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In short, diabetes mellitus is a lack of insulin production by the body. It is unknown exactly what causes diabetes, but is thought to be a combination of genetics and bad luck.
Certain factors can increase the chance of diabetes: obesity, chronic pancreatitis or GI problems, or long term use of corticosteroids. Treatment of Diabetes in Cats All cats diagnosed with diabetes will require insulin injections, sometimes permanently, and some cats will revert away from the need for insulin with initial therapy and appropriate diet changes (which is one of the challenging aspects of diabetes management in cats, as one cannot predict which cats will require lifelong insulin and which will require for a short period). Cats require specific diet changes. The key to diabetes control is consistency of feeding, insulin injections, and monitoring of blood glucose readings.
Treatment of diabetes is not a cheap endeavor with costs of food, insulin, and monitoring. Additionally, dental care is even more important in diabetic patients, as the bacteria from poor dental health and higher blood sugars can create more difficulty in controlling the diabetes.
Insulin: We recommend Lantus or Glargine insulin in cats, as research has shown it to be the most effective product in cats with the highest rate of remission. The initial cost of the Glargine is expensive, ranging from 180-200$ / bottle, however the product will keep in refrigerator for up to 6 months (in the human world, they recommend replacing the bottle every 30 days, however it has been shown that the product maintains effectiveness when refrigerated for 6 months). The syringes for Glargine are human U-100 syringes, 1/3 ml syringes (smallest) to make the small doses of insulin needed for cats easier to administer. DO NOT use any other insulin syringes.
Monitoring: All cats will require blood sugar checks to determine how well the blood sugars are being controlled, in general home glucose testing is better as the patient is less stressed, the costs to the owner are lower, and excellent control can be obtained. We recommend the use of Alpha Trak glucometers, as they are specifically designed for use on pets. The glucometers are available through VCA River City for at home testing. The values can be called into the clinic for a doctor to review and recommendations made. Each phone consultation will be charged at $19.30. Some owners and some patients are not willing or able to pursue at home blood glucose testing, and will require in hospital monitoring of blood sugars. There is a link to a video on the River City web site of how to obtain blood glucose readings on your own, and our technicians are happy to help you/show you as well.
Diet: The most appropriate diets for cats that have diabetes are very high in protein and low in carbohydrates. Almost all dry foods for cats are very high in carbohydrates, as to make the nuggets "stick" together they have to be. Where possible, diabetic cats should be placed on an entirely canned diet. We recommend Science Diet MID canned diet as the initial diet, however, not all cats will eat it. There is also a list of alternative foods below that are also appropriate. If your pet will not eat the new food, return to the normal diet (as it is important for your cat to eat), and make a gradual change to the new diet, adding approximately 10% of the new food daily until the food can be fully changed to the new diet.
Generally, feeding should be performed in the following way: the patient should be fed twice daily approximately 12 hours apart. The food should be offered and the pet should eat, and then 15-30 minutes later the insulin should be administered.
Snacks: Control of diabetes can be challenging in some patients, and we generally recommend not giving snacks to diabetic cats particularly high sugar, over the counter snacks. If you must give snacks to your cat, good treat options include meat, freeze dried meats, and only in limited quantities.
While some cats can be challenging to regulate, most cats will have an excellent quality of life with diabetes. It is not uncommon for all diabetic cats to require some adjustment to insulin from time to time. If your cat shows any of the following signs:
Please schedule a follow up consultation with the doctor.
We're here to help! Visit VCApetdiabetes.com to watch a video on how to give an insulin injection, monitor blood glucose with our eDiary, find expert advice and get support from our interactive community to help manage your cat's diabetes.
For more information on the types of feline diabetes, please read:
Chicken and Tuna Dinner (187 kcal/can)
Classic Seafood Entrée (172 kcal/can)
Country Style Dinner (187 kcal/can)
Flaked with Tuna and Egg in Sauce (171 kcal/can - high protein)
Flaked with Tuna in Sauce (172 kcal/can - high protein)
Kitten Mixed Grill Formula (99 kcal/can, 3oz cans)
Liver and Chicken Dinner (172 kcal/can)
Mariner's Catch (156 kcal/can)
Mixed Grill (172 kcal/can)
Ocean Whitefish and Tuna Dinner (172 kcal/can)
Poultry Platter (187 kcal/can)
Salmon Dinner (187 kcal/can)
Sea Captain's Choice (172 kcal/can)
Special Diet Beef and Chicken Entrée (183 kcal/can)
Special Diet Beef and Liver Entrée (181 kcal/can)
Special Diet Ocean Whitefish Dinner (184 kcal/can)
Special Diet Turkey and Giblets Dinner (175 kcal/can)
Special Diet with Salmon (177 kcal/can)
Supreme Supper (156 kcal/can)
Turkey and Giblets Dinner (187 kcal/can)
Fancy Feast
Beef& Chicken Feast (95.3 kcal/3oz can)
Beef& Liver Feast (93,6 kcal/ 3oz can)
Chopped Grill Feast (96.1 kcal/3oz can)
Chunky Chicken Feast (92.7 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Chunky Turkey Feast (95.2 kcal/3oz can)
Cod, Sole & Shrimp Feast (84.2 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Filet & Pate Beef& Chicken Feast (90.2 kcal/3oz can high protein)
Filet & Pate Chicken & Seafood Feast (91 kcal/3oz can)
Filet & Salmon & Tuna Feast (90.2 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Flaked Fish & Shrimp Feast (89.3 kcal/can - high protein)
Flaked Ocean Fish Feast (87.6 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Flaked Salmon & Ocean Whitefish Feast ( 97 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Flaked Trout Feast (99.5 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Flaked Tuna Feast (94.4 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Flaked Tuna & Mackerel Feast (97 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Gourmet Chicken Feast (93.6 kcal/3oz can)
Ocean Whitefish & Tuna Feast (87.6 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Savory Salmon Feast (86.7 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Seafood Feast (88.5 kcal/3oz can - high protein)
Tender Beef Feast (94.4 kcal/3oz can)
Tender Liver & Chicken Feast (89.3 kcal/3oz can)
Cowboy Cookout (154 kcal/can - high protein)
Grammy's Pot Pie (159 kcal/can - high protein)
Ocean Breeze (122 kcal/can)
Southern Delight (157 kcal/can)
Surf N Turf (157 kcal/can - high protein)
Kitten Chicken & Liver Entrée Classic (99 kcal/3oz can)
Adult Cat Sardines & Tuna Entrée in Aspic (77 kcal/3oz can)
Chicken & Beef Dinner (162 kcal/can)
Flaked Tuna in Sauce (147 kcal/can - high protein)
Ground Chicken & Seafood Dinner (154 kcal/can)
Ground Chicken & Tuna Dinner (161 kcal/can)
Ground Chicken Dinner (159 kcal/can)
Ground Liver & Bacon Dinner (176 kcal/can)
Ground Super Supper (159 kcal/can)
Ground Turkey and Giblet Dinner (156 kcal/can —high protein)
Ground Turkey Dinner (154 kcal/can)
Ocean Whitefish & Tuna Dinner (145 kcal/can —high protein)
Ocean Whitefish Dinner (145 kcal/can - high protein)
Prime Entrée w/Real Salmon (159 kcal/can)
Prime Entrée w/Tuna & Shrimp (167 kcal/can)
Prime Grill w/Beef (159 kcal/can)
Royal Canin
Calorie Control CC-38 (130 kcal/can)
Recovery RS (172 kcal/can)
Urinary SO 30 (200 kcal/can)
Triumph Pouches
Turkey Giblets in Gravy (87 kcal/3oz pouch - high protein)
Tuna in Gravy (81 kcal/3oz pouch)
Mixed Grill in Gravy (88 kcal/3oz pouch - high protein)
Chicken Dinner (87 kcal/3oz pouch)
Beef in Gravy (85 kcal/3oz pouch - high protein)
Chicken & Tuna Dinner (165 kcal/can)
Chicken Dinner (165 kcal/can)
Seafood Kitty Chowder (150 kcal/can)
Seafood Seaside Supper (150 kcal/can)
Seafood with Salmon (150 kcal/can)
Purina Prescription
DM (194 kcal/can - high protein)
Eukanuba Prescription
Maximum Calorie (340 kcal/can)
Kitten Ocean Whitefish (150 kcal/can, 3oz cans)
Kitten Turkey Formula (172 kcal/can, 3 oz cans)
Kitten (280 kcal/can)
EVO (217 kcal/can)
EVO 95% Beef (209 kcal/can)
EVO 95% Chicken and Turkey (209 kcal/can)
EVO 95% Duck (215 kcal/can)
EVO 95% Venison (237 kcal/can)
Royal Canin
Modified (renal) (256 kcal/can)
Growth DD (239 kca1/can)
Young Adult YWS (223 kca1/can)
Mature WK (214 kcal/can)
Chicken (220 kcal/can)
Kitten (121 kcal/3oz can)
Turkey (218 kcal/can)
Turkey (170 kcal/3.5oz can)
A 10 pound cat needs about 200 calories (kcal) daily to maintain the same weight.
None of the dry formula cat foods are optimal for cats who need a low carbohydrate diet, but these are the ones who come the closest:
Hill Prescription
mid Dry {13% carbohydrates) (480 kcal/cup)
Natura Innova
EVO cat & kitten Dry (8% carbohydrates) (612 kcal/cup)
DM Dry {13% carbohydrates) (592 kcal/cup)
OM Dry (23% carbohydrates) (324 kcal/cup)


