Our objective is always to give premium quality, comprehensive medical treatment to sufferers challenged by difficulties with addiction.
Anyone that is set in rehabilitation or looking for help for the first time should realize that alcohol or drug abuse is a disorder, not a morale inability or even a weakness of commitment or just a lack in the ability to actually say 'no'.
This sort of detox includes living within the centre in which you will be getting your treatment program.
Other sorts of out-patient care involve intensive out-patient management in addition to part hospitalization. Nevertheless for the most part the individual is recovered enough to be away from the treatment facility for expanded time frames.
Addiction, numbers reveal that the more time the stay in an in-patient centre, the greater the prospects for long term recovery. The long-stay recovery centres make it possible for patients to extend their stay inside of a established clean living surroundings for prolonged time-frames.
Drug and / or alcohol interventions are very important whenever family and/or colleagues believe that their family member or associate has a drug problem. In many cases a drug overdose or even alcohol and drug abuse related fatalities would have perhaps been prevented if family had approached a specialized drug interventionist for assistance at the beginning of their family member's addiction.
Recognizing you have got a issues with alcohol may be the first step for you to get better, however it is unquestionably the hardest step to take. You will find numerous professional services and types of help for people with alcohol disorders based in Bellair.
Narcotic dependency is the human body's biological desire, or reliance, to some substance of choice. There may be as a result basically no difference between dependence and / or addiction. Over the extended term, this particular dependence results in actual physical harm, disruptive behaviour concerns, as well as affiliations with people who often use detrimental drugs. Relapse Prevention provides reasonably priced drug rehabilitation clinics in Bellair, which offers specialist treatment along with family centered support, treatment and care in alcohol and drug free rehabilitation centre.
The primary care Bellair treatment clinic provides secure & safe residence in an up-market house with full-time staff counsellors that manage patients for alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, cannabis, methamphetamine related dependence disorders. This is a 24 (hour) support facility with experienced staff who understand how it feels.
Addiction can be a complicated however manageable disorder which in turn has effects on thought processes & behaviors.
Advising-affected individual as well as group and other behavioural therapies will be the most frequently used forms of substance abuse treatment.
Medicinal drugs are a very important aspect of treatment for quite a few individuals, especially if coupled with sessions along with other behaviour therapies.
Medically assisted detox is the foremost step of dependency treatment plan and simply by itself does little to change long-term alcohol abuse.
Drug and alcohol use in the treatment plan must be watched continually, as relapses in the treatment do occur.
Addiction is a persistent, relapsing disorder often characterised by uncontrollable substance pursuit and use despite negatively associated ramifications. The Bellair based rehab counsellors are trained in dealing with crisis situations and & finally help overcome patients entrenched addiction forming traits.
The recovery groups in Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous in Durban relate to a sustained recovery based lifestyle for drug users and alcoholics. AA and NA meetings are for anyone in Durban and provide independent support structure which is on-going free run by affected alcoholics & drug users of the fellowship. Note: Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous is not ideal for everyone struggling with an addiction. The addiction field can frequently be a lot more complex than attending AA or NA sessions.
Most substance abuse clinics will gladly admit new patients however very few recovery clinics are experienced enough at treating full substance abuse recoveries for all patents. Our alcohol and drug rehab in Bellair treatment centre provides secure & safe accommodation in home-like environment with resident counsellors that manage patients for alcohol and drug addiction related addictions. This is a 24h clinic with resident staff who know what you are going though.


BBC Radio 3 is proposing to cut its flagship Late Junction show back to one episode a week from three. It's one of the few shows on this most highbrow network that plays non-classical music – it plays adventurous rock music, global musical styles, electronic and experimental music also. It's a show which has been going for two decades which fits what the BBC should do – provide something different and adventurous which commercial broadcasters can't do.
If you feel as strongly about it as I do, you might want to consider doing something. I'd recommend putting a comment on this ever-growing blog thread here, as I'm sure that will be read by the powers that be.
There are also a few petitions doing the rounds also, which can't hurt to sign. If you google Late Junction Petition I'm sure you'll find it.
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DDos is a type of Denial of Service (DoS) attack where multiple compromised systems, which are often infected with a Trojan, are used to target a single system, causing a DoS attack. The attack is an attempt to exhaust the resources available to a network, application or service so that genuine users cannot gain access, making even short-lived successful attacks extremely costly to iGaming businesses. Victims of a DDoS attack consist of both the end-targeted system and all systems maliciously used and controlled by the hacker in the distributed attack.
In a DDoS attack, the incoming traffic flooding the victim originates from many different sources – potentially hundreds of thousands of compromised machines. This effectively makes it impossible to stop the attack simply by blocking a single IP address. It is also very difficult to distinguish legitimate user traffic from attack traffic that is spread across so many points of origin.
A Denial of Service (DoS) attack is different from a DDoS attack. The DoS attack typically uses one computer and one Internet connection to flood a targeted system or resource. Therefore the attack is targeted from a single IP address and easier to 'black hole'. The DDoS attack uses multiple computers and Internet connections to flood the targeted resource. DDoS attacks on the other hand, are often global attacks distributed via botnets.
Volumetric Attacks: Attempt to consume the bandwidth either within the target network/service, or between the target network/service and the rest of the Internet. These attacks focus on causing congestion. TCP State-Exhaustion Attacks: These attacks attempt to consume the connection state tables which are present in many infrastructure components such as load-balancers, firewalls and the application servers themselves. Even high capacity devices capable of maintaining state on millions of connections can be taken down by these attacks. Application Layer Attacks: These target some aspect of an application or service at Layer 7. These are the most harmful attacks as they can be very effective with as few as one attacking machine generating a low traffic rate, which makes them very difficult to detect and mitigate). Application layer attacks have become more common over the past three or four years and simple application layer flood attacks (HTTP GET flood etc.) have become one of the most used DDoS attacks.
Why are DDoS Attacks so Dangerous?
DDoS represents a significant threat to business continuity and therefore they are a threat to every iGaming business. Although most attacks are aimed at disrupting a service, they have been used as a distraction by hackers looking to infiltrate networks, possibly to steal data. It is believed that the recent TalkTalk breach was preceded by a DDoS attack.
What can be done to prevent attacks?
In relation to Data Centre hosting, where a large percentage of e-Gaming and e-Commerce is congregated, ISP's can provide an On-Net/Off-Net solution to protect their customers. This can incur significant costs but the alternative, which is to implement your own solutions based on best practise, comes with the greater risk of attacks succeeding, causing downtime and loss of business.
Of course, there is no perfect solution, every business has to decide on its security provisions by weighing up the permissible level of risk against cost but an ISP's ability to provide On-Net solutions means it is able to detect an attack before it even reaches the customer's hardware. At Sure, we've deployed Arbor DDoS protection capable of mitigating DDoS attacks. The system secures the high bandwidth gateways at the network's edge and keeps malicious data far from the core and our clients' systems.
Above this, we've deployed an integrated high capacity Off-Net cloud-based solution powered and managed 24/7 by Arbor. The security cloud solution is capable of mitigating attacks in excess of 1Tb/s, so customers stay online even when their systems are under heavy attack.


