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Supporting a Friend With Depression: Do's and Don'ts
By: Diana F.
More than 16 percent of Americans (as many as 35 million people) suffer from severe depression, says the National Comorbidity Study, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
Most people who suffer from depression eventually lose the majority of their friends. People don't know what to say to someone who is depressed, they feel awkward, and the relationship deteriorates. Do you have a friend who suffers from depression? Read these guidelines to avoid losing your friendship.
1. Ask your friend about what he wants. Does he prefer you calling him sometimes or should you wait till he calls you, or perhaps he rather exchanges email or prefers to meet at home. It will make your friend feel welcome to contact you whenever he wants and not feel pressed to do anything he doesn't want to do.
2. Ask 'How are you?'. Most people are afraid to ask this question because the answer might be negative. Just listen to the answer objectively, without trying to bend it into something more positive.
3. Ask 'What did you do today?'. Again some people may be afraid to ask this because the answer might not be as cheerful as they want it to be. Don't judge what your friend has to say. Just listen.
4. Ask about the positive and the negative events of the week. Listen to his complaints about negative things, again without trying to bend it into something more positive. Also ask if there were any positive events during the week. Even if there are positive things, don't immediately jump to the conclusion that it must mean that he's 'getting better'.
5. Talk about what is going on in your own life. Talk calmly about events in your own life: don't talk too fast or too emotionally.
6. Do something together in silence. Right now, your friend is probably getting plenty of well-intended but silly advice that is just making him feel tired. Go for a walk together or watch TV, just don't talk.
7. Offer to do something together to help him out. Don't be specific: no 'let's do the dishes together' or 'let me help you clean the mess in your living room'. Instead, ask something along the lines of 'Is there something that is troubling you and I can help with by coming over?' Also make clear that you won't stay long.
1. Treat your friend's depression like a cold. Don't say 'I hope you're doing better today', as if his depression is just a temporary sickness. Just ask how he is doing without judging what he has to say.
2. Give (silly) advice. When you're depressed, everyone seems to have an opinion about you. Saying something like 'What I do when I'm not feeling great, is ...' is arrogant and nonsensical: you're drawing the attention to yourself instead of listening to your friend. Also things like 'Try to have a good night's sleep' (often physically impossible for people who suffer from depression), 'Why are you feeling so depressed?' (how would he know?) or 'You should eat healthier' (he doesn't want to make his depression worse, so he's most probably eating healthy already) aren't very helpful.
3. Say you're worried about him. He doesn't need to feel guilty about worrying friends.
4. Analyze. If you analyze your friend's behavior, make suggestions or try to talk him out of his depression, you're probably only making him feel tired and worse, more depressed.
5. Say 'You're always welcome to come over to my house.' Something as simple as visiting a friend can be a huge obstacle for people who suffer from depression: they'll have to wear the correct clothes, go outside, use transportation, make conversation, etc. Also offering your friend to stay at your home for a few weeks isn't helping him much: he needs freedom and privacy. You can however ask him 'Where would you like to stay this week?' -- that way the choice is his and he won't feel any pressure.
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How Anne Hathaway's 'Brokeback Mountain' Lie Was Exposed
Anne Hathaway has been in a lot of blockbuster movies during her career. From her early days as a princess to her Academy Award-winning role in the musical Les Misérables, Hathaway has proved that she has the range and depth of a talented actress.
One of the roles she will always be remembered for is the part she played in Brokeback Mountain. But that movie, which advanced her career in important ways, could have gone to someone else. Hathaway did everything she could to land the part — even telling the director a lie. But it wasn't long before the truth came out.
Anne Hathaway's career
Hathaway has starred in an impressive number of hit movies that range from fun comedies to heartbreaking dramas. According to Biography, the actress was born in Brooklyn in 1982. Her passion for acting led her to become the only teen ever accepted into The Barrow Group, an acting school in New York City.
Hathaway had done some acting on TV before she landed the movie role that would catapult her into fame. She starred in The Princess Diaries, and she became a household name seemingly overnight. She went on to star in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and Ella Enchanted before starting to move into more serious roles.
One of the movies that signaled her ability to play a wrenching dramatic role was 2005's groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain.
'Brokeback Mountain' changed the cinematic landscape
The opening scene of Brokeback Mountain was set in Wyoming in 1963, and it told the story of two cowboys, Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) falling in love. It was a powerful story because it challenged entrenched stereotypes about gay men's masculinity, and also because it portrayed their relationship as a tender and heartbreaking love story.
It became a huge hit, and it was a meaningful step forward for acceptance of the LGBTQ community.
In the movie, Hathaway played the part of Lureen, a Texas rodeo queen. She marries Jack, and her emotionally complex delivery helped people see the talented actress in a new light.
Considering that Hathaway was best known at the time for playing a princess, it was a very different role for her. Viewers felt that she pulled it off convincingly, but it turns out they weren't the first people she fooled into believing that she was more country than she actually was.
The lie that didn't last
When Hathaway showed up to audition for Brokeback Mountain, she was very anxious to get the part. According to People, she had come directly from filming The Princess Diaries 2, and she still had her hair styled in a large updo for her royal role. She decided that big hair worked just as well for a rodeo queen, so she forged ahead anyway.
Maybe it's because she was already nervous, but when director Ang Lee asked her if she knew how to ride a horse, she assured him that she did.
The problem? She didn't.
Hathaway chose to believe what some important advice she'd been given. "My parents have given me a lot of gifts in my life, and one of them is: If you're ever asked if you can do anything, say yes," she explained. "You can learn anything in two weeks if you're motivated enough."
She did learn to ride a horse before filming began, but perhaps not as well as she needed to.
"I went to a rehearsal in front of 300 extras, all of whom work in rodeos, and the horse wouldn't do a damn thing I wanted it to. And at the end it threw me — in front of everyone," she admitted.
Hathaway may have had to bend the truth to land the part of Lureen, but in the end, she made it work. And the rest is movie history.

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Ethical Gem Fair: We See Progress
Ethical Gem Fair
Tucson: We had a chance to visit the fair and not a surprise, it was genuinely heartwarming to meet with such passionate and empathetic members of the gem trade.
Yes, there is a lot of work yet to be done, but you have to keep pushing forward, and this is why they are here.
We talked to several exhibitors who gave us a bit more insight into the tasks ahead. And the conversation was not just about their business or their show. It was about the gem trade, and what the future possibilities hold.
Stuart Pool, co-founder of Nineteen48, described it this way. "For me, the show is all about the conversations that we have to build relationships with new customers or strengthen those with existing ones. There was a constant flow of people at my table across most of the 4 days and some very promising leads, as well as the necessary sales to make the event viable.
"I also think that we continued to cultivate a welcoming, relaxed and inclusive space, where people could hang out for a while and return repeatedly if they wanted to."
"It is a group of suppliers who are all doing something supportive for their respective source communities," says Monica Stephenson, founder of ANZA Gems. "We find it useful to be in this edited environment that invites conversation.
"The Ethical Gem Fair exceeded our expectations, in terms of the quality of attendees, and the richness and breadth of the conversations we had," says Stephenson. "The venue invites engagement: where things come from, how they get to market, who is involved… Hopefully, yes, the gems are beautiful. But there is a story beyond that. And we're happy to tell it, and our audience appreciates it.
"We were excited to talk about our new pilot project of precision-cut smaller colored gems and melee faceted by a small group of artisanal cutters in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Traceable to the miner we purchased from at Moyo Market Days, it's pretty special to have brilliant melee that is associated with a specific miner who benefits from the purchase! This allows us to purchase the smaller rough offered by the women artisanal miners in Tanzania and Kenya, and gives designers a traceable alternative for smaller gems…a true win/win!"
