Blackberry syrup is easy to make at home when you have extra berries in the summer or with frozen berries come winter. Perfect on pancakes or ice cream.
Blackberry Syrup – It's What's For Breakfast!
Berry syrups are an absolute must with breakfast from time to time. I like them best in winter months when the sky is gray and there has been snow on my flower beds for six week, and the idea that there will be fresh fruit in my yard again feels like a myth!
I think a good berry syrup should have a balanced sweet/ tart taste, and the authentic flavor of the berry it is made from. This blackberry syrup is a strong, deep-flavored syrup that dances on the tongue with the memory of August days. I intended it to be a low sugar recipe. It produces a subtly sweet syrup which highlights the powerful, fresh taste of blackberries. If you find it too tart, you can adjust by adding add more sugar. One benefit is that the more sugar you add, the more syrup you will have. Of course that means the less berry flavor per spoonful in your syrup. . . Bottom line, make sure to taste the syrup to ensure it is the right mixture for YOU! May your winter breakfasts be berry wonderful!!!
How Long Will Blackberry Syrup Keep?
This syrup can be refrigerated for up to two weeks or frozen for up to six months. Sugar acts as a preservative and helps prevent mold. If you want to keep your syrup in the fridge a bit longer or you are worried about preserving it add some more sugar.
Can Blackberry Syrup be Canned and Used for Gifts?
Yep! By all means. This is a wonderful gift or stocking stuffer. I always love to can extra summer treats and bring them as hostess gifts during the holiday season. We often go to big family gatherings over the holidays and it is nice to have a cost effective gift that is elegant and delicious to hand out! For complete instructions on processing the syrup using the water bath canning method check please visit Ball's website.
Place all the ingredients in a heavy-bottomed pot. Bring to a boil on medium, stirring occasionally with a flat wooden spatula. Make sure to scrape the bottom frequently with the spatula to prevent sticking.
Cook for 30-45 minutes depending on the thickness of syrup you enjoy. The more you cook, the more it will be reduced and the thicker the syrup. If you are making a sweeter version this is a good time to taste for sugar and adjust to your liking.
Place a fine mesh sieve on a bowl with tall sides. Pour the fruit mixture into the sieve and let it drain for a few minutes. Use the back of a spoon to press the syrup through the sieve, leaving the seeds behind.
I press for a few minutes and then when the task feels challenging I consider it finished.
If you love blackberries, you might also want to try my simple 10 Minute Blackberry Jam!
What is the shelf life ? Can it be put in jars and given as gifts ?
I would keep it in the fridge for two weeks of freeze it for up to six months. You certainly could can it and put in in jars to gift. If you want to do that I suggest using these processing instructions from Ball. https://www.freshpreserving.com/black-berry-syrup—ball-recipes-br3546.html Good luck!