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Hairstyling Practices to Prevent Hair Damage and Alopecia in Women of African Descent
Amaris N. Geisler, BS; Oyetewa Oyerinde, MD; Deborah A. Scott, MD
Cutis. 2022;109(2):98-100.
Practice Gap
Techniques for Hair Straightening
Techniques for Braids, Weaves, and Twists
Techniques for Other Hairstyling Practices
Practice Implications
Highly textured hair has been found to be more susceptible to breakage than other hair types due to an increased proportion of spirals and relatively fewer elastic fibers anchoring the hair follicles to the dermis. Women of African descent frequently employ hairstyles and hair treatments for ease of management and as a form of self-expression, but a number of these practices have been implicated as risk factors for alopecia. Herein, we provide an overview of hairstyles for patients with highly textured hair so that physicians may better identify high-risk hairstyles, provide individualized recommendations for safer alternatives, and manage and stop the progression of hair loss before it becomes permanent.
Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), traction alopecia, and acquired proximal trichorrhexis nodosa are 3 forms of alopecia that disproportionately affect women of African descent.[1] Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia is characterized by a shiny smooth patch of hair loss over the vertex of the scalp that spreads centrifugally (Figure 1).[1–4] Traction alopecia results from prolonged or repeated tension on the hair root that causes mechanical damage, hair loss, and shortening of hairs along the frontotemporal line (the so-called fringe sign)(Figure 2).[1,3,5] Acquired proximal trichorrhexis nodosa, a result of trauma, is identified by a substantial number of hairs breaking off midshaft during a hair pull test.[1] By understanding the unique structural properties and grooming methods of hair in women of African descent, physicians can better manage and stop the progression of hair loss before it becomes permanent.[1,4,5]
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A and B, Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia presenting as a shiny smooth patch of hair loss over the vertex of the scalp.
A, Fringe sign in traction alopecia. B, Clinical presentation of traction alopecia.
The characterization of hair between and within ethnic groups is challenging and lies on a spectrum.[6,7] Many early studies broadly differentiated hair in 3 ethnic subgroups: African, Asian, and Caucasian;[6–8] older descriptions of hair texture also included terms such as straight, wavy, curly, and kinky.[6] However, defining hair texture should be based on an approach that is more objective than an inaccurate ethnicity-based classification or the use of subjective, ill-defined, and overlapping descriptive terms.[7] The segmentation tree analysis method (STAM) is an objective classification system that, when applied to hair, yields 8 curl-type groups (I=straight; VIII=tightly curly) based on curve diameter, curl index, number of waves, and twists.[6–9] (We discuss the "tightly coiled" [group VII] through "tight, interwoven small curls" [group VIII] groups in the STAM classification of hair.)
Highly textured hair has been found to be more susceptible to breakage than other hair types because of an increased percentage of spirals and relatively fewer elastic fibers anchoring hair follicles to the dermis.[1–4,10,11] In a cross-section, the hair shaft of individuals of African descent tends to be more elliptical and kidney shaped than the hair shaft of Asian individuals, which is round and has a large diameter, and the hair shaft of Caucasian individuals, which structurally lies between African and Asian hair.[1,2,4,11] This axial asymmetry and section size contributes to points of lower tensile strength and increased fragility, which are exacerbated by everyday combing and grooming. Curvature of the hair follicle leads to the characteristic curly and spiral nature of African hair, which can lead to increased knotting.[2,4]
Cutis. 2022;109(2):98-100. © 2022 Cutis
Amaris N. Geisler, BS, Oyetewa Oyerinde, MD and Deborah A. Scott, MD
Ms. Geisler is from The CUNY School of Medicine, New York, New York. Drs. Oyerinde and Scott are from the Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Amaris N. Geisler, BS, The CUNY School of Medicine, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031 (ageisle000@citymail.cuny.edu).
The authors report no conflict of interest.
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Interact Club carols for cans
By Adalia Luo on December 17, 2021
Holiday carols fill the chilly air on a peaceful Friday night in Dos Vientos. Volunteers from the NPHS Interact Club move from home to home, knocking on doors singing everything from "Frosty the Snowman" to "Deck the Halls." These students are participating in Interact Club's Caroling for Cans, an annual charity food drive which asks the community for non-perishable food donations for Manna Food Bank whilst spreading holiday cheer. This year, it was held on the night of Dec. 3.
After a festive night of singing and laughing, the groups congregated back at the Dos Vientos Community Park wheeling three carts of non-perishable food. The club sat down at the picnic tables to enjoy valuable bonding time over some slices of pizza.
Sage Patel, senior, is the co-president of the Interact Club. On the night of, she led one of the two groups that was sent out caroling. "We got a lot more cans than we were expecting. Because of COVID-19, we weren't expecting a lot of people to be opening their doors to strangers–especially high schoolers singing Christmas carols," Patel said, laughing. "I was worried it was going to be a lot different than years past, but just because it's outdoors and everything, and we got an outdoor venue, it turned out to be good."
For Chaz Hoang, freshman, this year's Caroling for Cans was his first Interact club fundraiser experience. "I didn't know what to expect, I didn't know how many cans we were going to get, how much food, but I'd say it was pretty successful," Hoang said. "I thought it was a really good cause–to feed homeless people and also it brings people together as well." Hoang treasured the opportunity to socialize with his friends as well as people he had met for the first time while doing some good.
Micah Snodgrass, junior, came for their friends but stayed for the event. "It was really positive and everyone was welcoming," Snodgrass said. "We got three huge carts of canned food and most people did open their doors. I felt like it was really successful."
As one of the most beloved Interact Club events, Caroling for Cans continues to be a staple charity event at our school. "I loved it," Patel said. "It's always been one of my favorite events, and I had a lot of fun."
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The prescribing safety assessment (PSA) has been used differently by different medical schools across the UK. In some it has been optional whereas in others passing it has been a requirement.
Information about whether students have passed the PSA or not is transferred by foundation schools to the NHS trusts employing their new F1s (the employers).
From August 2016 all Foundation Doctors are required to pass the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) by the end of their first year of training. Trainees who successfully completed it at medical school will not be required to repeat it (unless it was passed more than 2 years before the start of foundation training).
Trainees who have passed the PSA will still be required to undertake a practical prescribing assessment on induction, as this tests the application of prescribing using local drug charts and prescribing systems. The aim is to identify any areas of prescribing weakness and provide support, for example by use of specific SCRIPT e-learning modules.
Information on the PSA in foundation can be found on the UKFPO website.


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Q: How do I download always the latest version of the programs when I use apt-get install [program]? I tried to install the Eclipse IDE and arduino this way:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install arduino
sudo apt-get install eclipse

But come the version Eclipse 3.8 and the Arduino IDE 1.0.3 and not the latest versions. Would specify which version of the program when I use apt-get install?

A: Packages in the official Ubuntu repositories are not always the current release versions from the developers. If the developers have their own repository you can always add that repository to your software sources and apt will pull the current version from there. Otherwise you will have to download the current version from the developer source and follow their directions for installing.

A: That's the way you get the latest version of a package. What happens is that Eclipse 3.8 is the latest version available from the repos, in this case universe. Many software projects do not maintain packages for Ubuntu and you end up relying on voluntaries for the job. Eclipse is one of such cases and is usually lagging a good deal from the official release.
Since Eclipse itself provides automatic updates for its packages and interface you may opt for installing it manually.

A: Your command to apt-get update will refresh the package list with the latest available in the Ubuntu distro that you are using (I'm assuming your on 13.04 or 12.04.3 right?). If your are curious about what version apt-get will install, use the following:
sudo apt-cache show arduino
or;
sudo apt-cache show eclipse
It will produce the following output:
Package: eclipse
Priority: optional
Section: universe/devel
Installed-Size: 121
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Orbital Alignment Team
Architecture: all
Version: 3.8.1-1ubuntu1
Depends: eclipse-jdt (>= 3.8.1-1ubuntu1), eclipse-pde (>= 3.8.1-1ubuntu1)
Filename: pool/universe/e/eclipse/eclipse_3.8.1-1ubuntu1_all.deb
...
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The Crop Denim Flare Trend: I Tried It!
You know those trends that leave you scratching your head? Kinda like I'm doing right now with white booties… Ha! Well, I distinctly remember a conversation I had with a friend almost a year ago about the crop denim flare trend. Is it really coming back? Is it for the mature crowd? It looks hideous… Hahahaha!
As with most trends, I always hang back for a little bit and see if I can own it. I think a year ago I couldn't own this trend, but after really wanting something different in my denim repertoire, I pushed myself a bit. I ordered a pair from Nordstrom because I knew I could return them easily if I decided to bail on the trend. When I first put this outfit on, I sent a pic to my sis, aunt and cousins to see if they thought it looked right. I just needed that extra boost of confidence that girlfriends provide. They all gave me the thumbs up, so I was in! My aunt even said, "It's funky and fun, and it's what's in." She's cool like that.
My husband even complimented this outfit. Boom. For some reason, I feel really hip in this outfit now. Maybe it's because I'm embracing a trend I thought I couldn't do, pr maybe it's because I feel a bit Parisian -ha!
Well, you would never know I was apprehensive. I've been wearing these jeans non-stop, so when Nordstrom asked me to share something I'm loving from their store, it was pretty clear what it was going to be.
…and with black flats and a sweater.
I also love this less expensive cropped denim flare option by Madewell!
Now, if this trend is not for you, no problemo. One does not have to embrace every trend to be stylish. Just ask Oscar de la Renta!
Would you say this works for shorter people, too? Looks great on you and your long legs, but not so sure about me and my 5'3" frame.
I love this question! I have a friend who is shorter than me, and I prefer the way they look on her! Ha!
Hi there , I'm a jeans lover and always looking for something new . This trend however is one I don't think I can do , I'm 5'9 with muscular calves and I feel like it it cuts me off at the worst spot. The outside look adorable and I love your blog. Simple, classy and fun!
I know the feeling. Maybe try playing with different lengths… or just ditch the trend. Ha!
You look great! I am loving this denim trend. Cropped, high waisted with a top, sweater tucked in. Also loving the pendant necklace hanging on the outside of an outfit. Obsessed with gold pendant necklaces at the mo.
Love this post! I bought a pair weeks ago and haven't worn them yet because I've struggled with how to style them well. How do you think it would work with a more casual, lower heeled bootie? yay or nay?
This is hard to answer without seeing. Conceptually, I think it's a yay. Try it on and send a pic to a couple of stylish friends to get their take. That's what I do! Ha!
That's my favorite look, too!
Ideally, where should these hit on the leg?
Hi Beth! I hope you are doing great! Mid ankle is ideal.


