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Fix Your Wi-Fi: Free Tweaks and Major Overhauls
By Yardena Arar
Is your trusty Wi-Fi network faltering? Are you encountering problems with streaming media, online games, or network backups? As more people turn to Wi-Fi for tasks that depend on high bandwidth and low latency, the technology's weaknesses--a limited ability to accommodate multiple neighboring networks and multimedia-related design issues, among others--have become more apparent.
Tackling these problems may involve purchasing new gear, but you might just need to adjust your router settings. Here are a few common problems and some fixes.
Fix Your Wi-Fi for Free
If you're having serious difficulties with your Wi-Fi range or streaming media, you might have to spend some money to fix them. Before you buy anything, however, make sure that you're doing the best you can with the gear you already own.
Start with the position of your router. You should place it as centrally to the location of your networked gear as possible. If you're using 802.11b, g, or n equipment on the 2.4GHz band, try to keep the router away from potential sources of interference, such as microwave ovens and some cordless phones. If possible, place it higher rather than lower--closer to the ceiling than to the floor. In general, it's best to position the router far from any sources of electrical interference.
Speaking of interference, be aware of it. Try not to use the microwave while you're watching a video. Bluetooth also runs on the 2.4GHz band, so consider putting away your Bluetooth headset.
Try using channels other than the defaults. Again, this is primarily an issue only for 2.4GHz networks, which have just three nonoverlapping channels (1, 6, and 11). Many routers have an Auto setting that's supposed to figure out which channel is the least crowded, but you can experiment with setting a specific channel. Make sure that the adapters on all other networked devices are set to the same channel.
It goes without saying that setting security is important, not just to protect privacy but also to keep bandwidth thieves away. Even if you have set up WPA2 encryption, it's a good idea to check on whether any unauthorized gear is using your network. Most routers have a status page in their firmware that lets you look at active DHCP clients--take a peek from time to time.
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Extend Your Wi-Fi Signal
The breadth of your Wi-Fi coverage depends on a lot of variables, including everything from the distance and number of walls between a networked device and the Wi-Fi router to the weather and time of day. If your Wi-Fi reception is okay up close but iffy a room or two away, you may find that boosting the signal helps--especially if you're still using an older 802.11b/g router (802.11n gear significantly improves coverage).
You have several ways to do this. One is to replace your router's built-in antennas with better third-party ones, which will send out a more powerful signal. Such products are available in two flavors: Omnidirectional antennas (the kind that most routers come with) broadcast the signal in all directions, while directional antennas let you focus on a problem area. (Note that the FCC places limits on antenna signal strength, but these consumer products fall well within them.)
Since these antennas work only with routers that either let you remove the original antennas or provide a jack for third-party
The Amped Wireless High Power Omni-Directional Antenna.
antennas, check your router to see whether replacing the antennas is even an option. Several vendors offer so-called high-gain antennas; when shopping, make sure to find one that supports your current Wi-Fi technology. A few older units on the market work with 802.11b/g gear, but if you've upgraded to 802.11n, confirm that the new antenna supports the latest and fastest Wi-Fi standard.
A DIY antenna is a cheap way to revitalize your Wi-Fi network. (Picture by Boomerbubba.)
The $50 Buffalo Technology AirStation WLE-2DA Directional Antenna supports 802.11n and claims to boost a router's signal from the standard 1-2db to 6db; it's a big, flat gizmo that you point in the direction of your problem spots. Meanwhile, the Amped Wireless High Power 12dBi Omni-Directional WiFi Antenna ($40) promises even more robust amplification. Note that both of these work only with 2.4GHz 802.11n networks (which are backward-compatible with the most popular legacy standards, 802.11b/g) and are designed primarily for indoor use. Trendnet sells a full line of antennas designed for outdoor use, including some that support dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) networks.
Do-it-yourself types can experiment with a homebrew antenna, such as the one I found on a site called FreeAntennas.com, which uses foil. (I've never done this, but links to testimonials are on several forums, and I've also seen the design referenced on Lifehacker.)
What if your router doesn't support external or replacement antennas? Investing in a repeater might help. This is basically a device that you position on the outskirts of--but definitely within--the range of your router's reliable coverage; it receives, amplifies, and rebroadcasts the original signal, thereby extending the range. Hawking Technology offers an $80 model (the HWREN1) that supports 2.4GHz 802.11n and is designed for indoor use; the Netgear WN2000RPT delivers similar functionality for $70.
Implement Streaming Media Solutions
If you can browse the Web and download e-mail on your Wi-Fi, but run into dropped signals or issues with streaming multimedia, you're probably having problems with signal interference, especially if you're using 2.4GHz 802.11n (or even worse, 802.11b/g) Wi-Fi. In densely populated areas, even if other devices aren't in use, many neighboring networks may be competing for bandwidth: If more than three devices are trying to use the 2.4GHz spectrum simultaneously, someone will get knocked off, at least briefly. This isn't usually a problem for nonmedia applications--you wouldn't notice a small delay in e-mail delivery, for example--but it becomes quickly apparent with streaming media, which can stutter or freeze.
Use InSSIDer to scan your local networks for signal congestion.
One way to determine whether channel overcrowding might be a problem is to go into your PC's Wi-Fi utility to detect networks that are in range. If you see more than half a dozen, chances are good that all of them are battling for bandwidth. You can download the free InSSIDer Wi-Fi scanning tool to get an easy readout of all your local Wi-Fi networks, including their channels and signal strength, so you can figure out which channels are less crowded.
Channel overcrowding is less of a problem on the 5GHz band, because it has many more channels and it isn't used as much as 2.4GHz is to begin with. In the Wi-Fi universe, only 802.11a devices used 5GHz in the past, and they were far outnumbered by 2.4GHz-based 802.11b and g devices.
However, manufacturers are starting to turn to 5GHz for streaming media. If you have a dual-band router, and you have devices that support a 5GHz network (for instance, we're starting to see connected TVs that support dual-band Wi-Fi), you should try setting your devices to use the 5GHz band. Note, however, that the 5GHz band doesn't support the range that 2.4GHz does, so you will want to check whether the 5GHz coverage is adequate where you need it.
Even if you have a router that doesn't support the 5GHz band--maybe you invested in a 2.4GHz 802.11n router before dual-band routers were widely available--you can add 5GHz support via an access point (which you would plug into an available ethernet point on your 2.4GHz router). Few vendors ever released 5GHz-only access points, but you should be able to pick up a dual-band access point--the D-Link DAP-1522, for example--for under $100 and run it in 5GHz mode.
Also, if you're shopping for an 802.11n router and you intend to use it for streaming media, check its antenna array. The speed and coverage of 802.11n depend a lot on the technology's ability to send and receive multiple data streams simultaneously, so the more antennas you have, the faster and farther the network should reach. The fastest 802.11n gear uses 3x3 (three transmitting and three receiving) antennas; gear with 2x2 antenna arrays is less expensive and not as powerful. The difference in antenna arrays is responsible for the varied top potential speeds you see on 802.11n packaging.
Try Hybrid Home Networking
Powerline networking gear makes it easier to add wired network connections to your home network.
If multimedia and coverage issues persist, consider adding a wired component to your network. Although I wouldn't ever want to give up the convenience of Wi-Fi for portable devices such as cell phones, tablets, and laptops, there's no compelling reason to prefer wireless connections for equipment that stays in place, such as home entertainment gear or a desktop PC.
A couple of years ago I added HomePlug AV powerline-networking support to my Wi-Fi network, and I've never looked back. It's particularly useful in my home entertainment center, where I have four networked devices connected via ethernet to a four-port HomePlug AV switch plugged into a wall outlet.
I enabled the powerline network by plugging a HomePlug AV adapter into a free ethernet port on my Wi-Fi router at one end, and into a wall outlet on the other. But a couple of vendors are starting to ship hybrid routers that support both Wi-Fi and HomePlug AV, out of the box. The D-Link DHP-1320, for one, announced at CES, is shipping for as little as $100 (but it doesn't support 5GHz 802.11n, only the 2.4GHz flavor).
HomePlug AV powerline isn't as good as gigabit ethernet, but in general it has proved more reliable than even 5GHz Wi-Fi for streaming media. Unless the electrical circuitry in your home is really old, it can be a great substitute--and of course, it doesn't require running new cables behind walls.


