Savings rates stayed at the 52-week low last week, holding steady at 1.61% APY. One year CD rates took the steepest dropped by 1 basis point to a new BestCashCow low of 2.00% APY. According to the BestCashCow mortgage rate tables, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is below 5% at 4.957%. The fifteen-year fixed-rate mortgage average is 4.4%.
The Labor Department provided an early Holiday present today, providing a job's report that was far better than anyone expected. Yes, the economy still shed jobs, but only a seasonlly adjusted 11,000 in November versus projections of 100,000. The unemployment dipped for the first time in months, going from 10.2% to 10%. The employment news caused the dollar to strengthen and gold to plunge on expectations that the Fed may begin raising rates sooner than expected. Ironically, this has happened at the same time that savings rates, cd rates, mortgage rates, and muni bond rates are hitting multi-year lows. Coincidence? Probably not. The economy seems to have bottomed and rates are a lagging indicator. For savers, the night is darkest just before the dawn, and we may be seeing the faint glimmers of sun. For borrowers, the golden days may be coming to an end. If you were thinking of refinancing or buying a home, now is the time. Mortgage rates are at record lows and if the economy continues on its current trajectory, will begin rising soon.
Savings rates stayed at the 52-week low last week, holding steady at 1.61% APY. One year CD rates took the steepest dropped by 1 basis point to a new BestCashCow low of 2.00% APY. Three year rates actually rose by 8 basis points from 2.72% APY to 2.8% APY due to the addition of several new banks to the rate tables with aggressive pricing. Five year rates also increased by 2 basis points to 3.35% APY.
Looking at the yield ratio we have developed for deposit accounts, the spread the spread between savings rates and 36-month CDs reached a new all-time high. As we discussed, 3 year (36 month) CD rates rose due to aggressive pricing from several banks new to the rate tables. Nevertheless, the fact remains that longer-term CD continue to inch up even as savings rates remain steady or decline. If the economy continues to firm up, look for 3 and 5 year CD rates to continue rising and the ratio to go even higher.
It's still hard to recommend putting money into anything longer-term than a 12-month CD, especially with soaring equity markets and signs that the economy may be coming back to life. For those worried about interest rate risk, cd laddering may be a good way to smooth out the return you receive from your CD portfolio.
Once again, savers' pain is a borrower's gain. Mortgage rates again hit record lows over the past week. According to the BestCashCow rate tables, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is below 5% at 4.957%. The fifteen-year fixed-rate mortgage average is 4.4%.
You can compare the best mortgage rates in BestCashCow's new mortgage section.
Savings rates hit a new 52-week low last week, falling by 1 basis point from 1.62% APY to 1.61% APY. One year CD rates took the steepest drop, falling by 7 basis points to 2.01% APY. Both three year and five year CD rates fell slighly, by 3 and 2 basis points respectively. The slow, painful downward trend continues.
"...195 million shoppers visited stores and websites over Black Friday weekend, up from 172 million last year. However, the average spending over the weekend dropped to $343.31 per person from $372.57 a year ago. Total spending reached an estimated $41.2 billion.
Of course, comparing sales to last year is like comparing an ocean liner's maiden voyage to that of the Titanic. Everything is going to look better in comparison. I was out today at Best Buy and the store was busy, but not frenzied. The women at the cash register told me that there had been a steady stream of customers all day. We'll see if consumers are as ebbuliant as the markets and the Wall Streeters who are getting record bonuses this year.
The other big news for the week was the potential default of the Dubai World Fund on its $59 billion in debt. Now, let's put that into perspective. $59 billion is not that much money on a global basis and it will certainly be backed up by the United Arab Emirates. But it shows the fragility of the once high-flying emerging markets. If Dubai can get into trouble, it raises questions about other Gulf countries and other regions of the world with high debt ratios - what region besides Asia doesn't have high debt ratios? As revenue and collateral values plummet anyone can be exposed. The tied has gone out and now we're seeing who's left stranded on the beach.
Against this backdrop we did see some good news on the real esate front - I think. Home prices showed sustained improvement in the third quarter. That marks three straight quarters in which prices didn't fall as fast as they did in the past. Or in real esate parlance: The annual rate of return has improved from a -14.7% decline in the second quarter to a -8.9% decline in the third quarter." You can read the whole article here.
Existing homeprices also rose 10% in October according to the National Association of Realtors. But as Sam Cass notes in his article Existing Home Sales Rise 10% in October - Break out the Bubbly, be very suspicious of that number. Government steroids may be responsible for much of that gain.
Looking at the yield ratio we have developed for deposit accounts , we see that the spread between savings rates and 36-month CDs remains close to its 12 month high. While it has come slightly in the last few weeks, the ratio is still elevated relative to earlier in the year. This reflects the rate stability in longer term CD rates even as savings rates continue their glacial descent. The story is really the weakness in savings rates and the continued 0% Fed rate policy. That's driving the ratio. Banks are still awash in cash and cheap money from the Fed and the Fed's policy of keeping rates low for an extended period of time is going to drive this ratio higher.
Savers' pain is a borrower's gain. Mortgage rates again hit record lows over the past week. According to the BestCashCow rate tables, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is now below 5% at 4.893%. The fifteen-year fixed rate mortgage average is 4.362%, at an all-time low.
CD and savings rates showed virtually no movement over the past week. Mortgage rates have decended over the past three weeks, touching lows not seen since last April when the Fed began buying up mortgage backed debt.
This week the discussion continued about whether the Fed's 0% rate policy is leading to the creation of asset bubbles. Chinese and Japense central bankers went on record as stating that the Fed's policy has already led to asset bubbles in Asia that could create global imbalances. In particular, they were referring to the carry trade, in which investors borrow money in a country with low interest rates and invest it in a country with strong asset price growth or higher rates of return. "Liu Mingkang, China's chief banking regulator, said that the combination of a weak dollar and low interest rates had encouraged a "huge carry trade" that was having a "massive impact on global asset prices"….
"The Fed is trying to reflate the U.S. economy. The process of reflation involves lowering short-term rates to such a painful level that investors are forced or enticed to term out their short-term cash into higher-risk bonds or stocks . Once your cash has recapitalized and revitalized corporate America and homeowners, well, then the Fed will start to be concerned about inflation – not until. To date that transition is incomplete, mainly because mortgage refinancing and the purchase of new homes is being thwarted by significant changes in down payment requirements. The Treasury as well, has a significant average life extension of its own debt to foist on investors before the Fed can raise short-term Fed Funds."
The only good news for savers is that inflation for goods and services remains relatively subdued. The CPI rose by .3% in October. The index has decreased by .2% over the past 12 months. Leading the increase in October was energy and automobiles. While energy prices will probably continue to rise, look for auto prices to fall back now that cash-for-clunkers is over and the government is no longer subsidizing car purchases. Overall though, there is nothing on the goods and services inflation front that would push the Fed to raise rates.
The only inflation seems to be in assets and Bernanke doesn't believe this presents a problem at the moment.
CD and savings rates showed virtually no movement over the past week. The average savings rate according to the BestCashCow rate tables dropped one basis point to a new low of 1.62% APY. That's down from 1.70% APY a month ago. CD rates have mostly stabilized. The average one year CD rate is now 2.08% APY. That's up slightly from the last week and virtually the same average rate that we saw in October. For the fourth week-in-a-row 5 year CD rates held at 3.35% APY.
Looking at the yield ratio we have developed for deposit accounts, we see that the spread between savings rates and 36-month CDs is still close to its 12 month high. While it came down slightly, the trend is still up. This reflects the rate stability in longer term CD rates even as savings rates continue their glacial descent. The story is really the weakness in savings rates and the continued 0% Fed rate policy. That's driving the ratio. Banks are still awash in cash and cheap money from the Fed and the Fed's policy of keeping rates low for an extended period of time is going to drive this ratio higher.
Mortgage rates have declined over the past three weeks, touching lows not seen since last April when the Fed began buying up mortgage backed debt. According to the BestCashCow rate tables, the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage is now below 5% at 4.901%. The fifteen-year fixed rate mortgage average is 4.373%, close to the all-time low.
What one hand giveth, the other taketh. And so it is that savers are subsidizing borrowers. I could provide a scathing commentary on this but will simply say that if you can't beat them, join them. If you are looking to buy or refinance, now is another great opportunity to do so. You can compare the best mortgage rates in our new Mortgage section.
The big news this week from the economic rate front is that the Fed reaffirmed its commitement to keep interest rates low for the foreseeable future. The news sent the stock market soaring, with the Dow hitting a 52-week high of 10,291. We now know that the Fed's easy money policy has indeed been successful at re-inflating the stock and commodity markets. Your mutual fund statements should be looking better than they did last March.
The good news for investors is bad news for savers. Savings rates continue to drift lower and while CD rates have stabilized, yields in the 1-3% range is hardly anything to cheer about. As I've written before, the only mitigating factor is that inflation is low, increasing the real relative deposit return.
The average savings rate according to the BestCashCow rate table dropped to a new low of 1.63% APY. That's down from 1.65% the week before and from 1.72% a month eariler. CD rates have mostly stabilized. The average one year CD rate is now 2.06% APY. That's the same average rate that we saw in October. Five year CD rates are currently at 3.35% APY down minimally from 3.39% APY in October.
Looking at the yield ratio we have developed for deposit accounts, we see that the spread between savings rates and 36-month CDs reached a new high two weeks ago. While it came down slightly, the trend is still up. This reflects the rate stability in longer term CD rates even as savings rates continue their glacial descent. The story is really the weakness in savings rates and the continued 0% Fed rate policy. That's driving the ratio. Until we see an actual increase in longer-maturity CDs, there's no reason to think there's an uptick in inflation or rate pressure. Banks are still awash in cash and cheap money from the Fed.
Savings and CD Rates showed little change from a week ago even as the average 30 year mortgage rate dipped a bit. With low inflation and an economy stuck between reverse and first, there's little reason to see rates rising anytime soon.
Economic data this week painted a picture of an economy that's still stuck between reverse and first gear. First the good news. GDP grew by 3.5% in the third quarter, the first time we've experienced growth in the last three quarters. If true, it would mark the end of the recession, or least this leg of it.
But if you look deeper into the numbers you realize that much of the growth came from government stimulus programs, specifically the much maligned cash for clunkers program. With the program over, we would expect growth to slow, and that's exactly what seems to be happening. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today that consumer spending dropped by 0.5% in September. In addition, inflation was practically non-existent. The price index for PCE increased 0.1 percent in September, compared with an increase of 0.3 percent in August. A lack of inflation is not the sign of a sizzling economy. Indeed, many economists have begun to mention the deflation word again.
So, the economy is still on government life-support and inflation is nowhere to be seen. That means we can expect the Fed to keep rates low. Bad news for savings and CD rates altough a lack of inflation is generally good for savers (inflation eats away at the value of money in the bank).
In general, this would also be good for mortgage rates, but these rates aren't determined by the Fed. They're generally set by the price of 10-year Treasury notes, and with mounting US deficits, and the end of the Fed's Treasury buying program, there is some thought that mortgage rates may go higher.
The average savings rate showed no change from the previous week. For all intents and purposes, savings rates have bottomed and are now waiting for the Fed to raise rates to begin climbing. That may not happen for some time.
Looking at the yield curve we have developed for deposit accounts we can see the the ratio between savings rates and 36-month CDs reached a new high last week. This reflects the small increase in the 3-year CD and the lack of change in the savings rate. This steepening yield curve could be a sign of the divergence in short term rates (controlled by the Fed) and longer-term rates, which take their cue more from the bond markets.
The average 30 year mortgage rate actually dropped a bit in the past week, from 5.014% to 5.054% according to the BestCashCow mortgage rates table. If 10-year bond yields rise though, mortgage rates will rise with it.
We've talked about it for some time, but the Washington Post has finally gotten with the program. The economic crisis and subsequent bailouts have severely penalized savers and those living on fixed incomes. Bankdeals has pointed out an article by Allen Sloan that puts its finger on the dilemma created by the low rate environment engineered by the Fed.
"This is a quiz. What do the record-high Wall Street bonuses have in common with the record-low yields for savers? Answer: They show yet another way that prudent people, especially those living on fixed incomes, are being cheated by the government's bailout of the imprudent."
The article goes on to discuss how this time, the damage done to savers is greater than in the past. Usually, the Fed lowers short term rates (the Fed Funds Rate) which impacts yields on savings and CD accounts. But this time, it has purchased hundreds of billions of Treasuries to lower yields. Treasuries yields have dropped to record lows, even as the government issues more to cover it's record debt.
And the Build America Bond program allows municipalities to borrow, with 35% of the borrowing subsidized by the public. These bonds have crowded out regular municipal bonds and droppped yields to near record lows.
Those living on fixed incomes have been in a tough pickle. My advice is to ensure that all savings and cd rates are getting the best possible interest. Be sure to open a high yield savings account or a cd via a site like BestCashCow.
And hold on. Yields will not stay this low forever and if anything, will rise dramatically as the dollar continues its decline/collapse and as the economy shows some small signs of life.
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Bristol Auction Rooms are situated close to the A4 Bath Road. From the A4 take the A4174, at the first roundabout take the first exit onto West Town Lane/B3119. Take the first left onto Hungerford Road, Yelverton Road is approx. 100 metres on the left.
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Histone variants take center stage in shaping the epigenome
Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2021 Jan 9;61:101991. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.101991. Online ahead of print.
Michael Borg 1 , Danhua Jiang 2 , Frédéric Berger 3
1 Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
2 State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
3 Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: frederic.berger@gmi.oeaw.ac.at.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2020.101991
The dynamic properties of the nucleosome are central to genomic activity. Variants of the core histones that form the nucleosome play a pivotal role in modulating nucleosome structure and function. Despite often small differences in sequence, histone variants display remarkable diversity in genomic deposition and post-translational modification. Here, we summarize the roles played by histone variants in the establishment, maintenance and reprogramming of plant chromatin landscapes, with a focus on histone H3 variants. Deposition of replicative H3.1 during DNA replication controls epigenetic inheritance, while local replacement of H3.1 with H3.3 marks cells undergoing terminal differentiation. Deposition of specialized H3 variants in specific cell types is emerging as a novel mechanism of selective epigenetic reprogramming during the plant life cycle.
Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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The assessments test knowledge of the Day One Outcomes. to meet the outcomes, you must demonstrate that you have relevant knowledge in the Law and practice of England and Wales. The following pre-agreed exemptions apply.
We carried out a benchmarking exercise that compared several routes to qualification with that of a solicitor of England and Wales.
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Q: Slack integration for groovy script I am doing API automation in SoapUI. I have test suit which runs and provides the report of the pass and fail test cases.
I want to add this result to the slack post. When my test suit will be executed completely, a slack post should be added with test case result. Wheather it's pass or fails?
Which library do I need to import in the Groovy script for slack integration?
Thanks!