It's the dream of many to be an entrepreneur…to follow their own passion, to do what they like to, so that work doesn't seem work anymore, to be in a line where they are their own bosses and can make it big and create their own legacy and write their own destinies.But let's face it, being an entrepreneur is not easy.
Unlike others, who embark on known roads that's tread by others and strewn with just potholes and barriers to overcome, an entrepreneur's journey is all about paving a new path for oneself on unknown territory, carved out through cliffs and abysses, day and night, sunshine and rain, come what may. So it's the mettle that you are made of, that becomes more crucial than the barriers on the road themselves.
Entrepreneurship Challenges – What do the Stats say?
According to a survey the most common challenges that came out were – First, the challenge of hiring the right people, Second, accessing capital, and thirdly and most importantly, dealing with your own self. Yes, almost all entrepreneurs stated that dealing with your own self and keeping yourself going in an occupation that is surrounded by uncertainties is undoubtedly the biggest and most crucial challenge that an entrepreneur faces.
One of the biggest challenges for any entrepreneur is to deal with self-doubt. The job of an entrepreneur is shrouded with uncertainties and despite your best efforts, no one can really predict with any certainty whether you will succeed or not. To top it all, you will see your peers in nice comfortable 9-5 jobs earning their dough regularly. All this wrecks you with self doubt and this happens to every entrepreneur. The only thing one needs is an iron will to get yourself through this phase since the freedom and rewards of being an entrepreneur are way greater than any mundane 9-5 jobs.
Either because you are now your ownboss and there's no one to supervise you, or because you have faced failure recently, the motivation or enthusiasm of an entrepreneur goes down. And phases such as these are one of the most difficult and trying times in an entrepreneur's life where feelings of quitting are common. A never say die attitude coupled with consistent focus towards your aim keeps you from getting diverted from your path. The most important aspect, thus is to realize the fact that one, himself / herself is the biggest challenge in his / her entrepreneurial journey. So instead of getting bogged by it, one just needs to accept it, maintain focus, learn from mistakes and keep that lamp of his / her entrepreneurial spirit burning bright!


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Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Hosts U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Feb. 8, 2013 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) employees toured the U.S. Navy's P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft when it visited the company's Baltimore campus recently.
Photos accompanying this release are available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=17073 .
During the stopover, Northrop Grumman employees had the opportunity to view the P-8A and take a tour of the cockpit and crew areas of the aircraft. Northrop Grumman produces the AN/ALQ-240(V)1 Electronic Support Measures system, the early warning self-protection system and the embedded global positioning system/inertial navigation system for the P-8A.
"We extend our gratitude to the Navy for bringing the P-8A aircraft to our facility, allowing the employees who develop these systems an up-close look at the results of their labor," said Paul B. Kalafos, vice president of Northrop Grumman's Surveillance Systems business unit. "In partnership with Boeing, Northrop Grumman has successfully developed and delivered to the Navy an affordable mission system solution that will extend well into the future of the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft."
The AN/ALQ-240(V)1 Electronic Support Measures system will provide a significant increase in capability for operations in the complex maritime battlespace, which will allow P-8A aircrews to detect and identify radar and other electronic threats to the aircraft and Navy vessels.
To date, five low rate initial production P-8As have been delivered to the Navy. Initial operational capability is scheduled for later this year.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cybersecurity, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
CONTACT: Alleace Gibbs
alleace.gibbs@ngc.com
Alleace Gibbs
Sector Vice President, Communications
Mission Systems
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Motorola Moto G6 Review: A fantastic mid-range smartphone
Yet another winning Moto mid-range phone, but it's a shame about that price increase
By Sameer Chhabra @SameerChhabra94
Jun 25, 20189:00 AM EDT
Gorgeous metal-and-glass design
Zippy performance
Near-stock Android
Gaudy CE sticker
Middling battery life
A camera that shoots average photos and videos
Lenovo-owned Motorola's Moto G6 is yet another winning mid-range smartphone. With a sleek, metal-and-glass body, dual rear-facing cameras and a bigger battery than last year's Moto G5, the Moto G6 is the perfect smartphone for most daily users.
While it's easy to recommend the Moto G6, an almost $100 CAD price increase compared to last year's model and incredibly limited Canadian availability make the Moto G6 something of a tough sell.
5.7-inch, Full HD+ IPS LCD display, 18:9 aspect ratio
5.7-inch, HD+ IPS LCD display, 18:9 aspect ratio
5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 resolution, 441ppi)
Snapdragon 430 processor
3GB, 4GB
32GB, 64GB (expandable up to 128GB)
16GB (microSD card up to 128GB)
153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3mm
154.4 x 72.2 x 9mm
144.3 x 73 x 9.5mm
Rear Facing Camera
12-megapixel (f/1.8) + 5-megapixel
13-megapixel (f/2.0)
13MP f/2.0 system with phase detect autofocus, records Full HD
Front Facing Camera
8-megapixel
3,000mAh
2,800mAh removable battery
GSM / HSPA / LTE / Band 66
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Front Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
Rear Fingerprint Sensor, Acceleromater, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
Colour: Black, Deep Indigo | Bluetooth 4.2 | 15W TurboPower Charging | Water repellent coating | Front firing speaker
Colour: Deep Indigo | Bluetooth 4.2 | 15W TurboPower Charging | Front Firing Speaker | Water Repellent
Metal backplate, no NFC, Lunar Grey and Fine Gold colour options
Design that screams premium quality
In my hands-on for the Moto G6, I emphasized that the device represents a truly premium evolution from the Moto G family's usual sub-premium aesthetic.
That's all to say that the Moto G6 looks like and feels like a smartphone that should cost quite a bit more than its $349.95 outright price — an increase of almost $100 compared to the $250 Moto G5.
The phone's front and back are wrapped in curved 3D Gorilla Glass 3, the sides are made of smooth aluminum, and the Moto G family's trademark forehead and chin have been replaced with top and bottom bezels that are sleek and slim.
The volume rocker and power buttons are also well-placed and clicky, while the phone's thin front fingerprint sensor is both quick and responsive.
The device's 5.7-inch, 1080 x 2160, Max Vision display with its 18:9 aspect ratio provides a satisfying viewing experience and reproduces colours accurately. The Moto G6's screen isn't going to win any awards, but it's certainly good enough for gaming, YouTube and Netflix.
In spite of the lacklustre screen, this is undeniably the most attractive Moto G smartphone that Motorola has ever built, and there isn't a single aspect of the device's physical appearance that isn't designed to be eye-catching. Even the Moto G6's camera bump — a new addition, since the Moto G5 didn't have such a bump — is built in a way that accentuates the phone's curves and contours.
The phone is also coated in P2i liquid repellent nano-coating technology, which means that the Moto G6 is splash-resistant, but not water-resistant or waterproof. That is to say, you can use the phone in the rain and you can spill a shallow glass of water on it, but you absolutely can't take it swimming or diving.
If there's any single point of complaint, it's the inclusion of a gaudy and irremovable Conformité Européenne (CE) sticker on the back of the phone. Why Motorola chose to slap on a CE sticker rather than etching the CE marking into the phone is beyond me. The sticker adds an elevated layer that takes away from the phone's seamless fit in a user's hand, and is perhaps the only physical blemish on an otherwise exquisitely manufactured mid-range smartphone.
As a final point regarding the phone's physical design, the Moto G6 has a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Stock Android with minimal flourishes — the way it should be
Of course, all of those hardware flourishes would be completely wasted if the Moto G6's operating system was headache-inducing. Thankfully, Motorola has once again chosen to provide users with a near-stock Android experience that not only keeps everything great about the operating system, but adds a few welcome tweaks that can be ignored if one so chooses.
The Moto G6 runs a stock version of Android 8.0 Oreo that doesn't include any Motorola-themed duplicates of Google apps. Instead, returning to the Moto G6 are the full suite of Moto Actions, including chopping twice to activate the flashlight, twisting the phone to activate the camera and the ability to maximize the phone's screen real estate by navigating using the device's fingerprint sensor rather than onscreen navigation keys.
Moto Actions remain an integral part of the Motorola smartphone experience, but as more and more Android hardware manufacturers incorporate their own Moto Action-style tweaks — like double-tapping the power button to activate the device's camera — into their devices, Moto Actions continue to be a less-than-convincing attraction.
The phone also comes with a face unlock feature that uses the phone's front-facing selfie camera. Face unlock is snappy and effective and I was unable to fool it using a photo on a phone or laptop, but users should still be wary of facial recognition as a security tool. Face unlock is a fun feature to try out, but I quickly switched back to using my fingerprint for security.
A zippy phone with an unimpressive battery
The Moto G6 features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage (upgradable to 128GB with an external microSD card) and a 3,000mAh battery.
The Snapdragon 450 is Qualcomm's second-lowest class of mobile processor and was designed to be included in lower-tier mid-range handsets. One would, therefore, be excused for assuming that processor's performance — indeed, the Moto G6's performance — would be less than adequate.
However, thanks to the Moto G6's stock Android operating system — and the phone's minimal software flourishes — the Snapdragon 450 is able to do its job without being burdened by weighty launcher skins, duplicate apps and unnecessary background processes.
Case in point, I was able to stream music over LTE, play Pokemon GO, respond to SMS and other messages without any of the associated apps stuttering or crashing.
Of course, the Moto G6 isn't able to handle these multiple processes as speedily as something like the Xperia XZ2 with its Snapdragon 845 processor, but the Snapdragon 450 isn't designed to rival the Snapdragon 845 in the first place.
What might disappoint, however, is the handset's 3,000mAh battery. The phone is able to get through almost a full day of emails, texts, phone calls, web browsing, music streaming over data, video streaming over Wi-Fi and approximately 45 minutes of Pokemon GO, but not without some effort on my part to conserve the phone's battery.
The Moto G6 will survive an average day of use, but power users who rely on their smartphones as secondary computers will not be impressed by the phone's battery. Thankfully, the phone can be charged quickly with compatible chargers — including the TurboPower charger included in the box — but that doesn't change the fact that the phone's battery is a little underwhelming.
An unimpressive camera made interesting thanks to impressive software
Equally underwhelming are the phone's 12-megapixel and 5-megapixel dual rear-facing cameras. The cameras produce passable, unspectacular images that will be welcome on social media and almost nowhere else.
Colours are dull, image quality is adequate, and zooming in on photos reveals a distinct lack of sharpness. Additionally, the camera performs poorly in low-light conditions. Take the Moto G6 to a room without a lot of natural light and the phone's camera is incapable of shooting a great photo.
The Moto G6 can also record Full HD video at 30 and 60 frames per second. Once again, while the camera is able to record video appropriate for Facebook or Instagram, the Moto G6 most likely won't be used to record Steven Soderbergh's next feature-length film.
What makes the Moto G6 camera interesting, however, is that Motorola chose to include a number of novelty camera modes, almost intended as a way to add more vivacity to the kinds of photos taken with the smartphone.
Among those novelty modes is a portrait mode; a timelapse mode; Snapchat-like face filters for both photographs and videos; as well as a spot colour mode that allows users to isolate the colours of a subject while turning the background black and white.
The Moto G6 also includes a text scanner that works best with business cards and street signs without a lot of additional design elements, and proprietary object recognition. On the subject of object recognition, Google Lens is also now built into the Moto G6's camera. However, both Motorola's own smart camera and Google Lens are unable to provide anything more than cursory details about an object.
For instance, the smart camera can recognize a laptop — sometimes even a MacBook — but fails to identify obvious landmarks like the CN Tower.
Canadian pricing and availability
The Moto G6 costs $349.95 CAD outright, but is available at Quebec-based regional carrier Videotron for either $0 or $99.95, depending on the plan.
Additionally, the Moto G6 is available on Amazon.ca for $369.72.
A winning mid-range smartphone
The Moto G6 feels like the natural evolution of Motorola's work in the Android smartphone space. It's a mid-tier phone that looks and feels like a premium device, with a number of caveats aimed at maintaining the phone's relatively affordable price.
In spite of the device's unimpressive camera and slightly underwhelming battery performance, it's very easy to recommend purchasing the Moto G6.
The Moto G6 might just be the best mid-range smartphone released this year so far.
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Karan was a handsome young professional closed-circuit racer and three times National Champion, whose only love and mission was biking. A loner he was, with no friends by his side – in sharp contrast to his social butterfly-like brother, Sandheep. Their sisters, Karuna and Sandhana, lived a life of their own. All four never mingled.
Sandheep was the first to realise this flaw in their family and started to fix their broken relationship. However, they were faced with a sudden challenge, which was as a big blow. Did they overcome it? Did they find their real mission?


