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Giving Up Bananas
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By Peter Friedrichs
There I was, at the "Big Question:" What is my relationship to the creatures on this earth, and to the earth itself? Are they, is it, here for me, or am I a part of it? How far does the interdependent web extend, and do I really believe that all of us are intimately connected with all of existence?
It has been said that one of the functions of ministry is to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable, so I want to be right up front with you. My goal in sharing this story with you and telling you what I'm about to tell you is to raise questions that will haunt you too. I want you to be haunted while walking the aisles in Acme, in Genuardi's, in Pathmark and even Trader Joe's. To be haunted as you unload your groceries from those plastic bags that seem to reproduce like rabbits beneath your kitchen sink. To be haunted as you serve your Thanksgiving dinner to your family, in that Norman Rockwell moment as the browned bird is placed before approving eyes and watering mouths.
I have here before me a bowl of fruit. Bananas, apples, oranges, grapes, even an avocado. Delicious and nutritious fruit. Good and good for you. So, let's see, these bananas are from Ecuador. The apple was grown in Washington State and the grapes come from California. These particular tomatoes come from Mexico, and they're still attached to the vine so you know they're "vine ripe." The avocado was grown down in Chile, and these particular oranges come all the way from South Africa. All told, this bowl of fruit has traveled a distance of more than 18,000 miles to be with us here today. Definitely our most far-flung guests in the service!
It's not news to tell you that bananas aren't grown in the backyards of Media or on farms in Lancaster County. Americans consume about 400 gallons of oil a year per person for the food they eat. Author and scientist Steven L. Hopp writes sarcastically that "a quick way to improve food-related fuel economy would be to buy a quart of motor oil and drink it." He then goes on to point out that, if every American family were to eat just one meal each week that was composed of locally and organically raised foods, "we would reduce our country's oil consumption by over 1.1 million barrels every week…Becoming a less energy-dependent nation," he writes, "may just need to start with a good breakfast." [Barbara Kingsolver, et al., Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, p. 5]
The whole idea behind the concept of ethical eating is that we think about the food that we're putting into our mouths. And by this I don't mean the nutritional value, whether it's good for us or whether it's going to go straight from our lips to our hips. Ethical eating is consumption wedded to awareness and intention. It is about educating ourselves about the true costs of the foods that we buy and consume. It's about facing up to the ugly facts of the agri-industrial complex. It's knowing, for example, that while we've increased the average yield of an acre of farmland from 24 bushels of corn in 1930 to more than 160 bushels per acre today, to achieve this astonishing improvement we apply about 1.5 billion pounds of nitrogen to the soil each year in the form of fertilizers. And that about half of that nitrogen is taken up into the atmosphere and falls as acid rain or stays up there as greenhouse gases, or it washes into our watersheds, causing massive algae blooms that choke off all other aquatic life. [Amy Hassinger, "Ethical Eating," UU World, Spring 2007, p.30.]
As Unitarian Universalists we proclaim to affirm and support respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. What does that mean to us? How far does it extend? And what does it require of us? The most recent proposed revisions to our principles elaborate on the Seventh Principle thusly:
Inspired by the beauty and holiness of the Earth, we become more willing to relinquish material desires. We recognize the need for sacrifice as we build a world that is both just and sustainable. We are called to be good stewards, restoring the Earth and protecting all beings.
In the choices we make about the foods we eat, what does it mean to be good stewards who work to restore the Earth and to protect all beings? What does it mean to us when we proclaim the earth to be "holy?" These principles point us toward questions of ultimate reality and meaning, profoundly religious questions like "Who or what made us?" "Why are we here?" and "Who is our neighbor, our brother or sister?"
This is an excerpt of a sermon delivered at Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County, Media, PA, on November 9, 2008
Peter Friedrichs
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Fall 2018 Applications for Designated Emphasis and Certificates in New Media Now Open
The Berkeley Center for New Media is now accepting applications for admission to the Designated Emphasis (DE) in New Media Ph.D. program, the Graduate Certificate in New Media M.A. program, and the Undergraduate Certificate in New Media program. All applications for Fall 2018 admittance are due November 1, 2018.
Please contact Program Officer Lara Wolfe with any questions at lara [at] berkeley.edu.
About the DE in New Media (Ph.D. Students)
BCNM's Designated Emphasis (D.E.) program is for selected UC Berkeley Ph.D. students from any Berkeley home department with research interests in new media. It is supplemental to the Ph.D. program in regular departments, and provides enhanced skills in analyzing and/or designing future media with an awareness of historical, social, cultural perspectives that might not be visible from any single disciplinary point of view.
If you are submitting an application for the Designated Emphasis, you may apply here.
About the Graduate Certificate in New Media (M.A. Students)
The Graduate Certificate is designed to enhance interdisciplinary graduate studies for students currently enrolled in a M.A. program at UC Berkeley. The Certificate emphasizes a critical understanding of the nature and implications of new media, drawing on theories and methodologies from across the disciplinary spectrum—the arts, the humanities and social sciences, and science and engineering. The Graduate Certificate in New Media provides students with an introduction to the different facets of new media research and an ensuing competitive edge for some of the most desirable jobs in industry and academia.
*M.A. students must apply to the Certificate Program during their first year of study.
If you are submitting an application for the Masters Certificate, you may apply here.
About the Undergraduate Certificate in New Media
The Undergraduate Certificate program emphasizes the critical understanding and practice of new media through interdisciplinary perspectives. The certificate introduces students to the changing new media landscape that is transforming the way we think in the fields of art, technology, the humanities, and social sciences. Our students learn to innovate as they question the impact of new media on the human experience. The certificate program will serve as a pilot and a portal for undergraduate engagement in new media. The certificate is not an official program offered by Undergraduate Education and will not be noted on a student's transcript.
To apply for the undergraduate certificate in New Media, send your C.V., along with a brief one paragraph mission statement to lara [at] berkeley.edu by November 1.
About BCNM
The Berkeley Center for New Media is a focal point for research and teaching about new media, led by a highly trans-disciplinary community of 120 affiliated faculty, advisors, and scholars, from 35 UC Berkeley departments. BCNM aims to analyze and shape developments in new media through critical theory, critical practice, and innovation. We study how we use emerging technologies to forge innovative means of expression from multidisciplinary and global perspectives, and examine the risks and opportunities for new media to influence human interactions in the contexts of science, law, democracy, education and art. A magnet for rigorous scholars who challenge conventional thinking through collaboration, we catalyze research by offering a dynamic environment that exposes all participants to diverse values, objectives, and methodologies. Our researchers make, break, and recreate media objects, processes, and ideas to grapple with the question of what makes us real. The Center itself acts a medium between people, technologies, and ideas.
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What are the top Social Work Programs in Evanston, IL?
Evanston has a total population of 74,239 and a student population of 20,444. Of these students, 19,853 are enrolled in schools that offer social work programs.
Of the 1 social work schools in Evanston, the largest social work school, by student population, is Northwestern University. In 2010, Northwestern University graduated approximately 62 students from its social work program.
In 2010, 62 students graduated with a social work degree in Evanston. If you decide to attend a social work school in Evanston, you can expect to pay an average yearly tuition of $38,463.
You should also anticipate spending about $1,685 for social work related books and supplies every year. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $11,703 per year, on average, for room and board at Evanston-based social work schools. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $42,864.
If you decide to work as a social worker in Evanston, your job prospects are average. There were 13,520 social workers working in Illinois and 8,630 working in the greater Evanston area in 2010. The government projects that the number of social workers in Evanston will increase by 8% by the year 2018. This projected change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for social workers.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a social worker in Evanston is $51,660 per year, which is higher than the average for social workers state-wide.


The inflation-busting price rises announced by 'the big six' electricity and gas firms are set to hit the hospitality industry hard this winter, with 67 per cent of business owners claiming they will no longer meet their growth targets due to the punitive energy costs.
British Gas, Edf, Eon, Npower, Scottish Power and SSE have all caused nationwide anger after ramping up their prices and, according to energy efficiency firm Energy Works, the damaging effects for hotels, restaurants and pubs are already becoming clear.
A study carried out on UK hospitality business owners revealed that 91 per cent are concerned about the increase in energy prices, with over half (57 per cent) expecting to miss their growth targets by 10 per cent this year.
Over a third (34 per cent) of respondents said they would now consider reducing staff count as a way to save money.
"Although energy costs within the hospitality industry often account for a small percentage of outgoings, reducing electricity bills can dramatically improve revenue without having to increase sales," said Derek Duffill, chief executive of Energy Works.
So, what can hospitality businesses do to avoid such a significant impact on their margins? Duffill pointed out that there are a number of easy energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions available.
Lighting now accounts for one fifth of all electricity used in the UK and, while 50 per cent of companies are aware that energy efficient LEDs could save them money in the long-term, 88 per cent are yet to make the transition.
Paul Murphy, co-founder and director of Intecho – which provides energy efficient solutions for businesses - explained that intelligent building technology can help businesses to reduce their energy consumption by up to 40 per cent.
"Changing supplier isn't an easy option for businesses, especially as the main six suppliers have all announced they are to put their prices up," said Murphy. "Businesses operate in a different market from consumers and the business energy market is in need of review. In the meantime, there are other ways that businesses can make energy savings.
"Intecho is a provider of intelligent building technologies and automation systems for commercial and residential properties. We specialise in designing efficient, eco-friendly systems which provide complete control and flexibility of the lighting, heating, security of a building - helping to reduce energy consumption and ultimately energy costs.
"We have worked on refurbishment and new build projects in sectors ranging from retail, hotels, restaurants, stadiums and spas, to name just a few, and have a proven track record of energy reduction.


