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Ride Green with Electric Bikes and Scooters
Reduce your need to visit the fuel pump by opting to use smaller, more environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional vehicles.
By Bill Moore
Plug into electric bikes and scooters and discover a greener way to get around.
Photo courtesy MARIANNE SYLVAIN
The lithium-ion battery in Tres Terra's Callisto is removable for charging.
Photo courtesy TRES TERRA
Electric bikes such as Giant's Suede E don't replace human power; they amplify it.
Photo courtesy GIANT BICYCLES
A Phoenix electric conversion kit from Crystalyte drives this Giant bike.
Photo courtesy CHARLES HIGGINSON
Tame appearance, wild power: a Phoenix electric conversion kit from Crystalyte drives this Giant bike.
Photo courtesy MIKE YODER/LAWRENCE JOURNAL/WORLD
The Vectrix is one of several full-size electric scooters that manufacturers have said will soon be available in the United States.
Photo courtesy VECTRIX
Skeeter's Betterbike electric recumbent could hit 30 mph but is out of production.
Photo courtesy MIKE KAHN/ECOPHOTOS.COM
The Forsen scooter's 1,200-watt motor can hit a top speed of 17 mph.
Photo courtesy FORSEN USA
When Carla Graeff runs errands in her suburban Maryland community just outside of Washington, D.C., she doesn't fire up the family Volvo. Instead, she hops on her eGO electric scooter. What it lacks in creature comforts compared to the family car, it makes up for in much lower operating costs. And it does have air conditioning — the 20 mph in-your-face kind.
Graeff's eGO doesn't have pedals. Instead, her feet rest on the battery box that propels the machine at speeds up to 24 mph. Its 24-volt lead-acid batteries give it a working range of 10 to 15 miles. She typically drives it five or six miles on quiet, shady side streets while running errands, carrying what she buys in the wire basket mounted on the rear of the scooter.
In Iceland, gas costs the equivalent of about $6.50 a gallon. So tour guide Fridrik Brekkan commutes around his hometown, Hafnarfjördur, west of Reykjavik, on a Chinese-made electric scooter. He calculates he pays the equivalent of 25 cents to go 60 kilometers (37.8 miles), compared to $16 for the same distance in his Land Rover.
Meanwhile, here on the Great Plains of Nebraska, I regularly ride my TidalForce M-750 electric-assist bike to the bank and post office, and even to shop for small items at the grocery store.
Carla, Fridrik and I have discovered the (literally) quiet joys of e-riding about town, and we're not alone. Increasingly, people looking for affordable alternatives to increasing gas prices are considering bicycles and motor scooters. Most bikes sold today are the conventional, pedal-yourself kind, and most scooter sales are of the gas-fueled variety. But a handful of electric bikes and scooters are available, with more coming soon, so you now have options for fast, fun, gas-free transportation. The market for electric two- and three-wheelers is promising, but it's also still young and volatile — buyers should focus on quality, experts say.
Of Pedelecs and E-Bikes
There are two types of electric-assist bicycles: pedelecs and e-bikes. On a pedelec, you have to pedal to activate the electric assist; on an e-bike, you don't. Pedelecs are essentially a Japanese and European invention. There, governments require that the rider must operate the pedals before electric-assist becomes available, and they limit the electric motor's power to 250 watts. This is a common-sense safety precaution where riders mix with both automotive traffic and other cyclists in congested urban centers. The United States has no such regulation regarding pedals, and our limit on electric-assist power is 750 watts; 500 watts in Canada.
The more powerful the motor, the less pedaling you have to do, especially on hills. But power gains bring weight gains, and an e-bike often weighs two or three times as much as a conventional bicycle, especially if it uses inexpensive but heavy lead-acid batteries. More and more e-bikes and kits are now using powerful and lightweight, but more expensive, lithium-ion batteries.
Electric-assist bikes come in a bewildering array of makes, models and, importantly, quality. Experts emphasize to not expect cheap electric bikes (some cost less than $500) to be reliable over the long term.
Many industry experts lament the flood of cheap Asian electric bikes and scooters on the market. They have driven some of the more reputable, quality-conscious manufacturers out of business, leaving some early buyers high and dry. A prime example is WaveCrest Labs, builder of my e-bike, the TidalForce. The company announced last year it would abandon the e-bike business. Before that, Ford's short-lived Th!nk electric vehicle division briefly sold e-bikes before pulling out of the market. And the fate of Lee Iacocca's EV Global E-Bike line remains clouded, according to industry insiders.
So, the first rule when shopping for an e-bike: Go for quality, defined here as performance, reliability and workmanship. It will cost more initially, but will be worth it in the long run. The second rule: Select a manufacturer with a good track record who appears likely to stand behind its product with parts and service over the life of the machine. For several years, Giant — one of the world's largest bicycle manufacturers — sold the Lafree e-bike, later renamed the Twist. Most were powered by components supplied by Panasonic, another well-established company. Giant's current lineup includes the Lite and the Suede E. A to B magazine, a British publication devoted to bicycling, reviewed the Suede E as "probably the best mid-price bike available." The review duly noted that "Giant will be around should anything go wrong."
E-bike consultant Ed Benjamin recently formed his own company, Tres Terra, which produces three models. The two higher-end e-bikes use lithium-ion batteries, and they are powerful and solidly built. Benjamin, who, with Frank Jamerson, co-authors the biennial Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports , says he's an unabashed cheerleader for the electric bicycle industry, but he also cautions about poor-quality products. So does Jerome Byrd, who publishes the Web site, Electric Scooter World and specializes in evaluating e-scooters.
All seem to agree that consumers should expect to spend more than $500 for an e-bike that can deliver the necessary performance, durability and reliability.
Convert Your Bike to Electric
You can buy ready-made e-bikes, or you can convert your current bicycle to electric drive. There's a wide assortment of do-it-yourself kits, some cheap and low quality, others designed to last as long as the bike.
A typical kit includes the motor — sometimes already mounted to a wheel — batteries, controller, twist or thumb throttle, digital instrumentation, and wiring harnesses and cables. Depending on the kit and your mechanical aptitude, you can be up and running in 60 to 90 minutes, according to e-bike expert Dave Dierker. His retail store, ElectricRider, specializes in e-bikes and conversion kits, and his wholesale company, EV Depot, supports bike shops.
A good conversion kit costs $1,000 or more. Benjamin likes the BionX kit from Canada. Dierker, whose company sells similar conversion kits called RoadRunner and Sparrow, also offers Crystalyte's high-powered Phoenix kits.
Want to ride in unmatched comfort and stability? Consider a recumbent bicycle, especially the tricycle variety. Admittedly a niche vehicle, with good nonelectric models priced at $800 and up, recumbents have been around for nearly as long as conventional bicycles. So fast and ergonomically efficient that they were banned from international cycling races in 1934, these machines are enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
It's possible to add electric drive to most recumbents, either as a manufacturer option or conversion. Tricycle recumbents tend to weigh two to three times as much as a regular bike, and adding electric power only increases the mass that the rider and motor must move. But these are about as close to a motor vehicle as a bike can get and still be legally considered a bike.
The term "e-scooter" applies to a wide variety of machines. At one extreme, they resemble classic Vespa scooters (think Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday); at the other, they're standup platform scooters — beefed-up versions of children's sidewalk scooters. They're intended for short trips; unlike bikes, they have no pedals. Many of the smaller models lack seats and fold up.