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Athena parent posts profit
Quest Diagnostics Inc. posted a profit of $159 million in the first quarter, reversing a loss of $53 million just a year earlier.
The medical testing company said today it posted $1.9 billion in revenue during the quarter ended March 31, up 6.3 percent from revenue of $1.8 billion during the same quarter last year. Quest attributed 3.2 percent of consolidated revenue growth to businesses it acquired, including Athena Diagnostics of Worcester.
Net income of 99 cents per diluted share compared to the loss of 33 cents per diluted share during the first quarter 2011. Quest said first-quarter income was reduced by 5 cents per share because of costs of restructuring and integrating businesses, while costs of transitioning to a new chief executive reduced earnings by 3 cents per share. Quest reported last year that it was starting a search to replace CEO Surya N. Mohapatra. Last week, the company named Stephen H. Rusckowski the new president and CEO effective May 1.
Quest said it expects revenue to grow 2 percent to 2.5 percent this year, with earnings of $4.45 to $4.60 per diluted share.
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Time and again we see entrepreneurs throw away precious finances trying to grow their business with traditional branding techniques, just because everyone else is doing it. These branding myths can break a company before it even gets off the ground. Times have changed, technology has created new ways to build and brand your company; traditional techniques don't necessarily work anymore. Being aware of the following five myths will help you avoid these mistakes and save countless hours of frustration and confusion.
Myth #01: Offering a consistent and great product will produce a flourishing business.
Is the quality of your product or service important? Of course it is, but it has very little to do with how successful your new or established business will become. Some very profitable, successful brands offer a marginal product while some failing businesses offer some amazing products. The success of your brand venture is dependent on much more than just the quality of your product.
Solution: You can always launch a beta test for your product or service to start getting that key bit of initial exposure. Post it on social networking sites and ask readers for their opinions and feedback.
Myth #02: The more you spend on advertising the more you sell.
Many brands spend huge amounts of finance on their monthly advertising budget; most of this money is wasted on ineffective and many times illogical advertisements. There are much smarter ways to build a brand. There is a place for advertising in branding, but it's brand maintenance, and not brand building. Advertising lacks the credibility that building a brand requires.
Solution: The best way to build credibility is to utilise the media. Online, print and broadcast media outlets are looking for quality content and contributors, daily. You'll gain solid exposure and credibility if your campaign is planned and executed correctly.
Myth #03: Word-of-mouth and referrals will make you a successful, profitable business.
We have heard many new business owners say that they don't spend a penny on advertising or any other branding method because they're waiting for the "word-of-mouth" to kick in and build their brand. With a different customer attitude and the many options available to the consumer, waiting for word-of-mouth to build their brands leads many businesses to grand 'dead ends'.
Solution: A great way to build a list and incorporate word-of-mouth into your marketing is to launch a blog. They're free to set up and, if used the right way, you'll not only engage your possible customer, but you'll also build loyalty and word-of-mouth.
Myth #04: You need to possess a wide range of skills to become a prosperous entrepreneur and a brand.
We have seen many attractive, skilled, well-organised, astute, business-minded individuals who failed to create even a single profitable brand. If you're great with people, a real motivator, good at accounting and a hard worker, you'll have an advantage for sure. But the truth is that even if you have none of those above mentioned attributes, you can still be an extremely successful entrepreneur. Master the skill of 'Daily Marketing' and make it your no. 1 priority.
Solution: Dedicate yourself to doing five new things each day to grow your business– make that call, post on a new site, launch a blog, release a promotional advertisement. Your business is likely to grow by leaps and bounds almost overnight.
Myth #05: The costs to brand your enterprise (including advertising, PR, marketing and social media), are large.
So many people accept this myth that it's practically written in stone. Yes, many new brands fail because they lack funding. But you don't need to spend a fortune to launch or grow a prospering brand. You should focus on marketing to larger markets online and build your credibility and trust through media features and placements.
Solution: You can reach hundreds, even thousands, of new contacts and potential clients using the online tools such as Twitter or LinkedIn. Another great way to get robust exposure for your concern is to contact local media outlets and influence them to run a feature on your present business. This type of coverage shows larger-scale media outlets that you're unquestionably newsworthy.