"The show was great," exclaims Eric Braunwart of Columbia Gem House. What stood out for Braunwart this year was that the recognition of what he and his team at Columbia Gem House started so many years ago is actually finally taking root! Braunwart has been beating the socially responsible, environmentally responsible, fair trade ethical supply chain drum for at least two decades, trying to drag the industry forward along with him. And now he finally sees it happening. And because he had all of this in place, he was ready. "Better cutting, targeted small batch cutting, traceable and supportive supply chains, and a unique variety of colored stones, all seemed to be what brought customers to us."
Brian Cook had some help with his 3rd generation at Nature's Geometry. "I am proud that their interest in the magic and science of gems and minerals is alive and well." Cook notes that the younger generation is attracted to the science of minerals. He sees that every year at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (TGMS), the largest, oldest and most prestigious gem and mineral show in the world.
"We also note that the 'ethics and sustainability' of our industry has been pushed to the megaphone from upper echelon to the humble bench jeweler, in no small part due to the strong percentage of youth and youthful, demanding accountability, traceability, and integrity.
"We at EGF have the opportunity to have that 'fireside chat' during a trade event. We all are thrilled to talk about these subjects. We tell what we know from experience, and we admit what we don't know. This is a journey."


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Debbie Bloyd is a contributing author to Weekly Real Estate News and can be contacted at 469-768-0337 or [email protected]
Everyone is stressed out about finding a house then moving!!!! I have a client now that is just stressed out of her mind …… did I say one client – I meant all my clients. It does not matter how many times you tell people the process – no one likes it or wants it to be that way for them.
I have a written out list of what happens when and we still go thru this on every deal. What I want everyone to know is we must maintain a sense of, "it's ok, it's going to be ok, no one is going to die they just feel like it !"
There are so many articles and reports of the stress of finding a house in today's market but what about the moving and closing and inspections part of it. That is stressful too! Once you have won the contract – now is the time to do those pesky inspections and then if you can, you negotiate out those inspections or maybe just sit there since you can't ask for anything because you WON THE HOUSE!
So, after the inspections, we are in underwriting and ordering the appraisal part of the process. With all the appraisers busy today and backed up for a couple of weeks, this is a very stressful time if clients have waived the appraisal price and will have to come up with more once the appraisal is in. Money is always stressful – the lenders and agents and sellers always think that the money is plentiful but in reality, no one wants to pay more than they must. Everyone wants to spend money on a new home in the way that they want to, and it is never going to be on a lower appraisal value. So many days are going by with the appraisal being done but not turned in and again – we have stress.
Movers – then there are the movers and when everyone is supposed to be in and out of the house and scheduling the closing and all that is usually happening with different dates than they put in the offer. So again – we are negotiating time frames and walk throughs and then add another purchase of next house and then same things there – it just gets overwhelming!
What can we do to help this? We can slow down and pace of the conversations and put all text messages together so that everyone is not making 100 calls or random texts or getting the dates wrong but instead getting everyone the same information. There always will be many options to fix every problem but as clients age, move and change jobs this falls on us that do this every day.
Today, I finally got my client and the agent and the title company all on the phone so that everyone could listen to the same conversation. We had too many versions of the facts, so this was an easy solution. The lender usually dictates the dates on the papers but when we get the papers early then people's timelines change, and options crop up stress going up again.
I continually tell both my mortgage and real estate clients – things will not go as planned – we need to have several back up plans so I try and think of everything. If you give them options and choices it is always better than just one way – we all know that are a 100 ways for things to go wrong – so when only 6 head that way – you look like a hero!
This article is an overview for a general educational purpose only. The information presented should not be relied upon without the advice of counsel.
Debbie Bloyd is a contributing author to Weekly Real Estate News. She can be contacted at 469-768-0337 or [email protected]


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* **Bitcoin's Frenzy of Activity Pushes Average Transaction Fee Over $7, Nearly 2-Year High.** The average transaction fee on the Bitcoin network has surged to over $7, its highest level in nearly two years. The surge in fees comes as the price of Bitcoin has been on a tear, reaching a new all-time high of over $68,000 earlier this week. The high fees are making it more expensive to use Bitcoin for everyday transactions, such as buying goods and services.
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* **Nigeria Approves National Policy to Create 'Blockchain-Powered' Economy.** The Nigerian government has approved a national policy to create a "blockchain-powered" economy. The policy, which was approved by the Federal Executive Council, outlines a roadmap for the development of the blockchain industry in Nigeria. The policy aims to make Nigeria a global leader in the blockchain space and create jobs for millions of Nigerians.
* **Supposed AI-Based Crypto Token Using Elon Musk's Image Targeted by Texas Securities Board.** The Texas Securities Board has issued a cease-and-desist order to the developers of an AI-based crypto token that uses Elon Musk's image. The token, called "ElonDoge," was being marketed as a way to invest in Elon Musk's future projects. However, the Texas Securities Board found that the token was not registered with the state and that the developers were making false and misleading statements about the token.
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May 3, 2023 PAO-05-23-CL-05
Casey Jenkins (CJ): epocrates is a clinical guidance tool that is used primarily in the United States. We have reached over a million healthcare practitioners — nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and so on — with content that we've developed or that has been distilled by our team of authors and editors into sort of concise and pithy bits of information. The epocrates app began as a consolidation and summarization of drug monographs, and it has been primarily used as a drug reference tool since its inception. It has expanded that over time to include things like guideline reviews, disease state information, and other tools like calculators and lab reports.
epocrates is primarily used at the point of care because and that is when physicians most need easy access to that information. Our primary focus on drug tools makes us unique; other tools in our space are more social in nature or focused on diseases. epocrates remains far and away the primary place to go for prescribing information: dosing, interaction checking, and so forth.
CJ: epocrates has certainly come a long way over the course of the last 25 years. It originated in the late 1990s as essentially a handwritten summary of drug monograph information. It was one of the first medical information tools — if not the first — that moved online, originally as a website back in the early days of the Internet.
From there, we moved into something called a "DocAlert." There's a lot of alerts in this space, but we identified a clear need to collect medical, drug-related news –– a new drug launch or new formulation or dosing or something of that nature –– and to develop clear, direct news stories covering that information and publish them on our channel to reach practicing clinicians.
Over time, that evolved into advertising, around the time that the web was getting up to speed and starting to move into the new app environment. During one of the first previews of the app store itself, epocrates was one of only four apps invited to present on stage by Steve Jobs. We have truly been part of the mobile information look-up and advertising of space from its inception. Over time, we have continued to add more information and features as they have either become available or our users have expressed interest in their utility.
We didn't come out of the gate with disease information; we started with drug information and then moved into disease. Around 2005–2006, we added features like calculators and other guideline tools. We have continually evolved and refined both our content offerings and our interface. More recently, we've introduced continuing medical education (CME) information into the mix; healthcare practitioners benefit from the unbiased learnings they get from these CME activities and earn important credits, and we saw both the interest and opportunity to provide those through epocrates, since it was a tool that those practitioners were already using and happy with.
We continue to launch new useful tools. Last year, we debuted our "Bugs + Drugs" tool, which is an antimicrobial resistance tracker that allows clinicians to explore the bugs — and the antimicrobial resistance — that are being reported across area locality by zip code. It provides a really nice view to prescribers who are investigating or dealing with a potential bug about what antibiotics and treatment course might be best in their area for that type of issue.
There has been a pretty significant transformation from a relatively static, drug-only tool through the simultaneous evolution of the app movement to ultimately become the primary place where drug and disease information is viewed by our user group.
