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Podcast: Home Grown Radio
Cardi B's "Invasion of Privacy" Goes Gold In Less Than 24 Hours
By DJ Hed Apr 6, 2018
It's Cardi B season and there's no doubt about that!
The 25 year old Bronx native released her debut album Invasion of Privacy last night and within minutes the album was eligible for a Gold certification.
The success of Cardi's debut single, "Bodak Yellow" has helped her make history in numerous ways. "Bodak Yellow" charted number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks straight which made her the second female hip-hop artist to top the charts in history.
The single also went 5x Multi-Platinumand according to 'Chart Data' 10 track units equals one album sale. Therefore, off of "Bodak Yellow" alone, Invasion of Privacy is eligible for Gold certification.
The "Bodak Yellow" units will not count in Cardi B's first week sales total. However, it most likely won't be needed being Cardi's buzz is too strong to stop at the moment. The former Love & Hip Hop star's single "Bartier Cardi" featuring 21 Savage just went Platinumadding another accomplishment to her story.
Invasion of Privacy is available now on all streaming platforms.
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Chinese Crypto Price Monitoring App MyToken Launches ICO
Mar 19 2018 · 10:49 UTC | Updated Mar 19 2018 · 18:46
by Daria Rud · 3 min read
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MyToken, Chinese number one crypto platform, is expanding Bandwidth and launching ICO for its own MT token.
MyToken, China's most popular cryptocurrency platform, announced the launch of its ICO to leverage its expertise and resources in cryptocurrency management eventually providing an even better service to users of its platform.
Blockchain industry is growing rapidly, with the current number of cryptocurrency exchanges close to 300. But the problem with this growth is a scarcity of bandwidths. The signal-to-noise ratio continues to decline. To deal with it, MyToken was designed. This platform solves the problem of insufficient bandwidth held by digital currency investors allowing for effective management of the investment portfolio.
Established in August 2017, MyToken takes price-monitoring service as an entrance and designes a set of solutions for the efficient management of blockchain investment. MyToken has more than 400,000 users, including more than 150,000 daily active ones across its iOS, Android, Mac, and web-based apps.
The MyToken ecosystem brings like-minded digital currency investors altogether, precisely matches the needs of digital currency industry and bridges an efficient communication channel between advertisers and users, as advertisers get accurate traffic data while audience are able to choose whether to accept the ads and benefit from viewing them.
On the basis of providing accurate advertising services, MyToken also supports the initial fundraising of token issuance on the legal compliance basis.
MyToken generates significant volumes in trade: monthly advertising on the platform is between $900,000 to $1.8 million, plus a service fee of 4% to 8% of every ICO on the platform.
The platform focuses on the pain points of the industry with the aim to restructure the investment ecosystem of digital currencies and become a working clear stream in the field of cryptocurrencies, as reported by Finsmes.
Today MyToken announced the launch of its own ERC20 standard token, named MT.
"For any investor, access to quality information is key to success and that is particularly true in the cryptocurrency industry where investors need to be able to tell the signal from the noise. MyToken was established to provide investors with the most objective data, information and tools so that they can make the most informed investment decisions. By combining this access to data with user generated content, a vibrant investor community, and a range of useful services we can help investors reduce cost and invest with maximum efficiency," says Larry Guo, CEO of MyToken.
According to MyToken's white paper, MT's overall market value is about $47 million. When first listed on the exchange, the MT value will be equivalent to 17,000 ETH. The remaining 7,000 ETH will be unlocked on a daily basis over the next 6 months. This plan is designed to stabilize the price of MT in current volatile market conditions.
Aaron Chen, a partner of MyToken's consulting agency Spectra Ventures & Advisory, believes that "the monthly profit of MyToken will be counted in ten millions of CNYs". He said:
"Moreover, the growth opportunity of MT is also rest-assured thanks to the repurchasing mechanism of tokens and, it is very likely to meet the token repurchasing target of reducing its circulated amount to 3 billions."
With this background, MyToken seems to have all chances to quickly become an important player in the international cryptocurrency market.
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Author Daria Rud
Daria is an economic student interested in the development of modern technologies. She is eager to know as much as possible about cryptos as she believes they can change our view on finance and the world in general.
