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ATP Moscow – Quarter-Finals – Teymuraz Gabashvili vs Evgeny Donskoy
This week's events reach the quarter-final stage and I'm looking at the match third on court in Moscow, at around 4:30pm UK time today, to get us up to two from two successful handicap betting recommendations this week.
Yesterday saw a relatively straightforward win for us with Jeremy Chardy getting the better of the Argentine clay-courter, Federico Delbonis, and in today's preview we assess the all-Russian clash between Teymuraz Gabashvili and Evgeny Donskoy.
Gabashvili has had a facile route to this stage, with a routine straight sets win over the Turkish wild-card, Cem Ilkel, who is not even close to Challenger level, and a better win based on starting prices over Viktor Troicki, who looks like he can't wait for the season to end. Donkey's route was – based on SPs – tougher, and he has achieved superb straight set victories over Borna Coric and Ricardas Berankis, both as underdog.
In addition, it's worth pointing out that Donskoy has performed reasonably in this tournament before, gaining four underdog wins in the last three years, and taking sets from both Marin Cilic and Richard Gasquet in defeat. In fact, he's taken at least a set in every match he's played at this event from 2012 onwards (seven matches).
My model priced this up quite differently to the current market prices. At the time of writing, Gabashvili is available at around 1.57, which seems ludicrously short given that he has very little record whatsoever to boast about on hard or indoor hard (he has held serve 74.5% and broken opponents 21.4%, combined 95.9%) My model agreed with this assertion, pricing him as a 2.03 underdog. Interestingly, in the five times since January 2014 that my model has made Gabashvili's opponent over 4% implied value in non-first round matches, they have won on every occasion.
Reasons for this discrepancy are likely to focus on two areas. Firstly the market over-reacting to Gabashvili's win over the higher-ranked, but out of form Troicki, and a 3-0 head to head record in his favour over Donskoy. However the first meeting came in 2008 when Donskoy was 18 years of age, and ranked 689 in the world – therefore totally irrelevant – and in the latter matchup this year in the Karshi Challenger, Donskoy was injured and retired in the first set. On this basis it's tough to argue that the head to head record deserves any weight whatsoever.
Donskoy has an excellent record in the last 12 months as a starting price underdog priced between 2.00 and 2.99, winning 50% (9/18) of his matches. Quite incredibly, he's taken at least a set in 15 of 17 of these completed matches, and allied to his track record here in Moscow of also doing so, this has to be recommended today.
Tennis Handicap Betting Recommendation: Back Evgeny Donskoy +1.5 sets at 1.65
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Rodeo Season Begins in Cortez, Colorado
The Navajo Times reports that Garrison Begay has won his third all-around title for the All-Indian Rodeo Cowboy Association. The award was presented to the rodeo star who has been winning titles since his first, the Indian National Finals world title for calf-roping, in 1994.
Awards were given out for everything from bareback, bull riding, steer wrestling, tie down roping, ladies breakaway roping, and junior bull riding near the sacred Navajo mountain of Dibe Nitsaa, in Cortez Colorado.
The 54th All Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association will begin with indoor rodeos until April, when the weather eases and the outdoor competitions begin.

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iPhone OS 3.0
The upgrade many iPhone users have been waiting for is out today. iPhone 3.0 brings with it over a hundred new features most notably: MMS (available at the end of summer for AT&T users), Cut/Copy/Paste, Spotlight Search, Internet Tethering, and Landscape typing in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari. Link: Free for iPhone, $10 for iPod Touch Users


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The peak epidemic season for plague in Madagascar is fast approaching and the severity of these outbreaks could be significantly reduced with improvements to their public health system, argues Matthew Bonds from Harvard Medical School and the nongovernmental health care organization, PIVOT, in a new Viewpoint publishing January 4, 2018 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Bonds uses November 2017's epidemic of bubonic and pneumonic plague as a recent example to pinpoint areas of improvement in Madagascar's public health system. While the treatments for this epidemic were seemingly simple, the methods to deliver them got tangled up within an under resourced health system. The combination of delayed detection and treatment resulted in 2,200 confirmed infections, and 200 citizens dead.
Bonds and team argue for a three-pronged solution to strengthen Madagascar's health systems and control outbreaks of plague: 1) horizontal improvements of system "readiness" i.e., staffing, infrastructure, and supply chain, 2) vertical integration of clinical programs, and 3) integrating high-quality surveillance data within local health systems.
If the numerous independent multilateral and nongovernmental partners within Madagascar cooperated with its Ministry of Health, and coordinated their efforts within Madagascar's diverse communities, Bonds suggests that they could efficiently implement the existing policies to ultimately curb plague outbreaks.
Paul Farmer, the senior author of the paper, argues that, "in the district of Ifanadiana, where PIVOT has been strengthening the health system, 29 out 30 plague patients survived. This proves that when government, nongovernmental, and academic partners fully cooperate in accordance with the Ministry of Health agenda and make long-term commitments to its implementation, scourges like plague can be overcome." Once the non- and governmental partners collaborate, Madagascar has the potential to reduce the number of plague outbreaks and become an example within the global community for health system transformation, providing lessons that could prevent the world's next health crisis.
In your coverage please use this URL to provide access to the freely available article in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006131
Citation: Bonds MH, Ouenzar MA, Garchitorena A, Cordier LF, McCarty MG, Rich ML, et al. (2018) Madagascar can build stronger health systems to fight plague and prevent the next epidemic. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 12(1): e0006131. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006131
Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that no competing interests exist.
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Primavera P6 Training Sydney – Types of Project Constraints
Primavera P6 Project Constraints Types in Sydney
There are two types of constraints:
- Project Constraints which includes the Project Start Date and Project Finish Date, and
- Activity Constraints; the two most common are Start On or After (Early Start) and Finish On or Before (Late Finish).
External dependencies are applied to a schedule using Constraints and these may model the impact of events outside the logical sequence of activities. A constraint would be imposed to specific dates such as the availability of a facility to start work or the required completion date of a project.
Constraints on projects in Sydney should be cross-referenced to the supporting documentation, such as Milestone Dates from contract documentation, using the Notebook Topics function.
Project Constraints
A Project Start Date called Project Planned Start in P6 is the earliest date that any activity may be scheduled to start. An activity will start on the Project Start Date unless one of the following stop the activity starting on the Project Start Date::
- There is a Calendar Non Work time, or
- A constraint, or
- A relationship.
A Project Finish Date is optional, but once set this controls Total Float (often referred to as Float in P6).
When a Project Finish Date constraint is assigned in Sydney then Total Float is calculated to this date.
- The picture shows a project with a Project Finish date on Friday 26 September developing 5 days Total Float.
- The picture shows a schedule with a Project Finish date of Friday 12,
- This is earlier than the calculated finish date, thus calculating 5 days Negative Float:
Activity Constraints
Typical examples of activity constraints would be:
- Start on or After for the availability of a site to commence work, and
- Finish on or Before for the date that a total project must be completed or handed over.
Activity Early Start Constraint
- An activity will no longer start on the Data Date when a Start On or After constraint is assigned
- This is more commonly known as an Early Start constraint.
NOTES: In P6 the time must always be displayed as P6 will often set constraints at 00:00hrs which is midnight and is not very often an appropriate time to set constraints.
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The front of the Welsh Liberal Democrats' manifesto contains five priorities to build a stronger economy and a fairer society, creating opportunity for everyone in Wales.
They are:
- Prosperity for all: Balance the budget fairly and invest to build a high skill, low carbon economy
- Fair taxes: Cut your taxes by an additional £400 by raising the tax-free allowance to £12,500
- Quality health care for all: Increase resources for our NHS and ensure safe staffing levels
- Opportunity for every child: Invest in our schools through our Pupil Premium
- A stronger Wales: Deliver Home Rule for Wales with further powers and fair funding
Kirsty Williams AM, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said:
"Today we are setting out five priorities for five years. Five steps on the path to a stronger economy and a fairer society.
"A stronger economy means finishing the job of balancing the books, but doing so fairly, with the wealthiest in our society paying their fair share.
"But a stronger economy means so much more than just clearing the deficit. We need a strong economy so that we have the finances to be able to improve our public services and build a fairer society.
"In Government, the Liberal Democrats have delivered on the front page of our previous General Election manifesto. Children and schools are benefiting from our Pupil Premium, whilst Wales' lowest paid are no longer paying Income Tax. We will build on this progress.
"We all know the huge strain that our NHS is under. Therefore the Welsh Liberal Democrats are committed to not only protecting our health budget, but increasing it too. Alongside increasing resources for our NHS, we will implement our 'More Nurses' bill. We will ensure we have the right number of nurses on hospital wards, giving nurses more time to care for each patient and ensuring better outcomes for patients.
"Devolution is in the DNA of Liberal Democrats. Already in Government we have delivered tax and borrowing powers for Wales. But we will go further: we are the only party to pledge to fully implement the proposals in the Silk Commission. Likewise, we are the only party to make a manifesto commitment that we will deliver fair funding for Wales. A vote for the Welsh Liberal Democrats is a vote for a stronger Wales."