The rules for purchasing e-bikes also apply to e-scooters, perhaps even more strongly. When asked about buying a cheap e-scooter, Byrd said, "Be afraid, be very afraid."
A former software engineer turned teacher and Web publisher, Byrd probably has tested and reviewed more small e-scooters over the years than anyone else in the country. He says that after 30,000 miles of e-scooting around Philadelphia, he simply stopped keeping track of his mileage. He still commutes 15 miles per day on an e-scooter to his college teaching job.
His rules for choosing the right e-scooter are straightforward: First, you get what you pay for. Second, buy as many watts and amps as you can afford.
The power of gas-engine scooters is measured in either cubic centimeters (cc) or horsepower, but e-scooter motors are rated in watts — and the higher the wattage, the better. For example, you can buy moped look-alikes that can carry one adult, with motors rated 250 to 800 watts (equivalent to between one-third and one horsepower). Those scooters might have sufficient power for riding on level ground, but as Brekkan discovered, they will have trouble climbing even the slightest hill. He reports that his scooter can't climb the hill out of his own yard, so he has to push.
To negotiate hills, you'll need a machine with more watts. Graeff's eGO, for example, uses a motor with 1,000 watts continuous output, but which is rated at 4,800 peak watts. This brings up another important point: View all wattage claims with skepticism, especially from less established manufacturers or online retailers. Byrd says knock-off makers and sellers often overrate motors, copy the specifications of more reputable manufacturers, or just plain lie. A favorite trick is to list the motor's peak wattage as its continuous power rating, but since a motor can run at peak for only a few seconds without damage, this is misleading.
Batteries are the other critical element of any e-scooter or e-bike. The capacity of a battery to store energy is measured in ampere-hours (amp-hours). Byrd advises that if you plan to use the scooter for commutes of less than five miles on level terrain, then a battery rated below 17 amp-hours will be sufficient. For any other application, make sure the machine is equipped with a battery rated higher than 17 amp-hours. And, as with motor wattage, the more amp-hours, the better. Graeff's eGO, for example, has a 34 amp-hour battery.
Those batteries also must be charged, and the quality of the charger is important. To cut corners, clone scooter makers may ship an inexpensive but inefficient charger. If you notice the batteries getting warm during the charge — and we're talking about lead-acid batteries, which power most e-scooters today — buy a better charger, Byrd advises. Heat shortens the life of most batteries.
Just as important is the way you treat the batteries. Lead-acid batteries respond poorly to deep discharges or overcharging. To get the maximum mileage out of your batteries, Byrd suggests, take only relatively short trips and recharge the batteries frequently. For example, it's better to drive three 10-mile trips, recharging in between, than one 30-mile jaunt. Shallower discharges and frequent slow, steady charging will prolong battery life.
Available E-Scooters
If you want to spend less than $1,000 on a short-range stand-up commuter, Byrd recommends the Go-Ped. The ESR750 Sport model has a six-mile range at up to 20 mph in "Turbo" mode and goes nine miles or more in "Econo" mode. Moped clones from Asia rated at 500 watts can be purchased for well under $1,000, and may be an affordable option for short trips over level terrain, but keep in mind Byrd's dictum that you get what you pay for. In the $1,000 to $1,500 range, both the eGO and a lesser-known e-scooter called the Forsen should be suitable for 10 to 15 miles of travel over mixed terrain at 20 mph.
My favorite class of e-scooter is the electric version of the popular Vespa-style scooters. Powered by 1,500- to 2,000-watt motors, these machines are solid rivals for their 49cc gas-powered counterparts in performance and price but without the noise, tailpipe pollution and reliance on gasoline. Peugeot offered one of these in Europe and was one of the first to demonstrate it was possible to build a practical e-scooter. Motor scooters are extremely popular in Asia as low-cost transportation, so it was inevitable that manufacturers in China and Taiwan would develop electric models to help combat the pollution generated by noisy gasoline scooters.
Unfortunately, this e-scooter class is the most volatile segment of a volatile market, and no manufacturer is currently producing full-size e-scooters for the U.S. market. "There's not much in the United States right now," says Bert Cebular, founder of NYCeWheels, an e-ride shop in New York City. "Unfortunately, many manufacturers' Web sites contain very creative claims, resulting in disappointed consumers."
In an all-too-familiar scenario, promising machines hit U.S. shores recently from Global Generation Cult (GGC), a small start-up based in Munich. GGC built its E-Max scooters in China, with a Chinese-developed lead-based battery that used silica salt as its electrolyte. It proved remarkably durable and energy dense compared to conventional lead-acid batteries. Nonetheless, GGC has closed down.
Future Electric Rides
Several companies, some well known, have announced their intent to enter, or re-enter, the e-ride market. Keeping in mind that plans can change, here are some interesting developments as of press time:
An Italian company called Oxygen is building a scooter designed for delivery fleets that uses lithium-ion batteries. Word is this new scooter's range approaches 100 miles on a charge. It's expected the company will begin U.S. consumer sales soon.
Evader MotorSports recently announced it was beginning to ship two models, the EV 1000 and EV Rally, with a 30 mph top speed and a 40-mile range. Vectrix says it will introduce a maxi-class scooter in late spring or early summer. It's intended to be highway capable, with a top speed of 62 mph and a range of 68 miles at 25 mph. Vectrix estimates the price will be about $14,000.
Three intriguing future e-rides: Vespa is currently testing prototypes of a gas-electric hybrid scooter in Italy, and Honda announced one in 2004 as a concept vehicle. At the cutting edge is the ENV a beautifully designed motorbike from a company based in the United Kingdom. A removable fuel cell generator powers it to a top speed of 50 mph, with range estimated at 100 miles. There's no word yet on commercial availability for any of these.
When you shop for an e-ride, check local regulations and remember the rules. Over the next few years you should have quite a few choices for fast, gas-free transportation.
DIY Electric Motorcycle Conversion
You can build your own electric motorcycle for less than $2,000, according to John Bidwell, author of three books on motorbike and motorcycle conversions. His latest book, The Secrets of El Ninja, explains how to convert a Kawasaki Ninja or similar gasoline motorcycle to electric drive, including sources for parts.
He advises starting with a reasonably inexpensive machine, preferably one with a blown engine but otherwise still in sound mechanical condition. Look for one with as large an engine block area as possible — that's where the batteries will go. His 72-volt El Ninja has a top speed of 65 mph. He's achieved a maximum range of just over 40 miles in stop-and-go traffic around Fort Collins, Colo., his home. He estimates El Ninja will go 50 miles at a steady 30 mph. He bought the 1987 bike for $200 and invested another $1,700 in parts and low-cost RV batteries. The machine weighs 550 pounds, only about 50 pounds more than the stock model with a full gas tank.
Federal law says a "low-speed electric bicycle," defined as a two- or three-wheeled vehicle with a motor of less than 750 watts and a top speed of less than 20 mph on level pavement with a 170-pound rider, is not considered a motor vehicle. Nonetheless, laws governing the use of electric bikes and scooters vary by state. You may encounter varying provisions regarding licensing, insurance, titling, helmet use, lights, operator age, top speed and more. You can check your state's regulations at www.moped2.org/mstates.htm.
When Bill Moore is not e-biking around Papillion, Neb., or trying to maximize the fuel economy of his hybrid Honda Insight, he produces EV World, an outstanding source for everything related to green transportation.
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Q: How to access a row in a data frame by using first column values in R     intercatedData                 n