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Q: MySQL FOREIGN KEY error, ON DELETE CASCADE I have absolutely no clue why MySQL is having an issue with the second CREATE TABLE statement.
CREATE TABLE User(
    uid INTEGER,
    url CHAR(100),
    firstname CHAR(40),
    lastname CHAR(40),
    PRIMARY KEY(uid)
);

The below is the one that causes problems:
CREATE TABLE Follows(
    uid INTEGER,
    url CHAR(100),
    PRIMARY KEY(uid,url),
    FOREIGN KEY(uid) REFERENCES User(uid), ON DELETE CASCADE,
    FOREIGN KEY(url) REFERENCES User(url), ON DELETE CASCADE
    );

Error I get is:

#1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'ON DELETE CASCADE, FOREIGN KEY(url) REFERENCES User(url), ON DELETE CASCADE)' at line 1

A: There are a few issues here:
First the on delete cascade is part of the foreign key definition, so the comma (,) before it should be removed.
Second, the second foreign key references url, which is not a unique key, and therefore is not allowed. So either remove this constraints:
CREATE TABLE Follows (
    uid INTEGER,
    url CHAR(100),
    PRIMARY KEY(uid,url),
    FOREIGN KEY(uid) REFERENCES User(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE
);

Or define another unique key on url:
CREATE TABLE User(
    uid INTEGER,
    url CHAR(100),
    firstname CHAR(40),
    lastname CHAR(40),
    PRIMARY KEY(uid),
    UNIQUE (url)
);

CREATE TABLE Follows (
    uid INTEGER,
    url CHAR(100),
    PRIMARY KEY(uid,url),
    FOREIGN KEY(uid) REFERENCES User(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
    FOREIGN KEY(url) REFERENCES User(url) ON DELETE CASCADE
);

A: try to remove after REFERENCES User(uid) and REFERENCES User(url) this ","

A: you have to put a gap after User(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE, also you should write in to the end of the query like this: engine='innodb';
i mean between the last ) and ;

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Triathlons are crowded fields of swimmers, bicyclists and runners.
Local triathlete Teresa Cuthbertson-Kliegerman grew up in a crowd — in a Denver household of 11 — and that likely prepared her for the popular three-sport events.
A fourth-generation Coloradan, Teresa has three sisters and five brothers, all of whom now live in Colorado. Mike Cuthbertson of Frisco and Vail is one of her siblings. He and wife Betsy are parents to ski racer Paul Cuthbertson.
"I was born in Denver, and before living in Frisco, I lived in Los Angeles, London and Vail," she explains.
That California living came when attending Occidental College, a private, co-educational liberal arts school in the historic Eagle Rock neighborhood. President Barack Obama is an alum. Teresa graduated with a degree in English literature and a minor in philosophy.
Today, at 49 years old, Teresa, the eighth child of nine, just took second place in the Naples, Florida, HITS Triathlon, in the "Sprint" category for women 50-54. Last year she completed the course 2 minutes faster, but placed third.
Teresa's event started with a 750-meter swim (open water in the Gulf of Mexico), then it was 12.4 miles on her bike, followed by a 3.1-mile run. She covered the distance in 1 hour, 25 minutes.
HITS (Horse Shows in the Sun) is the world's leader in hunter and jumper horse shows. In 2011 it expanded offerings to human athletes with its tri series, staged nationwide.
HITS tri events range from the "Open" (100-meter swim, 3-mile bike ride and 1-mile run) to the "Full" (2.4 miles in the water, 112 miles on your bike, topped off with a full 26.2-mile marathon).
"I've been doing the HITS tri for three years. The first year, I was first in my age group, last year I was third, and this year I was second. I was actually slower this year in the run, and overall (faster in swim and bike though) — looking on the bright side," Teresa says of this year's effort in the three-sport events she started competing in back in 2001.
Her favorite parts of triathlon are the swim and the bike.
"I have a love/hate relationship with the run," Teresa notes.
Joining her for the Florida tri were husband Roger's second cousin and his wife, Stephen Liegeman and Allie Baldassari-Kliegerman, who live in Bronxville, New York, and have a second home in Naples. Stephen is in real estate and Allie in banking.
"A couple years ago Allie wanted to do her first tri, and I found a cheap flight and flew out to do it with her. Then last year, Stephen joined in the fun, and now it's our annual thing to get together in January in Naples and have a great time. HITS is a wonderful triathlon organizer, and the event is loads of fun," says Teresa.
The Florida event is one of several Teresa does annually, with the others on Colorado's Front Range, and over in Fruita and Grand Junction.
Although Teresa will not hit 50 until December, USA Triathlon rules require that competitors enter in the age they'll be in at the end of the calendar year, so she competes in the 50-54 age grouping this year.
When not pursuing her athletic endeavors, Teresa is mother to son Jack, 14, an active Summit Middle School eighth-grader.
In addition to her busy roles as athlete, mother and wife, Teresa works full time over in the Vail Valley as director of product management at Ryan Solutions. Prior to that, she was the lead business analyst at The Active Network, and senior business analyst/project manager at Rtp LLC.
The Kliegermans call Frisco home, having moved here in 1993. They met in Denver in 1990, started dating in 1992 and will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in April.
Roger is a salesman for Western Slope Supply, and has been with the firm for 10 years.
Spotted out and about here on top recently have been locals Suzanne Rochford, appraiser Mike Bohlender and massage therapist Peggy Stafsholt; extended ski vacationers John and Jean Nonenmacher of Demarest, New Jersey (their 14th year); back from Tampa, Florida, is skier Harry Williams, who is staying with Jim and Connie Bull; and Spike! chatted with Bill Korn of Leadville, the Temple Israel Foundation leader.
Congrats go out to Tor Brunvand, the popular county commissioner here long ago, for being named the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association's Innkeeper of the Year — 2014. Tor's kids still dot the Colorado landscape.
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For starters, we had the Taramosalata salmon roe spread with pita. It's reallllllly strong in flavor.
Everything was really good. But I probably won't get the Greek fries again even though I love fries, or maybe without the feta cheese next time. And for the spread, I want to try other flavors like eggplant, split pea, and the hummus. I hope to go back again soon – can't wait! Do you like Greek food?
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Park Farm Down or Parkfarm Down is a  biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Lambourn in Berkshire. It is in the North Wessex Downs, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Geography

The site features an area of scattered sarsen stones which are now extremely rare on the Berkshire Downs.

Fauna

The site has the following Fauna:

Lychens

Buellia saxorum
Candelariella coralliza
Ramalina siliquosa

References

Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire
Lambourn

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This Easy Glazed Ham is perfect for holidays and family dinners. This is the recipe you will pull out over and over again when you have a table full of family and friends coming for dinner.
I can't even tell you when this recipe for Easy Glazed Ham came into existence. I have leaned on it for so long on holidays and big family meals. Earlier this week, I sent it to the potluck at my husband's office. The recipe has been tweaked a little over the years – and sometimes gets tweaked based on what is in my pantry. But mostly, it is the ham everyone wants when they sit down to eat. I will never complain because it is completely stress free.
For years, my recipe for this ham has lived in a binder full of handwritten notes and scribbles – and no small number of food stains. But the only person that can read anything in the binder is me because my handwriting is atrocious. As I was thinking about the menu for our next holiday meal (and how terrible my handwriting was), it occurred to me that I really should share this recipe with you guys. The glaze is magical. Far better than the powdered stuff that comes in the cellophane bag attached to the ham at the grocery store.
The best time to glaze your ham is in the last hour of cooking time. If you try to do it too early, the sugars can burn and nobody wants that. The upside is that all you really have to do for a fabulous main dish is stick the ham in the oven on time until you are ready to glaze the ham. See… totally stress free. If you cook it in one of those disposable pans, you don't even have to wash up the mess.
This Easy Glazed Ham is very flexible. I love peach preserves but also use apricot if I can't find them. If I was on a desert island and could only bring one thing to flavor my food, it would be shallots but if you don't have them, mild onions work just fine. If you don't have chipotle pepper flakes, red pepper or even cayenne pepper works great too. Feel free to adjust the heat level to your preference. We love the sweet glaze with the a mild smoky heat from chipotle pepper flakes.
What do you serve with ham as a main dish? We love this Awesome Sauteed Kale! We were all kale haters before this recipe. Surprise, surprise it is flavored with shallots. I told you they were magical. Oh yeah. And this Cucumber Shallot Salad. I told you. I have a shallot problem.
You will want ham to cook approximately 20 minutes per pound, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees at the thickest part of the ham without touching the bone. The simplest way to check that is with a good meat thermometer.
About an hour before your ham is ready to come out of the oven, make your glaze by melting the butter in a small sauce pan, add shallots and cook until they are soft. Add peach or apricot jam, honey and chipotle flakes. The heat will make the glaze thinner. You don't need it to boil, just heat until you can whisk it all together. Turn off the heat and sit the sauce aside to cool. It will thicken as it cools and that will make it easier to brush on the ham.
About 40 minutes before the end of the cooking time, remove the ham from the oven, discard the foil. Brush ham with about half of the glaze and return it to the oven. Repeat this step with the remainder of the glaze about 20 minutes later. Remove the ham from the oven when it reaches the correct internal temperature.
Let the ham stand for 15-20 minutes before slicing. Enjoy!
Here via FB and I've written down your recipe for our Christmas Eve Eve dinner. Can't wait!
Let me know what you think! This is our favorite. I will be making it Christmas day!


