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PIQUERO: More action needed to combat terrorism
Opinions Column: The Principled Millennial
It's hard to believe that it has been 15 years already — 15 years since the most devastating attack in our country's recent history. Fifteen years of drawn-out conflict, misery and pain.
The day of 9/11 is something that will be forever ingrained in the mind of every American — young or old — who lived through it. The events that occurred on that fateful morning would rock a nation to its very foundation, and test the vitality and determination of its people. I think it is safe to say that we undoubtedly passed that test.
Although we as a people have made great strides since then, we have unfortunately reached a point of stagnation in which we have become complacent of the unfortunate realities of the modern day. Americans, and especially millennials who grew up during the 9/11 period, have come to find a certain degree of "normalcy" to terrorism that is profoundly unsettling. Millennials, such as I, have grown up in the age of vigilance — an age characterized by a toxic mixture of paranoia, fear, anxiety and exhaustion. Each news headline more gruesome than the next. Each attack more isolated and remote.
Since 2001, 360 Islamic militants have been indicted or convicted of terrorist activity within the boundaries of the United States. Too often Americans are being killed violently and indiscriminately. Perhaps the most discomforting and surprising statistic is that 80 percent of these supposed Islamic militants are either American citizens or legal permanent residents. FBI Director James Comey has recently stated, "Those people exist in every state. I have homegrown violent extremist investigations in every single state. Until a few weeks ago there was 49 states. Alaska had none, which I couldn't quite figure out. But Alaska has now joined the group so we have investigations of people in various stages of radicalizing in all 50 states."
We have become all too familiar with the names and places where these horrendous acts have taken place: San Bernardino, Orlando, Boston, Fort Hood and now recently in our own backyard, Seaside Heights, New Jersey, and the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City. The consistency, tenacity and brutishness of our foes are unparalleled in modern history. If it weren't for the tremendous resilience of the American people, I don't know how much longer a sovereign state could handle these domestic pressures.
The logical reaction to terrorism is strength and unity. Find out who exactly is threatening our country, where they are coming from, how they are getting here and most importantly, why are they being radicalized. Fortunately for us, as Americans we have the power and knowledge to answer a lot of these complex questions. We should be able to firmly and unapologetically address these key issues and quell the rising outbreak of violence. However, as clear-cut and rational as that sounds, our political leaders have demonstrated an almost complete disregard for reality and common sense.
Take New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, for example. In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, de Blasio proclaimed that "militant violence is vanishingly rare." Really? Maybe thats because the NYPD and FBI have foiled over 20 terrorist-related plots directed by Islamic militants against New York City since 9/11.
But what does the White House have to say about all this madness? Recently in a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said something that flew under the radar as far as the mainstream media was concerned, but was actually very revealing. In the briefing, Earnest was asked about the recent bombings by Ahmad Khan Rahami in New York and New Jersey. Earnest replied, "When it comes to ISIL, we are in a fight, a narrative fight, with them, a narrative battle. And what ISIL wants to do is they want to project that they are an organization that is representing Islam in a fight, in a war against the West, in a war against the United States."
A "narrative fight?" A "narrative battle?" What exactly do these obscure phrases even mean?
The political elites have their head so far down the gutter that they have virtually forgotten how to even speak like normal Americans. Concerned citizens and many others do not wish for our leaders to tip-toe around issues of monumental concern and importance. With further calls by President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for an increase in the admittance of political refugees by as much as 550 percent, many more Americans are beginning to distrust and convey their frustration with establishment politics.
I believe it is a time for new governance, for a new direction. Even though 15 years have passed and little has surprisingly changed, I strongly believe that with the right leadership, the next 15 will be very different.
Michael Piquero is a School of Arts and Sciences junior majoring in political science and history. His column, "The Principled Millennial," runs on alternate Fridays.
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I know you've heard "a calorie is a calorie is a calorie" or even "calories in calories out" when referring to one's ability to gain or lose weight. Culturally we either view calories as the enemy or an expected (maybe even welcome) guest. Needless to say this topic can be quite confusing. With some not caring at all while others care way too much.
You've heard the common sense advice of: "lower your calories if you want to lose weight" or "burn more calories so you can eat more later and not gain an inch". Or how about "I can't have that there are too many calories in it". And then there are those who blindly indulge in the latest super-sized whole lot a latte filled with a whopping amount of with hidden empty calories.
The contrast of obsession with laxness makes it all so confusing. So where do you go for sound advice? Well, you've come to the right place.
Here are 5 Tips on how to get the most from the calories you consume:
Tip # 1 What's a calorie anyway? It's a measure of heat. To be more precise, it's the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. So it's neither an enemy or a friend it's just a calculation used to determine the energy produced by the food you consume. You need a minimum amount of food energy in order to maintain your metabolism and drive your muscles. There are foods or substances that are considered thermogenic or have fat burning effects; things like grapefruit, tomatoes, chile, and green tea for example.
Tip # 2 Why should I care? It's important to have an idea of the general caloric content of what you're consuming. I even get shocked when I randomly get to read the "Eat this, Don't eat that" newsletter online. Usually restaurant foods are the worst culprits. From cronuts (combination croissant and doughnut) to "the healthy salad" loaded with excess sugary and fatty dressing, bacon, cheese (lots of it) and everything but the kitchen sink. Bringing in a whopping count of nearly 1000 calories, oftentimes more than half of your daily caloric need. Yes, this is why you need to care. Just because it says, "natural", "healthy" or "leaner" doesn't it mean it is.
Tip #3 It matters where your calories come from: So two foods may have the exact number of calories – however one nourishes you with the right kind of nutrients and the other robs you of nourishment – even though it may taste soooo good! A piece of salmon may have the same amount of calories as a piece of chocolate cake but with the high sugar and unhealthy fats of the cake it robs you of your health instead of giving you health. Yes, of course you may occasionally like to have a bite here and there. But just know for most people this saying is true: "one bite is too many and a thousand bites are not enough". Best to eat the good stuff and then you probably won't want any nutrient-robbing calories in your diet. The quality of the calorie matters a great deal.
Tip # 4 Forget the Calorie Counting. I believe that most of your food should come from items that are not labeled whatsoever. Fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds and quality protein come without labels. However there are certain food items that do come packaged and you are sure to include in your daily diet. Food items like: almond butter (should only be almonds), quinoa, cheese for example. Make sure these foods are pure and don't have a lot of additional ingredients in them – which can not only add calories, but is also unnecessary. Nutrition labeling is very important when you have a health condition like diabetes or high blood pressure, to make sure that the sugars aren't too high or the sodium is in a healthy range.
Tip # 5 Dispelling the Calorie Myth: Again a calorie is simply a form of measurement. Don't be obsessed with them, rather appreciate a healthy, wholesome diet devoid of junk and high calorie/low nutrient types of foods. If you're spending a lot of your time looking at labels there's something wrong. Remember garden fresh is the rule of the day. Enjoy the best calories mother earth can provide.
Eat well and forget about counting!