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Italian alpine skier Dominik Paris won the downhill in Italian ski resort Bormio. Bormio hosts a men downhill on 28 December 2018 and a men super-G on 29 December 2018.
The downhill has just finished. The winner was the Italian Dominik Paris, followed by another Italian, Christof Innenhofer and the Swiss Beat Feuz.
Two of the favorites, the Norwegian Svindal and the Austrian Max Franz, didn`t have a good evolution and were not on the podium. Here there are more details about this event.

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Yet Biden seems determined to cling to an swearing-in ceremony that will have former presidents, VP Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other political dignitaries in the same place outside. You know who won't be there? Any member of the Trump family. It sounds like the setup for some kind of political thriller movie where a terror attack happens from supporters/allies of the President that was voted out, either in a last-ditch attempt to retain power, or to leave the country in a smoldering ruin that can't recover. And it's predictable as hell, to the point that you want to yell "Can't you see where this is going?" to the screen. I am far from the only one with this fear. Elie Mystal of The Nation is spot-on with how the concerns of political upheaval and racists in law enforcement/White House security are a scary nexus for this Inauguration ceremony.Here's Facebook video of Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), a Navy vet, Annapolis grad and member of the Armed Services Committee, saying she witnessed a reconnaissance mission by "fellow members of Congress who had groups coming through the Capitol...on Jan. 5."pic.twitter.com/0J2kptBHn4
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) January 13, 2021
Everything I read is telling me I undersold this point when I made it last week.
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) January 18, 2021
Law enforcement cannot be trusted, we should separate our leaders to reserve the line of succession.https://t.co/Qw3ldRaQ6l
...No matter how many threats Biden receives from Trump supporters and their enablers in Congress and the current administration, he will be inaugurated on that platform for everybody to see. It's a statement, not just to white seditionists like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley but also to governments around the world that the United States is "strong" and cannot be intimidated by violence. As far as Biden is concerned, he has to be inaugurated on that stage—the same stage Trump supporters clambered over on their way to assault the Capitol—no matter how manifestly unsafe the conditions of his inauguration may be. Biden has to be there, but Kamala Harris does not. Nor does Nancy Pelosi. The principle of protecting the continuity of the government suggests that Harris and Pelosi, who are respectively the first and second in line to assume the presidency should something happen to Biden, must be shielded at all costs during Biden's big day. The problem is, even more than a celebration, we deserve Harris alive. And we deserve a government that can continue to function in the face of a white-supremacist attack. We don't let the president and the vice president fly on the same plane lest bad weather decapitate our government. So why would we risk having both of them in the same place, at the same time, when the forces of white supremacy have promised to return to the Capitol they just tried to sack, in more numbers and with more guns, to finish the job? I don't think the MAGA crowd can overcome the United States paramilitary apparatus that is set to be deployed to defend our government. I don't think law enforcement can be overpowered in a repeat of its January 6 failures—unless, that is, its members want to be overpowered. We still haven't wrestled with the fact that the people who stormed the Capitol clearly benefited from inside help—or at least from permissiveness from members of the Capitol Police. Ayanna Pressley reports that the panic buttons had been ripped out of her office. Women of color like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Cori Bush all recount harrowing experiences. Jim Clyburn says the mob found his private, unmarked office—not the one with his name on the door. Nobody knows if people of color in Congress are safe from their own law enforcement. Two officers have already been suspended for appearing to aid the insurrectionists on the day of the riots. More suspensions could be coming. But whether the department suspends two or 200 more officers, there is zero chance we will have rooted out all the Trump sympathizers within the Capitol Police by the time of the inauguration.But yet, so many DC Dems think that once we get to January 20 and Biden can get put into power, and gets his people in charge of agencies and a few executive orders are signed, that things will return to "normal." That somehow the evil of Trumpism and misinformation media will melt away. This mentality is why no impeachments and few hearings were held in the 2 months after the election to look into why the Trump Administration was preventing the Biden Transition Team from getting national security information. Or why the Defense Secretary and several other top Pentagon officials were removed by Trump right after the election, and replaced by Trumpist hacks. Or why Bill Barr resigned as Attorney General 4 weeks before Biden was going to take office. And there were plenty more signs that bad things were afoot. But instead, Congress decided that keeping government functioning as-is was more important than seeing the steps toward treason that were occurring right before our eyes. Instead of challenging the OLC memo from 47 years ago that claimed a sitting president can't be indicted, so many Dems in DC and other places decided they would wait it out until Jan. 20, without realizing that another antiquated DC ceremony on January 6 came first. It's still happening today. Even after the riot of 1/6, Senate Dems reverted to "typical procedure" and allowed a measure that prevented any discussion of removing Trump for nearly two weeks. Here's the description from the chief of staff to the previous Dem Senate Leader, Harry Reid.
Why was this agreed to? Chuck Schumer and DC Dems should have been demanding hearings about what happened at the Capitol, and holding immediate public testimony and evidence-gathering at the Capitol. Sure, Moscow Mitch McConnell might have blocked it, but it would have kept the issue in Americans' cosciousness, and maybe Moscow Mitch and enough Republcians would have decided to get Trump out of there to avoid being lumped in with the traitors. Of course, part of the problem is that Republicans are still in charge at the Senate as of now, even though Georgia voters chose 2 Dems to put Dems in power 2 weeks ago. Georgia officials could allow Jon Ossof and Raphael Warnock to take office and force a 50-50 tie in the Senate, as all counties certified their results by Saturday. And why aren't Dems publicly demanding the state act to draw attention to this delay? On a related subject, why do we allow a crook from Kentucky to decide the agenda and proceedings for the entire a 100-person Senate, other than "it's always been done this way"? This is the type of "default to tradition" that Trump?GOP showed to be only as worthwhile as the people who decide to keep it, or destroy it. And perhaps some traditions don't need to continue after we've seen how they can be abused in this horrible time. You can bet GOPs will try to memory-hole all of the abuses and Trump-encouraged violence that has occured in this awful era, just like how so many House GOPs claimed it would be "divisive" to actually do something about the attempted insurrection on 1/6 (and what a bunch of disingenous crap that was, as if unity can't be acheived by saying "INSURRECTION AND OVERTURNING ELECTIONS IS WRONG.") These slugs will try to do the same stuff they did the last time a Dem took over from a horrible GOP president.It was agreed to late last night/early this morning. Technically, any senator can block a new UC from being entered. Realistically, that would be a heavy lift if the House impeaches. And there is the backstop that current UC expires 1/19 at which point the Senate can convene. https://t.co/ibZLJvarY7
— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) January 8, 2021
And we can never forget or forigve all of the Republicans and others in DC that knew better, and refused to step up and tell the truth. Because they cared more about their careers than their country.This is exactly what happened after Bush, before Trump the worst president since Nixon and one of the least popular by the end. He helped them out by disappearing to Highland Park to paint and never going into the news, but it's the same playbook.
— Aaron (@BobbyBigWheel) January 18, 2021
So many are still trying to hang on through Wednesday, and trusting that the Biden Inaugural will work out like all others have. But that ignores the many warning lights that are flashing about, and Dr. King's warning about the white (or Dem) moderate that claims it's not worth the battle to eradicate this disease of Trumpism that has infected so many parts of our country seems especially prescient today. These are not normal times, we should not pretend that they are. With that in mind, Biden should hold the Inaugural at a private, undisclosed location in DC, or at his front porch in Wilmington. This is not a time for ceremony and other DC BS - believing in that, and the "institutions of government" gave openings for Trumpism to ooze its way in. It is a time to GET TO WORK, and you can't get to work if you aren't around to be the president, or if there isn't anything to preside over. That's a sad way to approach things. But it's also the right way to approach things in January 2021. To fix the mess, you don't ignore how it was messed up. You have to identify what caused it, how it has to be cleaned up, and remove who is trying to keep you from making it better.They spoke to reporters on background to show they knew Trump was unhinged. But they didn't tell their fellow citizens before the election. They knew election fraud was a big lie. But they didn't do much to alert their fellow Trump supporters.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 18, 2021
They knew. And they said nothing.