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There's no doubt that Jim Webb is not a natural candidate. That's just one more reason to vote for him for Senate over George Allen.
Webb would make an excellent addition to the Senate, with intellectual capacity and experience to help unravel some of the critical problems that body will face in the coming years.
Recently converting from Republican to Democrat, Webb opposed the Iraq war from the beginning, vigorously and publicly arguing against it in the months before invasion.
But Webb has significant credentials. A former Marine, Webb served in Vietnam, and was awarded the Navy Cross, the Silver Star Medal, two Bronze Star Medals and two Purple Hearts. During the Reagan administration, he served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense of Reserve Affairs and as Secretary of the Navy.
If elected, Webb might be the only senator with a son or daughter serving in combat in Iraq.
But Webb does not trumpet his own service or his son's on the campaign trail, aside from wearing a pair of his son's used combat boots.
Webb has written nonfiction books and six novels, and while his opponent would seek to make fun of Webb as a "fiction writer," Webb's accomplishments show no small amount of intellectual capacity and work ethic.
There are also powerful reasons to vote against George Allen.
Allen's six years in the Senate lack legislative legacy or accomplishment. While this week he has tried to show that he is not in lockstep with President Bush on Iraq, he lacks ideas for any alternative to the current mess there.
And the past months have brought fresh, visceral evidence of Allen's racial and ethnic insensitivity, reinforcing decades of racial insensitivity. If you haven't watched the "macaca" video for yourself, you should. It compounds and confirms concern about Allen's views, adds to evidence of Allen's fascination with the Confederate flag and past display of a noose, a symbol of racial hatred and torture, in his office.
Virginia can't afford racial insensitivity because of its past, and because of its future. History: Virginia's past economy was built on slavery, and Virginia was a haven for segregation, closing schools rather than allow integration even into the early '60s. Future: Virginia is an increasingly diverse state, and its future economic and cultural development depends on embracing that diversity.
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It's been a busy morning on the MLB Hot Stove. Jed Lowrie was sent back to the Oakland A's, L.J. Hoes returned to the Baltimore Orioles, and Allen Webster was sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Trades haven't been a rarity so far this offseason, but signings sure have, and this morning we actually got a fairly notable one.
The Chicago White Sox' official Twitter account announced that they had signed catcher Alex Avila to a one-year, $2.5 million contract. The 28-year-old catcher had gotten progressively worse every season leading up to last year, when he had the job taken from him by James McCann. Despite the fact that his father Al Avila is the Tigers general manager, there just wasn't a spot for him considering Detroit is quite content with Bryan Holaday as their backup.
For the White Sox, Avila will provide some stability at the catcher position, after it was manned by Geovany Soto and Rob Brantly last year. Tyler Flowers will likely still hold the starting job, but it's reasonable to think that Avila will still get plenty of starts, whether that's behind the dish or filling in at first base whenever Jose Abreu needs a rare day off.


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The Easiest DIY Headboard
You know sometimes after you see something you smack your forehead and say "OF COURSE"? Well, this project will have you thinking DUH, why didn't I think of that.
You see I've been wanting a statement headboard for a while. You know the ones that the room just seems to be built around? Well, the thing is, as much as I salivated over them I just couldn't justify the price point I was finding.
That is until I figured out a way to DIY my way to the headboard of my dreams.
Check out this quick and SUPER EASY tutorial and you'll see how you can have one too! Oh and don't let the tufting scare you. That's easy too!
- Art Canvas
- Foam (optional)
- Quilted Vinyl or Fabric
- Prong Back Upholstery Buttons (optional)
- Spray Adhesive
- Staple Gun & Staples
- Mounting Hardware
- MEASURE the headboard size. Here's a handy headboard chart to help you decide the correct width. I wanted my headboard to be tall and grand so I used my inspiration headboard to determine the height.
- PURCHASE ART CANVAS that is the correct height for your headboard. I was able to find a 48" x 24" canvas at Michaels. Since my bed is a California King, in order to get the correct width, I needed 3 canvases (72"). TIP: If you catch a BOGO sale it really saves $. FYI my headboard needed to be in 3 pieces (I'll explain later), but if you want a one-piece headboard, use some metal straps from the hardware store to join the canvases together into one piece.
- ASSEMBLE THE LAYERS first lay down and cut the fabric, allowing for at least 4" on all sides. Then cut your foam the exact size as the canvas (leave no allowance on sides). Now assemble the upside-down layers like this - fabric, foam, canvas. Use the spray adhesive in between each layer to keep things from shifting.
- START TO STAPLE! Pulling all the layers (not too tight) around to the back of the canvas, start stapling. To avoid the layers shifting, alternate sides to keep things even. . Go around the whole canvas making sure the fabric is tacked down well.
- TUFT IT OUT! This is totally optional but I just couldn't resist, I just had to tuft it! First, you need to decide how many tufts you want and where. TIP: Use a piece of masking tape to mark out your tufts. Then using prong upholstery buttons, punch the prong ends through all the layers. The pointed edge makes this easy. On the backside, pull the prong button as tight as necessary to create a good tuft. Separate the prongs to hold it in place.
- FINISHING TOUCHES. Since my headboard was in three pieces, I needed to attach hinges so they could fold back onto each other when not in use. I just used some door hinges I got at Home Depot. Around this time I realized the backside of the headboard wasn't looking too hot and since at least one canvasback would be visible I decided I needed to cover it. I used an inexpensive, plain white vinyl to cover the back and clean up the look.
- AND DONE! I used the hinges on either end of the canvases pieces to hang the headboard. Now I have a headboard that opens to allow light in during the day and closes at night to function as a real GRAND headboard. Nice rite? I told you it was easy!
In this tutorial, I mentioned that I used an art canvas that was 24"x 48" and that I used three to create my headboard. FYI these canvases come in all sizes some of them quite big. So depending on your needs, you might be able to find the perfect size ready to go without needing to join multiple canvases.
BACKSTORY: When I first was figuring out how this headboard project would come together, my husband was concerned about me covering up a window in case of an emergency. So even though there is another completely fine window on the other side of the room, I reworked the headboard to allow it to open and close allowing for access to the window. Hence the need for the headboard to be in three pieces.
VARIATIONS: Using the same easy process you could create a completely different look. Just purchase smaller canvases and cover them individually. Then either hang each one individually or attach them together to create one piece.
Or you could build your own custom canvas frames to create a horizontal headboard like this -
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The class page of the students from Room Three, Auroa School, Taranaki, New Zealand.
Monday, 10 March 2014
Auroa Primary School - Barefeet
We are very excited with how well some of our individual students have achieved in a short space of time with their student blogs. Michael from Room One is currently leading the way and is soon to have over 1,200 page views. Recently he posted videos about the student council elections. He received this comment from Jose in Mr Millers Classroom in California, USA.
We've seen this comment before on Mr Webbs previous blogs. Students in New Zealand don't wear shoes too often during Summer. It varies from School to School but at Auroa Primary School the students have black shoes which they wear, which may include jandals (flip flops) but they need to be removed by the students prior to entering the classroom and placed outside, so students in the classroom are in barefoot inside, and a significant number of students go barefoot during the day at school.
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- Anonymous11 March 2014 at 22:08
Barefoot is a bit of a way of life here in NZ isn't it. We seem to be quite tough.ReplyDelete
Especially here in the Waikato.
Hi Mr Webb and Room One,ReplyDelete
My class asked the exact same questions...."Why do they have no shoes?". We watched your athletics day video and they pointed out that the students were running with no shoes. I explained to them that even when I was teaching back home in NZ students in my class would walk around in the classroom barefoot, and play outside. I told them I did that as a kid and that even when I did teach there were times when I would take off my shoes too! It is very different for them because they have to wear shoes and you can't take your shoes off outside here because they have fire ants that bite!
We really enjoy following your blog and seeing all the cool things happening at your school! Thanks for sharing this post!
From Miss Lologa and the 2nd Grade Class
New Town Elementary
North Carolina


