusion of digital technologies, and low-cost precision agriculture devices (ICT, Drone Aerial Surveillance, Satellite GIS, Weather Data Analytics, Blockchain, Internet of Things) in Kenya has the potential to deliver farm-level, geospatial, and real-time analytics to inform policies and targeted investments by governments and service providers.
How can your solution enable low-cost collection, analysis, and visualization of high-quality, high-frequency and high-resolution agriculture data to produce maps, farmer registries, project dashboards, climate advisories, market forecasts and other relevant analytics?
We are looking for innovators, organizations, and businesses that have disrupted agricultural intelligence, and decision-making by leveraging the emerging agriculture data infrastructure, digital technologies, and precision agriculture tools.
Scale: We are looking for innovative solutions which have been tried at a minimum scale of 3,000 farmers in terms of outreach and impact. We will look for this achievement in Kenya and any other country in the Africa region.
Business model and sustainability: We are looking for those who have developed proof of concept and have reached a viable and sustainable business model to deliver services and have sustained it over at least two years.
Impact data and evidence: We are looking for innovations which have data and evidence of impact on productivity.
Inclusion: We are looking for inclusive innovation with a focus on smallholders and women farmers.
Ecosystem engagement: We are interested in understanding how the innovators have engaged with other ecosystem players.
Scaling-up aspirations: We will ask the innovators to describe how they plan to scale up the innovation and how they can get to 10,000 farmers in the next two years as part of the Million Farmer Challenge.
The deadline for submissions is 26 March, 2019 (11:59 pm, Nairobi time).
The invited agencies will attend a pitch bootcamp one week prior to the event where they will receive additional mentoring as needed. Following a panel discussion on the relevant challenge category, the invited agencies will make their pitches and presentations to the Jury at the Challenge event, which will be followed by a live Q&A session with the Jury. The five participants who meet the challenge criteria will be invited to join the 'Million Farmer Scale Up Platform.
If selected, you will be invited to attend a Bootcamp in Nairobi on March 28th and 29th.
Each selected innovator will work on increasing outreach and impact to 10,000 farmers. Data on impact and outreach will be collected through a data collection and analytics platform and would be transparent to all the participants. Awards will be provided per unit of impact achieved through the scale of disruption, outreach, and impact. These will be developed through an open design workshop with selected innovators. Each innovator will also be provided mentoring and other support throughout the period. The final list of awardees will be announced at the event. Specific monetary amounts for each award will be decided after the design workshop.
Blog: How can digital technology help transform Africa's food system?


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The Sharks were supposed to have a relatively simple goaltending tandem entering this season. Martin Jones would continue as the starter, with Aaron Dell serving as the very capable backup. So long as the Sharks could be predictable without the puck, everything would be fine. Let's first establish every possible definition, and then evaluate where the Sharks have been.
A conversation: When the goalie playing less is earning more opportunities.
A competition: No clear-cut No. 1, auditions are on full display.
A controversy: The goalie playing less is playing better, but not playing more.
A conundrum: Both goalies not playing well, with no obvious alternatives.