CJ: Exactly. When it comes to product development and management, this is all the stuff that happens in the background that folks don't always think about. The content management and web distribution systems that were in use 10–15 years ago were completely different from what exists today. We've done backend work to move all of our systems to the cloud like everyone else over the last 5–10 years. We are constantly evaluating the efficiency and the performance of our code and our backend fills and refactoring things with new technology, languages, and systems. Any time you run a digital product, this is the cost of doing business that happens in the background that I think a lot of people take for granted; but what a lot of these teams are doing is constant maintenance and evaluation of the available tools and services. That is all complicated further by all of the security issues and compliance protocols that need to be maintained and enhanced over time, which is typically supported by vendors who specialize in that space.
Back in the PalmPilot days, we were essentially just pushing out lists of the sort of proto-XML file that the Palm Pilot could handle. Today, we have a continuous publishing apparatus where we can sync content across multiple nodes and distribute it across the country. It has been quite an evolution.
CJ: We have had many conversations about the evolution of digital technologies when it comes to data privacy and the privacy concerns specifically in the healthcare sector, and there are many considerations. We're very careful about what data we collect, how we collect it, how we store it, and what we can and can't do with it. We can view trends in data that have been appropriately de-identified; the "Bugs + Drugs" tool is a great example. We can examine these trends in microbes and resistance from the level of zip code or region rather than a specific clinic or physician, which is the best balance to make the best use of the data within the limitations.
We are also able to see seasonality or topicality in the types of drug information that people are looking up. We know when flu season is starting because we see a lot of searches for flu symptoms or for things like Tamiflu. We also see spikes in our raw query data for drugs or diseases that are topically in the news. For example, during the last Winter Olympics, there was a situation where figure skaters were being flagged for using trimetazidine, which was banned for competition — that drug was the number one searched drug that week. We see those kind of trends driven both by external events like news coverage and by the direct experience of our users.
CJ: We have begun exploring deeper levels of personalization, more specifically interest matching. We can do this easily with our new CME offering: after you take a given course, we can suggest another course that would likely interest you. We do the same with many of our alerts, so we aren't, for example, sending gastrointestinal-centric news to a cardiologist.
CJ: Overall, video has really become ubiquitous in a manner that is agnostic of the channel or the user segment. For epocrates, video content can be anything from a short, attention-grabbing element to convey a single critical piece of information all the way through to long-form educational content; for example, CME videos are usually in the neighborhood of about 45–60 minutes. We're not producing that long-form of content ourselves; we partner with established education creators to create unbiased and compliant content.
We host video content and drive access on our channel. It's a very different use case than trying to convey a piece of information to someone. The "Message in Motion" product is generally more of a commercial product or an alert-style product. Where before we would use static text or a traditional banner, we now have the ability to introduce short-form video content into those spaces. We know that motion on apps is effective in catching attention, and there's much stronger engagement with video-style messaging than with more static content. A number of different research studies have shown that information is typically more reinforced through interactions with video.
CJ: Physicians don't typically want to watch a 5- to 10-minute video, much less a 30-minute one, when they're in clinic. Our intention with the message-in-motion content is primarily to drive awareness. We can host those the longer-form videos, and we're working with our partners to find a place for them within our ecosystem, but the primary way that our physicians are interacting with us remains at that point of care.
It's sort of like a two-step process at present. We want to grab their attention in the moment at the point of care but also point the way toward longer-form content to explore later, on a break or in the evening, for example. We've recently seen an uptick in usage of our application in what we typically would consider off-hours, both in terms of engagement itself and the duration of that engagement. So, although we are targeting the same audience with the short- and long-form video content, the contexts of use are generally quite different.
We have video in two locations in our product: within the CME modules and in the newsfeed. They are very different use cases. For CME, it's about learning, and helping clinicians keep up with the latest research. The length of the module determines the number of credits, so there's an acceptance of longer videos.
On the other hand, our newsfeed is designed for use before, after, and in between the moments of care. It gives busy clinicians a quick view of the headlines and access to a deeper dive. We recommend shorter videos in this location.
CJ: At present, our partners are producing content of all types. So far, we have found that a mixture of talking head KOL material and graphical elements is effective for longer-form video. For the shorter-form, attention-grabbing videos, more graphical material tends to get a better response than 20 minutes or 20 seconds of someone sort of talking. It all depends on the outcome that we're trying to achieve on the channel through the deployment of that particular asset.
CJ: I think that it depends on the person. This is a question that we have extensively explored from a product development standpoint, which is one of the reasons why we always try to leverage a multitude of approaches. We have a wealth of usage data that we will leverage as these partner videos go live so that we can develop a better understanding of video interactions.
To be very clear: we keep our editorial group completely separate from our commercial teams; there's an imaginary wall between those two groups. We are always very careful when we are working to deliver more intrinsically commercial messages that we always do so with the integrity of our brand and of our users in mind. Quite frankly, our partners on that side, the agencies and the brands themselves, are very mindful of that as well, and always produce very high-quality assets.
CJ: Absolutely.
CJ: That's a really interesting question, and there are a lot of different considerations in play. In the short term, for user-generated content as it relates to clinical practice, the answer is probably no. There are a couple of organizations exploring that, but it's very complicated from the regulatory and compliance perspectives and not something that we are interested in doing anytime soon.
However, we are looking at other types of interactions with our users. We have a couple of interactive products already, such as polls that we deploy on channels to engage with the community. We are exploring additional ways to let our users participate beyond just looking up information in our ecosystem; but not to the point of posting actual medical information and trying to create a channel for discussion or advice.
On a very different level, when it comes to feedback about the application itself, such as the utility and the usage of the app or its content or features, we have a very robust mechanism and channel for listening to that type of feedback. Our product development process is driven by tried-and-true methodologies around product management and product development: understanding the market, understanding the need, and working closely with designers and information architects and then going out and iteratively testing and tweaking things to the point where our user test groups are providing positive feedback about the content, its utility, and how things have been designed.
CJ: As a product manager in the digital space who's been working in digital and reference content for 20 years, that's something I think about all the time, and I have explored this with organizations and partners over the years. The changes that I've seen in the technology and the capabilities of machines to help in those processes have been mindblowing in many ways.
I especially think what we have seen released publicly in the last six months or so with ChatGPT and the Google versions and the Microsoft versions has blown anything I had ever seen before out of the water. I have worked with some partners to see, for example, if AI and language models can take the thousands of research papers that are being published on a regular basis and synthesize things down to a format that a human could realistically work with and curate and edit. Historically, AI was just okay at tasks like that; even as recently as two years ago, I ran some experiments, and the output was just okay — not great. But what I've seen recently has been somewhat astounding. I think we're still assessing what that means, but I can see a place where the synthesis of news information or of a research study could be put through one of these systems and then given to a human for review and ultimately be used in publication. I still think that moving directly from the machine to clinical publication is a long way off and may never come to fruition, as there is simply no tolerance for error or ambiguity.
CJ: We are constantly trying to better understand the market and our users' needs. Video will play a big part in that going forward, and we will continue to evolve, get the design patterns down better, and expand our partnerships to bring that type of information to our users.
One of the big challenges that we are currently focused on helping our clinicians with is information overload and burnout. There is simply an astounding amount of information that comes to clinicians and healthcare practitioners on a daily basis. We are really focusing a lot of our efforts right now on seeing what else we can do to help with this issue. I think a lot of these problems with burnout or information fatigue can be solved with design: we have to keep improving how effective we are at understanding what our user needs and getting them to that specific information quickly.