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A planning application has been submitted for improvements to the North Devon Link Road, it was announced at Devon County Council's Cabinet meeting today (Wednesday 14 November).
Devon County Council is proposing to widen 7.5km of the road between Barnstaple and South Molton.
The planning application also includes junction upgrades at Landkey and West Buckland as well as other safety improvements between Portmore Roundabout and Filleigh Cutting, near South Molton.
The improvements to this section of the A361 will provide more overtaking opportunities and will improve the safety and the reliability of journey times on the route. The planning application is currently out to consultation and responses must be received by Sunday 2 December 2018.
This is part of the wider £93 million scheme to improve the North Devon Link Road, which also includes improvements at five other junctions; Buckleigh Road, Heywood Road Roundabout, Westleigh Junction, Bishop's Tawton Roundabout and Borner's Bridge.
Proposals to improve the Bishops Tawton junction are currently being consulted on – the consultation ends on Friday 23 November.
The project is currently progressing according to programme with discussions taking place with land owners and contractors who will in due course build the scheme.
The preliminary layouts were approved by Devon County Council's Cabinet earlier this year, and it's hoped the planning application will go before Devon County Council's Development Management Committee early next year.
Devon County Council successfully bid for £83 million of Local Majors Funding earlier this year. This funding is subject to a final decision by the Department for Transport (DfT) once it has reviewed the full business case for the scheme.
The County Council is preparing to submit its full business case to the DfT in summer 2020.


