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Okay, not really. But my inner 10-year old has got grabby hands over the new She-Ra t-shirt at ThinkGeek. Freaking awesome. (Be sure to check out the front AND the back.) I must have it.
And yes, I would totally wear it, along with my Wonder Woman shirt. One note: this is the babydoll style, so unless you're cool with very tight shirts, you might want to go a size or 2 up from normal.
This fantastic steampunk romance by the talented Meljean Brook is just $5.63 for the paperback over at Amazon (link goes to product page).
The Iron Seas series will be getting it's own post soon (I love it that much), so I won't say more other than if you were interested in starting this series, now is the time to get it. Don't know how long this price will last.
I think if you liked The Maze Runner (dystopian, male lead character, lots of action, low on romance) then you should check this one out. While there isn't much mystery here, it is almost non-stop action. From my quick Goodreads review (I gave it just under 4 stars, so rounded up):
Climate change and oil shortages have destroyed the society we know now. You either have money/come from a rich family, or you are poor, scrambling for work and food, selling organs to harvesters, selling yourself. Nailer (around 16, he doesn't really know how old he is) is a ship breaker, running with the light-crew, scavenging copper wire from rusting tankers. He lives with his violent, drug-addicted father, but finds family with crewmate Pima and her mother. The future is uncertain, everyone looking for a "lucky strike". Then Nailer almost dies after being betrayed by a crewmate and he starts thinking more about how he wants to live. Add to that "city killer" hurricanes, a shipwreck, a rich girl, "half-men" genetically enhanced soldiers, and corporate espionage and you have a very exciting YA adventure that is also very readable by adults.
A note on reviews: Anything I give 3 stars or up I am very happy to have spent money on. For the most part, I'll just be blogging about books I actually like (although if I'm asked to review a book for the blog I will be honest with my thoughts). Also, I read lots of different kinds of books, adult, YA, Romance, UF, you get the picture. I'm expecting different things in each genre, so for example I wouldn't pit Harry Potter vs Magic Bites - they are in 2 different categories for me.
Currently Reading: [link goes to Goodreads]
Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris - Oh, this one is fun.
Feed by Mira Grant - lots of zombie action, but set in a world where the current generation never knew life without zombies. Very interesting use of media and the internet too.
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow - Enjoying this one. With all of the end of the world talk, a book about the Devil and demons was just what I needed.


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This is the worlds biggest swimming pool...
It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of sea water. Yes sea water, it's pumped in at one end and sucked out at the other. It cost $1B to build and will require $2M a year to maintain. It's in Chile. I'm hoping that you're now as pissed off as I am by this point.
I mean seriously, $2M / year (in Chile)! That's a lot of employed lifeguards that could have patrolled the beach, a lot of free rubber rings for kids. This of course isn't even thinking about the environmental factors and monies that resorts like this should be spending to maintain the beaches and sea life they have an effect on. They could have done something amazing here. Well, I guess they have, something amazingly bad. I haven't even mentioned what could have been done with the $1B build money. Unbelievable.
Size matters in Chile apparently? Shame that practical thought doesn't.
Charlie Gower, Tantramar
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Ankara has gradually become one of the most notable fashion trends to have emerged from Africa over the past years.
It is, therefore, a known fact that Ankara has become a fashion trend for ladies in Nigeria.
One thing however peculiar to Ankara lovers at large is the issue of how to care for the fabric.
Like with most prints (or clothes in general), how you care for your prints will be reflected in how long they will be available to serve you. Aside from ensuring you don't mix up clothes with different colors in one load on your wash day, many have no clue that there are other (special) ways to care for their prints,
While it may seem difficult, here are some general tips to follow to maintain the colour of your fabric to make it last longer.
1.Do the test before washing
Whilst the running part is most common amongst low-budget African Prints, you might want to test to see if your African fabric would run to avoid stories that touch.
You can do this by immersing a tiny piece in water for a minute or two and squeeze it out; you would confirm that it is a running fabric if the water that comes out changes in color.
2.Don't wash with detergents
Avoid using detergents to wash your fabric as much as possible, instead use a mild soap. Detergents tend to make your fabric fade away because of its harshness.


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I quit posting here for a long time and tend to lurk and read and ingest for the most part so we could both equally make the "if I've stayed more active...." claim. That is about as valid as me saying I am not trolling because I have TLR Bullfrog tag and an entry in the "You must read before posting sticky." None of these things make my behavior trolling or not trolling any more than your logically flawed and presumptive "Superior post count".
I should have been a bit choosier in my words. Sorry if I offended you. The post I quoted is a mirror of trollish behavior, at least as I understand it. It was not intended to say you yourself were a troll, although I can see where you would read it that way.
Anyways, I have digressed and side tracked too much already and have failed to add anything relevant to this thread, Apologies gents, carry on with your daily dysfunction


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1º de Julho de 2010 | Via Satellite | Greg Berlocher
The government often is both the largest employer and consumer of goods and services in a country, and in many countries a better description for the government would be a collection of entities with multiple interests and demands. For instance, citizens of the United States elect representatives on a national, state, county and sometimes local basis which provide various levels of service to different sets of the population. Each governing entity provides a unique set of services and must maintain its own infrastructure to serve constituents. Collectively, these many different forms of government represent a tremendous market opportunity for civil satellite programs in the United States and around the globe.
Non-defense government satellite programs are enjoying healthy sales growth with governments of all sizes showing an eagerness to adopt satellite technology. Although the market for non-defense satellite networks is dwarfed by military spending it is still an important one. "In general, non-defense satellite projects accounted for about 10 percent of overall government spending given that the thrust has been driven largely by military-related activities, specifically in Iraq and Afghanistan," says Jose del Rosario, analyst for NSR. "The biggest opportunity we see in the United States is in broadband initiatives. NSR estimates in its "Broadband Satellite Markets, 8th Edition" study, released in April, that North American single-site satellite broadband Internet access services will be a market of over $2.4 billion. This is more than tripling from today's revenues."