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UPDATE: Rite Aid says it will continue to offer free COVID-19 tests in December
Shares of Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) were up 0.1% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the drugstore chain confirmed that it will continue to offer no-charge COVID-19 testing in December. Rite Aid had announced Tuesday morning (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rite-aid-to-start-charging-115-per-covid-19-test-from-dec-1-as-federal-funding-ends-2020-11-24) that it would begin charging $115 for symptomatic and asymptomatic diagnostic testing starting Dec. 1. The company currently does not charge people who come in for COVID-19 testing at its 301 testing sites. The Department of Health and Human Services said Rite Aid had notified HHS on Nov. 21 that it had conducted more tests than allocated in their contract, and that HHS had requested more funding for Rite Aid in response, according to a statement from Mia Heck, director of external affairs in the office of the assistant secretary for health. A Rite Aid spokesperson declined to comment beyond the news announcement. Rite Aid also on Tuesday announced plans to lower the age requirement for a COVID-19 test to 13 years old from 18 and said it plans to add 1,000 drive-through testing locations. All of the major drugstore chains in the U.S. including CVS Health Corp. (CVS) and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) are offering coronavirus tests. Rite Aid's stock is down 28% so far this year, while the S&P 500 has gained 10.7%.
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Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is proud to host a wide range of visiting tutors and directors, allowing us to offer a more varied and wider experience for our students.
Mabel trained at the RSAMD. Her MA in Performance Making and Methodology from Goldsmiths University sparked an interest in teaching and Actor training. She has taught at East 15 and still teaches at BADA. As an actress her extensive theatre career includes productions at The Young Vic, Donmar Warehouse and Southwark Playhouse as well as many regional reps.
Amanda is a freelance Speech and Language Therapist and presents our annual 'Vocal Health and Sustainability' lecture. Prior to setting up an independent practice Amanda was Clinical Lead for Voice Therapy Services at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
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An award winning freelance theatre director who began his career at Bristol Old Vic. Bill joined the RSC in 1977 and remained there until 1992 leaving as Associate Director. He was Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep 1992-2001.
An Olivier nominated Director, Sally is an Associate Artist at Bristol Old Vic, and a long-time collaborator with Travelling Light. Recent credits include: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Peter Pan, Jane Eyre (Bristol Old Vic, National Theatre).
During her career, as both Director & Associate Director, Gemma has worked for companies including: Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Court Theatre, New Vic Theatre and The Orange Tree Theatre. She is Associate Director of the Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
Currently Associate Director at Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, David is an award-winning theatre director. Recent credits include: Insignificance by Terry Johnson (Arcola Theatre, first London revival in over 20 years), Blue Heart by Caryl Churchill (Tobacco Factory Theatre, Orange Tree Theatre).
Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic and Associate Director of the National Theatre since 2004. Tom was the Artistic Director of Battersea Arts Centre from 1995 to 2004. Directing credits include: The Grinning Man (Bristol Old Vic and West End); War Horse (National Theatre, UK & International Tours).
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Actress and Director, Lorna spent several years with Birmingham Rep and made her television debut in the 1990s. Lorna is known for her roles in BBC shows Doctors, Grandpa in My Pocket and Tikkabilla. Lorna has also directed multiple episodes of Doctors.
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Moeen Ali's Father Blasts 'Disgraceful' Abuse By Indian Fans
By Discover The Truth • September 11, 2014
DTT: It is reported in the media that the England batsman, Moeen Ali endured a torrent of abuse due to his Pakistan heritage and being a Muslim man. Indian fans abused him as a result of his heritage. Moeen Ali's father was furious and called it disgrace, and they should be ashamed of themselves for the things they were hurling at his son, Moeen Ali.
by Nick Mashiter – Independent.co.uk
Moeen Ali's father has hit out at the abuse directed towards the England all-rounder and labelled it "disgraceful".
The Worcestershire cricketer was subjected to booing by some of the Indian support during England's T20 win over them at Edgbaston on Sunday.
A complaint of racially motivated abuse from a member of the public has also led police to classify it as a "non-crime hate related incident", various reports said.
Moeen's father Munir believes the booing had racial undertones and insisted the Birmingham-born spinner should not have to contend with any abuse.
"We are very disappointed with what happened. It should have been a special day," he toldESPNcricinfo.
"Moeen was playing for his country in the city of his birth. It is the city I was born in and the city my mother was born in. The whole family was looking forward to it and we thought he would receive a warm welcome.
"Instead he was abused from the start. He was abused because he is a Muslim and because of his Pakistan heritage. That is disgraceful.
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Q: Using the jQuery selectors recursively? Consider the following JavaScript:
function checkAvailability(o) {
    o = $(o);
    var p = $(o[0].parentNode);

    if (!o.val()) {
        return;
    }

    p.children('name=ajaxState').attr('src', '/images/busy.gif');

which is attempting to leverage the following HTML:
<div>
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         src="/images/blank1616.png"
         style="float: right; width: 24px; height: 24px; margin-right: 1em;" />
  <input name="displayname" id="displayname" type="text"
         placeholder="Display Name"
         check-length min="1" max="45"
         onblur="checkAvailability(this);" />
</div>

where o is a wrapped input element, and p is a wrapped div element. What I want to do is get at the image element named ajaxState inside the div element, but that JavaScript throws:

Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: name=ajaxState

How can I use the same selector syntax to get at child elements here?

A: name=ajaxState is the attribute equals selector, it should be enclosed within []
p.children('[name=ajaxState]').attr('src', '/images/busy.gif');

It can be simplified a little to
function checkAvailability(o) {
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    if (!o.val()) {
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[AUG. 8, 2003] Main Street Lincoln and the city of Lincoln, have unveiled the design of this year's official Christmas ornament. The 2003 ornament will feature the Aug. 27, 1853 christening scene as depicted by the famous artist Lloyd Ostendorf.
Fifth in the series, the ornament in 24-karat gold over brass is enclosed in a black velvet presentation case with the city seal embossed in gold on the cover. The limited edition ornaments will include a numbered certificate of authenticity, the story of the christening event and a miniature version of the proclamation signed by Mayor Beth Davis naming it the official city ornament. The cost of each ornament is $15.
As a special recognition of the city's sesquicentennial, the Main Street board of directors has chosen to include a 2003 ornament as a thank-you gift for every business partnership of $125 or personal partnership of $50 received during the 2003 fund-raising campaign. "The generosity of the city's merchants and citizens for Main Street Lincoln has been overwhelming. The board wanted to take this opportunity to acknowledge this continuing support," said David Lanterman, board president.
Ornaments may be purchased at the Main Street Lincoln office, second floor of Union Planters Bank, 303 S. Kickapoo; phone (217) 732-2929.
Ornaments will be sold on a first come, first- served basis.


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The decline in the abortion rate was greatest in the midwest, south and north-east. Abortion is still a common procedure – in 2014, Jones and Jerman estimate, US women had 926,200 abortions – but there were nevertheless shifts in how abortions were performed. The number performed with medication, which is only effective early in a pregnancy, rose 7% to account for 31% of abortions outside a hospital setting.
There are competing theories to explain the decline in the abortion rate. The drop coincided with the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which made more effective and expensive methods of contraception, such as IUDs, available to millions more women for no "copay" or prescription charge. But the decline also aligned with a historic spike in new, state-level abortion restrictions.
Some data – such as trends in contraception usage – that could help determine the reasons for the decline are not yet available for 2014. Still, the researchers predicted that the drop in the abortion rate had less to do with new restrictions than with changes in contraception usage and a reduction in unintended pregnancies.
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Q: solr "-" not working in some cases and works for some cases I am facing a problem where i have two strings "t-150" and "w-elksrc". After indexing i put following queries :-
Query1: q=name:t-*&facet.query=t-&qt=autocomplete-identifier&hl=true&hl.fl=name&hl.ptc=true
Query2: q=name:w-*&facet.query=w-&qt=autocomplete-identifier&hl=true&hl.fl=name&hl.ptc=true
Query1 us returning me "t-150" . However query 2 is returning me "" (blank). When i remove dash from query 2 and put space and character which means "w e" then i am getting result.
The field name has "text" type on indexing time i am using ClassicTokenizerFactory, WordDelimiterFilterFactory, LowerCaseFilterFactory and at query time WhitespaceTokenizerFactory, LowerCaseFilterFactory.
Thanks!

A: The ClassicTokenizerFactory treats the stream in the following way -

Words are split at hyphens, unless there is a number in the word, in which case the token is not split and the numbers and hyphen(s) are preserved.

So according to the documentation your input "t-150" will remain as t-150 as it has a number. However the input "w-elkscr" will be split into two tokens i.e. w and elkscr.


The Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Anas. It ranges from 46-53 cm. It lives in heavily vegetated swamps. In Australia it is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. They occur in southwestern and southeastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.
The Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) is a small dabbling duck. Their breeding habitat is marshes and ponds throughout north and central North America. Their range is all of North America except western and northern Alaska, northern Yukon Territory, northern Northwest Territory, Northeastern Canada.
The Brown Pintail (Anas georgica spinicauda), a dabbling duck of the genus Anas, is a sub-species of the Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica). Its range includes Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, and Ecuador They also inhabit some of the subantarctic islands including South Georgia, which lends its name to the species. The nominate race A. g. georgica is thought to number between 1000 and 1500 pairs, and is found only in South Georgia. A. g. spinicauda is thought to number well over 110,000.
The Cape Teal, Anas capensis is a 44 to 46 cm long dabbling duck of open wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa. This species is essentially non-migratory, although it moves opportunistically with the rains. Like many southern ducks, the sexes are similar.
The Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) is a dabbling duck found in southern Australia. The Chestnut Teal prefers coastal estuaries and wetlands, and is indifferent to salinity. This bird is an omnivore. They build down-lines nests in tree stumps or, sometimes, on the ground. Both parents incubate the eggs.
The Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. This duck is found in southern South America, on freshwater lakes, marshes, lagoons and slow flowing rivers. It breeds on the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile. It migrates to southeastern Brazil for the winters.
The Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) is a medium-sized diving duck. Their breeding habitat is marshes and lakes with a metre or more water depth. Pochards breed in much of temperate and northern Europe into Asia. They are migratory, and winter in the southern and west of Europe.
The Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides) is a species of duck native to South America, the only member of the monotypic genus Lophonetta. There are two subspecies: L. specularioides alticola (Andean Crested Duck) and L. specularioides specularioides (Southern Crested Duck). The Southern Crested Duck is also called the Patagonia Crested Duck and its range is the Falklands, Chile, and Argentina.
The Pekin duck, or Long Island duck is a breed of domesticated duck used primarily for egg and meat production. It was bred from the Mallard in China. The ancestors of those ducks originated from the canals which linked waterways in Nanjing, not Beijing, and originally had small bodies and black feathers. The White Crested Duck is pure white with orange feet and bills. Their appearance is much the same as the Pekin except for their large crest of feathers on the top of their head.
The Gadwall, Anas strepera is a common and widespread duck of the family Anatidae. The Gadwall breeds in the northern areas of Europe and Asia, and central North America.The range of this bird appears to be expanding into eastern North America. This dabbling duck is strongly migratory, and winters farther south than its breeding range, from coastal Alaska, south into Central America, and east into Idaho, Kansas, Ohio, Virginia, and then south all the way into Central America.
The Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Their breeding habitat is the taiga. They are found in the lakes and rivers of boreal forests across Canada and the northern United States, Scandinavia and northern Russia . They are migratory and most winter in protected coastal waters or open inland waters at more temperate latitudes.
The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is a small duck and is the only member of the genus Lophodytes. Their breeding habitat is swamps and wooded ponds on the northern half of the United States or southern Canada. They form pairs in early winter. Hooded Mergansers are short distance migrants and winter in the United States wherever winter temperatures allow for ice free conditions on ponds, lakes and rivers.
Aythya affinis, the Lesser Scaup, is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. Their breeding habitat is inland lakes and marsh ponds in tundra from Alaska through western Canada to western Montana. These birds migrate south (mostly via the Central and Mississippi Flyways) when the young are fledged and return in early spring, usually arriving on the breeding ground in May.
The Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) is a medium-sized sea duck. Their breeding habitat is in tundra pools and marshes, but also along sea coasts and in large mountain lakes in the North Atlantic region, Alaska, northern Canada, northern Europe and Russia. They are migratory and winter along the eastern and western coasts of North America, on the Great Lakes, coastal northern Europe and Asia, with stragglers to the Black Sea. The most important wintering area is the Baltic Sea, where a total of about 4.5 million gather.
The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical areas of North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. It is strongly migratory in the northern parts of its breeding range, and winters farther south. For example, in North America it winters south to Mexico, but also regularly strays into Central America and the Caribbean between September and May.
The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. The species was once widespread in eastern Asia, but large-scale exports and the destruction of its forest habitat have reduced populations in eastern Russia and in China to below 1,000 pairs in each country; Japan, however, is thought to still hold some 5,000 pairs.
The Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris), is a medium-sized duck. It used to be included among the dabbling ducks, but is now classed as a diving duck. This duck formerly bred in large numbers in the Mediterranean region, but is now restricted to a few sites in southern Spain and northwest Africa. In the east it survives in Iran (Shadegan Marshes - the world's most important site), as well as isolated pockets in Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iraq.
The Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), also known as a the goosander, is a large-sized duck, which is distributed over Europe, North Asia and North America. North American birds migrate south in small groups to the United States wherever ice free conditions exist on ponds, lakes & rivers; on the west coast, some birds are permanent residents. Scandinavian & Russian birds also migrate southwards, but western European birds are largely resident.
The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to Mexico, Central, and South America. Small wild and feral breeding populations have established themselves in the United States, particularly in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Florida as well as in many other parts of North America, including southern Canada. Feral Muscovy ducks are found in New Zealand, Australia, and in parts of Europe.
The New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae) commonly Known as a Black teal, is a diving duck species of the genus Aythya. It is endemic to New Zealand.
The Pintail or Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a widely-occurring duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator. This dabbling duck breeds across northern areas of Eurasia south to about Poland and Mongolia, & in Canada, Alaska and the Midwestern United States. It winters mainly south of its breeding range, reaching almost to the equator in Panama, northern sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South Asia. Small numbers migrate to Pacific islands, particularly Hawaii, where a few hundred birds winter on the main islands in shallow wetlands and flooded agricultural habitats.
The Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata), sometimes known simply as the Shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of North America, and is a rare vagrant to Australia. In North America, it breeds along the southern edge of Hudson Bay and west of this body of water, and as far south as the Great Lakes west to Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon.
The Paradise Shelduck, Tadorna variegata, is a large goose-like duck endemic to New Zealand. They are known to the Maori as Putangitangi but now commonly referred to as the "Paradise duck", and are prized game birds. Both the male and female have striking plumage, the male has a black head and barred black body, the female a white head with a chestnut body. .
The Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica) is a large dabbling duck of the genus Anas. Fewer than 10,000 remain. It has a black crown, nape and eye stripe, with a cinnamon head and neck. Rest of body is greyish brown with a bright green speculum. Its legs are greyish brown, and its bill is blue grey. It eats shrimp, fish, insects, and vegetation, and it frequents all types of wetlands.
The Puna Teal (Anas puna) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Anas. It was previously regarded as a subspecies of the Silver Teal. The Puna Teal is resident in the Andes of Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile, and extreme northwestern Argentina. It is found on the larger lakes and pools in the altiplano.
The Radjah Shelduck, Tadorna radjah, is a species of shelduck and inhabits the mangrove forests and coastline of New Guinea and Australia. In Australia, its primary range is coastal tropical northern Australia, from central Queensland through northern Northern Territory (including Kakadu National Park) to the Kimberley in Western Australia.
The Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck.Their breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and southern and central Asia. They are somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south and into north Africa.
The Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) is a diving duck. Its breeding habitat is freshwater lakes and rivers across northern North America, Greenland, Europe and Asia. It nests in sheltered locations on the ground near water. It is migratory and many northern breeders winter in coastal waters further south.
The Redhead (Aythya americana) is a medium-sized diving duck. The breeding habitat is marshes and prairie potholes in western North America. Loss of nesting habitat has led to sharply declining populations. They overwinter in the southern and north-eastern United States, the Great Lakes region, northern Mexico and the Caribbean.
The Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys) is a small duck of South American forests. It is the only species of the genus Callonetta. The Ringed Teal breeds in north-west Argentina and Paraguay, also occurring in Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay. Their habitats include tropical, swampy forests and marshy clearings in well-wooded lowlands, as well as secluded pools and small streams.
The Rosybill or Rosybill Pochard (Netta peposaca) is a duck with a distinctive red bill on males and a slate-colored bill on females. Though classified as a diving duck, this pochard feeds more like a dabbling duck. The Rosybill is endemic to South America. It is found in Argentina, central Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. The population in southern Argentina migrates northward during the austral winter, reaching Brazil and southern Bolivia. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands.
The Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea, is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae. In India it is known as the Brahminy Duck. There are very small resident populations of this species in north west Africa and Ethiopia, but the main breeding area of this species is from south east Europe across central Asia to southeast China. These birds are mostly migratory, wintering in southern Asia.
The Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a widespread and common duck of the Genus Tadorna. This is a bird which breeds in temperate Eurasia. Most populations migrate to subtropical areas in winter, but this species is largely resident in westernmost Europe, apart from movements to favoured moulting grounds, such as the Wadden Sea on the north German coast.
The Smew (Mergellus albellus) is a small duck and is the only member of the genus Mergellus. This species breeds in the northern taiga of Europe and Asia. As a migrant it leaves its breeding areas and winters on sheltered coasts or inland lakes of the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, northern Germany and the Low Countries, with small number reaching Great Britain (for example, at Dungeness), mostly at regular sites. Vagrants have been recorded in North America. On lakes it prefers areas around the edges, often under small trees.
