Vitex can help women better manage symptoms of premenstrual syndrome while supporting fertility. Keep reading to learn how this herbal supplement can help you better manage the symptoms of hormonal changes.
Women experience fluctuations in hormones throughout their menstrual cycle, which can result in multiple physical side effects, as well as during menopause, when their periods end. These symptoms can be frustrating, but there are natural options available for dealing with them. One such herbal remedy is vitex.
Also known as chasteberry, the use of vitex (Vitex agnus-cactus) can be traced back thousands of years to the Mediterranean and Asia, where this shrub-like tree grows. Vitex earned the nickname "chasteberry" because it was once believed to promote chastity. The fruit of the chaste tree, vitex has traditionally been used to create medicinal supplements for women's health.
A 2013 systematic review of published research in the medical journal Planta Medica surrounding vitex concluded its positive effect on premenstrual conditions as well as hyperprolactinemia, which is an excess of the hormone lactin following pregnancy. Some women also take vitex to promote fertility while trying to conceive, since the hormone progesterone plays such an important role in conception, but more research is needed to determine if vitex is in fact a suitable treatment for infertility and how much to take.
Vitex can be found in both liquid and pill (capsule or tablet) form. The most important thing to note about vitex supplements is you have to commit to taking it for at least three months to begin seeing results. Vitex works gradually over time so it may take a while to see the full benefit. Be sure to take your vitex consistently on a daily basis for the best result.
Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking hormonal birth control shouldn't take vitex unless under the direction and supervision of their doctor, due to its impact on hormone levels. Women with breast cancer shouldn't take vitex, as fluctuations in hormone levels can impact their condition. Anyone taking medication for cognitive conditions should also avoid vitex, due to its suggested impact on dopamine levels. Vitex may cause digestive upset, dizziness or skin irritation, but these side effects aren't common or serious.
Check back soon for more info on the most popular natural remedies!


A premium specification grade of Neoprene with a wide temperature range, excellent tensile strength and awide range of media resistance.
Most effective in ozone and mild acids. Ozone, oxidation, water, weather, hydraulic silicates, alkali, alcohol, aliphatic hydrocarbons--gasoline, kerosene ...refrigeration fluids, freon, low pressure oxygen, oil. Good impact, abrasive and tear resistance. Good resistance to flame.
Typical Roll Length 70 ft. 35 ft. 40 ft.


Gospel artist, Dr. Roy, is finally out with his much anticipated single titled, Idara, in which he features the great Freke Umoh.
Idara (meaning joy), is an up-tempo Afrocentric vibe which fuses English, Nigerian (Pidgin) and Akwa Ibom dialects. The song expresses gratitude to the Most High God.
Download this great song, listen and be blessed.


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var P = quick.Promise;
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Lone Tree, a giant, solitary cottonwood, was a noted Platte River landmark as early as 1833. Standing on the north side of the river some three miles southwest of present Central City, the tree was visible at great distance. Several travelers estimated they could see if twenty miles away. The tree was especially prominent since timber was rare on the Nebraska prairies except in stream valleys, where it received protection from prairie fires. The Mormon Trail passed by Lone Tree, as did the Omaha-Fort Kearny stage route. The tree also gave its name to a stage station and a town, later renamed Central City. Ten to twelve feet in circumference, the tree's total height was about fifty feet; its lowest branches were about twenty feet above the ground. Passing travelers often camped beneath Lone Tree and carved their initials on its trunk. This probably hastened its end, for the tree was dead by 1863. A severe storm in 186 5 brought it to the earth. In 1911 residents of Merrick County erected a stone in the shape of a tree trunk on the site once occupied by Lone Tree.
"Lone Tree," Explore Nebraska History, accessed April 19, 2019, https://mynehistory.com/items/show/359.