By Benjamin Godfrey November 12th, 2020
Altcoin News, Blockchain News, Cryptocurrency news, News SEC Cashed in Big from Crypto ICOs in 2020
With the fine from Telegram making the bulk of the charge on ICOs by the SEC, other projects also bowed to the SEC's pressures and collectively coughed out about 40 million dollars in fines.
By Benjamin Godfrey October 21st, 2020
Altcoin News, Bitcoin News, Cryptocurrency news, News NAC Foundation Seeks SEC Championed AML Bitcoin ICO Fraud Charges Dismissal
While the case between the SEC and the NAC Foundation is far from over, the CEO's partner Jack Abramoff was reportedly not indicted in this current lawsuit.
By Natallia Maksimenko September 23rd, 2020
Altcoin News, Bitcoin News, Cryptocurrency news, Cybersecurity News, News 5 Ways to Protect Your Crypto Accounts From Fraud
Crypto sphere has still place for a lot of fraud cases. In order to secure your crypto account we have gathered best ways how to protect yourself from scammers.


Don't just run off-road, run where few dare to go in our updated Vazee Summit women's trail running shoe. It has the key essentials needed for comfortably and confidently exploring mountain terrain. Lightweight REVlite cushioning creates the feel of a traditional sneaker, a no-sew upper offers the flexibility to run and jump over backwoods features, and protection to help withstand the elements. Awarded "Gear of the Year" in 'Outside' magazine's 2017 Summer Buyer's Guide. A RockStop plate helps keep out trail debris, while the lugged outsole is a must for gaining traction through challenging terrain. Combined with REVlite cushioning for comfort and a sleek, streamlined fit, the women's Vazee Summit has all you need to forget about your feet and focus on the view.


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North Texas STEM Camp Encourages Young Girls To Pursue Careers In TechnologyWith research showing there aren't enough girls interested in pursuing careers in the technology field, an IBM summer STEM camp is now encouraging curiosity in middle school-aged girls.
Texas Instruments Joins Non-Profit And 400 Students For STEM EventSome North Texas businesses came together for an event in Richardson in an effort to get more students interested in math and science.
DISD Shows Off Magnet School Students' Talent, Announces Academic PlansThe largest school district in North Texas with some 155,000 students issued its own report card of sorts Friday.
Girls-Only Robotics Team From Young Women's Leadership Academy Set To BattleOn Thursday, efforts to expose young minds to science, technology, engineering, and math were celebrated across the country.
Fort Worth Museum Of Science And History Mixes It Up During Chemistry WeekThe Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is celebrating National Chemistry week along with handfuls of students from throughout North Texas.
Perots Donate $5M To Expand Access To Perot MuseumThe grant also provides financial aid for field trips, lab-based education programs and outreach experiences for schools.
One-Time 'Hidden Figure' Helping Teens Dream Big In STEM FieldsMaking STEM careers look more like America. That was the end goal of a gathering in Dallas Thursday as local advocates hosted female students from the engineering program at Kimball High.
Fort Worth ISD Starts School Year With New STEM AcademyIn the Fort Worth Independent School District, what's old is new again. The new I. M. Terrell Academy for STEM and Visual and Performing Arts is considered a gem for the district.
Dallas Kids Learning How To Pilot Drones At Summer CampElementary school students in Dallas this week are taking the controls and getting a head start on science learning at drone camp, bringing a lift to the summer doldrums.
Donald Elementary School To Be Lewisville ISD's First STEM AcademyStudents at Donald Elementary School are creating and experimenting with robots and coding, and that has led to a big honor for the Lewisville ISD campus.
UT Dallas Cultivating Interest In STEM Careers Among Teen BoysThe students are building rockets, and learning from UT Dallas lecturers.
DFW Summer Library Programs Offer Way More Than Just BooksLibraries have offered summer reading programs for decades. But now, the programs involve so much more than just books, from free robotics classes to games of quidditch.
Area School Kids Get Boost From AmazonAmazon associates in North Texas delivered $15,000 worth of backpacks filled with school supplies and $24,000 to support science, technology, engineering efforts to six schools in Dallas and Fort Worth.