The Cape Shelduck or South African Shelduck, Tadorna cana, is a species of shelduck, a group of large goose-like birds which are part of the bird family Anatidae, which also includes the swans, geese and ducks. This is a 64 cm long bird which breeds in southern Africa, mainly in Namibia and South Africa. In the southern winter, many birds move north-east from the breeding range to favoured moulting grounds, where sizable concentrations occur.
The Spotbill, Anas poecilorhyncha, also known as the Spot-billed Duck, is a dabbling duck which breeds in tropical and eastern Asia. It has three subspecies: A. poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha (Indian Spotbill), A. poecilorhyncha zonorhyncha (Chinese Spotbill),and A. poecilorhyncha haringtoni (Burmese Spotbill). This duck is resident in the southern part of its range from Pakistan and India to southern Japan, but the northern subspecies, the Chinese Spotbill is migratory, wintering in southeast Asia.
The Common Teal or Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in temperate Eurasia and migrates south in winter. The Common Teal often simply called "the teal" due to being the only one of these small dabbling ducks in much of its range.
The Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, is a medium-sized diving duck with a population of close to one million birds. The Tufted Duck breeds widely throughout temperate and northern Eurasia. It occasionally can be found as a winter visitor along both coasts of the United States and Canada. These ducks are migratory in most of their range, and winter in the milder south and west of Europe, southern Asia and all year in most of the United Kingdom. They will form large flocks on open water in winter.
The Black-billed Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna arborea, is a whistling duck which breeds in the Caribbean. Alternative names are West Indian Whistling Duck and Cuban Whistling Duck. The Black-billed Whistling Duck is widely scattered throughout the West Indies including a large breeding population in the Bahamas, and smaller numbers in Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and Jamaica.
The White-faced Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna viduata, is a whistling duck which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.
The White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) is a small stiff-tailed duck. This duck breeds in Spain and North Africa, with a larger population in western and central Asia. Their breeding habitat is large tracts of open water with dense stands of aquatic plants to provide cover and nesting sites.
The White-winged Wood Duck, Cairina scutulata is a species of duck, usually placed in the genus Cairina and allied with the dabbling ducks. Historically, the White-winged Wood Duck was widely distributed from north-east India and Bangladesh, through South East Asia to Java and Sumatra. However, in 2002 it had a population of only 800, with about 200 in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, 150 on Sumatra, notably in Way Kambas National Park and 450 in India, Bangladesh and Burma.
The Wigeon or Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope, is common and widespread within its range. It breeds in the northernmost areas of Europe and Asia. It is strongly migratory and winters further south than its breeding range. It migrates to southern Asia and Africa. In Great Britain and Ireland the Wigeon is common as a winter visitor. It can be found as an uncommon winter visitor in the United States.
The Wood Duck or Carolina Duck (Aix sponsa) is a medium-sized perching duck. It shares its genus with the Asian Mandarin Duck.Their breeding habitat is wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds in eastern North America, the west coast of the United States and western Mexico.
The Yellow-billed Duck, Anas undulata, is a dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. This duck is not migratory, but will wander in the dry season to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks.
The Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is a dabbling duck of the genus Anas. Its range includes Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, and Ecuador They also inhabit some of the subantarctic islands including South Georgia, which lends its name to the species.
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Donald Trump Threatens to Close Southern Border if Democrats Fail to Fund Border Security
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President Donald Trump threatened to close the Southern border on Friday if Democrats continued blocking funding for border security.
"We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely if the Obstructionist Democrats do not give us the money to finish the Wall & also change the ridiculous immigration laws that our Country is saddled with," Trump wrote on Twitter.
The president commented on the ongoing funding stalemate as the partial government shutdown continued into the seventh day.
Trump added that he was willing to freeze economic activity between the Southern border and even end trade with Mexico.
"Go back to pre-NAFTA, before so many of our companies and jobs were so foolishly sent to Mexico," he wrote. "Either we build (finish) the Wall or we close the Border."
The shutdown is expected to continue into January after Congressional Democrats refused to fund border security in the new government funding bill.
Trump accused Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador of "doing nothing" to help keep their people from traveling to America despite receiving millions of dollars in aid from the United States.
"Word is that a new Caravan is forming in Honduras and they are doing nothing about it," he wrote. "We will be cutting off all aid to these 3 countries – taking advantage of U.S. for years!"
We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely if the Obstructionist Democrats do not give us the money to finish the Wall & also change the ridiculous immigration laws that our Country is saddled with. Hard to believe there was a Congress & President who would approve!
….The United States looses soooo much money on Trade with Mexico under NAFTA, over 75 Billion Dollars a year (not including Drug Money which would be many times that amount), that I would consider closing the Southern Border a "profit making operation." We build a Wall or…..
…..close the Southern Border. Bring our car industry back into the United States where it belongs. Go back to pre-NAFTA, before so many of our companies and jobs were so foolishly sent to Mexico. Either we build (finish) the Wall or we close the Border……
…..Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are doing nothing for the United States but taking our money. Word is that a new Caravan is forming in Honduras and they are doing nothing about it. We will be cutting off all aid to these 3 countries – taking advantage of U.S. for years!
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By ottawafamilytree on May 21, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )
Back To Ireland Through The Killeen Family
Helena Killeen (1863-1950) married Peter Dolan (1863-1946) (picture left) in Notre Dame Basilica, Ottawa on 15 Nov 1885. Their fifth child, was Gertrude Pearl (1894-1978), my grandmother.
Helena's father, Dennis Benjamin Killeen (1829-1914) was married to Ellen O'Brien.
It's through Dennis Benjamin that we've been able to trace the family back to Ireland.
His father Denis Killeen is mentioned in a history of Ottawa published in 1927 [A.H.D. Ross, Ottawa: Past and Present (Ottawa: Thorborn & Abbott, 1927), p. 39]:
"the first white child born in the Township of March was Patrick Killean, whose father, Denis Killean, was in Captain Monk's employ, and the second was Benning Monk."
An earlier mention of the same information came in a talk by Mrs. M.H. Ahearn, "The Settlers of March Township," which was first read before the Women's Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa on 10 March 1899, and later published by the Ontario Historical Society [Mrs. M.H. Ahearn, "The Settlers of March Township," Ontario Historical Society, Papers and Records, vol. 3 (Toronto: 1901; reprint, Millwood, New York: Kraus Reprint Co., 1975), pp. 98-99].
Denis, born around 1786 in the parish of Meelick in East County Galway, Ireland, had served under Captain John Benning Monk in the 97th Regiment of Foot. He had apparently then followed Monk to March township as some sort of domestic (or "soldier servant," in Mrs. Ahearn's words). He later received a patent from the Crown, in 1828, for 100 acres at Concession 3, Lot 11, March township.
Thanks to Mary Catherine Moran for these details from her website Ottawa Valley Irish.
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Dubai Font
Creating a font and brand for the city of Dubai.
How do you embed the story of a city in over 100 million devices, reaching 180 countries around the world? By creating a font that represents a city. Presenting Dubai Font.
Dubai Font is more than just a font. It is a brand for the city, representing its people and carrying its values. Simply known as Dubai, it was created to promote literacy and freedom of expression for all.
The project was commissioned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan and launched by the Executive Council of Dubai in partnership with Microsoft. Dubai is the first city in the world to have its own Microsoft Font. By officially launching the font on Microsoft Office 365, brand Dubai was embedded in 100 million+ devices globally and would be seen in millions of laptops, computers and mobile phones around the world. Y&R Dubai turned the drop-down menu of font libraries into a medium to spread brand Dubai globally.
Dubai Font was designed by Dr. Nadine Chahine of Monotype. Drawing inspiration from traditional Arabic text and Dubai's futuristic visage, she crafted a typeface that embodies the old and new, local and global. The font design creates a harmony between Latin and Arabic scripts – resulting in a new harmony between the two without sacrificing the authenticity of either.
Dubai Font has been officially adopted and is used by businesses, newspapers, government institutions and citizens, and its story and launch was discussed worldwide.
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Detailed report and infographic reveals the Perth tech start-up scene: People and investment
A new report confirms the Perth start-up ecosystem is gaining traction, and includes over 100 tech start-ups and more than 2,500 people involved in the start-up ecosystem.
The report and accompanying infographic has been released by big data and behaviour analytics start-up Boundlss.
Co-working space SpaceCubed is credited with playing a "vital role" in connecting the community, with over 150 events, 10,000 visits and 30% of tech groups meeting in the space.
Jonah Cacioppe, co-founder and chief executive of Boundlss, told StartupSmart the Perth ecosystem was ready for rapid growth.
"The last year or two it's really picked up with a lot of extra activities," he says.
"The number of tech meet-up groups boomed, we've got tonnes of start-up grass roots activity happening, more than ever before," Cacioppe says.
"We're just at the cusp. We're like a baby that's about to start standing soon. But what we do need is more access to money. Getting from the stage of mates working on an idea to being a funded company is still a tricky path in Perth."
The report found while private and venture capital investment lags behind the national average, it is taking off, largely led by federal government initiatives Commercialisation Australia and the Innovation Investment Fund.
Commercialisation Australia invested $12.6 million in grants in Western Australia last year, which amounted to 18% of their available funds. These funds were matched by $12.6 million in venture capital and private equity funding.
"We discovered Commercialisation Australia's investment is pretty important, and that was really surprising. Without them, there wouldn't be much cash flowing into the start-up space," Cacioppe says, adding there is huge potential for new investment.
"There is a lot of cash in Perth because of mining, as well as a speculative culture. But getting that money to move into the start-up group is still hard."
Several initiatives were credited as key organisations, including Startup Weekend, the Perth chapter of the Founder Institute, and the OzApp Awards.
Despite the community still needing to look to Australia's east coast for funding, Cacioppe says the success of Perth groups like Canva have helped spur the community on.
"No one has exited yet, but we've got some really healthy valuations and raises in the last year or so," Caicoppe says. "But the community has really galvanised with a little bit of sponsorship and support, and we're going to keep growing."
To view the infographic, click here.