Fertile Ground
If you were to view a government entity as you would a large enterprise customer, one quickly sees that governments have the same basic communication needs as businesses. "There are a number of applications that governments have recognized where satellite technology provides significant advantages," says Mike Cook, senior vice president, North American Division, Hughes. "These include distance learning, continuity of operations, remote access, public safety, and video broadcasting." A number of departments of the U.S. federal government use Hughes for data connectivity, including the National Park Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Agriculture Food Safety & Inspection Service and Forest Service. "Some of these clients are seasonal and some are full time," Cook says. "We work with many different branches of the federal government. Agencies can acquire our satellite and managed services through our GSA schedule, and other contract vehicles."
Hurricane Katrina was a defining moment on many fronts for the United States, and sometimes it takes a disaster of this magnitude to change the prevailing thought processes of an entire industry. Haunting pictures of a flooded New Orleans got the attention of telecommunication managers and carriers alike. Attitudes on business continuity changed literally overnight. No longer were two terrestrial circuits entering a building from opposite directions deemed adequate to insure continuity of operations. Governmental agencies quickly realized they must safeguard their networks against natural or man-made disasters. Continuity of government services and the ability of emergency management services to function during disasters became much more important. Hughes unveiled its Inter-Government Crisis Network earlier this year, which provides an example of how satellite communications can help governments continue to operate during disasters. The system operates over the Spaceway 3 satellite, which provides onboard switching and routing.
Dallas based Squire Tech Solutions has placed a heavy emphasis on serving the communication needs of government agencies which respond to disasters. "We see a tremendous interest from regional governments that want to use satellite communications to restore 911 dispatch centers," says Michael Zalle, vice president of sales and marketing, "Getting those regional centers back up and running is critical during a disaster. Satellite is the best answer." Squire Tech Solutions recently released its pCom 300 trailer, which was designed and built for emergency responders and mobility applications. The trailer incorporates a 0.96- or 1.2-meter auto-point antenna system capable of transmitting at speeds 10 megabits per second or more, a 10 or 25 kilowatt diesel generator, and a telescoping mast with internal cabling for lighting, video cameras or radio antennas. Squire Tech sells the pCom 300 directly to government agencies and provides associated mobile response satellite and phone services and also sells the trailer to other satellite service providers requiring mobilization of their unique network solutions.
"Telemedicine is another important application," says Zalle. "During a disaster, operations at many remote medical and triage sites are disrupted. Having a robust communication system in place allows experts from a distant location help triage incoming patients. In addition, we see video scene monitoring as a growing incident management application. For instance, a state's governor may want to view and monitor live video from an important public transportation corridor. This is just one example. A government can monitor just about anything with live and stored video to better serve the public."
Broadband: The Trend is Your Friend
Broadband is the hottest word in government markets and with billions of good reasons. As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2010, $7.2 billion has been set aside to deliver broadband services to the unserved and underserved. As part of the overall funding, the U.S. Congress approved $4.7 billion for the Broadband Technologies Opportunities Program (BTOP). The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will administer the program and distribute the funds in grants. The Department of Agriculture will administer the remaining $2.5 billion through its Rural Development Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. The Rural Development program's mission is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for rural residents. The agency provides many programs for financing rural America's telecommunications infrastructure, including broadband, telemedicine, and distance learning. Given their mission and successful track record, The USDA Rural Development was a natural choice to oversee loans and loan guarantees for the funds provided in the stimulus package.
The funding bill authorized by Congress included the terms unserved and under served without any definitions, thereby leaving it up to the agencies. Both the NTIA and USDA have requested public comments to establish rules for the proposal and awards process. The agencies are currently reviewing the numerous public comments they received and are gearing up to receive a tremendous number of proposals once the rules have been formalized. Hughes and WildBlue will be submitting proposals and are actively engaged in preparations. "We are targeting areas that have 100 households per square mile or less," says Lisa Scalpone, vice president legal and government affairs at WildBlue. "Satellite is ideal for bringing broadband services to extremely small communities," she says. If stimulus funds are to be used to expand the nations' existing infrastructure, "in the case of satellite, this might mean two things: expanding space segment capacity and enhancing the infrastructure on the ground for satellite communications," she says.
"We see a tremendous interest from regional governments that want to use
satellite communications to restore 911 dispatch centers. Getting those regional
centers back up and running is critical during a disaster. Satellite is the best
— Zalle, Squire Tech Solutions"
WildBlue is actively engaged in different research and development programs and is looking at a number of opportunities, both in space and on the ground to expand and improve its offerings to compete against terrestrial competitors. "One option which could be proposed is a new high capacity satellite to augment WildBlue's existing in-orbit satellites. "The next generation of Ka-band satellites will provide ten times the capacity as compared to today's on-orbit satellites with download speeds up to 10 megabits per second. We think a new satellite would be great for rural America and for the aerospace industry as well. Other countries are developing large Ka-band satellites for innovative uses. We need to consider this as a country as well. We shouldn't fall behind the rest of the world in satellite broadband. "In addition to providing broadband services to the rural America, our proposals will help create new jobs. We currently have 2,000 dealers across the country but they are going to need to add staff to help with all of the new installations. In addition, aerospace contractors will need to add people to help with the design, construction and launch of the new satellite. One of the challenges of satellite technology is the up front costs. This requires financing but the capital markets are closed right now. Stimulus funds could help jump start the financing," she says.
Spacenet also sees the key challenge for satellite players being convincing those with funds to spend that satellite can do the job. "Satellite is clearly the best technology to meet many of the stated requirements. It's available today, it's more economical to deliver broadband to very rural areas and it's much more cost efficient for an area with low population density," says Andreas Georghiou, CEO of Spacenet. "However, it became clearer that the terrestrial players were intent on making an apples to oranges comparison on bits per second and monthly service rates. What's more, they were really making this comparison to satellite networks as they existed 10 years ago. While we're more than happy to have an honest discussion that compares the economics of connecting rural areas with satellite versus terrestrial; at the same time, we thought we should take another approach and go on the offensive. The team at Spacenet really took a step back and said, rather than have a discussion on how we can compete with terrestrial on cost per bit per second, why not have a conversation on where terrestrial can't compete with us?"