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The Congress is dedicated to good industrial practices and R&D applied to measurements, analyses and tests: this meeting is the crossroads between science, industry and institutional organizations of metrology.
From 7 to 10 March 2023 at Eurexpo Lyon, the Cim2023 – International Congress of Metrology renews the experience with the French exhibition dedicated to industrial themes, Global Industrie where more than 40,000 visitors are expected. The geographical location of the city has many assets such as open connections to border countries, a strong representation of sectors of activity not to mention the gastronomy that we envy Europe and the whole world.
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Attending well-known schools is not a guaranteed ticket to success. This is the biggest misconception most students have these days. The reality is that there are thousands of students who graduate from these "prestigious" schools annually, and not all of them are making it big. You'd be much better off going to a local community college or smaller school and save your money and time, not to mention less headache.
Many students in Jersey are in between choosing Rutgers or Stockton after high school. Or maybe you're in community college and looking to transfer to a 4-year school and aren't sure where to go. I'm telling you to avoid Rutgers at all costs, and I share with you the reasons why in this personal account of my first and last semester at this toilet bowl of a university. I experienced what many refer to as "The RU Screw", at it almost destroyed my life as my academic career took a hit for the worst.
During my stay, I met many other students confess their horror stories and I arrived at the conclusion that Rutgers and all other big-name universities like Arizona State, Washington State, and all of the Ivy League schools are nothing but money mongers who make obscene amounts of profit, yet deliver subpar education that is on the same level, or even less in some cases, than schools in third world nations.
Academics in America is falling, because what you get at these universities is political indoctrination, not quality education.
Going to big-name universities is all just a hype and is nothing like what it used to be. Rutgers's reputation has been tarnished and it has become nothing more than a super liberalized institution of cut throat competition where you will be charged over priced tuition and housing for third world level education by unqualified professors.
In this book, I expose the details of my nightmare semester at Rutgers and how I received what is popularly known among students as "The RU Screw", costing me thousands of dollars and a loss of time leaving me severely drained.
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Number of people dining out last week only 3% off 2019 – so why is Biden giving industry billions?
Restaurants across the United States are booming once more, with the week leading up to Memorial Day seeing people dining out at almost the same rate as pre-pandemic.
Data from restaurant booking and monitoring site Open Table shows that only three per cent fewer diners were recorded last week, compared to the same week in 2019.
The upturn in business is dramatic.
Last year, at the height of the pandemic, restaurants had 84 per cent fewer customers than in 2019, the site found.
Now, with 62.8 per cent of the adult population having had at least one COVID-19 vaccination, and 57.1 per cent fully vaccinated, communities across the country are bounding back to life.
Data from Open Table shows – in the white ascending line – how the number of people dining at restaurants over the past week is almost back to its pre-pandemic level. Only three per cent fewer people ate out last week, compared to the same week in 2019. The data shows how the number of diners plummeted this time last year
Baby Brasa, a Peruvian restaurant in the West Village of New York City, was quite in June 2020, with plenty of empty tables as diners stayed away and people, worried about COVID, at at home
The same restaurant, Baby Brasa, seen on May 22 of this year, was packed with people. New York City now has 62 per cent of its residents having received at least one dose of their vaccine, and 54 per cent fully vaccinated
The encouraging data is calling into question President Joe Biden's decision to pour $28.6 billion into a program to help eateries that lost business because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Under the Biden relief program, which started accepting applications on May 3, restaurants and bars can qualify for grants equal to their pandemic-related revenue losses, with a cap of $10 million per business and $5 million per location.
The program has set aside $9.5 billion for the smallest restaurants and bars, and a third of the applications were filed by businesses with annual pre-pandemic revenues of less than $500,000.
For the program's first 21 days, applications from women, veterans and socially and economically disadvantaged people will have priority for being reviewed and funded.
The White House said that 186,200 restaurants, bars and other eligible businesses had applied for the program over its first two days of accepting applications.
Customers are seen dining outside in New York City on May 9, as restaurants roar back to life
Pere Antoine's Restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans is seen on May 16, 2020. A year later, restaurants across the country are bustling again
President Joe Biden, seen on Tuesday in Oklahoma, has announced $28.6 billion for a program to help eateries that lost business because of the coronavirus pandemic
On Sunday there were 12pc more people eating out in the U.S. than in 2019 – a surge which helped bring the weekly tally to only 3pc less than pre-pandemic. The U.K. is seeing a similar trend, as their vaccination levels rise. Ireland, meanwhile, which is struggling to access enough vaccine, is seeing figures still far below their pre-pandemic levels
The aid for eateries was part of the Biden administration's broader $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
Yet many restaurants appear now to be thriving again.
Maine was growing the fastest, with customer numbers for their restaurants up 46 per cent over the past two weeks, as the New England state geared up for summer. Neighboring New Hampshire was second, with a 35 per cent increase in customers through the doors.
Last month it was found that America's restaurant apocalypse was less catastrophic than predicted, with fewer restaurants permanently shuttering and sales returning to almost pre-pandemic levels in April.
New data from the National Restaurant Association reveals 14 per cent of eating and drinking establishments remain completely closed either permanently or long-term from the pandemic.
This works out at around 90,000 of the nation's 660,000 restaurants, marking a major downsize from the 110,000 still shuttered back in December – although still far greater than the 50,000 closures of a typical year.
It's also a far less dismal fatality rate than was predicted last summer when experts warned the US could wave goodbye to around a third – 231,000 – of all eateries.
Restaurants were among the hardest hit during the pandemic, enduring long lockdowns and a slow return to indoor dining in many major cities.
US Census Bureau data shows restaurant and bar sales reached $65 billion in April – just $1.3 billion shy of the $66.2 billion in February 2020 before COVID-19 ravaged the industry
Last March, chef and activist Tom Colicchio warned 75 per cent of restaurants wouldn't survive the pandemic, according to the Washington Post.
Restaurant consultancy Aaron Allen & Associates told Bloomberg News their estimate was one in three would never return.
But, the industry appears to be getting back on its feet with 20,000 restaurants on the brink of permanent closure in December now back up and running.
Restaurant and bar sales are also on their way to pre-pandemic levels, reaching almost $65 billion in April, according to US Census Bureau data.
This is just $1.3 billion shy of the $66.2 billion sales recorded back in February 2020 – one month before the pandemic ground the industry and the nation to a halt.
This is also an increase of around 3 per cent and almost $2 billion from the $63 billion in sales recorded in March.
Sales plunged to their lowest level of just $29.9 billion last April but have been on a general upward climb since then.
And restaurant owners are only expecting this to get better, according to the Association's COVID-19 operator survey, which polled 2,500 restaurants from April 1 to April 14 2021.
The poll found that 44 percent of operators are expecting their average sales from April to June to be higher than this March.
A bartender at Carmines Ybor Italian restaurant in Florida last June. New data from the National Restaurant Association reveals 14 percent of eating and drinking establishments remain completely closed either permanently or long-term from the pandemic
Diners enjoy outdoor dining in the summer in California last year. Outdoor dining initiatives and government relief helped cushion the blow on the industry
Disaster seems to have been avoided thanks in part to the rollout of outdoor dining initiatives as well as government relief.
The US Paycheck Protection Program was set up by the federal government last year to help small businesses keep paying their workers and bills.
Restaurants were then given additional help from the Biden administration this March when the Senate passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, including $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.
Cities and states launched outdoor dining plans including New York's Open Streets, which shut down dozens of streets over the summer specifically to create outdoor dining spaces for restaurants and bars.
It's not all good news however.
With around 50,000 restaurants closing in a typical year across America, the National Restaurant Association's figures show the pandemic still killed off almost double the usual number.
Profitability is also down from pre-pandemic levels and costs are up, the association said, and 65 per cent said their total sales volume in March was lower than pre-COVID-19 times.
Restaurant sales are still down $290 billion from expected pre-pandemic levels and more than 1.7 million jobs remain lost.
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Are cloud providers HIPAA business associates?
Deciding whether your cloud provider is a business associate comes down to a judgment call based on the type of cloud usage.
As the use of cloud computing becomes more prevalent in health care, organizations that must comply with HIPAA face a number of compliance challenges, including the question of whether they should consider cloud service providers as HIPAA business associates. It matters because business associates have certain privacy and security requirements under the law that other third parties don't -- and in turn, covered entities have specific requirements when it comes to business associates. Since guidance is tough to come by and consensus isn't yet established, the decision can be complex.
The HIPAA privacy rule defines a business associate as "a person or entity that performs certain functions or activities that involve the use or disclosure of protected health information on behalf of, or provides services to, a covered entity." That seems clear (i.e., disclosing PHI to a vendor means they're a business associate) until you examine the specifics of "disclosure." For example, some cloud service models only require storage of PHI; does mere storage constitute "disclosure" in the manner intended? Other vendors might backup the date automatically; is that "disclosure"? How about debugging, troubleshooting or monitoring? The list of ambiguous scenarios is a mile long.
So, depending on the level of access the provider has to the data, different considerations might apply. HHS has attempted to clarify some of these questions in its most recent rulemaking, but still the issue comes down to routine, normative access on one hand compared to infrequent, anomalous access on the other. This means the decision comes down to (as usual) your particular usage -- i.e., not whether you're using cloud, but how you're using it. Using a SaaS where PHI is accessed every day by vendor personnel? That's most likely a HIPAA business associate. Using a high-volume PaaS where only your staff routinely looks at data? Maybe not.
It's a judgment call where usage is paramount. One caveat though: Usage isn't always constant. You may initially engage a vendor to perform services only involving storage, but subsequently grant them other access. This means they might not be a business associate today, but could become one tomorrow.
A byproduct of all this is that organizations can reach different conclusions about the same vendor -- you might conclude the vendor is a business associate for you, whereas another covered entity might conclude otherwise. You can make this decision on an ad hoc basis of course, but the pragmatist can look to fold it into a broader strategy. For example, since business associates have enhanced security and privacy obligations relative to other vendors (for example, HITECH now mandates measures equivalent to covered entities), a covered entity with a more conservative posture may elect to treat cloud service providers as business associates in due diligence activities and contract negotiation.
While this is the most conservative approach, asking a cloud provider to enter into a business associate agreement can and does lead to many blank stares (or even calculated resistance) from vendors. Cloud services providers not focused on health care may not understand what a business associate is or why it matters -- while discount vendors might be loath to sign agreements because of additional due diligence or security control requirements. The point is, if you intend to treat your cloud services providers as a business associate, expect to have to educate them about what that means and what they're obligations are -- and also anticipate potential resistance ahead of time. A vendor that specializes in health care or that has a health care focused service offering may be useful to consider should you choose to go down this route.
Deciding whether your cloud service providers are or are not business associates is a uniquely personal decision -- it varies by organization, by usage, and by organizational strategy. So be wary whenever someone argues that cloud vendors always are (or always aren't) HIPAA business associates; remember that the definition of "cloud" is broad and can include a lot of different scenarios.
Ed Moyle is a senior security strategist with Savvis as well as a founding partner of Security Curve.
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Backers of surveillance program: To battle a challenge
Posted by: adonis49 on: July 28, 2013
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Backers of surveillance program battle a challenge
The White House and congressional backers of the National Security Agency's surveillance program warn that ending the massive collection of phone records from millions of Americans would put the U.S. at risk from another terrorist attack.
Donna Cassata published in the Lebanese daily "The Daily Star" this July 24, 2013:
WASHINGTON: With a high-stakes showdown vote looming in the House of Representatives, White House press secretary Jay Carney issued an unusual, nighttime statement on the eve of Wednesday's vote. The measure by Republican Rep. Justin Amash would end the secret program's authority, an action that Carney contended would "hastily dismantle one of our intelligence community's counterterrorism tools."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) arrives for a news conference in the Ohio Clock Corridor at the U.S. Capitol July 23, 2013 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP
Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the NSA, made a last-minute trip to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to reject the measure in separate, closed-door sessions with Republicans and Democrats. Seven Republican committee chairmen issued a similar plea in a widely circulated letter to their colleagues.
An unlikely coalition of libertarian-leaning conservatives and liberal Democrats says the program amounts to unfettered domestic spying on Americans. Amash and Democratic Rep. John Conyers are the chief sponsors of an amendment that would end the ability of the NSA to collect phone records and metadata under the USA Patriot Act unless it identifies an individual under investigation.
Amash said his measure tries to rein in the NSA's blanket authority. Responding to the White House statement, the congressman tweeted late Tuesday: "Pres Obama opposes my #NSA amendment, but American people overwhelmingly support it. Will your Rep stand with the WH or the Constitution?"
Republican leaders allowed the House to consider Amash's amendment to a $598.3 billion defense spending bill for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
The vote on Wednesday would be the first time Congress has weighed in since former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden leaked documents that revealed that the NSA had collected phone records, while a second NSA program forced major Internet companies to turn over contents of communications to the government.
"This blunt approach is not the product of an informed, open or deliberative process," Carney said. "We urge the House to reject the Amash amendment, and instead move forward with an approach that appropriately takes into account the need for a reasoned review of what tools can best secure the nation."
Proponents of the NSA programs argue that the surveillance operations have been successful in thwarting potential terrorist attacks, including a 2009 plot to strike at the New York Stock Exchange.
"This bill would basically turn off our ability to find terrorists trying to attack us," said Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, the top Democrat on the Intelligence panel.
Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the Intelligence committee, joined other Republican chairmen in a letter urging lawmakers to reject the Amash amendment.
"While many members have legitimate questions about the NSA metadata program, including whether there are sufficient protections for Americans' civil liberties, eliminating this program altogether without careful deliberation would not reflect our duty, under Article I of the Constitution, to provide for the common defense," the chairmen wrote.
The debate over privacy and national security has prompted calls and emails to lawmakers, said Republican Rep. Tom Rooney, a member of the Intelligence panel who said members of Congress are facing competing pressures.
The overall defense spending bill would provide the Pentagon with $512.5 billion for weapons, personnel, aircraft and ships plus $85.8 billion for the war in Afghanistan for next budget year. (For how long this war on Afghanistan will siphon billions each year)
The bill is $5.1 billion below current spending and has drawn a veto threat from the White House, which argues that it would force the administration to cut education, health research and other domestic programs to boost spending for the Pentagon.
In a leap of faith, the bill assumes that Congress and the administration will resolve the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts that have forced the Pentagon to furlough workers and cut back on training. The bill projects spending in the next fiscal year at $28.1 billion above the so-called sequester level.
In addition to the vote on the Amash amendment, the House also will consider an amendment prohibiting any U.S. funds for military or paramilitary operations in Egypt and barring the administration from arming the Syrian rebels without congressional approval.
On Tuesday the House voted to cut $79 million from the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, reducing the amount to the current level of $200 million as projects have been delayed. The House also endorsed the $70.2 million in the bill to study the feasibility for an East Coast missile defense site.
($85.8 billion for the war in Afghanistan and cutting down on the $200 million for Afghanistan infrastructure…?)
The overall bill must be reconciled with whatever measure the Democratic-controlled Senate produces.
Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2013/Jul-24/224838-backers-of-surveillance-program-battle-a-challenge.ashx#ixzz2ZxFyLGpE (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)
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package com.petalmd.armor.transport;