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Home Culture The Silent Epidemic
The Silent Epidemic
Mohamad Larook has suffered numerous consequences from diabetes, including a leg amputation below the knee and the onset of blindness. (Photo © Jesper Westley)
Sixty percent of the world's diabetic population is Asian. And yet, many people don't understand the dangers of this disease – and how to prevent it
Text Mangai Balasegaram
Additional reporting and photos Jesper Westley
The wound was still raw, but the agony of the amputation was not just in the physical pain for Mohamad Ziddig. Lying on his hospital bed at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka, a single leg protruding from the folds of his striped sarong, the 57-year-old said little. A heavy silence hung over the relatives circling his bed.
Two months ago, he arrived at the hospital with a foot ulcer. Now he had lost an entire leg to a disease he'd never heard of. A farmer and a breadwinner, his future was now uncertain. His despair was palpable.
His son disclosed the family had come to lift his spirits, but they too were concerned. Tending the crops and getting follow-up care would be a challenge. In a bed nearby to Mohamad's, another family tragedy was unfolding.
Padma Dissanayake, 54, surveyed the sutured stump below her knee despondently. At least she had support from her husband – he had savings from his former job as a driver in Dubai, and he would carry her around. They had no wheelchair. But living in an area where care was limited, the future looked uncertain. Diabetes could in time rob her of her deteriorating sight.
Elsewhere in the packed ward, there were other casualties to diabetes: amputees missing toes or feet; nasty foot ulcers.
Sri Lanka's three decade-long civil war is long over, but another alarming threat to life and limb has emerged – type 2 diabetes. It is a key cause of amputations, as well as blindness, nerve damage, skin ulcers, heart disease and chronic kidney failure.
Most cases are not diagnosed until complications develop or clinical symptoms are severe. That's why it's a silent epidemic.
– Dr Frank B. Hu, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A patient who has had her leg amputated in a community teaching hospital in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. (Photo © Jesper Westley)
Diabetes inhibits the body's ability to produce or use insulin, allowing sugar to slowly build up in the blood. Over time, it mercilessly destroys nearly every organ, even the gums that hold teeth.
Type 2 diabetes is now one of the most costly and fatal diseases globally – it kills more than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. And the epicentre of this epidemic is Asia and the Pacific. "Most cases are not diagnosed until complications develop or clinical symptoms are severe," says Dr Frank B. Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "That's why it's a silent epidemic."
Treatment may then be too late, too difficult or too costly. A blister on the foot, which may go unnoticed due to the loss of sensation from gradual nerve damage, can turn into a life-threatening infection. In Sri Lanka, diabetes prevalence is at 10 percent; in China, it's at 12 percent; in Malaysia, it's at 18 percent, and in some Arabian Gulf states, it reaches up to 20 percent, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). In several Pacific islands, the problem is colossal: Almost half of all adults in Western Samoa have diabetes. It's "a huge public health problem" in the region, says Dr Hu.
Moreover, the epidemic is still at a "relatively early stage", he adds. As it evolves, more people will develop serious complications. By 2040, an estimated 640 million people will have diabetes and 60 percent will be in Asia, IDF data shows. Not only will this epidemic wreck families and quality of life, it may push health systems to bankruptcy in countries with limited resources.
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Asians are at high risk
Genes play a part. Studies show that Asians have a higher risk of developing diabetes than Caucasians. Asian populations are also developing the disease at younger ages than Western populations. Diabetes is normally linked with obesity, yet a relatively slim-looking Asian may be at a higher risk than an overweight Caucasian. This is because Asians develop diabetes at a lower body mass index (weight-to-height ratio), says the Asian Diabetes Prevention Initiative.
Asians, especially South Asians, have less muscle and more fat, which increases insulin resistance. Body fat distribution also matters. Asians tend to carry more fat around the belly, which is more metabolically active, raising the risk of diabetes. Thus, waist circumference – which should not exceed 90 centimetres for men and 80 centimetres for women – is often measured.
The key question is: why are we paying millions of dollars to give somebody a few years of life while on dialysis, or a few months of life when they get cancer, but we don't offer affordable choices to people with diabetes to keep them away from hospitals and preserve their quality of life?
-Dr Juliana Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lack of nutrition during pregnancy can result in the baby's cells being "programmed" to survive on fewer nutrients, which raises a risk for diabetes when food is plentiful later. Children born in poverty or a famine may thus be at higher risk. Poor nutrition for the mother – such as too much sugar and fat – can also cause problems and raise the risk of diabetes later.
The right care
Tragically, the vast majority of these diabetes cases are preventable and treatable. Most countries have now launched initiatives to improve diet and exercise, says Dr Hu, yet implementation across different groups and geographic areas is not uniform. "There is still a long way to go."
The World Diabetes Foundation (WDF), a leading funder for diabetes prevention and care in the developing world, has seen a rise in the number of project applications in Asia in recent years, driven by the increasing burden posed by the disease. Since 2002, WDF has provided more than USD52 million to 189 projects across Asia. It is funding the first phase of a comprehensive, cost-effective model to prevent and manage diabetes in Sri Lanka. This involves screening some 20,000 people for the disease, training 3,000 health care workers and improving care at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.
People queue up at a clinic in Sri Lanka. Diabetes prevalence is at 10 percent in the country. (Photo © Jesper Westley)
Yet even this is still a "drop in the ocean", according to Dr Noel Somasundaram, chief consultant endocrinologist from Sri Lanka's National Hospital, adding that diabetes care nationwide is "patchy". "Hospitals are already overburdened and this will only get worse over time," he says.
In Malaysia, kidney dialysis centres are mushrooming in order to cope with a 100-percent increase in demand over the last decade. In China, where diabetes prevalence has soared in the last decade to 130 million, the disease consumes 13 percent of total medical spending, a figure that will rise. The challenges are immense. "There is a lack of diabetes management skills, even among health professionals," notes Dr Hu.
Complications can be prevented or delayed by early diagnosis and cost-effective measures, such as education about diet and reminder systems. Professor Dr Juliana Chan from the Chinese University of Hong Kong advocates structured team-based care, as well as affordable drugs and insurance cover.
She cites the case of twin sisters who both developed diabetes at 35. Initially, both refused treatment. But after a few years, one twin was persuaded to have treatment. Now 50, she is well and expected to live until 80 or beyond. Her sister, however, recently died of kidney failure and stroke, after years of fragmented care and a lack of social support.
The World Diabetes Foundation sponsors the Nirogi programme, which organises community health screenings and activities, such as this morning aerobics session in Kollonawa in Sri Lanka. (Photo © Jesper Westley)
"The key question is: why are we paying millions of dollars to give somebody a few years of life while on dialysis, or a few months of life when they get cancer, but we don't offer affordable choices to people with diabetes to keep them away from hospitals and preserve their quality of life?" says Professor Chan.
With limited resources, innovation may be key. In Hong Kong, the Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation programme is an electronic platform that provides treatment targets and reminders and involves patients. "We need multiple strategies so that these people are seen at the right time by the right people in the right setting," Chan says.
Support for this story was provided by the World Diabetes Foundation, which funds more than 500 diabetes projects in 115 countries: www.worlddiabetesfoundation.org
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Osteoporosis International
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WhatsApp Co-Founder Says "It Is Time" to Delete Facebook
by Gary Ng – Tue, March 20, 2018
Facebook is under major scrutiny right now by regulators for its role in the misuse of user information by Cambridge Analytical, as the latter saw its world come crashing down after Canadian whistleblower Christopher Wylie broke the news of user abuse of over 50 million accounts, related to the 2016 U.S. election.
Now, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton, whose company was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $16 billion, is telling everyone to delete Facebook. Earlier this afternoon he tweeted: "It is time. #deletefacebook".
Acton did not follow up to his tweet, which sends a mixed message about parent company Facebook (surely Mark Zuckerburg can't be happy about the message). According to The Verge, Acton has not replied to a request for comment.
The WhatsApp co-founder last month invested $50 million into Signal, a WhatsApp alternative which offers encrypted end-to-end messaging.
Definitely a weird tweet from Acton—let's see what he has to say next about his tweet, and whether it was actually him sending the message or a "hacker".
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"A Christmas Carol" With A Twist: Local Theater Group Takes On Charles Dickens Classic
Alexandra DiMaria and Claire Krauss are Spooktacular Ghosts of Christmas Future. (Photo: Hailey Nielsen)
We're all familiar with the plot: after grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, he changes his ways and turns into a kinder person. But, this December, Our Fabulous Variety Show (OFVS) is taking the classic Charles Dickens' tale, A Christmas Carol, and letting it unfold through the twists and turns of the evolving troupe of East End thespians' variety show during A Spectacular Christmas Carol, the organization's 12th production and fifth annual holiday show.
The Cratchit Family. (Photo: Hailey Nielsen)
"A Spectacular Christmas Carol returns to Guild Hall after opening last year in December 2014," noted Kasia Klimiuk, OFVS co-founder. Back by popular demand, this year's production will feature a few familiar faces, for those who caught the original show. "The show will star Tony D'Alessio as Scrooge and feature various twists and turns as we travel back to the 80s to see his past, take a look at his present and witness a very grim future," explained Klimiuk.
Along with D'Alessio, who is reprising his role as Scrooge, the performances will also showcase the talents of Lee Michel, Hanna Medler, Tori Schmitt, Talia Albukrek, Danny Ximo of DEOX| Raffa, Alexandra DiMaria, Claire Krauss, Vincent DiMaria, Georgia Kenny, Kerri O'Donnell, Ryleigh O'Donnell, Olivia Suter, Carlee Kenny, Krystal Lamiroult, Edna Winston, Eden Lowlicht, Thomas Sulfaro, Talia Albukrek, Julianna Gargiulo, Samantha King, Kristen Curcie, Emma Hren, Madeleine Brown, Georgia Hren, Mia Pardini, Lila Ruddy, Christina Terry, Frank Bademci, Taylor Duchemin, Bailey Grant, Hannah Hartsough, Sophie Hinkle, Mary McDonald, Sorrel Miller, Peter Nolan, Brittney Schmitt and Kristen Curcie.
"We invite the whole family to come see if Scrooge changes his miserly ways for the better," said Klimiuk. "With over 40 performers and crew, the show will benefit the OFVS Performing Arts Scholarship and HUGS, Inc. and is sure to be a holiday treat."
A Spectacular Christmas Carol was created by OFVS co-founders Kasia Klimiuk and Anita Boyer, who will direct, produce, and be featured in the show, which includes choreography by Boyer, Klimiuk, Ximo, and Lamiroult.
Tony D'Alessio will reprise his role as Scrooge. (Photo: Hailey Nielsen)
Performances will take place at Guild Hall on Friday, December 4th at 7:30 p.m., Saturday December 5th at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 6th at 2 p.m. Tickets begin at $15.
Proceeds from the weekend will support OFVS' Performing Arts Scholarship Fund and HUGS, Inc., an East End-based youth empowerment organization. Founded in 2014, the OFVS Performing Arts Scholarship Fund awarded its first recipient, Montauk local Colleen Edwards, $1,000 for her undergraduate studies at Hofstra University.
Guild Hall is located at 158 Main Street in East Hampton. For tickets, visit ourfabulousvarietyshow.org.
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He said,"Tomorrow is another very busy day."
He said that the next day was another very busy day.
1. He said,"Would you like to have lunch out with me today?"
2. He said,"Is there anything else in this matter?"
3. He said,"The new film will start at half-past-seven.We will make it if we hurry."
4. He said,"I often play tennis."
5. He said,"Did you do your homework last Monday?"
1. The inspector said,"What time did you arrive at the station?"
- The man said,"At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train."
2. The inspector said,"Didn't you notice anything unusual?"
3. The inspector said,"I suggest that you didn't catch the eight o'clock train, but you caught the 8:25 which still get you to work on time."
4. The inspector said,"In the morning of the murder the 8 o'clock train didn't run at all. It broke down at Frengreen station and was taken off the line."
1. Are the study hours on the schedule correct?
2. How will you study if the light goes out?
3. Answer these questions on the passage.
4. I don't pay any respect on him.
5. Today I didn't study any English.
You should try to do these exercises yourself first.


