Registered dietitian, TODAY show nutrition and health expert, and self-proclaimed science nerd, Joy Bauer has devoted her career to uncovering the healing power of food. While what you eat can help reduce the risk of cancer and diabetes, the foods you consume can also ease anxiety. "The stat is that over 40 million Americans suffer from some form of anxiety. And to think that there really are nutrients and powerful ingredients that can help you is pretty amazing and remarkable," Bauer told Brit + Co in an interview at Yountville Live in California. If you want to naturally relieve anxiety, find out which foods to add to your diet below. Plus Bauer shares her chocolate chip cookie recipe that can help ease anxiety (yes, really!).
"Chickpeas are a slow burn carb and will help to steady your blood sugar. They have tryptophan, an amino acid that is converted to serotonin in the brain, which is known to ease anxiety. Chickpeas also have folic acid, a B vitamin that is as a mood regulator," Bauer explained.
"Vitamin C found in oranges, guava, peppers, and strawberries has been shown to help people feel less frazzled before exams and oral presentations. But it's not like you can have an orange and suddenly you feel better. You have to regularly have vitamin C-rich foods each day," Bauer told us.
"Chia seeds and flax seeds are plant-based sources of Omega 3 fats. And Omega 3 fats have been shown to help with depression and anxiety. So much so that psychologists are including them in regular treatment," Bauer said. "And the nice part is you can basically put those into anything. Flax seeds have to be ground. Chia seeds you can eat whole. Put them in smoothies, on your oatmeal, or into pancakes or muffin batter. I like to put them on my yogurt. You can throw them into the cookies," she added.
"Salmon, because Omega 3 fats and vitamin D work together to help you feel a little less anxious," Bauer added.
"Chamomile is the most studied and well-documented medicinal plant in the world. It helps to ease muscle tension and make you feel more relaxed. It sort of eases the worries of the day. And that's what's so great about having naturally decaffeinated tea before you go to bed," Bauer elaborated.
Recipe to Try: Bauer's Chocolate Chip Chamomile Cookies (recipe below).
Recipe Notes: Add a tablespoon of flax or chia seeds in the batter for some extra calming powers. You can also easily make this recipe vegan by subbing the egg for a flax egg (1 tablespoon of flax + 3 tablespoons water) and maple syrup for the honey.
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mist a baking sheet with nonstick oil spray or line with parchment paper and set aside.
2. Purée chickpeas in a food processor and then add to a large mixing bowl with remaining ingredients (except chocolate chips) and combine. Fold in the chocolate chips. Alternatively, you can toss all ingredients (except chocolate chips) into a food processor, and pulse until chickpeas are pureed and everything is well combined. Do not over mix.
3. Scoop the cookie dough into balls (about 1 heaping tablespoon each), and place on prepared baking sheet. Gently press down on each cookie with the back of a fork—in two different directions to make a criss-cross pattern (if the batter is too sticky, mist the fork with oil spray).
4. Bake for about 15 minutes. They're extra delicious served soft and warm.


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Biografia
Lemarquis è figlio di padre francese, l'insegnante Gérard Lemarquis, e di madre islandese. All'età di tredici anni, a causa dell'alopecia areata universale, ha perso i capelli, ciglia e sopracciglia. Cresciuto tra Islanda e Francia, ha studiato teatro al Cours Florent di Parigi e alla Reykjavík School of Fine Arts in Islanda.

Lemarquis parla fluentemente islandese, francese, inglese e danese. A partire dal 2004 risiede in Francia. In seguito ha vissuto in Germania e a Los Angeles.

Si è fatto notare come protagonista di Nói albinói del 2003 e negli anni successivi è apparso in film come Snowpiercer, 3 Days to Kill, X-Men - Apocalisse e Blade Runner 2049.

Filmografia

Cinema
Villiljós, registi vari (2001)
Nói albinói, regia di Dagur Kári (2003)
La maison de Nina, regia di Richard Dembo (2005)
Köld slóð, regia di Birni Brynjúlfi Björnssyni (2006)
Luftbusiness, regia di Dominique de Rivaz (2008)

Desember, regia di Hilmar Oddsson (2009)
Chatrak, regia di Vimukthi Jayasundara (2011)
Errors of the Human Body, regia di Eron Sheean (2012)
Insensibles, regia di Juan Carlos Medina (2012)
Am Himmel der Tag, regia di Pola Schirin Beck (2012)
Frau Ella, regia di Markus Goller (2013)
Snowpiercer, regia di Bong Joon-ho (2013)
3 Days to Kill, regia di McG (2014)
X-Men - Apocalisse (X-Men: Apocalypse), regia di Bryan Singer (2016)
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe, regia di Maria Schrader (2016)
Blade Runner 2049, regia di Denis Villeneuve (2017)
Ognuno ha diritto ad amare - Touch Me Not (Touch Me Not), regia di Adina Pintilie (2018)
Aspettando Anya (Waiting for Anya), regia di Ben Cookson (2020)

Televisione
Gone for Good - Svaniti nel nulla (Disparu à jamais), serie TV (2021)

Doppiatori italiani
Alessandro Budroni in 3 Days to Kill, X-Men - Apocalisse
Matteo Chioatto in Nói albínói
Francesco Meoni in Snowpiercer
Enrico Pallini in Gone for Good - Svaniti nel nulla