import org.elasticsearch.Version;
import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
import org.elasticsearch.common.network.NetworkService;
import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
import org.elasticsearch.common.util.BigArrays;
import org.elasticsearch.indices.breaker.CircuitBreakerService;
import org.elasticsearch.threadpool.ThreadPool;

public class SSLClientNettyTransport extends SSLNettyTransport {

    @Inject
    public SSLClientNettyTransport(final Settings settings, final ThreadPool threadPool, final NetworkService networkService,
            final BigArrays bigArrays, final Version version, final CircuitBreakerService circuitBreakerService) {
        super(settings, threadPool, networkService, bigArrays, version, circuitBreakerService);

    }

    @Override
    protected boolean isClient() {
        return true;
    }
}


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Topic: Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery News
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On April 1, 1946, a massive earthquake near Alaska's Aleutian Islands created a tsunami that slammed into the Hawaiian Islands causing widespread destruction.
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Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill opposite Marie Dressler, his titular role in a series of films featuring the character Sweedie, and his titular role in The Champ, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 movies over a 36-year span.
Beery was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Noah W. and Marguerite (Fitzgerald) Beery. He was a younger brother of actor/film executive William Beery and actor Noah Beery, who also had long careers in the motion picture industry. He was an uncle of actor Noah Beery, Jr. According to U.S. Census records, all three Beery brothers were born to the same parents, making them full brothers and not half-brothers as many biographies have claimed.
Wallace Beery ran away from home and joined the Ringling Brothers Circus at age sixteen as an assistant elephant trainer. He left two years later, after being clawed by a leopard. Beery found work in New York City in comic opera as a baritone and began to appear on Broadway. In 1913, he moved to Chicago to work for Essanay Studios, cast as Sweedie, The Swedish Maid, a masculine character in drag. Later, he worked for the Essanay Studios location in Niles, California.
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Q: AsyncSocket set timeout I am sending data to a local network-device.
If the device is off, a timeout is triggered 75 seconds later. I want to reduce this timeoute by using this code:
[sock writeData:self.printData withTimeout:10 tag:1];

But the Timeout parameter doesn't change the behavior. Also the special values -1 and 0 seem to have no effect to?
How can I set timeout?

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If the device is off

Probably you want to look at the connect timeout in that case.
I use the following:
[socket connectToHost:host onPort:[port intValue] withTimeout:5 error:&error];

