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2019-2020 Junior High and High School Sports Physicals
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Sports Physicals for those entering 5th to 12th grade will be held on June 19th & 26th for ONLY $25 (due at time of service [pay with cash/check/credit card]). Girls' Sports Physicals on June 19th, 2016 from 9am-4pm. Boys' Sports Physicals on June 26th, 2019 from 9am-4pm. The MHSA Pre-Participation Physical Forms are available online at www.ekalaka.net (Athletics/Athletic Forms/ Pre-Physical Exam Form) or in the front entrance at Dahl Memorial. Please be sure to have the form filled out and signed by a parent/guardian prior to bringing it to the clinic – an exam will NOT be performed if the form is not signed by a parent/guardian.
Dahl Memorial Clinic is changing our sports physical process slightly this year. ALL Sports Physicals done on June 19th or 26th will NOT be billed to insurance, and the payment of $25 will be due at the time of service. If you are not able to make it on June 19th or 26th for a Sports Physical, please call Dahl Memorial Clinic at 775-8738 to schedule an appointment – the scheduled Sports Physicals will be charged at the regular clinic visit rate and billed to insurance.
Call Dahl Memorial Clinic, at 775-8738, with any questions.
Infinite Campus Portal App Changes
Parents and students,
Infinite Campus has two new and improved mobile apps: Campus Student (for students) and Campus Parent (for parents). Download your free app for real-time access to grades, assignments, attendance, schedules, announcements and more.
If you are using the old Infinite Campus app, please download the new app. The old app will be removed from the app store June 2019.
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally assisted meal program that provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to kids throughout the summer months when school is out. The SFSP is administered in Montana by the Office of Public Instruction School Nutrition Programs. Click "Read More" to find more information and links to find a program near you.
Follow this link to the Summer Food Service Program website.https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-food-service-program
Follow this link to find a program near you! https://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks
Student Illness Protocol
Read more: Student Illness Protocol
Substitute Bus drivers needed:
A driver of a school bus is qualified to drive a school bus if the driver:
Is not less than 18 years of age;
Have a minimum of five years of licensed driving experience;
Is of good moral character;
no record of criminal offenses indicating they may be dangerous to children, as evidenced by a criminal background check provided to and approved by the school district prior to initial employment;
a safe driving record, which may not have evidence of any of the following:
More than one moving traffic violation within any 12-month period of the preceding 36 months;
Any conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs within the preceding 36 months; or a conviction resulting in mandatory revocation or suspension of a driver's license in the previous five years
Is the holder of a commercial driver's license with a School Bus "S" and Passenger "P" endorsement;
Has filed with the district a satisfactory medical examination report, on a form approved by the United States Department of Transportation, signed by any physician licensed in the United States or, if acceptable to an insurance carrier, any licensed physician;
Has completed a basic first aid and CPR course, and holds a valid basic first aid and CPR certificate from an authorized instructor. A new driver has 60 days to become certified.
Has 15 hours of training per year.
Has filed with the County Superintendent a certificate from the Trustees of the district for which the school bus is to be driven, certifying compliance with the driver qualifications enumerated
Ekalaka is Public School Proud
Dear Ekalaka Community,
Please accept my sincere appreciation and respect for what you do and sacrifice in support of our amazing students and school district. It is an honor to be able to encourage and support our students and staff. Without question we have so much to be proud of! And to be blunt, it could not happen without you. Attached is a short documentary that I hope you enjoy.
Mr. Schrock
Montana School Library Digital Collection
Ekalaka Public Schools has entered the Montana School Library Shared Digital Collection and our students have been granted access. This allows our students to check out ebooks and audiobooks electronically.
Read more: Montana School Library Digital Collection
Student Spectator Expectations:
Students are expected to be in the gymnasium watching the games. They are not to be playing or running in the hallway, on the stage, or in the Tuggle Room unsupervised. Students who are not in the gym will be asked to return to their parents or whoever is supervising them.
Students were also reminded that they should not be under the bleachers or climbing on the lift stored in the northwest corner of the gymnasium. Additionally, they should throw away their trash when eating concessions, both in the Tuggle Room and the gymnasium.
In addition to attendance at ball games, students also reviewed concert etiquette. Students were reminded that audience members should remain seated and attentive during performances. If they need to go to the bathroom or get a drink, this should be done between performances so they don't distract the performers or the audience.
Ekalaka Public Schools encourages student attendance at games and concerts. However, if they are not behaving appropriately, children may be asked to leave. We look forward to seeing our younger students in the stands, cheering for the Bulldogs.
Fitness Center hours beginning on August 16th...
M-F 5:00-8:00 am Fitness Center is open, including walking track. Keyfob entry to building only.
M-F 11:00-12:00 walking track only, open for Seniors. Keyfob entry to building required if school not in session.
M-F 12:00-1:00 walking track and weight room, open for general population. Keyfob entry to building required if school not in session.
M-F 5:00-8:00 pm Fitness Center is open, including the walking track. Keyfob entry to building only.
To obtain a keyfob, visit the elementary office for information.
When school is canceled due to weather or another emergency, the Fitness Center is also closed.
Welcome to Ekalaka Public Schools
It's pronounced EE-ka-LAH-kah.
The town of Ekalaka, Montana has an elementary school district (K-8) and a secondary school district (9-12) delivering educational services to the community. Ekalaka, the county seat of Carter County, is a strong agricultural community of under 400 located in southeastern Montana. The county consists of 3,312 square miles. Farming and ranching is the economic base for the area. The first class graduated from Carter County High School in 1919. Ekalaka also boasts ownership to the first museum in the state of Montana. The Ekalaka schools have a long-standing history of delivering a quality education to the students that they serve. Ekalaka Elementary School has about 86 students enrolled in grades K-8 and the High School has 38 students enrolled 9-12. Ekalaka Public Schools employs 16.5 full-time equivalent teachers for the school year. Carter County is classified as a Class C school district for participation in the Montana High School Association activities program.
District/Board Policy Philosophy
Ekalaka Public Schools exists to provide a positive learning environment for students to achieve their highest level of education and self-esteem by maximizing their personal, academic, social and emotional potential. To bring out the full potential or all students, depending on their needs, so they possess the capability to function in the competitive world.
Core Values of the Ekalaka Public Schools:
* Communication: The district is committed to effective and honest communication through teamwork and consistency.
* Forward thinking: The district is committed to follow a path of progressive thinking in order to build a strong educational foundation for the students of our community.
* Respect, Pride and Passion: We are committed to ensuring that the students, staff, parents and community maintain a high level of respect, pride and passion for Ekalaka Public Schools.
* Safe, Positive Environment: We firmly believe a safe, positive environment is the cornerstone for students to achieve their highest level of education.
* High Standard of Educating Students: We will achieve a standard of excellence through education, leadership and serving the needs of our students.
Summary of District 5-year Goals
The Ekalaka Public Schools District has completed the correlate review of effective schools and has identified seven goals through this process for inclusion into the five year plan. The identified five year plan goals are broad statements designed to form the basis for the more specific yearly goals which are directed at a particular outcome. The seven goals are as follows:
1. The district will continue the development and transformation to a professional learning community focused on student achievement.
2. The district will continue improvement of math proficiency in the district/schools.
3. The district will continue the improvement of reading proficiency in the district/schools.
4. The district will continue the development and integration of the writing program.
5. The district will continue the development and integration of the Indian Education for All programs across all content areas and grade levels.
6. The district will continue the integration of technology into all curriculums and instruction.
7. The District will continue to utilize Smarter Balanced and MAP testing data to assist teachers in monitoring and modifying curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of all students.