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Private Foundation
Main principles
Setting-up of a Private Foundation
Wealth Protection Plan
Private Assets Consolidation
About Creatrust
The Luxembourg Private Foundation is created as an authenticated deed by a Luxembourg notary. The deed contains the Charter of Constitution.
The deed contains the following information
the identity of the founders who signed the deed or on whose behalf the document was signed
the name of the Private Foundation
the duration of the Private Foundation
the seat of the Private Foundation
the subject of the Private Foundation
the amount of the initial endowment (minimum EUR 50.000,-)
the names, date and place of birth, position and private or professional address of the persons in charge of administering the Private Foundation and the determination of their powers of representation
the names, date and place of birth, position and private or professional address of the persons of the Supervisory Board of the Private Foundation, if any, and the powers of the Supervisory Board
the designation of the beneficiary(ies) or the criteria or the entity or persons in charge of the determining such beneficiaries and the form of their appointment
The administrators must publish the Constitution Charter in the Memorial C Company Register within 3 months.
Additional Elements in the Extra-statutory Regulations
In addition to the Constitution Charter, the Founder can define the following elements in the Charter or in the Extra-statutory Regulations:
the modalities under which administrators are names,
how administrators can operate their duties,
how administrators are remunerated,
the power of the Founder, rights and obligations,
the designation of a Supervisory Board and an external auditor.
A Luxembourg Private Foundation with more than EUR 20 million of assets or more than 5 beneficiaries will need to appoint a supervisory board of at least 3 members and an external auditor.
The Luxembourg government issued a draft law on such private foundation in the summer of 2013. But these provisions have not come into effect since the bill has yet to be voted.
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Q: AEM ServerSide JavaScript host I am trying to find the current host of my application in order to make some implementations, I went through different Java Backend objects (resource, request, resourcePage..) but all the properties that I have found give me relative paths. What is the best way to get the host where the call was initiated?
Here is a list of global objects that I have been looking through:
http://docs.adobe.com/docs/en/aem/6-0/develop/sightly/global-objects.html

A: I'm little bit confused if you try to resolve the host through java or javascript, that's why I'll post both of the solutions. If you mean something else than please extend your question or create new one.
Javascript:
window.location.hostname

Java:
org.apache.sling.api.SlingHttpServletRequest request = ...; // you have instance of the request if you are in a context of a servlet
String domain = request.getRemoteHost() // e.g. stackoverflow.com

or if you try to resolve some resource url in Java, you can use the com.day.cq.commons.Externalizer which can be adapted from the org.apache.sling.api.resource.ResourceResolver and uses the settings in your map file /etc/map
Externalizer externalizer = resourceResolver.adaptTo(Externalizer.class);
externalizer.externalLink(resourceResolver, Externalizer.PUBLISH, getRequest().getScheme(), "/");

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Melinda Gates: Warren Buffett Taught Me How To Be A Good Friend
Julie Bort
Melinda Gates is often credited for helping her husband develop his kinder, gentler side.
During his formative years Bill Gates was notoriously hard-nosed. There are many stories of his tantrums when he and Microsoft were young, such as this one: Microsoft employed a person to count of how many times F-bombs he would drop during a meeting, according to a former Microsoft employee. The lower the count, the happier Gates was with the meeting.
After marrying Melinda and having a family, Gates mellowed. While he's still opinionated, he's clearly a happier, more cordial person. His philanthropic work to end poverty and disease makes him a role model for other leaders to follow.
But the woman who helped tame Bill Gates had to learn how to be a good friend herself, she said in a Fortune article where CEOs have offered their best advice.
And the person who taught her how to do that was fellow billionaire Warren Buffett. (Buffett and the Gates are famously good friends.)
Here's how that happened, Melinda says:
One of the things I was most impressed about when Bill and I met Warren Buffett very early on was he introduced us to his friends. And Warren has the most high quality set of friends you could meet, and these are friends that he has had over his lifetime. And it really got me thinking, "wow, I better cultivate my friends."
Warren does little things with his friends, like he will send you an article of something he is thinking about, reading about. That was a way to help me think about my friends.
Melinda also says that another friend helped her learn how to balance work and home when her kids were young and she was feeling stressed out about it.
The man told her, "Melinda, you don�t get a do-over with your kids." and she says, "I always have to remember that, at the end of the day, my kids come first."
She feels so strongly about this that it trumps all of her charity work.
"On the day I die, I want people to think that I was a great mom and a great family member and a great friend. I care about that more than I care about anything else," she said.
Google Employee Explains Why Working At Google Is So GreatSteve Ballmer On His Relationship With Bill Gates: 'We've Dusted Up Many Times'4 Great Stories About Bill Gates That Show What It Was REALLY Like To Work With Him


benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments."
libertarian before coming to be an eco-fascist."
disavowal of these hate groups in your appeal to the mods."
not an actual reason, it's a bias and is not allowed."
all the headaches that came along with being brigaded?
change will effect, not those who intend to cause trouble.
or durable enough to remain in force permanently.
Full Disclosure: I am a mid-ranking mod of r/monarchism.
her former capacity as Attorney General.
on an issue that was of her sole discretion is truly admirable.
believed he could control her he was being very foolish.
a British accent. But enough delaying!
Poking it with your finger doesn't work either.
rags treat this bunch of dough-heads as if they were important or something.
Celebrities, no more no less[,] and just as empty between their lugholes.
I, too, like to meddle.
all of them on the Arguments For Monarchy page.
is a topic of conversation. All of them younger than yourself.
nature and not a good representation of wide public opinion?
the monarchy while I was there? Zilch. Not my relatives, not my friends, not a soul.
exactly top of anyone's list.
I don't exactly talk to my family about the monarchy either.
on about the wonderfulness of it all is a bit too much for me to bear.
Bear it you shall. For I have no intention of stopping.
charge so I think I'll continue doing what I've been doing.
new Landie, and the missing seatbelt.
imagine the response to such a request.
I'm sure it would be glorious.
the mere peon injured when they really didn't, it all seemed highly lame.
since the courts can, and will, take it as an admission of guilt.
its the world we live in.
bother documenting it for a political crowd in Canada. WE DON'T CARE.


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Information published on 29 March 2016 in the UIC electronic newsletter "UIC eNews" Nr 491.
UIC will be in Washington D.C. in early May
Participation in World Bank Climate Action Summit and organisation of a Workshop dedicated to Digital Developments and Security
In the UIC North America 2016 programme of activities, UIC will be in Washington on 4 and 5 May for a couple of issues.
One being the involvement of UIC in the sustainable report at the World Bank (participation in the "Climate Action Summit": http://www.climateaction2016.org); another one being the Regional meeting of UIC North American Members.
UIC will take advantage of its presence and of the presence of the other guests to organise a Workshop dedicated to Digital Developments and Security.
This issue is becoming increasingly topical around the world and UIC Members are very involved and concerned about these issues for which rail transportation must be totally prepared.
This Workshop will be organised on the premises of the World Bank with UIC North American Members, from the California High Speed Railway Authority, Amtrak, the AAR, to Canadian and APTA Members, Mineta Transport Institute, as they are also part of this Regional group.
More information will be published in a further issue of UIC eNews.
Throughout the world, the family of railway ... Rail Talent becomes an official partner of the first edition of the "Transport of the Future" youth contest 4th UIC World Congress on Rail Training 2017 – "Unite, Inspire, Connect" TopRail: Tourism Potential of Railway Services – Meeting in Moscow on 25 March 2016 United States: Freight rail industry challenges need for rule mandating two-person crew Russia: Russian Railways (RZD) has produced an updated version of its General Development Plan for development of its railways by 2020 and 2025 France: SNCFT-SNCF – An ambitious collaboration Germany: GLS and DB Schenker launch partnership for parcel delivery in Germany Latvia: Latvian Railways (LDz) opens reconstructed Šķirotava marshalling yard and gravity hump in Riga
e-News articles with keyword Security
European project SAFER-LC (Safer level crossing by integrating and optimising road-rail infrastructure management and design): online final conference to present its results (28 April 2020) PROACTIVE EU project held its third consortium meeting and first public workshop with practitioners and policy makers online (24 March 2020) UIC Security Platform Human Factors working group held on 3 March 2020 in Moscow (10 March 2020) Station Managers Global Group (SMGG) meeting held from 26 – 27 February 2020 at UIC Paris (3 March 2020) EUMedRail Seminar on a safety management system held from 25 – 26 February 2020 at the Algiers Conference and Exhibition Centre (3 March 2020)
e-News articles with keyword North America
United States: Amtrak to invest $90 million for Baltimore Penn Station improvements (16 April 2019) UIC meets North American Members and partners in Colorado Springs on the occasion of the 4th North American Regional Assembly (26 March 2019) United States: U.S. Department of Transportation announces $605 million loan for Houston's Grand Parkway Project (19 March 2019) Joe Boardman, former Amtrak president, has passed away (12 March 2019) United States: Governor Murphy, Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT announce financial settlement enhancements for commuters in and out of New York Penn Station (5 March 2019)
UIC APRA DIGITAL DAY with UIC Australian Members was held on 17 June 2020 by web-conference (30 June 2020) RailTech Infra Forum online conference: The digital transformation, 17 & 18 June 2020 (23 June 2020) UIC Asia-Pacific Workshop on Projects held on 4 and 11 June 2020 (16 June 2020) Karima Delli and the rail freight transport sector call on the Commission and the Member States to foster modal shift (2 June 2020) UIC video on FRMCS now available in sign language (19 May 2020)


