Lonely Kaliningrad could become the model for constructive dissent; opposition activists are cautious but say they are starting to be heard.
Kaliningrad gave the Kremlin a wake-up call when opposition groups staged anti-government rallies this year, drawing thousands of people to its central square to protest exorbitantly high taxes and duties and cuts in programs. Opposition leaders complained bitterly and openly of United Russia and the region's increasingly unpopular governor.
Some say that the protests have led to change, and even a sensibility of openness to the place. Could a Kremlin-appointed governor feel an increasing sense of duty to his constituents?
Not long ago, a BMW X5 driven by a local businessman hit a young man on a Kaliningrad crosswalk. The region's controversial governor, Georgy Boos, was passing and, to the surprise of eyewitnesses, the motorcade stopped and the governor got out of his car and called an ambulance. He found himself in a situation familiar to thousands of Russian citizens: He was referred from one operator to another and asked to hold. He called his health minister, Yelena Kluykova, who did not answer his call. Finally, after half an hour's wait in freezing weather, the bleeding victim was picked up by an ambulance. The health minister was fired shortly after the incident.
Opponents claim that it was a publicity stunt worthy of reality TV, but others say there is a kindler gentler Boos. "The authorities changed their behavior after the protest rallies," one bystander said.
Nearly five years ago, the Kremlin sent a young and ambitious businessman close to Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov to govern the area. Kaliningrad was a wild and neglected frontier. The region, known as Russia's western outpost, was rocked by corruption scandals and problems after the introduction of Schengen visas in neighboring European Union countries. "Before 2004, we traveled freely to Poland and the Baltic countries and getting a visa was no problem," said one regional official. The area was not considered part of Europe, yet it was cut off from mainland Russia. Meanwhile, the economy was stagnating despite the region's many privileges and status as a special economic zone.
Since the riots, a cautious optimism has followed on the heels of revitalization efforts and concessions to the opposition.
To this day, Kaliningrad has a strong sense of belonging only to itself: Before World War II, the area was a part of Germany called Eastern Prussia, with the capital named Koenigsberg. In 1945, Koenigsberg fell to the Soviet Army. At first, the Russian authorities paid scant attention to the region. In the tumultuous 1990s, there was a movement to return the region to Germany and rename it Koenigsberg once again.
Perhaps in honor of its Germanic roots, Boos started his term as governor by building a modern autobahn. Well-lit, smooth and utterly European, it is a section of the future $300 million Maritime Ring, which should one day link Kaliningrad with the beach holiday resorts in the west and north of the region. The highway, which has now nearly reached Zelenogordsk, is probably the best road in the country.
Locals grumble about the highway. "We don't care if the drive to the seaside takes 20 or 40 minutes. We are more concerned about traffic jams in the city," said Solomon Ginsburg, an opposition deputy in the regional parliament.
The road is the governor's most tangible achievement. Ambitious plans to build a luxury marina on the Baltic coast and a Formula One racecourse remain on the table, while other initiatives were wrecked by the crisis. Indeed, it was the crisis and the way the authorities handled it that brought thousands of people into the streets in January to demand the resignation of Governor Boos and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The protests were triggered by the increase in housing and utility rates, and a rise in the transport tax.
Konstantin Doroshok, leader of the movement Justice and rally organizer, once made a living by bringing in second-hand cars from Europe. He was politicized four years ago when Doroshok and other small businessmen faced outrageous tax claims. The final blow to his business was dealt by the prohibitive import duties slapped on used cars that the federal government introduced during the economic crisis, mainly to shore up the beleaguered Soviet-era dinosaur AvtoVAZ, the maker of Lada.
In a city where official income is quite different than one's unofficial income, Vitautas Lopata is said to be the only person who pays the state everything he owes. "I joined the opposition because I was fed up with inspections. The former mayor did not allow cafes to be built," Lopata lamented. "So I decided to go into politics to defend the rights of businessmen like myself." Asked how he manages to pay his taxes without killing his business, he said that he cannot expand the business, hardly ever takes a holiday and can't buy a new car.
Almost all of the region's German population left after World War II. In order to avoid being sent to labor camps, the reamining German women had to pass themselves off as Lithuanians or Estonians. The last of them, Frau Marta, died in Kaliningrad two years ago, we were told at the German-Russian House. The latest census puts the number of Germans in the area at 800.
One of the most symbolic landmarks in Kaliningrad is the House of Soviets, a huge monument to Soviet constructivism, which has never been finished. Before 1967, the palace of the King of Prussia, which had survived World War II, stood on the site. Kaliningrad's monument to communism was never finished. The huge House of Soviets was abandoned and now its foundation is cracked and the building is on the brink of collapse.
Lopata and other opposition members admit that the governor has changed since the rallies, however. "While previously he thought only about mega-projects and ignored criticism, he now regularly meets with the opposition, has become aware of everyday problems and reacts to our ideas," Ginsburg said. The opposition's original demands have been met: the transport tax rise has been revoked and utility rates have been declining.
The question remains, though: What will drive the region's growth? Tourism could provide part of the answer, but the industry is in need of a major revamp. The best-known holiday resort in Soviet times was Svetlogorsk, where a creaky elevator takes one from the city's beach to the high Baltic shore for less than a dollar.
To the north lies Kurskaja Kosa, a UNESCO nature reserve, with sand dunes that mirror a desert landscape and strange, twisted trees reminiscent of modern art known as the "dancing forest." In the 1990s, the sandbank was developed chaotically and is woefully short of tourist services. Of all the roadside cafes, only a small stall is open in April. Its owner sells potato chips past their sell-by date and suspicious-looking shashlik.
"There is a lot of room for tourist development," said Alexander Blinov, the mayor of the town of Yantarnoye (Amber). He started his tourist project from scratch. Five years ago, Yantarnoye was mainly known for its amber quarry, the prey of looters. Now there are signposts everywhere directing visitors to landmark sites; German houses are restored as a hotel is being built.
"We promote tourism and hold various festivals and sporting events, which attract a constant flow of tourists. We provide the best possible environment for investors," Blinov said. Of course, a lot of work remains to be done. The state of the Poseidon diving club makes drowning look like a pleasant alternative. But a viable holiday resort could well be in this outpost's reach.
Why have social conflicts arisen in the Kaliningrad Region?
This is a perfectly normal phenomenon for any democratic society. And it shows that the inhabitants of the Russian enclave are taking an active position on life and possess a high degree of civil self-awareness. The outbreak of this kind of activity is also a result of external post-crisis factors: a reduction in the standard of living as a consequence of the recession against the background of a rise in certain taxes and utility charges.
Have you succeeded in dealing with the protests?
One of the main lessons from the mass meeting for me is that we need a new format for dialogue between the authorities and society. This is already happening. One new form of communication with residents is the regional TV channel's live video link. I have already received more than 1,500 appeals from various parts of the region, some of which I have been answering for four hours and the rest of which have been sorted and will definitely receive a reply.
Founded in 1999, Gazeta.ru is Russia's most widely read and popular internet publication with a monthly readership of 6.5 million.