A combination: Your No. 1 is playing like it, and your No. 2 is playing as such. Read More…
It's strange to hear Joe Pavelski refer to the San Jose Sharks as "they." For Sharks fans, a tough season will get tougher this Saturday when the beloved ex-captain visits SAP Center for the first time as a member of the Dallas Stars. I caught up with Pavelski in Los Angeles, where the Stars are beginning their West Coast road trip. Pavelski talked about where his game is at, San Jose's struggles, Logan Couture being named Sharks captain, whether or not Doug Wilson gave him a contract offer and Grandma Pavelski. Joe Pavelski: Just looking forward to getting back there and seeing some people. It'll be fun to go back there, get back in the SAP Center with all the fans. Read More…
The Sharks keep finding ways to surprise everyone on this road trip. Two days after upsetting the Pittsburgh Penguins in overtime, the Sharks got goals from Barclay Goodrow, Evander Kane and Kevin Labanc to help top the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday at Nationwide Arena. Goalie Aaron Dell made 21 saves, including 20 in the first two periods, in his second consecutive start as the Sharks improved to 3-1-1 in their last five games. The Blue Jackets came into Saturday with an 8-0-4 record in games since Dec. 9. Zach Werenski scored twice for Columbus, which had just two shots on goal in the final 20 minutes. Read More…
Forward Stefan Noesen will make his much-anticipated return to PPG Paints Arena tonight when his Sharks play the Penguins at 7 p.m. Noesen began the year on an AHL contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, leading the team with 22 points in 22 games. After a string of injuries to forwards, Pittsburgh signed Noesen to an NHL contract on Dec. 2. He made his Penguins debut two nights later, and scored a goal in his first game. Read More…
The Sharks have reached a point under interim coach Bob Boughner where they more or less know what to expect from each other on the defensive side of the ice. As deep of a hole the Sharks dug themselves in the first half of the season, if they can find a way to score on a consistent basis, perhaps — with that defensive foundation — it's possible for them to string together a few victories and even rejoin the playoff race in the Western Conference. It's a long way off, but Saturday's game was another step in that direction as the Sharks got goals from Barclay Goodrow, Evander Kane and Kevin Labanc to help top the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at Nationwide Arena. It was the fourth straight game the Sharks (19-21-3) have held an opponent to two goals or less, as Aaron Dell, starting for the second time in three days, finished with 21 saves. The Sharks, 13th in the Western Conference, have a 3-1-1 record since a 3-1 loss to Vegas on Dec. 22, and go into Sunday's game with the Washington Capitals with a lot more belief than they had before the Christmas break. Read More…
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The Bowen / Burdekin LMAC covers the coastal and inland area extending from Haughton River in the north to Yeates Creek in the south and includes Giru, Ayr and Bowen communities. <br />LMACs enable local communities to have effective input into managing the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and provide a community forum for interest groups, government and the community to discuss issues around marine resources.
An Environmentally Relevant Activity (ERA) is an activity that is required to be approved by either Council or State Government due to its potential to damage or pollute the environment (air, land, water and noise). The State Government Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) and other state government agencies regulate higher risk activities whilst local councils regulate activities with only localised pollution potential.
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The Saga of Rocky Balboa: Analysis of Rocky II (1979) – The things that make us happy
Who said sequels are never good? Today we bring you the analysis of what is considered one of the best sequels in history: Rocky I (1979). I hope you like it!
Written and directed by Sylvester Stallonethe film is presented as a sequel with hints of remake of Rockey (1976)since the first one was a low-budget project and many scenes that were left somewhat empty due to lack of financing are repeated in this sequel, but with greater capital behind them, and it shows.
Quite aptly, the story begins to the rhythm of Gonna fly now, of Bill Contiwith a flashback of the last moments of the first fight of Rocky against Apollo.
The fighters are rushed to the hospital, where they meet in front of the press and Apollo, in a show of testosterone, challenges Rocky to a second fight.
Rocky undergoes surgery on his right eye, which has been damaged due to the fight. The doctors recommend that he not box again because he could lose his sight.
the colt He gets out of the hospital with flying colours, and some advertisers offer him the chance to earn a lot of money by doing TV commercials.
in one of the classic romantic moments that characterize the saga, Rocky asks to marry adrian (Talia Shire) and celebrate their union with an intimate wedding. Next, our hero goes to fame and fortune thinking about the money he will earn from advertising and dedicates himself to spending it all on an expensive car, a house, jewelry, etc. Shortly after it is discovered that Adrian is pregnant… the tension is chewed.
At the same time Apollo does not stop receiving letters accusing him of having rigged the fight and of being a fraud and decides to take matters into his own hands by persuading Rocky to get back in the ring.
Rocky starts to record the announcements to market products on behalf of the italian coltwhen we realize that his lack of studies prevents him from reading fluently, so he is fired.
The drama He continues when he sees that he is not hired anywhere and he is running out of money from the first fight, so he decides to work as an assistant in the gym of mickey (Burgess Meredith), his former trainer, to stay in the boxing world, while Adrian resumes his job at the bird shop.