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Apple Watch Or Airpods
And also with its fourth-generation smartwatches, it's generated probably the most eye-catching smartwatch on the market, from a fashion perspective.Sharing some resemblances with the older Michael Kors Access Sofie (our previous finest fashion watch pick ), the Fossil Q Endeavor Human Resources desires to stand out, as well as fans of a much more dressy watch will possibly find it a much better fit than those who such as to maintain their wrist wear understated.Fossil is still maintaining screen resolution and also various other specs under covers, but we do understand this generation(which includes the guys's Fossil Q Explorist HR)is the most feature-packed we've seen from the firm. There's custom-made Michael Kors enjoy faces there also to far better compliment that elegant watch body.Battery life is the Use OS smartwatch standard, so you can anticipate to obtain you with a day as well as possibly a little extra. Currently Montblanc desires in.Features such as heart price displays, and myriad of
other sensors have made their method right into the smartwatches, allowing them to absolutely transform the wearable experience right into something better, as well as functional at the exact same time.Since the market at this factor is filled up with smartwatches of all sorts, we took it on ourselves to take an appearance at the finest smartwatches you can get, but initially, we are going to be looking at some of the vital information regarding the smartwatches.Its first smartwatch was underwhelming however, in its 2nd coming, the Summit 2 is a watch that delivers on design and on features.Montblanc has modelled its second generation watch on its 1858 collection offering streamlined original watch encounters, a high grade construction and also a top notch 1.2-inch, 390 x 390 resolution touchscreen display.Google's Wear OS runs the show, but Montblanc manages to leave its mark with added applications and also those watch encounters we mentioned to aid things feel even more unique. And with its fourth-generation smartwatches, it's generated perhaps the most appealing smartwatch on the market, from a style perspective.Sharing some resemblances with the older Michael Kors Access Sofie (our previous ideal style watch pick ), the Fossil Q Venture HR desires to stand out, and fans of a much more dressy watch will possibly locate it a far better fit than those that like to keep their wrist wear understated.Fossil is still keeping display resolution as well as other specifications under wraps, yet we do know this generation(which consists of the men's Fossil Q Explorist HR)is the most feature-packed we've seen from the company. There's custom Michael Kors view faces there also to much better compliment that stylish watch body.Battery life is the Use OS smartwatch norm, so you can expect to get you through a day and perhaps a little additional. Now Montblanc wants in.Features such as heart price screens, as well as plethora of
other sensors have actually made their means into the smartwatches, permitting them to truly transform the wearable experience right into something much better, and also flexible at the same time.Since the market at this point is loaded with smartwatches of all kinds, we took it on ourselves to take a look at the finest smartwatches you can acquire, however first, we are going to be looking at some of the crucial details concerning the smartwatches.Its first smartwatch was underwhelming but, in its second coming, the Summit 2 is a watch that delivers on layout and also on features.Montblanc has modelled its 2nd generation watch on its 1858 collection offering smooth initial watch faces, a high quality building and construction as well as a top notch 1.2-inch, 390 x 390 resolution touchscreen display.Google's Wear OS runs the show, yet Montblanc takes care of to leave its mark with additional applications as well as those watch encounters we pointed out to aid things really feel more distinct. Which is amongst the best we've played with, pleasantly matching up with the vibrancy as well as sharpness found on the Galaxy Watch and Apple Watch Collection 4. Even with constant heart rate surveillance turned on, we have actually only had to charge the Watch GT as soon as throughout our 3 weeks of use.There's currently brand-new Huawei Watch GT Energetic and also Elegant editions that provides a less sporty look yet comes with all of the exact same features adding a new Triathlon monitoring mode.
Having a small computer strapped around your wrist is no more a pipe dream. The Apple Watch and also other options from prominent manufacturers, like Fitbit, Samsung, LG, and Fossil, have been gunning to craft the most effective smartwatch. Now a couple of years much more fully grown, the smartwatch market supplies more than ever before, whether you're after a specific style, iOS and also Android phone compatibility, or simply a bunch of features.Smartwatches are in rude
health and wellness however when it involves the very best smartwatch in 2019, it's undoubtedly the Apple Watch Series 4. It comes at a cost, and there are so many top smartwatches at less costly costs and with similarly excellent fitness features.Whether you're looking for a wonderful smartwatch for health and fitness monitoring, running or a simply taking telephone calls as well as notifications-- there are lots of fantastic alternatives for every budget. What's even more, smartwatches are getting a lot more fashionable too.Today's ideal smartwatch deals f you've got an Android phone, the Apple Watch won't operate at all, and
the most effective choice right here is Samsung
's Galaxy Watch. The Galaxy Watch does function with both iPhones as well as Android tools, however it's ideal with an Android phone, and particularly, one made by Samsung.The Galaxy Watch has most all of the features you would certainly anticipate on a modern-day smartwatch: GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, touchscreen, multi-day battery life, voice control, mobile payments, and also heart rate monitoring. It has a circular face that's simple to read indoors and also out, as well as has a very valuable always-on setting that makes it easy to see the time at a glance.We're about four years into the Great Modern Smartwatch Experiment, which indicates we've learned what smartwatches can be helpful for
(fitness monitoring, notifications )and also what they are definitely not great for(replacing your smart device totally). If you're in the marketplace for a smartwatch, whether that's due to the fact that you have actually never owned one before and also wonder concerning them or you're seeking to update your older-generation model, you can expect today's smartwatches to last a bit much longer between costs, be a little faster to complete things, and perhaps do a number of brand-new methods you weren't expecting.But the very best smartwatch is still really much a slave to a smartphone, and also also if you shell out for an LTE-connected model and also pay a service plan fee for it, it's not going
to release you totally. Because of that, we don't believe LTE smartwatches are a bargain for the majority of individuals-- it's much simpler and less expensive to simply maintain your phone with you as well as use your watch as a sort of push-button control for the phone in your pocket or bag.Which smartwatch you select is going to be based completely on what phone you own, so our choices are damaged down into the very best alternative for iPhone individuals as well as the finest one for Android owners.The Apple Watch Series 4 is as close to smartwatch excellence as we've seen to date-- it's a flexible and powerful wearable that can provide a massive series of functions. While those searching for a simple smartwatch may find the Collection 4's substantial array of physical fitness, wellness and linked features to be excessive, it's able to morph between health and fitness tracker, sporting activities watch and serious health tool at will, making it a major group pleaser.Apple's most current Watch enhancement offers us one of the most dramatic style change because the original, bringing new 40mm as well as 44mm dimensions (in contrast to 38mm and also 42mm). That suggests even more space to show off all the most up to date software program attributes presented in watchOS 5. It has all the very same core fitness as well as sporting activities tracking as the Series 3, including built-in GPS
for tracking of exterior workouts and a swimproof style. Fitness monitoring evaluation may delay Fitbit, however Apple's one-of-a-kind objectives-- symbolized by the closing of Move, Stand and also Calorie rings-- is still a powerful incentive. Nonetheless, there's still no indigenous rest monitoring
right here, but this can be done using a 3rd party app.The heading functions are the new ECG display that opens the ability for significant heart health and wellness surveillance. It's been FDA cleared, so the function can be made use of to detect heart rhythm irregularities. It's currently offered outside of the US with Apple including 19 more nations that can examine in on their heart health and wellness from the new Watch. You likewise do not have to do that by hand, and the Apple Watch continuously keeps track of for low