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kansas city (hey hey hey) / i'll follow the sun
bowlegged woman, knock-kneed man
SPIRIT IN FLESH
RENALDO DOMINO
don't go away / just say the word
LITTLE LINDA
little richie / dancing lover
EDDIE LAWRENCE
the old philosopher / king arthur's mines
human condition
walk on the wild side / perfect day
carnival of life
CHUCK EDWARDS
ooh la la la / baby baby baby
orioles magic / instro
hi-lites from mister larry verne
walkin' / pardon me
sticky boom boom too cold
YVES SIMON
amazoniaque / usa/ussr
MARVELLOS
she told me lies / salty sam
JERRY DORN & HURRICANES
wishing well / sentimental heaven
an nada 'nada / ya jabal ma yehizak rih
hangin' tough
the chewin gum kid / epitaph to marie
BOBBY HENDRICKS
city of angels / if i just had your love
THEE MIDNITERS
that's all / to be with you
this love is real / what am i gonna do?
who must i tell / american dream
seven day lover / same
the outside world / follow me
back to the old school
sweet home alabama / workin' for mca
the further you look, the less you see / bring back the love
SONNY DAYE
come back sandy / when are you coming home
LITTLE WILLIE JOHN
all my love belongs to you / why don't you haul off and love me
quiet fire
a christmas gift for you
beat beat click click tap tap / i wish i was a train
DAMIAN & CRITERIONS
giglio carnivale
NOEL DESCHAMPS
pour une fille / a prendre ou a laisser
JIM BURGETT
dreamy eyes / innocence is to blame
DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL
pops concert
it's you that i need / same
FAIR WEATHER
lay it on me / looking for the red label pt 2
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i don't want your love / confirmed truth
get in the grove / sittin' in the park
LA PREFERIDA DE FELIX CARABALLO
pa'l cielo / que vacilon
CHARNEL
would, i / instro
road to ruin
not too cool to cry / nevermore
acquiring the taste
great fantasy film music
JOSH WHITE / BIG BILL BROONZY
comes a-visitin' / sings
the complete recordings
german afternoons
BROADWAY PARK
i've been living here too long / now that i've found you
ME & OTHER GUYS
runaround girl / everybody knew but me
portrait in jazz
W. PALL / ROSE WOOD
i trust you / same
JOE MERTIK
good time music
SIDNEY BARNES
wait / i'm satisfied
look who's surfin' now!
MADDOX BROTHERS & ROSE
maddox brothers and rose
more of that guitar country
JOE CHOPPER
soul pusher / for the good times
MANDINGO BRASS
ultimate mash up
PETE RODRIGUEZ
dame felicidad / aburandanga
every which way but loose
LEBRON BROTHERS
the look of love / like a lover
MARVA WHITNEY
what kind of man / things got to get better
silent night / white christmas
CLAY TYSON
laugh your ass off
ain't no woman / judy's groove
man-child
CHARLES DODGE
earth's magnetic field
soul pride / part 2
PETER ROWAN
medicine trail
BENNY SHARP
music (i like it) / part 2
STAPLE SINGERS
who took the merry out of christmas / instro
HERB ALPERT & TIJUANA BRASS
the lonely bull
MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA
the master musicians of jajouka
NEAL HEFTI
hefti in gotham city
DUMI & MARAIRE MARIMBA ENSEMBLE
chiwoniso - music of zimbabwe
EDGAR BLANCHARD
lonesome guitar / let's get it
CASSIETTA GEORGE
let's get together / he saved me
ROYAL SHOWBAND / LITTLE ROYAL
panama red / i'll come crawling
MANFREDO FEST
JALI MUSA JAWARA
soubindoor
EGBERTO GISMONTI
sanfona
Dale Farr
EARL KING: Trick Bag
CARL PERKINS: Honey Don't
WARREN SMITH: Ubangi Stomp
DR ROSS: Boogie Disease
HOWLIN WOLF: I Asked For Water
OTIS RUSH: I Can't Quit You Baby
MUDDY WATERS: Long Distance Call
JIMMY REED: I Want To Be Loved
DREAMLOVERS: If I Should Lose You
SHERADES: My Love
JOHNNIE RAY: Cry
SOLOMON BURKE: Everybody Needs Somebody
TOMMY TUCKER: High Heel Sneakers
SHAWEES: No One To Love Me
HIDEAWAYS: Can't Help Loving That Girl Of Mine
CASTELLS: My Girl Awaits Me
JOE HINTON: Funny
LILLIAN LEACH & MELLOWS: My Darling
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Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White (November 12, 1909 – February 26, 1977) was an African-American Delta blues guitarist and singer. "Bukka" is a phonetic spelling of White's first name, placed on the labels of his early recordings. He preferred the proper spelling of his name, "Booker," as he was named after the well-known African-American educator and civil rights activist Booker T. Washington.
White was born south of Houston, Mississippi. He was a first cousin of B.B. King's mother (White's mother and King's grandmother were sisters). He is remembered as a player of National resonator guitars. He also played piano, but less adeptly. He typically played slide guitar, in an open tuning. He was one of the few, along with Skip James, to use a crossnote tuning in E minor, which he may have learned, as James did, from Henry Stuckey.
White started his career playing the fiddle at square dances. He claimed to have met Charlie Patton soon after, but some have doubted this recollection. Nonetheless, Patton was a strong influence on White.
He first recorded for Victor Records in 1930. His recordings for Victor, like those of many other bluesmen, included country blues and gospel music. Victor published his photograph in 1930. His gospel songs were done in the style of Blind Willie Johnson, with a female singer accentuating the last phrase of each line.
Nine years later, while serving time for assault, he recorded for the folklorist John Lomax. The few songs he recorded around this time became his most well known: "Shake 'Em On Down," and "Po' Boy." His 1937 version of the oft-recorded song "Shake 'Em on Down," is considered definitive; it became a hit while White was serving time in Parchman.
One of his most famous songs, "Parchman Farm Blues", about the Mississippi State Penitentiary (also known as Parchman Farm) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, was released on Harry Smith's fourth volume of the Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 4.
Bob Dylan covered his song "Fixin' to Die Blues", which aided a "rediscovery" of White in 1963 by guitarist John Fahey and Ed Denson, which propelled him into the folk revival of the 1960s. White had recorded the song simply because his other songs had not particularly impressed the Victor record producer. It was a studio composition of which White had thought little until it re-emerged thirty years later.
Fahey and Denson found White easily enough: Fahey wrote a letter to "Bukka White (Old Blues Singer), c/o General Delivery, Aberdeen, Mississippi." Fahey had assumed, given White's song "Aberdeen, Mississippi", that White still lived there or nearby. The postcard was forwarded to Memphis, Tennessee, where White worked in a tank factory. Fahey and Denson soon traveled to meet White, and White and Fahey remained friends through the remainder of White's life. He recorded a new album for Denson and Fahey's Takoma Records, whilst Denson became his manager. White was at one time also managed by experienced blues manager Arne Brogger.
Later in his life, White was friends with the musician Furry Lewis. The two recorded an album (mostly in Lewis's Memphis apartment), Furry Lewis, Bukka White & Friends: Party! At Home.
White died of cancer in February 1977, at the age of 67, in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1990 he was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (along with Blind Blake and Lonnie Johnson).
On November 21, 2011, the Recording Academy announced that "Fixin' to Die Blues" was to be added to its 2012 list of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients.
The Led Zeppelin song "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper", on the band's 1970 album Led Zeppelin III, was based in large part on White's "Shake 'Em on Down." "Custard Pie", a song on Led Zeppelin's 1975 album Physical Graffiti, also references "Shake 'Em on Down."
The 1963 recordings of White's song "Shake 'Em on Down" and spoken-word piece "Remembrance of Charlie Patton" were both sampled by electronic artist Recoil (mostly a one-man effort by Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode) for the track "Electro Blues for Bukka White" on the 1992 album Bloodline. The song was reworked and re-released on the 2000 EP Jezebel.
In 1995, White's "Aberdeen, Mississippi" was covered as "Aberdeen" by guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd on his debut album, Ledbetter Heights. It reached number 23 on the Billboard (North America) Mainstream Rock Tracks in 1996.
On January 26, 2010, Eric Bibb released Booker's Guitar (TEL 31756 02) through Telarc International Corporation after becoming inspired by the hidden stories Bibb felt through holding White's famous guitar.
White's song "Parchman Farm Blues" was recorded by Jeff Buckley, and was released posthumously on the bonus disc of Buckley's album Grace: Legacy Edition.
Article courtesy of www.wikipedia.org