Apollo challenges Rocky publicly on television and Mickey goads Rocky back into the ring. Despite having a bad eye and promising Adrian that he would never fight again, Apollo's bragging and lack of funds lead him to accept the rematch.
Rocky begins his training with Mickey, who decides change his guard and make him ambidextrous, in order to protect his eye and confuse Apollo. But Rocky doesn't feel confident and thinks he is betraying Adrian and doesn't take the training seriously. The sorrows do not stop, when Adrian gives birth and remains in a coma by losing a lot of blood due to overexertion during pregnancy. Rocky decides to stop training and stay by his beloved's side until she wakes up.
After a while Adrian wakes up and implores Rocky to beat apollo. here it starts the real workout. Stallone honors the first film when we see Rocky train in the same way as in the previous one and with the same soundtrack, but he also pays homage to his other most important alter ego, John Rambo (which would come later), completing all the training scenes with his mythical red bandana.
Intense push-ups and sit-ups, the game of catch the chicken (which in believe resume) and the already traditional race for philadelphia to the top of the museum stairs, this time followed by what seems to be every child in Philadelphia. Rocky is ready for combat!
And the big night arrived… Rocky leaves the house, supported by the neighbors of the area, saying goodbye to Adrian who has to stay at home with Paulie. Before going to the Philadelphia SpectrumRocky establishes a new tradition prior to his fightsFather Carmine's blessing.
After the presentation and a chant "Rocky! Rocky!" the fight begins.
Apollo crushes Rocky in the first round, breaking his nose. Rocky starts to drop the right who has been practicing so much and corners Creed in the corner. Apollo gets the 3rd, 4th and 5th round, but the 6th goes to Rocky. In the 7th Apollo corners Rocky, but in the 8th Rocky focuses on the champion's flanks and wins the assault, along with the 9th and 10th (with excellent detailed slow-mo scenes).
Apollo continues to punish the candidate and win the rest of the rounds.
Fifteenth and final assaultApollo once again has the match won on points, but wants to achieve the KO to ensure public acceptance. Rocky releases his left and destroys Apollo with a series of crushing blows.
The two fighters fall to the ground and in the most insane countdown in history, both struggle to get to their feet. 7, 8, 9… Rocky grabs onto the ropes and in one last effort manages to get up, Apollo collapses fainting. The Italian colt is the new world champion by KO!
Balboa, excited and with his arms raised holding the world champion belt, thanks Apollo, Mickey, God and his beloved Adrian for the fight, shouting "Look Adrian, I've done it!"
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Thus ends this great sequel that teaches us that even if stones are put in our way and we stumble; with effort and dedication, leaning on those who love us and without giving up, everything can be achieved.
If you want to refresh your memory, here is the review of Rockey (1976) Y here Creed's: The Legend of Rocky from my partner Pedro Perez S.
Enjoy the things that make you happy!
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English version (Springer): Ukrainian Mathematical Journal 31 (1979), no. 4, pp 344-346.
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His own words had scattered away, in any case. Honoré nearly shrugged, and caught himself. He nearly reminded Amédée, in defiance, "I will not be staying for long in Paris." But not surrendering the Progressiste, Amédée had opened a drawer of his desk, and folded this away inside; from the same drawer he removed a square book, bound in blue leather.
It was charity. And tyranny as well. Amédée tore away the cheque…forty francs―a sum too generous, and too much wanted, for Honoré to have refused it, placed this on the desk, and by resting his two hands there, one on either side, enclosed it with a sort of fence. Honoré bristled. He would not stoop to pick up money. But he shifted his portfolio to the left, pressing it under his arm; thus leaving his right hand free to receive the cheque, if Amédée would at least hand it up to him. He tried to force himself to be agreeable. He parted his lips, to offer some polite expression.
Honoré had liked to believe the chiming clock a messenger, the stranger who'd spoken of the battlefront, one of God's angels―humble, as his grandmother had taught him so many years ago, in the manner of their appearance; their words mysterious, their purpose to be obeyed in faith. For the all-seeing one has sent them to guide us, when we were not even aware that our hearts had asked for this. Yet, he would have to abandon the plan he'd been foolish enough to share with Amédée.