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With such a large variety of catering available it is difficult to decide on which is the best for your guests. Events range from cheese lunch drop-off to full-service catering. Caterers and their staff are part of the foodservice industry. Catering services provided vary depending on the event and can include: cooking and delivering food to an outside location; cooking, delivering and serving food; and full-service (preparing food, providing service staff, decoration of event location, prep and clean-up). In some cases of full-service catering, the caterer is called an event managing company.
When most people refer to a "caterer", they are referring to an event caterer who serves food with waiting staff at dining tables or sets up a self-serve buffet. The food may be prepared on site, i.e., made completely at the event, or the caterer may choose to bring prepared food and put the finishing touches on once it arrives.
The event caterer staff are not responsible for preparing the food but often help set up the dining area. This service is typically provided at banquets, conventions, and weddings. Any event where all who attend are provided with food and drinks or sometimes only hors d'oeuvres is often called a catered event.
Many events require working with an entire theme or color scheme. A catering company or specialist is expected to know how to prepare food and to make it attractive. As such, certain catering companies have moved toward a full-service business model commonly associated with event planners. They take charge of not only food preparation but also decorations, such as table settings and lighting. The trend is towards satisfying all the clients senses with food as a focal point. With the correct atmosphere, professional event caterers with experience can make an event special and memorable.
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Discover Why Black People Are Affected by Bad Air and Water Not Just in Flint But Across the Country
EPA Head Scott Pruitt Is
Under Fire for Environmental Deregulation
Washington, DC -- Ten of the nation's largest and most influential environmental groups, including Hip Hop Caucus and Green for All, today launched a coordinated campaign to drive Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt from office, calling him a dire threat to Americans' health and our environment.
Communities of color, who already are disproportionately impacted by the effects of exposure to toxic and hazardous substances, bad air quality and bad water, will face heightened threats to their health and environmental safety.
EPA Head Scott Pruitt under fire
Representative Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) tweeted Pruitt must be booted out:
"As EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt has undermined climate and public health protections, jeopardized the health of communities of color, and wasted taxpayer $$ on luxury travel. It's time to #BootPruitt #LetusBreathe"
The '"Boot Pruitt" campaign issued this statement explaining why Pruitt must go:
"The time has come. In just over one year, Scott Pruitt has taken dozens of actions to ensure the EPA fails in its mission to protect our health and environment; allowed hundreds of major industrial polluters to dramatically increase the amount of mercury, arsenic, lead and other toxins they can dump into our air and water; turned his back on the dangers from climate change; stamped out science and gagged EPA's scientists; and wreaked all this damage while spending lavishly on himself, prompting several investigations into ethical breaches. Mr. Pruitt has unquestionably failed the people he's meant to protect, and failed the standard of ethical conduct required of a public official. We are standing together and standing up for the millions of children and families being exposed to deadly pollution by Scott Pruitt's dangerous policies."
As EPA chief, Pruitt has ignored how pollution disproportionately impacts communities of color and vulnerable communities that surround power plants and major industrial facilities. According to the recent NAACP-Clean Air Task Force report, Fumes Across the Fence-Line:
"More than 1 million African Americans live within a half mile of existing natural gas facilities and the number is growing every year. As a result, many African American communities face an elevated risk of cancer due to air toxics emissions from natural gas development. The air in many African American communities violates air quality standards for ozone smog. Rates of asthma are relatively high in African American communities."
One in six black children has asthma, a rate that is about double the proportion of white children with the disease. The death rate from asthma of African-Americans in the U.S. is higher than people of other races or ethnicities. (Source: www.aafa.org) With his rollback policies, EPA Administrator Pruitt is putting polluters first at the expense of the health of our children.
To join the campaign to Boot Pruitt visit us online at www.BootPruitt.com or follow them on Twitter at @BootPruitt.
Labels: Heightened threats to their health and environmental safety.

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The Refinery, a Hair Salon, is a dream of ours for the last 20 years. My husband has been doing hair in the Denver area for almost 21 years, and is wanting to bring his own flair and creativity into a place of his own. Some of his clients include former Denver Bronco Cheerleaders, members of the Denver Outlaws Dance Team, as well as your every day people that deserve to have a great look, without having the high end price tag.
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The history of the pinhole camera goes hand in hand with the history of camera obscura (darkroom). The camera obscura was used on the 17th century by landscape painters and architects in order to achieve a realistic representation of natural and artificial landscapes.
The camera obscura is a box impervious to light, with a hole in the center of one side. As light passes through this hole it forms an inverted image of the external environment on the inner, opposite side of the box. The image preserves the colors and the perspective of reality. The use of a mirror corrects the image's inversion. The result is a picture with photographic precision that can be easily copied.
The pinhole camera is a dark room (camera obscura) where the image is projected onto a photosensitive surface ( film or CCD) to produce a photograph either analog or digital.


Smashwords – Books Tagged "mystery writers"
These results show books which have been specifically tagged with this keyword. You can also try doing a general search for the term "mystery writers" .
Reporter Bertie Mallowan has a knack for finding trouble...or it that trouble has knack for finding her? Whatever, she's still reeling from being laid off from her job when she lands a job as a society columnist at a newspaper owned by multimillionaire Dillard Johnson--known as "The Big Johnson" among his employees. His friend, environmental activist Rowley Poke, is murdered at a party.
The final book in the Assassin Trilogy, "The Legacy of the Assassin", takes crime-fiction fans into the life of Theo Gresco, a man devoid of emotion whose sole purpose is to eliminate another human having been deemed obsolete. However, the assassin, an enemy of the state, now becomes a target of the crime family who employed him. A regrettable mistake; but for who?
In this prequel to The Heart of an Assassin, you will enter the world of Theo Gresco on a journey that led him into a life of crime and betrayal. The Birth of an Assassin follows the life of a young man whose personal tragedies transform him from a carefree innocent boy into a cold hearted and deadly assassin.