Technology is changing the way consumers shop, not just online but also in stores. Here Worldpay looks at initiatives designed to make payments as seamless as possible, beginning with specialized cameras using facial recognition software to combat payment fraud. The focus then shifts quite literally to other worlds, with ideas on how to handle payments through virtual reality. The company also previews its novel downloadable software payment terminal, which simply pairs a special app with the native hardware of specific mobile phones. The presentation concludes with a brief look at initial findings from a pilot program using this payment terminal.


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'Beach Body Ready' Advertisements Spark Widespread Backlash
In this April 27, 2015 photo, a Protein World advert displayed in an underground station in London which says "Are you beach body ready?" as a petition calling for its removal gathers tens of thousands of signatures.
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By Naina Bajekal
A weight-loss advertisement in the London Underground featuring a bikini-clad model has sparked a backlash, with protesters saying the company Protein World is making passersby "feel physically inferior to the unrealistic body image of the bronzed model."
More than 50,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the posters for meal replacement supplements—which have the tagline "Are you beach body ready?"—to be removed from London tube stations and train carriages.
In addition, Britain's Advertising Standards Authority has received hundreds of complaints from people saying the ad promotes unhealthy methods of weight loss and encourages body shaming. Photos of defaced posters have gone viral on Twitter under the hashtag #everybodysready while a "Taking back the beach" protest in London's Hyde Park has been organized for Saturday.
In a statement, Protein World said "Getting 'beach ready' is not a new concept…We absolutely have no intention of removing the adverts because of a minority making a lot of noise." Arjun Seth, the CEO of Protein World, said that the adverts were "aspirational" and likened the campaigners to "terrorists."
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A Transport for London spokesperson told TIME the advertisements were being removed on Wednesday because Protein World's contract had ended.
"The adverts were paid for for three weeks so they're just being taken down because they've come to a natural end," the spokesperson said. "It's the natural conclusion to the end of their marketing."
Write to Naina Bajekal at naina.bajekal@time.com.
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Q: Using Windows MySQL Workbench 8.0 with Mariadb and PAM authentication I'm currently attempting to get the latest version of MySQL Workbench for Windows to connect to Mariadb v 5.6.10 running on CentOS. With a user authenticated using MySQL's built-in authentication, I can connect fine (I get an incompatibility message, but I can still connect and run queries), but if I try to connect using a PAM-authenticated user, it complains about a missing DLL:
Authentication plugin 'dialog' cannot be loaded.
With procmon, I was able to determine that it is looking for C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\lib\plugin\dialog.dll
Under the pre-8 versions of MySQL Workbench, you could simply extract the DLL from the Windows MariaDB distribution and copy it to the appropriate directory, but this doesn't work with Workbench 8.0 (I tried with the latest Mariadb Windows distribution and it complained about an API incompatibility with the version of dialog.dll I copied in). Are there any DLLs that will allow this to work? Any other workaround?

A: An alternative is to change the sever configuration and force the client to use mysql_clear_password instead of dialog. However this will not work if PAM service requires multiple questions or challenge-responses.
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MIZZEN+MAIN LAUNCHES NEW ELECTION COLLECTION FOR FALL
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American-made menswear company Mizzen+Main has launched its fall/winter 2016 collection, featuring new seasonal styles of the brand's popular Spinnaker and Leeward dress shirts, named after historic United States presidents in recognition of the 2016 presidential election.
Dubbed "The Election Collection," it features seven new Leeward and four new Spinnaker dress shirts named after famous United States presidents: Eisenhower (dark purple large gingham), Lincoln (purple & light blue gingham), Jefferson (large blue stripes with thin red stripes), Truman (beige & blue madras), and Washington (red stripe on blue check) to name a few.
The collection also features Mizzen+Main's year-round styles of Leeward and Spinnaker dress shirts, henleys, chinos, polos, quarter-zips, and sweaters. The collection ranges in price from $70-$145 and features Mizzen+Main's trademark light-weight fabric that is moisture-wicking, wrinkle-resistant, machine washable, and has a four-way stretch.
"With the presidential election taking place this year, Mizzen+Main wanted to pay tribute to our country's prolific history of great leadership," said Kevin Lavelle, co-founder and CEO of Mizzen+Main. "As an American-made company, our brand upholds the values of our nation, and the timing of our fall/winter collection presented an opportunity to honor its legacy."