Intel Refurbishes Its Logo For Its Processor !
Now Intel has refurbished its logo and its rating system. The new badges of Intel are targeted to attract the consumers. Intel has also instituted a star system that rates chips from five stars (best performance in class) to one star (lowest performance). Therefore, consumers can easily identify the difference between Centrino, Core, Celeron, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad.


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Drug agents conclude raid
Preliminary numbers show agents with
Austin L. Miller Staff writer
"Operation Eagle Claw," a drug raid effort carried out by state law enforcement officials, along with authorities from Georgia and Tennessee, has concluded and officials have released the results.
Preliminary numbers show drug agents dismantled 115 grow houses, made 137 arrests, confiscated 32 firearms and seized $152,881 in cash.
No amount was given for the number of pot plants taken from the raid.
The numbers also did not include tallies from Georgia and Tennessee.
Locally, agents from the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, or HIDTA, consisting of Marion County Sheriff's deputies, Ocala Police Department officers, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Agency, arrested four people, removed 94 plants and raided six homes during the sting that began 6 a.m. Wednesday and concluded noon Thursday.
The majority of the arrests were in middle to upper class neighborhoods, and neighbors said they never suspected such activity going on around their homes.
Last year during a similar raid, dubbed Operation D-Day, agents arrested 135 people and confiscated 9,250 plants worth an estimated $41.6 million.
Local officials nabbed four people and seized 507 plants from four homes.
With the success of Operation D-Day, agents from south Florida decided to continue with the theme this year, which is aimed at finding and eradicating marijuana grow houses.
Within the last several years, authorities have seen the number of grow houses increase.
In 2007, Marion County drug agents took out 13 grow houses, compared to 33 in 2008.
Now in the sixth month of 2009, agents have destroyed 24 grow houses.
Pot-grown plants can fetch upward of a $1,000 each, while the highly sophisticated hydroponically-grown plants could yield upwards of $4,000 or more.


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RIAA, MPAA Launch Another Short-Sighted Attack on Campus Network File Sharing
By Derek Slater
Today the RIAA and MPAA sent a nag letter to 40 university presidents, urging them to stop students from swapping music and movies on campus networks. Once again, rather than offering collegiate music fans "all you can eat" sharing plans in exchange for a sensible fee, the entertainment industry is trying to deputize universities to act as their unpaid on-campus police force.
It's not that universities haven't made an effort -- it's that more enforcement isn't a realistic answer. When Napster first rose to fame, many universities complied with the RIAA's demand that Napster be blocked. We all know how that turned out, with Napster replaced by an ever-growing number of file sharing technologies that are more popular than ever. Then universities were told to spend scarce dollars to offer students Windows-only, iPod-allergic, music services like the new Napster. Campus file sharing continued unabated. Three years ago, the RIAA companies began bypassing the university administrators and suing college kids directly. That, too, hasn't stopped students from sharing.
More policing of college networks won't stop file sharing, it will just push fans to use other technologies -- VPNs, hard drives, USB flash drives, recordable DVDs (and soon HD-DVD and Blu-Ray), and ad hoc wireless networks. In fact, the migration to sharing on "small worlds networks" like college LANs is a confirmation of one of the now-famous Darknet paper's [PDF] central predictions: so long as people are able to make and share copies, they are going to do so. In fact, RIAA chief Mitch Bainwol has already said he is more worried about CD burning than P2P. So, short of ubiquitous surveillance of all communications channels (including hand-to-hand swapping), stopping college music fans from sharing music is doomed to failure.
While cracking down on university LANs won't stop file sharing, it will likely compromise the privacy of the university community, as activities are monitored for file sharing. The RIAA and MPAA recommend adopting network filtering tools like Audible Magic, but they're trivial to evade. New restrictions on network use will also hinder legitimate network uses (already, some universities are blocking students from running any kind of servers). EFF has explained these problems at great length in its white paper, "When Push Comes to Shove: A Hype-Free Guide to Evaluating Technical Solutions to Copyright Infringement on Campus Networks."
College students are some of the most avid music and movie fans, yet the RIAA and MPAA continue to treat them like criminals. It's high time for a better way forward.
Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz | February 5, 2018
BMG v. Cox: ISPs Can Make Their Own Repeat-Infringer Policies, But the Fourth Circuit Wants A Higher "Body Count"
Last week's BMG v. Cox decision has gotten a lot of attention for its confusing take on secondary infringement liability, but commentators have been too quick to dismiss the implications for the DMCA safe harbor. Internet service providers are still not copyright...
Deeplinks Blog by Kerry Sheehan | December 12, 2016
The Music Industry Shouldn't Be Able To Cut Off Your Internet Access
EFF, Public Knowledge, and the Center for Democracy and Technology Urge The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to Protect Internet Subscribers in BMG v. Cox. No one should have to fear losing their Internet connection because of unfounded accusations. But some rights holders want to use...
EFF Lawsuit Takes on DMCA Section 1201: Research and Technology Restrictions Violate the First Amendment
Washington D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the U.S. government today on behalf of technology creators and researchers to overturn onerous provisions of copyright law that violate the First Amendment. EFF's lawsuit, filed with co-counsel Brian Willen, Stephen Gikow, and Lauren Gallo White of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &...
Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon | July 20, 2016
More Copyright Law ≠ Less Copyright Infringement
If you only listened to entertainment industry lobbyists, you'd think that music and film studios are fighting a losing battle against copyright infringement over the Internet. Hollywood representatives routinely tell policymakers that the only response to the barrage of online infringement is to expand copyright or even create new copyright-adjacent...
Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon | December 16, 2015
What If Elsevier and Researchers Quit Playing Hide-and-Seek?
Copyright Lawsuits Won't Stop People from Sharing Research In principle, everyone in the world should have access to the same body of knowledge. The UN Declaration of Human Rights says that everyone deserves the right "to share in scientific advancement and its benefits." The reality is a bit messier...
EFF in the News
Pirate Bay Scores Rare Legal Victory
"This is a sensible ruling that will help protect free expression in Sweden," said Mitch Stoltz, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "The court recognized that Internet service providers shouldn't be held responsible for copyright infringement by their customers," he told the E-Commerce Times. If ISPs...
Obama Administration Seeks More Legal Power to Disrupt Botnets
Mark Jaycox, a legislative analyst for the EFF, said that the proposal from the Obama administration may be overreaching. "The blog post posits that IP/trade secret concerns are reasons that are not already covered to take down botnets. That's a civil/private context and we've seen private companies use the Lanham...
Music Industry Demands Action Against "Pirate" Domain Names
Despite the critique, it's far from clear that Tucows and other registrars are doing anything wrong. In fact, the Electronic Frontier Foundation notes that there is no law requiring registrars to disconnect pirate sites. "Domain registrars do not have an obligation to respond to a random third party's complaints about...
Son of SOPA: Advocacy groups fight renewed efforts by Hollywood to break the Internet
Advocacy groups are stepping up their efforts to prevent Attorneys General from reviving parts of the Stop Online Piracy Act on a state level. The groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Free Press, and Engine Advocacy, have written a letter to Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, who...
Ghost of Antipiracy Bill SOPA Haunts New Copyright Push
"Copyright touches everyone's lives now because we all have copying devices in our pockets and in our homes," said Mitch Stoltz, an attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He warned that digital-rights organizations will be ready to battle any legislation they see as a threat to online expression.