1 Completed Degree in 2 Years.0    2
2  Retained to Midyear Year 2.0    1
3 Retained to Start of Year 2.0    1
4  Retained to Midyear Year 2.1    1
5 Retained to Start of Year 2.1    1

Here is the data frame(mydf) that i am using.
Now i want access first row value (that is 2) by its name (Completed Degree in 2 Years.0). I am able to access the value by using print(mydf$n[1]) but  right I would like to access the value by name instead of by index 1.
How can I access the value by name instead of by index ?

A: mydf[ mydf$intercatedData == 'Completed Degree in 2 Years.0', ]

A DATA record in a dataframe has a row AND column and so can be referred as so
mydf[2,3] will give me record in 2nd row and 3rd column for dataframe named mydf
mydf[2,] will give me record in 2nd row and all columns for that for dataframe named mydf
mydf[,3] will give me records in 3rd column for dataframe named mydf
This dataframe property can now be used for conditional selection
mydf[ mydf$intercatedData == 'Completed Degree in 2 Years.0', ]

Says give me all rows where the value for mydf$intercatedData is 'Completed Degree in 2 Years.0' and all columns

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Thelma Shelton Robinson describes herself as a "poetic" storyteller. She primarily focuses her tales on her own life experiences, and on stories that she heard, coming up in Philadelphia in the 1940s - 1950s. Ms. Robinson grew up in a richly oral tradition. Her father was a vivid storyteller and her mother raised her on stories about her childhood in Virginia. She recalls a weekend roomer, Mrs. Walton, "whose stories were so scary you were afraid to go to bed" as well as the numerous neighbors who came into her father's corner store, Veteran's Rest. The store was a hangout for Ms. Robinson as a child; she'd go in and out, listening to neighbors tell their tales. She valued what she heard, appreciating the different narrative styles and perspectives. She reflects, "When an elder passes, it's like a library burns down because there is so much information that is lost. And without other people who know that information - it just goes." Growing up near 12th and South Streets in Philadelphia, around the corner from the Standard Theater, Ms. Robinson watched street corner singing, dancing, and preaching, all of which left a lasting impression. She also loved the rhyming poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes, and she loved music - from the Wings Over Jordan Choir to Louis Jordan and his Tympany 5.
But it wasn't until she retired from decades of secretarial work that she began to truly pursue her love of poetry and storytelling. Over the last decades, she has made her presence felt, performing in storytelling celebrations organized by the National Association of Black Storytellers, Keepers of the Culture, and Patchwork, and at International House, the Community Education Center many schools, and other social, civil and educational gatherings. She has been on the Arts Education roster of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), and has received a PCA fellowship in Folk and Traditional Arts. She received the Oshun award in 2003, from ODUNDE, Inc., naming her the "poet laureate of South Philadelphia." She has authored three books of poetry and produced an audio cassette. Ms. Robinson notes, "I find that truth is stranger than fiction. If you tell some of these true stories, people don't believe it. I tell about things that I remembered as a child, and about things that were important, not just to me, but to everybody - like the Joe Lewis fight. . . . Experience doesn't matter if you haven't got stories."
Ms. Robinson is part of PFP's Local Knowledge project this year.


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World Asia 30 Jan 2021 WHO virus probe begins with fieldwork in ground-zero Wuhan
World, Asia
WHO virus probe begins with fieldwork in ground-zero Wuhan
Published : Jan 30, 2021, 12:07 pm IST
Updated : Jan 30, 2021, 12:07 pm IST
The highly politicised mission had been beset by delays, with China refusing access until mid-January
Members of World Health Organization team depart from the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital after a field visit in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Saturday, January 30, 2021. (AP/Ng Han Guan)
Wuhan: Experts from the World Health Organization visited a Wuhan hospital Friday as the fieldwork began in a closely watched coronavirus origins probe that will take in a food market presumed to be "ground zero" of the pandemic.
Nevertheless, the WHO's emergencies director Michael Ryan sought to downplay expectations of finding the origin of the pandemic straight away.
Success "is not measured necessarily in absolutely finding a source on the first mission," he told a news conference in Geneva.
"This is a complicated business, but what we need to do is gather all of the data, all of the information, summarise all of these discussions, and come to an assessment as to how much more we know about the origins of the disease and what further studies may be needed to elucidate that."
The WHO investigation has been hobbled by delays, and there are fears over access and the strength of evidence a year after the virus emerged in the central Chinese city.
The team met Chinese officials Friday and then left their Wuhan hotel in a fleet of cars, trailed by a media pack reflecting the intense global scrutiny on a visit whose aim is to establish how the virus was transferred from animals to humans.
The Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine -- where some of the earliest Covid-19 patients were admitted -- is among the field visits.
The WHO said the team will later head to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Huanan market, and the Wuhan CDC laboratory, three sites now indelibly linked with the pandemic.
Details of the trip are being relayed via Twitter rather than Chinese authorities. Team member Peter Daszak described the first site visit as "extremely important".
"We are in the hospital that treated some of the first known cases of COVID-19, meeting with the actual clinicians & staff who did this work, having open discussion about the details of their work," tweeted Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, a global NGO focused on infectious disease prevention.
The Huanan market -- which remains boarded up -- is believed to have been the first major cluster of infections, while former US president Donald Trump had pushed an unsubstantiated theory that the virus escaped from a testing facility at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
The mission's exact itinerary remains unclear.
But WHO's Ryan said: "There is a very long list of site visits planned and face-to-face meetings continue. The visits will include the Wuhan institute of virology and other labs, the Wuhan market, early responders, hospitals in which the first clusters of cases occurred. It is a very busy, busy schedule."
It is not an investigation
The highly politicised mission had been beset by delays, with China refusing access until mid-January.
China on Thursday warned the United States against "political interference" during a trip, after the White House demanded a "robust and clear" investigation.
The WHO insists the probe will be tethered tightly to the science behind how the virus jumped to humans.
Beijing is desperate to take the air out of the blame game and instead train attention on its handling of and recovery from the outbreak.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman on Friday flagged the visit as "a part of global research" into the pandemic.
"It is not an investigation," Zhao Lijian told reporters.
In a tweet Thursday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had had a "frank discussion" with China's Health Minister Ma Xiaowei.
"I asked that the international scientists get the support, access & data needed, and the chance to engage fully with their Chinese counterparts," he said.
China's National Health Commission says 4,636 people have died in the country as a result of the virus. The nation's GDP grew 2.3 percent in 2020, the only major economy to do so.
In comparison, more than 400,000 Americans have died so far as the sickness rips through its population and economy, while Britain recorded its 100,000th fatality this week.
Tags: who wuhan, hubei provincial hospital of integrated chinese and western medicine, wuhan institute of virology, huanan market, wuhan cdc laboratory, ground zero of the pandemic