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Amazing Asian Reads (2): Spring 2019
Posted on Friday, 1 March 2019 in Books, News
Here are Amazing Asian Reads coming out in Spring 2019!
The Shadow Glass (The Bone Witch #3) by Rin Chupeco
(March 5, 2019 pub date)
In the highly anticipated finale to the Bone Witch trilogy, Tea's life—and the fate of the kingdoms—hangs in the balance
Tea is a bone witch with the dark magic needed to raise the dead. She has used this magic to breathe life into those she has loved and lost…and those who would join her army against the deceitful royals. But Tea's quest to conjure a shadowglass—to achieve immortality for the one person she loves most in the world—threatens to consume her heart.
Tea's black heartsglass only grows darker with each new betrayal. And when she is left with new blood on her hands, Tea must answer to a power greater than the elder asha or even her conscience…
Ruse (Want #2) by Cindy Pon
(March 12, 2019 pub date)
In near-future Shanghai, a group of teens have their world turned upside down when one of their own is kidnapped in this action-packed follow-up to the "positively chilling" sci-fi thriller Want.
Jason Zhou, his friends, and Daiyu are still recovering from the aftermath of bombing Jin Corp headquarters. But Jin, the ruthless billionaire and Daiyu's father, is out for blood. When Lingyi goes to Shanghai to help Jany Tsai, a childhood acquaintance in trouble, she doesn't expect Jin to be involved. And when Jin has Jany murdered and steals the tech she had refused to sell him, Lingyi is the only one who has access to the encrypted info, putting her own life in jeopardy.
Zhou doesn't hesitate to fly to China to help Iris find Lingyi, even though he's been estranged from his friends for months. But when Iris tells him he can't tell Daiyu or trust her, he balks. The reunited group play a treacherous cat and mouse game in the labyrinthine streets of Shanghai, determined on taking back what Jin had stolen.
When Daiyu appears in Shanghai, Zhou is uncertain if it's to confront him or in support of her father. Jin has proudly announced Daiyu will be by his side for the opening ceremony of Jin Tower, his first "vertical city." And as hard as Zhou and his friends fight, Jin always gains the upper hand. Is this a game they can survive, much less win?
The True Queen (Sorcerer Royal #2) by Zen Cho
In the follow-up to the "delightful" Regency fantasy novel (NPR.org) Sorcerer to the Crown, a young woman with no memories of her past finds herself embroiled in dangerous politics in England and the land of the fae.
When sisters Muna and Sakti wake up on the peaceful beach of the island of Janda Baik, they can't remember anything, except that they are bound as only sisters can be. They have been cursed by an unknown enchanter, and slowly Sakti starts to fade away. The only hope of saving her is to go to distant Britain, where the Sorceress Royal has established an academy to train women in magic.
If Muna is to save her sister, she must learn to navigate high society, and trick the English magicians into believing she is a magical prodigy. As she's drawn into their intrigues, she must uncover the secrets of her past, and journey into a world with more magic than she had ever dreamed.
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Rebellions are built on hope.
Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens.
With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the internment camp's Director and his guards.
Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today.
Far from Agrabah by Aisha Saeed
(April 2, 2019 pub date)
This stunning original novel will tell an all-new story set in the world of the new film, featuring Aladdin and Jasmine. A magic carpet ride full of adventure, suspense, and wonder written by New York Times Bestselling author Aisha Saeed, this story will be a must-read for any Aladdin fans who find themselves drawn into and enchanted by the magical world of Agrabah and beyond.
Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
"Deep world-building, magical family secrets, and intricate palace politics—Descendant of the Crane soars from page one. Its twists and treacheries kept me guessing until the very end."
—Rachel Hartman, New York Times bestselling author of Seraphina
Tyrants cut out hearts. Rulers sacrifice their own.
Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, dreaming of an unremarkable life. But when her beloved father is found dead, she's thrust into power, suddenly the queen of a surprisingly unstable kingdom. What's more, Hesina believes that her father was murdered—and that the killer is someone close to her.
Hesina's court is packed full of dissemblers and deceivers eager to use the king's death for political gain, each as plausibly guilty as the next. Her advisers would like her to blame the neighboring kingdom of Kendi'a, whose ruler has been mustering for war. Determined to find her father's actual killer, Hesina does something desperate: she enlists the aid of a soothsayer—a treasonous act, punishable by
death, since magic was outlawed centuries ago.
Using the information provided by the sooth, and uncertain if she can trust her family, Hesina turns to Akira—a brilliant investigator who's also a convicted criminal with secrets of his own. With the future of Yan at stake, can Hesina find justice for her father? Or will the cost be too high?
The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala
(April 23, 2019 pub date)
Esha is a legend, but no one knows. It's only in the shadows that she moonlights as the Viper, the rebels' highly skilled assassin. She's devoted her life to avenging what she lost in the royal coup, and now she's been tasked with her most important mission to date: taking down the ruthless General Hotha.
Kunal has been a soldier since childhood, training morning and night to uphold the power of King Vardaan. His uncle, the general, has ensured that Kunal never strays from the path—even as a part of Kunal longs to join the outside world, which has been growing only more volatile.
Then Esha's and Kunal's paths cross—and an unimaginable chain of events unfolds. Both the Viper and the soldier think they're calling the shots, but they're not the only players moving the pieces. As the bonds that hold their land in order break down and the sins of the past meet the promise of a new future, both rebel and soldier must make unforgivable choices.
Drawing inspiration from ancient Indian history and Hindu mythology, the first book in Swati Teerdhala's debut fantasy trilogy captivates with electric romance, stunning action, and the fierce bonds that hold people together—and that drive them apart.
Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali
(May 7, 2019 pub date)
A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together.
An oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world. Like Zayneb's teacher, who won't stop reminding the class how "bad" Muslims are.
But Zayneb, the only Muslim in class, isn't bad. She's angry.
When she gets suspended for confronting her teacher, and he begins investigating her activist friends, Zayneb heads to her aunt's house in Doha, Qatar, for an early start to spring break.
Fueled by the guilt of getting her friends in trouble, she resolves to try out a newer, "nicer" version of herself in a place where no one knows her.
Then her path crosses with Adam's.
Since he got diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November, Adam's stopped going to classes, intent, instead, on perfecting the making of things. Intent on keeping the memory of his mom alive for his little sister.
Adam's also intent on keeping his diagnosis a secret from his grieving father.
Alone, Adam and Zayneb are playing roles for others, keeping their real thoughts locked away in their journals.
Until a marvel and an oddity occurs…
Marvel: Adam and Zayneb meeting.
Oddity: Adam and Zayneb meeting.
There's Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon
(May 14, 2019 pub date)
Ashish Patel didn't know love could be so…sucky. After he's dumped by his ex-girlfriend, his mojo goes AWOL. Even worse, his parents are annoyingly, smugly confident they could find him a better match. So, in a moment of weakness, Ash challenges them to set him up.
The Patels insist that Ashish date an Indian-American girl—under contract. Per subclause 1(a), he'll be taking his date on "fun" excursions like visiting the Hindu temple and his eccentric Gita Auntie. Kill him now. How is this ever going to work?
Sweetie Nair is many things: a formidable track athlete who can outrun most people in California, a loyal friend, a shower-singing champion. Oh, and she's also fat. To Sweetie's traditional parents, this last detail is the kiss of death.
Sweetie loves her parents, but she's so tired of being told she's lacking because she's fat. She decides it's time to kick off the Sassy Sweetie Project, where she'll show the world (and herself) what she's really made of.
Ashish and Sweetie both have something to prove. But with each date they realize there's an unexpected magic growing between them. Can they find their true selves without losing each other?
The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad
Fatima lives in the city of Noor, a thriving stop along the Silk Road. There the music of myriad languages fills the air, and people of all faiths weave their lives together. However, the city bears scars of its recent past, when the chaotic tribe of Shayateen djinn slaughtered its entire population — except for Fatima and two other humans. Now ruled by a new maharajah, Noor is protected from the Shayateen by the Ifrit, djinn of order and reason, and by their commander, Zulfikar.
But when one of the most potent of the Ifrit dies, Fatima is changed in ways she cannot fathom, ways that scare even those who love her. Oud in hand, Fatima is drawn into the intrigues of the maharajah and his sister, the affairs of Zulfikar and the djinn, and the dangers of a magical battlefield.
Nafiza Azad weaves an immersive tale of magic and the importance of names; fiercely independent women; and, perhaps most importantly, the work for harmony within a city of a thousand cultures and cadences.
Girl Gone Viral by Arvin Ahmadi
The inventive and hauntingly timely story of a seventeen-year-old coder's catapult to stardom, reminiscent of The Social Network with a Ready Player One twist.
For seventeen-year-old Opal Hopper, code is magic. She builds entire worlds from scratch: Mars craters, shimmering lakes, any virtual experience her heart desires.
But she can't code her dad back into her life. When he disappeared after her tenth birthday, leaving only a cryptic note, Opal tried desperately to find him. And when he never turned up, she enrolled at a boarding school for technical prodigies and tried to forget.
Until now. Because WAVE, the world's biggest virtual reality platform, has announced a contest where the winner gets to meet its billionaire founder. The same billionaire who worked closely with Opal's dad. The one she always believed might know where he went. The one who maybe even murdered him.
What begins as a small data hack to win the contest spirals out of control when Opal goes viral, digging her deeper into a hole of lies, hacks, and manipulation. How far will Opal go for the answers–or is it the attention–she's wanted for years?
I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn
Kimi Nakamura loves a good fashion statement. She's obsessed with transforming everyday ephemera into Kimi Originals: bold outfits that make her and her friends feel brave, fabulous, and like the Ultimate versions of themselves. But her mother sees this as a distraction from working on her portfolio paintings for the prestigious fine art academy where she's been accepted for college. So when a surprise letter comes in the mail from Kimi's estranged grandparents, inviting her to Kyoto for spring break, she seizes the opportunity to get away from the disaster of her life.
When she arrives in Japan, she loses herself in Kyoto's outdoor markets, art installations, and cherry blossom festival–and meets Akira, a cute med student who moonlights as a costumed mochi mascot. What begins as a trip to escape her problems quickly becomes a way for Kimi to learn more about the mother she left behind, and to figure out where her own heart lies.
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Ultimate Boxing: Be the King of the Ring!
Contact sports like boxing and mixed martial arts are one of the most gruesome things to behold, especially up close. Yes, watching fighters try to counter each other's moves is a thing of beauty, especially the footwork, but it is nevertheless a bloody affair. Replicating them in a low-scale, low-budget game can be quite difficult due to the amount of control it would require to properly execute moves. Ultimate Boxing, however, managed to replicate it in a rather immersive way, at least compared to other boxing browser games.
Ultimate Boxing gives you five different control options to utilize during the match. So, yes, you're not going to be stuck simply throwing straightaway punches and blocking punches. The punches come in four different varieties: a left and right jab, and a left and right hook. The fifth control is, of course, defending from incoming blows. The punches can be executed by doing a specific action on the screen. For example, a simple tap initiates a left jab, while a swipe coming from the left side initiates a left hook. You are free to do combinations however you want, but also remember that your opponent can similarly do the same (he's not a punching bag, you know).
The one lacking thing in the game is the ability to move around the ring. But that would have been too much for a browser game, wouldn't it? The camera angle is simply stuck in a third-person perspective and it will stay that way the entire match. The game switches to an overhead shot when a fighter is knocked down or knocked out.
Carefully watch your parameters!
There are two parameters in the game that affects your fighter: the energy bar (represented by the orange bar with a lightning bolt icon) and the stamina bar (represented by the blue bar with a battery icon). The energy bar reflects your ability to stay in the fight. Taking punches with no resistance depletes it fast, so it's basically your life meter. The stamina bar reflects the amount of punches that you can throw in one sequence. It depletes every time you throw a punch and the less stamina you have, the more likely you are going to get knocked down. Once the stamina bar is fully depleted, you can no longer throw punches. It does recover quickly, however. But don't count on it to save you immediately from incoming blows. Another tricky thing is that you can't see your opponent's stamina bar, only their energy bar. So you generally have no idea when your opponent is most vulnerable, unless you are carefully analyzing their every move.
Ultimate Boxing, despite its title, isn't really the ultimate boxing game, at least when you consider ALL gaming platforms. But for a browser game, it's clearly a step up from the rest. You only need to look at its non-cartoonish and smoothly refined graphics to know that. But graphics aside, Ultimate Boxing is a must-play if you're looking to dish out some in-game punches with the ability to be creative with them.
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Edison Explains
Published on 3 October 2018
"The rise of research in epigenetics delivered a novel class of anticancer drugs a decade ago. Understanding the epigenetics of disease now transcends oncology and is a new data point in the potential for epigenetic treatments in a wide array of chronic diseases." Jonas Peciulis, healthcare analyst
What is epigenetics?
Epigenetics can be defined most simply as the study of changes in the way genes are 'read' (expressed).
A number of external factors can switch genes on and off to modify expression, without actually making any changes in the sequence of DNA. These changes are called epigenetic modifications.
In cell nuclei the DNA is tightly packed and forms 23 pairs of chromosomes. To achieve this, the DNA is rolled up on protein complexes called histones, which provides compaction and prevents genes from being accessible. The resulting structures, nucleosomes, are basic building blocks that further form a chromatin strand, which in turn is packed into dense chromosomes.
Epigenetic modifications cause changes in this spatial organisation, which leads to different genes becoming accessible for expression, or silenced. This process is part of the regulation of gene expression but, if it falters, can be the cause of a variety of diseases.
What are epigenetic modifications?
There are three main types of epigenetic modification: DNA methylation occurs when a methyl group (a chemical tag) is added directly to a specific location on the DNA strand. This modification most commonly results in gene deactivation. Histone modification occurs when different chemical tags, such as acetyl or methyl groups, are added to a histone tail within the nucleosome complex. This can either increase or decrease gene expression.
RNA-based mechanisms have also been shown to affect the spatial configuration of chromatin.
Which diseases can be treated with epigenetic drugs?
Epigenetics is a relatively young field in terms of drug development and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors were among the first compounds with epigenetic modification capability to be brought to market.
Merck's vorinostat (Zolinza) was the first HDAC inhibitor approved for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and was marketed in 2006. Currently, the FDA has approved seven epigenetic drugs, including Celgene's azacitidine, Novartis's panobinostat and Onxeo's belinostat. Traditionally, cancer is thought to be a disease resulting from the accumulation of genetic mutations. More recently, however, epigenetic abnormalities have also been implicated in the development of many different forms of cancer.
One of the underlying mechanisms could be the fact that epigenetic dysregulation ultimately leads to changes in the pattern of gene expression, with tumour-promoting genes activated while tumour-suppressing genes are silenced. Additional data in the field suggest that epigenetic mechanisms are dynamically regulated in various other chronic conditions that could potentially be treated with epigenetic compounds.
How large is the market for epigenetic treatments?
The epigenetic market is still in its infancy. Most of the epigenetic drugs approved are for rare forms of cancer like cutaneous T-cell lymphoma or myelodysplastic syndromes. However, Novartis's panobinostat has been approved for multiple myeloma, a more common form of cancer that Cancer Research UK estimates affects 39,000 patients in Europe alone.
Although there are no approved epigenetic drugs other than for oncology at the moment, the potential market for epigenetics could be vast, for example if epigenetic compounds in CNS diseases prove beneficial.
There are 44 million dementia sufferers worldwide, around 60% of whom have Alzheimer's disease. Theoretically, epigenetic treatments could also alleviate diseases like heart disease or diabetes with strong genetic links, although research is still nascent.
Which companies are developing epigenetic treatments?
While the first generation of HDAC inhibitors faced some safety issues, a number of newer-generation, more selective HDACs (eg domatinostat, an HDAC Class I inhibitor from 4SC) and other novel epigenetic targets are in the R&D stage currently. Novel epigenetic targets and drugs include histone demethylase inhibitors, histone methyltransferase inhibitors and bromodomain and extra‐terminal (BET) inhibitors.
For example, Oryzon, Incyte and GSK have lysine-specific histone demethylase 1 (LSD1) inhibitors in Phase I-II trials. Epizyme and Constellation Pharmaceuticals have histone methyltransferases (EZH2) inhibitors in Phase I-II trials.
The most advanced BET inhibitors are also in Phase I-II trials run by Constellation Pharmaceuticals, GSK and Incyte. Beyond oncology, Oryzon is pioneering its dual LSD1/MAOB inhibitor vafidemstat in Phase II trials in various CNS indications.