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The last 2 years have been very good for the state of Maine. Our economy is now consistently out performing the rest of New England and we have managed to "right-size" our budget
A former Apple employee who used to work at the Genius Bar has been posting videos on TikTok that show a variety of iPhone secrets.
As an aside, it's remarkable to me how much functionality Apple crammed into iOS but doesn't really communicate to consumers.
This technique is surprisingly underutilized, despite the fact that people utilize the Mail and Messages apps regularly. Say you wish to erase multiple email messages. Instead of selecting each one separately, you may use two fingers to tap and drag them down on the screen.
This iPhone trick blew my mind the first time I saw it. Background music in Spotify or Apple Music, for example, automatically stops playing when a video is started, as anybody who has made video using an iPhone can verify.
However, there are times when you'd want to include your background music without having to edit it later in an editing program. If you wish to shoot a video with curated music playing in the background, the answer is simple. Open up the Camera app once the song you desire is playing.
When you drag your finger to the display's edge, the button becomes a red 'RECORDING' button.
Using Shazzam to figure out what song is playing is simple.
As seen in the video below, the Music Recognition option may be added to the Control Center.
This is a new capability that was added to iOS 15. Users can now transfer files between applications for the first time.
In iOS 15, the technique of cross-app drag and drop is added. Finally! #WWDC21 Drag and drop between apps on your iPhone for the first time.


chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fish. Class of vertebrates containing the Selachii (sharks, dogfish, skates, rays), Holocephali (chimaeras), and some fossil groups. Characterized by absence of true bone (although the cartilaginous skeleton is often calcified); complicated copulatory organs ('claspers') formed from pelvic fins of males; denticles; no air bladder. (Compare with: Actinopterygii and Choanichthyes, the other two classes of living fish.) Almost exclusively marine, and unlike the other fish classes, have been so throughout their known fossil history, though ancestors probably lived in fresh water. First appear in late Devonian. See also: Elasmobranchii.