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FTX founder Bankman-Fried says he didn't 'try to commit fraud,' knowingly misuse funds
By Carolina Mandl Reuters
Posted November 30, 2022 9:14 pm
2:25 How the collapse of FTX crypto puts future of industry at risk
WATCH: How the collapse of FTX crypto puts future of industry at risk – Nov 17, 2022
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, attempted to distance himself from suggestions of fraud in his first public appearance since his company's collapse stunned investors and left creditors facing losses totaling billions of dollars.
Speaking via video link at the New York Times' Dealbook Summit with Andrew Ross Sorkin on Wednesday, Bankman-Fried said he did not knowingly commingle customer funds on FTX with funds at his proprietary trading firm, Alameda Research.
"I didn't ever try to commit fraud," Bankman-Fried said in the hour-long interview, adding that he doesn't personally think he has any criminal liability.
He also denied knowing the full scale of Alameda's position on FTX, claiming that it caught him by surprise.
Read more: New FTX CEO blasts 'complete absence' of trustworthy financial data
The liquidity crunch at FTX came after Bankman-Fried secretly moved $10 billion of FTX customer funds to Alameda Research, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. At least $1 billion in customer funds had vanished, the people said.
Bankman-Fried told Reuters in November the company did not "secretly transfer" but rather misread its "confusing internal labeling."
FTX filed for bankruptcy and Bankman-Fried stepped down as chief executive on Nov. 11, after traders pulled $6 billion from the platform in three days and rival exchange Binance abandoned a rescue deal.
"That week, so much happened," he said.
2:11 What happened to FTX? Latest crypto collapse puts industry future in jeopardy
Bankman-Fried said he was speaking from the Bahamas and that the interview was against the advice of his lawyers. He was seen in the video link talking from a room, dressed in a black T-shirt and occasionally drinking from a mug.
FTX faces a flurry of investigations. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan in mid-November began investigating how FTX handled customer funds, a source with knowledge of the probe told Reuters. The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have also opened probes.
When asked if he could come to the United States, Bankman-Fried replied that to his knowledge he could, and that he wouldn't be surprised if he traveled to Washington for upcoming congressional hearings on the company's collapse.
The implosion of FTX marked a stunning fall from grace for the 30-year-old entrepreneur who rode a cryptocurrency boom to a net worth that Forbes pegged a year ago at $26.5 billion. After launching FTX in 2019, he became an influential political donor and pledged to donate most of his earnings to charities.
He said Wednesday that he now has "close to nothing" left and is down to one working credit card with "maybe $100,000 in that bank account."
Read more: What happened to FTX? What Canadians should know about the latest crypto collapse
Since FTX filed for bankruptcy, Bankman-Fried has distanced himself from the image he projected in media interviews and on Capitol Hill, telling a Vox reporter his advocacy for a crypto regulatory framework was "just PR" and his discussions on ethics within the industry were at least partly a front.
Bankman-Fried said he was "confused" as to why FTX's U.S. entity, which was included in the bankruptcy filing, is not processing customer withdrawals. Redemptions are currently paused for both U.S. and international customers.
"To my knowledge all American customers and all American regulated businesses here are, I think at least in terms of client assets, are okay," he said, adding that derivatives contracts at one of its U.S. subsidiaries were "fully collateralized."
Bankman-Fried said that Alameda had built up a substantial position on FTX and that as digital asset prices plummeted this year, Alameda became increasingly more levered to the point of no return earlier this month.
"Realistically speaking, (there was) no ability for FTX to be able to liquidate that position and generate everything that was owed," he said.
0:53 Collapsed FTX hit by unauthorized transactions as millions in crypto vanishes
He added that he "wasn't trying to commingle funds," but said that when FTX didn't have a bank account, some customers wired money to Alameda and were credited on FTX, which likely led to discrepancies.
Bankman-Fried stepped down as CEO of Alameda in October 2021, four years after founding the company, and ceded the role to Caroline Ellison and Sam Trabucco, who acted as co-CEOs until Trabucco departed the firm in August.
For his part, Bankman-Fried said he regretted focusing on the bigger picture at FTX at the expense of risk management, which he said he paid less attention to over "the last year or two."
His companies "completely failed" on risk management, he said.
"There was no person who was chiefly in charge of positional risk of customers on FTX, and that feels pretty embarrassing in retrospect."
(Reporting by Carolina Mandl and Lananh Nguyen in New York and Manya Saini in Bengaluru; writing by Hannah Lang in Washington; editing by Megan Davies, Deepa Babington and Sam Holmes)
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Changes in Cellular Architecture During Aging (R01)
November 26, 2018 - NIH & AHRQ Announce Upcoming Updates to Application Instructions and Review Criteria for Research Grant Applications. See Notice NOT-OD-18-228.
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This FOA seeks applications that propose innovative research strategies aimed at increasing the understanding of the changes in cellular architecture that occur during the aging process. Studies on cytoskeleton structure and function, the impact of the cytoskeleton on intracellular organelle interactions, and signaling or regulatory molecules controlling cellular architecture will be considered. There is interest in studying the role of the cytoskeleton in nuclear-cytoplasmic communications, and in spatio-temporal relationships during the aging process and in age-related diseases.
Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates.
The first standard application due date for this FOA is February 5, 2017.
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the Research Instructions for the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
Cellular architecture is maintained by a complex array of three major protein systems: microtubules, intermediate filaments and actin/microfilaments. Each of these three cytoskeletal systems assembles into separate networks within cells. Taken together, these three networks are comprised of proteins which represent the major architectural building blocks of both the cytoplasm and the nucleus (nucleoskeleton) of vertebrate cells. Associated with the cytoskeletal networks are a large variety of accessory proteins that serve to control their assembly, disassembly, dynamic properties, and ability to cross link to each other both homotypically and heterotypically. These three cytoskeletal systems play fundamental roles in cell and nuclear shape; cell locomotion and cell division; signal transduction; and cell/cell and cell substrate adhesion. They also provide cells with their mechanical properties. Because of their essential roles in many cellular functions, it is critically important to understand the changes that take place in these cytoskeletal systems during the normal process of cellular aging. At the present time, remarkably little is known about the role of the cytoskeleton in the normal aging process, even though it is well established that there are numerous changes in cytoskeletal systems that have become the hallmarks of age-related disorders.
Role of the Cytoskeleton and Nucleoskeleton in Aging
Clues as to the relevance of the cytoskeleton and nucleoskeleton in normal aging come from human diseases which show the age-dependent onset of clinical problems. Intriguingly, these frequently involve mutations in contractile proteins and the nuclear form of intermediate filaments, the nuclear lamins. The conditions of patients bearing these mutations worsen with age, leading to cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure or sudden death from arrhythmias. The recent demonstration that the premature aging disease of children, Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome, is caused by mutations in nuclear lamin A has led to studies that strongly suggest that this nucleoskeletal protein is involved in the changes in epigenetic regulation, DNA repair and senescence that accompany normal cell aging. Other studies have shown that a mutation in the actin isoform located in the stereocilia that extend from the apical surface of the hair cells of the cochlea results in an autosomal dominant form of deafness. This may relate to the type of hearing loss that accompanies normal aging and also involves changes in the actin cytoskeleton.
Cell death as a result of aging is believed to occur through an apoptotic pathway. Several studies suggest that the actin cytoskeleton can regulate the release of reactive oxygen species from mitochondria, thereby playing an important role in the initiation of cell death. Other studies show that stabilizing f-actin with the drug jasplakinolide stimulates a cell-death pathway, while de-stabilizing the f-actin network by overexpressing the regulatory protein gelsolin that inhibits apoptosis. There is also growing evidence that intermediate filaments modulate the motility and function of mitochondria, in addition to anchoring them in certain regions of the cell. In addition, microtubules are known to be the major tracks upon which mitochondria move to their positions within cells. So, it is quite likely that studies of cytoskeletal/mitochondrial interactions will shed important new light on the normal cell aging process.
Considering the importance of the cytoskeleton in cell function and the severe lack of understanding of how the different components of the cytoskeleton system are affected by the aging process, NIA has identified areas of research interests, but the areas of interest for this FOA are not limited to the ones listed below:
Develop a basic understanding of microtubule morphology and dynamics at the cellular and molecular levels in aging tissues. For example, it is important to understand whether the microtubule cytoskeleton is over- or under-stabilized during aging in adult stem cells, in progenitor cells, or in terminally differentiated cells.
Determine if there is polymorphism of genes in the microtubule system, and if this is correlated with aging and disease.
Determine to what extent a damaged microtubule cytoskeleton affects transcriptional regulation in differentiated tissues. Changes in nuclear architecture and gene expression have been shown to accompany the aging process. Since the nuclear envelope is connected to the microtubule cytoskeleton via various linker proteins, a change in microtubule organization and stability during aging could influence nuclear architecture. Studies should be carried out to determine whether perturbing the microtubule cytoskeleton in specific cell types could cause changes in nuclear organization and gene expression.
Determine if changes in the microtubule cytoskeleton affect the accuracy and efficiency of cell division in adult stem cells. An important aspect of aging is the declining ability of an organism to replenish the worn or damaged tissues with new cells. It would be important to determine how the aging microtubule cytoskeleton might contribute to this decline.
Determine the changes in the mechanical properties of cytoskeletal intermediate filaments (IF) in normally aging cells. Since there is an emerging notion that older cells are mechanically stiffer, it is certainly important to study the roles of IF as potentially causative factors in altering both the mechanical properties of the aging cell and its responses to external forces such as shear stress and stretch.
Define the changes in the nucleoskeletal intermediate filament systems in aging cells: the nuclear lamins. It will be of great interest to determine whether changes in the nuclear lamins as a function of aging are involved in processes related to normal senescence such as alterations in DNA repair mechanisms, changes in nuclear transport and other essential nuclear functions.
Cause-effect relationships: If the cytoskeleton is defective, and cell function is defective, how can we test whether the changes in the cytoskeleton cause the defects in cell function? Pharmacological perturbation of signaling pathways that regulate the cytoskeleton might be informative for aging questions since this direction could have the potential for therapeutic interventions.
Gene dosage effects: It may also be of interest to look at gene dosage effects for genes involved in regulating the cytoskeleton and its associated proteins along with the signaling pathways that regulate it. Model organisms may be a good way to move forward in this area.
Aging and actin signaling pathways. Examining pathways both upstream and downstream of the actin cytoskeleton itself might be an especially productive area for aging research. These include the mTOR pathway which is already widely implicated in aging; the role of phosphoinositides as central regulators of actin; and ROS pathways that have been shown to regulate actin in yeast and in vertebrate cells.
As the focus of this FOA may require expertise from different areas of science, aging researchers and the several cytoskeletal specialties may seek to collaborate as a research strategy to address the topics in the FOA.
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TruthOut: Scientists Refute Biden's Claim That No Scientists Think Green New Deal Can Work
Jon Queally, Common Dreams Published January 29, 2020
Joe Biden talks to campaign volunteers during a stop at Jeno's Little Hungary on January 28, 2020, in Davenport, Iowa.Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
After former Vice President Joe Biden late last week falsely claimed that "there's not a single solitary scientist that thinks" the kind of bold Green New Deal initiative put forth by his 2020 Democratic primary rival Sen. Bernie Sanders "can work," more than four dozen U.S. climate scientists responded Tuesday to make clear that just isn't true.
Sanders' Green New Deal is a sweeping proposal that calls for "100 percent renewable energy for electricity and transportation by no later than 2030 and complete decarbonization by at least 2050" while investing $16.3 trillion over ten years to create an estimated 20 million new jobs, support vulnerable communities and a just transition for workers, and fund a massive infrastructure project.
The Vermont senator has said such a plan is necessary to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis.
Read more at TruthOut.org …
Read the letter from the scientists to Bernie Sanders here …