as well as elevated heart rates, as well as AFib. There's also a brand-new fall detection mode that can allow customers accessibility Siri to get in touch with emergency services or an emergency contact.If you are looking for a fantastic smartwatch that does not cost a great deal of money, the S928 Sports Watch could be a fantastic choice. It is just one of the least expensive smartwatch on my listing, as well as while I am usually determined when it comes to examining such items, it intrigued me to the core.The watch is designed instead merely, and also rather than having an expensive screen or high resolution, it utilizes a basic, single screen. Honestly, I do not mind that in any way, smartwatches are all about being simple in my point of view, as well as the S928 Sports Watch does a terrific job at that.Where it lacks a display, the S928 Sports Watch comprises by offering some of the ideal attributes that you can desire in a smartwatch. In order to make points easier for the reader, I am note down the attributes below.Heart Price Screen: The watch features a heart price monitor that has the ability to offer actual time heart price updates.GPS: The S928 Sports Watch also come with a constructed in 3D accelerometer +gyroscope3D, allowing the individuals to be able to track every move they make throughout their exercise regime.Outdoor Data: The watch is likewise qualified of keeping a document of the outdoor data, meaning that you obtain live updates on how the climate condition is outdoors. Enabling you to be able to prepare your workout carefully.These are several of the sophisticated or basic features that remain in the watch. While they might not look enough, it is very important to recognize that these functions work throughout the entire environment of the
watch, allowing these sensing units to take complete control of the situation.The smartwatch can be regulated through an app that is readily available on both iOS and Android. Honestly, the application is as fundamental as it can obtain, and also can make use of a bit
more gloss. There are a few more points that I did not recognize regarding the watch; you can not alter the time format to 12 hrs if you desire to.In addition to that, the watch itself just sustains English as a language, while the app itself has 12 languages in total. This incongruity can be a problem for people who do not have English as their key language, as well as although 12 languages behave to have, they are just enough.The advantage right here is that the app is being regularly upgraded by the designer, so I can presume that extra
languages will certainly be included at some point in the future. Very same goes with the watch as the firmware can be updated when released.All in all, the S928 is a respectable smartwatch for Android, it is low-cost, works as it is supposed to, and does not included unneeded attributes that can drain the battery. I would certainly claim that this smartwatch comes with the bare fundamentals, and certainly has a market among the giants.Sure, the absence of advanced features, and languages is worrying, but you additionally require to take price into consideration when you are assessing a product.Although smartwatches have existed for a long, long period of time, their venture right into the mainstream is just current. With companies like Samsung, Apple, Asus, Huawei, and numerous others are burning the midnight oil to improve the watches, as well as truly make the experience a whole lot better.Amidst all this, there lies the consumer attitude that still thinks that the conventional, analog watches are way, way better as they are crafted with excellent precision, in addition to perfection. This has caused various arguments exactly how smartwatches should not exist, or are considered bane of the wrist watch concept.Still, for people who actually favor their watches show all the needed details that comes
to their phone, all linked into one ecological community in fact consider smartwatches to be very beneficial, and also adhering to that into the marketplace, the smartwatch industry at this factor is creating a different entity for itself.The Collection 4 comes loading LTE once more so you can take it out sans apple iphone and still make/receive telephone calls, get messages and also all other notices you would on your phone. A brand-new audio speaker also makes Siri chats and also telephone call sound louder and also clearer.Battery life is
the primary gripe still, and for all the renovations, Apple can still only supply 24-48 hours-- which for several just isn't excellent enough.The Fitbit Versa is the business's 2nd smartwatch and, together with an adjustment in design instructions, it's most importantly readily available at an extra budget-friendly rate than the Apple Watch-- it can commonly be grabbed for around$179.99. And do not neglect-Fitbit has actually introduced the Versa Lite Edition(extra on that below)which clocks in at $159. The Fitbit Versa can be found in a host of various coatings and with a large collection of bands to mix up the appearance. And also thanks to the runaway success of the smartwatch, there's a dynamic market of bands to select from.The Versa provides every one of the exact same fitness as well as sporting activities monitoring includes you would certainly anticipate from the Fitbit ecological community, though the huge noninclusion below is the lack of GPS. If you want to track trips and also runs, you'll require to take your mobile phone with you, as well as the watch can piggyback your phone's data.
For many this won't be a large problem, but as serious joggers it's a degree of complication we such as to avoid.Fitbit OS 2.0 brings a new-look UI that uses much more insights right into your day-to-day information and quick reply assistance for Android phone customers(iOS assistance coming at a later day). You can still download apps and also a whole great deal of watch deals with, pay from your wrist making use of Fitbit Pay, as well as take advantage of Fitbit Coach. Meanwhile the brand-new females's health and wellness tracking has actually also been presented for the very first time, which is additionally readily available for the
Ionic, too.But it's battery life that actually has the power to force customers, as well as the attractive rate. You can get five days on a single cost, which indicates much less problem on weekends away, as well as less complex rest tracking.Fitbit had such excellent success with the first
Versa that it made a decision to make a less costly version that strips out a few of the smartwatch features.The Lite is nearly identical to the initial Versa in appearances, conserve for currently simply a solitary physical button on one's guard body, which suggests you'll be counting extra on the touchscreen screen to navigate the Versa Lite. In our experience, we didn't miss out on the 2nd button too much.In regards to the function that are shed, you don't get a built-in songs gamer or swim monitoring (it's still waterproof though). You do get an optical heart rate monitor as well as all the basic fitness monitoring and sports tracking functions along with app-based attributes like women's health monitoring. There's also no more Wi-Fi, with Fitbit presenting a new as well as less complicated means to upgrade your smartwatch through incremental background downloads.Sports and physical fitness tracking performance is not that various from what we discovered on the initial Versa.
Rest tracking is still a standout feature, while the heart price screen still often tends to fail for high intensity exercises. As a core smartwatch experience it's decent, yet it still does not have in contrast to its closest competitors.
Particularly in the app division. If you like watch deals with though, you're well offered here.Thankfully you still obtain the same four-day plus battery life, which can absolutely stretch to 5 days depending on use. That's still better than what Apple and Google's Put on OS watches can work up right now.If you suched as the Versa, but like to spend a little less, the Versa Lite Edition is suitable choice. The swim tracking is a frustrating omission more so than the music gamer, yet if you can live without monitoring your pool sessions it's still a wonderful smartwatch to think about at an excellent price.The Samsung Galaxy Watch is the follower to the Equipment S3 as well as is still among the finest watches around. Suitable with Android and iphone, it currently can be found in both 42mm as well as 46mm models.Samsung treads in between smartwatch and physical fitness tracker, also packing in a heart price sensing unit along with the GPS as well as its much-improved Samsung Wellness software. There's additionally the alternative of LTE, if you want an untethered connection, with a standalone speaker for taking calls on the watch. It's now water-proof also, adding swim monitoring abilities that get on the same level with the Watch Series 4. The Galaxy Watch works on Samsung's Tizen OS 4.0 and also feels like a far better option to Google's Put on OS right now. You still obtain that revolving bezel as well as among the ideal display screens you can find on a smartwatch. Nevertheless, the application choice
still lags means behind the Apple Watch and also Wear OS devices. That said, the Spotify application is great and offers offline playback.Battery life, we need to claim, is likewise strong, obtaining you 2-3 days on the 42mm version as well as even more on the 46mm variation.