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Q: Creating an object with hooks as property Description:
I am using Radix-UI and I want to create a service for creating toasts:
https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/toast
Problem:
I am unable to change the statte of the open-hook inside the object
How it works:

*

*Any random component from anywhere in the app can add toasts to the store

*The Toastr.tsx watches the store toasts

*whenever a new object/ToastrItem is added it renders the toast

*After 5 seconds (default value) onOpenChangeis called to set open=false through a hook. This does not work

Toastr.tsx
const Toastr = () => {
    const { toasts, setToasts } = useToastrStore();
    const eventDateRef = React.useRef(new Date());
    const timerRef = React.useRef(0);

    React.useEffect(() => {
        console.log(toasts);
        return () => clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
    }, []);

    React.useEffect(() => {
        console.log('TOASTS:');
        console.log(toasts);
    }, [toasts]);

    return (
        <ToastProvider swipeDirection='right'>
            {toasts &&
                toasts.length > 0 &&
                isArray(toasts) &&
                toasts.map((toast: ToastrItem, idx: number) => {
                    return (
                        <Toast
                            open={toast.open}
                            onOpenChange={(openStatus: boolean) => {
                              //This does not work
                              toast.setOpen(openStatus)
                            }}
                            key={idx}
                        >
                            <ToastTitle>
                                {toast.title}
                                <h1>{toast.open}</h1>
                            </ToastTitle>
                            <ToastDescription asChild>
                                <time dateTime={eventDateRef.current.toISOString()}>{'TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEXT'}</time>
                            </ToastDescription>
                            <ToastAction asChild altText='Goto schedule to undo'>
                                <Button variant='green' size='small'>
                                    Close
                                </Button>
                            </ToastAction>
                        </Toast>
                    );
                })}
            <ToastViewport />
        </ToastProvider>
    );
};

The piece of code that does not work is:
                            onOpenChange={(openStatus: boolean) => {
                              //This does not work
                              toast.setOpen(openStatus)
                            }}

My theory is that it is because of the generator i am using:
getToast.tsx
export const getToast = () => {
    const toast = new ToastObject() as ToastrItem;
    const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
    toast.open = open;
    toast.setOpen = setOpen;
    return toast;
};
class ToastObject implements ToastrItem {
    id: string;
    title: string;
    description: string;
    variant: ToastrVariant;
    open: boolean;
    setOpen: (param: boolean) => void;

    constructor() {
        this.id = nanoid();
        this.title = 'test';
        this.description = 'description';
        this.variant = ToastrVariant.GOOD;
        this.open = true;
        this.setOpen = () => false;
    }
}

ToastrItem.tsx
export interface ToastrItem {
    id: string;
    title: string;
    description: string;
    variant: ToastrVariant;
    open: boolean;
    setOpen: (parameter: boolean) => any;
}

A: What are you using getToast()?
I think I see the problem without seeing the usage. React state is immutable and can only be changed by calling setState(). This means that if you modify a value within the current state, React doesn't know that the state has actually changed. You need to instead copy the original state, update what you need, and then call setState again.
Since you're using zustand, I'll show how you would accomplish this using that. I haven't actually tested this code, but it's the correct paradigm for what you want to do.
const useToastrStore = create((set) => ({
    toasts: [],
    // addToast will update the toasts state by appending the new toast
    addToast: (toast) => set(state => ({toasts: [...state.toasts, toast]})),
    // setOpen takes a toastIndex and an open status
    setOpen: (toastIndex, openStatus) => {
        set(state => ({
                ...state,
                // map through all toasts, find the one that matches toastIndex, and change it's open status
                toasts: state.toasts.map((toast, index) => index === toastIndex ? {
                    ...toast,
                    open: openStatus
                } : {...toast})
            })
        )
    }
}))

const Toastr = () => {
    const { toasts, addToast, setOpen } = useToastrStore();

    return (
        <ToastProvider swipeDirection='right'>
            {toasts.map((toast: ToastrItem, idx: number) => (
                <Toast
                    open={toast.open}
                    onOpenChange={(openStatus: boolean) => {
                      //This does not work
                      setOpen(idx, openStatus)
                    }}
                    key={idx}
                >

                </Toast>
            )}
        </ToastProvider>
    );
};


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Is It Really Bad to Skip Breakfast?
The society perceives breakfast as the most important meal of the day. In fact, some believe they can go a day without eating anything else provided they have taken breakfast. The nutrition guideline claims that breakfast helps us lose weight and skipping it can raise the risk of obesity. Meaning those who eat breakfast are less likely to overeat the rest of the day, while people who skip breakfast end up eating more of other meals during the day. However, there is not enough evidence to support that claim. Some doctors even recommend their patients who are overweight to consider an overnight fast of 12-16 hours, so that you either skip breakfast or finish off an early dinner. Whichever way you choose, you tend to eat less and lose weight as a result. Breakfast is meant to fuel us, especially kids who are still growing, which makes them more attentive during school time. But if you're not hungry when you wake up, then you shouldn't force yourself to eat. The content below looks at breakfast in depth and whether skipping it is really going to cause any harm to your health or aid in weight gain.
According to the American Heart Association, breakfast eaters tend to have a lower rate of heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Still, there isn't enough evidence to suggest that people who don't normally eat breakfast should start.
In addition to that, experts also say that breakfast eaters tend to have a healthy lifestyle habit. For example, eating breakfast is healthier since it contains fiber and micronutrients.
If you are doing a peak performance, it's not ideal to do so on an empty stomach. Therefore, you need to ensure you eat something in the morning to keep your energy levels at peak. In case, you work out fasted, consuming at least 20 g of protein within two hours or following your workout is very important. It helps build or preserve muscle mass. However, if your workout involves jogging then it isn't a must you take your breakfast. There is no proof that fasted training, independent of calories intake, increases fat burning or weight loss. You will only experience a decrease in physical activity.
Studies show skipping breakfast leads to a lower daily energy intake which in turn leads to weight loss. If you skip breakfast, you reduce overall calories intake by up to 400 calories per day. Interestingly, in a controlled trial which was done for four months comparing 309 overweight men and women who ate or skipped breakfast, there was no difference in weight between the groups. It didn't matter whether you skipped or ate breakfast. But, you don't expect to eat doughnuts and croissants for breakfast every day and lose weight. Yet skipping it will not have any effect on your weight..
People suffering from impaired glucose regulation.
Children who are still growing.
People who exercise at peak performance during morning hours.
Those who just like eating breakfast.
Individuals who aren't hungry in the morning.
Those who don't feel like eating breakfast.
What's more, skipping breakfast or not depends on your preference and goals. If you are comfortable skipping breakfast and making it a habit well and good.