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Do Revenge review: Camila Mendes made a wicked version of Mean Girls
Alfred Hitchcock's influence is apparent in Netflix's teen dark comedy Do Revenge. It was inspired by his 1951 thriller Strangers on a Train, which was in turn inspired by a novel by The Talented Mr. Ripley writer Patricia Highsmith. But instead of focusing on a twisty murder scheme, Do Revenge centers on a plot to kill off the social status of two members of the It Crowd.
The film neatly fits into the canon of dark comedies about the ruthlessness of teenage girls — think Heathers or Mean Girls. Director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (co-writer of Thor: Love and Thunder, creator of Sweet/Vicious) weaves a sharp 2022 update of the genre. A few romantic subplots slow the movie's midpoint down, but by the end, the movie regains its momentum and pulls together for a satisfying ending.
[Ed. note: This review contains setup spoilers for Do Revenge.]
Photo: Kim Simms/Netflix
Do Revenge follows Drea (Camila Mendes), formerly the most popular girl at school, until her reputation tanks — not just because her ex-boyfriend Max released her sex tape, but also because she punched him in the face afterward. Drea attends her exclusive Miami prep school on a scholarship, while her ex (Austin Abrams) comes from a wealthy family. He has more social capital than her, so he's able to turn his friends and the rest of the school against her, claiming a video from his phone got leaked and that she assaulted him for no reason. Drea just wants to grit her teeth and get through senior year, but that changes when she meets transfer student Eleanor (Maya Hawke).
Years ago, Eleanor became a social pariah when her crush Carissa (Ava Capri) spread a rumor that Eleanor held her down and forcibly kissed her. After landing at the same school as Carissa, Eleanor dreads seeing her again. After an emotional moment in the bathroom, Eleanor and Drea bond over the people who've wronged them, and hatch a plan for revenge — but with an important caveat. The two decide to swap vengeance targets: Drea will take down Carissa, while Eleanor will infiltrate Max's friend group for ultimate revenge.
Like other movies in the mean-girls high school subgenre, Do Revenge focuses on convoluted social plots and vicious popular cliques. But it isn't derivative or a cliche: Instead, it's a natural evolution of this type of movie for 2022. Some parts of high school are constants, but youth culture rapidly evolves, so teen movies — especially ones adapting or paying homage to older material — risk feeling outdated. Do Revenge dodges that curse because of the way Robinson and co-writer Celeste Ballard smartly update certain plot points.
For one thing, Max is a villain for 2022 — a good-looking straight rich white boy who uses performative public wokeness to hide his real motives. And as a privileged young man, Max is basically untouchable. But that just means Drea and Eleanor have to come up with an even more enjoyably complex plan to take him down — and initially, it makes them easier to root for.
But as their actions escalate, their obsessions grow. Hawke and Mendes do a fantastic job of never giving the audience a clear person to root for. At first, their friendship seems inspired, as they unite against those who wronged them. But then it turns one-sided and toxic. And then it mutates into something else entirely.
It's a hell of a ride, all done with soft, influencer-worthy pastels. Part of the reason movies like Heathers and Mean Girls became so iconic was because of their strong visual palettes, which played with the conventions of idealized teenagehood in their respective eras. Do Revenge continues the trend, updating the film's look for those intimately acquainted with perfectly calibrated aesthetics that fit neatly under social media hashtags, whether it's "Instagram witch" or #glamgirl.
When the movie focuses on the revenge plots, or Eleanor and Drea's increasingly toxic relationship, it's sharp and tight. But midway through, a few romantic B-plots start taking center stage. Drea gets involved with a friend of Carissa's, rebellious artist Russ (Rish Shah), while Eleanor flirts with Max's sister Gabbi (Talia Ryder). While some of those scenes are sweet, neither of these relationships do much to make Eleanor or Drea either more sympathetic or more despicable. They seem to exist out of a sense that teen movies need obligatory romances, and nothing more. They end up dragging the movie out and slowing it down.