Hosts on Airbnb in the Netherlands have welcomed more than 31,000 guests during King's Day last week. While celebrating the King's birthday as locals, these guests have also put more than 2 million euros in the pockets of Dutch hosts.
Guest came from over 100 countries, with the Netherlands, Germany and France sourcing almost half of the guests. From the 9,000 Dutch hosts who hosted during King's day, women and seniors benefited the most from Airbnb guests, as 57% of the hosts were female and 14% were older than 60 years of age.
"Every time a guest visits the Netherlands using Airbnb, local families and their communities benefit," said James McClure, General Manager Northern Europe at Airbnb.
The most popular places for Airbnb guests to celebrate King's Day were The Hague, Rotterdam, Groningen, Amsterdam and Utrecht. At a time when hotel prices usually spike, Airbnb provided a sustainable and affordable option for guests around the world to celebrate the anniversary of the King. The average daily rate of a booked room on Airbnb during King's day was just 100 euros a night, with up to 97 cents of every euro staying with the local host.


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Hello, I was fishing the Yampa below the dam on Sunday 3.22 and left my fly rod in a black cloth case right by the gate that blocks the entrance to the road back to the dam.
Its my favorite rod and im really bummed I lost it.
Check Craigslist as well as notify the local Police Department. Bummer and I hope you get it back.
PS, there was a guy who posted he lost his stuff a while back and because of this website, he was able to get it back. Good Luck!
Called the state park-they have it! Thanks to whoever was honest/courteous to turn it in.
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"Since a money judgment is viable for 20 years, but a lien on real property is only effective for 10 years (see CPLR 211[b]; 5203[a]), the Legislature enacted CPLR 5014 to allow a judgment creditor to apply for a renewal of the lien by commencing an action for a renewal judgment" (Schiff Food Prods., Co, Inc., v M & M Import Export, 84 AD3d 1346, 1347-1348; see Gletzer v Harris, 12 NY3d 468, 473; Rose v Gulizia, 104 AD3d 757, 757-758; Premier Capital, LLC v Best Traders, Inc., 88 AD3d 677, 678). "Pursuant to CPLR 5014(1), an action upon a money judgment may be maintained between the original parties where ten years have elapsed since the judgment was originally docketed" (Pangburn v Klug, 244 AD2d 394, 395; see Premier Capital, LLC v Best Traders, Inc., 88 AD3d at 678). Thus, an action for a renewal judgment is not time-barred even when it is commenced more than 10 years after the original judgment was docketed (see Schiff Food Prods. Co., Inc. v M & M Import Export, 84 AD3d at 1348).
Here, instead of commencing a new action, as required by CPLR 5014, the plaintiff moved in the instant, original action to renew the judgment lien. In view of the plaintiff's failure to commence a new action and thereby satisfy the procedural requirement of CPLR 5014, the Supreme Court properly denied that branch of her motion which was to renew the judgment lien on the subject property.