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Who Can You Complain to at the Federal Level?
A topic-by-topic list of federal agencies that deal with deceptive advertising.
Spot an ad that you think has issues? Want to complain to a federal agency? Here's a topic-by-topic list of federal agencies that deal with deceptive advertising.
(Note that sometimes more than one agency deals with a certain type of advertisement or label, which can get confusing. When in doubt, it's safest to complain to all the agencies listed for your particular topic.)
Airline Alcohol Cosmetics Dietary Supplements Drugs
Financial Institutions Food International Companies Mailed Advertisements Medical Devices
Organic Claims Pesticides Scholarships, Grants, & Students Loans Spam/E-Commerce Telecommunications
Tobacco Everything Else
TOPIC AGENCY
AIRLINE U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Office of Aviation Consumer Protection
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/file-consumer-complaint
(two agencies share jurisdiction over alcohol advertising and labeling)
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
Market Compliance Office
1310 G Street, NW, Box 12
Consumer Response Center
Phone: (877) FTC-HELP (382-4357)
reportfraud.ftc.gov
COSMETICS Labeling:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Phone: (888) INFO-FDA (463-6332)
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS Labeling:
Prescription drugs U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Over-the-counter drugs Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
(two agencies share jurisdiction over credit card advertising, but the FTC does the lion's share of the work)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Clinton, IA 52733-2900
Phone: (855) 411-CFPB (2372)/(855) 729-CFPB (2372)
https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
(two agencies oversee credit ads by credit unions)
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
Phone: (703) 518-6350/(800) 778-4806
https://www.ncua.gov/about-ncua/inspector-general/hotline
Federal savings associations
(two agencies oversee ads by federal savings associations)
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
Customer Assistance Group
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450
http://www.helpwithmybank.gov/complaints/index-file-a-bank-complaint.html
Investment companies U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
100 F Street, N.E.
https://www.sec.gov/tcr
For a list of phone numbers, click here.
Mortgage brokers and Services
(two agencies oversee ads for mortgage brokers and services)
National banks Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
State-charted banks Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
1100 Walnut St., Box #11
https://ask.fdic.gov/FDICCustomerAssistanceForm/
Meat and poultry Labeling:
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Phone: (888) MPHotline (674-6854)
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Contact_US/index.asp
(except meat and poultry)
(there are three places you can complain to about ads by international companies)
Econsumer.gov
https://econsumer.gov/#crnt
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx
MAILED ADVERTISEMENTS
(two agencies share jurisdiction over mailed ads)
Criminal Investigations Service Center
Attn: Mail Fraud
433 W. Harrison Street, Room 3255
https://www.uspis.gov/report/
Restricted Labeling and advertising:
All medical devices
(other than restricted)
ORGANIC CLAIMS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS NOP Compliance and Enforcement Branch
Agricultural Marketing Service
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Mail Stop 0268, Room 2648-S
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/enforcement/organic/file-complaint
PESTICIDES Labeling:
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 2201A
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/report-environmental-violations
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS & STUDENT LOANS
(two agencies share jurisdiction over ads for scholarships, and grants, and three agencies share jurisdiction over ads for student loans)
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Phone: (800) MISUSED (647-8733)
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/hotline.html
http://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/
SPAM/E-COMMERCE
(two agencies share jurisdiction over spam ads, though the FTC seems to do most of the work)
Spam sent to wireless devices, or spam from or regarding communications companies
(two agencies share jurisdiction over spam ads sent to cell phones)
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Division
445 12th Street, SW
Phone: (888) CALL-FCC (225-5322)
https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us
Fax Complaints about substance of ad:
Complaints about not wanting to receive the ad:
Radio General:
Certain ads (i.e., ads for tobacco products, ads that perpetuate a fraud, ads that promote certain lotteries, and obscene, indecent, or profane ads):
Telephone/telemarketing Complaints about substance of ad:
Complaints about Do-Not-Call Registry:
Complaints about telemarketing before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m.:
Television General:
(several agencies oversee tobacco advertising and marketing, though the FDA and FTC seem to do the bulk of the work)
Advertising and labeling:
Prohibition against lottery features and indecent, immoral picture, print, or representation on packages:
Advertising, Labeling and Formulation Division
Phone: (202) 453-2251/(866) 927-ALFD (2533)
Prohibition against ads on TV or radio:
(not listed above)
Get smart about ads. Stay informed.
State-by-State Resources
Where you can file complaints or research a business in your state.
Econsumer.gov, which was established in 2001, is a website where consumers can file complaints about online and related transactions with foreign companies.


to create a space as cozy as the indoors of your home.
Whether you are a regular reader or you are stopping by from Design, Dining, and Diapers, welcome to my fall porch tour! All this week, 20 bloggers will be sharing their own fall decorated porches as part of our tour that starts with Taryn. She is always able to make her home look cozy and welcoming. I really enjoyed seeing how she updated her outdoors this year using metallic and white, You know how I love neutrals!
Dress up your home this fall with a free printable and easy autumn vignette.
I'm really honored for the opportunity to be able to join in on Ella Claire Inspired's fall printable tour this year with some amazing ladies. We are each sharing a autumn vignette that includes a printable we've designed especially for you! I love seeing how everyone comes up with such uniquely different ideas to share with our readers, don't you?
The fall season has always made me feel excited for the opportunity to once again start fresh. Whether it was getting a new box of colored pencils to take with me on the first day of third grade or moving into a college apartment that needed decorated and organized, autumn meant that I could begin again. Even now, many years later, I go into September with a renewed sense of anything being possible because I can start with a clean slate.


As a teacher, I try the best I can to give my students MORE.
Whether it be trips to interesting places that enrich their learning, like the MET, or introducing them to books that can further their understanding, inviting professionals that can advise, motivate and inspire our students is a must in any classroom. The challenge is to find the few that are willing to give back, if only to sit in a class of eager students to share a bit of their wisdom.
It was my honor to have him as my fashion illustration professor when I was a student at FIT and now that I am a teacher I invited him to meet my students and give them a little bit of his wisdom.


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By James Vespe
Photos courtesy of the Wadsworth Museum of Art
With New York City right in our backyard, Westchesterites live near some of the greatest art in the world. But let's make a case for another world-class museum, which just happens to be in the opposite direction. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, in Hartford, is an excellent choice for a family, couple's, or solo day-trip, particularly on the second Saturday of the month, when admission is free between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Driving from almost anywhere in Westchester (75 miles from Somers, 105 miles from Mount Vernon) should take no more than two hours on a Saturday, and you can usually find on-street parking within a few blocks of the museum or you can park at nearby Front Street South garage for only $3 with validation at the museum.
$12 Seniors (62+)
$5 Students (18+)
with school ID
Under 18: Free at all times
Veterans: Free at all times
*Free for everyone, second Saturday of the month, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also free for everyone from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. every day the museum is open.
W-F: 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sat & Sun: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
The museum itself is a work of art. Founded in 1842, the Wadsworth is the oldest continually-operating art museum in the U.S. (Bet you didn't know that!) Over the years, donations from well-heeled Hartfordites, such as financier J.P. Morgan and Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt, the wife of firearms inventor Samuel Colt, enabled building expansion and collection growth.
What a collection the museum has — represented by American masters like Winslow Homer and Andrew Wyeth, as well as such iconic European artists as Dalí, Gauguin, Monet, Manet, Picasso, and Renoir, along with the recently authenticated Vase with Poppies, by van Gogh.
These don't even include the extensive collection of Hudson River School paintings, which are well represented by the likes of Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, and Albert Bierstadt. The Wadsworth also holds collections of contemporary art and both American and European decorative art, as well as costumes and textiles.
After a day at the Wadsworth, you may favor renaming the city 'Artford.
www.thewadsworth.org