On an epic quest, who would you want by your side? We here at GeekyLists recently got asked what we had against fantasy, nothing. So in the spirit of showing love to our fantasy fans, we decided to try to make the ultimate party for a fantasy adventure. The rules are simple, one character per movie, any fantasy movie is in play as long as it is sword and sorcery, justification is up to the advocate, and the goal is to end up with a fully balanced dungeons and dragon type party, so personality is also a factor. Without any more distractions, let us head off.
What did Jack just say?
The wizard of all wizards, the wisest finger wiggler I could find. I think Gandalf is kind of a given, he can take a Balrog and awaken ancient creatures. I would put Gandalf up against any wizard and pound for pound you are not getting the power, the presence, or the chill. World shattering magical power aside, Gandalf is also extremely laid back by most wizard standards.
Ok first, I know according to the story Hermoine is a wizard, but one look at your average hogwarts wizard lunch will tell you those kids are charisma based. They also don't memorize spells ahead of time, and generally don't use that wide a variety of spells. Why not Harry you may ask? simple, Hermoine is the stronger magician, and bails out the other two a lot.
She might be a little annoying because she is a bit of a know it all, but she makes up for it by usually being right because...shes a know it all. Aside from that she shows a lot of empathy and in contrast to some of the other sorcerers I looked at, she doesn't let her power corrupt her. I think the inherit sense of team work she brings to the group is almost as useful as the magic.
When all else fails, feed them to Conan. He is notable as being as team oriented as he is deadly, in a world of too wild or hard to contain wild barbarians, he shows guile and strategy. Combining that with a giant sword and enough brute strength to literally crush his enemies, I don't see any other melee fighter taking this spot.
He can sneak, he can improvise, and when the time is right, he can yell to the heavens and cut a person in two. He is just pure raw hack and slash power on top of everything else. Anyone trying to get in the way of Conan is basically just begging him to hear the lamentations of their women.
Why do we have a compass that only points at Hermoine?
Jack Sparrow is the ultimate rogue, even Jack Sparrow doesn't know exactly how he is going to pull things off, and yet, he does. Good with a blade, better with the rum, his constant inventiveness and ability to spring fatal traps without doing so fatally brings a whole lot of value to the group.
He can also run a ship, which is a big plus to an adventuring party, as well as being able to play the very big picture as deftly as the small. The amusing antics and the constant witty retorts are just flavoring on top of a very good meal.
I saw all the eye rolls when I mentioned Sir Didymus, but then I made a lot points. Sir Didymus is fearless, completely, he fought every time with all he had without wavering in the slightest. He even got the best of Bluto, who is easily 20 times his size. He never broke his code, and even when facing 40 enemies, he offers to let them surrender. He also has his own mount and can proficiently charge attack with it to devastating degree.
In a world almost completely controlled by a goblin king, with ARMIES against him, one small fox-terrier said no, one knight chose chivalry, and that knight took on all comers. That is Sir Didymus. On an adventure, having someone immune to fear effects, who will fight no matter what to the last breath, and never stop trying to save his party, ever, is a huge boon. He is a bit of a wild card, I can't see anyone 100% sure that Sir Didymus and Ambrosius COULDN'T pull off whatever they really needed to, and that is why he is on the list.
He'll probably kill you in the morning.
Delivering one of the best sword fights ever captured on film, Westley taking out Inigo Montoya also took out any doubt of anyone besting him with a sword. Using more styles and tactics than any one sword fighter should be able to know, his mix of intelligence and raw ability would make him the best sell sword in the history of sell swords.
A party with The Dread Pirate Roberts, is a party that does not lose sword fights. In an ocean of fighters, he stands out as the only one I have seen win a fight while actively paralyzed. His ability to hold on to life to the very last shred and then mount a comeback is legendary, a considerable foe even after being mostly dead all day.
The face of being forced to play a cleric.
Had to resort to a dnd movie in order to get a cleric, there is none, what the hell fantasy movies? I guess no one want to play the cleric. He is neutral, likes Obaid-hi and he is kind of healy, hes also the highest level cleric (7!) I could find in a sword and sorcery setting, so...heres Dorian. This is not on me, this is on fantasy.
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Chairman of the Vaad of Ukraine Speaks at Dignity Day in Kyiv
On December 15, 2013, Josef Zissels, Congress of National Communities of Ukraine (CNCU Executive Director), Head of the Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities of Ukraine (VAAD of Ukraine), member of the Helsinki group since 1978, former political prisoner gave a speech at the People's Assembly of Euromaidan, during the Day of Dignity in Kyiv.
Head of Ukrainian Jewish Community Joseph Zissels on Mass Protests in Ukraine
Head of Ukrainian Jewish Community Joseph Zissels gives an interview on EuroMaidan - the mass protests in Ukraine connected to the EU Association agreement.
German university opening Europe's first school of Jewish theology
Two back-to-back suicide bombings on November 19th in the vicinity of the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Beirut, Lebanon killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 140.
Egypt's message to Obama - Keep your aid
US faces danger that Egypt will turn to rival country for aid.
Rouhani drives wedge between Netanyahu, Obama on Iran issue
Former US official: Rouhani has opened a window with words alone.
Judgment Day for Ultra-Orthodox Press and Politics
Who said that the fiasco of ultra-Orthodox parties at the last elections did not provoke any questions among the ultra-Orthodox themselves?
Four more years of friendship, four more years of distrust
Angela Merkel expects to be reelected in Germany next Sunday, and an advocate of dialogue with Hamas who accused Israel of running an 'apartheid regime' in Hebron might end up as her deputy
Following US-Russian agreement, Iran will aim for a deal of its own
If Tehran is willing to reach a sizable compromise on some aspects of its nuclear program, without totally dismantling it, then it may be possible not only to put off a US attack, but also to decrease sanctions
EU guidelines regarding funding of Israeli entities beyond the Green Line
The full text of the new European Union ''Guidelines on the eligibility of Israeli entities and their acvtivities in the territoriesq occupied by Israel since June 1967 for grants, prizes and financial instruments funded by the EU from 2014 onwards''.
By relying on Iran and Hezbollah, Syria's Assad risks irrelevance
Assad now risks losing much of his autonomy to Tehran and becoming a pawn in a wider sectarian war between Sunni Muslims and Shi'ites.


Producers in the province have one per cent of the crop combined and two per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly Crop Report. The five-year average for this time of year is one per cent combined. Reported yields so far range from average to well-below average.
Fifty-five per cent of the fall rye, 15 per cent of the winter wheat, eight per cent of the field peas and seven per cent of the lentils are now in the bin. One per cent of the canola has been swathed.
Harvest is most advanced in the south, where three per cent of the crop is combined. Most producers in the central and northern regions are expecting to be in the field within the next few weeks.
There was scattered rainfall in parts of the province this week, with some storms bringing hail. While the rain was welcomed in some areas, it may be too late to benefit the south, where crops are rapidly drying down. Most crops remain in fair condition, although later-seeded crops need rain to help heads and pods fill.
Topsoil moisture conditions have improved slightly with the recent rainfall. Provincial topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are currently rated as 42 per cent adequate, 40 per cent short and 18 per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 32 per cent adequate, 41 per cent short and 27 per cent very short.
Hay yields are below average overall. Estimated average dryland hay yields for the province are: 1.1 tons per acre for alfalfa and alfalfa/bromegrass; 0.9 ton per acre for other tame hay; 1.0 ton per acre for wild hay and 1.6 tons per acre for greenfeed. Estimated average irrigated hay yields are: 2.8 tons per acre for alfalfa; 2.7 tons per acre for alfalfa/bromegrass; 2.2 tons per acre for other tame hay; 2.0 tons per acre for wild hay and 3.3 tons per acre for greenfeed.
The majority of crop damage this past week is attributed to lack of moisture, strong wind and high temperatures. Some areas, including Cabri and Leader, received hail that caused severe damage to crops. Producers are busy harvesting, hauling bales and desiccating crops.
A complete, printable version of the Crop Report is available online at http://publications.gov.sk.ca/redirect.cfm?p=90932&i=107829.


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Katrina Kaif plans to take a break
Hans News Service | 7 July 2019 5:17 PM GMT
Actress Katrina Kaif will turn a year older on July 16. Her birthday plan is simple and sweet - go somewhere nice and just enjoy herself with sisters and friends.
Asked about plans for her upcoming birthday, Katrina told IANS in a telephonic interview: "I will most likely go out for a few days with some of my friends and sisters, taking a few days' break and go somewhere nice and just enjoy myself."
On the work front, the new brand ambassador of Reebok in India is being lauded for her performances in movies 'Bharat' and 'Zero.' And she can't wait to get another role that will let her grow as an actor.
She shared that she believes in picking roles that allow her the "space and opportunity to really invest in a character and explore it".
"I am eager to get another film, to get my teeth into another character which will allow me the kind of level of performance which I was able to experience in 'Bharat' and 'Zero'," said Katrina.
As for her upcoming projects, she has an action film titled 'Sooryavanshi.'


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Васи́лий Ива́нович Золотарёв () — советский футболист, нападающий.

Воспитанник РУОР Фрунзе. Карьеру начинал в команде первой лиги «Алга» Фрунзе в 1979 году. В 1980—1991 годах играл во второй (в 1990 году второй низшей) лиге за «Восток» Усть-Каменогорск, провёл 318 матчей, забил 51 гол. В 1984 году сыграл семь матчей за «Алгу».

Скончался в 2013 году, на следующий день после 54-летия.

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Charles Lair (, Saumur – , Angers) est un collectionneur français. Peu avant son décès, il a légué au musée du château de Saumur sa collection d'objets d'art, principalement des objets de Haute époque et des faïences européennes.

Biographie
Le comte Charles Lair suit les cours de la Faculté de Droit. Il devient avocat, mais préfère parcourir la France et le monde avec le titre d'inspecteur de la Société française d'archéologie.
Dans son château de Blou, il constitue un cabinet de curiosités, regroupant en particulier des objets d'arts typiques de la Haute époque et une remarquable collection de céramiques.
Sans héritier direct, il décide de céder ses collections à la collectivité.
En 1989, l'exposition intitulée Un cabinet d'amateur d'art et de curiosités au  a présenté un catalogue d'une partie de cette riche collection.

Charles Lair a été titré comte romain et Lair en 1903 par le pape Pie X. Ses armes sont : « D'argent à la croix dentelée de sable cantonnée en chef de deux étoiles d'azur et en pointe de deux roses de gueules », et sa devise : « Esse quam videri » (« Être plutôt que paraître »).

Notes et références

Bibliographie

 Antoinette Faÿ-Hallé et Christine Lahaussois (dir), Céramiques du Château-Musée de Saumur, Une collection d'exception, Faton, 2017, 360 p.