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The list of holidays observed by the High Commission in 2022 is available on our website at the link https://srilankahc.uk/holidays-2022/
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Notice: Consular Services on Saturdays
For the convenience of British Sri Lankans, Limited Consular services will be operational on Saturdays, strictly on online appointment basis from 11 June 2022.
British High Commissioner Hulton meets with Foreign Minister Peiris to discuss recent developments
The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka, Sarah Hulton, called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor G.L. Peiris on 26 May 2022, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and congratulated him on his reappointment as the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka. » Read more
New Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane assumes duties
The new Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aruni Wijewardane assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry on 23 May, 2022. She was appointed as the Secretary with effect from 20 May, 2022.
After a simple ceremony following the assumption of duties, Foreign Secretary Wijewardane addressed the staff officers of the Ministry. » Read more
Sri Lanka registers strong protest with Canada on House of Commons motion
Sri Lankans to enter the UK Health Care Sector
High Commission of Sri Lanka in London in partnership with Care England, the leading representative body for care providers in England held a Briefing and Networking event on 19 May 2022 at the High commission premises to explore opportunities for Sri Lanka to provide care givers to the UK adult care sector. » Read more
Sri Lanka rejects motion on alleged genocide adopted in Canadian Parliament
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Did you know that practicing fertility awareness by tracking your symptoms is strongly based in science? Some people mistakenly call fertility awareness based methods (FABM) of birth control unreliable and inaccurate. In fact, one of the most common responses I hear when people learn that I use FABM to prevent pregnancy is, "You'll be pregnant within three months." This comes from an ill-informed belief that FABMs are the rhythm method – based off of a basic period tracker.
Simply knowing when you have your period isn't fertility awareness; it's period awareness. While your bleeding schedule is related to your fertility and you will either have a period or be pregnant after you ovulate (with extremely rare exceptions because of abnormally thin uterine lining), you can't tell your fertility today just by tracking when you bleed.
When we observe weather patterns, can we definitively say that it won't ever snow in April because it never has in the past? No, because we know that weather varies from year to year. Similarly, fertility varies from cycle to cycle and will change during different seasons of life. Luckily, we can learn the science of our own bodies to determine our own fertility much more accurately than weathermen predict the weather. And it's not even that hard.
Even with typical use rates, the Sensiplan sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness has efficacy rates (as in, women trying to prevent pregnancy won't get pregnant) of 98.4%. This is higher than the most common form of hormonal birth control, the pill.
Note that each of these fertility signs should be evaluated using one of many official fertility awareness based methods.
Women have a natural temperature shift after ovulation. It's an effect of the increased progesterone produced by the ovaries after ovulation. This shift is between .2*F and .8*F, so noticeable for those who measure their basal body temperature. Since an egg is only viable for roughly 24 hours, once the temperature shift has been confirmed through the chosen method, there is no change of pregnancy. Temperature doesn't warn of impending fertility, but it does indicate the fertile window of the cycle has closed.
Also known as cervical mucus, this is one of the other primary signs to indicate your fertility. Cervical fluid is produced by the cervix, and it is what makes it possible for sperm to survive and find the egg to fertilize it. While all cervical fluid is considered somewhat fertile, those with higher water content are more fertile. Cervical fluid dries up after ovulation since the body is preparing for either pregnancy or another cycle. FABMs teach how to interpret cervical fluid to help determine a "fertile window," or the times during the cycle in which a woman can get pregnant.
Cervical position is also known to change throughout the menstrual cycle to create an easier path for sperm to reach an egg. Through charting changes in the height, firmness, and opening of the cervix, FABMs help to identify the fertile window of a cycle.
Luteinizing hormone (LH) surges at an ovulation attempt, so women with regular cycles can test LH levels through using OPKs and use that in combination with other signs above to confirm that ovulation has occurred.
Following ovulation, a woman will be either pregnant or have a period (except for few cases when the uterine lining is too thin for a period). One of the many benefits of practicing fertility awareness and tracking cycles is that women who know when they ovulated will know when they should have their next period and won't worry about a missed period if they ovulated late that cycle.
Understanding how our bodies work is basic body literacy. The menstrual cycle is tied in with the rest of a woman's health, and a healthy menstrual cycle leads facilitates the correct environment for better health in other areas of life. Some methods available to learn to practice this yourself are Justisse, Sensiplan, Two-Days, Billings, and Creighton.
There are so many awesome resources to learn about different methods and physiological signs from scientists and doctors, including my favorite book resource, Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. There's also great technology out there making it easier and easier for women to practice fertility awareness; my favorite fertility awareness tech is the Tempdrop, a wearable thermometer that allows women to get their BBT without waking up early every morning.
Do you practice fertility awareness? If so, what's your favorite benefit of it? If not, what's holding you back?


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Nicky Romero & Stadiumx – 'Rise' (Afrojack & Thomas Gold) Remixes – Nicky Romero's ventured into new territory by releasing his country-inspired release 'Rise' with Stadiumx featuring Matluck back in August. Now the track has received two huge remixes from dance music legends Afrojack and Thomas Gold.
Each version has a unique take on the song's upbeat rhythms and organic instrumentals: Afrojack turns up the heat with his signature driving house basslines and dynamic percussion that turns 'Rise' into a hard-hitting club track, while Thomas Gold's melodic approach creates a dancefloor-friendly, uplifting experience reminiscent of festival progressive anthems.
Both versions keep the soulful and heartfelt lyrics, ensuring that 'Rise' keeps its inspiring essence. The Afrojack's and Thomas Gold's remixes are out on Nicky Romero's imprint Protocol Recordings, which has been exploring new avenues of sound recently by incorporating various music genres into their productions.


Pittsburgh residents rely on their surgeons to make sound medical decisions on their behalf. Fortunately, in most cases, our surgeons do an excellent job taking care of our medical needs, properly diagnosing medical conditions, successfully performing surgeries and prescribing appropriate medical treatments. However, in rare circumstances, a doctor may fail his or her client and make a tragic surgical error.
Numerous people suffer injuries due to surgical errors every year in the United States. These individuals may have to pay for costly medical procedures to correct those errors. They may also suffer from severe pain, discomfort, lost ability to work and lost quality of life, as a result of those errors.
At Robert Peirce & Associates, we have handled numerous varieties of surgical error cases. We have seen cases that looked like medical negligence or surgical errors on the surface but later turned out not to be. Similarly, we have seen cases that did not appear to be a surgical error, but upon closer examination turned out to be some of the worst variety of such errors.
Pittsburgh residents pay so much money for medical services that they may find it difficult to comprehend the poor level of services they received. If you or your loved one has suffered an injury because of a negligent doctor, you may wish to investigate the strength and viability of pursuing a medical negligence claim in civil court. When more and more surgeons are held accountable for surgical errors, it tends to make a difference by promoting new legislation and stricter standards for surgeons. It can also send a warning to medical facilities and physicians that victims of a surgical error will not simply take this kind of treatment on the chin.