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Discussing Miscarriages and Preterm Births on Social Media
A miscarriage is an extremely traumatic event in a family's life. Preterm births are also incredibly stressful, with the baby's health and future often not immediately guaranteed. With that being said, why would anyone want to discuss these private, heart-wrenching issues with anyone outside of their own family? As it turns out, it is not uncommon for miscarriages and preterm births to be discussed across various social media platforms, but especially on Twitter. Recent research published in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology dove deeper into this phenomenon, and I would like to take this opportunity to recap the study to shed some more light on what drives women who have gone through miscarriages or preterm births to publicly discuss their experiences. Keep reading to learn more.
Background on Miscarriages and Preterm Births
Unfortunately, miscarriages are more common than many people realize. This is because many miscarriages occur before a woman even knows she is pregnant. However, in terms of detected pregnancies, miscarriage occurs in up to 1 in 5 cases. The likelihood of a miscarriage increases with age, and the majority of miscarriages are not due to something that the woman either did or did not do while pregnant. Preterm birth occurs when a baby is born before 37 weeks of gestation. Babies born at less than 28 weeks are considered to be extremely preterm and may face long term health issues as they grow older. Preterm births can occur for a number of reasons, some of which include having multiple pregnancies, certain infections, and chronic conditions. As both of these events can be traumatic and cause extreme stress and depression, data states that feelings of isolation are not uncommon following a miscarriage or preterm birth.
What Does the Study Address?
The purpose of the study mentioned earlier was to learn more about how and why people engage in discussions about miscarriage and preterm births on Twitter, which would lead to a more clear understanding of the emotional state of women who have experienced a miscarriage. The study stated that due to the fact that miscarriages are often misunderstood, women are more likely to grieve alone, as well as feel dissatisfied with support from their healthcare provider. Women may seek help and support from other sources following a miscarriage or preterm birth because screening for psychological distress is not uniformly practiced following a miscarriage. The study identified Twitter and other social media platforms as safe spaces for women who feel isolated to discuss their experiences with others who have gone through the same type of trauma. According to another study, some women who have experienced a miscarriage feel that the only person who could understand what they are going through is someone else who has had a miscarriage.
Study Methods – Analyzing Tweets about Miscarriage and Preterm Birth
In order to look for trends and gather data on miscarriage and preterm birth discussions on social media, the organizers of the study gathered Twitter posts containing the phrases "preterm birth" and "miscarriage" over a period of two years. 291,443 tweets were collected, and Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) was used to determine major topics of discussion.
Miscarriage and Preterm Birth Discussion Topics on Social Media
The study was able to cluster the gathered tweets into the following ten topics:
Celebrity disclosures
Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson's miscarriage disclosure
Michelle Obama's miscarriage disclosure
Preterm births
Feelings of loss
Feelings of anxiety
Ectopic pregnancies
The researchers also looked specifically for the phrases "my miscarriage" and "I had a miscarriage" to identify those who self-reported a miscarriage. These tweets were categorized by common feelings, which included grief, sadness, depression, anger, relief, isolation, annoyance, and neutral.
Findings of the Study
Overall, the study found many interesting trends regarding social media discussions about miscarriages and preterm births. It was noted that celebrities are considered to be strong and brave when discussing their struggles with infertility and miscarriage, and there was often an influx of miscarriage disclosures on social media following a celebrity sharing their own story. When politics were discussed in a miscarriage context, it was often due to a misunderstanding between abortions and miscarriages. Preterm birth findings revealed that tweets about this topic were most commonly focused on causes, treatment, prevention, and advocacy related to preterm births in the United States.
In order to determine the emotional state of women tweeting about their miscarriage experience, the study analyzed the tone and content of miscarriage disclosure tweets. 50.6% of the tweets in this portion of the study expressed grief. There was also a strong prevalence of tweets expressing anger or annoyance, most commonly directed at people making insensitive comments or medical professionals who the women felt had treated them unfairly during or after their miscarriage.
Conclusions of the Study – What Sparks Miscarriage Conversations on Twitter?
Upon reviewing the data, the authors of the study believe that the greatest factor that contributes to miscarriage discussions on social media is celebrity disclosure of their own miscarriages. They also feel that the study showcases the fact that individuals utilize Twitter to share information and experiences and seek support from others who understand how they are feeling. This information has the potential to be valuable for physicians who provide care and treatment for miscarriages so that patients can feel more comfortable and understood during this incredibly difficult time in their life.
What do you think of this study? If you'd like to talk about it further, please reach out to me through my website or on Instagram or Twitter. I'd love to hear your thoughts about how you've provided miscarriage care to your patients or how you feel social media impacts those who have experienced a miscarriage, preterm birth, or other issues with fertility.
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Team News: Wenger Offers Update On Wilshere, Welbeck & Cazorla
By mac14 on February 11, 2016
It's been another busy day of team news at Arsenal HQ so I'll bring you around-up of the latest updates from Arsene Wenger…..
The boss has been speaking to Arsenal.com ahead of Sunday's crucial Premier League clash with Leicester and he confirmed that we've suffered no fresh injury problems but Tomas Rosicky is of course out after picking up a serious thigh injury two weeks ago.
Arsene then offered an update on Jack Wilshere and revealed that the midfielder is now running freely again after stepping-up his latest injury comeback.
Jack hasn't featured all season due to a fractured fibula that he suffered in pre-season training but the boss claims he could be back in contention for a first team return within 'weeks'.
There was also a positive update on Santi Cazorla with Arsene confirming that the Spaniard is also closing-in on making his own comeback from a knee injury that he sustained in November.
Cazorla is following an individual training programme right now but like Wilshere, he's now expected back in the first team set-up within the coming weeks.
The final update from Wenger was on Danny Welbeck and the boss says he's now back to 'full power' in training after making his first competitive appearance of the season with a run out for the under-21's last week having recovered from a knee injury.
Sunday's game with Leicester is likely to come too soon for Welbeck but he should be back in the squad to face Hull in our FA Cup fifth round clash next weekend.
Here is what Wenger told Arsenal.com:
on the team news…
It is a similar squad available to last week, we are still early in the week but we should have everyone available. Of course Rosicky [is out], and Wilshere is not ready. But everyone else should be available
on Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla…
They are back running, they are on a fitness programme now so it means it is not a question of months anymore, it is a question of weeks for them to be back.
on Danny Welbeck…
He is doing well, it is a bit early for him maybe but he is now back to full power in training. It is a big possibility [he could be involved against Hull next week]. We gave him one or two days recovery after the under-21 game, but now he is back in full training. He has worked very hard and he is fit.
So the squad is in very good health right now and I personally can not wait for Cazorla and Wilshere to be back in the squad as they've been sorely missed in recent months.
Let's hope the boys can maintain our title charge over the coming weeks before Santi and Jack return to really help us kick on during the run-in.
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I love a rainy Monday.
I dropped the kids at school a few minutes ago, their first day back after a Spring break week that lived up to its moniker. Last week was sunny, abnormally warm (our high last Monday was almost 70; and yes, that's after our high the Wednesday before was 5) and absolutely gorgeous. We played outside, rode bikes, opened the windows, hiked at some nearby nature centers. Of course, we also indulged in an afternoon at Chuck E. Cheese (a Spring break tradition) and a couple of other extracurricular activities.
But today, it's back to business. And while I love unscheduled fun and last week was a perfect appetizer to get me hankering for summer, I'm excited, right now, to settle down for the next few days and cozy up to my regularly scheduled lifestyle.
The rain outside -- which would be snow, if this were a normal March -- fits today. It's like a little gift from the One who made me me.
I think He knows that, sometimes, a rainy Monday is a little slice of perfection.
I love rainy days too. Just makes you have to stop and that's a good thing.
We'd LOVE some rain! Glad you enjoyed your rainy Monday!
I so dig a rainy day...like today. ;)I seem to sleep really hard when it's raining in the wee hours of the morning...Mmmmm....nice.
Hi Kelly! It's Emma's Spring Break here and Gary's out of town for two weeks. Isn't that FUN?!
But your Chuck E. Cheese idea is good. That place ranks low on my favorites list, but I'd get mega mom points. Thanks for the inspiration!
And as far as rain and weather, it was in the upper 70's all last week and over the weekend, and we're expecting a big snowstorm later this week. Go figure. But I'm glad... we've not once played in the snow this season because the couple of times it did snow enough, it melted within hours.
Wait. So when are you moving here?
It has rained all day today here as well (though it is Wednesday) and I've not accomplished a thing - except for some much needed studying that is. We've not had spring break yet but I'm looking forward to taking the kids on some mini-adventures.


Now we will look at games similar to the ones discussed already, but change the important assumption that the players move simultaneously. We will be looking to predict how players should make choices, and the key is to anticipate the other player's reaction. We will discuss what the outcome will be, and whether it is better to go first, go second, or whether it does not matter.


Now that all the samples are done it was time to create art with them. However, I still have no idea what to expect from this medium (see Day 1's warning).
For this exercise I used Permanent Yellow and Blue with a long-haird brush.
W/D – It leaves behind very vibrant, dynamic strokes but also some paint residue. Although I didn't so much as brush the paint on but rather spread or smear it. This meant I had to be a little strategic about where I'd place the glob of paint in relation to where I then planned to drag it.
W/W – As mentioned in my paint sampling section pre-wetting the paper made painting with liquid pencil much easier and the colours blended well. However, the colours lacked the intensity of the W/D example.
For this I used Blue and Grey 3 and a long hair brush.
W/D – As the paint was runnier it was more malleable. The end results don't look much different from using watercolours. I can't even see any graphite/pencil texture about it.
W/W – A lot smoother but could not get a rich dark tone. I like the colours but again felt like I was using watercolours, and the end results speak the same.
Liquid Pencil comes across as a medium that can create great textural surfaces so I wanted to explore its potential.
I sourced a Barbara Hepworth sculpture online and used the Permanent paints, a mix of colours, brushes and an old toothbrush.
I put down a wet on wet layer first then when it completely dried I smudged some more on with an old toothbrush including a bit of splatter.
This medium is so hard to manage, creating tonal depth is either really thick or washed out, not a lot of variety.
There are areas where I came close but with the colour paints not having much colour to them makes it all look flat. I know I was using a short-haired brush but it was really hard to get any kind of definition regardless. It's a medium that requires a lot of layering to get volume.
I attempted another one using a Tim Rowan sculpture. By the way, both artists' work are amazing and worth checking out if you like bold, striking, natural surfaces.
I used the same process of layering – wet on wet then slowly building up more concentrated areas.
I tried really hard to recreate the wonderful tactile surface. The eroded gritty textures are there but mine looks very heavy and bulky and lacks the elegance of the original.
These next two examples were created with the idea of combining them with another medium. Watercolours felt like they would make a good balance and possibly overcome the issues I had in the last exercise.
The watercolours went on first and I let them dry. To contrast the soft, mellow blues I decided to stick with a dry, short brush technique when adding the liquid pencils trying hard not to overwork it or cancel out the watercolours beneath.
They worked quite well together even giving the picture lots of vibrancy and depth. It's definitely an expressive medium, but again it is hard to create tonal range or line variation whilst retaining its gritty character.
With my second image I let the colours be the hero and the liquid pencils compliment it, which seemed to balance the picture well.
At the end of today's exercises I'm still perplexed about how to use this medium. There are things I like about it but it feels like I couldn't complete a picture using only them. I'll hold off on my overall review till the end as I still have a few more exercises to go.
They look wonderful in this article. Great colour combos and the texture comes through. It inspires me to have another go at them! Thanks.
It is a weird medium to use, I often use it on yupo, a plastic-like paper, where it pools and dries, then I draw into it. If you would like to see some examples there are some on my blog! You have achieved some fabulous textures and tones.
Hi Meegan – thanks, really appreciate your comments! I think it is the result that I get from Liquid Pencil that I like, its quite unpredictable, and can end up with a nice grainy texture in places, especially on the yupo. I don't think I would get quite the range of greys from ink either, but I should try it and see what happens! I have a plan for a new drawing, so once its done I will post it, but it won't be for a while, there seem to be too many other projects on the go at the moment! I'm enjoying your explorations, looking forward to more!
Thanks Anna. Yupo – not that sounds interesting. I'll have to look into that in the future. Good luck with the new drawing, will look forward to it.
Nice feel to your works in their own right Meegan.