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the making of
From Heaven to hell
They don't all start like this. There's no paint by numbers, some assembly required, plug-n-play formula when it comes to the inner workings of the ICON Garage. Nay. Instead, it's a collective and evolving family recipe that usually spends a good 2-3 years in the slow cooker until it's built, ridden, shot and served for you - our adoring fans. Dethgrip started off as a solid entry-level-dad-pants commuter - a 2015 Kawasaki Vulcan 650S, an unlikely candidate for a tracker from the pits of Hell. But hey, we're ICON. We'll always keep you guessing.
Hello Father
When we got it, it looked similar to this. Any dad could pick up one of these bad boys at his local dealer and expect to put a lot of comfortable miles on it. Just cruising along, not a care in the world about getting laid. The Vulcan is an A-B kind of ride, not an X-OHHH!!!
Step by step
Through our mind and to your eyes, there is a general idea of where we're going to take you on the ride. Never to nail it on the very first go because everything is a process. Our process consists of taking the bike apart, and putting it back together 20+ times until we can step back, take it in, and say, "yeah... that's the one".
When Kawasaki commissioned us to do the build, the one caveat was that we not modify the tank in any way. So didn't. But we did cut almost every other piece of the frame away. The early beginnings started with Invader wheels and cardboard. Some people would stop right there and call it a day, but we decided to buy another 6 pack and press on. After all, this was for Kawasaki.
Springer tech
The forks were the main component in the 'neo' part of the build. We've always wanted to use a springer on an ICON build, but they never really fit our previous concepts. The fork 'tubes' are actually repurposed 650 Ninja swing arm components, used for the oval tubing. Running the dual Nitron shocks seemed appropriate given the performance needs of builds.
Seal of approval-ish
We took the Vulcan 650S and ran with it. Some of you out there may be wondering what Kawasaki thought of Dethgrip. Did they love it and immediately insist on giving us another bike to tear apart? Did they hate it and tell us we're all good for nothing so-and-so's? Well, ol' Kawasaki's thoughts are like the wind, but if you turn your head to the night's sky and listen closely you just may here the wind say, "nice job".


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Inside you'll also get cocktail recipes from one of SF's finest bartenders, a profile on chef Ted Cizma (chosen by Elon Musk to run the SpaceX kitchens), a chat with Celia from Omnivore Books, a pithy Q&A with Armistead Maupin, and our picks for things we know you'll want to read, see, hear, drink, and revel in—all in a magazine that will make your beach blanket the hottest on any shore this summer!
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UFC 14m ago
Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for Stephen Thompson after UFC on ESPN 42 win?
See whom Stephen Thompson should fight next after his victory over Kevin Holland in the UFC on ESPN 42 headliner.
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Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for Kevin Holland after UFC on ESPN 42 loss?
See whom Kevin Holland should fight next after his loss to Stephen Thompson in the UFC on ESPN 42 headliner.
UFC 1hr ago
Roman Dolidze explains why he should be Khamzat Chimaev's return fight to middleweight
Roman Dolidze gives his reasoning behind his callout of Khamzat Chimaev following his win at Saturday's UFC on ESPN 42.
UFC 2hr ago
Tai Tuivasa reacts to UFC on ESPN 42 knockout loss: 'Didn't get to put on a show and a shoey'
After putting together a five-fight winning streak, Tai Tuivasa has now suffered two knockout losses in three months after UFC Orlando.
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Manager: Kevin Holland suffered broken hand in first round of UFC on ESPN 42 loss, needs surgery
Kevin Holland fought compromised from the first round on in his UFC on ESPN 42 defeat to Stephen Thompson.
UFC 5hr ago
Michael Bisping critical of Kevin Holland's ego in UFC on ESPN 42 loss: 'That was not high fight IQ'
Michael Bisping says Kevin Holland's UFC career will have a ceiling if he continues to take the approach he had against Stephen Thompson.
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The Asus MyPal A632 has been approved by the FCC for use in the U.S. It's a personal mobile GPS navigator that also features a portable multimedia player and a PDA. The GPS system is made more effective by a unique swivel antenna which lets you adjust the angle for better reception. You can also use the screen in either portrait or landscape view, so you can choose which works best for the maps you need to view.
The PMP uses the 3.5 inch TFT LCD touch screen and Windows Media Player 10 for movie playback or music enjoyment. The PDA employs Windows Mobile 5.0 to allow you to use Microsoft Office and the works. It has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for data processing and synchronization with your PC.
The device has dual card capabilities, supporting both SD cards and miniSD cards for storage or data transfer. It has 128MB of onboard Flash memory and 64MB of SDRAM. No word yet on price or availability.


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Council urges residents to #LoveLocal
With coronavirus restrictions slowly being lifted, Lichfield District Council is working to make sure residents are confident visiting their local high streets.
As part of the Reopening High Streets Safely project, which is being funded by the European Regional Development Fund, the council is launching a #LoveLocal campaign.
The campaign aims to promote Lichfield city and Burntwood town centres and other high streets across the district, while reinforcing messages around social distancing.
With bars, restaurants and cafés, along with visitor attractions, museums and libraries set to reopen from 4 July, the council is keen to encourage residents to support their local high streets and attractions, while remembering the importance of keeping a safe distance from others, keeping hands clean, wearing a face covering on public transport and other safety advice.
Councillor Liz Little, Cabinet Member for Major Projects & Economic Development, said:
"Our #LoveLocal campaign has two aims, to support businesses across the district and to promote visiting our commercial centres safely.
"We have missed our bustling high streets since lockdown began, and I know everyone is excited that more of the venues we know and love will be reopening soon. That is why we want to support our high streets while reiterating how important it is that visitors behave responsibly and follow social distancing.
"Many organisations are coming out and asking everyone to support their local areas - across Staffordshire we have Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire LEP's Shop Safely in Staffs, and locally there is Lichfield Looks Forward. It shows we all want to back our traders and get our local economy going again."
The #LoveLocal campaign will feature posters, banners, social media ads, information leaflets, as well as queue waiting stickers and window vinyls for local businesses to use.
This is one element of how the council is using the Reopening High Streets Safely funding. A part-time information officer has also been appointed who will work along with other council officers to help local businesses implement safe working practices and create a safe shopping environment for visitors.
This is just the first phase in making the district's commercial areas covid-secure, and more measures will come forward in the coming months.


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Yep I just went there. Yep I am feeling frisky this Friday.
Generally Fridays are all about setting goals, getting out there and taking risks. Not this Friday.
This Friday I plan on celebrating; I finished my first quarter successfully.
Not only that but I shared some of my writing and guess what? People close to me enjoyed it… I know it was a pleasant surprise!
So instead of talking about inspiration or taking a new step I am encouraging everyone to take the time and celebrate.
I am sure you have done something great no matter how small this week.
Go on do a little dance in victory, don't deny it. I know you want to.
Get Down On It.
Just Dance.


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Hi! New to this forum and would like to ask something similar. Is there any broker in Thailand that will let a person or company based abroad open an account with possibility to short sell stocks and use margin intraday? I have heard that only Thai nationals are allowed to short stocks and use margin? But I have not seen any official statements about it, seems more like a broker policy.


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It is easy to forget what a rarity hip replacement surgery used to be. Today, people with artificial hips are ubiquitous. Direct costs of hip and knee replacements exceed $35 billion in the United States. More than 285,000 hip replacements are performed annually in the United States, and it is projected that this will increase to 4 million patients because of the aging population. Until very recently, hip replacements have been applauded as a wonderful, revolutionary way to get people back on their feet with less or no pain. But with this revolution came medical device makers looking to make as much money, and get as much market share, as possible.
The temptations for hip makers were extraordinary. Hip replacement surgery may be recommended in cases where hip pain limits daily activities, continues while resting (night or day), limits the ability to move or lift the leg, or in cases where pain relief is not provided by physical therapy, walking supports or anti-inflammatory drugs. Hip replacement surgery has a high rate of success, due to improvements in surgical techniques and technology. Total hip arthroplasty (total hip replacement) involves removing the damaged bone and cartilage and replacing it with prosthetic components. These components did not come cheaply, but health insurance companies readily admitted that this was the appropriate treatment for people with compromised hips.
Though many hip replacement surgeries are successful, there is a risk for infection, failure, and other adverse effects. Concerns have been raised in peer-reviewed publications relating to metallosis, the build-up of metal debris in soft tissues or blood. Reports are generally restricted to metal-on-metal devices or those constructed with acetabular polyethylene liner. Metal-on-metal devices often contain cobalt or chromium. Although the occurrence is rare (occurring in approximately 5.3% of patients), it is a serious complication associated with these devices. Metallic debris can occur because of malpositioning of the implant, subluxation, or jamming of the femoral head.