It's easy to say you'll save money for the holidays each year, but harder to put into practice. I, for one, always think I'll start early – like in January. Then, by the time it rolls around the next year, I'll be ready and less stressed both financially and otherwise.
But it never seems to work out that way. By the time the holidays are over, I'm tired, stuffed, and ready to put the decorations away. As far as starting on stuff for the next year, like saving or crafting, I just never seem to get it done.
Are you like me, resolving to start early every year but not quite putting it into practice? If you are, there's still time to DIY and save money for the holidays. Here are some ways you can.
One of the best ways to DIY and save money for the holidays is by making gifts for others. Many people have hobbies that they have gotten quite good at, but don't tap. If you have one of the following hobbies, use it to make gifts for friends and family and save money this year.
Whittling may be an old fashioned hobby, but some people still enjoy it and are quite good at it. If it is something you like to do, try making small gifts, like ornaments.
Of course, you can make larger items too, such as figurines, bowls, pitchers, jewelry boxes, and many other things. Remember, your imagination is only limited by the size and kind of wood you have available.
Some people who like to weave baskets, rugs, bowls, and other items for fun in their spare time. For instance, several years ago my daughter created a bowl that we still use and treasure today.
Having talent in this area, whether with grasses, vines, or cloth, could be your ticket to save money this year. What's more, you'll have fun doing it while you save money and make treasured items others will appreciate.
Do you have a sewing machine and know how to use it? If you do, it can help you save money for the holidays.
You can stitch up blankets, quilts, clothing, toys, and many other useful items to give as gifts. Furthermore, making gifts yourself can help you declutter that fabric stash you've collected.
Yes, even coloring could help you DIY and save money. If you have a talent for choosing color and know how to shade, create art for others to enjoy. Add a homemade frame or choose one from a flea market and you've got a great, inexpensive gift for someone.
Who doesn't absolutely love baked goodies for the holidays? Nearly everyone does. If you have a knack for baking, use it to cook up some great gifts.
Whenever possible, make baked foods ahead and freeze them for a few weeks. If you package them carefully, they'll still be fresh and in good shape for holiday gifts. In the long run you'll get to DIY and save money for the holidays.
Many years ago, my half sister and her husband created a family book that traced our genealogy back to the late 1700's. It turns out, I am descended from a Cherokee Indian princess! Who knew?
Obviously, a genealogy project like this takes time. However, if you're already into it, and have the information, why not put something together for a gift? By using talents and knowledge you already have, you can DIY and save money while enjoying the holidays. At the same time, you'll be giving a priceless gift to a family member.
The cool thing about having hobbies is you can also use them as a side hustle to make extra money. In other words, you can sell stuff you make. That's a great way to DIY and save money for the holidays.
As an example, while you are baking for yourself, bake things for others and post about it online. Give out free samples to family and friends. Using these tactics you'll have plenty of orders in no time.
The things you DIY don't have to be for yourself or for others as gifts. You can DIY and save money for the holidays by selling what you create.
Make decorations that other people can buy and use in their homes for the holidays. Try making ornaments, garlands, pillows, quilts, blankets, and many other things. Advertise online through Facebook and local selling groups or even your own website.
One of the things so many people lack during the holidays is time. Why not help them out and save money for the holidays too?
Offer to decorate for others, wrap gifts, babysit, or shop for other people. There are plenty of things you could do to make money by selling your time.
Another way you can DIY and save money for the holidays is to create your own things. Sure, you aren't making gifts or selling stuff for extra money, but you're still saving. Instead, just say, "no", to store bought, expensive decorations you'll have holiday décor to treasure for years.
Clearly, there are plenty of ways to DIY and save money for the holidays. By choosing to DIY you can save money and be less stressed this holiday season. It's not too late to try a few of these ideas out for yourself and save money this year.
Do you DIY and save money for the holidays? Why or why not?
Well, these are valuable money saving tips. I never would have thought of Genealogy. That is a new one to me, but shouldn't be too difficult for me.
Yeah, I thought of that one because I have a couple of family members into it. I would love to be, too. However, I lack the time. That's where my idea came from to do it for someone else as a gift. If you are already into it anyway, and have someone on your list who would love it, it could save you some money to do a cool family tree (or something else similar) for them.
Well, these are valuable money saving tips. I never would have thought of genealogy. That is a new one to me, but it shouldn't be too difficult for me.
Yeah, that's kind of a bit outside the normal box for most people, I think. At the same time, what a valuable gift it could be for those who truly appreciate that history, etc. The idea, of course, is to play to your strengths, save money, DIY, and still give something the other party will value. It can be kind of fun because it makes you really think about that person and what you could give them that they would treasure.


CELEBRATING OUR 12th YEAR OF FREE DENTISTRY!!
We've had the pleasure of helping 1810 patients and provide over $503,726 worth in free dental services.
Every year, the Center for Cosmetic and Sedation Dentistry hosts a day of free dental care. We call it our "labor of love", which takes place every year on the Saturday after Labor Day, this is our way of giving back to the community.


The BVMF Perform-a-thon is a day-long fundraising and special performance event in celebration of the Bow Valley Music Festival, Canada Music Week and Music Education in the Bow Valley.
All funds raised during this Perform-a-thon will be in support of The BVMF Scholarships and Festival Accessibility.
Ask your teacher if you are ready to perform. Your teacher can help you decide what piece or pieces you can have prepared, and help you come up with a plan to practice and get ready for the event.
Collect donations from sponsors on your donation pledge sheet.
Mail your application form into the administrator by October 30, 2018. Please include your entry fee of $25.00 or your donations of a minimum of $25.00. If your donations raised surpass $50.00 your name will be entered in a draw to win a gift Certificate from Long and McQuade for $100.00.
Is more than one performer allowed per time slot?
Yes. Ensembles are welcomed. There is a maximum of two individual solo performers allowed per time slot.
Does the registration fee need to be paid by each performer in a time slot?
No. The registration fee of $25.00 is per time slot regardless of the number of performers however each performer is encouraged to find their own donation pledges.
Will tax receipts be given for donations?
No. Tax receipts are not issued for any donations.
What kind of equipment will be available for performers to use?
A piano, chairs, microphone, and music stands will be available for performers to access. Please list your requirements on the entry form when asked.
Can I contact someone if I have questions?
Yes. Please contact the Perform-a-thon Coordinator by e-mail with any questions or concerns. We will try to get back to you as quickly as possible with an answer.