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Former Iranian president Rafsanjani states Iran is enriching uranium
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirmed on Tuesday that the country has successfully enriched uranium from 164 of their centrifuges. On Wednesday, Mohamed ElBaradei, the President of the International Atomic Energy Agency, will visit Iran to review the progression, if any, to Iran's nuclear program and will release a report at the end of April. The United States said that Iran is "moving in the wrong direction" in regards to its nuclear program and that if it continues its program, it will discuss the possibility of taking steps with the United Nations.
Straw and Bush respond to Iran situation
Meanwhile, George W. Bush and the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw have both dismissed the nuclear 'first-strike' plan reported in the New Yorker magazine on Saturday. According to the New Yorker story, written by Seymour M. Hersh, American military and intelligence officials were making plans for a massive nuclear strike on Iran in order to stop the country developing nuclear weapons. Bush has described the plan as "wild speculation" in a speech delivered at John Hopkins University in Washington DC.
Australia's deputy PM faces Iraqi kickback inquiry
Yesterday, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, Mark Vaile, appeared before the Cole Inquiry into kickbacks paid to Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime. It is the first time in over a decade that a senior government official has been called to give evidence before a royal commission in Australia. The inquiry heard that Mr Vaile could not recall being told any specific details of the allegations made against the wheat exporter AWB before 2003. Mr Vaile has been Australia's trade minister since 2000 and the deputy prime minister since 2005.
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An information technology worker sets up a laptop computer for use.
A coalition of information technology staffing companies that rely on H-1B visas is moving forward with a lawsuit over an agency policy it says effectively bars them from the program.
A federal judge in New Jersey refused to throw out the case, a move that the Small and Medium Enterprise Consortium's attorney is calling a win that could lead to the policy's demise.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy at issue requires staffing companies seeking H-1B visas to give the agency the worker's full itinerary for the duration of the three-year visa. That's an impossible task, the companies say, because their business model requires that they have the flexibility to move workers around as needed.
Judge Madeline Cox Arleo of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Jan. 18 "tore apart" the USCIS' arguments, Reston, Va., attorney Jonathan Wasden told Bloomberg Law Jan. 23. The USCIS had argued that the consortium waited too long to sue, couldn't prove that its members were harmed by the policy, and that the policy isn't a "final action" that can be the subject of a lawsuit.
The inference is that the USCIS isn't "going to win on the merits" of the case, and it will have to go through a public notice and comment process to enact the policy, Wasden said.
The USCIS doesn't comment on matters involving pending litigation, an agency spokesman told Bloomberg Law Jan. 23.
But even going through that process won't save the agency from litigation, he said.
The Labor Department—which must approve employers' labor condition applications before they can seek H-1B visas from the USCIS—already has gone through the process and allowed consulting companies to obtain the visas on the same terms as everyone else, he said.
The USCIS would have to explain why it's treating consulting companies differently when the DOL doesn't, Wasden said.
The Trump administration has been tightening the reins on H-1B visas, particularly their use in the information technology industry. In addition to issuing a series of new policies, the USCIS also has proposed a regulation to rework the visa lottery to increase the pool of H-1B workers with advanced degrees. The final version of the regulation is currently under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
A second lawsuit over the same H-1B policy, also filed by Wasden, says the USCIS illegally has been approving H-1B visas only for as long as the staffing companies can list definite assignments. In some cases, that's meant an H-1B valid for only days or weeks at a time.
The policy remains in effect despite the consortium's request in May to block its enforcement.
Some companies actually have had H-1B visas approved since the memo was issued in February 2018, Arleo said. That cuts against the argument that they will face immediate, irreparable harm if the policy isn't blocked by the court, she said.
The case is Small & Medium Enter. Consortium, Inc. v. Nielsen, D.N.J., No. 2:18-cv-08672, order 1/18/19.


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Bruni's Baby Bump On Show At G8 Summit
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Bruni's Baby Bump On Show At G8 Summit –
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy proudly showed off her rounded belly at the G8 world leaders' summit in France, leaving little room for doubt that France's first lady is pregnant.
Posing in a white smock dress, the 43-year-old gestured to her swelling stomach as she posed for photographs with leaders' wives in the Normandy resort of Deauville.
Svetlana Medvedev, wife of the Russian president, then presented the wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy with a bouquet of flowers.
Bruni was all smiles as she met Svetlana Medvedev
Neither Bruni nor her husband have commented on rumours of her pregnancy, but she made no attempt to hide the bump on Thursday.
The child will be the couple's first together and fifth between them.
Mr Sarkozy, 55, has two sons – Pierre, 25, and 23-year-old Jean – from his first marriage to Marie-Dominique Culioli, who he divorced in 1996.
He has a 13-year-old son Louis from his second marriage to Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz, who he divorced in 2007.
The former model and singer made no attempt to hide her bump
Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy has a nine-year-old son Aurelien, whose father is the philosopher Raphael Enthoven.
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#1 New York Times Bestseller
The acclaimed, bestselling author--winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize--tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives.
One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny's mother, Beverly--thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families.
Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them.
When, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another.
Told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together.
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Commonwealth : a novel
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Level 6, 17 Points


Do you know what the number one skill in sales and service is?
I gave you a hint in the title. Right – listening skills.
Do we really LISTEN? Most of us 'hear,' but do we really listen to what people are saying? Are there any methods, tricks, ideas, tips or techniques to make us better listeners? Yes, there are. Listed below are some of the often used skills of better listeners.
What do you think the difference is between listening and hearing?
Bottom line: Hearing is physical. Listening is mental.