Curriculum In North Texas Schools Could Pave Way To High-Tech JobsIn this day and age so many jobs are based on what's called STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, and the Labor Department says there's a huge need to fill millions of these positions in the next five years and beyond.
Best Buy Expands After-School Tech ProgramBest Buy is expanding an after-school tech program for underprivileged teens as it hopes to create workers with the skills to serve increasingly savvy shoppers.


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Lapu-Lapu, Cebu – The Technology Application and Promotion Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI) organized 2018 Technology Transfer Forum on 16 October 2018 at the Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu.
The Technology Transfer Forum is one of the side forums held in conjunction with the Philippine's hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Science Ministers meeting on 15-19 October 2018.
The forum paved the way in presenting topics on technology matching, issues and concerns on technology transfer and commercialization, as well as best practices from participating nations.
Moreover, the sessions acquired significant insights from international speakers on bringing technologies in the market and planning innovative strategies in technology adoption, and overcoming different challenges relating to technology transfer and commercialization.
"Singapore's economy evolved from a labor-intensive economy to a knowledge-intensive one," said Mr. Eugene Wee, Senior Vice President of Exploit Technologies Private Limited (ETPL) of Singapore.
Technology transfer has played a key role in Singapore's economic development for the past years.
"The most important considerations to keep in mind in successfully bringing a technology to the market is understanding what the problem is, what are the needs of the industry, and developing the solutions as part of the research and development (R&D) framework to the problems," added Wee.
Dr. Viraj Perera, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PlaTCOM Ventures of Malaysia explained the factors affecting technology transfer and commercialization.
"The most successful technology transfer and commercialization platforms worldwide have thoroughly addressed the policy, awareness, talent pool, metrics and measurements, and other elements that can affect such processes," said Perera.
Dr. Danilo B. Largo, Director of Research, Development, Extension, and Publications Office and Manager of the Innovation and Technology Support Office of the University of San Carlos shared his experience in technology transfer.
More than a venue for technical experts, researchers, and policy makers to share their best practices and ideas for future collaborations, the forum spearheaded the creation of policy recommendations on technology transfer in the ASEAN.
A total of 73 participants attended the Forum composed of representatives from ASEAN members from Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Finland, the technology transfer officers from DOST R&D Institutes and Councils, and researchers from other government and private organizations.


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Major Philippa "Pip" Joan Angel Tattersall is a Scottish soldier, born 1975 in Tarland, Aberdeenshire. She is the first woman to succeed in the 9-week All Arms Commando Course, joining the main manoeuvre formation, 3 Commando Brigade.

Tattersall successfully completed the course in May 2002 after two previous failed attempts. She serves in the Educational and Training Services Branch of the Adjutant General's Corps.

Tattersall swam the English Channel in 2006 and won a silver medal in the 2009 British Snowboarding championships.

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In a previous article, BS 16 October 2007, I had commented that the proximate reason why reaching consensus on the scale, speed and durability of global warming has been painstakingly slow is the inherent uncertainty of the subject. Having said this, there is not only no dispute over pertinent facts, there is now also convergence from diverse sources over projections about the future (regarding climate science, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been the key non-partisan multinational forum). The associated estimates of the costs, including on human capital (comprising adverse consequences for agriculture, forestry, water cycles, mortality from vector-borne diseases, coastal zones, and heat stress), are provided in Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change (SR, hereafter), which is a magisterial state-of-the-knowledge primer on facts, risk assessments, challenges and policies for confronting global warming.
At the outset, here are some facts. (i) Accurate and widespread temperatures are available for only the last 150 years, thus a large component of temperature records are rebuilt from "proxy" sources such as tree rings, ice cores, lake sediments etc.; (ii) the earth has warmed by 0.7oC since 1900, of which the last three decades account for 0.6oC, resulting in the global mean temperature elevated to what is probably at or near the warmest level reached in the current interglacial period (i.e., between ice ages); (iii) the ten warmest years on record have occurred since 1990; and (iv) Earth's natural capacity to remove greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the atmosphere is considerably less than current emissions (only about a fifth).