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One more time...
Our first live concert since the pandemic began is also our farewell. We are privileged to welcome these incredible artists for our series finale:
Join us for this free event by submitting your RSVP here
Selections from Peace, a newly released album
Harriet Fraser, soprano
Harriet Fraser, (www.harrietfraser.com) originally from Norwich, England, has called Santa Monica her home since 2008. Her singing career began while she was studying and subsequently practicing medicine in London, UK, and here in the USA she works as a professional oratorio soloist, and professional ensemble singer with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, with whom she has sung countless performances as soloist and ensemble singer at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl . She has sung with many of the worlds top conductors, including Zubin Mehta, Michael Tilson Thomas, Esa Pekka Salonen and Gustavo Dudamel, with whom the LA Master Chorale just won their first GRAMMY® award for best choral performance for Mahler's 8th Symphony. Harriet also works as a session singer in Los Angeles and her voice can be heard on such films as Star Wars, Frozen, Ice Age and Star Trek. She also narrates audiobooks, her most recent was for Hachette Audio, a novel entitled Just the Two of Us by Jo Wilde. During the pandemic, Harriet developed her work as a recording artist and released her first solo a cappella album in October 2021, entitled Peace, which can be found on all streaming platforms and for purchase as a CD. She collaborated with her long time friend Shawn Kirchner, who arranged and composed 12 pieces for female voice, and mixing artist Dana Nielsen. She sang and recorded all parts at her home and created an album that is intended to soothe, calm and create a feeling of peace in the anxiety that the recent pandemic brought.
Selections from 12 Settings of Lorine Niedecker by Harrison Birtwistle
thaes ofereode, thisses swa maeg by Evan Johnson
Stephanie Aston, soprano
Jennifer Bewerse, cello
Dr. Stephanie Aston is "fearless" in her pursuit of new repertoire (Steve Schick). She has participated in numerous American and world premieres including Luigi Nono's Guai ai Gelidi Mostri, Michael Gordon's What to Wear, and George Aperghis' Sextuor: L'Origine des espèces. She has appeared on L.A. Philharmonic Green Umbrella, Noon to Midnight and Chamber Music series, (Re)Sounds at Stanford University, and at REDCAT in Los Angeles. Ms. Aston is an original member of Kallisti, and a founding member of ROMP Ensemble, ASTRALIS DUO and Accordant Commons. She has performed with Los Angeles Philharmonic, wasteLAnd, Long Beach Opera, The Industry, Red Fish Blue Fish, Gnarwhallaby, Chamber Cartel, 18-squared, and ad-hoc ensembles at Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt, Norfolk Contemporary Music Festival, UC San Diego, Stanford University, Chatter ABQ and Los Angeles. Stephanie is an affiliated artist with San Diego New Music. Noteworthy performances include Brian Ferneyhough's Etudes Transcendantales, John Zorn's Rituals, Jason Eckardt's Tongues, John Adams' A Flowering Tree (Kumudha), Edgard Varese's Offrandes, Igor Stravinsky's Les Noces, and Alberto Ginastera's Cantata Para America Magica. Stephanie can be heard on the soundtrack for the movie Downsizing. She holds a D.M.A. from University of California San Diego, an M.F.A. from California Institute of the Arts, and a B.M. from University of North Texas, and currently teaches at Moorpark College and Mount St Mary's University.
Learn more at www.stephanieaston.com
Jennifer Bewerse is an award-winning cellist and specialist in contemporary music, described as "[drawing] from her instrument every possible sound short of a human voice" (WholeNote). As a result, she has premiered over 100 works including Peter Ablinger's WEISS / WEISSLICH 17k: Violoncello und Rauschen (2015), and Johanna Beyer's String Quartet IV (2019). Other composers she has had the privilege to work with include Anthony Davis, Laurence Crane, Chaya Czernowin, Jonathan Harvey, Gunther Schuller, Augusta Read Thomas, and Christian Wolff.
Jennifer has performed as a guest soloist for the wasteLAnd and Synchromy Concert Series, Robert Helps Festival and International Composition Competition, and Without Walls Festival; in concerts at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum, REDCAT, the Center for New Music, Monday Evening Concerts, Equilibrium Concert Series, Tuesdays at Monk Space, and People Inside Electronics Concert Series; as a guest performer and presenter for the New Music Gathering and Eureka! Musical Minds Conference. Recently, she was awarded a Quick Grant from the Center for Cultural Innovation and an artist residency from Human Resources Los Angeles.
Jennifer is an enthusiastic chamber musician and is currently the cellist of the experimental music group Southland Ensemble – sponsored by the Aaron Copland Fund and described by the Los Angeles Times as "entrancing" – and of Diagenesis Duo with vocalist Heather Barnes. In 2018, Diagenesis Duo released their debut album, Hands and Lips of Wind, featuring three premiere recordings of works for
cello and soprano, which was described by Sequenza 21 as "a radiant combination of text, music and performance, brilliantly realized and masterfully recorded." Jennifer has also collaborated with The Industry, wild Up, Calithumpian Consort, Synchromy, Experimental Music Yearbook, now hear ensemble, and Ellen Fullman. Her longtime collaboration with Rachel Beetz, Autoduplicity, was recently in residence at Boston Court's DuoFest and at the Women's International Study Center with composer Celeste Oram.
A native of Florida, Jennifer received her Bachelor of Music from the University of South Florida, her Master of Music from The Boston Conservatory, and Doctorate in Contemporary Performance at the University of California in San Diego.
To learn more, visit www.jenniferbewerse.com.
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Molly Pease, vocalist
Miller Wrenn, bass
Molly Pease is a versatile, experimental and collaborative LA-based vocal artist and composer whose singing has been described as "sonically mesmerizing" (LA Weekly) and "amazing" (LADC), and whose compositions defy genre.
Whether performing an aria by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Du Yun in The Industry's critically acclaimed experimental opera Sweet Land, improvising with a jazz orchestra at Blue Whale, or belting out pop vocals with indie band Hello Forever, Molly is known for passionate originality. Molly sang on Björk's Cornucopia tour in 2022, and performed solos with Tune-Yards at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2020, WildUp at The Grand LA in 2019, and David Rosenboom's Battle Hymn for Insurgent Arts at REDCAT in 2018. TV credits include vocals for Hulu's Castle Rock in 2019 and CBS' Strange Angel in 2018. Ongoing performance projects include C3LA, HEX Ensemble, Tonality, and First Congregational Church of LA's Laude.
As a performer-composer, Molly uses improvisation and extended vocal sounds, merging music, movement and visuals in solo projects and interdisciplinary collaborations. Examples include her new album, Inner Astronomy, a project pairing
her father's poetry with original music, fashion design and collage; and Score for the Near Future, a 2019 collaboration with sculptor Jimena Sarno. Molly is currently composing an opera called Hysteria, which was selected for Overtone Industries' Original Vision development program and 2021 showcase. Her 2018 experimental rock album, ACKLAND, was pegged as "not of this world" (Emerging Indie Bands), and her original song, "Transform", was featured on critically acclaimed vocalistAlicia Olatuja's 2019 album. Molly's music has been performed at Blue Note Tokyo, The Jazz Bakery, St. Mark's Episcopal Church and Monk Space, among others. She was a 2019 composer fellow at N.E.O. Voice Festival.
Molly completed her MFA in Jazz Studies at California Institute of the Arts in 2017, and received her BFA at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York.
Miller Wrenn is a bassist and composer-improviser based in Los Angeles, CA.
His first album as a leader, Alternates, with his quintet Escapist was released May 4th, 2018 on pfMentum Records.
His music explores alternative models of improvisation, creative orchestration, and unfamiliar timbral and melodic gestures in pursuit of expressing universal experiences through an idiosyncratic lens.
He performs and records frequently in a wide variety of contexts and has been fortunate to do so with artists such as Steve Lehman, Vicki Ray, Larry Koonse, Joe LaBarbera, GE Stinson, Tony Malaby, Mark Menzies and many others. Notably he recently performed the world premiere of John Cage's "all sides of the small stone for Erik Satie" at the RedCat Theater in Los Angeles with The Ensemble at CalArts, and regularly performs and records with avant-garde jazz luminary Vinny Golia.
Additionally, he performs with and composes for a multitude of collective musical ventures and his own projects. He is a member of Off Cell, a forward-thinking quartet comprised of musicians from Los Angeles and Dallas, which released its debut recording in February of 2017. As both a performer and composer, he is a member of the New Music chamber group EnsembleVomma, which recently premiered his long-form work The Shape of Them Dissolving, for piano and string quintet, at ArtShare LA along with two premieres of renowned composer/violinist Mark Menzies.
Miller received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Bass Performance and Composition from California Institute of the Arts.
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Natalie Mann, soprano
Tali Tadmor, piano
Natalie Mann is an active recitalist and champion of contemporary music, which has allowed her to work with living composers on albums and sing on the world premiere opera recording of "The Mask in the Mirror" by Richard Thompson. Opera News wrote, "…Sarah, sung by Natalie Mann, whose ingratiating vibrato makes her character unmistakably seductive." She is currently working on an album of music featuring multiple world premiere recordings by American composers titled "An Evening on the Mezzanine"
As a concert soloist, she has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the South Shore Orchestra during two New Year's tours of China, and the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus as the soprano soloist in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and the Ninth Symphony. Her operatic roles include Lady Macbeth in Verdi's Macbeth and Ameila in Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera, Mozart's Donna Anna in Don Giovanni and the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Micaela in Bizet's Carmen and Marguerite in Gounod's Faust. Critics praised of her portrayal of the title role in Suor Angelica: According to Peter Jacobi of the Herald-Times, "Her soprano soared with fullness of tone through the climaxes; no high note seemed to tax her."
Ms. Mann's concert appearances have been equally well received. Of her Carnegie Hall recital, Abigail Wright of The Opera Insider observed: "Ms. Mann does an excellent job of continuing her brilliantly sustained legato, undeniably stunning high notes, and impressive quality of pitch and tone center across the board."
Ms. Mann has received a Metropolitan Opera Encouragement Award and has been a finalist in both the Gerda Lissner Competition and the American Prize for Art Song. She has been a winner of the Audience Favorite Award in the David W. Scott Memorial Competition and the Hawaii Public Radio International Art Song Competition. She holds advanced degrees from Indiana University and the University of Wollongong in Australia, funded through the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar program, as well as a Bachelor of Music from Butler University.
Dr. Tali Tadmor is a Los Angeles-based pianist, educator, music director and vocal coach. Her performance career includes collaborations with a wide variety of musicians and appearances at worldwide venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and The Great Hall at the heart of China's Forbidden City. Though classically trained, Tali is sought after in a wide variety of musical settings, ranging from world music, pop and worship, to her own compositions.
Tali received both Master and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees on full scholarship from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California (USC) majoring in Keyboard Collaborative Arts. She currently serves as Chair of the Collaborative Piano program at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and has been with the LA Opera family since 2008.