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We have just started week seven of the renovation and so I need to update you on week five and six. Week five was crazy! Jules was at the house all week sanding the floors so he could send me update pics every day and with every photo things changed so much and so quickly! The radiators went in, the lights went in and on, the picture rail, coving and dado rail went up, the doors came back from being dipped and were fitted and the whole house was painted. I mean, that's a lot in one week, right?
Painting is almost done and I'm thrilled with the colours. The hallway is painted in Inchyra Blue and the woodwork throughout the downstairs is Light Blue, both by Farrow & Ball.
The downstairs walls have all been painted white and this has made the space feel so much bigger.
The radiators are in and I'm so pleased we went with column radiators. This vertical one is by Myson from PlumbNation and fits really well in the space next to the French doors. The natural wall space for a radiator vanishes when you knock down so many walls so this is a good solution and it's so slimline I barely notice it. I have bought wall lights for the alcoves that just need to be fitted.
The picture rail, coving and dado rail all went up during week five and they have made such a difference to the feel of the space. The original 30s fire surround that I bought is fitted now and has been painted by mistake- I had said I wanted it white. What do you think? Keep it this colour or go back to white?? We will tile it on the exposed plaster and the hearth.
I love how the hallway is looking. The walls below the dado rail are painted in Inchyra Blue Modern Emulsion, which has a slight sheen and is more hardwearing than Estate Emulsion. I'm hoping it will be wipe clean for dog mud and baby hand prints. All the wood work is Modern Eggshell and we have left this side of the doors in natural wood. We still haven't quite decided what to do with the stairs (we can't afford to carpet them at this stage) and the radiator needs to be painted to match the walls.
Our bedroom is painted in Light Blue by Farrow & Ball and the fireplace has been sprayed with matt black paint.
The lights are all ready to go – we will change the light fittings, these are just to test it is all working.
This is Mimi's room and the woodwork is Light Blue and you can see how our doors turned out after being dipped. All the doors have now been fitted and we have left some natural wood and painted others.
My next post will show you more of what is happening in the bathroom.
Hi Katy, I love what you have done so far! It is so nice to see how you bring back the period features in the modern setting!
But why are you thinking about carpet on the stairs and upstairs? You have such nice original floorboards, covering them up would be such a shame.
Plus, it is just the loveliest feeling to walk around barefooted on wooden floors. We have scattered rugs in every room, which was super cozy during winter.
It's looking fabulous Katy! I love your decision to go with Light Blue woodwork all around the downstairs, it looks brilliant, especially with the glimpse of Inchyra Blue in the hall. I would leave the fireplace as it is – I think it is a lovely feature, though of course it depends on the tiles you had planned as to whether it will work. But at the moment it's beautiful. Looking forward to seeing more.
Leave the fire surround, I think it would just blend in with the white walls otherwise & be lost, like this it is now a statement?
Your house looks amazing! Can't believe how quickly it's coming together. I think you should keep the floorboards upstairs too, though a sisal type carpet might be nice if you did decide to cover them. I also think the radiator in hall is fine unpainted & your fireplace is lovely as it is. Love your colour choices, and mix of white with some colour & natural wood. And your bathroom looks great so far, can't wait to see more!
Definitely leave the fireplace…..I agree with Anna…….it would just be lost if you painted it white.
I think you should also paint the hall radiator to blend with the wall. Love Farrow and Ball colours!
Can't wait for bathroom reveal…that's what I'm considering next.
This looks so good Katy. Were the dado and picture rails original to the house, or have you had them put back in? Our late-20s terrace was completely stripped of all features, and I'm thinking of having them put back in – if anything, I feel they help proportion the rooms a bit better. I'm also liking the wipe-clean factor – one child and dog later, and our walls are a mess!
ah, just seen your previous post about adding character back to a period home! disregard my comment! (I'm catching up on my blog reader, in reverse order!).


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The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) Spoilers: May Sweeps Shockers – Baby Bombs, Scandals and Crazy Quinn – Don't Miss the Chaos
BY Sean O'Brien on May 3, 2016 | Comments: 2 comments
"The Bold and the Beautiful" (B&B) spoilers tease that May sweeps will bring some major revelations on the CBS soap. Nicole (Reign Edwards) already learned that Sasha (Felisha Cooper) is her sister, but we've yet to see the true fallout of this long-buried secret.
Nicole will make sure Vivienne (Anna Maria Horsford) knows what Julius (Obba Babatunde) has been keeping under wraps.
This is a stressful time for the Avant family and Nicole will undoubtedly feel that strain. She'll fear that the baby will be affected by the growing tension. Nevertheless, there are things that need to be done for this bundle of joy. Stay tuned to watch the Avants and the Forresters make the final preparations.
Elsewhere, another baby bomb will get ready to drop. "The Bold and the Beautiful" spoilers say Katie (Heather Tom) will press Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) to admit the truth about Douglas' paternity. When Katie insists that Caroline (Linsey Godfrey) must have cheated, Ridge will reluctantly tell an additional lie.
It's just one more fib to get trapped in.
Ridge will tell Katie that they used a sperm donor to conceive their child. Katie will think that claim seems a little odd. What's with the secrecy if that's the case? It's clear that the jig is almost up for Ridge and Caroline.
B&B spoilers indicate that Thomas (Pierson Fode) will find out he's a dad this month, but how it happens may shock us. We're going to get some explosive scenes out of this juicy secret. After Thomas wraps his head around all of this, it should drive the storyline in a completely different direction.
Ridge may face both personal and professional ramifications for his paternity cover-up. If Thomas chooses to release this news, it could cause the scandal of a lifetime. Ridge will worry that Rick (Jacob Young) will use the chaos to his advantage. Rick would love the chance to take the throne at Forrester Creations once again.
Finally, we'll see Quinn (Rena Sofer) cause big drama. Deacon (Sean Kanan) will realize that the woman he loves is still longing for Liam (Scott Clifton). He'll want Quinn to drop her ridiculous ideas. Unfortunately, Quinn has a mind of her own and she may not be able to resist stirring up more trouble.
Quinn will contact Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) in hopes of getting some help, but she's going to have difficulty convincing anyone that she's changed. Meanwhile, Liam will continue his rivalry with Wyatt (Darin Brooks). When it comes to winning Steffy's heart, Liam is willing to play dirty.
Liam will try to come up with a way to seal the deal with Steffy. Of course, he'd also like to take care of Quinn once and for all. What does the future hold for Liam's not-so-secret admirer? Stick with "The Bold and the Beautiful" for updates on Quinn's fate.
So B&B fans, what do you think about how these plots are heating up? Are you excited about watching these May sweeps storylines? Voice your opinion in the comments below and don't forget to check CDL often for the latest "Bold and the Beautiful" spoilers, updates and news.
'The Bold and the Beautiful' Spoilers: Jacqueline MacInnes Wood Returns – Steffy Steals Rick From Maya and Liam From Ivy!
The Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Liam's Marriage Proposal to Ivy – Steffy Interferes, Tries To Sink Wedding?
The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) Spoilers: Caroline Freaks Over Baby Daddy – Steffy Refuses Ivy's Job Demand, Trouble Starts
The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) Spoilers: Sasha Rips Into Julius for Cruel Treatment of Her Mom – Threatens Full Disclosure?
The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) Spoilers: Sasha Preys on Zende's Desires – Chris McKenna Appears as Doctor, Katie Opens Up
The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) Spoilers: Thomas Explodes Over Baby Fraud – Rick Destroys Ridge Over Paternity
The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) Spoilers: Quinn Fakes Liam's Death – Ivy Back from Australia, Shocked by Wyatt 's Engagement
The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) Spoilers: Nicole Needs Sasha Gone, Plots Zende Takeover – Julius' Rejection Enrages Sasha