At the end, though, the movie shifts back to Eleanor and Drea — and for the better. A series of twists and turns draws them back together, and they play off each other in deliciously unnerving ways. At some points, the movie seems like it's going to turn into a moralizing statement about the dangers of revenge, especially when Drea's college plans become jeopardized. But Robinson and Ballard smartly avoid those pitfalls, proving they understand what the audience for these sorts of movies really wants: the vicarious thrill of watching vicious teenage girls go to great lengths to get what they want, while navigating the complicated relationships they form with one another. Without spoiling too much, Eleanor and Drea get both what they desire, and what they deserve. It's a satisfying conclusion that doesn't punish them or extol them. Just ignore the cheesy epilogues where they woo their prospective love interests.
Do Revenge debuts on Netflix on Sept. 16.
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Partnerships are helping Mars Petcare provide solutions to alleviate pet surrenders.
When a pet is surrendered, it's a sad and confusing time for the animal — and one that will only end happily with finding that pet a loving home.
Surrendered pets are removed from the homes they know and placed in shelters without the space or individualized care they are used to. And contrary to popular belief, these animals aren't defective. They were simply at the wrong home under the wrong circumstances.
In many cases, the reasons why pets are surrendered have nothing to do with their behavior. And when the reasons are behavior-related, it's often due to the environment the pet is in more than anything else.
A common reason why owners surrender their pets, surprisingly, is something outside the animal's control and largely the owner's as well: housing. When apartments or condos don't allow for pets, it gives owners no choice legally but to remove the animal from their home, or else move.
The pernicious myth of the unlovable shelter creature is debunked pretty plainly by this. The difference between the cat at the pet store and the one at the shelter might only be that it has experienced love and lost it, making it no worse a candidate for companionship.
Another common reason owners surrender their pets? It's another circumstance that can't be blamed on the pet one bit, and one which the owner has little to no control over: financials. Circumstances change and hard times can come over anyone. When an owner can't afford pet food or veterinary care, they risk their pet's health by keeping them. These owners typically surrender their pet with the pets' best interest in mind, hoping their pet will find a home with better resources through the shelter system.
Perhaps the most difficult to prevent: lifestyle changes, which can include divorce or health issues. These types of changes are often a shock and can upset a person's entire living and financial situation, not to mention that of their pet. Pet surrenders may occur if an owner is forced to settle for a pet-free apartment after a tough separation, overburdened by the cost of healthcare or in a condition that makes caring for a pet painful and difficult.
In some cases, pets are also surrendered due to their behavior, but this often has a lot to do with environment and the owner's behavior, too. There are many things that can stress out pets and cause them to act out; some need extra attention or would thrive in a different household, perhaps in one without children or with more space. Some pets might not get along with another pet in the home and may simply be best suited as a solo pet. While it certainly doesn't mean the pet should stay in their existing home, they may still make a suitable addition to a home with a different environment.
Is it possible to decrease pet surrenders, take the burden off shelters and ensure more animals stay with their owners? Given that surrendered pets amount in the millions, there must be. Companies like Mars Petcare are devoted to educating consumers and helping to lessen the numbers of pet surrender through strategic partnerships centered on pet wellbeing.
For example, Mars Petcare has recently partnered with SAFE Coalition (Best Friends, Metro Animal Care & Control, Nashville Humane Association, Pet Community Center, Crossroads Campus) to develop the Mars Petcare Home for Good Fund, which includes a $10,000 grant program to local partners dedicated to providing resources to pet owners to help keep more pets in their homes.
This includes the promotion of pet-friendly policies that target the very issues causing pet surrender in the first place. Housing that welcomes pets, community safety net programs for owners, advice for responsible pet ownership, education on pet ownership costs and pet training come part in parcel with Mars Petcare's BETTER CITIES FOR PETS™ initiative. Mars Petcare is also sponsoring its 10th annual Adoption Weekend by covering the adoption fees in the Nashville area's three largest shelters, Metro Animal Care & Control, Nashville Humane Association and Williamson County Animal Center.
It is a wonderful deed to adopt a pet, not just for the pet's sake but for yours — emotionally and physically, a furry companion has many benefits. But to truly decrease pet surrenders, owners must be responsible, educated and prepared to welcome a new furry family member into their lives and homes. Mars Petcare's efforts to help pets get adopted and stay adopted is a several-pronged approach to making Nashville more pet-positive overall.