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The story-driven adventure game Sea of Solitude launched today via digital download on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Origin™ for PC from Electronic Arts Inc.
Sea of Solitude is an emotional experience that takes players on a personal journey to overcome a young woman's inner loneliness. The main character, Kay will need help seeing below the surface and beyond as players guide her through a flooded city landscape in a deeply touching tale of darkness and light.
A striking visual style will be the biggest part of Sea of Solitude as the world evolves and nothing is what you may see.
Sea of Solitude is an innovative EA Originals game developed by the talented team at Jo-Mei Games in Berlin, Germany. EA Originals helps shine a light on some of the most passionate, independent and talented game studios across the globe. These games come from highly creative game makers who love to enchant and inspire players. Sea of Solitude's empowering narrative makes it an unforgettable gaming experience and another exciting addition to the EA Originals program.
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Visualizing California's Soggy Past
A previous GeoNote highlighted a collaborative effort to map historical changes in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin RiverDelta. In a similar spirit, the fantasy satellite map shown at left, created by Central Valley geographer Mark Clark and noted by Frank Jacobs, imagines what the entire state might have looked like in 1851. Perhaps the map's most salient feature is massive Tulare Lake, which dominates the Southern San Joaquin valley. Tulare Lake, now completely dry in all but the wettest years, once boasted a surface area of 1,780 square kilometers (690 square miles), making it the largest freshwater lake west of theMississippi River. The rain and melt water that fed the lake in times past now forms a vital input for California's $36 billion agriculture industry.
Tulare Lake, along with the other extensive river and wetland systems depicted in the map, were drained in the late 19th and early 20th centuries near the end of a wetland-drainage movement that is as old as the country itself. In fact, much of America's prime agricultural land in the Midwest was once wetland. As shown on the maps below, which were taken from a USGS report, the states of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio—as well as California—have lost over 95 percent of their wetlands since European colonization, primarily to agriculture. Most of the changes in the East occurred during the 19th century.
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The Heart of God to Be Known and Worshipped Among All Nations
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If there's a stereotypical image of military veterans returning home from war, it definitely does not involve driving a beat-up VW bus with bumper stickers on the back proclaiming 'Not All Who Wander Are Lost.' But there is the van, parked in front of the barbershop-turned-art co-op that is the nineonetwo building on 40th Street.
Inside the building there are a half dozen guys who don't look the part of ex-soldiers either (although one of them had played a soldier in a yet-to-be-released Matt Damon film about war in the Middle East).
Half of them are bearded and have long hair. There is a jar of granola on a nearby table and the cooler has some organic juice in it.
The motley crew surrounds a table covered in strips of camouflage that was a military-issued uniform before their knives and scissors went to work removing seams and buttons. They are busy cutting the fabric into smaller pieces that will be fed into a grinder and turned to pulp, which will in turn be pressed into paper.
The scene could merit the headline "Hippies Vandalize Fort Stewart Closet," just as readily as "Veterans Create Revolutionary Art Therapy Program."
It's their conversation that gives them away though. The young men aren't talking about Phish touring again or the healing power of crystals.
They are swapping notes on deployments to Iraq; on how things changed from invasion to occupation; on the effects of privatization in the armed forces ("We had to get rocket pods from a civilian named Larry," someone quips); and how the art of making paper has given them something very important after returning from the battlefield.
They are all part of the Combat Paper Project, an organization founded by Army veteran Drew Cameron two years ago that hosts papermaking workshops, where veterans learn to transform their uniforms into paper.
"Your uniform is a tool. It identifies you. It gives you identity," says Scott Meeker, who left the Navy in 2007, and who is the local coordinator of the CPP's visit. "When you come home, that carries trauma - physical and emotional - this is a way to deconstruct that and reconstruct it into something positive. It's an incredible process."
The CPP's mission is to provide other service men and women with a creative, personal means for making the psychological and emotional transition back to daily life. And recently Cameron and other members have taken their workshop to the UK, Canada, and numerous cities and towns around the US, offering support to veterans of all ages.
People who served in WWII, Korea, Viet Nam, Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan, and even the Falklands have come to take part in the CPP.
"People get involved for different reasons," Cameron explains. "Some are interested in paper, some are political, and some want to do something with their uniforms...Some people get a really emotional experience."
For Nathan Lewis, an army veteran from upstate New York who travelled to Savannah with Cameron, and who has participated in several workshops in the past year, the experience of transforming his uniform into something else was liberating.
"What was memorable was cutting it up," Lewis explains. "It represents you in the military. It felt like a drill sergeant was about to bust in and yell at you."
While making paper might seem like a strange pursuit for someone who has survived a war, Cameron points out that there is historical precedent for what they are doing - it was soldiers returning from the Crusades who brought the art of making paper to Europe hundreds of years earlier - they are upholding that tradition.
Cameron learned about papermaking from his father before learning more at a workshop at the Green Door Studio in Burlington, VT - an art co-op that has become headquarters for the Combat Paper Project.
"The first step in papermaking is liberating the rag," says Cameron with a smile as he describes the process to a first-timer.
He obviously relishes the phrase and has used it often in these situations. The keyword is liberation - if the uniform frames their identity while they are in the military, then it is now time to break free from those constraints - to move beyond that past life like a snake shedding its skin.
It's not an easy process for everyone though. "I support it, but I don't know if it's for me," says Warren Arbry, a former sergeant in the army who was discharged almost a year ago because of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. He was eight months into his third deployment, and had just re-enlisted for seven more years when he was given an honorable discharge. "I loved being in the army."
Arbry has only been in Savannah for a month, and he met Cameron and Meeker the night before while they were handing out fliers downtown. He had intended to donate his hat to the pile of uniforms, but is now having second thoughts.
"It's weird getting sentimental about things you normally hated," he says, reaching up to touch the brim.
As soon as he walked through the door, Arbry joined the group's ongoing conversation, swapping stories about the idiosyncrasies of military life and the war. These young vets immediately find common ground through shared experiences, and it becomes clear that one of the most important components of the Project's travels is sharing with one another - commiserating and empathizing - and finding a sense of belonging.
It can be lonely as an 'army of one' who is suddenly without a war to fight, and these workshops serve as a reminder that there are others who understand those experiences, both on the battlefield and off. Not all of the veterans the group meets have to make paper to have been helped by the Combat Paper Project.
Over the last three years suicide rates among the military has climbed to its highest level in the 30 years that such statistics have been kept. It's a fact that adds an extra layer of poignancy to the CPP's journey.
Amidst the steady flow of conversations, there is brief discussion of a friend who lives nearby that several people are disappointed won't be coming by this afternoon - despite the fact that they have all just driven over 1,000 miles - because he is dealing with a bout of depression.
Knowing people struggling with forms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a common trait around the table, something that only other vets could really understand.
"There's vets everywhere," says Cameron. "Every time we stop some place, we have interactions with all these people [and] there's all these commonalities of experience."
For more information about the Combat Paper Project visit www.combatpaper.org. For local veterans who need assistance with the re-adjustment to life after combat, contact the Savannah Vet Center 912-961-5800.