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'Everything Is Now In Play' As America's Worst Nightmares Unfold
- Martial Law Or Military Coup, These Scenarios Could Lead To 'The End'
The new story on Zero Hedge linked on SteveQuayle.com this morning asked if we're closing in on a point in time in America where it might be necessary for a military coup after Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke declared on Fox News it was 'pitchforks and torches time' as heard in the 1st video below. Telling us that the American people's faith in the military was soaring while faith in politicians and our mainstream media collapses as their treason and criminality against the American people is exposed, might we soon witness a round-up with mass arrests of politicians and members of the news media who've sold out the US for their own profit?
The new story from Jeremiah Johnson over at Ready Nutrition shares with us the 5 triggering events that could put America under martial law as we close in upon the general election and massive criminality is exposed as being committed by those who seek to permanently control us. PROVING to the American people that they've been rigging elections for 50 years in massive voter fraud exposed by Project Veritas, who paying attention will simply accept Hillary Clinton being elected president in just weeks when more than 62% of the American people dislike her and nobody trusts her?
With the American people now having 100% proof that US elections are fixed, much confidence in the foundation of our current government completely shattered and destroyed, is there anything that will give the American people the confidence that government indeed works for the American people and those who've sold out America held accountable?
From a recent Donald Trump speech we were told: "This election will determine whether we remain a free country in the truest sense of the word or we become a corrupt banana republic controlled by large donors and foreign governments," Trump said. "The election of Hillary Clinton would lead to the destruction of our country — believe me."
Warning us that all of the below outlined scenarios can occur simultaneously, successively, or individually in any combination at any time and there is no limit to their use or potential to recur, Jeremiah Johnson gives us five scenarios that could nearly immediately turn America into a 3rd world nation with the only things likely stopping widespread anarchy and chaos in American streets being the US military and heavily armed law enforcement officers as America's death spiral reaches 'end game'.
Between a massive economic meltdown, cyberattack, nuclear war or EMP attack, viral or bacterial pandemic and/or an 'unforeseen black swan event', we're told to remember the words of Rahm Emmanuel who stated 'never let a good crisis go to waste' and this warning of what may be coming to America.:
Using the fake justification "in the interests of the safety of the people," martial law will be declared to confine, restrict, and control the people…protecting them from…themselves.
Then come the restrictions to travel, the police state in the streets, at the workplace, and the confiscation of firearms. Then comes the removal of "dissidents and potential troublemakers," as well as the curfews, restrictions, and limitations in every facet of our society. Martial Law is an objective of the Obama administration. The problem is that he (Obama) cannot just arbitrarily declare it. The declaration requires a prod, such as one of the 5 methods mentioned. In those circumstances, he then can suspend our rights under the Constitution and bypass the true laws of the U.S. Such an end state is his desire. Such an end state would also mean the end…of the United States.
With possibly nothing stopping complete criminality from furthering its hold upon America with a Hillary Clinton presidency possibly only weeks away from being assured, the new story from the Washington Post tells us that some Donald Trump supporters are openly talking 'civil war' and warn that a steal of the election by Hillary Clinton could provide the spark.
While ANP stands strongly against any such violence in America as that is exactly what the globalists want to institute their final crackdown and take complete control, a former West Point instructor suggested the U.S. military would be hailed as the "constitutional and political savior" of the country if it overthrew the (totally CORRUPT) civilian government – and a surprisingly large number of Americans agree with him.
Legal scholar William C. Bradford, who was forced to resign from his position as an instructor of law at West Point in August, has privately circulated a draft of an unpublished law review article entitled "Alea Iacta Est: The U.S. Coup of 2017." An abstract of that essay posted to Bradford's LinkedIn page adumbrates a scenario in which a U.S. president – presumably, Barack Obama – becomes an undisguised "tyrant" who must be replaced by a military junta.
"What if the American people were to elect a president who want[s] to destroy the nation and works to create division among the people, encourage a culture of ridicule for basic morality and the principles that made and sustained the country, undermine the financial stability of the nation, and weaken and destroy the military?" Bradford writes. "What remedies, if any, did the Framers commend to us in the event a tyrant should every assume the presidency? Do the people have the right to resist a tyrant, and does that really hold any prospect of success without the support of the military? Does the U.S. military have the right or even the duty to intervene in the domestic politics of the United States as constitutional and political savior when the times require it, and who makes that determination?… Is such a duty incumbent upon the U.S. Armed Forces at present?"
Would a military coup in America take down the entire 'chain of treason' and restore America to the American people?
With it becoming more and more clear every day that the globalists backing Hillary have no intention of allowing an America-1st president into office in Donald Trump and now having 100% proof that the Democrats steal elections, how could the American people allow a Clinton presidency and still believe we live in anything but a 3rd world nation with Clinton's government corrupt to the core?
While Donald Trump and others have warned of hijacked elections and proof now that rioters being paid by the Clinton campaign have already disrupted peaceful Trump events while evidence emerges that Obama himself may be behind violence at Trump events as well, the 2nd video below from Daily Sheeple looks at the strong possibility that this election will be stolen and/or martial law declared due to one of the events described by Johnson in his story.
In the 3rd video below our videographer gives us all of the reasons why he believes Obama has something up his sleeve as we approach what might be the most important election in US history while the final video takes a look at Trump's recent statements that prove America is in deep trouble if Hillary is elected included testimony before Congress that proves to us the corruption runs deep and barring Trump's election in only weeks, the American people have little recourse.
With only weeks before we'll know who'll take America into 2020, it's clear everything is now in play. While America's worst nightmares appear to be unfolding, the mass awakening that has taken place across the country thanks to Trump, the alternative media and the American people gives proof God still works in grand and mysterious ways. And while Hillary recently called for 'interventions' for Trump voters, we see that only 'divine intervention' can save America.