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Xbox: Now That's Entertainment
Let's look at the numbers and then take a look at what they mean and what the future holds. Just for starters, we've sold more than 53 million Xbox 360 consoles, and Xbox has been the top-selling console in the last year. There are more than 30 million Xbox LIVE members. And more than 10 million Kinects have sold to date. Those are pretty big numbers for a device that, until recently, had primarily been purchased by hardcore gamers. But something interesting has happened in the last few years. While people are still playing a ton of video games, 40 percent of all Xbox activity now is non-game. Put another way, we're seeing an average of 30 hours of video consumption per month per Xbox, a number that is growing fast. And people are expecting more – more options, more games, more videos, more entertainment.
No secret that Xbox is more than a gaming device now and a product Microsoft is investing in and out-innovating competition. But still Microsoft gets lesser recognition than they deserve for the Xbox platform success. I hope that changes with the continued success of the device, peripherals and XBOX Live services. 40% of non-game usage is a pretty high number something the likes of Hulu are recognising and investing in.


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Statistics Canada released housing market data on Friday. Building permits in Canada climbed 7.7% in December, exceeding expectations for a 4.5% gain, after a 13.6% drop in November. November's figure was revised up from a 13.8% decrease.
Building permits for non-residential construction climbed 22.9% in November, while permits in the residential sector remained unchanged.


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A man has been charged following a short vehicle pursuit in Stoke-on-Trent.
The 21-year-old was arrested in Ubberley Road, Bentilee, around 3am on Friday morning (Dec 4).
Jordan Hunter, from Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with failing to stop a vehicle when required by a constable; driving a motor vehicle dangerously; driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence and using a motor vehicle on a road/public place without third party insurance.
He is due before magistrates in Newcastle on December 22.
Officers were on routine patrol in Victoria Road, Fenton, when they were alerted to the vehicle just before 2.30am. The vehicle failed to stop for officers and instead sped off through Longton to Bentilee.
The vehicle was abandoned in Washerwall Street and officers on the ground located and arrested Hunter in Ubberley Road.


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Araz Shahbazian, 35 of Glendale, was arrested Saturday after allegedly masturbating in front of a 17-year-old girl in a La Crescenta neighborhood, police said. (Courtesy of the Glendale Police Department)
A 35-year-old Glendale man was arrested Saturday after allegedly masturbating in front of a teenager in a La Crescenta neighborhood, and police are now looking for more victims.
The 17-year-old girl called police Saturday afternoon after seeing the man — later identified as Araz Shahbazian — masturbating in a silver Honda CR-V near Buena Vista Avenue and Sunview Drive and looking at her as she walked by, said Glendale Police Sgt. Robert William.
She reportedly took a photo of his license plate and ran. Using that information, police went to Shahbazian's home on the 600 block of West Milford Street, where he arrived shortly thereafter.
According to police, Shahbazian denied masturbating in front of the teenager.
He was arrested on suspicion of annoying or molesting a child and indecent exposure.
Anyone who may have more information on the suspect is asked to call Glendale police at (818) 548-4911.
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COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER: Shootout loss ends Cougars' season in OVC Tourney
RICHMOND, Ky. – The No. 5 seed SIUE women's soccer team closed out its season Sunday, falling 4-3 in a penalty shootout against No. 4 seed Eastern Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
The Cougars finish the season with a 6-9-2 (4-5-1 OVC) record.
"Today was a great example of how we wanted to play and how we are capable of playing," SIUE coach Derek Burton said. "We showed desire and pure joy to play with purpose for one another today, and it made the coaching staff extremely proud."
SIUE had a few good looks on goal in the first half. In the 26th minute, Becca Jostes received a pass right outside of the eighteen-yard box and rifled a shot in that was saved by EKU goalkeeper Zoe Aguirre.
The score was tied 0-0 going into halftime. SIUE outshot the Colonels 5-4 in the half.
"EKU is hosting for a reason," added Burton. "They are a very solid team that made the game tough on us. We stood up well and created a lot of positive soccer."
It was much of the same story in the second half. Each team had a few looks on goal, but couldn't put one away. The score ended 0-0 in full-time, penalty kicks followed.
In the shootout, SIUE made three of its five shots while EKU made four out of five, advancing the Colonels into the semi-finals.
SIUE's Jostes and Ashley Guardado recorded three shots each, leading the team. Goalkeeper Jensen Schoch made six saves on the day.
"I would like to acknowledge our two outgoing seniors (Avery Anderson, Ashlyn Walter) who leave us with OVC championship rings and an NCAA Tournament win," said Burton. "They are both great players and even better teammates."
Despite the heartbreaking loss, coach Burton is optimistic about the team's future.
"Our team returning will be better for having had this opportunity," Burton added. "This is the youngest team I've ever coached and the growth and buy-in has been remarkable. Our program continues to move forward and has an extremely bright future."


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Miriam is on the road again, having transitioned from "thief" to "killer". Hired by a wealthy businessman, she heads down to Florida to practice the one thing she's good at, but in her vision she sees him die by another's hand and on the wall written in blood is a… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: January 2014
Guest Post: A History on Superheroes in Fiction
Today we've got Claude Lalumiere with us sharing about the history of superheroes in fiction! Read Pabkins' review of Super Stories of Heroes & Villains Edited by Claude Lalumiere – ~ – ~ – ~ – ~ – ~ – ~ – ~ – ~ – ~ – ~ – ~ –… Read more »
Review: The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby
Find the dead a King, save himself, win the love of his life, live happily ever after. No wonder Marius dos Helles is bored. But now something has stopped the dead from, well, dying. It's up to Marius, Gerd, and Gerd's not-dead-enough Granny to journey across the continent and put… Read more »
Review: A Taint of Blood by S.M. Stirling
First in the new Shadowspan series from the New York Times bestselling "master of speculative fiction" (Library Journal). Eons ago, Homo Lupens ruled the earth. Possessing extraordinary powers, they were the source of all of the myths and legends of the uncanny. And though their numbers have been greatly reduced,… Read more »
Book Noms (58)
What's more fun than jumping around and seeing what everyone else has added to their shelves for the week? For that reason I link up two these two lovely ladies: The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @ Kimba The Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga @ Tynga's… Read more »
Book Trailer Reels (1)
We've decided we just don't give enough love to book trailers. They can be great, they can be horribly bad but here is a sampling of some I am seriously looking forward to reading! Some are books already released because there are books from last year (and years past) that… Read more »
Eric Smith gives us The Geek's Guide to Dating
We're excited to be hosting Eric Smith from Quirk here today – a lot of you know him as the amazingtastic publicist from Quirk but now we get to know him as the author of The Geek's Guide to Dating! – ~ – ~ – ~ – ~ – ~… Read more »
Review: The Geek's Guide to Dating by Eric Smith
You keep your action figures in their original packaging. Your bedsheets are officially licensed Star Wars merchandise. You're hooked on Elder Scrolls and Metal Gear but now you've discovered an even bigger obsession: the new girl who just moved in down the hall. What's a geek to do? Take some… Read more »
Guest Post & Giveaway: M.L. Brennan – Making Elves Into Nightmares!
Vampires, elves, witches, ghouls, shapeshifters (kitsune aka foxes how cool is that!?) – these are all creatures you'll see in this new and excited urban fantasy series by M.L. Brennan. Today we're happy to have M.L. with us to talk about: Making Elves Into Nightmares! Read my review of Book… Read more »
Blog Tour Review & Giveaway: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
In The Golem and the Jinni, a chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn-of-the-century New York. Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life to by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic and dies at… Read more »