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Rotation, distance, and insecticide resistance in Colorado potato beetle
2007 Annual Report for ONE07-067
ONE07-067 (project overview)
Dr. Mitchell Baker
Queens College of CUNY
Resistance to imidacloprid is widespread, though it still provides significant protection. One of the cornerstones of soil, disease, and insect management is the rotation of crops. Crop rotation decreases the size of colonizing populations of many insects, including Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say). However, rotation may also reduce the level of insecticide resistance if resistant individuals are unable or less likely to migrate long distances to colonize new crops. Resistance to imidacloprid has many costs in CPB, including reduced fecundity, fertility, and walking speed. We tested the prediction that rotation reduces the resistance of colonizing CPB by collecting emerging walking adults in the spring via drift fences, flying adults using harp traps, and colonizing adults using untreated trap plants at increasing distances from the overwintering site at distances of up to 500 meters. We also tested the resistance of colonizing adults on rested and un-rested fields. We found that the offspring of flying recently emerged adults were in fact less resistant than walking emergers, and that adults collected from rotated fields were slightly less resistant than those from rotated fields, but we did not find an effect of colonization distance on resistance. We experienced some difficulties with the filter paper assay used, and will replicate the trials with more fields and adult and second instar assays.
Objective I: Set up drift fences with pitfall traps to collect walking emergers, and harp traps to collect flying emergers, to see if flying CPB in the spring are less resistant than walking emergers.
Objective II: Collect Colonizing CPB 100, 200, and 400 meters from their overwintering sites will be compared in resistance to see if colonizing distance is negatively correlated with resistance.
Objective III: Measure Resistance of CPB colonizing fields rested from, or planted in, potato the previous year will be measured, and correlated with the distance to the closest field the previous season.
Objective I: In 2007 we set up drift fences around a small woodlot surrounded by about 325 acres of potato field in Riverhead NY. The woodlot attracts diapausing adults each fall. We collected early and late walking and flying beetles using drift fences made of aluminum roof flashing and pitfall traps along with harp traps to catch flying beetles. Separate colonies were established with walking or flying adults captured at emergence from the diapause site. Clutches were collected and both 1st instar filter paper assays, where hatchlings were allowed to feed for six hours and then placed on filter paper which had from 1.6 to 49.5 µg/cm^2 imidacloprid applied in 0.1 ml acetone which was evaporated off prior to introducing the larvae. For adult assay each adult was treated with a single drop of 2 µl of imidacloprid dissolved in acetone at a concentration of 1E-3. Adults were held in 60 mm petris with fresh potato foliage replaced daily and were scored at five and seven days following application. Assays were carried out on second-instar larvae by subjecting them to a 1 µl drop of a range of concentrations of imidacloprid dissolved in acetone from 1E-6 g/ml to 1E-4 g/ml plus control. Mortality was assayed after 24 hours.
Objective II: Adults were collected from trap plants at distances 50, 100, 200, 400, 500, and 640 meters from the overwintering site, established in small butterfly cages with potted potato plants, and clutches were collected for 1st instar assays. 10-60 adults were collected from each location, and 2188 hatchlings were assayed.
Objective III: 10-20 potted potato plants were placed in freshly planted potato fields in and near Riverhead, NY and Scuttlehole, NY. A late spring emergence in 2007 delayed appearance of potato beetles until after most field plants had erupted, so adults were collected from field plants, likely after consuming some treated foliage. Adults were housed in butterfly cages as above, and 5791 1st instar larvae were assayed. After collecting clutches for assay, the surviving adults themselves were assayed using a single drop of 2 µl of imidacloprid dissolved in acetone at a concentration of 1E-3. Mortality was assessed after seven days.
Disappointingly, the first-instar assay was not reliable this summer. Intermediate level doses had the highest mortality, suggesting that initial exposure at the highest levels limited uptake of toxin. There were no significant differences in resistance in first instar larvae among distances from the overwintering sites, nor among rotated and non-rotated fields, however, the lack of fit to the probit model in the data make it difficult to conclude anything from those assays.
We did observe some significant results in the adult and second-instar assays. Adults from non-rotated fields were slightly more likely to survive seven days following imidacloprid application (N=328, Chi^2=7.05, P=0.03). Second-instar larval offspring of walking emigrants from the overwintering site were 4.7 times as resistant as flying emigrants (using the ratio of the maximum likelihood fitted LC50's).
From the first season there is the suggestion that more resistant beetles are not able to travel as far to colonize fields in the spring, and therefore that crop rotations can contribute to reducing need for insecticidal sprays. However, the avoidable difficulties with assays prevent drawing any strong conclusions from the first year
Right now the results are too equivocal to make recommendations for practice or include in outreach, so the primary impact is to cause us to replicate the research for one more year with a wider range of rotated and non-rotated fields, and with only more reliable assay techniques.
One factor hampering our ability to see effects of rotation in our study may be lack of independence among fields. Though we sampled from eleven fields, those fields were planted by only two farmes, and some were adjacent or across the road from each other. Other planting practices besides rotation or continuous planting can influence resistance, and so a more diverse group of fields will make the study more valid. We will expand the number of growers we work with in the second year, and made initial contacts from meeting with growers during collecting trips. Two additional growers have expressed a willingness to let us sample.
David Wines
5793 Sound Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901
Dale Moyer
ddm4@cornell.edu
Agriculture Program Director
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County
246 Griffing Ave
Website: http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/suffolk/Programs/AGhome.htm
Edward Zilnicki
Edward Zilnicki Farms
Steele Farms
107 Elijahs LN
Mattituck, NY 11952
John Wesnofske
Remi Wesnofkse and Sons Potato Farm
832 Scuttle Hole Rd
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
Ray and John Kujawski
kujawskifarms@aol.com
Kujawski and Sons, Inc