Sync or Swim is pleased to annouce that it will be launching its Clear Heads employee and business owner assistance program in March 2014. This program will be directed by Jenny Downing, a credentialed mental health nurse, who is qualified to complete a mental health assessment, provide counselling, and recommend additional therapies and services for business owners and their employees.
Clear Heads is a community initiative, which Sync or Swim has been developing for some time. The program is aimed at providing small and medium size business owners and their employees with easy confidential access to qualified professional counseling, and mental health and well being services (as required). We are providing this service at cost.
At different times in our lives we are all faced with personal crises that can be difficult to confront and handle alone. Whether there be a sudden need for the service during a time of personal crises or a less urgent but important proactive desire to improve coping strategies and resilience, Sync or Swim wants to ensure that both business owners and their employees have access to qualified and professional assistance in times of need.
Jenny has a wealth of practical experience and her services can be offered over the phone in a completely confidential environment. Any services provided by Jenny in relation to the program will remain completely confidential from all Sync or Swim Staff.
Jenny is a registered mental health nurse and a member of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. She has completed a Bachelor of Nursing and a Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health.
Jenny can assist people in dealing with depression, drug and alcohol issues, stress, anxiety, gambling issues, relationship problems, grief and loss, financial stress, and various other personal crises.
It does not matter how big or small you think your concerns or worries would be percieved by the rest of the world. If there is something in particular (big or small), which has been bothering you or causing your stress, or you are just not feeling yourself and don't know why, counselling can be a great starting point to help get you centered.
If you are tired of feeling stressed, anxious, frustrated or worried all the time but don't know why, Jenny can help assist you to improve your self-awareness, emotional intelligence and resilience.
Jenny will also refer any users of the service to additional appropriate support services (as required) so as to ensure they receive the adequate care and assistance needed for their individual situation.
The Clear Heads program has been developed by Sync or Swim to benefit its clients and their employees. The program will be charged at cost with the aim of making it accessible to everyone. Jenny's counselling sessions will be charged at an hourly rate of $50, which is well below the market range of $70 to $150 per hour.
Whilst as a business owner it is important to look out for your employees, it is equally important to look out for yourself as well. Did you know that the suicide rate among businesses owners is quite high and finally getting the attention it needs. We are proud to have been partnering with Beyond Blue to help design the first ever form of assistance targeted to this niche need.
financial stress due to cash flow issues, lost clients, changed economy etc.
high levels of uncertainty - sometimes you just don't know when you will land the next client or order or sale!
of your mind is pretty much 24/7 diverting its attention to business stuff.
isolation and lack of support.
feeling responsible for bringing in enough money to cover wages, the bills, and support your loved ones.
guilt for not being able to take time off for important events, or to even just get better from health issues... at the end of the day you need the money and you can't see any other way.
of not being able to separate your work and your home life and the concept of having some "me time" is non existent.
your business failing, looking like a goose, letting loved ones down, and feeling like a failure generally.
that the only way out is suicide.
Well, whilst it is normally to have these feelings when you are under such high strees, you truth is that you are not alone and you don't need to continue living with these feelings. And, that is where our Clear Heads program aims to help!
Many big business offer their employees an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) as part of their benefits. So, we thought we could make availalbe a similar program for small business owners to access for their employees. And, we are providing it at cost price as we know how hard it is to find the cash flow for such things!
Some business owners may wish to offer their emplyees a free confidential counselling service, which can be provided to each employee via one hour sessions up to four times per year. In this situation, Sync or Swim will invoice the business for the services used without providing the details of who used the service. Jenny will confidentially keep track of who used the service to ensure each staff member's annual quota is not exceeeded.
Some business owners may wish to offer Jenny's services to employees on an "as required" basis and request that they approach them to organise with Jenny the delivery of the service to the employee.
Some business owners may wish to simply notify their employees of Jenny's services and her consultation rates to be organised and paid for by the employee.
If you have any queries about Jenny's experience or accessing the program for your business, do not hesitate to give us a call on 1300 851 281.
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A new year means new trends. The beginning of the new year means experts are analyzing what happened in 2022 and gathering predictions for social media trends in 2023. There are potential challenges but also plenty of opportunities to spice up your social media feed and optimize your marketing efforts. Our creative marketing experts examined all the upcoming trends and condensed the most notable social media trends coming this year into the following list.
The Top 5 Social Media Trends
Death of the Cookie
HTTP cookies are small pieces of data from a website that are stored within a web browser; a website can retrieve this data at a later time and tell the server that social media users have returned to a particular website. This data mining has numerous consumers concerned and frustrated due to privacy concerns.
Third-party cookies are likely to be phased out in 2023, and this trend means that brands need to prioritize consumer privacy and transparency. Reliable first-party solutions are likely to be launched in the wake of the transition, and more regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union are likely to develop in the coming years.
Shopping on Socials
Since Instagram launched its in-app shopping feature, the social media marketing field has seen a continuous rise in popularity. The feature makes it easy for social media users to browse and checkout without being directed off the app.
Oberlo has also surveyed social commerce sales from 2020 and predicted profits into 2026. In 2020, social commerce made around $560 billion USD, and Oberlo gathered that sales would increase by about 30.8% per year, meaning 2026 is predicted to hit $2,900 billion.
54% of social media users already research brands and products on social media, and social commerce means the entire buyer's experience is shifted to being entirely on social media platforms.
Brands Being Authentic
Over the years, consumers have lost trust in brands when matters of their data and privacy were compromised, and they now seek brands that are authentic and businesses that care about today's problems.
One prime example of this trend is examining the competition between Aerie and Victoria's Secret. Aerie, American Eagle Outfitters' intimate apparel brand, stopped using supermodels and digitally altering models to promote body inclusivity and positivity, even becoming a sponsor of the National Eating Disorders Association. Since this authentic brand strategy in 2014, Aerie has become a leader in lingerie and reported major sales growth. Victoria's Secret, on the other hand, is infamous for its use of supermodels and their intense diet and exercise regimens; the company announced last year that a quarter of its stores would be closing.
From Nike partnering with Colin Kapernick to Patagonia running its "Don't Buy This Jacket" campaign, consumers have new expectations of businesses, desiring to put their money into companies that have their interests at heart, and authentic brands get customer loyalty as long as they maintain trust.
Marketing with Nano-Influencers & Micro-Influencers
Since the rise of social media influencers, companies have partnered with them to market their products and services. However, when the influencer in question has an army of followers, it can be difficult for smaller brands to work with and for audiences to have a more authentic connection.
A nano-influencer has less than 10,000 followers, while a micro-influencer has between 10,000 to 100,000 followers. While these influencers may have smaller followings, they have a highly engaged audience; nano-influencers average a 3.69% engagement rate, which is twice what macro-influencers have.
The perks of working with these smaller influencers are that they can cost you less, and if the influencer accepts your deal, brand trust will be established between your company and its audience.
Ads Becoming More Interactive
User engagement is approaching a whole new level with extended-reality technologies, and filters are becoming a popular method to engage a brand's audience. Interactive advertising helps brands break through the challenge of 82% of Gen Z skipping or blocking ads, and social media users get to participate in an experience, creating memories with a brand. Interactive advertising gains more viewing time over non-interactive ads and helps brands stand out from the sea of advertisements consumers see.
Augmented and virtual reality is also likely to be adopted more in social media interactions. Billions of dollars are being invested in the metaverse, and they present a new kind of shopping experience with brand avatars, meta malls, entertainment, and much more.
Other Social Media Trends to Look Out For
More Searches on Social Media
TikTok SEO is the dubbed term for consumers using TikTok and Instagram as a search engine. The video ad, "Find What's for You," is a clear demonstration of this trend with its celebrity searching for answers on TikTok rather than search engine king, Google. Senior Vice President Prabhakar Raghavan even acknowledged that about 40% of young people search for a place to eat on social media platforms.
Moving Off Mainstream Platforms
Public concern about the lack of control and censorship on TikTok and other mainstream platforms has triggered the rise of alternative apps. BeReal, LBRY, Diaspora, Mastodon, and Signal are just a few examples of apps that can replace the mainstream apps that have dominated the internet for years.
Recommendations from AI
Facebook is introducing measures for artificial intelligence to recommend content on social media users' feeds. This strategy is being adopted to mimic a TikTok "For You" page experience for the platform users and aims to increase user engagement.
Social Media Results Realized
The rising social media trends in 2023 present exciting opportunities for companies to engage with their audience in new ways that will allow them to build brand trust and loyalty. Versa Creative can help your business level up its social media marketing game with bold and creative strategies, but that's not the only thing we do. From strategy to traditional media, we can get you your next big win with diverse perspectives and industry expertise. Reach out to get started on a creative journey.
The Benefits of Marketing Through Direct Mail For Real Estate Agents
The real estate marketing industry is constantly evolving and shifting with the market's current and the advancement of technology. Although digital marketing and technology have made significant steps into the marketing world, leading real estate marketing...