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Pushing the Limits of HTML5 Video Players with Panopto Smart Sync
Not long ago, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) declared the HTML5 specification complete. The latest version of the HTML standard has introduced a range of new functionality that is now supported natively in popular web browsers, including the <canvas> tag for graphic drawing using Javascript, structure tags for organizing the content on a web page, and improvements to web-based forms.
Of all the new features in HTML5, though, the one that has arguably attracted the most attention and generated the most excitement is the <video> tag. This sentiment was echoed by Paul Cotton, the W3C HTML working group co-chair, when the standard was recently declared complete:
"The single most important feature of HTML5 is probably the <video> tag since today's web is rapidly moving to being more about video."
The beauty of the <video> tag is that it enables the playback of on-demand video in web browsers without the need for 3rd-party add-ons like Flash and Silverlight. Over the past few years as HTML5 was being developed, browser vendors, device manufacturers, and media companies like Netflix and YouTube threw their weight behind HTML5 video, and an ecosystem of HTML5 video players subsequently emerged.
A Box on a Page: The Traditional Online Video Viewing Experience
What's interesting, though, is that amid all the HTML5 video momentum in the past few years, the user experience of watching video online hasn't really changed. For the most part, online video still means "a smallish box embedded in a web page."
This isn't to say that existing HTML5 video players aren't polished and highly functional. VideoJS is slick-looking and is known for its small size and speed. JWPlayer is known for its extensibility via plugins. But these video players and the video platforms that use them are all built around the same basic design that powered YouTube in 2005 — a single stream of video set in a web page surrounded by a bunch of other content.
The "box on a page" video playback experience on YouTube in 2007 (left), 2014 (center), and 2019 (right).
It's Time to Rethink the Online Video Playback Experience
When YouTube launched in 2005, high-speed internet had just taken the majority market share from dial-up connections in the US, and the median actual download speed of broadband connections in the US was between 1.5 and 2 Mbps. In a world of scarce bandwidth, a smallish box on a web page made sense as an efficient way to stream video content.
Fast forward fourteen years. Median broadband speed in the US is now above 90 Mbps, broadband providers now offer 50, 150, and all the way up to 1000 Mbps connectivity as standard offerings to consumers, and it's increasingly common to find coffee shops offering free connectivity at speeds of up to 50 Mbps (mainly, Starbucks). In a world in which the cost of bandwidth is trending toward zero, it's possible to rethink the way that online video is watched.
What would a more immersive, engaging video viewing experience look like? For entertainment videos, a "bigger box" with 1080p or higher resolution is a great starting point. But for the types of videos used in businesses and universities — instructional recordings, video presentations, training videos, lectures, product demonstrations, and town hall meetings — there are different requirements for an immersive video experience.
Specifically, it's important to consider that there are two parts of nearly every video presentation — the presenter and their content. Ideally, you should be able to watch both at the same time, just like you can when you're in the live audience. But with the traditional "box on a page" experience, you're forced to watch one or the other, and you're not in control of which one you watch at any given time. That's controlled by the videographer who recorded the presentation.
The New Approach: A Multi-Stream HTML5 Video Player with Smart Sync
To meet the needs of business and academic video presentations, screencasts, live webcasts, and other video content, Panopto built a unique video player that allows you to see a synchronized view of both the presenter and their content, just as you would if you were sitting in the conference room, lecture hall, or boardroom watching the presentation live.
With Smart Sync, you see the presenter and their presentation simultaneously. Either video feed can be maximized at any time during playback.
We call the ability to synchronize multiple streams of video Smart Sync. And we've designed our video player and Smart Sync functionality so that they work entirely in HTML5.
It's Everything YouTube Isn't: Watch an Overview & Demo of Panopto's Video Platform >>
Smart Sync functionality isn't something that's easily bolted onto a video platform. To achieve sub-second synchronization between multiple feeds of video, the capabilities need to be built into every facet of the software. Here are three of the elements that make Smart Sync possible in Panopto:
Our client software used for recording and live webcasting video recognizes and efficiently captures multiple feeds of video. These video feeds can either originate on a single PC, or across a distributed network of PCs, Macs, and mobile devices. Multiple feeds of 720p or 1080p video at up to 60 frames per second are supported.
Our web services and data model automatically synchronize these video feeds, taking into account differences in quality between the feeds, different video formats and frame rates, different start and stop times for each video feed, and a range of latency variables from the point of capture (the camera, computer monitor, or other video device) to the point of processing (the Panopto server).
Our HTML5-based video player addresses buffering issues that are substantially more complex when playing back multiple feeds of video simultaneously across a potentially high-latency network.
We believe that, for instructional videos and video presentations of all forms, multi-stream video playback will become the new benchmark in the years ahead, and by delivering this capability through HTML5 video and Smart Sync, Panopto is able to provide a premium video viewing experience to the widest range of browsers and devices.
Any video feeds can be played back in sync. In this example, a video camera is automatically synchronized with a microscope video captured on an iPhone.
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How Lil Bibby Successfully Transitioned From Rapper to Hip-Hop Executive
Vanessa Satten
Ron Downes Jr. for XXL
Lil Bibby is learning that there's way more to life than being a rapper.
Words: Vanessa Satten
Editor's Note: This story originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.
On a warm sunny day in early June, Lil Bibby wanders around Chicago's Lacuna Lofts, a former macaroni factory that's been converted into a colossal creative building with offices and event spaces. The Chicago native doesn't work in the building, but it's a good spot for an interview and photo shoot. As Bibby explores the different floors, fans sporadically come up to get a picture with the artist-turned-label-head. He makes time for everyone.
Bibby first broke onto the hip-hop scene in 2013 with his mixtape Free Crack, which was followed by 2014's Free Crack 2, 2015's Free Crack 3 and Big Buckz the next year. Along the way, Bibby signed to RCA Records and Dr. Luke's Kemosabe Records before putting out his FC3: The Epilogue EP and parting ways with RCA. Bibby still has paperwork with Dr. Luke.
For the past few years, the 24-year-old rapper, born Brandon Dickinson, hasn't been focused on recording his own music but rather on building his label, Grade A Productions, with his brother George "G Money" Dickinson. The two have seen huge success with their first signee, Chi-Town representer Juice Wrld, whose second solo album, Death Race for Love, dropped this March and landed in the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
Speaking to XXL, Bibby discusses his transition from artist to executive, signing Juice and the rest of the Grade A Roster, making money and more.
XXL: You came in the game as a rapper and now are making this transition into label head. What do you define yourself as?
Lil Bibby: I really don't know. I like to make people a lot of money. I got enough knowledge and I've studied this rap stuff and I got enough relationships to help an artist, help his family [and] I get a kick out of it 'cause I see how the label does it and my situation. I feel like just helping people.
If someone asks you what you do for a living, how would you answer?
I make people a lot of money.
When was the last time you were in the studio recording?
I tried it out like two months ago. Before that I probably haven't recorded in about a year and a half.
Oh, so are you over it?
Nah, if I get out of my contract… It's easy for me and I still got stories. I feel like, I don't know too many people that seen or been through the stuff I have been through.
So, you have been focused on your own company? Tell us about it.
My company is called Grade A Productions. I'm working with Juice Wrld, of course that's going well. I signed this other kid named The Kid Laroi from Australia and I signed this other guy from Alabama named Clever and this other guy from Ohio named Seezyn. So, I kinda have a lot on my plate.
Do you have any problems not being the rapper that's in front of the camera?
No. I really hate the cameras. I haven't done any interviews in about four years. I really don't like attention like that.
Where did the name Grade A Productions come from?
I thought of that name. I had this company about four, five years ago. It sounds like a clean name. It sounds universal and it wasn't tied to anything. I just like the name.