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CIMS Now Hear This
Black Pumas
Black Pumas has announced their highly anticipated debut album set for release on June 21. The band is led by the creative partnership between Grammy Award-winning guitarist / producer Adrian Quesada and 27-year-old songwriter Eric Burton. Burton is a relative newcomer who arrived in Austin in 2015 after busking his way across the country from Los Angeles, while Quesada has a storied reputation for playing in bands like Grupo Fantasma and Brownout.�
After the two connected via friends in the Austin scene, they began to collaborate on a new sound that transmutes soul into something idiosyncratically modern. Reminiscent of Ghostface Killah and Motown in equal measure, this original sound ensured that Black Pumas� weekly residency at C-Boys quickly became �the hottest party in town� (Austin-American Statesman).�
Injury Reserve
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The self-titled debut album from Phoenix rap trio, Injury Reserve, made up of producer Parker Corey and rappers Stepa J. Groggs and Ritchie With a T, and featuring guest artists Amin�, Rico Nasty, DRAM, and Freddie Gibbs, focuses on bridging the gap between experimental and accessible. After recording their debut mixtape in a dentist�s office (entitled Live from the Dentist Office), the group has had an interesting journey from playing house shows to being played on Beats 1 Radio by Ebro.
Buddy & Julie Miller
Their first album together in nearly 10 years, Breakdown On 20th Ave. South is an album of Julie Miller songs produced by Buddy Miller. As a couple and individually, Buddy and Julie have been nominated and received multiple awards including Grammys, Americana Awards, Dove Awards among others. Julie Millers songs have been recorded by a diverse range of artists including Emmylou Harris, Lee Ann Womack, Levon Helm, Solomon Burke, and Miranda Lambert. Buddy Miller is known for his work as a guitarist, performing live and in the studio with artists such as Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris. Buddys production credits include albums with Plant, Harris, Earle, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and many more.Breakdown On 20th Ave. South is a first rate showcase for Julies finely crafted lyrics. There is a line from the track Spittin' on Fire that best illustrates Julies sharp edged word play: You're a dangerous little storm, one part cold and one part warm. The song War Child is a cry for help that usually goes unheard. A cry for for help from thousands and thousands of children stolen from their families, forced to carry a gun at ages as young as 7 or 8. Never to see home again. Tracks like, I'm Gonna Make You Love Me and Everything Is Your Fault hint at the ups and downs of love. The entire album is tied together by Buddys unfussy production style. Breakdown On 20th Ave. South is a treat for long time fans of Buddy & Julie and a delightful discovery for new listeners.
The Tallest Man On Earth
I Love You. It's a Fever Dream.
In Spring of 2019, The Tallest Man on Earth will release his first album in 4 years. I Love You. It's A Fever Dream. Was written, produced and engineered by Kristian Matsson and was recorded almost entirely in his apartment in Brooklyn, NY. When asked for some insight into the album, Matsson says "Here's what I can tell you: Of course there are some love songs and then there are some other songs. Making the album I was thinking a lot about the lenses we view our lives through and that, for some reason, our worst tendencies seem to be carried out so loudly, while our best can go unnoticed. I've come to realize that some of the most powerful, most inspiring moments in my life have been the most subtle and that so often the thing that deserves my attention, is trying the least to get it."


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By Justin Dade, UWEC Sports Information
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's hockey team fell 3-1 on the road to the Marian University Sabres on Sunday night at Blue Line Family Ice Center.
The Blugolds were looking to string together their third win in five days, but ran out of gas on the road against a tough Marian team in a game that was rescheduled from earlier in the season.
UW-Eau Claire would quickly fall into a 2-0 hole after the first 12 minutes of play with goals scored by Connor Blanck and Clay Cross with one coming on the power play.
They would trail 9-7 in shots on goal after one period of play but hold the slight 7-6 lead in faceoff wins.
The Blugolds cut the deficit in half with 15:56 left in the second period on a goal scored by Colton Wolter (Sr. – Fairbanks, AK) to make it 2-1. Jake Bresser (So. – Eau Claire, WI) would be credited with the assist on Wolter's fifth goal of the season.
UW-Eau Claire would get four straight power plays right after Wolter's goal, but were unable to create many scoring chances on any of the opportunities. A pretty poor result considering how hot the power play had been as of late - 37.5 percent in the previous three games.
The Blugolds would dominate in shots (12-2) in the period with the extensive time on the power play, but would still trail 2-1 after 40 minutes of hockey.
UW-Eau Claire would kill off some crucial penalties in the third period to give themselves a chance to tie things up late in the game with the net empty. The Sabres would end the comeback hopes on an empty net goal scored by Hunter Stewart to go on to win 3-1.
The Blugolds would finish 0-6 with the man advantage for the night.
Zach Dyment (Fr. - Abbotsford, BC) made his 10th straight start in net for UW-Eau Claire and saved 14 of the 16 shots he saw on the night in the loss to fall to 6-4.
The Blugolds (14-9-0, 4-2-0) will take the next week off after playing five games in the last 11 days before returning home for more WIAC action against UW-Superior on Feb 9.
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Author: NICK VUJICIC
Category: Christian/Biography Memoir
Pub. Date: 10/02/2012
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Being unstoppable is about believing and achieving. It's about having faith in yourself, your talents and your purpose and, most of all, in God's great love and His divine plan for your life.
Millions around the world recognize the smiling face and inspirational message of Nick Vujicic. Despite being born without arms or legs, Nick's challenges have not kept him from enjoying great adventures, a fulfilling and meaningful career, and loving relationships. Nick has overcome trials and hardships by focusing on the promises that he was created for a unique and specific purpose, that his life has value and is a gift to others, and that no matter the despair and hard times in life, God is always present. Nick credits his success in life to the power that is unleashed when faith takes action.
But how does that happen? In Unstoppable Nick addresses adversity and difficult circumstances that many people face today, including:
· Personal crises
· Relationship issues
· Career and job challenges
· Health and disability concerns
· Self-destructive thoughts, emotions, and addictions
· Bullying, persecution, cruelty, and intolerance
· Balance in body, mind, heart, and spirit
· Service to others
Through stories from his own life and the experiences of many others, Nick explains how anyone wanting a "ridiculously good life" can respond to these issues and more to become unstoppable. What's standing in your way? Are you ready to become unstoppable?
My Review:
I would first like to say that this book was a very encouraging type of book. And author Nick Vujicic is an amazing author.
I did enjoy reading how he overcome many many obstacles in his life time. But I will have to say that it is not my type of book and that I had a bit of a time reading it.
I am not going to get into the book. The synopsis really tells alot about it, so I do not want to give away anything else.