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Louise-Henriette Volland oder nur Sophie Volland (* 27. November 1716; † 22. Februar 1784) war eine französische aufgeklärte Intellektuelle.

Leben und Wirken
Ihr Vater, Jean-Robert Volland († 1750), war ein Advokat am Parlement de Paris und Generalinspekteur der Pachtgüter seiner Majestät, Inspecteur général des fermes de Sa Majesté bzw. directeur des gabelles und ihre Mutter Élisabeth Françoise Brunel de la Carlière († 1772). Das Paar hatte einen Sohn, der früh starb (um das Jahr 1750), und drei Töchter: Marie-Jeanne Élisabeth (* 1715), Louise-Henriette und Marie-Charlotte Volland.
Die Mutter von Sophie soll eine ehemalige Geliebte von Ludwig XIV. gewesen sein; als der König ihrer überdrüssig war, wurde sie mit einer Apanage versehen, die es ihr erlaubte, Jean-Robert Volland zu heiraten.

Die Vollands lebten außer in Paris auch in einem Schloss auf Isle-sur-Marne mit einer sechs Hektar großen Parkanlage, welche unter Mitwirkung des Architekten André Le Nôtre gebaut worden war. Nach dem Tod des Vaters zog die Witwe Madame de la Carlière mit den Töchtern in eine Wohnung in Paris in die Rue des Augustins.

Sophie Vollands ältere Schwester Marie-Jeanne Élisabeth Volland war seit 1737 mit dem Finanzmann Pierre Vallet de Salignac († 1760) verheiratet und nannte sich nach dem Tode ihres Ehemannes Madame de Blacy. Ihre Tochter Mélanie de Salignac musste seit ihrem zweiten Lebensjahr mit einer Erblindung leben. Denis Diderot kannte Mélanie und deren Familie seit den Jahren 1760 bis 1763. Die Leidensgeschichte von Mélanie spiegelt sich auch in seinem Werk Brief über die Blinden zum Gebrauch für die Sehenden (1749) wider. Eine weitere Schwester, Marie-Charlotte Volland, war seit etwa 1749 mit dem Brückenbauingenieur Jean-Gabriel Legendre († 1770) verheiratet.