Of course, Juice is an amazing look as Grade A's first artist. How did you connect with him?
My brother [G Money] brought Juice to me. He played me the song "All Girls Are the Same" and I was like, "Alright, that's a good song." Then he sent over some YouTube links and I heard "Lucid Dreams." When I heard "Lucid Dreams," I'm like, "Oh, now this is probably the best song I've heard in over 10 years." That's when I really knew. I [was] like, "OK, we gotta go with this." So, I got to making all the calls [to] all the radio people that I know. Everything just worked [out] perfectly. The Cole Bennett video came out and it did wonders and we were already in label talks.
You ended up signing Juice Wrld to Interscope Records. Is Grade A at Interscope or only Juice?
Juice is at Interscope. I didn't do a label deal anywhere.
Is that the goal? Do you want a major label deal one day?
I don't think so. I have to talk to my lawyer 'cause he's talking me into doing a label deal or something like that, but I don't know if that's where I want to go. I don't like to be tied to anything.
And your brother George "G-Money" Dickinson is your partner with everything?
My brother is my partner with everything. He plays a big part. He found Juice [and] he brought him to me. We put the project together, a huge success. He found Clever and we are working on that. He put out two songs and it's going well. We have this Australian kid [The Kid Laroi] I'm very excited about.
Juice Wrld is from Chicago. Was that important for you to have your first artist be someone that was local or it just worked out that way?
It just worked out that way. I don't care where they are from. Me and Juice connected a little bit more because I understood his story and where he's trying to go with the music. He's from [my] hometown and knows how things work around here.
What do you think of the Chicago hip-hop scene these days?
I like it. There's a lot of good artists like Lil Zay Osama, Polo G, Calboy, Juice Wrld, of course.
I feel like we have to get the business part right. I want everybody to get the business part right so we can make artists bigger. I'm a big fan of what Atlanta is doing. They got real moguls, real music people that take artists and really mold them. They do the business part right.
What do you think of Chance The Rapper and Kanye West's contributions to Chicago?
I think Chance and Kanye, it's good to see. It brings motivation for everybody. It's good to see Chance do it independently. It's good to see Kanye make it as far as he did, but they gotta share the information. In Chicago, it's so crazy out here because people have egos and everybody want to be in competition. I tried to share some information and people sometimes look at you like, Who do you think you are? I can do it, too. I can do it just like you.
But it's just free information to help people out. I don't let it get to me. I don't let it push me away from [people in] Chicago because I know how they are. I still try to share as much information as possible because it's impossible to know how much money is to be made. But everybody have egos and they should put that to the side. Anybody that's willing to give you some free information, you should listen, especially if they been doing it for a while.
In the seven years you have been in hip-hop, what have you learned about the industry?
I have been a student. Most artists get in and just want to rap and let other people handle
the business. I want to know everything. I think that affected my career a little bit because I want to play every role.
Does that come from being burned by situations you were in or just your interest overall in every aspect of the industry?
I just got big trust issues. I want to know how everything works. I don't really trust people when money is involved. Anything that has a lot of money involved, there are a lot of snakes. I think I'm one of the weirder people.
Why do you think you are weird?
I really don't care about a lot of stuff. Like, everybody wants the craziest cars, the craziest houses. I don't really like all of that. I don't know what to do with all of the money. Sometimes people get really weird when they get some money; their ego gets crazy. I just like watching people.
Are you successful in your mind? How do you look at yourself in your personal achievements?
I'm doing OK. I feel like I'm successful and I have a goal. I've been successful. A lot of people don't know, I didn't have to rap a long time ago. I never put out an album. I went broke before.
Humbling experience?
Yes, it was very humbling. So, I took time off and learned what to do with money. I figured it out. You have to make money while you sleep.
Do you have a better grasp now of what to do so you don't go back in that position?
Of course. I really like real estate. I know about stocks. I like passive income. I own a lot of real estate. I make more money than I spend every month in my sleep and I don't have to work anymore. I got places all over [Illinois].
What made you get into real estate?
It's a win-win situation. You are putting your money into a property that will eventually go up in value and you are making money every month. I always thought I needed to own something that people need. It's only three or four things that people need in life—water, food, somewhere to live and clothes. People are not going to stop making babies—everybody is going to need somewhere to live, so I might as well own land. They are not making more land.
There's a sense of empowerment in ownership. Do you get the same ownership feeling with your label and your artists like you do with real estate?
I do. I'm young, I got a great ear and eye for talent. I don't need these old people telling me what to do and how to do it because I'm on the ground and I'm with the people. I know what the people like. I don't want to bash anybody because there are a lot of good executives who have great ears, too. But I like ownership.
Are you going to end up in L.A. and be courtside at the Lakers game? That's a record executive thing to do.
Not at all. I know a lot of Lakers players. I know a lot of Clippers players. You can't drag me to those games. I fall asleep at those games. I like watching them on TV.
So, you are totally antisocial.
I am. I don't know how to have fun. The only time I had fun was on jet skis in Miami.
You have to move to Miami.
I'm thinking of getting a spot out there.
What puts a smile on your face? What makes you happy?
I think I found it. I like to make people a lot of money. I like seeing people come from nothing to something.
You are into being a part of somebody else's success. That's a high for you?
Yeah, it is.
You figured out a way to succeed and make money with the people you are working with. Is that the successful part for you or would you feel just as good if you didn't make any money with the people you are working with?
I would feel just as good. There are some situations that I don't make any money off of and I give free information. I'll tell them the whole rundown. It only takes maybe a couple of hours out of my day. If you want to know all about the industry, how to get paid, how to do this...if you are going to listen, I tell you. It's not going to hurt me.
If you want me to do it for you, I have to charge you. If you want to do it yourself, I tell you all the info. It's super hard and it takes a certain type of person to do it.
I'm trying to get Juice to the next level. He's big right now. Huge album, huge song, but I want to make him a household name. I know the kids love him. We just did [a concert with] over 24,000 people in Connecticut. The whole tour sold out, but I want him to get bigger.
We gotta ask you about Juice Wrld and Freshman this year. First you guys agreed to have him be a part of the class and then you changed your minds on us. What actually happened?
I don't know if I can put this blame on anybody. I don't know. We all talked about it. But then it's like, it's my company, my partners, Interscope. We talked about it and it didn't end up happening. We were really considering it and I know Juice would probably rap for a whole hour on the freestyle.
I get tired of Juice freestyling. He does that every day, I swear to God. Every day he's on the bus freestyling. I be like, "I'm so tired of this shit." But I look at it, like, [there are] people that can't do that shit. I can't do that shit. He knows how to freestyle all day and make sense. I have never seen anybody do nothing like that. That's a freak-of-nature talent.
See Photos of Every XXL Freshman Ever Inducted Into the Freshman Class Over the Years
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$26,500 Loan Schedule and Costs
Loan cost schedule for a $26500 loan with a 6.35% interest rate with over 30 years.
How Much will a $26,500 Loan Cost?
A 6.35 percent interest rate and a 30 years of payments, the total interest expense will be $32,862.80.
How much are the payments on a $26500 loan?
With 30 years to make payments, the $26500 loan and a 6.35% interest rate, the payment will be $164.89 per month.
Total interest plus principal amount will be $59,362.79, if you follow this bad credit loan schedule.
1 $24.66 $140.23 $140.23 $26,475.34
8 $25.59 $139.30 $1,118.15 $26,299.03
10 $25.86 $139.03 $1,396.35 $26,247.45
75 $36.44 $128.45 $10,103.65 $24,236.90
100 $41.58 $123.31 $13,249.37 $23,260.37
185 $65.13 $99.76 $22,792.59 $18,787.94
267 $100.39 $64.50 $29,613.60 $12,087.97
287 $111.57 $53.32 $30,788.15 $9,964.72
350 $155.58 $9.31 $32,815.68 $1,604.18
354 $158.90 $5.99 $32,844.65 $973.59
360 $164.01 $0.88 $32,862.79 $2.39
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Poor Credit $26500 Loan Amortization Schedule