Find out more about pet adoption, responsible pet ownership and the BETTER CITIES FOR PETS™ initiative at bettercitiesforpets.com.


The FA Level 1 in Coaching is for anyone interested in learning more about coaching. It provides you with the skills and knowledge to prepare you to coach football at the grassroots level.
All you need is a criminal records check (CRC)! If you're part of a Charter Standard Club you will also need a Level 1 coaching course as a minimum which also includes the FA Emergency Aid and FA Safeguarding Children qualifications too.
Yes. These elements are part of the course, however, you don't have to do them if you already have them and they are in date.


(A Top Pick Nov 01/17, Down 12%) A quality testing firm, like toys and clothines. Demand for this is growing because of stricter regulations around the world. Raising dividend at 20%. A huge cash-flow generator. Now is a good entry point. A UK company, but 60% of revenues are outside Europe. so if the UK economy slows down, they'll get paid in foreign currencies.
(A Top Pick June 7/13. Down 11.38%.) Still likes this a lot. Has suffered in the last 12 months because of 1) the very strong sterling, and 2) testing inspection for commodities has declined, as demand for commodities has declined. Opportunity for them is still there, because more and more companies are outsourcing their testing inspecting. The real kicker is China. Right now you can't do inspection for China in China, but China is talking about opening it up to foreign competitors, and this is one of the big 3.
(London Exchange) Had a pretty weak year. The overall testing, inspecting, certification business has been challenged because of commodities. Out of the big 3, this is the most exposed to the consumer. The catalyst for them is that China is considering opening up its market to foreign tech companies. Right now the big 3 do Chinese testing, but all for exports, none for the domestic market. There is talk they are going to be allowed. If so, he is looking at 12% additional top line growth. Yield of 1.75%.
A testing, inspection and certification company. There are only 3 big players. Great growth opportunity from their organic business, but also from bolt-on acquisitions. They do maybe one every 2 months. There do a 5,000,000-10,000,000 pound acquisition. This adds significantly because they can take out all the back office and just work with the front office and sales. Sees double digit growth long into the future.
London Exchange. Testing and Inspections. 3 dominant companies in the business and this is one. Great growth business. Have grown Sales by 15%-20% over the last 5 years with profits from 15%-30%. Debt equity ratio is very strong. Well managed.


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'Propensity to hold misperceptions': Study reveals conservatives more likely to believe fake news reports than liberals |
'Propensity to hold misperceptions': Study reveals conservatives more likely to believe fake news reports than liberals
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Meaghan Ellis
June 03, 2021Bank
Conservatives have a higher likelihood of believing fake reports than liberals, researchers have found. According to CNN, the latest findings, released on Wednesday, June 2, are part of a series of studies that show right-wing voters are typically targeted by fake news publishers.
To make matters worse, research also suggests right-wing readers will believe those types of reports more often than not. The detailed study, which was developed by Ohio State University communications specialists Kelly Garrett and Robert Bond, includes a comparison between conservative and liberal readers.
It "shows more engaging but false stories tended to support beliefs held by conservatives, while viral news stories that were also true tended to support beliefs held by liberals," according to the publication.
Writing in the Science Advances journal, Bond and Garrett weighed in with more insight into the study. "The idea that U.S. conservatives are uniquely likely to hold misperceptions is widespread but has not been systematically assessed," Bond and Garrett wrote.
To compile data, the two specialists developed a system that allowed them to analyze social media and news headlines while monitoring social media engagement through a platform known as YouGov. The study was reportedly conducted from Jan. to June of 2019.
"Every two weeks, we retrieved social media engagement data for 5,000 news stories that had the most engagement in the past seven days," they wrote.
Each article included in the study was read thoroughly for fact-checking purposes. While speaking with CNN, Garrett noted that "They all had a connection to U.S. politics in some way."
"The topics were selected on the basis of social media engagement, suggesting that these are the very issues that Americans were most likely to encounter online," the specialists noted.