Buy America: Why Do Policymakers Keep Trying to Fix What's Not Broken?
Once again, a faction of Congress as well as administration officials, responding to increasingly louder voices outside the industry, are calling for tougher Buy America procurement rules for public transportation equipment. And, once again, while on its face well-meaning, pro-jobs proposals largely ignore how the real marketplace works, and this weakness could undermine the very employment opportunities these proposals seek to expand. Worse, they could actually shrink them.
The global market for rail technology — cars, equipment and systems — totaled $170 billion in 2010, rising to $207 billion by 2015, according to Statistica.
This article will address the various proposals in detail, including their strengths and shortcomings. Before that, however, it is important to recap how we got where we are, including why U.S. policy has Buy America provisions in the first place.
The origins of public transportation's Buy America policies date back to the New Deal in the 1930s. Unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25%, which was actually better than many countries in Europe, where unemployment peaked at 33%, according to some histories of the episode.
Heavy manufacturing industries were especially devastated, but so were agricultural sectors, which were also aggravated by the Dust Bowl droughts of the same decade. The economy of the U.S. as well as other industrialized economies underwent massive restructuring, and employment did not return to pre-Depression levels until World War II.
Just as the New Deal program was being crafted to put Americans back to work, the Buy American Act of 1933 mandated that the steel, concrete and other basic materials used in federally funded projects be of 100% American origin. It applied only to direct purchases of these materials by federal government programs, not to projects funded with grants to cities or states.
While a few public transportation projects of the New Deal also were subject to these narrow mandates, compliance was not raised as much of a problem for the industry's suppliers at the time, including for rolling stock, traction power and other systems needed. These sectors were as strong as any in America at the time. Indeed, this was the beginning of the era of the Electric Railway Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) cars. Nearly 5,000 PCC cars were built in the U.S. and Canada during the late 1930s, 1940s and the early 1950s, according to APTA. In addition, many streetcar and bus companies were owned by local electric utilities, a market power that was broken up with the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Flash forward to the 1970s. The federal involvement in the industry had been growing, accelerating with the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, the early post-war new rail starts and two foreign oil embargoes bookend the decade. In the midst of that turmoil, Congress also became concerned about the loss of jobs in U.S. manufacturing, including those employed by transit suppliers, and the need to stem that loss. Congress was also concerned about allegations of unfair trade practices by manufacturers that enjoyed protection and other preferences in their domestic markets, while U.S. companies did not have the same protections.
Accordingly, Congress passed the Surface Transportation Assistance Act in 1978, which for the first time included a Buy America provision that expanded the coverage of the original Buy American Act to procurements with federal transit grants, with the following exceptions. The secretary of transportation could waive the rules if he or she determined that their application was "inconsistent with the public interest," if their application to rolling stock "would result in unreasonable costs," if "domestic suppliers were unavailable or of unsatisfactory quality," or if the inclusion of the domestic components and materials would increase the cost of the procurement by more than 10%. Thus for the first time, the policy debate shifted from that of promoting and growing/restoring employment through public-sector investment to that of ensuring that domestic companies had a "level playing field" in an increasingly globalizing marketplace.
As domestic manufacturing employment continued to drop, Congress has acted three times since the 1970s to toughen these rules. Ironically, the first of these attempts, in 1982, toughened the rules in some ways (it increased the price exemption to 25% for non-rolling-stock procurements, for example), it actually expanded the exemptions overall. For example, the 1982 law clarified, but weakened, the domestic content requirement that buses and railcars need only be 50% of the contract value and undergo final assembly in the U.S.
Lawmakers toughened the rules for real in 1987, this time raising the content requirement for buses and railcars to 60% by 1991 and the price differential exemption for rolling stock purchases to 25%, same as for other procurements. This law also required pre-award and post-delivery audits to ensure compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety requirements, as well as Buy America compliance, and to help grantees ensure that suppliers were complying with their own bid specifications. This law also introduced the Altoona-accelerated bus aging tests to ensure vehicles met their stated design lives and mandated that all buses purchased at least partially with federal transit grants undergo this testing. The law passed in 1987 thus represents the basic structure of Buy America law in place today.
The FTA and the Department of Commerce's manufacturing assistance programs collaborated to help the utilities find domestic components for the necessary utilities relocation as part of the Charlotte, N.C. streetcar project (rendering shown).
Ever since the ink was dry on the FTA's final rules implementing these provisions in 1991, the agency has been trying to strike a balance between enforcement of the tougher Buy America provisions, while also ensuring they do not create a "significant cost burden," as also required by the 1987 statute. The "Dear Colleague" letters, and revised Buy America regulations implementing subsequent statutory modifications to previous policies, have also wrestled with this balance, trying to clarify what the audits should be looking for, what constitutes "domestically manufactured components," for example, and what steps of the manufacturing process should be considered "final assembly," among other related issues.
Because many in Congress became increasingly concerned about FTA decision-making regarding Buy America waivers, the recently enacted Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) tightened the public notification requirements for these waivers. The FTA must now publish waiver requests in the Federal Register and post on its website detailed explanations of all proposed waiver determinations before they are made final. In addition, FTA is required to submit, annually, a report to Congress listing the waivers that it issued during the preceding year.
A faction in Congress, as well as those in the Obama Administration, are not satisfied that the MAP-21 adjustments went far enough. The Administration has been tightening existing guidance where it can, while proposing new legislation where such actions are required. Some of their congressional allies want even tougher restrictions.
In doing what it can without legislation, the Administration has issued a new interpretation of Buy America so the rules now apply to utilities relocation on highway and public transportation infrastructure projects. This move is unprecedented, as utilities and the companies that make the materials used in utility relocation have never been subject to Buy America before, says Jeff Boothe, managing partner in the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Holland & Knight, who also leads the Community Streetcar Coalition, whose members fear project delays or cancelations as potential results of this new interpretation.
In a letter addressed to both then-FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff and then-Federal Highways Administrator Victor Mendez, a coalition of 11 industry groups, including those representing major utilities, urged the two agencies to install a transition period for the new implementation, so that compliance can be clarified, a waiver system can be stood up, and outreach and training for members of affected industries can be undertaken. "Most importantly, transportation projects can move forward [without delay]," the letter said. It added: "We believe utility relocations should not be subject to Buy America requirements during this transition period." However, the groups did not oppose the application of Buy America requirements to transportation projects outright; on the contrary, they expressed their support in principle.
Still, they issued this warning: Immediate implementation of the new policy "presents a substantial risk of having precisely the opposite effect" of what it hopes to achieve, meaning the new interpretation could result in fewer jobs.
In the past, FHWA and FTA applied Buy America requirements only to the construction contracts to build a transportation facility. Buy America requirements were not applied to utility relocation agreements, because those agreements were treated as the equivalent of compensation payments to displaced property owners through land takings as necessary to build the project. Like affected property owners, utilities have little to no choice but to comply with relocation or abandonment orders and are typically required by state and local agencies to do so regardless of federal intervention.
"In fact, until only this past year, FHWA and FTA never even mentioned utility relocations in Buy America regulations and guidance," Boothe adds.
FHWA has admitted the new policy is a shift from precedent, but it cites provisions in MAP-21 as the need for the change. FTA, however, does not acknowledge any change in policy, but instead argues that its new stance is simply an expansion of its existing enforcement responsibilities. In doing so, it says that its new guidance is effective immediately — nevermind that the agency has not even said how utilities can certify Buy America compliance. Nor does FTA appear to be sympathetic to any concerns about project cost increases or schedule delays.
The utilities groups and project sponsors have said that many projects will almost certainly be delayed, not only because of the present uncertainty surrounding Buy America-compliance processes, but primarily because many materials and components used in utility relocation have long lead times, and some are currently not domestically available at all. The California Department of Transportation corroborates these challenges in exchanges with the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), and told the federal department that many large California projects that are likely to be delayed as a result.