If you're not a fan of Wear OS and don't want an Apple Watch, this is the top choice to think about instead.Garmin has been putting out go-to smartwatches for sports enthusiasts for a while currently. Running, cycling, swimming, golf-- Garmin has had us well and absolutely covered. Regardless of the Leader name, the 645 Songs is a lot more in the mould of the Vivoactive 3 Music. It's got a comparable look as well as likewise brings the music this time. This aids make the Garmin more of a smartwatch rival to the Apple Watch, Samsung Gear or Fitbit Ionic than before.Not only are you obtaining sufficient storage space for 500 songs, yet you're getting the offline playlist support for Spotify, Deezer as well as iHeartRadio. For moving your very own tracks, boot up Garmin Express on your computer, pick the Music tab and choose from your very own songs to port over.That same attractive stainless steel layout is here. The 240 x 240 pixel display screen at the heart of the body is by no means the brightest or most vibrant you'll locate, however most importantly supplies strong exposure in most workout problems, whether you're sweating it out inside or outside. There is no touchscreen or touchpad here, so you'll have to resort to pushing some buttons.As much as the number of sports offered to track: while it's even more of the same, there are some significant exemptions-- like golf tracking and also open water swimming( swimming pool swimming is there though). Heart rate surveillance is respectable otherwise class-leading, and it will not keep you lingering for a GENERAL PRACTITIONER signal. There's additionally all the stress monitoring goodies from Garmin's health and fitness trackers. As multi-sport smartwatches go, this is the most effective in our eyes, as well as develops on all the great work Garmin did with its previous iterations.For apple iphone owners, Apple's Collection 4 Watch is by far the best alternative offered. The Apple Watch has a big, brilliant display; streamlined, comfortable equipment; quickly efficiency; very reputable battery life; and a whole host of physical fitness tracking and also health-related functions. The Apple Watch also has the strongest third-party Apple Watch Or Airpodsenvironment-- there are many bands, devices, chargers, docks, apps, and watchface complications you can use with the Apple Watch.The Apple Watch stands out at giving quick accessibility to any alerts that come in to your phone, and also it lets you reply to messages right from your wrist rapidly and quickly. You can utilize it as a speaker phone whenever you seem like mimicing Prick Tracy, as well as it's wonderful for controlling Apple Watch Or Airpods
music playing on your phone. It additionally has Apple Spend for acquiring points without a wallet or your gps, heart and also phone price tracking for exercises, as well as even the capacity to alert you if it identifies certain heart problems.THE APPLE ENJOY SERIES 4 HAS Every One Of THE ATTRIBUTES ANTICIPATED IN A SMARTWATCH Battery life can vary relying on exactly how much you use the Watch to track tasks and also exactly how many alerts you obtain, but in our testing, the Series 4 Watch never ever failed to last a minimum of an entire day in between costs, as well as commonly it can choose 2 days. It's still something you require to bill instead routinely, however you do not need to fret regarding it dying on your wrist halfway via the day if you have actually begun with a complete tank.Unlike virtually every other smartwatch on the market, the Apple Watch still doesn't use an always-on screen, nevertheless, so it doesn't in fact inform you the moment up until you touch the display or lift your wrist. It's still very paradoxical that the important things the Apple Watch is the worst at is being an Apple Watch Or Airpods
actual time-keeping device.But besides that, there's really little to whine regarding with the Apple Watch Series 4, and it's conveniently the most effective alternative for iPhone users.Of program, we're listing the Leader here as a smartwatch, and also Garmin has actually included suitable smarts. Fitness tracking is great and also Garmin Attach is a respectable community for wellness information from steps and For that factor, we do not assume LTE smartwatches are an excellent buy for a lot of people-- it's much much easier as well as cheaper to simply keep your phone with you as well as use your watch as a type of remote control for the phone in your pocket or bag.Which smartwatch you choose is going to be based totally on what phone you own, so our picks are broken down into the ideal alternative for iPhone individuals and also the ideal one for Android owners.The Apple Watch Collection 4 is as close to smartwatch perfection as we've seen to day-- it's a flexible and effective wearable that can supply a massive range of attributes. Truthfully, I do not mind that at all, smartwatches are all regarding being simplified in my opinion, and the S928 Sports Watch does a great work at that.Where it lacks a display, the S928 Sports Watch makes up by offering some of the ideal functions that you can desire in a smartwatch. In order to make things much easier for the viewers, I am detailing down the attributes below.Heart Rate Display: The watch comes with a heart price screen that is able to provide genuine time heart price updates.GPS: The S928 Sports Watch additionally come with a constructed in 3D accelerometer +gyroscope3D, permitting the individuals to be able to track every step they make throughout their workout regime.Outdoor Information: The watch is also capable of maintaining a document of the exterior information, meaning that you obtain genuine time updates on exactly how the weather condition is outside. The Galaxy Watch does function with both iPhones as well as Android devices, however it's finest with an Android phone, as well as specifically, one made by Samsung.The Galaxy Watch has most all of the features you would certainly expect on a modern-day smartwatch: GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, touchscreen, multi-day battery life, voice control, mobile settlements, and also heart price surveillance. For that factor, we do not believe LTE smartwatches are an excellent buy for a lot of people-- it's much less complicated and also less expensive to just keep your phone with you and also utilize your watch as a type of remote control for the phone in your pocket or bag.Which smartwatch you choose is going to be based totally on what phone you possess, so our picks are broken down right into the ideal alternative for iPhone users as well as the ideal one for Android owners.The Apple Watch Collection 4 is as close to smartwatch perfection as we've seen to day-- it's a versatile and also effective wearable that can supply a huge variety of functions. While those looking for an easy smartwatch might discover the Series 4's huge selection of fitness, health as well as linked features to be excessive, it's able to morph in between fitness tracker, sporting activities watch and also severe health and wellness tool at will, making it a major group pleaser.Apple's most current Enjoy enhancement gives us the most dramatic style modification since the initial, bringing new 40mm and also 44mm dimensions (in comparison to 38mm as well as 42mm). Truthfully, I do not mind that at all, smartwatches are all concerning being simple in my opinion, as well as the S928 Sports Watch does a great task at that.Where it does not have a screen, the S928 Sports Watch makes up by supplying some of the ideal features that you can desire in a smartwatch. In order to make things simpler for the visitor, I am detailing down the functions below.Heart Price Monitor: The watch comes with a heart price screen that is able to offer real time heart rate updates.GPS: The S928 Sports Watch likewise come with a built in 3D accelerometer +gyroscope3D, permitting the customers to be able to track every step they make throughout their workout regime.Outdoor Data: The watch is also capable of maintaining a record of the outdoor data, meaning that you get real time updates on how the weather condition is outside. Apple Watch Or Airpods

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A mother in California gave birth to eight babies the other day. The odds against that happening are greater than those of being struck by lighting. As of this writing, she's cursing her luck and wishing for the lighting.
Michael Jackson's best selling album "Thriller" is going to be made into a Broadway Musical. No word yet on who will play Michael, but Jackson himself is hoping to land Angelina Jolie for the role, figuring maybe she'll be needing an experienced baby sitter while she's onstage.
Scientists in Great Britain have completed a study that confirms that cows that have names give more milk than cows without names. This study proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that scientists in the UK are just as liable to waste their expensive educations as scientists anywhere. Meanwhile, the ice caps are melting and we're still burning the greasy remains of rotten plants and lizards. On the plus side, however, we are naming a lot more cows.
Japan is the latest nation to send naval ships to the coast of Somalia to battle the pirates that have been wreaking havoc on international shipping. Several Asia-Pacific countries are busy drafting a joint resolution declaring that any amount of piracy on the high seas is far preferable to Japan becoming a major naval power again.
In Mexico, an 11-year old bullfighter killed 6 bulls in a bullring in an effort to break the world's record. Unfortunately, the Guinness Book of World Records does not acknowledge records involving the the harming or killing of animals. When questioned about it, the boy was pretty pissed off about the snub. The 6 bulls were unresponsive.
Speaking of world records, Bernie Madoff is breathing easier as one Ponzi scammer after another is brought to justice across the nation and the world. It seems than not a single one of these guys have come anywhere near approaching his pyramid scheme total of 50 billion dollars stolen. A few hundred million here, a billion or two there, chump change to to the "Wizard of Wall Street." The New York Times is even calling these wannabes "Mini-Madoffs" and pointing out that none of them merit the diamond-encrusted solid platinum ankle monitor that Mr. Madoff wears while under house arrest in his palatial Manhattan penthouse.
In exciting psychology news, compulsive shopping is getting it's own disease name! Even though shrinks haven't come up with a proper scary name for it yet, it is already being welcomed to the Dubious-New-Mental-Condition fraternity by Nervous Leg Syndrome, ADD and Bipolar Disease. The pharmaceutical giants are scrambling to create an expensive placebo to treat this new scourge.
It seems there's been a rash of violence in different parts of the nation stemming from bad karaoke performances. And not a minute too soon.
In real estate news, in an effort to jump-start the stagnating market, brokers are backing off their insistence that every condominium offered for sale must be listed as "luxurious." New labels being proposed for sales brochures include "Adequate," "Habitable" and "Has Ceilings." They're still not selling a damned thing, but at least it gives them something to do other than leaping in front of speeding dump trucks.
It is official, Spain has now clearly entered a serious recession with production dropping off dramatically. The official announcement was delayed by the daily three hour afternoon siesta. Who saw that one coming?