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Conceived as a cross between a Sunday newspaper and CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt, Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Heart health nutrition classes at Christiana Care could help you keep that New Year's resolution to get healthy.
The first class will be held to day at 2:30 p.m. at the hospital's HealthCare Center at 200 Hygeia Drive. The free class is open to anyone interested in making changes in their diet to improve heart health and reduce risk factors that could lead to heart disease. The class is taught by a registered dietitian.
There's also an Amtrak-themed Biden beer. Wilmington shoppers have lots to choose from to get their presidential fix.
Delaware man who waved 'Confederate Battle flag' during Capitol riot charged
Kevin Seefried and his son Hunter face federal charges stemming from the storming of what President-elect Biden calls the "cradle of liberty."
'Too much too fast': Teachers union objects to Delaware schools' hybrid return
Even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across Delaware, Gov. John Carney says schools have proven to be safe spaces for students and teachers.


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Q: header cache seems to be ignored I've been wondering what seems to be wrong in my cache.
I set this headers so that it will not cache contents on the website (html, css, php) files.
header('Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate'); // HTTP 1.1.
header('Pragma: no-cache'); // HTTP 1.0.
header('Expires: 0'); // Proxies.

So I went on to clear cache first on my Mozilla, reload the page then got this:

Seems fine because status is 200 OK, now I edited the file style.css then do a refresh, here is the result:

It says 304 Not Modified. I am no expert but isn't that means it cache the file? Also, I edited style.css, and my changes didn't appear. Need to do a Ctrl+F5 to reset it. Why is that?

A: Extending from comments:
What you were doing on your headers only affect that resource -- which most likely would be a PHP-generated HTML page.
To demonstrate, here's a simplified process:

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*Browser: GET index.php

*Server: PHP: Cache-Control: no-cache; output content...

*Browser: GET style.css

*Server: (Default headers;) output style.css

So to ask the client to not cache CSS, you can:

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*Add additional header for all CSS in your HTTP server configuration. Example in Apache:
<FilesMatch "\.css$">
    Header add Cache-Control no-cache
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*Use PHP to redistribute CSS:
<?php
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header("Cache-Control: no-cache");
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body {
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}

*If you don't mind modifying HTML on every edit (or if you're using some kind of version control that support this feature), you can make your HTML look like this:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css?20131111" />


Myrtle Beach has some of the most beautiful beaches and the most striking attractions in the world. Moreover, the communities and residents of Myrtle Beach are friendly and respectful. Besides the many tourists who tour the area each year, Myrtle Beach is alive and ready to welcome new citizens and investors. For that reason, investing in a vacation home in Myrtle Beach is a great idea.
As a new citizen of Myrtle Beach, you will love the hospitality and friendliness of other people who also work and live here. Even with so many exiting places and attractions to discover, Myrtle Beach will give you and your family a comfortable environment to work and live. Myrtle Beach is constantly improving the standards of living for its residents and it is, therefore, safe to say that it is the perfect place for you to relocate and settle with your family. It is the ideal destination to soak up the sun, enjoy the beautiful scenery throughout the year and experience memories of a lifetime.
Another reason why it is a great idea to purchase a vacation home in the area is the fabulous weather. It offers the perfect balance between not too cold and not too hot. It is just the ideal weather for your vacation.
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Banh My Phuong is a delicious Vietnamese sandwich stall in Hoi An, that's been catapulted into the limelight by an endorsement from Anthony Bourdain who passed away in 2018. It's become so popular that the queues were stretching way down the street during my recent visit. It's good but we're not sure about waiting that long.
A visit by Anthony Bourdain could be a very big thing in the life of a restaurant. I've seen the Bourdain phenomenon at work on several occasions in Vietnam. In Hoi An, his endorsement of a little banh my cart has propelled Mdm Phuong to great fame and underwritten Hoi An's most popular sandwich (banh my) stop. It's possible that Bourdain's untimely death in 2018 added further momentum to the Mdm Phuong banh my juggernaut.
The good news is, that Mdm Phuong hasn't let fame go to her head. She's a delightfully friendly host, her banh my is as delicious as ever, and despite now offering a restaurant space, the price is still right.
Phuong is a Hanoian who, as a young girl, moved to Hoi An with her family after the Vietnam War in the 1970s. In 1989 she started selling banh my to supplement her income as a teacher.
These days her banh my cart has morphed into a restaurant, with a production line churning out an expanded menu of 12 sandwiches - many of which have been tailored to the tourist palate. I'm guessing 2 of the twelve options would have made an appearance at the original banh my stall - the "everything" and the pork and pate.
Don't be surprised to find yourself in a queue. On our most recent visit in October 2019, the queues were getting a little too long. We love this banh my but there are plenty of other options around town that ain't bad either.
I've frequently asked Hoi An locals what they make of the Banh My Phuong phenomenon. They say Phuong's rolls are fine. But they're disinclined to anoint any stall as the best in town.
The deluge of foreigners means that locals are less conspicuous at Banh My Phuong these days.
Banh My Phuong still has a simple stall on the eastern (Cua Dai Beach) side of Hoi An's central market.
Phuong is more likely to be found at 2B Phan Chau Trinh.
Rusty Compass reviews are always independent. We list the stuff we think you should know about. That's it. We've always paid our way at Banh My Phuong and no inducement, financial or otherwise, was received for this listing.


Eating 1, 500 calories per day can help you meet your weight loss goals.
Eating just 1, 500 calories per day while following a regular exercise program will likely lead to a healthy weight loss. However, 1, 500 calories per day is too low for some regular exercisers, especially those trying to maintain or gain weight. In fact, if you significantly boost the calories you burn by exercising, you may not even have to cut your calorie intake to lose weight.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1, 500-calorie diets - more specifically, diets containing 1, 200 to 1, 600 calories per day - are appropriate weight loss diets for women who weigh more than 164 pounds, active women who exercise regularly and most men. The same source reports that effective weight loss diets for sedentary women weighing less than 165 pounds often include 1, 000 to 1, 200 calories per day.
To maintain a healthy weight while exercising regularly, you'll likely need to eat more than 1, 500-calories per day. In fact, even sedentary men and women need between 2, 000 to 2, 600 and 1, 600 to 2, 000 calories per day, respectively, to maintain their body weights, according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010. According to Harvard Medical School, moderately active adults need 16 calories per pound of body weight each day, and active adults who regularly exercise at high intensities need 18 calories per pound of body weight each day. This is equivalent to 2, 160 calories per day for a moderately active, 135-pound woman and about 2, 880 calories each day for an active, 160-pound man.
If your body requires more than 1, 500 calories per day—even when you're trying to lose weight—you could experience negative side effects, especially during your workouts. These may include lightheadedness, dizziness, fatigue, nausea and even hair loss. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a safe rate of weight loss is 1 to 2 pounds per week, which you can accomplish by reducing 500 to 1, 000 calories per day through exercise, dietary changes, or a combination of both.
If a 1, 500-calorie weight loss diet is right for you, following a healthy meal plan can help you meet your nutritional needs and calorie goal. For example, a sample 1, 500-calorie meal plan - provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture - contains about 1.5 cup of fruits, 1.5 cup of vegetables, 5 ounces of grains, 4.5 ounces of protein-rich foods, 2.5 cups of dairy foods, 5 teaspoons of healthful oils and 120 extra calories each day. Using this meal plan, a sample 1, 500-calorie menu would include two scrambled egg whites, one-half slice of reduced fat cheese, one slice of whole-grain toast, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter and one small orange for breakfast; 1 cup of low-fat yogurt and one-half cup of blueberries for a morning snack; 1 cup of brown rice, 1 cup of steamed broccoli and 2.5 ounces of grilled salmon cooked using 1 teaspoon of olive oil for lunch; and 1 cup of whole-wheat pasta, with pesto sauce made using 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 ounces of grilled chicken breast, one-half cup of sliced tomatoes and 1 cup of low-fat milk for dinner.
What does eating 1400 calories a day look like?
Detainees held in the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camps have initiated both individual and widespread hunger strikes, and camp medical authorities have initiated force-feeding programs.