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President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the creation of a new international format "Crimean Platform". He announced this in his annual address to the Verkhovna Rada today, - correspondent of OstroV reports.
"You can post as many funny memes about the security guarantees of the Budapest Memorandum as you want, but this will not return our territories. We are looking for new effective tools for this. We have returned the issue of Crimea to the international agenda", - he said.
The President announced the creation of a new format "Crimean Platform", where international efforts will be coordinated to protect the rights of the Crimeans and de-occupy the peninsula.
"I have already substantively discussed this initiative with representatives of the EU, Great Britain, Canada, Turkey and other partners. Many of them are ready to join and take an active part", - Zelensky added.


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The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) announced on Monday it would renew the status of the coronavirus pandemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), acknowledging the pandemic is at a "transition point" but noting a "substantial decrease" in government data on the spread of the virus.
The W.H.O. made multiple optimistic statements on the status of the pandemic and as recently as last November celebrated the documentation of a 90-percent drop in coronavirus-related deaths worldwide between February 2022 and November. The global agency's tone surrounding the pandemic changed dramatically in December, however, following the decision by the Chinese Communist Party to "optimize" that nation's repressive lockdown and quarantine policies in the face of large-scale nationwide protests.
Beijing dropped regular testing, allowed those with mild coronavirus cases to treat them at home rather than imprisoning them in a dingy quarantine camp, and insisted on counting only those dying of respiratory failure as coronavirus deaths. The new measures, W.H.O. officials objected, resulted in China obscuring critical data necessary for that agency to properly assess the status of the epidemic within China and its potential impact on the rest of the world.
W.H.O. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attended a meeting on Friday with the agency's emergency committee to discuss renewing the PHEIC designation. Tedros issued the declaration three years ago last week, ceding to Chinese government pressure not to do so for weeks despite evidence the W.H.O. was aware of the highly virulent infectious disease spreading out of Wuhan, China, as early as December 2019.
According to a summary of the meeting published by the W.H.O., Tedros admitted that the pandemic was "probably at a transition point," meaning ebbing from the peaks seen in previous years, but asserted that governments' resources to address the pandemic were simply "hobbled in too many countries" for the W.H.O. to responsibly end the emergency.
"While the world is in a better position than it was during the peak of the Omicron transmission one year ago, more than 170,000 [coronavirus]-related deaths have been reported globally within the last eight weeks," the agency paraphrased Tedros as saying. "In addition, surveillance and genetic sequencing have declined globally, making it more difficult to track known variants and detect new ones."
The W.H.O. summary returned to the issue of insufficient tracking and data repeatedly.
"The WHO Secretariat expressed concern about the continued virus evolution in the context of unchecked circulation of SARS-CoV-2 [the virus that causes coronavirus infections]," the agency noted, "and the substantial decrease in Member States' reporting of data related to [coronavirus] morbidity, mortality, hospitalization and sequencing, and reiterated the importance of timely data sharing to guide the ongoing pandemic response."
Tedros issued multiple recommendations to state actors, among them to "improve reporting" of data to the W.H.O.
The summary of the meeting did not identify any country by name as having an outsized impact in the declaration, yet the W.H.O. spent much of December and January specifically urging the Chinese Communist Party to track coronavirus cases and death appropriately.
Tedros' own tone in W.H.O. press briefings towards the status of the pandemic indicated a significant improvement in the status of the public health fight for much of the second half of 2022.
"Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from [coronavirus] was the lowest since March 2020. We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic," Tedros announced at a press conference in September. "We are not there yet but the end is in sight."
Tedros peaked in positivity in mid-November.
"Just over 9,400 [coronavirus] deaths were reported to W.H.O. last week, almost 90 percent less than in February of this year, when weekly deaths topped 75,000," Tedros announced at the time. "We have come a long way, and this is definitely cause for optimism, but we continue to call on all governments, communities and individuals to remain vigilant."
The return of intense concern over an eruption of cases followed that month. The Chinese government announced its "optimization" – essentially a plan to end most lockdowns and limit quarantine camp usage while not planning to expand access to cold medications, hospital care, or other key public health services – in December after hundreds of people took to the streets against communism in the last weekend of November. Outrage over a fire in Urumqi, East Turkistan – where dozens in a residential complex died as firemen, blocked by lockdown barricades, watched helplessly – prompted initial displays of dissent that erupted into riots and a movement known as the "blank paper" protests, in which participants hold up a blank piece of paper representing what the government allows them to say without arresting them.
What followed "optimization" were widespread reports of mass death, hospitals and morgues overflowing with patients, dramatic shortages of basic cold medications heavily regulated under the previous lockdown policy, and the disappearance of young people, particularly women, identified as having participated in the protests. Chinese authorities claimed to have identified minimal numbers of cases and deaths tied to the pandemic, but also admitted to severely reducing testing and restricting the protocol used to identify a coronavirus death.
Tedros and the W.H.O., asked to assess the situation in China, said in late December that China had not offered the necessary information for them to do so.
"In order to make a comprehensive risk assessment of the situation on the ground, W.H.O. needs more detailed information on disease severity, hospital admissions, and requirements for ICU support," Tedros said at the time, adding he was "very concerned over the evolving situation in that country."
"We continue to call on China to share their data and conduct the studies we have requested and which we continue to request," Tedros urged. "As I have said many times before, all hypotheses about the origins of this pandemic remain on the table."
In response to the anecdotal reports of widespread coronavirus illness, multiple countries imposed restrictions on Chinese travelers last month. Rather than condemn those restrictions, as the W.H.O. often does, Tedros said they were "understandable" because China had been so opaque in sharing information.
By January, Tedros and W.H.O. emergencies director Mike Ryan were accusing China of using improper protocol for identifying coronavirus deaths.
"W.H.O. still believes that deaths are heavily under-reported from China and this is in relation to the definitions that are used but also the need for doctors and those reporting in the public health system to be encouraged to report these cases and not discouraged," Ryan said at a regular press conference on January 11.
Tedros told reporters that he could not necessarily trust global W.H.O. case statistics, blaming China's poor reporting for what he called "certainly an underestimate" in deaths.
Chinese government statistics showed meager growths in the case and death rates for much of January. Independent attempts to tally these numbers found large increases in both. A Washington Post report from January 9 using satellite images around funeral homes and other similar data estimated that 5,000 people a day were dying of coronavirus in China. The Chinese Center for Disease Control (CDC) at the time had tallied a little over 5,200 deaths in the country since the pandemic began.
The "COVID-19 Data Repository" by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University – which does not use the Chinese CDC – stated at the time that China had documented a little over 1,500 coronavirus deaths in the past 28 days and 17,837 deaths since the pandemic began in central Wuhan.
Other coronavirus death estimates from abroad were even direr. Airfinity, a British data research firm, estimated in late January that Lunar New Year travel at the end of the month could result in 36,000 deaths a day nationwide.
The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, ended this weekend. The event was, prior to the pandemic, the largest travel event in the world. Chinese propaganda outlets depicted this year's new year travel as bustling, normal, and healthy, making particular note of the hundreds of thousands of people flooding Wuhan, the origin location of the pandemic.
As of Sunday, the Chinese CDC not only did not report an increase in cases as millions traveled domestically and around the world, but claimed a dramatic drop in the spread of the virus.
"The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it recorded 6,364 deaths from January 20 to 26, down from 12,658 between January 13 and 19," the South China Morning Post reported. "Covid-related respiratory failure caused 289 deaths in the seven-day period from January 20, while 6,075 deaths were recorded among [coronavirus] patients who had underlying diseases."