Liens externes

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Atlantic Division Leading Panthers Secure Playoff Spot
The Panthers clinched a playoff berth on Sunday when the Boston Bruins lost their game
By Larry Walansky • Published April 3, 2016 • Updated on April 3, 2016 at 5:19 pm
The Florida Panthers are officially headed to the postseason following a loss by the Boston Bruins on Sunday.
Florida had a huge come from behind win on Saturday, but was unable to celebrate a playoff berth. Following the win, the Panthers were a near certainty for playoff qualification and now that goal has been reached. Florida still has plenty to play for as it tries to win the Atlantic Division and secure a good seed.
The Panthers have not seen the playoffs since the 2011-12 season when they were knocked out in the Conference Quarterfinals by the New Jersey Devils. It was in that season that the Panthers won their first ever division title as well. Since that year, Florida has finished with 36, 66 and 91 points respectively.
The 2015-16 season has been a resounding success for Florida after building momentum last year. The Panthers have been atop or near the top the Atlantic Division nearly all season long. Their 44 wins is the most in franchise history and the team's 97 points shows the Panthers are one of the elite teams in the NHL this year.
Seeding is going to come down to the wire and makes a tremendous difference in potential success. Third-seed Florida is only one point back of the second seed, but is also only two points up on the fifth seed. Finishing fourth or better will allow the Panthers to hold a home-ice advantage in the first round. While the Panthers play well on the road, there is no question they would prefer an extra game at BB&T Center.
Winning on the road is something Florida will need to do to earn the extra game in Sunrise. Three of Florida's final four games will come away from home. After stops in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, the Panthers will host Carolina on the final day of the season.
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Tales from the Tour
As we pass the autumn equinox Richard Durrant is currently out and about on his autumn Stringhenge Solo Tour. This is his first outing since the two long drives to the South of France running his Guitar Holidays not to mention 1,000 miles on a bicycle playing those gigs through the heat of summer 2018.
The last few days crossing the UK have been very affecting, witnessing the start of autumn whilst travelling from Sussex to Scotland in the bright sunshine. A stop off in Edwinstowe included walking into the Forest of Sherwood to play at the opening of the new visitor centre.
Richard tells us more:
'It was a beautiful evening and I stood next to a hog roast (with a very convincing Robin Hood and Little John looking on), playing my bog oak guitar to the gathered folk of the Sherwood Forest Trust. Later that same evening Friar Tuck showed up at my concert in the church where Robin and Marian where supposedly wed. The good Friar bought some vinyl – he hasn't gone digital just yet.'
Gary and Richard
Richard then travelled on to Northumbria to visit the new workshop and home of Gary Southwell. Gary made the beautiful concert guitar that has been so central to Richard's musical adventures for the last two years.
The cover pic to this newsletter is the view of Gary's workshop from the nearest proper road!
Performing in Peebles
After a wonderful Friday night at the Eastgate Theatre in Peebles, Scotland, Richard headed south-west to Cumbria to perform at the Upfront Gallery and Puppet Theatre in Unthank. It is a unique place and it's always worth arriving early to have a look round…
and you never know when you might see a puppet!
Stringhenge album
As of two weeks ago, the Stringhenge album is now officially 'out there'. It's still getting plays on BBC 6 Music and was also chosen as one of the Guardian's 'Top folk album Picks of the Month'. The album has now just arrived on all digital platforms (i-tunes etc).
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Richard Durrant and the Burning Deck
The unexpected popularity of standout track Kenneth the Hedge (which has been played all over the network) has prompted Richard to get together with some of the musicians from the album to perform at the Ropetackle gig on Tuesday 16th October. With Stephen Hiscock on drums, Howard Beach keys, Gareth Huw-Davies on bass and Rabs on guitar and additional vocals this is Richard Durrant and The Burning Deck.
Richard's message to everyone now is to…
'Enjoy the change in season – get yourself some conkers – and I hope to see you at a gig sometime soon!'
26 February : 7:30 pm - 9:30 pmRopetackle Arts Centre
24 April : 7:30 pm - 9:30 pmThe Cut Arts Centre
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16 May : 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm£5 – £15 - St Thomas Church
Richard Durrant: Music for Midsummer
4 June : 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm£5 – £10 - St Magnus Cathedral
10 June : 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm£5 – £15 - St Mark's Unitarian Church
12 June : 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmUpfront Gallery and Theatre
13 June : 7:30 pm - 9:30 pmGeorgian Theatre Royal
14 June : 7:30 pm - 9:30 pmNational Centre for Early Music
Richard Durrant – Music for Midsummer
16 June : 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm£5 – £15 - St Mary Church, 14 Church St, Edwinstowe, Mansfield. NG21 9QA
19 June : 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Stables
21 June : 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmBrighton Open Air Theatre
28 June : 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm£17 - St John the Baptist
French Guitar Adventurers – July 2020
6 July : 12:00 am - 12 July : 11:59 pmThe French Retreat
Richard Durrant's Summer Special
17 July : 7:30 pm - 9:30 pmRopetackle Arts Centre
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21 September : 12:00 am - 27 September : 11:59 pmThe French Retreat
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Why does everyone insist on making a DD set for jobs that clearly aren't meant to DD? Honest question, not bashing anyone, just curious.
I mean, sure, for fun, to do something different, but I wouldnt add +10-16 extra pieces of gear in my inventory for it.
Get back to the back line and sing me some songs you spoony bard, leave the DD to the BLU's.
In all seriousness, to answer above poster it's because they can do moderately well on fodder NM/mobs. Brd has access to a lot of fast cast gear, so besides MM they really don't need any other atma to be beneficial. They also gain access to a lot of good ws/tp gear. They could use the last two for DDing purposes with evisceration and dagger.
First of all, why is BRD clearly not meant to DD? Why does SE give them things like Mordant Rime which can do 600-1k easily outside Aby if they dont want us to melee occasionally? Back in the day of bird parties, melee brd was the ***! Second of all, /sack & /satchel say hello for extra gear.
To answer Brink's question, I made parizonium +2 2-4x attack dagger for my brd as an offhand dagger. I was in the process of making the dex magian dagger for mainhand when Shinyru stuff was released, so I just have been using twilight dagger for mainhand.
Surprisingly, brd is a REALLY easy job to get 26% haste on as well. I am currently trying to figure out where to lose some haste. Walahra turban (5), goli body (4), dusk gloves (3), bullwhip belt (7), byakkos (5), dusk feet (3) angel lyre (2) also use acc ring/rajas, brutal/aesir combo for earring & rings.
Mordant Rime is actually a really useful WS if you dont already have it, and is a CHR mod (easy to get gear for). Otherwise you should look into getting evisceration and making a build for it inside aby!
Makes sense when explained that way. Thanks!
I honestly don't know if this is the best... but it's the best I could think of.
Obviously there is some better stuff like +1 Heca and stuff but meh.
Don't you lose tp when you switch instruments?
I've never played a DD bard but how don't you lose tp when swapping the ranged slot? You don't lose tp from swapping ammo but you do with ranged on other jobs.
You don't lose tp when you switch instruments. That's interesting. Weird, but interesting.
I guess that would be music to a DD bards ears.
Would still be at 27% haste.
Ignore the daggers, since that's subjective.
Oh yeah I haven't taken the new gear into account when thinking of good TP/WS gear for BRD. Thanks for the pointer.
Brutal and Suppa would be better unless you mean for when not subbing NIN or DNC.
You don't, it only works with instruments though.
I'm just about starting to build a DD set for my BRD, but skilling up dagger is a nightmare.
It's also pretty easy to hit -50% songcast without Atma now too if you have AF3+2 head, Sha'ir and a minstrel's ring.
Only problem is you may need to use a Felibre's Dague to do it.
Well, this would be the ideal set yes... but I personally would use Byakko's over the other legs so I can use NQ dusk and still hit cap. At least because its much cheaper.
Wouldn't Wivre Gorget with Crit Rate+2 be better?
ACP body with Dual Wield would beat relic as well.
Because with a competent WHM /whm isn't even necessary.
Sub dnc. Problem solved + haste samba. Seems better all around if you where going to melee anyway. Stuns sambas songs waltz.
Song cast time reduction is well beyond 50% now, as well as all forms of fast cast. Pretty sure it was tested to be a 80% cap on all forms of fast cast now, not sure if that was confirmed though.
Ah makes sense. I noticed the cap being higher.
I always thought Brd/Dnc was fun in a party.
I'll poke my head in here, but address the original OP. My main is ninja, but my guilty pleasure is DD bard. Not the best, but something to shoot for if you want to. Averages 2500-3500 on la theine worms with RCB, spiked to 4k once in a few hours; GH RR Apoc & Min5 March.
Neptunal legs are just stupid to get ahold of now, so don't even bother.


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Q: Plurality of data
Possible Duplicate:
Is "data" considered singular or plural?

Milton Friedman, the Nobel-prize winning economist used to threaten that he would "take away any graduate student's Ph.D. if they used the word data as a singular."
Proper usage of the word data is in the plural:

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*The data are very hard to gather

*The findings follow directly from the data. They unambiguous support our hypotheses

I'm wondering though how you refer to data in the following sentence,
"The analysis using the data should go quickly since I am familiar with them (??)"
I'm not sure how to correctly refer to data in the above sentence. Most people (including myself), find it hard to use the first two examples correctly. This last example seems even trickier.
Does anyone have advice on the right way to refer to data in the above sentence?