The scope of the challenge can be gauged when it is appreciated that every type of modern economic activity contributes to GHG emissions. Power, including emissions from petroleum refineries, accounts for one-fourth of all global GHGs. Changes in land use, mainly driven by deforestation in countries like Brazil and Indonesia, account for 18% of GHGs. Transport, industry and agriculture account for 14% each of GHG emissions (it may be surprising to see agriculture in the list which is mainly on account of fertiliser use and livestock).
Declines in both carbon intensity of energy and energy intensity of output have slowed growth in global emissions of GHGs, but total emissions have still risen because of income and population growth. In the recent past, income growth/head has tended to raise global emissions by 1.9%/year whereas reductions in global carbon and energy intensity have tended to reduce them by the same quantum; however, since world population has grown by 1.4%/year, aggregate emissions have gone up. CO2 emissions/head have been strongly correlated with GDP/head across time and countries, which is not entirely surprising when we consider, for instance, how personal transport evolves: as a family becomes wealthier, the scooter gives way to the compact car, in turn followed by the mid-sized car, which is overtaken by the sedan, and, eventually, the SUV.
Calculations indicate that direct warming effect from a doubling of carbon dioxide concentrations (known as climate sensitivity) would lead to an average surface warming of 1oC. But this is not all, the full warming effect of past emissions is yet to be realised; climate models project that the world is committed to a further warming of 0.5o – 1oC over several decades due to past emissions only. By comparing predictions of different climate models, the IPCC Third Assessment Report (IPCC TAR) concluded that the likely range of climate sensitivity is 1.5o – 4.5oC. Using this range, if GHG levels could be stabilised at current levels, global mean temperatures would eventually rise to around 1o – 3oC above pre-industrial (meaning on average up to 2oC more than today); therefore, stabilising GHGs at current levels, is unlikely to save us from serious adverse implications. Even more disturbing, some recent studies have shown up to a 20% chance that climate sensitivity could be greater than 5oC. Temperatures may already be at the limit of human tolerance (peak temperatures in the Indo-Gangetic Plain presently exceed 45oC). In cities heat waves will become increasingly hazardous with the urban heat island effect leading to extreme temperatures and more dangerous air pollution episodes. There is also a (rare) silver lining; for example, in northern latitudes global warming may lead to fewer cold-related deaths.
The effect of climate change will be most acutely felt through changes in the distribution of water around the world, and its seasonal and annual variability. Impacts, however, are likely to be uneven. The water cycle will be intensified with drought and floods becoming more severe in many parts, e.g., the Mediterranean, parts of Southern Africa and South America are likely to experience further deceases in water availability; on the other hand, South Asia, parts of Northern Europe and Russia are likely to experience increase in water availability (runoff).
Developing countries are especially vulnerable to climate change on account of geography, low incomes (which undermines adaptive capacity), and greater reliance on climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture. Climate scenarios reveal that the most serious impacts are likely to be in Africa, the Middle East, India and South East Asia ("tropical geography has a substantial negative impact on output density and output per capita compared to temperate regions"). By the middle of the century, 150-200 million people may become permanently displaced due to rising sea levels by flooding from coastal storm surges (again, South and East Asia will be most vulnerable). In SR's baseline climate scenario for estimating the economic costs of global warming, the mean cost to India and S. E. Asia is around 6% of regional GDP in the long run, compared with a global average of 2.6% of GDP. We can ill afford to be smug, the SR cogently observes: "India's economy and social infrastructure are finely tuned to the remarkable stability of the monsoon, with the result that fluctuations in the strength of the monsoon both year-to-year and within a single season can lead to significant flooding or drought, with significant repercussions for the economy".


We have two fresh crop coffees hitting shelves this week, neither of which need any introduction for long time Quills drinkers. This is the second straight year we've bought coffee from both Papua New Guinea, Kunjin and Congo, Sopacdi, and we're pleased to find they're tasting better than ever.