• Clarification of the requirements.
• A reasonable transition period.
• A timely, streamlined waivers process.
• Consistent requirements for utility relocations across transportation modes.
• Industry training and education.
The sudden changes ignore another fact about utilities' supply chains. These products must not just meet domestic content standards, but must be interoperable with their existing infrastructure and meet state, local and industry standards for safety, effectiveness and reliability. All of this will take time.
In their defense, the FTA cites the example of how FTA and the Department of Commerce's manufacturing assistance programs collaborated to help the utilities find domestic components for the necessary utilities relocation as part of the Charlotte, N.C. streetcar project. However, those involved will also point out the project was delayed until those suppliers were identified, and the experience proves the delays the industry groups warn about are, if anything, likely elsewhere given the Charlotte episode.
Since utilities have not been subject to Buy America requirements before, they will also very likely need waivers, at the very least during the near-term. For example, electric and natural gas utilities use many specialized products, which are critical to the safety and stability of the transmission and distribution systems, many of which are not available domestically. Thus, waivers are likely to be needed more frequently for utility relocations than for other transportation construction activities. Thus, if anything, some kind of waiver process is even more necessary than for rolling stock or other parts of the public transportation supply chain.
FHWA has issued guidance clearly exempting some manufactured products; FTA has no such waiver process as of now. These disparities further complicate utilities' compliance, creating the need for utilities to develop different accounting systems and different supply chains, one for highway projects and the other for transit projects.
China and India alone account for 60% of all new global bus demand over the next decade, according to industry data. By contrast, the U.S. transit bus market averages around 5,000 units annually, in a global annual market of a half million units of all bus types.
While federal agencies are doing what it can administratively to extend Buy America in unprecedented ways, both the president and many members of his party in Congress want to see significant changes to content requirements contained in the existing rules.
The president, as well as several members of Congress in both the House and the Senate, have proposed legislation that would increase the domestic content of components and subcomponents to 100% of a procurement's value. In fact, the only differences among these proposals are that some contain a phasing-in period, while others want immediate 100% content compliance.
Regardless, the proposals "are unrealistic, and likely impossible to meet," argues another letter being delivered to U.S. DOT officials, this one by the CEOs of the major bus and railcar builders and many of their major suppliers. The letter's signatories represent the supply chains of more than 90% of the rolling stock purchased each year in public transportation that is at least partially funded with federal grant programs.
These proposals "demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding of the economics and logistics of our industry's supply chain," the manufacturers' letter contends. The CEOs are referring to some inexorable facts that must be considered in crafting any regulations affect Buy America, not only for rolling stock, but also systems, professional services, or, as touched on earlier, newly applied utilities' suppliers. This constant fact is this: goods and services markets, including those for public transportation, are becoming increasingly globalized.
In fact, if anything, U.S. requirements are making the American market an island in worldwide system of oceans. To illustrate the sense of scale, China and India alone will account for 60% of all new global bus demand over the next decade, according to the Freedonia Group. By contrast, the U.S. transit bus market averages around 5,000 units annually, in a global annual market of a half million units of all bus types. This latter fact is important to remember because virtually all component manufacturers, such as engines, transmissions and smaller components, are in these other markets,and many are in trucking in automotive markets as well.
In higher-tech bus markets, the U.S. share may be viewed as a leader, but is losing ground relative to the sheer size of non-U.S. markets. Annual sales of hybrid buses in China surpassed that of North America's — Canada's, Mexico's and the U.S.' — i n 2011, reaching almost 1,700 units according to Pike Research. This is despite the fact the U.S. has been a leader in this segment, thanks to federal funding. Orders of hybrid buses comprise 30% to 40% of annual transit bus sales, yet annual sales of hybrid buses in China surpassed that of North America in 2011, reaching almost 1,700 units. This is because the Chinese market is so much larger than America's.
Rail markets have comparable characteristics. The global market for rail technology — cars, equipment and systems — totaled $170 billion in 2010, rising to $207 billion by 2015, according to Statistica. Of those totals, the annual market for all of the Americas was $36 billion in 2010, or just over 21%, a share that will at best remain the same or shrink somewhat by 2015, according to Statistica.
Because of these hard facts, some manufacturers worry these proposals will lead to decisions by some of their suppliers to abandon the U.S. public transportation market altogether, which depending on the supplier could lead to significant supply-chain disruptions. To illustrate, if the country's only engine builder were to leave the market, it is possible buses might not be delivered at all, because so few manufacturers in the world make heavy-duty transit bus engines. Many of the others already entered the U.S market at least once before and exited, partly because of the regulations, but primarily because the U.S. transit market represents such a small portion of the global market.
In a letter addressed to then-FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff (shown left alongside APTA President/CEO Michael Melaniphy), a coalition of 11 industry groups urged the agency to install a transition period for the new implementation of Buy America.
Offshore companies currently doing business in the U.S. transit market have already invested millions of dollars in their American facilities, generating thousands of jobs. In other words, the existing 60% content standard works.
Those who argue there is evidence that companies have often exceeded the 60% threshold for many procurements during the past decade and can comply with higher targets ignore why they did so. It wasn't because of any procurement mandates or incentives, but because of market forces, opportunities and business decisions made aside from any procurement processes. For those who cite purchases that are recently funded by the Federal Railroad Administration, there are too many differences in that process to list here. Moreover, the very same favorable market forces mentioned above could in the future also turn unfavorable, and thus act to put pressure on manufacturers' ability to meet even the 60% requirements — as they have at some times in the past.
For those who want to stem the tide of waivers, the higher proposed domestic content thresholds will likely only generate more waiver requests. This is because, unlike non-U.S. markets, American bus and railcar manufacturing is fundamentally constrained, not only by the component availability issues raised above, but also by component specifications of their agency customers.
Because of these factors, cost increases and procurement delays are inevitable if proposals set too high a bar for U.S. content. An overly restrictive Buy America policy also makes innovation more difficult, if technology transfer from other countries becomes more restrictive with higher U.S. content mandates. And, content mandates will also trigger a series performance re-testing measures that are also mandated by the transit agencies, which could lead to delivery delays, costs increases or both. According to one manufacturer's estimate replacing suppliers with proper testing and validation can take between five to seven years in some market segments.
If more Buy America requirements are not the best way to grow U.S. public transportation jobs, what is? The most proven way demonstrated time and again since the 1930s, and proven again since the early 1980s and 1990s, and even yet again with the landmark legislation of the past decade, is when demand for more bus and rail service is increased, generating demand for new infrastructure and rolling stock.
Those who want to place greater mandates or structured procurement incentives on the marketplace may, in the long run, create fewer, not more jobs. The market distortions these proposals would cause will likely raise the prices or create delays for goods, services and projects delivered — which usually also means higher costs — or lower performance quality. Even if they are short-lived, these effects threaten to shrink job creation because fewer cars, buses and systems can be procured with the available funding and potentially undermine the political case for greater public transportation investment if the new rules undermine quality and performance.
Three-quarters of all federal public transportation funding already flows to the private sector in the form of contracts, and the multiplier effect created in the form of additional jobs, local tax revenue and economic growth for the communities in which these businesses are located that these investments create is considerable. If new mandates undermined the public's demand for greater transportation investment at a time when the industry could contribute real solutions to the world's huge sustainability challenges, and thereby, create even more good-paying jobs, the lost opportunity would be a historic tragedy.
As has been argued by APTA CEO Michael Melaniphy and others in countess testimonies and reports prepared for Congress, real, long-term job creation in public transportation comes with predictable funding, so that businesses can do better long-term growth planning. And no better guarantor of funding is a stable, solvent federal Mass Transit Account in the Highway Trust Fund, with sufficient dedicated revenues.
Will we be global or parochial?
The real question that must be answered is whether U.S. public transportation will embrace increasing globalization of the supply businesses by strengthening domestic demand, or employ a system of increasing incentives, penalties or a combination of the two that favor more parochial interests. Policymakers continue to ask themselves this question and no answer that is satisfactory to all emerges.