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Using Trigonometry
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Leave the Night on
A Cottonbloom NovelBook - 2017
Love, betrayal, and sweet revenge--life in Cottonbloom is about to get a whole lot hotter . . .
Sutton Mize is known for lavishing attention on the customers who flock to her boutique on the wealthy side of her Mississippi town. So when she finds a lace thong in her fiancé's classic cherry-red Camaro, she knows just who she sold it to: her own best friend. In an instant, Sutton's whole world goes up in flames. . .
Wyatt Abbott has harbored a crush on Sutton since he was a young kid from the other side of the tracks. He witnessed Sutton's shocking discovery in the Camaro at his family-owned garage--and it made him angry. What kind of man could take lovely, gorgeous Sutton for granted? But then Sutton comes up with an idea: Why not give her betrothed a taste of his own medicine and pretend that she's got a lover of her own? Wyatt is more than happy to play the hot-and-heavy boyfriend. But what begins as a fictional affair soon develops into something more real, and more passionate, than either Sutton or Wyatt could have imagined. Could it be that true love has been waiting under the hood all along?
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Brazil manger Luiz Felipe Scolari has been forced to defend the mental strength of his players after calling the squad psychologist Regina Brandao to their training base in the wake of an emotional win over Chile, saying:
"The game against Chile was exciting for everyone. But the team does not have any emotional problem in the group."
That's despite numerous members of the side who overcame La Roja on penalties dissolving into tears in the aftermath…
Our multidisciplinary assessment team has a few suggestions as to how Brandao might be able to toughen up her charges in order to keep their 13/4-rated World Cup dream alive.
Have the Selecao embrace their inner underdogs.
It's sad to see the Brazil players cracking up under the weight of their self-imposed "ours to lose" mentality, especially when no one else outside the host nation reckons they're that good.
Highlight the fact that English people view Hulk in the same way they used to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
It may however be best that he doesn't know that it's because Zlatan seemed unable to illustrate why on earth he had such a stellar reputation in front of large scale British television audiences until the wrong side of his 30th birthday.
Quelling the seething resentments of the seven passengers on the roster.
Yet to play a minute, Victor, Henrique, Dante, Maxwell, Jefferson and Maicon are all in the dubious position of having to share responsibility for their nation's exploits without having any chance to shape their trajectory, while Hernanes has been allowed just 27 minutes.
Brandao must ensure they play a pressure-relieving role for the teammates actually trusted to make a difference.
Reassure Fred he will receive the ball in a goalscoring position eventually.
The footballing public may regard the moustachioed centre-forward as something of a figure of fun due to the peripheral nature of his Selecao performances so far.
Off the ball, space-creating toil is a thankless task and the man you should be calling Fredgy, would undoubtedly find his psychic batteries recharged if convinced another goal may eventually come his way.
Remind Paulinho that one season at Tottenham doesn't make him a bad player.
The diet version of the man whose box-to-box bursts glued Scolari's side together throughout their glorious pre-tournament world tour is throwing everything else around him off.
Some kind of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind gadgetry is required to expunge all memories of Tim Sherwood's insensitivities, freeing the beautiful player that existed before his 2013/14 hardship.


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I voted on the Hugos today - The Lyorn's Den — LiveJournal
Thu Jul. 30th, 2015
09:13 pm - I voted on the Hugos today
I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
I still managed to not to get run over by this one. (*is proud of herself*)
Now, try to get that site ballot on the way in time....
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Discover a variety of great events for every age and taste. Whether you're planning a night out with friends, a weekend with family, or visiting the region from out of town, there's always something to do and see! Experience Albany today!
The Northeast Ski & Craft Beer Showcase will take place the same weekend, November 1-3, at the nearby Albany Capital Center which is connected to the Times Union Center via a heated, enclosed walkway. With your purchase of a Northeast Ski & Craft Beer Showcase ticket, you will receive a coupon for a $2.00 discount on an Albany Auto Show ticket. Each coupon is valid for up to four guests on one entry.


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Interview with Doki Tops (Founder of Utomik)/
By Justin D Williams
Otakus & Geeks had a chat with Utomik founder Doki Tops. We talk about how he started Utomik and more. Utomik is smilar to Netflix or Spotify in their respective fields, users pay a monthly fee to unlock unlimited PC gaming. Utomik also uses an innovative smart download technology that allows members to run games from their own PC with a single click and no wait time, as opposed to streaming that can often times be slow or having to download the entire game before starting to play.
Otakus & Geeks: Can you tell us how Utomik came about and was founded?
Doki Tops: I'll try to keep this short. A lot of the founding team of Utomik first got together in 2004. We were an indie and platform developer in a time when there was no real good model for indies or game sales for games other than AAA.
During this time we developed tech to start playing our games easily. This is because we hated it that it was always so complicated, and long winding (many clicks, long downloads), to start playing a game. Soon we discovered it had great value as it was something we could do for other games as well! MMO games lost a lot of users in the download, installation and patch process. We knew we could fix this. One click and instant gratification to get going into any game became the mission!
We quit developing games as getting good reviews did not convert to any good sales, and having a platform while also building games stretched our resources. We pivoted our company and started to sell the tech that enabled big MMO's to be played via your browser or desktop in minutes, not hours, and in one click. In 2010 our tech successfully helped launch the first full 3D MMO in a browser on facebook (GodsWar). It had over 1M monthly active players. In the following years we licensed the tech to many publishers, however we felt the full potential of our tech was not used, and we had some great innovations in the pipeline. We knew we could apply our tech without any code changes from developers and we had a robust model to predict what users need to download before they need it.
In 2014 we realized that our technology combined with an all-you-can-game business model is a match made in heaven. The process went really fast. Users that used our tech for the MMO's asked us to build our own Steam as they loved the user experience. We also knew subscription models existed for music (Spotify) and for film (Netflix) but not for games. At the same time we did not want to compete with Steam in their model. We figured that we were uniquely positioned to do this with our tech and experience. The streaming model done by Onlive proved to be too expensive and created a lot of user experience issues. Our tech simply provides the same experience you used to have, however you get into the game much faster (the best we've done is over 100x faster). In short we had a model, we had the tech, the first working title of Utomik was 'Gameflix' (Cheesy but easy to pitch to investors). We then got to work and here we are today with well over 600 games live from some really big, awesome publishers and developers.
Otakus & Geeks: What were some inspirations to starting Utomik?
Doki Tops: As said Netflix and Spotify helped. We also looked at what Onlive was doing and how it could be done better, both from a tech and product/service perspective. We felt the timing for what we do was right. We were slightly ahead of the curve but we knew the trend of subscription gaming would come soon, and we could be the ones leading this trend.
Otakus & Geeks: Can you tell us about some of the key features that Utomik offers?
Doki Tops: The first Unique feature is the ability to play any game much quicker as the tech figures out what you need to download to start playing, and ensures the rest is downloaded on time while you play. The tech knows what you need before you need it! Another unique thing in subscription gaming is that we have a family plan for up to 4 users. One other key feature we have is that we have a largest, and fastest-growing, portfolio of games with a lot of variety; classic blockbuster AAA titles, indie games, quality casual games, and retro. Unlike other subscription services we are growing our curated library of games with 20 to 25 games every month.
Otakus & Geeks: With over 600 games on the platform currently, what are the next plans for expansion?
Doki Tops: First and foremost will simply be to add more quality games, and keep increasing the level of quality of games on Utomik. We are also working on getting day 1 releases into Utomik's subscription.
Otakus & Geeks: How did you manage to get all these games from various companies and developers?
Doki Tops: It helped that we could show to them easily that our tech worked without any effort from their side. Then hard work, patience, and tenacity, combined with loads of passion. Some of our biggest deals, that are yet to be announced, took 2 years to go from first talks to signature. We are very thankful for the support everybody has shown us to this point!
Otakus & Geeks: Are there any plans to implement VR games into Utomik?
Doki Tops: Yes, we are looking into this. It will likely get more focus next year but no promises yet though on timings. But keep an eye out!
Otakus & Geeks: What are some future plans for Utomik?
Doki Tops: We have so many of them but so little time! So we have to make choices, and also keep some secrets. First one is removing that beta sticker and go live :D. Then feature/tech wise, on the short to mid term we are looking into achievements and leaderboards, and improving content discovery. Long term is still a secret but interesting times are ahead!
On the game's side of things: day 1 releases, and we have some cool, yet to be announced, partners coming up, and several new ones in the pipeline. We now have well over 600 games live but we still have a growing pipeline of around 150 more games that are set to go live on our platform in the coming 6 months. Our content ingestion team currently can't keep up!
For more on Utomik visit there website https://www.utomik.com/