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Think of Arizona Republicans as lab rats. GOP strategists do.
What's going on in Arizona GOP circles illustrates why Republicans are losing elections they should win. But they're learning nothing from it. A Politico article published on Friday, February 3, 2023, goes into the details (read it here).
As background, a majority of Arizona voters lean Republican, but Democrats ran the table in the 2022 midterm elections because thousands of Republican voters refused to vote for the crazy GOP candidates.
The Politico articles details this. It says,
"In an analysis of the vote in Maricopa County, where a majority of Arizona's votes are cast, a group of elections experts, including Benny White, a former data analyst for the state Republican Party, found Lake and other hard-right candidates had turned off thousands of voters who otherwise leaned Republican. In the governor's race, about 40,000 voters who favored Republicans in other races on their ballots did not vote for Lake; about 33,000 of them actually voted for the Democrat, Katie Hobbs, instead. At least part of the reason so many Republican-leaning voters defected, White told me, was Lake's insistence on feeding the base's addiction to election denialism."
What are the chances Arizona's Republicans will wake up to this fact, and deal with it by running candidates who aren't crazy? Virtually none.
Not when you have the outgoing party chair, Kelli Ward, saying, "Things at the party are going great." Stan Barnes, a former state representative and GOP consultant, called the 2022 Arizona elections "a perfect political science experiment," but then said, "We had the best candidate in anyone's lifetime in Kari Lake." The 40,000 Republican voters who defected didn't think so. Lake's opponent won by 17,117 votes.
Barnes' blindness to what's obvious — his party lost because of toxic candidates — explains why Arizona Republicans are in a ditch they can't climb out of.
The Politico article explains the root cause of that blindness: Arizona's grassroots Republicans don't believe their candidates lost. They believe they won, but the election was stolen from them. If you're convinced the problem is the election system, not your candidates, you won't see the problem with your candidates or do anything to nominate better candidates. That's where the Arizona GOP is today.
They're aware of their shrinking base. At a rally held at a Phoenix megachurch, one attendee told a reporter that "there had to be something Republicans could do to win over 'normals,'" but acknowledged "that's a tough nut to crack." Sure is, when you go around calling people who disagree with you on some issues "the enemy," run against Democrats on a platform of "fighting evil," and post gunmen at ballot drop boxes.
Inside the church, a man named Mark Del Maestro went on stage, was given a microphone, and introduced himself as a Vietnam veteran. Then he said, "We should duct tape people to a tree in a dog park, so the dogs can pee on them. And then, when they're there for a few hours and they have to crap in their pants, they can wallow in their own shit." The emcee, a Republican National Committee member, joked, "I don't know how much duct tape we have here."
That's not how you win over "normals" (i.e., voters who aren't crazy). In normal society, this kind of talk normally triggers an intervention of some sort: A referral to counseling; perhaps a judge's restraining order requiring surrender of guns, accompanied by a referral to mandatory anger management classes as a condition of staying out of jail.
Is it really that hard to understand why people who are candidates for mental health treatment lose elections?
The Republican nutjobs in Arizona are exceptionally extreme, but they're not unique. All across America, Republicans are gripped by rage, violent ideation, and irrational thinking. The rest of society is running away from them. This is a party on a sled run to oblivion.
Photo above: This retired sheriff's detective asserts Democrats winning elections is like "if somebody shot their mother or raped their daughter." That's not how you attract swing voters to your party.


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How Do I Connect to My Asus Router Remotely?
You might usually connect to your Asus router's interface using the default method. However, that is not the only way to accomplish this. You can also remotely connect to your Asus router quite easily in a few steps.
But, you need to configure your router to do that. In other words, remote access is disabled by default on your Asus router.
Do you want to access your Asus router interface remotely? Then, you can do that with your browser or using the Asus router app. In either case, you can accomplish the task in a few simple steps. And, we will take a look at how to do that. So, keep reading if you wonder, "how do I connect to my Asus router remotely"?
Enable Remote Access on Your Asus Router
As mentioned above, and you need to enable remote access on your Asus router first. You can proceed to access it remotely if you have already done that. And, if you have not enabled this feature, here is how you must proceed:
Log In to Your Asus Router
Until you enable the remote access, you must open your router's interface using the default method. So, turn on your Asus router and connect your device to it with an ethernet cable.
Then, open a web browser and enter the default IP of your router there. This should take you to the login page. If required, you must check the sticker at the bottom of the router to find the default gateway.
Are you going to access the router for the first time? If yes, then check the router's sticker for the default credentials. Enter your admin credentials on the login page to open the interface.
Do you face any trouble in doing that? Then, make sure you have inserted the credentials properly. You must also ensure a proper connection to your router for a successful login.
Enable Web Access from WAN
With remote access enabled, and you can access your router on the web from any device. Go to the Administration tab on your Asus router's interface to find this feature. It is located under the Remote Access Config on that page.
Do you find the "No" option selected next to "Enable Access from WAN"? Then, simply click on "Yes", and this should open "HTTPS Port of Web Access from WAN" below.
Type the port name you want to use for the web access and click on Apply. You should find a link that looks like "https://WLtest2020.asuscomm.com:xxxx ". The "xxxx" here stands for the port number that you enter. Copy this link, and you must use it for remotely accessing your Asus router's interface.
Access Your Asus Router's UI Remotely
Remote access can make monitoring and controlling your router more convenient than ever. And you might find that very useful in many situations. As mentioned earlier, you can access the router remotely with your browser or a smartphone app.
Proceed with the following steps depending on the remote access method you prefer:
Using the Web Browser
Open the web browser once you have enabled remote access on your router. Then, enter the HTTPS web access in the search box. Provided that you have entered the correct address, this should open the login interface on your browser. You must enter the admin credentials, as usual, to access the interface over a WAN connection.
So, it is quite easy to access your Asus router remotely. But, you might find using the smartphone app even more convenient. In that case, you must proceed with the next method.
With the Asus Router App
The Asus Router app lets you use your router's interface on both Android and iOS smartphones. You can install it from the app store and then use it to monitor your router. Open the app on your smartphone and go through the setup procedure.
You would have to provide your router's details in the app to access its interface there. Also, make sure you have enabled remote access, as mentioned earlier.
Once you have completed the setup, you can change your router with the app anytime. Moreover, you can do that from any location to find an internet connection.
Why Should You Access Your Asus Router Remotely?
The aforementioned information should answer "how do I connect to my Asus router remotely?". But, you might also wonder why you might need to connect remotely to your router. In that case, here are some good reasons to do so:
Fix Your Internet Connection from Anywhere
You might often be away from home when your Wi-Fi faces connection issues. In such cases, the people using the connection might usually have to wait until you get back. But, you can fix the problem immediately by remotely accessing your router. This is one of the most important benefits of the remote access feature.
Monitor the Network Usage
Do you want to monitor the network usage of your router when you are away from home? Then, remotely accessing your Asus router is the only way to do so. And, it is also a very effective one. So, you can connect to it anytime using your browser or app and detect unusual internet usage.
Remove Unwanted Device from the Network
You might often find unwanted devices connected to your router's network. You need to move them from the router's range in such cases. And, by enabling the remote access feature on your router, you can accomplish the task from anywhere.
What if Remote Access Fails on Your Asus Router?
Are you unable to access your Asus router remotely after setting up the remote access feature? Then, this might have something to do with a misconfiguration. You can try setting up remote access again to fix this issue. If nothing else works, resetting your router and enabling remote access might do the trick.