Village Know-it-All: Prison for Making too much Noise!
A man has been condemned for four years and a day in prison because of the noise coming from his property in Fraga, Huesca.
The noise was generated between 2003 and 2007 when neighbours, Jaime Serra Vall and his wife could not obtain any sleep.
The cause was a live music club which José Luis Fariñas had set up in his basement.
According to the court statement, the owner of the property didn't take any soundproofing measures.
The neighbours Vall turned to the Town Hall to claim, becoming the first to do so and now both Jaime Serra Vall and his wife have each been awarded €7,220 €.
The Town Hall said the 'acoustic contamination' suffered every week meant that those affected suffered psychological disorders characterised by chronic tiredness, insomnia through stress and anxiousness.
The Supreme Court has supported the early decision given by the Huelva Provincial Court in November 2011.


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Q: Is it possible to update flatpaks with the "Software Updater"? Currently, when I want to update my flatpaks I have to open the gnome software center and look for updates there. My other software (apt, snaps) are updated by the "Software Updater", aka update-manager. Is it possible to also update flatpaks via the Software Updater?

A: No: update-manager currently handles only deb packages.
It is an Open Source application, so any community member can fork the code and/or can contribute additional features.
A proper Flatpak/Flathub (and Snapd) install already includes automatic updates, so it's understandable why perhaps there hasn't been a lot of community interest in contributing this feature to update-manager.

A: On Ubuntu 22.04 Flatpak's "Software" store (basically a Flatpak-only version of the snap/deb-focused Ubuntu Software store) provides an interface for configuring automatic updates, and they are enabled by default.
To configure automatic updates:

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*Open the 'Software' app

*Select the triple horizontal bars button in the upper right corner.

*Configure Update Preferences as you please. Here I disabled automatic updates since I prefer to manually update my apps for sake of stability and time management.


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Category: States
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Why is this GOP governor talking health care with Obama?
"As soon as Air Force One touched down in Indiana on Friday, Gov. Mike Pence met President Barack Obama on the tarmac with a plea: Expand the state's access to government-sponsored health insurance.
The catch: Pence wants to do it with a conservative twist.
At least, that's how he's selling his proposal. And his political future could hinge on whether the first-term Republican can convince conservatives that he's not just rebranding Obamacare.
Pence has spent much of his first two years in office trying to strike a bargain on one of the health care law's core components. Indiana will expand Medicaid coverage, Pence says, but only if it's allowed to do it through a tweaked version called the "Healthy Indiana Plan," which also requires users to make small payments into health savings accounts."
Supreme Court takes up Idaho Medicaid challenge
"The Supreme Court said Thursday it will decide whether private sector health care providers can force a state to raise its Medicaid reimbursement rates to keep up with the rising cost of services.
The justices agreed to hear an appeal from Idaho, which wants to overturn a lower court decision that ordered the state to increase payments.
A 2009 lawsuit argued that the state was unfairly keeping Medicaid reimbursement rates at 2006 levels despite studies showing that the cost of providing care had risen. A federal judge agreed, and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed."
BREAKING: Judge rules against Obamacare subsidies
"In a legal setback for the Obama administration, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Tuesday that people in states that rely on the federal insurance exchange are not eligible for Obamacare premium subsidies to help them pay for coverage.
Judge Ronald White, a George W. Bush appointee, invalidated an Internal Revenue Service rule interpreting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow the premium tax credits in states that have not established their own exchange. "The court holds that the IRS Rule is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or otherwise not in accordance with law," White wrote.
In his ruling, White rejected the argument that striking down the subsidies would cripple the entire healthcare reform law. "Congress is free to amend the ACA to provide for tax credits in both state and federal exchanges, if that is the legislative will," he wrote."
Obamacare doctor networks to stay limited in 2015
"Finding a doctor who takes Obamacare coverage could be just as frustrating for Californians in 2015 as the health-law expansion enters its second year..
The state's largest health insurers are sticking with their often-criticized narrow networks of doctors, and in some cases they are cutting the number of physicians even more, according to a Times analysis of company data. And the state's insurance exchange, Covered California, still has no comprehensive directory to help consumers match doctors with health plans."
Jindal under fire in La. on health care
"Gov. Bobby Jindal has been viewed as a health care policy wonk, and he's tried to build on that image ahead of a likely 2016 presidential campaign, positioning himself as the candidate with substantive ideas.
But his administration's handling of health care matters at home could undermine his bonafides in the subject area and threaten his efforts to sell himself as a health care expert."
Scrambling To Prove He's Eligible For Obamacare
"When Fabrizio Mancinelli applied for health insurance through California's online marketplace nine months ago, he ran into a frustrating snag.
An Italian composer and self-described computer geek, Mancinelli said he was surprised to find there wasn't a clear way to upload a copy of his O-1 visa. The document, which grants temporary residency status to people with extraordinary talents in the sciences and arts, was part of his proof to the government to that he was eligible for coverage.
So, the 35 year-old Sherman Oaks resident wrote in his application that he'd be happy to send along any further documentation.
Months went by without word from the state. Then last week he came home from vacation to find a notice telling him he was at risk of losing the Anthem Blue Cross plan he'd purchased."
Blues Plans In Three States To Cancel Non-ACA Individual Plans This Year
"Three Blue Cross Blue Shield plans operated by Health Care Service Corporation have decided to discontinue their "transitional" non-ACA compliant plans at the end of this year and cancellation notices will be sent to affected policyholders "shortly," a company spokesperson tells Inside Health Policy. HCSC says the decision was made to help keep premiums for ACA plans affordable, because moving those enrollees into compliant plans will result in a more balanced mix of individuals.
Transitional plans that were on the market this year from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma will be discontinued effective Jan. 1. One source tracking state developments said the Blues appear to be discontinuing the plans on its own volition. The Blues participated aggressively in the exchanges in the first year while many other carriers remained cautious about entering the new markets, though that is beginning to change for 2015. All of the aforementioned states are using the federal exchange for 2015 open enrollment for individual plans."
Survey: Employers passing Obamacare costs to employees
"New survey data show that companies are passing on to their employees additional costs they have incurred as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to a management professor at the University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business.
And that means employees who get their health insurance through work are bearing the cost of subsidizing people newly covered under President Obama's healthcare reform law, said Professor Patrick M. Wright."
At Raleigh forum, underwriter anticipates 60-percent increase within two years
"RALEIGH — A sizable number of North Carolina residents are learning they are no longer eligible for Obamacare, and some health policy premiums could jump 60 percent within two years, an insurance official says.
Rufus Langley, an Apex insurance agent and state leader of the North Carolina Association of Health Underwriters, said Coventry Health Care of the Carolinas CEO Tracy Baker recently told his group that substantially higher consumer costs are anticipated.
"He can see in 2016 this thing shooting up anywhere from 30 to 60 percent in costs" as delayed taxes start to kick in this year and next year, and medical care costs still rising, Langley said Monday at a Raleigh panel discussion."
Cover Oregon health exchange discovers new tax credit problem, number affected unknown
"Officials at Cover Oregon have realized the number of people affected by tax credit errors is much larger than previously thought — meaning they may owe money at tax time.
Early this month, The Oregonian revealed the existence of the erroneous formula, which had to do with the tax credits used by qualified individuals to reduce their premiums. Cover Oregon first noted the formula was wrong in January, but correcting it took a back seat to fixing the exchange's technological problems, officials said."