With over 800 languages spoken in this Island nation, Papua New Guinea remains one of the most remote and least explored countries on earth. Coffee production began in the 1920s. Today the large majority of coffee production comes from small "coffee gardens" tended by subsistence farmers. This coffee comes to us from the Kunjin Mill in the Waghi Valley of the Western Highlands. Farmers deliver their coffee cherries to this mill to be processed. Each lot is sampled and better lots, such as our selection, are separated according to quality. Thanks to new processing equipment, coffees from Kunjin are tasting cleaner than ever, with lots of cane sugar, caramel, and lemony flavors.
The political situation in the Republic of Congo, unfortunately, remains tense. In spite of political instability, the 5,600 farmers of the Sopacdi cooperative are improving their livelihood by growing high quality, organic coffee. The potential for specialty coffee in the Lake Kivu region has yet to be fully realized, but this wonderfully complex coffee offers us a glimpse of what the future might hold. We taste oranges, dates, and tropical fruits with rich, floral aromatics in this coffee.
We have lived through civil war and in great poverty for many years, but since forming our cooperative Sopacdi, despite our challenges, we also feel full of hope. For the first time we have good buyers for our coffee, who buy from us directly. Our homes are basic, without electricity, running water and other amenities. But our families are back together and we are re-building our communities.


Best of all, the poo pick-up mitt is degradable.
They need these things at our park.
Providing these in parks does indeed encourage tidy behavior by dog walkers. We have litter fines for people that get caught not cleaning up after their pooches here in Seattle.
So funny, I took a shot of one of these a few weeks back but havent put it up yet. I thought it was hilarious. Found mine by Medicine Lake.


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We've been in our little West Preston street for fifteen years. All that time, our next door neighbours have been Wilma and Vern. Two doors up at number 12, are Renie and Stan. These are names that you won't see on the coat peg labels in any child care centre. Wilma, Vern, Renie and Stan are from another era and having them as our neighbours has been lovely.
On the day we moved in, Vern presented us with a plant cutting from his beautiful garden. It was such a simple gesture… and also, so touching that I still can clearly see how carefully he placed that welcome gift into Lisa's hands.
Over the years Wilma has always dropped a card in our post box at Christmas or for big milestones for the kids' 18th and 21st birthdays. She would read the paper and see the day the VCE Year 12 exams started. The night before, both times, Amber and Jack got a 'Good Luck' card signed by Wilma and Vern.
We've always knocked on Renie's door on the morning we make our annual summer pilgrimage down to Apollo Bay.
"Well that time has gone around quick, you're heading off down the beach again and you want me to look after your post?" Renie would ask with a smile.
This year we finally discovered her weakness when we said is there anything she would like as a thank you. We would take her a big Toblerone or some grand block of chocolate each year. She would always say, "don't be silly, you don't have to get me anything. You're our neighbour," feigning a slap on the side of my arm.
Eureka! We've only known her for 14 and ½ years at this stage and she finally let's us know about something we could get her to say 'thanks'. She was thrilled with the jam this year.
When they were younger our kids were so proud when Renie and Wilma joined them at their local primary school's 75th anniversary. In fact Renie explained how she was one of the pioneer students when the school opened in 1928 and we learnt too how she (now in her mid-nineties) wheeled baby Wilma around in her pram after she was born. Number 10 and Number 12 are the only homes Wilma and Renie have ever lived in. We've heard stories of how behind their back fences, there were only paddocks to walk across to catch the tram. When Stan came home from the war, Renie described how he removed from his kit bag his navy issued starchy underpants and hung them on the barbed wire fence as a sign of celebration of his re-entry into civilian life.
One time when Lisa and Jack and me were out the front of our house. Renie wandered down and disclosed her early memories of us arriving in the street and how her attitude had changed on one important consideration – her taste in men had shifted a generation. In any other context, you would consider this story – in modern parlance, a bit of an over-share… but this is Renie and she is naturally funny and a bit naughty. Our young bloke Jack was standing listening when Renie said, "you know when you folk moved in, I said to one of our neighbours up the road… that fella with the young kids…" and she poked my chest playfully, "that's you!" she said… "well you know I said if I was fifty years younger, I reckon I could have gone for him. But don't get a big head about that because that's all changed now" and she turned and looked at Jack, now a grown up young man of 19. With a glint in her eye, Renie cheekily looked back at me and said "you're old hat now Bill, if I was seventy years younger, I'd wouldn't be going for you anymore… I'd go for Jack in a heartbeat! He's much better looking than you" Jack laughed and blushed all at the same time. Lisa was in uncontrollable fits of hysterics.