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Washington (CNN) – As he continues to mull a presidential bid, or say he is mulling a presidential bid, business mogul Donald Trump is lamenting the fact President Obama appears to have locked up the black vote.
"I have a great relationship with the blacks," Trump told Albany's Talk Radio 1300 Thursday. "I've always had a great relationship with the blacks."
But Trump says it's a "very sad thing" such a high percentage of that demographic supports President Obama, for reasons, he believes, that are largely influenced by race. The discussion was spawned by a recent poll of New York voters that found 95 percent of black voters there approve of the president's job performance. The same poll found that the president's overall approval rating in New York stands at 54 percent.
"Look at Hillary Clinton," the reality television star continued in reference to the 2008 Democratic presidential primary race. "Hillary Clinton did so much for the black population, so much and got very few votes."
"Look, I tell it like it is," he added. "Then you hear a political reporter go on and say, 'It had nothing to do with race.' But how come she got such a tiny piece of the vote. It's a very sad thing."
when are you going to stop painting your face orange? You're starting to look like Boehner!
Wow, "the blacks", really? And not one media person calls the idiot out for his stupidity.
Let's get real people, most of you crying wow and foul didn't say a thing when Harry Reid said about Obama "no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." no outrage there right? You guys are funny, too bad your memory is only a few months long.
I was gonna respond, but no. CNN, you are complicit in this farce. No wonder you are becoming irrelevant as other credible news organizations are blowing you outof the water – for those of us who respect new and journalism. This tabloid trash is not journalism and shame you for following Trump around with your nose in his azz!
Plus he just gave me another reason not to vote for him (not that I needed another, but I'll gladly take it). I will always welcome a chance to poke fun and have a reason not to vote for The Trumpster.
"The blacks", "African Americans" – what is he supposed to refer to them as??? It changes every week depending upon the PC dialog police. Grow up!!!
"I have a great relationship with the blacks" some of the best people in my kitchens, at least the ones I didn't have to fire.
I'm sorry, but, what the heck color is Trump the Chump?
Speak for yourself Donald. You've lost ALL credibilty with me. Just because you have black celebrities on your show doesn;t mean you have good relations with them. They're probably calling you a racists prick as we speak. Just look at Bill Cosby's response to your Birtherism. Now let's get something clear Donald. There are "black people" and then you've got "thugged out (deragotory term)." So if black people don't like you, that means us thugged out one's really can't stand you. I'm just stating the facts. When's the last time you been in the hood Donald? You're not very popular right now homeboy. You're liable to get jooksed or bodied if you walked through Jamaica Queens on Guy Brewer.
Look, Trump has his issues (as most folks do). But to take offense at the way he refers to black people...give me a break! This is one of the reasons I hate political correctness. People get bent out of shape at the way a person refers to someone or something, even when there are no racist or demeaning motives behind it, all the while ignoring the greater substantive point. And, in this case, the substance of what he says is, at the very least, a viable argument. If you don't think that Obama's support from the black community is due, in large part, to his skin color, then you have absolutely no grasp of reality. And this is sad because it is the very thing the late Martin Luther King Jr. fought so hard against.
I can't decide whether to vote Palin or Trump. After the cameras are installed, what would be better to watch on TV? "Sarah Palin's Whitehouse" or "Presidential Apprentice"?
"The Blacks". Huh. What's next? The Browns? The Olives? The Taupes? How about pathetic, pink eyed misogynists with sad combovers? It appears The Donald has been talking publicity with Charlie Sheen. Winning!
Funny how the birthers have no problem with Trump running for president despite the fact he's done business with a globally known terrorist like Gadhaffi. Guess blood money spends the same, eh? So much for Country First. At least Repubs won't have to change their bumper sticker – Profits B4 People or Money B4 Country. When it's time for Trump to open his books, watch for Trump to refuse to show his financials. My guess is he'll drop out before it comes to that. He would NEVER open his books. Too much to hide. Questionable deals and bankruptcies have hurt others before and Trump loves money and attention more than this country.
So, he's getting all the attention he wants while the birthers get a rich, white, male version of Orly Taitz to hold their attention for a while. Sounds like a deal Trump would make.
To Doug who said, "Sorry but the black vote is monolithic". Please speak of what you know. African-Americans are Independents, Republicans and Democrats.
Um. I believe Donald just decided the black vote with those remarks.
Fair enough. Anyone know if his recent change in complexion is an attempt to court "the orange" voters?
Obama has a high approval with "the blacks" because, unlike Trump, he doesnt refer to them as "the blacks".
And Doug, Chicago has been run by Democrats since the 1930s and has one the strongest economies in the nation. San Francisco since the early 1960s, also one of the strongest metropolitian economies. We know that Detroits problems come from overseas outsourcing of the automobile industry, coupled with the higher performance of foreign cars over American, not the Democratic control. And actually, remember most black voters were Republican until FDR made policies that befinitted the population. When one of today's Republicans bothers to actually do something meaningful for the black American community, maybe they will finally get the "monolithic" black vote.
The Blacks??? wow, and he thinks he is fit to be president? Maybe "the whites" and "the hispanics" don't want him lol
"The Blacks" is highly offensive to me. What is this man drinking???!!!!!!!
Does this guy use peppermint flavored shoe polish or what?
His combover and hair dye have done so much damage to his brain that he is sounding more and more like appalling Sarah and Michelle Batwoman.
Lmao...."The blacks" what a jerk off he is
As an African American Donald, I can tell you specifically why I did not vote for Hillary. She voted FOR the Iraq War and President Obama voted AGAINST it. Clear distinction Donald. Race had nothing to do it. Their policy positions were pretty identical. Majority of the African American community OPPOSED the Iraq War. You would know that if you sat down in a barber shop or beauty salon. Get a clue idiot!
Next – Donny will be changing his name to DJDaddyBillionBucks and try to convince us that he is one of "the blacks".
"the blacks"?
Why not just call them all "darkies" or "slaves" Massa Donald!
You ignorant and racist piece of protoplasm.
I don't get it. Does he NOT have a good relationship with the blacks?


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Ski season has just ended, and race season is right around the corner, or already started for some of us. Kevin Callahan has already been racing down on the Front Range, notching a 5th in his category (Cat 3) at the Front Range Classic Crit and 13th in the road race. Starting this Wednesday, Kevin is racing in the Tour of the Gila down in New Mexico. This is a 5 day stage race encompassing 3 days of road racing, a time trial and a criterium. This is a prestigious race that draws professional UCI teams, so the competition will be tough. The upside of the relatively warm winter is that many of us have been able to get on our bikes earlier, and Kevin strong early season form reflects this.
This Saturday Matt Lamm and I took 5th and 6th respectively in our age groups at the Xterra West Championships in Lake Las Vegas, NV. The course was challenging for the first race of the season, but the mild winter allowed us some early training hours, and the time in the pool paid dividends in the swim leg.
The Aspen Cycling Club season starts next Wednesday, April 29th, with the Difficult Time Trial. I am anticipating a strong showing from Team Limelight as we start our defense of the ACC Team Title.


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Easily the best night of regular season baseball in my lifetime. I've even heard all the talking heads say there's never been a night like this in the history of baseball. That's a long time, folks. Everything was just incredible. If you're a Red Sox or a Braves fan… you were probably too depressed at the end of the night to appreciate the grandeur of what happened last night, Wednesday, September 28th, in Major League Baseball. If you're a Rays or Cardinals fan… you are still floating in the clouds, and most likely hungover.
It was all so amazing. There was almost too much to comprehend. When it was all said and done, I ran upstairs, so jacked full of adrenaline , I yelled at my wife, "Babe, you're never gonna believe what just happened!!" She went on to humor me for the next 5 minutes, (get your minds out of the gutter, assholes) kindly smiling, as I went on a micro-machine-man-esque rant about the night of baseball that had just unfolded. Bless her heart for pretending to care.
The Cardinals took care of business early, crushing the lowly Astros 8-0, so they could take their seats in the clubhouse and watch the Braves try to beat the Phillies. They didn't. With a one-run lead in the 9th, Craig Kimbrel, the best reliever in all of baseball for fantasy owners in 2011, blew the save. Extra inning drama. They ended up losing to the Phils in the 13th inning, sending the Cardinals clubhouse into an absolute frenzy. Yadier Molina's finely manicured eyebrows spent the night dodging champagne sprays.
In a night of unbelievable moments, the Dan Johnson home run for the Rays had to be the most unbelievable, right? 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, after the Rays had already fought back, down 7-0, to bring it 7-6. Johnson, a .108 hitter, hadn't had a hit since April 27. Then he blasts a linedrive down the right field line for a home run. Tie Game. Twitter blew up. So did Tropicana Field. Extra innings. Lots of little drama here and there, but at this point everybody was watching the Red Sox game.
The Sox, up 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth. In comes Papelbon, and he promptly strikes out the first two Orioles. Next better, same determination, same flaring nostrils, same arrogant smirk, same idiotic death stare. The next 3 batters are dudes I've never heard of…Chris Davis, double. Then one strike from victory, Nolan Reimold, run scoring double. Game tied. Then, Robert Andino comes up… boom single. Carl Crawford dives, winning run scores, the baseball gods smile, and Baltimore rushes the field. Papelbitch.
ESPN quickly switches over to the Rays game and within a span of three minutes, Evan Longoria does the improbable… blasts a line drive home run over the left field wall and Tropicana field goes insane, a nation of baseball fans do the same. Here's how ESPN summarized the moments leading up to it.
"Tie Game in Baltimore…In St. Pete, Upton steps in to hit against Scott Proctor. Then he steps out because the crowd is roaring over Reimold's double. Then he struck out.
Longoria was next, and he stepped out twice because the crowd was reacting to the Andino's game-winner in Baltimore, a base hit to left that finishes Boston. The Red Sox players walk into the visitor's clubhouse at Camden Yards just in time to see Longoria take Proctor's 2-2 pitch over the short fence in left.
It was over. In the span of three minutes, 1,000 miles away, what couldn't be settled for 161 games was settled. The Red Sox were one strike away from the playoffs; the Rays one from extinction. All was reversed. Even in the clubhouse, professionals who have seen it all, stood and stared at each other because they had never seen this, a virtual split-screened pennant race."
If you break down all those events, and their probabilities, it's amazing. Using these four statistics:
- The Red Sox had just a 0.3 percent chance of failing to make the playoffs on Sept. 3.
- The Rays had just a 0.3 percent chance of coming back after trailing 7-0 with two innings to play.
- The Red Sox had only about a 2 percent chance of losing their game against Baltimore, when the Orioles were down to their last strike.
- The Rays had about a 2 percent chance of winning in the bottom of the 9th, with Johnson also down to his last strike.
This site is reporting that the probability of last nights events all happening the way they did was a 1 in 278 million chance.
Just amazing. Breathtaking, really. I love you, baseball. With all of 'my' teams not making the playoffs, I still love you. May this post-season bring the same joy to your fans that game 162 brought.