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In monumental housing decision, Supreme Court rules towns must account for 'gap period,' with exceptions
Long Island owner agrees to housing bias settlement
A couple suing a Long Island property owner over discriminatory housing policies have reached a settlement requiring the owner to scrap a policy that gave preference to people with German backgrounds.
After unsuccessfully trying to sell their Yaphank home for years, Philip Kneer and his wife, Patricia Flynn-Kneer, sued the German-American Settlement League, which owns the underlying land and rents lots to league members, who own their homes.
The Kneers said the league's rules, such as making membership primarily open to people "of German extraction and of good character and reputation," breached laws such as the federal Fair Housing Act.
The New York Times quoted the league president in October as saying that previous efforts to change the "antiquated" rules had been unsuccessful.
FULL STORY at newyorklawjournal.com
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Court finds Garden Village's zoning plan discriminatory
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ruled that the Village of Garden City, on Long Island, and the village's board of trustees (the Garden City defendants) violated the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA),1 based on theories of disparate treatment and disparate impact, and also violated other federal civil rights laws and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution when they eliminated "multi-family residential group" (R-M) zoning and endorsed "residential-townhouse" (R-T) zoning after they received public opposition to the prospect of affordable housing in the village.2
After an 11-day bench trial in the case, Judge Arthur D. Spatt found that Garden City's zoning decision tended to perpetuate segregation in that community. The practical impact of the decision for Garden City, if any, remains to be seen and may not become evident for quite some time. The ruling, however, is quite notable for its conclusions of law on standing, mootness, and liability—which very well may lead to lawsuits against villages and towns across New York challenging municipal zoning decisions and land use regulations under federal anti-discrimination laws.
Read more about Court finds Garden Village's zoning plan discriminatory
Despite opposition, developers bring affordable housing to Long Island
Just over 10 years ago, in January of 2002, Nassau County was short on the cash needed to maintain its various properties, from courthouses to administrative office. Then-County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi set out to consolidate the county's holdings, devising a plan that included the sale of a 25-acre parcel in Garden City, a village of just over 21,000 residents in central Long Island. That decision set of a chain of events that is still playing out in court, where Garden City officials face allegations that racial discrimination caused them to disallow the development of multi-family rental buildings on the site. The case is expected to go to trial in district court this summer.
The case highlights some of the challenge that have faced both developers who want to target young, elderly and blue-collar residents in suburban New York, and policymakers who seek to bring racial and economic diversity to some of the area's whitest, most affluent communities.
FULL STORY at rew-online.com
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Hofstra students fight housing discrimination
A group of Hofstra Law students in the school's law reform advocacy clinic have struck a preliminary victory in a legal suit against the village of Farmingdale, claiming the village violated the Fair Housing Act.
Since 2006, the advocacy clinic has represented nine Latino tenants who felt the village was violating the Fair Housing Act by implementing a redevelopment plan that targeted their 54-unit apartment complex, resulting in their displacement from the building. The apartment complex's tenants are predominant Hispanic.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Denis Hurley ruled the case would go to trial because the municipality could be held liable under the Fair Housing Act if its redevelopment plan is carried out by a private developer and that a direct link to racial undertones can be made.
FULL STORY at libn.com
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HUD filing discrimination charges against a New York apartment complex
An apartment complex located in Oyster Bay on Long Island, New York and its management company will be the targets of charges filed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act.
Total Community Management Corporation and 4 Anchorage Lane Owners, Inc. are accused of denying accessible parking to an apartment resident with disabilities and refusing to modify the policy regarding parking in order to accommodate repeated requests made by the tenant.
In a press release issued February 17, 2011, the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for HUD states that the agency "will vigorously enforce the law" protecting disabled tenants' rights.
FULL STORY at powernewsnetwork.com
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Housing bias seen as persistent
In a new report seeking to measure housing discrimination on Long Island, an advocacy group that has been instrumental in easing the way for minorities to report instances of bias finds scant progress on the issue since its last in-depth look four years ago.
Its dismal findings back then helped the Syosset-based group, Erase Racism, spur changes at the county level, so that by 2007 residents could take their bias complaints directly to the Nassau or Suffolk County Human Rights Commissions, rather than have to scale the state or federal bureaucracy.
Two fair-housing laws that went into effect at the same time gave these human rights commissions powers of enforcement. For instance, in Nassau, the new laws impose fines of up to $50,000 on real estate agents, mortgage companies or management companies if the commission finds they have discriminated against prospective home buyers or renters on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability.
Yet Erase Racism's "Racial Equity Report Card," taking the temperature two years later, indicates that the new accessibility and prosecution powers of the rights panels have done little to change perceptions that Long Island deserves its census ranking as the third most racially segregated suburban region in the country. (The first two are the suburbs of Newark and Cleveland.)
FULL STORY in The New York Times
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Report: Housing discrimination on LI 'routine practice'
In 2004, Kirk and Orlandina Carter, a young African-American couple soon to marry, started to look for a house to buy in a "good neighborhood."
"We probably had about three to five Realtors," said Orlandina Carter, 32. "They would always lead us to neighborhoods that were low-income, rundown."
A new study suggests the Carters' experiences were not unusual.
In "Racial Equity Report Card: Fair Housing on Long Island," the Syosset advocacy group Education Research Advocacy Support to Eliminate Racism criticizes real estate brokers and federal, state and local government agencies, which the group says do not act aggressively on discrimination complaints or enforce fair housing laws.
FULL STORY in Newsday
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Proceeds from Hornsby piano to benefit NFHA
Steinway & Sons, widely recognized as manufacturer of the finest pianos in the world, announced today the introduction of its new Limited Edition Signature Series, featuring Steinway Artist and three-time Grammy winner Bruce Hornsby. Mr. Hornsby visited the renowned Steinway factory in Long Island City, NY on November 10 to select pianos to be offered as part of the first Celebrity Signature Series.
"No two handmade Steinway pianos are the same -- each instrument has a slightly different feel, touch, sound and personality," said Todd Sanders, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Steinway & Sons.
Each of the Steinway Model B grands selected based upon touch and tone by Mr. Hornsby, has been personalized with the artist's signature. Also included with each piano will be a Certificate of Authenticity, an autographed photo, and a signed deluxe boxed set of CDs and a DVD. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each piano in this limited series will be donated to the National Fair Housing Alliance, one of Mr. Hornsby's favorite charities. The N.F.H.A. works to eliminate housing discrimination and to ensure equal housing opportunity for all people.
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Long Island is too fragmented and segregated
Whether by accident or design, Long Island has evolved as a region of tiny enclaves, separated into little boxes by 1,000 different governmental authorities, 127 school districts and a steadfast investment in the status quo. Keeping people separated was the core value that seeded Nassau County's post-World War II growth. Housing developments were segregated by race, ethnicity and income. Individual school districts were carved out to mirror the communities they served. Not surprisingly, Long Island is today one of the most segregated suburban areas in the nation.
FULL OPINION in Newsday
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Housing's dirty little secret
Long Islanders know how hard it is to be able to afford a home. But for many residents, their housing problems go beyond price. They may be unable to find housing because of the color of their skin.
Now, seeking to add muscle to 1968's federal Fair Housing Act, which prohibits racial bias or other discrimination by landlords or sellers, the Nassau Legislature and Suffolk Legislature are both challenging what Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy calls Long Island's "dirty little secret."
FULL STORY in The Long Island Press
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Mortgage lending specialist Bank 34 said it has opened new branches in Arizona and New Mexico and named Jim Lyddon as director of residential lending to oversee the expansion.
"This strategic step is consistent with our 80-year history of continually seeking to prudently expand our mortgage financing footprint geographically and competitively," Bank 34 CEO Jill Gutierrez said. "Jim's proven mortgage banking leadership experience, spanning nearly 30 years of owning and managing mortgage firms regionally and nationally, provides an ideal fit for our next chapter."
Through its facilities in Maricopa County and Tucson, Arizona; southern New Mexico; El Paso, Texas, Bank 34 reported its all-time best mortgage performance during the first two quarters of 2015.
Since 1934, Bank 34 has remained an independent alternative to large-scale banks. Having established a loan production office in Scottsdale in 2012 and acquired Bank 1440 in Arizona last year, Bank 34 now has full service banking centers in both Scottsdale and Peoria, Arizona.
"As the complexities and financial requirements of the mortgage business continue to increase, executing a diligently planned growth model on the already strong foundation of the Bank 34 franchise is a unique opportunity to set the standards and pace of positive change for our mortgage customers," Lyddon said.
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The Rock Mourns His Father, Rocky 'Soulman' Johnson, After Tragic Death At 72: 'I'm In Pain'
Orla Gartland Deals With Her 'Heavy' Feelings While 'Getting Over Someone' In Powerful New Song
Tiny & T.I. Taking Sides In Feud Between Nicki Minaj & Cardi B? Why They're In A 'Tough Spot'
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Melissa McCarthy: The Diet & Exercise Routine She Used to Drop 75 lbs
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Melissa McCarthy is getting Oscar buzz for her upcoming film 'The Kitchen,' right after the buzz for her 75-pound weight loss! And we can EXCLUSIVELY share her weight loss plan, here.
Melissa McCarthy, 48, stunned movie-goers after revealing a 75-pound weight loss in her May 11 film Life of the Party. Now we know how she did it! Get out your iPhone notes, because we're going to dish Melissa's secrets, starting with her diet. "Melissa has never felt better in her life, she's blown away by how great she feels after losing a bunch of weight, she feels like a new person. She's worked so hard to lose this weight and having all her hard work pay off like this has really skyrocketed her confidence," a friend of the Oscar winning actress EXCLUSIVELY shares with HollywoodLife. "Melissa has really put in the time and the consistent effort in her diet and exercise. She works out at least five days a week doing cardio and weight training. And she's almost totally eliminated junk food. Most meals she eats lots of organic vegetables, lean protein and only a small amount of complex carbohydrates. It's not been an easy, quick fix, but it has been so worth it."
And all those veggies are doing wonders for her sex drive, we've learned! "She's in her late 40's and she says she's having the best sex of her life since losing all the weight. She just feels so much more confident and that makes a huge difference for her," Melissa's friend goes on. "She has never been happier or more satisfied in and out of the bedroom, and she credits it all to hard work and the weight loss." And besides her husband Ben Falcone, Melissa's career is also feeling the love! "And her career is on fire, it just keeps getting better. She's got a new movie coming out early next year called The Kitchen, and she's getting major Oscar buzz for it. It's a big departure for her because it's a very dramatic role and everyone that's seen it has been blown away by her performance. She's trying not to think too much about it but there's a huge chance she's going to get nominated for an Academy Award next year. Things really could not be better for Melissa right now."
We can't wait to see Melissa in a more dramatic role in the mobster movie, which will come out on Sept. 20. And speaking of dramatics, another source close to The Kitchen actress EXCLUSIVELY spills to us how Melissa didn't do anything DRAMATIC to lose the weight! "Melissa hasn't gone down the route of quick fix or fad diets, or surgery, she's lost all the weight the good old fashioned way, through diet and exercise. Melissa has worked super hard to drop the pounds, she's in the best shape of her life right now and she feels amazing," our second source reveals. "Melissa has so much more energy that it's crazy. She's constantly on the go and she finds herself actually looking forward to working out now, which is something she never thought she would do."
And surprise: Melissa uses the same diet plan as Kim and Kourtney Kardashian! It's reportedly a celebrity favorite. "Melissa has been following the Keto diet, which is perfect for her, because she never feels like she's starving, or depriving herself of anything, and therefore it's become a way of living for her rather than a diet, and that's why it's worked so well as opposed to other things she's tried in the past and ultimately given up on after a time," our source tells us. But what exactly is the Keto diet? "Basically, Melissa has switched to a very high protein, low carb diet, and she's eating super clean—she's quit eating processed foods, and now, instead of snacking on chips and sugary treats she eats nuts and seasoned veggies," our source explains.
"Melissa fills up with a lot of fiber, which she accompanies with fish, meat, pulses, and tons of organic vegetables," our source continues. "Melissa has also quit her soda habit, and instead she drinks a ton of water all through the day. And if she wants a hot beverage she now goes for green tea instead of her old choice of a calorie laden mocha with cream." And finally, what you've been waiting for: Melissa's workout plan. Arguably the scariest step in any fitness journey — but Melissa's trainer made it fun! "When it comes to working out, Melissa has never been one to hit the treadmill, she gets bored super easy, so she has to have a lot of variety," our source says. "Luckily, Melissa's trainer is really creative and he's always coming up with new circuit ideas for her, which she adds in to her regular kickboxing sessions, walking and rowing, which she loves."
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GROUPS ONLY: Tiki cocktails have been invented by Don the Beachcomber. Inspired by his trips to the Polynesian Islands he brought this lifestyle to Los Angeles and later to his bars and restaurant on Hawaii. In this Tiki workshop we make cocktails like the Mai Tai, the Daiquiri and other exotic cocktails. Get in the mood for these exotic cocktails by watching the Blue Hawaii movie at home first.
Tiki cocktails have been invented by Don the Beachcomber. Inspired by his trips to the Polynesian Islands he brought this lifestyle to Los Angeles and later to his bars and restaurant on Hawaii. In this Tiki workshop we make cocktails like the Mai Tai, the Daiquiri and other exotic cocktails. Get in the mood for these exotic cocktails by watching the Blue Hawaii movie at home first.
You'll start with the self-guided House of Bols Tour including one cocktail of your choice in our revolutionary Mirror Bar. The Cocktail Workshop in the Bols Bartending Academy will start when you finished your cocktail. Muddle, stir, build and shake the most delicious cocktails behind your very own professionally equipped bar.
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In combinatorial mathematics, the Lobb number Lm,n counts the number of ways that n + m open parentheses and n − m close parentheses can be arranged to form the start of a valid sequence of balanced parentheses.

Lobb numbers form a natural generalization of the Catalan numbers, which count the number of complete strings of balanced parentheses of a given length. Thus, the nth Catalan number equals the Lobb number L0,n. They are named after Andrew Lobb, who used them  to give a simple inductive proof of the formula for the nth Catalan number.