Our neighbours, at the stage of life they are in remind us, younger folk in the street, how it doesn't cost you much to pass the time of day. Little acts of thoughtfulness have dotted the years we've shared and it has only made sense that we help where we can and when they ask. And as the years have passed, the need for a helping hand from us younger neighbours has increased. Maybe not so unusually these days, both Lisa and me work from home – but I travel a lot, so it is often Lisa who comes to the rescue when our neighbours need some practical assistance.
You've gleaned that Renie is a character and when teamed up with Stan – it's like you've won a free ticket to the comedy festival. A few years ago Renie knocked on our door and beckoned Lisa up to give her a hand. Stan had got stuck in the bath. He couldn't lift himself out and Renie couldn't lift him on her own. That definitely took the neighbourliness to a new level of intimacy. As it eventuated Stan didn't have a clear memory of who exactly had helped Renie to help him on to his feet… so, a few days later when Lisa saw Renie and Stan in an ailse up at Woolworths, Stan was reminded by his wife as to who this person was they were bumping into at the supermarket.
Vern has often knocked on our door and in recent years, he has asked if Jack was free if he could pop over and change a light bulb. Jack would climb Vern's rickety wooden ladder and complete the chore.
I reckon there is something good about all this.
Our kids have experienced kindness with small acts and they have seen and heard our neighbours ask for help when they've needed it. I'm not sure how many neighbourhoods run like this anymore. I think it is great for kids to not just witness, but be immersed in these little networks of interdependence.
Over the last few weeks, they've held garage sales and their daughter and son-in-law have been shuttling things off to the tip. Two weekends ago, Lisa and I went around to say good-bye.
Wilma was typically gracious and affirming saying we had been great neighbours. Then we met Vern in the back yard. He has always kept a neighbourly distance but this time he reached out and gave Lisa a hug. We are keeping an eye out for Renie. She's sad that her long time neighbours have moved.
The keys were handed over two weeks ago. I think the new neighbours are taking a few weekends to move in. They are a young couple with small children. This past Saturday I heard the children's voices as they ran around their new backyard. One remarked to the other how beautiful the garden was… Vern's pride and joy was appreciated on first glance.
Thanks for commenting Tim as always, your kind remarks are appreciated. I suspect you have been an active contributor to the fact that your experience of community has gone 'reasonably well'. Thanks again Tim. Bill J.
What a lovely story and reminder of the neighbourhoods I have grown up in. I do so missed those days when all the neighbours would come out for small chats. I too have had lovely neighbours who always remembered to give a dollar or two to the kids on their birthdays. I was telling the kids the other days, how us kids on the streets used to get together after school and play on the street and talk to each other. They were simple fun days.
Thanks for responding Hana. The little things make a difference don't they? Simple, fun days. I love that description. Glad the story sparked some of your own warm memories. Much appreciation Hana. Bill J.
What a lovely article. When my neighbours put their house up for sale, after living next to them for 8 years, I burst into tears. I was so upset and even tried talking them out of it. I was being selfish but when you have nice neighbours it is not something to be dismissed lightly. Although they are my parents age, in having 3 small children and the accidents that happen, they were always there for me.
From me running to their place when my son put his finger in a fan with blood everywhere, Rose turned off all her pots and pans, ruined her families dinner, to be with my other 2 children whilst we rushed out small baby to the doctor. Then there was the time I asked her to look after my youngest when he had finally got to sleep, so I could pick the others up at school and there he slept on her couch for the next 4 hours. upon waking he continued to stay there and another plate was added to the dinner table that night.
To the conversations over the fence, fruit being passed over, my hubby helping out on work they needed, it was very hard saying goodbye. But every cloud has a silver lining, and I love the fact that we are still in contact with each other. In fact Rose dropped off some oranges on our front porch the other day and I called her today to say thanks. We were invited to her daughters wedding, celebrated the births of their grandchildren and it will continue.