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Business comScore just released its Media Metrix monthly ranking of the top 50 web properties (desktop) in the United States. The top five consist of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook, and AOL, followed by Amazon, MODE Media (formerly Glam Media), Turner Digital, Apple, and CBS.
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The firm also released its list of top ten video content properties by unique viewers. Google also dominates this list with 153,328,000 unique viewers in June, followed by Facebook at 91,477,000. The rest of the list, in order, is as follows: AOL, Yahoo, VEVO, NDN, Maker Studios, Vimeo, Microsoft, and Fullscreen.
The top ten video ad properties by unique viewer percent reach are (in order): BrightRoll, Specific Media, AOL, LiveRail, Google, SpotXchange, TubeMogul, Q1Media – AdExcite, Tremor Video, and YuMe.
The top ten YouTube Partner channels by unique viewers (in order) are: VEVO, Maker Studios, Fullscreen, Warner Music, Warnerbros vfp, ZEFR, BroadbandTV, The Orchard, Zoomin.TV, and Machinima.
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eyefactive Extends the Human-Computer Interaction by Recognition of Objects on Large Professional Touchscreens
Multitouch technology got established on smartphones and tablets. The direct operation by fingers facilitates an intuitive control of contents and applications on the display. eyefactive extends the human-computer interaction by recognition of objects on large professional touchscreens.
Wedel, Schleswig-Holstein — (ReleaseWire) — 11/27/2017 — Touchscreen object recognition employs the known principle of barcodes for checkout systems: Any object tagged with a specific marker chip can be recognized and processed by displays in realtime. So far object recognition on LCD based touchscreens was only possible with external accessories like QR code scanners. Now, with eyefactive marker chips, objects can be recognized directly on the display.
Instead of working through complicated menu structures users can open the desired content simply by placing a physical object on the display. As soon as an object is being recognized by the touchscreen, further information opens in its vicinity in form of individual media or whole applications straight away, which then can be navigated by fingers via multitouch.
The fields of application are manifold: customers open specific content at point of sale, media fades in next to exhibits miniatures, games can be intuitively controlled by haptical elements like steering wheels.
As of now the marker chips are available from eyefactive. Many apps and widgets which can be linked with objects are already available for download in their own dedicated online shop for touchscreen software. The recognition technology is integrated in the touchscreen CMS software AppSuite free of charge – what is more, it can also be upgraded for external programs and development frameworks.
About eyefactive GmbH
eyefactive from Wedel (near Hamburg / Germany) is the leading provider for interactive multitouch and multiuser technology in large-scale. The product portfolio consists of flexible and scalable multitouch displays integrated into tables and walls as well as the first dedicated app-platform for interactive signage software. For effective marketing at points of sale & information and creative teamwork in companies. eyefactive has been awarded multiple times, e.g. "ICT start-up of the year 2012" by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. Clients are world renowned brands like Porsche, Mercedes-Benz Bank, Beiersdorf, Siemens and Olympus.
Tecno i7 will sweep you off your feet
Ever wondered why some Chinese companies are able to give you a smartphone loaded with high end specs and decent build quality, at a price way less than what world famous brands do? Chinese smartphones are often cheaper because they don't have the same overheads as brands that have physical stores. Did you see the announcement of the Galaxy S6? Have you heard of the contract Robert Downey Jr signed last year with HTC? Or that Sony wants to promote the Xperia Z5 in a new James Bond film? These things cost a fortune. A fortune that you, the customer, end up paying. Tecno must have fallen on your ear. Browse https://jiji.ng/mobile-phones/tecno, where you can find an affordable Tecno smartphone in your city. So check this Tecno i7 to see whether, it really stands a chance in the already overcrowded african smartphone market?
The Tecno I7 is a modern looking gadget, that is very similar to other smartphones in the market. On the right side are the power and volume buttons. Tecno has given the power key a textured finish, which helps distinguish it from the volume keys just by feel.While, the front side looks expensive, the rear panel, looks borrowed, this is where i7 loses points is in terms of originality.
Tecno i7 comes with 5-inch HD IPS display with a resolution of 1080×1920 pixels, which gives bright and decent colors while watching movies, youtube or web browsing. You can also regulate the brightness manually or choose automatic adjustment option.
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The I7 runs a heavily skinned version of Android called Hi OS and powered by a 1.3 GHz MediaTek processor paired up with 4GB of RAM. The smartphone has 32GB of internal memory along with a duo SIM card slot as well, wish you expand the memory storage. It supports 3G, 4G and other connectivity options include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Fingerprint sensor is accurate and responsive.
The front camera has a resolution of 13 megapixels paired with with a Quad LED flash. It offers good colour and fast shutter speed.The camera is snappy and gives you easy access to some of the options right from the main screen. You can swipe to switch from photo capturing mode to video mode, as well as change to other modes like Beauty and Panorama. Unfortunately, the front 16 MP camera with Front LED flash promises a lot on paper, but fails to deliver.
One the strongest points of the Tecno i7 is its battery. The smartphone equipped with a 4,000mAh battery that supports fast charging. The Rocket Charge will get you 80% charge within 70 minutes.
Why You Still Need An MP3 Player
Only five or ten years ago MP3 players were the most popular devices for listening to music, but as mobile phones became more and more advanced, MP3 players started to lose their popularity. However, there are still plenty of reasons to choose an MP3 player over a music app in your smartphone. You can buy MP3 players and lots of other electronics in Nigeria at unbelievably low prices by simply following this link: https://jiji.ng/electronics
Low cost gadget
Even the latest MP3 player model is still cheaper than a mid-range smartphone, so if you often break or lose your device, an MP3 player can become your low-risk investment. For example, it may turn out that replacing the screen on your iPhone costs as much as a new iPod, so dropping your device on the ground can have different consequences depending on which gadget you prefer.
Take the most out of your music collection
Most music fans have huge collections of MP3 files on their computer – they can be downloaded from the Internet or converted from music CDs. An MP3 player becomes the most suitable device for playing these files. Modern smartphones are mostly designed for using music apps and subscription services, while transferring and organizing MP3 files on your phone can turn out to be quite tricky. An MP3 player will let you effortlessly select music by artist, album or track title, or even release year. And don't forget the super convenient playlist feature!
Perfect for active lifestyle
Keeping fit and leading an adventurous life are today's biggest trends, and music is an essential component of active lifestyle. No matter what you're into – running, going into the gym, hiking, cycling, or climbing – an MP3 player is a much lighter and smaller device than your mobile phone, which means it's much more convenient to carry around. Plus, many MP3 players like the iPod Shuffle have special clips, so you don't have to keep them in your pocket.
Save battery life
One of the biggest problems of smartphone users is the battery that dies in the middle of the day even when you're not actively using the phone. Obviously, listening to music for hours has an even more drastic effect on the battery life. MP3 players, however, are known for lasting for days while playing music non-stop. That way you can take the pressure off your phone's battery while enjoying your favorite tunes wherever you are without worrying about the battery life of your devices.
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Work to remake junction of I-295, I-95 in North Jacksonville expected to continue through 2020
Work crews are preparing to install sound barriers for a major road project that will remake the junction of Interstate 295 and I-95 in North Jacksonville.
The $176.8 million project, which Archer Western Contractors is scheduled to finish in late 2020, is designed to improve traffic flow in an area expected to have about 50 percent more drivers by 2040. Combined, the two interstates in that area are expected to handle 245,000 vehicles per day by then.
The work will rebuild parts of I-295 so drivers headed to I-95 can safely separate themselves from through-traffic and follow large, looping ramps leading to the north-south interstate. The ramps will create what traffic engineers call a "collector-distributor system" to move traffic from one interstate to the other faster and easier.
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"That's really the heart of the project," said Hampton Ray, a spokesman for Florida's Department of Transportation. "It's a total reconfiguration of the interchange."
A checkerboard of stormwater ponds will be dug around the web of ramps.
The project, which was planned over several years, is expected to dovetail with efforts to increase commercial trucking around Jacksonville's port and construction of Amazon's distribution center near the city's airport.
A lot of the work will happen at night to keep the interstates clear during busier times of day.
In addition to the work around I-95, farther east crews will rebuild parts of the ramps connecting I-295 to U.S. 17 and will change traffic lights in that area to help traffic move smoother.
A final piece of the project will replace an overpass that leads Cole Road over I-95 north of I-295.
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Many people think the Internet and the web are the same thing. In fact, the Internet is simply a global network of computers - the web runs on top of the Internet, and makes it useful for us. So how does the web work? The Invention of the Web. The web was invented by a man named Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 - that's 20 years after the start of the Internet. People had been trying to work out effective ways of sending information around on the Internet for a while at that point (email was invented in 1971, for example), but there hadn't been any systems that had really harnessed the net's potential.
The web changed everything. Berners-Lee's big idea was to apply the idea of links to the Internet: the web would be a mass of pages that you could move between by clicking on links. He came up with a format for these pages (HTML), and wrote the first web browser to view them with, as well as the first web server for sending them to other people's web browsers. Links might not seem like much now, but at the time they were revolutionary.
Imagine what the web would be like if you had to keep typing long addresses every time you wanted to move from one page to the next, or using long numbered menu systems that work differently from one site to the next. Without the web, having Internet access would be pretty useless. Servers and Browsers. Any time you use a web browser (like Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox), you're using the web.
How? Well, it works like this: 1. You open your web browser, and it goes to your home page. From there, you can click links to other websites, or to other parts of the same website. If your home page is a search engine, then you can type in a search and click links in the search results. If you know the address of a site you want to go to, you can type it in, and then click more links from there to keep going.
2. Each time you click a link, your browser looks at two things about it: the name of the web server it links to, and the name of the page it links to on that server. For example, the address 'http://www.example.
com/mypage.html' tells the web browser to get the page called mypage.html from the server at www.example.com, using HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).
This server is a real computer, connected to the Internet, that has the page you want to read stored on its hard disk. 3. To find out where this server is, your web browser looks it up using DNS (Domain Name System), which turns the text address into a number. This IP (Internet Protocol) address consists of four numbers between 0 and 255 - it looks like a phone number. The Internet is set up to make it easy to find a server anywhere in the world once you know its IP address, and it can easily find the quickest route from your ISP (Internet Service Provider) to the server, and establish communication.
This whole process, from DNS lookup to connection, will often take much less than a second. 4. Your web browser then sends an HTTP request to that web server, and the web server responds by sending back the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) code for that page. Your web browser turns this code into a page that you can view. From there, you can click more links to start the process over again. Of course, all this is quite simplified: modern browsers and servers send around much more than HTML code.
You can use the web to download anything now, from pictures to programs, but it all works in basically the same way. If something goes wrong somewhere in this process, then you'll get an error: 'the page cannot be displayed', for example, usually means that the server's name was wrong, or that it doesn't have the page you wanted. You might also see errors saying that the server is currently too busy with other people's requests to respond, or that the page you wanted has moved. In each case, the best thing to do is to follow the instructions on the error page, which usually means checking the address and trying again.