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KeyBank is making a $300,000 investment to help RecycleForce continue its work of creating a stronger civil society by providing formerly incarcerated people opportunities to reintegrate into the community. This investment is part of KeyBank's $40 billion National Community Benefits Plan, which helps communities reach social, economic and racial equity, and will support the opening of the KeyBank Financial Wellness classroom which will be housed in the new RecycleForce headquarters. Located on the east side of Indianapolis, the facility is scheduled to open in 2023.
"All of us at KeyBank are incredibly proud to support RecycleForce and the work they do to provide hope and opportunity through job training, and create a stronger, more sustainable society through recycling," said Juan Gonzalez, KeyBank Central Indiana Market President. "This funding will have a transformative effect on the clients RecycleForce serves and provide them with resources and information that will help put them and their families on a path to self-sufficiency and success."
RecycleForce, a 501(c)3, provides job training and opportunities to formerly incarcerated people while improving the environment through electronics recycling. Since 2006, the nonprofit has helped thousands rebuild their lives through on-the-job and classroom training, social supports and job placement while safely recycling more than 100 million pounds of electronic waste.
"The RecycleForce team is excited to receive this grant from the KeyBank Foundation and appreciate their dedication to our mission to serve the formally incarcerated as they reenter our communities and the workforce," said Gregg Keesling, President of RecycleForce. "The grant funds will help our organization continue to serve our clients by providing them with a hub where their learning can extend beyond the warehouse floor. This crucial funding will outfit not one but two spaces at our new home in Sherman Park, and it is thanks to our partnership and friendship with KeyBank!"
The KeyBank Financial Wellness classroom will have 1-to-1 technology for both staff and clients, featuring fixed dry erase boards, smart screens and more for effective lesson delivery. Inside the new headquarters and classroom, RecycleForce is aiming to serve at least 600 individuals annually, double the amount they serve currently. Their goal is for 50% of program participants to work with a staff member on at least one activity to increase their financial health including but not limited to: opening a bank account, developing a budget and implementing a plan to increase credit scores. In 2021, KeyBank teammates have taught classes on the following topics at RecycleForce:
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Debbie Hollonbeck didn't initially set out to co-run one of the top-rated construction and renovation companies in Atlanta, instead choosing a career as an art teacher.
But after renovating her house and getting several compliments from friends, she and her husband started buying investment properties to renovate and rent out to supplement their income.
And in 2007, when the couple decided to move from Atlanta to the eastern suburb of Decatur, Hollonbeck opted to try leading the full build project herself, with the help of another local female builder. The project went so well that Hollonbeck quit her teaching job and joined the builder's firm, working there for several years.
By 2013, Hollonbeck was ready to go out on her own. Her husband connected her to Virginia Van Lear, another local builder also looking to start her own business, and the two created Level Craft Construction, a firm so busy nowadays that it is building around 15 custom homes a year.
What is it like to run a company in such a male-dominated industry?
'With the exception of a few times when husbands of clients have been condescending to us, which is really few and far between, I'd say the majority of the time people come to us because they want to work with a woman-owned construction company', Hollonbeck said.
By the numbers
While Hollonbeck's experience is encouraging, it isn't the norm. Women are still in the minority in the industry, making up roughly 11% of the construction workforce, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. What's more, women in construction make up just 1.5% of the entire U.S. workforce, according to the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC).
Many of the women in the industry work in office or administrative positions, not in the field.
'Yes, I'm seeing more women in the industry, but most of those women are on the administration side and less on the tech operations side', said Akilah W. Darden, a trained architectural engineer and founder and president of Indianapolis-based executive construction management company The Darden Group. 'It can be tough as an engineer on a construction site; a lot of women decide they just don't want to fight and constantly prove that they are exceptional, which is required.'
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Hollonbeck sees a similar trend. 'I wish I saw more women owning and running sub-contracting firms like drywall companies and electrical firms', she said. 'I am seeing more women in management positions, even some general contractors, and I always gravitate to women who run their own companies because, honestly, they will often provide a better product. Their ability to manage and pay attention to detail will be better than that of a man.'
Words of wisdom
For women looking to enter construction, Darden and Hollonbeck have some advice.
'Don't take anything personally, don't take rejection personally and don't take comments against you personally', Darden said. 'Especially if you want to start your own company, know that, as an entrepreneur, you will be doing 15 times more than you might have done as an employee. If a deal falls through, politely ask why and then use that feedback to get a "yes" from someone else.'
Hollonbeck recommended that women walk into meetings and construction sites with confidence. Trust that you know what you're doing, she said, and if you don't, know that you can learn. 'Construction is like any other form of project management; I knew very little about sticks and bricks early on, but I learned', she said. 'None of us walk in knowing everything, even if we have the degree. Have confidence that you will be able to think on your feet, problem solve and manage your time.'
Darden recommended that construction entrepreneurs try to do something they fear at least once per week and to never underestimate the power of networking.
'Network with everyone', Darden suggested. 'A person may not even be in construction, but you never know – they may know people who are, and those people might be able to help you later on.'
Katie Morell
Katie Morell is an independent journalist and writing coach based in Bend, Oregon. Read more of her work at katiemorell.com.


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Most public employees are covered by defined benefit pension plans, which provide a predetermined retirement benefit, usually by formula. In contrast, defined contribution plans provide only a predetermined contribution rate. In recent years, numerous private sector employers have replaced their defined benefit plans and some public employers are following suit; and
More recently, hundred of companies have converted their defined benefit pension plans into a relatively new type of plan - the cash balance plan. A cash balance plan is a hybrid plan that has characteristics of both defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Under cash balance plans, benefits accrue more evenly over the full career of the employee than in a traditional defined benefit plan, under which retirement earnings are greater in later employment years. Therefore, conversion from a traditional defined benefit plan to a cash balance plan can result in a substantial loss in retirement income, particularly for older, longer term workers; and
Many employers converting to cash balance plans and defined contribution plans are motivated by a simple desire to reduce employment costs under the guise of "pension portability." In particular, public employers who have failed to adequately fund defined benefit plans may seek to convert to defined contribution or cash balance plans. Because public employers are not covered under ERISA, in some circumstances, conversion to cash balance plans may allow an employer to escape the unfunded pension liability owed to employees at the expense of employees' retirement security.
That AFSCME continue to oppose the replacement of existing defined benefit plans with defined contribution plans and to monitor the development of cash balance plans to ensure that public employees' retirement income is protected; and
That AFSCME International continue to provide educational materials and technical support on defined benefit, defined contribution, and cash balance plans.
Jeannette D. Wynn, President and Delegate
AFSCME Council 79