They continued, "Analyses suggest that conservatism is associated with a lesser ability to distinguish between true and false claims across a wide range of political issues and with a tendency to believe that all claims are true. The study also shows that conservatives' propensity to hold misperceptions is partly explained by the political implications of this widely shared news. Socially engaging truthful claims tended to favor the left while engaging falsehoods disproportionately favored the right.
"These results underscore the importance of reducing the supply of right-leaning misinformation."
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Abredo Cheese is made from pasteurized cow's milk. It is a mild, creamy cheese with a fine flavour and pleasant aroma. This cheese is considered one of the best in its category, as reflected by the numerous awards received at regional, national and world level.
This is a versatile cheese which can be eaten as an appetizer or as a dessert (with apple or quince paste); it can also be used in salads, for grilling or as an ingredient in many different recipes.


Cleaning up your diet and eating healthier is a lifestyle, one that requires making healthier choices always instead of just one time. Trying to completely overhaul your eating at once can be overwhelming and often counterproductive, which is why it can be more useful and attainable to try making little, but impactful, diet tweaks instead. You don't need to start eating only kale and quinoa for every meal, but you can start making little swaps or additions that can make a big difference in your health.
"Small changes can occur gradually over time and set us up for success better than attempting to make big changes," says Mandy Enright, MS, RDN, RYT over email. "When we attempt to make a big change (or multiple big changes at once), often we go in without a plan and can feel overwhelmed and frustrated, and we ultimately revert back to the previous behavior."
Consistency is key, but you have to start somewhere, even if it's just baby steps. If you want to get healthier without feeling like you have to change up your entire way of eating, consider these 11 diet tweaks that make the biggest impact with the least effort, according to experts.
"Most of us do not drink enough water, and wait for the feeling of thirst before reaching for water," says Claire Martin, RD over email. Staying hydrated can help improve your mood, elevate your energy levels, and even improve your focus, according to a study from the Journal of Nutrition. "Drink water after breakfast and lunch to keep yourself feeling full between meals," she says.
A goal at most meals should be to have half a plate's worth of veggies, and if you don't have time to cook a side dish, you can just prepare a little side plate of greens. "Colorful vegetables have nutrients, antioxidants, and fiber to increase fullness, slow glucose absorption, and promote gut health," says Enright.
"Keep an empty 'Altoids-type' tin and fill it with almonds or other nuts," says nutritionist Dr. Keith Ayoob over email. "I encourage almonds because they're super-nutritious, but they're not greasy on your hands, which means they're more subtle for eating in the office. Peanuts are also nutritious."
Cutting down on sugar is one of the best changes you can make for your health, and an easy way to start is to do ditch beverages like sodas, fruit juices, and sweet tea. "The problem is, the average soda, glass of fruit juice, or glass of sweet iced tea is going to contain well over a days worth of sugar," says nutrition coach Erin Akey KNS, FNC over email.
The more protein you eat in the morning, the more satisfied you'll feel and the less hungry you are throughout the day. Ayoob suggests adding foods like Greek yogurt, hard-boiled eggs, and cheese to your breakfast for additional protein.
Fat is back in favor again, but some fats are healthier than others, and olive oil tops that list. When cooking, consider using olive oil instead of butter (except on high heat). "Both are fats, but olive oil is an unsaturated plant-based fat, which is associated with good heart health," says Rebecca Lewis, registered dietitian at HelloFresh, over email.
Whether you're making tacos or a creamy dip, swap out your sour cream for Greek yogurt. The taste is similar, but you'll get more nutrients, including protein and vitamin D, says Lewis.
Instead of white bread, eat whole grain bread. Switch out your white rice for brown rice. Go for a whole wheat pasta or quinoa pasta instead of white pasta. "In addition to all those extra nutrients, you'll be getting your daily recommended intake of fiber, which helps to keep us full and helps curb the desire to snack," says Lewis.
Instead of loading on the salt, experiment with herbs such as parsley, basil, thyme, oregano, etc. "These lovely fresh herbs are usually added towards the end of cooking, and can add a beautiful final touch to any dish, elevating the flavor without adding extra calories, fat, or salt," says Lewis. "They really are the magic ingredient that transforms a good dish into an extraordinary dish."