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Ireland, supported by France keeps putting pressure to derail the ongoing trade talks between the European Union commission and Mercosur, reports the Dublin press.
Irish Agriculture minister Simon Coveney launched a scathing attack on the talks arguing they have the potential to seriously damage the Irish beef sector.
Similarly one of Ireland's main farmers' associations called to "oppose the Mercosur deal with every ounce of energy we have.
Addressing the Council of EU Agriculture Ministers in Brussels, Minister Coveney called for a detailed analysis of the impact of any proposed agreement and said it had to be comprehensively discussed by the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament before any offers are made by the Commission.
Pointing out that any further opening of the EU beef market will lead to the Mercosur countries targeting the high-value end of the trade the minister said this would have a disproportionate impact on EU cattle prices and on returns to producers.
Beef production is our largest farming sector, and is a vital part of our export-based economy, with over 80% of its output exported to other EU countries, he said. This leaves us particularly vulnerable to any offer that is made to Mercosur in this sector."
The Minister also drew attention to the negative climate implications of replacing EU beef with imports from South America. The carbon footprint for Irish beef is less than a quarter of the CO2 emissions associated with Brazilian beef.
The Irish position was supported by several other Council delegations, who also called for a cautious and transparent approach by the EC in the negotiations according to Minister Coveney.
Meanwhile one of the leading farmers lobbies ICMSA (Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association) president Jackie Cahill stated that any possible trade deal between the EU and Mercosur would present a substantial threat to Ireland's national interests.
Cahill's comments followed a meeting with the EC in which officials acknowledged that such a deal would damage the EU beef sector in general and the Irish sector in particular. The EC is of the view that some form of compensation package might be offered to offset the damage caused by mass imports from Mercosur.
The ICMSA chief called on Minister Coveney to reject any fundamental change to the nature and scale of beef imports from Mercosur and the idea of a compensation package.
We should oppose the Mercosur deal with every ounce of energy we have, Mr Cahill said. But if it does happen, we should insist as an absolute deal-breaker that South American beef imports meet exactly the same tests and regulatory requirements as Irish or Scottish beef.
The Commission is going to shaft Europe's beef sector and we're the most successful beef exporters within that sector.
"It's time that we started to draw some lines or draw some conclusions", he added.
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Amongst the several projects that Shin Seung Back and Kim Yong Hun are showing at the Ars Electronica Festival, this one was rather interesting: Nonfacial Mirror.
Built with  Arduino, a webcam and custom software, one can look at his/her face in the mirror only when it's a nonface. A different approach for face detection software, as it  plays on anonymity and not intrusion.


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ON AIR - Night Time Network
World number one Rory McIlroy and Martin Kaymer have been paired together for next week's US Open at Chambers Bay.
The third in their group will be US Amateur champion Gunn Yang.
2010 winner Graeme McDowell will play with Hideki Matsuyama and Matt Kuchar, while Ben Martin and Stephen Gallacher will accompany Shane Lowry on the course.


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It is not very often that I find a product that does everything it says it does. You guys know I am a huge product junky and would never just use one product for everything BUT if I were stranded on a desert island and could only have one beauty item with me (ok and I'd sneak in a toothbrush & paste) it would be Egyptian Magic. I literally use it for everything. Keep reading to find out the many ways you can use this all natural miracle balm!
Body Moisturizer:
I keep a small container of this in my shower and apply it to damp skin. Because this has a "vaseline" like consistency and sort of has to melt into the skin, I find it easier to apply it this way when putting it all over my body.
Lip Balm:
This is the perfect lip balm and I use it every night before bed.
Face Moisturizer:
I am acne prone so I haven't tried it all over my face but sometimes when I get really dry from using Tazorac, I apply it to those areas and it instantly repairs dry, peeling skin!
Eye Cream
When I am really dry or traveling, I use this under my eyes as a base for makeup. Not only does it moisturize but it adds a nice glow to my high cheekbones. I love it!
Eye Makeup Remover:
I have posted before about using coconut oil to remove my makeup. This is even better because it isnt oily at all. It is really soothing on the eye and removes eye makeup with one sweep! Simply take some on your finger, rub gently over your eye and then using a wet or dry cotton round swipe away the day.
Rub a bit of this on your cuticles for lasting hydration.
Have you tried Egyptian Magic yet? What are your favorite ways to use it?


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NASCAR is going green, and Mike Lynch, managing director for green innovation, is leading the charge. Lynch, 45, has a diverse background and started working at the sanctioning body almost two years ago. Lynch is the father of a 2 1/2-year-old daughter and has been married 21 years. His job is to make NASCAR more nature friendly.
Are you a one-man band or do you have a staff?
"It started out as a one-man band, but actually they created the role to plan a green strategy for the sport, soup to nuts. Since I came aboard, we've put together a core team of folks working on a green initiative. It parses into two major areas, internal and external. We even have gone so far as to issue water containers to employees they can use over and over again so we don't use as much plastic in the office. We've taken five million pages of paper out of our process. It adds up."
What about external programs?
"We have the largest recycling program in sports with Coca-Cola recycling at venues. We have major platforms across the sport in renewable energies, such as Pocono Raceway, which is building the largest renewal energy system for any sports facility in the world. They are putting up a solar farm that will not only power the track, but 700 homes in the area."
What about NASCAR's tree planting program? Can you explain that?
"Dave Finley and his racing operations group put this program together where we plant 10 trees for every green flag that drops at a NASCAR race. On average, that's about 100 trees per race. We don't plant seedlings, but trees that are several feet tall and sure to survive. Those trees will capture the carbon from that racing weekend."
NASCAR pays for the tree program?
"Yes, sir. We fund it and work with the local market and track on where to plant the trees. Women with minority-owned businesses actually supply the trees to us. We are planting some trees at the racetrack and some in economically disadvantaged areas where schools are located. Again, that was Dave Finley's idea that we implemented. We have that going on constantly, internally and externally. It has grown quite a bit because folks across the sport have pitched in in a major way."
What is your background?
"NASCAR was looking for somebody with a strong background in business strategy and technology, and the green initiative brings all that together. I've been a fan of the sport since I was a kid. Richard Petty was my sports hero when I was 5."
So you had a lot of schooling?
"I went to Miami for college and majored in studio music/jazz saxophone because I was planning to become a professional musician. I followed that up with a masters and Ph.D. in psychology at Miami, followed by an academic career. I was on the faculty of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Miami medical school. My focus was on young child speech and music development."
Did you spend your entire academic career at Miami?
"I went to Purdue University for five years, then went back to school at the University of Chicago and got an MBA in finance and strategy and went on to the Boston Consulting Group, which consults a number of companies that sponsor NASCAR. I started a company that specialized in green, topical antiseptic technology, a safe, highly effective hospital hand wash. I also started a business that plugged into ADT security systems that involved health monitoring. Then I joined NASCAR."
Did you ever think in your wildest dreams that you'd ever be working for NASCAR?
"No, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that brought together many pieces of my background and things I care about, such as the environment, investing in technologies, building a new business -- in this case, starting a new initiative. And this is a sport that I'm a huge fan of. When this opportunity came along, I told myself, 'This is a no-brainer.' "
So it's your job to make NASCAR green. How is that going?
"NASCAR as a demonstration platform, it's an environment to show the world how green can be relevant. We take the show place to place and these are huge events. It takes a variety of technologies to make racing happen. It creates an amazing opportunity space to plug technologies and show how, under a stressed environment, you can produce a powerful impact."
Are you pushing for electric race cars now?
"We certainly aren't ruling out anything. We are taking a very open-minded, very rigorous, deliberate and careful approach to this. We're looking ahead for opportunities in the sport to become relevant from an environment perspective and to address our environment footprint now."