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Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides
The 8 Best Open Source Web Servers
Best Open Source Web Servers
It's been a long journey since the first web server was released back in 1991. For quite a long time, Apache was the only mention-worthy webserver. Over time, however, other open-source web servers have gained traction.
In this guide, we look at some of the best opensource web servers.
1. Apache HTTP Server
Apache HTTP Server, colloquially known as Apache or httpd in Red Hat distributions is a free and opensource web server developed by Apache Software Foundation under Apache License version 2. Released in 1995, Apache has grown in leaps and bounds to become one of the most popular and widely used web servers, powering over 37% of all the websites.
Apache is written in C language and is a highly customizable webserver thanks to its tons of modules that extend the web server's functionality. These include mod_file_cache for caching, mod_ftp to provide FTP support for file uploads and downloads, and mod_ssl that allows support for SSL / TLS encryption protocols, and many more.
Additionally, given its rich set of modules, Apache provides multi-protocol support such as both IPv4 and IPv6 support and the commonly used HTTP, HTTP/2, and HTTPS protocols.
Apache also offers virtual hosting support that allows you to host multiple domains or websites. Be configuring virtual hosts, a single server can host multiple domains with ease and without any complexities. You can have example.com, example.edu, example.info and so on.
Check Apache Webpage
Learn how to install the Apache webserver on Linux distributions using the following guides.
How to Install Apache Web Server on Ubuntu 20.04
How to Install Apache with Virtual Host on CentOS 8
2. Nginx Web Server
Pronounced as Engine-X, Nginx is an opensource high-performance robust web server which also double-ups as a load balancer, reverse proxy, IMAP/POP3 proxy server, and API gateway. Initially developed by Igor Sysoev in 2004, Nginx has grown in popularity to edge out rivals and become one of the most stable and reliable web servers.
Nginx draws its prominence from its low resource utilization, scalability, and high concurrency. In fact, when properly tweaked, Nginx can handle up to 500,000 requests per second with low CPU utilization. For this reason, it's the most ideal web server for hosting high-traffic websites and beats Apache hands down.
Popular sites running on Nginx include LinkedIn, Adobe, Xerox, Facebook, and Twitter to mention a few.
Nginx is lean on configurations making it easy to make tweaks and Just like Apache, it supports multiple protocols, SSL/TLS support, basic HTTP authentication, virtual hosting, load balancing, and URL rewriting to mention a few. Currently, Nginx commands a market share of 31% of all the websites hosted.
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Learn how to install the Nginx web server on Linux distributions using the following guides.
How to Install Nginx Web Server on Ubuntu 20.04
How to Install Nginx on CentOS 8
3. Lighttpd Web Server
Lighttpd is a free and opensource web server that is specifically designed for speed-critical applications. Unlike Apache and Nginx, it has a very small footprint (less than 1 MB) and is very economical with the server's resources such as CPU utilization.
Distributed under the BSD license, Lighttpd runs natively on Linux/Unix systems but can also be installed in Microsoft Windows. It's popular for its simplicity, easy set-up, performance, and module support.
Lighttpd's architecture is optimized to handle a large volume of parallel connections which is crucial for high-performance web applications. The web server supports FastCGI, CGI, and SCGI for interfacing programs with the webserver. It also supports web applications written in a myriad of programming languages with special attention given to PHP, Python, Perl, and Ruby.
Other features include SSL/TLS support, HTTP compression using the mod_compress module, virtual hosting, and support for various modules.
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Learn how to install the Lighttpd web server on Linux distributions using the following guides.
How to Install Lighttpd on CentOS
How to Install Lighttpd on Ubuntu
4. Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat is an opensource implementation of Java servlet engine, Java Expression Language and Java Server web pages. It comes across as an ideal option for developers who are building and deploying Java-based applications.
Strictly speaking, Tomcat is not your ordinary web server like Nginx or Apache. It's a Java servlet that comes with extended functionality for interacting with Java servlets while at the same time implementing technical specifications such as JavaServer Pages (JSP), and Java Expression Language (Java EL).
What sets Tomcat apart from other web servers it that it's geared specifically to serve Java-based content. It was originally developed to provide JSP functionality which lacked in the Apache HTTP server.
You can run Apache Tomcat alongside Apache HTTP server in a scenario where you are handling projects with both PHP and Java content. Apache HTTP server can handle static & dynamic content as Tomcat handles the JSP functionality.
On its own, however, Apache Tomcat is not a fully-fledged webserver and not as efficient as traditional web servers like Nginx and Apache.
Apache Tomcat Dashboard
Learn how to install the Apache Tomcat on Linux distributions using the following guides.
How to Install Apache Tomcat in Ubuntu
How to Install Apache Tomcat in RHEL 8
How to Install Apache Tomcat in CentOS 8
How To Install Apache Tomcat on Debian 10
5. Caddy Web Server
Written in Go, Caddy is a fast and powerful multiplatform web server that can also act as a reverse proxy, load balancer, and API gateway. Everything is built-in with no dependencies and this aspect makes Caddy easy to install and use.
By default, Caddy supports HTTPS and easily takes care of SSL/TLS certificate renewals. Lack of dependencies increases its portability across various distributions without any conflict in the libraries.