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Trojans still dealing with loss of coach
By Kellan Buddy |
Posted: Wed 6:09 PM, May 22, 2019
EAST LANSING, MI. (WILX) -- East Lansing's Ed Outslay died Monday after throwing batting practice before their game.
The Trojans are using his death not as a reason to grieve, but as motivation to win.
"They don't get much better than Ed,": said Head Coach Mark Pendred. "He's such a giving guy, it was never about him...It was about the kids."
The Trojans boarded a bus to Holt to play a few makeup innings against the Rams. It's their third game in three days. and their third since Outslay died.
"Ed would want us to do this...His wife said keep playing...So I think this helps," said Pendred. "We all grieve in different ways, and there's going to be a point where we sit down and have our moment."
Outslay was a volunteer coach for the Trojans for 23 years, and a friend of Pendred's as well.
"He was my mentor. He taught me so much."
He spent over two decades of giving back to a team and a game that meant so much to him.
"He never wanted to be in the team photograph," said Pendred. "He would walk away when the photographer came."
Outslay's selflessness is something that Pendred hopes sticks with his players long after they graduate.
"We always want our kids when they leave to give back somehow, whether it be umping, coaching...The game has given so much to these kids and we want them to give back somehow," he said.
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The man behind Punjabi film industry's biggest hits wants to make a film on Sikh history next
by Jagmeeta Thind Joy September 8, 2019 September 8, 2019
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Indo-Canadian film producer and distributor Manmord Sidhu feels there's no dearth of content in Punjab
By Jagmeeta Thind Joy
Do you remember the Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa starrer 'Jatt and Juliet'? The blockbuster Punjabi film which drew audiences back to theatres in 2012 has been rightly credited for reviving interest in the Punjabi film industry. White Hill Studios, the production company that set the wheels in motion has since then rolled out an array of hit films like 'Jatt and Juliet 2', 'Punjab 1984' (the film won the National Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi in 2014), 'Sardaarji 1 & 2', 'Carry on Jatta 1 & 2' and 'Muklawa, to list a few. Founded by Manmord Sidhu, White Hill Studios has since then also ventured into film distribution, marketing and music production as well. Many in the Punjabi film industry believe that Sidhu is the man with the Midas touch. "It's been a successful innings indeed and we are lucky to have an appreciative audience that spans the globe," says Sidhu.
The Indo-Canadian film producer, director and distributor, was all of 20 years when he moved to Vancouver with his family. "I was always interested in the creative arts and studied at the Vancouver Film School as well," says Sidhu who works out of Canada and Chandigarh now. We met up with him at the 20th anniversary celebrations of 'The Perfect Smile Dental Clinic' in Sector 35, Chandigarh, spearheaded by award-winning doctor duo – Dr Sarabjeet Singh and Dr Navreet Sandhu. The occasion also saw him launch a booklet put together by the dentists on 'How to keep your teeth healthy'.
Sidhu who made his directorial debut with the film 'Best of Luck' believes the Punjabi film industry has a global appeal but good and relevant content is the key to its success. "There was a phase of just comedies but that's fast changing. Today, there are many theme-based movies that are being made and those with a social message," says Sidhu who is already working on three projects that star actors like Sonam Bajwa, Diljeet Dosanjh and Ammy Virk. "There's no dearth of good content or writers in Punjab. I am very keen to make a film on Sikh history. A project like this requires a big budget and good script. I hope to produce a film soon that explores a strong character in history from our region," says Sidhu who has also produced short films and web series in the past. "There is potential for both and we would be producing a new web series soon," he shares.
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For Dr Sarabjeet Singh and his wife Dr Navreet Sandhu who are celebrating 20 years of their dental practice in the city, Manmord Sidhu was the perfect choice for formally unveiling their guide to good dental care booklet. "He has been our patient for Speedo Orthodontics and it's a delight to see him as a role model not just for dental care but also physical fitness and hard work," remarked Dr Singh who is a leading orthodontist and specialises in 'Speedo Orthodontics' while Dr Navreet Sandhu is a prosthodontist.
With dental hygiene increasingly becoming a cause of worry, this award-winning dentist duo is keen to spread awareness about timely and quality treatments. "It's been a long journey for us as well. We credit our success to nothing but hard work and also staying abreast of the latest technology and advances in the field," said Dr Sandhu. The doctors recently held a daylong free clinic for students of the Blind Institute in Sector 26, Chandigarh as well.
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*Download and install Tortoise SVN - http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html