Sophies eigentlicher Vorname lautete also Louise-Henriette, aber entweder sie selbst oder ihr Geliebter und intellektueller Partner, der französische Philosoph Denis Diderot, gab ihr mit Sophie ("Weisheit") einen im 18. Jahrhundert, der Zeit der Aufklärung, sehr beliebten Namen. Diderot und Sophie Volland trafen sich u. a. auch im berühmten Café Procope in der damaligen Rue des Fossés Saint-Germain (heute n° 13 Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie).

Bekannt ist sie durch ihre Korrespondenz mit Diderot in den Jahren 1759 bis 1774. Der erste bekannte Brief von Diderot an Sophie konnte auf Donnerstag, den 10. Mai 1759 datiert werden. Denis Diderot schrieb an Sophie Volland, die er seit dem Jahre 1755 kannte, von 1759 bis 1774 über 550 Briefe, wovon 187 erhalten blieben. Man kann sie durchweg als enge Vertraute von Denis Diderot bezeichnen, so besuchte sie etwa im September 1759 mit ihm gemeinsam die Kunstausstellungen der Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in der großen Galerie des Louvres, Grand Galerie des Louvre auch kurz als le Salon genannt. Beide tauschten über Jahre hinweg ihre vielfältigen ästhetischen und intellektuellen Impressionen und Reflexionen aus.

Als Sophie Vollands Mutter am 5. April 1772 starb, traf das nicht nur die Töchter; auch Denis Diderot war hierüber, so seine Briefe, in tiefer Trauer.

Von ihr selbst sind weder Briefe noch Porträts erhalten. Das einzige erhaltene, von ihr handschriftlich verfasste Dokument ist ihr Testament, in dem sie Diderot einen Ring und eine elfbändige, in rotes Maroquin-Leder gebundene Ausgabe der Essais von Michel de Montaigne vererbt.

Als sie Diderot kennenlernte, war Volland neununddreißig Jahre alt. Für ihn war sie das Gegenbild zu seiner aus seiner Sicht "zänkischen" Ehefrau Anne-Toinette Champion und seiner mondänen Geliebten, Mme de Puisieux (1720–1798).
Sie lebte zu diesem Zeitpunkt in Paris in der Rue Vieux-Augustins zusammen mit ihrer Mutter, Schwester und ihrer Nichte Mélanie de Salignac. Ihre Wohnung lag in der Nähe des Palais Royal und unweit der Wohnung von Paul Henri Thiry d'Holbach in der Rue Royal Saint-Roch.
Er schätzte ihre Intelligenz, ihre Bildung und ihren Menschenverstand. Für eine Frau ihrer Zeit war sie sehr belesen und auch durch Diderot über die damaligen zeitgenössischen Autoren sehr gut informiert. Außerdem war sie für Diderot eine wichtige Vertraute, der er alles über seine Arbeit und sein Privatleben berichten und sie um Rat fragen konnte. Ein schwieriges Verhältnis hatte sie zu ihrer sehr dominanten Mutter, der Sophie häufig aufs Land nach Isles folgen musste, obwohl sie lieber in Paris gelebt hätte.

Diderots Briefe an Volland geben wertvolle Hinweise zu seinem Leben und Werk und gelten auch selbst als wichtiger Teil seines Werkes, während ihre Briefe nicht mehr auffindbar sind.

Literatur
 Anne-Marie Boileau: Liaison et liaisons dans les lettres de Diderot à Sophie Volland. Champion, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-7453-0047-4
 Denis Diderot: Briefe an Sophie Volland. Reclam, Leipzig 1986, ISBN 3-379-00001-9
 Denis Diderot: Lettres à Sophie Volland. 2 Bände, Gallimard, Paris 1950
 Denis Diderot: Lettres à Sophie Volland. Gallimard, Paris 1984, ISBN 2-07-037547-1
 Denis Diderot: Lettres et responses de Diderot à Sophie Volland. Echos personnels, politiques et litteraires. Lettres Modernes, Paris 1967
 Peter Prange: Die Philosophin. Roman. Droemer, München 2003, ISBN 3-426-19590-9 (belletristische Darstellung)
 Werner Raupp (Hrsg.): Denis Diderot – Weiß man je, wohin man geht? Ein Lesebuch, Rottenburg a.N. 20092, ISBN 978-3-936088-95-3 (Einführung: Bekanntenkreis, S. 61–63; – Kap. VII: Briefe an Sophie Volland, S. 417–426)
 Alice M. Laborde: Diderot et l'amour. Anma Libri, Saratoga, CA. 1979, ISBN 978-0-915838-22-6
 Servanne Woodward: Effets de mimétisme: Sophie Volland un monde de demoiselles. In: Diana Guiragossian Carr (Hrsg.): Diderot Studies. Band 27, Librairie Droz, Genève 1998, ISBN 2-6000-0246-4, S. 169