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Labour needs to be honest over Brexit
MPs return to Westminster this week to begin debating the most important piece of legislation to come before Parliament in decades. The purpose of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill is to smooth the Brexit process to which the vast majority of MPs have subscribed.
The position of the Labour Party was, until recently, clear: leave the EU, the single market and the customs union and negotiate the best deal possible to safeguard business and jobs. That is pretty much the Government's policy and was the approach adopted by Labour during the general election campaign just a few weeks ago.
But the possibility of inflicting political damage on the Tories is proving hard for Labour to resist. The...
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Skype 'blocked' across country
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has reportedly blocked telecommunication application Skype across the country.
Emdadul Haque, secretary general of Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), told that they have received a letter from the BTRC asking them to keep all kinds of communication from home and abroad via Skype suspended.
Several international internet gateway (IIG) service providers said they also received the letter on Sunday night.
However, acting BTRC chairman Jahurul Haque said there was no instruction from the telecom regulator about blocking Skype.
He said there might be up and down in the service somewhere following a technical problem.
Many Skype users claimed that they could not use the communication tool since morning.
kype (/ska?p/) is a telecommunications application software product that specializes in providing video chat and voice calls between computers, tablets, mobile devices, the Xbox One console, and smartwatches via the Internet and to regular telephones.
Skype additionally provides instant messaging services. Users may transmit both text and video messages, and may exchange digital documents such as images, text, and video. Skype allows video conference calls.
Skype implements a freemium business model. Much of the service is free, but Skype Credit or a subscription is required to call a landline or a mobile phone number. At the end of 2010, there were over 660 million worldwide users, with over 300 million estimated active each month as of August 2015.
At one point in February 2012, there were 34 million users concurrently online on Skype.
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About a month ago, Apple started beta testing watchOS 5, iOS 12, macOS 10.14 Mojave and tvOS 12. During the Cupertino-based firm's earnings call for the last quarter yesterday afternoon, CEO Tim Cook provided more information about exactly how many users are taking part in the beta testing phase this year.
Apple makes the macOS, iOS and tvOS beta versions available both to developers and public beta tests, but it only releases the watchOS beta versions to developer testers.
Cook yesterday (31 July) revealed that more than four million individuals are currently testing the beta versions of these four operating systems combined. He, unfortunately, failed to break down these numbers into the user totals for each individual platform, but it is probably a good bet to accept that iOS enjoys the biggest share of those four million beta testers.
Cook went on to say that in June this year, the firm presented a hugely successful developers conference [the annual WWDC, which this year took place from 4-8 June in San Jose, California] where all the major advances planned for the company's four operating systems (iOS, watchOS, macOS and tvOS) were previewed.
He went on to say: "Customer and developer reaction has been very positive, and we have over four million users participating in our new OS beta programs."
Apple initially began providing beta versions of iOS for public testing in 2015 in an attempt to further help prevent bugs from finding their way into the final version. Getting four million individuals to take the risk of installing beta versions on their devices is undoubtedly an impressive achievement by Apple, and emphasises exactly how popular the company's future software releases really are.


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New Glasgow Regional Police's crackdown on impaired driving has resulted in another charge being laid, thanks to the assistance of a concerned citizen.
On Friday, Feb. 9 at approximately 5:50 p.m., New Glasgow Regional arrested a 56 year-old from Pictou County with impaired driving, after a concerned citizen called 9-1-1 to report a speeding Chevrolet truck had just collided with a parked Toyota Rav4.
Police immediately responded to area of North Avenue, New Glasgow and arrested the male driver.
The driver was charged with impaired driving, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and refusal to provide breath sample.
The driver will appear in court at a later date.
Const. Ken MacDonald said, "The quick response of the citizen calling 9-1-1 to report the impaired driver may have saved lives."


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Note: Sense of humor STRONGLY recommended. If this does not describe you, I recommend bypassing this particular post. I won't judge.
So. It's the first day of school for my three girls, and like most things in life (weddings, vacations, trips to the grocery store), I have found that things are much more fun when you have a soundtrack to get you through the day. If I was in a movie, (or let's face it, a tv show because I don't have time for movies these days), I would have the absolute coolest soundtrack. The first day of school is such a big day it needed a playlist all its own.
7:00am: Packing lunches, fixing hair, eating breakfast, assuring each child that it's going to be a great day where they will get the chance to see old friends and maybe even make some new ones.
We are Going to Be Friends – The White Stripes
7:30am: Hugging my new kindergartner one last time and watching as my babies climb on the bus.
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
8:00am: Wow. It sure is quiet in this house. It's only me and ONE other kid, who is still asleep. I kind of miss summer.
Here I Go Again – Whitesnake
8:04am: It's almost like I'm ALONE here. I don't think I've been alone in about ten years.
I Stand Alone – Godsmack
8:10am: Wait wait wait. I can do whatever I want!
I'm Free – The Rolling Stones
9:30am: The toddler wakes up. I give him milk and breakfast and decide it's a good day to dance. Son! Did you know we can play ANYTHING we want ALL DAY??
Day One (of the rest of our lives) – Matthew West
12:00pm: Still having fun, and partying with the toddler. Check it out, it's almost nap time!
House Party – Sam Hunt
3:45pm: Watching out the window for the bus to pull up and drop off my three girls. The party is almost over – oh look, there's the bus.
Without Me (Guess Who's Back) – Eminem
3:50pm: How was your day? Did you like your teacher? Yes, you can have a snack. Did you make new friends? Yes, I can cut up an apple for you. Did you use your new school supplies? It's ok, I can pick up the spilled milk, don't worry about it.
Here It Goes Again – OK Go
6:00pm: Everyone is home, everyone is safe, and we're all together again. They had a wonderful day of school, they loved seeing old friends and are looking forward to tomorrow. The noise is back, but it's a good noise – a happy one.
Beautiful Day – U2


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This is the amplicon context sequence in accordance with the minimum information for the publication of real-time quantitative PCR experiements (MIQE) guidelines. For more details, please refer to the following publication, "Primer Sequence Disclosure: A Clarification of the MIQE Guidelines."
ddPCR™ Evagreen assay for gene expression analysis. EvaGreen assays consist of unlabeled PCR primer.
Info: EG; Same primer pair as used in qPCR assay qHsaCED0048460; exonic
Assay Information
Gene Information
HLA-G belongs to the HLA class I heavy chain paralogues. This class I molecule is a heterodimer consisting of a heavy chain and a light chain (beta-2 microglobulin). The heavy chain is anchored in the membrane. HLA-G is expressed on fetal derived placental cells. The heavy chain is approximately 45 kDa and its gene contains 8 exons. Exon one encodes the leader peptide exons 2 and 3 encode the alpha1 and alpha2 domain which both bind the peptide exon 4 encodes the alpha3 domain exon 5 encodes the transmembrane region and exon 6 encodes the cytoplasmic tail. [provided by RefSeq Jul 2008]