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Top moments in 2020 music: Garth Brooks breaks Facebook Live, Taylor Swift's surprises, Billie Eilish at the Grammys
It's been one heckuva year, with the coronavirus pandemic upending seemingly every aspect of our lives.
In the music industry, album releases were pushed back and surprise quarantine tunes dropped. Awards shows were postponed and concerts came to an abrupt halt as live music venues were ordered closed. Many long-standing venues were forced to shutter for good.
As an alternative, a number of performers including Pitbull turned to livestreaming to keep fans entertained. Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood even managed to crash Facebook Live on multiple occasions during their virtual concert in late March. "Garth, did you break the internet?" was a frequent fan comment amid the breakdowns, as 3.4 million viewers tuned in.
Here are some of the other biggest music moments of 2020:
'Blinding Lights' tops Billboard year-end charts
The Weeknd's megahit "Blinding Lights" topped the Billboard Hot 100 year-end list.
Yet the singer/songwriter was snubbed when Grammy noms were announced last month. He tweeted about the shutout, writing, "The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency..."
2021 Grammy nominations:See the complete list of artists up for an award
Billboard says "Blinding Lights," which spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart, set a new record for the most weeks spent in the top five and the top 10 in the chart's 62-year history.
Here's the rest of the top 10 from Billboard's Hot 100 year-end list:
- Post Malone, "Circles"
- Roddy Ricch, "The Box"
- Dua Lipa, "Don't Start Now"
- DaBaby, "Rockstar" (featuring Roddy Ricch)
- Harry Styles, "Adore You"
- Future, "Life Is Good" (featuring Drake)
- Maroon 5, "Memories"
- Maren Morris, "The Bones"
- Lewis Capaldi, "Someone You Loved"
Kanye West runs for president
Rapper Kanye West took to Twitter on Independence Day to announce he was running for president.
"We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future," he tweeted. "I am running for president of the United States!"
The news was received with memes of disbelief and (sometimes) endorsement, including from his wife, Kim Kardashian West, who tweeted an American flag emoji, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who tweeted, "You have my full support!"
Just 60,000 votes:Kanye West skips 'Kimmel' after final ballot tally; Chuck D slams 'narcissism'
But West's presidential hopes were dashed on Election Day when he received just 60,000 votes (of more than 137 million cast nationwide.) He appeared on the ballot in just 12 states.
"WELP," West wrote on Twitter the morning after the election, posting a picture of himself in profile against an election map. "KANYE 2024."
Taylor Swift drops surprise music
Swifties worldwide squealed with delight in late July when Taylor Swift announced a surprise new album, "Folklore," on Twitter. It dropped less than 24 hours later.
Reviews were extremely positive. USA TODAY's Patrick Ryan called it her "most introspective and emotionally raw album yet."
Review:'Folklore' is the album Taylor Swift was born to make
The red-hot pop star's eighth album debuted atop the Billboard charts. It was her seventh to debut at No. 1, following in the footsteps of "Lover," "Reputation," "1989," "Red," "Speak Now" and "Fearless." Lead single "Cardigan" claimed the No. 1 position on Billboard's Hot 100 songs chart, dethroning DaBaby's "Rockstar."
Swift's ninth album, "Evermore," was released Friday.
BTS drops first song in English
K-pop super group BTS blew up the music world in late August with the release of "Dynamite," its first song recorded completely in English.
Members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, V, Jimin and Jungkook had dropped some English lyrics in songs before, but "Dynamite" was a first — and fans were quick to respond. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, unseating Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's "WAP" after a two-week run.
Best-selling albums to YouTube records:A look at K-pop group BTS' milestones so far
In an interview with USA TODAY, RM explained the song's intention.
"The goal of 'Dynamite' is really simple ... to explore the world with positive vibes and energy," he said. "We've been through all the sadness and desperation, but with this song and performance we just hope the world gets more positive."
Battle of the bands: Lady A vs. Lady A
Lady Antebellum changed its name to Lady A in June – and things quickly got very messy.
Members of the country band (Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood) renounced the group's original name, explaining that when they formed 14 years ago, they didn't consider the pre-Civil War "associations that weigh down this word," including its ties to slavery.
Battle of the bands:Blues singer lambasts Lady Antebellum's name change, says she's been Lady A for 20 years
There was just one problem. Seattle-based singer Anita White said she'd been going by Lady A for nearly three decades.
White, who is Black, blasted the country group in an Instagram post, saying: "How can you say Black Lives Matter and put your knee on the neck of another Black artist? I'm not mad ... I am however not giving up my name, my brand I worked hard for. #GodWillFightMyBattle #TheRealLadyA #LadyABluesSoulFunkGospelArtist #TheTruthIsLoud"
The two sides initially said they'd work together to reach a compromise. But those discussions deteriorated and White and her attorneys reportedly asked for a $10 million payment, according to the band's publicist, Tyne Parrish.
In July, Lady A (the band) filed a trademark lawsuit against White in U.S. District Court in Nashville. "Reluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name Lady A, a trademark we have held for many years. It was a stirring in our hearts and reflection on our own blindspots that led us to announce a few weeks ago that we were dropping the word 'Antebellum' from our name and moving forward using only the name so many of our fans already knew us by," the statement said.
'Rockstar' named song of the summer
To the surprise of pretty much no one, DaBaby's "Rockstar" was crowned the 2020 song of the summer by Billboard.
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, "Rockstar" (featuring Roddy Ricch) held the top spot for 13 of 15 weeks on Billboard's song of the summer tracking list. For seven of those weeks, it was also No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart.
Who is DaBaby?:Meet the chart-topping rapper behind 'Rockstar'
Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" was 2019's winner.
"You can't overlook the star power of DaBaby and Roddy Ricch," Billboard senior director of music Jason Lipshutz told USA TODAY. The song has "a really catchy hook and a video that was eye-popping and spoke to the moment. This is a case of the right artist with the right song at the right time," he added.
"Blinding Lights" took the second spot, followed by Jack Harlow's "Whats Poppin" featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne. Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" featuring Beyoncé clocked in at No. 4 and SAINt JHN's "Roses" rounded out the Top 5.
"Rockstar" was streamed 514.6 million times this summer, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. "Blinding Lights" was the most-heard song on radio with 1.2 billion audience impressions.
Katy Perry announces pregnancy in music video
Pop superstar and "American Idol" judge Katy Perry revealed a baby bump in the final moments of the music video for single "Never Worn White," her first song of 2020.
During the dreamy video, Perry donned an elegant white gown fit for a bride and wore a literal bouquet of flowers while singing a love song to fiancé Orlando Bloom. The singer opened up about overcoming her apprehension to love and marriage in the ballad:
I've never worn white, no
But I really wanna try with you
Yeah, I've never worn white
But I wanna get it right
'Cause you really wanna say "I do"
'Cause I do
Her angelic glow was amplified when she cradled her stomach with both hands and sang, "See us in sixty years with a full family tree (I do)."
'Floating with love':Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom welcome baby girl Daisy Dove Bloom
Perry gave birth in late August to a baby girl named Daisy Dove Bloom.
"We are floating with love and wonder from the safe and healthy arrival of our daughter," the proud parents said in a statement to the United Nations Children's Fund.
Eminem performs 'Lose Yourself' at the Oscars
Eminem? At the Oscars? In 2020? Yep, that happened.
The rapper surprised fans by turning up at the awards show at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre to perform his track "Lose Yourself" – earning a slew of reactions from celebs in the audience and people watching at home.
The 2002 track was featured in the film "8 Mile" and won an Oscar for best original song the following year. Eminem skipped that awards show and missed out on performing it at the time.
'Clean dozen in the books!':Eminem is 'not afraid' as he celebrates 12 years of sobriety
On Twitter, he quoted from the song's lyrics following the head-turning performance that left some fans wondering why he was on the Oscars stage.
"Look, if you had another shot, another opportunity... Thanks for having me @TheAcademy. Sorry it took me 18 years to get here," he tweeted with a video clip of Barbra Streisand presenting the award years ago.
Billie Eilish wows at the Grammys
At 18, Billie Eilish won the four biggest Grammy Awards in one night, becoming only the second artist to do so — and the youngest.
She won the album, record and song of the year categories as well as best new artist — the first singer to do so since Christopher Cross in 1981. She also took home the gilded gramophone for best pop vocal album.
Who is Billie Eilish?:Everything to know about the teen who won big at the 2020 Grammys
Eilish performed "When the Party's Over" during the awards ceremony, among the last before the pandemic shutdown in March.
Eilish's rise continues: She was tapped to perform the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film "No Time to Die," due in April, a full year later than planned.
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez co-headline Super Bowl halftime show
The 2020 Super Bowl halftime show featured two music superstars: Shakira and Jennifer Lopez.
"Two Latinas doing this at this time in this country … it's just very empowering for us," Lopez said at a news conference previewing the performance. "I'm very proud to be able to help set and push for that message."
Battling stereotypes:Jennifer Lopez opens up about the fight for her 'Wedding Planner' payday
Their set, featuring Top 40 hits, was a celebration of Latin culture. Shakira kicked things off with "Empire," "Hips Don't Lie" and "Whenever, Wherever." Lopez treated fans to "Jenny From the Block," "Get Right" and "Waiting for Tonight," among others. (For "Waiting for Tonight," featured in the film "Hustlers," a stripper pole was brought on stage.)
Contributing: Bryan Alexander, Cydney Henderson, Andrea Mandell, Sara M Moniuszko, Patrick Ryan, Jenna Ryu, Charles Trepany, Brian Truitt and Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY
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Okay, rewind and let me set some context. I did not actually get in a fight. I've been having a pissing contest with the community association in my neighbourhood because 1) they are a bunch of dickginas, and 2) yeah, that pretty much sums it up. I can't come up with anything more intelligent than a portmanteaux involving both male and female genitalia. Anyways, back to the story. The community association essentially sent us a letter saying we owed them 30 bucks, and that they demanded we immediately pay them. No explanation about why, for what, how the amount was arrived at, etc. Turns out, they claim to have done a title search on our property to figure out who owned it since the previous owner didn't inform them that he sold, and figured they could just bully us into paying for it. So after two letters (with escalating amounts owed), I thought, screw this. I'm going to write a snarky letter pushing back, and see what comes of it. Well boys and girls, it turns out that all it takes to cow someone who is bullying you is to write a sarcastic passive aggressive letter demanding to see the legal authority for which something is being asked of you. Then they send back a very apologetic, "We have reversed the charges and your balance owing is now zero, sorry for any incovenience this has caused" response. That's great, eff you very much.
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Prof Ferruccio Renzoni
Professor of Physics
Dept of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences
- Joined UCL
- 1st Oct 2003
Research summary
Ferruccio's current research interests include the study of nonlinear dynamics in driven systems and the development of novel imaging techniques. Current research projects are:
Magnetic Induction Tomography with Atomic Magnetometers
Magnetic induction tomography (MIT) is a non-contact and non-destructive electromagnetic imaging technique, that has potential applications in security, industry, medicine and geophysics. MIT principles rely on the establishment of eddy currents in a conductive object, and the detection of the magnetic field generated by these currents.
The ultimate performance of a magnetic induction tomography system depends on the magnetic field sensor used. Standard coil sensors show poor sensitivity at low frequency and low resolution. Ferruccio's team recently demonstrated that Magnetic Induction Tomography can be performed with atomic magnetometers, which have record sensitivity at low frequency and offer promise of extreme resolution. This paves the way to a wealth of new applications of magnetic imaging, from the medical to the security sectors.
[1] A. Wickenbrock, F. Tricot, and F. Renzoni, Magnetic induction measurements using an all-optical 87Rb atomic magnetometer, Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 243503 (2013).
[2] A. Wickenbrock, S. Jurgilas, A. Dow, L. Marmugi, F. Renzoni, Magnetic induction tomography using an all-optical 87Rb atomic magnetometer, Opt. Lett. 39, 6367 (2014).
Sub-Fourier signal processing with non-linear systems
A linear system is able to distinguish two frequencies f1 and f2 in a time 2*pi/|f1-f2|. This is not necessarily true for nonlinear systems, which can distinguish frequencies in a time shorter than the Fourier limit. This is of interest for efficient information processing.
The project aims to understand the foundations of sub-Fourier signal processing, both theoretically and experimentally. Theoretical work already highlighted some important features of sub-Fourier resonances in non-linear systems [1]. These predictions are currently being experimentally tested with nonlinear quantum optical systems.
[1] D. Cubero, J. Casado-Pascual, and F. Renzoni, Irrationality and Quasiperiodicity in Driven Nonlinear Systems, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 174102 (2014).
- University College London
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Certificate in Learning and Teaching in HE Part 2 |
- University College London
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), Certificate in Learning and Teaching in HE Part 1 |
- Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)
- Doctorate, Habilitation | 2003
- Technische Universitat, Graz
- Doctorate, Doktorat | 1998
- Universita degli Studi di Pisa
- First Degree, Laurea | 1993
Ferruccio Renzoni studied Physics at the University of Pisa (Italy) where he obtained his M.Sc. in 1993. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Technische Universitaet Graz (Austria) in 1998. He then spent two years in Germany, at the Institut fuer Laserphysik of the University of Hamburg, and three years in France, at the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris), where he obtained his "Habilitation a diriger des recherches". Since 2003 he has been at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University College London.