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 Sendung über Sophie Volland, frz. Intellektuelle (Geburtstag 27. November 1716)

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This gecko is sat on the bark of a tree waiting for passing invertebrates that it ambushes with lightnight speed. It's camoflauge is incredible!
These speedy dragons abound in appropriately managed open woodlands in north Queensland.
A denizen of the coastal forests of Far North Queensland, this much maligned snake is actually very placid until threatened, and would much rather avoid human contact all together.
A lizard surveys the terrain.
A large Water python lurking on the flooded forest floor.
These frogs emerge from the sandy depths following heavy rains at the onset of the wet season.
This snake-lizard is aptly named! It only has tiny vestidual legs that are barely visible, especially when the lizard slithers quickly like a snake.


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North Carolina Fireworks Laws
United States North Carolina Charlotte
All Charlotte
Artie Beaty
A lifelong Charlotte resident, Artie Beaty has been writing about the best of his hometown since 2011.
Philip James Corwin / Getty Images
As a general rule, North Carolina's fireworks laws are pretty restrictive. Their neighbor to the south, South Carolina, does have much more accepting laws, though, and many people travel over the border to get their annual fireworks. In fact, most fireworks are legal in South Carolina. Remember, many fireworks you can purchase across the border are not legal in North Carolina, so use them at your own risk. But what fireworks can you have in North Carolina? Here's a rundown.
Legal Fireworks
Fireworks that are legal in North Carolina include poppers, sparklers, fountains and other novelty items that don't explode, spin, leave the ground or fly through the air. The Apex Fire Department puts out a great list of examples of legal fireworks: snake and glow worms, smoke devices, noisemakers like snappers and string poppers, and wire sparklers.
Many people mistakenly believe that all fireworks are legal on holidays like July 4, but that's not true. The same laws still hold true all year. Also, the city of Apex abides by the same rules as the rest of the state.
As mentioned above, South Carolina laws are far less strict. In South Carolina, you can purchase fireworks at age 16 and you can buy pretty much any personal-type fireworks. The only ones that are banned are exploding fireworks like M-80 and Cherry Bombs and the small rockets that are illegal almost everywhere.
Fireworks that are illegal in North Carolina include firecrackers, ones that spin on the ground, roman candles, bottle rockets, or any aerial fireworks. Essentially, any firework that explodes or leaves the ground is not legal in North Carolina.
State law requires that anyone shooting indoor or outdoor fireworks must submit an application to the State Fire Marshal, attend a safety class, and pass a written exam. Contact the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) for more details on these rules and Pyrotechnic License.
Violators of the state's fireworks law face a misdemeanor charge that is punishable by a fine of up to $500 and or imprisonment of up to six months.
You must be 18 years old to legally buy fireworks in North Carolina. The age of fireworks purchase is 16 in South Carolina.
Since North Carolina's laws are pretty tight, many people assume that they will be safe lighting off fireworks. Even though many types of fireworks are outlawed, people are still getting injured as the majority of injuries annually from fireworks are from smaller devices, like fountains and sparklers. Precautions still need to be taken. The Charlotte Fire Department offers these tips for safety:
Buy from reliable fireworks vendors Never alter fireworks or try to make your own.
Store fireworks in a cool, dry place.
Never carry fireworks in your pocket.
Loose clothing should not be worn while handling fireworks.
Fireworks are not toys and should only be handled by responsible adults.
Have a hose or bucket of water nearby in case of a fire emergency.
Light one firework at a time and move away from it quickly. If a firework does not light the first time, do not attempt to light it again.