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Alternative Fuel Excise Tax Credit
NOTE: This incentive originally expired on December 31, 2016, but was retroactively extended through December 31, 2017, by House Resolution 1892, 2018.
A tax incentive is available for alternative fuel that is sold for use or used as a fuel to operate a motor vehicle. A tax credit in the amount of $0.50 per gallon is available for propane. For propane sold after December 31, 2015, the tax credit is based on the gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE). For taxation purposes, one GGE is equal to 5.75 pounds (lbs.) of propane.
For an entity to be eligible to claim the credit they must be liable for reporting and paying the federal excise tax on the sale or use of the fuel in a motor vehicle. Tax exempt entities such as state and local governments that dispense qualified fuel from an on-site fueling station for use in vehicles qualify for the incentive. Eligible entities must be registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The incentive must first be taken as a credit against the entity's alternative fuel tax liability; any excess over this fuel tax liability may be claimed as a direct payment from the IRS. The tax credit is not allowed if an incentive for the same alternative fuel is also determined under the rules for the ethanol or biodiesel tax credits.
Under current law, this tax credit is applicable to fuel sold or used through December 31, 2017. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) will issue guidance for how to submit claims by March 11, 2018. Claims may be submitted for a 180-day period beginning no later than 30 days after Treasury issues guidance, and claims will be paid no later than 60 days after receipt.
Point of Contact
Excise Tax Branch
U.S. Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel
Phone: (202) 317-6855


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Stamp on the Sonim XP3300 Force, and it won't bat an eyelid (or whatever the mobile phone equivalent of an eyelid is). Drop it from 30 feet, and it'll bounce back with revenge in mind. Encase it in concrete, and it'll laugh in your face. Although, admittedly, the laugh will be somewhat muffled.
Yes, the XP3300 Force is the latest 'ultra-rugged' phone from Sonim Technologies, a company we once spotted at Mobile World Congress throwing its new handsets around a bar and grinding them against table corners in a (successful) effort to prove how indestructible they were -- although a determined ZDNet UK reporter with a nail was a different matter.
The new model promises similar toughness, along with 20-24 hours talk time and up to 800 hours of standby on a single battery charge. The quad-band phone has a 2-megapixel camera and sports a 2-inch screen, protected by Gorilla Glass, meaning it should be able to handle more table grinding with aplomb.
The XP3300 Force also runs... Java apps. Yes, don't be expecting any of these new-fangled smart phone operating systems here. But then that's not what it's for.
Sonim sells its handsets to companies with workers in extreme environments: think oil rigs, the Arctic and Justin Bieber's road crew. These people don't want to play Angry Birds -- they want to be tracked if they get buried under a girder, snow drift, or hormone-crazed mob of teenage girls (delete as appropriate). Its Assisted GPS helps the handset be located more quickly in these situations, although as far as we know, it doesn't yet support Foursquare check-ins.
The XP3300 Force may not be 'smart' in the smart-phone sense, but it's smart enough for its core tasks of workforce location monitoring, fleet tracking, timecard reporting,
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confirmation, data collection and reports. Plus being lobbed around bars to awestruck impressionable journalists, of course.
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A man whom authorities said tried to fraudulently gain access to Palm Beach after Hurricane Irma pleaded guilty to a charge of impersonating a federal officer Jan. 16.
Luan Gabriel Da Rocha Cruz, 22, told officers at the checkpoint that he was a member of the Secret Service on Sept. 12, two days after the storm, according to a Palm Beach Police arrest report. Cruz is scheduled to be sentenced on March 22 before U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg, according to court documents.
Palm Beach police have said they thought that Cruz was trying to get onto the island to commit burglaries.
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Cruz was driving a BMW with New York license plates and told the officer at the Royal Park Bridge checkpoint that he was with the U.S. Secret Service and needed to report for an assignment to protect a diplomat, according to the report.
Officers said he was "very nervous and would not make eye contact."
Cruz also tried to show a badge before he was detained. Police determined that the house address he gave on North Lake Way was a residence without electricity and that had hurricane shutters still in place.
The security checkpoints were put in place in the wake of Hurricane Irma to control access to the island.