Our internal studies show that we are pretty good at this now, but there's always room for improvement. We always get comments from our users saying that we save them precious minutes during the day because of our application, how we write our content, and how we design our features to get people to the information that they need in a quick and efficient way. But as that volume of information keeps growing exponentially, we have to continue to optimize how we deliver the right information to the right user at the right time to avoid that information overload, burnout, and fatigue. This is always at the top of our minds.
Casey has more than a decade of experience in product leadership, where he most recently served as VP of Product at Wiley and led a cross-functional global team supporting subscription revenue of $600 million. He also previously served as VP of Product at WebMD (with oversight of Medscape Education) and SVP of Platform Product Management at Cengage Learning. Additionally, Casey also worked as VP of Product at Elsevier where he oversaw ClinicalKey and several other digital products, including the eBooks platform and the point-of-care content solution (FirstConsult).


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Max Silver leads Chris Moorman at the head of the tournament leaderboard of the WSOPE Main Event, with Andy Moseley, Jake Cody, John Duthie and John Eames among the chasing pack.
Max Silver leads Chris Moorman at the head of the tournament leaderboard of the WSOPE Main Event, with Andy Moseley, Jake Cody, John Duthie and John Eames among the chasing pack.
With two days to go, and 23 players remaining in the WSOPE Main Event, Max Silver leads Chris Moorman at the head of the tournament leaderboard, with Andy Moseley, Jake Cody, John Duthie and John Eames all among the chasing pack.
However, despite a quarter of the field now consisting of UK poker players, there is still a lot of poker to be played in this event and with Shawn Buchanan, Eric Seidel, Patrik Antonius and Tony G still in contention, a British victory is not assured.
The Day 3 action was fast and furious with the chip lead changing hands multiple times during the day. As well as Max Silver and Chris Moorman heading the leaderboard at various stages, Day 2 overnight chip leader Constant Rijkenberg lost and regained the lead on several occasions – often to Rifat Palevic, who tends to boss things during the middle of the day – and the mantle of chip leader was eventually taken by American female poker player Melanie Weisner (what a story that would have been!) before Amir Lehavot started his charge up the leaderboard at the expense of Palevic, with Rijkenberg and Weisner also busting out before the close of play.
As well as Melanie Weisner, three other female poker players started in the field of 115 that took their seats for the start of Day 3. It was good news for all four as Rebecca Mordoff (45th), Liv Boeree (36th), Weisner (33rd) and Mario Ho (27th) all safely negotiated the bubble and made their trip to Cannes worthwhile. Liv was particularly unfortunate to run her AJ into Jeremy Kottler´s AK towards the end of the day, and Mario Ho was even more unlucky – her 5♣ 5♠ holding up against Alexander Dovzhenko´s A♦ 9♣ until the A♥ was dealt on the river. Liv tweeted after her elimination that she is saving the best of her luck for next week´s EPT San Marino – the tournament which she captured last year to shoot her to poker stardom.
Alexander Dovzhenko was the player who miraculously turned three big blinds on Day 2 of the WSOPE PLO Championship into a fourth place finish, and UK poker player John Eames enjoyed almost a comparative day. Starting the day in 100th position (of 115 – 64 to cash), John got no callers on the first major hands he was dealt but was able to double up when his AJ paired on the board against 99. He lost a stack of chips to Chris Moorman (10♠ 10♦) when going in large with 9♠ 9♦ and was reduced to his last six big blinds when calling Giuseppe Sammartino´s shove (7♦ 4♦) with A♣ Q♣ and seeing Sammartino hit two pairs on the board. Fortunately John was able to double up against Chris Moorman when his Aces held against Moorman´s pocket Nines, and from there he was able to build his stack up to see him safely through the bubble and into the penultimate day.
John Eames father – the enigmatic Tony G – also safely negotiated the bubble and picked up $100,000 from a bet he had placed on himself to cash in the WSOPE Main Event. The way the tournament is shaping up will also be of great joy to James Bord, who earlier this week claimed that European players were now better than the Americans and offered to refund any losing bets on the Main Event should an American win the title. With only seven US citizens left in the final 23 players who will take their seats on Day 4, Bordy looks to have the odds in his favour.
It would be a brave man who would bet out the outcome of the WSOPE Main Event and even the WSOP Player of the Year competition. Whereas it looked a two-horse race between Phil Hellmuth and Ben Lamb at the beginning of last week, Shawn Buchanan has now entered the reckoning with three cashes in the WSOPE supporting events and currently positioned in fourth in the Main Event. A good day today will see him take the lead in the Player of the Year competition and mean that Ben Lamb will have to run well in the WSOP November final table to catch him.
Place | Name | Nationality | Chips |
1 | Max Silver | UK | 1,780,000 |
2 | Chris Moorman | UK | 1,769,000 |
3 | Amir Lehavot | USA | 1,398,000 |
4 | Shawn Buchanan | Canada | 1,267,000 |
5 | Dermot Blain | Ireland | 1,200,000 |
6 | Jeremy Kottler | USA | 943,000 |
7 | Brian Roberts | USA | 901,000 |
8 | Elio Fox | USA | 889,000 |
9 | Andy Moseley | UK | 863,000 |
10 | Giuseppe Sammartino | Italy | 838,000 |
11 | Steven Moreau | France | 709,000 |
12 | Patrik Antonius | Monaco | 696,000 |
13 | Alexander Dovzhenko | Ukraine | 627,000 |
14 | Moritz Kranich | Germany | 571,000 |
15 | Thibaud Guenegou | France | 546,000 |
16 | Jake Cody | UK | 522,000 |


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Suburban Tire Auto Care Centers in suburban Chicago constructed a highly green facility two years ago at its Hanover Park, Ill., location. Here are 50 ways that the business accomplished it.
Building Materials/Recycling
1) Recycled 98% of demolished building by sending metal to a recycler, mulching wood for playgrounds and crushing masonry and concrete for parking lot and foundation.
2) Used 20% fly-ash concrete for durability and environmental soundness.
3) Chose MU blocks containing 41% recycled material.
4) Used face brick remaining from previous construction project.
5) Selected roof decking containing more than 80% recycled material.
6) Used white roofing made of at least 20% recycled plastic.
7) Interior showroom walls were insulated using ground-up recycled newspapers.
8) More than 75% of construction waste was recycled.
9) Materials were procured from within 500 miles to reduce carbon footprint.
10) Most wood used was certified as sustainably grown.
11) Countertops were made from low-volatile-organic-compound plastic laminates and formaldehyde-free particleboard.
12) Office floors used abundant limestone-based tile containing post-consumer and pre-consumer content, and low VOC adhesives.
13) Beams in tire racks were bought from a used-equipment vendor, lessening demand for raw materials.
14) All paint was low VOC, helping to reduce staff respiratory problems.
15) Nearly 95% of operation waste was recycled or disposed of responsibly.
Water Efficiency
16) Property was landscaped with native perennial plants that are drought-resistant and predisposed to local climate.
17) Directed water flow from roof and parking lot into a bioswale, requiring no irrigation and allowing natural cleansing.
18) Used the most water-conserving toilets, urinals and faucets available.
19) Installed a green roof to reduce water runoff and provide insulation.
Energy Efficiency
20) Installed 10 direct-exchange geothermal walls under parking lot to provide low-cost heating and air conditioning.
21) Installed 12 bi-facial solar panels that generate 2.2 kWh and capture light from the sun, as well as that reflected from the building.
22) The solar panels send excess electricity into the grid, helping offset demand.
23) All lighting is either fluorescent or LED.
24) Most lights are on motion sensors.
25) Lights in shop and showroom use daylight sensors.
26) All windows can be opened, allowing natural airflow.