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Wedding season is well underway and whether you need inspiration for a guest outfit, gift ideas or you're obsessed with engagement ring trends, you'll find all of it (and more) on TikTok. Here, fashion influencers, wedding planners and former brides come together to ensure a glut of wedding content and lately everyone's talking about one thing: bridal makeup.
"What's a scam that has become so normalised that we don't even realise it's a scam anymore?" is a popular TikTok video format. In response, one TikToker passionately argued: "bridal makeup." In the video, which has 757.9k views, the TikToker (who also owns the Instagram account @scam.mua, "dedicated to honest MUA reviews") asked: "Why are all these MUAs charging £900 minimum to do bridal makeup?" Of course, it wasn't long before enraged brides took to the comments section.
"One MUA quoted me 970 EXCLUDING travel charge," said one, while another commented: "I was quoted £1000😳." Others revealed that they had been quoted double that amount and almost every bride on the thread agreed that wedding makeup has become extortionate. "Is the makeup made of gold?" asked someone. "Who is doing the makeup? Charlotte Tilbury herself?"
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Makeup artists are 'selling a dream', with brides coveting the photoshopped perfection you see on social media — a look we know doesn't exist in real life.
We know that weddings are expensive feats. Statistics suggest the UK wedding industry is worth an enormous £14.7 billion. When did makeup enter the chat, though? Currently, inflation is at a high and many beauty brands like Glossier and The Ordinary are increasing prices. As a result, makeup artists are having to spend more on their kits, which can be worth thousands of pounds. But makeup professional Leena believes it's not about that. Most artists are "selling a dream", she claims, with brides coveting the photoshopped perfection you see on social media — a look we know doesn't exist in real life.
Leena charges £390 for bridal hair, makeup, dressing and jewellery setting combined, and thinks the price disparity gives makeup artists a bad name. She often sees brides who have gone to more expensive artists receiving the same level of work that she offers. Her bridal package includes a mini massage to pep up a tired face and three to four hours of attention compared to an hour and a half when the client is not a bride.
Affordable makeup artists are out there but brides like Selina are willing to drop megabucks. Firstly, wedding makeup artists are becoming influencers in their own right. Perfect lighting, a little Photoshop and a pretty backdrop sees followers stack up — and with social media status comes a hefty price tag. Then there's the pressure of keeping up with tradition. "I only went for a makeup artist because I felt like everyone was forcing me to, as it's the 'done thing'," Selina tells R29. "What's more, my wedding was a lavish event so I needed to look the part — even if I wasn't comfortable with it." The bridal makeup came to £1,100 and Selina doesn't think it was particularly worth it.
Some brides want 'airbrush makeup', which involves spraying makeup directly onto the skin for a flawless finish using a special machine, which can cost up to £400.
Considering they had paid so much, Selina felt pressured to go with all of the makeup artist's ideas, including a new (and expensive) wedding makeup trend: not one but two looks, day to night. Disappointingly, Selina says the nighttime makeup wasn't all that different from the daytime look; it was simply applied on top of the makeup that had been done in the morning. "I disagreed with going glam, too," says Selina, "but [the makeup artist] kept insisting. In the end, I did like the look and it did fit my outfit but I just didn't feel comfortable."
Similarly, Chloe, who is getting married later this year, feels more makeup artists are pushing for an all-day service (including regular touch-ups throughout the ceremony and reception) rather than just a morning package. This sees prices soar.
Rising costs, a more thorough service and thousands of Instagram followers aren't the only reasons why bridal makeup is dear. On TikTok, one makeup artist's defence is that alarms have to be set for 3am most days in order to perfect their kit, while travel to a venue can sometimes take up to eight hours. Others argue that no job is easy and brides are paying for a service, skills and products, plus time and effort.
Judging by the comments, expensive makeup artists are also known to stick around until the photographer arrives to ensure the bride is 100% happy with how the makeup looks on camera. Some brides require multiple trials to get the look just right, while makeup artists recall sending 30 to 40 messages and pictures to brides ahead of their wedding, factoring the time spent conversing with them into the overall cost.
In some cases, this isn't just any old makeup either. A handful of the brides featured in this article mentioned that their chosen artists performed 'airbrushing', which involves spraying makeup directly onto the skin for a flawless finish that supposedly sticks around for longer. Considering weddings can last well into the early hours, this is a serious pull. Airbrush machines and kits can cost up to £400, excluding top-ups.
Some artists leave brides in the lurch for higher paying clients and destination weddings. It's not uncommon for brides to pay for a makeup artist's flights and accommodation when getting wed abroad.
Nor is the job always straightforward. Relatives often point out things that should be changed, says makeup artist Sakina, who adds that a handful of brides ask for something out of the blue, despite locking in the look beforehand. Do higher costs account for potential tweaks? Leena hints that makeup artists experience a mental toll, too. Often they have to take on the role of a counsellor to allow the bride to "bitch and vent" so that they are relaxed during the ceremony.
Makeup artist Zunera, whose bridal prices start from £350, disagrees that it is a scam. "[Bridal makeup] is not a dishonest scheme. It's a service which someone is providing. If a customer is willing to pay £1,000, then that's their decision. No one is forcing them."
Mila, who recently attended a friend's wedding, says that a significant markup accounts for additional services. She remembers an artist giving the entire bridal party a small kit containing the products that had been used on them so that they could polish up their looks throughout the day. Mila considers touches like this, on top of the irregular hours and the use of higher end products like Charlotte Tilbury, NARS and Victoria Beckham Beauty, a strong enough justification for increased prices. "If makeup artists are putting in the work, then they deserve to change their prices to reflect that," she says.
This is all well and good but the bridal makeup industry isn't without other problems and TikTok is calling them out. In particular there is a big difference between 'party makeup' (which often costs under £100) and wedding makeup, the price of which shoots up considerably. "I got told that party makeup and bridal makeup is the same (same products, everything) they just charge more," wrote one TikToker under a viral video. A former makeup artist responded: "It is! I never had special bridal makeup when I was a MUA. It was just the same — and probably less products as well."
Cost was certainly a factor when Jennifer decided to do her own makeup, relying on Pinterest and YouTube makeup tutorials as well as beauty counter samples to work out which brands would provide the best wear.
TikTok blames extortionate makeup prices on influencer culture. "This has made people genuinely believe they can charge for breathing," wrote one individual, racking up hundreds of likes in agreement. Of course, makeup artists are at liberty to choose how much they charge, as well as who they work with. But some have been known to leave brides in the lurch for higher paying clients.
Bride Karina says she was ditched by her artist a week before her event after they "got a better deal to fly out and do makeup at a destination wedding". TikTok proves it's not uncommon for brides to pay for a makeup artist's flights and accommodation when getting wed abroad. Karina ended up having to do her own makeup on the day as there was no time to fit in a trial and find another artist. She describes the whole experience as "stressful and snakey".
Sara, whose makeup artist cancelled 24 hours before one of her wedding events, blasts the lack of regulation of the makeup artist profession. Sara recalls being made to sign contracts which protect the makeup artist, not the client. She remembers the "insurmountable stress" of trying to find another makeup artist for her event. "They make the rules," says Sara — including how much to charge as a deposit. In most cases, it's around 30% of the cost of the makeup and with prices entering the thousands, that's a lot of money to lose if you have to cancel or rearrange. In a pandemic especially, this can be a real issue.
Paige, who married in 2021, says it was hard to find someone suited to do makeup on her Southeast Asian skin and features and as a result she wasn't happy with her makeup on the day. Combined with soaring prices, this means many brides are now doing their own wedding makeup. Cost was certainly a factor when Jennifer decided to go it alone, relying on Pinterest and YouTube makeup tutorials as well as beauty counter samples to work out which brands would provide the best wear.
"The amount quoted was enough to make me decide that I didn't want to pay," she says. "I understand that makeup artists are talented professionals who deserve a fair price for their work but I do wonder if there is a wedding tax." Corinne felt calm and in control when she did her own wedding makeup after her vision didn't align with those of the makeup artists she consulted. She even made up her mum on the day.
Despite eye-watering price tags, the wedding industry continues to boom and plenty of people are more than willing to drop their hard-earned cash on the perfect occasion look. Jennifer encourages anyone getting married to do what makes them happiest, regardless of tradition or expectation. If it's spending a pretty penny on makeup and you can afford it, that's entirely your prerogative. If it's DIY makeup for whatever reason, that's also your call. After all, your wedding day is all yours — and meant to be the most memorable of your life.


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Exciting news, coders and community! Starting this August, GDI is launching hybrid classes based on your incredible feedback. This innovative approach blends pre-recorded class materials with live virtual sessions, delivering a flexible and engaging learning experience. Our goal is to make course content more accessible and provide ample opportunities for support and interaction. Get ready for a whole new level of learning with GDI!
We're constantly evolving to better serve our community. Before 2020, GDI classes were limited to in-person sessions, valuable but not accessible to all. Recognizing the need for inclusivity and flexibility, we successfully transitioned to online courses. This pivot opened up opportunities for our members worldwide, overcoming the challenges of work, transportation, and family commitments. With the support of our adaptable members, we continue to expand access to instructors, content, and networks, ensuring that everyone can benefit from GDI's offerings.
Our new hybrid classes offer the best of both worlds: the flexibility of accessing course materials anytime, anywhere, and the interactive support of live sessions. This game-changing approach allows learners to balance their multiple responsibilities while receiving the GDI style of engagement and assistance. Instructors, who are industry experts, share real-world experiences and insights, enriching the educational journey. With personalized guidance from mentors, students can overcome challenges and achieve their goals, ensuring access and support are top priorities at GDI.
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My Fellow LA5ers,
I write to you today with a heavy heart. We are under attack! And no, not by the Trojans as I have always assumed, but by ANOTHER Rotary club. This is not a world I recognize any more – Rotarian versus Rotarian.
For shame!
As your elected Secretary, I was inspired by VP Malinda Monterrosa's efforts to get the First Five Clubs together to connect and thought I should visit other clubs as well. I saw it as my duty to spy on…I mean… engage with other clubs to see how they are handling the honorable work of service above self during COVID. Which is the reason for my recent visit to the Rotary Club of Downey. My innocent attempt at forging bonds between Rotarians has been twisted into a dark and nefarious plot to steal members from other clubs.
In The Hub Bub, Issue 33, Downey's newsletter article "Visitor from LA5" states (if you don't subscribe to Downey's newsletter, you really should):
"We have it from anonymous sources(okay, it was the Rotary club of Bellflower) that Chrissy is part of a program by the LA 5 club to scout for local Rotary talent and induce prospective Rotarians to abandon their home club and join the prestigious LA 5 Rotary club. Inducement comes in the form of $20 signing bonuses, Target gift cards, and undefined "warm fuzzies." The formula seems to be successful as LA 5 boasts a 7% membership increase since the program started."
We all know they are obviously spreading insidious lies as one would never describe Adam Weiss as trying to get new members to join the club by doing that. He much prefers dazzlingly them at the California Club with a Vesper in hand and sending the reimbursement requests to our beleaguered Treasurer Darin Marinov. And if you have seen our budget, you will see no line item for $20 signing bonuses (mostly because it's listed under "IT related expenses", but don't tell them that).
As every LA5er knows our Past President Alan Bernstein's favorite thing to say is "Fight On!" So let's fight on together during this difficult time and let those Rotarians know this will not stand.
As a side note, there may be some truth in the Downey newsletter…so for any Downey Rotary Members reading this, instead of Target gift cards, we – the oldest club in the district – can offer much more valuable inducements such as souvenir horse bridles from 1909, a mummified past president from the 1920s, or gas ration coupons from WWII. Oh…wait a moment…according to our Past President Marc Leeka, Downey already has a mummified past president whose name rhymes with "Mug Taker". Well, the horse bridles are still available at any rate.
Fight On for your Fighting Irish!
Chrissy Moses
LA5 Club Secretary
P.S. – Hey Rotary Club of Bellflower…snitches get stitches!