As a family we are so blessed to have them in our lives.
I would encourage everyone to foster relationships with their neighbours. It makes for a community and I hope that my husband and i can be role models for our children to do the same thing when they move out of home.
Thanks for taking the time to resonate Carol. I love the vignettes you have shared. There is something about the mix of generations in our neighbourhoods… the offer and return of small kindnesses. We have a lot of big sad news in the world at the moment. Is it too simplistic to consider that change in the world could start in our own street? Thanks again Carol. I appreciate your insights. Bill.


Jonathan Ferris is seeking full police protection amid concerns he could be targeted after looking into her claims against top political figures.
Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb near her home on 16 October. She was known for a blog in which she accused powerful figures of corruption.
Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb near her home on 16 October. She was known for a blog in which she accused powerful figures of corruption. Prosecutors are looking into the possibility that her murder was carried out by hitmen on the orders of someone angered by her reporting.
The Maltese government has vowed to bring her killers to justice and offered a €1m reward for information.
One of the investigations Caruana Galizia was working on at the time of her death centered on allegations against the Maltese prime minister's chief of staff, Keith Schembri, and a senior minister called Konrad Mizzi. Caruana Galizia said they were both financial beneficiaries of secretive "shell" companies registered in Panama.
Mr Mizzi and Mr Schembri were named in the Panama Papers, a massive data leak from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca in 2015. Both deny any wrongdoing and say their companies were never used.
Mr Ferris says he was looking into the case last year while working at the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU), Malta's anti-money laundering agency. But he was sacked in June from the FIAU because, he believes, his work threatened to uncover sensitive secrets.
"We believe there was political interference," he told the BBC's Newsnight program.
"Following 16 October, and what happened to Daphne Caruana Galizia, I divided my work and my information into six different envelopes with specific notes," he said.
Jason Azzopardi, a shadow justice ministry spokesman, said Mr Ferris's fears that he could be targeted were "realistic".
Caruana Galizia alleged that a company owned by the Azerbaijani president's daughter paid US$1m to a Panama company ultimately owned by the Maltese prime minister's wife, Michelle Muscat.
Speaking to the BBC Newsnight's John Sweeney, Mr Muscat categorically denied that he or his wife had used secret offshore accounts to hide payments from Azerbaijan's ruling family - and hit back at Caruana Galizia's reports.
Mr Muscat also said Caruana Galizia's source was discredited. Caruana Galizia did not produce any documentary evidence to back up her allegation against the prime minister's wife.Three brothers - George and Alfred Degiorgio, aged 55 and 53, and Vincent Muscat, 55 - have been charged with murder and pleaded not guilty. Investigators say the killers detonated the bomb using a mobile phone on a boat offshore. They are looking into whom the suspects had contact with in the run-up to the killing.
Tags: Caruana Galizia, Jonathan Ferris, journalism, Malta.


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DA concedes judges may impose 'individualized, proportionate' resentencing for juvenile lifers
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has conceded that a judge resentencing "juvenile lifers" may impose a minimum sentence lower than the 35 years that the office has been offering in such cases.
The possibility was raised as the office agreed to move ahead with resentencing for Kempis Songster, 44, who is serving life without parole for a murder he committed in 1987 at age 15.
An openly frustrated U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Savage--who ordered a new sentence for Songster four years ago, and again in August with a 120-day deadline--said the office's policy of offering all inmates the same deal for a new sentence was inconsistent with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that put back into play about 300 murder cases in Philadelphia involving juveniles.
Savage's Aug. 17 order had urged resentencings in which a judge would have discretion to impose "individualized, proportionate sentences," take into consideration an inmate's rehabilitation, and impose a maximum of life only in "the rarest of permanently incorrigible" cases.
"Here's the problem that I have," Savage told Assistant District Attorney Susan Affronti. "If you're saying you have all these offers out, it seems you're treating all of these folks the same way - 35 years to life. I don't get that. That to me appears to show a lack of due diligence, of looking at each case individually. I understand you want to do this for policy reasons. Maybe because it looks good."