In Japan, whale meat from Iceland and Norway has gone on sale. Japanese consumers are excited, declaring it tastes just like chicken. Huge, house-sized chickens.
In Africa, it is reported that President Robert Mugabe is only one more cholera epidemic away from realizing his assertion that "Zimbabwe is all mine."
The Iranian President Mahmoud Imadinnerjacket has demanded an apology from the United States for "crimes against Iran." Maybe he's referring to the United States' stiffing of Iran for the hotel and blindfold bills of 52 American diplomats for 444 days when they were "guests" of the late Ayatolyah Howmany following their revolution in 1979. He has graciously offered to reciprocate by apologizing for his polyester leisure suits.
A New Zealand man has returned an MP3 player he bought for 10 bucks in an Oklahoma thrift shop when he discovered it contained 60 of the United States Army's sensitive files. Senior U.S. military officials were relieved to have recovered the MP3 player when it was revealed to also contain a recording of James Brown and The Famous Flames' groundbreaking live concert at Harlem's Apollo theatre in 1963, complete with several bonus tracks. While military secrets are a dime a dozen, that baby's hard to get your hands on.
A report from Tampa Florida confirms that many football players have suffered brain damage as a result of participating in their sport. Suspicions were aroused by the performances of many former players on NFL pre-game and half time shows. Once thought to be the result of the mind-numbing minutia arising from trying to fill air time during the 2-week buildup to the Super Bowl, doctors tested the afflicted athletes with picture puzzles and comic book reading comprehension drills since actual brain scans of many former NFL Stars-turned TV commentators revealed very little.
In more science news, the effects of human-generated carbon dioxide production in the atmosphere is being compared to a bathtub with its drain opened, which tells us very little. This from the people who still use the term "horsepower" to describe the strength of our engines. Perhaps a minor in language ought to be included in any science education, and maybe some sensitivity training to let these people know that non-scientists are plenty bright enough to wrap their brains around more precise scientific terms than horse and bathtub. We're not all addled ex-football players.
Yahoo is reporting hundreds of billions of dollars in losses for the 4th quarter of last year. So much for the idea that giving away your services for free will make you money by sheer volume. We here at bobcrespo.com can assure them it doesn't work that way. Might we suggest a little larceny? The word is that Bernie Madoff had a lot of time on his hands lately. The "Wizard of Wall Street" can probably come up with a customized pyramid scheme for Yahoo before lunchtime. What have they got to lose? It's pretty much all gone now.
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Connecticut Scheduled to Get Massive Fuel Cell Park for its Power Grid
Mike Sandru
In an unlikely move for a US utility company, a Connecticut utility has signed an agreement with a power company on the east coast to build a massive fuel cell park in Bridgeport, Connecticut, utilising fuel cells produced by FuelCell Energy.
Will the lower prices of natural gas encourage the building of additional fuel cell parks? FuelCell Energy last week declared an agreement with Dominion Power in which the power company had planned to put up one of the biggest US fuel cell projects.
Dominion will own the fuel cell farm, although the power will be sold to Connecticut Light and Power Company. The fuel cells provided by FuelCell Energy will produce about 14.9 MW or power 15,000 homes from its five fuel cells of 2.8 MW each.
It was an unlikely move because fewer US power companies or utilities are interested in purchasing fuel cell power presently. Power from fuel cells is rather more expensive than power obtained from more affordable fossil fuel-powered power plants. However, the agreement between Connecticut Light and Power and Dominion stipulates that the utility is to purchase the power at a lower fixed rate over 15 years. Also, natural gas will be used as the fuel in the fuel cells, owing to their present low prices.
Maybe the combination of these newer purchasing plans and using the affordable natural gas will result in more fuel cell production. Bloom Energy, a new fuel cell company, also uses purchase agreements over a period of time to sell its fuel cell energy.
The Connecticut fuel cell farm will be constructed on 1.7 acres of land in Brideport with the installation of the first fuel cells beginning next summer. The project is scheduled to be fully functional come end of 2013. FuelCell Energy calculates that apart from providing 160 jobs and supporting the state's renewable energy policies, the deal will also result in a profit of $125 million, of which $69 million will be from services and $56 million from hardware sales.
Another FuelCell deal is the sale of a 11.2 MW fuel cell project to South Korean power company Korean Power Corporation (KEPCO) in Daegu City. Bloom Enery also has a reported fuel cell deal of 30 MW with Delmarva Power.
Tech companies are also actively utilising fuel cells to provide power for their data centers. The leaders in this group include Apple, which has a massive fuel cell project in North Carolina (the size of which has just been doubled), eBay which is following in Apple's lead, and Microsoft which is trying out the technology.
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The story behind the Sony PlayStation
Sveta S., GameGems 26/01/2017
Have you ever wondered who invented the company's first console Sony, Or why the markings on the controllers are always X, circle, triangle and square? Discover all the surprising details about the project that became a dynasty and history
This time, we're going to talk about Sony PlayStation - one of the most popular gaming consoles of all time. A console that has spawned some of today's most successful gaming brands has revolutionized setting a new standard for graphics, marking the transition of the gaming industry to XNUMXD.
Our story begins how not - in the company Sony, A Japanese electronics company established during the crisis experienced by post-World War II Japan, and whose resourcefulness quickly became one of the largest companies in the world. Until the late 1980s, Sony had little to do with gaming. Although she has participated here and there in the development of hardware for various platforms, and has been a major player in the development of the CD ROM format, but did not really have anything to do with the industry. But all that changed in 1988, when one of the engineers of the Sony - Ken Kutaragi - Going into the picture.
The late 1980s was a great time for the gaming industry, thanks largely to Nintendo. There was a house where you could not find a console NES, including the house of Mr. Kutaragi. Kutaragi became interested in the console where his young daughter had been silent, and she gave him an idea. what if Sony Would you suggest Nintendo integrate its disk drive on their consoles?
Kutaragi contacted Nintendo and offered to produce a CD ROM drive for the new console Alia worked at the time - the writer Nintendo Wii, When Sony will have exclusivity on games in disk format. In the end his idea rolled into the manufacture of a complete console and not just a plug-in, and Nintendo agreed to cooperate. Sony has begun to develop the The Super Disk, a console capable of running games as well Nintendo Wii And also discs of Sony.
1991 came, and with it the annual CES electronics exhibition, and since the prototype was ready, Sony decided to participate in the exhibition and present to the world the product of its collaboration and Nintendo Wii. The finished console was called the "Play Station" (yes, with a space in it), and not only was it capable of running super game cartridges Nintendo Wii, It was also a complete multimedia system that could play game discs, Music Video. The future of the console looked rosy, and then came the day after it changed the face of history.
A very rare version recently unveiled - a working prototype of the console that our son Sony and Nintendo, somewhere in the early XNUMXs. This is the real "father" of the worldPlaystation Which we now know
Just one day after Sony's show, Nintendo Wii Came out with its own statement. In her press conference, she said she was developing an integrated disk drive console ... with Philips, Sony's rival! so yes - Nintendo Wii Chose to betray Sonny. If you look for the cause, you can say that Nintendo was stressed by the stifling connection with Sony. Sonny tried to squirm Nintendo Wii With an exclusive contract for disc games, and the fact that Sony had rights to the sound chip writer Nintendo Wii (Which Ken Kotaragi has developed for them), no help. In any case, of course Sony, and CEO Norio Ohga in particular, were outraged by the dirty move, but in the end Sony didn't sue Nintendo Wii For business reasons he did not enter. Ken Kutaragi, on the other hand, did not intend to go through it in silence.
At this point Sony had already wanted to give up all console business, but Ken Kotaragi reminded Ohga, how much Nintendo Wii Embarrassed Sony in front of the whole world. The CEO who held the same opinion commissioned Ken Kotaragi to assemble a team to develop a console to defeat Nintendo Wii, And that's exactly what he intended to do.