It's an ideal web server for running applications written in GO and offers full support for IPv6 and HTTP/2 to enable fast HTTP requests. It also supports virtual hosting, advanced WebSockets technology, URL rewrites, and redirects, caching and static file serving with compression, and markdown rendering.
Caddy has a very small market share and according to W3techs, it accounts for only 0.05% of the market share.
Caddy Web Server
Learn how to install the Caddy web server on Linux distributions using the following guides.
How To Host a Website with HTTPS Using Caddy on Linux
6. OpenLiteSpeed Web Server
OpenLiteSpeed is an open-source web server designed for speed, simplicity, security, and optimization. It's based on the LiteSpeed Enterprise Web server edition and provides all the essential features in the Enterprise edition.
OpenLiteSpeed Admin Interface
OpenLiteSpeed web server rides on an event-driven, resource-friendly architecture and features a user-friendly WebAdmin GUI that helps you manage your domains/websites and monitor an array of metrics. It's optimized to execute a wide spectrum of scripts such as Perl, Python, Ruby, and Java. OPenLiteSpeed supports both IPv4 and IPv6 with SSL/TLS support. IT provides support for TLS 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3.
You also get to enjoy bandwidth throttling, intelligent-cache acceleration, HTTP request validation, and IP-based access control. Additionally, you will benefit from high-performance page caching, and the web server's ability to handle thousands of concurrent connections.
Apart from acting as a web server, OpenLiteSpeed can serve a load balancer and reverse proxy. It's free to download and is available under the GPLv3 license.
Learn how to install the OpenLiteSpeed web server on Linux distributions using the following guides.
How To Install the OpenLiteSpeed Web Server on CentOS 8
7. Hiawatha Web Server
Written in C, Hiawatha is a lightweight and secure web server built for speed, security, and ease of use. It's code and features are highly secure and can ward off XSS and SQL injection attacks. Hiawatha also allows you to monitor your server using a special monitoring tool.
Hiawatha Web Server
It's also easy to install and comes with ample documentation to guide you through and give you all the information that you need. Hiawatha comes recommended for embedded systems or old servers that have low specifications.
8. NodeJS
This might come as a shocker. Yes, NodeJS is primarily an opensource and cross-platform server-side runtime environment used for building web applications in Javascript. However, it's also bundled with an http module that provides a set of classes and functions that extend its functionality and enables it to play the role of a web server.
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Learn how to install the NodeJS on Linux distributions using the following guides.
How to Install Latest NodeJS and NPM in Linux
While we have covered some of the best opensource web servers, the list is by no means cast in stone. If you feel we have left one a web server that should be featured in this list, give us a shout out.
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Media Literacy Week 2021
Media Literacy Week is an annual national campaign to promote digital and media literacy.
In 2021, we're celebrating Media Literacy Week by highlighting one of the IPC's four strategic priorities, Children and Youth in a Digital World. Our goal is to champion the access and privacy rights of Ontario's children and youth by promoting their digital literacy and the expansion of their digital rights while holding institutions accountable for protecting the children and youth they serve. Below are some resources the IPC has designed to promote digital literacy in children and youth.
Info Matters Podcast, Episode 9: Teenage confidential: Teens, technology, and privacy
Texting, chat, photo, and video sharing — teens have so many ways to connect now it can be hard for parents to keep up! This episode explores some of the ways teens are using online technologies, their approach to privacy, and how parents can help them navigate this tricky terrain safely and ethically. Commissioner Patricia Kosseim speaks with Matthew Johnson, Director of Education at MediaSmarts, Canada's not-for-profit centre for digital and media literacy.
Privacy Pursuit! Games and Activities for Kids
The IPC's free privacy activity book, Privacy Pursuit! Games and Activities for Kids, help kids understand and protect their online privacy. The activity book uses word searches, crossword puzzles, cryptograms, and other fun games to help kids learn about the importance of online privacy and provides some easy tips on how to protect it. Kids will learn how to use and protect passwords, limit what they share, how to play and communicate with friends, watch out for scams, and show privacy empathy for others.
Info Matters Podcast, Episode 4: Teaching kids about privacy
Explaining privacy in a way that kids can understand — concepts and tools parents can use to start discussing this very important topic from a young age. Commissioner Kosseim speaks with international privacy expert Daniel Solove about his new children's book, The Eyemonger.
For a quick response, kindly e-mail or phone us with details of your request such as media outlet, topic, and deadline:
Email: media@ipc.on.ca
The IPC maintains channels on Twitter, YouTube and Linkedin in its efforts to communicate to Ontarians and others interested in privacy, access and related issues.
Our Social Media Policy


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Beverly is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 41,186 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Beverly is the 38th largest community in Massachusetts. Beverly has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Of important note, Beverly is also a city of artists. Beverly has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Beverly's character.
One of the nice things about Beverly is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.