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in the short period the target.) It gives a burden for the little child very much suddenly to try it ( 100 cells). It thinks that a calculation can be practiced with enjoying the image of map game. 1.When ithe problem of the 10th rank 4 cells are replied in the time limit properly completely, it proceeds in 2. It decides to be practiced with the same problem to repeat when it doesn't answer it properly in the time limit completely. 2.It proceeds in the 10th rank 9 cells. This proceeds in 3 if it replies properly in the time limit completely, too. 3.It proceeds to 25 cells, 36, 50, 70, 80 and 100 in the same way. 4.When it replies properly to 100 cells completely, it proceeds to the next 4 cells of the 9th rank.. A time limit sets it at three-second per one question. <Effect> When it is compared at the track and field, 100 cells is equivalent to the marathon with 4 cells in 100m track. But many children calculating 100 cells try running like short tack. Many examples that it is shortened seem that be üy the answer time üz when one spiral course is done rather than a normal course is done ten times because it is concentrated even if it is calculated by that pace even if the number of ā}āX increases. |
(3)Two-digit multiplication course It keeps having interest in mathematics when many children have a flash by this technique like the number. A number is two digits though it is the way of doing a normal course . An object is beyond the elementary school upper grades <Effect> Because it hardly has two-digit calculation teach, children create the way of calculating it which can be calculated quickly mentally personally.Creative ability is raised in the children's head. Example . 25x16 (1) 25x(10+6)=250+150=400 (2) (10+10+5)x16=160+160+80=400 (3) 25x4x4=100x4=400 (4) (100/4)x16=100x16/4=1600/4=400 (5) 25x(20x0.8)=(25x20)x0.8=500x0.8=400 |
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not really.. only the ones that are rated r. and sometimes there is nudity in pg 13 movies... its just to add effect I guess. also, it gets more viewers. in forggeettting sarah marshall everyone wanted to see the main guy naked same with dane cook in good luck chuck.
Not all of them do! It depends which KIND of movies. If it's horror or anything like that then it's bound to have nudity. For that reason I do not know. Hmmm... maybe America is full of perves... LOLZ! just kidding!
That's just how it is though. If you say something is bad or wrong, people are automatically drawn to it.
Because here in America, Nudity is still seen as Taboo. Which makes people more interested in it.
Because America is filled with horny drunk old men. :p
Not all American movies contain nudity.


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Types of Views in SQL Server?
Below are the types of View in SQL Server
- Indexed Views:An indexed view is a view that has been materialized. This means the view definition has been computed and the resulting data stored just like a table. You index a view by creating a unique clustered index on it. Indexed views can dramatically improve the performance of some types of queries. Indexed views work best for queries that aggregate many rows. They are not well-suited for underlying data sets that are frequently updated.
- Partitioned Views:A partitioned view joins horizontally partitioned data from a set of member tables across one or more servers. This makes the data appear as if from one table. A view that joins member tables on the same instance of SQL Server is a local partitioned view.
- System Views:System views expose catalog metadata. You can use system views to return information about the instance of SQL Server or the objects defined in the instance. For example, you can query the sys.databases catalog view to return information about the user-defined databases available in the instance.


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Gewaltsames Wissen (Violent knowledge)
Barbara Gronau, Sebastian Köthe, Adam Czirak, eds., Gewaltsames Wissen.
Book series published by the DFG Research Training Group "Knowledge in the Arts" volume 4.
Fink: Paderborn 2021
Volume four of the book series published by the DFG Research Training Group "Knowledge in the Arts" with Wilhelm Fink Verlag. The series is edited by Barbara Gronau and Kathrin Peters, and the books are designed by Jenny Baese.
With contributions from Kathrin Busch, Jürgen Brokoff, Rosemarie Brucher, John von Düffel, Reinhold Görling, Sandra Umathum, and others.
Both the constitution and destitution of subjects depends upon the structuring force of scenes. Which scenographic elements participate in the formation and destabilization, or even the annihilation of the subject? What kind of knowledge is produced therein?
Following an interdisciplinary approach, this volume outlines the relationship of perception and knowledge, politics and public scenes by examining the tribunal, torture, and artistic practices of self-injury. Just as tribunals operate at the intersection of the performance of the law and the theater, the injury of the subject in torture is part of a structure of secrecy, revelation, and complicity. Experimentally tested and scenically performed desubjectification in artistic practices show cultural and social restrictions as well as ideas about the subject and its limits.