The PlayStation project (this time non-profit) got underway, and this is where the Kotaragi team reached a crossroads - they had to make a fateful decision: Will the console display two-dimensional or XNUMXD games? To their delight the answer came with a popular super game of the time - Sega's "Virtua Fighter" gained a lot of popularity in the arcades in Japan, and gave Sony the sealer a go with a console to support XNUMXD graphics.
In 1993, in a hotel in Japan, Sony Presented a demo of the technical capabilities of its new console. The demo was so impressive that it attracted quite a few big gaming companies like EA and Namco. The PlayStation presented stunning 3D graphics for its era, and the fact that its games came on discs, a much better format than the game cartridges of the period, succeeded in seconds to show the potential of the new console.
In 1994, the PlayStation was released in Japan, with its only immediate competition being Sega Saturn. But it was soon clear who was winning this competition. The price of the Sony Playstation was also cheaper and the development of games was simpler, which led to the fact that the game library was much larger. His design was more modern and the game's sign was more comfortable than Saturn's old-fashioned sign, since in his wisdom Ken Kutaragi claimed that 3D worlds required different control, and therefore invested a lot of time in developing a comfortable joystick. And a few years later an upgraded version was released called the Dual Shock, which featured a vibration and a pair of thombs for enhanced control that we are still using to this day.
The original console - even without the familiar joysticks
In 1995, Playstation was launched in the rest of the world, making it an international hit, and the first console ever sold over a hundred million units.
About five years later, Sonny surprised the world again, this time with the PlayStation 2. Sony, which has already proven itself in the field of consoles, has won endless trust in its gamers, and was not disappointed when it presented graphics of standards that were not yet seen. And thanks to the decision to add to the console the possibility of playing DVD discs, the PlayStation 2 has become the cheapest platform for the period for playing movies, which spurred its sales even among people who are not necessarily Gamers. All this led to the PlayStation 2 becoming the best selling console of all time, a record it holds to this day!
The home console is the most sold in history, by a huge margin from all competitors
And with Playstation 3 and 4 Sony Has continued to strengthen its position as one of the major players in gaming today, especially thanks to its ability to attract games keys that develop excellent exclusive games.
And a bonus - why are the signs on the PlayStation sign a square triangle circle? Teiyu Goto, one of the engineers of Sony Working on the design of the sign, he said that while the other companies in the market chose to mark their buttons with letters or colors, Sony wanted to use icons that were easy to remember. So he honestly thought of the simple signs represented on the four buttons to date. The triangle marks an arrow, and it was the button to display maps. The square represents a page, and there was a button to open menus. The circle and the Xs respectively signify "Yes" and "No" or "OK" and "Cancel" even though today in many Western games it is basically the opposite.
Today,Playstation 4 looks the right way to reach a huge sales threshold of more than 100 million units, thus strengthening the position of Sony As the largest player in the world of consoles
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New Study: "Stand Your Ground" Laws Lead to Increased Deaths
A working paper (PDF) released this week with the National Bureau of Economics Research found that states that have passed controversial "Stand Your Ground" laws, such as the one George Zimmerman is using as his defense to charges that he killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida this February, actually ended up seeing more homicides after the laws were passed.
Doctoral student Chandler B. McClellan and Professor Erdal Tekin at Georgia State University decided to test the claim that such laws were "making America safer."
"Our evidence and certainly some other studies floating around out there find that these laws don't work in the way they were intended to work," McClellan said in an interview with Raw Story. "What we do see is a net increase in deaths."
Passing such laws "with no evidence to back up the logic can lead to unintended results, which is what we see here. We have informed the public policy debate with this," McClellan said.
Using homicide data from 2006 to 2008, the years after a wave of legislatures passed such laws in 2006, the researchers found that "Stand Your Ground" laws, which provide protection for deadly use of force in self-defense in a public place, results in a "significant increase in the number of homicides among whites, especially white males." The results are found to be specific to "Stand Your Ground" laws and the effect doesn't extend to other laws passed in the interest of self-defense.
"According to our estimates, between 4.4 and 7.4 additional white males are killed each month as a result of these laws. We find no evidence to suggest that these laws increase homicides among blacks," the researchers write in the paper. "Our findings raise serious doubts against the argument that Stand Your Ground laws make America safer."
"At least some of the people getting killed are bystanders, which is more than enough to raise serious concerns about these laws," Professor Tekin told Raw Story. He said in research they're prepping for a published journal article that includes more recent data, they're actually finding their results will show a stronger effect on net deaths as more data is included.
The working paper also finds, "[Stand Your Ground] states have a higher percentage of black population, more likely to have a Republican governor, higher incarceration rates and more police officers. These states also tend to be more urban, and have a higher poverty rate."
Such laws have been passed in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia, largely after a legislative push from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The group said in April it was abandoning its task force on social issues, which pushed "Stand Your Ground" legislation, after pressure from progressive groups like Common Cause prompted several of ALEC's corporate supporters to drop membership.


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BBC Two have announced that they are to air the FX limited series American Crime Story beginning next month.
American Crime Story takes audiences inside the OJ Simpson trial with a riveting look at the legal teams battling to convict or acquit the American football legend of double homicide. Based on the book The Run Of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin, the series explores the chaotic, behind-the-scenes dealings and manoeuvring on both sides of the court, and how a combination of prosecution over-confidence, defence shrewdness, and the Los Angeles Police Department's history with the city's African-American community gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt.
The stellar cast includes Cuba Gooding Jr as O.J. Simpson, John Travolta as defence attorney Robert Shapiro, David Schwimmer as defence attorney Robert Kardashian, Sarah Paulson as prosecutor Marcia Clark, Courtney B Vance as defence attorney Johnnie Cochran, and Bruce Greenwood as Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti.
Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning producer and Emmy Award-winning director Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, The Normal Heart) directed the first episode and serves as executive producer along with Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski and Brad Falchuk. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story is written by Golden Globe-winning producers Alexander and Karaszewski (Big Eyes, The People v Larry Flynt).


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 Olho por Olho - cortometraggio (1966)
 Bang Bang (1971)
 Blablablá - cortometraggio (1975)
 Jouez encore, payez encore - documentario (1975)
 Discursos Canelas (1979)
 Conversas no Maranhão (1983)
 Biblioteca Nacional - cortometraggio documentario (1997)
 Montagne del disordine (Serras da desordem) - documentario (2004)
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No one wants to even think about those age related changes that happen to your skin. And once they start to appear, we agonize over them, making things even worse.
Your best bet to thwart unwanted crinkles and crevasses is to take precautionary steps in your younger years. Sadly most people aren't thinking about older skin in their teens and twenties.
Where Do Fine Lines And Wrinkles Come From?
Fine lines and wrinkles are the result of multiple processes. Decreased production of natural oils has a drying effect, creating a crepey texture. With skin no longer plump due to lack of moisture, the first wrinkles become noticeable. Collagen and elastin, responsible for maintaining your skin's form and shape, become weaker and less flexible. Your skin starts to droop and wrinkles appear. Adding insult to injury, fat in the deeper layers of skin diminishes, so once plump, firm skin turns saggy.
Inflammation from the sun, stress, a poor diet, alcohol, skin sensitivities, and environmental toxins trigger the aging process early on, speeding up damage. Sunlight exposure is implicated in causing a loss of collagen. Smoking is even worse, triggering faster aging changes.
What Can You Do To Head Off Fine Lines and Wrinkles?
Whether you're trying to prevent those telltale signs of aging or counter them, you need to take care of your skin not just on the outside, but from the inside, too.
Protect yourself from the sun. Avoid it when you can, and apply broad-spectrum SPF of at least 30 every day.
Get enough sleep. Without it, you produce a stress hormone, cortisol, that breaks down cells. You won't replenish your collagen stores, either. Sleep on your back so sleep lines don't stay etched on your face.