The Lobb numbers are parameterized by two non-negative integers m and n with n ≥ m ≥ 0.  The (m, n)th Lobb number Lm,n is given in terms of binomial coefficients by the formula

An alternative expression for Lobb number Lm,n is:

The triangle of these numbers starts as

where the diagonal is

and the left column are the Catalan Numbers

As well as counting sequences of parentheses, the Lobb numbers also count the number of ways in which n + m copies of the value +1 and n − m copies of the value −1 may be arranged into a sequence such that all of the partial sums of the sequence are non-negative.

Ballot counting
The combinatorics of parentheses is replaced with counting ballots in an election with two candidates in Bertrand's ballot theorem, first published by William Allen Whitworth in 1878. The theorem states the probability that winning candidate is ahead in the count, given known final tallies for each candidate.

References

Integer sequences
Factorial and binomial topics
Enumerative combinatorics


I hope you find great value in these Quotes about Conventions from my large collection of inspirational quotes and motivational sayings.
conventions but also no parties.
and guided by principles of ritual.
dinners, committee meetings or simply at the office.
our troops? I do not want to play that kind of politics.
I am going to vote against Alberto Gonzales.
but for better or worse I'm too drawn by my own material.
interests and points of view.
with different interests and different points of view.
Know what the old masters did.
but do not fall into the conventions they established.
All the past can help you.
that it is its mission to abolish slavery in the Union.
tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.
working at any given time.
of war under the Geneva Conventions.
and another place that is affected is parties and conventions.
further steps to improve the anti-terrorism international legal framework.
The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions.
and you're not going to change each other's minds.
It's a waste of your time and my time.
so it was a pretty fun time.
forefront of some of that.
prepared and thought out in advance.
and a good deal of wit, and Anchorage has made us extraordinarily welcome.
a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war.
there was a chance not to serve.
to my first Star Trek convention.
There were two and a half thousand people there.
benefits to the world's poor.
laws passed or actions undertaken.
What is the Geneva Convention on wars!
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Developed an inspection database using Microsoft Access with MicroStation as a graphical user interface. The goal of this project was to efficiently and accurately inventory all street light poles, traffic signals and communication attachments on OPPD distribution poles in OPPD's thirteen county district. Utilizing a Tablet PC, teams navigated the district using land base maps provided by OPPD in MicroStation DGN format. A custom application allowed teams to select poles on the screen and enter in all information on the pole. The application then stored the pole information into an Access database. Each team's database was synchronized daily with the master database using a secure wireless connection. Pole attachment and street light data was exported as text files for import into OPPD's GEMMS Database. A report, created in Access, summarized all traffic signal data and displayed digital photographs of each signal.
Developed an inspection database using Microsoft Access with the goal of increased inspection efficiency, better management of field data entry and control of data presented in reports. The database is loaded onto a Toughbook computer fitted with a stylus pen and protective case that serves as a tablet pc for use in the field. Project photos are uploaded on site directly into the data base. Reports are created with the use of a Report Generator within the Access database. The report generator allows the user to view, print or create pdf's of individual bridges and customize which reports to include by simply checking the appropriate boxes. The report generator functions similar to Adobe Reader by allowing the user to navigate to individual bridges using ahead and back buttons. The database tool provides on-site data validation through the automatic generation of pdf's to view results at the completion of each bridge inspection to look for missing data, review photos, etc.
Developed an inspection database using Microsoft Access with the goal of prioritizing the replacement of wooded distribution poles deemed inadequate by other selection criteria. The application allowed field crews to efficiently collect data resulting from destructive testing performed at the pole base as well as an inventory of all cables attached to the pole. The application then analyzed the pole to determine if the remaining cross section of the pole at the ground line was adequate to support the attached cables during extreme weather conditions as required by the National Electric Safety Code. Reports were created summarizing the analysis in percent of available capacity of each pole.
Developed a macro for MicroStation SE with the goal of generating complete bridge plan sets more efficiently. A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, developed by Union Pacific, exported bridge design data as a text file. The MicroStation macro read the text file and, by placing and manipulating over one thousand pre-drawn details, created a complete set of plans for the bridge, including the bill of materials. Only minor modification by a CADD technician was necessary to finalize the drawings.
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Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180, André Dacier, and Thomas Gataker. De Rebus Suis, Sive, De Eis Quæ Ad Se Pertinere Censebat, Libri XII: Locis Haud Paucis Repurgati, Suppleti, Restituti, Versione Insuper Latina Nova, Lectionibus Item Variis Locisq, Parallelis Ad Marginem Adjectis, Ac Commentario Perpetuo, Explicati Atque Illustrati. Huic secundæ editioni / Londini: impensis Edv. Millingtoni ..., 1697.


Zion Harmon was excited for the opportunity to change AAU teams and play with 2019 high level players James Wiseman, a Kentucky recruiting target, and D.J. Jeffries, a UK commit.
However, when he made the move he thought Penny Hardaway would be coaching the team. Instead, Hardaway became the head coach at Memphis and Team Penny switched back to the Bluff City Legends.
Mike Harmon, Zion's father, said the switch "went okay" at first and Oregon was one of the new teams that started paying attention to his son. But a conflict with the program director — who had a son on the team who also plays point guard — led to Harmon, who led the state in scoring and free throw percentage at Adair County last year as a freshman — to move to Team Bradley Beal out of St. Louis.
He's still in the Nike EYBL (the only Kentucky player in that league). The point guard already has a lot of scholarship offers, has been to UK's Big Blue Madness and has made unofficial visits to Kansas.
"He had to go there at the last minute and get to know his team," Mike Harmon said. "He had a decent first game — 15 points, five assists. But it was tough with a new group. It's going to be okay. He'll get in some practice with the new players and be fine.
"This move was totally out of his control. It had nothing to do with Wiseman, Jeffries or anybody on his team. It was all with the administration," Mike Harmon said. "This team he is on now is not as talented individually but they have a better record than the team he was on. They are one of the best organizations on the circuit. It's the same team (former Duke star and current Boston Celtic rookie) Jayson Tatum played for. Zion's a five-star guard.
I wish this young man well, but I am not a big fan of the AAU circuit. It contributes to the mayhem that is now college basketball recruiting, and overall problems associated with college basketball in general today. Just my opinion. These kids think after an AAU career they are world beaters and NBA ready. Most are not.


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Play the Piano or slice up some fruit in this weeks Google Play Deals of the Week
Daniel Tyson 29 March 2017 News and Editorial
We love a bargain here at Ausdroid and that's why we love their Deals of the Week. This week it's Gismart Piano and Fruit Ninja which have been dropped to just 20c each on Google Play. You'll also find the Google Play Free app of the Week now included as well which is Card Wars – Adventure Time.
Google Play App Deal of the Week
Gismart Piano
How are those piano skills? If you're still wanting to learn Piano and missed out on the deal from a few weeks back, then you can jump on Gismart Piano.
The app is designed for use on both tablets and phones, and lets you play 9 different types of keyboards and musical instruments including :
Grand Piano keyboard
Cello Pizzicato
You can get a single or dual 88-key keyboard in Gismart, letting you get the full experience.
If this sounds like a great time, then head over to Google Play and check out Gismart Piano.
Developer: Gismart
Price: $1.99+
Google Play Game Deal of the Week
It's the game that has been around for years, but there's a reason for that – it's great.
Fruit Ninja is simple really, you slice up fruit with your sword…or your finger by slicing across the screen when the fruit jumps up in the air. As long as you don't slice the occasional bomb that pops up, and get all the fruit you'll get to the next level.
You can partake of the in-app purchases for better swords and more, the IAP can be pricey with purchases costing between $1.24 – $64.99 per item.
If you want to give it a go, head over to Google Play and grab it now.
Fruit Ninja Classic
Developer: Halfbrick Studios
Google Play Free app of the Week
A new entry in the deals of the week includes a free app which Google recently introduced in the US. While we can't see the category, the app – Card Wars – Adventure Time- does seem to be free for everyone.
The game is based on the TV show Adventure Time, specifically the episode, "Card Wars"! It's a card-based combat game which sees you 'Summon creatures and cast spells to battle your way to victory.'
The app is normally priced at $4.99USD, but it's free for a limited time. You do have some In-app Purchases valued between $0.99 – $29.99 per item, which include new decks and special items to help you win.
If you want to get in on this action, head over to Google Play and install it now.
Card Wars - Adventure Time
Developer: Cartoon Network
Last weeks deal for <Water Time Gold and Blueprint 3D are still discounted to 20c for a limited time so grab them while you can.
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my sweet boy and I had the most loveliest honeymoon in southern california for about a week after our phenomenal wedding.
we met up with paige & blake green and had a photoshoot at disneyland, and afterward we grabbed chinese with maryclaire roman & madeline joy! we also bowled & had our pictures taken by these two incredible girls.
the next few were taken by maryclaire roman!
our hearts were so happy the days we spent here. not only to finally meet such beautiful, wonderful people, but to be married of course.
and our hearts only swell more every day.
These are beautiful!! I love them all! I really want to go to Disneyland now. I haven't been in very long time and the funny thing about it is that I live about 20 minutes away from Disneyland lol.
Love you! MC and I can't wait to see you two again!
Oh how I love these! Disneyland is indeed the happiest place on earth, and you two are easily one of the happiest couples. So much joy for you two!