Spacenet is touting a solution it dubs Multi-Network Bandwidth (MNB) Switching that meets a number of broadband needs as defined in the BTOP, delivering a set of solutions terrestrial alternatives cannot match. MNB Switching essentially provides a pool of broadband for disparate users to draw from. By combing traditional users at "community anchors" such as schools, libraries or hospitals with occasional use users such as first responders at a county or state wide level, the system meets the communications needs of each user community in a way terrestrial cannot and less expensively than terrestrial options.
A state may have any number of local "anchor institutions" such as schools, hospitals or libraries in rural areas where broadband is not easily accessible. They may also have a number of first responders throughout the state who need a Continuity of Operations solution that can work independently, regardless of potential terrestrial disasters. By essentially allowing them to share the same capacity, first responders will have guaranteed broadband access that can support voice, video or data requirements, wherever and whenever they need it. The state government has what equates to a large pool of broadband access they can dedicate as they deem fit to help connect their most underserved constituents during the 99.999 percent of the time these emergency networks are not active. In the case of a disaster situation, the pool of bandwidth can be instantly repurposed to support first responders, or any other public safety organization. Regardless of the type of disaster, or the extent of damage to the terrestrial infrastructure, critical first responder applications will be supported, including Land Mobile Radio or connectivity to the public communications grid. During these emergency situations the anchor institutions will have access to reduced capacity, and will only experience slower data speeds until network operations are returned to normal.
A Vote for Satellite
Brazil has a long history of innovation in electronic balloting for elections. The better part of a decade has passed since the country moved away from paper ballots and moved to electronic voting machines. The lag time to collect all of the votes was reduced from nine days to less than a day. Using laptop computers and satellite phones, the data in the voting machines was transferred at speeds up to 9.6 kilobits per second (kbps). Although the system was a huge improvement over paper ballots, the whole country had to endure a 12-hour wait until the results were officially posted the next day.
In 2008 Brazil's Tribunal Superior Eleitorial (TSE) issued a tender looking for an efficient, secure, and cost effective satellite solution which could be used to transmit election results from 1,125 remote locations. Tesacom, a StratosELITE partner based in Argentina, was awarded the contract but only four weeks remained until the election. Testing began immediately and BGAN terminals were deployed to every voting center. Shortly after the polls closed, each voting center sent in their results. Although it took only a few minutes for all 1,125 voting centers to transmit their data via their BGAN terminals, the results had to be certified, a process still done by human election judges. Four hours after the polls closed, the results were certified and announced at 11 PM, and for the first time in history Brazil new the results the same day as the election.
"For years, BGAN from Stratos has offered customized service delivery, performance and productivity to many demanding organizations worldwide," says Stratos President and CEO Jim Parm. "It was gratifying to demonstrate how BGAN and Stratos value-added services helped support a high level of electoral efficiency and fairness for all in Brazil."
The State of Amazonas in northeast Brazil is extremely rugged and remote. It is the largest state in the country and covers 1.5 million square kilometers. The Amazon is a challenging area to provide telecommunication services. It is just as challenging to provide educational services to the citizens who live there.
The population of Amazonas is relatively poor. Lacking the access to educational opportunities afforded to students in other Brazilian states, the Secretariat of Education and Learning Quality for Amazonas developed an initiative to enhance Amazonas high school students' exposure to math and Portuguese. The SEDUC network, which is provided by Hughes Brazil, initially included 100 schools but was expanded to 400 schools throughout the last several years. Educational programming is delivered via high speed data streams using IP. A 500 kbps return channel allows the teacher to receive visual feedback from the remote classrooms. Prior to the SEDUC network deployment, the passing rate for students hovered at 60 percent and the failure rate was almost 13 percent. After the network was deployed, the passing rate jumped 17 percent and the failure rate dropped in half. Based on the success of the SEDUC Network, it was recognized as one of the top six networks in the world and received a gold medal in the IMS Global Learning Consortium's annual competition for the high impact use of technology to support and enhance learning.
Gustavo Silbert, CEO of Brazilian satellite operator, Star One, sees the broadband market as a winner in the largest country in South America as well. "A potential market for us is social inclusion with broadband. Last year, Embratel won a very big project in Brazil to bring broadband access to 12,000 schools. They are using our C1 capacity to provide this broadband solution. Silbert sees satellite broadband as a risk, but the reward is worth the effort. "It is a risk if you consider satellite broadband a mass-market solution the way you see with some Ka-satellite operators in the United States. If you have satellites just for broadband solutions, costing $400 million to $600 million on a solution like that just for Latin America, it would be a huge risk. In most of the countries, you see the mobile operators are deploying broadband solutions very fast."
Governments of all sizes have come to realize that satellite technology offers a host of many benefits and market opportunities in the government sector for satellite equipment and service providers will continue to grow for the foreseeable future.


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Think Like Leonardo!
Engage your brain like Leonardo.
Talk with experts in the sciences and arts about how the Codex is relevant to them to day, participate in hands-on activities and problem-solving challenges, sharpen your observation skills through drawing exercises.
Activities Include:
- Ask-the-Expert presenters in the areas of physics, engineering, astronomy, manuscripts, and water management hold conversations about their favorite page in the Codex Leicester, presented in collaboration with the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
- "Renaissance" visitors in period dress
- Hands-on activities, creativity challenges, water education, and storytelling in collaboration with the University of Arizona Water Investigations Program, ASU Center for Science and the Imagination, Burton Barr Public Library, and Conrad Storad.
- Drawing in the galleries
Cost: The event is included with general admission and free for Museum Members.
Image Credit
Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519, Italian), Codex Leicester, c.1506-10 (detail of sheet 11A). Ink on paper. Each double sheet 11 ¾" x 17 5/8" Image Courtesy ©bgC3


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Daily Dr. Roto — April 10, 2018
Fantasy Baseball News and Notes
— Rangers 2B Rougned Odor left last night's game with an injured hamstring. This is the second time that Odor has missed time with this same injury. Look for the team to give him a few days off, but most likely he will be placed on the 10-day DL. If that happens, Jurickson Profar is expected to start in his place.
— Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo will be placed on the 10-day DL with a back injury. The original plan was for Rizzo to play on Wednesday, but with the weather as bad as it is, it looks like the Cubs want to give Rizzo another few days to rest up. His DL stint will be backdated to last Friday, so expect Rizzo to be back at some point in the middle of next week. Super fill-in Ben Zobrist will get most of the action at 1B until Rizzo returns.
— Red Sox SS Xander Bogaerts is going on the DL and is expected to miss about two weeks with a small fracture in his left ankle. This seems a bit conservative as I would expect closer to three weeks. This is a significant loss for the Red Sox as Bogaerts was mashing the ball and batting fifth in their lineup. Look for Brock Holt to get most of the playing time with Bogaerts out.
— I mentioned Royals SP Jake Junis both in my FAAB article last week and in my DFS write-up yesterday. He is legit. And although he may never be a huge strikeout guy, he is certainly someone to own in all AL-only and deeper mixed leagues.
— Marlins 1B Justin Bour is hitting a paltry .162. Look for him to start heating up in the coming days.
— Astros RP Ken Giles got the save on Monday night. The better news was that Brad Peacock came into the game in the eighth inning, so it looks like A.J. Hinch is not making any radical changes just yet.
— If you own Twins OF Byron Buxton you can't be happy right now. He's hitting a pathetic .161 with only 2 RBIs. Some players are slow starters and eventually heat up as the weather warms up — this might hold true for Buxton who did have an excellent second half in 2017.
— It's only a matter of time before the Brewers realize that RP Josh Hader is the best arm they have in their bullpen. With Corey Knebel out for the next six weeks, the Brewers need to stop using Barnes, Albers, and Jeffress when Hader can do the job.
— With the Reds starters getting beaten up pretty good most nights, look for the team to start taking a closer look at Amir Garrett as a possible solution. Garrett has pitched well out of the bullpen thus far this season, but the Reds might need him more every 5th day to stop the bleeding.
— Reds minor league star 3B Nick Senzel has started to play 3B once again in the minors (now that Suarez) is out. He had been playing 2B and SS to give him more positional flexibility. This signals that the Reds are looking at Suarez's injury as a long-term problem. If so, expect Senzel to get the call-up in the next 10-14 days.
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DFS Plays
Starting Pitching
- Jacob deGrom (love his matchup vs. Miami)
- Aaron Nola (he should shut down the Reds)
- Patrick Corbin (has been sensational thus far)
- Tyler Skaggs (my Erasmo pitcher)
- Rockies (Playing at Coors)
- Phillies (their bats have been red hot, and Homer Baily is a dumpster fire)
- Angels (Trout, Upton, etc. will dominate Martin Perez)
Sneaky Stacks
- San Diego Padres (love the park shift)
- Orioles (Sanchez is a terrific pitcher, but he is prone to blowups)
- Mets (thought they were going to blow up last night)
Visionary Plays
- Brian McCann — I'm not great at math, but 13 for 28 with 3 HR against Jake Odorizzi is worth noticing
- Justin Bour — Super contrarian play against deGrom
- Jurickson Profar — With Odor out, he should get the start and could be low owned.
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Articles About: Quit Smoking
Best Electronic Cigarettes on The Market
If you are thinking about quitting smoking, or just tired of being publicly shunned or forced to freeze yourself off in the cold because you're now forced to smoke outside in almost every single state, you may be considering a premium electronic cigarette. However, since most of them command a premium price tag,
Top 10 Stop Smoking Aids
Quitting smoking is not easy. Anyone who tells you otherwise is either crazy or lying. To cope with the difficulty of battling a smoking addition, stop smoking aids are becoming increasingly more popular. They come in many forms and are designed to combat not just a chemical addition, but also to help battle the habitual addiction and the physical addiction as well.
Prado Electronic Cigarette – Is It As Good As Advertised?
There are many popular E-cigarette brands such as Prado electronic cigarette brand on the market today and choosing the right brand can be a bit of a challenge. Prado's disposable electronic cigarette has good reviews, but is it as good as advertised?
Many consumers seem to find the Prado electronic cigarette satisfying. Some report that they don't crave the real cigarette anymore.
Top 5 Disposable Electronic Cigarette Brands
In the recent years a new method for quitting smoking in the form of a disposable electronic cigarette is gaining increasing popularity. Although the method is controversial, more and more people are showing interest in E-cigarettes.
Other forms of nicotine replacement such as the use of nicotine patches
Stop Smoking Hypnosis Vs. Other Methods!
Quitting smoking can be hard. Fortunately, there are many treatments such as stop smoking hypnosis that a person can try after making a firm decision to quit smoking.
Smoking can affect a person physically and psychologically. Some of the benefits of giving up smoking are as follows:
Nicotine Withdrawal Timeline – Easy or Tough to Follow?
Are you considering quitting smoking and wandering what the nicotine withdrawal timeline will be like and for how long you are going to experience the side effects of quitting smoking? Let us start by offering you a loud round of applause for your determination and decision to kick the deadly habit even if you are just thinking about it.
There are numerous benefits of giving up smoking both short and long term.
Laser Treatment to Stop Smoking – When Is It a Time to Consider?
If you have been struggling to quit smoking for a long time, tried multiple products and techniques available on the market today, perhaps it's time to try a laser treatment to stop smoking.
Laser treatment to stop smoking implements a low level cold laser that is beamed at various acupuncture points of the body, stimulating endorphins production to fight nicotine and other unhealthy cravings.
Nicotine Gum Side Effects vs. Benefits
Nicotine gum products are by statistics one of the first treatments people try once they decide to stop smoking. Availability and ease of use make nicotine gum products a very effective and popular way to kick this deadly habit. This article will help you decide whether the nicotine gum side effects outweigh the benefits and if you should consider the nicotine gum products to help you finally say farewell to cigarettes.
Nicotine withdrawal timeline will vary from person to person, but the first 72 hours are absolutely the hardest but crucial on the road to nicotine recovery.