Eat a varied, balanced diet containing plenty of omega-3's, antioxidants, and flavanols to protect from sun damage, increase hydration, and nourish your skin. Include oral probiotics from foods like yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, tempeh, kimchi, miso, kombucha, pickles, buttermilk, natto, and some cheeses or take a probiotic supplement. They've been shown to help balance the microflora and pH of the skin. They can reduce inflammation, having long-term effects against the premature formation of wrinkles.
Employ quality skin care products.
Use a gentle cleanser to avoid stripping skin of protective barrier oils and moisture.
A good moisturizer will make lines and creases less noticeable.
An anti-aging serum can work wonders to fill in tricky areas and leave your skin feeling soft, healthy, and youthful.
Look for ingredients known to combat aging and moisturize like alpha-hydroxy acids, retinoids, vitamin C, growth factors, peptides, and Hyaluronic Acid. Topical probiotics are beneficial in soothing inflammation, guarding against oxidative stress and free radicals, and protecting your skin from the dangers and aging effects of pollution.
Drink plenty of water to maintain your skin's hydration.
Don't squint, overworking your facial muscles. Get reading glasses and wear sunglasses.
Physics literally governs our daily lives; think of gravity's "what goes up must come down" principle. Then there's what I dub "nutritional physics." Never heard of nutritional physics? If you're ever heard the expression "you are what you eat," you've already been introduced to the concept; the law of nutritional physics is simply the sum total of your dietary choices, whether good or bad, will be mirrored in your overall health and ultimately, your skin.
The natural "law" of nutritional physics dictates that choosing an abundance of nutrient-dense foods like leafy greens and color-rich fruits, translates into glowing, healthy, youthful skin. Processed and fried foods devoid of nutrients, guarantees illness and/or disease, along with premature lines, wrinkles and a variety of glaring skin issues.
But take heart, you don't have to live in a vegan monastery to have great skin; even small changes can impact skin's appearance (and total health) over time. For example, sipping lemon water aids hydration and reduces inflammation (it's alkalizing). It also lends the antioxidant affects Vitamin C and bioflavonoids, which naturally reduce dark circles, fine lines and wrinkles by targeting the free radicals that cause oxidation.
Avocados - offer healthy fats to keep skin supple, plus antioxidant rich Vitamins C and E.
Sunflower Seeds - superb source of linoleic acid, supporting skin's elasticity and thickness.
Sweet Potato - concentrated source of beta-carotene, an antioxidant that protects skin from sun damage.
Walnuts - high in essential fatty acids, in addition to zinc; zinc is important for skin's wound healing.
Japanese Matcha tea - just 1 cup of (true Japanese) matcha has the equivalent polyphenols (cancer and inflammation fighting properties) of 7 cups of regular green tea.
Cruciferous Vegetables - contain sulforaphane, or SFN, neutralizing skin-aging free radicals, in addition to helping your skins own UV protection mechanisms.
Kiwi - more Vitamin C than an orange, the kiwi's Vitamin C not only promotes collagen and tightens skin's pores, it deactivates damaging free radicals.
Asparagus - the darling of skin repair enthusiasts; it's a powerhouse of quercitin - the building block of glutathione (a "master antioxidant") and proven youth-restoring, wrinkle-reducing nutrient.
The dairy category has one notable option - fermented (unsweetened) dairy like yogurt and kefir from organic grass-fed milk, which feeds the healthy bacteria in your gut. Acne sufferers - be aware that bioavailable hormones found in milk may contribute to outbreaks.
Harder to digest, meat puts your body into an acidic state, which aggravates inflammation, eventually showing itself as lines and wrinkles. Unless it's organic grass-fed or wild-caught options, assume it's filled with toxins and/or hormones. Toxins not readily eliminated through your inner organs, are often released through your skin's pores!
For grains, whole is best. The fiber found in whole grains slows digestion - keeping insulin from spiking and absorbing toxins in your digestive system.
The food we eat is a choice. If you are motivated to improve your skin's health and reduce lines and wrinkles, then put the laws of nutritional physics to work for you. Start replacing "empty" foods with nutrient-rich options and your skin will reward your efforts with glowing results; your overall health will reap countless benefits too!


JAILmake are exhibiting tables with plants growing out of the legs and a live plant brick making stand at Designersblock.
The brick have seeds in them that will grow once they have been built with. This live plant brick making stand is in collaboration with Henry Lawrence and Kirstin Todtling.


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Stoughton Fire Department chief Josh Ripp.
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Firefighter suffers minor injuries during Tuesday night Stoughton fire
Hamster rescued from 1005 Stoughton Ave.
A Stoughton firefighter suffered minor injuries but residents were able to safely evacuate during a house fire Tuesday night that brought fire and EMS units from nearly a dozen communities.
According to a Stoughton Fire Department news release on Wednesday, Jan. 12, the department and other agencies responded to a house fire around 7:10 p.m at 1005 Stoughton Avenue.
Initial police units reported extensive fire coming from the second floor of the house and confirmed all residents were safely out of the house, uninjured. A pet hamster was subsequently rescued on the first floor.
Chief Josh Ripp said in the news release the fire was considered knocked down just after 9 p.m., though some units stayed on scene until 11:30 p.m. The Red Cross worked with the Stoughton Police Department to provide support to the residents.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation and there is no damage estimate at this time. One firefighter suffered minor injuries during the incident, but was not transported to a hospital.
Fire and EMS crews assisted from McFarland, Cottage Grove, Oregon, Cambridge, Deerfield, Maple Bluff, Deergrove and Edgerton.
Contact reporter Scott De Laruelle @sdelaruelle@orourkemediagroup.com
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Home Financial Services Fines BNP Paribas receives $350m fine for manipulating forex rates
BNP Paribas receives $350m fine for manipulating forex rates
Fines May 24, 2017 —by Mike Fox 0
French bank BNP Paribas (BNPP) has today been struck with a $350 million USD fine by New York State's banking regulator. The bank is being held responsible for its Foreign Exchange "Cartel" manipulating foreign exchange rates, engaging in collusion, executing fake trades, coordinating trades to enhance profits at customers' expense, and improperly sharing confidential customer info for many years.
New York's Department of Financial Services (DFS) directed the bank to improve management oversight, risk management policies and procedures.
BNPP operates in the United States through its BNP Paribas S.A., New York branch, which is supervised and regulated by the Department of Financial Services as a licensed foreign bank branch in New York State.
DFS Superintendent Maria T. Vullo officially announced that BNP Paribas S.A. (BNPP) and its New York branch will pay a $350 million fine as part of a consent order entered into with the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) for significant, long-term violations of New York banking law arising out of the Bank's global foreign-exchange business. The violations announced today include major deficiencies in the Bank's oversight that allowed nearly unfettered misconduct by more than a dozen BNPP traders and salespeople.
Maria T. Vullo
DFS Superintendent Vullo said:
Participants in the foreign exchange market rely on a transparent and fair market to ensure competitive prices for their trades for all participants. Here the Bank paid little or no attention to the supervision of its foreign exchange trading business, allowing BNPP traders and others to violate New York State law over the course of many years and repeatedly abused the trust of their customers. DFS appreciates the Bank's cooperation in resolving this matter and for the remedial measures taken to address some of the misconduct arising within the Bank's FX Trading Business in connection with our investigation.
Under the DFS consent order, BNPP will submit plans to improve senior management oversight of the company's compliance with New York State laws and regulations relating to the company's foreign exchange trading business.
The Bank will also enhance internal controls and risk management, and improve its compliance risk management program with regard to compliance by BNPP with New York laws and regulations with respect to its foreign-exchange trading business across the firm. The Bank also has taken disciplinary action against a number of employees involved in the misconduct, including firing several employees, and has agreed not to re-employ such employees in the future.