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Despite solid reputation, Fort Mill shares concerns of other districts
Fort Mill schools consistently post test scores among the highest in the state, scores that vie with the best across the nation.
But scores for Fort Mill's kids living in poverty also fall in line with some state and national statistics: About 10 percent to 20 percent less of them meet South Carolina's basic test score standards on PACT -- the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test -- compared with other students in the district. All South Carolina children in grades three through eight must take the PACT standardized test annually.
Fort Mill school officials point out percentages are apt to be skewed when total numbers are smaller. Only about 14 percent to 15 percent of Fort Mill's students met assisted lunch requirements last year.
Test results for students on assisted lunch at Riverview Elementary, the district's elementary with the highest number of students on assisted lunch, indicate improvement at successive grade levels. Riverview has roughly twice as many children on assisted lunch than most other Fort Mill elementary schools.
"There is some cumulative effect," said Marty McGinn, district director of middle and secondary school education. "Research certainly is clear that kids in poverty are more likely to struggle and not perform as well. It can be due to exposure to language, social structure and many other factors."
She cited a number of strategies the district is using to assist students at all income and other levels:
• MAP -- Measures of Academic Progress -- a testing tool used to group students at their individual level;
• Math and reading specialists who work with below-basic-scoring children in the classroom;
• After-school tutorials for children scoring below basic;
• The summer Bridges program for rising fifth- and sixth-graders and eighth- and ninth-graders potentially at risk; it provides a social and academic bridge for children as they move from elementary to middle and from middle to high schools;
• LEAP Ahead at the district's family resource center provides support for parents whose children are at the primary and elementary school levels, and;
• Summer school for children in danger of not being promoted.
"Our districtwide philosophy for all children, whether or not they are in poverty or ethnic groups, is to have the lowest teacher-pupil ratio we can afford," McGinn said. "We invest a lot at the school level to ensure that happens."
Riverview kids targeted
Fort Mill's Riverview Elementary School is a Title I Target School, meaning it qualifies for additional federal money based on number of children in poverty. Last year about 40 percent of Riverview's students qualified for free- or reduced-lunch prices, said Principal Annette Chinchilla. Redistricting prompted by an enrollment freeze at Gold Hill Elementary brought that number down to about 36 percent this year, she added.
"We have very high expectations of all our students, and we have no tolerance for class disruptions," she said. "We have a goal of individual student growth. We use the MAP testing to put children in grades three through five into smaller groups at their achievement level for at least 30 minutes twice a week."
In addition to all the programs McGinn cited, Riverview also has a Friends program of adult mentors for students, as well as high school males who mentor academically at-risk students in the morning.
A Riverview data team studies learning gaps in test results. Riverview also obtained an accelerated reading program from the College of William & Mary.
"Every child can learn," Chinchilla said. "We are making sure kids who are struggling get what they need and kids who are accelerated are pushed as much as possible. We stress individual student growth, not just in academics, but in pride, character and socialization."
2007 PACT scores*
All students Assisted lunch All students Assisted lunch
Grades 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5
State 85.8 77.2 79.6 66.7 78.4 77.7 69.4 68
Fort Mill
district 96 93.8 86.3 82.5 92.7 94 76.1 82.7
Riverview 90 98.6 79.3 95.8 79.3 89.3 66.3 76.9
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Following on from the successful inaugural State Titles held last month in Toowoomba, Netball Queensland is now looking to confirm the coaching and managing appointments of all 16U Teams. In a new initiative for 2019, there will also be opportunities for seven 18U teams to compete under their respective Hart Sapphire Series Licences, replacing the City v Country event held in 2018.
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Sometimes I am asked what makes me stay in Venezuela in spite of the mess and crap I must deal with every day. I can advance a few reasons, but there is one that trumps all the others, my Dr. Zhivago reason. It comes in many shapes and forms; in many hours of the day; or any day of the year; it always surprises me and it always puts my soul at rest for a little bit of heaven. Two examples from last week:
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ORANGE CITY -- Florida Hospital Fish Memorial recently implemented a new computerized process for administering medications that officials say will be safer and more accurate.
The process, called Medication Positive Patient Identification, uses computers in hospital rooms to scan bar codes on patient's wristbands and bar codes on doses ordered by physicians.
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Welcome Shelia Stovall to my back porch today. She graciously agreed to share about her time in Niger.
I have been blessed to travel to Niger, Africa on mission trips three times in the past three years. It's hard for me to believe I've done this because I'm not the missionary type. I'm not a Bible scholar. I don't like to sweat, (the temperature has exceeded 100 ° on past trips), and I don't enjoy getting dirty. I'm a librarian and have lived most of my life in a small rural community in Kentucky. Who am I to travel to the ends of the earth to share the gospel? The short answer is that I am a Christian. Jesus didn't call me to go; he commanded.
Any Christian, who is healthy and can walk long distances can do what I do. There is nothing special about me. If the opportunity to travel on a foreign mission team is presented to you, I ask you to pray about it.
When I saw a bulletin board notice regarding a 10-day mission trip to Africa, I immediately dismissed the idea. Then a valued friend asked me to pray about it, and my prayer went something like this. It's too expensive. It's too far from home. I don't speak the language. What can we accomplish in 10 days? That doesn't sound like a prayer does it?
One of my excuses for not going was the expense, but the cost is comparable to renting a three bedroom condo on the beach for a week. It all boiled down to me being willing to sacrifice a vacation for a mission trip and being afraid. I finally prayed, "God, if you want me to go to Africa, you are going to have to change me, and I'm willing to be changed." And the miracle is that not only did God take away my fear, he convinced my husband to join the mission team, too.
During our last trip, I stood on a slight hill looking down on a village that had never been visited by missionaries. The name of Jesus had probably never been said aloud in this desolate place. I could see two men wearing tunics, standing in front of a mud brick building. I said a prayer and studied my sandaled, dirty feet and felt like I was walking into the book of Acts. How had a woman who had grown up in a small church in Auburn, Kentucky ended up in Africa?
I am changed by each trip as God continues to remove the scales from my eyes, and I am thankful for his patience with me. If you too are afraid to travel to a foreign country, consider the morning news. There is no safe place. I can understand being uncomfortable travelling to a population that is 99.9% Muslim where everyone is a different race. I can assure you strangers in your hometown will be less receptive to hearing about Jesus than the people I've met in Africa. In America, the door might not be answered, or even slammed in your face. In Africa, I have been treated as an honored guest as the people listen to Bible stories.
My 2015 trip is uncertain at this point. My friends wonder if I'm crazy to consider returning with the Ebola virus threat. Ebola is not in Niger yet, but what if it does spread? What if thousands die having never heard His name waiting for someone, anyone, to tell them about a savior? What if I'd been born in Africa, waiting for someone to tell me about Jesus? Virtually everyone in Niger has never heard the name of Jesus.
"How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of who they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written. How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" Romans 10:14-15
"The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into the harvest." Matthew 9:37-38.
To read about my trips to Africa, you can read other posts at www.sheliastovall.com
I fell so blessed to have Shelia share about her mission trips. Here are a few pictures.
The group visited an orphanage in Niamey run by Good Samaritan. They distributed backpacks with school supplies and soccer jerseys on their 2013 trip.
Shelia's group conducted VBS in one of the few churches in Niger. The cross on the little boy's neck was one of their craft projects.
One more picture today. Here they are worshiping at a house church in Niamey.
Next time I'll share more of Shelia's pictures from Africa.


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By: Ashmar Mandou
Social Service agency Holsten Human Capital Development (HHCD) announced the appointment of Israel Vargas as Executive Director. "After a long search, the Holsten Human Capital Development non-profit Board is proud to welcome Israel Vargas. We believe his wealth of experience and the esteemed colleagues he has solid relationships with, position him well to further our mission and presence in the communities we serve," stated Founder and Chairman of the Board of HHCD Jackie Taylor Holsten. Vargas acquired over a decade of experience organizing community outreach, working with Roosevelt University, San Jose Obrero Mission, where he stabilized the organization by increasing funds, and participated in multiple Ceasefire marches. Vargas has received an Award of Excellence by the Office of the Cook County Treasure Maria Pappas and received recognition by the Chicago Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Immigrants and Refugees. Vargas recently spoke to Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper about his new endeavor with HHCD.
Lawndale Bilingual Newspaper: What does it mean to you to be at the helm of Holsten Human Capital Development (HHCD) as executive director?
Israel Vargas: To me, being at the helm of Holsten Human Capital Development it's humbling and an exciting experience at the same time. I get to live my personal mission of helping others while affording my knowledge of the nonprofit sector and leveraging my network thru such an amazing organization that provides supportive services to CHA residents.
In your time as director of Community Engagement for Roosevelt University, what lessons and experiences will you take into your new role?
As the former Director of Community Engagement at Roosevelt University, I was able to experience the diverse cultural exchange inside the university and the social justice awareness that the students express, and to work with outside community groups that are always strategizing to enhance services to our populations. Working at Roosevelt University reaffirmed my belief that the key to success is a proper education; encouraging education is a core value for me, and impacts everything I do.
As executive director for HHCD what will that entail?
Being the executive director of HHCD entails three main categories:
- Provide strategic vision to expand our work with outcome-driven data
- Increase partnerships with community stakeholders, agencies, philanthropic institutions, and government bodies that will create a city wide wraparound system to help our most vulnerable
- Be at the forefront of innovative programing that enhances the quality of life of our residents
Where do you hope to propel HHCD in the next five years?
I hope to propel HHCD to make sure programs are available in the mixed-income housing provided by Holsten Real Estate Development to ensure integration and eliminate isolation of our most vulnerable population instilling Communities Without Barriers.
You have received multiple awards for your activism, shared your insights through your book "Your Personal GPS-How to Navigate Life Challenges and Roadblocks," and participated in Ceasefire marches. Why is it particularly vital for you to work closely with communities across Chicago?
It's important for me to work with communities in Chicago because it take a village to raise a child. As a member of this village, I am responsible to be the voice reminding people that as long as they put in the work and never stop learning, everyone can make something of themselves. I know the importance of mentorship, communication, and guidance.
What message do you have for families who seek services from HHCD?
My message to families who seek services from HHCD is that we are grateful for the opportunity to serve you and to share your good experience with others at Holsten Human Capital Development because together we can build stronger communities.


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