Top 10 Side Effects of Quitting Smoking
It is a common knowledge that smoking is detrimental to our health both emotional and physical, smoking kills, but we still light cigarette after cigarette. Are we afraid of undergoing through the harsh side effects of quitting smoking? This article will shed some light on the possible side effects of quitting smoking and how to make them easier on you.
We can not emphasize enough how important your decision to quit smoking is and how healing it's going to be for your overall health in the long run.
Top 10 Benefits of Giving Up Smoking
While there are numerous benefits of giving up smoking, some are so powerful that might stop smokers in their tracks and empower them to quit smoking for good. If you want to watch your children grow, graduate high school and college, later walk your daughter down the aisle at her wedding and experience the joys of grand-parenthood, read on as we share our top 10 benefits of giving up smoking. Do not deprive yourself of the most precious moments of your life by taking in just another puff! There's so much life out there behind the smoky curtain.


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You've most likely already tried just about every diet out there, and some! You've likely joined a gym (or several over the years), maybe had a personal trainer, tried a bunch of slimming clubs, meal replacement programmes, and maybe some other weird and wonderful ways to lose weight, but it's battle you're still fighting and probably feel like you're never going to win… Despair not, we can help!
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TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israeli stocks rose sharply on Thursday after a two-day holiday, led by strength in Israel Chemicals and real estate companies.
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange was closed Tuesday for Memorial Day and Wednesday for Independence Day.
On Monday, after the market closed, the Bank of Israel left the country's benchmark interest rate at 0.5% for May.
The bourse's benchmark TA-25 Index closed 2.20% higher at 812.32, while the TA 100 Index (1884407) added 2.32% to 745.25.
The Tel-Tech 15 Index of top technology issues tacked on 2.76% to 178.70. And the Real Estate 15 Index leaped 4.53% to 225.05.
The most active issue was Teva Pharmaceutical, TEVA, +1.02% which slumped 2.5%. Only two other members of the TA 25 fell: telecom provider Bezeq, off 1.9%, and Bank Mizrahi Tefahot, UMZRF down 1.1%.
The rest of the banks and telecom companies were higher.
Deutsche Bank analyst Dan Harverd upgraded Bank Leumi to buy, saying that it has "the highest credit quality of the larger banks," and he raised his target prices on the banks generally. The price-to-book-value multiples on the banks range from 0.5 to 1.0, Harverd said.
"Key risks for the sector include a deep economic slowdown that would cause credit quality to deteriorate and provisions" for possible losses on bad loans "above our expectations; adverse regulation, and the impact of more severe competition, particularly" for retail customers, the analyst wrote in a report.
Bank Hapoalim BKHYY, +1.03% climbed 3.4%, Bank Leumi jumped 4.2%, and Discount Bank added 1.2%.
Partner Communications, PTNR, +1.26% the Israel affiliate of the Orange cellular network, rose 1.4%, No. 1 cellular provider, Cellcom, CEL, -1.05% climbed 3.2%.
Israel Chemicals, producer of fertilizer and chemicals derived from the Dead Sea, advanced 2.8%. Makhteshim-Agan, the agrichemicals specialist, advanced 4.4%.
Investors were hungry for the foods companies, boosting Strauss SGLJF, +0.00% by 4.3% and Osem OSEMF by 3.4%.
Within technology, all 15 members of the benchmark index advanced. The most active issue was Nice Systems, NICE, +1.05% the producer of digital recording and archiving solutions, which jumped 2.7%.
Nice said it received a contract under which a Swiss-based multinational bank that it did not identify would expand its use of its Actimize solution. The system is designed to spot suspicious money movements and ensure compliance with anti-money-laundering regulations. The bank is expanding use of the system to include an equities-trading oversight function, Nice Systems said.
Notable gainers included tech-investment manager Formula Systems, FORTY, -0.01% up nearly 7%; VeriFone, PAY, +0.00% the producer of payment-processing solutions, up 4.3%, and defense contractor Elbit Systems, ESLT, -0.53% up 3.7%.
Vision Systems International, a joint venture of Elbit and Rockwell Collins, COL, -0.59% received $120 million of contracts for aircraft-helmet-mounted display systems, media reports said.
In the real estate sector, Africa-Israel Investments AFIVY leaped 11% while Jerusalem Economic added 4.5% and Alony Hetz climbed 3.8%.


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Company Description: Leading Edtech Firm
Salary: Highly Competitive, Depending on Experience
Position Type: Permanent
Job Number: 9914
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Search Sciences
The Role:
As one of the key members on the Demand Intelligence team that is part of AI group, you'll take ownership of the design and implementation of our client's consumer-facing search. The key objective of the AI Group is to build a Semantic Knowledge Graph to help personalize bespoke learning experiences for students and help educators create unique course content.
The charter for the Demand Intelligence team is to focus on delivering value to students and educators by enabling search intelligence and demand-side data products. This team will be building a Semantic Search engine using NLP and ML driven search mechanisms for the long-tail distribution and consumption of our document corpus. This also includes building user cohorts, an inference engine to infer intent, behavior, usage, trends, and economic demand curves powering content discovery and recommendations, pricing, and other applied data science initiatives.
Our client's Staff Engineer is a technical leader who provides mentorship for team members, drives key projects, and participates in the continuous improvement of our software systems. We expect you to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, and adapt to ever-changing business needs. Check out these videos to learn more about our engineering culture, and our company mission.
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My husband and I are trying for months to have a baby. And since I have a Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, we seek for medical help. Every night I pray to God that He will grant our desire to have a baby and that He will continue to touch the hands and enlighten the minds of our OB/GYN to show us concern, give advice and help us conceive a baby.
But then one morning, I was so disappointed with my OB/GYN at Manila Doctors Hospital when I texted her some inquiry regarding follicular monitoring she scheduled me and she replied: "Do not text or call me. I prefer personal consultation." I understand that doctor's consultation comes with a fee but is it too much for them to give some consideration and be concern to their patients. What if it's an emergency? Sad that it's so seldom now we find doctors who are true to their profession and are willing to let go a few bucks for the sake of kindness and compassion.
To cut it short, I tried to browse the internet to search for a (new) good and kind OB/GYN. But what I stumbled upon is this beautiful and inspiring prayer which I cannot help but repost.