The Inside Passage is dotted with peaks and islands that are named by Western explorers or pioneers. Jonathan Raban in his book, Passage to Juneau, retraces George Vancouver's voyage up through Puget Sound and the Inside Passage with details on the origins of the names the English explorer designated for his discoveries up the coast. Many of the names he selected honored his bosses at the Admiralty in London or his shipmates on the voyage. In Juneau many of landmarks are named after gold prospectors such as Mt. Roberts, the location of the well-known tram. According to the USGS, this peak was called Mt. Gold by the white miners who came in the 1880s, but by 1883 became known as Mt. Roberts after Henry Roberts who had mining claims along Roberts Gulch below the peak. My efforts to find the original Tlingit name of the mountain have not yet born fruit.
But yesterday, I renamed the mountain.
Living in the area around Juneau, Alaska, we are frequent hosts to visitors who come all over the world to see the scenic beauty of Southeast Alaska. Yesterday, we were honored to host Noam Zion (pronounced Tzeeyon) and his family who were visiting from Israel. Noam is a renowned Judaic scholar and educator associated with the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. I have known Noam since the 80s during my frequent summer visits to Jerusalem to study at the institute with Noam, Rabbi David Hartman, and many other outstanding scholars and teachers.
Noam is the author of many books that have had a direct impact on American Jewish culture. His most well-known book is A Different Night Passover Haggadah, which I consider to be one of the most important Haggadot to a be published in a generation. Consistent with his other works, Noam, presents to us a model of being Jewish that is highly participatory, informed, respectful of the multiple sources of tradition, yet integrated with modern understandings of what it means to be a Jew today. Noam's books are like Noam the person, brimming with Jewish and worldly knowledge, engaging stories, witty and insightful observations, and an acute awareness of the cultural and historical moment we live in. I have used Noam's books at our Shabbat and Festival table now for two decades. They comprise a central part of my rabbinic teaching. So you can imagine we were very excited about his visit with his family to Juneau.
Which leads me to my Juneau vignette about the Zion family's visit to Juneau, Alaska. For part of the their day visit I had to leave Noam and his son, Yedidya, for some work obligations. They needed to take a taxi from the DIPAC salmon hatchery in order to reach a trailhead that I recommended for a hike on what was a beautiful sunny day. I told them to tell their taxi driver to go to the Perseverance trail head on Star Hill. The Perseverance trail is one of Juneau's most beloved hikes, winding its way through along Gold Creek, the old mine works of the Perseverance Mine and through a lush valley between Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts and the peaks behind them. While there is some elevation gain, the trail is fairly level.
When the taxi driver let the Zions off at the trail head, he questioned their plan to go on the Perseverance Trail. He told them that the Mt. Roberts trail was much easier. Not knowing Juneau, the two followed his advice and trekked up the 1760 foot climb to the tram on Mt. Roberts. They realized midway that this was no easy hike, but continued since it did not make much sense to head down.
It remains a mystery to us why the taxi driver recommended the Mt Roberts Trail over the Perseverance Trail as the easier hike. But in honor of their effort and in honor of the Noam's great contribution to Jewish life and learning, I have renamed Mt. Roberts as Mt. Zion. While there is no legal basis to this renaming and it is not binding in anyway on my fellow Juneau residents, I feel that I am following in the footsteps of the chutzpadik explorers who felt they could name peaks after stodgy British admirals while ignoring the names of the ancient residents of the land. In any case, the newly minted Mt. Zion will serve as a reminder of the original one in Jerusalem and a personal dedication for a great teacher and a great mentsch.
Having a chance to catch up and read a bit. Enjoy hearing your thoughts in beyond the one we usually inhabit together: jewish education.


The Meaco DD8L Zambezi has several world firsts and one of these is the Laundry+ which dries your clothes faster and uses less energy than other dehumidifiers. In this short video we explain how to set it and how it works. Further details are available at www.meaco.com.


Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d10 + 4) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) fire damage.
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6 + 4) slashing damage.
Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 15 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Frightful Presence. Each creature of the dragon's choice that is within 120 feet of the dragon and aware of it must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. A frightened creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. If a creature's saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the creature is immune to the dragon's Frightful Presence for the next 24 hours.
Fire Breath (Recharge 5-6). The dragon exhales fire in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area takes 63 (18d6) fire damage, or half damage with a successful DC 19 Dexterity saving throw. Each creature in that area must also succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or go on a rampage for 1 minute. A rampaging creature must attack the nearest living creature or smash some object smaller than itself if no creature can be reached with a single move. A rampaging creature repeats the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The dragon beats its wings. Each creature within 15 feet of the dragon must succeed on a DC 17 Dexterity saving throw or take 11 (2d6 + 4) bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone. The dragon can then fly up to half its flying speed.


Exceed your expectations and satisfy your desire to own a fabulous home set back off of one of Bucks County's most charming roads. 89 Thompson Mill Road is a contemporary style home enhanced with traditional stone and cedar in the front and boasts a 2 1/2 story cedar and glass back. Towering Hickorys, Great Oaks and flowering Dogwoods provide the backdrop that is seen as you enter the property and enjoyed from the many windows inside the home. A variety of gorgeous hardwood flooring flows throughout the home leading all who live there to each unique room. A stately floor to ceiling stone fireplace is the focal point of the living room while the wall of long windows provide one of the many priceless views in the music room. Offering warmth from the wood stove and relaxation from the Cypress Hot Tub is the Den. The floor to ceiling wall of windows allow you to view the manicured grounds and wooded setting. Breath-taking views from the french doors and arch windows, gorgeous Teak flooring, and Fireplace with brick surround introduce you to the Grand Master Suite. Sliding french doors open to the beautiful master bathroom. Walk-in and Walk-through closets can finally allow for her clothes and shoes as well as his. Warm nights can provide for the enjoyment of sitting on the deck outside of this grand suite while warm mornings with the backdrop of the scenic setting can provide a relaxing spot for you to have your morning coffee. The top of the 2.5 story windows can be seen from the study/guest room which overlooks the hot tub area. A media/game room, the exercise room and laundry room are found on the lower level. The following information describes the quality and care given to this home : New mechanicals in 2004, 2005: (4) zone New Yorker Boiler, two new Bryant A/C units wtih Variable Air Speed and Air Handling Units, Ventmatic (2) Electric Attic Vents. Basement flooring is ceramic tile. Bilco exterior basement door. Newer kitchen appliances, VELUX operating skylight in kitchen, underground utilities. 3 new 1.6gpf, American Standard toilets. Updated Powder room. A 600 gallon, fully plumbed and drained, White Cypress Hot Tub heated by Weil-McClain Heat Exchanger. Outside shower, storage shed, garage power door lift. 3 fireplaces, the MB has propane. EP Henry pavered driveway and walkways. Floored attic with pull down steps and electric. Wired for security system. 89 Thompson Mill Rd has it all! Come see why this is one Bucks County's homes you will want to own!
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Nepal is known for its great diversity of people, from the many languages spoken to the variety of ethnic groups. This great array of backgrounds has contributed much to the development of literature in Nepal. From poetry to short stories, from essays to novels, Nepal has produced an abundance of literary figures and works worthy of note. Nepal's literature has been written in a variety of local languages, the most popular being Nepali literature, followed by Nepal Bhasa literature. Let us have a closer look at the history of literature in Nepal.
The majority of literature in this era was written in poetry form. Shuwananda Das, a Newar, played a major role in Nepal's literature during the era, composing mostly poetry. His poetry was unique in that he made use of lyrical folk songs. His poetry often related to the king and various victorious events. Prithivi Narayan Shah, the author of 'Divya Upedesh', never wrote works in his own hand but his thoughts and advice was penned for him. His works are said to provide excellent instruction even appropriate for today. Shakti Ballav Arjjyal was a writer and scholar of this period also serving as a royal priest.
Bhanu Bhakta Aacharya, after whom this era is named, is considered a legend of Nepali literature having exerted a great influence on the writings of Nepal. Born in Ramgha, Bhanu Bhakta was taken to Kasi by his grandfather where he could study further. Many writers of this particular age based their works on mythology, largely giving up on politics. Yadu Nath Pokhrel was the exception. Being a great Nepalese patriot much of his work revolved around the army. He is likely the first poet in Nepal to make use of English words.
From this era onward a variety of styles and mediums for literature in Nepal were introduced. Today, Nepalese authors continue to produce outstanding literary works, some translated into other languages and read by people around the world.
*Bikram Sambat, according to the Nepali calendar.