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Scotland will pay 'heavy price' for Tories' Brexit obsession, says Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon at the SNP general election manifesto launch. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA Wire.
Scotland will pay a 'heavy price' for the Conservatives' Brexit obsession, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Launching her party's manifesto in Glasgow, Sturgeon said: "The leaders of the No campaign, made up of the Westminster parties, promised that if we voted No, we would get stability.
"Since then, the Westminster parties have delivered not stability, but constant chaos and three UK general elections."
She added that Scotland will pay a price for the Conservatives' "obsession" with Brexit and Labour's "woeful lack of leadership".
She said the SNP backs a new, UK-wide referendum on EU membership.
But she added: "Jeremy Corbyn, incredibly, says that he is neutral on the issue of Leave or Remain.
"That means he is neutral on job losses, cuts to living standards and the erosion of our rights.
"And, of course, he would be happy to sit back and see Scotland taken out of the EU, even if there is a majority for Remain in Scotland but not in the UK."
The first minister reiterated her assertion that Brexit will "dominate" Westminster in the coming years, adding "Scotland will pay a heavy price for the Tories' Brexit obsession and Labour's neutrality, or to give it its proper description, Labour's woeful lack of leadership."
She said Scotland's future is at stake in the general election, asking Scottish voters to consider who should decide the future of Scotland - "the people of Scotland, or Boris Johnson?"
She said she is open to forming a "progressive alliance" with other parties following the election.
But she added: "Unlike the Liberal Democrats, the SNP will never, ever help the Tories into government, but we will be prepared to talk to other parties about forming a progressive alliance."


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The medical experts shared their valuable opinion with people who have got awareness how they can avoid heart diseases, while a number of free services like regular checkups of blood pressure, hemoglobin, ECG, fasting cholesterol, blood sugar and bones mass density were provided at the Healthy Heart Day organized by Ziauddin Hospital.
Dr. Aijaz Fatima, founder of Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, while shedding the light on the event said such programs are the regular activities of Ziauddin Hospital and the purpose is to urge people to take serious the heart matter and create awareness so that precious lives can be saved.
She added that majority of people have suffered heart attacks by avoiding health experts' recommendations and owing to lack of awareness about lifestyles, food habits, body weight, blood pressure, cholesterol level and smoking etc.
Health experts also lauded the efforts of Dr. Ziauddin Hospital for organizing symposium and free check ups as well as free consultant clinics for the public. "It will promote awareness for keeping our hearts safe and sound and at the same time this kind of activities encourages people to take steps to reduce heart diseases," said a participant.
The symposium embodied valuable talks by elite personalities, which include heart consultants and professors, giving out the message that prevention is better than cure.
Embarking upon, the symposium started off with an informative talk and pictorial presentation, the journey of Dr Ziauddin, pioneer of Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Dr. Aijaz Fatima, daughter of the late Sir Ziauddin Ahmed, a name which surely needs no introduction, when it comes to Indo-Pak history.
Professor, Ejaz Ahmed Vohra, Head of Medicine Department shared important aspects pertaining to heart attack. He emphasized that good exercise, appropriate healthy diet and understanding the symptoms of attack is necessary, when we talk of preventing it.
Throwing light upon the role of physicians and clinicians at Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Professor Abbas Zafar, consultant and Head of Department of ENT elucidated the efficient performance of heart specialists in the hospital. He also appreciated their valuable dedication in trying to improve the heart health by giving remarkable care and required timely treatment.
Heart specialists namely Dr. Faisal Memon, Dr. Jawaid Ansari and Dr. Inam Danish highlighted the importance of emergency management of heart diseases and shared their impressions on logistics and career experiences in treatment of heart attack.
Dr. Ali Raza, Consultant of Medicine discussed blood pressure and significance of monitoring it. "The most notable thing to be kept in mind in monitoring blood pressure is the size of blood pressure monitoring cuff. It should be of appropriate size as per the arm size of the patient," he added.
Heart Surgeon, Dr. Tariq Sherani drew the attention towards reflecting the importance and need of heart bypass surgery. He informed that Dr. Ziauddin Hospital contribution to the bypass surgery is outstanding, as it is one of the pioneers in the private sector performing the specific surgery.
Dr. Ziauddin Hospital is always a step ahead in delivering services to cater quality treatment of diseases and privileged to provide one of the best care and services in the city.


Taking a 10-year hiatus from filmmaking after seeing her Sundance-premiering The Savages collect two Oscar nominations, writer/director Tamara Jenkins is back at the fest in a productive year, with not one, but two films that are drawing strong buzz in Park City. There's Juliet, Naked—based on a Nick Hornby novel—which she scripted, and then there's Private Life, a Netflix release which opened this year's festival.
Private Life follows Rachel (Kathryn Hahn) and Richard (Paul Giamatti), who come up against no small share of challenges in trying to have a child at their respective ages. Undergoing multiple unsuccessful fertility treatments and exploring every option under the sun that would result in Rachel having a child of her own, the couple eventually turn to their "angel" of a step-nice, Sadie (Godless's Kayli Carter, in her breakout film role), who decides to offer up an egg, hoping to help her "artistic parents" realize their familial dreams.
To view Deadline's conversation with Jenkins and her Private Life stars, click above.


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Q: Connection timed out after plenty of new TCP connections through Juniper firewall I have the following scenario:
Two Windows Server 2008 are communicating in a client/server fassion with a Juniper ISG 1000 (6.3.0r6) in between. The client is creating around 100 new tcp connections per second. After some time (minutes) the firewall seems to block new connections (SYN packets are sent but does not arrive at the server). Only some new connections are blocked, like 1-3 / sec. As far as we can see the firewall has no IDP turned on and it's not logging anything interesting.
If we close the client/server app and then run netcps (sends random tcp data) on that same port it get connection timed out. On another port it works. That should exclude errors on Ethernet or IP layer.
Update: We are reproduce this using nping to send around 60 tcp handshakes / second. It takes a couple of minutes to reach a state where most or all connections are timing out. Sniffing in the Juniper firewall using both flow debugging and snoop does not show any of the failed connections :(. Same behavior between servers without a firewall in between works fine.
Any ideas?

A: A good starting point may be to check your Screening options for limits that are in place between the zones in question. Your event log should have entries that reference these blocks if that's the case. Chapter 3 of the
Concepts & Examples ScreenOS Reference Guide: Part 4, Attack Detection and Defense Mechanisms document explains these protections.
You can also perform flow debugging to get an understanding of the reason for the drops. Knowledge base article KB12208 shows basic flow debugging, but you may need a support login to see it.

A: Flow debugging and snoop did not show anything but running wireshark with port mirroring showed that the traffic actually reached the firewall. We have opened a support case with Juniper.