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Boots Botanics Organic Softening Cleanser ($8.49 at Target) - I've been using this cleanser a lot lately and while it's pretty basic, it does live up to its name: it cleanses really well (it even gets stubborn eye makeup off) and makes my skin feel so soft. I can use it in the morning or at night, so it's perfect for this challenge.
Pixi Glow Tonic ($15.00 at Target) - I'm not going to say too much because I feel like I talk about this one all the time, but it is my holy grail toner and it's not going anywhere, even if I have to shell out 15% of my budget to keep it in my arsenal.
Cotton Balls ($0.97 at Target) - I need something to put my toner on…and luckily cotton balls are something I'm not used to splurging on anyway (does anyone splurge on cotton balls though?) I will take the cheapest I can get, thank you.
Washcloths ($4.99 at Bed, Bath & Beyond) - I've done the whole "splash the water in your face thing" for years and tried expensive cleansing brushes (which are amazing, by the way), but nothing gets my face quite as clean as a washcloth. And it gently exfoliates as well.
Ponds Moisturizer ($1.47 at Target) - I absolutely need a moisturizer and this one was super cheap. I used it for most of my freshman year so I know it won't break me out.
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Primer (12.89 at Target) - I was originally going to include an SPF lotion for my skincare, but then I remembered how much I love this primer (it was in my monthly favorites) and I figured it can double up as primer and SPF.
NYX Dewy Setting Spray ($7.99 at Target) - I really prefer setting sprays over powder (powder just gets so cakey on me…I don't know what it is. Also, I feel like setting spray makes my makeup last longer) and while this one isn't as great as some of the more expensive ones I have, it will do the job just fine.
Covergirl LashBlast Mascara ($6.99 at Target) - This is my new favorite mascara and luckily it's drugstore.
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Sassy Mauve ($4.99 at Target) - Mauve is probably my favorite lipstick shade ever (I wanted this exact shade for so long and was so happy when I stumbled upon this one!) and I love the formula even more.
Milani Eyeshadow Primer ($5.99 at Target) - My eyeshadow always creases unless I'm wearing this, so you can bet I will include it in this roundup.
e.l.f. blending Brush ($1 at Target) - I think I could do simple eyeshadow looks with just this brush and my fingers. I might not enjoy it and it would probably be difficult…but it's doable.
Okay, I went $0.89 over...but I think that's okay. Hopefully I would be able to find some coupons to bring that below $100 (hopefully below $97 so I could buy a $3 eyelash curler too...) This challenge was surprisingly fun and even a little bit enlightening. It really made me think of how I use the products in my makeup collection and how I could switch things up a bit. If you decide to take this challenge too, let me know and I will be more than happy to share your post!
What skincare and makeup products can't you live without?


Before I get to the Pope's latest silly remarks, take a trip down memory lane and remember when he opened his mouth on this same issue during the 2016 Presidential election, here is one story at WND.
Earlier this year, in an effort to set the record straight, the leftwing media was eager to tell us that the Vatican wall doesn't really keep anyone out anymore. After all, it has gates with metal detectors, that is all!
Today, the Vatican's walls are an impressive sight. But they don't keep anybody out; their doors are open and metal detectors are the only obstacle between the public and St. Peter's Square, according to CNN.
I haven't been there, but I will bet the Vatican doesn't let the 'visitors' who have passed through the doors stay overnight! And, surely they can't move in!
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out "will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build".
Yuk! The Pope with the Grand Imam of Egypt. When the Pope tears down that centuries-old wall, and redistributes the Vatican's wealth, then he will be putting his money where his mouth is!
Apparently that is his plan—the redistribution of your money!
If you are a conservative Catholic who believes in borders and US sovereignty, please speak up in your churches about this Pope. If you can't speak up, you should quit!
And, although you might think you are well informed about centuries of Muslim invasions and the 'religion' behind them, studying history isn't a bad idea. I plan to read Raymond Ibrahim's Sword and Scimitar.
See one review here, not all Catholics are on the same page as this Pope!
Thank you for speaking the truth. This is a hidden fact from the liberal media about the Muslim invasion and their carnage to Europe. All the more reason to build more walls.
People in glass houses and all that, Ann!!
The democranks will take this sophistry from the Pope and use it against any and all conservative candidates and spokespeople. His disengenious remark, or some Italian clerics response about Vatican walls, only shows disregard for a countries independence and concern for IT'S citizens. Pope Francis should look at Argentina and how is has suffered under socialism and that, on Canon law, he only speaks for Christ on faith and morals..not world economies and ignore the fact most countries have strict immigration laws…like Russia , Cuba, Austria, Germany , Switzerland, Denmark, Japan et al.
POVERTY could be at least largely eliminated by simple BIRTH CONTROL, but the Pope doesn't want THAT !!!!! It might be noted that it is largely CATHOLIC nations that are impoverished and unable to provide for their own poor !