A Prayer to Conceive
Source: Baby and Bump
Father, I thank you that children are the heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Children are Your idea, Father, You thought up children, and family, and home. You instituted the family in the Garden of Eden. You ordered children; You commanded them when you said to Adam and Eve, "Be fruitful and multiply." You said that the barren womb is never satisfied.
Lord, the Word declares that I am wonderfully and fearfully made by You, therefore, I'm perfect and able to conceive and have children. You said that I would be a fruitful vine by the side of our house and our children like olive plants around our table, I am not ashamed but happy because our quiver is full of children (or arrows, as You call them).
Thank You Father, that You designed and fashioned me, to have children. That in the Bible barrenness was an exception, not the rule, not Your will, not normal, something against Your plan and purpose. And in Your goodness and faithfulness every barren woman in the Bible who was godly and believed Your Word became pregnant. You opened her womb and bless her, and she gave birth to a precious baby just as I will. You make the barren woman to keep a house and to be joyful mother of children.
You said, Father, that because You are our God and we are Your people and we have a covenant with You, that You will love us and bless us and multiply us and bless the fruit of my womb and that neither male nor female among Your people would be barren.
Father, we are redeemed from the curse of the Law by Jesus, and being barren is under the curse of the Law, therefore, we will receive from Your grace and have children.
Father, no plague, no evil shall come near our dwelling. I am healed by the stripes of Jesus. Sickness of any kind is taken out of my midst. You said to ask anything of You in Jesus' name and it will be done, and that if the two of us or either agree as touching anything, it would be done. So I pray and I agree with You and Your Word, Father, that I will conceive and bring forth a healthy, precious baby to Your glory and honor. I pray all this according to Your Word and will. You said, this is the confidence that I have in You, that if I ask anything according to Your will, You hear me, and if You hear me, I know I have the petition I desire of You, I have it now. Thank you, Father, in Jesus' name.
Now, talk to your body.
Body, I speak to you in Jesus' name. You will come in line and agreement with the Word of God. You will respond to His Holy Word. You will function properly, the way God intended you to. Every part, every organ of my reproductive system conforms to the Word and plan of God as me and my husband come together in pure, marital love.
Body, conceive! Be pregnant. Cooperate with God's plan, perfect ovulation, release of perfect eggs from the ovaries, through the Fallopian tubes, penetrated and impregnated, fertilized by a healthy sperm. Good solid attachment to uterine wall and nourished and protected for nine months (40 weeks) unharmed and unhindered. Grow to a perfect baby, spirit, soul, and body.
Your Word says, Father, that none shall cast their young, nor be barren among Your people and the number of our days You will fulfil. This pregnancy will be fulfilled. We decree it in Jesus' name and receive God's best, we won't settle for anything less in Jesus' Holy name. Thank You, Lord, that it is so and done to Your honor and Glory. Amen.
As I will include this to my daily prayer, I hope to inspire this prayer to other women out there who are praying to have a baby of their own.


text: NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of OmniVision Technologies Inc. ovti slid almost 6% to $14.70 on Monday after Jefferies & Co. lowered its rating on the Sunnyvale, Calif., maker of semiconductors for digital cameras to underperform from hold and slashed its price target to $11 a share from $18. The firm said it expects OmniVision to offer a below consensus outlook when it reports financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday because of ongoing technical issues with its OmniPixel 2 megapixel and above sensors, an inventory overhang and increased competition. Jefferies specifically noted that its channel checks indicate business with Nokia NOK, -1.72% has yet to materialize, and that it believes Micron Technology MU, -3.09% won 2 megapixel design wins at the Finnish mobile phone giant.


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Anna Bendz
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Postal Address: Box 711, 40530 Göteborg
Visiting Address: Sprängkullsgatan 19 , 41123 Göteborg
Senior lecturer
Anna Bendz
Senior lecturer , Director of Studies
+46 31 786 5697
Room number: B423
Postal Address: Box 711, 40530 Göteborg
Visiting Address: Sprängkullsgatan 19 , 41123 Göteborg
Department of Political Science
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My main research interest is welfare politics and policy. I am also interested in welfare opinion and the correlation between public policy and public opinion. My current research project concerns the organisation of welfare services with focus on the current market-oriented reforms of the Swedish welfare service sector. My dissertation treated the subject of individual autonomy within the welfare state. A former research project concerned how the principle of justice was expressed in political decisions about how the Swedish social insurance administration should be organised. Another research project concerned local democracy and the question if the change of political majority in a local community makes any difference for local politics.
My current research project (Freedom of choice or political control? Swedish Parties' ideas of Welfare State Organisation) concerns the changes of the welfare state towards increased privatisation of welfare services and increased freedom of choice for citizens. The empirical part of the project focuses on the current Swedish reforms of the welfare service sector. In the project, party political cleavages concerning the organisation of welfare services are analyzed both on national and local level. The theoretical question concerns how internal party cohesion is affected by these cleavages. Within the project, I also analyze the possible connection between public policy and public opinion within the context of the changing character of the welfare service sector.
I have worked as a course coordinator and teacher in Political science courses as well as courses that the department of Political Science gives within the Programmes for Teacher Training at the University of Gothenburg.
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Going with the flow?
On citizens' support for inter-municipal collective action for drinking water risk prevention in an upstream-downstream setting
Anna Bendz, Sverker C. Jagers
Presented at Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference (NESS), Luleå, juni 2019, Conference contribution 2019
Conference contribution
Indispensable, yet Invisible: Drinking water management as a local political issue in Swedish municipalities
Anna Bendz, Åsa Boholm
Local Government Studies, Journal article 2019
Journal article
Public response to welfare policy retrenchment: The importance of trust in implementing agencies. The case of early retirement in Sweden 1999-2010
Helena Olofsdotter Stensöta, Anna Bendz
Social Policy & Administration, Journal article 2019
Journal article
Drinking water risk management: local government collaboration in West Sweden
Anna Bendz, Åsa Boholm
Journal of Risk Research, Journal article 2018
Journal article
Research amidst the contentious issue of wolf presence: Exploration of reference frames and social, cultural, and political dimensions
Annelie Sjölander Lindqvist, Anna Bendz, Serena Cinque, Camilla Sandström
Large Carnivore Conservation and Management: Human Dimensions, Edited by Tasos Hovardas, Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge, Chapter in book 2018
Chapter in book
The Limits of a Commitment? Public Responses to Asylum Policy in Sweden over Time
Dennis Andersson, Anna Bendz, Helena Olofsdotter Stensöta
Scandinavian Political Studies, Journal article 2018
Journal article
Empowering the People: Public Responses to Welfare Policy Change
Anna Bendz
Social Policy & Administration, Journal article 2017
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Hur reagerar opinionen på ökad flyktingmottagning?