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Октет (от , , , от  — восемь)— музыкальный ансамбль из восьми музыкантов-исполнителей, вокалистов или инструменталистов, а также произведение для такого ансамбля.

Октет в классической музыке

В классической музыке октет является одной из широко распространенных форм камерного искусства: коллективы из восьми исполнителей исполняли серенады и дивертисменты ещё в XVII веке. Слово «октет» появилось только в начале XIX века, как название композиции принца Прусского Луи Фердинанда, чей октет соч. 12 (опубликован посмертно в 1808) включает фортепиано вместе с кларнетом, 2 валторнами, 2 скрипками и 2 виолончелями. Позже октеты с фортепиано были написаны, например, Фердинандом Рисом (op. 128, 1818, для кларнета, валторны, фагота, скрипки, альта, виолончели и контрабаса), Антоном Рубинштейном (op. 9, 1856, для флейты, кларнета, валторны, скрипки, альта, виолончели и контрабаса), Павлом Юоном (Камерная симфония, соч. 27, 1907), Галиной Уствольской (1950, для четырёх скрипок, двух гобоев, фортепиано и литавр).

Реже октет исполняют 8 певческих голосов, в сопровождении различных составов инструментов — от фортепиано до оркестра.

Дмитрий Шостакович написал «Две пьесы для струнного октета» (соч. 11, 1924―1925), Игорь Стравинский создал «Октет для духовых» в 1924 году.
Айрат Ишмуратов написал Октет «Письмо Незнакомки» (соч.50, 2017) по мотивам одноименной новеллы Стефана Цвейга

Струнный октет может быть организован как двойной квартет (четыре одинаковые партии для каждой пары инструментов) — четыре сочинения такого состава написал, в частности, Луи Шпор в 1823—1847 гг., — или как восемь партий для одного и того же инструмента (например, восемь виолончелей — первым такой состав начал пропагандировать Эйтор Вилла-Лобос; начиная с 1980-х гг. виолончельные октеты сочиняли, ориентируясь на конкретные ансамбли солистов, многие композиторы, в том числе Лучано Берио, Стив Райх, Эдисон Денисов, София Губайдулина). Духовой октет также может представлять собой двойной квартет (2 гобоя, 2 кларнета, 2 валторны и 2 фагота). Различные комбинации духовых и струнных инструментов также пробовались композиторами.

Октет в джазе

В форме октета выступают многие джаз-коллективы. Эти ансамбли могут быть состоять из любой комбинации инструментов, но наиболее распространенный состав — это труба, альт-саксофон, тенор-саксофон, тромбон, гитара, фортепиано, бас и барабаны, причем гитара иногда уступает место другому медному духовому инструменту, например, баритон-саксофону. Jamil Sheriff Octet является примером классического октета. Ансамбль Орнетт Коулман для альбома Free Jazz записан двумя квартетами, играющими вместе одновременно.

Саксофонист David Murray руководит экспериментальным джазовым октетом «Октет Дэвида Мюррея».

Тромбонисты J.J. Johnson и Kai Winding в сотрудничестве записали октет тромбонов. Самая известная запись 1956 года «» заняла третью позицию в Billboard jazz chart.

Октет в рок-музыке

Некоторые из современных коллективов различных стилей состоят из 8 участников.
 Guns N' Roses
 Eluveitie
 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
 Chicago
 Cult of Luna
 Diablo Swing Orchestra
 The Doobie Brothers
 Любэ

Примечания

Ссылки
 Октет | Belcanto.ru
 Октеты в International Music Score Library Project
 Antonov, Ivan Milkov. 2005. «A Catalogue of Twentieth-Century Cello Ensemble Music». DMA monograph. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
 Griffiths, Paul. 2001. «Varèse, Edgard [Edgar] (Victor Achille Charles)». The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
 Kube, Michael. 2001. «Octet». The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
 Montagu, Jeremy. 2002. «Octet». In The Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Alison Latham. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.