A: This is an English question rather than statistics.  Many Latin and Greek plurals are often used as singulars in English (agenda is an obvious example) and the word data is used both ways, as indeed is statistics (though with slightly different meanings).
If you want to keep your sanity and your PhD you should say something like:

The analysis should go quickly since I am familiar with the data.

A: The article on data in 'The Cambridge Guide to English Usage' distinguishes between These data were gathered by intensive interviewing. They show . . . and This data was gathered by intensive interviewing. It shows . . . As the article points out

This second version actually expresses something slightly different
  from the first: it projects the data as a mass or block rather
  than a set of separable items. Data thereby becomes a mass noun.

You can indeed dodge the issue by changing the sentence altogether as Henry suggests. If, on the other hand, you want to confront it head on you have to decide on how you view data. It's difficult to pronounce on the matter without knowing the context, but you should have no hesitation in using the pronoun it rather than them if you conclude from the preceding sentences of your text that data is to be seen, to repeat the words of the article, 'as a mass or block rather than a set of separable items'.

A: Agenda has passed the threshold to singularity for nearly everyone; but, as you say, many people still adhere to data plural. If you decide to go with traditional style, treat it as plural everywhere. That includes personal pronouns:

The analysis using the data should go quickly, since I am familiar with them.


Berlin-based online shoe shop Zalando bagged this week the biggest ever investment to be put into a German start-up. A Swedish investor said on Friday that it had spent nearly €300 million on shares in the company.
Kinnevik, a Swedish investment company which specialised in small to mid-sized companies with growth potential, now owns 26 percent of Zalando. Its recent investment of €287 million bought it a further 10 percent of the business, the Financial Times Deutschland newspaper said on Friday.
It has not been plain sailing for Zalando, which is expected to list a turnover of €1.0 billion for 2012.
It has lost money for the last two years despite attracting more venture capital than any other German online business.
But with a rapid expansion on the cards, and websites up and running in 14 different countries – including France, UK and Spain, Kinnevik said that it wanted to play an active role in further expansion.
Brunell Livors, who as a member of the advisory board for hugely successful high-street label H&M is no stranger to the business of fashion, said Zalando was one of the most successful online shops in Europe.
The new 10 percent that Kinnevik now owns formerly belonged to Holtzbrinck Ventures, Tengelmann Ventures and Rocket Internet – all German companies. Rocket still owns 44 percent of the firm though, making it the biggest shareholder.
Run by three brothers, Marc, Oliver and Alexander Samwer, Rocket Internet was where Zalando begun. It incubates new start-ups until they are ready to operate independently and it is the biggest firm of its kind. Zalando could be the first of their protégé companies to list on the stock market.
Other companies with a share in the Zalando include Russian investors Digital Sky Technology, who this year bought nine percent. It also owns shares in Facebook and Twitter.
Over the summer, the company received €40.7 million in loan capital from Commerzbank and a central Thuringia Sparkasse bank. In the first half of 2012, it reported net sales of €471 million.


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Dusk Network Economic Model, Part II: Adapting to our Needs
By Toghrul Maharramov
Oct 22, 2019 - Amsterdam
Part II in a new series discussing the challenges and the design choices that represent the backbone of the Dusk Network protocol.
👉Back to Part I
Part I of the series discussed the basics of applied economics in distributed systems as well as outlining the game-theoretic principles indispensable to the Bitcoin protocol.
Biggest constraints
The dichotomy (i.e. two contrasting propositions) of commodity scarcity and availability extends to the auction theory. Any conceivable system can only allocate a finite amount of resources leading to natural scarcity when the demand exceeds the theoretical maximum supply on offer. A game theoretically-sound incentive-based distributed system also defines artificial scarcity, which either acts as a deterrent to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks or as an incentivization mechanism for honest (participants, adhering to the predefined protocol rules) protocol participants (or both). Dusk Network protocol is no different, having a finite supply of computational power and storage on offer per block. The cost of computation performed on cryptographic systems, the speed of instructions requiring the Virtual Machine to fetch data from the global state is one of many constraints imposed on the throughput of the Dusk Network protocol.
How to tackle?
Bitcoin utilizes a generalized first-price (GFP) auction model to enforce the fee policy on-chain. The model variant deployed in Bitcoin compels users to propose fees derived from a non-trivial assessment of constantly-evolving factors, including the average proposed fee in the previous b blocks, the contents of the mempool, etc, rather than a fee derived from the honest valuation of the importance of the transaction to the user.
A number of papers published in recent years (e.g. [1] [2]) propose a generalized second-price (GSP) auction alternative to the generalized first-price auction model deployed in the exceeding majority of the existing digital currencies.
In simple terms. There is the generalized first-price (GFP) models used by Bitcoin, where those who are prepared to pay the most for their transaction to be processed, are processed first.
And there is the generalized second-price (GSP) where those who are prepared to pay the most for their transaction, are processed first, but pay the gas price that those who were outbid by the former, were willing to pay.
A generalized second-price auction model enforces the winning n auction participants to pay the fee proposed by the n + 1 participant (i.e. the participant with the highest proposed fee to not win the auction). An application of the GSP model in the distributed systems requires multiple modifications to the original algorithm, including the enforcement of the fee proposed by the nth participant (i.e. the winning participant with the smallest proposed fee) rather than the n + 1, an even distribution of block rewards amongst the generators responsible for forging blocks per epoch and a penalty enforced on the generator for not reaching a predefined minimum threshold for computation. As many of you might have already noticed, GSP is only possible when the demand for the commodity is higher than the supply, meaning that the utilization of GSP is contingent upon a stringent enforcement of a computational limit or mass adoption driving the utilization of the protocol to the theoretical limit, unlikely to be reached in the infancy of the protocol.
The abstract transaction fee structure
Dusk Network protocol will utilize a fee payment structure similar to the Ethereum protocol's gas model to administer the fee policies. The gas model requires the transacting user to specify the cost in DUSK at which he/she is willing to purchase gas and the maximum amount of gas he/she is willing to allocate for the transaction execution. The gas is intrinsic to the Virtual Machine and does not exist externally. Similarly to Ethereum, the block will not have a physical size limit, rather having an adaptive cumulative gas limit per block due to the computational power being a more scarce commodity in the Dusk Network protocol than storage and network throughput.
Making stuff more concrete
As outlined above, the deployment of GSP is non-trivial without imposing an artificial bottleneck on the protocol when launching a brand new offering. The decision was made to proceed with GFP while imposing a lower bound on the cost of gas until the protocol reaches the levels of adoption capable of pushing the system closer to the theoretical limit, at which point the protocol will transition to the GSP model.
So what is next?
Part III will outline the use of fees in terms of the Virtual Machine and how certain fee structures are necessary to avoid the "halting problem".
Finally, in Part IV we will take a look at the ways in which the network participants are incentivized to retain the security of the protocol as well as the measures deployed to penalize malicious behaviour.
Dusk — Technology for Securities
Dusk Network is an open-source and privacy-oriented blockchain based on years of academic research. You can use Dusk Network to create smart contracts that control digital assets and securities.


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China Launches 3rd Aircraft Carrier, First With Electromagnetic Catapult
China today launched its third aircraft carrier, the country's most advanced as well as the first "fully domestically" built naval vessel, as Beijing sought to extend the range of its navy in the Indo-Pacific region.
The aircraft carrier named Fujian was launched at a brief ceremony held at the Shanghai shipyard, official media reported.
The launch was delayed by two months due to the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai. It was due to be launched on April 23 around the 73rd anniversary of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
The third aircraft carrier built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd has a displacement of more than 80,000 tonnes and is equipped with electromagnetic catapults and arresting devices, state-run Global Times reported. The aircraft carrier has the name of China's eastern coastal province of Fujian.
China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, was a refit of a Soviet-era ship commissioned in 2012, followed by the indigenously built second aircraft carrier Shandong in 2019.
China plans to have around five aircraft carriers, according to official media. The next aircraft carrier China plans to build is expected to be nuclear-powered. The ship Fujian was launched at a "short but festive" ceremony, the daily report said.
A launch and naming ceremony was held at about 11 am, when the naming certificate of the vessel was given to the top officer to receive delivery of the aircraft carrier.
Officials then cut the ribbon marking the launch of the third aircraft carrier, after which the vessel left the dock, concluding the ceremony.
The Fujian, which is the "first fully domestically developed and constructed" aircraft carrier with catapults, has a flat, straight flight deck equipped with electromagnetic catapults and arresting devices, and has a full displacement of more than 80,000 tonnes, the report said.
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The hard reality is that there's no lack of plans -- there's a lack of political formula on either side to get there. That, or outside pressure.
"On either side." Israeli expansion has never stopped. Israel doesn't want peace it wants victory.