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The Editorial Board is seeking to fill several citizen advisory positions for 2014: the Board of Contributors and Editorial Board community representatives. Individuals in these positions advise the Editorial Board, attend meetings with newsmakers and will play a substantive role in the board's social media presence by blogging, tweeting and hosting online chats about issues that matter to them.
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October 17, 2016
Atlanta's 24hrs has spent 2016 building his profile while keeping things low-key. He's released two EPs with Open arriving in April, and 12:AM following in September. Keen to keep the flow of new music coming, 24hrs has now hooked up with Gucci Mane for side-eye anthem "Not Impressed." First played on OVO Sound in September, the track sees Gucci continue his own prolific run with a verse in which he watches your bitch while the world watches me. 24hrs provides the undeniable hook. Check the song out below.


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Hey! I'm Chuckie and I'd like to welcome you to Chuckie's Soap Shop. I'm a 9 year old 4th grader who has been creating soap since 2018. I create fun soap for kids like me! I wanted to encourage kids to wash their hands so I decided to create yummy smelling toy-shaped soap and soap with toys inside them.
Soap: Sweet Wonder Car
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Soap Base: Olive Oil (Great for skin and lathers well)
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Winged & Dangerous
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Publisher Description
Book One in the Winged & Dangerous series:
Heiress Loretta Shaw is notorious for her loose morals and sexual needs. Trouble is, it's taken her one too many one-night stands to realize that no man can extinguish the sexual fire she feels toward her guardian, Cray Diamond.
A long-ago curse made Cray immortal—a gargoyle, a guardian, who is impelled to protect a human chosen by the curse. He is imprisoned in stone during daylight hours but dusk returns him to flesh and bone to carry out his immortal duty.
That Cray can shift between human and living gargoyle at night bothers Loretta not one bit. She's seen him naked many times and her desire for him—in any shape or form—knows no bounds. She's tired of his resistance. He's her gargoyle … and she wants him in her bed.
Book two in the Winged and Dangerous series:
Celeste has been having vivid sexual dreams starring Pascal Daniels. The son of a mobster, he is every woman's most dangerous fantasy. Pascal leads a charmed life and can have any woman he wants, any time he wants her. Celeste is determined to have him—but just once. Because she has a secret she will fight tooth and nail to protect. She is human in every way but one—hideous bat-like wings, a permanent legacy from her once-cursed gargoyle father, Cray.
Pascal is used to attention from women, but he's looking for someone special. He's interested in the ice queen, Celeste Diamond. He thinks hers is the perfect female form, one he'd do anything to possess. Pascal has decided it's way past time to warm up the mysterious, elusive Celeste.
And perhaps he'll share some secrets of his own.
Book 3 in the Winged & Dangerous series:
A hot-blooded gargoyle, Zahlee knows that Steele, her gargoyle lover and leader of the Triskellon clan, is her perfect match in every way. But she burns for just one more touch from Saul, the human lover she left behind so many years ago. The same human she entrusted to raise and care for her son, Pascal—to keep him safe from the dangers of the gargoyle lifestyle.
Steele banishes Zahlee from the Triskellon clan and forces her to return to Saul and extinguish all yearning for her mortal ex. She quickly discovers a renewed lust for the only man she has ever loved. Their chemistry cannot be denied and combusts into a raging wildfire she never wants to end.
Zahlee yearns for happiness with her son and her human lover. A gargoyle must sacrifice much to live in the human world, but she is willing to give all for their love.