Ignite your fireworks outdoors on a paved surface, away from grass, trees and other vegetation.
Never shoot fireworks from a metal or glass container.
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Is Europe ready for LaVar Ball and the Big Baller Brand? The answer may be known come January when two-thirds of the famous Ball brothers, LiAngelo and LaMelo, head to Lithuania to play for Prienu Vytautas. LiAngelo, 19, and LaMelo, 16, signed one-year deals with the first division Lithuanian team as they take the next step to becoming professional athletes.
The signing was confirmed by Harrison Gaines, agent for all three Ball brothers, and Virginijus Seskus, coach and general manager of Prienu Vytautas, which plays in the Lithuanian (LKL) league and the Baltic League.
LiAngelo and LaMelo are joining a low-level yet competitive team that won the championship last season. The Ball brothers are not expected to play that much when the team plays in the LKL, where teams like Lietkabelis and Zalgiris, a couple of EuroCup participants, also compete. The contract, however, supposedly includes guarantees that LiAngelo and LaMelo will get ample playing time, 20 to 25 minutes a game each, when the team plays in the Baltic League. The move is seen more as a marketing ploy, as reported by Business Insider.
Prienu Vytautas is also a good enough breeding ground for future NBA players. Jonas Valanciunas of the Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics' Aron Baynes, former New York Knick Mindaugas Kuzminskas, and Houston Rockets draft pick Isaiah Hartenstein have all played for the Lithuanian team.
LiAngelo was previously with the UCLA Bruins but was pulled out by his father LaVar after the shoplifting incident in China, which led to his indefinite suspension from the team. LaMelo, meanwhile, was about to enter junior year with Chino Hills High School in California when he dropped out and signed with an agent, ending any hope that the youngest Ball brother will suit up for the Bruins. The move contradicted the earlier pronouncement from LaVar that LaMelo will play for UCLA in two years.
After his decision to pull LiAngelo and LaMelo from their respective schools, LaVar had them sign with Gaines, officially ending their amateur careers. LaVar also said that the family's plan is for the younger Ball brothers to play together overseas, as reported by ESPN.
LiAngelo and LaMelo's older brother, Lonzo, is currently the starting point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers after the team drafted him second overall in the recent NBA Rookie Draft. Despite the hype, Lonzo has been underperforming, leading LaVar to complain about how his son is being utilized by head coach Luke Walton.


White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) to spend "less time tweeting," and to spend "more time doing" his job during a Twitter spat on Tuesday afternoon.
Sanders made the remarks about Lieu's Twitter usage after President Donald Trump took to the social media platform to congratulate members of the House of Representatives for passing its version of the controversial Republican-led tax bill.
Sanders, as Trump's press secretary, spends most of her on-screen time being forced to defend or refuse to defend various tweets written by the president, who sends out missives that gall half the nation on a daily basis.
Since Sanders took over as White House press secretary on July 21, Trump has tweeted 1,350 times–including retweets and tweets that were deleted–according to Trump Twitter Archive. That means, on average, Trump has tweeted nearly nine times per day since Sanders was named to her position.
The back-and-forth began when Lieu commented on remarks Sanders' made on Fox & Friends where she said Democrats should have been "begging" to be part of the process to craft the Republican-led tax bill, which passed the House on Tuesday and was expected to be voted on by the Senate later in the day.
Lieu re-tweeted a post from The Hill, which has since been deleted, and accused her of "lying." Sanders, in turn, called the tweet "incorrect" and berated the representative for his use of Twitter.
The irony of Sanders telling Lieu, and not Trump, to spend less time on Twitter was not lost on the California congressman.
Sanders has yet to respond to Lieu's request.
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