In honor of the 10-year anniversary of the Jonas Brothers' breakout self-titled album (their first with Hollywood Records), we're celebrating with a week full of JoBros features for our readers.
Whether you joined the Jonas Brothers fandom at the very start or you became obsessed later in the game, it doesn't take long to figure out Joe Jonas's place in the group. Joe is a comedian, and that was apparent in every single interview the boys did together as a band of bros. His sense of humor hasn't changed one bit, but his look sure has. From rocking graphic tees and spiky, straightened locks to going au naturel with his curls, Joe has sure switched things up over the years.
So join us as we look back on all the different styles the Jo Bros frontman rocked throughout his career. It's truly giving us all the feels.
We'll be posting exclusive JoBros posters, articles, and more for Jonas Brothers Week over on our J-14+ Facebook group. Join for a safe space to obsess over celebs the same way you did when you were 14.


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Troy falls to No. 24 Coastal Carolina
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By Liz Newton
Published: Oct. 28, 2021 at 10:08 PM CDT
CONWAY, S.C. (WSFA) - The Troy Trojans fell to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in a Thursday matchup at Brooks Stadium.
Gunnar Watson and the Trojans offense finished the night with 389 total yards.
The Trojans strike first. Watson finds tight end Deyunkrea Lewis for the 11-yard touchdown.
But, Chanticleers answer before the end of the first quarter. Quarterback Grayson McCall keeps the ball and takes it two-yards for the Coastal Carolina score.
The Trojans and Chanticleers were tied up 7-7 heading into the second quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Coastal Carolina takes the lead. McCall finds wide receiver Jaivon Heiligh who takes it to the house for the 66-yard touchdown.
With just under eight minutes until halftime, the Chanticleers extend their lead. McCall fires to running back Braydon Bennett for the 71-yard score.
However, with 5:48 to go in the second quarter, the Trojans answer. Watson finds wide receiver Jabre Barber for the 42-yard touchdown to make it a one-score game.
Going into halftime, the Chanticleers had the lead 21-14.
With 6:30 left in the third quarter, running back Shermari Jones takes the ball four-yards to advance the lead for the Chanticleers.
But, with 2:26 to go in the third, the Trojans answer back. Running back, Kimani Vidal takes the ball five-yards for the touchdown.
The Chanticleers had the lead 28-21 going into the fourth quarter.
With 11:23 left to play, Jones takes it to the house 54-yards to extend the Chanticleers' lead over the Trojans.
The Trojans weren't giving up yet. With under five minutes left in the game, Watson fires to wide receiver Tez Johnson for the 18-yard touchdown.
But, the Chanticleer's won the game 35-28.
This is Troy's third straight loss against the Chanticleers.
Watson finished the game with 225 passing yards and three touchdowns.
The Chanticleers offense ended the night with 510 total yards.
The Trojans fell to 4-4 in the season and 2-2 in conference play. They will return home to face South Alabama in the Battle of the Belt next Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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Women's Health Protection Act
Concerning the adoption of the "Women's Health Protection Act".
Health Care & Health Insurance
The bill requires all abortion clinics to file an annual registration with the attorney general. The attorney general shall create and make available the registration form. While keeping identifying information of any women who sought an abortion private, the registration form must include the following information:
The number of abortions performed at the clinic during the previous year, including the trimester in which the abortion was performed, based on appropriately maintained records kept by the clinic;
A specific report for each abortion performed at or after 20 weeks' gestation;
A description of the method or methods of abortion performed at the clinic;
The name of each physician performing abortions at the clinic, along with the state of each physician's licensure, any board certifications or specialties maintained by the physician, and any disciplinary action taken against the physician in the last 5 years;
The number of babies born alive at the clinic during the year, whether the babies were born prior to, during, or after the attempted completion of an abortion, whether or not these babies survived, whether or not they were viable, and whether or not they were transported to a hospital; and
The number of patients, including women and born-alive infants, who were transported to a hospital from the clinic following a partially or fully completed abortion in the previous year.
The attorney general has 30 days to reject an inaccurate or incomplete registration form and 30 days from the date of discovery to reject a form that contains false or fraudulent information. Failure to file a registration form or operating without a registration form subjects an abortion clinic to a fine, a suspension, or closure. All registration forms and inspection or investigation forms are public records.
The attorney general has a duty to inspect, without notice, each registered abortion clinic at least annually. At a minimum, each inspection must determine whether the abortion clinic is performing abortions at or after 20 weeks' gestation and whether it is operating with:
Medically modern ultrasound equipment;
Equipment to preserve the life of and to resuscitate born-alive infants;
Legally approved methods of medical and hazardous waste disposal;
Medically safe standards for sterilization of instruments and procedure areas and storage, medically safe policies for expired and opened medicines, and emergency exits sufficient to accommodate a stretcher or gurney; and
Proper 'Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996' policies.
If the attorney general finds an inspection violation, he or she may impose a fine up to $5,000 or impose a suspension or closure of the abortion clinic.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
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29. "What do you think of [ insert event or person]?" - While the news is always a great tool to keep the conversation going, keep things light-hearted and avoid getting into a political debate with the other party.


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Stripes, numbers, colors, and logos – the graphic visual look of a racecar has to stand out from all the others as they go zooming by. Most people don't know that racing cars from the likes of Porsche, Ferrari, Maserati, and Lotus were given their looks not by marketing strategists or designers, but by pure chance. Go Faster is a collection of over one hundred examples of racecar design that documents the carefree anarchy in which they were created.
In the book, colorful racing cars are featured next to blank, white models. Thanks to this juxtaposition, Go Faster not only takes its readers on a breakneck ride through images of racing history, but also shows them exactly how the graphics modulate the look of the vehicle. The neutral models in the book also give readers ample opportunity to imagine their own possibilities for graphic design in motor sports.
The time and effort invested in the look of racecars is strangely out of balance compared to that used to shape the bodywork or engineer the technology present in the car. But perhaps it is precisely this amateur quality, this anarchy and randomness that results in the irresistible attraction that racing cars and their graphics have on us. There are, of course, countless books on racing cars, but Go Faster is the first to focus on the graphic design of these machines. This makes the book an ideal gift for anyone interested in racing and high speeds.
Sven Voelker is a car enthusiast and graphic designer in Berlin. He is responsible for the global corporate design of the Suzuki Motor Corporation and other clients.
Hi there. Although I haven't bought this book, I'd like to comment that nowadays the graphic design on racing cars (and planes, boats, etc) is dictated by the primary sponsor, isn't it? Formula One teams are really sponsored teams, i.e., Red Bull, so the colours and design identity of the primary sponsor prevails over everything else, spilling over to the garments worn by the drivers too. Other than that, as a graphic designer, it's an interesting topic. By the way, I immediately thought of the old Lotus race cars from the fifties, and also of the term "racing green", a shade of green that comes directly from the world of automobile racing. Cool stuff. Thanks for your review, Parka (Mr Teo?).


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Evolution of the Data Center: Moving Toward Consolidation
Consolidation Defined
The Strength of Mainframes
Learn about the evolution of today's data center how they have evolved into the complex information technology (IT) environments that we typically see today. This chapter also covers consolidation, history and complexity of the data center.
Consolidation in the Data Center: Simplifying IT Environments to Reduce Total Cost of Ownership
The need for consolidation in the data center didn't just occur overnight; we have been building up to it for a long time. In this chapter, we review the evolution of today's data center and explain how we have managed to create the complex information technology (IT) environments that we typically see today. This chapter presents the following topics:
"Consolidation Defined"
"History of the Data Center"
"Complexity in the Data Center"
According to Webster's College Dictionary, consolidation is the act of bringing together separate parts into a single or unified whole. In the data center, consolidation can be thought of as a way to reduce or minimize complexity. If you can reduce the number of devices you have to manage, and if you can reduce the number of ways you manage them, your data center infrastructure will be simpler. With a simpler infrastructure, you should be able to manage your data center more effectively and more consistently, thereby reducing the cost of managing the data center and reducing your total cost of ownership (TCO).
When we first started working on consolidation methodologies in 1997, we focused on server and application consolidation; the goal was to run more than one application in a single instance of the operating system (OS). Since then, the scope has widened to the point that virtually everything in the corporate IT environment is now a candidate for consolidation, including servers, desktops, applications, storage, networks, and processes.
History of the Data Center
Over the last 40 years, the data center has gone through a tremendous evolution. It really wasn't that long ago that computers didn't exist. To better understand how we got to a point where consolidation has become necessary, it's worth taking a look at the evolution of today's computing environment.
The following sections address the role mainframes, minicomputers, and distributed computing systems have played in the evolution of the data center in a historical context. However, it is important to note that many of the qualities mentioned affect the choices IT architects make today. While mainframes are still the first choice of many large corporations for running very large, mission-critical applications, the flexibility and affordability of other options have undoubtedly altered the design and functionality of data centers of the future.
The Role of Mainframes
Mainframes were the first computers to gain wide acceptance in commercial areas. Unlike today, when IBM is the sole remaining mainframe vendor, there were several mainframe manufacturers. Because IBM has always been dominant in that arena, the major players were known as IBM and the BUNCH (Burroughs, Univac, NCR, Control Data, and Honeywell). These major players dominated the commercial-computing market for many years, and were the data processing mainstay for virtually all major U.S. companies.