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Introductory abseiling sessions take place on our onsite training walls at the Venture Centre. We use our two onsite training walls of 15ft and 25ft to build up your confidence and abseiling technique, followed by a 40ft freefall abseil out off our Oak tree.
For those feeling more adventurous then try our Maughold Head off site abseil of 110ft, taking place down a dramatic sea cliff to the beach below.
All sessions include fully qualified instructors and equipment.
This session will begin with our onsite training walls to build your confidence and experience before moving on to the 110ft cliff abseil. This is perfect for groups, birthday parties and families looking for a challenge to test their nerves. Sessions can be run at any time of year and last around 1½ to 2 ½ hours depending on group size.
Due to the nature of the location this activity is not suitable for groups of children ages 10 years or under.
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Fund Raising by Campus Organizations
Policy Owner: Campus Activities
Effective Date: 6/1/83
Registered campus organizations may attempt fund raising in various ways. The guidelines for fund raising are as follows:
- The Campus Activities Office shall be notified in advance of any proposed fund raising activity.
- Only registered campus organizations may conduct fund raising activities and the purpose must be clearly stated.
- The following means are acceptable: Direct solicitation; sale of buttons, pins, books, etc., on which should be clearly indicated the name of the sponsoring organization.
- Fund raising may be done anywhere on campus outdoors, but is limited indoors to scheduled meetings or events of the sponsoring organization. Tables set up for soliciting and students soliciting for funds should be certain not to interfere with normal traffic, especially doorways and parking lot entrances or exits.
- Any solicitation that would make refusal awkward or uncomfortable is prohibited.
- Accurate financial records must be kept by the sponsoring organization. These records may be subject to inspection by the University.
- Food sales must be scheduled with Campus Activities and approved at least three days in advance by Health and Safety. Forms are available in the Campus Activities Office.
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19 May What's stopping me?
"I have the Eating Plan all sorted, I have my exercise all planned out for every week. I even went to the shops and bought all of the latest workout gear including a foam roller and the new release trainers from Nike."
"Okay so maybe it's my food prep that I need to work on. But why do I lose focus and slip back into old habits after a few weeks into my program?"
Hey there everybody, if you have connected with these statements in your fitness life or most possibly in many other areas of your life then you are known as a perfectly normal human being.
The little part which most of us don't understand is, to be able to succeed in any of our goals we need to build an emotional connection to WHY we are making all of these life changes. Once you become emotionally invested in your goal, your brain and body will automatically get you out of bed and straight into completing all of your tasks so that you can have that final goal and end achievement in your pocket and ticked off of that list.
You and YOU alone need to be emotionally invested otherwise achieving a long-term goal of any kind is not going to happen anytime soon or ever.
So how am I supposed to find this emotional attachment to my goal?
Great question! Here is a little tool to use: Ask yourself?
"On a scale of 1-10 how important is it for me to achieve… (Example: Lose Belly fat)?"
If you have an answer of 6 or less, your chances of getting rid of your belly fat are very slim, excuse the pun J. You need to find a way of becoming emotionally attached to your goal so that your answer is a 9/10 without hesitation.
This is how I would do it. Lets say my risk of heart disease skyrockets the more belly fat I get and the less I can get rid of it. I can't fully engage with my children in sports the way I would like to. I feel really bad about myself because of this belly fat limitation and now my self-esteem is suffering, which has a knock on effect in my family life and now my social life. My negative self-talk is going to slowly start affecting everyone else the more it carries on. Everyone else around me slowly starts to pick up my bad habits, who are now most likely going to follow in my foot steps if I don't make a change. I am more than likely going to develop other medical conditions the older I get without addressing this problem, which will someday affect my kids and all of the other areas in an even bigger way if they haven't already started to. I am probably going to be leaving this planet as an unhappy parent.
"So how important is it for me to actually make a change on a scale of 1-10?"
We have now attached an emotional connection to our goal and can ask ourselves again:
"On a scale of 1-10 how important is it for me to achieve my goal?"
Please remember team, once you have found a goal you would like to achieve, place an emotional attachment on it. Then you can work out all of the daily and weekly tasks or routines that you can complete that will get you to achieving your end result.
Step 1: My Goal
Step 2: My emotional connection to My goal
Step 3: Then you can add your SMART Goals structure with daily/weekly steps.
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Responsible, Time Related
"So what's stopping me now?"


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Daryl, 59 is looking for some Chasetown married dating fun, it could be you. Are you married but bored, in a loveless marriage or just a bit horny for something new?
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I'm a hot, horny, hottie looking for a man to satisfy my voracious sexual appetite. I love experimenting in the bedroom and other places too. In fact the more sex the better as far as I'm concerned… any time, any place, any where… as the saying goes."
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Deadpool 2 [Spoiler-Free Review] Action, Adventure | 18 May 2018 (USA)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapicic, Zazie Beetz, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, and Jack Kesy.
Director: David Leitch
Based on the Marvel character created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza, Deadpool 2 is the sequel to the 2016 surprise hit. For those playing catch up, Wade Wilson (Reynolds) is a foul-mouthed, fourth wall breaking, wisecracking, anti-hero, mercenary also known as Deadpool. In the first film, (billed as a "love story") Wade is diagnosed with terminal cancer shortly after proposing to his girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin). In a desperate attempt to change his fate, he undergoes a cruel experiment which activates a mutant ability in his genes. The end result leaves Wade with the mutant ability to rapidly heal himself and keep cancer at bay, unfortunately, he is left with scars all over his body. Initially worried Vanessa won't accept his new appearance, Deadpool spends the rest of the film forming new allies while seeking revenge on the people responsible for his disfiguration in the most violent and grotesque way imaginable.
One of the reasons I enjoyed the first film was the writing, I loved the style and faithfulness to the material, as well as Reynold's performance. He made Deadpool his own, so much in fact, I still question if Ryan is acting or actually being himself. The movie was a lot of fun and audiences agreed. It went on to earn over $783 million against a $58 million budget to become the overall highest-grossing R-rated film of all-time (as of 2016) and the highest-grossing X-Men film. That's quite a feat considering the film was almost not made at all.
Now on to the Review:
Deadpool 2 picks up roughly two years after the last film left off, this time being billed as "a family film". Deadpool is very much more the mercenary, with everything that bloody entails. He and Vanessa are still madly in love with each other, and things seem to be going well until a life-changing event occurs. Colossus (voiced by Stefan Kapicic) wants to cure Deadpool of killing people and make him an X-Man trainee. On his first outing finds himself escalating a situation between an emotionally disturbed young mutant, Russell (Julian Dennison) a.k.a. Firefist. The result has Deadpool in the crosshairs of a mutant soldier named Cable (Josh Brolin) out to kill the young mutant. Drastically ill-equipped, Deadpool turns to do the one thing he's not good at, being part of a team. The goal, protect the young mutant before things get infinitely worse.
With the success of Black Panther and Infinity War following, I was concerned that Deadpool 2 could not live up to the high bar audiences have been coming to expect. Director David Leitch (of John Wick and Atomic Blonde fame) does such an amazing job here. The film's action and violence are dialed up to shocking levels with some excellent and fun performances by Reynolds, Brolin, Dennison and Zazie Beetz. The film was entertaining enough where I was able to forgive some the problems I had with the film's pacing. For those who are comic fans of Cable, Domino, and the X-Force, there are some theatrical liberties taken (no more than it did with the first film), but trust me when I say you'll be satisfied with whats been done here. The film is so chock-full of shocks, surprises, and laughs I found myself screaming at the screen. Now, this is not an Avengers film. They are fully aware of what works and doesn't in the film and not only do they embrace it, they have no shame in letting you in on the joke.
There are two important things I need to mention. First, this is not for kids folks, do not make that mistake. This is a film that completely earns its hard "R" rating. Second and the most important, do not miss the mid-credit scenes. It was the highlight of my experience with the film and very cleverly placed. For those looking for a change of pace with superhero movies, this will certainly do the job.
Deadpool 2 opens May 18th!
In case you missed it, here's the trailer.
Sources: 20th Century Fox