Not quite the weather we hoped for on Skye!
I had a fantastic catch up with my friend Simon as we went out for a winter visit to Faindouran Bothy going from Glenmore via some deep snow. It was a fun adventure with a quiet bothy, whisky and banter not to mention a lot of trail breaking and a good deal of sunshine!
Winter turns Icy in the Cairngorms!


Every year, the company releases a limited edition of handmade, and hand painted ceramic bottles.
This particular Hibiki whisky is made of a special ceramic with, of course, a Hibiki whisky inside. Comes in a decent original box – with only 800 bottles ever released, this is a good whisky for your shelf.


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The Great American Boycott was a one-day boycott of United States schools and businesses by immigrants in the United States, of mostly Latin American origin that took place on May 1, 2006.
The United States of America, commonly referred to as the United States or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for social or political reasons.
Latin America is the group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Romance languages are predominant.
'A Day Without Immigrants' promises a national strike today
from mprnews.org
American Freedom Stories: Montgomery Bus Boycott by BIO
The date was chosen by boycott organizers to coincide with May Day, the International Workers Day observed as a national holiday in Asia, most of Europe, and Mexico, but not officially recognized in the United States due to its Communist associations.
International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement, socialists, communists or anarchists and occurs every year on May Day, an ancient European spring festival.
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a federal republic in the southern half of North America.
Day Without Immigrants: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
from heavy.com
The Montgomery Bus Boycott by Arnoud van Wijk
As a continuation of the 2006 U.S. immigration reform protests, the organizers called for supporters to abstain from buying, selling, working, and attending school, in order to attempt to demonstrate through the extent to which the labor obtained of illegal immigrants is needed.
A protest is an expression of bearing witness on behalf of an express cause by words or actions with regard to particular events, policies or situations.
Great American Outdoor Show opens tomorrow in Harrisburg
from witf.org
Supporters of the boycott rallied in major cities across the U.S. to demand general amnesty and legalization programs for illegal aliens.
Amnesty is defined as: "A pardon extended by the government to a group or class of persons, usually for a political offense; the act of a sovereign power officially forgiving certain classes of persons who are subject to trial but have not yet been convicted."
Letters: The great divider; Rescuing Falcon; Brown's boycott
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Q: Xamarin - Android Emulator does not respond When debugging my app in Xamarin, the Android Emulator immediately crashes with a 'Not Responding' message in the title bar.
Any suggestions for a work around for this?
Many thanks.

A: Check the following steps:

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*Check that you have the most recent version of the SDK and the emulator virtual machine.

*Check that you have enough ram memory to run an emulator.

*Check that the emulator assigned ram memory is enough.

*Check in Visual Studio the amount of the Java Heap Size which needs to be +1Gb
(Android options -> Android Build -> Advanced -> Additional Options)

*Try to factory reset your emulator from the android device manager.

*Try using a different emulator such as GenyMotion.

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Lose weight is something that many people are present in their day to day since it is a goal that they want to reach, however, this process is not as simple as we all think but requires great effort and dedication.
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We are a research group at the Centre of Quantum Technologies and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore.
Our research interests lie in the intersection of information theory, computer science and quantum physics. The main focus is on the mathematical foundations of the theory of quantum information, for example the study of entropy and other information measures and their applications. A particular application area of our research are theoretical questions that arise in quantum communication and cryptography when the available resources are limited.
Information processing with finite resources
A challenge when engineering quantum processors is that complex quantum systems are notoriously hard to prepare and control. Thus, there will be limitations on the size and noise resilience of quantum computers for the foreseeable future. We investigate quantum information processing with noisy and limited resources.
For example, we analyse the fundamental limits that restrict information transmission between two parties that possess a small quantum device.
Cryptography in a quantum world
Securing information against potential adversaries is a ubiquitous challenge in our modern world, appearing in diverse guises such as sending private email and online commerce, among myriad others. Quantum cryptography studies secure information processing using quantum devices.
For example, we devise security proofs for cryptographic schemes — formal mathematical arguments that certify that the behavior of a given protocol is indeed secure.
Mathematical foundations of quantum information
New results on mathematical properties of information and correlation measures often have various applications beyond the specific ones that originally inspired the research. As such, progress in information theory often goes hand in hand with a more thorough understanding of the mathematical framework underlying it.
For example, we explore measures of entropy, information and correlation based on Rényi divergences.
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For example, our methods are useful to analyse entanglement and more general resource theories in physics. We are also interested in establishing lower bounds for various problems in quantum learning theory.


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The developer of a 324-unit apartment complex proposed for a formerly town-owned site received the go-ahead from town council Tuesday night to seek approval from the Inland Wetlands Agency and the Planning and Zoning Commission. Jason Kambitsis, president of A.R. Building in Pittsburgh, presented a plan showing six four-story buildings containing a tota...Continue Reading
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Under sail – And Travel When I Can..
I am sitting on the top deck, no. 11, of the ship to go to Norway.
My cabin, which is ever smaller than the one in the Cabinn hotel, is on deck 10, but clean and tidy. The boat hasn't left the harbor yet. All the restaurants and casino and duty free are on 7 and on that deck you can get free Internet, so I am writing this and will post it from there later.
I'm not sure how long I will last in the sun. I've moved to shade but now I'm in the wind! This being a ship terminal, there are cranes and industrial stuff all over. And windmills. The modern kind, though no doubt there are traditional ones elsewhere in Denmark. I haven't encountered many Americans in the time I've been here. Danish, German, English, some Japanese. Copenhagen is bustling, full of construction, mostly for stations for the new Metro going in. Makes traffic pretty heavy in spite of the many many who bicycle everywhere.
The bar has opened and I got a vodka tonic, for ten American dollars. I am out of Danish kr and haven't gotten Norwegian yet, so good thing the bartender took American!
And the timing worked out well. I walked out the gate and caught the bus, got back to the hotel, spent time uploading the days pics and then caught the taxi to the port and the boat, where it was just time to go on board, and here I am!