Change up your grocery shopping and ditch those packaged and processed goods. "Over 80 percent of the processed food items in the grocery store contain loads of added sugar, not to mention loads of chemicals, additives, preservatives, and fake ingredients. "When you do your best to eat mostly foods that can spoil and that come from the produce department and the meat department, and especially when you add one to two additional plants to every meal, you start to see changes in your health that go far beyond weight," says Akey.


Daily News columnist Bill Madden points out some of the subterranean and darker (or illumining really) aspects of the recent deal between Major League Baseball (management) and the Players Association, which guarantees uninterrupted baseball thro 2016. These aspects have to do with sweeping changes in the amateur draft. Above all, the draft is meant to enhance the future of today's poorly performing clubs, often in the so-called small markets. The owners received overall cost-containment in the draft, in that clubs will have individual annual-spending thresholds for the first ten rounds of picks that they have, and will be subject to luxury-tax and other penalties should they surpass their thresholds. It's all a little complicated in the fine print, but the idea is equity: a literal leveling of the playing field. Another of the more subterranean and darker dimensions of this important labor agreement involves clubs (owners) essentially receiving a three-year pass on amateur-draft picks before such players are put on the respective forty-man rosters. The drag on "bonus babies" may force multi-talented young men to sign on to other sports, like professional basketball. But it is also thought, under these conditions, high-school talent would opt for college scholarships instead: not a bad thing for their future lives.
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Rich, honey-colored, water lily-style chandeliers, aubergine, lime and cerise colors feel, for a brief time, transporting one to the warmth of India.
Striking design, unrivaled in its opulence of an on-trend eatery and yet it is as cozily comfortable as a local in any suburbia ! The warm Indian welcome of the Front of the house has familiar faces lead by Anand and ably assisted by Albert & Nirojand the rest of the team easing you into this elegant room.
The culinary approach that is adventurous and thought-provoking with classic dishes reinterpreted without losing their authenticity. Highlighting their trademark of limitless imagination, true passion for local food Chef Karan and Chef Sanishpay tribute to both the Irish produce and the traditions of Indian Cuisine.
The philosophy is to innovate, experiment, push boundaries while constantly challenging perceptions, creating something that is truly game-changing. Never complacent with the quality of their work our entire culinary team of- Chefs Anthony, Saneesh, Sunnuraj, Madhu, Khan, Pradeep and Aditya, return home each year to research new recipes.
In its true contrasts, Ananda's refined wine list and Nitesh and Prasidha's enviable selection of Cocktails' sit perfectly well with the pint of Lager pulled by Mathai.
Ananda like any other shop plays a small but significant part in making the entire "Dundrum Experience" a bit more special and unrivaled in the country.


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New System Makes It Cheaper to Process Mobile Images
By Indo Asian News Service | Updated: 14 November 2015 17:47 IST
Researchers have developed a new technique that consumes much less battery and bandwidth while processing images taken through smartphone cameras.
The system sends a highly compressed image to a central server, and the server sends back an even smaller file, which contains simple instructions for modifying the original image.
As smartphones become people's primary cameras, there is growing demand for built-in image-processing apps in smartphones.
But image processing quickly drain a cellphone's battery. Some mobile applications try to solve this problem by sending image files to a central server, which processes the images and sends them back.
But large images could incur costs for increased data usage.
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University and Adobe Systems have developed a system that can reduce the bandwidth consumed by server-based image processing by as much as 98.5 percent, and the power consumption by as much as 85 percent.
Study's first author Michael Gharbi from MIT said the technique could become more useful as image-processing algorithms become more sophisticated.
To save bandwidth, the new system sends out a very low-quality JPEG image.
The server system introduces some high-frequency noise into the image, which effectively increases its resolution.
Then the system breaks the image into chunks of 64-by-64 pixels. For each pixel patch of the uploaded image, the server sends back just 25 numbers.
The phone then performs the modifications described by those 25 numbers on its local, high-resolution copy of the image.
To the naked eye, the results are virtually indistinguishable from direct manipulation of the high-resolution image.
The results were presented at the Siggraph Asia conference held at Kobe, Japan, earlier this month.
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