27) Repair shop and express lube are heated by burning waste oil collected from customers.
28) Renewable Energy Credits are used to buy wind power for 100% of electricity used by all of the chain's stores.
29) Restroom faucets are powered by micro-solar panels.
30) Six inches of insulation are on the roof, and masonry is filled with foam to reduce heat loss.
31) Installed Xcelerator hand dryers that consume 80% less energy and eliminate towel use.
32) Heat recovery ventilators capture heat from exhaust and use it to warm incoming air during winter.
33) Installed a screw-style air compressor, which is 20% more efficient than conventional compressors.
34) Garage doors are heavily insulated and set to initially open only seven feet, minimizing heat loss during winter.
35) Exterior windows and doors have double-paned e-glass.
36) Built overhang over showroom windows to reduce heat buildup during summer.
37) Building was designed with direct southern exposure and many south-facing windows to help heating.
38) Concrete parking lot remains cool during summer and transmits less heat into building than asphalt.
39) Used tankless, instantaneous hot-water heaters that heat as water enters faucet.
40) Air compressor generates heat that's captured and vented into the shop during winter and out during summer.
Site Sustainability
41) Built in an already-developed area, slowing urban sprawl.
42) Chose a location easily accessed by a large population served by mass transit and bicycle.
43) Conserved undisturbed black topsoil that was four feet deep in places.
44) Remediated contaminated soil left from a gas station on site in the 1970s.
45) Provided preferred parking for hybrids, carpoolers and electric cars, and showers for employees who bike to work.
46) Provided two plug-in stations for electric vehicles.
47) Exceeded city requirements for green space set aside by installing green roof.
48) Limited urban heat-island effect by using concrete instead of asphalt in parking lot, and white roofing rather than traditional black rubber.
49) Uses interior and exterior down-lighting at night, and interior lights turn off automatically when employees exit at closing.
50) Required all construction product delivery trucks to be turned off while cargo was unloaded.
For more details on the benefits of incorporating green technologies in your shop, check out this month's cover feature: Letting 'Green' Take Root & Grow Your Bottom Line.


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Powerful Message on Unity and Tradition Echoes at World Hindu Congress 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand
New Delhi: In a momentous assembly of faith and thought, thousands of Hindu leaders from across the globe convened in Bangkok, Thailand, for the World Hindu Congress—an event that has grown in prominence since its initiation in New Delhi, India, followed by Chicago in the USA, and now in the vibrant city of Bangkok.
This quadrennial congress, held from November 24 to 26, 2023, served as a platform for deep discussions on humanity's future and the challenges that lie ahead. The intensive three-day event featured simultaneous conferences covering a spectrum of topics and industries, bringing together a diverse array of perspectives.
The inauguration of the congress by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat set the stage for thinkers, activists, and leaders to address the global challenges faced by Hindus. Planning was also to welcome Chief Minister Shri Adhiyate Nath Jogi from Uttar Pradesh as the honored guest, adding political insight to the rich tapestry of discussions. Unfortunately CM Jogi could not make it.
One of the distinguished voices at the event was Mr. Rahul Kumar, a Member of Parliament from Frankfurt, Germany. Having previously addressed audiences in Chicago in 2018 as a Councillor, Kumar underscored the importance of mutual support and motivation within cultural spheres. He emphasized the imperative of transforming negative energy into strength, ensuring that darkness finds no refuge before the light. Speaking predominantly in Hindi, he expounded on the value of Hindu and Sanathan Dharma, stating, "It is a sign of trust, faith, and love for our motherland Bharat, and I aspire to connect with the roots of our common ancestors."
Kumar, who made history by becoming the first person of Indian origin to secure an MP seat in Frankfurt in 2021, highlighted the significance of upholding traditions from religious sacred texts. Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Mahohar Lal Khattar, conveyed his best wishes to Kumar via telephone before his participation in the World Hindu Congress 2023, recognizing Kumar's roots in Haryana and his positive political and diplomatic relations with the Chief Minister's Office.
The diverse experiences of the attendees during the three-day event underscored its immense value. The gathering of minds from around the world to deliberate on the future was pivotal, considering Hindus constitute approximately 16% of the global population. Establishing effective networking channels is crucial for discussing and deliberating on important matters, echoing the congress's theme of global unity.
As the World Hindu Congress seeks a new location every four years, there is anticipation that Europe, might be the venue for the future —an exciting prospect for furthering the global dialogue on the challenges and future of Hindu communities worldwide.


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The Darius Tobing Foundation or also known as Paisley Things Jakarta has shown its continuous support to local artisans in Indonesia by introducing the "Lokal Indonesia" market from 10-12 March 2023, which will be held at the Modena Experience Center, with the opening hours from 10.00 A.M – 05.00 P.M.
Offering more than two dozen vendors ranging from local wines, food and beverages to fashion and handicrafts, visitors will have to look no further than this market to find everything they could possibly need. For the aesthetic enthusiasts, try to come to Seruni Living's booth, there you will be able to see their various products from fashion accessories to home decor full of floral prints, suitable to make the empty spaces in your home more vibrant. Those who are looking not just for locally made products but also crafts that embody our rich cultural heritage, pay a visit to KELIR & Co. They are offering handmade natural-dye products, tinted with enchanting tales of our culture and history with the signature style of Javanese Indigo Batik. If you're interested in trying local wines, SABABAY is offering a series of internationally acclaimed wines with distinctive and various flavour profiles that certainly will not disappoint your taste buds.
Last, for the foodies, Guguli Kitchen is ready to fulfil your appetite with their MSG-Free Mediterranean dishes, or if you are craving something sweet, try 40GRAMS's artisanal sourdough doughnuts, all fillings and toppings are home-made with the highest quality, their selections of fluffy sweet and savoury doughnuts definitely worth the money. You can also take your well-behaved furry friends to come to this market, dress them in matching outfits with you and if you're lucky you will receive a prize from Happy Dog Happy Cat!
For more information:
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Contact: 0812-8006-1893 or 021-275-10156
Location: Jl. Kemang Selatan No.150, South Jakarta


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Transforming Your Blank "Canvas" Into a Teaching Masterpiece
Last week, I began dusting off both my notes and my memory as I started preparing to teach my course this Fall Semester. I haven't taught this course since the Spring of 2019 and, needless to say, quite a few things have changed since then! I got out the textbook, my old syllabi, and my files, and opened my laptop.
I found myself staring at a blank Canvas page, realizing that there were so many ways that I could design my course site and trying to figure out what made sense to me and what would work well for my students. Over the last week or so, I've figured out many ways that I DO NOT want to design my site. I have also realized that there is not a single, "right" way to go about this. Whether you are starting with a blank space or you are trying to improve an existing course site, we want to share feedback and suggestions with you as well as point you toward resources and support here to help you build that Canvas teaching masterpiece.
Feedback from WFU Students
In a survey of all WFU students conducted at the end of the Spring 2021 semester, we asked students to share any specific examples of how Canvas was used in a way that was particularly beneficial to their learning. We heard back from 14% (986) of students across the College and all the Schools. In their open-response answers to the question of how Canvas was beneficial to their learning, some of the ideas emphasized by students again and again included accessible, easily navigated, and well-organized sites that included due dates, assignment information, and modules where they could find materials.
Specifically, students shared…
- "Having one spot to go for all my relevant class information was a welcome change "
- "I found that professors who put in the time to clearly organize their canvas page made it much easier on me to stay organized and learn more effectively."
- "Not all teachers do this, but when every teacher takes advantage of setting a due date through Canvas our To-Do Lists automatically update and we see an up to date list of what needs to be done and when"
Creating a Canvas Teaching Masterpiece
Ok, so maybe that is overpromising a bit. But, here are some resources to help you build an effective course site.