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Gallagher v Young [1981] 1 NZLR 734 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding relief under the Contractual Remedies Act 1979 where a contract is repudiated by one of the parties.

Background
In the 1976, the Youngs purchased a run down house in Hamilton, and over the next several years, they renovated the property.

In 1980, they sold the house for $44,000 to the Gallaghers, and in the sale agreement, the Youngs stipulated that they were unaware of an council building code issues.'

However, the day following their moving into the house, the Gallaghers were not only visited by a council building inspector, but also an inspector from the local power authority. Combined, both inspectors discovered 23 breaches of the regulation's, some the vendors were aware of, and some they were not.

The biggest defect was the washing machine, which was outside in the open, without proper wiring or proper waste disposal, followed by an improperly built deck, all of which the Youngs were well aware of at the time of sale.

Upon discovery of all this, the Gallaghers moved into a motel, cancelled the contract, and demanded the Youngs to refund the purchase price.

Held
As these matters would require substantial expenditure to fix, the judge ruled that the Youngs must refund the purchase price under section 7(4)(b).

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By law, Medicare does not pay for routine vision exams "…for the purpose of prescribing, fitting, or changing eyeglasses or contact lenses for refractive errors." Medicare beneficiaries may choose to have routine or annual eye exams, however, the beneficiary would be responsible for payment. Some beneficiaries have vision insurance that may cover the exam.
Does Medicare cover "routine" or "annual" exams?
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If a patient has both medical and vision insurance, which is primary?
When a patient comes for a routine vision exam and pathology is found, may we bill the medical plan?
Which plan is responsible if a patient needs urgent, same day medical and/or surgical care?
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What if a patient asks our staff to modify a claim to avoid personal responsibility?
How do we reduce confusion with patients on this subject?
What happened to the local codes that used to describe a routine eye exam?


Demeter wasn't hard to find. As the goddess of Earth so often did she was spending her time in Persephone's chamber – without an invitation – and the already enraged goddess became even angrier with the knowledge. Didn't her mother understand that she had moved out of home for a reason?! How was she supposed to become more independent if Demeter was always, always there!
"Mother!" she hissed as she entered, slamming the door behind her.
"You have been spying on me!" Persephone screamed, barely registering her mother's words.
Persephone looked at the woman who was her mother, and for a second she felt pity. Didn't her mother have a life outside of Persephone herself?
Demeter gave a sour look. "Ever since you were stupid enough to speculate whether or not that thing felt guilt over taking you," she finally said.
Persephone nodded slowly, not surprised by her mother's answer.
Demeter raised her head defiantly, and suddenly Persephone felt like the parent. "No," she said proudly, and Persephone snapped.
With these words Persephone stormed out of the room, Demeter's enraged scream sounding behind her. With a wave of her hand the door behind Persephone was locked, and though she knew Demeter would be able to leave without much effort, it would slow her down a little. Give Persephone a head start.
Rage was pumping through her and she didn't even have to think. She just acted. It was a heading experience.
"Where is Hades?" she impatiently asked a servant passing by.
"I don't know," the servant stammered, before quickly leaving the enraged goddess behind. Any other day Persephone would have felt guilty for frightening him so, but for now she just felt annoyed.
"Oh, for Zeus!" Persephone mumbled, too impatient to go search for her husband. "Hades!" she yelled out, knowing that all the greater Gods would always hear a calling for them.
And within the blink of an eye he stood before her, clad in black and with a dangerous air around him. Persephone didn't care. All she cared about was her mother and every unjust thing her mother had ever done to her. This was her revenge.
And so she kissed Hades.
A surprised grunt answered her, and Persephone grasped the fabric of his garments to make sure he didn't run away. Inexperienced she moved her lips against his, wishing she knew how to do kiss properly.
Evidently she did something right for Hades moaned softly, enlightening something inside of Persephone that tickled in the most delicious way. Reaching around his neck she pressed herself closer, the feeling intensifying as she felt his hard body against her own. She didn't know what this feeling was, but she didn't it to stop.
She felt Hades' arms press her yet closer and suddenly his tongue slid across her lips, begging for entrance. So different was it from Ares' force that she opened her mouth from sheer surprise. Immediately Hades tongue entered her mouth, but it didn't feel disgusting as it had with Ares. It felt… odd. Like he was starting a fire within her that felt frightening and exhilerating all at once.
Another moan sounded, and Persephone discovered to her surprise that it was her own. Was this lust; this burning of fire through her veins? For the first time she felt as if she might understand her father and his unending search to clench it.
Demeter's scream brought her back to reality.
Pulling away from Hades, Persephone sent her mother an annoyed glance.
"I was in the middle of something here," she said with an icy tone she barely recognised as her own.
Demeter made a move to grab her, but suddenly Hades was just there, standing between Persephone and her mother.
Demeter hesitated, but even she wasn't stupid enough to attack one of the three greatest Gods.
"Come here, Kore!" she commanded instead.
For long seconds Demeter only stared at her daughter, shock evident on her face. "Why are you doing this?" she whispered.
Demeter stayed, and so Persephone reached for Hades, turning him around with a tug of her hand. Grasping his face between her hands she reached up, her eyes focused entirely on his mouth.
And finally Demeter left and Persephone felt satisfaction well up in her. She had won. She had finally won, and she was finally free for she had found the card to play that Demeter was defenceless against.
Looking into Hades' eyes, Persephone realised that she was still holding onto him and let go as if she had been burned, blood rushing to her cheeks.
Looking at him shyly, she felt guilt wash up in her. Here was the man who had said that he was in love with her and she had used him. He probably deserved a lot worse after what he had done to her, but Persephone still couldn't help feeling guilty as she looked into his dark eyes.
Hades tilted his head slightly to the side. "Why?" he asked.
Persephone nodded slowly, suddenly unable to look him in the eye any longer.
"What I said…" she began hesitantly and forced herself to look up.
Persephone nodded, embarrassed. "Don't tell my mother, though," she asked him.
Hades grinned at her, looking happier than she had ever seen him. "Wouldn't dream of it," he promised her with a wicked glint in his eye, and for just a second he wasn't her kidnapper, her husband or her revenge – for just a second he was her confidante, and Persephone willingly answered his smile.
"Thank you," she said and leaned forward. The short kiss on the cheek was a far cry from the earlier one, but this one wasn't given for the wrong reasons.
"I guess I'll… see you around," she said.
With a last glance at the happiness evident on his face, Persephone turned around and walked away. Perhaps kissing him had been a mistake.
It wasn't like she hadn't been confused enough as it was.
Most amazing Persephone story I've ever read.


If you're one of those people who cheerfully joined up with Team Instinct after Pokémon GO came out only to find your neighbourhood gyms swamped with blue and red players, there may be light at the end of the tunnel.
On Thursday night, Niantic announced a brand new in-game item: the Team Medallion.
The time costs 1,000 PokéCoins in the shop, and — you guessed it — allows you to swap to a different team. The only catch? It can only be purchased once a year.


Long pixie hairstyles are basically the most loved pixie cuts ever. The reason behind that they make the women look really feminine. Pixie haircut sometimes might give you a boyish look, but the long pixie totally shows off the feminism in you but with the touch of sophistication and style. Now pixie hairstyle can be yours with the elegance that you have been always fond of.
The razor cuts have been the hot fashion between women since last many years and still it is on the top. The pixie haircut is no doubt the loved hairstyle of the working ladies and it will continue to be the one but the styling is very necessary to keep it jazzed up. And when we talk about jazzing it up, best thing is to add the fizz in it of the razor cut and voila! You can be now pretty and up beat with this beautiful long pixie hairstyles.
If you have short hair and now growing them out, why do they have to look shabby and out of form? Your hair can look stylish; all you have to do is get the layers at the back and get your hair a bit chopped off at the nape of your neck. The hair will grow out with fun and spunky look. Now you can have your grow out your hair without having second thoughts of getting mocked at because of you are out of style. So try out the long pixie hairstyles to look super stylish.
Pixie hair can be fun if you add up some pink in it. This hairstyle is best for the ladies who like their lives a little spiked up and along with it who want to add some funk to their hair. Now for the ladies with dark hair having all hair dyes pink will be just over doing, so what you can do is get the ends of your cut can be dyed pink. The ladies with blonde hair are in luck, they can add the pink all over but yes, the light pink color that doesn't look overdone. This is how the pink fizz can prove itself to be the hit of the long pixie hairstyles.
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