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The New Music New College 2018-19 season – the 20th year of the groundbreaking series – opens Saturday, October 6, with Sō Percussion, a quartet of master percussionists.
The five-concert series again will include Artist Conversations and Pre-Concert Talks. Subscriptions for the entire series are $60 and tickets for individual performances are $15; Artist Conversations are free and open to the public. All performances are on the New College of Florida campus.
Sō Percussion is in its fifth season as the Edward T. Cone Ensemble-in-Residence at Princeton University. The group composes and plays its own works as well as 20th-century classics by John Cage, Steve Reich and Iannis Xenakis. Recent highlights include performances at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the National Gallery of Art and the Kennedy Center.
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New Music New College is a program of New College of Florida, the state's honors college and a national leader in the liberal arts and sciences. The concert series is funded in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development tax revenues.
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For tickets to this concert or any concert in the series, visit https://donate.ncf.edu/newmusic20182019 or call 941-487-4888.
Composer and electric guitarist Mark Dancigers has returned to New College as the college's first professor of digital media and music. Inter/Action will engage the possibilities of digital media through works that explore sound, music, movement, and images. Dancigers will lead students in a new piece that uses the sound of rain data as an inspiration for improvisation and dance. The second half of the concert will feature the duo Grand Electric—Dancigers on guitar and electronics and renowned New York City based pianist Aaron Wunsch—as a bridge between the electric and acoustic worlds.
Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente has been showered with critical praise and prestigious awards since forming in 2004. Their astonishing virtuosity is put entirely in the service of musical communication, making even the most demanding contemporary works accessible and compelling. Their program for New Music New College will feature pieces by George Lewis, Anthony Braxton, and Katherine Young that, while notated, each have origins in improvisation. Composer and MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellow George Lewis will join us for this concert.
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How to Invest in ADRs (American Depositary Receipts for Foreign Stocks)
Learn how to invest in ADRs (American Depositary Receipts), which allow investors to trade shares of foreign stock not listed on American stock exchanges.
The United States is home to thousands of companies that are major players on the world stage, but there are lots of important companies based outside of the United States.
If you live in the U.S. but want to invest in foreign stocks, you might be wondering how you can do that.
American Depository Receipts (ADRs) help American investors invest in foreign companies with minimal complexity.
Pros & Cons of ADRs
ADRs make it much easier to invest in foreign stocks
Trading happens during normal US market hours instead of foreign market hours
Most companies with ADRs adhere to SEC rules for information filing
ADRs have similar risks to investing directly in foreign stocks, including currency risk and political risks
There are not ADRs for every company you might want to invest in
ADRs might not be as liquid as US stocks
You may have to deal with some foreign investment taxes
What are ADRs?
An American Depository Receipt (ADR) is a certificate issued by a bank in the United States.
The certificate represents a number of shares in a foreign company that is traded on a foreign stock exchange.
The bank issuing the ADR holds the actual shares on behalf of the investors who own the ADR representing those shares.
ADRs are denominated in U.S. dollars.
That makes it much easier for investors to buy and sell them compared to directly buying and selling foreign stocks, which are priced in their local currency.
For example, an American who wants to invest in Nintendo, the Japanese video game company, could buy Nintendo ADRs. The ADR is listed in U.S. dollars while the actual Nintendo stock, listed on the Japanese stock exchange, is listed in Japanese Yen.
Types of ADRs
There are a few types of ADRs that differ based on how they're sponsored by the underlying company.
Unsponsored ADRs
In theory, a US bank could issue an ADR for any foreign company in which it holds sufficient shares, even if the foreign company doesn't agree.
Unsponsored ADRs don't involve any relationship between the bank issuing the ADR and the company represented by the ADR, which may make them riskier than sponsored ADRs.
Sponsored ADRs
Sponsored ADRs involve a contractual relationship between the bank issuing the ADR and the company represented by that ADR.
These ADRs can be traded over the counter or on a major exchange like the New York Stock Exchange.
By contrast, unsponsored ADRs only trade over the counter.
Because the company represented by the ADR is working together with the bank issuing the ADR, these tend to be less risky than unsponsored ADRs.
How to Trade ADRs
Investing in ADRs is very similar to investing in shares of individual companies.
The first thing that you'll need is a brokerage account. There are dozens of brokers out there, but you'll want to make sure that the one you work with lets its customers buy and sell ADRs. Most major brokers, including Vanguard and Fidelity, allow ADR trading, but you should still check before opening an account.
Next, you'll have to decide what companies you'd like to invest in. Do your due diligence just as you would for any other investment, even though you're buying shares in a foreign business. That means examining financial records and considering future risks and opportunities.
Depending on where the company is located, the information available may be different than the information available on American businesses, so be ready to do some extra digging to find the information that you need.
Finally, you'll have to do some research on the bank that issues the ADR on the US market. Check to see what level the ADR is. Higher levels indicate a closer relationship between the bank and the company the ADR represents.
ADRs do carry some fees that normal stock investing doesn't carry, so also check to see what fees you'll pay to ow the ADR.
What About Foreign Investment Taxes?
One of the benefits of investing in ADRs is that you generally won't have to worry about most of the taxes related to investing in foreign companies.
The bank issuing the ADR deals with most of that for you.
However, you'll be subject to the normal taxes, such as capital gains taxes, if you sell ADRs for a profit.
If your ADR pays dividends, you may have to pay foreign investment taxes on those dividends.
Many countries have tax treaties with the United States that will prevent foreign withholding, but not all countries have such agreements. This means that owning ADRs could cause some additional headaches on tax day.
Before investing in an ADR, there are a few other things to keep in mind.
Currency risk
One of the benefits of investing in an ADR is that you get to buy and sell shares in US Dollars.
However, that doesn't eliminate currency risk from the equation.
Currency risk describes the risk of changing currency values. If the US dollar becomes stronger, other currencies will be worth fewer dollars.
Buying a foreign company exposes you to the risk that the dollar could get stronger or the currency used by that company weaker. If that happens, your investment will lose value.
On the other hand, if the dollar becomes weaker or the currency used by the company represented by the ADR gets stronger, your investment will gain value.
Political and social risk
Another thing to consider when investing in foreign companies is political and social risk.
If you live in the U.S., political and social risk is somewhat baked into your life.
If there is a major political or social upheaval in the country, you'll likely be worried about more than just the value of your investments because you'll be living through that upheaval.
If there's a political or social upheaval in a foreign country, that likely won't impact your life too much.
However, if you have an investment in a company in that country, then social or political unrest could play a big role in the value of that investment.
You're also exposed to the risk of political disagreements between the U.S. and the country where your investment is located. If the countries impose sanctions, it could affect your investment.
When you invest in an American company, you don't typically have to worry about finding people willing to buy and sell shares in that company.
Major businesses often see millions of shares change hands every single day.
With ADRs, there may be far fewer investors looking to buy or sell shares. This low level of liquidity might make it hard to sell your investment at a fair price quickly if you wind up needing cash.
ADRs are one way for Americans to invest in foreign companies without having to deal with many of the complications of foreign investments.
Before investing, make sure that you do your due diligence on both the bank issuing the ADR and the company the ADR represents.
Also, keep in mind that investing is subject to risk, so don't invest more than you can afford to lose.
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