First, some advice. Over 90% of students agreed that they could easily find instructor contact information, office hours, and the course syllabus. But students indicated more difficulty finding due dates and the instructions for how to submit assignments. To help with this, make sure you check the box to assign due dates and to add the item to the "to-do" lists. This will ensure that the due date shows up in the "syllabus" menu and the student's to-do list.
Second, our colleagues in Academic Technology have written posts to help you develop consistency in your site navigation.
Finally, you can attend the following workshops led by the Instructional Technology Group, Academic Technology, or ZSR librarians.
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
Some final words of caution….
Be thoughtful about how you use announcements and notifications on Canvas. If you, or your students, have all the notifications turned on, you will get emails constantly about any change in the site. This can get overwhelming for students and can lead them to miss out on important information.
"I get blasted with 20+ canvas notifications every day over email which are a mix of completely useless information and important information."
88% of Wake faculty and 81% of students indicated that they used Canvas in all of their courses during Spring 2021. If you choose not to use Canvas for your course, make sure you put a great deal of emphasis on consistent communication with your students about materials, assignments, expectations, and deadlines. As one student shared, "Professors who use alternative websites or don't use the modules on canvas make it difficult to keep up with everything."
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It's easy to screw up the moving process but it's hard to damage the items you hold so near and dear to your heart when you are relying on Insta Pak services.
Far too often, people use just the bare minimum when they are moving. They will take any old cardboard box, fill it with their possessions, and then hope for the best. You know what happens next: the box doesn't hold, the items are damaged, and everyone is unhappy about the whole experience.
If you are moving the things you love most in the world, shouldn't you treat them with the sort of packing and packaging materials that will keep them in the best shape? That is exactly what you will be doing when you use Insta Pak services.
What are Insta Pak Services?
It's a common misconception that you only need a few small items when you are moving.
Some people believe that you just need to have a couple of boxes that will hold up well, some packing peanuts, and that's it. But that's not the truth, not by a long shot.
In fact, Insta Pak services are the only way to really move your items. Through the use of superior boxes, top-of-the-line foam and insulation, and professional attention to detail, Insta Pak services will ensure that everything you pack will arrive where you want it to be in perfect condition.
With Insta Pak services, you can pack up any item of any size. It doesn't matter if it's a huge coach, a king-sized bed, a grand piano, or something as small as a tiny bookcase. With Insta Pak services, all of this will remain in strong condition, stable and safe for the entire ride from point A to point B.
For far too long, people have just assumed that they can wrap their items in newspapers and everything will be okay. That isn't the case and there are millions of instances of people showing up at their new homes feeling heartbroken at the loss of something they loved.
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Airpark Pak N Ship Is Ready To Help You Move
Using Insta Pak services isn't always easy but the good news is that the experts at Airpark Pak N Ship are ready to help you.
Come to them with any size item and any planned trip and they will make sure that everything arrives exactly as you expect it to.


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In exchange for donations, people can receive handmade items, access to behind-the-scenes footage or a chance to be included in the series. The writing and art design for Ultimate Spider-Man were done by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, respectively, who both have worked on the comic book hot cosplay series of the same name since it was launched. Still bringing in details from the overall aesthetic of Marvel's Spider-Man, Hot Toys' figure makes up for its relative plainness-in terms of just being one of the most iconic comic book costumes of all time, that is-by giving Classic Spidey a very cool set of accessories. The Scarlet Spider is an alternate costume for Spider-Man outside of his Classic, Symbiote, and Stark Armor costumes. This English Peter Parker wears the famous red and blue Spider colors in the form of a knight's armor, which might not be that practical for swinging around in, but why even bother swinging when you've got a noble steed by your side? Instead, it is the upgraded red and black suit that Spider-Man created in Spider-Man: Far From Home but turned inside out. Nowadays, he splits his time between his PS4 and his Switch and spends far too much time playing Fortnite.
Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus have a deeply contentious relationship that even culminates in them switching bodies for a large stretch of time. In the game's storyline, the Marvel multiverse is endangered after a powerful artifact called the Tablet of Order and Chaos is shattered by Spider-Man during a fight with Mysterio, forcing the four different versions of the web-slinger to retrieve the tablet fragments from the hands of various villains within their respective dimensions and save their realities. In the game's storyline, Venom has successfully invaded Manhattan with a symbiote army, forcing Spider-Man to join forces with heroes and villains alike to defeat him. The fight ended with Spider-Man lighting a building on fire which completely falls down on Eddie, killing him and burning the symbiote alive. It was titled Spider-Man Controller with 5 TV Games, and as the name suggests includes five original video games each with a different goal; Streets of the City, Spider Training, Venom's Vindication, Escape from the Sewers, and Vulture's Venture. However, it builds on this with a complex world made of several different factions and characters, and with the power of the PS5, spider man homemade suit it looks to be one of the most stunning games released on the system.
So this one also helps determine what specific enemies might see as they wander about the area. Spider-Man appears as one of the playable heroes in the Marvel Super Hero Squad with Josh Keaton reprising the role. Spider-Man reprises his role as a playable character in Ultimate Marvel vs. Spider-Man is a featured playable character in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, spiderman cosplay voiced by Quinton Flynn. Based on the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, it was released on September 22, 2005, for the Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PC, Mobile Phones, and Game Boy Advance. In 2006, Spider-Man: Battle for New York was released for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance. Three separate versions of the game were released: a 3D open world action game for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii and Microsoft Windows, a 2.5D side-scrolling beat 'em up for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 (called Amazing Allies Edition), and a 2.5D side-scrolling brawler/platformer for the Nintendo DS.
For a contemporary try at avoiding horror, the super hero genre is always open. Create a good montage of traditional or contemporary characters. Yet despite his many hurdles, Peter rises to the occasion, overcoming the odds and fighting for what's right, while looking good doing it. A simulation disk has Spider-Man defending Dum Dum Dugan from Scorpion while on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Spider-Man is a playable character in the Facebook game, Marvel: Avengers Alliance. Spider-Man is a playable character in the Facebook game, Marvel: Avengers Alliance Tactics. Outside of playable character status, he is seen in the cutscenes with Captain America, Thor, and Wolverine. Spider-Man has special dialogue with various characters ranging from Dark Spider-Man and Dark Thor, Black Widow, Henry Pym, Lizard, Lockjaw, Mysterio, Rhino, Scorpion, and Shocker. He also had a gray-blue sweatshirt draped over his shoulder, and he wore a gray baseball cap and dark sunglasses while carrying a green insulated water bottle. He has four alternate color schemes: the classic red and blue costume, the black costume, the "Iron Spider", and the black and green suit from the recent "Big Time" storyline.


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Absence of conflict of interest: This study was conducted by staff from Mathematica Policy Research, which administers CLEAR. Therefore, the review of this study was conducted by an independent consultant trained in applying the CLEAR causal evidence guidelines.
Reed, D., Liu, A., Kleinman, R., Mastri, A., Reed, D., Sattar, S., & Ziegler, J. (2012). An effectiveness assessment and cost-benefit analysis of Registered Apprenticeship in 10 states. Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research.
- The study's objective was to examine the impact of the Registered Apprenticeship (RA) program on employment and earnings.
- The authors compared outcomes for participants in the RA program with people eligible for the program who did not participate in it. They used Unemployment Insurance wage record data to estimate regression models, controlling for demographic characteristics and pre-intervention measures of earnings and employment.