The subject misconduct, which lasted from 2007 to 2013, involved at least a dozen BNPP employees in New York and other key foreign exchange trading hubs, including London and Tokyo, all of whom have either been terminated, resigned or otherwise disciplined. DFS's investigation found that for many years, a number of foreign exchange traders participated in multi-party chat rooms where they engaged in a variety of misconduct, including:
Collusive conduct carried out through on-line chat rooms that involved fake trades designed to manipulate prices; collusion in setting spreads for customers trading in certain currencies, in order to widen the spreads and artificially increase profits;
Improperly exchanging information about past and impending customer trades in order to maximize profits at customers' expense. Conduct included improper sharing of confidential customer information via personal e-mail – including through use of a sophisticated codebook that helped identify dozens of clients, central banks or important market participants and specified trading volumes;
Manipulation of the price at which daily benchmark rates were set – both from collusive market activity and improper submissions to benchmark-fixing bodies; and
Misleading customers by hiding markups on executed trades, including by using secretive hand signals when customers were on the phone; or by deliberately "underfilling" a customer trades, in order to keep part of a profitable trade for the Bank's own book.
The DFS investigation found that a trader then located in BNPP's New York branch employed a variety of schemes to manipulate prices and spreads in several currencies, including the South African rand, Hungarian forint and Turkish lira. The trader explicitly labeled the group a "cartel," in his chats, and called the group of traders that were colluding with him to manipulate the price of the South African rand, "ZAR Domination," after the rand's trading symbol, which is "Zar." One of the strategies employed by "ZAR Domination" involved pushing the rand's price up during New York trading hours, when trading was less liquid, and thereby to depress competition by widening the currency's spread to increase the Bank's profitability.
The BNPP trader involved in manipulating rand prices also partnered with colleagues at other large banks to influence foreign exchange rates by conducting fake trades during the overnight hours of the currencies' local time zones that caused the prices to spike upward or downward. In many instances, these trades were unwound or canceled within seconds of being placed.
BNPP traders also improperly exchanged confidential customer with traders at other banks, again in chat rooms, to unfairly profit at these customers' expense. For example, traders adjusted their own prices in light of the extra information gleaned from their supposed competitors about the prices they were offering customers.
DFS' investigation also uncovered efforts by BNPP traders to conceal information. For example, one BNPP trader on the Bank's Tokyo trading desk joined with seven other traders located at various global banks and corporations to improperly share customer information in the trading of yen. This illicit group developed an elaborate codebook, called "We Reign," to share information secretly. To further avoid detection, group members went so far as to use their personal e-mail to distribute the secret codebook.
Finally, the DFS investigation also discovered that the firm's "last look" functionality in its electronic trading system trade acceptance process improperly disadvantaged customers, without sufficiently disclosing to them how the Bank's electronic trading was conducted.
A copy of the consent order can be found here.
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Emilia Clarke Just Got One Step Closer To Becoming Khaleesi IRL With Her New Drastic 'GOT' Look
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 - 10:30
After playing Daenerys Targaryen for seven seasons, Game of Thronesstar Emilia Clarke has begun her real-life transformation into the Mother of Dragons. On Tuesday (September 19), she showed off her new blonde hair on Instagram.
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Dany's platinum-blonde locks are almost as famous as her three — sorry, two — fire-breathing dragons.
"AAAAHHHHHHH SHHHHIIIII******," Clarke, a natural brunette, wrote. "I done did it. Mother of dragons meet Emilia. Emilia meet mother of dragons. If you squint just so you might never know."
Can you tell she's really, really stoked about her new 'do? She also thanked her stylists for "making this magical moment a reality."
AAAAHHHHHHH SHHHHIIIII****** 🤢 I done did it. Mother of dragons meet Emilia. Emilia meet mother of dragons. If you squint just so you might never know. 🐉⚡ All hail to the magnificence of @kevalexanderhair and @candicebanks74 the genius creators of 'KHALEESI WIG' (and not forgetting all the hair on game of thrones for 8 glorious years) for at long last making this magical moment a reality. 🙌🔥❤🏆💃😎👌 #khaleesikicksoff #gameofthrones #cominghomeneverfeltsogood
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Game of Thrones Season 8 reportedly begins filming in October, which could explain Clarke's timing.
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But her natural hair is shorter than Dany's, so even with the new color, she'd still need to wear a wig — unless an unexpected haircut is in the works for her character. Vanity Fair pointed out that in the books, Drogon burns Dany's hair. Talk about a bad hair day.
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My romantic fiction writing is an integral part of my larger mission to contribute directly and indirectly to individual and cultural enrichment through the power of art by dramatizing high ideals that can be actualized in real life. Whether celebrating love and joy or empathizing with loss and pain, my themes intend to be both romantically suspenseful and contemplatively motivational. I want to inspire readers to find personal pleasure and meaning in my work by introducing them to fascinating but believable characters, by visiting exotic locales, and by offering moral and value selections that may enhance their own lives. At the same time, I am determined to challenge the cynical concepts of the sensationalist, nihilistic, popular anti-culture in which we now live and encourage a path of self-created distinctiveness, integrity, and pursuit of the best.
Feisty singer-songwriter Elena Gadonni's life changes forever on the day she learns that her father Rinaldo is actually "Zio" Gadonni, the Mafia's "Boss of all Bosses." Horrified, Elena repudiates her father and changes her name. But nobody walks out on The Family. Zio schemes secretly to ensnare his daughter into marriage to show-biz agent Lorgan Cantrell. Trapped by his own birth, Lorgan agrees to manage her professionally but privately vows never to romance and certainly never marry this true heroine of the spirit, an act that would betray her independence and force her back into the world of La Cosa Nostra. Elena doesn't know that her sudden career success is being orchestrated by the reluctant heir to the California "Cantrelli" Family. But things take a deadly turn when she decides to testify against her estranged father—and Zio, enraged, puts out a "hit" on his own daughter. Can Elena survive the wrath of her father. . .let alone ever free herself from the iron grip of The Family? THE INNOCENT is a tangled tale of modern-day Mob life—a gripping story of romantic suspense that succeeds without ever romanticizing the brutal underworld of organized crime.
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Jack Markell served from 2009 to 2017 as the governor of Delaware. During his tenure, Markell led significant investments in improved early childhood education, language immersion programs, heightened college access for low-income students, and some of the most aggressive workforce development efforts in the country. Markell was selected by his peers to serve as chair of both the Democratic Governors Association and the bi-partisan National Governors Association. Previously, Markell served as Delaware's state treasurer. Prior to public service, Markell helped lead the wireless technology revolution as the thirteenth employee at Nextel (a name he coined), where he served as senior vice president, corporate development. He also worked at Comcast Corporation and McKinsey and Company. Markell serves on the national board of directors of Jobs for America's Graduates Upstream USA and as a trustee of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Markell was born in 1960 in Newark, Delaware. He earned an undergraduate degree from Brown University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Markell is a Henry Crown fellow and a Rodel fellow at the Aspen Institute. He and his wife, Carla, reside in Wilmington. Their two children, Molly and Michael, are in their twenties.


Markowitz Herbold PC is pleased to announce that for the fifth consecutive year, it has been selected as one of The Oregonian newspaper's Top Workplaces. The firm was ranked 10th among the 45 companies in the small business category.
The Top Workplaces are determined solely on employee feedback. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement. WorkplaceDynamics conducts regional Top Workplaces programs with 40 major publishing partners across the United States.
The Oregonian published the complete list of Top Workplaces on September 30th. For more information about the Top Workplaces lists and WorkplaceDynamics, please visit www.topworkplaces.com and www.workplacedynamics.com.


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Diese Liste der Plätze in Klagenfurt führt alle Plätze der Kärntner Landeshauptstadt Klagenfurt auf. Nicht gelistet werden Parks und Flächen, welche zwar formal die Bezeichnung "Platz" tragen, aber dennoch reine Parks oder Abschnitte eines Parks sind. Dies betrifft etwa das Bürgerfrauenplatzl an der Wörthersee-Südufer-Straße (Schilfweg). Auch Höfe sind nicht Teil dieser Liste, selbst wenn sie öffentlich zugänglich sind und, wie der Hof des Landhauses, eventuell platzartigen Charakter haben.

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