Songster's case and others are back in the courts as a consequence of Montgomery v. Louisiana, a U.S. Supreme Court decision in January that made retroactive the court's ban on automatic life-without-parole sentences for juveniles. The ruling affects about 2,300 cases nationwide, about 500 of which are in Pennsylvania - including about 300 in Philadelphia.
Posted by Law and Justice Policy at Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Labels: death sentence, district attorney, Juvenile Life Without Parole
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According to Chipworks, the vaunted Galaxy S7 edge main camera uses Sony's 12-megapixel image sensor (presumably the IMX260 model). The new photomodule has a thickness of 5.4 mm, is equipped with a phase auto-focus system Dual Pixel and is characterized by a light-sensitive cell size of 1.4 μm. All this was said at the recent presentation of Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, so there are no new revelations regarding the camera. Samsung chose gyroscope STMicroelectronics (model number K2G2IS) for the role of assistant in the image stabilization issue.
Ironically, the most interesting components of the Galaxy S7 edge are not hidden in the hidden compartments of the hull, but are in the most prominent place. The single-chip system Snapdragon 820, on which the smartphone is based, is hidden under the 4GB Hynix RAM. As the controller of the touch screen is used a solution of Samsung's own development - the S6SMC41X chip.
The microphone installed in the Galaxy S7 edge was produced by Knowles, the Murata module was supplied by Murata, the NFC controller manufactured NXP, the barometer - STMicroelectronics, and the wireless charging chip - IDT.


Blood, sweat, tears. Rocky in the ring slugging it out with Clubber Lang is most likely what the average person used to think of when they thought of boxing, right? However, the times have changed in recent years. There used to be a time when the only place you could go to hit a heavy bag was at your local P.A.L. (Police Athletic League) or your grandfather's basement. Today, everyone from actors, models, reality TV personalities, and even professional athletes from various sports are rocking boxing gloves and hitting mitts with their trainers- posting their results all over Instagram and other social media platforms. Boxing has quickly become one of the hottest new fitness trends in America. Gyms and fitness studios based around boxing as means for conditioning, strength training, and weight loss are popping up rapidly across the country. This may lead you to believe that this is one of those trends that is here to stay, and you're right…time to get out of grandpa's basement and find a boxing gym.
Boxing for fitness is no longer looked at as being a "guy thing." In fact, most classes are pretty evenly mixed, sometimes with women outnumbering men. Everyone from soccer moms to Wall Street executives are all trying to perfect the "1-2" (boxing terminology for the jab-straight right hand combo). But why is boxing such a good form of training, and why should you give try? Glad you asked. Let's explore some of the benefits of boxing besides showing off your new skills in the break room in front of your co-workers.
It's fun! Let's face it, life can be stressful at times. What better way to relieve some stress than to throw some gloves on and tee off on a heavy bag for 45 minutes? Throw some fun workouts in there like jump squats, sit ups, and burpees, and you'll be sweating like you just fought for a world title…guaranteed to make you forget about all those unanswered emails at work, at least for a little while.
It's mentally stimulating! That's right! Learning a sport where people punch each other in the face is mentally stimulating. Boxing is much more than just brute strength and reckless swings. Learning how to punch properly and throw crisp, accurate punches is a skill and requires a great deal of mind and body connection. Don't believe me? Try throwing a six punch combination when your hands feel like cement blocks and you can barely breathe. You'll quickly learn a new respect for professional fighters.
It's less monotonous than the traditional forms of training! Boxing is a sport that you will not be good at when you first start. It takes a great deal of skill to learn the little nuances of the "sweet science", always giving you something to strive for. Conditioning for boxing also incorporates other modalities such as running, plyometrics, kettlebells, and interval training, giving you an endless amount of things to challenge you in new ways.
It builds confidence! There's something about wrapping your hands and putting gloves on that makes people feel good. That smile on someone's face when they finally throw that perfect punch is something that cannot be bought. Boxing can seem intimidating at first, but once you start to learn the beauty of the sport, you get to see what you're really capable of.
Long story short, find a boxing class ASAP! It's an excellent way to get in shape and have fun while doing it. Boxing is one of the world's oldest sports, and the results from its training have stood the test of time…so don't call it a comeback, it's been here for years.