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Home News Samsung to start testing self-driving cars in South Korea
Samsung to start testing self-driving cars in South Korea
South Korea clears homegrown multinational conglomerate Samsung to start testing autonomous vehicles on the country's streets, while another local company, automotive supplier Hyundai, fixes security bug in its cars.
The approval, granted by the country's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry yesterday, will allow the company to test autonomous vehicles on real roads.
The trial will use vehicles from another South Korean firm Hyundai, augmented with Samsung-developed advanced sensors and machine-learning systems.
The electronics company hopes that it will be able to sell technology to car manufacturers, rather than build self-driving cars itself.
Read more: UK government pushes forward with driverless vehicles program
A call for collaboration
"Samsung Electronics plans to develop algorithms, sensors and computer modules that will make a self-driving car that is reliable even in the worst weather conditions," the company said in a statement.
According to the Korean Herald, a ministry spokesperson said that self-driving cars "call for the collaboration of various cutting-edge technologies from the automobile, artificial intelligence and information communication sector" and that the government in South Korea was committed to creating a favourable environment in the country for the sector's growth.
The spokesperson added that the proposed vehicle "utilises artificial intelligence, or deep learning algorithms, that make inferences of its own about road situations and obstacles".
Samsung joins around 20 other companies with permission to test driverless cars in South Korea. Hyundai was the first company in the country to gain such permission. South Korea has eased regulations around testing of self-driving cars and last month, it permitted autonomous cars without a steering wheel or pedal to be tested on roads.
Read more: Australian start-up Freestyle to deploy smart water meters in South Korea
Hyundai connected car flaw
The news comes amidst reports that Hyundai has needed to fix a security vulnerability in its connected car app that could allow hackers to locate, unlock and start its cars.
According to a blog post by IT security company Rapid7, affected versions of the Hyundai Blue Link mobile application upload application logs to a static IP address over HTTP on port 8080.
The log is encrypted using a symmetrical key, "1986l12Ov09e", which is defined in the Blue Link application (specifically, C1951e.java), and cannot be modified by the user, according to Rapid7's researchers.
"Once decoded, the logs contain personal information, including the user's username, password, PIN, and historical GPS data about the vehicle's location. This information can be used to remotely locate, unlock and start the associated vehicle," they said.
Since the vulnerability was flagged to Hyundai, the car company has updated the Hyundai Blue Link app to version 3.9.6, which removes the LogManager log transmission feature.
Read more: Hackers could use mobile apps to steal connected cars, says Kaspersky


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Der Frankfurt Half Marathon Invitational war ein Einladungslauf auf dem Frankfurter Messegelände am 13. September 2020. Er galt als  Qualifikationsrennen des Deutschen Leichtathletik-Verbands (DLV) für die am 17. Oktober 2020 stattfindenden Halbmarathon-Weltmeisterschaften 2020 in Gdynia (POL) und fand auf einem abgesperrten Areal unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit statt. Veranstalter war die Agentur motion events unter Federführung ihres Geschäftsführers Jo Schindler.

Strecke

Bei der Strecke des Frankfurt Half Marathon Invitational handelte es sich um einen komplett flachen und insgesamt siebenmal zu durchlaufenden 2999,89 m langen Rundkurs auf dem vollständig umzäunten Gelände der Messe Frankfurt. Der Start befand sich auf der Straße nördlich der Freifläche Agora und das Ziel lag nur wenige Meter weiter westlich an der nordöstlichen Ecke von Halle 4. Durch Zubringerstraßen der Theodor-Heuss-Allee waren Teile der Laufstrecke überbaut; einzelne Bodenmarkierungen und Gitter stellten die Streckenmarkierungen dar. Der Leichtathletik-Weltverband World Athletics führt die Ergebnisse des Frankfurt Half Marathon Invitationals mit der Anmerkung UNC, da die Streckenvermessung der Laufstrecke nur nationalen, nicht aber internationalen Normen und Kriterien entsprach.

Ergebnisse

Männer
Bei den Männern bildete sich schnell mit Amanal Petros und dem mehrfachen niederländischen Meister Mohamed Ali aus Eindhoven eine zweiköpfige Führungsgruppe, wobei sich nach 15 Kilometern Amanal Petros entscheidend absetzen konnte und die Qualifikation für die Halbmarathon-Weltmeisterschaften 2020 erbrachte. Dahinter hatte sich eine große Verfolgergruppe gebildet, aus der nach und nach immer mehr Läufer herausfielen, darunter mit Atemproblemen der mit Startnummer 1 ins Rennen gegangene Arne Gabius (TherapieReha Bottwartal). Er beendete den Halbmarathon nach einer zweiminütigen Pause am Streckenrand letztendlich als Viertletzter in 1:07:30 h ohne jegliche Chance auf eine vordere Platzierung. Von den 27 gestarteten Läufern erreichten nur 21 Athleten das Ziel.

Frauen
Melat Yisak Kejeta setzte sich unmittelbar nach Startschuss mit ihrem Pacemaker Philipp Stuckhardt (Laufteam Kassel), der sie bis Kilometer 15 begleitete, und Dan Bürger (LG Nord Berlin) vom restlichen Frauenfeld ab und siegte unangefochten etwa eine halbe Minute über persönlicher Bestzeit, womit sie sich für die Halbmarathon-Weltmeisterschaften 2020 qualifizieren konnte. Dahinter liefen bis Kilometer 16 Miriam Dattke und Katharina Steinruck im Kampf um den vermeintlich letzten WM-Platz (siehe Abschnitt Trivia) gemeinsam, bevor sich die Regensburgerin Miriam Dattke schließlich nach einer Tempoverschärfung von der Frankfurterin und Lokalmatadorin Katharina Steinruck absetzen konnte. Von den sieben startenden Athletinnen erreichten sechs das Ziel.

Trivia
 Bereits im Frühjahr 2020 hatte der DLV für die ursprünglich am 29. März 2020 geplanten Halbmarathon-Weltmeisterschaften bei den Männern und Frauen jeweils vier Athleten und Athletinnen benannt, die auch nach Verlegung der WM auf den 17. Oktober 2020 weiterhin nominiert waren. Beim Frankfurt Half Marathon Invitational sollten dann die restlichen zwei von insgesamt sechs Mannschaftsplätzen pro Geschlecht im Trial Verfahren an die bestplatzierten Athleten vergeben werden, sofern die Normen von 1:04:00 h bei den Männern und 1:13:00 h bei den Frauen erfüllt worden wären. Wenige Stunden nach dem Rennen fiel dem DLV auf, das jedoch pro Nation und Geschlecht maximal fünf Sportler oder Sportlerinnen nominiert werden können.
 Der Verein LG Telis Finanz Regensburg sowie der ebenfalls aus dem Regensburger Vereinsumfeld stammende Philipp Pflieger (LT Haspa Marathon Hamburg) beklagten nach dem Wettkampf über eine zu kurzfristig erfolgte Inkenntnissetzung der Vergabe des WM-Qualifikationsrennens an den Frankfurt Half Marathon Invitational.
 Katja Fischer und die amtierende Masters-Europameisterin im Halbmarathon Sandra Morchner bogen von der Sonne geblendet auf Kurs einer Endzeit von unter 1:15 h falsch ab. Während Katja Fischer das Rennen trotz einiger hundert zu viel zurückgelegten Metern noch beendete, gab Sandra Morchner daraufhin auf.

Weblinks
 Ergebnisliste Frankfurt Half Marathon Invitational

Einzelnachweise

Halbmarathon
Stadtlauf
Laufveranstaltung in Deutschland
Leichtathletikwettbewerb in Frankfurt am Main
Erstveranstaltung 2020

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The Dangling Rope (in special cases, where they occur naturally, also Dangling Vine or Dangling Liana) is an obstacle common within the Tomb Raider Games.
Lara can use these ropes to swing and reach far away places.
To use it, jump to a rope and slide to the bottom. Turn into the direction you want to reach. Start swinging by pressing the Sprint Button. Jump when the rope has reached the highest point. In Legend or Anniversary, simply jump to it and swing in the direction you want, If you wanted to go up or down the rope, you would hold Interact and the direction you need to go.
The first occurrence of the dangling vine is in the Bolivia level. And shortly after Lara encounters a dangling rope, probably left behind by Rutland's Mercenaries.
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