- The study found that employment rates were 8.6 percentage points higher among RA participants than those completing none of the program both six and nine years after program enrollment. Average annual earnings were $6,595 higher among RA participants than those completing none of the program in the sixth year after enrollment and $5,839 higher in the ninth year after enrollment. These differences were all statistically significant.
- The quality of the causal evidence presented in this report is moderate because it was based on a well-implemented nonexperimental design. This means we are somewhat confident that the estimated effects were attributable to the RA program, but other factors might also have contributed.
Intervention Examined
Registered Apprenticeship (RA)
Features of the Intervention
RA is a career-training program that offers on-the-job training, combined with technical instruction tailored to the industry of the job. As participants attain relevant skills, they receive incremental wage increases. Upon program completion, participants earned a nationally recognized certification. At the time of this study, RAs ranged in duration from one to six years, with positions in about 1,000 occupations, such as electrician, plumber, truck driver, child care worker, and correctional officer.
The Employment and Training Administration's Office of Apprenticeship (OA) within the United States Department of Labor, along with independent State Apprenticeship Agencies, oversees the RA program nationwide. OA recruits employers and employer associations to register and implement apprenticeship programs and to recruit participants. Employers cover the costs of training and wages paid to apprentices.
Features of the Study
Using data from Unemployment Insurance wage records, the authors compared those who had completed the RA program with those who completed none of the program, either because they were eligible but did not enroll or because they were eligible and enrolled, but did not participate in any activities. The authors referred to those who completed none of the program as nonparticipants. The authors estimated the impact of program participation on earnings and employment using regression models that controlled for demographic characteristics and earnings and employment before the start of the RA program. The authors reported outcomes six years after program enrollment for 57,924 people in six states, and nine years after program enrollment for 45,366 people in five states.
Study Sites
- Florida
- Georgia
- Missouri
- Ohio (included only in the six-year follow-up analysis)
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- The study found that employment rates were 8.6 percentage points higher among RA participants than nonparticipants both six and nine years after program enrollment.
Earnings and wages
- RA participants also earned more than nonparticipants at both follow-up periods: RA participants earned $6,595 more in the sixth year after program enrollment, and $5,839 more in the ninth year after program enrollment, compared with nonparticipants.
Considerations for Interpreting the Findings
The groups could have differed on unobserved characteristics, such as motivation or skill level. For instance, those who chose to participate in the RA program might have had different motivation levels than those who chose not to complete any of the program. This could have potentially led to bias in the study's findings. However, the authors controlled for all demographic characteristics and employment history in their analysis, which minimizes the concern about this potential bias.
Causal Evidence Rating
The quality of the causal evidence presented in this report is moderate because it was based on a well-implemented nonexperimental design. This means we are somewhat confident that the estimated effects are attributable to the RA program, but other factors might also have contributed.


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Every year September 4 is celebrated as National Newspaper Carrier Day to honor all the newspaper carriers and their efforts to deliver our newspaper everyday on time even before we get ourselves out of sleep. The day also commemorates the hiring of first newspaper carrier, a 10-year old boy named Barney Flaherty in 1833 on the same day by the paper publishing company The New York Sun.
National Newspaper Carrier Day 2023 Date
Event | Date | Day |
National Newspaper Carrier Day 2023 | September 4, 2023 | Monday |
National Newspaper Carrier Day 2024 | September 4, 2024 | Wednesday |
National Newspaper Carrier Day 2025 | September 4, 2025 | Thursday |
National Newspaper Carrier Day 2026 | September 4, 2026 | Friday |
National Newspaper Carrier Day 2027 | September 4, 2027 | Saturday |
National Newspaper Carrier Day 2023 Overview
Event | National Newspaper Carrier Day |
Date | September 4, 2023 |
Day | Monday |
Observed in | USA |
Purpose | To honor all the newspaper carriers and their efforts to deliver our newspaper everyday on time. |
Significance of National Newspaper Carrier Day
Newspapers are an integral part of our daily lives and even before we get up from our beds, we like to see what's going on around the world. Thanks to the paper delivery boys, we get our papers before properly waking up.
They put hard efforts to deliver national and international news at our doorstep every day without a break. One can also find newspaper carriers standing around the corners of the street selling newspapers in any and all kind of weather. To honor all the hard work of these newspaper delivery guys, National Newspaper Carrier Day is observed every year on 4th of September.
History of National Newspaper Carrier Day Observation
The history of first ever celebration of National Newspaper Carrier Day is not known but we do know that it celebrates the hiring of the first ever paper delivery boy (also called as paperboy) on September 4 1833. The Sun's publisher Benjamin Day printed an advertisement looking for steady men to deliver newspapers but instead a 10-year old boy answered the ad. The ad read the following- "A number of steady men can find employment by vending this paper.
A liberal discount is allowed to those who buy to sell again". The boy, Barney Flaherty, impressed the newspaper editor by his sincerity and was hired for the job, thus becoming the first ever paperboy. In his honor, the National Newspaper Carrier Day began to be observed on September 4.
About The Sun Newspaper
The Sun newspaper began its publication in New York on September 3, 1833 under the guidance of Benjamin Day. The newspaper came with the slogan "It Shines for All" and was priced at mere one penny, as opposed to normal newspapers that cost five cents to purchase. Not only this, at that time, newspapers was all about politics or reviews of books or the theater and didn't bring any news related to ordinary man.
However, The Sun was first of its kind and reported going on with working-class readers. Crimes and personal events such as suicides, deaths, divorces, etc were published in this newspaper which changed journalism forever. The Sun was responsible for making the newspaper an integral part of the community and a part of the daily lives of the readers. Barney Flaherty, a 10-year old boy, became the first paperboy for The Sun.
Theme & Celebration of National Newspaper Carrier Day
Almost every person start their day by reading the events all around the world and behind every such person, there is a paperboy to be thankful for. In their honor, celebration of National Newspaper Carrier Day 2023 will be carried out on Monday, September 4, 2023. You can celebrate this day by simply offering some nice gestures towards your paper delivery guy.
Give them a thank you card or a simple gift that shows how much appreciative you are to them for their services. Offer them a generous tip and let them know that their hard work is not something you take granted for and is highly appreciated. If you are a paper delivery boy, you can take this day as an opportunity and the social media as a platform to tell stories of your day-to-day hardship as a paperboy. Kindly note that there is no theme for celebrating the National Newspaper Carrier Day in any year and there are only general celebrations held all around the states.
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Middle East and Africa (MEA) Wi-Fi as a Service (WaaS) Market Worth $1094 Million by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets(TM)
CHICAGO, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report "Middle East and Africa (MEA) Wi-Fi as a Service (WaaS) Market by Solution (Access Points and WLAN controllers), service (Professional and Managed Services), Location Type (Indoor and Outdoor), Organization Size, End User, and Country - Forecast to 2025", published by MarketsandMarkets(TM), the MEA WaaS market size is projected to grow from USD 336 million in 2020 to USD 1,094 million by 2025, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 26.6% during the forecast period. The major factors driving the growth of the MEA WaaS market include increasing trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Internet of Things (IoT) and digital transformation strategies adopted by enterprises.
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The solutions segment to record a larger market size during the forecast period
MEA WaaS solutions comprise Access Points (APs) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) controllers. WaaS has been increasingly pervasive in enterprises across the MEA region. Enterprises are looking for cost-effective and secure Wi-Fi services, which help employees to become more productive and efficient while working on mobile devices. The WaaS model has demonstrated significant benefits to businesses in terms of cost and network management. The as-a-service model helps businesses to offload their mobile traffic over Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Hence, the demand for these solutions is high among enterprises.