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You're probably surfing the internet at home and have stumbled across a shopping cart website. Or a site that allows you to purchase products from a catalog. Chances are you already have.
You may have visited these sites and purchased enough products to consider selling your products on your own platform.
So what's stopping you? Have you not found a product that you like making or selling? Is it the logistics of stocking up and shipping out? It could be the lack of know-how required to create your website.
Samcart can help with at least one of those problems. Let's go through this shopping cart software site and see if and how it can help you grow your online business.
For those of you who prefer a more visual experience, here is a video review from Pro Preneur's YouTube channel. To get a comprehensive overview of SamCart, you may still want to check out our article below.
What Is SamCart? Samcart Justin
It was founded by Scott and Brian Moran, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and upstart business owners.
Because of its intuitive interface, Samcart has seen a lot of success in recent years. You don't need to know how code works. Simply drag and drop from their 50 customization templates and head down the road to success.
Because of its ease of use, over 23,000 users have sold over $2 Billion worth of products, goods and services through the Samcart platform. The results speak for themselves.
Samcart is an advocate for its users. It takes out the pains and hassles of starting up an online business. It simplifies many processes and lets you get your business up and running as quickly as possible.
It allows them to track subscriptions, sales, and other details. It sends you the data and analytics you need to make adjustments efficiently. Samcart wants you to succeed.
Importance of Shopping Cart Software
One of the biggest wasted opportunities for small online business owners is losing out on users who place your items in their shopping cart and then refuse to push through when purchasing.
This happens for various reasons, but it's an even bigger waste if it happens because of a poor user interface.
Your website can be redesigned if it takes too long to load, or if the client doesn't want the payment option they choose, they may leave.
They can also leave if they found your site too amateurish and may have worried their product wouldn't reach them. When that happens, you miss out on a potentially loyal customer.
Samcart is a shopping cart software designed to optimize the check-out experience. This means that customers are more likely to get their transactions done quickly and smoothly.
Samcart helps you close the deal. It allows you to see how best to keep your customers coming back to your site and purchasing.
Who Can Benefit From Using Samcart?
Samcart works primarily with those from different backgrounds who aren't immersed in the online retail scene.
It's designed to get you from having no experience to making solid money as a seller.
Samcart does not require coding knowledge, making it more accessible to non-programmers. It teaches users as they use the program, so you don't even need to have retail experience to begin.
To put it simply, Samcart can turn anyone into a successful entrepreneur and online seller if you give it a chance.
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These are just a few of the many benefits Samcart offers its users. These benefits then trickle down to the users' customers who benefit from Samcart's user interface.
Customer Training, Assistance
Samcart comes with a lot of documentation that can be used to guide and train users. It also includes clear, simple-to-understand instructions. This makes it easy for users to learn the program as they go.
After setting up and finding their ideal design, users continue to receive support in support live chats, emails and even a Facebook group to ask for help.
Variety of Check-Out Designs
Samcart has 50 Check-out templates that can be used to create stand-out websites that are easy to navigate. Samcart Justin
It's easy. Drag and drop the different options and arrange your site the way you want. You can have your site set up and ready to go in a matter of hours.
A/B Testing
The program allows users to conduct live split tests on their check-out page. To increase your sales, calibrate your website to reduce the shopping cart abandonment rate.
Having A/B testing is useful because it lets you know what does and doesn't work with your user interface. This allows you to make changes quickly and makes sure that people purchase what they want from your website.
Order Bumps and Upsells
This program helps you understand how customers think and works in order to make your business more profitable. Samcart encourages customers to buy more by offering easy order bumps and upsells.
Order bumps act as packages that boost the experience of the product they already own. It would be like offering a matching bandana on top of a t-shirt or fries with a cheeseburger.
Upsells, meanwhile, allow users to get more value out of their product through an increase in size or product number.
Samcart allows customers to get both at the touch of a button.
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Payment Plans
Samcart provides a variety of payment options and tiers that can be used to enhance customer and user experience.
After a 14 day free trial, customers have three payment options:
$19 a month for the basic tier, $99 for the pro tier, and $199 for the premium tier.
Start low and then increase your checkout page when you have more customers.
Outsource-Free Design
The unique value proposition of Samcart is that it can turn one person into a whole business. You don't need to outsource your web design to a programmer. Your site can be built by you.
This gives you complete control and power over your business. You don't have to spend days learning how to code or studying to reap the benefits of a great website.
SamCart Pros
Let's go over some of the benefits of using the platform and why it's the best software for you and your customers.
Samcart offers a platform that caters to those buying physical (t-shirts, toys, etc.) and digital (3d printing models, music, etc.) online products
It allows them to find what they want on your site, order it, pay for it and have it shipped in the easiest, most intuitive way possible.
Analytics and Reports
Samcart takes care of your needs as an online shop owner and creator. You can access all the information you need from a simple-to-read dashboard to make informed decisions.
It gives you insights into how your business is doing and what you might need to improve.
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Customer Support
Samcart offers excellent tips, tricks and guides that will help you get started on your journey to success.
It also has an active live chat, email and even Facebook groups to help you should you have any questions or concerns. They are always available to assist you in optimizing your software.
Feature-Rich Affiliate Management
Samcart has a built-in affiliate management system that allows you to monitor and manage your affiliate marketing program easily and intuitively. Samcart Justin
This system allows users consolidate their affiliates, monitor their connections to other businesses, and help them reach more customers.
Easy Integration
Samcart's software can easily integrate with common marketing tools and services through Zapier. It makes it easy to get your business noticed without having to use a hundred different programs.
Supports One Click Upsells and Granular Coupons.
This system allows users to increase their revenue through one-click upsells and downsells. Customers can easily upgrade their products with the site's help.
Program users also have more control over discounts and coupons. These promos draw people in, help you get more customers to your business, and encourage them to stay.
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Samcart does a great job of fulfilling its promises, but it is not perfect. Here are some considerations for those looking to use Samcart for their businesses.
Expensive Price Range
Samcart is available as a 14-day free trial. However, it can be purchased as a paid subscription. You can choose from two payment tiers. The Pro tier costs $99 per month or $888 per year, and the Premium tier costs $199 per month (or $2388/year span>
This is a very steep price for people starting as small business owners. Comparative services may offer their entire platform for a one-time fee.
If your starting budget is relatively low, Samcart may be too much price-wise.
Limited Designs Options
You have 50 template designs with Samcart, but it is fairly limited in terms of its customization and mix-and-match ability compared to similar brands.
You may be settling on a design that may not be your favorite because it is quick to set up. Before you invest, think about how much customization or personalization you need.
Not Made for Selling Services
Samcart was designed to sell goods. It allows customers to choose the products they want, how many they want, and then pay for them. Then, it can ship them without any problems.
While usable for services, its user interface isn't nearly as good and would prove more difficult for those looking to get their service-based businesses.
Few Payment Processor Integrations
Your software should be able to integrate with as many payment processors as possible to give customers their choice of online means to pay. Samcart's ability to integrate with payment processors is severely limited.
While processors like Paypal and Stripe are accepted, you will find more limited payment options using Samcart.
No Apple Pay and Crypto Support
Samcart can be used to attract Apple Pay and crypto users to your website as an online money-based transaction platform. They will want to use their platforms for purchasing your goods.
Unfortunately, Samcart doesn't give them that option. This could turn away potential customers from buying from your brand. Samcart Justin
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Samcart can be a great program for people who are willing to invest monthly in order to ensure they have the best program for their customers and users.
It offers a decent configuration and customization with a minimal learning curve and no coding knowledge. Drag and drop to create your website.
It makes it easy to integrate with other affiliate marketing programs and your SEO needs. It also gives you a quick overview of your analytics through its dashboard.
Samcart is a great tool for those who are new to selling online and want to get started quickly. It allows you to care for customers and keeps them happy. Samcart is well worth the recommendation.
Are you still unsure about Samcart and website checkout? We have your back!
Samcart: Can you make money?
Yes. Samcart provides you with the means to ensure that people browsing your site end up buying what they place in their cart. It allows you to calculate taxes as well as any other money add-ons and deductions.
Although the platform does not pay you for it, Samcart can help you maximize your shopping cart conversions. This means that you can convert "add-to-carts" to "product bought."
Samcart charges you a monthly fee for your usage and will not deduct from any purchases your customers make on your platform.
Why use shopping cart software when selling online?
While you could start selling through social media using programs like Facebook Marketplace, these are made for personal, small-scale sales.
If you're looking to put yourself out there as a serious retailer, you will need a website to handle transactions, especially securing users' credit cards and other financial information.
Shopping cart software lets you manage finances securely and gives your customers an easy way to browse your catalog and pick their items.
Conclusion Samcart Justin
Overall, the results, and glowing customer reviews, speak for themselves. Samcart is an essential tool for any business owner.
With its excellent and snappy customer service, intuitive and beginner-friendly interface, updates, reports, and user-oriented experience, you'll see profits rolling in no time.
Samcart is the best shopping platform for you. Sign up. Set up. Get your business started.


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VP Pense No 25th Amendment
VP Pense do not listen to those who would divide
11,780 votes changed the course of our history.
Divided States of America
When 11,780 votes decides which set of idiots rules our nation, and the divide seems to be 74 million people vs 71 million people, we are in deep trouble when the winners want to hang the losers.
As the nation watched with incredulity Jan 6 when some groups in the protest broke off to enter the peoples building, CNN and Democrats were ready. The Democrat mayor of DC had already called for a stand down of the police, the FBI and others in the intelligence community knew some of the group were calling to enter the buildings and disrupt the count, and they all sat back, did nothing, and the plan worked like a charm!
They now could make sure Trump would not run for a second term, that they could drive the last stake into his heart and soul. They stood tall to try and bring down everyone who ever knew him or worked for him. In a wild and desperate attempt to heal the nations the Democrat party wants all heads to roll. The President, Senators, Representatives, they want to empty the government of all who differ from them.
CNN is repeating "insurrection" hoping it becomes truth
Trump has had 4 years of relentless fake news heaped on fake news. From Russiagate to now blaming him for something the FBI should have stopped before it started. Trump has had to fight lies about Putins woman urinating on him, fake dossiers cooked up and funded by the DNC, blaming exposed corruption of the Clinton's on him personally, and recently every nation in the world paying ISIS to kill Americans. He had to spend time on this garbage AND the first impeachment while also being hounded for tax returns, blood donations, and his scalp. That topped off by a relentless poison spread on his particular handling of the Corona virus.
The "Hallowed Halls" were not breached!
The "People" entered it. They were allowed to come in. There were no real guards, it was either a set up, or its' the PEOPLES HALLOWED HALLS and they should be free to enter it. In fact the Constitution allows for all of this. The People are allowed to rise and change the government if they want.
CNN Joins Twitter, Google, Youtube, and Facebook and Wassapp
These fake news outlets have joined together to make sure they can use the term "everyone," "everybody." The world in fact take what they are promoting as what EVERYONE thinks. Not true at all. In fact I will bet 72,000,000 US voters do not think that. Maybe 74,000,000 do? How about 18,780 people make the difference and do not think "everybody" thinks what CNN thinks.
How did they become "everyone?" Well, they banned, removed, cut off, any and all social media accounts, search results, and deleted them all. Apple and Google have gone so far as to remove Parlar, a competing social media site, from their apps and Amazon has closed their domain hosting account. Now there is one voice. One voice represents ALL and EVERYONE, that is CNN, Twitter, Google, Youtube, Facebook, and Wassap. I guess that is the DNC's way of healing the divide.
May they reap what they sow.