Dennis Andersson, Anna Bendz
Bergström A., Johansson B., Oscarsson H. & Oskarson M. (red.) Fragment , Göteborg, Göteborgs Universitet, Chapter in book 2015
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Paying Attention to Politics. Public Responsiveness and Welfare Policy Change.
Anna Bendz
Policy Studies Journal, Journal article 2015
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The Nordic Welfare State in Three Eras. From Emancipation to Discipline. By Johannes Kaananen.
Anna Bendz
West European Politics, Book review 2015
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This list is not very extensive or impressive, but I'm pleased with it. I finally seem to be properly back into reading, even though there was nothing this month that I really loved.
Most of these books were read during BookTubeAThon, which is why I didn't bother doing a wrap-up last week – I figured it would end up being too similar to this post.
1. Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik.


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Sweet run Sardine Loop with Oreo. First time on this trail for me. Fantastic sections with great views of Snowbasin and then overlook over Pine View. Loved this trail. Stinking hot day partially because we did this one at noon and Oreo was putting the hammer down. Just what I needed.
Was 102 degrees this afternoon so drove to Big Water up Millcreek...still 81, but that was sweet comparatively. Headed up and out to Dog Lake. As long as I kept a motivated pace I wasnt eaten alive by the swarms of flies up there...but the scenery was beautiful and no one was at the Lake when I got there... thats a first for me. Jog back down...enjoyed it mucho gracious...
Started at Big Water lower parking lot and ran up to Dog Lake, then looped to Desolation Lake then back along the Great Western trail. This is a great loop which I have done one time before and was thinking it was only 9.5 miles. Psych...it was 12.5. I'm undertrained to push this but was beautiful scenery and bonus was no mountain bikes as it is odd number day. Lots of hikers to Dog lake but no one the middle 8 miles except one lone geezer mountain runner who looked fresh as a daisy and would kick my trash.
Pavement miles on an old sweetie from my past to Cottonwood Offices and back. Sore quads and butt from trail run two days ago. Got to get back in some shape.
Road Loop up through Olympus Hills Park... Hot and Heavy and Not in a good way...nice to move a bit though avg 8:59 barely
Heatfest at noon up at the Pipeline. Went up Rattlesnake gulch out to overlook and back to Churchfork then down to pavement back to car. Total oven out there...good stuff
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Don White has been instructing well over 20 years an has attained his ACA L4 Open Water Coastal Instructor Certification with Dale Williams and Gordon Brown. He was recognized by the ACA and named Kayaker of the Month in 2014. Don is easily communicates his passion as a multi-discipline Instructor, and is also Certified in Sit On Top Surfing and SUP.
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Do You Have A "Garden Room"?comments (4) November 18th, 2010
They say "the home is where your heart is". In my small yet cozy home, I refer to one of the three bedrooms as the "garden room". During certain special times of the year, the room becomes the focal point of gardening activity. Whether it's starting seeds, transplanting, reviewing gardening books, or simply flipping through my seed collection (for the 12th time this week!), the room is green thumb headquarters. Here are some of the highlights:
Grow Light Shelves
A DIY lighting system I've set up is basically a 4-shelf plastic storage unit "modded" to support three light fixture sets. The fixtures are screwed to a wood support rack. Holes drilled into the posts of the shelf unit allow for raising and lowering of the lights. Two of the shelves have heat mats on them. All of the wiring is wound up in a sorta organized pile behind the storage unit. A timer controls the daily "sunlight". Since putting a light on the top shelf is impractical, it is used for seeds, spray bottles, organic fertilizer, labels and other necessities.
Composting Operations
The garden room is home to two composting operations, my newly set up vermicompost bin, and my bokashi buckets. Hmmm.... 1000+ red wigglers right beside fermenting EM... sounds like a real composting party!
Soil Central
My seed starting mix and peat moss are stored in plastic tubs, ready for use. I also keep a tub filled with molasses in the room, but that's used outside.
The Desk
During "off season" months, the desk is rather empty and lonely. However, during late Winter and early Spring, the desk is completely covered with transplants in their respective carrying boxes. For the last few weeks, I've watched a rather large empty yogurt container collection develop. I recycle where I can.
The Floor
This is where all of the dirty work happens. Putting a cloth barrier down over the carpet allows me to be as messy as I see fit.
Part of the joy of having a hobby like gardening is being in a place where you can surround yourself with it. If you have a garden room in your home, chime in on what makes it special.
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I recycle all kind of containers too! I don't want to spend my gardening budget on things that I can find for free.
I've been daydreaming and planning my 2011 garden this weekend (cold, rainy days are the perfect days for this!), and I've decided to focus on heirloom veggies that are hard to find, or expensive to buy. We are going to devote most of our space to tomatoes, but I have plans for cukes, beans, squash, and maybe a melon or two...
I also leave plenty of room for flowers and my herb garden, which are great for attracting pollenators and filling my vases! :) Just thinking about the possibilities makes me smile...
Happy Gardening! (A bit early!)
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- Heather said...
glad to hear it went well! good for you not taking pain meds other than tylenol. i don't take them either. just tylenol and motrin. i truly think pain meds (real doctor strength pain meds) slow down the healing and recovery process.
- January 07, 2010 9:57 AM
- Darla said...
Good news!! We 'need' blogging photos though!!!