By end user, the travel and hospitality segment to record the highest growth rate during the forecast period
Travel and hospitality is the most intensive and customer-centric end-user segment. It comprises a broad range of facilitators, including airlines (airports), cruise lines, private transportation, hotels, lodges, restaurants, and cafes. Wi-Fi services play a key role in travel and hospitality organizations by offering guest Wi-Fi services to customers. In the digital era, the adoption of new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Augmented Reality (AR), and Virtual Reality (VR) has increased in this end-user segment.
United Arab Emirates to record the highest growth during the forecast period
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a politically and economically stable country and holds the 25th position globally in the Global Competitiveness Report 2019 by the World Economic Forum. The UAE, with visions, such as the UAE Continental 2071 and the UAE AI Strategy 2031, aims to make the use of emerging technologies, such as IoT, AI, big data analytics, and advanced robotics, under the Digital UAE initiative. Smart city initiatives, such as Smart Abu Dhabi, Smart Dubai, Smart Sharjah, and Smart Fujairah, add intelligence to its current urban infrastructure and municipal services. Wi-Fi UAE is an initiative by the Government of UAE to provide Wi-Fi access to all the users with a Wi-Fi-enabled device, including smartphones, laptops, and tablets.
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Major vendors in Middle East and Africa (MEA) Wi-Fi as a Service (WaaS) Market include Cisco (US), CommScope (US), HPE (US), Huawei (China), Ubiquiti(US), Extreme Networks (US), Cambium (US), Juniper (US), Fortinet (US), Arista (US), ADTRAN (US), ALE (France), stc (Saudi Arabia), Linksys (US), Cradlepoint (US), TP-Link (China), EnGenius (Singapore), Etisalat (UAE), EZELINK (UAE), NETGEAR (US), WAFAINET (Saudi Arabia), Creative Solutions (Saudi Arabia), Ctelecoms (Saudi Arabia), ExterNetworks (US), du (UAE), AllCAD Solutions (India), Airangel WiFi (UK), and D-Link (Taiwan).
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. . . in no instance has a system in regard to religion been ever established, but for the purpose, as well as with the effect of its being made an instrument of intimidation, corruption, and delusion, for the support of depredation and oppression in the hands of governments.
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- Family and Society
- Settling the Land of Israel
Return of Israel mentioned in Bible
Yesha' Yahu 43:1-10, does this not talk of bringing back of Israel to its land?
It definitely does, as do Yirmiyahu 31, Yechezkel chapters 33-37, Ovadia 1, 17, Amos 9, and many other chapters in Yishayahu, as well. The modern Ingathering of more than 6,000,000 Jews from more than 100 countries of exile, especially after the Holocaust, is one of the clearest signs of the truth and eternity of the Bible prophecies written over 2,600 years ago, and of the God of Israel Who runs history. Even the Christian theologian Paul van Buren cites Israel as proof and exclaimed in this context, that even the skeptic secularist must admit that this "reawakens the whole possibility that [the Bible] is not all in the past. Maybe God is not as dead as we thought!".


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Don't Breathe
3 out of 5 stars
Rated R. Directed by Fede Alvarez.
Starring Stephen Lang. Jane Levy, Daniel Zovatto, and Dylan Minnette
Now playing.
The less you know about Fede Alvarez's Don't Breathe, the better. That's not to say there's nothing to talk about, but it's a rewardingly straightforward thriller. There are no table-upending twists and no high-concept premises; it's blessedly closer to 2013's You're Next than, say, 2012's Cabin in the Woods.
Rocky (Jane Levy, Evil Dead), Alex (Dylan Minnette, Goosebumps) and Money (Daniel Zovatto, It Follows) live in Detroit, and in their free time, which is pretty much all of it, they steal things. Alex's dad owns a security company, so they take the spare keys for houses he's serviced, walk in, and steal just enough to stay out of jail if they're caught.
The film spends about as much time on setup as I just have: it can't be more than 10 or 15 minutes. Rocky wants to move to California; Alex wants to be with Rocky; Money's an asshole. Their latest job, which of course is lucrative enough to be their last if they pull it off, takes them to a house in a deserted neighborhood. Its occupant is blind and sitting on $300,000.
They break in, and the next 70 minutes of the movie meticulously track how shit goes wrong. There is one plot wrinkle involving a basement, vengeance, and an impromptu cumshot, but aside from that the film simply pits three kids against a blind Gulf War vet and lets the inevitable happen.
Don't Breathe is a home invasion movie bent into the shape of a slasher. We sympathize with the nominal criminals, and the victim becomes an inexorable threat. Alvarez's facility with gore effects is put to subtler use here than in his Evil Dead remake, tipping the scale away from "goofy" towards "brutal." The sound design is intricate and careful; glass crunching underfoot, floorboards creaking, the deafening boom of gunshots.
Alvarez and DP Pedro Luque lay out the geography of the house early on in a long take; the camera rests on a hammer, a crawlspace, a locked door, cuing us to important objects and where they are. Don't Breathe's greatest strength is its clarity. It never strains for anything out of its reach: it simply executes on its premise as fully as it can. More genre movies could use that humility.


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ABA Sees Housing Market Stabilizing
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. economy will see continued moderate growth through 2008 as the housing market stabilizes, according to the American Bankers Association Economic Advisory Committee.
The committee agreed that the drag from homebuilding will fade and that overall economic growth will pick up through the end of this year and into 2008.
"The U.S. economy remains resilient," reported Scott Brown, EAC chairman and chief economist of Raymond James and Associates Inc, St. Petersburg, Fla. "Residential home price declines could deepen, especially if mortgage rates continue to climb, but the drag on the economy should lessen as the year comes to a close."
The group said it expects more moderate consumer spending growth for the remainder of this year, reflecting in part the recent rise in gas prices.
However, the committee said it anticipates limited additional spillover from the soft housing market into other sectors of the economy.
"We don't expect the current weakness in housing to put a serious dent in consumer spending, but it remains a key downside risk that bears watching," said Brown.
The EAC forecasts that the national economy will grow at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in 2007 and 2.9 percent through 2008. However, committee members differ in their views about the risks to the economy.
On the downside, some members were concerned about the possibility of a greater spillover from the housing market, particularly in an environment of rising long-term interest rates.
On the upside, some members believe GDP growth will be much faster, as the economy quickly absorbs the worst of the housing problems.
Other factors that could boost GDP include a rebound in the manufacturing sector and robust global growth.
Reflecting these differences in perceived risks, there was a wide variety of views about the timing and direction of possible Federal Reserve interest rate changes.
The majority of the committee believes that core inflation will recede enough to allow the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates 25 basis points by the first quarter of 2008 as the unemployment rate moves higher.
"The biggest risk to this outlook for interest rates is that core inflation will remain stubbornly high against a backdrop of accelerating growth and tight labor markets," Brown noted.
The EAC said it expects core CPI inflation to settle at just above 2 percent next year. Interest rates should remain relatively stable, with a slight steepening of the yield curve, according to the committee's forecast.
Members of the ABA Economic Advisory Committee include:
—Scott Brown, EAC chairman and chief economist of Raymond James and Associates Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla..
—Scott Anderson, senior economist, Wells Fargo Bank, Minneapolis.
—Peter Hooper, chief economist, Deutsche Bank Securities, New York.
—Dana Johnson, chief economist, Comerica Bank, Detroit.
—Bruce Kasman, chief economist, JPMorgan Chase, New York.
—Paul Kasriel, chief economist, Northern Trust Co., Chicago.
—Kei Matsuda, senior economist, Union Bank of California, San Francisco.
—Gregory Miller, chief economist, SunTrust Banks Inc., Atlanta.
—George Mokrzan, senior economist, Huntington Bancorp, Columbus, Ohio.