- January 07, 2010 10:15 AM
- Balisha said...
Look what I missed by not reading for a couple of days. I hope that things straighten out for you soon. All that stress can't be good for you. Take it easy now and don't overdo. Hugs, Balisha
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- Dawn said...
Been wondering about you...
Glad it went well.
- January 07, 2010 12:55 PM
I'm glad that the surgery went well. I hope that the pain isn't too bad.
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- Heidi Pocketbook said...
Thankful that your surgery went well. I'm also sorry to read about your job insecurity and all the problems that is creating.
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Lobster A: Where is Lobster C?
Lobster B: Earlier a man KIDNAPPED him away and I don't know what happened!!!
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Sometime back I went for a dinner with my friends.
I think a lot of Hokkien Mee's lover will definitely know this place is famous for their "Hokkien Mee" and the picture on the left is actually the legendary "Hokkien Mee's Master" Tan Kue Kim with gusto. How not to when Mr Tan is style personified - attired in a long sleeve shirt and donning a Rolex watch - while frying, err..... Hokkien Mee ?
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Mr Yong Tan (son of the senior Tan) instilled his own modern day managed practices into Kim's and carried on with the rich legacy of his dad, but he too came up with something unique - the hugely popular "Hokkien Oyster Mee", which retains the original flavour of the Hokkien mee while spicing it up with the addition of fresh oysters.
In this new age, Kim's dishes have been a fusion of tradition and western modernization. for example, cheese has been used on some of Kim's signature dishes, the "cheese live lobsters" and "cheese crabs" coming into mind. In additional, Kim's seafood are mainly imported from abroad their crabs are of three different grades, and available in 12 different cooking styles, which would leave you spoilt for choice.
It's not just authentic Hokkien cuisine that you will get at Kim's Hints of Nonya and Western flavour can also be found in their dishes.
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Cold Jelly Fish with Shredded Roasted Duck
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"Tai Ji" Vegetable Thick Soup with seafood.
This dish is interesting, I hear from the boss it is actually pumpkin and spinach combined.
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Opps that is Lobster C in there.
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I prefer lobster than crab because the meat comes out one whole piece like this.
More easy to eat too for lazy people like me....
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Mainly by people that assume the show hasn't changed. Yes there was a period of time where there was Squidward TP's but that period of time has ended the show is now improved since.
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While the acting is a mixed bag, at least with this show they were actually trying to be decent unlike something like Game Shakers.
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McGlynn has the first and final say for Donegal
Donegal 1-11 Down 0-11
Donegal were the more efficient side and could take most encouragement from this useful season-opener at Ballybofey.
An early Frank McGlynn goal proved to be the decisive score in a game that was nip-and-tuck until the end.
There was just over a minute played when McGlynn neatly looped the ball over Stephen Kane, the Down goalkeeper. The Glenfin man started at centre-forward in an experimental Donegal line-up and the 2012 All-Star showed his precision with a sweetly-taken goal.
It was a valuable outing for manager Rory Gallagher, who included six debutants in his starting XV, among them midfielder Ciaran Thompson, who hit three points in a Man of the Match display.
Late in the game, Gallagher also gave a run-out to Cillian Morrison, who has swapped codes having played League of Ireland soccer with Derry City in 2015.
"The reason they're in is to push on everybody in our set-up and do everything they can to get as many minutes of competitive action as they can," Gallagher said. "It's always good to win and show a wee bit of mettle to win."
McGlynn's goal gave Donegal a 1-3 to 0-4 half-time lead. Down could have goaled with their first attack, too, but Cathal Doyle had to settle for a point after Joe Murphy scythed his way through.
Eoghan Bán Gallagher, another of Donegal newcomer, blasted wide after racing in to get on the end of a clever knock-down by Leo McLoone.
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Corner-back Jack O'Brien, also making his first start, came up to crack a blistering shot off the Down crossbar during a period of Donegal dominance in the second half.
Two frees from centreback Martin O'Reilly settled the hosts, who had a profitable third quarter with Thompson, Hugh McFadden, Caolan Ward, Paddy McGrath and Odhrán Mac Niallais on the mark.
It was McGrath's first score for Donegal in 63 appearances and he was one of the better performers on a day when plenty of January cobwebs were evident.
Gallagher introduced Michael Murphy off the bench for his 100th game in the county colours and he added a point. Murphy slipped as he pulled the trigger with a late goal chance and Down kept in touch with Peter Turley, Ryan Boyle, Darragh O'Hanlon and Barry O'Hagan landing points.
McGlynn, though, clipped over the game's final point to secure a decent win for Donegal, while condemning Eamonn Burns to defeat in his first game as the Down manager.
"There was a bit of rustiness and a few dropped balls as well as poor decision making," said Down player Caolan Mooney.
"I kicked three wides but we have another week of training to get it right for next week's match against Fermanagh at home.
"There are a lot of boys to come through and there are also quite a few boys at university and we will have the more experienced boys back for the start of the National League".
SCORERS - Donegal: F McGlynn 1-1, C Thompson 0-3, M O'Reilly 0-2f, P McGrath, C Ward, H McFadden, O Mac Niallais, M Murphy 0-1 each. Down: D O'Hanlon (fs), G Johnston 0-2 each, R Boyle, R Mallon, P Turley, C Doyle, A McConville (f), S Dornan, B O'Hagan 0-1 each
DONEGAL - D Rodgers; J O'Brien, E Doherty, P McGrath; E Gallagher, M O'Reilly, C Ward; H McFadden, C Thompson; M Carroll, F McGlynn, S McBrearty; O Mac Niallais, L McLoone, E McHugh. Subs: M Murphy for Carroll (52), C Morrison for McHugh (69)
DOWN - S Kane; M McGee, C McGovern, R Boyle; R Mallon, A Carr, D O'Hanlon; P Turley, C Doyle; J McDermott, C Mooney, J Murphy; G Johnston, A McConville, S Dornan. Subs: D Turley for McDermott (45), B O'Hagan for Murphy (59), M McKay for McConville (59), C Harrison for Dornan (59), P Downey for P Turley (66)
REF - M McNally (Monaghan)
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